The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957, February 09, 1914, EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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MARSHFIELD, OREGON. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1914 EVENING EDITION.
VOL XXXVM. Vi.o tt.l Mnll
A Consolidation of Times, Const Mnll
and Coos liny Advert Ikcp.
No. 172
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imps
I , . ... make everyone (in Coos Hay
D ,,!,1'l.,,, 1,.sm von mo ii subscriber
" ". ......MUlicd 1B7H
ilPHIS MI P
ACCUSED OF i
RESSOENT IS
ilMOI THEFT
r H Raine Taken Into Custody
lor Wrecking Mercantile
Bank There
TFM DIRECTORS FILE
CHARGES AGAINST HIM
flalm That" He Manipulated
Property and Deceived
Them
,rr aik Ulr.l Vnn to Coo. Par Tlmei.l
mfmI'HIS. Ti'iin., Kelt. 9. T. n
dlrecto n of tl.o Mercantile Ijnnk,
;I. nf the most mportnnt flnnn
," Inst UntloiiH in tl.o rlty. filed
U lion today In Chancery Court,
fbire Ing tlml the bnill: Insolvent
m t ho result of nlloRtiil mlBiipproprln
fton of moro tl.nn $750,000 liy
IWiant C Hunter Rnlnu. II Is
alleged that Itnlno ol.talnort ho
money liy a system of handling tho
mV property In Bitch n way an
I decclie tho directors nm: con
ml 11 rniilpulntlotiH. Tho money
nil lout III HpeiMflullon. Tho pt
tlllra taini that tho bank's llnbll
s nro npproxlmntoly $2,200,000
ul tlio assetH $1,100,000.
MEMPHIS, Tcim.. Kol. C "
Italno. prwIdPiu of the Moreniitllo
nank. one of the lending flmmclnl In
tiltiitlrns of t Ih pity, wiib charged
tilth embezzlement In n warrant
iworn out today. Tho ncconnlH of
fie tank, which Ih n stato liiHtltntlnn,
are believed to ho short between
$100,000 nnd $1,000000.
lirsiT.ND IS ACCCSKD '
1i.i. Manning Held lis Accomplice
In llatihle Clinic nt Newark I
'II, n Vi Pn. r (Hit Tlllii". 1
NEW MtK. I'd). ! ChtirlPH Mini
"Inc. folo Fiirvlvir of tho lovo trag
e'r In wlili h .1Ihr llnzol Ilonluinn,
mother of his IS-montlm old Hon,
Wiled J'prpe'f witli poison nftor hIio
tad rPiifcH'-l to shooting mid bill
ing Manning's wife, wns liuld iir mi
ae-nry to Hip killing of Mrs.
Mami'n? The police any evidence
til trcn ohtnlncd tendinis lo show
(hat Mnnii'm; whb nn nccuasory nnd
that to tonic Miss Unrdiuiin in lilt)
auto to Newark before thu murder.
M'DONALO IS
ARRESTED HERE
Charged With Obtaining Money
Under False Pretenses
From Hugh Sneddon
Ilnrry (1. .McDonald wnH arrested
l noon today by OfUcur Walter Rich
ardson, on a warrant Issued In Jus
tice Ponnock's court charging hlni
with obtaining inonuy under false
pretenses. Tho warrant wns Hworn to
by Hugh Sneddon or tho Bugle sn
loon. On .Inuunry 2!lih McDonald
iwlcort Sneddon to favor hi in by ensh
Inj? n sight draft for $2.' on a W. II.
Chapln locate I In t.e Cliainher of
Commev-o liuildiug In Port'nnd. Mp
Dotinld had Ietlors piirportltix to be
from Chnpln. n fellow Indue niuniber.
entltlliiK 111 tn to credit. On the
HtroiiKtli of theno luiterx Sneddon on
dorped tlio draft and caHhud It. Tho
draft was ipturned to thu l-'IrtU Xnt
lnnnl Brink todny, Chapln loritHlng to
honor tbu impur.
