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THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD. OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1908.
No. 230.
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Torpedo Boat Destroyer Tiger
Crushed in Collision with
Man of War.
DISASTER DURING
NIGHT MANEUVERS.
Is Cut in Half by the Berwick
While Running Without
Lights in Channel.,
'(By Associated Press.)
PORTSMOUTH, Eng., April 3.
Thirty-six men, including Lieutenant
Middleton, Commander of the tor
pedo boat destroyer, Tiger, lost their
lives in a collision off the Isle of
Wight last night with the British
Cruiser Berwick.
The vessels were engaged in night
maneuvers. The destroyer attempt
ed to cross the Berwick's bow and
was cut in half, sinking immediately.
Twenty-two were rescued.
The ships were maneuvering with
out lights.
AMERICAN CONSUL AT
BERNE DIED TODAY.
James Jeffrey Roach Succumbs To
Long Illness At Post In
Switzerland.
(By Associated Press.)
BERNE, Switzerland, April 3.
James Jeffrey Roach, the American
consul at Berne, died today after a
long Illness. He was appointed in
April, 1907.
Congressman Republican Nom
inee for Governor. Plat
form Gushes with Reform.
(By Associated Press.)
INDIANAPOLIS, April 2. James
E. Watson was nominated for gov
ernor on the fifth ballot in the Re
publican State Convention. Watson
is representative from the congress
sixth Indiana district.
The convention after nominating
a full stato ticket and adopting the
platform adjourned. A resume of
the platform follows:
In addition to endorsing C. W.
Fairbanks for president, it endorses
Roosevelt's administration and is op
posed to corporations contributing to
campaign funds, favors economy in
public expenditures, explicitly men
tioning the army and navy, favor a
modification of the ilnancial system
without mentioning any particular
measure, urges a progressive pro
gram of labor legislation, pledges a
complete reduction of capitalistic
combinations in the Interest of trade,
commerce and general welfare of peo
ple and urges revision of the tariff by
a special session of congress to be
called early in November with the
recommendation that congress take
proper steps at once to secure data
by experts, the abolishment of child
labor is demanded and Improvement
In waterways and the establishment
of a bureau of mines and mining is
urged. Fairbanks personally pre
pareu the tariff plank.
HURLED FORTY FEET
BY TRAIN; UNINJURED.
Tossed Over n One-Story Building
and Still Worker Suffers No
Scratch From Accident.
PITTSBURG, Pa., April 3. John
Hastings, a Homestead steel worker,
was hit by a fast Pennsylvania rail
road train this afternoon. Eye wit
nesses say he described a parabolic
curve 30 feet In air, over one track,
a one story building, acros" an alloy
and, descending, shattered the win
dow of a shoo shop 40 feet away.
They picked him up and carried
him Into Dr. Arthur Watt's office.
An excited policeman notified the
coronev's office and then sent in two
ambulance calls.
Dr. Watts stripped the victim and
looked him over. He hadn't a brulso,
a broken bono or a scratch. He was
conscious. Two bundles of laundry
which he carried, one under each
arm, were Intact.
Hastings said ho wanted to go
homo annd the doctor said he had no
objection.
DIABLO The latest craze. Europe
has gone crazy over it; Marshfleld
next now at the Coos Bay Cash
store.
Wrestling Championship of the
World to be Decided at
Chicago Tonight.
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, April 3. The greatest
crowd ever attracted by a sinrlir
tsM'nt in Chicago Is expected to gat'i
o. tonight to witness the wresUlig
match for the championship of the
vend between George Hackensch
ix.iJi. "The Russian Lion" and Fru.t
Gotch of Iowa, Champion of Amer
fci eatch-as-catch can. The contest y
for the best two falls in three, tJ
onlj hold br.rred being the d jdV
strangle. Gotch is regarded by
bettors as having an even chance.
Both are in fine condition. The total
purse is about $13,000 and $8,000
goes to the winner, and $5,000 to
the loser.
But not from Pipe, Cigar or
Cigarette Virginia fire loss
$200,000.
(By Associated Press.)
LYNCHBURG, Va April 3. Fire
today destroyed three tobacco fact
ories operated by T. P. Dunnington.
The estimated loss is $200,000.
