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VOL. J.VII.
ASTOIUA, ()K'l!(ON, S VT V U DA V, VVAU U A It Y 20, 190.
NO. 1 17.
OFFICIALS AND
v POSSEMAKE
BATTLE
R.ivd Poolroom, Beating of Force
' of Policernen Who Uuard
Entrance, and Allow
Gambling'..' 7 - -
4'
t
5
Object to Warrants Being Served
on Operators Which Starts
Bloody Riot.
ONE KILLPD. OTHERS HURT
ruu( in K'is.iii. l itt In Cod
sk i n;iiiMi, I'idna: km Wuli in:.
Train lliltl 'i.( Ii" All'
',' ' 1'nci.ni run. '
Jci fi'iiJ, . Four i hi:!'!;, i n't ft' Vrro (i re ste 1
tonllit, ilmtwA with tMii.g, f '
tries to incite' discontent
Book Acounin) United, Stat, of Bad
faith CiroulaUd by Colombia,
,w Y"ik. Feb. 15,-Oiw f u
paper vord book entitled "The Pun
amt CanaJ CjuoHttnn; A Plea for Col'mi
Mu." MirtKlntlng chiefly of l-tl ac-:ua
liiff thj Untied Finicfi' of tiiul f..'(h find
of violation nf tbo Nn' nranfidfl maty,
!! t!n4 dlirdjlbuii'l by a retupuwitn
llve of the Colombian rovcriiment. The
pir!irl(!"t ftl'-ft li M ltiK V!t In epun
It nf 10 i f,!i(i to Ci'lomblim rfiiiMuH
in ftinwic,
AlihHi::h itm (ifhiK' o' ih? miOHit unfl
(filter Ih r.fii jrl th I "
hnvp 1,'n r ' l1'" '! ''V ii V,'l,H'r "f
rccf iit f'fli)-!;. n rimiinl;' tli-n o WKh-
3 At EM MAN WANTED 8A0.
THE POLITICAL ASPECT LOOKED
OVER BY THE PRESS
OF LONDON
Little Credence Placed in Reports
Coalitiqn of Russia, Germany and
Erance-Storieo to That Effect.
of
As England . Stands by Japan and Continental Powers Sympathize
With Russia, the Outcome May Not Be of Value to
Great Briiian -Cemorhip Lifted By Russia ,
; On AH News. . v
tendon, .Fell. 13. - 'r.iii jjU-t. taj.'i'i. gitioii In Seoul baa been greatly
t!on In war iiwn l-i'l !i..wHj.-it,eia t!K' i-trd-i.hcne-J duilnn the last few daya.
luitiolni' lo (Wm ui tlii a- j.ct
Many C"J'Moi Arml-iuy Wait R .f the Kt; uk!p In t.M f ir "it '. nt th"'
r f - C. .v.nr. iftro t.M'ly to tilfi-t Orc-t IlH'-iln.
: M-n-, o. W'i 1.-U l!i prinWi
i. IhUh. vi., i: , ft n effort to
ivt. yiuA ri''im th.tt huH f'ir a tmut
ftbiit .(,! 1., ('. 1'..-i.i""nfr, wTw
a,nr",'tr(.il io ntidi'i'ty ;i f-- w"l no
v i)i.iint link ti h'alt'm
ri iny fivfll'iirf. lit tw will I
No t;rcit linir.tniii ii fitvud to
Morl-a pulilifhfd jn Ir1a mil t-
t.
Wli'-lV on tb( (.cuitlnent of 1ft-
I fi-ivl'lv iitmitfuL link MiM'm '"jtil.'Mo.a lookliu; ti t'ii i f.iii of Uu-
fa.c nl rnny rivdi-orf. irn ra. wiuij,,. j,-mnt. MIIll onuatift At tt,- t''''
South America Neutral.'
.Wiv J'oik, Feb. J9. Proclamntlonn
tf ixujtrulity during the war tiettvct-n
ft'ifsdu niiil Jap;in have been Issued by
the jovprnni'-nta of Rrnzil and Argn
tin';. Hi'i'!ng to the Herald dlg-
Rlo de Janeiro and
tituM I ii I'pwiitH in tli" oiiNldrtii uf'ii-'
l i.,lus,iri 111 iitritMu llsA tk.i1 ffulil Hi i
rli!
ii. : in u- m'lt in 'M cliy, ni'ii h
n1. ! tii'xl Tl t' thi-orv that
u. . . mi l iih foul May nna n'l'e
IIIKT ICIIUhUtUlU, tUllrU'l ny I
! 1
I !.. -f iltliM-iH, ini'l 1..-iriiig war
I "I 1 '' '"
M ir-lul , , l ilUoi, who invH-u-poi.
