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The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-11-19
The Happenings Of the City as
Caught by "The Times"
Men.
MATTERS PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
Brief Statements of the Many Things That
Make Up the Busy Round
Of Life.

Hot and cold porcelain baths at c..
A. CIark's barber shop.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-11-19

Sold by all druggists.
LIPPMAN Bros, ApOthecaries. Sole PrOp'rA
uppman's Block, Savannah, Ga.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-08-20
Silver and Wheat.

Events OF late have been full of dis
couragments for the advocates of free
coinage at at ratio of 16 to /. Condi-
tions seem, indeed, to have entered in
to conspiracy similar to that which
made possible "the great crime of
1873" The argument of the silverltes
based on the assumption of a scarcity
of gold did yeoman service in the last
campaign, but the discoveries in the
Klondyke fields, promising consider
able addition to the worlds stock of
its standard monetary metal, seems
likely to relegate that argument to
the class of spent ammunition. Much
was made also by the silverites of the
relation between silver and wheat
prices, but unfortunately for them,
while the price Of wheat has gone up
over twenty cents a bushel since last
year, the price of silver has gone down
about ten cents an ounce, and IN q
week, in which we are able to record
evidences of distinct revival of busl-
ness, as indicated in the early arrival
of the long-promised advancing move
ment for the iall, silver has touched
the lowest point recorded in the Amer
lean market-"B "Bradstreets," July "A,
1897.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-08-20
Something Like years ago.

A great many eastern people have
visited Puget Sound during the pres
ent season, says the West Coast Trade,
more than the memorable years Of
1889 and 1890, and these visitors have
helped to revive an interest in Wash
ington of growing proportions. There
is commencing to be heard old time
familiar talk about real estate loca-
tions and the price of corner lots, in
quiries that indicate that the shrewd
eye of capital has not lost sight of the
land of promise and that men who
have had sufficient acumen to gather
in golden wealth in various pursuits
realize that bright future for this
state has not been dissipated. This IS
no sign that there is going to be re-
al estate boom, nor even great activity
in that direction, but it is a factor in
the great mass of accumulating evil
dences that we have passed up several
rungs on the ladder retuaning to a re-
vival of prosperous times. Real estate
like other things has passed the bed
rock period and is going to recover
something of its normal level. Du-
ring the process it offers a tempting
investment for surplus capital and
"snaps" will doubtless be picked up
much more closely in the future.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-08-20

DANGER of famine IN the Klondyke
region is undoubtedly great, and to
lessen the danger, British mounted po-
lice are reported stopping everybody
at Lake Lindeman and allowing only
those to proceed who have years
provisions, those who have less than
a years provisions are forced to re-
turn to Dyea or Skaguay. Lessons of
the past should be needed, says the
Whatcom Blade. Alaska is particu-
larly sanguinary in this respect. The
rush to the Stickeen river in 1875 was
productive of much misery and untold
hardship, hundreds OF the dishearten-
ed victims having to beg their way
home, ragged, hungry. and barefooted.
The Klondyke is the most isolated,
and dangerous gold region
yet discovered and people must 60 well
provided and constituted.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-08-20
Cans i'm Demand.
Ledger.

w. M. Frizell has received 100000
empty tin cans this week for the Bel
lingham Bay Canning Go. at Chucka
nut, two carloads, $4,000 cans. arriv-
ing today On the steamer Bay City.
Mr.. Frizell has induced the Pacific
Sheet Metal Co. the largest manufac-
turers of cans in the world, to make
this city the general distributing point
for Northwestern Washington, which
is a conclusion of great and growing
Importance to Bellingham Bay. The
next San Francisco steamer to arrive
here will deliver at the wharf from
100000 to 100000 empty cans to be
re-shipped on the smaller steamers
from this point to various canneries
on the Bay and along the Sound and
Gulf of Georgia Heretofore this dis
tributing has been done from Seattle,
but the lack of prompt service from
that city has caused much complaint.
Mr.. Frizell says that the Bellingham
Bay Canning Co. lost 5000 fish in one
day last week and the Rosario Strai is
Co. about 1000 in one day far want OF
cans, while Is carloads of cans were at
Tacoma awaiting transportation. The
Fairhaven cannery has an erstern Or
der for y carloads of fresh salmon to
be shipped in ice, one car day for II
DAYS; the first carload was shipped
Thursday, and on the same day the
cannery shipped carload of canned
salmon to Portland, Oregon.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-08-20
The Stampede North.

