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VOL II.
THE COOS BAY TIMES, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1907.
No. 114.
REMORSE BUGS
BANKER DEATR
New York Man, Deposed From
Presidency, Ends Disgrace
With Bullet.
LOST ALL IN THE PANIC
Friends Were Arranging to Relievo
His Distress 11ns Influential
Connections.
New York, Nov. 14. Charles T.
Barney, deposed president of the
Knickerbocker Trust company, and
until recently a power in the finan
cial world, shot himself today in his
homo. His loans with the bank, It
is said, aro amply secured and when
forced from the presidency he was to
all intents and purposes eliminated
from banking circles. What 111 ef
fect this unexpected taking off might
have on tho financial situation gen
erally had long since been discount
ed. In distress of mind over dis
sipation of his private fortuno and
loss of his high standing among his
business associates, intimate acquain
tances find tho hidden drift that
broke his health and reason. And
even much of his personal wealth
might hnvo been saved. At the time
Barney was dying and surgeons
probing for tho bullet that misdirect
ed by a nerveless hand had entered
the body below tho heart, a handful
of friends at his down town office
were concluding arrangements by
which tho loose ends of his many
enterprises were to be gathered to
gether and financed by a stock com
pany, which if not wholly successful,
would have at least reserved from
tho wreckage sufficient to insure its.
promoters a future financial stand
ing. Barney, who was in his fifty
seventh year, shot himself early to
day while alono in his chamber on
tho second floor of his home. He
died about 2 o'clock this afternoon
after suffering intensely.
When the coroner arrived at the
Barney house ho found Mrs. Barney,
When the coroner arrived at the
Barney house ho tound Mrs. Barney,
nor son, a woman friend, Drs. Dixon
and Blake and two lawyers. The
women were In such a nervous state
that the coroner had difficulty in
securing an understanding ot tne
matter. Mrs. Mead said she was tho
urst to reach Barney. Ho was
stretched on the floor. A moment
later, sho said, Mrs. Barney entered
and raising her husband's head, held
it in her lap while- Mrs. Mead tele
phoned for a physician. Mrs. Bar
ney insisted that when she reached
tho bed chamber her husband was
standing upright and that he fell to
tho floor as sho stepped insldo tho
door Prom confusing stories duo to
the excitement of tho hour it was de
termined that Barney deliberately
sl'ot himself whllo alono soon after
i'I ing. Mr. Dixon states that when
h reached Barney that ho said:
' Doctor, this was an accident."
Lrhor was administered and efforts
to.kIo to remove tho bullet, but they
v rr.i not successful. During periods
cf c nervousness the patient made no
other statement than the one ro
cunW above. Tho coroner searched
trough Barney's desk but he was
urtble to find any communication
that suggested the purpose of self
dr 'ruction. Barney was tho son of
A II. Barney, who was president of
tho United States Express Company
' d was a brother-in-law of William
C Whitney. After ho made a suc
crc3 of the banking business he op-'
p-ttc-d heavily in real ostato and was
connected with a largo powor con
cn Ho left two sons, Ashbel and
J mrs w., and two daughters, Mrs.
A S. Alexander and Mrs. C. D.
rrnos,
NEW YORK RETIRES
CLEARING CERTIFICATES
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New York, Nov. 14. The
clearing house today announced
that some of the clearing house
certificates- Issued a week or
two ago havo now been retired
from circulation, the banks now
being ablo to meet their bal-
ances in cash.
HINDUS WILL LEAVE
FOR INTERIOR TODAY
Eight Hindus arrived in Vaster
day on the Allinnco from Portland,
having paid first-class faro. They
wore looking for work and applied
at North Bend and tho C. A. Smith
mill, b,it were told in both places
(hat thoro was no work for them,
as ilia quota of worxmen was full.
Tho labor element of Marshfield
circulated petitions all day ' to bo
presented to tho foreigners asking
them to leavo the country without
taking up employment, and tho pe
titions were signed by almost every
body to whom they were presented.
A committee of laboring men had
dodgers printed at the Times office
calling a meeting at 7:30 in tho
evening to protest against the pres
ence of the Hindus. But the dodg
ers were not palled for unMl after
8 o'clock in the evening, and tho
meeting gathered at a late hour on
the corner of B and Front rtreets.
