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NdttaMflLinu (Utittes WELL INFORMED TKO PLE REAR THE COOS KAY TIMES THAT'S WHY THEY AHE WELL INFORMED. A REAL NEWSPAPER, INDEPENDENT, ALERT, CONCISE NEWSY AND FEARLESS. ALL THE NEWS. . i I MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. Vol. III. THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHF1ELD, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1908. No. 69. iLJ&BA OlflflB mm STEAMER HUMBOLDT RUNS OK PUGET SOUND ROOK IN FOG Vessel Reported Fast In Dan gerous Position Near Victoria. EN ROUTE FROM SEATTLE TO ALASKA Passengers Said to Have Been Removed By Fishing Boat. (By Associated Press.) VICTORIA, B. C, Sept. 29. The steamer Humboldt Is ashore at Active Pass. The passengers were taken off by tho fisher steamer Edith and are on their way to Seat tle. The Humboldt struck In a heavy fog at 4:40 a. m., on Marrltt Point, Pender Island, and is hard fast on the rocks. The tug Loren and the steamer Salvor of the British Colum bia Salvage Company, have left to render assistance. AN OLD VESSEL. Humboldt Wooden Ship And Is Under Charter. (Bv Associated Press.) SEATTLE, Sept. 29. The steamer Humboldt arrived In Seattle Satur day with eighteen survivors of the ill-fated Star Bengal, and left -it 9:20 last night for Skagway. She was commanded by Captain Bough man. The Humboldt is an old wood en ship, but had been operated for years without serious mishap. She is owned by the Humboldt Steamship Company, but Is under charter to the Pacific Coast Company. She is equip ped with wireless. The latest advices by wireless are that the Humboldt is easily but hard fast on the rocks with her forward compartment full of water. The en gines are working to keep the water from the holds and to prevent the stern swinging from the reef by a slight list to tho starboard. An at tempt will be made to get her off at high tide, tomorrow. The passen gers may be taken to Port Townsend or Seattle. All of 250 Tourists Rescued In Disaster In English Channel. (By Associated Press.) DOVER, Eng., Sept. 29. The tourist steam yacht Argonaut, which left London yesterday for Lisbon, with 250 persons, Including passen gers and crew, went down between Dover and Dungenness, this morning after a collision with the steamer Kingswell, in fog. All on board the Argonaut took to boats and came ashore here safely. REV. RURKHART PRESIDENT. North Rend Minister Heads Sunday School Association. Tho Rev. J. E. Burkhart of Nqrth Bend, was elected president of the Coos County Sunday School Associa tion at the annual convention which closed here Sunday night. C. J. Mll lls of Marshfleld, was elected vice president and E. McCray of Marsh fleld, secretary and treasurer. While tho next meeting place was not desig nated, it was the understanding that it should be held in Marshfleld about the same time next year. An en deavor will be made to advertise the next meeting better to secure a larger attendance from throughout the county. Steamer BREAKWATER sails from Coos Bay for Portland SAT URDAY, OCTOBER 2, at 2 P. M. EVENING CLOAKS and fancy neckwear at Ladles Emporium. INT ESCAPE DOOMED SRIP MISS KELLY Y Principal of Tacoma Public Schools Succumbs Suddenly In East. (By Associated Press.) PITTSBURG, Sept. 29. Miss Eli zabeth Kelly, said to have been prin cipal of the public schools of Taco ma for the past ten years, died here today of paralysis while en route from Tacoma to Latrobe, Pa., to visit a brother. IS DISCUSSED Large Number Attend National Irrigation Congress In New Mexico. . (By Associated Press.) ALBURQUERQUE, N. M., Sept. 29. The sixteenth annual session of the National Irrigation Congress was called to order this morning by President Goudy, with every one of the 4,000 seats occupied and with nearly 1,500 delegates present. The day's session was devoted to welcom ing speeches by Mayor Lester of this city, Governor Corry of New Mexico, and the opening address in response by President Goudy of Denver. Ad dresses were made by representatives of France, England, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Cape Colony, Canada, Cuba, Porto Rico, Brazil and several Mexi can states. It is predicted that an effort will bo made to inject into the resolutions criticism of certain phases of the ad ministration's forestry policy and some to reference to government regulation