1 ih il,srltli'l tht h Klmply
Iw.i.jurol with nil "f U! money h
could g'nth'i- t irf!li'f, Ai.d Imd for live
Tills j"rt malting pr-Krtlrtiia fr
1 n',-i"a Ayr.
liif.li for tliw linw-a of x HUM) eon
i .. l't hilh t! j.'mi! room; juvcliiltated
a t t ii" tii l.iy which milled In the
ini.'iii of i iti'Mi. one of v liom may
'.
I Oi tic ajearntv "f th fonstiilili'ti
; i thw tio loom li M i s, the wranta
l -.cr. )m1Iv to'u whi w -f there docl;ir.!i)
tht'v Ind riiToiti il tin' oiM'intorti' iititl
i'r I inr.'i'ii; ihi-irt. Ifcltl'tif Viiia uo
ln on ft i ual, The i mii'tftlili'H W'tv
l,.. n abaivloncl. or Unit he will tu,, jwntitnc
at j .e;. r and iiu-Ke i-xiifan ilforiK. ,?ifttl1
wmio lino It In ret o,;n!.; l In th"'
co'intrle that there l'i a ftn'iiK f'
iiifiilnitt Oreat I'.ritaln on an our.t of her
with Japiin, and n- Oerrnaiiv
ranee Jnlned wdt Jtu'wi.i In
1K9j agalnat Jaimn, It woul 1 te n itmnl
ror Kurain to neeK atnuiar rsiHis:jjij',-i
In her hrwnt dlflleultl. rf.-j.n, i,i I wt a- a hafla of the union of the two
l therf-fore made that 'It behoove
Haw Presbyterian Church.
Ft. Louis, Feh. 19. Committes rep
HSMUii),' the Presbyterian churc-h and
he CumbTlanl Preuyter!an chureh
I 'fi'liiv 'iti.'inlmftimlv nilontod nn neTf-
(H- ! I. t::n'ilre. .
He fo'iiiil tl.'it a!ihlfh Ii-fff 'T
wa I 'lnhiiit- a nod liu 'Itn; am! d-tily j
hujidhd a tfooilv sum of ch. he had
not for live ila nttn raid a Cellar of In
d t.t"ii" CM. tm fur u the chief waa
. i,t . to lci.ro in hi' tn ' tUiitU'itrt he
m-4-r.Hl to leave, the teril-eii. whU h , d ! IitHin wlie h v.oM give 'l'lor-
iM i.fler cenri !.nii.ie iirimment . mn.iy i" . - - :
I ' . . ... 1. ...
Creat ltrltaln lo be jrcrared for any
and all remits.
OFFER SHIP TO RUSSIA.
ch'irchen. It In In the shape of a re
port to the Sfnorn! asuemblle of the
churches and muat be ratified by both
thse bo.l;en. , JDoih anaemblles will
meet on May 19. trh action of these
cominUti" will malcij the rresbyterlan
Government Hesitates to Buy At Vec-j'h'Jrch national In character, with a
' I ftM mml enhifi nni roxlmating 1.250,000. It
it
ri-.c'-c1lris tfiMtlnh Ue ne'thl'm'hiecl I"'1 ' UH '
l.e c'mi "',iMHi n'l'nniv") a t Ae rf e''y.
.'of-,..! ( '. 'tat.f !i
ii'i ! re .j'iiei
i roin'i.
ft'.Mit r.n,r.'T !),. pii" .'iy
i'.'i,- j Trr.t.i'N'c '.''
is;
lotT'If.
ii'C ni niee or t"r'-ii out and th l'r I C,,,i!"
!. ',(,.! , Th" r"'5" -lemnrt'ed iind' hole!
,Uiif
Wilhum tU)
New york. Keh. 13. An ent o
..n of the foieiKii powerH ban oftfii'd
to ?upfily nuiHla, with a fstn.tll battle
ahli, MiiiMtrtuted In lc;i0, two e rubers
and two torpedo catcher, i;ays a llor-
l-i recommended the united chureh shall
; bo kn nvn na the Preiibyterlan church
l:i the Un'.ted Ktatw of America. The
unlrn call be tffoeted cm the doctrinal
ba':l of confeatden Of faith of the
hiirrh in i tiiieT t
.v.i'ii hi t,.f .J,
f ! , ( I'm of the ;jii'"m t" ti,
! '. ffiii -1 !inli:t ii a "I'oiRtui it. a rn
IV imiii, liu flivi! h't i'e-nver at the
'Mini. I'll iiii? 'Iii-i; 1 e im general.
