The record-union., 1897-03-04
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
Extracts From Editorial Expression of
Journals
Of the State and the Coast on Sub
iectS of Living and News
Interest.

Marysville Appeal: They are here.
The success of the Browns Valley
mines has brought in a few adventur-
Gus spirits that are sure to be found
at the front in every prosperous mining
community ever ready to prey upon the
credulity of the hardy prospector with
plausible romances of the vast amount
of capital they represent that is anx-
iously awaiting an opportunity TO in
vest. Ingenious plans and catchy
propositions are made to the owners of
promising mines and prospects, nearly
all looking to the bonding of the prop
critics for varying terms of from sixty
to ninety days Give 'em the overlook.
NEVADA AND FIGHTING.
Woodland is holding boxing contests
and the California press does not seem
to be thrown into convulsions over it;
but in Nevada it is different, you
knoW.-CarsOn News.
The Mail of Woodland: Right you
are We are a great admirer of all
kinds of athletic sports, scientific box
ing included. that is, when it is proper
ly conducted, but the exhibition given
here recently was such a palpable
fake" that we deemed it our duty to
expose it, as we Will continue TO do
in the future, no matter what the ma
ture of the sport. We admire the peo-
pie of Nevada for coming right out in
the open and legalizing boxing instead
of resorting TO coWardly subterfuge in
allowing it under club auspices, -
which is nothing more than a direct
violation Of the law, with the sanction
of officials whose duty it is to enforce
the law. Hardly a day passes but
what we read of boxing bouts in vari-
GUS cities that prohibit by law, but
wink at it when conducted by some
club. The best way is to call a spade
a spade, and in plain, distinct man
Der.
TWENTY CENTS NOT ENOUGH.
Los Angeles Express: The tariff
trainers of the Republican members of
the next Congress yesterday announced
that it had recognized the demand of
the California fruit growers, and had
increased the duty on oranges and
other citrus fruit. The gentlemen
seemed to think that they had given
California oranges due recognition, but
they fell far short in the schedule of
placing the California orange on an
equal footing with the foreign product.
The rate established as agreed on
on oranges, lemons and lines is ~
cents a cubic foot on fruits whether in
bulk or in packages, and the present
duty of 3S cents ad valOrem on boxes,
barrels or packages in which they are
imported. The present rates are >
cents a cubic foot; or those in bulk
81 30 a thousand Mckinley rates were
13 cents per package Of Ia cubic feet
or less, % cents per five cubic feet and
10 cents for every additional cubic
foot The committee decided on the
advance on the recommendation of the
California fruit-groWers, the dispatch
says, who believe with sufficient pro-
lection against competition from the
Mediterranean they can supply the
" hole home market.
AN AMERICAN NEEDED.
Alameda Encinal: In imitation Of his
master. Secretary Olney apparently
thinks that he is superior to Congress
and to the sentiment of the people Of
the country. The Senate passed reso-
lutions of sympathy with Greece in
her struggle with the barbaric Turks,
and instructed the Secretary of State
to transmit them to the Government
at Athens. But Olney insolently says
that he will not send them, for the
reason forsooth that Turkey may not
like it! Since when did the United
States have to cringe to Turkey or any
other Government? The sentiment of
the people Of this country is with the
Cubans and any other people who are
struggling for independence and relief
from oppression. 1t is proper that
sympathy should be expressed, and it
does not look we'll for any public serv-
ant to refuse to carry out instruc-
tons in the expression. 1t is to be
hoped that Mr.. Mckinley will at least
put an American at the head of the
department of State, and thus pro-
vide that in our dealings with foreign
Governments Americanism shall pre-
vail. instead Of the cringing desire to
avoid trouble" with Turkey or any
other Power that has characterized the
present Administration to an extent
that would not be tolerated by any
other people.
TARIFF AND FRUITS.
Riverside Press: The orange growers
VI DOQAl - Il AdilAOi ma HOuta bC hCiS
grateful to the deciduous fruit growers
of Northern California if they had
minded their own business in regard
to the tariff on oranges. The State
Fruit Growers Association. which met
recently at Sacramento, agreed to pc
tition for a schedule Of forty cents per
box on oranges, and in Washington this
is looked upon as a sort of official ac-
ton by the orange growers of the State.
The fact is. Southern California was not
represented at all in that convention,
and the men that made up the tariff
schedule know as. much about orange
growing in Southern California as the
average Riverside orange grower does
about harvesting ice at Truckee. One
of the most serious obstacles we have