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THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. IUNOAY, DECEMBER 11, 19M TRIAL OF A. WEBBER Placer County Citizens Want Ad ditional Counsel. TO ASSIST DISTRICT ATTORNEY Opinion That th District Attorney U Not CapabI to Try Cat. Auburn. Dec. 19. The supervisors placer county are of the opinion that District Attorney Kelly Robinson Is not capable of conducting the prose cution of Adolph Weber for the mur der of his mother, and they want the tate to furnish a more able prosecu tor. The sentiment of the supervi sors was voiced today in a resolution tdopted by them asking State Attorney General U. S. Webb to take a hand tn the proceeding. The resolution, tn part, is as follows: It has been made to appear to this board that a large number of promi nent and substantial cltisena and tax payers of this county, who have care-! fully observed the conduct of the dis trict attorney of this county at the pre liminary examination of said Weber and the proceedings before the coro ner's Jury concerning the murder of the Weber family on the 10th day of No vember, 1904, are of the opinion that said district attorney Is not equal to the prosecution that samy.auponssclfo .the conduct and management of the fcald prosecution that Is represented to this board, and we are satisfied there from that the said district attorney does not realise the magnitude of the undertaking before him nor of the re sponsibilities which have been thrust upon his office, and that he intends to assume the conduct and management of the same, and unless steps are taken to prevent it the public service will offer great detriment thereby. The aid district attorney ha refused and continues to refuse to accept the aid of able and efficient counsel which the relatives of the murdered family have rendered him, and such aid as the pub lic generally have demanded that he accept We, therefore knowing of no other course open to us, as representa tives of the public, to prevent a prob able miscarriage of Justice, for these reasons, urgently but respectfully re quest you, the attorney general of the state of California, to comply with this request. A similar resolution, bearing the names, of seventeen members of the grand Jury, was adopted by that body and forwarded to Webb. It was ac companied by a petition requesting Webb to Join in the prosecution of Weber, signed by nearly every man of prominence in the town of Auburn. Weber asked ted both of his attor neys this afternoon, and It Is rumored that he wantedjthelr assistance In making his will. The prisoner has not been feeling well for the laat few days and fears- tHaP "dose-confinement may kin bin. . -T votf t . and considered himself fortunate if he saw aa many as that. Even the na tives fight shy of the place. In the terrible loneliness, sometimes with Insufficient fowl. Mr. Miller had over fifty miles of telegraph line to look out for and keep In repair. He was obliged to cover this distance either afoot or with dog teams several times a month and at the same time operate the keys of Ms Instrument. He states that reading matter and the comforts of life were practically unknown. He used to get hold of a newspaper at very Infrequent Intervals and would read It for days and day, devouring even the advertisements several times over for mental recreation. city." COMMISSIONER HURT. , Street Car Company Likely to 8uffar Also. Tacoma, Dec. 10. As a result of a street car Jumping the track laat night, Commissioner of Public Works William Welsh was Injured to such an extent that he had to be removed to St. Jo seph's hospital,' where he Is now re ceiving medical treatment. Peter Debroe, superintendent of the city water mains, was thrown from the car and sustained a scalp wound. Jas. Lee, a well known Street contractor, re ceived a bad cut In the head and Curey Doans, a resident of South Tacoma, was bruised about the face and body. ISOLATED THREE YEAR8. Signal Corps Man Returns From th Far North. Seattle, Dec. 10. After being sta tioned In the far north for three years, sometimes In posts where he could not see another human being week In and week out. and undergoing all sorts of hardships In order to keep Uncle Sam's telegraphic lines open for use, Bert E. Miller, of the United States army signal corps, has reached this city from th north. He has just been honora bly discharged from the service and Is now awaiting the accumulated salary nf months from the paymaster's office Hi. states that at some of the Isolated posts pay day is such a rarity that the men In the corps have forgotten all about it. Mr. Miller has been stationed at Cop per Center, Fort Liscum, Chestochena nn other remote points, tor me en tire three years of his enlistment be has been In Isolated localities and is able to tell Interesting stories of the hardships suffered by the men In the north while at work for small pay for the government. At one post he was on one man drowned himself and an other deserted In thlr desperation at the awful loneliness of the place. At Chestochena station Miller did not see more than half a. doxen people a. month Will Tattoo Ladies. New Tork, Dec 10. Wlnton