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"tJSfc TALK ABOUT TALKING. (&xmm KEEP UP TO DATE HY READING THE COOS HAY TIMES. THE DAY'S NEWS TOLD ACCURATELY AND CONCISELY. YOU CAN TALK TO THOU SANDS OP PEOPLE EVERY DAY Hi' PUTTING YOUR "WANT ADS" IN THE TIMES. ' MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS. Vol. III. THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHF1ELD, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1908. SIX PAGES. No. 135. HEZUEU DECLARED TO BE IK STATE OF OD OF LUTE CHIEF IS W Innouncement Made By Act-1 ing President Gomez In Ab- I sence of Castro. ! FSTATE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN ADVISED OLD QUESNION IS UP AGAIN i.i:- l Tl.- l .. ., huuuii is laKen iii view or Seizure of Venezuelan Ves sels By Dutch. (By Associated Press.) i WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 17. The State Department has been ad vised that Acting President Gomez of Venezuela, who called out the troops to stop the rioting, has de clared the country In a state of war. This action on the part of Gomez is taken in view of the seizure by the Dutch of tho Venezuelan ves sels. Excitement at the capital of Venezuela is said to be Intense. A cable from Berlin, where Castro L?went to submit to a surgical opera tion, states that the friends of Cas tro declare that he is in receipt of I dally advises from Caracas and has heard nothing of the outbreak In his t capital. m m P PflBSP Smith-Powers Company Pur chases the Hoeck Equip ment Near Beaver The" equipment of tho Hoeck lum- Iber camp at Beaver Hill has been purchased by the Smith-Powers ETlmber Company. The camp was Iqulte a large one and about one hun- Kdred men were employed there. It is located near the Beaver Hill mine Eand a branch railroad extends to the camp. There is about twelve miles fof steel rails, two locomotives, five Jdonkey engines and a lot of other machinery. ', For the present the new owners jWlll clean up the camp and later on twill move the entire equipment from where it is now located. It .will be used in a new gamp just this side of the divide which will have Ja railroad to bring the logs to the head of Isthmus Inlet on which Btream they will be floated to tho Smith mill. The purchase makes the seventh camp which the Smith- Powers Company fs operating In the bounty. Two more camps opening on Isth- jius Inlet are also to be opened soon. Senator Lodge Discusses the Brownsville Affair Before Many In Congress. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 17. The Brownsville affair was discuss ed in the Senate by Senator Lodge, a member of the Committee on Military Affairs, which Investigat ed the charges that the soldiers of the Twenty-fifth regiment "shot up" the town of Brownsville. Lodge re marked that he makes no reference to the report of the investigation re ferred to by the President In his re cent message to congress. The gal leries were filled, many negroes be ing present. Lodge said that he had come to the conclusion that the shoot ing was done by the soldiers of the Twenty-fifth Infantry. There was no evidence against anybody elso that the bullets were used in Spring field rifles and he spoke of the tes timony of tho soldiers as constitut ing "a uniform denial," the uni formity of which rendered It of doubtful value to him. He said half the selected champions of the soldiers sought not for equallt be fore the law but for special treat ment for the Brownsville soldiers on the ground of race. Senator Lodge declared that they were not entitled to any different treatment than whlto'men Were entitled to under the same circumstances. Lodge favored the Warner bill which allows the President to restore the innocent to the army whenever he is satisfied that any of them are blameless. Remains of Late Head of San Francisco x Police Depart ment Laid to Rest at Holy Cross. (By Ar oc'ated Press.! SAN FRANCISCO, Oec. 17. The body of Chief of Police BIggy was today laid to ret In the Holy Cross cemetery with di'e respect to his DOUSE ASKS rank as late head of the pollco de partment of this city. The body was escorted to St. Mary's Cathedral by over three hundred policemen. Six sergeants of tho police acted as pall bearers. Many of the municipal of fices were closed for the day out of respect to tho lato chief. Ovqr one hundred members of the fire depart ment, besides hundreds of friends and acquaintances, attended tho fu neral services. Wants to Know Upon What President Bases His Recent Statements. DOPE TO HAVE GOOD CHARTED (By Associated Presss. WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 17. Chairman Perkins of the House special committee, appointed to re commend a course of action relative Committee In Charge of Work Will Endeavor to Cover" All Points. MEMBERS OF CABINET OF PO V 0 TO FIX WATER TLI Information Is Given In A Press Telegram Received Today at Paris. I The committee having in charge the preparation of the new charter for tho city of Marshfleld is at work now, but it will .be four or five months before the charter is com pleted and ready to submit to the to the secret service feature of the , vote Df the people. President's message, presented a re-j Different subcommittees have port to the committee at the begin- been appointed and each is taking ning of today's session f the House. P different branches of the charter. The. report recommends the adop-, These sections will be presented to tion of a resolution calling upon tho ' and adopted by the general commlt presldent to supply the House evi-! tee as they are completed, dence upon which he based his sta-1 Tho members of the committee are tement that members of the House putting In a good deal of time orf SWISS HOLD ELECTION. Federal Assembly Choses President For Year 1000. tv AHsoclntf-d Press. 