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THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHF1ELD, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1908. SIX PAGES.
No. 135.
HEZUEU DECLARED TO
BE IK STATE OF
OD
OF LUTE CHIEF IS
W
Innouncement Made By Act-1
ing President Gomez In Ab- I
sence of Castro. !
FSTATE DEPARTMENT
HAS BEEN ADVISED
OLD QUESNION
IS UP AGAIN
i.i:- l Tl.- l .. .,
huuuii is laKen iii view or
Seizure of Venezuelan Ves
sels By Dutch.
(By Associated Press.)
i WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 17.
The State Department has been ad
vised that Acting President Gomez
of Venezuela, who called out the
troops to stop the rioting, has de
clared the country In a state of war.
This action on the part of Gomez
is taken in view of the seizure by
the Dutch of tho Venezuelan ves
sels. Excitement at the capital of
Venezuela is said to be Intense.
A cable from Berlin, where Castro
L?went to submit to a surgical opera
tion, states that the friends of Cas
tro declare that he is in receipt of
I dally advises from Caracas and has
heard nothing of the outbreak In his
t capital.
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P PflBSP
Smith-Powers Company Pur
chases the Hoeck Equip
ment Near Beaver
The" equipment of tho Hoeck lum-
Iber camp at Beaver Hill has been
purchased by the Smith-Powers
ETlmber Company. The camp was
Iqulte a large one and about one hun-
Kdred men were employed there. It
is located near the Beaver Hill mine
Eand a branch railroad extends to the
camp. There is about twelve miles
fof steel rails, two locomotives, five
Jdonkey engines and a lot of other
machinery.
', For the present the new owners
jWlll clean up the camp and later on
twill move the entire equipment
from where it is now located. It
.will be used in a new gamp just this
side of the divide which will have
Ja railroad to bring the logs to the
head of Isthmus Inlet on which
Btream they will be floated to tho
Smith mill. The purchase makes
the seventh camp which the Smith-
Powers Company fs operating In the
bounty.
Two more camps opening on Isth-
jius Inlet are also to be opened soon.
Senator Lodge Discusses the
Brownsville Affair Before
Many In Congress.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 17.
The Brownsville affair was discuss
ed in the Senate by Senator
Lodge, a member of the Committee
on Military Affairs, which Investigat
ed the charges that the soldiers of
the Twenty-fifth regiment "shot up"
the town of Brownsville. Lodge re
marked that he makes no reference
to the report of the investigation re
ferred to by the President In his re
cent message to congress. The gal
leries were filled, many negroes be
ing present. Lodge said that he had
come to the conclusion that the shoot
ing was done by the soldiers of the
Twenty-fifth Infantry. There was
no evidence against anybody elso
that the bullets were used in Spring
field rifles and he spoke of the tes
timony of tho soldiers as constitut
ing "a uniform denial," the uni
formity of which rendered It of
doubtful value to him. He said
half the selected champions of the
soldiers sought not for equallt be
fore the law but for special treat
ment for the Brownsville soldiers on
the ground of race. Senator Lodge
declared that they were not entitled
to any different treatment than
whlto'men Were entitled to under the
same circumstances. Lodge favored
the Warner bill which allows the
President to restore the innocent to
the army whenever he is satisfied
that any of them are blameless.
Remains of Late Head of San
Francisco x Police Depart
ment Laid to Rest at Holy
Cross.
(By Ar oc'ated Press.!
SAN FRANCISCO, Oec. 17. The
body of Chief of Police BIggy was
today laid to ret In the Holy Cross
cemetery with di'e respect to his
DOUSE ASKS
rank as late head of the pollco de
partment of this city. The body was
escorted to St. Mary's Cathedral by
over three hundred policemen. Six
sergeants of tho police acted as pall
bearers. Many of the municipal of
fices were closed for the day out of
respect to tho lato chief. Ovqr one
hundred members of the fire depart
ment, besides hundreds of friends
and acquaintances, attended tho fu
neral services.
