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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 15, 1902)
i Bohemia Nugget iflWAHI) A HKNIir, rnblUhn, COTTAGE GROVE ...OREGON. EVENTS OF THE DAY ' A Comprehensive Review of the Important llenptnlncs of Ihe Put Week, Presented In Condensed Form. Which la Moil m ..Ukely to Interest Our Many Ruder. i Irish Lad won tho groat sporting sweepstakes at Baratoga. 4 Senator McMlllIn of MIchlKan Is clnail. Ho hail boon in conirosa elnco 1880. i A tornado In Stearns county, Minn., Saturday ovonlng did mucli damago to I farm buildings and crops. General Corbln la authority for tho statement that Pacific coast army headquarters will not bo moved from vancouvor, Hasli. ' Tim Ran Francisco nolico commission "ha decided to enforce its order of July 22, requiring saloonkoepera to remove their slot machines paying casu pmra, A urndlcnto of Americans, led by T. 11. Hoard, of Nebraska, wealthy cattle man, will establish the first bonanta wheat farm in Canada, between Crnik nnd Davidson. Forty thousand acrcti havo been purchased. Tho houso of commons has adjourned to Oct. 10. The report of the comptroller of the treasury shows national Danes to vo in i good condition. An advanco in Krio stocks has been caused by rumors of J. J. Hill's con nection with tli e road. N. 0. Hopper , tho Chicago amateur rider. lowered the world's half-mile amatour bicycle record, nnpaced, on tho Salt Palace saucer track, covering - " tho distance in 0:53 2-5. The previous record was 0:58. t Tho British premier, A. J. Balfour, i has announced the appointment of the following committee of inquiry into the 1 conduct of tho Boer war: The Earl of Elgin, chairman; Sir Henry Nor man, Sir John Hopkins, Lord Eshcr, ; ' and Sir John Edge. '' Floods havo devastated the low coun- i .try on tie coast of the Black sea. Thlrtoen men were killed by an ex plosion in a mine at Bo wen, Colo. A Viking ship, 49 feet long, lias been unearthed on the Island of Karmoo, Norway. The expedition which started from ! Vancouver, B C, to search for Cocos Island buried treasure, have returned without success. m P Lucy Hovlng, chief organizer of the " ' Socialist party in Utah, waa run over by a horse and buggy at Ogden and instantly killed. The Colorado Republican convention . will be held at Denver Sept. 4. The Democratic convention will be hold in tho came city Sept. 3. ProfoFsor John Jay Watson, a well known musical director and author of many popular works, died at Boston Thursday. He waa born in 1830. The various oyster canning and pack' ins companies in Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana, 10 In number, will, it Is said, combine under one head, with a capital of $2,000,000. Wu Ting Fang, the retiring Chinese minister at Washington, has accepted an invitation to address the local labor union at Binghampton, N. V., on Labor day. This is the first invitation which has ever been extended to .a Chinaman by a labor union in this country. An advanco of (5 a ton Has been made on all grades of salt. Crop repot ts have caused a consider able decline in the price of corn. It is conBldeied likely that the Earl .of. .Dudley will succeed Earl Cadogati as lord lieutenant of Ireland. During a debate in the house of commons the policy of Great Britain on Europe and China was sharply criticised. Cloudbursts in Colorado have de stroyed large amounts of property. A passenger train was swept from the -track, but no ono was injured. The betiothal of Archduchess Marie Annonciado of Austria and Duke Sieg fried of Bavaria, which was announced in Juno, has been broken' off by mutual consent. At a session of tho tariff committee of the Reichstag Herr Arendt moved a duty on raw copper in order to protect the German miners against the American. Rumor has it that the hasneen assassinated. king of Slam A cyclone destroyed 42 houBes at .v- FejEPri, province of Kursk, killing 22 people. t Robl, of Munich, Bavatla, boat the world's six-hour bicycle record at Fried rail Sunday. He averaged 38 miles an $ hour. - William 0. Whitney, of New York, has given a handsome house and lot to tho physician who attended Mrs. Whit ney in her long lllnsea. Tumors In convention at Davenport, la., "defeated a proposition to admit women' to membership and urged .taxa tion of church property. St. Louis and eastern capitalists have organized to build a bridge over the Mississippi at St. Louis and a new do- ,s poX in the hoart of the city. Charles J. Jones, popularly known as "Buffalo" Jones, has been appointed . buffalo warden lor Yellowstone park. The Bulgarian minister of commerce and agriculture has loroiddon tne ini portation of American grapevines. The papers of an anarchist of Pater- son, W. i., arrestee; in mo xira, naiy, , dlfcloeo a plot to assassinate King Vic tor Emanuel. Charles Roberts, an Englishman, was badly beaten at Boston for desecrating an American flag, and later fined $10 jn the dhtrlct court. i' i.i. II " ! 