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f m. I VOLUME LVII. " ' Ah- Oil . vr4 ASTORIA, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1901., NO. 15L ,ifc 3HVAM AnncAi r ' rnMF to NAUGHT .Court Decides That Seated Let ter Cannot Be Admitted for Probate as Part of Will, if 1 'Inding Upholds Decision ' ' I T.tL. ..I I- f !- -I I Luwcr iriDunai in jpuc ui si Rrvanlt Orafnrv. , t I ... j j V Of 1 'W 17- IRY INSTRUCTIONS EXPLICIT itAtrM flaiPAv'u Ifiilltifr In lra. vent Chh KatablUlifN I rece de nt (lovemlng Admin ttloiiof KviUetictv New Haven, Conn., March II. A find 4 thut the noitlfil U'ttiT by which ullo 8. Uniuiett expressed & wish that '," 9,000 should lie Klvi'fi William J. yn and bin family whs not a port the but will of Mr. Ilcnnoit, wm re- rned by the jury today In the super- j fr court In the trial of Mr. Uryan'a ! pnl from the decision of the probate j c urt, wo given In accordance with ; .atructlona to the Jury from Judge iger, who presided at the superior J. Judge auger's ruling on the quel n which hoa never before come dl ctly before the courta of Connecti t, decided that a seuled letter could t be Admitted aa evidence In a trial. .TENTION OF SENATE DIVIDED. l, L.f k Contend! There Are no , Great Weetern Land Fraud. Vuahlngton, March 31. The Atten- n of the senate wa divided toduy j tween the bill for the repeal of des t u-ri the timber and atone and J 'Tit-mend T'..imutut Ion luwa and the itoftlro appropriation bill, 'ne reieftl bill wa taken up only the purpose of dlculng, Mr. Clark Wyoming, wa the principal speaker, contened the position tnken by Mr. aon, that there have been great ida In the administration of land a of the went. He declared there . lobby In Washington In the inter of the repeal bill and engaged In hort colloquy with Patterson, during 1 Vt i . 1 r !7i :r I't VLADIV08TOCK. Vladiveatock rt the terminua of the Trans-Siberian Railroad, and conse quently a point of the utmost atrategio importance to the Russians. The hills seen in the rear constitute the town's defense. HARSH WORDS FOR OWN STATE Bell of California Condemns Act ion in Allowing Canteen to ? Be Admitted at Sol diers' Home. Claims That Pensions Are Drawn by Inmates in Checks on the Drink Department which each charocterlxed the autenitint of other a untrue, The general debute on the poHtofflce bill was conOned largely to a epe.'h by Senator McCrcary nnd interruption by republican eenutora. Mr. McCrenry charged In the main, thut the policy of the early adjournment of congrenM had been adopted in ordtr to avoid leglalatlon not desired by republican lender. Corean 8py is Shot London, April 1. The correapondput of the Daily Telegraph at Seoul report there la contlnuoua eklrmlahtng be tween Flng Tang and WIJu and that Many Japanese have been killed. The correspondent adde that a Corean spy at Ping Tang hna been shot by the Japanese. Mt's Plaio as Print 1 f (! M HitftSduffiicr W f f I V Mtr . J HndTiitocd J- I j That tho plnco to purchase CLOTHING is at Stokes; Reason, su perior goods and lowest prices. BANDITS ROB OREGON TRAIN KILLING BRAVE MESSENGER AND EXPLODING CAR They Then Force Engineer to Carry Them Five Miles South to Station Where They Disappear in the Darkness. Robbery and Murder Committed at Copley Where the Train Had Stopped for Water-Not Known How Much Booty the Outlaws Secured-Train Returns From Redding Later With Posse on Board to Pursue Vidians. Rornembor our Dunlap Hats Finest on earth. P. A. I Redding, Cal., March 31. Three masked men held up the Oregon- ex press at Copley at 11 o'clock tonight, killed Kxpresa Messenger O'Neill and carried oft the contents of the express box. The train stopped at Copley for water. The robber demanded Mea aenger O'Neill to open the expresa cur. He refused whereupon they blew up the expresa car with dynamite and delib erately killed O'Neill by shooting him through the head. The bandlta then robbed the express car of it contents, but it I not known how much they got The highwaymen next forced the train crew to uncouple the front engine and compelled the engineer to draw them to Keswick station, Ave miles south, where they disembarked and disappeared. , The engine haa orders now to run on to this city to carry up the