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If (Horn TALK ABOUT TALKING. Qxmv KEEP UP TO DATE 1IY HEADING THE COOS HAY TIMES. T1IE DAY'S NEWS TOLD ACCURATELY AND CONCISELY. YOU CAN TALK TO THOU SANDS OP PEOPLE EVERY DAY KV PUTTING YOUR WANT A US" IN THE TIMES. MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS. Vol. HI. THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1908. SIX PAGES. No. 120. ALL FRANCE IS STIRRED By REVELATIONS IN STEINHEIL CASE Nation Wrought Up Over Charges of Wrong Doing. TRAGIC DEATH OF FAURE IS RECALLED Woman Now Charged With Murder Was In Room Where He Died. (By Associated Press.) PARIS, Nov. 28. The Steinheil case continues to be the sensation of the hour all over France. No one ventures to say where It will end. The political side looms up larger and larger, and the Interest harks back the tragic death in Paris In 1S99 of Felix Faure, the President of France who died midst the Drey fus excitement. The most minute details of the scene In the room where he expired while in the com pany of Mine, Steinheil are flagrantly published by even the Republican newspapers. The Royalists and Anti Dreyfus papers are demanding an of ficial Investigation of the death of President Faure and intimate openly that he was an Insuperable obstaclo to the leaders of the Dreyfus agita tion and was murdered by plot. The only reason to believe that Faure did not die a natural death is found in the fact that his body decomposed with unusual rapidity. Seven of the best known physicians in Paris cer tified that he died of cerebral hem morrhage. . Various episodes in- the life of Mme. Steinheil, her alleged love af fairs and intrigues are coming to light, and the prevailing belief in Paris is that she deliberately had her husband and mother assassinated. WINS GREAT AUTO RACE. Italian Cm- First In Grand Prize Contest. (By Associated Press.) SAVANNAH, Ga., Nov. 28. Louis Wagner, a French mah driving an Italian Fiata, won In the grand prize race of 403 miles by'5G sec onds. His total time was 370 mln ;utes 31 seconds. Victor Hemerv, a Frenchman, driving a German Bena car, was second in 371 minutes si seconds. Felice Nazarro, an Italian, with a Fiata, was third in 378 and 45 seconds. The finish was the closest in the history of automobile road racing, the winner being in doubt until the official times were computed. The winner averaged 05.55 miles an hour, a new Ameri can record. NEGRO IS GUILTY. (By Associated Press.) KANSAS CITY, Nov. 28. Chas. Stevens, the negro who stole $50,000 from the registered mail pouch sev eral months ago, was found guilty In federal court on all six counts. The mnximum penalty is 35 years. He will be sentenced later. Steve Gallier Wins Out For Mayor By One Vote Maybe Contest. ' (Special to Times.) BANDON, Ore., Nov. 28. Steve Gallier was elected mayor of Bandon yesterday by a vote of 12C to 125 for his opponent, A. McNair. For muni cipal Judge, George Topping defeated A. D. Morse by a vote of 125 to 122. For councilman, L. J. Radlay de feated G. Boak bjf a vote of 127 to 124. Owing to the close results, there a tulk of the defeated candidates asking a recount. ELECTION IN BANDDN SOON REV. SUMMERS GOES TO TEXAS Gardiner Preacher Must An swer Charges In Lone Star State Courts. ROSEBURG, Ore., Nov. 28. After a weak and hopeless fight against ex tradition, Rey. George Clark Sum mers, the Gardiner minister, has left on his return to Throckmorton, Texas, to answer to an Indictment charging him with obtaining money under false pretenses. He will travel in the custody of Sheriff J. G. Sper lock, of Throckmorton, who returned from Salem, with his requisition papers honored by Governor Cham- berlain. The woman In the case will go baqk to Texas, too, taking along the two children that are of issue as the result of her life with the minister. At Throckmorton the three will find a home beneath the roof of her forgiving father, John B. Massle. Sheriff Fenton did not subpoena Rev. T. B. Ford from Pendleton to testify in the accused man's behalf, as ordered by Justice Long. This would have been wholly unnecessary, in view of the fact that the requisi tion honored by Governor Chamber lain ends all proceedings so far as the local authorities are concerned. The examination, to begin with, was merely a formality to hold the min ister" until "such time as Sperlock could reach Salem and return here. Summers was taken into District