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The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-06-21

Harry Wright, then an inmate of
the prison, who was to be discharg-
ed on or about May 20, 1902.
The young woman was, directed
to furnish Wright with sufficient
money to enable him TO purchase
rifles and ammunition, which
Wright would see were delivered
where they would be most useful to
the writer (Merrill) aud his pal,
Tracy. Ia case she did not have
the funds she was asked to get
Wright d gun somewhere.
At the time Of Merfill's conviction
his half brother appeared against
him, aud his evidence is said TO
have carried considerable weight ia
bringing about Merrill's incarcera-
ton. At any rate the prisoner is
said to have made the threat that
if he ever got free, the first thing
he would would be to find the broth
er and kill him.
Fearful lest he should carry out
this threat, Miss Robinson turned
the letter over to the brother, who
in turn, gave it 10 Attorney r. r.
Giltner. of this city, who still has
the letter in his possession. Mr..
Glltner made copy of the epistle
and sent it to the superintendent of
the state prison, but whether the
letter was received before or after
the escape Of The prisoners is not
known.
The fact that Merrill's brother
is said to be living in Silver Lake,
Wash, toward which place the con-
victs are now rapidly approaching,
is taken by some to indicate that
Merrill intends to make good his
threat to kill him. The brother is
said to bs living with relatives.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-06-21
Of What does a bad taste in you

OF What Toes a bad taEEe IN your
mou PAN ID vop? II ,alicates
that your stomach is in bad condi-
tion and will remind you that there
is nothing SO good for such a dis
order as Chamber1ain's Stomach &
Liver Tablets after having once
used them. They cleanse ar IN
yigora.e { the stomach and regaiata
the seWese For s..e at 9. ATS
per eox by usahae4 & Veil.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-06-21
OUTLAWS REAPPEAR
How THE OUTLAWS GOT THEIR
WEAPONS.
Strong Evidence that Harry Wright
an Ex-Convict. Procured Guns
for Tracy and Merrill-What
aLetter Written with Sym
pathetic Ink Discloses.

Vancouver, June 1e.-According
10 reports brought here at II o.
clock today by Ruben Targenson,
young man who lives with his
parents two miles southeast of Pio-
neer, and three miles from La Cen
ter, two men, answering the de-
scription of Tracy and Merrill, came
to Ta,gerson's house at 9 O'Clock
this morning and asked for food.
The boy Immediately started to
Vancouver on a wheel, and on ar
irving here notified Sheriff Marsh
and City Marshal Merton.
The officers, after putting the boy
through a searchingeordal of cross
questioning, were convinced that
he was telling the truth, and i'm
mediately telephoned Deputy
Warden Carson and Private Secre-
taryyLyen, at Woodland, to meet
them at the Targerson place as soon
as possible. A posse, composed of
Sheriff Marsh, City Marshal Merton
and half a dozen trusty men then
left at once for the point where the
convicts were reported to have been
seen. They expect to meet Carson
and the dogs there by the. middle
of the afternoon.
Young Targeisen says the con-
victs came to him in a field near
his fathers house. One, he said,
wore pair of jeans trousers, a blue
wooden shirt and a knit cap. The
other wore striped trousers, a blue
coat and a light campaign hat. Both
carried rifles aud revolvers. Both
men also had about two weeks
growth of beard, and their hair was
short. The boy said he recognized
the outlaws aEonce from their pho,
tographs in The Telegram. They
asked Targerson if they could let
them have some bacon and flour.
The boy called to his father and
mother at the houes, who told the
visitors they had no bacon or flour
10 spare, but were just on the point
sending to Vancouver for sup
ply. Targerson; Sr., asked the
men where they were bound for,
and one replied they were out look
| ing for the escaped convicts. They
then asked the distance to Vancoh-
yer and left the place, going into
the brush into the direction whence
they came.
Excitement here over the man
hunt, which had heen on the wane
for the past few days, was renewed
on receipt Of this fresh clew.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-06-21

