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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-02-25
EDITORIAL 3. NOTES. n

The heavy property owners OF Multi
nomah comfy very justly object to the
creation of the Office of tax collector.
and about 200 of them have petitioned
Governor Geer to veto the bill Great
ing the office. 1t is petition that the
governor cannot we'll ignore.
General Eaean was convicted by
court martial of conduct unbeconing,
an officer and gentleman and given
sentence which amounts to retirement
from the army on full pay. 1t is not
often that man convicted of q crime
gets off so handsomely.
The resolution introduced by Sep
ator Brownell and passed by the
legislature, requesting the Oregon
volunteers be discharged SO 5000 as
their services ARE no longer needed
in the Philippines. meets the hearty
approval Of all I0reeonians, but If
complied with will mot readily send
the boys to their homes. for from the
presents outlook they will be needed
at Manila good many years. Those
Filipinos connot be whipped into SUBJ
lection in a day.
The legislature at Salem has passed
law making 1t misdmeanor to point
firearm at human being. There are
more laws now than are enforced. To
carry a pistol Is contrary to Oregon
law, but hundreds of men are carrying
them and seldom is one of them ar
rested for thus violating the law. Law
law, law. and nothing comes of it! The
fact Is that the people would be bene.
flied more by delegislation than by
legislation. There are many laws that
could be wiped from the statute books
to, the siren gthening of respect for
both law and oader.-East Oregonian.
The monthly statement of the
treasury department shows that In
nury the public debt increased $685.
443, ,463. The cash in the treasury
decreased during the same time 81
1S0,019. 1t would appear, therefore.
budt tuo SOVcTuua0bt Tdu O0uiuo
early $44, 100000 in January. The
Official statement further shows
that for the seven month of the
fiscal year ending January 81 the ex-
penditures were $3.50, 1904, ,SO2, being
800. 1857 1882 more than the receipts.
At this rate the increase of the public
debt for the year will be nearly $780,
10000.
The democrats in both houses Of con-
gress are almost unanimously opposed
to the annexation and permanent gov
ernment of the Philippines by the
Unised States. They stand by the
Declaration of Independence and the
constitution. They respect the ira
ditional policy of the republic. They
are satisfied that the control OF this
continent is enough to satisfy any
reasonable ambition for glory. They
do not believe In the "assimilation"
of 5000, 900, 900 mongrels 10,00O.0O0
miles away. They do not favor per-
manent expenditure Of $500, 900, 900 to
support graft OF Imperialism upon
the country.-Jacksonvi Times.
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ONE OREGON BOY KILLED.
Died ON the Field of Battle In the Philip
pine IsIanas.

Died ON the Field of Battle In the Philip
pine ISLANDS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-Otis has
cabled the war department of follows:
Manila, Feb. 22.-The following
casualties in the entertainments we're
caused yesterday by the men exposing
themselves to the enemy's fire:
First acknowledgment Frank N.
rurton, wounded, slight; Private
James r. Cassidy, killed.
The following were killed during a
recon naissance this morning In the
vicinity of San Pedro Maccarti; First
Washington-Wounded slightly, com.
pany E. Privates Joseph q. Carding-
ton, Christian e. Horn and 81. D.
Hazard. Wounded seriously-Company
q, Corporal w. B. Tucker.
Killed-Private Edwin w. Hampton
company Il, Second Oregon.
The following casualties occurred in
q skirmish near the water works this
morning.
First Nebraska-Wounded Private
John F. Alley. severe; Alonso Pike,
slight; Charles Govaick, slight.
Otis.
Edward W. Hampton, the first
Oregon soldier to be killed In action
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IN THE NATIONAL CONGRESS.
Members who Enlisted forfeited rheir
Seats.

