,--.& f- . rn. 'jf j 4PM'qt'llMlttM , w " r " J ", r-fi W M . ' I i;i' u MARSHF1ELD, -COOS COUNTY, OREGON March 2 J , 1903. NO. 1-3 f - r w ' t ' MMk ' X jLJLJL m VOL XXVI, B00DL1N0 OFFICIAL ARRAIGNED TV j Minneapolis Mayor in Court , ' Pleads not Guilty to all Charges Minneapolis, March 18 Mayor A men, who wan flvo tlmoa mayor o( title city, nud nualtut whom mnuifolil chnrgea of brlbory anil corruptlou hnvn boon undo, tottered Into tlio court room this morn Ing. Ifo was so fcoblo thnt ha had to bo rested whllo toven Indictments against him woro read. Ho pleaded not gullly to each. CONDITION AGAIN SERIOUS '.V Romo, March 18-Tho Pope b again prostrated, and the reooption of oron bla moat Intimate friondi haa been suspend ed. Tlio I'rolato'a phyalclana will not ipeclfy (what tho trouble la. Grove alarm la full in Vatican clrolos, CUBAN TREATY RATIFIED Washington, March 10 Tlio Cubnu troaty wad ratified today by n vote of GO to 10, Voting began 3 o'clock, Tho comuiittoo nmondmenta wero adopted but n'motlon to strlko out tho flvo year clauio was defoatod. DEADLY BLACK- BERRY PIE '' ; 'l Lays Out Survivor of Knife Duel Itctldintc, Cal., March 20 Leo llarnor. who lived through tho (umouBknlfoduol in which Hilly Sllyorthorn wna killed Inet January, wna etrlckon fatally today from ontlnc blackberry plo yesterday, lhrnoa nto a whnlo pic, nud cramps broko tho stitchlnir in hia lungs, und tho surgoo.ns any ho will dio, Dnrnos had flvo knlfo woumle hi tho nbdomuu, nud hia recovery was pronounced tho moat romnrknbjo on record,, CREST OF THE FLOOD Keeps Immense Strain on Levees ContinuedHeavy Rains Predicted Momphla, March 10 Tho crost of th flood is parsing. The wator roso four tentha of n foot during tbo paat2l houra, la aovon (cut nbova thodangor lino. It Is expected thnt it will remain statlon nry for aovoral ('ays, keeping an iin munso strain on tho Iovoo. At j ointa above and bolow hero men aro working feverishly. Negroes do mand 12,(10 n dny. BtoAtrora woro eont through tho crovaato at Mound City to day to rescue 220 poreooa near Marlon. fjevoral thousand enfforera are boro. A large number of families in tho low landi bavo been without food for aavcral dnyri. The weather l)U)au predicts heavy rains, jn tho Mississippi vallay to night und.warjis &cmphUto take pre cautions. A wind storm ia sweeping up from tho south thia afternoon causing great alarm. NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN BUFFALO MURDER CASE Buffalo, March 10 DjIccUvsb claim to lmvo proof that a policemrn waa hired byl'cnuoll to klllBurdlck, ROOSEVELT APPOINTS SAME MEN . vr: Without Regard to Senate Washington, March SO Tho prosldont has appointed William Byno DIutrict at tornoyof Dolawaro, and W. D. Couni, Collector of Customs at Charleston, Tho Into 8enato refused their confirma tion. By tho appolntmont today both will hold ofllco until their nppolntmonta aro ncteuSupon by tho next Bonato. POPE LEO'S WEAKNESS CONTINUES Home, March 10 Tho Topo Is hotter, although tho weak on B3 contIuuoe,nnd In- elattj do continuing to rccoivo nudioncee VERY. , HARD FIGHT Flood Condition isno.ft ; -, Desperate RainorWIndwillBring Catastrophe , s : Momphfa, March IS Tho St. Francis lovoo board says that tho conflict with tho waters of tho MlenUsippi ia now des perate, and today tolls tho taja. The river la rising from New Madrid, Mo to tho gulf. Tho board say tbo fight ia the hardeit in history. Should tho river fall wo will win, but should rain or wind corno tho lovecs won't last flvo houra. The conditiona are the worst ever known. We are poworlesi, tlie wator is rising, and whole families aro la the streeU or on tbo tops of houses. Two trains are caught at West Brifce JaaetloaVt Trash outi extend on each side, an'd lamed Thlrty-flvo ia, tho first time in its' hia- lorr, covored with water, Sixti rr- sons woro removed from it last night. GIRQN JOINS TRAPPISTS Romo, March 18 From a high source cornea the report that the Buperiorwof the Trapplets haa Announced to the Pope that GIron, who eloped with tho Princosa Loulco has already outercd tho Trapplat community, SAN KEY GROWING WORSE East Tort, L. I., March 10 lrrt 8nn koy'a condition ia much worao than waa reproacntod nnd in addition to blindnoee, ho is very low. Thofatftl culmination of hia norvoua troublos can bo looked tor at any timo but will produco no aur- prleo. A mombor of tho family this morning, admitted tho truth of thia statement. COSTLY FIRE IN MASSACHUSETTS SHOE FACTORY Topporill, Mass. March 10 A