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VOL. II.
THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1908.
No. 250.
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BAMA SWEPT BI HURRICANES
Hundreds of Dead, Dying and Maimed Left in Path of
Storm Which Raged for More Than Twelve Hours
Over Section of Country.
WORST IN AMERICA'S HISTORY
Many Towns Practically Wiped Out by Fury of Elements and
Now Rains and Floods Add to Suffering of Victims
Storm Becomes Blizzard in the North.
(By Associated Press.)
ATLANTA, Ga.. April 27. All reports toaay indicate that the wind
storm which rolled up a death list of nearly four hundred and about
1,200 injured during tho past four days, has passed north.
Tho property loss in the severalStates will run far Into the millions
Developments show that the storm passod In circles.
The devastation by wind Is followed by reports of serious floods in
several sections of Georgia. Columbus, Ga., on the Alabama line, Is the
chief sufferer, high water doing considerable damage there.
NEW ORLEANS, April 27. Tho
dead, GOO, and several thousand In
jured; theso were the grim facts
which came to light when a little of
tho wreckage of Friday's tornado jn
Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama
had been cleared away. The torn
adoes lasted altogether about 12
hours, striking promiscuously one
town after the other from before
daylight on Friday until mid-afternoon.
Many hours after they
struck, trains bearing nearly 200 In
jured came crawling cautiously out
of the tornado belt, leaving behind
them one town, Purvis, Miss., utter
ly demolished, five others practically
blown away and 15 little villages in
more or less acute stages of ruin.
With these wounded came the
details of one of the worst wind dis
asters in the history of the Gulf
States. First of all it became known
that negroes comprised most of the
dead.
An incomplete list of the dead and
injured made up from telegarphic
reports from various points through
out the South, accounts for 327 and
1091 injured:
A summary follows:
Towns: Killed. Injured.
Albertvllle, Ala 25 20
Bergen, Ala 4 15
Cedar Creek. Ala 8 12
Democrat, Ala 5 G
'Fort Deposit, Ala 20 25
Iteeds, Ala 2 3
Thomasvllle, Ala 2 10
Wan lor, Ala 3 7
Totals for Alabama 69 113
Amite, La 15 100
Angle, La 2 10
Cuddo Parish 2 9
'Richland, La 4 10
Totals for Louisiana 23 129
Adams County, Miss. . . 25 100
Raxtervllle, Miss C 10
Churchill, Miss 35 ,100
Columbus, Miss 1 4
Fayette County 3 75
".McCallum 12 35
McLain 8 25
Natchez 71 200
Port Gibson 1 5
Purvis C2 250
Wahalck 8 35
Wilgate 3 100
Grand totals 327 1,091
The estimates are as yet incom
plete. Mostly Negroes.
The identified white dead early to
day numbered 42. In addition It
was reported that four whites had
been killed at McCallum, Miss.,
which would bring the white dead
list up to 46, and the number of
negroes killed was between 150 and
175, The towns which suffered tho
worst damage in addition to Purvis,
were Amite, La.; McCallum, McLau
ren and Winchester, Miss., and Al
bertvllle, Ala.
The following 15 towns were more
or less damaged:
Richmond and Lamourite, La.;
Wlngate, New Augusta, Columbus,
Walls, Braxton, Belle Grove, Melton,
Lorman, Pino Ridge, Qullmans
Landing, Fairchllds Creek and Wa
balak, In Mississippi, and. Bergen,
Ala.
Most of theso places are merely a
collection of a few stores and dwell
ings, so that the property losses will
not reach very largo figures. No es
timates of property damage have yet
been made with the exception of
Amite, La., and Purvis, Miss., tho
two worst sufferers, where the dam
age will never be estimated in tho
aggregate, was done to timber lands,
to plantations and to railroad prop
erty scattered through a belt about
350 miles.
HM DWELLINGS DEMOLISHED.
The destruction at Purvis, Miss.,
occurred at about 10 minutes after
- P. in., and was all over In a few
minutes. Out of about 200 dwell
MISSISSIPPI AND ALA
ing houses, only seven wore left
standing. Tho courthouse, the only
other building In town to withstand
the winds, was Immediately packed
with dead and Injured, and served
as the only available hospital with
in many miles.
