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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-05-13
EDITORIAL NOTES.

| Free silver may be too small IN issue
to make Bryan president. but anti
I Imperialism and opposition to The
trusts is not. Bryan on good. strong
platform cannot be beaten III 1900.
Alger is plotting to be elected Seua
tor from Michigan. He has no doubt
made enough out OF the deals for ro:teu
beef to buy his way into the senate,
hence his election is within the range
of possibilities.
The authorities at Wardner have
done wise thing in arresting Sher-
iff Y Dung of Shoshone county as one
of the conspirators in the recent riot.
Indications point TO the fact that he is
one OF The ring leaders.
Oregon cannot but take pride in the
fact that Owen Summers, colonel of the
Second Oregon, has been selected to
lead brigade in the Philippines. 1t
is more evidence that Oregoniaus will
come to the front no matter where
tnelf IQl Is cast.
There is suggestion to reproduce
the battle of Manila at Portland on
July 4th. If il is done the committee
in charge bad better get Dewey to
come over and conduct the fight, for
amateurs might make bad job of it,
and blow up the city.
Mr.. Alger says 'if some of the beef
was spoiled what of it?' That illus
trates what kind of man is at the
head of the war department.. He is
very like our governor who is willing
10 sacrifice the lives of ali the yoluu-
teers to maintain the administratiun's
Imperialism
And now 1t is announced that Col. |
Fred Grants daughter is to be welded !
10 Russian nobleman. II wou |
seem that the Grant family had had
enough of foreign noblemen. The
young lady should take warning from
he sorrows of her aunt Nellie's mar
'iage to title.
The president is debating the advisa-
,ility of convening congress in special
ession next October, for the purpose
# disposing OF the currency measures.
q this he is taking most desperate
hances for if congress starts in to
monkey with the currency it will be
n lines that will likely send the presi-
ent to his Official grave.
The fact that The Dalles is losing
1me trade because of new trading
oints springing up in the interior
Mould stimulate property owners and
erchants to help along every move
lat will advance the interests of the &
ty. Manufacturing will do this, and
onsy offered as inducements to for.
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AN ATTACK ON
SAN FERNANDO
FiIipinos We're Repulsed
as Usual.

MANILA, May 10.-The Filipino
General Mascar los army, inspired by
wine taken from the storehouse OF
Bacolor and by the generals oratory
on Monday evening, attacked San Fer
nsndo. There was tremendous yelling
sud great expenditure of cartridges by
the rebels, but very little result.
General Mascardo holds the outskirts
IT Barolor west Of the railroad. In
front of his position are the Kansas
ind Montana regiments which occupy
! renches that the Filipinos built in
anticipation Of an attack from the sea.
During the afternoon of Monday, Gen.
Aral Mascardo with large retinue OF
nfficers, rode along the lines, frequent
stopping to harangue his warriors.
At dusk detachment of rebels rushed
ioward the outposts OF the Montana
regiment. but were met by hot fire
from the line. Insurgents from she
trenches nearly three miles long res-
pouded. Afser an hours fighting,
during which one private soldier OF the
Montana regiment was wounded,
the insurgents subsidized. Prisoners
who were brought into the American
lines said that Mascardo distributed
barrels of wine among the soldiers,
telli G them he expected to capture
the city OF San Fernando.
General Luna is massing his army
east Of the railway, bringing up troops
by trainloads in sight OF the American
lines. The country between San Fer.
nando and Calumpit is filling up with
natives, who profess great friendship
towards the Americans, but who are
SUSPECTED Of sympathy with the insur-
OenGs
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doing a commercial business to be
found east of the Cascade mountains;
but in building up our commercial in.
terests we have neglected an import
ant factor-uhat of keeping up the
growth of the town commensurate with
our commercial Importance. We
haYe overlooked the fact that we have
not enough people, that we have
not a population in keeping with our
other interests. Therefore we need
| industries that will attract more people.
| We need TO offer employment to wage
! earners, to persons who will become
| consumers and customers of our various
| business houses, who will eventually
become property owners and perma-
nent residents.
How shall this be ACCOMPLISHED? is
| question that now confronts US. 1t
| is pelieS ed that manufacturing irdus-
tries will solve the problem; that they
will offer employment to more people.
and that they will aid materially in
the growth of the city. How to secure
such industries then becomes the
question for Us to solve. If it can he
| done by Offering liberal cash induce
ments, we believe the people of The
Dalles stand ready to offer them. Our
| people are too enterprising to let an
opportunity 60 by of bettering their
condition, and when they assemble in
conference at the club rooms they will
say enphatically that The Dalles
must groS. that it will not he for the
want of cash if manufacturing indus
| tries are not created here.
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4 WRONG IDEA.

