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THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1908. EIGHT PAGES.
No. 114.
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REPORT MILLER
Extensive Holdings In Oregon
and California Bring
$20,000,000.
GERMAN-AMERICAN
SYNDICATE PURCHASER
Great Ranches, Oil Lands and
San Francisco Butcher
Monopoly.
(By Associated Press.)
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21. The ex
tensive holdings of Miller and Lux
In Oregon and California are report
ed to have been disposed of for
$20,000,000 of which $1,000,000 ,
was paid down. The properties were
purchased by several German-Americans,
headed by Liggett and Meyers,
former wholesale tobacco dealers of
St. Louis. Adolph Busch, the brew
er, is said to be interested to the
extent of one million.
The lands include 145,000 acres
In California of which 30,000 acres
are oil lands and 250,000 acre's In
Oregon. There-are 120,000 head of
cattle and 20,000 horses.
The deal Includes a virtual monop
oly of the butcher business in Snn
Francisco, which, it 4s rumored, will
pass to some eastern firm.
The lands are to be colonized rap
Idly as possible, It Is asserted.
STORY IS DENIED.
Miller and Luv Ofllce Snys Report is
Untrue.
(By Associated Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 21. At
the office of Miller '& Iiux, it was
stated that the reported sale of their
property is unfounded. :
Old Farmer Sellick Vastly Sur
prises Four Youngsters Rob
bing His Apple Trees,
GREENWICH, Conn., Nov. 21.
Old Nathan Sellick, a Banksvllle
farmer, caught four boys who werq
robbing his apple orchard, although
he lost a leg doing it.
Sellick lost the leg at the battle of
Antietam originally, but he walks as
well and runs faster than most men
of his age on a stump of a leg made
of an oak stick. Charles Johnson,
twelve years old; Luke Smith,
twelve; Arthur Forbush, thirteen,
and Sammy Wells, fourteen, were up
in one of Sellick's apple trees,, shak
ing the fine fruit to the ground when
ho espied them. He was close to
the tree before the youngsters saw
him; they slid to the ground and ran
in a bunch.
Sellick chased after them with
surprising alacrity and was at their
heals when his peg-leg went in n
hole and snapped short off. He fell
nnd, raging and swearing, rolled
over and over. Seeing his predica
ment the boys halted, approached
him closely and taunted him, eating
his apples under his very nose,
An inspiration came to Sellick.
He made a one-footed jump to n
hickory sapling and in a twinkling
pulled out his knife and cut it close
to the ground. In another moment
ho had ptrapped the sappllng to the
stumi. of his leg with the straps that
had hold his peg-leg. Before th
astonished boys could run far he had
caught Wells. Then drawing his
knife he farmer threatened moBt
frightful nunishment to Wells unless
tlm other boys surrendered.
Wells, ba.l.y scared, begged them
to gtvfl themselves up, and so they
did. Thf apilo and wily farmer led
the boys to Ihelr parents, who prom
ised to punish thorn and did.
LOST LEG BUT
CAUGHT BOYS
- Use The Coos Bay Times Waut Aih
Ai LUX
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WATER
r
San Francisco People Sue It
For Millions Lost In Great
Fire.
'By Associated Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 21. Suit
was filed In the United States Cir
cuit Court today by Henry S. Ripley
to whom a large number of claims
have been assigned against the
Spring Valley Water Company to re
cover the value of the property lost
in the great fire on April IS, 1906.
Other suits ' for claims aggregating
$17,000,000 will be filed. It is al
leged that the company did not prop
erly operate Its water mains and
located them Insecurely on poor
foundations and that the mains were
defective.
ALOKG COAST
Rough Weather Prevents Sev
eral Vessels Sailing M. F.
-j Plantln Today.
One of the. worst southwest gales
'of the season has bejsn sweeping
along tho coast for the past twenty
four hours and in consequence a
number of vessels that were to have
sailed today will remain In port until
tomorrow. The M. F. Plant and the
Czarina crossed in from San Fran
cisco this morning although the b,r
was very rough, ,
The Breakwater which was to
have sailed for Portland at 8 o'clock
this morning returned after making
the run to the. lower bay. She will
sail at 8 o'clock Sunday morning if
'he weather improves. Captain
Magenn said that he seas were the
worst he has seen in some time.
