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TRACEY AND MERRILL DESPERATE BREAK
ARE SURROUNDED.
FOR LIBERTY
G ervais , June 11,
3 p. i d :— Na
tional guardsmen from Salem and
W oodburn have just arrived here to
aid in search for escaped convicts,
Tracy and Merrill.
Together with the posse headed
hy Sheriff Durbin, they will sur
round the thicket wherein it is sup
posed the fugitives are coucealed.
The men are supposed to ho in the
woods now surrounded, hut there is
S alem , June 9. — The usually quiet
a possibility that they escaped early
city
of Salem is in a fover of excite
this morning, as two men answering
ment to-day as the result of one of
their description were seen goin
tho most bloody jail breaks in the
toward Boone’s ferry.
West.
Three Cuards at the State
Penitentiary Shot down
In Cold Blood by the
Ruffians.
Many new Styles and Shape S,
also many new Girdles, for
Summer.
Absolutely the Best Line Made.
RIBBONS, 1(11) CLOVES, LACES, and
Tracey and Merrill are at
Large With SI,500 Reward
Offered Dead or Alive.
A new'line of Summer Shirts and Sweaters
CONSPIRING AT PRETORIA
for men.
ive-HTxiNcf' III/ c l k i n & B r i s t o w ,
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TH2 Loading- IMercHants.
Of Gent’s and Boy’s Furnishings
Goods. I have Just Purchased the
Clement Stock on the Corner of W all
and River Street, Cottage Grove, and
will Sell for the Next 3 0 Days, at
Great Bargains.
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j're thinking of a New Suit and of W here to get it to
Adva litiige. I f Y ou ’ll accept our Suggestion You’ ll Buy it
»nd Here.
bought our Clothing direct from the Largest W oolen Mill
icrica, Fiuishing the cloth they weave into Clothing.
Clothing bears this guarantee,
he Poods in this Garment Contains no Cot-
or a n o th er Adulteration and we will
it $100 if Cotton be found in the Warp
illing- of Same,”
MAYFIELD WOOLEN MILLS M'FRS.
+ MOTHERS +
ig your little chaps to our store and fit them out in
Natty vestee Suits, Ages 3 to 9 years. Knee pants suits
ys from 3 to 12 years. Men’s and B oy’ s Clothing a full
M eu’s all wool suits, no shoddy, no cotton, as low as
<r suit. Suits for $1G as good as maoy $20 to $25
Jsewhere.
A PUZZLE
How are they going to get
through? They can’ t do it any
more than tho proverbial camel cau
go through the eye of a needle.
There’s nothing like our tine wire
screens in windows and doors, as
well as our Summer closets and
wire coverings for victuals to keep
the insects out. They are cheap, too
and allow the air tociicu late freely
through the rooms, d o
home
should be without them.
GRIFFIN &VEACTCH CO
£ T. ANDEltSON, M. D
em enw ay
& Burkholder.
P h ys icia n and S u rg e on
Surgery and Female diseases A Specialty. All
calls promptly attended to.
Office in Sherwood block; Night calls at
New Era Drug Store, rh oue 16« Main.
II. KINO
A tto rn e y -a t-L a w
Special attention given to Collections.
COTTAGE OBOVE,
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ICE! ICE!
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ut b o y one of those fine lots or acre tracts from L on g A Bingham, adjoining Cottage Grove,
ow ( M location will suit you and
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The escaped prisoners are Harry
Tracey, aged 27, serving 20 years for
assault and robery, and David Mor
rill, serving 13 vears for the same
crime, xheir prison numbers wore
respectively, 4088 and 4089.
Tracy in particular is said to be
a desperate character, he having kil
led an officer in Colorado some years
ago. Both are hardened criminals,
who will fight to the death before
surrender.
D E S P E R A T E MEN
P ortland , June 9,—The killing of
three guards and the escape of the
murderous convicts, Harry Tracy
aud Dave Morrill, created no little
excitement about the courthouse this
morning when Sheriff Frazier re-
cived the news from Sheriff Durbin
of Marion County.