There is no denying the fact that
the KlOndike excitement is all absorb
ing pervading the air like an aroma
native to It's zone, all living within its
circle experiencing its exhilarating in
incubation. Not since 1S48, when
placer gold was discovered at Suffers
Hill in California, have the people Of
this country been more wrought up.
1t is conservative estimate when is
is stated that before September / over
10000 men will be struggling along
the passes and down the Yukon River
between Dyea and Skaguay and Daw-
son City, all bound for the country
where gold nuggets are supposed to be
had by shaking them out of the moss
roots.
Up to the Sth inst. $3.50 prospectors
had left Seattle for the North, 500 go
ing in by way of st. Michaels and
thence up the Yukon Kiver, and the
rest going in via Dyea over the pass
and down the Yukon to the KlOndike.
UP to the 9Th inst. also 910 horses had
been taken in and used as pack horses
between Dyea and Lake Linderman.
1t is estimated that by September I,
1928 prospectors will have left Seattle
for the diggings, and that oxen,
horses, mules and cows, coming under
the head of "beasts of BURDEN" to the
number of 1866, will be taken into the
territory by the gold-hunters. This
does not include the exodus from Cal
ifornia, leaving San Francisco and
other California points, which will
easily run the the total number of
gold-hunters on their way northward
to more than 10000 men.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-08-20

COURT SHELTON No q.
l. FORESTERS OF AMERICA.
Meets in Odd Fellows Hall on 2nd ana 4tn
MONDAYS of each month. Visiting FOresters are
invited to attend the court. Bert Sheidon,
J. II. Baker, Sec. ChleI hahsei
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-08-20
ELTON MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON. FRIDAY AUGUST % 9
Serious Crisis i'm Mexico.
MEXICO CITY, Aug. THE cont

MEXICO CITY, Aug. THE continu-
al fall in silver and the corresponding
rise in exchange have reached the
point when this country is brought
face to face with what may be a seri-
Gus crisis. No sophistry can hide the
real condition of affairs here.
1t is all very well to say that Mexico
can live within herself and can raise
on silver basis natural products tha t
she can sell abroad on gold basis.
This would be perfectly satisfactory if
there was such an enormous increase
OF wealth resulting from such condi-
tions that the country could bear "A
high rate of taxation, in order that the
government might be able to meet its
interest abroad by such means without
any extra strain.
At this moment Mexican bonds are
unaltered in London, principally ow-
ing to the scrupulous exactness under
the most distressing conditions with
which the interest has been met.
These debts are in gold and their in
terest has to be met in gold, and at
this rate of exchange that interest is
excessive and it is only matter of
time, unless there is favorable
change in silver, when this republic
will be unable to stand it.
liquidation has an ugly sound, but
something very much like it under
present circumstances must result.
The railway corporations and other
foreign companies here have to meet
gold interest with a medium that is
ever decreasing in value. 1t does not
matter, however great the business
and the capacity for making money,
because the money earned is made
quate to meet obligations abroad.
There is only one thing for them to
do, increase their earnings ov9r 100
fold or consider that their foreign debt
was contracted in silver.
It seems hard that the credit of this
government, that IS now so high, and
the excellent investments here should
be injured through circumstances over
which they have no control. But facts.
are facts, and it will be interesting to
watch what will happen unless there
is sharp rally in silver before long.
Business of all kind is paralyzed,
and all orders from abroad have been
countermanded. The manager of the
Scotch thread monopoly here has rails
ed prices on thread 25 per cent. and
the French importers of dry goods
have followed suit.
A prominent banker said that he
believed exchange would 60 to $50 per
cent. premium. He considered tn e
outlook to be most serious for this
country, in fact, he consi dered it too
gloomy to speculate upon.-Tacoma
News.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-08-20
Rich Ore In the Olympics.

