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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-06-26
The Mason County Journal.
]. C ANGLE. Editor and Proprietor
City & County Official Paper
Editorial Notes.

THE Republican ticket is Mckinley
and Hobart; protection, reciprocity,
and the present money standard until
such time as other nations will CO.
operate to remonetize silver.
Xxx
A CORRESPONDENT of the Tacoma
Union, not to be outdOne by another
who has suggested a set of names for
the Democratic ticket, presents a ticket
for the populists, headed by Ignatius
Donnelly, of Mimi, for president and
Farmer" Todd, of King county, for
u. S. Senator and so ON. Is our
Farmer Todd" trying to work some
thing in King county, and holding Ma
son for reserve?
The Pr. says "the composition of
legislative bodies furnishes q very
instructive lesson to the extent to
which tie choice of a profession de-
termines a mans career" in that
most legislative bodies are composed
of more lawyers, than OF any other
trade or profession. Many people be-
lieve that the profession would be the
better if it did not attract, so many
persons OF mediocre ability, and tax
payers agree that they would be bet
ter off as a general thing, if fewer
lawyers reached the legislature to
plan laws that could be construed to
the future profit of the lawyers.
~
THE populist district convention
held at Tacoma Tuesday selected
Farmer" Todd as one of the st Louis
delegates, and S. d. Hicks for alternate.
The chief features OF the convention
were the defeat of Mary E. Hobart, our
Mary Ellen Lease, who wanted to go
to St. Louis; the adoption of free
silver plank and the defeat of the OPP
position to Office holders sitting as
delegates. While strong pleas were
made for the party to keep in the
"middle of the road" the silver plank
is so arranged that fusion could be
made The district conventions held
in Spokane and Yakima also favored
fusion, but at. Colfax fusion with the
silver forces was opposed.
CHARLES II. AVER, receiver of the
Williamson Logging Co., and prom
inent Olympia attorney. and chairman
of the republican county central CON-
mittee, has rendered his resignation as
such to the committee. In doing so
he assigns as reason that he is no
longer in accord with the republican
party. rs the party with which he
has heretofore affiliated has declared
for gold standard, and as he believes
that the prosperity of the country
and the cause of humanity demand
the recognition of silver, he feels cal
led upon to resign the Craftsmanship
of the county committee and with
draws from the party, and in doing SO
addresses lengthy letter to the COM
mittne
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-06-26

THE Republican ticket is Mckinley
and Hobart; protection, reciprocity,
and the present money standard until
such time as other nations will CO.
operate to remOnetize silver.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-06-26

TURNER and Attorney General
Jones, of Spokane, Aver, of Thurston,
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-06-26

j. HIN D. GEoGHEGAN, pronounced
Ga-gan) of Vancouver. a prominen,
republican, died last Friday, of heart
troubles.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-06-26
Agents wanted 81 ;! ! !! 20
Life of MCKINLEY.

H4AO VI 4VAS4A44N LILY i
AND GARRETT A. HOBART, of N. J.
Republican Candidates for President and Vice
President, by ROBT. P. PORTER, the noted
journalist. present editor of the Cleveland
World, and intimate friend Of MCKINLEY for
twenty years. Absolutely the only authentic
LIFE OF MCKINLEY published For more
than two years in preparation. and the only
work that has received the endorsement of MAI
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The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-12-04
RAPiNE AND MURDER.
Weyier's Campaign Of determination On
der Full Hesdway

CINCINNATI, Dec IA special to the
Commercial Tribune from Key West
says: From all reports from Madrid,
near whore Weyler is now, the work
of destruction is being carried out
fully. The Spanish army sweeps eve-
rything before it, killing beeves that
1T can not use. burning cane fields and
small stores with their provisions and
leaving a white waste of ruin aud des-
olation in its wake.
People vainly implore Weyier tA
leave them provisions to keep them
alive, but his brutal officers refuse
with oaths and insulting words, il not
worse. Over 300 refugees have come
into Mariel since Weylcr went out this
last time, all giving the same story OF
rapine, plumber aud murder by the
Spapiards.
A Spanish guerrilla captain named
Colzazo is accused of numbering over
100 persons in the valleys 100 miles
south OF Mariel during the latter part
of November. In one instance he is
accused of combining a number of wom-
en- and girls in church. and after
they had been repeatedly abused and
maltreated by his men, burning the
building with them in it.
Many other outrages. all as horrible
as possible, are charged to him and his
company.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-12-04

