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GLAIN LEJtDlt
HAff COCDlFEET
Standard Men Say Rockefel
iGr Was Ready to Sell
SixJVtanths Ag
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f
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Com-
Urln Line For
Finish.
Kcw York, Aug. 18. Rumors, ap
parently well founded, have been go
ing around hero today that six
months ago John D. Rockefeller was
on the point of selling out all his
Standard Oil holdings, that a few
weeks later James Stillman wanted
to quit the company, and that it was
nothing but the iron will of Henry
II. Rogers which kept the two in lino.
The gift of foresight which John
D. Rockefeller possesses to a degree
almost uncanny, at d which was a not
f.,iovni sfntnrM nlikc. had at last turn
ed on that corportaio.i with all the
vigor that comes of its long rest. The
men who created that great money
making machine, and for years piled
up incomprehensible- fortunes, are
now so harried by it that they have
began to seek peace.
Federal and state departments
alike have begun, and are carrying
on a warfare of a sort to make them
feel the insecurity of their long safe
positions. Now there is even the
threat of Attorney General Bonaparte
that the Standard may be ground to
pieces in tho government's attempts
to make It pay the fine imposed by
Judge Landis.
It takes a long time for tho outer
world to learn anything of what ac
tually happens in the council of tho
small groups of-men who are the
Standard Oil Co., but it is said that
Mr. Rockefeller seriously prepared
last winter to divest himself of every
share ho owned of the Standard Oil
Co.'s capital stock.
Of Its 975,000 shares he personally
owns 270,000, with a par value of
527,000,000, and a market value of
135,000,000. How the ownership
of a block of securities so valuable
could be transferred and the money
raised to pay for them were matters
that were never worked out.
Henry II. Rogers opposed the plan
of Mr. Rockefeller flatly and effect
tively. With all the energy of his
forceful intellect ho Is said to have
mado tho head of the Standard Oil
Co. change hi3 plnns. What he said
or what arguments, persuasivo or
otherwiso, he employed aro known
only to two men.
James Stillman. president of the
National City bank, tho Standard Oil
bank, tho greatest and most powerful
hanking institution in tho United
States, is said to havo had a similar
plan. .
Like Mr. Rockefeller, but several
months afterward, Mr. Stillman Is
said to have thought the time had
como for him to convert tho built oi
his private wenlth into liquid assets
and arrange his affairs along the
lines which permit of a speedy retire
ment from all active business cares.
Again tho dominant courage o H.
H. Rogers came forward nnd ho de
cided to face the task of remaining in
harness. . .
It is a fact hitherto known only to
a few that notwithstanding (tho close
intimacy which has existed tor a gen
eration between John D. Rockefeller
and 11. II. Rogers, there has neve i
been any close personal friendship in
the ordinary meaning of the term.
For Instance It is declared that m
all tho time they have been together
Mr. Rockefeller has never ouco sot
foot in the Rogers home and wi.
Rogers has never eaten a meal under
Mr. Rockefeller's roof. He has visit
ed Mr. Rockefeller at the lattei a
home, but purely on business mat-
erAsldo from the pulling and hauling
going on within tho Standard OH
camp there is another lcm,ent i
weakness which, like the first, lover
before existed in any of its patties,
S. C. T. Dodd, for thirty odd years
the legal guide of Mr. Rclfne"e(
and tho Standard Oil. was compelled
to retire because of dlsab lltles two
years ago, -and has since died
Great as tho Standard Oil Co is.
the array of suits pending ig
it is equally formidable. The fcdoral
government 1ms eight suits Pending
against the parent corporation oi
subsidiary companies In the Unltea
States courts of five Ptates Mis
souri, New York, Louislaua, lennes
fefe and Illinois. a.
In addition, the attorney "-
in six Biaii-B un? "-"-- .,
lord nrui KUL ..,-
ngatabt the Standard Oil w oi
Jersey, the parent corporation, or the
particular subsidiary through which
it does business In the states i """
to oust tho trust and prevent It fiom
heroaftor doing business in those
fit n tft w
Suits of this kind aro pending In
Texas. Minnesota, Missouri. Tennes
see, Ohio and Mississippi. In addi
tion to the ouster suits, penalties are
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stillman asp:
S
lf jTS
Story? Is That j
jrIntle
puny J I end fj
thej
!
