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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 26, 1902)
iwl. NTior5t ""Mo bs Tata Fr:sn The ASTOM PUBUC IJBSARY ASSOCiAlIO!f. 1 UY vvifho n. Any -'HO l ,,KJ KUl4 otrensi te liable tu VOL. I.V ASTORIA. OKiXON, THUSDAY, AUGUST 20. 1902. NO. 49 THuti W? rift Hume started the salmon industry and Astoria grew from a village to a city. The Hume mind sees the possi bilities of the lumber industry and Astoria will grow from a city to a metropolis. Astoria Will Boom In about six months there'll be a stir in Astoria that will please all, so put on your best smile and decent duds and you'll be in the procession. For Decent Duds See Wise Wisell Throw in the SMILE SMILINGLY YOURS ?0OOO00OKOOOO0 BUY A DOZEN I Of our llrtntlHtnuc and Artistic Hounted and Matted Pictures nml oVcornto your homo or yotir bcui li eottugo. Soo tlio Window Display i GRIFFIN c ooc co o: -c oooo jjiBXXxxnxxt!Xx::xiix::ixtXXXx::iixxiixxt!xixxix::xiai rUK FALL AND WINTER SUPPLIES j Of (.Invent s, Provisions, save you money jj Fisher BrosM txaxx:ixxxxiixx:!xxxxxxtaxxx:sxxuxxs:xx:zxx::xxuxx:sxxaxi! ,mmtttJttjjn:wfHrMmtajmmJttitsjmntttttatjt:t::mK::mmtKatt BOYS WAKE MEN If tho right stuff is iu them. Give the Boys a Chance A boy feds and looks more manly if lie is well and comfortably dressed. f his elbows aro out or his shoes don't fit ho is handicapped. Bring li the Boys Wo soil every article a well-dressed boy needs at lowest prices and THE RIGHT STUFF IS IN THEM It costs no more in tho long run to dress the boys well if you use good jiulg mont In buying. P.A.STOKES ilmmjmtattjtnunttUttnmtma 04OOOO0Ov00vOvC04K & REED O0OC O0OC C0COKC Ktc, call on us, wo can 546-550 Bond st. .... i 'TVtNTIETHgl CENTURY J mmmwumsmtnmimmmat TRAIN ROBBERS FAIL TO SECURE BOOTY Northern Pacific Train Held LP and Robbers Attempt to Blow Up Baggage Car. EXPLOSIVES FAIL TO WORK After All TlK-lr KHortN Had Ijilkil lh Men Allowed I Ik- Dnu iiM'rr to Kiiimi. HP"K AV:, Aug, 25. -fbf west-bo jnd Nrithcrn I'nclAo train was held up ;it Huiidpolnt, Mnh't, tonight. The rob-Im-iii. ot whom there win seven, furc iho PHKliiwr to stop the truln ,hlle they uncoupled the bijigaiie cur, Then ihey fomti..i ih engtnw at th 'iHiint of n revolver to puil up the track lubout three mile, whet; they at tempted to wreck llm batwage cur 'with itvtinmM". The explosive failed to wntfc. iiinl after sending about 15 jnilnut with the car the robbers Ue jiuinii'il, uliowing the engineer to go ,baik to the train. Two other thugs Ind guarded the truln. keeping the ritiiienBiTit Inside by firing nvolvir along the iids. No attempt wiii made to molest the pasengeni, nrtil after the engine came bark the robbers Uft and the train came to Vp-ikine. MLRC.E AM. t,OCAL STREET RAILWAYS. Negotiations Pending for Pur.hase of Portland t'lly and Suburban Railways. PORTLAND. Au. 28. -Negotiation are pending between the Portland Rail way Company and the Cll ind Ku hurbau Rail.v.iy Commny with a view to tho purchase of (he tatter by the former. The nriiixmed ionolM;illoll. If eftVct- fd, will coniiollilate nil the Mreet rall- wnyK of Piirtiim l under one lyatern. SLEPT IN PANOEROl'fl PLAi'E. On Awnknlnir He lmt tti-1 Halam-e and Rolled Over Edpe i f Cliff. NEW YORK, Aug. I5.-I.ouIh U t'onway, a forninn In ihe -!ty rleiinlng dt'iiai'tmcnt. lay down on the cliff at :Onp Hundred and EJshly-Heventh utreet and the Hieedway for a nap. After sleeping un hour he w ike nnd, In etretihluif. loBt hi balance, rolled over the edge of the cliff to the Speed way below, a dlxtnnec of ! feet, nnd wuk Inxtuntly killed. Conway's fatal fall wit wltnesoed by nevern! plennure seeker on the cllll. PLAYS WITH LOADED RIFLE. As a Result the Woman Is In a Criti cal Condition. WALLA WALLA, Auif. :5.