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OF WOUNDS FOR COOS BAY
Vjctim of Dynamite Bomb Suc
cumbsScene About Ex
plosion Was Frightful.
ANTE-MORTEM STATEMENT
Was Conscious of Having Been Shad
owed Accuses Federation
of Miners.
linker City, Ore., Oct. 1.
llnrvey K. Brown, cv-sheriff of
linker county, died this after-
noon nt 3:10 o'clock as a result
of the horrible wounds he re-
ceived from the explosion of a
large dynamite bomb nt his
front gate at 10:45 o'clock Mon-
day night.
The scone when daylight broke this
morning presented a terrible specta
cle at the Brown residence. Pieces
of the victim'- Ilesh were found on
the fence posts, and his clothing had
been blown many feet away. Some
shredded garments were picked up
on his lawn, and others were found
on the roof of the house. From a
' hinge on the gate to the hiding place
of tho perpetrators of the outrage to
n telephone pole more than 50 feet
away, a wire was traced and to the
end of it was fastened a brass
knuckle which fitted the fingers of
the creature who pulled the wiro
when the signal was given. At every
turn one Is confronted by tho startl
ing similarity to the Steunnberg out
rage. Even counterparts of the two
red chalk cross marks which ap
peared on the Steunenberg gate posts
are found on the gate posts of the
Brown fence. Shortly after the mur
der was committed, it Is said, two
strangers, one tall and tho other
short, were seen running across lots
in tho direction of tho depot where,
It is believed beyond doubt, they
boarded an eastbound train which
left shortly afterwards. Shortly
before noon today Brown re
covered consciousness and his offi
cial ante-mortem statement was
t taken by Leroy Lenox, attorney of
Baker county. It follows:
Brown's Statement.
"I was on my way from up town
last night when I met a man in front
of a residence which Is a block
from my own house and spoke. The
man made no response. This man
was about five feet ten inches tall,
his weight about- 1C5 pounds. Ho
wore a brown suit and celluloid col
lar and was smooth shaven. I had
been conscious of having been fol
lowed for tho past three weeks and
have no doubt those who attempted
my Hfo are persons connected with
the Western Federation of Miners
ami that I was marked, for death on
account of my connection with the
Steunenberg and Steve Adams cases."
, City in Frenzy.
The ontiro town is wrought up to
almost frenzy., Practically no busi
ness is transacted, and people gather
in public places discussing tho crime
from every aspect. The similarity
with the Steunenberg case is alluded
to. It is called to mind that Brown
had been active in gathering evi
dence against the men arrested in
connection with that case. It is re
membered when all hope had been
y lost of finding Steve Adams, Sheriff
Brown placedhlm under arrest at
Haines. The fact that Brown was a
witness against Adams during his
trial for murder at Wallace and that
he expected to testify in the forth
coming retrial of that case, as well
as in tho forthcoming Steunenberg
cases, are discussed andvoffer ample
grounds for discussion of the murder
of Brown to tho excited people of this
community.
Homo Under Hoof.
T. J. Lewis, who returned from
overseeing tho construction of his
home at North Lake, says he Is going
to have a very commodious and con
venient home. The dimensions of
the building are as follows: 40x22
feet, with a 10-foot veranda on the
front and two sides, air. Lewis says
he has an ideal building spot and
the country Is a paradise. The house
is under root and will be finished In
October,
Indications Which Point to the
Certainty of Five Trans
continental Lines.
CLARK ROAD AMONG THEM
Idaho and Eastern Oregon Filled
with Secret Surveying
Parties.
The committee representing Coos
Bay, which called on Senator W. A.
Clark of Montana, with regard to the
extension of his road into Coos Bay,
were assured by that gentleman that
as soon as the Los Angeles extension
was completed the matter of such
construction would bo taken up se
riously. It has come to the notice
of The Times that several represen
tatives of the Clark interests have
visited the Bay recently and that they
have not only been well pleased with
Its showing of large resources and
great harbor facilities, but have al
ready reported back to their su
periors in so favorable a light that
they are actively moving with the
purpobe of bringing the Clark lines
to tidewater at this "point. That the
plans of tho Clark interests, as well
as those of the Rock Island and Mof
fat systems, have been and are di
rected to tho occupation of central
Oregon, has been known for some
time, and the activity of the North
western, in proceeding with its exten
sion beyond Lander, toward Boise, is
accepted by all railroad men as being
a revival of the great railroad con
illct which was waged so hotly two
years ago.
