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.NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT DEMOCRATIC
 POLITICS AND THE CONTRASTING FACTIONS

has often been said that every dem
 ocratic voter of this country considers
 himself an officer with powers to command Such is certainly the case as far as talk goes. Our party Is checked to overfowing with leaders and we have been scrapping among ourselves while the enemy Is preparing for the great po- litical battle to come next November There are three faetions-the Cleveland faction, the Bryan faction, and the fac tion which would relegate both and seek the good democrat who can unite the party and command the respect of all the people of the country. We want the man whom we can elect. We want a democratic President.
 Of the three factions the action of New Jersey has sidetracked Mir. Cleveland MT. Carlisle, MT. Cleveland's former sec retary of the treasury, vouches for this and declares himself for Judge Parker. of New York MT. Cleveland several months ago wrote to St. Clair Nickel way. editor of the Brooklyn Eagle, stat ing that he did not desire the nomination and l happen to know that he stated emphatically recently to a member of his kitchen cabinet" in former days. that he would not have the nomination but that Bryan should not dictate it. MT. Cleveland is simply in the fight against Bryan He has a grudge against the Nebraskan and he is playing for even"
 Of the second faction Bryan seems to believe Cleveland the cause of his two defeats and he seems determined to down the Princeton man and have his two plat forms endorsed; and further muster suf- fieient strength to name a man who he can take the stump for, and who will en- dorse his past efforts In full. I do not believe that Bryan Is at heart for Hearst. don't believe he has even promised Hearst his support. But he is apparently taeitly aiding the Hearst campaign be- cause of the fear of the strength of the supposed Cleveland movement Bryan would be willing to compromise on any strong man who would be fair to him. What the word flair" will mean when the platform is made depends. There are
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all sorts of ways of writing platforms. Those that have left the most to con struction of the reader in the past have been the most successful of practical results. As a matter of fact conditions so change in years that specific and de- tailed declarations do not often apply and many times are embarrassing.
 The third faction mentioned above is in the vast majority and is much unified at the other two. Almost the entire south and much of the east Is in it. They want a man who can win-one who gives not a straw for Cleveland nor Bryan. Both of them are mere men of the ranks, who must take their medicine as democrats and support the nominee.
 As the fight stands today, Hearst has been the most vigorous. He is entirely out of 1t In New York, his home state, but in Rhode Island, Kansas, Iowa and other sure republican states his methods have been effective and he will go into the convention with squadron of dele gates, which will give him trading ad- vantage of voluminous proportions. would not be surprised should he get Illinois, Massachusetts and at least two southern states. He may get more. He is a young man, with board of young men menagers behind him, who know a good many things about political maneuvering He may have nearly one-third of the delegates in the convention.
 In the meantime the only other active working, vigorous candidate is Judge Parker of New York. He Is put out by David Bennett Hill and the anti-Tam- many faction of New York. He has an active bureau and Belmont fund. Many of the old Cleveland followers are be- hind him. Democrats who would take control of New York state and national politics from Tammany are backing Par ker and It now seems that they have won a majority of the delegates to the New York state convention and will in- struct the delegation to the St. Louis convention for Parker The Parker bu- reau likewise has commissioners out over the country working up a Parker senti-
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--------.s -.s.-----=--------- PETTUS IS POETIC,

From the Washington Post.
 There is poetry in the soul of Senator Pettus. It crops out occasionally when he seems to be speaking prose.
 How is everything down in Alaba- ma?" one asked the aged senator in the rear lobby just after he had returned from journey to that state.
 "Oh," said he jauntily, the peas have on their Easter hats and the roses are in bloom ["
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that "eyery dollar man possesses he may gamble, so long as he does no in justice to his family or creditors. with -out violating the moral law" MT Je- rome does not accept this definition of moral law, and he proposes to secure a law that will enable him to attack with success "Canfield's," which is the finest gambling house in the New World. He proposes, in other words, to make Reggie Vanderbilt testify as to his losing in Canfield's. It is diff cult to see, however, how Reggie" can be made to testify after he has been placed in the chair. He may be for getful; he may do this, that or the other. It is always difficult to make horse drink who does not want to drink, and commitment for contempt would not be feasible if Reggie should cross the sea, or should have great lapses of memory. II District Attorney Jerome would pay more attention to the wide-open policy shops and pool rooms, and less to Reggie" he would save more families from distress and serve the public much better.
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Easter at Hotel HiIIman.

