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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-07-14
Athena, Oregon, July I4th. 1898.
EXTRA SESSIONS.


Many Of our exchanges especial
ly those of the republican faith
have been upbraiding President
Cleveland because he did not call
an extra session Of congress early
in the summer. We do not think
s Mr. Cleveland has been peculiar in
conservatism about calling an
session Of congress.
Then Abraham Lincoln was in
Alrated, March 4th, 1861, the
was on the yergrof a gig
WI war. There was fear
smor for an extra session of
yfess to be called to meet as
e!fly as the first week in April.
y The president was fearfully abused
because he did not follow his inaugu-
r&l address with proclamation to
81 Assemble the houses within thirty
days. He paid no heed to the
racket. He consulted the wisest
n of the statesmen around him, the
4 ablest fnanciers of the country;
felt the pulse Of the intelligent
public, with that most delicate
touch for which he is now famous,
and patiently waited for the mem
bers to get the cobwebs out Of
their heads; that had been woven
by the spider of panic and COM
promise. Though he faced an
empty treasury and the credit Of
the government was SO low that
y Londonasked an interest of 10 per
cept. on short loans; though the
Cosfsderacy had been organized
at Montgomery; though state after
state seeded; troops were called
:. out; armies were organized; the
rst Bull Run was fought: many
ghts ip the West occurred; there
as q vigorous campaign in West
isginia; and yet congress was not
sembled until Aug 9th. When
eshouses met they were ready
.*he. serious hvl8iness the situa-
gested, They would not
: tready in April; would
r rather in the way, an
tfuction to the natural march
pyentsx
SCleveland has this distin-
s6isbed precedent and Cleveland
z was not committed to any date for
the meeting until he called for it.
On June he stated to re-
pcstai,- that it ezsas his purpose to
calNan extra session of congress
mot earlier than the 1st. Nov. nor
later than the 10th of September,
unless expected contingencies
should necessitate an earlier meet
ing Those who digest and ASST
milate the force Of the last eight
words in the above quotation, will
zee that the noisy newspapers and
other clamoroE have had no
weight in the matter. The "un-
expected contingency" arose, when
the indian council stopped free
silver coinage in that empire; the
date was changed to meet the con-
tpgencies, and the session called.
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L, M. Watrus went to the coun-
ty seat Sunday, he being the de-
fendant in a land contest case be-
fore the court there.
Farmer John Adams and wife,
were passengers on Sunday even
ing's No. 6 for Portland. Mr..
Adams having been subpoenaed as a
Federal court juror.
Hamilton q Rourke as we'll as
Killen & Taylor have a force of
men engaged in repairing their
wheat platforms and warehouse
preparatory to the handling of the
immense wheat crops which will
soon be ready to move.
A we'll dressed stranger by the
name of Wilson, lately from the
east, in attempting to board Sat
urday night's.local at'this place in
tending to beat his way to Walla
Walla, missed his calculations and
fell between the cars of the train,
thereby sustaining q painful in
jury to his left foot, which later on
was amputated by surgeons of
Walla Walla. The train crew
| picked him up and took him
there as matter of humanity.
Although tho weather the past
few days has been favorable as re-
CARDS crops, a good rain would, we
think, go further toward restoring
confidence" in this neck of the
woods, than any expected results
in the matter of financial legisla-
ton to be brought about under
the orders of "His Hog Island Ma
jesty,"
Geo. Hamilton and +. f. Rourke
were here this week looking after
their interests in the way of ware
house and platform facilities.
They report gain prospects good,
in the county adjacent to their
warehouses and will no doubt do d
large business this fall.
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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-07-14

The Canyon City News tells Of
a Fourth of July celebration in
that town along in the eos, when
John G. Luce arose to read the
Declaration of Independence, and
read in a rich, dark brown voice
nearly half of the constitution Of
the United States before Hon, w.
Lair Hill pulled the tail Of Johns
coat and found the right page for
him.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-07-14
ADAMS NOTES

4. .;5aay-fsth 1S93.-Mrs. William
Mcbride, returned Friday evening
from two weeks visit with re-
latives in Walla Walla, Dayton and
Weston. n
Mrs. John ProAitt arrived from.
Centralia Wash last week. Mr..
Proffitt having decided to locate
here permanently, .
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L, M. Watrus went to the coun-
ty seat Sunday, he being the de-
fendant in land contest case be-
fore the court there.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-07-14

We would respectfully ask your inspection Of these
goods, knowing you will be pleased and it will be
pleasure for us to show them to you.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-08-26
They Were All Foreigners.

