Portland evening journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1902, June 20, 1902, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textvf... k VkX II II II II tf a . r i.f 3, ... POKTLAND, : OREGON, FBI DAY, JXT2TE 20, i902. vol. i. kc'ss. PKICEKPIYE CENTS. TRACY Returned for XPT Th Journal BUS Corrpondent.) VANCOUVER, Wah.; Juna: mTh uauraaM of th cnpe4 convicts Tracr and Merrill la dally crowing greater. A was reportad in yeaterday't Journal. thy breakfasted' yesterday morning at the Torgeraon farmhouse on Whipple Creek, and last evening they returned to the same place for another epast, notwith standing that they knew the posse waa la the immediate vicinity. .' About 7dS. o'clock last evening they came walking along the road to the house and again asked for something to cat,' telling the farmer .and his family that they were Vancouver men who had come out to join the posse In the chase for Tracy and Merrill. The people at the house, although the knew well who the visitors really were made no sign, and while Merrill was ar ranging for the food, Tracy went out and sat down on a log, from which he kept watch along the road, all the while keeping a tight crip on the rifle he car ried. -r- J AID FOR) FLOUR AND BACON. Farmhouse-Thev Ridicule the Posse s eier wno naa oeen at tne u. or person bouse all day engaged him In conversa- t. ' tlon. Tracy asked many questions as to the numbers and present location of the posse, and expressed the opinion that tha ' dogs were unable to do anything on ac count of the dry weather, all the time suHteining the character he had assumed. Meanwhile Merrill had completed his bargain for supplies and returned with 20 pounds of flour, some butter and ba con, for Which he paid. . The convicts seemed to, have plenty of money and were not in such a pad condition as wolud have been expected from their long sojourn in the.jjUBb. ' ' As Merrill returned from Torgerson's house with the supplies, Tracy rode arid,' accompanied by the peddler, the two des peradoes proceeded" down ' the road till they came to a place where tne fern aya& v trampled -'down. ;?. - They stopped, end' Merrllf said, tTr looks as though some on had gone in here. It may have been the outlaw and I guess we had better follow up the trail." and so saying the two disappeared in the bush, leaving the old pettdler standing in the road. NEWS BROUGHT LAST NIGHT. The above news waa brought to Van couver last night by two men of that town, Webber and Mullane. Alons; in the afternoon they started out to And the posse, but being unable to get any trace of the man-hunters, decided to visit the Torgerson farm, where they got tha atory- They said that no trace of Sheriff Marsh or his men could be found near , Torgerson's and they are of the opin ion that the posse lias been led away on a false trail while the convicts have been lying aecure and comfortable in the bush within probably only - a few hundred yards. It Is probable that by; this time the BSBsaBBSSaBS Ufie Eyes of 6e World are on King Edward VII JAMESON makes his hats. The Kins wears only 'JAMESON hats. In Port land you can get JAMESON hats only FROM M. SICHEL MEN'S FURNISHER AND HATTER 288 Washington Street DO U The Weather TonUtht and Saturday, partly cloudy; cooler; wind f f V shifting to southerly. - ,;:- ' ;- .-;.! Vsf- " n 11 SPECIAL ..Summer Undenvear... , TOMORROW Saturday we. ar pladna; on tela all our regular 50c . . Underwear at just one-halt There are all sizes In plain ribbed, . - sood choke of colors. : The weights are just right and they are ; SPECIAL at 25 '. Ceikt. y Third Street-' 'V-V'V' : 3 AND MERRILL 1SR0W BOLDER DAILY Efforts and Vanish Again. posse has been -apprised of the.1atest developments t and is at , "work, but as there is no telephone communication Close to the scene of action. It is "doubt ful if any late" news wilt be received un til something deflhlte occurs. ON THE TRAIL Vancouver Posse Spent the Night v Without i Results. (Journal Staff Correspondence.) 'VANCOUVER, Wash;, June 20.