The Hotel Hillman will have speciai bill of fare today in honor of Easter, and Calman's full orchestra will give an Eas- ter concert at the hotel this evening. The musical programme follows:
 Overture--Jubilee ..... .......... .hela beia Selection-"Medal and the Maid". Jones Selection-Travrata ..... ..... ....... Verdi Violin solo-Sanctus from Gounod's St.
 Cecelia mass.
 Waltz-Kayser Waltzer. r..........J. Shauss Selectior-Frminie ~ .Jacobowsky Gayotte-Olivia. ... ........... A. Haig Overture-William Tell ........... Rossini Seection-"Babes in Toyland" -. Herbert Cornet solo-Selected. Phil Memoli Descriptive-"A Hunt in the Black
 Forest''.. ..... ..... Yorker Waltz-Operatic M .. ........... Wiegand March-Inauguration .. .. ....Meyerbeer
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SMITH IS ELIGIBLE.

From the Washington Post
 President Harper of the Chicago Uni- yersity, declares that the ideal college professor must be a married man. To- seph F. Smith, Salt Lake City, Utah. is eligible.
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The New York Mail says Utah ex- cels in plural marriages, South Dakota in plural divorces, New Jersey in plural corporations, and New York in plural politics.
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The republicans should impeach Judge Swayne, for his usefulness as a judge is ended until he procures yin- dication.
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Gambler Garfield may yet have to plead insanity or the statute of limita- tions in order to get out of MT. Jes rome's clutch.
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About Persons.


 Joseph Marx and wife of New York are at the Colonial hotel.
 MT. and Mrs. G. B. Garner of Mobile are at the Colonial.
 T. P. Cooney of Pittsburg is at the Colonial hotel.
 W. A. Huston of Atlanta is at the St. Nicholas. L. P. Bunch of Coal City Is at the St. Nicholas.
 Allen Northington of Prattvflle Is in the city. R. s. Dudley of Nashville is in the city. F. B. Baldwin and wife of Gadsden are at the Morris. Herman Pfaff of Brundig~ is at the Morris. ! B. D. Fries of Montgomery is registered at the Morris. G. F. Zimmerman of Chickasaw, I. T., is at the Morris hotel
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Senator Burton is now engaged in devising a lot of technicalities as n means of upsetting the verdict of his peers.
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The sailors will not miss their pock- cts so far as their pay is concerned. They soon deposit that
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The early garden catches the spring rains and grows to beat the band and high-priced vegetables.
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Spring is. endeavoring now to en- trench itself so that it will not be sub ject to another relapse.
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The potentates from East India will make our new rich look like selling platers when it comes to display of jewelry.
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The Sully post-mortems may be h. structiye, but they will not prove con elusive or controlling.
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The business oI raising ships at Port Arthur will become active as soon as this cruel war is over.
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J. Warren Keller does not propose to lag superfuous on the stage any longer. He is in the race for congress-
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What is the matter with Kansas :? It is chiefly Senator Burton, convict
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The war in the Far East is almost as dull as Wall street
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Uncle Sam is now digging through French injuncIons instead of Pana- manian rock
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The Coal Barons are pulling them selves together and upward at the same time.
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General Miles is receptive, but the democratic masses are not responsive
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Queen Alexandra is not confined to nine-cent meals. They are novelty to her
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The Bankhead-H d-Hobson race interests the entire country.
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Senator Burton was caught, and the others were not-that is the difference.
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Kansas will select her senators hereafter with care and circumspec- ton.
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No one in Boston has called for an encore of winter.
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Liberal Spirit.

