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In Thn Astosuh't
"Wanl Culunn,"
I'UU- ASSOCIATED PHIJSS HliPORT
Vol. xlvi.
ASTHMA, OREGON: HATCH DAY MOItMXO, MAV 22, 1H!)7.
NO. 116
XL
GRIFFIN & REED
City Book Store
Stationers & Booksellers
All the Lending Newspapers
and Periodicals Kept on Hand
LEGAL BLANKS AND
KILL THE BUGS
Whale Oil Soap
Phoenix Sprays
Spray Pumps
FOARD
SELF
STARTING
HERCULES
l'.Urtliig U) Hme lv'l Murine Knitlne.
roil I' tltTK I I.AI(HAIIIKK
IlcrcuIcH G(ih Engine WorkH
Ail.t H NtOMK T.. n S Ml.S'l'l
UNION MEAT COMPANY
Shield Brand Hams, Bacon, Strictly Pure Lard
ALL KINDS OP CANNED MO ATS
Ouaranmd h lt In lb Marktt
OKNER rODKTM AND (U.ISAN STREETS PORTLAND, OREGON
The Columbia Iron Works
.... KOUN D RYM EN ... .
Blacksmiths, Machinists, and Boiler-makers
liirimr Klg-htvenlh HI. mul Franklin At.
Ross, Higgins & Company
GROCERS and BUTCHERS
ANTOUIA AINU HAM T AMTOHIA M
CMOICIC KlilCSH AND SALT MEATS
Astoria Roofing & Cornice Co.
34 Gravel. Tin and Slate Roofing
aiintii ctpfpt Asphalt Pavlnf for Basements. Sidewalks and Streets
MR I n si Ktt I Asphalt Coatlne on Tin and Shlnjle Roofs
34 Repalrln; of all kinds of Roofs
Clarkson & flcmn Boom Company
LONG FIR PILING
Promptly Furnished
K. L. Boyle & Co.
Real Estate, Loans and Investments
P23 CoittMicrclol Htrcot. Awtorln
J. A. PASTABENP
General Contractor
House, Bridge and Wharf Builder-House Moving Tools Rneted.
For Sale at thb Mora of E. R.HAWES. J. N. LAWS, flanajer.
OFFICE SUPPLIES
Tree
Prtincrs
unci
Pruning
Knives
& STOKES CO.
MARlNfc
GASOLINE
ENGINES
I'alnn iitino nr chw. dlstltUl oil
;hkImi ronnn.ttd dlrct with pto
pelt.T rhuft, nd no noUy. Msily bruki't
tnvn gear uantt In rui io motion.
Nw pi dvi; no lntrnl prl'.r
.... -ir. ! to burn out
h nd fur tcatlmonlal.
We sr bulldlttK these ni-w i'ye, '(
Mnr.lnif murine i ndii'-n In Kit m
up i TuJ hum potr.
Tv.-ry engine fully guaranteed.
216 and 217 Chamber of Commerce
Portland. Oregon
"SUPERIOR" Stoves and
llangofl are EASY TO
OPERATE. '
GENIUS OF
THE PACIFIC
C. P. . Huntington, Builder
of Railroads and Cities,
TO BE THE GUEST OF ASTORIA
Will Arrive Today ty the Tele
phone on Special Pun.
HAMMOND ENTERTAINING PARTY
Program Not Fully Decided On cut
Entire Party Will Visit Hartor
and Railroad Line.
I'.iriUii.l. M,i .1 c. ! lluntliiK'loi.
r.uli in .f S.iinlifrn I'ailllc 1111
T'hiA iVi, mi l imii) urrlvr-l In iv tu.
lay. Mr. Iluncnwi-m iwn wmri
riluhl blM tluu h- huil n"t (-nultly
ill..-.:, lint rXi.ii-l ! no ( AKtotlu
In thf iimu'IiIiik thf ku-1 "f Mf
IIuiiiiikmkI.
