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Vol. III.
THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28,1908.
No. 93.
FORT! YAQU
I INDIANS ARE
Diaz' Government Said to
Have Armed Papagos For
Purpose.
LURED ENEMIES TO
AMBUSH FOR MURDER
Chief Bule of the Hostile Race,
Reported Killed With
Warriors.
(By Associated Press.
EL PASO, Oct. 28. News from
various sources Is that In a battle be
tween the Papago and Yaqul Indians,
north of Chaltar, Sonora, forty Ya
quls were killed. According to the
report, the Mexican government arm
ed the Papagos who lured the Yaquis
into ambush slaughtered them. The
reports have not officially been con
firmed. CHIEF WAS KILLED.
Bule nnil Thirty-Four AVnrriors Met
Death.
BISBEB, Ariz., Oct. 28. Follow
ing a skirmish south east of Hermo
slllo, Mexico, in which it is reported
that Bule, chief of the hostile Yaqul
Indians, was killed with thirty-four
Yaqul warriors, Governor Torres ex
pects to arrange a treaty acceptable
to the Yaquis this week by' which
permanent peace will be established.
MINISTER IS ANGRY.
Russian Representative Roughly
Handled by Austrinns.
BELGRADE, Oct. 28. M. Ser
gueleff, the Russian minister to Ser-,
via, is much irritated over the un-1
pleasant incident that occurred last
night on the frontier between Ser-1
via and Hungary. The minister
crossed the Danube to Semlln, direct
ly opposite Belgrade for the purpose
of meeting his wife and when return
ing, he was detained and roughly
handled by the Austro-Hungarian
police who ransacked his baggage.
EXPECT PEACE
Turkey and Bulgaria Back
Down From Warlike
Attitude.
(By Associated Press.!
BERLIN, Oct. 28. It is learned
here authoritatively that the Bulga
rian government in view of the ces
sation of military preparations on ;
the part of Turkey and acting on the
advice of the powers, has decided to
release tomorrow 75,000 reservists
who have been held to the colors.
It Is hoped the measure will reduce
the tension .between Sofia and Cons
tantinople. WILL LEAVE ENTERPRISE
ON BEACH THIS WINTER
R. D. Hume Will Not Attempt to
Use Stranded Schooner Sooij Al
though She Isn't Badly Damaged.
The Osprey arrived in port in this
morning from Rogue River with a
cargo of fish. Captain Rich Inform
ed The Times that the Enterprise
was on beach about half a mile be
low the mouth of the river where
she will remain for the winter. She
is not damaged to any great extent.
GETS LIFE TERM.
Trooper Who Run and Killed Four
Sentenced.
MANILA, R. I., Oct. 2 S. Private
Mike Beacham of the First Cavalry,
who ran amuck at camp Stotsenburg
last May and killed four comrades,
was sentenced to life imprisonmont
today. ' "'
HOT TAMALES, fresh today at
Corthell's delicatessen.
BALKANS
BY RIVAL MEXICAN TRIBE
ELECTRIC LINE
TO
Col. E. Hofer Makes Statement
Concerning Proposed Road
From Coos Bay.
ROSEBURG, Ore., Oct. 29. The
Umpqua Valley News publishes the
following statement by Col. E. Hofer
of Salem:
"We are first going to try and In
terest you In a great big sea harbor
on the west coast. Coos Bay is a
great natural harbor, the greatest on
the coast of Oregon, right here, 40
miles from Roseburg. We want op
proprlations for deeping and widen
ing it. I say to you that if any other
country in the world possessed such
a harbor they would long ago have
established a coaling station there,
and not for a moment stinted their
appropriations.
We will also try and interest you
In the transportation question. It is
something that I cannot understand.
Thousands of miles of railroad are
being built in Washington, in Oregon
there are none, or scarcely none. We
can not understand It. The men who
own railroads in this state are not
doing, their part. .Has the public got
to suffer through this neglect? We
have heard it reported that the Har
rlipftn system says that no more rail
roads will be built in this state un
less there is more friendly railroad
legislation. That has been the
trouble with us, there has been no
railroad legislation, friendly or
otherwise. Railroad taxation has
been light in comparison with other
states. In Marion county property
is taxed 100 cents on the dollar, pri
vate citizens are taxed 100 cents on
tho dollar, while railroad property
has only been taxed 30 cents on the
dollar. Mr. Harriman owns 75 mil
lion dollars worth of property, he is
taxed for 25 m'llllon dollars? worth;
he owns three million acres of land
with 400,000,000 feet of timber on
that land and is not taxed for any
where near that figure. If Mr. Har
riman was paying his just taxes ho
would be paying taxes on several
million dollars worth of timber and
$75,000,000 worth of railroad prop
erty ,and yet the power to tax is in
the hands of the people.
