A v. , Tracy and Merrill, After Stealing Horses in : jSaleni, node to French Prairie Where Clood lloands Struck Their Trail, Pressino them. The fcgitlves, f Itelna f rcn Officers. Entered the Streets of Ctr vlaV at 9 O'clock last Night, Csttly Seized a Team and fift Tfaty Wirt Ctrcered end Agaln Tcok to the fields Celnfcrcenents Cclcg Daivd This llinlzz ti Believe Sheriff Dsrhln's Posse If Necessary. ' .t . M - - . , , . - - m FIOM -WEDNESDArS STATESMAN The pursu.t of Tracy and Merrlfl, the escaped convicts became Intensely exciting last night; - The men had, by mean of stolen horses, rone to . the Gervals neighborhood, and there fa - posse under command of Sheriff F. W. Durbin, took up. the trail, at 6 o'clock last night, tracking the murderers by means of the, Walla,. Walla , blood- ' hounds. The" pursuing- party, numbering- a score of .-armed men. was bard on thte track of the two fugitives for several hours last evening, and were pressing them close .when the men made a f bold stroke, by making ' straight for 5the4 town of Gervals. and about 9 o'clock suddenly appeared on the streets, where they met Dr. C. 8. White and Ed. Dupiiis, . riding Into town In the doctor's buggy, 'and drlv IngA fine mare belonging to Dr White. Aiming their rifles at the t wo gentle men, the convict compelled their-vfc-t ima to dismount. . entered the buggy themselves, and started out of town In .the direction of Buttevllle. This bold ; move was; made evidently In a spirit o fdperatlon, when Sheriff Durbin and his posse were less thin a quarter of a mile behind the fugitives, follow ing the scent of the dogs, but on the trail.. .But the fugitives made-a mis take .in driving out of Nervals, they; missed the main road, driving Into an . old highway for a quarter of a mil? , when thejr found themselves in a trap, the road, belogfenced In. and "as they jver unable' to escape In that direction they abandoned the horse and buggy, and eUmlang the fence entered a large field fir the west of Gervals. ; Sheriff jDurbln and party were close! on their .(frail, and When Pr. White's mans and buggy came out of the lane, after being abandoned by the fugitives the plight of the latter was discovered, atnd th pursuers entered- upon, "a search-of the fields At last accounts the fuglUves -were In this field, with the poswe scattered at the edge, along the fence, and the ' Indicat Ions - were - .that the convicts would be cut off from esmpe. The'1)racrTr;Ve'fftKWmlneTl t oseeurethelr men'and In. all likeli hood the. convicts wlll .be caught soon after this'ls prlnte. If they are not at ready, prisoners or dead.f This is In, substance the report received from down-thfrjee Just before telephone con nection was Interrupted for the night aoout 41 p. closfvl. ".' When' the! Gervals office At 10 o'clock! last night Sheriff bin J telephoned! the' Statesman ,k office that , he and ills posse would keep at work all night, giving the fugitives no rest.? and unless he captured; them,.. before-; morning; would want re-lnforce-ments. -lie asked that .a new posse of 2- or more men be sent tdown 'Oft .the morning train to rcIKye- the men then in the field. The Governor's of flctwaa communloatetd with, as. was the renPtcntiary, and it was suggested that the.-Governor would" call out the militia to -assist in the- capture; 'of the criminals. . In view of this proposed ac tion by the Governor, Deputy Sheriff B. H. olbath. ho had sta tried to raise a fresh posse, abandoned . hlsef -fortta expecting the militia to go down but after midnight, K was decided that the militia wpuMno be called out. but the men could go down as Individuals. It was then, too late for Mr. Col hath to raise a pose, arid adosen of the militia men, , whoown rifles., decided ,to ko down on the early r train arid tender thHr services -to Sheriff -Durbin. ; .... y j ."' . Clothing and Horses. The trail of the two murderous ex- convicts grew" hotter yesterday morn- Ing jwhert it became evident that the fellows had been In the city, and had supplied themselves with citizens clothing and. were eager to strike the . trall. jJ.The first definite inews of the appoarance in the city of the two mur derers was brought down town by J. .' W. I Roberts, of South Salem, who told a story of a sensational hold-up, of which he wa'if the' unwilling victim. Mr.J Roberts stated that he was held up at 10 o'clock on Monday evening, when" on his way home ' from down town w here he had discussed "the prla n delivery and 1ie murd of th guards. i Roberts was about, to entr . the; gate of his home on South IJberty street, when two men approrhinr hi from the corner, spoke to him. Rob erts, thinking: the mm belonged to a posse returning from" thf;t sen r-hV '!