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ALARM IN HAVANA.

Insurgents Blow Up Bridges Near the
" City with Dynamite.
Havana, June 15.- The city was
startled and alarmed Saturday night at
nine o'clock by the noise of two sue.
cessive explosions which shook the
ground for a long distance and was
heard for several miles. CONSERVATION
prevailed for time, as it was feared
that this was a prelude to an attack OF
q series of similar explosions. Excited
throngs rushed to the streets. while All
armed party proceeded in the direction
from which the detonations had beer
heard.
1t was soon found that the stone
bridges of Christina and Concha and
the aqueduct of Fernando Septimo
were the points that had suffered from
the dynamite. The bridges were par.
tally destroyed and the pipes on the
cqueduct, upon which the city is de.
pendent for its water supply, were
much damaged. It cannot yet be stated
how extensive is the damage done OF
how long it will require to remedy it.
There is no doubt that the dynamite
which caused this wreck was placed by
agents of the insurgents. It has been
their determination, announced some
time since, to cut off the water supply
of Havana and so serve to make it as
nearly uninhabitab BILE as possible.
It is believed that the insurgents are
bent upon investing Havana by cut
ting off as much as possible the supply
of necessities, though not by actually
besieging it. All fruits and vegetables
and fresh meats are unprecedentedly
high priced and difficult to obtain, and
milk is of the poorest, such as is brought
in being much adulterated before it is
delivered. There is much fever and
smallpox has broken out, which, in the
unwholesome state Of affairs, threatens
to become epidemic. Many are suffer-
ing from measles, and there is much in
testinal trouble among the inhabitants
owing to poor and insufficient food.
The failure of the water supply under
these conditions is a dire calamity.
Madrid, June ia council of Span
ish generals in; Cuba has decided to sus-
pend operations against the insurgents
owing to the rains.
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-
LATER
Minnesota for Gold,

st. Louis, June 16.-The Minnesota
delegation yesterday morning came out
strong for aedeclaration in favor to the
maintenance of the gold standard.
They instructed ex-Gov. Merriam,
the representative of Minnesota on the
committee on resolutions to insist on a
straight gold plank and pledged the 7s
votes Of the delegation in the conven-
ton to stand by him to the end.
Representative Chas. A. Towne of
Minnesota is infuriated over the de-
claration of the delegation and openly
declares that in case gold plank is
placed in the platform he will stump
the state for silver The following
selections were made by the delegation:
National committeem man-ex-Gov. L..
F. Hubbard.
Resolutions -Ex, Gov. w. r. Merriam.
Credentials P. Hunt.
Permanent Organizatlon-L.S S.Swen-
son. .
Rules-C Z. Sanderson.
Observation-Disclosures Nichols.
Notification of Vice President-C. f..
Hendrix.
Chairmaman Of the Delegation-C.
A. Pillsbury.
An attempt was made the night Of
the 18th, at Iron Mountain, Mich, to
kill Captain Martin Goldsworthy of the
Chaplin house, wrecking it badly. No
body was injured. The police are in
vestigating the affair. There have
been no labor troubles at the Chaplin
mine and the men are apparently con-
tented. It is. thought the act was COM
mitted by men whom Captain Colds
worthy has refused to employ.
President Geo. M. Wyckoff, Of the
Bank Of New Amsterdam, N. Y, was
shot in the abdomen as he sat in his
Office at the bank, the 18th, by man
who is said to be George I. Clark. The
would-be assassin then turned his pis-
stol on himself and fred two shots, both
Of which took effect. Both men are
tally injured. s tsts ass.
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In Doubt.

There seems to be q considerable
doubt as to whether the annual eight
cared race between the crews of the
Wisconsin varsity and the Minnesota
Boat Club will be rowed over the La
fayette conrse this year. Usually the
race has been rowed on June %, but
this season the Wisconsin crew Is due
to race the Yale freshman eight at New
Haven on June %, and this makes it
necessary to put the Minnetonka event
of until July 4.
Warren sheaf., 1896-06-18
DOMESTIC.