-Mr. Henry Ulaekmnn, nge-l 19, accidentally shot herself while playing with n lead ed tine this evening. It Is not be lived she can live. MURDERER CAPTUR BR AT VANCOUVER. VANCOUVER. Wash., Awr. 25. Andrew AVhlte, who ! wanteit n Port land for tha murdeh of Pier Benu chene on last Friday ntgh was ar rested here today by the city marshal. White was reeognlxed at tha Vuncour or barracks by a sol. Her, to whom White had made a proposition for a change of clothing. The soldier at once not I tied the marshal. ROSSLAND HAS 75,0O0 FIRE. ROSSLAND, R. i'., Aug. I!. In two hourn this afternoon rtre old $75,0 0 damage In the business and residen tial sections of RosUtnd. Fire broke cut tn tho establishment of P. Rums . Co.. butchers. The blase was not covered until It had secured conslde eiable headway. Among the buildings burned are: Rurns' building, Anaconda saloon, Coeur t)'Alene saloon, Thompson's restaurant, and a number of other business buildings and residences, In cluding two large three-story buildings used as stores. The Rossland Miner, a newspaper office, was among the houses saved. ATTEMPT TO LTNCH MOTORMAN. Friends of Injured Man Attack Car manFight "Ensued by Mob. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT WILL VISIT OREGON SOON xxxixxixxxxxrxxxxxxxxrxxxx NEW YORK. Auir. K.-ISeeauae one of a party of 15 Italians wan run over at ejrojrici iivenue and Potter place by a trolley car, the men In th'- arly attacked Ihe motromarf, John O'Neill, pulled him off the car and beat him and attempted to drag him to a tree with tho Intention of hanging hlin. Then pufenifer of the crowded csr In terfered nnd fighting ensued, but the police reserves appeared, drove the crowd of 2000 away, which look nearly an hour, and rescued O'Netl, The Injured man, Uosano CliilKtlano, was leading two children. He made them run on ahead us he saw the ear coming, fhrlstlano was kno ked down by the car and both lecg were cut off. RECEIVES FfLL SENTENCE. Is Given Ten Years In Prison for Rank Wrickiiiff. WHATCOM. Aii. lIj.-J.Kk-e Neterer today senten. el H. M. John Wx to 10 vears In the penitentiary, the limit under the luvss, fo;' bank wrecking. LAIUiE rillRIPMENT OF CATTLE. PORTLAND. Me., Aug. 2S.The larg est shipment of cattle ever taken ucroHS the Atlantic left on the steamer Nordsen of the Dominion line. In all there were 1179 head of cuttle and !3!K shiep. This breaks all records fur tat tle shippments from the new world to the old. KEPT TAB ON THE ' CHURCH GOERS Chicago With Its 666 Churches Has 68,189 Sunday Worshippers. CHICAGO, Aug. ij.-For Hie purpose of ascertaining what proportion of the population of Chicago attends church on Sunday, the Record-Horald yester duy made a count of the men nnd wo men at the larger places of worship within the city. The general result follow: Men at churche. 'tUU. Won-en at ihunh, 1 23.:2K. ToMl, Wl.r.7. Mi M I'l Chlcflgo. w.Mr.s. Winner in chloaifl, 727,(!i"2. Total, 1.JS-,S15. Men at chutih, 14.4. WuM'en at clviivh, 17.0. Men nnd women at church, 1".S. The total numtr of chur.'h. s In Chl enso, according to the city directory for 15U Is 6fiS Manifestly It would lie Impossible to count the ttlMulnnce of nil these clme. h.i. exivpt bv elab orate preparation. One hundred nnd twenty-flvi loa.llii churches were therefore seleote.l and n careful count was made of the prnpl present with the following results: Men IS.9H. Women. 41 ?tt. Total. S, 19. D was decided ifter a careful study of statistics that a conservative esti mate of tlf total number In attend ance at all the churche would be three tlmei the number counted. To determine the tier put tge that these numbers bore to the total popu lation of Chloago, the United States een.ius of IMP was usel as a basis. As the population Inoresed at the rate of 5.44 per cent annually l.Mween 1990 and 1C It was considered that the population for 1903 could be reason ably and co.iservttively considered 10 nor rent greater than It was in 1900, and th.' percentage computatlo.ts were made on this busl. MEXICO TO HIRE 1W0 NEGROES. MONTEREY. Mexico. All. 2B. T. R. Fltsslmmons, a contractor, has return ed to Monterey after a trip through the republic In search of laborers for railway construction. He filled to se cure a single workman. At Tnmptco he found that iviiraetors hod dlsnatchei a boat to JcniMlot to bring over 10?0 negroes. Ihey will be- Insur ed employment for one year. SATS IT WAS AN ACCIDENT. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 25.-A. W. Mitchell was at the head of the Mich igan Lumbsr Company of Cardlllae, Mich, Dr. Miller, who accompanied Mitchell returned to the city today. He says Mitchell's death was an ac cident and that the millionaire fell into the lea. Preparations Are Being Made For a Trip Through the Northwest and California. Chief Executive WI;1 Attesl the Bknnlal Convention of Loco- motive Fireman at Chattanooga. SAN FRANCISCO, Au?. ?5.-United Htnles Senator A. O. Foster, who Is In this city, is authority for the Bur netii that Preslde.it .tocsevilt will visit this coait next fall. The chief executive will be accompanied by bis wife an family, unl will re main, It Is said, In Han Francisco for at bait three days. Ser.ator Foster Is here, on bis way to Honolulu, where ne will meet other members of a committee appointed to look Into affairs of the crown lands. He expriU the arrival of Senator Mitchell today. Ia speakln of the Intended visit ot Ptesldent RoosevcU to San FrancMco and the coast !n general, Senator Fos ter Mated that nffairs are at pressnt bting arranged for the proposed trip. The president will visit during his tour, all cities by way of Vshington and Montana, and will return via the Enlnn Pacific. J PRESIDENT ACCEPTS INVITVTION PEORIA, 111., Aug. 25. President Rotsevelt has accepted an lnvl'atlon to be present at the biennial session of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fiie men at Chattanooga, September t. KRL'GER WILL RESIGN. General Botha to Be Future Leader of the Boers. LONDON, Aug. 25.-The Brussels I . . . . nf , K r Unit,, -.K I i mii.'i I,, w me iLttj i t.s-.'H 'hears that as a result of the confer ences between Kruger and' the Boer j generals. Krugtr is to resign the lead ership of tho Boer people. General Botha, adds the correspondent, was unanimously designated the futuer leader of the Boers. SHOT BY HIGHWAYMEN. A Bullet Causes intestines to Be Cut In Fifteen Places. WALLA WALLA, Aug. JS.-Wlth a bullet hole In hi a boly and his intes tines cut in 13 places by the missile, i Peter Nelson lies at St. Marys hos Ipltal here ami will die. Nelson was fhot at i'aseo last niyni ami rouoeu of $15 by two men. When ordered to throw tip bis hands he rt fused and was shot. NEGRO PAYS PENALTY OF CRIME. Woman Whom He Assaulted Dies and He Is lynched, RALEIGH. N. C, Aug-. I5.-Le Jones, a negro, charged with criminally assaulting Mrs, William Smith near Seven Springs last Frllay inflicting In juries from which Mrs. Smith died to .day, was lynched near here this aft jernoon, j . CASHED ANOTHER MAN'S CHECK. 'Received It Through the Mall and j Changed the Signature. I BOISE, Aug. 25. -Chief af Police Francis returned tonight from Long Valley with a prisoner namea William M. Land, charged with forgery. He Isecured $1083 on a draft that did not 'belong to him. The draft was rent from Harrisburg, Va., by .f. K. Lam to 'his father, W. . Lam. It arrived here 'june 25 and the letter was handed out 'at the postofflce to Land by mistake. 'The latter changed the name Lam to Land, and got F. Cobb, a merchant to indorse It, and walked off with the ' money. SWIMS 12 MILES IN SEVEN - AND ONE-HALF HOURS. I NEW YORK. Aug. 25. Herman IDeuta has succeeded In swimming from I the Battery to Coney Island, a distance 'of 12 miles, in sevep and one-half hours. He was so completely exhaust, 'ed when he reached the pier that he xxxxxxxxixxxlxixxxxxxxxxxx dropfied unconscious on the beach. Restoratives were administered and he revived sufficiently to start for home after a few hours' rest. Deutz was one of seven members of the volunteer life saving corps who entered In a swimming contest from the Battery to Coney Island. Several harbor tugs and launches accompanied the swim mers. When off Rath beach Deuta asked for a stimulant. While he drank It he supported himself on the boat. For this reason a protest was made by the other contestants. RIO GRANDE RIVER HSIa Fear That the City of Rincon May Be Washed Away. EL PASO Tex., Aug. 25.