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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-07-15
NEGROES EMPLOYED
PACKING TRUST PAYING LOW
ER WAGES THAN INDEPEN-
DENT COMPANIES.
Price Of Meat in New York Advanced
Two Cents Per Pound Stand
still at Kansas City.

Chicago, July 49, Peaceful was the
condition of affairs in the stock yards
territory this morning. Knots Of strik,
ers were to be seen looking over the
situation, but there was no disorder ex-
cept case where a number OF Poles up
set couple of cinder wagons.
Eighty negroes we're taken into the
plants last night to assist in transferring
beef to coolers. Most of the work be
ing done is in the nature of cleanup,
getting the odds and ends together.
Several hundred police are within
easy reach of the yards should trouble
appear.
President Donelly, of the Butchers
Union, this morning said to the Scrip
News, that all being asked of the pack
ers is that 49, cents per hour be main
tanned for the laborers, and in view OF
the fact that the average working time
in nearly all departments is less than
40 hours per week, it could readily be
seen the unions demands was reason
able. All the independent companies
Donelly said, are paying much higher
rate than the union asks the trust com
panies to pay.
New York July l3. Thirty-four hun
dred butchers and other employees join
ed the meat strike this morning. The
packers called on the police for protec-
ton, which was granted. The retailers
lost nc time boosting prices two cents.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-07-15

Pendleton, July 15.Fire broke out
in the residence Of Fred Hangover few
minutes after 1890 o'clock this morning
and before the department had arrived
the flames had gotten good headway.
1t 10 oked as il the house was doomed,
but the hose company responded quickly
and in few minutes got the fire under
control. The kitchen where the FIRE
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-07-15
Normal School Catalogue.

The new catalogues of the Eastern
Oregon State Normal School issued re-
Gently from the state printing Office pre-
sent very attractive appearance. The
cuts, which include views of the town,
school buildings, and interior views, are
remarkably clear and well brought out.
The typographical work is neat and in
every way creditable. Weston Leader.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-07-15
HuckIeberry Crop.

The huckleberry crop this season will
be very heavy all over the mountains.
The frosts which played havoc with
crops and gardens in the foothill dis
tricts did not injure the berry crop to
any extent.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-07-15
Caught Two Of the Men

taken Wednesday by Sheriff Taylor and
yesterday afternoon Deputy Sheriff J.
A. BIakley arrived with William Wood
who was given an immediate hearing.
While the herder said there were three
men in the party that did the works only
two have been arrested, it being i'm
possible 80 FAR to find the third man.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-07-15

Pendleton, June 15.-News has been
received in this city that Chas. s. Nc
Nichols, an Indian inspector Of Arizona,
has been appointed bonded superintend-
ent Of the UmatiIla agency, to succeed
Agent Wilkins, who handed in his
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-07-15
Russian Losses insignificant.
Death Of Mrs, ]. A.Baddeley

husband and three unmarried sons. Her
husband, "Charley" Baddeley, was a
former partner of ex-County Judge
G. A. Hartman in farming enterprises
and was well known.
The funeral is held today at 2 o'clock
and interment will take place in the
Weston cemetery.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-07-15
Indian Agent Appointed

resignation to the department some time
ago. Charles Robinson will be retained
as clerk on the reservation. 1t is under
stood that Senator Mitchell has recon-
mended the appointment Of Allen A.
Cunningham, Of Salem, as Indian in
spector to succeed Inspector McNichols.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-07-15

r>Mrs. j. ~. Baddeley, wife Of the
prominent Weston farmer and horse
man, died Wednesday at p. m. at the
farm residence near Weston, after a
brief illness, with blood poisoning,
Mrs. Baddeley, whose maiden name
was Mary Morgan, has been a resident
Of this county since 1871 and leaves
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-07-15

depot. Athena how has three OF the
best streets Of any town in the state
outside Of Portland. The city is to be
congratulated on having finished the
work before the heavy wheat hauling
begins.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-07-15
Street Grading is Finished

Y The work of grading Third and Fourth
streets for a distance of three blocks,
from Main to College streets, has been
finished, and crushed rock has been
used in filing in around the o. r. & N.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-07-15

Two Of the men charged with the
killing Of the sheep belonging to DAWN
& Eyraud in the northeast part Of the
county last week and with threatening
the life Of the herder, j. Rubail, have
been arrested and taken to Pendleton
and are now out under $3.50 bail. Harry
Kelly. one Of the alleged csttlemen, was
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-07-15
JAPS SUCCESSFULLY
TAKE TWO TOWNS
Fierce Engagement Between Forces Of
Two Armies at Kai Chou.

