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(tots Daily Edition mmt& USE TIMES Wl Member of Associated Press. VOL. I THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELI), OREGON, Fill DAY, APRIL 20, 11)07. X CAT U Jl I SSS Big Fair at Jamestown is Ready For Public Inspection-President Roose velt Will Take a Prominent Part in Ceremonies Xorfolk, Vn., April 25. With President Roosevelt as n guest, mill diplomatic and military olllcials from nearly all important nations in at tendance, tilt Jamestown Xer-Centcnnial exposition will be thrown open to the public tomorrow. Every train and steamer reaching Xorfolk to night brought many visitors. The city is decorated as seldom before, and the governor of Virginia has praclaimcd tomorrow a holiday. Fair and cooler weather is predicted, and as the details of the land and water ceremonies have been carefully worked out, the exposition management is looking forward to the opening tomorrow as forming a notable epoch in the history of Virginia. PRESIREXT STAKTS. Washington, April 25. President Roosevelt the members of his family and a party of friends left Washing ton today on the yacht Mayflower for a visit to the Jamestown exposi tion. They are to return Sunday morning. On Saturday the president and Mrs. Roosevelt are to make a trip up the James river on the dis patch boat Sylph. The congressional party, comprising the joint commit tee of the senate and house and their families, preceded the presidential party this morning. Secretary and Mrs. Metcalf left earlier in the after noon, and the diplomatic corps fol lowed tonight. The president will take an important part in the open ing exercises of the exposition, which are to begin shortly after he arrives tomorrow. In the morning there will be a re view of the foreign warships and a reception of the visiting officers. About 10:30 o'clock the president will be escorted to the exposition grounds, and an hour later will go to the reviewing stand, where a pro gram of exercises in which the presi dent will speak will take place. In the evening President and Mrs. Roosevelt will be the guests of Pres ident Tucker of the exposition com pany. STRANGE- TUG VISITS THE BAY Valiant Stops in Here on Her Way From Seattle to San Francisco. The tug Valiant, Captain Martin Swanson, put Into this harbor yes terday evening for water and col. The tug, which has been sold to the California City Rock company of San Francisco, Is being taken from Seattle to San Francisco, where she will be used to do towing. She left Seattle Sunday evening and put in here on account of her condensers failing to work. She will leave this morning to continue the journey. The Valiant was built on the Sound and has been used but about two months, and Is said to be a pow erful boat for a craft of her size. She is very small compared with the tug Columbia, which does the towing for this harbor. This Is her first sea voyage, and in order to go through all right she has been reinforced considerably. O WEATHER FORECAST. The weather foiecast for to- day follows: Oregon, Wash- ingtou and Idaho, fair. 4 LOCAL WEATHER. O The local weather for yesfer- O day, as reported by Dr. Mlngtis, the Marshflcld obserer, fol- lows: Highest 04 degrees Lowest 85 degrees O p. in., ":i degrees Wind In southwest. .Clear. BEATS MOTORMAN WHO KILLS A BOY Passengers Transformed Into a Mad dened Mob When an Acci dent Occurs. New York, April 25. The sight of the mutilated body of a sixteen-year-old boy, who had been killed by a Coney Island surface car today, transformed the passengers into a maddened mob, which beat to uncon sciousness the motorman. The time ly arrival of the police reserve saved the man's life. The American Railroad Association Adopts a Plan lhmcd To lie Effective. Chicago, April 25. Decisive ac tion was taken here today by the American Railroad Association to remedy the car shortage. The fail ure of some roads to furnish suf ficient equipment for their own traf fic and failure to return cars to roads that own them, are responsible for the shortage and to remedy this evil, the association adopted a rule, to