It was nicely started when tho
night officers came along and
broke it up, and told the men that
thero was no occasion for tho gath
ering, as the Hindus wero prepar
ing to leave this morning for Rose
burg. Thero was no disturbance,
and tho assemblago dispersed with
out comment.
A committee representing the
labor unions of tho Bay, consisting
of James Barrie, E. J; Hansen and
S. O. Vandersloot, waited upon
Mayor Straw to present their
protest against tho presence of tho
Hindus and wero told that there
was no occasion for alarm, as there
wero no Coos Bay Industries that
would employ tho foreigner, and
that they wero preparing to leave.
K. S. Sasmas, tho Interpret.?- for
tho Hindus, a man well educated
and of good address, was seen by a
Times representative and inter
viewed. Mr. Snsmas speaks f'uent
English and talked freely. Ho said
they had arrived from Lahore, Hin
doostan, about seven months ago,
and came from British America to
Washington two weeks after land
ing. Since that timo they had been
employed in a small Washington
town in a shingle mill and at wages
other men wero being pild, from
?2.2G to $2.50. Ho said they had
never worked for less than other
people in tho samo line of work,
and did not intend to. Hd was
asked if tho men ho represented
had been in Belljngham at the timo
of tho recent demonstration and
said they lMd not. There wero nu
merous rumors about tho city yes
terday respecting tho intentions of
the Hindus, and somo wero to the
effect that they had come in on con
tract work. Mr. Sasmas sa'd this
was not so. They wero simply
lof.k'ng for work, and since they
had been refused in every place
they had applied, they saw thero
was no kindly feeling for thora hero
and they would either leave n the
?Jant for San Francisco, or e'ro go
to Portland. They had looked for
svork all over tho western part of
Washington and in Portland, but
could' find ncne.
He knew tho feeling among tho
workingmen of Coos Bay and said
ho was not fearful of that, for they
would take work if they could find
it. Just beforo going to press a
rhort talk was had with Sasmas In
tho council room, which was pro
vided for tho Hliutus by tho city
officials for their comfort over
night. It was tho intention of the
foreigners to dopart this morning
over tho Drain route for the inte
rior if passage could bo secured. In
speaking of the coldness snown
them on Coos Bay, Sasmas said
they did not mind It in the loast,
for a Hindu always looks on the
bright side of ovorythlng, aud
knows that somo day all will bs
happiness. That Is a part of tho
Sikh religion and if ono meets with
hardships and privations, ho con
siders it has been tho plan of tho
supreme being that such should
happen, nnd accepts It In a spirit
of resignation.
It would be difficult to find a
party of men who had beon driven
from pillar to post and hurried
from every stopping place who
would look with resignation on
their troubles as tho Hindus in
question do. Mr. Sasmas says that
such usage Is not surprising, as It
has been the history of the world;
a foreigner is always unwelcome.
"But," he added, "since it has al
ways been the fact, the Americans
may some day be" unwelcome to
omo country where they wish to
emigrate. Of courso this prophecy
s likely to appear ludicrous to an
American, yet It Is not beyond tho
workings out of time and change."
TO LET OTHERS
DO TRE WORK
R. D. Hume, Rogue River Sal
mon King, Talks to a Few
Listeners.
TOO MUCH HURRY IN LIFE
Hns Two Nephews Looking After
the Hard Grind of Business at
Wcdderburn.
Mr. R. D. Hume, the well known
salmon king of the Rogue river,
who is spending somo time on Coos
Bay, dropped in at the Marshfield
chamber of commerce rooms yester
day to spend a few minutes with his
friend, Walter Lyon, who had known
him as Salem while secretary for
Governor Geer, and when Mr. Hume
had been at the state capital to pro
tect his interests against adverse
legislation. There was a small gath
eroing on hand to listen to Mr.
Hume's wisdom. It takes an ob
server but a minute to discover in
Mr. Hume, a man who Is well posted
on business matters and who has Im
proved his mental sphere as few men
do. Ho believes that the pursuit of
wealth is not all thero is in life, and
said to tho men about him, that any
man who is well equipped with
mental faculties and does not em
ploy them to aid his brother man is
not doing his full duty to mankind.
He has lately concluded that It is
not best for a man of wealth to keep
forever at tho pursuit of making
money, digging at it personally, and
wearing out life which might bo en
joyed, therefore ho has two neph
ew. In charge of his business affairs,
on Rogue river, while he has decided
to rest and enjoy the days which are
left him.
