The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-08-27


tors being reduced at that time on the
plea that the competition of Southern
mills made reduction OF operating
expenses of the mills in New England
absolutely necessary.
If the French courts keep up their
gait Mr.. Zola will shortly be the most
copiously sentenced and condemned
man known in legal history. Another
tribunal has just found him guilty OF
something or other and sentenced him
to term of imprisonment. Mr.. Zola,
however, receives the news with
equanimity au attitude that may be
attributed to the fact that he is get
ting used to being sentenced and to
the further circumstance that he is
comfortable ensconced in the Swiss
republic, whence the French courts
couldn't extract him with a corkscrew.
Live, snappy, inviting advertising
pays. The merchant who invites you
into his store through the columns of
a newspaper in a CHEEKY, bnsinesslike
manner, will treat you cOurteOusly and
pleasantly when you call. 1t is the
modern way of doing business. Win
dows are dressed, prices displayed and
the newspaper columns sensibly used
in order to get trade. From the mer
chant using these methods one is sure
of good treatment. In these times
who thinks of going into dingy, un-
attractive store, one in which the
windows have not been redressed and
kept up-to-date?
Chairman Hull of the house military
affairs committee THINKS a standing
army of 100. 900 men will be necessary
after peace is brought about. TIE
status of the regular army will be one
of the important subjects to be deter
mined by the next congress, and dur
ing the recess Mr.. Hull will frame
measure for submission to his com.
mittee for action as soon as it meets
be had Troops would be needed ir
Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines,
and in his opinion 100000 regulars
will be needed for some time to come.
Judge Hennessey, of Portland's
police court, has inaugurated the sys-
tenn of sentencing opium and NOR
phine fiends to jai! for a period of
months during which time they are
not to be given any of the drug they
are accustomed to use, excepting upon
the prescription of a reputable physi-
clan. His reason is that this will tend
to break the victim of the pernicious
habit, or if not, that none of them will
risk arrest again in Portland with the
certainty of deprivation of their favor
ite drug, and in consequence Oregon's
metropolis will be freed from an un.
desirable class.
The press dispatches inform Us that
the people of Jamaica are preparing
plebiscite to England (of which she is
colony asking permission To seek
annexation to the United States. OF
course neither Uncle Sam nor Eng
land could withstand "plebiscite,"
whatever it may be. Our new naval
vessels should be fitted out with ple-
biscltes. Probably Secretary Alger is
to blame because our army in Cuba
was without them. Col. Roosevelt
should investigate the matter. A
-our-elbow states that ple-
biscite is the Jamaican term for iH-
iatiatiye and referendum, which of
conrse3'makes the matter perfectly
clear.
James G. Mcguire should be elected
governor of California, but it is ex-
tremely doubtful if he will be. The
fusion elements give no. greater sign
of harmony than they exhibited in
Oregon. The middle-of-the-roaders
have placed a TICKET in the field with
the result that the popalist strength
will be divided and probably as many
of them will vote the republican
ticket as will support Mcguire,
he has been very tower of
for the people in congress.
fight against the Hunting
ton funding scheme has been brilliant |
spd 50 far successful. BE is a sturdy,
earnest, upright man of good ability |
and sound judgment and would make
an ideal executive,
Why should any legislator vote for
Henry w. >Corbett for U. S. senator?
Wherein is the aged banker in SYM
pathy with the aims and purposes of
the common people? Is it because
be is man of wealth and is willing to
use unscrupuiops means to secure the
position? The belief Is general that
Mark Hanna is in the senate by reason
Of bribery and that other millionaires
haye purchased seats in our highest
legislative body. The election of the
richest man in the state of Oregon
would be taken as another case Gflegis-
ative debaucbery. No one doubts for
/ moment that upon vote OF the
seople of the state, Hon. Binger Her.
mann would get fifty votes to Corbett's
,ne. Then Why should the legislators
their constituents?
1t is suggested THAT probably the
'wiftest way to naturalize and make
thoroughly good citizens Of the natives
If Porto Rico would be to send thither
N army of Yankee sehoolmasters.
When tpe schoolmasters should have
aught them to talk English and to
cad English they would soop aeenirs
uch knowledge of our laws and GUS
ems es gould thoroughly indQctrinate
hem with the loye Gf regulated and
ational freedom. Our taek in Cuba
viii be much more difficult. The I
1ubaas have ne notion Of being
and as we have under !
AIKEN to Inaks them independent We
re precluded from imposing upon +!
hem our language or laws.
The decrease in the consumption of /;
ay, caused by the displacement of
orses, it is estimated in our leading
tiles is as follows: Philsdelphia Co., !
90, Chicago $4,000 to 75,6G0, Greater
lew York 10000, Baltimore $4,000, ST.
.ens 10000, Cincinnati 10000, Rich {
,ond, Va. l6.999, Toledo. O.. 5000
Glowing that each Neekhorse ie-
uires fifteen pounds of hay per Gay,