- wed. when he sudden y n r-1. ih j ,- your eoverel bv two rifli". an 1 l h-n stern" ' commands S;ik u hands;-' He promptly 6b y; fi tm ; ih w r ihfr n,t.irs walktid to s Mr tree , near by. where the mm. at- dogs were taken to the place where the ter artalnlng that Roberts was not en were seen fcist, but they refused an officer, made him take off his doth Uto .; Tbrlsoriers are down to his under garments. Thes. evidently In a strip of heavy Umber tlothes the men pprr Hated to their , that runs north andsoutJi abtona- own vtsm, th rowing i-w.y; a p tion Of their strips! boated ofTh; prowes. I hroaUy, be. fre leaving him.sW H est point on thd.rlvr ,H r a b-i i. ' - ,V" I could be soured' with whUh tc r; . rkhaae The PortJ,n,f. where.: thy ral-U tW , rt?- !' ZrZTt-Zn friends. They warnel Robert i M1 f w t, ,h.t- ,...rfitft..l:v and awr th horses th"y role last the .cltv. shook hands with " st ailed t ftwa f d th tlvcr, nd Ro'jirls went hme in his -underclothes. " This whs ui 1 o'clock.; lie did, not leave home. until dajiight. at wAlch time he came down and reported to the officers bbL .ex prm e with the, convicts . , i After leaving Roberts house the two men ' evidently . went to the home of EM Felix LaBranch, onUKh and Center streets, where,' they -" appropriated a span of driving, horses belonging to Mr. LaBranch. - At 11 o'clock A. MV i Southwick saw. the men on 12th street. mourned on the horses, taken from the LaBranch barn. -' The fhen rode in In dian file, passing slowly out of town, each holding a rifle across the withers of his horse. -Mr. South wlch was a half block away from the men, and was , uncertain as to their Identity, bat con sidering the matter J suspicious, tele phoned the night watchman at the court house, what he had seen. ' When vMr. LaDranch'S team was found mis sing this morning, Mr. South wick's story was- confirmed, and a clue secur ed as to the direction taken north. ( During the forenoon a report also reached the city that the two men were seen riding through Brooks at a Mttle after midnight, There all clue was lost, and though a force of men was scouring the woods, no track was to be round. . r. '. Tha. Bloodhounds. ; . On the 11 o'clock train the - blood hounds from the Walla Walla Peniten tiary arrived. ;' Guard Carson; of Walla Walla, is in charge of the ani mal e. "Don" and "Hunter.", the two dogst, are Well trained animals, and es pecially kept to run down convicts. -- "Don" is 18 months old, is of a pure tan color and began the business f convict trailing at the: age of four months. "Hunter" Is somewhat smal ler; though of the same age... The broad black band along his back suggests his lineage, which is that Jot thft Fpanlsh Cuban, breed, kept for generatlona ort the West India Islands for the purpose of tracking fugitive slaves. J. J , Mr. Carson "Is a spare built man of about 30 years of age, and In his short blue coat and buckskin leggings seems capable of tlie difficult) and dangerous duty to which he has been assigned. , ? Mr. Carson and his man-trailers Were met at the station - by Sheriff F7.V. Durbin and several -offlcers. and the dogs .were aken to . the- Roberts home where the; discarded convict; clothing was given I to the, intelligent -animals, and; after catching the, acent they struck i the trail Land .followed it through the city to the La Branch barn going directly, Into the stalls , of I the horses, where the men had evidently ta ken their mounts. . Here the trail was lost,, the dogs were taken off. and the officers went - to , lunch. - In the mean time men had started out all over the countryto find traces of. the stolen horses.