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ASTORIA. OREGON, SATX'RDAY, JULY 12, 1002.
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.ASTORIA, ORE.
ESCAPES AFTER
FIERCE BATTLE
Tracy Disappears in the Darkness
After Hard Fighting- Near
Covington.
POSSE COMPLETELY BAPFLED
ltcllf )CMtcrati I Wounded
rnrnner Han Narrow Km-h
Country Surrounded by
Well Armed I'onkc,
HBATTLK, July ll.-The blood
hound and worm of deputy sheriffs
were imalnV to stir the outlaw Tracy
from Ms concealment In the brushes
near Covington today. The hoo'ds
were started on the trail early thin
morning and were worked In every di
rection throughout the day wllhiut
uccean. Darkness Ml wltTi less en
couragement for the hunters than
were th1 conditions at Wednesday
evening, every kind of minor was re
ceived from th1 scene at the search to
day. At on time a report wan start
ed that a battle had been fought. re
nulling In th dcuth it seven depu
ties and wounding of Convict Tracy.
A dlllg.-nt wn-h for the source of
this rumor met with failure, ft Is be
lieved to be absolutely groundless, yet
It cannot be branded so until every
part of the pursuing crowd h been
heard from.
HEI TKVED TO BE WOUNDED.
At dawn thin morning nherlff and
their deputies of several countlm slart
e1 for th country Immediately adjoin
In th place where Tray waa flred
upon by th- four guards last r If tit.
Every part of the district fir several
Invito nrniiml vu. eamfullv vim. over
by the men who expected at any mo
ment to hear the rear of the, con
vict's Winchester. The wily fugitive,
however, wan not to be found I or waa
there a trace of him. ":"he description
of last night's battle given today hag
brought nut a belief that Tracy waa
poanibly wounded In the affray. It
appear that the convict wan within a
few feet when he waa ctnllrnged by
the auanlM. He Jumped into the brush
at the Hound of voice, but could not
have gone but a i-ery hhort dtHtanc-e
before t shots were flred from the
rifle. All the deputies .'iignged In the
encounter are good miirksnn-n, nnd It
la thought thit an n.itlilte Idea of
the convkt'n location could be gained
ft I thought (hat at leant one of the
rllle bnlU mom have found its mark.
If It does develop that the fugitive
waa wounded, hi wll add largely
!to tho chnnrea of his e.irly capture.
EXCHANGE SHOTS WITH TRACT.
SEATTLE. July 11. A special to the
Port-lntelllgencer from Auburn. Wash,
aaya:
Sheriff fudlhee him just received the
startling Intelligence that members of
the posse exchanged shots with Tra
cv a few inllca wiNt of t'ovlnaton at
11:40 o'clock. The dispatch, aent ly
J. A. Dunce. tatea that the convict
waa chawed fntn the brush at a point
between Covington and a mile went of
(here. An urgent request Is made that
the hounds be sent to the Rpot at
once,
WOltKINO
TOWAUD COVINGTON.
This shows that Tracy, baffled tn his
attempt to board the freight train, is
working towards Covington, probably
with the Intention of trying to board
the nest train at a point where the
grade is sleeper. It la regarded a
likely that finding his pathway bar
ricaded he may try to bnck-track to
ward Auburn or Kent.
Former Chief of Police Woolery and
Deputy Sheriff Itrewer. of Everett,
have ben added to the force cover
ing the region between here and the
Green River bridge.
The bloodhounds will be aent toward
Covington before daybreak in order
that as little time as possible may
be lost in placing them on the out
law's trnll. The opinion prevails that
Tracy haa now placed himself In a
death trap, from which nothing but
his wonderful luck can release him.
SUPS TH ROUGH THE GUARDS,
TACOMA, July 11. A opecial to the
Ledger from Covington, Washington,
early thla morning saya:
Tracy has performed the marvelous
again and has slipped like a phantom
through the cordon of guards at the
mouth of Sulce Creek, fought a bat
tle uvUh deputies a mile west of here
and escaped Into the timber. In the
lighting no one was hurt, though
when the outlaw flred twice at T. E,
Crowe, he waa so close that the dep-
uty could feel the burning lmder ai
It wum blown from the gun.
When datkiif fell Tracy wa
thou(flrt to be 'securely pennd on tho
point of the wMtern bluff where he
had lain concealed all afternoon.
Though tho guurd were atatloned
thickly, one being pouted every 50
fwt ,hi wiccedHfully eluded them and
travelled up the road bed for tlx? Pal
mer cut-off toward Covington, five
nrllea dlotaiit.
