THE MORNING ASTORIAN, FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1904.
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Irst National Bank of Astoria
ESTABLISHED 1886
Capital and Surplus $100,000
I ASTORIA SAVINGS BANK
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number of Americans residing in this storm center of the orient.
FAMOUS MAIL POUCH THIEF
IS CAPTURED AT TACOMA
AIK rHB AGENT FOR
TICKETS
VIA
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Four trains dally between Portland,
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A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY
See nature In all be glorious beauty,
and then the acme of man's handi
work. The first la found alenr the line
of the Denver A Rio Grande Railroad,
the latter at the St Louie World's
Fair. Tour trip will be one of pleas
uremake the most of It Forv Infor
mation and Illustrated literature write
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Tortland, Or.
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The shortest line between
Minneapolis, St. Paul and
Chicago is
the route of the famous
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western Limited
"The Train Tor Comfort"
every night in the year.
Before itaitlnf on atrip no matter
where write ftir Interesting Informa
tion about oomfortable traveling,
H.LSISLER, General Ajent
13a Third St Portland, Oregon.
T. W. TS48DALK,
General PaMengcr Agent
HI Paul, Minn.
Denver, April 7. The News today
says:
Albert F. Cell, arrested In Tacoma,
Is one of the most noted forgers and
mall pouch thieves with which the
authorities have ever had to deal. As
a result of his operations, he haa, It
la estimated, secured nearly 11,000,000.
He was arrested In Denver on October
7 by the secret service officer at Bt.'
Anthony's Hospital, where he had un
Jergone an operation. On October 16
he was taken to Philadelphia to stand
trial for a robbery In which $300,000
was taken. He left Denver In charge
of Detuty United States Marshal
Baker and Davis. On October 19 the
party arrived at Philadelphia. As
Dell's guard! went Into the toilet room
Dell picked up his valise, and left the
car, unnoticed by any one, and dis
appeared In the crowd.
lell had many allaies, tmong them
being J. II. Hamilton, A. K. Ham
mond, J.'A. Miller, F. H. Cresby and
tleorge Murray. Whn arrested at Bt.
Antony's hospital his wife gave the
name of Sharp and she stayed at his
bcdolde and was nltto taken Into cus
tody. Hell was chorgd by the postal
authorities with robbing the malls
and ftlno by the American Bankers'
Association with having raised and
cached checks and drafts secure.l
from the stolen mall pouches. The
Hpcclflc charge upon which the arrest
wns originally made was the stealing
of a mall pouch containing $500,000
worth of negotiable paper at Fhllodel.
phla on the night of September 8.
Bell later admitted having arrived
In this country from Crowe, England,
last summer, and enjoyed himself at
Asbury Park, N. J., posing as a
wealthy fruit speculator, and through
the Sharpe woman, obtained entrance
to the best of society, making the ac
quaintance of brokers, bankers and
wealthy buslneaa men of many cities
and numerous large Interests. Soon
after making these financial acquain
tances Bell began to deposit different
sums with his banker friends and on
September 10 deposited several checks
payable to his order, drawn on differ
ent Philadelphia firms. Two days
later he closed his accounts and with
drew the amounts due him. These
checks wek-e the doctored contents of
the mall bags.
Bell was also accused of having
been Implicated In the theft of a
pouch at Springfield Junction in
April of lost year and shortly after,
ward A. E. Hammond, believed to have
betn Bell, opened an account with the
Lincoln Trust Company In St. Louis
and not long after drew out $2,500 on
the account.
According to the criminal records
Bell once served a five years' sentence
In the Auburn, .N state prison for
stealing a mall pouch from the New
York Central depot In Buffalo and
tampering with the negotiable paper
Inclosed.
Just before leaving Denver Bell
made what purported to be a complete
confession of his operations. He ad
mitted having gone Into one of Chi
cago's largest and most influential
banks, and after a half hours' talk
with the cashier, persuaded him to
give him a practically carte blanche
letter of credit without the deposit of
even a single penny.
