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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-08-25
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DECISION REVERSED.
Judge BeIIinger and the Case of De-
porting the Chinese.

Judge Bellinger has rendered a
brief but important decision in the
United States district court. He
has reversed the order of United
States commissioner Deadly deport-
ing the five Chinese now in the
county Jail, but has not thereby al
lowed them to Gland" or remain in
the United States. They will now be
given an opportunity to leave the
country.
Not availing themselves of that,
they will be open to arrest and
imprisonment. Now they are
prisoners against their will, Yes
terday the United States court
room rang with the eloquence of
Gilbert J. McGinn and United
States District Attorney Murphy.
The former was very earnest in
his argument and almost invoked
the aid of the goddess of justice to
come to earth and spread her
pinions in protection over the
long-quened Mongolians. He ci-
ted points in history and law ga
lore to sustain his point that these
men should go free. Mr.. Murphy
opposed this in forcible terms.
The decision was sort of COM
promise. They are neither to be
deported nor discharged, but sim
ply given an opportunity to get
out of the land. AS Mr.. Murphy
expressed it they are now "between
the devil and the deep blue sea-
Judge Bellinger held that this con-
clusion was the only just one, be-
cause, not being actually in the
United States, only ship enter
ing an American port, the China
men could hardly be deported
from this country; and, on the
other hand, there was not sufficient
evidence to permit their landing;
hence the only alternative was too
have them leave the United States.
Portland Telegram.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-08-25
BITTEN BY A DOC
He Attacks a Little Girl At
Walla Walla.
NOT WORK OF OLD SOLDIERS.
A Miniature Farm The Decision is
Reversed.

Early on Thursday morning,
says the Walla Walla Statesman,
as Bessie Crews the 7-year-old
daughter of Mrs, N. e. Crews, liv-
ing at the head of Alder street,
was passing by the bottling works
of Schwartz & Stahl, ON Alder
street, a large black dog darted
from the front door of the works
and caught the victim just above
the center of the back and near
the shoulder. The poor little thing
was thrown to the ground beneath
the weight of the vicious animal,
whose jaws closed on the tender
and trembling human flesh. Stand
ing in the doorway of the works
was Henry Stahl, who had just
opened the house. The dog had
been left in the building during the
night and his action was so sud-
den that Mr.. Stahl could not pre-
vent it, AS quick as possible he
caught hold of the cur and endea-
vored to loosen his hold. At this
moment DR.. Y. c. Blalock passed
in buggy, and attracted by the
girls cries, jumped to the ground
and aided Mr.. Stahl in pulling the
dog away. The wounded child
was taken to her home where her
injuries were attended to.
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he can hear the click-click of the
moving machine in the clover, or
the hum of the steam thresher at
the edge of the oats field. Surely
the water-boy is whistling or sing
ing.
Of course the farm house, barn
and the out buildings are there too.
They are like life. The dog in the
dooryard is wagging his bushy tail
and smiling with his red mouth at
the visitors to the Worlds Fair.
The milch COW stands in the shade
of blooming peach tree, chewing
her cud. Water runs from the
spigot of the pump that is operated
by o miniature windmill. The
stream that is fed by the springs
and runs through the barnyard, is
a stream of natural water. This is
model which brings to four visitors
out of FIVE, visions of the old farm
on which their youthful days were
passed-visions of toll and hap
piness, of communion with nature
and lessons Of industry, economy
and honor well learned. 1t is a
miniature worth seeing, for it not
only pleases the eye and informs
the mind, but stirs the Imagination.
Everywhere in this world l take off
my hat to the farmer. To the gen
ius who designed and contructed
this most perfect of models, / offer
my congratulations.
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him one he darts across the cage to
seize it, taking it from my hand,
and when allowed to fly about the
room will catch flies for himself.
He is a delightfully."- social bird,
and is very inquisitive, hopping
about on my writing-desk examine
ing everything he sees. When
tired after his rapid flight across
the room, he will perch himself be-
fore mirror and warble away to
his image reflected in the glass. He
He is fond of bathing, and would
bathe in pitcher or basin if I'd
let him. But these are kept out of
his reach when he is outside his
cage. The song Of the nonpareil is
soft and agreeable and free from the
shrill notes of the canary. He
sings ten months in the year, ceas-
ing only for the remaining two
during the moulting per-
iod. | never had bird that is
easier kept. They do not obtain
their full plumage until two years
old, their color the first year being
. plain green, and they breed as
readily as canaries, and their cost
IS about the same"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-08-25
A New Eeathered Pet.