ARRIVES AT 8AWM.I,t
At 11:15 laat night Tracy arrived at
the nawmlll plant of the Covington
Lumber Company, a mile from thl
place. Deputy Khertffx J. A. Dunce,
Fred C. Itunce, Calvin and Crowe had
been m-nt to guard thla point. X'l-pu-tli
Crowe and the liuncea, father and
tan, had poted themnelvea on W rail
road near the aawmlll at the entrance
of a trig cut through a rliw of ground,
the IJuncea leing on the outer guard
line.
They were hardly nettk-d when they
heard footntep approaching from the
Auburn aide, but remained quiet un
til the unknown had almoM come
abreuKt of them when the challenge
to halt waa given.
" Hello," reitponded the atranger.
" What' your name " demanded J.
A. Hume.
" ly name In Anderson."' Aa he
gave thla reply Tracy, for it waa he,
started to run. The deputies again
called upon him to halt, but he kept
on going, and they opened Are, ahoot
Ing four time each. Tracy ran up
the track and a few yard further en
countered Deputy Sheriff Crowe.
" Who goea there?" challenged the
ofllcer.
" A deputy," coolly ree ponded the
outlaw.
Crowe, thinking H waa the elder
Buuce, larted to approach, when Tra
cy opened fire at clone ronge, firing
two hota.
The bullet whiatled harmlessly by,
but Crowe auffered allghtly from the
burning powder aa It aped from the
muzzle of the rllle. After shooting,
Tracy turned and entered the brush
along the aide of the track, where
he waa lost in the blackness of the
nlfflrt a few feet away.
The deputies made a hurried circle
through tha wood to Covington to
head Tracy off, but on their arrival
found that he had not pamed the
station.
A dispatch dated S a. m.. adds that
jilnce his escape from the north of
Pub-e Creek, Tracy haa attempted to
! board one of the East-bound freight
trains.
The grade Is heavy at this point,
but the train waa running light and
at such speed that Tracy waa unable
to board it. Another train passed and
the conductor reports that while run
ning near the sawmill some one called
for him to stop. As there are no dep
uties there ai present It la thought
Tracy la the man who called and the
opinion Is advanced that he may have
been wounded In the battle Juxt before
midnight.
A man thought to be Merrill appear
ed yeaterduy at the home of a farm
er a fMV miles, east of Ravenadule,
near here, and wanted food. He re
mained In the vicinity all day. .
TO HE OltOWNrn AUGl'ST 9.
Indications Are Tin; l-Mtvarl Viil Be
Klrong KnDU'jr' i-v '.'hat Vlmo.
IX1NPON. July 11. It is practically
certain that King Edward wll be cor
onated Saturday August 9. Fixing nf
early date for the coronation If re
garded a- additional guarantee of ccn-
yau-iana nave in
l"1 rdpid recuperation. It Is officially
announced that there wfll be no royal
program as originally planned, day
after the coronation, and there vlll be
no procession apart from that in which
their mnlestlfs will proceed from
Buckingham Palace to Weatmlns'er
Abbey and return.
QUESTION AS TO WITHDRAWAL.
Depends Altogether on President
Roosevelt.
ROME, July 11. It Is understood
that the question of the withdraw n!
of friars from the Philippines could j
be settled immediately If Washington j
would accept an oral assurance of tho I
Vatican that they will be withdrawn
ly President Roosevelt can decide
whether such promise shall be accept
ed or not.
SENTENCED TO TEN YEARS.
MANILA. July 11. General Maxllin,
who has been convicted of treason at
Cebu," Island of Cebu, has been sen
tenced to ! years' Imprisonment and
to pay a fine of General Novt-
so, who was jointly charged with
Maxilln, was sentenced to seven years'
imprisonment and to pay a fine.
MUCH IMPROVED.
LONDON, July 11. A Buckingham
Palace bulletin, poste dat 10 o'clock
this morning, says:
"The king continues to sleep well
and to Improve In every respect
" TREVES, LAKINO, BARLOW."
PORTLAND MAN'S
TERRIBLE CRIME
Kills Three Persons and Wounds
Another So Badly That
He Can't Recover.
THE MOTIVE WAS REVENGE
Tli Head Are Hi Wife, Mother-
iii-Law anil a ltoomer
.Murderer MurreaderH
to I'oli. e.
PORTLAND, July ll.-In the mad
denire for revenge, real or supposed,
wrong. A. L. Beldlng, a bartender.
tonight shot and killed his wife, his
mother-in-law, Mrs. L. McCroskey, and
Frank Woodard, an inmate of the Mc
Cronkey house , and fatally wounded
his father-in-law, L. McCroskey. The
shouting occurred at the McCroskey
home at Fifth and Flanders streets.
