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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-07

Unmistakable evidence of a mys-
terlous murder was discovered by
Coroner Folsom i'm his investigation
of the finding of a body found float
ing In the Columbia river Thursday
of last week. The rough wooden box
contained the remains OF man about
40 years of age, whose skull had been
crushed and then dragged for some
distance by means of a rope fastened
about the neck.
After having been wedged into the
rough box, was was six inches too
short for the man, a quantity Of slack
lime was thrown in 10 consume the
remains. This effort at the destruc-
ton of the body failed. however.
There was not stitch of clothing
on the body. and the only other ar
ticle OF any kind was the piece Of
rope with which the body had been
dragged to its rude coffin. The evil
dence OF the body having been
dragged is taken as an Indication that
only one man was implicated In the
murder, as had there been more than
one II would have been easier to have
carried n.
1t was impossible to judge from the
condition Of the body now long the
man had been dead. Decomposition
had set in and this made II difficult
also TO get much of an idea Of the
mans appearance In life. The most
conspicuous feature of his appear
ance was a dark brown mustache
family streaked with gray. The
hands and feet were in fairly good
condition and showed that the muir
dered man was not a laborer.
While the box did not bear evil
dence OF having been buried or ex-
posed to the elements for very long,
there was no way of ascertaining how
far It had floated ,or where At was
constructed. Extraordinary precau-
tlons had been taken In its construc-
ton and Il was hard task to remove
the top.
1t is the belief OF the coroner that
the fellow was murdered some place
In Washington or Idaho, his body
dragged to the box and then buried
in the sandy bank of the river. From
this shallow grave II was dislodged
by the present floods and started on
its Journey to the sea.
The name Of the man and the par
ticulars OF the tragedy will probably
never be known.
The remains were brought to Pen
,dleton by Coroner Folsom and Fred
Barnheart and buried in Clney ceme-
terry. They spent all Of Saturday
might ,en the trip. arriving here about
s o'clock Sunday morning.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-07

Spokane, June THE republican
party must clean house Immediately
or the people will clean house for
the party" declared Governor Hay to-
day in announcing that every de-
partment on which the slightest sus-
picion could be cast would be care
fully investigated as a result Of the
special session called for June 23.
Chairman P. L. Allen, of the legis-
latiye investigation committee sup
ported the governor.
Governor Hay and the committee
conferred today relative to the report
on insurance commissioner Schively.
The report will probably not be made
public until submitted to the special
session with the governors message.
1t is authoritatively stated that the
report recommended the impeachment
of Schively.
The outcome of the conference here
will probably be a complete house
cleaning, unless the Legislature refuses
TO appropriate the money. -.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-07
THINKS MRS. EDDY
DEAD OR HELPLESS
SAYS CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
WITHOUT VISIBLE LEADER
Charges are Made by Mrs. Gilbert at
Washington-Says Church is With
out Spiritual Leader I'm the Flesh
Declares That If Mrs. Eddy is not
Helpless She is I'm the Hands of Con-
scicnceless Men-Rumor Confirmed
and Denied.

Washington, June christian
scientists are here divided in senti-
ment today over the charges made by
Mrs. Della NJ. Gilbert that the Christ
ian science church is without a spirit
ual leader in the flesh" and that
Mrs. Eddy head Of the church. is
either dead or helpless, and a mind
less puppet in the hands of conscience
less men" Bishop Oliver Saba. form
erly leader In the church here, de-
clared that every word of the charges
were true. while Counsellor william
L. Post, head of the church's publica-
ton committee. says he can prove
them untrue. Dispatches from Bos-
ton say Mrs. Eddy took her usual drive
yesterday, in her usual health.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-07
WAGES FIXED BY
LUMBER TRUST
SAID TO BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR MCLOUD SITUATION
Large Lumber Interests Have an
Agreement Regarding Wages to Be
Paid--Affects 10000 Laborers and
s10O,OOO,OO0 Worth of Property
Reported that the Combine VIII
Stand Expenses Of Present Strike
at McCloud.

