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BRITISH STEAMER IS SUNK III
COLLISIOyff NEWCASTLE
Only One Member of the Crew
Escapes With His
Life.
OTHER VESSEL
REACHES PORT
Leaks Badly but Succeeds In
Reaching Point of
Safety.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW CASTLE, Eng., Dec. 28.
The British steamer Advance and the
British bark Iverna collided off here
today. The Advance went down.
With the exception of the first officer,
all of the members of the crew lost
their lives. The Iverna put into New
Castle, leaking badly.
The Advance appears to have been
a local vessel of small dimensions.
NO ACTION TAKEN.
Coquille City Council Holds Up Bell's
Franchise.
The Coquille city council has taken
Seymour H. Bell's application for an
electric lighting and power franchise
there under consideration. The mat
ter was taken up Saturday night but
the members wanted more time to
investigate and discuss the proposed
franchise.
RUMOR IS DENIED.
No Verification of Reported Assault
v " On Shah of Pcrsin.
(By Associated Press.)
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 28.
There is no confirmation from any
source of the reported attempt oa
the life of the Shah of Persia as re
ported in the local newspapers.
CARE FOR WOUNDED GULL.
Officers On Alliance Care For Injured ""l ":""', ' -""" "
. . They with their parents resided near
i Dora for many years, moving to For
The Portland Telegram says: . nvn n ,,, nt VDnrn M
"Bleeding and mangled and minus a
leg, which had probably been nipped
off by a shark, a young seagu flut-
tered aboard the steamer Alliance,
PnntniTi Pnrsnns. as the craft crossed
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out over Coos Bay bar bound for
Portland, and remained on the deck ,
untll the Couch street dock was
reached. In the- meantime, me
wounds of the bird had been dress
ed and ho was fed with every
delicacy that could be scraped up in
the galley.
"The gull roosted somewhere In
the rigging last night. But bright
and early this morning" he heard the
shrill call of Willamette River gulls
and he flew away to join them, ap
parently fully restored, with the ex
ception of the missing limb. If he
.wants to return dowa the coast when
the Alliance sails, the officers say
they will give him a free passage and
the best of meals. Tho bird is not
supposed to bo more than three
months old.
"Suffering from tho pangs of hun
ger, a large number of other gulls
dropped aboard the steamer at divers
times before the Columbia River was
reached. Crumbs and other food
were tossed to them. After appeas
ing their ravenous appetites every
one of them left except the wounded
bird. When the steamer was neai
the coast the sky was clouded with
them. But many of tho gulls ap
P2ar,ed to be too frightened to board
tho ship tp look for food. After
circling around for a while the main
body of tho flock would direct a
course toward the shore.
"The Alliance made one of the
quickest round-trip passages she has
completed for several weeks, despite
tho fact that she had to buck a souin
eaU gale on tho down voyage. On
that part of the passage the officers
state that the sea was about as rough
as it usually gets. Some of the
steam schooners headed for San
Francisco wero barely holding their
own. But returning from Coos Bay
tho weather was clear and scarcely
a rippling wave contributed to hinder
her progress.
GRAND RALL at Finnish hall,
Thursday evening, December 31,
TtEDAILY
SISTERS
WED
ON SAME DAY
Misses Abernethv. Well-
Known In Marshfield, Mar
ried at Forest Grove.
PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, Forest
Grove, Ore., Dec. 28. A double wed
ding of much interest was celebrated
in this city Thursday noon, when the
Misses Daisy and Frances Abernethy
became the Yuletlde brides of Archie
Hahn and Alexander Theodoro Hahn,
respectively, Rev. H. F. Burgess, a
relative of the brides, officiating.
Though of the same name, the bride
grooms are no relation.
The bridal sisters were charming
ly gowned In white messalinc, made
Empire. Miss Frances was attended
by Miss Ethel Mackey as bridesmaid
and Miss Daisy by Carolyne Karara,'
of Portland. Howard Cable, of Port
land, acted as groomsman for Alex
ander T. Hahn, and Archie Hahn was
attended by 'Professor F. Wesley Orr,
of Pacific University, Miss Mlzpah
Abernethy sang "Sing, Smile, Slum
ber," and Dwlnell Clapp and Miss
Frances Clapp furnished delightful
music during lunch.
