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IL-1TE?
BOTH WERE LOADED
Ed Dolsen Kills a Woman by
Carlessly Handling .
A REVOLVER, WHILE DRUNK.
roke His Neok, but Still Lives
Six Persons Killed.
n Pendleton as Jessie vv alton, an
nmate of a house of ill fame, was
hot and instantly killed by - a
gambler named Ed Dolsen, who
has been in Athena for some time.
Dolsen, who was drunk at the time
claims it was an accident. He
was bound over by Justice Bishop,
of Pendleton, in the sum of zUUU
to answer to to the charge of nuir
der in the second degreeyThe
llowing particulars are taken
from the East Oregonian: ,
Friday evening about :dO o -
clock, Ed Dolsen was engaged in
drinking and making merry with
three women, his wile Maria LoI-
sen, the dead gin, Jessie wauon,
and Edna Homer, at a question
able resort known aa No. 4, on
Cottonwood street.
Dolsen was considerably under
the influence of liquor, and he had
with him a large pistol with a
pearl handle, a relic of the late
dank Vaughn. After drinking
about twenty minutes Dolsen drew
this' weapon and twirled it around
on his finger Suddenly it dropped
and exploded, either while in his
hand or after it struck the floor.
essio Walton stood in front of
mm, and blood was seen rushing
a 1
from her mouth. Maria Dolsen
testified that she said: "Ed you' ve
killed her." ' "I'll eive myself up
to the officers," he replied, and he
stooped and picked up the weapon.
le was very drunk.
Acrowd was soon attracted to the
scene, Dr. J. W. Morrow, who had
been called, being among the first
to arrive. The unfortunate wo
man was bleeding profusely and
continued to do so until she died
fifteen or twenty minutes after his
arrival. The bullet entered her
mouth and passed through her
head, afterward dropping to the
floor.
- " THE VERDICT.
A coroner s jury was einpan-
nelled at 8 o clock this forenoon
and an inquest held before B, B
Bishop, justice of the peace and
acting coroner. The testimony in
troduced brought substantially the
frets mentioned above, lhe jury
found that the deceased came to
her death from a wound inflicted
by one Ed Dolsen, while carelessly,
negligently and unlawluliy hand
' . . . a
ing a pistol m a dangerous man
ner, and without proper regard ior
human life: and that he is guilty
of the crime of unlawfully causing
the death of said deceased. The
jurymen were C.S. Jackson, T. C.
Taylor, 11. Jackson, il. MCArthur,
John Ducan and William Hilton.
WHO SHE WAS.
But little is known of the poor
creature whose life has paid the
forfeit of another's carelessness.
Her friend and companion, Edna
Homer, testified that she thought
her true name was Tillie B. Wallis,
and that her parents formerly liv
ed at Nevada City, Cal. She was
fairly good looking girl, about
twenty-four years old. It jb said
that she came originally Irom Mel
bourne, Australia.
The Salem Statesman says of
her: "Jessie Walton was pretty
well known in Salem two or three
years ago. She Deiongea to ine
snorting class of women out was
distinguished for her . superior in
telligence and accomplishments;
She was raised in bouthern Ore
gon and had a pleasant home
and many more than the usual ad
vantages. She became infatuated
with a masculine scoundrel, left
her home and from that time her
course was downward."
The Portland Telegram says in
its account of the affdr: "Born of
worth v parents, her father a re
spected resident of Southern Ore
gon and her mother a faithful wife:
raised in a hapDV home; educated
'more than the average girl and
graduated from an Oregon col
lege; polished until she could sing
and play well, and easily spealc
several languages, pretty Jessie
Walton was shot last night in
Pendleton, and died fifteen min
utes after the bullet had done its
fearful work."
Dolsenlis a vonne fallow who
has flourished irtPendletm seven
years. He followed gambling for
a livilihood, and has bornea some
what shady reputation.
SECOND DERGEE HORDES.