Boston, June 12.-Harry Elkes.
in winning the Brassard race at the
Charles River Park bicycle track
tonight, broke all world records in
a distance motor paced race from
one mile to forty .one. In making
Al miles 250 yards for the hour he
broke the record of 40 miles 33e
yards made by William Stinson,
at Brocton, last year.
Fixes, Bobby" Walthour, "Nap
Butler and Charles Mcconnell were
contestants. Only Walthour fgur-
ed in the running, he being eight
and d.ansz4sf lapssbehiad atthe.frs-
ish. EIdes's times follow:
For Eve miles. 7.16 1-5; for 10
miles, 44:24; for Is miles, 2124
3.5, beating Stinsen's record by 5S
seconds; for 20 miles, 2s.401z; for
rs miles, 1856 As; for 80 miles,
1915 4-5; for 35, miles, 5O-38 3-5.
Just before the finish Elkes lost
his pace through the crowd running
on the track. His fastest mile, the
eleventh, was made in'1.23 5. FL
kes pedalled at the rate of 81 SO
feet second.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-06-21

Portland Telegram: Strong evi-
dence have been obtained pointing
to Harry Wright, an ex-convict, as
the man who smuggled into the
penitentia-g the guns with which
Tracy am Merrill killed three
guards, wounded Convict Ingram,
and kept other guards at bay while
they affected their escape. Wright
was discharged from the peniten-
tiary May 20 last,
So thoroughly convinced are the
officers that Wright was concerned
in the plot TO liberate Tracy and
Merril! that a reward of $500 for
his arrest has been offered, and tel
egranns to hold any one answering
Wrights description have been sent
to the police departments in all the
principal cities of the Pacific coast.
The police are also looking for
Charles Monte, another ex-convict
whom they say was in Salem a few
days before the break inquiring of
one of the prison attendants if Ira.
cy and Merrill were still working
in the foundry.
That the escaps was carefully
and dexteriously planned is appar
ent from some sensational disc1os-
ures that have just been made.
More than year before the es-
cape Merrill wrote letter to his
half sister in this city. There was
nothing unusual in the wording OF
the epistle SO far as the prison Off
cia1s could see, and they allowed it
to go to its destination.
However, it turns out that what
was to the naked eye blank half
page of paper was in reality sheet
written with sympathetic ink. Mer-
ri1l had used an invisible chemical
which only required little heating
to bring the words cut sharp and
clear. The letter requested Miss
Mary johnson, Mersill's hail. sis
t-l, to be prepared . receue sne'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-17

East Lake tonight, Sacred Concert. Ten cents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-17
NEW DECATUR.

New Decatur, August 16.-(Special.)- J. Mrs C. c. Robertson has been visiting in Cullman.
 MT. Philip Humphrey is at Curtis Wells.
 Miss Mona Grubbs is at Lynnville. Tenn.
 Mrs. John c. Eyster has returned from an extended visit to Verona Miss. Mrs N. H. Long has returned from Mt. Nebo, Ark.
 Mrs C. E. Albes is in Cullpan. Miss Myrtle Neill of Birmingham is the guest of Mrs. W. R. Smith. Miss Ora Lovelady of Hartselle, is here.
 Miss Theolian Hildreth is in Cincinnati. Mrs. w. c. Holland has returned from Winchester, Tenn.
 Mrs. H. M. Brannon of Monilton Ark, was the guest of Mrs. w. R. Smith last week.
 Miss Mary Echols was the guest of Miss Bessie Tillman in Athens last week.
 Miss Helen Pointer of Como, Miss, was the guest of Mrs. c. J. Pointer last week.
 Miss Emma Swift of Greenwood l Springs, Miss, was the guest of Mrs. | J. H. MeNeill last week.
 Miss Blanch Crawford and the Misses | DuBOntS are at NalDeTUlOOSd OpIlnSS-
 Mrs. Robert Brannon, of Mt Minville, Tenn. visited here last week.
 Miss Annie Black of Atlanta, Ga. was the guest of Mrs. T. l.. Carothers for the past week.
 Misses Rosa and Pearl Cartwright are at Inka Springs, Miss.
 Miss Virginia Watson of Florence, vis- ited friends last week.
 Mrs. s. T. West and son. Lieutenant Tom West, were in Memphis last week.
 Miss Emma Pointer is visiting in Mem phis
 Miss MeCalla and the Misses String fellow, of Tuscaloosa are the guests of Miss Bessie Speake.
 Mrs. J. J. Miller is on a visit to friends in Kentucky and Indiana.
 Mrs. J. P. Parsons spent last week at 1 Vinemont
 Mrs Lizzie Franks of Cleburne. Tex. Is here.
 Mrs Stradman is on visit to Ten nessee.
 Mir. and Mrs. F. c. Roach have moved to Evansville, Ind.
 Mrs E. " Hartselle of Hartselle, visited here last week.
 Mrs. John Rankin visited in Nashville last week.
 Mrs. James Nicholson of Elkmont vis- ited relatives here last week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-17
FLORENCE.