- At ' 2:3.0 o'clock "a telephone message. was receive from Gervals, to the; effect that the two men had been seen at a wooa-cnoppers' camp near that place. They , rode into the camp at 4 "-o'clock yesterday morning., at the muzzles of their rifles ordered break fast, and after disposing of a good meal left the camp, abandoned their horses, and took to the woods. , When this report reached the-officers. a posse was .nasiuy raisea, ana tne start fmade for 'Gervals. Sheriff -Dur- bin. Mr. Carson, several other officers and the bloodhounds drove to Gervals. while a posse of ten or twelve men went down by the afternoon train. Among the men were Chief of Police D. W. Gibson. T. Howard, F. M. Bort. C A Bort.: J. Luhrman Ed. Thielsen, H. W. Meyers, Fred Thielsen. Oscar . Gillice. and. others. The men w-enjt to Gervals determined to take up the work and run down the tfwo murderers Is It was possible, and under the leadership of Sheriff F. W. Durbin, equipped as they are with the best'of guns and a couple of good blood, hounds, the, men - will doubtless be run down In time. , The Hunt at Gervals, ' GERVAIS. June 11. (8;80 p. m.) The escaped convicts evidently- kept the old stage road from Salem to Ger- vals. When they arrived here they took a read leading east and following m, a hort dists nee stopped and enter ed the wooda where they fo'und August King, a Wood chopper. ' They com manded him to prepare breakfast for them whlqh he did. f They sat down to their meal witht their guns In their laps and watcTted closely to see If they were being pursued. Xing gave a good description of the men and no doubt ! remains ras to their identity. There was no evidence of either being wound ed, but both appeared tired. 'One was without a bat and they bad evidently J made no additions to tneir wearing apparel since tthey teft Salem. King knew nothing about the outbreak and made no report of the oceurrcnce:untlI i after noon. The matter was then re- ported to Sheriff Durbin at-S o'clock i and. he arrived here at o'clock wKh anoui wiwssnn "". " '"f bounas orougni irom waua aia. i ne nan, mne " Ue. ani at ,le "-U ,h ""t nia-ht.' Mm are guarding the roads and bri lges-north, and northeast ot here and it is probable that traveling .will not be as easy for the murderers as It was last night. . King's Statement. "I was uo at about t:30 getting breakfast in my abtiv when a roan pushed open' the door " and stuck" bts rifle liu lie asked me for something to eat. I told- him to wait , outside and I would get IV ready. In. fifteen minutes I called them In. One dreised In a duster or tight- mackintosh ate very little. He was evidently very much exhausted: for he ba-3 no appetAe for anything. lie tasted the mush and took a cup of coffee and then rolled a cigarette but threw it away without smoking but a little of It. ' He Inquir ed" the way to T4e Dalles and wanted to know If the timber went all the way there; also, the? distance to the foot hills. They asked first how far tbey were from: Salem. '"J- i' Mr. King gave It as his opinion that one of the two would not go far owing to his apparently exhausted coudltlon. The. horses were turned loose In the pasture and the halter and bridle hiX In the fence comer. The dogs found these but refused to follow the trail of the prisonera - " - - . On the TraiU When the bloodhounds -first took the trail of the fugitives near Gervals, they followed It unerringly for a time until a cake of soap, such as Is made and used In the ; Penitentiary, was found. "Beyond that point the animals did not care to work, and it was supposed that the' convict, evidently informed of the presence of bloodhounds, had thorough ly covered their shoes with that soap, thereby destroying the scent followed by the dogs. Later, however, the blood hounds again took' the: trsili and fol lowed . it rapidly. They " led the pur suers to 'where the bridles, taken off th" stolen horses, were secreted, and finally led the posse " into Gervals close on the heels of. the escapes. A Possible Accomplice JJ. A stranger has been hanging around the LeBranch' stable since "Saturday; familiarizing himself with " the place, under. , the pretext . of wanting to swap horses, was yesterday arrested - by Sheriff F. W. Durbin. When LaBranch found the .horses tsto!en . yesterday morning at ' b'clock. her reported to Sheriff ;Dtirbtn. telling of i the- stranger and the latter was arrested. Property stolen from a lodging house, consisting of soap -and towels, was found In his pockets. He gives the "name of Louie Butler, and is an ex-convlct. and It la believed that he U 'Implicated In the conspiracy to- break out of the prison. :.