Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, August 31, 1908, Image 1

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    MEDIUM LOCATES
SUNDAY 600ZE
DRIFT FIVE HOURS
WIFE SLAYER ENDS
LIFE BY OWN HAND
BROODED IN" JAIL OVER MUR
DER DOXE BY MISTAKE.
TUFT FORGES DROP
TO BE BAROMETER
IN HEAVY TYPHOON
N ATLANTIC CITY
FIGHT ON FORAKER
GATHER IN TOLEDO
ANXIETY GROWS AS ELECTION
DAY APPROACHES.
PASSENGERS AXT CREW RESCUED.
RESULT IN VERMONT
GRAND
ARMY
MEN
WOMAN
CORPSE
r
Preparing for Annual
Encampment.
HOUSES SHELTER VETERANS
Mo "Pneumonia" Tents for
City's Honored Guests.
TRAIN FROM GOLDEN STATE
California Delegation Arrives 4 00
Strong. With Several Cars or
Wines and Fruits Wednes
day Day of Big Parade.
TOLEDO. O.. Aug. 30. A skirmish line
of veterans entered Toledo today and sur
veyed the profusely decorated streets,
noted the "Welcome, G. A. R.." on al
most every building and house, scanned
the programme of camp fires, parades,
music and spectacles arranged for the
42d National encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic, which begins to
morrow, and had no questions' for the
multifarious man with ths "Ask me"
badge. The 2d encampment will, veterans
declare, go down in history with a most
laudatory chapter devoted to a commit
tee which abandoned the traditional tents
and domiciled the old soldiers under real
roofs and on real beds.
Homes Open to Veterans.
There was something in the tents of
the former reunions which appealed to
the imagination of the veterans and stir
red their memories of war days, but
many of them paid for it with pneumonia
and rheumatism and they were unstinted
In their praise of the present arrange
ment. It is understood that the appeal
of Mayor Whitlock and Chairman Ham
ilton that citizens threw open their homes
to care for the honored visitors met
with a general response.
California Delegates Arrive.
Not only are the principal business
streets elaborately decorated, but the
residence districts have followed suit
and family parties on their front
porches tonight sat behind draperies of
American flags and bunting. "With the
exception of the California delegation,
which arrived 400 strong on a special
train this afternoon, arrival today
were mostly small parties from nearby
towns coming In by trolley.
Tomorrow a great incursion of vet
erans and their friends and families
Is expected. The local committee Is
prepared to care for from 75,000 to
twice that number. The Callfornians,
headed by General Howard M. Merrell.
arrived at 4:40 o'clock, their train of
1 cars being In three sections, includ
ing two cars of fruit and California
wines. They were given quarters at
the various hotels and at private
homes.
Strong Southern Delegation.
Prof. George Young, the G. A- R.
Pension Commissioner for the Pacific
Coast, was a member of the party. He
Is prepared to urge the Justice of in
creasing pensions for survivors of the
Civil War who have suffered lifelong In
juries from incarceration In Confederate
prisons.
An unusually strong representation is
expected from the South, particularly
from Georgia, which is the home of the
junior vice-commandcr-in-chief, William
JI. Scott.
The campaign for the office of commander-in-chief
was in full swing to
right, three of the candidates. ex
Governor Van Sant of Minnesota, I T.
Dickason, of Illinois, and Colonel Henry
M. Nevlns, of New Jersey, being on the
ground. Colonel Nevlns is counting on a
solid vote from the East, because of the
fact that the present commander-in-chief
is a Western man Charles G. Bur
ton, of Missouri.
Veterans to Parade Wednesday.
The official programme will begin to
morrow night with a public reception
at Memorial Hall and a spectacle, in
cluding maneuvers by the Naval Militia
on the river. The features Tuesday will
be a civic parade and the dedication of
the Fort Meigs monument. On Wednes
day the big day of'the encampment, the
veterans will parade and on the follow
ing Jay officers for the following year
will be elected. Friday and Saturday
will be devoted to various forms of en
tertainment. In which the lake and river
play a prominent part.
MORMONS IN ANTIPODES
Spend Money Freely on Missions to
' Convert Maoris.
