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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-01
Destiny Of Washington State.

The wOnted foreign demand Tor
Washington -four and Pacific coast
lumber is exciting comment In all
parts of the world. It makes the rise
OF what is destined to be a mighty
commerce between that portion OF the
Pacific northwest and China, Japan,
Siberia, South Africa, Guatemala,
Salvador, Nicaragua,Centraf America,
Hawaii, and the countries in South
America. The flour mills of Spokane
and Tacoma are running day and
night to meet export demands from
the countries named~Their flour goes
literally to the uttermost parts of the
earth, even to Australasia. Owing to
the failure OF the Australian Wheat
crop Cape Town and all South Afri-
can markets must look, elsewhere for
supplies, and These are coming largely
from the Pacific coast. Numerous
cargoes. ofAour have been shipped to
Deloagoa Bay, Cape Town, Port Natal,
Alagoa Bay, and to other East and
South African ports. This flour gives
satisfaction, and as results show that
Washington can sell as cheaply in
South Africa as Australia, it is prob
able that the foothold now secured
there will be Mountaineering matter
what the condition may be in Aus
tralia. Agencies for this flour are be-
ing established in South African ports,
and even at Vladivostock in Siberia
new seaport, a town of SO, 900 inhab-
itants, and the Pacific terminus of the
Trans-Siberia railroad. It will take
three years to complete this road, and
along the projected line are 100000
soldiers and 10000 laborers who must
all feed on supplies drawn from Vladi-
vostock. Washington finds a ready
market in the coffee districts of Cen
trail America. One Spokane mill
shipped $4,000 barrels to Australia
within two months. The mills out
put is 800 barrels per day, but its own
ers say that it would be kept just as
busy if its capacity were 1000 barrels.
If these Indian and Australian de-
mands continue it will not take long
to exhaust the surplus wheat of the
Pacific coast country, and the sight
may yet be seen OF Minnesota and Da-
kota wheat moving westward to sup
ply the mills of Washington and be
ground into export flour.
What has been said OF the flour
trade is also true of the export lum her
interest. Some of the lumber mills
are running twenty-four hours dav.
The car goes go to Europe, Australia
Tahiti, South Africa and other coun
tres, and tie demand is growing
one. The export value of water ship
'nents frhm Tacoma alone will exceed
>6,OOO,OOO for the current year. 1t is
egrftable that we cannot give a total
'alne OF lumber shipments from Wash
ngtcn ports for 1896, but It Will run
easily into millions, and, with flour
exports. furnishes solid basis upon
which to estimate the future greatness
# the states commerce with foreign
conntrles.-St. Paul Northwest nj aga
zine.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-01

SOME one has said that "The differ
ence between wise men and fools is
that. while both make mistakes, the
wise man does not make the mistake
again and the fool does". The Amer
lean people are not fools, ard there
was never any reason to fear that they
would make again, in 1896, the mis-
take they made in 1892, when they
put the Government into the hands Of
the free-traders. One mistake like
that y enough. Aberdeen Recorder.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-01
Reward! Reward!

Wilbur's Puget Sound Cough Cure
positively cures la grippe, coughs,
colds hoarsness. wooping cough, lung
and throat trouble, and consumption.
Can be taken by the most delicate
female or child. Every bottle guar
anteed to cure. Price so cents. Sold
by Druggists.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-01

THE oldest inhabitants says this
winter has no parallel in many partic-
ulars. The high water record has been
Droken never before did q flood con-
nnue SO long; never before was there
sucn cold weather in November; and
never before did the trees commence
70 bud in December Snohomish Eve
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-01
No Flies on this Receiver,

The receiver of a bank in Whatcom
has been in Office for year and out of
$I79.O53 assets he has collected $27S3.
His compensation fixed at 5000 per
month has amounted to 24OO. The
collection of that extra 1888 is per-
fectlv inexcusable except on the
ground that the receivers attorney
wanted it.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-01

From present Indications 1t seems
likely that our next boom will he in
mining. There is already consider
able interest turned in that direction
and not little money has been made
both in locating mines in Easter n
Washington and in buying shares, in
new mining companies.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-01

The state fish commissioner reports
that the proceeds from the fishing bus
mess of the state the past year exceed
ed 100000.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-01
Ordinance No. 45.

