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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-06-07
new HEAD
OF COLLEGE
Dr.. Lillian Wyckoff Johnson Sue.
ceeds Dr.. Leila s.
Mckee

Especial Telegram to Evening Teller.)
OXFORD. O.. June THE fiftie IN
anniversary and commencement exer-
cises of the Western college for women
eliminated today in the Inauguration
of the new president of the college, DR..
Lillian Wyckof Johnson. DIR. john
son. who succeeds DIR. Leila 8. Mckee.
was formerly an instructor at the Un.-
versity of Tennessee
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-06-07

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80 Lake street Chicago. for cuts and
particulars OF their handsome Alumni.
mum Card Case with your name en-
.eyaved on II and flied with 100 calling
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paid. 80. Thas case and 100 cards re-
tai 1t u canrs. You have only to
ehow sample 70 secure an order. Send
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sond &c for 100 cards witho case.
az prize for every agent. Men,io,
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Stock for Pasture

The undersigned win take stock for
pasture at the Kroutinger place at the
mouth of Tammany at the rate of 81
each per month L. FoRDYcE
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-06-07

t will b pretty hard matter for
any ns~s to get away from The Teller.
News combination.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-06-07

II time Is All ouJecr have your watch
repaired at Hames' .
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-06-07

Of the foreign countries in the Palace
of Liberal Arts at the worlds fair. Fur
niture and hangings occupy a consid-
cradle part Of the space. Pictures, by
photography and other processes are
shown and the exhibit of musical in
struments is especially complete with
a large number of pianos, automatic Or
gans, harps. and band and orchestra in
struments. Other exhibits are perfume,
books, MAPS optical goods and drugs.
A beautiful banner of silk and gold
exquititely embroidered will be pre-
scented to the city of ST. Louis on Ital-
ian day. by the Italian commission to
the worlds fair. The banner is six
feet square. Both sides are embroid-
cred alike, the design representing Co
lumbia and Italy clasping hands be-
meath the beautifully worked oat-of-
arms of the Italian government. The
gift is said to have cost 1900. The
date of its presentation. October IL, is
the anniversary of the discovery of
America by Columbus
party of fifty cultured. high-class
Filipinos arrived at the worlds fair the
first part of June. The party consists
of governors. Judges, IL 7Yvers and pro-
fessional men. 1t was realized that the
exhibition of the native tribes without
the presence of the educated and Gull
tured class al the exposition would give
wrong impression. Don Cayetano S.
Arellano, chief justice of the supreme
court. who is one of the party will be
decorated with an honorary degree at
one OF our leading universities, while
here.
Three century plants from Mexico are
set out close to the Mexican pavilion
at the worlds fair. The plants are
fifteen feet high and are Just on the
point of blooming. They will be in
hover for two months. They bloom
only once in thirty or forty years and
Immediately after this die. One of the
plants will be tapped as in the manu-
facture OF pulque. Twice a day in
cisions are made in the plant of Mex
leo, and sweet liquid. as clear as
water, exudes. Two gallons are Weld
ed on each occasion The LIQUID can
then be fermented and pulque. an in
roxicating drink. results
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A complete printing Office is installed
In the Indian school att he worlds fair
Ten Indian boys ranging from 10 to 20
years of age publish a daily paper con-
tanning worlds fair, and Indian news
The presses are operated by electricity
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-06-07

Brownelrs nut loaf fills the bill. try
u.
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Regular services of the Episcopal
church are held every Sunday morning
in the assembly room Of the Indian
school at the worlds fair. They are
conducted by scout charges alone. a
member of the Sioux agency, South Da-
kota. some years ago. The services are
well attended by the hundred and more
Sioux at the fair
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IArssse stock of clocks in town. IL
Manner. - .
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France has the largest space of an,
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Human beings are eometimes too
young to learn, but they are never tn
old.
ELIZA ARCHARD CONNER
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-05-28
CHAPTER vi.