- Tracy's Colorado Records Denver, Colo., June 10. Harry Tracy, who with Dave Merrill, killed three guards and then escaped from the Ore gon Penitentiary, is "wanted in Colo rado to answer the charges of murder, robbery and horse stealing. He was about to be tried for -the murder: of Valentine Hoye, a wealthy cattleman, of Routt county, when he bound and gagged the sheriff at Aspen,-Colo., ob tained his liberty, and left for Oregon. Tracy vwas.a leawler in the once no torious . "holein.the-wairr ; or ' Powder Springs gang of outlaws that Infested the northwestern ' corner ot . Routt county' near .the Utah and Wyoming lines.. The murder of William Strong, a boy. caused the citizens of Western Colorado to demand the extermUiatlon of the gang. ' Aposse of sheriffs ; was rormed" and war was declared on the desperadoes. frWhen the posse emjouh tered the outlaws, a desperate 7 bat tie was fought- Several were wounded on earii side. Hoye. a member efi the popsee. was Jkllledi Four outlaws mere afterward captured by the posse. Tracy was convicted at Aspen; but : subse quently escaped., ' 1 " Tracy in Utah. - . ' Palt Lake City, Utah. June 10. Harry Tracy, who with David Merrill, shot and - killed three men while, escaping from the slate prison at Salem, Or., Monday, has served time In the Utah Penitentiary, but escaped'from custody With four other desperate - criminals, none of whom has ever, been recaptured.- Tracy, drew a revolver from bis convict's jacket and cove'red the guard with the weapon.- Commanding the guard to remove his clothing and .tak ing his gun, Tracy donned" the uniform of the guard and with three other pris oners walked boldly away, i FROM THURSDAY'S STATESMAK.) . Yesterday w as a .day of excitement throughout Marlon countjvand In fact in the Willamette valley, all yes being turned to Gervals. near fwhlch' place the murderous convicts. Tracy and Merrill, were : in hiding, with large posses searching every, nook and cranny for the criminals. . " -': ' "' ; Late on Tuesday hight. the criminals eluded their pursuers near the town of Gervals, and although every road and trail was patrolled by armed men searching for them, Tracy and Merrill kept: out of the" teach of the deputies, and at 4 . o'clock- yesterday i morning serenely reappeared . at. the . August King cabin, where they secured break fast on Tuesday morning, and again asked for food. They were supplied by King with w-hat they demanded a loaf of bread, a pocket knife and some ar ticles of clothing and again took, to the woods. King notified the. authori ties at Gervals,, and the. men. scattered over the country, were called In and soon surrounded the wood m which; the men were located. The bloodhounds picked up the scent at King's ablif and traced the men into the Jungle a tract of timber covering about 100 acres and adjoining a wheat field. 1 ' During the day Sheriff F. W, Durbin tleirraDhed Governor .T. T. Geer an urgent reuewt for reinforcements ss he had not enough men to completely sur round te timber In which the murder ers were located, and the Govemot" at once called out Company F. Fourth Regiment.; O; N. ' G bf Salern. and Company D., of Woodburn. and both orgarslsatlons; reached the scene -or ferations during the afrernoon; and went cm duty at once. Major fU-as H. Lcabo, of.