i tired two shots, hut without his
.1 .»revision. Neither bullet took
cff.'et and without waiting for further
, , . ’ . t L cv took to his hoels and
Martin Dolphin Suggests » Means of Ending
n fade'all possible haste down the valley
the Big Coal Strike
L . F . W O O L F Y, P u b l i s h e r .
leading south from the barn.
The man hunters »ere ott w> P,,r™ ;
New York, Aug. 13. — President
Roosevelt has in his hands, according Noted Outlaw Suicides to Avoid firing as rapidly as possible at
COTTAGE GROVE . OREGON.
to the World, a plan submitted by
Being Captured.
,KComi"* to an immense rock, the out- COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL
Martin Dolphin, ex- president of the
u t 1
a chance to get rid of h i. pur
International Order of Railway and
Commercial Telegraphers, by which BADLY WOUNDED, CLOSELY SURROUNDED suers, and accordingly dixlged behmd it A Brief Review of the Growth and ^
and began a fusilade which he proba
, Mr. Dolphin thinks the strike in the
meet of the Many Industrie] Thro«-),,
anthracite coal fields could lie ended.
bly imagined would end th~ struggle.
•Ot Our Thriving Cammonw iltk.
Bleeding
from
a
Severed
Artery.
Diwbled
hv
President
Roosevelt
referred
the
prop
Eight shots in all were fired, ami
An Interfiling Collection of Items From the
a Broken Leg, He Blew Mu Skull
osition to the attorney general’s de
Two hemiipheres Presented in s
these eight will take some of the efful
Condensed Poem.
Open with HI« Revolver.
partment, and it is now being consid
gence nff the reputation of the Oregon
Seventy-five tons of hay was hn
ered by 11. M. Hoyt, acting attorney
Convict a- a dead shot. Seeing he was
“**■
The Philadelphia Times ami Public | general.
nut succeeding in his endeavors, he left near Gaston Sunday.
Spokane,
Aug
6.—Harry
Traiy
Ledger have combined.
This plan is to have the government
his position behind tiie risk and made
Two hundred and forty Salem Maui
dead The notorious criminal, convict, a dash for the wheat field not far dis
The International Typographical exercise the right of eminent domain
went to Now port Sunday on the S f l
Vnion is in session a t Cincinnati this end seize a certain number of mines outlaw, doseprado and multi-niurdert r tant Just as he was entering tiie held |ern Pacific’s trial excursion. ow l
and operate them fur the purpose of committed suicide last evening, afti r he stumbled, and fading on his face
wees.
valley towns sent good quotas. ™*|
taking out all the hard coal required
The I «ad and Zinc News of Si. Louis by the government for its various build being shot twice by his pursuers. His crawled on into the field on his hands
The Baker City council hss *iu l
and
knees.
says a merger of white lead eompanics ings, on the ships of the navy depart body was found at an early hour this
This led the hunters to believe that for bids to furnish and maintain m 3
capitalized at $50,000,000 is being ment and foi all other governmental morning, cold and dead, lying fwe
they had ut least wounded their man, street lights for one year fro* y /"' I
formed.
purposes. The right of the govern upward, and the hands still caressing b u t it was getting dusk, and they did lier 1. The contract will |*
ment
to
intervene
in
a
strike
which
After three days of fighting at Barce
the famous 30-30 rifle and 45-calibre not dare to proceed, as they could not tember 1.
m
lona, Venezuela, President Castro’s men interferes in any way with govern Colt’s revolver. The resting place was see their man nor know how ready he
mental
functions
was
proved,
Mr.
were beaten, losing t>0 men and Gen
The growers of Bartlett pe«n
' was to take a "pot shot.” Therefore,
Dolphin contends, by President Cleve '• in a wheat field near the Eddy home, 1 after holding a consultation, they de- Southern Oregon will this week u*
eral Bravo, their commander.
land’s action in the Chicago strike of where Tracy spent the last few days, cided to surround the place and wait packing and shipping fruit.
Mrs. Elizabeth Young, the oldest 1893, when he ordered out united
loads Will lie shipped to Eastern i Hr- j
actress on the American stage, died States troops to keep the strikers and whither he had been tracked by his for daylight.
Shortly after Tracy’s disappearance kets during the station.