One child Is said to have been
kneeling in prayer, her uncle bend
ing over her in an attempt to
shield her, but despite his care, a
timber which did not touch him,
'killed the little girl. Scarcely ono
brick of the schoolhouse was left.
The school had been dismissed
only a moment before tho tornado
struck. Near the town a farmer
who was plowing saw the storm ap
proaching, and managed to get the
members of his family out doors and
behind stumps before the . wind
struck. Tho house was blown away,
but none of the farmer's 'family was
Injured. One of the children killed
is said to have been lifted high in
tho air.
Amite, La., was so badly damaged
that it was put under martial law at
once by order of the mayor. The
storm struck there just about noon,
killing two white persons and 13
negroes, and Injuring many so badly
that physicians who were rushed
Into the town in relief trains from
several points said the total death
list of Anlte would reach at least 25.
PRIEST KILLED IN CHURCH.
Rev. Father Felix Pumpf was pos
sibly the first person killed at Anite.
He was In the bellroom of his
church, having just finished ringing
the noonday bell. He was cruslipd
to death by the falling tower. Mrs.
A. N. Ogden, of Anlte, was caught
by the tornado as she was driving to
her home. A tree fell across her
horse, killing the animal, but she
was unhurt. Forty persons were
at dinner at the Commercial Hotel
when the storm struck, and ihe
roof was carried away, but not one
of the diners was hurt.
Tho path of the tornado was about
two and a half miles wide, and when
it had passed, Anite stood a wreck
Large numbers of farm animals
were killed.
Tho greatest loss of life among
negroes occurred In the vicinity of
Natchez, Miss. In Concordia Parish,
La., across the Mississippi from
Natchez, 13 lives were lost, all ex
cept two of the dead being negroes.
Twenty-five persons were killed in
Adams County, Mississippi, near
Natchez, and 35 were killed In the
neighborhood of Church, In Jeffer
son county, Mississippi. The torna
do in this section was about 100
miles due North of the Amite tor
nado and struck about the same
time. It was in this section that a
negro baby was caught in the wind,
carried 300 yards and deposited In
a swamp unhurt. An aged negro
woman was whirled Into the air and
her head almost severed by the fly
ing timbers before she fell In a cot
ton field 100 yards from where her
cabin stood. The body of a little
negro boy was found In a field with
a piece of timber driven through the
heart. The physicians irom viaa
lia, La., and Natchez spent all day
going from plantation to plantation
and sending the worst of the wound
ed negroes back to the cities to he
trated. Part of the humane work
of the phyisclans consisted in hav
ing scores of injured animals reliev
ed of their sufferings by killing
them.
NOTICE TO BASEBALL PLAYERS
AND FANS.
There will be a meeting of those
Interested, in baseball Monday even
ing at 8 o'clock shnrp, at the Council
Chambers City Hall for the purpose
of perfecting an organization and
to devise ways and mean3 of sustain
ing a ball team In this town. Also
to discuss forming a Coos County
League. All those Interested are
earnestly requested to bo present.
C. A. HOWARD.
Acting Manager.
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SWEEPS EASE
Iowa, Nebraska, Wisconsin
and Minnesota Shivers In
Wintry Blasts.
LOSS WILL BE HEAVY.
Vegetable and Fruit Raisers "Will
Sustain Loss of Many Million
Dollars.
(Bv Associated Press.)
MARINETTE, Wis., April 27.
A storm of almost hurricane velocity
swept over this part of the State, do
ing much damage to shipping and
other property. It 13 reported that a
big schooner is ashore near Cedar
river.
ICE AND SNOW.
Iowa, Minnesota nml Wisconsin
Shiver Under Wintry Musts.
(By Associated Press.) ,
SIOUX CITY, April 27. It Is
snowing today. Thin ice was form
ed last night.
OMAHA, April 27. Intermittent
snow and rain fell in the northern
part of the State last night and to
day. There is great anxiety about
fruit and young vegetables.
ST. PAUL SNOWBOUND.
Northwest Gale unci Severe Storm
Today.
(By Associated Press.)
ST. PAUL, April 27. A north
west gale last night brought a sev
ere snow storm. Much inconveni
ence is being suffered.
(By Associated Press.)
SUPERIOR, Wis., April 27. To
day this section is experiencing one
of the heaviest snow storms of the
season.
FRUIT CROP RUINED.
