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V UJU 1. ' ,.-JNU. CO. M r W 1 1 s4 r It pro Willi I TO Unconfirmed Report Tracy. and Merrill , Fought and -Failed to Escape " ; nt-'Lf J.!- U.i L.. vnasc vununucs uui u ' the' Posse. " ' ' (Journal . Special Service.) LA CENTER. Wash.. June 18.-tTp to the present time no further deflnlte trace has been discovered of tha escaped eon vlcts, Tracy and Merrill. A report, has come In that the fugitives had tried to xoro Lewis itiver out naa seen unrvn Mck by the posse. ; , AU the bridges, and fords on Lewti River from its mouth to four miles above La Center are being closely guarded. v Guard Carson ; has taken the blood hounds down to . WoodU.wn, three miles below Lei Ceuterl . f, -:!" '. . . Sheriff Marsh this afternoon turnea the command of the pursuing party over to Constable Tomlln'son, of Vancouver, and led for Vancouver 'himself. Tomlinson will tak the field on tha receipt of the first definite; news. " : It in expected that the convicts are In the brush and' will try to woes Lewis River tonight. .Owfiig to the roughness of ,the country, there is doubt as to whether there Is any chance of capturing the crim inals. Should Merrill and Tracy not be located by tonight, their escape from this section 'la '"'deemed most certain. - Every precaution,, looking to the capture has been taken.- 1 Detectives- Kerrigan end Snow, of Port land, sre still in the hunt, and at no time since the escape of the convicts has there been a better body of men engaged in the pursuit than now, FIRED ON THE TWO Militia Think They Saw the Fleeing Convicts. tevary rWrve is, strained, to the Vtmoytr for the interest In. the doings jjf .Tracy sna Merriu is.wiaeawaK as, ever. 'i-nejr4 Are supposed ,( op suif .in. inc.arawv ai eojrae point southeast of the. Lewis River. )A8t night about s o'clock a stfuad of Vancouver militia, under the command of Lieutenant Nun", which was stationed about a mile southeast of La Center, ob served two suspicious-looking men pass ing over a hill near at hand. The militia hailed them repeatedly, but could get no response. The militia felt certain that the two i.ien were Tracy and. Merrill, and ; the nrder waa given to tire upon (hem. After the guns were discharged, it was expected that the tonvlcts. It from nothing more than mere bravado and in the spirit of defiance, would return the fire, but they did not Instead ot that, they took the alarm and tied over the brow ot the hill, evidently not caring to get Into closer Quarter with their pursuers. 8 READ Ttik ALARM. Members of the mitla company;; were Instantly dispatched toLa Center with "bv CBVOfAl ' HATTEKS TO' ? - HIS MAJESTY, M. SI CH E t. S0LE;AOTNT;fer. MEN'S FURNISHER AND HATTER "'J1 THE , ' 268 Washington Street Jameson Hat DO The Weather Tonight and Thursday; fain varbbl wind. SILK MERtERIZED SUMMER. UNDERWEAR 50 We are showing' a most attractive line of Bummer Weight Under - In ra.ncv ribbed balbrlaaana. eta., in late shades ef- nlnk. blue . and fancy colors. We have never before been able to offer such under-,, w wear value, and it is not likely these prices will be' duplicated again mis season. Kacn garment . especially .. seated and we guarantee the washing ;:lstleli..::..,v-.i-i:...;,i !:' - f .w.; ; '-T.V ., Snto Ae-ant Cm 169,ThM Stmt ; - ; '( ) ni st the news-and .tha i alarm was rapidly spread. : Guards Wr writ in every pos sible direction to guard the road and to prevent ' the pasta ye et the convicts. . ' Thi Ana-m ummA mt fault And- -emerl' need jjonsldereble difficulty to plckln up the scent., This i not believed, to be tba fault or the animals. The very rea sonable theory is advanced mat the new shoes which!