The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-07-22

sheriffs who were endeavoring to take
him.
ATTY. GEN. Vance has given an
opinion to the effect that commission
ers sitting as a board of equalization
are empowered to adjust real property
values every year, and that last years
assessment does not hold three years,
as the last legislature tried to make it.
"SoArY" Smith, Skagway's Gun
crowned king, confidence man and
tough character, died with his boots
on last week, being shot while attemp.
ing to break up citizens meeting
Most of "Soapy's" gang were then run
out of Skagway, for the benefit of the
country.
NOTHING especially startling in war
news has occurred this week. The adj
vance on Porto Rico is reported to
have started today, and unless the
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climate will likely become more trop-
zeal in that vicinity. The battalion
of Washington Volunteers have been
ordered from Vancouver to San Fran
cisco, and will probably be sent to
Manila. Rumors from Madrid state
that the Council unanimously agreed
to seek peace,
Tacoma Ledger: The Senate is re-
sponslble for the loss of the elective
franchise by the two hundred thous-
and volunteers now in the field. The
bill to allow the volunteers to vote
passed the house, but the time of the
senate was taken up by the oratorical
filibusters in opposition to the Hawai-
ian annexation, and therefore this
matter of justice to our volunteers
was neglected, being referred to a COM
mittee by the objection OF a Democrat
ic senator.
SINCE the civil war the Stars and
Stripes has been hoisted over Alaska,
Philippine Islands. Cuba, Ladrone
Islands Hawaii soon Puerto Rico and
the Canaries, and old Glory is there to
stay, with the probable exception that
it will simply guarantee protection to
governments of the people of the is
lands captured or to be captured from
Spain. The Stars and Stripes now
float on both continents and both
oceans aud they represent the majesty
and power OF the greatest nation the
world has ever known.
THE government called for 100000
600 at 3 per cent. Offers in response
to the call aggregate the enormous
sum of billion and quarter dollars.
This little item of news Will probably
have a soothing effect on some of the
warlike powers" OF Europe. 1t will
dawn upon the European statesman
IN the course Of couple of weeks that
interference in the affairs of a nation
whose people are ready to spend such
vast sums Of money in carrying on
war is rash pollcy.-Chehalis Mug
get.
CONGRESS adjourned last Friday.
Never since 1864 has so much import
ant work been accomplished and the
members deserve the gratitude of the
nation. It threw away prejudices and
invoked the power Of this great nation
to help the Cubans. 1t placed a law
on the statute books to raise 100000
600 revenue to carry on the war. 1t
has placed 100000 men in fighting ar
ray and increased the standing army
to 10000 men. 1t ordered three new
battle ships, four monitors, sixteen
torpedo boats and twelve torpedo boat
destroyers, and finally annexed the
Sandwich isiands.-The Washington-
ian.
THOSE who opposed the acquisition
by the United States of territory
abroad should have their attention di-
rected to the spectacle of this great
country having several thousand tons
of coal at the little island OF St. Thorn
as but being forbidden to take any of
it by little Denmark. The Danish
Government is justified under the laws
of neutrality in Withholding permits
sion; indeed to give it would be an
offense to Spain. The need OF coaling
stations may become so impressed up-
on US that possession of the Canaries
will not be such a shock to the anti
anneXationists.-Seattle Post-Intelli-
gencer.
SEVERAL Klondike steamers have
arrived during the past ten days, and
a hundred or more of miners have re-
turned to civilization, with more or
less gold. The last vessel to arrive
was the Roanoke, which reached Seat
tie Tuesday with four tons of gold and
drafts, etc., representing about two
million dollars. Two of the party,
having disposed of their holdings, were
credited with $175, 900 as result of
four years work. Others ranged from
$4,000 to nothing, with a fair per-
centage having practically nothing to
show for their trip. Now that Seattle