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The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-02-28
MONEY APPROPRIATED
Various Bills Which Have Not
as Yet Become Laws.
SUNDRY CIVIL BILLS CHANGES

One Provides for One Hundred Million
ness for Def Thou
sand Dollars for Buildings.
WASHINGTON, February 2O.-The full
senate committee on appropriations de-
clded to report an amendment to the
sundry civil appropriation bill for $780,
OO0,0 900 in certificates OF Indebtedness of
denomination of 500 to run for two years
and draw per cent interest, and be
good only for the purpose of supplying
the treasury deficiency. The PROPOSE
ton in the bill repeating the law for the
issuance of gold certificates is stricken
out and the following added as proviso
to the appropriation for printing and
engraving:
y: THAT hereafter no portion of this
sum shall be expended for printing
United States notes or treasury notes of
larger denomination than those that
may be cancelled or retired"
The wording of the house proviso ap-
propriating 1874, 900 to carry into effect
the interstate commerce law is changed
so as to prohibit the use of more than
$4,000 in the employ of counsel. A
general enactment in lieu of the act of
1893 is made concerning the survey Of
railroad land grants. One fund of $685.
600 is appropriated for this purpose and
made continuing appropriation. The
house provision making the appropri-
alton for rivers and harbors Immediately
available ia stricken out. The entire ap-
preparation made by the bill, as re-
ported, is SAL 500, 145, an increase of ST.
52l ,424 over the total of the house bill.
This increase does not include the &c.
100000 estimate for paying the sugar
bounty claims.
In the absence of Senator Cullom the
committee divided on the proposition to
pay half of the bounty on sugar for the
year 1894, as authorized by the McKin-
ley law. The sum to be appropriated
for this purpose is about 100000.
Seventy thousand dollars is appropri-
ated for proposed buildings at Cheyenne,
Wyoming, Boise City, Idaho, and Hell
ena, Mont.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-02-28
A GEORGIA RACE WAR.
Trouble Feared With the Negroes of
That Section.

Trouble Feared With The Negroes of
That Section.
ATLANTA, Ga, February PA race
war is imminent in Waverly Hall dis
uid in Harris county. The negroes of
that section have recently aroused the
suspicious OF the white people by secret
gatherings late at night and later by
making open threats. To-day Governor
Atkinson received a letter from T. II.
hmbIopgh, chairman of the executive
committee OF the fourth congressional
district In tins letter Mr.. kimbrough
stated that the only thing which has
seemed to deter the negroes so far has
been the fear OF the military company of
Harris, the Gordon troop. That a pre-
concerted arrangement was made to de-
N0y The effectiveness OF the military
company, he SAWS, Is evinced by the fact
mat during the early morning hours OF
ftourafy II, the house of Captain j. S.
laTh, The commander of the Gordon
Uo9p the place where the arms, sabers
and ammunition OF this company were
stored was set on fire, and together with
~ entire contents was destroyed. To
%ng the Incendlaries to justice the gov
ghof Is appealed to to offer rewards for
Iv'f rapture. The situation at present
aOvs not warrant the sending Of other
hoops to the scene, but further develop
"'vnIS are awaited with considerable un-
'a>IIesS In the governors office. Gov
a"of Ajklnsol at once took the matter
1P. ami the reward will be offered lust
made out ~ "
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-02-28
THE SUMMER SCHEDULES.
They Show an Additional Steamer to
Hong Kong.

They Show an Additional Steamer to
Hong Kong.
TACOMA, February 20.-The summer
schedules of the Northern Pacific Steam
ship Company, which arrived to-day
from Hong Kong, show that a new
steamship will be put on the line this
summer, arriving here on her first trip
July 81. This will give steamer each
way every three weeks after May 10 be-
tween Tacoma, China and japan. The
new steamer is not named in the seized.
ule, and is supposed to be the first OF
the new modern liners which are said
to be building at the Fairfield shipbuild-
ing works in Scotland for the Northern
Pacific line. The agent here will give
out no definite information regarding
these steamers, but the news comes
from Scotland, via Hong Kong. that
they will be larger and better equipped
steamers than any that now cross the
Pacific.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-02-28
DEATH WAS PREFERRED.
A Sea Captain Who Committed Suicide
Rather Than Go to Prison.

