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COR. FIRSTHAND
SAVANNAH CONSPIRACY CASE
Green and Gaynor Matter Again In
Court.
NEW YORK. July 7. The hearing in
the proceedings looking to the removal
to Georgia of Benjamin D. Greene, John
F. Ravnnr. W- F. Gavnor and E. H.
Gaynor, the Savannah harbor contrac- '
tors, was continued today before United
S1f, Colssloner Shields. j
Wllllam H. Venable. a granite con- I
tractor of Atlanta, Ga.. who testified 1
yesterday, was called to the stand. The
witness said that tho morning when the j
contracts were let he had been asked by I
Mr. Gaynor to state the terms of his
bid. These he had declined to give, as
he did not wish to be a party to "any
such combination." He sald that Mr.
Greene told him he haa In his possession
duplicate copies of a bid $200,000 lower
than that actually made by the Atlantic
Company. This, he said, was ready to
be entered In case any other concern
should cut under the first bid. The wit
ness said he had spent much money pre
paring to deliver 350,000 tons of stone he
had contracted to furnish. As a matter
of fact, he delivered only about $1000
worth of stone.
Assistant United States District At
torney Erwln said that Captain Carter
changed the specifications. The case was
adjourned until Monday next.
Philippine Question in Court.
CHICAGO. July 7. Argument will be
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Tuesday to determine the status of the w5?a "? C0U" ?htL,
customs laws between the United States ( nounced that the demand t is ; reanable.
and the Philippines. This was an action JJP0" ,the Court refusing to allow
brought by the Government for the selz- ' the claim made as stated. Justice Fltz
ure of 14 diamond rings brought from the Gerald, informed the court that he would
Phlllnnlnes to Chicago hv Emll PeDke. a
soldler. The matter will be fully argued
beforo Judge Kohlsaatt, who Is expected
to givo anothehr ruling on the Important
question, "Does the Constitution follow
he flag?"
Return of Cuban Troops.
HAVANA, July 7. Governor Wood has
issued orders to the departments to have
the Second, Fifth and Eighth Infantry
regiments ready for embarkation as soon
as transports shall arrive. Three com
panles of the Tenth Regiment will pro
ceed to Morro Castle at Santiago to re
lieve the Fifth, while troops of the
Eighth Cavalry will relieve the compa
nies of the Fifth, stationed at Guantano
,mo and Sagua de Tanamo. Baracoa will
be relinquished as a military post- A com
pany of the Tenth will relieve the Second
at Trinidad.
Miners Wash Where They Please.
PENDLETON, Or., July 8. Jack Brown,
of this place, writes from Nome City that
wages there are $1 to $1 50 an hour, and
that prospecti-fj Is now going on all along
the beach. Beach diggings, he says, are
open to all, and miners may set up their
rockers wherever they piease. He has,
with others, prospected for quartz; but
the moss is so thick that no outcropplngs
of rock are to be found. liners are build
ing boats and are going along the beach
to find new placer diggings. None had
been found, according to Mr. Brown's
letter.
Sales of Union Pacific Land.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 7. Nearly
1,500,000 acres of land situated In
Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska Utah
and Kansas has been jsold by the Union
Pacific Railroad during the fiscal year just
closed. These are greater than any -previous
sales. Most of the land was pur
chased in large tracts by sheep and cattle-growers.
Jjtegyysef urjnisjier.
WA5HINQTO.M
ASKS COUNTY TO PAY RENT
Request Filed by a Pendleton Jus
tice of the Pcaoe.
PENDLETON, Or., July 8. Are the
counties of Oregon compelled to pay the
rent, buy furniture and fuel for, and
maintain, so far as expense is concerned,
tne courtrooms of Justices of the Peace,
fl tn law provldln8r for yroup-
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ins several precincts In one Justice Court
district? is, a question that has been
raised In this county, by a demand made
County Court by one of the Jus-
tices. Thomas Fitzgerald was elected to
the JuatlceshiD of Pendleton district em
bracing nine precincts centering around
Pendleton. When the new County Court
assembled this week, he appeared before
it, and asked that the court, from the
money of the county, provide a court
room for him, furnish It and pay for fuel
and lights. The County Court refused
the demand, and Justice Fitzgerald then
put his demand in writing and formally
filed it. asking for what he claims to
be contemplated by the law.
