The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-01-31
The Mason County Journal.
J. C ANGLE, Editor and Proprietor
City & County Official Paper

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Editorial Notes.
THE U. S. Supreme Court has decid-
ed that Judge Jenkins, OF Milwaukee,
is the court of primary jurisdiction in
the Nor thern Pacific receivership
squabble. This knocks out Judge
Hanford's decision and the appoint
ment of Receiver Burleigh
SPOKANE is packing flour for Glate-
mala in 100-lb sacks so as to get it adj
mitted free of duty. The export -four
trade of this state is growing rapidly
and by April there will be 16 steam
ships plying between Puget Sound and
the Orient and other foreign ports.-
Review.
CORBETT is ready to yield the belt to
the first conner. A Waterman in a
Philadelphia theatre spoiled "Gentle-
man Jim's" face and threw him down
stairs the other day for smoking
against the rules. Every little while
some little fellow runs up against a
big bruiser and takes some of the
sass out of him.
THE w. X. Merwin had her whole
upper works above the upper deck
swept clean as far back as the smoke
stack as result from a collision, Mon
day night, with the partially opened
drawbridge that stretches across the
Skagit river at Mount Vernon. Capt.
w. X. Merwin was slightly hurt, but be-
yond bad fright no one else was hurt.
HERE is general complaint
against the register and receiver of the
Olympia land office, and the strongest
kicks come from the democratic papers,
the republican papers not being in
terested in the fight to any extent.
The appointments were not made on
account of any especial fitness for the
position, and neither satisfied the local
democracy.
SAN Francisco parties are arranging
to construct log RATS both on the
Columbia and Puget Sound, and try
the scheme of towing the RATS to
Frisco. This has been tried before,
only once successfully. The rats will
be 527 feet long, 50 feet wide and 80
deep, each containing 100000 feet of
logs. One will probably be made up
on the Sound
The governor has just received mott
fcation that the following land selec-
tions by the state, accredited to the
grants named, have been approved by
the secretary of the interior: For
public buildings at the state capital
(under section 12), 1,95S.94 acres; for
the agricultural college, l AL 5 acres
for public buildings at the state capital
(under section I'D, 9,279.77 acres.
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OF the 225,0OO immigrants who en-
tered Castle Garden last year more
than 10000 over the age of Ia years
could not read or write. 1t is time
this country laid down an "immigra-
ton doctrine. "-Olympian. Foreign
immigration is the key to the present
condition of the low wages and hard
times. With proper restriction on
this class of immigration, the other
causes would soon be adjusted for the
general good of the working classes.
The statement that other than ma
tive woods would enter into the con-
struction and finish of the new state
capitol has called forth a great deal of
unfavorable comment against the
capitol commissioners, and the matter
taken up in letter published by c.
f. White, of the Gray's Harbor Com
mercial Co. We are glad to note, from
the answer published, that it is all
mistake, that all lumber as we'll as
other materials to be used, will be
selected from Washington's products.
1t would be a poor advertisement for
us to select lumber from other regions
after what is claimed for Washington
woods.
AFTER being thoroughly repaired
and put in excellent running order, the
Tacoma mill began operating yester-
day with force of about 800 men. It
had been closed down about two weeks.
The mill has number of orders ahead
and it is expected that it will run stead
lily for an indefinite time. For the
present it will not be operated nights
as it was prior to closing down. About
200 men were employed during the
time the mill was not running, there