.miiitiiniirnnr l ncriir in i mi i i iinuiii ti tin vknr .iinn.i.... a .. i- .. t . lrnri' cnricinnifirv ?i n ri iiinn v i
of ills huge fortune and his great cor- tbvv fact that when one wires proves I determined conclusively that the
poiatlon, apparently warned him last (Ustivo and breaks the weight of j brick burned in this kiln was as good
winter that he must take some action. -fiiojT'soos to the next wire, causing las tho duality usually shipped In
Uho law, which had for thirty-five its downfall, -until the entire field from Portland and better than any
years lain dormant while the Stand- collapses, if not discovered and the ever before made in this section,
nvi nn c.n inn dn ridiculous state and wivm Hfrhionoii nt hum tni nn. 'this brick is hard, durable and has
ii mill iivji Li4.ii l- iiovut -. ..,, M ...... ..-c, , ... i-ir-iii iiisiiii v;ih:m i'cv: niuuMvur m vj aubik)iuiiuij tuiv kv.ij v
sought to bo InnfriiffiyTomo
SB, .tPT
RiuLca. Kjxns-is suing to collect
.flllO Of fcfl.OfiO Onn ntirl AtlcalPolnnl
i ntn- fr2wi w- . ..
.Collect penalti ainountliig to $480,
- -- T-F---fww "iiu iiiiujiooi iri'i
mill- v - .
In the federal suitsthetotaI rtaffii
uur oi counts oi nil the tifflictinents i
Is G,32fi. WoroXtho conWiiound .
to ho guilty in XvorfceM and the I
maximum line lirBioseo, as was re
cently done byffudfetfLandls thtTtotal
amount whieli Pcfcrnpanyiwould bo
520.QJH). jalsadde'd'
2Jjt5j)0flnA,i1rffticted
Lvfoiih)(we)ltii3 total to
TlitepgfctivTrof the p.
"i'iL" UPO'U' pay Vpmd be S12G,-
JiT-rhia nrlilA tn !. &nn
f I "Jf"JVU I.U U1U ,-
iincvmnicted a hveek
?n
yJjeHnfllcted as a resil
virlmia (itUn i.-n..i. a, i-.. l iim
rjf oullD uiuusm uy luinei
FORTY Af?hES nfHfnp
YARD TREUllS rffl
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ly Col)ii.jof Now Fnnglt
Apparatus.
Salem, Aug. 18. J. AVPooler.
hop grower living thrcir miles east
of the city on the Purtum road, re
cently had forty arts of hops on
trellis wire to fair At the time he
regarded his lqjrS us complete, but by
tlio aid of aarge force of men he
raised thaiallen vines and now ex
pects tpWiarvest a partial crop. The
trollrr wire has been in growing fa
vor with hop men becauso it allows
far cleaner cultivation, as teams are
not so greatly hampered by running
against poles, and also permits the
11 ,f . . ...
oiner disadvantage, wnicn concerns
in
I1KO,
sfi.7(in.nnn
IUS WHICH j
US r
Miwodr JT i
y I tors
a
It II I I 1.1 I II ill. I ill! Ill IMS IHIMIIl llllfl III I
11 . . . ... in nn.nnl. r. . . .. I r. An IM,,. "rt.c 1lllll
tne picKer3 cmeiiy is tnat the Height i's. "" L"u u"n "i muuuwuj mu
of the wires is regulated at picking A streets, is to be constructed of this
time by two short wires with hooks ' material, if tho experts conclude that
which tho pickers must carry with ! It is fully up to the standard. Two
them as they move down the row, J of the bricks nro at the Chamber of
and as there is always considerable j Commerce office on Main street,
moving from one row to another ! where they can be inspected by any
there are frequently heated discus-1 one desiring so to do, and Mr.
sions a3 to the ownership of the Lyons, the secretary, will be more
hooks. than pleased to exhibit this excellent
Tho wires, even though stripped of and very necessary product o Coos
their hops, are too heavy to bo lifted j Bay. Tho company is perfectly satis-
i... .. .i. i ., i.i I flrt.t nfltli Ita ciiDonca time fnr nnfl If
uy u wuiiiuit H HirmiKiu, iinu buuuiu:"" ., .. .. auv.v.uu ....... . .-
there be no man in tho party picking is stated by the officers that a large
a n. ii. i - no i ulnnf rllt lit ftiafnllorl in aimnlv tlif
together, it becomes a source of
ft'nnt Inpnnuonlonpo tn wnmnn nnrl
children to lift the wires and secure
the hooks for the next lowering of
Hops, wnicn is uie oniy wire Hand
ling done by the wire men.