'It is gratifying to know that Birmng- ham is fast coming to the front as a city of public spirit" said prominent citizen yesterday "A few years ago when everybody was struggling to make liv ing it was difficult to raise large sums of money by subscription for public-spir- ited movements, but it Is very different to- day. Our business men are now well off and are liberal in proportion. Among the successful tests of the public spirit of Birmingham people recently have been the Vulcan exhibit the Hillman hospital, the Y. M. c. A. and the conference for education in the south. Our people have not only given to all of these causes. but have contributed in the proper spirit. At a meeting of fifty or sixty citizens, held not many days since, nearly the entire amount necessary to defray the expenses of the educational conference was sub scribed. Public spirit is essential to the life of every growing city, and Birming- ham will not be behind any of her sister cities in this respect.
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kinds of breads, tea, coffee and milk, and for deserts, strawberries and cream, ice cream and cake and baked apples.
 This excellent, home-like dinner ought to attract a bigger crowd than the ex- change has ever had before in one day"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-07-29

to atoms. Piehve was terribly mutt
lated.
The bomb-thrower, despite the con-
fusion, was surrounded and arrested.
Another report has it that two persons
were arrested and that Plehve was APP
preaching the station in a acarriage when
motor car dashed up with two persons.
One was an official with the uniform of
the ministers of ways and communica-
tions, the other wore morning dress.
As the motor passed the carriage, one
Of the occupants threw bomb in front
Of the horses. The minister and coach.
man were SO mutilated that fragments
of their bodies had to be collected and
carried to the ministers residence in a
cashmere net. Several bystanders were
injured but none were killed. The iden-
tity of the arrested occupants of the
motor is not made known.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-07-29
PURCHASE ElSINVALID
DECISION REVERSED in AN IN
DIAN LAND CASE.
Interior Department Says L. Nelson
Cannot Hold Reservation Land
Bought in Second Sales,

Judge Lowell has received advices
from the interior department informing
him of decision by the secretary Of the
interior in land case brought by
parties interested in the lands sold from
the Umatilla reservation under the sup.
Elementary act OF July /, 1902, lsays the
East Oregonian.
The decision affects the interests of
quite number of litigants, and has
such direct bearing upon other cases
now pending as to be virtually decis-
ion in those cases, or at least presaging
the determination OF those other cases.
In this instance Il. Nelson bought in
1891 land to which he has since held an
undisputed title, because he in every
respect complied with the law. After
the supplementary act was passed 10
1902 Mr.. Nelson bought under its pro-
visions more land. The La Grande
lan6 office accepted his tender for the
land, but his right to buy was disputed
by Del Davis, who filed contest,
claiming the right to purchase the land
because, as he held, Nelson was not en-
titled to two purchases. His contest
was filed by Judge Lowell, who has
since represented Mr.. Davis at every
stage of the controversy.
The La Grande land office, Of course,
adhered to its decision, but the commits
sioner of the general land Office reversed
the local land Office, holding that Mel
son expended his rights in the first pur-
chase he made. In detail the decision
of the commissioner was to the effect
that no person is entitled to more than
160 acres of non-timbered and 40 acres
of timbered land. Nelson then ap-
pealed to the secretary of the interior,
whose opinion sustaining the contest is
referred toaabove. Col. Raley repre-.
sents the contestee.
Another case, exactly similar in the
conditions, is said to be that of Chas. E.
Hoover, contestant, vs. Geo. W. Jones,
contestee, and still others will be affect.
ed by the decision. In the Hoover vs..
Jones case the attorneys are the same
as in the case in which the decision has
been rendered.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-07-29
SOLD RANGE STOCK
W. r. TAYLOR DIsP0sEs OF HIS
RANGE HORSES.
Eastern Man Makes the Purchase and
Shipped a Portion Of Band
to Illinois.

