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Cable Being Spliced «1 Honolulu End.
San Francisco, Deo. 26.— Tho fol
T U E S D A Y , DECEMBER 30, 1902 lowing cablegram lias been received
from th6 cable ship Silvortown,
timed at 4 a. m. todty:
P U B L IS H E D E V E R Y T U E S D A Y
“ About to buoy the cable off the
Island of Oahu, in about 450 fath
D. F. Dean, Editor and Proprietor oms of water. Up to this time 2238
County Official Paper. nautical miles of cable have been
paid out.”
Tho shore end of the cable, which
D evoted to th e m aterial end social a
am lding o f theO oqaille Velley pertionlerly is of a much heavier type than tho
end o f Oooe O oauty (¡enerelly.
ftiibeoription, per year, in earnnoe, ♦ 1.00 sea cable, will be spliced to the sea
cable some miles off Diamond Head,
The space writers aro still manu which is to be the landing place of
facturing copy out of Zola and his the San Francisco-Honolulu cable.
works. His works will hurt no one Until the splice is completed no
further word will be received from
who does not read them.
the cable ship.
It may take a day
Count Boni de Castellaue has or two to complete the work.
The
purchased the historic Chateau de dispatch with which the work is
Crignad, formerly the home of Mme finished and Honolulu placed in
de Sevigue. Someone paid $60,000, cable communication
with San
It begins to look as though Kais Francisco and the rest of the world
er Wilhelm and his Uncle Edward depend largely upou tho weather
have bitten off more than they will conditions.
able to masticate of Venezuela caout
chouc.
Fatalities Number 25 or 30.
Whole Empire Is In Chaotic Stats.
Victoria, B C , Dec. 27.— The
crudesceuce of the rebellion in
Kwnng Hi is pausing a lamentable
state of affairs in that province, ac
cording to mail >idv ices received
from Chius Lung Chow, a prom
inent walled oily of Kwnng Si, whs
being beseiged by the rebels when
the last advises were dispatched.
Nan Ning, on the West River, was
also surrounded by rebels who sent
meeseugers to the Governor calling
him to tight them. These rebels
looted a steamer aeut to Nan Ning
with provisions and money for the
Governor o f that city.
The province is not only suffer
ing by reason of the depredations
of the rebels, but also of the im
perial troops, who wlteu they have
dispersed the insurgents, ravage
the countryside. The “ braves,”
eager for loot and (the opportunity
to display the heads of rebels slain
in battle, make no distinction be
tween rebels and peaceful inhabi
tants. Crops are destroyed, ac
companied by indiscriminate pill
aging and acts of savnge vandal
ism. As a result, instead of con
tracting, the sphere of the rebellion
is growing more widespread than
ever, while gaunt famine stalks
through the laud.
' While the rebels are harassing
Kwang Hi in the sooth, other.rebel
movements have been started in
Kansu by General Tung Fu Siang,
and to the northeast of Pekiu by
Teug Lai Feng, who defended the
Chao Ying Valley, which is shut in
by high mountains, agniust the
Russian in 1900, and who has be
gun a movement against the Chi
nese government. lie has gather
ed several thousand men and has
considerable cannon aod small
arms. General Ma has been sent
against him with the force o f im
perial troops. General Tang Fa
Hiang has 10,000 troops, and has
accumulated a large atnouut of
grain and stores at Ning Hsia and,
assisted by Prince Tuan, the ban
ished Cbiuese Boxer leader, he has
begun a movement against Pekin
in the western province.
Auother troub|p»orae movement
is reported from Nang King. Here
Boxers are enid to be openly prose
lyting the men of North Kiang So.
Spain is considering a law to pro
hibit marriage between persons
Trinidad, Colo., Dec. 26.- -A coal
liable to transmit disease in their miner fiom north of Trinidad, who
offspring. Progressive YouugAmer
was taken out of the debris of the
ica may well imitate retrogresive
Colorado & Southern freight wreck
old Spain.
north of Trinidad last night, nnd
The highlanders of Scotland have died a short lime later, said just be
what they term a “ Festival of S t fore expiring that there wore 14
Idleness." This festival is kept by coal miners besides himself in the
many, and is confined to no partic car in which he was riding, mid
which was smashed to splinters.
ular season of the year.
The ruins of this car still remain
A Boston settlement worker finds under the wreckage.
