The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-04-17

party will carry ten states this fall.
Rubberneck."
The official count in Tacoma has
confirmed the first reports giving the
mayoralty to Fawcett by just two votes.
That is about as close a shave as one
might wish for
WE have heard of four candidates
for Superior Judge in this county,
The office is around searching them
out, OF course-ves, and with forty
thousand horsepower searchlight.-
Elma Chronicle.
THE union fishermen on the Column
bia are Ill revolt at the prices offered
by the Gamers this season and have
prohibited everybody from fishing in
the river, besides destroying a number
Of traps. Gov McGraw has sent a
small body of militia to protect the
property on the Washington side.
The Kent Journal seems to be about
the only country newspaper in Wash
ington with energy enough to get out
Il special edition-and the paper issued
last week consisted of eight pages of
illustrated matter, well written and
geographically neat The famous
White River valley and its prominent
people were represented in the edition,
which certainly should receive general
support for the good it will do
The Cuban resolutions are "concur-
rent resolutions" not "joint resolu-
tons" and under the practice which
has grown up in recent years in con-
gress, concurrent resolutions do not re-
quire APPROVAL by the president, who
may act upon them or not, as he
chooses, but in no case is he called
upon to sign them. Similar resolu-
tons adopted by congress in connec-
ton with the Armenian affairs, Janu-
AIRY ~, last remain ENACTED upon by
the president.-Ex.
TX
The barefoot boy law" by which
the school funds are at present
apportioned, is causing the greatest
howl from three-fourths of the counties
OF the state, the other fraction getting
the best end OF it. and the next legisla-
ture will change it in short order.
The scheme originated in some fertile
populist brain and was passed in the
rush OF legislation by good vote. In
operation it does just the reverse OF
what was expected. While it takes
from the large counties, it does not
help the poorer ones, but in the coun-
ties, the larger districts get the bene-
fits, and some of the smaller districts
are left with hardly enough to run
their schools.
***
The state convention of the demo
cracy held at Tacoma this week en-
dorsed Cleveland for all his acts in
Guiding doubtless his excellent duck
shooting, except as to his financial
ideas. They drew the line at this, and
passed free silver resolution, but the
delegation was not instructed in anv
way. Messrs McReavy, O'Neill and
Mills represented Mason County on
the several committees. The delegates
to the National convention were as
follows: Hugh Wallace, R. C. Nc
Croskey, w. H. White, j. E. Fenton,
J. f. Girton, Thos. Maloney, John l..
Sharpstein and Chas. A. Darling. s
&. Simpson was elected one of the
alternates. The convention was con
trolled by the administration forces,
as represented by Committeeman
Hugh Wallace, and the delegation
stands three to five for free silver.
Xxx
). l.. PETTY, owner of the Monitor
claim, Three Forks, is one of the for
tunate mine owners of the SLOGAN dis
trict. The Monitor showed q very
narrow stream of ore on the surface.
probably four inches, but it was rich.
In October last he bonded the claim to
I. E. Jefferson for $4,000. A cash
paymen. of $500 was made and pay
ment Of $500 was to have been made
in thirty days. The second payment
was never made. With the $500 Petty
paid his bills and started to work his
claim two months ago on cash capital
OF $34. Since that time he has shipped
seven cars Of ore and now has bank
account Of $4,000. The ore body has
widened out and he has now from
eight inches to two feet in every OPEN
ing on the ledge. The ore will average
l5O ounces in silver, sixty per cent
lead and SIT in gold -Fairhaven
Herald.