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The advocate., 1895-01-30
CLEVELAND COMMANDS,
AND HIS HENOHMEN IN CON
GREss WILL OBEY.
A Message and q Currency Bill Looking
Toward the Issue Of Half a Bill
lion in Bonds.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-To.dsy the
president sent q calamity" message to
congress, calling attention to the woes
brought upon the country by bad Ansn
cisl legislation, and suggesting q most
startling remedy. He demands the
issuance Of enough bonds to redeem and
cancel oil the legal tender notes and
treasury notes issued under the Sher
man sot Of July IA, 1890, and TO replsn
ish the gold reserve. These bonds are
to be used az the basis for national bank
circulation, az already provided by law
The message closes in this manner;
"In conclusion desire TO frankly con-
fess my reluctance to issuing more bonds
in present circumstances, and with no
better results than have lately followed
that course. cannot, however, refrain
from adding to an assurance Of my Anx.
iety to CO operate with the present con-
gress in any reasonable measure Of 70.
lief, an expression Of my determination
to leaves nothing VI done which furnishes
hope for improving the situation, or
checking 8 suspicion Of our disinollna-
tiOn, or disability to meet with the strict
est honor every national obligation"
A bill which had been prepared in ac-
cordsnce with the presidents message,
emDodying all the demands therein, was
introduced by Chairman spiDRer Of the
banking and currency committee to-day,
and q mighty effort is already beiLg
made to make it q law.
OBSERVATIONS BY MRS D1aas.
Sec rstsry Gresham has been wrought
up to high piEch Of excitement and
distress over the situation in Hawaii.
Blinky Mr.. Cleveland opened his little
eyes wide and came nearer sensing cotem-
pOrsry events than at any time since bis
last fishing trip, when the news reached
Washington that the. HAWsiians were in
hO5 water again. There was busyhum
all about the state department and the
great men who loaf about in that vicin-
isy wore q dark look Of anxiety. All
these statesmen had been az placid 90
potatoes all the while their fellow citi-
zsnS had been fret zlnR and starving
within few rods or their own elegant
state quarters. None Of them had
stepped aside from the easy routine Of
drawing their salaries and appearing in
full dress as gorgeous receptions until
the RhOstly news OF the Hawaiian revolt
broke upon them. Then, oh the a, thar
The advocate., 1895-01-30
OFFICIAL STATE PAPER.

Clesr-out craftsmanship rose to magniR-
icent height. Then it was they blessed
Mr. Carnegie and one or two other mil.
liOnsire ship builders who have built up
our navy and thus made it possible for
craftsmanship to order ships to the scene
OF action double quick, frsighted with
orders to protect any lucklssS American
citizen who might possibly be exposed
20 inconvenience.
All OF this has set nae thinking-sts
mRnship 10 contsgious--thinking that
the solution Of our poverty problem lies
in emigration TO Hawaii. IL our poor
starving American WoFkipgmen would
wesn themselves from the ballot box,
fOrego the Intoxicating glory Of voting
for statesmen and wade over TO the
Sandwich Islands they would become
objects Of soliCitude and have great war
vessels sent out to protect them. It's
no earthly use for poor out stthe elbow
fellows to come here to Washington and
attempt to enlist the succor or attract
attention OF the way.high up people
like Mr.. Gresham, Senator Sherman or
Blinky Mr.. Cleveland. Men who are
dubbed by the police and jailed by tho
shsrffs for the crime of asking for work
would far better leave this land Of the
free and march to the cannibal islands.
~"
No currency bill this session. Didn't
| tell you So The democrats withdrew
their pet measure rather than have full
discussion Of the money question. After
this action was taken in the house there
was very farce Of time. Democrats
and Republicans poksd sharp recrlmina-
tion at each other, neither party being
willing to assume the responsibility for
the defeat Of financial legislation. At
this juncture Jerry Simpson made one
of has bright, pointed talks saying that
II neither republicans nor democrats de-
aired to acknowledge themselves the
cause OF the defeat Of the obnoxious
currency bill, that the Populists would
gladly do 30. Hs also replied splendidly
TO the question 80 to the remedy for pre-.
vSiIiDg hard times. Tom Rsed had just
refused TO reply 10 the same question.
He merely Rrunted gruf. NAV, it isn't
my place to propose q remedy, that's the
business Of the party in power" JerEy's
reply to the question was listened to
with profound interest. He said he
would fret coin all the silver now in pos
session of the government, then would
coin both gold and silver on equal terms,
And IL this would not suffice he would
have the government issue full legal
tender notes with which to pay its In
debtedneSs, thus placing enough money
Ia circulation to employ labor and re-
store prosperity. Mr.. Simpson is nearly
restored to bis former good health. DE
will deliver an address Rt Cooper insti-
Euts, New York, next week, BY invita-
c6atfsssd On pa0sG
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-07-26
ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE.
An Experiment no Longer, But Real

