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(HflflB TALK ABOUT TALKING. YOU CAN TALK TO THOU SANDS OF PEOPLE EVERY DAY BY PUTTING YOUR "WANT ADS" IN TUB TIMES. Qtimm KEEP UP TO DATE 11Y READING THE COOS BAY TIMES. THE DAY'S NEWS TOLD ACCURATELY! AND CONCISELY'. II M- MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS. Vol. III. THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1908. No. 123. BUTLER, COKE AND ALBREGHT T E CAPITAL BANK ROBBERS ESCAPE WITH $1410 LOOT IN AUTOMOBILE EASY VICTORS II! ELECTION mnn Citizens' League Won In Marshfield Yesterday By Big Majorities. BOND ISSUE AND AMENDMENT BEATEN Returns Awaited With More Intense Interest Than Was Displayed at Polls. Election Results. For councilmen: Thomas Coke i . . . . 373 Carl Albrecht 351 A. Powen 193 D. L. Rood 16S W. S. Gilmore 2 Frank Leslie ! G. W. Kaufman 1 For recorder: John W. Dutler 335 J. W. Snover 191 S. P. Keith 4 To Increase city debt limit: Yes 19G No 280 k'y to issue uonus: Yes 212 No 270 The Marshfield municipal election yesterday resulted In a sweeping vic tory for the Marshfield Citizens Lea gue, all of their candidates being elected and the propositions to in crease the limit of indebtedness, and to Issue $42,000 In bonds to refund the warranted indebtedness being de feated. The election was very quiet, not nearly the full vote being cast. The total vote polled yesterday was 5G1, nearly 200 less than were cast at the municipal election a year ago. The voting was. steady all day. During the voting, there was little Indication on the street of an eletclon being in progress. Last evening, however, a large number eagerly awaited the returns. While the result on the candidates for office was anticipated, there was some doubt about the re sult on the charter aniqndment the Increasing of the limit of Indebted ness and the issuance of bonds. The early returns showed the vote to' ba pretty evenly divided, only three or four votes difference. The early vote, which being in the bottom ot the box and consequently counted last, was strong against the amend ments. Only three votes were challenged during the day and In each case, the challenge was made to stick. Two defective ballots were thrown out. Many madp mistakes In voting on the bond Issue and the proposition to in crease tho city's limit of indebtedness and about five per cent of the votes on these questions could not be counted. Last evening, the election board issued bulletins every twenty min utes showing how the count was pro gressing and the action was greatly appreciated by the. , large , , number awaiting tho returns, It was nearly 10 o'clock before the count was com pleted. The election board consisted of John C. Merchant , J. R. Lightner and John Bear as judges and C. H. Marsh, F. M. Friedberg, and F. M. Itummell as clerks. During the day, Peter Scott acted as challenger fflr the .Cjtlzens League and F, Kr Get,tlns. kept,..tnh on the voters .compiling a .poll Hst, etc' , , MIXJNG ME&JMEET. Eleventh Annual Congress Opens In , Pittsburg. (By Associated Presss. PITTSBURG.'Va,, Dec, 2... The American .Mining Congress, met hero today in the .Eleventh, Ami1"1' Con vention. It is estimated, that dele gates from every state In the Union will be In attendanpe including the governors of sixteen, states, senators and congressmen. Taft, was unable to attend but he sent word that ho would send a message to tho con gress. The convention was called to order by J. II. Richards of Idaho. Steamer IHIEAKWATER sails from Coos Bay for Portland SAT URDAY, DECEMBER 5, at 8 A. M. If Ft TO CULL Fi CASH Premium Winners Must Collect Soon or Lose Rewards for Exhibits. Premium winners at the recent ex position of the Second Southern Ore gon District Fair In Marshfiold who have not collected their premiums must hurry up and do so or tho1 money will bo withdrawn by the state. The premiums are paid by the state, tho money being, forwarded to the local officers to disburse. A large number of the premium win ners have not called on Secretary Carleton for their prize money. They must do so within a Jew days or the money will have to be returned to the state. Fj P. Norton, J. H. Flanagan and' G. W. Carleton today stated that they wished- everyone having pre mium money coming from the fair1 would call at once and secure it. They, dislike to have, any premium money, left unpaid b.ut, unless the pre mium winners guard themselves, such will be the case. CUT POSTAL RATE. Two Cents Postage On Letters Be tween United States niul Germany. 