,
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MAJr
WILL
MAKE
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ttoosevelt Will Act. if
Powers Insist
Venezuela Signifies
Willingness
Americans Offer Their
Services
Washington, Due. "2 It waj nutl.ori
tlrr.ly announced this nftornoan ttinl
President Roosevelt voultl act an nrbi
trntor !u Hie Yrncxunten dilllcully, II
tho foreign powers assist.
In as much as tlin powers hnvo nl
roady announced their objections to giv
ing thu matter ever to thu llrguci tribu
nal, It rcviiin certain Hint Rooscvult will
Arbitrate.
.Garnets, Dec. I '-'In tlio nnrno o(
Vsncriula Cntro has signed hi accept
nncu to tlio npKIrittiuuit of Proildnt
Rooecvcll to arhttiato tlio Venezuelan
dilllcully.
Washington, Dec. 22-Sonor P.iIibo,
Vvnezjula.1 Chargutl 'A flairs has receiv
ed nn offer from 'JOQ Americans to go to
Venezuela and flht in bahall of that
country, -"- -
i Washington, Dec. S'l Ambassador
power of Ilurlin informed thu statu dt
pnrttnont this morning tthatfj.o official
anhounccmuntof tho Venezuelan blcck
ndu lias been issued by. gormany. Am
bnnador .Meyer, nt Hoiiim, alco cnhlid
that Itnly nnnounccd that thu would
participate In thu nnval blockade and
had itaucd nn order to forward ships.
Sttfcti Mitiirnliiic.
. In Kltlm t:ii Inilhin wife hIiowh her
furrow for.lliu death of her hiinlmnd by
pointing thu uppi't part of her face
Muck.
HEAT
amorMEw
Tiicdford'a Uluclc-Drauiiht has
saved duutora' hi I la for niuro than
slaty yearn. Tor tho common fam
ily ailments, such iui conntipatioii,
iudi(rejUou, hard colds, bowel com
plaints, chills and fuvur, bilious
liens, headache mid other lilto
complaints no other mediciuo in
necemtary. It invipriitoti ami rrg
ulatoj tlio livir, nwibts digestion,
stimulated action of tho ludnovn,
nuriflei tho blood, and iniracti tho
nnwi.l. iif (Villi nimimtilfit t.inu It h
. euros liver complaint, indigestion, .f3
' your htonmcii, dizziness, eiuiis,
rhouuiatiu imini. aidcacho. back-
nclio, kidney troubles, conatipnt ion.
dfctrrluca, Iiiliouuncw, tilc3, lmru
colda mid headache Lvery druir
(lul has Thodford'ii Dlnck-lJr.-uijrJit
in 2 cent piickacs and in intu.i
moth nizo for $1.01). Nover accept
a flulmtituto. Jnsir.t on liavimj tl.o
orirrimtl tnrulo by tho ClmtUmoogn
Medicino Company.
I believe Thcdford'i Blacfc-Dratmlit
Is the but medicine on earth. It Is
good for any and everything. I have a
a lamuy 01 twelve rtilWren, ana icr
lour years I nave Kept them on root
mid hcalthv with no doctor but Mack-
Draught. A. J. GREEN, HRWaro, La.
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PAHI
flsami t i ij asTawn
MARCONI
ANNOUNCES
SUCCESS
flpoclal to the Math
Halifax, ,N, 8. Doc. 22 After eight
experiments, conducted, nllli thn great
est socrrjey, Marconi nnllounco that ha
lino cuccotrfully transmitted wlrcletn
ipoBttKoi from tho shores of Canada to
tho coast of England. Tho formal
announcement of this achievement
was madu by thu inventor Sunday,
when ho stated that wlrolets mes
ugo shad been succetnfully trontuilttcd
arid foiirard(d from tio Gover
nor Gonoral of Canada to King
Edward VII of Great llrltain and the
king of Italy.
HERMANN WANTS LIEU
LAND LAW REPEALED
Before Timber and Stone Act Is
Taken Off Statute
Books
Ougonlan News Hiircau, Woshington,
Commlieiontr Hermann, of tho Gen
eral Land Ollktt.vhas ennfmred with
tho chalrmou of tho public lf.nds cam
mltteoof both Homo and Senate rola
tlvo to tho pending bills to repeal thu
timber and tttonu act, which ho regards,
in its prcccnt shape, as bad legislation.