The court, of course, concedes that, if
this request bo granted, every Justice in
the county may come forward with the
same demand, and that it would have to
be allowed. Holding that the county Is
not required to pay expenses of Justice
1 County Court announced its intention to
resist the demand thus made, and accede
oraer uie joumy uier. to imuo uio ,
notwithstanding the County Court re
fused him his request. This he would do,
so he Informed the County Court, just as
the Judge of the Circuit Court is accus
tomed to order the payment of bills for
expense incurred in the running of that
court.
The County Clerk states that he will re-
; fuse to issue any scrip on the order of
j justice Fitzgerald or any other Justice in
the oounty, ana mat oniy wm no uw
when a court of competent jurisdiction
shall have ruled that he must.
Umatilla County's new officers have
taken possession of their offices, and all
the deputies have been appointed. County
Clerk W. D. Chamberlain has named W.
H. Fowler, for many years a passenger
conductor on the Pendleton-Portland run,
and B. B. Hall, of Weston, as his depu
ties; Sheriff William Blakley appointed
all three of his deputies of the past two
year Joseph Blakley. C. P. Davis and
T. D. Taylor: and Recorder James W.
Maloney has Charles Marsh In his office.
Bonds have been approved, and the new
force Is at work.
CoBfirrove Indorsed for Governor.
POMEROY, Wash., July 7. The Gar
field County Republican Convention met
today, and after a permanent organiza
tion, the, folowlng resolutions were acted
upon:
A resolution instructing the delegates
to the state convention to support Hon.
S. G. Cosgrove for the nomination of
Governor" was adopted; a resolution to
instruct the delegation for Charley Bald
win, for Joint Senator was voted down.
The following-named persons were
elected delegates to the state convention:
Hon. M. F. Gose, G. L. Campbell, S. S.
Russell, E. V. Kuykendall, J. O. Miles,
D. B. Williams.
The convention took a recess until Ben-
tember 29, at whfeh time a county ticket
i will be nominated.
PAY FOR JAPANESE
Compensation for Suppress
ing Chinese Revolt
POWERS MAY ADVANCE THE FUNDS
China Ktut Ultimately Par It Usual
Crop of Alarmln Rumoni
Front ShangJial.
WASHINGTON, July 7. One certain ef
fect of Consul-General Goodnows dis
patch to tho Stat Department will be to
cause the officials here, and without doubt
the European Governments, to redouble
their exertions to push forward a force to
Pekin. The main hope for speedy action
is still In Japan. According to the Japan
ese Legation here, which has late ad
vices from Toklo, 22,000 Japanese soldiers
are now on Chinese soil. If this report
Is truo, the Japanese Government has
accomplished moro than was expected,
and the officials see no reason why the
advance on Pekin should not begin imme
diately. It Is seen that the Japanese are not ex
pected to make this campaign single
handed. The International forces at Ta
ku and Tien Tsln will co-operate to the
utmost with the Japanese army corps in
the movement on Pekin.
What form that co-operation shall
take is not known. Such details
will bo left to the commanders
In the field. It is said that
she is about to undertake in the common
cause. Her military preparations are
very extensive and the campaign Is cer
tain to Involve heavy cost. It would be
unjust to expect Japan to meet this her
self. She has no missionaries In China
and consequently Is perhaps less Inter
ested selfishly than any of the nowors In
the terrible happenings In Shan Tung and
Pekin, It is conjectured that this ques
ti:n of compensation Is, after all, what nas
caused the apparent delay in the resump
tion of the campaign against Pekin, but
It is believed that this has now been
adjusted, and operations will progress
rapidly.