'By Associated Press.) BERLIN, Dec. 2. The United Sta tes and Germany have arranged a postal rate on letters of two cents instead of the existing rate of five cents. The new rates will be effective January 1, 1909. Large Number of Lives Lost by Steamer Foundering -of Wei Hai Wei. (By Associated' Press.' KOBE, Japan, Dec. 2. The Jap steamer Glnseil Maru foundered off Wei Hal Wei. The entire crew and all of tho passengers were lost. No details are obtainable and tho num ber of victims is unknown. IL LAI Students, Incensed at Govern ment, Start Rioting In Aus-' trian City. fB Associated Press.) PRAGUE, Austria, Dec. 2. Mar tial law was proclaimed .in this,fllty today. This action, on the .part ot thei government .served onjy , to ex asperate the Czeoh students of Pra gue and they forthwith started Tlot ing. There was a sanguinary con flict between, them aidutho police and gendarmes at; Wrenburg, a sub urb of Prague, in which many stu dents were wounded. Tho Austrian parliament will be gin Its fall session in Vienna tomor row and live)' scenes are anticipated. Steamer BREAKWATER sails from Coos Bay for Portland SAT. 'URDAY, DECEMBER 5,. at 8 A. M. Road tho Times' "Want Ada. M JAPS GO 001 WITH VESSEL PRAGUE UNDER iAR 1 ' Port Au Prince Overthrows Rule of Nord Alexis and Angry Mob Insists' That He Leave Country at Once. THREATEN NORD ALEXIS. (By Associated Press.) PORT AU PRINCE, Dec. 2. At 11 o'clock, the Palace was surrounded by an infuriated mob calling upon Nord Alexis to leave the country at once. Almost every one in tho mob Is armed. (By Assoolated Press.) PORT AU PRINCE, Hayti,.J3ec. 2. The people of Port Au Prince have revolted against the government and arc now In possession of, the. city. There has. been no fighting with the government troops. A provisional CHIEF BiGGY'S BODY NOT FGUMD Only Development San Fran cisco Mystery Is That Dead Man Had 'Offered His Resig nation to Keil Shortly Before Death. (By .tesoclated Tress.) SAN FRANQISCO,, Dec.. 2., The body of' Chief of Police. Biggy has LYON CHOSE Marshfield's Representatives In Coos Bay Boosting Dele gations. At a meeting of' the executive com mittee of the Marshfield Chamber of Commerce yesterday afternoon, Wal ter Lyon was selected to go to Wash ington, D. C, to work in behalf of Coos Bay during the coming session of congress and Francis H. Clarke was selected to go to Salem, Ore., during the coming meeting of the state .legislature to secure such legis lation as will be needed for the pr- ganlzatlon of the Port of. Coos Bay. Both men have agreed to servo and tjiere Is a general elation over securing them. As it has been prac tically settled that Binger Hermann, former congressman, will be sent by the Coqullle valley towns and Peter toggle by tho North Bend phamber ,of Commerce, the prospects for the development of Coos county's rivers and harbors Is very bright. In order to defray the expenses of the representatives of Coos Bay at the capitals, a special fund will havo to be raised. Today, Colonel Wm. Grimes and others are canvassing business men and property owners for this purpose. It Is hoped and be lieved,, that there will be a quick response as in addition to the direct benefits that will come from . the work of these representatives, they will greatly advertise Coos Bay. , MUSTMAIUtYJlEFORE 25. wjr T . Tjernaglo Family Association AVljl Penalize Its Delinquents. WEBSTER CITY. la., Dec. 2. At tho reunion of the TJernagle firmly at tho Nels Peterson nome, norm oi Randalljlt was decided to ronnli?:o members who persisted In remaining unmarried after tho ago of wen' five. There were 105 members presort at this reunion. Tho records show that there have been 452 descend nuts of Peter and He,hja TJerqaglo down to the sixth generation,, ;Thero .ha;J been 92 deaths, leading 300, descen dants living. Last year there was, ,not a