The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-02-04

over Western Washington resumed
work, the agreement to shut down and
hold up prices expiring. The supply
is quite short, the demand brisk and
prices fair, so that the season promises
to be profitable in the shingle bust
ness.
The Eastern and New England
states suffered a fearful storm the first
of the week, which blocked railroads
and FRUSTRATED business generally, dam
aging shipping and destroyed life and
property. Washington may expect
storm soon, but we do not anticipate
either damage or inconvenience.
FROM reliable stories told of the
manner in which many farmers are
wasting the money they have earned
by wonderful condition of circum-
stances, such as will probably never
arise again, it will be little wonder if,
in year from now, we hear of many
being again in the tolls of poverty.
They have had their golden opportu-
nifty in 1897 and many do not seem
to have sense enough to seize it.-EX.
Two years ago Eastern Washington
was Overrun with cayuses, and it was
becoming serious problem what to do
with them and preserve the range for
cattle. The Skaguay trail settled the
question, horses went up in price, and
thousands of dollars were turned over
to the farmers Now the country is
being secured for horses, and anything
is "horse." Thus time has settled
all questions for us.
THE editors monthly resume of
"The Progress OF the World" in the
American Monthly Review of Reviews
for February opens with presenta-
ton of the Cuban situation at the
present moment. "Autonomy" is ex-
posed as farcical makeshift, which
deceives nobody and only serves to ir-
ritate both parties in Cuba-the iu-
surgents and the Spanish Conserva-
tives.
SENATOR John H. Long, of Lewis
County, who died last week, was one
Of the pioneers of the state, and prom
inent in business and republican poll
tics. He came to Lewis County in
1865, having walked barefooted across
the plains, driving an OK team for his
board. He died one of she largest
property owners in this section, and
his estate is practically free from in
cumbrance.
The Steamer Corona, which left Sc
attic Jan. Goth, with over 400 passen-
gers for Dyea, struck a rock on the
9th off Lewis Island, near where the
Mexico went down, and was wrecked.
All the passengers were saved, and
about Is returned to the Sound hav-
ing had enough OF Alaska. The others
are waiting to continue their trip
North, though many lost their sup
plies, and Seattle is called upon to
help out those who came back. All
kinds OF crafts are in the Alaska trade,
with unreliable pilots, and it is not
unlikely that others will meet with
disaster before the summer is over, un-
less the government looks after the
abuses.
The woman suffrage amendment
will be submitted to the voters at the
coming general election, and the lead
ers in the woman's movement are d.
recting attention to the fact, although
suffrage was tried for two years in
this state, it was not given fair trial,
and was knocked out by a supreme
court decision when our George Turn
er was on the bench. In the states
where the women have the franchise,
there is certainly an improvement in
the political conditions and the lnflu-
ence at the polls cannot but be for
good. Whether equal suffrage will
tend to reform politics, or not, certain
it is that there is much that is rotten
IN politics and politicians, and the
need of something more than reform
buncombe" is needed.
THE Washington State Journal, the
new populist paper established at
Olympia, by Ex-speaker Chas. E. Cline
and company of populists, is out
with its initial number It is full of
meaty pabulum which will be very
agreeable to populist ears, and some
things that the other elements of the
fusion party will not care to see urged,
the Journal admitting that fusion as
it now stands has much to answer tor.
Topographic ally, the State Journal is
neat, its first number is filled with
matter from well-known reform"
writers, and gives evidence that sub
jects will be treated fairly, honestly
J. and candidly. 1t advocates fusion,
ssqot.a mere union for spoils,-but fu,
sion under the name of the Peoples