"WEEZI Vol. XV. No 28. CORVAMilS, OREGON, AUGUST 30, 1902. B. F. IRVINK Editor o Po - .12th SEASON I2th First appearance here Cor 3rd and Jackson Sts One night only - Saturday, August 30th Warren and Days Big New York Mammouth Pavillion A grand revisision of Har riet Beecher Stowes beautiful story of the South. Do not fail to bring the children to see the sweetest Eva. Funniest Lawyer Marks Aunt Ophelia and most faith ful Uncle Tom. Diminutive. Ponies, Trick Donkies and Blood Hounds. Clever specialties between acts. Grand free street parade at noon. Comfortable seats for all. Gentlemanly ushers. Price3 so low all can attend lis CAM TRACY'S HORSES ANIMALS LAST R'JDE BY OUTLAW ON EXHIBITION AT SPOKANE. Family Fired on From Ambush Near Pendleton Immense Profits of the Steel Trust Pelee Aga in inErup tion Other News. Spokane, Aug 27 HarryTracy's horses are the principal attraction at the Coeur D Alene theatre this week. The two noted animals are the property of E W Lock wood of whom they were simply borrowed by the outlaw, and this gentleman has refused several fancy offers for the animals. . He has instead start ed out to make something on his own account, and has it is said, booked tbeui as the star attract ions at a number of the " principal cities on the Coast, and will travel later in the East with his curios ities. Ooe of the pair is a grayish white mare, used by the desperado as. a saddle horse. She is of medium size, weighing looo pounds and having a heart-shaped brand on the lett shoulder, The other ani mal is a brown mare, a trifle heav ier than her companion and brand ed "C K" on the left shoulder. She was used as a pack horse. Bath horses show the notorious despera do to have been a great judge of horseflesh as they have all the ear marks of being good stock and es pecially do they give every evid ence of having all the staying qualities which proved, valuable to Tracy in his loDg flight. " Pendleton, Aug 27 An attempt to kill Jesse Baker was made ' at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon and with it goes one of the peculiar stories that has ever been brought to the attention of the officials of that state.' Mr and Mrs Baker were riding south on the Blue Jacket road ac companied by their two children. When they reached some thick timber south of the Tin Roof cabin about six or seven miles north of Alba, 'Mrs Baker, who was sitting at the left of her husband, noticed a man wearing a brown sweater and carrying a gun jump up from behind a fallen -tree less that 25 yards away. She was frigthened and endeavored her, husband to drive more rapidly. Almost im mediately two shots rang out sim ultaneously and thereafter Mr Ba ker needed no added stimulus to cause him to move along as rapid ly as Lis team could. The two bullets passed through the sides of the hack within a cir cle with a diameter of three inches. They passed just back of the head of Mrs Baker, and just in - front of the face of Mr Baker, indicating surely that the two bullets had been fired before the outfit had passed the desperado many feet. Mr Baker kept on his rapid way to Alba and had gone but a short way when he met William Bowls by and V G Rinehart who were on their way to Pendleton, which place they reached Monday and gave out the facts. Mr Baker is a farmer, who re sides near Wston, in the north western partjof the county, and with his family has (been enjoying an outing at Hidaway springs. They had been to Pendleton on business and were on their way back to complete their camping out scheme. Mr Baker has no en emy that he knows of, and is at a total loss to understand the cause of the attempted killing. ' The only plausible theory thus far advanced is that brought in by a young man from Ukish, as fol lows: Ed -Thresher a camptender for a large sheep outfit, brought a sheepherder into Ukiah the other day, paid him off, and let him go. The sheepherder did not ex actly sane, and a day or so after ward disappeared and has not been since. There ia scarcely a possibility that the act was committed for the purpose of robbery. Sheepherders are always supplied with a gun of same kind, It may bave been that this man ordered Mr Baker to stop his team and that gentleman did not hegr the command. Both bul lets passed iast even with the heads of the couple, and could scarcely have passed through at the killing St Thomas D W I, Aug 27 A dispatch from the Island of Dom inica, dated yesterday, August 26 at 6 p m says: . Since 1 p in today prolonged noises in quick succession have been heard from the southward. That is every indication that Mt Pelee is violently erupting. Efforts made to communicate by cable direct with the island of Mar tinque