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About Weekly coast mail. (Marshfield, Coos County, Or.) 1902-1906 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 26, 1903)
fj i '") r k 4 yt kCju-mj ", , a ? J1' ' J . ,7' jfe W W" .','?, ','.. .-I lu- VOL XXVI, ra rss irrrzrrrcrrat: For Relief of Oregon Shippers From Oppressionif the Railrqad Legislature Liable to Run A-Muck 4 (Special to tho Coaot Mall.) Halcm, Ih'v. '."J-Thii Itcpnbllcnn cau cus Monday af'cnioon and uu-nluu -wo full ol aurprlrcr-, but tlio greatest of nil was an n.meit cnanlmotia decltlon to tako U roilruad legislation. Leading membora of both Hotiac fought for consideration ol nny bill Hint would givo relief to shippers. Ilrowncll, president of liiu aanalo, surprised nil ad vising lm paisago ol a bill to glvo tbip pcn relief, II tlmy bad to atay a month. Mcmbare supposed to roprctnnt other Inloroata fought for a speedy odjourn- mont ol tint IcRlalnturo aftor coneidcrn tlon of nothing but a tax nmendment, Tho caucus divided on reconsidering tho subject ol speody adjournment by a Totool 13 to V3, tho chair, Senator Kny hcndnll, deciding in favor ol adjourn' ment Wodnotdny noon. Out- ol alxty lilno Kep'ibllciuif, eighteen wcro not present nt tho caucus. Many ol thcto havo mc . ;:?w they with considered, ro tha caucus is not concltifcivo. Keprusentntlvo Humo and Senator llooth, u-iionro abrtont, both advocate railroad logsllatlon nt this sctsiun. Ed dy ol Tillamook, nml Kay1, ol Murion, made tho hurdeat HkIiI for adjournment. Tho Mcllridu hill has been introduced In tho Senatu by ono senator who lost thourands o! dollars on account ol tho cat shortage in tho past few weokn. Governor Cliiiinlj'.rlln wnn chnwn n statomotit ol corny ol tho shippers, which rnya tlturo ought to bo n lull pass eil to remedy tho cat phorlngo p.nd to protect eihippor.t nu?.iiiat unjust nlao In f r e I k h t rate". All Jomoorotio invmborH stand lor tho bill. Tho llepublicnr. caucus Is henrltu: the fnr.ts, dcliheraloly rueolvcil to lnl;o up it bill to rciiu'dv tho car uhottnuo ind.'to protect tho hlilppur'a hiterosta ol Oregon nuinnt tho ralno In frt'luM rates thnt UOcb Into uffect Jiuniiiry Int. Tho Hoptibllcnti o:uicua convened nt noon today &nd imiiiediittoly nltor moot lng adjournnd until noon tomorrow. Knough membi'M voted for uttjotirh mont until tomorrow niirht Imvo cliimK cd tlioir nfimlfl to ri'Hcliul that voto", but thla can not ho dono until tomorrow in order to ruohtho busiiupo of tho two houeoB nlonc It Is now thought the loglelaturo will tnlco ft rccoos tomorrow niaht until altnrXmaa and thou remain ineesBiun nil next wenk, " Tho Churtm blllool North llond and Marahflold pnajod both houses, MAI PASS BILL TCBZSS Coming on Alliance (OpeclAl to tho Coast Mall.) 1'ortlniid, Dec. 22Tl.o lollowlni? pa'c suriKors Balled on (ho Alllauco tonluht, G Itlchnrdv, JJtnaiu Wlnlurt, U 11 Irwin, (I M Koliioti, Mra W IJ Karrlu, Fred l-'fich-or, Mantur I'in-hcr, Mr Firchor, Lilly Flacher, Mrs Oreenow, 0 II KtevciiH, Joniou Morcliimt, Othmor Miellcr, K. Mull, J A Haasmuieu, J J Itaatntiie, Goo Martin, Van 'ihornnt, Kd Ave re. Joint Avuro, Carl Withcrml, Olu J Welt ton, TO Weiblon, Jertlo 1-ifcher, Mnr Sarltn FiechvrCo. I w only pooplu. COOS BAY WAGON ROAD Substantial Improvements Going forward as Fast as Possible From Thuraday'a Dally. W. 0. Muclclc, nho Juit roturned from a trip to I'lrvloiT, roporti that tha inllc of road already Improved by the county, west of Fairvlovr, li thu beat plaok road ha ovar law. ThU prico ol road Hue from tho fitrlmlon placo thin wjy. VN'ork ! now comuioucInK, to plank from the Htftlnnon plnco cmt to Uarker't lane, lie county court Is nleo looklna for toaniB to haul uravoljipoa thu road, that put In as an experiment soma tlau ago haylnu turned out well. ' . Mall Contractor Manga now propoiea totxpond $500 In ImpiOTing tho road between Falrrtew am Mlddlo creek, with tordnroy etc. Thli Is in addition to the f 1000 which Ur.'