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L't'er Than Ever. : ?.x pa;;e brim foil of crisp, . : fresh news, is the Size of the Tress. . Better TJian Ever, , : For advertisers, it is a good medium. That's the Record of the Tress. u JLlfi VOLUME XL ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 7, 1898. NUMBER 2 y rrs - the We The ! J! or Jl ... .''- I - h Groceries ' 10 pounds Arbuckle's Coffee for. ... .... 7; .7.i; .'. 7. ...,.$ 1 00 7 - 10 pounds Lion Coffee for, . ..... ..... . . : .' .-. ... 1 00 . 3 gallon Kits Rock Candy Drips, reduced to. . . . V .'. ;V.- ............. . . .... . 65c, - 40 pounds home-grown Red Beans for. ....... V. ........... . ... i'... ;.V: 1 00 7 bars Armour's Woodchuck Laundry Soap for. 25c Furnishing Goods 500 Men's Heavy-fleeced Shirts and Drawers, former price $1 30, will be closed out at , 90c Suit 143 Men's Heavy all-wool Shirts and Prawers, former price $1 50, will be closed out at 1 00 Each -100 dozen Men's Heavy gray all-wool Socks; former price 30c, will be closed out at", ;7 " 120 Men's Cheviot Working Shirts, former price 35c, will be cjosed out at. .7. . ,...;. SO Men's Heavy Knit Overshlrte.' former price 50c, will be closed out & 1. ,. v 110 Pairs Men's' Mule-skin Gloves, former price 25c, will be closed out at. . . v . ; ..... 10 Dozen Men's Teck Scarfs, new patterns, former price, 25c,- will be closed out at. . . 'V. Dry Goods, Etc , . . ''".-,' " ' ' ' '''-...' . : ' t ' ' ' ' '' 120 Pieces Indigo Blue Prints, 25 yards for .... . v -. -.. ; . c 30 Pieces Medium Dark Tennis Flannels,' 25 varda for .7. .". .'. . . .-. . : . .. ; . t - GO Pieces Assorted Apron Check Ginghams, 25 yards for. ..; 7.-..... .v.-; . . . . .: ; 25 Pieces Linden Percales, dark colors, 36 inches wide, 10 yards for. ... . . ; . . . . .... . . 50 Pairs 10-4 Colored Cotton Blankets, will be closed out at . , . ... . 7.7 7. . 10 Pairs 11-4 White Wielimmsett Blankets, will be closed but at.. . . '. ....... . . . . ': 10 Pairs Infants All-Wool White Crib Blankets, former price $2.50 Pair, will close at 50 Calico Quilts, size 60x72 inches, former price 90c, will be closed out at;., .v. ; . ' Sundries;.; r ;':-7?n'r: 45 Pairs lories' N"atural Wool Pants, former price 65c. will be closed out at. .7. . . . 120 Pa"' ural Wool Ribbed Vests and P-ants, former price 75c, will close: at' V . 1 Proi r5etor ot ' ..m ' TH F ATH F. NTfcMA QK FT torn t I I I fca FRESH' MEAT ALWAYS Oil HAI13 LIVESTOCK Bought astern -State formal 1 -School- Only SUUe Scbool h KacUrn Oregon.-. Located on tlie 0. 14. & Jf. Euilway . midway be- - . twecn Fentileton and Wjilla Walla. Students admitted at i4ijii?of year. - ; . , ' . , . Eir&t-clas3 Trainir.3 School . r ' ' For Teacher?... " " , ' Voul and InslruracBtalMuulo taught by comaM-nt lustrurtffisK -A graduate of Ibe .... Boston Conservatory htMcbarge of tbe Ingtiumental dofMirtrocut. f . - ' . . . t .' - - -. - The Ladies Boarding Hall. 77 . - tboni(5i!y efpilpiwd and ollterg excellent accommodations at leasouablc ralea. f ipcd riJCaiftloe-up. Addresa, M.. Koyal, President of Faculty, or IP. A. Worthing-, t T.'S, Sccrf' iry It tid of Regvnta, Weftqp, Oregon. ji .. - . .... , ,.. I ' M .tang. Ofte. tt iUrt. - . A-vr -v-.- " " up txriore o in uivcxi ' ' ." - ' time and place. Even aa afternoon (troll with a friend aud a chance introduction may shape all the course of one'a after life. To be always at your best and aot ashamed of your deatiny yon moat i!rva like a. true 'crrtlrnsn. Thia can - be 4on by orderin yxrar lai'.a a Ortreaata of Mi BORN S GO.; Great Chicago Skrcfcaot Tailors ! ire tir1rtt-l ""fartoraof eBi-ft 'ft s krf. r rt f'.-e-.-k. LsteM 8tjtes. Best Vock . i.lt.av Prices. , . . ::G-30VB, lext Pew will give our customers ; : benefit of some very low prices. fSvels, size 20x40 inches, will be closed out at. .-. v soiled, your choice for. . ... 7 . . . . . . -r price 50c, will be closed out at. iet, MAIN STREET ENA"""" !- 11 r illl m I U : : and fold.'. The higiest market price is always paid. . :T V -i .'," Wl'l 'I- ,7- Vi" iff j m: ,'7:. 3 Ji' i H J'Vi-l IB I T J" T " T 1 a. F 0 i . 1 .1' L. n r Vvrul Athena, Oregon. Days! If 20c Pair 25c . 35c - 15c 10c '. 