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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (June 24, 1908)
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News Prostrates Wife and Comes as Shock to Entire Country. (By Associated Press.) PRINCETON, N. J., June 24. Former President Grover Cleveland died hero today at S:40 a. m. The passing away of Mr. Cleveland was not immediately announced, pending the preparation of the official state ment by Drs. Joseph D. Bryant, George R. Lockwood and J. M. Car nochan, which was as follows: "Mr. Cleveland for many years had suffered from repeated attacks of gastro-lntestinal troubles. He also had long standing organic dis ease of tho heart and kidneys. Heart failure complicated with pulmonary thrombosis and oedema were the immediate causes of his death." . Says Heat Caused It. The oppressive heat of yesterday had much to do with the death of tho" former president. When asked for further details Dr. Bryant said, "the heart failure which caused death was induced within twenty four hours of the end. Death was finally duo to the heat." Great Shock to All. While Mr. Cleveland had been se riously 111 from time to time the an nouncement of his death came like a" thunder bolt to those who had been watching his illness, Last night's visit of Dr. Bryant created some apprehension that something was se riously wrong but the statement of Mrs. Cleveland tbat there was no oc casion for alarm reassured his friend's. Mrs. Cleveland was at homo when her husband passed away. The children were at their Cleveland summer home at Tamworth, N. H In charge of Mrs. Perr'lne, Mrs. Cle veland's mother. Wife at Bedside. Those at the bedside were Mrs. Cleveland and the three physicians. Tho former president spent a fairly comfortable night notwithstanding tho oppressive heat, but shortly after eight o'clock this morning, he began to-fail. Tho physicians worked over the patient who lapsed into unconscious ness and at 8:40 o'clock he passed away. As soon as Mrs. Cleveland recover ed her composure, she sent for Pro fessor West of Princeton, who at tended to the many details immedia tely necessary, with the assistance of Professor Hibbin. Funeral On Friday. The following bulletin was issued to the Associated Press: "Tho fu neral of "former-President Cleveland will be held Friday, Juno 2Gth, at "Westland," Mr. Cleveland's resi dence on Bayard Lane, Princeton, and will be strictly, private." Tho fixing of Friday for tho fu neral was done to make it possible for Roosevelt to attend. CLEVELAND'S HISTORY. Born at Caldwell, N. J., March 18, 1837, of English-Irish parents, his father being a Presbyterian minister. Taught school when seventeen and began study of law at Buffalo In 1855, doing clerical work and acting as book-agent meanwhile to support himself and a widowed mother. Became assistant district attorney in 18C3, and was elected sheriff of Erie county in 1870. Elected mayor of Buffalo In 1881 and covernor of New York In 1882. Was nominated by Democrats in Chicago in 1884 for president and dofeated James G. Blaino, tho Repub lican candidate. His advocacy of lgwer tariffs resulted In his defeat fo reelection in 1888 by Benjamin Harrison. After a hard fight, ho was renominated by Democrats in 1892, and was elected over Harri son. While tho country was very prosperous during Cleveland's first administration, labor troubles and other causes resulted in a panic tbat lasted throughout his second term. w THE PRESIDENT Roosevelt Wires Mrs. Cleve land His Sympathy Over Death. (By Associated Press.) OYSTER BAY, June 24. Presi dent Roosevelt will not attend the Yale-Harvard boat races at New London tomorrow owing to tho death of Mr. Cleveland. Ho sent a mes safe of condolence to Mrs. Cleve land and expressed his intention to attend the funeral if it takes place on any other day than Saturday when he has an important confer ence. The President addressed the fol lowing telegram to Mrs. Cleveland: "Your telegram shocked mo greatly. Mrs. Roosevelt joins with me in very deep and sincere sympathy. I have of course abandoned my intention of starting today for the New London boat races, so that If the funeral is either Thursday or Friday I can at tend. I can also attend if it Is Sun day, but if it is Saturday, a number of men are coming here from various parts of the country on a business engagement which I cannot very well break. Will you direct some one to wire me when funeral is to be held and whore? Theodore Roosevelt." The President Issued a proclama tion paying great tribute to the life of Cleveland and directing in testi mony of the respect in which his memory is held by the government and the people of the United Stated that the flags of the White House and departmental buildings be dis played at half mast for a period of thirty days and that suitable mili tary and naval honors under orders from tho Secretary of War and of the Navy be rendered on the day of the funeral. SHOCK TO CORTELYOU. