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VOL. LV ' . ASTORIA. orit.ov TfrsnAY. iin.v r
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OF ASTORIA
MtmanWMt jmmammt
FUGITIVE CONVICT
AT HIS OLD GAME
Was Seen by Indians Near the
Muckleshoot Reservation '
Yesterday.
AGAIN BAFFLES THE HOUNDS
the bull with uch clamor that in 10
mlnutfii lh price of July options re
ceded U)'i. The excitement waa. nut
marked, but speculator nil ovr the
floor voiced thflr opinion that corn
had been brokn,
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Of our Handsome and Artistic'
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coronation, Paris boulevaids, St.
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Broadway New York : you'll be satis
fled with your appearance if you are
in Hart Schaffner & Marx 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
aro superior ; not a slovenly stitch in .
them.
For every occumon ; full dress, afternoon
dress, business, outings; a multitude of
choice fabrics, well made, ready-to-wear. -,
The best clothiers sell them ; you know
you're safe if you seo tho label, II S & M, in
tho coat ; a small thing to look for, a big
thing to find.
Hart, Schaffner & Marx, .
' Good Clothes Makers.
at P. A. STOKES
Sheriff' talN Tonne In for Further
Intriutl(n-Tlrd of Old
M c IumU-Con r-M4
He 1 Wounded.
BRATTLE, July 14. -Sheriff Cudlhee
sent out feneral order directing Mi
amtlst&nt to congregate at Auburn
for a general conference and the dl
trlbutlon of the force. The herlff
han tired of the campaign which hen
kept hi men chiming rumor, some
plausible, other almost Intangible,
end nlo because a large number of
the several poe are almost Ineapa-
elattsd for duty from the kws of elcep
and travel. Th sheriff In preparing for
a long vtKil founds! on the belief that
burkhi' wound In hi body have
transformed Tracy' from ' a winged
traveler Into a cunning desperate man,
mum now use hl wits rather than hi
leg fot aaff-ty.
A (JAIN RAFFLES lft0ODH0t'XD8.
8EATTLK. July 14.-A aneelal to I he
PoM-Intelllnvncer lonlfht from Au
burn My:
Tracy haa repeated the old trlcka
and double! on hie troika. 1I van
wen thlt morning near Murkleohoot
reeervatlon by the Indiana. Laet nlalit
W w-a aeen by Hrnry O'Nolll, on ttie
tame mil, Tonljrht he la eMher In
White -River or Goen RJver valley.
Ill old rune worked a euccemfully ae
tver with th ptetee and the blood-
hminde. While Tnuy waa Metillna
bark from Knuim law, the bloodhound
brlirade wa on atampede for Tal
mcr Junction,
If Ti-Av'a etwnalh had laed tin
rould prai'tleally have walked toward.-)
Seattle without .iKuii1()n. .
ASKKD FOR TRACY'S TARPON.
SALEM, Ore., July R-Oovernor
Oeer today rertlvisl a queer commu
nication, purrtlnK to he from Dr.
H. T. Hume, preeldent of the Seattle
Hyjenlc Panatarlum. The letter urges
rhe rovernor to withdraw the rewa'.l
offprwl for Convict Traea apprehen-elon-
r rained the latter' ability, and
armice that the fugitive iiaa killed men
only In eelf-defenee, and urtee the
governor 10 leaue a full pardon to the
convict. The letter conclude:
If aid every went man ha bul
one arrpat pHrtunlty to do universal
irood to hi fellowmen. Thle I believe
la your great opportunity."
The letter I alirned " 11. T. TXTR-
NER, M. D."
COLOMBIA SHOWS
...
GREAT INTEREST
private detective. HI tabu t
wa the clroularion of an endlc rfiain
of letr. invent y Ihotuiand of the
were ert out.
Mrnwcp. MYBratT,
Favor the Liberal Treatment of An m wwch win now n Tried
United States and Desire
Prompt Action.