At the time of Bell's arrest local de
tectives had this to say of his rec
ord; ,
"It was In 1891 that Bell was ar
rested In New York while endeavor.
Ing to casU a stolen draft for 41.200
and he went to the Klmlra reformatory
on April 19. He was released seven
months later, but on April 1$, 1899,
was again arrested In New York while
trying to cash a $125 draft. This was
one of the drafts taken from the pouch
stolen at Buffalo. Bell admitted when
he stole the pouch he was disguised as
a railroad employe. Bell also served
three years In the Missouri peniten
tiary at Jefferson City for the theft
of a moll pouch at Kansas City."
police will be furnished with blank
subpoenas to be served on sight
making a visit to one of the places
rather risky to a person not wishing
to be summoned Into court
Oddly enough the fraternity have
no criticism for the official of this
county who got the new bill through
the legislature. They charge the
whole affcUr up to one of their own
number, who fought prosecution by
the district attorney, they declare.
when he might have pleaded guilty
and escaped with a fine.
FORTS NOT
EFFECTIVE
Japanese Supply Steamers Are
Safely Entering Estuary of
theYalu River.
COVERED BY JAP GUNBOATS
Mikado Troops Are Guarding
American and British Mine
at Unaan and Gwendolln,
It la Reported.
Tokio, April 7. 1 p. m. A dispatch
from Seoul, Korea, says that the Jap
anese supply steamers are safely enter
ing the estuary of the Yalu river and
are landing their cargoes at various
points on the Korean shore. '
It Is presumed here that the move
ment of these supply ateomers Is cov
ered by Japanese gunboats.
If this is true, the Russian forts
erected upon the Chinese side of the
Yalu river are evidently not effective.
According to reliable Korean reports
the American mines at Unsan and the
English mines at Gwendolln are safely
guarded by detachments of Japanese
trops. '
NEW MINISTER TO JAPAN.
To Beautify Amherst
Chicago, April 7. At the annual
banquet of the Amherst Club of Chi
cago held at the University Club, an.
houncement has been made that the
committee on landscape and architec
ture at Amherst college will be on the
grounds within a week. This com
mittee which has refused requests
from other colleges, considers that
Amherst offers the best advantages of
beautifying. President George Harris
of Amherst, Dr. K. C. Dudley, repre
senting Dartmouth college; Trumbull
White and C D. Morton were the prin
cipal speakers.
Gets 300 Launch,
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An enthusiastic crowd gathered at
Cordray's theater Tuesday night at
Portland to witness the giving away
of the $300 launch of Dr. B. E.
Wright. In the fashionably dressed
audience were representatives of every
section of the state of Oregon, and not
a few from the bordering towns of
Washington.
A committee of three was elected to
take charge of the coupons, and a
little girl from the audience was
chosen to select the winner. She was
blindfolded and led to the well shuf
fled sock of tickets. With her dainty
hands she held aloft a ticket and all
was quiet; so quiet that one could hear
a pin fall. As the holder of this cou
pon did not respond to the reading of
the number, another coupon waa se
lected by the Uttle girl. During the
second period of looking and sighing
no one responded. The third coupon
A THOUGHTFUL MAN.
M. M. Austin, of Winchester, Ind.,
knew what to do in the hour of need.
His wife had such an unusual case of
stomach and liver trouble, physicians
could not help hen He thought of and
tried Dr. King's New Life Pills and
she got relief at onoe and was finally
cured. Only ISo at Charles Rogers'
druf store.
selected found a claimant in the per.
son of Samuel Galbralth, of Tualatin,
Ore. The fortunate coupon, No. 11,
661, was brought upon the stage by
D. E. Melkle, a Front street commis
sion merchant who represented Mr.
Galbralth. Mr. Melkle exhibited a
well-developed cose of stage fright,
and the audience cheered him with the
test shown the first appearance of a
star performer.
