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THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1908.
No. 64.
LOSE LIVES IN WRECK
RGE AGIST HASKELL SENATOR BO
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OE STAR OE BENGAL OFF ALASKA
Capt. Wagner of Lost Ship,
Accuses Tug Captains of
Cowardice.
SAYS THEY COULD
HAVE SAVED ALL
Threatens to Send Them to
San Quentin For Criminal
Acts.
(By Associated Press.)
SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 23. The
local United States Signal Corps of
fice received the following message
from Port Wfangell, Alaska, where
the cable steamer Burnslde had re
turned after visiting the wreck of
the Star Bengal; "on arrival off the
scene of wreck, it was found that the
tug boat that remained in the vici
nity had rescued the survivors, twenty-seven
in all. The 110 drowned
Included nine white men and tho re
mainder, it is understood, were Chi
nese. The vessel is a total loss."
Miikos Serious Charges.
A cable late today from Port
Wrangell says that Captain Wagner
of the Star Bengal, was unconscious
for an hour after being rescued. He
charges the captains of tho tugs
Kyak and Hattle Gage who cut loose
from him with rank cowardice. Be
ing unable to speak above a whisper,
Wagner wrote the following, "When
tho tugs cut their tow line, wo were
lying in ten fathoms of water for
four hours and hoped for help from
tugs. We burned blue lights, but
tho tugs would not come In. Had
they done so, every man aboard
would have been saved. I will send
both the tug captains to San Quen
tin if possible for their cowardice."
Tho tug captains say the water was
too rough for the tugs to come along
side. The survivors number twenty
' seven. The ship broke in three
pieces and is a total loss.
I
Box of Gravensteins Will Be
Forwarded to Magnate By
Coos Bay.
A box of Coos Bay's noted prod
uct the Gravenstein apple will be
expressed today or tomorrow to E.
H. Harriman with the compliments
of the citizens of Coos Bay. The
box of apples solected'ls one that E.
A. Seaman sent down from his Coos
River orchard for exhibit at tho
Chamber of Commerce. The apples
are especially fine ones, being large,
well formed and sound.
The size and quality of the apples
made such an Impression on Col.
Holablrd, Mr. Hnrriman's special
representative on Coos Bay, that he
expressed a wish thnt Mr. Harriman
could see them. Immediately Col.
Win. Grimes and Dr. J. T. McCormac
decided to forward the box to Mr.
Harriman.
It has been suggested that a note
be enclosed In tho box stating that
this Is but a sample of a product
that tho Coos Bay country can pro
duce in almost unlimited quantities
as soon as railroad facilities furnish
markets for them.
General Manager C. J. Millls and
the residents of Coos Bay are ex
tending overy( courtesy possible to
Col. Holablrd and are endeavoring
to show him all the beauty spots as
well as the productive ones of this
section. Last evening, he returned
from the CoquiUe Valley and this
morning he and Mr. Millls, Dr. Mc
Cormac and Col. Grimes started for
n trip up both forks of Coos River
In Mr. Minis' launch, the Beaver.
AVHEAT, oats and barley at Haine3
SEi APPLES
TO HARilW
Read the Times' Want Ad3.
SHIP fJlllltiO
AT NEWPORT
Vessel' Runs On Reef Off
Rhode .Island Coast In
Fog.
(By Associated Press.)
NEWPORT, Ore., Sept. 23. The
cruiser Yankee, from Cuttyhunk for
Newport, in a thick fog early toi'iy,
ran aground on Spindle rock, but Is
resting easy. The sea is calm. It Is
reported that she is leaking in one
compartment. The tender Nina I'M
gone to her assistance and several
other vessels are in readiness.
Electric Cars Crash In Fog
Near Philadelphia This
Morning.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 23. A
fog was responsible for a head on
collision today between two cars, be
tween this city and Chester, in which
about fifty were injured, several
probably fatally. One car with
seventy-two employes of the Baldwin
Locomotive Works, on board was
speeding along on the single track
when the car from Chester loomed
up in the fog. Before the brakes
could be applied an awful cra-m
came. A score or more sustained
broken limbs and many others weio
more or less Injured.
U. S. Land Department Will
Try to Cancel Valley Home
steads. According to Geo. W. Gage, the
Rlverton coal mine proprietor, In
spector McGuIre of the United Sta
tes Land Office, will institute contests
on about seventy-five homesteads In
the Coquille Valley, alleging that
the land homesteaded Is and
was more valuable for coal than
for timber or agriculture. Mr. Mc
Guire has been Investigating the
lands in the Coquille for some time
and has not completed his task yet.
When tho contests will be filed has
not been announced, but it will prob
ably be some time as Mr. McGuiro
will have to make detailed reports
of each claim to be contested and
these will have to bo passed on by
the legal branch of the United Sta
tes Land Office Department.