1 00 1 00 1 00 100 50c Pair 1 25 Pair 75c Pair 65c Each 45c Pair 50c Pair 10c Each 10c Each 25c Each Athena, Oregon. THE NICARAGUA CANAL. It Is Supported Both by the Northern and Southern Press. . . The ChicaRO Tribune relates ' that Bams of the parties who have been erj KBged in the construction of the Chicago drainage canal are now trying to revive interest in, and raise pioney for, the building of the Nicaragua canal. They claim that. with , the improved machinery nsed in . excavating the Chicago drainage channel, they can execute the Nicaragua canal with a cost of not more than one-half or two-thirds of wbat was nstimated by the engineers. The imprr ment in. the mechanical device lor :ng Bucb work has been very great.7" . 7.;; " .. , 7 The grant was made in 1887, the Marl time Canal Company was incorporated by congress in Febuary, 1889, and work commenced the earns year by the Nica raguan Canal Construction Company as contractors. 'It is claimed that about $5,000,000 has been expended on the work, but operations has been suspended lor some yeare, in coneegrter- of finan cial difficulties. : Earnest tJ'orta have been made within the1 last few years to secure a guarantee of the bonds from the United States government, bat it has so far been unsuccessful New Orleans Picayune. . ' ? v Whist Signals. ilPlajing the king before tb qneen I am married. Playing the queen before the king I r6e.jo"u. . Trumping partner's ace I do v por' love you. - Reneging I am not so big a ton! as look. - ' ; Forgetting wbat Is trumps I am ' thinking of yon. Taking n tr!ck with a deuce M tea you home? 7 " Establishing a long salt Meet me moonlight alone, V Playing second hand high We observed.- ,-.. ' r' r"-' ' Spilling the cards 'when ahofHingi that homely looking man your hnsbai . Making a stobbeting cot There a r Others. .-. j 5 " Holding over five trumps I am rich. Holding , ever 13 trumps 1 am a gambler. -'. . - Taking all the tr'tcks--Follow me and yoa will wesf diinoonds New York Truth. . .How to LtiLi Good. Good looks are really more than akin deep, dependine entirely cin a healthy condition of all the vital organs. If the liver b inactive, yon have a bilions look ; if yonr stomach be disordered, yoa have dyspeptic look; if yonr kidneys be affected, yon have a pinched look.' becare good health, and yoa will surely have good looks. "Klectrie Bitters" ia a good Alterative and Tonic. Acts di rectly on tbe stomach, liver and kidneys. Purines tbe blood, cores pimplee, blot ches and boil, and gives a good com plexion. Every bottle guaranteed. Sold at Pioneer Drag Htore. f-0 cents per bot tle. O. C. Osborn, Prop. COTTON -FOR OREGON New Crop to Be Tried East of the Cascades. '.' ? - PLAN OF THE O. R. & N. CO. Will Develop the Resources, ot the State. ' 7 t Portland Oregonlan. . (l . Oregon will raise cotton next season Its cotton crop a ill probably not "bear" the market the first year, but tbere is no telling what effect Oregon cotton will have on the industrial conditions of tbe future. The cotton production of this year till be under tbe fostering care of the Oregon Railroad & Navigation pum pany, wnich haB jUBt opened, an indus trial departmeut that wil. experiment with Various things to (level p tue Cuun try reached by its transportation lines. This is a far-sighted scheme of Pied tent Mobler. H. O. J udson.who has ha i con siderable experience in such tri alters in the Kast has been pat at tbe bead of the department. He will bo guided to a great extent in hie operations by the ag ricultural colleges of Oregon and Wash ington. ' Cotton is successfully grown in tbe panhandle of Texas, at altitudes ranging from 1000 to 1500 feet above the sea, where frosts occur from tbe last of Octo ber to tbe middle of April. In some parts of Eastern Oregon frost has boon absent through the entire year. Portions of Umatilla county are especially favored in thia respect. The experiments with cotton will he made in thearid and sa mi arid sections of Eastern Oregon an J Eastern Washington in Wasco, Sher man, Morrow and Umatilla connlies, if Oregon, and Whitman and Adams coun ties, of Washington. While tbe cotton plant will Stand a great deal of moisture, it can also endure drought. It sends roots deep into the ground. In many places where wheat is not a reliable Jrop, or cannot be grown at all on account of tbe lack of moisture, it is believed ;cot ton will flourish. If so, it will solvs the irrigation problem for those section e' A thorough test will be made the coming season. ' , 7 7 ' Among the other things in view by the Oregon Railroad Navigation