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About Weekly coast mail. (Marshfield, Coos County, Or.) 1902-1906 | View Entire Issue (April 2, 1904)
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IVjjEEl ,. 1 .., jr-" - " i "r 1A 4-';' ' 17ir IT TKT mrw . jbti . m W W JKLu tMrnmltf fflh 2 A- BILLY- t Ik BRYAN LOSES t - In the Bennett Will Case Now Iluvon, Conn, Mnrcli 31 IJryati foil Ills card in thu contcot for ndn.le alon o( thu ncnlix) lutlur in tlio JJonnolt will controversy tlii luornliiK, when JuiIko Qaku declik-d llint uccordln to Connecticut law tliu lettur cnntiot bo Ailmlttcd na (t in not dcicrlbml with uulllclont certainty In thu will, and thnt tin oxtmncmifl pajwr cannot bo admitted In thu conntrnltiK of n will. fWENTY-FIVE LIVES LOST Kcrauton I'onn. .Mar. 31 Twonty-flvo Itlrlo iott their liven this 'moruitiR in on explosion in thu Dixon Uiulbt factory nt roreebtirK, four mllot from this city Two bodliM waru found tiro blocks from Iho iccuo. Dozen ot girls badly wounded. U IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE VariousMeasures Con ' sidered by Con- gress WaahnlKton, Mar. 31 Tho Benato t (lay pHitfil aUblll npnolntinu tho meri lirevionuly namoJ a tho Hoard of Mon aora ol tbo Nntlonul Homo for Disabled Voltuitt.'ur Hold lorn. Honntor Olnrk ot Wyoming, called from tho table tliu bill providing (or a repeal of tho deiurt land net. and tbo coenmutntiou cIuubo of tt.u homostcod net which waa inlrolucod by Senator Gibson. Clark declared that If tho bill becamo'n law it would absolutely (top development in. tho mild ami eoml-urld regions. . Tho HoUBoeponttho day ronitdirlrig tbo aundry civil bill. UougroaBman Boll Democrat of Callforuin offered an am endment to Urumpnckura nmondmont clImlnatltiK tbo provision that tho pon Hion money of soldiura bold by tho statu and territorial Solders homo cn bs de ducted from tho appropriation grnntod the homos by UongnJaa, providtn that tbo homes maintaining bartr oball not focelvo national aid, and provontlnx eaoh homes from. hoUlluK tho pousiou mouoy ol thu intmtted.' Wllllivmu, tbo Dumofrfttlo llo.or loador In tbo Houeo, introducod two resolu tions today, cnlliiiK for information from t ho attorney KouurnUs to whothor ho ever investigated tho iinlhraclto coal trust mid whotbur tho nrtthvacito coal cnrrylngroftdahml violated the pio'vls ions of tho nntl-lriiLt not; ulso whothor ho has proceeded criminally ngaiucttljo Individuals ftiid'..e-jriftlono adjudged Ly tho iccont iiEiurRdr ilecltilon to have vlolatod tbo te'risd of tho not. HABEAS CORPUS FOR CARBARNERS (Jlilcnfto, Mnrcli III Jmltjo GylrniiB thlo inornlnic Iteuo 1 n writ of hsbons corpui, ruturnabla Monday,!! thocaRo of Marx, thu carbarnur, on petition of counotl who aIIvkkii error lit noutuucin(t tho ban dits, a tho data conflict with tho Rtnt utca beinic two days over tho' limn al lowed, and crroj-a in tbo clorke record A lexal flRhlinon. PACIFIC COAST EMBEZZLER Ban KrancUco, Mar. 31 A warrant waa lesutd thin inornlnic, charfiinR Jar. Cnrdoxa with emhrlomont. Cardoxa wa puroer on tho ateamor Ktato of Cat llornln, of tint 1'Atlflc Coaat H. H. Co. It iaclclmed that bo told flvo tbounand dollara worth of tickets and pockoted tho proceed. 