£ unday at the Actress Fund Home, on from interfering with the transporta j hunters.
Staten Island, aged 92 years.
The body was taken to Davenport, into the wheat field the watchers heard
tion of the United States mails.
judge Boise of the supreme ronrt W|
a shot which sounded as though it came
King Edward’s coronation was cele
In the present case the intervention I miner care of Sheriff Gardner of Lin- from about the spot to which he had rendered a decision that b u iM fe S
brated by 41 American gunboats at he advocates, Mr. Dolphin says, would j coin county. Its disposition will be crawled. No investigation was made, loan companies in Oregon cannot oil
Caveito on Saturday. They dressed also break the backbone of the strike decided later by the officials in charge
however, until morning, but that shot led a combined interest and
by forcing the operators to resume
ship and fired a salute of 21 guns.
is supposed to have been the fatal one charge to exceed 0 per cent.
After
defying
for
nearly
two
months
The seventeenth annual session of work in all the mines.
and
to have been responsible for hav
all law, setting at naught all efforts of
Fire completely destroyed the0 l l
the Oregon Press Association convenes
ing sent the noted desperado into the a N. stockyards at The Dallas M<nM
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the
authorities
of
two
states
to
capture
at Newport, Or., Thursday evening,
Great Beyond.
The origin was parks from an **¡,1
or kill him , battling the iiest man
Aug. 14, and continues until Aug. 17.
In the morning search waH made and
Chimneys Tumbled, Windows Broken, Lynn hunters of the Pacific Coast, anil travel tiie body was found lying fate upwards bound passenger train. Several aha]
In the sedition case of the Manila
and 00 head of hogs perished.
Canal Rote Five Feet
ing across two states with impunity, near tiie edge of tiie wheat field.
Freedom, Judge Ambler has denied its
Upon
examination
of
the
body
it
The Oregon supreme court hr Ids ti« I
Seattle, Aug. 12.—A 8)iecial to the demanding and re.»civilly entertainment
editors a jury trial, saying that in their
case the Constitution of the United Times from Skagway, Alaska, says: all along the line, this criminal won was found that tiie wound which result a shipper is bound by his aims "
ed
in
the
outlaw’s
death
was
inflicted
that property shipped is of a apw
Yesterday a most severe earthquake
States does not apply.
was felt hero about noon. The first der has at last been sent to his final by the 45-caliber revolver, held close value and cannot disregard thergnl
The Philippine Catholic church has shock was 50 seconds long, rattling resting place..
to the head. The top of the head was merit anil bring action for ilam.^J
been organized in defection from the things up generally. Several large plate
A party from Creston, Wash., had badly mangled. Two bullet wounds common law.
Church of Rome. Governor Taft, Ag glass windows were broken. Chimneys
on the left leg showed the cause of the
uinaldo and Departo de Tarvo, a mem in the northern part of the city were the honor of running to earth the out man s despair and subsequent sicide.
A. T. K eller, a prominent Initial
ber of the Philippine commission, are tumbled down. The water in Lynn law, and are due to receive the re
man who lias just returned frond
East prophecies that Oregon will *,1
honorary presidents.
canal rose five feet very suddenly, then wards of (8,000 offered by the govern
B U R IED B E S ID E M E R R IL L .
2,000,000 population by 1910. H«gJ
Irish Lad won the great sporting subsided as quickly. A report from ors of Washington and Oregon and by
Juneau this morning says the little private individuals. The party was Remains of Harry Tracy Interred at Ihe Salem a great rush of Eastern settler« iij
sweepstakes at Saratoga.
now licginning.
Meet there was pitched around and sev
Penitentiary.
Senator McMillin of Michigan is eral capsized. The first long shock was made up of the following persons, citi
The little folks will be delis
dead, lie had been in congress since followed by a lighter one.
zens of Creston: C. A. Straub, deputy
Sulem, Or., Aug. 11.—The remains
1889.
Yesterday evening at 7 o'clock an sheriff; Dr. E. C. Lanter, Maurice of Harry Tracy were relieved in Balem w iththe dog and pony show it theft,
land E lks’ carnival. It is one of(
A tornado in Stearns county, Minn., other light shock was felt.