.Hmn has alrctdy Klvcn and indicates that tontlemsu to ba the rlht sort ol man to brtns tho old Coos Hay wbkou road to tho fropt, Tho Falrvlaw people are muoh ploarod at tha work going on, which will rIvo them an oullot.fo tho bay tlioir brat trading point. With tha excnllent ser vlco uiven by Captajn Harris, on Catch ini; alouRh, much trado will como to MatBhflold, when tho road is euQiclent- ponnlty from 1 25 to 10 per car nnd ly improved, which now Roeeoleenhi-re. 'mnklnR It effoctlvo in 30 daya nltor ap Wltli tho dovolopmont ol tho loSglnR prova, by lh(J c0VrDCr inuusiryoa wiu norm ior oi mi: uu- quillu, nnd tho increasing, prosperity of tho farmers In that section, this trado la , well worth looking nltor. Valuable Lesson (Knlorpriso) -Tho Myrtle Point POoplo whocubscrlb- od various nnroo of money for n wrltoj up In tho Gateway Mngaslna published . . .. , J.. -.,.: .. at uranu rono, .. u,t ku. Biuriuumy souped. Instead ol giving tho county U.oproperwrltenptho larger amount of I . I. 1.1..... .. .will. . .I.l. .K.t In.. l DUDCU IB iniSUII Ull mill m uv.ll IJ.V11 Ul .T . r .t a.i. . .i n thacouutry from tho Uakotos to tho r- cine. Only four or llvo Inches is given to tha dairy buBlnosa nnd only ono.P0,lw nuopiuu. creamery is mmtlohed an Injustlco to thedalrylnghuoiuossol tho county. And when It comes to tho mineral rotources itisacorkor. Instead ol making men-1 tlon ol tho largo mines in tho 6ixoi and Johueou Crouk country, It mentions only i ono-a placer mine on Elk riyer. itoI only inontlons a very fowof tho busnoss housos of the towit and overlooks most of tho Important Industries. Had Uioi rupretjtntatlvo ol tho magaalne who vis ited this place taken tho troubloho could havo at louat gotVou a ilttlo reliable In formation. Tho wholo write-up is rot ton and thn business men .who didn't blto may 'consider them salves Mucky. a for ourselves we'll learn altor while. MARSHFIELD, COOS COUNTY OREGON, Dec, 26.. 1903 ' ifM " 'fi oili mwi asaaaczz&tzs OTHER ' 01 Li 10 PASSED Oregon Legislature Branching Out Celilo Bill Passes - fc House (Special to the Coast Mall.) finlom, Dec 23 Tho Uouia in Com mltlco of tho Wholo cone'ticrcd Subatl tulo Homo Hill Ho, 21 appropriatiiit; 1100.007 fcrCelhlo canal rlyhl of way. ' - .i Tho bill wab ncrrcd to and reported to thu Homo. It was nt onco phroJ upon its flcal pa'sa'o nnd pnsjed by n vote of l.'I ayb: to 14 nays. Two absent. Friends of tho moasuro nro jtibilont over the rosult and predict nn easy vic tory in tho Sonnto. Tho Republican caucua convoned nt noon and without dolnc anything od joarnod, Tho indication now is that without caucus tho legislature will this oyodIdx reconsider the vote by which it was smeed to adjourn touleht, and aim- ply tako a rctt until Monday, when Wvrk will bo continued. U.niley'fl rind Kay'a flat salary bills woro tnkun from tho committee and pin cod on tho caloudar for final pnasr.Ro. Tho railrond oar ehortago bill is report