THE PRESS has the circulation, its advertising rates are within the reach of all. THE PRESS "touches the spot" $1.50 per year 14 ATHENA PRESS Published Bvery Friday" Morning By J. VV. SMITH, Proprietor. F. B. Boyd, Editor. Entered at Athena postofflce as second-class mail matter. . Subscription Kates: Per year, In advance, BIngle copies, In wrappers, 6c. 1.50 Advertising Hates: Local reading notices, first Insertion, 10c per line. Each subsequent insertion, sc. All communications should be addressed to he PRESS, Athena, Oregon. ATHENA. .JUNE 19,1896. Thank God Congress has ad joumedl The expenses of the body are not much less, but the danger of more vicious legislation has passed for sometime. This Republican Congress promised great things, but when the people trusted to their promises and elect ed thein they Beera to have lor gotten about pledges and did nnthini? at all in behalf of the people. The time is coming when such men will not disgrace our highest legislative body. The time in nAiir at hand when the tools of corporations will not disgrace by their corrupt presence the seats once occupied by Buch men as the fnnnrlfira and conservators of our Republic. Patriotism is at a dis count largely in Congress at the present day. The worms of earth are now sharpening their teeth for a feast on the corporation pampered bodies of useless members of that body. t There can be no division on the proposition that this was one of the dirtiest campaigns ever witnessed in Oregon. If there is a single principle going with a decent re eard for the obligations assumed by those bunched on the same tick et that was not violated, what one was it? Political campaigns as a rule are more or less fought out on this rjlan. but what puzzles honest men is how men can enter into an agreement to stand and fall togetb er, and ten minutes afterward de liberately begin to trade one anoth er off. If politics is not dirty bust ness, will someone kindly show mo a clean spot? I ask this because of a desire to keep informed as to new discoveries, and if one of my readers does know of any good points connected with politics and politicians, a suitable reward will be paid for the information! Port land Tomahawk. among them, and our people should be thankful that their lot is. cast in such pleasant places Iyow prices for what we prodnce is the worst objection that this sec tion has, but it is far better to have low prices and a sure crop than to live where there is but little cer tainty of raising anything to sell. 1 I'nfAminonf. railroad ftffif.lftl'' is credited in the Oregonian with the statement that Mr. Hill, the railroad magnate, still has his eye turned in the direction ot securing control of the "Northern Pacific. Mr. Hill at one time had arrange ments at that end well completed! but a stock-holder went into court and secured a decision against the scheme. The road is now to be re organized, and it is to be stated with qvery probability of correctness that the Great Northern magnates will have a prominent hand m the reorganization. The great worth of an individ ual to any cause is not measured by what he says, but by what he does. Were a man to declare he would perform a certain piece of work and not- do it would be evidence of inability to perform But if another did the work, there would be no cavil about the ability to perform the task. So it is with these great men with their mouths now seeking office; let them do something and they will be entitled to recognition for the performance of greater things. was an active member of the A. P A., and "was at the head of one of their local orsanizations in the East End." The E. 0. thinks that if Mr. McDannald is a member of the A. P. A. he deserved defeat, and if not, he is the victim of an effective lie promulgated by his political enemies. The Leader also has no friend ship for the A. P, A believing that a secret organization has no place in politics, and should not be countenanced. It particularly has no place in county politics, where it can possibly serve no beneficial ends. The Leader doubts, how ever, that Mr. McDannald ia a member of the organization. As to the Eagle's puerile para graph, it has no weight. The East Oregonian, the Press and the Lea der supported Mr. McDannald be cause none of these papers believed in four-dollars-a-day for eight hours' work, or in allowing tifty five days in a month. Personal friendship for Dave had something to do with it also, and it is differ ent from the friendship displayed by the Eagle, which seems to be a commodity for barter and sale, This support may not have been of any value, but it was freely given. Machine Shop . . .' Zeiger' Shop, at Helix, can repair Ma chinery. General Blacksmithing. W. L. ZEIGER, - Helix, Or Painting ... . When you Come to Pendleton I THE RUSSIAN CORONATION. Paid A citizen of Tacoma has