Aftor IiIh arrest McDoimld Knvo
IiIh orcdpatlun mi a Mcliool tonchur at
Kckluy. Ho Hont n teloKrain to Chap
ln HHklni; lilm to honor tho draft,
.IiihHiu I'uiiiioc'k tlion turned the
prlnonor ovur to thu Kical police un
til nu atiuwer Ih received from tho
tolounmi. McDonnld nayu ho chiiih
from Sclioncptudy. New York, to Al
nslwi and lout considerable tiiouoy In
u mluliiK proposition. poiiiIiik to Cooh
liny In tlio fall of lum yuar.
AleDoniilil 1 nn been under suspic
ion of the local officer. IuivIiib boon
In company with VuiiKlmn, who wan
recently convicted of steHllwc a tonin
ut Hckley nnd nlso for hnvlntc beou
In compnny with Mlllbr," tho cook,
who Ih now In the county Jail at C07
iiulllo In connocllon with tho Myrtle
I'olnt bank robbery.
WILSON FEARS FREE GMUL TOLLS
PrPiflont PnintQ Onf rinnnorc f0,s t'1114- n chnnge of clrcuniBlnnccH
ritbiueni roinis uut uangers lms nrl8on lu th0 llltcrimtlnim: n8.
Of EXemptlOll 01 CoastWISe lect of tho sltuntlon which nccess-
Shnnnn n Tnrmn w th arlly W0lll(l milB l'o titutiuio 01
onijjy in lurmoil VVlin the Anicrcnn Oovurnment nnd tho
mtltudo of tho country on tho sub
ject. Tho President told callers to
Foreign Nations.
Illr AMorUlcd I'rtM lo Coo Dj Tlrara.
WASHINOTON, D. C, Feb. 9.
President Wilson let It 1m kliown
today that from tho flrBt ho hnd ro
Knrdud as tin unwlso policy the In
sertion in tho Democratic Kntlonnt
Plntforin of tho plank fnvorlng the
oxomptlon of American constwlso
ships from payment of I'annma canal
tolls. President Wilson fceTs tlio
platform declaration on such sub
jects is relnted to clrcums-nncos
, that niiso nil over tho world, as
well iib In the United Stntcs -nnd
Hint tho only element which tho
United States can control In tho slt
untlon outflit to bo binding. Ho
SEATTLE POWER COIPUT IS
ACCUSED OF GRUROII STREIS
dny thnt tho whole Infrnntlonn sit
uation nnd point of view of forolgn
iRovornmuntB wnH to somo extent ln-
U1U(I III 11 BUIUUIIIUMI, ui inu v-uii-
trovorsy. Ho Intimated that pint
form declnrutloiiB should bo limited
to questions of domestic policy and
Bhotild not embrace tho country's
relations with foreign governments.
It la said to bo tho President's view
thnt trnnlv rolntloiiB with other nn-
tlons might bo embarrassed If what JllOmaS J. 0'Donncll, Politician,
10 v,uiioti null tin ti ' ii'iuvivn ui inu
Hay-Pauneefort convontlon, were to
be Insisted upon by tho United
States. It wbb mndo clear that only
Knglnnd hnd protested.
DENVER POST
EOITOR HURT
FUR I FAIL TO
roplane; iHicTis
1
Lieut. H. B. Post Instantly Mexican Revolution Lost Sight
Killed by Accident in San ,
Diego Today
iops
1
Arrested for Assaulting
Bonfils.
Illr Aoi laid I'itw to Coin tlr TJmm
Government Begins' Action to
Regain Valuable Water
power Rights
TAKEN AS mTnERAL
CLAIMS BY COMPANY
Million-dollar Plant Built on
Site Valued at Many
Million Dollars
lll .lMirtrt prifn lo Cco njr TlmM.l
SHATTLB. K0I1. 9. Suit wns bo-
BUii In tho Kelornl Court todny by tho
United Stntes Government ngntnst tho
Illy AMofLtiM I'm lo Com njr Tlmmt.)
