Athena Than Ever. Better Than Ever. '. For advertibers, it is a good : medium. That's the Record of the Press, -4T 2 Six pages brim full of crisp, fresh news, is the Size of the Press. VOLUME XL ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 25, 1898. NUMBER 9 I WYQwJ ON DISPLAY ON OUR MIDDLE-FRONT COUNTER V WE HAVE PLACED A LOT OF : Shoes; Hats, Caps, . Corsets, - I wm FRESH MEAT, ALWAYS un jiAnu Bought ' pastern1 regen STOCK ; State Normal School WESTON, Only State Bchool in Eastern Oregon. Located on the 0. It- & N. Railway midway be- - tweea Pendloton and AY alia Walla. Students admitted a), all times of year. .. First-class Training School - For Teachers.... ' ' . . Vocal and inrtrameatal Music tauit by competent instructors. .'A graduate of the Boston Conservatory hag cbarge of tbe Instrumental department. The Ladies' Boarding Ilall Is thoroBKhly equipped and offers excellent accommodations at reasonable ratesv Send for Catalogue. Address, M. G. Rotai., President of Faculty, or P. A. Wobthino- ton, Secretary Board of Regents, Weston, Oregon. S' w V a? W Tm? X imf "wr w w w ? THE NEW LUMBER YARD. - MAIN STREET, ATHENA, OREGON. K A Complete Stock of .,'K- ? .... Rough and Dressed Lumber. j ,r- LOW PRICES. tA. M." GILIvIS, Athena, Oregon. rei a h mam Ti7iio nroisxjys 1 r r f pk L:y j;c - fa fn A I TVi . "V I V ' this. CJUUt i r i it t m,: : 1 ' ' ' . A --" if OrG-ZBCTVE, Athena, Oregon. HI i. You will make yoursolf and your fami ly, if you have one, happy . K not, you can . keep all the happiness fe and sold. The highest market , price is always paid. ' 3: r OREGON best bow J the World's most friendly smile are O always ready for the well-dressed m man. There's no mistake about i the World's most friendly smile are f ea s ut i Energy may miss its mark. Talent f may go a-begging. Virtue itself may die cf neglect. But there Is always a welcome and measure of success for good clothes. If you wish to test this bit or Philosophy, just order one of the elegant suits of . -Born .Sc Go. THE GREAT Chicago , Merchant Teilcrs IhM pdfttlM an .U4 mi;Un t.lc artttW, sot it 4 i.lik, u fcrfcct -U-4.U KjU. A BORN Mit r cl.h la jm Mt to t WtrM't frtt4b!il A FEEfEST FIT SSA8AITEI1. 800 SeleeteA Faiterua order from. I OS JET hers, Etc. Etc. Etc. Counter for Athena, Oregon. E3 4G3kdCfZb4C"4Za Robbed the Grave. A tUrlling incident of which Mr, John Oliver of Philadelphia, was th abject, is narrated by bim at foliowa : "I was in a moat dreadful condition. My akin waa almost yellow, eye tank en, tongue coated; pain contiaually in back and aidei, no appetitegradually growing weaker day by day. Three pbyiiciana had riven me up. Fortanate ly, a friend adviaed trying 'Electric Btttera,' an4 to my great joy and sur prise, tbe first bottle made a decided improvement. I continued their nae for three weeks, and am now a w?ll man. I know tbey aaved my life, and robbed tbe grave of another victim." No one should fail to try them. Oolf SO cents per bottle at Pioneer Drag Store, Q. C. Oaburn Prop. Representative Ri(rbv was in the city from bis reservation farm Wednesday. . HUNT LINE IS SOLD Transferred to the Northern Pacific Company.. FOR THE COAST DEFENSE How Western States Would Be Looked After. . From what is eoneidered a reliable source it is ascertained that the Wash ington & Columbia River Railway Com pany's line from Pendleton to Hunt's Junction, from Dayton to Hunt's Junc tion and all branches, rolling stock, de pots and grounds have been transferred to tbe JSortbero Pacific Railway Com pany. Tbe board of directors of the Washing ton & Columbia River Railway, which bad been in eeeeion at Walla Walla since Wednesday, closed its business Satur day. Soon afterward a rumor that the Northern Pacific had purchased the road was a topic of conversation around the City. ;-' K' : At the meeting of the board President W. D. Tyler and Secretary A. R Burford tendered their resignations, which were accepted. . . . - It has been common talk among rail road men and- others in a position to know for several weeks that the