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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-06-24
Th- " king Ship.

New YORK, June l7-Those hardy
Norsemen, Captain Anderson and crew.
sailed into the port OF New York today
With the counterpart OF the Viking ship
Of old. and were given reception far
different from what their ancestors re-
ceIved 400 years before Columbus landed
on the shores of the new world. The
Vikihg came down from New London,
Conn IN tow She was met by g steam
barg. with a committee of reception on
board. There was great blowing OF
whistles and dipping of flags. and the
band played the ViE'Dg march. When
the Viking passed Uncle Sans crack
Monitor Miantonomah bad hardly ceased
UoomIng her guns before soubd like
a big fire cracker came across the water
The Nor-, man was answering the salute
rom Fix little cannons The Vsk5ng
dropped anchor alongside the Mtantoii.
Omdh. Captain Sicaid, of the MsantOn-
onah. paid an tfficia visit. Then the
crew We're taken on board the Laura n.
Stdrin, where they were welcomed 10
America by committee and many of
their countrymen who live here. After
an elaborate luncheon had been served.
Professor Boyesen delivered an address
OF welcome. to which Captain Anderson
replied in behalf of the Norwegian cit-
lzens who had the reproduction of the
old Viking ship built. Joseph 81 Choate,
spnke bri, fly, us did Seth Low, Captain
Sicard and ex- Commodore Kaine. The
procession then formed to take the ship
to New York. The boats passed through
He igate, then down East river. cherred
by thousands of people on both banks.
under the Brooklyn bridge, and rounding
the Battery. passed up the Hudson to
Twenty-tn,rd' street. Here the Viking
ship cast of the tow-hoe, and putting
out her 80 oars, rowed to Thirty-tour,n
street, where she dropped anchor.
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Youux Sir, Drowned.

GREENPoRT, \. Y, June 16-Miss
L,onora Krtcbum, bright and pr, tty
girl OF 16, was drowned this afternoon
while bathing with two girl friends a.
Shelter Island heights. near the residence
ot he Rev J L Scudder, tue we'll known
Bronx 'yn preacher. The girls had ven
'ured our nearly beyond IN. ir depth, and
sirong tide carrIe'i them tar from shore.
Mi. K-tchum IN her struggles was car
rid off into deep water. Que OF her
com panions, MISS Hattie Fisher. swan
out In a desperate effort to save the
girls life, buf she too became unable to
help herself and sank A boat put off
IRON passing vessel, and after hard
pull the occupan reached the sDot Just
in time to save the Fisher girl as she was
sinking for the last time. Prompt meas
ures were resorted to. and she was res
rored 20 consciousness In u short time.
Searching parties are patrolliDg the
beach and dragging in the vicinity, but
il is feared the body of the unfortunate
victim was carried out to sea by the
tide
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A Shocking Murder.

SAN Francisco, June ia stable at
the Ba District track was the scene of
shocking tragedy last night. This
morning the body of John Kelly, ''rub
ber," was found horribly mutiiated near
his stall, and close by was found the
pitchfork with which the murder was
committed 1t IS said that Kelley had
numerous enemies among o her stable
men. Last mig ht a friendly boxing tour
nament was ned among them, in which
he participated. He retired to his quar-
ters In the stall at the usual hour. In
vestiga,ion shows that stones were thrown
against thewal;s, and when Kelley came
out he was attacked with a pitchfork,
and his face and neck frightiuIlg NUT
ilateo with the weapon. one OF the tines
passing through the skull. Jockey Rich
ard Ward is under arrest. but ss yet is
not charged with the murder.
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TELEGRAPHIC.
No Issue Made.

NEW YoRK, June 16-Tbe clearing
house loan committee met this morning
but did not issue any cert ticates. After
the meeting, the members OF the COM
mittee declined to give any Information
as to whether any appications were
received for loan certificates As a mat
ter of fact, no certificates could be issued
today, because there has not been time
tor the direcr ors OF any bank 10 meet and
aurhorizr the nec' sssry application to he
made therefor. Il is not known as YET
whether any 5.uk desires to take out
certificates The loan committee. how
ever, will meet again tomorrow The
act.un of he association 10 deciding to
I.sue loan certificates WAS warmly I'M
mended ON every hand today, and 1t Is
conceded ibe announctmt nts oil Its res
oluiions had verv hen. tcIal eff CT
There was u slight falling off in the ship
ments OF currency. It is estimated the
amount will fall good dea' short of 81
900 900. The. demand for currency had
The effect of increasing the amount OF
free gold in the treasury. and the
.moGnt last night exceeded $4,000 600.
which is a grain o. more tn 50 900 600.
over last week But for the iacr that
the treasury had TO pay out large sums
tor pensions, 1t would show large gain
10 legal tenders, II large amount of which
as received from the b nks tor the cur
Tencv.
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Was Done ont OF Revenge.

