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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-04-09
SPAIN MUST RESENT.

Spain, one of the oldest and proudest
nations on earth, cannot with credit
to itself accept the ultimatum of Presi-
dent McKinlev with reference to Cuba.
1t must resent the apparent dictates of
this government, even though it suffers
annihilation. Though it has not JUS
tice on its side. for it has long since
forfeited the respect of every Christian
nation on earth in its manner of deal.
ing with its colonies, yet it must main
tain it's position, that it will not be
dictated to by any other power as to
tie surrender of any of its territory.
1t cannot accept of the offices of an
other government as a mediator be-
tween the home government and Cuba.
To do so would be acknowledging its
fault and it's weakness.
This Spain is too proud to do. Be.
sides, for the queen regent or Sagasta
to accept such demand as has been
made upon Spain would percipitate
revolution at home. The spanish peo-
pie will never consent to recognizing
the independence of any of their col
onies without force, hence these at
the head of government must heed the
will of the masses. More than this,
without Cuba, Spain is bopelessly
bankrupt: interest upon its debts can
not be met without the revenues de-
rived from Cuba, therefore it is better
for the government to go down fight
ing to retain possession Of the island
than to surrender its supremacy in the
face of debt tnat can never be liqui-
dated. Spain in her controversy with
America must therefore stand firm,
Notwithstanding she sees the newt
able defeat of her armies.
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A WEAK CABINET.

With weak man in the executive
chair it is only natural that he should
call around him a weak official family.
But it was hardly to be expected that
the supporters OF the president would
attack his cabinet as the Oregonian
has, though what it says with reference
to some of the presidents official
household is true. Here is its COM
ment:
with nobody at the head of the
highest executive department-that of
state--and with worse than nobody at
the head of the department of war, it
Is gratifying to encounter such fre-
quent evidence that the treasury at
least is presided over by man. Sec
retary Gage is not planning govern
ment savings banks, buying reindeer
in Lapland to sell to his friends at
half cost, or getting the administra-
tion into trouble by temporizing pro-
posals in the Spanish crisis. Nor is
he doing things that would, in his
own department. parallel these exploits
of his associates in the cabinet"
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-04-09
YES, WE "DEMAND."

The Linn county Republican, little
seventy nine paper published at AL
bauy in the interest of John q. Mitch
ell, takes exception to the union
platform, recently adopted at Portland,
because it demands" certain legisla-
tion, and says: political parties of
the past always respectfully appealed
to congress for redress, but this late
union of tag ends and tail ends ad-
dresses congress: in autocratic tones.
"This." it says, sis jingeism pure and
simple and supremely disgusting. The
molehill demanding the mountain to
stand from under"
And 80 it is ''disgusting" is it for
the master to demand of the SER
vant? What is congress anyway that
political parties composed of the people
should respectfully appeal to it?
Has this nation become so autocratic
that we must fall on suppliant knees
and appeal to our law making body to
give US redressS Are the great
American people slaves that they must
implore of congress to repeal obnox-
ious laws? No, thousand times no!
Congress is only a servant OF the
psople, though it is sometimes diso-
bedient, yet we who make and unmake
congress, who pays the taxes to main
tain, and supply the soldiers to uphold
the government have Alright to ''de-
mand" of our servants what they shall
or shall not do. The conventions that
promulgated that platform were COM
posed of the bone and sinew Of the
country, the proud people who COM
pose this great commonwealth, and
not of the hord of supine slaves, there
fore they demanded" as free men
should. that congress pass certain
remedial laws. They still demand:
and will continue to demand" of
their servants that redress be given.
Every member of those conventions
was sovereign within himself, free
and independent American citizen,
clothed with as many rights and privi-
leges as the highest official in the
nation, hence it was his privilege in ]
dividually and collectively in conveu-
tion to dictate what policy congress
shall pursue. Whenever the men wh o |
composed those conventions shall |
have become abject slaves of political
bosses, corporations and trusts, as the
Linn County Republican appears to be,
and shall regard as a saint any jackass,
who, by the suffrage of the people,
shall be entitled to write "M. c."
after his name, then they may relin-
quish their right to demand" of con-
gress, and respectfully appeal" for
redress. But, thank God, the men
who formulated that platform, and
shoss who will support il until redress
Is had, are free American citizens, and
hey will continue demanding of their
'ervan is what they shall do.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-04-09
HORRORS OF WAR.