firo early thie morning destroyed tho Lulgh lon ahoo.faqtpry. Lose throo hundred thoueand dollars. EEF BARONS FINED Must Pay Five Thous and Apiece Or Get Out of Missouri at Once Jefferson City, March 2) Tho Oudahy Swift, Hammond, Scwartzchllda and Sulzberger packing companies, defend ants in tbo ouster proceeding brought by the ottornoy. general against tbo bcof combine last aummor, wero fined flvo thousand each by the Missouri supremo court. Thor are ordered also to pay tho costs in tho caso, which amounts to fivo thousand, and tho court ordorod that unlets paid within thirty days all ahall be ousted from tho state. POPE'S CONDITION . "'.' TAKES' A'TUFW--- :5 FOR, THE BETTER Romo March 20 Tbo condition of the Tope today ehowa great Improyement. FLOOD CHANGES LITTLE VT- Levees Breaking Folks Fleeing Memphis, March 20 Tho river roso one-tenth of a foot last night and rain ia atill falling. An eight foot break In tho lovco sub merged North Helena last night, nnd that portion of tho city ia abandoned. Tho situation at Marion ia better. All who wanted had been taken out. Tho loveo was broken by a random shot forty miles up the rlvor today. Tho break oxtonds a quarter of a mile, but It ia believed thnt no Uvea wero lost, as tho pcoplo fled eovoral days ago. 3-v- MSS.V After nearly n BQoro oi undents of Cornoll unlvorslty had died of typhoid fovcr It ,wib discovered thnt thero wero . sevornl pigsties niljncont to tho Ithncu wntor supply, which Is regarded na tho . lirlmnry cnuso of tbo Bcourgo. It Is strnngo how frequently It tnkes nu cpl domic to point out'to oven tho most lti- tolllgont communities their neglcdt of i tho simplest rules of health. And y.-t Cornoll university has n department for teaching sanitary science In tbo abstract. A llttlo more concreto appli cation of professed Un'owlcdgo of sani tation would undoubtedly, havo saved kany Uvea. llL . ,i ;. . , i .....-Ja ANTHRACITE ARBITRATION COMMISSION Recommends ten" per cent-Increase Report in President's Hands Wnehiuston, March 18 Tho Anthra cite commission report ia'iu tho hands of tho President and will be made pub--Uc Saturday. It recommends ten for cent incrcato of wager. The Senate holda a session thie afternoon to consid er the Cuban treaty, and adjourns sine die tonfght. MURDERER BENNETT SURRENDERS Gives Himself Up to SheriffVn,,, Fremont, Neb,, March 20 A man giving hia name aa John Bennott pre sented himself to the she riff today and begged to bo. locked up, saying he ia tho murderer of the Fuller girl killed in San Franci'co a year ago. Bennett said ho choked her, but gave no reason. The sheriff locked him up. Bennett raired like a mad man. addresalne a anciful jury. II o will ooueld, I cVlMUaiMUUXIOUlMHHMlBIi: a M SHOE N buying thoea DON'T (4.00 eboe at a Etoro where U to 9 euoea aro sold you do get plucked nearly every time. : : ' : : Satisfactory shoes for Winter shoes that please tho people sbooB in which tho ahnpo will hold won't "equash" out, or sag in tho shank, or got shabby-looking In n little while. :::::: : : . : Shoes that hold out bocauao thoy'ro rightly oullt not a skimp any where, iuaido or out THAT'S tho Walk-Over Shoo. : : : Must be right or couldn't everlastingly wear or a new pair. Why pay (5 nnd $G Tom, Dick nnd Harry WALK OVER SHOE 3 N M m M long suffering public with scarcely a nor in shape for tho lost ten ycnrB. M n OUTFITTERS & m . v , ,,,,. i - lisiuusKiuinHKiiYiwHa MAGNES & CHARGES AGAINST Grand Jury Reports Indictments ' TroubleFeared in Mak-. ing Arrests Charleston, N'cst Virginia March 19 Tbe federal grand jury hai reportod 185 indictments against the minora for rc-f elating officers. Marshal Cunningham waa given warrants and has a strong posse. Trouble is feared. SOUND . LINERS COLLIDE Two Passengers Killed in Stateroom. WW' - W,-,Jh ri New London.Conn., March 20 While running oa alow etcara la tbe fog, thq passenger steamer Plymouth waa struck by tho' freighter Tauntan, of ths same) line. Tbe Uttewaa tiadar good head way, and struck head on, tearing 35 feet off the aldo of the Plymouth aft of tho pilot houso. She scooped out 10 state room r, which wero occupied, "killing two 4 " passengers One hoi his right arm tqrj off. TALK get plucked. If you buy a $3.50 or wrongno middle ground or we, preach Money-Back Shoes ood : : ;' : : ; for let-wellonough-alone shoes makec that have boon foisted on a chaugo in quality v $3 so md $4.00 never lei MATSON FURNISHERS tuaaMmmmmammmtamkiu iMiKfiniiHHiri . II ii i'i 1 i f 1 i ,'-"l."F"HTrT