of the public domain. Vigorous fights are underway be tween Pueblo and Spokane for the next session of the congress. A telegram from Roosevelt ex pressed his regret that he can't at tend. The President's expressed hope of having the pleasure of sign ing the statehood bill admitting New Mexico, caused wild enthusiasm. TAFT IN MINNESOTA. Republican Candidate- Continues Western Tour. (Bv Associated Press.) SAUK CENTER, Minn., Sept. 28. W. H. Taft spent most of today in Minnesota, making a dozen or more speeches. He will reach North -Dakota tonight. MANY ARE INJURED. Trolley Cars Collido In Brooklyn With Awful Results. (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Sept. 29. Twenty were Injured, two probably fatally. In a collision of two trolley cars In Brooklyn yesterday afternoon. ARCHIE ROOSEVELT NAUGHTY. President's Son Liko Any Bad Boy Carves Pew. OYSTER BAY, Sept. 29. Be cause he carved the name of his be loved tutor on tho back of his fath er's church pew, Archie Roosevelt was publicly reprimanded by tho President, in the presence of many of the congregation. Young Roosevelt stealthily cut the initials In tho back of the pew while his parents were absorbed in the sermon, and It was not until the close of the services that the President observed what had been done. " Wilhelmina leaves WEDNESDAY, P. M., for Bandon and Port Orford. I NOTED EXILE Cammio de Rudio, Who Par ticipated In Noted Bomb Throwing In Paris, Living With His Rescuer. (By Associated Press.) SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 29. The Call publishes a story to tho effect that Cammio do Rudio, the Ita lian exile who threw one of the bombs that shattered the carriage of Emperor Louis Napoleon III and Em press Eugenie, killing ten and Injur ing 150 others in Paris, January 14, 1858, is living quietly in Los An geles with his English wife, who aided him to escape tho scaffold, has been with him ever since. According THINK RILL DLI LIKELY Portland Newspaper Sees Great Significance In Pur chase Here. PORTLAND, Ore., sept. 29. The Portland Journal says: "Announ cement of "Jim" Hill's huge acquisi tion at Coos Bay Is fraught with sig nificance for Oregon. It is interpret ed to spell competition and develop ment competition, because of Har riman's projected lino from Drain to Coos Bay and on down tho coast; de velopment, because it Is believed that the obvious route of the new railroad will bo parallel to the coast from As toria to Oakland a continuance of the North Bank road. For years It has been held that Coos Bay, situated as it is midway between Portland and San Francis co, Is the natural objective point for a coast road. It has unlimited coal resources and an excellent harbor. Its timber supply is practically un limited and its agricultural and dairy products assure liberal freight-traffic revenue. What is believed to be further con firmation of the Northern Pacific Railroad company's Intention to pro secute work on a coast line was the purchase some days ago of several tLoiisand acres of land adjacent to Oakland, Cal. The transaction in volved over $700,000. Strict secrecy the Hill characteristic was ob served regarding the identity of the purchasers. Other mysterious pur chases of right of way along the Pa cific coast assume added significance since the announcement' of Hill's Coos Bay acquisition. MUST KEEP STREAMS CLEAR FOR BOATING Coos County Grand Jury Orders County Qflicinls to Make Logging Companies Conform With Law. The Coos County Grand Jury has sent written instructions to Sheriff Gage and other county officials in structing them to see that navigable streams are kept clear. The order is the result of a number of cases against the various logging com panies operating In this section be ing 'laid before the last grand Jury. The complainants alleged that logs and log Jams made many of tho navigable streams impassable for boats. Tho grand jury refused to indict tho offending companies until they had been informed of the law and been given an opportunity to conform with it. ANNUAL SUPPER. Tho Ladles of tho Presbyterian Church will serve their Annual Sup per tomorrow, Wednesday evening, in tho Smith Cafo parlor on Front street, Tho Bupper will bo above the standard. Everything lsoine-mudo except tho butter. Price within reach of all. Supper 35c. Delicious maple mousse and your favorite