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The San Francisco call., 1904-03-06

ciic Packing Companys establish
ment and found Buttgenbach lying
face downward on the floor of his Of
fee, bleeding from a wound in the
head. The glass door of the room
was shattered to atoms, there was a
bullet hole through the front parti-
ton and other evidences of a strug-
gle"
The police, upon their arrival.
locked all the doors and made a thor
ough search of the building to see If
any one was hiding there. but the
search was futile. The weapon with
which the deed was committed could
not be found, but five 38-caliber bull
lets were found on the floor, the per-
petrator of the deed evidently fearing
to be captured with a revolver con-
tanning one exploded cartridge in his
possession The empty shell, how
ever, was not discovered.
Bruno. the bookloeeper, after a rig
id cross-examination by the police,
was released. In discussing the trag-
edy with a Call reporter he said:
Battgenbach was sitting at the desk in the
front Of the office writing and | was in the
rear portion of the place. My back turned
and did not see the men enter. nor did 1
hear any sounds till old man Buttgenbach cried
out Help They're holding me upr
I looked around and the old man strug-
Cling On the floor with a man. The latter
was saying something that / could not under
stand but / think he was cursing the old man
and telling him to shut UP or he would be
killed I Immediately ran out Of the office,
through the door and made for the ad-
Joining grocery store to summon help.
! gave the alarm and in minute there
was a big crowd around the place. When 1
got back l found Buttgenbach lying face
downward on the floor and bleeding from a
wound in the head He was unconscious and
The glass in the window Of the office was
all broken and there was a bullet hole in the
hat was lying few feet away from where he
lay and there was bullet hole near the top
OF IT,
On the table, directly in front of the old
man. lay about SO in gold and silver. and 1
can't understand why the thugs did not take
that, If they were bent on robbing the place
The safe contained several hundred dollars
and was open at the time, the men could
easily have looted that also. Buttgenbach
amount Of money with him every night but
did not have any Of it in his pockets at the
time he was shot.
Henry Heide, a clerk in the adjoining
grocery store, ran out in the street as
soon as he heard the shot and was Just
in time to see the forms of two men
disappearing around the corner of Fol-
som street. They were too far away
for Heide to see them plainly nd
therefore he can give no description
Of the pair.
Il heard Bruno yelling for aid" said
Heide, ''and / ran out into Fourth
street. / saw two men running up the
street as fast as they could. They dis
appeared around the corner before I
had a chance to get a good look at
them. / heard the shot plainly and
also heard the sound of breaking glass
SONS STATEMENT.
Albert Buttgenbach, son of the
wounded man, readily responded to a
request for a statement of his expe-
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-06

riences during the hold-up. He was
held in detinue at the Southern station
during the night after his incarcera-
ton by the detectives working on the
case.
My father was engaged in making
up the cash shortly after 10 o'clock" !"
he said. tand / had started to leave
our establishment. AS 1 reached the
door one man with a black mask over
his face showed the muzzIe of a re-
volver to my lips. / turned and ran,
crying as 1 went, Here's a hold-upp L
ran around the counter and plunged
into the partition separating the sa-
loon. The last 1 remember was that
Bruno was by my side and that my
father was advancing ON the man with
the mask"
How many men were at the door q"
he was asked.
"Only one, as far as know" he
answered, "and the only description
can give of him is that he wore a
black mask over his face.
when 1 recovered my senses in the
saloon 1 ran back to the shoD and
found my father lying on the floor
with Bruno bending over him. 1 can
not tell why am being held in GUS
tody, as there was nothing but love
between my father and myself"
The police are not inclined to be-
lieve that the son had any completely
in the robbery, but are holding him
largely for precautionary measures.
In his excited condition he told vary
ing tales to Detectives Bunner and
Freel and they thought it would be
safer to hold him in custody for the
night.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-06
China Abbears
Determined
to Fight.
Force Ac-
tlo'a BY Neat-
trails.
special Dispatch to The CAN.

