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TSP J UOVR8 THt MORNINO FIELD ON THB LOWER COLUMBIAil
ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY NOVEMBER 27. 1906 PRICK FIVE CENTS
ROBBED
PASSENGERS
Darin? Train Hold Up On
Chicago & Alton.
ROBBER IS CAPTURED
Train Conductor Knocks Revolver
From His Hand and Over
power Him.
DISGORGED STOLEN MONEY
Robber Guv Hii Nam Truehart,
and Claimed to Com From Cali
fornia Recognized a De
paratt Train Robber.
KANSAS CITY. Nov. it. One of
the muni unique mid during trnln rob
beilcs In i hi history of ihi HitithcHt
whm committed loo mllrn eiiHl of Kan
sas City early today. Itrlwe.n Wa
ter and At mstrnng, Mil. n distance of
21 miles, it tuiisked iniiu "Inglo handed
robbed twenty iiiHMi-nniTH In ll.ree car
of the fust Mint tt m ml coiiililniillon
Chlengu & AltHii-flih'iiKo. Uurllngtnn
& giilncy I'iiMU'iiKir trul ti. Aft'r Imlf
mi hour's work he secured npproxlma
tidy IHiiwi hi-sldi-s several wntrhr mid
other pieces or jewelry. Th'' man Jin -iilly
whm overpowered ly K. I! 1 1 " -wood,
train conductor, who knocked
a iiiImiiI revolver from tin rubber's
bund and forced lilni to tin- car Moor.
The roblMT was hound, lll.ldo to dis
gorge and four hours iiftrr tin' robbery
was committed wii.i placed In Jail.
Tin- robber, who wild bin name was
Truehenrt, mid (but he enme from
California, wns recognized by thi en
gineer an the same man who on No
vember 7 lout In exactly Hlmlliir man
ner anil at the mime place on the road,
went through the rear sleeper of an
eaHt bound Chlengn, flock iHland & Pa
cific overland limited which on thin
division runs over the Alton traekK.
Truehenrt. who refused to give his full
name or t -1 1 what (own be enme from
mill) that II wiih his brother who held
up the Itock Inland trnln.
The train robbed IblH morning wn
No. 24, which left Knnsns City nt fl
o'clock Sunday iilKbt. From Knnsns
City to Mexico, Mo., Ih run over the
Alton truck. At Mexico It Is rut In
two, the Alton port Ion continuing on
to Chicago and the Burlington portion
going to St. Louis, The trnln reached
Slater nt midnight and when It star
ted mil of thai place live minutes la
ter Truehenrt boarded the smoking
car. 11 In eyes were covered by n
miiHlt. levelling a revolver nt two
passengers In (he scat nearest the
door, he ordered them to pass over
their money nml valuables mid to do
It quickly. The men compiled and
when Truehenrt placed the stuff bo
tienlh his licit find proceeded to give
his canimand In a loud voice to the
man In the next seat forward, the car
full of passenKors wns thoroughly
Aroused and ready to comply. When
the robber hnd systematically relieved
the passengers In the smoker of their
belongings, he backe,d to tho door,
keeping them covered. It was a 25
minute, run from Sinter to Glasgow
and he awaited the arrival at the lat
ter place. Tho trnln stopped nt Glas
gow, he swung off nnd boarded the
chair enr as It whizzed by a moment
later. Through tho ehnlr car the rob
ber's tactics In tho smoker wore re
pealed. Next ho entered a sleeper and
began his command to the luckless
passengers to surrendor their valu
ables. Conductor Hoywood appeared upon
r
tin) seine here mid TriH rt, with tho
command "Throw up your bunds,"
pointed his revolver nt the conductor'
breast. Instead of complying tho con
ductor, quick im u Ihudi, knocked the
revolver from the, robber's hand, threw
himself upon the man nnd bore him
to the car Moor. The two men strug
gled fiercely, while the passengers
were liiHtantly In a panic. Finally the
dozen mule passengers In the cur ciune
to the conductor's aid and Truehenrt
whm lltenilly pinned to the Hour,
When Armstrong was reiichid at
12:f.O a miirHball boarded the trnln and
Truehmt was lied hand and foot nnd
taken Into the station. He refused to
talk except to hcrnle the passengers
for cowardice and to declare that Hey
woml was the only merry one among
them. The money nml Jewelry wiih
tnken from hi m nnd after much delay
mid confusion returned to lhi excited
piiHSeligera und the train continued
riutt,
Truehenrt wns tnken to Clnsgow on
the next west bound trnln and at 3:40
this morning, not quite four hours af
ter ho boarded tho east bound for Bla
tor.ho wns put In Jail. Truehenrt tal
ked freely but sold nothing more about
himself except that he hnd enme from
Cnllforiilii nnd bis brother bud robbed
tho Rock Island out of Sinter Novem
ber 7 nnd escaped.
