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J ft ' r nil erncm aks liadimo rirci Or QILLIAH COOHTY. M A3 Xfc-3 3 TukX C AT1! AOTXTlIJr) UT1I. rVIUUM fVatiV t m.9. A. FATTIIOM., Ballot aaf rtoprtatof. ffaaalMiJ aarl-. ( Oaoauf aolaaa , 4 0 m Mai 6ao omasa.. t pf nteiS taai toonJa wta aaaaarta at Mow pat toe tat tat Uworifoai m4 Mali ft Haw tamo tcsscatrriox katksi t tear (la bi). kTnM).. savanna.. ,.fl at II aot ai la fiU feS (nal SWBa nT I I MIM , 1 br noaiht.,. M VOL. XII. CONDON, GILLIAM CO., OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1902. NO. 20. fao r7 avaarisc ttaaa. at tea ivitlte anesnaAAsvfiai tsuraiaW Watt oaptta.,.. CONDON GLOBE. if EVENTS OF THE DAY ' aaVMMMaMawaa " FROM THi FOUR QUARTERS OF THE WOfSLlW. A CMipnlMMlvt Rtvltw f tht Important RaffMiDp t th Patt Vttk, FrtMattd to Ctaatnat1 Fans. Whkh It Most Ufch to frvt of taterut to Our K.sy Three MHpl wr killed by light ning m St. Clair county, Illinois. Tk coronation of King Edward hat been definitely fixed lor August V. Tb Chicago frelghthandlers ar din MtUflm and may go on ttrik again at ny Urn. , ' v Immigration for th lineal year of 1002 ehowa an Inert of 160,825 ovar 1901, Fir at Block Island, R. I., destroyed tbr hotels and several other amall boildinga. D-tU Merrill, the In a head end collision on a Wlacou ain road between two freight trains, both engineer and one fireman were killed. A drouth In Ariiona is canning a great Ioa to cattlemen. Grans has almost entlitdy dried np. Many horses are bring shot to save the water Two Denver women have been caught at San Francisco trying to bring duti able goods in without paying. It will cost them $0,784 to get their goods, which Is three times the actual value. Cholera is spieading In the Philip pines. Riots In Lima, Peru, resulted in the 'killing of many persons by the troops. 4-va Att.it t'a - uu in paying quanuuea uas oeen . j1IaAAu&u.1 In wluk. awtsitttnam ata r f f Cn fornia. . Thirty-five miners pttriehed in the Daly-West disaster, at Tark City, Utah. Major General . Lloyd Wheaton has been retired; having reached the Age of 54 yeva. The Isla d Luton, one of the cap tured Spanish gunboats, has been or dered to Ban Franclijco". China haa again appealed to the United States to help her in settling th indemnity troubles. Governor Taft failed to reach any settlement of the friar question and will proceed from Rome to Manila. General Jacob II. Smith, who Issued the famous "kill and burn" orders in the Philippines, has been retired on ac count of age. The war department has ordered the Marietta, now at Kingston, Jamaica, to La Guayra, Venezuela. King Edward has so far recovered that he baa been able to go aboard his yacht for a short cruise. , Tracy's last exploit was near Enum claw, where he made a boy shave him while three men looked on. One hundred and eight' Boers have just arrived at New York from Ber- mini a whnrai thnv WAre connneu as prisoners of war. Marconi baa received wireless signals at a distance of 1,400 miles. Com- a. fLlt piete messages were received ai a dis tance of 850 miles. The United States transport Rosen crans has been sold for (50,000, a little more than a third of its cost to the government in 1899. A French doctor Inoculated himself with consumptive cow matter in order to disprove Prof. Koch's theory. John D. Rockefeller offered Smith college, Northampton, Mass., (100,000 on condition that a like sum be sub , scribed. , Col. II, H. Williams, of s.pringfleld, O., former posteffice inspector in Cuba, predicts that Cuba will soon apply for annexation, as such action is desired by a majority of the people. I . v A ..." - PACE 13 TOO RAPID. Count MaUuualt, of Japan, leekt far Crash la Thl Cwintry. Vienna, July 21. Count Mattutiata, ex-inlnUtr of finance of Japan, who recently return! from a month' visit to the United States, aald to the cor respondent of the Associated Press: 'WhilqT wMlryntly.lmpresecd with the tremendous energy of the Amerl rantand their wonderful commercial development, I fear that (he too rapid progress of the Unit! rotate la likely to experience a avrioua entbank In the near future. The commercial energy of the Americana Incomparably aur passes anything in Karope. Thia la undoubtedly one of the principal causes of the economic progreat of the United State. I 'perceive in many direct ion i where European countrica are already afflicted by American expansion and I think It likely that they will be atill more afWted In the future. Dot A nierlca'a progress haa been ao lnly rapid that I fear aome audden dlcaitler, aa, In my opinion, too much buaiimea