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The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-11-19
Tin in British Columbia.

Vancouver, B. c., Nov. 13.-Some
ore brought down from the coast Of
Vancouver, and assayed for gold or sill.
YER, has been pronounced by the as
sayer to be cassiterite, or tin ore.
Himself a Cornishman, the assayel
compared the ore with samples he had
from the Dolcoath mine in Cornwall
and found them to be identical in
character, and he is satisfied that a
deposit of tin ore has been discovered.
How large the deposit is will not be
known until the ground has been more
fully prospected.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-11-19
A STIRRING INCIDENT.
Admiral Selfridge Came to the Rescue
of Armenian Refugees.

Admiral Selfridge Came to the Rescue
Of Armenian Refugees.
New York, Nov. lathe World
this morning says: The steamship
Boyne, of the Mercantile Steamship
Company, of London, arrived in port
on Friday from Gibraltar and Mediter-
ranean ports. Captain Fisher told a
remarkable story to Collector of the
Port Kilbreath and others as to why
he had entered the port without a mani
fest. His ship lay at anchor of
Smyrna, Turkey in Asia, on October 9.
There had been several riots in Smyrna
for three or four days, and the din Of
another conflict and the cries of victims
of the assassins came over the waters
that evening. A small boat came up
and an aged man begged permission to
20 aboard. With him were six others,
three of them women, all Armenian
refugees. Captain Fisher assented,
and, in order to be on the safe side. the
refugees were registered as passengers.
Not long afterwards a boatload Of
Turks came aboard. Captain Fisher
refused to deliver the refugees. The
Turkish officer said he would give the
Britisher until morning to turn over
the Armenians. Captain Fisher sought
assistance. An Italian man-of-war
refused to interfere. When dawn
came, the United States warship Min
neapolis came into the bay. The Brit
ish flag was sent swinging out upside
down and the Minneapolis lookout saw
the signal of distress. Captain Fisher
told his story, and Admiral Thomas
selfridge, jr., commandment Of the Eu'
ropean squadron, said:
1--WE will give you all the assistance
you want. You'll take these refugees
safely out of port if I've got to lombard
the town"
Admiral Selfr1dge ordered of the
barge with a detail Of marines and
blueiackets over to the British ship,
with orders to hold her safe from at
tack. Then the American consul was
sent for, and it was agreed the Boyne
should sail at once under escort of the
Minneapolis. Soon bloody Smyrna
was many miles behind, but the cap
tain had forgotten his manifest.
The Armenians were landed at Ellis
island.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-11-19
AN ARBITRATOR NAMED.
King Oscar Of Sweden Will Head the
Venezuela Arbitration Board.

AAn9 OSCAR OF sweden Will Head the
Venexuela Arbitration Board.
Washington, Nov. lathe king cf
Sweden and Norway, Oscar II, has
been chosen by treaty between the
United States and Great Britain as the
fifth official arbitrator of the venezue.
Ian boundary q,e ton. The other ar.
bitrators, four in number, are to be
designated, two by the lord chief jus.
tice of England, and two by the chief
justice of the United States. This is
the final and most important feature of
the long pending Venezuelan contro-
versy. The treaty was concluded in
Washington last night, at the British
mbassy, Sir Julian Pauncefote repre-.
senting her Britannia majesty, and Sec
rotary Olney the United States.
Since the return of Sir Julian Paunce.
fote from London three weeks ago, ne
gotiations toward a final settlement
have been proceeding. Most of the
meetings were of such an important
character that they were held either at
Mr.. Olney's residence or at the British
embassy. the two houses being but two
blocks separated.
1t happened that the concluding
meeting was at the embassy yesterday,
and special interest was given to it
from the fact that Lord Salisbury, the
British premier, was to make speech
at Guildhall, London, in the evening.
1t is the annual event at which the
premier usually takes occasion to re-
view the status of the most important
international questions. For this rea-
on it was desired if possible to &C.
quaint Lord Salisbury of the final and
satisfactory adjustment of the Venezue-
Ian question, in order that he might
make such announcement as he thought
fit concerning it When Secretary
Olney and Sir Julian reached their
final conclusions, cablegram was at
once dispatched to Lord Salisbury,
notifying him of the result. 1t reached
him within an hour Of the time when
he went on the platform at Guildhall,
and it was the basis of his announce
ment to England and the entire world
that the Venezuelan controversy was
settled. 1t was a general announce
ment, without detail and without
reference to the personnel of the court
of arbitration.
Thus Washington and London par.
ticipated in this eventful scene, by
which the two leading English. speaking
nations reach the amicable means of
adjusting the most troublesome inter.
national question of years.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-11-19
sn.ntards First to the Wires.