SACRAMENTO, Cal. June 16-Warden
>Aull. OF Folsom prison, says that. from
the description OF the man who stopped
the Lone stage last night and killed Mes-
sengeI Michael Tovey, il might he Sharp,
the notorious Nevada robber. who spent
near 90 wears 10 prison for robbIng the
Carson and B ,die stage, be having been
lately released. Tovey was a messenger
on the stage at that time, and killed
Dow. Shar,,'s pal. Sharp then shot ana
disabled Tovey, md after shooting many
times into the coach among the passen-
gers he robbed them al; while his pal lay
dead by the roads de He was aftfrward
cap ured and sent 10 prison. Aull SANS
there are but two men now ar large who
wou d be likely to have done today job
aud Is inclined to think II was Sharp,
who had followed up Toyey out Of re-
veuge.
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Bank r esident shot.

Moscow, Idaho, June 19-R. s..
Browne, president of the Moscow Ma ;
tional bank, was shot and narrowly es-
caprd being murdered this morning at
10:30 o'clock While Browne was 5e-
hiud the counter of the bank, Mike
Lestci, of Pullman, came in. aud draw
ing pis'ol shot at Browne The bullet
struck grating and glanced to one side,
inf citing slight wound on Brownies
neck. Had the bullet gone direct 1t
would have struck him square in the
head. Business TRANSACTIONS are sup
posed to be the cause. Browne was not
seriously injured. Leatch was taken to
jail 1t Is said he remarked that he came
to Moscow especially 20 kill Browne.
There is great excitement. and there is
talk of lynching Leatch, the belief being,
that the affair was undoubtedly premed-
Itated. Browne is nephew of Gov
ernoi Nc Council.
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Forest Fires Rage.

ASHLAND, Wis June 16-Iron River,
thriving lumber town of over 1900 pop
ulation, 90 miles from Ashland. is In
flames, aud is likely 10 be entirely wiped
ont. The fire caught on the oufskirt, of
the village from forest fires, destroying
new schoolhous', Congregational and
Catholic churches and Hessey & Hattun's
bg warehouse. At o'clock the entire
residence portion of the town was in
flames. Help was sent from here, but
the spectral train jumped tue track, caus-
several hours delay Forest fires are
raging all through northern Wisconsin
today. Washourn had a close shave,
and the fire made heavy sweep. In
and about White R Yer it is likely to
burn millions of feet of standing pile.
Only year ago White River was entirely
destroyed by fire. Several peop'e were
brought 10 Ashland tonight who w-rr
badly injured and had narrow escapes
from death. The latest iyices from
Iron River state the .own is gone Wires
on Northern Pacific and Omaha roads
are all down, the poles being burDed by
the FIRE A bad fire is also raging in
New York A SD, cisl train was sent
out this morning with help TO fight the
flames and to save the trestles and
bridges along tine railroads.
OTHER TWINS FARE EQUALLY AS BAD.
DULUTH, Miun June 18-Tbe towns
OF Virginia and Mountain Iron, on the
DuIuth. Mesaba & Northern road, have
been destroyed by fnrest fires. Mtsaba
and Bisahik, on the Duluth g. Iron
Range road, have also been visited by
serious fires, md Tower has had like
experience There are 2000 people home
less in Virginia. and without food OF
shelter Every provision depot and
the contents in the place were de-
siro, ed. Womrn and children are housed
in box cars, but have noh hing to eat. and
there is no engine there to move then
The SITUATION at Iron Mountain Is .Iittle
better So soon a. the ws of these facts
reach Duluth, arrangements Will begin
10 send relief to,the distressed. The Du-
Iuth, Mesaba & Nnrtnern made up a
-pecial train and ,tarted II as soon as pos
sible All the Restaurants and hotels at
Dnce hegan preparing food to be sent to
lhe sufferers Tents are also belng COL
ected. 1t is feared the fa alities will be |
numerous.
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Financlal Tr8u bles

