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..-.-THE SUNDAY OEEGONIAN, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 11, 1900.
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Correct Account of an Early
Day Tragedy.
KltitiBD FOR A SACK OF GOLD DUST
JL Coldblooded. Crime, Followed by a
1yn.alilMBt in. Eastern Washington.
I tkawe received many letters,' at times,
trwyartte la Oregon and loans request
Ujt iMoraMOioB regarding the Magruder
mwdcr, and have seen many garb.ea ac
counts et the s&m published in different
papers, varjlng from the faots, and to
Mttie tite&e disputes has Induced me to
give nay version of it. Besides It may
serve to interest some of your Sunday
readers, although the account of it was
briefly written up and published by Sam
uel Simpson many years ago as to whether
it was not Dave English Scott and Billy
Peoples, who were hanged by a vigilante
opmmlttee in Lewiston, Idaho, in 1862,
or the murder of Magruder and bis par
ts', or wtiettoer'lt was Mr. Lowry,. Dock"
Howard, Jim Romoin and Bill Page who
were the real murderers of Magruder and.
were bung by law and order in March,
The former party, English Scott and
Peoples, -who were hanged for the robbery
of Judge Berry and a party of miners near
the Mountain House, on the old Slate
creek trail, leading out from Florence,
Idaho. In the fall of 1S62, they were
traced to Walla "Walla, where they were
arrested, taken back to Lewis-ton and
hanged by the vigilance committee of that
place in the latter part of 1S62, although
ther were all found hanging by their
necks in an old log house, and It was al
leged that the coroner's jury decided that
ther had committed suicide.
Lewiston at that time was a part of
Washington territory. & the rush to
the Salmon river mines made it a typical
mining town witfc all the worst element in
the world It was in the summer of 1863
that Governor Wallace came out from
WeeMngton as governor of the new terri
tory of Idaho, and established the capi
tal at Lewiston, and the writer was one of
his nrst appointees, as sheriff of Nez
Perce county. It was in the month of
August, I think, when Howard, Lowry
and Romoin sat on the balcom of the
Luna house eagerly watching Magruder
and bis men, who were packing a large
number of mules with groceries, mining
tools, etc, destined for the new mining
camp at Helena, Mont. Magruder was a
wtell-known citizen of Marysville, Cal.
Howard and Lowry were ex-convicts
front the San Quentin prison. James Ro
moiu was a young man of prepossessing
appearance and address, and a gambler
by profession. Howard and Lowry must
have suggested to Romoin at that time
the possibility of their getting the pro
ceeds of that richly laden train when it
reached Helena and the goods had been
sold.
The three men followed Magruder to
Helena, and Romoin b'elng not only a
clover talker, but a good accountant, was
put forward to Ingratiate himself with
Magruder and attach himself to his serv
ice as a valuable assistant in the sale of
the goods This he accomplished thor
oughly, winding himself into the good
graces of Magruder to such an extent that
he became his confidential clerk. Ma
gruder sold his stock of goods and. re
ceiving in payment two heavy sacks of
gold dust, which was known to Romoin,
he started on the return trip to Lewis
ton. As the long train of mules filed out
front Helena that morning six m'en ac-
osmpanied them; Magruder and his two
packers, Charles AMen. and Phillips,
sad two young men named Chalmers
(brothers), recently from the East, who,
desiring to reach Oregon, had volunteered
their services, as had Romoin, who made
the sixth.
Mooting' "With. Pace, Lorrry and
Howard.
After traveling a day or so at a point
near Hell Gate, the junction of the old
Mullen road with the Lolo Fork, or
Southern Nee Perce trail, by prearrange
ment with Romoin. Howard, Lowry and
Page joined the party and offered their
services for company's sake, as they were
likewise ea route to Lewiston. Page had
been picked up by the others while on
their way to Helena, and as they knew
him to be a vagabond in a general way,
they brought him along. As Bill Page
was an old "squaw" man, knew the trail
weH and spoke the Indian language, it
appeared to Magruder that he might be
particularly useful as a guide, since the
mmm "whs one well known to be traveled
by treacherous Indians and white horse
thieves. He therefore accepted the com
pany and services of the newcomers,
making a strong party of nine armed men
to guide the mules and protect his treas
ure, $K,PM in gold dust.