bo confirmed later by a ballot of all the railroads, providing that any rail road which shall not promptly re turn to tho owners after unloading all cars consigned to it, will be penalized $5 per car to bo paid the dwner of the car. This penalty is in addition to the per diem charge of fifty cents which will be charged after July against every railroad for the use of every car on its lines not its own. In order to make the rule more effective the principle of pub licity is to be invoked through tho instrumentality of tho so-called car clearing house, recently established in Chicago. PAY HIS DEBTS Army Oflieer Is Uefore a Court Mar tial for Evading His Creditor. New York, April 25. Tho' case of Major Francis P. Fremont, who has boon court-martialed for conduct un becoming a gentleman as tho result of certain financial transactions, was concluded and submitted to tho full court today. The judge advocate, in submitting the case, concluded by saying that If Fremont should pay his debts today it would not wlpo out jtho disgrace which attaches to his offorts to evade payment of his debts, and would be only an excuse for clemency. Still in Deadlock. Madison, Wis., April 25. The sen atorial deadlock still continues unbroken. WILL COM HOME TODAY Mayor E. E. Straw and Bride Are On the Steamer Breakwater Which is Due. CALIFORNIA PAPER Gives Good Account of the Marriage Ceremony at Santa Rosa. Mnyor E. E. Straw and bride, who wore married April 10 at Santa Rosa, Cal., aro on the Breakwater and will reach home today. When the announcement of the wedding was made tho details were not known here. The following ac count appeared in tho Santa Rosa Press Democrat: "Quiet and pretty in its simplicity was tho marriage of Miss Sara C. Lakeman and Dr. Edwin E. Straw, at high noon today in the Episcopal Church of tho Incarnation. The im pressive marriage service of the church was said by the officiating priest, the Very Rev. Allen L. Burle son. "The bride was exquisitely gowned and was acknowledged the handsom est of brides. Her sister, Mrs. J. H. Taylor, was the matron of honor. Tom Gregory was the best man, and the bride was given into the keeping of her husband by her brother-in-law, Mr. Taylor. Among those pres ent in the church were the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lakeman, of Mountain View, Miss Vivian Taylor of Uklah, and Mrs. Tom Gregory. "From the church the bridal party drove to tho Taylor residence on Cherry street, where the wedding breakfast was served and felicita tions were extended. A number of costly, gifts were bestowed on the bride. On the afternoon North western Pacific train tho happy couple left for San Francisco . and the south. After a couple o weeks spent in visiting places of interest in California, they will return to Marsh field, Oregon, of which city Dr. Straw is mayor, and where he has a lucrative practice. "During her stay here the bride won the highest esteem of all who were fortunate enough to have the pleasure of knowing her. That Dr. and Mrs. Straw will always bo happy and prosperous Is the sincerest wish of all their friends." MASKED feSEN MAKE BIG HAUL Hold Up a Saloon in Xevada and Get Away With About SI, 800. Tonopa, Nov., April 25. Two masked men with a sawed-off shot gun and another with a big revolver, just befbre 1 o'clock this morning, held up tho Cobweb saloon and mado their escape with $1,800. Charles Patterson, a roulette dealer, ran out tho back door and tried to head them off with a revolver. Patterson fired two shots at men which had tho effect of bringing a crowd into the streets. A doen shots in all were fired. It is not known whether the robbers returned the fire. WILL RE A CHAXGE. William Loeb Jr. Will' Head Wash ington Electric Road. Washington, April 25. An Im portant change In the control of the Washington Railway and Eleptrlc company will occur at tho annual meeting next January. It became known today that local capitalists had purchased a majority of the stock. Simultaneously with this an nouncement came the rumor that William Loeb Jr secretary to tiro president, had been determlney upon for president of tho company. The rumor originated lato today, and not In time to obtain confirmation. Wellesley Here. Tho steam schooner Wellesley, re cently built at Bandon, Is loading at tho SImpspn mill, od North Bend, after which she will bo towed to San Francisco to havo her machinery Installed. lift SAVHB GOOD CATCH Men in Bandon Station Go Fishing And Make a Heavy haul. OTHER NEWS OP CITY Ituilding Progresses' Rapidly and In dications Point to Many Ad ditional Houses. 