RAXROX HOME BUEXER.
Residence of A. E. Philpot is Des
troyed by Fire.
News,has reached Coos Bay friends
of a misfortune of which a former
resident o fthis city is a victim. A.
E. Philpot, who at once time resided
here but later moved to Bandon,
building a substantial residence in
the suburb of that thriving city, lost
his homo by fire Tuesday nightr The
family had retired for the night and
the fire was not discovered until
after midnight. It had gained such
headway that it could not be extin
guished and the efforts of the family
were given to saving some of their
personal effects from the flames. Tho
house and much of the furniture was
entirely destroyed. The loss falls
heavily on Mr. Philpot as he carried
no insurance.
Look over your old papers and see
that your insurance Is in force. If
you need fixing In this line, see Title
Guarantee & Abstract Company for
reliable insurance.
VETERAN OF 90 DOWNS
TWO COPS IN FIGHT.
Keeps Them at Ray 12 Hours
Thrashes Them When They
Get In.
WASHINGTON, Pa., April 2.
When officers, who had been held at
bay for 12 hours, gained an entrance
to the house of James Alego, a 90-year-oold
civil war veteran, this
morning, and attempted to disarm
him, a desperate fight ensued, In
which Constable Ezra Conway and
Special Officer Nickson were put
down and out by the old man before
he was subdued.
Alego's sole source of support is
a meager pension, which, It Is claim
ed, he has used to care for a horse,
while he and his two grandchildren
almost starved.
The officers came to his homo last
night to take the children to the
county children's home. Alego saw
them, barricaded tho house and kept
watch with a shotgun and revolvers
near him. He forgot to bar a rear
window, and this proved his undoing.
He will be cared for by the coun
ty. SOAP PRICES CUT IN TWO.
To Introduce the famous A, B.
Naptha soap, I have cut tho price
in two, selling ten-cent bars for five
cents. It Is tho best washing and
cleaning soap on tho market. Wo
have only twenty-flvo cases which
are going fast. Order quickly If you
want to get In on the bargain.
F. A. SacchI
Tho Reliable Grocer.
Stores and offices for rent by
Title Guarantee & Abstract Comp
any. Title Guarantee & Abstract Company.
UP IN SHE
San Francisco Paper Publishes
Additional Details of Re
markable Case.
FORGERY OF SIGNATURE.
Claude Nasburg, Accuser of Mrs. Aus
tin, Holds Damaging Evidence
Against the Dashing Widow
Latest Developments.
The following additional details
and disclosures in the Nasburg
Austin affair were printed in the San
Francisco Call of Sunday, March
29th:
So preposterous was tho scheme of
stock gambling unearthed In the in
vestigation of the forgery of the sign
ature of Reuben H. Lloyd, yesterday,
that those who are pushing the mat
ter Into the hands of the grand jury
came to the conclusion chat the whole
affair was a stupendous swindle
which had been In operation for
about three years.
The surprise in the investigation
came yesterday, when it was dis
covered that not only was the name
of Lloyd forged, but that his very
letter heads had been simulated.
The case became all the more mys
terious when Lloyd identified the
forged letterhead as being exactly1
similar to one that had come into his
possession three years ago. He then
made an effort to trace down the
matter, but was unsuccessful. When
Claude Nasburg showed him the let
ter purporting to have been written
by him and which it was alleged had
been used by Mrs. Austin for the fur
thering of her schemes, he recognized
the letterhead as being Identical with
the ones that were in circulation
three years ago.
For what purpose his letterheads
were used three years ago Lloyd does
not know, but in tho face of recent
events he has come to tho conclusion
that his being made the medium of
a swindle of some sort or another. ;
Swindle In Mining Deal.
According to Claude Nasburg the
swindle was in the nature of an im
mense mining deal, which, ho said,
only existed in the heads of those en
gineering the scheme. To prove his
statements he produced letters al
leged to have been written by Mrs.
Austin, In which are set forth some
of the stupendous results to be at
tained. Mrs. Austin, when seen on
tho preceding night, emphatically
said that she had never written any
letters to Claude Nasburg, but the
existence of letters bearing her sign
ature indicated that she was either
mistaken or that the letters had been
forged.
