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One Thousand Armed Men on
Convict's Trail.
CAPTURE BELIEVED TO DE NEAR
Fugitive Who Has Been Terrorizing
Seattle Escapes From House Sur
rounded by Posse and Flcc3 With
Bloodhounds Close After Him.
Seattle, Wnsh., July 9. Hurry
Tracy, tho fugitive Oregon convict,
who lma killed six men ami wounded
several others since June l), Is being
hotly pursued by u.en and dogs In
the country southeast of Seattle and
will probably bo slain or capture!
within a few hours. Ills pursuers,
who have with them two fine blood
hounds, nre only a short distance be
hind him.
Makes Another Daring Escape.
Tracy made another extraordinary
escapo from ono of the posses after
him yesterday afternoon. Word was
received at tho sheriff's otrico that
Tracy had been at the houso of a
Mrs. Gorald, near Ronton, for flvo
hours. Fifty armed men at onco
hastened to tho scene. When thoy
reached tho place thoy secreted and
took positions so they could watch
tho houso. On the arrival of Sheria
Gudihee the posse closed in. on tho
house, only to learn from Mrs. Gerald
that Tracy had given them tho Blip.
He had left tho houso by a roar door
ten minutes previous, while tho posso
were taking up their positions to
watch tho place, hid for a few minutes
in some of tho bushes, and then quiet
ly slipped away through tho woods
toward Palmer.
Tracy's Wonderful Nerve.
The wonderful nerve of the convict
was never more fully exemplified
than In this Instanco In tho back
yard of tho Gerald homo was found
Anderson, tho man whom Tracy had
kept a prisoner from tho time he left
Port Madison, tied to a tree. Tracy
had tied Anderson to the tree while
the posse were In full view of the
house, before making his escape.
The bloodhounds wore let loose on
his trail, and are reported to be only
a few minutes behind him. Fully a
thousand armed men are now engaged
in tho pursuit, Including a posso
which has taken the train for Palmer
to Intercept Tracy In his flight toward
Cedar mountain.
LOWER DES MOINES FLOODED.
Streams In All Parts of Iowa Are Out
of Their Banks.
Des Moines, July 9. Itadns were
general throughout Iowa last evening.
In Des Moines 1.07 Inches fell In a
little over an hour. Both tho Des
Molnos and Raccoon river nre higher
here than since 1895. Tho false work
of the new Sixth avenue bridge over
the Des Moines river went out last
night and the Street Railway com
pany's bridge Is threatened. The lower
section of the city Is flooded ond
basements aro beginning to All In tho
business section. In this section dur
ing tho past forty-eight hours tho
rains have greatly damaged small
grain and corn.
Last evening tho Des Molnos river
broke over the levee In tho southeast
part of the city and a score of fam
ilies wero driven from their homes
The steamer Lehman, the biggest of
the river excursion boats, was sunk
and is In danger of breaking up.
At midnight more than 2Y- Inches of
rain had fallen In ten hours. Tho
Raccoon Is two miles wldo through
Dallas and Green counties and Is
sweeping crops on the bottom lands.
Iowa River on a Rampage.
Marshalltown, la., July 9. The high
stage of the Iowa river, which began
to rise yesterday afternoon, because
of heavy rains north, threateus much
property damage. All tho bottom
lands are covered for a distance of
fifteen miles north and east of here.
Families In the lowlands aro moving
out in boats. Fields of grain planted
since the high water of a month ago
aro again threatened with destruc
tion. Tho damage to live stock will
be heavy. Carcasses of hogs aro
coming down tho river In large num
bers. Railroad traffic is threatened
north on the Iowa Central and west
on tho Northwestern. Washouts on
the latter road at Ralston have de
layed tho overland train east bound
ten hours.
Railroads the Worst Sufferers.
Omaha, July 9. Tho almost contin
uous rains of the last two days have
done hundrods of thousands of dollars
damage to growing crops and rail
roads and tho various lines running
east and west are doing their utmost
to get their tracks in condition. Tho
downpour in western Iowa and east
ern Nebraska has had no precedent
in years. Every lino of railroad run
ning into Council Bluffs and Oman
Is experiencing the greatest difficulty
in refilling washouts. At Herman,
Neb., several houses were washed
from their foundations and are lodged
against tho railroad tracks.
