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VOLUME LVII. ASTORIA, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1904. NO. 201. JURY SAYS WILLIAMS IS GUILTY First Degree Verdict Rendered in Trial of Norman Williams for Murder at The Dalles. Convicted Man Shows Little Fee) in j Aside From Attempt to Restrain Emotion. MOTION MADE FOR NEW TRIAL Verdict Wan Slendered by tltiry After Deliberation of Four And a IlHlf lloiira-Kuiu- iimry of Cane. Sli Dalles, Ort., May 17. After de liberating (or four and a half hours the jury at 8 o'clock tonight found Norrrmn William guilty of murdering Atma Nesbltt, near Hood River, Ore.. March I, 180. William showed little feeling other than a nervoue effort to reetraln hi emotion, which hai been exhibited by him alt through the trial. Wil liams' attorney Immediately asked for 0 daya In which to file a motion for a new trial. ' When the court convened thle morn ing the prosecution immediately com menced their argument to the Jury andj gave a eummary of the cuse. Thia was followed by Judge McGinn for the de fense, who occupied nearly four houra In hie address to the court He main talned. 04 he did In opening hie argu ment, that there waa no corpue delicti and without II the etute had absolutely naught upon whlh to baae their case. The arguments were finished Juat be fore S o'clock and the charge followed. The esse went to the jury at 4:30 p. m. cree at the Uuker county circuit court. The newa cauHed a great deal of excite ment In Daker City, aa there are aev eral hundred llena and clalma of all kind against the property. - AUTO RUNS AMUCK. wild nar Chaufleura Narrowly Eaoape Death : Near New York City. New York, May 27. After a flight for half a mile through a row lane a big touring automobile con talnlng four men, went over an bankment 20 feet high In Rlverdale In the Dronx dlatrlct and two of men were pinned under the car, which turned upelde down, and were Injured 10 eeriouwy 11 wu iiewMrjr vw un them to the hospital. Although hurled (0 feet the other occupants of the ma chine escaped with "alight cuts bruises. The automlblle waa demol lehed. The men decided to take a ahort cut through a narrow and steep lane When about 60 feet along the lane driver tested the machinery and found that the running gear waa broken and that be was unable to control the car The power waa on full speed. The men got ready to jump, but finally decided to stick to the machine. The automobile algsagged for about half a mile, gaining In speed with every yard and at a sharp corner shot into the air, and making a half turn, landed squarely on Its top. Underneath were the two men, their faces pressed Into the ground. They were being scalded by boiling water dropping from the en glne. The othera were shot from the rear seats the moment the car left the lane and landed together 60 feet from the embankment. They escaped serious Injury by striking soft ground. TORNADO IN ILLINOIS. CANNOT SELL PROPERTY. Mines In Baker County In Serious Liti gation Rsoeiver Appointed. Baker City. Ore., May 27. Thia aft ernoon Sheriff Brown of Baker coun ty, received a telegram from the clerk of the federal court for the district of eastern New fork, announcing that O. D. Beattys had been appointed receiv er for the Cornucopia mines of this county and enjoining the sheriff from proceeding with the advertised sales of the personal and real property of the mining company on Jane!, under a de- Wind Destroys Village and Does Other Dsmags No Lives Lest Golconda,,Ili., May 27. The village of New Liberty, 1'ope county, III on the Ohio river, la reported to have been destroyed by a tornado. No lives were lost . ; , Taducah, Ky May 27. Telephon wires are down and but meager details have been received from Liberty. Dam aire of not much extent waa caused In Livingston county, Illinois, by hall and wind. WITNESS ARRE8TED. Man Wanted by Government Found at Eugene and Taken to Portland. Portland, May 28. (Special.) 