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THE MORNING ASTORIAN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1904.
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Matire Leeds
Every one knows that Royal , Baking
Powder is absolutely purer Hence the ,
housewife'uses -ItJwith implicit confidence -and
without question, arid she is justified -in
so doing. ; t .
But -how few realize that Royal . Baking
Powder in its chief ingredient is a direct prof .
uctof the healthful ana delicious grape! This
constituent of the grape, crystallked and ground
to an impalpable pqwder, is the cream of tar- -.'
tar which forms the active principle of every
pouncTof Royal Baking Powder.
Fruit properties are indispensable to the
healthfulness of the bodkr; and those" of the
grape as used in the "Royal" are the most
valuable and healthful of all. t ; ;
Hence it is that Royal Baking Powder
produces food superlative both in flavor
and wholesomeness.
MURDERER
CONFESSED
Tells on Death Bed That He
' Killed Millionaire Sne!!, oj Chi
cago, Fifteen Yean Ago
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO, NEW YORK
LARGE SUM
FROM FINES
Police Court Receipts for Year
Promise to Greatly Exceed
Past Records.
MATERIAL GAIN THUS FAR
For First Fire Months Fines and
Forfeitures Are $070 Ahead
ot 1903-ManjAr-
rests Made.
persons were arrested, as compared
with 53 complaints in the police court
for May of last year. The 112 arrests
Included the apprehension of the hobos
who came In on the trains and who
were given the run after a night in
jail. Besides the arrests thus made.
the police ordered 29 undesirable per
sons out of the city. These persons
were merely informed that their pres
ence here was not necessary to the
welfare and good order of the com
munity and were not arrested.
Illinois Convention.
Springfield, lib. May 31. The Illinois
state convention reconvened today, but
no important action was taken. A
break in the deadlock is expected tomorrow.
If indications are to be relied upon,
the city of Astoria will receive more
money this year from fines and for
feitures in the police court than ever
before. The year has started off at a
record-breaking pace, and the increase
'as compared with last year's receipts
amounts almost to an average month's
receipts. .With the single exception of
the month of April, when this year's
receipts fell $4 below those of April,
1903, every month shows a compara
tive gain.
The 'receipts for the month ending
1 last night were 31,036, as compared
with $973 for May of the previous year,
and 3622.50 for May, 1902. The re
ceipts for the first five months of 1904
are 3670 ahead of the corresponding
months of the previous year, and 31,-
' 817.50 ahead of the same months for
1902. .
The showing is particularly gratify
ing, because of the fact that the first
five months of the year are not by
any meant the liveliest The increased
receipts are taken as an indication of,
the present prosperous condition of the ;
city. The cost of maintaining the po-j
lice department is only little more than
35,000, so the department will probably
lay up a considerable sum for the
other departments of the municipal
government during the year. The fol
lowing comparative statement will
prove of interest:
Month 1903. 1904.
January ... ...... ...3 752 3 895
February . 818 995
March 719 910
April 868 864
May 973 1,056
Totals 34,130 34,700
During the month the police were
kept busy. One hundred and twelve
PERSONAL MENTION.
Miss Birdie Jones is visiting friends
at Oregon City.
F. E. Wilson leaves for San Fran
cisco this morning.
William Gaines, of Seattle, was in
the city yesterday.
Charles E. Waycott, of Portland, was
in the city yesterday.
Miss Mary Jones, of Portland, was
visiting with Astoria friends yester
day.
Mrs. Julia Sweetland, of Olympla,
arrived in Astoria yesterday for a short
visit with friends.
Miss Maude Stone left yesterday for
Southern Oregon. It is hoped that the
trip will be beneficial to her health.
S. D. Vincent, representing a Chi
cago house, was in Astoria yesterday.
Mr. Vincent's home is in La Peer
Mich.
Edward Albright, who has been
spending a few days in Astoria, re
turned to his home in San Francisco
yesterday.
C. F. Lester, the Warrenton lumber
dealer and candidate for state repre
sentative, was in Astoria on business
yesterday.
George Roscoe leaves this morning
for San Francisco. He will go on to
Los Angeles after a short stop In the
metropolis.
Manager Humphreys of the Postal
is to enjoy a month's vacation, com
mencing tomorrow night Donald Ross
of the Portland office will have charge
during Mr. Humphreys absence from
the citv.
The beer that made Milwaukee fam
ous Schlitz is always on draught at
The Grotto. Otto MIkkelson, proprietor.
EYE
i STRAIN
IS the most common cause of those nervous headaches that your doctor
does not reach. Dizziness, darting pains in the eye-balls or temples,
smarting or burning sensation, the eyes become red and lida inflamed,
quivering of lids and jerking of muscles in and around the eyes.