Members who Enlisted Forfeited rheir
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2l.-The house
bill to relieve mortgages and notes
from double taxation was passed, and
also the post-ofice appropriation bill,
after Buffers amendment to reduce
the appropriation for railroad trans
portation was defeated.
After consideration of few impor-
portant bills, Henderson (rep., Ia, J
chairman of the committee on judici-
ary, which investigated the right of
General Wheeler, of Alabama, Rob-
bins of Pennsylvania, Colson, of Ken
lucky, and Campbell. of Illinois, who
held commissions ic the army and
members who served ON several com.
missions to continue to hola their seats
in theshouse. formally presented the
report of the committee, which was in
favor of the view that the four MEM
bers, who accepted military commits
sions. thereby vacated their seats in
the house. The report went upon the
and Dearmond (dem.. Mo. y
and Parker (rep.. N. j. were given
leave to find minority report.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-02-25
GENERAL GOMEZ
IS HOPEFUL
Speaks Encouragingly About
The Future of Cuba.

NEW YORK, Feb. PA dispatch to
the Herald from Matanzas says:
General Gomez, sn an interview, said:
. Scuba must decide lis own future,
and l realize that the present problems
are quite as those solved by force of
arms, and thst Independence for which
blood has been so freely spilled might
be thrown away by few acts of folly.
!"But the conduct of the real Cubans
since the protocol was signed by Spain
and the United States must challenge
the admiration of the world. Our
half of them without sufficient nonr.
ishment. have kept the peace, and
compelled the camp followers, who
hocked to US when victory was assured,
to observe the laws.
"Rrigandage might have been ex-
pected, but there has been none.
Some Spanish guerrillas recently be-
gan depredations, and the Cubans
have repressed them. No reprisals
have been levied on those who did not
favor our cause during the insurrec-
tion.
I'VE now invite all classes to join US
in forgetting that war ever divided the
people of the island. My greatest am.
bition is to see Cuba free and inde.
pendent. and It's people united for
honest governments, peace and pros.
perity. This can be accomplished
more easily than many think. The
ingress to meet the Cubans half way.
They are beginning to learn that we
desire peace and protection for all.
"Sipce January l, sentiment throag-
out Cuba has changed materially. An
other two months will see all classes
One year Will do more
to blot out the feelings engendered by
the insurrection than ten did to recon.
cile the people of the North and South |
after the revolutionary war in the |
u nited States EfJ
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1t is proposed by the Miies inyesti-
eating committee to give Egan another
opportunity to vilify the commanding
general Of the army, as he is to be
made a witness. 1t would seem that
common decency, if nothing else,
would prevent giving him any more
prominence. He has been sufficiently
awarded for his villiauy by being sus.
pended on full pay, and should not be
paraoed before the public any more.
There is limit to forbearance and II
the administration persists in bolster
ing up Alger and attempting to
tear down Miles, that limit may be
found
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The farcical proceedings st Wash
ington, known as the Miles ipvestiga-
sion, is finding out some things that
the administration did not want to
know. 1t is being developed that
General Miles told tbs truth about the
fem balmed" beef and the can ned roast
beef that resembled sea weed. OF
course the commission will attempt to
give Alger and Eagan another coat Of
whitewasb and throw discredit on
brave old General Miles. That was
what it was appointed for, but # will
find it a difficult matter to make q
report that does not subssantiate what
Miles has said.
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IN BAD FINANCIAL STRAITS.
Haytian Government Trying to Borrow
Money.


Haytian Government Trying to Borrow
Money.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2l.-The Herald
correspondent at Port au Prince.
Havti, writes under date of January
%:
1.-THE situation here ia quiet at this
time, but the financial condition is
growing worse. Exchange has been
for some time at $50 per cent in favor
of gold. This condition of things was
expected to be ameliorated by loan
to be floated In the United States, but
the project seems to have fallen
through.
s.Now, iu order to relieve this state
of affairs, the government proposes to
make loan from local bankers of
81 ,0O0. 900, retire that amount of paper
money and repay the loan by an in
crease of 25 per ceht in the import
duties, to take effect on Feb. l."
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-02-25
1 YEAR THAT MADE HISTORY