Beldlng had not lived wRh his wife
for some time. This evening he went
to the home of her parents, where she;
was living, and 'demanded that she
produce their son. a boy of 7 years.
Mrs. Beldlng informed him that the
boy was In bed, but Beldlng insisted
on seeing him. and entered the bed
room where the child lay. He remain
ed there for a time and then kissing
the child started to leave. On reach
ing the hallway he met Woodward,
whom Beldlng suspected of Intimacy
with his wife: whipping two revolvers
from his pockets, one in each hand,
he said to Woodward:
" You. firirt," and firing the tame In
stant. ,
Woodward fell dead. Mrs. Beldlng.
who bad ruebed forward, waa - next
shot, dying almost instantly.
Her parents came upon the scene
and Reldlncr shot them both, Mrs. Mc
Croskey being killed and McCroskey
so badly wounded that he cannot re
cover. After the bloody work was
finished Belding wtlked across tfre
street to a saloon and eooty invited
a man to drink. He then went out to
And a policeman and gave himself
up.
When questioned at the police sta
tion, all he would say was:
" I am sorry I did not kill them all.
They are a bad lot and have treated
me badly for years."
FAILS TO SECURE THE GRANT.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 11. Major
Devol, general superintendent of the
army transport service, has opened
bids for the purchase of the Grant.
He states that all the offers were
much below the value of the st-sim-ship
and that It is likely that the war
deparment will refuse to dispose of
her at present. The highest bid was
MOOO.
The government paid 56W,000 for the
transport. She has been in the ser
vice since 1S9S. A considerable amount
of money has been paid out In re
pairs and now a full set of new boil
era is needed. It was considered tlat
it would be more economical to sell
her than to make such extensive re
pairs.
SEALS FROM PEKIN'S TEMPLE.
SAN FRANCISCO. July U. Chinese
Consul General Ho Yow, after Inspect
ing the seals and tablets recently
selied by the customs Inspectors
from the baggage of Lieutenant John
Schoeffel on June 20, has pronounced
genuine and deciphered the inscrip
tions on each of them. He stated
that the seals came from the ances
tral temple in lVkin and Delonged to
ex-ruleis of the Celestial Empire. All
the seals and jade tablets are of great
value. They are heirlooms which the
, , ,,,,.,. .
cost
CONVICTED OF TRAFFICKING.
MINNEAPOLIS, luly U.-Pu);ce
Captain John Fltchette was ontlcted
tonight of trafficking in posit.'ons on
the police force. The speoiflo charge
was that he accepted S200 from J;hn
Long for procuring an appointment of
the latter as policeman. While the
offense does not call 'or penitentiary
sentence It Is of impo-tauje in the
municipal office, because of the liv u
cation of other officials.
APPOINTED TO U. 3. COUR1.
OYSTER BAY,' V. JUy 1J Sen
ator McLaurin, of SJU'.h C?.:t,lna. aft
er spending nearly two hours with
the president, left this Kfternoon for
New York While he declined to dls
ouss his appolntmnet to the bench of
the ITnited ?iates court of tlnuno, It
is understood that such ha been
agreed upon. Prol)A!.iily li tnat ial
thotigh MeLeurin's ttnn in ibe en
ate .will expire on the th of. next
March, he will lot omotete the U,rm,
but will resign to rtCcpt the offered
Judicial position.
NATIVES BECOME TROUBLESOME
Have Killed Several People Growlrg
Rebellious.
VANCOUVER. B. C. July 11,-News
by the Moana tra n Brisbane, Austra
lia, states that Information has been
received by the labor vessel Rio Logs
of several ca of nvufdr In the Solo
mon Islands. .
The report of the government agent
says:
I regret to say that the natives on
the east aide of Malayta from Fonna
oow up to Tak Taka-Taka have been
very troublesome lately. The recruiter
of the laIor vaJ, Roderick Dmie.
waa murdered at Uru, and the native
missionary's wife w min-Hered at
Qui; also her husband shortly after
ward. More murders are feared, as
the natives are enraged over a report
that thev are soon to be stopped from
suing to Queensland.
The Moana also brings the news of
the death of the queen of Tonga.
KANSAS STILL UNDER WATER.
One Boldier Is Drown-d River Reach
es Danger Point.