Do you ever have dark spots float
A ing before your eyes? Does the sun
- and wind hurt them? Do you have a
sleepy feeling and desire to close the
eyes when reading? Blurring of vision
p linei and lttr rnnninn tooctVter?
LIVED LIFE OF A RECLUSE
Has Been Hiding' in Alaska' for
Years While Detectives
Scoured Karth Look -
ing for Illiu. - '
Victoria. R c; May 81. It the vol
untary declaration of a dying man is
to be believed, finis haa been written
to the historic Snell tragedy of IS years
ago, and Tascott. the long-sought mur
derer, self-identified, haa paid the pen
alty of his crime with penitence, and
now fills an unmarked grave in the
heart of the Alaskan wilderness, whith
er he had fled for the eftacement of
his Individuality.
Philip Robertson, a atrlctly, reliable
man, prospector and miner, received
the dying man's confession, and tells
the story simply and dramatically.
Robertson left the Klondike capital, he
says, late last fall, in a small boat,
bound for the new placer grounds at
Fairbanks. He reached a point near
Dahlney river, in a particularly deso
late and forbidding region, where the
forlorn walling of a dog surprised his
ears. He found the dog, a half-Btarved
Shepherd, apparently In much distress.
Following this animal, Robertson was
brought to a seemingly deserted cabin
some 400 yards above the river, con
cealed in a clump of spruce.
"I ventured to the door of the shack
and knocked," says Robertson, "and
there waa a feeble 'Come in.'
"All was darkness inside and there
was no sign of a fire. I caught sight
of a bit of candle on the table, which
1 lighted and then advanced to where
a man lay.
"With a feeble efTort he turned and
stared at me for a full minute, then he
said:
"'Are you an officer?
"The question amazed me a bit.
"'No, I said, 1 am a miner, and If
there is anything I can do for you I
want to do it.'
"I soon bad a fire going, and again
approached the bed. The man's hair
was white as snow, his face had a liquid
color in it that looked like death, and
he had the most terrified and hopeless
expression I have ever seen on a hu
man being.
"'Partner,' he said, finally rolling
over on his side, and little more than
whispering; I'm leaving a world that
I did not appreciate. I'm going to h ,
where I belong.
"He lapsed Into silence again, and
what I thought was sleep came over
him. Two hours passed, and he sud
denly wakened with a shriek and then
sank back in bed.
"In a few minutes he gave another
wild scream and straightened up in
bed. Then in a voice you would think
only came from a good, strong man,
he said: 'See here, boys, my name is
Tascott I'm Tascott. Do you under
stand? I'm Tascott that they have
been hunting like a wolf for years.
can't run any more. I'm getting paid
for what I did. I know I'm dying, and
I know where I'll go. Tell the boys
when they come back that I am Tas
cott, and you can tell the world, too,
for the world has hunted me a long
time.'
"About 3 in the morning I heard a
noise like a man expelling all the air
from his lungs. I rushed over to the
bed and felt the man's pulse and heart
He was dead.
' "The next day his partners got back,
and I told them what happened. They
were the strangest fellows I've ever
met in the North. They did not say
who they were. They did not even
thank me for staying with their dead.
They did not even ask me to join them
at their meal, but they burled the
man, and, rolling up their things in
a blanket pack, started across the coun
try in the direction of Koyukuk.
'Before going one of them came to
me abruptly. 'See here,' he said, 'you've
seen and heard what you've heard
Tou can't make anything by talking
about it. He's dead and that's all there
Is to it.' .
"Before I could ask him anything he
had struck the trail, and that .was the
last I saw of him. I have never told
about this until now, but that dead
man asked me to make his story pub
lic, and I do so. I solemnly believe
that he was tortured to death by tbir.lt-
that he waa always the object of pur
suit, and 1 oa surely believe that he
told the truth In saying he was Tas
cott, It's my opinion that hla partners
knew It; too,"
Weddino In Hiflh Life.
Ostentation waa conspicuously ab
sent from the wedding of Mlaa Bertha
Kewnlg and young William Hampshire
at high noon yesterday In the court
room of Police Judge Mogan. who of
ficiated with wonted grace and digni
ty. The 16-year-old bride's comely
countenance wore a genuine emlle. of
content that waa better to look upon
than trailing aatln and orange blos
soms, and the 21-year-old groom did
not eeem to feel embarrassed In his
workday attire. She waa supported
by her mother, Mrs. Barbara Kewnlg,
and a few other female members of
the family faction In whose caune she
threw a brick and provoked arrest, and
he waa upheld by the moral support
of every man In the chamber. A large
number of the Barbara Kewnlg adher
ents would have been In at the cere
mony If attention to their dally Voca
tions had not prevented. Among those
who sent regrets were Padlahuh Y.