-, the .Fourth Regiment, was ordered to take command of the men, . During the afternoon, the men were sighted several times. Between 4 and S .o'clock they - attempted . to -" crawl through lhe wheat field adjoining the timber, when Oscar' Gailtce, one of Sheriff Durbln's posse, caught sight Of them crawling through the ferns in the edge of the timber.. InstanttytJaHu: began pumping lead at them., wst of his Winchester, firing five shoU' in rapid succestioni but the distance was ; greatlJS yards, and the men dropped down in. the ferns out of sight, that none of the shot took effect, and the fugitives si ipped away' back into -the timber. The cordon around the timber was at once drawn closer,: and more men were sent out. from Gervals to re inforce the posse, the ofneers making preparations for a. long feeige. . It" was proposed to keep the wood surrounded all night, and should the men break out to efthr camure or kill therm After the firing by Gailice, the two! fugitives fired a couole of " shots, bnl no: one heard a bullet whistle, and It was sup posed their firing was done in a spirit of defiance. c- -.;-.'. -:' '--:-r A 'company, or thirty men at Oregon City, composed of veterans of the fe.. ond Oregon volunteers, offered to Jom the forces last night, but were request ed to wait till this morning. Should more men be required and the criminals- b still at large, the Oregon City volunteers -will be sent for. . J ; 7) i; run U'O not warn. : Some time before dark last night Sheriff F. W. Durbin planned a sort of ruse with the hope of drawing the coti Victa out from their concealment and open, to ffre; Sheriff Durbin quietly made the rounds, visiting all the sen tries and advised them of his plans and gave them each exoiicit ' instructions which conformed with the plan agreed upon. When he returned to the start ing point Dr. -H. 1L Olinger. of this city,: got Into a buggy and started to drive down the county road which fol ows tje clump of timber, in which the f uarttlves have taken refuge, the entire length The object of this move- was to temot the convicts to hold the rig ap and attempt to escape with It. whereupon, at a certain understood lg nai. the sentinels were to open fler. The ruse did fcot work, however, as Dr. Ollhgejr drove the entire length of the Umber and back Without the convicts ever revealing themselves.' - -t; ' ; Provisions were provided for. the men standing on guard. In the way of sand wlchea. coffee, etc.. from the hotel at Gervals' and these were distributed around the entire line by aeveral who volunteered their services by the: ajld of a vehicle. :..'--: 'i , Kerrlga n and Snow,and Ford and Cor dans, the 4 Portland de tec tlves.are with the pursuing party, and officers from all - sections of ; the, Willamette; valley have gathered at . Gervals to assist in running down the bandits. A report was received from Gervals yesterday, that the coat stolen from Dr. White on Tuesday morning, has net . S . s Bvs as.. a been recovered, but a quantity of ar munition taken in the doctor's buggy has been found. The ragged overcoat Tracy 'wore was found. The articles were, t In a field near the" heart jot the Dr.l White states that when he was accosted on the street and robbed' Mer rill said but few words and that Tra cy did all , the talking. Tracy was very pale and gaVe his commands so Indis tinctly that the doctor had to ask the outikw to repeat his words. Tracy wanted all of the doctor's clothing, and Dr. White commenced to take off his trousers when Merrill insisted on speed and pushed hlra into the rig on the lap of Ed Dupuis, who:: was then thrown out. L. Uriggs. a resident of GerVals, states Tracy entered him house, saying he had walked from town, was footsore and weary, lie asked for bread land meat, but Briggs : had nothing but a loaf of bread.: .For this Tracy offered 2G cents, saying he was willing to pay for the loaf and some, milk; Briggs bad no milk and refused the money Tracy took the articles and left. ' Governor T. T.. Gttr, Hon. S. I T. Richardson, C. - II.: ' Jones, A. M. Southwick. Roland Southwick. L. R. Stlnson. Charles Till son, K. VC. Patton, N J. Damon, John A, Byrne, James Walton, S. E. ; Purvlne, and several others went to Gervals yesterday af ternoon, the - Governor to view the situation and make what provis ions which were neoessary for thos" participating in the manhunt, - while some of the others went down to lend their assistance and still 'others through curiosity. .Those who went down to assist remained while the oth ers retqed 7 last night. They Secured Brsakfast, OERVAIS. Or.,. June 12. Dr. C. S. Whlte'a horse and buggy were 'taken right in town ibut owing to a road be ing closed up recently and the near spproach of the posse, the buggyWas abandoned. A Winchester rifle . ras taken from it with 12 rounds of am munition. Dr. White,' coat was ais taken from; him. Before taking the buggy the men entereM a house and got a loaf of bread they -then passed through the town ; spreading terror among the Inhabitants who recognized them, ,!'' ;-.'