"War is hell" said bluff old General
Sherman; but he had no conception of
the horrible hell that Spain could make
OF war as conducted by her Butcher
General, Weyler. The Spanish fienc,
unable to put down the Cuban struggle
for freedom, or to prevent the masses
of Cubans, even if peaceful non-com-
batants, from sympathizing with it, de-
liberately organized the policy of drvi-
ing them away from their country
homes-aad SO from the means of feed
ing themselves-andh herded. them to-
gether where they could 60 nothing
but starve to death. Ne pen can de-
scribe the horrors that have followed.
A certain nercenary part of our
American press has apparently been
employed by holders of Spanish securi
ties TO sneer at facts regarding the
Cuban pacifcados, reconcentrados.
and has led conservative people to be-
lieve that accounts of suffering and
death were exaggerated. But the
presidents friend, Senator Proctor,
has confirmed the worst accounts that
have been published, and now Senator
Gallinger-an eyewitness in Cuba as
one of the distinguished commissions srs
of the New York Journal, says:
81 looked upon the scene until heart
and then I thought of the
three hundred thousand or more poor
creatures who have perished in the
island for want of food since the order
was issued by Weyler to drive them
from their homes and concentrate them
ia the cities. What a chapter Of blood
and death is that! And still the
goes On. bow much longer it |
shall continue largely depends upon
the forbearanee of a great people, who |
through suffering and sorrow achieved |
tEeir own independence, and whose
'ypathies have always gone out 10 the |
oppressed of all the nations of the
world. Good God, grant speedy de-
iyeraace to this brave people, who
ire battling for freedom and indepen.
lencen
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-04-09
MASSES rs. CLASSES.

Radical advocates of the gold stand.
ard insist that their opponents are er.
deavering to arraign the masses
against the classes, and that they seek
to create an enmity against the thrifty
and prosperous. In measure this &C.
cusation is true, but conditions justify
the end. For quarter OF century
the government of the United States
has beer conducted in the interest of
the favored classes, and to the detri-
ment of the masses, therefore 1t is
time that the latter should assert their
rights. The great producing class
the farmers-have for years paid trib-
ute to the manufacturers and money
lenders, while they have seen the pre-
ducts of their labor steadily decline in
value. except in instances when calam-
ity has overtaken portions of the
world resulting in short crops as 1t did
last year. The land which they own
ed, the products Of their fields and the
results of their labor shrank in value
until many of them saw bankruptcy
staring them in the face.
During all this time they were pay
ing tribute to tho manufacturer and
money lender for the purpose of main.
tanning the gold standard and extend
ing protection to the favored classes.
Is it wonder that they should enter
into an arraignment Of the masses
against the classes?
After having gone through such ex-
perience, it is but natural that the
wealth producers of the nation should
bscome aroused and insist that they
should haye '.day in court" They |
are, however, not ayerse te the accu-
mutation of wealth, or to the systems
that create prosperity, provided some |
of the prosperity comes their way.
But they are averse to all systems |
that hold their ne:ks down to the |
grindstons while the favored classes
are made wealthy.
For this reason the opponents OF the
single gold standard insist that
money system be adopted that will put
all classes on equal footing-a system
that will be equally just to the bond
holder and the bond payer. All that
the masses demand is equality with
heir moro fortunate neighb0rs, . sys-
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-04-09
THE RUIN Is WIDESPREAD
Shawnsetown Entirely Under Water ant
Destruction of Property IL Great

