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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1904)
i THE MORNING A8TORIAN, FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1904. PAGE TI1RKK. HAVE YOU SEEN OUR WINDOWS? Lover of tbe beautiful toil those who appreciate style, lay they are fin. THEY TELL THE STORY About where to pnr base all kind of Footwear. OUH 8IIOKH are aa good an they LOOK. Peterson S Brown 7 For the BEST DECORATOR Iknt Stock of Wall Decorations and the Mont Prompt Service Go to B. F. ALLEN 0 SONS THE LEADERS Confectionery for Easter, Tut np in the most attractive form editable (or oHeritiKS, and of tbe moat elect candies, boll bona, etc, U now ready for tbe choosing at the EASTERN CANDY STORE 608-508 Commercial 8t, Next Griffin' Bjok 8tor, Their widespread repntntlon for furnishing the moat healthful, pure and doliomtt confectionery ia a full triiHraotee ol the high quality of their good, OAR Best and Strongest, will not Fail you in a PINCH FOARD a STOKES COMPANY, Astoria ST GOING EA TRAVEL IS GENUINE PLEASURE ON Baltimore & Ohio R. R. ROYAL BLUE TRAINS BETWEEN Chicago and New York via WASHINGTON, D.C. Finest and Fastest series of trains in the world. - Palatial Coach es, Pullman Buffet Parlor and Prawiug Room Cars. . Thr Pinest Dining Car Service in the World. Is operated by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. B, E!9 AUSTIN, General Pass Ait- - Chicago, 111. POLICE ARE MYSTIFIED Have no Means of Telling What Caused Death of Dr.E.E. Prescott. FRIENDS HAMPER OFFICERS Death of Father Twenty Year Ago AlHoan Unsolved Crime Found Hhot Through the Head, Chicago, March 31. The reticence of friend concerning the cause of the deuth of Dr. Elmer, E. Preacott, who haa died In h office, hampered the ef fort of the police to learn whether death wa the reault of accident, aulc- Ide or other cause. Dr. I. H. Dag gett, who aliened Dr. Preacott aald an overdose of atropine accidentally taken had caused death. Dr. Preacott had onducted a hoepltal and aanltarium. He waa 40 years old and unmarried. Cllord Frailer, an Interne, told the police hla employer had taken the con tent of a large bottle of antroplne. The physician hod not been 111 during the day and had no need of atlmulante, according to Frasier. The two alater of Dr. Preacott, de- la re he had been In good health for many niontha and waa planning a trip to the weat, on which he Intended atartlng today. Thla la contradicted by Frailer, who aald the physician had beet. despondent during aeveral month. The murder of Dr. E. A. Preacott, th? father of the dead man, 20 yeara ago, la atlll an unsolved crime. He waa found dead, shot through the head, In hla dike. RIDS HIMSEtF OF NEME3I8. . t '-' . 'i, " 4 U 'I s ' ' 'fx' " ' Jf r JAP TORPEDO BOAT. ' The accompanying picture givea anexcellent idea of the appearance in action of on of the Japanese torpedo boats, which haa rendered auch efficient eervice during the war now in progress. Japan ha 73 torpedo boats, in addition to 20 torpedo-boat' destroyer. - By Eugen Man Haunted For Years Ghostly Face of Persian. A. O. Holden, of Eugene, Oregon, manager of the New York hop firm of A. O. Luce, la at the Belvedere en route home from Seattle, where he gave testimony that la likely to clear hla mind of a Nemeels In the form of an alleged murderer that haa haunted hint for three yeara. Now that the ordeal la over, Mr. Holden, a pioneer of Eugene, and a citizen whose veractly haa never been queatloned, heaved a algh of relief a fie told of thla, the most remarkable experience In hla life. "inree yeara ago," aaia ne, "i waa In Seattle on a brief bunlnesg trip. One atormy night while completing my errnnd, my laat business took me down Into the foreign part of town; Into the neighborhood where a number of Afghan and Sikh peddlers had estab lished themsolvea. "In the darkness I ran almost bodily tnto a cluHter of these dark men from the far eaut who had assembled on the sidewalk and who were excitedly dis cussing; a murder. Some of them were jabbering In broken English, and I could just gather enough of the con versation to understand that Amer AH, the bona of their party, had been foully murdered. I also gathered that aome one of the party had committed the crime that the body of the unfortu nute All had been found in Lake Washington and the officers were In hot pursuit of the suspected parties. "All the men were Intensely excited. I felt the horror of the situation, and especially the demeanor of one of the party who faced me. His dark and ghastly visage left a lasting Impression on my mind as I caught his profile under the rays of a street light. "I have good nerves alright, but 1 could not escape oelng horror-stricken I returned to my hotel, and later went to the police station and gave the oiftcers the little Information I had gathered from the Afgahns. Next day the paper were filled with