--:.'. . "After leaving the buggy they went back to the strip of timber where they spent Tuesday. . This morning at 4 o'clock they appeared art King's cabin again for breakfast, Tbey got a loaf of bread and a piece of cheese and left going Into the timber., Krsg says they, told him that they presumed; he knew who they wrt-p; h told themi he did and that men were after them and they should keep away from his place. They offered to pay for the bread i in timating that they would pay any sum he might ask. They- told hint not to go to tOWn today and " promised to write him a month from today ss to khe success of their efforts to escape. King came to Gervals and reported before o'clock and the posse was soon In pursuit. ; The hounds struck the trait near the cabin and) followed it Into the timber. The dogs were then called back and a line of mn war placed around the tract of timber which lies betweep roads. It Is about 1 mile long and a mile wide. Triere; are now about fifty men on guard and It will : be hard for them to escape. Thra will be more men tonlrht and It Is quite poswibleJhey will- be- taken! If they -attempt to Weak through the J nine. Tjiey were seen at 5 o'clock by . Mrs. Adam ftlannard as they wer en-tertng the timber.. They will probably make another break tonight, . .... Tracy Is evidently In a bad condi tion; he Is said to be lame and is de scribed as being as white 'as a ghemt FROM FRIDAY'S STATESMAN.) The c-rti--of th ) effort f captuto Trscy and Mr rill the, escaped con vlots, was again shifted yesterday. It was1 tranferrd rfrom the woods a mile outside of Gervals. to the woods and: Jungles in th gulch of the Xeedy and MoIgUa countrj-, in the southeast ern lortion of Clackamas county, where" a: large tract of timbered-coon-try,' in which the fugitives are liiiev ed to be, was last e vesting surrounded by thrw cdmpektte ot militia an 1 the posses of Sheilit F. W. Durliin, cf Marion tounty,' and Shsrlff . J. J. Cooke, of Cljtkama county. The tn?n Were potted ' oh the- roads surrmindhtg tht section., in the hoie. of securing the bandits, if thy should again try An break through th corj-m as thev did on the pre!Jintf night near Gervals. Should the fuifiilvi " try t' g through the lines, it Im likely that one of them will be killed or caplured. .s the men und?r rrramvil -of tJhri.'V Durbin ir-t r.!ilng th? sri tv.rtt wf the -fcini4t , anJ are Je; 'ri;iia?.l to bring i; ihe luurderii-f of U tlr-- prison guards. It i feared, however, that th heavy "timber and thick un dtrbrush, whero they are supp" 1 ,0 be. w4ij:e the tscapefc ait upiKHu--Uy to silR, through the lines-' again, and that !' men vj-llt ultin'iately make their way xnto ih fastne of, the Cascade rango, whre It woull be difficult to secure thein, unless at tacked from the- tuet )aida, espeialiy fcf they . should take the I?ariow paes for Eastern Oreoiv, which many now believe to : be their destination. , This belief is oased on th fa t that every where the men have T made cantuous Uiviuiry regarding the character of the courtry lying between this section ntitV hThe Dallies, coupled with the further tact inat mey are. gradually Working toward, the pass in question, having been seen Only , eight (miles4 went ; ot Wllhoit Springs as lajte aa yesterd.iy -i's Yssterilay's Movements. On Wednesday uigtit- aloui 200 nn wire posuid around the . timber ia which the two escapes were known to be. During the night the men at ttmpted to pass the lines at" avral points, but -were driven xback until Tin ally, ax about 1:30 o'tlock yeyterday morning they made good tlvlr escape. Charier Pugh. on guard in the line. had temporarily raoVJ 4 little 'dis tance from -the line. When one of the men suddenly appeared, climbed over lh fence, and though Mr. l'vgh nrea four sJtjotg at him in f the uncertain light, the