AN ORDINANCE REPEATING SECTION OF
ORDINANCE NO 121s
Be 1t ordained by the Council of the Town OF
Shelton.
SECTION I. That Section of Ordinance NO
IA an Ordinance imposing q Street Poll Tax
and providing for the collection thereof. be and
is hereby repealed.
SEC. 2. That this ordinance shall be in full
force and effect from and after its passage, at
testation, approval and publication in the Ma
SON COUNTY JOURNAL according to law
Passed Dec. 5th, 1896.
Approved Dec 5th, 1896.
F. c. WILEY,
Attest Mayor.
C. v. DUNBAR, Clerk,
Date Of first publication Dec. 1ltb, 1896.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-01
1t Is Perfectly Safe to Saw

We have Enjoyed the Largest Months December
that has been had Country the Northwest
The Six Clerks Employed behind Counters as well as the
hce force and the Delivery Man. have crowded to their
utmost ability yet have Fan Goods the
OF which must push during January Prices goods are
being from 90 to 80 per cent. ' o ~
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-01


THE fusionists of Olympia are very
much exercised over the possibility Of
any members of the legislature carrying
passes. Some people have been unchar-
liable enough to suggest that the
Thurston county people are influenced
in their earnestness by the fact that
they live at the capital citv, and a
railroad pass could in no way benefit
them. OF course such suggestion is
slanderous.-West Coast Trade.
The January number of Demorest's
Magazine sustains the reputation that
periodical has for leading all others in
the practical helpful character of it's
departments. "Household" treats of
"The Weekly Mending" giving excel
lent suggestion for fine mending
"Sanitarian" has practical talk con-
corning the teeth; and "Home Art"
gives designs and instructions in the
making OF several decorative articles.
THERE is an anti-pass law on the
statute books, but some of the reform
ers intend to introduce more strin.
gent measure to protect their legisla-
tors iron the wiles of the railroad cor
porations. They certainly need pro.
lection, some of them, because they are
at best "pore weak mortals'. The rail
soads, however, never force their passes
on any one, and it is about impossible
to keep corruptible men away from
any golden opportunity in sight. The
coming legislature will be just like all
tie others'in that respect.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-01

AN eastern exchange Says # those
sorehead newspapers woula cease for a
time the cry, "Bring on yor.r MCKINLEY
good times" and like expressions. and
just wait until Mckinley is inaugural
and republican congress meets and
passes some beneficial measures. thew
would not display SC, mnch Of that
'0u ieeiing causee. by the result of
election.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-01
With Compliments Of the Season!

We desire to Thank Many Customers, most
Patronage and Unstnted Good WILL which has
this Store. not only Firstclass Establishment
merchandise But the that the Farmers Of
the County have had
In return Aim shall be Uniformly Prices to all and
Absolutely fair dealing.
Ladies' CapGS and Coats at 25Per Cent discount,
J. D. RILEY, Manager
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-01
Murder ON an Excursion.

NEW YORK, Oct. IA trolley e1.
curslon of political association of the
East Division of Brooklyn to Dexter
Park bad a riotous and murderous end
ing early this morning. William Klyn-
ger had taken young woman on the
excursion, and during the nigh. she
fell 10 with another acquaintance, John
McNally, with whom she drank and
chatted. Klinger objected and made
an insulting remark to the woman
which McNally resented with blow.
Klynger retaliated with blow on the
body which felled McNally. The lat
ter expired almost instantly. The
friends of the two men took up the
fight, and riot call was sent out for
the police. When the blue coats arriv-
ed they found men and women engaged
in free fight with beer glasses and
stones for weapons. Before the con-
fusion could be quelled Klinger had dis.
appeared, and he was only captured
after search of several hours.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-01
Attempted en..:.de Of a Groom.

