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About Weekly coast mail. (Marshfield, Coos County, Or.) 1902-1906 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 17, 1903)
W' .T"t .',w fl V r. M j ;f . 'V ' GERMANY' MAKING TROUBLE Wants Ihe Panama Canal Herself Disregards the Monroe Doctrine Washington, Jan. 15 Although llio Gorman government formally denies stoking to niilro Colombia' ii Interest In llio Panama cnnul, thero Is no ilonlal ol tlio fact that u syndlcato, largely mado tip of Gorman cnpltalli tc lian bson formed for tho j urpoaj o! purchasing tlio proportj March Cth, as booh as tlio option of tlio Uiulol Hilton expires. Minister Hart has ro ported to tlio Stain department Hint llio (iilluonco of European representatives, including tliono of Gortucny lias boon exerted to proTunt Coloinlilu from signing tho cnnnl treaty, ntnl thin iu tlio chief cause fur Colombia's mslstcncu upon tho an nunl rcmtol being (601,000. Columbia expects to uiiliur bring tho United Stales to terms, or tntvko n hot tor bargain with Kuropcai cnpltnllstB. Tlili was admitted by Minister Herron nhonUo confirms llio report that Gor tuany lane boon negotiating with Colom bla for it coal atollou, despite tlio knowl cdo that nitch action would bo In viola tion ami defiance of thu Motiroo d c trino. .Tim protlilunt fn rnlil Iu boconaldiirlnu tho advisability of culling a conference of loading senators and roproaciitallvor to decide upon a courao of action. GETTING HOT FOR COAL OPERATORS On the Defensive Be fore Commission Grand Jury Indicting Them, House Committee Tak Ing a Hand Phlhulolphln. .Inn 111 Whoti tho An thraclto commleolon , opouud this morn Ing, Attornoy Jiurr' prcsontod tho Hill Coal Ji Iron OVa r.ud Bcrnnlou Oj' a evidence along tho tiamo general linos covered by tho oporutorH huretoforo. A epi'clul grant) jury began tho hoar ing of dual witnoafcu in tho coal con tplincy ciuoh this morning. H ia bo ,tli!utl Hint truii hlllu will bu Isuuod against ut Iciut ton big operntorH bdforo thu day iu over. Wubhlnpton, .Inn 111 Tho JIoubo com inllteu on Mnrchiuit Miultiu, which ling .been authorized to iuvostlgnto tho oonl (.transportation, today decided to aondn oub committee- of II vo to Jloetou uiut bo , gin taking toatlmouy,., Olhors of j tho , commiUco will romulu horo, and prob ably will summon onnvturo and conl proaldunto to gtvd catuiony. Coiiniy Court Proceeding Exponsoo In vacation after Hopfombor 1002 term Hnalp bounty $ Hlrcnll court Roads and bridge Halnrlcii Dndlgonln nt oo 48 oo got 8 13&5 01 372 oo 113 35 Stationery, etc. UlUlUI.AIt JANVAtlY 1003 TStltt Drawing Jury llt: I T Weekly, J 1' J L Cronby, ninltlant I M Weekly, ntnlataut A 1) Morm, J 1' M H l.ee, netlitant Klbert Dyor, atnlBtant aoo 2 (X) a oo a w 2 oo 2 00 K (1 t) Nohlcti, tint tltif) for cor oner fucn, Iririuuit juwticu couitr r.xvf.snun, Htato vh A 12 Kuckau. A I)Moro,J 1' K M Hlnckorby, conntablo Cory Hllllell, wltnceii I'rnnkJUnrrowB, wltneai M Cory Hllllwoll, witnon htatc vn wilkon Ann orimkb Win Turpon, J 1 Thou NicIioIb, conitablo J W Hmlth, cotittabto W T 0 Bponcer, convoying prirouor to Cnjullle, 11 00 reduced to I'loncor Hotrl, mcala for B 65 0 50 7 00 1 70 1 70 1 70 14 20 .1 00 3 00 0 10 1 w 4 70 ClrimoD ikjiI WlUon lf 0 Gotty, xilnen8 Chat Andcrr.on, wlluets John ("apron, wltnrai J C Wilcox, wllnera Alex 01ou, uitnufli ThoB Nlcliolli, nllnoas Mm C K I'uly, wituean l.dim Mokoc, witness Mini C I Lunnan, witnoss I 4 4 1 4 1 1 1 70 70 7u 70 70 70 70 70 K L C Fnrrin, dopt dial otty HTATK Vi r A I.HOKLH W II S llydo, J P N McCulloch, dopt const I.ovi Hmlth &. Hon, mealo for prlsonor J W Carter, conttab'o Fred Johuaon, tvltneia J U Wilcox, witnetB John 0 Hack, witness I)r Wm llortfnll, wirjeHi , INQUKBT AIJM.O TCCClilt It Walter' Juror W II CurttB, Juror