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FIRST EDITION 3 P. M. SECOND EDITION-4 P. M. I I f tfuroal Ck iM-jsjjpjisMisJEt'iEOil MtiLElllT g-- VOL. XIX. WASH FAILING TO ESCAPE, GONVICTS MAK BOLD BREAK FOR LIBERTY AT THE OREGON PRISON DRIVEN BACK BY GUARDS, JOHN BRANTON IN f OR TEN YEARS FROM LINN COUNTY CUTS HIS THROAT What probably would havo boon ono of the largest, prison breaks tho State Penitentiary horo has over had, was prevented this morning oy a timely Interference of tho guardo whon-flve prisoners made a break for liberty, but were prevented from leaving the prison walls at tho points of tho guards' Winchesters. Tho attempted break was discov ered early last Wednesday ovenlng by Guard Kenton, who noticed that ono of the bam over the window In tho butcher and bakcohop had been THE ALWAYS ..Is now showing the latest Spring merchandise In all de partments. Dress Goods, Silks, Ladies' Suits, Jackets, Spring Millinery. Here you will find fashion, style and cxa.ity at the lowest prices. LLK Ef fl ' jM; 1 H ,K INiTON'S GOVERNOR CROSSES tampored with. Attor notifying tho doputy wardon of his discovery, it was decided to lay In wait close io tho shop window and And out, It pos sible, who tho guilty prlsonors wore. Aftor keeping a closo watch ovor th point of escape until thlii morning at G o'clock, tho guards woro ro wnrded for tholr long vigil. Tho burs woro taken out of tholr placos quietly and flvo prlsonoro sneaked to tho sldo of the northwest wall and wore mak ing for tho gato when the guards or dered them to stop. BUSY STORE Spring Suits In a grand assortment of tho Iatost matorlals nnd newest up-to-dato shades at prlcos you can't boat. Long coats, satin lined and full flare skirts. Prices only $9.50, $12.50 $14.50 and up Spring Millinery Hundreds of the newest hero to select from In every shnpo and style you ask for. Prices very ieasonable $1.95, $2.50, $2.95, $3.50 and up Silks and Dress Goods In the big cities of the oast you cannot find a more up-to-date stock of fine dress dress goods and silks than we can show you Noth ing shown but tho newest goods. Silks, yard, 25c, 35c, 49c, 65c and up Dress Goods ,yard ,25c, 35c, 49c, 59c, 65c and up DAILY CAPITAL JOl It 1 , sLhi, A PRISONER AT THE PEN COMMITS SUICIDE This was not tho end of tho exclto ment, howovor, for aftor tho live men were orde:ed to go back through tho holo through which thoy came out of and they had got Insldo of tho shops, John Dranton, ono of tho would-be escapes, cut his throat from car to oar with a butchor knife, dy ing instantly. Tho prisoners who made such a bold movo for Uborty, aro employed as cooks and butchers in that de partment In tho north wing of thi building, and It was customary to call them at 5 o'clock In tho morning to preparo breakfast for the prison ers. Thoy took advantage of this early hour by dovotlng a llttlo tlmo each morning to sawing tho bars and their efforts woro rowardod this morning by having a holo through which they could oncapo. Tho following aro thoso trying for tho break: John Dranton, tho sui cide, serving 10 years tor assault with attempt to kill, scntoncod from Lane county; J. P. Colyor, a two-year man, sentenced from Ls.no county, charged with robbery; C, II. Spauld Ing. serving 2ty years for larcon; "CRAZY SNAKE" MAKES WAR ON UNCLE SAM TO DEFEND NEGROES HAS PITCHED BATTLE IN WHICH 28 OF HIS FOLLOWERS, ARE KILLED I United I'rei Leased WI---.J Oklahomn City, Okln., March SO Darkness yesterday olosod a day of uurost, unonslnoM and desultory skir mishing throughout a largo part of tho former Creok nation. Itoachlng Hickory Ground at 0 o'clock this ovonlng, the militia, In command of Colonel Roy Huffman, pitched tents nnd will await orders for nctlon To-morrow. Deforo lonvlng Henryotta, Colonel Hoffman made a requoet of Adjutunt General Frank Cannon that 80Q more members of the state troop be held In readlnoee for a eall. Colonel Hoffman does not oxpwjt trouble until to-morrow, but his mesage stated that the people of that part of the stato had gone to the limit of endurance with tho out law bauds and must be given protec tion. Every armed Indian Is to be ar rested.) That thore will be armed re sistance by the Sna"kes Is the opinion of the military, for It was learned this afternoon that tho Indians had received 75,000 rounds of ammuni tion by freight unloaded at Council Hill. Ilnttle Is Inevitable. Flvo companies of Oklahoma mi litia