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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-07-07

ssickney and the other man helped
Cannon Go beach the boat. which
had been left expoaed by The tide
going aut.
did you throw the laps over
bnesd p someone asked stleknsy.
Once more stlekney made a slgnlfi-
cant remark.
'-rhone id laps sere our
greatest trouble he said we
eha@ed all around the island this
rngrninK looking for Takourhi. the
so-year man. and guens he thought
Ne were officers. for We couldn't get
fesr him. We wrre afraid he would
be captured ard give un away. but
! rs,~ns u he Klvsr you fellows the
stasr he did Us thls morning. you
Niil have TO 60 some 10 get MIN He
y ~orne than a deer % F~t up to"
Enckuey aaYn the eaHvicts had
ban wei king GA the plan Of escape
for many weeks and lpiimaied the
hale~ had been made in the cells
Tor many days He said II was de-
efded % make the break the night
before the Fourth Of July. and that
every thing went OFF all right.
~Didnst they have an Inspection
~ the prison last Saturday" Stick
ney vas asked.
I'VE had those holes so well COW
erred that there vas no chance 10
discover thcut.~ he said. "why. Il
wRs almost AZ hard 60 remove the
bricks the second time an Il was
The FIRST We drove Plugs In and
covered up the vork until there was
nothing % Indicate that anythinK
was wrong. I'm sorry | a1d all that
digging for nothing. and now III get
an extra month. Wen. We had a
chance 10 celebrate" he continued
10 talk ON. feeling in q much better
humor after a hearty meal aud
good cigar
Efiekney said no attempt had been
made 10 take the prison launch. but
that they had spent some time In
trying 90 disable ~, and he added
that they had also looked for the
second dynamo. which was known
20 be about some place. Stickney.
when arrested. remarked that
friend had fooled him. or he would
have been al right. other remarks
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Desperate OF the eight eonvicfs who
secapsd from the United States pen
ltentlary At AeSeiIs ISLAND Monday
night ~As captured ~ half. past ,
o'clock last night. while coming oul
u Point Defiance park to mse< a
friend Who was to furnish him With
money ard clothing with which 60
make more secure BIS liberty
II has bcea learned that either
three OF five more of The conxiets
arr still on Vashon Island and one OF
tho most thorough manhnnis In the
history % the Northwest Is now on
sfiekney was caught while walk
Ink along the street car trNrk be
tween Point Defiance para and the
smeitef station. and although be II
considered a desperate man. he
made 40 resistance his eapiorr be
ing q posse Of - men. headed BY
Tom y. Norris. deputy United States
marshal. arInrd with rifles. shot
guns and revolYers. The posse bad
left tbs car At the ameites and was
walking 20 Point Defiance PARK.
where a search Naa 10 Be made last
night. and while on the way 10 ths
park met Slicknny. The convict was
recognized 81 Teddy Aohrbaeher
ono Of the posse. who stopped him
Mohrhachcr carried a shotgun and
Htiekney realized that resistance waa
cut OF the question
well. guess I'm up against Il"
he remarked as the bracelets we're
snapped on his wrists. II you hao
given me ten minutes more would
have been fixed al right and you
nevw would have got me
When questioned stickney re-
fused to give any Information which
might serve as 4 elcw 10 his fellow
prisoners. and Vas caught IN a nun
Der Of lies
Marshal Hopkins received a let.
! ter from Olalia during the after
noon. which stated that one OF the
escaped eonvicta had gone TO store
there yesterday morning for provi'
slons oiaila IL on the West pass
on the mainland. across from tbs
/ farther side Of Nashon Tho lettef
sent 20 Marshal Hopkins was from
most reliable source and read a.
I follows.
"OLALLA. July e.-There was ons
Of the escaped conyicta hero this
afternoon and got some provisions
lie wore a pair Of gray pants and
gray underahut and bad slouchy
white hat lie had no shoes"
-~-
From n later Investigation made
by Marshal Hopkins he r. con
/ WINGED that the man was one OF the
conyiets. but Il Is believed he re
turned 20 Vashon island after get
ting food. ne Il is only short row
across. and the man was not 80
dressed that he could take 20 the
mainland Credence Is also placed
in the story that the two men who
held up two little girls between .
and 10 O'Clock on North yakima av-
enue and Tenth street last night and
robbed them Of food are two OF the
escaped oonyicts. with the excep-
ton OF these two. and possibly the
convict AZ Olalla. II n believed that
the rest OF the men are still on
Vashon island From all that can
be learned the men are not armed.
and while they are being helped "a
certain extent by friends from
the outside. they are not getting
enough 10 eat
Sticknoy had decided TO cut away
from the rest OF the conylcts and de-
pend upon his friends in Tacoma 10
assist him In getting out OF the
country. He came over 20 Point
Defiance park shortly before noon
yesterday. having induced an Indian
boy named Mark Bridges 10 row
him over to Aider'u gulch, which ~
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lBY A STAFF CORRESPONDENT
TACOMA. July THE various
siews now In the hands OF United
States Marshal Hopkins Indicate
pretty closely Just where the TO
naming seven escaped eonvicts are
and how they are split up"
The report from Port Blakeley ~
eeivcd this morning announcing
that a citizens posse had driven
three Of the fugitives 70 has on
cambridge island and were await
Ing reinforcement from the mar
shars office Is considered as Au-
thentie. In the light o. the fact that
four OF the men were seen by y0nr
correspondent and one OF the prison
guards near the southeast point OF
vash0n island
The star correspondent and the
guard rowed up close 20 the beach
al dark and saw four men In the
distance II was too dark 10 reeog-
nixe them. but that the four fugf-
tives believed the two men IN the
boat were friends whom stlekHey
had seut with arms and provisions.
Is believed from the fact that the
conylets came down % the beach
and threw pebbles Into the water
TO attract the attention Of the men
IN the boat The guard In charge OF
the boat did not land. fearing &c
match the prowess OF himself and
companion against four Desperate
conviets.
The eonvicts finally suspected
that tbs men Ia the boat were Off
GERS and they ran TO cover
United States Marshal Hopkins
has sent three bloodhounds over "a
vashon island and the man hunt
Is now on IN earnest.
Tho definite location Of the seven
men. Il IL now believed. will result
In their early capture
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Drafts for the new fire house on
the corner OF Third and Pine aru
TO be the subject discussed al a
conference between Chief Cook. OF
the fire department. Councilman
Scott Benjamin and Corporatlon
Counsel Calhoun within a few days.
The building Is 10 be modern In ev-
cry particular. IL win cost about
as much as the present headquar-
tiers and will be made a second
headquarters for the business dis
trict.
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commanded. and as the children
CAPPED with fright. he became kind
~ and tried 10 soothe them. We're
awfully hungry. but we won't hurt
yon unless you cry, and then we'll
take you out and drown you both. /"
When the pals were emptied both
men quickly disappeared In the
darkness. leaving the frightened
children standing crying on the
street.
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made b. him lead 10 the belief that
he VAS making hls way etzo ahr
he had Just been 10 meet some
friend and had failed 60 do 40. and
that he VAS making HE way 10
other friends when captured.
There Is no doubt that the con-
viciu have been IN constant COM
muniestion With the shore and have
been kept poste don the efforts made
20 capture them. II Was learned yes
iefday that a man who works az the
Hfneitcr and who Is known 10 be a
friend - silckney's has been camp
Ing on vaehnn island for two days
and II IL believed that ne helped
stlekney and the others suekney
strenuousis denied last night, how
ever. that be had seen this man.
but the officers Are certain he was
lying.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-07-07