1 ' ' fnlAHO 8QLD EARLY, Dlipoicd of Their Philippine Holdings Before American Occupation. Rome, Aug. 8'. According to In ormatlon received b)tho Vatican, al most all tho real estato belonging to Spanish friars In tho Philippines, waa sold beforo American occupation to syndicates and corporations, registered and duly recognized, headed by Amer icans living in NonaVork. It is al leged by the aamo authority that, al though tho friars hold some shares in tlioso corporations, thoy do not own controlling Interests. Tho Vatican is surprised at the information, in view of Governor' proposition to buy tho friar's lands, which aro apparently no longer In their control. It la con sidered romarkablo that Govornor Tatt, fresh from tho Philippines, wan not awaro of the situation. Washington Knew About It, Washinton, Aug. 8. Tho war de partment has known for some tlmo that portions of tho friar lands In tho Phil ippines have been disposed of to com panies and all of the recent negotia tions conducted by Secretary Boot luvo carefully taken Into account any con tingencies which might arise through these tranafera. Tho transfers aro not considered to havo been entirely in good faith and it is generally believed that the friais do in fact hold a major ity of stock in tho companies which took over tho lands. URGE MANY CHANGES. Wyoming Democrat! Adopt a Plttform and Make Nominations. Rawlins, Wyo., Aug. 9. The Demo cratic state convention nominated the following ticket: Governor, George T. Beck, Big Horn county; state treasurer. Colin Hunter, Laramie county; secretary of state, II. N. Stickney, Albany county; state auditor, W. D. Hays, Big Horn county; superintendent of public Instruction, Mrs. Delario, Albany county; con gress, Charles i. demons, Carbon county. Thn platform adopted declares al legiance to the national platforms of the past. It demands the election of the United States senators by the direct vote of the people, the compul sory arbitration Of labor disputes; the divorcement of state institutions from partisan control, municipal ownership of public utilities, and a return to the original Australian ballot. Tho estab. Ilshmcnt of the initiative and referen dum is advocated and the opening o- the Shoshone Indian reserve is urgedf CHILDREN BURNED. Coal Oil and Matchtt Cause FrWMfuf Acci dent at Klamath. Ashland, Or., Aug. 9. A most shocking accident occurred at Klamath on last evening, resulting in tho death of two children, Lester and Emery Davis, aged 6 and 3 years. They were tne children of Mrs. Laura Moon Davis who conducts a millinery store there, It Is reported that the two children were playing in the yard in the rear of the house with some parlor matches, and that close by was a five gallon can of kerosene. In some way the coal oil became ignited, exploded nd covered the little ones with a blaze of fire. An attempt was made to smother the flames, and the burning clothing was taken from the little ones, but the flames had already done their work. and, after lingering in great agony, both dlod at 7:30 o'clock. WASHINGTON'S STATEHOUSE. Row In Progress for Some Days Is Patched Up and Work Will Proceed. Olympia, Wash. Aug. 8. The cap ital commission has succeeded in agtin smoothing over the difficulties between the architect and contractor. Con tractor Goss was instructed to take out the stone that had been condemned and he agreed to abide by the instructions, To avoid further difficulties Messrs, Pearson and Atkinson of the commis sion were instructed to look over all the stone on hand in company with the superintendent and determine whether any more should lie thrown out. WHITE RE8I0N8. American Ambassador at B s-li i Wishes t Quit tilt Job. Berlin Aug. 8. Ambassador White mailed bis resignation to the United States several days ago. It is to take effect early in November. Mr. White's resignation may now be in the bands of tho president. The date set by the ambassador to take effect was Nov. 7. He U now at Horn. burg, where he is taking the waters. Pope Baas Consangulnou Royal Marriages, London, Aug. 9 A dispatch from the Dalzell news agency from Rome says the pope has notified the reigning nouses of feurope that no more dlspcns ations for coneanguinous marriages will be granted. It is tho