Company's industrial departmeut is tbe introduction of tobacco raising, i considerable col ony of Cubans in Finrida are negotiating to come out to the Pacific Northwest to raise and manufacture fobweo, and the parts of Oregon and Washington lyiug east of the Cascade mountains are ,ba lieved to nossecs the conditions suited to the business. The,-destruction tf ittie trade in Cuba has turned the attention of these people to other fields of Operation, and they have snt agents here to look the matter tip. Marlines, the great cigar man of Key West, examined the country east of the mountains recently, and! he did not doubt that tobacco ot a superior quality could be produced in tbe vicinity of Blalock in Gilliam county. ' i The production of forage plants in the Inland Empire will also engage the at tention of this move for industtiai devel opment. Incidental to this will come a thorough Investigation of the possibilities of dairying and raising livestock under different conditions than now prevail -conditions . that will admit of a 'uller de velopment of the country. A number of new trees will also be experimented with, to see if they will not have the ef fect of precipitating moisture, so s to make arable areas now arid.,, iong the exotica is a tree that is said to have redeemed a portion of France from desert conditions ages agt a gum tree that is a native of Assyria. ' It is reasonable to ; suppose that the tree would bo valuable in the dry sections of the Inland Empire, and it will be given a a'M there. Tbe mechanical device of a Bo'iBe man a for raising water from streams for irriy gating purpose Till also be thoiougbty listed. It consists of a cylinder, on tte 0 teide of which are buckets that fold , au omatically, and the contrivance.' is said to work well in a enrreat so slow even two miles aa h6u?v. ; ' ' Th ' . R. & peopjtfpw ijive to the oppo- west " - K . Alasi- -v and.' v ' T first ag ' now presented to the North- excitement over gold in 'ng 'honsandft and tboua any of whom will for the e oat natural advant Si ' 'ng ihtry- and no go t all, stopping to plant 14 . od fig ' 3es, under which in comfort and happi' " goldbunters suffer 'he i certainties of the' .ase CO.- - - ' J ha proposed eo'erpriee 8S man raid .venter- " ..' -.'" . . "Mila'ika coast and fsbington to 'theri will go ji. ret to to en'i iVOMtllM " Practi-. r ass tbr' ; tbe tbw ny vill . era is openina for It- r seeing and: ener geu. . ,og to meet the new conditio-. f t'tif and progress are not ia the die. V -.ance. bat. are et the door. nd it s common sense as ! ; ' si cess sagacity to take these step f : r ep ening and developing tbe yeaoa": i of tbe country.". . . ... . -The Irrepressible Hugh 7 Hugh Medlock, well knoVn ia' this particular- portion of Umatilla county, has, by force of .circumstance? over which be bad no control been leading a retired life for the past three rears or more. . Since the time when the mind of man of this generation runneth not lo tbe contrary Hogh has been over whe'me l : h an insatiable desire to steal bor (, gays the Eagle. If hs had the entire product of the U. f. mint at comma:. 1 aod hors were selling at three for a nkkie. Hugh would steal his broncos rather than become possessed of tbetn honestly. The greater portion ol his life since reaching nun's estate has b"en spent behind rison bars and hut Saturday be was released from tbe Salem ptnitentiary, his incarceration being for appropriating a horse- belong ing to a man near Pilot Rock. For that offense be was sent up fir three end a half year When the doors ol the prieon wre opened he stepped forth, not lo freedom, but Into the arms of an officer of Union county, who had a warrant for hie ar rest for stealing a team and buggy, and he was conveyed to Union, the county seat, and lodged in jail, 7 IT.,- WAS .DELIBERATE. Story of Peter French's Murder Told by His Brother. -The body of Pater French, the cattle king who was killed by Edward Oliver on December 23, was embalmed at Baker City, and shipped to Red Bluff, Cal ifornia, for burial. , . - t . . ' Burt French, a brother of the murder ed man was in charge ot the . remains, and while in Portland, gave tbe . Ore gonian an account of tUs silling , as fol lows: . ... . . : It wai not a matter of land dispute, as stated in the" papers,"' said : liurt French. "Oliver lives on a ranch below what is known as the 