panama hat we're found under the
seat Several cards were found In
a pocket of the coat bearing the
name OF H. F. Gibson. well known
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aud she did not feel brave enough
to butt" through Il, SO she waited
and shook her fist at the brake
man.
II happened that a business mar
with his summer camp 81 the Point
had come oyor on the DIxand WAS
hurryinR 70 his office. but he. too.
was delayed by the passing train.
The train. however, passed IN time,
and Immediately beth the man and
the Soman ducked around The last
car and came together
II was almost case IN physics
II two hodieR of lsfesIslihle fnfee
conn together. What VIII ~ the
result? IN this eaNe Y was Hfais
tefiug Parcels flaw sn al IIif+e.
tsona and fruit and sandwiches
with nfalAse sfplesis le hasIs
ness man helped bItk ~ The sht-
tered sfsieIee. hnI N|itI Tie N1..'an
|sasd might not a. h nolilH af.fl4
Both hurried away tRt ire DIX Ind
Kunc
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ident H. b. Perham. OF the order.
admitted today that the chances for
an amicable settlement OF the mems
demands had diminished greatly
within the last few days. and that
u looked as N there would be
something doing"
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Odessa BY a courier sent BY the
commander Of the destroyer stri1-
itefng. which W raid to have COM
passed the destruction OF the vessel
a dispatch states that the town
Of 1heodoaia. Crimeafkns heeA 80
On fire by shells from Tie hattNNR
Kuia1 foienirine. and that The gar
rlaaa busy iooiiug tho llouaha and
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SAME OLD STORY