Florence. August 12.-(Special)-A we'd ding in which great deal of interest was manifested by the society people of this place, was solemnized at the First Presbyterian church, Thursday morning, at o'clock, when MT. Lee Ashcraft and Miss Mary Bayless Morgan plighted their troth. The church never looked more beautiful in its decorations than on that occasion. William Harvey Weakley, who presided at the organ, rendered an art;s- tic and pleasing programme of music.
 When the Lohengren wedding march was played, the bridal party entered the sanctuary, down the right aisle, preceded by the officiating clergyman and the ush- CTS in couples.
 The Rev. R. H. Watkins with Robert T. Simpson, Wm. M. Bunting and F1etch- CT Ashcroft. Next came the bridesmaids
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-17
Trainmen as Surgeons.

From the Kansas City Star.
 The constant watchfulness of modern civilization to provide every possible amelioration for the discomforts of life is shown in the project of the Chicago and Northwestern railway to give its trainmen instruction in surgery. The on- ly emergency apparatus that the rail- road provides is the familiar ax and with the sign, ITO be used in case of fire" There are no antiseptic bandages and no medicines. Frequently a wound requires immediate treatment in order to save a life. In almost every instance prompt attention would save the injured person much distress later. There is a vast amount of suffering and even loss of life because persons injured in wrecks have to wait for several hours before receiving proper attention.
 The Northwestern's plan to train its employees in the rudiments of surgery is feasible. It does not require any great skill to enable a man to give first aid'' to the injured-to disinfect a wound and bind it up or even to care for a frac- ture until a surgeons arrival The time and expense involved would be com paratively small, and even the cost oi installing a medicine chest on every train would be insignificant in view of the good to be secured. If the plan Is once put in operation on the Northwestern road. other railways will be forced tc adopt it. In 1900 the railroads of the United States reported 549 passengers and employees killed and 4197 injured In collisions and derailments It is incum- bent upon a business with such a cas- ualty list to perfect its emergency serv-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-17
CORNER SECOND AVENUE AND TWENTY.FRsT STREET.

and groomsmen: Henry J. Moore and Miss Streetie Ashcraft, Miss Louie Jones c. W. Ashcraft Following them came little Morgan Gilbert bearing the ring on a satin cushion
 Mrs. Annie w. Augin advanced down the aisle as matron of honor to the bride, who entered next with the groom, and at the chancel they were welded according to the Scotch Presbyterian rite To the grand triumphal strains of the Mendels- sohn march the party retired by the oppo- site aisle.
 The bride was attired in a handsome suit of blue etimine, gracefully garnished with lace wearing hat and gloves to match and carrying a bouquet of bride roses. The maids and matron of honor wore dainty white organdies and wore black picture hats, bouquets of roses in their hands.
 After the ceremony Mr and Mrs. Ash craft left immediately for a tour of the lakes and popular summer resorts, to be absent several weeks. The bride is a very handsome and attractive young wo- man, the only daughter of Mrs. w. w. Bayless of this city. The groom is a popular and successful young business man.
 Mrs ". W. Bayless entertained the Morgan-Ashcroft party at a dining, We'd nesday evening, at 6:30, at her lovely home on North Pine street. It was an elaborate affair and proved to be delightful occasion. The guests, be- sides the bridal party were Mir. and Mrs Erister Ashcraft, Misses Mamie Frierson Louise Milliken, Douglas Robinson, Mrs. Hugh Darwin of Texas, and w. w.. Bay less of Louisville Ky.
 Mrs p. A. O'Neal and Miss Julia O'Neal visited Iuka Springs, Miss, the past week. returning home Thurso>y. Mrs M. W. Camper and her daughter. Miss Julia, have returned from a delight full trip to Chatauqua, New York. Miss Emma White of Sheffield was in the city visiting this week. Judge and Mrs. J. c. Carmichael of Bir- mingham spent this week here with Col. and Mrs. J. c. w. Leftwich Mrs. Robert Y. Jones of Birmingham is; visiting Hon. H. c. Jones. Miss Emma Clisby of Montgomery is visiting Misses Mary and Josie Milner. Miss Mae Erskine of Huntsville, Ala, is visiting relatives here. Mrs. Hugh Darwin of Texas attended the Morgan-Ashcraft nuptials this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-17
Muskrats Steal Costly Tobacco.

