The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-07-20

recommended Dy Une party leduci .:
but Mr.. Blackman intends to plan his
own appointments without consulting
those who have arrogated to them
selves the right of controlling the
party patronage. He may serve his
time: but the Republican party will
name the next collector OF customs.
A dispatch today states that news
from Japan contains the intelligence
that Port Arthur was captured by the
Japanese, because the commander, a
native of Japan, proved traitor to his
adopted country and ordered the gun
ners to fire too high. 1t is said he
committed suicide in the presence OF
the Japanese official who received the
surrender, and to whom he was taken
as a prisoner of war. If he had per-
formed the act before the lombard
ment of the forts he would have bOen
entitled to patriotic consideration by
China.
The hold-up of the stage on the Will
holt Springs route was a tame affair
after all, Two masked men ordered
the stage to stop, and the driver held
the reins tight while passenger threw
his purse containing S35 to the rob-
bers. After rumaging through the
packages they managed to secure $50,
which did not pay the highwaymen for
the risks taken. But to put a stop to
these modern imitators of Dick Tur-
pin, they should meet some deter
mined fellow who will use their useless
carcasses as targets for few pistol
balls, and they undoubtedly will some
day.
Americans do everything on the
jump. They have not the time to wait
and consider like the phlegmatic
Englishman or. German. This is true
even in the matter of procuring
divorces, and five Ocklahama lawyers
have rented rooms in Washington,
who propose to secure divorces while
you wait.'' They have branch offices
in Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Baltimore,
and, perhaps, would largely increase
their business by having one in Port
land or The Dalles. 1t is too tiresome
for the disaffected wife or husband to
wait through the tedious processes of
courts. Possibly in the interval they
might change their minds. but we
predict for the Washington firm a
thriving and lucrative business.
The news from Armenia regarding
the treatment of prisoners by the
Turkish authorities give horrifying
state of affairs that was never equaled
in cruelty in any civilized nation. Not
only are the people ruthlessly robbed
and murdered; but the chastity OF
women is not respected by these lust
full brutes. If there is o stage of
cruelty in the dealing of one nation
with another that calls for interference
on the part of christendom that stage
has long been reached by the ottoman
empire in its treatment of its Christian
subjects. Mass meetings should be
held throughout Europe, and the
popular voice should demand action in
such strong tones that even absolute
monarchs could hesitate no longer.
Proceedings will be instituted by
Robert Jameson, treasurer of the board
of regents of the Weston normal
school, against Secretary Kincaid to
compel him either to draw warrants, so
that the money appropriated by the
legislature will be turned over to the
regents or to show cause why he has
failed to perform the functions of his
office, This will open up the legality
of the act Of the legislature, and also
will show on what authority the secre-
tary of state has relied on for refusing
to draw the warrant. It may give that
''citizen of Polk county" an opportu-
nifty to apply for an injunction forbid
ding any money to be paid to any s'pub.
lie Institution" that is not located at
,he ''seat of government" This is a
rare opportunity for Salem to capture |
another feeder, and it is very likely !
'he will be sufficiently alert to her own |
interests to'reap the benefit.
The scheme of the Conservatives in |
England seems to be to avoid the rails
ng of old issues. In the document
protesting to outline the policy of the
,arty, which the London Chronicle
there is scarcely any men,
ion. The domestic programme en-
races poor law reform, the easy
ransfer of land, removal of registra-
ion grievances, restriction of immi-
ration of pauper aliens, fiscal reform,
mendment of the employers liability
ct, improved dwellings for the poor,
|
urchase dwellings, legislation to as
lst agriculture, ETC., but not sug-
estion of local self-government. The
in their programme
ave grouped together number of
Every one of them (,
asses, and the Liberals will have to
l/o or fho 80 | .
adicalism to outbid their rivals.
1t is stated on good authority that if
le Uniled States had not exercised
lch vigilance in stopping the filibus- i
ring expeditions to Cuba that island :
ould have achieved it's independence !
ON Spain. However this may be, the
tion of this country was its plain {
lty under international law as neu-
al nation, and it could not have done l
herwise without violating the comfy >
at govern friendly nations during =
q continuance of disturbances in T
other. Cuba has cost Spain very =
arly, and perhaps it would be better >
r the mother country to have allowed
is distant part of her dominion inde-
1t is not reasonable to sup
Sc that the parent country can rule
dependent colony SO far distant with 7
y sort of consideration for its local O.
Ints. The method that Great Briton s
rsues with her dependencies is very %
ccessful; but this implies issolation Il
d home rule, and perhaps Cuba
'uld be satisfied with such a gov ,ct
nment, al
There is some trouble in Latah II
unity, Idaho, between the farmers and p
oan company to whom they have W
their property. The time sc
} elapsed and in some cases receivers &C
ye been appointed to take charge of ~ ~
, farms for the mortgages, and to W W4e
,se the original owners of the land pee pe
iect. 1t is alleged that the difficult W
8 have been worked up by disreputa-
lawyers, who have persuaded the
n that technicalities could be found
the foreclosure papers that would nc
lder the proceedings invalid. A OF
n by the name of Goode, who has an be
,avory reputation in Gillian county, or
mentioned as one of the intriguing kr
orneys. It is expected that the diff O.
llty will be Quilted down, and that Sc
justice will be done all parties; but he
re is no one so detestable in pro- OF
,ional life as the shyster lawyer, fri
D lives and fattens upon litigation TO