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, June 23. Secre tary Cortelyou, acting as a head of the administration, on the first news of the death of Mr. Cleveland, re ceived a telegram from tho Presi dent at Oyster Bay instructing him to promulgate an order that on all executive departments the national flags be hung at half mast. They probably will thus remain for thirty days. Mr. Cortelyou, who served as confidential stenographer to Mr. .Cle veland during his last term, was greatly shocked. Since his retirement, ho had lived at Princeton, practicing law and acting as a director of the Equitable Life Assurance society of New York. Had honor of being only Demo cratic president since the civil war. Mr. Cleveland was the only presi dent married in the White House, where, on June 2, 1886, Frances Fol som, the daughter of his old friend and partner at the Buffalo bar, be nnnto his wife. Ruth, the first of their children, was born October 3, 1891, at their home in New York city. During Mr. Cleveland's sec ond term as president, she was wide ly known throughout the country as "Baby Ruth." On January 7, 1904, she died at Princeton of heart fail ure, occasioned by a mild attack of diphtheria. Esther, tho second daughter, was born September 9, 1893, and has the distinction of hav ing been the only child of a presi dent born in tho White House. Ma rlon, tho third daughter, was born at Buzzard's Bay, tho Cleveland summer home, July 7, 1895. Thero was great rejoicing in tho family when tho three girls wore followed by a son. Ho was born at Princeton, October 28, 1897. With the an nouncement that a boy had como to tho house of Cleveland tho ptudents at Princeton dubbed him "Grovor Cleveland, Jr.," at once. This name stcks to him, though he was chris tened Richard. Another boy was born at Buzzard's Bay, July 18, 1803. Ho was named Francis Gro ver for his mother. Persian Uprising Results In Small Civil War But Shah Appears to be Master Still. (By Associated Press.) TEHERAN, Persia, June 24. It Is generally confirmed that the llrst shot of yesterday's fight was fired by members of the Anjumans, or political clubs. Tho Nationals -fled when reinforcements of troops ar rived. The Cossacks had fifteen killed, three officers and twenty men wounded. Bombs were thrown. British and Russian representatives have requested the Shah to take Im mediate steps to restore order. (By Associated Press.) LONDON, Juno 24. Private dis GETSJEEPEP Portland Paper Claims That There Is 26 Feet of Water at Low Tide. (By Associated Press.) PORTLAND, Ore., June 24. The Evening Telegram says that a gov ernment survey of the Columbia river bar, just completed, shows a depth of 26 feet in extreme low water In a channel 3,000 feet wide as against a depth of 25 feet and 300-foot channel last year. This means an approximate depth of 34 feet at an average high tide. GK JULTjDUHIH Three Torpedo Boats and Des troyer Plan Visit to Coos Bay. ASTORIA, Ore.,, June 24. The destroyer Goldsboro and tho torpedo boat Rowan have arrived from Puget Sound, and will leavo with the tor pedo boats Davis and Fox now at Portland, for Coos Bay, where they will remain during the Fourth of July celebration. No advices have been received here concerning the proposed visit of the torpedo boats, but when the atten tion of Secretary Walter Lyon was called to the above dispatch, he im mediately took steps to got in touch with the commander of the fleet. If the dispatch is correct, ho is in favor of making the vessels a feature of the Fourth of July celebration. FOR CIVTO IMPROVEMENT. Otto A. Wcllo of Spokane, Delivers Address Before City Council. Owing to an unusual press of news matter, an eloquent and most excel lent address by Otto A. Welle, for merly city engineer of Spokane, Wash., before the Marshfleld city council, last evening, was crowded out of Tho Times today but will ap pear in detail tomorrow. Everyone Interested In Marshfleld or Coos Bay should read It. MAY HONOR FULTON. Wuhhlngtoit l'uper Snys Ho May Bo Member of Taft's Cublnct. WASHINGTON, D. C, June 24. Tho Washington Post in speculating on prospective cabinet changes, says: "Senator Fulton has been a con sistent Taft boomer, and tho secre tary likes him. Tho Pacific Coast will have a seat somowhero around tho cabinet tnble, and tho chances of Senator Fulton for appointment as Attorney-General or Secretary of Commerce and Labor aro as good as those of any man who has been 1 named." 