,. ,. ,-.-.-. s: - l....'ly I ! !-'. V f
:'i iii' ! ""I r(..o s. atl'Tc 1 lnir-i.-.l!y
oviiy fliciiij.' into lh.' wiitlnfe
"i.'.. i'(ntlu) (itli, l:niil il I .- in
t'.u ki'd. Whcti tie- f'li'tt iiU- waf over
I tit COIlH I !lhl''H ilO'l ' lllld MM "f -
t . . ' L.'ite'
, , , ., ,.. , f ..., Will imeMe 1 myaiery inrnwn bikiui w niauer i , , , .... , , , , ,
M'.'f ' l'" t , , o!!v,r (bjitnnal and ecck'siKul eland-
,-i;t (i i i i .y i; i on,-r i.c , ii , ." . .
t .. ' ..I..Im (I n itnnl l...l, (V.. . I inu . ,
I'll' l.rt H '.' !ll'l, Ull l Kir !.' ," ' '. '"V
:t, -mi. u hriH rei id M-1 j out of date.
her with the authority of !
i rd.
I ('tie; lo t'1 o;;t
HOlbi-n: !! bd! ; rr
Ji-'M. f. Hilt'. IhV "! bUV
i.!ac.Kmilil'tg l'!o vtcf.i I .t ' -UK
it IHicly f'.,' Ms - l'v "f II.:"
nlxO on iVi'iiic' 1 : till'
K.iint i.t'1 t, t "fil ". --: 0'-"on
fourid i--'" i" "i.'il' bic jtnHiandiiif,.
(,n't It i.i H-iUxb: ht lli'i-ill U-h .iir.oiliil
-Ion The t'onkm.ik.TK. h.iwevi, to-. Mo at b-unt tioon. Ii e alia. cliliU' U
o iii Be-ot.'d Hi - ...l r.oiii ull Ii. tli.il h cull. :.,) m.T.iy tiom one of
yt'on a iiHiuil tomorrow. j iln
Mlhoilirli the pool room men an- iimi'Mhtf
Viinirm lively tni'lcr arvat, thf imll.-e
lii.i .ii ry i ."U iiiili-K of tli" r!ty for
hivnl of freigl't. .aid after bt
llral'l eiiliHH " II w,M tii
ioiY UK-y HI Ii"! I'l-rndt cltlcim to lu-t!.c uv.ln h;;t! H"t t-fo
Ai.!"
! ill
Our ' 20 per" ceht - ' reclactioii;"ui;
!
t sale on clothin g Ic&TILL
i
' ii . t i v 1 ; I
I 1 ' 'sl ' -A I -N
f ' ' ' x I ' I ( ' i ' I I
"", .- ..- t '. '.Vi (i . v y . ... vtv. . 'If f 't.-t 'I I
li't. vi,L-r , 4 ;,i
"i . ii ", ." ni"':!i,- ill 1 :
I! xO'W , I... :.. V.'.'vill- ' IhitSfihalTatf
'i ' ' y H.JJ.i.i
P.A.STOKES
Whe'iier with tho authority
imd ! giiverium tat or not, the a rent, vvi Us In:
nr.d ' otf r by paying that If it la not m.i'. j::-
Ill ; ed the fil,i !i will be fold t t
jo j anef e.
Two himli'd and ffty lit!
-)'i;.:li(i have been taU-m from lb'; f
lie work liere to to to Po-t ,'.t'h-,r fi
do alt that la feasible, to, Ver-iir ,'!;e
eli5' there. Tb? .'rceat !l',l.cu'sy. h'.ov
ever h 1l1.it liolii; Vbivo- if" v..i-t
av'-it IVi:1' no .Iry df'k e-i:i'.de cf
t;v.at t.ob';iB the 1 1,; :V.! i'f wrtr.' "?': U
,., ! e.' Iran!";.":-! Mitnt hu'!: i'l
-- j keenly f"lt. for VK-; ..J" V to
'). h'i in i.i..T.l i i 'i ',u,',.'. I'.r.ai'
"'. '.v?!l ai lai'.i rtir'!iJ.:' '.t 'V'-a-
'1 ; -w"
!. .t 0-;!' r;.
rari,;. Fab. Thv U. IV!
eon'eTo!. i,i of Ihe 1'l:;iiro i-.t
too i..i.i,-ian sytiadnai at .Til' j' I,
FINDS CAPTAIN , GUILTY.'