Mr. Gage has just completed sink
ing a new prospect hole at Riverton
and found a five-foot vein at a com
paratively slight depth. He expects
to open a new mine soon.
PEABODY IS DEAD.
One of Harry Tliiuv's Lawyers Suc
cumbs Suddenly.
(B7 Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Sept. 23. A. Rus
sell Peabody, one of the leading at
torneys for the dofengo of Harry
Thaw, died suddenly today at Baby
lon, N. Y., of pneumonia.
To the show going people I wiih
to say that I guaranteo my shows
Wednesday and Thursday to be first
class or REFUND .MONEY. We are
not another fake. Yours respectful
ly, PROF. GODFREY.
FIFTY HURT
IN COLLISION
II! I PfiNTCCT
WILL uUnlLOl
Frank S. Monnett Declares
That Story of Oklahoma
Governor's Connection With
Standard Oil Came From
Squires.
(Bj Associated Press.)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 23. "If
I charged Governor Chas. N. Has
kell wrongfully it was because Chas.
B. Squire gave me his name." Frank
S. Monnett, former attorney general,
today made this statement on the
private car pf Win. J. Bryan while
en route to this city from Prospect.
Monnett declared, however, that he
DAMAGE SUITS
ARE OEGIOED
Circuit Court Juries at Coquille
Not Very Liberal in Their
Awards.
(Special to The Times.)
COQUILLE, Ore., Sept. 23. The
noted $190,000 damage case of
Jones vs. Jacobsen was ended In cir
cuit court here by the jury return
ing a verdict for $300 for 'the plain
tiff, the sum originally offered him.
Jacobson had the contract from tho
government for the lower Coquille
river improvements and secured
some material off Jones' land. They
could not agree as to tho value of tho
material and Jones sued for tho full
amount received by Jacobson from
the government for his work.
Another noted damage suit that
was decided was that of Curtiss An
drews vs. Rose Ferry for $5,000. Tho
jury refused to allow him any dam
ages. The case was the outgrowth
of family .troubles and Mrs. Ferry's :
efforts to aid her little niece. Mrs.
Ferry lives at Rlverton. Her sister,
Mrs. Andrews died leaving the fam
ily in rather poor circumstances and
Mrs. Ferry took the ten-year-old An
drews girl. Andrews objected to her
having the little one and tho juve
nile court sustained him. After re
covering his daughter, he instituted
the suit for damages against his sister-in-law,
claiming she had kidnap
ped tho child.
Jury Cases End.
The last jury case Is being today.
It Is known as tho "Myrtle Point Cow
case," two ranchers claiming tho
same bovine. With the exception of
the panel for this case, the jurymen i
were aismussea at a o ciock tins
morning by Judge Hamilton. Tho
others will be dismissed as soon as
they return a verdict In the case they
are now on.
The Tupper case will bo taken up
tomorrow by Judge Hamilton.
The action of Chas. Stauff vs. E.
M. Ward and Major L. D. Kinney, on
some promissory notes, was continu
ed to September by stipulation.
Rumors of Plot Cause Inves
tigation of Disaster On B. &
0. In Maryland.
(By Associated Press.)
HAVRE DE GRACE, Maryland,
Sept. 23. Through tho collapse of
a span, nearly six hundred feet long,
of the Baltlmoro & Ohio Railroad
bridge over tho Susquehanna river at
this point early today, twelve loaded
cars were carried down. One man
was probably fatally hurt. Tho
bridge was being rebuilt and double
tracked. Roports are curront that
tho bridge was tampered with and dy
namite was concealed In different
parts of the structure. An investiga
tion Is now under way.
Tho loss is estimated at $400,000.
STEAMER BREAKWATER salU
from Marshfipld for Portland, Satur
day, September 2C, at 10 a. m.
LONG BRIDGE
IS WRECKED
could not exonerate Haskell from
the charges that have been made that
he was a party to the $500,000 bribe
fund of tho Standard Oil Company,
nor could be condemn him."
"All I have against Mr. Haskell
Is hear say evidence and have
suggested that If the case is present
ed to the grand jury It would be
shown whether Haskell was wrong
fully accused."
Monnett denied that he made
speeches in Oklahoma exonerating
Haskell, but said that in fairness
to the governor he had stated the
facts as they had come to him, and
that if the charges were proved, he
would return to Oklahoma at his own
expense and denounce him.
GOOS COOSW
ASSESSMENT
Property Is Valued at $14,
069,071, An Increase of
$828,180 Over Last Year.
