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NO. 12
VOL. I.V
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usual "
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WHEREVER you go this summer:
for pleasure or for business : Lon
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Jo, Mich.,. State Street Chicago or
Broadway New York : you'll be satis
fied with your appearance if you are
in Hart Schaffner & Marz clothes.
Nobody will wear better looking
clothes, nor get the same good-looks
without paying a lot more money for
'em. In fit, style, excellence of tailor
ing, Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes
are superior ; not a slovenly stitch in
them.
For every occasion ; full dress, afternoon
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you're safe if you eeo the label, II S fe M, in
the coat ; a small tbing to look for, a big
thing to find.
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at P. A.
TRACY
AND
MERRILL
astoria. ORE-
STOKES
TRACY HAS NOT
BEEN HEARD FROM
Is Known to 15c About Nine Miles
fiast of AuburnSeriously
Wounded.
HAS TRAVELED NINE MILES
Wiin l.uM Seen on Thursday Night
Near (Iri't-n Itlvi-r-Ciwinot
Secure Any itnllrouU
TraiisHirtitl Ion.
RAVKNSIMLE, Wash., July 12.
Hurry Tr-y, the hunted outlaw, In
undoubtedly in the country lying be.
twecn Covingum, Franklin and Rav-
ensdnle. At )P-nl the guard are out
um fur oa Frmklln on the east and
along the North' rn Pacific tracks. A
strong posse I leading rrom Auburn.
He U thought to be wounded.
Wicriff tudlhwe,ays there Is no idea
tion but that Tracy In about used up.
The sheriff tM-tJfv.-B that the ehase I
muring the eml. He yi H will bo
impossible fr the outlaw to et out
of King county on tiny railroad train,
consequently he mum walk, and the
road are watch-d and every farm
house I o well covered that hi visit
would be n ported within a very few
il.our Tracy s last wen on the
I.. .. U. ...n.h.
t of Uliuk-Diumond ht n'ght by
Prank Pautot, a ranrhtr. The cn
vlet inihwiI In front of I'autot'a hoa'W,
rnd a Hhort dla'anc beyond It h took
to th bruh.
Twenty of the thirty fuard, with
bloodhound. h;vo run.d for Tau
UK'a houmr.
IS SKIUOrKLY WOUNDED.
SICXTTUE July 12 Ite advices
from Auburn mate that Trat y U known
to bv iOmiuI nine mlln eaat of Auburn
1K In ha.lly wounded and the sheriff,
who la at Auburn, says there la no
doubt that the convict's race l about
ended and that while he may not be
: taken f.w a day or two, he cannot gvt
av,ty and 1 sure Jo be killed or cap-
tun-d.
THAVEt.S NINB MILE.
TACOMA. July 12 A apei-lal to the
Ledifcr from Knnaxkat, Washington,
on I'almer cut-off ,ay;
" Tracy l near here. He lum trav
eled nine mile today aJid la trylnf to
reach the other side of the mountain.
A ponte under ex-Sheriff Woolery,
with bliHidhoundu, arrived here this
evenlnic anil U Is not thought the out
law h.'H yet iiassed this point.
NKW HATT1.ESH1P MAINE.
Will Leave for Her Builders' Test Off
Delaware Capes.
NKW YORK, July 12. The battle
thlp Maine, which has been under con
struction in Cramps' shipyards, since
the spring of 1S99, will leave for her
builders' test off the Delaware Capes
on Tuesday afternoon, says a Phila
delphia despatch to the Herald
The trial will take place on Thurs
day, and It ! exp'etej the Maine will
lie again moored at the shipyard on
Friday lOasily the most powerful bat
tleship that the Cramp yard haa turn
ed out for the United 8tates navy,
t'he Maine also Is planned to be the
fastest. She must attain 18 knots
speed, the same requirement as for
the Russian battleship Retvlxan re
cently completed at the yard. In moat
respect the Maine and the Retxlsan
are alike.