A Kruno, Juror J W Flaimuau, Juror A II 1'rentlas. juror Chan HtutifT, Juror ' J T McCormuc. witnesa K lluuclaiu..'oiff, nitucca A (i Aiken, .witntea John Merchant, witncia J W Carter, witness A (I Gropa, pout mortem ox- 10 00 6 45 700 H 2j 10 05 I GO 1 CO 1 CO 1 CO 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 50 1 CO 1 CO I oO 1 CO CO 00 10 10 7 00 luiilnation I)r Win Ilotcfnll, coroner (Jl SO, riduced Hon tut Biuinton, taking teatl- inuny, etc INQUthT CLll't'Oltn CAUl'IIIIU, A W Kcnl, Juror J II Uchtnor, Juror J M Ireland, jiuor Wm M Turner, Juror 0 K Hall, juror W I) I. V Smith, juror (loo IlhodoB, wltueto 0 B llinliie, witueas A Q (Iroen. wituosa . Levi Hmlth, wltnoaa J K FltKrldk witneai I)r A G Groie, examination of 1 00 1 (X) 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 60 i to 1 CO 1 CO 1 CO 15 00 14 GO body I)r Win Ilorolftll, corouor'n feoB, etc lN'qUKl.T TltOMAH IIAltKUIt W J Ihtler, juror J H l.iohtnor, juror F X Hofer, Juror Otto Bchotter, juror W I) I F Btnlth, Juror ' John V Utttlor, juror Olius Goo, witness J U Wilton, witneea John Kuelc, wKuobs A G Grots, vltnoB8,tl CO hold ing nutopay $30 I)r Wm llorafail, coronor, eloi, Htm F MoLuod, taking toat lrn6ny, tl) fol extending anmo Loonnrd Hartley, clerk of elect ' "t Ion Rowland pr 1 00 1 00 1 00 roo 1 00 16 I 60 1 50 1 CO 51 CO io io roo 3 00 HTATIONKItr AMI) I'lllNTINN Kosn lv Moorca A. Co W lettcra of (iiardlanslilp niacoA l'rudliommu, bal dun on !! book typewriters 27C T'ooko, papor, oto for Co. ofllcinln 02 00 Wyckhoff, tioatuatiB & Ilenodlut bal duo on IluiniuKton typewriter 1 30 1.17 00 60 25 na co to oo 2K) CII CroukerCo (i m Co warranto JH I)ellltiKerCo,(!00tnx receipts U A liemtelt, letter hende for county clork Coqulllu Dulletln, letter lids nnd pig for aiaeitor nud clerk 'It M, 17ii linen co. court, pro- coed In kb !!' 80 Coiulllo HcralJ, prlutiuf! no ticca nud court prociodiiiB H 1 Hazard, utamped cps, pONloKo, freight, etc. Btvphon Onlllor, postago nnd freight J IJ Dul ley, poatno D30 .11 22 43 0.1 11 72 14 CO Ordered that tho Couillt! City Her ald and Coqnlllo City liullotin bo tho ofDcIal pnpers of Cooa county for tho year 1003, they being tho only two pa pers who submitted their eubicription listo. no a tin and nuinnen North I Jo nd Mill Co, lumber for r d No 3 W T Murphy, npikca r U) W C HariiH, frt on lumber r d 10 31 45 2 CO . 3 00 2 CO 37 32 1 CO 4 (0 4 50 13 25 3 iu KiiRono O'Connoll, ipi'-oM r d 10 K I) Dean A. Co, lumber r d 10 and 0 A J Maye, labor r d 12 8 0 Hunch, labor r d 12 Chua Heller, labor r d 12 Frank Snow, hauling, etc r d 12 Wm Onlller, Rplkca r d 10 I. (2 Hinunoim, labor r d 12 It J Dean, mnkiug a fill r d 10 J W Hueg, labor, r d 10 Cyrus Uauuiug, labor r d 10 lUy Plunders, labor r d 10 liort Dulley, making fill r d 10 Harry Flanders, hauling r d 10 J I) Myers, supplies r d 10 S II Cnthcart, lying grades r d2 Hmlth & Pvgc, lumber r d 2 John D Fox, labor, r d 2 Harry Flannerp, hauling lum ber rd 2 J II I'axeon, lumber r.d 2 Itay Flandors, labor r d " Jfff Walker, cedar trcet r d 2 A I) Magill, hauling r d 2 Hlmer .Flanders, labor r d 2 J W Mast, lumber, lumber4 rd 17 0 0 C5 00 10 10 30 00 H (X) 112 00 23 25 1 00 7 00 :04 84 17 CO 19 75 7 C(l 4 CO 5 25 3 00 23 25 3 13 2 00 2 00 1 CO 1 CO 20 00 14 51 7 CO OO 7 CO 2 00 4 00 C 00 200 4'J CO 0-00 10,C0 12 85 1 35 0 00 J V: Clinton, lubor r d 17 W W Smith, labor r d 17 I) 0 KrAntz, labor r d 17 I T Weekly. labor r d 17 J H Leonard, dopt stir r d 17 li S Miuard, lumber rd ' A I. Noaler, nails r d 18 J W Apploton, labor r d 18, 2 K K Kyornden, labor r d 18 Jainea Apploton, labor d 18 J T Kverndeu, labor r d 18 I. L Kverndon, labor r d IS 0 F Waterman, labor r d 18 T S Kvurndcn, labor r d 18 B SKudicptt, labor r d IS I.uuhbaugh & Thomas, lumber rd IS J G Fish, lumbor