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The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-09-19
THE CENTRAL TRAFFIC
Meeting of the Agents of the
Association.
REQUEST OF WESTERN ROADS
To Restore Through TranscOntinental
Rates and Divisions in West
Bound Traffic.

Chicago, Sept. 13.-At the meeting
of the general agents of the Central
Traffic association today it was decided
to grant the request of Western roads
for restoration of the through rates
and divisions in westbound transconti-
mental traffic, which went into effect
April, 1898. Since these rates were
abolished the Eastern roads have re-
ceived their full local rates up to Chi
cago, and the Western lines from Chi
cago have been compelled to stand the
full force of the reduction necessary to
bring the rates down to point where
it would bring them business. Ship
pers at Eastern points have been COM
PEELED to pay these rates or send their
freight to New York or other seaboard
points, and get it to the Pacific coast
by water. The Western roads made
application to the Eastern lines to al
low through rate to be made for the
points ON the eastern lines and in place
of exacting the full force of their local
rates, to take their agreed percentage
of the through rate.
The proposed fight between Corbett
and Fitzsimmons is making row be-
tween railroads interested in the bust
ness, and for the present the indica-
lions are that the latter fight will be
the hotter of the two. The Missouri,
Kansas & Texas is said to have bought
up a large number of tickets Of admis-
sion to the fight, and is using them as
a lever to draw the business between
St. Louis and Dallas for the fight.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-09-19

off and sailed at some time and place
known only to the, interested parties.
The position demanded must be
taken at once Or there will be no race.
as L have said. | think | can speak
for the regatta committee when l say
that the judges boat will remain long
enough to give time for start, which
will not be made until the conditions
which obtained on Tuesday last no
longer exist
ID. b. Smith, of the cup commit
tee, speaking officially, said
The regatta committee have sus-
tanned the protest of Defender against
Valkyrie, and consequently the race of
the 10th is given to Defender under
the rules. After the decision was rem
dered the Americas cup committee was
called upon by G. Oliver Iselin to say
If they had no objection he would pro-
pose to Lord Dunraven to sail over the
race OF September 10, to which they re-
piled they had no objection.
Whatever else may be said, it was
chivalrous and sportsmanlike for him
to make this proposition, which was
subsequently made to Lord Dunraven
by G. Oliver Iselin. No reply has yet
been received from Lord Dunraven by
this committee.
This proposition must receive the
commentator of all Americans and
Britons.
Lord Dunraven, with several young
ladies, was the guest of H. Maitland
Kersey last night. The party dined at
the Waldorf.
"a communication was sent to the
earl by reporter asking whether he
would accept or decline Mr. Iselin S
offer to resail Tuesdays race, provided
the committee approved. Lord Dunra-
ven declined to answer the question. !"
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-09-19
lONG-DlSTANCE RUN.
New York Central Establishes New
Railroad Record.

New York, Sept. 13.-The New
York Central today made new
worlds record IN the running of fast
tains ON long-distance schedule. This
morning at $40 o'clock special train
of four cars, under the direct control of
George H. Daniels, passenger agent of
the road, left the Grand Central depot.
1t arrived at Albany at 7:54:55, max
ing the run of 143 miles in 1856 1-2
minutes. A stop Of one minute was
made at Albany to change engines.
Syracuse was reached at 10:17:18. The
total run from New York to East Buff
falo, 1876 2 miles, was made in 4O7
minutes, an average speed of "a 1-3
miles an hour. This gives the New
York Central the world record for a
long distance run with heavy train,
it's train today being nearly twice the
weight of the English racing trains. A
private car was attached at Buffalo,
and the train was started back for New
York, where it is expected to arrive to-
night. This, if done, will be equiva-
lent to the run from New York to Chi
cago in II hours. The best run made
ON any of the English roads was 63 3-5
miles per hour for very light train.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-09-19
Lutherans and Secret Societies.

Youngstown, O., Sept. 13.-At a
meeting of the Pittsburg branch of the
general conference Of the English
Lutheran church, which has just ended,
a sensational move was made against a
Youngstown Lutheran minister, Rev.
WA. Tope. An attempt was made to
enforce the clause of the church con-
stitution which provides that no min
lister of that church shall be a member
of secret society which is "unchris-
tian or infidel in it's tendencies" The
attempt to enforce was failure, be.
cause majority Of the ministers were
themselves members of secret societies.
The Rev. Mr.. Tope belongs to four,
and says he will SO continue until con-
WINGED that he is wrong.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-09-19
FRAkER'S CASE BEGUN.
First Steps Toward the Prosecution of
the Insurance SwindIer.