All tLe men
the people of the tentements ex it must have perished.
cellent judges of real literature.
It is now estimated that tho num
Moliere knew that a few centuries ber of deaths will reach from 25 to
ago and always tested his comedies 30. All of the men in the recked
by their effect upon the unoducated car wore going to Trinidad to spend
Paris has a “ Beggar’s Journal, Christmas. They all came from
price 4 oents. The mendicents buy coal mining camps north of this
it to leari dates and locations of city.
Trinidad, Colo., Dec. 26.—De
approaching weddings, baptism
funerals and the like where they velopments indicate that tho wreck
stand a chance to pick up “ an hon on the Colorado A Southern Rail
est penny.’’
road just outside of this city Wed
nesday night, which was caused by
The midshipmen at Annapolis are
a collision between a merchandise
afflicted with tho community of in
freight train and a heavliy loaded
terest idea and have formed what
coal train, was tho most disastrous
may be called a study unioD. Stu
in the history of the road where
dents who work in recreation hours
freight trains alone were concerned.
in order to lead their classes are
It is known now that at least 14
disciplined by the union until they
men were killed, and rumor has it
conform more nearly to the average
that several more bodies will be un
grado of the class. This is union
Army Must Again Govern Filipinos-
earthed before the wreckage iB
ism with a vengeance.
cleared away.
San Francisco, Dec. 23.— It is
The destruction of fur-bearing
stated by officers arriving on the
animals nas gone on so long .with
All Allies Have Agreed.
transport Thomas that the Prov
out proper offset that it is with sur
inces of Cavite,
Bataugas and
prise that the proposition is now re
Washington, Deo. 26.—The notes Taysbas, in tho Philippines, are to
ceived to domesticate and progagate
some of the most valuable. The received from the governments in be plnced under military control
blue Arctic fox is found to breed terested in the Venezuelan contro because of tho difficulties of the
under proper conditions and the versy, including Venezuela,- ugreo civil government with tb« La-
iiay may come when people of mod to Butift. 11 ; tne question at issue to drones. In speaking ot the situ
A note is ation, D. J. O’Connell, a Manila
erate circumstances can wear its Tho Hague tribunal.
fur.
now being prepared by Secretary newspaper man said:
Hay in which this Government an
“ The proposed change is due to
At present the law forbids the
nounces its hearty approval of such the increase of robber bands
car’-yi-g -'f live stock by rail with
a course.
There appears to be no which
infest those provinces.
out water, food or rest for a con
question of the fact that it is the Aglipny, a Filipino agitator, has
tinuous period of more than 28
general understanding tho Monroe declared himself Pope of the Fili-
hours. An amendment to this law
Doctrine is not to enter into the piuo National Church. He is the
has just passed the House of Rep
question of arbitration.
head o f a movement for the re
resentatives extending this period
organization of tho insurrecto ele
to 40 hours. We hope the Senate
ment.
At present the LadroDes
will kill this amendment as dumb
The Marino Engineers’ AsBocia"
nnimals are entitled to more consid tion of Portland, San Francisco» keep the constabulary in a state o t
constant fear.
They come withiD
erate treatment than pig-iron.
Seattle, Tacoma and Astorin are per
h few miles o f Manila and firs upon
fecting plans by which they expect
the mounted police. The MilitAiy
In a walking mateh from Dresden
to tie up every steamboat and coast
authorities do not inteifere, be
to Berlin, 124 miles, wherein no
er nlong the Pacifio Coast. They
cause the situation is in the bands
sleep and only one hour for eating
do not endeavor to conceal the fact
o f the civil government.”
was allowed, the six arrivals at Ber
that they expect to precipitate a
lin were nli vegetarians. Karl Mann,
general strike, but on the contrary
the winner, 28 years of age, has
Prlncesu And Lover Are Found.
willingly give the full details of how
lived on vegetable food for ten
they intend to proceed in order to
years. He covered the distance
Geneva, Switzerland, Dec. 23.—
bring it about. While the blow is
in 26 hours and 56 minutes, or at
aimed directly at the Harriman in The Crown Princess Louise of Sax
the rate of 4 miles and G-lOth per
terests, all other lines they believe ony, who mysteriously disappeared
hours, and was declarod the champ
will be driven out of business until from the castle of tbs Emperior
ion pedestrian of the world.
the fight that the local order has Franz Joseph on the night of De-
Wild beasts are still very destruc been waging for months against tho cember 11, deserting her husband
tive to human life in India. Strange O. R. & N. Co., is satisfactorily and children, is hero at the Hotel
Geneva, and with her is Corin, the
to say wolves kill more people than settled.