- the convict etole from the German tamer Tlede on Mondar are so new, that ; the individual:, scent ot each convict has" not suffldlsntly permeated tha leather 'to maka it , possible for the tfounds to distinguish It ' - Every highway in the vicinity of X Canter Is under the etrictest surveillance and are under guardianship. A -part of tha pot are stationed at La Center so asto , be, wiUjla,rah :t tha telephone arid .to come to tha Assistance of the re-, matnder in case they should brf needed, The Lewi River is beln guarded all along Its course and as far east as is practicable. ,' 0 r. . ,-v MILITIA'S ACTS : 1 1 .:' ., -.. . t, ' ' The Boys Nearly Caused Another I Serious Accident. What might hav been a repeUUon of Monday's ifnfortunate ( accident near Vancouver was narrowly averted yeeter day. As tha newspaper ' men . who are accompanying , the posse drove Into La Center they' were held up by some drunk en militia "who were ensconced in ome hushes near' the" town. AS a race to" the, telephone' in the . scribes were dlo incllned to heed th' jSommand . td halt, but : the sight of 4he' barrel of ' three Hfles projectlfipf Xhrtvtk., the hushes in duced them' to alter' tttelr: determination. Fortunately two' ol the , inen ' were stUl in the poBseeaioif ot' their" senses., and af-; terl iv2'liiMNaUjfVHd ' J" wresting thlfl ffroni the:gTasp :bf,.the third,- k'hledliiverS'ypuOv W Me Hale. who'' war possessed of a drunken. Idea that the inoffensive reporters should b shot dowsi llkev.dogt-McHale. (Ws afterward locked tipln La Center, arfd will doubtless be made to pay dearly for hia folly. Borne good work h undoubtedly been done by the militia, but throughout the whole hunt the presence of the few drunken memhera of that arm . of the service haa been a discredit to their comrades and a very grave menace to every man- who passe along the roads. AT THE PRISflN Conditions at the Penitentiary Then ttntl 'Now. I . . . ;V T JH gentlemajh who Halted the penitent! ary MttMay informs The Journal that the icondltlon of affairs as they existed S-t the time . of, the , recent break have changed cntirelyu. dds: It reminds m of locking the sUble door after .the horse has been stolen." There Is no doubt but that nothing but gross carelessness Was responsible for tho death Of the three guards and the escape Of Tracy and Merrill. There are plenty of guards on the pay roll to man the penitentiary walls, but when the men wanted to teal them they were not Opposed. Tracy said at one of the places t stopped for refreshments: WHAT TRACt SAID. "If any on had been on the walls to Stop us carrying tho ladder oyer MO feet and putting it up it would, have been off with us In a thousand places. 'The oniy raaUdanger was in ettin.t the wali, tut 'after that it was idead ay for (Continued on second page.) WAS AMi ' ' v 'rt.t THE KING. -i .i 'V. v '' OC c i L-V.u- .-V ' 1 ' ; wen maoe orawers are aouuio and wearing qualities ot every .-'tX tha K1NQ tfaf." -frf"?-'-?;?-' f Betwaea Morrison an4 YalaMI , j I GO -U ;rvf vt J EASTERN STRIKE SITUATION- BAD ."'(!";, , t. j ' n" i hi i, i.i - "-i"... ' . . " v Entire Anthracite ' Region ; May Be Tied U p Rail rdad Men-Are- Firm and Issue WILKE8BARRB, Pa., "June 11 Pres ident Mitchell ha Issued a call - for a Joint convention of hard and soft ' coat miners. A strike of 800,000 soft coal men to aa.sist the anthracite ,meV In ' their struggle may result. This would tl up the entira- coal industry of the Unit ed 1 States and bring a cllniax to ' tb strike of the anthracite men.- pniDEdAsr A Popular - Hotel i Man if Died Last Night . JohnC. Pendegaat, on of - Portland's pioneer hotel men, was found dead in nisibed at the Ksnond 'this . morning at 7:30 b'clooc. He had expired from heart disease between the hour of 5 a. m. and the time his death was discovered. At an early hour this morning he was taken suddenly ill and rang up the office for assistance. The night clerk tele phoned to Dr. Ueorge H. Strowbrldge, who arrived at 4:45. It is very evident that Mr. Pendegast did not consider his condition aa.: serious, tis he did not have the prescription left by Dr. B'.rowbrldge filled. Mr. Pendegast, or. "Pendy as. he was known, was aged about 68 years. H and his Intimate friend and companion, Ed. etolte, were the two oldest hotel clerks In' Portland. Hia aged mother, who lives at Wood land Cal., has been communicated with and the body may be shipped there. If rCAST Conference Tonight of Republican Senators. . (Bcrlpps-McRae New Association.) WASHINGTON, June 18.