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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-10-25
THE JENNING ESTATE.
Particulars of the Vast Property Ore
gon Heirs Are Expecting.

gon Heirs Are Expecting.
Items continue to appear from
time to time concerning vast es-
tate belonging to an English fam
lily of the name of Jennings, heirs
to which are in Oregon and Wash
ington. The most direct and au-
thentically established succession
in this part of the country is said
to be that Of the late Bergman
Jennings, of Jennings landing, on
the Willamette river between Port
land and Oregon City, says the Ore
gonian. The estate is supposed to
be worth something like $80,000,-
000 Two of the heirs, through
Bergman Jennings, are his daugh-
ters, Mrs. John w. Miller, of Port
land, and Mrs. Major Frank Hodg-
kin, Salem.
This subject has created much
sensation and inquiry on both sides
Of the Atlantic FOR more than half
century. Many conventions have
been held and committees appoint
ed that have led to an extensive
correspondence.
The case has lately been investi-
gated by several leading English
barristers, who have brought facts
to light that will clear up the pedi-
grees Of the American families, and
recent developments brought fourth
by several suits now pending in
England, between two noble fami-
lies, for the right of administration
to the vast estate, which has reach
ed in value the enormous sum of
$80,000,000, has proved beyond all
doubt that the heirs are not to be
found in England, and that the de-
cendants of John jennings, who
came to fredericksburg, Va, from
Whiteheaven, in 1854; Thomas
Jennings who died in Louisa coun-
ty, Virginia; a John Jennings, born
in England in 1923, and whose
heirs are in America, and John
jennings, who is supposed to have
immigrated from England with
William Penn, are the true heirs,
and to whom this estate will final
ly be distributed.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-10-25
NEW RACING CIRCUIT.
viii Take In Pendleton and Several
Other Good Towns.

Will Take In Pendleton and Several
Other Good Towns.
During the state fair at Salem,
the horseman held a meeting to
discuss the racing outlook for an
other season. Many prominent
horsemen were present and took a
lively interest in the proceedings,
It was finally decided that cir
cult, comprising Oregon, Washing
ton and Idaho should be organized
and to be called the North Pacific
Racing Association, and commit
tee Of five was elected as central
committee, with headquarters at
Portland. Those elected were Van
B. DeLashmutt, M, D. Wisdom,
Charles Woods, A, G. Ryan and
Sam Jones. This committee will
meet shortly and will formulate a
set Of rules under which the diff
ferent race meetings will work.
The place spoken Of as most like
ly to give meetings are The Dalles,
Pendleton, La Grande, Baker City,
Walla Walla, Dayton Colfax, Lew
iston, Moscow, Spokane, Yakima.
Tacoma and Victoria for the upper
country, and Hillsboro, McMinn-
vile, Independence Albany, Eu-
gene, Salem, Portland and Van
couyer for the lower and southern
circuit.
A committeeman will be appoint
ed at each of these places by the
central committee, whose duty it
will be to organize local clubs in
their respective towns, who will
then place themselves in communi-
cation with headquarters.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-10-25
win Close Down.

The Grande Ronde Lumber Co.,
which has extensive yards at Perry
and. also own large mill there,
will suspend operations sometime
during the coming week by.closing
down their mill. This is only done
for the winter as they have an enor-
nous stock of lumber on hand 10
fill all orders and they will turn
their attention to getting in logs
for next summers run. This COM
pany has a mill with all modern
equipments, They own and oper-
ate an electric light plant which
furnishes light for the town of Per-
ry as we'll as the company's mill
and yards. The mill is equipped
with the latest machinery and is
capable of turning out thousands
of feet OF lumber in a day.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-10-25
FROM SOUTH AFRICA.
An interesting Letter From an Oregon
Man Who Went There.