n YEXT morning the city was in a
N blaze of excitement. All the
lV burning questions of the hour
the rapid mobilization of the
army and the prospect of speedy ad-
vance on Crba-were forgotten in the
engrossing topic of young Mrs. JEFF
frey's death and the awful circum-
stances surrounding it.
Though I was the hero of the hour
and, as such, subjected to an infinite
number of questions, I followed the
lead of my superiors and carefully re-
Trained from advancing any theories
beyond the obvious one of suicide The
moment for self exploitation was not
ripe; I did not stand high enough in
the confidence of the major, or, l may
say, of the lieutenant of my own pre-
cinct, to risk the triumph l anticipated
ultimately by a premature expression
Of opinion.
I had an enemy at headquarters; or,
rather. one of the men there had al
ways appeared peculiarly interested in
showing me up in the worst light.
The name of this man was Durbin,
and it was he who had uttered some
thing like sighting remark when on
that first night 1 endeavored to call the
captains attention to some of the small
matters which had offered themselves
to me in the light of clews. Perhaps
it was the prospect Of surprising him
some day which made me so wary now
as well as SO alert to fill my mind with
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The detective visits
Vncle David

Of individuality which marked him.
They were Of different cut from those
Of other men, and in this as in many
other ways he was a law to himself;
notably so in the following instance:
He kept one day of the year religiously,
and kept it always in the same way.
Long years before he had been blessed
with a wife who both understood and
loved him. He had never forgotten
this fact, and once year, presumably
On the anniversary of her death, it was
his custom to go to the cemetery where
she lay and to spend the whole day
under the shadow Of the stone he had
raised to her memory No matter what
the weather, no matter what the condi-
ton Of his own health, he was always
To be seen in this spot, at the hour Of
Z, leaning against the shaft on which
the name Of his wife was written, eat
ing his supper in the company Of his
dog.
30 much for ono oddly which may
stand as q sample of many others.
One glance at the room into which he
ushered me showed why he cherished
20 marked a dislike for visitors. II
was bare to the point Of discomfort,
and had it not been for certain
Quaintness in the shape of the few ar
tcles to be seen there 1 should have
experienced a decided feeling of repul
sion, so pronounced was the contrast
between this poverty stricken interior
and the polished bearing of its owner.
He, | am sure, could have shown nc
more elevated manners if he had been
doing the honors Of a palace. The Or
gan, with the marks of home con-
Btruction upon it, was the only object
visible which spoke of luxury or even
comfort.
But enough of these possibly uninter-
esting details. did not dwell on them
myself except in a vague way and
while waiting for him to open the con-
versation. This he did as soon as he
saw that l had no intention Of speak
ing first.
"And did you find any one in the old
house?" he asked. 49,.
Keeping him we'll under my eye, re-
plied with Intentional brusqueness:
'She has gone there once too oftenr'
The stare he gave me was that Of an
actor who feels that some expression
Of surprise is expected from him.
'tShe?" he repeated. Whom can you
possibly mean by she?'
The surprise / expressed at this bold
attempt at righteousness was better
simulated than his, l hope.
ssYOu don't knowr | exclaimed. "Can
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happy reputation attaching to the
Moore house in Washington and, fas-
cfnated by the mystery involved, en-
, braced the opportunity afforded by
! open doors and the general confusion
incident to so large a gathering to en-
! ter the interesting old place and inves-
! tigate for himself the fatal library.
! The fact of his having been found Sc
, cluded in this very room, at a moment
when every other person in the house
was pushing forward to see the bride,
i lends color to this supposition: and his
| sudden death under circumstances
; tending to rouse the Imagination shows
-, the extreme sensitiveness of his ma
! ture
"He will be buried here"
The next paragraph was short.
Fresher events were already crowding
this three days old wonder to the wall.
''Verdict in the case Of Wallace
Pfeiffer, found lying dead on the
hearthstone of the old Moore house Ii
brary.
"Concussion Of the brain, preceded
by mental shock or heart failure.
'"The body went on to Denver today"
And below, separated by the narrow
est of spaces:
''Mr. and Mrs. Francis Jeffrey have
decided to give up their wedding tour
and spend their honeymoon in Wash
ington. They will occupy the Ran
some house on K street.
The last paragraph brought me back
to the question then troubling my
mind Was it in the household of this
newly married pair and in the possible
secret passions underlying their union
that one should look for the cause of
the murderous crime l secretly i'm
