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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-11-20
Alaska Gold Output.

| u. b. Swineheart, of Alaska Mining
Record, who is now in Seattle, in
reviewing the work of the vast season
among the gold mines of Alaska, re-
ports that excellent progress has been
made, and that the output is larger
than that of last year by nearly ST. 500
700. His estimate of the product of
quartz mines is $2.355,OOO which is in
creased by the product of the various
placer districts to $4670,O00.
Last years estimated output was
$3,OOO,O00s so that this year has exceed
ed last year by 81 $4,000. The num-
Der of mines has been largely increased
Over 1900 people went to Alaska
this season, of whom 80 per cent, were
either directly or indirectly interested
in mining. OF these about 5000 went
by way of Juneau to Yukon and about
1000 from Juneau to Cook Inlet.
Juneau has grown considerably, at
least 1000 being added to the number
of its residents, also Douglas City, on
the island of that name right opposite
Juneau, has had large increase Of
population, owing to the increased
activity at the Treadwell mines there.
The number of stamps has also been
increased by IS during the past season
An addition of five stamps was made
at the Nowetl company's mill at Sheep
creek; there was new mill of ten
stamps built at Funter's bay by the
Alaska WIlloughby Co; also one OF the
same size was erected in the Berner's
Bay district by the Juallin Co. The
peculiar name of this company is made
up from the names Juneau, Alaska,
and Indiana, good part of the capital
employed coming from that state.
The number of men who did work
sometime during the season in the
Yukon district, however, could only
have been about 1000, and at the Inlet
of the 5000 who went there, not more
than 500 did any work to speak of.
Of course, says Mr.. Swinehart, they
did prospecting, but they didn't get
down to actual work. In southeast
ern Alaska there were about !, 800 men
employed.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-11-20
Lumber in the TranSvaal.

w. A. Boss, of Flint, Michigan, who
is just back from three years resi-
dence in the "Rand," the gold country
of the Transvaal, in South Africa, in.
forms correspondent Of the Chicago
Timberman that the Grand" is desti
tute of timber growth, save of limit
ed quantity of small timber suitable
only for mine props. As immense
quantity of lumber and timber is used
about johannesburg in mine work,
but it is practically all imported.
The receipts come via Delagoa Bay,
and are largely of fir from Washington,
u. S. A., but good deal of pine is
also received from Norway, as well as
Kauri wood from Australia. The big
importing concern of the country is
the Lingham Lumber Co., of Johannes
nurg, whose regular receipts are one
cargo a week. The stuff is received in
the form of large timber, and is
re-sawed into suitable dimensions at
the company's mills at johannesburg.
These mills were most thoroughly
wrecked as an incident to the terrible
dynamite explosion last spring, but
have been since entirely rebuilt. A
planning mill is a part of the equip
ment. The entire plant is fitted out
with American machinery.
Mr.. Boss tells me that lumber, ow-
ing to it's cost, does not largely enter
into the house construction in johann
nesburg, or any part of the Boer coun-
try for that matter. The skeleton
frame work is of wood, but the cover.
ing of both sides and roof is of cor
rugated iron. Johannesburg has a
population of 100000 at the present
time, is the chief city of South Africa,
and bids fair to. be eventually many
times its present size. Three lines Of
railway connect it with the coast, at
Cape Town, Delagoa bay and Port
| Elizabeth. The first named port is
! 100 miles distant, and the other two
between five and six hundred.-N. w.
Lumberman.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-11-20
Legislative Prospects.