NOT WILLING TO LOSE CANAL
OR A NTS PASS PI3A8TK0l"3 FTllU.
i
Umi- Amounted to i5.('O0-JKanneJ by
Terrific Wind.
3 RANTS PASS, Or,, July 14.
Oram pg warn vlatted tiy a dinaa-
trou Are thl afternoon. The fire
orftrlnated' In the City HoteL It waa
IWiiwd by a wind Mowlnar 0 mile
per hour, and th flame aoured 100
feet in the air and Ui burning hln
Klea mrt' oarrled far ahead of the
are. Two hundred cord of wood
were burned. The Sowhern Pacific
mund-hou., carpenter ehop and ma
chine and pain and oil ehop were ato
dextroyed. From here the fire Jumped
to three reaHdence, of A. Lempke, O.
KutchetU and Lou Hebertee. and all
w-re quickly beyond eavlng. The real-
denre of R. O. MeCroeky we next to
go followed by a brick apartment
lwu, " The Colonial, ownd by Mr;
W. J. Roger.
The lire was checked twu-k . of the
Jnplng Hotel. The Baptist church
ed all over the town .n,l lobetacle. v a HM rtl.n.h IW ,rUe 'nd .that h Was Wgbtened Into
down bv the u of rHe Th. It, .--.-..-i., kln retracUon. For year, the
down by the ue of farden hoee. There
wa plenty of water available '..f a
number of strettm in constant use
made the preur poor for Are pur-
poe.
Ie are a follow
Eugene Klnelln, aaloon and brewery,
111,000.
D. Mnrtsey, City Hotel, 12500.
A. Rartlett. rore and building, 300,
Vannoy restaurant, $500.
Tke ravl, second-hand atore, $300
Southern Pacific Comnanv. round
house and building, $1000.
Southern Pacific Company, 200 cord
of wood. $550.
A. Lemke residence. $2000.
O. Kutehell. reldence,' $2000.
Lou Herbel, reeidence. $2500.
H. O. McCroskey, residence, $Ji
Mr. W. J. Roger. The Co'ntat.
$4000.
IUrrtift church, $S5oO.
Other loee will run the total to
nearly $4'i000, about one-third covered
by Insurance
NK,V YORK, Julr 14.-One of th
mobt remaikabte murder mvtriM
Maine baa known In 25 year I after
ft long period : of official inactivity.
again engaging the attention, of the
court and exciting the lnterert of the
people ,iayi a Bango apeclal to the
nme. ' On Bentemhee 17. turn n .i.
Want IteuNonable Coiitennlii der,r "woman named Barah Ware
and two week later her, body- wa
found, badly mutilated In a pasture
near the house. WiiHam L. Treworgy,
1 religion, enthusiaat. was innM
He was held to the grand Jury, chiefly
on the evidence of a tiatf wit ted boy
named Fogg, who said he helped Tre
worgy to move the body.
Later, Fogg said hi confession whs
... . ... . .. . .. .. "u irtworgy was reieaea rrom
thl. isthmian resident regarding the Jall, whwe ne Mng UM Rn(J
canal question, they being most vital- - Fogg- was locked up on the charge of
ly Interested In having (be business perjury. Since that rime Fogg be
iaf!rartorlly settled without further dctared hlfl first atory was strictly
TOURISTS LOSE ,
THEIR VALVABLES
Train Is Held L!p in Lonely Spot
at the Foot of Marshall '
Pass.
j ranted to Ainerk-a--iMg
' nlty of the IC'inIHc
Must Upheld,
SEW YORK, July 14.-President
Marroquin, of tW republic last mortth
decided to ascertain te opinion of
STRIKE STILL CONTINTOS.
End of the Great Chicago Fight Not
Yet in Sight.
