The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-07-03
EDITORIAL NOTES.

EDITORIAL NOTES.
Barney Barnato's disease was too
many millions for his mental and
moral basis. He was outclassed by all
the ciphers beyond $4,000.
The sugar trust is not bashful by any
means. 1t has pretty firm hold on
the real estate of the United States,
and now wants to buy Cuba.
Francis Schlater, the divine healer,
has again died. This time it was in
Florida. The time before in Mexico.
He seems to have more lives than a cat.
Japan is buying machinery in this
country to start bicycle factory of
the American pattern. The Orieutals
haYe discovered that our wheels are
the best in the world.
A medical journal makes some dis
play of an article entitled: "How to
treat Drunkards. Why treat them
at all? The Treating habit" is said to
be responsible for drunkards.
The end of tariff discussion in the
senate is now almost reached, most of
the difficult schedules having been dis
posed of, and it is probable the bill can
go to conference within a week.
The five republics of Central Amer
lea are now federated under the name
of the Greater Republic of Central
America, and they will cut some figure
in the world if they drop revolution
and 10 ter business affairs.
The New York World recently sent
out circular to its readers asking
them to reply by letter concerning she
pulse on free silver. The response
was SO heavy in favor of free silver
that the World refused to publish the
letters il received.
Speaker Reed has decided upon the
committee appointments that will be
made at the convening of congress
next December. The, only chairman
ship given to Oregon is that of the
committee en- irrigation of arid lands
which falls to Mr.. Ellis of this district.
The appointment of J. W. Iveys
collector of customs for Alaska has
been confirmed, and that peanut poll
tician will soon enter upon his official
duties. This is not encouraging to
the republicans who support their
party from standpoint of principle.
The colored youth recently honored
with an appointment to Annapolis has
failed on his second as we'll as his first
examination, and all the hullabaloo
over the attempt to force social equality
between the races In our naval aristoc-
racy is in fair way to be settled by
the negro's incapacity. That is the
way in which this yexed problem is
usually being settled.
A huge bowlder makes simple but
monument. One weighing
forty-fve tons has been placed on the
southern shore of Long Island, where
Nathan Hale, after-ward executed as
q spy, was captured by British soldiers.
1he bowlder bears three tablets, with
including his famous
sentence: 81 only regret that have |
but one life to give my country"
The commercial agencies, Dunn & |
Co., and Bradstreets, give assurance
that business is improving all over the |
which they say is owing to |
the assurance of large grain and cotton
,rops being harvested this fall and
lair prices prevailing. They report
eleven less business failures in the
country last week than the week be-
'ore, and three fewer than during the
week year ago.
1t was a sort of wet blanket that the
senate committee on privileges and
elections threw upon Mr.. Corbett's as
,irations when they determined to not
.eport upon his case until the regular
session of congress next winter. Mr..
Jorbett had as we'll come home and
prevail upon Governor Lord to recon-
-ene the legislature for the purpose of
,lecting senator whose credentials
annot be questioned.
President Chapman will be retained
4 the head of the state university not
the petition of large
lumber of citizens. of Eugene aad st9-
ents OF the university asking that he
'e removed. 1t would seem that Chap
nan has taken too much interest in
ocal politics and has interfered With
he management of the city schools.
9th of which are unbeeomfng pcesi.
ent of school maintained by the
tate.
Newspapers of certain kind, are
slling their readers about the vision
" scheme of Eugene Debs and the
.ilure it will meet with. and then they
II column writing down what they