A new cage bird, the nonpareil,
is fast securing a position among
household pets that bids fair to
prove a successful rivalship of the
canary as a song bird, and in ele-
gance of appearance, plumage and
graceful motions, he is by nature
far superior. He is native Of the
South, being found in Florida,
Louisiana, Texas and Mexico, but
until recently has been known as a
cage bird to very few Northern
homes. Thanks to the enterprise
of prominent bird fancier and
dealer, Mr.. Herman Roesch, 215
Market Street, st. Louis, Mo-, the
nonpareil is attainable by oil who
desire loveable cage bird, one that
will not only delight the ear, but
the eye as well.
The nonpareil is the most beauti-
full of American finehes. He is
often called the painted bunting"
on account ofhis brilliant plumage.
A well-known lover Of birds, Mary
Helen Boody, Of Laconia, N. IT.,
thus describes. her nonpareil that,
one Of the first introduced into
the Eastern States, has, like its fell
lows, proved perfectly hardy in the
Northern climate. She says: II
have a beautiful specimen of the
nonpareil, which at the present
moment has violet head and
neck; a red circle around the eyes,
the iris brown, the beak and feet
brown, the upper part of the body
yellowish green, the lower part Of
the back, the throat, chest, and
the whole under part Of the body
as well as the tail coverts of a bright
red; the wing coyerts are green, the
quilts reddish brown, tinged with
green; the tail a reddish brown.
He is about the size Of a canary
and requires the same treatment.
I feed him clear canary seed with
which is mixed little miIlet seed.
He is very fond Of flies. If offer
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ANOTHER BOY SHOT
While Folling with a Re-
volver.
DEGENERATE PREACHER.
Indiads in '78,--A New Feathered
Pet---The Portland Banks.

Thursday afternoon while Leon
ard, the 13-year-old son of the
Widow Naught, who resides on the
lower Milton road, was fooling
with a %. 2.caliber revolver the gun
was accidently discharged, the
ball entering his left leg just above
the knee. DR., Ely was summoned
and probed the wound, but failed
to find the bullet. The wound,
while not serious, will doubtless
serve to teach the young gentle
man that guns are dangerous
things to monkey with.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-08-25
French Opinion.

The Economist Francais of July
1, contains an article on the silver
question. 1t is pointed out that
the average production of silver
was but $45.000,000 annually for
the whole world from 1853 to 1847;
$53, 100000 annually from 1853 to
1852; $6S,80O0,00O from 1888 to
1867, and that gradually in spite
of a constant diminution in the
commercial price of the metal has
risen to production of 5000, ,600,-
600 for 1892.
The annual production would
doubtless rise to 100000, 900 if
the great nations of the earth
should open their mints to the
coinage or purchase of silver. eff
the United States should commit
the folly of obstinately increasing
its stock of silver it would loose in
a short time all its gold; 1T would
fall to the rank of a country with
a deprecated standard; it will find
itself plunged into an intense
crisis.D
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-08-25
A Degenerate Preacher.

Rev. R. J. E. Campbell, for
twelve years Baptist minister at
Roseburg and later a United Breth-
ern preacher, has got a little tough
notoriety of late by breaking up
the family of an old man in Salem,
says the Eugene Guard. The old
man formerly lived in Roseburg
where he got acquainted with the
minister. The former has mar
ried son who is sick with consump-
tion.- After the minister was ex-
PEELED from the U. B. church, he
made his home with the old man
living off of him and frequently
borrowing honey. He also paid
much attention to the sick mans
wife, sitting up with her until 2 or
3 o'clock. The minister prevailed
on the wife to borrow money for
him from the old man, who finally
compelled him to leave. Still the
wife importuned for money, which
was refused, as the old man did
not have more than enough to help
him through with his son. A day
or two ago all his money was stolen
from his pocket book which he kept
under his pillow, and he is COM
pelled to ask public charity. Mr..
Campbell was advised to leave town
to avoid punishment at the hands
of the citizens.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-08-25
The Science of Freezing.