McCloud, Cal, June 7.-Evidence
men of California, affecting 10000
laboreers and s10O,OOO,0OO worth of
property, is given today as reason
for the McCloud Lumber company re-
fusing to grant the strikers an in
crease in wages.
President Keal said openly that he
would refuse to consider an increase,
as all the lumber companies agreed
TO pay no more for labor.
The unverified report says the lum-
ber trust of California is sharing with
the McCloud company the losses dur
ing the strike amounting to several
hundred thousand dollars.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-07
Dead Man for Shinmate

San Diego. Cal, June Faith
FULLY carrying out the request Of his
dying partner. Albert Graft in the
fishing sloop Flying Dutchman ar
rived in port with the body of Martin
Edwards, who died six days ago
while the little vessel was at sea on
an eexcursion to the fishing banks off
the coast of lower California. Ex-
hausted and almost a nervous wreck
from the ordeal of staying awake al
most continuously since his COM
rade's death, with fast decomposing
corpse as his sole companion, Graft
clambered ashore today nearer dead
than alive.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-07

Major A. e. McFatridge will not be
reinstated as agent of the Umatilla
Indian reservation. This was the
definite announcement sent out from
Washington yesterday afternoon. Sec
retary of the Interior Ballinger hav-
ing refused to countermand the order
of Acting Commissioner Of Indian Af-
fairs Valentine.
McFatridge has been rendered and
has accepted transfer to the Grande
Ronde Indian reservation in western
Oregon. It was first announced that
he would be given a reduced salary
as part Of his punishment for viola
ton of the rules, but 1t is now re-
ported that he will receive the same
salary as at present-$1500 per year.
The salary of the Grande Ronde posi-
ton is therefore increased 5000, as
the present incumbent only receives
$1,000.
Mrs. McFatridge. however, will not
be permitted to re-enter the service
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-07
KENTUCKY FEUDALIST
SHOT AT HIS HOME

jackson, KY, June Ed
ward Callahan, former sheriff
of Breathitt county and a no.
torlous feudist, was fatally
shot last night while sitting in
his home. His slayer is un-
known. Callhan was close
friend and associate of Judge
James Hargis, who was as
sasslnated by his son recently.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-07

AMBASSADOR JUSSERAND
PRESENTS FRISCO MEDALS

San Francisco, June AFTER pre-
sentlng Mayor Taylor and Governor
Gillette with silver replicas Of the
gold medal given to the city Of San
Francisco by the French government,
Ambassador Jusserand is on his way
to Yosemite today. A third silver
replica will be presented to President
Taft. The medals were presented to
Mayor Taylor and Governor Gillette
last night at the conclusion of the
banquet rendered by the ambassador
and his wife to the men and women
who have been their hosts and host
esses since their arrival here.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-07
CANADA PROTESTS AGAINST
AMERICAN WARSHIPS

Ottawa, Can, June Tt is prob
able the Dominion government will
address to the United States formal
protest against the presence in the
Great Lakes of American war ves-
sells. The recent passage through the
Canadian waterways Of the gunboat
Nashville occasioned much criticism
and adverse press comment. Now
eight United States warships are in
the lakes. 1t is generally supposed
that the United States government
has overstepped the termA of the
agreement relative to the presence Of
warships in the lakes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-07
BATTLING NELSON
WILL RAISE HOGS

Livermore, Cal, June L.
Battling Nelson, would-be hog
magnate, arrived here today
and is prepared to plunge
heavily on his new venture.
He says: dope it out" that
anyone can make a fortune
raising hogs. He will convert
an alfalfa patch into a hog
ranch.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-07
SPRECKELS SAYS HE
COULDN'T SUPPORT A WIFE

New York, June CLAUS Spreck-
els, the second son of John D. Spreck-
els, today denied the report that he is
engaged to Miss Mary Adele Case of
Portland. Mr.. Spreckels said he had
no money with which to support q
wife. Miss Case is at the Knicker-
booker hotel, where she will remain
until she starts for Oregon. Both ar
rived together from Paris.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-07
WESTERN LABOR UNION
LEADER HURT IN QUARREL

Palo Alto, Cal, June TT. r. Ri.
BILE. carpenter. today shot and prob
ably fatally wounded Frank Nc
Cleave, prominent in western labor
union circles, The men quarreled
last night over bill McCleave is al
legged to have owed Rible.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-07
CHINESE MERCHANT
MARRIES WHITE GIRL

