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New-York tribune., 1896-01-19

tanned a high standard OF proficiency in the paN
ticular line for which 1t organized. II is the
duty of the Signal Corps to establish and maintain
communication between the forces when in the Geld.
and its members must be expert in sending messages
by flag heliograph and telegraph.
The corps organized by Major Edmund p.
Stanton. who was succeeded by Sergeant David 7.
Thompson. Then Corporal Albert Gallup took
command and he succeeded by Major Edward
r. Ives.
The present commander is Captain Homer w.
Hedge. under whom the corps has made much
progress In the riots at Buffalo the corps did good
service and had 100 per cent present 1t called
at the time of the Brooklyn trolley strike. and
established communication between the First and
the Second Brigades by means OF wig -wagging"
by day and by flashlights at night.
Few people had any idea OF the work which tho
forty-fve composing this organiza ton
capable OF doing until they gave an exhibition drill
in the list Regiment Armory time ago. They
built towers. telegraph and telephone lines
sent signals by the various methods. and showed
to the satisfaction Of OF the largest gatherings
assembled in the armory that the Signal Corps
was most valuable part OF the State soldlery
Besides beirg expert in all the scientific require
ments OF service. the members Of the corps
petely equipped cayalrymen. and they aspire
perfection in that line also. The exhibition drill
Thursday evening VIII be given TO show what has
been accomplished in that direction. Among those
VINO have been invited TO be present. many OF whom
have accepted the invitation. Major-General
Ruger. L. 8 A.. and staff: Major-Gcneral McAlpn.
Generals McLewee. Carroll and others OF the Gov
ernors STAFF. General Fitzgerald and staff. General
McG.eer and staff United States Army officers at
Wlllets Point. Governors Island. Forts Hamilton
and Wadsworth and other nearby posts and many
OF the officers of the National Guard ,s.
Fatigue uniforms will be worn. and wii no COUP. oouDe
be "A pleasing change from the full dress usually
seen at military functions The seating capacity OF
the academy H. limited to 800 Admission VIII De ny
ticket only. T.,
The Invitations decorations. music, etc, are IN
charge OF a committee. with Sergeant Eugene heny
Austin as chairman Ii will be progressive driii.
beginning with bridling and saddlins, followed py
squad section and troop drill and inciuding eNer,,
cses rough riding sabre drill. cutting at heads ana
ga mes. closing with short drill In parade UNIFORM
unsaddling and marching to quarters
New-York tribune., 1896-01-19

as greatly this wear as il did last there VIII
certainly hc need for another cycle path Nhtn
II is provided riders going 10 the Island VIII
be required to use the present pain. ana 'hv'"
coming lack viii be compelled t. take the otler
side The danger of accidents Will thus DC
materially reduced.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-19
CHARGED WITH PASSING A BOGUS CHECh

CHIRGED WITH PISS1NT BUTt . CHLCn.
e Clark Newell tweny-eight years old. OF NO.
ls5 East Twenty ninth-st. professional nurse ana
a son OF O. p Newell, a business man OF Boston.
was committed by Magistrate Mott IN Yorkville
Court Yesterday morning for further examination
On a charge Of utterng a worthless check. The
check. which was for }lo made on the New-fork
County National Bank, bore what purported to be
O. p Newelrs signature. and was made payable to
the defendant The latter declared that he re-
ce.ved the check from his father by mail. and that
he believed IL to be all right.
The complainant Frederick c. Hedge OF No. M3
West Eleventh-st., is a ticket agent at the Grand
Central Station. On Wednesday Newell bought Q
ticket for Boston, rendering the check in payment
A telegraph operator at the station and fr end Of
Hedge vouched for Newells Identity. So the agent
accepted the check. paying Newell S In change
The latter then went 10 Boston. Hedge turned the
check into the Lincoln National Bank on account
When 1t was sent to the bank which 1t was
drawn II was returned marked mo account"
and was arrested at his apartments by Policeman
Wren OF the East Twenty -second-st station.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-19
lIrnr-s \ NOVEL WMEEL.