New Chwang, July 14-News has
been received here of the taking Of
Kinchow ana also of the occupation Of
Kashigon. Kinchow is town on the
Tien Tsin railroad, few miles west Of
here.
Chez Foo, July IA spirited land
engagement is in progress near Kai
Chou, according to private advices re-
ceived here today. This battle had been
long expected. A large number Of
forces of both armies are engaged
Russians Leave Strong Positions.
London, July 14.-The Toxic corre-
spondent OF the Daily Telegraph sends
official dispatches giving the progress of
the Takushan army up to July II, on
which date the heights south of Sekisai-
yu were stormed and taken after stub
born resistance. The Russians, the
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-07-15

dispatches say, have retired from Sen
iayu, where they had strongly fortified
positions.
artillery fire.
st. Petersburg, July 14.--A dispatch
today reports that the force of Japanese
which began to march at Tatichi Kiao,
has returned to Kai Chow.
Rumors Of Fall of Port Arthur.
London, July IA. There is published
this morning rumor that Port Arthur
had fallen; but it is discredited, and
lacks confirmation of any sort.
Russian Losses Insignificant
Ia Tche Kiao, July IA. All accounts
of General Samsonotf's retirement from
Kaichou aggree it was carried out with
the most perfect order and that the
Russian losses we're insignificant, while
the Japanese suffered heavily from the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-08
TIE-UP IN BROOKLYN.
Feed Wires of B. r. Z. System Are
Weakened by Lightning.

A tie-up Of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
system yesterday morning was result OF hsht-
ming Cars on the various surface and elevated
lines were tied up anywhere from an hour 10 three
hours and the system was not in perfect opera
ton again until after the morning rush hour
The trouble began at CHS a. m. when feed wires
running from the Kent-ave. power house were
burned. Lightning had reached some of the wires
wea kening them greatly This not discovered,
however. until the heavy rush hour current was
turned on the wires The weakened wires gave
way first at Myrtle and CIasson ayes. and the
entire circuit there burned out. This directly
tied up the Ridgewood and Lexington-ave ele-
waited lines. The current distributed from this
point TO reinforce the Kings County elevated and
the trolley lines in the lower part OF the borough.
These circuits being deprived of the auxiliary cur
rent soon gave way under the pressure Of trafic.
and switch boxes were blown rapidly at Myrtle
and Gates aves, Myrtle and Tompkins ayes, Full
ton-st. and Franklin-ave. and Reid and Gates ayes
Then a switch box blew out at the Court-st. sta
ton OF the Kings County elevated and started
fire that endangered the station for a while. The
fremen complained that IL half hour before
the turned off the third rain completely
and that they had work at the menace of their
other places put out without serious damage
The loss Of the current by the surface lines pass
ing the Borough Hall occurred about o'clock after
of the trouble the elevated lines was over
This tied all lines intersecting IN front OF the
courthouse for about thTee-qUarters of hour
q result Of the suspension of traffic, and
were several hours late at that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-08
MORE CROTON POLLUTION.
Dead animals and Barn Yards
Cross River Pollution.

