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VOL. I. NO. 126. PORTLAND 'OREGON, 3ION DAY . EVENING, AUGUSTS 4, 1902. - iMUCE FIVE CENTS. 1 ' POSSE HOT AFTER TRACY The Outlaw Is Located and He Will Be Hard Pressed He Is Endeavoring to Get Into Idaho But His Chances of Escape Look Slim, (Scrlpps-McRae New Association.) SPOKANE, Aug, 4.-With three posses hot on his trail and a fourth being or ganized in this city to join the nuPt the outlaw and murderer Harry Tracy, is still at large. . . The officers, while they cannot definitely ocate their man, believe they have his rail, and know within a few miles of vhore he (a lying In wait for darkness to :nake another sneak. , Tracy ha a adopted the method of trav eling only at night, lying in hiding during the day. This plan of the fugitive is causing the officers no little trouble. After being seen at Wenatchee, Tracy worked gradually northeast and all indi cations pointed to an attempt to enter the Colvllle Indian reservation at or to reach the Interne tional boundary line. But the outlaw fooled his pursuers, and has taken a southern turn, and is now supposed to he in hiding in the rough Lake Creek country somewhere between Odessa on the Great Northern road and Wilbur, on the Central Washington. The lust report which is taken as au thentic is that Tracy or a man answering his description, was seen about two and a half miles north of Odessa about 9:30 last evening by Mrs. Craben, a farmer's wife. The man was riding one horse and leading another and carried two Hfles. As he hud been seen between Wilbur and Harrington, inquiring the way to Har BEEF WAR Meat Trust Files De murrer to Bill (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.) CHICAG0, Aug. 4. The attorneys rep resenting the alleged beef trust, are today prepared for filing a demurrer to-the bill by virtue of which' the Federal Court-la-sued an injunction to prevent the packing houses from conspiring to manipulate the market. The Insufficiency and unconetl tuionality of the anti-trust law and de "hVl of the right of Courts to compel parkers to produce their books for In spection ere alleged. In addition to a gen eral denial of the truth of charges made In Its bill. The demurrer will be filed as soon as It can be verified by the different defendants. Hot Weather Goods Our FEATHERWEIGHT UNDERWEAR, keeps you cool. Our OUTING SHIRTS are comforting. . Our dainty STOCKS and TIES are Summer-ike. WE HAVE WITH GREAT CARE PREPARED TO SUPPLY YOUR EVERY WANT IN ...Outing Furnishing Goods... Call in before you start off on your vacation. "ONLY GOOD GOODS ONLY M. SICHEL MEN'S FURNISHER and HATTER DO WEATHER Fair tonight and We are not Giving Things Away BUT WE ARE POSITIVELY SELLING 50c Imperial and Derby Ties, In the new Doric design.at. 25c " 25c fancy open work Socks, in three colors........... 12c Regular 50c Balkriggan Underwear...........,. ..i;....)....20c Regular 50c Mesh Underwear.......:... CRJCAT REDUCTION IN ALL OUR HATS. The well-known ZERO hat, all U v HENRY J. WHITE 0 GENTS FURNISHER" AND HATTJER.,, .. . . . 1 I i , . Bole Agent for th. KINO HAT.. . v I I 16S THIRD BTREET. . . BeCashlngton and TamhilL I rington, ' It ta supposed he got on the wrong road and struck Odessa considera bly west of Harrington. His direction when Been last night was north, indicat ing that he had turned on his tracks and was making for the unsettled country around Lake Creek. Undoubtedly for the purpose' of hiding during the day. Last night an attempt was made to waylsiy the outlaw.. Posses got ahead of him and were stationed along the differ- ent road which it was thought he might travel. Sheriff DeBolt was in ambush on one of theroads between Wilbur and Harrlrortori but the outlaw took a fork leading to the south and. missed the trap Sheriff Qradner. of Lincoln County, is at Harrington today; Sheriff DeBolt, of Douglas County, is at Reardan, while Sheriff Cudlhee, of King County, Is alBo working !n that neck of. the woods. Sheriff Poust, of Spokane, will leave this afternoon with- a, posse from this place and will work, in conjunction with the ether, officers. The plan of campaign laid out for the searchers ,now Is to wtat un- il darkness and then make another at tempt to waylay the outlaw. By changing his course it now seems evident that Traoy has not any further hope of making his way to the north. His route now takes him across the cen tral part of the state Into Idaho, He will have to cross the Palouse country, an open farming country with nothing but lanes and few' hiding places, i ; INSPECTION COMMITTEE. Assistant General Freight Agent Ful ton, of the Northern Pacific, left Satur day ijiht for San Francisco, where he Wn 4a, attend the meetings of the in spection