One bright morning they started up the
Bitter Root mountains on the trail to
Lewtoton After two days' travel Ro
mota and hie companions began plotting
tt murder of Magruder and his assis
tants, bat as no favorable opportunity
presented- Itself they postponed the exe
cution of the scheme for a more favorable
time. At the end of the third day they
arrived at a beautiful little valley called
"Antotne Phutte," where there were some
Indian ledge poles set up. and there they
camped for the night. The con-federates,
as they looked over the soft peaceful
noenes of the bivouac, concluded never
theless that it would be a proper p'ace to
the murder. Perhaps the gentle
of that mountain vale pleaded for
the sanctity of her domain, but certain it
is that the spilling of Wood was foiled for
that night owing to the accidental cir
cumstance that Magruder remained in
onntp while they were defiled to guard
the mules. The next day's journey. It be
ing the -fourth day out by covert signs
nad iiiiaslrmul low spoken words when
the chances of travel threw them together
r , moment they agreed that the mur
der should take place that night
The Murder.
Arriving at dusk on the summit of the
Bitter Root range they camped under
dim- ejKbg trees at the foot -of a
M?. By roWaon of oamp duty it was
the turn of Mfcgruder and Lowry to guard
the mules 4mt.nlght,- so when supper had
fetou eaten Magruder took his gun and
started up the hill, when Lowry said: "I
wt! take an ax along; it will be cold up
there and we will need some fire." Ma
gruder -stopped, looked bade, and seemed
te beeft&te as though the shadow of Im
pending death had that instant struck his
brain with warning chill, and finally
wont on, Lowry accompanying him with
the small camping ax. This was the last
aa Page subsequently testified, that ho
over aw of Magruder dead or alive.
Swabaows of midnight hung heavily
In the whispering trees overhead, when
Lowrr quietly Into camp, and whis
nerod In the ears of bis confederates the
demos? etgnai. ais w. . .
and Hownrd each took an ax and, ap
proaching the spot where the Chalmers
boys wore wrapt in slumber, sent those
notr weapons crashing through their
eteMtta. and there was nothing left of
their broken dream of reaching Oregon,
but the few poor groans that floated star
ward with their parting rts. Howard
thorn took a gun and crept to the tent
Hfeore Allen was steeping. In the raean
twm Iwry ax In hand, stood over Phll
Up. who was asleep by the side of Page.
jiiTntrir through the darkness . like the.
KhMuow of a fiend Incarnate. By shaking
the of the tent Howard gave the sig
nal that he wa ready, and then at the
crash of the gun, tSw ax doscenoed. scat
tsEomr the brains and Wood all over Page.
claimed in triumph, -Wasn't that a fine
mot,n
I watched the face of Howard in court
this part of the leewmviv " v
lated by Page, who stood trembling upon
the stand. Such a withering glance I nev
er saw before. It seemed as though all
the hatred of a lifetime was concentrated
in his face, ready to burst into a tor
rent No language can describe it
Destroying Evidence.
Now the work was done, they sent Page
up to look after the mules and drive them
into camp. In the meantime they over
hauled tho baggage and secured the gold.
They then built a large fire,, on which
they heaped' an aparejos, saddles, etc,
belonging to the train and not needed by
them. The rings, buckles and other In
consumable -matter they carefully raked
from the ashes, placed them in a bag and
concealed it under a log. Then they
lashed the bod.es of the two Chalmers
boys and those of Allen and Phillips in
their blankets and rolled them down into
a deep gorge near by.
By this time Page 'had arrived with,
the mules. Each of them selected a good
riding animal from the band, and having
packed their camp equipage, they took
the trail for Lewiston. As was natural,
the other mules followed, and they shot
them for miles along the track, knowing
that the snow, as, it was then late In
October, would soon conceal the bodies.