s,nr. THE Tribune exposed the pollution OF
the Croton water supply at Katonah and Water
Commissioner Oakley sent Ave inspectors to
the district do patrol duty. reports have
come from other sources OF pollution on the
Cross River and its tributaries and at the head
waters Of the Croton, near Pawling Stable and
barn yards filed with manure stand on the
banks Of several streams. where no effort has
ever been made by the city to condemn pro-
tective strips and the carcasses Of several dead
animals are SAID 20 lie almost in the water
In driving the last few days over the Croton
watershed in Bedford and the adjoining towns
said a man who lives at Bedford STATION 10 a
Tribune reporter yesterday Il was very nluch
surprised TO find number of barn and stable
yards backed up on streams which flow directly
into the Croton and the waters of which FORM
part of the New-York supply. Near Bedford
Centre on the Broad River. there is a big stable
on the edge of the stream. At high water the
dirty yard is flooded and the drainage at all
times flows into the stream.
THE conditions along the Cross River are not
inviting The drainage of the post village OF
Cross River, with three or four hundred lnhaol-
tants. flows into the stream. There are many
stables and outhouses within the protective.
limit On a little tributary of the Cross, ABOUT
three miles from Bedford Station. the barn Of
a big dairy farmer is on the bank, and the cattle
are driven through the stream morning anu
night AT Pawlng. the headwaters or the
Croton, there are several decaying bodies OF
animals within a few feet OF the water A lay
man cannot help but be impressed by the GAN
ger of drinking such water, but it hardly seems
possible that such conditions can exist without
the knowledge Of the Water Department.
At Water Commissioner Oakleys office, IN the
Park Row Building, Deputy Commissioner PEN
dergast said that five inspectors had gone or
duty early in the week, with instructions to
make the closest possible search for pollutions
They have orders to cause the arrest of any one
found bathing in the streams from which the
CITY gets water So far no report has been re-
ceived from them.
II was said at the office that report hao
bean received from George w BrdsaH, the act
ing chief engineer at Katonah. that there was
nothing alarming in the situation. The report
was not given out.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-08
SHOOTS WIFE, KILLS SELF.
Nezc-York actors Sudden Crime IN
NelC-JerSey.

Orange. N J., June morris F1nKle' an
actor of No % East Ninety-ninth-st., Mammal
tan, shot his wife. injuring her seriously IL iO'
fatally and then killed himself. this eVehihs' "'
Vailsburg Mrs F'inlxle. who is an actress Is d'
the Memorial Hospital in this city. She mas ioui
bullets in her body. and her chances or recover
are not considered good. She recently had pee"
staying with her three childrn at the Uie
field farm, a resort in Vailsburg. not 1ar IIOii'
the junction of VaiIsburg with Orange ana East
Orange. which is a favorite place for persons
in the theatrical profession.
Where Mrs. Finkle played during tne ia''
season is not known by others at the 1arhl hoi
does much appear to be known about her uu7-
hand He arrived at the farm this afternoon
IN a visit 10 his wife, and it appears TO nave
baen his intention then to return to Manhattan
to-night
This evening after the children had retlreo'
Mr. and Mrs Finkle started out for walk
Tney had not been gone long when word reacheu
the farm that both had been shot. They were
found a short distance away. He was DEAD
with a bullet hole in his head and piston IN
his right hand His wife lay close beslde MN
on the ground with four bullets in her bodv
Previous to the time they left the farIh they
are not known to have quarrelied Inc W0lla"
remains unconscious and can give no eXpiand-
ton of the affair. They do not appear 10 nave
been troubled with money matters, as flhhIe
had SOL in cash and lot of Jewelry IN MS pos,
session. and his wife is said TO have been wen
supplied with both money and jewelrY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-08
IMPORTANT SESSION OF MINE BOARD.
To Try to Prevent Threatened Strike of Five
Thousand Men

Tamaqua. Penn, June THE mine conCia-
ton board met at Lansford to-day for what
promises to be the most notable session it has
yet held. The board met TO endeavor to bring
about a compromise between the Lehigh Coal
and Navigation Company and it's employees re-
garding alleged discrimination the part of
the company against union All the mem
beers of the board present with the excep-
ton Of Mr.. Luther. superintendent of the Phia-
delphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
who is in Europe His colleag CUES. Messrs. Con-
nell and Warrimer. will represent him by proxy
The miners. being the compliments, will be
heard first. Twenty persons. nearly all of whom
are miners. will give testimony on behalf of the
union. For the company. w. D. Zehner, super
intendent OF the Lehigh Coal and Navigation
Company, will give testimony. will several
subordinate officials. and. in all probability Mr.
Riley, president of the company The officers of
the United Mine Workers state openly that the
question of the reinstatement of the men at the
No IL colliery, who. the company contends, left
its employ voluntarily while working tempo
rarily at the No. collery, is subordinated by
the question to whether the company shall
be compelled to take back into its employ the
one hundred or more men who have been black
listed. the company alleges because they were
guilty of violence during the strike.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-08
LIONS FIGHT IN DARK.
Take AdUantage of Coney's Eclipse
-BOnaUita IN Cage.

