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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-04-03
to said cOrpora.iOns, to the great

to said corporations, to the great
injury of the miners of the state.
Wherefore we demand that all
mineral lands in this state be ex-
empted from the grasp of such
corporations and reserved for the
use and benefit of the miners and
the best interest of the state"
The other resolutions adopted
were:
ITO make bank stockholders
liable to depositors for the amount
of their paid and unpaid stock;
answering the request of the
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union that their desires could best
be secured by the adoption of the
initiative and referendum; calling
for the election of United States
senators, president and vice presi-
dent by direct vote of the people;
the enactment of such laws as will
make stockholders of all banking
companies individually responsible
to creditors for all liabilities"
The convention organized with
M. l.. Olmstead, of Baker county,
as permanent chairman; Ralph
Harper, of Multnomah. secretary.
A plan of organization was
adopted upon the following basis:
That the plan be that of party
clubs; that one or more clubs be
organized to each ward. When a
precinct or ward is organized, the
members of the clubs thereof, shall
meet in joint convention at date
and place named by the county
chairman or the appointed organ
.izer, for the purpose of electing
precinct committeeman and four
others who, with the committee
men as chairman, shall constitute
the precinct executive committee.
There is then detailed an elaborate
machinery of county and district
CLUBS anu Lne manner OF cOnuucG-
ing them.
The following resolution was
adopted in place of the first plank
Of the platform:
"We demand the free and un.
limited coinage of gold and silver
at the ratio Of l6 to /, without
waiting for the consent of any
other nation"
A clause was inserted in the
organization plan that four mem
bers and the chairman of .the state
central committee constitute body
empowered to fill all vacancies.
Forty-seven oflthe delegates were
veteran soldiers.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-04-03
The Golden Days.

The days of '49 are being re-
produced again in Alaska. Every
steamer that leaves for Juneau,
Sitka or Cooks Inlet is crowded
with passengers and loaded with
freight, till, as in case of the one
which sailed Saturday, the craft
wasAeunk below the guards. The
times and spirit of California forty
five years ago will be felt again
and the hopes that filed the hearts
Of fortune-seekers then remain to
bolster the courage Of the gold
hunters now.
Alaska has long been looked
upon as the last country to be ex.
plored. Civilization has reached
the shore Of the Pacific, and the
pioneer is pushed northward,
where the conditions Of life are
harder. The old scenes will be re-
enacted. The hopes, disappoint-
ments, the successes and failures
will come again. The fortunate
will rejoice and the luckless curse
their fate and search op, hoping
against hope that lucky find may
some time be theirs.
The rush to Alaska is the last
act in the drama that began with
MarshalPs discovery of gold in
1849. When this lingering scene
is over the pioneer, who through all
the play, has been an interesting
figure, will take his place in
history.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-04-03
SUGAR BEET SEED.
A Quantity for Experimental Purposes
Received By the Commercial Club.

A Quantity for Experimental Purposes
Received By the Commercial Club.
VIM. Miller, secretary Of the Com.
mercia1 Club, has received forty
half pound packages Of sugar beet
from the state agricultural college
at Corvallis. The seeds have been
secured through application Of the
club and they are TO be used for
experimental purposes.
The seeds will be distributed
halfpound each to farmers who will
agree to cultivate them according
to directions and who will also
agree tosubmit samples Of the beets
grown for analysis in the fall.
A half a pound Of seed is con.
sidered sufficient for the seeding Of
one tenth Of an acre Of ground, an
amount which is amply sufficient
for the purpose Of making q test.
It is hoped that farmers and Others
who may be interested in the mat
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-04-03
Shadow Photography.