Madrid, Nov. 13.-News from Ma
Mia. Philippine islands. is to the effect
that the Spaniards have had brilliant
victory over the rebels. and have cap
tured their strongly fortified positions
at Noyeleta, after desperate fighting.
The rebels had 400 killed and the
Snaniah lost thirty Eight killed, ac-
cord,ne to the official report.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-11-19
SHOT HIS SON.IN-LAW
Andrew Carlson Killed by T.
N. Russell.
RESULT OF AN ELECTION FECD
Russell Said That He fad Done a
Good Deed For His Country, rs
Carlson Was An Anarchist.

Carlson Was An Anarchist.
Marshfeld, Or, Nov. 13.-When
the telephone line, which has been
down for three days, was put up today
to Randolph. the intelligence of the
murder of Andrew Carlson by his
father-in-law, Joseph Nathan Russell,
was received.
The crime was committed last Sun.
day evening. near Randolph, and grows
out of an election feud. Russell was
Republican, and claimed that his SON.
in-law was an anarchist. This was
one of the reasons he gave for the kill
ing.
Carlson was a widower, and he and
his four children were stopping with
their grandparents. He had returned
from town with supply of provisions
on the fatal day, and just prior to the
into the house and had seated himself
by one Of his daughters. A moment
after Carlson sat down the report OF
rife in an adjoining room was heard,
and Carlson tumbled off his chair to
the floor. At the sound made by the
gun, Mrs. Russell ran into the house
and found her son in law PROSTATE and
his brains spattered all over the floor.
The face of one Of her granddaughters
was bleeding from the bullet that had
killed her father and grazed her face.
Mrs. Russell next entered the bed
room, where she found her husband
with a smoking rifle in his hands,
which he gave up.
Russell evidently stood on the bed
when he fired. The edges of the
boards on each side of the crack through
which he fired show powder marks.
The bullet took effect behind and
above Carlson's left ear, passed through
the head and came out below the right
eye, producing instant death.
Russell made no attempt to escape,
and yielded to arrest without protest,
saying to the officers that he did good
deed for his country, and was willing
to be hanged right off for it.
He was given preliminary examin.
alton yesterday, and was committed to
Jail to await the action of the grand
jury. Russell appeared as clear headed
as any one at the trial, though some
claim he is demented. He is man
about IS years old. and has resided on
the CoQuille river for number OF years.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-11-19

Washington. Nov. 12.-The COM
mission, consisting Of Admiral Walker
and four others, recently appointed by
the president to locate deep-water
harbor at Santa Monica or San Pedro,
Southern California, will meet here
next Monday to organize and outline
it's work. Congress appropriated $2.-
600. 900 for the work in connection
with the building of the harbor, and
$50. 900 for the expenses Of the COM,
mission.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-11-19
GENERAL MILES REPORT.
Questions OF Indian Treatment and
Coast Defense.