: A mob of 300 men took from the iail
at Bryan, Tex, Louis Whitehead and
George I. johnson, who assaulted DR..
Wilson's daughter, and Jim, Reddick
who assaulted an Italian woman, and
burned them to death
The town of Wyeth City, Ala, con-
tanning 300 inhabitants, was swept away
by a cyclone and two persons were killed
and Is wounded, six of the latter
fatally. r.,..
One hundred and eighty cans Of dyna-
mite exploded about a mile below Lilly,
Pa, and one man was killed and six IA
tally injured.
.,.. Seventy-three young men graduated
from the military academy at West
Point, N. Y.
The 18th annual national convention
of state boards of health met in Chicago.
John Wolter shot and fatally wound
ed his two young stepdaughters in
Chicago because they refused to buy
beer for him.
A cyclone nearly destroyed the vii
lage of Topaz, Mexico, and 13 persons
were killed and many others were in
jured. .......s
Sylvester Ryan, % years of age, his
brother Albert, aged "a, and Patrick
Schigh, aged 40 years, were drowned at
Logan's Ferry, Pa
Thomas White fatally shot his sweet
heart, Bertha McKelvey, at Chillicothe,
O., and then killed himself. Jealousy
was the cause.
Being charged with forgery C. M.
Benson, judge of probate of Polk coun-
ty, committed suicide at Grand Forks,
n. D.
On the race track in st. Louis Free
Advice clipped half a second off the
worlds record for seven and one-half
furlongs, making the distance in /: 33A.
The r. Douglas Crockery company at
St. Joseph, Mo-, failed for 100000.
Frank Jahrenski, aged nine years;
Reuben S. Woodwork, aged four, and
Max Zerag, aged ~, were drowned iii
Milwaukee while boating.
Fire destroyed the building of the
American horse exchange in New York
and over 125 horses were burned to
death, the loss being 100000.
On July all the. whisky distilleries in
AcuCuChy WILL CAOS0 uul1l OduudEy l.,
1898.
TIE woman city government at
Ellis, Kan, was at war with illegal
liquor vendors, and all but two vio-
lators had been sent to Jail. Y
John A.Thompson's bank, one Of the
Oldest banking institutions in johnson
county, closed it's doors at Edinburs.
Ind, the liabilities being $4,000.
George Edmunds and Gus Vel derry.
two prominent citizens. of Ellis Post
Office, Ga, were murdered by burglars
The First national bank of Larned,
Kan., closed its doors.
the total appropriations of the Fifty
fourth congress, including permanent
annual appropriations, were $515, 1885,
s2O.49, against osq, ss39, ,2o5 made BY tho
Fifty-third congress. i. a Il.
The Austrian representative in Wnsh-
ington will shenceforth be an ambassa-
dor instead Of minister.
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MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.
Bike Race.

The greatest bicycle race Of the year
will be pulled off in Minneapolis, ar
rangements having been completed
with Fairmon's manager for that rider
to meet John Larson, the 'Terrible
Swede," in the Flour City. Negotia-
tions have been pending for some time,
but the powers behind the throne de-
manded a guarantee of $4,000 before
they would consent to have the race
take place in Minneapolis. Atlantic
City and Nashville made bids for the
event and offered that amount, but
Minneapolis was prepared, if similar
inducements could be offered The
guarantee has been raised and the race
will take place.
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A Suicide.

John Kuhule, of Rush City, after
quarrelling with his wife about some
property, left the house in rage and
shortly afterwards was found dead in
the woods near his farm. A rope with
a moose was lying near by but the post
mortem examination showed no evi.
dence of violence, and the supposition
is that poison which he took did the
work before he could adjust the moose.
He was Jealous.
Warren sheaf., 1896-06-18

Ina national committee Of the re-
Publlcan party met in the Southern ho-
tel AZ st. Louis and began the work Of
preparing the routine Of the national
convention which meets on the 18th.
The Indian territory democratic con-
vention, held in Vinita, elected free sill
yer delegates to Chicago.
In convention at st. Paul the Mime.
gotta democrats elected delegates to
the national convention On gold plat
form -l
The following congressional nomina-
tlons were made: Michigan. Fourth
district, A. s.. Beebc (pop.). Illinois,
Sixteenth district, w. II. Henrichsen
(dcm.). Kentucky, Eighth district. G..
NJ. Davis (rep.).
William E. Finck, of New Lexington
was nominated for congress by the free
silver democrats of the Eleventh Ohio
district.
Isaac II. Maynard, aged SO years, ex.
judge Of the court of appeals, dropped
dead in the Hotel Kenmore in Albany,
n. Y.
Col. w. P. Hepburn was renomi.
mated for congress by the republicans
of the Eighth district of Iowa. I
DR.. Charles NJ. Mes, aged 50 years,
died in York, Pa. Hewas the inventor
of the Nes silicon method Of converting
iron ore into steel.
At Seattle, Wash, the prohibition
state convention nominated for gov.
ernor Rev. r. E. Dunlap, of Seattle. .
Alphens Felch, who in 1s45 was gov.
ernor. of Michigan and in 1s47 was
United States senator, died at his home
in Ann Arbor, aged 80 years.
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe cele.
brated her s5th birthday at her home
in Hartford, Conn.
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FREE ONCE MORE.