'Sodhouse' ranch, and he had been repeatedly warned to keep off tbe company land. My brother had just returned from Chicago, after do liverlng 33 carload of beef cattle, and he, with myself and several others, were on the way from the Diamond to tbe V or home ranch, . ben the shooting oc curred. While on our way on horse back, we met Oliver, also mounted, and Pete said to bim, 'I have cautioner you to keep off my lau ..' ' VI y brother then stepped toward me, remarking to Oliver, I'll drive you oil.' t : . ' "Oliver immediately went for hia sun and pulled it out. . He pulled the trigger but it was a misfire, and the sound of tbe hammer. Striking tbe cartridge caused Pete to turn around In bis saddle. As he did so Oliver fired,, and the bullet from his sun struck my. brother in the left temple and came out at the back of his bead. Not one of us was armed. Pele had only ., been back a couple of days, and was on his way to the home ranch to arrange for the foreman to take a lay off. When Oliver saw the effect of hie shot he rode rapidly away. Those who witnessed ' the murder were entirely helplees, and when my brother fell our first attention was to him. ' :"H was shot down i in cold blood. Oliver had no ressou to - be-on land he was He could have Uson. the raad, but it seems ab though be wai there for a purpose. After the sheriff had taken him in custody he said : 'I would do tbe same thing over again, if I had a chance ' 1 do not know what the result will be. I am in hopes that Oliver will be tried outside of iJarney county, in tmjer or Grant, as in such esse there iJetter chance for the law to take its jIpuree. There is no question as to the wAirder, My brother was shot down in the pre sence of myself, James Otage, Dan Ciark and others. The body will be taken to Red Bluff, Cal., and buried alongside of bis father and mother. We have a sister living there, and she and I ere all that arejleft of the family." r The death of Peter French will in no wise interfere with the business of the corporatiou of which he was president and manager. Some time ago he trans ferred all his personal ' interests in tho same to the company. Tbe company i9 now in a very flourishing condition, having about 8000 head of cattle dn hand, Tbe property is covered with a mortgage of 120,000, but with the land possessions and personal property on hand, this will in no wise interfere with (he regular conduct of ; its business, that never bas been more prospectively prosperous than now. . ' Tbe body of Peter French, on its ar rival in Baker City, was embalmed, and many of the friends of the dead cattle king took the opportunity to look upon his face for the last time. MANSLAUGHTER ONLY. Vtrdict of the dury In th 3 Case Against Alfred J. Symes r The Jury in the case of A I ford J, Symes brought in a verdict, in Cdfax, Friday finding him guilty of man slaoehter. ' There was a painful silenco in the c room as the foreman stood up to ; .unce the Verdict v All right the t 7, had been out, debiting whe'hir a if rd Symes should be bangod for t he claying of Lou Ooolee or should go free ' As tbe ju-y filed in ttie prisoner leaned forward an bis - face grew tense with anxiety. As tbe Words.'Guilty of Man B,aghter'' .were spoken, Symes sank back into his chair, and a murmur that sounded like -Tbank, beavenl'' came from his lips. ' ',; .:. ' A little buzz of comment died out quickly as the judge spoke sgain : . ; ' "Is this your verdict,- gentlemen of the jury?" "it is," was the response of- the 12 weary men ; and they were thanked and sent home to sleep. Tbe defence had made the' usual pre parations for an appeal, but it is believed tbe verdict is satisfactory, and Byrnes will accept it and go to the penitentiary to serve his term. There is tome dis satisfaction among tbe people wbo think 8ymes deserved hanging, tbe witnesses from Adams and Lincoln counties being especially 'vigorous in their remarks. But it is agreed thai all danger of mob violence is now at an end. lie wai sen tenced to 19 years at hard labor in the penitentiary. ( ' " Beauty. Utill y and Value ' Are happily combined in Hood's Bar saparills Coupon Calendar for 1893. The lovely child's head in an embossed gold frame, surrounded by sprays of flowers in mosaic, the harmonins pad in bine with clear figures, snd the Coupons by means of which many valutbla b'joks and 'Vthsr article may be obtained, make