The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-02-25

COuIcuu Will, "S well no PiOoPSSVA'O
scarcity of food, some thirty cases at
last reports. The Shelton parties
were all we'll equipped and had am
pie necessaries to carry them through.
The old steamer North Pacific, fit
companion to the Eliza Anderson, left
tor Alaska last week, but was deserted
by most of her crew and passengers at
Port Townsend. as she was considered
unseaworthy. The inspection, after
the several disasters and warnings,
should be very stringent, and every
old tub kept out of Alaskan waters.
AFTER squabbling for several days
"fusion" succeeded in Seattle, but the
mayor had to be given to the popu-
lists, because of the influence of GER
tain of their leaders in the lower end
of town. The war-cry will be Gre
form" as usual, although it is diff
cult to see how good can come out of
the influences in control.
The N. P. has recently gathered in
the Hunt railway system, which COW
ers the vast wheat fields of Eastern
Washington and Oregon, and will be
valuable feeder to direct the bulk of
all this vast wheat product to the
Sound, instead OF Portland, wnere
most of the grain has been handled
in the past.
WHEN these two elements of popu-
lism, which ought to know each other
we'll, pass such opinions as the fol-
lowing, about their political brothers,
it looks as though "honest" people
would stand aloof. The Seattle Times
says: "Neither Tugwell nor Winsor
ever had an honest thought, therefore
their 'mouthings,' as we'll as their con-
temptible publications, are but the re-
Elections of dishonesty and fraud"
AFTER all the long list of promises
of reform" management and "reform"
legislation, only two or three of these
measures, alleged for the benefit of the
poor man but in reality only making
matters the worse, we're passed, and
now the Supreme court has killed the
last of them, the mortgage law, be-
cause of it's inconsistencies. The last
legislature will 60 down in history as
the biggest and most expensive failure
Washington has ever had,-but the
fusion leaders still want the offices
and "another trial" and are preparing
to play another "lea d" from their ell
filled "hand" of alleged "platform
principles
In the great scramble of the rail-
roads to secure their proportion of the
Alaska stampede, a rate war has de-
veloped, which promises to reach
lower figure than ever before. This
week the fare between St. Paul and
Puget Sound is SIS, first class and $40
second. and from the Sound to New
York, $40 and $50. 1t is not likely
that the cut will be on very long, be-
fore tho transportation companies
come to some arrangements to hold
up rates and divide profits. 1t is not
a very good thing for Washington to
have the rates so low that large in
flux of undesirable people is probable,
as we already have enough people who
come with little or no means.
IT seems that the blame has not vet
been laid for the loss of the Maine, our
finest battleship, but there is now lit
tie question but that the wreck was
caused from the outside and Spanish
treachery is to blame. It is believed
that Havana harbor has been laid
with torpedoes, and one of these in
fernal machines was touched off for
the Names benefit. This govern
ment is proceeding slowly with it's
investigation aud the people should
have patience. If treachery can be
proven the rotten dynasty will prob
ably be wiped from the map; if not,
Spain will be called upon for indem-
nifty for the ship and 25S men slaugh-
tered in the harbor at Havana. Plans
are being perfected to raise the Maine,
and the monitor Terror will take her
station.
WHAT is the use of going away from
home for something a little better, a
little cheaper than you can get at
home? Why go away from home fol
better bargains and better laborers
when you know you cannot get them
You can find so-called snaps-bette,
promises than you do at home-be
cause the merchants and laborers arr
among us, and they will tell you the
truth, while the others are in no man
ner interested except to get your cash
You have as good people in YOU
city as there are in any other city
Stand by your own interests, hom,
merchants and home men. If you pa
tronize home merchant or home labor