The entire country around Oregon
and northen California has been oc
cupied by railroads and thero re
mains only this largo district to be
entered and developed. The railroad
truce, which Is supposed to have been '
tacitly declared, between Hariman
and Hill, has been, so it is stated on
high authority, abandoned and the
next year will see tho Rock Island,
the Santa Fe, the Northwebteru and
Hill systems moving into Harriman's
territory. This conclusion of tho
prominent railroad stategists has
been further emphasized by the ac
tion of the corporations which, simul
taneously with the commencement of
the Northwestern extension west
from Lander have put engineers and
surveyors into central and southern
Oregon, In great numbers and with
as much secrecy as possible. But tho
movements of tho rival companies
have been patched by one another
with the most jealous scrutiny. Har-
riman is as alert in this respect as
any and his visit to southern Oregon
while veiled under the guise of sum
mer recreation, was in fact the sur
vey which tho general makes of tho
coming battlefield.
Coos Bay is tho ultimate destina
tion of all and is well known to every
railroad chief ns tho best harbor in
a thousand miles of Pacific coast.
The prophecy of the representative
of the largest active milling and lum
ber combinations of Minnesota, re
cently made in tho Chamber of Com
merce at Marshfleld, that five trans
continental lines would enter Coos
Bay in tho next five years, has been
backed by that combination in the
form of one of tho largest plants on
the coast, the purpose of which is to
supply lumber to the coast from this
point. This will bo done "by rail
largely and the present plant, al
though a largo one, is to bo continu
ally enlarged, until it has reached be
yond tho proportions of the big mill
at Minneapolis.
Operations on the Drain road are
also said to have become active. The
Harrlman systdm expects to reach the
bay within tho next 18 months, and,
it is stated that tho tunnel work,
which tho Southern Pacific expected
to push to completion last winter will
bo pushed to completion this season
and that trains will bo running to tho
mouth of the Umpqua in 12 months.
Thero is a belief current among con
tractors in Portland and elsewhere
that a contract is to be let for the
construction of the road from the
mouth of North Inlet, north through
tho Ten Mile country to connect with
tho line on theUmpqua. It is stated
on good authority that the Southern
Pacific has never expected to cross
the bay, but that it has been Its de
sign to commit tho people of the
bay to tho position that no other road
NEWS OF NORTH
Doings as Recorded by Times' Regular Correspondent
Fred Glazier has gone on an elk
hunt with Jesse Smith of Coos River
Tho Alliance arrived Monday with
a big cargo of freight for North
Bend. She sailed yesterday after
noon for Portland.
Miss Amy Matthews has rented a
portion of the building occupied by
Wood Bros., the North Bend real es
tate dealers, and will shortly open up
a toy shop.
E. F. Nelhaus and B. R. Swayne,
tho president and secretary of the
Coos Bay Manufacturing company,
came in last week to look after their
business interests here. Mr. Swayne
returned to San Francisco, but Mr.
NIehaus will not leave until the Plant
next sails for San Francisco.
The building which William Dolan
Is erecting on his property on Sher
man avenue, which will, when com
pleted, be occupied by Jennings' No
tion store, is now well under way.
Fred Hollister, who was confined
to his home for nearly three weeks,
is out again and at his office doing
business.
Arvid Johnson of Portland ha3
commenced the erection of a factory
for tho manufacture of show cases.
He thoroughly understands the busi
ness and is satisfied that Coos Bay
Is a good location for such business.
Tho schooner Arago is taking on
a cargff of lumber from the North
Bend Lumber company's mill.
The Coos Bay Brewing company
expect to start their brewery today.
Their plant is up to date and they
will make an excellent quality of
beer. Mr. Wleck Is an experienced
brewer and knows how to make good
beer. They are also manufacturing
ice, and are prepared to supply the
local market with that commodity.