If the powers have agreed upon the
form Japan's indemnity Is to assume, the
facts cannot be elicited here. The Im
pression, however. Is that there will be
a money indemnity, the belief being based
on the fact that such Is the only form of
Indemnity so far suggested that would be
the least likely to arouse international
jealousies. Either China Itself or the
powers collectively would have to pro
vide for the payment of this Indemnity,
though even In the first case It Is prob
able that the powers' contribution would
be In tho nature of a loan, and In the
end China would bo obliged to make good
the advance through some form of taxa
tion. The State Department has not yet
heard officially from the Russian Govern
ment as to the Japanese proposition to
supply tho major portion of the forco
required for the Pekin campaign, but it
has not the least doubt that Russia
makes no objection. In fact, the De
partment has gathered that all the Eu
ropean Governments have taken a similar
view of the Japanese propositions, and it
.Is disposed to feel some ;pridc In the,fiot
tnat tne advances maae in tne nrst piace
by the Government of the United States
have brought about this state of affairs.
USUAL RUMORS OF MASSACRE.
Shanghai Continues to Send Out
Blood-Curdling: Stories.
LONDON, July 7. "The massacre of tho
foreign Ministers, the women and chil
dren, and the guards at Pekin, after 18
days of hopeless resistance. Is con
firmed," says a news agency dispatch
from Shanghai, dated July 6 and received
In London today. When the am
munition and food were exhausted,"
continues the dispatch, "the Chi
nese fiends closed in upon the Lega
tions and butchered all who remained
alive. Afterwards they set fire to the
legation buildings In which the remains
of the victims were consumed in one
horrible holocaust."
The dispatch does not state the source
from which the news of this confirmation
Is received, but It is thought that this is
Indicated by another Shanghai dispatch
which states that the'Taotl, or officer
in charge of several departments at
Shanghai and vicinity, now admits that
no Legations exist In Pekin. They aro
said to have been exterminated, and It
Is admitted that no foreigners have been
left alive.
"Reports of the atrocities committed by
Prince Tuan upon the Chinese are appall
ing. He had 4000 Chinese butchered, it
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control the orgie of blood and restrain
his followers. The dispatch concludes
with the announcement that ex-Viceroy
Chi LI Wang Wen Chlao has been killed
by the Boxers.
Reports from natives who left Pekin
June 24 continue to arrive, but they are
to a large extent merely variations of
the stories already published.
A dispatch from Taku says that the last
message from Edwin H. Conger, the
United States Minister at Pekin, brought
there by runners, reads as follows:
"We are "besieged. The provisions are
becoming exhausted and the situation is
desperate. The relief force should ad
vance and give us notice by signal."
Runners also confirm the report of the
burning of the native City of Pekin.
In London it Is hardly doubted that the
worst has happened, though the friends
of those who were besieged at Pekin cling
to the last slender hope that Sir Robert
Hart, the Inspector-General of -the Cus-tom-House,
who was trusted by the
Chinese, managed, by the promise of
bribes, to induce the Boxer leaders to
protect the women and children from the
violence of the mobs.
The war risks at Lloyd!s are double the
ordinary rates on vessels bound for
China.
BRITISH MINISTER HEARD FROM.
Sir Claude MacDonald Reports the
Death of Von Ketteler.
NEW YORK. July 7. A dispatch to th?
Tribune from London says:
Rumors that a bulletin had been re
ceived from Sir Claude MacDonald have
been confirmed in a roundabout way
through Berlin, where information has
come from the German Consul at Tien
Tsln that Sir Claude had sent a letter to
the British Consul at Tien Tsln stating
that the German Minister had been killed
In the street, and that an interpreter
had been dangerously wounded.
The London public pays little attention
to sensational headlines In the newspa
pers, covering alleged details of an ap
palling massacre. It Is compelled to fear
tho worst, but knows that Chinese ac
counts of what has taken p:ace are of
no value. Many of tne best-Informed
men believe that the fate of the Lega
tions will bo like the mystery of the
death of Gordon, a story that will be told
by hundreds of rumor-mongers without
a slnglo authentic detail.