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ilu- man h.i Imili n (Vnlrul l'o-lfU
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A 'm, i li iiK- .t- !i:i Siu!lit
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nurlior, r'rtuii!l. f nn'- an.l K!r-t cur
tin- - Vim 1'. 1 1 unit.it-t.iri - will lavp
1'iMtlan.l a! .iVim-k ilils in-: nine on
!i" Mji-siini-r T'-Si-ji'i. in-, H:- li w ill l.t
iiiiiiiii- l mi l run f j -l;i J f -r lln mvn
hIiui. fur ii viol tn his l.tii-Ml i'i 't. Hi
nt lln- ni'Hilli of lli' ('lUiml.la rlvr,
mi. I nn liiii l.in i-f tin1 A"l" lla A; I'd
lunilila Hlv.-r Kitllnml
Mr. 1 1 untim; ttt l n fony-nin.-r. mil
lit mill inn- of thi" nitwt a. tivr of Anirr
!f.in ntlliiil nine i'"s. Tills I" hi
flint trip to tliv mouth i-f th." ' .liniiMt.
unit hi ! omiliu a- tin- Kinwt of I'r.-n-ll'"Ht
A. It. Il:imm.in. an! tin- Wli!t
(Villiir lini". Tin- nii'iimiT Ti l-ihniii h i
linniiiSit moil ill.".tm-'il.-!ii".l nun ami
r.illr:ii niay!twit""? to AntorUi In tin'
pnst fi"v ymun tlutn any olhiT I" :tt
mi thi- rlvi-r, ii nl will pniimlily nnU:i
tln Iim ri-put.itl.in until iho -.ty ot As
torlu Is lilliil llli fupiialUt!.
Juki wli.it till" piMcram will lx while
tlm .llninKiilflii'il 1'iirty In in !h" olty
Ia not yi-t known. Mr. ltun:l:iKti wH
makf his JiMtiliiuurti'i-s i n the Tfhv
phoni". n'tiiiiinliiK. Ii I 1v,r i5""
Jny. Spivlal liniitd wlli tak." him an I
party itlntit th." luilor. mul pr'li.il'ly
A pii"!al train will tinwy tlr-m I"
Sfiwltltf an.l I'l.tvrl. It han N-i-n K
KtMtiil uti.U Ulin tlw urrlvil of the
Tvli-photn' In thi' liarlxir thlK aft. r:iHn
thi fitftorhn l'l"w t1"'1' whlhth an.l
the utiwiii-rx mly. The lonimlttie.
however, will s.v that a r4 or re. op.
Hon In itlven to Awtorla'H KU.-ftH.
The exaot lK-nl:Uumv of Mr. Hunt
tmrton'A vllt to th." Northwej't In eiiolly
inferrrtl. Kalelilnmnplc olmnp's are
belntf tnaile In th entln r.Uln-a.1 map
of tiie I'nltfil Stuitt-. partliulitily In
the West, Iliintliurton air. aily h.i a
lliie fixtii New Yerk on the Atlantic
to Sin FranelsiM on it ho IMwuV. ami
no iloubt fully riNillz.es the Importance
of the grmvlr.il tra.le w-lt.h the OrU-nt
antl thnit In ortler to suei-osf fully cum
mU with the Ciim.lliui racillc an.l
Northern Ametiean llinw he must have
ont ranee to u port further north than
Sun Kranelseo. a.tnl also must have
tuvesa to a port Mint will i;et the wheat
off hit) Wlllam.-Ue valley line lo l-.u-
phi at lew oxi"ii" than II 1-' lieini:
hamlleil nt pr.setit. liy worklnn over
a comnnm terminal line fnm rortknul
to AntorU. more frlen.lly relations will
1k cstaMlMheil wll:h the Northern ami
ilre.it Northern tva.ls -Jim 11111-raten
will he maiiitiiliii'.l an.l terrl'.nry ili
vlileil. The.i w h.-n Hamilton 1 luiill
his line, an extension of the . C. & K
from Albany tllivet t Astoria, ami
opens up the ureal Nehalein valley, it
will Klve the S.uilheni a short eul to
this port for the liun.lliiiff nf its North
em business.