The dramatic company, which pre
sented tho Confederate Spy at North
should be permitted to do what fhe
S. P. could not and that it is satis-
fled to reach tho peninsula by going
down tho east side of the bay. It
also feels that It is getting, under
cover, a valuable water front on the
east side and whejir'its road is com
pletely entrenched there, it will lend
its powerful aid to government
dredging which will not discriminate
against their side.
The opinion is hold In all railroad
circles that rallroal construction will,
in 1908, in spite of its being a presi
dential year, break tho record. A re
markable letter received from a very
prominent eastern railroad man by
a citizen of Marshfleld contains the
following statement which Tho Times
is permitted to publish: "Next year
will break the record for railroad
construction, and Coos Bay will be an
objective. The easing of the money
market Is one of the causes of ac
tivity. Thero Is another unusual rea
son why this presidential year is to
be an exception. Capital fears tho
election next year, and is determined
to keep times so busy as to take many
thousand laborers from congested
states where they can vote, to un
contested states with slight electoral
force, where they cannot vote or can't
do much damage if they do."
On tho whole the railroad situation
for this section is very bright.
WILL EXHIBIT APPLES
IN PORTLAND WINDOW
Coos County to Show Fruit in the
Enemies' Country Bishop
in Charge.
Sumner was in evidence again at
tho Chamber of Commerce yesterday.
Captain W. C. Harris was down and
placed on exhibition samples of his
high grade cheese. Two 28-pound-ers
and two 7-pounders were brought
in as specimens and can now be seen
any day at Chamber of Commerce
headquarters. Tho Coos -Bay Cream
ery company is also maintaining an
excellent display of both butter and
cheese, changing tho samples every
few days.
Fred Wilson yesterday brought
down from Sumner two fresh boxes
of apples and placed them on exhibi
tion. One is a box of Baldwins
grown by Matt Matson and the other
Wolf River apples, grown by J. D.
Dyer. Tho Baldwins are specimens
of healthy good-sized and well col
ored apples that will compare favo
rably with Baldwins grown in any
section of Oregon or tho United
States. Tho Wolf River apples are
of prodigious size and sound, and
BEND
Bend and Marshfleld last week have
abandoned their projected trip to
Myrtle Point, Coqulllo and Bandon.
Some of tho members did not desire
to leave their work for tho time nec
essary to make the trip. Their per
formance here, last Friday night, was
enjoyed by the North Bond public,
and a large majority of those who
attended pronounced it a very credit
able production.
The Miller-Cleaver Business col
lege started their night school labt
night. Classes will be held on Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday evenings.
This is an excellent opportunity for
thoso who desire to attend school,
but cannot do so in tho day time. A
business education is almost an ab
solute necessity for every person in
these days, and the people of North
Bend are extremely fortunate in hav
ing such an opportunity as is pre
sented to them to acquire this busi
ness education.
North Bend will soon have a per
manent exhibit of its products. The
Chamber of Commerce took up tho
matter at Its last meeting. Tho
standing committee of that body,
whose business it is to look after
such matters, assisted by Frank
Davis of the Davls-Schultz company,
now have the matter in hand. Enough
money has been secured to Install
tho exhibit, which will be done with
out delay. A portion of tho city
warehouse will be fitted up for that
purpose, and T. B. James will be
placed in charge. The place se
lected is a good one, as every one
coming to and going from North
Bend usually pass along the water
front. Some time ago Mr. James, in
stalled a little exhibit of hi3 own at
his office and this set some of the
members of tho Chamber of Com
merce to thinking, -with the result
above mentioned.
calculated to attract attention wher
ever exhibited.
The season for flowers in un
limited quantities, passed with tho
recent rains and the front windows
of tho Chamber of Commerce are not
aUoom with floral radiance of every
hue, as they were two weeks ago.
Thero are still some rare specimens
of out-door flowers to bo seen, how
over, and Coos Bay florists can, and
no doubt will, have on display at tho r
Chamber of Commerce, flowers every
month during the winter. Among
tho flowers that have attracted spe
cial attention the past week is an
amaryllls of tho Illy family. It
came from the lawn of Mrs. C. W.
Tower, and has been particularly at
tractive to new arrivals from the
east.
I The latest strawberries placed on
exhibition were those picked from
vines on tho Sengstacken Addition
and from Glonn Garden's last week.