haa been done on borrowed capital, Thia, coupled with the magni Murdered Outlaw. tude of the commercial operations com mon in the United States, wit probably lead to , a panic at the first untoward circumstance, such as a bad harvest or similar misfortune. While there are many strong banks in the United States, there are also manr weak ones, whose failure will render a crash In evitable. I fear that soma of these banks are lending too much money to aid business enterprises." NAMES ARE ANNOUNCED. Two Nw Bsttlc-ihlpt and Twa Gutters for tht UnlUd Statu Nsvy. Washington, July 21. The navy department has announced that the two battleships to be built under the authority of the lant naval appropri ation bill are to be named the Louisi ana and the Connecticnt and the two cruisers the Tennessee and the Wash ington. ', The battleship to be built at the New York navv vard will be the Connecticut., The battleships will cost 14,412,000 and the cruisers 4,059,000 each. The two tuns authorised hv the act are to b built one at the Mare Island vard and the other at Bob ton. Admiral Bowles has prepared an elaborate plan for keeDine the accounts In connection with the cwt of the Connecticut, in order that when she is finished comparisons may be made be tween the respective cost of building ships in government and private yards Flvt Millies Qollar Fir. Guayaquil, Ecuadorf July 21. The fire which hns been raging here for the past two days has been extinguished, after having destroyed 90 blocks on some of the principal streets of the city. Th loss on merchandise and buildings is estimated at $5,000,000 The burned buildings include the custom house and railroad station. The city is without gas, and the only water to be bad is that taken from the river. 01ft for, Mrs. Sttyn. Cape Town, July 19. The women of Cape Town yesterday presented Mrs. Steyn, wife of the ex-preisdent of the former Orange " River colony, with a purse of $1,000 before she sailed for Europe with her husband. Mr. Steyn was in a pitiable condition from enteric fever. His arms and legs were partial ly paralysed, and he was unable to open his eyelids. The censorship over tele grama has been abolished, except in the case of press dispatches. Animosity Among Bocrt, New York, July 19. Some uneasi ness is felt in official circles with re gard Jo the situation in South Africa cables the London correspondent of the Tribune. It is evident the day of com plete racial reconciliation in the Tans vaal is still far distant. The smoldering animosity between - the Boers who joined the Natal, scouts toward -the end of the year and other burghers is reported to be bursting into flume. NEWS OP THE STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL PART8 OF OREGON. CemromUl aad Financial fi?pip of Im pertanca A Brief Rtvkw ef the Crawth and tapfevtmcaU ef tht Maay ladt irks Throughout Our Thriving Cefluneawtalu Islett Marktt JUport . , , - A stret fair wirt b held at La Grande this fall, gs, . ., Clackamas county hop growers hav sold 92,000 pounds olthe 4901 crop at 20 cents per pound. .1 Marion county farmere anticipate much trouble in gutting hands to. work in the harvest fields this year. The committees are active in the preparations for the street fair to be held in Baker City in September. Timber lands in Klamath county are going fast. In the neighborhood of 200 filings have been made already this season. The first free rural mail delivery route in Southern Oregon will be es tablished out of Ashland about the first of September. A violent wind storm did aorioua damage in Umatilla county List week. Much fruit was knocked on the trees and some grain blown down. Two howltters, shells and other relics of the historic Fort Sumter, in Charles ton bay, have been secured for the soldiers' mono merit in Poitland. Real estate valuations are lising rap idly around La Grande. A five-acre fruit farm which was purchased three years ago for $1,100, has been sold for $3,250. The Eastern Oregon. Medical Asso ciation held a meeting at Hot Lake last week. There were 48 of the 65 mem bers present. The next session will be held at La Grande in January, 1903. Th Salem cannery h(.s closed down. Operations may be resumed if the pears and apples are of a good canning quality. The pack this year has neen 4,000 cases as against 91,000 last year. Warrants have been issued in pay ment for tit services of members of the Oregon City, Woodburn and Salem militia companies while hunting Mer rill and Tiacy, the total expense lor thia purpose being $700. A large box and basket factory it to be established at