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The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-22

store buzzed, buzzed, buzzed all day as
lis friends" came in and whispered their
cheering reports and then received their
whispered instructions.
Mystery, deep mystery-back rooms
mumbling close to the ear-figuring in
small books taken from inside pockets
handing over cigars-casting up figures
these are the morbid pleasures of politics.
Chris Elberson, a member in good stand
Ing OF the Lutheran church, held daily
consultations with Bite johnson, colored,
keeper of doggery over by the river; Bull
Mckenzie, who had lately ''done time, -
but was supposed to own the 'boost" on
the other side of the tracks; Fat Tom Will
liams, who always had three story lodg-
ing house stored with buns for election
day, and many other influential men of
the district. AS nearly as he could gather
there was an overwhelming sentiment in
his favor, but in order to steady it and
hold it intact against the corrupting inf1u-
ence of McClintock certain sums of mon
ey would have to be judiciously expended
for beer. He had been assured that he
would not have to attend to the details
Bull Mckenzie had explained that.
'Gi'me pinch o. dough-, - said Mr. Nc
Kenzie, ian can pipe off tn push; gi'me
jolly, an you'll have lead pipe. Savey7"
Chris began to see that his campaign
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-22
Sworn in bV the Emperor.

BERLIN, November lin the Lust
gartpn to-day the Emperor administered
the GA h Of allegiance to some new re-
crafts, AMI in his address said: Il
greet You as my soldiers To be good
soldiers YOU must be good Christians
Tou will have tn guard and fight for the
welfare ol the fatherland. and always re-
mtmhtr tlie colors before you must never
he insulted. Obey the oath you have
taken AMI he courageous. despislng
death. Think OF your oath and yon will
become good soldiers. Never forget that
You are called To he the defenders Of the
lalhtlland, and that it is incumbent
upon you to protect the order and re-
ligion OF yonr country. Now go AMI dc
your duty taught you by my command
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-22

reclamation and was vociferously cheered
by the active managers of the Elberson
campaign.
Chris stood in the doorway and saw it
all. A man next to him grinned and said,
''They give you the double cross"
He reached his store in trance. The
clerk looked at him and said nothing. Fe-
lix Straub came in.
"Have you got enough, Christ" he ask
ed gently.
They threw me down." shouted Chris.
"All the voting was done by his gang.
They wouldn't let my men inside. The
police stood in with them, too, and would
not arrest that niger when he struck me. 2"
81 told you to keep out ofit."
"Several people have been after me to
run independent.
Don't do it. For heavens sake, don't
Keep out of politics.
After dressing his eye and thinking it
over Chris concluded that he would keep
out
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-22
Verdict of Not Guilty.

WALLA WALLA, November lin the
United States Court this afternoon the
jury in the case against Pimps, an In
dian charged with the murder OF Indian
Jake, brought in verdict OF not guilty
The Indians live on the Yakima reser-
Walton. December Is, 1898. Jake sud
denly disappeared. He was last seen
near Yakima City in company with
Pimps and another Indian. Jake was
dunk at the time, and Pimps was beat
ing him over the head with rocks. March
1894, the body of Jake was found in the
river about fifteen miles below Yakima
Pimps was arrested and brought here
He was indicted by the grand jury last
May, and has since been in Jail here. Ii
testifying in his own behalf Pimps
claimed Jake rode into the river while
drunk and was drowned
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-22
SEATTLE MARKETS.

The following quotations are the prices
paid to farmers and producers by Seattle
business houses for articles named, the
goods to be delivered in Seattle:
HoPs-Choice, &c per pound.
Haydn carload lots: Puget Sound
s7@S per ton; Eastern Washington
$40.
GRAIN-In carload lots: Oats, choice
$16@17 per ton; barley, $13; wheat
chicken feed, $11.50; corn, $26; cracked
$27.
PorAToEs-$8@12 per ton.
BUTTER, EGGs AND PoULTRY-Handleo
on commission.
HIDES, PELTs AND TALLow-Heavy
sailed steers, over 60 lbs, 4@41ac per 10
medium, Sc; light, under As lbs
&c; sailed kip, &c, and calf, per 10, DC;
green hides 1c less than sailed; dry
hides, 5@6c; culls of the above one
third less; dry elk, per Id, 6@Sc; dry
deer skins, summer, zoe; good winter
l2@15c; poor and thin winter, DC
sheep skins, 15@25c; full wool, 50@6Oc
wool, 41s@6c; tallow, Sole.
LIVE SToCK-Choice beef cattle, ~ q
234c; choice sheep, Sc; good hogs, 414c
calves, large, &c; small, &c per Id.
LoGs-Fir, superior quality, $1,000
900 per M; choice cedar, $3.50; com
mon, per NJ, $500; spruce logs, $3.50.
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THE LABOR LEADERS.
Proposition Made to Unite All Existing
Organizations.

