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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-11-06

WHILE famine is threatened in
India through the drouth, the west
of Ireland is declared to be face to
face to famine owing to heavy
rains, which have, caused failure
of the crops, especially potatoes.
Throughout September and during
the beginning of October there was
an incessant downpour of rain.
There has been great floods in the
northwest Of ireland. Many must
feel the pangs of famine before
Christmas. The situation is COM
pared to that of 1879, when a dis
astrous harvest led to revival of
political disorders in Ireland. How
ever, the chief secretary of Ireland,
Mr.. Gerald Balfour, during his re-
cent tour of the affected districts,
secured information which he says
will enable him to cope with the
distress which he is now ready to
meet.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-11-06

Died in Walla Walla, this afternoon, OF
Consumption. Ella, the beloved wife Of
Harve Whiteman. Funeral Sunday af-
ternoon, in Walla Walla.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-11-06

In THE Big Bend and Yakima
country, is about the only portion
of the Northwest where the farmers
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-11-06
To Cure ! cold ~ one pav

IO Cure CoIu N One Gay.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money If Ut fails
to Cure. For sale by g. O. 0sburn. 26
cts.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-11-06

You Can Be Well when yonr blood is
rich, pure und nourishing. Hoods Sar.
ssparilla makes the blood rich and pure
and cures all blood diseases, restoring
health and vigor.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-11-06
From the Eagle.

"Three hundred and fifty-eight
democrats in this county has reg
istered their names as being against
Bryan. Among this number are
all the brains and financial back
ing of the old democratic organiza-
ton of Umatilla county,
Pendleton gave Mckinley Al
over Bryan. Milton gave Bryan a
majority of 95; Umatilla county
gave Bryan 224 majority. Com
ment is unnecessary.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-11-06
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With the assistance of the patri-
otto voters of this county, who un.
til recently identified with the
democratic and populist parties, it
is confidently expected that the
republicans will carry the famous
old county of Umatilla by from
three to FIVE hundred votes.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-11-06
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Below we present some choice
morsels for the Pendleten Tribune
and Milton Eagle to chaw on at
their leisure:
From tho Tribune.
The Tribune has the names of
358 leading democrats of this coun-
ty who have declared themselves
against the Chicago platform and
the Chicago national ticket. By
request the names are withheld
from publication. 1t may be ad-
ded that these men largely consti-
tute the brains and financial back.
ing in the old democratic o-ganiza-
ton in this country.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-11-06

Is especially true Of Hoods Pills, for no medi-
cine ever contained so great curative power in
80 small space. They are whole medicine
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-11-06

Hoods Pills are easy to take, easy to
operate. Cure Indigestion, headache,
25c.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-11-06

DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Awarded Gold Medal M!dwiassr Fair. San Francisco.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-11-06

lick headache, jaundlce, constipation, etc. 25c.
Che only Pulls to take with Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The advocate., 1896-01-22

land reverted back to him. Judge
Meyers sustained his claim. The case
has been appealed.
Junction City bankers get the county
deposits and pay no interest at all. No
statement that the Commissioners are
redeemers is necessary. They always
take care Of the banks.
James Butler has retired from the
position Of editor of the CO-operGtor
and has been succeeded by 7. II. Brun-
dage. Mr.. Butler now has charge of
the circulation department.
There are twenty eight criminal cases
on the docket of the Atchison county
District court. Twenty Of them are
for the unlawful sale of milk, and there
is not one for the sale of beer.
The Union Pacific claims that under
its grant it owns every other section in
the Fort Hayes military reservation,
and it opposes its transfer by the gov.
ernment to the State Of Kansas.
F. B. Brown, who was seated as q
member of the Dunsmore House in
1893 from Grant county because his
opponent was a postmaster and inelig-
ible, is prscticing law in San Jose, Cal.
A judgment has recently been rem
dered in the Cloud county District
court against an ex.redeemer officers
bondsmen and In favor of the county
for the amount Of the officer shortage.
NJ. D. Steiner has bought a half In
terest in the Mop Opinion. Mr..
Hsmlin still retains the other half and
both gentlemen will be actively en-
gagged in the publication of the paper.
Judge Webb, of Atchison, has or
dered the jury in his court to report
February 2 instead of March 3, in order
that farmers who sre on the jury may
not be inconVenienced in their spring
work.
BY accepting the bid of the Yelling
ton Voice (Pop.) for the county print
ing the county will get it's work done
Tor $3.50. Last year the Republican
paper was given $l,756 for the same
work.
Grain Inspector Merritt is trying to
remove his Argentine deputy. The
deputy graded No. 4 wheat as q No. 2
article and has thereby greatly injured
Kansas City as a grain distributing
point.
w. d. Vincent, of Clay Center, one
of the most sensible, reasonable and
loyal men in the Populist party In the
State, is being mentioned by the Fifth
district papers for the nomination for
Governor.
Maj. Drumhiller, of Logan, is Dep.
uty Oil Inspector and drew his $50
salary last month. He was not away
from home nor within fifty miles of q
barrel of oil that was inspected during
that time.
Judge Dale, the new Populist Judge
at Wichita, began bis work by declin.
ing to grant nineteen divorces to par
ties who had simply acquired residence
for the purpose of making application
for divorce.
Rev. A. Whitman, the colored evan
gelist who talks of starting a new ma
The advocate., 1896-01-22
Some News About Kansas.