A Sea Captain Who Committed Suicide
Rather Than Go to Prison.
SAN Francisco, February 20.-The
German bark Paul Isenberg has arrived
from Honolulu with the first mate in
command. The bark left San Francisco
about year ago with Captain Blet in
command bound for Hamburg. On the
voyage one of the sailors was so mall
treated by the captain and mate that he
died. Both men were arrested in Ger
many and charged with manslaughter.
The captain, after his preliminary ex-
animation, was allowed his liberty on
bonds and permitted to make voyage
to Honolulu with his ship on condition
that he would take the same punish
ment given the mate, who would re-
main and stand trial. When the bark
reached Honolulu letter was handed
him by the German consul informing
him that his partner to the crime had
been sentenced to eight years. imprison-
ment, and he should consider himself a
convict. Rather than serve a sentence
on his return to Germany he committed
suicide, and the first mate took COM
mand of the bark on her voyage to San
Francisco
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-02-28
THOMAS CLEARY CONVICTED.
Verdict of Granddaughter Against Him
for Killing Dorrity.

Verdict of Manslanghter Against Him
for Killing Dorrity.
HELENA, Mont, February 20.-Thomas
Cleary was to-day convicted in the dis
trict court of manslaughter for killing
Frank Dorrity, gambler, few months
ago in this city. Cleary was at one
time a prominent middle-weight prize
fighter, and had 60 with Jack Demp-
sew before a club in San Francisco. He
had run down at the heel until he had
become a rounder, and while hanging
around gambling houses he fell in with
Dorrity, who was a bad man IL, with q 3
been out all night and wound up with a
quarrel. While Dorrity was running
from Cleary the latter drew bead on
him ond sent ball through the back of
his neck. 1t seems that Dorrlty was
running for his gun to kill Cleary, so the
case was made mansiaughter. lie will
be sentenced Saturday.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-02-28
The Report Confirmed.

TANa1ERs, February 2O.-The report
that the heads of q number of rebels
have been sent to the sultan as trophies
proves to be true, confirmation having
been received from Morocco city. From
the scene of the first prolonged struggle
between the tribes supporting the sui
tan's brother in his claim to the throne
and the government troops, the heads OF
thirtv-seven OF the leading rebels were
sent to Sultan Abdul Aziz at Fee. These
reads were transported on the backs OF
four mules and one donkey. After be-
ING exhibited to the sultan, it is said the
heads will be placed on the city walls as
proofs of triumph and as warning to
insurgents.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-02-28
THE WRONG ONE TRIED.
False Evidence Given Against Rela
tive.

False Evidence Given Against a Rela-
tive.
BAKER CRY, February 20.-A peculiar
case was entered in the circuit court to-
day. 1t was one in which man by the
name of James Chamberlain, who lives
on upper Burnt river, in this county,
was accused of the larceny of calf.
The witnesses for the state, five in mum.
Der. were all relatives of the accused,
and it was shown by the defense that
their testimony was false beyond quess-
ton and given for the purpose of send
ing Chamberlain to the penitentiary to
get rid of him. The case was submitted
to the Jury without argument and they
promptly rendered a verdict OF not
guilty. 1t now turns out that Harvey
Lancaster and M. Yeager killed the calf
and in the endeavor to mix Chamber
lain up in the matter convicted them
selves. Lancaster pleaded guilty, and
was sentenced to serve eighteen months
in Salem. 1t is expected that the grand
Jury will find bill against Yeager be-
fore it adjourns. Yeager and Lancaster
are brothers-in-law to Chamberlain.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-02-28
RIGHT TO CARNlSHEE
Opinion by United States Cir.
cult Judge Caldwell.
RAILWAY RECEIVERS LIABILITY

Government Employees May Be Gar.
nished. but the Payment of tho Judg-
ment Cannot Be Enforced, Nor Can
Property Be Attached.
ST. LOUIS, February IS. - United
States Circuit Judge Henry G. Caldwell
has recently been asked many questions
as to the attitude of the court in the
matter of punishment suits against re-
ceivers of the Atchison & Topeka and
the st. Louis & San Francisco roads to
secure payments of debts owed by en-
ployes. To-day he placed on file in the
clerks office letter, which ia intended
to be an answer to cover all such ques-
tions. The letter is as follows:
''You will not be in contempt of any
court over which preside by suing out
a writ of garnishment to garnishee the
wages of an employee of the receivers of
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rail-
way Company; but if you get judgment
against the receivers, you cannot levy
upon the property in their possession as
receivers or otherwise compel them to
pay it by any process issued from the
court rendering the garnishee judgment.
The receivers and the men employed by
them, and employees of every department
of the government, jurors and witnesses,
criers and bailiffs and every employee of
a court including its receivers and their
employees are entitled by law to have
their salaries, fees and wages paid to
them personally or to such agent as they
shall appoint. Neither the government
nor any of it's departments including the
judiciary can be garnished for salaries,
wages or fees of it's officers, agents or
employees. By an order of the court this
rule is applied to the employees of the
court from the service of its receivers,
and / must decline to vary it to meet
your case.
"The court will not pay the wages of
an employe to anyone but the employe
himself, nor will it sentence him to dis
missal from the service as you suggest
and recommend, because he does not
pay his debts. The court has not au-
thority to punish men for not paying
their debts"
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-02-28
TO MEET DEFICIENCIES
secretary Carlisle Thinks He ShouId
Have More Authority.

