.1 i n : n ii i i ,. ' . i v a ar iw n, 1 m a v -'-bp ar"i p' at - VOL. I. "NO. ;85. PORTLAND,, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 1902. PRICE EIVE CENTS. HOT AFTER With Scent of Loaded Giuri Pursuit Proceeds.:! (Journal Spclal Service,) ' VANCOU VEJOun T-Th aaptur of the convict U Imminent. It may com at any Una. Purur are hot an'th trail anil th Indications a re that th ana et th long- cliata la near at hand. '. . THEY ARE TRAILED Bloodhounds Hot Aft er the Flee log Convicts. ' ' (Journal 8 pedal Service,) . a BALMOrt CREEK BRIDGE.. Juna 17 :) a. m. The posa hat Just arrived at taVscen of last night's battle with to convicts, Tracy and Merrill, amid great clouds ot dust on the road.. The do' noses are tilled with the choking sub stance. In the posse are: Sheriff John I Marsh, Bheria J. T. Totton, of Bka manta County; W. W. Sparks, Lem Tom llnson, Constable at Vancouver; H. A. Boardman, Bud Smith, Charles FerrelU brother of the murdered guard, Salem; Walter Lyon, J. : I Sklpton, H. W, Prettyman. Gam Warden ot Portland; E. C. Johnson, Thomas Trent and Tha journal man.-" . .' '. - , The poae has followed tha dogs Into the bush. Bert Blesecker, who was In the battle last night was shot through tha coat just under the right arm. Th bush is vary dense, making the follow ing of the trail slop and difficult Tha only accident occurring within the last few hours Is death of -one of tha horsey which Waa shot from the cover, presumably by one of tha fugitive con victs, Little or no time waa lost In getting Upon tha- trail, for the bloodhounds, fierce and eager, were started at tha very point where the convicta stqpd whenlast seen. TALE OF THE WATCH The Journal Correspondent Re- lates the Story in Detail. VANCOUVER, Wash., June 17- a. m. Tracy and Merrill have not yet been taken, but to the burden of 'their,, crimes has been added th serious perhaps fa tal wounding of. two . persons, and though it was not their hands "which tired tha shots yet the fage of the peo ple of this community has been kindled afresh against them,, and when they are at laat brought to bay a fearful re venge Is likely to be taken, for the peo ple consider that they are primarily re sponsible. When Walter Lyon, secretary to Got. Gear;, Low1 Wagner, ' of," Portland, and . eputy Sheriff Sklpton, of Marion Coun ty, took up their watch on a bridge ovef Salmon Creek yesterday they ' had no Idea that by night they- would have shed Innocent blood. Right along a ridge of timber leading down o the bridge on which they took their stand they ex pected tha convicts to come, and when about 5 o'clock last evening they ob served ' two men apparently hiding be hind, a tree about (00 yards away they thought the tlm had surely come for . a brush with, tha .desperadoes. WHEN THBY MADE MISTAKE. They watched tha supposed convicts closely and when they saw one of them make a motion as though to aim his gun all three tired at one and the same moment vand tha man, dropped! to th ground. His companion, however, in stead ot tiring in return, Jumped up and . waved a handkerchief, and then It waa that tha Idea first occurred to them that they bad probably shot down on of their own manr-They-hurried to tha spot and' discovered Billy Morris, .of Vancouver, weltering In his blood with -; his' thigh fractured by a ball. CARED FOR HIM. Without a moment's delay a chair waa secured from a near-by farm house, tha wounded man was carried tenderly to a spring wagon and conveyed to tna Providence Hospital in Vancouver, where cwas-at once given surgical attention, .it waa at first thought tha closer examination showed that the bona had been splintered by tha ball, and at tha time ' ot writing It la aa yet lm- poM1 i to- whether or not amputa uon ... will ba naceasary. Tha Injured man was married and has small chil dren dependent on him. : The unfortunate members of tha poese axa greauy ( aeprtsaed aver the occur rence but th general concensus of opin ion is .that It waa merely on of thoaa accidents -which will . happen, and In , deed it seems that only by a special . dispensation, of Provldenc' a score or . mora have not been already killed by .tha.aama sort ; of a regrettable mls takaa. " ' ' j '.