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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-07-07
INTERVIEW WITH THE EMPRESS.

AS soon as he arrived in st. Petersburg,
conformably to the Imperial order he had
received at Oczakoff, Jones presented
himself at the Hermitage and was at once
received by the Empress. 1t happened
that the hour of his announcement was
II Il. M, and Catharine was at breakfast,
but at once summoned him to Join her.
Tired and almost wOrnOut as he was,
she kept him from II till near in the
afternoon; he reciting to her the events OF
| the Black Sea campaign; she relating to
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-07-07
TOO FORMIDABLE TO ENCOUNTER.

So Catharine, at much sacrifice of othe,
interests, meekly honored Jones's drafts
during that Winter in behalf of her Baltic
| fleet. The result was that on the OPENING
OF navigation in May, 1885, the Russian
| Navy in the Baltic was so formidable tina
the Swedes abandoned their project o
| Invading Finland, and Catharine's fee
did nothing OF any account beyond {
| Summer cruise of demonstration to COpen
hagen and Elsineur. Jones himself
though nominally Commander-in-C Chief o
Catharine's Baltic feet during this Sum
but remained in st. Petersburg as prin
cipal Naval Aide Camp and Adviser I,
the Empress.
Meantime he INDUCED in a great deal O
| social dissipation and gentle intrigue ir
directions which brought upon him the
displeasure OF the captiOuS and Jealous
Empress.
In August, 1889, while the court was al
| the Summer palace of Peterhoff and Jones
in attendance as Chief Naval Abide
Camp to Catharine,. one of the young
ladies in waiting AIissVera MezentzefTE
attracted his particular attention, and
she reciprOcated it.
| When Catharine became aware of this.
she at first quietly resented it by detach-
ing the young woman from her encourage
and sending her to the convent of Woss-
neSScnSkl, in the kremlin. at Moscow
AS soon as Jones learned this, he OBJ
tanned audience, and stormy scene
ensued, in which he proposed to leave her
service at once. But she did not wish to
part with his services. So she restored
Miss Mezentzeff to liberty, but she also
! banished Jones from her own affections:
maintaining toward him thereafter ONLY
official relations.
Soon after this affair Jones sought an
audience in the formal way, which Catha-
rIne granted. On this occasion he apollo
glZed for his uncourtly conduct and as
Sured the Empress that, whatever else
might occur, he never had the slightest
idea OF entering any naval service hostile
to her. Capel1e says that Jones sincerely
regretted the violence of temper he dis
played in this matter, and afterwards
toward the end of his life, frequently ex-
pressed the warmeSt sense of Catharine' s
self-command and magnanimity under
the provocation that he gave her.
However, all these intrigueS. amours
and scandals ended suddenly about the
list of October, 1889, when Jones was
stricken at Kronstadt on board the flag
ship Ivan Veliky, with pneumonia
This attack entailed upon him six
weeks sickness, often threatening death.
But about the end of November he began
to recover. During this illness the affec-
ton of the Empress-like any other
woman-warmed up again, and she sent
her great Italian court physician down to
kronstadt to attend her Admiral.
When Jones was able to move about
again his first act was to. request an
audience with the Empress, at which,
Judging from subsequent events, all their
difficulties were buried and the old rela-
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-07-07

consisted of 1e ships of the line, of from 81
to so guns, and five frigates. 1t could not
possibly be freed from the grasp of the
Arctic frOsts before the 1st of Nav. There
fore Jones had about four months in which
to arrange for its equipment for service in
the Spring.
investigating it from the point of view OF
commander accustomed to the Englis h.
French and American standards of eff
cheney, Jones found this feet in a deplor-
able condition, and he instantly addressed
all his marvellous powers of naval or
ganization and equipment to the task OF
regenerating it.
The Empress, though trusting him com
pletely, often WINGED at the expense which
his drastic projects of improvement i'm
posed. Once she said to him:
My Paul, do you hope by wave oil
your hand, stroke of your pen and a
disagreement of my purse to make my
feet like that of the English or that of the
French?'
Jones was too good a sailor to be taken
aback. He replied: mo, Your Majesty
not at once. But l will put it in shape Il
whip the Swedes to death next Summer i
they show their flag in the Baltic; ant
then we can deal with other foes at ou
leiSurel"
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-06-10

Take Care Of Old Newspapers.

