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victs, "elude their pursuers at Gervals
in the night and make their way Into
Clackamas County. They are now be
lieved to be surrounded near Molalla
Corners. The men appeared at two
farmhouses yesterday, and secured
meals. The Oregon City mllltla has
been ordered out by Governor Geer,
and Is now on the scene. Sheriff Cooke,
of Clackamas County, with a pc6!e has
has also Joined In the search for the-xnen.
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NEEDY, Clackamas County, Jtinc 12.
fSnoHal rniT(nondsnce.W With something
like 250 militiamen. Deputy Sheriffs, Con- the streets of Portland
had been up earlier. One of the guards, j
unaries -run, or xnree line name a ui -tie
moment),, noticed a dark form, climb
over the fence during the night and shot
at it. The form went on, and the guard
reported the fact to headquarters. With
a determination to Investigate all rumors,
Durbln set his bloodhounds on the field
as soon as morning hroke, and they found
several scents, but failed to express much
enthusiasm about any of them. Then
Durbln heard that the men had taken their
morning meal a Monitor, and, ordering
all hands forward," went on ahead to see
what was doing.
The Monitor message proved to be cor
rect Mrs. Barney Aker, who lives at that
village, was somewhat annoyed- early in
the morning by'-vfelt from two gentle
men, who frarTklyV-told .her that they
were the terrible escaped convicts, and
that they syanted.vbjeakfast. Mrs. Aker
got it. While theJmeal was in course of
preparation the visitors locked Miss Aker
and a neighbor, who'Was at the, house, in
a roomto Insure against their going out
and routing a posse, and when their in
voluntary hostess went: forth to the cooling-house
to get milk Tracy followed her
with his gun on his arm. The men ate
breakfast with tfieir rifles in their laps,
and appeared to" be agitated and nervous.
While they were In the middle of the
meal the whistle of the, mill near by was
blown, and both of them Jumped up like
rockets, and, hastily seizing the bread,
took their departure, to the relief of all
the members of the household.
The men did a good" deal of talking while
they ate. They said that they did not
want to harm anybody, birt that if brought
to bay those who brought them there
would have to look oat. They also said
that they had been trying to cross the
Pudding River bridge for three days,
thlch was a lie, a circumstance which
may not have occurred to them at the
time.
The country round about Monitor was
apparently built for the use of escaping
convicts. A straggling flr forest, broken
here and there by clearings, low hlls, with
deep gullies between them, and creek
bottoms filled with thick undergrowth,
afford continuous cover for miles. There
is an occasional road to cross, but it is
the work of a few seconds to do so, and,
again plunged in the wilderness of shrubs
and second-growth firs, the fugitive Is as
safe from detection as if he were walking
THE NASHVILLE FAIR
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Review of the Motives Leading: to
the Nashville Enterprise In
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(By a staff writer Second letter.)
NASHVIL.L.E. Tenn., June ".The posi
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quite matched the ambition of her peo
ple. They are of a good old Southern
stock crossed with the Scotch-Irish, and
have the social spirit and the political
propensity which belongs to both breeds.
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had a large position in the world of busi
ness, not because she is especially ambi
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eral rank it would give her and the
figure It would enable her to make In the
political world. But neither business nor
political distinction is for a state
which is hopelessly land-bound, which
lies away from the great trunk railway
lines, which has no great city and no
means of making one, which Is too far
South to be' of the North and too far
North to be of the South.
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etables, City Marshals and private detec
tives in their wake, the outlaws Tracy
and Merrill today proceeded on their way
over hill and dale in the direction of
Portland. They were last seen near this
truly rural village, where they took din
ner and Ave pounds of bacon at the resi
dence of a farmer named E. D. Graves.
Sheriff Durbln, who alone of all the motley
throng has been pursuing the fleeing con
victs, has kept within reasonable shoot
ing distance of them, threw out a line
of depuUea and soldiers tonight around
what was supposed to be'lbelrposlUpiC
Then he and-hla trusty bloodhounds went
to Aurora to rest, for three days of
marching vigil have proved wearing on
both men and dogs. Sheriff Cooke, of
Clackamas County, has now assumed
command, having hurried to Molalla
Corners this evening at the behest 'of his
brother officer from Marlon. He is backed
by the Oregon City mllltla company,
which left a 8:30 tonight, and as he has
the advantage of being ahead of the fugi
tives. Instead of behind them, he ought to
be able to bring them to bay; that is, If
he ever sees thorn.