# was said some time ago that there "o"'u p'
o ,o,.i,le. seen at the cycle Show this year TINS
is a mistake for the Madison Squar" Garden j. iu''
OF novcitiee those who went ther" last niSh' can
testify There f. one who" on exhibition "hifh
shows departure from the style OF cycles IN gen
New-York tribune., 1896-01-19

All wheelmen in the metropolitan district must
feel a special interest in the two bills affecting
their welfare which have been introduced in the
Legislature The first of these Gn order Of in
troduction) provides that bicycles shall use the
roadways on the Brooklyn Bridge without pay
ing any toll. 1t will be remembered that. In
response to the request Of the wheelmen. the
Bridge trustees a few months ago reduced the
toll bicycles from three cents TO one cent. and
did away altogether with the necessity OF buying
tickets. At the time IL was said in behalf Of the
trustees that they would gladly abolish the tolls
altogether. but they believed that they did not
have the legal power TO do this It was then de-
cided to appeal TO the Legislature for relief. The
bill which was drawn by Assistant Corporation
Counsel Furst OF Brooklyn. f. a simple one. No
opposition to its passage is looked for
New-York tribune., 1896-01-19

A well-known physician, who has given some
attention to the bicycle and has learned how to
ride one although not yet a regular rider said
yesterday: 81 don't mean to buy a bicycle until
| am able to get correct saddle. To get that |
believe that ! shall have to invent one and
am seriously thinking of setting about 1t as
soon as | get the time This is matter to
which have been compelled to pay attention,
The wonder in my mind is that more injury
is not caused by the use of improper saddles
Most saddles constructed a radically
wrong principle. and throw the weight OF the
body just where it ought not to be. There Is
one saddle quite widely used for which the
claim is made that ii is constructed on correct
physiological principles, but that is true to only
a limited extent. still ii is a start in the right
direction. \ bicycle saddle should be cut out
III the middle. and provision should be made
for the weight to rest on the sides am not
sure but that some cOntrivance whereby the
two sides of the saddle might move up and
down with the motion of the legs will not prove
to be the correct solution of the problem At
present. from the physicians point of view. the
weak point in the bicycle Is the saddle. 1t is
especially important that the saddle should be
correct for women riders I do not regard il
improbable that we doctors will soon be
prescribing certain styles Of saddles for our
women patients who addicted to the wheel
Indeed | have already gone so far in more
than one case to forbid the use of any sad
die OF the ordinary type. But the saddle l
want to see has not been produced as yet"
New-York tribune., 1896-01-19

lookout to make sure that the horses did
not suddenly drop from trot into a walk and
bring to grief The people on the front
seat OF the coach could see me through the win
dow. and eyed me curiously. wondering. / sup
pose. what caused ne to follow them so closely.
The plan may be valuable to some one else who
is going uphill in the face of a strong wind, and
/ am glad to make II public property"
New-York tribune., 1896-01-19

Why should the English manufacturers Of bi-
cycles indulge in such eccentric orthOgraphy as
that involved in spelling tire "tyre' That Is
the way the word appear; in the English cata-
logues in the present year Of grace. And a pc
culiar thing about these tyres Is that. in tho
case Of some concerns at any rate, they are put
down as an extra" Perhaps that is not true OF
all kinds Of tyres. for any sort Of bicycle must
be equipped with tyres of some kind, but IL is
true of pneumatic tyres. Americans Will be
aStOnished. too. to learn that pair of pneumatic
tyres cost in some places on the other side the
neat sum of e.. Now the highest priced tires
here do not cost more tha S12 or SIS pair. and
it is difficult to understand why the price should
be much higher in England. Bicycles gen
orally dearer there 1t Is true. but there is not
such wide difference in the case Of tires
and tyres"
New-York tribune., 1896-01-19
SIGNAL CORPS ROUGH RIDERS.
A COMPLETE EXHIBITION OF THE SKILL
OF THE MEMBERS TO BE GIVEN

The lst Signal Corps. representing the youngest
and Of the most important arms Of the State
military service. will give cavalry drill including
games. at Dickel's Riding Academy. No. la2 West
Fifty-sixth-st.. next Thursday evening.
The corps is composed of about forty-fve mem.
bers and in the nine years of its existence has At
New-York tribune., 1896-01-19