Hartford, Conn.,, Telegram to the New
 York Herald.
 At the time when the government ia encouraging Connecticut valley farmers to grow tobacco under cloth and get s2 pound for it, a new enemy to the crop has appeared, but apparently it has no use for the old-fashioned tobacco. Clarke Brothers, of Poquonock are the first to solve the mystery of his iden- tity. Part of their valuable crop is near the Pennington river, and they found each morning that rows next to the stream had been cut clean off and taken away.
 In all over 300 fine plants had dsap- peared when Mihael Leamy was appeal ed to for aid. Sc set large trap and this morning found a muskrat in it. These animals gnawed off the plants and swan with them to an island in the river, where they are building a winter mansion.
 Flags, grass and sticks are the usual material. but high-class tobacco appar- ently suits muskrats better. Other farm CTS are now surrounding their fields with traps.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-17

She left Thursday afternoon for Hunts- vile, Ala, to visit relatives.
 Miss Jennie Jackson spent the past week at Iuka Springs. Miss.
 MT. and Mrs. M. J. billiard and children left Thursday for points in Virginia, stop ping en route at Asheville, N. C., for week.
 Miss Mary P. Jones has returned from Nashville, Tenn, where she attended the summer school
 Miss Louie Jones has returned from a several weeks visit to New York city,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-17

Over the page there seems to fiutte the pink petals of the mimosa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-17

The parlor is the most difficult room of the house to select a sat isfactory paper for. We have a large and specially handsome assortment of artistic silk effects, the most appropriate of all par Tor papers, at 15c, 200, 25c, soc and soc per roll. We are doing some beautiful parlors now, using these silk effects on the walls and decorating the ceilings, either in fresco or relief deco ration. w. D. Colby Decorating Co.,, 2023 First avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-17
Himself to Blame.

From the Chicago Tribune.
 Anxious Father-Do the best you can for him. doctor. That is all I can ask. If it is the will of Providence
 Surgeon-Don't try to place the respon- sibility on Providence in this case. Mir. McJones. You bought the toy pistol for the boy yourself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-17
Long-FeIt Want.

From the Chicago News.
 Green-Congratulate me, old mani My fortune Is made.
 Brown-Come on with the explanation. Green-I have discovered 0 new kind of cloth for cheap clothing that will fade alike all over.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-17
THE KELLEY INSTITUTE
 7f2 s. seth St, Birmingham. Ala.

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-17

If you are worn from pressing business cares, Hoods Sarsaparilla will give you renewed vigor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-17
BEAUTIFUL PARL0RS

Vote for Jas. l.. Tanner, your county man, for Secre- tary of State,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-17

THE SUGAR BOWL
 Chocolate Bon. Bons and Caramels are superior to all others. We know it. Try a box and you will know 1t.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-28
1T WAS ORGANIZED
SIXTEEN YEARS AGO
Scranton Conclave of Heptasophs
Celebrates Its Birthday-of-
ficers Installed.

If there is one thing above another
that members of the Improved Order
of Heptasophs do it is enjoy them
selves. and this the members of Scran-
ton Conclave and their guests did in
very generous manner in Guernsey hall
last night. The occasion was the Six
teenth anniversary of the conclave.
The exercises began with the public
installation of the following officers:
Archon, Jacob A. Shiffer; provost
George f. Weeks; prelate, Marshall
Preston; secretary, Dr. James Stein;
tinancier Z. l. Paine; treasurer, A. r.
Raub; inspector, Charles Sickler, sr.:
warder T. f. Bevan; sentinel, NJ. C.
Moran; trustees, f. II. Bird, NJ. W.
Finn and W. NJ. Finn.
At the conclusion of this ceremony,
the members and guests repaired to the
dining hall, where tables extending the
full length of the room. laden with
seasonable delicacies, We're spread. and
there the members. their visitors and
guests feasted to their hearts content.
The banquet was served under the
personal supervision of the committee
of arrangements, which included Jacob
A. Shiffer, Il. l. Paine, George f.
Weeks, Herman Landau, ID. 7. Yost,
4. +. Bevan and DR.. James Stein. An
other feature following was the adj
dresses and entertainment provided.
This included a formal address of
welcome by DR.. James Stein, selections
by the Lawrence orchestra. addresses
by Judge Vosburg, Marshall Preston
and T.. p. Brown, solos by Miss Freda
Kann, John Washburn and Mr.. Reilly,
and Il violin solo by George F. Bregel
The officers We're installed'by District
Deputy Supreme Archon William Cor
less. Scranton conclave is the only one
in the organization that has ever had
the officers OF supreme archon and SUI
preme provost in one year, and it is
the oldest conclaVc in Northeastern
Pennsylvania, numbering over 200
members.
Among the visitors We're noticed
Messrs. Goodman and Kyle, of Pitts
ton; Mr.. Bloom, of Elizabeth, n, j.;
Judge A, A. Vosburg, of North Scran-
ton; William Corless and Elias T..
Evans, of West Scranton.
The closing hours OF the evening were
passed in dancing.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-28
THREE-FOURTHS OF SCHOOL
CHILDREN VACCINATED