North ern Pacific has been negotiating with C. B. Wright, the principal stockholder of the Washington & Columbia River Com pany, for the purchase of tbe road, and now it is almost certain that tbe deal has been consummated. President Tyler, when questioned about the rumored transfer, said be had noth ing to give out for publication at the present lime. He would neither deny nor verify the rumor. Other officials of tbe road are very reticent about the matter, and it is impossible to secure any defi nite information from them. Immediately after the adjournment of the meeting, President Tyler, accom panied by the board of directors, West ern Land Agent Cooper and Assistant Superintendent W. ti. Pierce, of Ta- ' coma, of the Northern Pacific, and L. 8. f Miner, general manager ot the Seattle A I International Railway,, went to Dayton : uu a special train, xney reiurnea at 1 o clock and then went to Pendleton. "Hunt's Railroad System." "Hunt's railroad system" was tbe pod ; ular nameof the road started in the Walla Walla valley in 1888; and practically ' completed tne next year, wnich passed to tee ownersnip oi U. a. wngnt, about two years later, and was operated as tbe Washington & Columbia River Railroad until now. It has been recognised as a part ot- tne .Northern r aciflc system, and tne formal change of ownership now re ported scarcely change its status in re gard to that connection. : The "system" consists of ll miles of main line track. Starting from Hunt's Junction, Wash., a mile north of Wallula Junction, one line extends easterly through Walla Walla to Dayton, a dis tance of 87 miles. From Eureka Junc tion, 22 miles eaeterly from Hunt's sanc tion, a, branch extends northeast 20 miles to Pleasant View. Another line of the road starts at Hunt's Junction and extends 40 miles southerly to Pendleton, Or., with a branch 14 miles long reach ing from Helix Junction easterly to Athena. ' All ' the country tapped by these roads Is a great producer of grain, and much of it is rich in general agricul tural products. : George W. Hunt, who built the "sys tem," was one of tbe most active of North western railroad builders. He built the Yaquioa I ay road from Centralia to South Bend. His railroad scheme in the Walla Walla country was bandied by nimseit as an individual, and it was his pride that he had built and owned more miles of railroad than any other individ ual railroad operator. But settlement 'day and approaching hard tiraej stripped pblm of his railroad possessions, ."f. K The Hunt line, or the Washington and Columbia River railroad, is an important j feeder of tbe Northern Pacific. Tbe ob ject of its construction was to supply a i competitor against tbe 0. R. & N., which jhad already built through that country. The new road was easily constructed, its ; grades are light and it is able to handle ft large volume of traffic. Good Thing for Tacoma. Concerning the sale of the W. A C. R., in connection with Tacoma interests, the Ledger says r A transaction of nnusual importance to the interests of Tacoma was completed yesterday in tbe purchase of the Colum bia and Washington Railway by tbe Northern Pacific Company. Tbe Import ance of tbe control of this line waa fully appreciated by the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company, who made efforts to secure tbe property. Tbe control of tbis line of road by tbe Northern Pacific will divert the products of tbe rich section of Washington and Oregon through which it runs to Tacoma aod will make tbis city the great grain- port of the coast The enormous erops of wheat, which .have heretofore been forced to find an outlet at Portland, ViU be brought to tbis port for ship ment, and the trade of that rich fanning section from Which this city has hereto fore been cut oft' will be within reach of the jobbers of Tacoma. FOR OAST DEFEN S E. How the Western States Wculd Se Looked After. Much interest will be taken in tbe matter of Pacific coast protection, In view of tbe war cloud that has so sud denly arisen. Should war be declared, naturally