ubWbs
The Lsrned TSlzer and T'OiZer was
very properly named as the official
paper in Pawnee county.
Frank FARRELL had three columns of
interesting historical matter in Sun
days Kansas City Times,
G. G. Curtis, of Wellington, has been
elected President Of the Retail Imple-
ment Dealers Association.
Sam Hale having bought full set of
Encyclopedia Britannica, there are
two sets in Lacrosse now.
A St. Louis company of capitalists
have leased the cement plaster beds at
Dillon and will erect mill.
An Adrian, Mich, bank was recently
robbed and among the securities stolen
was $1,000 in Kansas bonds.
@. M. Mack has retired from the Jet.
more Republican. The paper will be
continued by G. E. RoughtOn.
CoffeyVllle has q natural gas well.
It was recently discovered, is 800 feet
deep and is owned by the city.
Albert Griffin has written new
book, "The Key Note" 1t Is q dis
cussiOn of financial questions.
The Quenemo cob.pipe factory has
moved to Ottawa, but another will be
started at Quenemo in its place.
Judge Ellis has formally announced
his candidacy for the Republican NOM
instlon for Congress in the Sixth.
Wichita is so hard up that men put
off iGhting old grudgeS until they can
raise money enough to pay their fines.
A. A. Dunmire has started the South
G0eSt KGnSGR at HugOton. 1t is cred
liable sheet and Is unanimously POpu-
list.
Prof. Dyche has had his hair cut.
He hadn't had it cut before since some
time before he started on his northern
trip.
The county printing in Pottswsto-
mie county was let jointly to four Re-
publican papers at S5 per cent. Of legal
rates.
A man has been arrested at Lansing
for entering the school house and gath
ering up school books and burning
them.
j. F. Tufts, a lawyer of Atchison,
will be candidate In the Republican
convention for Congressman from the
First district.
Miss Carrie Lowry, prominent
Dickinson county teacher, has been
appointed mstron of the Oursy Indian
school In Utah.
William Simpson has sold his store
at Norton and will devote his time to
hustling Tor the Republican nomina'
tion for Congress.
Adjutant General Fox, who has for
some years been a Director of the First
National bank of Manhattan, was not
reelected this year.
The State Grain Inspector inspected,
during 1895, 1857 cars at Kansas City,
9l7 at Argentine, 1,OS4 at Coffeyville
and 161 at Winfield.
Hayes City has passed an ordinance
prohibiting persons between 2 and %
wears of RRe loRfinQ ON the straAta be-
The advocate., 1896-01-22


