The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-04-16
City & County Official Paper

pIcSeuItu w Vic OONclHOl, wiz, s"iV0A
reviewing the matter, says that he will
grant such petitions if the judge and
prosecuting attorney interested will
sign the petitions. The Governor is
shirker.
A NEW market is being developed
for the thousands OF cayuses on the
ranges of Eastern Washington. Japan
is recognizing it's cavalry forces, and
the officials are looking in the merits
OF our small, but tough, wiry, active
and bucking broncho.
DAN. w. VOORHEES,, the sycamore
of the Wabash" and an Old-time dem
ocratic leader in the Senate, died in
Washington last Saturday, after a
period of breaking down lasting about
two years. He was the father of
Charles Voorhees,, twice the represen-
tative from this State in the house.
THE Tacoma News is right when it
says, "No party has monopoly of
either virtue or rascality." It would
be foOllshness to claim that every
Republican is an exemplification OF
spotless purity, and we opine that
quite few who are posing as fusion
reformers are as sounding brass and
tlnkling cymbals.-Enterprise.
THE Elma Chronicle, commenting
on the formation of the Northwest
combination" by the republicans OF
that section, think the "Southwest"
would have been much more effective,
if the "mill bosses" had been kept out
OF control. 1t is certainly true that
a new deal is needed, and some of the
old bosses should be sat upon, and
they undoubtedly will be.
Two immense RATS of piling and
spars will be constructed at Stella, on
the Columbia river, during the next
four months by the Robertson Raft
company and towed to San Francisco.
Each Of the RATS will contain 100000
feet and there will be no difficulty in
disposing Of the contents in San Fran
cisco, where is an increasing demand
for Washington timber.
LEO VINCENT has resigned the chair
manship of the populist party of Okla
homa. He was the leader in arrang-
ing the fusion by which delegate to
congress and the free silver legislature
were elected last fall Since the legis-
lature adjourned he has branded it as
shameful failure" and he now de-
clares fusion to be only means by
which democracy swallows populism.
Vincent was for many years a popu-
list leader in Kansas.
SENATOR MCBRIDE of Oregon has
also introduced q number of bills
which are of some local interest to
Washington. Among them is one to
pension all surviving officers and en-
listed men who served for thirty DAYS
or more In the various Indian wars.
including the Cayuse Indian wal of
1916 on the Pacific coast, the Cali
fornia Indian disturbances of 1851
and the Oregon and Washington
Territory Indian wars from 1851 to
1856 inclusive, and also the widows of
such officers and enlisted men. There
are said to he number of men now
living in Washington and Oregon who
would be entitled to pension under
this act, who are ineligible under the
general pension laws.
PRESIDENT Mckinley has announced
the Committee to attend the inter
national conference to promote bime-
tallism. The committee is composed
OF Ex-Vice President Stevenson. silver
democrat; Senator Walcott, the lead
ing silver republican, and Chas. J.
Payne, of Massachusetts, the latter
being a Mckinley republican, while
the two former are strong bimetallists.
There should now be no doubt in the
minds OF our friends about the sim
cerlty OF President Mckinley to aid
blmetallism, and il might come to
pass that Bryan and the popocrats
have placed all their eggs in one bas-
ket. Should an international agree
ment be reached, they would have
nothing 70 fight over in 1900.
On July Sth party of about 300
prominent .lumbermen from Iowa
Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Wisconsin
and Minnesota will leave the east for
trip to this state. They will visit
all the principal points especially in
the lumber districts, and as this
county is recognized as being the great
timber region, a visit here shon,d
be one of the chief events in tba;-
trip. While in this state they will be
the guests ofthe Washington Lumber |
mems Association, meeting of that
body being held at Seattle last weel
for the purpose of making all necessary
arrangements to properly er,tertsin
'our distinguished guests.n The v;s;t