CHRWOO, July 14. While the whole-
Mile butlnce of the clt.v I almost
complWely paralyied and while it
buslnew men'a lo of $1,000,000, the
slrlkln frelclH handlers ana railroad
are In a dead-lock and announce their
determination to right to a finish over
the question of one-half rent per hour
per nun for a total of $500 for each
24 hour' thi being divided on one
side between 24 railroad and on the
other between 10,000 men.
The situation tonight I more eerlou
than at any time since the commence
ment of the (trouble and at no time
since the walkout have the uoint at
Issue b-ien no obstinately maintained.
CLOPPBtrRST AT WHATCHEES,
Cause Loss of Nine Buildings Loe
Estimated at $200,000.
PES MOIVE8. In.. July 14.Cloud
burst at Whatctiecr lost night washed
away nine buildings, entailing a loss
of $200,000. A wall of water four feet
high ruxhed down the dry run In the
hem of the city. The residents bare
ly had time to escape with their liv
and were unable to save any property
Kaw
FAMILIES ARE HOMELESS.
River Breaks Through Impro
vised Pyke.
KANSAS CITY. July 14.-At Argen
tine today, the water from Kaw river
broke through he Improvised dyke and
Hooded a large tract of land, rendering
4a families homeless.
REPORT ON CRUELTY CHARGES.
MANILA. July H. The.bourd which
have been Investigating the, charges
against the American officials and sol
dlers made by Major Cornelius Gard
ener of the 1.1th ifiiitry, as gover
nor of the Tayagas prwlnce in pre'
luring n report. The findings will be
divulged from Washington. Major
Oardener bus been ordered home and
will prulmbly depart on the transport
Ruford.
TERRIBLE STORM AT PAYTON.
PAYTON, Wash., July 14.-A wind
storm blowing JO mile per hour
'truck thl city tonight and created
ft great havoc. A warehouse BOO feel
long, property of the Portland Flour
ing Mill Company, was blown down.
the damage being $5000. Trees were
prostrated And houses were unroofed.
DAMAGES BY WIND.
WALLA WALLA. July 14. Wind at
Blaylock farm, west of this city, de
stroyed property to the extent of $5800.
TO INVESTIGATE TITLE.
OYSTER BAY. N. J July 14.-Sena-
tor Spooner, of Wisconsin, liad a con
ference with the president and S.Mre.
tarV last nloOtot. eirurrilr,,T tm .....
chaw of the Panama Canal Company's
property. The senator has ben invlt.
ed by the department of Justice to
accompany Attorney General Knox to
assist in the Investigation of title to
the Umuima Canal Company's nron-
erty. ,
BATHS. FOR EMPLOYES.
TERRH HAUTE, fhd.. July 14.-
State Factory Inspector McAbee has
sent a circular letter to tho lamer
manufacturing concerns recommending
mat tney proiae bathing faciHUea fr
the employes. He cites the beneficial
results from such a course at Mlchi-
aan City and say a bath after a day's
work will do much to remove the de.
aire for stimulants.
CORN B1TLLS DEFEATED.
CHICAGO. July 14.-The corn bear
gave rhe bulls, who are supporting
fhe- corner In July corn, a severe drub
bing about the mld-eselon on the
board of trade today. When the esti
mate came, that tomorrow the receipt
would be 1000 or over, the trader who
had cash ituS on band, threw It at
Panama, Colombia. He Instructed
Governor Salazar, of this department
to appoint five prominent cltlxens here
,lo study the matter carefully.
The committee rendered a report
which was almost, tmartlmou except
on some trifling points. This report
probably is already in the band of
President Marroquin, having been
forwarded to Gogota sometime ago.
So far as it Is possible to ascertain.
tbe salient point of the answer In
substance are:
The gentlemen of thl county not only
consider H convenient but emphati
cally declare that It 1 urgent to au
thorize without unnecessary delays,
caee was allowed to rest, but now
county officials have caused Treworgy
to be arrested and he now will be
tried.
MESSENGER BOY'S HIGH LEAP.