most of tbe fighting would be done on tbe Atlantic ocean, yet it would be necessary to properly protect tbe Pa cific COMt. ' In addition to the torpedo boats now building in the Northwest waters, the Union Iron Works is also constructing a 30 knot torpedo boat, which could be finished in about two months. At the Mare Island navy yard there are the cruisers Charleston and Ranger, which it would require about two months to place in commission Repairs to the woolen warships Philadelphia, Hartford and Pensacola, alao at Mare Island, would require about two months. In commission we have the first class battleship Oregon, now In the Puget guond drydock ; the monitors Monterey and Monadnoch at San Diego ; the gun boat Alert, off, the coast of Southern California, and the gunboat Mohecan, at ."'are Island. There are several ships In Asiatic waters that could be quickly called home. On the Atlantic seaboard, the Iowa is at Key WeBt ; the Massachusetts and la diana, at the Island of Tortugas; the Texas, on her way to Key West; the cruiser jtfontgomery, at Key West; tbe torpedo boats Porter and Dupont, at Montgomery, Ala. ; torpedo boats Gush ing and Errickson, at Kev West; torpedo boat Foster, at Port Royal, 8. 0. The armored cruisers New York and Brooklyn are outside Key West. These ships are equal to Spain's only first class and her six second class battle ships. The gunboat Vicksburg is at Nashville the cruiser Marblehead, at New York, also the monitors Puritan and Terror, and the armored ram Katah din. . At Philadelphia is the commerce destroyers Columbia and Minneapolis, and tbe monitor Amphritite. There an other ships in the New York and Nor-' folk navy yards that could be placed in commission at short notice. ESSAYS ON NATIVE BIRDS. Two Whs i Offered tyl the Oregon Humane' Society. In order to encourage original investi gation and tbe habit ot olose. and accu rate observation, as well as to awaken, a greater degree of interest id the. native birds of Oregon, and thereby the better to insure the protection ot all that are harmless, and also to add to the stock of knowledge concerning thorn, the trus tees of the Oregon Humane Society last May resolved to offer prizes for the first and second beet essays upon this Bubject to tbe school children of tbe state, be tween tbe ages of 12 and JO years. The first prize will b9 $12 and the sec ond $8. These will be awarded at the, anniversary meeting in April next or early in May. The essays should givo the names of birds and describe their habits, haunts,; plumage, markings, notes, etc. , and be submitted to W, T. Shanaban, oorresponding secretary, on or before March 25, 1803; each essay to be sent under seal, with a fictitious name attaobed, accompanied by the true name in connection with the fictitious name, in another envelope, also under seal. Tbe committee on award will be com posed of three competent persons, se lected by the board ot trustees outside of their own number. Children outside of Portland or Multnomah county who do sire to compete for these prizes will be required to svibmlt With their eBsavg a letter from their city or county sunerin tendent certifying that tbey are of proper age and have given the results of their own personal study and observation. f n ta r v ' jrina, a. r. dukkkll, 1 Mias Ruth . Rounds, Committee UKOBQK hi. 111MK8, ) - ', The state press is requested to publish me toregoing in me interest oi numane education, as widely as possible. i A Railroad Project One of the biggest undertakings now being pushed in Baker City is that of tne construction of a standard gauge railroad from that city to the Seven Devils mining country. For tbe purpose of carrying out the plan the Eagle Valley and Baker Railway Company has been organised and incorporated with a capi tal stock of 12,500,000, divided Into shares of 1 each. Among the shareholders are some of the beet known and most Influ ential citizens of Eastern Oregon, nearly all of whom are residents of Baker City. The officers of the oomnanv are. Cato J, Johns, president; Henry