Their trail led through Elk City, a min
ing town, which they avoided by passing
In the night, and they camped for the
night Just where the trail leaves the flat
to cross the mountain to Newsome creek.
The fqllowing day's travel took them over
the mountain to Clearwater, xbut they
could not avoid meeting one or two miners
on their way Into Elk City. They camped
on the Clearwater for the night. I was
on my way into Elk City and stopped at
Mount Idaho the same night
After breakfast I saddled my horse and
took the trail for Elk City. When a few
miles out I saw" at a distance the four
men on mules with one horse. On seeing
me the solitary traveler they immediately
left the trail and crossed the prairie to
their right Thinking that It was a party
of miners with money who had made a
good clean-up and did not care to meet
anyone, I paid little attention to the
circumstance at the time, but upon my
return to Lewiston some eight days af
terwards I found much excitement from
the fact that these -four men had left
the town, under very suspicions circum
stances. Suspected and Pursued.
Hill Beachy was sitting in Ills hotel of
fice one cold, windy night in October,
when a man with a soldier overcoat on
came In and purchased four stage tickets
for Walla. Walla, under the names of
Perkins, 'Johnson, i Smith and Williams.
As he handed the money to the clerk,
Beachy thought that he recognized his
voice. Knowing him to be an ex-con-vlct,
he sat quietly reading his newspaper,
not appearing to notice him. But the oc
currence had excited, bis attention, and
he determined t6 sir up" until the stage
left at 1 o'clock and see who these men
were. t . -.
Accordingly, as the -stage -was about to
leave, Beachy -went to' the French hotel,
only a block away, where they were stop
ping, and 'Iboking through the window
readily recognized Dock Howard, James
Romoin, Lowry and 'Bill Page. He saw
them climb inte the stage with two heavy
cantenas, and hen his suspicions were
fully aroused. Why are these men trav
eling under assumed names? he asked
himself; where have they been since they
left my hotel last July? By what xdn
veyance xlia theyi reach .Lewjiston?
He .went home .to ,'bed, but could nbt
sleep, so asso8n asdaVlIgbiSappeafed he
was out and made the tour of all the
corrals and stables to find who had
brought these men to town. It took him
tho whole day to do this, but he dis
covered nothing. The next day others
joined In Inquiry, but the sun went down
on their bootless labor.
These were dangerous days, and the
whole town was by that time up and eager j
on the subject. Realizing this fact, BIsh
.Goodrich, a butcher, acknowledged late
that night that a note had been left on his
chopping-block xequesting that some
mules and horses, then in an old corral
near town, be taken out to his ranch, and
that he had done so.
The next morning Beachy went out to
the ranch and there he found, and at
once knew, Magruder's riding mule, sad
dle and leggings, also a horse that had
belonged to Charles Allen.
It was now certain that Magruder had
been robbed or murdered, perhaps both,
bit whether he was dead or alive, these
men must be caught
Governor Wallace having been elected
to congress,&lsisecretary, W. D. Daniels,
was aetIngJgovernor.""A requlsltion'on the
governors ofOregon and Washington ter
ritory1, was Immediately -procured, and
Beachy appointed to capture them. With
the murderers four days ahead of him,
he took the next stage for Walla Walla,
thence to Portland. He found! the men
had arrived in Portland just in 'time to
take the steamer for 'San Francisco.
A telegram offering a reward of ?2000
for their capture was sent to Detectives
Lees and Johnson, of the San Francisco
police force. Beachy was provided with
relays of stages teams overland, and then
it occurred to him that his requisition
was only on the governors of Oregon and
Washington territory. Here was a di
lemma. But it is said that his papers
were left in his overcoat pocket in his
room at tile old Cosmopolitan hotel that
day at dinner time, and that when he
returned and made further examination
of them he found California was really
there. The redoubtable Captain A. P.
