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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (April 20, 1905)
THE MORNING ASTOItt AN',"" AbTORl Oil EG ON. THURSDAY, APRIU "A 2 1905. FIRE IN PORTLAND F. E. Beach & Co.'s Store Dam aged b g Pierce Blaze. WOMAN AND CHILD RESCUED Fir Brok Out at Noon and tho In flamabl Material Caused It to Spread, Entailing a Lot to Building and Conttnta of 110,000. Portland, April 19. Amid the loud cheers of fully J000 people', Mrs. W. F. Orunow and her little 8-year-old daughter, Florence Dean, were rescued by members of the fire department from the third-story o the Strow brldge building, First and Alder streets while a desperate fire was raging In the rear of the F. E. Beach & Co. paint store, on the ground floor, at noon to day. Although It Is not exactly known, it la estimated the loss will be about 110,000, fully covered by Insurance. The origin of the Are could not be learned. Roy White, of TVoodlawn, who started to work at the store MnoJay morning, had a narrow escape from death. He was In the basement at the time the fire Started. He made a mad rush for his life, leaping up the stairs, through the fire and on Into the private office of Mr. Beach, woere the firsi news of the starting of the fire was given. The boy's hair was singed and badly burned. His clothes were also scorched, but he escaped without in Jury. Some time was lost in turning in the fire alarm, as It was "hard to locate a box. Within five minutes after the de partment arrived, the flames were un der control. The fire was confined en tirely to the rear room, but consider able damage was caused by smoke and water in other parts of the building. Great volumes of dense smoke from paints and oils filled the entire build ing, making it nearly impossible fot the 10 people In the building to escape. Mrs. Grunow could' not come down the stalra with her little one. A long ladder of Truck Company No. 1 was hurriedly thrown into place. Fireman Ed Rablor, James Mullen and Bill Ben nett sprang to the rounds, and In a moment they were at the window where the woman stood almost over come by smoka Policeman Price and Detective Res ing ran up the front stairway through the smoke, shouting "fire" and rapping on each of the doors. None of the peo ple on the second and third floors knew of the fire until the two police men gave the alarm. Some of the wo men had to be led through the smoke. .The damage to the building will b several hundred dollars. It belongs to the Green estate. Not very long ago the store of Beach j & Co. caught fire, but the blaze was extinguished without aid of the fire department. been widely exploited through the pa pers, and there are but few men who have not formed an opinion. Koch's vareer Is a, remarkable one. He Is said to have confessed to having murdered 14 different women, and the police are confident that the real num ber of hts wives run between 40 and 50. Horn made a business of marrying middleaged widows, who had tome property. Many of these died myster iously shortly nftw marriage, Hoch having acquired their property. Some of them were deserted soon after mar riage ana in no case uuf tiocn iiw more than a few months with the de luded woman. Five of the women he nmrrled died within a week of the wedding, 1) within three months, while a number were deserted within two hours of the time of the ceremony. VICTIM OF RABIES Man Bitten By Mad Dog Dies Seven Months After. Seaside Mill Shut Down. The Seaside Spruce Lumber Com. pany has cl sed down Its saw mill and loggtnf camps, and most of the crew has betn discharged. It Is presumed that lack of business Is the cause for the shut down. It is also believed b prominent mill men that a saw mill at Seaside is not in a position to com pete with saw mills on transcontinental roads with easy acc&t to the markets. It la reported t.iat at the time the mill was closed down list year that A. B. Hammond furnished the money to start it up ognln, and it is believed that he now has the contioling Interest In the property. It is also reported that even tually the mill will be moved to Flavel wh?re there Is no doubt It could be made a paying Investment. It Is also statd ihut Mr, Hammond owns nil the lumber from which the mill Is sup plied and Is i.i a better position to operate it thar any private concern. That the mill will pass absolutely un der Mr. Hammonds control Is gen erally conceded by those in a position to know. INVESTIGATING. THE