J The action of the American Government
in maintaining independence of European
concert or coalition Is fully justified, if J
Continental reports respecting the dissen
sions of the powers are accurate. Mr.
Broderick has admitted that Japan was
strongly urged by Great Britain to Inter
vene with a large force, and while ho
denies that any power has offered ob
jections, he asserts that negotiations over
the matter aro still in progress.
There are persistent rumors on the Con
tinent that Japan ovlll be allowed a free
hand in time to Insure the security of the
Legations, and that complications have
already arisen. Thees reports are prob
ably premature. The powers will hold
together until definite assurances are re
ceived that the legations have been de
stroyed. The American Government stands In a
different position from Russia, Germany,
England and France, which have been
forcing China to cede harbors and terri
tory to them, and thereby causing the
outbreak of a widespread anti-foreign
movement. It is not responsible for the
existing agitation against foreigners, and
has no part In the coalition which must
inevitably divide tha empire among the
European powers and Japan.
OUTRAGES AT TSUNG HUA.
Mission Burned and Girl Converts
Taken Into Captivity.
NEW YORK, July 7. A dispatch to tho
Journal and Advertiser from Che Fpo
Tho place was attacked by a band of
Chinese and the settlement broken up.
Tho native girl converts were carried
away into captivity by the Boxers, after
their preacher had been slain. Other
converts who had incurred the hatred
of the Boxers fled without offering any
resistance. This prevented a wholesale
butchery.
Pel Ta Ho. It Is reported, is burning.
The property of foreign and native con
verts Is destroyed. A report comes that
Chu Wang is burned.
The American commander of "the. Chi
nese merchant vessel Haechi had an ex
citing experience while protecting a party
of missionaries near Teng Choa Fu. She
had been hiding under the shore ready to
bring the missionaries to safety. A Rus
slan gunboat loomed up on the horizon,
and, seeing the Chinese ship, prepared
to attack and capture It. The captain
hoisted the American flag and the Rus
sians sailed away.
The most dreadful rumors continue to
come from within the City of Pekin.
There are so many stories afloat that it
Is hopeless to try to trace any of them to
their sources.
The refugees from Teng Chan Fu have
arrived , here. All the refugees got In
In safely but one man, named Wells, who
refused to leave the station, and his fate
Is unknown. Communication with Tien
Tsln Is Interrupted.
Japan's Offer to Suppress Boxers.
BERLIN, July 7. A semi-official note
says:
"In replying to Japan's request for no
tice of the powers attitude toward China,
Germany replied she regarded the main
tenance of harmony among the powers
of prime importance, and would accord
ingly assent to any measure not object
ed to in other quarters."
LONDON, July 7. The Japanose Minis
ter, Kato Takkatl, received a dispatch
from Toklo this afternoon giving his gov
ernment's reply to Great Britain's ques-
tlon whether, with tho consent of tho t
other powers, Japan is willing to send r
largo reinforcements to China. Japan re
plied that' she was prepared to carry out
the suggestion, and that one division
would be dispatched immediately.
IVo More Warships to Go.
BINGHAM, Mass., July 7. Secretary
Long, shortly after his arrival at his home
from Washington, In speaking of the sit
uation In China, aald:
"The situation Is a very grave one. There
has been no official news from there, and
even a message that we got from Kempff
came by runners. The purpose of the
American Government Is to protect Ameri
can lives and American property, and
not aggrandizement. This Government
will not send any more warships to
China."
Will iKnqre Tuan's Orders.
SHANGHAI, July 6. Prince Tuan has
ordered General Yuan Spl Kal to march
on Nankin with 1S.O0O German-drilled
troops. It is doubtful if he will obey,
but In any case Viceroy Lul la believed
to be able to safely hold Nankin. He has
15 warships on the Yangtse Klang, and
Great Britain Is ready to assist this op
ponent of tho rebel government. The
departure of the anti-foreign Tooti Sheng
for Nankin Is causing anxiety.
