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THE COOS BAY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1908.
No. 216.
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Slayer of E-Governor Stuenen-
berg of Idaho Must Pay
Death Penalty.
JUDGE RECOMMENDS
IT BE COMMUTED
Court Expresses Confidence in
Evidence of Orchard in Hay
wood and Pettibone Cases.,
(By Associated Press.)
BOISE, Idaho, March IS. Judge
Wood today sentenced Harry Orchard
to death in accordance with tho plea
of guilty entered by Orchard last
week, but tho court recommended
that the sentence be remitted. In
sentencing Orchard, Judge Wood
stated that ho believed Orchard In
his testimony at tho trials of Hay
wood and Pettibone for tho murder
of ex-Governor Stuenenberg told the
exact truth, and did not attempt to
conceal anything. "I am more than
satisfled that tho defendant now at
tho bar of this court awaiting his
flnal sentence not only acted in good
faith in making the disclosures that
ho did, and that he also testified
fully and fairly to tho whole truth,
withholding nothing that was ma
terial and declaring nothing which
had not actually taken place," said
Judge Wood, as he sentenced Or
chard. He fixed May 15 as tho date
of execution. Orchard thanked tho
court for his review of tho case and
for Woods' kindly remarks concern
ing him. He repeated that; he had
told the whole truth, and that no
promise of immunity or mercy had
ever been mado to him. Beforo ho
had concluded tears were streaming
from his eyes and ho ail but broke
down as ho thanked Judge Wood
for his recommendation to the board
of pardons.
LAST OF THE NOBLE
SIX HUNDRED IS DEAD
William Nelms, Wild Claims to Have
Participated in Famous Charge,
Dies in Colorado.
(By Associated Press.)
LAJARA, Colo., March IS. Wil
liam Nelms, who claimed to bo the
last survivor of the "Noblo Six Hun
dred" at Balaklava, is dead at hlj
homo in Manassas, aged ninety. He
was wounded at Balaklava, fought
at Sebastopol and was Wounded at
the battle of Inkerman. Ho was a
member of tho Queen's Guard for
fifteen years, and drew a pension
from tho British government.
GIRLS SCREAM AND
CAUSE BIG PANIC
Ono Thousand Girls Fly in Terror
From Ten-story Now York
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, March 18. One
thousand girls employed in a big ten
story factory building on Twenty
fourth street were thrown into a
panic today by tho bursting of a
steam pipe on tho sixth floor. Two
hundred girls In tho working room
fled screaming. This caused tho en
tire population of tho building to be
come panic-stricken. Tho coolness of
tho elevator men, who kept the ma
chine running, served to quiet tho
women, and in a few minutes all re
turned to work. No ono was hurt.
WANT FOREST RESERVE.
Oregon May Get Largo Tract From
Government for Purpose.
(By Associated Pret.s.)
PORTLAND, March 18 Tho State
Forestry Association has initiate ? -movement
for a state forest reserve.
Resolutions wero adopted proposing
legislation by which the state can bo
permitted to exchange about 100,000
acres of school lands located within
tho forest reserves in scattered tracts
to tho national government for ono
compact body of tho same area. The
state land board and state forestry
commission aro directed to confer
with proper officials of tho govern
ment to securo tho enactment of
legislation to, bring about such a
transfer.
o oc cvrpinrn mav ic
IU UL LALUUILU fH U
Aleck Allen Dies From Pound
ing of Young Mike Rhodes
Before St. Joe Eagles.
(By Associated Press.)
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., March IS Jack
Allen, a prize fighter, died today from
injuries received last night in a fight
with Fritz Gutzenberger, profession
ally known as "Young Mike Rhodes."
Tho fight was under tho auspices of
the Eagles' lodgo.
The officials may bo arrested.
PORTLAND FIRE TODAY
CAUSES $125,000 LOSS
Store and Warehouse of Pacific Const
Rubber Company Destroyed by
Rlnzo of Unknown Origin.
(By Associated Press.)
PORTLAND, March 18. The store
and warehouse of tho Pacific Coast
Rubber Company in the Hotallng
building on North First street was
burned today. The loss Is $125,000.
The cause of the fire has not been as
certained. KILLS MAN WHO SAID
THAT HE WASN'T BRAVE
Russian Military Fight Duel That
Will End Fatally as Result of
Port Arthur Siego Discussion.
(By Associated Press.)
ST. PETERSBURG, March 18. In
a duel between Lieutenant General
Fock and Lieutenant General Smir
noff, tho latter was probably fatally
wounded. Pistols wero used.