-WKen the news waaNrecelved . here yesterday Afternoon that .Tracy -and Merrill fcad ken their Usual breakfast at: the , farm house of Torgerson, fhe town wajt soon aroused from the quietude into whictr it had subsided by'the apparent disappear ance of the men, andK took but n bout or two for a posse to be formed and put upon the traH under ' tha leadership, of Sheriff Marsh. v .gpnata,ble.,Bud Smith,. jCaptain W. W. Mparkis, TaW MoOTe-enl 5euxhVn'wna were among the first to again start forth in search of the scalps of the despera does. Headed by Marsh, they got awiy at 3 o'clock, fully equipped to follow the convicts in .case fresh clue, to thtlr location could be found The farmhouse of Torgerson In situated on Whipple Creek, three miles below the Salmon Creek bridge, and about 13 miles froni Vancouver. This .was . the objective point of Marsh's posse. HO information was secured on reach ing Whipple Creek, and Sheriff Marah then found Guard- Carson and the blood hounds spending the night on watch for tha outlaws, but hp trace of them, waa found by the posse last night jcalifornians AREWTER-'EM Two of the Evans and Sontag Posse Joins the Chase. (Jmirnnl Snnclal Service.) FOREST GROVE Or., June 20.-Ward and Walnrlght, Callfornlnns. and for mer Morse detectives, well mounted and armed with express-messenger shotguns, are now far up In" the wildest country north of Vancouver awaiting the appear ance of Tracy and Merrill.. They are there satisfied that ' they will return to San Francisco enriched by $3100. And they have neither expectation nor desire to take the fugitives alive. . The foreglng is the -statement of A E. Poole,, former Deputy Sheriff In Fres no County; California, now traveling member of tha Excelsior Glove Company, of 413 Market street. Serf Francisco. As SOLE AGENT for , THE , 'Jameson Hat ;f""inr Between Motrisoa and YambJO I I oc deputy under Sheriff Scott. Mr. Poote par ticipated In the most thrilling man-hunt in the history 'of Callfornla-the BontAg and Evans affair of X69t-whlch- resulted In Sontag's death and the capture alive of Evans. This - chase extended over four counties Fresno, Mariposa, Kern and Tulare and., consumed 4l days-. Right fierce battles occurred during this tlmo. At the final one, In the mountains of Tulare County, opposed to Bontog and Evans were three posses of three men each, and three sets of . bloodhounds. Among these nine officers were Sheriff Scott and Deputy Poole. Mr. Poole knows Ward well, having ar rested him four times in Fresno County. Walnrlght, through association with Ward, both as outlaws and "special po licemen," hs has known by sight in San Francisco for five years. -t Ward and Walnrlght, were met by Mr. Poole on the Vancouver ferry last Mon day morning. Noting that they were armed, he nuked why they had left San Francisco. ' To get that 3100," answered Ward. "Perhaps you will bo too late." "No. These men should be bended off, tr"? ;, J?fteJ fcA-MUv ,ln dorsad this view.- , Ward, who seemed thoroughly familiar with the country before them, briefly out lined their plans. Wulnrlcht said noth ing. When the ferryboat handed at Van couver the men Immediately mounted their horses and dlsuppeared. "What will be the outcome when these four deHperate dead-shots meet?" Poole was asked. "Bound to be sailnfactory.- All four can well be spared, and death will surely occur to some of them. I Tielleve they will get the bandits unless one of thoss old farmer sharpshooters up there should Intercept the fugitives and ahoot . the mortgage off the farm before p Ward and Walnrlght catch eight of them." MERRILL'S STEP-FATHER. Ha Says the Convict Does Not Know the Country. (By .lournal Staff Correspondent.) VANCOUVER. Wash.. June 20. Lem HoblAson, stepfather of Convict Merrill, takes the escape of the fugitive coolly, He is an old resident of Vancouver and has many friends. Merrill's mother waa married to Robinson several years after l)ir husband's death, and she Is also dead. Merrill has a half sister and half brother In thla county. The family of the outlaw has lived here for many years Merrill grew Into boy' hood here, and while he was known to do petty pilfering;, such as fruit stealing-, he was not In serious trouble until he became of age. ' Mr. Robeson, the stepfather, denies the story "that Merrill knows the section of the country where he and Tracy have lieen seen since Monday. As a boy, Mer rill was acquainted with the roads In the Immediate vicinity of Vancouver, but had seldom gone as far as five miles from home. Mr, Roblnston recalls no time that Mer rill ever visited . the timbered section along; tha Lewis River, yet he. does not attempt to explain the motive of the fugitives In staying so long In that par ticular locality. INGRAM PARDONED. (Journal Bpeclal Sorvtce.).'