persnCe society is entitled to three
delegates.
The Kansas City World says that the
fake employment agencies recently
driven out of that city have moved
over on the Kansas side.
Rev. j. d. Botkin made a number Of
good speeches (he don't make any other
kind to large crowds at several points
in Linn county last week.
The Clark County Clipper is trying
to slip up on the patriotic side of It's
people by offering a picture Of George
Washington as a premium.
The Clay Center Dispatch and Smith
Center Journal, both good Populist
newspapers, were awarded county
printing contracts last week,
Miss Meta Murphy, who is well
known as the leader of the Quenemo
Glee Club, has been appointed Deputy
County Clerk Of Usage county.
The Capital Almanac is Vslua-
BILE addition to the ADVOCATE library.
1t is confined to Kansas matters and
gives much useful information.
c.. Morgan, one of the best Popu-
lists in Kansas, has been elected
Chairman of the Board of County
Commissioners of Usage county.
Attorney McClsin, of Kansas City,
has brought suit in court to recover
pay as Judge Of Election at the rate of
so for each eight hours employed.
The Atchison Globe speaks of the
miserable Ed Hoeh," and says his
criticism of Morrill, indicates that he is
again candidate for Governor himself.
The County Clerk contest in Stafford
county has been compromised and Mr..
Shsffer, the Populist who was elected,
gets his seat without further trouble.
Harper county people like the An
thony Bulletin so well that they sub.
scribe for it and send it to their friends
back East, Those people have excellent
judgment.
Public Opinion (Pop.), Usage City:
"If John Breidenthsl doesn't want to
run for Governor we are in favor of
making him Chairman of the national
committee"
1t is now given out that the oppo-
nents Of Cy Leland will have a confer
ence January 81. This is the same
date on which the Kansas Day banquet
will be given.
There were four bidders for the
county printing in Reno county, and
the redeemer board gave the work to
the Nel0S, whose bid was the highest
one In the lot.
The Wichita Beacon says that Nor
rill did not want a special session Of
the Legislature because it would inter
fere with him attending meeting of
bank directors.
The Presidential postoftices in the
Sixth district have all passed out of the
hands of Republicans except the one
at Downs, where the redeemer's term
has not expired.
The county printing in Usage county
has been let jointly to the Public 0pin-
ion at Usage City and the Peoples
The advocate., 1896-01-22

Fort Scott spent 81 400 on It's public
library last year.
A Reed club has been organized in
Ellsworth county.
Greeley county people are discussing
the free range question.
The joint business is said to be un-
profitable at Mcpherson.
An s0.year-old citizen of Lawrence
Is under arrest for bigsmy.
Over 100 converts are reported in a
Minneapolis revival meeting.
W. w. Guthrie, of Atchison, calls
Lelsnd's crowd the Dalton gang.
Cowley county has adopted rock.
pile attachment to Its county jail.
The Riley Regent says j. R. Burton
Joined the Lutheran church four years
ago,
Judge Hutchison will soon change
his residence from Ulysses to Garden
City.
The Valley Falls VindicatOr prints
large amount of country correspond
ence,
The Hollywood Som is no more, and
It's subscription list goes to the Clsfin
Leader.
The Kansas Templar, State organ of
the Good Templsrs, is q new paper at
Eldorado.
The WysndOtte Herald Uem.) says
there are seventy FIVE joints in Kansas
City, Kss.
Only $50 of the 10000 people who
lived In Leavenworth in 1857 now re-
side there.
A Sl4 tombstone Is erected over each
veterans grave by the county in VIII
son county.
Richard Wake, of the Temperance
Union, calls Morrill, "Jsmes Buchanan
the Second"
Ed Hoch says that If Morrill, 10 re-
nominated Farmer Smith is going to
bolt the ticket.
What has become of MorrilPs boom
for the Republican nomination for
Vice PresidantP
Arthur Cspper has bought the Lance
and consolidated 1t with the Topeka
MGil and Breeze.
Judge Smith (Rep.), of the the Rocks
county district, has appointed his wife
as court reporter.
Sixteen jointists and violators of the
liquor law were arrested In Brown
county January IL.
The Penltentisry coal mine is the
only one owned and operated by
State in this country.
The Marion county poor farm paid
expenses last year and yielded a profit
Of $157 to the county.
A Dickinson county man has recently
resurrected a rail which, it is said, was
split by Abe Lincoln.
Two new cresmerles are being built
ii Dickinson county, one at Oak Hill
and the other at Pearl.
The Osawatomie Graphic (Rep.)
aayB: .'Morrill win never be Governor
New-York tribune., 1896-07-27
JONES CONFERS WITH BRYAN

THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE WILL LAY Low"
AS REGARDS THE PoPULIsT NOMINATION..
Lincoln Neb. July Ex-senator Jones. OF Arkan-
sas. arrived in Lincoln this evening and was I'M
medately driven to the home Of Mr. Bryan, where
an earnest conference was held on subjects OF
much importance to the Democratic and Popuis'
parties
Senator Jones left Lincoln a late train over
the Missouri Pacific tonight for his summer home
al WASHINGTON Tenn He teegraphed Governor
Stone Of Missouri to meet him at Jenersoh |':y
Tomorrow Just before leaving. Senator Jones sau
he would leave il the common-sense OF the people
TO right the nomination of Watson. No definite
action he said. would be taken at this time with
regard to the acceptance or declination OF the fopu
list nomination by Mr.. Bryan
Senator Jones added that he thought the notlnca-
ton meeting in New-York would take place Au-
gust 10.
In spite Of it, Importance as a political centre
having two candidates for the Presidency-Nlr
Bryan and Mr. Bentley, the Prchibition-Siiver
nominee-as citizens Lincoln Is very quiet place
those days Mr. Bryan has been seen little by Lin
coin people since he reached here Friday week
He spends most OF his time In his library going
over the mass Of mall matter and the packages oi
telegrams delivered his house every day ana oic
tating replies TO his clerical assistants or these
he has three one & woman. and they eacn nave
their hands full in keeping up with the nominee
correspondence. So great has been the avalanche
~ written uatte- addressed Mr.. Bryan that ne
IS practically swamped and many OF the letters err
and kilograms that were sent lmiheoia'e'' ai'' ~
nomination are not yet answered w.,
The Bryan and Sewall headquarters at the LIN, n,
coin Hotel are intended principally for tne use oi
Mr. Rrvan in receiving visiting delegations ana
conferring with Democratic managers MI bryab ry,,h
has used them TWO or three times only, nut "ItH
The National Silver and Populist conventions WORK
added IL is expected that he will be obliged TO go
a meeting OF tn State Central Committee OF inc
free-silver wing Of the Democrauc Party O., p his
no hpd
CITY on July 90 Mr.. Bryan has promised 70 De
New-York tribune., 1896-07-27
HE THINKS 1T WOULD HELP MKINLEY

CONGRESSMAN GALTsHA A. GROW GIVES HIS
REASONS FOR ADVOCATING A THIRD TICKET.
Calusha A. Grow. member Of Congress al Large
,-,,, Pennsylvania and ex-Speaker OF the House OF
po,,asentatlves favors third ticket. Mr.. Grow
g. now az the Fifth Avenue Hotel third ticket.
co Nr Grow says. will help Mckinley. The
,s<ue" he declared yesterday. rs plain. and
,us, NEE, II fairly We cannot pledge the country
- dshas 40 It's currency and repudiate its obligations.
Tho hest way to prevent the victory Of Bryan and
ri. running mate must be adopted. believe that
a third ticket would do IT,
There are many people in the country who are
Democrats first gold-standard men second and Re-
nublicans never They would vote for gold
standard Democrat II they could have
candidate but falling In that they would adopt the
next best thing In thei- eyes and support Bryan
Again II a third ticket many Democrats
who could not for Mckinley. owing to the
feeling that they were deserters. and would en-
brace Bryan as the only relief, would cast a vote
accordingly. Then again with third ticket In
the field the Democratic orators could go out
among the people. and many voters who would
not listen to a Republican talk would be convinced
OF the integrity OF the cause. At all events the
would be split hopelessly. The gold-stanuaru
Democrats think will see that the surest way 20
elect Mckinley Is TO have every honest Deinocrnt
vote for a godstandard candidate. and so place
third ticket in the field. ,. .
ddate?" Mr.. Grow was asked 49,. ,.,,.,,
"Cleve.and7" he replied. "We4l, nave tnou9ne
out what look upon sn ideal ticket Senator
New-York tribune., 1896-07-27
yATTONAL COOPERATIVE UNION.

ST. Louis July 2s-After three days session or
Delegates from number Of States. the National
Co-operative Union organized here last night
lie officers are as follows: President. Aonzo War
dell Of Kansas: vice-president. Sheridan Weos'e1
~ ST Louis: secretary. Mrs Imosene c. Fales. OF
New-York; treasurer. c. X. Demoree OF Missouri;
directors " o Nelson, Of Missouri; James Rhodes.
Massachusetts,: the Rev. Ralph Albertson. Nor-h
Carolina; o. Cravath Nebraska; c. Z. Hoffman.
Kansas: NJ W WEkens. California A. S. Edwards
Tent ssee Henry D. Lloyd. Illinois; r. A south
worth Colorado; J. VI. Moore California; the Kew
II NJ cass,n Massachusetts, the Rev. y. ". Ler-
,rond Maine; Helen :. johnson. Pennsylv1ntL; B.
n Flower Massachusetts. and julia Caliwei. COL
oradO. l., . .,u.,.o .ho ,vo.
,tonal social and business wefare OF rs mem
rbe nrincipal address Of the evening was
geiivsred by Professor Thaddeds y. WAX man. OF
Na.u York on The Cooperative Commonwealth
New-York tribune., 1896-07-27
W p. ST. JOHN DEMOCRATIC TREASURER
THE SCHOOL SYSTEM CRITICISED.
wayland in The Philadelphia Press.