found a new pet, and he is very fond of it. It is a 250-pound shark, which he - - r speared without killing it, and then secured by a tial to a float in front of his residence. The shark soon "showed a disposition to cultivate his- masters acquaintance and dis played many signs of amiability Familarity ripened into friendship- and' now while sharing his meals with his new friend the happy Tacoman declared that sharks are very much abused and misunder stood creatures. There is no longer any question that the Chicago convention will declare for the free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1, and there is little doubt but this issue will win at the Novem ber election. A majority of voters in the u nnea btates Deneve inai free coinage would better their condition, and they will never chance their minds until it is tested. Any one at all observant of cur rent politics cannot but see that the financial question is the issue this year. The St. Louis Globe- Democrat says: lhe money question, therefore, will come up in the canvass of 1896 with greater sharpness and clearness than it ever did before. There will be some interest, of course, in the tariff question, but that must be a subordinate issue if the Chicago convention adopts a silver platform and puts up a silver candidate. If Bilverism comes up in any such portentious shape as it at present threatens to take, it will be practi cally the only issue of the slavery question did from Texas annexa tion to the civil war." Some southern newspapers are seriously exercised over what they regard as defects in the law which bestows upon foreigners the rights of American citizenship. That there are flaws in the law may be admitted, but would it not be better for these same critics first to see that all natives in their own sections are given the rights of citizenship, no matter what the color of their skin may be? If a deadlock in the senatorial contest must occur in the next legislature it is to be hoped that it may result in the hold-up of the customary appropriation bills. If it does the people will generally feel that the lower taxes resulting therefrom will compensate for their being represented at Washington by only one senator. Peddlers and transient men of all descriptions should receive but little encouragement from the peo ple of the town who are interested in its welfare. Every dollar they recoive is taken out of the town or community, never to be returned, while that received by the per manent local business turns is used to build up the industries of the place, pay for local govern ment, the support of schools, etc. This is a fact that should always be borne in mind by people who are disposed to do business with transient dealers, and besides the articles handled by the latter are usually greatly inferior to those kept by your home dealer. The militia is called out and quartered at Astoria. The call for this necessity came from the sheriff and county judgeof Clatsopcounty, Both of these officials presumably did all in their power to preserve order but failed. A. P. A. IN POLITICS. The destructive freaks of nature which the people of the Mississippi valley have been encountering dur ing the past few weeks should start the tide of emigration towards the i Pacific Northwest. Of course this section lias its disadvantages but thank fortune it doesn't number cyclones, waterspouts or tornadoes From the Weston Leader. I he Milton Eagle published in its last week's issue the following editorial paragraph: "The Eagle hopes its two in fluen tial friends, the Athena Press, and Ve3ton Leader, are satisfied They succeeded, with the aid of the East Oregonian, in defeating Dave McDannald, the best man on the democratic ticket, It is most un fortunate that good men should be afflicted with advocates of this character, but often they are and i cannot be helped in any way that we know of." The above is made the text ot an editorial in the 'East Oregonian, which states that Mr. McDannald's prospects were ruined by a report widely circulated shortly before the election, to the effect that be Incersoll Shows How It Was "F w - for In Oppression ana Misery. While reading the accounts of the coronation of the Czar, of the pageants, processions and feats, of lhe pomp and parade, of the bar baric splendor, of cloth of gold and glittering gems, I could not help thinking of the poor and melan choly peasants, of the sad and ignorant multitudes who belong, body and soul, to this Czar. I thought of the hacks that have been scarred bv the knout, of the thousands in prison for having dared to say a whispered word for freedom, of the great multitudes who have been driven like cattle alone the weary roads that lead to v - - the hell of Siberia. The cannon at Moscow were not loud enough, nor the clang of the bells, nor the blare of the trumpets, to