Cattlemen Ask Protection.
Ardmore. I. T July 9. Cattlemen
have asked the federal authorities to
protect their cattle until they can
remove them from the territory.
Largo numbers of animals havo been
shot and killed within the past twenty-four
hours, supposedly by Indians.
Deputy marshals arrested two men,
charged with cutting several miles or
pasture fence, because the stock had
been fenced In. More arrests will
follow. The Choctaw tribal officials
horeafter will not allow their domalu
to bo used for grazing uurnosM.
QAS ESCAPING FROM MOUNDS.
People at Tulsa In the Indian Terri
tory Frightened by Volcano.
Guthrie, Okla., July 9.--Groat ex
citement has been caused nt Tulsa,
I. T owing to the discovery by sur
veyors working north of that place,
of cracks In tho sides of mounds as
though from great pressure under
neath. Gas Is escaping from tho fissures
and a continual hissing and roaring
Can be hoard. On the extreme top of
tho highest hill thero has been a
small volcano nt work, raising up
largo boulders and tossing them aside.
ExpertB state It Is a great oil and
gas field and that pressure from n
grent depth hus caused the coramr.
tlon. Tho inhabitants of Tuln. arc
becoming nervous over tho mnttor.
Baseball Scores Yesterday.
National League Pittsburg. 5;
Philadelphia. 0. St. Louis, 2-1; Dob
ton, 3-G. Cincinnati, 5; Brooklyn, ..
Chicago, 0-2; New York. 1-0.
Amorlrnn League St. Louis, G-3;
Detroit, 4-2. Boston, 9; Philadelphia,
22. Baltimore, 8; Washington, 1.
Cleveland, 1; Chicago. 2.
American Association Louisville,
G; Toledo, 2. Indianapolis, 4; Colum
bus, 3. Milwaukee, G; Kansas City, .'5.
Western Leaguo Omaha, 3; Colo
rado Springs, 2. Kansas City, 8; Pe
oria, 3. St. Joseph, 3; Milwaukee, I.
Titus Looks Like Winner.
London, July 9. The fine perform
nnces of C. S. Titus of New York nnd
tho crew of tho Argonaut club of To
ronto, at Henley yesterday, 13 the
leading theme of tho papers this
morning. There seems to be general
approhcnslon that tho Diamond sculls
and tho Grand Challenge cup may
cross tho Atlantic. Tho Sportsman
says that until Titus Is defeated his
heats will bo tho thing of the re
gatta. Overdue Transport Arrives.
San Francisco, July 9. Tho trans
port Logan arrived yesterday twenty
nine days from Manila and seventeen
days from Nagasaki. The vessel was
expected ten days ago nnd her long
trip was duo to rough weather and her
foul condition. The transport has on
board 377 unlisted men of the Seventh
Infantry, 787 men of tho Sixteenth
Infantry, 27 prisoners, 8 insane anJ
77 sick men.
Revolutionists Lay Down Armo.
Panama, July 9. General Salaze-,
the governor of Panama, has received
a dispatch from Bogota, tho capital,
announcing that Generals Pedroja,
Benito, Ulloa Leal and Tcopllo Garcia
and their staffs, together with General
Marina, most Important liberal leader
of the department of Tollma, have laid
down their arms on account of the
guarantees offered by tho Bogota gov
ernment. Castro at Barcelona.
WIllomBtad, July 9. News haj
reached here that General Castro,
president of Venezuela, arrived at
Barcelona, In the state of Bermudez,
Venezuela, yesterday. Barcelona,
which Is three miles from the coast,
is partly surrounded by tho revolu
tionists, who are said to be quite nu
merous. President Castro does not
intend to attack tho enemy before
next Sunday.
Coal Vessels Are Overdue
San Francisco, July 9. Two more
coal laden vessels havo been addoJ
to tho overdue list. Tho British ship
Cumberland Is now out forty-eight
days from New Castle. Australia, foi
Taltal, and 25 per cent Is being paid
on It by the underwriters. On the
British bark Earlscourt, now out seventy-three
days from New Castle foi
Valparaiso, 15 per cent Is being palj.