New ORLEANS, November 1.-THE
morning session of the Knights of Labor
was consumed listening to an address by
George Howard, Vice President of the
American Railway Union, who presented
proposition for the consolidation of all
the labor organizations of the country
into one vast body under single board
of management and with amalgamation
interests. He believed that, if such a
plan were adopted, labor would be in a
position more completely to have its
wrongs redressed and more speedily to
obtain its rights. Grand Master SOver-
eign spoke in favor of plan proposed by
Howard, and later delivered his annual
address, which was an exhaustive and
elaborate resume of the work of the Or
der from its incipiency. He attributed
the decrease in mem bership of the order
to the depression in business circles,
prevalent bankruptcy, low wages and
forced idleness of the laboring classes.
He stated that he had travelled 35, 464
miles since his stewardship and had or
ganized eleven assemblies and made
ninety-seven public addresses. Refer
ring to the American Railway Union al
tiliation, he advised coalition with this
as well as with all labor organizations.
His resume of the Pullman strike ter
minated in severe criticism OF MAJOR
General SchotieId and The recommends
tions OF that officer for an increase in
the army, together with the action OF
Chicago's millionaire aristocracy. He
said the latte 5 presentation OF stand
OF colu's to the Fifteenth Infantry was
an Indication of AN uneasy desire to
subiuyate labor through the military
power OF the nation" He urged the
assembly to take a strong ground against
al inca ease Of the military iorce of the
nation, and that it advocate a decrease
in the regu ar armv and the abolition OF
the state militia for from 1t is coming
to the surface the sentiment of mill
tarv despUtism
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-22
Now They Have Separated.

CHICAGO, November H." Baroness -
Blanche has left Shirley Onderdonk, to
whom she was recently married, and is
now engaged at No. 81 West Washington
street several hours each day, passing
part of the time in manual labor. She
is interested with her father, Major
Nicholson. and Thomas Lynch, Jr., the
distiller, in the manufacture of a new
boiler compound. She says she left her
husband because he abused her. On
derdonk, it will be remem bered, is a son
of the millionaire contractor of that
name. His family did everything pos
sible to prevent the marriage.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-22
Not Now Liable to Deportation.

NEW y oRK, November 17.-Charles
Wilfred Mowbray, the English anarch-
list, cannot be deported until his actions
or language make him liable to punish
ment. immigration Commissioner Sen
ner said yesterday that, although Now
bray had entered the country under an
assumed name, he was not liable under
any law regarding the admission of inn
migrants. I'VE have no action against
him." said DR.. Senner. I'VE have nc
law that will touch him; so, of course,
| can take no action in the matter y
Mowbray got past the inspectors on Ellis
Island by using fictitious name. He
had shaved off his mustache, which
changed his appearance completely.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-22
HE MADE THIN WEA7RPR
So Captain Howgate's Fict,.
ness Was Not Astonishina
1 MAN OF MAGNIFICENT scUpv,,