drown the groans of the captives, I thought of the fathers that had been torn from wives and children for the crime of speaking like men And when the priests spoke of the Czar as the "God-selected man," the "God-adorned man," ray blood grew warm. When I read of the coronation of the Czarina I thought of Siberia. I thought of the girls working in the mines, hauling ore from the pits with chains about their waists; young gins, almost naicea, ai mo mercy of brutal officials; young girls weeping and moaning their lives away because between their mire lina the word liberty had I burst into blossom. Yet laws neglects, forgets them, and crowns the Czarina. The in justice, the agony and horror in this Door world are enough to j- make mankind insane. Ignorance and superstition ii crown imprudence ana tyranny Millions of money squandered for the humiliation of man, to dis honor the people. Back of the coronation, back of all the ceremonies, back of all the the hvpocrisv there is nothing but fc - a lie. It is not true that God "selected" this Czar to rule and rob a hundred millions of human beings. It is all an ignorant, barbaric, superstitious lie a he that pomp and pageant, and flauuting flags, and robed priests, and swinging censers, cannot -change the truth. Those who are not blinded by the glare and glitter at Moscow see millions of homes on which the shadows fall: 6ee millions of weep ing mothers, whose children have been stolen by the Czar: see thousands of villages without schools, millions of houses without books, millions and millions men. women and children in whose future there is no start and whose onlv friend is death; The coronation is an insult to the nineteenth century. Long live the people of Russia! R. G. I.VGERSOLL. Notice of Final Account. In the Circuit Court of the state or Oregon tor Umatilla county. .. , In the matter of the estate of Solomon Wormier, Insolvent- debtor. ,hnhv a-tren Hint the nnderatitnca. theaxfiRiteeot the above entitled estate, ha fliml mid nrvsented forwttlement.il) the above entitled court, his tlnal account of hi admin. istntl Inn of the sain estate, ana insi mummy l. Mil. ,luv nf 111 no lXSfi. at 10 o'clock . III. otsald dav'haa heen appointed for the her to of objection to ald mial account and for the etileieit thereof. Dated, Umatilla county, Oregon, the 'JtHh lUv f.f Mav. IfcLKliIVKLV, ' Aslguvc of suld tate. In all Branches Neatly done by Chapman. HOUSE PAINTING AND DECORATING. J. W. CHAPMAN, Athena. W. D. HANSFORD & CO., Dealers I Hardware.... and Stoves. TIN AND COPPERWARE. Pumps, Pipe, etc., - - - - Baker Barbed Wire. PLUMBING A SPECIALTY. ALL WORK GUARANTEED. 629 Main Street, Pendleton, Oregon. to make your purchases and have Cash to pay for them, make sure you go to the CASH STORE that carries the largest stock of Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, Hats and Caps, Trunks, Valises and CLOTIIM that is to be found in Eastern Oregon. Such an one is the PEOPLE'S WAREHOUSE. They are a Cash Store for the reason that they pay cash for all their goods, sell all their goods for cash and have to do only with cash people. : : : WE SEW FREE OF CHARGE, ALL SHOES BOUGHT OF US, THAT RIP. ii.iuiuiiiiuiuiuiua.iii iiiiiiiiiUillklliiillUlUlU v. -. HWIIWEWAC5IFi(B FAMMEK 3L m A YE AM I THE LARGEST LINE I OF SPORTING GOODS 0 carried in Umatilla county, $ k FIRE ARMS, FISHING TACKLE, II AMLMOCHS. P CRAWFORD and SYRACUSE 1 - ...BICYCLES... BICYCLE REPAIRS can be found at A TAYLOR'S, the Pendleton Hardware Man. 5 We guarantee that our prices are the lowest, and if found to the contrary, you can have your money refunded. : : : : : : f Heaviest Denim Overalls reduced to 35c a pair. The Peopled Warehouse. . 2 Doors South of First National Bank J W SMITH, ktwaanaa a . AlfitNA, UntUUN, NOTARY PUBLIC w. p. leach,-1 SUCCESSOR TO - -N. A. MILLER, : THE . LEADING FURNITURE DEALER S3 I Carpet Store III I 111 Largest Stock ever brought to Pendleton. Better Goods and cheaper Prices. Agent for the Standard and White Sewing Machines. Carpets and machines at about half former prices. Come and be convinced. JESSE FAILING, Pendleton, Oregon. IK 111 Ill 111 THE ATHENA MAKKET FRANK BEAL, proprietor. AFRESH MEAT ALWAYS ON HAND Highest Cash Price paid We buy for Cash and sell foi for Butcher's Stock. Cash strictlv ' - for Butcher's Stock. Cash strictly YOU GET THE VERY BEST AND LOTS OF IT, WHEN YOU SPEND MONEY WITH Main Street, BEALE Athena, Oregon FIRST MTIOML BMK o o . OF HTHENH. South side Main Street. CAPITAL STOCK, I SURPLUS, $ 50000 $21,000 Pays Interest on time deposits. Proper attention given to collections. Deals in foreign and ' domestic exchange. E, L. Bakxett Cashier, Athena, Oregon At . . . FISCHER'S NEW HARNESS SHOP On both Harness and Collar, You can save the dollar; Wiile the pennies take care of themselves. North side Main Street, Athena, Oregon.