Washington, Nov. 13.-In his an
nual report to the secretary of war,
Major General Miles, commanding the
army, recommended a liberal appro-
priation for replacing the present de-
creasing and Anticipated post build
ings, especially those on what was for
merly the Indian frontier. General
Miles believes that the freedom of the
country of late from Indian outbreaks
is to be ascribed to the fact that the
Indians now receive better treatment
from the government; that they are
more impressed with the power of the
army to punish them, and that their
affairs are in many cases managed by
competent army officers. Therefore,
he recommends that this same policy
as to the Indians be continued.
General Miles again devotes large
portion of his report to the considera-
tion Of questions Of coast defense and
renews forcibly all the recommended
tions on that subject made in his
former reports. 1t is recommended
that liberal appropriations be made for
the manufacture of guns, their emplace-
ments, quarters and barracks. The
estimate that General Miles makes for
the next year for the work of the
ordnance, engineers and quartermas-
ters' departments at the different coast
points includes the following:
San Diego, 5000, 900; San Francisco,
5000, $50; mouth of the Columbi river,
$564,325; Puget sound, 1854. 900.
General Miles renews his former
recommendations for an increase of
the army ON the ground that it has not
kept pace with the increased wealth of
public and private interests, and he
suggests that the enlisted strength Of
the army be fixed at one soldier to
every 1900 people, as minimum, the
maximum strength not to exceed one
soldier for 1000 population. the
strength to be determined within the
limits according to the necessities and
requirements Of the nation.
He points out the Importance Of hav-
ing at least two stations east of the
Rocky mountains, and one west, suita.
BILE for the accommodation of one regi.
ment of cavalry, and renews the recon-
mendations made last year concerning
the use of bicycles and motor wagons,
and the promotion of competent enlist
ed men to the grade of second lieuten-
ants after five years service.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-11-19
Raaxer Fails Factories.

Beaver Falls, Pa, Nov. 13.-Ths
shovel works of 81. M. Meyers & Co.,
which have been idle for some time,
were started today, giving employment
70 several hundred men. The CONSOLE
dated Steel Company's wire and nail
mills will be started at once. The
three windows glass factories are ar
ranoine terms with the employees, and
will start about the 20th inst.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-11-19

A hight occurred in saloon in Lead !
vile In which five men were stabbed,
one OF whom at least will die. Fifteen
or twenty men were engaged in the
ARRAY. A party Of Austrians were fol-
lowed into the saloon by striking
miners, who called them 'scabs. )"
The Austrians resented this. Then
the night began in which knives were
the only weapons. When the police
arrived, all the fighters had escaped
except those who were too badly
wounded to flee.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-11-19

Tacoma, Nov. 10.-Martin 0under-
son. single Norwegian. aged 80
years, while partially intoxicated to-
night, attempted to step in front OF
moving car on Pacific avenue. He
was struck and fell to the ground. his
head striking the pavement. inflicting
q slight cut on the side. He died in
stantly. The dead man was employed
by the Tacoma Waerhouse q Elevator
Company, ~ assistant foreman as ele-
vator b.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-11-19

Great damage has been done to the
shipping interests on lake Erie by a
high wind. The canal boat Mayslde
Way, while being towed up the river
from Tonawanda, broke her hawser
and was blown on the rocks along
shore. The captain was rescued with
rope. but his mules were crushed to
death. The boat became total wreck.
An old excursion steamer was blown
across the channel near Buf1alo ana
will be total loss.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-11-19
A Train Ditched.

The Union Pacific passenger west
bound, No. 8, struck broken rail near
Ogallala, Neb. A tourist car, two
chair cars and one Pullman turned
over in a ditch. Fifteen passengers
were hurt. but none seriously. One
woman complains of severe pains in
her back and may be seriously injured.
One man was badly cut on the head.
No others were seriously injured.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-11-19
Deadly NitroglYcerin.

Lewis Conn, a nitroglycerin sales
man, in Moundsville, w. Va, while
attempting to dig up a gallon of tn"
explosive he had buried, was blown to
atoms by the pick he was using coming
in contact with the chemical. His re-
mains were scattered for 100 fee
around, and one foot was the largesI
niece found.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-11-19
The Knights of Labor.

The general assembly of the Knights
OF Labor, in session in Rochester, N.
Y. adopted a resolution declaring for
the enactment of graduated income
tax law. Failing to procure this at
the hands of the next congress it is the
declared intention of the knights to use
all their influence to have demand for
such a tax incorporated into the plat.
form OF one of the great political par
ties. and failing in that they will set
up new political party.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-11-19
Ah.ndoned the search.

Butte, Mont, Nov. 1S.-The search.
ing parties who have been hunting fol-
Rev. Alex. Burke, the young Chicago
preacher who became lost in snow
storm in the mountains near Troy last
Friday, have abandoned the search.
There is little hope of recovering the
body before spring. His tracks were
found in several places, but since then
mow has been falling heavily.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-11-19
An Increased Augmentation.