fugltlveescaped through the lines. At the same tinve. a hundred yards filrther n way. the second con vict broke lilough-tb, lines. The shot fired at the. escaping con-; vlcis met with responses from all along the line, and for som unac countable reason a general fire re sulted, directed atthe wood. In which she convict had beri bidden. They had escaped, howeverj and , this Tact was at daylisht reported to the sher iff, w-henabe forces were, tailed off. Immedlatn'iy the oioodhounds were brought Into requisition, and they tok. the s-ent of; the one convict at the point he was aern by. Mr. Pugh "climb ing :" tjje fence. And .here proof .of Mr. Pugh's, marksmanrh!pw-as dlsHv ered In that the fence: rails mere fiiied with buckshot. - The trail was follow ed for a short distance, when the men returned to Gervais fr breakfast. - About this time .a "telephone message from Monitor announced the fact that the two escapes hadj taken breakfast at the farm of' a'arrtey Aker, v .n'ar Monitor, about seven (miles. frym Ger vals. snd'Hherifr Durbin and a small party, with thn bloofihounds. quickly : started for that point, the militia fol lowing more letrurPtyL , . ..; At Monitor it wasj found "the tmn had entered theAker home and" de-1 inandod breakfaet of Mrs. Aker. Vhilo cne guarded the children, the ' otnT accomimnled th-wontan to the tilaf after provlfn. " Tbey sat down and ate. but at thut tnbmkvt tb whittle: of a ni-uroy saw mill - Sounded, and tne men. hastily gathering up the provi sions on the table, ittade their r4-aN? 1o the woous. llerej the bloodhounds v ere put on th track, hut they did not work well, and thie men' were jlai, ed on the trail. It had bmome evi dcMt that the cloth s used to give the dogs a seem of th, tugilives were not as effective as earlier In the campaign, so word was sent to the prison to sen 1 a niw supply, and this will reach sher iff Durbin this morning. - The two com pan I. s of . militia Sa lem and '.Wood burn, - arid lh issues, followed the: -nvtrts. : to th-e t'lacka- mas couaty lUn? Butte r-lk wnere dinner was served. , MtnwhSle Shr Iff Durbin rand a "small post went on Into f'lackamas cpui)ity, snd learning that Merrill had a sliter r4dtng thoie the house of the family wa'j surround ed, and a. search made, bi:i no iioit of the men found. Returning, to Mon itor, another attempt w-NS natl . to start the bloodhounds at the Aki-r home when a young woman came., rid ing In hastily, and notified the sheriff that at noon the fugl Uvea had entered the hotne of Edward Oraves,j nar the Needy read and had secured a frying pan and six pounds of tacon,. . having Immediately after gone into Ih heavy timber. ";":; -.;: ..-p'-:--; :;'-1 : , '--'The entire force Was moved fot ward to beond thw Gravcs' rant h, and there the woods, "riterd y th convicts: was picketed.), SherliT Durbin - then left for Needivsnd thei- rpet Sheilff J. J. Cooke.Jof tJlackamas eounty. wtt-hra po5vivndy h take up tho pur suit of the fugitive. Sheriff -Cooke at orce after learning of the omll tions. asked Gov. T. T. Ger for the Oregon City militia,; and thes and a posse of deputy .sherilTis were sent om from Oregon .City last evening. Mm "-'the Molalla road, picketing that highway Into: the mountains,! while tit Hn lent and Woodburn troops and Sheriff Imt bln's -men occupied the Meedy . road paralleling the Molalla roHd,, th end being closed by the posses. i II van thought, the men were !n this sctlori. and today the dogs will again b us?-l In finding the) trail., when the Salmi and Woodburn troops are expectei; to come home, probably thlt. evening; thf Clackamas county officials taking up the chase, . , . The w;ork of the pursujng forces yes terday. was most arduous.; The roads as the pursuit was carried Into Clacka mas county, .were rough, the -country", sparsely settled, the timber and under growth thick and movements, especial iyfororgabtzedt roops.exe eed Ingiyjllf flcult. '. And' the ran lid pace, set by the fleeing convicts put the mettle of the pursuers " to a' severe test. esieclallyj Was this the case wHh the men who had been in the pursuit since Tuesday. The commissary department was not J organized as well as some would have liked