COQUILLE, Ore., Sept. 23. Tho
Sentinel prints the following sum
mary of the 190S assessment of
Coos county which has just been
completed by Assessor T. J. Thrift:
"The valuation of the assessable
property for this year amounts to
$14,069,071, after deducting tho ex
emption of $14S,G85. Last year the
total assessment was $13,530,201
with no exemptions allowed, but If
tho same exemption is taken from
last year's assessment, it then shows
an increase in tho values of the
property In Coos county to be $82 S,
1S0, which Is encouraging from the
fact that business was more lively
last year than this.
"Last year's money assessed
amounted to $10,434. This year wo
have $53,770. Last year accounts
and notes amounted to $279,755.
This year's return Is $295,595, a dif
ference of only $15,840. Tho rolls
show the following summary for
1908:
'"Tillable acres, 1G.S45; untll
lable 734,057 acres. The former
valued at $903,280; and the latter
$7,214,800. Improvements of deed
ed lands, $544,030. Town and City
lots, $2,732,009. Improvements on
lots, $897,020. Improvements on
lands not deeded, $1G,4G5. Miles of
railroad bed, 47, vnlued at $184,900;
miles of telephone, 313, valued at
$G,404; railroad rolling stock valu
ed at $39,425; steamboats, station
ary engines and manufacturing ma
chinery valued at $389,843; mer
chandise and stock In trado valued at
$328,700; farming implements, wa
gons, carriages, etc., $41,800; mon
ey on hand, $53,770; notes and ac
counts, $295,595; shares of stock,
$50,485; household furniture,
watches, jewelry, etc., $159,852;
2305 horses and mules, $94,070;
13,487 cattle, $178,305; sheop and
goats, 718G, valued at $10,817;
2205 swlno at $3,473; 494 dogs at
$3,497; exemption, $148, G85. Total
value of all property, $14,009,071." '
CONSUL LAIDLAW LIKES
THE COOS BAY COUNTRY
Representative of tho British Gov
ernment Is Favorably Impressed
Won't Name Vice-Consul.
' James Laidlaw, tho British consul
at Portland, who Is spending a few
days on Coos Bay as the. guest of J.
W. Bennett, Is greatly pleased with
the Coos Bay country. Tho natural
beauty of tho placo and Its great
possibilities and resources surpassed
oven tho glowing tales that ho had
hoard of this section. Today, Mr.
Laidlaw visited tho C. A. Smith mill
as tho guest of General Manager J.
E. Oren. A fishing trip Is planned
for him tomorrow and trips to tho
various scenic points will probably
follow during his stay here.
Mr. Laldlaw's trip was to dotor
mlno whether or not to name a vice
consul for Coos Bay. It is not like
ly that he will appoint a vice-consul
here at present, hut will do so
just as soon as tho foreign shipping
from this port warrants It.
"MAGPIE" VEILING, a full lino
at the Clarko Millinery.
ILL IIHIE
BOURNE HERE
Oregon Senator Asked to Visit
Coos Bay Arrange For
Friday Meeting.
At a meeting of the subscribers to
the fund for maintaining the Cham
ber of Commerce for another year
last evening, arrangements wero
made for tho annual meeting of tho
organization Friday evening when
an executivo committee will be
elected and plans completed for
conducting the work. At the meet
ing, arrangements were made to
urge Senator Jonathan Bourne to
visit Coos Bay before he returns
to Washington. As Senator
Bourne hnd expressed a wish to como
here this mouth, It Is believed' that
he will nccept the Invitation sent
him last evening by President 'Mc
Cormac. If Senator Bourne Is able to
come, it is hoped to furnish him suf
ficient data concerning Coos Bay
to enable him to secure the transfer
of the $23,000 remaining in tho
Coos Bay harbor fund so that It can
be used in operating the dredge now
here. This will bo taken up as soon
as congress convenes. , In addition
to this, Senator Bourne has signifi
ed his intention of making a strenu
ous fight to obtain the $500,000 ap
propriation which was recommended
by tho United States War Depart
ment at the last session of congress
for tho improvement of tho Coos Bay
harbor.
It was also urged that Francis II.
Clark be engaged by tho Chamber of
Commorco this winter to draft a bill
to be enacted by tho Oregon Legis
lature providing for tho organizing
of the port of Coos Bay which will
have charge of tho future improve
ments of tho harbor.
Friday night, tho members of tho
Chamber of Commerce will elect a
now executivo commltteo of nine
members. About eighteen or twen
ty names will be voted on. Tho fol
lowing candidates havo been named
and from them will be selected tho
nine:
Herbert Lockhart, J. W. Bennett,
A. H. Stutsman, C. C. Going, G. W.
Carleton, Hugh McLaln, Chns.
Stauff, C. W. Wolcott, F. A. Sacchi,
J. E. Oren, Col. Wm. Grimes, W. R.
Haines, C. W. Tower, Henry Sengs
tacken, Alva Doll, Dr. J. T. McCor
mac, P. A. Devers, I. S. Smith, M.