D.ilsen was arrainged in Jus
tice Bishop's court at 2
o'clock
this afternoon. He said nothing,
and merely waived examination,
being bound over in the sum of
$2000 to answer to tbe charge of
ATHENA
ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON,
deeree. The
i
language of the statute governing !
the case is as follows:
"If any person shall bv an act
imminently dangerous to others,
and evincing a depraved mind, re
gardless of human life, although
without any design to effect the
death of. any particular individual,
kill another, such person nau De
deemed guilty of murder in the
second degree."
If convicted on this charge uol
sen's punishment will be imprison
ment for life. If indicted' how
ever, he may be convicted under
the statute of , a lighter, offense,
such as assault and battery, as
sault with a dangerous weapon or
manslaughter.
DECENTLY INTERRED.
The remains of the victim were
given decent burial this afternoon
in Olney cemetery. She was pop
ular among the class to which she
belonged, and, eleve n carriages fol
lowed her remains to the grave.
Broke His Neck, but Lives.
Contrary to the general belief, it
appears from the following from an
exchange, that a man can break his
neck and still live. Joseph Llan-
cey, while watching a horse race at
spoKane, leu on a nign Doara
fence on his head and sustained a
fracture in the neck. Literally he
had although the heart continued
to beat.
Soon after he was taken to the
hospital paralysis from the chin
downward supervened, and the pa
tient, though alive was absolutely
helpless. There was not a par
ticle of sensation in any part of
the body - below the neck. He
could wink, his eye, protude his
tongue, and was sensative in every
particular above his- shoulders,
but below the line of demarkation.
as the doctors call it, he was prac
tically dead.
Several consultations of physi
cians were held before resorting to
final measures in the case. It was
agreed that paralysis was the out
come of some foreign body pressing
on the spinal column and that the
obstacle was undoubtedly the frac
tured vertebrate heard when he
fell over the fence.
Recently ' he was operated on
and it is now thought that he will
recover. He is forty years of age
and a miner by occupation, being
strong and muscular.
SIX PERSONS KILLED.
A Snake River Steamer Blows Up,
; With Disastrous Results.
News has iust been received
here that the Union Pacific steam
er Annie Faxon plying on Snake
river between Riparia and Lewis'
ton, i blew up this morning at
Wade's Bar. four miles bslow Al-1
mota. Six persons were killed
and a number wounded. Among
the killed is Engineer Brown. .The
Faxon was a stern wheeler , with a
capacity of 564 tons.' It is re
ported that T. II. Mcintosh ana
his brother, C. J. , Mcintosh, lost
their lives by the ; explosion. Mr.
Mcintosh was formerly a conduct
or oh the Spokane branch of the
Union Pacific. '
It is stated in a dispatch from
Walla Walla that the captain and
purser were injured and the pur
ser's wife killed, and that twelve
deck hands are supposed to have
lost their lives. 1 he cause of the
catastrophe is unknown as yet. ;
THE KILLED AND INJURED.
The names of the killed are:
Thomas Mcintosh and brother,
passengers; . Mrs. Tappan, the pur
ser's wife; George Farwell, a wait
er; Joseph Bush and William
Kidd, deck hands; and a hreman
whose Christian name was Paul.
The injured are: Jack Moritz, the
steward; Sage Aiken, assistant en
gineer; Capt. Henry Baughman,
Daniel Bechtol, and two others.
A Rich Strike.
Wonderfully rich gold discover-
ies have Deen maae near Conner s
a 1 Vk. f
Ferry, Idaho, lhe people are
greatly excited and prospectors are
pouring in from all points, loca
tions are beiag made rapidly.
The strikt is exceptionally valu
able to that Bv'Uon of the country,
as it has always considered essen
tially a silver district, and on ac
count of the low price of silver the
district has been slightly stagnant,
but the find has revived the whole
Kootenai valley. The location of
the find is about eighteen hour's
ride from Spokane.
. A Man Found Dead.
While herding cows near Baker
City a boy ran across the body of
an unknown man ased' about 60
years.1 A coroner's jury decided
that the- deceased had been dead
a month, and that death was
caused by an overdose of morphine.
There was found on his person a
I one-onnce bottle partly filled with
morphia'e, a silver watch and a
pocket knife. ' ' -
If you want the new take tbe
THE FIGHT HOW ON
Two Silver Bills in the House
of Representatives-
FOURTEEN DATS FOR DEBATE.
