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Newspaper Page TextI ■ ■ m ÂoquiUr (Jity fe r a li Ed Whit» Killed. Sheriff ot Lane County Shot by Horsethlel Eugene, Feb. 6.—News reached Eugene early this morning that PUBLISHED EVE RY TUESDAY Sheriff Withers was shot and fatally wounded last evening,' 20 miles D. F. Dean, Editor and Proprietor west of hero, by Ellis Lyons, whom he was trying to arrest for horse County Official Pacer. stealing in Jackson county. The ball entered the sheriffs throat and The Devoted to th e m aterial and aooial a lodged in the spinal column. oailding o f the Ooqaille Valley particularly whole body was paralized. Phys and o f Coos Ooanty generally. Subscription, per year, in advance, $1.50 icians left this morning for the scene. The body will be brought here this morning. GENERAL DIRECTORY- Sheriff Withers entered Lyons' Theodore ltooseyelt.......................President house and was held by Lyons' John H ay...........................Secretary o f State mother aud wife whilo the shot was Lyons Leslie M. Shaw.........Secretary o f Treasury fired with a Winchester. Elihu B o o t......................... Secretary o f War escaped with a posse after him. E. A. H itohoock........Secretary o f Interior Lyons was former deputy sheriff. Wra. M oody.................... Secretary o f Navy Ho has, since going out of office, Jas, F. Wilson — Secretary o f Agrioultuie been in the penitentiary for em John K nox........................................ Attorney General bezzling school funds. 0 . E. Sm ith.................................... Postmaster General Melyille W. Fuller..................................Chief Jnstioe . OB1GON S TA TE O T F IO IB S . Deputy Sheriff E. M. Gallier, of John H. Mitchell I T, H Hana. , this eity, has just shown us a tele Joseph Simon f ..................U- 8 ’ .................................... Congressman 1st Dist gram from Eugene, signed by dop- Fred Fisk, of Lane M. A. M oody............. Congressman 2nd Dist uty sheriff, stating that Lyons has Geo. Chamberlain..........................Governor county, F. I. Dunbar................... Secretary o f 8tate been captured and safely landed in C. 8. V oore. u. .................... State Treasurer jail. * J. H. Ackenuaiv........Supt.Pub, Instruction We understand also that the Joseph W hitney......................................State Printer women who held Sheriff Withers A. M. Crawford................................ Attorney General whilo Lyons did the shooting, wc H. S. Bean. | F. A. Moore, > ............ Supreme Judges in jail as well, and will be prose C . E. Wolverton, ) cuted for tho part they took in the W ,H . O doll........................................... .........Clerk Board School Land Com. affair. C, M. Bellinger.................. U. S. Dist. Judge The latest is that Sheriff With Zoeth Houser........................... U. S. Marshal ers has sucoumed to the wound D . M. Dunne................... Collector Int. K bv . inflected by Lyons. John H .H a ll................U. 8. Dist. Attorney 8BCOKD JU D IC IA L D IS T B IC T . H. W. Hamilton....................................Judge G. M. Brown.............. Proseouting Attorney u. s. land e r n e s . Henry B ooth ..................................... Receiver J. T. Bridges..................................... Register OOOS COUN TY O F P IO B B S. L . H arlocker.......................................... Judge L. H. Hazard...........................................Clerk Stephen Gallier'.................................... Sheriff J. B. D ulley................ Treasurer T . J. T h rift................ Assessor W . H . Bunch............ School Superintendent Wno. H orsfa ll..................................... Coroner 8* B. Catboart................................... Surveyor D. McIntosh........................ Commissioner R . C. Doment........................... Commissioner Lawyers long. briefs are tediously Leading politicians aro forqucntly willing to follow the public. New York seems at last to be really beaded towards reform. The Catholic press proposes a literary crusade in behalf of Cathol icism. Is Germany giving Venezutla iron pills to assist her benevolent assimilation? Congressman Rumple, of the sec ond Iowa district, died in Chicago of cancer.on the morning or the 31st of January. Paris has been edified by our cakewalk and coon Bongs. But Paris only knows these things in the French translation. La prome .ado du gateau et chansons Afri- eftino. In CrasD of a Blizzard. Omaha, Neb., Feb. 3 .