I several dispatches yesterday indi
cate that there is great reason to hope
that much will be accomplished at the
short session of congress this winter
that needs to be accomplished. 1t is
not probable that the five silver senat-
ors will be able to obstruct tariff legis-
lation as they did at the last session,
in fact only three of them show anv
inclination to persist in that policy.
All the others are opposed to it.
Congressman Newlands, one of the
foremost representatives of the silver
sentiment, not only declares his own
opposition to the policy OF obstruction,
but says his party will favor tariff
legislation in every way. Senator
Sherman thinks the Dingley bill can
be amended and passed, and that its
passage will remove all necessity for
special session, by providing the
government with sufficient revenue to
meet all its expenses. It is the only
measure that can have any chance
this session. While it is not salts
factory protective measure, if it can be
passed, and if President Cleveland will
sign it, or permit it to become law, it
will do much to reassure the country
and to hasten the return of prosperity.
But unless it can be amended in many
important respects it will not remove
the necessity for future tariff legislation
which must be more or less unsettling
to business. 1t is of all things desira-
BILE to have the tariff question finally
settled and disposed of when it is taken
up for consideration.
One sentence in Congressman's New
lands interview deserves to be remem-
bered and thoroughly considered.
"The people have given the republican
party contract for the restoration of
prosperity" he says. This is true, and
the republican party will do we'll to
fulfill its promises. In order to fulfill
them it will be necessary to settle all
questions in regard to tariff, and settle
them finally, and then to take up and
dispose of the money question. That
question will not be SO easily disposed
of, and the party will need to bring to
its consideration all the ability it can
command. 1t needs to settle for two
reasons, both of which are very i'm
portant. First, because business must
remain more or less unsettled while it
is under consideration, and second, be-
cause whatever settlement is made it's
value needs to be tested, and proved be-
fore another presidential election oc-
ours, or all the ground fought over in
the last campaign will have to be
fought over again, and all that is now
won will likely to be lost. The party
must prove its success or the people
may not sustain it.-Ledger.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-11-20
Voting Machines.

With all it's merits, the Australian
ballot is proving very cumbersome, as
we'll as expensive. The apparatus OF
the Australian system is estimated to
have cost the people between $12,OOO,-
600 and Sis, 600, 900 at the recent elec-
ton. Added to this is the great labor
involved in the counting of the votes,
although with the amendments of the
existing law elsewhere proposed it need
not involve the amount OF delay in
announcing the result, which is borne
with no little impatience by the peo-
pie.
Realizing these conditions, the new
constitutions of New York and Massa-
chusetts give permission for the use of
voting machines in any county or pre-
cinct that may decree their employ
ment. This is the first year in which
they have been tried at presidential
election. Worcester, Mass, a town
somewhat smaller than st. Paul, cast
its vote last Tuesday by means of forty
eight such machines. The apparatus
is said to be something (which defes
the sorceries and tricks of the most de-
praved ballot box stuffer. It is some.
thing that cannot be beaten, that reg
listers certainly and secretly the will of
every voter"
The apparatus is in principle the
same as cash register. The voting
is done by simply pushing in knob
for each ticket or each candidate vot-
ed for. A knob once pushed in does
not return until the voter leaves the
booth, so that repeating" is impOs-
sible. The machine counts and re-
cords each vote as it is put in; and
when the polls close door on the back
is opened and the total number of
votes given for each candidate is seen
at glance. There is no counting of
ballots, and no possibility of disturb
| ing the count as registered. Itreduces
the cost of elections to minimum,
insures absolute secrecy, and, in short,
seems to have so much to recommend
lii that it will not be surprising if at
the next presidential election it will be
found in extensive use in many of the
states.-St. Paul Pioneer Press.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-11-20


veto it. So that ii passed by the SEN
ate, it is reasonably certain to become
a law.
Senator Butler, the Populist Chair
man, rather rubbed it in on the demo-
Gratis when he issued an address to the
country putting all the blame for de-
feat on them and asserting that the
populists will be the principal op-
ponents of the republicans. in 1900.
The address has made the democrats
hopping mad, but Butler thinks them
of so little consequence now that he
doesn't care.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-11-20

TwENTY-THREE colleges in the United
States we're founded before the begin
ming of this century. Among the
leading ones are: Harvard, 1886,
William and Mary, 1893; Yale, 17Ol;
University of Pennsylvania, .174O;
Princeton, 1746; Washington and Lee,
1749; Columbia. 1854; Brown, 1764;
Rutgers, 1866; Dartmouth, 1863;
Hamden- Sidney, 1775; Washington,
fMd., l7S2, and Dickinson, 1765.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-11-20

Good advice: Never leave home on.
. journey without bottle Of Chamber
lain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. For sale by Frank Tuell.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-11-20
The Presidential Contests.