NaoFe authority.
WASHINGTON, February 21.-Secretarv
carlisle to-day sent a reply to the senate
resolution inquiring whether sit is nee
essary or desirable that legislation
should be had authorizing the issuing Of
bonds, treasury notes or other securities
10 realize moneys for the purpose of
paying current deficiencies in the reve-
nue.. The secretary saws he does not
Gonsiuer sucn authority now necessary.
Ills communication is as follows:
Inc cash balance in the treasury at
the close OF business on the 18th inst.
exclusive of SOD, 10l, 704 gold reserve. was
$99, 1915, 284.
1t is my opinion that the secretary
OF the treasury ought to be permanently
invested with the authority to issue
short time bonds or other obligations of
the government for the purpose of rails
ing money to meet such deficiencies in
the ordinary revenues as may occur
from time to time; but | do not think
there is any necessity at the present
time Tor the exercise OF such authority.
If it existed. 1t is probable that such
deficiencies will occur during the re-
mainder of the current fiscal year as
Will exceed the available balance on
hand, and it is estimated that during the
next fiscal year the receipts will exceed
the expenditures.
This letter is accepted in the senate
as having direct bearing upon the
amendment to the sundry civil bill pro.
posed by the senate committee on ap-
ptopriations providing for an issue OF
certificates of Indebtedness. Many sem
ators who have given their assent to
the amendment have stated from the
beginning that they would agree to the
proposition only upon the direct request
of the secretary for such action. This
has been especially true of the silver
| senators.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-02-28
WASHINGTON LEGISLATURE.
Text Of the Work That Has Been Ac
cOmplished by That Body.

Text Of the Work That Has Been Ac-
complished by That Body.
OLYMPIA, February 19.-With Satur.
day ended the fifth week OF the present
legislative session, and while more than
half the time is now past very little
work has been accomplished. Three
weeks and half remain and they will
be made the most of. 1t is said and
generally believed that Washington has
never been in such dire need of proper
legislation as at this time. This OF
course is caused by the unusual hard
times which have prevailed during. the
past two years. Up to this time there
have been 722 bills presented for consld-
Grafton in the two legislative bodies. VI
these 47S were introduced in the house
and pa in the senate. Only about ten
DAYS remain for the introduction OF new
bills, for February % has been agreed
upon by joint resolution as the last day
for this kind of business. That will be
fifteen days previous to adjournment,
and it is generally conceded that any
member having any measure OF import
ance to present can easily do so by that
time. Out of the food of bills already
presented q comparatively small num-
Der have passed either house and still
smaller number both houses. The house
has passed twenty-nine bills which have
not been acted upon by the senate,
while that body has passed eighteen
bills which have not passed the mouse;
Seven bills have passed both houses ano
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-02-28
IDAHO BEET SUGAR.
A Commodity Which May Soon b'
Found in the Markets.

A Commodity Which May Soon BE
Found in the Markets.
SALT LAKE, February IA speclai
from B.,ise to the Tribune says: A deal
has been consummated under which h.
E. Jennings, of Salt Lake, and assocl-
ates have purchased the Ridenbaugh
canal here and some 5000 acres OF land
belonging to the company. The price
paid is in the neighborhood of 1850, GOO:
The The canal irrigates a large section OF
country below Boise, including lands IN
the vicinity OF Nampa. 1t is unoefs!oou
an extensive colonization project is
part of the new owners scheme, to De
followed by the erection OF extensive
prominently identified with id the u1a q
,,atino this section for two years, and
has said the soil and climate are pecul-
,arIy adapted to sugar beet culture.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-02-28
IIOyTELDAUN'S PLANT
, clever Counterfeiter's Way
Of Making Money.
r,yF FOR HIS WORKSHOP

