The record-union., 1896-02-18
NOTE AND COMMENT.

The only real interest left in prize
fighting now is that which quickens
curiosity to see if the manager of two
nose -punchers will be able to defy the
United States Government, the State of
Texas, the authorities of a State of
Mexico, and the officers of three of the
Territories of our country If the prize
fighters fail this time, the knell of the
ring will have been sounded. Let us
entertain the hope that this may prove
true.
The disgusting accounts of the Sun
day bull-1ght in a Mexican border
town, reported in yesterdays dis
patches and sensationally enlarged
upon by one of the razzle-dazzle sheets
of San Francisco, sicken whoever at
tempts to read them. country that
can take pleasure in such sport is a
long way from approaching the incline
that leads up to advancement and ele-
waited ideals.
If General Weyler thinks that reign
of terror will conquer the Cubans he
will probably find himself mistaken. 1t
has been tried before. For twelve years
Spain has been seeking to cow or to
win the Cubans by force of oppression,
taxation, wheedling. fine promises and
the like, and in that time has waged
three long wars against them without
success, except that in each case she has
secured peace by making concessions.
This time, let us hope that the conces-
sion will be that of independence.
The dusky Queen of the Sandwich
Islands has been now pardoned, to all
practical intents. She is still restricted
to one island, but that restraint will
probably be soon removed. This is all
well, and argues for the wisdom of the
new Hawaiian Government.
The San Francisco 'I1xaminer' talks
brave1y and ignorantly of improvement
of the Sacramento River in it's issue of
yesterday. 1t does not seem to know
that there never has been. any system
attic, complete examination of the river
by Federal engineers with a view to
adopting a. complete system related in
all its parts to the entire treatment of
the stream. There have been partial
examinations many times, but no COM
plete, comprehensive examination and
IcPOIb IOI caOo1Iy lISdL-
ment through a course of years, and it
will take years to do the work needed.
All that has been done for the river has
been spasmodic and not heroic, and
heroic treatment the stream must have
and speedily, else the river will early
take the bit in it's mouth and go wan
dering over the low valley lands. To
then return lit to it's original channels
will involve a cost too monstrous to now
contemplate. The EXAMINER speaks
of comprehensive work for the river on
reports already made by engineers.
Therein it exposes its ignorance. The
comprehensive plan is yet to be formu
lated Some temporary plans have been
suggested, but no complete one has
been argued or been plated. BY the
way, since the Examiner is so solicit
Gus about Sacramento and it's high in
terest in river conservation and i'm
provement, how comes it that the paper
fatty failed to make any mention of
the annual meeting of our Chamber Of
Commerce last week, and the agree
ment there reached relative to the river
question?
Gavin d. High has purchased the
Oakland Times" and will hereafter be
its editor. He has reduced its size to
four pages, six columns each, and in
tends to give the news in condensed
form.