Smith, attorney, and J. J. Morrison, Saturday morning, and were quietly features of the Jahour Oriental I
Saturday evening did much damage to
a railroad section foreman. These buried in the prison cen etery by the Carnival aggregation which (mu
farm buildings and crops.
S H E E P H E R D E R S K IL L E D .
four men, armed to the teeth and bent side of David Merrill, tiie confederate the principal part of the aims
General Corbin is authority for the
on achieving success wlieie others had whom the outlaw had cowardly mur features of the carnival.
statem ent that Pacific coast army Attacked Town of Battle, Wyoming, in Rctal.
failed, set out from Creston yesterday dered. A few people were allowed to see
Independence has two*<
headquarters will not be moved from
istion for Slaughter of Sheep.
aftrenoon about two o’clock. They the corpse, but at the depot many who do the work of men 50 yetisfi
Vancouver, Wash.
Battle, Wyo., Aug. 13.—A crowd of
|
j
u
n
k e t , affli e a d f ilnViitiOH film It'n
working on t(ie iniuriu»ti'in.i»i
» > "V Uv.nl, 11, U S U I S W i t s 1 1 117 I irnl > , . V. O l. were
22, requiring saloonkeepers to remove two of the members were killed. Sev forcibly made the companion of the coffin. The burial was unattended by accustomed liench. The other is Jos
ceremony. Before the coffin was low Brousk, who celebrated his birtl
their slot machines paying cash prizes. eral made their escape into the woods,
Oregon convict for over 24 hours at the
A syndicate of Americans, led by T. one man being shot in the leg. One Eddy ranch, and proved said informa ered chemicals were placed in it for the Friday by shocking four acre« oil
purpose of destroying the corpse, but 'luring the morning hours.
B. Hoard, of Nebraska, wealthy cattle citizen was hit on the heel and Miss
man, will establish the first bonanza Estell Banders, a resident, was severe tion to be well founded and worthy of the grave will be watched in order to
A new large gold dredger on i
wheat farm in Canada, between Craik ly cut in the face by a window pane belief.
prevent any person from stealing tiie Day river has started up.
and Davidson. Forty thousand acres broken by a stray shot. Every man in
Proceeding in a southeasterly direc body. A» the body was positively
the town is armed, fearing the Mexicans
have been purchased.
C. A. Francis of Mount Tabotn
identified by tiie prison officials, there
will swoop down on the town, as there tion for about 11 miles, the pursuing is no question of the payment of the drowned a t W hite Salmon.
The house of commons has adjourned are scores of them in this vicinity. party made all possible haste in get
reward, but just who is entitled to it
to Oct. 10.
Machinery has been ordered Iona
The attack was in retaliation for the ting near the Eddy ranch, which is sit is a problem for the claimants and tiie
The report of the comptroller of the slaughter of 5,000 sheep by the towns uated on Lake creek, about threo milse ¡tate to solve. His famous rifle was denned milk factory at Hillsboro.
treasury shows national bunks to be in people, who had ordered the sheepmen directly south of Fellows, on the given to tiie officials.
Forest fires are causing conside
to seep away, as this territory is Washington Central railway, where
good condition.
Merrill's rifle was found in the brush damage in the vicinityof Gtantift»|
reserved for the cattlemen.
the outlaw was said to be located.
within 200 yards of tiie spot where liis
An advance in Erie stocks has been
The country is what is called “ scab,” body was found.
The Portland Civic Impmn
caused by rumors of J. J. H ill’s con
and
when
near
the
ranch
the
party
B U IL D D O U B L E T R A C K .
association is making war on billbo
nection with the road.
took all precautions as to ambushes or
Those who wish to take their fam i
surprise.