It Is well known that Mr. Hume
Is a very wealthy man and that his
holdings at tho mouth of Rogue
river are very extensive. Ho says
they aro isolated and therefore be
ing removed from markets, must be
worked to a fino point in order to
make them profitable.
Tho reporter had listened attent
ively and imagined he had an idea.
Tho talk had impressed him that Mr.
Humo is a progressive man and one
that would fit in well in a community
which Is forging ahead in various
ways. Mr. Hume was asked: "Why
not come to Coos Bay and help us
hero in building the great city which
destiny promises?" Tho answer,
whllo disappointing, showed tho
great troubles of a man of push are
apt to leave a feeling of timidity and
doubt in his mind. Mr. Hume an
swered in effect: "I should expect
to bo hampered hero as I have been
at Wdderburn. You will always find
somebody ready and willing to help
pull down all that people of public
spirit build up."
And ho is right to a great extent.
Ho was told that Coos Bay has been
undergoing a transformation and
that there has beon a chango for the
better. That thoro aro men with
progressive tact and Ideas trying and
succeeding in bringing about a new
ora of things and activity on Coos
Bay. And while no Intimation of
such was mado by Mr. Hume, it
would not bo surprising if he should
decide to come to Coos Bay and do
something substantial in tho way of
building up the country.
Mr. Humo lately refuted the com
monly accepted theory that salmon
do not return to tho sea aftor thoy
have once made a run into fresh
water. With years of oxperlonce and
experiment, he was ablo to success
fully make his claims good. And
his knowledge of salmon is likely not
exceeded by that of any man In the
United States. Another matter
which Mr. Hume declares is com
monly In error is tho belief that gold
cannot be taken from tho black sands
successfully. Whero mon oannot
make -working these black sands pay,
Mr. Hume says the gold is not pres
ent. He has gathered gold 'in gen
erous quantities from black sands
and now has In mind tho building of
an pneumatic dredger whereby he can
obtain gold from sands in his neigh
borhood which lies below a strata of
J clay. Ho has postivo knowledgo that
tho goldbearing sands below thl3 clay
nro rich, and the only way to work
them is by pnumatlc dredging which
SENATOR FULTON ON
FINANCIAL SITUATION
Would Hnvo Ranks Issue Extra
Money on Sort of National Clear-
ing House Cert If lento Plan.
"Tho worst of our finaanlal
troubles has passed," eald United
States Senator Fulton, In his rooms,
in tho Imperial Hotel, yesterday.
"Not only locally is this so, but all
over the country. Here In the
Northwest the banks will all open
and pay cash just as soon as they
can get the Eastern banks to send
them the money now to their credit.
And the New York banks can and
will do this just as soon as tho gold,
over $50,000,000, now on the
water, reaches them from Europe.
This will bo enough to make up tho
New York Clearlng-House reserves.
To supply the cash necessary to
meet Western drafts, the Govern
ment is letting tho National banks
everywhere put up other than Nai
tional bonds to secure Government
deposits, and theso Government
bonds thus relased are being used
as a basis for new bank notes.
"Tho end is in sight. It will be
all right jjust as soon as the Gov
ernment has had time to rnano this
exchange of bonds and to issue
extra bank notes.
"When this Is over, certain new
legislation is needed to prevent it
happening again. The National
banks should bo allowed tho right
to issue extra money in timo of
unusual demand, subject to a tax
high enough to call tho money in
again when tjio Btrain was over.
This extra issue, of course, would
bo secured at all times by good
bonds and paper other than Gov
ernment bonds, much as the clear-ing-houso
certificates aro issued
right here in Portland. In other
words, a sort of National clearing
house certificate plan must be
worked out Instead of each city
acting alono as at present. But
all this is for tho future and d-cs
not apply to the present conditions.
"I think things will be normal
again in every way within about
two weeks, if nothing else turns up
to complicate matUrs, whicu It not
likely. I see no catn lor a arm
nor uneasiness now. Wo will all
havo plenty of casu in our pockets
in a short time."
Senator Fulton will leave Port
land for Washington this morning
to remain during the coming ses
sion of Congress, Tho Oregonian.
ARMOUR DENIES
LATEST RUMOR
Says His Concern Has Not Absorbed
National Packing
Company.