Truehenrt nppenrs to be 3G yearn old.
Ho Ih live feet, five Inches In height
nnd weighs about 135 pounds. His de
scription tallies with that of tho first
robber and some persons Identify him
as the same identical mnn.
The bandit who held up the Chl
cngo & Alton train Inst night be
tween (llasgow and Slater, Mo., was
brought to the county Jnl this after
noon and Immediately opened negotia
tions with the prosecuting attorney,
offering to make a full confession if
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Ex-Minisler of Finance Shot in
Paris by a Woman.
WAS AN ACT OF VENGENCE
Boliaved the Woman i th 3am Who
Attempted the Minister' Life Sev
eral Year Ago and Created
a Scandal.
PARIS, Nov. 26. Ex-Mlnlster of
Klnnnco Pierre Merlou wns shot and
slightly Injured this evening by a wo
man named Alleiuange. The woman
llrod four shots nt Merlou, two of
them striking him In the lleshy part
of the leg. The woman was Imme
diately arrested and taken to prison.
She declares to the officers that she did
the shooting nnd Intended to kill the
ex-mlnlHter, nnd that it wns nn act of
vengennce to satisfy a wrong com
mitted several years ngo, Tho police
believe Allemnnge Is the same woman
who attempted Merlon's life several
yours ngo nnd who created a scandal
In the chamber of deputies while he
was serving n minister of finance.
VERDICT RETURNED.
Coroner' Jury Accuse Mrs. Dematsey
of Killing Gustav Simon.
NEW YORK, Nov. 26. Tho coro
ner's Jury today returned a verdict
holding Anasla Loulso Demassy re
sponsible for the denth of Oustav Si
mon, shirt waist manufacturer, who
wns shot to denth In his plnce of
business Inst week. Mrs. Pemnssey
persistently denies her guilt.
VOTE FOR STATEHOOD.
ELPASO, Nov. 26. A special to the
Times from Santa Fo, New Mexico,
says the vote of New Mexico for Joint
statehood was officially canvassed to
day. The majority for statehood was
1,130.
PIERRE 1RL0U SHOT
yi i i
GOVE
MINT
INT
U. S. Asked to Furnish
Protection to Labor.
HAMILTON'S APPEAL
Ask that American Consul at Ham
ilton, Antario, Assist the
Authorities.
AN INTERNATIONAL QUESTION
Chief of Police and Sheriff Have Or
dered All Striker to Go Aoroaa
the Border to the United
State.
CHICAGO, Nov. 26. The United
States government has been asked to
furnish protection for a labor lender
engnged In conducting a strike In an
other country.
The nppenl cnlnu yVsterdny from
Frederick Fny, who Is lending the
street car strlko In Hamilton, Ont. Af
ter the serious riots Inst Saturday
night In Hamilton, In which may per
sons were Injured the Cnnndlnn au
thorities ordered Kny to leave the
country nt once. Fny declined to go
nnd Instead sent a telegram to Chi
cngo nsklng for aid.
The message was received by Pres
ident W. D. Mahon, president of the
street enr men's union In this country,
who Immediately sent the following
reply:
"Pemnnd protection of United Stntes
consul nt Hamilton nnd stay where
you nre."
Mr. Mahon last night said efforts
would be nmde today to have the mat
ter taken up at Washington and an
International question may; be the
outcome, which Is without parallel, so
far as known.
Fny will be Instructed to Insist on
his rights ns a citizen of the United
Stntes. The chief of police of Ham
ilton nnd Sheriff Mlddleton, It Is sntd,
both have served notice on the strike
lender that 24 hours will be given him
to slip over the Cnnndlnn borders
Into this country. If the order Is
met with refusal, tho authorities
threaten to throw Fny Into Jail.
Mr. Million himself will leave to
night for Hamilton nnd, It Is said,
will place himself practically In the
same position ns Fny, since he Is the
bend of the street car men's organ
ization. STORMY PASSAGE.
Fifteen Hundred Immigrant Fastened
Below Decks.