wish of the pope, says the dispatch, that royal persons contract marriages outside of royal families, in order to stop degen ration. Sold Union Cigar Labels. Chicago, Aug, 11. Jacob Goldsmith. once a prominent cigar manufacturer of this city, is under arrest hero under what is said to be a systematic plan for forging Union cigar labels. Ho was taken Into custody at a down-town ho tel after he had delivered 3,000 of tho nogus labels to some union men who had set a trap for him. Natal Wants Immigration. Pletermarltzburg, Jtfatal, Aug. 8. An Important report made by the sur veyor general and director of agriculture estmatea that 10,000 whites are neces sary that Natal may be able to supply her own agricultural noeds and declares that preference should be given to farm ers willing to work with their own hands. The report recommends the leasing of government lands at rentals equal to three por cent of tho unim proved value, and also advocates assisted immigration and grants of money to encourage agricultural de velopment along various linos. NEWS OF THE STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM PART8 OF OREGON. ALL Commercial and Financial Happenings of Im portance A Drlet Review of the Growth and Improvements of the Many Industries Throughout Our thriving Commonwealth latest Market Report. A'now largo gold dredger' on John Day'rlvor has Btartcd up. C. A. Francis i f Mount Tabor was drowned at White Salmon. Machinery tins been ordered for a con densed milk factory nt Hillsboro. Forest fires are causing considerable damago in tho vicinity of Giants Paw. Tho Portland Civic Improvement association is making war on billboards. A large amount of cement sidewalks aro to bo ordered by tho Portland city council. Citliens of Independence havo de cided to givo a bonus of $3,000 to the first railroad building to that plnco. F. A. Schracht, who was In tho employ of tho O. R. & N. Co. tor 20 years ns a ship and steamboat builder, died Monday at his homo near Damas cus. Tho marriago of L. Bush Livermoro, editor of tho Baker City Herald, and Mies Ethel Cox, occurred at Stephen's Episcopal church at Bnkor City Sunday evening. Tho Sugar Pine Mills, constructed at Grants Pas:, on the situ of tho old factory nro-nbout completed and will be ready for operation by the middle of the month. Mrs. C. C. Van Orsdell and Mary F. Hurley, both of Oregon, were elected respectively gram' guardian mid bunker at tho national convention of Women of Woodcraft at Cripplo Creek. A letter of instrncion tent bv Com missioner Hermann to the register and receiver of the land office nt La Grande, Or., authorizes them to make tempora ry withdrawal of thu lands that are subsequently to bo embodied in the Blue Mountain forest reserve. Circuit court is in session at Oregon City. An additional free delivery ronto will bo established Sept. 1 at Salem. Oregon produced, about 19,000,000 pounds of wool this year, and nearly all of it has been disposed of at prices between 12 and 14 cents. The first wheat of tho season wes stored at the Albany Farmors Compa ny's warehouso at Albany Monday af ternoon. It was of A 1 quality. A contract has been awarded II. C. Per kins of Grants Pass to survey six town ships on the line of the Oregon Central Military Wagon road land grant. About 20 tons of hay recently cured and baled by J. E. .Murphy was burned near Salem. The firo caught from spark from the engino which furnished power for the baler. Governor Geer has appointed Z. Rigfs, of Salem, a memrjer of the state board of pharmacy to succeed G. C, Blakloy, of tho Dalles, term expired; also A. D. Charlton and A. I-. Craig, both of Portland, delegates to tho mln era congress at iiutte, .Mont., bent. 1 to 5. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla, 6061c for w crop; 030c for old; valley, 65c; muestem, BoQuoc. Barley-$17.75 for old, $10.60 for new cron. Flour Best grades. $2.05(33.60 per barrel; grabam, $2. 95Q3.20. MUlstuffs Bran, $15(310 per ton; middlings, $21.60; shorts, $18; chop, $16. Oats No.l white, $1.00i31.05;eray, Uoc.$1.00. Hay Timothy, $1215; clover, $7.5p10; Oregon wild hay, $58 per ton. Potatoes Beet Burbanks, 76(3 86c percental; ordinary, 60c per cental, growers prices; sweets, $2.50(33.00 per cental; new potatoes, lc. Butter Creamery, 2021c; dairy isl8c; store, n&UMc Eggs 2021c for Oregon. Cheese Full cream, twins, 12k (3l3c;YoungAmerica, 13J14Jc; fac tory prices, 1 lJic less. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3,603 4.60; hens, $4.006.50 per dozen, llll.Mc per ponnd; springs, 11(3 HKc per pound, f2.50O-l.00 per doz en; ducks, i2.6U3.uo per dozen; tur keys, live, 131 lc, dressed, 1610c per pound; geese, $4.uuu.uu per dozon. Mutton Uroes, ZM3c per pound; dressed, 6c per pound. Hogs Uross, 6J4cj dressed, 7Q7Mc per pound. Veal 7fiJ8c per pound. Beef Gross, cows. 3S3Hn steers. 3)4c; dressed, 78c per pound. Hops iu17c; new crop 17I8c. Wool Valley,12UQ15;EaBtern Ore gon, 814.Kc: mohah, 25a20c ponnd. Yale university gave degrees to a class of 060. Plans for a Cliineeo vol unteer mission were announced. A Chicago dispatch says that tho fear of a bituminous miners' striko is caus ing coal dealers and railroads to store thousands of tons as a reserve supply The will of very Rev. E. A. Hoffman. dean of tho general theological semi nary of New York, disposes of an. estato estimated at $12,000,000 to $16,000, 000. A repenontatlvo ol a Michigan car company is in the Sound country mak ing arrangements for securing fir to build cars of In tho future. A proposition Is on foot to divide Yakima county, tho Eastern half being called Riverside. Pressor is the pro posed county seat. This section of the state is growing very rapidly and resi dents favor come such step beipg taken Yakima county Is one of the lurgett in the state, its dimensions being al most equal to tho state of Connecticut. 1 TRACY DEAD TO NOTED OUTLAW 8UICIDE8 ESCAPE CAPTURE. Cloiely Punuid and Twice Wounded, He Puts an End to Ills existence Body Pound In a Wheat Field Near Ihl Eddy Ranch, Wheia lie Spent the Uit Pew Days ol Ills Lilt. Patal Wovnd Made by 45 CellbtrRevolver Spokane, Aug 0. Harry Tracy la dead Thu notorious criminal, convict, outlaw, dosoprudo mid multi-murderer committed snlcldo last evening, niter being shot t leu by his pursuers. His body was found nt an early hour this morning, cold and dead, lying faro upward, mid tho hands still oarewdng tho famous 30-30 ritlo and 4S-cnllbru Colt's revolver. Tho resting plnco was In a wheat Hold near tho Kddy home, where Tracy spent tho lust few days, and whither hO had been tracked by his hunters. The body was taken to Davenport, miner cure of Sheriff Gardner of Lin coln county. Its disposition will be decided later by tho officials in charge After tidying for nearly two mouths all law, sotting at naught all efforts of tho authorities of two states to capture or kill him, txillllng the best mnn hunters of the Pacific Coast, and travel ing acioss two states with impunity, demanding and receiving entertainment nil along the line, this criminal won dur has nt last been vent to his final resting plnco.. A party from Croaton, Wash., had tho honor of running to earth tho out law, and -nro due to receive tho re wards of $3,000 offered by tho govern ors of iVasliiugton nnd Oregon and by private individuals. Thn party was made up of tho following persons, citi zens of Creston: C. A. Straub, deputy sheriff; Dr. E. C. Ijintor, Maurice Smith, attorney, and J. J. Morrison, n railroad section foreman. The.-o four men, armed to tho teeth and bent on achieving success wlieio others had failed, sot out from Creston yesterday aftrenoon about two o'clock. They wero norking on tho information of tho Goldfinch youth, who hnd been forcibly made the roniianion of the Oregon convict for ovor 24 hours nt the Eddy ranch, and proved said informa tion to bo well fonnded and worthy of belief. Proceeding in n southeasterly direc tion forabout 11 miles, the pursuing party mado all possible haeto in get ting near (ho Eddy ranch, which is sit uated on Lake creek, about three in II hi directly south of Fellows, on the Washington Central railway, nhero the outlaw was said to bo located The country is what Is called "scab,' and when near tho ranch tho party took all precautions as to ambushes or surprise. They approached tho place In safety, and when within fomo f-w hundred yards came across Farmer Eddy mow. ing In a field. Tho party went to him, and while engaging him in conver nation they saw a man imuo from tho barn, whlrh could bo plainly seen from where tho party stood on a rieu of the ground. "Is that Tracy?" asked one of the party. "It surely Is," laconically replied Fddy. With this Information at hand, and tho man so closo to the hunt ers, there wus naturally n grcut deal of excitement. Iho party ceparutod, and Lantcr and Smith accompanied Eddy in tho direction of tiio barn, whilo tho other two men swung around to cut off any break for liberty in another direc tion. Neairng that Rtructnro, tho two man hunters stepped behind tho barn on a slight eminence, from which thoy could watch everything that wont on, and the farmer continued up to thn barn door, Wnen lie arrived tlioro J racy camo from the barn