Reform Prisoners Let Go with Fines Of
G25,OOO Each.
III Pretoria. June lit is announced
that the terms imposed upon the four
leaders of the johannesburg reform
committee, John Hays Hammond, Ii.
onel Phillips, Col. Francis Rhodes and
George Farrar, whose release has been
decided upon by the Transvaal execu-
Warren sheaf., 1896-06-18
FOREIGN.

Three men, Nilsson, Fowler and Sea.
man, were hanged in Newgate prison
in London on one scaffo]d for murder.
Mrs. Annie Dyer, the baby farmer who
! was believed to have murdered not lass
than 40 infants. was hanged in Newgate
prison in London.
In commemoration of his coronation
the czar of Russia donated $4,000 to
charities.
70 the Indian revolt in Oaxaca, Mex.
leo, free masons were attacked and sew.
eral of them were burned 70 tho stake
Upon paying q fac Of $125,00o each
John Hays Hammond, Col. Rhodes
George FarrarS and 81. W. leonard. the
leaders of the Johannesburg reform
committee, were released from prison
al Pretoria.
1t was announced in the British
hoSse of commons that negotiations
We're proceeding with the United States
with the view Of bringing about a set
tlcr,ent by arbitration of the vene.
zlre]an dispute. q
The British cruiser Bonaventure lost
70 men by sunstroke while on voyage
from Colombo to Pondicherry.
The insurgents blew up bridges and
ansaqueduct inst the outskirts of Havana,
and the watef supply Of the city was
partially destroyed. ss
A council Of Spanish generals in Cubs
decided to suspend operations agains.
the insurgentsowin to the rains.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-12-11
To Make Il Permanent.

Matt Mosgrove in conversation with a
representative of the East Oregonian,
said in relation to the pork packing es-
tablif hment. recently established in
Pendlaten
"We propose to make il permanent,
and only failure to find hogs and a
market fer racking house. products will
cause US to cease carrying on The bust.
nees. Permanency depends. in meas.
urc, on how the people here stand by the
company. We do not propose to ask for
any help from anyone, excepting that we
want our stuff sold in town and are going
to have it sold or sell 1t ourselves. So
far the merchants have taken our lard
and we have but limited quantity left.
When our other stuff is ready we pro-
pose to pat it on the market and sell it
here or elsewhere"
Regarding the report that Eastern
capitalists are behind the enterprise Mr.,
Mosgrove said:
There are none behind it now, but
there will be by the time another season
comes around If we make it go this sea-
son, as think we will and, in that case
a plant will be put in and the capacity
increased until the company will do {
very extensive business"
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THE desire OF those in charge Of
the locks at the Cascades to have a
holiday away from their post of
duty, has resulted in the probable
destruction of the steamer Dalles
City and the endangering of many
lives, says the Times Mountaineet.
Had the locks been operated on
Thanksgiving they could have been
operated regularly on Friday, al
lowing the boat to pass through on
time and to have reached safe
water ere they were overtaken by
darkness. AS it was, the boats
were kept at the locks until dark
and the Dalles City having freight
on board that could not we'll be
transferred, started to return to
this city, and was wrecked. While
this misfortune cannot be reme-
died, it should serve as reminder
in the future to the government
officials to stay at their posts of
duty.
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THE New York Sun insists that
ex-President Harrison either be
made secretary of the state under
McKinley's administration or elect.
ed to the senate from Indiana,
The Sun must have some grudge
against General Harrison. A man
who has devoted almost his entire
life to the service of the country
and has once received the highest
honor possible for it to bestow,
ought to be allowed to retire to
private life, where he can spend
his last days in peace and quie-
tude. Men like wagons wear out
when they get old, and should not
be subject to severe physical or
mental work after they have reach
ed the age of General Harrison.
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ATHENA DECEMBER II, 1896
PRoF. ELToN FULMEN, of the stat'