An Experiment no Longer, But q heal-
ity.
The electric locomotive is no
longer an experiment. The large
specimen owned and operated by
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Company was put into regular SER
vice at Baltimore Monday last.
The Sun of that city thus describes
the event:
"Here is what it pulled: A con
solidation steam locomotive, weigh
ing eighty ton, twenty-four freight
cars, loaded with coal and lomber,
yard engine, No. so weighing
fifty tons, and an empty caboose.
The electric locomotive took them
all in one pull, and took them
easily, too. There wasn't anything
slow about it. This was one Of the
regular heavy freight trains Of the
Baltimore & Ohio Company. 1t
reached the electric power-house,
south of Camden station, at 1:50 in
the afternoon. The electric loco
motive was coupled to the train,
and in five minutes and twenty
seconds uncoupled at North avenue,
having made the run through the
tunnel, pulling steam locomotives,
freight cars, coal and lumber a dis.
tance of 1850 feet, or about one
and two-ffths miles. The steam
locomotive then resumed business
and took the train to Philadelphia.
A stop of three minutes was made
by the electric locomotive, and then
it was started back to the power
station. The round trip was made
in less than fifteen minutes. Hav-
ing demonstrated that it is entitled
to confidence in its abilities, the
electric giant will be tried with
similar trains every day The
number of trains pulled will be
gradually increased until the elec-
trio locomotive assumes the pull
ing OF all trains in the tunnel"
The absence of smoke within
city limits, and especially in the
long tunnel through which the
Baltimore & Ohio is operated, may
be counted as a positive gain for
the road and its patrons. Connect.
'cut is experimenting-and quite
successively-with electric locomo.
tives on suburban line, while
Chicago has taken up the subject
in good earnest and promises results
within the next 80 days.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-07-26

San Francisco, when he saw Min
ME Williams, Blanche Lamont and
Durrant on street car.
Barrett says he Immediately took
a fancy to the girls and tried to
make their acquaintance. He board
ed the car, and says that when
Durrant and the girls alighted he
followed them. Durrant and Miss
Lamont entered the church, but
Miss Williams remained outside.
Barrett entered the church unseen
and hid behind a pew. To stop
the escaping gas Durrant went to
the roof to stop a leak. Miss La
mont walked to the rear of the
church. Barrett says he seized
and attempted to assault her. To
prevent her screaming he schoked
her, when she dropped limp and
lifeless to the floor. Fearing Miss
Williams would be witness
against him, Barrett says he crept
up behind her and stabbed her with
a knife he had taken from the res
taurant. He says Durrant had
been overcome by the gas, and was
dazed. Barrett says to hide the
crime he carried both bodies to the
belfry.
The district attorney says that
Barrett is insane and the confes-
sion is inconsistent with all the
clue to the murder.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-07-26
TORN TO s4kEDs BY A BEAR,
A Prospector's Fatal Encounter Near
Berner's Bay.

A Prospector's Fatal Encounter Near
Berners Bay.
The steamer City Topeka, from
Alaska Sunday afternoon, brought
news of a prospector's fatal en-
counter with bear near Berneris
Bay last week. Mike Mcdonald, a
miner, and two Indian boys were
cruising alongside of mountain
in search of ore, when the former
accidentally stumbled and fell in
to a bears nest containing two
young cubs, The little animals
set up a howl, which soon brought
t. mother to the rescue. Before
Mcdonald could extricate himself
from his perilous position the mad
dened beast was upon him with all
her fury. The man was unarmed,
save a pocket knife, Before he could
bring the weapon into use, the
bear, with one powerful blow, dis.
abled him. The two Indian boys
nearly frightened to death, started
down the hill, plungedinto the bay
and swan across to the opposite
shore, whore they could view the
unequal conflict in safety. The
old bear fairly tore the flesh Of the
unfortunate miner into shreds, and
his cries and struggles were fearful
to behold. AS often as he attemp.
ted to raise hims0lffrom the ground
she would leap on his PROSTATE
form and tear great mouthfuls of
flesh from his bones. The battle
lasted nearly half an hour, and
then the animal took to the
woods with the cubs. Later the
boys returned and found the life.
less corpse in an almost unrecogni-
cable condition, hardly bone be.
ing unbroken, and the body being
frightfully mutilated.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-07-26
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land ONCE at La Grande, oregon,