cako 15c extra. PIANO STUDIO of Louis H. Boll, First Trust and Savings Bank build ing. Winter term now open. IN LOS ANGELES to De Rudio, the plot to kill the Emperor was originated by Felice Orslnl who took Into his conmleiu'e himself, Gu'lseppl Pier! and another exile named Gomez. The idea was for an uprising in France to be fol lowed by one in Italy In which the monarchy's were to be overthrown. The throwing of bombs and the Pierl matter are history. Gomez re ceived life imprisonment. De Rudio, aided by Eliza Booth, an English woman, escaped While on his way lo the gallows. He went to Devil's Is land and after many vicissitudes, reached California. De Rudio de clares that Francesco Crispl, an Ita lian statesman, was cognizant of the plot and that Crlspi was In confer ence with Orslnl a few mensente be fore the bombs were thrown PROPERTY Negotiations On Between Henry Hewitt and L. J. Simpson. Negotiations are said to be pend ing between the Hewitt and Simpson Interests which may result in one of them securing tho entire ownership of the Coos Bay Gas and Electric Company. If Mr. Hewitt secures it, he may also get additional Interests on the Bay. Owing to the deal not being closed, no statement has been given out. Mr. Hewitt and his associates hold a two-thirds Interests in the Coos Bay Gas and Electric Com pany and L. J. Simpson and his as sociates hold the remaining one third. Several conferences have been held during the last few days rela tive to the property. Henry Hewitt, Jr., and Seymour H. Bell represent the Hewitt Interests and L. J. Simp son, Capt. A. M. Simpson and Edgar Simpson, the latter being called hero from San Francisco, represent ing the Simpson interests. RESUME WINTER SCHEDULE. Coos Bay and Kosclnirg Mail Service Will Change October i. The winter schedules for the mall service between Coos Bay and Rose burg will be resumed October 1, the day after tomorrow. Under the new schedule, the mall for the east will close in the Marshfleld office at C:45, leaving here at 7:15. It Is hoped and expected that arrangements will bo made so that the mail service will not be as bad as It was last winter. WANT TOM HALL TO BOOST BOTH PARTIES Democratic County Cliairninu Re ceives Republican Literature and Buttons For Distribution. Tom Hall, chairman of tho Demo cratic county central committee, ap pears to be In great demand as n campaign director. The other day ho received a half bushel of Bryan and Kern buttons and a few gross of pamphlets booming the Democrats, for distribution, and the following day he received a liko consignment of Republican literature and but tons. Mr. Hall was slightly non plussed as he thought that someone was trying to make him a middle of tho road or an on-the-fence politi cian but finally ho devlned it wns a mistake. He waited for a day or so beforo deciding to see whether or not ho would receive some pro hibition or socialist propaganda for distribution. Tho latter not being forthcoming ho generously turned over tho Republican consignment to Jay Tower for distribution. Some of tho ward politicians intimated that if ho had been onto his Job, ho would have burled tho Republican literature and buttons until after tho election but Tom isn't built on ward politic lines and says tho only way is tp give everybody a show. Wilhelmina leaves WEDNESDAY, P, M., for Bandon and Port Orford. DEAL FOR N THOUSANDS OE DOMES IN EAST INDIA WASHED AM LOOT BANK IN WISCONSIN Armed Bandits Escape With $3,000 From State Institu tion at Ladysmith. (By Associated Press.) LADYSMITH, Wis., Sept. 29. A gang of robbers early today blew open the safe in the State Bank and took $3,000. They shot a policeman in the arm and fired several shots at the Baker Hotel to keep any one from coming out. They escaped on a handcrfr. Local Men Take Over Tele phone Lines In Coos and Curry Counties. Tho Coo's Bay Home Telephone Company yesterday took over the lines of the Pacific Telegraph and Telephone Company In Coos and Curry counties, and Is now In charge of tho local exchange and lines. Pi-ior to taking over tho property, the now company completed its or ganization by electing the following officers: President W. U. Douglas. Vice-president and general manages- R. T. Durrett. Secretary Wm. Mills. Directors O. B. Hinsdale, Dr. E. Mingus, George D. Mandlgo, Wm. Mills, R. T. Durrett, J. V. Pugh and