Wo must awake to the fact that If
our demands are not met we can set
Influences' at work that will make
this property look like 30 cents. We
can say to him, "you have not treated
us fair!" Let us say this in a spirit
of fairness and If wo fall to secure
better transportation from that
source let us do all we can to pro
mote electric lines. Electric lines,
are the greatest of interurban de
velopers. I have a letter hero from
Mr. Diers I will read:
North Bend, Or., Oct. 21, 1908.
E. Hofer, Roseburg, Oregon.
My dear Colonel: In answer to
your favor of recent date asking me
to make a talk at the session of tho
Oregon and Idaho Development Con
gress to be held In Roseburg this
week on "The Shortest Route for a
Trolley Line From Roseburg to Coos
Bay," I am sorry to state that it will
be Impossible for me to be there.
The reasons are that my, time is
taken up preparing a. complete re
port pertaining to the resources and
route for an electric lino from Coos
Bay to Roseburg. However, tho re
port will cover several routes be
tween the above mentioned places.
When this report Is completed,
which will be in the next CO days,
it will bo sent to a syndicate that Is
very seriously considering the mat
ter of building a system of electric
roads in Hils part of the country.
As soon as they have all tho In
formation pertaining to routes, re
sources, and tonnage, I suppose the
syndicate, if it decides to go ahead,
will make announcement through tho
commercial organizations of Cooa
Bay and' Roseburg, 'bo that the pub'
He may become acquainted with tho
plans of the syndicate.
I think that tho people of Cooa and
M
Heavy Artillery of Democrats
and Republicans Battle For
the Empire State Which Is
Regarded As Vitally Impor
tant. (By Associated Presu.)
NEW YORK, Oct. 28. The mid
week of the last week of this re
markable presidential campaign wit
nesses the political battle at height
and the "heavy" artillery of the two
leading parties is at work chiefly in
New York City and state. That New
York is regarded by both as of vital
importance is evidenced by the pre
sence of both presidential candidates
In or near this city.
John W. Kern, the Democratic
candidate for vice-president, conti
TRY TD
TIMELY ARRIVAL OF POLICE IN
LOS ANGELES PREVENT IN
CENSED POULTRY RAISERS
FROM KILLING A PEDDLER
CAUGHT IN COOP.
(By Associated Press.)
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 28. Caspar
Benson, a peddler, 38 years of age,
was seriously if not fatally Injured
late last night by a small sized mob
when he was captured in the chicken
coop of C. L. Murphy at 1509, Henry
street. Only the timely arrival of
the police saved him. At tho hospital
KILLED TODAY
Second Officer of Steamship
Run Down by Train In San
Francisco.
(By Associated Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 28. Alb
ert Stewart, second officer on the
steamer Roanoke, was run over by
a Southern Pacific train early today
and died in the hospital.
The Roanoke is owned by the
North Pacific Steamship Company,
owners of- the Eureka, and formerly
ran In and out of Coos Bay. Stewart
is not remembered hero.
I00SEVEL1
PRESIDENT PICKS JUDGE TAFT
AND GOV. HUGHES AS CERTAIN
WINNERS IN ELECTIONS.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Oct. 28. President
Roosevelt has sent a letter to C. B.
Wolffran, editor of the New York
Herald, praising Judge Taft and Gov.
Hughes and predicting the success of
Taft and the governor for re-election.
The letter Is In answer to one from
Wolffran congratulating the presi
dent on his birthday. The president
took occasion In his reply to tho let
ter of the congratulation to thank
Wolffran for his work in the cam
paign, and ho expressed tho bellof
that Taft and Hughes will win.
Douglass counties should give that
syndicate of gentlemen who have
practical experience In tho line of
electric railroads and who have had
a prominent 'part In the building of
olectrlc railroads in the Middle West,
every reasonable encouragement to
ward forwarding this enterprise.
Hoping that the Oregon and Idnho
Development Congroas will have a
rousing session and boost for an
olectrlc road from Rosoburg to Coos
Bay. ' . tl
'Rospoctfully,
(Signed) H. C. DIERS.
HOT DRINKS AT STAFFORD'S.
M
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IN
IEW
nues his tour of Indiana.
Hlsgen, the candidate of the Inde
pendence party, is in Connecticut.
ChaHln and Watklns are scheduled
to speak In Atlantic City and Balti
more. Debs Is preaching the Socialistic
cause in Illinois.
Of tho members of President Roo
sevelt's cabinet, Secretary Root will
speak In Cincinnati tonight and Sec
retary Wright at Richmond, Va.,
Secretary Strauss will speakln this
city tonight.