Quiet at Canton.
CANTON. Friday, July 6. Quiet, con
tinues here. LI Hung Chang has -sta-tinnoii
fronnt In tht fttreets to orevent
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, disturbances. A steamer mtenaea to
convey L1 Hung Chang northward sailed
today, ostensibly bound for Klu ICuang.
Sho took 2S0jackages of LI Hung cnanrs
goods.
Australian Troops for China.
MELBOURNE, Victoria, July 7. The
Imperial Government has accepted Vic
toria's offer of a naval contingent for
service in China,
ANOTHER POPULAR LOAN.
Salem to Raise $40,000 to Fund
School District Indebtedness.
SALEM. Or., July 7. At a meeting of
the School Board tonight, the board con
cluded to make a popular loan, in order
to fund the Indebtedness of the district,
amounting to $40,000. Notes drawing 4 per
cent will be issued In various sums, rang
ing from $50 upward, covering the amount
of indebtedness.
Miss Grace Pohle, teacher in the Sa
lem schools, resigned. 'No teacher was
selected to fill the vacancy, as the board
will try to get along with one less teacher.
John James, aged 17 years, was today
received at the asylum from Umatilla
County. This is his second commitment.
The Tfcvr School Registers.
State Superintendent Ackerman today
Issued a small pamphlet of instructions
concerning the new register he has Is
sued to tho different districts In the state.
In which reports shall be kept for the
statistical year, which begins on the
first Monday of March. In order that
the plan of the register may be followed
this year, it will be necessary for the
teacher to transfer from the old register
to the new all data recorded In the old
since Mlrch L 1900. That Is to say, the
data In the new register should be the
same as though it was in the hands of
the teacher March 1, which will enable
the teacher who has charge of the regis
ter last before the annual school meet
ing, to make out the report much more
easily, as the data will bo in one register,
instead of two. Henceforth reports aro
to bo made from any one district but
once a year, and that prior to the annual
meoting, upon blanks found In the regis
ter. Tho keeping of the register neatly
and accurately is important, " in order
that the" school work of the state may be
more' effectually systematized.
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DamagesAre Sought.
$8000 ACTION FILED AT H1LL3BORO
Zt Is Alleared That Defendant Admin
istered Poison or Otherwise
Caused Woman's Death
FOREST GROVE. Or.. July 7. A suit !
filed in the Circuit Court at Hillsboro to- !
day, entitled "John Hatch, a miner, by
J. N. Hoffman, guardian, vs. Samuel W.
Fletcher, civil action for damages," brings-:
up again the mystery and scandal tbata
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SAMUEL W. FLETCHER, OF M'COY, SUED FOB. $SOOO DAMAGES OX AC
COUNT OF DEATH OF MRS. HATCH.
attended the recent death of Mrs. Anna
C. Hatch, of Forest Grove.
The complaint alleges that for several
years prior to the death of the said Anna
CL Hatch tKft eiii fiamiul "W TTlatn'htkr'
did, actuated by Immoral motives, acoulre
tho love, confidence, affection and rrepect
o the sold Anna. C Hatch by frequent
vlalta and constant correspondence- with
ner ana caused, the said Anna C Hatch
to beHovo and understand that It was de
fendant's intention to marry ber; that he
acquired the love, esteem and affection of
Mrs. Hatch and gained full and complete
control of her mind and body; that "hav
ing full confidence in the sold defendant
and in hla promises- to make her his
wife, the sold Anna C. Hatch did for a
long time prior to her death live and
act under the direct Influence of the said
defendant the same as though they were
lawfully married."
After reciting tho fact that the defend
ant spent tho night of April 27 with the
deceased "at the wrongful solicitation of
the sold defendant," thfr complaint
charges- that Fletcher "did then and
there wrongfully, willfully and unlaw
fully cause tho death of the sold Anna.
C. Hatch by then and there wiBfully
and wrongfully administering some kind
of poi&on, name of same being unlcncwn
to this deponent, or In some other manner
causa the death of the eaid Anna C'
Hatch."