Eugene. - ' ' Salem hoo buyera are closing con tracts for the 1902 crops at 20 cents per pound. Two Oregon postofHies were discon tinued July 15 Irma, Curry county, and Waldron, Wheeler conuty. A blase at Sheep Rock mine, four miles from Sanger, Eastern Oregon, de stroyed the stamp mill, hoist and other buildings. Citisens ef Crook county are consid ering numerous plans, of ridding the county of rabbits, which are the worst pest in Kastern Oregon. Mountain climbers have started on their annual pilgrimage to the top ' of Hood. One party has already made the ascent. They report much snow and ice still on the side of thejpeak. Th ivuintv briiVft nvor Hnhhard onwlr at Millwrwt Donulaa tvtnntv. collapsed while a team, with a load of lumber was crossing. Th driver was fatally injured and both horses killed. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla, 6465c; valley, 66c; bluestem, 66c. : Barley-117.50 for old, $16.50 for new crop. . Flour Best grades, $3.05(38.60 per barrel; graham, $2.95(33.20. Millstuffa Bran, $15 16 per ton; middlings, $21.50; shorts, $18; chop, $16. Oats No. 1 white, $ 1.1501. 20 ;gray, $1.051.10. Hay Timothy, $12(315; clover, $7.50i310; Oregon wild hay, $58 per ton. Potatoes Beet Burbanks, 7585c percental; ordinary, 60c per cental, growers prices; sweets. $2.252.50 per cental; new potatoes, lc. , ' Butter Creamery, 2021c; dairy 16I8c; store, 1616c. , Eggs 2022ac for Oregon. Cheese Full cream, twins, 12)$ 13c ;Young America, 13K14c; fac tory prices, 1 lic less. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.50(3 4.50; hens, $4.005.60 per dozen, llOllc per pound; springs, 119 lle per pound, $2.504.50 per dot en; ducks, $2.503.00 per dosen; tur keys, live, 1314c, dressed, 1516o per pound; geese, $4.005.00 per down. ... Mutton GrosB, 2K3c per pound; dressed, 6c per pound. Hogs Gross, Wo'i iressed, 77)c per pound. Veal 78c per pound. K Beef Gross, cows, 8 3 He; steers. 3J4ac; dressed, 78c per pound. Hops 1617c; new crop 1718c. Wool Valley,l215 Eastern Ore gon, 814cj mohah. 25 26c pound. The insurance-of the lives of children is forbidden in Montreal. William McGoveru made the eighth suicide in Meriden, Conn., in two mouths. A suicide dub is believed to exist. ' " . " The congregation of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, unani mously adopted a pledge to contribute , any part of $2,000,000 that may be necessary to build an immense auditor ium at Boston. . STRIKE CALLED QFF. Chicago rTjnpKht41ft Co Back to Work Cert of th 5 ; It, Chicago, July 19. I., cewed activity on the art of Chicago business men followed the settlement of the freixht han ilera' and teamster f strike today, and at the close of ! .ness hour to night thousands of tuhn of freight had been sent to and frin th various freight depots. Every om of th 24, 000 strikers who could ul tain employ ment had returned to fc)rk by 2 o'clock lii th afternoon. The strike, it is es timated, cost th bnsiiiVs men of Chi cago $ 1 0,000,000, and in "ler to guard against ouiIk a continjr.wj ln the fu ture they are prepared to lx-ton an edti ftienl campaign tit pp&dtioa to the sympathetic sibe. Th labor anion wiil he afkil to Uf" UA'um of this potent weapon. The bosiuef interests which suffered through the strike will join in pledging themselves, it is said, not to ftign union agreamenta, which do not guard them against these ttrikes. On the other hand, the labor onions are fighting to aecare th right to abro gate agreements for th purpose of or dering sympathetic strikes. , The freighthandlera blame th na tional officers of th teamsters for the loss of the strike. They declare that Uie strike shows the necessity forjincor porating in all agreements a reservation which will permit strikes. Credit for the settlement rents with the state hoard of arbitration. It waa the adop tion of the suggestion of that board which led to the action of the Freight handlers' union in declaring the strug gle with the railroads at an end. . At the same time it is probable that even had the state board not made its sugges tions, the fight would have been practi cally over, as th majority of the freighthandlera had returned their work before the mass meeting at which the strike was called off officially bad convened. It was a knowledge of this fact that bad much to do with the action of the union. However, the proposition made by the state board of arbitration enabled the freighthandlera to retire gracefully from the field. SPAIN AND AMERICA. Mialtlcr d OJeda Want BttUr UnotrtUadiag. Bttwtca tht Peoples, New Y.ork, July 19. Emilode Ojeda, the new