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TIMBER, GRAZING, MINERAL AND
 AGRICULTURAL LANDS.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-01-17
JUDGE cALDWELL's ORDER.
It VIII be Given q Trial by Union Pa
cific Employees.

It VIII be Given q Trial by Union Pa
cific Employees.
OMAHA, January 9.-The historic order
of Judge Caldwell concerning the dis
charge of employees who testified in the
wage investigation is to be given another
trial. When Judge Caldwell made the
order, which has become the hope OF
railway employees, he declared that the
humblest employe would have the right
to carry grievance clear up to him and
he would see that the man WAS given a
fair deal. Two former employees of the
Union Pacific, now out of jobs because
of retrenchment, are preparing to do ex-
actly that thing. Local Freight Agent
Burrows of the Union Pacific received
orders from headquarters in the latter
part of December to reduce the force IN
the local freighthouses, and he did so.
There were about fifteen men discharged.
1t was said to-day that there were two
of the men who proposed to bring the
matter before General Manager Dickin-
son and see If the older men should not
have the preference, it being alleged
that some OF the younger men have been
retained. This has always been the pol
lev of Mr.. Dickinson, and the men be-
Iieye that, if the matter was presented
to him in the proper light, he would see
that when there were discharges to be
made the oldest employe had the prefer
ence and stayed in.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-01-17
HUNDREDS KILLED.
The Details Of q Disastrous Japanese
EARTHQUAKE.

The Details of q Disastrous Japanese
Earthquake.
BosroN, January 10.-The earthquake
which visited Yamagata prefecture OF
ia pan was especially severe at Sakata.
A letter from Rev. Horatio B. Newell
sent to the American Board OF Foreign
Missions and dated Niigata, November
7. gives further details of the disaster.
He says:
"Sakata was q very prosperous city
of about q, COO or more and the center
of a large export rice trade. 1t was ia
nous as the home of probably the
wealthiest man in Japan, Mr.. HON.
ma. He had here forty-six hreproof
warehouses stored full of rice, and OF the
forty-nine, forty eight were first thrown
down. then burned, entailing loss OF
about 1900, 900 in produce alone aside
from the buildings. The real losses are
those where the ordinary people lost
their homes, clothing. implements OF
work-everything. OF these there are
many thousands, and with winter ale
ready setting in it is dreary prospect
for most of them"
The returns 90 far give the number
killed Is 738, wounded 904, houses de-
stroyed 5. Ss2.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-01-17
LAST YEARS SEALING.
The Catch of the British Columbian
Sealing Fleet.

The Catch Of the British Columbian
Sealing Fleet.
WASHINGTON, January 1O.-The State
Department has published an official re-
port from United States Consul Roberts
at Victoria on the seal catch of the Brit
ish Columbian sealing fleet last year.
The figures show the catch to be the
largest ever made in q single year, and
that the fear once entertained that the
hunters would be seriously handicapped
by the compulsory use of the spear has
been overcome. The total Canadian
catch was "a, 474, and of those taken in
Behring Sea II. 7O5 were males and H.
636 females. The catch in 1893 was w.
1872. In addition this year 673 skins
taken by American schooners were
landed at Victoria, bringing the total
number of skins landed there to 95, 047.
The sealers took AZ, 1893 skins of the Jap
anese coast, 26, 341 in Behring Sea, H..
7O5 off the British Columbian coast and
7,4s7 of Copper Island. An intimatio1
of further claims against the United
States is found in the release OF the
seized schooners Favorite and Wanderer
without any formal investigation and
the prompt filing by their masters with
Collector Milne of claims for damages.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-01-17
WILL BENEFIT CUBA.
Spain Comedies Us Benefits of
a Minimum Tariff.
THE RESULT OF NEGOTIATIONS