ed back by committco, changing the ,..,.... ... . .., . JUI1U9 Dill IU liiu iiuudd 1Q HIUIDU IU ouro tho car bhorlno ovil from which Oregon has suffered incnolulnblo injuiy the past season. Iho bill is modelod nf tor thoTexaB net, aud Impozesa severe penalty for fnlluro to furnish cots with'- in a rcconablo time, Tho policy of tho groat corporations is toduly nc,lo Bnd ''nvojha legislature ndjonrn without glviug shlppora n hom ing. Tho Wnya ond Sloans comttiittco to- cdt Ujo nJ ,lion ot thhm ' " UpproprlatliiK I0,000 for paymont of ' J IJ'n war Voternna' oUlm;. Tho ro- Uoprceontntiyo Hutchinson of Mull nomnh last OYcnlug introducod tho most araQL!o measure to prohibit gambllug h thla ntato over placed beloro thu Orogon legialattiro. The Hill Is an e.tct eiipy tho Washington !- whlcb tffeeturtlly stoppod gambling in that statu, Tho Soue-lo roturucd tho Kays tax law bill with a minor fniondmont changing tho wording ol tho title, and tha aniond. mont waa conctured in. Tho samo course was taken with the Edwards bill, rostorlng tha old Jaw of f 300 exemption from taxation.? - ;il J. a MATRON AND' MAID.,' i ;Mn. Pnttl lma borjucnthed her larynx (when hiu nliall have dono with Ui to tho miiKeum of tho Itoyal College Of tiurgeon;!. i JIr;i. Tuntiy Workman, daughter of former Uovcrnor A. I). Hulfock of Mn riirhuxcthi, I.m known as tho world's grenteut tnountuln climber and explor er. ' L'or tho Dticliwi of Wcdtmlnatcr a (i)dou eweler hna produced a coBtly riinmput In tllamond.f. It may be uncd i n necklnco, it hair ornament or a corsage decoration. It Is n tlcxlblc rib bon of dlumondH uiid coiit $100,000. lllwn Anne W. Cnrpenter of Provl dencu, It. I., ban recently been added to 'the staff of Instructor)) of Whcaton seminary. MIm Carpenter la n gradu lo of IJrown university, where alio tha uIko taken her master's degrco In F-nj,'llnh. Mme. loubet In her reception td Queen Helena la sold by M. A. P. to lmvo dlnpluyctl the moat admlrnblo eau? frold, dignity end tnct Sbo was exceedingly skillful In lntrodticlns the wires of tho mlnUtcrs and other ladles to her royal gueat. Tlw oldcat woman collego grnduato In Mmwacuuncttfl. if not In New Kng- I laud, Ik believed to bo Dr. Sophronla Fletcher, of Cambridge, who recently celebrated her ulncty-ilfth birthday. ITor thirty years she was tbo attending phj-cldan of Mrs. 'Wendell Phillips. The youngest ofllccholdcr in the city of MnrlLwro, Mass., Is a woman, Miss CJenevIevo Priest, wbo holda tho po.il tlon of water rvgltrar. At nn exam ination held recently for the position MIah Priest atootl llrnt among the fif teen candidates who took Uic exam ination. Mr. Kollda Forsco of St. Louis has In addition to selling a slto for tho erec tion of nn auditorium in St Joivpu, Mo., nt one-half tho vnluo of tho real cutato presented tho St. Joseph Audi torium company with $10,000 In cash. Mrs.- Forsco was a former resident of BL .loreph. a-.- To Hvo the surgeon nod tbo critic frust draw. bloxl.