French tutor of her children.
do either lions or tigers, and the
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government experts think the hunt
K o d o l U l«| ir| iM a C u r e .
panied to Geneva by her brother,
ing of small gamo has driven the
Digests all classes of food, tones the Archduke Leopold, and his
larger carnivora to preying on hu
man flesh. It is now proposed to nnd strengthens the digestive or mistress, a French danre-hnll singer.
wage systematic war upon wolves, gans. Cures indigestion, dyspepsia Two archdukes who were sent by
lions and tigers by detachments of stomach troubles, and makes rich Emperior Franz Joseph to request
red blood, health aud strength. the errant princkss to return at
Goorkha soldiers.
Kodol rebuilds wornout tissues, once to Dresden, called upon her
A wealthy man out west had purifies, strengthonB and sweetens
this morning at the Hotel Geneva.
$40,000 left him by will. The next the stomach. Gov. G. W. Atkinson
The Crown Princess Louise is
of kin thought he ought to share of W. Va., says: I have usee a num
this sum with them, and to this be ber of bottles of Kodol ai i have enciente, tho result, it is said, of an
agreed.
But his poor relations found it to bn a very effective and intrigue with an American dentist.
could not agree ns to how the sum powerful remedy for ailments.
1 The details of the whole 9tory will
should bo divided and they made recommend it to my friends.” R. S. furnish the greatest sonsation that
has been known for yours In tho
life a burden to him. Eventually Knowlton
court circles of Europe.
ho squandered and gave the monoy
nwny in order to rid himself of the
Oh yes! Do not forget the water
The U. IS. Civil Service Commis
importunities of his kinfolk.
proof Boot and Shoe nnd Hnrness
sion reports that for Ihc year end
If instead of prohibiting the in ing June 30, 1902, there were 14,983 Grease nt F. A. White’s shoe shop.
termarriage of clerks in his employ persons appointed from its regist Yes, his shop is a good dry dock to
Postmaster-General I’ ayne had un ers. This was 4,692 more than was I have ribs nad other parts of your
dertaken to see that every employeo over before appointed in a single { umbrella repaired,
gave an absolute return in labor year. Anyouo wishing information j
performed, for the compensation he about th» se positions can secure it |
received, he would have been en free by writing for the Civil Service i
titled to more respect. Under busi- announcement of the Columbian j
ness conditions, It would be none o f j £j0rrCR.)0nijenPC dolletjo, Washing-
the Postmaster-Generar« buHineA«1 ton, D.
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C. —
The OoirnniAsion w ill!
whether his clerks married or not. j hold oxaminath >ns to secure young
His sole object should lie to
men nnd women for these places !
tbnt they earned their salary.
during March anil April, nt Pendi«- ;
It is worthy o f remark that the ton and Portland. Many people do
Boer generals nre urging lovnlty to not know that these nppoiutn eiits
Great Britain, mi l that Kruger and are made without political :nllo, ate i
'll ■ other •Vlatwiuien” are stdl hold sud that n li'rg* ■ share f tlie’ll re
ing • it to the national funds for the filled by those having on'y a coin- ;
j. 1 . 1 , os.■ of upholding Boer nation mon sebool « i lies timi, lint siu lt is
ality in tho future. If our memory now the case.
is correct, the same state of affairs
ouce held in this country. The
men who do the fighting generally
know when they have enough; the
irreconoibles are invariably the Thl* stonature |s on «very box of the gemilo*
“ statesmen” who stay at home and Laxative Bromo-Quinine T»bi*u
(!ooi’iu.r, O r k o o » .
d o the talking
the remedy that cu re *
lacreued W«ts At Christmas Oift Far
Many Toller j-
Pittsburg, Deo. 24.— Notices wore
posted throughout the Connells-
ville coal regions today granting
the 20,000 employes of the Frick
Coke Company a voluntary advanco
in wages averaging 8 per cent The
increase will take effect January 1st.
It means that the company will next
year disburse in wages to its meu,
$1,000, 000, more than it has this
year, and that it will continue to
pay the highest Wages of any con
cern in the United States employing
this kind of labor. The Frick Coke
Company is a subsidiary company
of the United States Steel Corpor
ation.