Of all the distinguish.! rallroa.l ollt
rials and capitalists who have been
entei'tnlnoil In the pa-t by Astoria,
none has equalled tn reputation and
lnlliien..u Mr f". P. I TuiUlllK'ton. The
visit of such a man, at his time of Ufe,
and with the enonnoua rospotiblUtles
anl r;irr of bin UAfful liriKrt-ifi
cnrvT, i'Bn1 ft wi ljftit In lh nl
if AkI'tI.i'k ilitu nli ii-vi I (.in- iil
wiil-li (.nii"t Ih ovr-lliimii'l r -r
Imi Jum nw full un-l'-n:iil
ANOTHKIl WiLU (roNTKHT.
Han Ki aiiclnco Klill lii-iuls the I'r.io n
Nloii In T'tarnentry Kr-akii.
San KntnirliHW. May 21, A will d
rlnre j l b a forifi ry and illseovered
In tin- urn coiiUtt.iliiK the nuii.ti of the
ti'iaiir'ii dead wif, i otn- of the en
ttl;utj f. -i I u rm tiuit will tx- prif ntf 1
In the ((,itcM nvr th" Mtiiti- uf ihr
i"tttlv of the lat Tavld 7.. inv:m, thi.
inilllontitrif phllutit-'hr'ipliil an I iiatron
of ami and krli-tu.m. luvlii khh Imrn
In I'lillui b'lphU bnd ku a man of hob
ble. Not Uw leiut of th'W a a de
mre tn i" t th r4iMttTM of his nda
tlvm l:i th1 old luuknrd ehurch yard
at ff"rmntimm. nr i'hlladi-lithU,
w'hi-re exiK"nd"l over IIO.CiO In eri-et-1n
if hlt marble h'-ndKt'nu- over th'ir
(trttvm. aliw cau-d to ln built
a:i al l'.tton to the old i-iiurch. and K
'n.i durtfin a vlstt u I'liilitdelphla to
attend lo thu enileti)Hi of the mrurt
uiv riat ! dli'l. In ritofT Umt. at
the Contiiwntal Hotel. Ia.vU was at
ie titiw priHldiMi(l of th Kortety for
Lhe l'reventlim "f Cruelty to Ottildnn.
on a live nu-nilier of the Academy of
r'elt mi a, and took a di-p kitenwt In
the State Mining llur-au. During h'n
!!fe he not only Rave thi-rn a gr.-at deal
f trumi y, but made lln-m pre-nt-t of
ntsti'.uary and ran nilrwrais
On the tiluht of hl d.ath It U stated
InivU iwnt for John S-iider'ilnic. a ret
inirlvit :d iKUei!'-d IDm to write
at hi dictation wftoi h.' Inten-lexl to
b; hts vfll. Sr.-nder1lng ha1 nearly
completed th- do. uine-tt when Tavl-sud-lonly
deelanl that his puUe had
stoplii iH-uitlnir. A few mlnutea later
he Ibtl. Tnw un."nplit"l d icument
SiinlerUtiif nubmlttiM to tlx" Ani'Tlian
Trus: rompony. and to a lawyer In
Philadelphia. He was advised that
t.hlle th.-re hi ru nlnnatun". such
l.M-unienis ha 1 ben cmnrui-d by
courts t lie wills, and he ace rdlnply
lib" I ft with the trust -mpany. Three
we -ks nftrr liavU' d-vith and after Al
exander Ooy.l, hit partner, and K. P.
Mastlck. hi- lifel :is friend a:id attor
r. y. had searched hltrii and low fur n
III. the diH"tim;U now Iff if the pro
luit." court, iiiuklns l.tzzi" Mulr an !
M. :-'!e Curtln ti.e s !e Usatve of
the dc nl millionaire, mysteriously rp
;.. areil. p. is nlli'Sil to h ive li,,'r". found
:-i fie urn contaiulnii hit wl'e's ashe.