Hut before that Inw is repealed tho
Commleiloncr urges tho repeal or inodi
fin.it Ion of tho forott ictcrvu lieu-laud
laws ho says fa thu moit vicious law on
thu atatuo lookf.
Thu ropcal of tho timber nnd stone
act would cut off nli ways of procuring
tltlo to Government timbor lands ravo
by scrip filings. The minute this slim?
lion Is brought about, tho Commission, r
akuos, lieu baio,wll) Iiniiirdiate) take
n jump in prico, nnd will ultimately
And Its way in larrjo qunntiticn into tho
hands of corporations or speculators.
With all other timnor entry cut off, thoy
would then enjoy Shu undisputrd rixht
toeecute, in full accordanco with law,
tho vory boBt Government timber land
that is on surveyed lands. Kither re
peal tho lieu-laud Inw entirely, says tho
Commissioner, cr ninond it to p:ovido
that when lands within reserves nro
relinquished to tho Government tho
tracts selected in lieu thereof chnll bo
not only of the samu nren, but ot npprox
nintoly tho eamo value na tho tracts
turned back to tho Government.
Whllo botfi Sonator Quarioa nnd Hep
resontntivo Lacoy wero inclinctl to admit
thu risht of tho argument, thsy Ravo no
nnsurnuco thn. tho proposed chanio will
bo enacted this sosslon. In fact, the
chances nro decidedly against action.
The Cut of 1902
(PugH Found l.umbcrmnn)
Tho timo of statements and guesting
haa ngaiu rolled nroun'l, nnd for the
uextlhreo mouths nil Bortof flguios will
bu flying around telling tho outputs of
mills nud ho total cuts of different dis
tricts, Ac this journal has often eaid,
only approximate figures can bo made
nnd really it is immaterial vi bother the
atatomontnro exact or not, What in
wanted by practical lumbermen ip to
know in a gonoral way tho trend nud
volumo of trndo. It Is n littlo uuaafu
to prophesy nt this timo, beforo flguros
nro in, na to tlio out put cf the mllla on
this Const, but hero's n vontnro Shingles
0,000,000,000, divided na follows : Well
ington, 0,000,000,000; Callfornip, 1,000,-
000,000 i Oregon and Idaho, 000,000,000.
UrltjMh Columbia, 1 .riOp.OQOOQ. Thoy
Bold for, UO'000,000. Say forj&hd out of
tho snw mills 4,700,000,000 Jo'pt, UlloWing
thu output to bo for California 800,000,
000, Oregon 1 ,'.100,000,000, Wolilngton
l.COO.OCO.OOO, British Columbia 330,000,
000 Idaho and Montnny 450,000,000.
Thoso Ilguros may need adjusting nftor
tho roporta comb' in, but thoy 'will bo
found in tho nggrosato protty close to
the mark, Tho forests should buvo ad
ded this year to tho wealth of Ine Coist
not less than sixty million dollars.
SECRETARY
TO RESIGN
Admiral Wildes Dis
abledRoosevelt Returns
Warrington, Dec. 22 It Is the goner
ally accepted hello amon? tho high of
flcials IhatHccrotnry Hoot will rollre Im
mediately nftor tho ottlemfnt of tho
Venezuelan question, and will bo sue
cooded by Ex Govornor Taft.
Tho Navy Department received a cable
today sayini; that Adnilrn! Wildes, occr
Qiid comrnnnd;of tho(Apifttic tqndron,
his boon notified by h!s physicians that
lio must Icavo, on account of ill health,
and he sills fqr homo Friday next.
Pre.ldont Hcpicvelt and family arriv
ed this morning from their southorn
trip, Thu President shook hands with
tho engineer and firemen after tho train
pujlul in,
COLD STORAGE STERMER fl
COMING AFTER SALMO
Tho Pacific Cold Storago Company's
Alaska ttinr. Kllhu Tiiompson has arriv
ed in the bay after a load of frozen sal
mon. The steamer is flttod with cold
storaco facilities, to whicb has boen ad
ded apparatcrs for frfczlntr, and alio
proposes to Ho at MarahGeld and buy
-atmon, freezins them as fast as taken
aboard, until tho has a full cargo
aboard She ran aground bolow tho
Standard Oil deck and lay there last
evening.
