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The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-08
AGAIN THE SUGAR TRUST.
1t is Now Said There Was an Attempt
to Bride the Correspondents.

1t is Now Said There Was an Attempt
to Bride the Correspondents.
WASHINGTON, October 31.-The Even
ing Star publishes the following story,
which gives promise of an outcome of
interest to the public:
If current reports are true, there is a
syndicate writer in New York, whose
name is to be found at the foot of arti-
cles in many cities of the Union, who
may have a very unpleasant quarter Of
an hour with the Washington CORE
spondents before the next session OF
Congress shall end. The story has
reached here, vouched for by authority
that would seem to be credible, that one
of the incidents of the sugar trust CAM
paign in Washington last winter was the
raising of a purse by the sugar trust peo-
pie to be given to this enterprising CORE
spondent to be distributed in Washing
ton among the press people where 1t
"would do the most good" in the opln-
ion of those who furnished the money,
and that place was the pockets of those
representatives of the press OF the coun-
try here who, with or without right,
were supposed to have influence in Con-
gress and in the making of public opinion
throughout the country. There are In
timations even that the men who fur
nished the money did so under the i'm
preston it was to be distributed pro rata
among the representatives of the press
in Washington in the expectation that
the comments upon the operations OF
the sugar trust would be either less Sc
we're or that they would be altogether
withheld. It is, of course, assumed that
the distributor of this fund was to re-
ceive his commission. There are lntlma-
lions even that a list was furnished OF
the names of correspondents to whom
this fund was to be distributed, and that
the expectation was that it would be ex-
pended in part in dinners, in part In
ways that would be appreciated by those
for whom it was intended. Ii there IL
ANYTHING in this story, it is safe to say
that not 81 of this alleged fund ever
passed to the representative correspond.
ents for whom it is represented that II
was intended. The man who undertook
to disburse this fund did so with the
full knowledge that it would not be safe
for him to approach any of the gentle.
men whose names may have appeared
on this pretended list for any such pur'
pose whatever. He not only is not or
relations of confidence with them, bu1
he never calls upon any of them Wher
in Washington. Efforts are being made
to ascertain the truth of this report, ane
if it shall be found true, the correspond
emit in question will hear more later
possibly in the courts and probably be-
fore a committee of investigation.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-08
BRIGHT OUTLOOK.
Hawaiian Sugar Crop of Next Year Will
Be a Success.

Hawaiian Sugar Crop of Next Year Will
Be q Success.
SAN FRANCISCO, October 3O.-The out
look for the Hawaiian sugar crop OF 1895
is very fattering. For years this indus
try has been in a depressed condition.
This has been due in part to successive
seasons of drought. The dry seasons
have taught the sugar growers lesson.
Most of them no longer depend on the
elements alone for their water. Inn
mense reservoirs for the storage of water
have been built in the mountains, where
the rainfall is always very heavy. From
these reservoirs the water is conducted
to the plantations across hills and sandy
places by means of wooden or iron aque-
ducts, in some cases as far as forty miles:
For one the Hawaiian Commercial and
Sugar Company has expended nearly
$3.50, 900 in the development of its water
supply this year and now has over
seventy miles of bitches. The sugar
crop of 1894, which will begin to come
into the market very soon, is estimated
at $50, 600 tons.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-08
Interesting Shell Test.

WASHINGTON, November Ia series
u interesting tests of shells which will
penetrate ships having thin armor and
,nen burst inside was begun at Indian
mead mead proving grounds to-day. Two Of
G CltSe, one made by the Misunderstanding
oonpany and the Midvale Steel Com
RRany' were tried to-day. Both we're
Urea L with velocity of $40 feet against
t d seEen-lnch nickel-steel plate, and both
t Ienl through the plate and backing into
me rie earth. They were recovered. COM
parauvely uninjured. Commodore Samp-
+In' chlet of the ordnance bureau, says
NE, rne TEST showed that both were excellent
Piolec1lIes. The tests will be continued.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-08
The Cruiser Olympia.