—A heavy fall of snow, accompanied by a stiff northeast wind, formed a good-sized blizzard, which began at daylight today. Street-car traffic on several lines was at a standstill. The storm is general throughout the state, especially in the northern portion, and the Black Hills country reports one of tho worst storm of the win ter. The temperature is ton above. All early morning trains in and out of Lincoln are tied up, and the street-oar service there is stopped entirely. The transcontinental train service across Nebraska will be af fected if the storm continues a few hours more. Kansas City, Feb. 3.— Rain, hail and snow prevailed in tho last 12 hours over this part of the Mouth, west, with thunder storms in Miss ouri, Mouth Central Kansas, Arkan sas- and Oklahoma. In western Missouri ¡.bo rain turned to sleet, damaging wires to a greater or less extent, but causing no serious trouble, although trains in and out of Kansas City wore delayed slight ly, and the street-car service in Kan sas City was impeded. The tem perature at Knnsas Ciiv this morn ing was 15 above, and from 30 to 56 in southern Missouri, Kansas and in Oklahoma. Germany acts with her new navy Des Moines, In., Feb. 3.— With like a little boy with a toy gun. the mercury at 15 above zero, a Someone must suffer even if the fierce gale from the north, accom inevitable spanking follows. panied by heavy snow, is blowing Now that the United States has here today, while roports from west acquired n Colon and a vermiform ern and northern Iowa indicate appendix, by the Columbian Treaty, even more severe weather. The in it will soon be necessary to cut the dieations are for more snow and a further drop in tho temperature. latter off. --------. .» > -- ---------- Thoro was nothing amusing in the alleged death of the Sultan of Rear Admiral Frank Wildes, of Sula but his aggravated title robbed the U. S. Navy, died on o f the even that event of solemnity. steamor, China, on the voyage For a quiet and eminently re home from Honolulu on siok leave. spectable old gentleman John Bull Spruce, youthful and debonair, seems to have found himself in the Hon. Chnunoey Depew stands rather disreputable company. out prominently in that body of Hall Caine is not only the father statesman known as the United of plays, but the father of a son States Senate. who writes plays that reach the New Jersey is now about the stage. only Enstern state which permits Italian physicians have discovered the slaughtering of live pigeons at the bacillus of pneumonia and have matches, in the name of sportsman succeeded in destroying it in a few ship, but a bill Las been introduced in the legislature to forbid this instances. useless cruelty. A similar bill was When Mr. Reed Smoot gets to introduced in the last session but the Senate he will find a large failed to pass for some «unexplained assortment of ice-pitchers, stuffed reason. The present bill, we hope, clubs and other tokens of esteem will wipe a blot from New Jersey’s awaiting him. fair name. Count Boni de Castellano has Thorc are many cheap flings at again been elected to the Fronch tho Dolhl Durbar based on the ap Chamber of Deputies. The usual parent hcnrtlessncss of such a mag crop of duels and newspaper fights nificent display in a country whore will follow in due timo. misery and famine are perennial. There is said to be a strong anti- As n matter of fact, the Durbar American sentiment in Germany. brought money into India and dis That's nothing. Just think of what tributed it among the working Tho taxes will fail npon a lino lot of respect for herself classes, Germany is cultivating everywhere. the wealthier classes, and the show was a necessity to hold the respect Colored ladies are advancing so and affection of a childlike people. rapidly in book learning that while women will have to make an equal O u r M ,.n « lr r .l O o lln r a n B o x advance in cookery. is the value H. A. Tisdale, Summer- Utah legislators who opposed a ton, S. C-, places on D eW itt’s Witch compulsory vaccination law were Hazel Salve. He says: “ I hail the compared to "Jack rabbits.” The piles for 20 years. I tried many lower house thereupon justified doctors and medicines, but all failed tho pertinenco of the comparison except DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salvo. by passing a set of resolutions con It cured me.” It is a combination demning such epithets as applied to of the healing properties of Witch them. Hazel with antiseptics and emoll Wealth has its disadvantages. ients; relieves and permanently rures Miss Helen Gould receivos about a blind, bleeding, itching and pro thousand begging letters a week, trading piles, sores, cuts, bruises, and of these about one-fonrtb are eczema, salt rheum and all skin dis requests for money, a tenth for eases. R. S. Knowlton. " I o s d s , " and the rest petitions for crazy notions that would injure the recipients and belittle the bene factor. If Miss Gould should be <Q so silly as to comply with money i I rh,B signature is on every box of tbe demands made ?