The keel of the new Maine wks laid
on February 18, the anniversary of
the destruction of the old Maine In
Havana harbor. There -was a delay In
her suggestion, resulting In the con
troversy over Uw question of armor
plate. 8he was launched on July 28,
1901, Mlsa Mary Preble Anderson, of
Portland, Ma-lne, a descendant of Com
modore Prebb, being her sponsor.
The Main.; Is 3SS feet long on the load
water line. Her beam extreme Is 72
foot !!4 inches, her draught 23 feet
i Inohes, and Iter displacement 12,
5C0 tons.
QUESTION UNDIVIDED PROFITS.
Test Case of Leathers Manufacturers'
National Bank.
CHICAGO. July 12. Persistent de
mands from some collector of Inter
nal revenua that banks pay taxes for
last yer on their undivided profits
has called forth a protest from tne
Institutions affeo'ed. The head of
heao bank insist that they have on
agreement with the revenue depart
ment to the effaot that no attempt
will be made to collect such taxes
until the supreme court lias passed on
the question whether undivided prof
it are to be inoluded In the surplus
whl; h wan taxable under the ww rv-
oriuii act, 5
Th test jbi' of the leather Manu
fAoturrrs Notional Dank of N-w York
aiflnt the revemio co!k:t"r of that
ijllii.'t InvolecfJ ,ju-stlon an-1
was recently decided' In 1 he federal
court In Nw York adverse to the
banks. Tills wits Immediately fo!loMed
by the d'-mamls of certain collectors
that bark In tlmlr districts pay tnX'-s
for lust year on their undivided prof-
us.
Dlsciisslnif this master, President J.
H. FcrKen, of the First KaUonal Bank,
who w.in ohtiirman of the bankers
L'ommlUee, that waited upon the com
missioner of Internal revenue In repard
to this matter said:
" Such demands on tiie part of col
lector of Internal revenue are not In
accordance with the agreement enter
ed Into between the conimtesloner at
Washlnirton and the committee of the
American Bankers' Aaaoclatlon, wWch
was that payment of the tax was not
to be cnforcd pending- the conslruc
lon of the staUl by the courts. The
decision of the dlstrlclOurt in New
York was aot unexpected, as Is evi
denced by the fact that when the case
was reached the government attorney
ssk.-d th court to ;nter a proD.nial
order Miwtaiiiliifx hi construction ot
the statute. In connection with this he
announced that one rlda would apal
no mutter vhk-h trjty tho case was
decldtd. The banker bnvc decided tft
appeal from that decision and we nave
an undiTstundiie vUU 'r i'omtiifs-
rlonei- of Internal revenue ' liat the
collection win be liel.1 In flbeyan-e,
peiidlixr final settlement.
A.SK FOR MARGINED PUK'K.
Petition That l)lre:tors Fix a Fair
Price if Corn.
OIIIfAOO, July 12.A petition a
hnnd -.l to Hecreta'.-y Stone of the
Hoard of Trade toiiy asking tha; a
" margin. 1 prl.te" be tlx.-d en July
corn. ldoh had be-n corned by (he
party headed by John W. GVes. The
maninK of the petition ! that the di
rectors proceed to fix a fair prioe of
corn, based on the selling price of
ceres I In the markets where the sup
ply U not manipulated. Fuch a step.
It U caJd, has not been taken In 2
year.
Maiiaser Bamuel Scotten, of Harris,
fiates & Co, said:
" It s a nice idea; if tlt?y win, all
right; if tiw-y lose they act baby. Vat
we have done with the corn hurts no
ne who had made lcgltmete trad.-s.
Tlie people who have sold us com can
pet the mnoey when they deliver the
(roods. If a lot of fellows have sold
wind, let them take the consequences."
STRIKE EFFIXT9 MARKET.