Od New Years
Thu Holiday number of the Coabt
Mail will bo out on Now Years morn
ing, unless somothlng goes seriously
wroDg. Tho intention of getting It out
03 Christmas had to bo abandoned on
account of delays in Retting tht pic
tures which are to bo used. Wo did
not wish to disappoint any ono who dl-
eired to bo represented, so delayed tho
issue. Ihocutaaro not yet all boro, but
tho missing ones are expected daily.
Wise Move
The action of tho health officori in
prohibiting assemblage -of children for
Christmas tree exerclsos made quito a
disappointment for tho children, but it
was certainly n wise movo,
Tho town doosn't want on opidomic of
scarlet fever among tho children, nnd
encrgotic mensuros at this timo may
prevent terinus trouble in tho near
future. It is feared that 'some families
have bad cases of tho disease in a mild
form which hnvo not boon reported or
(lagged. If such cases hnvo occurred
and can bo (errottcd out a few examples
ought to bo mado, If nuy nro so thought
less or so lost to nil consideration for
t
others that they nro willing to cxpoeo
all tho children of tho town ton dangor-
oua diteoEO, rather than Bubmit to eomo
inconyonionco thcmsolves, then they
thoy should bo reminded of their duty.
TENMILE CREEK FREE
f FOR NAVIGATION
Clina. Noirls, of Tenmilo is epsndiug
n few days in town. Ho report: that
through tho hard work of tho acttlora
nbout the lakos, in removing tho great
jam which bo long obUructod TenmUo
crook, that water coureo la now clear
from tho lakes to tho Ocean, nnd frco
to navigation to tho boach, This la a
yory groat improvomont to tho meana
of ijotting frieght nnd produco to nud
from thu lakoa. Donts nud scowa can
now run to tho boach, Baying a lo ng
hard haul, ospouhiUy in th-3 winter,
when tho road In from the beach la in
bad condition.
Tho soltlurs nro vory desirous that the
county comrnlisloncrs should come and
tako n look at tho situation ot once,
v '
whllo tlio w nter Is still high enough to
do eomo moro work which it necessary
to keeping tfio' creek qpori. If nnothrr
jam to nllowcd to form, It may cautr-
another long Interruption of the nnvigit
lion of Iho stream, nnd every effort
should hi mado to prctervo tho easy
outlet now nffordod this rich section of
tho county.
NEW HAYTIAN
PRESIDENT
Mark Hanna Trying
'"to Switch Honors
to Gen. Smith
Washington, Dec. 22 Tlio Deport
ment of Stale this morning advised that
Gccoral Nordt election as president of
Ilayti.
Mark Hanna is intore&ting himself in
the endeavor to induco President Roote
volt to appoint General 6m!th from the
retired to tho octiyo lilt, to fill tho va
cancy now existing i tho rank of briga
dior general, and has tho matter up to
Secretary floot. Hanna regards ''Hell
roaring Jako" as a much abused man.
FOUR BOYS LOST
WHILE OUT HUNTING.
There was con tide:; bio excitement in
South Marehfleld lest oveniug, owing
to tho non-return of four boys aged from
nbout 11 to 20 years, who.had gono bun'
ing in tho altcrnoon and had evidently
lost their way.
George Manning, Albert Campbell,
Willie Curtis and Peter Scotf wero tho
missing boys. Manning and Caropbol
had gone out together and had been fol
lowed a littlo latei by Curtis and Scott.
All had guns, and they went into the
timbor southwest of (own. Later in the
afternoon two of tho boys wero eeon at a
dtitanco by Edgar Campocll, who was
nl:o out hurting, When night camo
aud tho boy 3 had not roturnod tl e
alarm went around and searching par
ties started out with gunB and lantorns.
A night in tho woods in such weather
does not furnish a pleasant experience,
though there is littlo dangor. Tho boys
probably wandured furthor away than
hoy lntondtd and wero overtaken by
darkness on their way homo,.
wedding At Silkuni
Tho marriage of Fred Baker and Mies
Leon a Hurry, will tako place at noon to
dav at the homo of tho brido's parents,
Mr. nnd E. N, Harry in Brewster valloy.