W. U. Douglas. "We will commence the rebuilding and improving of tho exchange and lines just as soon as possible," said Mr. Douglas this morning. "We have an electrical engineer en route hftjje now to make a survey ancl lay out tho system for us. Until ho and other experts can go over tho plant and make their report, we cannot ac complish much. It snay possibly take two months to secure these reports and the material for tho Improve ments. "The Front street lines will prob ably bo tho first rebuilt as we expect to use all cablo along there. Wo also expect to install the common battery system just as soon as possible. New exchange quarters, better service and the best possible treatmont of em ployes and patrons will bo our aim. "Tho former owners have not done much work on tho lines or exchange for tho past two months, and It Is badly run down and may possibly cause trouble. All wo ask is time and opportunity to make needed im provements and repairs and wo aro confident that wo will give all pa trons more than satisfactory ser vice." RAT AND OAT ARE FRIENDS. Rodent Gets Nervous When Pussy Trios to AVusIi Win. NEW YORK, Sept. 29. An old rat, gray with age, and wearing a collai-, lay on a balo of hay outside Willett's feed storo In Front street, Just below Fulton. Not two feet away reposed an ancient cat of tho tabby sort. Noither paid any atten tion to tho other. "Everybody about hero knows them," said tho bookkeeper; "thoy have been friends for six years. At night tho rat is put In his cage. Ho Is well fed, and bo is the cat. Thoy got on like chums, but tho rat does not like to havo the cat start to wash him . Ho may have thoughts, but they haven't clashed yot." Steamer BREAKWATER sails from Coos Bay for Portland SAT URDAY, OCTOBER 2, at 2 P, M. NEW COMPANY IS ORGANIZED Destructive Floods Follow Ter rific Rains In Many Provinces. HUNDREDS OF NATIVES DROWNS River Rises Sixty Feet In Com paratively Few Hours. (By Associated Press.) BOMBAY, India, Sept. 29. Thou sands bt native houses were washed away with a heavy loss of life in tho Hyderabad and Decan districts as nr. result of floods from the unprece dented ranlfall. The river Musi rose? sixty feet'ln a few hours. It is Impossible to secure accurate estimates of the number drowned,, but it will probably run Into tho hun dreds on account of the flood coming: on so r.apldly. The property loss wilE be heavy. So far as can be ascertained, there were no European settlements In the? flooded districts. FOR UNIFORM SYSTEM1. Surveyor Generals of Northwesterav States to Meet. (By Associated Press.) BOISE, Ida., Sept. 29. The sur veyors generals of Utah, Colorado,. Ne"nda, Oregon, Washington, Mon tana and Wyoming have been invited by D. A. Utter, surveyor general of Idaho, to meet in Boise at a date to bo fixed later, to consider tho adop tion of uniform systems of conduct ing their work. TAKE DOWN BRYAN PICTURES. Commoner Asks Lincoln Democrats! to Show Tuft Courtesy. (By Associated Press.) LINCOLN, Neb., Sept. 29. A tele gram from W. J. Bryan asks the--Dessiocrats of Lincoln to remove the lithographs of himself from tho show windows during the visit of W. II Taft Wednesday. Lone Thug Takes $1,200 Fromr Alaska Miners On Nome Council Trail. (By Associated Press.) SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 29. ifc. special cable to The Times says a-, lone bandit on tho trail between? Nomo and Council, Alaska, rollevoci eight miners of $1,200. Tho bandit escaped. IIARRI.MAN TO FOUND SCHOOL. MIDDLETOWN, N. Y Sept. 29. Ever slnco E. H. Harrlman identified; hlmsolf with Orange county interests, he has been spending money for Its development In various ways, and It Is now said that his latest plan is to sooner or later establish a largo school for tho free education of boys It Is learned thnt boforo depart ing for tho west, Mr. Harrlman con sulted with several educators regard ing tho matter. Tho Institution may take tho form of a combined trado and ncadomlc school. It Is rogarded as probable that tho site for tho school will bo on Harrl man's vast estate at Anion, where" ho owns more than 20,000 acres. NOTICE. A business meeting of tho Evcr grecn Whist Club will bo held at the? resldonco of .Mrs. W. P. Murphy, Wednosdny afternoon, nt 3 o'clock All members requested to attend. By order of The SECRETARY BANDIT RODS EIGRT B 11 M .13 ItfUulMttMfl