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escaping convicts when thoy discov
ered it was empty.
At 7 o’clock this morning, when
the prisoners were turned out to
L o n d o n , June 8.— In a letter from
work, Harry Tracy, who was doin g 20
Pretoria, dated May 18, the corres
years for train robbery, and Dave
pondent of the Daily Mail says that
Merrill, sentenced to 13 years for
The fatal onslaught upon tho
the previous Thursday GO arrests
the same crime, went to their work
penitentiary guards recalled the
were made there as the resuls of the
in tho foundry as usual.
daring attempt that the same two
discovery of an extensive plot to
The guard in chargo in tho foun
fugitives made to escape from the
blow up the Government buildings
dry was Frank Farrell of Salem.
County Juil here previous to their
and Lord Kitchener’s resideuce and
When his back was turned the con
commitment to the state institution.
to spike the guns in the artillery
victs secured revolvers from some
Merrill and Tracey had been tried
barracks. The parties concerned in
hiding place, and without a word of and found guilty of burglary.
the plot, according to the correspon
warning stepped up beliiud him and
Jailor Dougherty and Deputy
dent, were lawyers, chemists and
blew his hrnins out. Farrell fell
Sheriff Toni Jordan were in the- act
Boer and Dutch prisoners on
dead, and his murderers at once of removing tho two prisoners from
parole.
made a break for the last wall of the their cells to tho courtroom above
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Remain Holland. penitentiary with a ladder they had to receive sentence. The jailor pre
R u sse ls , June 8 . — Mr Kruger de picked up in the shop.
ceded Jordan a little, and he had no
On reaching the wall they ex sooner opened the cell door and ad
clares that he will end his life in
changed shots with Guards B F Tif mitted the men into the open cor-
Hollnnd.
fany and S R T Jones, who wore ridur thnn Tracey quickly pulled a
A Wortby Successor.
stationed there, and after shooting gun on Dougherty and fired. The
them down scaled tho wall and bullet went high as Dougherty fell
“ S o n i c t lii il(v N o w ( iiilcr T h e S i i l i ’’
started their dash for liberty, taking quickly to his knees. Before Tracey
All Doctors have tried to cure with them the rifles of the men who
could force Dougherty to give up
cattarah by the uso of powder, acid
gases, ihhalers and drugs in paste fallen victims to their murderous the keys to the other doors, Tom
form. Their powders dry up tho
Jordan covered him, and the desper
mueuous membranes causing them to fury.
crack open and bleed. The powerful
After leaving tho prison, tho cod - ado throw up his hands. The at
acids used in tho inhalers have eaten
away the same membranes that their victs were last seen following up tho tempted outbreak cost Tracey dearly,
makers have aimed to cure, while course of Mill Creek, from where it as his sentence was increaced to 20
pastes and ointments cannot rech tho
diease. An old and experienced prac is thought they have struck for the years, while Merrill got off with 13.
titioner who has for many years made the tall timber in the W aldo hills,
Tracey had secured a relvolver
a close study unit specialty of the
treatment of cattarah , has at last their evident intention being to reach from his wife, who had secreted it in
perfected a treatment which when the mountains.
her dross.
faitthfully used not only relieves a
As soon as tho remaining priso
In speaking of Tracey and Morrill
once, but permanently cures cattarah
by removing the cuusa, stopping tho ners had been secured, a general and the likelihood of their capture
discharges,and curing nil inflamma
tion. It is tho only remedy known to alarm was given, and within a few this morning, Deputy .Sheriff Math
science that actually reaches tho minutes a posse o f 50 mon was upon ews said:
affleted parts. This wonderful remedy
“ Tho men are desperate characters,
is known as “ snuffles the guaranteed the trail of the murderers.
cattarah C ure ” und is sold at the ox
Tho way in which Tracey and and they will not likely he takon
tremely low price of One Dollar, each
package containing internal and ex Merrill first secured tho guns which alive. They are the most dangerous
ternal medicine sufficient for a full Ferrell, the shop guard, was slaugh men the Multnomah County author
month's treatment and everything
tered was at first a mystery, but the ities have bad to deal with—in fact
necessary to its perfect use.