again and began helping tho farmer unhitch the liorres. He car ried no rille, althouh he had his revol vers in place. The fugitive saw the men carrlyng rifles, and turning shraply on Farmer Eddy, said: "Who aro' tlioso men?" "I don't tee any men," mid tho host Whereupon Trucy pointed out tho two men on the hill, waitng to be suro of their man beforo they began Bhootiug Kddy informed his companion who tho men were, and nt that tlmo tho ofllcers, stepping a little closer, commnaded "Hold up your hands!" At this juncture the outlaw jumped be hind Edilyand placed both tho man and his horso between himself and the hunters. In this position ho command cd the farmer to lead his hoi to to the barn, and remaining under this cover ho moved toward tho shelter. Whon nearly to the stable he broke and dash' ed inside. Ho did not linger long, but in the twinkling of an eye reappeared, rifle In hand, and started on a dead run down tho valley. Turning to tho two men looking for him, the desper ado fired two shots, hut without his tisual preclplon. Neither bullet took effect, nnd without waiting for further fighting Tracy took to his heels and made all possible haste down tho valley leading south from tho barn. The man hunters wero off In pursuit, firing as rapidly as possiblo lit their fleeing quarry. Coming to an immense rock, tho out law taw a chance to got rid of his pur suers, and accordingly dodged behind it and began a fusllnde which he proba bly imagined would end th- struggle. Eight shots in all wero fired, and those eight will take some of the efful gence off the reputation of tho Oiegon convict as a dead shot. Seeing ho was not snccceding in his cudoavors, ho left his position behind tho rock and made UaBh for tho wheat Held not far din tant. Just as he was entorlnz the field , ho stumbled, and failing on his faco crawled on Into the flold on his hands and knees. This led the hunters to baWovo that they had at least wounded tholr man, 1 attended by all the municipal dlgnl but it was getting dusk, nnd they did taries and a largo numbor of visitors, not dare to proceed, as thoy could not Tho town was docked with American too tholr man nor know now ready ho ! w to tak a "pot shot." Thoteforo, niter holding n coninltatlon, they do- 'elded to nut round tho plnco and wait for daylight. Shortly after Tracy': disappearance Into tho wlituxt field tho watchers heard in nli( whtnli kitlllliilnil UN ttiniii.li ll f-illiiii IV V - .......... Irom about thu spot to which ho had crawled, No investigation was umdo, however, until morning, but that shot Is Mippoped to hnvo Iteeu tho fatal ono and tu havo Won resixinslhlo for hav ing sent tho noted desperado Into thu Great Beyond, In tho morning search was made and thu Inxly was found lying fnco upwards near the edge ot tho wheat field. Um)ii examination of the Innly It was found that the wound which result ed In tho outlaw's death wus iultlctod by tho 45-callbor revolver, held closo to tho head. Tho top ol tho head was badly mangled. Two bullet wounds on tho left leg showed tho causo of the nmn a despair mid Hiibfcquont slcidu. BURIED BESIDE MERRILL. Remains of Marry Tracy Interred at Ihe Salem Penitentiary. Salem, Or., Aug. 11. Thu roinulnn of Harry Tracy were ret'loved In Salem Saturday morning, mid woru qulutlv hurled In tho prison cemetery bv tho Mdo of David Morrill, tho confederate whom tho outlaw hnd cowardly mur dered. A fow people wero nllowed to see the corpse, but at the depot many hacked mementoes from thu cheap collln. Tho burial was uunttonded by ceremony, lie fore tho coffin was low ered chemicals wero placed In it for the purpose of destroying tho corpro, but the grave will bo watched in order to prevent any person from stealing the hotly. Ax tho body was posltlvol) Identified by the prison officials, there is no question of tho payment of the reward, but just who is entitled to It is a problem for tho claimant nnd tho 'Into to ralve. His famous -rille was given to tho officials. Merrill's ritlo was found In the brush within 200 yards of the spot where his body was found. Thofo who wish to tako tholr fami lies and spend n week at tho state fair will find ono of tho finest camp grounds on the roast, absolutely free. Any In foi matlon regarding tho fair by the sec retary at Portland. .HAVE A FAMILY NOW. Farmer Shandrow and Wife Adopt a Whole Orphan Asylum. South Haven, Mich., Aug. 7. Mr. and Mrs. Jnsoph Shandrow, of South Haven, have adopted a whole orphan asylum, 22 children in all. Tho child ren are not all Infants, f-'omn of them are bright, rosy-checked youngitor, already old enough to go