The star 3 repeating
when this badly scooped its contemporaries that the
latter bushed IN ink
The first report OF the remarkable jabreak at MeNens
island by the eight convies flashed star extra
Since that first extra Tuesday bit OF has been
published
The following The star representing
US during
r. W. Emerson. with Deputy Marshal
clyde NJ with Deputy Marshal Grfpman and
Ed Hunt with patrol boat Stelacoom.
+. r. Grnnell with Deputy Marshal Crosby Tacoma.
example Of modern journalism the readers attention
IS called 10 Wednesdays sighting Of Convict Leslie
by Charles Hail. Of published this exclu
irresponsible afternoon
story bodily the
ciated Press wires.
want the first and the complete story Of the
great hunt
The extrasl
y : = : y : = = : = = 4 :
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HAROLD BERKETT.

TACOMA. July I'D sticknsy.
the captured convict. admitted to-
day In an Interview that the rea-
son Why he wanted % break jail
was simply because he was sore.
not sore at beiHg sent to prison for
his crime, but because either pals"
OF his got or with lighter sentences
for kraver crimes.
Il didn't deserve three years for
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k 4 POtenlkine
Sunk By TOrpedOes

stores and has not replied TO the
shells received BY the mutineera.
only one Of the steamers In the
harbor WAS permitted 20 leave. all
Of the others being compelled 20
stay.
II Is reported that another RUS
sian torpedo craft has joined the
mnlInaera. - -
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LONDON. July IA dispatch
from Odessa states that the battle
ship Kniaz potemkine was toFpe-
docd and gsuk in the Black sea,
near TheodOsla. late on Thursday
The news o. fhe destruction Of the
batiieshlp rnanned BY mutincera WIS
brought 70 lhe governor general u
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-07-07
TELEGRAPHERS ARE
UGLi AND MAY STRIKE

ST. PAUL. July IA fight 10
the finish between the Northern Pa
cific and the Order OF Railway Tel
eRra pliers seems inevitable. Pres
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-07-07
OVERTURNED BOAT
Tells OF TRAGEDY

A rowboat was discovered late
Thnrsday night by Herbert T. Con
don on Union bay. an arm OF lake
Washington.
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I home early Wednesday morning ia
go fishing and had not returned.
The missing mans family are
alarmed at the finding OF the boat
and fear that Gibson was drowned.
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druggist.

druggist.
The police called at the Gibson
residence late Thursday night and
were informed that Gibson had left
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-07-07
COLLISION WAS on RAILROAD AgzNJE
BUT TIE TRAIN WASN'T WRECKED

father large
VIA NoMs44 flkhta cats The ready fdf
her N4f4nn Afad AK
lunch has long freight nsssed along
HA tunaea under het Railroad az N tins.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-07-07

tFfom The Stars Special Core
spondout with United States Mar
shall Hopkins az TacomaI
TACOMA. Juy Your corre-
spondent saw four Of the escaped
cOnvicts on Yashon Island last
night Al II o'clock Deputy Mar
shall Morris two deputies and two
newapnpcrmen went 10 Vashon Is
land. The two correspondents took
a boat and eruised about the shore.
We saw four 81 the convicts walk
ing along the shore In Indian file
The men darted into the dense
uuderbrush and were lost 10 view.
Today bloodhounds will probably
be pressed into service.
HAROLD BTRKETT.
(From The Stars Special Core
apondenf with United States Mar
shall Hopkins)
TACOMA. July 7-IIalf starved.
dressed and weak from
exposure. Ed stickney, the most
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Mary l.. Jones as city librarian, and
expressing indignation over the 40
ton as blow 60 the whole library
cause, and an example OF the evil
polIlles may 90 IN lkhrarl matters.
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4 telephone message was received
BY Chief Of Police Delaney on FRI
day morning 70 the effect that three
bandits are surrounded near Port
Biakeley. Tho police notified the
marshara office.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-07-07