DISEASE Pet Dog Bit tha Owner on the Cheek aid Notwithttanding the Bite) Wat Disinfected and Cauterized the Man Dies in Terrible Agony at Hospital Jefferson Dying. Palm Beach, April IS. Joseph Jef ferson Is slowly sinking and may pass, away at any time. Hij family Is at his bedside. INDEMNITY PAYMENT New York, April 19. Hydrophobia from a dog bite received seven months ago has caused the death oX Louis Kl lewlnre. JJ years old, In the Orange county (N. I.) hospital. The victim had eitfely forgotten hla adventure with the dog. but investigation shows the anln.Hl rin r.way and was shot to death the next day In a neighboring town wiiere It was suffering from rab bles. Ellewlnge was married eight mentis ago. Soon ufterward the dog, a small pet. was given him by a friend and vh:.v playing with It h was bit ten ot the cheek. Tne wound was dls- lnfcctid and afterward cauterized. i:ilc tnse Ik -iinie III last Sunday when he noticed a difficulty in swat lowing water. The rymptoms gradual ly beca-no more pronounced until con vuaions resulted. Itetween the spasms he wan jerfectly ru'lonal and had his bride til'e hln to a Hospital. Experts were culled, but they could do nothing to check the convuVlons and after tor rlble fcu?rliur Kllewlnge finally sue cumbod. No mercury, no minerals, no danger in Holllster-s Rocky Mountain Tea. The greatest family tonlo known Brings good health to all who use IL 35 cents. Tea or Tablets. Dr. C E. unton s, drug store. Sixteen to One Depraciates When It Comes to Paying Debts. CHINA ADOPTS NEW SYSTEM According to This Dispatch She Owes Somebody Some Money, But What Couniy or Government It Is Will Always Remain a Mystery. WILL BE REMOVED. Indications Are That Alaska's Gov ernor Will Resign. Washington, April 19. Secretary Hitchcock today received a letter from Governor Brady of Alaska admitting that he was a stockholder In Reynolds Alaska Development Company and had allowed his name to be used on ad vertisements of that concern. He stated that he had withdrawn his name from the advertising matter but does not offer to dispose of his interest in the company. Reynolds, head of the concern, saw Secretary Hitchcock today but refused to explain the details of operations of his company. Brady's letter Is not satisfactory and it is expected when President Roosevelt returns Hitchcock will urge Brady's removal and the ap pointment of a new governor. Brady is In the same position as oth er officials who were dismissed for this same caust. HOCH TRIAL BEGINS. Noted Bigamist Being Tried for Mur der in Chicago. Chicago, April 19. Johann Hoch, the "modern bluebeard" and confessed bigamist, was pliiced on trial today for the alleged murder of Mrs. F. Marie Welker Hoch, one of his many wives, before Judge Kersten in the criminal court. Hoch was Indicted for murder in the first degree, It having bt'fcn proved that Mrs. Welker Hoch died of arsenical poisoning, presumably ad ministered by Hoch. The first day's proceedings were devoted to securing a Jury, 150 tales men being summoned. Assistant United States Attorney Olsen appeared for the prosecution, and Attorney Ploike for the defense. Six women who claim Hoch as their husband appeared in court as wit nesses. It is thought some difficulty will be experienced in securing a Jury, owing to the fact that the case has New York April 19. After two years' discussion the powers and China will sign an agreement today, accord- ng lo a Herrd dispatch from I'ekln, regarding thf jaymtnt of the deficit in the indemidty due to the fall In the price silver and providing for the future payment of the Indemnity In 4 gold. The agreement comprises three para graphs, and brief? stated sets forth that China Is to pay 15 days after the signature of the document the sum ol J5.000.000 and interest at 4 per cent on th's amount from January 1, 1905, which sum is to be accepted In full payment of all deficits due to the change from silver to gold. In the second paragraph China agrees o sign immediately fractional gold bo.ids, expressing the amounts due to each country in the coinage of that couitry. By the third paragraph China under, takes lr 'eh' future to pay the amount due ea :h year In li fqual monthly In stallments, credited every six months. China will be allowed interest at 4 per cent on the monthly payments mnde in s advance of these biennial period. China may pay also In gold bullion, gold drafts or telegraphic transfe of silver ft the average