single death, ,tl ,j .,; i Tho meeting, next year will ba at Stratford, Webster County. ' government has been established and General Llgitime has accepted the presidency under tho new adminis tration. . The deposed president, Nord Alex Is Is still at the Palace. The mem bers of tho diplomatic corps were In conference at 9 o'clock today for thet purpose of taking measures to facilitate the departure of Nord Alex is from the republic. The coup has been remarkably successful. All the remaining ministers and military of ficers under Nord Alexis have taken refuge in the various foreign lega tions. These same men nine .months ago were protesting vociferously against granting the right, of refuge to the unsuccessful revolutionists by foreign diplomatic and consular re presentatives. The only man who remains loyal to Nord Alexis Is Gen eral Camllle Gabriel, his nephew, who (fqr the last six months has di rected the policy of the Alexis ad ministration. Hs is at tho Palace with Alexis. not yet been recovered although the patrolling of the bay has been very thorough. That Biggy offered his resignation to Police Commissioner Hugo D. Keil, an hour before his death and during his visit at the commissioner's home in Belvedere, became known today. Biggy thought that by resigning he might relieve the police commissioners from news paper criticism. Keil adyised Biggy that the board would not accept the resignation while he was under fire. Leper Wife of Late General, Succumbs to Leprosy at Los Angeles. fBv Associated Press. 1 LOS ANGELES, Cal., Dec. 2. Mrs. J. C. Wardwell, the leper wife of Gen. Wardwell, whose case created such stir in this community and In Arizona, died today of leprosy in the county hospital. General Wardwell died at Tombstone, Arizona, some time ago of cancer and worry over his wife's condition. He refused t leave her in her trouble; Tho Tomb stone' officials, would do nothing tor Mrs. Wardwell and they placed her In a locke.d .state room and sent her a Los Angeles, to be carpd fpr by, the. county. Wardwell was a veteran of the civil war. DANGER GREAT Arkansas River Continues to r Rise and Threatens Big Buildings. (By iC'ssociatrid Press.) PINE BLUFF,. Ark., Dec... 2. Tho Ar.knnsaSjrIver. reached a, stage of 23 feet early today and, Js, rlslpg, rapidly. Tho bank of. tho river in tho rear of tho Jefferson, hotel, a.ud.cpunty cour.t housq ,began falling, into. tJ'R river In largo sections,. thp ..morning. ...The, court .house, annex has. .been vacated by officials who. consider, It unsafe. See display of. prizes for RED MEN'S, MASQUE BALL, lLockhart's window, Steamer BREAKWATER sails from Coos By for, Portland SAT URDAY, DECEMBER fi, at H A. M, i,i . :,r: . ) : . -. You can BUY or SELL through , Tho Times "V.'ANTS'J wih easpjliS' patch and profit try them MRS.WARDWELL DIED TODAY PI IE BLUFF LIKELY TO GET ELKS LODGE Jack Flanagan Finds Means of Securing Charter For Coos Bay. Coos Bay members of the B. P. O. E. will probably have a special cen sus of Marshfield taken In order to show that this city has a population of 5,000, the number required to secure a charter for an Elk's lodge. This Is the result of the conference .that Jack Flanagan held with tho order's grand lodge officers. In Port land a few days ago. Mr. Flanagan hae just returned from Portland and will report to a special meeting of the local Elks at tho Alliance office Fri day evening, December 4, at 8 o'e'ock, Every Elk who possibly can la, urged to be present at the meet ing. Mr. Flanagan Is pleased with the project for securing the lodge. Ho and others who are interested in or giuiizing an .Elks' lodge here are confident .that Marshfield has the population required Jby ,the grand lodge to secure a charter. The Grand Lodfie officers were pleased with Mr. Flanagan's report of the prospects foi a lodge here, but they said that the rules of the Order require an official statement sho.wlng that tho jcity has tho required population of 5,000. This can be done by having a spe cial census taken now under tho dl-' reotion of the Elks, tho returns of which can bo approved and attested by Mayor Straw and the other city officials. , . However, the whole' matter will be dlficussed'and decided at Friday right's meeting. Early Winter Puts Colorado Ranchers In Desperate Plight. 