General Merriam, who is in com
mand of the U 8. forces in the Cour
u'Alene district recommends as
safeguard against the repetition of
outbreaks similar to the destruction Of
the Bunker Hill & Sullivan mill, thai
the state of Idaho enact a law prevent
ing the organization of labor unions in
the state.
General Merriam's long service in
the army where the strictest diScip
line is required hardly fits him to be
an impartial judge in such cases as
the one now agltatiug public senti-
ment in Idaho, hence the severity OF
his suggestions. After the riot at
Wardner he no doubt looks upon union
miners all as criminals and is incapa
BILE of discriminating between the
good and the bad He like too many
others recognizes the powerful only as
thesones entitled to consideration,
while he would have the wage Garner
placed in position that he would have
no rights except to do the bidding OF
his master, and accept whatever wages
the employer might he generous
enough to give. Evidently this is his
belief from the fact that he has called
a meeting o. the mine owners at Spo-
kane to consider the labor question
and arrange details for self protection.
For Idaho to pass such law as
General Merriam suggests would be to
encroach upon the rights of laborers
and place them at the mercy of the
employers. 1t would leave them with
out means to organize for self advance
ment or the means of repelling any
expressions employers might desire TO
impose. The recent riot at Wardner
was an affair that reused law abiding
people with indignation, but n their
excitement they should not hasten to
in 1ict injustice upon those who are
not responsible for violations of the
law. What is needed TO prevent re-
currence of such outragas is for the
civil authorities of Idano. assisted by
the government troops. to hunt down
the leaders of the Wariner riot, con-
vict them of murder and hang them
the same as any other murderer5
would be dealt with. Fnis done, and
in the future even miners unions will
not be ready to venture headlony into
violence for the purpose of rectifying
Misunderstanding between them
selves and mine owners.
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LET US LEARN FROM OTHERS

Experience Is said to be tie best
teacher, and this is unquestiong bly,
true, therefore The Dalles can certain
ly profit by taking lessons from the
experience of other cities that have
advanced their interests through a
display of a reasonable amount OF
enterprise.
Only few years ago Pendleton was
a place of only 1000 or 5000 inhabitants.
It had the disadvantage of being 10
Gated far interior and was not reached
by competing transportation lines
therefore, it had no advantages of low
freight rates. However it was sur
rounded by productive country, and
had within its confines some men who
were thoroughly enterprising and de-
termined to build up the to 1n for all i,
was worth. They got to gether with
this end in view, offered every induce
ment within their reach to encourage
the investment of outside and local
capital in manufacturing industries.
The result was that several important
industries were established and today
Pendleton is q thriving city OF some
5000 inhabitants. all it's business houses
are occupied and dwelling houses to
rent are an unknow quantity. Wheat
may be low. wool poor price and live
stock drug on the market, yet busi-
ness goes right along in Pendleton
because it has monthly pay roll of
several thousand dollars from its
industries.
La Grande is another town from
whose experience we may profit. 1t |
has no particular natural advantages
except being surrounded by fertile
oil sud . good climate. yet IL Grspde ]
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HE WANTS a REST.
Carnegie Says That is Why He Sold f
PrnnerfY.

Carnegie Says That is why He Sold ai,
Property.
NEW YORK, May "a dispatch tC
the Tribune from London says: An
drew Carnegie, asked to give his
reasons for selling his vast interests
in the manufacture of iron and steel,
referred with Endorsement to an in.
terview with him printed in London
| paper today, In this interview Mr..
Carnegie was asked if be had sold from
fear or dislike of the trusts, and was
quoted as replying:
.'The trusts have never frightened
me, and the Carnegie Steel Company
has 90 occasion to be afraid of them,
as IL Is the greatest properly OF its
kind the world has ever seen or prob
al bly, ever will see. did not sell out
because business was not prosperous;
nor was its prospects ever so good. 1
sold in pursuance of a policy deter.
ined upon long ago not to spend my
old age in business, struggling for
more dollars. 1 believe ia developing
a dig ni6ed and unsel6sh life after
co."
Mr.. Carnegie's attention was called
to a paragraph in a Lol don paper
which referred to his f4mous declara-
tion, THAT 10 be rich is to die dis
graced," and be was asked what he
was going to do with the 500, ,OOO, 900
he bad amassed. "Tell that editor"
replied Mr.. Carnegie, ito watch and
see. L hope shall not justify the def.
milton. sometimes deserved. of a phil
authropist, as man with great deal
of money, but very little sense"
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DID SOME GOOD.

