The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-04-01
EDITORIAL NOTES.

| All Oregonians take pride in the
brilliant achievements of the Oregon
regiment in the Philippines, still they
cannot but regret that they are forced
to do deeds of valor in such an unjust
cause.
President Mckinley is Bark in
Washington after an outing of two
weeks down South, where he has been
enjoying Southern hospitality, and
! business at the White House once
more goes on as of old.
With the end of Alger's junketing
trip to Cuba may also end his official
life. The embalmed and roast beef
Investigations have unearthed so much
rottenness that the president is al
most persuaded to dispense with his
secretary of war.
General Eagap's name still appears
on the army register as commissary
geneaal. 1t should be on the pension
list since the president has made him
ward of the government by retiring
him on full pay for having viliffed
General Miles.
The Dalles wants wooden mill,
securing plant, soap factory. fruit
cannery and an iron foundry this year.
Will it get them? 1t will if toe
citizens who have capital to invest
in such enterprises will get together
and give their money chance.
The expense of the Washington
legislature for milage and per diem of
mem bers was S62, 1872. This is, how
ever, only slight portion of the ex-
pense of the session. The appropria
tions were a considerably more than
a million dollars.
Silver mine owners have been seized
with the trust fever and are preparing
to form combine backed by capital
of $65, ,OOO, 900. Their first move will be
to raise the price of silver 10 per cent,
says John T. Graham, a wealthy mine
owner OF Colorado, and one OF the
the movers in the trust scheme.
James Hamilton Lewis, ex congress
man from Washington, thinks the |
two national tickets in 1900 will be |
Mckinley and Roosevelt for the re-
publicans and Bryan and Schley for
the democrats His predictions are |
aL least within the range of possibili-
Ties.
Count Esterhazy. the man RESPONSE
ole for much of the trouble heaped
lpon Captain Dreyfus, announces that
ne would like to go and fight Aguinal
10. He no doubt could obtain the
consent of Dreyfus and his friends,
md they would contribute something
o the Filipino who would knock the
count out
A copy of special edition of the
Nalla Walla statesman has been re-
eived. 1t contains "a pages 10x14
nches with cover printed in two
olors. 1t is handsomely illustrated
bought and is filled with valuable in
concerning Walla Walla
nd vicinity. The publication is a
redit both to the publisher and the
ity of Walla Walla.
The West is attracting more atten- |
ion than common this Spring, people
-om the East and Middle Weet hav-
1g begun to look to the coast as q
lace to escape the rigOrs of severe
inter. Thousands are coming west
, look for homes, and some of them
hould find locations in Wasco county
,r it offers both good climate and !.
ood soil to the home hunter.
REPORTS of the war in the Philip
ines would indicate that Aguinaldo :
preparing to make last bold stand
his capitol. If he is taken prisoner
lere, the conflict will come to an end,
ut If he is not. or If he escapes into T.
le interior there is no telling when A
le war will terminate. Whatever d
ay be said of his being scoundrel, F
must be recognized that Aguinaldo p
a genius. and possesses not only the q
laIities of military leader, but that q
, 10 . great organizer. and possesses Il