The Bessemer Coke Company
whioh is the second largest inde
pendent coke- producing interest in
the Connellsville coking ,region, to
day notified its employes that an ad.
vance of 8 per cent in wages at all
of the plants o f the company would
become effective on January 1st.
The advance applies to the wages
of 5000 men.
Chicago, Deo. 24.— The 4700 en
gineers and fireman on the Chicago
Milwaukee and S t Paul system have
been given an increase in pay of
about 10 per cent.
Chattanooga, Tenn. Dec. 24—
Announcement was made tonight
that the wages of engineers, firemen,
conductors, trainmen and station
employes of the Alabama Groat
Southern have been increased from
5 to 10 per ceut. This effects about
1500 men.
Antl-Gimbling
Ordinance
Effect-
Showing
Its
Whi*« there »s natu’ Y ’y some
kicking about tho new gambling or
dinance, tho rosillt of its passage
and onforconent seems to bo giv
ing general satisfaction.
Some of
the merchants say that it made a
notieable difference in their trade,
and that some working men who
usually ennae to town Christmas and
blew in their money at the games
before making their purchases, this
year fitted themselves out with new
clothes etc., before spending the
balance of their wads on “ a good
time,’’
One good effect already to be
seen from the ordinance is a thin
ning of the number of tin-horns
bangiug around town, and perform
ing no useful service for any one.
The shutting down of tho games
has compelldd them to seek new
pasture.
Marshal Carter declares that he
propones to enforce the new ordi-
u im co s t n c t iv an a w itii u u t
I oa r
or
Something Radically Wrong-
The Washington Star of Deoeln-1
her 15— a cold day there— said:
“ During the middle portion of
last week tho well-to-do householder
of Washington was in the most
serious plight for coal. Last Satur
day the deplorablo coudition of the
poor came most acutely to public
notice.
Today the Government is
shown to be in straits which tbrentou
even the closing of the great de
partments unless relief is at once
forthcoming. Thus it appears that
the fuel famine is affecting every
interest, from the highest to the
lowest.”
And this is the Capital of the
greatest country in the world, that
has coal enough—a natural product,
that God, not mon, made —to last
300 million people a thousrud years.
And yet there are very prominent
and influential people, including
National aud international char
acters, who say that nothing is
wrting or “ nothing in particular.”
There is a “ whole lot” wrong,
when such things can be. Is it not
possible for our statesman to find
out the wrong, and right it?
And
if they cannot or will not, should
we not get lid of them and put others
in their place?—Evening Telegram.
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Temperance
house.
Oocq-Lillie Oity. Ore on.
First Class in every respect Courteos treatment, Transient
and Regular Boarding and Lodging.
NO BAR IN CONNECTION.
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Ladies, Misses & Oh: rens Hats.
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I f we can not suit you with what we !,m
kiud to your order.
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MILLINERY
at M r s . C. M o o n ’s
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
ui iji Tiynihio V., u‘5 k
You w ill find the latest in Fall and Winter Millinery at
my store.
Dress Trimming and Fancy Goods in General. Stamp
ing done to order.
Mrs. C. JVloon
Sanderson Building near the Wharf.
$5 will by an Organ
O n ly Q3S a. m o n t h
o n t h e i n s t a llm e n t
■plan-
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11 W., and will oner proof to show that the
land sought is more valuable for its timber
or stone than for agricultural purposes, nnd
to establish her claim to said land before
L. H. Hazard. County (Merle of Coos Co.
Oregon at Coquille on Thursday, the 5th
WANTED:—A TRUSTW ORTH Y OEN- day of Maroh, 1SK)3. She names as witness
Lee Neely, F. R. Taylor, H. L. Under
tleman or lady in each county to manage es:
business for an old established hon J of wood, of Fairview, Oregon, and Willis
Neely,
of Coquille, Oregon,
oolid financial standing. A straight bona
Any and all persons claiming adversely
fide weekly salary of $18,00 paid by chock
eaoh Wednesday with ail expenses direct the above-described lands are requested to
from headqnnrters. Money advanced for file their claims in this office on or before
expenses. Manager,340 CaxtonB ldg.. Cbi- said 5th day of Marchil903.
J. T. BRIDGES.
CHRo
favor, and that as long as he is
marshol, open gambling will not
be tolerated,— Daily Mail.
W ill O e t
P ia n o -
You.