There is quiet mining boom in the
vicinity of the Docewallips river over
in Jefferson county, owing to some
valuable discoveries made by G. E.
Gordon and F. R. Robinson of Brin-
non. Geo. L. Mckay, who arrived
home yesterday with his sons, Willie
and Wallace, after very pleasant
yachting excursion to Hoods canal,
says that picked rock from two leads
gave an assay of 500 gold to the ton.
From another lead which he is just
going down on an assay was made
that showed up $40 in silver and cop
per and SS in gold. Mr.. Mckay says
the copper is as fine looking as he
ever saw. The ore is described as
white and green quartz, very heavily
| mlneraliZed with not only the common
yellow pyrites, but showing as we'll
good amount of peacock.
The Olympic Miner, published at
Brinnon, says the rich discovery en-
braces both the Diamond r. and the
Greenback claims and the extent of
the ore body is great, though its full
width cannot be ascertained until
more work is done.
Mr.. Mckay says the mine is easily
accessible by trail whichs.runs up
fourteen miles from the Sound toward
Mt. Crescent. He says that for ex-
perts like Isaiah Walton and John
Holgate the Docewallips would be
paradise. He caught trout measuring
eighteen and twenty inches and he
does not pretend to be a fisherman.
While there he found very general
sentiment for better communication
with Tacoma. The people of Jeffer-
son county have built a road from
Quilcene south to Union City in Ma
son county. They want to see an ef-
fort made by the people of Tacoma to
build a road from Allyn to Union
City. With this link built they could
drive down to Gig Harbor and get to
Tacoma to trade. They want to come
here and this feeling has aroused great
interest in the railroad project of
Frank Ross. The people would do
generously in the way of subsidies all
along the line for the construction of
the road.
There is g, general revival of busi-
ness. Logging camps which had been
closed under the Cleveland free trade
policy are again starting up. The
new tariff is of great service and gives
them an opportunity for business.
Everybody is feeling better and the
time is ripe, Mr.. Mckay says, to open
more direct communication between
that country and Tacoma.-Ledger.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-08-20

xAsELCOME CHAPTER, NO 40.
w ORDER EASTERN STAR.
Meets every Saturday after Full moon OF each
month. ALI members in good standing are
made welcome.
Mrs. G, l. BARRON, w. ii. MAXWELL
Worthy MatrOn. Sec.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-08-20

THE rush to the Klondike, (the U.
S. G. S. Speller says that's the true
way to spell it, works two ways to the
benefit of Washington. 1t takes lot
of good money out of hiding places to
buy passage money and provisions
from business men, who put it into
circulation and make money out of it.
The other way is, the eastern rushers
have to come to the Sound and leave
their good money here for their pas
sage and outfit, which adds to our
volume Of business and stimulates
trade. Most, az least so per cent, of
the money our own people dug up,
like the timid fellows spoken of in
Scripture was buried in napkins,
which we Yankees understand to
mean stockings and shot bags, where
it did the public no manner OF good.
So, we who stay at home and stuck tn
our grinds are little better off for the
time being, and can be generous in
wishes that the boys may all come
back rich and happy, with sense
enough to snap up the good chances
to invest our good Mckinley times
will have ready for them.-Nooksack
RepOrter.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-08-20
Society Cards.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
REV. F. o. LAMOREUX. PASTOR
Preaching services every Sunday at IL, a. M
and 7:3O D. m. Sunday school at 10 0p, m. B.
Y. P. U. at $50 p. m. Prayer Meeting every
Thursday evening at O'Clock followed by G. c.
C. class. All are made welcome at these services.
Corner Fifth and Gotta SITS.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-08-20
A Remarkable Cure for Chronic Diar.
rhRa.

In 1862, when / served my country
as a private in Company A. 10Th
Pennsylvania Volunteers, contract
ed chronic diarrhea. 1t has given me
a great deal of trouble ever since. l
have tried a dozen different medicines
and several prominent doctors without
any permanent relief. Not long ago
a friend sent me sample bottle OF
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Dl-
arrhea Remedy, and after that l
bought and took 5O-cent bottle; and
now 1 can say that l am entirely cur
ed. I cannot be thankful enough to
you for this great Remedy, and recon-
mend it to all suffering veterans. 1t
in doubt write me. Yours gratefully,
HENRY STEINBERGER, Allentown, Pa.
Sold by ali druggists.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-08-20