Contract Labor Law They
All Organized.
Are
"We do not intend that any po
litical party shall survive that
will lay a confiscating hand upon
America in tht- interest of England
and of Europe, and demonetize sil
ver in .this country, and, my
friends of the Eastern democracy,
we bid you farewell when you do
it.".
These were the words of Eich
ard P. Bland, in the great financial
contest that opened in the house of
representatives baturday, and the
applause that followed this deter
mined utterance demonstrated that
the great silver leader had with
him the material element of the
democratic party. It brought
every member of the house to a
realization that the most serious
crisis in the democratic party 6ince
the dissensions of slavery was at
hand, and that the division of
1893, like the division of 1861.
would be largely on sectional lines.
In accordance with the propramme
agreed upon last night, Wilson,
immediately after the meeting of
house, introduced a bill uncond
ionally repealing the Sherman pur
chasing law of 1890, and : Bland,
on behalf of the tree-coinage men,
followed with a resolution provid
ing for the immediate consideration
of the bill and alloting 14 days
for a general debate before
a vote should be taken. He
demanded the pievious question-on
his order, but it was antag
onized by the republicans, under
the leadership of Cannon, who
wanted to debate the auestiou.
Finally a vote was taken, result
ing: Ayes, 217; noes, 100. The
previous question was ordered and
the republicans generally voted
with the democrats inr support of
the motion. The resotiStion was
then adopted, .. . 1-'.
. THE BILL OF THE SILVER MEN.
; Bland then presented the follow
ing bill ot the silver . men, which
provides for free silver-purchasing
act. ' - . , . .
Be it enacted, etc., tha$ from and
after, the passing of this ct, all
the holders of silver bullion to the
amount of $100 or moreT standard
weight and finenesa,.- shall be en
titled to have the same coined, at
the mints of the United States in
to silver dollars of weight and fine
ness provided lor m section z oi
this act. ..-" ' '
"Section 2 That the silver dol
lar provided for in this act shall
consist of 4121 grains of standard
silver said dollar to be a legal ten
der for all debts, dues and demands,
both public and private.
Sec. 6 The holder ot the su-
ver dollars herein proviaea ior
Bhall be entitled to deposit the
same and receive silver certificates,
in the manner provided, by for
standard silver dollars. , , 4
1Sec. 4 So much of the act . of
July 14, 1890, as requires the
monthly' purchase of 4,500,000
ounces of silver shall be, and the
same is hereby repealed. -
The Work of Fiend.
Miss Lizzie Green, who
lives
near Hamilton, urant,
Uo.. was
brutally outraged by a man by the
name of Mel Dustm on Monday
evening. Miss Green was riding
along the road about a mile from
her home when she was overtaken
by Dustin who commanded her to
stop and get off her horse. She re
fused to do this, and Dustin grab
bed hold of her and pulled her off
onto the ground and brutally as
saulted her. She managed to walk
near enough to the house to make
her cries for help heard, and was
carried in in a completely exhaus
ted condition, Dustin made good
escape, but a posse of men are after
him and should he be caught he
likely will be made to dangle at
the end of a rope. Hanging is too
good for such brutes as thene. and
this should be the penalty affixed
by the law for the punishment of
prepetrators of such crimes.
The Cfontract Labor. Law.
Last June some American labor
ers ai crippie ureeic drove away a
gang of Italians who were import
ed to work at f l.io a day, while
the Americans had been getting $3,
There was some diplomatic cor
respondence about this and Sec
retary Grenham recently sent i
letter from the Italian embassador
at Washington to Governor
Waite. The letter's answer is now
on its way to Washington. While
deploring-the incident Governor
Waite says that tne trouble was
caused, not by any hatred of Ital
ians, but. by a , general feeling
AUGUST 18 1893.
against cheap labor. The gov
ernor continuing, said:
"But it is equity, and according
to the principles of creation Ampr
ica was made an asylum for the
oppressed of Europe and all na
tions, with the expectation and
understanding that the subjects of
Italy, or any other country of
Europe, who might darken our
doors, should come with a view of
renouncing their allegiance - to for
eign potentates and become citi
zens of the United States. I con
fess I have but little sympathy for
contract labor, which is imported
for the purtose of reaping the
advantage of our higher rates of
labor only, and with no honest de
sign to acquire American citizen
ship, and if our laws are so defect
ive that they offer no remedy for
such a condition of affairs, they
will stand a great deal of amend
ment." " ' -
Heavenly Fireworks.