SYDNEY, X. S. W., Aug. 29. (Spe
cial.) Mormonlsm seems to be making
headway among the Maoris In New
Zealand. It is reported that the mis
sion at Hastings, Hawkes Bay, pro
poses to expend about $40,000 In estab
lishing a college for the educating of
natives. Accommodation Is to be pro
vided for 100 students and a capable
staff of teachers, who are to instruct
them in scientific farming, stockrals
lng. carpentry, blaeksmithlng, engi
neering and draughtsmanship.
All thia will be done free of charge,
with money sent from Salt Lake City.
In Fit of Jealousy He Slew Wife
and Wounded Son, Whom lie
Mistook for Admirer,
CLAY -CITY, 111., Aug. 30. (Special.)
Rendered temporarily insane by remorse
for his act in killing from ambush his
wife and the wounding of his son, whom
he mistook for her admirer, last June,
Captain Julius Turner, a farmer worth
$00,000, committed suicide last night in his
cell, in tha. county jail here by hanging
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t -s' - $
Senator Foraktr, at Ohio, Asalnst
Whom Tart Forces la That
. State Have Dropped Their Fight
himself to the bars of the cage in which
he has been confined since the tragedy.
He used his bed clothing In the accom
plishment of his purpose.
From the hour of his incarceration after
the killing of his wife and the attempted
slaying of his son, June 29, when he real
ized to what lengths his unfounded Jeal
ousy had led him. Turner has brooded
constantly over his deed, and at times
his ravings in his remorseful mood have
been so pathetic as to touch the hearts of
his Jailers.
RAILROAD SUES TANNER
Company Seeks to Recover $314,
Which It Claims Is Due on Freight.
ALBANY Or.. Aug. 30. (Special.) The
Albany Tanning Company, whose pro
prietor. Albert Sternberg, last Winter
had broken open three cars and took pos
session of tan bark on which he believed
he was being charged an unjust rate by
the Southern Pacific Company, was made
defendant in an action filed In the Circuit
Court here yesterday by the railroad
company. The Southern Pacific sues to
recover $314.56, the amount of freight due
on th shipment.
Sternberg ordered the tan bark from
Oakland, Cal.. and claims the local freight
office of the Southern Pacific quoted him
rate of 18 cents per hundred pounds.
When the bark arrived the company pre
sented a bill at the rate of 32 cents per
hundredweight.
Sternberg refused to pay at thia rate
and fearing the bark would be stored
wKh consequent demurrage, took a force
of men, broke open the cars and took his
bark. He then tendered a payment of IS
cents per hundredweight, which was re
fused.
The railroad company asserts in Its
complaint that the rate on tan bark from
Oakland, Cal., to Albany was 32 cents and
had been for some time previous to Stern
berg's shipment.
ARCHBISHOP TO OFFICIATE
Will Dedicate Catholic Church at
Brownsville, September IS.
ALBANY. Or., Aug. 30. (Special. )
Rev. Father Arthur Lane, rector of the
local Roman Catholic Church, has set
Sunday, September 13. as the date of the
dedication of the new Catholic church in
Brownsville. Archbishop Christie, of
Portland, will conduct the dedicatory
services. Father Lane recently pur
chased the building of the M. E. Church,
South, in Brownsville, and has named It
the Holy Trinity.
The new church at Brownsville makes
four Catholic churches In the Albany par
ish, the others being at Albany. Lebanon
and Jefferson. All are supplied by Father
Lane and his assistants. . The Jefferson
and Brownsville churches have been es
tablished by Father Lane since he be
came rector here. Father Lane also di
rects weekly services at Sclo, and plans
the erection of a church there in the near
future.
SCORES JUSTICES AGAIN
Robinson Denounces Crow and
Root as Political Demagogues.
ABERDEEN. Wash.. Aug. 30. (Spe
cial.! Judge Robinson, of Olympla. spoke
i -- i . nrA ThABio, lAt nicht. The
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chief portion of his address was taken
up with an arraignment or justices crow
and Root, of the Supreme Court, whom
i j.nnrp,i an nolitical demaarosTueS- He
especially scored these men for their at
titude on tne laws wim respect 10 iour.
He said he would, if in authority, com-
i . v. tn reonenize the doctrine
of contributory negligence, and favored
wiping out the assumption oi nsK.
i:. mat.i tha. lrvo i rrt Inn had been
dragged into the campaign by dema
gogues. While he expressed himself as friendly
to Governor Mead, he contended that un-
1.1. ..InlnUfFidnn tnva Vut A hem In
If. 1 lllfi uiiuiunHBuvii
creased, and that his use of the pardon
ing power had been oangerous to society.
