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We sell only the best "Perfect" w. g. Mcpherson company PORTLAND OREGON U. S. A. TCT UDUHMC U A TM iJJLLriiUiULmiin Our Experience is FW7 D ATTCC St . W. JtSALliiO OL GOOD PRINTING MITCHELL, LEWIS & STAVER CO., First and Taylor ELECTION LEFT TO PEOPLE Mississippi "Will Choose It Next Sen ator by Popular Vote. JACKSON. Miss., June 21 The State Board of Election Commissioners ,today Jdered a state primary election to be held on August C This action means that the next United States Senator from Mississippi will be chosen by popular bal lot Senator Money, the present incum bent, and Governor Longino are candi dates, and are now prosecuting an active canvass of the state. HOSE tKSf. ur Brands. 142 FOURTH STREET. America's ORIGINAL MALT WHISKY Without a Rival Today MALT Washington. PORTLAND, OREGON Room, 81.00 to 83.00 Per Day According to Location. J. nr. BI.JLIX. Sc an Tru. TH& ESMOND HOTEL OSCAR AKDERSOR, Hxnager. Front and Morrison Streets, PdRTUND - OREQON THEE 'BUS TO AJvD TROIS. 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Miss Marlowe, af ter signing the contract, left London yesterday for the Continent. Mr. Sothern is In California. BUD IT PAST Northern Mob Takes a Negro's Life. GIRL'S MURDER AVENGED Officers Make a Hard Fight and Kill Four Men. VIRGINIAN LEADS THE CROWD Fonr Thousand Ans-er-Crazed People, Undaunted by "Water and a. Hall of Ballets, Batter Sown a "Workhouse. Crazed over a felonious assault on a 17-year-old girl, followed by her mur der, & Wilmington. Del., mob last night turned a negro at the stake. A determined resistance by the of ficers proved unavailing against the mob. which numbered 4000. Tho negro confessed his crime Just before the torch was applied. His victim was a school girl, who was assaulted while on her way home. Muttering of a lynching- had been heard for several days, but not until a Virginian appeared to lead the mob was the execution carried out. WTLailNGTON, DeL, June 22. A North ern mob, led by a Virginian, burned a negro at the stake tonight within a few miles above Mason and Dixon's line. The victim was George F. "White, a negro, just out of the workhouse, 'who was accused of having feloniously assaulted and stabbed to death Miss Helen S. Bishop, the 17-year-old daughter of Rev. Dr. EL A. Bishop. The crlmo of the negro was committed last Monday afternoon, and ever since there had been mutterlngs of lynching the man. An effort was made last 'night to get "White, but it failed. Tonight, a mob estimated at 4000 men and boys gathered in the neighborhood of Price's Corner, four miles front here. They came from everywhere. Including "Wilmington and small towns to the south of Price's Cor ner. Last night's lack of a leader was supplied by a Virginian, whose identity in the confusion and excitement could not be learned. The police of "Wilmington and the Constables tried to disperse the growing mob. but without avail. It was after 10 o'clock when the march to the workhouse, a mile away, was taken up. "Warden Prepares to Defend Segro. The chief warden of tho workhouse and his guards, who have been almost con stantly on duty slnco the negro was landed In the prison, had been warned of the coming of the mob, and prepared to defend the man at all cost. Armed with pistols, shotguns and other weapons, the mob soon reached tho build ing. A battery of railroad ties soon car ried away the greater outer doors of the workohuse. "What was going on Inside tho lockup was not known to the mob, nor did it seem to care. The second, third and fourth doors were battered down by the forward leaders of the at tacking party, amid the calls and cheers of those who were pressing forward from the rear. Then the would-be lynchers were momentarily halted by a hall of bullets from the defenders, but they were pressed forward by those In the rear. More shooting was heard, and there was" a scramble to get out, but the braver ones In the attacking party stood their ground. In the fusillade that followed four persons fell, all members of the mob. They were quickly carried to the rear, and attended by those who were not brave enough to be at the front. Three of the wounded were men and one a boy. None of them In the confusion cduld be identified except the boy, who is said to be Peter Smith, aged 17 years. The warden did not wish to slaughter the mob in the prison corridor, and he directed that the Are hose be turned on the crowd. This held them for a time. Then a rush was made and the guards were brushed aside. White was quickly found. Begging for mercy he was dragged from the cell and the prison. Attempts were made to shoot White on the spot, but the leaders of