N. C. Hopper , the Chicago amateur
A large am ount of cement
rider, lowered the world’s half mile Northern Pselfie and ureal Nortnern to Have
They approached the place in safety, lies and spend a week at the state fair are to be ordered by the f’orllawl df|
Them Between Tacoma and Everett.
amateur bicycle record, unpaced, on
and when within some f- w hundred w ill find one of the finest camp grounds j council.
the Salt Palace saucer track, covering
Tacoma, Wash., Aug. 13.—Railroad yards came across Farmer Eddy mow on tiie coast, absolutely free. Any in-
Citizens of Independent» hinkl
the distance in 0:33 2-5. The previous Presidents Hill and Mellen spent the ing in a field. The party went to foimation regarding the fair by the sec
cided to give a bonus of $3,OOOI«0|
record was 0:58.
afternoon at Tacoma inspecting the him, and while engaging him in conver retary at Portland.
first railroad building to that pi*
The British premier, A. J. Balfour, grain and Oriental terminals. They sation they saw a man issue from the
has announced the appointment of the decided to build a double track on the barn, whiih could be plainly seen from
PREM IU M L IS T IS O U T .
following committee of inquiry into the Northern Pacific from Tacoma to Seat where the party stood on a rise of the
PORTLAND MARKETS.
conduct of the Boer war: The Earl tie, and on the Great Northern from ground. “ Is that Tracy?” asked one of
The premium list of the Oregon
of Elgin, chairm an; Sir Henry Nor Seattle to Everett, to provide adequate the party. “ It surely is,” laconically State Fair is now out and is being dis W heat— W alla Walla, HO««Icfor*eI
replied Fddy. With this information at
man, Sir John Hopkins, Lord Esher, facilities for both roads.
crop; 03(itfiic for old; valley. Me;I
hand, and the man so close to the hunt tributed among the farmers and breed bluestem, 65000c.
and Sir John Edge.
ers
throughout
the
state.
It
carries
University Profcnor Dead.
ers, there was naturally a great deal of
(10,000 in cash premiums on livestock
Barley—$17.75 for old, (16.50 !rl
Floods have devastated the low coun
La Grande, Or., Aug. 11.—Pro excitement. The party separated, and and agricultural products. Every farm
try on the coast of the Black sea.
new crop.
fessor Charles W. M. Black, asisstant latnter and Smith accompanied Eddy
Flour— Best grades, (2.O60S.M f |
Thirteen men were killed by an ex in mathematics in the University of in tiie direction of the barn, while the er and breeder in the state is invited to
bring something to the Stale Fair this barrel; graham , (2.9503.20.
Oregon, died in L t Grande at 10:45 other two men swung around to cut off
plosion in a mine a t Bowen, Colo.
year
and
help
swell
the
big
exhibit
any break for liberty in another direc
Millstuffs — Bran, (15018 p* *1
A Viking ship, 49 feet long, has been a. m. Professor Black was on his way tion.
that is already promised. The South
middlings,
(21.50; shorts, l“;l
unearthed on the Island of Karnioe, to Boulder, Colo., presumably for his
ern
Pacific
company
hauls
all
exhib
Neairng that structure, the two man
health, and feeling unable to proceed,
chop, (10.
Norway.
its
to
and
from
the
fair
free
of
charge,
telegraphed Dr. Bacon to meet him hunters stepped behind the barn on a
Oats— N o.l white, (1.00(91-06:(WJ
The expedition which starteJ from at the train here. Dr. Bacon saw that slight eminence, from which they conld which enables everyone to send some
9 5 c .0 ( 1.00.
Vancouver, B C., to search for Cocos Professor Black could live but a little watch everything that went on, and the thing to help the good cause along.
Hay — Timothy, (12015! ¿ « 1
Island buried treasure, have returned while, and had him taken to his office farmer continued up to tire barn door.
(7 .6 0 0 1 0 ; Oregon wild hay, >5#FI
F IF T E E N W ER E K IL L E D .
without success.
where he live,! but a short time.
When he arrived there Tracy came
ton.
from the barn again and began helping
*1 Lucy Hoving, chief organizer of the
Potatoes — Best Burbanks,
the farmer unhitch the horses. He car Rsilro.ll Wreck In lows Wont Than it Flrat
Danish landsthing Elections.
Socialist party in Utah, was run over
per c en ta l; ordinary, 50c P*r_ ^ |
Reported.
Copenhagen, Aug. 13.— The lands ried no rifle, althouh he bad his revol-
by a horse and buggy at Ogden and
growers prices; sweets. (2.*
thing elections in the Faroe Islands re vers in place.
instantly killed.
Marshalltown, la., Aug. 11.—It Is per ce n ta l; new potatoes, lc.
