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VOL. LVI1.
' ASTORIA, OREGON. SI N DAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1901.
NO. 103.
NERVY ROBBER
MAKES EASY
rivivur
l
1 V- , . r- .;:
Relleve$ a German Logger From
the North Shore of the Co
lumbia of , All the
Coin He Had
;. Wore a Mask and Carried a Gun
J ' That Minimized the Possi
' bility of Argument
NO CLtW TO THE BOLD THIEF
f
Turim the Trick Near Coiunier
I claJ unci HevriiU t iilh autl
f 111 Away In (he
. DarkiM'M.
I J One of the most Airing holdups that
I ver occurred In Aatorla took jiliu e lust
, night near the corner of Seventeenth
; ' and Commercial atrta, In a art of
j the city that la much frequented. The
. robber la described aa having been a
'"j small man, but h carried a sonvlnelnj
.rnmnl In th utAV it R ifiLntrt.rnua
- V lmiklng gun, and hi demand tor money
f Viia nwlo in a most decisive fine. Ha
'. secured S22.
( I Tha victim of tha robbery was Then-
, dre Meyer, who worke In Henry Hlka
I oni ahora logging camp. La ti'ght
(l jbout ;I0 he started eaat on Comm-r-(jplul
street for an evening walk, end
J When a abort distance eaat of the foot
p f Seventeenth atrwt wua accosted I y
1 the robber. There ta no light fit the
'.in hm tha hold-up occurred and
fMever woa not aware of we presence
of tha robber until ha presented th
i gun and demanded ta tnony.
Tha robber wore a heavy black nuk
f over bis face and probably had Hepped
I behind a telegraph pole when ha ob-
aerved the approach of the stropp'ng
German from the logging camp. Cov
ering Meyer with the revolver, the rob
ber aald: "
"Ilava you any money T'
"I have." replied Meyer.
Then hand It over," commanded the
robber.
Meyer reluctantly went down In hla
pocket and produced hla puma, th rob
ber meantime keeping him well rovered.
The puraa contained $20 In gold and
II in silver. Aa toon aa the robber got
the money ha turned to tha eaat and
ran along Commercial tret, disup
pearlng In tha dark new, He la iiellevcd
to have gone Into tha railroad yet i ds,
where ha could aaaily evade pursuit.
, "If the robber hadn't shoved (hat gun
under my noae, X would bitve eaten
him up," aald the big logger, discussing
the hold-up. "nut I did not fancy the
appearance of the gun. Juat a momtnt
or two after the man took my money
two other men came along from down
town, but the robber had disappeared."
Tha police, who have Kept the ty
free from auapluloua charicters for
month, have no clew that might If ad'
to tha arreat of the robber. The hold
up occurring laat night la the flrat that
has taken place for a long time. The
lust trick turned occurred at almost the
earn a pot, the victim ortng a eoldler,
who waa relieved of a aom of rwney
and aome Jewelry belonging to hla
aweetbeaert. Tha robber laat night re
lieved Meyer of everything he had In
the way of valuable, rVK-aune of the
darkness Meyer la unable to give an
accurate descrlnlton of the num. ex
cept to aay that he waa about 5 feet 7
or S Inchea In height, welifhfna from 10
to H6 pounds. He went about the Jb
In a businesslike manner that denoted
prevloua experience.
Officer Oberg anya the clrcumnlBMce
tenda to emphaalre the need for more
treet llghta between HeventeemU
atreet and the depot, and exprenn-
aurprlae that mm robbArloa are n't
committed there.
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS
BETWEEN JAPAN AND
Baron de Rosen, Representing St, Peters
burg Government at ToKio, Expected
to Depart for Home in Few Days '
While Japanese People Are Not Fully Aware of Situation, they Know
That War Is Imminent, and Await the Clash With Same Equani
mity That Has Characterized Them During Pre
liminary Stages of Controversy.
Tokio, Feb. 6. It la clear that diplo
matic relatione between Jupan 'and
nuHdlii have been broken. Baron De
ftoaen, the Ruxlan minister, la ex
tweted to depart in a few daya. The
populace la not aware of the diplomatic
proceedlnga and although W Is gener
ally known that the country la on the
eve of war, tho people await the clnah
with the mi mo calmneae that marked
their demeanor In the 'preliminary
atugea of the controveray. ,
NEITHER POWER CAN CONQUER
Reyea Elected Praeident
Wiuhlngton, Feb. I. A private dis
patch received here from Ttueim Ven
tura, announcea that General Iteyee
waa elected president of Colombia on
February I. Conaalea Valencia wnt
elected vlce-prealdent.
Harrlman May Haw Control.
Han Franclaco, Feb. Boulhern Pa
cific aurveyora are now taking an ac
tive part In locating the final aurwja
for Hcnatcr W. A. Clarka la Angelea
and Bait Lake Rallroafl, aouth from
Catlentea, Nev., to Paggett, Cat.' For
this reaeon It la believed in railroad
and financial circle that E. H. H inl
man, either through the Bout hern:Iit
fnmrnnv or the Union I'a Ifif r
hl nreson Khort Line, hua obtained
control of the Clark road.
