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The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15
JOINED THE DRElBUND
Roumania and Greece Pre-.
pairing for Turkey.
WILL ASSIST THE POWERS
ssrvia VIII Follow - Soon n Ex-
Queen Natalie's Influence Can
BE Overcome.

Berlin, Oct. g. The sensational
news that Roumania and Greece have
Joined the dreibund, and that the
formal agreements to this end were
signed at Bucharest during the presence
there of Emperor Francis Joseph of
Austria, after the opening of the canal
through the iron gates Of the Danube.
is being discussed in political circles
here. The statements made are be-
lieved to be correct, and are received
as being Of prime Importance, for the
dreibund will thus have valuable allies
in these two countries in the event Of
the disruption of Turkey or any serious
complications in the East.
King Charles Of Roumania mas long
been anxious to join the dreibund, but
it was only lately that binding bar
gain acceptable to all parties was drawn
up. 1t is expected that Servia will
also adhere to the dreibund, as soon as
the influence Of ex-Queen Natalie, who
is Russophile, is overcome.
The general uprising of the Wahehes,
the powerful and warlike tribe of Ger
man East Africa, is causing some an
xiety in colonial circles here and else.
where. The Wahehes, who met with
crushing defeat from German troops a
couple of years ago, have this time
been melted by Arab chiefs, and they
must hvae excellent weapons and equip
ments. The rebellion seems to be
spreading around the whole Tangan.
yika region, and the troops available
are much too weak to cope with it. In
the meantime Governor Wissmann is
lingering here, unwilling to return to
his post in East Africa, owing to his
shattered health, though he is being
urged to do 80. Moreover, the govern
ment is not inclined to ask the reich
stag for large increase of the German
East Africa troops, in view Of the big
colonial budget, although the present
forces are quite inadequate
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15
BAD JUDGMENT ONLY.
COroner's Jury's Verdict in Railroad
Accident Near Roseburg.

Coroner's Jury's Verdict in Railroad
Accident Near Roseburg.
Roseburg, Or, Oct. 9.-The coro.
ner's jury resumed taking testimony in
the trainwreck case this morning.
James Porter, engineer of No. 16, and
Superintendent Fields were heard, and
the jury brought in the following ver-
dict at P. M:
"We, the coroner's jury, impaneled
and sworn to inquire how the deceased
persons were, and when, where and by
what means they came to their deaths,
do find the deceased perons to be Albert
Toy, John McGonigle and George R.
Happersett; that they came to their
death October 6, 1895, half mile
south of Green's station, on the South
ern Pacific railroad, by collision be-
tween two locomotives. 1t was elicit
ed from the evidence that the south
bound engine was running under Or
ders, and that the northbound engine
had right to flag back, as there was
no telegraph station at Green's station,
and did comply with this regulation
up to the straight track, one mile and
half south of Green's station, which
straight track they had right to run
over unfagged when they could see.
1t being daylight they dropped down
this straight track with the intention
of tagging through the fog and around
a small curve. We find no one guilty
of breaking the regulations Of running,
but deficient jugdment was shown as
to the distance from the fog that would
make them safe in commencing to flag
again, which, according to evidence,
they were intending to resume"
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15
A Fish rman's Haul,

Aberdeen, Wash, Oct. 9.-Last eve.
ming at about 8 o'clock, fisherman
known as Austrian Pete, while drifting
for salmon in the harbor, felt all unu-
sually heavy weight on his net. Upon
hauling up the net, he found the dead
body Of John Fuss entangled in the
meshes. The coroner was at once mott
fed, and took the body in charge. 1t
will be buried today. Fuss had been
drinking heavily, and after O'Clock
last evening left Dolan's saloon, on the
coroner Of Heron and F streets, telling
his friends that he was going to Jump
overheard" They paid little attention
to his remark, as he had frequently
threatened to commit suicide. He was
last seen alive about o'clock, and his
being picked up SO soon is very remark
oh1o
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15
LEADViLLE MINES WORKING,
Utter Collapse of the Strike-Ample
Protection Afforded.