First Steps Toward the Prosecution Of
the Insurance SwindIer.
Richmond, Mo-, Sept. 12.-The first
steps toward the prosecution of DIR. q.
w. Fraker was taken, when the pris-
one1 was brought before Justice Nc
Cuiston to answer to the charge of OBJ
tanning life insurance money by false
pretense. The charge was preferred
by G. S. Van Vanderberg, representing
the Kansas Mutual Life Association of
Topeka, Kan. The charge, stripped of
its legal verbiage, reads that on the
18th of May, 1892, and on the 29th day
of February, 1898, the defendant, Fra
ker, obtained from the Mutual Life
Association two policies of insurance
of IS, 900 each and that on the 10th
day Of July, 1898, he attempted to de-
fraud the association by pretending to
lose his life by drowning in the Mis-
souri, river. DR.. Fraker pleaded not
guilty to the charge.
The state was not ready to 60 into
examination, and by consent the pre-
liminary hearing was fixed for Tues
day, September II. Fraker seems con-
tent with his surroundings and says he
will be out on bail in a week.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-09-19
NOT CONSTITUTIONAL
Act Requiring Issue of Bonds
by Washington.
THE SUPREME COURTS DECISION
Sale of Bonds Increases Indebtedness
Until Proceeds Thereof Arc Ap-
piled to Pre-Existing Debts.

Olympia, Wash, Sept lathe su-
preme court has denied the application
for writ of mandamus in the case of
Attorney General Jones vs. the State
Board OF Finance, consisting of the
governor, auditor and treasurer. This
was an application for writ to COM
pei the board to issue bonds of the state
to an amount aggregating about 81, 800, :
900 and to cause the bonds to be sold
for the purpose of funding outstanding
warrants drawn on the general military
and tidelands funds, pursuant to an
act of the last legislature. The consti-
nationality of this enactment was as
sailed upon many grounds, only one of
which the supreme court noticed, as
the determination Of that issue dis
posed of the case. The substance of
the courts decision follows:
The authority conferred by the act is
to issue and sell bonds, and, conceding
that it is fairly to be inferred that the
funds realized from the sale shall be
applied to the payment of the indebt-
edness of the state, it is apparent that,
after such bonds are sold and until the
proceeds are so applied, the indebted
ness of the state would be increased
upward of 81, 500, 900, or to an amount
beyond the limit of Indebtedness fixed
by the constitution; nor is it a suffi-
cient answer, in the opinion of the su-
preme court, to say that it must be pre-
sumed that the officers entrusted to
carry out the provisions of the act will
fully discharge their duties and that
the present Indebtedness of the state
will be extinguished by the proceeds
of the bonds and ultimately the indebt-
edness be reduced to it's present limit
The supreme court fully comedies
with the opinion expressed III Dom
Township VS.. Cummins, 142 U. S. $3.50,
that if the proceeds of the sale are
used by the municipal officers as d.
rected by the statutes in paying off the
old debt the aggregate indebtedness
will ultimately be reduced to the for
mer limit; but it is none the less true
that it has been increased in the inter-
val and that, unless those officers do
their duty, the increase will be per-
manent. The act is plainly in conflict
with the constitution and the applica
ton is denied.
The opinion is by Gordon, and is
signed by Anders, Scott and Dunbar,
Hout 1iccoptinn
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-09-19
FitzsimmOns Wants q Percentage.

Chicago, Sept. 13.-The Inter Ocean
this morning prints story in which it
is said that Fitzsimmons has declared
that he will refuse to meet COrbett in
Dallas unless he is ''let i'm on certain
concessions on which he believes large
sum of money will be realized. 1t is
said that he accuses Brady, Corbett,
Joe Vendig and Stewart, of Dallas,
with gobbling up everything in sight,
from the lemonade-stand to the kinete-
scope, with which it is intended to re-
produce the fight throughout the coun-
try. 1t is the latter concession that
Bob is especially jealous Of and it is
said that he has made formal de-
mand for a percentage of the profits on
it, otherwise he declares there will be
NO fipht
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-09-19
DUNRAvEN'S OFFER.
He viii Pension Each of His Crew IL
They Win the Cup.