The production Of artificial col
says q SEMITIC writer has DUR.
the last Is years become quite
important industry. "Freezi
machines are now among the p.
manent requisites of civiliz
life. The refrigeration of peri.
able articles of food for transp9
by ship stands first on the lcl
list Of commercial applications
the science. The problem u
first solved by the construction
the Bell-Coleman air machine,
apparatus SO well thought q
and perfected that in its first tt
a cargo of meat of the value
$4,000 was tranported across t,
Atlantic in a perfectly fresh CO
dition.
Tn the cold air freezing machin
now employed on board ships +
the transportation of meat fir,
Australia, New Zealand and Am
lea the meat is placed in lal.
chambers, the walls Of which
double, the interspace being fill
with wood charcoal as a noncoi
ducting material. A jet of inter
ley cold air is delivered into Z
chamber at each stroke of the ri
ton of the expansion cylinder, al
the temperature. of the chamber
thus kept at or near the freezi
point during the whole voyage
Leisure Hour.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-08-25
A Tall MANS GaIIantry.

One bitter cold day last winter,
says the Minneapolis Tribune,
large sized section of wind of the
eager and nipping Winnipeg var
iety swooped down on Hennepin
Avenue in search of such back
numbered and stray whiskers as it
might devour, while the conductors
on the street cars rubbed their ears
in fond anticipation of the warm
stoves and piping hot soup which
awaited them after the next relief.
On the corner of Fourth and Hen
nepin there stood a tall man with
brown chin whiskers, and consider
ing the shiny silk hat and lack of
ear muffs he didn't look any too
comfortable as the chilly five de-
gress below zero blast caressed the
northern slope of his manly profile.
Alongside of this tall and hand
some man, stood shop girl who
drew her scanty wraps a little
tighter and shiyered from the cold.
while both were evidently awaiting
with impatience the coming of their
car. Pretty soon a Lyndale Aven-
ue car hove in sight, and the tall
man motioned the motoneer to
stop. AS the car came to stand
still the shop girl advanced, it
being her car, TOO, and as though it
were the middle of summer and
the finest lady in the land, the tall
gentleman touched his hat and
with gallantry that would have
done honor to Sir Walter Raleigh,
he assisted the girl to the inside Of
the crowded car and afterwards
took position on the platform
himself. The tall gentleman was
Thomas Lowry, president of the
road. All of which goes to show
that while the sleighing is good
and with horses galore, the every
day street car of the people is good
enough for him, to cay nothing of
the nice lesson in gallantry.
Hewitt uses nothing but pure,
fresh drugs in filling prescriptions.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-08-25
THE FAxoN EXPLOSION,
Captain Pegram Cannot Account for

Captain B. R, Pegram, superin-
tendent of Union Pacific water
lines, returned yesterday from the
Snake river, says the Oregonian,
where he went to investigate the
blowing up of the steamer Annie
Faxon. The captain can offer no
solution whatever Of the mystery.
The boiler was considered one of
the best, and and at the time car
ried no more steam than usual,
nor did the fireman allow the water
to run down as first supposed.
Captain Pegram said:
"On reaching Wade's bar /
found the Faxon with her head in
five and stern in nine feet of water.
The wreck was complete, every
thing being blown off except 80
feet of the house over the stern.
One piece of the boiler was back Of
the engine, and the frebox tilted
forward. Some of the boiler plates
had the rives cut off as clean as
though with shears. Eighteen
feet of the middle of the boiler could
not be found. The house was re-
duced to splinters. The hull ap-
parently looks we'll, but the mid
die of it, found, was blown away.
The force of the explosion evident
ly was in every direction.
"There is no possibility that the
fireman let the water go down, for
the fuse in the boiler, which for
tunately we found, was not touched,
The engineer had less than 11O
pounds of steam on at the time, as
the boat was coming down stream
and there was no necessity for car
rying much steam. just before
the explosion the fireman and en-
gineer had tried the water and
noted the steam pressure and
found everything all right. In
spector McDermott says the boiler
was one of the best in the country.
Last winter, when he inspected it,
he cut out piece of plate and
found no evidence of its having
wasted a particle. The explosion
was one of those unaccountable
affairs which scientists even cannot
explain.
"The cylinders and wheel are in
good order and / will send diver
up in a few days to examine the
hull, but I'doubt if we will be able
to use it. The Spokane was trans
ferred to the route today and the
Almota will go on in two weeks"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-08-25
Washington's Miniature Farm at the
Exposition.