The principle of shadow photog-
raphy by the cathode rays is an
easy and familiar one, though the
application is rather startling. II
has been known for long time
that the dark part of the spectrum
beyond the violet emitted rays sep.
arated from the rest by refraction
which convey neither light nor
heat, but high medical energy.
These are believed to be the rays
which influence so powerfully the
chemestry of plant growth and
they are those which serve the pur-
poses Of photography by their act
ion upon certain salts used in pre-
pairing the sensitive film. All there
is in the new discovery is that
these rays will penetrate certain
substances, like human flesh, i'm
pervious to light, while they are
intercepted by other substances,
like the internal skeleton or an
imbedded bullet.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-04-03
EASTERN MARKETS.

have paid the penalty, as prices
have declined &c from the top Of
the bulge of two weeks previous.
They were so eIated at the 12c
bulge that they induced themselves
to believe that there was no limit
to the upward tendency, and that
there was but one side to the
market. They brought the market
to a standstill, and the break Of
the past two weeks has resulted in
most Of the large holders getting
out with moderate profits on the
wheat taken on at 60c, but their
average profits were small, owing
to the losses on their high-pricsd
holdings.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-04-03
To Commute the Sentence.

A petition has been in circula-
tion the past week asking the gov
ernor to commute the death sent
ence of Kelsey Porter to imprison-
ment for life, says the Union Re-
publican. 1t will be remembered
that Porter was sentenced to be
hanged on April 10 for the murder
Of Ben Mache. Many people are of
the opinion that there was some
justification for Porter's terrible
deed and do not think he ought to
hang, while others are opposed to
capital punishment. The petition
is being numerously signed.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-04-03
Tough Negro Trnmn

A negro tramp attempted to
steal ride on the east bound O.
R. q. N. train Sunday morning
when the train was pulling out Of
The Dalles. The train men put
him off several times and the last
time he stood in the center of the
track behind the train and threw
stone into Great Northern sleeper.
Luckily no one was hit. The
authorities at The Dalles were
notified but tits not known whether
they cought the rascal.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-04-03
NUMBER IA.

hair, bringing it up to the top Of
the head and braiding it in braid
about two inches long. These are
not mounted on the cardboard
circles, but are put in threes and
hung by the braids which should
be tied together by a bit of bright
ribbon.
Take smallschina dolls head,
gum it to the top of one of the eggs
which is already 6imly fSel upon
its cardboard base, cover the joining
with a broad white ruffle, paintthe
egg a graudy plaid, cut pair of
hands and feet from stiff cardboard,
make little puffs like sleeves con-
cealing the upper end under the
neck ruffle, and putting the card
board on at the other end, setting
the arms comically akimbo on the
balloon-like body; put the feet at
the base, hiding their joining with
the egg by a tiny white frill; paint
a couple Of red triangles on the
cheeks, put pointed cap on the
head, and you have very ridicu-
lous-looking clown for the babies
to laugh at.
In this work your glue must be
thick and strong, and your painting
must be given time to dry, or you
will find your eggs toppling to
pieces and smeared before they are
completed.
These eggs makes pretty favors
for an Easter party or tea.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-04-03
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Hard Place for Tranns

The dark cell in the city Jail at
Phoenix, Ariz., seems to be ain nn-
usally unpleasant sort of place A
lazy tramp prisoner was placed in
it the other day, and the ia It was
noted in the local paper that he
would not get the chance to loaf he
might expect because Of the spikes
driven upward through the floor,
which preclude prisoner from
sitting down. There is room for
the occupant to stand up between
the spikes with some degree Of
comfort.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-04-03

ter will avail themselves of this OPP
portunity to give sugar beet culture
thorough test, as it is believed
that it can be shown beyond any
doubt that this section of country is
eminently adopted to the pro-
duction of sugar beets, and great
possibilities may result from these
observation-disclosures Chronicle
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-04-03
An Amdavit.

This is to certify that on May
18th, / walked to Melick's drug
store on pair Of crutches and
bought bottle Of Cbamberlain's
Pain Balm for infammatory
rheumatism which had crippled
me up. After using three bottles |
am completely cured. lean cheer,
fully recommend it.-Charles II.
Wetzel. Sunbury, Pa.
Sworn and subscribed to before
me on August 10. 1894.-Walter
Shipman, J. r. For sale at 80
cents per bottle by Osburn.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-04-03
THE WHEAT TRADE.
Reports From poaiand, the East and
San: Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS.