Spanish minister to this coun try, is in the city and will remain here for a short time before going to Newport for the remainder of the summer. Discussing the conditions of trade in Spain, and the proposed reciprocity treaty with the United States; the min ister is quoted by the Journal of Com metc aa sayingr-- , ,.. . "Spain having lost her colonies fully recognises the importance of increasing ber commercial relations in order to adjust her affairs to the new conditions. But what is needed as a preparation for increased commercial intercourse is a better understanding and more general intercourse between the two peoples. I find there is almost total ignorance, in a popular sense, in the United States aa to what Spain is, and there is even greater ignorance, if possible, in Spain in regard to the United States. As a beginning, therefore, I favor increased intercourse between the trro nations. When the people of Spain and the United States get to know each other better, the commercial opportunities will follow." CLOUDBURST IN NEBRASKA. Much Damaf. Dona In Town of PUtbroouth Railroads Blockaded. Omaha, July 19. A general rain struck the eastern half of Nebraska and Western Iowa this morning, and continued until a late hour tonight. There was a steady downpour all even ing, and at Plattsmouth a cloudburst did much damage. fA river of water four feet deep rushed down the main street of the town, taking with it every thing movable. Half a dozen frame buildings collapsed, the electric light plant was rendered useloss, and every celltr in the place was filled. Several stocks of merchandise were seriously damaged. The total damage is now estimated at $200,000. The Burling ton tracks became soft, and trains were compelled to make detour by another route. A rserioue landslide occurred east of town, completely blocking the Burlington tracks. . Whtlehoat Capdzed. Portsmouth, N. II., July 19. A 19 foot whaleboat, containing 20 waiters and waitret-es employed at the Oceanic house, Island of Shoals, who had gone out on the bay this afternoon on a pleasure trip, capsized during a sudden squall, and 14 of the occupants were drowned. The others were-rescued by fishermen in their dories. China Rlpt lor Rebellion. Victoria, B. C, July 19. Pekin cor- respondents of Chinese papers received here by the Oriental liners arriving yesterday state that a big rebellion is bemir organized by the ex-Boxer lead ers, who are in Ningshai.and that they have the assistance ot ' the army of General Tung Fu Hsiang, whose army was ordered disbanded, an order which the soldiers refused to comply with, but. instead, took up their arms and joined the rebels. The intention is to invade Pekin and place General Tung Fu Hsiang on the throne. Street Cart Collide, Chicago, July 19. A Wentworth avf,mia car. carrying 100 passengers, and a Twenty-first street car, with 50 passengers, collided at their intersec tion . today while running at a rapid rate. Nearly every passenger in the mnlla oar vh oh Wtl KnvLKea irom the track, was cut or bruised, but the most serious injury wasa broken elbow, sustained by a woman passenger. That several passengers were not killed is considered remarkable. , , ' WATERS A UE RISING ANOTHER FLOOD THREATENS FARMERS OF MISSOURI, RJvtrt of Iowa Kiting Rapidly Lotttt Now CtrUia to Reach t'p Into tht Million Entire Cora and Wheat Crop Will Be a Total Uit-DUtfkt Betwtea Keokuk and Hannibal Will Suffer MoiL Keokuk, la., July 21. The high water her touched the danger line the first of the week, and began to recede, when he&vy flood started again in the !ee Moines, Skunk and Iowa river?. With stage in the Pes Moines river only three feet below the tops of the great leveesthe river began to ri thiee inches an hour at its mouth here today, continuing until the factor of safety was wiped out this evening, A rise of one and a half feet in a short time thia morning at Ottumwa, and a further rise tnronghout its length be low th capital city waa prevented from running out freely by a rise of a foot and a half at Davenport last night, increasing and coming down rapid! v. This afternoon the observer of the weather bureau at Keokuk sent tele graphic waming to ali point south to prepare for danger. The Egyptian levee, which stood the flood just reced ing after strenuous efforts to hold it, including the destruction of farmhouses to use lumber for strengthening the dike, ia only slightly above the water now, and the coming flood in the Des Moines will top it certainly. This will let the water into hundred of square miles, including the town of Alexan