The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-12-18
EXIT-Ten years.

EXIT-Ten years.
THE Olympian says that Watson
Carrabosa don't care cussa who ism
the senatorial fight. He proposes to
be right there with eight rooms.
A NATIONAL irrigation congress was
also held this week, in Phoenix, Arizo-
ma, AZ states being represented. Col.
L. S. Hewlett, aridsland commissioner,
represented Washington. /
The "Single tax" element which
takes in nearly all the active pop
ulists, will try to get their idea in
corporated into state law, but Gov.
Rogers will oppose it with his idea,
known as homestead law. The former
has few redeeming features, but it
ought not to take much thinking to
devise improvements in the present
plan of taxation, now that experience
has developed it's bad points.
One of the economies which the
populist Legislature can properly work
on, is in the reduction of salaries of
state officers, they can stand scaling
down. OF course the pops. will be will
ing to do this, especially as the reduct
ion does not take effect during their
terms. The state constitution pro-
vides that officers salary shall not be
increased or reduced during his term
of office. AS the salaries are now fixed
at the minimum set by the constitu-
ton, change is required in the act.
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In other counties many of the new
y elected officials are offering bonds
signed by guaranty companies, and
are not asking private citizens upon
their bonds as heretofore. This is a
move in the right direction, and should
be made compulsory by state laws.
The guaranty companies will make
bonds for any officer except the county
treasurer. That official is responsible
for the money under his charge, re-
CARELESS of whether he is robbed, burn
ed out or the banks burst. These COM
panies do not cover such contingent
cies, but limit their liability to defal-
cations or careless work of the princi-
pal
MACEO, the valiant leader of the
Cuban insurgents is dead. Reports are
conflicting, but it seems probable that
he was decoyed under cover of flag
of truce, and murdered by band of
Spaniards, in violation of civilized
warfare, and under treachery that
even aborigines would not resort to.
Weyler denies this, but his death was
undoubtedly caused by treacnery.
However, his successor, Col Rivera, is
an able general, and the Cubans will
fight until the last man dies or Cuba
is free. Throughout the United States
great indignation is expressed and
substantial aid is going to Cuba to
aid the cause. Increased effort is be-
ing made to secure the recognition of
the insurgents by the United States.
"A CONVENTION of the lumbermen of
the United States, was in session at
Cincinnati this week to consider the
matter OF increased tariff on lumber
and lumber products, and adopt
measures to secure adequate protection
in any tariff bill which may be passed
by Congress. Twenty-seven states were
represented including Washington
and 100 delegates were present.
Delegates from the southern states,
who were largely free traders were
anxious to have the tariff on lumber.
II. G. Foster, of Tacoma, outlined the
situation as it exists on Puget Sound
with reference to Canadian lumber,
and urged tariff of 50. per thousand
rect, which was adopted in the resolu-
,tions OF the convention; and COM
mittees appointed to work in Congress.
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WITH this issue the JOURNAL. clos
es its tenth year, and prepares to enter
the second decade with the Measurable
anticipations of better things to come
than the past few years have brought.
In this the newspaper is not unlike
the individual. There are years Of
sunshine and shadow, prosperity and
adversely, JOY and sorrow, sandwiched
into the lives of all, and while we NAV