tho crowd would have nothing but his life at the stake. Resistance on the part of the negro was useless, for his hands were tied behind v him. The March to Pface of Execution. Then the march to the place of execu tion, Just as though it was a march to the gallows in a prison, was taken up. With torches to lead the way, and with 4000 persons following the negro, he "was led to tho road and to almost the very spot where the assault took place. White was given a last chance to speak, and he confessed the murder of the girl. A stake had been arranged by an ad vance guard. White was quickly chained to the post and the dry underbrush soaked with oil was Ignited and the horrible exe cution was on. White, suffering Intense agony, fainted, and his body hung limp. Shots, were fired into his body, and the victim of the mob was soon dead. Satisfied with their night's work, the greater number of the lynchers left the neighborhood, many of them fearing ar rest. However, a large number of persons loitered at tho scene, awaiting develop ments. Tho failure of the County Court to give White a speedy trial is in a great measure responsible for Jonlght's work. The Coroner's Inquest was held today. but the authorities feared harm would be fall the negro, and he was not taken from the workhouse, and the Inquest pro ceeded without his presence. The verdict of the jury was that Miss Bishop came to her death from the hands of an as sault committed upon her by one George White, a negro. Crime of the Xesro. The victim, Miss Helen S. Bishop, daughter of Rev. Dr. E. A. Bishop, su perintendent of the Frrls Industrial School, wag a student of the Wilmington High School, and was on her way home from the school last Monday afternoon when she was attacked. A farmer work ing in the field saw Miss Bishop stagger and fall in the road. She got up and fell again, and then she tried to crawl. The farmer and his sons went to her assistance, but when they reached, the girl she was lying unconscious In the road. She had three, ugly gashes In her throat, her body was badly scratched, and her clothing was torn in many places. The wounded girl was taken home, and died the next afternoon without regaining consciousness. The entire neighborhood was almost in stantly aroused, and a manhunt was im mediately Instituted. Suspicion. was soon fastened on George F. White, a negro, who was just out of the workhouse and who was engaged on the farm of Edward Woodward, near the scene of the assault. White "was found In bed that night, and when taken into custody denied all knowledge of the crime. He was identi fied by several persons who said they saw him in the vicinity of the scene of the crime. A knife which, Mr. Woodward said be longed to him was found where the girl was assaulted. White was brought to Wilmington, but later was transferred to the county workhouse, where the offi cials thought he would be safe from mob violence. DOCTRINE GOES TOO FAR Whitelavr Held Discusses - the Fa mous Monroe Dostrlnc. NEW HAVEN. Conn., June 22. The an niversary exercises of the Yale Law School were held, this afternoon In Hen dine Hall. The address was by Whltelaw Rcld, of New York. Mr. Reld spoke .on the ethics of the legal profession, on the Monroo Doctrine and on anarchism. He quoted an oration by Wendell Phillips and said: "In that lofty Valhalla of which Mr. Phillips spoke, you will look in vain for the statue of the modern, 'ambulance chaser,' or any speclts of the modern speculative suit lawyer. Far less will you find the tradesman In litigation -who has found ways to combine champerty and maintenance with the practice of the courts. Nay, you will not even find there that sort of brilliant corporate wealth how to evade the laws of the land: or that other whose practice He3 in teaching trades unions how to conduct campaigns against property without imperilling their own incomes and campaigns against free labor by terrorism, by the bludgeon, by dynamite, without incurring responsibility for such deeds while enjoying the victory they secure." . On tfie Mpnroo doctrine, Mr. Re!d said: "The things- that mfcde the Monroe Doctrine-have dif.tppeared. Under such cir cumstances, it may be easy after a while for us to look over the Monroe Doctrine again in the light of the present situation of the American continent and of our present necessities. Wo will certainly not abandon It, but we may find. If nobody is opposing us, that perhaps Its exten sion quite so far beyond '-the original purpose of Mr. Monroe and Mr. Adams as the fervorof our patriots has carried It, may prove to be attended with wholly unnecessary Inconvenience to ourselves." Mr. Reld discussed the defect In our extraidtlon treaties