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On Santa Fe Railroad
System
i Washington, Apr, 11 Indications
point to nn upon rupture between tlio
Santa I'o rnllwny and tliu In(ernntlonn)
Jaioufatlou of MiicfilniMei' WMoU,vII
jirobably cause tho declaration ul n gori
oral elrlko (n nil shops of tlio fjanla l'o
system within two weeks.
The executive bonrd of tlio Associa
tion lias detonated to President O'Con
noll authority to rcrelvo election returns
from tlio local nnd tnko nclloti conform
log to tlio sentiment of the Association.
All rcturnB aro not yot Id, but thu
majority in favor of n strike 1 so iover
wheltnlngthat'O'Connoll leaves Thurs-
day for Denver, which will bo Ills head
quarters In caao n etrlko la declared,
nhllo no announcement can bo modo,
O'Connoll said It looks ai if n strlko
cannot bo nvortml.
RUSSIANS
EXCITED
False Alarm Causes
Firing at Port
Arthur
NewGbwang, Apr. II A misunder
standing of cuetoms flashlight aljtnnls
caused great excitement at midnight.
Theoillcers in command of thp forts
thought tho Japonoeo woro making nu
attack and opened flro on thu fleet of
merchantmen outward bound. Two
Chinese aenmon woro struck by a ahull
and killed.
Several shots wero fired boforo tho
nrlillory men discovered tholr mUtake.
Tho IncIJitit show tho montnl strain
under which tho Russians are laboring.
Tevorlah activity provalls among thu
military who aro doing thu host they
can to prepare for a Japnuoeo ntealt,
BEAVERS
TRIED IN
NEW YORK
Waahlnglon, Apr. 11 The Bupremo
v ' ' Court today ruled Unit Cloorgo W.
t
"fioavors, of Fort Iltley, Chief of the Sal
ary nnd Allownuca division of thu. Post I
ofllco Dopartmont, iudlctod in connec
tion wltlr poslnl frauds, was properly
surrondored to tho authorities of tho
Knatorn district cf Now York, Although
nfrCajod In tho Bouthorn district,' nnd
hat ho will havo to stand trial thoro.
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EMPLOYMENT AGENTS
INFAMOUS BUSiHESS
' Hpoknne, Wn. Apr. 11 The proBQ to"
day exposed tho ompioymont ngentuln
flpokane,.'hom it oIiarjfaBvfUh prpcur
. ing innocent girls for houses ol ill fame,
All but two agots.nro1 Involved.
"' HARBOR ;Xfr "
v PROPRFATION
Wnahlngton, Apr. 11 The House con
sldered tlio itlver nnd Harbor approprl
allonr. The bill carries three million,
to bo oxpended only vrhoro improve
ments have Already been begun, and
not mora than fllfty thousand upon any
one project.
Domingo Rebel at New York
Now York, April 11 (itinera) Jimlticz
tlio Dominican robol who tiiod to wroa
tho lelrm of government from Picsldent
Morales, nrrlvod from Han Jnnn today
on tlio aloamur Philadelphia. Ho ro
juacd to talk of his future movements
or of Handomlngo affairs, -
MORROS
PUNISHED
AGAIN
Manila, Apr, 11 News retches here
today of a fight between General Woods
forcos nnd Morros nt Taraca rivor. The
Morros attacked tho Americans and)
weru repulsed with great slaughter.
Iholr leader, howovor, escaped. The
Arnoricaua lost two killed and- six
wounded,
Washington, Apr. 11 The vVar De
partrnont hai received a cablo report
from General Wado of tho engagement
at Taraca by woods forcoi, Wood In
vited tho fltiltnn of Taraca to meet him
at Vicars camp tho 31st.
Tho Sultnn refused nnd made hostile
preparations. Columns wero eont April
2nd info tbo Taraca Nalloy. Vicar's
column was fired on ten miles out, the
shooting continuing all night. One en
listed man was serioualy wounded, The
8ccond column was strongly reslatod at
tho Tntaca river. Two inlisted men
wero terioualy wounded.
From that tlmo till the 7th tho
troops woro engaged in destroying Xortl
fications, Cottns Ncwcomb, of company
ICof the seventy infantry, and Vnmp
lor of company D twenty third infantry
woro killed. Kvory effort was wado to
bring tho Moros to terms J peacefully,
but failed.
Two chlola who lmvo been nt tho boi
19111 of tho troublo on tho cast side
of r.an.to (or two years, aro now hiding,
nnd will bo arrested if possible.
Lieut. Pnrel)Al),of tho Twenty-mjcond.
died nt Mnrn llul of heart dlseato.