The other bill is that providing for the improve
ment Of Glenmore-ave.. which. II has been de-
cided is to form the connecting link between the
thoroughfares of Brooklyn and the fine system
Of roads in Queens County The Good Roads As
sociation Of Brooklyn is responsible for carrying
this plan as far a II has gone. and ii Is believed
that the Legislature will do the rest. The taking
oc Glenmore-ave. a bicycle route through the
Twenty-sixth Ward is not an ideal solution 81
thorities Of Brooklyn have been wrestling. but 1t
is probably good solution could be
rived at. At first it proposed To- put
down an asphalt pavement. but City Work.
Commissioner White strongly urged that
better plan. in view OF the unimproveI
character OF that part Of the city would
be TO lay strip OF ma cadam sixteen or eighteen
feet wide in the middle Of the street. This -ug-
gestion was adopted only In part: macadam Is {,
be used. but the entire roadway is to be covered
with 1t. The estimated Of the work is
early in the coming season. To do this il will be
necessary to give out the contract early. The
bill covering this improvement was prepared by
Assistant Corporation Counsel Greenwood. As
the plan is favored by Mayor Wurs;er and the
city authorities in general there Is every reason
to believe that 1t will be promptly passed.
The Good Roads Association is also preparing
to move in the matter Of providing return
path from Coney Island Legislation on this
subject will be needed. for If the sidewalk on
the east side Of the Boulevard is taken for the
wheelmen i. will be necessary to place walks
for pedestrians the extreme outside Of the
driveway If the number of riders increases
New-York tribune., 1896-01-19

iandicapper Batchelder OF the League Oh
American Wheelmen Of this State, says that ne Is
not responsible for the rumors that In case o'e'-
ling Elliott, Of Massachusetts, IS elected president
Of the League OF American Wheelmen. that me-
Batchelder. will be the chairman Of the Racing
Board. The Handicapped says that he mas inauc
no effort to the position and that he has no
idea that his services viii be In demand. He con-
siders that Mr. Gideon has proved an admiraDie
chairman and he thinks that Mr.. Gideon Is the
man 10 remain at the head OF racing afairs
New-York tribune., 1896-01-19

A rider who went out on one OF the recent
windy days has been telling his friends Of the
new plan which he has discovered for escaping
In part. at least the force OF the wind 81 was
riding up long hill in the teeth of the wind"
he says. when | began to overtake a coach
that was proceeding In the same direction. The
thought suddenly flashed into my mind that
1t would be good thing to fall In behind the
coach and let it serve as a windbreak for
me- No sooner thought of than done, and
found the plan 10 work well. with q trfiing ex-
ception feel sure that 80 per cent OF the force
OF the wind was kept OFF OF me, but in order
70 secure the protection which the coach af-
Iorded | was compelled to go considerably
slower than like TO ride. OF course l had to
Tloe close TO the vehicle in order to get any
protection from u. and / had to keen close
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-04-09
sHERIFF,S SALE OF REAL ESTATE.

By virtue of an order of sale issued out
of the Superior court of the state of WASH
ington for the county of San Juan, and to
me directed and delivered, for judg-
ment rendered in said court on the 18th
day of March, A. D., 1896, in favor OF
The Oregon Mortgage Company, Limited
plaintiff, and against Charles Burnley and
Elizabeth Burnley. defendants, for the
sum of 81 ,9N .25-100 with interest at the rate
of per cent per annum, from said 18th
day of March, A. D., 1885, and the further
sum of attorneys fees, and $50 costs
of suit, / have levied upon the following
described real estate, towit:
Lots Two t2) and Three 81 of Section ~
in Township Thirty-six (36), North of
Range One a. West of Willamette Meri-
dian, and the East half of the Southeast
quarter dissection Twelve 12l in Township
Thirty-six (36) North of Range Two ~
West of Willamette Meridian, containing
159.05-l00 Acres more or less according to
government survey, situate, lying and
being in San Juan county, state of Wash
ington.
Notice is hereby given that on Monday
the Goth day of April, A. D., 1896, at the
hour of ten o'clock a. m. of said day, at
the court house door, in Friday Harbor,
in said county of San Juan, will sell all
the right, title and interest of the said
Charles Burnley and Elizabeth Burnley,
defendants, in and to the above described
real estate, at public auction, to the highest
and best bidder, to satisfy said execution
and all costs.
Given under my hand this 10th day of
March, A. d., 1896.
NEWTON JONES,
Sheriff of San Juan County, Washington.
Date OffirSt publication Mar. 10, 1896.
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SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE.