Attempted eu.:;de Of a Groom.
NEW 1okK DIR. Robert n.
Fla. SO y ears Of age of Yonkers, N.
Y, VINO was married there last night,
attempted suicide to-day by jumping
from q second story window OF the
Murray Hill Hotel. Bis bride was in
the room at the time and she went to
the hospital with him in the ambulance.
DR.. and Mrs. Flagg reached the hotel
about midnight und after registering
were assigned to rooms. Both appear.
ed to be in good spirits and breakiasted
about 8 o'clock this morning. They
chatted with each other and seemed
not to have care. After breakfast they
returned to their rooms and had been
there only about fifteen minutes when Mrs
Flaeg rushed screaming down the stairs TO
the lobby of the hotel. She was hysterical
and could not speak for several seconds.
Then she cried out that her husband had
jumped out of the window. Having said that
she tainted. DR.. Flagg was picked up. His
skull had been fractured, his leg broken and
he had received severe bruises on the body.
He was carried into the hotel where his wife,
having rallied from her faint, met him calm
ly. The ambulance surgeon said that the
man was dying and that it would be best to
take him to the hospital Immediately. Mrs
Flagg, who was Mrs. Turner, of this city, is
about 26 years of age and decidedly good
hooking. She eaid at the hospital that in
conversation with her husband the latter had
become greatly excited and rushed to the
window to Jump. She tried to restrain him
but he thrust her aside and jumped out.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-01
NEWS OF THE DAY.


Ex.Queeu Liliuoklani, of the Ha.
waiian Islands, is back again in Wash
ington.
Joseph Young committed suicide in a
Chicago police court yesterday, where
he was on trial.
A total of s, 241 ,O3S bushels of wheat,
corn, oats and rye were shipped abroad
from Baltimore in September.
1t is again reported that Captain
General Weyler of Cuba has sent his
resignation TO Madrid to take effect ss
soon as practicable.
Gen. A. J. Warner, of Marietta, o.,
announces that he is candidate for
the United States Senate, and Mr.. ]. R.
Mclean denies that he has withdrawn
from the race.
1t is stated that Nicaragua has grant
ed to British company exclusive
rights of navigation that will interfere
with the United States control of the
proposed Nicaragua canal.
A dispatch from St. Petersburg says
Russia is negotiating with Abyssinia to
oppose the British advance in Africa
and with the United States to arrest
the extension of the British empire in
the Pacific.
James 7 Drummond, a prominent
and wealthy ii zen of st. Louis, and
President of the Drummond Tobacco
Company, ofthat city, died yesterday as
a result of complication of kidney and
other troubles resulting from grip.
DR.. W. II. Airport, the expert este.
ologist who testified in the Luetgert
trial, in Chicago, that the femur claim
ed by the prosecution as that of wo-
man was in reality that of hog, was
tangled up in the cross examination
yesterday evening and identified the
skull of dog as that of a monkey.
The New York democrotic city con.
| vention last night nominated the ticket
agreed upon by Tammsny, as follows
For mayor, Robert A. Van Wyck;
comptroller, B. S. Colel; president OF
the council, jacob RUPERT, jr. The
platform makes no reference to the
Chicago platform, William ]. Bryan or
free silver. 1t favors home rule, and
repeal of the Raines law and other re.
striotions on personal liberty, and de.
mands dollar gas and municipal owner.
ship of franchises.
At the session of the Boule in
Athens yesterday Prime Minister
Ralli presented the preliminary
treaty of peace with Turkey. he
deplored the onerous conditions impos
ed on Greece, but said he was of the
opinion that the country must submit
to the superior might of Europe. M.
Ralli's motion, demanding vote OF
confidence, was rejected by a vote OF
93 to 80. About forty members alb
stained from voting. Subsequent to
the announcement of the vote the
ministry resigned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-01
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC, NEWS
Foreign News.

LONDON, Oct. 1.-The Globe this af-
ternoon says it hears the Pope's weak
ness is increasing and that the church
dignitaries are afraid he will not rally
from the extreme feebleness and ex-
naustion he now betrays.
PEsHAwUR, Oct. 1.-Afridis attacked
patrol of British lancers near Fort
Bara this morning. 1t was a surprise
to the British commanders to find that
the enemy has ventured 30 close to
Peshawur. Fort Bsra is only few
miles distant from here.
SIMLA, Oct. LIN consequence OF
their failure to accept the terms of the
British commanders, the punishment Of
the Mohmands was resumed on We'd
nesday. Twelve of their villages were
destroyed and their fortified towers
were blown up without opposition.
BERLIN, Oct. 1.-The officials of the
United States embassy here say there
is no truth in the story, contained in a
dispatch from Berlin saying that the
United States intend to invite new
conference on the subject of the altera.
ton of the Samoan treaty. 1t was add
ed that Germany was certain to object
to any weakening of her hold on Samoa,
and that the cession of the islands to
Great Britain would meet with far more
support in Berlin than would American
occupation of the islands.
SINAPoRE, Oct. Earthquakes are
reported to have shaken many places
on the northeast coast of Borneo and a
new island has been thrown up near
MempakuI.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-01
TELEGRAPHIC BREYITIES.

