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SATURDAY, DECEMBER it, 1907.
THE MORNING ASTOR1AN AS1t)ItJ OREGON,
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COMMITS PEW!
Witness Against Glanone Testi
fies Falsely.
HE WAS OFFERED REWARD
Corde Says That n Employ of the
District Attorney'! Ofllce Offered Kim
Immunity Teetlfled That GUnooe
Offered Him iso to Kill Wife' Lover
!HICA(iO, Dec 20liiiil K. Keller,
former eaplaln in the Twenty Fourth
Infantry, whose arrest It Kamloopi, II.
On for forgery vrm reported yesterday,
re.lgiied hit rotiuiilMloii last February
while stationed t Fori Sheridan, 1 III -ttols.
At that time lie announced hit
intention of "hunting for gold." j
J'rlor to entering the army In lHtifl, :
Kcllvr had been miner. Hit capture
through ft detective agncy waa tlie cut- j
nilimtlnn of chase that hat covered
thousands of mile throughout the Wct
and acrou the hcrdei. Li'. My lie !
wurwl $7,500 at the Washoe Curly
Hank, Itvno, Nev., on a forged payment
check. He used the name of W. W. llol-.
Imon, guurtcrrimtter general, etaliom'd
In Chicago.
Keller lat mwk filled la a quarter-
mauler draft on the Treasury of the U. 1
fi, and presented it to Uie Hamilton
Dank, Kamloope, It. C. The turn whlcn l (
endrarored to obtain through thia check
wa tM.fWtt, Hie Kamloope withheld
payment ami iwlred to United State
SirV Treasury In Chicago, taking If the
draft was good. Keller had signed the
flctitknu name of "D. L. Hmith, Shutwap
Ike, (nada." I
The detective aency waa notified and
wired to Seattle directing that "1). I.
"Smith" be held. The check numuw
"18 1.507. which waa one of those origin
ally token by Capt, Keller, IndltaVd
that '".Smith" wt Keller. He will be'
taken to Reno lor trial. '
The quartermaster draft lined by
Keller were three of the five taken by
dim from Quartermeater William Wei
gel residence at Fort Sheidan. Shortly
after Keller'i dlpperanc, Quarter
master Welgvl notified the Sub Trea- j
aury that five drain had been torn irom
ttit check book. .
A month after Keller's disappearance
two checks, drawn respectively for :HX
and W,B00, which had lecn cashed by'
the Reno Rank on May 17, were received
by the sub treasury for payment to the
Reno Rank. At the check wa as a
forgery, the Reno Rank had to stand
the lo. !
A a soldier, Keller made a rapid rlsj
and waa looked upon as a competent,1
forceful officer. He mwt born In Read-!
jug. I'a., where be enlisted in the army,'
A Tragedy of Pride.
i Rheumatism
; Diabetes.
: Kidney Diseases,
Bladder Troubles,
! Liver Complaint,
Indigestion.
I Constipation,
and all other disease arising from
kidney and bladder trouble can bet
'quickly, permanently ana
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Tdread diseases should learn at oneel
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Tarn mImIM). .i - t H ; ' X
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Send 25 cents Toaav.
5 for liberal box of then tablet. IfX
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they ao not cure you wi wiu jtuuuu
Tyour money. '
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today. " " (
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'My Addreea
! !My Dnggisfi Nun . ,,,,.-,,
tOrlatlnal. ,
Don Rnfnvl Alvarndo, a wealthy eft
Ixou of Mexico, claliuoil descent from
that Alvarndo who mado the fnmoui
limp across the brook in ttio causeway
whoa Cortcis'i army retreated frornl
.1.. ..tlt.tl Trt,. riue...1'M AnnnilnNl
had acquired a largo tract of land In
ancient Tlmcala, ono of the Mexican
province, and one of them at one time
owned a gold mine. In Don Rafaol'i
youth the family wealth had been very
groat, nnd wealth and ancoetrr are the
father nnd motlior of pride. The young
man was brought up to consider no one
In Mexico hi equal, that Mexico wa
mado eapoclally for tbo Alvarndo and
that an Alvarado could not accept a
favor or withhold one.
Don Rafael lived on hi hacienda, a
largo onto to that remained from the
orltfliml grant of the king of Spain.
From lil walla the portrait of hi
ancestor looked down on blm, all
eemlng to lay the name word, "Re
member that you are an Alvarado."