Curry claims tho record fpr large po
tatoes grown in marsh land. A dozen
boxes of tho famous Coos- Bay Grav
ensteln apples still remain in place
to hold tho admiring gazo of every
caller, but they soon will have
reached tho stage of ripeness. Tho
Gravensteln season Is nearlng tho
end for this year. Some of tho finer
specimens of apples and vegetables
are being preserved in fluid prepared
by Dr. Haydon for permanent ex
hibit. Mr. Bishop, tho specialist, who Is
making the selections and superin
tending the packing of the two dozen
boxes of apples to bo shipped to Port
land and placed on display in tho
same show window whero Hood River
apples have been admired by thou
sands, camo in from Myrtle Point
country yesterday. Mr. Bishop re
ports ho has sorao flno apples in view
for his collection, and neither ho nor
F. S, Dow has any fears that the ap
ples to bo sent to Portland will suf
fer by comparison with Hood River
apples, or apples from any other sec
tion.
Information Verified.
Word comes form Grants Pass
that tho Times information with re
gard to Thomas Harvey's having gone
after a bride was correct. The better
half was Miss Blanche Dean, daugh
ter of a Grants Pass business man,
and it Is said tho couplo havo depart
ed for San Francisco on a wedding
trip.
Blanco Lodge A. F. & A. M.
Special communication tonight at
7 o'clock for work. The M, M. de
gree will bo conferred. All members
are requested to be present.
FOR AGQUITTAL WILD STORM
Borah's Attorneys Ask That
Case Be Taken from Jury
at Once.
DECISION AT 10 TODAY
Judge AVliltson Will Render It.
Evidence Against Senator
Very Mengrc.
Boise, Oct. 1. Federal Judge
Whltson will decide at 10 o'clock to
morrow whether tho Borah caso will
bo taken from tho Jury and a verdict
of acquittal ordered. At the conclu
sion of the government's case today
the defendant enters a motion for ac
quittal on tho grounds that no evi
dence tending to connect Borah with
the land fraud conspiracy has been
adduced. The motion was argued at
length by Bpeclal prosecutors Rush
and Burch and by James Hawley for
the defense. Borah's counsel waived
opening argument on the motion and
Hawley declared he would not have
argued at all had It not seemed to
him that tho government's counsel
had either intentionally or unwitting
ly misrepresented much of tho testi
mony before the court. The Jury
was not present during tho argument.
Rush, In opening tho argument for
the government, said thero had cer
tainly been tangible evidence of con
spiracy on tho part of a few persons
at least and in this view, Judge Whit
son said he coincided. Tho evidenco
against Borah was chcumstantial,
Rush admitted, but tended to show
the defendant acted In concert with
other alleged conspirators to tho ex
tent at least of recolvlng in his office,,
deeds resulting in fraud and having
thcs,e decd3 recorded at his request.
This act of the defendant, Rush as
seited, placed him In tho light of one
who receives stolen property and It
required explanation. Burch also
urged thero was enough suspicious
circumstances to put tho defendant
upon his answer and argued that an
attorney had no privilege above an
ordinary citizen of tho United States.
The wholo scheme of securing lands,
Burch deolarcd, rcckes with fraud,
which the defendant, as an attorney,
must have had knowledgo of.
Whether tho government had pres
ented strong case, he concluded, was
not tho question, but tho court should
inquire only If there are facts tending
to establish a theory of possible
guilt. Hawley replying, charged tho
opposing counsel with entire misap
prehension of the law. Ho said they
were proceeding on tho theory that
tho defendant must prove himself in
nocent rather than that tho govern
ment should provo him guilty. Every
presumtlon In tho evidence must bo
in favor of tho defendant. Every
act of Borah's to which tho evidenco
had alluded, was shown to bo open
and above board and In pursuance
of honesty of purpose. Every step
taken b ythe defendant was proper
tho action of an attorney protecting
the interests of his cliont, and was
suBceptlblo of no other interpreta
tion. Hawley claimed tho evidence
of government's own witnesses was
to tho effect that Borah always an
nounced he was acting as an attornoy
and that his desire was to protect his
clients. The Barber Land company,
from securing lands tainted by fraud.