r d 18 A McNalr. nxo r d 18 Klbort Dyer, lumber r d 10 CoquIUo Mill A Tug Co, lura bor r d 10 42 30 OPENING OF THE OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY-i Permanent And Temporary Organi zation Affected nostrum Of Officers Ol'KKINCl OF oniXlON' UKUHlATUItU SENATE 0 Called to order nt 8:15 o'clock by temporary Presibont Daly. A commit too conelathiKol C, W. Fulton, 15. A, Booth nnd 11, F, Mulkcr was appointed tb wait upou nud conduct Chief Justice F, A.Mooroof tho Supremo Court; into tho chamber for the purpose of admin- woring Ihe oath fonll Members. This proceeding concluded Hnnalor Hunt I moved that the Hcnato proceed to tho eleclfo'n of permanent olJlcorH. Tho Kcnnlo tlii-n proceeded to tho 'election of a President, Benutor K. P. Mayr, plnct'd iu nomination Bonator Gjq..,p. lirowuell, of Clnckamas county nnd Bonntor' W. II. Pierce placed In -nomination fr'unnlor Junius Wado of Onion criunly. Tho nnmlnallona were dtclaied closed and n ballot was taken wulch rcetitlrd In tho election' ol Hcna. tor Urcwncll by the voto ol 23 tn 0. Senator MarnU.r? not voting. A com mittee computed of Senator A. C. Smith, i, M. Crolean and W. W. Stclwor was npp'olnted to conduct Benator Rrownell to his (cat. Upou n9i!umlng;tho clmir Protidout Drownoll dulUercd abrl ef ad drcM tiianklug Ms (Honda who wcro re- apAoelblo (ur placing him in that ex nhntl position and pltxlglng hiihcelf to InldTIo gfii'dge cgainst anybody who hid apposed his election and to bo just nnd honest in his rulings without fear Or favor. Following is rostrum of officers iu tho Senate. Chief Clerk-8. L. Moorhcad. lflt Aia't Ch-rk-E. H. Jnekeon. Calendar Clerk Frank lioltcr. Serg't-at-arms K. W. Gowan. Doorkeepoi J. L. Calvert. Mailing Clork Wm. Smith. taW'hcn officers wero elected to fill all vacancies Senator Geo. F. Myors, of Mnltnomah county, introduced Senate Resolution No. 1, author'zing tho Presi dent of tho Senate to nominate three r.ngci and ail of tho committco clerke, nn required by law, which resolution was seconded nud adapted. benotor W. Kuykcndall, ol Lane county, then introduced a motion that tho rules which governed the last set- elon be adopted for this Sftssion which motion was carried and the rules adopl- cd Senator Gcorgo T. Myors, next intro duced Seunto Resolutions No. 2, provld Ing that each day's session of tho Son ato bo opened with a prayer and that ihe courtesy of tho Secato bo extended to tho clergy of Salem. The resolution vas adopted unamiously. At this luncturo Senator C. W. Fulton nroso and In tho most solemn tones an nounced tho sudden nud sad death of Congressman Thos. II. Touguo of the Firit Congressional District, which an nouncement was recciced with heads bowed in client reverence. Senator Ful ton followed tho announcement with a brlef'but beautiful eulogy upon the lifo of (Tongrotsman Tongue and cloaed with n motion that tho Sonato out of respect to tlio deceased stalosman, stand ad journed until 10 o'clock this marnlng nnd that a committco of fivo bo appoint ed by tho President to be spread upon tho records af tho Scnato. .Tho motion waa unanimously adopted and tlo Sen ate etood adjourned. TSUrOKAIlY 0KGAN1ZATI0X 0tH0U9U Tho Houeo was cflllod to order nt 10:22 by A. 0. Jonnings, of Lnno Coun ty, ch'isf clerk of tho last House, Wepjdon ofiAVasco nomlnr.tod Em mutt of Klamath for temporary speaker who was elected by aeclamatlou. Eddi of Tillamook nominated A. 0. Jonnings, of Lnno for tomporary chief clork. Mr. Jonnings waa tho only noini nco. nnd wns ilccted, On motion of Sholly of Lano, seconded by Eddy of Tillamook, n cotmuittco o flvo ou credentials was nppoluted aa follow.; Judd of Marlon, Bllyou of Linn, Haw kliiB of Polk, Rocd of Multnomah, and Miles o( vYnmhill. On motion of Kay of Marion, tho IIoubu lidjcmmod