New YORK, August ia crowd of more
than 200 men attacked Walhalla hall on
Orchard street because admittance was de-
MED them. They broke the plate glass win
dows into atoms, forced in the door, which
had been turned against then. and had taken
complete possession of the hall and settled
down to business, when word of the affair
was sent to the Eldridge police station.
A reserve section, consisting of fourteen
men, was sent to the scene under the leader
ship of roundsman. In the absence of
Julius Fleigman, owner of the hall, his son
commanded the police to arrest the men.
The roundsman saw this was impossi BILE.
Then he told him to clear the hall. Two
policemen seized the man who had mounted
the chair and was speaking. The speaker
was dragged through the crowd and sent to
the station. Many of the crowd followed.
The hall was packed with Russians. The
leader seemed to be W. Belkowitz. He made
a speech in his own tongue, which stirred up
the audience to the highest pitch and bowls
and yells could be heard outside in the street.
He said the object of the meeting was to dis
cuss means for finding employment for the
starving men. He told the crowd there
ought to be no discrimination against Rus
slams, and they ought to be able to apply for
work on equal terms with Americans, or
those of any other nation. What he advo-
Gated was an appeal to the government to
furnish them with work. If there was no
work to be done, the government ought to
make work for them. Several other speeches
were made denouncing the government for
not giving people work.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-08-26
Progress in Congress.

WASHINGTON. d. c., August 16.-While the
uonotonous debate over the question of free
coinage or repeal is progressing in the house
with no prospect of vote until two weeks
from to-day, the indications are that the
senate will devote its first legislative action
entirely to another remedy for the financial
situation-that of permitting the national
banks to issue currency to the full par value
of the United States bonds on deposit in the
treasury. Thus the two bodies will be work.
ing somewhat at cross purposes, and out of
the complications to ensue no one knows
what will be finally evolved.
The radical free silver men still insist that
the unconditional repeal of the purchase
clause of the Sherman act in the senate is an
utter impossibility, and that there is a small
majority against it. Even were it otherwise,
they say they could talk the repeal bill to
death, just as the anti-option bill last session
was talked to death. The final result of the
extra session, therefore, will probably be the
adoption of a compromise.
LoNDoN.-In the house of commons Robert
Everett, (liberal), asked the house, in view
of the bill for the free coinage of silver at a
ratio of "a to 1, introduced by the senate of
of the United States, to declare that the time
was Opportune for Great Britain and the
United States to establish double par basis
for gold and silver.
Mr.. Gladstone replied that the bill referred
to by Mr.. Everett in no way represented the
views of the United States government, and
did not present the desired opportunity"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-08-26
Religious Riots in Bombay.

New YORK. August ia special cable
gram from London says: The government
dispatches say that Bombay is in possession
of the mob. Troops are powerless. Every
mosque has been destroyed. Many persons
have been massacred. Europeans are panic
stricken. Troops are now protecting only
public buildings. The government has ap-
pealed for help, asking for instructions.
LoNDoN.-Rumors were current here that
the religious riots in Bombay had broken
out again and that the fanatics had massa-
cred many persons.
It was Hindoo holiday and the authori-
ties at Bombay fearing that the trouble would
be started again with the Mohammedans
had 5000 troops held in readiness for instant
service for depressing disorder.
In the lobbies of the house of commons
the reports that the European residents of
Bombay were in jeopardy we're ridiculed, as
it is known that the military authorities
could, at very short notice, food the city
with troops from Poonah and other places.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-08-26
A RIFT
In the Clouds With Signs Of
Improvement.
Business 20 Go Ahead Without Waiting
for COngress-A Home Made Currency
IL Proving Helpful-Each Locality
Becoming SeH-Reliaak