smallpox, and that the committee
had full power to do whatever it
saw tit
DR.. O'Malley replied that the COM
mittee would, If necessary, make vac
cination of school children compulsory
by excluding from the schools any who
We're not vaconated 1t Is not neces-
sary now, he said, as the teachers are
quietly and very successfully inducing
all children Ia be va"cnated
Miss Robinson. who is teaching at
No. 2S, under temporary appointment,
was permanently appointed, on motion
of Mr.. Schliefer.
A petition from large number of
Italian parents for the opening OF
night school at No IL, in the Four
teenth ward, With Dominic Pesanto as
teacher, was referred TO the teachers
committee
An opinion was received from Dis
trict solicitor David j. Reedy, stating
that the board could not grant the tax
exemption prayed for by the estate of
III. IT. Lobeck, on the building ON
I.ackawanna. avenue, destroyed by the
bank explosion, Aug. 4, 1900.
The meeting was held in the select
council chamber, on account of the fact
that the boards meeting room is being
renovated.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-28
LAuRELs FOR pApEREwsK1.
He Received Great Ovation in War
saw Recently.

Paderewski has Just received an ova-
tion In Warsaw. where the Philhar-
monte society has lately given gala
concert with his assistance on the oc-
casion of the dedication of their new
building. The city, where as youth
he had taught and struggled, feted him
enthusiastically and presented him with
q crown of laurel in bronze dore.
The compactness, and at the same
time the energy, of the musical life OF
Poland, as contrasted with the apathy
and disunion of our own, is well illus
trated by the work of the group OF
music-lovers who were gathered to-
gether on the present occasion.
The new building, which Is superbly
decorated with frescos and statues
possesses two halls--the larger seats
two thousand. while the smaller is de-
signed for chamber music. To fill this
auditorium we are told that peope
from all over Poland gathered for the
celebration. Musicians respected in their
own land. though unknown to ours. are
prominent in the local management
The composer Emile Nylnarski directs
the reorganized orchestra; Baron l..
Won Kronenberg, a composer, Is presi-
dent of the society: Prince Stefan
Luboniersk is vice-president Among
the members of the society are Counts
Iamoyski and Tyszlewicz. Paderewsl1,
and the pianomaker. Ludwig Cross
mann. For this little concert hall Il
season is announced which not Car
negie itself excels: Paderewski, Sem
brich. Sarasate. Reisenauer. Ysaye and
Henry Marteau all figure among the
soloists.
But the activities of Warsaw do not
rest with their new concert building, in
the erection of which everybody seems
to have lent a hand. Two years ago a
fund was raised. to which Paderewski
also contributed heavily, for the pur-
pose of bringing the remains/of Chopin
from Paris to tha crypt IN the old
castle. where Poland lays those whom
she most delights to honor. A medal
was struck at the time, and the War
saw Echo published a memorial num-
Der, full Of all sorts of Chopin me-
mentoes. Now another movement is on
foot to erect n Chopin monument i'm
Warsaw. The Russian government has
given permission, plans are already
filed. and again Padercwski Seinbricn
and other devoted Polish artists arc
pledged to assist
Where are the patriotis and famous
American artists who work shoulder TO
shoulder for the musical life of Amer
lea in this way? whose purses. energy.
time and comradeship can be counted
on to enrich their metropolis with me-
MORALS and concert houses? We owe
our great concert house to Carnegie.
and when the Washington arch was
languishing nncompleted it was Pade-
rewslii himself who came to the rescue
and gave a concert for it's benefit