Nanaimo, B. c.. June 7,--Consider-
able interest has been aroused here
by the marriage Of a local Chinese
merchant to a white woman, the first
to occur in Nanaimo. The China
mans name is Chan On and he runs
a tailor shop. The girls name is
Emma Carl. The ceremony was per-
formed by Pastor Robson of the
Methodist church. Mrs. Chan On
says she has known her husband five
years and processes to be very fond
Of him.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-07
ACROss-THE-CONTINENT
AUTO AT ST LOUIS

st. Louis, June 1.-Two of the four
cars of the New York exposition race
arrived here today.
The driver of one of the Acmes is
also here, but the car is several miles
out being repaired after meeting with
a slight accident. 1t is expected that
the Acme will arrive at noon, when
alal three will start for Kansas CITY,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-07
SHOT BY UNKNOWN MAN
WHILE WAITING MURDER TRIAL

st. Louis, June FIRED Mohrle
was shot and instantly killed before
the courts building today while
awaiting trial on charge of killing
Constable Sam Young In a nelghbor-
hood feud. He was standing in the
corridor smoking when he was shot by
an unknown man, who escaped.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-07
EVIDENCE Of
BRUTAL CRIME
Body of Unknown Man Found
in Columbia in Crude Box
Had Skull Crushed.
HAD BEEN DRAGGED BY
ROPE ABOUT NECK

All Means OF Identity Destroyed Be-
fore Being Placed In BOx-Effort
Made TO Consume Remains With
Slack Lme-Condltions OF Hands
Prove That Man Was Not Laborer
Thought That Box Had Been
Buried ON Banks of Columbia and
Washed Out During High Water
-Remnins Inferred Here.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-07
PRESIDENT TO FRISCO;
CONGRESSMEN TO SEATTLE

Washington, June T. President
Taft will visit San Francisco to par
ticipate in the Portola celebration in
October if his official duties will per-
init. In response to an invitation by
the Seattle exposition officials Rep
resentative William Rodenburg OF
Illinois today introduced a resolution
empowering the speaker to appoint
an official committee OF Is represent
atives to attend the fair.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-07
DROWNED At
BOAT LANDING
Steamer Crashed into Pier al
New Orleans Nineteen Are
Dead and Many Injured.
CROWD Is HURLED INTO
EIGHT FEET OF WATER

Most of the Victims arc Women and
Children Who are on an Excursion
Collapse Thought TO Have Been
Caused by Owners of Steamers
jury Called 10 Fix the Responsibility
One Hundred are Thrown Into
Water-Quick Work With Life
Boats Prevents Greater Number Be-
ing Drowned.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-07
Mrs. Eddy says She stln Exists.

Boston, June Mrs. Eddy, at
Chestnut Hill, Mass. today gave the
United Press a signed statement ad-
dressed to whom 1t may concern"
The statement says: 81 have the pleas
ure to report to one and all of my be-
loved friends and followers that still
exist in flesh, and am seen daily by
members of my household"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-07
SECRETARY OF NAVY SAYS
ANARCHISTS INFLUENCE BAD

Washington, June 7.-Declaring
that the anarchistic element was try
ing to excite prejudice and discomfort
among the navy forces. Secretary of
the Navy Meyer today made star
tling report to President Taft and
members Of the cabinet. Secretary
Meyer stated a secret Investigation
has revealed the identity of the re-
sponsible ones. The details of the
plot will be kept secret.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-07
REMOVE A MOUNTAIN
IN A SINGLE BLAST

Hoquiam, June THE Union
Pacific crew fired great blast on
the south side of the Chehalis river,
a mile east of Satiop yesterday and
removed the entire hill about mile
long, and approximately hundred
thousand yards. They used four
thousand pounds of blasting powder
and two thousand cases of dynamite.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-07
PARTY MUST
CLEAN HOUSE
Governor Hay Says if the
Republicans Don't Clean
House the People Will.
ALL STATE DEPARTMENTS
WILL BE INVESTIGATED

Officially Reported That Schively Re-
port Recommends Impeachment OF
That Official-Will Probably be
Made Public at Special Session
Complete House Cleaning Will Re-
suit If the Legislature VIII Give
Necessary observation-disclosures
of mvestigatlonCom mittee Supports
Hay.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-07

Seattle, June This is ~Chicago
day" at the exposition. A delegation
Of 40 business men Of Chicago pa
raded the parade grounds this after
noon and 450 cadets from the Agri-
cultural college are sightseeing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-07
COLUMBIA is SCI
FEET AT THE DALLES

Portland. June THE weather bu-
reau reports the height Of the Column
bia at The Dalles at 36.1 feet this
morning.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-07
Balloon Passes Birmingham.