The Romantic Story of His Descent
the Head of the Signal Service
Prison Cell-For Twelve Years
tive.
From the head of the signal service :.
prison cell; from the first circles of va WA
ington society, with an unsullipd vs."
and brilliant army record, to the f olouNo
dock; travelling in every part of the r co1-
try with alleged "shrewd detectives, os..
him for IL years; six years in business y
New York city and actually SERVING on u
jury while fugitive from justicel Sna1
are the salient points in the career Of C"a
tain Henry W. Howgate since 1881 zap
Nor is this all. He was veteran Of ~.
Army of the Cumberland, an officer in tbo wv
regular army and a scientist of some stans
ing and withal the protector of scbonO.
for reaching the north pole which ma'
with such approval that it came very nos,
being adopted by congress, and all hi,
ended in his defrauding the governmons
of about 1915, 900 and fleeing from Wash
ington with woman whose beauty wo.
long a popular toast in that city.
Henry w. Howgate was born in En-,
land, and his first enrolment in nnbS,
service was as a volunteer in 1862 in tbo
Twenty second Michigan infantry Al.
most exactly 80 years later he was enrolled
as prisoner in Washington city-but tbi,
is anticipating. He had some milia-v
knowledge and was elected second lieuten.
ant, was promoted to brevet major for spe.
cial gallantry at Chickamauga and came
out captain, after which he secured
lieutenantcy in the regular army. In 1868
General Albert j. Myer was organizip,
the weather bureau and found great din.
Guilty in securing assistants with the sci.
entific knowledge and special aptitudes de-
sirable. In Captain Howgate he believed
he had secured a treasure, and the latters
promotion was rapid.
In 1876 he projected scheme for reach
ing the north pole which made scientific
explorers laugh, but congressman We're 50
impressed that bill to carry out his plan
was introduced and favorably reported by
the house committee on naval affairs His
plan was to go to. convenient point in
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-22
Firm to be ReOrganized.

New YORK, November 1.-THE firm
of Drexel, Morgan & Co. under its pres
ent firm name will expire by limitation
January l, 1895, and it is understood
that the firm will be reorganized to con-
tinue business under the title of J. P.
Morgan & Co. The death of Anthony j.
Drexel and of j. r. Wright will necessi-
tate changes in the composition of the
firm, and new partner will be taken in.
The London house of ]. P. Morgan
Co. will remain unchanged, while the
Paris house will be Morgan, Harjes
Co. J. P. Morgan will retain his inter
est in the Philadelphia house of Drexel
q ~
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-22

ride down town. A model grocery, 1t
might have been termed. The shelf goods
seemed always spick and span, the show
cases were shiny, and the outdoor display
of vegetables and fruits under the cool
awning was constant delight. But nee
essary part of the picture was Chris, port
ly, good natured and incased in white
apron He wore an admirable patch of
chin whiskers, and on his blue necktie was
a gold badge of the Foresters. This is the
description of Chris given by the Chicago
Record man.
Presumably he was contented. He own
ed the store and house. his family relations
were pleasant, and he had enough trade
to keep his vanished delivery wagon on
the 90 most of the time In the summer
the family attended a few picnics, and in
the winter he and his wife patronized the
dances given by neighborhood lodges.
Chris was Knight of Pythias as well as
Forester.
The first indication of his desire to en-
ter politics was his joining the Masons.
Shortly after that he sent in his name to
a singing society, although he could not
sing. Then he was chosen delegate to the
county convention.
These early symptoms were hardly no
ticed by the neighbors and customers. 1t
was when he joined the Cook County
Democratic Marching club that his friends
began to say, Chris is mixing in politics
He went with the club to open the state
campaign at Springfield. When he came
back, he was hoarse and seemed to have
lost sleep. Some of his best friends began
to demonstrate with him. Straub, the feed
store man, dropped into the grocery and
asked him in so many words, Chris,
what's your object in getting into poll
tics?'
Can 1 trust you, Felix" asked Chris,
leading the way back to the desk, SO the
clerk couldn't overhear anything 1.-The
reason IN going to tell you this is that
know you re 4 friend of mine. Now, I've
been talking on the quiet to some of the
biggest Democrats in this district, and
they want me to be a candidate for repre-
sentative
There's nothing in that for you. If
you're elected, you'll have to neglect your
business. l shouldn't think you d want
it.
II don't want it, but lot of my friends
are after me to take it. Some one must
go in and smash that McClintock gang.
It's been running this district too long"
''That's all right. Let some one else do
it.
1.-THE boys say I can do it, and I've
promised to stick. Don't you know it's an
outrage for this district to be represented
in the legislature by such man as Nc
Clintock? Say, you'd be surprised if I
told you the names of some of the people
that are with me in this thing. Do you
think you can swing any of the Germans
in your preeinct?"
Mr.. Straub saw it was of no use to ar
que, and so he said he would do all he
could.
Chris Eberson was in politics, sure
enough, with all the symptoms plainly
showing He began smoking cigars all
his waking hours, and the back end of his
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-22
Wants a New Charter.

