davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-09-14
GREAT INTEREST AROUSED.
The Proposed Balloon Trip to the North
Pole.

New YORK, Sept. "a Herald dis
prtch from Washington says:
Considerable interest is being mani
tested here by those interested in
Arctic explorations and in ballooning,
in the proposed attempt of S. A.
Andree to reach the North Pole by
means of an airship. Mr.. Andree is
to leave Europe early in 1896, in time
to reach the Norskoarne islands by
June. The start in the balloon from
there is to be made in July on clear
day when a brisk southerly wind is
blowing.
The greatest objection to Mr..
Andree's plan in the opinion OF Cen
eral Greely and other Arctic explorers,
is the generally believed inability OF
balloonists to guide their airships..
Mr.. Andree's plan claims to obviate
this objection. He has devised a
steering arrangement. Notwithstand-
Arctic explorers here believe he will
find himself wofully mistaken in such
calculations when he commences the
journey.
Mr.. Andree told General Greely in
LOuuOh IOSOAuly uO WOuio oOSOhA
panied by two men, and that he ex-
pected to reach the pole in q days.
When he reaches the pole what will
he do? Will he wait there until q favor.
able breeze blows, or will he continue
over into Asia?' What guarantee mas
he that the wind when he starts will
obligingly continue to blow from the
south while he goes to the pole?
These are questions which explorars
are asking each other. and they are
all waiting for Mr.. Andree to attempt
his plan in order to get an answer.
General Greely was rather inclined
to ridicule Mr.. Andree's plan. 81 do
not think Mr.. Andree's plan will be
successful" he said. "Because there
are so many difficulties he will have to
overcome in order to reach the pole,
and if he does pass over the point
we're all anxious to know about, he
may be unable to land ON account of
weather conditions, and any reports
he may bring back will consequently
be of little value"
Engineer. in-chiei Melville, of the
United States navy, was just as em-
phatic in saying that the plan would
be unsuccessful. ''While do not like
to use slang," he said, 81 must say Mr..
Andree's plan is fool scheme, and
that is all there is about it. A tickle
wind will blow MIR. Anbree's airship
around like feather, and If he escapes
with his life he will be lucky"
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-09-14

1
A. w. Nye has returned from Switz
Ter Island with renewed strength and
two stories. One is about the big an
pies. He gathered crowd about hin
on Main street and related how ht
picked apples from the trees on Switz'
Ter Island so large he could not get
them into his overcoat pocket. One Of
the average size wsss lspge enough ior
fourmen-<to eat at one time. This
was proven by producing one Of
the apples from the pocket OF his sack
coat. They are really elegant speci.
mems OF the Oregon apple, of immense
size and perfect in flavor.
Mr.. Nye'e story next told was in
answer to the question asked by a
friend: What makes you look so
we'll, Ad?"
"Been eating horse steak" replied
the returning tourist. ! went down
on the Columbia river and John Switz-
Ter and L were discussing the question
OF eating horse meat. To settle the
question, we killed a yearling colt and
cut up the meat into steaks, roasts and
boiling pieces. As we were doing the
work, my stomach revolted at the idea
OF eating the queer food, but I went
right on, and finally the first steak was
cooked. Say, friends, it was as fin.
meat as ever ate. You cannot tell IL
from good beef steak, and II as good
beef steak were always served, no one
would ever kick on that score.
1--WE ate the colts meat fried, boiled,
roasted, broiled and in every other
conceivable style, and pronounced it
first-class. When quarter was hung
up, no one but an expert could tell It
from quarter of beef, and honestly
believe butcher could hang UP a
quarter in his shop and sell it to reg
ular customers, who would never detect
the difference. The grain is fine and
the flavor is just such as would suit an
epicure.
Mr.. Nye will send for some of the
meat, invite a few friends to the feast
and demonstrate that Cayuse steaks
are good for king.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-09-14
AN UNPREcEDENrED RAINFALL.
Six Inches fell at Independence In Less
Than an Hour.