-.yy A ' BOT SHOT HIMSELF. . The other accident ot : the day waa tna wounding of a small boy whoa name could not .be ascertained. Ha, Ilk- nearly avery other boy In- the com munity, was " out on the trait of the convicts, and carried with nim a re volvw ot tearful and wonderful make. While he was lying in Watt tha revolve ...11 ,vl . ... ... ... . . y-jHi ana, aiscnarsiiur liseir , by the concussion planted a ball is his leg. Tha wound, from all .reports, la not eonsldered aerloua, , . v J. y v i icormcra still .hiding, i v . , wgu yi j.rac7-sua jHerrui naa t f, sem sinew . yesterday - mornln thy bandied Henry Tied so ' Un- j Whan CONVICTS Bloodhounds and ceremoniously in his cabin In th woods, but It .Is generally believed' that haw' Id a' good supply of food, they have iaia in tne . wooas , witnin . a snon aw Wncs of th house all day yesterday. As soon as It was definitely understood that the Walla Walla bloodhounds would not arrive- yesterday morning Sheriff Marsh Of Clark County, msda arrangements ta guard alt the . bridges along tha Sal mon and, Lewis rivers, which lie to the north, and in addition a. line of patrols was thrown out around,'. the strlp'oi woods In which It Is nearly certain they war lying concealed. - Whether they were abl to pass tha patrols last night has not yet been? ascertained, but the strlotest vigilance was maintained. ' and It Is nearly a certainty fnat tne jaes peradoea are still within the Unea, - ' TOO ' MANY- RUBBERNECKS. In v reviewing the; situation yesterday With Sheriff Marsh and Sheriff Cotton, of Skamania County, who had Just ar rived to take a hand, in the hunt The Journal correspondent , dwelt briefly on th lessons of th campaign to date, and It : was unanimously, decided that there have been too many rubbernecks In ttie chase, . Accordingly a new plan ot action' was formulated. In the first placa It was the general opinion that pnly by the merest accident could the convicta. aver ;ba; caught wlthdut the aid of bloodhounds,; tha density of the brush rendering It absolutely impossible to keep any trail without the dogs,' and at the request of the Sheriffs The' Jour nal man, communicated with .Governor Geer on the matter, asking ' that he "again endeavor to secure the dogs from Warden Catron, of Walla Walla. JOURNAL'S ELAN WENT. Gov. Geer acquiesced In the plan and at ence Wired. In due time the following was received from him: To Tha Journal Representative, Van couver:. , ;; -r " " - ' : . - SALEM, June 1. Warden Catron says dogs will cotne If your, people are willing-. to dlvlda the. reward In case of capture. . T. T. GEER. The ultimatum was at once submitted to the leaders of the hunt and they being willtngGovernor Geer waa asked to secure the dogs and to determine th - proportion n which the reward should, ba distributed In case of a cap-tura- being . ,imad-,'"jV NEW PLANS FORMED. 1 itwas decldeVlby the Sheriffs' that ths plan of operations ia , today's chase, should- b changed. Instead of idepnd-' lng wholly 'upon the very - dubious method of heading' the convicts ' It . was decided to select -ten good men men who Would fight to put the' dogs on the trail, and to follow them Into the brush after the murderers, com what may. This meth od; will almost certainly, involve the loss of soma days and perhaps of some men, but It is 'though that the first shot fired by the convicts at the hounds will be the signal for. their doom, for the posse will be so close behind that their escape will be almost Impossible. BLOODHOUNDS ARE COMING. According to tje arrangements "blade by Governor Geer the, bloodhounds lert Wall Walla last night and should reach Vancouver by 9 a. m. Every preparation has been mad for their arrival, and as soon as they are taken off the Columbia-River ferry they will be placed in a carriage and driven without a mo ment'a delay to the Tiede house, four miles north of the town, where the last definite trace ot th men has been seen, VANCOUVER, IN TURMOIL. Never perhaps in th history of Van couver, has the town been so excited as yesterday and today. All day long crowds- qf ' people thronged the streets and every horseman or cyclist who came from the' north was besieged with a running nr or questions irom tna mo men h entered the town till driven to desperation he secreted himself in some convenient hiding place. But when the news came In that Mor ris had been wounded rumor ran riot The telephone' and telegraph, offices were besieged 'with .