| The vote for Presidents for the past
~ years shows that the American
citizen is very independent being.
In 1876 the democrats had q ma
]orlty of the popular vote and the
electoral vote was so close that it took
Congress to decide who had won, as
finally decided Hayes had only 1876
votes to Tilden's 1S4. It looked then
as though the democrats were sure to
win at the next election, but Garfield
beat Hancock in 1880 SO electoral
votes, having 214 to Hancock's 155.
But in 1884 for the first time since
the election of Buchanan in 1856 the
democrats won by elec:ing Cleveland
over Blaine. He won by 81 electoral
votes getting 219 to Blaine's 1872. In
1883 the pendulum swung back and
Harrison beat Cleveland in the elector-
al college, receiving 233 votes to Cleve-
lands 1853, a majority of IS, though
Cleveland had a popular majority of
$4,000.
The republicans were doomed to de-
feat again in 1892. Cleveland beat
Harrison 1872 votes in the electoral
college, having 277 to Harrison's 145
and % votes went to Weaver. He al
so had a popular majority of $4,000.
In the election just closed, 1895,
Mckinley beats Bryan by the largest
popular majority ever polled, being
over million. OF the electoral vote
he will receive at least 274.
Mckinley will have many votes to
spare in the electoral college, and his
popular plurality will be the largest
ever recorded. 1t will probably reach
LOCO, 900, which will be seen from the
following table of popular pluralities
to be far greater than any that has
been given to successful candidate
heretofore:
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-11-20

XkTANTED-aEVERALF FAIFHFUL MHN Ok
w women to travel for responsible establish
ed house in Washington. Salary TSO. payable
3ls weekly and expenses. Position permanent.
ksfereuce. Enclose self-addressed stamped On
velope. The National. Star building, chicago.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-11-20

CHICAGO polled 46,055 more votes
than New York, at the late election
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-11-20

Toilet and Sachet Powders Combs and Brushes Chnos Skins fine
Toilet Soaps Tusses ynge Suspenso Bandag Spong Violin
and Guitar Strings Fancy Goods Stationery School Supplies
Cayon Fine Cigars Wall Paper etc.; also fine lot of Novels of
every descriptions Weekly Sensational Story and Comic Papers
Call and examine for yourselves.
Pure Wines and Liquors for Medicinal Purposes.
Physicians prescriptions family receipts accurately compounded
Give CALL
FRANK TUELL. Chemist
SECOND STREET, SHELTON WASHINGTON
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-11-20

1836-Martin Van Buren -. 1898
184O-W. H. Harrison. .. .146,315
1844-James X. Polk .38,l75
1S4S-Zachary Taylor. ...... lbs, 1857
lS52-Franklin Pierce. .. :. :. .22O,S96
1S56-James Buchanan. .496, 6,9O5
1S6O-Abraham Lincoln j.. ). .491 ,195
1864-Abraham Lincoln . .4O7 ,423
1868-U. S. Grant. ... 80. .3O5, 5,456
1s72-U. S. Grant. .762,991
1876-Samuel ]. Tilden ... .25O,O35
1880-James A. Garfield ..7,O18
1884-Grover Clexeland 80. 1853
18S8-Grover Cleveland SOFT
1892-Grover Cleveland. :. .380,81O
Post Intelligencer.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-11-20

l. WOOnMEN OF THE WORLD.
Meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday ct Masonic
Hall, Shelton. Visiting neighbUrs cordially IN
Al + Hunson. CLERK. Consul
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-11-20

DUBY REBEKAH LODGE, No75.
II To-.
Meets every End and 4th Friday evening In Odd
Fellows Hall, Shelton: Visiting brothers ana
sisters are cordially invited to attend.
Bertha McLarty, Sec, Emma NJ. MunSon, N. u.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-11-20
Society Cards.

Clksr BAPTIST CHURCH ,uon
REV, F. H. WEBSTER, PASTOR.
Preaching services every Sunday ct 1880 .. m.
ana $50 D. m. sunday school at 23o p, m B.
Up q. at $50 D. m. Prayer Meeting every
Thursday evening at o'clock followed yv.: by {: e.
Corner Fifth and Gotta Sts.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-11-20

SAHAWAMISH LODGE NO. 49,
y l. o. G. T.
Meets every Saturday evening ct 1880 In the
n Z. Church. Visiting Members In good
standing are made welcome.
G.. l.. AHsoReE Z, T. W. D. MORRISON 4. .
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-11-20

COURT SHELTON No n.
l. FORESTERS OF AMERICA.
Meets in Odd Fellows Hall on End ana 4tn
Mondays of each month. Visiting Foresters are
invited to attend the court. Bert Sheldon,
J. H. Baker, Sec. Cnlet RANGER
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-11-20

z E. Cross Post No. 90. G. A.. r.
Meets in |. o. O. F. hall frst and third Saturda!
nights of each month. Comrades are corolallv
invited to visit and join.
FRANK NUNSoN, J. b. R1TNER,
Adjutant. COMMANDER
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-11-20