SAN DIKOO. Feb. 9. Lleutunnnt
of in Cumbre Tunnel
Disaster
fllT Arls1 prr. tn -o. Ttf TlmM 1
.TUAKBZ, Fob. 9. It limy 1)0 sov-
DBNVBK. Fob. 9. A Wltrrnilt Pimut RiiihwI Trnrllnn. l.lirlil H. Iim'n,
chargliiK Thomas J. O'Donnell, n company to cancel tho patent Isauod
pioinlnent Domocrntic politician of for five mineral clnlniB Hltuntod bo ns
Colorado, with assault upon F. G. to control the vnlunblo wntorfnllH of
IlonfllH with Intent to kill, wnH Issued tho Nookiack IHver lu Whntcom
from t' o shore's offlro today upon county. On one of the claims Is lo-
coniplnlnt of IJonflls, who lu ono of rated f e power plant nf tho Uelllnn
tho owners of the Denver Post. ! 9m iay impri'venienl' compnny,
It Is nllcKcd the assault occurred which furnishes light and power to
at the court houso, where both men tho city of llolllnghnni. Tho plnnUs
wero going to attend a enso In which vnlued nt moro than n million dollars
llpnflls wiib plaintiff and ngnlnst and tho power slto Is valued nt sevor-
w i ch nn organization of voters of nl millions. Tho Hiirroundlng icoim-
whlch O Donnell la nn officer Is fight- try la nntlonnl forest and It Is nllegod
In IT. Witnesses sny thnt nftor nn ex- by the Government that tho clalniH
chnngo pf words Ilonflls lilt O'Don- contain no vnlunblc mineral and that
noil In tho Jnw. O Donnol, It Is said, tlio locations wero mndo for the boIo
then drow n rovolvor and nttonipted purposo of gnlnlng possesBlon of tho
iu jiiu ii ui jiuiiiiiH, wuo pruvoiuvu jiowor Bites. ThoelnlniH hnvo boon In
the dlschnrgo of tho weapon. O'Don- tho Lnndof flco nnd courta for sovornl
II. II. Post, First Aero Corps. United oral ilnya before exploring parties i noil snld ho drow tho revolver In self- years,
StnteH Army, was killed Instantly to- can reach the bodies In Ctimbro tun- dcioiiBo. Tho clnsh grow out of n
day when he fell nearly 500 feet In nol. Rock and earth hnvo fallen nt Diner campaign involving Denver b
n hydroplnno. About ir0 foot from both ends and ns tho flro Is still burn- wntor supply.
General Villa.
thu siirfaco of tho Hay ho was seen Ing tho work la slow
to shoot clear of the iiikcIiIiio.
wnH flying for nn liltltmlo record.
lie
(IltAI'T I.V PANAMA.
, Col, (,'oetlinN luvet'tlgulcs ('Inures of
H'l'Cgiilai Mies Tliero.
Illr Amu l.ic.1 IT.M is (im liar Tlnm.)
PANAMA, l'eb. 9. Colonel Ooorgo
who roturned to .lunroz yeatordny.
t-nld he would redoiihlo Ills efforts to
crush tile bandit, Maximo Castillo,
who Is hold responsible for tho disaster.
tfl,Ht.y.!l APPKOPHIATIO.V.
Illr Am Mlwl I'rtM In Con. Ihir Tllnm.)
WASHINGTON, I). C. Fob. 9.-
uiice iq cnar. .wncv tpi i q or i
sin l iu uu.il; JIULI ILU.U UJ i
nnrTTfn nmrr uinni nai i mr i
niitiiiibnitr wutift un Lint
W. (loethalH. chnlrmaii of the Panama Tho Senate pnwod the fortlflentloiiH
Canal Comtulatilnu, todny suspandd appropriation bill cnrryluK $.o9,i,
John Hurke, miiuiiKer of tho comnila- 200
Hnry departmeiit. Douse
Colonel (ioothnl'ti action camn at nmiuiiultlon.
the conclusion of hearlnga whldi
gnvo Ilurke n chance to clear hlnmelf HKKKU WOMAN sri'l'UAtJK
of chniKea Hint he had ucpeutod grat- lr A""!"! '" r "r Tim, i
ultles nnd had lieon uulltv of IrniKii- WASHINGTON. D. C. Feb. 9
lor tiaiisacllons. GoethnlH also bus- Consideration
nonded W. l Shlnlev. c' lof clerk of amendment for
thr HTibalKtfiicf department deferred by the Sennte todny.
adi c in nm
PJilULL IU ULI
CARD PLAYERS
DlfiflS STIIili I.V .lAITi.