Utter Collapse of the strike-Ample
Protection Afforded.
Leadville, Oct. 9.-From present
indications, every mine that was in
operation before the strike will have
been started again within thirty days.
The Smith Moffatt properties, which it
was thought would be idle for some
vime, are to resume under present plans,
and, barring the somewhat slower
work of men unused to working in
these mines, the output of the great
carbonate camps will rapidly reach old
time figures. A very complete array
of barbados, blockhouses and sentry
boxes have been erected about the Little
Johnny, Emmett, Bison, Last Chip,
Mahala, Marian and other leading
mines, and the Resurrection has begun
similar defensive works. More men are
daily applying for work, and, with
those already here, will give the mines
full forces as fast as they are are ready.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15
A Touch of WomanIy Grace,

The members of the party composed
of federal generals who are touring the
country in the interests of the Repub.
lican party unite in saying that the
most pleasing incident so far of their
journey was delicate bit Of courtesy
shown by Mrs. Bryan, wife of the
Democratic candidate for president,
who, while the procession in honor Of
the visiting generals was moving past
her house in Lincoln, Neb. displayed
over her door large portrait of Will
liam Mckinley, tastefully draped in
the national colors. 1t was touch Of
womanly garce, beautiful as it was un-
expected, and General Alger says that
he will cherish it as a sweet recollec-
ton plucked from an acrimonious
campaign until the end of his days.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15

San Francisco, Oct. 6. -Forty Chi
nese employed at the Palace hotel quit
work today, and their places were filled
by white men. The grievance of the
Chinese was peculiar. They had been
engaged by the hotel management
through Chinese foreman, who paid
them their wages. Some OF the Chi
nese claimed that this foreman was re-
tanning part of the wages of each
Chinese as commission. The manage
ment discharged the Chinese agent,
whereupon all the others struck.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15
STORIES OF THE DAY.
Great Rabbit Drive Recently Held Near
Fresno, Cal.

Fresno, Cal.
The great rabbit drive which was so
eaborately planned was carried into
successful execution near Fresno recent
" with the result that thousands of
rabbits met their fate from the merci-
kSS clubs Of farmers and townspeople.
Estimates as to the number killed vary,
ranging from 10, 600 to %, 000 1t was
impossible to count them, and the best
estimate Is 10 better than a guess. But
tle Slaughter surpassed anything Of the
Kind ever seen there before.
len thousand people took part-foot-
men, horsemen, wheelmen and vehicles
u all sorts. When the line was formed
ready for advance, it was in a huge
ueScent one horn near MCMILLAN sta
ton and the other near Caruthers, on
9e west side Of the railroad. The line
people was 24 miles long. twas aft
II ~ o'clock when ". F. Rowen signal
" d general advance, and the line
moved forward across orchards, fields,
Vineyards and finally emerged on the
Optn plains. The best of order was
maintained The marshals galloped
Aons the line giving instructions. To
%"u noon the north and south wings
's"1 10 1oId inward to the center, and
SAyn within three miles of the corral
1e line OF men had contracted till it
"@S less than three miles long.
AL thls time the rabbits had been
1.'en forward, constantly increasing in
aI At first they had not shown
I LuyA concern, but when they began to
~ IOWded they grew excited. Several
os|'VS We're started. Some were shot
~. ~ o'nerS died later Some whelps
MO-, Me- caught alive. Many rattlesnakes
~. 49, Allied When the rabbits had been
tbar ,'H mo comparatively small space,
e1o : covered the ground and soon grew
tbra"I and tried to escape by rushing
bug -uuSn the lines. Then the slaughter
tbs;r l A solid line of men dropped on
n Anees and dubbed the rabbits.
,ona 1OIn TINS point to the corral men adj
pro r1eG on their knees, leaving the
fbsr neaped with the dead behind
ND i f0lIy 10000 were thus killed,
,a1 r -te o'ners were forced into the cor
tic h. w, where they rushed to and fro, fran
era5 t o, lear, They trampled and smoth-
A co Sls another to death by thousands.
actn o2Jye that entered the corral was
Gts y. rampled to death by the rab-
Cd ~ 1n'een minutes with clubs finish
hjIad l J. good judges place the total
On ioa5 al So 600. Farmers hauled wag-
Order ''Is away to feed hogs. The best of
fused prevailed Only one person re-
and d,; 70 obey orders. He was beaten
The drita of the grounds by the crowd.
largest 4! We, was the best managed, the
Tie cona and most satisfactory ever held in
'-oan Francisco Chronicle.
Its ef Reed Counted Quorum.
men Is is not known to 5 cut of 100 states
to con NJ congress how Speaker Reed came
EesS T. r. ); quorum in the Fifty first con-
oalv mo-, II Is known to still less that the
Tie s Itan IN the Speakers confidence on
JOG Canna. chairman
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15
UP.TO-DATE ROBBERS
Commit Murder, Loot a Bank
and Escape on Bicycles.
WITH BORDER DRAMA BRAVADO
Crime ParalleIed Only by the James
and Younger Boys Famous
Mortified Raid.