Island Planters Will be Able to Control
the Market OF the Greatest Sugar
Consuming Country on the Globe
Details Remain to be Adjusted.
LONDON, January 10.-A Madrid dis
patch Gays that as result of recent ne
gotiations minimum tariff has been
accorded to the United States by the
Spanish government upon exports from
the United States into Cuba and Porto
Rico.
SATISFACTORY CONCLUSION REACHED.
WASHINGTON, January 10.-As indi-
Gated in the cablegrams from Madrid
the negotiations between the State De-
partment and the government of Spain
looking to the restoration of the tariff on
American products entering Cuba and
Porto Rico have reached q satisfactory
conclusion. 1t is true that some minor
details remain to be adjusted, but little
difficulty is expected in securing their
settlement. 1t appears that in conced-
ing to the United States the benefits of
the minimum tariff Spain has also Sc
cured a substantial advantage. Her
West Indian colonies ordinarily supply
the United States with about IS per cent
of the sugar imported into the country.
Thus the sugar is liable to duty of one
tenth of l cent per pound over and above
the 40 per cent duty imposed on Cuban
sugar, and in consequence the Cuban
planters practically receive portion
equal to the discriminating duty paid
by European sugars, and, it is believed,
will thus be able to control the market
of the greatest sugar consuming country
on the globe.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-01-17
LIVING HUMAN DYNAMO.
erful Electrical Powers of q Young
Girl in Missouri.

Wond erful Electrical Powers OF q Young
Girl In Missouri.
SEDALIA, Mo-, January g. Jennie
Moran is an illiterate country girl living
on small farm eight miles from Sc
dalia, who appears to possess wonderful
electrical powers, which manifested
themselves for the first time about six
months ago. One of the girls many
wonderful powers is that of Illuminating
a room by her presence. This she can
do or not do, just as she chooses. The
most marvellous thing, however, of the
feat is that human eyes have not yet
been able to see where the light comes
from. On entering dark room it is at
once as light as day, if she wills, but
when she goes out the light is extin-
guished. While she is producing the
phenomena nobody dares to touch her
on penalty of death. She seems to be
charged with all the electrical bolts of
live wire. A cat was picked up by the
girl while charged and was killed. In
fact, she is admitted to be an actual liv-
ing human dynamo. Even during Or
binary times, when she is as near the
normal as she ever gets, terrific shocks
are experienced by those who take hold
of her hands. Henry J. Ashcroft, who
was investigating the case, endeavored
to undergo the torments of the girls
powers, but at the end of few seconds
was unconscious.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-01-17
PILOTS ON WARSHlPS.

His Presence Does Not Relieve the Com
manding officer of Responsibility.
WASHINGTON, January 10.-Secretary
Herbert to-day issued general orders to
naval officers, reversing the former prac-
tice of the department regarding the re-
sponsibility of pilots on warships, which
will render it impossible hereafter to
shift the blame for an injury to a vessel
on the pilot, as was attempted in the
case of the Columbia last spring or the
Cincinnati last November. The order is
as follows:
"The accident to the United States
steamship Cincinnati upon the occasion
of her striking ground on the eastern
side of the shoals to the south and west
of Execution Rocks lighthouse, Long
Island Sound, on November Is last rem
ders it expedient that the department
promulgate to the service it's views with
regard to the responsibility of pilots on
board vessels of the navy. A pilot is to
be considered merely as an adviser to the
commanding officer, and his presence on
board q naval vessel shall not relieve the
commanding officer of such vessel or any
of his subordinates from full response
bility for the proper performance of du-
ties with which they or any OF them may
be charged concerning the navigation OF
the vessel"
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-01-17
GLADSTONE ON IRELAND.