The d.ituiie-nt wa. Mod fr nate an
Is ii"w belli); i""intistel by n nephew
and niei e In the K.u-.;, t'n'lwrlne F:at.-1
Mi-I J is.-ph Wilson, wh-i H- t up that the
paper Is a forgery. Ls not th-' will of
Pavls. or. If it Is. that It was made at
a .late wh. n he was of weak mind o.id
under undue Intlueint".
A FKARKl'L KXPKKIENCK.
Mexican Miii-owners I-'ily: With lin-
dits Nenr Amelco.
St. touls. May It. F.-iwarl Callahan,
.wner of the Parraacu silver mine In
Mexico, yielding f"0 ttis of J.'O ere
n day. and a millionaire, U here en
route to Niw lofk to le tiviteil lor tile
Injuries he rtvlvd In a tlttlit with
bandits. It was widely reorted nt the
time that be hod beo: killed. On April
I'i'th, Xr. Callahan and hl-i imrt ier.
James KiUine, were hold up near An
lea, Mexico, by Mexican bandits, while
c:i t'i'ir "vr.v to t.ie mine -ui tnr
weekly payroll. After tvceJvlnfT 17
knife wound, Cailu.han fell across Uie
wanoii seat, weak fixwn the ls of
Mood. Lying thtv hi-lpless he wtt-
nessed ft terrlblt'slirht.
The teani had travelled perhaps 100
ynrvls after e wfiv attacked. s;vln
Mr. Callahan. "AlKut 10 ftv-t back.
lying In the road. I saw Jim. He was
in hi face, but I could see he was not
dead, though th blool was pouring
from a wound In his side and dying the
dust close about him. A I lay there
helpless 1 saw his hand steal toward his
gun and a sud leji ihoie sprang up with
in n. Hut the Mexicans, too, hau 8- en
the move, and It cost him his life. With
a yell, one of tin- fellow sprang upon
htm and wrenched his kuii from his
belt. I had raised my h-J to ee, anl
IMilntlng tlw? slxsihotHer, he llivJ every
ohambtr at me, without effect, though
I drippl down again. KaUdng liis
dirk, h-3 plungiHl It into lnor Jim's body
reptwtedly, nearly every blow, as an
examination afterward showed, going
thr.iugh him.
llelkving that Callahan was mortally
wou.ulcd, the bandits left htm to hi
f:te.
YICTOUV IHlt KLKCTKICTV.
Now York, May 21 After more than
two years search for the nnt practical
iinJ cciNiomic.U motive power, the Man
hattan Hallway Company has finally
decldel to adopt electricity and the
system to lie used Is what Is known ns
the "third rail."
WF.ST POINT'S STOLEN CANNON.
New York, May II. The thl.'ves who
stole the old historic Mixlisui and Con
federate cannon from Fort Clinton.
West Point, broke up the war trojliles
and sold the metal to a smelting com
pany. The police expect to capture
the men, having a clew to thedr Iden
tity.
FROM DOMOS
Uattlc Lost Through I'rinec Nicholas'
Cowardice and Inefficiency.
AKMV IS LOST. SAVE LS!
So the I'rintc Telt'jrapk the King, ind
His Soldiers Ketire ia Sulltt
Disorder.
New Yrk. May 21. A p.ctal to the
Journal from Athetj, ay:
At T o'clock Monday evening your
cTiiioiil'iit kUA on the height of
Lrn"Ri, watuhlr.g the gradual sub
siding of the tuttle. Klghl Christian
villages, K-t on lire by the Turks, burn
ed In tttu Main below. Thi tiiruws
some light on the lamb-like way In
which the- Turk are upioHed to be
making war. The right wing driven
Into It HfOid tt.ie of defense. M
n-ddlng its own, although no gun w-re
M-nt to assist it. The adjutant of Prince
Nicholas said:
"The prince ha been confined to the
house with Indlgemfcui. Hi battery
and three otherr have been held In r-non-e."
