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ATHENA. APRIL 24th, 1896.
The nomination tendered Hon
A. S. Bennett, by the democrats of
tho second congressional district,
has been formally accepted and
Judge Bennett will enter the cam
paign as the standard-bearer of
democracy in this district. As a
candidato for congress, Judge Ben
nett ptands before people as an
advocate of the principles for the
free coinage of silver at the present
ratio, and as a representative of the
people, fr6e from the influences
of any faction or clan. His attitude
on the question of finance is iden.
tical with the views of a majority
of those who composed .', the. recent
state convention, and being a force
ful debator and logical reasoner, he
will voice those sentiments clearly
and in unmistakable terms. On
all other questions of vital import
ance, Judge Bennett is in close
touch with the masses, and his
determination to accept the nom
ination will be agreeable to those
even who do not agree with him on
the financial question, for in him
they recognize a man capable of
representing the state as it should
be represented, one who is honest
in his convictions, and who has
both the courage and the ability to
defend what he believes is right.
If pugilism iB ever again to be
come popular, pugilists must be
more ready to show their skill in
the ring than in hurling defiance
at each other through the columns
of newspapers and by word of
mouth. They must prove their
endurance in stand-up, face-to-face
fighting, and not by indulging in
frothy mouthings and long-winded
interviews and communications to
the press. More skillful and
scientific fighting and less palaver
is what is wanted.
Kx-Gov. Pennoter has been
nominated lor mayor of Portland
on the taxpayers ticket and has
accepted. We predict his election
and prophesy that he will be mayor
of Portland in the fullest sense of
the word. There will be only one
mayor of Portland when Pennoyer
takes the chair, and no disgraceful
scenes wherein the public take an
active part, will occur. It won't
ruin the discipline, either.
America gets ahead in everything.
She has out-U reeked the Greeks at
the Olympic Games revival. The
American contestants won every,
thing. If it were possiblo to resur
rect tho old Greek athlotes the
Americans would fearlessly enter
the lists with them and carry off
the laurels.
New Mexico is in a fair way to
become a State. It is understood
that the (United States Senate is
willing to pass a statehood bill
and the House Committee on Ter
ritories has just decided in favor of
that measure. The Territory has
waited long and patiently for pro
motion. If you want a silver man in con
gress," says The Oregonian, "vote
for Judgo Bennett, democratic
nominee for congress." This is
good advice. Judge Bennett is by
far the ableBt man running for con
gress in the Second district. He is
an open advocate of free silver coin-
ag0, ' '
Truthfully says tho Pendleton
Tribune: ''It seems to bo a settled
thing that John C. Leasure is to run
for congress as the sound money can
didate, but it will make some of the
sound money democrats in this
neighborhood very weary when
they have to vote for him."
General Weaver, the populist
iu a speech at Portland, said:
"The republican party killed pros
perity, threw the corpse in the lap
of the democracy and then shouted
murder." We are.not disposed to
question the general's veracity in
this matter.
Johv P. McManus, editor of the
Pendleton Tribune has returned
from Portland, and Col. William
Parsons, candidate on the populist
ticket for prosecuting attorney, is
temporarily out of a job. k
'POLITICAL COMMENT.
Portland Oregonian: Voters of
the Second district, who wish to
send to congress a man who will
support free coinage of silver, and
who, through his political associa
tions and the help of a powerful
party, will be able to do eomething
for free coinage of silver, should
vote for Bennett, the democratic
nominee.
The populist nominee is also a
free silver man, but his party is too
weak to do anything for silver, and
votes thrown for him will there
fore be thrown away.
As for Ellis, the republican nom
inee, though he is a free silver
man, he can do nothing for silver;
since the republican party is in
flexibly opposed to free coinage of
silver, and Ellis at Washington
finds himself practically' alone.
The republican vote in the house
recently was" 184 against silver, to
25 for it. The republican party
therefore will do nothing for free
coinage of silver, and Ellis, in vot
ing for silver, is going against the
policy and purpose of his party.
They who wish to bring about
free coinage of silver, therefore,
should vote for the candidate of a
party that is disposed to promota
that measure. The populists are
too weak to do anything. Their
strength in congress is really noth
ing. The only way, therefore, by
which the voter who desires free
coinage can contribute to that re
sult is through support of demo
crats who are committed to the
silver cause.