Wants to Know Upon What
President Bases His Recent
Statements.
DOPE TO HAVE
GOOD CHARTED
(By Associated Presss.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 17.
Chairman Perkins of the House
special committee, appointed to re
commend a course of action relative
Committee In Charge of Work
Will Endeavor to Cover"
All Points.
MEMBERS OF CABINET OF
PO
V
0
TO FIX WATER
TLI
Information Is Given In A Press
Telegram Received Today
at Paris.
I
The committee having in charge
the preparation of the new charter
for tho city of Marshfleld is at work
now, but it will .be four or five
months before the charter is com
pleted and ready to submit to the
to the secret service feature of the , vote Df the people.
President's message, presented a re-j Different subcommittees have
port to the committee at the begin- been appointed and each is taking
ning of today's session f the House. P different branches of the charter.
The. report recommends the adop-, These sections will be presented to
tion of a resolution calling upon tho ' and adopted by the general commlt
presldent to supply the House evi-! tee as they are completed,
dence upon which he based his sta-1 Tho members of the committee are
tement that members of the House putting In a good deal of time orf
SWISS HOLD ELECTION.
Federal Assembly Choses President
For Year 1000.
tv AHsoclntf-d Press. 1
BERNE, Dec. 17. A Deutscher,
Minister of Commerce, was today
elected President of the Swiss repub
lic for 1909, by the federal assembly.
IOWA GETS
FIRST PRIZE
were principally concerned over the
fact that secret service men had
been investigating the members
themselves. The House adopted
Perkins' resolution without a dis
senting vote.
the work. They have sent to other
cities to secure charters and are
taking the best out of all of them
and hope to have prepared to pres
ent to the people an up-to-date char
ter adapted to a city of this size.
COLD SIP DREDGER AT
IS SEVERE WORK AGAIN
Was Closed Down For Few
Days to Make Repairs On
Machinery.
Al LYNCHED
IN KENTUCKY
lurderer Elmer Hill Loses "His
Life at Hands of a
Mob.
env Associated Presw.)
f LEXINGTON. Ky Deo. 17. El-
er Hill, arrested for the murder of
Irteen-year-old Mamie Womac. in
ilr county, Ky.f and several times
fcnsferred to different jails by the
thorltles for safe keeping, was
bbed this morning and lynched at
atlcello.
Carries Off Honors at National
Horticultural Congress at
Council Bluffs.
(By Associated Press.)
COUNCIL BLUFFS, la., Dec. 17.
Iowa received Arts prize in awards
on state exhibits at the National
Horticultural Congress. The sec
ond prize went to Idaho; third to
Washington; fourth to Utah, and
fifth to Maryland. Awards on coun
ty displays were as follows: Canyon
county, Idaho, first; Chelan county,
Washington, second; Iowa county,
Iowa, third; Polk county, Iowa,
fourth. In the numerous awards on
plate displays B. M. Chapman of
Wenatchee, Wash,, and J. A. Carr of
Council, Idaho, were among those
who carried off the honors.
Mercury Has Not Dropped
Lower In December For
Past Seven Years.
Coos Bay has been experiencing a Tho government dredger Oregon
pretty severe shiver the past few '
down for a few days. The machinery
days. In fact for this part of the I got. out of nne a few lnchea and ,t
country it has been exceedingly cold was necessary to stop for repairs,
although a new comer from northern iThe dredger Is still working between
Michigan or Canada might not think , the Smith mill and the coal bunkers
City Engineer and Councilman
Nelson Will Report to City
Council.
City Engineer Sandberg and Coun
cilman Nelson are busy today fixing
a water front line beyond which no
building will bo allowed to extend.
Tho distance back from the harbor
lino has not been flxed yet but prob
ably will bo decided upon at tho
next meeting of the council when
Mr. Nelson and Mr. Sandberg make
their report. It Is not unlikely that
the council will at that time take
steps to have the buildings now ex
tending beyond the new water front
line removed.