until 2 p. m, Tho llopsp was called to order nt ,4 p. in. by fiutUcr Ktmnott, t Ruportof committco Jon orgnniritlon wna submitted, and en motion o( Grvult of Wnshtjictpii was ndoptod. I'KKMAHKNT OKOAXiaATlON L, T, lfarrii wns nomlnatod lor speak er by Edwards of Lnno. Tho nominat ion was seconded by Eddy of Tillamook nml.Ua.YOXJf Marlon.' ) ,' Robbius ol Rakor nominated W. 1) Bllyou, of Linn, Harris was elected by 4( votes, ell tho Republicans voting for hirn. ' On assuming tho guvol, Speaker Har ris mado a fow folicitious remarks, which was recoived with npplnuto, Tho following nominees of tho (Republican caucus wero thon elecleo by tho Ifaueo, each rpcivlng iho full republican vote. omctis or Tiin itocin Chief Clerk A. C. Jennings. 1st Aaa'tCiork-W. F. Drager. Reading Clork 0. A. Murphy. CalondnrlClerk F. 0. tfortbrop. ' 8org'l-al-Armt W. It. Bfahop. Doorkeeper T. W. Wann. Mailing Clork Rondo N. Pierco. Pages Pcnlon Kantner, Iao Davis nnd Frank Hogan. Ropretentativo Gault announced tho death of Thomas II. Tonguo, Congress man frum tho First District, and tho House adjourned out of respect to his memory. TENMILE ITEMS Frank liowron killed a bear on Hop kins Creek, Monday. Owing to its gig antic proportlocd it could neither be weighed nor measured, hence the size of tho benst must be guessed at or Imagined and tho larger tho Imagination the larger the bear. 8tcpbcn F. Johncon nnd family left bore with their houcehold gooui on Tuesday to ccupy their recently pur chased homo on' Isthmus Slough. This removes from our midst the first pioneer of this community. It was in tho autumn p( 1E74 that Mr. Johnson in company with his partner Mr. Nols Thompson first visited tho now famous Tentnilo country, which was then a vast wilderness. After a wearieomo days travel through tho Jungle, the two men first sighted tho lake at a' point which afterwards becamo knowh as "Old man Wood's" place. As It was gottlng dusk thoy decided to camp for tho night under n treo. On tho following day thoy constructed ft small raft and con veyed thomrelves to tho end of tho south cas fork ol the lake. After nn exami nation of tho surrounding country they decided to locato on what is known as Johnson Creek (bd named In honor of Mr. Johnsoil.A After n brief stay they roturncd to Coos Bay whoro they re mained over winter, returning tho fol lowing (pring to their claims to per manently lecnte. Mr. Johnson who married tho same year, has rcsldsd here every slnco nnd on whoso premises tho first school houso was built, and later in close proxmity the Templeton Opera house, Many and wondorfbl nro tho develop ments seen by Mr. Johnson during those 23 years, instead possibly horo and thero an Elk trail, thero aro wagon roads lending to tho lako from four different directions. The creek from tho lake to the ocean has becd clonrcd up'and mado navigable at an exponso of nearly ono thousand dollars, n largo creamery was established about ten yoara ago, tho United Htatos Mail passes through tho greater part ol tho settlement six times every week on tho Marshflold Gardner routo, whila the Lako post ofilco Is sup plied twice a weak from Templeton. Threo school districts, havo been establis hed nnJ are flonrM Ing, tho uumbor of health nnd ploasure eookua who" an nually visit thoeo beautiful lakn is rnpidly Increasing and1 instead of Mr. Johnson's small log raft for transporta tion thero Is now steamboat sorvico. But iuaamuch.as Mr. Johnson has eeou moro than throe score of years, or idontly fooling old ago creeping on and thlukiuc ho has douo his share oj eor vice to- tho world, retires, to rost on his laurels nnd fruits of his labor and loayos tho welding of nxo and raal in younger hands, ,' Mr J. who is the son o( a well to do old tlruo ropo maker, has traveled ex tensively iu