Covering ono end of the banquet room
waa a painting of the original Alvara
do making the wonderful leap.
Don Rafael upon bit accession to the
property began to outdo any of hi
progenitor in aplendor of living and
noapltallty. lie had a sister, Dona
Isabel, who wa an especially attrac
tive feature In hi home. She attempt
ed to check her brother In hi extrav
agance, pointing out to him that those
be wa entertaining were bleeding blm
and at the rate bo wa proceeding be
would soon have nothing left Rut ber
warning wa of no avail. Some of the
guest taught . their boat gambling
games, other borrowed money. Both
moUioda were employed to impoverish
blm. Gradually bit bank account melt
ed away, bl revonuoa became mort
gaged, and at last ruin stared blm in
toe face.
About tbl time came a very dif
ferent sort of gueat from tho other,
Oeorge Wallace, a young American of
considerable mean and a graduate of
a Bchooi of mining engineering. He
bod gone to Mexico to examine a mine
for some New York capitalist, with a
view to keeping lookout for other
mine in which to make investment
hlmaelf. He found a treasure of an
other kind, Dona Isabel, and straight
way proceeded to fall in love with her.
Ill love waa returned, and Don Ra
fael, though be considered no one
either in Mexico or the United State
good enough to marry his sister, con
sented to the match.
Something troubled the girl, wblcb
did not escape the attention of ber lov
er. He pressed ber for it, and she at
laat confessed that her brother was
financially in a desperate condition.
After having tied up hi resource be
bad mortgaged hi hacienda, and the
mortgngo was about to be foreclosed.
Wallace, actuated by love and natural
noble impulses, went straight to Don
Rafaelj told, hlin that bo had that day
received a largo remltfance fromNew
York which be had drawn in gold
and had upstairs in his room. The
amount was sufficient to lift the mort
gage, and Wallace offered to loan it
to his host without security. The only
condition be mado woe that Don Ra
fael should thereafter listen to the ad
vice of his sister, dismiss the vampires
who wore preying upon him and en
deavor to straighten bis affairs.
Wallace did not donbt that the man
be had offered to help would thank
fully accede to his terms. He was dis
appointed. Don Rafael showed a
thorough appreciation of the kindly
Interest that prompted tbo offer, but
pride, the trait that dominated the Al
varadoo, prevented his accepting the
loan.
"I owe you a world of thanks," be
said, "but an Alvarado cannot accept
a favor. What would these, my ances
tors, think of roe If I should accept
money from my sister's lover?"
Wallace argued with him, pointing
out to blm the ruin that was about to
fall upon blm and its influence on bis
futuro life, all to no purpose. He
could not brook the man' pride. He
was obliged to go to Dona Isabel and
tell ber that he had mode the offer,
but had failed to effect its acceptance.
That night Wallace ,wns suddenly
awakened from sleep by hearing a
noise in bis room as if some ono bad
stumbled against a piece of furniture.
He listened, but all was quiet Match
es were on a stand beside his bed, and
he struck one. It light revealed Don
Rafael . standing near the chamber
door with a bag In his hand, which
Wallace recognized as his property.
It contained the gold he had offered
bis host gold that pride bad prevent
ed him from accepting as a loan. He
wo now attempting to steal it
By the brief burning of a match
Wallace saw the thief, and Don Rafael
knew that he bad been detected. The
match burned out, and before Wallace
could light another Don Rafael rushed
to the bed and plunged a dagger into
hi gueat and benefactor' breast
Then Dona Isabel, bearing a light
rushed into the room, followed by oth
er of the household. Throwing her
self on the body of her lover, she
caned her brother a a murderer and
thief. ' n
Alvarado fled, thinking. that he bad
killed hi guest and hi sister's lover.
Wallace recovered,1 and both he and
Dona Isabel, whom he afterward mar
ried, tried to And blm, but In vain.
Alvarado turned bandit and under an
other name became the terror of Mex
ico.. Finally he was killed, and hi
body wa brought to bis hacienda.
Thoh for the first time his sister knew
that the man she had often heard of
M. an qujlaw waa her brother, ,
, Do not delay, attend the
sale at once. You can not
afford to mis the laving
it offer. Everything at
deep cut-prloe and marked
down to still lea.
JALOP1P
Money - Eaising Sale
Attend the sale in the
morning to avoid the after
noon rash. Yesterday htm
dred of customer could
not be waited on.
