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ATHENA, MARCH 25, 1898.
Fusion was the result of the de
liberations of the democrats, popu
lists and free silver republicans in
convention at Pendleton, Friday
last. The harmony which pre
vailed, and the declination of many
who were placed in nomination for
different offices, point strongly to
the fact that the offices, generally
speaking, sought the man, and not
the man the office. "The ticket
placed before the people is, there
fore, one that has been placed by
the people and not by machine pol
iticians. The ticket, in our estim
ation, could nave been stronger in
some individual points; but. where
is the ticket that could not have
s been made stronger, had it been
remodeled a second time? The
' party lash is a thing of the past;
and the old way of "voting for a
yaller dog, if he's on .my ticket,'1
doesn't go any more with the in
" telligent voter in local politics
Promises have been held out time
and again by the office-seeker to
the voter for more economical gov
ernment in our county affairs, but
no material good has come from
them. Democrats and republicans
alike have made promises that
have never been fulfilled. Prop
erty owners of the county, bur
dened with taxation, have turned
on the extravagant methods in
vogue heretofore, and resolutions
are ripe to support only men who
will strictly practice economy in
office. We say it and we sincerely
believe it, that the ticket now be
fore the people and tho one to be
brought into the field by the re
publicans, stand on their merits
only, and only on their merits will
they be supported by the people,
irrespective of party affiliations.
. A little more than one-half of
. , the publio domain of the United
States is either reserved or appro
priated. A report from the inter
ior department shows that the area
still remaining vacant amounts to
491,343,953 acres, without includ
ing Alaska, which is supposed to
embrace nearly 400,000,000 acres
more. ' The entire area of the Uni
ted States is placed at 1,835,017,
G92 acres. OX this 741,702,365
. acres is now'owned by individuals
orbfcorporations or by state, or
general government. The amount
: reserved for schools, Indians, mili
tary and naval purposes, railroad
grants, parks, forest reservations,
etc;, including all territory reserv
ed from salo for any purposo what
soever, amounts to 132,441,741
acres, so that, taking the reserve
land and the vacant land together,
only about one-balf of the area of
the United States has actually
passed out of control of the gov
ernment, and, if Alaska is includ
ed, the unoccupied area is larger
by 300,000,000 acres than that
which is occupied. Settled as
closely as Belgium this area would
accommodate the 15,000,000,000
supposed to constitute the world's
population.
The breaking of ground for the
erection of a new cotton mill at
Concord, N. C, the other day was
an event of importance in the na
tion's history. New cotton mills
are not unplentiful in the south,
as manufacturers elsewhere can
testily to tneir sorrow, out this is
the first mill to be erected, owned
and operated exclusively by no
groes. For two. years a colored
merchant named Stoneman has
been working for the promotion of
this enterprise and has been able
to raise all the funds necessary for
the enterprise from members of
his race.
New England, now greatly inter
estcd in the depletion of her cotton
manufacturing industry through
the development of the south, must
eventually face a similar problem
in the wool trade. The west is
destined to encroach upon eastern
supremacy in this branch of man
ufacture in a steadily increasing
degree. As he great source of pro
duction with the great cost of trans
porting the row wool east in our
favor, there promises a rapid
growth in the making of woolen
goods in the Pacific states. The
past year has been productive of
considerable progress in this di
rection and the future will bring
greater developments.
The average charge of the rail
roads long and short for the
transportation of freight is esti
mated by experts at one cent a
pound. The average charge of the
same railroads for carrying mails is
more than five cents a pound, even
if we include the land-grants roads
that get only 80 per cent of the
price paid to others. The average
freight charge has been reduced by
no less than 40 per cent during the
last twenty years. The charge for
carrying the mails has not been
reduced at all. Here is the fraud
that causes an annual postal de
ficiency. 1 The way to stop the de
ficiency is to stop the steal.
From the tenor of the Portland
dispatches it is gleaned that fusion
is not having smooth sailing in the
convention. J. P. Young,, chair
man of the populir t state central
committee, heads a considerable
following who are in the middle of
the road, and who are doing every
thine; in opoosition to fusion. In
case th , populist convention in
sists on fusion with the democrats
and silver republicans, it is prob
able that a large number of dele
gates will walk out of the conven
tion. '
The returns of the adjutant gen
eral of the array show that the na
tion is not so badly prepared for
war, at least as far as the available
men are concerned, ns some be
lieve. In addition to the small
regular army, tho militia of the 45
states Includes 114,365 men, New
York loading with a total of 13,894.
The total number of men available
for military service is placed at
10,301,399, which would insure in
an emergency a very formidable
army in point of numbers.
Nathan. Pierce, who ran for gov
ernor on the populist ticket four
years ago, is ono of the delegates
from Umatilla county now in the
city, Milton, hia town, has been
fighting for a division of Umatilla
county for many years and Mr.
Pierce says the struggle is by no
means over, ns his neighbors have
to go too far to Pendleton, the
county scat.--Fortland Telegram-
J. W. Maloncy, of this city, was
the unanimous choice of the con
vention as candidate for the office
of Recorder of Conveyances, on the
union ticket. Mr. Maloney is ono
of the best qualified men that
coulJ have been chosen to run for
this office. He is a clean, compe
tent man, well known and well
iked by the people of Umatilla
county. ; '
Dogs are destined to play an im
portant part iii the affairs of the
world from now on. The English
foreign office has a bcrious question
of dog-muzzling diplomacy to set
tle, Kentucky is struggling with
tho canine tax business, and it is
impossible to reach Klondike with
out a spanking ouir of brindle
pups.
For the important office of Sher
iff, Wra. Blakely, who made the
race on the democratic ticket dur
iug tho last campaign, ia again be
fore tho people. . Mr. Blakely's
strong popularity throughout the
county, coupled with his ability,
will make him a hard man to de
feat. Planted now on the eastern
coast of China are Russia, Japan
Germany, England and France. It
is now a sort of happy family and
beats the concert of Europe for
possibilities.
C. . (Sates, nominee for clerk
on the union ticket is a competent
man, a royal good fellow and, if
elected, will make a good official
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Notice for Pubiication.
Land Office at La Gi aorta, Ort gon,
Feb 23, 1898.
Notice ia hereby given that th follow
ing named setllt-r lias filed notice of his
intention to make final proof in BUDDort
of hU claim, and that said proof wilt be
mace before the Uonnty Werk of Uma
tilla County, Oregon, at Pendleton, Ore
gon, on
April I.?, 1N9K,
viz: Alex McDonald, H. E. No. 6103, for
the E4 8 and Lots 3 and 4, Sec 31.
Twp 4 N., U 34, B. W. M.
11 named (lie follow u g witnefnes to
prove his cantlnmm residence npm and
cultivation of. said land, viz: . "'
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Hales, ell of Adams. Oregon ; Daniel K.
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