H. l.. Wayland in The Philadelphia Press
The silver craze is a reproach TO our system OF
public education That there millions OF people
taught n the schools OF our country who believe
that IL is in the power OF the Government By
calling 30 cents a dollar 10 make Il dollar Ger.
tanly indicates that the education OF these people
has been grossly defective. The common schools
have wasted years OF the LIE OF every child In
teaching him violate all his instincts and 10 90
contrary 10 common-sense In spelling hts native
language: they have wasted perhaps much
more in teaching the child grammar lone OF the
most frutless Of stud!es). and In making him learn
the inconsistent and practically false tables OF
weights and measures: and they have left him
ignorant OF the essential things which he needs
every day. The scholar does not know what q
dollar Is He supposes that II Is something created
by the Government, and :hat II has just the value
that the Government chooses TO assign TO Il.
And the silver craze IL a reproach 10 the moral
teaching OF ouc schools The people ought 10 have
been taught the pr mary principle OF common hon.
esty ought to learned that Il Is dishonest 70
borrow and then to repay only half OF what was
borrowed. Every intelligent child ought 10 UNDER
what IS the effect OF such transaction upon
al commercial relations. upon credit al home and
abroad; ought TO understand that n no way can
money be made so plentiful and 50 placed within
the reach OF the poor by the prevalence OF hon.
esty and good faith.
And the situation also suggests to whether
Il was not a great mistake that the Government
after the war, failed to establish system OF edus
cation through all the Southern States. a free
country a republican country. a country In which
every man Is citizen, cannot anord popular ~
norance
New-York tribune., 1896-07-27
CHATTATOUA NOTES.

Chautauoua ~ Y. July 26 tSpeciaD-Saturday
-. 90 be one of the busiest days of the week
q, Chautauaua though the college sessions are NOT
b.d Lectures and readings I'll every hour OF the
dav and evening. A new class In the Ne"-iorh
Ctate School OF Pedagogy was organized Iast oa'-
urday 1t is In charge OF professor nun " -
yvvarIv n Y and will take up a course on
..ooI iew Professor Henry Cohn gave a TER
nan lecture on Faust" and Professor DE rouge
mont and Mile De Rougemont gave french ,, renu-
mos from Mo.iere's 'Layare." lesson III wan
,s, uas given to a large number OF people oy M'9s
Dorothy Bishop. OF the School OF hAP ,.N.'
I,rn~,1c,t Hervey. Of the Teachers College Ne"-
i'',e a., Interesting lecture story telling,
orr, ,.re on 'The Religious and Ethica, iue"y WI a.
~. .uiaid" was delivered by Professor y ~ ~ w "a "a
the Ae1Vu ~ f'riversity OF Nebraska ana hlchai
g Dodge spoke on How to BEAD wtre tne many and
Contnehns sr.a s.ruon was preached by the rev ~
Ear'yv y w Gunsauius. pastor OF plymouth @Hu''"
Chicago
New-York tribune., 1896-07-27

duty TO his Church. but said that the time might
come when Christianity should be first and Churcn
second.
so is It sometimes in politics" he said Country
must stand before party. time may come wheh
men should bolt party platform and Its nom
inees Men sometimes act agains, their nnanclai
interests when they support certain party be-
cause they dislike 10 bolt their party. but that IS
not patriotism Boiling Is sometimes sacred duty
and every true patriot will say country nrst ana
party second. . 49,,
The practical question Is. rs not this a time
when pa riots Of all parties should stand Tor Na-
tonal honor among our own people ana among g
the preservation OF the Nations honor. and 1t Is
not a party question, but moral one. ~
"A debased currency" said DR.. Macarthur II
a National calamity and dishonor and would be
stain this great Republic Persons having de-
posts in saving institutions | am tod are WIN, "A
drawing their deposits for drafts on Germany ana
other foreign countries that will pay In goid
In closing DR.. Macarthur said that he had sworn
allegiance TO this country and had gwen MS heart
TO the United States. and II need be. would give
his life He said that lover Of this country could
go Europe present when the National
honor threatened. DR. Macarthur added that
he would not 30 TO Europe, as he had Intended, as
he had given up his vacation for personal famiy
and patriotic reasons.