It, though all was done In the lower of the official u to :make the dis comforts as few as iHjs'slbie. T (Sheriff F. W- DUrbin.. who lias been tireless in his .work, was constantly in tite forefront, and -did the work of two meu, while directing' the movements of the entire foree. Major R. H. Ialo In filrect command ojf he troi;s did all In his power for thelmen. and Surgeon General A. B. Clltl was on hand to render what assistance mjaht : be re quired, and taking bis turn in, any of 'Kaiastwlaweat W' V HfMH treat wHSE-arcaal aota lh damp. keep foe liH- craeft ans ph-; tfl aca III aiiK. h raagli lac aa efcaia and cat. I Ha I Saraf So emtf keep tmAmt t.ka aew. bnt aa Iot by tbm L HaraaaaOa. c H cam !1 tire. Madafcy Standars Oil Cowpssy II j tfmrrir)! i i A ll Mil Ik-1 i z V Haf vaMas I I Itra- ... . , I mm v . on J I r AND HEST FOR r.ioTiiEns Sleep foe SUtt Tortured Cables tr.J ' Rest Vr Tired .lotherg, la Warm Caths with And grntle applications cf C: -' l cut Ointmctit, purest of c rr . . UenU and greatest of skin cure;, to fee iolIoweJ in severe cosct t y mSld doses of Cuticur Resolvr at Pills. Thfs Is the most spec J yi P. permanenVani economical treat ment for tor tarinjr, disfin'n itchlnp burning', Heeding si.iSr, crustd,nd pimpl7skin and sc- p humours, with loss of hair, of in fants and chilireo, ever ccni- pounded. tujoiorrKrtr.rKCiTKiHAoi1 asaUied by C'uThi'a OisrasT. for tui . fytng tlie akin, fr rlcanina- Urn sc-:i. e I tfie Irtj.-p'.nc- of.falllnf lir, fer st .. u'n,.-, whllroiiid. amt nvn),Hc red, ruiiirlj, tr.i C'-n) h.Tn.ln, nnl for all th iurj- of lb l-r-l. both, ami Surarrr. Wi!lnnf woiirii n-.-t.t--TH't.S MorliitWithiiforntMvliiljfit tl ii-, . lnflinmiitKos,snarlurinin,t tire or :! n ;te pernplraUnB, Is walit for ti'i. r.i' weancw,and formanramiatlri'.anti'f i t partmse which rcai4y 'uggvt iiuhhm . SaM tkmtrhwrt n. f . O-n-r,-. SV, PlU., tV. Mrlli.h Ihrpotl ?-. I t ""i ' I , 4Midn. I r-h Iiw1i ! r., l ! . tia iiaea a caa. Cor, SoM I'ro iwMu. - ' ' r.MiehrTta- tNOLi'M i-EfUJvnoYM. -PiL!;; IliK-tC.'" lltal a4 Oi.f Vrm. lllliHa.HM. 1.L,MMk, M.-lr. f iaf M. all.tlf I, mm ,.4 tUMt I'-Hf ' -,.' - 1.1 i .-, t - lrTl-l . liftM, ,. m4 It-IIt tmr I l , "'. i tun. !!. I.HI .rt... n Tw 4 1 4 kt-li-,1,, t Ktmlit 1 T" Burr's German Sulvs Hsals quickly alk ciits er bruia,' drawi tortntia ut of lama bacV, nn I draws slivers-eot ,f fleah which eftert break ff too short toi 'pull. Stir liKs ticking plaster. Try it and you vi.l never be without. U- ros;l 2S cent. L. M UARR 120 State St. . Svien, Or. NO. f WOOL fOOL " Marion -ourtty. woi 'growers have KKIet ther wtWl. Thy have '0(0 tr more flHt es.. The Unit will ;.'ri;main'. open Tor growers .until juno Htf). Tin; following cotninHtct' will rH-i-ive s aL-1 bids for this txl at the Wi!irn (In hotel, HaVm, Oregon, at 1 o'cliKk, Sat urday, June Hlh.. The committer: ir-servt-n ther light to tt-J' tt any and all bids:..:.- ...- - . . k u W If. DOWNING, ' . cirAs. r. nr,iN, A.T, WALN, rt Yet Could Loo!; Xs-Ja Inf ntefstk-eand eet1iecof1tiKft to whlrh yottr cjtiart. If twrl'--" i, Wljl h tin, rv, yrnt -I efc trlirf t once- ixA tlu.;-' orally SX be tUruuU Cbrisumptidn V.- i an O-Sftr,' --t to cure Crn llJl C nroaehllla. V w .. 4 ,a, all l. x Trout let, Cw? Hascd v. M in hs . t ceU. ; "r Jt V3 'f. C- Wfc. ia & Co., 3S VJCJf, N. Tvt Itt trial IxHlk. Kstrrp 4Vrr Rset Tea asrifies tV ESonJ S. C. STONE; fil.b. Hi; i'itoii;ii;Ton fK JG STQHE 0. RUPTURE Can Be Cared. Read This: ! amlty. Or.. V-f v, ) rot the benefit ! ojn ainirt"i w , .i mptarc or hernial will aia I hat I fate . . cured of on ty an H'nel Jotirv'-' tr ..s, t to me and fitted by br. Ktone, fcaifrn, tr. ':"('!., -' . Wo. ,o!Tf; r. Call and Itivcitljnlj.tljc.e trtif s, 235 and totnriutrclal Hi. the work coming upon the m-n. Durbin was ably aaitlaled by i men in hts tmse. and all ' -rn work in perfwt harmony, havir ; one object In view the capture t murderers, and this, it Is hot'.cl, srompIihfd Itxlay. if It hast n. ready been done during thfft s I -; 1 NEW Gr-AN'D JIAHTi n. TACO 11 A.- - Wjrh. Jjuni 12 -fSrand IxxlKf ff Mawn't, of V, i t.'n. has 'fie-ttJ Jihn Arlhu . ut Me.. Graal Jl tT. r 1 1 . 1 f I' V. , t ; J. mm dig ; ;. : j HA M-fMOH