Because Professional High Diver Was
Absent He Voluntered to Do. Work.
WHEBLIXG. W. Va,, July 14.-In
full view of several hundred people.
Theodore McGrane, a messenger toy
ha jumped from the aumiemtion
bridge over the Ohio river, a distance
or lJi feet for a paltry sum. A pro
fessional high diver, had failed to ai
pear whereupon young McGrane, who
was nne nt th nan l.l.,.! ,
the new Panama Canal Company, to lauiotlv unnnmiwi jWat
transfer to the United State govern- the leap, mounted the rail and dron
ment the concession it holds to build ped off. He disdained a skiff that hur
the 1nter-oceanlc canal thtouch Colom- riml tn him u wo ,. tn .
1. , X J 1 Ml, . I
uian lermory. i ney suggest prompt shore, landing without A' bruise.
guvermwiK action .wiin proauent tact.
ROBBERS MAKE THEIR ESCAPE
but advise accelerating the pending ne
gotiation In order to bring to fruition
tfce United States preference for the
prompt constnictlctt of tbe canal over
the Panama route. Colombia would
act In a suicidal manner if. by unnar
donable neglect or want of diplomatic
ability on the part of her lenrewena
lives she should impose on the Unit
ed States government ttw alternative
of choosing the rival, or Nicaragua
route.
The practical or successful solution
of the roost Important problem of the
PORTLAND AND JEANNIE SAFE.
Arrive at Nome After Their Release
From the Ice Prison.
VICTORIA. B. C. July lt.-The col
lier Melville Dollar reports the iaf
arrival at Nome of the steamers Port
land and Jeannie, which were impris
oned In the Ice. No toardshina were
suffered by the passenger and the
crew, the two steamers being within
ballinr diaaifa if oash sithc Tt,
century, the report continues, bs now J Portland, getting free first, assisted the
ucvi'Mic au muiKiienaauie necessuy, ijeannie 10 get out
Unnecessary delays and uncalled for
sentiment should not compromise Co
lombia's future or the prosperity' of
the Isthmus of Panama, which would
become the commercial route of the
world.
The members of the committee be
lieve Colombia should gratirttouslv
permit the canal company to transfer
to the United States its concession.
bearing In mind not only the tremen
dous losses the original French share
holder already have sustained and
the millions of francs paid by ' the
company to the Bogota government at
different times, but also the Indispu
table fact that United States engineers
WORLD'S RECORD BROKEN,
SAN FRANCISCO, July 14. A.t the
regular monthly medal whoot of the
Golden Gate Rifle & Pistol Club at
Shell Mount range. 3. E. Gordon broke
the world's -100 shot revolver irs
with a score of 924. Gordon
was made up of 10 strings of 10 shots
each. One of the minor Btrlngs was
perfect a feat which has never be
fore been accomplished, although two
Eastern marksmen have done the
trick In record trials.
have been influenced in their selection I
Of the Panama routs over mil ri.hAr I r
principally on account of the ammint
rf nMnil,w,l J j I NPAV YflTtW Tnlv 1.4 r -rtr , i
v. 1'iav.iniu nuin an cau y uuiie on I -. ii v vums-
both sides of the Isthmus, especially day of thls ek, the annuol nuet of Uie
,UA .V iT.MltrilA 'nf A rr. . un! Tin , ....
' 1 uuivuia vm. i .j w auirmvu iieeinieii will
In the committee's opinion a verv P61" at Atlantic City, N. J., and will
liberal and reasonable concession oontlnue to the end of the week. An
should be granted to the United States.
provided the sovereignty and dlirnltv
of the republic of Colombia Is main
talned and effectually guaranteed,
elaborate program has been planned.
mcJiKJng daily runs from FhHadelubia
I to Atlantic City and raclne everr
evenlns. On Wednesday tlwt annual
I - - ....
Good Roads convention will be held.