Attorney Brown's office and informed of the governor's action. There were present, besides Mr. Brown, Sum mers' two attorneys, Cardwell and Micelli, Sheriff Sperlock and Jack Parrott, the last named being the one who brought about the minister's arrest. Summers wanted his attor neys to continue the legal battle, but they told him there was nothing more they could do; that his future battleground was in Texas. Sum mers then thanked his counsel and paid them for their services. To Mr. Cardwell he tendered $25, with which he might pay the fine Imposed on him by Justice Long for alleged contempt. The minister seemed very solicitous about his so-called wife at Gardiner, and made the significant remark that "her sickly condition was all that kept him here." Before being escorted back to jail, he point ed an accusing finger at Jack Parrott and said: "You told a He on me." Parrott jumped up quickly from his chair as if to resent the remark in a physical manner, but others in terfered and the incident closed. The woman at Gardiner has made a complete confession of the affair, and is, going back to Texas willingly. Acquaintances are aiding her and the two children to depart from Gar diner. LECONTE IS ALIVE. Reported Execution of Hnytlen. Ofll. cial Unfounded. i. r (By Associated Press.) PORT AU PRINCE, HAyti, Nov, 28. General Leconte, who was re ported killed by the revolutionists at Jeremle a few days ago, lias, arriv ed here. He escaped in a rowboat with four officers and two sailors, and was at sea, three days wjthout provisions before they finally landed at Pftit Goavp. General Leconte de clares that the repor,t that three men were put to death on his orders' at Jeremlo is unfounded, ARMY DEFEATS NAVY. (Br Associated Press.) PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Nov. 28, The final score was: Army, C; Navy, 4. FROSTY MORNINGS may cause your hands to chap and make them rough and red. A 25c bottle" of. Mc Vrthur's Hand Lotion will make them like velvet. CANADA TO SRUT Dominion Lumber Mill Owners and Timber Merchants Want Government to Place Heavy Tariff On It. (By AaUfd Presu.) WELLINGTON, N. Z., Nov. 28. The Dominion of Canada timber J. A. Finch Shoots and Kills Ralph B. Fisher Who Pushed Disbarment Proceedings Against Him. (By iBoolatccl Press.) PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 28. J. A. Finch, an attorney who was disbar red from practice for one year by the State Bar Association, this afternoon shot and killed Ralph B. Fisher, a WIRjJCTION Circuit Court Upholds Her Right to Retain Alleged Por tion of Cedar Street. Word was received here yesterday that Mrs. McLeod had won her noted suit to prevent the city of Marshfleld from disturbing the fence and bulk head of her lot on North Cedar street. Incidentally, if the opinion of the circuit court, which has just been handed down, is unheld by the Oregon Supreme Court she will gain six feet of what has been understood to be the street. The case arose when the city started to cut the grade on C street and improve the, thoroughfare. The old street had never been opened its full width and when it was re-sur veyed, it was found that the fence and other minor improvements on the McLeod lot extended six feet beyond the lot line into the street. Mrs. McLeod claimed the property under the right of adverse posses sion and secured an injunction re straining the city from opening the street to its full width. City Attorney Farrln announced today that the case will be appealed to the Supreme Court. THREE 6A "High Financiers" of Pittsburg Convicted of Illegal Bank ing Today. (By Associated Press,) PITTSBURG. ov. 28, Guilty was the. verdict in the United States cir cuit court In the case of C. E. Mullln, cashier,, and R., K. Hlssom, president of the defunct, Farmers & Merchants' bank, at Mount Pleasant, and E.' P, Stelnman, former president of the Acme Lumber Company. Mullln was alleged to have embezzled $140,000 and tlio others to have aided in the abetting. William Montgomery, cashier of the wrecked Alleghany National Bank, was sentenced to fifteen years In the penitentiary. Montgomery was convicted of em bezzlement and the abstraction of over half a million dollars'. The bank failed for a million. Before being sentenced, Montgomery made a statenlent to the effect that he never took ono penny of the bank's money for his own use. Ho said that ho has not been given a fair trial, While there's hair there's hope, Use Caplllatone now. It makes the hair grow and cures dandruff. 