\ w. r. Taylor has returned from his
stock ranch in the John Day country.
While on this trip to his ranch Mr..
Taylor practically sold out his band Of
range horses, retaining only few head
for breeding purposes and work ami
mails.
Hesold between 1876 and $50 head to
an eastern man, who, with Mr.. Taylor,
drove 70 head to Heppner from which
point they were shipped to Southern
Illinois. The stock is like all the Tay-
lor stock, well bred and Of good salable
size. The balance of the band will be
rounded up at later date and will also
be- shipped East.
This sale practically puts Mr.. Taylor
out of the horse raising business so far
as concerns range stock. He has a
herd Of cattle running on the John Day
range which he expects to bring out this
fall and winter in this neighborhood.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-07-29
Root Of the Spotted Fever

Portland, July 2S.-The wood-tick
that lives upon the body of gopher is
said to carry the micrebe Of disease
known as "spotted fever'' into the hui
man body, and as 80 per cent Of the
spotted fever" cases prove fatal to the
human family there has been a deter
mined effort on the part Of medical men
to classify the disease and find an anti
dote for it. The investigation has been
carried to an advanced stage by the
Oregon state board Of health, and DIR.
Matson, the bacteriologist, has satisfied
himself that the disease is actually
transmitted to man through the bite of
the gopher tick. The investigation first
started in Idaho, where the bite of the
tick is particularly fatal. Its victims
were chiefly sheep herders and pros
pectors. The disease attacked man in
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-07-29

much the same manner as spinal menin-
gifts, and an eruption under the skin
followed its course. 1t was for long
time thought to be caused by drinking
snow water, but now is attributed to
one Of the animal microbes. The fever
made an annual visitation to Harney
county, and the Baker City country and
usually prevails during June, July and
August. 1t is not usually fatal here, as
it is about Bitter Root valley, Idaho,
although in both places the gopher is
very plentiful and his blood is found to
be swarming with the microbes. DR..
Woods HutchinFon, secretary Of the
state board Of health, had guinea pig
inoculated with blood from an afflicted
man at Hood River, and the little ami
NAL died within As hours. The doctors
are now seeking an anti-toxin that win
destroy the effects OF the tick bite.
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arrive in Pendleton late this evening.
From the statements made by two
Hilgard men, William johnson and
George Hoverson, who we're with Hahn
ey at the time Of the shooting, the acci-
dent was occasioned by the dropping Of
a large revolver, johnson and Hover
son went to the stable kept by Hainey
to see about their team. One of the
men carried revolver in holster. In
STOPPING over the weapon fell to the
floor and was discharged. The bullet
struck Hainey in the abdomen, ranging
upward.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-07-29
Protests Against Seizure.

Portland, July 81. Senator Mitchell,
Of Oregon, as attorney for the Portland
Flour and Milling Company, today filed
formal protest with the state depart
ment against the recent seizure by the
Russian squadron Of the steamship
Arabia on the ground that the vessel
carried cargo Of 100000 pounds Of
-four consigned by the company, not
destined for Japan and not contraband.
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Meets Death By Accident

Pendleton, July %. Through what
appears to have been the accidental dis
charge Of revolver, Arthur Hainey, a
liveryman at Lehman Springs, is dead.
The accident took place at about 8
o'clock last night and Hainey died six
hours later, before a physician could
reach him.
DR.. T. M. Henderson, county coroner,
is this afternoon conducting an inquest
at the scene of the tragedy. The re-
mains of the dead man are expected to
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-07-29
Sues for Divorce.

Alma Calvert, II year old wife,
welded to Lyle Calvert Of Weston, in
Pendleton May II Of the present year,
has sued her 20-year-old spouse for
divorce together with 800 cost, $500
attorney fees, $50 per month alimony
during the pending Of the suit and one
third of the property valued at $4,000.
Win NJ. Peterson is attorney for plain
t;R
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-07-29
BOATS FOILED
Fire Of Japanese Carries Destruction at
Entrance to Port Arthur Harbor.