WASHINGTON, March s.
According to a diplomat at the
Russian embassy, the most inn
portant phase of the Far Eastern
question is still the attitude OF
China. To Russians the presence
of the Chinese army under Cen
eral Ma and General Yuan Shi
Kai. now massed near the Nam
cht1rian border, consisting of the
flower of the Chinese forces, is a
constant menace. The Chinese at
all times are in a position to turn
the Russian flank and threaten its
rear. Should the desire of China
to re-establish itself in Manchuria
become predominant to the point
of helping Japan to expel Russia
from Manchuria, there is only
one action possible under the Hay
note-a union of neutral powers
to compel the neutrality of China.
Such a necessity might threaten
the integrity of the empire.
1t is not believed at the Rus
sian embassy that Japan has
taken any steps to secure the as
sistance of China in the war. At
the State Department this point
is emphasized. Japan is believed
to sincerely wish the preservation
of the Chinese empire in prefer
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-06

a potential menace which will re-
strict and hamper Japan's opera
tionS, and the Russians are de-
termined to defend Port Arthur
as heroically as they did Sebasto-
pol. No large garrisons will be
retained there; 10000 men are
as good as 100000 for defense,
while the more men the more
mouths to be fed. There are
enough provisions there now to
last eight months. In addition,
there will be division of Cos
sacks with mountain batteries on
the peninsula to oppose landings
and harrass the enemy if they
succeed in investing the city.
Viceroy Alexieff retains his
headquarters at Mukden. through
which 5000 or 1000 soldiers are
passing daily to the positions
which the main armies will oc-
cupy. The Russians believe that
for military purposes there is only
one road over which the Japanese
can come from Korea. All the
troops landed at Chenulpo, Mok-
pho and Chenampo must use the
"Peking road Consequently
the landings at Plaksin Bay and
the other places on the east coast
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-06


CHEFU, March 5.-On Wed
nesday at midnight the forts at
Port Arthur sighted approaching
the entrance many lights, fol
lowed by firing The forts imme-
diately retaliated, and after an
hour found that the lights were
merely lamps attached to the
masts of lumber RATS. From Ia
panese sources it is reported that
the rats were dispatched from
Laontashan lighthouse with the
idea of making the forts waste
their ammunition. The firing was
from two passing torpedo-boats,
which towed the RATS, to attract
the attention of the enemy.
PARIS, March On a dis
patch from St. Petersburg the
correspondent of the Echo de
Paris says that according to a
member of the general staff not
more than 10000 Japanese have
been landed in Korea. The ia
panese transports are in bad con-
dition and they cannot accommo-
date more than 500 men each.
The last Decentralization took
place at Port Lazareff. The ia
panese are fortifying Pingyang. !
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-06

Forecast made at San Fran-
cisco for thirty hours ending
midnight, March 6:
San Francisco and vicinity
Cloudy Sunday, possibly show
ers; fresh southerly winds.
A. G.. McADIE,
District Eorecaster.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-06
SONS STATEMENT.

Albert Buttgenbach, son of the
wounded man. readily responded to a
request for a statement of his expe-
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-06
Romero omciaIIy Appointed.

MEXICO CITY, Mex. March 5.-The
President has appointed Cayetano Ro-
nero, brother of the late Mexican
Minister at Washington, to be Consul
General at San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-06
Russians Fire
on Dummy
Ships.
Japanese Ruse
Harms Port
Arthur.

Special Cable to The Call and New
York Herald. Copyright, 1904, by
the New York Herald Publishing
Company.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-06
TROOPS RETIRE TO THE YALU;
SQUADRONS MAY MEET IN SEA BATTLE


from pb mhn ing ma bee mm t
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-20
FOUR GOOD AMERICANS.

