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The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-01-17
PEACE NOT POSSIBLE.
The Failure Of Negotiations q Foregone
Conclusion.


Conclusion.
PARIS, January 9.-The Paris edition
of the Herald will print tomorrow a
dispatch from Shanghai, saying that
China's peace ENJOYS to Japan have been
instructed not to surrender any territory.
China is merely willing to concede the
independence of Corea and pay an in
demnity. The failure of the negotia-
tions is regarded in Shanghai as a fore
gone conclusion.
Generals Chang and Chen of Port Ar
thur fame, whom Ii Hung Chang re-
ported to the government as having died
heroic deaths facing the foe, have turned
up without a scratch. A rigorous in
quiry will be made.
CONTRIBUTION TO THE RED CROSS.
BERLIN, January 9.-The Red Cross
Society of Germany will send 10000
marks to the Red Cross Society of Japan
to aid it in it's present work in the field.
THE CRUELTY AT PORT ARTHUR.
LONDON, January 9.-The Times will
under date of December 3, giving alleged
details of the massacre at Port Arthur.
The Times correspondent states that the
slaughter was carried out with every re-
voting feature of primal bar barity. Four
days were passed in murder and pillage,
and from dawn to dark horrible mutila-
tions of every conceivable kind and
nameless atrocities were perpetrated.
Prisoners were tied together in groups,
riddled with bullets and then hacked to
pieces. Boats crowded with fugitives of
both sexes and all ages received volley
after volley of bullets. The streets were
strewn with corpses showing every ghast-
ly form of mutilation.
The soldiers were apparently I'M
checked in their deeds of blood by their
commanders, who, totally losing their
European veneer, showed absolute un-
consciousness of these brutalities on
their Western visitors. They did not
forget to be effusively attentive to them,
and did not appear to suspect that their
guests we're filled with indignation and
disgust.
The Times will say editorially that it
is impossible to doubt that the General
in command could have stopped the bar
barous mutilation if he felt so disposed,
but his failure to prevent it has cast an
indelible blot on the Japanese and has
gone far to destroy the admiration which
Europe was so literally extending to
them. twill scarcely be thought either
that the Japanese government had hith-
erto shown sufficient constituencies in the
matter.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-01-17
JAPAN'S PARLIAMENT.
Only Urgent Questions Will be Consid
cred Now.


cred Now.
TOXIC, January 10.-Premier Ito,
speaking in the Japanese Chamber of
Deputies yesterday, declared that the
victories over the Chinese were due to
the bravery and loyalty of the army and
navy supported by the loyalty and una
nimity of the people of the nation. He
felt honored, he said, to occupy the po-
sition of Prime Minister at SO important
period in the country's history. In
view of necessary war measures Premier
Ito said the budget would deal only with
few other urgent matters. When the
war should be concluded, he said, the
government would submit number of
useful measures, but in the meantime
only tbs most urgent questions would be
considered.
MORE PORT ARTHUR CRITICISMS.
LONDON, January 10.-The Pail Mall
Gazette this afternoon, referring to the
massacre at Port Arthur, says: ere
sponsibility for the horror rests not with
the Japanese peasant, who everybody
knows is lacquered barbarian, but with
Marshal Oyama and his officers, whose
civilization professed to 60 little deeper.
Whether they permitted the outrages or
not, or were unable to check them, they
are unworthy of the command of the
armies of power which calls itself CIV
ilized."
CUT OFF THE CHINESE RETREAT.
LONDON, January 10.-A Shanghai dis
patch says reports have been received
from New Chwang that during the as
sault of the Japanese upon Soumen
Chang the town was burned, rendering
10000 homeless in temperature of 40
degrees below the freezing point. The
Japanese are cutting off the retreat of
$1,000 Chinese soldiers commanded by
General Sung. and the Taotai of New
Chwang, fearing assertions, has ordered
that all soldiers who attempt to run
away shall be Immediately shot.
SUNG ASKS FOR REINFoRCEMENTs.
LONDON, January 1O.-The Times will
publish tomorrow a dispatch from
Shanghai saying that General Sung has
sent message to the Chinese govern
ment to the effect that his force is COM
pletely at the mercy of the Japanese
AID begging for reinforcements or per-
mission to return.
CoREAN INDEPENDENCE DECLARED.
LONDON, January 1O.-A Seoul dis
patch says the King of Corea yesterday
formally declared the independence of
Corea.
TONG HAK LEADERS BEHEADED.
LONDON, January 10-A Fusan dis
patch says the inhabitants of Kow Yo
Ken in Southern Corea have seized and
beheaded three of the principal leaders
of the Tong Hak rebels. The rebels are
fleeing in all directions.
COREAN MINISTER TO JAPAN.
LONDON, January 10.-A Seoul dis
patch says that the grandson of the King
Regent of Corea has been appointed
Corean Minister to Japan.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-01-17
MONEY OF THE DEAD.
There May be Contest Over Fair
VIII After ALL