Old newspapers form an important
item in domestic economy, and are
useful for polishing window-glasses
FIR cleaning lamp chimneys, for test
ing and cleaning flat-irons, and for a
dozen other things; you will also need
heaps of them when you come to pack
away the winter clothing. the
clothes moth, like other evil-dOers, has
an aversion to printers ink. An ex-
cellent m"th-proof bag, second only to
the expensive taxpayer, and costing
nothing, may be made of two thick
nesses of newspaper, with the edges
folded as if for an inch-wide hem, and
securely pasted. Bags of the same
kind are about the best things you
can use for keeping seeds and dry
herbs. They are dust and insect proof
and can he labeled and hung in the
s!ore-room until ne. ded.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-06-10

THE American Monthly Review of
Reviews for June is well-illustrated
"war number" The magazine opens
with the EDITORS review of the first
months campaigning III our contest
with Spain. This is followed by the
detailed account of the struggle in the
Record of Current Events" and "Car-
toon Comments" on the war, chiefly
from foreign journals. The contribu-
ted articles include character sketch
of Admiral Dewey by Winston
Churchill, two articles on the Phil
ippines, and one on "Spain and the
Caroline Islands" from a missionary
point of view. The department of
Leading Articles of the Month" also
deals with many questions growing
out of the war. Altogether there are
more than eighty pictures of subjects
related to the present crisis.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-06-10
'Tis Passing Strange.

Treasurer A. w. Freison has receiv-
cd word from Judge Hodgd"n, IN
y hich he is directed not TO disbnrse
the funds received in the Northern Pa
clfic delinquent tax settlement. The
Judge expressed his dissatisfaction
that the case was brought up before
and disposed of by Judge Millett, who
was not familiar with the facts IN the
case and says he will set aside the
order, and require the company to
show cause why they should receive
the excessive rebate proposed. 1t will
he remembered that, for some
reason, judge Hodgdon annuled the
first settlement, and he seems disposed
to secure II better arrangement for the
county il possihle.-Shelton Journal.
This was the settlement of N. P. Ry.
taxes mentioned in last weeks Vidette
a, having been made while Judge
Hnd2dun was N OkanOgan county.
TIE amount stated last week was not
C erect, the figures given being those
0 the Lewis county settlement with
re railway company. The total tax
in Mason countv WAS over $2l 900 and
the settlement was for $1,000.
1t is strange that Judge Hodgdon
was sent to Okanogan county by Gov.
Rogers. There is, we believe, only
one Judge in the state who is located
further away from that point than
Judge Observation-Disclosures Vidette.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-06-10
Pati X Henry's "Swipe."

An exam le should be made through
the reform press Of Patrick Henry
Winston's grab of the fund appropri-
ated by he last legislative session for
defense of the railroad law, $3.50 to
his son, smacks too much of that
nepotism which has always been OBJ
noxious. For the sums given to P. G..
Sullivan ex-republican candidate for
governor; to Aaron Titlow county at
torney OF Pierce count, and to Graves
d Wolf law partners of Senator Tur-
ner, it is safe to say the state has not
had value receiyed.-Wa shington State
Journal, (pop.)
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-06-10
Automatic Gun is a Wonder.

