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WEDGED BETWEEN TV0 LOGS Discovery Made by n "Woman nnd Her Son, While Out Picking Ber rien Coroner's Jury Will Ren der Verdict Today. la the morgue at Chehalls, Wash., lies the body of Merrill, the escaped Oregon convict, who was shot to death by his pal. Tracy, the outlaw who la now terrorizing Washington. Men-lira body was discovered near Napa-vlne, Wash. Bullets of 30-30 caliber found near the remains substantiate Tracy's story that he shot his partner. The dis coverers did not take part In the man hunt, and will not receive the reward for tho return, dead or alive, of the convict, but will be liberally rewarded. CHEHALIS, Wash., July 15. All doubt of Convict Harry Tracy's story that ho had slain his pal, David Merrill, was re moved today by the news that Merrill's dead body had been found, four mllee southeast of here, partially concealed by two logs, between which the murderer had thrown It. Although partially de composed, two bullet wouhds were plain ly dlscorntble in the body, one In the wrist and another in the back, and It Is believed that a third bullet found lodgment In the neck of the victim of a fellow-criminal's treachery. The discovery was mado by Mrs. Mary Wagoner, of Napavlne, and her 22-year-old son Georgo, who were picking blackberries in ilw woods "near the Northern Pacific railroad track, and were attracted to the body by the' odor. Thinking at once of the story of Tracy, which, with the many tales of hla adven tures, Is Imown to everyone In this vicin ity, they at once made an Investigation. On nn Unfrequented Road. The body was lying between two logs, face down, and with the legs and one hand up. The spot where It lay is about 200 feet from the Northern Pacific track, on an unfrequented road, and so distant from any dwelling that the crack of Tracy's murderous rifle might have sound ed without attracting any attention. Tho surroundings and the location of the bul let holes Indicate that the story Tracy told to the crew of the launch which car ried him down Puget Sound from near Olympla, July 2, may be true, although there la reason to believe that the convict, fearing that Merrill would reveal tho whoreabouts of the fugitives by his clum siness, killed him in cold blood. Tracy's Story of. Murder. According to the story told by Tracy to Will Langridge on the launch, he first discovered that Morrill waa responsible for his capture In Portlnnd when the pair were near Castle Rock. This incensed him, and as Merrill was noisy and care Ices about his trail he resolved to pick a quarrel with him. Each man was to walk 10 paces and wheel and fire. Tracy walked nine paces, and looking over his shoulder, saw that Merrill was about to shoot. He Immediately turned and fired, and Merrill fell. At another time ho said he did not give Merrill a chance for his life, but fired after walking eight paces. Shells Found Near Body. Three 20-30 shells, found a little distance from the spot where the body was found, destroyed whatever doubts Remained in the minds of those who answered Mrs. Wagoner-summons, and subsequent de velopments have demonstrated conclusive ly that Tracy not only Is the slayer of bIx men who were obstacles In his path to liberty, but also shot down his own com panion and fellow fugitive. The matter was reported to the Sheriff yesterday afternoon, but kept very quiet except that the authorities at Salem were notified and requested to send some one to Identify Merrill, whom it was believed to be. Sheriff Deggeller maintained a guard over tho body all night, and did not al low It to be disturbed. Deputy Coroner H, Li. Mead at noon Impaneled Francis Donahoc, J. E. Leonard, John Goff, T. J. Newland. Lu J. Sticklln, and J. T. Coffman as Jurors, and went to the scene. After viewing tho surroundings, tho body was brought to Chehalls, where It rests In an undertaking establishment tonight. The Jury examined the body and adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow. Brother Identifies Body. The face was unrecognizable, and the body In a bad state, but a comparison of tho description of scars on Merrill's hands, his foot and knee, and the color of his hair, tallied with those on the body. Warden J. T. Janes, of tho Salem peniten tiary, did not swear that the body was that of Merrill, but expressed an opinion to this effect. J. W. Studebacer, of Cas tle Rock, who had known Merrill many years, said the body was that of the out law. Ben Merrill, his brother, who has been working In a Chehalls livery stable the past two weeks, expressed the same opinion. There were three bullet wounds iivthe body. One was through. the head; another entered near tho middle of the back, well up toward the neck and came out along the left side of the neck, while tho other SBaBBBBassBBCsBLuBBk43iHBt -bkbbbhK? HHsbbmsvEbbbbCsbbbbbb1bbbbIskmBSr9$''sbbbbbbbbM KffllrWHB 1B-i:g,ffiHW!l S9BH1K! HHB&Br viA :-v iBB&ShBBBRW3KMR BOB&BBbIsSBeIMBIw Lr "- S- VzMsHSKHBMBBBBBBBSBBMffit JflsBBSBBBBBaBBBBBBBBBBH 9HBIB MBmyW mOWBmmB4WSSl9m u entered the left side, passed through the body and came out on the opposite side, breaking the man's right wrist. The only articles found in the pockets were a briar pipe and some smoking tobaccoi an upper plato with four -false teeth and seven 30 30 caliber shells. The trousers worn by Merrill at the time of hla death were bluo; tho coat Is dark, the hat black, and tho shoes heavy logger shoes. The trousers had been cut off at the bottom, as they were""apparently too long. Ho wore a soldier's blouse, and had on a red undershirt, and his heavy shoes wero silt bb though they hurt his feet. There was thick brush behind the log where the body wa3 found, and apparently after It had been lifted over the log, more brush was thrown over to help hide it. Nearest Residents Heard No Shots. A Bohemian named Frank "Vrba and his wifo are tho nearest residents to the scene of the killing. They live about S00 yards south of where It happened. Mr. Vrba, who does not speak English, told the Sheriff in German that two weeks ago last Saturday (June 2S) at 5:30 o'clock In the morning two men passed his house walking on tho road. Ho was about 100 feet from them, and did not know wheth er they saw him or not. He described one of the men as having on a black coat with blue trousers and a dark hat, and said the other had a solid bluo Army suit. One carried a rifle on his shoulder, and the other had ono over his arm. Mrs. Vrba, who was In tho m'lkhouse, also saw the men. but neither heard any shots. That was'the day that old man FortorB house was robbed and the bounds put on the trail, and found where ono man had changed clothing. Porter's- house is about a mile from where the body was found, and if Tracy wnded Newaukum River af ter killing Morrill, It would have been almost directly on his natural lino of travel to Puget Sound. WIM NOT GET FULL REWARD. But DiMcoverers of Merrill's Body Will Be Well Puid. SALEM, Or., July IB. Superintendent J. D. Lee, of tho Oregon penitentiary, today received a message asking whether tho reward will be paid to tho person who found tho body of Merrill, If the body found near Chehalls shall prove to be that of the convict. Superintendent Lee re plied that the reward would be paid ac cording to the language of tho offer, which was for the "capture and return" of the convicts, dead or alive, but that in any event he would pay, liberally for the re turn of the body, even though not cap tured us specified In the offer. ' Grecnc-Gaynor Proceedings. QUEBEC, July 15. Messrs. Gaynor and Greene filed answers to the motions made by counsel for the "United States to quash the writs of habeas corpus Issued by Judgo Caron Juno 20 and ZL Should the writs bo set aside, tho extradition proceedings will be heard on their merits. The answers deny that tho United States Is properly represented In the proceedings, and allege that when Marjon Erwin mado tho complaint upon which the demand of extradition was made before Commis sioner Lafontalne, he rendered himself unworthy of continuing said proceedings In his name, as he had offered the ac cused to compromise by abandoning the demand for extradition onthelr payment of a sum of $500,000. The answers alleged also that Erwin, with the object of in fluencing public opinion In the United States, transmitted to Attorner-General Knox a report of the proceedings of the case very injurious to the administra tion and judicial authority of Canada. MRS. MART WAGGONER AND HER SON, GEORGE, OP NO JETTY WORK NOW Langfitt Reports on Colum bia Improvement RECOMMENDATION IS INDORSED Time This Tcnr Will Be Occnpled In Completing Trestle and Other Work: Under "Way Advises Acuinst New Dredgo. WASHINGTON, July 15. The Chief of Engineers today received from Captain W. C. Langfitt, stationed at Portland, a partial project for continuing tho Improve ment at tho mouth of the Columbia River. Captain Langfitt states that It will be Impossible to actually extend the jetty by placing moro stone In the river during tho present calendar year, but that the time will be fully occupied In completing the trestle work, storehouses and general repairs to the old superstructure, and In letting contracts for stone to be furnished early next year. This recommendation has been Indorsed and sent to the Secre tary of War for approval. The engineers, who, a few days ago, were somewhat disconcerted because of the delay in gcttlnar together the board to determine the actual direction of the Jetty extension, say that in view of Cap tain Langfltfs report, the work will not boheld back unnecessarily, and there will bo amplo time for giving all duo consid eration to this problem, so that