Coloindo Orchardists Sustain Loss
of Million.
(By Associated Press.)
DENVER, April 27. The dam
age by frost to Colorado orchards,
tho past two nights, is estimated at
over ono million dollars.
THIRTY LIS
Steamer St. Paul Crashes Into
British Cruiser on English
Coast During Storm.
PORTSMOUTH, England, April 27.
The American line steamship St.
Paul and the British cruiser Gladia
tor collided In the Solent off The
Needles in a blinding snow storm.
Thirty-five of those aboard the cruis
er perished, but no lives were lost
on the liner.
The Gladiator, which was rammed
by the St. Paul, was beached near
Yarmouth to save her from sinking
entirely. The St. Paul steamed slow
ly back to Southampton, her bow
badly damaged and leaking con
siderably. When the roll call of the crew
of the Gladiator was finished, It was
found that at least 30 sailors had
forfeited their lives In the collision,
while the marine hospitals are filled
with Injured.
By a strange providence not a
single soul aboard the St. Paul was
injured in the slightest.
J. Dalzell Brown Pleads Guilty
to Embezzlement and May
Turn State's Evidence.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., April 27.
J. Dalzell Brown, former presi
dent and general manager of tho
California Safe Deposit & Trust
Company, today pleaded guilty to
tho charge of embezzlement, and
was sentenced to eighteen months' In
the penitentiary at San Quentln.
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CLAIMS LIFE
IS KATE
Major L. D. Kinney Accuses
George Winkler of North
Bend, of Serious Offense.
WARRANT SWORN OUT.
Sensational Allegations Made Con
cerning Affair Involving Pay
ment of Money.
Information has been filed before
Justice of the Peace C. L. Pennock
of Marshfield, who has issued a
warrant for the arrest of George
"Winkler of North Bend, charging
him with threatening the life of
Major L. D. Kinney of Plat B. The
warrant was placed in the hands of
Marshal J. W. Carter but has not
been served, the latter having been
called to Coqullle as a witness In the
Kelly murder case.
Winkler heard of the charges to
day and this afternoon appeared be
fore Justice Pennock. The hearing
was postponed until Prosecuting At
torney Liljeqvist can be pres"nt.
After questioning Winkler and get
ting his version of the case, Justice
Pennock allowed him his freedom
on his own recognizance. Winkler
tells a different story from Maior
Kinney and may possibly file count
er charges. He says that he sim
ply wanted to make Major pay him
the $150 which he (Kinney) owes
him.
t- '' Trouble on Saturday.
The charges against Winkler,
which were made through Deputy
District Attorney L. A. Liljeqvist,
are the outgrowth of trouble Satur
day afternoon. According to -the
Information filed, Major Kinney al
leges, Winkler returned to the of
fice and remained most of the after
noon with his hand in his pocket as
tnough clutching a secreted gun.
Kinney kept away. Later, Kinney
also alleges, Winkler came to his
house and reiterated his threats to
Mrs. Kinney.
Mr. Kinney says his representa
tives appealed to the North Bend au
thorities for aid but they failed to
act, Justice Rummell, so he alleges,
failing to permit pharges being filed
because he (Rummell) had no
blanks. Then Major Kinney appeal
ed to Marshfield and Marshal Carter
came up but would not arrest Wink
ler until Deputy District Attorney
Liljeqvist was consulted.
Mr. Winkler was formerly en
gineer at Major Kinney's sawmill
and the money in contention Is the
salary due him. Major Kinney ad
mits that he owes Winkler but says
that he can't meet the obligation
just now but hopes to be able to do
so soon.
Portland Banker Convicted of
Illegal Methods Given Thirty
Days Respite.
(By Associated Press.)
PORTLAND, April 27. Upon
a motion of the defense, tho passing
of judgment upon J. Thorburn Ross,
the Portland banker convicted of
wrongfully converting public funds,
was postponed thirty days. The at
torneys for Ross aro preparing ap
peal to the case.
The charge Brown pleaded guilty
to the embezzlement of sixty-five
mortgage bonds of the Sacramento
Gas 8i Electric Company. Brown
was arrested several months ago for
alleged bank wrecking but pleaded
not guilty when first arraigned be
fore Judge Conlan.
It is thought that he will now
turn State's evidence.
Turn State's Evidence.