C. Horton, D. L. Rood, Francis II.
Clark, I. S. Kaufman, F. S. Dow and
Dr. G. W. Leslie.
TERRIFIC WIND IS
BLOWING OFF COAST
Tho storm thnt has neon raging
off the coast for the last couple of
days abated slightly this morning
but tho wind Is still blowing a gale.
Tho Alllanco crossed out about noon
for Portland and tho Czarina from
San Francisco camo In this morning.
Capt. Dugan of tho Czarina, says
it Is one of tho stlffest winds thnt
ho encountered In a long tlmo. Tho
Cznrlna was twenty-four hours In
making tho last sixty miles of tho
trip. The M. F. Plant Is duo In from
San Francisco tonight, but will prob
ably bo a day lato as a result of tho
sovero storm.
TAFT STARTS TOUR.
(By Associated Press.)
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Sept. 23
Taft today began the first of
tho
three speech making-trips ho Is to
accomplish boforo election day. He
will addross a mooting In Chicago to
night. Ho will visit unpolltlcally the
farm of George Ado at Brook, Intl.
AN ontortnlnment will bo given
on Tuesday ovonlng, September 2 9,
In tho I. O. O. F. Ilnll, undor the
auspices of tho Baptist "Ladlos Aid
Society." A splendid program is be
ing prepared.
y II
Gives Out Interview At Salem
Pledging His Assistance
to Harbor.
WILL VISIT HERE
IN NEAR FUTURE
Declares That Government Of
ficials Cannot Comprehend
Great Possibilities.
SALEM, Ore., Sept. 23. Senator
Bourns was In Salem and met it
number of the workers for the devel
opment of Western Oregon, and:
pledged himself to do all In hiss
power to help the campaign for a.
deep sea harbor at Coos Bay, and!
for the opening of tho Wlllamotta
river with free locks and canal, andJ
a four-foot channel the year round;
to Corvallls. While a 16t of politi
cians can think of nothing but per
sonal peanut politics, tho men whom
Bourne met Friday took hipi to
lunch, and talked straight from tho
shoulder for the development of this?
inland empire, and how to persuado
Harrlman to come through with a.
railroad across the state to let tho?
products of the Willamette valley
out to the mnrkets of tho world, andr
pull the stopper out of the bottle at;
Portland.
Will Visit Coos Ray.
Senntor Bourne pledged himself
to visit C003 Bay at an early day,,
and Oregon Development Congress,
to bo held at Roseburg some timet
next month. Senator Bourne bo
camo enthusiastic about Westertv
Oregon, saying htore was the future
seat of political power, and that it
behooved the whole delegation to
awaken to the fact that tho battle?
for opening a deep sea harbor wherev
all the great Oregon coal mines were
located was the big thing to loolc
after. At the luncheon at Hotel
Willamette ho met Governor Cham
berlain, Hal. D. Patton, President C.
L. McNnry, of the Taft club; Presi
dent Louis C. Stringer, of tho Young:
Men's Republican club; D. A. Dins
moor, of tho Business Men's Lea
gun; Col. E. Hofor, president of the
Willamette Valley Development
Lengue, nnd other workers for tho
future greater Oregon.
Lauds Coos Hay.
"I have no doubt," said Senator
Bourne, "with our favorable places
on committees and tho good, careful
work, we can got whatever Is neces
sary for tho locks and canal at Ore
gon City, and can tako care of Coos
Bay and the other harbors. I want
to spend a few days at Yaqulna Bay
and at Tillamook. But I am going;
to Coos Bay, too. If I could inspire
tho president or a single head of ono
of tho great departments with ono
tenth of tho enthusiasm you gentle
men havs for Coos Bay, that would!
bo made ono of tho greatest harbora
In tho world. It would bo cleared!
out, a seawall put around it, ana?
mado a great naval coaling station;
for tho Pacific fleet. Even llttlo
Japan would do that, and this great
nation Is neglecting n golden oppoi
tunlty In leaving that harbor un
nrotected and undeveloped. Count
me In on any program for Western
Oregon." Talked Little Politics.
Senator Bourne talked little about
politics. Ho met friends In all par
ties, and was greotod very cordially
at tho stato house by tho governor.
Justice Bean of the supremo court.
Secretary of State Bonson and other
stato officials. Ho was taken In are
auto to tho state fnlr, and occupied
a box of honor at tho races with;
Congressman Hawley, Senator Ful
ton and Prosldont Matlook. A con
tinual stroam of callers cajne up" to
tho box, nnd his reception wns very
cordial. He returned to Portland
In the evening, and said that ho
would spend several davj In Mi 'Ion
county before returning to Wash
ington. PIANO STUDIO of L0ls II. DolT,
First Trut and Savins Bank build
ing. Winter term now open,
All kinds of good tid at II -VINES.