Paramount, Mimi, Oct. 9.-Two
masked and bicy mounted robbers
swept into the little town of Sher-
burne, fourteen miles from here, to-
day, dashed into the bank of Sherburne,
murdered the cashier and bystander,
secured $1,000 from the cash tray,
mounted their wheels and escaped be.
fore the eyes of the startled villagers.
The affair was conducted with all
the bravado Of the border drama, and
the killing of the two men, one of
whom died instantly, was purely wan.
ton murder, as neither made any re-
sistanoe.
The dead are: J. A Oerstern, trav-
cling agent of the Walter A. Wood
Harvester Company, shot through the
heart; Cashier Thorburn, of the Bank
of Sherburne, shot in the head.
This crime is paralleled only by the
raid Of Jesse James and the Younger
the little town of Mortified, few
miles north of the scene of today's
crime, shot down the cashier of the
Bank of Mortified and decamped with
a large amount of money. In that in
stance, the robbers departed on horses,
whereas the criminals today, in keep
ing with the times. used b;cy cles in es-
Gaping from the enraged citizens Of
Sherburne.
About 1870 o'clock, two masked
men walked through the front entrance
of the bank to the cashiers box. and,
without a word, whipped out their re-
volvers and leveled them at Cashier
Thorburn. The latter did not move,
but the next minute the report Of the
revolvers rang out and Cashier Thor
burn fell at his desk. At another
desk stood Oerstern, travelling man.
He was the only immediate bar to
the ends the robbers sought to gain,
and as Thorburn fell to the floor they
turned and shot him dead.
AS rapidly as possible they leaped
over the railing and secured 81, 900 in
cash. They then ran for the back door
of the bank, where they had taken the
precaution to leave their bicycles,
mounted and rode away.
1t all happened inside of two min
utes, and the only witness to the deed
was a woman who stood across the
street from the front entrance of the
bank, and who was attracted by the re-
ports of the revolvers. She saw them
turn on Oerstern, secure the money and
decamp.
AS soon as possible she gave the
alarm, and in FIVE minutes after the
deed was committed the little town OF
Sherburne was in state of excitement
such as never before has been seen
there
Thorburn, it was found, was not
dead. Oerstern had been shot through
the heart. and apparently instantly
killed Thorburn lived two hours,
having received bullets in several diff.
ferent parts of his body.
The town contains scarcely score
more than 800 inhabitants, but inside
of ten minutes several posses had been
formed, including nearly every male
citizen of the town, and search was
at once begun. Every town and village
where there is the slightest possibility
of the robbers visiting in their efforts
to escape has been warned, and their
capture is expected at any moment.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15
CHOCTAW SCHOOL BURNED.
Four Of the Students Were Cremated
and Others Injured.

Four OF the 6GuO6utD "cEO OEoA0s0N
and Others Injured.
Antlers, l. T., Oct. 6. At II
o olook last night, Spencer's academy,
located ten miles west Of here, burned,
together with all the furniture and
four Choctaw boys.
The origin Of the fire is supposed to
be incendiary, as no one was occupying
the room in which the fire broke out.
and there had been no fire in it this
season. Superintendent ]. B. Eter,
who was in charge Of the school, heard
the flames. and when he got up, the
stairway was on fire. He ran on the
outside and woke all the boys and
barely saved his own life. The boys
threw their beds out Of the windows
and jumped to the ground on them.
One of the boys who was burned to
death was q cripple, and the other
three were in rooms in which there
were no windows. 1t is said the means
and eroans were heartrending in the
extreme.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15
MICHIGAN Forest Fires.