Shawnsetown Entirely Under Water and
Destruction Of Property Is Great
RIDGEwAY. ILL.,, April 5.-The gap
is over 100 feet wide today in the levee
at Shawneetown and is gradua lily
widening. Water is from 10 to Is feet
deep all oyer town. With continued
cold rains and loss of life, the suffer-
ing and sorrow are little abated. 1t is
known that so people lost their lives.
No bodies have been recovered.
Every store in Shawneetown is full
Of water. and no provisions can be
had except what is Obtained from sur
rounding towns. Relief committees
are doing everything possible to pro-
vide for the stricken people. The
levee is being undermined in several
places and is in precarious condition.
Conservative people estimate that
the loss of life will reach 100. That
number is missing, while it is known
that about so have persisted. The
property loss, to say nothing of the
damage to crops and the levee, will
reach over 100000.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-04-09
DLSGRACEFUL POLITICS.

A Salem dispatch to the Oregonian
gives an account of the republican
primaries held in Marion county, and
says the dominant issue was the gov
ernorship, Governor Lord and T. T.
Greer being candidates According
to the dispatch. both aspirants for the
high position of governor of this CON-
monwealth put up states at tho pri-
mary Just like ordinary ward politi-
clans, and fought out the contest as if
they were contesting for the Office of
police judge or constable. The
strikers for each of the aspirants were
on hand resorting to the ordinary
methods of machine politics by con-
testing for the places in the county
delegation. Governor Lord carried
his own precinct by a majority Of
seven, and Mr.. Greer got away with
another large precinct by majority
of four, and so it went throughout the
county. Lord and Greer-one Q gov
ernor and the other would be Cover
nor-got down and groveled in the
mire for supremacy.
Sach politics as was practiced In
Marion county Is disgusting, is dis
graceful. When a candidate for the
highest and most dignifed position in
the gift of state will resort to putting
up jobs at primaries in order to secure
recognition at the hands of his party;
when he will 90 into the primaries
and demand that delegates shall be
sent to county conventions with no
object in view than to elect delegates
TO the state convention pledged to
support this or that upstart for the
for governor, it is a dis
grace to that high office. After the
holy show Governor Lord and Tim
Greer permitted in Marion county in
heir anxiety to become nominees for
yubernatorial honors, the republicans
,f the state woulddo credit to them
'elvss By ignoring both these aspir-
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-04-09
OUR MILITARY RESERVE.

The official statement issued by the
military information division of the
war department showing the strength
of the national guard, or Estate mill
tia" in the different states and terri
tories is of more than ordinary inter
est at this time in view of the possi-
bility of this r.serYe army being called
upon for active military duty.
While the federal government has
not contributed very literally to the
maintenance or equipment of this
branch of their national defense, many
of the states have encouraged the de-
veloDment of the militia with generous
appropriations. regarding 1t as the
states chief reliance in quelling local
tnsurrections and in projecting prop
erty from riotOus mobs. The review
of militia strength is also interesting
at this time in view of the efforts that
are being made to induce congress to
increase the federal appropriations for
the state troops. AS this appropria-
tion is allotted among the states ac-
cording to the numerical strength of
the militia of each. it follows that
states making the best showing get the
largest share of the federal expendi-
ture.
The aggregate strength Of the force
in each state is yearly reported to the
adjutant general of the army, who in
turn transmits it to congress. The
most recent table, however. is COM
piled from the reports made to the de-
partment by army officers detailed for
duty with the militia of the states
according to this complication the /
United states could put into the field,
in addition to the REGULARS" an army |
of 1l3, ,760 trained, equipped and well. |
drilled state troops. The authorized |
strength of the militia of the different
states is lS6,84S, while the total num-
Der of men liable to military duty in
the country is 10.378,118
New York leads in point of militia
strength, having 1854 troops ready
20 put into the field on short cotice,
While Illinois crowds Penssylvssls for
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enterprise. 1t must be constructed by
military or naval experts. 1t can be
laid only under governmental conniv-
ance, or at the least as a result of gov
ernmental negligence.
"rhe government of Spain is in
escapably responsible for the destruc-
tion OF the Maine by mine in Havana
harbor.
What are we going to CO about it?''
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-04-09
SHA WNETOWN SUFFERERS