dria, Mo. The inhabitants there are preparing for an overflow of the entire town to a depth of several feet. The corn crop in the flooded district is all made, and wheat is in the shock, and as a result the farmers will lose all their year' work. Grain men put the figures of the loss from the overflow at about $4,000,000 between Koekuk and Hannibal. It is believed the I linois levee will hold, "and the damage there is likely to lie enly $20,000 to $30,000 between Keokuk and Quincy. : Heavy rains are reported in Southeastern Iowa today, and tonight there are indications of still higher water. Lowland farmers, river men and the weather bureau observer alike predict the "greatest damage ever known from the flood from the upper river. NEW ARMY UNIFORM. Board's Report Approved by tht Pretidcnt Some of the Changes. Washintgon. July 19. While Secre tary Root was at Oyster Bay, the presi dent considered and approved the report of the army uniform board. The order for the new uniform will go into effect on January 1, when officers of the army are to be equipped according to the new regulations. Officers serving in the Philippines will be allowed to wear the old uniforms during their service there. Among other changes are the following: The full diess coat is about the same as at present, save that the buttons are more spreading, with ornamentations on the sleeve, and with the rank desig nated on the sleeve instead of the shoulder knot. The dress coat will be what is called the dress blouse. A new dress uniform is provided, consisting of a sack coat of woolen or cotton material of an olive drab color, with trousers to match. It is intended to provide suits which can be worn in cold weather that are almost a duplicate of the pres ent khaki uniforms worn in warm weather and in the tropics. A new. design for the overcoat is adopted, and it is the only overcoat allowed. It ia a double breasted ulster of olive drab material. This overcoat is to replace the old dark blue overcoat now worn. General and staff officers are to have full dress trousers with gold lace as a stripe to designate the service Breeches are provided for all officers and men, wh ther mounted or dis mounted, although trousers may be worn when in barracks service. Breeches are provided to fit closely be low the knee, extending to the top of the shoes. .s The chapeau is retained for general officers and officers of the staff depart ment, to be worn with full dress uni forms, but not to be worn when mounted. A new full dress cap is provided. differing considerably from the present cap in design and trimming?. Service caps also are provided, and the helmets are retained, as also are the present campaign hats. A new pattern of saber has been adopted for all officers. Chinese Accept Term. Pekin, July 19, General Yen Shie, the governor of Chi1 Li province, and the Chinese foreign office have decided to accept the terms proposed for the withdrawal of the foreign troops from Tien Tsin, and will so notify the minis ters unless the dowager empress dis approves of their action. This determ ination was a surprise to the ministers, who expected the Cninese would en deavor to obtain better terms. To Check Spread of Cholera. . " Manila, July " 21. The municipal health board of Manila haa decided to remove 40,000 natives from the slums to suburban camps, in an effort to check the spread of cholera here. The object is to ckn and disinfect the jdiseasecenters. The camps will be sanitarily conducted. The rounici ' pality rents the grounds, builds the 'camps and feiSis the indigent persons. CHAFFEE IS RECALLED. Relieved of Commend in the Philippines Davit to Succeed Kim. Washington July 17. General Chaffee has been relieved of th com mand In the Philippines and ordered to th command of the department of the East by an order issued by Secretary Root. Tb order is aa follower "By direction of the president, Major General Gerogs W. Davia will relieve Major General Chaffee of tb command of the division of the Philippines, Sep tember 30, 1902. On Leing relieved General Cliaffee will with Lis author ized aid repair to Governor's Island, New York,, and assume command of the department oi the East." A few days ago General Chaffee was cabled that he could have command of either the department of the East or tb department of the lakes if be desired to come home at this time. 11 waa informed that the retirement of General Brooke afforded an opportunity "of making either exchange be desired. The cablegram cloved with a commen dation by the secretary of war on Gen eral Chaffee's services in China and