Judge Parkee, PreeJdent.
Kew York. Feb. 6.At a notable
gathering of democrata at the Manhat
tan Club, at dinner tonight. Juatlce
Charles H. Truax, who prealded, had
many good thlnga to aay of Chief Jua
tlce Alton B. Parker, of the court of
appeala, only to be Interrupted at the
end by repeated cheers for "Judge
Parker, the next president f the Unit
ed Btatea"
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PER CENT REDUCTION
On fclothingV Furnishing'
Goods, Hats. Shoes, Etc.
Excepting only Dunlap Hats, E. & V. Ct.llars Oil
and Rubber Goods and Dents Gloves. .'
THIS MEANS A GREAT SACRIFICE
as pur goods are sold on very
close margins. :
SALE COMMENCES
Monday, January 4, 1904.
Author Believes That Lasting Triumph
Can Not Be Effected.
Puria, Feb. . Public attention la
riveted on the omnoua war cloud hang
ing over the far eaat, and nswantpere
relied public feeling that waa is very
near at hand, only the moat conserva
tive maintaining that a pacific solution
I possible. It la notceable that tfiose
havng governmen relations tike dis
couraging vlewa.
M. lieroy lieaulieu, the eminent au
thor and authority on Russia ?nd the
far east, being asked what he thought
of Russla'a controversy with Jspan,
made the following reply:
. "In the event of war I am convinced
that neither party will be able to con
quer the other. Russia will not be able
to jienetrate Into Japan and admlnls-J
ter a conclusive and lasting overthrow,
and Japan will be equally unable to
penetrate into Russia and give a last
ing effect to any temporary triumphs."
Anxiously Await Developments.
St. Petersburg, Feb. (.The acene
of the Russo-Japanese negotiations has
shifted, and now Russia waits for Japan
to see how her latest word is to be
received. As each communication has
passed between the capitols of the con
testing powers, the situation has be
come more tense, until it is now feared
that diplomacy la making Its hist ex
change and the questions at Issue may
go to the arbitration of sterner meth
ods. Russia tonight la keenly awake to
the possibilities of the situation and Is
eagerly waiting the first Intimation
which may give a clew to the temper of
Japan. '
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Little News Reaahes London.
London, Feb. (. A day of tension
and apprehension has been passed here
and London is still without information
regarding developments In the far east
ern situation other than news received
by dispatch to the Aspclated Press,
, TJp to a late hour tonight no further
dispatches had been received at the Jap
anese legation,' the officials there In
slstln that exceptor news contained
In the press dispatched, they were still
without even an Intimation of how the
Russian reply to Janan's demands had
been received.
that no gambling or anything of
questionable character waa going on
in the rooms. In vain the officer again
demanded admittance, but he waa re
fused, and after a heated discussion.
with Collins he left the saloon.
Cantwell saya he will place the entire
matter before the council aa soon as
possible. ' " . .
Children Nearly Burned.
Sumpter, Ore., Feb. . Mr, and Mra.
EL A. Case, of tbia city, sat at the the
ater, applauding the acta and thor
oughly enjoying the play, while their
home burned and their two Utile chil
dren came near to death by the blaze
or auffocation. ' Their residence waa
completely gutted and only the effort
of bystanders saved . the tittle ones.
Neither .father nor mother knew of the
fire until all waa over.
Two men rushed into the burn'ng
building and carried the children to
safety. Earl Case, S years old, was un
conscious, lying on the floor of . his
room, when found. , The other child, a
girl, was carried from the upper story.
J. E. Shinn, an electrician, being her
rescuer. v .
The fire occurred Wednesday night
and the damage totals $1000.
Mrs. Maybrick Guarded.
London, Feb. (. Mrs. Maybrick Is
serving out her last few months of
her life sentence for killing her hus
band In the .country home of the sisters
of Epiphany at Truro, Cornwall. She
is guarded from communication with
the outside world as Jealously as
though she waa still , In Aylesbury
prison. Even the sister with whom she
associates and' the servants have no
Idea she really is Mrs. Maybrick. No
newspapers are allowed her and only
such books as are given by the sister.
At first newspapers were surreptitously
supplied her, but It was discovered and
a aevere reprimand followed. ;
CONDITION OF SENATOR
REGARDED FAVORABLE
Washington, Feb. . The oflU'inl an
nouncement of Senator Hanna'a condi
tion tonight la regarded aa favorable.
A bulletin written by Dr. Rixey arter
taking the senator's temperature and
pulse at S o'clock folows:
"Senator Ilajina has rested fairly
well since morning. Temperature,
102.4; pulse, 92." No comment was
made by the doctor on a higher pulse
tonight, there being an increase of 10
beats over last night. The tempera
ture, which Is practically unchanged. Is
regarded as the more Important.
JUDGE CLANCY SAYS LAW
IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Butte, Mont., Feb. 8. Judge Hancy
today denied the motion for a 'change
of venue under the law passed by the
Inst legislature, 'on the ground that !be
law is unconstitutional. The court is
of the opinion that under the constitu
tion of the state there Is no provision
for the enactment of disqualifying a
Judge from trying cases that may come
before him, and to make BUch a law
effective it would be necessary to
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amend the constitution. Proceedings
will be begun Immediately In the su
preme, court to compel Judge Clancy
to grant a change of venue.
