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About Weekly coast mail. (Marshfield, Coos County, Or.) 1902-1906 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 27, 1904)
M n ft Iff 'irrr fr'TlaWPHtT'Hrro miiiiir ilim -.Hrtinwa.'r -rirwwi -tairmrriiin -if-i " "rw 4HJ- . smiw&p y -8r Ml 'HVijt - r- - - - - cr iJWi i Jyiiiimliiw..!-'. j.AA".-ji'WiiiihA .". ,jW''( A fl f M jyaw kmw-k. , . - Hf Jt..ftrtJII.Mfrtfh -,,, .. M).!'1 V 3ftUM -'' , , t, 4i ji V fr ,&. I I iK yvnrM Vi V 5 M f i"i !' 3, 'T?V A v4 -ffV" i vro f . COAST MAIL uls T7" fin , 1 VOL XXVI I. MARSHFIELD, COOS COUNTY OREGON, February. 27. 1 904 No. 9 tx.M'MTr n-.f . ; i . w'rmftMtimjn" ic. f .1 - ra -j--rw-riwv --i j imniiwKn s ,49BBgWY t.. Jir jMffiteifcl ,tosL' - , ' V -Oi, t - rn if M.i. fldlMlHkjM 49v WEXKLY . .S aft r; - 'H jK. r V . V JAPANESE DEFEATED AT PORT ARTHUR Spies Attempting to Blow up Manchur ian Railway Detected' and Prompt ,.,; Iy Hanged (Special to Paris, Feb. 24 The French consul at Cheefoo late last evening sent the follow ing to the Foreign Office: "The Russians have repulsed a Japanese attack on Port Arthur. Four Japanese battleships were damaged and run aground. r. .t 1 1... XWWtWWMMAWWWWWKWWWWWWVWWWWWWWWWWWWAVl Wellington, l'ub. 21-Tlio State De partment tills morning received advlcea that Japan and Goran have concluded nfrKOtlatlona for n tiuaty Riuranteeln to Coroa Indupomlcnoo and intaffilty. ' r-. Kt reterbur. Fub. 24 'It was ofllolat )j announced today that thrco mumbarn i I HBJWW BB KOUROPATKIN LEADS RUSSIANS General Kouropotkln, has lmn re" Neved of his function as Minister of War and appointed to tho chief com' maud of the Russian army in tho far Kait. With tho poifHlilo exception of Gen eral Drat;omJroff, formerly Governor flbiinrnl of Kief and Inter members of tho Council of Htnto, (lanurnl Kouropat- f i OESTHAI KUIIOI'ATKIX. kin Is tho mout popular mim in tho Russian Army. Ae a bluff old soldier who has fouclit his wny up from tbo bottom to be Mlniator of War, huls.tho idoal of tip enlisted man. Not onb of tho Oznr'rt iirmy hna soon moro fighting and no ono can toll .a slojy b'ot tor, Tlioro Iq tuivor n dull luoment lb ba cam,pnny, for ho IntormltiRlos tho humorous incidents of hiq campaign with 'talcs Of tho OQlfenoriflr&3 of tb,'o IJjiorUhoui tlM Mlt lo!effovr the parolel wostoa of Gook-Tupo or pvpr the idy.'ilOpei of Plovna, No onb mee, . the Coast Mall.) of Ilia Japanceo tlaff dlesuitcd aa coolies wero captured while attempting to blow up a bridKo on the Manchuria railway over thofJunKHrl river. After n'n itniuedlato trlr.1 by drum head court matliO, they wore hanged to tbo rary culrert they had tried to de atroy. tig the short, Rrlnlod warrior in hi charming hsoio on tho sunny tido of tho Molka would guoss tho extent of his power or tho burden of responsibility weighing on bis shoulders. As minister of War ho was considered a just chief who gave rewards and adminltted punishment without fear or favor, It is small wonder, therefore, that tbo Rut eian armyadordi him. COOKRAN GOES TO CONGRESS Now Yoik, Fob, 23-W. Ucurke Cock ran was eloetod without opposition to day at tho Bpechil election held in the Twelfth District to fill tho vacancy in Congress caussd by tho resignation of George H McCollan aftor Ills oloction as mayor of Now York. Tho district is overwhelmingly DemocraUn and tho Republicans decided not to put up n cnmlldato, fearing tho effect of a I'r Domonrutlu tunjority ou tho eleotiop net Fall. MONGOLIA SAILS ON - -LONG TRIP' ever built in Amgrlca paBeod out pt the capea today for'BaWFranclifco'vla Cae Horn, '.) (Special' to the-, Coast Mall.) -Noofolifj" FebVSaV-Tne new DiioBd laaMUinwrMoakoliaf thtoiluiraMtMaaeell REPAIRS pN RUSSIAN VESSELS AT PORT ARTHUR NEARLY FINISHED How Have Strong Fleet in Fighting Trim f .: and Expect to SSon RegaiirNaval ' Supremacy (Special to the Coaat Mall.) Tokfo, Fob. 23-Advicea rflcelredfro'm KaKftiakI announce another sweeping Japanoie naval victory, at a result of hich fonr Russians torpedo boat de- troyers, part of the Port "Arthur de fonto rquadron, have been captured by the Japanese fleet under admiral Uriu, The announcement causes intense excll- mout in Tokio. The Japanese com mander usd ltuislan signals, and by t that means was enabled to approach close to tee Rusiicn scouting equadrou J beforo being dotccted. Cheefoo, Fob, 23 Hopahs on the .two 9 ..