The Nann Smith, Redondo and
several other vessels are waiting in
he lower bay for beter wsather.
-The M. F. Plant brought a large
number of passengers and about six
hundred tons of freight. She made
good time up, running with the gale.
The seas were pretty choppy at times.
Plant's Passenger List.
The incoming passengers on the
M. F. Plant included the following"
Miss Ida Jeffries, Mrs. Amunl?"i,
Jno Preuss, Theo. Bradley, M'-j. H.
L. Williams, Mrs. A. Henschel. .h'O.
R. Smith, Mrs. Smith, P. Mirrasoul,
Mrs. Mirrasoul, E. H. Duncan, A.
Hawkins, Mrs. Hawkins, Emily
Brown, Mrs. P. A. Holllster, H. Nas
burg, W. C. Bickford, Mrs. E. T.
Walker, Mrs. W. R. Ward, G. M.
Schlunger, G. M. McNelly,' R. ,S.
Might, I. Straub, N. Nelson, E. Coop
er, C. S. Hubbard, C. Plerson, and
twenty steerage.
TOOTH WEIGHS TEN POUNDS.
Delicate Molar of Mnstodon Un
earthed In Indiana.
MOROCCO, ImL, Nov. 21. Lewis
Guthrie of Colfax township, while
digging a ditch unearthed several
bones of a mastodon, Including a
tooth that was nine Inches long and
Ive inches wide and weighed very
nearly ten pounds.
Tho tooth Is in an almost perfect
itate of preservation, and is said to
be the finest speclment ever unearth
ed in this secMon. Tho bones wera
found at a depth of four feet.
. IIENEY IS BETTER.
Wounded Kiihco Attorney Continues
To Improve.
(By Associated Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 21.
Francis J. Heney'3 condition contin
ues to improve.
COMPAN
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IPAPERWORTHWEIGHTINGOLO
Famine Confronts Publishers
Because of Lack of Rain In
PaperMill DistrictsThrough
out the Country.
(By Associa.ed Press.) ,
MILWAUKEE, Nov. 21. The
Evening Wisconsin-Union, in a spe
cial from Appleton, Wis., says "Un
less altogether abnormal conditions
prevail practically throughout the
Unifed States between now and the
first of next year, this country wltiiin
six weeks will- face a print paper
BY AUTOMOBILE
Chicago Merrymakers Thrown
Into River and Some
Lose Lives.
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, Nov. 21. An auto
mobile speeding- near the Torrence
avenue bridge swerved from its.
course and plunged over the em
bankment and struck the platform
fifteen feet from the shore, the oc
cupants being shot like from a
catapult Into the water. The merry
makers were four chauffeurs and
four young women. Joseph Meyer,
and Margaret Atkins were drowned.j'
The others were rescued by. the,
bridge tender' and three companions'
who plunged Into the water and as-,
sisted the unfortunates ashore.
MEH'KILLE
Put Car On Wrong Track and
Are Run Down By Fast
Train.
(P.v Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, Nov. 21. Four track
laborers on a hand-car were fun
down by a Chicago Burlington &
Quincy passenger train, between
Highland and LaGrange, 111., and
killed them. Five other were injur
ed. The laborers put the car on the
wrong track.
W. A. Reid Will Deliver An Ad
dress at I. 0. 0. F. Hall To
morrow Afternoon.
W. A. Reld, Army Secretary of the
j Y. M. C. A. In Alaska, will address a
1 meeting at the I. O. O. F. hall Sun
day afternoon at 3 o'clock. The
meeting was arranged by the local
committee appointed a year or so
ago to further the Y. M, C. A. here
i with a vlow of ultimately organizing
t
one in Marshfleld.
Mr. Reid Is an able speaker and
by special request tomorrpw will
speak on "In His Steps," the famous
story of Chas. M. Sheldon's. In ad
dltlon to his address, illustrate!
songs and music will add to tho pro
gram, Tho meeting will be for both men
and women.
' YALE MAY LOSE.
Hurvnid Winning Great Football
Game Today.
(Bv Associated Presss.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Nov. 21.
Tho scoro nt the end of first half,
Harvard 4; Yalo 0.
