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THE COOS BAY TIMES, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1907.
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SEC. TAFf iS
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Arrives in New York From His
Famous Trip Around the
World.
HE GOES TO WASHINGTON
Departs Immediately for the Capital
to Hold Conference. With Presi
dent Roosevelt.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORY, Dec. 20, Sec-
retary Wm. Tuft arrived here
today on the steamer President
Grant from his Journey around
the vorld. Ho declined to dls-
cuss matters of public interest
because of his ignorance of late
developments. Ho left lmme-
diatoly for Washington where
ho will have a conference with
President Roosevelt.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Dec. 30. Just before
his departure for Washington Secre
tary Taft said "The Japanese peoploJ
are strongly in ravor or peace, i can
speak with emphasis on this matter.
Nothing but peace is expected."
Secretary Taft declares that the com
merce of Japan was so largely with
the United States that the body of
tho nation would oppose any act of
hostility.
NEW YORK BROKER
IS SHOT BY CUSTOMER
Prominent Business Mini Victim of a
Disappointed Speculator In
Stocks.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Dec. 20. J. H. 011
phant, a prominent broker, was shot
three times in his offlco this afternoon
by C. A. Geiger, who then turned the
weapon upon himself and committed
suicide. The exact cause of the
shooting was not ascertained. Gei
ger appeared to bo making some sort
of a demand on Ollphant which tho
latter refused. The: shooting fol
lowed. An unveritled report says
Geiger lost heavily in the stock mar
ket and that OHphant's firm had
closed him out when ho was unable
to meet margins. OHphant's condi
tion is extremely critical. Geiger
was formerly a surgeon in the Brit
ish army. It is believed he went
temporarily insane just before the
shooting occurred in OHphant's pri
vate room.
PEACE AGAIN IN PERSIA.
Factional Fights Stopped by Inter
Vention of Priests.
(By Associated Press.)
TEHERAN, Dec. 20. Another
change in the situation at the Persian
capital has been brought about by the
intervention of priests who with the
promise of a satisfactory solution of
tho crisis may bo found to have In
duced the opposing factions to dis
perse. MAN AT THE WHEEL
"" FOR UNCLE SAM'S NAVY
Capt. Green On His Way to Pilot
Fleet Through Straits of
Magellan.
(By Associated Press.)
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20. Captain
E, F. Greene, of the Unled States
Army Transport, who has been select
ed to pilot the U. S. battleship fleet
through the Straits of Magellan Is in
Los Angeles on his way to Washing
ton from whence he will proceed to
Rio Janeiro to join the fleet January
1st. He has made seventeen trips
through the straits.
Aro You Going?
To Eckboff Hall Saturday, De
cember 21. Cash prize masquerado.
Gillette Safety Razors, Coos
Bay Cash Store.
n BACKERS CASE
Latest Development in Califor
nia Safe Deposit and
Trust Co.
HEARING ON DECEMBER 24
Charges of Embezzlement Dismissed
In One Case lint Prisoners Aro
Immediately Rearrested.
(By Associated Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20. The
charges of embezzlement against J.
Dalzoll Brown, former general man
ager of the California Safe Deposit
& Trust company and W. J. Bart
nett, former director of the same in
stitution contained in the complaint
of Crittenden Thornton, representing
the Colton estate were dismissed to
day by Judge Dunne. The defendants
were immediately rearrested on
bench warrants on indictments em
bracing the same charges returned
by the grand jury yesterday. The
preliminary hearing of David F.
Walker, president of the insolvent
Trust company under arrest on the
same charge, but not yet indicted,
wns continued one week While tho
arraignment of Brown and Bartnett
was set for December 24. Judge
Lawler in another department of the
superior court dismissed the petition
of a writ of Heabeas Corpus made by
Bartnett.
1ILLJEP0RT
Junction of Marshfielch and
North Bend Roadway Will
Be Heard From.
An Important meeting of the
chamber of commerce will bo held to
night. The committee appointed by
tho North Bend chamber of com
merce, and Messrs. Bennett, Seng
stacken and Lockhart, tho committee
appointed by tho Marshfleld chamber
oi commerce, will make a report of
their findings in the effort to Join the
two cities by means of tho Front
street extension.