Committee of the Transconti nental 'Freight .Bureau, which convened there today. This committee meets al ternately at Portland and San Francisco every she weeks. Assistant ' General Freight Agent Baird, of the Northern Pa cific at St. Paul, will also attend. Others who have gone there are Assistant Gen eral Traffic Manager Eden, of the Great Northern at Seattle; F. W. Peters, gen eral freight, agent of the Canadian Pa cific at Vancouver; R. R. Miller, general freight agent of the O. R. St N. Co.; W. E. Coman, general freight and pas senger agent of the Southern Pacific. TOMMY TRACEY TO FIGHT. Tom Tracey, the local welterweight, left this afternoon for Seattle to meet Tom Reilly In a 20-round contest on August 16. Although Reilly has the advantage In weight by tZ pounds, the friends of Tracey are confident that he will win in spite of the handicap. "1 REASONABLE PRICES." 288 Washington St PORTLAND, ORE oc Tuesday, warm; northerly winds. bids. sizes, to dose.l .m15c ''. J i i PRESIDENT'S GUESTS (Scrlpps-McRa. New Association.) OYSTER BAT. Aug. 4. Whltelaw R.ld and Mrs. Reld are guests of . President Roosevelt today,' arriving In Commodore Gerry's yacht Electra. Archbishop Ryan and Commodore Gerry were the only other guests, "After lun cheon the President and archbishop dis cussed affairs In the Philippines. UNRULY Arrested by Police 'After Hot Fight-To Be Courtmartialed. (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.) AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 4. Police raided the Eighth Regiment armory at S o'clock this morning and arrested a number of the members of the regiment. The sol diers resisted, usng furniture as mis siles. Bloodshed narrowly .was averted. The regiment was preparing to go into camp at. Newark, and made the night hideous by their yells, singing and throw ing missiles at passersby; All Will be court maftialed. . , ' " STRONG GUARD Ready for Other Out breaks Among the Coal Miners. SHENANDOAH. Pa., Aug. 4, No renewal of Sunday night's at tack on the soldiers' camp by strik ers was made. last night. Two Italians are under arrest and in the guard house. Troops have been supplied with ban cartridges. Fu neral of Joseph Beddell, will occur this afternoon, and In anticipation of trouble a strong force wll be on hand. COUNCIL MAY ACT The Three Cent Car Fare Meausure Is LeaL (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.) CLEVELAND, Aug. 4. The Circuit Court today dissolved an injunction against the City Council, iwhlch prevented that body from transacting business be cause of alleged illegality and the inaug uration of a 3-cent car fare. DIED GAME (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.) 6INO SING. N. Y., Aug. 4. Aaron Hall. was electrocuted at Sing Sing' prison at 6 o'clock this morning for the murder of Mary McCarthy in a New York depart ment store in May, 1900. He died calmly exhibiting great unconcern. This was the 62nd electrocution since the law was passed.- Halle's crime was deliberate He forced his attentions upon a girl and when re pulsed, walked Into the store and delib erately shot Miss McCarthy as she stood at the counter. He then lit a cigarette and declared he was glad he had killed her. Two years ago Halle was first sentenced to death. The case was appealed to the higher courts, which confirmed the Judg ement of the lower court. Another ap peal was taken, this time to the United States Supreme Court, but that tribunal also reaffirmed the decision ami an appeal to Governor Odell for clemency was like wise futile. VETERAN DEAD. (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.) CHICAGO. Aug. 4. Conunodor. Jo seph E. Montgomery, the veteran con federate commander who, during the Civ war, almost succeeded ' In " capturing General Grant, died this morning at the home of hie ann TftWv v. SAMUEL GOMPERSHERE Meeting of Union Cordray's Samuel G ampere, the ' veteran labor leader, arrived in the city this morning from Salem, accompanied by Max Morris and wife, and several well known local men who attended the meeting at the capital city last night. W. D. Mahon, president of the Amalga- mated Street Railway Employes, arrived In the city last evening anu delivered an address before the members of the la cal union. "I am going to talk tonight," said President dompersjon the labor prob lems, confronting' th working classes of today, on their hopes and aspirations." The American Federation of Labor was organized et Pittsburg in Novembnr. 1881, of which Mr"? Gompers was chair man; He was then chosen president of the organization, and has served in that ! capacity ever since. "During all those years I have devote! my entire time," salheC "to the work s s,;...M: : . : -' - 1 1 1 1 K 1 I IK, v'' 11 J? tfe-r, ,., ( -- -r j -j g SAMUEL QOMPERS, PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN FEDER. 