• f ™ ^ fh, Laxative BromcQuimne . i Tablet* a pauper insi ide of 20 weeks day Captain Donaldson, of the steam Corvallis, Feb. 5.—In a desperate encounter Ed White, the convict er Homer, reported on his arrival who recently escaped from the Ore here on bis last trip, that he sound gon penitentiary, V as killed near ed the bar carefully ou the way in Eddyville yesterday. After receiv and the least depth of water found This was at less ing a shot through the body from a was thirty feet. Winchester rifle in the bands of than half tide. Doputy Sheriff Robert Warnock. Captain Donaldson is known as a White turned his 44-caliber Colt's careful and reliable man, and bis revolver to his own forehead and report may be accepted without sent a ball into bis brain. He died question. five minutes afterward. Tho body While this does not indicate that passed through Corvallis today on such a depth will be maintained the way to the penitentiary. under present circumstances, it does The encounter happened in the indicate how easily such a channel vicinity of Robert Warnoek's bouse could be made permanently by a After the encounter Sunday, White little more work on the part of the crossed Alsea Bay to Lutjens and government. The sand was scoured traveled north and east. Monday out by the force of the run of high night he spent in a barn owned by tides, aided by the large amount of Charles Bruner, and Tuesday was fresh water brought in by the seen in the Chitwood schoolhouse, heavy rains. Even diffused as this from which he was driven by per current was, it was sufficient to cut sons who were going to hold a out the sand to the dopth indicated. meeting. From»there he went east Confine and direct the force of the ward up the river, where he obtain out-going tides by the south jetty ed breakfast at farmhouse. His planned by the engineers, and whereabouts had become known to more scouring force would be officers, and they were in pursuit. brought to bear on the bar by the Wednesday he passed down the most ordinary tplcs, and thirty feet Yaquina river to tho vicinity of the is by no means tho limit of the Warnock farm. There, while pars depth that may reasonably be ex ing up the railroad track with Sec pected. tion Foreman Hewitt on a handcar, Is it any wonder that our brightest Robert Warnock observed a man people are begining to realize the answering White’s deception on fact, which is recognized at a glance the county road. When he noticed by outsiders— that Coos Bay, even the handcar and its occupants the our dear old familiar Coos Bay, convict proceeded to secret himself is destined to be one of the few in the brush near. The handcar great ports of the Pacific Coast of passed on a distance of 150 yards North America? The man who beyond White, when Warnock can’t see it is too dead to skin. Wff alighted and returned to the place are sorry for him.— Mail. where the convict had disappeared ---------- * ------ Within a few minutes White was Bandon Recorder. discovered moving along in the lane The high water during the recent leading passed Warnoek’s house. The house was only about 90 yards rise took out about 50 feet of the distant from the convict’s late hid north approach to the Sixes river ing place, and a horse was tiod to bridge. On Wednesday there were three fence in front. Warnock at once leveled in Winchester, and, without schooners lying at the Bandon firing his revolver, White turned wharf each having three masts. and ran toward the horse. War This is the first time in the history nock opened fire, tho first shots be. of the place that the like has oc ing for the purpose of inducing the curred. fugutive to halt. White, however, Two business changes have oc ran to the horse and lost several curred here within the last week. seconds in untying the animal. Thomas Anderson has again taken Then he attempted to mount, when hold of the Bandon Meat Market, a ball from the officer’s rifle passed succeeding Bnrgerou & Barre, and through his clothiog. Then White, John N. Langlois has bought out hastily changing his plan, left tho Ledgerwood k Corson’s hardware horse and started to rim to the barn business and taken charge. near tho Warnock house. He had Fred Meld has « s ig n e d his posi gone but a short distance when a tion in the life saving service here ball from the Winchester stopped and has gone to work on the jetty his flight. It entered the small of works. Fred was No. 1 in the sta the back, and White staggered and tion and has boen in service here al dropped to his knees. Whilo ;in most continually since this