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You can save this amount if you will and make your dear ones
happy. No homo complete without a piano or an organ.
I f you nre
looking for best vnlues
For Spot Cash or on Time Payments
Register.
The One Story Merchandise Store
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Lyons’ Millinery Store.
8 t o p » I lie C o u c h « m l w o r k » oflT tlio
(o ld .
Lavative Brorao -Quinine Tablets Cure a
cold in one day. ~ No euro no pny. Price
25 cents.
NOTICE FOB PUBLICATION.
United States Land Office.
Rosebarg, Oregon. Dec. 2 3 ,1!)02,
Notice is hereby given that in compliance
with the provisions of the act of Congress
o f June 3,1878, entitled “ An art for the sale
of timber lands m the States of California,
Oregon,Nevada and Washington Territory,”
as extended to all the P iblie Land States
by act of August 4, 18921,
MBS. ZILPIIA NEELY, Widow,
of Fairview, county of Coos. State of
Oregon, has this day filed in this office her
sworn statement No. 4182. for the purchase
of the N W ^ of N W o f Section No.
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'HAVE THE VERY LATEST IN
The destitution of the London j
poor is something awful. Men fight j
for work and there is not enough |
The
labor to go around.
N
NO CHINESE LABOR.
First Street— East End o f Bridge.
Pirates are still active in the Red !
Hca.
OTIOE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
tho undersigned has this day filed his
final account ns t.lio administrator of the
ostate of Matilda E, Nosier, deco a sod, and
that Monday,tho 2nd day of I* hrunry, P>p3
being tho first day of tho l’K'3 February
terra o f the County Court for Coos county,
Oregon, has been set by tin- ■iud^o o f said
Court as tho day for hturing objections to
said final account in the settlement of said
estate.
Dnted this 2Gth day o f December, 11H)2.
J .T . NOSLE11,
Administrator,
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We are prepared to interest you and make the asaertion that wo
cau do MORE for you than any other Piano or Organ House in the
countiy. I f you are interested write at once.
THE BIG SIX: KIMBALL, CHICKERING, WEBER, MILTON,
V0SE.HINZE, with the giant WHITNEY is a combination o f
soundness, strength, beauty and tone unequalled anywhere.
Twenty.eight other makes we handle.
Dealers Q U A L IT Y and Q U A N T IT Y aud lowest figure.
Ladies’ and GeDts’ furnishing goods, dry goods, mou’s
nobby suits, latest style boots nnd shoes. Groceries, borne
roasted coffees, tobaccos and cigars.
We are the ones
W p also have in stock a fine bue of Violins, Baojos, Guitars and
tbnt brought prices down.
Mandolins at prices from to upward.
A full assortment of strings.
Steel strings 5 cents each. New music received weekly.
J. M A C H A D O ,
M y r t le Foifit.
BEAUTY
CHAS. GRISSEN MUSIC CO.
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Stands for satisfaction guaranteed or money uefunaed.
W E HAVE
Euening Shawls and Slippers. Fine Cashmeres fo r the
eueninq dress. Beautiful trimmings, Laces, Ribbons, Tailor
Suitings, Poplins.
Nawkins’ Store
THE STANDAR0 PSNS KYCSYWHERC.
i woftt, c»#in. s, t,
C f v lf lf t
I I O R U f l Oiyies
ESTERBBOOX STEEL PEN CO,
Death’s Harvest
deprives you of
your dear one;.
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Show your love for the one who
is gone by providing ft monument
worthy the -neinorv of that. one.
A Isige inouumeiit or ft small
marker, whichever you choose at
this | !ne-, will show the best jn ig-
ment of first-rinss designers and
workmen.
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by All Stitlengrt.
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PE R R Y ’S STORE.
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Never comes to the customers buying their goods at
For every dollas you tender the house you get ita equiu-
lent in value.
The business we do has been built on these principles,
and it is on these principles we stand.
Dry Goods. Groceries, Boots and Shoes. Flour and
Feed
Stock in all Departments complete.
Strang’ s Emporium.
Glassware and Dishes, W o o d and W illo w-
Um brellas, Leggings and hightop Loggers
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Outing Flanneis,Mackintoshes,Rubber goods
Blankets, Ladies' and Gents’ Underwear.
Coos County Marble and
Granite Works. Z. C. STRANG, Prop.. - -
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Coquille, Oregon.