Just at present the desperadoes, who aro
now In Clackamas County, are either
sneaking through the undergrowth that
adorns the hills in this vicinity, or aro
taking a quiet sleep, perhaps within easy
range of 250 45-70 Springfield rifles, a bat
tery capable of firing a broadside that
would mow down the forest like a cyclone,
and leave not a tree standing beneath
which the fugitives could hido their
shaven heads.
For some reason or other the convicts
did not care to stay In Mr. Ellis wheat
field near Gervals, where they were sur
rounded last night There was a good
deal of firing by the surrounders, who
kept seeing things at Intervals, and the
noire probably disturbed their sleep. So,
about 2 o'clock In the morning they got
up and left, and when, at 7 o'clock, a
telephone message was received from
Monitor, five miles away, that the con
victs had breakfasted there, the militia
men began to conclude that perhaps their
birds had flown. Sheriff Durbln, however.
So Tracy and Merrill went their way,
through the Butte Creek bottom, up over
the hill on the eastern side of it, doubt
less down the county road, and on to
Graves, where their stomachs told them It
was lunch time, and they went In and fed
fat on all the delicacies the table afforded.
But they were not without pursuers.
Durbln came on in a three-seated rig as
soon as he heard that they had been at
Monitor, and it was not long heforo his
posse and the bloodhounds, in charge of
Guard Carson, -were exploring th-? -creek
bgttcin Xb?fiL' frcsh.scent Other posse
foftowecf after, and It was not later than
noon when the Salem and Woodburn com
panies, commanded by Major Leabo, in
charge of Lieutenant Kurtz and Captain
Finzer, respectively, and with Surgeon
General GIUIs as medical advisor, were
mobilized, and began' to arrive, singly, and
In detachments.
The Salem company proceeded to Mon
itor, where they stayed until the dews
began to fall. In a state of Innoctfous, but
enjoyable, desuetude. The "Woodburn sol
diers', clad In khaki, and with a Spring
field rifle mounted on each man. turned to
the left at the railroad crossing Just east
of the Pudding River bridge, and soon
swung into the winding lane that leads
to Butte Creek, where they came to a
halt.
It was here that a thriving episode oc
curred. Jack Luherman. otherwise known
as Wright, a former resident of the penal
Institution at Salem, where Tracy and
Merrill had been confined, was one of a
posse, of which there were limitless num
bers, dotUng the country for miles around.
There were five of them at the bridge
waiting for Durbln to chase the convicts
down the creek in their direction, and one
of these five olaimed Luherman as a mem
ber. Luherman led Major Lcabo up tho
hill on the east eJdo of the creek and
pointed to a bend In tho road. Major
Leabo could not see anything partlcularly
strlking about the bend, but Luherman
said that around and beyond it wa3 a
house, and in that house lived a woman
Mrs. Koontz Tracy's sister! There began
(Concluded on Page IS.)
The fates have written it that Tennes-
v see Is to be a domestic country a, rural
country; that her development, which is
bound to be considerable since her
resources are very great, "Is to
be along rural and domestic lines. Her
fortunes are comfortable; the average
of her citizenship Is surprisingly good;
but for 40 years she has had no great
business or political figure no distin
guished citizen. She has men of ability
enough, but her position in the modern
world yields to her sons no backing of
the kind essential to political or other
form of greatness. Her capital comes
largely from the North arid in its moral
weight It still supports Northern, rather
than Southern ideas and men. Her per
sistent Democracy keeps her representa
tion in Congress on the minority side and
denies to her statesmen the opportunities
J which come only to those who associate
and work with contemporary ruling
forces.
Teqnesseo Is not, l think, to be
condoled with on account of the cir
cumstances which hold her to a" second-'
ary status In the world of American
affairs. In the comparntlvc isolation of
her situation and In the domestic char
acter of her people there are many very
many advantages. Those who live In
Tenncsseo may enjoy scenery as beau
tlful as any to be found on the American
conUnent; they escape contact with
those extremes of fortune which make
so much of the world's pathos; they may
not hope for wealth on the one hand nor
fear poverty on the other; they may
live in the social comfort which char
acterizes a little world not corrupted by
floods of Immigration nnd In which do
mestic and friendly senUments and man
ners hold sway from age to age. These
are undeniable advantages. They sweet
en life at many points. In Tennessee,
where SS per cent, of the population Is
home-born and bred, man can count
upon man and neighbor upon neighbor;
and one who has spent much of his life
In this homely but gracious atmosphere
does not easily find any other country
he likes so well.
low the outpouring of 20,000 people. In
stantly the gentleman to whom this
request was made rose and, addressing
the great audience, said: "The formal
exercises are now done, but I have to
ask that the wife of the President of the
United States, who sits upon the platform,
be ' allowed to pass through the aisles
and from the building before the audi
ence leaves Its present position. No
person, I hope, -will leave his or her
place unUl Mrs. McKinley shall have
time to pass beyond the entrance
doors."
