The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-04-06
Editorial Notes.

The Supreme Court has decided
that County warrants issued prior to
the passage of the law of Feby. L,
1898, reducing the legal rate of inter-
est from ten to eight per cent, and
duly presented and not paid for want
of funds, continue to draw ten per
cent, until paid. Warrants issued
since that date draw but eight per
cent, however.
In Mason County, Washington, ac-
cording to the American Newspaper
Directory for 1894, now in press, the
Shelton JOURNAL has a larger regular
issue than any other paper and the
Directory guarantees the accuracy of
the circulation rating accorded to this
paper by the offer of reward of 500,
payable to any person who will prove
that its actual issues were not as stat
ed.
EVERYTHING REPUBLICAN.-In NUM-
cipal and other elections held in the
following states Tuesday everything
went republican :Ohio, Iowa, Connec-
ticut, Michigan, Montana and the
Dakotas, Colorado, Missouri. Wiscon-
sin, Chicago, Illinois, Kansas, Mime
sofa and West Virginia. Nebraska
downed prohibition and the Women
suffragists elected their ticket in
Worthwhile, Kansas, the women voting
But not one democratic gain reported
anywhere by the press dispatches.
THE Ellensburgh Register says
sixty five feet is the record of total
depth of snow that has come down
during the winter on the summit oil
the Stevens Pass, and this depth will
hold good for almost the entire length
Of the Cascade range in the state
There is now twenty-five feet six
inches Oh the level in the mountains
and at last report it was still showing
without stint. Not in the knowledge
of the oldest inhabitant of the state
has so great a depth of snow fallen in
the mountains as has fallen this win
ter.
A 100000 lumber carrying craft is
something of anovelty even on Puget
Sound. Such Il ship made her ap-
pearance in tow at Port Blakely yes.
terday. She is the Hawaiian four
masted ship John Emma, Captain
Schnau, and is said to be the largest
craft ever on the Sound. Captain
Schnau was formerly captain of tn,
ship Challenger, more or less famil
lar bottom on Puget Sound. TIL.
John Emma will load part of her cargo
only at Port Blakely and will com
plete it at Port Gamble. She is t.
load for Port Perie.-Telcgraph.
Xxx
kRUG, Seattle's defaulting city treas
urer, gets seven years at hard labor il
the state penitentiary, and to pay til
costs of prosecution. This is a right
eous judgment, and the public syn,
pathy his political friends have er
deavored to evoke for the ''poor littl
German baker," has been fittingly re
buked. Dude Lewis is making heroi
efforts to keep the embezzler from tn
pen, but Seattle will deserve loss if
permits Krug to escape the penalty
1t is even putting a premium OF
thievery by permitting those VIII
used Krug as a cats-paw, to escap
justice.
The law regulating the collection
OF delinquent personal property take
could be scarcely more objectionabl
than 1t is. Immediately on thes
taxes becoming delinquent penalt,
OF five per cent together with twent,
per cent interest is added. This
bad enough, but when the tax collec
Tor is sent out at once with instruc
tions to collect the tax or seize enough
property which when sold will satisf,
the tax, we say it is wrong, and a Law
SO unjust should be at least modified
until it is brought within reason. PEG
pie DO not allow personal taxes t.
become delinquent if they can posi-
bly, pay them, and they should h,
given at least reasonable time If
which to obtain the money withou,
having their property confscated.-
Vidette.