In letter to e. Fl. Pagnello,
Lakeview, Mr.. Mark L. Cary says
of South Africa: 81 am sorry that
| cannot offer you any encourage
ment to come to Africa. While it
may be very bad in the United
States, at the same time it would
probably be worse for you here un-
less you had money, then you
would be all O. K. There is no
question but Africa is at present
the best place in the world after
once getting start, but to come
here without money do think you
would miss it. There are already
here hundreds of men walking the
streets out of employment and
money, men who could go behind
a bank counter and hold any posi-
tion-but the supply is greater than
the demand.
"The country is a grand country
and one that is steadily making
itself famous for its wonderful re-
sources. Last month the output
of gold from the Watwatesrand was
larger than ever before, 200,941
ozs., and the mines in nearly every
case are improving as they 60 down.
They now have in the course OF err
ection the largest stamp mill in the
world, and when they begin work.
ing on deep levels there will be q
demand for double the number Of
men employed. A good miner or
millright, carpenter, stone mason,
brick-mason or mechanic in that
line can dem md good wages, but
for clerks, bookkeepers or that sort
there is absolutely nothing. Not
withstanding that | would like
very much to see you and my
friends, / would never in the world
advise you to come unless you had
at least $500 when you reach here,
then you could bide your time and
watch your chances. Living is
very high. 1t costs me $75 per
month aside from laundry and sun
dry expenses, and | can't say that
| live in an extravagant way in
the least, but you can see from thai
unless you have money or fort
unate enough to drop into some
thing it soon eats a hole in few
hundred dollars. ! may be com,
PEELED to go to America next yeal
! to buy goods, in case do / will &c
| to Alturas.
Regarding fare and route, the
best route would be from New York
to London, $40, from London to
Cape Town $13l.50, from Cape
Town here $36.50, then you can
add about one-third for sundry OF
/ incidental expenses. 1t is a beau.
tiful trip and one you would enjoy
! very much.o
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-10-25
A Peculiar Proof.

Mrs. Emily A. Beard of Elgin
made final proof in support of the
claim of her late husband. Mr..
Francis Beard gave notice some
time ago that he intended to make
final proof, but about October 1st
he died. Now comes the widow
and is completing the title to the
land. This is the first case Of this
kind that has ever come before the
local land office. OF course she
will have no difficulty in getting a
patent, yet a certificate of the death
OF her husband, and proof that she
is the wife, are absolutely neces-
sary.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-10-25
Uncle Sam Rich in Land.

There are some people who be-
lieve that the United States, once
the greatest land dealer and land
owner in the world, is gradually
retiring from business. This is a
mistake. Uncle Sam still owns of
land, surveyed and unsurveyed,
nearly 10000, 900 acres, and in dis
posing of this will no doubt be do
ing business at the old stand for a
great many years to come. The
transaction of general land offices
have, perhaps, fallen off during the
past few years, but there is still
enough public land not taken up to
require the attention of a depart
ment Of the government for a long
time to come.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-10-25
A Boy Bear Hunter.

Arthur Eyers, an 18.year-old
hunter, brought to Walla Walla
lately the choisest meat from big,
brown bear, thought to weigh in
the neighborhood Of 400 pounds.
Arthur had gone to the Salmon
river mountains, about forty miles
from Walla Walla, with two other
young hunters, Miles Kyger and
Fay LeGrow, but the glory of kill
ing bear happened to fall to him
self alone.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-10-25

No people suffer SO much from
physical disabilities as those whose
business requires little or no mus
cular exertion. The lack Of exer-
ton causes the liver to become
sluggish and the result is constant
Constipation, Indigestion, Bilious
ness and Sick Headache. To pre-
vent this take Simmons Liver Reg
ulator; it keeps the liver active
and make ones condition as COM
Portable as those who have much
exercise.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-10-25
Marshal proceeded, successfully
capturing Pickerel."
Old Time Prices.

The Delamar Nugget has been
presented with a bill for goods sold
in Silver City in 1866. It is inter-
esting because the items charged
show the prices then prevailing,
and several Of the persons running
accounts at the store are we'll re-
membered and some of them still
residing in the county.
Here are some of the items charg-
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-10-25

Thus we can see when the miners
in 1866 INDUCED in such luxuries
as soap and sugar they had to pay
we'll for them.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-10-25
Fruit Going East.