There May be q Contest Over Fairs
Will After ALL
SAN Francisco, January 1.-THE will
of late ex-senator Fair will come up for
probate, and should no compromise DO
made between the executors and heirs
the latter according to report are likely
to contest it. The only way to break
the will is to prove that the testator was
of unsound mind or was unduly lntu-
enced when making it. The physiclans:
who made the autopsy upon the body OF
Fair have not yet made any detailed
public reports of their examination:
They have stated that the causes or
death were diabetes and Bright's dis
ease. They said little about the condi,
ton of the brain except that it exceeded
the average weight. The question OF
sanity promises to enter chiefly into q
contest over the will.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-01-17
TO USE CHlNA'S MONEY.
Japan to Have Erected an Immens'
Steel Plant.

Japan to Have Erected an Immense
Steel Plant.
CHICAGO, January 1.-THE japanese
government has submitted proposals to
the Illinois Steel Company to erect in
Japan steel plant capable OF turning
out all the steel armor required by the
Japanese navy and all the steel rails
needed for government railway con-
struction. The plant is to involve an
ontlav of between $1,000, 900 and &c.
COO, 900. This money Japan will pay out
of the indemnity secured from China.
E. E. Potter, secretary Of the c %1:tr..c
ton of Illinois steel at South chicago,
left for Yokohama last night to consult
with the Japanese government on the
details of the plant. He will remain in
Japan until April. The japanese pro
pose to develop all their mineral re,
Sources and the railroads are intended
to connect the plant with the source Of
ore supply and the principal ports
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-01-17
Railroad VIII Appeal.

SAN Francisco, January 9.-The deci-
sion of the Supreme Court that the Cen
trail Pacific must pay its taxes for 1887
will probably be appealed. Judging
from what the officials of the road cay,
the basis upon which the appeal will be
made is that the Federal franchise has
been taxed, which gives the United
States Supreme Court jurisdiction. There
was manifest determination among the
railroad officials not to discuss the case,
but it is regarded as certain that an at
tempt to appeal to the Federal Supreme
Court will be made.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-01-17

WASHINGTON, January 7.-At the re-
quest of ex-senator Edmunds, counsel
for Judge Moore, the motion to advance
the hearing of the income tax case
against J. s. Miller in the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia was
postponed until tomorrow. The case
viii be heard then by Judge Hasner.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-01-17

NEW YORK, January 9.-There is an
other epidemic of influenza in the city.
The reports which have reached the
Health Board indicate that the disease
is causing much suffering, although the
date rate has not been increased to an
alarming extent. DR.. r. s. Stacy, the
Deputy Register of Vital Statistics, said
to-day that the epidemics OF influenza
had been growing lighter year by year in
New York and the one of this year may
be expected to be less severe than the
one which lasted all last winter.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-01-17

SAN Francisco, January l.-mayo'
sutro announces that he will call a mass
meeting of citizens to protest against the
action of Acting United States Attorney
Knight in refusing to issue warrant 10.
the arrest of G. P. HUNTINGTON, VINO IL
charged with violating the lnte.s'A "
commerce law by issuing pass W
Frank M. Stone. At the mass nee:.ns
expressions of opinion on the SpPolis
ment of Nose Gunst as foiice OolnnAS
s;oner will also be made.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-01-17
May Buckingham Dead.

LOUISVILLE, KY, January S.-May
Buckingham, 80 years of age, member
of the "Fast Mail" Company, died at
the Louisville Hotel yesterday afternoon.
Her husband was Harry Buckingham, .
burlesque artist, who was burned to
death seven weeks ago.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-01-17
x,~,,ant to Come Home.