Birmingham, Ala, June IA bal
loon at a high altitude passed here
going south at dawn today. II is be-
lieved to be one of the entries in the
national balloon race.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-07
ROSE CARNIVAL
BEGAN TODAY
Portland Show is Formally
Opened by President Taft,
Followed by Parades.
MUNICIPAL ELECTION is
GREATLY OVERSHADOWED

Mayor Lane Declares Civic Holiday in
Honor of Great Annual Rose Show
--Japanesc Naval Officers are En-
tertained by Parade-Day is Offici-
ally Known as "HOme Coming"
Day--Iittle Evidence of Choosing of
New Mayor-Light Voting Gives
Hopes TO the Simon Faction.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-07

]. II. Strohm has returned to his
home in Hermiston after a brief visit
to the county seat.
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CHAPTER XVI.
'ha Real Edwin keatchan

One Sunday after Mrs. Melville Win.
ter and Archie came to Casa Fuerte,
Mr.. Keatcham sent for the colonel.
There was nothing unusual III such .
summons. From the beginning Of his
illness he had shown a curious, mex
pressive desire for the soldiers com.
pany. He would have him sit in the
room, although too weak to talk to
him, supposing he wished to talk,
which was not at all sure. "T-like-to-
Observation-Disclosures" he faltered
to his nurse; "can't-he-read .or.play.sol
itaire-like-the.old-lady?"
Sometimes Winter would be con.
scious that the feeble creature in the
bed. with the bluish.white face, was
staring at him. Whether the CLASSY
eyes beheld his figure or went beyond
him to unfinished colossal schemes
that might change ths fate OF a con.
tinent, or drifted back ward to the pow.
erty-stricken home, the ferocious toll
and the unending self-denial Of
Keatcham's youth on the Pacific slope.
the dim gaze gave no clew. All that
was apparent was that It was always
on Winter, as he curled his legs under
his chair, wrote or knitted his brow
over rows Of playing.cards.
At the very first, Keatcham's mind
had Wandered; he used to shrink from
imaginary people who were in the
;':.-m. re wo.ld try 10 Talk to them,
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play: bat he I've toeShes card.
hardly ever takes anything to drink,
doesn't like smoking especially, takes
. cigarette once in a while only, never
plays the races or bets on the run Of
the vessel-positively such icy virtue
gives an ordinary sinner the cramps!
Very great man, though. Mrs. Winter.
and a man we are all proud to follow;
he may be overbearing; and he doesn't
praise you too much. but somehow
you always have the consciousness
that he sees every bit Of good work
you do and is marking 1t up in your
favor; and you won't be the loser.
There is no question he has hold on
his associates; but he certainly: 10
not what I call q genial man.
Only on the day Of his departure did
Warnebold, in young Arnold's Ian.
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sailing. Mrs. NEiIiter"s presence was
explained in her very own words. "Of
course l was put out good deal at
first" added the colonel, "by the WON.
en- getting mixed up in it: but Miss
Smith undoubtedly saved Mr.. Keatch.
ANS life. ! never saw any one who
seemed to think of SO many things to
do. Half dozen times, that first
night, he seemed to be fading away;
but every time she brought him back.
was anxious to have doctor called
in; but Mercer seemed opposed to
making stir"
"He knew his business thoroughly"
interiected Keatcham's confidant, "he
undoubtedly had his instructions to
keep Keatcham's presence here a
secret" ~.
He had" said Mrs. Winter; "be.
sides, Miss Smith is his sister-in-law
and he knew that she could be trusted
to do everything possible. And, really.
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when delirious fancies possessed him
he could talk rapidly, in good voice.
Very soon It was clear that he was
calmer for the eolonel's presence.
Hence. the latter got into the habit
of sitting in the room. He would re-
quest imaginary ruined and desperate
beings to leave Keatcham In peace;
he would gravely rise and close the
door on their departure, He never was
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It didn't look as If anything could help
him. hardly believed that he could
live an hour when I saw him."
"Nor L." the colonel corroborated.
Warnebold, plainly impressed by
Mrs. Winters grand air, assured them
both that he felt that everything that