-r I i 1 hi n '- ' Vladivostok, Russia's icebound harbor in Siberia The harbor of VlrtdlVdfltok waa Uurlng purt of tho winter' it to kept steamers btillt for the purposes cu SCHOONER Lie on Beach at Seaview Was Bound From Sound to San Pedro. Crew Saved (Special to thev Coast Mall,). Astoria, Feb, 23 Another vessol has boon added to the list ol thoeo wrecked ou North beaob, and sho now llos in the breakers with heavy scaB breaking over heannd pounding her to pieces. Theluckloso croft to tho American threa-masled achoouor T?rauk W. llo,we, Cptaidustiu Kcognn, wjdeh sailed from Ballard-Friday, Fobruary. .lth, wltha ennsq of r railroad Hqb for fean wont on t),o I?ro.' 'Sherifiithe .blfch in.lan nijc(l -t1 lw i&if JP,111 ordeto Bftvo tha live! at ,lor cw. rth'eWeak6rs sho was turned ' roudW by The ohooner vroi4iwd sjirtl ft-1 tbtm, sad if rock'the beach atern 1lr:t. - Veeeela damaged 'by Jipasew torpedo boats In their attack on Fort Arthur are nearly, completed aud they will be ready fofaervica shortly. The Rosflanfl now claim tbat the Fort Arthur feet has In fighting trim J six battleehfpp, three bruisers, ten de stroyers and i:5 .torpedo boats, carrying nearly ten thousand nen, It is expected tbat the arrival 61 Ad miral Makarof! will be the signal for a Vfllly against the Japanese fleet. Rus sians confidently expect within the ifiw weeks to regain their naval supremacy fonnevly icebound In winter, bat now Slar by mwins of trrcat wb ctuanuat HOWE 'X S1 GOES ASHORE fort lu o'clo'k Monday morning flying dislroas algnnls, by tho obBorvor at North head. Word was immediulely telegraphed to this olty and tho tug Tntooalx ni reven"uo cuttor Ferry left town at ouco. but tho breakers Were rolling .so high on tho bar that they were unablo lo cros: out. In tl)0 mean timotho fchoonor drift- ed nortlnrd, and about'll o'clock eho berich nt( Ceavjow, fourj ENGLISH VIEW OF -'. -y PORT ARTHUR FIGHT v Another Battle in Progress There Japan ese Fleet Appears off Vladi v$tok , . . , I T l (plal t irw 64ka4 Mall.) London, Feb. 26 It to (believed bwe tbat instead of A RomIbb victory 'at Port Arthur, another 'oHCcewful feat woe accomplished by tho Japanese fa partly bottling up what to left of the Russian ffce.t, and that the Russians did for the Japanese what the Japaneee In tended doing for themselves by sending fonr merchant ships ashore at the mouth of the hirbor. c Parts. Feb. 25 A dispatch frcm St Petersburg states that fresh fighting to STEAMERS HAVING TROUBLE Special to Uie Malt. San Franclrco. 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U- ct(IaIUNK c)nic tb llw. tbakidMMaail Ui urlw tnii U li doVLfitli bJU ftl pr !... afllTITlMKMUalrnirthikniaui(l rftKISBllOnuJS. It tht only kabm tmdr to our wiSioal nlofft tnoavr riamea 11 ix doim oo bo ti ww . MiMAY& Ml MtllllBlllMtlBIalill aaMu(ai goto os at Pert 'Arthar between ht fleet of Adfelral Togo and the Raaeiaf forto and battleships, and that the gajteawat to Tery spirited i London Feb. 36 The .Vlslivestok eorreepofldeBt of the Central news wfrelf nnder today's date that fereiga warablpt were een at tea o'clock tSI reornlBiJ oa the far bortoon. After rewainlag Iq sight an hear they disappeared la the fog. ' The fleet taay prove to be to attack Vtodtooa tak. Japaneee DOVlrl WILL .BE -SECRETARY Special tit the Mail Wabin?toH. Feb. 21 flac8.Jiover, VARITIES, Cft'OfCf WW. & Matson , tli kiioM and Ui ui iIomui. TbrMa y propU ir trouWwUt osnU u troaWtjVwitbrrMwatMH. rfwr?" l. ATHtHJWWl !i& MWM. ajH .( i. bmc Fr ' ly J s)w RriiVstrav VJ "Mi .A t ? A a: :i'