Chefoo, July 28. "A report has reach
ed here that the Japanese succeeded IN
torpedoing and destroying three torpedo
boat destroyers Of the type Of the Lieu
tenant Burukoff near the entrance to
Port Arthur harbor Monday night.
The report was brought here by Rus
sian refugees, who escaped from the be-
leagured fortress in junk According
to their story, the Russians had planned
a sally in an effort to sink the armored
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-07-29
DEWEY GETS PRIZE MONEY,


Justice Gould Signs Order Confirming
Payment.
Washington, July 28.-After legal
battle Of several years, Admiral Dewey
and bis men, who fought the battle Of
Manila bay, are to receive the prize
money on account Of the capture Of Don
Juan de Austria and the other Spanish
property. Justice Gould today signed
an order confirming the report of the
auditor IN the case.
4 The amount Of the property captured
finally was placed at 81 ,675,3b5. One
half Of the amount will be paid to the
captors, while the remainder as pro
vided by law, was placed to the credit Of
the navy pension fund
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-07-29
HE DEALT DEATH
TO JEW OPPRESSOR
Assassin Came Out of Restaurant and
Threw Bomb at Minister Plehve.

st. Petersburg, July 2S.-- Baron
Plehve, minister of war and interior,
was assassinated in the street at 10
o'clock last night by an unknown jew,
who threwa bomb under the coach in
which the minister was driving. The
body of the minister was horribly mutt
lated, his coachman killed and the team
and coach blown into atoms. The lew
refuses to give his name.
Details Of the Assassination,
London, July %. Accounts of the
assassination Of Plehve vary. Reuters
correspondent at st. Petersburg says
the minister's carriage was passing in
front of the Hotel Devarsovic, near the
terminus of the Warsaw railway, when
man suddenly rushed out Of the res
taurant and hurled bomb, the minister
and coachman being instantly killed,
the carriage and horses were shattered
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DASHED TO DEATH.

Telephone Lineman at Baker City Meets
Horrible Death.
Baker City, July 27.--About o'clock
yesterday afternoon Robert M. Sherman
the foreman OF the Pacific States Tele-
phone linemen crew, fell from the top
platform on the cable pole, and died
within an hour after the accident. The
cause Of the accident seems 10 be in
doubt, but the general prevailing opin
ion seems to be that il was the result OF
the body coming incontact with live
electric wire directly or indirectly.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-07-29

cruisers which constitute the Japanese
guard fleet at night. The three destroy
ers repaired to the open sea only to be
picked up by the search lights of the
Japanese feet. The feet then opened
fire on the Russian destroyers, which re-
treated toward the harbor, but before
they could reach it they were struck by
Japanese torpedoes, which SO badly
damaged them they had to be beached.
The fate Of their crews is declared to be
mystery.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-07-29
Salem Girl Goes to China.

Salem, July 8.-Miss Nellie Clark,
Of Salem, daughter Of Alexander
Clark, has been appointed as mission
airy to China by the Christian church
Of which she is member. She is now
10 Salem, but expects to leave for San
Francisco in time to sail for China on
September 81.
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British Note To Russians

mediate reparation for all Sights placed
upon the British flag by Russia. IT is
also stated that Russia Is warned that a
repetition Of the knight Commander
affair win be followed by immediate re-
prisal on the part Of Great Britain.
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London, July %. The London Daily
Express states that it has excellent rea-
SONS for stating that the latest note sent
by Great Britain to Russia is not couched
in the usual diplomatic language, but is,
instead, peremptory demand for I'M
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-07-29
Fire Al Eoho.

Echo, July 27. A barn belonging 70
D. III. Koontz was burned at 3 o'clock
this afternoon; loss about $500, The
Koontz residence was saved by prompt
work Of the citizens.
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Davenport Flops.

Homer Davenport, Americas fore
most cartoouist, and a product Of Marion
county, has again taken up his pencil,
and will be busy during the campaign,
but this year in the republican cause
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-07-29
Oregon Pioneer Dead.

La Grande, July 27. Daniel Shock,
an Oregon Pioneer aged 70, died sud
denly yesterday evening.