the Philippines. A reply was received from General Chaffee stating that be left the matter entirely with the de partment, but that he would prefer Now York in case be was relieved in the Philippines. He aoggested that September 30 would be a good date to mak any change in the command of tb Philippines. Th status of the commander of the department of the East, aa qualified by the last order ia as follows: General Biooke is at present in com mand, but he is to retire at the end of the piesent month. General ' Mac Arthur is in command "of the depart ment of the lakes at Chicago, but be will be temporarily ordered to New York after General Brooke's retirement to command the department of tb East while the combined maneuvers are go ing on. He will retain the command until relieved by General Chaffee, probably about November next, when it is expected General MacArthnr will return to bis present command in Chi cago. MERRILL'S BODY LAID TO REST. Finder Not Satisfied with $300 Offered Her 'by Penitentiary Officer. Salem, Oregon, July 18. The body of David Merrill, the escaped convict, was brought to Salem yesterday and buried in the penitentiary graveyard, a -few rods from the place where, with Tracy, Merrill shot down three prison guards six weeks ago. No prayers were offered when the body was lowered into the grave, but a half-doien convicts, under charge of Penitentiary Farmer J. . H. Porter, quietly laid the remains to rest, and rounded up a little mound, at the head of which they placed a board bearing the name of David Merrill. - He who had lived by the fruits of bis own crimes died at the bands of a criminal, and no man wept over his departure. The body was brought to Salem on the 1 1 o'clock train by Mrs. Mary Wag goner, who found the body in the woods near Chehalis, and Sheriff Deg geler, of Lewis county, Washington. Mrs. Waggoner came to return the body and claim the reward offered by the state "for the capture and return, dead or alive." Superintendent Lee, of the peniten tiary, refused to pay the full amount of the reward but offered to compromise by paying $300, which is about $100 above Mrs. Waggoner's actual expenses in transferring the body here. She will institute proceedings. LIGHTNING STRIKES OIL. Large Part of the Jeanlnp Field In Louiti destroyed by Fire. Jennings, La., July 17. During a heavy electrical storm that passeed over the Jennings oil field today a bolt of lightning struck the field storage tanks of the Jennings oil company, setting them afire. The flames spread to the derricks of the company adjoining, and in a short time the derricks and tanks were destroyed. Burning streams of oil from the tanks ran in the direc tion of Coulee. AIL workmen in the field immediately stopped work and set about throwing up levees so as to pie vent as far as possible the spreading of the fire. In a short time, however, another tank had broken loose, and the wind had driven the flames into the tanks of the Southern, Northern and Crescent oil companies, but they in some manner escaped destruction. Portland and Jeanie Are Safe, Victoria, B. C, July 17. Two pas sengers irom Nome, landed here by the collier Melville Dollar on her way to Lady ami th, report the safe arrival at Nome of both the Portland and the Jeanie. The steamers, ihey say, ar rived at the same time, the Portland towing the Jeanie, which was disabled, part of the way. No hardship were suffered by the passenger and crews, the two steamers b:n within hailing dis tance of each other. The Portland getting free first, af sisted the Jeanie to get out. Mint Magazlnt Explodes Salt Lake July 17. A telephone message iust received from Park City, I Utah, says that the magazine on the exploited shortly atter l o ciocx mis ' rooming. There were 150 men at work in the mine at the time the exploison occurred. Eighteen dead bodies have (already been removed, and it is thought j that the number of dead will reach 100 Gases issuing from the mouth of tb ' mine prevents any one entering. MERRILL IS DEAD TRACY KILLED HIS PAL, JUST AS HE 8A1D. Body Found at Kaptvina, Near Chchalii Brother of the Outlaw Identifies the IU bmImv Dttcevery Wat Made by Woman and far So Whde Cut Picking Ben let Will Not Oct rati Reward. Chehalis, July 16. Ail doubt of Cocvict Harry Tracy' story that he had slain his pa!, David Merrill, hi been removed by the ncwe that Mer rill' dead body had been found, four niilee southeast of here, partially con cealed by two logs, between which the murderer bad thrown It. Although partially decomposed, two bullet wounds were plainly discernible in the body, one