1 BERNE, Dec. 17. A Deutscher, Minister of Commerce, was today elected President of the Swiss repub lic for 1909, by the federal assembly. IOWA GETS FIRST PRIZE were principally concerned over the fact that secret service men had been investigating the members themselves. The House adopted Perkins' resolution without a dis senting vote. the work. They have sent to other cities to secure charters and are taking the best out of all of them and hope to have prepared to pres ent to the people an up-to-date char ter adapted to a city of this size. COLD SIP DREDGER AT IS SEVERE WORK AGAIN Was Closed Down For Few Days to Make Repairs On Machinery. Al LYNCHED IN KENTUCKY lurderer Elmer Hill Loses "His Life at Hands of a Mob. env Associated Presw.) f LEXINGTON. Ky Deo. 17. El- er Hill, arrested for the murder of Irteen-year-old Mamie Womac. in ilr county, Ky.f and several times fcnsferred to different jails by the thorltles for safe keeping, was bbed this morning and lynched at atlcello. Carries Off Honors at National Horticultural Congress at Council Bluffs. (By Associated Press.) COUNCIL BLUFFS, la., Dec. 17. Iowa received Arts prize in awards on state exhibits at the National Horticultural Congress. The sec ond prize went to Idaho; third to Washington; fourth to Utah, and fifth to Maryland. Awards on coun ty displays were as follows: Canyon county, Idaho, first; Chelan county, Washington, second; Iowa county, Iowa, third; Polk county, Iowa, fourth. In the numerous awards on plate displays B. M. Chapman of Wenatchee, Wash,, and J. A. Carr of Council, Idaho, were among those who carried off the honors. Mercury Has Not Dropped Lower In December For Past Seven Years. Coos Bay has been experiencing a Tho government dredger Oregon pretty severe shiver the past few ' down for a few days. The machinery days. In fact for this part of the I got. out of nne a few lnchea and ,t country it has been exceedingly cold was necessary to stop for repairs, although a new comer from northern iThe dredger Is still working between Michigan or Canada might not think , the Smith mill and the coal bunkers City Engineer and Councilman Nelson Will Report to City Council. City Engineer Sandberg and Coun cilman Nelson are busy today fixing a water front line beyond which no building will bo allowed to extend. Tho distance back from the harbor lino has not been flxed yet but prob ably will bo decided upon at tho next meeting of the council when Mr. Nelson and Mr. Sandberg make their report. It Is not unlikely that the council will at that time take steps to have the buildings now ex tending beyond the new water front line removed. Robert Marsden said today that the new warehouse that he Is having erected in the rear of tho Break water office, and not In tho rear of the C. A. Johnson furniture store, as has been erroneously stated, is sim ply for the purpose of utilizing his property. He said that he would be willing at any time to remove as much of the rear of the building as the city council desired providing that they make the owners of other water front property do tho same thing. Furthermore, he declared that he would sell his water front interest to the city as cheaply as tho rest. Ho said that he was anxious to see the water front cleared up and a thoroughfare made there, but that ho didn't believe It was a square deal to permit some of the property owners to build clear out to the water lino and then try and keep others from doing so. He said that he had left his water front vacant for over two years in hoDes that the council would clear up tho rest of the water front but that they have failed to do so. ' Mr. Marsden's case will be heard shortly before tho city recorder. LEADERS OF PARTIES CALLED TOGETHER And Young King Manuel Wiffi Endeavor to Form New Cabinet. CBy Associated Press.! PARIS, Dec 17. A dispatch tob received today by tho Temps,. ota.'E lng that all of the members of tlsra? Cabinet of King Manual of Portugxll, have resigned from their ofllceB. It is further reported in the dls patch that the young ruler Is hoist ing a consultation with the leaders of all parties with a view of formlnjGJ a new cabinet at once. WRECKED ON ROCKS. Torpedo Boat Goes Down In EngUsS Water But Crew Escapes. (By Associated Pr.ss. ) COWES, Isle of Wight, Dec. IX- A torpedo boat ran on tho rocJcff while maneuvering off Membridgsaf Ledge last night. The crew of four teen men had a narrow escape. Tlua- boat is a complete wreck. GOES TO JURY it was much of a cold snap. The beautiful warm weather of several weeks preceedlng the change spoiled everyone for anything like winter and when the cold spell came It caused a general complaint. As a matter of fact It has been really cold for this climate and this morning was about the coldest yet. A heavy frost covered everything and the midday sun did not entirely remove the chill from tho air. It has been three years since the mercury went down as low in De cember as It has this time and during the past seven years It has never been any lower in December. One and Is