1 patches say that only a small num ber were killed in tho fighting at Teheran yesterdny. Tho Shah Is ap parently master of the situation at Teheran. The attitude of the pro vinces Is uncertain. Foreigners are In no danger. (By Associated Press.) ST. PETERSBURG, June 24. The Foreign Office has been advised that fighting in Teheran ceased at night fall yesterday. (By Associated Press.) BERLIN, June 24. Tho Tageblatt publishes a dispatch from Teheran that the firing of small arms and ar tillery continues today. It is impos sible to give the exact number of casualties in yesterday's fighting, but the Cossacks alone, tho dispatch says, lost seventy killed. HILL TRIBES MURDER SIX Filipino Outlaws Slay Two Americans and Four Natives On Island of Negros. (By Associated Press.) MANILA, P. I Juno 23. A tele gram today from the Island of Ne gros tells of the murder of H. D. Everett, government forester, and T. R. Wakeley, a school teacher, and four Filipinos by the hill tribesmen. The party has been missing six weeks. No details are given. FIRE LOSS IS Three Rivers, Quebec, Swept by Disastrous Blaze Monday and Tuesday. (By Associated Press.) THREE RIVERS, Quebec, June 24. It Is estimated that tho actual loss In Monday and Tuesday's fire was over two million dollars. Tho liabilities of the Insurance 'companies Is about ?1, 066,750. The fire was not got under control for hours, and the ruins are still smouldering. . IS BETTER TODAY Republican Vice-Presidential Candidate Reported Consid erably Improved. (By Associated Press.) CLEVELAND, Ohio, Juno 24. Jas S. Sherman, tho Republican vice-presidential nominee who was taken very ill hero, was reported resting easy at noon. "was While hopes for his recovery were practically abandoned early yester day, his friends now express con fidence that ho will recover. Tho physicians say that an opera tion Is now unlikely. DROWNED NEAR ROSEBURG. ROSEBURG, Ore., Juno 24. While driving logs In tho North Umpqua River, 24 miles east of hero, Arthur Fulk, aged 27 years, was drowned. llertlo Minor In Today. Tho Ber tlo Minor arrived hero today from San Pedro and will load with lum bor for the south. Sho was towed up tho bay by tho Columbia. TWO MILLIONS II LIKELY TO CLOSE TOMORROW FRANCHISE IS TABLED AGAIN Council Unexpectedly Delays Action on Proposition For New Phone System. In order to give the Pacific States Telephone Company another oppor tunity to promise to fix up their Marshfleld exchange, the city coun cil last night laid tho application of R. T. Durett for a franchise for an independent telephone system on tho table again for a week. The action came rather as a surprise as Mr. Durett had practically permitted the council to draft tho franchise under which ho proposed to instal his sys tem. Mr. Durett and his attorney, W. U. Douglas, showed deep chagrin at tho action taken, the vote having followed a talk by Mr. Douglas urg ing that the council either grant or refuse to grant tho franchise and not dilly-dally along in an unbusiness Uko way. Councllmen Flanagan, Lockhart, Nasburg and Savage voted to lay the franchise on the table and Nelson and SacchI against it. The motion was made by Mr. Flanagan and seconded by Mr. Lockhart. Oppose Higher Rates. The proposed franchise was dis cussed at some length last evening, following tho reading of tho draft that had been prepared by City At torney Farrin In accordance to the agreement reached by the council last Friday night. The only question in particular raised was In regard to tho table of maximum rates which Mr. Durett submitted and which are higher after the number of phones hero reaches 1,000, than the existing rates. Mr. Durett explained that these were maximum rates and that tho rates that would nctually bo charged would bo considerably less unless tho growth of Marshfleld ne cessitated tho operation of several thousand phones. Mayor Straw's Investigation. Mayor E. E. Straw read several telegrams that ho had sent to mayors of Oregon cities where inde pendent systems had been