New York, August 21.-R. G. Dun d Co.
weekly review of trade says:
There is rift in the clouds. Faint, and
yet definite, signs of improvement are all
the better because they come not from pos
sibly delusive hopes or from foreign none
tary aid, but from the good sense and the
wonderful recuperative power of the people
themselves. Business rs trying to so ahead
without waiting for Washington The i'm
ported gold does not 60 to the right spot,
but'the people are creating home made cur
rency for themselves by using certified
checks. Little money comes back as yet
from timld boards and the paralysis of ex-
change is as nearly complete as ever, but
that very fact pushes each section and city
into relying more on itself and less on the
government and Wall street. The resump-
tions are now becoming somewhat numer-
GUS, and in every shrinkage of production
men see evidence that the demand must
soon oyertake the supply.
With shrlnkages in great industries it is
surprising that railroad earnings do not de-
cline more, the decrease on roads reporting
IN August thus far being IL per cent.
Little more money is now found for COM
mercial loans and the failures of banks have
become both less important and less fire.
quent, though the greatest caution is shown
in Accommodations.
Wheat drags near the lowest figures ever
known, in spite of the decrease in visible
supply for as low as it is. it is too high for
spectators to carry with the money markets
in the present condition.
The movement of corn is decidedly large,
while crop prospects are improving. Impor-
tant relief comes from the abatement of the
drain on the savings banks, and of the de-
mand upon other banks for currency to be
used in paying hands.
The commercial failures this week num-
Der 455 in the United States against 1872 for
the same week last year. Two of the fail
ures were of firms employing over million
capital each, twelve others employing each
over 100000 and ninety-two were of 5000
or over.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-08-26
The State Encampment,

TOPEKA, August 19.-The state encamp-
ment at Hutchinson has been one of the
greatest interest. The weather, the attend
ance and the enjoyment experienced have all
been al ove the usual.
So far as the department officers can learn,
there have been no Withdrawals in any part
of the state or account of dissatisfaction.
The membership in Kansas is now beyond
the 1900 mark, and before the close of the
year it will be raised to 10000. At least nine
tenths of the old soldiers attending this re-
union are members of the Grand Army and
before the week is over the other tenth will
be within the ranks.
The council of administration passed reso.
lutions strongly indorsing the action of De.
partment Commander Kelly efforts to make
the railroads come to time in the matter OF
rates to the indianapolis encampment. The
members of the council attending the meet
ing we're 7. B. Gerow, Atchison; Rev. r. 81
Sparks, Pittsburg; DR.. E. w. Ballard, Sen.
eca Ira D. Brougher, Gread Bend; James
Kelly, Hutchinson; Adrian Reynolds, Sedan,
George W. Mickey, Howard W. P. Camp
bell, Wichita; A. B. Campbell. Topeka, anc
D. w, Eastman, Emporia.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-08-26


DHxvKR, COL, August 1.-Two thousand
unemployed men appeared at the new sewer
works to get jobs, of which there were only
two hundred. The large crowd had waited
for over an hour before the time for starting.
The men who stood around anxious to take
hold of pick or shovel were men who
wanted to work for what they received.
A deputation of Denver residents waited
On the contractor and requested him to give
the preference to citizens, and he assured the
deputation that he would do so. Mr.. Hindry
said he did not want loafers or nomads. For
his own interests he would prefer to hire
Americans, and if they were the heads of
families and accustomed to labor, SO much
the better. They would be worth more to
him. and ne wanted men on whom he could
depend.
At that time team drove up with the picks
and shovels. When the tools arrived the
crowd made com ined rush to secure them,
so that they would be the first to get employ
ment and earn something. In few minutes
all the men that could be employed for the
time being were at work digging for dear
life.
It was a case of the survival of the fittest.
The men who were strongest and most active
got the job and they stuck to it with great
pertinacity.
The scramble for the picks would have
been amusing if it had not been pitiful. In
the struggle some were knocked down and
trampled on, but no one was seriously hurt.
Among the crowd were men who had seen
better days, but now they were pleading for
permission to dig in the sewers. Such scenes
were never seen IN Denver before.
Many appeals were made all through the
day to the contractor to be allowed to work.
Men brought letters and recommendations
and others made their own pathetic pleas.
They had families and were without money.
They did not want to accept charity if they
could avoid it.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-08-26
Donated Seed.