CIRST METHOOIST-EPISC CHURCH.
Preaching every Sabbath at 1913 O'Clock A. NJ.
and 7:30 p. NJ. Sabbath School at l. A. M
Prayer meeting at 7:30 P. NJ. every Thursday
Everybody is invited to attend. Seats free.
REV. F. M. WHEELER, Pastor
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-08-20

CAHAWAMISH LODGE NO. 49,
y l. o. G. T.
Meets every Saturday evening at 7:5o III InS
NJ. E. Church. Visiting Members IN good
standing are made welcome. @
C. l., ANsORGE G. 7. w. ID. MORRISON, H.
WANTED FAITHFUL MEN OK
w Women to travel for responsible establish
sl5 weekly and expenses. Position permanent
Reference. Enclose self-addressed stamped en-
yelope. The National Star Building, chicago.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-08-20

CEDAR CAMP No $50.
Meets every 1st. and 3rd Tuesday at Masonic
Hall, Shelton Visiting neighbCrs cordially IN
yited to camp with ms. G. G. Angle,
AL J. Munson, Clerk. CONSUL
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-08-20

DUBY REBEKAH LODGE, No rs.
II 10. o. F.
Meets every 2nd and 4th Friday evening In Odd
Fellows Hall. Shelton Visiting brothers and
sisters are cordially invited to attend. Social
session on Third Friday evenings.
Clara Ansorge Sec. Emma nj. Munson, NJ ".
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-08-20

DAWSON CITY Will have electric
lights during the coming six months
of winter night, and perhaps mining
by electric light will be the next thing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-26

BODY FoUND.-The body of a color.
ed man was taken out of the James
Creek canal in Washington yesterday
and removed to the morgue. 1t was
recognized as that of "voodoo," or
herb doctor, named Daniel Barbour,
who made q practice of selling his
alleged charms to negroes in the al
leys and courts of South Washington.
When the body was taken to the
morgue it was found that he had a
large variety of herbs, cat claws, badges
and other articles in his pockets. 1t is
possible that he was murdered and
thrown into the canal. Barbour was
one of the best-known figures among
the colored population of Washington
He was born many years ago a slave
upon the place of Mr.. John Beckham,
in Warrenton. He was an old man
among the slaves when the war broke
out. He ran away and joined the union
army,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-26
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The cool weather has caused an adj
vance in the prices of fish.
The steam pleasure yacht Americas
is being fitted with new steam pipes,
sc.
The friends of Mr.. G. D. Johnston
are urging him to become candidate
for the Office of Corporation Attorney.
A dispatch from Easton, Md, says :
There never was such shad season as
this is at present, although the "glut"
of shad is not on yet.
Robert Grant, dealer in antique
furniture, of Washington, made an as
signment yesterday, with assets of
$34 900 and liabilities OF sd ,357.
Through the carelessness of nurse
little baby was thrown from its caiy
riage this morning on King street, near
St. Asaph, but was not much hurt.
There were spits of snow about 10
o'clock last night and another at an
early hour this morning. The mer-
curry dropped almost to the freezing
point, but there was no frost.
Martha Collins, who lives on Gamer
on street, cook at the residence of Mr..
II. Il. Elliott, on Washington street,
had one of her hands badly burned this
morning, while at work.
A bill has been introduced in the
House of Representatives by Mr. Rixey
to authorize the Herndon and Aide
Railroad to construct bridge aero:
the Potomac river near the Great
Falls.
The democrats of Fairfax will hold
district meetings on Thursday, April
10Th, except in Centreyille district,
where the meeting will be held on Sat.
urday, the 18th, to nominate oandi-
dates for county offices.
1t is said by number OF Mr.. J. r.
n. Curtins friends that he will be a
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-26

candidate for Mayor of this city in the
coming primary. A delegation of mis-
friends had consultation with him
last night on the subject.
Some important changes are in con-
temptation on the Southern Railway,
which will probably involve some Of
fetal in Richmond, and on the di.
vision of the old Danville line. They
will be announced in day or two.
The steamer Wakefield, due here at
an cary hour this morning, did not
reach here until after 10 o'clock this
morning, having been detained by high
winds and heavy fish shipments. She
brought $4,000 shad from Cone river.
The fire alarm yesterday evening
was caused by the partial burning of
the roof of frame building belonging
to Mrs. Annie E. Knight, on south
Fairfax street. The fire was extin-
guished without the service of the fire
department by persons in the neigh
borhood. The damage was slight.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-26
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES,