marohed to-night against Crazy Snake's band of Creek Indians, halt breeds and negroes, entrenched in tho Hickory Hills, seven miles from Henryetta. A battle was regarded as Inevi table, us the heavily armed troops wero sent out either to capture of exterminate the murderous band which slnee Thursday has caused the death of six men. the wounding of many others and brought about a condition of terror In Henrietta. Pierce and all the surrounding coun try. Troop left Henryetta at 3 o'oloek. Thoy had seven miles to go. Enouu bered with arms and equipment, it was sot expected" they coo Id reach the scene ready for battle before 7 o'eiook. Crazy Snake's men num bered 200. all armed with modem OltKGON', MONIHT, MARCH J. P. Lethrldge, threo yoars from Umatilla county. Tho suicide. John Dranton, was taken caro of by Coronor Clough, who decided au Inquest would not btt necessary. Tho deceased has rolR tlvoB In Lane county who will prob ably receive tho remains. THIEVES FELL OUT BURGLARS GET THEIRS San Francisco, March 29. While DttrnB mon woro raiding tho oOTcca of tho United Hallronds, nnd chnrges and countor-chnrgos of burglary nnd grand Inrcony wcro being (lung by tho opposing sldo in tho Calhoun graft case, thlovcs profited by tho enforced absonco of Oharlos S. Surd am, ono of tho Calhoun jurors, from his homo Inst Sunday ovontng. While Suydam was tompornrlly hold a prla onor with tho othor Jurors at tho St. Francis Ilotol, burglars lboted his rosldonco nnd stolo nearly $200 worth of Jewelry, Including his own nnd his wife's gold watches, gold and sliver chains, and a silver Jewel box. MOSTLY NEGROES rllles and plentifully supplied with ammunition. They had boon prepar ing for two months for this, their llnal stand against lawful authority. They defiantly sent out word to-day that thoywould fight to tho death. Oklnhoma.Glty, Okla., March 29. Heports woro received horo to-day of hoavy firing In tho hills, and- it Ii bollevod that Chlof Crazy Snnko and his band of Indians and nogroos havo enoounterod tho flvo companies of military whloh loft horo yostordsy aad that fighting Is going on. Few details are obtalnnblo awing to the men who have out tolegraph and telephono wlros. It Is known, howovor, that Chief Crazy Snake retreated last night be fore the advancing militia to a poll tloa east of Henryotta at the Juuc tlou of the North Canadian and Deep Fork rivers. It U conceded that hla move was strategic and that tho out laws would havo an advantago over their pursuers. Tom Harjo, Crazy Snako's colllego bred son, was captured by tho sol diers and strung up to a tree until ho had named the Indians who mur dered two white deputies taut Friday. He also admitted that his father was In command of the Indiana and ne groes Injured to-day when the walls of the old Colby building, which Ii being razed, collapsed. One of tho dead bodies has not been recovered Stldham, Okla., March 29. Chief Crazy Snake was looated to-day with a number of Indians, heavily armed, lying ia a ravine two miles from the site of his former camp, which he abandoned last night The Indians' position Is a natural fortress with but one approaoh. permitting a few men to stand off an array. The stale militia Is still oamptd at Hickory Ground, aeeording to ad vteee aeeeived to-day. The early fighting resorted In the hli.s wa dose by a volunteer pone. No geweral fight took place during I 20, 1000. GOVERNOR C0SGK0VE EXPIRES SUDDENLY SUNDAY MORNING BODV WILL BE TAKEN TO 0LYMPIA, BUT BURIED AT POMEROY, FUNERAL PARTY NOW ON WAY NORTH l'ano Robles, Cal., March 29. Samuel G. Cosgrovo, governor of tho Btnto ot Washington, died hero sud denly at 3:30 o'clock Sunday morn ing. Heart failure wnti tho Immediate caiiHo of tho governor's death. Al though hit) condition hud recently been roportod uh Improving, tho govornor had really been growing worse. Although conscious of IiIh weakened condition, death wnH sud den, and thoro was no opportunity for a last fnrowoll butwoon hunband and wlfo. Itrokeu by .Strain of Campaign' .llrlght'B dlRtmso hud marked Gov error Cosgrovo for n victim ovor elghttmouths ago. Ho broku down In health during tho Washington primary campaign, retiring to his homo nt Pomoroy, Wash , In Sep tember, nnd was brought to Paso Itohlufl Hot Springs shortly aftor tho election In Novombor. Although gov ernor Cosgrovo Improved slightly nnd or tho tnmtmont horo, tho atraln or thu trip to Olympln to tnko tho Inniigurnl