in the wrist and another in the back, and it is believed that a third bullet found lodg'nent lnth ncek of th victim of a fellow criminai'a trea beery. The discovery was made by Mrs. Mary Wagoner, of Napavine, and her 12 year-old son George, who were picking blai kbeiries in the woods near the Northern Pacific railroad track, ai d were attracted to the body by the odor. Thinking at once of the storv of ' Tracy, which, with the many tale of bia adventures, ia known to everyone in this vicinity, they at one made an investigation. - The body was lying between two logs, face down, and with the less and one hand up. The spot where it lay is about 200 feet from th Northern Pacific track, on an unfrequented road, and so distant from any dwelling that the crack of Tracy's murderous rifle might - nave sounded without attracting any at tention. The surroundings and the lo cation of the bullet bole indicate that the story Tracy told to the cerw of the launch which carried him down Puget sound from near Olympia, July 2, may Be true, aitnooeb there ia reason to believe that the convict, fearing that Merrill would reveal the whereabout of th fugitives by hia clumsiness, killed him in cold blood. Three 30-30 shells, found a ilttle dis tance froja the spot where the body was found, destroyed whatever kmbts re mained in the minds ot those who answered Mrs. Wagoner's summons, and subsequent developments have demonstrated conclusively that Tracy not only is the slayer of six men who were obstacles in bia path to liberty, but also shot down his own companion and fellow fugetlve. The fae was un recognisable, and the body In a bad state, hut a comp&riaofi of the descrip tion of scars on Merrill's bands, his foot and knee, and the color of bis hair, tallied with those on the body. War den J. T. Janes, of the Salem peniten tiary, did not swear that the body was that of Merrill, but expressed an opin ion to this effect. J. W. Studebaker, of Castle Rock, who had known Merrill many years, said the body was that of the outlaw. Ben Merrill, his brother, who has been working in a Chehalis livery stable the past two weeks, ex pressed the same opinoin. Will Not (ict Full Rtwtrd. Salem, Or., July 17. Superintend ent J. D. Lee, of the Oregon peniten tiary, today received a message asking whether the reward will be paid to the person who found the body of Merrill. Superintendent Lee replied that the re ward would be paid according o the language of the offer, which was for the "capture and return" of the con victs, dead or alive, but that in any event he would pay liberally for the re turn of the body, even though not cap tured as specified in the offer. - f . ; l BATTLE SHIP AGROUND. r Illinois Strikes aa Obstruction in tht Harbor , of Christiana, Norway. ' ,' Christiana, Norway, Jcly 17. Th United States battleship Illinois, flag ship of Rear Admiral Crowninehield, and the United States cruiser Chicago have arrived here. While the Illinois was standing into the harbor, leading the squadron, her steering gear failed, and ber helm jammed hard to star board, with the ship headed straight for the shore. Both anchor were let go and her engines were backed prompt ly, but the port anchor chain parted. The ship struck an obstruction and a hole was punched in her bottom. ; Two small compartments filled with water. The crew were piped to quarters and the water tight doors were closed. Ihe rest of the squadron stood into the in ner harbor. The Illinois was eventu ally backed off and anchored safely. Rear Admiral Crowmnshield will probably shift his flag to the Chicago. Tornado In North Dakota. St. Paul, July 17. Tremendous dam age, and, it is thought, great loss of life, were caused by a Urribie wiud storm which early tonight swept in a southwesterly direction from the inter national boundary across the north eastern portion of North Dakota. Three towns, according to th meager reports which are obtainable, were totally wiped out. Telegraph lines are wrecked and there is no communication with the section where the most serious devastation is thought to have been worked by the tornado. Explosion of tht Kalchi. Victoria, B. C, July 17. Details are given in the Chinese papers, received today by the steamship Empress of India, of the blowing np of the Chinese cruiser Kaichi, which was lying at Hsiakuan, and uped as a training chip. The first report placed the loss of life at 250, but the more reliable papers say it it will not exceed 140. At the time of the explosion Captain Lee and sev eral of the officers were ashore, four officers having been left jn charge.