Four good Americans on the platforms Of two
great parties make the most satisfactory exhibit that
America has presented to the world for many moon
says the Saturday Evening Post. We will lay aside
for the moment their political creeds and policies
we shall have enough Of them later to make us
weary-and we proceed to gaze upon the nominees
as human products. There they are-picked from
population of 80000,00O for the vote of 100000
sovereigns whose sceptreS are ballots
Three Of the four, Messrs Parker, Fairbanks and
Davis, are six feet or over and the fourth, Mr..
Roosevelt, is six feet in everything but few ma
terial inches. The three six-foOters are farmers
boys, country-bOrn, country bred and countryfond
Mr.. Parker plowed and hoed the field and MIXED
the cows. There is story that he once ran away
to circus and carried water to the elephants but
this is an obvious campaign dodge to divide the
strenuous vote. Senator Fairbanks had hard road
to travel, but he worked his way on and up Mr..
Davis was farm hand and railroad brakeman, and
finally millionaire many times over. Roosevelt was
from the City, the close streets and brick walls gave
him sckly youth but he broke away to the prairies
and the mountains, and nature cured his ills and
changed the weaklng into one Of the strongest and
sturdiest personalities of this generation SO, with
out stretching the truth, may say that all four
Of our exhibits proclaim the greatness of the country
We find in each Of them an enormous capacity for
work, the result Of heroic training and right living
Take the extreme case, Mr.. Davis, who will soon be
81. The idea of nominating man that old seemed
absurd. And so it would be ordinarily But Mr..
Davis is not ordinary. A few years ago the present
writer was with him on a trip to the West Virginia
wilds There was all-night travelling with early
morning starts, long stretches, and much wear and
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-20
FOR BETTER HIGHWAYS.

.Ju5ce Scott, of Marion county, president oil th'
OREGON Good Roads Association, has appointed a
COMMITTEE on legislation This committee will pre-
mare and submit to the Legislature Tor enactment
such bills as may be deemed essential to further the
work of building good roads throughout the state
The legislature will unquestionahly adopt any SuS-
castionS which the association committee has to Of
for and the draft will therefore be awaited with IN
terest by all 0regonianS.
Among the proposals to be considered by the COM
mittee is that having for its aim employment OF
convicts on roads. This proposition has so o1ten
been put forth that it is rather an old story, but
inst the same it is one for the serious consideration
of the legislature There seems to be little reason
why some advantageous use should not be made OF
the convcts At present they are engaged in stove
making and other similar work, and thrifty con-
tractors reap the profit of their labor They should
be engaged instead in the building of roads. In
this manner the people would reap the benefit, and
we would have highways that perhaps would not
otherwise be constructed for many years to come.
There are great many things which will tend to
upbuld our state but good roads are most important
of ALL We have our growing cities, our large man
ufacturing enterprises and our wealth of minerals
timber, fish, etc. but without the agricultural in
terest Oregon can not prosper Our farming sections
will not thrive unless good roads are built. Here
in Clatsop We have had ample proof of this. The
fertile Nehalem valley capable of producing mil
lions of wealth yearly, is almost deserted for the
reason that the roads are bad Good roads to the
Nehaem from Astoria would add several thousand
to the population of the county, and give proper
tonate impetus to city trade.
The situation in Clatsop county faithfully por-
trays that in the state A few counties have built
good roads, but generally speaking the farming com
munty is suffering because of the lack of suitable
highways Any plan calculated to better road con-
ditions should and will meet with the hearty ap-
proval of the people of the state and it is sincerely
to be hoped the legislature will enact the necessary
legislation
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-20