NEW YORK, Nov. 26. For four
dnys 1.500 Immigrant passengers on
! the Ttnllnn steamer Florida, which
arrived todny from denoa nnd Naples,
worp kent below decks, while the
stenmer pitched nnd rolled In a gale,
which nt times nssumed almost the
proportions of a hurricane. The Flor
ida enmo through snfely, however, nnd
none of her passengers suffered any
permanent Injury
GIRL KILLED COUSIN.
Shoot William B. Palmer in the Head
at Her Home.
ALBANY, Or., Nov. 26. Melclnn
Palmer, aged 28 years, shot and in
stantly killed William B. Palmer, her
t the homo of her father. Eu
gene Palmer, five miles east of Al-
ERVENTION
bany, this morning The woman wasja committee named Dy tne governor.
formerly In the Insane anylum
lately hH been rational.
The victim arrived from Monmouth
yesterday to visit Eugene Palmer, his
uncle, The two men wer sitting by
the stove this morning when the girl
walked Into the room. She sat down
on a lounge by thern, listening to the
conversation. Suddenly, without a
word, she drew a revolver and shot
the visitor In the head.
The woman Is now violently Insane.
The sheriff has gone to muke arrest.
Miss Palmer was sent to the asylum
In May, 1905, nnd was released In
September of that year. . The mur
dered man was 25 years old and un
married. REMEDY FOR 8UICIDES.
Rev. Henry Warren Addree Fash
ionable New York Audience.
NEW YORK. Nov. 2. Rev. Henry
Warren, known as the hotel chaplain,
conducted services last night In the
parlors of the Fifth Avenue hotel.
Quite a throng of people, including
richly gowned women nnd men In eve
ning dress, heard the clergyman make
an Interesting address.
PANAMA HEALTHY.
Not a Single American Died in Canal
Zone In Three Months.
WARHINOTON. Nov. 26. Not a
single American has died In the canal
zone from disease during the last three
months, according to a report from
tho Isthmus Canal Commission, from
statements made by Col. Gorgas, chief
sanitary officer In the zone. The de
crease In the death rate among em
ployes, Col. Gorgas reports, is due al
most entirely to tho decrease In pneu
monia. In October the deaths among
the cannl employes were eighty-six
negroes and two whites.
SWEPT OVER FALLS
Unknown Man Loses his Life in
Horseshoe Falls.
ATTEMPTMADETO RESCUE HIM
Man Was Coming Down the Stream in
a Small Boat and Got Too Clote
to the Falls And Wa
Drowned.
NIAGARA FALLS, Nov. 26. An un
known mnn wns swept over the Horse
shoe Fnlls In a small boat this after
noon, after a daring attempt had been
made to save him. Employes of the
Ontario Power company first saw the
little craft coming down the river in
the swift grasp of the current. The
occupant was standing up, frantic
ally waving his hnnds. Two row boats
started down the Chippewa river to
ward Niagara to attempt to rescue
him at the mouth of a small stream.
The rescuers were far behind what
Is considered tho danger line, but the
cross current carried the unfortunate
man away from them toward Goat
Island, and In a few moments he was
carried over the falls. Tho would be
rescuers by this time were In a per
ilous position, and It was with great
diculty that they succeeded In
reaching shore.
OFFICIAL REMOVED.
Governor Mead Remove tho State Oil
Inspector.
SEATTLE, Nov. 26. A special to
the Post-Intelllgencer from Olympia
says Governor Mend today removed
State Oil Inspector J. L. Canutt from
office. F. A. Clark of Snohomish, who
was deputy Inspector, has been ap
pointed In Canutfs stead. The re
moval comes as the result of an ln-
vestlgation of the inspector's office by
PRESIDENT
RETURNS
Arrives Home From Ex
tended Visit.
ACCIDENT IN POTOMAC
Navil Gasoline Launch Overturns
and Melvin E. Cleveland
is Drowned.
REFUSED TO BE INTERVIEWED
Preident Rooevelt Refued to Be In
terviewed on Hi Impressions and
Opinion of the Work Done
on the Canal.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26. Complet
ing a remarkable trip to Panama and
Porto Rico, and voicing his thorough
enjoyment of the entire voyage, Pres
ident Roosevelt returned to Washing
ton at 10:42 tonight. To those who
met htm when the Mayflower arrived
the President stated that he had had
a delightful trip and was feeling fine.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt im
mediately proceeded to the White
House. As the President alighted
from his carriage he reiterated that
they had a most enjoyable time, add
ing: "I am deeply impressed with the
United States navy, with Panama and
Porto Rico." The Panama canal, it
was stated by the President, will be
the subject of a special message to
congress and consequently on that
subject the President will say nothing
at this time.