Fletcher's testimony "In the presence of
a number of people." as to his relations1
with Mrs. Hatch is also alleged to have
contributed to the disgrace and discom
fort of the plaintiff, "who haa been dam
aged by her death and the Iosd of her
good- name, and hia suffering of mind;
caused by the wrongful and unlawful
acta of silo! SamueS W. Fletcher, In the
sum of 13000.
"Whorefore, plaintiff demands Judg-
The Late Mrs. Annie C. Hatch.
ment against said defendant for the sum
of $3000, as actual damages and for the
further sum of $5000 as vindictive or ex
emplary damages, together with hia cooia
and disbursements in this action."
Only two months ago a Coroner's Jury,
Investigating' the auddten death of Mrs.
Hatch, brought In a verdict which
attributed death to natural causes.
As some of the Jurors were said to share
the opinion of the great majority tf the
townspeople, that the verdict meant "not
proven" rather than "not guilty," and
that the whole truth of how Mra Hatch
came to her death had not yet been
told, that the man who had last seen
her in life perhaps might tell, if he would,
a third and different atory from the other
two to which he had swern. Tho lapse
of time has only served to bring out facts
which- give the affair an uglier look and
seem to strengthen the suspicion that
waa entertalnod at the time of the Investi
gation. Tins was true not only in this
community but also among Fletcher's
own neighbors In Polk County, where
Mrs. Hatch was known and respected.
The Coroner's Jury found lta verdict prap
ticairy upon the absence of any kn6wn
motive, but the public thinks It has dis
covered a motive to support the theory
of foul play.
Mn. Fletcher is a wealthy hopman and
farmor living near McCoy, Polk County,
owing 1000 acres of the flne&t land in
that vicinity. Several years 050 the
ft iflrt
Hatcnani Pitcher families occupied
'adjoInInG' farms, and were Intimately ac-
qualnted. Mrs. Hatch was a prominent
worker In the Presbyterian Church there
and a woman of brilliant social qualities,
standing high In the esteem and holding
the regard of the community. An unfor
tunate disagreement with her husband, ex
Senator E. T. Hatch, led to their separa
tion and divorce, the husband re-marrying
and going to St. Michael, Alaska,
where he now holds a Government posi
tion. In the division of the property Mr.
Fletcher, who bought tho home farm,
safeguarded Mrs. Hatch's Interests and
later advised her In the management of
her funds. The friendly business relation
ship grew Into closer Intimacy and In
spite of the remonstrances of the children
of both, the two frequently met and con
stantly corresponded. It Is certain that
Mrs. Hatch thought of some day be
coming Mrs. Flotcbcr, which Is given as
the xnlimalon of her couia-. Mor than
one shft rftfprrwl to seme dn.v returning
to her old homo, where Mr. Fletcher
now resides; spoke of marriage and made
plans for her future at McCoy.
Last Winter In California Fletcher met
woman whom he pralaad In high term,
which greatly depressed the fiplrtt of the
woman who wanted to be first in his
regard. Her friends noticed her down
heartedness, and in answer to their In
quiries this reason was given them.
Fletcher has not the best reputation
whore women are concerned. Various in
stances of Impropriety are cited against
him. It was knowledge ot these that led
Mrs. Hatch's children to protest against
their mother's apparent regard for Fletch
er, and which after her death Jed his
neighbors who had known him and her
to hang him In effigy from the McCoy
flagpole.
Tho theory Is that Fletcher restive at
her importunity and demands for imme
diate vindication and establishment as the
head of his home, came to Forest Grove
upon that Thursday evening, April 27,
determined to obtain from her the letters
and other tokena of regard from him
upon which she had been threatening to
base a breach-of-promlso suit. He was
in an unusually agreeable mood and they
passed the evening pleasantly. There they
passed the night and with morning came
Fletcher's opportunity to repossess him
self of the evidences by which he could
be compelled to carry out his agreement.