These committees were named
some months ago for the purpose of
devising some means of getting an ex
tension of the street across the six
hundred feet of land separating
Marshfleld and North Bend. Each
committee will make announcement
of what is has dono in this connec
tion.Und it is probable that a Junc
tion of both cities by a good roadway
will result from tho meeting tonight
and what the committees have ac
complished. PETTIB0NE TRIAL
IS MOVING SLOWLY
Examination of Young Neville Oc
cupies Attention of Court
Today.
(By Associated Press.)
BOISE, Dec. 20. The cross exam
ination of young Neville was contin
ued by Attorney Wilson at this morn
ing's session of the Pettibone trial.
Nothing of particular Interest was
broucbt out. Ho said ho had never
told tho Pinkertons what he testi
fied to and then on the redirect
examination said he had told his en
tiro story to Senator Borah for the
firsf time two days ago. Tho state
introduced an aricle from he Miners
Magazine to show enmity on the part
of tho Federation against Bradley
after which there was an adjourn
ment for the noon recess.
. Toys of all kinds and descrip
tions at the Coos Bay Cash Store.
Beaver Hill washed coal $6.00
per ton. Masters & McLain.
H
on sir BODIES
(By Associated Press)
JACOBS CREEK, Pa., Dec. 20. Up to eleven o'clock today but six
bodies were recovered from the Darr mine. Many other bodies have been
located.
The fans aro working and the work of rescuing is progressing but is
hampered by the fall of slate. The rescuers expect to find most of the
bodies a mile further back than they were able to penetrate this afternoon.
S ACROSS
TRE PACIFIC
Friendship of America and Jap
an Pledged at the Banquet
Board.
GUARDIANS OF THE OCEAN
American Ambassador and Count
Kaneko Pledge Themselves to
The Preservation of Pence.
(By Associated Press)
TOKIO, Dec. 20. The American
Ambassador Thomas O'Brien wab the
guest of honor at a banquet last night
of American Friends Association of
which Count Kaneko, who is at tho
head of a movement for &n intorna
tlon exposition to be held here in
1912. President Kaneko spoke of
the Japanese desire for p'eaco and re
ferred to the United States and Japan
as guardians of the peace of the Pa
cific. Mr. O'Brien, who responded
said the Pacific was the great high
way for the use of mankind, and the
responsibility for securing its -frfee-
aom restea witn Japan ana America,
the greater upon America because of
its more extensive area and popula
tion, and declared neither nation was
covetous of possession.
ADDITION TO
Thousands Being Spent on
Porter and Old Town Mills
At North Bend. "
1 Extensive improvements toV cost
$30,000 aro being made to to tho
Porter mill In North Bend, and when
they are completed the'output of tho
mill, which is 70,000 feet of lumber
a day, will be close to 175,000 feet
per day. It will rank next to tho
mill of C. A. Smith and will have the
most Improved machinery and an ad
ditional force after the holidays.
New carriers and the most modern
devices for handling logs are being
Installed and tho mill will bo shut
down during Christmas in order that
the machinery may bo changed as
soon as possible. New boilers and
other necessary machinery for enlarg
ing the output of tho concern aro be
ing put In place.
Improvements are also to bo mado
to the mill at old North Bend. The
old time chain apparatus which is
used at present to take tho logs from
the water to the carriers, will be re
placed by an endless chain which will
act automatically and add greatly to
the speed in handling tho logs.
Numerous other improvements will
be made to tho mill and the output
will be Increased. All tho old time
methods of manufacturing lumber
will be replaced by the new and most
Improved devices, both for saving
labor and adding to the output of tho
Simpson mills.
Carving sots and pocket cutlery
at Mllner's.
Carving sets at the Coos Bay Cash
Store.
Fancy parlor lamps at Mllner's.
Red wagons at Milnsr's.
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LINE TRAGEDY
III KANSAS HOME
An
Old Sweetheart Kills
Woman and Commits
Suicide.
BOTH WERE MARRIED
Olive Bartlett Victim of tho Mad
Infatuation of Her Former Lover
Both Dead.