CHFCKKVS on sale at tho ANONA
'ash Grocery.
1
DROVED
K
YMCATOiLD
MEEfKUitY
Jamlno, according to the best Judg
ment of the largest paper manufac
turers in Wisconsisn. Conditions in
the print paper Industry it is re
ported, never before have been so
dubious as at present, and it is said
that the constantly depleting water
power of the streams throughout the
paper making districts, both east and
west, are adding dally to the threat
ening aspect. Several weeks ago,
manufacturers were declaring that
lack of rain would soon make wood
pulp worth Its weight in gold. To
day they declaro even for its weight
In gold, wood pulp In a few weeks
more will not be obtainable.
MYSTERY IN
, OREGON CRIME
Portland Police Can't Find Well
Dressed Stranger Suspected
of Murder.
(By Associated Press.)
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov., 21. The
police are at a loss for a clue to the
murder of M. C. Rassmussesn, the
.vatchman on tho steamer Washing
ton, who Is believed to liave been
.Med Wednesday, but whose body
was not discovered until Thursday
light. Robbery was the motive and
i well dressed stranger who visited
he vessel Wednesday Is suspected
it tho crime. The description of the
Stranger is so meager that It does
lot afford a very good clue to the
ollce to work upon.
' LODGEJILLED
Large Number Entombed In
Montana Mine By Explo
sion Today.
(By Associated Press.)
BILLINGS, Mont., Nov. 21. A
dispatch from Red Lodge, Mont.,
says an explosion of fire damp oc
curred in the east side mine this
morning killing a number of min
ers. Three bodies have been recov
ered. Unverified report say3 forty
were Imprisoned or killed.
SAILORS CAN'T
HTEfllMIU
Rear Admiral Sperry Denies
Them Shore Leave On Ac
count of Cholera.
(By Associated Press.)
MANILA, P. I., Nov. 21. Rear
Admiral Sperry in a letter to Gov.
General Smith says he has decided
not io grant tho mon of the Atlantic
battleship fleet leavo of absence dur
ing the stay of the ships at Manila
Buy. Tho decision Is on tho advice
of the medical officers of tho1 fleet as
well as his own convictions. The
action is the result of the recent out
break of cholera and to the fact that
rnnnv cbsps have been reported of
dead or moribund, indicating thev aro
concealed. No cases have been re
norted to tho health department for
some time. Tho position of Admiral
Sperry Is blttorly resented bore and
Smith has communicated the entire
matter to Washington and It Is ex
ppcted that President Roosevelt will
pass finally upon tho matter.
ANOTHER LARGE INVOICE OF
SUITS have arrived. ALL SIZES
from 14 to 40. Get YOUR CHOICE
while they last at cut prices. S.
LANDO.
I HERS AT RED
TWENTY LIS ARE LOST IN
EXPLOSION IN BROOKLYN TODAY
fort scon
President Says Malicious Re
ports Spread By Enemies
Caused Run.
(By Associated Press.)
FORT SCOTT, Kan., Nov. 21.
Tho First National Bank of Fort
Scott closed Its doors following
run during which depositors with
drew $5C,000. President Honaday
says malicious reports spread by
enemies were responslb'e and that
the assets will exceed the liabilities
which are $127,000, and that de
positors will be paid in full. J. D.
Bradley has been appointed receiver
by the comptroller of currency at
Washington.
WELL KNOWN
PIONEER OEAO
Spencer D. Butler Succumbs at
California Soldiers'
Horri
e.
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Spercer D. Butler, a well known
pioneer of Coos Bay and who took up
a claim on tho oast side of the bay In
18G8 where Cooston now stands, died
at the California Soldier's Home at
Los Angeles Thursday. The news of
his death reached his son, W. S.
Butler, of North Bond, last evening,
tho telegram having been delayed in
transmission owing to the wires be
ing down between hero and nose
burg. No' details of his death have been
secured. Mr. Butler did not know
that his father had even been unwell
and the news came as a great shock
to hln. Tie naviculars are expected
In a letter which will reach here in a
day or two.