agined to be hidden behind this seem
ing suicide, or were these parties in
nocent and old David Moore the one
motive power in precipitating a trag
edy the result of which had been to
enrich him and impoverish them? Ger
tainly most serious and important
question and one which any man might
be pardoned for attempting to answer,
especially if that man was young de-
tective lamenting his obscurity and
dreaming of recognition which would
yield him fame and the wherewithal
to marry certain clever but mis-
chieyous little mink of whom you are
destined to hear more.
But how was that same young de,
tective, hampered as he was and held
in thrall by fear of ridicule and a
total lack of record, to get the chance
TO push an inquiry requiring opportuni-
ties which could only come by special
favor? This was what / continually
asked myself, and always without re-
suit
True, l might approach the captain
or the major with my story of the
telltale marks | had discovered in the
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ment devoted to the benediction. Once
the sacred words were said, such a
stampede followed that the bride show
ed much alarm, and it was left for Mr..
Jeffrey to explain to her the cause of
this astonishing conduct on the part
of her guests. She bore the disclosure
WE'LL all things considered, and once
she was fully assured that the unhap-
py man whose sudden death had thus
interrupted the festivities was an in
F.! truder upon the scene and quite I'M
known, not only to herself but to her
newly made husband, she frightened
perceptibly. though, like every one
around her, she seemed anxious to
leave the house, and, indeed, did so as
soon as Miss Tuttle's condition war
ranted it,
"The fact that the bride went
through the ceremony without her
bridal bouquet is looked upon by many
! as an unfavorable omen. In her anx-
| tety not to impose any longer upon the
patience Of her guests, she had de-
scended without it.
GAS to the deceased, but little is
known of him. Letters found on his
person prove his name to be w. Pfeif-
fer and his residence Denver. His
presence in Miss Moore's house at a
time so inopportune is unexplained.
No such name is on the list Of wedding
guests, nor was he recognized as one
Of Miss Moore's friends either by Mr..
Jeffrey or by such of her relatives and
acquaintance as had the courage to
enter the library to see him.
"With the exception of the discolored
mark on his temple, showing where
his head had come in contact with
the hearthstone, his body presents an
appearance of natural robustness,
which makes his sudden end seem all
the more shocking.
His name has been found registered
at the National hotel"
Turning over the files l next came
upon the following dispatch from Den
yer:
'"The sudden death in Washington Of
Wallace Pfeiffer, one Of our best
known and most respected citizens, is
deeply deplored by all who knew him
and his unfortunate mother. He is the
last Of her three sons, all Of whom
have died within the year. The demise
Of Wallace leaves her entirely unpro-
vided for. 1t was not known here
that Mr.. Pfeiffer intended to visit
Washington. He was supposed to go
in quite the opposite direction, having
said to more than one that he had
business in San Francisco. His intru-
sion into the house of Miss Moore
during the celebration of q marriage
in which he could have taken no per-
sonal interest is explained in the fol-
lowing manner by such as knew his
mental peculiarities: Though mer
chant by trade and latterly miner in
the Klondike. he had great interest in
the occult and was strong believer in
all kinds of supernatural manifesto
tons. He may have heard of the I'M
In the hotel reading room
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you .,v t..yr,iy opposite place OF
slch remarkable associations and not
Interest ycurself in who goes in and
out of its deserted doors"
y cont sit in my front window" he
peeyisiliy returned.
| [ let my eye roam toward a chair
standing suspiciously near the very
window he had designated.
But you saw the light?' I sug
gested
81 saw that from the doorstep when
/ went ont TO give Ridge his usual
five minutes breathing spell on the
stoop. But you have not answered my
question-whom Go you mean by she?''
veronica Jeffrey" l replied. ''She
who was Veronica Moore. She has
visited this haunted house Of hers for
the last time"
Last time" Either he could not or
world not understand me.
What hes happened to my niece"
he cried, rising with an energy that
displaced the great dog and sent him
with hanging head and trailing TAIL to
his own special sleeping place under
the table. Has she run upon ghost
in those dismal apartments? You in
terest me greatly. l did not think she
would ever have the pluck to visit this
house again after what happened at
her wedding"
''She has had the pluck" I assured
him, land, what is more, she has had
enough of it not only to re-enter the
house, but to re-enter it alone. At least,
such is the present inference Had you
been blessed with more curiosity and
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Uncle David hears of
his niece's death