The past twelve months has seen
deal of history made In the United
STATES. Twelve months ago We were
1t peace with the world, were pursu-
ing the even tenor of our way, though
we were harrassed by the treatment
our neighbors were receiving in the
West Indias, and congress and the
people were ready to avenge the
wrongs that were being heaped upon
the residents of Cuba. The admins
iration was slow to move, however. aud
probably could not have been driven
into taking up the cause OF the Cubans
had it not been for the incident that
occurred In Havans harbor on Feb.
ruary Is, 1898, when one of our finest
battleships was blown up and 216
brave Americans were hurled into
eternity by the treacherous Spauiards.
This so aroused America that the
administration could no lougea check
the war spirit and thus February Is,
1898, Is great landmark in the natson's
history. It brought to culmination
century of controversies betweenkhe |
United States and Spain, and rendered
it impossible in the future for any !!
further complications to arise between
these two countries in the Western
hemisphere. The first disagreement
which arose between them was about
the navigation Of the Mississippi. and
this lasted with only short intermis-
sions, from the end Of the war OF in
dependence, in 1888 on to the acquisi-
ton OF Louisiana, lin 1903. Then came
the trouble about Florida, which did
not end until that region was ceded to
us, in 1921. Cuba has been q cause of
serious disagreement between the two
countries often since the century be-
gan, particularly during the Lopez
and Crittenden flibusteriug days.
from l849 to 1852. In the Black War.
rior episode, in 1852, and at the time
Of the virginius outrage, in 1853.
From Washington's administration
onward to McKinley's the United
States was often on the verge OF war
With Spain for that country's srro-
osnce, blindness and wickedness. The
war which the event Of February Is.
1898, precipitated wiped out the
of q long list of outraees on
by Spain, and removed all
chances OF future disaxreements be-
tween the United States and that
country.
During these twelve months the
United States has not only vanquished
; hauty and insolent foe, but it has
proved TO the world its capability to
become the greatest paysl power op
Earth. It's victories on the high seas
have been the most decisive ever
known, and have caused the world to
marvel 1t what this peaceable people
might do when sroused. l.;
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at the Philippines, vac a SON of John
Hampton, a furniture mover, who
lives at 397 San Rafael street.
The deceased was 20 years old last
October, and had lived in Portland
since he was 4 years ofage. His
father moved here from Nebraska l6
years ago, and has raised his family in
East Portland, where the dead soldier
was well known and very popular.
Young Hampton Joined company Il
only few days before it left for San
Francisco. He has been employed for
three years In the sash and door
factory of the Northwest Door Com
pany. where he is very highly spoken
of by his employers.
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hix Deal I'm steers.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. Feb. 22.-The
lars est transportation in young steers
that has been made in years in this
section has just been consummated.
The George B. Lovington Company
sold for Davidson & Fleming, of this
city, 5000 "twos" and 1900 yearling
steers to D. Wagner & Son, of North
Texas, for about s375.OO The bulk
of the cattle are from the famous herds
of Richard King and John G. Kennedy
of Neuces county.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-02-25
New Democratic Committees.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2l.--Chairman
Jones OF the democratic national com.
mittee has appointed an advisory COM
mittee to the national campaign COM
ulittee. the object being to advance
the interests of the democratic com.
mittee along the lines of the national
platform. The committee, of which
Jones himself is a member, includes
Stephen NJ. White. Of California; D. ].
Campau, of Michigan; Norman Mack,
of New York; John P. Altgeldt, of
and George Fred Williams, of
Massachusetts,. headquarters will be
ut Washington.
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"Dr. B. Daily, of Lake and klamath
and Senator Smith. of Baker and
Malheur, were among the ablest MEM
bers In che late senate and made good
records for themselves. The same
may be said for Senators Wade, of
Union. Dufur, of Wasco Sherman
and Gillian, and Morrow, of Nor
row." says the Portland Dis.
patch. We are pleased to note that
the Dispatch can see little good in
sven populist, although year ago it
had no use for them. Smith and
Wade are populists, and the Dispatch
must now admit that they are prefer.
able to republicans as legislators.
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THE REMEDY.