with foreign na tions, nearly all of which treaties con tain a clause which stipulates that "the provisions of the present convention shall not be applied in any manner to any crime or offense of a p.olitlcal character.". The speaker dwelt upon the numerous assassinations by anarchists, and con tinued: "If, In this summary, of what I have termed the commonplaces of the subject. I have not outrun your approval, you will then be ready to regard it as Imperative on the United States to free every ex tradition treaty it has with any other na tion from their present protection under the guise of mere political offenders for tho assassins of heads of governments. You will be apt, I think, to go further and approach at least the views Jointly expressed to us In tho December follow ing the assassination of President Mc Klnley by the governments of Germany and Russia. They thought this, with previous anarchistic crimes and attempts upon the lives of Chief Magistrates, ren dered it terribly evident that a struggle against the menace of anarchy is an ur gent necessity for all governments. "They accordingly proposed concert of action In measures to check the anarchis tic movement, the strengthening of the penal code against anarchists, and partic ularly tho expulsion of anarchists from countries of which they are not sub jects." Parks Re-elected Walking Delegate. NEW YORK, June 22. Samuel Parks, who is under criminal charges in connec tion with the Hecla Iron Works and other strikes, has been re-elected as one of the four walking delegates of the House Smiths' and Bridgemen's Union, according to the final count, by the largest vote for delegates ever polled. Dr. Neldlng, who has fonght Parks' re-election, was re elected, but ran 250 votes behind Parks. Bremerton Conditions Satisfactory. WASHINGTON. June 22. Rear-Admiral Bradford, 'Chief of the Bureau of Equip ment, has returned from an extended in spection tour on the Pacific Coast, and re ports conditions at Mare Island and Bre merton as most satisfactory. While in San Francisco. Admiral Brad ford arranged for the purchase of about 500 ncres of land adjoining the Govern ment's naval station at Honolulu. Internal Revenue Is Decreasing. WASHINGTON, June 22. The collec tions of Internal revenue for the month of May, 1503, were $18,415,035, a decrease, as compared with May. 1902. of $i,730;09fl. The largest decreases were in tobacco and fer mented liquors. For the last 11 weeks re ceipts were $209,S43,156, a decrease aa com pared with the corresponding period in 1S02 of 29.363.551. Minister Will Not Return. NEW YORK. June 22. According to in formation obtained by the World here, Senor Luis Corra. of the Nicaraguan Minister to this country, will not return to his post, and the Nicaraguan govern ment will continue without a diplomatic representative at Washington because of the failure of the Nicaraguan canal proj ect. VewviHs In Full Eraptlon. LONDON, June 22. According" to a special dispatch received here .from Naples, the volcano Vesuvius is .in full eruption- ; Newell Shows Up an Oregon Scheme. MANY ARE BEING GULLED People Located on Tracts That Are to Be Irrigated. 'INSIDE" INFORMATION IS SOLD Chief Hydrographer Says It Cannot Be, for the Government Itself Does Not Kbott the Sections That Axe to Be Reclaimed. These associations have no inside In formation. They are sending people to lands that will never be irrigated either ty the Government or private enterprise. I know of Instances where these associations have sent people onto lands on hillsides, which could never be Irrigated. I wont to stamp these associations as frauds, and to warn all homeseekers to avoid them. Extract from interview of Chief Hydrographer Newell. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, June 22. Hydrographer Newell, of the Geological Survey, who returned to day from an extended tour of the West, reports the discovery of a new and suc cessful confidence game that has grown up under the National irrigation law, and which is being worked In Eastern Ore gon. Speaking of his discovery, Mr. New ell said: "I was very much disheartened while in the West, to find that associations for a consideration ranging from ?50 to $100 are advertising, by circulars and otherwise, to direct homeseekers to vacant public land, which they allege is to be reclaimed by the National Government. These as sociations make the showing that they are formed to represent homeseekers, and propose". tp,give, theminside. Information. Tfiey havo no, inside informatlon.The3vdo not know what lands the Government In tends to irrigate, for -no one knows, not even tho department. They are simply defrauding the people. . "They are sending people onto lands that will never ba Irrigated, either by the Gov ernment or private enterprise, and I know of instances where these associa tions have sent people onto lands on hill sides, which could not possibly be irri gated. '"1 want to stamp these associations as frauds and to warn all homeseekers to avoid them. One of these companies has headquarters at Omaha, and another at Pendleton, Or., but their operations ex tend over the entire arid West, and they are pretending to give inside information concerning arid 1 an els in every state en titled to benefits under the general reclamation law." DREDGE ABOUT READY FOR WORK Grant "Will Begin Operations on Co lumbia in. About a Month. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, June 22. From advices received by the Chief of Engineers today, it is be lieved that the pumps for the converted transport Grant will be completed and ready for shipment about the end of June. The contracting firm In Baltimore has secured a perfect casting for the huge cylinder, and the rest of the pump Is ready for assembling. The work of re modeling the Grant, so as to fit it for use as a sea dredge, is more than three fourths completed at the Maro Island navy-yard, and if present progress is not Interrupted, the ship will be ready to commence operations on tho Columbia River bar not later than the first of August, and possibly before. Once tho Grant commences dredging. It will be kept at work until the weather renders operations impossible. PREFERRED BY STOCKMEN. But Department Refuses to Tell Nature of Changes. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. June 22. Dr. E. N. Hutchinson, Inspector of the Bureau of Animal In dustry, stationed at Portland, was recent ly suspended from duty, pending an in vestigation of charges that have been laid against him In the Agricultural De partment. A special agent has been sent to Portland to Investigate and re port upqn the circumstances related In the charges, the details of which the de partment declines to disclose. It Is under stood that the charges allege misconduct In office and are preferred by stockmen of Oregon, but no definite Information Is ob tainable. If the charges are sustained, it is said their seriousness will warrant the dismissal of Dr. Hutchinson from the service. If they are unfounded, he will be restored to duty. Ware Is Not a Candidate. TOPEKA, June 22. United States Com missioner of Pensions Ware telegraphed Topeka today as follows: "I have no de sire to succeed Judge W. C. Hdok on the bench, am not a candidate, and would not have the office." Mr. Ware has been mentioned favorably by Kansas poli ticians as a good man to succeed Judge Hook. Institute of Homeopathy. BOSTON, June 22. The American Insti tute of Homeopathy opened its annual convention tonight at the Somerset. Rev. Edward Everett Hale offered an Invocation.- Governor John L. Bates welcomed the delegates In. behalf of the common wealth. . The Governor was followed by Mayor Collins, who extended the greetings of tho city. To these addresses the presi dent of the institute, Dr. J. H. Cobb, of Chicago, responded, following with his annual address. BATTLE WITH FEUDISTS, Officers Come Out Best in aa Attack ou West Virginia Town. ROANOKE. Va.-, June 22. A party of mountaineers; led by Floyd McCoy, a member of the McCoy-Hatfleld feudists, created a disturbance at the mining town of Keystone, McDowell County. W. Va., last night. Their disorderly conduct was resented by John Reynolds, where-! upon McCoy's crowd opened fire on Rey nolds. A large crowd gathered, and the entire police force "was in pursuit. s McCoy and party opened fire on the of ficers, and a pitched battle ensued In the darkness. One of McCoy's men was killed and another fatally wounded, others be ing also injured. The police escaped in jury. Tho McCoy crowd escaped to the mountains, taking their dead and wound ed with them. GOVERNOR IS AFTER FEUDISTS. Breathitt County- Is to Have a- Spe- citl Term, of Court. LEXINGTON, Ky., June 22. The arriv al of Governor Beckham and Inspector Hlnes at 8:i5 o'clock tonight fulfilled the prediction that an important conference, affecting Breathitt County afflalrs, wa3 to take place here tonight. Judge D. B. Redwine, and Commonwealth's Attorney Byrd arrived from Irvine at 5:30 o'clock, and Thomas- Marcum from Jackson at 6:05 o'clock. Adjutant-General Murray had come from Frankfort on a late train, and he and Colonel Roger Williams held a long conference at the Phoenix Hotel. Governor Beckham, Inspector Hlnes, Colo nel Williams and Attorney Byrd and Judge Redwine, accompanied by Captain Ewen, retired to the Phoenix HoteL Ewen remained in the corridor to be called in