1 Th Fix Baseball Schedule Salt Uko, Mar. 31 President Lucas of tho Pacific National League and the managers from Spokane, Dolsn, Itatte, and Ball Lake met here thta af taraoon for the purpoae of transacting buslneN Rnd'Rloptlnjc lMbll eebedula for tbo coming season. Change in Railroad, Officials Salt Lake, Mar. .11 It Is ofllcially an nounced, to bo cffecilvp tomorrow, that Hverett Hucklnghnm, Superintendent of Transportation of tho Union Pacific, has been appointed General Superintendent of tho Oregon Short Live, succeeding K. 12. Calvil. Tho olllco ol Assistant Gen eral Manager is abolished; -fT Save Your Tags Washington, Mar. 30 Uy a voto of eight to four the Ways and Means Com milteo of thu lloueo today refused to AtithorUo a (avorablo roport on the Tnwnoy bill to prevent tho placing ol tags oi.d prlxo coupons in tobacco and cigar packages. -fc- Livtly Primaries Today Politics wuro lively for awhilo yester day and the fight at the primaries was warm, thoub of short duration. Tho primaries were opancd at 1 o'clock and closed In'somowbat loss thau 40 mtnutos Tho result seeui9 to bo a tnixoJ deloga tlon from each ward. The following delcgatos wore blootod in tbo south Marshilold precinct! F. P. Norton. II. 8. Bonobrake, Geo. N. Farrln, R. J. Coko, John It. Herron. K. A.-Anderson, Ohas. Btauff, D, IA Wat son, A. B, Campbell, J..',Q. .Jfohneon, George Forroy, Carl Albrccb't, J." W. Pennott, E. L, P.obluson, W. U. Donglasi. Tho following Nurlli urcclnut: were elcatea' in 6)0 II Lookh'hrt, T M Dlmmlck, KO IIhII, Is Lft'nddJ.II Finell ! L 0 Fnriin, 0 W Towo'r, C .Wold,' V U Flyo, F A Lolso, John Maredon, J II Ilntoheson, Tbo following delegates wpro'; elected In tho South Gnos river precimjjt, W. 1,. Snillh, A.' OV'Kogery, ''L, D. 6nllh'A. A. Smith, Geo. Upalc. The North Bvnd primaries will bo ' f bold this evenlugi LIKE A C TY OF Port Arthur fearly De populated . ENGLISH SHIPPING . COAi TO JAPAN Russian General's Narrow Escape From Capture 'Anti-American Agitation Con tinues in Russiah Newspapers Llko City of tho Doad 8t. Pitorsburg, March 31 Novoest today (graphically describes Port Arthur as n placo markedly changed. Trains from the city are flllod wltb fugitiv es. The Military are aim ost tho on ly persons left at T'rJrt Arthur wbicb resembles a city of tbo dead. 8 toe Mel has ordered tile shops to remain open during bombardment. Coal For Japari Liverpool, March 21 It is reported that an Kngllsb Arm is sending ono hundred thousand tons of coal ostensi bly to China but really to Japan, get ting 22 shillings a ton, Smallpox In Irkutsh Londou, Mar. 31 Tho Eastern Ga zotto reports tbo Increase of tbo small pox epidemic In tbo province of Irkutsk. Thirty percent of the population of the towc of Matcba aro infected. .' Nearly Captured London, Mar. 31 The Contral Nows at Homo tolegraphe that Seoul advices stato that General Mlscbenka, tbo Rus sian commandor in tho Ofiong Ju flgbt narrowly escaped capture by tho Japan- oeo. Tho RusslanB left many sapros anu rifles bobind in their fllgbt. t District Attorney Appoints I Washington, Mar. 31 It baa boen do elded to appoint civilian Baxter, of Omaha, Up ItedStatea District Attorney of Nebraska, vlco Summers, u -. a y. Hunting for Anarchist Rome, March 31. Tbo nowspapor Borlco states that tho pollco-nro search ing for nn alleged, anarchist named Protti wbo is suspected of having con trived n plot ngainat the Kaiser. Buffalo Bill Withdraws Suit MM t Butto, Mont, Tilnr. 