Marquette, Mich, Oct. 6.-Destruc-
tive forest fires are burning two miles
south of this city, along the line OF the
Marquette & Western railway. Dur
inc the afternoon, brisk south wind
was blowing and there was some an
xiety lest the fires might be driven
upon the city, but a change OF the
wind to the west averted the danger.
Nestoria junction on the line OF the
Duluth. South Shore & Atlantic road.
seyen miles west of here, is in serious
danger.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15
Du Maurier IL Deau.

George Du Maurier, artist, novelist,
and author of ''Trilby," died in Lon
don. His end was painless. He
passed away surrounded by his friends.
For days he has been lowering between
life and death, at instervals conversing
with friends regarding his work. Upon
one occasion a friend at the dying
mans bedside referred to the success OF
"Trilby" as book and play, where
upon Du Maurier replied: Eyes, it
has been successful, but popularity has
killed me at last The immediate
cause of his death is given as heart
trouble.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15
Stealing Real Estate Not q Crime.

San Francisco, Oct. 9.-The supreme
court today decided that, to obtain real
estate under false pretenses is no crime
under the statute. James 81. Cum
mings was tried for such an offense in
the supreme court and acquitted on a
demurrer which contended that the
code only defined the offense of obtain
ing money under false pretenses, and
of swindling to obtain merely money,
wares, merchandise and other property.
1t was held that this exempted real es.
tate from the section, the words land
other property" being construed to
mean other property of the same char
acter as the kinds mentioned. The SD.
preme court upheld the decision Of the
lower court.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15
Storm on the Potomac.

Reports from the upper Potomac
show that high winds did great dam.
age to property this side of the noun
tain. In addition to the wind, there
was a cloudburst that soon changed the
small tributaries into raging torrents,
carrying away much farm property and
washing away many bridges. On a
short spur of the railroad leading to
Berkley Springs, thirteen bridges were
carried off.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15
A SchooI-TeacherS Shoots to Kill.

Lockland, o., Oct. z. -Professor w.
A. Johnston, principal of the Lock
land colored public schools, last night
shot and fatally wounded Miss Mamie
Carte, an ex-teacher. Johnston is
widely known as Republican cam
paign speaker. Miss Carte claimed
Johston was the cause Of her losing her
nositinn.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15
For the Good of the Cow.

Instructor Winterhalter, of the agri
cultural college at the university of
California. is making comprehensive
dairy report which will cover practic-
ally the entire state The work is be-
ing done under the supervision of Pro-
lessor E. w. Hilgard, who is advocat-
ing the use Of the Babcock tester to dis
cover disease in COWS. Professor Hill
gard says the report will show the
value of such tests and suggest methods
of recompensing the dairymen for the
loss of cattle.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15
Freight Thieves Captured.

Secret service agents of the Chicago
& Northwestern railway have arrested
in Chicago the members and stopped
the operations of the most skillful as
we'll as successful gang of freight-car
tectives of that city have had to deal
with in many years. 1t is known thus
far that FIVE railroads have suffered
through the operations of the gang,
and it is believed not less than SIC, 200
worth of property has been stolen with.
in the last six months.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15

San Francisco, Oct. 6.-Frederick r.
Luty. q stock operator and mining
man, committed suicide today by shoot
ing himself in the head while in hall
way over the Anglo. California bank.
No motive for the deed is yet known.
and temporary insanity Is the reason
advanced by his friends. Luty was
secretary of half dozen mining COM
panies. but his accounts are apparently
straight Luty was 60 year sold, and
left a wife and family, who are well
known socially.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15
The Borland's Crew.

Captain Anderson and 30 other un.
fortunate men, composing the crew of
the Inflated bark James A. Borland,
arrived in San Franciso on the Alaska
Packers Association steamer Afnogak,
which came in from Port Townsend.
The Borland went on the rocks while
trying to make the harbor at Tugidek
island, Alaska, September 10. The
vessel and cargo, consisting Of 80, 900
cases Of salmon, were total loss, but
all the uambers Of the crew escaped.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15
Will Readjust Wage Rates.

The Carnegie Steel Company, of
Homestead, Pa, has notified it's en-.
ployes in the mills that ''readjust.
ment" of the existing wage scale is de-
sired by the company. This, the men
say, means another cut in wages. Un-
der the agreement with the workmen,
each side is required to give ninety
days notice of any change desired in
the wages paid. The present scale
expires January 1, when the new scale
will be put into effect.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15
An Election Lynching.

