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THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1908.
No. 255.
BOND ISSUE OF $40,000
IS DISCUSSED BY COUNCIL
LOS ANGELES WOMAN ENDS
NAP OF HGHTY-FIVE DATS
KASBURG NEW
COUNCILMAN
BRUTAL GRIME
AT PORTLAND
May Call Special Election to
Vote Upon Proposition
Soon.
NEED MONEY TO
TAKE UP -WARRANTS.
Claim That Large Number of
Warrants Make It. Hard to
Cash Them.
The Marshfleld council is discuss
ing the advisability of calling a spe
cial election to have the voters o'
the city pass on the question of
issuing about $40,000 or $50,000 In
bonds to take up the outstanding
warrants. The matter was briefly
discussed last night but no acttru
was taken on it.
It is barely possible that the coun
cil may decide upon two elections la
order to carry out their plan of fi
nancing the city. At present tho
Marshfleld charter limits tho bonded
indebtedness to $25,000 and this
would have to be amended before a
bond issue largo enough to take care
of the more than $40,000 In out
standing warrants can bo authorized.
At present, tho city has no bonded
indebtedness, the claims against tho
municipality In excess of the current
revenue in recent years having beou
met by city warrants which draw six
per cent interest until they are
retired.
Treasury is Low.
Councilman P. A. Sacchi last night
reported that the city treasury was
almost depleted, City Treasurer Hill
having met a considerable number of
warrants recently which reduced the
amount of cash on hand to a few
hundred dollars. Mr. Sacchi said
that something should be done at
once to secure more revenue or re
duce expenses.
Mayor E. E. Straw expressed him
self in favor of issuing bonds sufli
cient to retire outstanding warrants,
thereby reducing tho Interest consid
erably as the bonds could bo floated
at four and a half per cent while
the warrants now draw six per cent.
He said that this would have to be
done by calling a special election and
having the voters authorize It.
Councilman Flanagan and Savage
also expressed themselves in favor
of this plan. Mr. Flanagan said that
lie was sure the bonds could bo
placed at four and a half per cent.
Win-runts Not Wanted.
Owing to tho large number of city
warrants now outstanding, it is bo
coming difficult to realizo cash on
them. Although they draw six per
cent Interest, tho uncertainty of tho
time at which they will be paid
makes it difficult to convert them
into cash by allowing a ten per cent
discount. This discount is objection
able to city employes who claim that
their wages aro not any too high
anyway.
It. S. Butler, tho assistant city en
gineer, is threatening to resign on
account of the difficulty he has In
converting his pay warrants into
cash.
Mayor E. E. Straw said last night
that even Henry Hewitt, the million
aire owner of the Coos Bay Gas and
Electric Company, did not like to
take Marshfleld city warrants. Mr.
Straw said that this was true even
though Mr: Hewitt had largo sums
Invested at his home In Seattle in
securities bearing only three and ono
half per cent interest.
FLEET AT SANTA CRUZ.
Warships Aro Welcomed to Port by
Thousands Reception Follows.
(By Associated Press.)
SANTA CRUZ, May 2. The First
Squadron of the Atlantic battleship
fleet anchored off this place today.
Thousands of people witnessed tho
arrival from Monterey and partici
pated in the reception and festivities
coincident to the visit of the ships.
MAY day weather was dark and
dull, but you will find Sunshine all
the time if you do your Drug trad
ing with McArthur at the Prescrip
tion Drug Store. Always a compe
tent man in charge at McArthur's.
NOTJUILTV
Chief Counsel of United Rail
ways Acquitted on 'Frisco
Bribery Charge.
(By Associated Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO, May 2. Tirey
L. Ford, chief counsel of tho United
Railroads and former attorney gen
eral of California, was acquitted to
day on the charge of bribing former
supervisor, Daniel Coleman, for his
vote in favor of a trolley franchise.
This makes the second acquittal of
Ford in a series of three trials.
Twelve indictments remain against
him. The jury was out about two
minutes.
Damage Suit Against the 0. L
& N. Will Not be Completed
Today Other Court News.
(Special to Tho Times.)
COQUILLE, Ore., May 2. The
Injury suit of Olin vs. tho O. C.
& N. Company for $15,000 damages
is taking more time than expected,
and it is barely possible that the last
of tho testimony will bo taken this
afternoon. It is not believed that
it will be possible to argue the case
and submit It to the jury until late
Monday.
After tho Olin case is concluded,
the case of the State vs. Wilcox of
North Bend, will be taken up. It
will not last long as Wilcox is ex
pected to enter a plea of guilty.