Los ANGEsEs, November 1.-THE City
Council this afternoon adopted a re-
vised city charter, which will be laid be-
fore the next Legislature for its adop-
ton. The new charter creates a water
commission and building commission
of three members each. The City Clerk,
Street superintendent and City Engi-
neer are made offices appointive by the
Council instead OF elective, as now. The
Mayor is given all the rest of the ap-
pointment>, to be made with the con.
sent of the Council. The election day is
changed from December to March, and
officers will take their seats the first
Monday of April instead of January, as
heretofore.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-22
SEVEN ARRESTED.
They Are Charged With Acts OF Crime
During the Coal Strike.

During the Coal Strike.
New York, November 1.-THE Herald
saws: "Seven men were placed under
lock and kew in the Jail in Ridgeway,
Pa. Yesterday morning, and they Will
be closely guarded until they are brought
to trial They are coal miners, and at
their doors are laid vicious deeds OF
violence. the least of which is the burn
ing of valuable property, the waylaylng
and beating OF men who are working In
their places, plotting to kill their en-
blowers and ending in killing boy,
when the house of a non-union worker
was blown up with dynamite. The news
WAS sent 10 Detective Barring by his
mariner. Daniel McSweeney, who, armed
with warrants and guarded by six OF his
most trusted assistants, went to the
miners houses in the dead OF night ami
dragged the men out of their beds and
away to Jail. and it is the belief that be-
fore MANY hours have passed the COM
panv OF the Jail binds will be Increased
bv nearly dozen, who are to be arrested
on charges Of being implicated IN the
outlawry. Those who are now In JAN
are: Frank Myers, who is charged with
murder and arson, having been, 1t 1,
said, the ringleader in the burning and
destruction of property and having IN
stiyated the blowing up OF house with
dynamite, the result being the death OF
a bow and the manning of several other
persons. 1t is said that Myers has
served a term in prison. having, been
found guilty of cutting a boys throat.
Ludwig Rosenheck, charged with MUIR
der and arson, having manufactured the
bomb which killed the boy. Ed Fox,
charged with murder and arson IN hav-
ing touched off the bomb. Leo Worm,
charged with murder and arson in hav-
ing applied the torch to many houses
that were burned. Sebastian Solvent
ner, charged with arson. Joseph Geltes
accused of arson when the strikes were
inaugurated in the bituminous coal re-
gions in Pennsylvania last summer. NO
miners were more concerned than were
those in Elk county and in the north
western part of the State, and when the
mines were closed none became more
yindictive or riOtOus."
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-22
WHITWORTH'S CRIME.
Reasons Given Why He Shot
Chancellor Allison.
FURTHER LIGHT ON THE CAUSE
He Furnished the Money for Campaign
Expenses, and Was Then FJecteo
From His ship-Murderers stead
lily sinking and Expected 10 Dfe'

Expenses, anu WIS INV"
From His CIerkship-Mur derer Stead
iIy sinking and Expected to Die.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, November II. -
George X. Whitworth, who yesterday
fired two bullets into his own body after
killing Chancellor Allison, has been
steadily sinking all day, and is expected
to die before morning. Further light
was thrown on the cause of the tragedy
when there was filed with the County
Register to-day a deed of assignment,
signed by Whitworth in favor OF the
Fourth National Bank, in trust to secure
the payment OF $6.000 due the bank by
WhItworth. This leaves no doubt that
Whitworth was financially involved.
Allison owed him, so he claimed, about
$50. 900, and on the street the under
standing was that this obligation was
incurred hv Allison in the course of the
recent political campaign. 1t is further
asserted that part OF this amount Al
lson refused to repay on legal grounds:
Whitworth was incensed that he should
have spent this money to re-elect ALI
son, and that Allison should then not
only refuse to repay, but should eJeet
Whitworth from his office. Alllson's
failure to pay up also made it necessary
for Whitworth TO make the assignment,
which was flied this morning. Whit
worth has said since the tragedy that he
and Allison could not breathe the same
air or live on the same earth.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-22
A Careful Father.

Look here" said the parent to ice
schoolteacher, IT see that one of the
lines in my boys copybook is, Les
haste, more speed. I"
eyes"
'And here's another that reads, INC
longest way round is the shortest way
home. ="
eyes"
"Well, want it stopped don
want those moldy proverbs festooneu
around his intellect. I'm educating hin
for business, not the United States sen'
ate. Washington Star.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-22
Union pacific,s Auxiliary Lines.