-Unles all signs tall, the conference tonight ot Re publican Benators will result in post poning the Cuban reciprocity question un til next winter, as announced Tuesday. Of the &i Republicans In the Senate, all Lot whom expected to attend the confer ence, there aroTiaid this niorntntto be 35 who will support a resolution author ising President Roosevelt to negotiate the reciprocity treaty with Ctiba,'.and tb sub mit it for ratification at the next session. Much harmony, It Is believed, will pre vail, and Instead of resuKing in a party split, the conf erence ,wlll be virtually a love feast. . . '' -POLICE RECORD. Jennie Violet, an old offender. Is binder arrest on a charge of threatening to kill Maggie Whltcher. . Detectives Day and Weiner returned to day from the chase after Tracy and Mer rill, much disgusted at the mismanage ment of the rural sheriffs. . ' : Estelle Williams and George Tyler, ne gro garroters, .were bound over in the police court ' this afternoon to appear be fore the Grand Jury. Frits ' Stashus, assault with Intent to murder. Is being examined this after- noonv''' '"v--7--7 Roy Hogan Is under arrest, on a charge Of seduction. . . ? FREE BATHS OPEN The Portland Free Swimming , Baths opened this morning with , appropriate oeremonles. The entrance to the baths was crowded long before the-time set for the opening. It la estimated . that more than 2000 boys were In swimming during the day. Coast Mines Affected. SEATTLE, June 18, The mine operas tors of. the Northwest .re reported to be be planning a secret-session, presumably to combine and fight the spreading strike sentiment of the miners,: ' The organiser of the Ulnted Mine workers from. East ern districts i said to-be in Nanaimo, B. C, to secretly meet the men at the col liery there. Local dealer are ordering big supplies of coal in anticipation of trouble. . ..; ' '. . a Coal Miners Perish. : : (Scripps-McRae New Association.) BERLIN, June, is. Fire started today in a coat mine at Hungen. Hesse. It is hetleved. inlnersjwrtihed. '. WHEAT MARKET; r onCAQO, Jan Xl-Wheert. 72 Vnd T l-t. - . .: bANTsT?ASCT3CO, :; Jane ' lt-yrheat, mi-;.-. - . , , J MM Ultimatum an (Scrlpps-McRaer News Association.) NBW TORIC,J.un B.-prsldent Baer, of h Philadelphia A Reading Railroad, made a statement, today, j. The' only set tlement 1 of : the coal treoble that can Uke place will; b for the; strikers to re turn to work and that outside interfer ence will iot avaiit President Fowler of the New Tork,, Ontario & Western mafle a similar statement. They appear to be determined.; . ; THIRTY BRAVE MEN Are Determined to Stick to the Convicts' Trail. Fully": thirty 'determined, men are f still sticking to the trail, determln- -f ed never t6 leave It while a Chance, -f Of capture Ycmalni. 1 Prominent f among these Are Sheriff Marsh, of -f f CTark ;Connt"y; ? iherlft Totten of Bkamahia Countf,vjCharles Ferreil 4- of RenoTNevisfrettyman, and f Detectives Daye4dWelner of Port- f landT while thef fufortunate news- paper menltiofx'cbsey are always 'on kaad-'Mtfef'awoop. ..fr . silic Workers riot. ' - i' vBcrlpps-McRa 'Kews Association.) PATERSONj 'JUvgJ.. June W.