The fruit that was on exhibition
at the Spokane fruit fair, and which
is in condition to ship, will be tax
en- charge Of by the Northern Pa
ci6c, Great Northern, and 0. r. &
N. railway companies. They will
take the fruit east and exhibit il
at different places.
The Northern Pacific is equipp-
ing travelling exhibit car with
Walla Walla and Potlatch fruits, q
large quantity Of which will be un-
der glass.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-10-25

Reader, did you ever take SIMmoNs
LIVER REGULATOR, the "KING OF
LIVER MEDICINES? 2" Everybody needs
take liver remedy. 1t is a sluggish or
diseased liver that impairs digestion
and causes constipation, when the waste
that should be carried off remains in
the body and poisons the whole system.
That dull, heavy feeling is due to
torpid liver. Biliousness, Headache,
Malaria and Indigestion are all liver
diseases. Keep the liver active by an
occasional dose of Simmons Liver Reg
ulator and you'll get rid of these trou-
bles, and give tone to the whole sys-
TEN. For a laxative Simmons Liver
Regulator is BETTER THAN PILLS. 1t
does not gripe, nor weaken, but greatly
refreshes and Strengthens.
Every package has the Red Y
stamp ON the wrapper. j. I'll.
Zeilin 81 Co., Philadelphia.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-10-25

When your watch needs cleaning
or repairing take it to Hill. the
jeweler.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-10-25

Editor J. L. Montgomery, Of Mar
shall, Ill. Democrat, states that for
many years, he suffered untold ag.
ony from Dyspepsia. At last he
began to take Ayers Sarsaparilla,
and by the time he had used elk
bottles, he was as we'll as ever.
Cures Others, will cure you.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-10-25

est railroad station, distance of
forty-fve miles. For about two
months, during high water, the
river is navigable."
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-10-25
A BIG JOB, BUT ITS DEAD EASY
LoDeE DIRECTORY

A Fra. M. NO. so MEETS THE
"A. First and Third Saturday Evenings
Of each month. Visiting bretheren cor.
lially invited to visit the lodge.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-10-25
TINE SCHEDULE.

TINE SCHEDULE.
Trains arrive every Wednesday at IL a. M.
and depart at ll:l5 a. m. For time cards
cards, maps and tickest, call on or write J. A,
Mueirhead, Agent, Athena, Oregon. Or A. d.
Charlton, Assistant General Passenger Agent
255 Morrison st. Cor. Third, Portland, Or
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-10-25

It O. o. F. NO. 70, MEETS EVERY
L. Friday night. Visiting Odd Fellows
good standing always welcome.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-02

NHTANTED-An en- gineer by trade wishes u
NM position al amy kinu Or work. Apply
A. No 10 Irwin Place between Taylor and
Ninth streets. al Ct
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-02
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.
An Amendment Aimed ~ the Abolition
81 sfspssk Essiss."

4. Amendment Aimed ~ the Abolition
e "spssk Easiss."
HARRISBURG, April "A bill to amend
the eighteenth section Of the Brooks high
license act was introduced in the house
last evening by Mr., Stewart, of Philadel-
phia. The proposed amendment provides
that any hotel, house, or room where
liquors are sold, offered for sale. drunk or
given away, In violation Of the law, shall
be declared to be disorderly houses. A
violation Of the sot Is made q misdemeanor,
punishable by fine Of $50 and imprison-
ment. 1t is also provided that persons to
SO offend shall have knowledge Of the IL
licit sale Of vinous, spurious or malt
liquors or any admixture thereof on the
premises upon which he or she has been
found.
Mr. Develin, OF Philadelphia introduced
bill authorizing the governor to appoint
a commission to erect a tablet at Fort
Greenyille, O., to mark the contest of
Indian nations, and appropriating $500
therefor.
A resolution was adopted directing the
superintendent of public buildings to dec
crate the capitol on April 0, the occasion
of the anniversary of the survivors of Cen
eral Hartranft's division, the expense of
the decorations to be provided for DO the
general appropriation bill
The vote by which the bill increasing
the salary of the public printer was de
feated was reconsidered, after which the
bill was referred to the committee on print
ing.
Mr.. Schwartz, Of Monroe, introduced
resolution declaring it to be the sense of
the house that tax Of 81, 900 should not
be imposed on Carpenters hall while it is
maintained for patriotic purposes and
that copy of the resolution be sent to
each member Of city councils
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-02