At the conclusion of tho argument,
Judge WhltBon announced ho would
take tho matter under advisement
and render his decision tomorrow.
' Boise, Sept. 30. Federal Judgo
Whltson notified tho prosecution of
tho Borah case today that tho case
had reached a point whero some
testimony connecting tho defendant
on trial with the land fraud conspir
acy must be pressed.
"Great latltudo has been allowed
you," declared tho court. "In tho
presentation of testimony here thero
was promlso tho defendant would bo
connected with tho order of proof.
Beglning tomorrow morning, you will
confino your testimony to tho defend
ent on trial."
"Wo thought tho matter was con
ceded when wo allowed tho deeds
themselves to go in evidenco without
protst," put in Hawley, chief counsel
for tho defense "Wo are all willing
to admit that Borah was general
counsel for tho Barber company dur-
Two Lives Lost, Vessels Dam
aged, and General Havoc
Created.
REPAIRS FOR TWO SHIPS
Dcs Moines mid Glacier Collided
Some Damage on Nearly
Every Vessel
Boston, Oct. 1. A wiroless dis
patch from tho Atlantic squadron,
anchored at tho head of Cape Cod
bay of Barnstable shores, show two
lives were lost, two vessels damage!
and tho entire- fleet given a severe
shaking up in a storm which raged
yesterday in the bay. Tho fleet an
chored off tho leo shore and only the
strength of their ground tackles
saved some of tho vessels from being
thrown on tho beach. Lieutenant
John M. Purse, of the battleship Illi
nois, was thrown against a hatch
and so badly Injured that ho died to
day. On board the Minnesota, a sea
man not known, was washed over
board and drowned. Tho refrigera
tor ship Glacior, dragged her anchor
and collided with tho cruiser Dcs
Moines, necessitating sending both
vessels to tho Charlostown navy yard.
For more than 20 hours tho great
ships tumbled about in the big seas
that surged Into the bay. Nearly
every vessel had some of her crew
bruised.
CUDAHY TELLS WHY
PRICES ARE HIGH
Milwaukee, Wis., Oct., 1. Patrick
Cudahy of tho Cudahy Brothers com
pany declares the American peopi9
aro living too fast. Thoy want tho
best of everything and aro surprised
when dealers havo to, charge high
prices.
"I bolleve an explanation of pres
ont conditions Is to bo found in tho
law of supply and demand," said he.
"Tho average American wants noth
ing but porterhouso steaks or oholco
meat. Out of GOO, Hounds n"t from a
beef they buy 100 pounds of tho best
portions and leave tho rest. Tho
butcher hnB to soil tho rest for what
ho can get. They must charge high
prices for tho desirable parts. Cheap
grades aro not in demand because
housewives havo doterioated as cook3
Tho cheap cuts aro as nutritious as
tho best but the women do not know
how to make them palatable. The
people thomselvcs causo tho high
prices."
Notice of Postponement.
Tho races at Arago already
scheduled for Wednesday and Thurs
day have been postponed until Friday
and Saturday by reason of tho condi
tion of tho track. Two new races
havo been added, which should make
tho program ono worth witnessing.
Ing tho years covered by tUo indict
ments." Judgo Whltson's remarks to pros
ecution came at tho conclusion of
testimony for tho government.
Two of tho most important wit
nesses gave official intimation ot
Btatus of tho caso which becamo
Bignificant tonight when Prosecutor
Rush stated that tho government's
caso would undoubtedly be concluded
tomorrow.
The trial went on this afternoon
after abandonment of tho morning
session because of tho illness of ono
of the jurors, which was for tho time
being of such a Borlous nature as to
causo delay In tho trial. The testi
mony again has largely to do with
tho action of Stcunenborg in land
dealings.
Hawloy protested against witness
es being allowed to give conversa
tions with Stounonberg, (.nylng they
had no bearing on Borah'o cfj ,u)(l
tended only to blacken tho memory
of a man who cannot answer.
Tho liveliest Incident of tho day
was when L. G. Chapman, General
Manager of the Barber Lumber com
pany, was called to tho stand as a
government witness. Chapman
brought many books and .correspond
ence which tho government desired;
but refused point bank to snow them,
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