This is Taft's big day in Greater
New York, as Monday was Bryan's.
Taft will make a number of addresses
and tonight will address a monster
mass meeting at Madison Square
Garden, Bryan is swinging up the
state, visiting a half-dozen towns be
fore stopping at Troy where ho will
deliver an address to a mass meet
ing tonight.
THIEF
It was found that he had a fractured
skull and other Injuries.
Murphy discovered the Invader and
quietly aroused several neighbors.
The marauder was ordered to hold
up his hands and come out. He re
fused and blocked the door which
was broken down with an axe. Ben
son was dragged out after a desper
ate fight. He was beaten and bound
hand and foot with ropes. When the
police arrived, preparations were be
ing made to hang him to a tree.
Chicken thieves have been active in
the neighborhood for the past month
and all had vowed vengeance.
tiQLD SUSPECT
Fl
Louis Bender From Seattle,
Charged With Killing San
Francisco Woman.
(By Associated Press. )
OAKLAND, Cal., Oct. 28. A man
giving the name of Louis Bender,
and who says he is a recent arrival
from Seattle, was arrested here on
suspicion that he Is John Mnglni,
who is charged with the murder of
Mrs. Giovanl Cereghlno In San Fran
cisco last Saturday night.
WHY IS A GOAT, AND IS HE
A DISEASE OR A CRIME?
Pillaging Billy Raises Question of
Jurisdiction of Sheriff or Health
Officer.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 29. Is a goat
a disease or a crime?
This question is agitating the hith
erto peaceful atmosphere of St.
Charles and has caused Sheriff Hines
to call for an official opinion from tho
county prosecutor. Mart Hutchlns,
who lives in Roosevelt addition, has
put tho question squarely to tjio
sheriff.
A tramp goat of unknown parent
age and uncertain ownership has
been pillaging the Hutchlns' truck
garden. He decided to cut short tho
mortal career of Mr. Goat, but was
apprehended on a charge of shoot
ing In the city limits. Ho missed tho
goat.
Hutchlns then demanded official
action against tho goat. Sheriff
Hines said tho matter should bo
handled by tho county physician, as
the goat could only bo prosecuted
under tho nuisance act relative to
things inimical to public health.
Tho county physician said tho goat
was clearly not a disease, but a
crimo, and properly in tho sheriff's
l jurisdiction.
IS FOR PEACE.
Bulgarian Assembly Convenes This
Afternoon.
SOFIA, Oct. 28. Tho Fourteenth
National Bulgarian Assombly con
vened for the autumn session this
afternoon. Tim speech from tho
throno was road by Emperor Ferdi
nand nnd was emlnontly pacific In its
character. Ho defonded tho recoat
courso of his government.
IB
FLEET SENT TO
PERSONAL REQUEST OF MIKADtf
CLARKE TALKS
OF
Marshfield Man Gives Inter
view in Portland Explaining
the Situation.
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 28. Tho
Oregonlan says: Francis H. Clarke
of Marshfield, who delivered an ad
dress before the Oregon-Idaho De
velopment Congress, Friday, treating
of the harbor and railroad situation
at Coos Bay, called at The Oregonlan
office to say that he had been mis
quoted in the report as to what he
said on that occasion.
"I did not say," said Mr. Clarke,
"that Coos Bay people had given up
hope of getting Mr. Harriman to
build tho Drnln-Coos Bay railroad. I
do not know what they hope, but tho
country is so attractive as a railroad
proposition that their greatest hopes
would not bo liiireasonable. I be
lieve Mr. Harriman will build a line
into Coos Bay and expect ho will an
nounce the beginning of'work In tho
spring.
"My reason for this is that I have
received information that railroad
construction will be commenced at
Coos Bay within a year by another
company than tfie Southern Pacific,
and, If nothing happens, like a finan
cial disturbance or a natural dis
aster, I believe, the Souther.n Pacific
will find it convenient to protect its
interests on tho bay by building Its
propos2d line. I did point out to
tho people at Roseburg the fact that
140,000 people living in the- six
counties of Lane, Douglas, Coos, Cur
ry, Josephine and Jackson were en
titled to a short road to tho sea in
stead of being compelled to carry
tho burden of high freight and pas
senger rates several hu Ired miles
and called their attention to 'ie sta
tement made by one of 'lie Portland
papers that Mr. Harriman would
never build the Drain road because
his system would lose $1,000,000 a
year by diverting traffic from the
long haul to Portland or San Fran
cisco to the short haul to tho deep
sea and cheap water transportation.
"Tho news story from Roseburg
left me In the attitude of approving
tho theory Involved In that article.