Smirnoff had questioned tho cour
age of Fock in the siege of Port Ar
thur. TWO I0WANS FOUND
DEAD IN ROOM 23
Whether Result of Suicido Pact or n
Duel Not Known, as Each Was
Clutching a Revolver.
(By Associated Press.)
SHERIDAN, Wyo., March 18. W.
S. Bunker of Arcadia, Iowa, and Her
man Hanker, of West Side, Iowa,
were found dead In room No. 23 at
tho Pepper hotel, Ranchester, a small
town near Sheridan, either as a re
sult of a pistol duel or a suicide pact.
A revolver was clutched In tho right
hand of both men, and bullet holes
were In their heads. Until an inves
tigation and post-mortem examina
tion It will not bo decided whether it
was a duel or suicide. Both had con
siderable money.
RIO GRANDE SHOP
MEN GO ON STRIKE
Over 1,500 Employes Quit Work
and Threaten to Spread Troublo
to All Gould Roada.
(By Associated Press.)
DENVER, Marcn 17. Fifteen
hundred machinists, boilermakers
and members of kindred trades work
ing In tho Denver & Rio Grande
shops went on a strike today in re
sponse to an order issued by W. J.
McQueeney, representing tho machin
ists' national organization, after the
railroad company had refused all con
cessions. McQueeney says that the
strike will undoubtedly spread to
every road In tho Gould system, and
that tho struggle will bo a long, hard
fought one. Tho strike is tho result
"' an orer posted a month ago abro
gating all contracts with the union.
BUILD CLUB HOUSE.
Men Students of University of Oregon
Plan Improvement at School.
"The Beaver Club," an organiza
tion of tho men students at the Uni
versity of Orogon, have arranged to
build an $8,000 chapter house at the
institution.
Jnst received a flno line of fiahinff
tackle, Co'B Bay Cash Store.
HECKED
Big Steamer Plying Between
San Francisco and Eureka
Totally Destroyed Off Port
Ross, but Entire Sixty-two
Members of Crew and 101
Passengers Are Saved.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 18.
The first of tho passengers of the Ill
fate Pomona, wrecked on tho sub
Big Lumber Carrier Will Sail
Bay Saturday Afternoon
Daughter
MAYOR PROCLAIMS
Preparations For Welcoming Largest Craft Ever Entering the
Local Harbor Practically Completed Will Be Histor
ical Event For Shipping.
A PROCLAMATION
Whereas, tho steam schooner Nan Smith is expected to arrive on
Coos Bay, Monday, March 23, lOOtf and whereas, said vessel has just
successfully rounded tho Horn,
A nflf tlm iwist. of Vlrciiilu. and. ..
Whereas, Said vessel is the largest craft ever in Coos Bay waters,
and tho largest vessel of her kind on the Pacific coast, and,
Whereas, the said Nnn Smith will make Coos Bay her hnse of
operations advancing this port's interests, materially, and,
Whereas, her coming marks a new epoch" in the shipping Industry
on Coos Bay, and,
AVIicreas, the Chamber of Commerce and public spirited citizens
have taken steps to mnko a fitting demonstration, now,
Therefore, I, E. E. Straw, mayor of the city of Mnrshfleld, Ore-
gon, do hereby proclaim Monday, March, 23, 1908, a public Holiday,
and request that all citizens rest from their labors, and desist from
their usual vocations ns for ns practicable on that day, that they
participate in services appropriate to the occasion, especially in tho O
Mater parade. It is especially urged upon those having control of
boats that they bring them out, and for tho preservation of order,
and for the safety of passengers, it is requested thnt all boats, largo
and small, report to Mr. T. J. Lewis, the manager in charge.
Done this 18th day of March, 1008.
E. E. STRAW, Mayor.
"
Tho local officials of tho C. A.
Smith Lumber and Manufacturing
company last night received a tele
gram from San Francisco stating that
tho Nan Smith would sail from that
port Saturday and reach Coos Bay
some time Monday, probably early in
tho morning. This Is tho first defi
nite advice received as to the arriv
ing time hero. Tho first trip the ves
sel will make with a cargo -'111 be
from Coos Bay to San Pedro.
Preparations for tho reception of
tho big lumber carrier aro progress
ing favorably, and Dr. Tower, chair
man of tho committee having tho
welcomo In hand, Secretary Lyon and
President of Belligerent West
Indian Republic Decides
to Be Good.
(By Associated Press.)
PARIS, March 18. Official ad
vices from Hayti indicate that tho ar
rival of a numbor of foreign warships
has produced tho desired effect upon
President Nord Alexis. Tho govern
ment has abandoned its belligerent
attitude and safe conducts have been
granted for a number of revolution
ary leaders to leave tho country. All
danger of an attack on the legations
and consulates is considered at an
end.