He win Pension Each of His Crew ii
They Win the Cup.
New York, Sept. 12.-The statement
is made that Lord Dunraven offered a
pension of 80 shillings weekly to every
member of the crew of the Valkyrie
should they succeed in winning the
American cup. In an address to the
sailors and their commander he said:
"While 1 feel satisfied every man
will do his duty, l am anxious to en-
courage you to exert your services to
the utmost to win the remaining series
With that end in view, desire to say
if the cup goes back to England by rea-
son of your seamanship, will pension
every man for life and pay each Of you
80 shillings so long as each one OF you
lives.''
Accuated by a common impulse, the
crew broke out into cheers. Lord Dun
raven again impressed them with his
ambition to snatch the victory from
what now appears certain defeat and
then retired. The men afterward held
an informal meeting and discussed the
offer. Although they declined to talk,
it was clear from their manner that
they had entered into a compact to
strain every nerve to win.
Dunraven's action is without prece-
dent, either considered by itself or
from the standpoint of generosity. 1t
is the ambition of his life to place in
the hands of his queen the trophy that
passed out of the possession of England
nearly half century ago. The ages
of the twenty-six members OF his crew
will average 80 years. They are all
strong and healthy, and their expecta-
ton for life may be set at 70 years.
In that time they will each have re-
ceived $3.50 pounds sterling, or 49,
600, and in the aggregate 81, 100
pounds, or $500, 800.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-09-19
The New .Oundland Smugglers.

st. Johns, Sept. 13.-War is being
waged on smugglers without intermis-
sion. The house of one of the fore
most business men, Harry Witt, was
searched and large quantities of snug
gled goods were discovered. He is a
justice of the peace, notary public
and a foreign consul. The customs
officials are very active, and further
captures are expected. The detectives
believe they are only now commencing
to discover the extent of the smuggling
carried on here in recent years. The
only difficulty now facing the depart
ment is the inertness of the govern
ment. The board of revenue threatens
to resign if the cases are not investi-
gated to the bottom. Several govern
ment leaders oppose this.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-09-19
New YOrk's Excise Law.

New York, Sept. 1.-THE question
whether the clubs Of the city will be
amendable to the excise law has been a
point of much discussion with the
present administration. The police
commissioners today had a conference,
after which Mr.. Roosevelt gave out
this:
"a club or corporation can no more
violate the law than an individual.
When evidence is secured against
club that violates the law by selling
liquors, it, or its employees, will be
proceeded against just as saloon
keeper or his empolyes. If an officer
has evidence of violation in a club it
is his duty to make an arrest, and he
will do so or be called to account. If
any person has evidence and applies
for warrant, 1 have no doubt the
court will grant it without discrimina-
tion."
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-09-19
Sugar Bounty Ruling Appealed.

Washington, Sept. 12.-Controller
Bowler has received a telergam from
Senator Henderson, counsel for the
Oxnard Sugar Company, giving notice
that he would file an appeal to the Sec
rotary on the question of the control
ler's jurisdiction, holding that the con-
troller cannot hold the sugar bounty
claimants to court without their con-
sent. 1t is assumed that Henderson S
contention will be that the act OF
March 8, 1887, known as the Tucker
act, which authorizes the department.
to send certain cases to the court OF
claims, with the consent OF the com
plainants, repealed section 1868 OF
the revised statutes passed June 5, 1868,
under which the controller acted. This
section does not make the consent OF
the complainant a condition of the ref
erence to the court of claims. The
controller, however, has not comment
ed on this condition.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-09-19
Lord DunraVen's Letter.