-Silk dy ers helpers', wfio Bave' been on- a strike for five weeks,' Cdrrided into sqUads this morning and visited all the silk mills In an endeavor ,td induce the silk workers to come out l 'A.i riot resulted at One mill, ..the wlrid'ew-! being smashed. The' police were called "jand aflght folowed, wbJcB? siwte. -Were Exchanged. One policeman .was probably fatally wounded and a stranger, shot in the neck. Preceding the riot 5000 strikers held a mass meeting. TU squad Visiting The mills numbered about a hundred ach. Worker' Were told to eomo out before bodily Harm was done them. When they persisted sticking, to the working rooms, the strikers rushed, at them, turning off power or breikiaii- their' maahjnear - In less than an hoar every worker la Pet erson with the exception of those at one mill had quit worlt. ; They were scared by the demonstration.' i TheBtrlkers say that any attempt to start any mill will result in a fiercer out break than any time thus, far. There is some talk of calling out the militia. , The rioting broke out afresh, this after noon, and two men were probably fatally Shot. A mob of strikers" Moved from one mill to another, stoning the mills and shooting through the windows. Tha police armed themselves with shot guns, but were unable to cope with the mob. The strikers are now gathered in force roupd the mill at Riverside and threaten to Are the mill tonight. An unconfirmed report says a clash occurred there late this afternoon in which four strikers were shot Mob rule has extended throughout the, city. Strikers are running through the streets armed with knives and clubs. Scrtpps-McRae News Association.) CHICAGO, June 18. July corn has de veloped a wild market on the board ot trade today. It went to 69 cents soon af ter the opening, being an advance of 1H cents over last night's close. A heavy selling by the John W. Gates crowd, which la said to be trying to corner the world's corn supply, caused a decline in the' market. Corn . was hammered throughout the Feaslon by elevator men, and at the close it was cents. ! FURN1NST' OUR COAL. GLASGOW, Scotland, June 18. A pro posal has been otltclaUy made to amalga mate 23 of the Scotch -collieries with the object of ousting American coal from Europe. V Will) CANNON: BOASTS SCIENTISTS "Thev Are of no Practical Use," Says the Congressman. - 1 WASHINGTON. D. C, June 18. The House today In committee of the whole, resumed consideration ot the bill trans ferring control of certain forest reserves from the Interior to the Agricultural De partment. Cannon of Illinois, chairman of the committee on appropriations, mov ed to strike out tha enacting clause and obtained unanimous consent - to address the committee for (0 minutes on the pend ing bill and his motion. ., ' ,- "Uncle Joe" appealed the members to r vote to 'strike ou t "the enacting clause? a he said Jt was only duplicating a ser vice. He said that the bureau In the Department ot Agriculture , to which it was intended to give v control of the tt, 000,600 acres f forest reserve, is composed o fa lot of. scientist whose industry to to fasten onto the "pubiie tic.-, -u . - (Scrippa-McRae News Assoolatloh.) WILKESBARRE, June 18. A conven tion. Will be held in Indianapolis at the earliest possible moment. The call was made 'upon the acquiescence of Ave dis trict of. the United Mine Workers, that number being necessary to issue such call. The) meeting will be Important In Its bearing upon the strike situation. IADUR D ManyCarpentersCalled Off andOperatijns Suspended. The Uiborv situation is still In a com plicated shape.'. The men employed on the bunding now being erected on the corner of Park and 'Taylor streets, were called oft thl morning because the' ma terial being us.ed was - from the Hand mill, one Of tho boycotted establishments. Alex Mulr has the contract for Its -construction, and it Is said that he threw out the Impression to the carpenters em ployed that the material used was strictly "fair." Mr. Hand was seen and unhesitatingly stated that the lumber wa from hi mill,' and moreover that it was delivered In the early morning, at 6 o'clock, a ttme chosen purposely so that the union men would not be present, and consequently would not know from whence It came. He also said that he delivered material quite frequently at midnight for: various Jobs about the city. JHUNTING