PITTsBURG, June Is This morning
iudgm nts and -xecuri ms were fled 10
the prothonutsry's office against he
Duunesne Tube Works Comp ny for
$3.50 900. The exact statement of ar
count cannot now he obtained 1t is
stated that nearly the entire company IL
included in the judgment. This Is Sc
cured bv prop. rty of the company. The
faiIure is caused bv the general depr.s-
sion in usiness Three judgmrn's. ag-
gregating $200,800, Were entered by W.
A. Dunsi er. and one Tor 1927. 522 ny th-.
Tyrone Iron Company. The works have
one of the most complete pipe plants in
the country. 1t has been in operation
about five years and covers 90 acres of
ground at Duqucsne, 10 miles above
Plttsburg. on the Monongahela river.
The property is estimated to be worth
$l0O 600 exclusive of the machinery
The va'ue of the plant IS $35n.000 W.
A. Dlnsbee. Pirsburg attorney, is
president of the company. Fe SAID that
with careful management the com pany
will pay its debts.
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rhe Summers Murder case.

GARFIELD, Wash June 16-Sheriff
Lathrum and Drs. Pocock, Boswell. Will
liams and Csrper exhumed the body of
Langford Summers today The exam
ination showed start ing developmer is
favorable to the prosecution 10 the mur-
der cases. No traces of the corrosive
subhmate which the defense claimed ss
the cause of the death was found The
wound produced by the assassln's knife
also took different course from that tes.
tilted by the pbysioians in the trial. In
s'ead of the knife running backward
from the point OF entrance, il ranged for
ward. prt duciDg cut in the bowels that
must have caused death The body was
IN good state of preservation. and there
Is no doubt of the correctness of the fDd-.
ings. Attorney Nuzem admitted that
the result was contrary to the hopes of
the defense. The doctors are nonrom-
mittal as to the findings. but many CIT
iz.ns present say they were surpri-ed,
esp cfally Boswell. who GAINED that he
flushed the wound with corrosive suhi-
mate
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Inquest at w ashIngton.

WASHINGTON, June 17-Contractol
George w Dant was severely condemned
by evidence given at the corouer's IN
quest over the remsius of the Ford's the
ater victims. The United States govern
mrnt also came in for a share of con-
demDarion for lts methods of doing work
Thomas Kane, contrac tor, said the
government would not paw fair prices for
good work. The government, said Kane,
while il posted itself as TO the financial
standing of the builder or contractor,
cared to know nothing about skill or
ability. An architect testified that the
cement used in the work was ''lIttle bet.
ter than mud" A builder SAID the man
nrr of doing he work was SUICIDAL The
jurors made inquiries of the witnesses as
to the state OF DaDt's mind One con-
tractor said he was not IN good health
The remainder of the testimony was un-
Interesting, and at the conclusion the in
quest adjourned lIl Monday.
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An Indian sruraerer to be shot.

LITTLE Rock, Ark June l7-Joe Bird
Choctaw Innian, has been sentenced to
be shot t. death at Winurton, 1. T JuDe
80 Birds taking of will be but just
punishment for some of the wrongs be
has perpetrated on others Seven weeks
ago be killed his mothe -ln aw For
this he received u sentence of 100 ashes
on hls bare hack, which were admInis-
tered by an Iudian execurioner BIRD
WIS plnIoned TO post and tainted three
times during the executi.n OF the SEN
tence. He and his wife were discussing
the punishment be received 90 this 0c
cassion SIX weeks ago. 81 wife told
him be got only what he deserved. Bird
grabbed bis gun and sent bis faithful
spouse off after her mother. 1t is for
this that be is to die as stated. He has
long been pest in the nation.
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from klamath reservation. Brigadier Gen.
eral II. B. Compson, MAJOR James jackson
and Capt. II. K. Mitchell, son of the sem
ator. will be present. Capt o. @. Apple
gate will deliver the grafton. Rev. Jesse
Kmk, the Indian, will deliver the address.
Erpress: N. c. Engberg. an old jeweler
clock which measures feet inch in height
2 feet inches wide at the base and is Ia
inches deep. The frame work has 1850
pieces of wood, all of which grew in the
Willamette valley. He has been working
about three years at odd times on the
frame, but much longer than that on the
works, all OF which he made himself except
the dial. It will now run six weeks when
wound up. but Engberg intends to add to it
so it will run year. All jewellers who
have seen the frame pronounce it one OF the
finest they ever saw. Mr. Enberg intends
to bring the clock to Lebanon IN few
weeks.
This is the forcible way in which the
Harney Times notices some Of its neighbors:
Five-hngered Charley lies like q dog.
While teaching school in Harney. he brut-
ally beat several children with a raw. hide =
not because of what they mad done. but be-
cause he was angry at their parents. Now
this child. beating brute; this vile creature
of accidental existence. shaking in the
ehackles of public contempt, dares cast in
uendo and false hint. hoping by wink and
nod to create a sentiment that he dares not
express about the editor of this great re-
IigIous weekly. We have proved Newell to
be liar, and he by his own communion
lions admits that he Is liar. SO let the
CALLED jade vince, our wlthers are unwrung.
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MARTIAL Inv In Tona wanda.

