Mr'-.'iv '!'!''?' '?!" '''"iisrrr:: i ser:. .- Hvr J(-. MVH JiVw VMf ujv t nnrt"HMfUii 'Wi 1lfJipniMB,'MrWHWl--TMl; V " t ! '.-V )n"il ., 4.jMfeMMt t W' " t-V r ... ' n f T"" t """ Hi ' .k-. . TELEPHONE, MAIN 45?. Entered in ihe Postofflce at Marshfleld, as Second Class Matter. ,) MAIL PUBLISHING CO., Propiiotors. P. C. LEVAR, F. X. HOFER, Editors nnd Managers. G. W; WOODWARD Foremau, IaiuedEv:ry Saturday. Terms: In Ad vance, $1.50 a Year, Si 00 Six Months DAILY: By mail, for advance payment only, 30 cents a month; 4 months Icr $r.oo. When not paid in advance the prico i 50 cents per month, straight Issued every morning except Monday, IMPROVEMENT of schooluouse GROUNDS Theimbrovementotthojchool grounds -which Is being rgitated by the alumni oasociatibn, is a laudablo undertaking and should bo encouraged by every one who takes pride in Manhfield's public ec'.ool, which is one of the beat in the stale. The clay soil ibeat the school house makes about as unsightly surroundings us eoald be imagined, and during a good -part of the year it iain such condition that it sticks to tho children's thocs, tracks into the school houee and makes a mess of things generally! In fact, it is necessary to forbid the children from getting off tho board walks. Tho Mail would tnggost thit what ever be done should bo in tho direction, not only oi bcantif vinj tho groundr, but ol rendering them available for a play ground for the children, also. WHY PANAMA WAS CHOSEN (Oregonian) That tho American people have de sired the construction oi the Isthmian canal at Nicaragua rather than at Pan ama is unquestionable. They haro not liked tbo flavor or order of tho Panama project with its history of corruption. And as for traffic between the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts of the United Elates, Nicaragua offers the shorter route, by many hundreds of miles.' Bat the Panama project has been adopted. It is assumed that tho au thorities of the United State the dip lomats and the Senate have superior knowledge; and upon it action has been taken, We are committed to Pan ama. Professor Emory R. Johnson, mem ber of the Isthmian Canal Commission, in the current number of the Independ ent (Now York), undertakes U set forth and explain the reasons why Panama has been chosen, The sum of these reasons' he tells up, why the commis sioners recommended thePanama route, Instead of the Nicaragua-Costa Rica location, was that the Panama Canal will be shorter, cheaper and on a lower altitude. For the Nicaragua route the estimated cost was $100,000,000, for Panama, including the payment of 140,000,000 to the old company, 118V 003,003. Eut it would coat 11,353,0(0 to maintain and operate the canal at Nicaragua then the one at Panama ; and tho capitalization of this annual cum would make a total of f 53,000,000 again tt Nicaragua, Since the canal at Nicaragua would be much the longer one, more time would be required to pass vessels through it, This, it is urged, would be an offset against the savins pf distance south and jnortb. To eteamera It might lej to Milinjr, Vessels not bo. Tho. .Panama " Ti " Canal will bi 409 anilea in length ; the WEEKLY COAST Nicaragua Canal would be 18lt:G8 mllos. It Is rrged further that tho fact that tho Panama Canal is etrolghter than tho Nicaragua route will ho a coneiderntiou of much importanco to vessels of tho length required for modem commerce. Again tho summit lard oi the Panama Canul will bo eighty-flvo feet nbovo tho ocean ,'evel; wlilla the level of Lnl.o Nicaragua, tho summit on that route, ia twenty feet higher. Tho number of locks nt Panama will bo ilvo, two on tho Allautic nnd threo on tho Pacific side. At Nicaragua eight Jocks would bo re quired Wcre to py Colombia 10,100.030 outright for the concession at Panann; but this is not deemed ixcctiivo, in view ol what that country is to surren der