could be done had been done; Miss
Smith was quite wonderful; and he
would admit (of course, confidential
" that Mr.. Keatcham did have a
heart trouble; Mr.. Mercer had recalled
one or two fainting fits; there was
some congestion; and the doctor found
a sad absence of reaction; he believed
that there had been a-er-syncope OF
some sort before the stabbing; Mr..
Keatcham himself, although he was
still too weak to talk much, had no
recollection of anything except very
great faintness. Mr.. MERGERS theory
seemed to cover the ground.
Except as to who did the stabbing,"
said the colonel.
HAS Mr.. Keatcham any bitter enc
mies?" asked Aunt Rebecca, thought
+ fully.
"What man who has made a great
fortune hasn't?" demanded Warnebold
with saturnine wrinkle of the lips.
"But our enemies don't stab or shoot
US, nowadays"
'They do out west" said the colonel,
genially; "we're crude"
"Are you in earnest?"
ENTIRELY. know a man, a mine
superintendent, who got into a row
with his miners because hesdischarged
foreman, one of the union lights, for
stealing ore. In consequence he got
big strike on his hands, found dyna-
mite bomb under his front piazza, and
was shot at twice. The second time
he was too quick for them; he shot
back and killed one of them. He
thought it was time to put stop to
so much excitement, SO he sent for the
second assassin"
"And had him arrested?"
"Oh, dear, no; he wasn't in Massa-
chusetts; told you he wanted the
thing stopped. No, he sent for him
and told him that he had no special
Ill feeling toward him, but that the
next time anything of the kind hap
pened he had made arrangements to
have not him, or any other thug who
was doing the work, but the two men
who were at the bottom of the whole
business, killed within "a hours. They
took the hint and kind feeling now
prevails"
Warnebold grunted; he declared It
to be beastly creepy situation; he
said he never wanted to sit down with
out a wall against his back; and he
intimated that the president of the
United States was to blame for more
than he realized. II hope you have
some one watching the house." he
fumed, land that newell, he doesn't
belong to the police force"
mo. he's an honest mercenary,"
said the colonel; 'I'll introduce him
to you'
"And you haven't found any method
of entering the house?" fumed the
financier.
NO" said Aunt Rebecca.
"Yes," said the colonel. f
He laughed as they both whirled
round on him. "You speak first, my
dear aunt" he proposed, politely; I'll
explain ser"
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his subject, regarding conversational
road-making as waste Of brains for a
busy man:
Colonel. Miss Smith hasn't time to
be my nurse and secretary both. I
won't have one sent from New York:
will you help her out?"
Tho coloncl's lips twitched: he was
thinking that were Miss Smith work.
ing for Atkins, she couldn't have q
better chance to mako killing. "But
I'll bet my life she isn't" he addeds
"she may be trying to save his life,
but she isn't playing his camel"
He said aloud: 81 will, Mr.. Keatch.
am, II you will let me do It as part Of
the obligation of the situation; and
there is no bally rot about compensa.
ton"
Very WE'LL" said Keatcham. He
did not hesitate; It was Gas tho colonel
had already discovered) the rarest
thing in the world for him to hesitate:
he thought with astonishing rapidly;
and he formulated his answer while
his interlocutor talked; before the
speech was over the answer was
ready. Another trait of his had strucA
the soldier. namely, tho laborious cor.
rectness Of his speech; 1t was often
formal and old-fashioned; Aunt Re.
becca said that he talked like Daniel
Websters speeches: but 1t had none
Of the homely and pungent SAVIOR one
might expect from man whose boy.
hood had scrambled through miners
camps into a San Francisco stock Of.
fee; who had never gone to school in
his life by daylight; who had been
mine superintendent, small speculator
and small director in Califor ala until
he became big speculator and big
railway controller in New York. Il
"You might begin on the morning
mall" Keatcham continued. Let me
sort them first" He merely glanced
at the inscriptions on the envelopes,
opening and taking out one which he
read rather carelessly, frowning a lit
tie before he placed it to one side. y
A number of the letters concerned
the endowments Of the experimental
chairs at the universities. Keatcham's
attention was not l!ghtened by any ray
(To be C0ntinued.) ~