By Associated Press.)
OLATHE, Kan., Dec. 20. MUs
ii .ncii, uaughter of J. J.
Bartlett, a retired farmer, was shot
and killed at her home here last
night by J. Fredrick Kastendlett a
former sweetheart who then killed
himself. The parents wore in an ad
joining room. Both had been mar
ried since their infatuation for each
other three years ago. Miss Bartlett
secured a divorce and resumed her
maiden name. Kanstendiett re
cently left his wife'and came from
Colorado to. fesumo his .attentions to
Miss Bartlett.
AIRING SOILED ' 'V '
LINEN IN GERMANY
Public Excluded From Court Room
During Trial .of Famous Von
Moltke Libel Suit.
(By Associated Press)
BERLIN, Dec. 20. Princess Phil
lip Zu Ellenberg Frau Elbe, tho di
vorced wife of General Count Kuno
Von Moltke, and her mother Frau
Von Hayden, testified in private to
day at the hearing of tho Harden Von
Moltko libel Buit. The court having
decided that In the Interests of public
morality it required an exclusion of
all persons not Immediately connect
ed with the court.
RANKERS GONE WRONG.
Abscond With $05,000 of the Hank's
Funds.
(By Associated Press.1)
CHICAGO, Dec. 20. It is reported
that the ofllcers of a private bank at
Bryn Mawr and Evanston avenues
have absconded with ?G5,000 of tho
funds of the bank.
IS IT A CORPSE OR
A CHUNK OF LEAD?
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON, Dec. 20. The homo of
fice has consented to the opening of
tho grave of T. C. Druce in HIghgato
Cemetery, consequently shortly aft'sr
Christmas tho question of whether
the coffin contains old lead or n
body should be definitely answered.
THE PYTHIAN SISTERS
ELECT NEW OFFICERS
Laurel Lodge1 Chooses Ollirlnls for
Ensuing Year to be Installed In
Jaiiuury.
Laurel Lodge No. 38 of Pythian
Sisters met Wednesday evening and
elected officers, to bo installed the
second meeting in January as tho
first regular meeting falls on January
1st, which Is a legal holiday.
The following aro tho names of tho
officers to bo installed:
Bessie Nicholson, P. C.
Ruby Drews, M. E. C.
Nettle Wright, M. E. S.
Nellie Owen, M. E. J.
Elizabeth Condron, Manager.
Alice Norton, M. of F.
Nettle Wright, M. E. S.
Ella Rood, P. of T.
Alice Hall, G. of T.
SERIOUSLY ILL
President of United
Workers Succumbs
Painful Attack.
Mine
to
THE RESULT OF OPERATION
Seized While Attending An Import
ant Meeting of Mine Workers
And Conl Operators.
(By Associated Press)
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 20. John
Mitchell, president of tho United
Mine Workers of America, was taken
seriously ill today while attending
a joint conference of mine and coal
operators at the Hotel Laywood. Ho
was taken to a room complaining of
pains in the side where the recent
operation for an abscess was per
formed. The Roman Catholic Priest
and physicians wero summoned.
Later it was announced that while it
was serious he was not necessarily In
a critical condition.
FISH-HARRIMAN FIGHT.
Causes Adjournment of Illinois Cen
tral Meeting.
(By Associated Press)
CHICAGO, Dec. 20. Tho stock
holders meeting of tho Illinois Cen
tral was adjourned today until March
2, In accordance with an order made
by Judge Ball.
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F. S. Dow Sums Up Present
Situation for San Fran
cisco Merchants.
In a recent letter to tho California
promotion committee and a number
of business houses in San Francisco,
for the purposo of BWlnging. trade
back to the Gate City from this point,
F. S. Dow has compiled tho following
interesting condition on the trade
between Coos County, Portland and
San Francisco:
The grocery trade of this locality
seems to have almost entirely gone
back to San Francisco.
Hardware trade also scorns to have
gone back there to a great extont
Furniture seoms to be all coming
from the north.
Notions aro about equally divided
between tho north and south.
Dry goods seem to bo coming prin
cipally from tho north and there are
sovoral eastern representatives of
dry goods houses who aro making
this torrltory who did not do so be
fore tho earthquake
Hats and caps aro coming from
both places.