Charles Marcy, tho Marshfleld old
soldier who was convicted of passing
a forged check on a Marshfleld
saloon, was sentenced to a year's im
prisonment but the punishment was
suspended during good behavior.
Tho grand jury has returned a
number of indictments, the most
of them being against North Bend
people on the charge of gambling.
Several true bills against Wilcox of
North Bend were also returned.
An indictment was returned
against Mr. Stewart of Empire,
charging him with assault on Mr.
Turpln of Empire.
The grand jury is now considering
the evidence presented in behalf of
L. D. Kinney of Plat B.
CLEVELAND HAS CANCER.
Former President Said to bo Suffer
ing From Malady.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, May 2. Tho Even
ing World gives prominence to a re
port current in financial circles and
emanating from the Equitable' Life
Assurance Society that former Presi
dent Grover Cleveland Is hopelessly
ill with cancer of the stomach. The
Cleveland family Is still at the Lake
wood hotel, Lakewood, N. J.. al
though the hostlery closed ten days
ago.
Efforts to confirm the story that
Cleveland's, condition is critical are
unavailing owing to the extreme re
ticence of all connected with the
case.
YOUNG spring lamb and mint
sauce at Smith's Cafe tomorrow.
JOKE AND JOSH OLUII. Asks
the assistance of any and all who
know of any original Jokes or Joshes
that have transpired on Coos Bay,
especially Marshfleld and vicinity.
Headquarters, Lockhart-Parsons
Drug Store. '
'SHORT FELLOW"
SOME of that good chicken
morrow .at Smith's Cafe.
to-
DANCE at Sumner, Hay 16th.
Music by Langenburg Orchestra.
GLIN CASE IS
HARD FOUGHT
Mayor E. E. Straw Names Him
to Succeed Ivy Condron
On Council.
Sncchi's Bookkeeping Finn Pleases
Officials Much New City Work
Is Ordered.
Mayor E. E. Straw last night
named Claude Nasburg, a well-known
Marshfleld young man and a brother-in-luw
of Councilman Herbert Lock
hart, to fill tho vacancy on the city
council caused a few weeks ago by
the resignation of Councilman Ivy
Condron.
Mayor Straw's selection came as
a little surprise to the council. In
announcing it, Mr. Straw said that
he had selected Mr. Nasburg without
consulting any member of the coun
cil. City Attorney Farrin said that the
charter provided that tho mayor
should fill vacancies by appointment
and that his appointment should
stand unless tho council refused by a
two-thirds vote to accept It. Coun
cilman Flanagan moved that Mayor
Straw's appointment of Mr. Nasburg
be confirmed and Councilman Savage
seconded the mdtion. In the aye and
uay vote that followed, Councilman
Lacchi and Nelson remained silent.
Councilman Lockhart was not pres
ent last night.
Others Considered.
Mayor Straw had considered sev
eral for the vacancy before making
the appointment.
Peter Clausen said that he would
refuse to servo as councilman by the
appointment owing to his time being
taken up by his private business and
because he did not believe that he.
should in view -of the" fact that he
had been defeated for the position
in the last city elections in .which he
had allowed his name to be used.
W. P. Murphy said that his pri
vate business interests would not per
mit him to serve on the city council
it present.
New System of Accounting.
The new system of bookkeeping
and accounting for the city, as pro
posed by Chairman F. Sacchi of the
special committee which was nam
ed sometime ago by Mayor Straw to
systematize the departments, was ac
cepted last night. The new books,
vouchers, blanks and receipts which
were ordered by Mr. Sacchi were
commended by Mayor Straw and the
other city officials for their comple
teness and simplicity. By means of
these records, not only careful cur
rent check will be kept on the city's
affairs but all transactions can be
easily referred back to in the future.
The new system will be adopted at
once, Expert Squires being instructed
to open the new set of books ori
Monday.
The new system will also system
atize affairs. Under it, all money for
the city will have to be paid through
the city recorder's offlcoiand he will
then turn over the funds to the city
treasurer who will simply become
the custodian of the money. The
city treasurer will only pay warrants
and bills that are referred to him by
tho city council. A new ordinance
setting forth the duties of tho vari
ous departments under the new sys
tem will probably be adopted at the
next session of the city council.
City Improvement AVork.
Tho council last night also decided
to rush city improvements work as
rapidly as will be expedient. Coun
cilman Sacchi said that he believed
It was a good time to hurry the city
work as It could be done more cheap
ly now than later probably as the
price of labor and materials is low.
