The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-09-02
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Portland is insisting that the Thirty
fifth regiment should be embarked
frJIn LhaJ place, and transports for the
Philippines Out6JJed there. There
ems 10 be no good reason why this
should not be. Oregon should have 8
little Of the profit out of the war.
Military prevaricators are trying
very hard to cOnyict Oreyfus. but as
his trial progresses it begins to look
as If some of them will convict them
selves. His prosecutors are geGtlng
into dangerous places, and no doubt
several of them would give a good deal
ii the prosecution could be dropped.
Some breezy Washington cores.
pondenJ has trough james Hamilton
Lewis out as democratic vice.presi-
Dental candidate. He must be a
vislousry creature, for even Lewis,
though ambitious, would not seek the
nomination. He and everybody else
knows he is not the man.
The fire apparatus Is soon to have
an addition of a chemical engine and
electric alarm system, and to make it
complete new hook and ladder truck
with aerial ladders is needed. No fire
department. is complete without such
a devise, for fire in tall buildings can
not be successfully fought without one,
so let one be bought at once.
1t is announced that the bruiser Jim
COrbett is to tackle the Shakesperlan
drama for the benefit of = fashionable
New York chu rch. To make it a good
drawing card John L. Sullivan ought
to open the performance with prayer
and Sharkey pronounce the benedic-
tion. Such an arrangement would
fill the fashionable church Golfers with
gold.
The democrats of Ohio enter into
the fall campaign with John r. Nc
Lean as their standard bearer, and de.
claring for the Chicago platform OF
1896. Possibly they may not win, but
with proper management they should,
since the republicans are badly divid.
ed. Mclean is one of the shrewdest |
in the country, and it will |
be no great surprise if he wheels the |
state into the democratic /
line.
Andrew Carnegie, now in England, |
boasts that he remains an American.
It is America that gave him, thanks to
q most paternal tariff, the immense
fortune he possesses. Carnegie is no
lngrate.-Oregonian. 1tis pleasing to
realize that the Oregonian is begin
hing at last to realize what a glorious
hing the "paternal tariff" has been to
,ur country-how it made few men
'ich at the expense of the many.
The Dalles is soon to have a very
omplete sewer system, and if the
vster supply could be improved as
veil, it would be the healthiest city in
he state. 1t would cost a pile of
money, but health is preferable to
iches, and the people cannot much
onger take chances of losing their
Iealth for the sake of saving a few
ollars. Give Us pipe line from pure
'ater to the reservoir even if it does
ost something.
It ia said that the "kissine bug' I
hich is creating 30 great a sensation /
, this country is an importation from c
ne Philippines. 1t was included in G
nr $40, 100000 purchase, not inten- t
onally. but the Spaniards slipped it q
Ito the treaty when Mckinley was v
OF looking. 1t is strange bug, rare v
i'd beautiful, and it is very affection. &
% in its disposition. New beauties T
9 constantly springing up to show Il
hog much We got Tor our money