W. Dwight, vico-presiueni, Aooeri vicxson, treas urer. It is proposed to commence active work at once, and with that object in view Mr. Josaph Johnston has been ap pointeJ by tbe construction company to secure rights of way for tbe line and for necessary depot sites, etc., and to secure subsidies from, those who will receive the greatest benefits from the building of tbe railroad He will leave early next week and begin operations in Eaets valley.. Anent the County Hoppital. H. Chesnut,' superintendent of tbe county hospital, reports that he has 10 patients in tbat asylum for the poor at the present time. During tbe past two montns mere lias been much sickness there, he says, including many cases of measles, but the nurses-have met with good success In all cases. In support of tbat home, tbe nurses and, perhaps par ticularly, Attending Physician Vincent, he advances tbe Information that the pa tient who has been longest in tbe hos pitalabout eight yearsand who, it was not supposed bad lonar to live when taken there, is better and looks younger today than he did when be entered the institution.- Surely this speaks for the care the patients receive. Tribune. Fundi for an Exhibit. The Portland chamber of commerce Is to present a plan t Governor Lord by which Oregon can be represented at tbe Omaha Industrial- Exposition. It Is, briefly, tbat tbe governor appoint ft commission of ten citizens who will issue certificates ranging from $5 to $50, and witn a totat issue oi fduuo. these certifi cates to be redeemed by tbe next cession of tbe legislature, provided, of course, tbat tbe legislature will so enact. If not redeemed of course tbey are valueless excepting as souvenirs. Tbe plan has been adopted in Idaho, and fl'0.000 thus pledged. Formerly on the Maine Ray Hasbroucki of Boise, an officer In tbe navy, waa on tbe Maine ap to ft montn tea, when tie was transferred to the Puritan, He is in the engineer de partment, and if he had been with the Maine be might have been amone the lost, says the Boise Statesman. No Mora Sausage, Adolph L. Lesteert's motion for a new trial has been overruled aod he was sen tenced by Judge Gary to life imprison- msnt. Application to tbe supreme court for superiedeas and a new trial will be made at once. . A TERRIBLE DEATH Clarence Dupuis Killed By Machine at Pendleton. LATEST FROM HAVANA Suspicion of Treachery is Gaining Ground. A most distressing accident occurred Wednesday night at the Pendleton Woolen and sconrinir mill hv KMh young Clarence Dupuis, a popular mill Binpioye, lost nia me. Dupuis was en eased in . throwing a KaIi. whnfi hi. clothing caught in a swiftly revolving shaft. Every shrtd of clothing was torn off except a small piece of overalls on me anaie, HlS nrincioal iniiirinn xrr fnurwl in consist of a commutated fracture of the left ankle, tbe bone being broken into several fragments; di-bcation of the right knee; fracture of the lower third Of the riffht hnmnrni and a ir.tn nn.i in the forehead. He may have been hurt Internally also, but the combinaticn of ether wounds, together with the in- lense saocx to tna systum, were eufficlent to came death. One nf t.h rlHnof fuul I1AS1 if 1Im nr. A death Is that his bJloved young wife had oorne mm a son about 15 minutes after the accident, one of thn nlira'niana hi,. ing been summoned from tbe Dupuis nome io me piece where the father lay In the throes of death. Situation In Havana. New York, Feb. 24. A dispatch to the World from Havana says s The Situation in Havana la mm. a ..a than it was a week ago. Although the officers of the naral board of Inquiry pre serve an Impenetrable reserve, It is leamea mat some oi tne beat naval ex perts now believe tbat the explosion was the remit of IrnarhRro Thai, An Kn. lieve that Spanish officials were parties 4 A . L. 1 . . iu tun uuugpiracy. - rom evidence now In (I. t . 