SOUTHAMPTON, January IL. Inc
American yacht vigilant will probably
not 90 to the Mediterranean IN the
.nr;n. tt il believed she will race In
I Enal;sb waters until July, when she VIII
be taken to America TO comPeo AZ
trials for the selection OF the cup w
forIar
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-01-17

T,,,e to North Brownsviiie Lana.
wAsH1NaroS, January 1.-The SEN
ata to-day passed the House bill TO set
tie title to lands in North broW0svn'e'
Linn county, Oregon.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-01-17

cn fleet Must be Strengthened.
BERLIN, January 11.-At parllamen-
tary reception held by Emperor Wllllam
:. po,sdam last evening, his Majesty in
q speech upon naval matters poln tsa
ont the necessity Of increasing Inc
strength of the German feet.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-05
Making a Stir.

People who are continually signing
over wrongs never mend them But
those who actively resent injustice OF
any kind. and exert themselves to do
away with it, will often force other
people into activity in sheer self-de-
Tense. The other people would like to
sit quiet and take it out in signing, but
these energetic fussers will not let
them. At last, to get rid of the agi-
tators, they rouse up, go to work with
q will, and accomplish what is asked of
them Tor the sake of the peace they
obtain thereby. But whatever their
motive, all mankind has the benefit.
1t is not only well to get wrongs r:ghted.
it is also we'll to get sluggish people
stirred uD occasionally.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-05
"A Critic of Won Moitke.

Under the title of '"rwenty-four
Hours of Moltke Strategy" Fritz Hoe
mig has compiled some very interesting
details of the events Of the period which
included the battles of Gravelotte and
st. Privat. Moltke's name has hitherto
been regarded as such a synonym for
success that the casual reader will be
quite unprepared for the structures so
boldly formulated, which, in their gen.
eral scope, charge the celebrated gen
eral with neglect Of personal reconnois-
sance prior to the action, with injudi-
cious selection of site for his personal
headquarters, and with consequent
failure to retain due control over the
subordinate leaders in the progress of
the battle. The failures in these re-
spects are in the main attributed to the
extreme age of the great chief and the
obvious Difference paid to consideration
of his intirmity. Some of the particu-
lars will be new to many and are de-
cidedly startling in their novelty, or
perhaps in the holiness with which
they are for the first time treated.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-05
WITH A RESERVATION.
perp1exity in CoIored Congregation
Over an Unexpected Donation.

OVGx ALI OACAp CSkO0
Recently a bishop of the Methodist
Episcopal Church returned from tour
Of the South and made his headquarters
at one Of the big hotels up town. 10
those who called upon him at the hotel
he told funny story about his experl-
ence among the negroes OF the South.
He went down with a party to one OF
the fashionable winter resorts along
the coast. One Sunday he was told OF
service that was to be held at colored
Methodist Church several miles inland.
It was suggested that the party attend
these services, and accordingly car
riages were ordered and the drive was
made. The rest Of the story is best told
in his own language. He said:
"When we arrived at the church we
found that it was to be sort OF special
service to raise money to pay Off q
church debt They had recently erect
ed new church, and it was only partly
paid for The local bishop had been
summoned and great effort was being
made to get the money. When we had
taken our seats colored brother came
around and asked us if we would not
go to the 'front.' but we declined.
I'm the course of his remarks the
bishop dwelt upon the good work that
had been done in the name of the Re
deemer, and called upon everyone pres
ent to contribute something toward
paying off the great debt that the
church had assumed in building new
house of worship. He said that the
debt was $14235, and that it must be
met His eloquent plea reached our
hearts, and we made up little purse
among ourselves and raised 500. Inc
money was handed to me, and L. when
the plate was passed around, laid
crisp 500 bill on the plate. While the
money was being counted song service
was held. 1t was plainly evident to US
that something unusual was going on,
and there was a subdued air of excite
ment among those counting the money.
Finally the bishop stepped to the front
and raised his hand. The music ceased
at once. He began to speak very grave
ly, and imangine our astonishment
when he said
"Brethren, We have met with re-
markable success in our efforts to-day
We have received enough money to pay
off the debt and a surplus Of $14.12-
that is, providin tn bill which the gen
tleman from the North gave us is gen
uine.' "-New York Tribune.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-05