'The whole matter is like this,"
said Claude Nasburg. "Mrs. Austin,
after she had become acquainted with
our family and obtained an influence
over my brother, suggested a deal by
which we were going to win a for
tune. That was about three years
ago, when I had just stepped out of
college and was ignorant of the ways
of the business world. She told us
that all the old Comstock peoplo and
other wealthy ones, such as Flood,
Senator Newlands, Homer King, Reu
ben H. Lloyd and oven Rockefeller
were behind a scheme to pool the
Comstock mines and rehabilitate
them. She was letting us in on the
deal because we were her friends. I
put In $C,000, my brother-in-law, Ed
ward Lockhart, went into it a little,
and my brother passed out $5,000.
Still Wnit for Returns.
"We have been waiting for returns
for three years. We are still waiting.
My reason for showing the woman up
for what she is is that since I went
Into the world I saw that I had been
nicely fooled and was willing to take
my medicine. My brother and
mother, however, still believe In Mrs.
Austin, and my endeavor is to break
her influence over them by showing
up this wonderful schema to re
habilitate Comstocks. I havo made
every effort to locate tho deal, but
can find no record of It. All I know
is that I paid Mrs. Austin the money
and received from her promissory
notes for the amount. I did not
know a promissory note from a hole
In tho ground In those days, and did
not think It peculiar to get a promis
sory note Instead of a contract. I ac
cepted Mrs. Austin's word when she
said that tho whole scheme had to bo
entirely secret and that such things
as signed contracts were out of tho
question. The letters from Mrs. Aus
tin show up the folly of the scheme.
She never wrote out tho names In
full, but signed the initials thus 'N'
stands for Newlands, 'F' for Flood
and 'W' for Walker, who was sup
posed to bo the brains of tho plan."
Writes Glowing Letter.
In one of the letters alleged to
havo been written by Mrs. Austin tho
"deal" is freely discussed. It reads
In part as follows:
"I wrote you on Friday, but did
not send it, waiting to hear from a
cable from Mr. N (I guess I had
best refrain from names from tho
Orient. It may he several days
yet before I can answer your query
regarding time, as I certainly want
(Continued on Page 2.)
Populists Convention in St.
Louis Becomes Bitter and
Two Delegations Bolt.
WILLIAMS IN SECOND PLACE
l'latforjn Urges Government Owner
shty and Radical Change in Fi
nancial System.
f.T. LOUIS, April 3. Late today,
Thomas E. Watson was nominated
for president and Samuel II. Wil
liams of Indiana, for vice-president,
by the National Populist Convention
here.
Late this afternoon, the Nebraska
and Minnesota delegations bolted the
convention after a hot debate.
This morning, Geo. A. Honnecker
of New Jersey was made permanent
chairman of the National Populist
Party Convention after considerable
opposition. Honnecker made an ad
dress of considerable length in which
he attacked the courts of the country
and in whose rulings, he declared,
many gross injustices are committed.
He attacked Democratic party for tho
conduct of President Cleveland in the
railroad strike of 1894, and the Re
publican party for sending troops
Into Idaho during the miners' strike.
Following his address, tho report
of the Committee on Resolutions was
presented. It provides for radical
changes In the money system, de
manding money to be issued direct to
the people without the intervention
of banks and denounced the Aldrich
and Fowler bills. The plank on
trusts demands that tne government
own and control tho railroads and
all public utilities whichin their na
ture are monopolies. Tlio ownership
of telegraph and telephone lines and
parcels post are also asked. It
favors tho initiative and referendum
and the power to recall from office of
disloyal or inefficient representatives,
the enactment of a employer's liabil
ity act within constitutional bounds
and other matters for improvement
of labor conditions are set forth.
There was considerable opposition to
certain planks, especially to the
money planks.
Southern Pacific Awards Jobs
of Constructing Four on
Coos Bay Line.
Assistant Chief Engineer A. J.
Barclay of San Francisco, Is here
making prepartion for resumption of
work on the Drain-Coos Bay railroad
next month. C. J. Owens, of Port
land, tho tunnel contractor, was hero
also this week and J. W. Sweeney
havo secured tho contract to finish
tho four tunnels near Elkton, and
that they will begin work about April
5th with a large force of men.
Drain Nonpareil.