TOPEKA, August 19.-The board OF rail-
road commissioners made public their plan
for collecting seed grain and other means
of relief for the farmers of western Kansas
whose crops are failure.
The board proposes to get the contribu-
tons through the county commissioners
The railroads, or most of them, have agreed
to carry the seed free, and it remains for the
railroad commissioners to give the contribu-
tons Just distribution. The plan is out
lined in letter sent out to the county COM
missioners of every county in the state.
Mass meetings are to be called August 70
in each county to contribute grain for the
destitute. Local committees are to be
appointed at these mass meetings to look
after the contributions.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-08-26
THE PROCLAMATION.
Sent to Gray Gables for Con-
Sideration.
Possible for Opening to Occur September
New Conditions to Settlers-Loca-
ton of County Seats Kept Sc
cret-A Neutral Strip.

WASHINGTON, D. c., August 1S.-The proc.
lamation to open the Cherokee strip to set.
Element has been sent to the president to
Buzzard's Bay. There will probably be very
little delay in its publication. It will be
necessary for the president to scan it, and i,
may be that there will be some consultation
on minor details. 1t is expected now that
everything will be ready to open the strip
September z.
The presidents proclamation will contain
some important conditions governing set
tiers in taking up lands. Some of the prin-
cipal conditions are these:
There will be no United States marshals.
General Schofeld will have charge of execu-
ting the law, and United States troops will
take the place of deputy marshals in preserv-
ing order.
through the strip on the day of the opening
50 that parties who may intend to charter a
train in order to get an advantage that way,
will be prevented.
Booths will be erected all along the border
of the strip, where officials will be in charge
on the day before the opening to take the
afidavits of those who intend to settle in the
strip, that they are bona fide settlers.
Persons owning land adjoining the border
line of the strip have invited their friends,
or have solo the privilege to others, to come
upon their lands on the day of opening, keep
ing all others off, so as to give them advan-
tage of being the first to cross over the line.
This has been carefully guarded. A 100 foot
strip inside the promised lands will be de-
clared neutral territory, and settlers will be
allowed to come within that strip just be-
fore the hour set. Parties owning private
land will have no control over this border,
and every settler will be on equal vantage
point when the rush commences.
It was discovered that some enterprising
persons had learned something about the
intended location of the county seats, and
had organized companies to take possession
of the sites and resell them after the open
ing. The officials to thwart the scheme
have quietly relocated the. county seats by
moving the sites certain distance in an
other direction.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-08-26
Bills Introduced by Martin.

WASHINGTON, D. c., August Ex-senator
Martin has introduced bill empowering
the Chicago Light and Heat company to
construct dam across the Kansas river at
Topeka. He also introduced bill to per-
init the construction OF bridge across the
South Canadian river at Lexington, o. T.,
and also bill to authorize the secretary of
the interior to sell to the Clements Townsite
company a section of school land in Potta-
watomie county, Q. T. 1t is section 16, town.
ship 6, range 5, east.
The senator hopes to get the Topeka dam
bill through this session, as it is a matter
that concerns the commercial interests of
his own town. A similar bill was put through
the senate by Senator Perkins, but it failed
in the house.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-08-26
Missouri Pacific VIII Follow.