PROF. ELTON FULMEN, of the state
agricultural college at Pullman,
keaf everlastingly at it in at
tempting to keep the people of
Washington interested in the pros
poets for sugar beet culture. In a
recent communication he gives re-
suits from analysis of fifty samples
Of beets grown from seed produced
near TJniontown, WASH, whic b
makes an excellent showing. The
various lots ranged in weight of
beet from 81 ounce to 1876, the
former showing percentage of
sugar Of 1877, and purity 1873,
and the latter 1876 per cent of
sugar, and purity, S3.9 per cent.
The showing is highly favorable,
as have been the dozen of previous
demonstrations by comparison with
the production of other sections
where sugar production is now as
suming an important standing.
Several men Of capital have become
interested in these experiments to
the extent Of. making particular in
quiry regarding the industry as
offering a proftable field for the
e5tabnshment Of factory, but while
California Utah, New Mexico and
other sections will have new fac
tories in operation next year,
Washington has no definite pros
poets and is not pushing as hard
as might be to secure the prize
which elsewhere is much covet-
ell.
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ANOTHER law in which the ma
iority of the people were against a
favored few has been declared un-
constitutional. This law is what
is known as the Torrens system OF
land title transfers, and was pas
sed by the Illinois legislature, but
the wealthy abstract companies
employed skilled legal talent to
the end that the law was declared
unconstit utional. But the people
of that state seem to be determin-
ed that they will have the law,
and will therefore have the coming
legislature enact another one.
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SIMMONS.
In the Circuit Court OF the State Of
Oregon for the county OF Umatilla in
the sixth Judicial District.
Millicent A. Willchen, Plaintiff

oregon lOr tue county Oh " maulIa IN
the sixth Judicial District.
Millicent A. Willchen, Plaintiff
We.
Robert W. Willchen, Defendsnt)
To Robert W. Wiiichen, the defend
ant.
In the name of the state Of Oregon, you
are hereby required to appear and
answer the complain. fled against YOU
in the above entitled suit on or before
Monday, the 18th day ofSJanuary 1897,
said day being the first day OF the next
succeeding term of the above entitled
court, and you are hereby notified that If
you fail to 30 appear andRnswer, for want
thereof, the plaintiff will apply to the
above enti led court for ;the relief prayed
for in her complaint, viz; For decree
of divorce-forever dsolying the bonds Of
matrimony now existing between plaint-
iff and defendant and for the custody and
control of the minor child, Ada B. Will
chen, and the plaintiff may resume her
maiden name of Millicent b. King, and
for her costs and disbursements herein,
and for such other and further relief as
to this court may seem meet and equl-
table.
This summons is pablisbed pursuant
to an order OF the Hon. Stephen A. Low
ell, Judge of the above entitled court
made at chambers in Pendleton, UNA
tilla county, Oregon, on the 30th day Of
November, A; D., 1896
PETER WEST,
Attorney for plaintiff.
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Notice for Publication.


Land Office at La Grande, Oregon, Sep
tember 10, 1895.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
iDg-named settler has filed notice Of his
intention to make final proof in support
of his claim, and that said proof will be
made before county clerk OF Umatilla
county, at Pendleton, Oregon, on Decem
Der Is, 1896, viz:
EASTER ENGLISH,
Fl. e. No. 1904 for the sw} sec. 80 tp. Z
N. r. 80 E. w. Nj.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of, said land, viz: Joshua
Amber, Josiah Colby, Benjamin H
Decker, Andrew ] Pierce, all Of Vansy.
Gle, Oregon.
B. F. WILSON, Register.
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The Astorian thinks that without
doubt a purse OF $4,000 could
be raised in that city for the Cor
bett- Fitzsimmons fight, Astoria
would be safe in offering a purse of
a hundred thousand, for such a
fight, and they would never be
called on for it either, for those
two buffers will never enter the
ring together,
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IT is at least unique in these
days of active conquests on the
part Of European powers to annex
new territory whenever and wher-
ever possible, to witness the siren
uous efforts made by a productive
domain and independent govern
ment Hawaii, to secure admission
into the United States, while this
country stands aloof and perfectly
willing that the island kingdom
should continue to manage her
own affairs. To the Pacific coast
the trade of the Hawaiian islands
could be made valuable far beyond
what it is at present. Their pro-
ductions are such as we need, and
in turn our lumber, grain, vege-
tables, etc, find no competition
with the commodities grown there.
As acommercial proposition, there
fore, annexation would seem very
desirable, whether the departure
from established policy in acquir-
ing territory is regarded favorable
or not.
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a Lie Nailed