Spencer D. Butler wnF pevonty-one
- old. Ko had serve! In the war
and came west, locating on Coos Bay
In 1868. He lived here until fifteen
or twenty years ago when he moved
to California. He visited here sev
eral times since his departure, his
lnpt v'slt being about three years
n-ro when h spent th summer with
his pon In North Bend. Mrs. Butlor
died manv vears ago nnd Is burled
hero. Besides W. S. Butler of North
Bend, four ot)er children, Mrs. Olive
Wells of Los Angeles, Mrs. Rubq
Johnson of Snnta Ana. Chnrles But
ler, of Bakersflold and Willis Butler,
df Huntington, survive. Capt. O. H.
Butlor of Coqulllo is a brother ,of
the deceased.
W. S. Butlor has wired to have tho
Imrtv sent hero for Interment if pos
sible. "MAY X RE STRUCK IF I LIE"
And n rtnU Hit Witness, Who Rose
to His Feet nml Confessed,
PARIS, Nov. 21. A dramatic ln
c'dont occurred In tho palace of jus
tl"0 at Bezlers In tho middle of a
thundorstorm recently. A witness
whoso veracity had been questioned
by the Judgrt" lifted his hand and ox
c'almpd: "Mny I bo struck by light
ning If I am not telling tho truth!"
The words wero hardly out of his
month before lightning struck the
building and the witness fell on the
floor In an agony of fenr. Ho was
unhurt, and, rising to his feet, ho
confessed himself guiry of the
crime of which ho had Just accused
another man.
CKT IT at McArthur's. It wil'
bo right.
nno MEN WANTED To eat a"
ho Melropo restaurant.
j Read th Times' Want Ada.
Gas Main Blows Up and Buries
Gang of Workmen, Cremat
ing Some Alive.
HERO'S FUTILE
EFFORT FATAL
Samuel Trout Burned to Death
While Trying to Rescue
Woman.
(By Associated Press. J
NEW YORK, Nov. 21. TwentT
men were victims of an explosion of
a gas main on Gold and Front streets
in Brooklyn. The explosion tore tho
street to pieces and the men who
were working in an excavation for
a big sewer were burled in the
debris and are believed to' have
smolherod or been burned to death
in the fire that followed the explo
sion. Samuel Trout who lived near tho
scene lost his life in attempting to
save a woman who was passing
through Gold street and fell into
he trench. Trout was caught In tho
(lames and roasted alive. The wom
an was saved by a boy.
The force of the explosion was felt
for a great distance and shook down
Into the fifty-foot pit where tho men
were working hundreds of tons of
earth. Those not Instantly killed
were drowned by the great volume
of water which poured in on them
from the breaking of tho water mains
3r smothered by tho escaping gas.
One woman and three children whw
were passing at the time were killed.
RED SPECIAL
TO RE PROBED
Federation of Labor Thinks
Enemies Financed Social
ists' Campaign.
Gompers is Reelected.
(By Associated Press.) '
DENVER, Nov. 21. Com-
pors was reelected president of
the American Federation of "
Labor with but one dissenting
vote.
'
(By Associated Prss.)
DENVER, Nov. 21. The consider
ation of President Gompers report
was resumed on tho recommendation
of the committee on the subject
'Legislation and Political Action,"
which caused a long debate. The
recommendation that any member of
"he executive, council who does not
igreo with any action of'the execu
ve committee should resign was;
adopted without debate.
After some discussion of the ques
tion "Who Is Financing the Red S'pe
ilal" train In which Dobs made his"
residential campaign, a resolution
was offered callinc for' the appoint
iiont of a committee to investigate
tho books of the Socialist party and
ascertain where the funds wero ob
tained, the charge having been mndo
lha It was financed by tho forces op
posed to labor.
KILLS A HEAR WITH A CLUR.
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa., Nov. 21.
George Smith, a lumber Jobber,
whoso operation is In tho Black For
est, ran Into a black bear as the lat
ter was rummaging for chestnuts.
Smith was without a weapon, but he
tackled tho bear with a club and
killed It.
Bruin weighed 12 1 poun-ls. Five
bears have been killed In the Black:
vorest within n wek.
noujrht p " Wir of A'TLKS. for
a'o c,', "v'v'le they last. Anoim
"nMi Grocery.
in .t t McArthur's It will
bo I'Uht,