Mrs. Hatch In the morning complained
of the headache, as Fletcher testified, and
he placed a towel, one corner of which
bad been dampened, over her forehead.
Under the lower part, which fell across
mouth and nose Is said to have been
pTaced a little glass capsules of amyle
nitrite, so potent and easily procured by
any one claiming to be a sufferer from
asthma. Tho head dropped to one side,
the arms still lay cressed over the breat
and unconsciousness came Instantly. No
rings were found upon the body, which
was In Just that position the next day.
No recent letters from Fletcher to Mrs.
Hatch were found and Fletcher was at
great pains Jn his tentlmony to tell of
starting a fire, using one-third the kind
ling, getting "coffee papers." etc., thus
accounting- for the charred papers
in tho stove. Then It Is supposed
he left for Portland, expecting that the
drugged woman upstairs would soon
woke, find herself deprived of her power
over him and never dare to mention the
story of their relations.
At the time of the Inquest Coroner
Large Instructed Mra Hatch's son, with
out the boy knowing the reason, to aea If
any of the kindling had been used, and he
reported positively that It was all there
as ho had prepared It, nor was there any
fire in the stove when he went Into the
kitchen Friday morning after Fletcher's
departure.
The unconscious woman never woke.
Friday passed, and her son saw nothing
of her. That night a neighbor boy slept
with him, and as they went to that boy'a
home for breakfast Saturday It was sug
gested to little Johnnie Hatch that his
mother might not be away working as
be had thought; that he had better look
upstairs, lest she might be lying sick
there. He looked and found his mother
in the room where Fletcher had slept, and
then called in a lady who lived across the
street. It was then seen that she was
dead and the Coroner was summoned.
The appearance of the room told a sig
nificant tale. Fletcher was summoned to
give testimony at the Coroner's Inquest,
which waa at Mrs. Hatch's house. He
went there and told his first story to tho
effect that he had not seen her after re
tiring to his room Thursday night. That
was before It was known that there was
tell-tale evidence to contradict hl3 atory.
Sunday he became alarmed and went to
the Coroner and said he wanted an attor
ney. .With his attorney he appeared Mon
day, coolly contradicted his first story,
and told of Illicit relations that sur
prised and shocked the community. And
after It was all over there was littlo more
faith placed In Fletcher's second story
than In his first, both being under oath.
The belief was strong that but half the
truth had been told and the matters that
have come to light since then have'
served to greatly strengthen this belief.
The action filed today puts the matter in
concrete form and there Is the greatest
Interest in the outcome.
Validity of Marriages.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 7.-Judge Hub
bard, of the Superior Court, today decided
that the marriage of persons In Nevada
who had been divorced In this state
within' one year was valid.
Oregon Boy Heard From After
Thirty-eight Years,
FOUGHT BRAVELY FOR THE SOUTH
Charles Gallovrny Left YaraMIl
1863 and First Nevrs From Him
Came Last Weelc.
In the Spring of 1S62 Charles Galloway,
a son of Charles and Mary Galloway,
pioneer residents of Yamhill County,
started out to seek his. fortune. He was
then a young man of 20 years of age,
studious, ambitious and venturesome,
and an Intense sympathizer with th
South In the war then waging. He was
well known to the pioneers. Among his
schoolmates and cloae companions
were: Judge Raleigh Stott, Hon.
James A. Waymlre, Hon. James D.
Fay and others of prominence. Dr. L.
L. Rowland was one of his early teach
ers. From Oregon young Galloway la
known- to have gone first to San Fran
cisco, to have remained there a short
time, and then disappeared. For over
a third of a century his whereabouts or
his fate has been a perplexing mystery,
to his relatives and friends.
About three weeks ago the following
appeared in the local columns of the Ore
gonian: "He Fought for tho Lost Cause. W. B.
Jordan, of Nelson. Drew County. Arlt
has written to Postmaster Croasman to
say that he would like to communicate
with friends of an Oregon boy named
Galaway, 'who came South and fought
with us for the lost cause.' He haa
been thinking over tho matter for a
number of years and has at last con
cluded to try and find Galaway's friends
and let them know what became of him.
