The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-12-14

The men who induced the Supreme
Court to reverse itself in order to xii
the income tax ought not to object tt
an increase of the tax on beer to NEE
the.defciency which they occasioned il
the treasury. They don't as rule
drink so plebeian a beverage as beer
The Republican statesman who are
determined to reopen the tariff ques
ton in congress may have the courage
of their convictions. But have they
made really thorough investigation
of the political economy and politics
of undue familiarity with buzz-saw!
In the past the wooden mills, which
was recently destroyed by fire, proved
such benefit to Salem that the cap
italists of that oity will not see the in
dustry go down. They are subscrib-
ing literally to the stock to rebuild the
mill. The en.erprising people of The
Dalles may well pattern after Salem in
that respect.
In the death of Allen G. Thurman,
America has lost one Of its great men.
Few men have been more active in
moulding public opinion for the past
forty years, and none go to the grave
more generally respected than the
"Old Roman."- His life was well
spent, and his memory will last for
generations.
1t is authoritatively stated that the
worlds output of gold this year will be
5000, ,OO0,O 900. Should such an output
continue few years longer the ques-
tion Of parity between the two metals,
gold and silver will adjust itself by the
law Of supply and demand. Increased
production of gold and decrease in
the production of silver will enhance
the value of the latter.
Olympia is preparing for city
election and the ladies are holding
prayer meetings to ask the voters to
be guided by divine wisdom in the Sc
lection of candidates. This seems
peculiar proceeding, but in view of the
records hitherto made by officials in
the cities on the sound, the ladies of
Olympia are justified in calling on
Providence for aid.
1t is very natural Salem should want
to rebuild her woole mill. 1t has
proven profitable concern for the
city, as is shown by the following ex-
hibit Of expenditures during the five
years the mill was operated. For
wages, S151, ,22l; wood, $4,000; wool
1924, ,791; other expenses, 1898; to-
tai S423,224. Alike institution that
would pay out over $50, 200 year for
labor and material would not be
; bad thing for The Dalles.
It IL not unlikely that tho greater
portion ofthe Cascade Timber Reserve
will be restored to the public domain
n time that stock may be ranged
thereon next season. Senator Mitchell
appeared before the secretary of the
Interior few days since, and urged |
hat the reserve he cut in two, one
,art to cover the land around Mt.
Hood and the other to cover Crater
AXE. The suggestion appeared to
meet the approval OF the secretary.
If the dispatches published yesterday
re true, the relations between the
United States and England are in
ondition to be severely strained, but
/ will not result in war. England has
0 much too look after in Europe to
azard an engagement with Uncle Sam
this time. The Britishers are only
luffing, and would concede almost
nything now rather than send feet
, American waters to back up Sails.
ury's ultimatum.
A few weeks ago the estate of vis-
punt Cough, valued at 1854, 900, paid
tax Of S23,105. The viscount died in
ngland last May, and the tax on es-
tie goes half to his country and half J
the imperial government. We /,
ight to be ready pretty soon for tax ,
this kind in this county. An es- I
to Of this size owes something to the ,
ws and institutions OF the country in 8
hich it has been amassed.-Oregon- 9
n. An income tax would be the {
ing to.cover cases of this kind. I
The Ellensburg Register makes the ?
artling announcement, that "the {
'ening of the free wool market has
rocked In the head fifty millions of
+ sheep, and If nothing is done to
,p the slaughter in two years more c
10 great resource Of the American II
ople will have vanished" When d
. take into consideration the fact
at there were only 45,048,017 sheep ii
the United States in 1894 when the 7
lrkets were opened to free wool, the 81
.tement that SO, ,0O0, 600 of them have fl
an knocked ip the head thereby, is fc
.rming. Nearly 5000, 900 more than n
had when the free wool schedule
mt into effect have succum bed to the
ocking in the head process. Prob
" 1t has killed lot Of sheep over in 81
gland, Australia or some other free b
de country. b.