I simply quoted it and showed how,
superficially, It might bo truo, and
then undertook to show, nnd think
I did, that tho demands of 140,000
people and tho tonnage available in
coal, lumber and produce between
Coos Bay and the Interior, would
make a short road from Roseburg to
Coos Bay profitable and how tho
opening of Southern Oregon to tho
sea would bo tho commencement of
nn era of real progress and vast de
velopment, such as nothing else
would."
ALASKA Y.M.C.A. MAN AND
WIFE WILL VISIT HERE
W. A. Reed and Wife Will Ho Guests
At tho Home of Judge O. A. Sehl
brede Semi Wireless Message.
W. A. Reed, general secretary of
the Y. M. C. A. In Alaska and as
signed to tho Army Department, and
his wlfo, will arrive hero on tho
Breakwater this week for an extend
ed visit at tho homo of Mrs. Reed's
parents, Judge C. A. Sehlbredo and
wlfo. Judge Sehlbredo Saturdny ro-
celved a wireless messago from
them, taken at Seattle and thenco
forwarded hero by Western Union.
The moBsago was addressed to tho
young son of Mr. .and Mrs. F. K.
Qettins, the grandchild of Judgo and
Mrs. Sohlbredo and nephew of Mn
and Mrs. Reed. It was signed
"L. A. M. IC," a clphor codo of tho
Sohlbrode family whloh means "Love
nnd Many Klssoa." Young Mr. Get
tlns coood nnd uppearod uroatly elat
ed ovor his flrut telegram and wire
KjjMuicwsage and wJU jflhp.vljlB upt
and uncle whon he saes thorn tho flrtt
time that ho can gtvo an oxnmnlQ of
the family cipher codo of "Lovo and
Many Kisses."
Emperor Wanted It to Scares
War Fever Out of His
Subjects.
SENATOR DIXON
TELLS THE STORY
Declares That Atlantic Fleet's
Visit Was Suc-
cessful.
(By Associated Press.)
ANACONDA, Mont., Oct. 2S. Al
Kaltspell, Mont., dispatch to Tho
Standard says "that tho Atlantic:
fleet was sent to Japan at the request:
of tho Emperor to overawo Mikado's.'
subjects was the statement made by
United States Senator Joseph M
Dixon In nn address at Kallspoll last
night, It being the Emperor's Idea to
quell the sentiment for war among
his people, a sentiment In which tho
Emperor and his Counselors did not
participate. Tho object lesson, saidT
tho senator, was successful even be
fore the fleet reached tho shores oC
Japan."
MRS. COAL DEAD.
Oregon Pioneer Succumbs nt Re
mote. ROSEBURG, Ore., Oct. 28. Lu
setta Coal died at Remote, Ore., Oct.,
22, 1908, being 92 years, 2 months.
and 12 days old.
She was married to Jonathan Me-
cum In 183.2. To this union wero-
born 10 children, five or who have
preceded her to the grave. Tho liv
ing children are: David Mecum, or
Michigan; George Mecum, of Or-
land, Cal.; Chas. W. Mecum of Ca
mas Valley; Robt. J. Mecum of Re
mote, Coos county, Ore.; and Mrs-
Emma J. Morltz of Chlco, Cal.
Grandma Mecum, as sho wasv
known by everyone, fell and hurt
horsolf the 2Gth of last May and
slnco that time she had been bed
fast. Former City and County Treas
urer of 'Frisco Burned.
Today.
(By Associated Pres3.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 28.
Charles A. Bantel, city and countjr
treasuror, during the administration,
of former Mayor Eugene Schmltz
was seriously burned today by a.
"flare back" from tho oil burning:
ovens In his bakery on Turk street.,
Bantol was just starting his Area
whon tho accident happened. Ho wasr.
removed to thp hospital and his In
juries declared not necessarily-
fatal.
A suit was filed yesterday' against
Bantol by Attorney General Wobb to
recover $14,000, tho state's portion.
of tho disputed $37,000 of United
Railroads tax money which, it Is al
leged disappeared from tho city anil
county treasury while Bantol wns.
treasurer.
FOUK BABIES IN A YEAR.
Twins Horn Twice to Couple
or
Dresden, la.
NORA SPRINGS, la., Oct. 29.
Four sons within one year la the rec
ord of Mr. and Mrs. John B. KelthofC
of Dresden, a small town near hcror
who yesterday wore mado the hap V
paronts of twin boys. One year i
tomorrow the stork made a sluiilni
visit, bringing twin boys for the Hint
time. All four ohi'.dreu are th..
Ing and the parents, who are or th
good Teuton tack, aro ft pla- u
ovor their little nest full m If tlu'r
now arrivals wore their first babies
HOT DRINKS AT STAFFORD'S.
FLARE BACK
HURTS BANTEL