Handsome Majority in
Ohio Assured.
SENATOR REMOVES WAR PAINT
So Far as Public Appearances
Go, Breach Is Healed.
MAY BE MERELY TRUCE
Whether Taft Will Punish His En
emy After Election Is Question.
' Many Advisers Insist on
Permanent Peace.
" OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. Aug.- 28. From present indica
tions it Is to be inferred that Repub
lican differences, which recently split
the party in Ohio, are to be patched up
long in advance of the election, and
that Taffs home state will give him
a handsorfle majority next November.
Senator Foraker, who caused the split
by his vicious attack upon Taft prior
to the Chicago convention, has become
thoroughly subdued, and gives profuse
assurances that he will support the
ticket. With Foraker in line, the For
akerltes have no excuse for standing
out against Taft; in fact they have
ever reason to fall in line.
Mr. Foraker wants to be returned to
the Senate; he realizes that he will
stand a very poor chance of re-election
if he Is opposed by the Taft element.
which is now in control In Ohio.
Therefore he has washed off his war
paint, forgotten past grievances and
proclaims that there are "no diner
ences" between himself and Mr. Taft.
So far as public utterances go, Mr.
Taft Is on record as entertaining no
hostility toward Mr. Foraker. But
some of Taffs strongest friends in
Ohio have determined to punish the
senior Senator for his fight prior to
the convention, and these men will en
deavor to convince the Republican.
candidate, after the election, to join
them in their efforts to eliminate For
aker from National politics.
Taft's Position Unknown.
Whether Mr. Taft will make war on
Foraker, or whether he will heed the
advice of some of his best friends out
side of Ohio, and consent to Foraker's
re-election, will not be made known un
til after the Presidential election.
Some very prominent Republicans
Roosevelt Republicans who have giv
en Taft their most hearty support, have
Informed the Republican nominee that
they believe Mr. Foraker should be
permitted to remain In the Senate, and
Borne among them have promised to go
to Ohio and make Foraker speeches
after the Presidential contest has been
decided. .
Just how Mr. Taft feels, no one can
say, but it Is very evident that he does
not believe In waging war' upon Sen
ator Foraker while the National cam
paign is in progress, because those
Taft men who were lambasting For
aker after the Chicago convention, and
advocating the election of Representa
tive Burton, or "Brother Charlie" Taft
or some one else to the Senate have
ceased their clatter, and Foraker's
name is no longer mentioned in a hos
tile manner. But whether this silence
signifies a truce, or a permanent ad
justment of differences is as yet un
known. Foraker Pockets Affront.
As a matter of fact Senator Foraker
has been humiliated by the Ohio lead
ers because he was not invited to par
ticipate in the opening of the state
campaign until after the programme
had all been arranged. The Senator
felt this slight, but even at that ha
showed no re'sentment. This attitude
would seem to .indicate that Mr. For
aker is going to conduct himself dur
ing the next three months in a way
that will not warrant the disapproval
of Mr. Taft, in the hope that mutual
friends will be able to persuade the
Taft faction to withdraw their opposi
tion and allow Mr. Foraker to be re
turned. The Senatorshlp is very dear
to Foraker; he would hate to lose it,
and for once he has declined to fight
when he had ample provocation. All
of which will oe helpful to the Repub
lican leaders in their effort to roll up
a big vote for Taft in Ohio.
A rumor has reached Washington
that Senator Foraker Intends to with
draw from the Senatorial race, and
has so privately informed some of his
friends. That rumor is not given cre
dence, 'for only recently Mr. Foraker
asked some of his Senatorial friends to
go to Ohio during November and make
speeches in his behalf. There would
be no object in such speeches if Mr.
Foraker had decided to withdraw from
the Senate.
Tom -Johnson's Attitude.
As far as the Ohio vote Is concerned,
two circumstances are to be reckoned
with, both favorable to the Republican
ticket. Tom Johnson, perpetual mayor
of Cleveland, and perhaps the strong
est Democrat In Ohio, has "soured" on
the Bryan crowd because they treated
him shabbily at the Denver Convention.