TOPSKA, Ka.. July U.-A special
froTi Manhattan says: '
"Water is 13 feet high on the Un
ion Pacific tracks there. The railroad
bridge of the Blue River Is covered
to the depth of five feet, and the wat
er is rapidly rising. William R. Rick
ey, a aoldisr In the Eighth v-avalry
from Fort Riley, waa drowned there
this evening. All trains are blockad
ed. The Kansas River here has been
steadily rising and haa reached the
highest point. The guage shows that
it la OT.f 15 feet higher than the low
water mark. A number of families
have be-n obliged to leave their homes.
COMMITS HENIOUS CRIME.
Sentenced to JS Years la the Peniten
tiary.
SALT LAKE. July 11. -A ipetial lo
the Tribune from Cheyerne Wyo.,
says:
This morning the poll-is arrested Art
Funk, 39 years of .ige, for inminaMy
assauiting two little-girhi, aged 4 and
10 years. This afternoon Funk was
arraigned, pleaded guil'y t.i 1-nili
charges , and tfas seu.-i.iced to 14
years In the penitjiniiry on each
charge, making 2S years in ail.
KING ABLE TO BE MOVED.
LONDON. July ll.-King Edward
has made eucb excellent progress that
his medical advisors believe that his
majesty is now strong enough to be
moved from London. It is hoped that
his majesty will be able to leave
Buckingham Palace Tuesday for the
royal yacht, which is at Portsmouth.
SETTLEMENT NEAR AT HAND.
CHICAGO, July 11. Mutual conces
sions by the freight handlsrs and the
railroads have paved the way for con
ferences between the managers and the
employes which, it is hoovd. will lead
to a settlement of the freight hand
lers strike. These conferences v.iU be
held tomorrow morning.
WILL BE ACQUITTED.
MANILA. July ll.-Oourt martial of
Captain J. A. Ryan, of the Fifteenth
cavalry, on the charge of unnecessary
severity to the natives, was conclud
ed today. It is believed he will be ac
quitted. The Eclipse
Plumbers and Steamfilters
Steatn Boat and Gasoline
Boat Work a Specialty. . .
Stoves and Tinware
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HEROIC WORK IS
DONE BY RESCUERS
Eighty-Seven Dead and Fourteen
Live Men Are Taken From
the Mine.
ESTIMATE ABOUT ISO KILLED
ICcMC'iicr Have Difllttilt Work to
Urliiff Injured Men to Opening-Many
Are fCavliijr -MhiiIhc.
JOHNSTOWN, Pa., July ll.-The
Impression prevails among outsiders
and certain employees of the Cambria
Company that 150 Is the lowest esti
mate of the death list of the rolling
mfll, mine 87 dead bodies and 14 live
men were brought from the mine to
day. The officials will make no esti
mate of the dead.
Heroic work has been done by the
rescue party of 404today. It Is diffi
cult to picture with any degree ap
proaching its full worth the work of
the rescue. How the brave men went
into the jaws of death in Its most
horrible form, encountered with their
fellows transformed into raving man
iacs by hours of waiting in pitch dark
less of the earth's interior, lifted them
moanlnir from their beds of -fallen
rock and then, bending and crawling
on 'all fours, carrying them a quarter
of a mile underground to where tha
cars could be reached to take them
i
outside.
MINE 19 ON FIRE.
One cf the volunteer rescuers who
came out with a dead man stated that
a Are was raging in a part of the mine.
Most of thoe who wen brought out
alive had saved themselves by crawling
into a chamber and turning on a valve
of the compressed air line which runa
along the entry.
JOHNSTOWN Pa. July 11. Eighty
seven bodies have heen recovered up
to S o'clock this morning while the
heroic work of rescue has not pene
trated near to the seat of the disaster.
Bodies now lie piled In confusion
aboard cars ready to be brought mto
the city. A temporary morgue has been
improvised in the Johnstown armory
of company H, Fifth regtment, N. G-.
P, where all will be brought as soon
as they are taken from the mine.
The work of preparation was started
at the armory durfng the night and all
is now In readiness for the reception
of the bodies. Rough boards are
stretched on chairs and benches. A'
score of men dressed In blu jumper'
are waiting to prepare the horribly
mutilated remains of the victims. All
the Johnstown undertakers "have been
pressed into service. The explosion
visited horribly on the poor wretches.
Heads are missing from many of the
bodies, while all are burned and black
ened almost beyond recognition. Grief
stricken crowds linger about the mine
entrances. Sleep has visited none of
tfoem. No attempt at Identification
was made at the mine. That will be
left untfi the bodies are put In pre
sentable shape In the morgue here.
SUMNER IN COMMAND.
MANILA, July 11. General Davis
has turned over the command of the
American troops in Mindanao Island
to General Sumner.
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