In the giving away of this beauti
ful launch and its boathouse the pub
lic showed a keen Interest over 20,000
coupons having been distributed since
last October, the time when the offer
was first made.
PATRONS MUST TESTIFY.
New York Officials Will Use New Law
In Anti-Gambling Crusade.
New York, April 7. Plans are be
ing formulated by the district attor.
ney and the police department to
take Immediate advantage of the bill
Just passed by the' legislature which
compels patrons of gambling houses
to testify. The authorities are pre
paring, it is understood to push the
prosecution of half a dozen well-known
gamblers who have heretofore escaped
for lack of evidence.
Muiy of the larger houses probably
will close at on;e aa it Is likely the
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
ASTORIA NATIONAL BANK,
at Astoria, in the state of Oregon, at
the close of business March 2Sth, 1904.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts $308,620 76
Overdrafts, secured and un
secured 2,770 03
U. S. Bonds to secure cir
culation 12,500 00
Premiums on U. S. Bonds.. 750 00
Stocks, securities, etc 65,067 10
Banking House furniture
and fixtures 2,500 00
Other real estate owned .... 10,330 00
Due from National Bonks,
(not reserve agents) 2,775 01
Due from state banks and
bankers .. 4,703 82
Due from approved reserve
agents 115,542 62
Checks and other cash Items 2,619 34
Notes of other national
' bank 600 00
Fractional paper currency,
nickels and cents 291 12
Lawful money reserve in
bank, vis:
Specie ..$64,199 90
Legal tender notes 160 00 64,359 90
Redemption fund with U. S.
treasurer (5 per cent of
circulation) 625 50
Total .'...$595,054 70
LIABILITIES,
Capital stock paid In 60.000 00
Surplus fund 10,000 00
Undivided profit less ex
penses and taxes paid.... 15,223 66
National Bank notes out
standing 12,000 00
Individual deposits subject
to check $251,451 80
Demand certificates of de-
posit .. .. 60,090 S3
Time certificates of de.
posit 206,288 81 507,831 14
Cho Min Heui to Represent Korean
Government at Tokio.
Seoul, Korea, Wednesday, April 6,
3 p. m. Cho Min Heal, a former min
ister to the United States, has been ap
pointed minister to Japan in place of
Hyun Yong Uu, who was appointed
April 1, but who refused to accept the
post
M. Hayashl, Japanese minister to
Korea, claims that the murder of
three Japanese merchants in the
province of Chung Chung waa due to
Internal disorders.
It is also reported that the Tong-
Hak risings In co-operatlon with dis
banded Korean soldiers in the vicinity
of Pang are nothing but usual peren-
nlnl disturbances and have no sig
nificance politically.
CHURCH BENEFIT INSURANCE.
Detroit Minister Advocates Noval Plan
for Increasing Interest
Detroit April'7. Rev. W. H. Burch.
at the annual meeting, of the Michigan,
council of the Brotherhood of St Paul
which has just closed Its sessions here.
surprised his audience by advocating
a system of benefit insurance for the
churches. He said:
It will be a sreat day for Method
ism and for her church societies when
a system of benefit Insurance is allied
10 her work of solvation.
"At present competition Is too
great. Members are lost to the church
every day simply because they Join
fraternlal and secret societies for the
lnsuranec features, and becoming at
tached to the lodge work, its services
gradually fall away from the allegiance
to the church."
WHY IT SUCCEEDS.
Total $595,054 70
State of Oregon, county of Clatsop, as:
I, J. E. Hlgglns, cashier of the
above-named bank do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to the
best of my knowledge and belief.
J. E. HIGGINS, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 6th day of April, 1904.
GEO. C FULTON, Notary Public.
Correct Attest:
Geo. XL George,
Wm. II. Barker,
A. Scherneckau, Directors.
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Doing one thing well brings success.
Doon's Kidney Pills do one thins
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Emphatic endorsement can be had
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Sold for 50 cents per box by all
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States.
Remember the name Doon's and take
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