The full text of Lord Dunraven' s
letter, which was written Friday night
and the main points of which were
given previously, is:
ct is with reluctance that l write
to inform you that | decline to sail
Valkyrie any more under the circum
stances that have prevailed in the last
two races, for the following reasons:
"First-To attempt to start two such
large vessels in such a confined space
and among moving steamers and tug
boats, is in my opinion. exceedingly
dangerous, and l will not further risk
the lives of my men Or the ship.
'Second-At the start of the first
race the crowding was so great that
we could not see the mark boat, and
could not tell when we were near the
line, and we were much hampered by
steamers, especially on the race home.
"Today, on the reach home, eight or
nine steamers were to the windward of
me and, what was worse, a block Of
steamers were steaming level with me
and close under my lee. | sailed
nearly the whole distance in tumbling,
broken waters, in the heavy wash of
these steamers. To race under these
conditions is, in my opinion, absurd
and I decline to submit myself to them
again.
81 would remind your committee
that, foreseeing the trouble that might
occur, 1 urged upon them the desira-
bility of sailing off Marblehead, or
some locality other than New York
bay, and that they refused to do so.
At the same time l would testify to my
full belief that your committee have
done everything in their power to pre-
vent overcrowding.
1.-The fact is that when the represent
atives of two yacht, clubs excite so
much popular interest and attract such
crowds of people, if the races are sailed
in the immediate neighborhood of a
great city and the dates of the races and
times of starting are known and adj
vertised, 1t is impossible to keep a
course free from causes of exceptional
danger, and clear enough to assure the
probability that the result of the match
will be decided according to the rela-
tive merits of the competing vessels. -
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-09-19

JAPAN'S FOREIGN TRADE.
Dealings of the Empire With the United
States for n Year.

states Tor n Year.
Washington, Sept. 12.-Consul-G Gen.
eral Mclvor has sent to the department
OF state comprehensive statement of
the foreign trade Of Japan for 1894.
Inc total exports appear to have been
f67, 529, oil and the imports $50, $50, :
1913. Of the exports S22 ,OO9, 500 worth
were sent to the United States for
which this country returned goods to
the value of only $5,579,139. The
United States was the principal i'm
porter among the nations of Japanese
goods. Great Britain imported So, O22,-
700 worth and exported to Japan $21, :
4S2, 455 worth. The statement shows
that Japan exported $l3, ,OO5 in
gold and silver specie and bullion dur
Ing the year and imported SIT, AGA, 588,
the largest part of both amounts being
IN silver. The customs collections
amounted to 81, s73, $50.
The principal articles of export were
coal, rice, silks, lacquered ware,
matches. mats, copper and copperware,
and OF imports cotton, raw and manu-.
featured drugs, chemicals, dyes, paints
and colors, rice, locomotives and other
machinery (including wheels and
looms for spinning and weaving), rail
way appliances, sugar, steam vessels,
wool and wooden goods. The imported
steam vessels were valued at 81, 1885,
895.
The chief article of import from the
United States was kerosene oil, 3d..
OPT, 3lO, and raw cotton, $l,361, 781,
In both of which articles Mr.. McIvor
reports perceptible improvement in
our trade. The imports from this
country also include about 100000
worth of cotton manufactures, $22, 1888
worth of arms and munitions of war,
5000, 900 of leather, 1921 ,O26 of loco
motives, $311,133 of flour and about
$3.50, 900 of provisions, 1921, 1874 of
sugar, and $l06.3 of parafine wax.
OF raw silk alone Japan exported $780,
408, 1913 worth to the United States in
to silk manufactures, includ-
ing 80, $40, 376 worth of habutai silk,
and 1864, 993 of silk handkerchiefs.
That country also sent tea to the value
of So, 1873, 900 to this country, and con-
siderable quantities Of rice, mating
and carnets
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-09-19
Million-Dollar Mortgage.

Tacoma, Sept. IA million-dollar
mortgage was filed with the auditor to-
day. being given by the Tacoma Land
Company ON it's Tacoma property, val
ned at over So, 900, 900, to the Provi-
dent Life & Trust Company, of Phila-
delphia. to secure loan of 81 900, 600.
The proceeds are being used in the con-
suction of 20,000-ton wheat ware
house, the purchase and filling in OF a
norton of the Tacoma tide flats and
dredging of waterways. The loan is
evidenced by an issue of 1000 $1,000
bonds running for twenty years and
bearing per cent interest.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-09-19
The Columbian Liberty Reu.

Chicago, Sept. 13.-The Columbian
Liberty bell will start on its trip
around the world on Monday morning
at o'clock. 1t will go first to the At
lanta exposition to remain two months.
Then it will be taken to New Orleans
and the City of Mexico, and from there
to Runymede, England, where the bell
will ring in commemoration of Magma
Charta. The rest Of the journey has
not been planned, but it is the inten-
ton to have the bell reach Mount Ar
arat in 1900 and ring at congress Of
representatives from every religious or
ganization on earth.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-09-19
ChicagOans to Fight for Cuba.