5 BLOODY REVOLT -CONVICTS SLAIN VIENNA, Aug. 4, A revolt of convicts at Jullsavenlupoli, Russia, Is re ported. In a sanguinary conflict between prisoners end guards, 3 convicts were killed and 73 wounded. Twenty soldiers were wounded. . Immediately after subduing the revolt the ringleader was executed In full view of his fellow prisoners. Fifteen wore sent to d:irk dungeons, and the remainder flogged, some of whom are reported to bu dying from the effects of the punishment. LAW NOT VIOLATED '. ; SecretaryRootCompelled to Reinstate Miss Taylor. (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 4. The answer to Secretary Root to suit the mandamus filed against him by Rebecca J. Taylor, compelling him to reinstate her, will be filed this afternoon. The Secretary con-, tends the civil service laws are not vio lated, and that Miss Taylor was die charged for just cause.- Miss Taylor was dismissed because she wrote a letter criti cising the President's Philippine policy. Th. letter was printed in a local paper. SHOT BOY RECOVERING, Charles Boggess, 18 years oldV an em ploye, of the St. Clair Packing Company, on pouch street. Is recovering from the wound1 received by a bullet fired Into his leg by Special Officer Andrew. The young man states that h. and .some other boys were sitting on the sidewalk whenythe ofllcer appeared and told- them to bunch up. The boy started te run, when, the yfficer fired. Andrew made no report,, of th. incident to the police station Labor and Friends at Tonight. and more, too, figuratively speaking. Fif ty or 60 charters are being issued for new unions every . day. We hav. In creased in strength about one-half mil lion during the past six months, of which Oregon has given her full quota. Our erowth has been marvelouB. We now have a membership of over 2.000.000. 1 And the cities and towns of Oregon to be well organised, and when their popula tion Is taken Into consideration will com pare favorbly with any of the older states." This afternoon members of the party are being entertained by the Amalga mated Street Railway Employe. They are seeing Portland on the I'lty and Su burban's plt'gnnt observation car. Everything Is In readiness for tha meeting tonight. Good music has been secured and all who go to Corflray's the a(r tonight are assured beforehand of being well entertained. IREBELS QUELLED I i National Forces Master the bituation-Revo- lution Over. WASHINGTON', Aug. 4. Commander McCrea. of the gunboat Machias at Cape Haytlen, cabled today that affairs there appear more satisfactory. The national forces are well armed and the rebels have been driven from a critical position. No further danger of serious disturbances are imminent. CRUSHED TO DEATH, Near Kelso, on Saturday, Wm. Harrl gan, a logger, lost his life while loading logs. A falling log crushed him so 'se verely that he died In ten minutes. The victim ' was about 40 years of age, and. was buried at Kelso under the auspices of the Odd Fellows. I growth has been marvelouB. We now ation nr i arad w .. .. A $100 FIRE. At I o'clock yesterday afternoon a small fire occurred at Raster's restaurant on Fourth and Yamhill streets. The blase was extinguished by the Are department. The buHdign is damaged to such an ex tent tht it will be impossible to repair it as a frame structure undtftthe existing ordinal -.,. , , 4 ' , 1 rJ. n'' STRONG ELUSIVE. (Scrlpps-McRa. News Association.) PARIS, Aug. 4.-Actress May Yohe has not yet been able to locate Strong. She will remain in Paris until the end of the week, searching for him. BIG BOERS MEET. (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.) THE HAGUE. Aug. 4.General Lucas Meyer and' other Boer leaders conferred with Kruger today. TRAIN WRECK One Passenger Killed Four Injured Oil Tanks Burned. (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.) LOS ANGELES. Aug. 4.-A Santa F. passenger train returning from Redon- do ran into an open swith last night and crashed Into an oil train. Fireman Mar tin Is missing and four others severely injured. The oil took fire and burned the cars and the' Coombs Refining Com pany's plant. MALAYONWARPATH Several Striking teamsters Have Had Many Narrow Escape's. The .Ilanfleld-Veysey Company has a tenmstor who does not believe in unions. ahd is very free to announce It. He Is a Malay, huvlng come here sometime ago as a sailor on a British ship. When land ing here a strike was on, and he saw an opportunity to change his occupation to that of a "land lubber" Instead of a sea dog," and he embraced it. lie has been making it interesting for union men ever since. B. Tooley, busi ness agent of the Sand and Fuel