Attltudo of Germnny.
(By Associated Press.)
BERLIN, March 18. The Associ
ated Press is authorized to state that
tho German foreign office is in full
accord with the Tiewa of tbo United
SHIPS SCARE
HAYTI BANDS
01 Hi
merged reef off Port Ross last even
ing, arrived here this afternoon.
Sixteen went overland to Cazadoro
and 84 passengers and 02 members
of the crew will arrivo hero this af
ternoon on tho steamer City of To
peka. The Pomona will bo a total
wreck.
Tlie Pomona plied between San
Francisco and Eureka, and was one
of tho best known vessels in northern
Pacific waters.
How she happened to run on the
reef has not been explained.
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From San Francisco For Coos
With C. A. Smith and
on Board.
A LEGAL HOLIDAY
III
O 111 co of tho Mayor,
Mnrshfleld, Oregon, March, 18, 1008.
having been built at Newport News
.
J. T. Lewis, tho master of cero
monies, are getting the details
worked out and expect to have as
sembled ono of the most gaily decor
ated and pleasing fleots of small craft
ever assembled in this section.
Mr. Smith and his daughter, in
whose honor tho vessel was chris
tened, will accompany tho steamer
hero from San Francisco. Captain
Nelson, in charge of tho Nan Smith,
has sailed on tho Pacific coast for
years, and has mado many trips in
and out of Coos Bay.
Mayor Straw will probaoly issue
in a day oi two a proclamation de
claring Monday a legal holiday.
Steamer Crown Rams the Kron
Prinz in New York Harbor
and Damages Her.
(By Associated Prees.)
NEW YORK, March 18. Tho
steamer Crown of Castllo ran into
tho liner Kronprlnz Wllhelm during
a fog in the harbor this morning and
tore a hole in tho Wilhelra's stern in
tho overhang. Several plates wero
cut through and others crushed.
Tho Wilhelra was lying at anchor.
States in regard to tho situation in
Hayti. Thero never was any inten
tion on the -part of Germany to in
tervene in the affairs of the Haytien
republic. It will Bimply insist upon
tho protection of tho German inter
ests. Buy your canvas gloves at the Coos
Bay Cash Store; 10 cents the pair.
BIG VESSELS
CRASH IN FOG
EN REEF OREGON MS GUT BILL
LAFOLLETTE IS
AFTER SYSTEM
i
Wisconsin Senator Scores the
High Financiers and Com
binations in Speech.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, March 17. De
claring that tho recent financial strin
gency was brought on by tho lnilu
ence of Standard Oil and J. Plerpout
Morgan, Senator Lafollettto in a
speech practically closing the debate
on tho Aldrich bill, entered upon a
vigorous denunciation of men high
In tho financial world. "Thero wero
no commercial reasons fori the pan
ic," said Lafollctte. "Thero wero
special legislative and political rea
sons why tho panic might servo tho
special interests. Thero wero busi
ness scores to settle, legislation to
bo blocked, and currency measures
suited to tho system to bo secured.
Thero was a third term to bo dis
posed of, and politics to bo discred
ited." Lafolletto was severo In his de
nuication of tho high financiers, and
told how tho Wall street financier as
sisted in crushing tho small Investor
last October. He told of the over
capitalization of tho corporations
and of other abuses, and discussed
the economic development of tho
country and tho growth of financial
combinations, and declared: "With
this enormous concentrated business,
it Is possible to create artificial per
iods of prosperity and periods of
panic. Prices can bo lowered or ad
vanced at tho will of tho 'system.'
If an effort Is mado to mnko any ono
of these great Interests obey tho law,
It i3 easy for them to enter into a
conspiracy to destroy whoever may
bo responsible for tho undertaking."
Ho severely criticised tho provision
of the Aldrich bill by which railroad
bonds aro to be mado security for
emergency circulation, and charged
that it was a schemo to defeat legis
lation which might lower rates.
TILLMAN RAPS ROOSEVELT.
South Carolina Senator Indulges in
Abuse of President.
(By Associated Pres3.)
WASHINGTON, March 18. Citing
what ho claims to bo "cold blooded
facts," to show that the chief execu
tive is responsible for many evils
which exist, Senator Tillman in a
speech In tho senate today, said: "In
the most pronounced language, ho
has denounced tho combination be
tween labor organizations and tho
boycott, but on tho evo of election ho
panders' to this samo vote by demand
ing changes in tho law as Interpreted
by the U. S. supremo court. Organ
ized labor is to be relioved from tho
prohibition of tho supremo court's
decisions, but along with it must go
tho relief of capital. Onco relieved,
the malefactors of great wealth will
smllo in triumph over their victory,
while labor will find Itself no freer
t)ian before."