Johnson Is so sore that he will take no
active part In the National campaign.
(Concluded on Pace 2.)
Republican State Chairman Declares
Prouty Will Carry State by
Thirty Thousand.
BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 30. (Special.)
There is great anxiety on. both sides
over the result of Tuesday's contest for
Governor and Congressmen and the Leg
islature, which will elect a successor to
the late Redfield Proctor.
As the state has never wavered in its
loyalty to the Republican party, the elec
tion of Lieutenant-Governor George H.
Prouty, of Newport, as Governor, Is be
lieved assured, but James E. Burke, of
Burlington, Democratic candidate for
Governor, is full of confidence that he
will keep the Republican, plurality below
25,000. Only twice in 25 years has Ver
mont given the. Republicans less than
25.000 plurality, and in those years the
Democrats elected their candidate for
President, Cleveland, in 1S84 and 1802.
Frank C. Williams, chairman of the
Republican state committee, tonight re
fused to predict in figures the result
of Tuesday's election.
"I am only willing to say that we
shall carry the state by 30,000 or more,"
he said. t
Mr. Burke, who "has conducted his
own campaign, also declined tonight to
say in figures how much he will run
behind Prouty.
"Our campaign has been very suc
cessful,' he said. "Personally I know
hundreds of Republicans who are go
ing to vote for me, and I am confident
the Republican plurality will be con
siderably below 25.000."
CRISIS IN. COTTON TRADE
Manchester Mills Employes Refuse
to Accept Cut in Wages.
LONDON, Aug. 29. (Special.) A ser
ious crisis is threatened in the Lancashire
ttnn trade on account of the failure of
the conference of masters and operatives
at Manchester to arrive at any agreement
in regard to the employers' proposals to
.v,A vncpA hv 5 Der cent. The
conference proves abortive after a long
discussion. The oimcuities nave
created by the depression which was re-
1 B inavituKtA nfter the boom
caused by the South African and Russo-
Japanese wars. .A montn ago ine win
ning employers began to discuss the ad
i . Kin,.. rf nooklnir from their work-
V 1.-(1KUI.J w c,
people a reduction of wages equal to . a
per cent.
At the conference the employers point
ed to the additions in wages given in
boom years, amounting to 17 per cent
since 1893, while the operatives showed
that the reduction or a wornuis
.v, uka An nmirs had meant a
considerable sacrifice of wages. The op
eratives asked that tne application ior a
reduction should be postponed, but after
th. .mniAvnrs hH consulted nrivately for
half an hour. It was announced that each
side must take its own course.
The failure to arrange terms was no
HA.j hv oirvuifii- ti mpmbera of the Em
ployers' Federation, who were requested
to state whetner steps snau ue tajveu iu
secure the reduction. It is necessary that
.....flrtha rtf th ffrifrntion member
should sanctioi, the proposal and if that
proportion votes in ravor aim mu upw
tives persist in their refusal to agree to
th. oliir.Hnn n lnck-nut or strike is in-
...u.hi. Tha -rliitinn mn v mean any
thing from Is ea to as a wees ioeb iu
in nnn niwrn t f vp and It is lelt tnaL me
Aaaaainr, la an CTAflt thflt manV fill -
ployers will welcome a fairly prolonged
cessation irom worn us u means i. in
ducing yarn stocks, ana thus aninciany
giving prices a cnanra ui runug.
Tacoma Shipping News.
TACOMA. Wash., Aug. 30. The TVater-houae-Welr
liner Suveric Is expected In
The Blue Funnel liner ueueropnon viu
shift tomorrow to Victoria.
Th Kosmos liner Ramses left port to
day for San Francisco.
The Pacific Cold Storage Company's
steamer Elihu Thompson, with the Dash
ing Wave, is expected in port aunng ma
night, bringing fish and hides from
Alaska.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature 67
degrees; minimum.
TODAY'S Fair and warmer: northerly
winds.
Domestic.
Atlantic City cafes all closed tight on Sun
day. Page . . .
Political.
Taft reachns Middle Ban Island; will play
ntr and fish. Paee 2.
Bryan off to St. Paul; makes speech at
Fairground louay. fcD
Foreiirn.
Week of pleasure ahead for men of Ameri
can neei. rs
Sport.