The report that Capt. Gen. Weyler of
Cuba has resigned is denied.
Fire which broke out early to- day at
Willow Springs, sixteen miles from
Chicago on the drainage canal destroyed
nearly half the town and made City
families HON. less.
All liquor licenses expired at Cape
May, N. j., at midnight last night, and
Council having refused to consider ap-
plications it is possible that there will
be no licensed saloons there this winter.
The appraisers of the late James g..
Fairs estate have completed their task
and will present their report to the
San Francisco court in few days. The
report will show that the value of the
estate. Instead of being from thirty to
sixty millions. will by the official figures
be about $l2, 100000 and certainly not
more than Sic. 100000.
Theodore Miller, clothing cutter; Mrs.
Bertha Hummel, and Rudolph Kroke COM
mtted suicide in New York to-day.
Former Judge Francis r. Gilbert of Della.
ware county, N. Y, died his home In Siam.
ford this morning, aged 81 years.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-01
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Governor O'Ferrall has returned from
New York, where he went to attend a
meeting of the directory of Klondike
company, of which be is the first vice.
president.
Ga Monday VIM. H. Rick etts resign
ed the sheriffalty of Orange county and
Lee Pannill was apppoinred to fill the
vacancy. Mr.. Ricketts, had been sheriff
for over twenty years.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee will be in Rich
mond to-day to make arrangements for
his family to remain during the winter,
while he is in Havana attending to his
duties as consul general.
Colonel Morton Marye, First Auditor
of Virginia, has appointed MIR. J. b.
Woodward to fill the vacancy caused in
the clerical force of his department by
the death of Mr.. Albert r. Micou.
Judge ]. G.. Newman, formerly cir.
cult judge of the Valley district, was
paralyzed yesterday while on the way
from his home to his Office in Luray,
and now lies in critical condition.
At republican meeting at Lovetts.
vile. Loudoun county, Wednesday
night, delegates were elected to repre-
sent Loudoun county in the Lynchburg
State convention and Col. Lamb was
endorsed.
John Bowie-strange Camp of Con-
federate Veterans, of charlottesville,
of which General Thomas l.. Rosssr is
commander, has determined to erect at
or near University of Virginia an eques'
trian statue of "Stonewall" Jackson.
Mrs. Frances M. Gather, wife of w.
S. Gather, of Winchester. died Wednes'
day night of nervous prostration, aged
thirty four years. Mrs. Gather was a
daughter of the late John W. Muse, a
prominent citizen of Frederick county.
1t is stated authoritatively that Sena-
tor John W. Daniel will not reply to
the last letter of Governor O'Ferrall
The Senator thinks that he has placed
himself right before the people OF Vir-
ginia, and sees no occasion for continu-
ing an epistolary controversy.
1t is said that more calls are being
made upon the State democratic head
quarters for the services of Senator
Martin than for those of any other
speaker in this campaign. There are
now letters on file from number OF
counties and cities asking that Mr.. Mar
tin be sent to them. The Senator seems
TO have made favorable impression
wherever he has been. There is also
great demand for speeches from MIR.
Montague.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-01

MR.. BROWN ALLEN, q member of the
republican executive committee of this
State, says, that committee refused to
agree to State ticket this fall because
they wanted to "hold the vote of the
gold democrats, "and Mr.. Brady another
member of the same committee, Gays: SIT
this agitation over q State ticket had
not started We would probably have
been able to make quiet campaign,
aided by gold democrats and captured
enough of the legislature to insure an
honest election law" The reason is
plausible enough, but as a bargain
cannot be made without two parties,
the fact of Its existence exposes the
gold democrats in their true, but most
unfayorable light.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-01

PEOPLE OF this country, who have
recently returned from European trips,
say that so far as came under their OBJ
servation, poverty is infinitely less
prevalent in either England or France
than in the United States. English
papers. too, say that ''coal miners who
recently returned from America give
narrowing accounts of the distress and
hard conditions prevalent in the coiliery
districts there. Heartless speculation
and the cruelest use of the power which
capital commands are rampant, and the
men are not in a position to resist OPP
PRESTON successfully" But all this
has no effect upon either the protect
ed manufacturers or the demagogic
walking delegates, both of whom are
constantly prating of foreign pauper
labor
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-01
Suicide by Asphyxiation.