A Torrent of Bargains real and unmistakable, will signalize the giant sale of the decade
which is in full swing. A Trade Coup, Carefully and Skillfully Planned and Successfully Consummated, has placed
THE BIG STORE more than ever in a position to emphatically, decisively and overwhelmly undersell the
market. The net result is a sale of titantic proportions' at which new, select, seasonable merchandise are
being sold at
Lower Prices Than You Have Ever Known
Although this Sale will last ONLY TEN DAYS, yet it will long be remem
bered by all who have and will indulge in the unequaled bargains it offers.
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LADIES' TAILORED SUITS Values up to (23, cut to lio.
LADIES' NOVELTY SUITS Velvet chiffon broadcloth, values up to
i(J5, cuf to
LADIES' COATS Full length, circular and semi-fitting; value up
to $15 cut to. ,........,.....
EVENING COSTUMES AND OPERA COATS sacrificed atostonlsh-
lngly low. price,, Jiterally at one-fourth their real worth.
SKIRTS, values up to $5.00, noir 1.75; values up to $15 now... ......... IS 00
WAISTS, SILK MASSELIir, net lace and fancy taffeta, from $1.50 to $15; worth
three timee that much.
SATEEN UKDERSKIRTS-Full size; tuck lace
embroidery trimming; dust ruffle worth am
$2.50 cut to UUC
MUSLIM GOWNS Excellent quality;
high neck and slip over atyle cut to
LADIES' APRONS India linen lawn;
and without bibs; cut full, with tucks;
cut to
COLLARS, CHIFFON Daintily trimmed
and embroidered; cut to t
BELTS Immense variety to choose from; 10c to
$2.00.
90c
wUh
20c
15:
SILK TAFFETA PETTICOATS Great
bargain ever offered at.................
3.95
CHILDREN'S DRESSES A wide range mm
materials; style and pattern; cut to...... f aJC
SULUHSKX Beautiful aj.ro nat ciaa p
1?
LADIES' CLOTH CRAVANETTES in fancy
mixture and solid colors; worth up to
$20, cut to
54.90
J ALOFFS STORE
FREE FARE With every purchase of $20 and over, we will pay the fare both
way to purchasere from Chinook, Cathlamct, Skamokawa, Ilwaco, Seaside and
I aurroundlngt.
537 Commercial St, Astoria, Ore.
WAGES REDUCED.
ALttANY. Cia., Dee. 20. Every short
line railroad in Oeorge was represented
at a conference of oflicials here yester
day a a result of which a general re
duction of wage wa agreed to. '
. . Beware of Frequent Colds.
A succession of colds or a protracted
cold is almost certain to end in chronic
catarrh, from which few persons ever
wholly recover. Give every eold the at
tention it deserves and you may avoid
thia disagreeable disease. How can you
cure a cold t Wliy not try Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy! It is highly recom
mended. Mrs. M. White, of Butler,
Term., says: "Several years ago I wa
bothered with my throat and lungs.
Someone told me of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedr. I beean using it and it re
lieved me at once. Now my throat and
lungs are sound and weu." For eale by
Frank Hart and leading druggists.
Si
Today Will Be a Very Busy
Day for Us
AT
Tlhie BostQii store
And it is important that you do your trading as early in the day as possible. The
great specials that we are putting out each day are drawing the people from far and
near. In addition to some of the Big Specials that We will give on Toys and Fancy
Goods, Xmas Slippers, etc., we "will name rfq-y -
Some Startling Prices on Ladies' Coats
We hve perhaps 18 or 20 fine, late style Rain
coats left that sold regular for $12.50, $15, - $20 and
$25, that will go on sale for the ONE DAY ONLY
for $5.00, $7.50, $10.00 and $12.50.
Also a good selection of the finest chiffon broad
cloth Coats, all new colors, regularly sold for $12.50,
$15, $20, $25 and $32.50, that will go for $5.00, $7.50,
$10.00, $12.50 and $15.
Children's and Misses' $5.00 $7,50 and $10.00
Coats the bearskins includedwill go for $2.50,
$3.25 and $5.00.
The people have learned that what we say we do, we DO.
Don't wait until after Christmas, as these prices
are the same or less prices than the goods will go at
then if any are left.
Tiffi BOSTON STORE
Successors to the Morse Department Store.