Attention is for a time detracved
from the sufferings of Cuba and is
centered upon the unfortunate people
of Shawneetown, which has just been
swept off the map by disastrous flood /,
the result of the breaking of levee
on the Ohio River. While the people
of that city were partaking of their
Sunday supper, without warming, tho
waters rushed down upon them, in q
volume of from twelve to twenty feet
deep, giving them cot the slightest
chance to escape. They were en-
trapped, and some 300 were drowned,
almost in an instant. The accident
has scarcely had a parallel except in
the Johnstown disaster, and the suf-
fering people appeal strongly to the
sympathy and generosity of every
community.
By this disaster 5000 people have
been rendered homeless and destitute.
Everything they had has been swept
away, the water rushing upon them
with such sudden ness that those who
escaped with their lives had no op-
portunity to save any of their effects.
Thus left homeless and without either
food or clothing. they are at the mercy
of charity for time at least. How
ever they will be cared for, as people
who have contributed SO generously
to the support of starving Cuba, will
be doubly generous in aiding sufferers
in their own nation.
The democratic convention has
again nominated Judge W. L. Brad.
shaw for the Office of circuit Judge of
this judicial district. No batter nomi
nation could have been made. For
several years he has presided over our
circuit court and the people of this
county, regardless of party, want him
and Crook county will give
him rousiug majority next June
against any man that can be pitted
against him. His decisions have been
just and equitable; he dispatches
business promptly; he is courteous
and obliging to all, and in consequence
'he voters of this district would like |
20 see him elected. This is not a
Office, and when q man has
,een tried and has met the test it is
lot the best to make change.-Prine-
lille Review.
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WILL COME HOME.

American Consulate and Citizens Will
Leave Cuba In q Hurry.
WASHINGTON, April 5 5-Members
of the house have been informed that
vessels have been dispatched to Havana
to take off General Lee and our con-
sular officers, as we'll as all Americans
who desire to leave the island.
The treasury department has tele-
graphed the quarantine officer at Ha-
vana directing him to permit all
Americans who desire to leave Havana
to do so without certificates or examin.
alton. Medical examination will be
made at the Florida coast.
General Lee notifies the state de-
partment that il war Is declared Ameri.
cans will be unable to leave Cuba be
fore SUNDAY.
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THE IDEA WAS WILLIAMS.
German Emperor Proposed That the Pop

German Emperor Proposed That the Pops
Offer to Mediate
LONDON, April 5.-The Rome COR
respondent of the Daily Mail says:
Arch bishop Ireland has cabled
deprecating formal offer of interven-
tion. and explaining that the pope
could only intervene successfully by
recognizing the Monroe doctrine,
which will be impolitic.
A rumor is current here that Em-
peror William first broached the idea
of papal mediation and was warmly
seconded by Austria.
The solution the vatican proposes is
an armistice to save Spanish troops
during the rainy season, allay excite
ment on both sides and prepare the
way for Cuban independence in the
autumn. Spain is agreeable to this,
but there is little hope that the Cuban
insurgents or their American sympa-
thizers will accede to the proposal.
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reaches its glorious noontide In the 11arpy
mother. Happy motherhood is a true wo-
mans loftiest ambition. Her highest pride
IS IN her fitness to fulfill this grand and
sacred destiny Nothing so clouds and
oarkens her existence as to be incapaci-
fated for this noblest of womanly functions
by weakness or disease
Awoman who suffers from any ailmeut of
the delicate special organism of her sex.
feels something more than pain and physi-
cal wretchedness. She is mortified with
sense OF womanly incompleteness
But no woman need remain under this
cloud of misery and dissatisfaction. DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription positively
cures all diseased conditions and weak
nesses, and restores complete health and
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It is the only medicine of its kind devised
for this one purpose by an educated and ex-
perienced physician, and eminent specialist
In this particular field of practice.
It's the only medicine which can be relied
upon to make the ordeal of motherhood
absolutely safe and almost painless.
81 cannot say too much for Dr. Pierce,s Favor.
ite Prescription" writes Miss Clara Baird, Of
bridgeport, Montgomery Co., Penn'a "I feel Il
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ing from any disease Of the womb that II is the
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Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate the
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oeslenh
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-04-09

tenn that will give the man who tolls
an equal show to subsist, the same as
is now extended to the favored classes.
If this is an arraignment of the masses
against the classes, then the people
must plead guilty to the mild charge
OF favoring factions, for they are more
aroused now to their individual inter-
ests than ever before
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THE COURSE OF DELAY.