Nobody expects the repors of the
beef court of inquiry to have the de
sired effect of removing Alger from
the head of the war department, but
the Investigations that have been
made will have at least one good effect,
that of having the army ration adjusted
so as to be adapted to the tropical
climate and furnish the soldiers in
Cuba, Porto Rico and the PHILIPPINES
with food suited to those countries.
The investigation has caused the fol-
lowing order to be issued from the war
department. to the commanders of the
army in Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Philippines:
ITO better enable the president to
determine what alterations, If any, in
the established ration woul1 be con.
ducive to the better health of the
troops serving in tropical climates, the
icting secretary of war directs you 80
institute board of three officers to
fully exsmine into the subject of de-
sired changes in raJions for troops and
that you submit the substance of the
report by cable. Particularly should
experienced officers and enlisted men
of long service in the tropics receive
full consideration"
It has been demonstrated that the
ration of bread, coffee, bacon and
beans that is supplied the army here is
unsuised to the tropics; something less
heating is required in the hot climate
and the investi sation that has been
ordered will no doubt result in the
soldiers being supplied with food bet
ter adapted TO their use.
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Dewey,s Route .iome.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 10-Mayor
Phelan last night sent the following
cableqram to Admiral Dewey:
"San Francisco. To Admiral Dewey,
Manila: On behalf of our citizene, we,
the mayors of western cities, cordially
invite you TO return by way OF San
Francisco across the great ocean which
was the scene of your victory and
which you have opened to American
influence and trade. Pacific coast
cities feel especially grateful for the
protection afforded them The Olym-
pia was built In our yards. 'and the
volunteers who answered your call are
from Western homes. We are all
eager to show our appreciation of your
patriotic services, and would be
honorsd by your acceptance"
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SHALL THE DALLES GRO VIZ

This is a question that will be placed
before the citizens of The Dalles at the
meeting to be held in the club rooms
Saturday night. To every property
owner and every business man il is a
question of vital Importance at this
particular time, and is one that should
be answered with great, big "yes"
backed up by liberal amount of cash.
Every phase of how to make The Dalles
prosper will be discussed, and the pro-
position will be made to raise bonus
to be offered to encourage manufacture
ing, aud that it will be cheerfully met
we firmly believe. We all recognize
the fact that The Dalles is the best
commercial point in Eastern Oregon;
that we have the best stores, largest
most substantial banks,
and most convenient facilities for
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If the imperialist policy of the ad.
ministration is to be cal ried out and
the PHILIPPINE islands brought into
suhjection, why does not President
Mckinley call for the additional 35, 900
troops authorized by the last congr ess,
send them to the Philippines and
strike quick and decisive blow? The
bushwhacking warfare that is being
kept up in the archipelago is becoming.
tiresome. If the Filipinos must be
whipped it should be done up in a
hurry. AT the rate soldiers are being
sent there, it is only about enough to
ecruit the ranks and take the place of
the men who are killed, wounded or
become disabled by disease. There is
no sense in making child's play of the
war. 1t ought to be done we'll or not
AT all
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-05-13
THE BEEF WAS PRIME.

That is the verdict of the commits.
sion appointed to INVESTIGATE the
charges made by General Miles.
The most important features of the re.
port, which was made public last Sun
day are:
That the charge of General Miles
that the refrigerated beef was treated
with chemicals were not established:
that his allegations concerning the
canned fresh or canned roast beef
were sustained as to its unsuitability
for food as used on the transports and
as long continued field ration: CEN
sure of General Miles for ''errof" in
failing to promptly notify the seere-
tary of war when he frs. formed the
opinion that the food was unfit: CEN
sure of the commissary general Chen
General EagaD) for the too extensive
purchase of the canned beef as an un
tried ration; censure of Colonel Maus.
of General Miles staff; the finding
that the packers were not at fault. and
that the meats supplied to the army
were of the same quality as those SUP
piled to the trade generally, and the
recommendation that no further pro-
ceedings will be taken in the premises.
The conclusion of the court adverse
to further proceedings based upon the
charges is as follows:
SIT has been developed in the course
of the inquiry, as recited in this re
port, that in some instances some in
dividuals failed to perform the full
measure of duty or to observe the
properties which dignified military
laws command; but the court is Of the
opinion that the mere stateme 1T of
official facts developed meets the end
of discipline, and that the interests of
tie service will be best subserysd if
further proceedings be not taken"
The objects of the court have evil
IDENTIFY been fulfilled. The evidence OF
q dozen or so men who testified that
the meat was all right, has outweighed
that OF several hundred who swore
that it was improper food, that it was
nauseating to the soldiers and pro-
duced sickness. But the findings
could not have been otherwise. The
beef had to be pronounced good. for it
never would have done to have said
officially that the soldiers of this
nation were fed on unwholesome food.
1t would have enraged the public, and
when the general reckoning is had in
1900 would have caused some who are
holding high places in the nation to
lose their jobs. Since the court
has said the beef was prime it must be
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Is forging ahead with its beet sugar
factory and other enterprises that have
been secured through the get up and
rustic of it's citizens.
Other places might be cited that
have worked againsG adverse cir cum
stances and yet accomplished much,
but further comparison is not neces-
sary to arouse the enterprising citizens
of The Dalles. They are convinced
they have the best location in the
Northwest and they know that by q
little effort on their part they can
make this the best town in Oregon.
We have every advantage that could
be offered to the manufacturer but we
have been content with our superior
commercial advantages. Now let US
learn lesson in enterprise from our
neighboring towns and forge to the
front as manufacturing city. Let
everyone who has an interest in the
welfare of The Dalles attend the club
meeting Saturday night. and help
demonstrate that we are awake, that
we are enterprising, and that we are
willing to put up money to advance
The tOwn
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CANNOT COME
HOME NOW
Volunteers in the Philip
pines Must Wait.