Every voter, therefore, ot the
Second district, who thinks it im
portant that free coirnge of silver
should be carried, should vote for
Bennett, the democratic nominee.
He alone is in position to render
available service to that cause.
Likewise, every voter who op
poses free coinage of silver should
refiire to vote for Ellis, because
Ellis supports free coinage, as a
demagogue, when his party is
against it; and it is time measures
were taken to enforce honest deal
ing on this ull-important subject.
Gold standard men cannot vote
for Kills, because they detest false
pretenses, and know how important
it is that the attack in congress on
the money standard shall cease.
Silver standard men should not
vote for Ellis, because he can do
their cause no good, and they can
not wish to bo fooled and deceived.
If they wish to make their votes
for silver effective, Bennett is their
man. .
Honest and straightforward deal
ing in this matter, as in all others,
ia the essential thing. Let us have
an end of pretenses, delusions and
humbugs, bo that votes may be
placed just where they belong.
East Oregonian: Local politics
have received a stirring up today
by the announcement that R. M.
Turner was to be a candidate on
the free silver independent plat
form for the office of circuit
judge, now occupied by Judge
Stephen A. Lowell. Petitions are
now in circulation in Umatilla and
Morrow counties, and it is stated
that already the requisite number
of signatures have been secured to
make Mr. Turner a legal inde
pendent nominee according to the
election law of Oregon. He will
run on a free silver platform, and
make an active canvass for the
place. This afternoon, a populist
of high standing stated to the East
Oregonian that it is very likely
that when Mr. Turner has been
made a legal nominee as an hide
pendent, tho populist committee
will formally endorse him. Of
this, thero seems to be but little
doubt.
Pendleton Tribune: The Port
land Oregonian teems to be rather
good-natured in its opposition to
tho candidacy of Mr. Ellia for con
cress, but it seems to be deter
mined to organize a bolt. In
Wednesday's issue it says editorial
ly: "We shall get a sound money
man to vote for as a candidate for
congress in the Second district.
Brother Ellis has been rather too
anxious to "hold the silver vote,'
that properly belongs to the popu
lists, forgetting that there are
other voters in the district who
have something to say." The atti
tude of the Oregonian in this
matter is rather peculiar and
somewhat inconsistent in view
of its course last winter when the
boot was on the other leg in the
senatoril contest.
Weston Leader: Pendleton is
"up to snuff," Umatilla and Union
counties are sure to be represented
in the senate by a Pendleton man,
no matter which side wins; and as
they are both men of breadth and
intelligence, this county at least
has no cause for complaint. Sena
tor Raley has proved to be. r -ex
ceptionally competent and suc
cessful legislator, and deserves re
election, which he would probably
have secured against Wright of
Sparta; but with Tom Taylor of
Pendleton as the republican nom
inee Mr. Raley'schancea are not of
a gilt-edge order. If there is any
thing to choose between tho men,
however, Senator Raley's legislative
experience should entitle him to the
preference.
Weston Leader: R. M. Powers
came home last Saturday from the
democratic state convention in
Portland, looking and fpeling con
siderably worse for the strain of
politics and night-time wire pull
ing. The 'Squire has (since been
kept busy telling eager Weston
friends all about what was done at
both conventions. . He says he
don't know now exactly where he's
at. He went down a gold stand
ard democrat, but if he abides by
the action of the convention he
will have to transform himself into
a free silver populist-
DR. SMITH SUCCESSFUL. J
Ha Demonstrates That Ground Squir
rels Can be Exterminated.
"How to dispose of the squirrel?"
has been a live issue in Umatilla
county for several years. In fact,
throughout the Inland Empire, the
Bame pest has caused immense loss
an anxious query as to whether ihe
farmer could worst him in any
manner known to man's art, or
must give up and leave the fruit
ful acres to the undisputed posses
sion of the small, but numerous,
little animate which have been in
creasing so rapidly that in some
quarters already the soil tillers
have given up the fight and re
fused longer to wage unsuccessful
war on the nuisance, Throughout
the scientific world, there has been
a theory, partially substantiated
by successful experimentation,
that by the inoculation of some
deadly virus, the various animal
pests can be exterminated. Learned
natural historians and chemists
had devoted muoh time to
study of the problem, and
yet, only in a limited sense, can it
bo said that a solution had been
reached. It has remained for a
Umatilla county physician to put
the theories to practical test and
demonstrate that the squirrel pest
need not be endured, but can be
done away.