1 (Times Special Service.) Bandon, Ore., April 2 5. Tho life saving crew of the Bandon station went out for deep sea fishing tho early part of the week and had a niuteorious run of luck. The catch In cluded a fine lot of ling, rock cod and rod fish. Erecting Fine Houses. 1 Building work in Bandon is pro gressing rapidly. It is thought that there will be a great deal of con struction carried on tho coming summer. Among the new houses is the handsome residence for J. Wal ter, which Stephenson & Gibson, building contractors, aro erecting. Work Is also progressing on Rosa's now wharf and warehouse, lias First Honor. Bandon is entitled to the honor of being the first town in Coos county to prepare for observance of Me morial day on May 30. The G. A. R. is arranging an extensive program, which will include the usual march to the cemetery, where tho graves of the heroes of the civil war will be decorated. Following the ceremonies a literary program will be given in tho hall. Steam Schooner Arrives. The steam schooner Elizabeth, Captain Olsen, arrived in Bandon from 'San Francisco Tuesday evening aEtf o'clock.' usu-o. .-.vi. JL Personal Items. The Rev. Mr. Roach of the Pres byterian church, returnod the fore part of the week from the meeting of the Presbytery at Medford. The Misses Davies, Poley, Thlele and Yoe, Bandon school teachers, spent Saturday and Sunday at Park ersburg. 0 Oj eoo AWAITIXG THE STORK. 4. Madrid, April !W. Public 4 suspense has 1 cached the high- est point, and every unusual $ noise is mistaken for the evclted t people for the booming of the royal salute announcing the 4 birth of an heir to the throne. Crouds follow the carriage of 4 every minister seen in the vi- cinity of the palace, supposing that he has been summoned to see the newly born child. The physicians in attendance upon Queen Victoria report her Con- ditlon normal. XEW MANAGER CO.MES. Will Have Charge of the Coos Bay Steam Laundry. J. C. Jones, lato of Walla Walla Steam Laundry, has accepted a po sition as manager Of the Coos Bay Steam Laundry, which will In the future operate two plants on tho nay, one at Marshfleld and another at North Bend, Mr. Jones comes to the local firm well recommended for the position. Tho local laundry building recent ly purchased by the Coos Bay Steam Laundry is to bo enlarged consider ably by tho additional a 40x10 foot building at the rear and a 10 foot addition along the full 90 foot of one sido, which will give the building a floor space of 50x90 feet. Bohlin & Son have tho contract for the now construction work, and hope to havo it finished by the first of July. Dur ing tho time until It is finished they will do all the laundry work for tho bay at- the North Bond plant. Tho local plant will bo fitted with tho newest modorn machinory. Tho North Bend plant is already well es tablished. Tho mon on tho boats coralngvln at this port say thoy can get laundrywork done quIcLor and cheaper on Goob Bay than in Port land and San Francisco. IIMII !! LI - - . ! 1, 1'-CLLUf.MLL-l.',V MllWIH LA. . ATTEMPT lsAlf TO LYNCH BtlSCH Negroes In Kansas Attack Train Carry ing Prisoner Arrested at Myrtle Point Is Now Safely Jailed at Pittsburg Pittsburg, Kan., April 25. A mob of negroes made an unsuccess ful attempt at Corona, Kansas, to lynch Joseph Kitsch, arrested last week at Myrtle Point, Oregon, and charged witll train robbery, when the train bearing ltuscli Mopped at that station last night, llusch is believed to have been one of the men who robbed the passengers of a Missouri Pacific passenger train on the night of March -t, when John llencry, a negro who lived at Corona, was killed. Rusch