1 ... mmr vui;bbiuq mey neuove tne Spanish government, General Blanco and all his military subordinates were fcuiltlesa. It is believed to have been the work of a fanatic. HASBROUCK IS ALIVE. He Arrives at Portland and Registers at the Perkins. . East Oregonians Martin- L. Has brouck is not dead, bat very much In the uosu. tinnier is ne in Hiding. MIS name is registered at tbe Hotel Perkins, Portland, from Nogales, and he was seen by a Pendleton man Thursday lu that eltVi " : .,'. I'-.,:, c U , If Hasbrouck knows anything about the alleged dead man discovered down in Mexico somewhere with lodge re ceipts issued to M. L. Hasbrouck in his pocket, he did not disclose his know ledge to this party. Perhaps he consid ered tbat it wan nnna nf hla fi,ntl v, ( " ' iwni uo cause the remains most have necessarily uoiuuu v Bumeuun eiee. oe mat na it mav. friends here will ha uln.l n k... that be is still In the land oi the living. Hasbrouck told tbe Pendleton man that be might remain in Portland for a time and then return to his mines. . He said that himself and partner owned two Dromisina claim in Arfxma TtainL-o.t as though be had been "roughing it" considerable of lute. . .. Ihat Haahrotick cnnlH n fit ti a tr a Vt m A - WV MTV U(U much reason for disappearing is shown "J " lonppeurance ; ma ne is not dead is ftmnlv nrovan bv ih fa hf i - ... h u in alive. Therefore thn nnrlnnalo nnt!r..j wuuiu use hj near some explanation of the article in the Yuma, Arizona, paper, which caused such a sensation for the renaiewn press and public. Perhaps be may come up and tell us all about it. v The Discovery of the Day. Aug. S. Bogel, the Leading druirglst of ShrevenorL 1. n. ' ir !.. New Discovery is tha nnlv thlnfv that Cures mV COUirh. and it ia thn bnaf. aalla I have." J. F. Campbell, merchant of Bafford. Ari . avr T)r k'U'. Discovery is all that Is claimed for it; I never lain, a nil in a aura m fn consumption, Coughs and Colds. I . r w wu.v .uaj ivi cannon say enougn tor us merits." Dr. King's New Dii.avnr fnr rinnunmntlnn Cough and Colds is not an experiment! uas peen inea lor , ft quarter of ft century, and to-day stands at tbe bead. It never disaDDoints.' Vrnn friul twtla at Pioneer Drug Store, O. C. Osburn Prop. Seventy Head cf Deer. Kerry and Jack Swart, from Elmrham 8prings, report that a big bunch of deer waa seen to cross below Uarrv'a eamnino place Friday. It was tbe largest band ever seen in the Blue mountains, beina conservatively estimated at 70 head. As it ia now the close season, the deer were not moiesteo. Spring Humors, boils, nlmolea. Aral and all eruptions are promptly cured by Hood's Barsaparilla, which thorough ly purifies the Hood, eradicating every trace of scrofula. Hood's Pills cure nausea, sick head ache, biliousness and all liver ills. Price 25 cents. Republican. Central Commitles. The republican central committee for Umatilla county was called to order at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon at tbe courthouse by Chairman Lot LIvermore, Charles Wilkins being present as sec retary. - The business before the convention was quickly done, being completed In little more than an hour. It was decided to 1,dh the apportion ment npon the vote cgt fur It. 8. Bean for acpreme JVge in the June election of WUii. Ooe delegate was allowed to every 20 votes and a fraction of 10 or more, with a delegate at largs for each Royal makes the food pare, wholesome and delicious. mi i uyai4 Absolutely Pure iwh BMoMa mwof eo., tttw vrmt. precinct. Tois gives a total represent ation of 109 at the county convention. It was provided that there shall not be less than two delegates from each pre cinct. , Wednesday, March 30, was set as the date for holding the primaries, and the coonty convention will sit at Pendleton on the , Wednesday following the pri maries. The committee recommended that precinct committeemen be elected at the primaries. - Ralnm t .. . I . - i - il f I. rrecinct: . -Adams 3. Alta 6. Alba 2. North Athena 2, South Athena 3, Pingham Springs 2, Cottonwood 2, Echo 3, Encampment 2, r uiton 3. Uilliland 2. Hal x i. Hoeue 2. Juniper 2, McKay (3, North Milton 6, South Milton 6. Mountain 3. Pendleton 3, East Pendleton 5, North Pendleton 0, H:utn fendieton 5, Kuddock 2, Uklah 2, Umatilla 