The Mesdames Hahn are daugh
ters of Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Aberne
thy, of this city, and come from, a
Prominent pioneer family of Oregon,
wieir Briiuuiuwier uuuig me nrsi ier-
rltorial governor of this state.
WELL KNOWN HERE.
Abernethy Family Formerly Resided
In Coos County.
The Misses Daisy and Frances
Abernethy or rather the Mesdames
Hahn are former residents of Coos
nnJ-r nj-t n-i iirs11 If nritim tiniin
Bennett Swanton 0f MarshfloM, la
ft gIgter of the brldes anU another
Mrs w c , and a broth. ,
er, Edward Abernethy, reside at
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uora. iur. uuu lura. itiwier wcio
present at the nuptiais MIss Daisy
Abernetliy visited here and at Dora
summer.
Burglars Make Escape In New
York With Jewelry and
Cash.
(By Associated Presa.)
NEW YORK, Dec. 28. The rob
bery of $30,000 worth of Jewelry and
$5,000 In cash from a safe opposite
the Jewelry store of Oscar W. Jackel
at 86 G Third avenue, this city, was
discovered today."
FATAL FIRE
Two Men Badly Hurt and Many
Endangered by Blaze
'Early Today.
(Rr Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Dec. 28. Two men
were painfully hurt, one perhaps
fatally, and tho lives of a score of
men.-wome,n and children endanger
ed and $10,000 worth of property
destroyed by a Are In a three-story
frame building at Third avenue and
Sixty-eight street, Brooklyn, today.
EASTSIDE IS A WINNER.
THIEVES SET
OYER $35,000
IN NEW YORK
COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1908.
IECIN PROBE
Government Starts Investiga
tion In Chicago That May Be
Far Reaching In Its Effect.
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, Dec. 28. The federal
grand Jury today began hearing the
evidence In the Investigation of the was intimated that the government
Packing House industry. Various Intended to make its probing thor
employes of the packing houses wore opgh.
;apt. rains
EAR DEATH
Lawyer for Wm. E. Annis'
Slayer Says Death May
Prevent Prosecution.
(By' Associated Press.)
FLUSHING, L. I., Dec. 28. John
F. Mclntyre .counsel for Thornton
Halns and Captain Peter C. Hains,
says the condition of Captain Hains
is very alarming. "I can see no Im
provement in Captain Hains' mental
processes. His condition is truly
alarming," said Mcliltyre, "and I
fear a fatal termination of his
trouble. Treatment may be effective
in time but I doubt it."
Kill Two Europeans and Seven
German Soldiers In South
west Africa.
(By Associated Press.)
" CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Dec.
28. The Hottentots oil German
southwest Africa are again on the
wap th Tney recently ralded the
cattle posts and killed two
peans. Seven German soldiers in
Pursuit were also killed. There is
great anxiety among the local resl-
:dentB.
Well-Known Woman Succumbs
to
Long Illness at Her Home There
Ciiino Here From Nebraska.
MYRTLE POINT, Ore., Dec. 28.
Mrs. L. C. Bargelt, wife of Editor
Bargelt of the Myrtle Point Enter
prise, died at her home here Satur-
Anr nlclit nftor n lnni fllnpsn RVlft
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was preceded in death two or three
days by their Infant child.
There is deep regret here over the
young woman's death as she had
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made hosts of friends throughout
this section during her few years
residence here. She came hero from
Nebraska with Mr. Bargelt.
Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Bargelt of
Marshfield .arrived here Saturday
noon and will remain until after the
funeral.
CHANCE TO CUT YOUR
GROCERY HILL 10 PER CENT
From this dato until January 1st,
wo will give a discount of 10 per
cent on all groceries in orders of
$2.50 and up. This is for CASH
only. Sugar and feed not included.
ANONA CASH GROCERY.
The party who borrowed our num
bering machine will confer a groat
favor by returning It at onco or lot
ting us know where It is. Coos Bay
Monthly.
HOTTENTOTS ARE
01 WAR PATH
9
iRTLE POINT '
W01A1 DEAD
Meet mo at "THE SMOKEHOUSE" I TITLE GUARANTEE AND AB
n Garfiald hotel block. l STRACT COMPANY.