The Worlds Fair correspondent
of an Eastern exchange writes:
This has been called the Model
City, and such, indeed, it is. It is
also a city of models. To my mind
there is nothing in the Fair more
interesting than the models of great
buildings, of famous engineering
works, of farms and cities which
are displayed in various parts Of
the grounds. Hundreds of these
miniatures are to be found here.
The gem of them all, think, is a
model of a farm shown in the
Washington State building. It is
graphic representation of farming
as it is done in the great West. A
space probably sixty feet square is
covered by it, and you may be sure
great crowds of delighted visitors
are always found here. The farm
is more perfect than picture.
There are dozen fields, the grain
and grass growing in them. In
the pastures the cattle and colts
are feeding, in the fields men and
machinery are harvesting the ripe
crops. The soil is real soil, the
grain is real grain, the fences are
real fences, the machines actual
machines, but all on a miniature
scale. A perfect little self,binder
that you could hold in your two
hands is cutting the wheat. A boy
follows to stack up the bundles in
to shocks.
In the adjoining field Western
header is at work, cutting off the
tops of luxuriant oats. Wagons
carry the rich products to steam
threshing machine in operation at
the edge of the field. Not far away
one man is blowing with riding
plow, and near him another man is
following the furrow behind walk
ing plow of The old style. All the
details of this farm scene are adj
mirably executed. Along the coun-
try road drives a farmer in his
wagon, his sturdy horses kicking
the dust, and his own eyes, farmer
like, critically inspecting the fields
of his neighbor. Where the fences
sub-diyide the farm into fields,
there are fringes of heavy grass
and rank weeds, with few flowers
showing their bright hues in the
mass, jdst as the fence-corners are
in all Christendom. A boy with a
pony ia carrying cold water from
the spring to refresh the workers in
the harvest field. There is even a
snake--a green harmless, pretty
thing--in the grass. One imagines
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-08-25
PoRTLAND's SUSPENDED BANKS
Chamber of Commerce Authorized to
Examine the Books.

Controller Eckels has authorized
the chamber Of commerce official
to examine the books of the susl
pended Oregon banks, that The
citizens may know that there is NJ
attempt at conclusion to cover up
the actual condition they are in q
the value of the paper held as a
sets, and to sit at rest sensations
reports concerning these institu,
tions.
There is no truth in the reporl
circulated yesterday that D. J.
Thompson had resigned as receivt
of the Portland Savings banl
Frank Dekum says he is willing {
pledge his last dollar that depo !
tors of the Portland Savings will ii
paid in full. This will be SAT-
factory to many ofthe stockholdc q
but some insist that Thompsa
should do the same to make i
guarantee secure. The depositc
of the bank still continue to he
meetings and discuss measures +
the protection of their interests.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-08-25
Fight Wlth indians il le7e.

Mr.. j. w. Greenwell, ofDayville,
Grant county is in the city. He
was enroute to Portland, but Mr..
Schultz ascertained he was in town
and induced him to remain and give
testimony regarding his encounter
with Indians and loss of stock
during the Rannack war of 1878.
1t was quite thrilling to listen to
description of the fight by these
two participants. Messrs. Schultz,
Greenwell and party were sourron-
ded by the redskins, the bullets
flew as thick as hail around the
half dozen men. Schultz was shot
through the breast, had his hat
knocked off by a bullet and his
sleeve button torn from his shirt.
Another man by the name of Cum
mings was shot through the thigh.
they managed to keep on their
horses until they arrived at Can
City, although Schultz says his
boots were full Of blood when he
dismounted.- Times Mountaineer.
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with a friend in Rosedale addition,
three miles south of Salem. 1t
seems that as they were passing
through gate the gun slipped
through the slat work that formed
the bottom of the cart and was dis
charged, giving Bell the entire load
in the left breast. A threshing
crew was close at hand who con-
veyed the young man to neigh
boring farm house, where he died
at 10 p. m. He was printer by
trade and about 18 years of age.
The news of the accident was re-
ceived with great sorrow at Inde-
pendence as he was a very popular
young man and admired by all
who knew him.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-08-25
Branding Coyotes.

