The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-07-24
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The coal miners who are striking
against the reduction of-their wages
are now earning s2's7 week. Mark
Hanua thinks they are taking very
| unwise course.
Every neighborhood on the Hawaiian
Islands with as many as forty children
is provided with a school house. The
little republic is already Americadized
enough to give a prominent place TO
the schoolmaster.
Gen. Weyler says his first thought
is the glory of Spain. Evidently he
has not had much consideration for
hisfirst thoug ght, judging from the way
he has disgraced Spain since he has
nsgovernor-genera of Cuba.
II is said that there are some 1900
tramps working west in the path of
the Christian Endeavors. They may
be coming west, but nothing can be
MOI certain than that they are not
working west.
One by one the faithful who sacri-
feed all former principles last fall and
supported Mckinley are receiving
their rewards. Bent Killen got job
of going to Alaska to inquire into the
growth of moss, and 7. V. Powderly
has been appointed commissioner
general of immigration.
When Sylvester Scovel, who was
sent to Dillonvale to investigate the
coal strike for the World, finds that
the miners have been paid an average
of Sl76 year, or 4St cents day, it
shows that the world in general and
Ohio in particular needs religion that
will keep in working order on week
days.
England's greed for rich mining
land is unbounded, and now the United
States are confronted with a boundary
dispute on account of the recent dis
coveries in Alaska. 1t would be in
order for Venezuela to reciprocate by
making a declaration concerning its
Monroe doctrine, as return for the
assistance rendered by this govern
ment when England was trying to en-
croch upon Venezuela's gold fields.
A town has no more right to depend
wholly for success on its natural ad-
|(Yantages than man has a right to de-
pend on his wifes relations to get to
ic hn 1o Of hn
whole people on a progressive plan
that lifts q town out of ruts apd put it
on the road to success. No town on
earth can prosper with its citizens
pulling in different ways. A strong
pull and long pull altogether is what
counts.
The Salem Statesman got out OF
humor because the Salem Journal was
distributed among the Christian En-
deavor excursionlsts passing through
Oregon, homeward bound, and de-
elared that the paper was not a fitting
representative and gave strangers an
inaccurate impressiod of the capital
city. This is the way the Journal re-
plies, "Tts herring headed, Missouri
democratic turn coat editor has no
more comprehension of concuct along
the line of principle than II dead horse
has of Shakespeare"
1t has been reported by the press
that Miss Goelet of New York, would
soon marry the Duke of Manchester.
Now comes forward Papa Goelet who
denies the story and declares that he
would rather see his daughter in her
grave than contract such a marriage.
Papa Goelet is rich and the young
duke is "broke," but is the possessor
Of many titles. In spite Of the unwill-
ingress of Miss Chicken Goelet to be
caught with such "chaff" Papa Goelet's
head is still level and safe We are
glad to see one American father still
left among the exit emely rich.
Cuts from the official cheese come
slowly to our Oregon statesmen, men
who did valiant service when the
dangerous campaign rocket was flying,
and the Mckinley fire cracker was
popping, who braved the Haring torch
and the dripping coal oil, who blistered
willing hands with unaccustomed and
strange "weep-uns," should be recog-
nized now, and not be subjected to
danger of sunstroke while standing
bearheaded before the throne.
Memories eye brings up many brilliant
pictures of valiant braves who are yet
waiting. This should not be oh, Hanna