SAN Francisco, October 29.-The prog
ress made on the 5, 800-ton cruiser Olym-
pia during the past two weeks has been
very great, and three weeks more will
witness her delivery to the United States
naval authorities all ready to assume
position among the crack ships of the
white navy. Her armament will all be
put in before she leaves the works. All
of it has been received but five of the
five-inch guns and two of the eight-inch
guns. These are supposed to be on the
way. The crew of the Olympia will prob
ably be supplied from several of the yes
sells now laid up at Mare Island, but
mostly from Eastern enlistments. All
told, the cruiser viii require upward Of
$50 men.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-08
IN THE THOUSANDS.
Argentine Earthquake More
Terrible Than Reported.


In One Province Alone Two Thousand
Are Dead and Fully Twenty Thou
sand Homeless-The Capital Of the
Province Of La Rioja Destroyed.
BUENos AYREs, October 30.-The earth
quake which was felt throughout the
Argentine Republic yesterday was most
severe in the provinces of San Juan de
la Frontera and Rio Janeiro. Many
churches, theaters and private houses
were destroyed. Twenty persons are
known to have persisted. The inhabit-
ants are in a state of panic, fearing a
repetition of the shocks. The govern
ment is sending aid to those who have
lost their homes, and everything possible
will be done to alleviate their suffering.
Though the shock was felt in other parts
of the country, it was less severe than in
the two provinces above named.
A correspondent at La Rioja, capital
of the province of the same name, tele-
graphs that the city has been ruined by
last nights earthquake. The churches
and schools and public edi6ces are all
thrown down. The people are camping
out in the neighborhood. Comparatively
few were killed, for there was a general
rush into the open country. The first
shock came at4 80. At times the shocks
lasted twenty seconds. The scene was a
horrible one, women shrieking and faint
ing on every hand when the walls came
crashing down. Two sisters of mercy
were killed and many more are now en-
tOmbed in the ruins. The Governor
fears that the killed and wounded
throughout the province must number
at least 1000, as many of the outlaying
towns also suffered. From San Juan
come reports that the shocks continued
during the night, but were slight in
character. Not house in the town is
without damage.
Couriers continue to arrive here with
news of the damage wrought in the va
rious departments and towns. The vii
lage of Del Abortion has been completely
swallowed up in the huge gaps which
opened in the ground.
The national government is sending
special trains with food, tents and every
clear away the wreckage. La Prenzsa
has opened public subscription list and
the town of La Rioja has contributed
10000 milreis. It is estimated that at
least 10000 people are homeless.
South of Buenos Ayres only slight
shock was felt. The wave appears to
have passed away to seward near the
mouth of La Plata river.
La Rioja, the town which has been
destroyed by the great earthquake, is
the capital of the province of La Rioja
in the northwest of Argentina. It con-
tains about $500 inhabitants. The pro-
vince is rich in minerals, and manu-
features wines and brandy, but its stu
alton inland is an obstacle to the devel-.
opment of its resources.]
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-08
She Protected Her Home.

PERRY, o. T., October pa terrible
duel was fought between Miss Agnes
Jones, young lady about 81 years Of
age, and Sam Bartell, 35 years old, on
homestead twenty miles north of here
yesterday. Miss Jones obtained the
homestead when the Cherokee stretch
was opened in September, 1898, and had
built neat home. Two months ago she
went to visit her parents in Kansas, and
Sam Bartell jumped the claim and
moved his effects into Miss Jones' house.
Miss Jones returned yesterday, and found
her home occupied. She gave orders for
it to be vacated at once, which Bartell
refused to do, and she pulled revolver
from under her apron and opened fire
on Bartell. Bartell returned the fire,
but missed the woman. Three of her
shots took effect in Bartell's body, from
the effects of which he will die.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-08
NOW A NEWSPAPER TRUST.
Line of Journals to Be Controlled From
the Atlantic to the Pacific.