Mr AMorlMM PifM la Coot TUtj Tlmo J
SAN FRANCISCO. Fob. 9. Miur
I. Dlggs, former Btnto nrehltcrt, nnd
i Wnltor Gllllgnn, his couipnnlon on
I Now Ycnr'g evo, wore hold todny lo
i answer In the Superior Court en
charges of criminal assault preferred
by Ida Penrrlng, a Kill wl o n.venra
alio Is aevonteon. lu pollco i iiirt
bonds nt $10,000 or $ro00 cnsli bnll
I wero fixed. Neither Dlgga nor c.IIIl-
gan navo neon nbio to furnlBh hall
o'lpiSL'Ttfiiiory Police Heard Noise of Ganuy 8l"C0 thBlf "rrt,gt t0" ""8 ""
bui wre r-oneti bieven ' .
Olfondors Saturday AOnP UlflD IC
While roundliif? up a fow of fonder.i ! ji ( 1 1 B I ! V If K j I lit
I on i " " "" ' " " ' ' -
or' tin conJtltiitloiiHl I" th0 fri,r l'ln'o "f -IohIo lloyt on,
...."". '" L".,l.l"V "H.1 i North Front atreet Saturdnv l.r...
woiunii BuiuiiKo wn',n !, ,,, - ,,:.'""::
I ..w iiwii.v Hiitiiwt iiiiiiiuuj ui ii kuuu :
Hiseo poh-er name. The Hoyt place
Maimed Man Sustains New
Trouble Has to Go to
Mcdford as Witness
Howard Ilrett, who hna been hav
ing troubles of his own for some
time, hag Buffered nnothor cnliun
r Ills wife suddenly left him
nil ho thinks Hint alio eloped with
another man, In fact ho says he Is
jure of II. Ho Ih now eudenTorlng
to ascertain lior whereabouts nnd
be circumstances. She lias u sis
t r ln Portland.
Brett ninrrkd hor soon nftor his
B'-fldent on the Isthmua inlet log
8'ns road which cost hlni nn nrm
nd a les. Ho said ovorythlng wont
nice y as long us ho had money and
until c v spencer, tho forgor who
"J"' n,I' ent to Snlom, nppenrod
on tne SPCIIP TIumi Mm Umtt tin.
n to show signs of wearying of
iJ.lreU l8 'low practically ponnl
i.i '. wl!1 lP,lV0 tomorrow for
Jledford to testify tho caso of
ne hardware stor- robbory. ho lmv-
?ibo,UBht "", kll,ve thnt woro
oien from lliero, and then will ro-
nLt0 thp tt&y ll will hnvo to
unaergo an operation on his return.
"ends of nrett hnvo been talking
for hi K 80m BOrt of a bonotlt
LOCAL OVERFLOW.
noiiN.
Mom?" Sunda'- February 8, a son.
pother ana child aro doing nlce-
to Cant ni V lnB wero Bont
'Bbon v"""" J"Hi 8 e was
on uLtfi ,ct?BB m" ovor tho bar
oa the Adeline Sunday.
to&'mJ-T"- noran,ln. ot
torlhul f0,,n'nK a short Illness
relief l,tIlnT,fH,Gra'on 'ned to gain
" e Sn-'th mm. 8 "" onB,neer
retSurne,Iif,f,'n.'f'1 V'irc Shorlff Gngo
W"te whPrlh i "ay today from Co
!,',,?'' took Wm. Shor-
Skjnah h1 h arrostod n a South
Tf from w!?p ori telegraphic ad-
' about fy'8conBln- Sherman, who
nelghborw3, aro tho "suit of a
K I i2dro,y aml that ll ,a In
ter Is sahi f.H.rtee?-year-ol(1 da"Sh
r w 8aia to be the Tlctlm.
Southern Pacific Engineer Out
lines Plans for Coos Bay
Line Work
Tho Kiigono Resistor says: If
'ntiin. win mii'iiilt. construction
nctlvltia on tho Wllliimottc-Pn-i-Ule
railroad botweon Bugono nnd
Coos Hay will bo roBumod within,
poBslbly, threo weoks or n month,
involving the onrly employment of
upwtirda of 2000 mon. At present
virtually all construction Is nt a
standstl'll, ns H has been for six
weoks, except for the construction
of seol bridges nnd underground
tunned work.