tho plan finally determined upon will best serve the purpose of cutting and permanently maintaining the 40-foot channel at the mouth of the river. With the funds made available In tho new bill, It will probably be possible to extend the Jetty for two milc6, although not to Its full height. Captain Langfltfs recommendation for a continuance of dr6dglng of the Willam ette and Columbia below Portland has also been approved. Captain Langfitt deems it unwise to expend the fund now available In building a dredge for this portion of the river, as a dredge such 'as is needed would require the full amount and leave nothing with which to operate it until tho next river and harbor bill shall pass. Instead he suggests apply the money to Immediate dredging with the Government dredge now In the river, and using a por tion In operating the new dredgo of the Portland commission, for which municipal funds are Teportcd as lacking. He sug gests asking Congress to provide In the next bill for a new dredge, with addi tional funds for operation. Nothing is said about a sea dredge for the mouth of tho Columbia, this subject being held up until passed upon by tho board. In the Willamette, above Portland, snagging and dredging will continue on old lines. WOULD TAKE BAILEY TO TASK. Barrows Favors Censuring: Senators Who Fight. WASHINGTON, July 15. Senator Bur rows, chairman of the committee on priv ileges and elections. Is today quoted as saying that Iho Senate cannot afford to NAPAVINE, WASH. Isnore tho Balley-Bevoridgo Incident, but should weigh the matter carefully and deal out censure as deserved. Ho main tains that If a Senator who takes offense at criticism by another Senator in debate Is allowed to secure satisfaction through a personal assault, after the Senate has adjourned, that freedom of speech guar anteed by the Constitution will become a thing of tho past. Owing to tho fact that Congress was ready to adjourn in a day or two. nothing was done about this Incident then, but the probabilities are tfiat It will be taken up early next ses sion. Survivor of Brooke Farm. LAWRENCD. Kan., July 15. Rev. John S. Brown, known as "Father Brown," died at the home of his daughter here today, aged 90 years. He was one of the few survivors of tho famous Brooko farm ex periment, and waa the oldest Unitarian minister and the oldest member of tho honorary college society of Phi Beta Kappa. Transport Ronecrans Sold. SAN FRANCISCO, July 15. The sale of tho United States transport Rosecrans to tho Matson Navigation Company for J50, 000 a little moro than a third of Its cost to the Government In 1S0& was concluded late today. The Rosecrans was form erly tho nospltal transport ship Missouri. CONTEXTS OF TODAY'S PAPER. Foreign. Japan'a programme of naval expansion. Page 3. Kin? Edward goes aboard his yacht. Page 3. Particulars of the blowing up of the Chinese cruiser Kalchi. Paco 3. Domestic. Four Chicago railroads make Individual agree ments with striking frelghthandlers. Page 2. Tho steel trust flies Its answer In the suit to prevent tbe-fbond-converslon plan Page 0. Tho Wlsoonsln State Republican Convention will meet at Madison today. Page 2. Threo North Dakota towns were destroyed by a tornado. Page 3. Sport. Spokano beat Portland; score, T to 0. Page S. Helena shut out Seattle; score, 3 to 0. Page S. Butte beat Tacoma; score, 0 to 3. Page 5. Multnomah tennis tournament opens. Page 5. The amateur golf championship tournament opened at Glonvlew. Page S. Rhythmic won the M. and M. stakes at De troit. Page C Pnclflc Coast. .Body of Outlaw Merrill discovered near Napa vlne, Wash. Page 1. Captain Langfitt submits plans for continuing Improvement of Columbia. Page 1. Convict Tracy, appears at Enumclaw, Wash., and makes boy shave him while threo men look on. Paxo 1. Jallbreak at Whatcom. Wash., planned by Bankwrecker St. Jotin nipped In the bud. Page 4. Heavy wind docs much damage to Umatilla County grain crop. Page 4. Commercial and Marine. John W. Gates corner on July corn Is at an end. Pare 1. Other grains are weak In sympathy. Page 11. Bulls try to advance stocks, but corn flurry Is too much for them. Page 11. Grain charters for September and February loading reported. Page 10. German. French and .British ship In a round trip race between Europe, and Portland. Page 10. Lumber fleet livens up water front during dull grain season. Page 10. Portlnnd and Vicinity. Two howltsers and other war relics arrive from Fort Sumter. Page 8. Dr. Wiley, Great Incohoneo, Instructs Red Men in secret work. Page 0. Board of Public Works orders that city horses keep out of parades. Pago 12. Death of George C. Sears. Pago 12. Lewis and Clark representatives speak at Chautauqua. Page 10. Gambling behind closed doors stopped by po lice. Page 12. John W. Gates Closes His Corner on July. CLEARS AB0UT$I,500i000 Price of the Cereal at Once