. SALEM. June 20.-At 4:30 o'clock yea: terday afternoon, Governor T. T. Goer affixed his signature . to tha document which makes Frank 8. Ingram, a life prisoner at the penitentiary, a free man and restores him to all tha rights of a cltlien of tha State of Oregon.: Ingram is tha man who, by hts prompt and herolo conduct at tha time of the killing of Guard Frank B. Ferrell In the penitentiary shops, aaved the other ship guards from the fury of Tracy and Mer rill by struggling with the two despera does in attempting to disarm them, there by receiving a bullet. Intended tor Guard Frank-. Glrard, in his own knee, tha re sult of which was tha amputation of the unfortunate convict's left limb- above tha knee. . ? ' '' Ingram Is In the prison hospital, where he will remain for tha present, and his early recovery Is confidently predicted. He Is receiving tha beat of care, and all the officers are vying with each ether In showing the brave man every attention possible. - , GOVERNMENT STEAMER.; The bids for the construction of the new government tender ware, opened to the ; quartermaster's office last evening. They were sent, to the chief quartermas ter at Vancouver, and the exact: figures are not obtainable. As far as his mem ory will serve him In connection with the natter, however. Major Jacobs saya that the figures and bidders are as fol- fpllows: s Portland Shipping Company, meOQ, and Joseph Supple, 4,600. 'The bids will be forwarded to .Washington, and tbe contract will probably not be awarded for 10 days yet ..The vessel win vm u teagiu "WHEAT MARKET; . CHICAGO, Jane to. Wheat, tf 'M and SAN .FRANCISCO, ; June Ml-Wheat, 1 6-1 utUU-t, - I ' - HOUSE WON'T ACCEPT The Spooner Amendment-IVIuch Talk About Cleveland's Love Speech. (Scrlpps-McRae ' News Association.) WASH1NTON.V June .-Cleveland's speech tonight is much dlscuHsed among the House Democrats and Is commended by many. Floor leader Richardson said he had nothing but good to say of it. It waa quite to the point., he declared, and altogether i ' Democratic speech, and -if the Democrats . are to ?pt together they must gt together; and tfcat s nil. The WashjpgtprjjTowns in Deadly Dariffer From u Giant pfest Fire. (8crlpp-Mcrtae;News Association.) worst forest fire ever known In the state I: sweeping forWard lure unfler a ter rific gnle. The town 1b being wiped out, ns are also the. towns of liuckley, whtre there are big mills, snil HoIb-. Appeuls lor aid ate being Stmt out uu the Uws of the woolt:mcit are threatened. All the Inhabitants Including women und chil dren, are Oghting the Hre. The water works have been rendered useless, und the fury of the flames threatens such a disaster as has, never betn seen on the Pacific Coast. .'':;. rr Admiral Beresford Says Navy Is a' Failure. (Scripps-McRae News Asuociatlon.) LONDON. June HO. In thpv House of Commons today. Admiral Charles Bprps ford heavily scored the British AdmliI ty for inefllctency. He declared the coal supply to be In adequate, and said tha number of men In the reserves should be 80,000 Instead of 20,000. British guns, he said, were Inferior to those of France and the United States. Weyerhauser Com pany Will Make Big: Investments.- . (Scrlppa-McRae News Association.) TACOMA, June 20 The Weyerhauser Timber Company, controlled by Mlnne aota and Iowa lumbermen today Increas ed' Its capital stock from eight to ten million dollars, the increase to be in vested in additional Washington timber lands. EDWARD IS BETTER i (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.) WINDfcOR, June 20. The King passed V rood night His health is now satisfac tory. ... . . two mil i jn STRIKERS ARE UNITED , -t ii' ,: Mitchell Discredits All Rumorsrof Disaffection-Quiet 1 (Scrlppa-McRsa News Association.) WILKEUBARRE. June, ,-The leaders of the anthracite miner strike here at-aeh-Uuior jmi . 