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Show TIUVOY-MERniLL SCABX. Farmers ln Southeast Washington Aro Frightened. Walla Walla, Wash , Aug 1 -Tonight tho posse In pursuit of the two men who held up a saloon at Treewnter llvo days ugo, followed this misdeed bs shooting a deputy sheriff sent to nrri.t thnn, nnd since that time hole been terrorizing the countrs. rests at Hrllx All day long the bliHiilhoiinds from the penitentiary fol lowed tho raplJli letreiitlng thuss. but Ihe work of trailing was slow because or Ihe rough ground nnd Iho thick brush Arter a running Iklit lining some time Iho robbers made their si ape rrom Sheriff Sher-iff Tailor and Depulv Itourke nt nn eurls hour this morning Shots were exchange,! durlnr tho thtrkna, but it wns Impossible lo tell with what effect At dnsllghl their trnll was found lending Into the brush nlong fines creek, but every ev-ery effort made to e lone the gap between Iho pursui.l and pursuers failed The hunt will bo resume, I at dasllght The farmers are arm.d, nnl thero Is n genuine gen-uine Tracy-Merrill scaro on In this section. |