Chicago, Nov. 14. Ji Ogden Ar
mour today positively denied tho
New York rumor that Armour &
Co., of which he is the head, had
taken over tho National Packing
Company. Amour is a director in
tho National Packing Company,
and tho Now York story Intimated
that tho National stock held by tho
Swifts had go:io to Armour, giving
tho Armours control.
"Tho rumor came as an absoluta
surprise to mo," said Armour to
day. "No buch transaction Is or
has beon contemplated. Thoro has
not even been any business affair
in tho dealing? of olther company
to glvo a lmsts for such a mistake,"
Great attention has been given of
late to' Swift stock and Its fluctua
tions. Married at Roseburg.
Roseburg, Or., Nov. 11. (Spe
cial.) John B. Dully, aged 73, trea
surer Coos County, and Mrs. Henri
etta Nosier, aged 50, recently from
the East, wore married hero today by
tho County Judge.
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he has in mind. This dredge will go
through the clay and with the great
suction power it has, will clean the
bedrock of all tho gold it carries.
He told the listeners of the diffi
culties of shipping from the Rogue
river. He owns a deep water wharf
at Port Orford, and much of the ma
terials and products which go from
Wedderburn are lightered from the
Rogue to the deep sea shipping at
Port Orford and thero loaded for
other ports.
Ills talk was absorbing and very
Interesting from tho very fact that
his hearers wero certain It was tho
result of experience and years of cx-prlment.
FATAL FIGHT
I DOUGLAS
Carlisle Brothers Refuse to be
Railroaded Out of Yellow
Creek Country.
TWO MEN ARE SLAIN
Neighbors Who Wished to Rid
Country of Carlisle Badly
Worsted.
Roseburg, Or., Herman Shook
and Manse KIncald Ho dead in a lit
tle mountain valley along Yellow
Creek and Louis PIchett is under
relatives' care with a bullet in his
shoulder. The three men and one
or two other Inhabitants of tho Iso
lated Yellow Creek country tried to
run two brothers named Carlisle
out of tho country.
The battle took place yesterday
forenoon, 15 miles west of Oakland,
Or. Yellow Creek is one of the nu
merous streams of tho Coast Range,
and to a homestead along its course
came Louis and King some months
ago. They were Californlans.
Almost beforo they settled the
Carllsles wero In disfavor among
tho residents of longer standing
along Yellow Creek, who looked on
their coming as an intrusion, and
in ono or two cases begrudged them
the claim they had secured. Final
ly, a few days ago, one of the Car
llsles was chased away. Ho came
back.
Lato last evening tho Carlle'es
wero brought to Roseburg and
lodged in jail. They mado a state
ment alleging self-defense.
As Kincaid, fjhook, Ferber and
Pichett approached tho cabin Mon
day noon, they said they secreted
themselves nearby, rifles in hand.
A revolver strapped to Shook's
waist was tho only weapon visible.
When tho quartet was 25 feet from
the cabin it was confronted by tho
Carlisles with levcliftj rifles and or
dered away.
Instead of complying Shook
brought his revolver into play, fir
ing at Louis Carlisle and piercing
his coat. Louis returned tho fire,
hitting Shook In tho breast, killing
him Instantly.
KIncald picked up an ax nearby
and started toward King Carlisle,
who promptly fired. Falling
wounded, KIncald reached for
Shook's revolver, but a bullet from
Louis Carllslo's rifle ended his life.
Ferber and Pichett fled, fol
lowed by a fusillade of rifle bullets,
ono of which wounded tho latter In
tho shoulder.
A few day3 ago Louis Carlislo
and Kincaid's brother, Walter,
mado counter complaints before tho
District Attorney that each was
afraid the other would kill him.
Tho coroner's jury cannot return
a veidict until tho emergency holi
days aro over.
Tim f!.-irilslBs surrendered to tho
m.nnhal of Oakland, 15 mile3 fro?n
tho scene.
District Attorney Brown and Cor
oner W. B Hammltto havo gone U
invest Ignto tho affair, preparatory
to nclding an inquost.
Kltcald was a brother of Alfred
KIncald, who was murdered by Sam
Brown at Oakland 12 years ago
Shook was shot In tho shoulder
noar Comstock oight years ngo
whllo resisting a holdup. Ills
brothor shot and killed two mon
and then committed suicide, follow
ing a domostic quarrol at Elkton in
1005.