Robert Marsden said today that
the new warehouse that he Is having
erected in the rear of tho Break
water office, and not In tho rear of
the C. A. Johnson furniture store, as
has been erroneously stated, is sim
ply for the purpose of utilizing his
property. He said that he would
be willing at any time to remove as
much of the rear of the building as
the city council desired providing
that they make the owners of other
water front property do tho same
thing. Furthermore, he declared
that he would sell his water front
interest to the city as cheaply as tho
rest. Ho said that he was anxious
to see the water front cleared up
and a thoroughfare made there, but
that ho didn't believe It was a square
deal to permit some of the property
owners to build clear out to the
water lino and then try and keep
others from doing so. He said that
he had left his water front vacant
for over two years in hoDes that the
council would clear up tho rest of
the water front but that they have
failed to do so. '
Mr. Marsden's case will be heard
shortly before tho city recorder.
LEADERS OF PARTIES
CALLED TOGETHER
And Young King Manuel Wiffi
Endeavor to Form New
Cabinet.
CBy Associated Press.!
PARIS, Dec 17. A dispatch tob
received today by tho Temps,. ota.'E
lng that all of the members of tlsra?
Cabinet of King Manual of Portugxll,
have resigned from their ofllceB.
It is further reported in the dls
patch that the young ruler Is hoist
ing a consultation with the leaders
of all parties with a view of formlnjGJ
a new cabinet at once.
WRECKED ON ROCKS.
Torpedo Boat Goes Down In EngUsS
Water But Crew Escapes.
(By Associated Pr.ss. )
COWES, Isle of Wight, Dec. IX-
A torpedo boat ran on tho rocJcff
while maneuvering off Membridgsaf
Ledge last night. The crew of four
teen men had a narrow escape. Tlua-
boat is a complete wreck.
GOES TO JURY
it was much of a cold snap.
The beautiful warm weather of
several weeks preceedlng the change
spoiled everyone for anything like
winter and when the cold spell came
It caused a general complaint.
As a matter of fact It has been
really cold for this climate and this
morning was about the coldest yet.
A heavy frost covered everything
and the midday sun did not entirely
remove the chill from tho air.
It has been three years since the
mercury went down as low in De
cember as It has this time and during
the past seven years It has never
been any lower in December. One
and Is throwing the dirt on the
marsh near the mill. From 1,800 to
2,000 cubic yards of dirt is being
taken out each day.
The sale of dirt Is progressing
satisfactorily and quite a number of
contracts for filling lots, especially
In Railroad addition, have been secured.
TURKEY HAS
BROKEN BONDS
DIES IN ASYLUM.
Insane mid Aged Aunt of Harry K.
Thaw Passes Awny.
(By Associated Press.)
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Dec. 17.
Harriet A. Thaw, aged 85 years, an
dnv rtnrlnir Januarv of 1907. it was aunt of Hnrry K. Thaw, died Tues-
LEADERS COMPROMISE.
Diamond Jewelry
)SS.
at the RED
ay your groceries at tho.ANOXA
II GROCERY and save money
kgh to buy your Christmas pres-
Senntor Considers President's Re
commendation On Secret Service
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 17.
Senator Aldrich introduced a resolu
tion directing the committee on ap
propriations to consider that portion
of the President's message dealing
with the secret service.
Senator Culberson offered a re
solution in amendment to Aldrich
and the Republican and Democratic
leaders to got together and agree
upon a compromise, Culberson said
Aldrlch's resolution did not go far
enough.
three degrees colder.
Comparison.
Mrs. E. Mlngus, tho special me
teorological observer at this point
furnishes some interesting figures
comparing this cold snap with other
BCasons.
Tho following table shows the
lowest temperature reached' during
the winter months each year for
tho past seven years:
Dec. Jan. Feb. March
day night at tho Friends' Asylum
for the Insane at Frankford, a sub
urb of this city. Tho fact of her in
sanity secured tho second trial of
Thaw.
COSGROVE BETTER.
1902
1903
1904
1905
190G
1907
1908
.,. 27
... 28
... 29
... 27
...' 29
... 30
... 27
Weather
24
27
25"
25
29
24
30
Notes.