Six Inches fell at Independence In Less
Than an Hour.
KANSAS CCTY, Sept. 9.-Specials to
| the Star indicate that last nights
storm throughout Kansas was far more
severe than at first reported. On sew
eral railroads trains have been delayed
for hours, and on some traffic cannot
be resumed for another "A hours.
At Independence, six inches of water
fell in less than an hour. The streams
are rising rapidly and great damage is
anticipated.
The town of Gridley, in Coffee coun-
ty, was struck by a cyclone late yes
terday afternoon causing much
damage. Some of the best business
blocks and residences are reported
wrecked, and several people were in
jured. Telegraph communication is
cut off.
At Fredonia the storm was the
heaviest ever known. Fully 10 inches
of water fell, overflowing the river,
flooding the bottoms and washing out
railroad tracks. The Frisco & Pacific
trains are water-bound outside the
city.
The town of Neosho Rapids, near
Emporia, suffered severely, as did En-
poria. Two. business houses at Neosho
Rapids were destroyed and number
of dwellings were carried away. Neo-
sho river is mig gief tflan Il has been fer
years.
At Fort Scott the lower part of the
city is submerged by waters from Mar
maton river and Mill creek, which are
out of their banks, and the water is
rising rapidly. All trains are tied up
- l.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-09-14
The Agricultural College.

l
The fall term OF the state agricul-
tural college at Corvallis begins Sep
tember 10. This institution has
earned an enviable reputation, and has
enabled many a struggling young man
and woman to acquire an education.
The tuition is absolutely free, the
scientific equipment the best in the
state, and four courses OF study: Bach
elor of Science, Agricultural, Mechan-
ical and Household Economy. The
collegefurnishes board, room, fuel and
light, etc., at $3.50 per week, which Is
certainly very cheap rate, and ena-
bles students to get through the year
at an expense Of about sl40, allowing
a reasonable sum for clothing. Cor
Wallis is one of the prettiest cities In
the state, a moral and religious COM
munity, and the surroundings of the
college are unexcelled.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-09-14
NOW THE BLOoMER WEDDING.
The First ON the Coast Occurred at Oak
land.

NOW THE BLOOMER WEDDING.
The First ON the Coast Occurred at Oak
OAKLAND, CAL, Sept. 6.-Oakland
originated the bicycle spine argument,
which still echoes along the cyclers'
path, and Oakland has had bloomer
balls galore. 1t now remains for
Alameda county to have been the
scene of the first bloomer wedding to
be recorded on this coast. And the
name of the blooming, bloomer bride
was not Daisy Bell.--..~s<
Ella r. Baker wheeled through Oak
land yesterday morning dressed in as
fetching bloomer costR4c as ever a
young lsdy wore. She wheeled through
Oakland some hours later aA Mrs. Al
fred II Couture, still bow cbingly
bloomefed. In those few hours she
had ridden to her wedAnr in her
jaunty bicycle outfit, and "a the same
costume haG stood before The clergy
man and heard the words pronounced
which made her a wifet and had
mounted her wheel after the ceremony
and ridden away from the wedding
feast.
The breakfast~was eaten under the
most joyous circumstances, the bride
in her boomers, the groom in wheel
ing costume and grOomsman and
bridesmaids dressed as were the bride
and groom.
The wedding was not the result of an
impulse. The groom is San Fran
cisco physician and the bride student
in the California medical college. They
were not seeking notoriety, for every
effort was made to keep the wedding
quiet, and wherever their secret was
known they exacted promises that the
circumstances should not be made
public.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-09-14
FRAKER's IDENTITY.
No Doubt but That the Right Man Has
Been Found.

No Doubt but That the Right Man Has
Been Found.
Topeka, Sept. GA letter received
by L. w. Peck, editor of the Kansas
Independent, which is published here,
today, states positively that the man in
custody and representing himself to
be George w. Fraker, the insurance
swindler, is not Fraker, but Schnell,
hermit who has lived for years in
Minnesota and Michigan. Peck Says
the letter was written by well-known
citizen of Duluth, whose name he de-
clines to give at this time. Schnell's
companion in the woods near Tower,
it is alleged, was not arrested because
his evidence would prove conclusively
that the prisoner is not Fraker.
J. P. Davis, president of the Kansas
Mutual Life Insurance Company, said
last night that there was not shadow
of doubt as to the identity of the man
arrested. He said it was George w.
Fraker, and it would be but a short
time when all interested would admit
it. The insurance companies, he said,
would make no attempt to secure the
money until all were satisfied. He is
of the opinion that Fraker will be sent
to the penitentiary, although several
leading lawyers whom he had con-
suited had expressed the opinion that
there was no law under which he
could be convicted.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-09-14
Valkyrie Wins.