NKW YORK, July 12. There has
ben quite an active but spotty spec
ulation In a limited number of promi
nent stooks this week. Interrupted by
occasional profit taking. The large ma
jority of stooks were neglected Hid
ther were weak spoi amonjrwt the
Industrials. The promising outlook for
a lartr-? corn crop and an activity and
prosperity in all lines of business in
duce a detJrmlnetl holding of 3tocks
by owners. The deadlock In the an
thracite miners' sliik is a weight on
the market. The heavy nnd unexpected
demand for currency from the interior
has averted exports of gold, but lias
caused uneasiness ly the Inroads
threatened upon New York bank re
serves. PROMINENT NEW YORKER DEAD.
NKAV YORK, July 12. William
Health I-yon, who, for many years,
was a leading merchant of this city,
is dead at his home In Brookyn.
Mr. Lyon served as a member of
the board of commissioners, purchas
ing supples under elgrht administra
tions. He Is said to have been the
first American merchant to enter Paris
after the rebellion of 184$. Mr. T.yon
Is said to have been the first New
York merchant in his line of business
to vist Europe for the purpose of
procuring a better assortment of fan
cy goods and small wares than could
be obtained from New York Import
er. 813.Y 9KRPENT APPEARS.
NEW YORK, July 12. Again, the
sea serpeat has been sighted. Ac
cording to a World dispatch from Hal
ifax, It measures 200 feet In length
and was observed by pilots of Cran
berry Head. It is alleged to have
come near the entrance of the harbor
and tlwn passed on to the north.
The American steam yacht Wacouta,
with J. J. Hill. pVesldent of the Great
Northern railway, and his party, was
coming into the harbor at the time,
and, It la said, was obliged to haul out
of the serpent' way.
BISHOP POTTER WIUL WED.
NEW YORK. July 12. The engage
ment la announced of the Right Rev.
Henry C. Potter, D. D., bishop of New
York, to Mrs. Alfred Corning Clark,
of this city. Mrs. Clark Is a well
known philanthropist.
FOOD FAMINE
THREATENS CHICAGO
Because of the Freight Handlers'
Strike and the Sympathy
of Those Idle.
TONS OF FOOD IS PERISHING
Strikem Will Aea! to KwilHi
iih'ii to tVfisu HaudifiiK Car
I'ai'keri by Men not Bc
longing to Union.
CHICAGO, July 12.-.'onference be
tween the striking frelghthandler
and the members of the railroads did
not prxluce any definite reMilt today.
Numerous meetings of the teamst-rs
w:ll be belt! tomorrow for the purpose
of calling a stiik.), In nymiftlny A 1th
the freight handlers, but the officials
of the Vganlaation declare that no
strike will be called as long a they
can prevent 1t.
The freight handlers announced to
night that they will make an efTort
to call out tho railroad swit-jHtn-m
l.y appealing to them not to handle
cars of fr-?lgh. loaded by non-union
men.
A f'iod famine thr?tens Chicago be
cause of the freight handlers' ' strike,
and thoae who are idle In sympathy
with the freight handlers.
South Wator street will be unable to
supply the demands for food products
on Monday unless the sirlxe shall be
brought to a close. Tons of perish
able material lie rotting on the rail
road tracks and in '.he freight houses.
The freight handler Will not touch
It, th? teamsters -vill not haul It and
ihe ic delivery drivers will not bring
ice to save it from destruction.
GREAT NORTHERN STRIKE ENDS.
Strikers Receive Advance of 21 Cents
P Cay.
ST PACU July 12. The ""four hun
dred boilermakers and helpers on the
Great Northern Railway system, who
went on a strike six weeks ago, will
return to work Monday morning. Un
der the new schedule men will receive
an advance of 25 cents per day. The
company agrees to reinstate all die
striker in Sheir ld positions.