CblcttffO National" take third straight vic
tory from New York. Page 5.
Los Angelen. 3-3: San Francisco. T-5. Page
Oakland takes double header irom i-on-i
.1 i U-7 ami 7-3. Pa&re 5.
Important tryouts are held on Country Club
tracK. .rage a
Pacific Coast. '
Special services at Baker City In celebration
of 151snop u nemy row" j- u-
A
Two Silverton lads make flight with aeio-
Body of woman believed to have been
murdered, located oy medium. j
Original Nome-Eldcrado discoverer reports
new ncn goio sihrd j h diuhi
Portland and Vicinity.
Portland and Puget Sound capitalists ao-
qulre southwestern niumwu
lonri. st cost of S15.000.OOO. Page S.
Coroner s Jury accuses Captain C. T. Belcher
of brutality towara noiica w-"vii. BU
7
Republicans will organize Taft campaign
this week. Page t.
Nelson Hughes, secretary of Carpenters'
Union. aisapprnLra uuu uiwvv...umuub
in his trail to the river. Page 14.
Presence of S. A. D. Puter in Linn County
town siaria kcuciu Usui. .w
illdlng contracts are let and realty Is
active. Page 13.
John may seek annexation to Portland.
Page 14.
St
Old-
-rhinnA service in Sunnysld Metho
dist church. Page 8.
Pastor says modern tendency is toward
realization of Ideal conditions. rti a.
Cafes and Saloons All
Tightly Closed.
FORT'S ORDERS ARE OBEYED
Liquor Interests Estimate
Day's Losses $150,000.
DEALERS TO OBSERVE LAW
Will Appeal to State legislature for
Local Option Law Believe
Public Sentiment Favors
- Open Sunday
ATLANTIC CITT, Aug. . But four
times in 60 years has Atlantic City been
so tightly closed and the liquor laws so
closely observed as today. Even the best
known and most-favored patrons of hos-
telrles and cafes, noted for their wide
open methods, could not secure their cov
eted liquor.
A bulletin posted at police headquarters
this afternoon stated:
Significant Bulletins Posted.
"Saloons all closed. No troops in
town."
Another bulletin officially signed by the
Chief of Police, consisted of a card on
which was printed:
"In 1861 It was hold the fort. Today it
Is Fort holds you."
Governor Fort's proclamation last week
containing his threat to send troops to the
seashore in the event of further viola
tion of the Sunday-closing law, had Its
effeot. Saloonkeepers and hotel men re
luctantly accepted the advice of the
Mayor and of the more conservative
members of the saloonmen's organlza
tion and closed their places of business
as tightly as they knew how. Screens
came tumbling down Saturday ait mid
night and remained down all day. Board
Walk cafes that on Sundays past have
been thronged to their utmost capacity.
serving liquors and food, today were all
but deserted.
Day's Business Loss $150,000.
A spokesman for the affected liquor in
terests and one of the local political lead
ers, declared that the losses from today's
closing would amount approximately to
$150,000. He said that the saloons would
close every Sunday hereafter until some
warrant of law will permit of their re
maining open.
"We will appeal to the Legislature when
It meets In January and have hope of se
curing some sort of relief," he said. We
will work for the passage of a local op
tion law, which will put the question
squarely up to the people of the city
and county. We have been keeping open
in the past as the result of a public
sentiment; which we believed to be In our
favor. If we are wrong, we are willing
to abide by the decision of our own peo
ple. The permanent closing of the saloons-
and hotel bars unquestionably
would hurt the resort and none of us
wants to see that."
Not Single Violation Reported.
The authorities of the city were much
pleased with the thorough manner in
which the law today was -complied with.
Chief of Police Woodruff stated that he
had expected there would be a number
of arrests for excise violations, but up to
a late hour tonight there has been none.
Whatever may be the attitude in the fu
ture, the liquor men capitulated unanl
mously today. Many attempts In devious
ways were made by old patrons to secure
concessions of some sort today, but there
were no special favors to be had any
where. Up to the very hour of mid
night last night the Board Walk's cafes
were crowded to their utmost. The. scenes
were likened to a New Year's rush on the
gay streets of the big cities.
CHINESE DEDICATE CHURCH
Portland Minister Takes Part In
Services at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 30. (Spe
cial.) The new Chinese Baptist
rhnrch In the heart of Chinatown was
packed to the doors today, when dedi
cation services were held.