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STOKES, One Mte To Everybody THRILLING STORIES OF ' CAPTURE OF KINCHOU BY DASHING JAPANESE FORCES Brave Brownies Drove Russians BacK in Face of Heavy Fire and Finally Utterly Rout the Muscovites. Port Arthur is Now Closely Besieged By Land and Sea and Its Fall is Hourly Expected-Japs Capture Prisoners and.Guns-' News of Russian Defeat Reaches Czar on Anni versary of Coronation. London, May 27, The Japanese le gatlon has received the following offi eial dispatch from Toklo i "Kin Chou has been tsken and our troops are pushing the Russians toward Port Arthur." Chlcsgo, Msy 27 A special to the News from Chefoo ssyst Japan announoea that the entire eoast of Liso Tung Peninsula lying south of a line between Piteswo on the east and Pulantien on the west, is In a state of effective blockade by the Japanese navy. The declaration ssys the block ade will be maintained.. The blockade proclamation by Japan throws the burden of proof on vessels attempting to run the blockade. Japs 8uperior en Land. London, May 27. A Toklo dispatch to the Associated Press and the Jap anese legation accounts are the only detailed descriptions that have reachd London of the Japanese victory at Kinchou. The victory Is hailed by the London press as establishing more cer. tainly than did the operations on the Yalu, the superiority of the Japanese on land as well as by sea, since In the case of Klnehou, If not at Talu, the RuNslans had ample time to carefully prepare their positions. It appears that a conclusive victory was Immedi ately followed up, for the Post's Toklo correspondent asserts that the Jap anese have swept the Russians from their defenses west ot Tallenwan. And If the Telegraph's generally well Informed correspondent Is correct and the Japanese are already nearlng Port Arthur, the Russians must have suf fered a complete route. That the Rus sians were hot only defeated but routed, would also appear by the num eroua captures of Russian artillery. Tells Story of Fight Washington, May 17. The Japanese legation has received the following de tails concerning the attack on Kin chou: "The enemy built several covered trenches around the fort and on Nan hill. After several attempts the Jap anese Anally succeeded In taking the enemy's position by storm and In driv ing them toward Nan Ruling. The fighting lasted Is hours. Admiral Togo telegraphs a report sent to him from the captain commanding a detached squadron, consisting of four gunboats and a torpedo boat flotilla, to the effect that- the squadron reached Kinchou bay, and co-operating with the army, bombarded Nan Hill on May 26, and, on witnessing our army occupying the forts on the hill, the squadron with drew, from the scene of action. The captain of the gunboat Cbokt was killed t and jnine others were killed and wounded. The damage to the vessels was Insignificant." ' 4 News Published on Holiday. St. Petersburg, May 27. News of the Japanese victory at Kinchou was published on a Russian holiday, the anniversary of the coronation of the czar. While there waa little Informa tion government circles regarding the Russian defeat the news caus&d the celebrations at Tsarkoye-Salo to be shortened. All news of the disaster comes from foreign sources and the pa pers are making no effort to suppress It The authorities are without news of their own. It was rumored late to night that General Kuropatkln had telegraphed some details direct to Min ister of War Sokaharoff, which will not be transmitted to the czar until to morrow. The general staff admitted there was3 little now to hinder the Japanese advance on Port Arthur Itself and that the actual selge had begun in earnest The staff Insisted on the ability of the fortress to hold out Near Port Arthur. London, May 27. The Toklo corre spondent of the Telegraph says he learns that the Japanese troops now within 13 miles of Port Arthur and that the Russians suffered heavier casualties than the Japanese, 'who have taken guns and other materials of war and a few prisoners. The Toklo correspondent of the Chronicle says the Japanese captured many guns at Kinchou. the second and third cars broke from Its fastenings and fell acrov the third rail. Immediately there was a loud report and a long continued display of electric sparks which fell into the street for nearly 16 minutes. A panic was created among the passengers, and many were knocked down and trampled upon In the rush