James and Robert Means and
Will Campbell started from Leh
man Springs for Pendleton Friday
morning at about 2 o'clock. When
about a mile out they witnessed
a spectacle thai eacn win remem
ber through life. They had been
driving in inky darkness when
suddenly a ball of fire appeared in
mid-air and darted up the valley,
gradually descending until lost to
view. It did not appear to be more
than 150 feet above their heads
and nearly , touched the tor s of
the trees in its rapid flight. The
ball-seemed about three feet thick
and was graced by a luminous tail
apparently about twelve feet long,
alternating fiery red and green in
color. The entire country was lit
up as bright as day for miles, so
that hardly a mouse could have
escaped notice, the passage of the
heavenly visitor and the dazzling
illumination which it caused last
ed fully a minute. Horses and
cattle in the pasture stampeded
through fright, and the boys had
great difficulty in controlling their
team, las the animals jumped and
snorted in agony of fear. The me
teor if it was one, did not seem to
have descended from the heavens,
the part having no notice of its
approach. It appeared of a sud
den right above their heads.
e.o.;
. THEY ARE
ORGANIZED.
Kangaroo
Courts Preserve
Order
Among the Traveling Miners.
The 6treara of Colorado miners
into St Louis still . continues,
About fifty arrived the other
mornincr on a friepht train and
were piarohed down to the Four
Cour(s, Iwhere two hundred and
over of these unfortunates are al
ready awa'ting transportation else
where.. They are . more , orderly
thanjmight be supposed,, and real
izing the necessity for order among
themselves, have formulated a
primitive system of , government
which has stood ir good stead
where the recognized forms would
ail, Traveling in gangs of 100 or
more, without a cent, it woum
have been an easy matter for the
more, lawless to have incited the
others to loot some Email village.
To prevent this, and to see that
among themselves the weaK were '
not terrorized by the stronger,
'captains" were appointed, and
'Kangaroo" courts formed.
The-captains would chocse lieu
tenants, one of whom would be
in charge of a car while the men
were traveling. Their orders were
generally obeyed without question.
The kangaroo court was peculiar.
A Judge, prosecuting attorney,
sheriff and jury would bo chosen,
and before these all the offences
would be tried. A man caught
stealing from his fellows would be
arrainged, tried, and if guilty, pun
ishment with startling prompti
tude.
The punishmsnt provided were
also peculiar. A man convicted
might be required to perform any
necessiary menial services tor the
others for a given time. Had ho
anv monev he might escape on
payment of a nne, generally assess
ed all he had. For other "offence
he would be made to stand in a
corner or on his head, or he might
be ducked in a pond or held, under
a tap. Corporal punhhraent was
generally the most fevere penalty
inflicted, and consisted in the vie
tim being held in position over i
barrel, or anything else which was
handy, and receiving so many
strokes with a bed slat or fence
rail in a manner familiar to every
schoolboy.
A Eugene, Oregon, girl recetiily
found a lot of love letters written
by her father to her mother many
vears before thev were married.
the daughter read them to her
mother, pretending they were of
recent dnte. . and substituted her
own name for that of her mother,
and the name of a young man well
known to both for her father's. The
motbet.was very ranch disgusted,
and has forbidden her daughter to
go with a young man who will write
such nonsense and sickening stuff.
SEVEN MORE CASES
Cholera is Spreading in New
York Quarantine.
YELLOW FEVER IN THE SOUTH.
Wasn't Little Alma She Got a Gnu
A Coal Discovery.