San FRANCISCO.
SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS.
The condition of the markets
here shows no change over the pre-
ceding two weeks. The situation
has depressed tone and values
lack stability. Receipts have been
light and the volume of transac-
tions is decidedly small. Wheat
in San Franciso is at a standstill
as far as spot trading is concerned.
Lower prices in the eastern markets,
coupled with weakening tend
ency to values in England, has
caused i reduction in local quota
tions. There is no business on the
basis of present rates, however, for
holders prefer to keep their grain,
rather than accept the prices now
ruling.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
There was a fair speculative
trade in wheat during the past
week, tile prices ranging between
618c and 64c, with the close show
ing an advance over Mondays
opening Of 4c per bushel. Many
weak holders have been shaken out,
and there is every reason to believe
their holdings have gone into
stronger hands. Exports for the
week we're light at $4,000 BUSH
els. but nobody can be so unreason-
able as to expect the exports to
keep up when supplies at the
seaboard have been reduced to
such an extent that they will all
be needed for home consumption.
In explanation of the increased
receipts in the Northwest, it is
said, the wheat is being sent to
market because of the fact that
assessments for taxation are made
April |, and good many farmers
wish to get rid Of their grain before
that date.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-04-03
ChamberIain's Collie, Cholera and
Dlarrhoea Remedy.

This is the best medicine in the
world for bowel complaints. 1t
acts quickly and can always be de-
pended upon. When reduced with
water it is pleasant to take. Try
II, and like many Others you will
recommend tito your friends. For
sale at 25 and so cents per bottle
bv Osburn. -
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-04-03
PERSISTENT EFFORT
Attempts to Poison a Lane
County Family.
LEFTNOTES OF WARNING
Grand Ronde to Experiment
With Sugar Beets.

The following from the Eugene
Guard, will be of interest to many
Umatilla county people, who re-
sided in Lane ond adjoining coun.
ties before coming to Eastern Ore
gon, and who knew the family re-
fered to. The Guard says:
Another attempt was made last
Tuesday by some one, who is evil
IDENTIFY crazed or a 6end, to poison
Mrs. Hin am Smith and her family,
who live near Coburg, in Lane
county. Some unknown person
visited the house during the day
and left some kind of powder on
the tops OF jars Of milk. Mrs. Smith
does not know what the powder
was, but thinks it was some kind
of poison that is used to destroy
rats and squirrels. On this visit
the person left two notes. They
read as follows:
"Done by an unknown friend. /
intend to kill you all. My name /
will not May hell punish your
g. Dr. you. You all, | will
kill you all. M. A. E. S. r. S. v. S.
G. S. L. S."
"Done by an envious friend, and
will come again. Have been FIVE
times already; g d you
folks.o
On the afternoon of the next day
the unknown person again visited
the premises, and put another kind
of powder in the cream in the pam
try, This powder was of a whitish
color, looked like soda and tasted
like concentrated lye. On this vis-
it two more notices were leftias fol
lows:
"The ones we want to kill is Hir.
am Smith, L. Smith, Mary Smith,
Clara Smith"
Il am coming again; this is done
by one you will never know God
lis building the fire for you now;
g. d. yod."
On the days that the above no
tices and the supposed poison was
left, Mrs. Smith and the two little
girls were alone at the farm, the
young men-Leet and Hiram-be-
ing absent on business. Judging
from the way note No. 3 reads, it
would seem that the unknown only
desired to take the lives of the
four orphan children who live with
Mrs. Smith.
Thursday, the family prosecutor
again gained admittance to the
premises, unseen by any one. and
scattered poison about the we'll and
in water troughs and in the grain
bin. Thwarted thus far in his ef-
forts to take the lives of the mem
bsrs Of the family, this mysterious
individual now seems determined
to poison the stock on the ranch.
The family now live in constant
terror. not knowing what minute
their stock may be destroyed or
their lives taken by this unseen
enemy. The matter has been plac-
ed in the hands of the officers.
Mrs. Smith is the widow Of the
late Hiram Smith,; a man who was
quite wealthy and prominent in
social and political life. He own
ed large tracts of land below Co
burg, and at one time was candi-
date for congress. He has been
dead for number of years Mrs.
Smith is. now aged 73 years, and
lives on a farm about four miles
below Coburg. She never had any
children Of her own, but has four
adopted children. She has resid-
ing with her the four orphan chill
dren Of one Of her adopted sons,
who is dead.
The first attempt to poison Mrs,
Smith was made about ten years
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-04-03
Notice.