.d.d 80 Well That All the
" # >oiauo County Took the
r..laet OF His Mint - Believed to
..,. ,onfrderateS.
r..xr-,o. February 21.-Detec-
u.,,.. Of the United States secret
r4,rrnrd from Suisun to-day
,t.nantoi Giovanni Montelbaum,
.n,sr.e.te. who was captured at Val
'...paek gao. Nontelbaum, Who is
a',a made a counterfeit that all the
.. ~ ~,1auo county took without
n. ..rrrtpd a cabin a few miles from
..,, on the side OF gulch and pre-
.Ior,vr on the other slope of the
.r,o .or his workshop. The cave was
.H.,., nj access, and the entrance was
ARRANGED that it would have been
I..3,, find II even if one had known of
...r;.tarre. II was reached through
~eIIrh had lid covered with earth
a,',,,.. The cave had a furnace with
Chimney. tie outlet OF which was IN Il
Amman of brush. The counterfelter was
.,,.l-tlI in ni, work that he did not
AVON keen his plant in he cave. " hen
u. ,.d done with The tools he took the
aoJ. and metal and buried them at
'a1-,ent points. and also buried his
.orntrrtrjt money. This was So abun-
I,rftbat Harris brought back $40 in
unfinished dJ.Iars, quarters and dimes.
bs5ot the stuff" was found at the
e1oi nearly every bush near the vicin-
iv Of the cave. -Four plaster of-paris
m,nds Of fire make were found with
nr ladies' and metal. The compound
p,pi was ant.mony, tin and isinglass.
The mo.ds completed the coins even to
the milling, and the pieces needed only
polish and silver bath and then they
were Ieadv 10 deceive even an expert.
Nonttbanm was liberal with the
polnrt of his mint. He lost his money
at poker without a murmur and paid
hgh prices for >oiano provisions and
Huor with good grace. Though Mon
tpbaum worked alone, it is thought he
Lad accompanies to aid him in circulat-
inc hi, spurious silver. The secret SER
wee detectives are now on the trail OF
these
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-02-28
AN EXPLOSION OF GAS.
Five Miners Killed and Six Seriously
Injured.

Five Miners Killed and Six Seriously
Injured.
ASHLAND, Pa, February 20.-An ex-
plosion of gas which will probably re-
suit in the death of at least eleven min
ers, occurred at II 80 this morning in
the West Berridge mine at the Mahoney
plant. Five men have been taken out
dead and some so seriously injured that
their lives are despaired of. Following
is list of the dead and seriously in
jured
Dead-Peter Kline, Joseph Pitts,
Thomas Durlin, Bernard Reed, Peter
Brenback.
Seriously injured-William Minnich,
William Golf, Anthony Meyers, Edward
Davis, John Laney, William Davis.
Besides these several other miners
were badly burned, but it is hoped they
will recover. A gang of men were en-
gagged in driving an air course when they
broke through into breast containing
a large volume of gas. This was i'm
mediately ignited by their lamps and an
explosion followed. Some of the dead
were burned beyond recognition. The
mine is still on fire.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-02-28
Queen yictoria's Movements.

LONDON, February 2O.-The Queen ar
rived in London this afternoon. The
strictest privacy was observed in her re-
ception, and at Victoria station empty
trains we're aligned along the depot
platform so that persons on 9th plat
forms could not see her alight. The
reason for this extraordinary privacy
was that rheumatism had incapaciated
the queen from walking. A detach-
ment of life guards surrounded her car
rage as it was driven to buckingham
palace. In spite of all this the queen
was heartily cheered.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-02-28
INDIAN WAR VETERANS.
Hermann's Pension Bill Reported Fa
vOrably.

Hermann's Pension Bill Reported Fa-
vOrably.
WASHINGTON, February 21.-The house
committee on pensions voted to-day to
favorably report Representative Her
mans bill to amend the act of 1892,
granting pensions to survivors OF the
Indian wars of 1882 to 1912; also that
men who served thirty days or more In
several other wars will be pensionable
at the same rates, and their widows also;
The wars embraced in the proposed
amendments are the following: The
Florida and Georgia Seminole Indian
war OF 1889; the Fever river Indian
war of Illinois in 1927; the Sabine In
dian disturbances of 1869; the Cay
use Indian war of 1S47-48; the Texas
and New Mexico Indian war of $4,000 !;
the California Indian disturbances OF
1851 81; the Utah Indian disturbances
of 185O-53, and the Oregon and Wash
ington territory Indian wars OF 1851 to
1856, inclusive.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-02-28
THE BUTTE WILL CONTEST.
SheffieId-Davis Case Ordered to Be Re-
stored.