Ankeny, of "Sterling" fame, was the only
of an outcast I saw a change pass over
his hardened visage, and his lips trem
bled as he lifted up his hand and said
huskily, ".Yes, I will teli it all." and he
did, with the manner and accent of truth
In every syllable, commencing with the
time of his first connection with Lowry, t
Howard and Romoin. and ending with
their arrest in San Francisco. He for
several long hours detailed every inci
dent of the tragic history, the journey i
of Howard, Lowry and himself to Hell
Gate, their meeting with Magruder there,.
accompanied by Romoin, as they expect-i
ed; the plan of the murder laid out, and
every step taken-from Hell Gate to that
gloomy camp under trees on the sum
mit of the Bitter Root mountains, the
scene of its commission. Charles Frush
was the stenographer, and took down
avery word as it fell from his blanched
lips, and when .taken before the grand
jury, he . repeated the same, word for
word, of his confession that he did at
the Luna house, and he concluded by
saying, "This is the whole truth, and
you can hang me if you want"
The trial came on in due time, and
when Page was called uDon. to testify,
face to face with the criminals, it was
the same bloody story. He was cross
examined rigorously by ex-Governor
Thayer, lately deceased, who was then
practicing law In Lewiston, and had been
appointed to defend the men, but his evi
dence was not shaken. The trial took
placevbefore 'Judge Samuel C. Parks, of
Lincoln, 111., an appointee and personal
friend of President Lincoln, which at
tracted much attention.
They were convicted of murder in the
first degree, and in passing sentence the
remarks of Judge Parks, who was a noble
hearted man, were the most touching I
ever heard. He detailed to them the enor
mity of the crime of shedding human
blood, that the blood of their victims, like
the blood of Abel, cried unto God; the
suspicions, which led to their detection,
their trial and conviction, and the dis
agreeable duty which devolved upon him.
The Execution.
They were sentenced to be hanged four
weeks from that time, and during tho
Interval a constant watch was kept up
by the citizens. As the day of execution
approached, the gallows was erected In a
little nook In the hillside, about a mile
from Lewiston, near where the resi
dence of James Poe now stands. Major
Truax, who was then In command at
Fort Lapwal, furnished two companies
of infantry, and the Nez Perces chiefs,
who, accompanied by Rev. W. D.
Spalding, had attended the trial and tak
en much interest in the case, also formed
several hundred of their warriors in mili
tary rank as an assistant guard.
On the morning of the execution the
procession started from the Luna house
to the gallows, where a square was
formed by the government troops, with
the Nez Perces marshaled on the putsldc
The hillsides were covered with whites
and Indians to the number of several
thousand. The graves had been dug on
the spot, and were gaping In full view of
the doomed men, as they ascended the
scaffold to take their last view of earth
and 6ky. I read the death warrant to
them, and gave them an opportunity to
make what remarks they wished.
Romoin cried like a child. He had been
a schoolmate of Mrs. Beachy, In New
Orleans, and that lady wept and begged
fon his life as only a mother could for
thellfe of, an only child. . Beachy hlm-
seii, notwunstanaing -tne active, part he
had taken In the capture, shed tears "of
sympathy. Both have long since passed
atay. Dave Renton, alias Doc Howard,
made what he called a confession, throw
ing the whole blame upon (Page, who had
testified against them.
Lowry died game. When they had fin
ished what they had to say and were
asked 'if they were ready, Lowry an
swered, "Yes; launch your boat; she is
myself, as I was often compelled to take
long journeys on horseback through the
mountains in attending to my official du
ties, and whenever I could strike an In
dian camp I felt safe, as I was the wnlte
man "tyee" and they felt honored with
my visit Years afterward when I col
lected internal revenue for that district, I
have slept many a night in a tepee with
$10,000 to $15,0tX of government money in.
my saddle-bags for a pillow, when I dare
not meet a white man in the trail without
first drawing and cocking my pistol. The
old, Nez Perce chiefs were the most hon
orable and trustworthy of all men In
those .days. I was always Invited to at-'
tend their councils In settling d.sputes, and
occupied a post of honor by the side of
their chief. Lawyer, and was consulted in
rendering their decisions.