T. Le froy, a professional tattooist of Lon don, has Just arrived hew on a contract to tattoo a number of h"w Tork so ciety people. "My mission here," he said today, may no. doubt surprise you. It Is to tattoo several wealthy Americans who were In London during the last sum mer and said they would like to be tat tooed, but I was unable to do the work for them at the time. FOUGHT TO PAY DEBT Sequel of the Netson-Corbett Fiht. FOR HOME AND MOTHER Nelson Fought for Championship and to Assist His Parents and Sitters. Chicago, Deo. 10. Ha tt ling Nelson's brilliant victory over William Roth well (Toung Corbett) at San Francisco revealed a dometlc melodrama which at one time threatened to be a tragedy. The story of the boy's struggle agnlnst great odds, his rapid ascent as a pugl- "They clubbed together and made an Mist, conceals behind It the fact that for agreement with me that I come to yeftrs jjeg0n bag fought with two ob Amertca and perform the work. I . , , thp ollt.uu th. nri.- ui course, i can i give juu their ring. He fought his way toward the cham- names, as to do so would be violating a professional secret. I may tell you 1. fkat K rt ttiAm 1 1 1,1. I,. riZ,, ,, . T .k , V. Ith mortgage on his mother's home at PhiliKlolnhla anil th others In this 1346 Shearer avenue. Hegewlsch: to WHERE THEY ALL GO Christmas Purchases are Numer ous at the "ONLY" PIANO STORE Store Open Evenings, 422-424 Commer cial 8tret. YOU'LL HAVE TO HURRY. That the people appreciate our spe cial efforts in offering a large line of choicely selected instruments for the Xmas trade is evldencel by the liberal patronage which they have given us so far. Following is a partial list of pur chases recently made at our store: BAILEY Mr. C. Rlnell selects this beautiful piano In a superb antique oak, art case. CROWN Capt. J. W. Babbldge se lected this reputable piano In a beauti ful figured rosewood case. This Is the only high grade piano with the many tones, EARHOFF Mr. Harry Jones gets one of these Instruments for his bouse. HADDORFF Mr. Nels Slmonson secures this popular piano In an art case of mottled mahogany. HARDMAN Mr. Smith Cos se cures this Instrument at Hammond for the children. KIMBALL Mr. H. P. Anderson se cures this old reliable make of organ, In chapel style, for the hall at Ross- burg. LESTER Mr. 3. L. Pettlt of Seaside secures this, the pride piano of Phila delphia, in antique oak case. PACIFIC QUEEN Our own make of organ, is a inpie winner, me v"" chasers being: Conrad Cascella, Jo seph Ostrum and J. P. Ryan. SCHILLER Mrs. M. D. ' Knutsen selects this very choice dainty piano In a rich Brazilian walnut case. It's Up to. You. Which piano are you going to select for that Xmas present? We have them in all varieties of cases and some thir ty (SO) different makes for your appro val. Ours is the one price store; be sides, we fulfill our every promise. There is no longer any need to go to Portland to select your piano. Our assortment Is complete. There are elegant mottled mahogany cases, choicest of figured oak, both Flemish and golden, also beautifully mottled Circassian, Brazilian and English walnut cases to select from. Remember that the Ellers Piano House warranty goes with every single instrument "Money back if not as represented in every particular." Every instrument sold Is also accom panied by the respective makers' five and ten year guarantee which is duly countersigned by Eilers Piano House, thus protecting a purchaser in every way. Store open evenings for the balance of this month. We are yours for busi ness on "fair" lines. EILERS PIANO HOUSE, Largest, most progressive and most responsible exclusive piano house on the Pacific coast. Permanently estab lished in Astoria since January, 1901. 422-424 Commercial street. Home of Chlckering Webber ft Kimball Pianos. A. R. CYRUS, Local Branch Manager. F. N. SMITH, Salesman. jwln back the love and admiration of I his father, brothers and sister. His motner a love ana tenderness ne nas an the time. By beating Toung Corbett and plac ing himself tn line for the champlno- shlp he achieved alt his objects, and. al though he declares, and hla family be lieves, that he will defeat James Brltt and win for himself the title of feather weight and light-weight champion of the world, defeat will not mean much to him In his coming fight; at least not nearly so much as It would have done when he fought and conquered Herrera, Canole, Hnnlon and Corbett. Practically driven from home be cause the family objected to hi chosen profession, forbidden scores of times by his father to enter the ring. pleaded with by his mother, who feared he would be hurt. Nelson Insisted. The boy has fought, and fought des perately. In order that his mother might have her home, her comforts and dresses; In order that debt need not worry hi father: in order that hi brother and ister might go to school and get better educations; and he has steadily urged the other boy not to follow In his footstep and told them to keep out of the lighting game. Whatever the moralists may say of prlie fighting as a profession, tlwy probably would praise the stocky, self sacrificing little Dane for the objects for which he has