Mr.. Henry J. Fletcher, writing in the
Forum, discusses the remedies for the
drift of population to the cities. After
giving some striking statistics to show
the decrease in the population of town
ships and the great increase in that of
towns and Cities he sums up the results
of the movement as follows:
''This transportation has the most
far-reaching effects. Politically, it
transfers preponderance of power to
the great cities, changing the results
OF important elections and increasing
the urgency of municipal problems.
Socially, it swells the number of the
classes most exposed to agitation and
discomfort, intensifies the dangers to
be apprehended from social upheavals,
and Widens the growing chasm between
the glasses: It concentrates the wealth
of the nation into fewer hands and re-
acts profoundly upon the material, po-
litical and social life of the entire M.
ton. The Importance of the migration
is hardly to be overestimated. 1t is a
striking CHARACTERISTIC Of our period
that it IS a period of universal transi-
ton. in which large masses of people,
apparently against their own interests,
leave the country, where homes are
cheap, the air pure, all men equal, and
extreme poverty unknown, and crowd
into cities, where all these conditions
are reversed AS to the cause of this
remarkable movement the author men
tons the natural superiority of large
centers for all the processes of produc-
ton and exchange and the desire for
the social life which cities offer. AS
to the remedies, the writer regards the
equalization of transportation rates as
the most important, but believes that
some form Of government supervision
of railroads will be necessary before
discrimination in favor of larger places
can be done away with. Undoubtedly
this drift from country to town is one
of the alarming as it is one of the
striking facts of American civilization
Yet it is reasonable to believe that it is
a temporary condition due to causes
which will to large extent work out
their own remedies as the country
grows. With a population several
times as great as at present, it will be
absolutely necessary that q large pro-
portion of the people shall till the soil
to furnish food for home consumption.
Small irrigated farms will no doubt
soon be the rule, at least in the West,
and this alone will do away with much
that is Objectionable in farm life, since
it will make social life possible. Amer
lea can no more do without her farmers
than England or France can do without
theirs, and sooner or later conditions
are bound to adjust themselves in SUCH
a way that an agricultural life will be
deSirab
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-05

baby milk is put up in quart jars,
with screw tops and wire bales or han
dies The dog can easily carry one of
these jars and really seems to take
pleasure il doing his part Of the work.
No apartment building stairs are too
high. steep or slippery to battle him.
and. having been taken twice over the
baby route, he is perfection itself in
the delivery Of the packages.
What can scarcely be called a wagon
dog and yet cannot be otherwise CLASH
fed is coach dog owned by a North
Side furniture mover The animal is
extremely ordinary in appearance, but
pays for himself many times over in
habits. Spot actually smokes and
drinks. He will hold pipe in his mouth
and let the smoke curl into his throat
and nostrils and seemingly find pleas
ure in the habit He carries q
surprising variety of household articles
without injuring them-bundles of bed
ding. small rolls of carpet, light chairs
and knick-knacks of various kinds
and in this way does much to help his
bcss and the other workers in denud-
ing a fat house.
That dog" said Mr.. Richie, will
take an ordinary light chair down three
pairs of stairs without humping any
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-05
Seeing Both Ways.

Many animals are able to see objects
behind them as we'll as those in front
and that, too, without turning around.
The common hare or rabbit has this
power in a marked degree Its eyes are
large, prominent and placed on the side
of the head. The deer is another eN,
ample of an animal of this class. The
power of rabbits and deer to see things
in the rear is very noticeable in grey
hound coursing. for. though that spe-
cies of dog is mute While on the chase
the rabbit is able to judge to nicely
the exact moment which will be best for
doubling" on the trail. The deer. too
can run at high speed and tell just
exactly when to increase its gait to full
speed without once turning to measure
the distance between itself and the
mute pursuer.
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rn1ng or anybody, hurting nlmselr or