made more frequent use Of the chair
so conveniently placed for viewing the
opposite house. you might have been
in position to correct this inference
1t would help the police materially to
know positively that she had no com
panion in her fatal visit"
"Fatal?" he repeated. running his
finger inside his neckband, which sud
denly seemed to have grown too tight
for comfort. ''Can it be that my niece
has been frightened to death in that
old place? You alarm me-"
He did not look alarmed, but then he
was not Of an impressible nature Yet
| he was of the same human clay as the
rest Of us, and, if he knew no more Of
this occurrence than he tried to make
out, could not be altogether impervious
to what 1 had to say next.
''You have a right to be alarmed
assented. ''She was not frightened to
death, yet is she lying dead on the
library floor Then, with a glance at
the windows about me, I added lightly,
81 take it that pistol shot delivered
over there could not be heard in this
! ROOM
He sank rather mechanically
not lose that sudden assumption Of
dignity which I had observed in him
ever since my entrance into the house.
81 am overwhelmed by this news"
he remarked. "She has shot herself?
Why?"
Il did not say that she had shot her.
SELF 1 carefully repeated. Yet the
facts point that way and Mr.. Jeffrey
accepts the suicide theory without
question"
"Ah. Mr. Jeffrey is therev'
"Most certainly; he was sent for at
once"
"And Miss futile? She came with
him Of course?'
'She came, but not with him. she il
very fond Of her sister,"
81 must go over at oncev' he cried,
leaping again to his feet and looking
about for his hat. ''It is my duty to
make them feel at home; in short, to
to put the house at their disposal"
Here he found his hat and placed it on
his head. "The property is mine now,
you know" he politely explained, turn
ing, with keen light in his gray eye.
full upon me and overwhelming me
with the grand air of man who has
come unexpectedly into his own. "Mrs
Jeffrey's father was my younger broth
er-the story is an old and long one
and the property, W itch in all justice
should have been divided between us,
went entirely to him. But he was a
good fellow in the main and saw the
injustice of his fathers will as clearly
as 1 did. and years ago made one on
his own account bequeathing me the
whole estate in case he left no issue or
that issue died. Veronica was his only
child; Veronica has died; therefore the
old house is mine and all that goes
with it-all that goes with it,"
There was the miser's gloating in
this repetition of a phrase sufficiently
expressive in itself, or, rather, the
gloating of a man who sees himself
suddenly rich after a life of poverty.
There was likewise callousness as
regarded his nieces surprising death
which 1 considered myself to have
some excuse for noticing.
"You accept her death very calmly"
I remarked. probably you knew her
to be possessed Of an cratic mind"
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IN 70 turther opportunity was al
AS fOrded me that night for study
N ing the three leading charac-
terS in the remarkable drains
1 saw unfolding before me. \ task
was assigned me by the captain which
took me from the house. and | missed
the next scene-the arrival of the cor
oner. But repaid myself for this loss
in a way thought justified by the i'm
portance Of my own theory and the evil
dent necessity there was of collecting
each aud every point of evidence which
could give coloring to the charge, in the
event of this crime coming to be looked
ON at headquarters as one Of murder.
Observing that light was still burn
ing in Uncle Davids domicie, crossed
TO his door and rang the bell. | was
answered by the deep and prolonged
howl of a dog, soon cut short by lis
masters amiable greeting. This latter
was surprise to me. | had heard so
often of Mr.. Moore's churlishness as a
host that l had expected some rebuff.
But I encountered no such tokens Of
hostility. His brow was smooth and his
smile cheerfully cOndescending. In
deed. he appeared anxious to have me
enter. and cast an indulgent look at
isudge. whose irrepressible joy at this
break in the monOtOny Of his existence
WIS tingcd with a very evident dread
Of offending his master. Interested
anew. l followed this man of contra
dictOry impulses into the room toward
which he led me.
The time has now come for more
careful description Of this peculiar
man. Mr.. Moore was tall and Of that
refined srGreness of shape which sug-
gests the scholar Yet he had not the
scholars eye. On the contrary, his re-
gard was quick, if not alert, and while
it did not convey actual malice or i'll
will it reused in the spectator an I'M
comfortable feeling not altogether
easy to analyze. He wore his iron
gray locks quite long, and to this dis
Hnguishing idiosyncrasy, as we'll as to
his invariaDle custom of taking his
dog with him wherever he went was
due the interest always shown in him
By street urchins. On account of his
fhet Of Uncle David among them, de-
spite his aristocratic connections and
bis gentlemanlike bearing. His clothes
formed no exception to the general air
The detective visits
Vncle David
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Off to Alexandria