to tchool. Mr. and Mrs. Shandrow have mado moro than a cointcncu off their 200 acre fruit farm, and it lias been their lifo long regret that children have never been born to them. To please his wife Sliandjow wrote to tho hmltli round ling hotpital nt Minneapolis, anklng them to send several children for n cummer's outing, with the privilege of choosing from them in case ho should want to adopt a boy. Tho Minneapolis Institution isn small ono, and the man apement promptly forwarded the vial bio supply of children over 3 years old no less than 22 boys and girls. They havo just decided to adopt all of them M'BRIDE HOLD8 OVER. Supreme Court of Washington Decides the Governorship Case. Olympia, Wath., Aug. 11 Tho state supremo court has handed down an important decision In tho tost cam brought at tho last term of tho court as to tho permanent increaro'of the membership of tho supremo court, and as to whether thoro exists a vacancy in tho offices of governor and lieutenant governor as a result of tho death of Governor Rogers. Tho opinion of the court is unanimous that there Is no governor to lie elected this full, but that Mcllrldo fills tho vacancy to tho end of 'his term. The judges are di vided on tho question of an inrreaso from five to' suven In tho membership of the court. PREMIUM LIST 18 OUT. Tho premium list of tho Oregon State Fair is now out and is boing dls trlbutod among thu farmers and breed crs throughout tho stato. It carries $10,000 in casli premiums on livestock and agricultural products. I.vory farm er and breeder In tho stato Is Invited to bring Bomething to thu Staio Fair this year and help swoll the big oxhiblt that is a I read promised. The South ern Pacific company hauls all exhlb Its to and from tho fair freo ol charge, which enables overyono to send some thing to help tho good cause along. FIFTEEN WERE KILLED. Railroad Wreck In Iowa Worse Than at First Reported, , Marshalltown, In,,rfAug. 11. It Is now known that 15 persons wore killed in tho freight wreck on tho Mllwaukoo road Wednesday afternoon. Of tho In lured two or three cannot rocover. Jt is thouuht that moro bodies may bo found, as tho wrckugo has not yet been ontlrcly cleared nwny. The Oregon Stato Fair this year promises to be ono of the greatest in dustrial expositions and livestock shows ovor hold on Iho coast. Tho fair has been good the past two years, but It will bo better this year. Don't fall to seo it. , - Thankful' Schwab Is Alive. Now York, Aug. 11. On nows of tho" recovery ol I'rosiuoni unarios m. Schwab, of the United States Stcol Corporation, becoming known at Ko- nleswart. wheio Mr, Schwab Is n largo property holder, thanksgiving mass was celebrated, says a dispatch to the Herald from Vienna. Tlio servieo was flags. COOS BAY RAILROAD GOULDS SAID TO BE UACKINQ THE PROJECT. Ilellcl That Their Money Is llulldlng Ihe Oreat Central, Prim Coos Hay to Silt Lake Receives Confirmation Through Kaslem financial Sourcer A Circular to Foreign Investors. Portluml, Aug. A clrculur Issued by J. L. Mclean t Co., hiuikursj Now York Oily, sets forth (ho merits and nil vantage of tho Gould railroad system, nnd speakn of thu connection of tho Goulds with tho Gient Central railroad projected between Coos bay nnd Halt Liko City, It Is accompanied by n map that shows tho extent of the Gould lines, nnd Incldulitally mnkes it plr.ln that tho projected lino tu Coos Bay Is much tho shortcut muto to Ilia Pacific about 186 in lien shorter from Salt Ijike than nuy oilier. The circular recites tho steps through which tho Oouldn hnvo nought to strengthen tho xsf tfou of their prop erties, showing that tho Gould rail- I roads now' reach tho Atlantic teabonrd, no nun in .Mexico nun t tuiiula, ami cover a largo producing section of tho .nisFiBKippi vnnoy wins a network of tracks. Iho only thing lacking to givo tho system tho balance that has hi lung been sought Is thu Pncillo roast lino. On this mutter the circular spoukn an follows! Tho Great Central, now building be tween Coos Hay nnd Suit Lake City, with an extension to Portland, Is Ik I loved to bo for thu iiurixwo of supply ing the missing link to thu Pacific const of the great Gould system. Although denials ol tlio fact hnvo been made by iH-onle actively In charge of tho build ing operations, it Is the general belief, through Inint Mntcd financial cIiiiiiiioIh, that tho money Is being furnished by tlio UouIiIh mid tholr associate. Cor lain it is Hint they can make tho best k)kbII)1o lire of n road through Cow Bay, and n branch to Portluml, and until substantial evidence to tl.u con trnry is forthcoming, mere pertu utory and technical deuinls will not autllco, and tho theory that tho Goulds nro the backers of the Great Central will bu urcopted an plnuslblo and worthy ol neiiol. This circular was Intended for clr dilation among foreign Inventors, nnd it was quite incidental that a ropy reached Portland. Thoro who have waicni'U mo fliuatlon, lioMovcr, wo other uvldenrea of the connection of tho Goulds with tho Coo Jtay district. 