The cost of paving Front street
from the city hall to 'A' street was
ordered apportioned. The total cost
will bo $3,700.05, excluding the in
tersections which will cost $832.25
additional. This will mean an as
sessment of $6,853 per front foot ex
cept for tho corner lots which will
have to bear in addition to this the
cost of intersections. Tho city
council will meet May 14th, as a
board of equalization on these assess
ments, to hear any complaints that
may bo made.
Chas, A. Johnson, Francis H.
Clarke and Captain J. R, Llghtner
were named as a committee to appor
tion tha cost of tho proposed, South
Marshfleld and Baines and Washing-
Nathan Wolff, Jeweler and
Pawnbroker, Shot And
Hacked to Pieces.
Ficndlshness of Murder Lends Police
.to Believe tlint Revenge was One
Motive.
(By Associated Press.)
PORTLAND, Ore., May 2. Detec
tives are working to solve the mys
terious murder of Nathan Wolff who
was killed in his jewelry and pawn
broker's shop last night, but so far
are unsuccessful In their search for
a definite clue. Witnesses have been
found who saw a man in front of
tho store about 6:20 o'clock, who,
the police believe, was on the look
out. The man stood In the pelting rain
without protection and attracted at
tention by his disregard for the soak
ing. Another witness has been
located who about the same hour
saw three men inside the shop.
A bloody handkerchief, a blood
stained collar and a brown necktie
were found on the premises, but are
of little apparent value so far. Be
yond these meagre clues nothing has
been discovered which offers a hope
that the murderous robbers will be
captured.
From the best information ob
tainable, the robbers secured about
$1,800 in jewelry and money.
What puzzles the police is the fact
that after shooting Wolff fatally, the
robbers dragged him into a back
room and hacked his head to pieces
with a hatchet. The flendlshness of
the asault leads the police to believe
that the motives of the crime had,
in good portion, reyenge.
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NEW ELDORADO
POUND IN ALASKA
Nolan Creek Gold Runs as High as
$1,800 to Pan Bishop Rowe Re
turns From Alaska With Story of
Fabulous Wealth in the Fur North.
SEATTLE, May 2.-P. T. Rowe,
bishop of the Episcopal church for
the territory of Alaska, who arrived
in the city today from the north on
the Yucatan, brings the first detailed
authentic Information regarding the
big gold strike on Nolan Creek, at
the head of the Koyukuk river. Bis
hop Rowe was in the Nolan Creek
camp when the strike was made and
washed out $500 pans on the Olson
claim with his own hands and saw
pans washed out that ran as high as
$1,800. Nolan Creek Is only about
200 miles from the Arctic Ocean and
there were only about 125 men in
the camp when Bishop Rowe left for
tho outside.
The strike was made at a depth of
about 150 feet and about $4,000 has
been washed by crude operations,
and it is estimated the clean-up at
the end of this summer will reach
$1,000,000.
ton street sewer systems
to
the
benefitted property.
Tho grade of Alice street between
Queen and 'D' streets was ordered
established.
The plans and specifications of the
Baines and Washington streets
sewer system, running from the new
high school to Coal Bank slough were
approved.
.The paving of Nevada avenue be
tween Marlon and Graham streets
with plank was ordered. The work
will cost $5,541.09.
The paving of Sixth street from
block 4 to 'E' street with plank was
ordered. Part of the plank, pave
ment will be on stringers on a dirt
foundation and some will be on
elevated roadway. Tho total cost
will be $4,838.
Robert Marsden was ordered to
Improve or repair tho roadway In
front of the Brewery property.
Cut Down Bell's 11111.
Tho city council last night cut off
$15.75 of tho Coos Bay Gas and
Electric Company's bill. It seems
that this amount was charged for
wiring part of the city hall when tho
councllmen claimed that General
Manager Seymour H. Bell had pro,
mlsed them that tho wiring would bo
dono freo in view of the fact that
tho comnanv would Ket the additional
I business.
KILLS PARENTS
OE HIS WIFE
J. B. Blunt Slays Two at Battle
Creek, Mich., But Woman
Escapes With Baby.
(By Associated Press.)
BATTLE CREEK, Mich, May 2.
Joseph B. Blunt, whoso wife recently
commenced divorce proceedings,
broke into the homo of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Homer S. Jones, with
whom she was living with her chil
dren, early today and shot and
killed the parents but Mrs. Blunt,
scantily attired, escaped in the snow
with baby.
SHAW RESIGNS
AGENCT HERE
Will Soon Retire as Local Rep
resentative of the Steam
ship Alliance.