-Four Of the big Nubian hons-C:esar Sultan. Car
and Merrimac-a part Of the twenty seven which
Bonavta in his act. threatened with
blood poisoning A result of a fight among them
when tho lights in Coney Island Mon
day night. leaving the place in darkness for TWEEN
ty-two minutes. The animals badly bitten
and scratched. and the wounds began tester
overnight.
Assisted by his trainers, Bonavita lured Merrt-
to the bars of his cage, and a syringe filed
with water squi:ted in the Hons face
until the wounds were cleansed. Then q quart of
peroxide went the same way. Sultan. however,
haI To be dragged to the bars while Bonavita
entered the cage and cared for the lions wounds
finally tied down.
The worst Of the fighting took place in the pas
sa geway that runs from the arena the back OF
the dens. Bonavita had only been il the a
minute before the lights went Out OF the
darkness could be heard the swish OF Bona T;ta's
whip. Then the soft thud of the
lions jumped down from their pedestals There
a rush for lights OF sort but il five
minutes before they came. fash from revolver
showed Bonavita backed up against the bars with
a lion creeping toward him The trainer refuse,
lanterns around the big cage. which cast fainE
light for few feet.
vita. and suddenly leaped on Sultan. That was the
signal for the other lions. open the doors.
said Bonay!ta. The whip cracked. and the brutes
nearest tho entrance shot through IT, In three
minutes the arena cleared From the passage
wa came the sounds Of enraged beasts in conflict
Ronavita forced into the open three times
IL took an hour and nalt TO land tho lions in
Bonewta finally appeared the floor he
heartily Cheere!.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-08
HE DEFENDS ANIITOXIN.
DR.. Biggs Denies That 1t Would
Cause PARALYSIS.

Dr. Hermann NJ Bggs the expert bacteriologist
of the Board of Health. his return last evening
from Atlantic City. told u Tribune reporter Of the
organization there Of the National Association for
the Study and Prevention of tuberculosis
DR.. Biggs said the formation of the association
had been under consideration for several months
It was designed 10 occupy the place and do the
work of similar associations in Great Britain
France Germany and other countries on the Con-
tinent. and would be affiliated probably with the
International Bureau for the Prevention OF Tuber-
culosis which has its headquarters in Berlin.
The membership is not confined to medical men,
but any one interested in the subject is eligible
DR. E. L. Trudeau. Of Saranao Lake. n. Y. was
chosen president and thirty trustees were elected
from various parts Of the United States, who will
have the general management OF the araiTs or the
association The association was organized for the
diffusion of knowledge in regard TO tuberculosis ana
the stimulation OF efforts for its prevention
Asked regarding the letter OF DIR. Elmer Lee. pub
lished in Mondays Tribune, cOndemnns antitoxin
treatment for dphtheria, Dr. Biggs said the time
for discussing that treatment had passed years ago
There were anti-va ccinatonists. but nobody would
dignity them by replying to their criticisms. The
efficacy Of anttoxin treatment for diphtheria was
as much an established fact that Of vaccination
was In the treatment of smallpox.
Dr. Biggss attention called to the following
letter 10 The Tribune from DR.. Albert s. Ash
mead
Referring TO the statements of Dr. Elmer Lee
toxin in diphthera, which you quote in today
Tribune. they inform you that only last week
reported the death OF a four year old child at No
90 West F1fteth-st.. directly due 10 New-York
Board OF Health's anti -di phtheria serum. Some
pert from the New-York Board Of Health had ad-
Ininisered the stuff and the child had received no
other treatment The worst OF post-diph-
theritic neuritis (paralyss) l have ever was
the result. Evidently the horse serum used in the
case was not an antitoxn at all; As the certificate
OF deaf which wrote passed the visng of the
authorities and Coroner's investigation or
dered judge that the NewYork Board Of Health
did to have any investigation made into
the kind OF virus they are issuing gratultously to
the people. and which they call "anu-diphtheritic
serum
DR. Bggs said he knew nothing OF the case re-
ferred IN DR. Ashmead's letter but asserted tina
diphtheTa antitoNin being administered TO
tens OF thousands OF children all over the world
every day The death rate OF the city had been
reduced to one-thrd OF what II before. and
that was due absolutely 10 the antitoXin treatment
for diphtheTia.
DR. Biggs added that he had never known in
stance where death caused by the antitoxin
treatment. The characteristic feature Of dipht heria
was paralysis. and there was absolutely no tustlh-
cation for saying that paralysis due to the
toxin.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-08
MRS. PHIPPS'S SIDE.
WILL APPEAL TO COURTS.
Her Conscience Clear, She Says
Preparing for Operation.