installed Inquiring about the advisability of granting a second franchise hero. Practically all of the responses were to tho effect that a second system meant much better service and was very satisfactory. A message from tho mayor of Hopklnsvllle, Ky., which has a phone system and fire alarm system like Mr. Durett pro posed to Install on Coos Bay, was to the effect that it had been very satis factory there, in fact that Hopklns vllle considers its system ono of tho best in tho country. Plea For Delay. Councilman Nasburg inquired of Manager L. R. Robertson of the Pa cific States Company, if his company would agree to take Mr. Durett's proposed franchiso and put In tint kind of a system at once. Mr. nob ortson said that ho could not ans7T but that- their division superintend ent who would bo hero next week might bo able to give a definite an swer as to that. W. U. DouglaB said that ho thought tho city council had suffi cient experience with tho Pacific States Company to know how much reliance to place in their promises and that he didn't seo how tho coun cil expected to get Improvements by them In view of tho message from tho president to Mayor Straw a fow days ago. Ho said that if tho coun cil men wanted to compel the citi zens of Marshflold to put up with tho poor phono sorvlco which tho Pacific States Company is giving for soven years moro, tho time tho com pany's franchiso is to run, ho be lieved they wore making a serious mistake. However, tho motion to table tho franchiso was passed. PIANO STUDIO of Louis II. Boll, located in First Trust and Savings Bank building, second floor, parlors 17, 18, 19 and 20. Will teach during the summer months, State Rested Its Case at Noon and Defense Opened at 12:30 O'clock. NORTH BEND MEN ARE WITNESSES. Judge Hamilton Rules Out Part of Woman's Dying Declaration. (Special to ine Times.) COQUILLE, Ore., June 24. The state rested its case in tho trial of Holland Anderson, chnrged with tho murder of Mrs. E. S. Gordon at Marshfleld, at noon today, and at 12:30 o'clock the prosecution open ed. The trial Is likely to end to morrow. A sensation was sprung when, after long arguments by tho attor neys, Judge Hamilton ruled out part of Mrs. Gordon's dying declaration as taken by Deputy District Attorney L. A. Llljeqvlst at Marshfleld. Judge Hamilton admitted the part of Mrs. Gordon's declaration In which sho stated that she came to Marshflold on tho day of the shooting determin ed to take Anderson back to North Bend with her or to kill him. Tho part ruled out w'as Mrs. Gordon's claim that Anderson had stolen $70 from her. The prosecution relied greatly on this dying declaration and Judgo Hamilton's ruling greatly weakens their case. The defense is elated and claim that it is practically cer tain that Anderson will bo acquitted on tho grounds of self defense. Captain and Mrs. O'Kelly, wit nesses of the shooting, were the prin cipal witnesses for tho prosecution. The defense started by attacking Mrs. Gordon's character and trying to show that she was a darigerous woman. Among tho witnesses who will bo called this afternoon to provo this are, Attorneys Guerry and Hol lister of North Bend, Richard Coke, L. J. Simpson, L. F. Falkonstein and F. C. Shaw of North Bend. FIND DROWNED MAN. Tho body of Thompson Vapeslck, tho Bay City man who was drowned several days ago, was found lato to day within fifty feet of where he was drowned. Harry Kronenberg Falls From Boat to Death In Coquille River Today. (Special to Tho Times.) BANDON, Ore., Juno 24. Harry Kronenberg, tho ninetoen-year-old son of John Kronenberg, one of tho most prominent citizens of the Co quille valley, was drowned this fore noon near tho Aberdeen mill, four miles above Bandon, Young Kron enberg accidentally fell from tho boat and nil efforts to rescuo him wero futile. Tho body was recovered later. Mr. Krononberg, tho fathor of tho dead boy. has been a resident ot Coos county for years and has boon a pronilnont factor In tho lumber business. For years ho had charge of tho Doo estate which owned much property around the Parkersburg' mill. At present, ho is heavily Inter ested In tho lumber business In tho Coquille vnlloy. Tho accident has cast a gloom over tho entire section as tho young man was well known and very pop ular. ItEDMISK'S BALL nt I. O. O. F. Hall, Saturday evening, Juno 27, by Koos Trlbo No, 33. Muslo by Cooa Bay Orchestra. IS DROWNEO NEAR BANDON v; 1 I i Vi m Jtti i. ! ft i iiMai.m'JWTOyi''lM.IM"7iiiJiil'M I FgWSFgrffiPWS