The navy department will make an
exhaustive test this week at the In
dian Head proving grounds of an
automatic One-pounder rifle said to
he capable of firing $50 shots minute.
The tremendous advantage to he
gained by such weapon may be APP
preciated when it is said that the hest
guns now in the naval service capable
OF throwing one.pound projec'iles are
operated with well-drilled crews at IA
speed never exceeding fifteen to twen-
tv shots minute and at that rate for
a very brief period.
The terrific effects on light armor OF
such gun can hardly be overestimat-
ed, especially in action against torpedo
boats, which would be rendered al
together useless in the day time and
perhaps at night if a vigilant watch
was maintained against their close APP
proach.
The effective range of torpedo is
scarcely half mile, and until a tor
pedo boat can approach within that
distance of battleship or other object
OF attack its presence may be practic-
ally ignored.
Projectiles from a one-poundeI, how
ever, can penetrate any armor it has
yet been feasible to place on torpedo
buats, and gun that can throw over
100 one-pound shells within a minute
would annihilate any exiting torpedo
boat made, within the requisite half
mile circle.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-06-10

WE haven't gone into tins war with
the expectation of pecuniary gains
But ga penny saved is two pence earn
ed" When we get control of Cuba
and stamp out the yellow fever at lis
breeding place in Havana harhor we
shall save every now and then, the one
to two hundred millions of dollars
which each visit from yellow jack has
latterly cost lis. Out of nineteen such
visits since 1862, Surgeon General
Wyman states that sixteen were traced
to Havana and two to other places in
Cuba. The experience of Barhado,s
and Jamaica shows that by proper
sanitary methods the disease can e
eradicated from its worst stronghol.ls.
We have suffered all these calamiiies
simply because the Spani,rds have
been too lazy to apply the measures
known to be effective against tie
breeding OF the fever germs. If no
other reward shall come to us for our
intervention in behalf of freedom in
Cuba, the suppression of the fever will
alone bring with it a large measure Of
satisfaction- Pioneer Press.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-06-10
The cid "Graft" won't DO Again.

There should he union of reform
ers. II should be perfect union and
upon principles. No one who wants
these principles made into laws should
be shut out. The people who wan;
reform should not be too particular
about their especial kind of reform
nor demand that it must come in a
certain specified manner, nor should
they declare that it must stop at a
GER ain point just because they want
it - 20 no further. Ibis is a free
country and every reformer is entitled
to his own views, but he has no strings
on other peoples thoughts or wishes,
and ii he would push his particular
dDrtrine to the front or stop some
wrong theory from being made into
law it is bis privilege to talk or write
f n the public ear Union for reform
is right. Fusion for Office Is wrong
aid will bring only c0nfusion.-State
JDurna! (pop)
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-06-10
The Latest Wa. News.

JUNE 9th.-Naimanera furiously at
tackled by Americans. Warships enter
Guantanamo bay and begin destruct-
i've cannonading. The Notifications
were demolished, and the troops fled
to town beyond, which also became
too warm for them. The fire from
the American ships never Stacked I'M
til all was destroyed. The shots were
we'll directed and the great majority
effective
Information has been received that
Spanish at Santiago and Guantanamo
are preparing for the final desperate
struggle, determined to resist to the
last. No cable from Cuba since Mon
day night.
Americans and Insurgents formed
junction at Santiago, have artillery on
several heights Smelling the enemy.
Col. Thenu, renowned Austrian ar
tillerist, was killed at Santiago Mon
days bombardment.
Manila falls to Insurgents. Span
ish surrender to Americans tor pro-
lection. Every resource exhausted.
Home government is powerless.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-06-10

Mr.. Wachsmuth, of Oysterville, who
has been experimenting with eastern
oysters in Willapa bay, has met with
encouraging success, according to the
West Coast Trade. A year ago he
planted five barrels of eastern oysters
in the bay. Last month he took to
San Francisco two sacks of the ma
tured bivalves, which met with such
favor, it being declared that they were
superior in size and flavor to the east
ern oysters grown in San Francisco
bay, that he has decided to engage in
the business on more extensive scale.
Last week he received a half car load
of young eastern oysters, and they will
be planted in the bay. Mr.. Wachs-
muth and his son own 200 acres of
oyster beds near Oysterville.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-06-10

