The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1893-11-10
COUNTY, WASHINGTON FRIDAY NOVEMBER TO- 1888
News of All Sorts.

Ihe logging business at Stanwood Is
pretty lively. Over 100000 feet OF
logs were recently foated down the
river in that district
According to the West Coast Trade
this seasons mining business, while
freer than usual from sensational finds
which did not pan out, has been more
profitable than previous years.
The president has named the COM
mission TO appraise the Puyallup Res
ervation. One halls from Georgia,
one from Ohio and one from Illinois,
selected with a view to their ignorance
OF western boom values. The Indians
would have made "stake" had they
been free to dispose OF their lands two
years ago.
Seven persons were rudely cut down
before their time, in, Portland one fog
gy morning last week. A street car
ran into the draw from the Madison
street bridge, and these were carried to
the bottom, while as many more es-
capped by jumping on the bridge or
into the water There was insufficient
precautions against the danger of the
open draw.
Mrs. Dorcas Norris, well-known
colored woman, died last week at the
age of 1O0 years. She came from
Mexico to California in the early days,
and in 1864 came to Portland, where
she has since resided. She has been
unable to work for sixteen years, and
has been cared for by Il woman whose
parents she had faithfully served years
ago.
Round trip excursion rates of $27 80
have been made from Portland to San
Francisco for the mid-wintey fair. 1t
looks as if the S. p. would muzzle what
little prospect for success the fair has,
just as the Worlds Fair Was effected
by the hoggishness OF the railroads.
However the steamship lines from the
Sound will see the point and fix their
rates accordingly.
Since the burning of the sawmill of
S. A. Estes, near Elma, few days
ago, the suspicion has strengthened
that it was the work of an incendiary,
and possibly one of the mills crew.
Bad feelings have existed for some
time, and onlya week or two since
somebody drove heavy spike into a
saw log, completely running an expen-
sive saw. The loss is about $4,000.
c. T. White, president Of the Wash
ington and Oregon shingle manufac-
turers' association, has called meet
ing in Seattle on the 10Th instant, to
consider the best methods for lifting
the shingle business from the demoral
lied conditions which now exists, and
to agree upon II plan for future work
which will improve the present market
and regulate aud establish better
price for shingles next year.
Mrs. Ann Rigney, one of the pio-
neers of Washington, died on her
homestead near Lake View Monday
forenoon, after an illness of one week.
The cause Of death is ascribed to old
age, as she was in her seventy-frst
year and had been feeble for some
time past. Mrs. Rigney was one Of
the oldest pioneers of the state. having
crossed the plains with her husband.
James Rigney, in 1856, and settled in
the Puget Sound country. For many
years after arriving here they resided
at Steilacoom, and were also old resi-
dents of Tacoma.
Strikers often, in their intense ha-
tired urged by INSCRIPTIONS leaders,
do things against more sensible fell
lows, which bar them and their cause
from the sympathies of the people.
For instance, striking glass blowers
put some kind of powerful acid on the
mouth pieces Of men employed in
their places, in Wheeling glass fac
tory the other day, and several of the
workmen were badly burned. The
mouth of one man was literally eaten
away and his stomach burned SO that
he died in terrible agony. No clew
has been found to the cowardly pur-
petrators of this horrible deed.
Col. Albert A. Pope, president of the
Columbia Bicycle company, is a
strong advocate OF any scheme that
will improve the system of roads over
the country and enlarge the field for
the sale of his machines. His latest
idea is proposition for graduated
inheritance tax, the proceeds to be
devoted to road building and improve
ment His plan is to tax estates of
over $4,000 and up to $1000,000 l
per cent, and per cent on sums over
the latter amount up to $5,0O0,000,
and L per cent increase for each addi-
tional $5,000,000. Col Pope argues
that "if each state were to establish Il
tax on leyacies and inheritances such
as proposed, and devote the money so
obtained to the construction and main
tenance of roads, in few years the
older and more populous states would
be provided with roads equal to those
Of England, France and Switzerland,
and good roads, when rightly con-
structed, can be maintained at compa-
ratively small cost; and as the wealth
of the states increased the succession
tax would furnish sufficient revenue to
meet all expenses of the state after
paying for the maintenance of roads,
thus relieving the people from all di-
rect taxation for state purposes"
This use for the revenue might recon
cile us TO the fairness of the idea of
taxing Inheritance.