Track Washed Out at Sioux City.
Sioux City, July 9. Much damage
is being done by high water south and
east of Sioux City. All the small
rivers are over their banks and largo
tracts of lowland are under water.
Traffic on tho railroad through tho
low section Is almost at a standstill,
owing to tho numerous washouts.
Rain Is still falling and still grea'ter
damage Is feared.
Twelve Die From Poisoning.
London, July 9. The correspondent
at Shanghai of tho Dally Express says
that thirteen American nd English
boys attending the Inland mission
school at Che Foo were seized with
illness after partaking of chicken
pie. Twelve of the boys died, says
the correspondent, presumably from
ptomaine poisoning.
Alleged Murderer Arraigned.
Pierre, S. D., July 9. Bert Llnney,
who shot a man at Burt Saturday, was
arraigned before Judge March on a
charge of murder. On motion of the
Btate's attorney tho preliminary hear
ing waB continued until this after
noon to secure attendance of wit
nesses for tho state.
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.
John W. Greeley, a cousin of Horace
Greeley, is dead at Manchester, N. H.
He was eighty-three years old.
An exequatur has been Issued to
Thomas Nast of New Jersey, tho new
ly appointed consul general of tho
United States, at Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Lieutenant Charles R. Barnett, quar
termaster's department, committed
suicide by Jumping from a flro escapo
on tho fourth story of a sanitarium at
Battle Creek, Mich.
As tho result of a family quarrel,
Jeremiah P. Fenton, a mator ma
chinist at East St. Louis, shot his
wife, mot tally wounding hor, and then
blew out his brains.
Herbert Hill Tuesday shot an 1
killed his sister Alice at tholr home
in Roxbury. Mass., and then turned
the revolver on his mother, inflicting
probably fatal Injuria. Hill oecapod.
CONDITION OF CROPS,
Too Much Rain In Some Sections and
Not Enough In Others.
Washington, July 9. Tho weather
bureau's weekly summary of crop con
ditions Is nn follows:
Tho Missouri nnd upper Mississippi
vnlloys, lake region, middle Atlantic
Btntes and Now England havo n
celved abundant rains, which proved
unfavorable in tho Missouri and upper
Mississippi valleys. Drought contin
ues with Increasing severity over n.
largo purt of tho central and gulf dis
tricts. Under highly favorablo trmpora
turea there has been a general Im
provement In the condition of corn
throughout tho central valleys, and
tho outloou for this crop In tho prin
cipal corn r,tates Is encouraging, al
though in the states of tho Missouri
valley it has sufforod considerably
from lack of cultivation, duo to ex
cessive moisture. In Kansas tho bulk
of the crop Is lnld by and much lb
Bilking and enrlng. In Nebraska corn
Is rather small, but Is growing nicely,
although needing cultivation; throa
fourths of the crop In Iowa Is well
cultivated nnd In normal condition,
notwithstanding tho unfavorable ef
fects of heavy rains; in Missouri tho
outlook in that stato is tho best In
years.
The unfavorable hnrvest weather
of tho previous week In the states of
tho lower Missouri valley continued
during the last week, although har
vesting of winter wheat Is now prac
tically finished in that section. Some
damage to grain in shock nnd stack la
reported from Illinois, Missouri and
Nebraska.
Spring whent has experienced nu
unfavorable conditions during the
week. Tho general outlook for the
crop Is very promising. Harvesting
of oats Is In progress In the lower
Missouri valley nnd good ylohls ara
reported.
Sloane-Fleld Wedding.
Lenox, Mnss., July 9. In pic
turesque Trinity Episcopal church,
surrounded with lavish floral decora
tions and sunny skies, Miss Leila
Vnndcrbllt Sloano. third daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. William Douglas Sloano
of Now York and Lenox, and Mr. Will
iam Bradhurst Osgood Field of Now
York were married hero yesterday
The assembly of guests and accoutre
ments of tho ceremony, the value of
the wedding gifts and tho wealth and
social prominenco of all Interested
partlos made tho event the most mag
nificent of the kind that ever took
placo In the Borkshlre country.