By virtue of an order of sale ISSUED out
ington, for the county of San Juan, and to
me directed and delivered, for Judgment
rendered in said court on the first Q) day
of April, A. d. 1896, in favor of. U. Brad
ner, plaintiff, and against Hattie A. Range
and J. w. Range, Claudius M. Rivers and
Ada Rivers, James F. King and Adm
King, defendants, for the sum of 81 ,247. 25
with interest at the rate of ten Q0) per
cent, per amman, from said first O. day of
April, A. D. 1896, and the further sum of
attorneys fees, and 5000 costs of
suit, / have levied upon the following de-
scrbed real estate, to-wit:
The northeast One-quarter "a of the
southwest one-quarter al and the north
west One-quarter ID of the southeast one
quarter ID of section ten Q0), township
thirty-five (35) north, range three 81 west
of the Willamette meridian, situate, lying
and being in San Juan county, state of
Washington.
Notice is hereby given that on Saturday
the 9th day of May, A. d. 1894, at the hour
of 10 O'Clock, a. m. ofsaid day, at the court
house door. in Friday Harbor, in said
county of San Juan, | will sell all the
right, title and interest Of the said Hattie
A. Range and j. w. Range, Claudius NJ.
Rivers and Ada Rivers, James F. King
and Adm King, defendants, in and to the
above described real estate at public auc
ton, to the highest and best bidder, to
satisfy said execution and all costs.
Given under my hand at Friday Har-
Dor, this 9TH day Of April, A. D. 1896.
NEWTON JONES
Sheriff of San Juan County, Washington
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-04-09
SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE.

BY virtue of an order of sale issued out
of the Superior Court IF the State of
Washington, for the County, of San Juan
and to me directed and delivered, for a
judgment rendered in said Court on the
3lst day of March, A. D. 1896, in favor of
The Canada Settlers Loan and Trust
Company, corporation, Plaintiff, and
against DIR. w. III. Hayes and Sarah j.
Hayes his wife, Defendants, for the sum
of S1202. M-1OO with interest at the rate
of nine per cent per annum from said 31st
day of March, A. D. 1896, and the further
sum of $-attorney' fees, and 1910
100 costs of suit, have levied upon the
following described real estate towit:
The north half q of the southeast quarter
"a of section twenty-eight (23) in town
ship thirty-six (36) north of range one
west of the Willamette Meridian, con-
tanning eighty (S0) acres more or less ac-
cording to the government survey situate,
lying and being in San Juan County,
State of Washington.
Notice is hereby given that on Monday,
the 18th day of May, A. D., 1896, at
the hour of ten O'Clock, a. m. of said day,
at the Court House door, in Friday Har-
Dor, in said county Of San Juan. / will
sell all the right title and interest of the
said Dr.. w. II. Hayes and Sarah J. Hayes
his wife, defendants, in and to the above
described real estate, at public auction, to
the highest and best bidder, to satisfy
said execution and all COSTS
Given under my hand this 4th day of
April, A. D. 1896.
NEWTON JONES, Sheriff of San Juan
County. Washington,
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NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE.

Notice of administrator's sale of real es-
tate. of the estate of George Smith, de-
ceased.
Notice is hereby given that in pursu-
ance of an order issued by Hon. >. T..
Thicker. Court Commissioner IN anu ior
San Juan county, state of washington. III
the matter ofthe estate OF George Sihlth,
deceased. the undersigned administrator
will sell at public sale to the highest ana
best bidder for cash in hand. In laWful
money of the United States, and subject
tn the confirmation of said court commas
sioner. ali the right, title. interest ana es-
tate of the said George Smith, at the tlne
of his death and all the right. title ana IN
terest that the said estate has by operation
of law or otherwise acquired other than
or i'm addition to that of the said George
smith at the time Of his death, and all the
community interest of Catherine smith,,
surviving widow of the said George Smith
deceased, in and to all those certain tracts,
pieces or parcels of land, situate, lying
and being in said county of San Juan,
state of Washington, and more partlcu-
larly described as follows tOWit:
The northeast quarter of the southeast
quarter of section thirty-four (34) and the
northwest quarter of the southwest quarter
of section thirty-five (35) all in township
thirty-five (35) north. range three 81 west
of Willamette meridian.
Time place, terms and conditions OF
said sale are $ follows towit:
At the school house in school district
No /, in said San Juan county. (Which
said school house is situated near the resi-
dence of said deceased) on Saturday the
End day of May, A. d. 1896, at two (2)
O'Clock p. M, to the highest bidder for
cash in hand. GEORGE w. SMITH,
Administrator of the estate Of George
Smith. deceased.
w. H. THACKEI3 Attorney for the Ad-
ministrator.
Date of first publication February 9th,
1SQt
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-04-09
TARIFF AND SILVER IN NEW YORK,

