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Broke Jail Easily.
Haw T, yj Prisoners Gained Freedom
at Jacksonville.
J acksonville , Jan. 31.—J. C.
Hopkins and Frank Murphy, held
for burglarizing the store of D. D.
Minkler, in Ashland, three weeks
ago, and who were confined in the
county jail awaiting the action of
the grand jury, broke jail last
night, and have not been recaptur
ed. They were in the corridor, and
could go in and out of the cells at
pleasure. They succeeded in re
moving the staple which held the
bar in the lockbox, and as the low
er bar was not locked, they bad
only to slide it out of the way and
the door was open. The staple was
removed, it appears, by reaching
the band through a section of the
latticework and sliding a thin piece
of wood or iron along beneath the
staple and lifting it up, when it
would turn over and fall out of the
bar,thus relieving it and leaving it
free to he drawn out, and the door
opened without farther hindrance.
Once in the open jail, it was an
easy matter, with a heavy piece of
iron they had wrenched from the
building, to burst open the outer
door and gain their liberty. Their
work shows them to he experts of a
dangerous character. Sheriff Barns
and several deputies are in hot pur
suit of them.
An adjourned term of the circuit
court will begin next Monday,
February 8th.
Six car loads of wool, aggregating
133,000 pounds, were shipped from
Heppner last Friday to Bosten.
Secretary of State Kincaid has
refused to furnish stamp, codes or
other paraphenelia ordered by the
Benson faction.
Cupid seems eo be taking a lay
off. Not a marriage license has
been issued by the county clerk for
two weeks.—Times.
The two oldest native-born sons
of Oregon are Cyrus II. Walker of
Albany and Capt. J. 1). H. Gr
f
Astoria. The former was hoi n on
December 7, 18oS. anu tiie latter on
March 29, 1839.
Petty 0'Teves are reaping a golden
harvest in Myrtle Point. Clothes
are being taken from the lines at
night; fruit and bacon is disappear
ing from cellars, and there are
chicken thieves galore, says the En
terprise.
Oregonian: The secretary of state
will not authorize the printing of
hills introduced in what is called
the Benson house. This will lie a
small loss to the people of the state,
hut it will he a grievous thing for
the state printer.
Wednesday the taxpayers of Du
fur school-district, in Wasco county
decided by a vote of 50 to 9 to
bond the district for $1000 for the
purpose of building a new school-
house. A tax of 7 mills was also
voted for school purposes.
Twelve carloads of Eagle valley
fe<l cattle were shipped East by rail
from Baker City last week. Iowa
buyers purchased these <*ttle, pay
ing *3 per hur.dred-weieht. wh ca
is regarded as a high pi
ly so, as they took the .
out refusing any of •’.»
GOLD H IL L JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON FEBRU A RY 5, 1897.
N um b er 2.
S iib s c r lp lio ii * 1 .5 0 .
A Cruiser Disabled.
The Train Robbery.
blown apart and the heavy timbers
of the car shivered into splinters.
The car was at once entered and
the two small safes of the expree
company attacked with giant pow Serious Accident to the Brooklyn in
Tomorrow a meeting of the farm Five Men Hold up the North-bound
der. Both of these were blown
ers of the valley will take place at
the Delaware River.
Overland Near Roseburg.
open; in fact, demolished, so heavy
the opera house in Medford for the
were the charges used. The last
purpose of discussing the sugar-
load of dynamite discharged, how
beet question. L. C. Coleman will
R oseburg . Jan. 29. — Shortly ever, went beyond its usefulness.’ 1 hiladelpiua , Jan. 31.— 1 he
deliver an address pertaining to
after 11:35 o’clock last night the the for?e in some manner being ex- j United State3 steamship Brooklyn,
the matter.
S. P. north-bound overland, reached erted toward the car stove and | the latest pride of a peerless navy,
calculated to withstand the fiercest
The Oystermen at Bay Center,
a point two miles south of this city, sending the burning coals flying in onslaughts of shot and shell, today
Washington, are preparing for the
every direction. These alighting
spring run. The oysters of the bay known as Sheridan’s Farm.
among the paper-wrapped packages lies almostentirely helpless because
The
train
was
in
charge
of
Con
are in fine condition now, and last
at once set the interior of the c;ir of a narrow ledge of sunken rocks
ductor
Veatch,
with
Rear
Breke-
I in
laze
*n t ^ie U)elawarer’veri above Marcus
summer there was the heaviest
in a a 1 1 laze.
rr,
, H ook, Pa., on which she struck
spawn that has been known for 20 man Lohe, Engineer Morris and
the robbers finding their work >
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Fireman Hendricks having charge ,
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heavily vesterday afternoon. H er
years.
becoming hot made for the mail
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lower double compartments forward
of the engine.