IIINKRS TO CONVINCE THURSDAY
WALKESBARRE, Ps. July 12
President Mitchell of the United Mine
Workers, left for Chicago today. On
Tuesday he will go to Indianapolis,
where he will arrange for a national
convention of miners which is to con
vene In that city on Thursday.,
4S1 MILES IN 460 MINUTES.
CHICAGO, July 12. Relaying of 4S1
miles in 460 minutes " Twentieth Cen
tury" limited .on the Lake Shore &
Michigan Southern roa.d 'oday smash
ed the records for fast running on that
system and the assertion was made
by officials that the 16-hour scnedule
could if necessary be maintained be
tween Chicago and New York. The
speed at times reached 90 miles an
hour.
PROTEST AMERICAN INTERESTS.
PANAMA. July 12. United States
battleship Ranger sailed today for
Chlriqul to protect the American In
terests. It is rumored that General
Herrerra, the revolutionary command
er, has decided that all produce is the
property of his government whether
belonging to natives or foreigners.
United States Consul Gudger goes
to Chiriqui on board the Ranger to
make all necessary inquiries there.
MEET ON IMPORTANT MATTER.
OYSTER BAY. N. J.. July .--Sec
retary Root arrived tonight. The pres
ident and Secretary Root will go over
several matters of importance. Among
them are the Smith and Waller court
martial cases Mid the Philip. i.ne Friars
questions.
The negotiations respecting the Fri
ars arc in an acute stage and they de
mand delicate handling.
GOES TO COMMONWEALTH.
BUTTE, uly 12. The Jury in the
Corbett will case this morning return
ed a verdict awarding the wealth of
Charles Colbert o t3ie Btate, finding
the Woolbeater to be a forgery. The
commonwealth claimed the estate on
the rrounda that Colbert died without
any known heirs and without making
a Will. The estate is valued at $50,000.
GUNBOATS OUT OF COMMISSION.
WASHINGTON.' July 12.-Seoretary
Uloody today cabled Rear-Admiral
Wlide, ranking renr-admlral In .the
"hllil'plne waiers, lntruftinit htm to
plat, the gunboat Arayat. Hasco, Ca
lamlsnes, t(i-" "-'ri, Panaya and
f'aratrtia out of crmmlsfon. This will
furnish n conlrcnHle number of of
ficers and men to reinforce the pres
ent quota on the station, which I not
tat all somenurat with the duties to
be performed. Orders have also ven
forwarded fo- -ithdrjiw4 of the
supply ship Areih'ja, She will ceroe
to New York p- rd. It Is prob
able that the gunboit Princeton also
will be withdrawn from the Atlantic
station.
TELESCOPE MIRRORS ARRIVE.
To Be t,l by Mill" Expedition In
Chile.
BAN JOSE, Cal., July 12.-The re
flecting telescope mirrors ror use with
the p. O. Mill' expedition from the
lick Observatory to Chile, recently
completed by the Rrishear Company,
of Allegheny, Pa., have reacbed Mount
Hamilton In perfect condition. The
glass was cast In Paris and sent to
Allegheny o be polUh-i.
The telescope mounting to hold the
mirror has been set up In the hear
of th observatory.
After the adjustment and testa of
the assemhld sppar&tu have been
:mpleied all will bo packed for ship
ment about August 2 to the vicinity
of Valparaiso, Chile.
A modern el dome to cover the
telescope ha been constructed in
-levc.'and, Ohio, and will oon reach
Fan Francisco for shipment.
The purpxe of tins expedition is io
observe spectroscopic!!? the brighter
stars In the routhern hemisphere.
which cannot be observed from Mount
Hamilton, the observation In both
hemispheres to be used by Director
Cam ub ill an J Assistant Astronomer
Wright In determining the motion of
the solar system through space. The
expedition plans to remain In Chile
about three yearn.
WIRELESS TELEPHONE.
BERLIN, July 12. Ernest Vumher
has invented a system of wireless tele
phony. His experiments have been
successful over a distance of three
miles. The Invention acts on the prin
ciple of transformation of light waves
to sound wave by using searchlight
ami miscropone, . ,...