L. W. Shaw has resigned as agent
of the California and Oregon Steam
ship Company, owners and operators
of the steamship Alliance, on Coos
Bay. He has notified the company
that he Is ready to retire just as
soon as they can conveniently send
a successor to relieve him here.
Tho news of Mr. Shaw's retirement
will come as a decided surprise to
tho many friends he has made dur
ing his four years stay on Coos Bay,
who will sincerely regret his leaving
the position but will hope that he
will remain on Coos Bay as he will
probably do. As soon as ho Is re
lieved of tho work here, ho expects
to take an oxtended vacation, the
first one In years.
Mr. Shaw has been with the Cali
fornia and Oregon Coast Steamship
Company for ten years, during four
years of which ho has been stationed
on Coos Bay as tho agent of the Al
liance. Prior to his connection with
the company, he was for years in
tho service of tho Southern Pacific
Railroad Company.
It Is expected that tho company
will send a new agent to Marshfleld
early next week to relievo Mr. Shaw
of tho work.
WITH DYNAMITE
Dastardly Act Kills and
Wound Several on Burling
ton Near Butte, Mont.
(Special to Tho Times.)
BUTTE, Mont, May 2. Two aro
dead and ono Is dying as a result of
the Burlington castbound express
train being dynamited near hero
last night. It is believed that tho
dastardly act waB committed by train
robbers.
Although a largo numbor of detec
tives and deputy sheriffs have been
hastened to tho sceno and posses aro
searching tho surrounding country,
no trace of tho robbors has beon
secured. Tho railroad company will
offer a reward of $5,000 for the ap
prehension, of tho criminals.
Tho dynamlto was stolen from
a mlno in this section about 10
o'clock last night.
Engineer Charles Bussy formerly
of Council Bluffs, la., and Carl Ming,
a hobo carpenter from Sheridan,
Wyo wero killed outright, almost.
Fireman Ehlo was badly scalded and
may dlo.
Mrs. Buelah Hawkins Finally
Awakens From Peculiar
Slumber There.
FIRST REQUEST IS
FOR GLASS OF MILK.
Can Talk Rationally, Eat Well
and Has Full Control of
Her Faculties
(Bv Associated Press.)
LOS ANGELES, May 2. After an
unbroken sleep of elghty-flvo days,
Mrs. Buelah Hawkins, a patient at
the County hospital, awakened early
this morning and asked for a drink
of milk. Her return to conscious
was entirely unexpected.
Tho nurse was attracted by a rap
ping, entered the room and found
the patient sitting up In bed with
her eyes open. A physician was
summoned and the woman talked ra
tionally with them for some time.
She is able to stand, and had full
control of her faculties, though
weak.
Mrs. Hawkins previously slept for
a period of forty days and once in
an asylum and her case was diagnos
ed as negative insanity.
Shipbuilders in Scotland Lock
Out Employes as Result of
Recent Strike.
(By Associated Press.)
GLASGOW, May 2. The Clydo
shipbuilders today locked out six
thousand workers. The measure la
the outcome of a dispute between tho
Shipbuilding Employers Federation
and tho shlpworkers of the North
east coast who struck rather than
accept a reduction In wages and who
have not been able to get tho Feder
ation arbitrate their demands.
Lockouts have been decided upon
at all shipbuilding yards In tho
United Kingdom, and tho workmen
In other branches will bo gradually
be locked out. It seems that there"
Is a prospect of the complete stop
page of the shipbuilding industry, a
condition tha,t will affect directly not
less than 250,000 men.
TWELVE DIE
INJLAMES
Bodies of Five Recovered From
Ruins of Chicago Reduction
Company's Plant.
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, 111., May 2. Fivo bo
dies have been recovered from the-
ruins of the Chicago Reduction Com-
pany's plant which was destroyed
by flro last night.
Flvo other employes aro still nss
ing and aro thought to have been
cremated. Tho cause of the fire Is not known.
IN CRITICAL CONDITION.
W. II. Harrington, Liiicnuin, Hurt at
Fcriidnlc; Injured Internally.
W. H. Harrington, tho line fore
man of the Coos Bay Gas and Elec
trlct Company, who was Injured by
a fall of 35 feet from a polo at
Ferndalo yesterday, is still In critical
condition at the General hospital, In
addition to tho fracturo of tho limb,
ho was Injured internally, being;
bruised about the heart.
Storo your Goods with tho Bay
Side Paint Co., North Bend.
250,000 MEN
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