Line of Journals to Be Controlled From
the Atlantic to the Pacific.
New YORK, October 31.-A special to
a morning paper from Youngstown, O.,
saws it is said there that a syndicate OF
capitalists, including Senator Brice and
a number of well-known business men
in New York and Boston, are buying up
a line of newspapers to reach from the
Atlantic to the Pacific. If a paper can
not be bought in what they consider a
desirable town, they will start one. By
cooperation in the telegraph service and
bv arranging for supplies in large guam
titles they hope to keep expenses at q
minimum. It is said there are no poll
tics in the scheme. :.
Arrangements have been made, it is
said, for the purchase Of the Boston
Traveller, the Youngstown Telegram,
the Kansas City World and the Colum-
bus Press-Post. Options have been OBJ
tanned for newspapers in st. Paul, Mimi,
and st. Joseph, Mo-, and propositions
have been made for newspapers in other
leading cities. James ]. McNally OF the
TELEGRAM here ID interested.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-08
WHAT Is CONTRABAND?
Treasury Officials Studying Up AUTH
tiles on the Question.

Treasury officials Studying Up Auth or
tiles on the Question.
WASHINGTON, November 1.-The treas
ury officials were looking up authorities
to-day on the question as to what consti-
tutes contraband of war, in view of the
fact that they may be called upon very
soon to make a ruling in the matter as
affecting expectations from this country
to the seat of the Chinese-Japanese war.
The proposed consignment of lead to Yo-
kohama, Japan, from Tacoma, WASH,
has led them to study of the authori-
ties, which seem to show that number
of considerations enter into the question
of what is contraband of war, some of
which are: "To whom are the goods
consigned? What is the condition of the
country and what is the nature of the
goods, etc?" All of these conditions,
taken commercially, 60 to make out a
case of contraband of war, and each con-
signment of goods must stand by itself.
The Tacoma (Wash.) case has not yet
been officially brought to the attention
of Secretary Carlisle, but the matter is
nevertheless receiving investigation as
to whether pig lead is contraband or
not.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-08
Money From This Section.

SAN FRANCISCO, October 3O.-The Jap
anese of the Pacific Coast are doing a
great deal to help the mother country to
carry on the war against China, and
have already sent $4,000 to the War
Department, and like sum will prob
ably be sent by the next steamer leav-
ing for the Orient. When the war be-
tween the two nations broke out the
Japanese of this city formed society for
the purpose of aiding the Mikado to
carry on the war to successful issue.
The society has made no attempt to di.
rect how the money shall be used, and
leaves that to the department at home.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-08
Failed to Pass.

JACKSON, Miss, November 1.-The
Supreme Court has declined to grant q
lawyers license to John R. Lynch, col
ored ex-Congressman and ex-Fourth
Auditor of the Treasury, and who was
temporary Chairman of the convention
which nominated Blaine and Logan at
Chicago, because of his inability to pass
the examination required by law. He
applied for authority to practice in the
Chancery Court of Adams county, where
he resides.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-08
Tvnan's Will Set Aside.

MODESTO, CAL, November L. The
probate proceedings in the case of DR..
T. E. lyman have been set aside by
Judge Minor of the Superior Court.
lyman, a millionaire, made will in San
Francisco and disappeared. The will
was filed for probate and an admins
traitor appointed. After two years Ty-
nan returned. He then filed q petition
to be restored to judicial life, hence the
order setting aside the probate proceed
ings.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-08
Report of Utah's Governor.

WASHINGTON, November 1.-The an.
HuaI report of Governor West of Utah
Gas S~S PooIIshed to-day. He charges the
I,,. Pacific road with the RESPONSE
t b.lIE Tor dumping the California Indus.
s s'r5 Al army upon the people of Utah. He
0G6 'Lle expense entailed was about S.
bn Inv, ana unless the Territory is REIN
H. H. s el II Will sue the Southern Pacific
a AN oonmends President Cleveland fol-
ra sllotesS! granted the polygamists, and
rro eoC IN the restoration to the Nor.
0O0 " Ohurch OF its realty, worth $685.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-08
Germany and Samoa.

BERLIN, October 30.-The Colonial
Secretary under the Presidency OF the
Prince of MISUNDERSTANDING has
petitioned the foreign Office against a
a double protectorate of Germany and
England in Samoa. The society de-
mands that, if any change be made in
the agreement, the protectorate shall be
made exclusively German.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-08
Much Suffering From Drought.