A greater inconvenience, if possi
ble, is felt by little children, who tfro
not tall enough to reach the wire ad
justed to the height of grown peo
ple, and many feeble and aged per
sons who would like to sit down
and work, all of whom will not pick
hops this season unless they can en-
frnrrn nt vmvlci wllPTO tll lll.lltl wlms
aro used and which can be lowered
to suit the pickers.
THE OLD STORY 13'
REPEATED AT EUGENE
Ophus Mistakes l'MUit'i1 For
and Ends His Life With
Rifle Hall.
licuv
Eugene, Aug. 17. -Kd. Olsen was
shot and killed at 4 o'clock yesterday
afternoon four miles from Belknap
Springs by Ophus mistaking Olsen for
a deer, and when his big Savage rifle
sent its leaden misDilo into his com
panion, and he discovered his mis
take, ho was almost crazed with re
morse. W. B. Scott, the merchant at Lea
burg, telephoned the Information to
the Guard this morning, giving fuller
details this afternoon, which ho as
certained from a lettor written by
George Croner, who had charge of
the hotel at the spriuB.
Both Olsen nnd Ophus wore in tho
emnlov of J. V. O'Lcary. but had
tnitnn n dnv off from -fork to get a I
little vontlon. It s presumed f on
the time tho accident occured that j
j. i- . i.r..i i.imt ah niner rT t n r n v 1 1 i
iiiey iiuu iiuinv-u muow wi ...u j ....
availlngly, and that Ophus was too
eager for game to havo taken suffi
cient care in shooting.
The body was left out all night in
order to give tho proper authorities
all tho chance necessary to satisfy
themselves concerning the accident.
W. T. Gordon, the coroner, however,
will not go to tho eeono of the accl
dont, having given authority to a
justice of tho peace to gathortho evi
dence, and bring tho witnesses to
Eugene tomorrow, where the coro
ner's Inquest will be held.
Nothing is known here today con
corning either of tb two men. It
was at first reported that Olsen was
a Eugene man, but later reports con
tradicted that, and Inquiry failed to
find any one that was acquainted
with any person of either name.
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AAA
JIOKXKT STIXfiS ON TONGUE
Charles Tliyre Hurprisi'd nt His
Noonday Meal.
TV- Tils . Aue. 14. While
eating his noonday lunch at his
home, eight miles east of here,
Charles Thyre wqb stung on the
tongue by a yellow jacket Mon-
day afternoon. His tongue be-
gan to swell at once, and by the
-r v.. . ,m
Hiied us i rj,he
poss bie ror ni
Uma no reacneu iumii ii uu
Lr,Hro Ientsth of the tongue
lookod like a great water blls
v ter, and It was only aftr llnl-
mont had been applied and
taken out the swelling that he
could talk enough to tell tho
4- doctor what was m nianer.
MARSHFIELD, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1907.
-
ofNJjo. a iTPTr" Wei rtn
SH441JLMM
suimi muu
S THE GOODS
Samples of Brick Brought in
From Isthmus Inlet Yard
Fill the,Bilf.
ON BAY
,000 Opened nnd Proprle-
ind Quality Good
iVill Enlarge Plant.
The question of successful brick
making has been settled practically
on Coos Bay by the Utter Brick com
pany. It has for years been sup
posed that good brick clay did Jiot
exist In the vicinity, but last year
Air. J. W. Utter, formerly of Weiser,
Idaho, had tests made of clays which
he found on Isthmus Inlet, about
eight miles south of Marshfield, and
tnese proving satisfactory, the-Utter
Brick company was formed and a
large kiln of about 75,000 brick was
undertaken, rno results nave provea
Wiib
in nn.nnl. r. . . .. I n An fPll1 ".... Kllllfl
ia numum nuuuuc. nu vuu uuim-
demand. Many practical men have
examined the samples left at the
Chamber of Commerce office and de
clare that they are better than any
brick shipped in from Portland.