Quito a numbor of friends hnvo been in
vited, and tho wedd log will bo a social
ovnt of nolo in that community. Iho
groom is a prosperous young firmor of
Kontuch slough, where (ho young couplo
will' reside I
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MARSHFIELD LADIES ' ;
JOIN THE FEDERATION
Tho Artistic Needlo Woriora' "club
received ft pler.eaut Christmas preaeant
this week from tho President Mrs. Adclia
D, Wado of congratulations upon our
being tho first to join the Oregou Feder
ation of Woman's Clubs in this vicinity,
This club has boon organized a littlo
over a year, and aftor spending many
ploasantand profitable hours togother,
thoy now stand among and as one ot
the 20 or more cluba that qo to make up
this Fedorrtion, composed of tho bright
oet womon in our Stato, all with tlo
samo object : The bettermont of- hu
manity. They ore to be congratulated,
and Marehfleld as well 'for having in
their community ladies who 'nro not to
bo counted ns notlacking Mn progress
but aro nllvo and up-to-date.
AdtXhUrt
for,
A Water" Duel
(Oridntt.
Near tho harder Tfblch dlflden Sibe
ria from IIiiidW lived Count Arkndyc
vlcli, n country jtentloraan. HI daugh
ter Mnryn Alexnndrorna, an attractive
Kli'l -of eighteen, was nought In mar
rlno by :nnny of the cons of the neigh
boring landed, proprietor, but teemed
' prefer IrnnMlkahallof, a lusty but
Jizy younsr follow Trbo hnd never been
known to tak& nn intcttfat In but one
thing tho towti'flre department, which
ho had orgnnlr!td(dnc1 drilled,' becoming
very expert hltfielr" In tUH drenching of
burning buildings, l t "
A bnttallon' ot trooiK enmc to th6
town commanded by Mnjpr Nikolai Le
vin, a middle aged man whose prlvnto
fortune was large. From childhood hf,'
had been accustomed to having hln own
way. 116 bad studied and practiced
the use of every known weapon, nnd
whcn'nny man stood In bis way he
would Insult blrn, challenge him and, If
necessary, kill him. All kinds of wonp
onn had been tried against Levin, from
a Turkish aclmltcr to a mountain how
itzer, and he had handled every ono
with perfect skill. He bad no sooner
act eyes on Marya than ho fell violent
ly in love with her. Marya, though she
accepted hla attentions, could not bo
completely won over frotri'tcr athletic
8Ultor,Vlvan. Levin at last concluded
that with Ivan In tbo way 'he could
never if In the girl, so be mndo np bin
mind tb kill blm, He soon found a pre
text for considering himself Insulted, by
tho young man and sent blm a chal
lenge.' Marya beard of the Intended assas
sination and was much troubled. In
her extremity she sent for a former'
schoolmate, Kostla Sanln, in whose In
genuity ahe placed great confidence,
and naked blm to help her.
'Veil, I will offer him myiervlces,
and If he accepts them I will sco what
I can do for blm," said Sanln. t
A. few hours later Major Levin rcj
eclyed a visit from Sanln. "I am to
arrango this affair between you nnd
my friend Mlkahnllof," he said, "and,
since ho Is the challenged party, cliooso
for blm the weapons, tho time and the
place of meeting."
"That Is your right It Is Immaterial
to mo with what weapon I fight, and i
peg you will choose that with whch
tbe young man Is most skillful."
"You show a magnanimous spirit,
major, and I shall meet your wishes,;
Tbo only weapon "with which Ivan,
Mlkaballof has any skill whatever Is
the nozzle of a hose. I therefore cbooeo
this weapon."
"If you think you can turn tho af
fair into a Jest, you are mistaken."
"I propose no Jest. Tho terms nre;
that you aud your adversary aro to gq
Into an unhented room, wearing nq
clothing whatever, each furnished with
a hose, and play upon each other till
you aro satisfied."
"What an absurdityr'
"Nothing of tho kind. Yon know that
tho temperature hero at this, season Is
never above zero and the water Is ley
cold. Neither of you will bo nblo to
enduro the torturo moro than halt na
hour without dying a tcrrlblo death,
and In any event there 1b great proba
bility of pneumonia setting In after the
combat."