IIOI1 DRAIX POSTOFFICE.
Empty Envelopes Only Clue to Crime
In Douglas County.
DRAIN, Oregon, April 3. Tho
burglars who cracked the postoffico
safo hero and stolo $150 cash, also
took several promissory notes, aggre
gating about $400, belonging to Post
master Hasard. Yesterday the en
velope containing all of the notes was
found by a couple of hobos near the
S. P. cement warehouse opposite the
depot and returned to the owner.
There is no clue yet as to who com
mitted tho crime.
COOS BAY TO SUPPLY
COAL FOR EUREKA.
II. If. Huhno Arranges For Shipment
Of Fuel From Hero to Cali
fornia Town.
II. II. Buhne of Eureka, Call., who
Is Interested In tho jobbing business
there as well as being nn extonslvo
owner of real estate, yesterday closed
a deal with Masters and McLaln for
regular shipments of coal from Coos
Bay to Eureka. Mr. Buhne was In
Marshfleld and after Investigating
coal and figuring on tho cost of It
decided that it would bo much cheap
er fuel than it is nov possible to ob
tain at Eureka.
Tho placing of tho Steamship
Eureka on the Portland-Eureku run
via Coos Bay enable tho handling
of tho coal at a mtnumum exponso.
Mr. Buhne expects to build up a big
business thero for tho output of tho
local mines.
Danco at Sumner April 4th, Music
by Landenburg orchestra, ,
KEEP E1EICE
Vanderbilt Divorce Hearing Be
hind Closed Doors Alimony
$1,500,000.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, April 3. David Mc
Clure, referee has been appointed
to hear tho case of Mrs. Alfred G.
Vanderbilt who has brought an act
ion which is believed to bo for ab
solute divorce. He has begun to hear
evidence. The hearing are behind
closed doors.
The principle question at issue is
the amount of alimony to be paid by
Mr. Vanderbilt. It Is reported that
ho has consented to tho payment of
the lump sum of $1,500,000 and that
If this is accepted, Ills defense will
bo passive in character but if reject
ed, tho action will be actively con
tested. Troops Fire on Mob with Fatal
Results to Some and wound
ing Fifteen Others.
(By Associated Press.)
ROME, April 3. A general strike
has been proclaimed as a protest
against the fatalities in connection
with the disorders in the streets hero
yesterday when the troops fired on
them, killing three rioters and wound
ing fifteen others. Tho striko thus
far has not been very successful.
MITCHELL UNABLE TO
TAKE PANAMA POSITION.
Former President, of the United
Mine Workers is Offered a
Position by Roosevelt.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, April 3. John
Mitchell, tho forwer president of tho
United Mine Workers of America
called upon President Roosevelt to
day. On leaving tho White Houso
Ms-. Mitchell said that tho President
had offered him a position as special
commissioner to study labor condi
tions In the Panama Canal Zono. Mr.
A'.'Uhell is unable to accept tho offer,
hi health not permitting.
BREAKWATER BRINGS
MANY FROM PORTLAND.
Vessel Covers Distance Retween As
torln and Coos liny Bar in
About Twelve Hours.
Tho Breakwater reached Coos Bay
early this morning after a good voy
age from Portland. Sho left Astoria
yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock and
crossed tho Coos Bay bar about 4
o'clock this morning, Capt. Mcglnn
says.
Tho passenger list follows:
Ralph Green, J. T. McCormnc, II.
L. Goodrlng, F. E. Palmer, W. G.
Small, A. Alqulst, Gus Lund, R. Nor
by, J. Kelly, H. Curtlss, W. Allen
burg, Edward Seen, A. Schultz, A.
Hesmeto, Miss Parry, Miss B. Heln,
Miss R. Hein, Mrs. Heln, Frank Heln,
Joe Heln, Mrs. Mcintosh, Miss Mc
intosh, W. B. Hamilton, Mrs. A.
Carlson, Miss Cox, A. Schafer, A.
Storoy, J. Hoffman, H. Hoffman, E.
V. Connell, Mrs. E. Connell,, Miss S.
Connoll, Win. Richardson, J. A.
Rohr, II. Shank, A. G. Nowson, H. M.
