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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-01-04
Mss oAIcAeo.s BREEZY way.
LivsuIng Things Up Among the splritless
Quests ut Hotel.

Livsning Things Up Among the spiritlesa
Guests at = Hotel.
One morning as we were having q
melancholy breakfast as prelude to q
melancholy day. says writer in the
Washington Post, Miss Chicago ap-
peared upon the scene with bright
eyes, red checks. ribbons flying and
feathers nodding.
"Why, how do you do?" cried her
CHEEKY young voice, $50 glad to see
you. Haven't heard a word from you
since we crossed on the Victoria to-
gether. What are you doing here? I
have come to console gouty father;
am afraid it will be awfully stupid, but
come and bowl with me after break
fast and we win talk it over" All
this was delivered SO rapidly had no
opportunity to interrupt. Bowl with
you, my dear little child9" / asked.
"The alleys have been closed for
weeks ''Were closed, you mean, said
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-01-04
Notice to Creditors

To whom It may concern
Notice is hereby given that have been ap-
'. guardian OF the estate and minor children
ef the iate Mrs MargeFtte A. Mclean, deceas-
ed, and hereby notify all parties having claims
against the said Margarette A. Mclean, de-
ceased to present them v iih proper afildavit 70
me within six months time nom date Of this
notice.
dated at Athena, Ore. Dee. sth. 1854
JAS. PoFTs.
Guardian
The Dickinson press., 1895-08-24
WELDING THE LINKS.
The Chain of Evidence to C0nvic
Durrant Made Stronger.

The Chain of Evidence to Convict
Durrant Made Stronger.
San Francisco. Aug. I2.-The prose-
cution of Theodore Durrant are at pres
ent engaged in developing fruitful
line of testimony which promises to
throw u powerful side-light on the
conduct of the young man toward
women. While Durrant is pictured By
his friends as being meek, modest
youth who far from beiug able to
murder two school girls, found his
only true enjoyment in the Sunday
school of which he was assistant
superintendent. it is proposed to prove
that his baseness was bountlless when
associating with women. In support
of this assertion, young women who
are said to have been insulted by Dur
rant will be placed Oh the stand and
letters written by the prisoner to fe-
male acquaintances will be introduced
as evidence. The autlacity of the pris-
oner is shown by letter now in the
hands OF the police which he wrote to
Helen Henry. a local actress. n few
weeks before the murders. Although
he had known the young lady hut IL
few days, he wrote her q letter so
suggestive that she declined to an
swer 1t, and IL few days later he fol-
lowed 1t with another just us Of
fensive.
So bold did Durrant become that
long before his arrest it is said that a
number OF young women declined to
attend parties to which he was invited
or associate with him in any way.
Some Of the women who have been in-
suited by Durrant will be sworn to re-
fUte the line of defense that so moral
and conscientious Il young man could
not commit two such atrocious mur-
derS,
The Dickinson press., 1895-08-24
ACCUSED BY AFFIDAVIT.
Emmet Cole Says Hard Things O
His Former Chief,

Emmet Cole Says Hard Things OF
His Former Chief.
Pierre, s. D., Aug. 22.-The scnsa-
tton which has been brewing in the
census commissioners office broke out
to-day when Emmet Cole made the fol-
lowing affidavit:
"On the 18th day of March 1895, l
was appointed as clerk in the office of
the commissioner of labor statistics
and census. On the 18th inst. l was
discharged from said position for in
subordination' and fncompetancy,' to
which plead guilty. desire to say,
however, II the court please, that the
insubordinatiOn consists in the fact
that would not deliver to s. A,
Wheeler, commissioner Of labor sta
tistics, ETC.. a large portion Of NV sal
ary as rake-of or Doodle to which I
thought he was in no wise entitled,
and. further. my incompetency con-
sists in not being able to comprehend
the scullduggery Of boodlers or at
tempted boOdlers which seems to he
epidemic III this state'
Commissioner Wheeler REPLIES to
this affidavit as follows:
"1n reply to the affidavit of Emmet
Cole. ! will only say he is a poor,
drunken creature. whom l kept in my
employ out Of sympathy for his family
for nearly five months. and in all Of
which time he never really did $50
worth Of work; and when l could tol-
crate him no longer. and paid him
every cent that was coming to him, he
was mad, :nd not having anything
else for all excuse for being dismissed
hc makes this affidavit, which is false
every word of It,"
The Dickinson press., 1895-08-24
Highest of all in Leavenng Pow-Latest u S. Govt Report
R&!a!l! g! RSkasgE RRskiHg
ABSOLUTELY PURE