The Greek dmmonder-ln-chief will
find It difficult to explain why. from l:
o'clock to sunset none of these tiajter
k were ont to help the hard presf.d
right wins.
The advance of two regiments of
Turklfch sharpshooters w ho hail shown
much daredevil courage In attacking
the Greek front, had been checked.
Your corrwipondent tried to send a
dlliti"h, but the prince, with jJe.
drawn focv. held the wire five hours
isirsonally communicating with Athens.
He 1 said to have wired to the king,
Among other things:
"The army 1 lost. Save us."
Then follow one of the saddest
event In war. T.ie Greek army, sul
len and indignant, but without panic.
left Doniokos. The m-n did not .are I
to keep order. Cavalry, infantry ,.:i.! J
artillery mlxcl together ploll d alons:
:'m fa.l t j Lumla.
TliOiL".in !s f peasants, ivfu.e.-s fn m
Taesi-aly. in ox cart, on mu'.es and
af Kit. carrying every spcles i f house
hold fumitur-'. m:x. 1 in the retreat.
I hrotua Hie long dark r.lrfht this med
ley of human beings tolled wearily up
lh. hilLs. The woundt-J In spilngl.-ss
carts were Jolted over the r'ad. Many
dl.d on the way. At break of day
your correspondent ran acrs- the
prim sleeping l.i his carriage drawn
up by the rootlside. Tlius was super
vise the rctn-at of the army. The ex.
hausiod 8"Kliers goze.1 stupidly at the
sight and did not understand It.
Soldiers were diverting 'n large num
bers, saying:
"If we are not allowed to tight, we
w 111 go home." ,
The C.nvk army haj beonie a Head
less rabble.
PANIC AT ATHENS.
Paris, May II The Athens cor
respondent of the Journal, referring to
the recent Greek defeat, telegraphs:
The stutw and panic caused by the
latest defeat is intense. The ieop!e see
the Immediate arrival of the Turns at
Athens. On all sides families are pre
paring to go to the Islands, anxious
crmvds parade the streets and there ls
the wildest excitement everywhere. I
learn that some shots were tire.? nt
the crown prince as he endeavored to
stay the confusion. Two Greek battal
ions were seized with panic and the
retreating soldiers, on entering Lamia,
could not be restrained by tholr ofilcers.
They shouted: "The Turks are com
ing." The panic which resulted was
increased by the Jailbird w ho had been
released and caused disorder through
out the town.
TEIUUP.LE CLOCD lUMtST.
Farms and Minos on Salmon Rivet-
Wiped oft the Map.
Grongeville, Idaho, May It Partic
ulars have reached here of the disas
trous cloudburst that vlslt.il the valley
of the Salmon river on Monday last
and which carried in Its wake ruin
and devolution for II miles, and lild
waste one of the garden spots of Idaho
county. Old established fruit farms
were destroyed, the placer mining In
dustry along the Salmon and its tri
utarios suffered severe lo.-s.-s, an 1 the
prosecution of work la many Instances
will be interrupted for the balance of
the season, because of the carrying
away of dams and flumes.
On noon Monday, after a hot sultry
morning, a dense black cloud was seen
to come up from the west out of a
lionr sky. In less than 13 minutes it
had entirely overcast Khe heavens.
Suddenly a deluge began pouring down,
and for over an hour it continued. In
l.vss than an hour every mountain
gorge and ravine loading Into the Sal
mon became a raging torrent, which
carried with It huge bowlders, trees, etc.
At the foot of each ravine ls found the
most fertile soil In the valley, and here
ar stua.ril some of the fln-t fjrms
In the Ute. Through th- farm
swept with r"itl'nM rirce grerii v.d
urnts of water and dabrt, laying wastc
orcliatdg and crop. The nettlers were
onipelled to JW to the hills for safety.
Cattle grazing In the lowlands werf
'lrfwne ami tarried by the flood Into
the Salmon river, whlh soon become
a tonnt. Tlve rl.udburt covered th-
U-rrttory along the Salmon from sev
eral miles above John Iay creek to
White Iird creek, a distance of about
21 miles.
