The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-12-21
Editorial Notes.

TACOMA Is preparing 10 give Uen.
Booth, of the Salvation Army hearty
welcome on the 29th
WASHINGTON gets the lions share OF
the appropriation for public surveys,
$28, GOO having been allotted.
The Pr. has started out its investi-
eating party to see what, if anything
ails old Rainier, this winter. 1t is
not probable that the party will get
near enough to find out.
TwENTy-ONE years ago last Saturday,
Dec. 18th, 1873. the Northern Pacific
Railroad made its advent to Puget
Sound, the occasion of great deal
Of rejoicing in the embryo city OF
Tacoma.
The Washington Standard has
found great discrepancy between the
assessed valuation and the selling price
of timber lands held by the Northern
Pacific railroad company. Four sec
tions of land held at $49,O43.56: are
only assessed at $1,000.
The United States has thirty mod
ern vessels, including three torpedo
boats and a dispatch boat: Great
Britain has eighty-two armored vessels
1877 unarmored vessels and POI torpedo
boats. Our navy is manned by 1000
men; the English navy has about
500 900 men.
The Case has been APPEALED to the
general land office, and it is under
stood, if the State does not secure pos
session Of section rs there, the case
will he brought into United States
district court % this State TO set aside
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
WITK this issue the JOURNAL enters
upon its ninth volume, having closed
is eight years Of existence in Shelton
and Mason county last week. The
friends Of this paper deserve consider
able thanks for their generous patron
age, which has enabled the JOURNAL
to become above the average for
country newspapers.
The people arc full OF instructions
to the coming Legislature as to the
wants o! the people. Outside of thu
senatorial question, which they want
settled in short order, they ask for
laws looking to the more economical
administration OF AFFAIRS generally
and the removal of red-tape methods
i'll existing laws.
If the Wilson bill had passed intact
the recent sale of fifty millions OF
bonds, would have been double that
sum. The government is going down
ward fast enough as it is, without the
complete plunge into national poverty
The New York Sun says: "While the
folly is done, we may be thankful that
it is no worse, and hope that the future
may restore both health and security
to the management of our national
affairs"
THE next legislature meets on Mon
day, January IA, being the second
Monday in the month. The constitu-
ton provided that the first and second
legislatures should meet on the We'd
nesday after the first Monday in Janu-
airy, but that the time OF meeting Of
subsequent sessions might be changed
by the legislature. The legislature o.
1891 accordingly provided that subse-
quent sessions should convene on the
second Monday OF January.
THERE is some discussion over tht
custom of employing convlcts in peni-
tentiaries, to act as accountants.
Wherever CROOKED work" is possible,
such conyicts may be expected to d.
it again. On the other hand, this al
loting Of "soft snaps" to the genteel
thieves who have been sentenced to
imprisonment at hard labor" is not
an especially disagreeable outlook to
those who have always escaped
manual labor and deserve harder
treatment.
A NEW band OF commonwealers is
said to be enroute for Olympia, timed
to reach the seat OF government about
the time the legislators arrive. The
band is composed of about 125 mer
who have been ut work on irrigation
bitches near Ellensburg, in which the
projectors have encountered difficult
ties. This "thir,l house" wants an
anti-time check law passed, and other
legislation, and thinks the petition
in boots" will accomplish the desired
ends.
IN New Orleans last Friday night,
another pugilist got his everlasting
knockout, when George Lavigne fatal
~ injured Andy Bowen in a prize
fight. Precious few reg gets are ex-
pressed for the dead gladiator, and as
this is the second fatal knockout
within two months, it is probable
that every city in the country will
prohibit such brutal exhibitions in
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