King Edward Steadily Improves.
London, July 9. It was said at
Buckingham palace that King Ed
ward's progress was In no way re
tarded. CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
Features of the Day'o Trading and
Closing Quotations.
ChlniRo, July 8. 1'rleen on the lionrd of
trade todny had a lower tendency, with the
exception of July com, which option tho
short bid up to (K)e, the holiest price
since 1892. September corn closed lWa.ir.
lower. bcptrnilcr wuciit vun l(iilw,c low
er. Oat-J were "ic lower, while provisions
closed from 5c lower to 7V4e higher. Clos
ing prices:
Wheat July, 7114: Sept., 72: Dec, 7.14.
Corn July, 87c; Sept., (lie; Dec, 47!K,c.
Oats-July, 4lVjC; Sept., .'tO'ic; Dec, 33 J6.
Pork-July, $18.00; Sept., $18.70.
Lard-July, $11.00; Sept., S11.02V4; Oct.,
$10.00.
Itlbs-July, $10.70; Sept., $10.77Vi; Oct.,
$10.M).
Chicago Cash Prices No. 2 red wheat,
7Cfl"l!Wc; No. 3 red wheat, 73c; No. 3
pprlnx wheat, 7(U7Ie; No. 2 hard whent,
7rMf7."c; No. 3 hard wheat, 74c; No. :'
ciihIi corn, 8.VciS!c; No. 3 cash corn. (KMJ
CSc; No. 2 yellow corn, g.VfjSDe; No. 3 yel
low corn, OU(5t70e: No. 2 ciihIi oat, 48c; No.
2 white oatH, Wii.VJVie; No. 3 white oats,
S1&.7JC.
South Omaha Live Stock.
South Otiinlm, July 8. I'nttlr Itecelptl,
3,000; there wan n fair sized run of cattle
here thin morning, but iilxiut 2.1 earn were
consigned tlltect to local packers, ko that
the actual number on Mile wan intlicr Hmall
for a Tuesday; anything nt all desirable,
either In the way of MIIci-m or feeder-",
mot with leady sale, and the yards were
clenred In good season ; beef steers, $4.00
Zt.S0; cows nnd heifers. $l.2.Vfrft.i0; bulls,
$2.W)Jt5.23; calves, $3.7ri&r.00; stockers
nnd feeders, $2.0Tft4.!tU. Hogs Uecelpt,
8,500; active uud higher; there were quire
n few good hogs here today, so that sev
eral sales were made at the top price of
$8.03; the bulk of the good weight liogn.
sold from $7.83 to $7.03. and from that up
to $8.05; the medium weights went mostly
from $7.73 to $7.85, and tho lightweights
from $7.75 down; today's ndvancr estab
lishes n new high point for the year to
date. Bheop Itecelpts, 4,000; steady.
Chicago Live Stock,
Chicago, July H.-Cattle-Itecelpts, 4,000,
Including 1,000 Texans; steady; good to
prime steers, $7.758.45; poor to medium,
$4.50&7.00; stockers nnd feeders, $2.03
2.50; cows, $1.50615.75, helfero. $2.n0fl
0.00; ennners, IMO&'J.SO; bulls, $2.6036.50:
cnlves, $2.50fafl.50; Texas fed steers, $4.00
ftU.73. Hogs-llecelpts, today, 18,000; to
morrow, 28,000; left over, 4.500 r steadjr to
5c higher, closed weak; mixed Mid butca
er, $7.307('fl.03; good to choice heavy, $7.')
(TiS.20; rough heavy, $7.40t7.75; light. $7.70
fftf.OO; bulk of sales, $7,501(8.05. Hhcop
Hecelpts, 12,000; sheep best steady, others
lower; lambs choice steady; good to chol:e
wothers, $.'1.4003.00; fair to choice mixed,
$2.5fivi3.40; western sheep, $2.500.80; na
tive lambs, $3.00-33.70.
Kansas City Live Stock.