BURNED TO THE GROUND.
st. Monicas Catholic Church at Atlantic
city, n. j., Destroyed-Two Lives Lost.

st. Monicas Catholic Church ut Atlantic
city, N. j., Destroyed-Two Lives Lost.
ATLANTIC CITY, n. j.. Dec. 3.-St.
Monicas Catholic church, situated in
the lower section of the city, known as
Chelsea, took fire while Father Petri
was celebrating mass, and was burned
to the ground between s and 10 a. IN
When the building collapsed there
was several firemen on the
inside who were caught in
the debris, two of whom were killed.
They are: VIM. Dougherty, aged As.
former assistant engineer of the fire
department, and member of the
Good Win hook and ladder company.
Thomas Lennig. aged 81, engineer OF
the chemical engine of the Chelsea fire
company No e.
ahe original cost of the church
without the ground was $40. 900, but
more has been expended upon it since,
The insurance amounts to Sl2, 900.
The origin of the fire is believed by
Father Petri to have been due to de.
fective fiues, although they had but
recently been put III, and were sup
posed to be in perfect order.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-12-04
A FIVE-MILE GORGE
OF Ice in the Chippewa River, ana
Still Growing
CHIPPEWA FALLS IN IMMINENT PERIL.
Inch by Inch the Waters Rise, and a
Break of the Gorge Means Destruc-
ton to the Village and All
In It's Pathway.
ANXIETY Doepeus at Chippewa rans.

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis, Dec -Anx
,ety fills every heart in this pace for
the ice gorge above the city is growing
larger and more formidable every
hour. should it break, the pent-up
waters behind it would sweep the viii
lape from the earth. Enough water is
escaping to drive the residents to
higher ground. Inch by inch the re-
lentless flood is crawling up.
and there has been general
scramble to remove household
goods and merchandise to places of
comparative safety. The river has at
tanned maximum height of % feet.
and the business portion of the city
has been abandoned. Large retail
stores have moved their effects TO
places of safety, and over fifty stores,
restaurants, saloons and shops are
flooded TO the depth of three feet. The
river con tinues to rise at the rate OF
two inches an hour, and ruin and
devastation follow in the path of the
waters. The river here is three quar-
ters of a mile wide, and it's surface
is covered with anchor ice to "A
depth varying from ten to thirty feet.
] he most stu bborn resistance offered
by the obstruction is in that portion of
the river between the wagon bridge
and the central railroad bridge, about
half mile in length. The gorge con-
tinues to grow in extent. 1t is over
five miles long and in some places 30 to
80 feet high. 1t completely dams the
river, and this is what is causing
the rapid rise of the river here.
The heavy rains of last week were
followed by sudden freeze. which
quickly massed the floating ice in the
Chippewa, and the swiftly-runnlug
current continually added to it till it
reached its present gigantic proper
tons, Below here the Chippewa is
falling.
report that another gorge is form
ing at Little Falls, 30 miles above here,
has been brought in and increased the
alarm, as in case of it's breaking sud
denly the whole city would be swept
away.
At Flambeau Farm, Is miles above
this city, another ice gorge has
formed. The river has overlooked its
banks and inundated the country to
the extent OF 20 miles on either side.
Domestic animals have persisted by
the score, farms and farmhouses are
flooded, aud the losses will reach into
the hundreds of thousands. These re-
ports are meager and uncorroborated.
but 1t is safe to estimate that at least
5000 horses, cows and hogs met death
In the flood.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-12-04
Ere In BIenheim Palace.