'By Apsociatd PrewO DENVER, Colo.', Dec. 2. Thou sand's of cattle on the ranges of Colo rado are reported starving with a prospect that there will bo unprP cented loss to the cattlemen. Tho, winter opened early and caught a majority of tho stockmen unprepar ed. Feed Is selling at almost prohi bitive prices, hay ranging from $25 to $30 a ton. Thousands of cattle' perished In the recent storm and tho cattlemen are In desperate straits. MARRIAGE PROVES FAILURE. Federal Statistics Shoiv One Divorce Granted for JSvery 12. Weddings. WASHINGTON, Dec. 2. A higher divorce rate in tho United States than In any of the foreign countries whero statlctics aro available is an-' nounced by the census bureau, which in a bulletin Just Issued, savs that at least tino marria'go in 12 in this country ultimately terminates In di vorce. Divorce Is now two and ono-half times as common, compared with tho married population as it was 40 years ago. Utah 'and Connecticut are tho only two states showing n decrease diyorco rate for tho past 20 years. The giant beos'df Indla, build honeycombs as high as eighteen feet. In point of aroa, Now Orleans Is tjio second largest city of this coun try. Steamer BREAKWATER from Coos Bay for Portland sails SATi' iTfinAV 'nr'f'in URDAY, DECEMBER G, ut 8 A. M. CATTLE DYING BY THOUSANDS Three Burglars Make Big Haul at Pepperell, Mass., ' Today. BARRED DOORS OF NEARBY RESIDENCES' Made Hurried Departure Leav ing Large Amount of Gold In Vault. (By Associated Press.) PEPPERELL, Mass., Dec. 2.. Fourteen thousand dollars In casU was secured by burglars who early today blew, open the vault of tho First National Bank here. Threp men were In tho party and escaped In an automobile Ernest Tarbell who .lives next door, heard the ex ploslqns, and armed himself to In vestigate qnly to find ,hls door, barred on tho outside. Up succeeded In breaking the barricade just in timo to see them departing in tho auto. Tfarbpl! fired sovoral shots1 but thero is no indication that, any of , them took effect. A largo quantity of gold In the interior of .tho vault was un touched. Beforo beginning' to work, the burglars took the precaution to bar all street doors in the vicinity. ' ' . '!' , BOY STARTED FIRES., Baker City Youth Burned Schools to Get Even With Teachers, ,, PORTLAND, Ore., .Dec. 2. Fifteen-year-old Goldman Anthony is in jail at Baker City on the charge of arson, having set fire to thrco 3chool buldlngs, all of which wero totally destroyed, and three other buildings, two of which were also .completely destroyed. Tho boy has confessed his guilt and says that ho burned the, school buildings to "get even" with his teacher, who had rep rimanded him; ho set fire to thq other buildings, Jie said, because ho want ed to see them burn, .,, Tho devastations, caused by this puerile firebug approximate a total loss of $35,000, Flvo buildings, In cluding tho magnificent npw North Baker High School, wero totally des troyed and tho sixth, suffered partial" destruction. His depredations, havo continued for a period of more than five mopths. . , , ,.. During this extended period of mysterious fires, citizens of)nj Baker City becamp so infuriated that posses wero organized to patrol tjio strepta; Mayor Johns Issued an, official state ment, advising them to kjll on sight anyone caught In the act pf Incen diarism. Anna Gould's Counsel Says'. . Former Husband Is Not In spired by Good Motives (By Associated Pr.sa.) ' PARIS, Dpq. 2, Tho suit of Count BonJ. .do Castpllano against tho Prin cess Do Sagan, Jila former wife,,' for tho custody of his threo children, con tinued today beforo a crowded court room. Counsel Clemenceau for'tho Princess, declared tho Count was In princess, declared the count was In spired less by sollcltudo for tho wel fare of his children than by personal" hntred, and financial conslderatlonsv Ho declared the Princess has fulfilled' In every way her dlity toward tho children. See display of prizes for RBD-MKN'- MASQUE BALL In Lockhart'a window. ' .i ' :, . ' . ' Everything in feed at HAINES. MANY IAB dDIIu gase