31 Bullalo Bill Cody nnd bis w'do will not bo diS'orced, according to Thomas Pavls of North Piatt, thofrjriryda ol both, who sfljra thod (rlonilD of thfr Camlly havo Induced Bill to agree tovJiihdraw JiIb complaint. THE DEAD T TH6 Roal Horo St Pctorburg, Mcr. 31 Stoeiael. commandeUt Port Arthur, has ordered sentinel to shoot to kill nnautborised person approaching tbo fortlfieatlons or batteries. Admiral Mokaroffin re ply to coagratulations by the comman der iUha Black Bea fleet state that Lleutcaant Krinko commander ot tb torpedo boatdestroyor Stildi is the roal hero to be honored for replying to the Japanese attack. Tho Ico breaker Ermack has arrived atCronstadt. . Offer Not Accepted Berlin, March 81 Tho Vosslecho Zet tung reports that the offer ol tbo Crar to pardon any political prisoner who wonld yolunteor has not been accepted in n sini'lo Instaucn. Antl-Amo!rjoan Agitation St. Petersburg, Mar. 31 The new papers of Russia continue to praico England and attack America, taking tho statement of witnesses of the Chemulpo battle as, a text. A British captain tbreateued to Are on the Japanese if they pursued sinking Russian vessels for tbo purpose of destroying (hem in tbo inner Urbor. Tho American ship Vlcksburg alone refused to act the part of humanity, and tho act was due to Amorlcun moral unsoundness. Vlanpa, Mar. 31 Tno Emperor today performed the annual ceremonies of washing tbo foot ot twelve old men whoso ages totalled ten hundred and olgbty-flve years. Fierce Fighting In Monastir Vienna, March 31 Fiorco fighting is reported near Kostur, in Monastir dis trict! Twolvo Greoka and twenty Bul garians wero killed, vwv . Habeas Corpus For Moyor . Grand Junction, Colo. Mar 31 Judge Steven last night granted tbo applica tion lor n writ of babeai corpus for Prosldont Moyor .General, Bell and Captain Well aro direetod td produce Moyor April elovouth. Washed ttieit Feet OBSTAOLE TO SALE REMOVED Paris, Mar. 31 Tho SieneclvoJ tri bnnat today decided in favor of defend eDt in tho case of Colombia againft tbo Pjiiloma Canal Co. This removes nil obttae'esjo tbo transfer cl Uio Ciiual to thd United SUtee. " If1" PREPARING FOR EMERGENCIES Uallfax, Mar. 31 Military authori ties are expecting ten regiments to be In line next month to be stationed in Can ada, in the event of certain develop- ments in the Far East. TRUS T 1 COMPANIES GOING UP Boston, Mas. Mar. 31 The United Trust Company closed its door this morning. Ita capital is one hundred thousand and it holds deposits ot a mil lion and a.balf, being a state institution. I mini ii.i m '. as -fi..ii;7T. ,,..,.,; Cloveland.O. Mar. 31 Tho Federal Trust Company assigned this morning. Deposits aggregate eight hundred thous and. The assignment was decided on because Sec. and Treas. Clewell is out of tho city and tho offlcere aro unable to locate bits or understand his absence. KILLED BY EXPLOSION 8crantou, Mar. 31 Six poreons wero killed and flvo injured, eome fatally, in a torriflc explosion in the Dickson dquibb Co.'s factory at Pricoburg at eleven o'clock this morning. Five ol tho dead aro girls, the other is a boy. All the bodies wero enveloped in tbo ruinB which aftorwards took flro. Thd dead gb-ls' nameB are Laura MathevVa, Besslo Lewis, Llnle, Mahon, Llrzio Bray and Mary Callahan. Thocauso of tho ex plosion Is unknown. J Eldrldge Fooled Posse Portland, Ogu, Ma. 30-IIarry Eld rblge, tho eecaped Folsom convict who is