DACIpIC LODGE, NO. 66,
K. OF P,
Meets the Arst and third Friday evenings OF
sfeach month at the Masonic Hall. V1sitln
Knights cordially invited to attend.
Thos .AcLarty, I'D. SHELTON,
K. of r. Is. o..
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-11-20

..,ELCOME CHAPTER, NO 40.
ORDER EASTERN STAR.
Meets every Saturday after Full moon OF each
nonth. All members in good standing are
made welcome.
8 RAReER. ROSE Z. DURREL,
Soc. Worthy MatrOn.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-11-20

ClRsT METHODIsT-EPIsCOPAL CHURCH.
Preaching every Sabbath ct 10; 80 oclock A. N.
and 7:3o P. M. Sabbath School at11:9o A.
Yrayer meeting 1t 7:30P. NJ. every !hursday
Evorybody is invited to attend. Seats free.
REvF NJ. WHIELER., Pastor
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-11-20

CT pARNABAs' EPISCOPAL CHURCH
REV. r. J. MOONEY. PASTOR.
Services held in Masonic Hall each atternaUe
Sunday at IL A. N and 7:3o P. n.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-09-09

We realize that a good many true
Reformers in the last primary voted
for Judge Earle some, for personal
reasons, and others because cloud Of
suspicion of wrong-doing was cast
over Governor Evans. But we hope
these causes are removed by now.
Il is said that Duncan admitted in
the State house few days ago that
be made money out of his campaign
and that Mixson, the other man who
rendered assistance in trying to
damn the governor, is shown up as
being bribe-seeker instead Of hav-
ing bribes offered to him. If the
Hubbell-NIixson correspondence is
genuine and we haven't the slightest
doubt of it, then Mixson who whis-
pered information to Duncan IS IN a
position which is to say the least
about it, unenviable When the
legislature meets and .he rebate bust
ness is investigated, the Reformers
who voted against Evans will see the
injustice they did man who is as
true 10 the cause as Ben Tiilman him
self.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-09-09
ingalls, In q Fuss.

Speaking Of lawyers fussing N
court" said Chief of Police Seip, "one
of the most violent affairs 1 can remem-
Der occurred about 20 years ago, and
John J. ingalls, and Judge c. g. Foster
were the principals. Twas sheriff at the
time, and man was being tried on
some kind of criminal charge. Foster
was acting as county attorney, and In
gals represented the prisoner. ingalls,
and Foster became involved in an argu-
ment about some point Of evidence, and,
after jawing each other for some time,
Ingalls, finally called Foster liar. Eos
ter was at one end of long table and
Ingalls, at the other. Foster grabbed s
huge ink fountain and threw it at In
gals, hitting him il the the breast and
SCATTERING ink all over judge, jury and
al kinds of legal papers. The late Ma
than Price was judge, and he fined them
$50 each. They apologized next morn
ing, aud their fines were remitted.-
Atcbison Globe.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-09-09
He CRACKS A WHIP.
But he Is Phenomenal Artist In the Use
Of the Lash.

But he Is Phenomenal Artist In the Use
Of the Lash.
a decided sensation has been created
in Vienna by man who probably stands
alone in the world in his particular line
of performance. This gentleman's name
is Piskslug, and he is an Austro-Bun-
carian by birth. He is an expert, or,
rather, a phenomenal artist, in the use
of the whip.
The first thing he does is to take a
long lashed, stout handled whip IN each
hand, and, with orchestral accompanl-
ment, proceed to crack or snap them at
terrific rate. The sound made by his
whips in this manner is graduated from
noise like rifle report to the soft click
of billiard ball. Itmakes curious sort
Of music and serves to show how ne
can regulate the force of each stroke.
Moro interest, however, is eTlnced
when he seizes a vicious looking whip
with an abnormally long lash. 1t is pro
vided with very heavy handle Of medi-
um length. This is his fayorite toy, and
what he can do with it is really Won
derful. He first gives an idea of what
fearful force there lies in whip lash IN
the hands Of an expert.
A large frame, over which is stretched
calf or sheep skin, is brought on the
stage. This is marked with dots Of red
paint. The man with the whip steps up,
and. swinging the lash round his head,
lets fly at the calfskin. With every blow
he actually pulls piece right out from
the leather, leaving clean cut hole.
These pieces are distributed among
the audience to show that there is no
trickery about the performance. After
, this he takes frame with three shelves.
On these there are dozen OF more OF
medium sized apples lying very close to-
gether and provided with large numbers.
ANY one in the audience may designate
which apple he wishes struck, and the
unerring lash snatches it out like fash.
A still more difficult feat is the snap
ping Of coins from narrow necked
bottle. A piece Of silver about the size
of half a crown is put over the cork OF
the bottle, which stands on the edge OF
a table. The whip artist, without ap-
pearing to take any sort Of aim, sends
the long lash whizzing through the air
and picks off the coin without jarrins
the bottle, much less breaking it.-Tl-
enna Letter.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-09-09
Ii,,coln,s Last Law Case.

