The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-04-22
EDf7URIAL NOTES.

The Southern Pacific Raifaoad Com
paDy has Just placed an order in the
east for- 5000 new cars and 35 first
class engines. This would indicate
that there is to be great tide of travel
to the coast: - ~ -'','-s' =
80 :. =; .=.'...--a. -. D..
One of the humorous ideas of the.
day is that the. South American coun-
tries could ever be willing to return to
Spanish influences. The annexation
of Spain tos.Brazil would be more in
the nature of progress: - ss:S
A British judge has dlsallowed Lady
Harbur.on's claim for damages against
a landlord who declined to give the
lady rooms because she came in bloom
ers: The Judge is unreasonable He
wears a gown himsef-why should
he oppose the other sex making use Of
"compromfse pants?" -
Captain Leary., the to be governor
general of Guam. island in the Pacific,
will be allowed s5O. 900 year for the
expenses of his "kingdom" or s5 for
everyone, Of bis 10000 subjects. The
peoples money is being wasted in
many ways apa yet Imperialism is.
hardly more than a day zold.-East
.oregonian: a., s,,.3 = ;.
= A5St. Louis GIRLS reported to have
Tilted title foreigner because he made
inquiries at commercial agency re-
garding r.her efather's financial. stand,
ing Foreigners with title may as.
we'll .nnderstabd now and, for all time
thatthe American girl. while reaiy to.
buy, is too proud.to give bonds for the.
fulfillment-of her financial obligations
It. looks now= like. the. Mckinley;
"boow"' has aeinch on the presidential
omination for 1900. But since. he
has to. caEry. :Alger. Eagan and zen
balmed beef, on his shoulders, his
heavy. load. will make it .impossible:for
! him to win: for as a prominent. re-
publican has Saddle toll or anything
is better than .enbalmed. beef." And
there are many who .belieye it..
Secretary Alger says he will not
resign from President McKinley's
cabinet, butt will hold on till the end
unless some unforeseen accident oc-
ours. If Mckinley is the man he
ought to be the unforeseen will happen.
he cannot afford longer to force upon
the people, such bundle of incom.
potency as.Alger is. He should lose
mo time I'd removing Alger from his
official household.
.WhitelaW Reid, editor of the New
York Tribune, is. playing desperate,
game. He wants to be ambassador to,
Paris, and to secure that goal he must
first get Alger cashiered, by getting,
Horace Porter, present ambassador
to Paris, installed into the Office of
secretary Sc. of war at. Washington.
There. may be a good many slips be-
tween the. pursuit and possession of
Mr.. Reid's ambitions.
There will be no trouble between
Germany and Eng land and the United
States. There mig ht be though, were
such nonfcompos mentis country as
Spain one OF the party. Among the
civilized nations of the world the ten
dency is against bullets at every little
difference of opinion. Nations. as we'll
as peeple'realize that national honor
does hosrequire the knocking of of a
chip every time some one scowls. 4
Some Washington correspondents
are trying to make it appear that
Great Britain is anxious tso.trade her
West Ipdia spos session for the. Philin-
pines. Such an idea is wild. Great
Britain is not hunting for such "bar
gains'' .as the Philippines In their
presentssate. Whenever Uncle Sam
has whipped the Filipinos into subjec-
lion and Gan give asclear' title to the
islands, the British government might
talk trade,' but at present it is not in
the market: Few governments but
ours would buy war.
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