Notice.
All accounts due P. M. Kirkland,
are now at the First National
Bank for collection, and all are re-
quested to come forward and settle
at once. p. M. KIRKLAND.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-04-03
The Table at Appomattox.

The will of Brigadier General
John Gibbon, U. S. A., who died in
Baltimore recently, has just been
probated. He bequeaths number
Of war relics to his son, John Glib
bon. Jr., including the table, upon
which the agreement Of surrender
between Gen. Lee and Gen. Grant
was drawn at Appomattox. Gen.
Gibbon was appointed by Gen.
Grant as the representative Of
the union to draft the articles
of surrender. Col. Chas. Marsh
all, Of Baltimore, represented
the confederate side. The partic-
ipants in the surrender divided
among themselves the most i'm.
portant implements used in that
historic act, Gen. Gibbon taking
thu table and Col. Marshall the
inkstand. Mr. John Gibbon, Jr.,
the tables new owner, is now in
Seattle, Wn.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-04-03

During the winter Of 1893, F. M.
Martin, Of Long Beach, West Va,
contracted a severe cold which left
him with cough. In speaking of
how he cured it he says: II used
several kinds Of cough syrup but
found no relief until / bought a
bottle of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy, which relieved me almost
instantly, and in short time
brought about complete cure
When troubled with cough or
cold use this remedy and you will
not find it necessary to try several
kinds before you get relief. It has
been in the m arket for over twenty
years and constantly grown iii
favor and popularity. For sale at
25 and so cen.s per bottle by Os-
burn.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-04-03
AR CULATOR7 I

Reader, did you ever take SIMMONS
LIVER REGULATOR, the "KING OF
LIVER MEDICNEs2" Every body needs
take liver remedy. 1t is q sluggish or
diseased liver that impairs digestion
and causes constipation, when the waste
that should be carried off remains in
the body and poisons the whole system.
That dull, heavy feeling is due to a
torpid liver. Biliousness, Headache,
Malaria and Indigestion are all liver
diseases. Keep the liver active by an
occasional dose of Simmons Liver Reg
ulator and you'll get rid of these trou-
bles, and give tone to the whole sys-
tenn. For a laxative Simmons Liver
Regulator is BETTER THAN PILLS. 1t
does not gripe, nor weaken, but greatly
refreshes and strengthens.
Every package has the Red z
stamp on the wrapper. j. H.
Zeilin g Co., Philadelphia.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-04-03

Drive out the impurities from
your blood and build up your
system by crelting an appetite and
toning the stomach with Hoods
Sarsaparilla, if you would keep
yourself we'll.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-04-03

Hoods Pills are the best after
dinner pill; assist digestion, cure
headache. 25 cents.
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tCUHUHIICdI suPPuIV H6Ces
state institutions, and aga
appropriations for sectaris
tutions.
"We demand a reduc
official salaries to correspc
the reduction of the wages
and the prices of the pro
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-12-17
Jury Failed to Agree.

The jury in the case of the state against
Frank Hilton, at Lincoln, to recover S6,25O
fees, alleged to have been retained unlaw-
fully, reported that it had been unable to
agree upon verdict. whereupon the jury
was discharged, and the case will go to
trial again. 1t is reported that the jury
stood eight to four in favor of giving the
state verdict for the full amount asked.
The only question left for the Jury 10 de-
eide, practically, was whether or not gas
oline is an illuminating oil. Under the
instructions of the court the jury must
have found for the defendant, if it had
found that gasoline was not an illuminant.
The case occupied an entire week of the
time of the district court, and the expense
of retrial will be far from nominal.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-12-17
POLICE ARE HELPLESS.
Reign OF Crime in ST. LOuis-Politics
Said to Be the Cause.