Speaking Of Lincoln's birthday "
said Senator Palmer, reminds me that
the very last case Lincoln ever tried was
one in which l, too, was engaged. 1t
was in Springfield, in June, 1860, after
Mr. Lincoln had received the preslden-
tial nomination. Old David Baker, who
had been senator in the early days, had
sued the trustees of Shurtletf college,
my alma mater, for expelling his grand
sen, Il lad named Will Gilbert. Mr..
Lincoln appeared for the prosecution. l
was the college attorney. Mr.. Lincoln
came into conrt, and the judge said to
him; Nj Lincoln, I'll argue this case
for you. You have too much on your
hands already. You haven't any case.
And he explained the law and app1lca-
tion.
Well, said Mr.. Lincoln, with a
smile, don't you want to hear speech
from me-
NO, said The judge, and the last
case Mr.. Linccln tried he-WeIl, ne
didn't try it at ali "-Wasbington POST
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-09-09

The press dispatches in this morn
ing's News and Courier indicate the
defeat of Governor John Gary Evans
and the election OF Judge Joseph Il.
Earle. For several days past the op-
position toEvans exerted every device
to create suspicion. They filed the ,3
ears of the country people full of all
sorts of tales to win votes for Earle.
It looks rs if success will crown their
efforts. Now we hope that Governor
Evans will not stop until he has
proven his innocence of the dark IN
situations made against him. We
have never placed any confidence in
what his enemies have said about
him and sincerely believe his official
conduct is as clean and as pure as
that of any of his predecessors. The
Conservatives are jubilant over to-
days news and we must express our
admiration for the shrewd game they
played throughout this campaign.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-09-09

President Cleveland is said to be
in favor of the Independent Demo
cratic ticket headed by Palmer and
Buckner, but no one seems to be
authorized to make the statement
for him and we have yet to see any
statement eminating from him. The
last we have seen from the President
is where he received Viceroy Ii
Hung Chang, the representative oi
the Chinese government, and in his
address to him he did not commit
himself one way or another. He was
on that occasion like some astute
politicians before the election afflicted
with s'they are all my friends and ]
will say nothing"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-09-09

The visit of the Viceroy Ii to our
country is an event Of no ordinary
significance. He is, without any ex-
ception, the most eminent foreigner
who ever set foot on our shores,
LAFAYETTE and kossuth being the
only visitors who couldbe put in COM
parison with him. He holds place
in contemporaueous history beside
Bismark and Gladstone, and has con-
tributed as much as either to shape
the worlds destinies. It is lament
able that our national government
should be in the hands of men so
little fitted to take advantage Of the
situation. Under Mr.. Cleveland our
country has had no foreign policy
outside our own continent, and not
very much within it. The Viceroy
has long desired to draw closer the
the bonds of friendly relation with
US, and would be glad, So far as he is
able, to recompense US by commercial
advantages Ior support OF Chinese
autonomy against British asglessious.
On the money question he has always
felt the identity of our interests with
those of China; but he will find our
administration and our great centres
of wealth aud population hostile to
he idea. For these reasons there Is
not ,nucl to expect from his visit.
It is most unfortunate that tie
President should see fit to receive
him 10 a seaport city, rather than in
the national capital. New York is
the least American of cities, and yet
it is given such prominence by its
commercial position that people take
it for the American capital. Ameri-
cans in England are often asked if it
is not so. But there is 10 city where
opinion SO little reflects that Of the
country at large, or where a foreig-
ner is so likely to receive wrong ilu-
pressions.-The American.