The race between the Valkyrie ant
the Defender Tuesday was run ovel
three legs of a triangle, each 10miles in
length and was won by thy Valkyrie
by Al seconds. The report of the race
as received here was not full enough
to explain what the trouble was but il
states that at one time the Defender
was two miles behind her rival. There
is no danger, barring accidents, of the
Defender losing as she has proved
herself the better boat.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-09-14
CALIFORNIA FRUIT
1t Generally Brought Good Prices in Lon.
don Today.

1t Generally brought GOOD Prices In Lon
don Today.
LONDON, Sept. 6.-Today's sale OF
California fruits, comprising ATS cases,
which arrived at Southampton by the
American line steamer Paris, late
Wednesday night, drew a large num-
ber of dealers to Covent garden. The
prices realized were better than those
obtained at the sale last week, English
and French fruits have become scarce
in the interval.
The fruit sold today consisted of
peaches, pears and plums, in half-cases
and cases. The peaches brought 3s
9d(06s per case. One exceptional lot
sold for Is Cd. The peaches sold today
were packed in trays in which they
kept much better than in the old-style
cases. Half-boxes of pears sold for 3s
TO IS, whole boxes from 5s to lbs Cd.
Plums brought from Is Cd to 6s Sd, one
lot of green cages bringing IS Sd.
Most of the fruit offered was in better
condition than previous consignments.
However, AZ cases of plums in bad
condition fetched Is I'D. 46 cases OF
pears 3s Id, "a cases of pears, plums
aud peaches Is 10d.. The entire ship
ment sold readily. Dealers said the
fruit was better than any previous
lots from California offered here.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-09-14
FIVE DEAD, THREE WOUNDED.
While Practicing with Revolver Bo.
Made Disastroas SHOT. 3

While Practicing With a Revolver a Boy
Made Disastrous shot.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, Sept. sEdward
Latshaw,ia "a 81 c9ntfactor q sthe zn4-
ernment work on The Mississippi river
had 600 poundst of dynamite stored
away in the cellar of house at
Specht's ferry, u miles north of here.
Today his son, while practieing with
a revolver, missed the target, the ball
entering the cellar and firing the
dynamite. The house was blown to
splinters and the following persons
were killed and wounded:
Killed-Edward Latshaw and his
wife; Ray Latshaw, IL years old; Matt
Latshaw, 9 years old; Hans Bjornstadt,
of LacrOss, Wis.
Wounded-Faber, of Wabasha, may
die; Ed Bench, of Lancing, eye
knocked out and badly bruised; Mabel
Latshaw, skull fractured.
The dead are terribly mangled. A
4-year-old baby narrowly escaped un-
hurt.
Glass in buildings in the hamlet
was all broken and boats on the OPP
posite side of the river were consider
ably damaged. A special train from
Dubuque took physicians to the scene
and brought the wouaded to hospitals
here.
The scene of the explosion is little
hamlet containing only hotel, depot,
warehouse and a few shanties. The
force of the explosion tore a hole Is
feet deep in the solid rock, wrecking
the building above it and damaging
nearly every other building in the
place.
The mother, two daughters and a
young son were found in the wrecked
house. The baby girl was lying across
her mothers dead and mutilated body,
crying piteously for her. Latshaw's
body was found 200 yards away. His
head was partly buried in the earth.
The boy who did the shooting was
thrown over the tops of high trees,
falling to the earth shapeless, unrec-
ognizable mass.
In Sprecht's hotel every window was
shattered and the building otherwise
damaged. The side of the warehouse
caved in and small building near it
was unroofed. Barges moOred on the
opposite side of the river were 80
damaged by the concussion that 1t is
feared they may sink. The hamlet
has every appearance of being swept
by cyclone. The noise of the ex-
plosion was heard in Plattville, Wis,
10 miles away.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-09-14
ENGLISH COMMENT.