Wiley Williams, William Williams
and SAINT Konkle We're arrested at
Paris. Tex, charged with being the
leaders of "Whitecap'' gang organ
lied to drive out the negroes.
G. NJ. McNorton, a young mulatto,
shot his prospective bride, Sadie Lou
rine johnson, an OctOroon, at the alter
Mt Dallas. Tex. At the last moment
she had refused to marry him.
In a fight between three stone cut
ters and tramps on Il freight train
near Erie, Pa. Henry Eastlake and
Barney Smith were shot and seriously
wounded by the tramps.
Mrs. Hayden Rubelmann. prominent
in society. while out cycling at st.
Louis. was knocked from her whee! by
highwuymell, pounded Into uncoscions-
ness and her dia N )nd ear. rings torn
from her ears.
H. II. Powell, night operator of the
Chicago & Alton at Marshall. Mo-. was
held up and robbed by Il masked mae.
who coyernd him with Il pistol. The
safe was unlocked and the robber Sc
cured $40 and escaped.
The American Bankers association
has run down clever and dangerous
check forger and secured his convic-
tion. He has been sent to the peniten-
tiary at Lincoln, Neb., to serve five
years sentence. The mans real name
is Louis Seiffert, but in his swindlins
operations he has used many aliases,
among them. Max G. Mendle, Nathan
A Meyers, George +. Hyman, Herman
1serglnaH, Oscar SilVernan and David
S. Berman.
The Dickinson press., 1895-08-24
GOLD RESERVE.
The Bond Syndicate Lives Up to Its

The Bond Syndicate Lives Up to Its
Agreement.
Washington. Aug. 22.-The gold syn
dtcate to-day prevented the gold re-
serve from falling below the $780,
100000 mark. The treasury depart
ment was Informed that $2,S5O, 600 in
gold had been withdrawn for export
from the subtreasury in New York.
AS the gold reserve at the close of
business stood at 1O2,527 Jag, the
withdrawal would have reduced the
reserve to $99,677,14 A few minutes
afterward, however. Acting Secretary
Curtis received telegram saying that
Pierpont Morgan. of the syndicate,
had deposited $2.OOO,OOO in gold in ex-
change for greenbacks. This deposit
swelled the reserve to $lO1 ,677.14S.
The officials at the department dis
play no apprehension as to the gold
reserve. and intimate that the syndi-
cate will continue to make deposits
to offset Withdrawals. But they de-
cline to express their reasons for their
faith. and the question raised con-
stantly is as to the pledge under
which the syndicate is making these
deposits and the period covered, as
we'll as the ability of the syndicate 4,
continue to protect the reserve. But
little light can be shed on these ques-
tions, however, as it is said that prob
ably only two government officials,
President Cleveland and Secretary
Carlisle, know the unwritten part Of
the agreement made with the syndi-
cate which secured the last issue Of
bonds. The syndicate has so far vol.
unfairly deposited about SS,O0O,OOO in
gold
The Dickinson press., 1895-08-24
.ElGH'r men KILLED
CALAMITY AT THE CARNEGIE
STEEL WORKS AT BRAD
DOCK, PA.
Rapid Accumulation Of Gas Causes
IN Expl0siOn, and Men and Ina.
plements Are Hurled Into the
Air With Terrific
Force.
THE SCENE FULL OF HORROR.
One Man instantly Killed Seven
| Others Soon Die and . Number
Receive Fatal lnjuries.