Tho four-piece tea set raffled at
the lunch wagon last night for the
benefit of Mrs. Gertrude Cottel was
won by L. II. Joehnk, whoso number
was 26 A.
TROOPS POD HOPPVILLE
New Orleans, Nov, 14. One O
Q company of state troops today
received orders to report im-
modlately to tho sheriff at
Hoppvllle, where the trial of
two Italians, alleged to have
r been Implicated In the kidnap
ping and murder of olght year
old Walter Lamana last Juno,
if Is going on. It is belloved hero
this is mcroly a precautionary
measure, and no troublo Is
feared.
DISCUSS WHEAT
CROP MOVEMENT
Northern Rankers Confer as to tho
Evlsting Financial Con
ditions. Spokane, Wash., Nov. 14. At tho
meeting of the 1G1 bankers of tho
Inland Empire, held In the banquet
hall of a local restaurant, for tho
purpose of discussing tho general fi
nancial situation and Its special re
lations toward tho movement of tho
vast wheat crop of this section, gen
eral confidence was expressed by tho
representatives of tho banks of tho
Inland Empire, Idaho and Montana,
who wore present, In the ability of
their Institutions to meet the situa
tion, and at tho conclusion of tho
conference the followng statement
was given out by E. T. Coman, vice
president of the Exchange National
Bank, and D. W. Twohy, president
of tho Old National Bank, both of
this city, who represented tho spe
cial committee chosen to report on
tho situation:
"Wo find that the situation,
among tho country bankers Is very
satisfactory, all of them having
largo amounts of loans secured by
merchandise, wheat and lumber in
transit. As son as tho currency sit
uation is suflfciently relieved tho
worst of the dififculties will bo
over.
"Wo find that tho only way to
accumulate credit balances in tho
principal exchange centers Is by tho
conversion of commodities Into
cash. This process will require sev
eral weeks and perhaps months. To
accomplish this, on a large scale,
will require several weeks and per
haps months on account of limited
facilities for transportation.
"Tho desired movement of crops
will bo greatly aided by the action
of tho State Railroad Commission,
which will arrange with the rail
roads for tho mo3t prompt shipment
of grain to fill the ships which aro
at tidewater asking cargoes. J. C.
Lawronco, State Railroad Commis
sioner, advised tho assembled bank
ers that such an effort is now being
made.' Tho situation all over East
ern Washington and Northern Idaho
is Improving and it is only a ques
tion of time beforo thero will bo a
gradual liquidation of tho obliga
tons due the banks when they will
bo enabled to again resume business
under normal conditions.
"Tho country banks seem woll
supplied with cash resources, and
tho only difficulty thoy havo had
was In converting grain bills Into
credits with the Coast cities.. From
roports mado to tho meeting this
difficulty will soon bo removed, and
they will bo ablo to secure sucli
credit."
NEW SPEAKER TONIGHT
AT C. OF C. MEETING
A now speaker will address tkn
Chamber of Commerce meeting to
night. Ho is recently from Butte,
Mont., and has been through tho
fire. Ills name Is Frank Hoeppnor
nnd ho Is now a full-fledged Coos
Baylto. Tho oxchango of ideas of
pcoplo from Spokane, Los Angeles,
Idaho, Colorado, Salt Lake, Nevada,
tho Mlddlo West, tho Atlantic sea
board and Coos Bay people ha3
proven interesting and instructive.
Thoro will be nothing lacking In ia
co"ost this ovenlng. Tlio meeting
tfili be called to order at 7:30
o'clock.
An elegant shell portiere was
hung In the window of the Chamber
of Commerce yosterday. The sholli
were gathered and strung by Mr.
John Grill, of this place. Tho num
ber of sholls run into the thou
sands. They are tho little bluo
point sholls and were gathered
mostly near Rocky Point, on tho
Coos Bay beach. The portiere wa
awarded the premium for the bi-it
showing of shells at the State Falc
this yoar.
D. D. Hume will also talk, If i
tho city.
REE CAN STING RRYAN
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Lincoln, Nov. 14. W. J. Dry- O
an will accept the democratic
nomination for president in
1008, but will neither ask or
make a "gut for It. He says for
a year or more he has been
nsked the question "will you ac-
cept a nomination?" and he Q
believes the public is ontltled to O
an answer and to know the
' position ho occupies.
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