Pam-ngere Are Lined Up and Re
. Kered of AH Their Ponmi.1
i lon Engineer Com
pelled to Stop.
3AXJDA, Col., July 14 A report was
received her shortly before noon to
day, that the Denver ft Hlo Grande
narrow guage passenger train, which
left here early last night was held
up and robbed near Sargent, west'' of
Marshall Pass. ''i'-
The robbery occurred at S;50 o'clock
today at Chester, Colo., 230 mile wet
of Denver.. The engineer waa compelled
at the point of a revolver to Mop the
train by masked men, who had climb
ed over the tender. Two safe in the
express car were blown open, but It
claimed by the officer of the Rio
Grande Express Company jhat the
robbers failed to secure any plunder "
from the safes. The passengera were
compelled to alight alongside the
tracks in the canyon, and they were
relieved of their money and valuable.
Many of the passengera- threw away
their money. Jewelry among the rocks;
before the robbers searched them.
There were many tourists among tha
passengers and 1t Is presumed that
the losses of some were heavy.
The train was the westbound narrow
guage paeng?r train, which left Den.
ver last night It is not known how
many passengers were aboard, but the
cars as usual at this season were ail
filled.'
The sceaa of the .robbery 1 in a .
wild, mountainous country, at -the
foot of Marshal Pass, on the wesl
slope, and the robbers, of wnom there
were four, escaped Into the moun
tain. ' . ' ..- Vj '
MOTHER OF ACTOR PALY DEAD.
NEW TORK July 14. Mrs. Eliza.
beth Paly, mother of well-kniwn act.
ore and actresses of that name. I
dead at her borne in Revere after an
illness of several months, says a Boa-.
ton special to the American. She ha
been unconsriou 'for three week,
Mrs. Daly was "I year old. I
KILLED WHILE HUNTING. .
EVERETT. Wash.. Julr I4.Whiu
squirrel hunting 7-year-old David Ly
ons was shot and instantly killed by
his playmate, named Hawklnson, at
Lake Roesiger near Machias.
BASEBALL
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At Pittsburg Pittsburg. 4; Boston, 1.
At Cincinnati Cincinnati New
York, 4.
At St. Louis St. Louis. 2: Philadel
phia 9.
At Chicago Chicago, !; Brooklyn, 0.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
At Washington Washlnzton. 10: Bal
timore, 9.
At PMladelphla-Phiijidelnhla. 4:
Boston, 1.
TEAMSTER KILLED BY TRAIN.
EVERETT. Wash.. July 14.-ohn El
liott, a teamer. was killed tv a
Great Northern train Sunday wieht
while walking on' the track.
hblviis .no aoiaa
NHW YORK, July 14.-SUver, 53H.
GRAIN EXPORTS NOT IMPROVED.
NEW YORK. July 14.-UD to date
there seems to be no improvement of
the conditions in grain exportation
from this city, says a Boston special
to the Times. Many of the large ocean
liners which make this port are leav
ing without an ounce of cereal. The
steamships that have left during the
past week carried only liO.OOO bushels,
compared with 851,000 in the same week
a year ago.
DESPAIR OF BOY' Is ttETURST.
CHrCAOO. July 14-On the annlver
sary of the disappearance of Frank
Ely Rogers from his home in Evans
ton, the parents have abandoned hone
of being able to find him through the
agencies tha they have employed.
Their only hope now Is that the boy
will return eotne time on Ms own ac
cord.
A year ago young Rogers then 13
years old, and his aunt. Mis Flor
ence Ely. left and nothing has been
heard of them since. Frank Rogers,
the boy 'a father, ha kept up a con
tfnuos search sine that time. He has
spent a fortune, It is said, In the pay.
ment for the work of the police and
The Eclipse Hardware Co.
Plumbers 2nd Steamfilters.
Steam Boat and Gasoline
Boat Work a Specialty. . .
Stoves and Tinware
527 BOKDijSTREET
ASTORIA, OREGON