Attompts to rush tho work
through tho winter wor u failure
i, n, .n iic. nf iniimRHlbln climatic con
ditions, nnd now contractors nro
looking forwnrd ongerly to nn onrly
atart, with ovory day or iioiay cosi
Ing thousands of dollars.
Tho slldos nnd the storms thnt
effectually stopped nil work this
winter huve moved tho tlmo for
operation of trains to tho coast from
Bugono from tho prosont tlmo to
lato In tho summer, but boglnnlng
next fall tho routing of passengers
to flinraiitieiu win "" ui ""-i
gone Instead of through Drain nnd
RoBoburg. Plnns nro iinuor y
nt prosont for a pnssongor nnd
freight sorvleo from Bugono to Acme
by rail, and from thoro to Coob liny
by stage. This will chnngo tho pres
ent stngo routing from Coos Day
. iiin nn nnvllno.. nnd thonco
out by wny of Scottsburg or Drain,
to continue north and strike tho
railroad at Florence It will ro
duce CO to 70 miles mountain stage
trip to 40 miles nlong the bench.
"If tho weather will permit,
stated H. P. Hoey, assistant engin
eer In chnrgo of the Coos Bay lino,
"wo shall prepare to continue track
lnylng ln loss than n month pos
sibly lu throe weeks. As I under
stand, tho contractors are also pre
paring to commence operations again
very onrly and will place a big forco
.. nf ,'n.l. VOPV Kfinll.
"Wo nro looking forward nt thla
tlmo to tho oporation or."i i
Acmo or Mnpleton late noxt sum
mer, nnd I do not doubt thnt be
ginning noxt fall, the Cooa Hay traf
fic will bo out through via Flor
onco ovor tho nowHno.'J
,1... x-...T:r c.iii. riiinf Rnclnoer
L M- .llllll fin.'.... w",, V 1 .
Qiilnn. of tho Nann Smith, returned
spent ln San Francisco. He has
been Informed thnt tho Nann Smith
will be put Into service again about
March first.
ICOTCil GLUB IS CURRY COUNTY
F8R1ED HERE TOP
DIDO
Dan McDonald Elscted Presi- Little Village of Harbor Almost
dent of Caledonian Organ- Swept Away by Recent
ization- Plans Given Storm
At a mooting of tho Coos Hay HARHOR. Or., Fob. 0. Tho groat
Scotch residents hold nt Todd's tall- r pnrt of the townslte of what
orlng sliop on Sunday uftornoon nn "nc was n (inlet and contented llt
orgnnlzatioii wns formed to bo known tie aenconst community Is now cov
ns the Coos Dny Cnldonlun Club. The red with drlftlogs, sand unci gravel
meeting was very ropresontatlvo In " oconn wreckage, ho result of
attondnuco, nnd the oiithuslnsni thnt what tho "oldest Inlinbltnnt" says
was shown promises to make the or- wna the mos severe Btonn which
gnnlntlon Include every Scotchman, "jer Btruck this Bouthwest corner
or those of Scotcl.dosce.it. on Coos f mTely nmplo wnrnlng was
....... , , given of Its approach to allow tho
Dan McDonald of .North Honil nctod ilmbltantB to get out of tho dangor
ns chairman of the meeting and Alan zono i,t nmny lost nil tholr bo-
Todd ns secretary, Mr. McDonald longings. Including fowls and llvo-
mndo n brief tnlk, outlining tho work stock. With tho oxceptlon of the
whlc'i had already boon accomplished Postofflco building, which Is nllod
by the gathering, hold In niomory of nbout with drlftlogs, scnrcoly a
I ho anniversary or Robert Hums, building ron.nlns Intact.
pointing to tho poot ns tho means of Wood Irrothors' livery bnrn wna
un organization of local Scotchmen, complotoly washod nway. Tho gar-
A committee was appointed to'ng0 belonging to Bd Plastld and his
draft n constitution nnd by-laws nwr'nutomoulItH were liiundntod, A
innnrt nt tho next nieotlnii to bo hold drlftlog wns driven eompletoly
on February 22, All Scotchmen nro, through ono houso, which later wns
cordially Invited to attond this meet- demolished by wind and water, Do
ing ns It Is tho wish of tho commltteo.enuso of tho remoteness of Harbor
nnd officers of tho club trnt all and tho difficulties of communtcn
should be present. Tho committee' Hon with tho outside world, whnt llt
niipolnted wns as follows: B. A. An- j tie assistance was noodod In the
1 ' . . . . .. . . T .. ....... ... r.-.n.1 n...l ull....Hn .linn liiVn In
derson. Alex mcku. Jny iiruwn1(wiiy i iuuu ni'i'n " ", "
Hugh Sneddon and Potor Logglo.