was placed In Jail here today. SHOCKS IX CHILE. Valparaiso, April 2.". Three vigorous earthquake shocks were felt here today. X'o dam age Is reported. k METCALf WILL INVESTIGATE Matter of .Marines Being Ejected From Congressional Library Is to Come Up. f Washington, April 25. As tho re sult of an episode in tho congres sional library recently, in which two members of the marine corps were ojectedcfromho.bullding,41.Sefirjatary iUetcau wm oruer an omciai investi gation. It is claimed by the watch men of the library that the men were ejected for fighting, while tho men charge that they were ejected be cause they were in uniform. Tho men deny tho allegation of Improper con duct. X-Ray Man Died. Chicago, April 25. W. C. Fuchs, expert in the use of x-ray, died here of cancer which ho contracted three months ago through coming In con tact with an X-ray apparatus. CARMEN MAKE Olllcials of United Railways at San Fiancisco Say it Will He Refused. San Francisco, April 25. A com mittee from tho carmen's union has presented to President Calhoun of the United Railways, a demand for a new annual contract giving the conductors and motormon a flat wage of $3 for an eight hour day, and time and a half for overtime. On Saturday evening tho executive com mittee will meet 'again and by that time It Is believed sn answer will havo been received from tho United Rnllways. The committee will thoji set a date for the final meeting which will decide the action to be taken upon tho reply of -tho United Rail ways. The demand will bo un equivocally refused according to a joint statement mado to tho Asso ciated Press by President Calhoun and General Manager Mullaly. MACHIXE MAN HERE. Representative of Rig Finn Conies to Marshflcld. A, Domangpon, representing tho AUIs Chalmers company of Milwau kee loft yesterday for Portland with a large order for saw mill machinery from tho C, A. Smith mill and others In this section. Tho Allls Chalmora company of Milwaukee Is probably tho largest manufacturer of saw mill niRchlnory In tho world. .Mother Is Better. Stanloy Ott, who left bore a tow weeks ago to attond the bedside of his mother, who lives In Now York, liaB been hoard from by locul friends. Mr, Ott states that his mother Is well on tho road to recovery. GOULD GIVES S Does Not Think Two Is Just To The roads. Cent Fare Rail- SAILS FOR EUROPE Is Interviewed Before Leaving on In dustrial and Financial Question. New York, April 25. Jus before sallingforjEiiropot6dayGcorgo J, Gould was Interviewed on his views on tho Industrial and financial con ditions of this country. Ho said he had no fears for tho future, and that tho country was never as prosperous before. Regarding tho two-cent faro on tho railroads, Gould said ho was not In favor of it. Ho said tho rail roads find no profit In tho passenger traffic, and the reduced rate will prove n great Injury. UP SHEEP HERDER Attacked 011 the Prairie, and One of the Herders Is Shot and Killed. Montrose, Colo., April 25. While on their way to tho sheep range in this county with a large herd from Frisco, Utah, threo herders, Grover Cornott, Peter Swanson nnd Al Swanson, were set upon by seven masked mon last night at White Water, Colo., 55 miles west of hero. Peter Swanson was shot and mor tally wounded and his companions bound hand and foot and left help less on the pralrlo. The news of tho shooting has stirred tho cattlomen and sheepmen in this vicinity, and a search for the perpetrators is In progress. IIUHIAL IS HEM). Remains of Mrs. Xay Laid to Rest lu Marshlleld Cemetery. Tho body of tho lato Mrs. Marshall Nay was hurled yesterday afternoon in tho Masonic cometery, the funeral taking place from St. Monica's Cath olic church. Fathor Edward Don nelly preached tho funoral sermon A largo number of peoplo attended tho sorvlqes. J HASEHALL SCORES. Pacific Coast League. San Francisco, April 25,- San Francisco, 1; Oakland, 2. Lou Angelos, April 25. Los AngelOB, 2; Portland, G. Northwest League, Vnnqonvor, April 25. Van- couvor, 3; Aberdeen, 7. Seattlo, April 25. Seattlo, 5; llutto, 4. Spokano, April 25 Spokane, 1; Tacomu, 5. IS Vi 1 jUj-ka4fr. .-