KANSAS CRY. Mo-, August 22.-The plan
adopted by c. ]. Devlin, manager of the
Santa Fe railways coal interests, for settling
the coal miners strike in southern Kansas
has succeeded and the Santa Fe's mines In
operation.
stated that if the Santa Fe miners would 60,
to work on Mr.. Devlin's terms, the Missouri
Pacific would give its men an opportunity
TO follow their example at once.
Several of the small operators are already
preparing for similar arrangements and Mr.
Devlin's prediction that half the coal miners
in Kansas will be digging coal by Wednes-
The striking men employed by the Santa
Fe company accepted Devlin's propositions
and went To work
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-08-26
e..l Arp,tr..or. CIV. Th.,r D..aaen.

Seal Arbftrators Give Their Decision.
PARIS, August 1.-THE decision of the
Behring sea tribunal of arbitration, has
been handed down.
The five points of article six are decided
against the United States. A close season
is established to begin May 1 and to con-
tinue until July q. This close season shall
be observed both in the North Pacific ocean
and in Behring sea. A protected zone is e.
tablished, extending for sixty miles around
the islands. Pelagic sealing deep sea seal
ing) is allowed outside the zone in Behring sea
from August 1. The use of fire arms in seal
ing is prohibited. The American arbitra-
tors have expressed their satisfaction with
the text Of the decision.
The American arbitrators believe that the
regulations decided upon by the tribunal,
mean practically the end of pelagic sealing
and that they are better terms than were
heretofore offered the United States by
Great Britain as a settlement of the ques-
tons involved.
WASHINGTON, d. C.-The secretary of
state has received cable advices from Paris,
which in general terms confirm the associated
bulletin that the decision of the arbitration
tribunal on all points involving exclusive
jurisdiction over the Behing sea has been
rendered against the United States.
LoNDoN.-Mr. Gladstone announced in
the house of commons that he had received
private telegram from Paris to the effect
that with few exceptions the award of the
Behring sea tribunal of arbitration was sat-
isfactory to British interests.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-08-26
Ticket and Platform.

The Iowa republican state convention met
at Des Moines and put in nomination full
ticket as follows:
For governor, L. D. Jackson, of Des
Moines; lieutenant governor, w. S. Dugan,
of Lucas county; railway commissioner. J.
W. Luce, of Hampton county; judge of the
supreme court, G. S. Robinson, of Beuna
Vista county.
The platform adopted declares the present
condition of finances in business and trade
are the fulfillment of the prophesy by the re-
publicans in the last campaign, that demo-
cratic success meant disaster for the coun-
try; indorses the Mckinley tariff and reci-
procity; declares in favor of maintaining
gold and silver as tender for the payment of
debts, making every dollar of equal value;
opposes state bank issues; indorses Harri-
sons administration; denounces Cleveland's
administration for the attack upon the pen
sion system; declares that prohibition is no
test of republicanism and is not an issue
in this campaign because the state already
has prohibitory law.
The platform pledges the party to enforce
prohibition which carried by separate vote
of 613 to $50.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-08-26
To Increase National Bank currenc,

WASHINGTON, D. c., August 21.-The bill
to increase national bank circulation was
taken up in the senate.
Senator Pugh saw no reason why the gov.
eminent should not resume the constitu-
tional power to issue all the currency which
the people nee60d.
Senator PETER said the national banks as
banks of issue would have to go. Their USE
fulness had expired and they had better be
shut up. He opposed the bill and suggested
an issue of 500, 100000 in greenbacks, which
would 60 far toward restoring confidence.
The question being on the amendment Of
fered by Senator Cockrell for the redemp-
ton at face value and accrued interest of
such per cent bonds as may be presented
for redemption, and to issue greenbacks to
pay for them. The amendment was opposed
by Senators Mcpherson and Sherman.
Senator Cockrell advocated the amend
ment. He said there was no difference in
government liability between greenbacks
and national notes, because the holders of
national bank notes could demand green
backs for them and could then take gold.
The question before the senate was whether
a necessary increase in currency should be
made by the government or through the
hanks