station this position he placed the muzzle went into commission. In Mr. Mebl of his revolver against his forehead the service loses a ..mpetent and and pulled the trigger. faithful servant. Clarence Boice Within a few minutes Sheriff takes the place hitherto filled by Ross, who had also been in pursuit Mr. Mehl, and R. E. Gardiner has joined Warnock. When the officers been taken on as a substitute until reached him White was still alive, an appointment is made. but he died five ininuetes after wards. When reached he was ly Stewart & Westgate, tbe marble ing on his face. His right hand, <tnen, have just done some nice with* thumb on trigger, grasped the cemetery work at tbe Masonic cem handle, and his left hand held the etery. A beautiful headstone was truzzle of his revolver, just as he placed at tbe grave of Anna J. clasped the weapon as he took his Alexson, the late daughter o f Mr. own life. His hat lay near by, and and Mrs. A. Alexson, formerly of was burning at the point where it this place, but now of California, had been set on fire by the dis and a large and beautiful coping charge of tho revolver. and monument at the grave ot the The body was taken to Eddyville, late Mrs. J. C. James, of near this where a coroner’s inquest was held. city. ---------»■«« » . ----------- The verdict exonerated the Deputy NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEM ENT. Sheriff from all blame and found that the fugitive came to his death o t ic e is h e k e b y g iv e n t h a t tho undersigned has this day filed her by gunshot wounds inflicted by final acouunt as tho administratrix o f the Warnock and by his own hand. estate o f Bird Vowell, dooeased, and that N — --------- - — -------------------- East Fork- Sherman Flinn loft homo on the 20th for Myrtle Point after Mrs. Flinn and tho baby. On the 29th he went home on horseback, having gotten his family as far as the Dora postoffice. At Mountain Glade ranch the high water of the 24 th was over tho top of part of the fonces next to the road. Barker-Chtih’ler- A Thirty Foot Channel. Wednesday, tho 4th day o f Mnroh, ISOS, thnt being the third day o f tho regular 1!KW March torn? of the County Conrt for Coos county, Oregon, has been set by said Conrt as tho day for hearing objections to said final account and the settlement of said estate. Dated thia 2nd day of February. 1903. MAKY A. VOW ELL, Administratrix. Pioneer nyeat A very pretty wedding took place at tbe tc side nee of Mr. and Mrs. J Chandler near Lee, at 11 a. m. Sun day, Jan. 25th. when their daughter, Miss Cora, was united iu marriage to Verner Barker, of Fairview. The JOHN80N, DEAN & CO., PROPS. bride is one of that bevy of bright and beautiful girls which Lee and vicinity haa produced, and which would be hard to match iu any community of the same size. The FRESH MEATS o f all Kind Constantly on Hands, also groom is one of Fairview's industri ous and estimable young men and their fortunes are joined under the happiest auspices. The ceremony t h e H i g T i e e t lE^rlc© f o r y o u r was performed by Rev. Thomas Barklow, of Myrtle Point. Cylde C iilc lt r u s , a n d - w a n t -4 0 d o z e n . Barker, brother of tho groom, acted as best man; and Miss May Chand ler. sister of the bride, as brides G la m s on S a le T u e s d a y a n d F r i d a y maid. The bride looked lovely dressed in white silk. Those pres ent were the family of the bride, Mr. and Mrs. George Moorehouse, Mr. Frank Bunch, Mr. J. L. Barker, Mr. Charles Bennett and Mr. B- In gram. There were many beautiful HAVE THE VERY “LATEST IN wedding presents, both useful and ornamental. After the ceremony an elegant wedding diuaer was served. They think of making their home in Coquille City, where the best wishes of their many friends follow I f we can not suit you with what we !,«i i.. etwca we oau make any kind to your order. them. p r iv e t , Fish, Clams and Chickes LYONS’ MILLINERY Ladies, Misses &. Childrens Hats. Lyons’ Millinery Store. Sanford’s Bargains T h e la te s t in -IN - REAL ESTATES. MILLINERY acre farm near Dora, GO acres $2800 1G0 hnttnm i n n n l f . t v n f . i n n H n t n n n A f im- a t M r s . G. M o o n ’s U G b l U l l l H i U U l v l V I t t l u I i f D a l l t l l U v villi $2400 ber and pasture, good house, barn, orchard, an excellent bargain. 320 acres good timber land near Snmner. Look this up. „ New 4-room oottage and 4 lots, $650 n n v n n r II i luictinnflB UUCIUnDO. A i ^ '. U i D a A U h U U n j v . it acre dairy farm near Prosper, $2500 40 'III DiirAfl h n f f n m nrtnflflv a l a n v a i l llv HQl UO uuvtum Uiuntlj UlOltiCU, good 6-room house, good bam. some personal,'property; easy terras Neat oottage and 2 lots near AoAd- $400 p m v fiilj» Dress Trimming and Fancy Goods In General. ing done to order. Fair house nod barn 3 lota, 2 to hntf l i c anriurr fm it f i i m o a v o n > u u i i t mn wiu, D n i i i i g lnili, $400 2 2-5 acres bench land, edge of town, fair house, spring water, lar s nice. $500 K block, good location. Best bar- c m i til n i n lrtf.a v u n l r n i n f i n . — 14« in luvO n uT i f r f u n u r i t v u u l ill quille. 