CoNsTANTINoPLE, April 2.-It is reported
that the porte has prepared schedule of
Armenian refoHn for submission to the
pewers According to this scheme two or
three of the provinces will be united undcr
governor general, under whom fifteen
state educated Armenians will be ap-
pointed caimakans, and ten Turkish
mute. will be appointed sarifs. 1t is
even stated that Turkan Pasha, late of
Crete, or Chakir Pasha, formerly ambas-
sador to st. Petersburg, will be made gov
ernor general, and that Won der Coils
Pasha, German in the employ of tho
Turkish government, will organize a gen.
darmeric composed of Christians and Nus
sulmanS.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-02
WANTED
WANTED!

M ANTED-Mcn to canvass ard learn our
w business. Salary and comm ssion paid
to the right man The Singer ManuIactur-
ing Company. sli Market street. merit
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-02
~ AN lNHUMAN MOTHER.
She Talks Calmly Of the Murder Of He
Two Children.

Two Children.
COLUMBUS, o., April a.-Last Saturday
Mrs. W. II. B. Williams, wife Of real es-
tate man residing at Grove City, village
about eight miles southeast Of Columbus,
arrived in the city with her three children,
Annie, aged II, Maude, aged 10, and
Harry, aged q and registered at the Park
hotel. Yesterday morning Mrs. Williams
left the hotel, and about 8 o'clock In the
afternoon chambermaid who went to the
room to put 1t In order found two of the
children, Maude and Harry, dead in bed
with their throats cut. There was bloody
razor on the foot Of the bed. The boy had
died without struggle, but there were
evidences that tho girl had made a fieroe
fight with her inhuman mother.
Annie said that when her mother went
away she cautioned the girl not to go to
bed, and not to say anything about her abb
sence. Mr.. Williams arrived last even
Ing and would not permit his daughter to
talk. Domestic troubles are said to have
caused the estrangement between Will
Jams and his wife and her subsequent acts,
but he refuses to talk.
Williams and his daughter were locked
up at the police station pending an inves-
tigation. Late last night Mrs Williams
was arrested. She showed no evidences of
insanity, and told the story of the horri-
BILE crime In calm voice. She said she
had made up her mind last week to kill
herself and her children, and came to Co
lumbus for that purpose. She secured
some opium, and all three took the drug
Saturday night. 1t took effect only on
the little girl Maude
She then determined to secure a razor
and waited until yesterday morning She
first cut the boys wrist, expecting him to
bleed to death. He awakened, however,
and then she cut his throat. The body Of
Maude was not touched by the razor. Mrs.
Williams said she then asked Annie to let
her cut her wrist, but the child begged so
piteously she lost courage and left the no
tel, intending to drown herself She said
1t then occurred to her that Annie might
be accused Of the crime, and she changed
her mind and went to the house of friend,
where she was arrested
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-02

PHILADELPHIA April 2.-Rcv Russell
II. Conwell, pastor of Grace Baptist
Temple, and the members of the congre-
CATION are indignant over the action of
the board of revision of taxes in placing
the temple on the list of assessed proper
ties at valuation Of $4,000 The board
bases its action upon the assertion that tho
temple is not dedicated solely to religious
purposes, but is frequently used for enter
tainments and concerts The question af-
fects nearly every church in this city, and
Its outcomei is watched with much interest.
The official notice from the tax board ixes
the amount of his wears tax at $3l45
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-02

PlTrsBURG, April 2.-There was break
in the ranks of the striking miners of the
Pittsburg district yesterday, when the
mines Of L. Robinson, on the Wheeling
division of the Baltimore and Ohio road,
resumed work at the compromise rate of
sixty cents per ton. About $50 men are
employed there. The break is not consid.
cred serious one by the miners officials,
as it is quite certain that the organization
will not accept the sixty cent rate, which
is nine cents lower than the rate demanded
by the strikers.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-02

EOR RENT.-Elght roomed house, No. sos
Il West sixth street. aud five roomed
honse No. bOi Wright street. Mrs. Jourdnn.
No, Coz Washington streGt, m30.Gti
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-02

w ANTED.- bright Intelligent Iadlea
w to write mail circulars, etc. at their
wasting. Send 20 stamp. Miss Mary STAN
ion, South Bend. Ind. OF
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-02
NUGGETS OF NEWS.