tear Senator Davis the oldest in the party but
the youngest in action and prompeSt to bed at night
the earliest up in the morning and the cheerfulest
all day through He took interest in everybody and
everything, whether up on the mountain grades or
down in the coal mines. So although over four
score, he is not so aged as most men of 10 Judge
Parker got the news of his nomination as he took his
morning swim in the Hudson. llonorS did not change
the aplomb of Senator Fairbanks the fraction of an
emotion And rs for President Roosevelt, when the
message from Chicago came he grinned ut the circle
of newspaper men sitting in the white house as his
guests and said: "De-lighted." No frillS about
these Americans no false front, no humbug Good,
honest products, all of them!
There is another great American fact in their
hveS-or shall we call it Il world fact Every one
of them gives his mother the credit for the good that
is in him or for his success in making his years
worth something, The mothers of two of them are
living and it was delightful to read their estimates
of their boys especially was it cheering to know
that the boys were bad enough to be thraShed oc
casonay, and thrashed hard, too. Surely that touch
of nature should make most of lis kin
iouS, hard-working eager for opportunity. No clock
watchers they. No eght-hour men. No spectators
in money or convictions. Note this further fact ;
they all cultivated and maintained fine optimism
Their loyalty to their country next to their re-
ligon. They believed in its future. Two of them
Staked their careers on their belief in character as
asset in politcs-and they lead their parties to-
day. Two of them believed in character and also in
their nations growth, and they built up transporta-
tion enterprises and went into public life, and they
are milionaires and candidates for vice-president
Altogether it is an exhibit that gives satisfaction
and that should provoke your proper pride. Now
that You have good men, trot out your party preju-
dices and be happy in the knowledge that you will
choose well even if you vote the losing ticket
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-20

An enlarged and elevating idea of the value of the
consular service of the United States the gibe of
many rather cheap political jokes, and the burden
of much volunteer counsel for the improvement of
the civil service is afforded in the index to the daily
reports published, last year, by the department
of commerce and labor which has taken over the con
sular work from the state department. Not less
than 5000 reports on as many topics directly con
cerning all phases of business, of politics and of
human progress in almost every department of ac-
tivity have been published and distributed to those
who are willing to accept and read them. the whole
forming compendium of the current history of the
world, which perhaps could be found nowhere else
and certainly nowhere near as authentic and con-
vincing 1t must be remembered that the consulS
write under the twofold responsibility of official duty
and of personal identity, and what they say must
therefore be of much more value than the observa-
tlOns and more or less imaginative work of news
paper and magazine writer's, who sometimes sacrifice
accuracy to effect and are reluctant to spoil good
story Continuous examination of the daily consular
reports is among the most rewardng uses to which
business houses interested in promoting their own
export trade, students of the world s affairs and
commerce can devote time
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-20
ROUTE YOUR SHIPMENTS
VIA GREAT NORTHERN
Full information from
WIN. HARDER, General Agent.
Portland, Ore.

Office Constructing Quartermaster,
Astoria, Ore, July 2s, 1904:--Sealed
proposals, in triplicate, will be received
at this office until 10 o'clock a. m,
August 27, 1904, and then opened for
the construction and plumbing of an
addition to a frame guardhouse at
Fort Stevens, Ore. United States re-
serves the right to reject any or all
proposals. Plans can be seen and
specifications obtained at this office.
Envelopes should be marked PRO
posals for construction" and address,
ed, Captain Goodale, Quartermaster,
Astoria, oregon.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-20

The regatta is going to be success because Of
the intelligent effort of brainy young men. Astoria
owes lasting debt of gratitude to the members Of
the committee, who have unstintedly given their
time and energy to the preparations.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-20

The populist candidates for president and vice
president have been publicly notified of their nom
naton, amid much cheering. If the newspaper ac-
counts shall be regarded as public, the same gentle
men will be informed Of their defeat in somewhat
similar manner.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-20

The sneak thief who ran away with the speech of
Representative Swanson of Virginia describes him
self professional bag-snatcher. Another time he
will be beware of bags of wind.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-20

The election of General Blackmar as commander
nchief Of the G. A. R. will be satisfactory not alone
to members of the association of old soldiers but as
well to all Americans
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-20

If Russia ever undertook to search ship com
manded by Robley D. Evans it would find that there
are things more explosive than japanese torpedoes
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-20

Senator Carmack Of Tennessee thrills Washington
with the news that he sees victory ahead. The main
question is: Can the judge sprint fast enough to
catch up to it?
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-20

One reason why we all eat so much meat is that
the butcher, being asked for a small steak, puts
on such naughty and disdainful air.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-08-10
Good Spirits.