Pittsbu:g, Ia, Aug. 22.-An expl0.
sion at Furnace II, Of the Carnegie
Steel company at Braddock, killed
eight men, injured eighteen more and
destroyed $4,000 wort9 of property.
Three of the injured will die. An Of
the killed and injured were Hungart.
ans, except James Harrison, the fore
man. The explosion was due to
'hang" in the furnace, which suddenly
was lOosened and dropped into the
molten metal below, generating an
immense quantity of gas so suddenly
that 1t could not escape by the ordt"
nary means and the explosion fol-
lowed.
The terrible loss of life was due to
a peculiar cause. A few minutes before
the explosion occurred, one of the top
filters dumped a barrow of material
into the bell of the furnace, which he
had forgotten to raise. This clogged
the top of the furnace and prevented
the gas escaping. A gang of sixteen
men, in charge of James HarrisEn,
were sent at once to the top of the
furnace to remove the obstruction. All
were closely crowded around the bell
of the furnace removing the material
which had been dumped on it when
there was terrific explosion and men,
barrOws, tools and material were
hurled in all directions.
Flames, deadly gases and smoke
belched from the furnace top, and the
gang of men fell as If shot. Only one
man was killed instantly. He was
blown from the furnace top along the
metal railroad to the elevator shaft.
Down he fell, and, striking on a car.
was cut in two, one-llalf of his body
falling on one-llalf of the car and the
other half on the other side. The ex-
plosion was heard all over Braddock
and crowds at once rushed to the
scene. but none expected to witness
such horrors. A relief crew was quick
ly organized and went to the top Of
the furnace where lay fifteen men,
bleeding, torn, burned and dying.
The flames and smoke were still
coming from the furnace, and the
work Of rescue was dangerous in the
extreme. hut. covering their harts,
faces and heads with cloths, the res
cuers went bravely to work. The in
jured men were all leaning over the
mouth of the furnace when the ex-
plosiOn occurred. Three men died be-
fore they reached the bottom of the
elevator shaft. and the other four died
few hours later.
AS fast us the injured men were
taken down from the furnace top they
We're removed to an improvised hospi-
tai In the company's office, and the
company's staff of physicians and med
ical aid from McKeesport and Pitts
burg summoned. Five of the men
were so badly injured and terribly
burned that the physicians did not
deem 1t necessary to remove them to
any hospital. as death seemed inevita-
ble In u few hours, and no hospital
could relieve their sufferings. Two Of
the men who were on top of the fur
mace We're revived when they reached
the ground, and, there being some
hopes of their recovery. they were
taken to their homes. The total prop
erty loss will be $4,000.
The Dickinson press., 1895-08-24
TIE DENVER DEAD.
THIRTEEN BODIES RECOVERED
FROM THE WRECKED HOTEL.
At Least Thirteen More Bodies Are
Thought to BE in the Ruins,
but the Work of Recovery
Ceases Until the Wallis
Can BE Torn Down.
HE MADE GOOD HIS ESCAPE,
The Drunken Engineer Who Caused
the Disaster Is Not Among
the Dead.