COFFEE JOHN GET3 90 DAYS.
MINNEAPOLIS. July lJ.-Judge
Simpson today gave Captain John
Fitchett (Coffee John), of ba police
force, 90 days at the work house, the
maximum sentence possible under the
law for his sale of police appointments
to Patrolman John Long.
KING'S BULLETIN.
LONDON, July 12. At Buckingham
Palace the following bulletin was
posted at 10 a. m. today.
" King Edward Is making excellent
progress. On account of his majes
ty's satisfactory condition, bulletins
will be issued on alternate days only.
" TREVES, LA KING, BARLOW."
INSTRUCTOR INJURED.
WEST POINT, N. Y July 12 -Cap-tain
Edwin S. Greble, Instructor in
artillery taoiics and three cadets, were
injured today in an accident in the
urtillery drill. Captain Greble accom
panied by six cadets were taking a
gun along a high embankment west
of the Highland where the horse
Caixain Greble was riding became un
m.ineagable and leaped over the em
bankment, drawing the gun carriage
with It. The carriage fell upon Gre
ble, breaking bdth legs. The cadets
were not seriously hurt.
PRICE OF SILVER.
NEW YORK. July 12.-Silver, 53H.
The Eclipse
Plumbers snd Steamfilters
Steam Boat and Gasoline
Boat Work Specialty.
Stoves and Tinware
527 BONDuSTREET
THE DEATH LIST
HAS REACHED 187
Almost All the Men at Work in
Mines on Thursday Ac
counted for.
WILL CONTINUE THE SEARCH
Further Exploration of tb Mine
May Add a Few More Vic
tim, But It Can't
Be Many.
JOHNSTOWN. Pa., July 12.-The ex
tent of the catastrophe of the Cambria
mine can naw be ascertained. It bow
that 187 bodies ' 1s the exact number
of men killed. The further explora
tion of the mine corridors may add
a few but It cannot be many. Al
most all of the employe who could
have been In the' mine at the time
of the explosion of Thursday are ac
counted for. "
WILL TOUR THE WEST.
WASHINGTON, July 12. Chairman
Griggs, of the Democratic congression
al committee, has decided to make a
tour of the West during the coming
campaign, and be expects to go as far
as the Pacific coast
ELECT THEIR SECRETARY.
MINNEAPOLIS, July 12.-The board
of trustees of the National Education
al. Association today re-elected Irwin
Shepard, of Winona, the permanent
secretary, for a term of four years at
a salary of J 4000 per year.
CLAIMS ROYAL ANCESTORS.
NEW. YORK, July 12.-Locked up la
the Tombs, charged with burglary, 1
a young man who claims to be Karl
Von Blsmark, a grand nephew of the
German chancellor.
LIPTON WILL TRY AGAIN.
LONDON. July l!.-8ir Thoma
Llpton announced at Southampton to
day his determination to again com
pete for America's cup.
ARCHBISHOP FEEHAN DEAD.
CHICAGO, July 12. The Moat Rev.
Patrick A. Feetoan, , arch-bishop of
Chicago, died here this afternoon.
BASEBALL ;
NORTHWEST LEAGUE .
At Taoma Ticoma, T; Portland, 2.
At Seattle Butte, 2; Seattle, 1.
At Spokane Helera. 15: Spokane, I.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At St. Louis -St. Louis, S; Brook
lyn, 0.
At CMcagj-OWcago, I; Philadel
phia, J. " '
At Pittsburg Pittsburg, 4; New
York, 0.
At Cincinnati Boston, ; Cincinna
ti, S.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
At Washington Washington, 4; Bal
timore, 1.
At Chicago Chicago, 7; St. Louis, 4.
At Philadelphia Boston, 2; Philadel
phia, Z.
At Cleveland Cleveland, ; De
troit, S.
Hardware Co.
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