if needed. At 11:35 o'clock Governor Beckham sent, through Inspector Hlnes, the following verbal statement to tho waiting newspa per men: "As a result of a conference tonight Governor Beckham has decided to call a special term of the Breathitt Circuit Court when a special grand Jury will con sider the crime of arson, attempt to bribe Captain B. J. Ewen and such other conditions in Breathitt County as may re quire Investigation. When the special term Is convened, the Governor will send whatever additional troops the court and the grand Jury may Judge to be necesr sary." NO LONGER TIED UP. Virginia Jndge Dissolves the Injunc tion Against the Galveston. RICHMOND, Va.. Juno 22. In the Chen eery Court today Judge Grinnan dissolved the injunction restraining the United States Government from taking posses sion of tho cruiser Galveston. The Fed eral Government stipulates that the ship shall remain tho property of the Trigg creditors until the case is determined by the court of highest resort. The Galves ton will be launched this week. Will Be Launched Tomorrow. RICHMOND, Va., June 22. It Is an nounced tonight that the cruiser Galves ton will be launched under Government auspices, on Wednesday afternoon. Miss Seeley. of Texas, will be the sponsor. White AddrevMes Yale Club.. NEW HAVEN, Conn., June 22. Andrew D. White, ex-president of Cornell Uni versity, and ex-ambassador to Germany, talked on a "Patriotic Investment" to the Yale Clubs of 1S53 and younger Yale men today. Socialists' Gain Is Phenomenal. BERLIN, June 22. Tho official returns show that in the general elections the Social Democrats cast 2,19?,000 votes, an increase of 800,000 over 1900. CONTEXTS OF TODAY'S PAPER! National. Chief Hydrographer Newell exposes & great Oregon land fraud. Pago 1. President Roosevelt will not allow Postmaster General Payne to resign. Page 2. Ex-Representative Loud, of California, Is placed in an unenviable position la new postal scandal. Pace 2. Domestic. Wilmington, Del., mob burns a. negro at the stake to avenge assault upon and murder of a 17-year-old girl. Page 1. Convicts at Colorado state penitentiary cap ture Warden's wife, and, using her as a shield, make a desperate break for liberty. Page 2. Whltelaw Reld says Monroe Doctrine has been carried to far by patriotic fervor. Page 2. President Lewis Nixon, In action against ship trust, denies that ha was Its originator. Page 11. Foreign. People of Eervla take offense at new King for promoting assassins. Page 3. Pope Leo creates seven cardinals. Page. 3. Cloudburst in Eervla causes SO deaths and tho destruction of 60 houses. Page 3. Sports. Pugilists to give benefit for Heppner relief fund. Page 11. In Pacific National league Los Angeles de feated Seattle, S-2. Page 1L NewYorIc National League team loses excel lent opportunity to regain first place. Page 1L National and American Leagues wlU not be consolidated. Page 1L The Heppner Disaster. Five more bodies found. Page 4. Relief committed refuses help to jrrafters. Page' 4. "Wounded woman and her baby only survivors of a family. Page 4. Heppner committee appeals for more funds to continue the work of cleaning up ruins. Page 4. Portland relief fund near $20,000, and entire Fourth of July fund voted to Heppner, esti mated at $2500. Page 10. Great benefit at Marquam Grand Theater to day. Page 18. Pacific Coast. Beneficial rains in the Palbuse. Page S. Runaway train kills four people at Spokane. Page 5. Oregon Supreme Court decisions. Page 6. Miss Agnes Gilbert elected carnival, queen at Salem. Page 6. Commercial and Marine. Wheat higher at Chicago on poor crop reports. Pago 13. New York stock market weak and lower. Page 13. Two and a half millions in gold to be exported. Jage 13. San Francisco produce quotations. Page 13. Canard line withdraws from passenger agree ment. Page 12. Portland and Vicinity. Max Calof Is probably fatally wounded In en counter with highwaymen. Page 1. Frank C. Baker is the choice of Senators Mitchell and Fulton for chairman of State Central Committee. Page 10. f Georgia editors visit Portland. Page 8. Edward Liberty found guilty of assault with dangerous weapon Page 8. Teachers' state convention to begin tomorrow. Page 12. Elements which made secret attack on Dr. B.' N. Hutchinson. Page 12. SHOT THUGS Max Calof, Victim of Two Highwaymen. WOUND PROBABLY FATAL Father Falls While Trying to Save His Son. ROBBERS ESCAPE AFTER CHASE Two Bullets Fired at Nathan Calaf When Elder Man. Arouses Neigh borhood With His Shouts, Ha Receives Their Fire. Recent Hold-tJps in Portland. May 21 Vancouver car; loss, $140 and valuable Jewelry. May 27 Sellwood car; loss, 9100 and valuable Jewelry. June 4 "White House road; loos, $75 and