Tillman charges many of tho ovlls
in connection with tho recent finan
cial flurry to tho president and his
administration, and said: "These
aro only a few of tho achievements of
this uncrowned king. With others
of his kind, ho has created a Frank
cnstoln monster which, unsatiated by
tbo blood of suicides and tho fears of
heartbroken women, threatens to de
vour and consumo his creators, who
wero ablo to quench his thirst only
by tho torrents of gold poured out of
of tho federal treasury."
Tillman charged tho senate and
tho houso with absolute subservience
to tho wish of tho chief executive.
FLOOD DANGER OVER.
Washington Rivers no Longer Men
ace Property in tho Valleys.
(By Associated Press.)
TACOMA, MARCH 18. All dan
ger of uood from tho Green, Will to.
Stuck, Cowlitz, Puyallup, Toutlo and
othor streams is over.
Townsend Lays Bare Motive of
Lumbermen and Railroads
in Seeking Legislation.
ACT MIGHT AFFECT
GOVERNMENT SUITS
Holdings of Big Tracts by Cor
porations Retarding Devel
opment of the State.
WASHINGTON, March 14. If tho
Houso committco on public land
should amend tho Fulton resolution
In such a way as to block tho purpose
of the Department of Justice In in
stituting suit to forfeit tho grant to
the Oregon & California Railroad
Company, it will not be ablo to plead
Ignorance as an excuse, for B. D.
Townsend devoted more than three
hours trying to explain to the com
mittee the object of tho proposed
suit and the Importance of special
legislation to remove all doubt as to
the right of tho Attorney-General to
instltuto such preceedlngs. Mr.
Tcwnsend mado a remarkably force
ful presentation of tho Government's
case, and put tho committee on itB
guard againsc any amendments coni
tnining jokers which may bo proposed
ir. the name of 'innocent purchasers',
but which in reality will have tho
effect of annulling any proceedings
the Attorney-General may determine
to initiate.
Would Prevent .Forfeiture.
Every amendment so far proposed,
ho said, was "loaded" and would pre
vent the forfeiture of the land grant,
and he knew of no amendment that
would protect thoso purchasers who
had bought in violation of tho law,
innocently though It may have beon,
which would not simultaneously pro
tect tho railroad company, which has
been the chief offender.
Tho Government's policy, says Mr.
Townnond, is to "waive no rights and
waive no remedies." In his opinion
forfeiture is tho only remedy which
tho Government can apply.
Jf'imbermcn's Real Motive.
Mr. Townsend abruptly stated that
tho lumbermen who have bought
largo tracts of railroad land contrary
to tho provisions of the law aro hero
asklns Congress to validate and con
firm their titles, which they know to
bo bad. They aro asking Congress
to Icgalizo that which was dono Ill
egally, regardless of tho effect It may
have upon tho Government's case
against tho railroads. Somo of them
admit that such an amendment as
they seek would afford absolute pro
tection to tho railroad company, but
they Insist upon having It, neverthe
less. Mr. Townsend would not con
sont to any such amendment, and it
was clearly to be Inferred from what
ho said that, If an unsatisfactory
amendment Is inserted in tho resolu
tion, ono which will let tho railroad!
escape, and if Congress shall pass a
resolution so amended, tho President
will not sign It, for tho Attorney
General will not accept It.
Making Their Titlo Worse.
If this inferenco Is fairly drawn.
thon the lumbormon are unknowing
ly working against their own inter
ests, for, if they should Innocently
or othorwiso bo instrumental In pro
venting suit by forcing through an
unsatisfactory resolution, tbo De
partment of Justice, fully cognizant
pf tho faefs, has it In its power to
declaro void thoso deeds by which
thoso samo lumbormon acquired
largo tracts of timber land from tho
railroad In violation of tho law. Mr.
Townsend said tho resolution confers
no power upon tho Attornoy-Goneral,
bc far as tho purchasers aro concern
ed, which ho does not already onjoy.
lie explained thnt, if thoro should bo
forfeiture, it would only apply to land
now in tho hands of tho railroad
corripnny, and purchasers from tho
rnilroad would not be affected unless
thoro should bo soparato proceedings
against them.
Will Not Injure Industry.
While ho could not say how far tho
department wpuld go, beyond attack
ing tho railroad cpmpany, ho dis
claimed a purpose to Inflict injury
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