Reign OF Crime in St. LOuis-POIitics
Said to Be the Cause.
ST. LOUIS: The helplessneSs of iile po-
lice to cope with the epidemic of crime
would be supremely ridiculous if it were
not serious Since Judge Murphy's cleo
ton he has been at swords points with the
police, and they charge he has given pris-
oners who have come before him the ben
eflt of every doubt. One of his early rul-
lngS was to release a negro who had
tsnatched purse from a woman's hands.
his reason being that the woman was to
blame for arousing the negro'S cupidity by
carrying the purset where it could be seen.
Similar rulings made the police careless
about arrests and crooks began piling into
the city until now they seem to cutnumber
the police ten to one. All this has driven
'the police to desire for secrecy Burgla-
T1eS are committed and no one ever hears
OF them, because the police suppress the
news. They made every effort to belittle
the Importance of the South ST Louis train
robbery, and interfered with the efforts of
reporters who sought the facts. q
: Politics has had considerable to do with
the inefficiency of the police At the last
election the police Were used as an anti
election cog in a political machine,
and the men were led to infer that
the suppression of crime was not nearly so
important as the success of the machine
candidates. In spite of the wealth of the
state and city only 6S5 officers are provided
in this city of 100000 inhabitants. Less
than 300 men all told are on duty at any
one time
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-12-17
BARBERI GOES FREE
FAMOUS NEW YORK MURDER
CASE COMES TO AN END.
The Peculiar Grounds on Which
She was Acquitted-St. Louis Po-
lice Unable to Cope with the
Criminal Element I'm that City.
Maria Barberi Goes Free.

New YORK: The freeing of Maria Bar
beri, the young Italian girl, once under
sentence of death for the murder of her be-
trayer. Dominick Catazldo, by jury which
reversed her fate, ends one of the most
interesting murder trials in Gotham's his
tory.
The grounds on which the jury freed
Maria Barberi is that she is an epileptic
and unconscious of her act. Her acquittal
is hardly a triumph for anybody, though
the ingenious showing Of the girls descent
from race of epileptics and degenerateS
furnished an excuse on which to hang an
acquittal. The jury listened to the elo-
quent plea of one lawyer for the defense
and the yirile demand for justice of an
other for the prosecution; heard the judge
charge what must have been conviction
had they needed it, and then went out and
returned in less than three-quarters of an
hour with a verdict of ae4uittal.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-12-17
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There will be no Michigan State base

There will be no Michigan State base
ball league next season.
During his baseball career, Walter
Brodie has not missed game through
Sickness or disability.
The varsity crew of University of
Pennsylvania begins training under
Coach Ellis Ward about Jan. 1.
The Chicago ball club will play Sunday
games until the city of Chicago or the
State of Illinois decides such practice
illegal.
The District Attorney of Kings County
has decided that Corbett and Fitzsimmons
will not be allowed to bring off fight
at Coney Island.
Me. Lehman, the crack English rover
and trainer, is much encouraged over the
work of the Yale crews, and thinks that
the men have done some decidedly level
rowing.
The reported intention Of bicycle MANI
facturers in this country to equip all Of
their '91 wheels with brakes. unless 9th
erwise requested by individual buyers, is
very gratifying.
Barry, the Oarsman. signed articles IN
London, on Wednesday, for a match with
Jake Gaudaur. for the sculIing cham
pionship Of the world and $3.50 a side, To
take place on the Thames in April next
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-12-17
KILLED HIS DAUGHTER.
Wealthy Kansas Farmer Bound Over
for a Most Brutal Murder,

Usage, Kan: After long preliminary
examination Rudolph Brockman, a wealthy
farmer living in Usage Township, was held
in the sum of $4,000 to answer for the
murder of his 17-year-old daughter Mary
Four weeks ago Brockman gave the girl a
terrible beating because she did not work
to suit him in the corn field. He then tied
a rope around her ankle, fastened the
other end of the rope to the rear end of his
wagon, and drove to the barn, a quarter of
mile off, dragging the girl behind Ar
irving there he locked her up in the barn
without sufficient clothing and without
food. The girl was found by an uncle and
another neighbor, who carried her away,
but her injuries were so serious that she
died on November %