Sanln then named the time and placo
and took his departure.
The major submitted tbe case to tbo
officers of bis battalion, who, after long,
deliberation, decided that bo must ac
cept tho terms. At the appointed timo
he and bis antagonist stood stark
naked In a largo room, each armed
with n half Inch nozzle. At a given
signal the water was turned on by the
seconds, nnd tho contest begun. Ivan
had always lived In that northern re
gion, whllo the mnjor hnd been born
In the south. Ivnn was hardy, while
the major was dellcnto and sensitive
from having led n luxurious life. At
tho first stroke of the Icy water he was
shaken by n terrific chill, while tbe
sturdy Ivnn, who had bathed lu water
as cold thnt very morning, braced
himself against tho shock nud stood
upright and firm ns n rock. Ono of the.
seconds stood with n wntcu in uis
hand, whllo the other keptJi hand on
tho water cock. At tho -end of rwo
minutes time was called and the water
turned off. The principals wero per
mitted to movo about for two minutes
to recoup nnd break tho lco forming
on their bodloa, when they wero re
quired to take, their positions, and the
water was turned ou. At the end of
tho next round Levin was shivering
terribly, his skin wns lvld, nnd his.
lips wero blue, while his opponent bad'
readily restored circulation. At the.
end of tbo next round tho mnjor was
Informed by those of his officers who
wero present thnt bo might give up the
unequal contest without sacrificing his
honor, nud lie declared thnt ho was
sntlstlcd. lib was taken Into n warm
room, dosed with hot liquor, rubbed,
nud put between blankets. Neverthe
less he wns stricken with pneumonia,
from which ho nearly dlc,d. Ivan pol
ished himself wjth a crash. towel, nut
tu his clothes nud took n brisk wall:.
Kostla Sanln went to Mnryu nnd
jjuvo her nn nccount of whut hnd oc
curred. "You nro now free to marry
cither of those men you choose. I pre
sumo from your interest In Ian that
your choice will fall ou him."
"No; it will not fall on Ivan."
I) ii 1 1 I ') . -w .
'Then ft Is the major." '
"JSo, nor tho mnJor."j ' j
' "Well, then, I should llko to know j
iwhnt nil this trouble lins been about"!
"To change tho subject, how shall J; ,
reward you for helping us out of tbkl
difficulty'" "
"Well, you might let mo kisa your
band."
"What do you say to my lips?" '
'A light broko In upon Kostla. Ha
.went to Marya, took her In his-arm
and biased her, but when ho bad kissed
her once there wns no stopping.
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TIMDEll LAND, ACT JUNE 3. 1878.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
United States Land Office, Roseburg, Oregon.
Nov, , j 903.
Notice Is hereby cjvert that In compliance
with the provisions of the act of Congress of
tended to all the Public Land Statei by act of
August 4, 1893,
ALUERT A. ANDERSON,
of Marsliflcld, county of Coos, Slate of Ore,
Sfon, has this day filed In this office his sworn
statement No. 3861, for the purchase of tho
NWtf orSWt-4, Sec. 26. Etf of S?Et-4 & lot
ofSrc. 27, Tp 34 S, R No ix W, and will offer
proof to show that the land sought Is more
valuable for its timber or stone than for agricul
tural purposes, nnd lo establhn his claim to
said land before W. V. Douglas, U, S, Com
missloner for Oregon, atMarsbfield, Oregon, on
Saturday, the 10 day of January, 1903.
He names at witnesses: Charles WIgant,
John Micliclurlnk, Fred Noah, of Allegany, Or.
S. W. Noah, of Marshfield, Oregon,
Any nnd all persons claiming adversely the
aboe-described lands are requested td file tlijtf
claims ti this oflice on or beforo said 10 day" y
of Jan, 1003. I, T, Dkidges Register, it-3
vkiAii, BO YEARS'
iHEXPERIENCE .
''initBHHHV DE8IQNB
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IU1103, 1070, enuiieu -ah act lor the sale or
limber lands in the States of California, Oregon
Nevada, .tml Washlncton Territory ." ns ex.
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