It-was one of the most cosmopolitan
congregations that ever gathered In a
local house of worship. There were
white Baptists, negro Baptists, Chinese
members of the Salvation Army and
pretty Chinese girls from the Chinese
Baptist Mission. The Chinese Consul
General of Ban Francisco and a num
ber of the most prominent members of
the Chinese colony were present.
A Dretty feature of the ceremonies
was the singing of hymns by Chinese
girls. In their bright-colored costumes
they made a pretty picture.
The sermon of the day was preached
bv Rev. C. A. Woody of Portland, and
was afterward translated Into Chinese.
The Chinese Consul-General also made
brief address. I
The new church is a well constructed
building of pressed brick and will be
nr-sMpd over by two regularly or
dained Chinese ministers of the Baptist
faith.
Picked Up From Floating Wreckage
in Manila Bar After Loss
of Steamer.
PORT TOWNSBND, Wash., Aug. SO.
(Special.) British steamer Suveric, Which
arrived here tonight from Manila, via
China and Japan ports, brings news of
the rescue of a party of 35 passengers
and crew of the coasting steamer San
Gabriel July IS.
The rescued ones were picked up from
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Justice Trenrhard, Who Se
verely Rebuked the Altantle
County Grand Jury When No
Indictments Were Returned
Against Excise Law Violators.
floating wreckage of their steamer which
had been driven Into pieces in a heavy
typhoon in Manila Bay.
Four additional lives were saved by as
sistance given the Suveric by the coast
ing steamer De La Rama, which hurried
to the spot where the struggling people
were being gathered from the water to
the decks of the Suveric,
"The affair was one of the nastiest that
has come under my notice," said Captain
Shotten tonight. "The San Gabriel was
an old ship and efforts to make her serv
iceable for the coasting trade had but
covered up a bad condition. The waters
of Manila Bay were running before a
real typhoon and when we- first sighted
evidences of the wreck and later the peo
ple struggling in the water. It seemed
that little aid could be given. By strong
effort, however, we were able to- gather
in all who floated, tf hey liad been
afloat for five hours."
The Suveric proceeds to Tacoma tomor
row morning to discharge a small cargo
of Oriental freight. The vessel is one
of the Andrew Weir fleet recently en
gaged to succeed the American steamers
Shawmut and Tremont.
TWO ASPHYXIATED BY GAS
Groundkeeper9 at Seattle Tennis
Club Lose Lives.
SEATTLE Wash., Aug. 30. (Special.)
Two ground keepers of the Seattle Ten
nis Club were asphyxiated in their room
at the clubhouse courts. Summit avenue
and Madison street, today. Harry Long,
the head caretaker, and his assistant,
whose name is unknewn, were found in
the same room," Long being dead and the
other man unconscious but still alive. He
was removed to a hospital, but expired
at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
The gas that killed the two men es
caped from one of the burners of a gas
plate in the room of the clubhouse. The
gas was escaping freely when the men
were found. The discovery was made by
Ted Andrews, a son of Banker E. W.
Andrews. Long's death was first. It Is
supposed, because he was nearer the gas
plate than his companion.
PIUTES IN UGLY MOOD
Indians Protest Vigorously Against
Seizure of Their Water Rights.
TtKNO. Nev.. Aug. 30. A special from
BlshopJCal., says: The warlike Plutes
of In County, Cal., who have been
always ' more or less hostile to tne
-arViitaa hcAiifle of 'occuDancy of their ter
ritory, are now so vigorously objecting
to the seizure of their water rights by
Los Angeles that settlers fear trouble.
United States Attorney Lawler. an In
dian commissioner from' Carson, and
United States Senator Frank P. Mint
have been called to the scene and several
nnw-wows have been held with the an
gered aborigines, with no peaceful re
sult.
CHARGE OF FRAUD MADE
State of Washington Will Seek to Set
Aside Deeds to Oyster Lands.
SOUTH BEND, Wash., Aug. SO.
(Special.) Deputy Prosecuting Attor
ney John I. O Phelan of this county,
and Attorney-General John D. Atkin
son are engaged in preparing com
plaints which will be brought by the
State of Washington to set aside cer
tain deeds to oyster lands sold to F. Z.