8HIPPED TO SALEM. Remains of Tracy Returned to Ihe Orsgon Penitentiary for llurlaf. Davenport, Wash., Aug. 0. Tracy's inxly is on its way to Palum, Oregon, ft was taken to Moxeow, a station on the Groat Northern. 10 miles from here. this altornoon, to bo convoyed over that road lot-cuttlo. The Inquest was com pleted this afternoon, nnd the Jury ren dered the following verdict: We, tho underslgiiiHl, duly sworn by li. i . .Moore, corouorol Lincoln rounly as a coroner's jury to Inquire Into thu rauMi of tho death of tho body of a per son beforo us, after lnsvctliig thu body and hearing tho testimony of tlio wit nesses, find as follows: That tho body is mat ol Harry Tracy, tho escaotl convict irom mo Oregon iHUilteutlary that raid Harry Tracy camo to his death- at tho ranch of Lou Kddy, in Lincoln county, Washington, on An gust S, 1002, by means of a gunshot wound from a pistol in his powesmoii and buhl In his own liMids, after first having been wounded by u pnrty or parlies to tills Jury unknown; that Harry Tracy was an escniicd rouvict from tho Oregon ponitoutinry, and at tho time of his death wuh fleeing from officers and possos ill pursuit, and that no one is hlamcahlo for Ills death, but that all efforts to effect his capture were praiseworthy and Hilly In accord mice with tho laws of Washington. IMPORTANT RAILROAD MOVE. Company Incorporated to Build New Portage Koad on Oregon Side of Columbia. Tho Dalles, Or., Aug. 0. Artlclos of Incorporation havo been filed in tho county clerk's ofllco for a company to build u railroad between Thu Dalles and Biggs, Sherman county, tho torml nus of tho Columbia Soiithuni. Tho right of way sought Is by way of tho Seufert ranch up Five Mile to tho intersection of Ten Milo creek, thence up Ton Milo crrok to tho Coojior ranch and acrora tc tho bench land above Colilo, on to and across tho Deschutes abovo tho old Milloi Bridge property. Portland, Aug. 0. An independent railroad on tho lino indicated in tho Dulles dispatch will, servo two pur roseH. it will admit thu traffic of the Columbia Southorn railroad to free water In tho Columbia river at Tho Dalles,. and It will servo as a nortnuo railroad past tlio unnuvlgnlilo stretch of tho Columbia liolow Colilo Fulls. It will bo able to do just what the Paul V. Mohr road was do signed to do. Tlio new road is believed to bo In tho Interest of tho Columbia Southorn. CORDWOOD 8HORTAGE. Men Get Work In More Desirable Lines, and Choppers arc Hard to Find. Indopondonco, Or., Aug. 11 A cornl I tion that demonstrates tlio improved commercial conditions in tlio vnlloy Is the scarcity of cordwood. While tho shortage does not assume tho character of a wood famine, yet tho prlco Is con' sidornbly advanced ovor that of last year, and the wood marketed m not ns good. Wood dealers say tho cause of all this is tho Inability to obtain men to cut wood, and thoy think next yuar will seo a still groator advanco. Men can obtain work at moro doslrable and profitable figures and so tho demand for wood fuol IsTgreater than the supply, General Lucas Mayer Dies Suddenly, Brussels. Aug. 11. Tho Petit Blou, announces the sudden death of Genera Lucas Mayer of heart dlsoaso. General Mayor was attacked several times witii this Illness during tho war In South Africa. RECEIVED CROWNS EDWARD AND ALEXANDRIA NOW KINQ AND QUEEN. Scene In Weslmlmter Abbey was Marvelous Aged Archbishop of Canterbury Nrarly Overcume, and It was with Dilllcully That Me Completed Ihe Ceremony of Ihe Coronation. litidon, Aug. W. Kdwurd VII, It. I., by the grace of God, nt llul United Kingdom of Great Britain nnd Ireland nnd tlio llritlsh Dominions llnyond tho Sous, King, Defender of the Faith, Em H'ror of India, was today crowned with out hitch of liitrui, and tonight J.ondon Is noisily celebrating Iho oont for whlrh thu woild has nwulted us, per haps, It never a wal tel any other coro nation. In nil respects thocoroniition was Im pressive. That prldo of oiuplru which marked ()iiiou Victoria's Jublleo was lacking! mid In Its stead there pre vullod among all classes a keen rend lec tion Hint onlx six weeks ago their king lay In danger of death, and this today produced tlmiikfulnrssnnd genuine sym Hithv for the man