throwing the dirt on the marsh near the mill. From 1,800 to 2,000 cubic yards of dirt is being taken out each day. The sale of dirt Is progressing satisfactorily and quite a number of contracts for filling lots, especially In Railroad addition, have been secured. TURKEY HAS BROKEN BONDS DIES IN ASYLUM. Insane mid Aged Aunt of Harry K. Thaw Passes Awny. (By Associated Press.) PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Dec. 17. Harriet A. Thaw, aged 85 years, an dnv rtnrlnir Januarv of 1907. it was aunt of Hnrry K. Thaw, died Tues- LEADERS COMPROMISE. Diamond Jewelry )SS. at the RED ay your groceries at tho.ANOXA II GROCERY and save money kgh to buy your Christmas pres- Senntor Considers President's Re commendation On Secret Service (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 17. Senator Aldrich introduced a resolu tion directing the committee on ap propriations to consider that portion of the President's message dealing with the secret service. Senator Culberson offered a re solution in amendment to Aldrich and the Republican and Democratic leaders to got together and agree upon a compromise, Culberson said Aldrlch's resolution did not go far enough. three degrees colder. Comparison. Mrs. E. Mlngus, tho special me teorological observer at this point furnishes some interesting figures comparing this cold snap with other BCasons. Tho following table shows the lowest temperature reached' during the winter months each year for tho past seven years: Dec. Jan. Feb. March day night at tho Friends' Asylum for the Insane at Frankford, a sub urb of this city. Tho fact of her in sanity secured tho second trial of Thaw. COSGROVE BETTER. 1902 1903 1904 1905 190G 1907 1908 .,. 27 ... 28 ... 29 ... 27 ...' 29 ... 30 ... 27 Weather 24 27 25" 25 29 24 30 Notes. 30 20 27 25 31 32 30 30 28 30 31 24 Tho Curry county people aro suf fering more than tho residents of Coos Bay. It was reported this morn ing from Port Orford that tho moun tains in that locality were covered with snow. Those who wero caught short on fuel have found it disagreeable and there has been quite a rush with the coal and wood dealers. The frost this morning was the Governor-Elect Is Reported to lie Rapidly Improving. (From Friday's Daily.) PASO ROBLES, Cal.," Dec. 17. Governor Elect Cosgrove of Wash ington, continues to make great im provement in his condition of health. Cosgrove's son Intends returning to Washington very soon when It will bo determined whether tho in auguration will take placo at Olym pia or at Paso Robles. heaviest seen hero for several years past. Last year there was a flurry of snow one day and two years ago during tho holidays there was enough snow to cover tho ground but tho white appearance of tho city this morning was due entirely to frost. Tho snow of the big moun tains In view of Marshfiold was clear ly visible this morning and yester day morning. Despotic Rule of Centuries Ends With Opening of Ot toman Parliament. (By Associated Press.) CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 17. With the meeting of tho first Otto man Parliament today, Turkey for mally breaks from tho despotic rule of centuries past. Sultan Abdul Hamid, who granted the constitution last July providing for this assem bly, paraded through tho city at tho head of an elaborate cortago to open first session. Ho was enthusiastical ly greeted. There was no somblanco of disorder, APPROPRIATE MILLIONS. Argentine Republic Will Spend Mon ey For Armament. "Bv Aoplntel Prnss ) BU8NOS AYRES, Dec. 17. A bill authorizing tho Argontino t govern ment to expend $75,000,000 for ar maments, was passed by tho Cham ber of Deputies yesterday. ELECT A PRESIDENT. llayticn Congrois Chooses General Simon As Executive. (From Saturday's Daily.) PORT AU PRINCE, Hayti, Dec 17. General Antoino Simon was to day unanimously olocted president r.t tho ropubllc by tho Haytjen congress. Rose Trial Almost Over Ans Williams Case Will Come Up Next. (Special to The Times.) COQUILLE, Dec. 17. The trlcE of Innes Rose, one of the young mesa charced with assault upon a Myrtfts Point girl, is still in progress. TEwe evidence is all in and this afternoon Attorney Llljcqvlst made the open ing argument for tho prosccuttezo The case will probably go to tflaj jury tonight. District Attorney- Brown and" Wss assistant Attorney Llljcqvlst arc ju secutlng and Attorneys McKnfgMX and Sparry aro defending. AC tlvas closo of tho Rose trial Douglas VfV liams, who was mixed up in tties same case, will be tried and after that caso has been disposed so mo oE the indictments which have beesa returned by tho grand Jury will Ixe glven attention. Thoro is a ga&S deal of criminal work at this tenia but the civil cases on tho docket ares small ones and not numerous. Tho grand jury Is still in session- TAFTSOON TO BE DOST President-Elect Will Spend Hi& Last Period of Recreation In Georgia. ' (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Dec. 17. After at stay of four days In this city, Prrai?-dont-olect Taft left this morning tea' Washington, and, from there will to Augusta, Ga whoro ho will liaa hls last period of test and recrontlwoie before assuming tho duties of Slice chief executive. Steamer from Coos BREAKWATER Bay for Portland Bulls SAT- Coffee I'prco'ators and dishoa at tins RED CROSS. cltailissp Try a Back Charter Oak Vawa. Dpt on thp market, sold only ut Uuq i UIJDAY, DECEMBER 10, ut 7 a. in. AXONA CASH GROCERY.