-eager seekers after Infor mation, and, everywhere the subject was discussed pro and con In all its bear ings. At Jflrst many - were disposed to place blame on those who had fired the shots , but a clearer understanding of the situation made them change their minds, and now almost everyone la dig posed to think It . merely one. of those regrettable , incidents 'which are almost Inseparable from, such scenes aa have been witnessed - her for the last few days.. . ff"'.. , -" '' EVERT AVENUE GUARDED. Notwithstanding the fact that th au thOriUes are " confident that Tracy and Merrill are now in the bush north of the town no avenue ot escape waa left unguarded last nlht either to the town or on the riven . Every suspicious per son and locality In the city limits was under the strictest espionage all through the night knd every boat which passed down the river waa stopped and examin ed at a point nearly tour miles below the town, so that the officers are confi dent 1 that "'"the ''convicts ' will ' b found and either takeni or Jellied "during- the day OT ) course this all t depends , On whether jth dogs can Pick up tha scent which I how 24 hours old. If they can do so- there" will be bloody doings near Vancouver, befora, night falls. OUR -DETECTIVES What They .Said About the Cop- 'a ;' v'vict Chase! .Detectives Day, Kerrigan and Snow a ho faava bain on th ohaa ot Tracy and Tracy and i LATEST. EDITION FOR Two Guards and the (Convicts Engage in Battle. VANCOUVER, WLssh., Jun J7. ' At I o'clock this morning a jnost -f v- exciting event occurred, which shows that Tracy and Merrill, it run Into a corner, will mak a desperate fight tdlr Hf. . They are evidently determined , not " to be taken, If possible to escape, ind It the Inevitable should, finally coma to pas, to sell their' lives aa dearly as posBlblofe . . ; At the hour- named, . Burt Bei siecker and Frank Davis were on f- f- guard on- the bridge across Sal- -f-mon Creek near the place 'where -f-Tracy ,nd Merrill were believed -f" tp be In hiding, and ovr which the f mllltary . road passes. Suddenly a, the two convicts appeared. ; 4- The guards sr determined men, f a Ad they saw that a fight was on. The convicts were equally as de- 4- termined. As the escape, swung -f Into range, four guns war raised -f- 4 and , four men begin to ' blse away. Several volleys wer thus -f- exchanged. When th reports had f died away and the smoke cleared, 4 It waa found that Bleslecker was 4-f- slightly wounded through the -f 4- shoulder. . Whether any of the -f shots .tired by Bleslecker and Da- vis took effect it' is impossible to 4- say, Tracy and Merrill - withdrew -f-4- speedily to cover. . Guard Carson . has been fls- 4-. patched for the bloodhounds, and the fight wljl be kept up, for the T aeierminsuoa on we on stae to 4 capture and on the other to -get away is stronger now than ever. T Tour correspondent' la now on his -f 4- way to the scene of the fight 4- 4-4 4 4'f 4 MerriU in Clark County, Washington, re turned to Portland last tiliht for a little leat. They returned to- the scensbf th f cbase this morning accompanied by De tective ' Danny , Welner, who exchanged shots with Tracy at the time of. his orig inal capture. The three decteclives who massed the njgnt at home were completely lagged out having gone 96 hours without sleep or rest but again started out early this morning determined -tq be In at the kill ing if any came up. that the only way to capture- the two men ta to head them off instead of chasing them and they are going to work oo that plan. They figure that if they can hit upon th direction the fugitives are going and can get in., advance, they can get their men by letting them come to. thorn (the officers) rather than going to tha outlaws. ( Deputy Sheriff Wagner, who passed the day Monday with the posses and was In the crowd which fired on two of their own number,' is home to stay. . . "I'M DONE WITH IT." he said. "A man's a fool to go over there and wander aimlessly around. Besides couldn't hit the side of a bam anyway, and am better off here serving legal pa- pers. I am awful sorry for that poor fellow who' got shot. He la a nice fellow and his condition ia serious. He and his companion made a bad break, however, when they saw us. Instead, of signalling us they Jumped behind a tree, pulling their guns after. them, -,v ' ' "... WHICH WAS VERT SUSPICIOUS . to say the least. We thought they were Tracy and Merrill sure,- as w had been Instructed to look for them there, and not , waiting for'them. to flra, we biased away. It was very unfortunate but no one conversant with the facts blames our party for what we did. BLOODHOUNDS ARRIVE. The