5onfldjHicfl.tQlaqyti. from the South and West to the effect that the bituminous miners are far from being unanimously in favor of a general miners etrtke. : They say when tbe Jqlnt convention meets in Indianapolis It will ha found that tbe bituminous nan wilt Stand'loyal to tbe mmaworkers organise House Is not yet canvassed on the Isth mian Canal situation, but the opinion of most of the leaders Is that theSpooner amendment will be accepted. HOUSE NONCONCURS. WASHINGTON, June 20,-The Hous to day agreed to nonconcur In the Senate amendment to the Nicaragua. Canal bill and to send the bill to a conference. RACE RIOTS IN OKLAHOMA (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.) SHAWNEE, O. T., June 20. A race riot occurred here last night. A mob of JPO men armed with guns attacked the negro quarters and fired on the negroes, of whom three were seriously wounded. HftlF THlKi NULL IlllliVJ Anarchist Editor and His Opinion oL, Himself. (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.) NEW YORK. June 20,-ohanna Most, anarchist, was today formally sentenced" to one year's Imprisonment for publish ing an article on. the day of, the McICn ey assassination extolling the force of as sasslnattoh. After the court had pro nounced sentence, Most raided his hands and cried! 'f "This in the funeral day of the free prep of America!" HANGED (Serlpps-MeRae News Association.) HLMCOTT CITT, Md., June 20.Frank Jones and John Johiyon, who murdered a Hebrew peddler for the purpose rob bery, were hanged here this morning. Six Are Dead and Four Are Badly Injured, , (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.) ST. PAUL, Minn., June 20. Six were killed and four injured In a collision of two Northern Pacific passenger trains on a siding at Staples early this morning. The dead are: , Fireman George Rasmussen Conductor Noble. Baggageman Mueller. Ernest Schults. Walter Scott An unknown tramp. The Injured: Harry Zlegler and three trainmen. AFTER THE COMBINE The public cannot do better than take a good look at the Nash Bros.' advertise ment on page 7 of today's Journal. They are advertising all kinds of beef away down, and all kinds of money can be saved by calling on them. In all cut rate wars the public sre tha onea to reap tha benefit, and In this - case all housekeepers will be able to "save enough to take a trip to tbe seaside. Reigns. tlon. It is now said that Mitchell's main reason for waiting a month for a nation at ' convention was that a perfect under standing of the facts might be obtained" tBfgnr9dlegafts--te;-the convention are instructed. . (,, ' ., ' j :'-- : C. ; '.-Vy :"' " "' ' ''...'f;-.' WILKESBABKB, June a No serious trouble U reported in this region.' The strike leaders say that . non-union and. police are leaving dally. men IKI.fi. I ilfD III A LATEST mechanic murdered ' - , - Aj T. Qladisee, Colored, Arrested on Suspicion--Man,s Skull Fractured. ,; S ' - Robbery Was the Motive That Led to the Death of Louis Borgus in North End Last Night. Another foul murder has been commit ted In the low dlvea of tha North End dis trict, and A. T. Qladisee, colored. Is un der arrest as a suspect The body of Louls Borgus, a native of Sweden, waa found this morning among fcome wooden frames back of the Will amette Iron Works, on Hoyt street The body had been dragged In between "the large frames, and was found by employee of .the Union Meat Company la passing; through on the way to work. Foot prints were found in the sand; the course of tbe body as it waa dragged, were plainly visible; 'the clothingwas dusty and disarranged A few feet "away was an empty pocketbook, the contents missing. ROBDERT THE MOTIVE. Thus a motive of robbery was at once established. Borgus was a. mechanic and hia , appearance would ' not Indicate the possession of money. He waa commonly dressed; hia fcande were yet grimy with . He Intended going to Rooster Rock to Oay where he had just secured a posi tion as driller In tho tunnel of the O. R. & N. Company. Last night he drop ped into various saloons In the North Knd. .At this time Borgus was accompanied ty Theodore Poulson, a close companion, porgus, in ordering the drinks, exhibited noma money, 17 orMS. One of the men noticed with Borgus was a colored man, tmd this fellow is suspected by Poulson as having something to do with the mur der. The police are sow searching for the colored man. , , Yesterday Borgus went to the offloa of tho Oregon Employment Company, 227 Burnslde street, and paid a fee of $1.00 for a job as driller with the O. R. N. Company He gave his name as L. Bor ne, probably through misunderstanding on tha pan of the clerk. . Ills name waa thus written ah' a tecalp; ... V