The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-07-15

LIE w dsI1ljStOIi dlIN OlCSOii oC"eN
Press Associations are to hold their
annual sessions this year together at
Spokane, August 25-6-7th. This is a
plan that has been considered for sew
eral wears, and will insure an interest
ing session.
MANAGER Blake of the Hadlock
mills at Port Townsend, has received
notice from the owners in San Fran
cisco to start up the mill as soon as
possible. 1t will require about three
weeks to put the plant in running or
der.
WATsoN's squadron is expected to
reach Gibraltar today, and unless there
is some change in the program SPANS
third and last fleet will very shortly
be encountered in the Mediterranean,
and sent to "Davy Jones locker" like
the Others
JUST think Of it. The great city of
Chicago was without local daily pa
per distributed on its streets for sever
al days, owing to strike among the
stereotypers. New men were secured
finally, and Chicago can now keep
track Of the war.
THE disastrous collision of the
French steamer La Bourgogne, and
the ship Cromartyshire, in which the
former went to the bottom with over
600 passengers in very few minutes,
was worse than the havoc of any bat
tie in the present war.
THE "Klondi ke ships" may be ex-
pected shortly, with their installments
of hardy miners, and yellow gold, any
where from ten millions up. Then
we may expect few foolish exhibit
tions of "Swiftwater Bill" profligacy.
The gold seekers have we'll earned their
money they ought to know enough
to hang onto it.
AN Eastern Oregon barber h as
closed his shop and posted the follow
ing notice on his door: "To the public:
This barber shop will be closed for
brief period, as the proprietor has gone
to help few of Uncle Sans BARRIERS
(hetter known as soldiers) scrape the
face of the western hemisphere clear of
an obnoxious growth of whiskers, COM
monty called Spaniards. I shall not
be gone long, as Dewey and Sampson
are applying the lather, and every
thing points to Il quick job and clean
one. / wish to thank the public for
past patronage and on my return hope
to have share Also"
A Few days ago a report appeared
In the press that the pension OF DIR.
Mary Walker had been increased from
$12 to 500 per month. Many people
would at once inquire the reason of
this woman drawing any pension She
has been known to the present genera
ton only as a woman whose most
prominent characteristic is that of
wearing male pantaloons. With this
idiocyncracy staring the people in the
face few have ever stopped to inquire
into her past history. The truth is
she was prominent figure in the
days Of the civil war, not only was
surgeon and physician but as nurse,
where she exposed herself to many
dangers and endured many hareships
in her loyalty to her country. She is
no doubt entitled to all the pension
department has allowed her.-Olym-
plan.
''THE popular loan idea is largely
farce. In the end the money syndi-
Gates will hold the bulk of the bonds
as they always have done and tried to
do" says that faithful organ, the Pom
eroy independent 1t may be that in
the end the syndicate will hold the
bulk of the bonds, but if they do they
will have to purchase them of the peo-
pie at premium. There has been no
"hold-up" of the government in this
case, as under Cleveland and Carlisle.
The government is using its best en-
beavers to secure to the people what
ever profits shall accrue from this loan
and if the men and women of smoll
holdings do not secure bonds it will
be because there are not enough to
supply the demand. Such men and
women are given the preference, and
the smaller the holdings the greater
the preference.-Tacoma Ledger.
ONE of the worst faults of the new
state government has been interior
ence in public institutions, especially
those of an educational or charitable
nature. Protesting adherence of DO
litical intrigue in the management of
such establishments the majority have
been debauched to an extent never
dreamed of before: the Agricultural
College has been scandalized, the
Medical Lake Asylum demoralized,
and the State University reduced from,
high standard of efficiency, with an
enrolment of 500 students three years
ago, to present attendance of less
than l4O and name that is a re.