.... ' "cr fi!.-.Ri:a;ir,liter.
eomtm need inowln!f - about that time,
and the: oi era W'-re i!le to follow
bin treel-.a aioajy the Ktr't t to thj rriar-
b!e vorks, -near the (joj.of, a distance I
of niil a rio-. One of the knife 1
taken from ttio etie 3i found under
DYNAMITE CAR
CRASHES TO
the ahod ot- the rtsarble works. ' A"! -
trace of the robber waa lost at thfa ' . ' '
pla'.v . it I ItRown that no' triina left - ' "
town efter the robtiery after the polieei ...
were notified, and' th'y''hav watebei i Head y-on Collision rf Freight
Trains Env&lves txplpjion
That Sends Many fo
- Fearful Death.
every train eltire. '
White arid Bae'ett, the two inn ar-r'cte-l
for holdlri? vp the Mint niloon
Wedneg'liy mornlivg, vere released on
the order of IM.itriet At'oney VTiite
tWa monilns for var.t of ufflc:lent
evidenre to conviet,. 'jrodg'-MeiisitklThe! Dead nd Istjurvd a.e Antr-
gave th meh 12 ho-ira Vrlt.fcln - which
to leave town.?',' " ,
The police are iie;ii to fo.;iei up
Kit the undenlrabbr ehr.raetera' and
chase them out of th city et on,".
Great Cro-wJ o AHind.
St. LouiH, Feb. lfl. Colon.! John I.
Martin, who will be eerfnant-ni-amiii
of the domoerf'.'sij national cotiireatlon,
aaid today: "There 1 ntit the allgbteat
doubt, that we will he able to c;tre for
ali the democrats who may come here.
We have reserved rooms for the entire
New England, Xew York, Pennsyl
vania and Ohio delegation, together
with many otheis from the east and
Bouth. There will be about 700 dele
gat . and I have h;i4 no trouble in e
curlns q'uarters for thtm. . ,
"From reports which I receive daily,
I judge there will be an enormous
throng at the convention. It would, not.
gurjilHe nie If the convention alone
brought 50,000 pirsons to St. Louis.
"The Associated Preps and the met
ropolitan newspapers will send more
m.i to this convention than to any
other con vention ever held. We Intend
to build a large platform near the
stage for the accommodation of the
prets."
icar.s arvdlireiks TravH-
- in" Ort
fixlras.
, ' ' -' f ' '' '
THROWN HUNDREDS OF FEET
Special IVix-Ofil fo IStvuc yf
Wreck Witli I turf or aiiil
' X ii rt'N a imI Injured Arc
IU twrtie A t( oiit'u.
Ogden,' Feb. 19. Twenty-four per
son were killed and twelve badly in
jured thin afternoon by the explosion
of a car. of dynamite, caused by a head
oh collision at Jackson, a telegraph
station on the Ogdon-Luein cut-off of
the Southern ' Pacific Company, S3
miles west 6f Ogd.-n. EX-ht of ti.e
dead and five of the Injured are Amer
ican, the others are Creeks.
The collision occurred between two
extra trsir-s and was citu'ied. It Is said,
by the air braka apparatus on one
train 'falling to opera e. Tic explr.-lon
which followed the cotUrlon was ter
rific, everything within half a mile
being wr'eeked. The report waa heard
in this city, S5 miiei away. Several
'outfit'' cars, oecupUnl by t:te"'xi, we-e
Oemocr&t Fears War.
Washington, Feb. 19. The house to
day bce-.tn the consirleratiort of ; the
:avnl
ln,t the general discussion, l-'U
vnvlr tnr ,vpA (,ri When the news of the aee
r---:.l proimi was to pvocure a naval i the head-viarters in this city, a sre
',,-. . .r-,.,(,.- ft-., rr.-rni.inv. He fur- i iat train with do' tori. irarws
thcr nid- N ' ' f stretchers w.i lun ri dt pat h"l to
"la all fei.'tlons of the country the the R-ene of the di'iasier. L.te to.iight
e'envictton. rightly or wrongly, is that this train returned to i.H: with the
Cm ut, present in occupation of the : Injured. ' , .' ...