Denver, Aug. %. - Thirteen bodies
have SO fur been taken out of the ruins
of the Gumry hotel, and it is evident
that the death roll when complete will
contain twenty-four or twenty-five
names, possibly more. The dead al
ready taken out and identified are:
Frederick Houbold, manager of opera
house. Lisbon, Iowa; Robert G. Grein-
er, manager of Gumry hotel; Mrs. X.
c. Greiner; James Murphy. contractor,
Denver: George Burt, Rock Island rail
road conductor; F.. Il. McClosky, mine
and child. Lincoln, Neb.; William
Richards, elevator pilot; b. !. l.oarah,
Central City, Colo; Fred French,
treasurer of Gilpin county, Colo; My
ron +. Hawley, Union Pacific railroad
clerk; +. w. Edwards, Denver.
The statement made yesterday that
Mrs. II. c. Grenier, one of the victims
Of the disaster, was a daughter Of
Peter Gumry, proves incorrect. Mr..
Gumry was never married and leaves
no known relatives. All known about
him was that lie was Of French birth
and that his parents were drowned at
sea. Of all the crew and passengers
Of the British brig, Peter Gumry,
when she foundered off the banks of
Newfoundland over fifty years ago, he
alone was saved. His rcscuers gave
him the name of the wrecked vessel.
He leaves property valued ut $1,000
Work on the ruins was suspended
and the search for the bodies discOn-
tinued to-day until the wallis which
threatened to topple over and bury the
wOrkmen could be pulled down. 1t is
believed there are at least ten more
bodies in the ruins. ana several days
will probably elapse before all can be
recovered. The anxiety felt regarding
J. A. Brown and ]. l.. Kirke of Oma-
ha was somewhat relitae ed to-day
when 1t was learned that the room
which they occupied Saturday night
was occupied Sunday ..ight by Will
lam Decker, bellboy. Brown and
Kirke may have left the hotel Sun
day.
Fire Chief Roberts says that lie saw
Elmer Loesher, also known as Pierce,
the young engineer whose careless
ness caused the explosion, walking
rapidly away from the scene of the
disaster about ten minutes after the
fire department arrived. Detectives
are searching for him.
The Dickinson press., 1895-08-24
People i'm Print.


Frederick r. Coudert, it is reported,
has been offered an appointment to the
national supreme bench.
1t is stated that Loic Fuller, the well
known American dancer, who is now
In England, is about to embrace Cath
0licism.
Mrs. Emeline Roach, widow of John
Roach, the shipbuilder, died at her
summer home, Larchmont Manor,
Westchester county, N. Y.
Archbishop Corrigan Of New York
celebrated his fifty-fourth birthday.
He was born III Newark, N. j., and be-
came bishop in 1873.
1t has just been discovered tlhGt. H.
Kirk. elected special Judge in Martin
county. Kentucky. and who has tried
number Of lawbreakers, is ineligible
because he is too young.
John r. Barrett, u stockman of Sc
aged sixty-One years. Mr.. Barrett was
n native of New York, and came to
Missouri In 1857.
Miss Archibald. eldest daughter Of
Ahe late Sir Edwin Archibald. for q
quarter of century British consul Mt
New York, and late a resident Of Hal
flax, N. S.. died in England.
Frank ii. Pixley, u veteran editor
and politician, died in San Francisco,
after lingering illness. He came to
California forty years ago, ad was one.
of the most prominent men in the
state.
John c. Wetmore. one of the oldest
residents Of Elizabeth. N. j., is dead.
He was born in Whitesboro, N. T.. in
1913, being descended directly from
Elder Brewster, who came over on
the Mayflower.
The Dickinson press., 1895-08-24
NAMED DY CLOUGH.

Delegates to Represent Minnesota
At the Farmers' Convention.
st. Paul, Aug. 22.-Gov. Clough has
appointed as Representatives Of Min.
nesota at the farmers national con-
gress to be held in Atlanta, Ca, Oct.
10 to IA. one delegate from each con-
gressional district, and two at large.
The district delegates are:
First District-John Balm, FreemoAt
Wtnona county.
Second District-C. d. Gilf1llan. Nor
gan, Redwood county.
Third District = Ole o. Waeseth,
Aspelund, Goodhue county.
Fourth District-Oliver Dalrymple.
st. Paul.
Fifth District-H. F. Brown. Mime.
apolis.
Sixth District-C.- B. Buckmau. Lit.
tie Falls, Morrison county.
Seventh District-A. T. Lund, Vim.
ing, Otter Tail county.
Delegates at Large-John l.. Gibbs,
Geneva. Freeborn county, and o. 6,
Gregg, Minneapolis.
The Dickinson press., 1895-08-24
sERGT. FLOYD REBUKED.