monthly London rales, each foreign government rejecting the method it prefers. A STITCH IN TIME Save nine.. Order that Spring hat now and select a millinery creation which for beauty and ttyla might become A NINE DAY'S WONDER Among your friend. The latest mod els or trimmed to order, jut a you wish, at price that will meet your every wuh, Expert to wait on you. THE FAIR MRS. A. JALOFF, Prop. EXCLUSIVE MILLINERY AT Reasonable Price. STAR THEATER BLDG, ASTORIA. FROM CHILDHOOD To old age It Is necessary to sustain the boly for the mentnl strain. Phy sicians everywhere say that fresh cow's milk Is the only safe substitute for mother's milk. We don't keep half the milk 24 hours. We deliver each milking as soon as It arrives, yet we charge no more. Choose either morn ing or night delivery and get Freh Milk of The SLOOP- JEFFERS CO., hoth and Duane Sts. Easter Week's Fashion Display Provides "One Touch of Nature" which "Makes tho Whole World Kin." Somothiug now to wear is the paramount question, wherever civilization waves its flag. ' T2F1 iJ2Z3 WHAT SHALL I WEAR THIS SPRING ? WHERE SHALL I GO TO GET IT ? This establishment is the pivotal center for clothing buyers. A now stock of the very latest and best hats, furnishings, and shoes at prices that you cannot beat an vn here on the coast. ohfirmation Suits Easter Suits For the Little Folks is the question of the hour. Mothers! This big store with its new spring stock offers you advantages tl at have never been offered before. An almost endless variety at prices that will not stand in the way of your trading here. This store will lie headquarters for Nobby Suits, we arc especially prepared to show the largest and best fine ever displayed in Astoria. Whatever inen or boys wear, depend on S. DANZIGER & CO. to furnish the right goods at the lowest prices always. ALL GOODS MARKED IN PLAIN FIGURES ONE PRICE TO ALL DANZIGEE CO., Astoria's Greatest Clothiers. 490-500 Commercial St. Gamblers Will Be Disappointed. A reprot was circulated that repre sentative of a r-itland gambling anfl sure tlilrj; outP.t had been In Astoria rnaklne nrrangements for opening up a gambl'ne- game in Atsoria. There will be no mere sure thing gambling outfits from J'ortland open In Astoria. The respectable element claim the right to a vol In the management of city affairs fn Astoria., and they propose to xerclsi it. i;jnibi:nr will not be opened In Astoria tnls year by any person, nrm, individual, company or corporation. The less this question Is agitated ;he better v. Ill it be and will save a fight. TORQUOIS IS A RICH It fills the arteries with rich, red blood. Makes new flesh and healthy men and women. That's what llollls ter' Rocky Mountain Tea will do. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets. Dr. C. K. i,in. ton's drug store. Ceiling Color Yet so dainty In effect as to please the most fastidious. It Is not hard on the eye eltner. It Is one of the products of the Tatton Paint Co., makers of the famous Patton's 8un Proof Paints. An honeHt, practical paint, entirely free from water or any other triatrial used as an adulterant. im Per gallon $1.75 Half galiori 90 Quarter g Hon 60 Most colors are sold at this price, A few re a little higher. Writ or call for descriptive folder, shdW ing colors. Sold by B.F. ALLEN &SON Wall Paper, Paint, Etc, 365-367 Commercial St., Astoria. BENTON'S NEW VALVELESS GASOLINE MARINE ENGINE. Simple and Reliable. Latest Cut. This week our annual Easter Bible Sale Is on, ruble are everywhere sold, and rightly so, at a small profit. It Is seldom any dealer feels like giving away the little profit he does make- but In tho pkft we have always made a slight reduction at Knater and this year we will do better than ever before. 20 PER CENT OFF FOR THE WEEK. Our stock of Easter novelties and cards Is very complete. Hi-e the show window. J. N. GRIFFIN Occident Hotel Bar (a.BilliardlHall. r-u whig m l BENNETT. Um Pirli to Cfl Out ,ofOrdr, ; LuiWMrlnj'Part. More Powr lth U11 wtlght (!u;ten Guolinc lndr Perfect Con-troL Any Speed iron, 100 to 1000 revolution! per minute. Size I to 10 II. I'., SintrN C) Under. HIzi'Hfl to 40 II. II., Double t!j IIikUt. FOUR CYLINDERS: ORDER TO IOCHORSE KNAPPTON, WASH. POWER. TablesNew and Everything " First Class Fincit brands of Liquors and Cigars. PRAEL 0 EIGNER TRANSFER CO. Telephone 221. D RAYING 8 EXPRESSING LIVERY STABLE All jmodHshipped toourrare will reeolve special attention 700-715 Commercial Street. 1 .3,,