The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-07-01

THE Spanish are about checkmated
in every move, and have but few
more possible moves, and each one is
fatal.
AFFAIRS at Manila are almost at a
crisis, the first detachment OF troops
and supplies will reach Dewey in a few
days and if the SpaniarGs have not al
ready surrendered, they will soon be
forced to.
IT is estimated that Letters wheat
deal permitted the farmers of this
country to sell 560,000,00O bushels as
an advance of 30 to 80 cents over the
price OF 1896. This would mean the
enormous profit at 40c OF 1924 100000
SIGsBY, on the St. Paul, which is en-
gagged in covering the entrance to
Porto Rico. knocked out the Spanish
torpedo boat destroyer with q few well
directed shots one day last week. The
latter managed to get back into the
harbor under protection of the forts.
WHATCOM met with a serious loss
Monday morning, in the complete de-
struction Of the big mill of the Bel
lingnam Bay improvement company.
The mill cut about 100000 feet day
and throws $50 men ont of employ
ment, but will Immediately be rebuilt.
THE Insurgents and American
troops are within two or three miles of
Santiago, and are having frequent
brushes with the Spaniards, driving
them toward the city. At last ac
counts no general attack has been
made. The fleet is still guarding the
entrance to Santiago harbor.
NEVER since Washington became a
state, says the Hoquiam Washington
ian, has the Republican rank and file,
had such chance to show the world
of what stuff the party is made. Old
horses have disappeared. Old states
are broken. Old sores are healed. Old
parasites are shaken. We want an
honest platform, clean tic ket of ag-
gressive, strong men, and some hard
we'll directed work If this is done all
over the state we will duplicate Ore
CONS glorious victory.
The president has ordered that can
ned salmon be added as one of the
meat components of the army rations
and this Pacific Coast product will be
given out in proportions as one to six
with fresh beef and one to three with
salt meats. This will be of great ad-
vantage to this state and the whole
coast. We do not think it unreason-
able to figure an army and navy of
100000 men. Surprising they have
each one can OF salmon every ten
days, that would be 10,S00,000 cans
per annum or 225,000 cases, equiva-
lent to one-third the pick of the Alas
ka packers association. Ii it is found
to be suitable food, and there can be
no doubt about il, other countries will
adopt it, and almost before we are
aware of it half the pack of the coast
will be purchased by the governments
of the world. We regard this as far
more important to the coast than any
thing the present war has developed.
-Centralia News.
THE administration placed on sale
few days ogo $200,OOO,O0O worth of
bonds of the United States. They
bear per cent. interest. 1t was an
nounced that they would be sold at
their face and no Individual or corpo-
artion would be permitted to purchase
than $500 worth of them. The idea
was to make this popular loan-to
shut out the plutocrats and bankers
and give the common people chance
at the bonds. Subscription books
were opened in most of the towns and
cities OF the country. The common
people came forward with their TWEEN
ties, their tifties and their hundreds,
and within ten days had subscribed
for three times as many bonds as the
administration proposes to Issue. The
statesman who have been telling us for
months past that the common people
OF this country have no money will
now please draw on their able imagi-
nations again. Since the plain every
day people have come to the scratch
within ten days with $600,000,0OO to
loan at 3 per cent, it is apparent that
one of the old lies is worn out and no
longer fit for service.-Chehalis Mug
get.
Royal makes the food pure,
wholesome and delicious. /