Teams ters' lnlon, addressed him food humored ly the other day, and Inquired Incidental ly how he liked scabbing. The Malay be come a shade darker in the face, and armed w!th a two by four scantling threatened to wipe the entire North End with the ofTlcial dignity of Mr. Tooley. The lutter finally bluffed him out, how ever, and no blood was shed. On Saturday the Malay's Ire was again excited beyond all reasonable bounds. This time A. Wyman met him near the Oarrteld hntel and pleasantly addressed him thusly: "Hello, you Nigger senb!" Mount Pelre then turned loose in all Its fury. The Malay ' seized a convenient sledge hammer, and started after the flee ing form of Wyman shouting at every step: "Mr. Banlleld told me to kill all you union fellows thtit got gay, and he would pay the line. I ll kill you. I'll murder vou. break in your skull and burn you tfiS thr- stake." I 1'ut before any of these calamities could happen to Wyman he had found a safe retreat in the Garfield hotel, and the pur posf of the gentleman with the sledge hninmor from the East was foiled. Woodard, Clarke f& Co. Acquria FOR GOLD FISH ELECTED ASSORTMENT OF SPECIAL DESIGNS Nething more Decorative for Your Dining Room or Hot House Globe shape, SI. 33, down to 53c Cblong. with base.S 1 3.50, down to $8.35 Cblong, with stand $21.00 Sixth and Aider Sts. Monday, Come in today and have a little talk ,: about Gas and Electric iltrturei, 4 ' -We handle such quantitiea of special designs that -ve can alvaya surprise you, with really beautiful articles at f? ' i' V iray-down prices MAN LOST Jumped Overboard Wher Fearing Collision; WAS IN FISHING BOAT Steamer Potter s Crew Resetter John Wilson, JSut H. Hemcy , ; - . H. Hemey was drowned and John Wtf 4 son was saved after a narrow eaeap. t me voiumoia fuver ias nigni aooui oai. way between Flavel and Astoria. The men were In a fishing smack af ' the time of the accident, fishing for one a the salmon firms at Astoria. The nlghf ; was dark and before the men had tlm ' to realize the danger ot a collision th ' steamer T. J. Potter, plying between H . waco and Portland, was almost upot l them. She was on her regular run up tt 1 1 Portland, and tb. steamers' lookout weW at their respective positions. SuddenlJ they observed the fishermen's frail crafl v when within about 160 .feet of It. The : both gave the danger signal simultana -. ously, and every effort was at once mad . to steer the big boat clear of the smal one. The attempt proved successful, the -barely missing one another by a dlstano In the meantime, however, the occw- . stricken. Believing that' a collision wal ' unavoidable they Jumped overboard, and their dark forms battling with th wave) were plainly dlscernable to the Potter1 passengers. Life preservers were? throw ' to them and the crew shouted to' then to keep up courage. At th. same tin they were losing no time In trying tJ savt ' them. Several Of the crew boarded tbf, Gshlng craft and went te their resuce iney nnany tocaiea in. nai-urowuw Wilson and pulled him aboard. Before they could reach Hemey he threw up nil hands and sank. They' lingered In'thi vicinity fully 40 minutes." only leaving afl . er alt hope for his recovery was gone. . During all this time there was an esT citing scene on the Potter.' She had a bl passenger list, and men. women and Chili dren ran to and fro malting the night all ' ring with their words Of encouragement ; to th6 struggling fishermen. The cap tain and crew acted with promptness an , heroism and exhausted every effort U , save thent It seems that no one hut th v men themselves were to blame for th( occurrence. Had they not lost their pre " , ence of mind and remained in the boat all would have' been well. . V Wilson and1 his boat were taken to Ast torta.: On the trip up he told CaptaUf ( . Turner that he and his companion wer busy drawing In their net, and were no( aware of their danger until the Potter wa A almost on them. He told, a passenger. however, that they were asleep at th , time. The captain says that WUaoa Is t: foreigner, and being excited, it -was W: most Impossible to get an inteUlgibl story from him. Hemey was also forX elgner and bothTad been In Astoria forf sometime which they made their had quarters while fishing. l..,...w4'- FIGHTER STONED." ,,..:,.-4' MEMPHIS, Aug. 4. -Cleaver Miller. middle weight fighter, of this city. wa stoned almost to death this morning bj Horace Graham and Lee Johnson, botft colored. They waylaid him returning from a picnic. SPECIALS ON LIQUORS Yellowstone ..$ 1 . 1 0 Cream Rye, Ballemand's ..$1,10 McBrayers Cedar Brook ,.......$1.15 Hall's Special Scotch $1.15 Morgan's Rye, r. per gallon $3.35 Best California Port ' Wine, gaon $1.45 ' Eu6llbed tUy. August 4th 'vv A. - l