The tax collector bill has been
traded through. votes were given
and other votes promised By the
majority Of the Multnomah delegation
for every prodieal and proAigate jof
in the general log rolling scheme that
was In search of votes. The result OF
this and of jobs correlated with it will
be the biggest appropriation bill ever
passed at any session, and general con.
dempation Of the results of the session
by the people Of Oregon. The state
tax, already In excess of any hitherto
known, will be higher still; and local
taxes, particularly in Multnomah,
where they now virtually confiscate
property, will be further advanced.
The Oreeonian has endeayored to do
its duty in this whole matter, and can
only regret, for the good OF the state
and of the party responsible for the re-
suits, that the effort is vain. This
legislature, which 1t Was hoped would
Sc the best the state has had in recent
years, is proving the very worst. Jobs
of all kinds are being traded through
1t. Everything that carries an appro-
priation, or provides official places. Is
to go through, on the log rolling plan.
The uphesyal in the politics OF the
stste will come in time. But at the
present time no argument against the
greed Of politicians who want places,
or against the avarice Of individuals
and of localities that demand ap-
propriatious, can avail -Oregonian.
During the session of the legislature
just closea the Oregonian. has made
good fight against the extravagances
that have been attempted, as has a
majority of the papers in the state, but
the protests of the press have been
without avail. One appropriation
after another has crept In until in
, the aggregate they are greater than
ever before, and the legislature that
was pledged to economy and reform
will go down to history as the most
extravagant session ever held in the
state.
There are reasons for this that should
be apparent to every intelligent citizen
in the state, and should certainly cause
. political revolution at the next gen.
eral election. For humber of years
past one political party has had con.
troll of the legislature, and abuses
have steadily grown, though at each
succeeding election that party would
make renewed pledges that Its repre-
sentatiyes would be more economical
in the future. These promises was
never kept, and In the face of the fail
ure Of that party to redeem its pledges
the people have year after year en-
trusted it with power. This has been
90 long continued that politicians no
longer deem 1t necessary to keep faith,
with their constituents, but labor un-
der the impression that they can do
whatever they choose when once In
ofice, and still be retained In power.
There is however q remedy. and
that remedy lies in the people and in
their mouthpieces-the press OF the
stste. II the papers that are now con.
demning the extravance of the recent
legislature will keep up their cry for
reform until the next general election,
and keep the people aroused to the
necessity of giving the control .of the
legislature oyer to another party,
thus rebuking their false friends, more
economical legislation will result.
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Candidates Are Many.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-lu antici-
patton of the passage of general
army reorganization bill, a great
number of civilian applications are
being filed in the war department for
appointments as second lieutenants in
the army. The Hull bill adds 3s2
second lieutenants to the regular army
and it is semi-officially announced that
If it passes the appointments are to be
made from civil life on the basis of
about two appointments to each COM
PressIonal districts.
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An Anti Trust Bill.

DENVER, Colo, Feb. 2l.-Governor
Thomas today cent special message
to the legislature urging legislation TO
prevent the consummation OF the con.
templated smelter combine or forma
tion of any trusts in Colorado. The
senate passed the antitrust bill with
one dissenting vote.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-02-25

A six-shooter in a mans pocket gets
many fellow into trouble. In the
heat of passion he pulls the gun out
and sometimes uses it, when If he had
mo gun" he would keep out of trouble.
If men would leave such foolish
weapons at home instead OF carrying
them around with them, there would
be fewer cases of homicide and of men
going around with bullets in their car.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-02-25
AN EFFECT ON CHARACTER