-The Rio Oran-Je river Is rising rapidly In New Mexico. At Rincon the river Is full to the banks and Is still rising. Tt is feared that the town may be f.galn washed away. OLDEST TEACHERS LOSE JOES. Because Members of Family Are Non Union Mine workers. SHENANDOAH, Pa.. Aug. 24.-The jschool board of Mahony township re- movea six or tne otaest learners in the township, because members of the families of these teacher are non union mineworkars. MILES TO VISIT THE PHILIPPINES Refuses to Be Questioned as to His Business Has Re ceived Permission. NEW YORK, Aug. 25,-Oeneral Nel son A. Miles will sail for the Philip pines within a few weeks says a Her ald dispatch from Boston. He Is reti cent as to the object of the trip. When asked if he was going in his official capacity, he replied: " Well, I'm not going as a tourist, neither am I going for my health. I cannot tell until I get there what I will do." " Will you t.nko ny part In the ne gotiation relative to the friars' lands?" "No." ' " Will you confer in any way with, or make any suggestions to the civil srovernment there?" " No, I will have nothing to cSo with anv matters outsidi of my p'OfwiM." General MH-s declinel to answer other questions relit!, to his Ulp. A Washington dispatch regarding the Washington report declares noth ing is known in the ofilce of the adjutant-general regarding the intentions of General Miles to go to Manila. The sreneral would not have to report to that office his intention to leave the country, but it is thought he would not take such a step witnout commn ulcating his Jntent'on to the secretary of war or the president WITH PRESIDENT'S PERMISSION. BOSTON Aug. 25.-Secretary Cortel- you stated today that lieutenant General Miles was going to the Philip pines by permission of the president. I E PLURIBUS UNUA1 (Si C I I 1 KITH 'Tr If - i '"tiwJlfe- 1.-.IH II-" 1 THE ECLIPSE HARDWARE COMPANY Plumbers and 527 BOND STREET ttow;wttmmmt8tttttmttmmm$tm YEAR'S OUTPUT OF . GOLD AND SILVER PRODUCT FOR 1901 Shows a Slight Decrease, According to Director of Mint. GOLD VALUE IS $78,666,700 Silver Prod tut Exceed Kt,OW, (MM) Oregon') MoM Value Is I,188,l(JO; Silver, ikMS,04iO. WASHINGTON, Aug. !5.-The di rector of the mint, aas fssj-:d a final estimuteof the production of gold and silver in the United States during the cale-Jar year 1S0L Durlnsr that year the United States produo1 ;,805,5tl) ounces of gold, valued at 178,666,700. This is a decrease of 139,43)0, tr .0634 1 per cent as compared with the yield of 1900. The silver yield for 1U amount- led to 55.211,000 ounces, of the value of $J3.J.28,4O0. v,bli h Is 2,433,'i0) ounces, or 5 pr cent, less than the output of 1900. The statement Issued by tho director shows the following product'on of igold e.ni silver: , State Gold Value Silver Value $ 2S.T40 - 555. SAO 3.327,M 7,879,02(1 l.OS'.EUO (A 0(0 6.64H.4SO, . 260.600 Alaska $ ,S3.70O California M.S91.409 Idaho , 1.869.000 Montana 4 Til 100 Nevada ..' 2',M3,sOO Oregon :.. 1.1S8.10) Utah J.1SO.Z0O Washington .... 2SO.",00 Totls $38,502,800 $19,883,300 MILLIONAIRE SUICIDES.. HONOLULU. Aug. t, via San Fran cis, o, Aug. 25. A. 1. Mitchell, re putt ed to be a millionaire from Michigan, a passenger on the Coptic ,commlttil suicide August 12 by Jumping over bard when the vessel was three day out from 'San Francisco. , BRIDGE BUILDEH DROWNED. LINCOLN. Neb., Aug. 25. C. P. Ol son, for 25 years sueprlntendent of jbiiiges for tha Burlington railroad system west of the Missouri river, was drowned todav at Burlington, la. ., TO PROTECT NON-UNION MEN. TAMAQUA, Au?. 25. A portion of the first battalion. Twelfth eglrnent, will be movid Into Lingeforil at day break tomorrow to protect the non union men on their way to work. BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE. At Philadelphia Philadelphia, 7; Cleveland, 3. At Baltimore Baltimore, 21; Chica go, . At Boston Boston, 8; St. Louis, 0. Af Washington Washington, S; De trot, 6; (second- Washington, 10; De troit, 7. NATIONAL LEAGUE. . At Cincinnati Cincinnati, S; Brook lyn. 2. At Pittsburg Pittsburg, 8; Brook lyn. 6. At Chicago Chicago, 5; Boston, 1 Stcarafitters, ASTORIA, OREGON m -