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Coquille Hcralà V ol . 23: No. 33. COQUILLE, COOS COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1906. §1 .50 P er Y e a r . Entered uh second-class matter May Fire Lays Bare Chinese Secrets people were cooling their feet in begnu to work in the hot ashes in it is thought that the insurence is ti, 1905, at the postulile« ut Coquille, these cesspools, They ran across search of loot. Several piecos of not over half that amount. Oration, under act of Congress of March A L ob Angeles dispatch says: 1,187». T. R. Sheridan, who had not yet valuable china were found entirely An oxaminatioD of the big guns Walter Culin, M. D. P hysician and S ubokon C o u u il i . h C i t y , O rb . Kronen berg BUla. Next Door to P. O. Telephone 8. r J. J. STANLEY L A W tK R Martin Building, • Front Street OoqUlLIiB, ÖBBOON A. J. Sherwood, A ttorn uv- a t -C a w , N otary Pcano, Coquille, : : O f«8 °n Walter Sinclair, A.T r o RN R t - AT-L A w , N otary P u b l ic , Oregon. Coquille, /. Hacker, A bbtractrr of T itlbb C oquille C it t , O rb Hall & Hall, A ttorn BY»-AT.liAW, Dealer i » R iti. E r t a t i o f a ll klnda. Marshfield, Oregon. c. A. Sehlbrede, Attorney-at-Law, Notary Public. E‘hone 7fl1' M arshfield , O regon . E .D . Sperry. W. C. Chase. SPERRY & CHASE, 1 tboraejrB-R'-Uft** Offlo« in HobinBoi BaildinR, Coquille, - - * 0 re« ° n - T E. G. D. Holden, L awyer » Ü. 8. Commissioner, General Inaurane Agent, and Notary Poblio. Office in Bobin son Building. Oregon. Coquille, A. F. Kirshman, D k n tist . "Strange is the scene where San Francisco Chinatown stood,’’ says VV. W. Eveton, who reached Los Angeles today among the refugees. "N o heap of Bmoking ruins marks tho site of the wooden warrenB where the slant-eyed men of the Orient dwelt in thousands. The p’ace is pitted with deep holeB nnd scarred with dark passageways from whose depths come smoke wreaths. All the wood has gone and the winds are streaking the ashes. "M e n — white men— never knew the depth of Chinatown’s under ground city,” suys Mr. Everton. “ They often talked of these Sub terranean runways. “ And many of them had gone be neath the levels, two or three stories. But now, that Cbiuatown has been unmasked, for the de stroyed buildings were only a mask, men from the hillside have looked ou where its inner secrets lay. In places they can see passages 100 feet deep. "Th e fire swept this Mongolian section clean. It left no shred of the painted wooden fabric. It ate down to the ground and the interior lies bare. "Jossbouses anil mission schools, grocery stores and opium dens, gambling hells and thoatres— all of them went. The buildings blazed up like tissue paper lanterns used when the guttering candles touched their side. “ From this place, following the fire, I saw hundreds of fright-crazed yellow men flee. In their arms they bore their opium pipes, their money bags, their silks and their children. Beside them ran the baggy-trou sered women, and some of them hobbled painfully. “ But these were the men and women of the surface. Far be- nonth the street level in those cel lars and passageways were other lives. Women who Dever saw the litv from their darkened prison, and blinking jailors were caught like rats in a huge trap. Their very hones were eaten in tho flames. And now there remain only the holes. They pit the hill side like a Inultitude of swallow nests. They abow depths which the police never knew. "The secrets of these burrows will never be krown, for into them the hungry fire first sifted its red coals and then licked eagerly in tongues of creeping flame, finally obliterating everything except the earth itself.” Office two doors South of Post oflloe. Coquille . - • Oregon. COP LIE RIVER STEAMBOAT CO Str. D I S P A T C H Tom White, Master Leaves ! Arrives Bsndon ...... 7 a - m . | Coquille... .10 A-n. Coonllle...... 1 r-N- 1 Bandon .... 4 i-r. Connect» at Coquille with train for MarshBeUl and steamer Ejho for Myrtle Point. Str. F A V O R I T E J. U. Moomaw. Master, Leayee I Arrives Coquille ...... 7 a m . | Bandon.. 10:45 a - m . Bandon ........ 1 f - m . I Coquille. 