President Mckinley is to be given
the unique distinction Of having
number of woman's magazine named
for him and prepared in his honor.
The July issue Of The Ladies' Home
Journal is to be called "The Presi-
d-nt's Number" 1t will show the
President on horseback on the cover,
with the Presidents new "fighting
f g r;ng over him; anev march
by Vl"t0r Herbert Is called "The Presi-
dents March," the State Department
has allowed the magazine to make a
direct photograph of the original
parchment Of the Declaration OF indie
prndenco, while the Presidents own
friends aId intimates have combined
tn tell so"l" twenty new aud unpub-
lished -;o'it5 and anecdotes about him
which 81. show him in a manner not
hel-c done The cover will be print
cd il lii National colors.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-06-10

In committing the sentence of Tug
we'll a nd Baker the governor simply
in creased their salaries to six dollars a
day. This is not the first time Tug
we'll has got his salary increased while
serving his term. He got the populist
legislature to do that for him while he
was officiating as sergeant at arms of
the hnuse.-Olympian.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-06-10

The world is looking more and more
generally to Washington for specially
difficult orders of high grade lumber
products. The most recent purchase
along this line is announced in the
call for l 100000 feet of decking from
Hamburg, Germany, to he furnished
in December jointly by the Tacoma
Mill company, Port Blakely Mill com
pany and the Port Gamble mill. 1t is
stated that to fill the specifications o.
this order it will be necessary to Gus
100000 feet of selected fir logs,
hence it is divided among three OF the.
largest saw mills on the Sound. The
Tacoma Mill company is cutting 81 :
600 feet of decking for Philadelphia
and the ST. Paul & Tacoma Lumber
company 100000 feet for Mare Island
navy yard. Only mills having large
cutting capacity and facilities for dis
posing of the surplus product resulting
from a rigid selection of the choicest
portions of the cut can compete for
this trade, and there are very few sec
tions on earth where the timber is
available for cutting similar cargo
shipments, hence Washington is lilel,
to be called upon for great deal o
her extra choice lumber products,
especially in the era of naval conStruc-
ton now conceded to be at hand in
Coast Trade,
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-06-10

The Whitman Count, Populist con-
vention adopted resolution directing
their state senator and representa-, es
III elected) to Secure the passage of a
statute IN this state exempting from
taxation personal property to the
amount of $500" That was the pro.
vision made by the Republican legis
lature, and to which no one objected.
1t IS evident that the Whitman Coun-
ty Populists. at least, have seen the
folly OF attempting to increase the
amount to 81 900, SO that from a gem
erous benefaction it becomes whole
sale robbery.-Ledger.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-06-10
From One Point of View.

Woman" she said, oracularly,
should have all the privileges that
man has. She is showing her ability
to do all that he can do in the business
world"
YES" he admitted, "she is rapidly
bringing herself down to his level
The more she thought of this re-
mark the stronger became her deter
mination to keep out of all suffrage
movements.-Chicago Post.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-06-10
Washington is the Champion.

Government crop statistics tor ne
wear 1897 show that Washington Is
the champion iwheat-growng state 81
the Union with an average yield OF
235 bushels per acre, Pennsylvania
coming next with 10, Oregon II, ONO
1863, Michigan 1916, Kansas 13.5, Me-
braska 145, Minnesota 1910, Indian"
1870, North Dakota 1913, California
100. South Dakota so. The total
wheat WELD of Washington IS Z tactd
at 2O,l24,64 bushels, which, 1T may
I've safely stated was ~sald at seventy
cents or higher per bushel.
Washington also leads the l'St III
the production of oats. the ~ rage
Weld per acre being 4S bushels, about
AZ bushels for the next highest state.
The crop OF the state is estimated 8,
S22, 52S bushels. In barley this state
also heads the list with an average o.
As bushels, against % bushels for Cali
fo1nia. We also lead every other state
in the average yield of potatoes, 1872
bushels per acre.
These figures should prove the great
est inducements to Eastern farmers to
locate in this state. Tie great wheat
growing states of Minnesota and the
Daku,as, with yields of from to Is
bushels per acre, have been considered
bonanzas in those years when they
had crop, which owing to various
reasons has been the exception instead
of the rule. Such a thing as crop
| failure or destruction is unknown III
this state, and with the growing trade
with the Orient and European ports
prices are always profitable. 1t only
needs investigation by the Eastern
| farmers to convince them that WASH
ington possesses more advantages and
attractions than any other state III
the Union-Ledger.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-06-10
There Never Was One.