the story of the murder, oe of the most brutal ever committed on the north Pacific coast. The hunt for the murderer waa takken up with seet by both the county and dty officials, but their ef forts met with no success. "ft was a few days later that my Neineal of the murder mystery first komed up. I was in Portland. The affair had almost gone from my mind, when I came, face to face, with the man whose countenance had so force bly Impressed Itself on my mind that night at Seattle. Aa If by magic, the mnn again vanished Into the night. There was no tangible reason for say Inif that the stranger had committed the crime, and I let the matter drop without further troubling the officials "The next few weeks were busy ones fo ran and again I forget the afialr. It was In Baker City, where I had gone on mining business that the third shock to my nerves occurred. On the streeta of that city, aa I round ed a corner, I met the Afghan face to 'acc. I returned to my hotel, my mind endlessly reviewing the murder, till t-let-p was almost out of the question. My digestion being good, I Boon put the dark-hued peddler out of my mind. 'It waa In Salem that I got shock 'lumber four. Aa In the past I audden- ly ran Into my Nemesia or hoodoo the dark Afghan who had been one of the little party on the aldenalk In Seattle. My hair did not rise On end, although, must confess I was overwrought and puzzled at the last encounter. If the thing were to continue, I figured there was little teHing where It would end. My friends laughed over the matter, and were agreed that it was merely a coincidence, and could not happen again. '1 finished my trip and returned to Eugene. The murder and the Afghan he of the dark coutenance and strange ways were events of the past A?aln I planned for a trip on the road, and rented my house In Eugene When I went out to see the new ten ant it was the Afghan. This was the limit. I got mad at the man. Then I decided that I was a fool, and deter mined to end the game. I told him he could have the house, murder or no murder. He proved an Ideal tenant paid his rent promptly and kept the premises in good repair. In time grew to like him. "Finally I became bold and asked my renter, Nassir Kahn, by name, to tell me about the affair in Seattle. He did so. According to his story, the murdered man, Al', waa the richest man In the colony, and by all odds the best trader, but was hated because of hla overbearing ways and llltreat ment of the other members of the band. These were thj decendants of two factions or tribes of India whose ancestors had taken part In the end less wars between the Sikhs and Af ghans. AH headed one of these fac tions. It was the belief that several of the colony had husbanded their dislike for All and his brethern, and It was this faction that did the killing. As to the murderer, Kahn declared by all that was sacred that even he could not place the guilty man. I believe his story. "The Seattle officials kept up their chase and some time ago arrested my tenant and charged him with the mur der. I Jiave Just returned from Se' nttle where I told what little I had overheard that night. To my mind it amounted to naught, and my sincere wish now Is that my Nemesis and friend Nassir will be found guiltless Portland Journal. COREANS ARE EATING CROW Disturbances Occur in Different Parts of the Country Mak ing Travel Bad. Crop Beata All Records. Sydney, N. & W., March SI. The work of harvesting this year's crop Is nearly completed, and the govern ment's estimate place the yield at 11,- 000,000 bushels above the best previous record. Seventeen million bushels are now available for export MORS RIOTS. Disturbance of striker are not nearly a grav a an individual disor der of the system. Overwork, loss of sleep, nervous tension will be followed by utter collapse, unless a reliable rem edy Is Immediately employed. There' nothing so efficient to cure disorders of the Liver and Kidneys as Electric Bitters. It' a wonderful tonic, and effective nervine and the greatest all around medicine for run down system. It dispels Nervousness, Rheumatism and Neuralgia and expels Malaria germs. Only 60c, and satisfaction guar anteed by Chaa, Rogers, druggist MESSENGERS ARE ROBBED Massacre of Christians Talked of That May Take Place at First Defeat of the Jap anese Troop. New York, March, SI. In connec tlon with reports from . Eorea of trouble among tbe natives, a dispatch to the World from Seoul under date of March 24, forwarded from Chefoo, says tbe disturbance began with the suppression of th e Pedyers Guild. Numerous small rebellions at once started and now even the main road between Seoul and Ping Tang is peril ous. Messenger are being robbed of the extreme north of Corea remain In the mountains and are suffering acute distress. The Tonghaks dis played great activity in Ping Yang province before the Japanese advance. They declare