ToNAwANDA, N. Y, June 17-Tbis
village is now under martial law. At Q
O'Clock this afternoon President George
W S anley issued proclamation calling
upon every body to abstain from viole nee
an declaring the village under martial
law. The issuance of the procla lamation
created considerable excitement The
lumberman held a secret meeting this
afternoon and decided not to give up the
fight. There is tota! suspension of
business here at present.
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a sawmlll, depot and several dwelling
houses. 1t was Principally supply
point for farmers 1t Is not known how
the blaze started, but it Is supposed to
have been from a stove in one of the
wooden store buildings. The store was
all in flames before it was discovered.
and the wind carried the flames across to
the neighboring building. B 'th were
totally destroyed Only few goods
were saved from Mr.. Black mords build =
Ing. The postoff ce went up In smoke
Nothing WIS saved from it. All the
pouch mail and several registered letters
were burned
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F IGN ru, Atrocities Prac,,ced.

VALPARAISO, June 16- -Frightiul at
roci les are being practiced by the Gas
tilhis,as in Ri, Grapde. Governor Cas-
rilho ordered u mans throat cut because
he was susp6c ed of aiding the r,vo u
iionists. This murder Was committed 10
the presence of the wife OF the victim.
Barbarous punisbments are Inflicted TN
mere suspicion. the revolutionists are
daily receiving new recruits. Many OF
ti..ers of lbe national guard have deserted
the government and gooe over to the
rebels.
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a woman Cuts Her hroat.

ASHLAND. Or, Juhe 49, Bsrtie May
hew COMMITTED suicide, bv cutting her
throa, with razor at 9.30 O'Clock to-.
night, at the d. pot hotel John Clark.
u lnc, motive engineer oD the Southern
Pacific Raj way, says she asked him for
money to pay her board blli On his
replying that be had none tonight but
would let her have some 10 the morning,
she asked tor bis pisrol. and when re
fused grasped a razo and cut two gashes
in her throat.
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fire wipes Ont a small Town.

SPOKANE, Wash June l7-News was
received here this evening that the Little
town of Meyers Falls, on the Spokane &
Northern railway, was wiped out by fire
early yesterday morning. The town con
tains about so inhabitants. The two
principal stores were owned by Mr. Mey-
ers, the postmaster and founder OF the
town, and E. B ackmore, grocer and
dealer IN general merchandise The
post, fife was located IN the Meyers store
The remainder of the town consists of
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Death in the EIames

ASHLAND, w., June 10 Forest fires
are sweeping over miles of country
Hundreds of bomesteaders are eI dan ;
gered. John Meagher pershed at Mo-
quah. Two unknown children we're
burned at Ssnhorn and the town wiped
cut. The Northern Pacific bridge at
Minersville Is gone. A bridge 300 feet
long at Sanborn IS destroyed. The loss
Is IN the millions.
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Rnbher ar Rax.

NATRoNA, Pa, June 19-W. p. Dis
sert,,a Philadelphia burg ar, held 100
men at lay all night at Cheswick, Pa.
He only surrendered when so determined
men burst open the doors of the buI ding
he was IN and ovrrpowered him. For 10
hours steady fire was kept up on both
sides When captured one of the robbers
ewes was shot out and his lett arm dis
sbled by bullet Dissert is supposed
to be implicated in 80 robberies in west
ern Pennsylvania during the past two
weeks.
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Another Death Results.

