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f":'.:", : m.-nvi.; 'At. V VOLUME LVII. ASTORIA, OREGON, . WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1904. NO. 155. BOMB PLACED TO BLOW UP STEAMER Failure of Fuse to Burn (o Cap Is All That Saves Vessr! From Being Blown Into Atoms. Infernal Machine Found Eary Yesterday Morning After the Plotters Escaped. CHINESE MAY BE GUILTY Western Transportation Com puny Ih'fuara to tiinploy Mongolian and m They Attempt Crime. Portland, April 6. The failure of a bomb, containing two pounds of powder, churned heavily with nitro glycerine, and containing a box of 100 detonating cops, saved the Western Transportation Company's ateumer Al bany from bt-lng, blown to pieces thin morning. The fuse attuc bed to th In fernal machine had gone out when It had ulmoxl reached the cap. From the fact that a quantity of Chine tissue paer nnd white eock, auch a Is fre quently worn by Chineee, waa wrapped around the bomb, It ia thought that the plot waa conceived by the Chinese In revenge for the persistent refusal of the company to employ them. "It waa the work of an amateur or ome one who waa not thoroughly ac quainted with the jnnnner In which a machine la put together," laid De tective Kerrigan thla morning. "1 have obtained an expert opinion from the California Powder Company, and Ha employe nay the bomb consisted of about two pound of Judnon powder, heavily charged with nitroglycerine and a box of 100 detonating capa. Captain Whlttomb auld: "Of courae. we are alwnya having trouble with deckhand, but nothing aerloua hna be fore occurred. When we wlHh to let a man out we Just give him hi time and let him go. "The Chinamen have tried for aome time paat to get a Chlneae cook em ployed on the Albany, but we have re fused. We hire a woman. When the Chlneae have been around looking for work we could hear them ewearlng tercely because they were Bent away. O O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a", " ' jr. t 8IX-INCH HOWITZER GUN8. The six-inch guns shown in this picture give an excellent idea of the weapon upon which the Japanese Army will depend largely in sie(e work. O O o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o B0D,Y OFiLOST RANCHER FOUND E. L English, Young Man of AJ- j mira, Wash., Who Disap peared in 1901, Was -Mlirdered. Remains Discovered Yesterday Lying Buried in a Shal low Grave. OTHER MURDERS RECALLED Itut I cannot nee why thla claas of peo ple should do the work." The ateamer Albany ha bt-en at the dock for the iuiat month for repaint, a new shaft being Installed, The venae! was to have left port In two days. It la engaged In towing logs for the Tort land Lumber Company down the rlvnr. It la likely that the company will offer a reward for the capture of the dynamiter. 1 Nlghlwatchmitn W. 11. Mathewaon was the only person on the boat and he knew aothlng of bis narrow escape from death until thla morning, lie beard no unusual nolxe around the steamer last evening. "THE REAL MACOY." Herr Plancke, Champion of Holland, Lasts Only Four minutes. Philadelphia, April 6. Herr Plancke. the champion ot Holland, made a sorry spectacle tonight in his fight with Kid McCoy. Standing six Inches taller and weighing 70 pounda or more, Plancke waa beaten almoat Insensible In less than four minutes. Tn the first round the gong aaved Plancke from being knocked out, and hla finish came 10 sec onds after the second round waa called. It's Plain as Print frJ W- Mi) HariSdulfsv f 4 I V V Mira I I rbnaTilord fj I That tiio place to purchase CLOTHING ia at Stokes; Reason, su perior goods and lowest prices. Remember our Dunlap Hats Finost on earth. OrriiiM iwt i imhmimi a tun STRIKERS ATTACK 300 GREEKS WITH CLUBS AND STONES SO POLICE INTERFERE Passenger service on the Santa Fe train is promised for May 1. The late heavy rains have delayed the work of ballasting the track, but the road is expected to be completed by the end of th present month. Foreigners Respond hy Drawing Knives and Revolvers and Mailing for Their Assailants on Car nage Bent. Officers Compel Them to Return to the Factory But in the Even, ing They Are Again Attacked by Pickets Who Mob Them as They Are Escorted to Train-Reported That One Man Is Killed After He Boards Cars. Chicago, April 6. Early this morn ing, when 300 Greeks, who have been employed at the American Can Com pany during the strike, attempted to come to the factory, they were met at the gates by a large number of union pickets, who attacked them with stones and clubs. Those of the Greeka who had entered the factory came pouring out, armed with knives and revolvers and attempted to attack the union men. The police drove the Greeks into the 1 i factory