their followers will soon have the palms of their hands marked, and that all Coreans, whose palms are unmarked, together with all foreigners and Christians will be killed in May. A Japanese defeat surely would be fol lowed, the dispatch asserts, by a rising Tioops have moved against the rebels In Hamygang province. The native markets are bare of food and crows are being offered for sale In some places. Fruit Crop Backward. North Yamhill, Ore, March 81. The work among the farmers is very backward In this vicinity this spring. They are busily engaged in preparing for plowing as soon as the weather clears up. Some farmers have begun work in their hop-fields, and the out look for fruit never was better, as the blooming time will be very late, and beyond all danger of frosts. The snow in the mountains has been melting rapidly for the last three days and the pass between North Yamhill and Tillamook will soon be open to admit travel. The mall route has been blockaded by snow, since the 4th day of March. eral employes with being Incompetent and refused to pay them the union scale. A number of brass and iron moulders are also on a sympathetic strike. The union ha rearranged the wage scale to fit the cases of the al leged incompetent and the firm refus ing to consider the scale, the strike was ordered. : , Notice to th Public Notice is hereby given that owing to the Increased price of flour and other materials necessary for the production of bread, we the undersigned baking establishments of the city of Astoria, hereby announce that on and after April 1, 1904. the price of bread will be as follows: Retail 5c per loaf, or 22 loaves for S1.00. Wholesale price 4c per loaf, and no return of old bread as heretofore. Pacific Bakery, F. X. Grussl, Prop. Seaside Bakery, Herman & Alop- . aeus, Props. Oregon Bkery, L L Cleveland, Prop. Trial of Gunboat New York, March 31. An official . trial has been given the gunboat Vera Cruz built here fortthe Mexican gov ernment Standardized on the mile course off Sands Point in Long Island ' sound, ihe vessel attained a maximum speed of 16.614 knots. On board the Vera Cruz were several representative of the Mexican Tovernment, among thm Captain Manuel Azuta of the navy. Forger Nearly Dead. Walla Walla, Wash., March SI. Henry Rice, who attempted to pass a worthless check Saturday night on some business men here and who la in jail here awaiting trial, is in a very' serious physical condition. Rice has been a heavy drinker, but it also ap pears that his system has been weak ened through privation until he is a wreck. It. is supposed that his at tempt to exchange a forged check for coin was the last resort of a desperate man who has found fate against him. He 1s so weak that he can hardly talk, and his life Is despaired of. Iron Bed Workers Strike. Chicago, March 81. Two hundred Iron bed makers are on strike at the plant of the iron bedstead company, West Thirty-eighth and Rockwell street because the firm charged sev WONDERFUL CURE OF SORE HANDS By Cutlcura After the Most Awful Suffering Ever Experienced. EIGHT DOCTORS And Many Remedies Failed to do Cent's Worth of Good. " About Are years ago I waa troubled with tore hands, so sore that when I would pat them In water the pain would very nearly set me crazy, the (kin would peel off and the flesh would get hard and break. There would be blood flow in g from at least fifty places on each hand. Word could never tell the of fering I endured for three year. I tried everything that I was told to use for fully three yeara, but could get no relief. I tried at least eight different doctors, but none of them seemed to da me any good, as my hands were as bad when I got through doctoring as when 1 first began. I also tried many reme dies, but none of them ever did me one cent's worth of good. I was dlscoar sged and heart-sore. I would feel eo bad mornings when I got up, to think I had to go to work and atand the pain for ten hours, and I often felt like giv ing up my position. Before I started to work mornings I would have te wrap every linger up separately, se as to try and keep them soft and then wear gloves over the rags to keep the grease from getting on my work. At night I would have to wear gloves In bed. In fact, I had to wear gloves all the time. Bat thanks to Cuticura, the greatest of all great skin cure. After doctoring for three years, and spending much money, a 60c box of Cuticura Ointment euded all my suffer ings. It's been two years since I used any nd I don't know what sore hands are now, and never lost a day's work while using; Cuticura Ointment" THOMAS A. CLANCY, 810 N. Montgomery St., Trenton, N. J. oM tanmchoat w world. Cnttror Rwolnet, SB torm of ChoMtaw COM4 Fill 1M- pr Till of In4m.nl Me., 8o, it. DmiIii Lsdoa, 17 Chortet fcooM Rq. i Pula, 4 Ku!k Ptsi Boctnn, 137 Colaiufc A. Potttr Drut Cnem. Corp., 80I4 fte&Httan, rSusfot-XJu Ohm Skis Ssok.