Pail Mall Gazette ON the Race Last Sat.
urday.
LONDON, Sept. 9s~=Ehe Pail Mall
Gazette in comment this afternoon on
the international yacht raee Saturday,
says: I'VE fear there Is 10 Americas
~ this year for Lord Dunrayen. The
better boat won, as Il Is Eely to win
every time. The chief dsfecs--ln the
Valkyrie, to which was on several oc-
casions alluded, Is the fuss she makes
IN going through the WATER The con-
ditions of the first match, therefore,
were much against her. With calm
surface she may do better, but in
strong winds is not likely to do so
we'll. English yachtsmen may console
themselves as best they can with the
recollections of the Britannica tri-
umphs over the Navahoe and Vigi-
lant." In another place the Gazette
says: "The excursion steamers fol-
lowing the yachts behaved even more
disgracefully than usual. but there is
no suggestion that they hampered one
of the boats more than the other.
Perhaps the most disappointing feat
ure," adds the Gazette, sis the De-
tenders gain on the broad reach home,
when there was no rough water"
London papers dwell upon the
crowding OF the course by excursion
steamers.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-09-14
Moving Day.

Newspapers are sometimes COM
PEELED to do things that are not desir-
able, and this was the case with the
TIMEs-MoUNTAINEER yesterday. In
order to prevent missing an issue we
were compelled to move our material
and presses yesterday. Today the paper
is being gotten out In the midst Of a
vast wreck. The power press is scat
tered from the street to the back door
and is being thoroughly cleaned. The
editorial rooms are filled with pieces
OF machinery, tables, boxes, type and
a conglomeration of odds and ends,
among which is the big cylinder OF the
power press There are besides ten
dray loads of upassprted plunder pro-
miscuously distlibule led<whese Il win
be most in the way, while <l76 smell u
paint, the odqs q )nbz|ns aud the
sound Of the hammerait al prev1 1Iont
- 5. :, ~ 1.. -.
1 tablishad and <I,f 'l'f>,<z-
MoUNTAINEER win be- fuli settled b.
its new home where the latch string
will hang out for all its old friends and
will respond cheerfully to = pull from
those who desire to make It's acquaint-
anc6.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-09-14
Land Transfers.

The following deeds were fled for
record Saturday:
Rudolph Marsch and wife to M. L.
Kalich; lot 3, sec 26, tp 3 n, r 10 g;
500.
Dalles City to George Ruch; lots 4,
5, 8 and 8, blk Al, Gates addition TO
Dalles City; $40O.
Robert Rand and wife to Fl. f. Dav-
idson; fractional lots 8 and 4 in frac-
tional block /, Hood River Proper;
$1,000.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-09-14
Highest of all in Leavenng Power-Lates u s. Govt Report
Rz!a!:'!.!! g! BsM5sg'! BskiRg
ABSOLUTELY PURE

spectacle. The Second army corps in
particular presented a splendid appear
ance, which won for it the special rec
ognition of Emperor William. After
the emperor had ridden along in front
of the troops, the march past began.
In this pageant the emperor led the
empress grenadier regiment, and
afterward the empress marched her
regiment of cuirassiers past the en-
peror. Prince Puthas was in personal
attendance upon the empress. The
emperor and empress were loudly
cheered by the vast crowd that witt
messed the review.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-09-14
A Chinese Rebellion.

BERLIN, Sept. IA special from
Shanghai says: The rebellion in the
fprovince of Kan 500 is becoming form
liable. The insurgents have organ
I lied an army and captured seven cities.
1t is reported the government at Pc
king meditates calling upon Russia for
aid to suppress it.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-09-14
French Comment on waller,s case

PARIS, Sept. THE Journal des
Debats, in an article discussing the
case of Ex-Consul Waller, today de-
clares that letters written by Mr.. Wal
ler, which were seized by the French
authorities in Madagascar, have fully
proved the case against him, and adds:
"Mr. Waller's protestations will fail
to invalidate the Judgment of the
court-martial. 1t is an unfortunate
affair, but but what else could we do?"
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-09-14
The Oregon Delegation.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. General
Compson arrived this morning with
the Oregon delegation to the Grand
AFny enia Tbs Sraan SeaS 1y
quarters are established at the Gait
house. The city is crowded with
by all to be the grandest welcome ever
rendered the Grand Army.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-09-14
ori.n Faxor. wh,tnex.