CARRIES OIL THROUGH
RIFLED BORED PIPE
Southern Pacific Will Build Wnc 250
Miles In Length In
California-.
Chicago, August IS. Contracts
have been let by the Southern Pacific
company for the building of an oil
pipe line 250 miles long trom Its oil
properties in Kern county, to a point
near Port Costn on San Francisco
Bay. A novel feature of the lino will
be the character, of the pipe used.
This pipe is rifled on tho same
principle as a gun barrel, the Idea
being that tho swirling motion given
to the oil will make pumping easier.
Experiments have in fact demon
strated that the rifled pipe will carry
a stream of 20,000 barrels of fuel oil
every twenty-four hours, and mako it
possible to locate the pumping sta
tions about 25 miles apart, a much
greater distance than those hereto
fore used. The rifled pipe is the in
vention of two Southern Pacific en
gineers. With tho completion of this line it
is pp'js.iblo that tho uso of oil burning
locomotives will bo further extended
by the Southern Pacific, which now
uses nothing else on Its Sunset route.
Tho nlimlmiHnri nf KinnltR. rtllSt and
cinders, as well as the economies ef-
v ". : : ... . ,, .... ., ,.,i
, advautage3 galned
., viewpoint of the
-
frnvolpv nnd thf riillrnnri
Tho butldiife of the new California
pipe lino will enablo the Southern
Pacific to distribute oil very much
cheaper than it can now bo done by
tank cars, and the project of bringing
a largo supply of fuel oil so close to
San Franlcsco will have an important
industrial influence In California,
which as a manufacturing state has
always been hampered by lack of
cheap fuel. t
LETTERS FLOODING THE
CH AMBER? OF COMMERCE
Tho Marshfield Chambor of Com
merce advertising was started one
week ago Sunday in several of tho
largo eastern daily papors. On last
Sunday, the Secretary, Mr. Walter
Lyons, received 40 lotters in reply to
these ndvertisoments. Mr. Lyons
says that In case this sort of rosponso
remains steady, he will find about all
he can attend to In answorlng the let
ters. The Inquiries covor ubout the
same field as nil our real estate men
are familiar with that is, ovorything
from the price of lumber to how to
reach the country,
YOUNG WOMAN OF
SOUTH INLET DEAD
Miss Laura .Talbot, aged 18 years,
daughter of our old pioneer, Matt
Talbot, of South Inlet, died Satur
day night, at 11 o'elook. The young
lady was highly respected by all of
her acquaintances, tho lunorui win
take place from tho homo burial
grounds,
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V BESJVP'SbDUCED
K of 7."1
DECISION PLEASES
COOS BAY RAILWAY
Hnih'oad Commission Dismisses Com
plaint of Slmltz-Davis Company
Against C. II. It. & K.
Salem, Or., Aug. 16. After listen
ing to tho pleading of Senator John
S. Coke, of Marshfield, on behalf of
the Coos Bay, Roseburg & Eastern
Railroad & Navigation company, and
considering the showing made by tho
complainants, the Shultz-Davis com
pany, submitted by brief, the Rail
road Commission yesterday after
noon dismissed the complaint as to
the discrimination in rates in favor
of Portland and San Francisco, and
against Marshfield and North Bend
to Coquille and Myrtle Point, but or
dered the company to put in the
Western classification of rates, so far
as tho commodities Involved in the
hearing aro concerned, and made the
first-class rates the same' as those
now Imposed.
This ruling does not affect the
commodity tariff in effect at tho pres
ent time, but it is recommended that
tho Western classification be made
to apply generally except so far as
the commodity rates will justify. Un
der the Western classification tho
rates for the other classes below that
of tho first are graduated as follows:
Second class, 85 per cent of tho first
class; third class, 70 per cent; fourth
class, CO per cent; fifth class, 50 per
cent; class A, 50 per cent; class B,
40 per cent; class C, 30 per cent;
class D, 25 per cent, and class E,
20 por cent.