He was a comrade of Jordan and any
of his friends can find qut all about him
by writing to Jordan at the above ad
dress."
Judge William Galloway, of Oregon
City, a brother of the missing Charles
Galloway, wrote at once to Captain Jor
dan and a few days since received the
following reply:
"Nelson, Ark., Juno 26, 1300. Mr. Will
iam Galloway, Oregon City, On. Dean
Sir: I am Just in receipt of your letter
and I take much pleasure in writing you
and in finding the brother of my old sol
dier mate. Charley was the boy; youc
description hit him all over.
"Well, I will toll you what became off
him. He was killed in battle some time
In, this month, 1S64. and Is buried where
the Arkansas and White River runs into
the Mississippi River. He was killed in,
a fight there early one morning. Ha
belonged to my company. Company I,
Tenth Missouri Cavalry, under General
Marmeduke.
"Since you told me hl3 name was
Charley, I remember It. You know It
has beon so long I have forgotten names.
I was the first man to see him and got
him to join our company. I will tell you
what caused me to think of him at this
time and to write to your Postmaster.
I have settled down and live near a littlo
river. It was at this river that I first
met your brother, when I had crossed
in advance of our command, we having
been ordered out to meet General Steele's
army, U. S. troops. The young maa
waa shabbily dressad; had a coonskln
cap with a tall and mouth on It. Ho
stopped and had a talk with me, told
mo had come all the way from Oregon to
help us fight, and wanted to Join the
army. I called the Colonel up, and he
assigned the boy to our company. Ha
had no horse and we were cavalry. So
Galloway, as we all called him, walked
all "Say, and some time during the day
found him a gun. Next day we went
Into a fight. We told him he could not
go In because he had no horse: he begged
to go but wo would not let him. Then
ho cried and said he had come all the
way from Oregon to help us fight and
wanted to go In. He cried so the Colonel
told him he could go. I was near him
when the fight began. He ran 50 yards
ahead of our line, shot and killed a Ma
jor within the Federal llnee, got the Ma
jors horse, pistols and saber, got on tha
horse, ran Into tho Federal lines
and killed sevoral others, came
around and got back to us without
a scratch. He was the bravest man tho
South had. Oh. how we did wish for soma
more Oregon boys. He knew no fear; no
man that fought for the South ever had
half the friends that dear old boy hod,
We loved him like a brother; he always
did as he pleased, no 000 objected.
"Ho was kllied a week before we started
on what Is known as Price's raid lota
Cimrics .'iIoTvay.
old Missouri. We could have saved tha
life of that dear boy if he could hava
been removed from the battle-field. He
was shot through the right thigh and only
bled to death. It was dark and raining,
the Federals captured the battle-field and
we could not get him until It was too
late.
"You need never doubt this was youp
brother. He told a great deal about his
people in Oregon, but I am so old I do
not remember much so far back; but I
never will forget that boy. We neves
called any of the boys by given name,
that is the reason I could not think 0$
his.
"There are only two of our old company
now living in Arkansas and I will write
you again as soon as I see my old mate.
Any time you write to me I shall tako
pleasure In answering. Truly yours,
"W. E. JORDAN."
Charles Galloway was loved and admlreA
bj all who knew him In boyhood. For
many long years his relatives have hoped
against hope that he might some day be
found still Hvmg. This announcement of
his death so long ago comes to them now
with a peculiar, present sadness. Threo
brothers and three sisters of the de
ceased are still living. They are: Re
ceiver William Galloway, of the United
States Land Office, at Oregon City; Mrs.
Maria 'McDonald, of St. Paul. Marion
County; Hon. Thomas C. and James Gal
loway, and Mrs. Mary Lynch, of Welser,
Idaho, and Mrs. Maud Hembree, of Bar
ry. 111. Mra. W. P. Burke, of Portland,
lis an aunt.