LONDON. Dec. a.-The Globe pub
fishes special dispatch from Wood
stock saying that a fire occurred in
the grand salon of Blenheim palace,
the residence of the duke and duchess
of Mari borough. the extent of the
damage is not stated
The fire was extinguished by the
hremen attached to the Blenheim
household. The flames were confined
to the roof of the salon, which was
considerably damaged.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-12-04
VICTIM OF FOOTPADS.
William T.. Counts Waylaid and Fatally
Assaulted at ReeIsville, Ind.

william T.. Counts Waylaid and Fatally
Assaulted at ReeIsvilie, Ind.
GREENCAsTLE, Ind, Dec. 3.-William
4. Counts, one of the most prominent
men OF this county, was murdered
Tuesday night at Reelsville, where he
was in the drug business. Mr..
Counts had closed his store and
was on his way home when he
was waylaid by two footpads. He re-
sisted their order to throw up his
hands and was Immediately shot in the
head by one of the footpads. They
both then made good their escape.
Counts fingered for few hours but
did not regain consciousness. He leaves
widow and one child. The police
from this city and a mob of neighbor-
ing farmers are securing the country
for miles around for the murderers.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-12-04

HAVANA, Dee. "A party of rebels
made an attack Tuesday evening upon
the town of Guanabac in the
province of Havana, near this city.
The fire of the attacking party was
returned by :he garrison and the
rebels were repulsed. Before retiring
the rebels set fire to house which
was destroyed. The rebels left one
man dead on the field and the garrison
also had one man killed.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-12-04
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CHILDREN CREMATED.


ALTON, ILL.,, Dec. 3.-The home of Mr.
and Mrs. William Lewis, worthy col
ored people living at North Alton, was
destroyed by fire at a late hour Tues
day afternoon, and their two children,
two and four years old, were crema-
ted The mother had locked the chill
dren in the house and gone upon an
errand and when she returned her
home was mass of flames, and it was
too late TO rescue the Children.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-12-04
ore shipping Season WIN close Early.

NEGAUNEE, Mich, Dec. g. -Owing to
unexpectedly severe weather the ore
shipping season VIII close earlier than
anticipated. Great difficulty is found
in unloading ore from ears to docks
and from docks to vessels as it freezes
solidly.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-12-04
In Favor of a strike.

CHICAGO, Dec. "A special from Co
lumbus, o, says: State President NJ.
G. Ratchford of the United Mine
Workers expressed himself emphatical-
ly Tuesday in favor of strike of the
Pittsburgh miners in case the opera
tors refuse to grant the six cents adj
vance asked for.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-12-04

CHICAGO, Dec a.-The trial of Pri-
vate James ID. Allen, of the Fifteenth
United States infantry, who shot and
killed Private Daniel NJ. Call, of the
same regiment, at Ft. Sheridan, March
20 last, was continued by Judge Gross
cup until Decem Der l5 at the request
of the prisoners counsel.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-12-04
BY Order of the Cnurt.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Dee. a.-United
States Judge Barr ordered the sale OF
the property of the Kentucky & In
diana Bridge Co. for the benefit of
the holders of S3,000,0 900 worth of
bonds. The property consists of a
bridge across the Ohio terminals, the
New Albany belt road and the New
lbany street car system
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-12-04
WILLIAM STEiNWAY.
Funeral Services at His Late Home and at
Liederkranz Hall, New York

New YORK, Dec. 3.-Private funeral
services were held this morning over
the remains of William Steinway at
his late residence, Gramercy Park.
Only the members of the fami-
ly and relatives were present.
Rev. DR.. Charles II. Eaton, pas.
tor of the Church of the Divine
Paternity, read the simple Presby-
terian service. At the conclusion of
the services the body was removed to
the hall of the Liederkranz society,
where public services were held. Per-
sons prominent in almost every walk
of life attended the public services.
The body was inferred in Greenwood
cemetery.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-12-04
An Unfouutied Rumor.

CANTON, O., Dec. a.-The rumors
from Washington and elsewhere that
Gen. c. II. Grosvenor, OF Ohio, has been
asked by Maj. MeKinley's friends in
congress to become candidate for the
speakership against Mr.. Reed are I'M
founded. Neither Maj. Mckinley nor
his friends want him or anyone else
to oppose Mr. Reed
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-12-04
MUST GO TO PRISON.
Sentence Against Calculator of Obscene
Literature y I'll med.