Recollections of an Address Upon
the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Sioux City. Iowa, Aug. 22.-Sergeant
Charles Floyd, member of the Lewis
and Clark expedition, who died in
1904 OH his way to the headwaters of
the Missouri, near the present site Of
Sioux City, was reburieu with elabor-
ate ceremonies to-day. The body has
been twice moved since its original
burial. Once because Of the cutting of
the bank OF the river near the grave,
and this last time that the grave may
be nearer the city where it can be
suitably cared for. Addresses were
made by DIR. Elliott Cowes Of Wash
tngton, the Lewis and Clark historian:
Prof. James Butler Of Madison, Wis.
the discoverer Of the Floyd journal,
and many members of the Floyd Me-
mortal association. 4 mass meeting
was held in the evening at which DR..
Cowes and Prof. Butler spoke OH the
history Of the expedition and the cir.
cumstances of Fioyd's death.
The Dickinson press., 1895-08-24
A BREEZE GOT LOOSE.
A Wind Storm Does Severe Dams
At Pittsbur9.

A Wind Storm Does Severe Damage
at Pittsburg.
Pittshurg, Aug. 81. - Last nights
storm was the most terrific and de-
structive that has visited this city in
many years. 1t came without warn
ing and at a time when the parks were
filled with people and the river crowd
ed with excursionists. AS fur as known
at. this time three lives were lost, a
score Of persons injured-two it is
thought fatally and property dam
aged to the extent of 100000. The
dead are 8fillie Limbaugh, cook on
the steamer Lud Keefer, drowned;
unknown woman, blown from the
Point bridge, and Archibald Preble.
Those probably fatally injured are
Patrick Shea, fireman at the West End
electric railway power house; John
Adams, conductor Second avenue trac-
tfon line.
At least twenty others were injured
more or less seriously by being hit
by flying debris, but their names have
NOT been obtained. The storm struck
the city about 10 o'clock and was over
In about half an hour, but in that brief
time death and destruction was left
in Its track
The Dickinson press., 1895-08-24

North Platte, Neb., Aug. 22.-Bandits
captured the east-bound overland flyer
about midnight. The engine was cut
off and sent forward in the regular
Jesse James order while the outlaws
looted the train at their pleasure. No
particulars as to the amount Of doodle
obtained are to be had. The engine
was sent on to Gothenburg for relief
and officers are in pursuit of the high
waymen. Tie train held up was No.
s. 1t left North Platte ut IL o'clock
and carried n full complement of
coaches. sleepers and express cars.
The robbery occurred an hour later.
The country In the vicinity is fairly
we'll settled and the authorities an
ticipate no trouble in following the
outlaws. All were heavily armed and
a conflict is quite probable.
The Michigan HOld-Up.
Grand Rapids, Mich, Aug. 21.-The
fast express known us the "Flyer" on
the Chicago & West Michigan road,
was held up by five men in u piece of
woods just before crossing the Kala-
mazOO river at o'clock last night.
The train was tagged by swinging n
white light across the track, and when
1t stopped Conductor E. T.. Rice of
this city stepped out on the platform
of the baggage car, and seeing two of
the robbers, asked whats the mat
ter? The reply was two shots from
their revOlvers. At tile same time
other shots were fired into the engi-
neer's cub, and moment later two
men climbed on the engine and Or
dered the engineer and fremen to set
the brakes and keep quiet. When the
train stopped the brakeman, Timothy
Murphy of this city, jumped off the
rear platform and started back with
lantern as required by the rules.
The fifth rOl,ber. standing alongside
the coach. fired three shots ut the
brakeman, one Of which hit him In the
side. struck n rib and glanced out,
making serious flesh wound. He
dropped into the ditch. where he re-
manned until the robbers had gone.
Conductor Rice. after Il bullet whizzad
past his head. retreated to the baggage
car and threw his pocket book over
behind the trunks. Without demand
ing admission the robbers placed
dynamite under the side door, blew it
OIL and sprang into the car with the
remark: 1--WE want all you've got
here" They ordered the conductor
and baggagcman and express messcll-
ger to throw up their hands and went
through their pockets, taking $3.50 in
change from the conductor, but find
ing nothing except watches on the
others. They then tackled the saf,
and blew 1t open in less than thirty
seconds. 1t contained no valuables.
The robbers said good night and took
to the woods.
The Dickinson press., 1895-08-24
ARRESTS FOR ARSON.
Sensational Developments to Come
Out In Connection With Factory