have proved unsuccessful. The French Cable Company has no cable working to that point and the company's officials are unable to say when communication with fMartioque. . .' Batts, Mont., Aug. 27. With cfficers of the state penitentiary upon his trail, assisted by blood hounds, Convict Tom O'Brien who last Friday made a daring escape from the state prison, has sent a communication to the Miner, plead ing for a public statement of his alleged crime and vowing the death of Under Sheriff Dave Morgan for his alleged perjured testimony, which the convict declares sent him to prison and wrecked his home. The document received by the Mi ner bears tha postmark of Anaconda. lne writer dates ni3 communi cation from a mountain in the sur rounding hills of Anaconda, and says he wrote his story behind a rock dividing his time between his Winchester and his pen, The com munication is a literary freak and no question exists as to its authen ticity, as the handwriting has been fully identified bv the warden of the penitentiay and others acquain ted with the criminal. , O'Brien declares his sole objecl in escaping from the prison is to kill Deputy Sheriff Morgan, and after that is accomplished he will surrender to officers and tske the consequence. .-. Iu describing his escape from the penitentiary, O'Brien, who is a graduated veiit.ary surgeon and a trusty workman in the stables, of the prison says he gave the blood hounds opium that they would be unable to track him. He also fed the warden's horse a week previous bo that the animal would be in con dition for his escape. O'Brien, das hed by the guards mounted on a favorite horse belonging to the war den. Posees are now scouring the coun try for tha. fugitive, but with the exception of the letter received by the Miner and 'another by the warden telling that official where his h orse could be found, nothing could be heard of the escaped con vict. O'Brien was sent up for rob ery in 1901. Sacramento, Aug 27 Amid the greatest confusion Dr George C Pardee of Alameda county, was this morning nominated by republican stateconvention. for governor on the sixth ballot the third one of the day, It was with tha greatest diffi culty the chairman could announce the result of the vote. Delegates were on their feet cheering., Above all sounded the gavel vainly rap ping for order. The enthusiasm camo to and end finally when the chairman announced the result. Hayes moved the nomination of Pardee be made unamious. It was seconded by Flint delegates and adopted by the convention. Dr Pardee was called to the platform. He made a brief speech expressing gratification and pre dicted success at the polls. Salem, Aug 28 Secretary of State Dunbar this morning an nounced his decision disallowing the claim of Mrs Waggoner for find ing and returning Convict Merrill's body. All the papers in the case are set forth, and after a lengthy review of the facts Mr Dunbar con cludes as follows: ( "In view of the foregoing, after due consideration, the claim is here by disallowed for the reason that from the fact3 and evidence offer ed it does not appear that the claimant rendered the service claimed, or by her act in finding and returning the body of Merrill complied with the provisions of the law or the offer of reward, and is therefore not entitled to the amount or any part thereof." Bluefield. W Va. Aue 28 Strik- ers today fired an the miners and tipple men at Crane Creek coal mines, i wo guards'and two strik ers swere killed. Several were wounded. angle they did without either Mr or Mrs Biker BUYING TIMBER TWO DEALS Df WHICH EASTERN,. EES PURCHASE A MILLION WORTH. Twenty Five Cents for Hops at Eugene Queer Phenomena in Salt Lake Fresh Water ; t Found There Other News. Olympia, Aug 26 Special The Wayerhaueser Timber Company today became owners of what is virtually one-eight of Thurston couuty. A deed wa3 filed in the office of the county auditor, trans ferring to T Weyerhaeuser all of the timber lands owned by the Norther Pacific in thi3 county, amounting to 84,229.04 acres. The deed showed revenue stamps to the vaiue of $449, showing the purchase Drice to be $521,883. reoreaentins 1 the largest transfer of property ever made in this county. The lands were transferred in two parcels, one for $45,ooo at d the other for $476,863.14. The approximate es timate of Lincoln county is 600, ooa acres, and with the prior hold ings of the Weyerhauesers it gives them ownership of more than one: eighth of .the county. They also own now more than one-half of the standing timber of the county Eugene, Or, Aug 27 A large timber deal is, about to be com pleted between A D Hyland, Low ell, Lane county, and a party of Eastern