sheriff and a posse of armed men. The robbed train left Portland Wednesday night B. P. Joeslnk, the engineer who was forced to draw the train robbers to Keswick station, arrived here at mid night He says that the first he knew of the holdup was after O'Neill was 'killed. He and his fireman were com pelled to dismount They, with the rest of the train crew were compelled to march back to the express car where they saw O'Neill dead. The robbers tried to force O'Neill's helper, who was in the baggage car when O'Neill was killed, to open the safe, but the helper showed he could not do so. Then the robbers compelled the party of seven to place six sticks of giant powder on top of the safe. The explosion wrecked the entire car. Engineer Joeslnk Is not certain that the robbers got any plun der. the house an estimate from Secretary Hitchcock for an appropriation of $100, 000 to be Immediately available for ed ucation In' Alaska. - , Expedition Steamer Returning. - Christ Church. N. Z., March 8L The British Antarttc expedition which sailed on the steamer Discovery from London July 31, 1901, has signalled that It Is returning. Revenue Return Increase. Vancouver. B. C, March 31. Do minion customs revenue returns for nine months ending today amount to 330,163,263 compared with $26,750,229 for the same time last year. AMENDS TO CORRECT. EVIL Violent Attack Made Upon Coast Geodetic Surrey by Robin . on( of Indiana Charge Hotly Denied. Washington, March 31. Considera tion 0 the sundry civil approprlatloa bill concluded In the bouse today and the bill was about to be passed whea Mr. Sulser forced roll call on the mo tion to commit the bill with instruc tions to strike out the paragraph ap propriating 3136,000 for the rental ot the New Tork customs house. The vote showed a quorum was not present "f adjournment taken until tomorrow. The right of the board of receiver of state home for disabled volunteer soldiers to retain certain portions of pension money received by inmates was discussed at length. Mr. Bell, of Cal ifornia, assailed his own state for per mitting the canteen to he established in the California State Home, an charged that old soldiers were allowed to draw their pension money from the home in most Instances only througfe canteen checks. After an extended de bate an amendment by Mr. Bell t cor rect the evil complained of was adopt ed. - A violent attack on coast and geod etic survey was made by Robinson, ot Indiana, who charged that scandal at tached to that office In connection with the allowance for communication of subsistence. Mr. Hemen way in charge of the bill indignantly denied the ckar; es made. Appropriation Bill Drafted. Washington, March 31. The house committee on rivers and harbors today completed a draft of the appropriation bill carrying approximately 33,000,000 to continue existing contracts for riv er and harbor work. 8moot Hearing Postponed. Washington, March 31. Subpoenas have been sent out for witnesses to appear before the senate committee on privileges and election in the Smoot Inquiry on April 20, postponement be ing made from the 12th. Cruiser Denver Too Slow. Boston, March 81. The protected cruiser Denver, In the aecond govern ment Bpeed trial test over the Cape Vnn course today again failed to reach the contract requirements of 17 mile? rfi hour, her average speed being 16.70 mots. Weather and wind conditions vere almost perfect. Former Lord-Mayor Dead. Dublin, March 31. Valentine a Dil lon, twice lord-mayor of Dublin, died today. He attained prominence as so licitor for many leaders of the Irish Land League, including the late Hon. Parnell. For Education in Alaska. Washington, March 31. The treas ury department today transmitted to AT 1 lie lee iie We have to show you for EASTER j&jz? Three Dozen Gage's Fine Tailor-made Hats just re ceived. Also a new line of SHIRT WAISTS. X You are invited to call and see them and you can X? Buy Them Cheaper AT THE BEE HIVE EASTER BIBLE SALE Sunday next is Easter, and we prepared for it with a magnificent line of Bibles, Testaments, Psalm Books and Hymnals. All we ask is that you See them. We feel certain you will then be anxidus to pay 10 per cent, less than tbe very low price tbey are marked. J. N. GRIFFIN.