A few days ago the agents of the
American Steel & Wire Company In
dustriously circulated the report that
the trust would advance the wages of
its employees. The fact that this was
told around freely several days before.
hand indicated that the move was to
be made for advertising purposes as
an offset to the Wholesale discharges
of salesmen and clerks made possible
by the monopolization of the business.
The advance in wages was given out
by the trust as meaning an increase of
$500, 900 or $7O0.OO0 annually in ex-
penses, but while the sum is no oubt
a large one. few will credit that it
reaches such figures. However, no
matter what liberality it shows its
employees, this loss was more than
made up by the advance Of Is cents a
keg put on the price Of nails this week.
This makes, we believe, the third ad-
vance of the kind on nails since the
trusts formation, aud indicates that
this gigantic syndicate Is preparing to
emulate the example of the wire nail
trust, which had such meteoric ca
reer in 1897. On wire the price was
put up 81 ton lass week, and on barb
wire there was 50 advance.
The action of the wire trust is also
,1,,eix,e r,roof bot opa ~ Tho ,,ri N.
cipal objects of these immense con-
solicitations is to obtain added profits,
not by the reduction of expenses, but
by increasing the selling price of their
products. When complete control of
the market has been secured, as is the
case in so many branches OF manufac-
ture now, the screw is very quickly ap-
piled to the consumer. Undoubtedly
great economics can be made ia both
the manufacture and the sale of pro.
ducts. but it is a much easier and
more tempting method to put up the
selling price. Trusts are never or
gsnized for philantlropic purposes,
and few have resisted the opportunity
to make whatever advances are pos
sible.
The consumers interest is not the
only one jeopardized. The American
Steel & Wire Company is one Of the
many trusts controlling its peculiar
market. This being the case, the
merchant has no need of maintaining
the skilled and experienced buyer,
who had become a necessity when
there was competition of sellers. A
trust has no competitors and not only
fixes the price but the quality Of the
goods, so that the buye- must take
anything that is offered. An order
clerk may therefore supply the place
of heavily salaried buyer. So with
many other lines of help that are now
required, but may not be if these
monopolies continue to flourish. The
merchant will then become, instead of
an independent tradesman, with every
incentive to individual exertion,
merely factor of the trust, to prosper
or not, as his master is disposed. The
effect this will have ultimately upon
the character of crest commercial
uation it is easy to imagine. Without
competition there is no chance for in
dividual development, no necessity
for improvement. The great charac-
teristics of American commercial life,
inventiveuess and readiness of resource
for every emergency, will in time be
destroyed, provided trusts are permit
ted to monopolize so many channels Of
trade and industry.-Courier Journal.
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Governor Geer has vetoed two bills,
one the Portland horse-shoeinP bill,
trust, and the other the MultnomaL
county tax-collector bill, intended to
create useless and expensive Office.
The governor seems to have his head
in the right place. He can render the
state good service by vetoing a few
more acts of the recent legislature.
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The lack of Wisdom disnlaved hv /,

The lack of wisdom displayed by the
state board In making the tar levy 81
mills bore fruit during the recent
session of the legislas1re In the en-
ormous appropriation billie that passed.
It was case of giving the legislators
more TO spend and they spent h.
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P3EsIDENr LoUBsE

Fickle, ysrsatile France has certainly
acted wisely 10 electine stern Old N.
Emile Loubet president OF the repub-
lie. AZ . time when shere 10 such un'
rest among the people and such :
sentiment prevailing for the overthrow
q the rspublie, " was hardly sxpscsed
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-02-25

The rustlers before the legislature
for the sugar beet bounty bill feel sore
that their graft did not 60 through.
Our advice to them would be, just wait
two years, then elect another
good republican legislature, and they
will stand show to have their "infant
industry" fostered at the expense Of
the taxpayers.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 81. The advance
guard of the North Atlantic squadron,
composed of the flagship New York
and the battle ship Indiana, has ar
rived at the Bermudas today. The
squadron will proceed to Hayana.
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That ambition Of the administration
to expand the nation over the isles of
the sea and whipa lot of mongrels in.
to the Union whether they want to
come or not, is being satisfied with the
blood of brave men In the vicinity of
Manila every day. Every soldier that
falls is martyr to the ambition of
Mr.. McKipley,
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One of the little gratis of member 8
OF tho legislature Who are sent out ON
junketing trips to visit various state
mileage from the capital to the point
visited and return. This would not
be Objectionable were it not known
that every mothers son of them ride
on free pass, hence are ont nothing
by being sent away from the capital.
II they had to pay railroad fare it
would be all right to collect it off the
state, but when they do not it is sort
of petit larceny donation to them.
selves.