All men went armed In those days, both
good and bait It was the religion of the
times arid country.
1 have often met without Instant recog
nition some friend, such as an express
messenger, on the trail In the timber. As
we caught a glimDse of each other we
'would sour forward, and when we met
race to lace, each would nave nis pistoi
drawn and cocked. '
When I arrested a man In those days It
was not in the gentlemanly manner of the
present time, by tapping him on the shoul
der and telling him that he was under ar
rest, but cocked my pistol, placing it at his
head and telling him to throw up his
hands, J would then pick off from him his
battery, and then notify .him. that he wa3
under arrest, and lead him along to Jail.
Page remained faithful for two years or
more, and never left the town, but was
alone In the world even In that dashing
and rough-and-ready town. No confession
could brush away the crimson stain, and
he was avoided.
Friendless and solitary he-finally went to
the 'bad, and was killed In a brothel affray
(by Al Igo, whose relatives are well-known
residents oi .oemon county, ur.
The bones of Howard, Lowry and Ro
moin were taken up some years later by
Dr. Simmons, and now perhaps adorn some
medical college of the country.
These are the facts as I remember them.
Although it Is a long time since, 35 years
on the 24th of next month, I believe but
few who took par in that 'necktie party"
now survive. To my mind it Is a somber
picture of life's fitful changes, and the
mystery of human destiny. J. H. FISK.
IN CONSTANT REVOLUTION
CATHLAMErr MAN TEIXS OI" COLOM-
, 'BIAS 'politics. '
EAST SIDE AFFAIRS.
shoulder, and there was evidently some
nothing but a d d old mudscow. any- I, concussion, but his skull was' not frac
way." -A
Visiting the Scene.
The execution took place in March. In
May following, when the enow was off
the mountains, I took Page, accompanied
by Hill Beachy, and' started for the scene
of the murder, nearly 300 miles from Lew
iston. After many weary days of travel in the
mountains, as we neared the place I told
Page to remain behind, wishing to see if
I could identify it from nis confession.
I did so instantly. Getting off my hoise,
L-sald to Beachy: "This Is the spot There
is the little hill that Magruder went up,
and here is where the packsaddles were
burned." Page riding up, said: "Yes,
this is the place."
"Well," said I, "we will look lor the
bodies. They were rolled down the hill
here," pointing in the direction Indicated
by his testimony. "Yes," answered Page,
"they are down there." We went down
the hill and soon came upon the remains
of the Chalmers boys. The blankets in
which they had been wrapped were torn
in shreds, their skeletons bare of flesh,
their skulls split open, and their white
and perfect teeth indicating youth.
Near by we found the remains of-Allen
and Phillips in mucli the same condition.
In their clothing were found a knife and
silver watch and some trinkets of no
value. Under an old log, close at hand,
we found the bag of rings and buckles.
We then started to find the remains of
Magruder up the little hill and out in the
narrow opening in the timber, where Page
put the fire- out, and Lowry rebuked him,
saying: "xnat is the place where the
Serious Injury to Thomns-Jianfleld
New Creamery.
Thomas Banfleld, brother of M. C. Ban
field, of Banfleld & Rand, was seriously
Injured and narrowly escaped being killed
Friday night, by falling or jumping from
a switch engine on tho Southern Pacific
Tallway, at the Powell-street crossing. He
had been In charge of some men at the
Oceanic dock for Banfleld & Rand, and
shortly before 6 o'clock started home. He
managed to Jump aboard a switch engine
to save walking to his- home, which Is at
C30 Eas.t Twelfth street Coles' addition,
and reached Powell street, where he should
leave the engine to reach his home, when
the accident happened. Whether he under
took to jump from the engine or 'fell is
not known, nor can he explain, as he has
no recollection of what occurred. All he
remembers Is that he boarded the locomo
tive and was speeding toward the South
ern" Pacific carshops, and then he woke
up Inhis bed at his home, feeling very
much dazed and sore. About 7 o'clock his
prostrate form was found by some boys
very close to the Southern Pacific track,
after the overland train had passed, and
he was carried to his home insensible. It
was several hours before he recovered con
sciousness, and through the night, till yes
terday morning he was m a dazed condi
tion. He had struck on his head and
He Spent a Year There and Wag.