WASHINGTON, May I1.-In reply to
the cable of Adjutant General Corbin
last night in regard to the return of
volunteers, General Otis cabled this
morning:
MANILA, May 1l.-Adjutant-Gen-
eral, Washington: The volunteers
first to return are now at Negros, and
45 miles from Manila, at the front. II
is expected. that transports now ar
irving will take the returning volun-
teers.
"The volunteers understood that
they will begin to leave for the United
States the latter part of this month,
but they know the Importance of their
presence here at this time. and accept
the sacrifice, which the United States
interests make imperative. The Han
cock is now entering the harbor.
Transports returning this week carry
sick and wounded men. The Penn
| sylvania and ST. Paul are not logger
| needed in southern waters, where they
have been retained, hence 1 dispatch
transports. The Nelson and Cleve-
land brought freight and returned
without cargo OTIS. "
The Hancock, which General Otis
reports as entering the haroor, sailed
from San Frandisco April Is, carrying
the Twenty-first infantry, aud light
battery E, First artillery, in all "a
officers and 14'l enlisted men. Colone,
Jacob Cline, Twenty. First infantry.
commanding.
A later dispatch from General Otis
says:
MANILA, May U.-Adjutaut-Gen
eral, Washington: TIE health con-
ditions of the troops that arrived op
the Hancock are excellent, there being
but two deaths en- route, those of Priv
ates Dieo E. Jones and Elmer II.
| Cheyalier, COMPANIES Land 4 Twenty
first infantry, April "a and 26.
Otis"
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ALL ARE INTERESTED.

The opening of the Columbia to
navigation from Astoria to the head
| of navigable water is matter 10 which
every section of the InlaUd Empire is
directly Interested, for VIII n this is
accom- plished ali of Eastern Oregon aud
Washington, also the northern part of
Idaho. will be in closer touch with the
outside world through The operations
ofa freight rate that win place them
nearer on an equality with the pro.
ducers in more favored localities. At
present the most serious obstruction
TO navigation is the rapids between
The Dalles and Cello. and when this
Is overcome the products of much of
the Inland Empire will float down. the
river or be carried by rail at reduc-
tion of so per cent from present rates.
How or when this obstruction is to
be overcome is a matter yet to be deter
mined. That the boat railway will
and it is proposition that never
should have been considered because
of its impracticability, but now tnat it
has been discarded, the only means
possible is by canal and locks or
portage road. To construct The former.
judging from the time consumed in
the building of the canal and locks at
Cascades, it would afford little relief to
the present generation to consider
such an Improvement. Then the most |!
feasible plan is to ask the government
to construct a portage road. Such an
could be built within a |
year and would afford the relief which
the farmers miners, stockraisers and |
of the upper country de-
sire.
In the construction of such an i'm.
Drovement The Dalles in common
with all places to the east of here is
for whatever helps the
adjacent country helps this place.
Portland is alike interested in the
opening of the Columbia to navigation,
or the cheaper rates that are made
iown the river the more trade Will
.ome to that place. With SO much to
,e gained to the upper country through
he opening of the river it seems in.
.redible that it should have been so
ong delayed, and it will certainly be
N easy matter to interest the con-
.ressmen from this state, those of
daho, and at least one of the Wash
ngton representatives in the matter
# getting an appropriation for a
'ortage road.