ta the United States. Colombia now receives 150.000 annually fro-n the Panama Railroad, and under tho ar rangement with the Panama Canal Com pany was to reciivo from o Id S per cent of tho gross receipts from tho operation of tho canal tbo concession stipulating that this payment should not be loss thnu (250,000 annually, Thus Columbia is surrendering a present annunlty of fiW.OOO and n prospective income of larger amount. These advantages Colombia will loso altogether under the new arrangement; for the railroad will go with the canal, and Colombia is to surrender her right, formerly reserv ed, to tako over both. These concessions to tho United States are deemed equivalents for the sum to be paid and the annuity for 100 years'; and at (bo end of 100 years the United States !s to have the option to renew. As to control of the canal, wo are to havo tbo least of a atrip of torrlrorr six miles wide and the right to taio such measure as may be necessary for defense of the canal. Under this lease construction and op eration si tbo canal probably will pro ceed smoothly, for wo are pretty big, and shall bo bigger, and Colombia prob ably will not want a quarrel. This is the true ground of hope that wo shall keep out of trouble ith these ''little convulsive republics" of 6panish America, as somebody has called them. ANAROUY IN HIGH PLACES (Oregonian) It ia hardly susceptible of belie that the Bherman law conveys a diflorent meaning1 to Hill, Morgan and their col leagues thn to the ordinary mind. They can scarcely be credited with the conviction that the joint acquisition and control of Great Northers and Northern Pacific had for either its purpose or its effect the etimulua of competition be tirecn those roads. In their heart of hiaris they probably regard the conten tion that tho merger's consummation before the Government's bill was filed renders tho morger impeccablo in tbo eye of the law, as "novel'' and "absurd" as doea the ruling of the court. They understood the law, bnt it did not suit them. They bad other ideas, Tbey had other plans. The law was a mere negligble inci dent to their more pertinent nudortak ings a mere fiy on the great wheol of their colossal schemes. Hence it did not effect them. It wbb to bo ignored, or, in the last extremity, to be gotton rid of by high-priced legal talent in a sate of technicalities and whimsical!. ties and nonsenslCaltieu. What was 11, Congress o Hill, what is the ' President to Morgan, what are a few judges more or less to,Wnll tfeot and the brainest lawyers in tho United States? We are engaged, they sidd, in a great movement of world development, Wo must ho equipped for qn'ck aud cohcront service c cross tho American continent and tho coast of Asia, What wo require wo must havo. It tho law is otherwise, an much thu worse for tualaw. It must stand asido. Wo cannot be balked, This da anarchy in high plnco, but anarchy. Disregard and impatlenco of lawcomoto tho snmo thing, whether hold at the cornor of 11 road and Wall and in privato palace cara ami along Fifth nxcuue, or by tho ragged beggar stealing n loa! of brcat from tho bakor's wagon, KNOOK THE KNOCKERS Knockiug ia as old as Father Ttmo himself; tho very Biblo starts in with it when Cain "kneckod" Abol on tho head. Had Cain a chum to whom ho could havo gone, nnd to whom ho could have told what a - Abel war, that wouldhayo porhapi sufficed, nnd Abel's llfo would have been sparei. But Cain hadno one to "knock" to so ho solved the problem by. "knocking" Abel direct, and bbi example bas been followed for generations in a greater or loss degree, sanguinary and verbal. It is easy to imagine the workmen on tbo Pyramids formed into cliques and "knocking" as thoy hammored thu grf.it blocks of '1 stone topieces. The Romans must havo been great "knocksrs," for tbey had to caution pcoplo Against "knocking" a mjn aftor bo was in