The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-11-30
EDITORIAL NOTES.

spain threatens TO sell CUBA TO Eng
land to spite the United States. Judg-
ing from the way Spanish troops are
getting worsted in Cuba, it Is doubt
full if the mother country is in posi-
tion to give very clear title to the
| island.
A good many Republicans and few
Democrats are endeavoring to force
Cleveland to become candidate for
president, but Grover remains quiet
on the subject. 1t is as we'll that he
should. AS Gov. Campbell said re-
Gently, the proposition is too absurd to
require denial from Cleveland.
OF late ex President Harrison has
been speaking very earnestly for the
foreign mission. 1t is not improbable
that under present existing circum-
stances he would not object to sending
Mckinley, Reed and Allison to some
foreign country to convert heathens
who have cannibalistic proclivities.
Within few days congress will con-
vene, and no definite action has been
taken by the up-country people for pre-
senting demand for an appropriation
to open the Upper Columbia to navi-
cation. The people east of here do
not seem to remember the old axiom
"Gold helps them who help them
selves"
The present condition of Tacoma
financially is striking evidence of what
Doodle and boom can do for city. The
city has an Indebtedness Of s3,S91 ,17S,
and has only 1922 available funds on
hand with which to meet the debt.
Tacoma has gone pretty fast the past
few years, but she has not been able to
keep pace with some of her officials.
The shipments of gold this week
have been unusually heavy, 81, 1850, 600
having been withdrawn from the sub
treasury at New York for shipment to
Europe. This has reduced the gold
reserve to Ss2, 100000. No uneasiness
is occasioned by these Withdrawals,
since the treasury anticipates no in
convenience in meeting all demands
made upon it.
When the Corbett- Fitzsimmons fight
was called off at Hot Springs, we sup
posed that would be the last we would
hear from those champion blowhards
for while, but no such good fortune
was in store. Not satisfied with the
ridicule they were subjected to here,
they now propose to go down into
Mexico and harrangue the people |
there about prize fight for while.
The war cloud in Europe continues
to grow darker and may burst at any
moment. When it does come Turkey |
will be the first government to fall;
then therest of the nation will have a
sort of monkey and parrot" time di-
viding the spoils. What the result
will be no one hardly dare venture an
opinion, but it is not unlikely that the
geography of Europe will be materially
changed within the next few years.
The naughty newspaper reporters
have gotten Senator Squire, OF Wash
ington into hotwater, by quoting him
as saying he did not favor appropria-
tions for improving the Columbia, and
now he is kept busy denying the state
ment. This is uncomfortable for the
senator just at present when he is put
ting up his political fences, and conse-
quently is desirous of living on good
terms with the eastern part of the
state.
Cubans are today fighting for the
same cause the old patriots Of Amer
lea were in 1776, to be relieved from
the tyranny of q mother country and
given an independent government.
Their cause is just, and sympathy for
them ought to be an incentive to this
to at least recognize them
Is belligerents. The United States
IAN well afford to be instrumental in
breaking the sway of European
crowned heads in America.
It is difficult to imagine more de-
,.aved or unnatural being than Lloyd
who, in fit OF passion,