sled he bloodhounds from Walla Walla, asked for by Governor Ueer yesterday are now on the scene or the Chase. They arrived early this morning via the O. R. & N. In charge of Guard Canaon. who handled them in the original chase.' Hounds and guard immediately entered a hack and wore hurried to the First and Washington streets where a car was tak en for v ancouver. A FIGHT TO DEATH Reminiscent Story Anent the Chase After Outlaws, Tracy and Merrill. - UAnent tbe chase after Tracy and Mer rill, Sheriff Tom LlnviUe, of Clatsop County, tells of the experience of hla predecessor In office, Sheriff J, W. Will lams, who was killed In th discharge ot hla duty, September SO, 1838, while arrest ing just such a man as tha two outlaws referred to are... '- 1 Sheriff Williams, accompanied by Dep uty Jacob E. Lamers, State Senator Charles Fulton and Constable A. E. Mil ler, went to Seaside to arrest one Charles Wtllard, a burglar and petty thief. In discussing" . the present chase after Mer rill and Tracy, Linvllle became reminls-W cent and m conversation with' a Journal reporter told the appended story Illustra tive ot what nerve and determination will do. even at the cost ot a lit or two. In tha case referred to four man were pitted against one white several hundred were lined up against th Salem outlawa - WAS A BLOODY FIGHT.: ; ? Sheriff Williams cam to his death," said Linvllle, "in what waa perhaps one of the bloodiest fights that has ever oc curred in Oregon, Soma two years before it occurred a stranger a moody, taciturn man with ills Jialr hanging about "bis shoulder, drifted into Astoria: He .made TftjrWOTdsBpukr-- and made a business of watching th houses along the shore for the owners. His only ', pleasure seemed to be In wan dering along the beach and shooting gulls with rifle and pistol. Hs waa a dead shot (Continued on Third paga - it- Pill . . II WD Chicago's' Mayor and Illinois Politician n .Quarrel. (Scrlpps-McRae News Association ) SPRINaFIBLD,illlS.i June 17.-Just beH for the Democratic state convention was called, to Order her today at noon. State Chairman Hopkins and" Mayor Harrison, of Chicago had a sensational encounter. Hopkins demanded to know if Harrison was correctly quoted in a Chicago papef which made hixnsay Hopinks could not be re-elected without the use of boodle. Harrison reiterated the statement- i Hopkins becatn turious und called HaVrison "a darned little pinhead." He said tha latter never came by an honest dollar except througTi Inheritance, and also accused him of adding to his fortune by - extorting money from harlots and gambling, and .selling out in franchise deals.. It looked at one time as though the men would come to blows, but the frlonds of each' were there to prevent that. ,",iti-y' The platform as reported falls specifi cally .to lndors the Kansus City plat form, and pledges a renewal of alleglano. to the fundamental principles of Democ. racy as laid down In the Declaration of Independence-and the Constitution, and affirmed by previous conventions. Spooner Bill for Cubans Was Agreed UpotK (Scrlpps-McRa News Association.) WASHINGTON, 'June 17.-Republlcan members of th Senate committee on Cuba this morning 'agreed . upon the Spooner bill providtnt for a 20 per cent reciprocity arrangement with Cuba, to continue, five years, with safeguards whereby" th benefits of the measure are assured to the Cuban planters. The bill will be presented to the Republican caucus , which - meets tomorrow night. Wl Mil Against Senate on 'Ter ritories Over Pend ing Bill. (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.) WASHINGTON, Juna 17.-There Is contest in prospect in the Senate over the omnibus statehood bill. Quay gave notice this morning that on Thursday he would move for th discharge ot the committee on territories from further consideration of the bill providing: for the admission Into statehood of Arisona, New Mexico and Oklahoma. - The committee which has th measure in charge recently by a majority of one vote decided the bill ahouid not be re ported to the Senate until nrt session. When Fort Hall Reser vation Was Opened Today. . (Journal Special Service.) POCATELLO. Jun 17. Th Fort Hall reservation was opened for settlement at noon today. Thousands ot homriee le ers and miners joined th rush for min eral deposits surposed to exist on the reservation. 2 SHIPS GO SOUTH To Protect American Interests ; in Venezuela. - . ' (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.) ' WASHINGTON. Jun 17.