Kewnlg, in the canned tamale trade;
Mrs. Abner N. Kewnlg. detained by
Imminent augmentation of her mater
nal responsibilities, and Mrs. L. Gat-
linger Kewnlg, hunting a desirable fiat,
Still there were enough of Mrs. Bar
bara's sympathizing clansmen and
kinswomen In evidence to choke the
corridor before they v.ero admitted to
the chamber.
Mrs. Barbara gave away her daugh
ter, and Master Hampshire accepted
the fair gift with manly nervousness.
When the knot waa tied the Judge de
livered a touching address to the young
couple, and so deeply affected by the
scene was Dick Jose, the famous tenor,
that in a voice clogged with emotion
he began chanting, "The Fated Wed
ding." Instead of humming the Men
delssohn nuptial march, aa he had been
Invited to do. His blunder was fortu
nately overlooked In the general desire
to extend congratulations to the newly
wedded pair.
After a trolley ride to the beach and
return, Mr. and Mrs. Hampshire took
up housekeeping at the residence of
the bride's mother. 65 Prospect avenue,
where they will be at home to friends
aa soon aa the groom gets a Job, He
Is a valuable acquisition to the house
of Barbara, as be holds a Hawthorne
Club lightweight boxing championship
and is physically fit as a fiddle.
It may not be amiss to add that
after marrying Miss Bertha to the lad
of her choice, Judge Mogan dismissed
the charge of brlck-throwlng that
brought . her into hla court and In
directly led her to the altar. San
Francisco Call.
Iroquois Will Rebuild.
Chicago, May 81. Judge Dunne to
day issued a writ of mandamus or
dering the city to Issue a building per
mlt for the rebuilding of the are-
stricken Iroquois theater.
MURDER OF CAPTIVES.
(Continued from Page 1.)
only safe means of releasing the cap
tive." There Is the highest authority for
the statement that ah attack on Tan
gier or an expedition against the bri
gands will be followed by the Imme
diate murder of the captives. At the
Instance of Secretary Hay, no instruc
tions will be sent to Admiral . Chad
wlck for the present, pending the re
sult of the representations of Ambas
sador Porter at Paris to the French
government, requesting It to exercise
its good offices toward obtaining the
release of the captives.
APPEARING! OLD
Acta aa a Bar FreataUe Bafley
- meat.
Tou cannot afford to grow old.
In these daya of strenuoua competition
It la necessary to maintain, aa long aa
possible ones youthful appearance.
It la Impossible to do this without re
taining a luxurious growth of hair.
Ttim nMnp a? Dandruff Indicate the
presence of a burrowing germ which
Uvea and thrives on the root of the
hair unta it causes total fcaldnees.
Newbro'a Herplclde is tha only known
destroyer of this pest and It is aa effec
tive aa It la aeiignuui to uea
Ti.rnlpMA makes an elerant hair dress
ing aa well aa Dandruff cure.
Accept no substitute there is none.
eM V laadlnv Amrcri! Rand 10a. In
Atamps for sample te Tie Herplatde Co.,
Detroit Mica.
Eagle Drug Store
251-863 Bond St.
Owl Drug Store
S49 Com. St
Astoria, Oregon.
T. F. LAURIN, Proprietor.
Special Agent
The Grotto handlea nothing but
straight liquors; no blended goods in
the house.
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ON THE SQUARE.
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Gives tba comfort and bappioeM that
Baby'a helplessness demands.
$3.0O E-Z-GO
WALKERS FOR
$2.00
H. H. ZAPF a CO.
THE BIG HOUSE-FCRNISHERS.
There are no flies on us, BUT we have a full line of
Trotat Flies
35c and 50c per doz. FISHER BHOS. COMPANY
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NEW ZEALAND'
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
Of NEW ZEALAND.
W. P. Thorn si, Manager, San Francisoo.
UNLIMITED LIABILITY OF SHAREHOLDERS.
IIbs been Underwriting on the Pacific ,
Coast twenty.flve years.
S. ELR.0RE 6 CO., Resident Agents, Astoria, Or.
Notioa to Stockholders.
There will be a meeting of the
Stockholders of the Lewis & Clark
Telephone Line Saturday, June 4th,
1904, at Peterson & Brown's Shoe
Store. By W. J. INGALLS,
: Chairman.
Notice to Contractora.
Notice la hereby given that the
county court of Clatsop county, Oregon,
will on or before the 2d day of June
1904, receive sealed bids for the con
struction of the foundation of the Clat
sod county court house to be erected
fwi the block bf-twpin feventh end
file in the office of the county clerk of
said county, and as prepared by E. M.
Lazarus ( architect Each bid must
be accompanied by a certified check i
the sum. of 10 per cent of the amount
of the bid, that the bidder will enter
into a contract if hla bid is accepted;
and the right toi reject any and all bid
la hereby reserved.
Dated at Astoria, Oregon, May 23,
1904. By order of the county court
J. C. CLINTON,
County Clerk.
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