The situation in the flooded districts
in the west is improving.
Edmund Charles Yon, a French paint
er, died in Paris to-day, aged 55 years.
A company of about twenty Greeks
left Philadelphia to-day for New York,
whence they will sail tomorrow for
their native country to enlist in the
event of war with Turkey.
1t is rumored that the Kentucky pen.
itentiary hospital is full of smallpox
patients. The prison physicians say it
is only forty cases of measles, but the
legislators are badly frightened.
Police Commissioner Moses Bigelow, of
Newark, N. j., died this morning of pneu.
monia. He was attacked five days ago by
the gnp He was staunch democrat, served
one term as assemblyman. and was senior
member of the large varnish manufacturing
firm of Moses Bigelow and Company, founded
by his father, who was Mayor of Newark for
seven terms from 1857 to 1864.
1t is believed that James NJ Gordy, the &C.
cused murderer of his wife at Georgetown,
Dol, is the greatest bigamist on record. An
investigation of Gordys career will show that
he has at least eight and possibly nine wives
now living.
Near Mount Gilead, Ky. last night Amos
Riggs shot and killed young Boyd and his
father, W. R. Boyd. Young Boyd had run off
with one of Riggs daughters. Riggs is said
TO have shot the two men from ambush.
A 8 the result of an old quarrel between ia
cob Leeds and Blanchard Tho mas at La Platz,
Ind last night, Thomas was shot and killed
by Leeds, after the latter had been fatally cut
with knife by Thomas
Robbers tried to derail g train on the Texas
Sabine and Northwestern Railroad near Long
View, Tex, yesterday. The pilot of the loco
motive, however, pushed aside the obst:uc-
ton and the plan miscarried.
A terrific storm dashed Puget Sound, Wash
ington, yesterday. Buildings were blown
down and a score of persons injured, but none
fatally. Wires were blown down all along
the north Pacific coast.
Lyman Epps one of the negroes brought
from tho South by John Brown before the
war died at North Elba, N. j., on Wednesday,
He was music teacher of somo ability.
The city of Key West, Fla, is full of rumors
of a Cuban filibustering expedition which it
is said left there last night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-26

MOBILES GOING TO WASHINGTON
Two Judges, commonwealth attor-
ney and two distinguished citizens of
Alexandria were conducted across the
burning sands by the mobiles of Acca
Temple, Mystic Shrine, last night.
They were Judge J. B. McCabe, Judge
Richard S. Tebbs, Mr.. Leonard Mar
bury, Mr.. c. II. Ford and Mr.. A. c..
Coombe. The session last night, apart
from the initiation of the above-named
gentlemen, was very interesting one.
Arrangements were discussed for the
opposed visit to Washington next
week, and it is believed that fully one
hundred members from different Sec
tions of the State will start out upon
that pilgrimage. 1t promises to be g
delightful, rs we'll as an eventful, occa-
sion, though the rumor that President
Mckinley would be initiated in Almas
Temple on the 3ist is generally dis
credited among the Shriners. Major
Mckinley is anxious to become a
Shriner, it is said, and has applied for
admission to Al Koran Temple, in
Cleveland. Almas Temple. of Wash
inpton, has asked that the initiation OF
the President might take place in
Washington, and that lnperial-Poten
tate Harrison Dingman, who resides in
Washington, may conduct the cere-
monies. 1t is understood that no reply
has been received to this request, but
it is not believed that the President
will be at the meeting on Wednesday
pight.-[ Richmond Dispatch.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-26

COLLISION "Wednesday night when
the steamer Newport News, from Wash
ington to Norfolk, was near Fort
Washington, below this city, she
collided with the schooner Ex-
press, the schooner having o
boom broken and her yawl
mashed by the mishap. Captain
Geoghegap, of the steamer, reports
that he found two schooners anchored
10 the narrow channel there; that he
stopped the steamer but she drifted
down on the Express. The latter was
loaded with manure and bound for
Norfolk.-Captain Geoghegan left one
Of his boats with the schooner to take
the place Of the yawl. 1t was reported
that the schooner sank, but Captain G.
says there is nothing in that story.