Literature a I'll med.
division No. OF the supreme court
Tuesday Judge CAN'T affirmed the
sentence of }. w, Van Wye, who was
convicted in st. Joseph on a charge of
circulating obscene literature and
sentenced to two years in the peni-
Tertiary. Van Wye was an agent of
Kansas City newspaper He is in jail
in Kansas City, and Marshal 5. C.
holland, of the supreme court, went
there Tuesdly night to transfer him
to the penitentiar
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-12-04
HEAVY SNOW STORMS
IN the Cascade Mountains Impeding Traf-
fic In Eastern Oregon.

hc In Eastern Oregon.
PORTLAND, Ore. Dec. 3.-Heavy snow
storms in the Cascade mountains and
eastern Oregon are seriously impeding
frame on overland railway lines. Two
hrongh passenger trains on the Ore
gon Railway & Navigation Co. IS lines,
the coast connection of the Union Pa
cine, which have been blocked for two
Gays between bonneville and Bridal
Feii' arrived late Tuesday night with
large number of storm bound pas
Sengers So far the Southern Pacific
mas had no trouble. but Northern Pa
enc trains have been delayed some
what In eastern Oregon the storms
nave caused serious loss of live stock.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-12-04

WASHINGTON. Dee. 3.-Mr. Hatch, the
Haw allan minister to the United
States, accompanied by Mr.. Cooper
minister OF foreign affairs of the re
public of Hawaii, called upon Secre-
tary olney at the department of state.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-12-04

MADISON, Wis, Dec. 3.--The board oil
election canvassers has just completed
its labors and finds that Mckinley
electors received PCS, 1875 as against
los, 52s for the Bryan electors
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-12-04
Reign Of Terror and TumuIt-The City
nOOnIcn.

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis, Dec. 3.-Con-
fusion reigns in Chippewa Falls, and
the thoroughly people are
making every effort to leave as little
Tor the incoming waters to destroy as
they possibly can. Two hundred teams
ana drays have rushed hither and
thlther all night and all day, and
the streets are Uttered with various
Kinds of merchandise which spilled
over the sides and ends of the
overloaded wagons as they were hur-
rled TO places of safety. The water re-
NAMED stationary until about a. M.
Vhen 1t began to rise rapidly, and inside
OF Tour hours an additional rise of Is
inches had been registered The river
at 10 a. N. was "a feet high and rising
business is abandoned and the city is
In state of tumult.
AT 2:3O p. m. to-day the water was 81
ieet above low water mark, and still
rising, The greatest excitement pre-
Falls. There is no hope of breaking
the ice gorge with dynamite and the
work has been abandoned. That the
city is doomed is admitted by all.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-12-04
An Ominous sign.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis, Dec. 3.--There is
no flood here and the Chippewa is
slowly falling, but this only increases
the alarm, because it indicates that
water is accommodating at Chippewa
Falls and elsewhere above. The ice
pack at Badger Mills, half way be.
tween Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls
IS plling higher, aud ever ything seems
TO Indicate that the river is choking
up more and more
AT Porterville, three miles below
this city, families which have moved
out OF their houses on the fats, about
hfty persons in all, are sleeping in the
schoolhouse and the church and at
their neighbors' houses. There is a
general scare here and in this vicinity,
although nothing serious can happen
mere for two or three days under
present conditions.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-12-04
Tralfic Nnannnded

WAUsAU, Wis, Dee. 3.-All ira file on
the st. Paul railroad between this city
and Merrill has been indefinitely sus-
pended, owing to the water and ice
that covers the track at Heights for
distance of nearly a mile.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-12-04

CANTON. O., Dee. 3.-Chief Clarksor
of the G. A. r. and staff arrived here
en- route westward, and called on Maj.
Mckinley.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-11-20
A River of Uncertain Mind.