11duu OIIIC0 ttB LII OIttHuCi OItgUHl
June ii, 1895.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim,
and that said proof win be made before the
County Judge of Umatilla county, at Pendle.
ton, Ore, on July q, 1895, viz.
A. LINCOLN SWAGGART,
Hd No. 1893, for the N E sec 7, tip a N R35EW
Nj. He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultiva-
tion of, said land, viz: ]. w. Stamper,T Willis
Bush, Cass CanL on and T. M. Bush, all of Ath-
ena, Oregon.
Any person VINO desires TO protest against
any substantial reason, under the law and the
regulations of the Interior Department, why
such proofshould not be allowed, will be Civ
ed an opportunity at the above mentioned
time and place to crossexamine the witnesses
of said claimant, and to offer evidence In re-
buttal of that submitted by claimant.
b. F. WILSON, Register
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Oregon.

A meeting OF hopgrowers is called
to meet in Silverton July q.
The residence of Mr.. Burtges, of
Albany was burgalized one night
last week and a number of articles
Of clothing stolen.
John Longman brought into
Baker City last Friday $4,000 in
gold bullion, the first clean up of
the E. & E. mine under the new
management.
D. Andrews, Of Lebanon, closed
a deal Wednesday for the Lebanon
warehouse, and has already taken
charge. Mr.. Andrews traded his
brick for it.
A residence near Hood River be-
longing TO Hon. T. r. Coon, in
which his stepfather, Mr.. Price,
lived, burned last Thursday. Most
Of the furniture was saved.
The town council of Vale has or
dered poles and wire for a telephone
line to connect with the railroad at
Ontario, a distance of 16 miles. The
cost will be about 5000.
Citizens of Albany think the
public schools need more advanced
grades and an agitation for such
an extension is being urged upon
the school board
Stakes have been driven all along
the proposed rout to Pendleton-
Canyon City telephone line, and the
poles have been distributed most Of
the distance.
The Island City Milling &
Manufacturing Company case, ex-
peeted to come up at La Grande be-
fore Judge Fee last week, was post
poned to Thursday of this week.
The Virtue mine management has
again commenced the work tf get
ting greater depth and the shaft is
to be sunk 200 feet deeper. This
will give depth Of 700 feet.
Captain S. L. Moorhead, the edit
or Of the Junction City Times, and
one of the best members of the last
house of representatives., has return
ed from a visit with his family in
Missouri.
Last Thursday a complaint was
sworn out in Baker City by Mrs.
J. D. Woumer, against Martin Hill,
a Burnt River farmer, charging
him with incest with his daughter,
a young woman about IS years Of
age.
The case of the state against
Goldsworthy, charged with murder
in the first degree and whose trial
has been continued until the fall
term, has cost the taxpayers of
Baker county thus far $500, $500
in the justice court and $l0Oo in
the circuit court.
The dri wing of beef cattle from
klamath county to outside mark
cts is now fairly under way. Arth-
ur Jackson, of Steel's swamp, drove
800 head of heeves to Shasta valley
last week and Louis Gerber left
Frank Adams ranch recently with
400 head from Horsefly en- rout to
Montague.
A few weeks ago a Lebanon lady,
upon going away for short visit,
hid her jewelry In heating stove,
During her absence a young lady
who was left in charge of the house
builta FIRE in the stove, and all the
jewelry worth about 500 was ruin
ed.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-07-26
Notice of Settlement of Final Account.