Sioux FALLS, s. D., October 31.-W.
J. Wagner, travelling agent for the Great
Northern road, has returned from trip
through the northern part of the State,
which was severely stricken with the
drought. He reports the people there in
destitute circumstances. Near Osceola
and west of it whole townships were left
by the sun and wind as dry and barren
as a desert, and stock was rendered
worthless, as there is no feed. One fam
ilv was found eating horsehesh.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-08
brought to Time hY Sutro.

SAN FRANCISCO, November lit ig an
- 0Uiceu that the Market Street Cable
lp any' comprising nearly all the
;r railways of the city and controll-
vii vii , one only roads to the Cliff House,
lines ta week reduce the fair over it's
10 H. 70 cents for a ride from the ferries
action 0 o oeac6. 1t is supposed that the
worl, I'll vi Adolph Sutro in commencing
over III IN an electric road to the Cliff,
infno"nnlcn the fare was to be 5 cents,
m MAKE 4I the Market-street system to
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-08
His Property Seized and Sold.

LONDON, October 3O.-The Shanghai
correspondent of the Central News says
all the 500 Chow property belonging to
Sheng, the Taotai of Tien Tsin, has been
seized and sold by the government in
obedience to orders from Peking. Sheng
is the official who bought German rifles
for 100000 taels and sold them to the
government for 100000. When the
fraud was discovered Ii Hung Chang
slapped his face. The seizure of his
property followed quickly upon the de-
nunciation of the Board of Censors.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-08
Five of the Gang Captured.

MUsKoGEE, 1. T., October 31.-Charles
Beck with twenty Indian deputies this
morning captured five of the Cook gang
of outlaws. The men under arrest are
Joe johnson, Nose Price, Dick Reynolds,
Jim Bates and Lou Perry. The capture
was made midway between Wagner and
this city. The rest of the gang are in
hiding near Wagner, and the Indian
police, Sherifs and Deputy Marshals are
securing the swamps.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-08
The outlaws Not Intruders.

WASHINGTON, October S1.-The De-
partment of Justice has decided that, as
the outlaws committing depredations in
Indian Territory were not intruders, the
United States has no authority to en-
ploy its regular troops to act a. . posse.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-08
fraudulent Chinese Certificates.

WASHINGTON, October 3O.-Commis-
sioner Miller scouts the idea that there
has been a wholesale issue of fraudulent
Chinese certificates on the Pacific Coast
as represented by Special Agent of the
Treasury Hurley. He has forwarded
Mr.. Hurley's report to Internal Revenue
Collector Wellborn of San Francisco for
examination and report.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-08
Colonel Going in the Steerage.

SAN Francisco, November L. The
steamer San Jose sailed for Panama and
way ports yesterday, and it was ex-
pected that Colonel Cienfuegos would be
one of her passengers on his way to join
his young wife at Acapulco. The Colonel
was willing, but his purse was light, as
his gallant commander, Antonio Ezeta,
had left him only steerage passage.
Having been released from jail on Sat-
urday, he could not get ticket unit |
yesterday morning, and then he found
the steerage packed to it's very limit.
Cienfuegos begged to be taken in the
cabin, promising to pay the difference at
Acapulco, but Purser Garland could not
do it, he said, and the Pacific Mail would
not. The result was that the ship sailed
without him, but he says he will 60 in
the steerage November 10.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-08
On the New Orleans Leyees.

NEW ofieahs AeVees'
ro.l' ORLEANS, November Little
dar rA Is being done along the docks to-
aro Inc colored laborers remained
BY tb1e wing ,Tl to the feeling against them
and in n whites. On the Cotton Exchange
reign % pplng circles it is charged that
neeroas VI terror exists on the front, and
''S cannot be induced to 90 to work.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-08

WASHINGTON, October 31.-Gerardus
II. Wheater, claiming to be Mayor of
Atlantic City, was arrested yesterday
morning. He said he had come here in
answer to a telegram sent him by the
President, who, he said, was going to
appoint him to foreign mission.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-08
Will Go Ont Of Business.