capitalists. Negotiations have been pending for some time, and they have now arrived at an understanding. A representative of the purchasers went out today for th purpose of examining "the land and If it is found as represent ed the sale is assured, lne con sideration is $5oo,ooo. Mr Hyland has been known as the timber king of Lane county, during which time he has been securing vast tracts of the fioest timber land in this section. The basis of his negotiation with the Eastern men is that they will take his entire holdings at $2o per acre Ogden, Aug 26 A flow of fresh water in the Great Salt Lake is the interesting spectacle afforded vis itors to the lake shore in the vicin ity of the Southern Pacific trestle work. The company asting on the suggestion of the Webber club com mittee, made at the time of the discussion of the feasibility of the route across the lake some time ago, started to bore an artesian well about one mile from the east shore. At a depth of about 2oo feet a fine flow of pure spring water was encountered- The success of the enterprise was practically certain, as it has been discovered by those who explored the lake that the fresh water sources are as plenti ful below the lake's bottom as they are on the corresponding area above, There are fresh water spring bubbling up from the lakes bottom in various places, and a supply of fresh wat9r might be had by wal ling them up so as to prevent them from, mingling with the salt water. Washington, Aug 26 The war department today promulgated the following executive letter to Miles' "vYou will proceed about Sept ember 16 to the Philippines to in spect the United States army there with reference to discipline, - in struction and supplies." The order was signed by the president and it is generally com mented upen here as being a de sign to' relieve the administration of Miles' presence during theGrand Army encampment. Some em barassmenl is caused by athe de clared intention of the veterans to heap distinguished honors upon Miles. Boston, Mass, Aug 29 President Roosevelt was up bright and early this morning, and after eating a heartyibreakfast, was driven to the depot where he boarded a special train that had been provided for for his entire tour through the stats of Maine. He will visit al most every town of any conse quence in the 6tate. Today ' is a very busy one for the president, as the program includes stops at Low- Haver hill, Dover, Portland, Lewiston and Augusta. It is expected that the presid ent will make speeches at each of these places. Eugene, Ore, Aug 26 The first of this seasons's crop of hops were delivered here today by Stephen omeed, ot Watervlue. Ihey were of the early Fugle variety, and were sold to F.E Dunn at 25 - cents per pound. That is the highest price paid here in years. There are 38 bales in the lot. Charleston, W Va, Aug 28 Gov ernor White ordered the Second Regiment of troops to Thurmond New River strike today, The sit uation is serious. Sheriff Daniel, who is here today from Favette county, says he is powerless to sup press disorder, and property and life are in constant danger. Near ly everybody refuses to act as Dep uty sheriffs to assist in the evic tion of the striking miner?, and the sheriff mude a request for troops Men concealed along the mountain side nre at tne guards and miners going to work, and going to work; and then disappear. Governor White says he sends the troops to protect life and property, but are to settle the strike. Parkersburg, W Va Aug 28 Colonel C E Morrison of this city, commanding the Second , Regiment, received orders this morning from GoveraoJ White calling his regi ment to the New River coal fields The officers refuse to name their destination but it is supposed to be Redash, where the deputies were fired on yesterday. The regiment is composed of neariy a thousand men, and the companies are scat tered at several places. A special trairf has -t3en'Mered.,,'::'''''::-"r''"' Florence, Colo, Aug 27 One of the heaviest rains that has ever visited the Arkansas Valley in the memory of the oldest inhabitants fell here last night and consider able damage is reported. The wat er fell in torrents, and the Arkan sas was soon running bank full. Every dry creek in the prairie was overrunning its banks, and the streets of Florence were like rivers. Many houses of the low lands were flooded. Numerous cloudbursts are re ported in the mountains south ' of here. At Canyon City the streets were covered with several inches of water. Oak Creek, which runs through through Rockvale, over flowed its banks. The damage to the fruit crop in this county ie very heavy. Trenton, Aug 27 The United States Steel Corporation today filed in the