The domestic animal commission
car and entered it. Little distur-
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Reaching Sheridan’s Field, Mor ,
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were stove m, and it was only by
is estimated to cost only $7000 for
bailee was made, however, the ues- .
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ris noticed ahead on the track a
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, , . , , , .¡tho merest good fortune that the
peradoes evidently being fearful of
.
the ensuing two years.
This is
man with a red lantern which was ‘
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, big vessel did not sink. 1 his would
occupying too much time, inasmuch
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quite a come-down from the figures
being waved violently. The engin
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, undoubtedly nave been the result
of previous appropriations, viz.,
as the dynamite explosion and the
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had not her inner compartments
eer at once shut off steam, bringing
blaze of the burning express car
1889, $12,000; 1891, $15,000; 1893,
fully
withstood the shock. As it
the engine to a stop almost opposite
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$12, 000; 1895, $8,000
was she was pulled clear of the
the man flagging.
rocks and is now tied to the big
No sooner had the motion been
taken off the train than a man,
stone icebreakers at Marcus Hook,
protected from the heavy ice gorges
heavily masked, climbed over the
tender, and, leveling two revolvers
in midriver.
The vessel is seriously damaged,
at the engieer, ordered him, under
BodÌGS Of tllO LegiSkdh’8 in nnd R is impossible to say when
Shipped as a Sailor on a Yessel penalty of his life, to do as told in
she will he able to go into active
handling the train.
Session at the Time.
Bsuid for San Francisco.
Hendricks, the fireman, with
service. At present, she is in no
danger of further damage, being
quick wit, on seeing the masked
robber
making
his
way
into
the
cab,
S an F rancisco , Feb. 2.—George
The Pennsylvania state capitol protected in the safe anchorage af
dropped
down
in
t’
n
e
shadow
of
the
Edward Butler, alies Ashe, the
was destroyed by lire Monday after forded by the icebreakers. How
the accident occurred can only ho
tender, and from thence crawled to
murderer, whose arrival on the ship
noon. The legislative halls are in
established by a court of inquiry,
the track. Working his was to the
Swanhilda was so long expected, is head of the engine, the fireman ruins and a new structure will rise and this, Captain Cook, of the
now in the San Francisco jail.
started on a dead run to Roseburg, from the ashes of the structure that Brooklyn, has already asked for.
The Swanhilda was sighted this two miles being covered in less than has served as a meeting place of
The exact place where the vessel
morning, coming through the heads 15 minutes. Here he quickly in the state legislature sinco 1822. struck was on Schooner ledge rod:,
in tow of the tug Acteve. The tug formed the people at the station of The flames, within the short space between Chester and Marcus Hook,
blew six whistles, the signal agreed what was going on.
of an hour, ate up $1,500,000 worth and the lime about 1:45 o’clock.
upon, if Butler was on board, hut
Superintendent Field fortunately of property.
the detectives waiting lower down happened to be in Roseburg, and
J. II. Whitman of Medford was
The house was in session and the
th? hay did not hear them, and al hurriedly gathered a posse of armed senate was about to convene after a commissioned notary public ami
though the Swanhilda was coming men, took an engine from the round
his credentials forwarded him last
in, they did not know if Butler was house and hurried back to the point few minutes recess at about 1 Monday.
o’clock, when flames were discover
on board, Suddenly a red light where the robbed train lay.
The plant, real estate and liquor
ed. Instantly there was a motion
flashed out through the darkness.
As the relief engine pulled out of to adjourn and all was constcrna- belonging to the Medford Distilling
This was another signal, and the Roseburg several heavy shots were
tion. In the senate the members and Refining Co., which was put
officers knew their man was there. heard and as it approached tl e
lip at public auction a second time
The custom-house boat Hartley, scene a bright glare was seen in the were lolling about in their seats. brought a considerably Better price
and which had been placed at the sky. This proved to he the express The place began to smell of smoke on Saturday. About $1500 more
disposal of the police, was hoarded car, the stove of which had been and soon clouhs of smoke came was realized. It is quite probable
down the elevator shaft.