-At th Cab inet 'meeting today if r was decided to aend one or two war ahlpa to Venesuela for the purpose of protecting American Interests which are believed to be en dangered on account of the revolution now progressing In that country. Th President is worried Over tb fact that no answer has been received , to mes sages sent ; Minister Bowen at Caracas. DRIVER IIURgD. - wagon from WilsonvUla, was injured fn a runaway yesterday ? morning- thla dty.. ' As he fell from tha ; wagonb . h" struck on tha ground on hi left; foot and. fractured the externsl mallelous in his foot so that Aa will be confined to th hospital foe.Jweral . days, .i s .;. 1 ZO PER CttlT QOCS A U Op! NEW ROAD PLANNED Company to Build Between Ash land and Chetco Harbor. Xb Oregon- Pacific & Railroad Construction Company of Waldo, Oregon, of which T. W. Morgan- Draper Ts resident and chief engi-. V will build an electric railway H-V line through the Siskiyou "Moun- -f f tains between Ashland and the mouth of the Chetco River in Curry County The company has ordered "its representatives to se--cure from Surveyor General Mel- vln the records of the survey of 4-" that country, as it wishes to buy a strip of lurrd 10 miles on either 4- side of the river. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4" 4 4 4 4 4 4 ,4- ; This purchase will give them an enormous extent of lumber stump age, which will furnish large ton nage to the proosed road. The harbor at the mouth of the Chetco River Is said by competent judges to be very ne,' and sus ceptible of being well Improved and made capable of accommodat ing heavy steam traffic. TO BE ELECTRIC. It la. the Intention to operate th road by electricity". There Is abun dant; water power on either side of the Siskiyou Mountain range, which Will be utlllsrd. ; This line would do much toward developing that part of the coun try. Its lumber industry especial ly. It also would help the devel opment ot the harbor. , The San Francisco capitalists 4- 4 ' 4 4 4 4- who are behind the plan are work ing quietly. The have made no public announcement of their In tentions, but The Journal's Infor mation in this connection Is re- llsble. . The project Is backed by men who are . able to push It 4- through to a successful conclu- sign. 4. 4-44444444-444444-444 1IB-IH1B The Minneapolis Police Scandal HasStartling Denouement. (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.) MINNEAPOLIS, June 17.-Tha . local police, scandal culminated this morning in the arrest of Mayor .Ames on an In dictment returned by the Grand Jury charging him with, offering a bribe. The charge Is that the Mayor promised County Commissioners Sweet and Nash J5000 each to vote for Tom Brown for Sheriff to succeed Phil. Alegaaden, after Megaarden waa removed by the Gov ernor for alleged Irregularities. The' Mayor was arraigned soon after th ar rest. That the Nicaragua Route Is the Better. (Scrlpps-McRa News Association.) WASHINGTON. June 17,-When the Isthmian canal bill was laid before the Senate today, Perkins (California) de livered an exhaustive argument in fa vor of .the Nicaragua route. He believed that, taking hold of the Panama canal property and an attempt to complete, a project that from Its Inception had been marked by gigantic fraud would Involve the United States In political andflnan clal difficulties that might be far reaching. Have Surrendered in Entirety Cape Col ony Is Next. (Scrlpsp-McaRe News Association.) LONDON, Jun 17. An official dispatch from Kitchener says the surrender of the Boers in the Transvaal Is com pletd. Orange ' River Colony will be completed tomorrow. Only 150. more are to com In front Cape Colony. HIM (Serlppa-McRa News Association.), ROME, June 17. The committee of Cardinals appointed to discuss Philippine natters neat . In tha Vatican todajr."Th debate waa strictly secret DIED FROM HIS INJURIES. : On th 6tL Of last month. William War ren, a stevedore employed in loading; the teamerXajyOT.-aOhest Companya dock, fell "down .the hatch' war and ra taken to Oood Samaritan tloapltal In' an- unconsdons condition. - Hopes iter entertained of th man's recovery, but he died a lingering death last1 nljht.' - An avtdpar shoved 'that Wsrren'a efcull h 1mi frnrird. l ' : I RHEJP GREAT TIEUP LIKELY eastern Strike : tirejndustry (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.) 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