4 K f - m . Str. EC H O H. Jams. Master. Leaves ' I Arrives M yrtlePoint. .7 A M. | oqui’. leC’y » 80 A-M. Coquille City. .1 f - m . | Myrtle P t. .4 00 p-v. Daily except Sunday. « g ^ T h e safe and reliable tiwm T h e New and Speedy, J / M S tr. E liz a b e t h C. P. Jensen. Master. Will make regular tripe between C o q u ille R iv e r and S a n F r a n c is c o . Story of an Eye Witness. (Coast Mail.) Mrs. Wm. Lawlor, Jr., daughter of Thomas Howard, of this city, was the first San Francisco survivor to reach Marshfield. She came in yesterday morning by way of Myr tle Point. Mrs. Lawlor has had an awful experience, and states that affairs in the Golden Gate City are not a bit exaggerated. She states that small pox broke out, and the city was quarantined one hour after she crossed over to Oakland. Mrs. Lawlor lived on California street near Fourth avenue, and with her at the time of the earthquake were her husband and brother Hayes, and Miss Elsie Bennett. They were awakened by the earth quake and falling of plaster. After dressing, they moved to a vacant lot next deor, where they lived for two days. Messrs. Lawlor and Howard had to walk three miles for food each day, and over to the Presidio for water. Occurrences were heartrend ing. On Friday they went over to Golden Gate Park, where Dr. Law lor had charge of the emergency hospital. The dead and dying were being packed in by the score, and the ground outside was stacked | high wiib bloody sheets. located his family. He had beard they wore at the alms house. Mrs. Lawlor states that the reg ular soldiers saved the city. The volunteers were mainly a fresh lot who liked to flourish a gun, but the regulars were steady, hard workers and deserve unlimited praise. Automobiles proved a blessing. They were everywhere, hauling the dead and wounded, distributing bread, etc. The train left Oakland at mid night Saturday and reached Rose- burg at 5 o’clock Monday morning. There were just common day coaches, but the railroad company w as very considerate. Towns along the line furnished food. intact, also costly bronzes nnd other metalwork. One woman found a! piece of gold worth severul thousand dollars, supposed to be coin molted by the intense boat. The commercial banks are pre paring to resume business in n pre liminary way by opening llieir vaults. I t has been arranged to pay depositors not exceeding $500 on their accounts. Each bank had sums transferred to its credit by correspondents in London, Paris and New York. Transfers are to be made through the mint, and the money will be available at that point. The form of proceedure will be for the depositor to draw bis check in the usual form. After The stage left Roseburg at 6 being endorsed by the cashier or o’clock Monday morning, so for other officer of the bank the cus three nights and days Mrs. Lawlor tomer may present it and have it was without sleep, yet she is thank cashed at the mint. ful to arrive*kome safe. Killed at Santa Rosa. Devising Plans for Rebuilding Mr. Smith, manager of the South San Francisco, April 24.— Steps are being taken to organize a mnve- ern Oregon Company’a store at Eiu- ment for the rebuilding of San 1 Piro> durinK the regime, and Francisco on the plans of Daniel father of Mrs. Morton L. Tower, Burnham, the architect. W hile the formerly of Empire City, but now various other committees have been of San Francisco, lost his life in a busy with relief work, many prom hotel at Sata Rosa, following Cali inent citizens have beon in consul fornia’s terrible earthquake shook. tation, and within the next few days This is the only fatality known to plans will be outlined and the work have occrred to any one with ne. of making arrangements for the quaintanees on the bay. A t the most beautiful city in the world will time of his death Mr. Smith was traveling for a large wholesale be well under way. W . L. Barnett, one ol the men in house. H e was an estimeble gentle this latest movement, Bays all the man and many friends in this city funds needed for this great work deplore his sad fate.—Sun will be forthcoming just as soon San Fraueisco, April 24— Satur as the committee is ready to begin its work. Telegrams have been day night triplets were born to one sent all over the country explaining of the homeless women nt the Presi- the plans of the committee, and do, and the same night eight little great men of finance have expressed tots made their appearance on the their willingness to co-operate in reservation at Fort Mason. Six u ...... : B a . i-'------------ - u .... the great wuik nJvuuutj «u y pita), and two. out on the vacant funds that are needed. The work will commence right at space adjoining the fort, where t>e the water front This district will mothers had taken refuge. The be entirely robuilt on new aud mod babes all are reported to be healthy ern, as well as picturesque lines. It youugsters. is estimated that the work right Salem, Or., April 25.