MRS. BOTKIN'S SECOND
TRIAL TOMORROW
8arjJrancleco, Cnl. Apr, 11 Tho ar
rangomnt o(Mrs. Uoklnon tho chargo
of murdorlng Mrs, Ooan was postponed')
until tomorrow, Whou brought Into
court this morning bIio announced that
alio was not roprdscntcd by countol. If
tlio lawyer who dofonddU hor in het re- f
cont trial fall to appoar . tho court .
will nppoiut couusol, j
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Suspected Murderer Arraigned
Waltham, Mass, Apr, 11 CIibb,
Tuckor, who was arrested Saturday,
charged' with tho murdor of Mabel Pago
in her" home atVoaten, vMaroh-3t,was
ar'ia(gnfid,thia morning nnd pleaded not
guilty. The caso was contlttued until
Apr, 'faV.
Nearly Half Million
Appropriated
Wellington, Apr. 0 The house bill
for tlio Lewis and Clark exposition, ap
propriating 1 175,000 was pasted by tho
Unit ad Slates senate thla aftornoon, tin
changed and without comment
YELLOW
LIBRARIES
MUST GO
No Longer Have Cheap
Postage
Vr'ashiugton, April 11 Books cannot
go through tho mails as eecood-claw
mr iter, according to a decision of the
euj-rome court today, in the so-called
"s(uondclas8 mall matter" suit brought
by Houghton Mifllin and Co. of Boston,
against otbor publishers. The courts
below aro sustained.
Tho Postmaster General has maintain
ed that the Itivereide Literary series
tho Columbia Library the Detective
Library and othor eo called library e
wero also; excluded. The publishers
contended that these were periodical
magazjnes. For sixteen years these
publications have had second class
privileges. x
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DAViS TRIAL
POSTPONED
TILL THURSDAY
Mrs Ames Assailant Must
Face the Music
Han Francisco, Cal Apr, 11 Thp
trial of Con Davis, porter on the steam
er Alliance, who is accused of assaulting
Mrs. A, II. Ames, of Marahfleld, Or
egon, on ft voyage from Ban Francisco
wont over till Thunday.
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CROTIAN
PEASANTS
RIOTING
Attack Officials and
' Town Hall
I'
Vienna,' Apr. II Near Agram,
Croatia, today peasants attacked the
prosideot of the town Klbaoh, nnd a
notary named Vokuvitcb, trampling
thorn u nder loot.
Voki iv Itch is dead and the President
is seri jualy injured', The snob broke into
the to wn hall and turned all the public
regie' sersi but Was, Anally suppressed by
troov&.v Ms!ftp4irsana wera, wounded.
An, utiUrytriB waa killed by the- ex-
plo sloaela'cktUltige during the melee.
Alfonzo will go to Paris soon as be re
turns to Madrid at the end of May.
Thsnco ho will go to Berlin and Vienna.
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EUROPEAN
ANARCHISTS
ARRESTED
Supposed to be After
The Kaiser.
Berlin. Apr, It The police have ar
rested several persons here, supposed
tq be anarchists. The police here and
in other European capitals have been
warned by Scotland Yard to maintain
the st'xteat vlgllence for persons going
to Malta and other points which the
Kaiser will touch. It is evident that
conspirators are working at their head
quarters in London. Probaly a serious
plot is afloat of which the English police
havo obtained an inkling,
WHOLESALE
SLAUGHTER
OF NATIVES
Herreros Defeated by
Germans
UNflin, April 11-A desperately
fought battle between the Gernian
troops and rebel Hcrros 'at Onganlern
in German Southwest Africa is reported
today. , i
The Germsns stormed the rebel pofl
Hon, which, waa a strong one and wee
repeatedly thrown back, but .the attack
was renowed and after eight hours stub-
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born fighting tho enemy were drives j
from their poaltlori. The Herreros re-
treated to the eastward;
The German low is four
killed and
twelve wounded. The
Herreros ware
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slaughtered by the whdlsale, over 300
dead being counted en the battle field
EX-POSTMASTER IN JAIL
Former Coos County Man Accused
bf Embezzling
(Journal)
'B. i. Rosier. Postmaster at Coquille,
who was indicted by the recently dis
solved tinlted States gf and jury for em
bezzlement of), nxbney-order funds
amounting to 1SC0.75, was arrested at
Newberg Wednesday afternoon and was
brought to Portland. He was commit
ted to the county jail in default o, ball,
and will be arraigned before Judge
Bellinger. .
The indictment agalnat Nor!erv was
made nubile this morning It simply
charged him with the embezzlement, oi
the sura mentioned while he was Post
master at Coquille, Coos comity, during
the two years ending April 15, 11)01.
Since his retirement from the office, he
has lived with relatives sear Newburg.
He appears to bo greatly worried over
the shortage, and informed the Federal
officers tjjat he wbuld try to "have it
nxed up",
The Government intends to take ac
tion to recover the sum frosa either
Noaler or his bondsmen -and at the
tsaine time to prostoute Nosier.
nosier neioaiSToia weivKuown piu
niBBuiuraamltf nf tlia IiiAUtll rntmtrv.
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Crowd
Home, Apr. 11 Pope Pius celebrated
his first mass at St. Peters tcday admit
a vast concourse of people.
The scene was brilliant and inspiring.