and dispersed those on the out side. In this fight a number of men were severely hurt. At night when the 300 Greeks left the plant they were met by a mob of fully 1,000 strong that at tacked them with atones, sticks and bottles. The police, however, escorted them to the train without anybody hav ing been seriously injured. After the Greeks had reached their train, it la aald, somebody on the cars fired a shot, the bullet killing a man named John Nichols. . CITY ELECTIONS YESTERDAY. Parties in Chicago Balance About Even at the Polls. Chicago, April 5. In the municipal election today republicans elected 18 aldermen, democrats elected 18 and one Independent republican who repudiated the "machine" in the Sixth ward, was chosen a member ot the council. The next council will be formed of 36 re publicans, 31 democrats, two independ ents, one of whom ia a democrat, and the other republican, and one social ist. The chief Interest in the election, however, centered In the vote on the law on proposed municipal ownership of street railways. On this proposition the vote stood 150,000 for the proposition and 30,000 against. On the proposition that the city should at once take over the street railways into its control, the vote stood 120,000 for and 61,000 against. Mayor Roaa Elected. Milwaukee, April 8. Mayor David B. Rose, democrat, carried the city in municipal election, having a plurality of 5,913 over Guy D. Gaff, republican. Democrats also control the common council. Democrats elected George P. Wright mayor, and four councllmen, and the republicans, elected controller, treas urer and four councllmen. Mixed at St. Jo. St. Joseph, Mo., April 5. The Demo crats elected W. E. Spratt for mayor and two councllmen today. The re mainder of the ticket went republican. RUSSIA TO MAKE APPEAL. Contends That Merchantmen Taken Are Not Lawful War Prizea. St. Petersburg, April 5. Russia has completed arrangements through the French minister at Toklo to appeal the cases of the Russian merchantmen now before the Japanese prize courts. Three Japanese lawyers have been engaged to present the cases. The appeals will be made on various grounds. Most of the ships were taken before the actual declaration of war, several of them were captured on the high seas, having left port before the out break of hostilities, and others were detained in Japanese ports, notwith standing Japan's declaration of allow ing Russian ships in port a certain ex emption period. People Greatly Wrought Up Over the Culmination of Series of Crimes That Have Taken Place. Davenport, Wash., April 5. People In the nelghborhod of Almira are wrought up over finding the body of a man burled in a shallow grave. The body waa identified later as that of E. E. English, a young rancher wha disappeared in 1S0L This ia the fourth mysterious murder that has taken place in that community in the past three years. The other three were Judge Lewis and his wife, an age couple, brutally beaten to death in De cember, 1902, and Charlea Thlnnls, who waa shot in his saloon at Geneva last April. , Shortly before , his disappearance English sold his ranch to Frank Victor for $1,000, and it was then reported; that English would return to his old home in England, When English disappeared Frank Victor said he had Seen English upoa the farm, but when be returned the former oner was missing., Victor claimed English had gone to Orchard Valley. The dead man had a brother, who, is a physician at Terra Haute, Ind. Kanaaa Republicans Win, ' Kansas- City, Mo., April 5. In elec tions for minor offices throughout Kan sas the republicans elected all, or a majority of all, their candidates. In Bryan's Town, Lincoln, Neb., April 5. Republican! carried the municipal ticket today. Democrat for Tacoma. Tacoma, April ' 6. The city election today resulted In a mixed victory. Election in New Mexico. Denver, April 5. In New Mexico re publicans won the municipal election at La Vegas and Gallup, and the demo crats at Santa Fe. Local laauaa in Idaho. Boise, Ida., April 5. Municipal elec tions were held throughout Idaho to day, excepting in Boise and Lewlston. In nearly all places the issues were local. Conviction la Affirmed. Lansing, Mich., April 5. The su preme court today affirmed the convic tion In the circuit court of Thomas F. McGarry, a prominent Grand Rapids attorney, on the charge of bribery In connection'with the water deal. First Train Makes Run. Oakland, Cal., April 5. The first pas senger car to run over the new Santa Le line Into Oakland has Just arrived, bringing a special train to which was attached the private car of Superin. tendent Walker of the Valley division. 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