Havana.
WASHINGTON, April 6.-At the re-
quest of the president, Representative
Hopkins (Ill.) took Representative
Berry (Ky.). member of the foreign
affairs committee; Mr.. Sayers TEX. J,
the ranking minority member of the
appropriations committees; Mr.. Dins-
more democrat, Ark.), the ranking
member OF the foreign affairs commit
tee; and Mr.. Newlands (si:ver republi-
can, New. J, to the White House this
afternoon. and showed them General
Lees cablegram.
The cablegram said that General
Lee was loading 2500 Americans, and
that it would be impossible to get
them out OF the island before Sunday.
He said the condition of affairs was
iufamed. and the transmittal of the
message might cause trouble.
The president frankly explained the
situation. He said the message would
have gone in today had it not been for
General Lees cablegram. The safety
Of Americans in IIayana, and especially
General Lees personal safety made
the delay imperative. The democrats
all expressed themselves as satisfied.
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Spain Laid the Mine.

WASHINGTON, April 5.-The house
committee on foreign affairs met al
1890 o'clock this morning. Captain
Sigsbee, Admiral Irwin and several
experts in explosives had been sum-
moned to give testimony regarding the
blowing up of the Maine.
In his testimony today Sigsbee stated
it was his oDinion that the Maine was
blown up by a submarine mine located
by the Spanish authorities. The COM
mittee is to meet again to prepare the
text of resolutions to be submitted to
the house.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-04-09
WOULD NOT SUPPLY GOLD

Even the gold advocates cannot
agree upon a plan for maintaining the
gold standard in America, for they
have not yet devised way by which
the gold can be obtained. The Gage
bill proposed a method which the cur
rency doctors found to be faulty, then
another system was promulgated in
the McCleary compromise bill, the
one that was formulated by commits
sion of currency tinkerers in both
houses. whereby the. burdeb wasAo be
put upon the national banks, but this
does not meet the approval of the gold
diers. The New York Sun. which is
one of the most radical cold papers in
the country fDds fault with the plan,
and says it is impossible for the banks
to assume the burden. Here is its COM
nent upon the difficulty with which
the banks will be confronted if they
are called upon to maintain the gold
standard:
The report on the McCleary plan
says: 1.-The purpose and effect of the
proposed bill is to throw upon the
national banks the entire burden of
finding gold for the notes of the
country. There is no doubt of their
ability to do this if it is required by law.
They have the power to regulate the
rates, within the narrow limits marked
out by economic law, in such manner
as to attract gold to the country by re.
sisting their circulation when neces-
sity arises. The system proposed by
your committee provides an easy and
adequate method of obtaining gold
for export from the banks without ex-
posing the country or the United
States treasury to the alarm and con-
vulsion which have attended gold ex-
ports during the last five years."
Begging the committees pardon,
there is grave doubt of the ability of
the banks "to find gold for the notes
of the country. They have depositors
to pay, as well as noteholders, and.
four times within eleven years, they
have defaulted in their obligations to
their depositors. Nor will any restric-
lion of circulation which they can pro-
luce draw gold to this country. That
result can be effected only by con-
traction of discounts, and our readers
IAN judge whether such contraction
withdrawal Of gold from
he banks would or would not expose
he country to the alarm and convul-
ion which have attended the gold ex-
,orts Of the last Eve years. 1t is more
likely that the banks would, in case of
run on them, suspend payment in
'old, as they have heretofore suspended
'ayment in legal tenders.