Machinery seems to como almost
entirely from tho north.
Shipments of crockery and glass
ware aro equally divided.
.Packing houso products come
mainly from tho north.
'""aper and paper products come
from tho north.
Farm machinery appears to come
from tho north.
Candy, crackers, etc., aro coming
from tho south.
Oil and paint appear to have Btald
with San Franclsuo.
Stovos and ranges aro mainly com
ing from tho north.
Spirituous and malt liquors aro
from tho north.
The above Ib part of tho letter
forwarded to San Francisco by Mr.
Dow, who Is local agont for tho
steamship M. F. Pland, oporatlng
between this point and tho Golden
Onto. He believes that by placing
the situation beforo tho merchants
In this light they wIJJ make efforts
to regain tho trade lost during the
early days after tho earthquake.
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DEC. 30 1
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President Issues Order for Re
moving Army From Gold
field Camp.
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS1
Mino Owners Refuse to Treat With.
The Unions or Any of Their
Representatives Strike
breakers Arrive.
(By Associated .Press.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.
President PnnHOVoH hna fllrnnlnrl A
the withdrawal of the United if'1
States troops stationed at Gold- &
field, Novada. on Monday. Dee. .rJ
30 next.
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(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. Tk!
telegrams on which tho decision tc
withdraw tho troops was based wore
Biveu uui ai mo wnue Mouse mis aii '
ternoon. Tho first under date of ,.
Dec. 17, was directed to Gov. Sparks!
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ana signea by tho President, stato ':
in effect that tho troops wero ordered S
Into Nevada hfp.ntiRn hf rnnrpsnntnl ! '
tions that an insurrection was 1ml
minont and that tho state nuthoritiejJ
were powerless. Tho President soyl'l!
no Insurrection has occurred ancH
seemingly no circumstances exis
Justifying your calling on mo foi
action by tho iroops under prov!sloi,i
of tho constitution." Tho PrAnlrlnn'
ernrpRHPH htu hnllnf flint- thn otot.Jl,
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choose. Tho president said unlea
something developed to warran
keeping tho troops in Goldfleld tl
order to return to former statlof
would bo given. A second telegrai
says no reply having been received t
tho telegram and no steps havta
boon taken by tho state to proted
Itself tho troops will be withdraw
December 30.
(By Associated Prsss.)
,GOLDFIELD, Dec. 20. The Gol
field Mino Owners Association tod
refused to rccognlzo the Wester
Federation of miners as a labor o
ganlzation or deal with tho loc:
minors' union as a body. Tho
rival of a number of strikebreake
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from California this afternoon mtf'1
preclpltato trouble. Attornoy HiltotJ
BP.nt frnm Dnnvnr In thn lntninata IT. 1,
tho Western Federation has teljk
graphed President Roosevelt thi
the comm'sslon sent from Washing
ton was Investigating but one sldo "
tho case.
LAWSON TALKS AGAIN
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Says llo Will Go Hack to Stock Gn:
bllng Hints at a New
Merger.
BOSTON, Dec. 19. Thomas
Lawson has Issued a statement whl
closes ,as follows: "I have devofc
three and a half years of my tlmo at.
somo millions of my fortune to
reform work In tho Interests of t
public. Beginning January 1st,
shall allow the public to do th
own reforming, and I shall devote
tlmo and capital exclusively to
own business of stock gambling
Wall and Stato streots partlcula
Wall Street for tho purpose of
couping tho millions I have donat
to my public work.
"P. S. One of tho oldest of 1
man laws and as Immutable is 'T
devil tako tho hindmost.' "
Lawson says ho has perfected
rangemonts by which a new board
directors of tho Amalgamated, wl
hlmsolf as president, will probably
chosen at the company's next el
tlon.
"Barrlne accidents." he also stati
"tho properties of tho Trinity, If
vada, Utah, Balaklava and Arlzq
smelters will bo merged Into
othor proporty."
Go to tho Melrose for Chlci
dinner at G:30 Saturday evening,!
Chicken dinner at MelroBe
5:30 Saturday eve.
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