Good spirits don't all come from
Kentucky. Their main sources is the
liver-and all the fine spirits ever
made in the Blue Grass State could
no remedy a bad liver or the hundred
and-one i'll effects it produces. You
can't have good spirits and a bad
liver at the same time. Your liver
must be in fine condition if you would
feel buoyant, happy and hopeful,
bright of eye, light of step, vigorous
and successful in your pursuits. You
can put your liver in fine condition by
using Green's August FlOwer-the
greatest of all medicines for the liver
and stomach and a certain cure for
dyspepsia or Indigestion. 1t has been
a favorite household remedy for Over
thirty-fve years. August Flower
will make your liver healthy and
active and thus insure you a liberal
supply of good spirits.' Trial size,
25c: regular bottles. 75c. For sale by
Lafayette Drug Co.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-08-10

want them now. The only way
we can get them is by a bond
issue, and the only way to raise
money on a bond issue is to
make it an inviOlable contract,
and convince investors that the
State is acting in good faith.
We want to remove the stigma
of being the most illiterate State
in the union, which has been a
blight upon the fair name of
Louisiana. Much has been done
towards lifting Louisiana in the
eyes of the outside world by
Governor Blanchard's sugges-
ton for the bond issue, and the
favor with which the proposition
was received. It is we'll that the
subject be discussed in the
press, but it is to be regretted
that efforts are being made to
stir up opposition to it.
Other phases of this question
will be discussed at another time.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-08-10

dental candidates, having made
no mistake since 1860. So we'll
known has this fact become that
sporting men generally await
the Herald's decision before
placing their bets on the result.
The Herald has announced its
support of the Democratic ticket
and confidently predicts the
election of Parker and Davis.
Republican campaign mana
gers are very much disturbed
over the result of Cornelius N.
Bliss first call ON Wall street for
campaign funds. The results,
according to statements made
recently, was far from what had
been expected. A natural fall
ing off in contributions was
looked for, and the campaign
managers were prepared for it,
but for the slump which is in
dictated by the first contributions
they were totally unprepared.
In some cases men who cOntri-
buted generously before fatty
declined to do so nOw.-Shreve-
port Times.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-08-10
Help Your Newspaper.

Every merchant has daily
opportunities to help the local
paper without it costing him a
cent. The editor must depend
largely upon his fellow towns
men for news, and even to a
considerable extent, for ideas.
The brightest man on earth
would soon run dry were it not
for ideas conceived from outside
sources.
About the most valuable
quality in a newspaper man is
that of recognizing a good thing
when he hears it, and crystal
ling it then and there. The
profound mind is all right in it's
place, but a keen and appreciat-
i've scent for the pertinent
paragraph, with the ability to
express it clearly and tersely, is
at the bottom of the success Of
many, if not most of the widely
read and greatest newspapers of
the day.
Good ideas occur to you; make
a note of them. Little items of
news may now and then come to
your ears, !jot them down, and
when the editor or reporter
comes along with his eternal
anything new" hand them to
him. He will not be slow to
appreciate your efforts, even if
he can't use your stuff, and
you'll get many a complimentary
notice, or perhaps a better posi-
ton for your ad in payment.
Besides, this habit is a distinct
help to you. 1t makes you more
Observant, causes you to pay
more attention to expressions
and will be of no little assistance
to you in getting up your ads.
Try it for a month. You'll keep
it up.
Also when your ad brings ex-
cellent results, tell your pub
Usher of the fact; don't try to
hide the good news for fear he
will raise your rates; no fear OF
that; he wants you to succeed.
Besides, it furnishes him with a
most convincing argument to
induce some backward fellow to
advertise.-Tbe Ad Writer.