2, Union 2, Valley 2, Vansycle 2, Vinson 2,. Weston 3, East Weston 3, wiiiow BpnngB a. Tbe committee members in attend ance were as follows. Adams, Wm. Raker: Alta. Douelaa Belts of Pilot Rock; Bingham Springs, J.H. Swaitof Gibbon; Cottonwood J. K. Wilson of Walla Walla; Encamp ment, . m. Betts ot Meaoham; Fulton, Frank Sherman of Pendleton: Helix. Alvin Turner; McKay, R. L. Oliver of renc.ieton; South Milton, George A. Cowl; North Miilon, F. E. Wilcox; Mountain, J. M. 8peaksoi Weston; Pen dleton, Lot Livermore; Noah Pendle ton, J. E. Bean for J. J. Ballerv; South Pendleton, F. M. Oliver; Ruddock, Harry W. Swart; Union, A. B. Cooley; Vansycle, W. J. Stockman ; Weston, H. B. Nelson; East Weston, George Wil liams, La Grande Gets It. I a Grande get i the tournament. This decision was reaohed at the meeting of officers and directors of the Eastern Oregon and Washington Fire man's Association, held Sunday after noon at Walla Walla. The meeting waa called to order at 2 o'clock p. m. with a full board present, as follows: President, J. W. Maokav, of Walla Walla; vice president, E. W. Bartlett, of La Grande ; Secretary, T. D. 8. Hart, of Walla Walla; directors, loeeph El!, of Pendleton, J. H. Laugh lin, of La Grande. J. Arnold of Waits- burg. The chief business to settle was the selection of the place for the tourna ment. La Grande and Waitaburg both wanted it badly, and each bid the same amount in prizes, 1075. Walla Wall favored Waiteburg, but a proposition to allow President Maekay to vote, except In deciding a tie, failed, and the result was three to two in La, Orande's favoi'. The deciding ballot was cast by Director Ell, of Pendleton, and although thero was 6ome criticism of his action on the part of the Waitsburg boys, ho feels that he voted to the best Interests of the association and is satisfied. Be sides, Waitsburg will get the tourna ment next j ear any way. La Grande's oiler is a handaome one, and the sugar baet city will no doubt "spread ItBelf to entertain the Bre men in brilliant style. The tourna ment occurs on tho 14th, 15th and 16th of June, and the $075 in prizes ia di vided as follows: Spaed race First prisss $90, second rrir-9 145. Wet test-First prizs $30, second prise 140 : Hook and Ladder contest First prizs $00, second prize $35. Championship race First prize $100, second prize $50. These four are tbe regular tourna ment events, for an aggregate of $300 In prizes. The remaining money ia for special purses, as follows: Firemen's foot race for $5, which may be increased to $100. ' Only mem bers of the competing hose team are eligible for this content. Special hub and hub race First pilzj $100, second prize $50. La Grande asked for and was of course granted the privile.") of increasing the special purse $500 o more, if ths ad ditlonal money can be raised. . - E, W. BartleU, the vice president, resigned In favor of Frank Clark, ot Baker City, in order that Baker City may bave representation on the asso ciation board in future. Tbe meeting closed with an elabarv ' ate banquet given at the Hotel State in honor of tin visiting delegation. There was a fine spread, and good feeling ap-, peared to prevail. Snort but flower speeches were given. C. W. McLyman Held Up. Tribune: 0. W. McLyman, the painter and sign writer, was held up by two overgrown hoboes about 8 o'clock Sun day night, bat as Mr. McLyman bud -nothing in his pockets that would make a jingle the robbers went through their daring performance for nothing. ,Tbey flourished no gun, and after their in tended victim recovered his presence of mind be quickly widened the distance between himself and tbe holdups. Judge Balleray Out Again. Tribune : Judge Balleray's many warm friends will be greatly pleased to karri that he bas so far recovered ss to be ahi to be out again. He was walking up and down Main street yesterday afternoon There is reason to hope that he will s on be able to reaume bis law business. Jio-To-Mac for tij Onta. Guaranteed tobacco kablt cure, makm wi.-i Bleu nlfOUif, blixKl purts. 6t.tl. All iliuiii a gj