The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-06-09


Saturday morning, and loss in build
ings and stocks Of over 100000 was
entailed. Being without fire protec-
ton dynamite was used to check the
progress of the fire. Mining is lively
in the vicinity of Republic and the
town will be rebuilt promptly and
more substantially than before.
The entire Eastern section of the
country, has experienced long and
unusually hard writer, far more dis
astrous to crops than the protracted
season on this coast, and now the
change has come to the other extreme,
and the thermometer is over 80 de-
grees at all points East of the Mis-
souri, river. We may anticipate warm
weather on Puget Sound and be a
little while getting accustomed to the
change, but it is not likely that any
prostrations will occur in this section.
JUDGING from the accounts published
in the Port Angeles Tribune-Times
much railroad work is being done at
Port Angeles and the railroad down
the west side of the sound seems to be
a strong probability. While most of
the country west of the Sound through
which the proposed railway runs has
an outlet by steamer it will never be
opened up in good shape for settle
ment and home making until rail-
road goes in. A railroad from Olym-
pia to Port Angeles will also increase
the chances of another railway from
Portland, via Chehalis to the Sound
Chehalis Bee-Nugget.
THEY have school teacher near
Oakesdale who seems to be the right
man in the right place, but his qualifi-
cations are of such character that
he should have wider field. Acting
under instructions from the school
board, he was compelled to punish one
of the pupils. The girls father went
to the schoolhouse for the purpose Ct
whipping the teacher, but the latter
had armed himself with pistol, and
told the father that he was running
the school, and that parents who
come here with the intention OF thrash
ing the teacher will be greatly dis
appointed. If the teacher exceeds his
authority and is either unjust or too
severe with his punishment, he should
he removed; otherwise he should be
sustained.-P. /.
MANY people will be surprised to
learn that the postal establishment of
the United States is the greatest bust
ness concern in the world. Charles
Emory Smith, the postmaster general,
writing in the May Cosmopolitan, tells
US that it handles more pieces, en-
ploys more men, spends more money.
brings more revenue, uses more agen-
cles, reaching more homes, involves
more details and touches more inter
ests than any other human organization
public or private, governmental or
corporate. The post-office department
directs 1850 post-offices, musters an
army OF 100000 employees, spends this
year sos, 100000 and counts receipts
OF nearly the same amount. 1t hand
led last year 6,214,447 900 pieces of
matter, of which 1925, 767 900 we're
letters, so that every minute confides
l2,OOO new messages to its hands. It
manufactured and delivered hostage
stamps to the number of :, 623 .S2I COS
and the value of 71,7SS, 1888, It car
ried 2,O69.742,O0O newspapers.-Blade
"THE forces opposed to the Repub-
iican party" as Gov. Rogers designates
them, are spending their ammunition
too long before the battle, in charging
the Republican party with support
the the "trusts." so many of which
combinations have been organized of
late. In the first place few of these
great trusts will he success; they
will cxterminate themselves when
they become too grasping. The COM
mercial laws and the people make
their power brief. The attitude of the
Republican party is also in opposition.
In New Jersey, state which elected
fusion senator, the legislature has
made such favorable laws that most
trusts find 1t their refuge for organiz-
ing. Ohio has stringent antitrust
laws. and its Republican convention.
the first state convention of the partv
Tor two years, fully endorsed the law.
and adopted strong resolutions aga M t
combinations generally. In opening
up the issues at this time, the name
less opposition will lose its force,-but
the leaders arc anxious for an Issue 10
determine where stlley are att