The police Of Buffalo anneuncs that no
further glove contests" will be permitted
in that city.
The postoffice at South Omaha, Neb.,
was robbed Of 5000 Sunday night by
cracksmen. A large amount of stamps
were also taken.
George N. Scott, for four years cashier
for the mississippi Logging company at
Beefslaugh, MINI, is reported SEQ, 600
short in his accounts.
The health Of Rnssla's czarowitz is again
causing gravest anxiety, and his mother,
the dowager empress, will probably shorten
her stay at Copenhagen.
The mill workers employed by ex Con.
gresham Stevens g. Sons, at four New
Hampshire mills, have had their wages In
creased to the schedule paid before re-
oent. reduction.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-02

STANFORD, Conn, April 2. - John
O'Mara, laborer of this place, called at
the house of the widow of his brother
Thomas yesterday afternoon, and when
she came to the door he fired four shots
from revolver at her, each of which took
effect Holding tho smoking revolver In
his hand he leaped into passing truck,
but was captured minute later by Police
man Edward O'Brien. The woman was
fatally wounded. The act was the result
OF Mrs. o'Mara's refusal to divide the
VI, 200 insurance paid her upon the death
oil her husband among john oMara and
other relatives.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-02

NEW YORK, April 2.-Mrs. Madra Rob
inson, who has charge of the ladies' room
In the d., l.. and w. railroad station ut
Hoboken. called at the morgue yesterday
afternoon and positively identified the
body OF the negro woman found murdered
on Sunday us that of a woman who arrived
AT the station on Tuesday morning last.
The young woman told Mrs Robinson
that She in company with several other
colorcd girls, had come from Heatsville,
Va, to look for work. She said she had
been sent north by white man. Super
intcndent Byrncs said he had n number of
clews rs to who committed the murder,
but refused to make them public on the
ground that the ends OF justice would DO
defeated.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-02

L'OR RENr-A two-story brick house, No
IL ~ irwin Place Apply to IL. L. We rhon
this office
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-02

w restaurants and prlvate families at
short notice. Apply at the Wilmington
Intelligence ONCE No. stb shlpley street
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-02

BROOKLYN, April 2, -Helena Person q
domestic in the employ of Henry Harteau,
of b54 Washington avenue this city, was
smothered yesterday, presumably by smoke
from a slight fire in the house. After the
blaze had been extingulshed fireman
found the body of the servant in her room
with her head submerged In a tub of
water. 1t is surmlsed that she fell, strik.
ing her head on the tub, and was knocked
senseless. A lighted candle she carried set
fire to some straw in the room,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-02

PITTsBURG, April 2,-Thc committee of
one hundred of the New National party
met i" Pittsburg yesterday and decided
that the national executive committee
shall be formed by n representation Of two
men and two women from each state,
For the state committees the representa-
tlon shall be the same for each legislative
district. The state convention is to DO
held in Pittsburg or Altoona ON June 4.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-02

PARIS, April 2.-Camillo Doucet, per
pctual secretary of the French academy, is
dead. NJ. Doucct was born in Paris May
~, 1872, studied law, and for some time
practiced us notary. His earlier dramas
were produced at the Odeon with consd-
cradle success. In 1858 NJ. Doucet was
named divisional chief Of theatcrs, and in
this capacity was charged with supreme
direction OF the imperial theaters of Paris
and the departments. He was elected
momber of the French academy April 7,
1915, in the place of Alfred Devigny, and
on March 80, 1876 succeeded NJ. Patln as
perpetual secretary
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-02

wAsHISaToS, April a.--Augqst Berg
mann, convicted Of the crime q murder
In Camden county, y, j., and sentenced
to death therefor must die. 30 said the
supreme court OF the United States yes.
to-day In an opinion read by Mr.. Justice
Harlan In the matter Of his appeal from
the Judgment of the United States circuit
court for New jersey, tefnslng 10 issue IA
writ of hsbeas corpus for his release from
the custody OF Edmund A. Booker, sheriff.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-02

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The uses of SCOTS Emul-
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