Presentation Made the Occasion for an
Expression of His Views.
LONDON, January 9.-Thomas O'Con-
nor, representing the American organic
zation of the Friendly Sons of St. Pat
rick, presented to Mr.. Gladstone this
evening an album with an illuminated
address, which was prepared in March,
1894, on the occasion OF Mr.. Gladstone's
retirement. Mr.. Gladstone received MIR.
O'Connor and the gentlemen with him
very heartily. He looked ruddy and an
mated, and talked with much spirit.
After inquiring into the history of the
society and its lists of members Mr..
Gladstone expressed his gratitude for the
compliments paid him in the address.
Mr.. Gladstone declared his interest in
Ireland and the Irish, whose cause, he
said, he should keep at heart to the end
of his life. He regretted the divisions
in the ranks of Ireland's leaders. The
country's chances of obtaining her rights
would never be as bright as they ought
to be until all Nationalist united. Do
nestle discord must mean necessarily
the postponement of any realization OF
their claims. Everybody in any way
able to assist in the reunion OF the fac
tions was bound to do SO. Anybody
prompting discord undertook terrible
responsibility, which might mean untold
injury to the cause of justice to Ireland.
He hoped strongly that some agency
soon would be found to unite the Ma
tionalist groups. He trusted that Ire
lands many and influential friends in
America would move vigorously for peace
in the ranks of the Nationalist leaders.
They should appeal to the Irish mem
bers of the House of Commons to forget
for Ireland's welfare their present differ
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-01-17
General Clay's Young Wife.

LOUISVILLE, KY, January 9.-Cassius
Marcellus Clay, the Old Lion of White
hail." is carrying out his plan OF edu-
eating his young wife to fit her for her
new station in life. A few days ago he
engaged governess, Miss Josie Martin
of Mnnfordville, who has gone to White
hall to give Mrs. Clay lessons in deport-
ment. muscle and the ordinary branches
of learning. Mrs. Clay is only 15 years
old. and has little more than the rudi-
ments of an education. She has had
absolutely no experience in society, and
IL az ignorant Of the graces of dress and
denortment as of mathematics or the
sciences. Miss Martin is expected to
make finished lady Of her.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-01-17
dDAY HARBOR SAN WASH. THURSDAY 1885,
ONE WHO WAS THERE.
Denial of Alleged Armenian Atrocities
by Distinguished Spaniard.

w DIsC1n ulehe0 Spant6rd.
LONDON, January 1.-THE Morning
Post will print tomorrow long inter-
view with the Spanish traveller, Ximi-
mex, who has just returned from a geo.
graphical mission through Mesopotamia
and Kurdistan. He said:
81 was in Armenia from March to
November, and happened to be in Bitlis
during the disturbances in the Sassoun
district. 1t is absolutely false that
women and children were outraged and
tortured by Turkish troops. The whole
thing was grossly exaggerated from an
entirely local disturbance locally sup
pressed, the troops arriving too late to
share in the repression beyond the cap
ture of the supposed instigator. He was
a liberated convict, named Bohazian,
alias Mourah, formerly pupil in the
American Methodist mission school,"
Ximinez exonerates Zekki Pasha. who
on arriving at Mooeh Immediately lib
Grated numbers Of Armenians and
adopted policy of Cancellation through
out. He says that the Armenian aues-
ton hardly exists in Armenia. The Ar
menians of the Sassoun district he de-
scribes az the least educated and intel
ligent of those in Turkey and very diff
ferent frors their fellows in Van and
Bitlis. He thinks they are little better
than the Kurds. The disturbances
arose from quarrels and raids of the
Armenians, he says, and developed until
the Armenians mustered force of 8, 900,
intent either upon reprisals on the Kurds
or revolution. The troops twice encoun-
tered this force August ~, killing 800 of
them in an open fight.
The editor of the Post describes Ximi-
nez as distinguished Spaniard of high
scientific attachments and Fellow of
the Royal Geographical Society of Eng
land. He accepts the above statements
as true, and denounces Gladstone and
other supporters of the Armenian polit-
ical plotters.
DENIAL FROM THE FOREIGN OFFICE.
LONDON, January 11.-Lord Kimberly
of the Foreign Office announces that the
statements made at the Chester confer
ence of Armenians as to the attitude of
the British Foreign Office toward Ar
menian affairs were entirely untrue.
The Standard says that Great Britain
has replied to the Porte's appeal to dis
avow Mr.. Gladstone's birthday speech
on Armenia by directing attention to
the fact that Mr.. Gladstone is simply a
Member OF Parliament and cannot be
prevented from uttering his personal
views.
TO PROTECT THE PATRIARCH.
VIENNA, January GA dispatch from
Constantinople explains why the the
Turkish police entered the Armenian
cathedral yesterday. The Patriarch.
Stephen Peter Azarain, has received
many menacing letters owing to his
public statements discrediting the worst
reports from Armenia and favoring the
Porte.
Chefik and Djelaledin, members of
the Commission of Inquiry, arrived at
Erzeroum Monday.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-01-17
LABOR TROUBLE.
White Men Refuse . Reduction, and Ne.
groes Are Imported.