being takon back to prleou today, seoms Jocular. IIo eaya that at ouo tlmo in hia lllght ho waq Incognito with tho posto for eoveral bouie, direct lug them whero to search for hinuelf. rl9 Wivjr They Do in icelaiuL. Icelnudcri novcr think of "locking up" at night nnd yet only two cases ot thieving Umvo occunoU In many years. Ono vw ft loor man with n broken rm, ho etolo several sheep to bavo blB fasuiy rrom suirvintr. j-u imnlshmcnt raoted out to him was that fowl vna prosjldod tot his family, ho was placod tender medical caro nnd work was glvon bun when his urm had benlod. Tbo other caso was of a for eigner wiio stolo Boventeon sheep. The law doraandod" tbr.t bo -rcstoro tho -nluo of tho thefts and then leave tho, coantiy or b executed. Naturally he IOWA MINERS STRIKE Against Reduction in '""Wage Scale Des Moines, Iowa, Mar. 31 Tbir om thousand Ave hundred miners of thisj state Btrike thin morning, on account of- propored reduction io wage . scale; Every mine fn the state wilt stay doted The scale committee' met this morning and perfunctorily announced the ntulf of tbo disagreement with operators who now claim the mines will rc-open only on the open principle. They bavo ft million tons on ham! and tbe men bav? eighty thousand dol lara in their Ircaaniy, anj the prospecli are for aloiur, bitter U,j'.i: agiinst a rt$ d action Of tbe scale. BOTKIN TRIAL GOES S. Oil iteotAtlemptia !- -W fcfc Fix Jury San Francisco, Cal March 31 De- fplte tbe revelations of an alleged at- tempt'to fix tho Botkin jury, tho trial proceeded today. Mrs. Botkin having ignored the advice of her counsel and in sisted upon a verdict from tbe present jury. When the coart convened, Attorney Knight for tbn defense aroso and an nounced that his client refused to bo discharged. Accordingly counsel with drew the motion, and tbe court, ad dressing tbe prisoner asked her if sho had anything to say in tho ttattor. Mre. Botkin aro'ss and in woll modu lated tonos said: "Your honor, .in op position to thi advlso of my uttorncy3, I want a verdict from this jury." Tho Court then declared that thcro was nothing elso to do but go on whu tbo caso, and tbo Jury was brought into tho court room. Tbe transcript of evidenco givon on tbo first trial by Lfrtlo LlvernaBli, a former newspaper r'eportcr. was read iu which tbo declared that iu an interview Mre. Bctkin gifa her tho prisoner toij she whs glal tint Dunning went awa-, as sho had to support biw. Wnen told that she was suspected of tho oisoulng, Mrs. Botkin went into bjalerics, and crloJ "Why didn 't I sp;ro tbe mother of the child and let tho father die" Mrs. Botkin, acccHlng to MIm Livor naah'a dory, said that u San Fraucltcp woman would bo tuspectod at once, and if Dunning loarned that ahe was BUBpec od bo would blow hja braina out. Mre. rotkln almltted to Miss Liver naeh that ebo lived a gay llfo, and on- joved all tbo pleasures of tho world, and Ykl do anything to satisfy her desires but would not stoop to murder, The Polico aro without a clue as to tho identity of the alleged briber. The' description of Juror Goote and thp de tective who trailed him differ, ' w 'Jho prosecufion Glossed at noon. Tho bearing of tho witueusea for the d8 ense will begin tomoirow rooming. K... i we; nWflli W1MKlIWWWWWflM8lWMWIWW"MJWIWllWl furefwumM niihKiiiypiwwcwMuMwtw. iiitMt,riwnji)cw,wtMiitwwvwW''y 'MPfPmwgiiiiny.i(ii