‘ snuffles ’’ is the only perfect fact that roauy of tho excursionists they are as had as thoy mako them.”
catarrh cure over made and is now
Detective Dan Weiner, whilo ar
recognized astheonlysafeand positive who visited Salem yestorday went
cure Itor that annoying a id disgusting through tho penitentiary leans color resting Merrill and Tracey, was shot
license. It cures all inilumatlon
quickly and permantly and is also to the theory that it was by their at and had a narrow escape from
wonderfully quick to relive hay fever means that the revolvers were se being killed.
or cold in the hf . ad .
Tho men have a had record which
catarh when neglected often leads creted in the foundry.
to consumption —" snuffles ” will save
Just how Tacy and Merrill were extends back for a number of years.
you if you use it at once. It is no
Merrill formerly served throe
ordinary remedy but a complete treat informed of the location of tho
ment which is positively guaranted to weapons is not known, but already years in tho Oregon Penitentiary for
cure catarrh in any form or stage if
used according to tho directions which detectives are at work on this phase robbing a car in this city. After his
accompany each package. Don’t delay of the case, and there is but little release, ho left the country aud
but send for it at once und write full
particulars as to your condition and doubt that the person or persons showed up again with Tracey, and
you will receive special advice from thus primarily responsible for the the two started out on their career
the the discoverer of this wonderful
remedy regarding your ease without death of three innocent men will be of crimo.
cost to you iieyondtho regular price of brought to justice-
They were sentenced to the pen
‘8XFFFLE8” the GUARANTEED CATARRU
Guard Jones has resided at Hub- itentiary March 22, 1899.
CURE.”
Sent prepaid to any address, in the hard Station, 18 miles from Salem
A reward of $1000 lias been of
United States or Canada on receipt of
One Dollar. Address Dept Et)B3 E dwin *or years. Tho station takes its fered for the capture of the fugitives.
H O i i . es A: C om pa ny , 2330 an d 2332 name from the family o f
Sheriff
It is said that this amount will be
Market Street, Philadelphia.
Hubbard. Jones leaves a wife and increased to $2000 befere the day is
four children.
over.
The reward is considered
Kruger will
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CONVICT SHOT.
none to large, as the fugitives are
They
a o well armed and, are exp ettd t*
fight for their li^es, spiring no one
in their effort to get out of the
country.
It is expected by some that they
will steal horses and make for Bar-
low Pass, going F.astwanl
S alem , June 9 (11 a. ra.)— At this both known to be dead shots.
hour the posse of men are hot on
the trR’k of the escaping convicts
and may overtake them any time,
when it is expected a bloody battle
will ensue.
When the first shot was fired at
Guard Ferrel in the foundry shop,
A H. a l F r i e n d
Ingram, a convict who is serving a
“ I suffered from dyspepsia and in
digestion for fifteen years,” says W
life sentence for the murder of his T Sturdevant of Merry Oaks N J
brother in Linn County in 1891, “ After I had tried many doctors and
attempted to wrest away the rifle medicine to no avail one of my friends
persuaded me to try Kodol. It gave
with which Tracey fired the fatal Immediate reli-f. I can eat almost
anything
I want now and ray dlges
shot, but was shot by Merrill in tho
tlon is good, ] cheerfully recom
leg, shattering the leg so badly that mend K odol.” Don't try to cure
it has been amputated hy the prison stomach trouble l>y dieting. That
only further weakons the system. You
physician. One of the rifles taken need wholesome, strengthening food.
from the guards who were killed on Kodol enables you to assimilate what
you eat b y digesting it without tho
tho wall was thrown away by the “ id. Benson Drug Co,