fought. CONSCIENCE TROUBLED HIM. Thief Returns Package of Money He Had Stolen. San Diego, Dec. 10. "I spnt you the money stolen from your shop. Please forgive." Such was the strange missive re ceived through the mnll today by H. Burns, proprietor of the Independent Meat market, whose place of business was broken Into a few day ago and about ISO In cash, a ilver watcn, a gold head of a cane and other small ar ticles stolen from th aafe. And th cash came back, every cent of It, to gether with the other articles. Burns first received a note wltnout signature mailed In a plain white en velope. It read: "I mailed tonight to you the parcel with the money stolen from your shop. It Is not registered. Inquire at the postofflce." Burns followed directions, secured the package, and, to his surprise, found that every cent of the money, even to a few coppers, had been returned. The money and goods were wrapped In the note requesting forgiveness. A DIVINE HEALER. Unable to Make Her Husbands Horse Win a Rao. Des Moines, Iowa, Dec. 10. Because Mrs. Mary Orr, a divine healer, was unable to comply with her husband's demand that he make hi race-horses break world' records she was accord ingly granted a divorce at Marshall town today. Her story, as told to the Judge, was corroborated by two witnesses, who are neighboring women. Mrs. Orr had achieved considerable reputation a a divine healer In Colorado but has never nrortlred her power much In this state. It was shown to the satisfaction of the court that she suggested to her hus- h.nd that if she could only Have tne in fluence over his horses that she has over human beings she could make them win every race In which they were entered. He thereupon began to mlst that she perform tnls feat, sne attempted It, but his horses failed to win. He then abused tier ana uio ai- vorce suit resulted. Cut in Two by 8aw. Boulder Creek, Dec. 10,-Whlle crossing from the engine room, where he had gone for a drink of water, to hi. noaltlon as tall sawyer In tne mm of McAbee & Ryder today, Peter Fu gazl, a native of Italy, fell upon the moving carriage and was car- Tied Into the aw, which cut him In twain. Correct Clothesjortkn You must not neglect your dreu neither, but take care to be bltn mis. lard Cketlrjji'elJ tok'uto. The French way of saying well-groomed. You'll certainly be if you wear clothes bearing this label jfllfttd )enjamin$(? MAKERS NEWVORK J Equal to fine cuflom-mado inatlbulprice.fi The maker' guarantee) and ourt, with every garment, We are Exclusive Agent in this city. Startling Evident. Fresh testimony In great quantity I constantly coming In, declaring Dr. King's New Discovery for Consump tion Cough and Cold to. be un- equaled. A recent expression from T. J. McFarland Bentorvllle, Ya. serves a example. He write; "I had Bronchitis for three year and doct ored all the time without being bene fitted. Then I began taking Dr. King' New Discovery, and a few bot tle wholy cured me." Equally effec tive in curing all Lung and Throat trouble, Consumption, Pneumonia and Grip. Guaranteed by Cha. Roger Druggist. Trial bottle free, regular slae 50c, and f 1.00. Worst of All Experience. Can anything be worse than to feel that every minute will be your laat? Such wa th experience of Mrs. S. H. Newton, Decatur, Ala. 'Tor three year" she write, "I endured Insuff erable pain from Indigestion, stomach and bowel trouble. Death seemed In evitable when doctor and all remedies failed. At length I was Induced to try Electric Bitter and th result wa marvelous. I Improved at once and now I'm completely recovered. For Liver, Kidney, Stomach and Bowel troubles 'Electric Bitter 1 th only medicine. Only 50c. It' guaranteed by Cha. Roger Druggist ASTORIA SAVINGS BANK Capital l'ald to 1100,000. Hurplui and Undivided Profits 126,000 Transact a general banking biuiutaa. Interest paid on time depoaita. J.Q. A. HOWLUY, 0, U'ETEltSON, FRANlf, PATTON, J. W. OAUNER, President Vioa President Cashier. AmU Cashier J8 TENTH STREET, ASTORIA. ORE. First National Bank of Astoria ESTABLISHED 1886 Capital and Surplus $100,000 ASTORIA IRON WORKS JOHN FOX. I'rt, mid Bupt A. ! fOX, Vhwllmldnil. r.L IllMltUl'.ttmrcUtry ANTORlA BA VINtlH DAK K, Treai , V Designers tnd Manufacturers of TIlK LATEST IMPROVED CANNING MACHINERY, MARINE ENGINES'AND BOILERS. COMPLETE CANNERY OUTFITS FURNISHED. , . CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. Foot of Fourth Street, . . . ASTORIA, OREGON. THE LOUVRE A First Class Concert Hall Finest! Resort In TlieCity ADMISSION FREE ATTRACTIVE PROGRAM Seventh and Astor Streets CHANGE WEEKLY CHARLES WIRKKALA. Prop. 433ICommercUl Street Phone Main 121 Sherman Transfer Co, HENRY STIEKMAN, Manager ( Hacks, Carriages Baggag Checked and Transferred Trucks and Furniture Wagons-" i'ianos Moved, Boxed and Shipped. ANDREW ASP, BLACKSMITH. listing Installed a Rubber Tiring Mobin o( th UUt pattern I am prepared to do all kind ol work Irvtbat line at reaonable price. Telephone 291. CORNER TWELFTH AND DUANE STREETS. n y ASTORIA, OREGON BLANK BOOK MAKERS LITHOGRAPHERS PRINTERS . LINOTYPERS ost Complete Printing Plant in Ore on No Contract to Large. No Job too Small Book and Magazine Binding a Specialty