Brown, J. V. Curler, Miss Gurnsoy,
C. W. Barrlhman, M. Typot, C. Dom
Inlck. Jno. Trudell. Jno. Parker.
Louis Markol, W. TInsolla, O. R. '
Nelson, Mrs. Nelson, Miss Nolson, P, J
Gibbert, S. Bowdon, W. E. Bronsen,'
Mrs. Kltcom, Mrs. Hanson, Miss Han
son, R. Kltson, It. Jenkins, II. Jones,
It. Tally, C. B. Androws, V. H. sneeu,
R. P. Tally, Mrs. L. King, C. Mar
shall and N. Myers.
Miss Villler's children's dancing
class meets tomorrow aftornoon at
Odd Fellow's Hall.
NOTICE.
All proporty owners must clean up
tho stroot In front of their own proD
erty. By order of
J. W. CARTER,
City Marshal.
SNAKES Wo got'em. Cooa Bay
- Cash Storo.
British Fear that Action Indi
cates Kaiser's Preparations,
for War.
LARGE AMOUNT WAS
SECURED RECENTLY".
London Financiers Express
Distrust in Financial Condi
tion of Nation.
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON, April 3. The news of
the new German and Prussian loans
amounting to $102,000,000 came as
a great surprise to London nnd has.
resulted in much discussion and even
in the expression of some distrust
of the financial position of Germany.
That loans amounting to $250,000
000 havo already been found neces
sary this year and that these loans-,
aro keeping pace with the greatly
increased naval expenditures of Ger
many is of interests to British fin
anciers and to tho British public
keenly and In the opinion of some,
this financial activity show a ten
dency unltimately towards war.
Others believe that tho loans am
safeguards against war.
While certain civil undertakings:
Ir Germany require Immense sums at
this time, It was not expected that the
government would borrow so muck
In time of peace or find It necessary
te pay such high rates of Interest.
Four per cent is higher interest than
Germany has been compelled to pay
In more than twenty years.
It Is believed that little English
capital will be Invested In these loans
and that tho English market can only
be indirectly nffected.
Rosa Oliva, Four Years Old, In
cinerated in San Francisco
Conflagration.
(By Associated Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO, April 3. Firo
destroyed three buildings at Green
and Kearney streets early today anct
resulted In tho Incineration of Rosa.
Oliva, four years old.
The property loss Is $12,000.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
WILL MEET TONIGHT.
i'Q PRFEMTnt
lo utitfflA tu
W. W. Cardwell, Dr. .1. T. McCormaa
and Others will Address Meeting
this Evening.
Dr. J. T. McCormnc, president of
tho Marshfleld Chamber of Com
merce who roturned today from a
trip to Portland, Seattlo and other x
northern cities, will bo ono of tho -princlpal
speakers at tho regular
meeting of that body this evening.
He will probably tell of tho condi
tions In tho northwest and how Coos1.
Bay Is viewed In that section.
W. W, Cnrdwell of Roseburg wilP
speak on tho prospects of the Second'
Southern Oregon district fair to be
hold hero this fall, outlining some
things that will bo necessary to make.
lt a success.
secretary Walter Lyon Is arrang
ing for other speakers to take up the
question of Improving tho water
front, beautifying tho city and other
subjects.
UNIQUE OREGON SCHOOL.
Director, Teacher and Pupils all lib
One Family.
EUGENE, Ore., April 1. Irt
school district No. 5, ono of the?
oldest In Lane county, thero aro only
flvo chlldron of school ago, and alL
aro of ono family. Tho chairman
of tho board is father of tho flvo chil
dren and tho clerk of tho board la
the mother. Tho mother Is also thee
teacher. Tho teacher has Just closed,
a successful four months' torm in
which thero has been a perfect re
port made, showing nono of tho pu
pils absent or tardy during tho ontlro
session. It Is understood that tho
conduct of tho pupils was first-class.
Other Interesting features of tho
family school district Is that the
teacher boarded at tho homo of alt
her pupils and ovory day thero wa&
a parent visitor at tho school.
A HANDSOME cuo will bo given as
a prlzo for tho highest billiard
score for tho month of April nt
The Bird Billiard Parlors.
'
$1,200 will buy 3 choico lots on?
Bolnstreet, .Including corner, at Title
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