Sheffield Davis Case Ordered to Be Re-
stored.
HELENA, Mont, February 20.-The
supreme court decided to-day that Har-
riet T. Sheffield and Erwin Davis, the
niece and brother of Andrew J. Davis,
the Butte millionaire, may contest the
will on the ground that it was forgery
and revoked by other wills.
H. A. Root and Maria Cummings
contested the will in 1891, and after a
six weeks trial at Butte the jury disa-
greed. The Root contest was set for
hearing July "a, 1898. However, the
case was continued by agreement and
the SheffieldD case called. These
contests were not ready for trial and the
case was dismissed. A motion to set
aside the default was overruled and an
appeal was taken to the supreme court.
The case was remanded witt lnstruc-
tons to restore the contest. This again
opens the question as to the validity OF
the will under which John A. Davis,
brother, claimed the whole estate OF
SO 0Cl0 O00
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-02-28
NO VERDICT.

The Jury in the Case of Banker Edmis-
ton Disagreed.
NORTH YAKIMA, WASH, February 20.
The jury in the Edmiston case was
brought into court this morning and dis
charged, having been unable to find a
verdict. Robert Dunn, foreman, and
seven others were for acquittal and four
for conviction, until the last ballot
when the vote stood 6 to 6. The case
will come up at the next term of court:
Edmiston stated to-day that he should
remain in Yakima until the next term,
which convenes in April.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-02-28
Society women I'm Ti< Its.

OTsEGo, Mich, February IL. - Inc
Women's Literary Club created q great
sensation last night by DOMINIC tights
and performing Iongfellow's "Spanish
Student" There were three preachers
present, who in spite of perfunctory dis
approval admitted that the play was
we'll put on. A novel feature was the
appearance of score of prominent citi-
zens dressed in broadcloth, wearing
bald-headed wigs. They marched in
with dignity and quietly seated them
selves in the orchestra circle amid loud
applause. The women were indignant
at the gentlemen who appeared in the
front row with bald-headed wigs.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-02-28
Seattle Not Idle.

SEATTLE, February 1S.-The chamber
of commerce has for some time been at
work on the provision of suitable site
for the military post to be established
on Puget Sound and has secured 600
acres on Magnolia bluffs, the site rec
commended by General Otis in his re-
port. This site commando the entrance
to Seattle harbor and the whole APP
proach to the Upper Sound and to the
government drydock on Port Orchard,
directly across the Sound. Forti6ca-
lions near Port Madison on the west side
of the Sound would, with the Magnolia
bluffs forts, enable artillery to command
both approaches to Port Orchard ana
the entrances to the proposed canal to
Lake Washington. The site Will De OF
fered to the commission of five military
officers, which will decide on the loca-
fiOn
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-02-28
D.. ;, the Road at Sea.

LONDON, February 2l.-Ihe ooafu u
trade has made long reply to the Cd
sectors to the new rules OF the ROAD a.
ca adopted by the international con-
e co, a at washington. The reply con-
In ens with an expression of opinion
tut. 20 uorse service could be done TO
s, h;n. n than the disturbing, with
,n,p .ba aravest reasons, the valuable IN
ou. agreement formulated.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-02-28
The Samoan Question.

LONDON, February 2O.-In the house
to-day Under Foreign Secretary Gray
said there had been no special agree
uent made in regard to the ownership
of land in Samoa by foreign nations.
The United States government claimed
the exclusive right to the coal station in
the harbor OF Page Page. There was no
truth, he said, in the statement that
Germany was about to annex the Sa-
moan islands. England certainly de-
sired to consult the interests of Austria
liza in regard to Samoa.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-02-28
Prosecution of Gfolitti.

LONDON, February 20.--The Central
News correspondent in Rome says that
ex-Premier Giolitti is to be prosecuted
not only for libeling Crispi, but also for
appropriating for his private uses official
documents bearing upon the affairs of
the Banca Romano. Should he be con-
victed he will be deprived of his civil
rights, and will lose the rank of privy
o<,y,peilor