50c at Brown's Pharmacy. PORTLAND LAWYER IS SLAIN MRS. MGLEOD MAM iltnb GUILTY OUT OREGON PINE trade is so seriously affected by the increasing importations of Oregon pine that an influential deputation of local sawmill owners and, timber merchants have petitioned the Pre mier to impose a duty on Oregon lumber. Many mills in the Dominion have been forced to close down, other will have to follow suit shortly. The Premier will appoint a royal commis sion to investigate the matter. young lawyer, who had been desig nated to act as prosecutor for the Bar Association in the case against Finch. Finch 'was disbarred on Wed nesday, and today he went to Fish er's office in the Mohawk building. He went Into Fisher's private room and fired three shots at his prose cutor, one bullet taking effect in the temple and killing Fisher in stantly. Finch attempted to escape but a group of people attracted by the shooting barred his way. He was taken to the police station. IT ISJJKTRUE United Wireless Representa , tive Condemns Statement Made By. New York Editor F. B. McCord, who represents the United Wireless Telegraph Company on Coos Bay, declares that the claims made in a letter which was printed in The Times recently quot ing the editor of the Financial World of New York and stock brokers there to the effect that the company's stock was selling there at, a low figure is absolutely untrue. He says that the company's stock is not for sale on the New York stock exchange and offers to back his allegation up with a guarantee. Mr. McCord has received advices from his company that the Financial Worldi has for some reason or other attacked their standing and has fur nished him with evidence alleging that the character of responsibility of the publication and its editors are such that they cannot be relied upon. Mr. McCord sayft that the books of his company ar open to any legitimate investigation and that such an investigation will show that the New York publication has maliciously maligned them. iP TREATY Agreement Between Mikado and America Causes Discus sion In England. (By Assotetd Preee.) LONDON, Nov. 28. The reported agreement between the United States and Japan for the maintainance of the statu quo in the Pacific, and guaranteeing the integrity of China, is given a prominent place In the aft ernoon papers in London and .is con sidered of great Importapce. Thfl Pall Mall Gazette says It will be i i , t i I heartily welcomed as a contribution to the world's , peace. It is not reT garded an entangling alliance, butas a cpmpliment to the Angjp-Japaiiose alliance. ..... TAFT WILL PRESIDE. President-Elect to Tako Part In Na tional Conservation Congress. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. 28. Judge Taft has accepted an invita tion to prosido over and address the joint conferonco of the National Con servation Commission with governors of the states In this city, December 1 8, an event which will bring to 1 gather an assemblage of the nation's leading men In commercial, financial and political activity; M' L MAY BE KILLED BY EXPLOSION BANDON M IN Charley Lyons and Sam Hun ter Involved In Serious Altercation. COQUILLE, Ore., Nov. 28. The Coquille Sentinel says, "Uncle" Char ley Lyons got stuck with a jackknlfe at Bandon, the knife being wielded by Sam Hunter, a well-known character of that section. According to reports Lyons and Hunter had an altercation whereupon Sam stabbed Lyons and then Jumped into the river in an at tempt at suicide. He reconsidered his purpose, however, upon striking the water, and called lustily for help, meanwhile grasping a pile and cling ing to it tenaciously. Clint Male horn happened to be in the vicinity, and with the nid of a boat he rescu ed Hunter, a wetter but a wiser man. Uncle Charley was not seriously in jured." COOLIDGE IS OUT. American Minister to Nicaragua Resigns Post. (By Associated repn t MANAGUA, Nicnragua, Nov. 28. John Gardner Coolidge, the Amer ican minister to Nicaragua, has ten dered his resignation to the Ameri can diplomatic service. It Is re ported that Coolidge resigned be causo of the government's disap proval of his meddling in the af fairs of Nicaragua. RESIDENCE IN DANGER. Captain Pond S")'s the Coquille Is Supping LightHeeper's Home. PORTLAND, Nov. 28. Unless something Is done soon to prevent it from making inroads, Captain