court of Chancery an ans wer to amend the bill of complaint of J Aspinwall Hodge, Bernard Smith and William H Curtis, to restrain the proposed conversion of $2oo,ooo,ooo 7 per cent preferred stock into $2oo,ooo,ooo 5 per cent second mortgage bonds. The answer says the earnings ef the corporation for the year end ing March 31, 19o2, were $lll,5o3, 054; for the month of April 19o2, $12,320,766; May, $13,l2o'39o: June, $12,220, 362, July, estimated $ll,9oo,ooo or at the rate of $15o, 000,000 per year. An inventory is filed to show that the company's property is worth $l,4oo,ooo,ooo more than the combined par value of the preferred aud common stock It is stated that the company's surplus is now $65,ooo,ooo. Seattle, Aug 26 The steamer Ohio, which arrived- here from Nome, last night brought out $574,ooo of the native Nome gold dust. That is by for the largest consignment that has reached this city this season. Passengers on the Ohio, many of them prominent Nome mine op erators, who are in a position to judge, made the statement that the output of gold from JNome this sea son will greatly exceed that of any previous years. Conditions at the camp this year have been more favorable than at any other time, and the miners have been taking full advantage of things. Several rich strikes have been reported to bave been made on Candle and Chicken creeks and when the Ohio lett there was a stampede on to both places. Con servative reports it is said, stated that the diggings were panning out well. ell, Tawrence, Old Orchard, WEDDED THE WOMAN HIS WIFE ON HER DEATH BEQgr REQUESTED HIM TO MARRY r Open Air Because Defendant Fat to Enter Door Other NewB. '' too 0 wensberg, Ky. Aug 11 Be cause the prisoner is too fat to en ter the court room doors, United States Commissioner, Dudley Lind say has telegraphed to Washington for permission to hold court in the open air. The prisoner is Jane Woolsey, of Litchfield, arrested for making moonshine whiskey. She was haul ed to this city in a wagon, but she could not be taken up the narrow stairs leading to the court room. She is five feet 5 inches high and weighs 430 pounds. Trempealeau, Wis, Aug 2i Wil liam Hafner, a farmer bet a farm hand that he could eat 5o roasted ears of corn, in twentyfour hours and is dead. Mr Hafner had a special liking for green corn and for dinner yes terday ate 24 ears. He pursued his regular occupations and at the evening meal disposed of .-15 more ears. ...... Mo bad results were noticed, and Mr Hafaer retired for the night in his usual health and spirits. He ' was. awakened in the night by an intense craving for corn, and pro ceeded to devour eleven more ears of cold corn. This morning the wife awoke to find her . husband dead by her side, having apparent ly died in great agony, Sharon," Pa, Aug, 21--George C Mathers, a wealthy real estate brok er of this city, and Miss Ella Stem, ot Easton, were married yesterday after a 72 -hour acquaintance. Mather's wife died four weeks ago. On her deathbed she asked ( her husband to marry a former ac , quaintance, Miss Eila Stem. Mathers bad no desire to do so, but the death-bed request had a compelling force, and this week he ett for Easton. He met Miss Stem, who was a typewriter in a wholesale house. He proposed and was accepted. Belfast, Ireland, Aug 21 The White Star Line steamer Cedric, of 21,ooo tons, the largest liner yet, was successfully launched at Har land & Wolf's yards here today. She is 7oo feet long, has 75 feet beam, and a depth of 49 1-3 feet. Her carrying capacity is 18,4oo tons and she has accommodation for 3,ooo passengers. It is expected that the Cedric will be ready for service this au tumn. The Oceanic of the same line is 7o4 feet long, 68 feet beam and has depth of 49 feet. Saratoga, Aug 21 The funeraL' of "Butch" Thompson, the veteran book maker was held today, and his paitner, Leo S watts was col lecting the last bet he ever made. Many prominent men and two United States senators, three judges and the majority of racing men at tended the funeral. The bet collected by Swatts was made od Tuesdoy, the day Thorn p- son died. It was on Herbert, the winner of a handicap. Thompson who has been in the habit of send ing small commissions to the track from the hospital . where he was a patient, picked out Herbert as the winner of the race, on Monday, when he knew that he had but a lew hours to live. He directed that $l,ooo be placed on the horse at odds . lo to 9. Herbert won easily, and Thompson made $9ao. : He died without knowing thathia horse won. Thompson left an estate of $3oo, 000, mostly in personal property It will go to his relatives in Den mark. . 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