Drops Fifteen Cents. LITTLE EXCITEMENT IN THE PIT Question Now Arises BTovr Mucn Less Than Cost Gates WIH Rave to Sell "Corpse" of 500,000 Bushels. . l0 NOTJABLE FLUCTUATIONS OF CORX IX TRADING UXDER JULY OPTION. Since the July option first opened the pTlco slowly Increased until the latter part of June. On Juno 28 It reached 70 cents. From that timo the rise waa rapid, and on July 8 the top notch was reached, when 00 cents was bid. Since then the price has gradually reclined until tho bubble broke yesterday. The following table shows tho changes each day since the price touched 70 cents: June is.... v,.ou"i June 30 .704 July 1 72& July 2 74 July 3 7351 July 7 77 July 8 84 July 0 80 July 10 85 July 11 83 July 12 85 July 14 S3tf July 15 SO ,.T , -::""? -Y"- '" CHICAGO. Jnly 15,-Tho famous John W. Gates corner on July corn came to an abrupt termination today, when it be came known that shorts to tho extent of a good many million bushels had effected private settlement with Harris, Gates & Co., and that the deal was at an end so far as tho steel magnate was concerned. The July prlco responded to the settle ment by a quick drop of 15ic to 5&c Later it recovered a fraction, and closed at 65c, substantially tho prlco of tho cash article. Just how many bushels wero subject to private settlement will probably never bo known; nor Is there much chance that the identity of the "bis fellows" In tho trade, who doubtless contributed liberally to tjio fortunes of Mr. Gates and tho friends associated with him in tho deal, will ever be positively known. Mr. Gates Is at present in New York, and Mr. Scot ten, manager for tho Gates-Harris house, will admit only tho fact of a settlement by tho outstanding shorts. Even the fact of a termination of tho July deal was left Jargely to Inference. But the trade read ily figured that, with the shorts practical ly all In, nothing In tho shape of a cor ner could exist. No Special Excitement. No special excitement attended the pre mature puncturing- of the bubble by tho men whose property it was. The trade has all along admitted that Mr. Gates was right, and also his ability to do what ho pleased with corn, and If he chose to close the deal a couplo of weeks prior to ' tho date at which It would have ended by limitation, there wa3 no one to say nay. The only unusual thing in the pit prior to the timo at which It became known that the corner was at an end was the purchasing- of July corn in small lots by various commission houses. Pit trado during tho day, however, was not much over 500,000 bushels. Manager Scotten will not discuss the settlement price.. This price, however, was a matted of decided Interest to tho trado generally. With the knowledge that Monday night's closing ftrlce was 81c, and tho opening today from 79c to SOc. tho consensus of opinion among tho outsiders was that Mr. Gates had de manded either SOc or 81c from the people who were foolish enough to sell him corn all tho way from 60c up. Tho length of the line of July settled for shorts Is also a matter of more or less conjecture. Mr. Scotten said it was "several million bushels," and that tho length of the line had never been over estimated. It has been called as high as 25,000,000 bushels, but moro generally 20, 000,000 bushels. It Is a matter of common knowledge that since It became possible to mako deliveries on July contracts, tho Harris-Gates peoplo have taken In and paid for about 3,000.000 bushels. This would leavo settlements on some 17,000,000 bushels. Gates' Profit $1,500,000. To form an estimate of an apparent profit by the deal would necessitate a knowledge of the average price at which the property was bought. This can never be known, unless later Mr. Gates chooses to divulge It. It Is estimated, however, by close observers of the transaction that Mr. Gatc3 profit will not exceed $1,500,000. This unrlount will bo divided between 10 or 12 millionaires, who were interested in tho deal. Mr. Gates and his friends have 4,000,000 or 5,000.000 bushels of cash corn, which they must dispose of before tho corner can be called absolutely settled. This corn represents the "corpse" which In every corner ever run has been the stumbling block to success. If the av erage price of the Harris-Gates holding should prove well up to the 70 point, the clique has on hand several million bushels of corn which cost Its holders In excess of the present market price. Right here Is tho salient point. Will it bo necessary to make this large holding of corn at less than it cost? The corner at one time promised millions of profit, and the men whoso well-filled cribs lino the tracks of nearly every railroad enter ing Chicago are held responsible for tho 726i 70U 72& I 78 72g 74 I 7Gtf 74 75 I 84 77 84 T DO 84 87 T 83 88 80 ? 87 82 82 8016 83 85W 88 85 SO 80 8055 81 i 80 CoH U5 I (Concluded on Second Page.)