It is said that Brown will go be
fore the grand jury this nfternoon.
and tell all he knows about the fail
ure.
Tho leniency In tho sentence was
due to the statement of Assistant
District Attorney Cook that Brown
had never profited through tho
crooked financial methods of the
bank officials.
ROSS WILL
APPEAL CASE
GOVERNMENT PREPARES TO START
SUIT TO RECOVER OREGON LAND
NURSE TELLS
WEARN'S TALE
Miss Mary Black Leaves Sick
Bed to Testify in Kelly
Murder Case Today.
Miss Mary Black of Marshfield,
who nursed Billy Wearn prior to his
death as a result of the election fra
cas at Llbby last June, got up from
her sick bed this morning to go to
Coqullle to testify against John
Kelly, now on trial there, charged
with murdering Wearns. For a time
yesterday, it was feared that It
would be necessary to take Miss
Black to Coquillo on a cot but this
morning She and her physician be
lieved that she would be able to rule
down In the train if sufficient pre
caution was taken.
The introduction of Mtss Black's
testimony is said to come as a sur
prise to tho defense who had ex
pected to end tho case very quickly.
Deputy District Attorney L. A. Lil
jeqvist, who with Prosecuting Attor
ney George Brown of Roseburg, is
prosecuting the case learned late
Saturday that Miss Black could give
Wearn's version of tho cutting affair
which Kelly claims was resorted to
by him in self defense.
Previous to his death, Wearns told
Miss Black, it is understood, that the
trouble arose over the division of the
beer left at dance at Llbby. He said
that he and Kelly had always been
good friends and that ho did not in
tend to do Kelly any harm when the
scuffle started. Consequently
Wearns claimed, tho drawing of a
knife by Kelly and tho cutting came
as a surprise to him.
Other Cnt,es for Trial.
In addition to tho list of cases
given in Tho Times Saturday even
ing, tho following were docketed for
trial at this term of court;
Josephine Hirsch, Marcus A.
Mayer, Samuel Simon et al vs. T. R.
Sheridan, action at law. S. D. Pul
ford for plaintiff.
Pearl Bossen vs. Andrew Bossen,
suit for divorce. E. D. Sperry for
plaintiff.
D. W. Small vs. C. B., R. and E.
R. R. and N. Co., action at law. C.
F. McKnight for plaintiff; J. S. Coke,
J. D. Goss and A. J. Sherwood for
defendant.
L. G. Masters vs. Sarah- Conner
Riggs, Christina Conner RIgg et al,
suit in equity. J. S. Coke and J D.
Goss for plaintiff.
P. N. Reberg nnd Wmi J. Smith
vs. L. D. Kinney, action at law. N.
C. McLeod for plaintiff, C. A. Sehl
brede for defendant.
Timothy Billings vs. Chaa. W. An
derson and Augusta AnderBon, ac
tion at law. L. A. Roberts for plain
tiff, C. R. Barrow for defendant.
L. D. Kinney, M. J. Kinney nnd
Horace Kinney vs. J. II. Gueny,
writ of review, C. A. Sehlbrede for
plaintiff.
L. D. Kinney vs. W. II. Gnmblo,
writ of review. C. A. Sehlbrede for
plaintiff.
John H. Jones vs. Robt -Wakefield
and William Jacobscn, action at law.
C. R. Barrow and J. J. Stanley for
plaintiff.
M. C. Horton vs. L. D. Kinney
and M. G. Kinney, and Belt Lino
Railway Co., suit to forccloso mort
gage, J. S. Coko and J. D. Goss for
plaintiff, C. A. Sehlbredo for defend
ant. Charles E. Jordan and E. O. Hal!
vs. City of Marshfield, n municipal
corporation et al, suit in equity. J.
S. Coke and J. D. Goss for plaintiff,
Farrin & Farrin for defendant.
Martin O'Neil, vs. A. Van Zllo, H.
Hoock, L. F, Falkcnsteln et al, peti
tion for writ of mandamus. N. C.
McLeod for defendant.
Emma G. Dillon vs. John Dillon,
suU for divorce, Hall and Hall for
defendant.