Fridav morning's bulletin of
Health Officer Jenkins said the
bacteriological examination of the
two cafes removed to Swinburne
island yesterday show spirilla of
Asiatic cholera. Two more cases
showing choleraic symptoms were
removed to the island this morn
ing. At 9 p. m. Health Officer
Jenkins issued this bulletin: '
At 4 p. m. three cases were trans
ferred to Swineburne island from
Hoffman, and at 7:dU two more
were taken to the same place, lhe
first three are Giovanni Laurie,
aged 33 years, Italian; Fernandi
Trissio, aged 35 years, also Italian,
and Georgis Cordias, aged 35 years,
Greek. The others are Dominico
Elcioppo, aged 17, and Antonio
Pierimi, aged 21, both Italians.
All showed characteristic symptoms
of cholera. The bacteriological
examination of the cases removed
today has not been completed as
yet. The census of the hospital
shows 10 patients, one of whom is
convalescing. , In three of the 10
diagnoses, cholera has been biolo
gically confirmed. All are well
on the Karamania. Thus far all
the cases have developed within
he period of inoculation after the
removal of the passengers from
the steamer. The Massillia was
discharged from quarantine today,
her passengers having seen 19
days out from Naples without the
slightest evidence of cholera ap
pearing. Her bills of health were
dated at- Marseilles July 15 and
Naples July 22."
ROME TAKING PRECAUTIONS.
The government has ordered that
a physician and a sanitary corps
accompaning every train running
between Naples and Rome. All
the hotels' at Rome have been
cleansed and otherwise put in
good condition to guard against
the invasion of cholera. Signor
Carloni, director of posts and tele
graphs, who was sent to Naples a
few days ago on business, was at
tacked with cholera on his arrival
and died the following clay. . ,
; STILL SPREADING IN R0UMANI.
In 2i hours ending at noon Mon-
dav there was 14 new cases of
cholera. Six" deaths were Tepor
ted in Brahilow. 16 new cases and
11 deaths in Soolina, and six new
cases and one death in Czernwood.
'.MORE VICTIMS IN NAPLES. J
Ten new cases of cholera and 10
deaths were reported iu Naples in
the last 24 hours.
The Yellow Fever,
The surgeon-general of the mar
ine hospital Friday received a tele
gram from President Inge, of the
Mobile Ala., quarantine ooarct,
stating that the British bark Glen-
ora had arrived at i ort Morgan
quarantine station with two cases
of yellow fever. One will probab-
y die tonight, i wo meet ai sea.
The Glenora comes from Havana.
The two sick men were transferred
to the Quarantine station and will
undergo fumigation, f resident ot
the Board of Health Hargis at Pen
sacola. tonight telegraphed Dr
Wvman that no additional cases of
yellqw fever had been reported in
that city, nor any of a suspicious
character. The surgeon-general,
n compliance with a request of
the committee of safely at Pensa
cola, has dispatched a yellow fover
expert to that point.
Wasn't Little Alma.
La Grande Chronicle: I. W.
Miller was up from Summerville
Saturday in answer to the telegram
announcing the , finding ot his
daughter, Alma, as reported on the
hrst page ot this paper. xvir. mil
ler forwarded a telegram to the
sheriff of Lnne county, but was
later informed that the child sup
posed to be his daughter was claim
ed bv persons with proper author
ity at Eugene, and the hope ot hnu
insr hsa lost child has once more
been dimmed. Mr. , Miller coi.sid
ered his recent visit to The Dalles
the nearest satisfactory clue to his
Wt child that he has discovered
in his continuous search in the
past.eleven months. (i When, he ar
r ved at The Dalies the gypsies
had left, but from" the accuracy of
tho description given him, and
other evidences he discovered, he
is sure that the child was there
with the gypsies and he knows who
they are. it is the duty or every
good ci'.izen '." to give Mr. Miller
every pofls.blo assistance, and it is
hoped that he will succeed in bis
search.
THE ATUENA THE
lathe LEADING PAPER of
the "East End" of Umatilla
county, in the very heart . of
great wheat belt ; is read by
everybody. Subscribe for it.
NUMBER 39
. She Got a Gun.