Since all of the commodities ship
ped over this line into the interior,
with tho exceptions of sugar.sale.ctc,
as handled by wholesalers, which aro
of the second class, and tho present
rates on fir3t-class goods are allowed
to stand the reduction is a very
slight one, averaging about 30 per
cent on second-class shipments, and
the railroad company is well pleaded
with tho outcome.
FIND OLD NATCHES TRAIL
HLLHXSIIURG PROFKSSOR
THEY FOUND IT.
SAY
Was First IJlazt'd by Hudson
Company, nnd Has Been
Lost.
Hay
North Yakima, Wash., Aug. 18.
After a tramp of 10 days through
the mountains and over the old Nat
ches trail, first traversed more than
three-quarters of a century ago by
trades for the Hudson Bay company,
Professor J. T. Forrest and Profes
sor A. P. Romlno of the state nor
mal school at Ellensburg arrived in
North Yakima yesterday. They are
accompanied by Earl Forrest, tho
young son of Piofessor Forrest.
Tho object of the journey is to re
establish the old trail and to deter
mine if possible who first blazed it.
The party will continue from hero to
other parts of tho state for tho pur
pose of historical research.
Professor Forrest said on his ar
rival hero that he is satisfied they
have found the old trail about which
there has been much dispute.. He
said they could follow tho ax cut
tings by which tho pioneers of the
state blazed their way to the Coast
as early as 183C. They walked the
entire distance, carrying their blank
ets and food, and sleeping in the
opon. The country, Professor For
rest said, is still largely a wilderness
and they met but few people on their
long tramp. Starting from Buckley,
tho party followed tho Whitewater
river as far as tho Ureonwater river,
then down that stream to tho head
of tho Natches, which' they followed
to North Yakima.
After the trail was first establish
ed by the traders in the service of
the Hudson Bay company In 1836
several parties wore sent over it.
One of these was led in isii ny uap
talu Wilkes, who later became fa
mous by his capture of Mason and
Slidell, the rebels who wore taken
from an English vessel during tno
civil war. Soveral other trips were
made after that.
Professor Forrest and his party
left yesterday for Wallula, where
they will carry on some historical
work, and will later proceed to Spo
kane In an effort to determine on
which side .of the Little Spokane
river tho old fort was 'located. In
alt, they expect to. walk over 500
miles.
PLAN ON FOOT TO OPEN
"STREETS IN PLAT A
There is a plan on foot to open
several streets in the territory be
tween Plat B and North Bend.
Among thorn are McPhorson street
which is in? Plat A, for four blocks;
Oregon street, starting In Plat A and
from thence to the water front .at
Porter Addition; Maryland street al
so In Plat A for one or two blocks.
The great building activity in Plat A
and Porter requires better streot
facilities and tho movement is In re
sponse to this domand.
BUY PEACHES NOW IF
YOU WOULD SAVE MONEY
Those who would have a supply of
peaches this season are warned
hereby that the sooner they arrange
for that supply the better, and like
wise the chijBper. Mr. F. S. Dow has
received a letter from California ad
vising him that the present price is
the lowest at which any peaches will
find their wny from California to
Coo Bay during this year. 3ome
peaches are being shipped in irom
Roseburg and there will be 100 boxes
Roseburg and 100 boxes came last
nlKht on tho Plant. So. housowlvos,
pay doublo tho present price $1.55 to
K $1.40 por box.
PUT i. HAS
FIE SCIRE
Stable and Other Building Take
Fire Several Times Fan
ned by Wind.
FIGHTERS SAVE BUILDINGS
Several Nearly Suffocated.
Water In Stable Saved All
the Homes.
City
Major L. D. Kinney and other resi
dents of Plat B had an exciting time
Sunday afternoon in lighting fire.