E. Don McCrary, Jr., vs. L. D. Kin
ney, action at law, R. II. Smith for
plaintiff and C. A. Sehlbrede for de
fendant. Anton & Anders Anderson, Alfred
Tirunnell, plaintiff vs. Coos Bay
Lumber and Coal Co., writ of re
view. Clarke, Blnko and Liljeqvist
for plaintiff and Bennett nnd Swan
ton for defendant.
E. M. Hoffmnn vs. Fred Hoffman,
J. J. Stanley and C. R. Barrow, suit
for Injunction. L. A. Roberts and
A. J. Sherwood for plaintiff.
L. D. Kinney vs. Frank Dunn, writ
of review. C. A. Sehlbredo for plain
tiff. L. D. Kinney, M. G. Klnnoy, sued l
as M, J. Kinney vs. Barnoy Doylo,
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Will Shortly File Suit at Port
land to Regain 2,500,000
Acres.
MUCH OF IT LIES
AROUND COOS BAY.
Victory Will Mean a Great In
flux of Settlers Into South
western Oregon.
O. & C. LAND GRANT.
Contains total of 3,250,000 acres
Of this, 750,000 are sold, 2,500,
000 still unsold.
Unsold portion worth average of
$25 per acre.
Total value Is $62,500,000.
If Government wins, will be sold
at $2.50 an acre, or a total $6,250,
000. Grants contain greater area than
Rhode Island and Delaware combin
ed. Government will begin suit to re
cover these lands within 60 days in
the Federal Court In Portland.
Passage of Fulton resolution will
mean a great rush of settlers to Ore
gon. Grant contains between 15,000
and 16,000 homesteads.
PORTLAND, April 27. Within
the next 60 days; probably much
sooner, the Government and tho
Oregon & California Railroad Com
pany will be locking horns over the
possession of the unsold portion
(2,500,000 acres) of the lands grant
ed to the company In acts of Con
gress In 1866 and 1869. Tho battle
will be waged in the Federal courts
In the Oregon district, in other
words, the Issue will be joined in
Portland.
B. D. Townsond, tho special agent
of the Interior Department, who
made an exhaustive investigation of
the grants and who drew up the Ful
ton resolution, will come to Portland
within the next 30 days and prepare
to Institute proceedings against the
corporation on behalf of the Gov
ernment. The Fulton resolution
was passed by the House by an over
whelming majority, and will be
signed by the President within the
next few days. As soon as that .
been done, the Government will pro
ceed Immediately with legal action
Private advices rdcelved In Port
land are to the effect that Mr. Tjwn
sond has practically drafted the pe
tition which will be filed here snort
ly after his arrival. The petition
will be a bill In equity, asking the
Federal Court to declare the unsold
portion of the O. & C. grant forfeited
to the Government because of the
violations of the act of Congress per
petrated by the railroad company in
selling tho other part of the grant,
approximately 800,000 acres in cx,
tent. It is anticipated that the O. & C.
Company will appeal the miltor to
the Supreme Court of the United
States, and in case the Government
wins in that tribunal, it is mor than
likely that the Secretary of tno
Interior will restore tho 2,500,000
tract to entry, giving the public a
chance to file on it under the home
stead or timber and stone act.
Will Bring Scttleis,
As the matter now stands, follow
ing the adoption of tho Fulton resolu
tion, there Is likely be the great
est rush of actual settlers to all sec
tions of tho grant throughout the
state within tho next few months.
Much of tho land is very desirable,
and while a good deal of it Is cov
ered with timber, it ca'nnot ha ex
celled for agricultural purpo&os when
cleared.
Up to tho present time, only about
25 actual settlers have had the hardi
hood to settle on quarter-seutlon
tracts of the grant, nbout 20 of ihem
in Columbia county and abou: five
In Lane county. They have taken
this step on the theory that the O
& C. Company had no right fo these
lands, and under tho lnw must Mil
thorn to bona fide settlers and In
not more than 160-ncro trao's and
at a price not over $2.50 an ncie.
These actual settlers have all poo ed
their interest, have placed their
cause In the hands of A. Y. Laf
ferty, a local lawyer, who declimd
this morning that tho passage of the
Fulton resolution Is tho greatest,
victory for the Government imagin
able, and will mean a troniendous
rush of settlers onto theso lands
within tho next few months.
"I believe thoro will bo nn unpre
cedented rush of actual settlors onto
theso lands from now on," Bald Mr.
Lafferty, this morning. Hundred!
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