Fire
in haste by six detectives, four shattered by the successive shots of
that the sale will he confirmed thia
alarms
were
sent
in
and
the
senate
newspaper men and four revenue dynamite, the coals setting fire to
became a mass of howling men. time. Most of the property was
officers, and the little vessel steam the car. Train hands were vig
hid in by B. I*. Theiss, who expects
ed rapidly away to the Swanhilda, orously fighting the flames, hut Desks wese being jerked loose and to conduct the distillery. Times.
which was met off Fort Point. The their efforts proved for nought, the carried out; the same work going
Representative Langell has intro-
detectives remained concealed in car with safe, express packages and on in the house chamber.
The fire department was slow ■ duced a bill to make Ashland col-
the cabin while the revenue officers contents being completely destroy
in
arriving, and men about the lege and normal school a state in-
went on hoard the Swanhilda to ed.
capitol
were doing their best to stitution, to he known as the
see if Butler had been put in irons.
Following Fireman Hendrick's
check
the
blaze.
“.Southern Oregon normal school.”
They reported that he had not, and escape, the desperadoes ordered
Although there was a heavy rain A hoard of 12 regents is appointed,
the detectives then went on th e ' Engineer Morris to “kick” the train
and
snow fall, the woodwork burn- and tb« ^ nerrtl P0’^
Roveru-
ship.
hack. This done, the mail and ex
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is
the
same
as
mr
other
nor-
Butler was pointed out and in a press cars were cut off and hauled ed up like tinder. Soon there was
The bill can.icB a
second was handcuffed. He de ahead some 50 yards, chased by lire in every portion of the build- $16)000 appropriation.
nied that he was Butler, hut was Conductor Veatch and Brakeman ing and there was no hope for the
positively identified by Detective i Lohe, who shouted to the engineer, historic structure. During the fire
The largest single item in tho
McIIattie and Conroy, who came inquiring the trouble.
several persons were slightly injur-i general appropriation hill is tho
here from Australia for that pur- ( Their answer was a fusillade of ed by falling timbers. F o ra tim e1 aggregate estimate for the insane
pose. The suspected murderer was shots, and the command to get hack it looked as though the adjoining asylum, amounting to $!30,49('.
taken on hoard the Hartley, which to the train. Neither seeming to department buildings would he de- This is certainly an enormous sum,
soon landed him at the wharf. A obey quickly enough, another vol stroyed, hut the shifting wind saved and one whose every item of detail
patrol wagon was in waiting, and ley was fired at them from the en them. At 2 o’clock the flames were should he scrutinized by the mem-
he was hustled off to prison.
gine. The whistling of the bullets under control, tho fire having been hers of tho legislature, i t .a fair
Although the arrest was a com left no mistake as to the intent of confined to the capitol building.
to suppose that a considerable port-
plete surprise to the suspected man, the people handling the weapons,
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inn ,,f jhjg amount represents ex-
he maintained a remarkable calm and Veatch and his brakeman heat
Six Chinamen—Wong Chung,' penditures which it has been plain»-
ness, and calmly puffed a cigarette a retreat to the train.
Wong Ah Lin, Mark Lai, Gee Chong ed to avoid in the event of the eon-
as he went ashore.
The express car was the first ob
Line Gon and (¿nen La- -were de struction of the Eastern Oregon as
jective point of tho robbers, after
ylum. The abandonment of that
T he W ay to C ure catarrh is to they had hauled that and the mail ported from Tacoma on the steamer enterprise will not, work a saving
purify the blood, ami the surest, car ahead of the train. Receiving Tacoma, Friday. They had been I of the v, hole am.,ant of its propped
safest, best w ay to purify the blood no reply to their second command in this country for years and • 'd ¡appropriation. The patients, as
is by taking Hood’s Sarsaparilla, for Messenger Butler tocome out— pre k good English. They failed ¡their numlssr iuer.-as» s, must he
the One True Blood Purifier.
he having slipped through the ope- 1/ register under the G tary law, I taken care of somewhere.
H ood ’ s P ill * are prompt, effic site door—a charge of dynamite claiming ignorance as to its exist
The N ews is the newticet paper
ient, always reliable, easy to take, was placed under the ta r and fired. ence, the” Iteing in the mountains
i
in
Jackson county.
minim:
at
the
time
of
its
parage.
easy to operate
3 The effect was ruinous. Doors were
Union Meet Company, of Portland,
bought two or three bunches of cat
tle recently for $2.75 and $2.90 per
hundred.
Geo. E. Butler Arrested.
The Capitol Burned.