Heuston and others by the state.
The complaints will allege that fraud
was practiced in the transfer of these
lands to the defendants as the grounds
are In fact natural beds and the law
of the state forbids the sale of natural
oyster beds In Pacific County.
Body of Mrs. Donohue
Found in Bay City.
POLICE DETAIN GUS ALLSTED
Strange Case Puzzles San
Francisco Authorities, v
BODY BURIED NEAR -HOME i
Spiritualist Leads Two Boys to
Moist Piece of Ground and ;
Commands Them to Dig
Gruesome Find Is Revealed, , .
SAN FRANCISCO, Ang. 30. The
body of Mrs. Alice L. Donohue, who
disappeared from her home In Emery
ville on the night of June 11, was un
covered today by two boya who. In
dependent of a rigid police Investiga
tion, followed the directions of a spir
itualist who claimed to have located
the spot. Th remains, so badly de
composed as to be almost beyond Iden
tification, lay within ten feet of where
a portion of the woman's clothing was
unearthed yesterday, in a shallow
grave in the marsh, almost beneath
the factory of the Western Furniture
Manufacturing Company, two blocks
from the Donohue home.
Manner of Death Mystery.
The police tonight have in custody
Gus Allsted, deolared to have been an
acquaintance made by Mrs. Donohue
during the racing season last Winter.
Developments today indicate that Mrs.
Donohue met her death on the night
of her disappearance, but an examina
tion contributed in no degree what
form of violence had been employed.
Neither was any explanation volun
teered of the body's half clad condi
tion, nor of the fact -that a portion
of her clothing had been secreted be
neath the factory whence chance
dragged It to light.
Allsted Talked Too Fieely.
Her huBband, Immediately after the
body was discovered, is declared to
have made the emphatic assertion that
two men, and not one, were concerned
in the murder. Allsted Is said to have
had In his possession a brooch once
worn by Mrs. Donohue. This, however,
is not regarded as of great importance.
His arrest is due more, the police say,
to the fact that he had offered several
possible explanations of the woman's
disappearance long before the search !
of the Emeryville swamp had been tin- 1
dertaken.
Spiritualist Locates Body.
The body, it is agreed tonight, was
located through the action of a woman,
who describes herself as a spiritualis
tic medium. Accompanied by G. B.
Ingersoll, a detective employed by Dis
trict Attorney Brown, a Mrs. Parsons,
who claims to have been several times
consulted by Mrs. Donohue, entered
Into the search In the territory where
police and citizens have sought in vain
the body's hiding place. According to
the narrative of witnesses Mrs. Par
sons went directly to the factory and
standing beneath Its eaves, raised her
hand heavenward and declared that the
body lay at her feet.
Body" Wrapped In Kimono.
Frank Walsh, the 16-year-old boy
whose fox terrier yesterday took ref
uge where Mns. Donohue's clothing was
found, seized a spade and began dig
ging In the ooze. Walsh had thrown
up about two feet of the muddy mix
ture when he was overcome by the
odor arising,. and Tony Flgone, a com
panion, completed the grewsome task
of unearthing the body, wuloh, lay
doubled up as if hastily crammed In
Its narrow resting place.
Partly enveloping the body was a red
kimono and some undergarments whioh.
together with a pair of slippers, were
Identified a few moments later by the
mlsslr.e woman's husband, who was en
s-need In a search elsewhere. Ingersoll
Immediately notified Chief of Police Pet
erson and the Coroner's office.
Woman's Fate Foretold.
Shallow excavations had been made
earlier In the day within a few feet of
where the body lay, but because this
spot appeared softer and less resistant
to the shovels In use, It remained un
touched. It is stated, however, that the
moist condition of the earth was in It
self an indication that the place had
been disturbed and that it was a clue
which could no longer have remained
unnoticed. To the already ghastly de
tails of the search and discovery, Frank
Walsh, the boy who first wielded the
shovel in the spot Indicated by the med
ium, has added the persistent declara
tion that some unknown influence had
already directed his efforts in that di
rection, and it is said that the boy, who
has been most active in the 24-hour
search, was allowed to participate only
as a relief for his overwrought condition.
The woman whose psychic powers are
given neighborhood credit for jpartlal
solution of the mystery, Is said to have
declared that she had more than one
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