The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-10-02


year as well as our wheat and cottt T.
The microbe on American products is
no longer in evidence.
California and Colorado are running
close race in gold production, but
| they will keep an eye on Alaska, TIE
favorite dark horse in the field.
The 800 dead horses scattered along
the trail near Skaguay are lamenta-
BILE waste of provisions. A horse steak
will be a great luxury in Alaska before
the snow stops flying next spring.
The deficit in the governments re-
ceipts and disbursements for the first
quarter of the fiscal year will be up
wards of 2S,000,000. The Dingley law
should be granted more time in which
to redeem its promises.
1t is said that in his coming message.
President Mckinley will recommend
substantial increase of the navy.
Probably he agrees with Secretary
Long that strong navy is a guarantee
of peace and pleasant relations with
the world.
The terror with which the people Of
the South view the yellow fever plague
was shown few days ago when mob
in New Orleans attempted to burn
school building that was being con-
verted into hospital for yellow fever
patients. The people in the neighbor-
hood of the building were determined
that the disease should not lie brought
near them, and were ready TO burn the !
property to prevent it,.
Hon. Ike Patterson, of ) ilem, can
didate for collector of customs, is |
placed in n unenviable light by DR.. |
Harry Lane, who accuses him OF |
gross fraud in dealing with the state
when furnishing supplies for the
asylum and penitentiary. Unless Mr.. |
Patterson can clear up these charges,
his application for appointment should
be Withdrawn.
1t is reported that Honduras is about
to hand over the administration OF its
public affairs TO a syndicate of Amer
Ican business men. Engaging Yam
kee trust to run nation is q novelty !
in the science of government. Hon
duras may now prepare 20 live on high
taxes and short rati6ns, aud to forego
the pleasures of an occasional rebellion,
for the American syndicate will per-
NIT DO foolishness that will interfere
with their profits.
The coroner's jury that iuvesti. ated
the.death of the strikers at Lattimer re-
turned two verdicts. Four OF the jury
censure the sheriff and deputies for
firing on the strikers, and find the kill
jurors try to smooth over the sheriff's
crime, and rendered sort of white
verdict. The verdict will
lowever, have no effect upon the
courts, and Sheriff Martin AMI his
deputies will have to answer to the
charge of murder.
A little affair of honor" was 6is-
,osed of at Vienna last Saturday ty
Count Badeni, Austrian premier. and
Dr.. Wolff, German national leader
rhe latter bad accused the premier of
ascality, and they determined to
ettle the dispute with smooth-bore
pistols at 25 PAGES. As is usual in
European dueling, little blood was
piled. The count caught the DOCTORS
irst bullet in his right hand, and the
ouch of cold lead was sufficient to
eal the pangs of his conscience, so
be affair closed.
Congressman Gum, of Idaho, will
ave to confront a serious charge. 1t
claimed that after be had ''panDed"
he clover seed and alkali dust out of
is hair in Washington, softened the
lbor callouses in his hands al
nook himself free from all granger
nd populistic odors, he hied to New
ork, high rolled with the million.
Tres of that ungodly city aud organ e
ed tremendously wealthy mining o
The middle of the roadsters o
lere have called a meeting to over Il
aul him. |;
The expulsion of anarchist leaders b
ON Belgium leaves only two y y
,untries in Europe where the frater- o
Ity of the red flag is permitted to I,
low itself in public-Great Britain d
I'd Switzerland. The United States, +, =,
owever, is still haven where they b
ay hol,l public meetings, though this b
'ivilege will probably not long be ex- Fl
nded, fer, even America with her b
eedom of speech cannot allow this e
ass OF agitators to make incende Try st