ALBANY OFFICIALS DEFIED
BY HUSKY SALOON MEN
' "TTjSw4 tip
Albany, Feb. . The first conflict
between tne saloon men and an
officer since the resolution closing gam
bling games, etc., passed the city coun
cil, occurred laat evening. Since the
resolution waa passed, Albany has
ben a closed town and . the officers
have not been . able to discover any
gambling whatever, although they have
made numerous Investigations, There
was no trouble of any klnd In enforc
ing the provisions of the'resolution un
til this week. ,
One of the sections of the resolution
which passed the city council ordered
the closing of certain rooms above the
Bureau saloon, owned by Collins &
McAlpIn, and also ordered that all
stairways and direct comunlcatlons be
tween these rooms and the saloon below
be abolished. After the passage of the
now famous resolution, the rooms were
closed and remained unused until Wed
nesday night. Then It waa noticed that
the roma were lighted up. Light re
placed . darkness again Thursday night
so an Investigation waa determined up
on. Officer J. W. Cantwell, acting un
der the general orders In the resolu
tion, which the city council passed,
and under special instructions of , the
comlttee on health and police of the
council, visited the saloon last evening
and commenced an investigation. He
ascended the stairway leading from the
Inside of the saloon to the rooms above
but found them locked. He demanded
admittance, but Frank H. Collins, one
of the proprietors of the saloon, who
refused to open the doors, saying the
rooms were rented for private purposes
by Williams, who conducts a lunch
counter inside the saloon, and saying
' Witneaa la Held.
Butte, Feb. (.Less than half an hour
was consumed by the Jury In Judge Me
Clernan'a court yesterday, in reaching
a decision that Domlnlck. Rolando vri
not- gullry- of tb charge of murder.
On Uovember 4, last. Rolando was
drinking In a saloon In Butts and flash
ed a roll of bills.
He claims that after leaving ' the
place John Sulivan and Dennis Hol
land, with whom he bad been drink
ing, stacked him and attempted to re
lieve him of his money. Durng the,lng hla own defense.
mixup which followed, Holland was
stabbed in the breast and died short
ly afterwards' as a result of his injuries.
As court adjourned, Judge McCler-
nan suggested to County . Attorney
Breen that Sullivan be held until the
attempted robbery could be .Investi
gated. A warrant waa Issued and Sulli-
AMERICANS IN
DANGERIN
DOMINGO
State and Navy Department at
Washington Receive Notice
of Bad State of Affairs
, on Island.
Training Squadron Instructed t
; Take Steps for Adequate
Protection.
PLANTATION IS BESIEGED
Pending Iteceipt of Full Partio
ular Kejfardf up Jolsnston
Tragedy No Action
Will Rc Taken.
Washington, Feb. C Slmultaneooaly
at the atate department and the navy
department today, announcement waa
made that a aerlous state of affairs Is
prevalent in Santo Domingo. Com
plaint has been made to the atate de
partment by owners of the Isldro plan
tation that their property had been be
sieged and appeal la made for imme
diate relief. A cablegram was dis
patched to Rear-Admiral Wise, com
manding the training squadron, now at
Guantanamo. Instructing him to take
Immediate and effevtive steps for ade
quate protection of American lives and
property at the Dominican capitaL
Admiral Wise Is not instructed re
garding the killing of Machinist John
son, pending a receipt of full particu
lars telegraphed for today.
. T . Ex-Congressman on Trial.
Cripple Creek, Feb. (.Attorney John
M. Glov-;r, a former "congressman frorr .
Mfsdart was placed btt ttiaX i& tbe
trlct court today on the charge of hav
ing murderously assaulted Sergeant
Louis Dietmore, of the Colorado Na
tional Guard. The case arrises from,
the right on December 28 laat, when
Glover resisted arrest by the militia .
and was wounded. Glover Is. conduct-
To Investigat Iroquois Fire. "V
. Chicago, Feb. S. Formal application
was made today by States Attorney
Deneen for a special grand Jury to In
vestigate the Iroquois theater fire. If
is planned by Deneen to make the in
quiry exhaustive and every effort will
van soon occupied the cell Rolando had ( be made to fix the criminal responal
been liberated from. , blllty for the Are, If any exists.
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The quiet, artistic beauty of any
home is easily marred by "lack of
taste iu wall decorations. We wish
to state that the Kew Year will find
us in a better position to do decorat
ing than ever before. New patterns
are beginning to arrive, and all we
ask is that you favor us with an op
portunity to show you the line. '
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B. F. ALLEN SON.
?657 Commercial Street. '
t Second School Term
Begins Monday and we are ready for it. SCHOOL BOOKS,
PENCILS and TABS, everything needed received today and
will be ready for you bright and early Monday morning.
j. N. GRIFFIN.
Groceries, Hard ware, Ship Chandle
ry, Paints, Oil and Glass Hardwood
Lumber Bpat Supplies etc. 4? j& &
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FISHER BROTHERS
Cor. Bond and 12th Sts.
Astoria, Oregon 1