An unfortunate Incident occurred in
the lower Potomac. In connection with
the President's trip up the river. The
yacht Oneida, In service in the Dis
trict of Columbia naval militia, had
dropped down the Potomac to welcome
the President and w as returning when
the gasoline boat capsized and Mel
vin E. Cleveland, aged 19, was
drowned.
PATRICK MUST HANG.
Governor Higgins Ha Not Agreed to
Commute Sentence.
ALBANY, N. Y., Nov. 26. "The
statement that I have promised or in
timated to anybody that I will com
mute the sentence of Albert T. Pa
trick is absolutely and unqualifiedly
false," said Governor Higgins this af
ternoon. SENATOR PLATT.
New York United States Senator Will
Not Resign His Seat.
NEW YORK, Nov. 26. Senator
Piatt said todny concerning the al
leged Interview published in this city
In which he was quoted as saying that
he had not said he would not resign.
Piatt says he saw no reporter, nor
has he said anything to anyone that
he would send his resignation to Gov.
Higgins. He says the whole Interview
Is a fabrication.
SCRATCHERS INVESTIGATION.
Democratic Central Committee Will
Probe Election Matter.
NEW YORK, Nov. 26. The sub
committee of the Democratic State
Committee appointed by Chairman
Connors to investigate the conduct of
Senator McCarren in the last cam
palgn, 1 to meet at noon today at
the Victoria hotel. The committee,
after organizing, will Immediately be
gin the trial of the Brooklyn senator.
Senator McCarren has Ignored th
proceedings and Is on a western trip.
It was said yesterday that he would
not be represented at the hearing as he
has already disputed the right of the
committee to oust him as a member.
It Is the general Idea that he will be
found guilty of the charges of
"scratching" William R. Hearst, re
cently Democratic candidate for gov
ernor. ACCUSED OF MURDER.
Warrant Sworn Out for Arrest of Cap
tain J. K. Lindenberg.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 28. A war
rant was sworn out tonight In the
United States district court by Unit
ed States District Attorney Devlin
against Captain J. K. Lindenberg of
the whaler Olga, accusing him of the
murder of the boat's engineer, Jackson
D. Paul, at Minto Inlet, on SepL 30,
1905.
HOCH ELECTED.
TOPEKA, Kans., Nov. 26. The state
canvassing board this afternoon can
vassed the vote of the recent state
election and found Governor Hocn re
elected by a plurality of 2,123 votes.
MINE BLEW UP.
WILBURTON, I. T., Nov. 26. With
a record of nineteen horrible deaths
during the past year, the Degan and
McConnell mine blew up with fright
ful force this evening. There were
six men in the shaft who miraculously
escaped. It cannot be stated tonight
whether any lives have been lost
THAW MURDER CASE
Defense Unable to Secure Witnes
ses Without Commission.
WITNESS ARE OUT OF CITY
Petition Asking for the Appointment
of Two Commissioners to Take
Testimony of Absent Wit
nesses Wat Filed Today.
NEW YORK, Nov. 26. Clifford W.
Hartridge, of counsel for Harry K.
Thaw, notified District Attorney Jer
ome today that on next Friday an ap
plication would be made by the de
fense for two commissioners to be ap
pointed by the Supreme court to ob
tain the evidence from two men who
were with Thaw on the night he shot
Stanford White and who are now out
of the local court's Jurisdiction, and
therefore cannot be subpoenaed. The
men mentioned are Truxton Beale,
now in California, and Thomas M. Ca
leb, now In Chicago. The petition
states that the two men dined with
Thaw and his wife the night of the
shooting and later accompanied him
to the roof garden. The petition fur
ther states that these two witnesses
are of vital Importance to the defense
and It would be an injustice to bring
the case to trial without their testi
mony. PAT NOT SCARED.
Boss McCarren Will Be Represented
at Brooklyn Investigation.
DENVER, Nov. 26 "I am not afraid
of the result of the effort to outs me
as a member of the Democratic state
central committee," said Patrick H.
McCarren of Brooklyn, who Is visit
ing in this city today. "The charge
that I scratched Hearst Is untrue. I
will be represented at the hearing.
Our law committee will look after my
interests, but I question the right of
the organization to act in the matter
at a)l undr anjjf cSrcumstancee."
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