The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-12-03


March 3, 1899, II are republicans, 10
democrats, 9 silver republicans and 2
populists. Il
A. C. ST JOHN, Of Chehalls, was
kicked in the face by a.fEcious colt
last week, breaking his jaw and smash
ing his cheek bones. He will recover,
but will be marked for life.
THE state suffered loss of $50 600
in the burning of the dormitory at
the Pullman College, week ago Tues
day. About 100 young men were
sleeping in the building, and all es-
capped, but most of the students lost
their personal effects. No insurance
SOME newspaper men are awful liars.
In writing of cyclone out west one
one of them said it turned we'll
wrong end up, cellar wrong side
down, moved township lines, blew all
the slaves out OF a whiskey barrel and
left nothing but the bung hole, chang
ed the day of the week, blew the hair
off baldheaded man, blew all of the
cracks out Of the fences and took all
the wind out of the politicians.-Mt.
Vernon News.
The Vancouver Indepe ndent re-
marks that when w. j. Bryan render
ed some slight assistance at train
wreck, some ago, he was lionized by
every democratic paper in the country
but when Jim Corbett made himself
much more useful, on a similar occa-
sion, the fact was barely mentioned
Both are gentlemen of national re-
nown, both are democrats, and both
have been knocked out.-Sidney In
dependent.
IT is not little amusing to hear
our populist friends 60 for Mark Han
ma, but they seem to overlook the fact
that their own George Turner is big
ger autocrat than cold Hanna" ever
dared be, probably because he has a
more gullible crowd behind him.
That British gold bought seat in the
senate, has purchased all the "hungry'
men needed in the business, and is
now buying up all the populist papers
available, together with what 'huence
they may have. The Chehalis Advo-
cate is the latest purchase of the r ur-
ner syndicate. 1t evidently makes
some difference which side the "boss''
is on.
LOW-TARIFF advocates who are talk
ing about increased prices under the
Dingley law will be grelved to learn
that the net average increase in prices
OF articles affected by importation is
less than one per cent, while the in
creased earnings Of those employed in
the manufacturing industries and in
agriculture, which depends largely up
on industrial activity, have been far
greater than that Protection not on
ly products, but incidentally benefits
Others quite as much as those directly
protected. OF course some merchants
use that argument to cover an increase
OF prices, Oh certain line of goods, al
though the tariff has nothing to dc
with it.
1t has become notorious fact that
since the Honorable Patrick Henry
Winston has held office, not single
opinion has been filed emanating from
his great brain. All legal questions
that have been. submitted we're passed
upon Assistant Attorney Vance. In
fact Mr.. Vance's think tank has been
constantly at work putting peculiar
constructions upon the laws passed by
the late lamented pop legislature. In
this connection story told by Major
Moore, formerly of this CITY, and
which is now fully verified, would not
be amiss. Shortly after the election,
Mr.. Winston paid friendly visit to
the Major in this city, who was an old
legal acquaintance of his, and had had
many legal passages at arms with him
During the course of a conversation
the Major mentioned certain man
who had been mentioned in connect.
ion with the appointment as Mr.. Win
ston's deputy and asked him if it were
true that the appointment were to be
made. Mr.. Winston very emphatic.
ally denied the rumor, and then addec
by way of explanation that he would
not appoint him "because it was ne
cessary that the attorneys Office
should have at least one man tina
knew so ne w."-Skagit News