Chas. Pond says the Coquille River will undermine the residence occupied by the lighthouse keoper at that sta tion. The channel has shifted to the north side of the river and is washing away the bank nt a remarkably lively rate. Captain Pond says a rock em bankment ought to be built or the lighthouse property will likely be de stroyed. The captain returned homo this morning after having spent more than a week inspecting the several stations pf southern Oregon. Ho ex plains that the dike being' built by the citizens of Bandon Is responsible for the Coquille shifting Its channel. LUX TO CALIFORNIA. Insane Man Ordered Returned from Oregon. SALEM, - Ore., Nov. 28. The Board of Trustees of the Oregon In sane Asylum this afternoon granted the requisition of the California au thorities for tho, transfer of Louis A. Lux from the Oregon asylum to Cali fornia. Lux escaped from the Napa, Cal,, asylum last year, and wa3 ar rested in Portland, Habeas corpus proceedings wqro brought to obtain his release, which wero donled by Judgo Gantebein and Lux was com mitted to the Oregon asylum. This Is his third commitment. Lux was just arrested in Curry county but tho California authori ties refused tq send, for him. Then he wont to Portland via Coos Bay and was arrested tlKjre. PAYS DEATH PENALTY. AUBURN, N. Y Nov, lam Robert Brasch, thp 2,8. WJ11 RochesUr wife murdered, was electrocuted In the Auburn prison today. HUNTER SHOOTS SELF. COQUILLE, Ore., Nov. 28. While out with his shotgun hunting ducks near their homo opposite Johnson's mill, Gilbert Pinkston, the fourteon-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Pinkston, accidentally shot hlmsolf in the arm. several injuring that mombor, but it Is hoped that no com ollcatlon may arise making amputa Jtion necessary. ROW S Large Number Entombed Near Marianna, Pa., In Disaster Today. LITTLE HOPE OF RESCUING ANY OF THEM Cage With Occupants Blown Three Hundred Feet From Shaft. (By Associated Press.) , PITTSBURG, Nov. 28. Ac cording to State Inspector Lout tit, between 180 and 200 men wero in the mine when the ex plosion occurred. From an authoritative source it is learned that 275 men were in the mine at the time of the disaster. Shortly after 2 o'clock word from Marianna, says a rescue party succeeded In entering the mine and is attempting to force way the debris to whero the miners were caught. It is not considered likely that any one. will bo rescued alive. (By Associated Press.) PITTSDURG, Pa., Nov. 28. A sc ries of mine explosions occurred to day in tho mine of tho Pittsburg and Buffalo Coal Company at Marianna, Washington county, and while no thing definite Is known as to tho number of fatalities, it is believed that many lost their lives. Reports from Marfanna say that between 200 and 300 men were In the mine. All officers of tho company said that about 100 were In tho mine. At ono o'clock, an hour and a half after the accident, dense clouds of smoke were pouring from the two shafts of the mine, but there was net a sign of a miner. Several trains from this city and Monongahela are bound for tho' scene and the latest appliances from the New United States laboratory In this city, recently tested in saving life In mine explosions, are being carried along. A majority of tho miners aro Americans and their families sur round the mouth of the pit crazed with frenzy. The Marrinna was re cently built at a great cost and Is said to be tho most perfect mining town in the world. According to officials of the com pany, State Mlno Inspector Louttit and Mino Foreman Kennedy, who had Just completed a two days ex amination of tho mine, had como from tho mino only three minutes before tho explosion occurred. Tho iron cage which carries tho men from t,ho surface to tho workings was blown three hundred feet from the shaft's mouth. Two men who wero in tho cage wero killed. But llttlo hope Is ontertained for the men en tombed. BOY IS KILLED IILEJLAYING Andrew Scheer Meets Tragic Fate While Romping In "Follow the Leader." (By Associated Press.) PATTERSON, N. J., Nov. 28. Androw Scheer, eight years old, while playing "Follow the Leader" scaled a tall chlmnoy of an aban doned browory and stood triumphant ly at tho top but suddenly plunged Into tho street below and every bone in his body was brokon. Playmates gay that tho old bricks crumbled un )dor his weight. Brown's fuiiidi BalMim cures. 25c and uOc nt Urowu'B Pharmacy. M r-1 I mi