Tho immense baeilica was crowded with
forty thousand persons from all na
tlons. For hours before the Pope ap
peared the spectators arrived in streams
and struggled for position of Vantage,
while troops lined the plaeaia and kept
back the surging crowd,
One feature oi the service wbb rendi
tion of the Gregorian chant by oyer a
tbousasd youths led by Father Perotl
head of the ststlse choir
The Pope crossed the cburch to the
alter in sedia gestatoria and the rever
ent congregatioB. His Holiness was
pale and looked more aged tbaa on the
occasion of bis accession to the throne.
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Quay About TU Same
Atlanta City. Apr. 11 Senator Quay
is reported about the same this morning.
His physicians advise absolute quiet.
Seciil Eyeit ii Sai Fraicisco
(From Monday's; Daily.)
Mr. and Mrs. 0. B. Chapman former1
ly of Marsbfield, whera they resided
soase years and where they will be re
meabered by many old frieadri gate
Birthday party at tbeir boaae at fel3
11th (St. Baa Fnaeieco oa the 6th of
April, ob the 17th anniversary of tbeir
Son Gordon, who is bow quite a prea
klsf yeas bub.
The party present were Capt. F,
SmlUi, ef the "Alpine." Mr. and Wn,
Brgaalpf 13th Street, Mr. and Mrs.
W. JRfcfcahleos of 22th 8t. Mlw SfeU
and Master Gordoa Richardson. Mr. E-
Barry, O'Firrell 8t. Mr. L. Baelgalnpi
of Divlwdwo St. MiseLila Wballey of
Alacaedo, Mr. Geo. Ortllp of Bash and
Masea (Ms. Prof. Wn. Keegan, Howard
St. Mf. and Mrs. vVilbite, Haight St.
Miss. Mvi tie Ash, Steeasoa 8c aud
Mr. and. Mrs. C. t. Hogensoa.
'Tha party arrived early ia the even
.Ids; and iessalned till early In the morn
ing, forgetting while enjoying Hie music
and song as well as a bountiful repast,
that another day was coming on.'and
w,,en wJlh mnr wlhM
or ine welfare 01 tns young man, they
! all felt that it bad bees good to be there.
A musical program was resdered com
prising some selections on the piano by
Mrs. itichardsoB, Miss Llla Whally anil
Mr- Baelgalnpi as well as some number
ny tne liras Trio Mr. and Mr.'. C. .
Hogeason and Mist Ash.
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I We Bave Lots to
And If YwlWaflt
jots to Sell
We do k general x;eul esthte
We handle city property in
We are the owners and sole
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resident 101s irom 725.00 up.
We have rauclies and limber lauds for, sale nnd can J
quote you a thousand bargains
We have houses aud furnished rooms for rent and if you !
are looking for a business location on Coos Bay we are always
yours ior luiormatton.
Your business aud correspondence respectfully solicited. ",;
I- Hirth Bend Mirchaotila
, Ofiicea iu North Bend and Marsbfield
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State of Minnesota vJ-Xerlliwn rseurlJ
ties Co, and Greet KorlherB, and
Northern Paddc whtoh was not deeided
in tke Supreme Court of the United
States when the merger decision wa
handed down, was decided today, The
Supreme Court held ilut the federal
Circuit Court has no jurisdiction, and
the case was distafsaedl (i T
The ansa wM,b'redgh!t to sustaia Mia-'
aesaU's sUtatea t '7a ferblddig the
(OBBolklation of parallel r.nd jeompeliyd
railroad Uses, also to preterit 'illegal
combinalloas in restraint of trade and
commerce.
Tho obi act of Ibcanlt wa? to declare'
the comblaation of the two roads and
the holding of stook by the Secaritiet
Co as unlawful and against the laws of
the state at. well as the United States
Statntesi , , I
By petition the ease was remove
from the state court to the circuit of the
Halted States, as arising nnder the con
stitution and laws of the Halted 8 tales.'
The case was decided against the tUti
in the federal court and was takn to
the Supreme Court. The court invited'
briefs oa the question of jurisdiction1
aad both skies argaed the case as 14
whether it was properly removed to the
Federal cearts. ('
Harland held that the suit does sot,
tealiyiaad eabetaatially involve a salt or
OBlroversy whlca'.' the circuit couri
v
eeald have takea op for a final 'dWree;
haaea the circait coart should Hot have
takea eegaizaaee of it, but rhoald havi
reaaaaded it to tb state coairt. The de
cision was aaaaimous.
aTiwt'Fer SSTeet.
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Mrs. Henpeck John, put on your
Turkish cap and smoking jacket and
apeskl the evening at home. Wont
you, dear?
Mr. .Heapeck Hunf Beginning to
appreciate my society at laat, hey!'
Mrs. Henpeck It Isn't that. I want
you to sit n the new cosy coruor to
give the effect! Sari Francisco Es.iru-
ii mum -m ntiw
Show You Free ii
to Buy, Wi Hate
You Dirt Cheap.
business.
Marsbfield aud North Beud. j
agents for the Ocean View I
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