The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-01

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his Doodle bag.
The Brooklyn Eagle, assistant re-
publican, admits that all present signs
favor democratic victory in New York
city and state next fall.
All glory is due the Cuban patriots.
Gomez has informed Weyler that moth.
ing short of absolute independence
will suffice, and until that is granted
war will continue.
One cannot but admire the pluck OF
Greece but its Judgment is hardly so
commendabie. Without the assist
ance of some powerful ALI it can never
hope to successfully cope with Turkey.
in Michigan $4,000 laboring men
have signed a petition asking the
legislature to employ state convicts in
road improvement. The field for this
work is so large that the idea is gain
ing supporters in every state.
Speaking of the multiplication of
"crimes," innocent acts made criminal
by foolish legislation, the Brooklyn
Eagle says: But for the mercy of
GOD and the forbearance of the district
attorney we would all have been in Jail
long ago."
Three thousand men are at work on
the Panama canal. night and day.
The French government is behind the
deal. The Panama Canal Will be built
while our people are talking about the
Nicaragua project. Our people are
sometimes slow.
The bucket shops of Wall street have
swindled 250,0 persons out of S2,O00,-
600 in the last two or three years. AS
many or more have been swindled by
similar shops in other parts of the
country. In this way clever roguery
has taught dull roguery practical les
son. The man who buys ''gold
brick'' is as much thief as the one
who sells it.
Gold is reported to be drug in the
New York market. No wonder. No
body sees where they can make profit
able investments on borrowed money.
SO long as that money is of a quality
that appre ciates in value more rapidly
than ordinary interest accumulates.
1t will continue to be drug and busi-
ness will be stagnaut until something
is done to stop the appreciation of the
standard money of the country.
The furry on the wheat and stock
markets produced on the first day when
the war news came very quickly cub
sided. Sensible persons see that un-
less some of the big nations become in
volved the war cannot affect the prices
of American wheat or stocks material
ly, and the chances are decidedly
against the participation of any great
country in the conflict. The markets,
therefore, are resuming their old
placidity.
The New York legislature has passed
a bill prohibiting the desecration of
the American flag by using it for ad-
purposes. 1t is bill which
other states might do well to copy.
The America flag should not be dis
figured by advertisements. The peo
pie of nation, in order to have their
flag respected in other countries, must
show respect for it themselves
Realizing the hopeless task it has
undertaken of battling with Turkey.
Greece has wisely concluded to enter
into negotiations for a settlement of
her difficulties with that nation.
While right is on the side of Greece,
she has not the numerical strength to !
cope with Turkey. With her 2,000, GOO |
of inhabitants and somewhat embar- !
rassed financial condition she could |
not hope long to hold out against |
Turkey, with a population of over
38, ,OOO,O00
Tekoa has commenced O campaign
against the hobo and the tramp, and
will hereafter run those undesirable
citizens out of town. Instead OF arrest !;
ing them and locking them up for a
few days they take the fire hose out
and after giving the boys good sous
ing order them 10 leave town. II has
proved effectiYe, and is after all
method that commeuds itself in many
Ways,