All over the boundless west can
be found cattle and horses branded
according to the fancy of their
owners, but probably in no section
of the country outside of Yakima
will be seen coyotes with a brand
on, and that brand the one of the
government of the United States.
A favorite pastime of the Yakima
Indians is TO lariet coyotes and
press the red hot brand of 81. D."
Indian Department. upon their
fianks. Many of these sinking
animals, thus marked, are fre-
uuently to be seen on the Yakima
Indian reservation, and SO popu-
lar has this sport been with the
siwashes that the young are now
brought forth bearing this brand.
Uncle Sam would have some trou-
BILE rounding up all the stock mar
ked with this brand.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-08-25
Not the Work ofthe old Soldier

The old soldier who had the
courage to stand at the front DUR
ing the war, is not the one who is
afraid now that his pension will
be either reduced or discontinued.
The chaps who are doing the kick
ing about a revision of the pension
rolls are the fellows who left the
real soldiers to do the fighting,
while they sought safety in the
hospitals or at home. These,
along with republicans politicians
and pension agents, are the oppon-
ents Of a pension system that will
discriminate between the deserv-
ing soldier and the bounty jumper,
the skulker and the pension shark.
No real old soldier has, nor need
have, any fear Of being left in the
struggle for an honest and honor
able pension roll. 1t is to give
each as he, deserves, and the full
measure of his deserts, that the eff.
fort is being made to revise the
list of pensioners.
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J.F. FORD, Evangelist.

y \ OAAA%f 6NeSAAt9SAA0So
Of Des Moines, Iowa, writes under date of
March %, 1888:
s. B. MED. MFG.. Co.,
Dufur, Oregon.
Gentlemen:
On airing home last week, | found
all well and anxiously awaiting.
Our little girl, eight and one-half
years old, who had wasted away to
80 pounds, is now well, strong and
vigorous, and we'll fleshed up. S.
B. Cough Cure has done its work
we'll. Both of the children ike
it. Your S. B. Cough Cure has
cured and kept away all hoarsness
from me. So give it to every one,
with greetings for all all. Wish
ing you prosperity, we are
Yours, Mr.. & Mrs. ]. f. Ford.
If you wish to feel fresh and cheerful, and
eady for the Springs work, cleanse your
system with the Headache and Liver Cure,
by taking two or three doses each week.
so cents per bottle by all druggists.
Sold under positive guarantee by the
Pioneer Drug store.
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O,Elahartx and thA ann.

A few days ago a supposed dea
bull was seen lying by the side 3
the track on the west end divisi
Of the Northern Pacific, The ms
ter was promptly reported to Il
superintendent's office here and | /.
in turn sent out an order instruc
ing section foreman Thomas O
Flaherty to remove the dead an
NAL. Shortly afterwards repl
was received which distinguishc
Mr.. 0'Flaherty as a man Of super
Tor tact, although his rhetorica
powers have doubtless been sadl
neglected. Mr.. 0'Flaherty's epistl
runs as follows:
"The supt. Sir, The bull tina
was killed by the train was MOI
killed, but she died from eating
two much buckeyes and amt dec
yet, but | will bury him to-mor
row. Answer ifI shall skined him
Thos. 0'Flaherty, Sec. Forman."-
Missoula (Mont). Democrat.
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Complaints have been made TO me by par
ties receiving notice 10 pay up the Stanton q
Campbell accounts. In justice to myself, l
wish to say that 1t Is not my desire 10 have
any one pressed for payment ct present.
These accounts have unavoidably passed
from my control. S. c. sTAEToS.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-08-25
Fatal Accident.

Homer Bell, son of Rev. ]. r. N.
Bell, of Independence, was hunting
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In Unity is Strength.

Here is how the Seattle banks
held their own according to the
Portland Welcome: The banks in
Seattle formed q union, through
which all the lock boxes in the
safe deposit vaults were bought up
and itswas agreed that if one bank
would be forced to close that they
all Immediately do the same, and
il deposit was drawn from a pank,
and the party withdrawing such
money should wish to deposit itin
some other bank, such bank and all
others, would refuse the deposit,
thus forcing the depositor % return
to his own bank or hide bis funds
away