Chicago, Sept. 13.-Out in Engle-
wood is troop of cavalry which, as
soon as it has been joined by two bat
teries and regiment of foot, is to pro-
coed to Cuba under the command of l..
g. Andrews, and there join the insur-
gents. Andrews, who is recruiting
the cavalrymen, says he has 500 Chi
cago men who are pledged to 60 to
Cuba, and that $4,000 has been sub
scribed by three wealthy residents Of
the city for the fitting out of the expe-
dition, the payment of recruits and the
landing of them on the island. These
men, Mr.. Andrews says, have been in
communication with Cuban partiots
who have agreed, in payment of the aid
furnished, to deed valuable lands to the
Chicagoans who extend the aid.
According to Mr.. Andrews the men
will be drilled when they reach the
south. The batteries and infantry, he
says, will be recruited in Kansas City.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-09-19
pataa To the irish Convention.

Chicago, Sept. lathe new move
ment convention of Irish-Americans is
to be held in this city September "a
to s6 inclusive, and the lines of the
Western Line Passenger Association
and the Central Traffic Association
have made rate Of one and a third
fare for delegates attending the con-
yention. The fare will be one-third
fare for the return trip and full fare
for the ride to Chicago.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-09-19
Phe General Lafayette Tree Split.

Scituate, R. l., Sept. 13.-One OF
the most terrible thunder storms ex-
perienced in many years has just visit
ed this section and destroyed 30, 600
worth of property in the neighborhood
of the former home of ex-Congressman
Charles II. Hage. The famous Gen.
eral Lafayette tree was split In two.
The tree is the only historical one IN
Rhode Island, and is the one under
which the general ate his dinner while
the Continental troops were marching
from Rhode Island to Connecticut.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-09-19

Newport, R. l., Sept. 12.-The tor
pedo boat Cushing, Lieutenant Roy
Smith, left for Fishers Landing with
500 pounds of ammunition for six
FOUNDER, rapid-fire guns, loaded with
a smokeless powder. This will be de-
livered to Admiral Bunce for distribu-
ton among the vessels of the North
Atlantic squadron. This smokeless
powder is the first issued to American
Warships.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-09-19
Yakima Hops.

North Yakima, Wash, Sept. H.
Picking in the hopyards became quite
general today. A week or two ago the
indications were that not over 5000
bales would be picked, but it is now
believed the yield will amount to H.
600, as most of the growers who Guilt
waited their yards have managed to Sc
cure picking money. The main trou-
BILE now lies in the scarcity of pickera-
Secretary Ross, of the Hopgrowers' As
ISOLATION, said today that he could have
used l 900 more pickers and that 1900
additional would be required before
the end of the week. Growers are
paying IS cents per box as rule, al
though in some outlying yards u -
paid.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-09-19

Berlin, Sept. lathe German min
lister of finance has decided to imme-
diately convert the outstanding A per
cent loans into per cents. This is
expected to have favorable effect po-
litically, for the government, it is rep
resented, would not be likely to I'M
dertake such an operation unless dip
lomats were looking forward to a per-
iod of unbroken peace. The 4 per
cents outstanding aggregate $1,000
600. 600 of which sum Prussia stands
for 5000, 000, 900.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-09-19
C.;oono Cor,nent.workers,

Chicago, Sept. ia difference OF
5 cents a garment between employees
and the F. Sigel & Bros cloakmakers
establishment of this city caused a
strike involving 500 people. The
Cloa kemakers' Union has taken up the
fight and members of the union have
nledged an assessment of from 10 to 1
per cent of their earnings to support
the strikers,
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-09-19
R,smarck,s Diplomatic Spurs.

London, Sept. ia Berlin dis
match to the Standard says that In
memory of Prince Bismarck's ut
terances 81 earned my diplomatic spurs
at Erfut" number of Erfut admirers
have sent floral piece in the shape OF
pair of gigantic spurs to the prince.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-09-19
Indians the Supposed Murderers.

San Diego, Cal, Sept. 13.-K. ID.
Borden and his daughter and grand
daughter have been found murdered at
their home near Las Flores, an lso-
lated hamlet fifty miles up the coast
from this city. 1t is supposed the
murders were committed by Indians