his younger days aa a sailor railroad man, minor and proapootor, be ing blessed with a largo heart a jovial, happyr-go-lucky disposition, is a brilliant ontertainornild iuteresttngwUh tomtits ceucda IroinlilJ travels' and life la oftriy days, ho will bo tritBsed. by tho whole community and tho removal ol his handflomo daughters from fociety and ballroom will causa vacancies In tlio hoarts of their admiring bonus thnt nevor can bo filled. ., ' Bay City Items Chnrlco Cavnuangh returned from Rlverlon tho first of tho wnek. 11' r ports Mr. E. Prlco as slowly recovering from his painful accident and kin hopei of being up and around again soon, Miss Lillian McCannhas retnrccd ;lo school in (own. J. Sullivan band sawyer of Bay City mill has gone to Los Angoles for his health. Mm. Evan Hodaon camo dcw.i (rem Coos rlvor yesterday and is spending a few days at East MarabDeld. They aro gottlng .along splendid put ting in tho new boiler at Bay City mill and are now bricking Jthcm np. Thoy arorusbinK tho work as fast as poa.'ible, bo as to get started up againi Rebakahs Install ' . Wedneidny evening ocenred tho in Btallatlon of officers in Western Star Robokah Lodge No. 27. The installa tion ceromonies wcro under trjo.auapices of District Deputy President, Mrs. Jen nie Bennett, who inalallo: tho following officers: Mrs. MaryM. Hofer, Noble Grand ; Mrs. Carrie rfunjran, VfceGrtnd ; Sire. Llzzio Bntler, Secretary; Mm. Jon nlolrccd, Treasurer Mrs. Nan Noble, Warden ; Mr. AHco Norton, Conductor; Mrs. Hattle McCormac, Chaplain; Mrs Kate Doubncr, L. 8. N.. G ; Mrs Carrio Anderson, R.B.N.G; Mrs. Jennio Bcn nott, R. S. V. G.; Mrs. Nellie Owen, L. S. V. G.; Mrs. Rose Curtis, I. G.; Mrs. May Coke, 0. G . ; Alter tho regu lar work of tho eveulng a social timo was indnlgcd in. Refreshments wore serv ed to those present. MODERN 'WOODMEN ; INSTALLATION ENTERTAINMENT The Modern Woodmen of Anioricn hold & public installation in I. 0. 0. F. Hall Tuesday evening. Tlio lijjhta went out a; soon as the work bcuan but with the aid of one coal-oil lamp tho officers wero installed much to tho nmuacment of aoveral small boys. After tho elec trician finished his nap nnd throw in another shovel full of coal thero was moro light. The curtain rose in au ex cellent littlo program, .with Misi Sueta Eickworth at the Piano. Dr. II. G. Gross in hla few remarks giving the history of tho M. W. A. imprescod tho peoplo with the fact that be know what ho waa talking about, also that ho know how to handle an audiouco. J. V. Flanagan sang r. rolo nnd it i i needless to say how it to: I;, an ct core, brought ont an imitation of n Chinese grocery dealer to customors which was oxcollent and took tho houso, our John never fail us. Pratt and Stauff as aged man and wife sang "Silver Thread Among the Gold." They my Pr.tt looked Uko a halt stowed Billy goat nud Stauff tho recipient of alimony. Clm. Kniecr r.ud his baritono wero there, thoy, wcrs as god ta ever nnd morltcd the 'hearty npplauso glvo,a. W. E. Duncan borei tha audience uulll tho good neighbors chlorformed rn.1 loinof od him. Tboso who particpnted iu tho evenlnz ect)rlainmoat aro heartily thanked by tho committee. Oanpuet and Ball Tho Marshflold fire department held n mooting last evening for tho purpoee ot rccolvlna b report of the comihlttoo appointed' to rnako arrangements for a banqaot ami ball to bo glvon January 31st. A rosolution waa pansod to nek the lady frlonds of tho department 'to take chnrgo of tho banquet arrangmontsd,atu tho committco wai empowored to jolly tho ladios (up to tho point whero thoy wilf b'o willing to undorVako tho work.' ' v. Plans yero outlined -for- tliBide(c- atitan of tho hall, and for making tho aftair in every way bang-up and tuttl fruit. ti , ! IV j r( v f. fl 4 V ; I u n rmznjt!f9 prnrazgj