.a-,es NJ Reck OF Sherman & Sterling, couA-
x-l co. Mrs Lawrence c. Phipps' whose TWO
Children wera tale:: away from her in the Hotel
,Sethe.lena i.ss week, yesterday gave out this
statement concerning the matter for Mrs.
Phipps:
las Mr. Phipps has seen Mt TO make public
statement as TO our differences, am released
from promise made 10 my counsel Mr. James
II Beck. not to do the same. Differences have
existed between me and him for several years.
For the honor of the Phipps name which my
children bear I trust that / may never find it
necessary 10 state the nature of these differ
ences. It is enough to say that they left me
no other course as n self-respecting woman
"Bor the sake of the children we continued to
live together under the same roof, and returned
only a few weeks ago from Europe. where We
had been travelling with children. On our
return Mr.. Phipps ostensibly went West on
business. and, after taking the children to
Pittsburg. I came to New-York TO consult my
physicians. 1 was advised that my health re-
quired me TO submit to a surgical operation, and
had perfected arrangements to have it per-
formed as soon after June as practicable.
While awaiting II. was living at the Neither
land. That fact was well known to my family,
and my mail was forwarded TO me from Pitts
burg
uncertain, I naturally desired TO have my two
children with me in what might be my remain
ing days of life, and for this purpose brought
Them from Pittsburg 10 New-York. 1t was
under these circumstances that, without warn
:ng Of any kind to me, and without even an in
tirnatioa IL me OF any dispute as TO their Gus
fody. they were forcibly taken away from me on
Friday last.
LAS TO the manner in which it was done,
shall make comment. The facts speak for
themselves. 1t is due TO Mr.. Phipps and his
hired band of detectives TO say that it is untrue
that ] bound and gagged in my room at
the Netherland But it must be added that
etill bear the marks OF my husbands assault
upon me when I attempted to reclaim my chill
dIen il the car at Jersey City. Mr.. Phipps's
reason for such a step is beyond my comprehen-
sion. prefer TO assume that he may have acted
upon some malicious rumOr that was about TO
take the children from him. Nothing was fur
Their from my purpose 1 am advised that my
right TO the custody OF these young children is
clear, and unless they are peaceably restored 10
me- shall certainly invoke the aid of the law.
II court proceedings must be had have no rea-
son TO fear the outcome. / have nothing which
] need seek to hide, and in this lamentable af-
fair my conscience is absolutely clear"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-08
WOMAN'S BODY IN YARD.
Fell or Jumped to Death IN WaU-
erley Place.

The body of a young woman Of good looks and
apparent refinement. who had given the name OF
Mary Lowell and who appeared to be about TWEEN
tv-hye wears old was found yesterday in the rear
ward Of a house at No. 1f Wsverley Place in which
rooms are rented. and where she had lived since
last Saturday She evidently had fallen or jumped
to her death from a window OF her room on
the third floor =
H F. Forbush. jantor at the building. said the
Young woman went to the house Saturday and ap-
piled for q furnished Her manner was re-
fined in keeping with her appearance. and she
seemed to be of a cheerful temperament She
gave her name as Mary Lowell. and said she was
a stenographer in a downtown Office. The janitor
does not remember whether the woman told him
she was married single. She said her trunk
would be sent to the house later in the day. When
1t came Forbush inquired OF the expressman where
he had got it, and is the recollection OF the jan
itor that the said it was from No "a or NO. So
Rank-st. not far distant. Inquiry at both ad-
lish her residence at either place.
It was learned later that the woman was be-
lieved to be the sister of q mother superior In n
convent in Paterson. Among her effects were
two cards and letter On one of these cards was
the name. Sister NJ. Bernard Dominican Convent
was the name Sister NJ. Bernard. ST. Rose
Academy. No. 81 Jackson-ave. Paterson, n =
The letter bore the signature Mamie Pietro The
Pietro woman found in Harlem. She said that
the dead womans name was Lowell and that she
had sister who is the janitress OF the Ninety
Mrs. Pietro said that Sister Bernard was also
a sister OF the dead woman.