-Lifc. t - Lirlnir ana Learning-. A man is nc.ver too old to learn, but Bomoumcs lio is too young to rcnllzo it -Philadelphia RooortL 17 ' -.iL ' 'Irta-rttable Infnrrnco, TTou bcc, It's nn exceptional cnso.H "Ahl Then it's your cobc, of counxv" -Chicago Post CLEVELAND FAMILY'S CHRISTMAS (Special to tho Coast Mail.) Prlucoton, Jf. J Die. 23 Surrounded by their fivo children ono moro than at the Cbri:tmne colobratlou n year ago cx-1'rosldont und JIr. Cleveland will pAis n jolly Chtistmns tomorrow In their home on Daynrd Lane. Tho holiday will ba ubcorvod (imply, attention loing given chiefly to innilhg morry with tho children. A big Chriatruas treo Btnnda iu the library and packages havo bven delivered Ihlcknud hut cuntaiulng pres ohts for the Ilttlo otiua. Iloiv lo I.mintlcp Sittntl Artlrloi. On wnsh day, when the winds iidm high or thrro Is n iioeltlea frost In tlio air. It Is best never to hnnj; such daliity, "delicate things as handkerchiefs." col lars and ciin's upon tlio Ilpo. Not only Ih tho flno fabric of theso nrtleles likely to bo whipped Into shreds by -tho wind, but thero ts n danger of thorn being blown r.Vny nnd nU?gethor lost On these wliidy, freenlug dayfi n safe moth od Is to placo such Email nrtleles na col lars, cuffs nnd handkerchiefs in a pll loNVca'sa1 nud then hang this upon tho line. Tho small nrtleles in it froea "dryland nro a aplendidt, color whon Vcady for Ironing. .. . , . . Jtm WHITE HOUSE XMAS How President and Family Will Observe the Hoi- iday (8peclal to the Coast Mall.) Washington, D. 0.. Dec. 21 Cbtiet mas will bo observed tomorrow in good" old style at tbo Wbito House. Prepar ations for tbo cvont have been in pro lines or over a week, and everyone, from tho President blmsolf down to lit tle Cnintln, has had sonothing or othor to do with the difforont features of tho arrangements. Express wagons, mail carriers, and mesicugers boro numerous packages to the Executive Mansion today piotente to the Itoo'cvclt family from friends and admirers throughout tho country.. Of cootsc'it goes without saying thnt'the children will be up with the birds to a& certain what Santa Clans baslitin their Blockings. J.atcr they will assemble In tho library to receive tboir moro import ant gilts inm the President "and Mrs. UoeseroU, Following the custcm ol last year it has been decided to havo nq Chriftmas treo at tbo Wlilto Houie, but in tho afternoon tho Koo-cvolt children will gd to the homo of their uncle and annt, Capti and Mra. Cowlcr, to eco a s t I 0o.op:CtonteslOg;EBlGS I ' llllfl 1BIIIIIW HI a afl ' 1 1 1 III SBIM HEW LINES, EXTENSIVE VAR1TIES, oHOIO VALUES. Jlagnes & Matsoti; "tio!'m protty Christmas tree and receive other ' ft presents. '. t . . " ' Christinas dinner wlJJ hi tytypi 5i tho ovonlng. The prlrjclp;il feature yj ' tho huge aobbler e&lqptj!il from ihs hen- . drel or rrioro turkeys rrceivo'd 2J preft onts at the White Houbo ynterday orJ r, today. The jemalndpr ol Ihp turkey ' - r ' ' were attributed thli aft-jrnoou'with thu -. compliments of the- PresUknt ahd Mr. ,' h ' . " . ' Kootevcu among tne acrvaru anfl ' laches of the Executive Mant.on., .: i CHBISTMAS . . .. CHEERFGR '". Y''-'' (Special to the Coast fylqllj Washington, Dcsc. 21 Tlibugh fir i from homo tho bluejackets and marine's is, 300,000 pounds ol dreited Bwl;. 'Ot6o,..j pounds of rnqton, and JO.000 pounds oj turkey. Thero is alto on board a grVfi, quantity ol pluoi )iuddliig. The turke. And plum pddding will bo dUhcd out ip, librnl quantities t9morrow hen thet ackhial sit down to their Chmtrdaij. (ijnncri . y on doty in Isthmian waters a'ro to hairi) : plenty pf Chfktmas cheor, thanks to . the foresight and tboughtfulncst oj. Undo &sm. According tor. dispatch redelyed a. the Navy department the f npply "sh'lp Calgao has arrivd safely at 'Colon 'with n bit cargo ol supplies or the. Kvush'ipsa oi the Eattorn and. Western sQus of tb Isthmus. The Calgan'a cirfo hidladea .11 .' ,1 - ; J-