Little towns werif Inundated and
mw.h damage was done by the Salmon!
overflowing it Isink. Above. John
Day cr-ek is the Strfing-Kpperson Min
ing Co. Here a dam anI large sec
tions of the flume were carried away
and the ditch filled up In plawa. Near
Frwdon, wtiere Owen and Ide. of Bpc
kane, w re putting In flumes and diteh
i prejiarwory to placer mining on a
large wale, the 11 xl Cirrled away
their entire lnirovenwnt. A number
of other comiaule above anl below
here suffered hav- losees. One of th r
wornt feature was the almost entire
d.-.tructlon of the state wagon road for
a distance of 20 miles, -where It wlni
along the bluffs on one Vle of the Sal
mon. It will be impossible to make
the road passable before the eeoaon U
ovtir, and It U the only avenue of trans
portation for lumber and other freight
into the valley. It 1 Impossible t
thi time to give figure a to the ag
gregate loss. No loss of life ha been
reported.
GASOLINE'S VICTIMS.
The Use of the Fluid Causes Frightful
Loss of Life tn St. Loul.
St. Louis, May II. Mrs. Ada Mohr.
33 nia.it of age. and her baby. 11 months. tle. Thi done, he commanded Will-.
oil, were burned to a crisp and tlv.'ir Uun Hacker, a broker, t stand up
bodies tak-ir. to the morgue. Hugo and be searched. In the meantime Bu
ll ward, li month old. died after re-j pertntendent Dame had taken out his
rr.oval to th Hospital. Mrs. Fe-s'.e' revolver and come hi bjmtnd Hacker,
Howard, 2S years old. William Howard.) where he awaited an opportunity of
S years old. probably fatally burned I shootlrg.
and expected to die at the hospital.
Max Gumpert and Henry Surmaa. pain
fully burned.
Th"se ivrnm constitute the sum
t.ital, afciae fr.m property damage,
which resulted f-im a gasoline ix
p'.osloa in the upp T roorr of -41 Mer
n ir.1 stre.-t. occuj led by Gue-.av ilohr.
la-.t night.
The kt-hen tn lac rear of the s-.-c.ndj
story wa transionr.ed into a roaruig. j partmt-m ani struca Jioionnan ieit-Ik.-y
furr.iie in a Ha-ih. In thl furn-lmon ou h. left brea.U. but intlk-tei no
ace was confine! a helpless mother. h?r injury.
two babies and the li-momhs-o!d t .t The rover's body was plac?d on the
of a neighbor. The macl-er p- rlshe l !nj ear and brought to town, where It lies
Urturinj as-:
r.y. cue ol 'tre intie win
was sacrificed to the raging fire. F"rj
her desperate effort to save her baby's
life, another mother will probably sac
rifice her own on the a'.tar of maternal
affection. Mrs. Mohr, in whose kitchen
the explosion occurred. In order to mnke
the lire in the cook stove burn faster,
poured gasoline over the wood. The
blaze in the stove ignited tne can oi
gasoline and an explosskm followed.
The burning oil was throw n In all direc
tions, enveloping Mrs. Mohr and th?
children. Mrs. Howard, who was also
cooking supper In ner house heard the
cries of the children, and running out
on t.ie norch. caught sight of the names.
She darted ln'o the kitchen and began
gropihg for her boy. She was dragsjed
from the room by .Max Gumperi.
OTIS GOES TO DENVER.
c-a,w,,..v..i. Wash Mav 21. F.ricodleri
General E. S. Otis, accompanied by r.icknell, president of the failed Mln
Lieut. Staden, aide de camp, left here'nesota Savings bank. The staite failed
today for Denver to assume command
of the department of Colorado. Col-on-M
Anderson, under Instructions from
the war department assumes command
of the department of the Columwa.
BASE BALL SCOKES.
Louisville. May II. Brooklyn S
. Louis
vllle 6.
St. Louis. May 21. Boston 11. St.