Great Picture Buyer Ito hostess}-
What do you think of an artist who
painted cobwebs ON the ceiling so
truthfully that the servant wore her.
self into an attack of nervous prostra-
ton trying to sweep them down?
Hostess "a woman of experienced
There may have been such an artist,
but there never was such a servant
Tit-Rits
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-06-10

The Tacoma Mill Co.'S big barge,
Skookum, left Seattle on June LIST
bound for Alaska with the following
big load: no head of large fat beef
cattle; l0l horses, 600 tons railroad
iron 40 piles; 200 tons hay; two car
loads OF coal; and fifty tons of mixed
freight, -four, sugar, etc.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-06-10
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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-06-10

Republican majority in Oregon still
crawling up. Only two pops. elected
to legislature. Returns by freight not
yet in.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-06-10
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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-06-10

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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-06
THE BLOCKADE
OF HAVANA

Copyright, 1893, The Associated Press.
Havana, May 20. via Vera Cruz. Mex,
May 80. The news Of the arrival at San
tiago de Cuba of what Is known here as
the first division OF the Spanish fieet has
considerably liahtensd hearts OF Span
iaris, and the news has been received
with great rejoicing. The feeling or sat
isfaation Is all the more intense rs u is
hoped the spanish warships will soon en-
ter the harpor Of Havana. after which,
uniting with ths second division of the
feet, under Admiral Camara, 1t Is be-
iisved the naval forces OF spain will at
tempt to strike decisive blow at some
part Of the United States.
Havana and tho rest of the island of
Cupa, 80 far as heard from Is officially
pronounced to be entirely quiet. No iiots
or other disturbances are reported to have
occurred ana the Inhabitants profess
them solves to be looking for an encounte or
With the forces Of the United States
Preparations for defense are being pushed
night and day and work is going ON
without cessation on the Qualifications all
over the island. The Spanish officials here
claim that II 50, QUO men were needed TO
attack Havana py land and see when the
war broke out. &C least 100, 900 men will
be required TO ATTACK the Cuban capitol
now in view of the new and strengthened
Notifications.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-06
BOB EVANS TO HIS CREW.
Brief but Pointed Remarks ON the Task
Before Them.

Brief but Pointed Remarks ON the Task
Before Them.
E. O. Bruce of New York received a
letter, dated May 10, from his nephew,
who is ON board the Iowa, which gives
this speech Of Captain Evans to his
crew: "Men, have few words to say.
It is reported that the Spanish fleet,
consisting Of four cruisers and three
torpedo destroyers, coaled at Curacao
and are going to attempt to break the
blockade ut Havana or Cienfuegos at
all hazards. We have got to stop them,
and in order to stop them we must catch
them. To catch them we have to tum-
BILE the coal and provisions in as fast as
possible. The people of the United
States expect good deal Of this fleet,
especially the Iowa. We will teach the
d--d brutes and blackguards lesson
they will never forget"
The writer concluded: "He is dan
dy and as game as Is possible. A battle
hatch fell ON him the other night and
came near killing him. 1t knocked his
shoulder out To see him with his arm
in sling and q game leg would put
you In mind Of a gamecook. We are
going after the Spanish fleet as soon as
we are coaled up. Chicago Post.