Consum ption and bronchitis are by no
means the same, although it is hard to
distinguish one from the other. Bron-
chitis is an Inflammation of the lining of
the wind tubes or air vessels OF the lungs
causing soreness of the same, cough, sore
throat, horseness, difficulty of breathing,
splitting of matter aud sometimes blood.
Thousands die annually with this dread
disease. Wilbur's Cough Cure will cure.
Price so cents. Sold by 0sburn.
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[TT7s now seventy years since the
first apple seeds were planted in
Oregon, brought thither by a Cap
tain Simpson, the seed being from
an apple eaten in London by a
lady, who preserved the seeds aAd
dropped them in Captain Sirlp-
sons pocket, with an injunction to
plant them in the great wilder
ness to which he was going. T. -
his arrival on the Pacific - 90.
something reminded him of this
incident and feeling in his pocket
he found the seeds still there. They
were planted, and from them
sprang the first apple trees in Ore
gon. Two trees grew from these
seeds, one of them being a green
apple, and the other q beautiful
red one. Seeds from these apples
were planted by the Hudson Bay
Company and by this way several
orchards were started. The first
introduction of fruit trees direct
into Oregon was in 1847, when
Henderson Lewelling brought some
700 trees and shrubs across the
plains in wagon, the trees being
several months on the journey
This load was doubtless, the most
difficult to handle that ever cross.
the plains, yet it has been truly
said s!these trees contained health
wealth and comfort for the ole
pioneers Of Oregon"
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IT IS reported that ship load
of bachelors will soon leave
Astoria for the maleless islands.
There has been much joking in re-
gard to these islands, but two to one
that if the truth was known, these
men on the Pacific coast
would jump at the chance to go
there if they thought no one would
find it out.
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THE declaration of the Cuban
patriots that they will except moth
ing from Spain short of the COM
ptete independence of the island
will be heartily applauded by all
intelligent sympathizers with the
cause of Cuba. mo compromise"
is not only the course of courage,
but it is the course of wisdom.
There can be no compromise that
will not in large measures involve
the throwing away the sacrifices
the Cubans have made and that
will not lead to another struggle.
The blow to Spanish pride is the
least of the disasters that Spain
will suffer by the loss of Cuba.
The loss of Cuban revenues and
the necessity of bearing the ex-
penses of the Cuban war will rem
der Spain hopeless bankrupt.
One of the prime conditions, there
fore, off compromise with Spain
will be the shifting of the war ex-
penses on Cuba and the right of
the'revenues of the island. Hav-
ing fought Spain to a compromise,
the Cuban insurgents, if it lies
within their power by the greatest
sacrifices to accomplish it, should
make Cuba for the Cubans their
ultimatum.
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1 Erhk w EST
Attorney for plaintiff.
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Hair Restored To Natural Color

.ioi hCStoiOo W Na'uId' SOioI'
| have used many preparations for re-
storing hair to natural color. but never
had satisfactory reeults until l used Zulu
Vulier; 1t will restore any hair or beard
TO its naturalco in three weeks, If
do@s not they return your money, so you
take no risks. People who have never
tried it can get sample package which
contains enough to restore anyone's hair
to natural color, by sending 81 2.cent
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A Churn that Churns in one Minute.
| have been in the dairy business all
my life and have many times churned
for an hour before butter would appear,
so when heard OF o churn that would
churn in minute, concluded to try it.
Every day Tor week used it, and not
only could churn in minute, but got
more and better butter than with the
common ehurn. This is very important
information to butter makers. The churn
works easily, AMI viii churn an ordlnsry
ehurning in less than 60 seconds. have
sold two dozen OF these churns in the
past month. Every butter maker that
has seen the ehurn in less than minute
has bought one. You can obtain all de.
sired information regarding the churn by
addressing ] +. Casey 4 Co., 81. Louis,
and they viii give vol, prompt and court
e0us attention. A DAIRY MAN.
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We have an expensive railroad
commission that is good only for
providing a fat place for leeches on
the body politics, that should be
dispensed with; we need a regis
tration law and we need a cons
titutional convention above all
else. Our present constitution is
absolutely and out Of date and
should be replaced by one of more
modern invention.