his coffin, for witness: "Do mortuis nil nisi bonum." What better evidence can ono desiro than that? Ho's gone now; let him alono; or, perhaps moro literally translated jet, let him do bis own "knocking" at tho gates of heaven or hell, as thocaso may be. And then wo come to tho Christian era and read upon tho tombstone of tho dead, "Requicscat in Pace " or, "Rest in Peaco," and can this not bo construed as a warning to thoio who "knocked" biii in life to now giro him rest? How natural this knocking buiiness some men spend moit of their timo knocking everybody, from tho president clown, The man who is "agin" any thing and everybody can be set down ae a "knocker," and no mistake need be made. And men do not do all the "knocking" for the gentler sex como in for their share of it. Tho women, too, have their little hammers concealed up their sleeves and can ."knock" fhoir worse favored sisters to the queen's taste. , t ' Tho business men 'who are given to. "knocking" their competitors cannot bo counted on ono's fingers. "Knock! Knock 11 Knock ill" might bo said to be the trade mark of some firms and the salesmen go out and forget all about extolling the quality of thoir own goods In their firm attempt to "knock" their competitors. I wonder when some salos.j,n ouice ion wu, .,., .... ..,.- men will over learn tho futility of ter to eorvo ns in tho office to which ho knocking," the taking op of on hour of - ,,'. im .i,nopUnn" vm.r m. petitor, and when your time is up, com ing to your senses to realize that you havo not eald ono word extolling the goods you have to soil. No wonder a buyer gets tired of auch nnd tnrna tnem down as they rightly deuorvo. O'nceln a great while tho'knockera'1 gels knocked good and plenty. Some men would as eaaily nnd read ily pay a bill they did not owe as to say a ploasant word for anothor. J have known eome men and a .woman 1 por two who could never roolst tho opportunity to "kpock" when speaking of iay individual. It was SQCond.na- ture to them. Tho nearest'thlng to praise tbey could give wr.i ainfc praieo 'which is morcdamlug than loprnlio nt all. I havo root) Ilvo men In 11 uroupo un anlnioua in tho pratao of'an Individual, and tho sixth mau "knock" tho pratsiM one by emphasising como iucotiecqutm tinltlrnlt In his character, but enough to tVi'm the tly tooa In tho ointment. And when I scu such niou I caiiuiit but thjuk ol"CrU" in "Tho Havon," when llo "knocked" him nt bo.ml, ho "knock ed" him In led, From the eolu of his fool to tho crpwu ol hlo head; flo "knocked" him In sleeping, that every night llo. should dream of a "ecalpor," and wfdiu in a fright. ilo "knocked" him in eating, he "knocked" hint In drinking, Ho "knocked" him in coughing, In snerstnu in winking; ' Ho "knocked him in tlttlii., in atnnd iug, in lying, llo "kuookod" him. in walking, in riding,- In Hying, flo "knocked him living, ho "knocked" him dying I Never was heard such h terrible "knock ing." Rut what gave riso To no llttlo surprise, Nobody nceund ono penny tho worse I , But tho "knocker." Charles Christadoro lu Barrol and Box. A WISE STATESMAN "In the first placo I believe Repub licans are fair minded enough not tu waut 16 return a man to W.-uhiogton who is not in favor with tho Adminis tration. Then, again, Mr. Hermann has been iu olllco a long time, I don't bcliove Mr. Hermann would bo in n position to do anything for. tho statu on account oi his atttludo toward tho Ad ministration. One Democratic vote moro wouid cot probably mako any change," said tho gentleman in argumentative manner "It would bo good politics for tho statu to havo somo rep resentation in tho other party.. This would bo especially co in tho next House ehpuld it happen to bo Democra tic." Tho above ia from on intorviow with E. A. Reames, Democratic cu.ulidute for congress in thin district. Wo suggest that every ono study it carefully, for