Louis 1.
Cincinnati. May 21. Cincinnati
Baltimore 5.
Pittsburg.
Philadelphia
May 21. Ptme'ourg 6.
SANDY OLDS AGAIN.
Sixikane. May 11. Chief of Police
Haw tihorne today ordeied a number of
gamblers and confidence men to leave
the city before sundown. Among them
was Sandy Olds, the notorious Portland
gambler, who served a term in the Or
egon penitentiary for killing Emll Web
ber. O. It. & N- DIVIDEND.
New York. May 21. The executive
committee of the O. K. & N. Co. ha
rivommeu led to the forthcoming me.-t-lug
of directors in June the declaration
of a one per cent dividend on preferred
st.Krk.
SENATOR MORRILL ILL.
Washington. May 21 Senator Merrill,
chairman of the finance committee, is
lying seriously ill at Ids residence 101
Thomas circle. Mrs. Morrill In also
quite ill.
GLOVER IS CHAMPION.
Kansas City, May II. The shoot for
the wing shoot Championship of Amer
ica was won by Sim Glover, of Roch
ester. N. T., today.
HE WAS KERVY
BUT INDISCREET
A Lone Highwayman Holds I'p a
Tacoma Electric Car.
HIS FUNERAL IS TOMORROW
Siperistetdest Dame Took Severs! Shots
it Him Killing tlim lutnotly rs
seigers Shot Ii the Melee.
Tacoma. May 21. A single robber late
this afternoon held up and attempted to
rob an incoming car on the SteUaeoom
electric line. About four and a half
mil- out of the ctty a tall man, roughly
dreraed. hailed the car, which stopped
to let him aboard. As he got on the
platform he pulled a blue-dotted calico
mak, having b,lcs cut through for
the eyes, down over his face, produce!
a revolver and ordered Superintend
ent Dame, of the motor line, and Mo
torrr.an Wellnian to the rear end of the
car. They cormplted slowly and he
followed, ordering the men and the pas
sengers to hold up their hand and the
ladle to sit still.
Dame and Well man bad entered the
rear compartment, which Is for carry
Ins baggage and freight. The robber
evidently thought them safely disposed
of, for he paid no more attention to
them, but commenced relieving George
B. Evans, a contractor, of his valua-
A moment later he placed hi arm
on Hacker's shoulder ana fired at the
robber, who returned the lire. Dame
firid two shots and the robber three.
Two minutes later the robber was
lying beside the car. dead, wlt le Dam
had been shot In the erm anl Jewett
Smith, a (nustng.-r, In the leg.
T!h? roiber"s iihird bullet passed
:hrou,;"a t ie door of tne baggage com-
at toe m.irgue, awarang iue:uiiicauu.
CLAIMANT FOR A DCKEDOM.
Johannesburg. Transvaal, May 21. A
gentleman w ho had been a resident of
South Africa for a score of years claim
to be the younger brother of the late
duke of Hamilton, who died May 11.
1S95. and therefore heir to the duke
dom. He alleges that he left Scotlant
In 1ST3 after killing a man in a duel,
and was supposed to have died shortly
afterward. He is said to have con
vincing proofs of his allegation, and
expects to return to England ar.d claim
the title and estates.
FAILED TO MAKE A CASE.
St. Paul, May 21. The first ro-caJled
bank case has ended In the dismissal
of what Is known as the Huldoh Feter-
mnn Indictment aga'KWt Wldtam F.
to make the case out against BIcknell
on the charge that he had appropriated
$JS from Huldah Peterson.
ELOPERS ARRESTED.
Sprinfrfield. 111.. May II. Mrs. Tllll
Jones, a restaurant owner of this city,
has brought suit in the Sangamon cir
cuit court against Representative
John M. Large of Athens for the al
leged abductlcn of her 13-year-old
J daughlter Edith. Large and Edith left
this city lost Friday evening ior cm
eago and on their arrival at C.llman
the Jones girl was arrested on a war
rant sworn out by her mother and
brought home.
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