White Men Refuse q Reduction, and Ne.
groes Arc Imported.
MARsHFIELD, Or, January 8.-Labor
troubles have broken out anew in Coos
county, and the termination of the pres
ent condition of affairs is subject now
being thoroughly discussed by almost
every citizen of this county. Last month
the Beaver Hill Coal Company had fifty
negroes, some of them with families,
imported from West Virginia to operate
the mines. The white force on the eve
of the arrival of the negroes was reduced
in pay to As cents per ton, and conse-
quently quit. The arrival of the negroes
disclosed the fact that they were very
much disappointed and said the compa-
ny's agent grossly misrepresented the
facts. Only few of them have gone to
work, and they are Disguised. A portion
of them have started on their return
home, and the coal miners at Libby have
subscribed large sum of money to send
the women and men, who are in desti-
tute circumstances, back home. A sub
scription list is also being circulated in
Marshfield for that purpose. 1t is gem
orally reported here to-day that the coal
company has dispatched man to Seat
tie to bring in another consignment of
negroes. The white miners at Libby are
paid rs cents per ton for mining coal.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-01-17
EMlGRANTS FOR HAWAII.
Nine Hundred Portuguese to be Taken
to the Island.

Nine Hundred Portuguese to be Taken
to the Island.
WASHINGTON, January 10.-Mr. Lorin
A. Thurston, the Hawaiian Minister to
the United States, returned to Washing
ton last night after an absence of three
months on special mission o Portugal.
The object of his visit was to obtain
emigrants for Hawaii, and in this he was
successful. A party of 900 Portuguese
will start for Hawaii January IL to aug
ment the 1000 of their countrymen al
ready there. The men who compose
the party are farm laborers, and will be
utilized principally in the cof1ee-grow-
ine industry. The labor supply of the
islands according to Thurston is entire
" INADEQUATE to the development of the
interests now in progress. The govern
ment of Hawaii has furnished steamer
to take these emigrants to their destina-
tion. and will bear the expense OF the
journey. 49,.
litical affairs in the islands Mr.. Thurs
ton said the agitation against the gov
eminent has been carried on by few
malcontents, but has not resulted in
causing much uneasiness. The govern
ment, however, has put stop to it by
arresting Bush and others for conspir-
acy.
The Queens attorney, Neumsnn, has
taken the oath of allegiance and Mr..
Davies, guardian of Kiaulani, the heir
apparent to the throne, has announced
that in consequence of the recognition
of the Hawaiian Republic by Great
Britain he no longer supports the pro-
iect to restore the Queen. MIR. Wide
mann, one of the royalist commission
ers to Washington, also apnounced that
he recognized restoration as dead issue.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-01-17

Right Of Way Through Public Lands.
WAsHINToN, January 9.-The Senate
Committee on Public Lands to-day
authorized q favorable report on the bill
passed by the House last August author
izing the Secretary of the Interior to
permit the use of right of way through
public lands not within the limits OF
any park, forest, military or Indian res
ervation for tramroads, canals or reser-
voirs to the extent of the ground oc.
cupied by the water of the canals and
reservoirs and fifty feet on each side OF
the marginal limits thereof or fifty feet
on each side the center line OF the tram
roads by any citizen or any association
of citizens of the United States engaged
in the business of cutting timber and
manufacturing lumber.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-01-17
REVEALS THE KERNEL
Why Germany Put an EN-.
barge on Our Cattle.
FREIHERR Won HAMMERSTEIN.