In the County Court OF the State Of Oregon for
Umatilla County,
In the Matter of the Estate Of
James M. Isley, Deceased.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undersign-
IN ed, as administrator of the estate of James
M. Isley, deceased, has rendered and presented
for settlement and filed in the above entitled
Court his final account of his administration
of the said estate, and that Monday, the End
day OF September, 1895, at 10 O'clock a. M, of
the said day, the same being day ofthe term
of said Court subsequent to said filing Of said
final account, to-witt; of the September term
A. ID. 1895 thereof, has been duly appointed by
said Court for the hearing of objections to said
final account and for the settlement of the
same. Dated at Umatilla County, State of
oregon, this 18th day of July, 1895.
e. DEPEATT, MADISON p. ISLEY.
Attorney. Administrator.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-07-26
THE BANNoCK WAR.
The Work of Making Good indians
Goes MerriIy On.

1OcS vile
MARKET LAKE, Idaho, July 23.-
On July 18th, 80 men left Jackson's
Hole to arrest all the Indians
breaking the game laws of Wyom-
ing. In Heback canyon they sur
prised a camp of IL Indians and
took them all prisoners and start
ed with them for Jacksons Hole,
In the canyon they tried to escape
and all the Indians were killed ex-
cept one papoose, who was brought
into Jackson's Hole. There were
1873 fresh elk skins In this camp.
Johnnie Carnes, squaw man
and the oldest settler in Jaokson's
Hole, has come over into Idaho and
says that every settler in Jackson
will be butchered. There were 800
Bannock warriors on Hoback river
when Carnes was there, and he
says all the squaws have been sent
away and the bucks are daily join
ing the main band. Jackson's' Hole
settlers are now intrenched and
awaiting the attack. Unless the
cavalry gets there quick, every
settler between Jackson's Hole and
this railway station is in danger of
massacre.
FOUR MORE GOOD INDIANS.
PocATELLo, Idaho, July 23.--
From present indications the con-
flict between the settlers ofJacksons
Hole country, southeastern Idaho
and northwestern Wyoming, and
the Indians is not ended. Today
the wanderers arrived on the reser-
walton, but are far from peaceful
frame of mind, for in the wagon
they brought the bodies of four
dead bucks. 1t has been given out
oil along that only one Indian was
killed. One of the bucks said they
were only coming to the reserva,
tion to get more ammunition and
were going back to kill the white
men. Agent Tetors will request
the Seventh infantry from Fort
Russell, at Cheyenne, or the Eighth
cavalry from Boise, to be at once
sent to this point, unless the In
dians return quietly to their homes.
]. G, Houtz, a ranchman of Soda
Springs, says the police told him
the Indians had killed a white man,
his wife and child, and the settlers
rallied and killed six Indiaps.
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AHORRl5LE CONFESSION.
w. r. Barrett Says He is the Emanuel
Church Murderer.

SANTA Cruz, Calf, July "a
w. +. Barrett surrendered himself
to the sheriff this morning and ac-
knowlegsd that he was the murder
er of Blanche Lamont and Minnie
Williams. He tells straight
story, Barrett went to the sheriff's
office and said he did not want to
see Durrant hanged for crimes of
which he is innocent. He says he
knew he would be found out SOON
er or later, so he resolved to sus-
render himself. District Attorney
Lindsay was summoned, and to him
Barrett told a straight story. He
said he was working in restaurant
at Folsom's near Fourth street in
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-07-26
Public Notice

Notice Is hereby given that will apply to
the Mayor and common council OF the city of
Athena, Oregon at meeting thereof to be
sell spirituous, malt and vinous liquors in less
quantities than one quart, said liquor to be
sold only in the old Centerville Hotel build
city THos. I. MCAULIFF,
Dated June q, 1895. Applicant.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-07-26

IRVINE McQuARY, in his Silver
Hammer says the wheat crop of
Umatilla county this year will not
exceed 100000 bushels. Irving
is either talking through his hat, !"
or has been misinformed.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-07-26
Deafness Cannot be cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion ofthe ear There is only
one way to cure Deafness, and that is by con-
stitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by
an infiamed condition of the mucous lining Of
the Fustachian Tube. When the tn be gets in
famed you have rumbling sound or inn
perfect hearing, and when 1t Is entirely clos
ed Deafness is the result, aud unless the in
flammation can be taken out and this tube
restored to Its normal condition, hearing will
be destroyed forever; nine cases out OF ten are
caused from catarrh, which is nothing but an
infiamen condition ofthe mucous. surface.
We will give One Hundred dollars Reward
for any case of Deafness Caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, Free
f. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-07-26