If there is IA river that does not know
its own mind, the Wabash is that same
rivulet 1t winds about III the lowlands,
sometimes deep, sometimes shallow /;
sometimes broad and again so narrow
that we could set our paddles against
the bank and pole along. 1t seems TO
realize its mission is to run southwest
and TO try steadfastly to follow its des-
tiny. But the spirit Of vagaries seems
TO possess it, so that it bends about to
the north and tries to find the chain Of
lakes. Itstrikes out boldly for the west
as if nothing less than the great Missis-
sippi would satisfy its longings, and
then it swings away 10 the left ano
glides over trailing MOSES, wooing the
odors Of the southland.
Sometimes it runs through woodlands,
whore a fallen tree across its course
drives canoe and voyagors to dry land.
Sometimes the gravel CRATES against the
yielding cedar wood and passengers
must go overheard and follow, wading,
till deeper water runs beneath the keel.
Sometimes the currents are swift and
the paddles are scarcely needed, and
again the waters spread out into dim
ping lake, and we cross with two di-
vergent lines running from the Prov
the canoe at the point of PROSTATE
pyramid. Leroy Armstrong in New
Bohemian.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-11-20
How They Got wheels.

''It seems a trifie queer to see every
body on wheels nowadays" said q
member of the Curbstone club, but nc
doubt if we could get the private finan-
cial history Of many Of these bicycles
their ownership would seem "A triflc
queer. Out in my neighborhood lived a
thrifty old colorcd woman who had
worked hard at washing and ironing for
a good many years and had bought lit
tie home place bit of IA tumble down
old house, with ground enough for a
piece of cornfield and a cabbage patch.
She had four daughters. very swell
young colored women, who lived out in
the city and wore detachable collars and
eyeglasses as neat finish TO their other
elegant attire Not long ago the old
mother died, and bless me if those four
colored bellies didn't go right to work,
sell the house and lot and buy them
selves each a fine bicycle. louisville
Courier-Journal
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-11-20

A traveller is especially struck with
the fine roads in France, of which the
people are justly proud. The govern
ment keeps up perfect system of care
ana inspection, and wherever one goos
he may be sure Of finding the principal
roads in excellent condition. They are
often bordered with trees for miles and
are in perfect state ior bicycle riders.
All the underbrush small twigs and
even the lower branches Of the trees
have been cut for frewood, and not IA
twig is wasted. All are gathered and
tied up in bundles ready for use. Every
foot Of ground is cultivated, or so it
seems to strangers. There are noun
tains and barren places where nothing
will grow, but every bit of ground that
can produce anything is made to do so.
The winter is so mild south Of the Loire
that vegetables are flourishing in the
gardens at all times. There are, Of
course, certain seasons for the different
ones, except the haricots verts (string
beans) and the dwarf radishes. Thesa
are always in season, and the quantities
eaten in France must be enormous.
The fields are not generally separated
by fences or hedges. The dividing line
is. however, clearly shown by the sort
of grain growing in them. As most Of
the farmers keep sheep the absence of
fences necessitates the shepherd or the
shepherdess.
Wherever one sees small number Of
sheep there is also to be seen "A guardian
with them. Alas, it is not the beautiful
shepherdess Of the poets and painters. l
suspect she never existed, except in the
fertile brain Of these artists.
In reality the shepherdess is often an
old woman, who leads her flock from
one spot to another, TRANQUILITY knitting
a stocking while her sheep nibble the
grass. -Pittsburg Dispatch.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-11-20
School NJ OteS,

MIR. Ely has nice window garden in
his Office.
The primary grades are all studying
the story of the Pilgrims.
Miss Dunlap is making collection Of
birds nests which will be used in her
reading classes.
Rev. Jones and Rev. Jefferson visited
school Monday morning and conducted
the chapel exercises.
The following lineup for the return
game with The North Michigan Normal
team to be played on the college campus
Saturday is reported by Manager
Northon Foote r. e., Vought, r. t.,
Gargett, r. g., Howe, c., Fuller, l. g.,
Downing, |. t., Tellus, l. e., Brock, r.
h. b., Sidebotham, l. h. b., Nelson, q. b.,
Tubbs, f. b., Holmes, substitute.