Our Correspondents Says It Was to Do
Something for tho Asrarian Party in
the Reichstag-What = High-TariH
Conservative Has to Say.
BERLIN, January S.-Secretary Gres-
hams statement as to the American
sugar tariff and treaty obligations has
been discussed widely since the arrival
of the last United States mail. Among
the Deputies, as among the editors, the
one opinion is that the United States
ought not to enforce discriminating
sugar tax against Germany. Many de-
plored that the American Representa-
tives in Washington regard Germany's
prohibition of American cattle as q re-
taliatory measure. They say it is mere
ly sanitary. To bolster this argument
the government published in the Nord
Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung yesterday
a paragraph that Belgium's decree
against American cattle showed how
justifable Germany's action was from
a sanitary point of view. A press corre-
spondent has interviewed in the last
week several conspicuous politicians.
Freiherr Won Hammerstein, the leading
agitator among the high-tarif Conserva-
tives, has this to say:
81 cannot understand why Americans
raise such an outcry about German re-
taliation. There is no such thing, al
though Germany is justly entitled to re-
taliate, if go inclined. The American
ditferential duty on German sugar GER
tainly is sufficient cause for retaliation,
and there can be no doubt of it since
Secretary Gresham himself admits that
Germany has been unfairly treated by
the United States. Germany has been
obliged to prohibit imports of American
cattle owing to the discovery of Texas
fever among them. The existence of
the disease was beyond the slightest
doubt. Even if Congress had not passed
the sugar clause, the prohibition would
have been issued and maintained. The
question is absolutely independent of
the sugar tax"
Finally the agragrian leader admitted
that Americas treatment of German
sugar was perhaps not altogether unwel-
come to Won Hammerstein LOxten, Min
lister of Agriculture, who had now q
chance to do something for the agrari-
ans. This admission reveals the kernel
of the whole question. The government
aims to satisfy as far as possible the
agrarians and bring their party back to
the ministerial phalanx in Parliament.
The report that American beef had been
prohibited for the benefit of Australia is
erroneous. The German prohibitions
cover also imports from Great Britain,
through which most Australian meat
comes in transit. For the relief of the
sugar interests the government has pre-
pared bill to keep in effect the full
bounties, which, according to a recent
measure, should be reduced August /,
1895, and should be abolished August l,
1907
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-01-17
SPOKANE GETS THE POST.
The Conference Committee Retains tho
Wilson Amendment.

The Conference Committee Retains tho
Wilson Amendment.
WASHINGTON, January 10.-After q
sharp fight the Wilson amendment for .
military post at Spokane was retained in
the Military Academy bill to-day. No
appropriation is made. Squire and New
berry were before the committee. Cock
rell. Chairman of the committee, was dead
set AGAINST the post. He said it was put
in to help make Wilson Senator. New
berry denied it. It is said Otis, Scho-
field and the War Department wanted it,
and Spokane had made an offer OF land
in good faith, and Wilson had done what
was asked Of him. Cockrell was molli-
fed. and allowed the amendment to re-
main. All the parties refuse an sppro-
priation. Assistant Secretary OF War
Doe says that the department has money
enough to begin the work If the post Is
authorized. The action of the commit
tee to-day means that the post will be
established.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-01-17
GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE.
Will Represent the Engineers OF tho En-
tire Southern Pacific System.

Will Represent the Engineers OF tho En-
tire Southern Pacific System.
SAN Francisco, January 10.-A meet
ing OF the Grievance Committee of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers OF
the entire Southern Pacific system has
been called for the latter part of this
month, to be held here. This commit
tee has not been together for two years,
and lie called only when important action
affecting the brotherhood of the entire
syst. II is to be taken. The last time it
met here its doings were very secret, but
it secured what it came for. That was
restoration in part of the wages which
the company had just cut. The fact
that the committee has been called to-
pether shows that the engineers have
not dropped the mattefo OF wages. An
effort is now being made to settle the
differences between the brotherhood and
the American Railway Union, and has
been somewhat successful. The Ameri-
can Railway Union will in the next
couple of weeks decide on the stand it is
IN take a