Borgus came to Portland from Santa Barbara, Cal. POSITION OF THE BODY. The body waa found lying flat on- the back, with the arms drawn up and the hands clinched, as If the man might have died in convulsions from, strychnia or some other powerful poison. , Nothing; was disturbed until Detective Cordano arrived and noted tbe surroundings. Tbe body was then removed to the morgue and a superficial examination made. No marks were noticeable. - The identity ef the man. was In doubt foronslderable time, but through an em ployment agency receipt Tha Journal es tablished his identity. Ha Is familiarly known as Little Louie. After visiting the employment office with Poulson and Sana Olsen. last night, the trio went to varl-ous-ealoons, intending to take the night train tP-Booater Rock. MISSED THE TRAIN. They commenced drinking, however, and Have You 'THB! "Magic Gas Lighter" s A metaJ tube no bigger than a pocket knife hold It over the gas jet, turn on the gas, and the gas will be Instantly ignited. No taper, no match, no electricity. Lasts forever. . Pocket Size 85c Two Styles, with r Extension Handles. ' I The John Barrett Company ; New Stores Opposite Oregonian BIdg. 6th and AIDER STREETS $ A Valuable Pointer ;wJ!ffirSi don't ask for WHISKEY." If you do you will, get cheap bulk goods. .. . Ask for - ' " , ; ' OLD VALLEY WHISKEY j and you will get an article nine years old and of an extra s special t quality. j-'i .h Henry Fleckensteln & Co.; Agts. lVTL TIIE Brtinswick-Balke-Collerider Co r .us Leading Manufacturer in the World of . " Billiard and Pool Tables, Saloon Fixtures V C0WUG ALLEYS AND SLPFLIES. Office and Salesrooms 49 EDITION. missed tha train. After making a tour el -the North End the men became separated Finally, about 11 o'clock. Borgus and as young colored man showed up at the' ' Gothenburg saloon, northeast corner of Third and Everett streets, where tbe ' former is well known. , ACTED 8TJ6FICIOTJBLT. i ' " , f Borgus treated bis newly-made colored) ' acquaintance. Tbe latter seemed to be , ' acting suspiciously so the bartender ad . vised him to go borne. Borgus demurred " to this proposition and another drink wsf ; taken when the negro .enticed Borgus out the aide way. The bartender ran out and called Borgus back but he would not o j V without the colored man, so both came . In and snt at a table in the rear of the saloon. This was the last seen of the man, as. far as known, as be and hia' ' colored companion disappeared while the " saloon man waa busy behind the bar. . ": A WOMAlTS REAM.1 -.: -:jy 4ff4Bas!Bsis& cldent was recalled to the mind of one of the Coroner1 a assistants, which appeared. very trivial at the time but which may have a very Important, bearing on the. , ense. When the Coroner arrived, and "be fore the fact that a body had ever; been, found, a negro woman put to an appear-' ance and elbowing her way to here! the body waa lying, looked at tt aid blurted, ' out -WW. J. Oh I knew It: I knew he'd get killed." "What do you know about It f waa asked . . "!V"J-: . ". ' . "Well, two men were quarreling lastt -irfght and I 'dreampe that one of thens had been killed.'' - - . . i-:--' r The Woman then seemed to realise thatt she had said toe muck and' qulokly U-, appeared and could not be found wheat tbe police arrived. . t .- j , ( ' TUB ATJTOP8T. " ' ' ' 1 Dr. K. A. X Mackenzie, asaUted by Dr. ' , Robert TenneyA performed, an autopsy on the body this afternoon FlrSt, the l " f, Internal organs were csuefully exam-l Ined and found to be normal. -Then the - . bead was taken us. , , When the scalp was removed It was found that the skull had been fractured at the base of the brain. Aa the scalp ' was not injured, it la presumed that the assassin, used either a sand has; or piece) ' of lead pipe. , ' SUSPECT ARRESTED.' At 1210 o'clock this afternoon Deteo; " tlva Frand Snow came Into the station having eustodxja negro giving the name , of A. T. Gladlssee. ' ! ' ' While the prisoner denies being the' , murderer, be admits that he was with; Hergus at the Rotbenburg saloon last ' night He was not questioned further, as) the detective bad other business Import.: v , ance to attend to Immediately. Oladlasee Is a tramp and aged about -. 19 yeara. He admits being with Bargua ; laat night. - - . " " , Seen It ? I bracer take home, Third St, Peril--J, C.c.