Mrs. Jane Ledbetter, of Colfax,
was held in $500 bonds to appear
at an examination for assault with
a deadly weapon. Her neighbors
in the north end of that city are a
family named West, and strained
relations exist between them. Yes
terday one of. the West children
strayed into Mr3. Leadbetter's
yaid and Mrs. West pursued it.
She w.as ordered off by the mistress
of the premises, who emphasized
the order by snatching a shotgun
which stood near the door and
pointing it in the direction of Mrs.
West. The latter's husband ob
served "the danger of his spouse
and wished to her assistance, de
manding that his belligerent fe
male neighbor lower her gun. Mrs.
Ledbetter turned the weapon on
West, who showed his heels with,
out delay, Today an arrest follow
ed. Mrs. Ledbetter claims to bo
subject to gun mania and not re
sponsible for her actions.
A COAL DISCOVERY.
Promise of Great Wealth In the Blue
Mountains near La Grande.
A flurry of excitement that has
no immediate refe'rence to finnn
ces took place this week on the
news of the discovery of coal in
the mountains one township west
and one township south of La
Grande. The discovery was made
by Edward M. Coombs and Wil
liam H. Stanley, of the Grande
Ronde mill. These two gentleman
immediately proceeded to the U. S.
land office and made filings. Coal
land entries have also been made in
the same vicinity by George Pul
len, George P. Wilt, Robet Smith.
Fred S. Stanley, John W.Ki.owles,
Jonas; M. ' Berry, William B. Sar
gent, Charles. H. Conkey, Dr. N.
Molttor and others... Specimens of
coal have been brought to thi
city, and frc-na all appearances k
is the genuine stuff.
It has been the popular belie"
for a number of years that coal ex
isted In this locality, but up to thr
time ;of the discovery by Messi-p.
Coombs and Stanley ofa'Vell de J
nneu vein, ine prospector nas neer.
rewarded only hy the finding iso
lated pieces of ' float." The veil
uncovered by the recent discovery
is eighteen inches in depth, an '
the prospect for greater depth, If .
of course, a matter of conjecture.
The specimens so far obtaine,! .
are merely outcroppings, and lonr
exposure has made them som'
whatighter in weightthan coal i ,
its usual state.
The find will be thoroughly de
veloped as long as there is an
prospect that an extensive bod;
may be found. If it proves to b
extensive, and all of the qualit '
that ; is now believed to be, tL-
Beaver Creek coal fields will be
comej a great adjunct of wealth. '
It is located in a soction that i
easy bf access for a railroad, which
would follow a natural water rout
from; Hilgard, and this distance
following the winding of Grand.
Rondo river and Beaver creek, 1
only) about twenty miles. On r.
straight line the distance is scarce-
y more than ten miles southwest
of La Grande. .. .
Many coal prospects have beer
found in the Butter creek ' anc!
Birch creek regions just across the
summit of the Blue Mountains.
frorn Beaver creek, and many o;
these have been developed with a
arge outlay of capital, but so fai
without any practical results. It'
is hoped that the Beaver creek dis
coveries will prove more fortunate,
as there is no limit to the possi
bilities of this section with a good
supply of coal, which prospectors
for imanv years have eagerly
sought. '
CENTRAL AMERICA WAR CLOUD.
Grave Apprehensions That A General
War Is About to Ensue.'
The Herald's Buenos Ayres cor
respondent telegraphs that news
was received that General Kawson
repulsed the forces at La Plata
commanded by General Costa, but
the details of the engagement have
not been received. It is reported
that 100 were killed and 300
wounded during the fighting in
and around Rosario in the prov
of Santa Fe, . The vice-governor of
that province ha9 assumed control.
and displaced Governor Coflerat.
In tho province of an Louis tho
political prisoners have been ' re
leased by the radicals who deposed
the governor. ' , ...
The World's Guatemala cable
says there are grave apprehen
sions of a general war in Central
America. Two persons, believing
to be agents' of San Salvador and
implicated, in a plot to assassinate
President Carrios of Guatemala,
have been . shot; It is rumored
hat these agents v made a con
fession. ' , '' ' .
?IfYou want the news of tbe
and county, take "a dose of
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