Several months ago, the Com
mercial Association of Pendleton
took the matter in hand, and, at a
meeting of the board of managers,
Dr. C. J. Smith and Dr. F. W.
Vincent explained the plans pro
posed and the main points of the
extermination theory. The board
thereupon offered $250 toward a
fund to be used in exterminating
the squirrels in Umatilla county,
and Dr. Smith took on himself the
task of making the necessary ejx
periments. At his home iu this
city he caused to be erected , four
coops or pens, affording free venti
lation and sunshine, and sufficient
ly large to give the squirrels room
in which to move about. Deep,
wide holes were excavated in the
ground and boarded up so as to
prevent the squirrels from burrow
ing out, and the earth thrown back
again and smoothed in the natural
manner. Dr. Smith then secured
30 well-grown, healthy squirrels,
making a selection from among a
large number brought to him by
various parties, and taking care to
keep only thobO in perfect health
and well developed. They were
divided into' four groups, a group
being put in each coop... Dr. Smith
had sent to the Eastern laboratories
for the virus necessary to making
the test. Ho took three of the
squirrels and inoculated them by
injecting the virus. Into each .of
three of the coops he placed an in
oculated squirrel, The fourth
coop was distant from all the other
three about 6 feet, and in that one
he placed no inoculated squirrel.
Proper quantities of food and
water were furnished, and, in every
manner possible, he guarded the
experiment, by keeping the squir
rels under perfectly natural con-
ditions. Prior to the inoculation,
the pquirrels thrived and appeared
in every respect to be doing well.
But almost immediately upon in
trodrcing the virus and bringing
the healthy., squirrels in contact
with the inoculated subjects, the
disease began to show and even an
unscientific eye could- detect the
progress of the malady. All the
squirrels in the coops in which
were placed the inoculated ones
took the disease, and, from the 36,
only three remained alive at the
end of 12 days. These were al
lowed to go free and the experi
ment pronounced a complete suc
cess. Even the squirrels in the
coop which was 6 feet distant from
the other three, and between which
there was no communication, con
tracted the disease and died from
the artificially arranged scourge.
Attention was given to the min
utest details in making the experi
ment. The theories heretofore
propounded were carefully studied,
and Dr. Smith devoted a great deal
of time and thought to the enter
prises. Its successful termination
marks an important epoch in the
history of this section, since it is
likely that it affords practical de
monstration that the squirrel pest
may be combatted and almost com
plete extermination effected. East
Oregonian.
COMING POLITICAL EVENTS.
National populist convention, St.
Louis, July 22.
pemocratic national convention
meets in Chicago, July 7.
Republican national convention
meets in St. Louis, June 16.
Notice.
All accounts due P. M.Kirkland,
are now at. the First National
Bank for collection, and all are rer
quested to come forward and settle
at once. P. M, Kirkxand.
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Notice of Publication.
Land Office at LaQmnde, Oregon, April 8, 1806.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of bis intentiou
to make final proof in support of his claim,
asd that said proof will be made uefore the
County Clerk of Umatilla county, Oregon, at
Pendleton, Oregon, on May 18W), vii:
CHARLEY D. WATKU8.
Hd. entry No, 6187 forsKofneli and lots
land 2, sec5,twp8n, rM E, W. M .
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz: Benjamin A, Marquis,
George K. Perringer, Lee Price, Richard
Morrison, all of Adams, Oregon.
Any person who desires to protest against
the allowance of such proof, or who knows of
any substantial reason, under the law and the
regulations of the Interior.Departmeut, why
such proof should not be allowed, will be given
an opportunity at the above mentioned time
and place to cross-examine the witnesses of
said claimant, and to offer evidence in rebuttal
of tnat submitted by claimant.
B. F. Wilsox, Register.
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