There is nothing equivocal or am
biguous about the tariff and financial
planks in the platform adopted by the
Republican state convention i'm New
York, which has undoubtedly voiced
the sentiments of a very large majority
of the Republicans of the East as we'll
as of q rapidly growing number in the
West. Following are the two planks
in full:
The Republicans of New York, in
convention assembled. again declare
their firm and unyielding adherence to
the doctrine of protection to American
industries, protection to the products of
the American farm, and protection to
American labor. We are in favor of a
tariff which, while providing an income
sufficient to meet the expenses of govern
nent honestly and economically admin
istered, at the same time secures home
labor and home capital from unequal for
eign competition. We believe in a reci-
procity with other nations which shall
give our producers aud manufacturers
an opportunity TO dispose of their surplus
products and TO obtain articles we desire
from those countries on the most advan-
iageoas terms.
The agitation for the free coinage of
silver at the ratio of is to seriously dis
turhs all industrial interests, and calls
for clear statement of the Republican
ParsF's attitude npon this question. to
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-04-09

By virtue of an order of sale issued out
of the Superior Court of the State of
Washington for the County of San Juan,
and to me directed and delivered, for a
judgment rendered in said Court on the
End day of April, A. ID. 1896, in favor of
Peter Larsen, plaintiff, and against Rob-
ert Mervyn and Alice Mervyn his wife,
Defendants, for the sum of $720 10 100
with interest at the rate of 10 per cent per
annum from said End day of April, A. d.
1896, and the further sum of S-attor-
ney's fees, and 81. 3O-1OO cost of suit, /
have levied upon the following described
real estate, towit: Lots numbered five %
and six (6) of block one Q) in the town of
Friday HarbOr, situate, lying and being
in San Juan County, State of Washington.
Notice is hereby given that on Monday,
the 18th day of May, A. D. 1896, at the
hour of one O'Clock p. NJ. of said day, at
the Court House door, in Friday Harbor,
in said County Of San Juan, 1 will sell ali
the right, title and interest of the said
Robert Mervyu and Alice Mervyn his
wife, Defendants, in and to the above de-
scribed real estate, at public auction, to
the highest and best bidder, to satisfy
said execution and all costs.
Given under my hand this 4th day Of
April, A. ID. 1896
NEWTON JONES, Sheriff of San Juan
County, Washington.
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THE ISLANDER understands that
there are number of patriotic ana
public spirited ~ Republicans in the
county who are aspirants for various
and sundry public offices and yet
whose zeal for the party and for prog
ress is of such nature that they feel
that they can get along without the
county paper and trust to other sources
for such information as they may
deem necessary as to county affairs.
OF course THE ISLANDER Will cheer
fully do everything i'll its power to
further the political ambition of these
most worthy citizens.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-04-09

THE Republican state convention
for the election of delegates to the
national convention for the nomina-
ton of candidates for president and
vice-president is to be held at Everett
May 18th. The apportionment gives
San Juan county five delegates and
care should be taken to select five we'll
known citizens fairly representative
of every section of the banner little
Republican county of the state.
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the end that the trade of this country at
home and abroad may again be placed
upon a sound and stable foundation.
We recognize in the movement for the
free coinage of silver an attempt to de-
grade the long established standard oil
our monetary system, and hence a blow
to public and private credit at once costly
TO the National Government and harm
full to our domestic and foreign commerce
Until there is prospect of international
agreement as to silver coinage, and While
gold remains the standard of the United
States and of the civilized world, the ne
publican party of New York declares
itself in favor of the firm aud honorable
maintenance of that standard"
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Total.

It is recommended that the county con-
vention electing delegates to the state
convention also elect alternates.
Owing to the form of the printing Of
ballots in the county seat election in the
county Of Snohomish full vote was not
cast on the Republican congressional
ticket, and Snohomish county was al
lowed full representation according to
its Republican vote in that county. al
lowing SnOhomish county nineteen dele
gates.
In the judgment of the executive COM
mittee it is not necessary for the differ
ent county conventions and primaries to
be held under the primary law of 1885,
However, each county committee may
determine for itself whether or not it will
proceed under this law, or in the usual
manner. SCOTT SHETLAND, Chairman
Republican State Committee.
j. A. VAN BoKKELEN, Acting Secre
tary.