Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1886-10-08

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week will be the inauguration of an in
dnstrial exposition of the colored peo-
pie Of this city. Not only are business
interests throughout the country
improving under the '.b.ightp |
OF Democratic rule, but the apoor
colored people" whose fate Mr.. Hayes
bewailded when he learned that Tilden
was elected, are SO well satisfied with
their progress that the many thrifty |
representatives of the race at the Cap |
ital are about to hold great fair to
display and celebrate their Industrial
progress. The exhibition will include
samples of the work of colored artisans /
and mechanics in many trades and
handicrafts and it viii be organized
and conducted wholly by people Of
African blood.
Negroes of the south hardly.require
to hold fair to make known the |
result q their Industry. It is amply
demonstrated by the great crops Of cot
ton, rice, tobacco, corn and other
staples Of that region, and IN the
rapidly increasing production Of iron, |
coal, lumber and building stone. The
fright of labor and to enjoy the fruits
OF their labor, which Lincoln asked
for the freed men, is now as thorough |
u improved by them as the race char
acteristics and the climatic influences
Of the sunny south will permit.
The race is likewise prospering in
other ways. Its young are taking ad-
vantage of the schools provided for
them, and the fears Of reinstatement
or oppression which selfish politicians
inculcated from selfish motives are no
longer felt The negro as a political
issue and the bloody shirt pennon APP
pear to be out Of politics. They are
not IN the plank Of recent Republican
platforms. Republican orators can no
longer point with alarm to the bug
bear of re-enslavement--that nonsense
has been dissipated forever.
If the Democrats are successful in
maintaining their present majority in
the Fiftioth Congress, as seems un-
questionable. Speaker Carlisle will
have to look about in lively manner
to find the right men to have charge
Of the preliminaries Of legislation.
The Democratic conventions show up
to date that not less than % Of the 81
chairmen Of the committees of the
House of Representatives have been
refused denominations, and not more
than three quarters of the conventions
have not yet assembled. / doubt the
wisdom OF thus refusing to re-elect ex-
perlenced men, for it handicaps the
party. Several of the substitutes how
ever have been in Congress before and
possess large ability, courage and dis.
cretion.
The rumor that Secretary Manning
IS to he sent to Austria as United
States Minister in order to give him
an opportunity to spend his time at
certain springs that would benefit his
health, has been circulated here.
Secretary Bayard knows nothing about
the matter. The only explanation
obtainable from the other people who
do not know anything about tits that
the EHaestion has been thrown out
for what it Is worth In order to ehable
the President to retain the public
services of Mr.. Manning in not very
exacting Office where he would have
opportunity toregain his health.
The Acting Secretary of the Treas
ury this week issues the l42nd call
for the redemption of bonds. The
call is for Sl5.000,oO0 of the 8 per
cent loan Of 1882; "Notice is given
that the principal and accrued interest
of the bonds herein below designated
will be paid at the Treasury of the
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United States, in the city Of Washing
ton, D. G., on the 10Th day of October
1886, and that the interest on said
bonds will cease on that day."
Parties holding bonds called by this
circular can obtain immediate pay
ment, with interest to date of presen-
tation, by requesting the same in the
letter forwarding the bonds for re-
demption.
What is commonly known as the
'voluntary bond call" or the circular
Of August 80, issued by Acting Sec
retary Fairchild, offering to redeem
uncalied per cent bonds to the amount
sl0,000,000 if presented before Sept.
10, has been so modified as to offer to
redeem ''until further notice" all three
per cent bonds presented at the Treas
! urv, at par and with accrued interest
up to the date Of redemption. The
modification extends indefinitely the
amount of the bonds that may be pre-
sented and the date within which they
win be redeemed.
The President and Mrs. Cleveland
will spend next Sunday at the White
House, being expected to return here
on Friday or Saturday. The house is
not yet in comfortable condition,
being full of workmen who are busy