The farmers of the region Of
Minnesota and North Dakota, COM
prising the 10 counties on the Red
river valley, are gloomy over the
prospects. A week ago the wheat
promised the greatest yield known
in this section, some placing it as
high as 40 bushels to the acre, but
it has rained four days the last
week and the weather has been
cloudy and hot. Smut and rust
have developed to an alarming
degree. II is now feared that
thousands Of acres Of wheat are
utterly ruined.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-07-26

THE Medford Monitor is inform
ed, upon reliable authority, that
the leading citizens and capitalists
of Klamath and Lake counties
have signed an agreement to raise
100000 subsidy for any company
that will built railroad through
that section.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-07-26

THAT 0REaoN sheriff who per-
mitted himself to be relieved Of his
pistol and badge Of Office on board
Of the train that was held up near
Roseburg no doubt considered dis.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-07-26

When in Pendleton stop at the
Golden Rule Hotel. The best of
rooms and elegant fare. Free bus
to and from all trains.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-07-26


No NATION ever undertook
braver course than did the United
States in deliberately beginning the
reduction of that enormous war
debt, says Professor Andrews in
Scribner's. The will to reduce it
opens the way, and the payment
went on by leaps and bounds. The
policy was to call in high rate
bonds as soon as callable, and re-
place them by others bearing lower
rates. So immense was the gov
ernment's income that to have set
SO late a date as 1891, for the time
when the four.and-a-halfs could be
cancelled proved unfortunate. To
fix for the maturity of the fours 80
remote a date as 1907 was
worse still. The three-per cents.
of 1882, which supplanted the earl
Ter issues, were wisely made pay
able at the governments option.
For the twenty-three years begin
ming with August, 1866, the reduc-
tion'proceeded at an average rate OF
a, little under $63,000,000, yearly,
which would be $5,250,000 each
month $175,000 each day, $7,291
each hour, and Sill each minute.
JUDGE HEWITT, at Salem. has re-
affirmed his former decision in the
asylum case, holding that the law
providing for branch asylum in
Eastern Oregon is unconstitutional
The case will now go to the supreme
court, whose final decision will be
awaited with interest. If Judge
Hewitt is correct, any taxpayer
can by suit in equity, stop all ap'
propriations for the Soldiers Home
near Roseburg, The Agricultural
College at Corvallis, the State Uni
versity at Eugene, and Normal
Schools at Weston, Drain ant
Monmouth. All these are estate
institutions; they are supported by
appropriations made by the legis
lature; and none of these are 10
Gated sat the seat of government,
as the constitution requires. Tit
supreme court will very likely take
this fact into consideration before
affirming Judge Hewitt's decision
Portland Sun.
The Toxic correspondent of tht
New York Herald furnishes the
official figure of the japan losses ii
the recent war with China. Tht
total of the Japanese forces was
60,979 and the casualties were al
follows: Killed in battle 734: dice
of wounds, 231; died from disease
3,14S. Total deaths 4,110. There
were 2,S69 cases of cholera among
the troops: That total cost Of thu
war is now placed at 150,OOO,O0t
yen, and as Japan will receive an
indemnity Of twice that amount in
addition to the Island of Formosu
and all the spoils Of wal. must
be regarded as one of the most
profitable wars that ever occurred
But the subjugatien of ain empire
of 400,000,000 people by another
nation with loss of only 7S4 men
killed in battle is the most remark
able event recorded in history,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-07-26

THE Elgin Recorder has occa-
sion to find fault because false re-
ports are being circulated which
tend to injure the town. Every
once in a while some one starts the
story that diphtheria has broken
out or something else which gives
the town black eye. Such false
reports do an injustic to Elgin, but
she can console herself by the good
things that have been.said about her
ability to take care of the G. A. r.
reunion.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-07-26
Furniture

Hollis sells a 5 gallon keg of
Rock Candy Drips for $1.95,
or a 4 gallon keg of syrup for
$40.
DIR. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds PaIr Highest Medal and Diploma.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-07-26

THE press Of Eastern Oregon is
scorning Salem and Salem news
papers for being instrumental in the
defeat of the branch asylum propo-
sition. They seem to lose sight of
the fact that Portland sis as deep
in the mud as Salem is in the
mire." Portland and the Oregon
ian worked hard against the branch
asylum. Eastern and Western
Oregon will never pull together
and the sooner the state is divided
the better. A new state composed
Of parts of Washington, Oregon and
Idaho will be in order at the next
congress.-Pilot Rock Record.