Estimates for the entire Indian serv-
ice for the fiscal year ending June 80,
1895. to be submitted to congress at
the opening OF the session. call for an
appropriation of $4,000 in round
numbers. This is 500, 1000 more than
the appropriation for the current fiscal
year. The increase is due to the policy
OF the government adopted at the last
session of congress to abolish gradually
contract Indian schools, and place all
the Indian schools absolutely under
government control.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-11-19

An extra session following immedl-
ately the Inauguration of Mr.. McKin-
ley is, in the prevailing opinion In
Washington, certain. No one pro-
lfesses to have word from Mr.. Mckln-
ley direct on the subject, but there Is
good authority for saying that Mark
Hanna, during a recent visit III New
York, said enough to give the impress
sion that an extra session is on the R@-
publican programme. Senator Quay
believes an extra session is certain.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-11-19
. Washington.

The total value of all school prop
erty in Whitman county is estimated
at $3.50, 900.
The Northern Pacific railway paid it's
Kittitas county taxes, amounting to
about $4,000.
There has been more travel over the
Wallula ferry this month than there
has been at any time during the year.
The total tax levy in Spokane ooun.
ty, as fixed last week by the county
commissioners, is 81.3 mills. The
estimated expenditures for the year
will amount in the aggregate to $685..
100.
The Reservation Chief Mining &
Milling Compassionate the Big Four
Mining & Milling Company, each
with 1000, 900 capital stock, have
been incorporated with heaquarters at
Spokane.
Loggers around Kelso have received
the encouraging news from the North
ern Pacific Mill Company that from
now on the mill company will pay
a. so spot cash for logs. This is an
advance Of 81 per thousand.
John G. Smith, formerly an en-
eineer on the Great Northern railway.
has begun an action in Spokane against
that corporation for the sum of f64,-
$50. az damsges for injuries received
in two accidents alleged to have been
due to the carelessness and negligence
of the defendant corporation.
A CORDS of civil engineers are at
work surveying and stalking out the
new sidetracks and other Improvements
contemplated by the new management
of the Northern Pacific Coal Company
at Roslyn. A work train with a crew
of about forty men has arrived and the
men have been put to work grading
and preparing for the new sidetracks.
Oakesdale seems to be the leading
potato market, as well as one OF the
leading grain markets OF the Palouse
county. Every day large quantities
of potatoes are sold there, and two firms
have already bought twenty carloads,
or 600, 900 pounds Of potatoes. 1t IL
estimated that this is only about two
thirds Of what will be brought to
Oakesdale this fall.
The Lillis Lumber mill at Old Ia
coma will have all Of its machinery in
place and will be ready to begin work
by the middle of this month. The
capacity of the mill will be about &c.
600 feet per day, and the company will
employ twenty men. The COM
pany will supply the cargo and rail
trade, the Northern Pacific tracks pass:
ing directly in the rear Of the plant.
Thomas Powell, of Little Kalams,
Cowlits county, killed cougar last
weak, measuring from tip to tip seven
fset
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-11-19
Lower Court Sustained.

Washington, Nov. 13.-The Unlted
States supreme court today afflrmed
the judgement Of the lower court award
inc Harriet Monroe $4,000 damages
AGAINST the New York World for al
legged premature publication without
her authority of the worlds fair ode,
composed by her.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-11-19
A Graveyard Mystery.

The dismembered body of an un-
known woman was found in a shallow
grave near st. Joseph, Mo- Two
employees at the asylum claim to have
seen two men go into the field at night,
dismount, and, after opening the
grave, ride away, leaving it uncovered
The body has the appearance of having
been buried several weeks. The police
are mystifed by the find, and have no
clue upon which to work.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-11-19
NOR1HWESTB REVl7IES
Evidence of Steady Growth
and Enterprise.
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
From All the Cities and Towns of the
Thriving Sister States
Oregon.