its statcBmanship.iteorBinallty aud its wide and firm grasp of largo ideas. Somo friction aroso between Mr. Hermann nnd Secretary Hitchcock, which, so far as known, was through no fault of Mr. Hermann. Tho Democrats aro working this for all it is worth, as an indication that Mr. Hormanu's "atti titude,,,toward tho administration" should bar him from return to congress. Tho Mail begs to submit that the Secretary of tho interior is not "tho administration" and we can send a man to congress who ia "poraona non grata" to him without casting any reflections on the administration. The fact that Mr. Hermann "haBbton 1. r.. . , It II ..!.. ll I.I !.,., ls aboulj to bo oloc,cd- That . "ono Domocralic vote moro would probably not mako nny chango," might bo a comforting reflection if thore wore any danger of that voto boing sent in, but as a reason for sending It,' it Eoems to lark some of tho olemonte of a good argument. If Mr. Reames can think of no bo tter roacon why ho should go to -congress than that ho may not do any harm thcro, ho would bettor atay at homo. Tho Idea that it would bo "good poli tics for the state to havo some roprojen taJpn in the other party," may appeal to candidates 6Hh,p other party, but It will hardly. Influence tbo people of thiu district to aend young Mr. R5amcj to congress. it Ih said that thu Domncrntlo can didate will bo soon mul hoard in this section during the campaign, and wo i will thou ba nblo to jmluo whether or not thu nbovo utlonuicos arc a inimiuto of hlu cnllhro. ftft9QS3$$asQcse$ccMQir I Editorials 9 H) of the People I UmlertliUlirtdthfl MAU. will In nlomtil to imblluli coimminlcntlonn un J? til)icm ol (uiblie lulrtctt, utnlnir no j T. roiponilbltity lor tit enllminu ft) JjJ pietnil Contribution fyolnvltrd, n l'OiStniUTlKS FOR CO03 HAY "(lod tn Rib) tho world. Men build cltlos" Jn 183.1, 10 yrarn ago, tho com mandor at Fort Dearborn, whero en terprising (rontlemmeii had built two or throo log cabins on tho banks of tho Chicago river, Mportod to our Oovorn- uiont at Washington that tho surround ing country was a low, marshy district, notVapablo ol snelclnlng a population. Today thcro Manda a city with a popu lation of nearly two million pcoplo, ono ot thu marvels of this generation. When Chicago assumed tho dignity of a rival of tho rich and thriving city ol St. Louis, her brother rivals claimed that St. Louis was owned by liar own people, whilo foreign capital hold Chi cago in its grnej), nnd thcro was no danger of thulr being kit in tho rnco by the city on tho Inko. But push ami pluck Hoon forged Chicago ahead In tho raco. Kantaa City and Leavenworth were rival), tho peoplu of thu former town feeling so suro of her preeminence that they fell into n spirit of indlfler nuce, and thu result is that tho en thusiastic and enterprising spirit of tho K. C.'s have built a city with nearly ten timca tho population of hor rival. Minneapolis, started right under thu bhadow ot St. Paul, by judicious advertising has left hor old nnd wealthy rival, though at ths head of navigation on tho Mississippi River, "thu father ol waters", nearly 25 por cant in tho lurch. Seattle, though a burg in tho early SO'n by tho hustling methods of bur onthuilable, compelled tho N. P. It. R.( which had rolected Tacoma a its Sound town, to cnlar bur gates, and is today moro than twico tho size of Tacoma, and and aformidablo rival of thoold, wealthy city of Portland. V. Spokano, in '83 was only nock" r.td neck in tho race with Cheney, her East ern Washington rival, with tho N. P. 