Kansas City, July 8,-Cattle Itecelpts,
12,000; cornfed cattle active and steady,
otheis steady to 15c lower; choice beef
steers, $MKit!5.33; fair to good, $4.eO&J.OO;
stockers and feeders. $3.4.7ifS.30; western
fed steers, $3.95(30.20; Texas and Indln
Steers, $3.254.W; Texas cows, $2.00Sa.35;
native cows, $2,000(1.00: nathe heifers,
$3.10fi0 75; canners. Jl.OOJ.'l.OO; bulls, $2.00
(4.75; calves, $2.00t3.25. Hogs-IUcelpts,
5,000; r.falOc higher, uctlve. top, $8.15;
bulk of sales, $7.858 00; heavy, $ii.034i
8.15; mixed packers, $7.0.V!i8.10; light,
$7.(154(7 07Vs. jorkers, ?7.8.7U7.l7Vi; pigs,
$7 50U7.75. Sheep-Ilecelpts, 3,200; steady ,
lambs 10 1.1c lower; n.itlve lambs. $4.0042
0.20; western IhiiiIm, $4 20ii4.!0; nathe
wethers, $4.UKtf4.80; weMern wither,
$3.2.V& 1.45.
St. Joseph Live Stock.
St. Jimepb, July S.-Csttle Hecelpts.
000; logclac hlgUer; native. $50ttS40;
cows and heifers, $t.7Mil.a5; enU, $3t
0.00; stockers nnd feeders, $2.24pl.50.
HosK-HeeeJpts. IS.SOO; 10c higher; light
and light inlxd, $7.7308.1B: medium Bad
heavy, $7.S&tt7.21t; pigs, $.1.2ftfi0.75.
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Men's Suits at ?4.io to $25.00
Youths' Suits at 3.00 to 14.00
Hoys' 3-picce Suits 3.50 -5
Hoys' 2-pieco Suits 98c. to Coo
JSSrSee our lino of SPRING OVERCOATS.
Men's WorkiiiR Shirt 35 cents.
Men's Fancy Madras Percale Soft Fin
ish Shirt 35c. to 1.50
Men's S3. 50 Regent Shoes S2.50 to S3. 50
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Happy!
rIIEN we can make oth
ers happy. To do
good and increase
pleasure is our aim.
To please you will
please us most. Hut
we can't leave our business to
call on you. So, cannot you
call on us ?
We are making a study of
Art and j J
Photography And try to keep posted on the
latest fashions. And we want
to talk to you about these
things. It will do us good.
Sometimes we ara busy with
work that takes all our atten
tion, but don't take this as a
sign that we don't want to
see ou
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Have a Strong Line of Turns and
Welts, Cuban or Flwnge Heels, -
We are anxious to have you see these and others.
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.Men's nml lloy' Olotlilnj;.
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Stock of Clothing, Gent's Furnishings, Hatsand
Shoes to our Large Stock, we have itQplacedgandlmark
ed so we can wait on the trade and"give them"such
values as will be appreciated
Uur price
We can save you money. We bought in large
quantities and at the right prices, and you shall have
the benefit. Call and get our prices and be convinced.
Get our prices on Carpets and Curtains, before purchas
ing this spring.
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03. 01 NORTON'S
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ARE PROPRIETORS OP THEm
Finest Wines, Liquors and Cigars.
Agent for FKEI) KRUO HUEWING CO.,
SELECT CABINET,
EXTRA PALE nnd Other Popular Hrands.
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140 pairs Men's Shoes, NATE HART
prices 2.2sCto;52.75
To he closed out at 1.65
240 pairs Men's Shoes, NATE HART
prices 3.50 to 4.00
Our price 2.25
ISJT Wc sell the host S3.50 to,$5.oo!Shoes,on the
market. , VL21 D Z I l"f 1
Men's lints, NATE HART'S' price.. 2.5o"toJ3.5o
1.08
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HEN YOU GO TO LEAVE TOWN, don't worry
about what to do with your Household Goods.
S. A. Miller will take charge of them; store them
in a nice, dry asd cool place and pack and ship
wherever deal red. Charges reasonable.
dray line in the city,
A.. Miller.