valuable Jewelry. June 8 Louis Bender; loss, $11. June 10 Unknown couple; no loss. June 11 W. P. Hills; no loss. June 14 Four men on Hall street; loss, $45. June 20 Attempt to hold up Sellwood car. June 21 Vancouver cor; loss, $40 and valuable Jewelry. June 22 Nathan Calof robbed; Max Calof fatally shot. The police have searched diligently for the highwaymen, but havo matte no arrests, and found no clews. Because he attempted to stop two high waymen who had robbed his son at First and Hall streets last night. Max Calof, aged 55 years, was shot twice by tho rob bers. One of the bullets pierced his arm and the other his lungs and stomach, causing injuries "which will probably prova fatal. The police were working on tho case until lato last night, but no clew as to the robbers was obtained. Nathan Calof, the son who was held up, is known in every nook and corner of Portland. He Is a peddler and sells strawberries on the streets. He was in tire barn last night about 16:15 o'clock, feeding tho horses, and was just starting to get soma water for them, "Hands up!" carao tho order from a, very small-looking man In the doorway, who had a white handkerchief tied over his face and held a small revolver point ing at the astonished man. Calof could not believe that any one would come Into his barn and attempt to rob him, and took the matter as a joke. "Hands nip, and quick about it!" camo tho order from a larger man, and with out waiting longer two Bhots were fired. Both were wild of their mark, and savo a scratch on one hand the young man was not. Injured. "The pistols were close to my faca when they were discharged," said ha after the holdup, "and I thought I was done for. I was so frightened that I could not stand, up, and fell over on the oat box." The robbers were not frightened away by their own shots, but rushed up to their supposed victim and commenced to search through his pockets. It is his. custom to carry the money of his day's sales homa with him, and he thinks that the robberar were men who knew him and his hab its. This night, however, he had left the money and his gold watch in tho housa when he went out to feed the horses. The robbers went through his pockets) carefully, but found nothing. "Where i3 that money?" one of themr asked, in an angry tone. "Pungla it up. and be quick about it!" "I have no money. It is not on me, cried the frightened victim. "Leave ma alone. I have nothing that you want." They took some papers from his vest pocket and searched him again, when they beard the voice of the father, Max Calof, shouting for his boy. "Come on. Bill; it's time to get out of here," said the larger one. Elder Calof Shouts and Is Shot. "You stay right where you are and do not say a word," tho two ordered their; victim, and he compiled with their orders. The elder Calof, who had heard the shots from the house, was very badly fright ened. He commenced to shout "Murderl Thieves! Robbers!" at the top of hia voice, and Btarted toward the barn. Sev eral neighbors had been aroused by tha shooting, and when they heard the old man's shouts, they rushed toward tho scene. The -robbera were almost caught, their only means of escape being past tha old man. "Get out qf the way," they cried to him, but he was so excited that he did not seem to hear. Two shots rang out abovo the noise of the pursuers, and tho old man fell in his tracks. Llttlo WllUo Calof, aged 15 years, was standing- in range of one of the shots, and tho bullet missed him but a short distance. Vain Chase Is Made. Thomas Duffy and Sam Kafka wera among the first to arrive, and were Just in time to see the highwaymen running for their lives. Kafke started In pursuit of one of them, but was too slow to keep up, and soon lost the scent- Mrs. Calof saw the men pass the door, but could not see their faces. "One was a very small fellow," said she. "I think that he was a boy about-16 years of age. He looked so small that I thought surely I could hold him, and started to run after him. The other was taller and older." Dr. J. S. Stott was summoned as soon aaia policeman arrived on tho scene, and the wounded man was taken to St. Vin cent's hospital. Dr. K. A. J. Mackenzie was called In and an operation was per formed. It was found tha't tho bullet had entered the left side near the line, of the diaphragm. The upper part of tha stomach had been pierced, and the doctors thought last night that the man had but slight chances of recovery. Detectives Find Ne CI err. The entire force of detectives was called out and officers on every beat warned to look out for suspicious characters. Youn Calof was unable to give an Intelligent description of the highwaymen, and tha (Concluded on Second PageJ