There were about fifteen people out
to subdue the flames which tor a time
threatened to destroy every house
and building on the plat. The flames
communicated from tho northward
where brush had been burned in Plat
A. Some parties had been clearing
lots thero and a smoldering fire was
fanned by the heavy wind of Sunday
and It started and spread southward,
jumping Sheman avenue. On both
jumped Sherman avenue. On both
northern end, there were large num
bers of fallen trees which were dry
as kindling wood. Tho flames found
these trees and tho brush that was
fallen with them easy prey and tho
fire spread' very rapidly. When It
was discovered the buildings were In
the path of tho advancing fire help
was immediately called out and the
force had great difficulty In stopping
Us further spread.
Tho stable which was built Inst
year for the Major's horses on State
street caught fire several different
times, and the small house owned by
II. J. Isaacs also was In flames three
times. Water was obtained In the
barn which has connection with the
mains of the Marshfield water com
pany, and had it not been for this,
the fire would have advanced with
out hindrance. No buildings were
destroyed, yet had there been no city
water at hand, the entire lot of
structures on tho plat would havo
been burned.
Several men who were fighting tho
flames were overcome with smoke.
James Couro -was among these, and
he related to the Times reporter this
fact; he was busy trying to aid in
staying the fire, and had not noticed
tho smoke was affecting him to any
extent. But he suddenly becamo
awaro that he must get away from
the smoke. Ho was In tho barn and
managed to get out on tho driveway,
where ho fell and' was unable to help
himself. He believes had ho been a
minute longer in the barn he would
havo been suffocated.
JAPANESE AFTER
ALASKAN PRODUCT
Big Raid Planned By Mikado's Seal
ing Flct't To Clean Up
Prihylov Islands.
Seattle, Aug. IS. A plan to make
an organized raid upon tho seal
rookeiles off the Prihylov islands, to
loot not only tho rookeries of tho
seal herd of St. Paul and St. Georgo
islands, but also the salt nouses
where tho Nortn American Trading
and Transportation company, lessors
of tho Prihylov rookeries, havo a
largo number ol pelts salted await
ing shipment, has been discovered,
with the result that the United States
government has decided to dispatch
the cruiser Buffalo to Bovic.
The news was brought here by the
caollng schooner Vera, which has re
turned from a hunting cruise in the
North Pacific. Sho reported that an
arrangement had been reached by a
number of Japanese sealing schoon
ers, each of which carried besides the
usual armament used in miming, one
or more machlno Kims, to unite In
making a concerted raid on tho is
lands, tho guards of which aro too
few to resist such an invasion.
Tho Vera spoke tho Japanese
scaler Kinsel In northern waters and
learned from her that she would
take part In tho raid. Sealers on
board said that thirty-three schoon
ers wore to como to tho Bchring sea
this winter and would mako ii dash
on tho Islands, club the seals on tho
rookeries and loot tho salt houses. A
ralu on Copper Island was also con
templated. S.P.MILLS FORCED TO
WASTE MUCH TIMBER
Eugene, Or., Aug. '10. The South
ern Pacific sawmills at Marcola, on
the McKenzle river, are wasting
slabwood, and tlmtior wlioh could be
cut up into lath and various kinds of
lumber, to tho amount of 130,000,
because as a corporation they cannot
sell timber or lumber. While they
have a great deal of demand for tim
bers arid lumber tho supply must fit
these demanrtVoxaetly, and when
ever a plec
Q
q tun oor cannot ne
made Into nnvfhlng for wldch they
have use, It goes to the burner.
One man a short time ago offered
the company $ 100 a day for Its watte
but It could not soil it to him. On
that basis tho Southern Pacific is
losing $30,000 a year nt least on
1 tlirco sawmills.
NO. 37.
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ARAG0 COMPLETES
COOS BAY SURVEY
Hat-
Shows Twenty Foot nt Low
Tide Torpedo Hoat l'rcblc
Visits Harbor.
(Telegram.)
After putting in three months
making a survey of Coos Bay, the
United States steamer Arago, Cap
tain Tyler, returned to Portland yes
terday. For the next two weeks or
so she will be employed in taking
soundings at the bars between tho
mouth of tho Willamette river and
Astoria, beginning operations about
Tuesday. Independent soundings of
tho same shoals will be mado by Cap
tain Groves, of tho Port of Portland
and the river pilots.