i
... .... ... 1 I etT n r'.ff.!v rlrnm! Ti rr the v!n
ij)rorr.tion tnut iv nours tie-p-r"
raid, , the trsck. ' ... ' '
nt re.i' h
and
' j Vi.losi.i, 19 T?u ' cromrfa j '.7 bite Ho'?e a it to Involve us iri f
e l h '.;i- ' l'A y in,iu:r!n? into the oau- nf thj v;.vr with some c'her tuition.?1. !
it),. !'!. 1 1 f il e Stejricr Cla'.l.tm r:rd r,J livt t ' ; , .,' . ''. , j
fi:) Janu- ry S, i'.
i':.y, flv.lm- C.v.
inf: f;;iia.i.t:-,V.t--!'
fMiiv cvi,,.; ,::
' v y
f e:.
1 till o. ope
1 o'.e 1:1 s.'!'"
i:i;:;i.v c
ihe 1 cr
''i-rts-
i Kag:.-i
rbU-: I;
I ...r
''ulll C i
ens u.ttt.;i".;
c; l'i:) .1.1
lie) 'iov. (i
Kid Carter Defaated.
Milwaukee, Feb. 19. George E. Gajf-
, Cu'rli!'!', 'he wealthy timber t dtn, of. Lowell, , defeated Kid
svhs jr.inng the passengers j Carter, of Urooklyn, In a six-round
i.i;-"c t !.,-Ut"-? train, 'bout tonight,
if
A;PP
K'J'l
i
! i iti 1
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ii.:
-ion
ml i
(1 til !
11 ordered t' retun t-, (.'vi,i':.-t '
1 Only Tiirco f'f ips Intrsi.
i London, Feb. ' ':-- "i :c .:.
i Ktiadron Is exj c ' '"I bore," i -'.
the, Chefoo f te'-.i.'.-.l 0
1 Morning Post under datu of
jary 19. "and It Iti ve,ii-tod ti)
Ainericnns Intend to l uid a fu
tnarlnes. There a re 'rumors of possible
Itrotible with ' Germany, which claims
lexctualve rights In Shantung province.
; China. Only three Russian warships
ut Port Arthur remain Intact. '
,i-if
i 'vv,
ol!v.!l?i tfon
I ,C;
rvnu '1 tr-A.r.
; U-e.i,r
IV h'l Iw.'i,:
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Censorship Abolished.
St. Petersburg. Feb 19. The Russian
government today nbollshed the censor
ship on all news and other telegrams
going abroad, with the exception of
i the ordinary war censorship during hos-
! tllitles.
The lifting of" the embargo, which
has existed for a generation, Is regard
ed as the most Important act cince the
1 emancipation of the rerfs.
t :- Drevncd.
I V . l:t... j.i; !i
.'.I - .!) of V.i
n-.. r, be.iit of ;h'
1- .in ; 1. --st!!:;' ein inii-1
tno.i. In cempanyl
toys 'of his dge. lie j
wiiii trying to ride .1 iVifitlng !:, whelij
suddenly it turn-d .ind three of thej
boys fi'ld from the slippery Surface into!
the water. The otner hoy? sceeeeili-l
In getting onto the .shore.
THE BEE HIVE. .
: f . ' i .
hail cs' jinJ Men's 'Shoes, Ladies', v
snf' and 8hiit Waits, Muslin LTn-i-vtti
(Wet.-, Dress Ooodfi, Ging
: . tc, etc., etc. ; . , . ,
AND SEE THEM
ARE INVITE D
ROBBERY UNDEK ARC LIGHT.
Bold Thieves Work Trich In Daker City
Followed Through Snow.
Faker City. Feb. 19. A robber broke
Into Palmer Brother's jewelry and gun
store- early this morning and stole
$00 worth of fine revolvers, Smilth &
Wesson and Colt's automatic, also a
lot of pocket knives. He effected an
entrance by breaking a back window.
, The revolvers were taken from a front
March on Seoul1. -window on Main street under the glare
New York, Feb. IS. Reports re-'iof an arc light, which hangs In front
ceived from Corea Ktate that Russhm
troops are advancing toward &enul and
that a strong portion nt PUigyang has
been occupied by thum, pays a Herald
dispatch from Toklo, Their present
movements, however, do not Indicate
any Immediate Intention of attack! ilg
of the store.
It waa a bold piece of work, as them
Is an electric light In the store, and sev
eral all-night saloons acros? the street
where people are passing- frequently.
The thief had to stand where anyone
passing could see htm plainly. , The
the Corean capital. The Japanese le- J robbery occurred after 8 a. lit., an It
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