Inlng or anybody, hurting nlmsen OF
scratching the varnish. A peculiar fea-
ture of his work is that he almost al
ways selects for himself the articles ne
is to carry. Another oddly is that
with bulky but light articles he goes
down stairs head first, but with COM
pact, heavy packages he goes tall first
backs down with them. He seems to
feel that If he drops heavy package 1t
were best to drop it as short distance
as possible. He's worth about half @
man in this business. Here, Spot! GO
and get me the whisk broon!' And the
dog trotted into the Office Of the estab-
lishment and returned with the whisk
broom in his mouth.
Fox terriers are favOrites as wagon
dogs. They are easily trained, cute,
companionable, affectionate and Will
ing. Many butchers, bakers, grooers
and laundrymen have them and find
them useful, especially in guarding the
wagons while drivers are delivering
parcels. They are Of service, too, as
watchdogs, for their ears are keen and
their tongues sharp when strangers
approach at night. Frequently they
are made to work when they think they
are playing, and not infrequently they
prove Of real value in preventing mis-
chief.
A laundryman on Wrightwood avenue
has pair of the brightest of fox ter
riers and has taught them to haul small
baskets of bundled clothing from the
wrapping room into the office, where
the packages are arranged alphabetical
ly Oh the shelves for the convenience OF
the delivery clerk. The same dogs
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-05
His Call Too Early.

John Kernel, the Irish comedian,
closed his season on the road early, last
year, and went into New York City to
spend the summer. He put up at a
hotel there, and one night, through
some mistake, the clerk put opposite
the number of Kernels room "caIl"
for six-thirty a. m. The hotel had in
its service one of those vigorous por-
ters who will break in a door rather
than allow man to oversleep on
call, and this man was so persistent
that Kernel finally arose and dressed
himself in order to put stop to the
racket. When he went downstairs, he
saw by the clock that 1t was Just seven.
''See here" he said to the clerk in angry
tones, why do you wake me up at this
hour in the morning when have moth
ing to do until August?''
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-05

run wild de machine" accompany the
wagon, and once when a sneak thief
snatched a big bundle Of linen from
the open rear of the wagon they left
their posts, overlook the culprit and so
impeded his progress that he was still
in sight when the driver returned. The
linen was recovered and the thief let
off with beating for which he will long
remember that driver.
Not less valuable as wagon dogs are
bull terriers. Skye terriers and what
are generally known as Scotch terriers.
The latter is a variety that seems to in
clude all dogs that are small, shaggy
and yellow. Sometimes they prove pos
sessed Of really wonderful intelligence,
as was the case Of the wagon boss"
owned by butcher whose place of bus
mess is on West Madison street
The dog had ridden so long beside
the driver of the two-Wheeled cart that
he knew where every customer lived
and would show Impotence of the live
Hest kind if the driver, for reasons he
could not impart to his brute comraGa,
did not stop at each familiar gate FL
nally the driver, an observant sort Of
genius adopted the plan Of making ex-
plantations. For instance, if Mrs. Smith
had said yesterday that she would not
be at home to-day and that the butcher
need not call, the driver, reaching Mrs.
Smiths gate, would turn to the dog
and say aloud, "She's not at home TO-
day" The dog got in the habit of
looking for explanations and when they
were forthcoming would accept them as
due and satisfactory.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-05

The record Of one Sunday for suicides
in Chicago was most extraordinary.
Seven persons, five men and two WON.
Ell, made the attempt to end their lives,
and five of them succeeded. The young
est of the group of unfortunates was a
girl of Is. 1ll-health was the cause of
one, insanity of one, domestic
infelicity of two, melancholy Of
one, liquor of two. 1t is no.
ticeable that four out of the seven
used poison as the agency Of self-de-
struction, the poisons being carboliq
acid, laudanum, paris green, and NOR
phine. This peculiar prominence of
poison as the means of committing sui
eide is not confined to this instance.
1t prevails all over the United States.
In two thirds of reported cases the pis.
tol and poison are the agencies in use.
Last year there were 1923 cases of
poisoning to 1904 Of shooting. This
year, to date, the poisoning cases ex-
coed the shooting, being 1,21S to 1,161.
The extraordinary increase, which has
taken place only during the last two
years, apart from the pathetic side Of
it, for poisoning is the most agonizing
Of all forms Of death, shows the ease
with which self-murderers are able to
procure poisons, and argues that some
more stringent retrictions should be
placed upon their sale by druggists.