rutlier than adula tion for the king. This, however, did not prevent the public from voicing appreciation of such military display an tlio short military procession guwt them it vhiinco to seo. Until tho lHximlng of the guns an nounced that tho crowning of King Kdnnrtl had boon nchluved, thorn lin gered In tho minds of thoiiandn a lumens apprehension that even nt tho Inst I uent some untoward event might once moro plunge the nation into consternation. When this was pusred thu nmestrnlnod Jubilation wus as much ii tribute to tho king's Nr soiiul popularity as It was nu vldcifco of relief from tho tension of the lusl fow weeks. So t.hllo tho sitn on the Btrcols wero robled of many of those elements that usually accompany n great pageant, (buy will long ho to momliorod, ixirhaps romuwhat tenderly by those who stood on tho stands, at windows and on the sldewulks to see King Edward after ho had won nlmost from the jaws of death his crown. In Wcttmlniter Abbey. In Westminster Abltey tho scene was nothing lesi llmn nmrvclous. Nearly 7,000 mi'intivra of the nobility, tin. tlergy and tho gentry hnd gathered wllh foreign princes, niiibns-adnrs, colonial rulers, liidlnu sitenlntes, nnd leaders from tho furthest inarlers of tho glolm to whoru tho union Jack tiles, to do honor to tho king. Two Inci dents of thn service In tho Abbey will live In thu memory of many who wit nesied them. Tl.o first of theso, wlilih nlmost dovelojl Into a dramatic contretemps, centered around tho aged Archbishop of Canterbury. From the commencement of tho service tho arch bishop had tho greatest difficulty In reading or remembering the prayers. Thn book from which his nlmot blind eyes endeavored to read shook In his hands, ami when ho camo to plnco the crown uhiii King Edwards head Ids huge frame, towering abovo thu seated king, swayed so violently that the Bishop of Winchester had to supimrt Mm, while tho Dean of Westminster put a guard ing hand under thu crown. It was evi dent that tho Archbishop of Canterbury could not Mi his sovereign's head, nnd, nfter plnblng around, ho wus just about to com pit-to tho most luiiortant part of tho ceremony when It was dis covered that ho had the crown the back to tho front. Slowly ho raised It, but too Into to prevent tho choir from pre maturely bursting out with a loud "God Save the King." Amid a tension that had grown lo a pitch of painful norvousnosi, tho Urchhlshop finally managed to plnco tho crown corrrectly Uioii the king's bead. A fow moments Liter camo the climax of his feebleness. Ho was kneeling to do the first honmuu of all tho MibJtH!ts of tho king, when suddenly ho almost fainted, and would havo fallen iiimn Ids sovereign' knees hud not King Edward tenderly but firmly grusKd both tho prelate's hands nnd lifted him lo his foot. Tho bish ops of Inidon, Winchester and Dur ham clnspod their arms around tho archbishop, tho kliigtisscd his wrink led hand, tho archhjsliop'd f,cnd fell back, his feet moved slowly nnd me chanically, and thus lie was moro enr rled than led from tho throno to King Edward's chapel, where ho was re vived. Ilei Majesty's appearance won ex truvugant cnconlums, osjieciully from tho women, many of whom declared ' that Queen Alexandra did not look it day ovor 35. Tho rucuu'H own crown ing was brief and simple Whon the four duchesses went to hold a canopy over her majesty's head, tho Duchess of Marlborough and tho Duchess of Portland led tho way. Thoy orformod tholr duties excellently. At tho ap proach of tho crucial period for which tho peeresses had long practiced, iinino ly, tho putting on of their coronets tho moment tho qucon was crowned, u flutter of norvoiiHiioes ran through tholr ranks, coronets wero nulled nut nnd pinched into slmpo, tholr fuceo hurdoned Willi anxloty, and then all thoir arms suddenly woke un. nnd coronets, largo and small wero put In place, noino crooked and boiiio straight. For tho next flvo minutes tho disregarded what passed beforo them; first one und then another turned around for advlco and holn. nnd then onuod a mutual pushing of ouch other's coronets into place.' luroiigiiout tlio kingdom tlioro worn great Illuminations nnd displays o" fireworks and general cclohrutlon of the event in tho ovonlng. St. Paul Cathedral Wean. London, Aug. 0 In Its lasuo thin morning tho Daily Mail savs that, nnn of tfio great porticoB of St. Paul's cathe dral threatens to.collnpeo unless thor ough repairs aro undertaken. Mcleor Ihe Winner, Cowcs, Aug, (I. The principal races at tho regatta today was won by tho kaiser's yucht Meteor, of American build. Svbarlto waa second, A galo was blowing.