onth wax too great, and tin Immediate reaction set In. Paso Itoblos, Cal.. March SO. Tho body of Hnmttol G. Cosgrovo, govornor of Washington, ucaompun led by Mrs. Cosgrovo and Mrs. J. M. Anderson. Seattle friends of thu CosgrovoH, loft horo for tho north at C:30 a. in. today. Tho party Io sahodulod to arrive at Oakland plur at 2: 15 this nftornoon. It was announced before depar ture that Lieutenant-Governor Huy and Cosgrove's son at Olympln will urraugo for tho funeral. No arrange ments wore made at Paso Itoblos, oxoept for the shipment of the re mains. Olympla, Wash., March 29 On it rising mount in the Mnsoulo cetno tery. overlooking th enpltol and tho executive mansion, where he expect ed to live, the remains of Governor Samuel S. Cosgrove will bo laid In their llnal resting plaae Weduosday nftornoon. Tho stato of Washington, otllolnl ly, und the people generally will pay their fullest roapeots to him whom they honored In life, and for whom thoy mourn In death. Tho funorul sorvicos will bo mili tary In character, with all tho pomp and ceremony which tho state can bestow. Tho National Guard com panies from Honttlo, Tncoma, Ho fjulam and Abordcou will escort the oasket, together with delegations of the G. A. It., Masons, Odd Fellows and Klka. The religious services will tho morning and It Is understood that negotiations for an amicable set tlement aro under way, owing to tho Impregnability ot Cruzy Snako'e stronghold. Signal Ares havo been sighted and it Is believed that they are calls for" and reinforcements by Crazy Snake. The chief now has more than 100 of his tribe and a number of negroet. Twenty-four negroes and half breeds have been killed since the trouble began at Hickory Ground, ac cording to Dr. Wallace, who attended No. 08. DIVIDE bo under tho nusplceH of tho Metho dist church, Itov. C. B. Todd, ot Olympln, oiuclntlng. Tho remains, which left Pnso Hobles this morning, wtl larrlvo In Portland Tuesday night at 11:15, where they will bo met by Govor nor liny, tho stato oIIIcIiiIh and mom bom ot tho Houutu and house ot rep resentatives. A detachment of troops, from Ta comn will moot tho body ut Portland, nu dwlll bo detailed no a guard ot honor In tho special car In which tho 'body will repose. At 7 o'clock Wod nosdny morning tho body will bo tak en from tho funornl car by an escort of mtllttu and placed undor tho dome of tho enpltol building, where it will Ho lu atato.undor military guard un til 2 o'clock In tho afternoon. Tho funornl oervlces will bo hold la tho ohnmbor of tho house of rcpro HontuttvoH. Following thu serfictts lu tho cap! tol, tho body will bo taken to tho Mnsoulo cemotory. Hay Im Governor. Olympln, Wash., March ao. M. iC. liny Is now governor ot tho stato of Washington In fact, having takon tho oath ot olllcu this morning. Tho administration .of tho oath, was unmarked by any ceremony. Chlof Justice lludklii nnd justice Mount appeared lu tho governor's olllco, when J. J, Donovan, of Uollliigham. and Assistant Attorney General Va'ugh hnppeuod to bo discussing mutters with Govornor Hay. Tho oath woo taken In u moment, tho Judgos rullrlng, nnd Govornor Hn' continued with his work. Governor Hay will III! tho ofllcu of governor for four years, tho expi ration of Govornor Cosgrovo' term. Governor Hny, after taking tho oath, gave n hrlef Htutuinont to thd press, saying tlnu bis futiiro policy would be but a continuation of that which he has followed ulnae he has been acting govornor. Tho capltol was draped In black to day. tho dark streamers entwined with tho national colors, overywhoro proclaiming tho death of tho chlof executive of tho statu. The Hag on the enpltol (lies at half-must, and all other Mags In tho llttlo city nro evi dences of mourning. When Governor Itogors died the o dices in tuo capltol wero closed for three days, but It has boon found Impracticable to suspond tho state business for this length ot tlmo ot this season of the year, o that tho stato offices will bo closed only on Wednesday. the wounded. Tho surgeon stated that threo bod lea were found Thurs day attor tho fightlug of that day, eight Friday, six on Saturday and so von yesterday. Tho men weio killed by sheriff's poues and by far mers who volunteered aid. Tho whole Bnako country will be searched by troops If tho Indians re Jcat tho demands made upon them for surrender. Olympla, Wash.. March 29. The (Continued on page 4,) - 1 nac: epe -I '. HWHUWMiWWftMSaSi is--4