- Glad to Get Away Wars
Tame Affairs.
Jacob McCoy, a well-known logger of
Cathlamet, who has recently returned
from the republic of Colombia, after a
year's absence from Oregon, " expresses
himself as having had enough of that
country. He was nearly wasted away
with jungle fever before he re-embarked
for Oregon, and is now slowly regaining
his former health. He does not consider
Colombia a white man's country, as no
Caucasian can escape the fever, which
often proves swift in Its deadllness. He
was running a station for an American
mining company, near the Pacific coast,
where the tropical heat and the marsh
miasma combined to discourage foreign
immigration. The higher altitudes around
Bogota, the capital, are considered more
healthful, but the principal mines are sit
uated nearer the coast and lower down.
"Colombia, like all the South American
republics," h says, "Is generally In tho
throes of a revolution, and this condition
Is unfavorable to development of its re
sources, as property of foreigners Is Ha-,
ble to destruction by marauding bands
of 'liberals,' as the insurgents call them
selves. The party In charge of the gov
ernment is known as the 'conservatives,
and should this faction be ousted, its
members at once become liberals and pro
ceed to lay the country waste in their at
tempts to regain control."
"What are they always fighting about
down there?"
"Well, nothing in particular. One man,
a little smarter than the rest, makes ob
jection to the administration, and he
gathers a following about him to move on
the capital. There is no standing army,
and so green recruits meet each other In
tho field, fighting and running away, as
Is considered convenient There Is very
little bloodshed on either side, and the
weapbns used are often old-style, muzzle
loading rifles. The 'government' some
times brings a few brass pieces of artil
lery to bear on its foes, but the fighting
seems to be more fun than anything else.
When I left Panama, however, it was
thought thnt the administration party had
the better of it, but men were being con
Bcripted In the streets and forced Into
the ranks. A file of soldiers with bayonets
fixed would walk along each sidewalk
and throw tho men they selected Into the
middle of the thoroughfare, where a gang
was being driven to the garrison. When
white men were met, they were permitted
to pass on unmolested, but the natives' all
had tq Join the recruits."
"What becomes of American interests
In the cities during these episodes?"
"American or English men-of-war drop
into the principal harbors on the Atlantic
side, and along the Caribbean sea, and
take possession while the revolution Is In
progress. When it Is over the cities are
handed back to the victorious party, which
usually pays whatever damages foreign
ers have Incurred. The cities, therefore,
suffer very little from these civil wars,
compared to the smaller villages and
country habitations."
person seen loitering affectionately about job was done for Magruder," we found the
th.it cn.il durlnsr "Renrliv'R nK?pnrf at. din- i,ninfnn mv. j -j - .
that coat during Beachy's absence at din
ner, and as he had once been chased by
Howard and Lowry and compelled to
throw his cantena, containing 55000, In the
brush for safety, the reader can probab
ly draw a judicious inference.
However, be that as it may, the case
was taken lmmed.ate;y before the superior
court of California and the document was
held good. The four men, who had been
promptly apprehended by the detectives
telegraphed to, were given Into the cus
tody of Beachy, and he was provided
with a military escort to Lewiston. At
the time of their arrest there was found
on their persons a mint certificate Tor
about $12,000 gold dust desposlted, and con
sidera"ble loose change. They were fash
ionably attired, and manifested, the ut
most indlgnat'on that even the suspicion
of the heinous crime, murder, should, rest
for a moment on gentlemen.
In due time Beachy, with h's escort and"
prisoners, arrived In the Columbia river,
and were transferred to The Dalles
steamer at tho mouth of the Willamette
without touching at Portland; thence on
to the military post at Walla Walla, and
they were conveyed by stage th,ence to
Lewiston, where the prisoners were
turned over to my custody.