30
20
27
25
31
32
30
30
28
30
31
24
Tho Curry county people aro suf
fering more than tho residents of
Coos Bay. It was reported this morn
ing from Port Orford that tho moun
tains in that locality were covered
with snow.
Those who wero caught short on
fuel have found it disagreeable and
there has been quite a rush with the
coal and wood dealers.
The frost this morning was the
Governor-Elect Is Reported to lie
Rapidly Improving.
(From Friday's Daily.)
PASO ROBLES, Cal.," Dec. 17.
Governor Elect Cosgrove of Wash
ington, continues to make great im
provement in his condition of health.
Cosgrove's son Intends returning
to Washington very soon when It
will bo determined whether tho in
auguration will take placo at Olym
pia or at Paso Robles.
heaviest seen hero for several years
past. Last year there was a flurry
of snow one day and two years ago
during tho holidays there was
enough snow to cover tho ground
but tho white appearance of tho city
this morning was due entirely to
frost. Tho snow of the big moun
tains In view of Marshfiold was clear
ly visible this morning and yester
day morning.
Despotic Rule of Centuries
Ends With Opening of Ot
toman Parliament.
(By Associated Press.)
CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 17.
With the meeting of tho first Otto
man Parliament today, Turkey for
mally breaks from tho despotic rule
of centuries past. Sultan Abdul
Hamid, who granted the constitution
last July providing for this assem
bly, paraded through tho city at tho
head of an elaborate cortago to open
first session. Ho was enthusiastical
ly greeted. There was no somblanco
of disorder,
APPROPRIATE MILLIONS.
Argentine Republic Will Spend Mon
ey For Armament.
"Bv Aoplntel Prnss )
BU8NOS AYRES, Dec. 17. A bill
authorizing tho Argontino t govern
ment to expend $75,000,000 for ar
maments, was passed by tho Cham
ber of Deputies yesterday.
ELECT A PRESIDENT.
llayticn Congrois Chooses General
Simon As Executive.
(From Saturday's Daily.)
PORT AU PRINCE, Hayti, Dec
17. General Antoino Simon was to
day unanimously olocted president r.t
tho ropubllc by tho Haytjen congress.
Rose Trial Almost Over Ans
Williams Case Will Come
Up Next.
(Special to The Times.)
COQUILLE, Dec. 17. The trlcE
of Innes Rose, one of the young mesa
charced with assault upon a Myrtfts
Point girl, is still in progress. TEwe
evidence is all in and this afternoon
Attorney Llljcqvlst made the open
ing argument for tho prosccuttezo
The case will probably go to tflaj
jury tonight.
District Attorney- Brown and" Wss
assistant Attorney Llljcqvlst arc ju
secutlng and Attorneys McKnfgMX
and Sparry aro defending. AC tlvas
closo of tho Rose trial Douglas VfV
liams, who was mixed up in tties
same case, will be tried and after
that caso has been disposed so mo oE
the indictments which have beesa
returned by tho grand Jury will Ixe
glven attention. Thoro is a ga&S
deal of criminal work at this tenia
but the civil cases on tho docket ares
small ones and not numerous.
Tho grand jury Is still in session-
TAFTSOON
TO BE DOST
President-Elect Will Spend Hi&
Last Period of Recreation
In Georgia.
' (By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Dec. 17. After at
stay of four days In this city, Prrai?-dont-olect
Taft left this morning tea'
Washington, and, from there will
to Augusta, Ga whoro ho will liaa
hls last period of test and recrontlwoie
before assuming tho duties of Slice
chief executive.
Steamer
from Coos
BREAKWATER
Bay for Portland
Bulls
SAT-
Coffee I'prco'ators and
dishoa at tins RED CROSS.
cltailissp
Try a Back Charter Oak Vawa.
Dpt on thp market, sold only ut Uuq
i UIJDAY, DECEMBER 10, ut 7 a. in. AXONA CASH GROCERY.