OF MEAT TRUST
on hand to testify. District Attorney
Sims declines to state before the in
quiry began Just what course the in
vestigation would take, whether it
would be confined to the railroads
and alleged rebnting or whether !l
would be directed chiefly to ascertain
what, if any, combination existed In
reKard to thn rniolHnp tnrlltntrv Tt
Mrs. Gardner, near Bandon,
'Thought to Have Swallowed
Molar Months Ago.
BANDON, Dec. 28. Recently Mrs.
Deloss Gardner of Four Mile, took a
severe coughing spell and all of a
sudden she coughed up a tooth which
she had swallowed about seven
months ago, when she took chloro
form and had her teeth ' extracted.
The general supposition is that the
tooth slipped down her throat, as she
has had coughing spells ever since.
Until tho timfi thn t.nnt.h wnn tnrrptl
iao If roa ,,,,, , ,, ,,. ,
.vs..i it, ifus luubcu 111 J1CI lull. 1UUS
She is now feeling fine and ha3 no
more coughing spells.
Christmas Riot Trouble Passes
Over But Search For Mob
Leaders Continues.
(By Associated Prss.)
STEARNS, Ky Dec. 28. Every
thing Is quiet here today, only
twenty-five soldiers being on guard.
Posses are still searching for Berry
Simpson, George Stffhley and Reuben
Jones who are charged with being
the leaders of the strikers in tho
Christmas Day fight. It Is believed
that the trpuble is practically over.
PREACHER CUTS
m T ROAT
Rev. Robert L. Dounherty Ends
Life at Buchanan, ll. D., Just
Before Sunday Service.
(By Associated Press.)
FARGO, N. D., Dec. 28. At Bu
chanan, N. D yesterday, Just beforo
the Sunday service, Rev. Robert L.
Dougherty, pastor of tho Congrega-
. ..... .....
tlonal church there, committed sui
cide in his apartments by cutting his
"''"' "'""' Dw'
.some time had caused this congrega-
tion to believe ho was not in
right mind.
his
FOR ILLINOIS, GAME PRESERVE
Farmers Near Mount Vcrnpn Plnco
4,000 Acres Under State Control
MOUNT Vernon, 111., December 28.
Fifty Jefferson County farmers
have banded togother and mado a
4000-acre game preserve of ' their
farms, which adjoin, Tho state war
den will stock tho preserves, and it
will bo under tho direction and pro
tection of the state. Tho preserve
will be about tho largest in the
state.
HOLIDAY' SNAPS.
Wo will allow a discount of 10
per cent on all purohasos of East
sldo property, botwoon.now and Jan
uary 1, 1909, Don't overlook this.
MAS GOUGHS
DP A TOOTH
ALL QUIET IN
STEARNS, Iff.
EARTHQUAKES
EM
TO BOOT SOLE
W. E. Doddy of' Eugene, Re
covers Missing Diamond from
Bottom of Woodman's Shoe
EUGENE, Ore., Dec. 28. A pecu
liar find of a diamond ring that had
been given up for lost was made in
Eugene a day or two ago. W. E.
Doddy, proprietor of a cigar store,
lost the ring several weeks ago. He
advertised for It, but without result
and gave up all hope of ever recov
ering it. A few days ago a logger
bought a new pair of shoes at a local
shoe store and left his old shoes
there. The clerk, picking them up to
throw them on a rubbish pile, noticed
something on the sole of one of them
that glittered. By scraping off the
mud that had collected between the
spikes In the t.ole he unearthed a
ring with a stone setting that re
senVbled a diamond. He took It to
a Jeweler and found that It was a
genuine "spark." Mr. Boddy heard
of tho find and upon describing the
ring it was turned over to him.
The logger had evidently Btepped
on the ring while walking the streets
and it had stuck fast in the mud on
the solo of the shoe.
POND TO CHANGE.
I Llght-Houso Inspector Will Return
to the Sea.
PORTLAND, Dec. 28. Command
er Charles F. Pond, Light-house In
spector of tho Thirteenth District,
with headquarters at Portland, will
probably return to sea In tho next
month or so ns master of one of tho
ships operated by tho United States
Navy. Ho will go to San Francisco
January 4 to take an examination for
captain's papers. As soon as he has
been promoted, the supposition is
that ho will bo given the command
of a vessel.