for the doors. The train waa made up of Ave cars, two of which caught Are, and several of the wooden ties beneath began to burn. Firemen tried to extinguish the blase, but the fallen gate continued to act as an electric connector, and the whole station seemed to be on Are. The circuit was Anally broken and the firemen soon had the fire extinguished Moore Knocked Out. Chicago, May 27. Frankle Nell of San Francisco knocked out Tommy Moore tonight after two minutes' Aght ing. ' ' ' BASEBALL SCORES. Psoifio Coast. At San Francisco Portland 5. San Francisco 0. . At Seattle Tacoma 7, Seattle 2. At Los Angeles Oakland I, Los An geles 2. '., "-, - Pacifio National.' At Spokane Salt Lake 11, Spokane t At Butte Boise 4. Butte 6. National . At New Tork Brooklyn 1, New York J. At Philadelphia Boston 3, Phila delphia 2. .At Chicago St Louis 2, Chicago 3. At Pittsburg Cincinnati 0, Pitts burg 2. American. At Boston Washington 3, Boston 4. At Philadelphia New Tork 5, Phila delphia 7. At Cleveland St Loulv 2. Cleve land 5. JAPANESE STUDENT HONORED Stanford University Graduate Receives Distinction From De. partment of English of That School. Selected as Assistant to Editor o Dictionary of Chaucer's Works Now Being Prepared. ' HAILS FROM TSU, JAPAN Young Stodent Has Made Ex, cellent Ilecord While at the University High Honor -for Foreigner. Stanford University. Cal., May 27 Tasunosuke Fukukita, a Japanese student of Stanford university has been chosen by Dr. Ewald Flugel, head at the department of English philology to do part of the .work In connection witi the dictionary of Chaucer's works, which will be published in about three years. Dr. Flugel Is the first man to undertake an exhaustive research of the subject of Chaucer with a view to publishing a complete' dictionary and those who have been appointed to as sist him have received a high honor. The selection of a Japanese student (Continued on page eight) Report Prom Chefoo. Chefoo, May 28. (12:30 p. m.) A fleet of steamers arrived today from Nluchwang and reported that no signs of the Japanese fleet were apparent on the western coast of Llao Tung peninsula, Everything at Nluchwang Is reported quiet Two Japanese cruis ers are off Port Arthur today. Russians Cut Off. Berlin, May 27. The Toklo corre spondent of the Tagblatt, sends the following under date of May 27: 'It Is generally believed here that General Rogl (Okus) succeeded May 26 In cutting off a portion of the Fourth Russian sharp shooters division under General Fock, having taken the heights between Port Arthur and Kinchou May 24 and 25, and the capitulation of this body is soon expected. The fight was most bitter and stubborn on both sides and the losses were severe." RESTORED TO RELATIVES. Last Hours of Old Man Gladdened in Unexpected Manner. Glenns Falls, N. Y., May 27. Blind, almost deaf and with his mind im paired, Lewis Mosher, after years of wandering, and other years spent in hospitals, has been restored to his rel atives here, where a fortune of $15, 000 awaits him. Mosher went west 20 years ago and three years later all trace of him was lost A short time ago his relatives learned that he was In the state hospital at Medical Lake, Wash., and brought him home. Mosher lost his sight and hearing as the re sult 'of a mine explosion. It is thought his mental condition will rapidly Im prove. BOLD ROBBERY. Five Masked Men Rifle Sale in Massa chusetts. New Bedford, Mass., May 27. A bold obbery was perpetrated here shortly before midnight by five masked burglars who broke into the Onoka woolen mills, in the northern part of the city, overpowered and bound 'the two night watchmen, dynamited the safe and escaped with Its contents The robbery occurred 4 about, 11:30 o'clock. One of the watchmen was overpowered after " a struggle. The other watchman rushed to his aid and was aiso overpowered. Both were bound and gagged and were witnesses to the blowing open of the safe. The burglars remained in the mill for near Iy two hours. A few minutes after their departure one of the watchmen managed to free himself and tele phoned to police headquarters. Peerless Peerless In name, quality, style and, price. 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