UNFAIR JOBS. Upon learning these, facts the union pickets began a itiU hunt, and it la very probable that work will oon ibe- r sus pended on various- structures about thr -city vat-en eatly date, unless seme de elsive actlon is taken immediately to set- tle the difficulties. s - WILL. CALL MEN OFF. It is the intention of the members of the Building Trades Council to call all union men off of various Jobs about the city wheneyer they, become assured be yond a doubt that any material is bew ing used from the mills against which the fight -is being made. Boycott Still On. "It has been reported to me that Mr. Hughes, foreman for the Alnsley mill, haa been clrcuating a report around the. city that I telephoned to him last night that the boycott on the planing mill Is off. I, wish to state that this Is absolutely false. Who ever telephoned Mr. Hughes this information and using my name Is a liar and coward, " ' ' - , "i-rE LBWTON,; ; .'Secretary B F. C", KITCHENER'S: GOOD WORDS (Scripps-McRae News Association.) LONDON, June 18. Lord Kitchener has addressed a communication to. DeWet, Delarey and Botha, praising them for their work In arranging a speedy sur render of the Boers and Informing them of the King's gratification over their ef forts and the loyal spirit displayed by the burghers. , , SCHLEY TO RETIRE WASHINGTON, June 18.-The bill pro viding that Schley be placed on the re tired list and be given the pay of a rear admiral on the active list was favor ably reported .to the Senate by the com mittee on naval affairs this morning. "Scientists." he said, "are all right In their way, but in practical every-day af fair they are of no use. They can't set a hen; they can;t make a poor Imitation of hoe handle. They are scientists, nothing more, but it takes all kinds of people to make up the world." ; ? ' A .Cannon warmed up to his "work 'be grew more heated, he wrestled for a mo ment with hia tit end collar, ridding him self hastily of both,, amidst the laughter and applause of the House and galleries. Then he Uunched Imo a speech of w Ing, , sv warnln; against lavish expendi tures, a plea, for more teconomie -administration of the affairs of government r Cannon's motion to strike out the en acting cicuse and thus defeat tb hill was carried, la committee ot the whole, M t am r- . ... e-v ...... '. . LATEST EDITION I. D. SEAL'S DEFENSE Says He and Others Were All Rijht. . L. D. Seal, who was with Will Morris when the latter -was shot by a portion of the- posse chasing the outlaws recently, called at The Journal office this morning and said: ;,.-. "There Is no . truth in the report that we acted, auspiciously In any way. We were, watching for Tracy and Merrill and had a commanding view of a large stretch of open country.; When we first saw the other members of the posse they w?re fully 500 yards . away. . "First two men carrying guns .came Into view and then, a third. We thought .If wa the outlaws at first and were discussing the matter when a fourth came into view. .Looking closely we saw that one of the men (WALTER LYONS) WORE A WHITE 4 COLLAR, And were- then satisfied that they were members of the -posse.' When we saw them taking aim at us we were much surprised and I -Immediately Jumped be hind a tree, telling Morris, to do the same, but he was not quick enough, and got a bullet in the leg.' ' This Jalk about our acting suspiciously 1 all bosh. We did not have our guns in our hands when the posse came Into sight, or afterwards, and made no suspicious moves whatever. WAILER AMGRY (Scripps-McRae News Association.) CHICAGO, , JtHe,,lLwMftJ. Waller, of Samar; fame, passed through Chicago to day, en route, to ..Washington.. He de nied, he said, he , had made Samar a howlng wilderness. ' He was Considerably perturebd over' the report that he would .be called before "another court-martial on account of his alleged interview In San Francisco. POSSIBLY MAY BE A TRAGEDY (Scripps-McRae