Search, of the Prisoners.
On receiving the prisoners my first duty
was to make a thorough examination of
them. I found first that their chains had
been nearly severed. Looking further. I
found a finely tempered brass-backed saw
'concealed-in the hair of Lowry. I had
them securely Ironed, and for want of a
jail kept them m the Luna, House, where
the citizens, by detail, guarded them
night and ay. We knew that we had the
right men, but where was the evidence to
convict? We must make one a state's
witness. "Old" Page, as he was called,
was considered a worthless, ignorant
man, but had never been known to com
mit' a serious crime before;' and .had un
doubtedly been persuaded Into this.
I separated him from the others, treated
him kindly, and promised him his life and
liberty if he would divulge the whole
truth.
He was loth to betray his companions,
but after I had persisted for some time,
enlarged on the -enormity of the crime,
acknowledged that I believed him to have
"been the poor dupe of deeper villains,
showed him that there could be no' "hon
or" among confederates In sHch a deed,
as those who had ruthlessly spilled Inno
cent blood were without the pale of any
oath or sentiment of loyalty among them
selves, and the only reparation Ire could
make before God and man was to con
fess the truth. He yielded at last
. Hardened as be was by the roving life
skeleton. The coyotes had evidently
stripped the flesh from the bodies before
the snow had covered them. There were
nvegashes in the skull, which was very
thick, but only one had penetrated to the
brain. Magruder had evidently strug
gled hard for his life.
We gathered up all the trinkets that
were of any value, and camped that night
on the same ground, slept under the
same1 trees, and got water from the same
spring where the Magruder party , had
bivouacked, perhaps the first ones' to visit
that scene since that awful night. The
next morning, with a last lingering look,
we bade farewell to the saddest spot I
knov. that will linger long In my mem
ory, and with heavy hearts "began our
long and weary journey back to Lewiston.
The End of Page.
According to my promise to Page at lha
time of his confession, I procured employ
ment for him in Lewiston at good wages..
This was necessary, as the men he had
betrayed had many friends and confed
erates In th6 country who were burning"
with a desire to avenge them
tur'ed. " He was able to be around his
house yesterday afternoon, and was feeling
fairly Well. In a few days he hopes to
resume flWork. It, was fortunate, indeed,
that he fell clear of -the track, as two
trains passed the Powell-street crossing
while he was lying alongside.
Young People's Christian Union.
The regular business meeting of the
Young People's .Christian Union of the
Unlversalist church, and the annual elec
tion of officers, was held at Mrs. Arm
strong's, Borihwick street, on Friday even
ing last. The " following officers were
elected for the coming year: President,
Miss Nellie Crosby; vice-president, Mr.
W. R. Duncan; secretary, Miss Mattle
Averill;, treasurer,-Mr. A. E. Davis; chair
man of postofflce mission committee, Rev.
H. H. Hoyt
In fact, I did not feel perfectly safe 1 he might send the money,
East Side Notes.
The Lincoln Republican Club, of Pleas
ant Home, Is holding well-attended meet
ings every Thursday evening, In the G. A.
R. hall.
Rev. Charles C. Poling, of Lafayette,
passed through the city yesterday on his
way to Troutdale, where he will hold quar
terly meetings today.
M. H. 'Mead and wife and Miss M. E.
Crosby, of the East Side, will leave for
Los Angeles, Cal., this evening, where
they will be absent two weeks.
L. B. McMlntry, of San Frapclsco, is In
the city, the guest of Frederick B. Hughes,
560 East Morrison street He brought to
Mr. Hughes the pleasing intelligence that
his 'land In King county, California, Is
In the rich oil district
At the Intersection of East Morrison
street andGrand avenue, the City & Sub
urban Railway Company has been making
repairs. Some new curves have been put
in, and the planking between the tracks
has been renewed. The intersection had
been in .bad condition for some time.
Dr. Wise is at room 614, Dekum.
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A Itepentant Horsetrailer.
Stayton Mall.