The then Secretary of State, Hon. John
Sherman, hearing this request remarked
to ' Director-General Lewis, who sat next
him: "That's all right, Lewis, but I'll
bet you something handsome that you'll
never restrain that crowd!"
"I'll bet on 98 per cent of them, sir,"
was the reply.
"Why OS per centZ" I asked the secre
tary.
"Because!" replied the director-gen-
eral, with rising pride, "98 per cent of
'em, sir, was bo'n in Tennessee."
The great audience rose respectfully
and stood in absolute silence while the
wife of the President slowly walked
through the aisle and out the front door.
So much for being "bo'n In Tennessee."
The motive of the NashviUe Exposition
of 1S97 was one with which we have be
come familiar. Nashville was afflicted
with the dry rot. "Our people," said .a
leading banker to me yesterday, "had
lost courage. They had suffered heavily
In the hard times, and In four years
nothing had been done to restore confi
dence and keep the wheels of business
In motion. Our people had not only
ceased to pull together, but they had
ceased to pull at all. We were gliding
down stream with no power within our
selves to stop the retrograde movement
All there was of public sentiment or
feeling was on the negative side of things.
Everybody cussed the town and It did.
Indeed, appear to be dead on Its feet.
There was not one ray of sunshine In
tho situation. The sterling qualities
of good citizenship appeared to havo
abandoned us."
But the example of Atlanta in Its
successful fair was Immediately before
the people and every now and again
some hopeful man would express the wish
that Nashville had the nerve to under
take some large enterprise which might
bring her people to a common purpose
and restore something of the old spirit
lost In the stress of the long period of
hard times. In this way the notion of
a fair got in the public mind; and some
time In 1SS5 It was seriously proposed to
celebrate the centennial anniversary of
tho admission of Tennessee Into tho
Union. The suggestion came happily.
No stato had ever celebrated its ad
mission, and It was thought that such a
celebration would come with special
grace from a state which had trle.d to
leave the Union and had lived to rejoice
that the . effort .failed. The project was
discussed a little in the newspapers, and
it "caught on." The state was for It.
It was up to Nashville to carry out the
suggestion or show the white feather.
TONGUE UPHOLDS IT
Proves Irrigation Bill Is Constitutional.
QUESTION WAS RAISED BY RAY
Shows the Necessity of the Leglsla
' lion, "Which la Expected to Dis
pose of Many Acres of the
Fnblic Domain. "
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That the Constitution does not limit
the power of Congress In making regu
lations In regard to public land3, was
clearly proven by Representative
Tongue In a speech for the pending Ir
rigation bill.
Ide and Crocker are confirmed, and
the long flght over the Federal patron
age of Washington Is at an end.
The Impression Is growing that Con
gress will adjourn without doing any
thing for Cuba.
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An Incident of the Nashville exposition
of five years ago will illustrate the spir
it which gives Tennessee so strong a.
hold upon the hearts of all who know
It well. At the end of his speech In the
crowded exposition auditorium Presi
dent McKinley turned to the presiding
officer and asked If a way might be pro
vided for Mrs. McKinley to leave the
building and enter her carriage before
the break-up of the crowd, her wish
being to avoid the confusion bound to fol-
A false start was made; the wrong
people led off In an. Impossible effort;
for a time It looked as if the project
were doomed to failure. But it had
reached a point where "the credit of the
city was at stake; a little meeting of
responsible citizens resolved to take hold
of the movement. Organization was not
easy, for no one among the busy men of
Nashville wished to abandon his business
and take hold of a duly that could not
fall to bo difficult, and which could not
in any possible way be turned to personal
profit. But by dint of persuasion Major
J. W. Thomas, president of the Nashville,
Chattanooga & St. Louis Railroad, an
old citizens and one of the most
respected men in the state, wa3 induced
to tako the lead In the enterprise upon
the stipulation that the selection of
minor officers should be in his hands.