It has been about six months since
Coihmander Pond came to Portland
as successor to Captain P. J. Wer
llch. who was Lighthouse Inspector
of the district embracing tho Ore
gon, Washington and Alaskan coasts.
CHOLERA STILL
SIA
Five Deaths With Eighteen
New Cases Daily Average of
Plague In St. Petersburg.
(By Associated Press.)
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 28. St.
Petersburg continues to suffer from
Asiatic cholera. There wero eight
een new cases with five deaths yes
terday. This has been about the
dally average for tho past month.
Judge Hart of Nashville, Tenn.,
Will Not Permit Release of
Coopers or Sharp.
(Uv AHSoclatdd Press.)
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 28.
Judge Hart today refused, ball to
Colonel Cooper, Robin Coopor, and
John D. Sharp who aro charged with
the murdor of Senator. Cnrmaok. An
effort Is now being made to secure
an early hearing for either Col.
Cooper or dohn D. Sharp, loaylng tho
trial of Robin Coopor, who fired the
fatal shot, for tho last.
A
REFUSES BAIL
FOR SLAYERS
No. 143.
TIDAL WAVES
LOSSES IN ITALT
Many Cities In Southern Part
of Country Caught By
Disasters.
HEAVIEST LOSS ON
ISLAND OF SICILY"
But Minute Details Received
From Various Points and
' Aid Is Rushed Forth.
RAD . AT PALMA.
(By Associated Press.) 4'
PALMA, Italy, Dec. 28. f
An earthquake occurred here O
this morning. Many business
houses collnpsed. It is sald
there are many victims.
40'
FELT IN WASHINGTON.
Earthquake Tn Italy Recorded Ik
United States.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 28.
An earthquake of moderato forcer
but of prolonged duration was re
corded by the weather bureau last
night. Prof. Marvin estlmnted It was
4,800 miles away, corresponding
quite closely to tho distance between
Washington and Calabria.
(By Associated Press.)
PAU, Franco, Dec. 28. A Slight
earthquake occurred here this morn
ing. No damage was done.
(By Associated Press.)
ROME, Italy, Dec. 28. Southern
Italy was visited by a serious and fa
tal earthquako this morning. Tho
conter of the disturbance was Sicily
and tho greatest loss of life and prop
erty was on that Island. Houses in
many towns collapsed. Reports of
tho greatest loss come from Calabria
whero three dead and sixty wound
ed wero removed from tho ruins nt
Stefanconl. Soldiers, have been call
ed to carry on tho work of succor.
It Is said that sixty sustained In
juries at Sannafrlo and tho popula
tion Is camping in tho open air.
Troops everywhere aro ongagod 1
tho work of rescue.
Violent earthquakes also occurred
at Calabria today. Serious damage
Is reported with ,somo casualties at
Mlleto, Gonadl and Stefaconl. Other
places also suffered. Only mlnuto
details have been recolved.
VESSELS ARE DAMAGED.
Three Steamers In Port of Catnnin
Cauulit Ry Waves.
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON, Dec. 28. A " dispatch
from Catania says' tho Swedish steam
er ABata, the Austrian stealer Bit
datwo and tho Itallnn steamer Or-
seolo wero damaged today by the-
earthquako and consequent tidal dis
turbance at tha port. The extent or
tho Injuries to the vessols Is not
given.
SAW WATER COMING.
Residents cf Satunia Saved by Warn
ing of Danger,
(By Associated Press.)
SATANIA, Sicily, Dec. 28. A, ti
dal wavo swept Into this port today
as a result of an earthquako. Tho
approach of tho water was seen and
the warning rang out to tho peoplo
who lied from the docks and tho
wnter front of tho town. Tho amount
of damage and tho numbor of lives
lost cannot bo estimated now as tho
waters left everything In confusion.
KING MAY" GO.
Italy's Ruler Slay Enlist In Succoringr
Stilckon Sections.
(By Associated Press.)
NAPLES, Dec. 28. King Hntmar
nuol will o to Calabria aliould the
olrcuinEtanee3 warrant.
New Year's 11LL at Finnish,
1IAI I,, THURSDAY evening, Decem
ber 31.
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