up tbe most desirable calendar we bave ever seen. The first coupon article is Hood's Practical Cook's Book, a handsome, naeful volume of 350 pages. Ask your druggist for Hood's Coupon Calendar, or send 6 cents in stamps for one to O. I Hood & Co., Lowell, Mars. , Measles at Pendleton Two eases of measles bave been re ported to the city authorities of Pendle ton, and red flags were hong oat ct the houses infected. Everything pote.ible will be dons by the authorities to pre vent ,tiie disease from becoming f pi domic. DURRAI1T IS DEAD Executed This Morning at , . San Quentin; NO AUTOPSY WAS HELD. Rehearsed the Scene of His 7 Own Death. l San Francisco, Jan. 7. Durrant was hangid at 10:33 a. m. in San Quentin prison. , Durraut l.sd rehearsed the scene of hU own death' . At his own request, made absolutely : without' emotion, he had been told every incident that muked the minutes of his latt hours of life From the. moment that he awakened' this morning until Warden Hale gave tho signal to spring the gal lows trap, Theodore 'Hirr.int knew what waa expected of him. The enidemned man made the following request: First, that tbe rope us-"! to haog him should hedestroyed immediately after bis death, that no person can i ray that he hulds a piece of it as a memento ; second,, that nona of the spectators shall be allowed to gasi npon his features after he is exsctred j third, that no autopsv shall be held aftsr d.-ath and that nb physician be allowed to examine his body ; fo'irth, that after he is pronounced dead hia remains shall be deliverod to his parents ns soon as possible. PERMANENT CURES. Th9 Following Card Will Substantiate the Fact. .. ".".7 To the Editor. Hearing of Dr. Danin in Pendleton I think it my duty to say that Dr, Dirria cured mv daughter two years ago. She had been olllicted for seven years with a loathsome discharge from both eats, from the effects f ecarM fover. Dr. Darrin cured her in one half the time he claimed it would take. The cure is permanent. I can bo seen at Birch creek 10 miles south of Pendleton. My postotiice address is Pendleton. -B. M. PAITON Dr. Darrin will order batteries and electiie belts for any patient requiring them, and ff ill give full directions for their use. - Dr, Dairln makes a specialty of all diseases of tho eye, ear, nose and throat, catarrh, deafness, bronchitis, lagrlppe, coneumptiou, dyspepsia, constipation, heart, liver and kidney diseases. I0IEST REDTJGTI01 ALL OVER THE - " - 7 ' 'If - .'--'...;, ' Boston Store Monday, December 27 CLOSING Monday, January 31st. ! Prices Down The Boston Store, Pendleton. Royal wkw th food par, , whtomw dAelickxu. $2m rovDin Abf oiuteiy Pure He permaneatly cures all diseases of the genito urinary organs, ia either sex, such as syphilis, blood taints, scrof ula, gleot, gonorrhoea, stricture, semin al weakness, spermatorrhoea, loss of manhood. All peculiar fenale troubles, irreg ular menstruation, leuchorrhoea, dis placement, etc , are confidently treated, as well as all ecuto, chronic, private and nervous diseas, of whatever nature, if curable. No cases taten if not. , According to tbe time honored ous tome, Dr Darrin will give . fr6 treat ment to tbe worthy poor from 10 to 11 a. m. daily. Tne doctor has .reduced his feeetoonly $5 a week, or in that pro portion of time as the ctee may require, to all cases commencing treatment soon. Those that are ablo and willing to pay will receive treatment between the hours of 11 a. m. aod 5 p. in. Evenings, 7 to 8. Sunday 10 a m to 3 p. in. The stlllcted should not lose the opportunity to coneult this emineot physician while here. Dr. Darrin is located at the Hotel Pendleton, Pendleton Or., until February 1. All business relations with Dr. Darrin strictly confidential. .. Restored to Citizenship, Governor Lord has restored lb cit ixenship John U. Hammond, ot Baker county, an ex-convia, who served 10 years for manslaughter. Numerous clti sens of Eastern Oregon petitioned for this clemency. The governor has also granted a pardon to William Wilcox, serving three years for rape. He has served about a year and the pardon Is granted on an urgent appeal from many citizens of Jackson county. To Cure a Cold in One Day, ! Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All Druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. 25c. - Wheat Market. Athens, Jan, 7 Wheat Sales slow. 02 ' cents 40 Per Cent