Among those present at tho moot
ing and whose suggestions were val
uable were Dan McDonald. Tom Dav
is. J. McCutcheon, It. McLaln, Peter
Devllln, B. A. Anderson, W. McCnhoy,
Marshlleld, Hugh Sneddon. J. P. Mux
ten. P. Scott. M. A. Mcl.nggln, Alex
Robs, Jay Drown. Win. Slovln, Chas.
Buniiinn an,,, Archor. .1. McKinnon.
Fred McLaln. S. Simpson, A. Todd, A Portland papor auys: With a
D F. McCullum, F, Todd nnd P.; fairly honvy son running, tho now
lJoya Govornmont dredger Colonel P. S.
The following offlcors wero elect- Mlehle. at work on Coos Day bar,
ed unanimously: Dan McDonald, dug 4C00 yarda of earth from the
president; Hug'i Sneddon, vice presl- bar In four hours of actual pump
llont and Alan Todd, secretary. , TheU, f was fren, the
!4:20 p. in., lu completing tho task.
Pl'SII ASIATIC KXCI.l'SION HILI;. Performances of the new dredger
OP Ii SENATE
wns closod oxcept for n nogritH who I
Ih looking after the place and she I
telephoned for tho police owliut to '
aonio men being around trying "to i
irnl In Mlk, Ui.lll. ....i -
ni,r- ',"3".,Bm' """ ur -VliMT laiTIOX. OK COLORADO
Ti .. ,.nii. iV-:;. .iTl-... ....... I " . . ..hkkouk tub
going on In the float-house formerly
owned by G. W. King. Whon trey
tried to line them they failed.
Gordon Smith, the "white homr
Of the Mlirallllold liollcn dniinrliiiniit lnbor KtrilUlfIn tndnv ivn. trniinrnrrml
almost got n workout Saturday night, i from the eonl mines, militia barracks
up s.iiriuu io arrest .ioiui Mcltlvor, , aim striKera' tout eolonlcs to tho
ITIM'HH IIOl'SK OK COLORADO
LK(.isrMvrritii.
Illr A"lrt l'm lo i'wm Htr Tlm. 1
DBNVBR. Feb. 0 Colorado's
who wns lu a uaii'.lllu pondltloii and
McRlver siTiick hlni. Smith Btruck
ut hlni but did not get In a fair lick,
and Injured his hnnd. McRlvor wont
down but tried to fight with lrlH root.
Ho was lauded In Jail. Smith was
without IiIh club or other official
wenpon when McRlvor took n poke
at him.
Several An on Is.
Thoro woro olovon offondorH In Jail
Saturday night. They gnvo tholr
.initios ns Georgo Mnthony, John Mc
Rlvor, Bd Thiol, B. A. .Mntson, M. .Mc
Culloch. Mlko Sullivan, Alox Illooni,
Frank Brickson, B. Johnson and Don
Peterson.
Potoraou wna plckod up naloop In
the streot near Second nnd Commer
cial. Brickson and Johnson wero
together and Brickson first nut J10
cash bull up for himself mid soon'
roturned with $10- more ror his pal
and thou tho two hired u taxlcali
nnd dopnrtod ror North Heud.
. KIIBRIDAN CASH UP
sennit) chuiuber of the stnto ennltnl.
whoro n HiibPoiuiiilttee of tho Houso
Commlttoo on Mines nnd Mining op
onoil tho congressional Investigation
or the strike. PreBldenta or tho big
corporations lined up on ono sldo of
the chuinbor while on tho other sat
labor's nationally known lendors.
Martin D. Sherman called tho session
to order nnd summoned Protoaaor
Russell D. Georgo, Htnto geologist,
to tho witness stand to give the com
mltteo a preliminary outline of min
ing conditions lu tho Htnto,
nrrlvlnir. Tho town will bo rebuilt
Tho Postorrico, tho only building
remaining Intact, Is wodgod In plied
drirtlogs.