Sensational Developments to Come
Out in Connection With u Factory
Fire.
Kenosha, Wis, Aug. 22.-Another ar-
rest has been made in the arson and
conspiracy case in connection with the
burning of the factory of the Chica 20
Bedding company. The prisoner, Ber-
narI Hueffer, a wealthy Chicago man,
was taken before Justice Slater and
put under $1,000 bonds to await his
preliminary hearing. which was set
for Aug. 30. This makes seven men
now under arrest on the same charge.
The officers are after two more Chi
cago men in connection with the case.
The authorities have sladowed them
for the past two weeks, but have not
been in u hurry to place them under
arrest as they are under the surveil-
lance of the Chicago police. The local
authorities are Of the opinion that be-
fore the case comes to trial there will
he many new developments, and that
some Of the most prominent people in
certain circles in Chicago will be in
Jail OH the same charge as those now
awaiting trial here.
The Dickinson press., 1895-08-24
BRICE IN CONTROL.
The Senator Will Control the Ohio
Convention.

The Senator Will Control the Ohie
Convention.
Springfield, Ohio, Aug. %. - The
Brice neil have secured the organiza-
tion of to.morrow's convention, carry
ing sixteen &c the twenty-one districts
in the selet 4 of members of the
various committees. The Brice men
also secured majority Of the state
central committee which hold over un-
til after the selection Of presidential
delegates next year. The Brice men
controlled all the committees, but did
not exercise their power in unseating
opponents in the committee on cre-
dentials. They made Senator Brice
permanent as well as temporary chair
man Of the convention, and continued
the temporary organization through
out. So far as the ticket is con-
cerned the talk is for nothing but the
old ticket of 1889 and 1891, which
names Campbell for governor and
Marquis for lieutenant governor, and
it is understood that ex-Gov. Camp
bell has been assured of such financial
and other support as to secure his ac-
ceptancc.
The Dickinson press., 1895-08-24
A. j. wH1TEMAN,s CASE.
He Does Comfortable Explaining In
Frisco.

He Does Considerable Explaining In
sFriscO.
San Francisco, Aug. 21.-Alonzo ].
Whiteman, from Duluth, whose mo-
tion for a new trial on charge Of
forgery is now pending. has filed an
affidavit with Judge Wallace in 81
swer to the allegations that he has a
criminal record in the East. Whitt,-
man declared that prior to his indict-
ment in April last lie was never in
dicted for forgery. and that he was
never charged, by information or 9TH
erwisc, with forgery; that no charge Of
any kind was ever made against him
in the State of Michigan, and that he
was never tried for criminal offense
except on June 20, 1895, in the case at
bar; that he was never arrested in the
State of Illinois.
He also deposes that he was once ill.,
dicted in New York for giving = check
signed by himself on the Merchants
and Farmers National Bank of Dan
Vile, N. Y, in which he was a director,
which check was returned unpaid;
that when the facts were brought to
the attention of Delaney Nicoll, then
district attorney of New York, lie
moved for the dismissal of the indict-
mont
The Dickinson press., 1895-08-24
MORA CLAIM.
An Agreement for It's Payment ON
Sent. lS.

An Agreement for It's Payment ON
Sept. IL.
Washington. Aug. ~. An agree
ment has been signed by Secretary of
State Olney, Minister Dupuy de LONE
of Spain, Antonio Maximo Mora and
Mr.. Morals counsel, providing for the
settlement of the Mora claim OH the
basis Of $1.5OO,0OO on the 18th OF Sep
tember next. BY the agreement the
claimant valves all demands for in
terest and accepts the amount named
as full satisfaction of the claim.
This agreement was reached rs the
result Of negotiations conducted be-
tween Minister De LONE and Secre-
tary Olney, largely since their de-
parture from Washington. The men,
orandum was signed one day last
week. Mr.. Mora and the attorneys be-
ing summoned to New England for
the purpose of consultation and to at
tacll their signatures