'It. it. pulling for tho latter p'aco. At this tltno Cheney Is hut n way utation, with npokane tiio greatest rallroaa ccntor west of tho Rockies, and a marvel of tho ago, Push nnd a liberal use of printers Ink did it. Recently a bright man writing to tho Oregonian, declnrod that In tho next tenyoaratho Pacific Coast will ho tho ccntor of tho world'ocommorco," Shall San Francieco nnd tho Sound handlo all this immoneo trafllc? Whoro aro tho ontloto for tho great state of Oregon, with hor moro than 00,000 pquaro mllcn of area, nnd hor rich aud wondorfully nnmorouBroBourooa; with 250 miloa of aca coaat? Tho Columbia ivor at hor oxtromo Northern boundary, with con stant vigllanco and Immense expondi luro of funds ia ono, Cooa Bay near tho center of. Oregon coast lino tho othor, and from its natural location nnd feat urea should, WILL bo n moro impor tant ono. Tho resources tributary to Cooa Bay aro rich and varied, Whilo farming or grain propucing la Iitaitod, thero is a' 1 1 uilno of wealth In her dairy farms, hor I1 niMtt r MMlMtMtiatMta orchards, her inajentlo furoatn nnd hor . coal fluids, Land trunnportnllon It all that la needed to bring this favored section to tho front with a bound, Whero Is thuro n llo'd no Inviting to capital as tho vital nrc-n Dotwmm B.iti Friuiclico to tho south, i'oillniul north and Salt l.nko City cunt? For lu'allhfiilnosii tho ollinato ol th'ta May In perhaps second lo uono on thu globe, and taking thu year round, will compare favorably with itiiy, for com fort, Tho CiiOi ihy Cliambor of Cominuico In n reproiniitntlvo b:idy of niou. Dj they collectively, and in Individuals run lUfl tho posalbllllios within our u,rnip? Thoijuuhlfug of tho population of 11 town qiinuplc8 thu vuluo of its outtldo property, Ono dollar spent in Jfidlclous ndver , tiling will bring a return of ten. Thero Is no roaron why the city on Coos Bay should not ho at least second In N tho stnto of Oregon. Shall wo not lot tho world know what wo enjoy? Invito thoto rotklng now liomos to como and enjoy with ur, that wo may onjoy ' tho more? The enter priio of ono o our citizens, Mr. L. J Rlmptoo, tho worthy president of our Chamber of Commo;:r, Ii already pushing our manufaclorlng industries away nhoiul of tho K3tulation compar6d' with most cities, Shall wo not Jofu him In Id noit comrnendnblo efforts and rightfully claim a iluro of tllo bonoflls? ' What need Is thuro of Jealousies? Marihtleld with hor reboots, churches, hotels, docki and mercantile oitabllnh- monts, will, must receive the beriefits of tho lion's sharo of the tint influx. Ail branches of business will rocelvc a now impotus, Instead of raying, "h railroad can't como with exhlstlug conditions let ns, ns we can, bring about conditions, as did Seattle and Miuncapollo, that will compol railroads to build to Coos Bay. It can bo dono, c. LANDS IN COOS ARE NOT AFFECTED There It somo oxcltemont over tho decision of tho supremo court touching tho 0. AC. R. It, lands which havo Ixion indlsputo with inttlora,and parties hero havo commenced to tile on rail road lands lying iu thin county. , ThoMAtif will state, on tho author ity of Chas. J. Echnaabol, of Portland, tho attornor who won tho salt against tho railroad company, that the dsdslon affects only the Inuda which have btton in dlsputo with actual eottlora, who had filed on tho lands about the time they wero awarded to tho railroad company, and docs not affoct the lands to which tho railroad's title has uot boon disput ed, TIGHT SQUEAK FOR L0UI8E Pounds on Umpqua Bar her Slioe Loses ,! l-M Cafl L. Albrccht, who returned (rant tho Umpqua yesterday, reports that tho thrco""InUBtod schooner Loulso, Copt, Andereon, .got 'into aorlouu difficulty whilo crossing In over tho Umpqua bar Monday, and lost hor bIioo, an nnohof and cablo, Sho struck on tho north aplt and sua,- talned a eevoro pounding, The Llle. Saving crow wont out to render atslat niico and tho boat was capaltod In tho brcakore, tho crow being coneldorably bruised. An anchor wnu put out, and an attempt mndo to warp tho schoonor off tho eplt, but tho cablo parted, Fin ally Uib, tug got tiio voesol off and Intel tho rtaor, and alio does not aoom to bo eorioualy damaged,