NEW YORK, Oct. Ia woman and
her four children were found dead
by asphyxiation this morning in
the West Shore Hotel, on And street
The woman had evidently killed her
children and committed suicide. They
were registered last night as "Mrs.
Caroline Rizinius, West Point" and
four children.
NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-C. E. z. Royce,
who registered at the Grand Union
Hotel from San Francisco on Tuesday
last, was found dead to-day in his
room. He had committed suicide by
inhaling gas.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-01

CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-The prosecution is
planning the delivery of a crushing
blow to the defense in the Luetgert
murder trial. 1t is asserted that the
prosecution will produce upon the wit
ness stand three of the women whom
witnesses have identified as Mrs. Luet-
CERT. Police Inspector Setback enter.
ed the court room to-day carrying an
armful of bones. II guess these will
keep the boys busy to day." observed
the inspector as he laid his burden
down. DR.. Walter n. Airport was re-
called for further cross examination
and the battle Of the sesamoids was re-
neWed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-01
STATE COMMITTEES MEET.

The democratic State and executive
committees met in Richmond last
night. Reports were heard from each
of the congressional districts regarding
the outlook for the success of the par.
ty's legislative nominees.
Chairman Ellyson, 10 calling the
committees to order, said the nominees
chosen at the Roanoke convention
| would be elected by splendid MAORI.
ties, regardless of what the republicans
may do at the convention which they
propose to hold at Lynchburg.
The meetings of the committees were
we'll attended. Among those present
were Senator Martin, Congressman
Jones, Swanson and Epes. Reports
from the congressional districts were as
encouraging as the party leaders ex-
pected them to be. With the excep.
ton of small parts of one or two dis
tricts, the committees were not led to
believe that unusual difficulties will be
encountered in che election of members
of the assembly.
The situation in the whole State is
as satisfactory as it has been at the
opening of almost any similar contest
for many years past
Mr.. G.. S. Shackelford, of Orange
county, stated that the Eighth Con.
gressional district was about as
usual. The democratic party was in
good shape in Alexandria, Fairfax and
as far down as Louisa and no practical
opposition was to be found there. In
Culpeper county DR.. McClanahen would
be elected to the House and in Orange
county, Judge William G.. Williams had
no opposition to speak of, although Mr..
A. B. Jones, northern man and popu-
list, had announced himself as candi-
date. In the Senatorial district, Mr..
Jetfress had no opposition in Culpeper
and Orange. In King George and Stat
ford counties good nominations had
also Teen made by the democrats.
Mr.. Joseph E. Willard said every
democratic candidate in the district
would be elected if the necessary inter-
est could be awakened among the vo-
ters and the only doubt could be had
in regard to Louisa, King George and
Stafford couties.
Chairman Ellyson announced the ap-
pointment of his executive committee
as follows:
First Distribution. W. A. Jones.
Second District-State Senator r. +
Boykin.
Third District-H. M. Smith, jr.
Fourth District-William Hodges
Maun.
Fifth District-E. W. Saunders.
Sixth District-Carter Glass.
Seventh District-Thomas S. Martin.
Eighth DISTRICT. E. Willard.
Ninth District-W. F. Rhes.
Tenth District-Edward Echols.
The new men are 81. NJ. Smith, jr.,
Of Richmond; E. W. Saunders, who
takes the place of Congressman Swan
son; Carter Glass and W. F. Rhea. Mr..
Willard, of Fairfax, from the Eighth
district, is, with the possible exception
of Mr.. Ginter, the wealthiest mau in
Virginia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-01

CHRISTIAN ENpEAvoRERs.-Thes State con.
vention of the Young Peoples Society OF
Christian Endeayorers met in Norfolk last
night, and will be in session four days. The
first session WAS largely devotional, begin
ming with a prayer service led by Mr.. Reg.
Walker, of Richmond. Prof 8. NJ. Smith, of
Berkeley, presided The address of welcome
was delivered by Rev. J. W. Bramber. OF
Norfolk, pastor of Freemason Church OF
Christ, and it was responded to by Mr. W. ":
Douglas, of Bsllston. Rev. Peter Ainslie, OF
Baltimore, was to have delivered an address,
but telegraphed that he could not reach Nor.
folk in time, and Personal Christianity" was
substituted, this being an impressive address
by Prof. James Lewis Howe, of Washington
and Lee University.