occurrence, so they said, before the.
fancy took her to be married in the ill
BARRED home Of her ancestors.
The few lines Of attempted eXplana-
ton which she had left behind for her
husband seemed to impose on no one:
To those who knew the young couple,
well it was an open proof of her insan-
| ity; to those who knew them slightly,
as well as to the public at large, it was
woman's way Of expressing the dis
appointment she felt in her husband.
That might the more readily de-
termine which Of these two theories
had the firmest basis in fact l took
advantage of an afternoon off and
slipped away to Alexandria, where, I
had been told, Mr.. jeffrey had courted
his bride. l wanted a taste of local
gossip, you see, and I got it. The air
was fully charged with it, and, being
careful not to rouse antagonism by an
nouncing myself a detective. l readily
picked up many small facts. Brought
into shape and arranged in the form Of
narrative, the result was as follows:
John Judson Moore, the father of
Veronica, had fewer oddities than the
other members of this eccentric family.
1t was thought. however, that he had
shown some strain of the peculiar iu-
dependence of his race when. in Sc
lecting wife. he let his choice fall on
a widow who was not only incumbered
with a child. but who was generally
regarded as the plainest woman in Vir-
ginia-Ee who might have had the pick
Of southern beauty. But when in the
course of time this despsed woman
proved to be the posSesSor of those vir-
tues and social GraceS which eiuinently
fitted her to conduct the large estab-
lishment of which size had hecn made
mistress he was forgiven his lack of
taste. Little more was said Of h;sype-
culiarities until. his wife having died
and his child proved weakly, he made
the will in his brothers favor which
has since given that gentleman such
deep satisfaction.
Why this proceeding should have
been so displeasing to their friends re-
port says not; but that it was so is
evident from the fact that great re-
joicing took place on all sides when
Veronica suddenly developed into a
healthy child and the probability of
David Moore inheriting the coveted
lContinueo on page?l
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n YENT morning the city was in a
N blaze Of excitement All the
:lV burning questions Of the hour
- bo ,,,obiIivo+;oY, 20 +|,o
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all known facts concerning the JEFF
freys. One of my first acts was to
turn over the files of the Star and
reread the following account of the
great wedding AS it is a sensational
description of a sensational event,
shall make no apology for the head
lines which startled all Washington
the night they appeared
STARTLING TERMINATION OF
JEFFREY-MOORE WEDDING.
The Traditional Doom Follows the
Opening Of the Old House on
Waverley Avenue
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He was about to bestow an admoni-
tory kick on his dog, who had been in
discreet enough to rise at his masters
Entering the
forbidding portal
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70 further opportunity was AZ
Inn forded me that night for Study
" ing the three leading charac-
tnrs in tbo PIX. i,IA