The output Of the Bandon cannery
is being shipped to Astoria.
The sturgeon catch this season at
The Dalles has been remarkably good.
The tax levy for Clatsop county this
year will be between ID and Is mills.
Insurance men have adjusted most of
the losses caused by the WOODBURY. fire.
A tannery is being built about az
miles above Enchanted prairie, in Coos
county, and will. soon be in operation.
The wrecked steamer Arago had On
board when she went down 1858 worth
of property belonging to the Coos bay
creamery.
The telephone line between McEwen
and Sumpter has been completed. Now
they will build to Granite and Cracker
Creek. in Baker county.
Eleven single-deck carloads of sheep
were shipped from The Dalles one day
last week. Two carloads were for Ia.
coma and the rest for Troutdale, Or.
Millions apple crop will bring her
in thousands of dollars this fall, for
only in that immediate neighborhood
has anything like full crop been OBJ
tanned.
Mr.. Jacobson, who had the contract
for erecting the Bandon lighthouse, has
been awarded the contract for jetty
work in Marshfield. His bid was 50
cents q ton.
Seven thousand cords of wood have
been cut for the Virtue Mining Com
pany in Baker county in the course Of
the last three months. One hundred
men were employed in getting out the
wood.
The chinook salmon continue to run
In large numbers in Nestucca bay and
river. It is seldom they run as late
as they have this season. The silver
side run is very good, and they are
very large.
Heavy shipments of hops have been
made from the Willamette valley dur.
ing the last few weeks, mostly to Eng
land. One firm in Salem shipped
2,OOO bales and has large quantities
yet to ship.
Counterfeit coins of the denomina-
tions Of 81 and 80 cents, have been
passed on several business men in
Salem within the past lew days. The
dollars bear the date Of 1879, and the
half dollars that of 1894.
James Callahan is buying sheep in
Eastern Oregon. He has already
bought 10. 900 head and will buy 1000
more. He buys lambs and yearlings
only and ships them to Montgomery,
ILL.,, where they are then fattened for
the Chicago market. The prices re-
oeived were from 81 to 81. 10 per head.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-11-19

A New York attorney has received
q cablegram announcing that the high
ocurt at Pretoria, South Africa, has de-
clared void the Macarthur Forest pat
ents for the cyanide process for the re-
ooyery of gold This decision was
given in a suit brought by the COM
hined gold-mine owners of Johannes
bura and the Transvaal. The an
nouncement is said to be Of great inter-
est to gold mine owners
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-11-19

Chicago, Nov. 9.-After having been
closed for over three months, the Chi
cago stock exchange reopened today.
Though one or two small failures were
expected they failed to materialize,
most trades held in allegiance by the
closing Of the exchange having been
amicably settled.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-11-19

Edna Lyall has been made honorary
secretary of the East Bourne Liberal
association Of London. OF popular
women authors, she is probably the
most interested in politics.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-11-19
Postoffice in Paisley Robbed.

The postoffice at Paisley, Or, was
robbed by two unknown men recently.
Deputy Postmaster Herbert Aldrich
witnessed the robbery and fired at the
robbers as they left the building,
wounding both, one so badly that he
was subsequently captured by sher-
IFS posse. The other started away to
the south, leaving blood stains in tho
road.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-11-19
Suicide of . Capitalist.

Joseph d. Mcdonald, prominent
and wealthy citizen of Fremont, Neb.,
shot himself, causing almost instant
death. The cause for the rash act was
mental unbalance, the result OF imam
cial reyerses in mining investments IN
Colorado. He was railroad contractor
and built all of the South Platte
branches of the Northwestern road In
Nahraska on the Elkhorn system, ana
was reputed to be worth over 500, 600.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-11-19
An Enraged Negro Lawyer.

During the progress OF petty case
in the county court in Guthrie. .. l.,
e. Saddler. negro lawyer, attacked
and severely wounded Thomas q. 1ones,
3 prominent attorney and ex-memDef
Of the Kansas legislature. Saddler be-
came enraged at something Jones SAID.
knockad him down with an iron court
seal and jumped upon him before
others could interfere. Saddler nad
Just been elected Justice OF tne peau0
on the Republican ticket. he y N JAIL
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-11-19

Sow's udders, fricassed, were re-
earded as a great delicacy in Repan
times.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-11-19

Eels are good roasted in buttered
paper.