MONTREAL, Quebec, October 31.-The
steamship line, which has piled for years
between Montreal and Liverpool during
the summer months and Portland and
Liverpool during the winter, is to be
wound up. This action has been de-
cided on owing to the great falling off in
receipts caused by the depression in the
shipping business during the last few
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-08
R.indeer Experiment in Alaska.
.%o6 for Treason

PARIS. November captain Dreyfus'
an officer in the French army, has oeen
crested for treason, it being alleged tnat
hs :. had sold plans of frontier forts TO the
Italian war officials.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-08
recommendation for the Navy.

heCOmmenOaClOn IOr Cne Navy
WASHINGTON, November LIN his
annual report to the Secretary of the
Navy Judge-Advocate-General Lemly
comments most favorably upon the
working of the new law permitting sail
ors in our navy to be naturalized. He
says the good effect of this cannot be
overestimated, and hopes the time is not
far distant when the records of the de-
partment will show that the naval serv-
ice is composed entirely of American
citizens. The Judge-Advocate-Ge General
renews previous recommendations that
laws be passed limiting punishments by
courts-martial and establishing an act OF
limitation for naval offenses, permitting
testimony to be taken by dispositions,
and requiring the attendance of civilian
witnesses. The report comments upon
the faults of the present system OF ex-
aminations for promotion and retire:
ment, and suggests the establishment OF
methods similar to those of the army
and marine corps.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-08
AFTER PORT ARTHUR.
The Beleaguered City Expected to Fall
in Short Time.

| Iuo LILIES IRON Onangna1 says IL Is re-
ported there the Japanese have COM
pletely surrounded Port Arthur, and
that the Chinese forces defending that
place cannot hold out long.
The Central News correspondent in
Toxic telegraphs: 1t is not believed here
that the Japanese will attack Port Ar
thur before the end of the week.
TOO MANY PRISONERS ALREADY.
TOXIC, October 31.-General Noznu,
who commands the advance force of the
Japanese army, has abandoned the pur-
suit of fugitives from Kulienchao, as he
does not wish to be burdened with any
more Chinese prisoners. The Japanese
march upon Feng Huang Cheng has be-
gun.
DEFEAT CAUSES CONSERVATION.
TEN TsIN, October 31.-News of the
defeat of the Chinese north of the Yalu
river has caused CONSERVATION here.
Chinese officials do not attempt to deny
| the serious nature of the disaster.
ESCAPED FROM PING YANG.
LONDON, October 31.-Advices from
Moukden state that General Tso's force
was not annihilated in the battle of Ping
Yang. The greater part of it escaped,
and reformed under General Mich. It
is believed at Moukden that the Japan
csc will require much larger army than
they possess to secure the Chinese pal
ace treasure.
GENERAL OYAMA'S ARMY.
Oofohor
legation here has a dispatch saying q
second army under General Oyama left
its rendezvous in Corea October %, and
made a successful landing at Talien
| WantsWan.
THIRD JAPANESE ARMY.
LONDON, October 31.-The Times pub
| lished dispatch from Yokohama saving
| that third Japanese army, numbering
20, 600 men, is assembled at Hiroshima.
IN A NEW LIGHT.
General Wallace Thinks tho War May
Make China Our Competitor.
SAN FRANCISCO, October 31.-General
Lew Wallace said in an interview that
he fears the present war between Japan
and China will ultimately lead up to the
competition of China as producer with
the United States and with European
nations. Speaking on this subject, the
General said:
"When China finds from the results
of the war with Japan that a complete
change of methods is necessary, she will
not confne her regeneration to methods
of warfare. The greater danger is that
she will become factor in business life.
If you consider the Chinese in California
a menace at rs cents day, how will the
world regard them at and 10, as they
are found at home? Suppose the effect
of the war should drive them into man
ufactures, for instance, how will other
nations compete with their cheap labor
and habits of abstemiousness, which en-
able them to live for SO little? Are we
of this country, for instance, to meet a
wage of or 10 cents day with SINH
lar wage as the only means of successful
competition. We talk of overproduction
now; what will it be with China as a
great producer instead of great mar
ket?"
General Wallace thinks that the per-
ception of this possibility by European
nations will compel them to interfere to
bar the progress of the victorious Japan
ese before they 60 too far.