The state election caused murder
and lynching at Mount Junction, Ga.
Gus Williams, Populist (negro), struck
a ticket out of a Democratic negro
voters hand. The Democratic negro
struck Williams for his insolence, and
Williams fired at his assailant, but
missed his aim and shot and instantly
killed Engineer Middleton, Of the Gen.
trail railway, who was an onlooker.
Bystanders took Williams and lynched
him and riddled his body with bullets.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15
The Powers Have Agreed.

There is, says a London dispatch,
very good reason for believing that an
important agreement has been reached
between the great powers and that all
danger of a European war has, for the
present passed away. 1t may now be
hoped that the danger has been con-
jured by diplomacy, which alone was
capable of dealing safely and ade.
uuately with the problem.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15
vo,,,. DeLes.eps Killed Himself

London, Oct. "a special from
Paris says it is rumored that Victor
de Lesseps, son of the late Count de
Lesseps, who died yesterday, committed
suicide. 1t was at first supposed the
iniuries which caused his death were
The result of fall.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15
Horses for Honolulu.

Ellensburg, WASH, Oct. 9.-Claudt
and Ralph Helm left today with car
load of Percheron horses, bound for
San Francisco, whence they will sail
for Honolulu. The horses range from
1,4OO to 800 pounds each.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15

Tacoma, Oct. "a. V. Fawcett,
acting mayor since April, vacated the
office at 8 o'clock this morning, the
state supreme court having decided E.
S. Orr, the contestant, entitled to be
seated pending further hearing OF the
case, which will be in the superior
court in about two months. Mayor
Orr called special meeting of the city
council for tomorrow morning to con-
slider how public business can be most
harmoniouslY carried on.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15
Wheat is Advancing.

Manitoba wheat is advancing daily.
At some points where competition is
unusually keen as high as 81 cents has
been paid to the farmer, while 80 cents
is now the general price for No. 1 hard
throughout the province.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15

A new hypnotic has probably been
found in the Jamaica dogwood. The
fluid extract has been found efRcacious
in dentistT
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15
Mines to Be Worked.

Preparations are being hurried for
the resumption of work in the Bison,
Little Johnny, Mehala and Resurrec-
ton mines, at Leadville. At least 500
men are expected to 90 to work soon
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15
Ten Were Drowned.

In collision between the steamers
Alexander aid Emden, on the Ham,
burg, near Hull, the former sank,
drowning ten of the crew.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15
Colonel Todhunter.

Lexington, KY, Oct. 9.-Colonel R.
P. Todhunter, one of the oldest and
wealthiest breeders Of trotting horses,
is dead. He bred many famous horses.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15
A Liehtship Founders.

1t is reported in Queenstown that the
Oaunt's rock lightship, having on
board crew of eight men, has foun'
dered.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15
Al PER- CENT DISCOUNT SALE
MONDAY, JULY 20.
Come and Examine What We Are Going to Offer:

1Onees Dresden Silks, &C., regular price, ST.
Dresden Silks 48c, regular
1grqces Silk, regular
O Silks Soc, reduced from 75c and 81.
4s Pongee ks
9Tiaes Black Silk Moreen SOC, regular 81 .25 goods.
SPtes Wool Serge, black and 24c regular &c.
9Ij4es Serge black and navy regular price
Spiees 6inchS Storm Serge, 60c, regular price, 05c.
black &c.
5pees Heavy Figured Alpaca &c regular price a5c
Chaes, New Designs 44c, regular
Ces, All New Small Figures 4O regular price, &C.,
pnces of NewPla reduced 48c, regular
5nnces of NewPl reduced regular
10np4s of Eng Cashmere,
Ladies' Cloth
pieces French Zephyr Gnghams, 24c. reduced
reduced from
Mptces of from
White Goods, Checked and Plain.
vou anything Embrodees. See the Line Offering
reduced
and $l.4O
AuOu Muslin and Knit Underwear Sale Prices.
in Chdrens Muslin Bonne sunshades and Umbrellas
aEes'Ca apes and Jackets, reduced one-hird.
Furnishing Goods Table Linens Napkins Towels Crash sheetings
Wool
Cotton weights
Specialize and Lace Curtains.
Clothing and Shoes Sale Prices