WASHINGTON June 16--One of the sad
dest seauels to the Ford theater dSaster
Is the death of Mrs. William G.. White
When the first rHmor OF the disaster
spread through the streets Mr.. White
heard that the pension Office had col
lapsed and killed every body in i. Her
son was empioved there and she bel eyed
that he WAS killed. She ran toward the
pension rffi"e, until she tell uncousciou
to the pavement. She never spoke after
fa ling, and died yesterday.
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the work to be done the way it was, for
there was too much risk. Architect
Clark, OF the capitol, testified that the
weight on the floors was considerably
less than the safety limit. A rumor pre-
vailed in the jury room that Contractor
Hunt, who performed the work, wa
Eearlv crazy over the strain and excite
ment caused by the disaster.
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tn 10, d.. Tn+ater Inqu+st.

WASHINGTON. June 16-In the contin-
ued inquest on the victims of Ford's the
ater disaster today, T. G. Entwh;stl,,
building inspector of the district, tesl-
ned that the mortar used in the altera-
tion was bad. and the brick work was
badly done II be had had authority to
prevent II he would not hsYe permitted
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NEWPORT. K. l., June 19-Associate
Justice Blatchford, of the United States
supreme court, has been stricken with
paralysis at his cottage here. tits thought
he cannot recover, and the family has
been told to prepare for the worst. 1t is
understood from reliable authority, that
he had three slight shocks in Washington
before coming here, and when he arrived
last week II was noticed he was feeble
and gave evidence of having suffered
from a psraly ic shock. II Is thought be
can live but a few weeks. No one is
allowed to see him.
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H.ppner Narrowly Escapes Fire.

HEPPNER, Or, June le-H.ppner
barely escaped big blaze last night
through the carelessness of some Dovs
with matches. A box of cotton rafting
was discovered on fire IN the rear of tie
First National bank, but was ex'ln
guisheo before anv dnm+ge was done.
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Village Des,roxed.

CARDINAL, Ont, June 1s-A good part
OF the business portion of this village
was destroyed by fire this morning.
Nearly score of stores and houses were
burned. The less is heavy.
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Reunion IF Umar liza County Pioneers.

WESTON. June 16-The second sn0ua'
reunion of the Umati'la county pioneers
began at Weston this morning Fully
1900 peoDe were present. John q. Lea
sure, of Prndeton. delivered the address
The afternoon was taken up in short
speechmaklDg by the pioneers present
The reunion will hold until Saturday
evening. Tomorrow much larger at
tendance is expected.
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From Mondays Daily.

Mr. JEFF MosIer Is IL town from his farm
near Mosier to day.
The river is down to the 35 foot mark
but it is expected to rise yet.
John Welcn, OF Hamilton, Grant county,
hao his leg badly crushed by runaway
team last Tuesday.
Mr.. < H. Merrill returned Saturday
evening on the b at from two weeks visit
on his farm at Hood River.
The Union Pacific is introducing economy
all along the line, and in consequence have
reduced the number of eml lloyes.
A balloon ascension and parachute leap
will be given here on June 29th, and dur
ing the day Sanger & Lent's great shows
will exhibit.
MIR. E. N. White has planted an acre of
strawberries above Prlneville. This is con.
.sldered good experiment and one that will
eventually pay.
Mrs. OHlla Buschke was adjudged insane
TODAY, after an inquiry into her mental
condition. She is aged 55 years, and has
been sick for several weeks. Her ailment
is the result of poor health, and it is hoped
that she will-recover her mental faculties
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Death or a Centenarian.

SAN Francisco, June 10 "A death
certificate was issued todav by the health
Office for the burial of JuIis Fox. Nd
tive of Virginia, who was 1O5 years OF
age.
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M aoDERN wooDMEN OF THE woRLD-Mr.
Nl Hood Camp, No. SO, meets every Tuesda,
evening of each week at 7:30 clock, in A. Keller
ball. All brothers and sojourning brothers are
invited to be present
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SOCIETIES

y,tRlEN DSHIP LODGE, NO. O., K of P-Meets
L every Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock, in schan-
nos building, corner of Cour; and Second streets.
Sejournng brothers are cordially invited.
D. VAusz, K K. and S. F. MENEfEE, G c.
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y11oMEN's CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION
w will meet every Friday afternoon at o'cloct
at the reading room. AL are invited.
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TEMPLI LODGE, NO. g. A. o. u. w.-Meets
j in KKellers Hall every Thursday evening at 7:30
o'clock. GE RGE GIBO,S, N. w.
w. s. MYERS, Financler.