The Pioneer One Cent
Paper of the Northwest
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trying TO bea, the gamblers out Of
a piece Of eosn. Gamblers ought to
be legitimate prey
Speaking OF the other jali break
ets. Siickney said that Wade would
probably make the hardest fight for
liberty. that Wade was the only
man with any nerve AZ ait
The other fellows got scared 70
death every time they heard twiR
snap. and III bet that half Of
them AZ soon a. they ind cut that
I'm caught win give up. But Wade
won't lies game. and he VIII make
u fight"
island 10 come 20 Tacoma 70 get
arms and assistance from local
friends. aud Intended 70 rrturn and
supply the other eanylctn
stickney Jokes about the whole
affslr. and maintains that he could
easily have evaded the officers had
be not decided 20 stay with the
rest % the fellows and try % braes
them 10. stickney believes thst just
as soon ~ wade learns Of bis fate
that he viii get as far away na
possible though there y little
chance for any Of the men 70 Eei
very far away now. as vaAfaon ial.
ard ~ pretty well surrounded by
guards.
There is some question IS 60 who
viii be entitled 20 the 500 reward
offered b. Uncle Sam Tor the cap.
ture Of the couvicfs.
Marshal Hopkins refuses 4
state. although u II believed that
the Broiton boy wlii Ret larRs
slice. for he first saw the Indian
land stickney nom canoe Al Point
Defiance park yesterday morning.
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prom The Stars Special Core
spondeut with posse under com
mand OF United States Deputy
Marshal John Gripman.l
PORT BLAKELEY. July 7-Thrse
OF the escaped conyicts have been
.cofrallcd here
They are surrounded by a posse
OF farmers and saw mill employees.
armed with a varied collection II
weapons A Justice Of the peace here
has phoHed 20 the Seattle police de
paftmcnt for aid. and the trio Of
desperadoes will be held at bay until
help arrives.
The news & observer., 1905-06-14
A SAD DEATH.
Young Edwin Arnold Drowned i'm New
BerIl-Odd Fellows Hold Mem
Orial Service.
succeeds.

New Bern, n. c., June 12.-A sad
and sudden death occurred in our
city this afternoon in the drowning OF
Elmer Arnold, the eleven-year-old son
of Mr.. julius Arnold, a prominent
horse dealer in our town. Elmer and
several of his boy chums went out TO
the old swimming grounds just beyond
the city limits to take a swim. The
location of this favorite pool is OIL
Neuse river, and small boy can wade
for about seventy-five yards, and at
that point there is a drop of from
eight TO fifteen feet of water, and this
is where Elmer met his death.
The young lad called for help,
which frightened the other boys. who
ran and gave the alarm. The colorei
base ball team was practicing near by,
and Sam Bryan, colored, and Geo.
Smith. white, went TO the rescue, dis
robing themselves to search for the
body. They were out about 40 min
utes before they found him.
Doctors Primrose and Cation were
on the scene and used every effort
to restore life, but ii proved useless as
the boy was dead The funeral service
will be announced later.
At ) o'clock yesterday afternoon the
Odd Fellows of this city met at Their
hall and marched to the new Masonic
orial exercises We're held in memory
of their departed brethren. The cx-
ercises were of a beautiful character.
The address by Perrin Busbee. Esq.
of Raleigh. the Grand Warden OF
North Carolina, was full of force, ora
tory and plain explanation of the work
of the order The conclusion of the
ceremony was at the Cedar Grove
Cemetery, where the grave of each de-
parted brother was marked with 4
beautiful bouquet of flowers and Il
small flag. the emblem of the order.
Skull Crushed.
Yesterday afternoon as the late pas
senger train from Morehead City,
bound for Goldsboro passed through
James City. a small negro town south
of New Bern, negro boy ~
years of age, passenger. alighted Of
the rear end of the car. fell and struck
his head on a cross tie crushing his
skull. Medical aid was summoned,
but death came within half an hour.
The negro's name was Fred King.
and from good authority stated ut
the time of the accident he was under
the influence of whiskey.
The news & observer., 1905-06-14
HoTLY Contested CASE.
Hearing of Restraining Order Chang
ed-New Opera House at Mount
Olive.
Especial to News and Observer.