NEW YoKK, Sept. 7.-Ex-Speaker
Crisp was surrounded by newspaper
men as soon as the steamer New York
on which he was passenger, arrived
at the dock. He would not commit
himself on financial subjects any fur
ther than to say that English capital
lists were fast buying up American
bonds.
Crisp expressed himself in faver of
the nomination of William G. Whit
ney for president. His record as Sec
retary OF the navy was good and
showed him to be not only capable,
but the most desirable candidate at
the present iuncture.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-09-14
ALL BURNED IN A MINE
A Brave Boy Goes Down
the Burning Shaft.
THE HERO WE.ARE
Crisp Favors Whitney for the Pres
ideney, AS the Most Favor
able Candidate.
A Boy Makes the Worst Shot on Record,
Missing the Mark, the Bullet Ex-
plOdes q Lot of Dynamite
Killing Five.

CALUMET, Mich. Sept. About 8
o'clock today, fire broke out in the
shaft of the Osceola mine, and, at this
time, it is more than probable that 40
men and boys have been burned to
in shaft No. 2, which is used to carry
the miners to the surface from
the mine. When it broke out, all the
men and boys employed in the mine,
about 200 in number, made a rush for
the shaft in hope of being taken to the
surface. The fire was too rapid for
them, however, and the chance of es-
Gaping by the shaft was entirely cut
off by flames and smoke. The major
ity of the imprisoned miners made a
break for cross cut, and in that way
managed to reach another shaft from
which they were taken to the top.
Forty were missing when the roll was
called.
Within short time after those who
escaped had reached the surface,
smoke began issuing from all the
shafts, and the escape of the men was
entirely cut off. The men in charge
say there is no chance for any of the
men now in the mine to escape; that
if they are not burned, they must have
been choked by the dense smoke within
short time. Fortunately, the mine
is not as heavily timbered as some of
the mines in this locality, and it will
not take it great while to burn out.
As it now stands, there is not the
slightest thing that can be done for
the men, and no effort is being made
to extinguish the fire. There is moth
ing known of how the fire originated.
Charles Weare, drill boy, went to
the bottom of the burning shaft and
told the miners of their danger. They
did not think it was so bad and some
of them came up the ladders to the
17th level, where they thought they
would have time to eat lunch. They
were there three minutes when the
smoke became intensely dense.
Michael Harrington took out some
matches to relight the candles, which
had gone out, but the oxygin had
been consumed and the candles would
not burn. Cropping their way in the
dark, they went up about 200 feet more,
where they lost hope, but one of the
crawling on hands and knees,
reached the bell wire and signaled to
lower the cage. By the sound they
knew it was near, and signaled for it
to stop, then they climbed into it and
rang for the engineer to hoist. They
reached the surface almost suffocated.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-09-14
Shot His AGED rather.

LoGANsPoRT, Ind, Sept. 9.-At Gal
weston, this evening, Frank Kemp
shot his aged father, Daniel Kemp
through the loins with a revolver, in
fiicting wound from which he will
die before morning. The shooting
grow out OF quarrel of which but
little is known. Young Kemp is q
years old and leader in the Sunday
school. His father is 70 years old.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-09-14
Leader Uuder Arrest.

HONG KONG, Sept. 8.-The leader of
the Ku Cheng riots, in which English
and American missionaries were killed,
has been arrested. An attempt was
made by Chinese soldiers to kidnap
this person in the hope of securing a
reward offered for his delivery to the
authorities.
The total number of arrests of those
concerned in the massacre is 13.
Twenty-three have been convicted,
sentence has not been passed upon
any, the viceroy of Ku Kien demand
ing the right to review the evidence
adduced at trial.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-09-14
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
Much Property DESTROYED at San Jose
This Morning.

This Morning.
SAN JOSE, CAL, Sept. 9.-Fire broke
out at 1890 this morning in barn
used by DIR. Fleming in the rear of tn /.
extensive plant of the San Jose Mill &
Lumber company. The blaze almost
instantly communicated to the mill,
and before the department reached the
scene the flames were mounting sky
ward at an alarming rate. Fronting
on Third street, with the rear of the
buildings reaching to the grounds OF
the lumber company is large row OF
tenements, and before the firemen
could get stream ready these also
caught fire. The firemen, for some un-
explained reason, could not readily
locate the hydrants, and even after
they had made connections the stream
appeared to have little effect.
The San Jose Mill & Lumber COM
pany's plant was destroyed, and the
loss on this alone will reach aslarge
sum, probably $1,000 or 800, 900 at
least The plant was insured for
0,0OO.
Other losses will bring the total up
to $3.50, 900.
The fire was brought under control
at 2 o'clock this morning.