— Governor there will cost $25,000,000. New wharves and the like will be con Camberlain has telegraphed Gov structed on entirely different lines, ernor Pardee as follows: "W hat are the actual conditions and new depots will be built. The other portions of the city will nt San Francisco now? Do you be improved exactly after Mr. Burn need supplies, such as potatoes and W ill you have work for ham’s plans, which have been fully flour? unemployed in removing debris, or explained in the San Francisco press for the last two years. The will they have to leave the city? great boulevard, the terrace at Twin Report fuliy what we can do.” The governor also wired to Par Peaks and the various parks and other beauty spots will now be con dee thus; “ Many children and some babies structed. A commission last Sunday investi are coming through here unidenti gated all the buildings left standing fied and unaccompanied by anyone, upon the main thoroughfare of the cared for only by strangers. Can devasted city. I t was ascertained they not be gathered together here that nearly all the steel frame struc and kept together for subsequent tures had withstood the earthquake, ideutification? As it is, they will be and, though almost without excep forever lost to their parents.” tion they had been gutted, the loss There have been over 75 births was in most cafes confined to the among the refugees, among them a contents. daughter to Claus Spreckles. As showing the disposition pre There have been five deaths at vailing among property-owners of Berkeley from the quake and ex the city, the action of the Humboldt posure. Bank, which w ill at once erect a new building 17 Htories in height, Adjusters are at Work. may be cited. Two months ago plans were ap A meeting which embraced sub proved nnd contracts let for the stantially all the fire companies do building, and the steel for construc ing business on the Coast was held tion is already on the way West at Reed Hall, Oakland, this morn from Eastern agents of the contrac ing. It resolved to announce to the tors. public that headquarters has been The site is on the south side of established in Oakland where all Market street, 100 feet east of matters nppertainng to the subject Fourth. The site cost $400,000, o f insurance will be considered. and is held bj its owner to have A ll mail matters and telegrams in every cent of its original value tended for the several e today. The building will cost win b„ (Urfturbuted here. I $500,000. stated that most of the companies The Mutual L ife Insurance Com- baj a]ready procured offices .n Oak N o Stop-over at W a y Porte. pany has decided to rebuild on its j jan(j_ j t wag further resolved that Electiic Lights. Everything in First old site on Montgomery, Sacramento overything that was possible would Class 8tyle. and Commercial streets, a bigger | bo j one tc expedite the business, and better building. I t will now but owing to the existing conditions cover the whole frontage of the of affairs no results could be reach block on Montgomery street, in ed at present. It was also decided AT NORTH BEND stead of a corner of the lot, as to open at once the insurance infor Is now open for the recep The party walked down to Mar heretofore. mation bureau at the Ferry build tion of patients. The terms ket street and the sights there were ing in Han Francisco.— 8. F . Bulle, are $10 per week and Oakland, April 26.— The with tin. j pitiful. upwards. F or particulars The paying stones were very hot drawal of troops from the burned Oakland, Cal., April 24—Insur apply to from the fires, yet people camped on district in section No. 4, where them. The smell of burnt flesh was Chinatown once stood, wag followed ance experts, after careful examina by a raid of looters upon the ruins. tion, estmateil the loss by earth sickening. Sewers bad bursted and many Men and women by the hundreds quake and fire at $600,000,000, and NORTH BEND, OREOON The Mercy Hospital Sisters of Mercy V nowlton’s Drug Store * and fortifications of the harbor en trance shows heavy damage was caused by the earthquake. The guns are out of commission and ex tensive repair» to the forts will bo necessary. Most ghastly of all is the state ment of W ill Ames, a Salt Lake man. escaped to Los Angels. He says: “ While I was walking about the streets I saw man after man shot down by the troops. Most of these were ghouls. One man made the troopers believe that one of the dead bodies lying on pile of rocks was his mother, and he was permit ted to go up to the body. Appar ently overcome by grief, he threw * himself across the corpse. In an other instant the soldiers discover * ed that he wbs chewing the diamond * earrings from the ears of the dead woman. * Carries a full and complete stock of DRUGS, MEDICINE, FINE STATIONERY, TOILET ARTICLES. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * . Josh’s Place, * * * * T. T. LAND, Proprietor. ' l ' San Francisco, April 24.— It is believed the charred bones of 17 * repose in the ashes of a frame build ing at 119 Fifth street. A fragment * of one body hns been recovered. * The building collapsed like an egg (!) shell, and the wreckage instantly took fire. A ll attemts at rescue (!) were futile. The occupants who 96. escaped saw a man and woman pin ioned on a bed, and also heard a baby crying. Mrs. Murray, the proprietor is missing. Dr. C. P. Taggart, one of the prominent phy sicians of Los Angeles, who volun teered his services to the Red Cross, was shot and Killed Monday by the accidental discharge of a pistol while running up tho steps of the Crock er school building. He was a grand- uato of the Morris Medical College. NJ/ Billiard Card rooms (!) and Pool Tables Soft Drinks (!) ?IN Fruits, Nuts, Candies, Cigars and Tobacco. City News Stand. 9 'c Watchmaker and Jeweler, î <L F ro n t Stre e t, $ i stomach and bowels and give the J blood a chance to purify itself. They relieve headache headache, sallow complexion, etc. Sold by R. S. Knowlton. (j) W.H.SCHROEDER J Living indoors so much during the winter months creates a sort of stufi’y, ivant-of-ozone condition n the blood and system generally. Clean up and get ready for spring. T ' _ ,.f»w Early famous liiuiv. j... — • «-> * Riser» »..uuo ttiG T!.; - — * * anc C O Q U IL L E , A il w w w \ A in o k ’ w w w OREGON. m ia o a im t e e d . w w w w w w . r ROSEBURG-MYRTLE POINT- STAGE LINE By Chicago wholesale and mail order house, assistant man ager (man or woman) for this coun ty nnd adjoining territory. Salary $20 and expenses paid weekly; ex pense money advanced. Work pleasant; position, permanent. No Saddle Horses of best quality always on band. Good Rigs in redi- investment or experience required. ness for special trips. In fact, a general Stage and Livery busiiiei.s. Spare time valuable. W rite at once Accommodations fo r Taveliug uieu a specialty for particulars and enclose self-ad Leave Coquille at 6 a. m., arriving at Roseburg at 10 p. m. Fare $.>.50 dressed envelope. Superintendent, 132 Lake St. Chicago, 111. W anted : B. F E N T O N P ro p M ARSHFIELD Why Suffer From Rheumatism. W hy suffer from rheumatism when one application of Chamber lain's Pain Balm will relieve the pain? The quick relief which this liniment affords makes rest and sleep possible, and that alone is worth many times its cost. Many who have used it hoping only for a short relief from suffering have been happily surprised to find that after awhile the relief became perma nent. Mrs. V. H. Leggett, of Yum Yum, Tennessee, U. S. A,, writes' “ I am a great sufferer from rheu mutism, all over from head to foot, Chamberlain’s Pain Bairn is the only thing that will relieve the pain.” For sale by by R. 8, Knowlton. P h y s ic a l General Hospital A private hospital for the care and treatment of medical, surgical and obstetrical cases. in every Equipment new and modern particular Rates from $15 to $30 per week Including room, bjard, g.meral nursing and drugs. Miss S. C. Lakeman, Matron. M a r s h fie ld , O r e g o n . Culture and Exprès sion Mrs. Wootton, of the Columbia College of Expression, Chicago, will take a limited number of pupils. Apply at N. E. corner 2nd floor of school building between 4 and 5 o’clock p. m. - For « S a le . A threc-disc Hancock plow will be sold at a bargain, also a span of young horses well broke. Inquire at this office. Robinson has completed shelving 67 dozen of the Brown 8hoe Com pany’s shoes. They are up-to-date in style and finish, in fact the most "n ifty” lot of shoes ever brought to wn. Call and s e e ’em. Claude Greneral Drayman Successor to W , H . M ansell. W IL L M E E T A L L B O A T S A N D T R A I N S . All orders handled with carefulness and expedience. A g e n t fo r th e b e s t G o o s C o u n ty C o a l the HORSFALL HOSPITAL MISS L. G. GOULD. SUPERINTENDENT. A private H o sp ita l w e ll e q u ip p e d fo r the treat m ent o f s u r g ic a l and m e d ic a l d ise a se s. T ra in e d N u rs e s in A tte n d an ce . Duprey’s Celery Headache Pow. ders, give instant relief. Price 25 cents. R. 8. Knowlton, Coquille City; C. Y. Lowe, Bandon. For Information Address Full stock of A. A. Cutter shoes Lorenz’s. F ox, ’P h o n e 631. W m . H o r s f a l l , M . D ., M arshfield, Oregon.