MAJOR MORROW PLBASBD
Colonel P. 8. Mlehle Digs 1500
Yuids on Hup lu Four Hours
Federal Grand Jury Siibpocmia Serv
ed in Roschiii'K,
A Rosoburg papor says: "That
tho oporatlons of T. R. Shorldnn
whllo acting as Prosldont of the
First Nntlonnl Hank of this city
nro to bo thoroughly Investigated
by tho Federal grand Jury, nt Port
land, within tho next fow weoks, Ih f
uiiesieii ny mo arrival nore or uop
BOATS RRIHO
BIGIFREIGHT
Tho AUInnco sailed yostorday for
Buroka. Sho had u big incoming car
go and with tho Redondo's freight,
tho Alton & Lewis wnrohouso, II, W.
Pnlntor'a warehouse A. T. Ilaluos'
wnrohoiibo, the Alllauco wnrehouso
and F. D. Flotchor's wnrohouso woro
crowded to tho guards.
'llio Alllauco will sail from hero
uiuiniuu uy nil) iiitiviii IIOIO IH UOp-l WoilnOKdnv nim-nl,,.. t m.in VZ.
uty United States Marshal Jnckson, nor Z, J n,0,n,lB llt 10:30 for
laden with H.ibpoonnH. I aVZ l .i.. .,. ... ..
....... t....iu n,n,i, un lU il-
llnnco wero:
"Hon Ageo, who tost npproxlmnto
ly $12,000 through Sheridan is ono
lirill I 1-11- . -W n... .
i win nnir i im.r r 'irn..ii wn r
Fa. grand ,Jury8U,n,"0niKl "V U, oaf. Wn.V Nel. G. 'c. Go'utnfe , M.
remoiZto inventory of 'w'v", irK,.V"' iD' 'iV Mfn,n'
Sheridan's llnbllltbs by local ofric- '' ". " "'a"'T w; Hardcastlo John
era It Is believed his debts lu the "r,,.?" '' a Dayton. A. Ronllo, L.
i lUllit
nr AmocMM rrM la Com XU-t Tint..
have completely set at rest all the
stories as to hor Impracticability cir
culated nloug the waterfront during
WASHINGTON. D. C, Feb. 9. the tlmo sho wna lu course of con
Representative Rakor, Democrat, or structlon at Soattlo. Major Jay J.
Calirornln announced today his pur- MJorrow, who has had faith In her
poso to call up his bill for Asiatic ox- nbillty nil along, Is more than ploaa
oluslon at Thursday's meeting or tho oh with tho work of the now drodg
imnilcratlon committee, desplto tho or. This record was made on tho
disposition to defer to Secretary Dry- second deep sen trlol or tho ship
an's request to pospono . ni uoos way .iionuuy,
I I ALONG TIIIJ WATKRKROXT. t
I '
stato will amount to 'moro tlinu
$200,000. Or this sum. something I
over $1000 Is duo to Douglas
county creditors "
c:l l ll ll 1 x 'I'll i t r . I nil... ty...i. . . . . ..
fiiiiiiiiiui.i .,.,.,,. i inu iiuiuy iiiTivtKi yesterday wjtii
Unleaa something unforeseen oc- freight from Ban Francisco and will
rurs to change the present plnns of load at North Rend,
the prosecution, the trial or T. R. , Tlio Ilrooklyn Is back on the San
Shorldan, charged with forgory. will Franclsco-Dnndon run.
bo one or tho first criminal actions The Oloaner is here from Gardiner
to be taken up during the February to tnko out morchundlso.
term or tho circuit court. Many wit- i Tho Randolph ennio down Iron,
nessos will toatlfy, and It la Uileed Portor yesterday and Is loading ror
the trial will consume noarly a week. I Roguo Rlvor.
District Attorney nrown will have; The Wlilttlor. whloh brought In a
ohnrgo ot tho prosooutlon, whllo At- cargo of oil tor tho drodgo Soattle
tornoys O. P. C'oshow nnd J. O. Wat- and tho drodgo Mlchlo, Balled today
son will represent tho dotendant. Tho Oregon Power company's tank
Roseburg News. at Porter Is used ror It,