By similar process. Major E. C. Lewis,
another well-known and highly respected
clUzen, was made director-general. These
two men, supported by a representative
board of directors, organized and put
the fair through. Never were iwo offi
cials more fortunately chosen. The name
of Mr. Thomas at once gave standing
to the movement and gained the good
will and confidence of the whole tier
(Concluded on Page 8.)
WASHINGTON. June 12. In. an able
speech today. Representative Tongue, In
answer to Representative Ray, of New
York, clearly pointed out the constitution
ality of the pending irrigation bill, and
forcibly showed the necessity for the leg
islation. He said in part:
"The Constitution confers upon Con
gress the full and absolute right to dis
pose of and make all needful regulations
in regard to territory of the United States.
In dealing with public lands, there Is no
provision of the Constitution limiting the
power of Congress It Is absolute. This
view has been upheld by numerous de
cisions of State and Federal Courts. The
absolute power of disposal Implies the ab
solute power of disposing of the proceeds
of the lands. The pending bill is designed
to dispose of public lands. Millions of
acres now worthless cannot be disposed
of under any existing laws. This law
proposes irrigation solely for the purpose
of disposing of the lands. The United
States having power to dispose of the
lands, may take such means as In the
Judgment of the legislative authority Is
best adapted for that purpose. This view
has been repeatedly upheld by the de
cisions of the Supreme Court of the United
States."
Mr. Tongue cited a number of cases in
State and Federal Courts, lncludlpg the
Supreme Court, to show that the United
States, with or without the consent of the
states or territories, may exercise the
right of eminent domain and condemn pri
vate property wherever it is necessary
to carry out any of the powers conferred
upon the General Government. If It has
a right to dispose of the lands, it has a
right to condemn private property and ac
quire necessary water. The bill, however,
provldts that this right shall be exercised
in conformity with the laws of the several
states and territories, all of whose con
stitutions contain provisions authorizing
the condemnation of water rights. Theso
provisions, he says, have been repeatedly
upheld In the courts, which also hold
irrigation to be a public use. He denied
Ray's statement that the Government has
no Constitutional right to apply proceeds
of public lands to irrigation. He added
that this very principle has been carried
out In numberless Instances. Congress
has authorized the use of such proceeds
In the Improvement of streams wholly
within a state, for the construction of uni
versities, agricultural colleges, normal
schools, state penitentiaries, state asylums,
mininz schools, etc., and in the bill re
cently passed admitting three new states,
readopted these Identical provisions- Hla
argument was received with loud ap
plause. Prostrations at Chicago.
CHICAGO. June 12. This was the hot
test day of the year, the mercury touch
ing 91 deg. There were four prostrations,
one proving fatal. A violent wind storm
swept over the city tonight, blowing down
trees and signs.
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PART OP POSSE SEARCHING FOR. TRACT AND MERRILL, NEAR 2SONITO R.
CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER.
Congress.
The bet-susar Senators draw up a plan of
action. Page 2-
Senator Morgan apoke at length en the canal
bill. Page 2.
The House took up the Irrigation bill. Page 2.
Foreign.
The policy of tho new French Ministry Is defined-
Page 3.
Programme of the coronation festivities.
Pago 3.
German warships were sent to Venezuela simply
to safeguard German Interests. Page 3.
Domestic.
Militiamen are In charge ot Pawtucket. R. I.,,
owing to the street-railway strike. Page 3.
Violence Is reported In the "Wyoming Valley.
Page 3.
Narrow escape of the gunboat Manila In cross
ing the Pacific Pago 3.
Pacific Coast.
Tracy and Merrill, the escaped convicts, elude
pursuers at Gervals, and are now In Clack
amas County. Page 1.
Superior lodges of Workmen and Degree of
Honor visit Astoria. Page 4.
First actual move made toward San Francisco
Manila cable line. Page 4.
Commercial nnH Marine.
Many American-built craft going Into the for
elgn lumber trade. Page 111
Steamship Cymbellne given very quick dis
patch. Page 11.
Steamship Oceano had a rough voyage from
the Orient. Page 11.
French bark General de Sonls chartered for
new-crop loading at Portland. Page 11.
Stock market again lapses Into dullness. Pago
13.
Wheat opens strong In the East, but breaks
before the close. Pags 13.
Portland nnd Vicinity.
Corner-stcne of Scottish Rite Masonic Cathe
dral laid. Page 10.
Judges and clerks named for school election.
Page 14.
Charles W Brlcker, well-known tall man. Is
drowned. Page 7.
Utah Press Association arrives. Page 11.
Port ot Portland Commission will send old
dredge on trial trip. Page 10.