Especial to News and Observer.)
Mount Olive n. c., June 12.-The
hearing for the temporary restraining
order against The Baltimore Merchan-
disc Company and 5. a. Wooten, who
were enjoined from using red signs in
front of their stores by the New York
Salvage Company, who are conducting
a sale here for T. Keel, has been
changed from next Friday, and will be
heard tomorrow at Goldsbor~ before
Judge Allen. The case will be hotly
contested. Col w. 7. Dortch, attor-
ney for the defendants, arrived this
morning for the hearing tomorrow.
Col. Dortch will be assisted by VIII
hanson & Langston, of Mount Olive,
and the New York Salvage Company
is represented by Attorney A. S. Grady,
also of Mount Olive.
The new opera house for Mount
Olive is nearing completion, and, COM
paratively speaking, ii will be one of
the best houses in the State. The
house has been leased by DR.. L. +.
Aaron. and he is fitting it up in pre-
paration for the opening the theatrical
season this fall A number of other
buildings are also being erected here,
among the number being an elegant
graded school building and a three
story store building and hotel for Mr..
X. T. Keel.
Farmers in this section have about
finished replanting cotton and corn,
which was so completely destroyed by
the severe wind and hail storm of two
weeks ago. 1t is estimated that per-
hans two-thirdS of crop will be
raised.
our people are making preparations
for entertaining the New Bern District
Conference of the NJ. E. Church. which
meets here on Wednesday of next
week. In addition TO the preachers
and lay delegates several very promi-
nent men will be present. among the
number being Dr. John c. Kilgo. pres
ident of Trinity College and Editor I.
N Ivey, of the Raleigh Christian Adj
yopafa
The news & observer., 1905-06-14
Wholesale DIsMssALs.
Philadelphia Authorities Held That
Church Railing Was Gambling.
(By the Associated Press

(By the Associated Press.
Philadelphia. Pa, June 12.-The
principal developments in the local
political situation today were the res
ignation of Samuel Salter as assistant
TO the chief clerk in the office of the
county commissioners, and the issuing
of an order for the dismissal on We'd
nesday of G5 employees in the Bureau
of City Property and IA i'm the electri-
cal bureau. Probably the most inter-
esting development was the resigna-
tion of Salter who, some years ago,
after being a fugitive from justice for
about year returned TO this city.
was tried and acquitted of the charge
of stuffing a ballot box. In his recig-
nation which came as a surprise tothe
citizens of the city, Salter stated that
he intended TO go into business.
The election fraud case with which
the most sensational in the annals CT
ballot box crimes i'm this city.
The director of public safety has
prohibited a church from holding a
rattle. In an effort to raise funds the
Roman Catholic church of the Ascen-
sion intended rafting house valued
at $500. A complaint was made 20
the public safety department on the
ground that a rafttle was a gambling
proposition. The director had the
case under advisement. Today the
Rev. ID. j. Brougham, the rector of
the church. called on the director i'm
reference to the matter, and was in
formed that the rattle could not take
place.
The news & observer., 1905-06-14
Names of PIenipotentiaries.

Washington, D. c., June 12.-Count
Cassini, Russian Ambassador. called
at the White House tonight by ap-
pointment to discuss with the Presi-
dent the selection of a place for the
peace conference. On one point
Count Cassini and Mr.. Takahira are
agreed and that is the undesirability
of Washington for q midsummer con-
ference. though neither would oppose
the selection of an American watering
place, and among those already men
toned are Newport and Manchester
by the Sea. 1t is understood in nigh
official quarters here that Marquis Ito,
Baron Komura. Minister for Foreign
Affairs. and General Yamagata, Chief
of Staff, are the three under consid-
Grafton by the Emperor of Japan, AZ
plenipotentiaries, and that the inclina-
ton of belligerents is that each select
two plenipotentiaries. NJ. Nelidoff is
understood to have been tentatively
selected by Russia.
The news & observer., 1905-06-14
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