The fugitive saw the men carriyng
sulted
in
a
complete
ministerial
vic
The Colorado Republican convention \
tory. The campaign turned on the rifles, and turning shraply on Farmer now known that 15 persons were killed
B u tte r—C ream ery, 20021«:
will be held at Denver Sept. 4. The
Eddy, said: “ Who are those men?” 1 in the freight wreck on the Milwaukee 1 7 0 1 8 c ; store, 17017}*«.
Democratic convention will be held in sale of the Danish West Indies to the " I don’t see any men,” said the host
l nitod States, and the government ....
_ -
---- —u W . I roa‘l Wednesday afternoon. Of the in-
Eggs— 20021c for Oregon.
the same city Sept. 3.
captured all opposition. Other wards
X ? pmn,ed OUt th,‘ tw" " T 1 tW00r ‘hree cannot recover. It
C heese— Full cream. twin«.‘£1
Professor John Jay Watson, a well will hold elections next month. A l L n T n T h ¿ ^ m
’ w*i,n* *>*>• sure of J" thought that more bodies may lie
known musical director and author of good ministerial majority is confidently their man before they began shooting. I found as the wrekage has not yet been 0 1 Sc;YoungAmerica. 13>*j014}*«i I
tory prices, 1 0 IH c lees.
¡gl
Eddy
informed
his
companion who the entirely cleared away.
many popular werks, died at Boston expected.
The treaty will be taken
Poultry—Chickens, mixed,
were, and at that time the officers, I
Thursday. He was born in 1830.
up soon after the opening of the rigsdug
stepping a little cloeer, commnaded'
in October.
The Oregon State Fair this year 4.50; hens, (4.0005.60 p<* ‘'* 1
The various oyster canning and pack
Hold up yonr hands!”
promises
to be one of the greatest in U O U M c per pound; spring 1 I
ing companies in Mississippi, Alabama,
At this juncture the outlaw jumped be dustrial expositions and livestock shows 11 H e per pound, (2.5004.00 p« I
Rene Bulbi on Sound.
and Louisiana, 10 in number, will, it
en; ducks, (2.6003.00 p s r * » f .'l
Everett, Wash., Ang. 13.—George hind Ed.l yarn 1 placed both the man and ever held on the coast. The fair has
fa sail), combine under one head,
keys, live, 13014c, dressed, 15«U r l
h i. horse between himself *nd the
Gibbs,
of
Whatcom,
says
that
from
with a capital of (2,000,000.
Pai“ tW0 Tears, bnt it
1
experiment« he has demonstrated that hunters. In this nosition he command Sill be better this year. Don’t fail to pound; geeee, (4.0000.00 per
Mutton—Grose, 2H@3<
Wu Ting Fang, the retiring Chinese the bulbs of hyacinths, tulip, iris, nar ed the farmer to lead his hoise to the P0© It.
dreened, 0c per pound.
.
m inister at Washington, has accepted cissus and jonquils can 1« raised in barn, and remaining under this cover
Hogs—Grose. 0H«! dressed,'
an invitation to address the local lahor ] Western Washington as successfully as he moved toward the shelter. When
General Luc. Mayer Dies Suddenly.
per pound.
union at Binghampton, N. Y., on in Holland. At no other point in the nearly to the stable he broke and dash.
Brussels, Ang. 11.- T h e Petit Blen
Veal— 7 0«c per pouRd-
Labor day. This is the first invitation United states has it been demonstrated ed.ns.de. He did not linger long fin»
announces
the
sudden
death
of
Genera
Beef—Gross, cows. 303*“ . i
which has ever been extended to a ttiat this eau lie done.
This may per in the twinkling of an eye reai>mre.l I.uca, Mayer of heart disease. General
3H @ » H c; dressed, 708c
I
Chinaman by a labor union in this haps form a part of Washington’s ex rifle u, band, and starred T T T a d
run down the valley. Turning L ith e tid^M nZT ? “ *' ked
Hope— 10017c; M* cropD* gJ
hibit at the St. lmuis fair.
country.
,in'es with
two men looking f,„ him, the deeper!
Wool—V alley,12H 015;|' - i ^
Africa
dUr,n,t U,e " ar in Son,h
1 gon. S O M H c: mohaii.
Cottage Grove Leader.
C O U L D S E IZ E M IN E S.
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TRACY DEAD
Items of General Interest FnJ
All Parts of the State,
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