Tho survey at Coos was under tin
direction of William G. Carroll, Jr.,
United States engineer. The work
was thorough, more so, it is claimed,
than any previous soundings ever
taken of that stretch of water. The
result shows tho water over tho bur
is 20 feet deep at low tide, and the
slioalest place In the ship channel
through the bay is 12 feet. The last
previous survey revealed that there
was only 19 feet of water on the Unr,
and naturally the shippers at March
field, North Bend and Empire City
aro congratulating themselves that
the channel Is In such splendid con
dition. An agitation Is already be
ing started among them for a nr
taln amount of dredging to bo done
in tho harbors at private expense.
On learning that there is 20 fpet
of water over tho bar tho government
sent tho torpedo boat destroyer
Preble Into Coos the other day. Qhe
is tho first warship that ever went to
Marshfield and North Bend. With
ease she steamed around over the
bay, visiting points of interest. At
the next big celebration held down
that way it is said tho people of
Coos will ask tho government to sand
two or three of Its Dig floating fight
ing machines there as a side attme
tlon. Including the bar, tho lino of wr
vey extended over a distance of 13
miles. From Coos Head tho channel
makes a straight lino about 5 degre3
to tho north of west to the ocojin,
and it i3 an easy and accessible en
trance. From the head thero in a
good depth of water, about the sa.mo
as on the outer entrance, untU a
point Is reached opposite the govern
ment works, where it shoals to 14
feet in one nlace. However. mariers
know this shoal, and can go around
It on 19 feet of water. From tho
government works to Empire City
there is 20 feet for tho entire dis
tance. A short distance below Um
pire the channel shoals to 15 and- 18
feet for about half a mile.
Just before tho Arago left, a red
buoy, set in lO1 feet of water on
Lower Pony shoal, disappeared.
SICILY SEETHING
WITH REVOLUTION
Disturbances At Palermo Arc JJow
Assuming Most Alarming
Proportions.
Rome, Aug. 18. Tho agltatio in
Sicily In favor of the former jnlnUrtor,
Nast, now In prison, seems to bo tou
contrating Itself at Palermo. 'wo
thousand people from Traplnl, scad a
like number from Messina, havo ar
rived thero. During tho disturbance,
the crowd "executed" the Italian Sat,.
An offlcial of the town has plated
a- manifesto, in which the regritj of
the Inhabitants is expressed tkat a
peaceful demonstration was reprised
iiv violence. The communal council
lors, at a private meeting, have dis
cussed tho advlsiblllty of reding
"en bloc."
Tho people are chasing pollo oill
clals whenever tho latter Bhow fcftem
selves In the streets. The govern
ment has ordered tho Mediterranean
squadron to proceed to Sltlluu
waters. At tho same time taore
troops aro being dispatched.
Tho music teacher, Plntauro who
was shot, toy a police officer, has been.
l".iiud. Fifty thousand perhonn at
tended tho funeral, which w ot
imposing character. All the struts
were hung with black. The eircct
lamps wore lit and veiled with vcpo.
ah i, ciimia mom f.lnsed. On Uiu
shutters were notices setting forth
that the town was In mourning "
honor of tho victim of police fury.
Tho Italian senate is meotlnK ns a.
high court of justlco In the case of
Signor Nasi. Each gTmator hw re
ceived "a complete copy of the docu
ments and preliminary secret evi
dence which, In printed form, torn
posed a library of fifty volumes
These tho senators will ho ex-nected
to digest during tho summor vacation
In readiness for tho actual pblle
r This trial will not begin until fall,
iind is calculated to cost the country
about a quartor of a million sterling.
T.fnnniviiiin ripIIv Ik HeetlilnK with re
volt. Palermo continues in iniM."?
occupation.
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PAPER COMPLAINS.
No matter what may be said
about, the ftrike being brol,. n
f by the telesiaph companies, or
tho Associated !', the m-ws-
f paper know Hal it Is noi so
The Guard huuiboen practli ally
without telegraph "servlor u.i
4 two days, today being more inu-
4 ren than yesterday. The Asm-
elated Press mauagor at Poit
land tells us over the phono
that ho Is making every etfm t
to servo us, but Is certain i
meeting with little smc
Eugono Guard.
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