The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-02-05
have them by the wholesale, and wipe
out all evils at once?
THE HAVANA HORRORS.

THE HI VANA HORRORS.
The whole truth about the situation
in Havana has not been told by the
American press correspondents, but
facts occasionally leak out from the
local newspapers which enable one to
form a fair impression of the con-
ditions that impelled our government
to issue that appeal for the relief of
the starving people. La Discussion
yesterday printed the following:
'The scenes witnessed at the residen-
ce of DIR. Castro Jesus del Monte, pre-
yious to the distribution of food to the
reconcentradoes, are too pathetic to be
described. AS soon as the doors were
opened mass of beggars, living skele-
tons of all races, all ages and both SEX
es, invaded the places where food was
to be distributed, with outstretched
hands, almost fleshless, and imploring
and almost frightful spectral faces, at
the sight of food. Many were not
strong enough to endure the food, and
fell in the streets as they passed awa ay;
few others more fortunate, seemed to
gain some vitality"
1t doesn't make any differen ce
whether Spain likes it or not, human
ity demands that a speedy end be put
to the hellish state of affairs in Havana.
We cannot feed famlshing foreign
people interminably, but We can C ON
pei Spain to either furnish them with
food or relinquish her protectorate
over them.-Portland Telegram.
The prosecution of the case of the
government against Seufert Bros. the
third trial of which has just been COM
pleted at Portland. seems to be need
less at this time. The government
seeks to condemn right-of-way for a
boat railway around the dalles of the
Columbia, an improvement that VIII
likely never be made, since the chair
man of the rivers and harbors COM
mittee will recommend that the
scheme be abandoned, and cana. and
locks be substituted. In this event
the right-of-way for the boat road
would be useless, and it appears to
have been needless expense both to
the government and defendants to
have dragged the case into court the
third time. 1t should have been let
rest until it is determined if the right
of.way will be occupied.
The Oregonian is right in asserting
that there can be no middle ground
taken by congressional nominees on
the money question this coming year.
The candidate must cone out squarely
for or against the gold standard No
questionable protestations of faith is
permissible with either party. The
republican nominee must declare en-
phatically for tie gold standard, while
the nominee of the opposition parties
must be emphatic against it. The
coming election will be one in which
candidates must define their principles.
A late issue of the Yomiuri, one of
the leading Japanese papers, says:
THE financial panic which occurred
in Osaka is only the first of the disas-
ters that will follow the adoption by
Japan of the gold standard. Several
big Osaka merchants have become in
solvent and as the circulating medium
is becoming less daily embarrassment
will increase. The gold standard
means less and less business and the
Capitalization of what business there
is in few hands.
1t is pleasing to note the dispatch
with which the Teller resolution was
disposed of in the house Monday. Not
because of lack of merit in the resolu-
tion, but because of the foregone con-
clusion that it could not pass. 1t would
have been useless to have taken up
week discussing measure on which
every member had fully determined
how he would act. The resolution was
defeated by majority of so, only two
republicans voting for and two demo-
Gratis against its adoption.
Oregon legislators are paid only SO a
day during the session Of the legisla-
ture and mileage to and from the
capital, still there are plenty of good
men ready to accept the job. sheriffs
ana county clerks get from $3.50 to $500
a month the year round, but it is said
if their salaries were reduced we could
not get good men to accept the Offices.
How would it do to give the matter a
trial9 The people are willing to take
chances on getting good officials at re-
duced salaries.
The Dalles should begin to put on
its best appearance to receive those
who will soon be here attending the
wool growers convention. Sidewalks
should be repaired, streets cleaned
and the city put in a presentable ap-
pearance to receive its guests. If the
city is put in good repair, it will at
tract the attention of those who will
come to the convention, and when they
return to their homes they can at least
give The Dalles good name.
1t is said no new enterprises will be
built in The Dalles until foreign cap
ital is induced to invest here. Possi- |
bly, this is true, but it seems to us
there is sufficient local capital to set
tbs wheels going if it were only put !
into employment. While we are
for foreign money to come in,
We are allowing lots of good things to
slip by. When we learn to help our
selves, we will have learned an excel
ent lesson.
The widow of Capt. d. w. Bradshaw,
If company ., Seventh Illinois cavalry,
will cease to draw pension after this
month. 1t is her own request that the
pension be discontinued, and in
etter to the commissioner of pensions
he returns the certificate, adding
hat she no longer desires to draw a
'ension of So per month from the gov
rnment, since she has recently fallen
leir to an estate valued at 5000, 900.
In the public schools of Brookline,
dass., they have introduced new
dea. Alternately the girls as well as
be boys, are taught the use of the