George Doty, a citizen of Stayton, has
received a letter from a man named Stan
ton, of Saranac, N. Y., who Is searching
for the heirs of tho Doty who lived In
Saranac during the civil war. Stanton
traded horses with Doty and got the best
of him about $25. After 35 years of re
morse for this unchristian act, he has de
cided to reimburse the heirs of his un
suspecting victim. The Stayton Doty
doesn'tt remember hearing his father men
tion the circumstance of being "skinned"
in a horse trade, but he wrote the Saranac
man he was on the right track,, and if his
conscience could not be stilled otherwise
DAILY CITY STATISTICS.
Real Estate Transfers.
Sarah E. Bunker and husband to
, SW. of N. E. of
NW. Vx of SE. of section 26, T.
3 N., R. 2 W.; January 10 9S5
George-McGowan and wife, lot 4,
block 126, Holladay's addition; Jan
uary IS 3700
Mary A. Cottle to Thomas J. Cottle,
100 acres, Peter Guild and D. Bloch
D. L. C; also lot 2, block 108, Car
uthers' addition; November 24, 1889.. 10
Gustaf Peterson arid wife to Viletta
L. Peterson, 12 acres, E. Witten D.
L. C; May 3L 1899 1000
W. H. Marshall et al. to Daniel Rle
man, S. 23 feet of lot 4, block 29,
Couch addition; July 14, 1899 9000
S. F. Sinclair and wife to Title Guar
antee & Trust Co., S. Vs lot 3, block
168, Portland; February 8 1
Union Savings & Loan Association to
the Co-operative Investment Co.. lot
20, block 2, Hunter's addition; lots
41 to 46 Inclusive, block 1, and lots
1 to- 6 inclusive, block 2, Corona
Park; lot 6r block 22, Woodlawn;
February 10 100
Emma F. Brandt to J. W. Brandt and
Emma F. Brandt, E. lots 9 and
10. block 91. West Irvlngton: Janu-
ary 17 , 1
Phoenix Land Co. to Charles L. Hus
man, lot 5, block 4, Eliza J. Mur
phy's addition; February 6 550
Harriet. Chase to William H. Heald,
lot 13, block 1, Bernhardt Park; Feb
ruary 9 350
Guaranty Land Co. to Co-operative
Investment Co., lot 14, block 2, Ellz
beth Irving addition; February 9 100
I, N. Williams and Isabella Williams
to L. H. Runbaugh, 26x62 feet, lot 1,
block 6, Buckman's addition; Feb
ruary 3 900
Stephen Barnes and wife to Sylvester
Barnes, 5 acres, section 13, T. 1 S.,
R. 3 E.; January 4, 1897 1
Elizabeth Wilcox to E. M. Knott,
N. 15 feet, lot 4, S. 15 feet lot 3,
block 252, Portland; February 9 4000
G. P. Gray et ux. to Percy Paget
Adams, lots 11 and 12, block 3, High
land; October 20 1
Frederick Blckel and wife to Albert
Blckel, 100x150, Ford street and Park
avenue; February 6 6000
Building Permits.
Doernbecher Furniture Company, fac
tories, East Twenty-eight street, near
Halsey, 515,000.
J. F. Hawks, residence. East Sixth and
East Burnside, $3500.
Deaths.
February G David Olsen, aged 39 years,
230& Yamhill street; absces3, liver.
February S John Romine, aged 55 years,
174 Sherman street; apoplexy.
Births..
February 4 Boy, to the wife of William
J. Crocker, 60 Grand avenue.
Fehruary 5 Boy, to the wife of George
S. Smith, 572 Mill street
January 23 Girl, to the wife of Martin
L. Blackburn, 508 North Twenty-fourth
street
Contagious Diseases.
Lawrence Levy, 770 Overton street; scar
let fever.
Child of F. Dwier, aged 5 years, 565 Fifth
street; scarlet fever.
Harry O'Reilly, aged 13 years, 549 Sixth
street; diphtheria.
Ruth Peel, aged 4 years, 231 Twenty
fourth street; diphtheria.
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