News Association.) NEW TORK, June 18. Lewis Disbrow's statement of good ground for a tragedy In the accident In which Miss "Dimple" Lawrence and , Clarence Foster were drowned, were 'given today , to, the Cor oner, although Dtsbrow, was not present. He says he was, in love with the girl and was tryttujte '.defend her-agftlusfc Foster, tie learned they were going; boat-riding and protested Teeultlnir la-i flgh with Foster, , in which Disbrowwaa , hnoeked senseless. When he recovered,' the couple had disappeared. He then decided to dis appear .himself i because he had passed bad checks. , " VICIQUS MEDIUM A de Armus, a medium living at 1R7 First street. Was arrested today on a charge of , assault with a , dangerous weapon on W. J. C0ffee,r a . solicitor. : The latter has' been nelplng de Armus as lackey without pay. .Wishing. to leave Sunday Coffee removed his clothes, and In a. dispute de Armus ia alleged to have slashed him in the head with a knife. WOODARD, CLARKE (J& CO. OREGON PLAYING Views froitt The Dalles, Ashland, Oregon City, Albany, Baker , City, Astoria, TUlamook, St. Helens, Hood'River, Cascade Locks, Salem, Portland, Fishing Scenes, Mining, ' Columbia River, 'and ; Mountain Scenes. ' ' . . , 5 i . - ' ,rjit 1 52 Views, Postpaid for $1.00 WOODARD, CLARJCE ; CQ, i Have You THE'- t "Magic Gas Lighter A metal tube no bigger than a pocket knifebold it over the ' gas jet, turn on the gas, and the gas will be instantly Ignited No taper, no match, no electricity. , Lasts lorever., ... - - . . t Pocket Size 85c t Extension The John Barrett Company ; I New Stores Opposite Oregonian Bldg. i ' 6th and AIDER STREETS A Valuable Pointer reffi?aMuu kS don't askorJWHISKEY..i.you di.yol.(Till, get cheap bulk goods. Ask for " . old valley rnc::i!V , and you will get an article nine years old and of an eitrV r- - ' 'quality.' - v ,Heno' r: r'Tcnctc'ri Cz Co., A-4-. -'f V i - '-" f n--f ' Journalists Seek .to Deny the Report, x ; .. U- ;.;J fee Sj$ Excitement Intense ia the Eng lish Capital Over the Alarm . inz News. (Scrlpps-McRa News Association.) LONDON, June 18. A plan to assassin J ate King Edward has been discovered,, The city is In a turmoil as a consequence. Intense excitement prevails,' . jj; LONDON, June lS.-The editor of the London newspaper say they-had' beard . nothing ot the rumors of the alleged plot. ? except through Inquiries from the United States. Vt f T nVTTl M TunA ltt Th, ani4, nf MMAM ." of the discovery of a plot to assassinator: the King are unfounded. The. seriousness . ot the King's Illness is never questioned. VINCENNE3, Ind.'. 'June 18. Aa effort . of a mob of too to Jynch William Edson this morning faled;sThey were repul- , ed by' the fire and police department . Edson was taken to Terre Haute. t . MIENS III (Scripps-McRae News Association.) s LONDON, June 18.-Premler, 8allburj Is reported to be 111. Would Affect AU;Tt :;;; (Scripps-McRae News Association.) . i WILKESBARRE, June. 18. Bx, a. ym- y patbetlo strike every .Industry . lm the , country will be. directly affected. It I ( evident the policy of f the , operators has , been to allow the stride to drift With the possibility that, the miners' .organise-, tlon might be broken by long suspension. , In the meanUm the anthtaelt. market 6f. the country havetbecomev exhausted t' and the supply' of soft coal Is - rushed , into market.- The miners, having played their last card in the anthracite field. necessarily turned to the bltumlhoue menj for aid. ' x '.. ..-.lh.v.- - South Dakota Commencement. 'Journal 8oeclat ServW. 1 7 VERMILLION, 8. D., June 18. Interest- ? ing commencement exercise .'were 'held this morning at South Dakota University. President Droppers conferred the degree and Dr. Jenkln Lloyd Jones ;ef Chicago -, delivered the address. The exercise were followed by the annual alumni dinner. SOUVENIR 4 i Seen It ? r 4 Two Styles, with Handles. riAi I LI ; , , v i TO Hill ' . EDWARD 0 r