3 fine corner lots, fine view, best building site for sale m this city. $100 3 fine corner lots in Academy Ad dition. Installment plau, Just think of it. $700 Nice house and 2 lots. $550 Good 6-room house and 1 lot near Academy. A nice homo. Not far Beautiful residence and 2 lots on corner near Court House. $225 126x200 feet near Aoademy, clear ed, lays nice. It is impossible to describe my list in this column. I f you are look'.ng for a Rood piece of property at a reasonable prioe, I can certainly sail you. Remembet, I rent bouses and farms and do all kinds o f agency business. Gome in and see rae before buying. I can save you DOLLARS. $1000 M aft M afcefS We do our part to make your a p p e a r ance all that it shonld be. Our styles are correct, and our fit is hb your form requires. If its a money consideration, we are able to please you Our f ibrics nre the latest and best. Stamp ]VErs. O. Moon f ' l h i u D f U i p n (til n f t 111 h i It) a nvi/iA V pilut). $500 $350 You will find the latest In Fall and Winter Millinery at my store. Sanderson Building near the Wharf. $5will by an Organ O n ly $ 5 el m o n th on. th e in s t a llm e n t p la n . — O — $10 a Moiitii W ill O et 33ia.no. Y o u -A . You can save this amount if you will and make your denr„ones happy. No homo complete without a piano or an organ. I f you arc looking for best values For Spot Cash or on Time Payments We are prepared to interest you and make the assertion that we enu do MORE for you than aDy other Piano or Organ House in the country. I f von are interested write at ouce. THE BIG SIX: KIMBALL , CHICKERING. WEBER. MILTON, VOSEJHNZE, with the giant WHITNEY Is a combination of soundness, strength, beauty and tone unequalled anywhere. Twenty.eight other makes we handle. We also have in stook a fine line of Violins, Banjos, Guitars and Mandolins ntjprices from $5 upward. A full assortment b f strings. Steel strings 5 cents each. New music received weekly. CHAS. GRISSEN MUSIC CO. I O FHED SLAGLE. Tailor. O- F. H ALL M A B S H P IE I j H D, - OEE. Death’s Harvest deprives you of Mr. Coggins went to Mrytle Point with Mr. Flinn but came back on foot. When tho water was at the highest he stayed with Daniel Taylor, and from tbero it was only by traveling tho hill side that he was able to get along. Laural Stemmier is home from St. Louis visiting his folks. Since he left home he has worked his way through the Sims Dental College and received his degree of D. D. S. The Harry brothors have been getting out ship knees at Mr. Stemmler’s place and the flood took down stream those they had in. C oquille , O rkoow . The mail carriers are strictly in it for rough trips these days. Saturday the snow on the mountains was up The steamer "J. Warren” will to the saddle skirts. John Poiter's daughter, Grace, make regular trips between Grave. who was badly burned a few weeks Ford a n d Myrtle Point od Wednes ago liv lmr clothes catching fire day of each wo >k, leaving nt 8:30 a from the fire place, is getting better. m. and arriving at Myrtle Point nt South Dakotn is about to make 11 n. no. Leaving Myrtle Poiut at footbnl! playing a crime in that 1 p. m. and arriving at Gravel Ford state. This phase of education is 1 3;,y0 p. m. C apt . J. M. B r i g h t , not encouraged in the woolv West. Manager. your dear ones. Never comes to the customers buying their goods at Show your love for the one who is gout by providing a monument worthy tho memory of that one. A large monument or n small marker, whichever you choose at For every dollas you tender the house you get Ita equiv- his place, will show the best judg ment of first-class designers and lent in value. workmen. The business we do has been built on these principles, P E R R Y ’S Coos County Marble and Granite Works. If you are thinking of build ing let us figure with you on all kinds of lumber, and mouldings. t L Y O N S ’ M IL L . Disappointment S t r a n g ’s STORE. and it is on these principles we stand. V q ) @ Y Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes. Flonrland Feed- Stock in all Departnents complete- Em porium . Glassware and Dishes, W ood and W illow- ware. Umbrellas, Leggings and hightop Loggers shoes. Outing Flannels,Mackintoshes,Rubber goods Blankets, Ladies’ and Gents’ Underwear. Z. C. STRANG, Prop., - - - Coquille, Oregon.