ST.. PAUL, Mimi, Novembe 17.-Peti-
tions were filed and submitted in the
United States Circuit Court to-day in
relation to the contracts of the Union
Pacific with its auxiliary lines and the
continuing OF the operation of the aux
Hilary lines While not on a paying basis.
Another question submitted on behal,
of the receivers is that of interest on
bonds anu other claims. Decision was
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-22
Raided by TramDs.

PASADENA, CAL, November Is. "A
gang OF tramps raided the little town OIL
Azusa, about fifteen miles east of this
place. and terrorized the people. The
tramps took possession of all he saloons
and burglarized various business houses.
hey carried away much stock from the
saloons, though the amount of booty OBJ
tanned is not known. The gang sue
ceeded in getting away from the place
unmolested, and scattered, but officers
are on their track.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-22
Strawberry Beds in Autumn.

Deep and thorough cultivation now
will obviate the necessity of taking of
the mulch and stirring the soil in the
spring. After the earth is frozen cover
the surface and the plants with straw
and stable manure to depth of about
three inches. When the plants begin to
grow in spring remove the straw just
over the rows. No further attention is
necessary as the heavy mulch will hold
the moisture, prevent the berries from
being sanded and keep down the weeds
The conditions which will insure an
abundant supply of this, the finest and
most delicious of all small fruits, are a
deep, rich soil, thorough cultivation and
plenty of moisture during fruiting time.
B. ]. Bond.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-22
The Rumor Denied.

VANCOUVER. B. c., November 17.-C
u. Rand, President of the Burrard Inle,
and Fraser Valley Railway Company
which has a charter to build line from
here 10 Sumas to connec. with the North.
ern Pacific, denies the truth of the ru.
NOR that an English company has pur.
chased its rights and will build the road
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-22

GUATEMALA, November 17.-Prepara-
tons for war continue, and recruiting
progresses all over the country. Special
E voy De Lyon left for London to-day.
II will stop several days in San Fran
cisco.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-22

A man may float in salt water with
out moving his hands or feet if he has
the presence of mind to throw his head
back and allow the body to sink to the
position which it will then naturally
take
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-22
In the Militia.

Captain-Have you ever been drilled?
Private (who had seen service They
called it drillin, but it was borin to ma
Detroit Free Press
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-22
.HEWENTNToP POLITICS
The Grocery Suffered While the
Candidate Hustled For Votes.
seTHE BOYS THREW HIM DOWN"

The Moving Tale of How Chris E1berson
Sought to Purify Politics In His DIS
trict and Found, Too Late, That Ward
Workers Are Deceivers All.
No man in that part of town was moro
thoroughly respected by his neighbors than
Chris Emerson.
He was good example of the modestly
successful business man. His cottage was
Clearly and well kept establishment.
Mrs. Elberson was large, beaming wom-
an of happy disposition, and the children
were red checked and well dressed.
His store was but three blocks distant
from his home and was near the corner
where the horse cars were boarded for the
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-11-22
Building n stack of Co n Fodder.

Building Stack OF Co n FOdder.
Corn fodder may be stacked when it is
so we'll cured in the shock that it will
not sweat much in the stack, thus in
-uring it's keeping sweet. The amount
of sap remaining in the stalk Can be
judged by twisting it and examining the
pith. II the fodder is SO dry that the
leaves break badly, choose damp,
drizzly or foggy day for handling it.
otherwise much OF the nutritious food
will be lost, and the sharp midrbs will
tear the clothing to tatters. For hauling
from the field low wagon is best. Have
the front wheels about three feet in di-
ameter, and the hind wheels six inches
larger. The rack may be made with
open spaces between the boards, but a
tight level floor is best to prevent waste
and for convenience to the loader in
walking and in sliding the heavy stalks.
These should be grasped by the tops and
swung onto the load, be laid across the
rack with the stalks parallel, and the
butts all in the same direction. Unless
the fodder is husked it is too heavy for
large loads. Drive the load SO that the
tops will be toward the stack, and then
lift and pull off the punches of stalks in
the reverse order from which they were
loaded, avoiding all tangling and confu-
sion. The middle of the stack or rick
must be kept so full that the outside
stalks will have a steep slope outward
and downward. Top with long straw OF
| hay,-Americal Agriculturist,