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The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-22
A QUICKSILVER NINE.
Unfortunately for the Discoverers 10 on
Government Land.

Government Land.
San Francisco, Oct 12.-For short
time yesterday Christian Soil and
John P. Green, two old prospectors, be-
l.eved they said good bye to poverty
and had jumped into riches that
clouded the fame of Monte Cristo from
view. They were the possessors, they
were confident. by means of filing a
mining claim ON portion of the ocean
shore near the cliff house, of the rich
est quicksilver mine in the world. A
moderate estimate of its value they
thought would reach $4,000. 600, and
as the ledge was on property owned by
Adolph Sutro, as they thought, they
believed they could acquire it under
the mining law.
The dream was short-lived. They
had scarcely left the city hall, after
filing their mineral notice, when they
learned that they had located on a
piece of the Presidio, instead OF the
possessions of the mayor. With this
knowledge away went shimmerlng
dreams of untold wealth, for title to
military reservations is beyond the
reach of the caveat of the law regard
ing mining claims.
But even in the face of this disheart-
ening turn of fortune, Green and Soil
still hope, although an inscrutable and
immutable hand had banished them
like Adam from their Eden. They
hope that the government will allow
them to develop as much of their claim
as lies between the lines of high and
low tide, for even with this morsel
from the feast they think they can &C.
quire wealth enough for all practical
nurDOSeS
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-22
NORTHWEST BREVITIES
Evidence OF Steady Growth
and Enterprise.
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
From All the Cities and Towns OF the
Thriving Sister States

A large buck deer that weighed 1873
pounds dressed was killed near Lake.
view last week.
The Milton Eagle says that many of
the strawberry fields about Milton are
producing the second crop OF fruit now.
There was but one case to come be-
fore the grand jury in Josephine coun-
ty at this term of court, and no lndlct-
ments were found.
1t is reported that the government
will put in the harbor lights at Coos
bay as soon as the location is decided
upon. They will be four in number.
The Fort klamath creamery has
made this season about 5000 pounds OF
butter and four or five tons of cheese.
During the season the supply Of milk
was from $50 cows
A Linn county hopgrower has kept a
strict account of all expenses attending
the picking. drying and baling OF his
$4,000 pounds of hops, and the total
cost figures up ga cents per pound.
Two small boys, while trolling in
the Rogue river, near Wedderburn,
last week, hooked and landed 40
pound salmon. They hooked another
one, which broke the line and escaped.
A party of elk hunters killed fine
six-point buck elk on the headwaters
of Birch creek. in Umatilla county,
last week, and took the carcass to Pen
dleton, where it was sold to taxlder-
mist.
The contract for building mill for
the Columbia Mining COMPANY, on
Fruit :. ,ya,sIn the Gable Cove mining
district, has been let to the Gates Com
pany, of Chicago, ILL.,, and machinery
for the mill is on the way.
The poles for sixty miles of telegraph
line have been landed at Warrenton by
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany. Warrenton is to be made the
base of supplies of the entire line from
the Lower Nehalem to Goble.
The new drift of the B. B. G. Co. s
mine, at Riverton. Coos county, is re-
ported in about 100 feet, and is being
pushed steadily forward night and day.
About eighteen tons of ore from the
Gem mine is being crushed daily by
the ten-stamp mill at Sparta. The
Gem promises to become one Of the
best mines in Union county.
One day last week the 6-year old son
of German named Myers, who lives
near Middleton, in Yamhill county,
touched lighted match to some hay at
one corner of the barn, and the old
German was soon without barn, hay,
a wagon and other articles of value.
The little fellow said he had seen his
father burn 'slashings," and he thought
he would burn one.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-22

Vancouver, B. c., Oct. 14.-Joh1
Norgood, employed by the Channe Min
ing Company, on Valdez island, wa.
killed by falling tree while clearing
land belonging to the company. A cor
oner's jury censured the workmen TO,
not taking proper precautions, no warn
ing having been taken that the tire,
was about to fall. John Myers, 4
logger, was killed on Howe sound Sat
urday by being crushed between two
logs.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-22
w ashington.

The total enrolment of the Elma
schools is lao.
Twenty carloads of sheep from Ell
lensburg to Chicago were shipped last
week.
The lumber shipments of Washing
ton this year are slightly over 10000,
900 feet, larger than for like period
in 1895.
The old Lake Shore Lumber Com
pany's mill, at the south end of Lake
Union, Seattle, burned last week.
The loss was about $4,000.
The payroll of the city of Spokane
for September amounted to $40. 166 "a.
In order to get the cash the city was
compelled to discount the warrants l
per cent.
President Winter, of the Northern
Pacific Railway Company, has, it is
said, closed the deal for site for pas.
senger station in Seattle, the purchase
price being $4,000.
The beach at Gray's harbor one day
last week was lined for miles with a
row of smelt about four feet wide and
three to four inches deep, that had
been driven in by the storm.
The law against killing quail in
Washington expired last week. Theo-
retically, they have been protected for
five years, but practically the little
game birds have had continual strug.
gle for their lives.
The reports of the harbor and GUS
toms business for the month of Septem.
Der show Oriental imports amounting
to $350,855; Oriental exports, 1886,
900; total foreign exports, 1869, $50;
total to all points, $479,99
A subsidy of $500 feet of logs has
been pledged by the settlers, and work
will be commenced on the removal of
the jam In the Willapa river at once.
The channel will be- cleaned as soon as
there is sufficient rise in the river to
hoat the debris.
Competition among grainbuyers ran
the price of wheat up to 45 cents per
bushel in Garfield one day last week,
and thousands of bushels were sold at
that figure. The amount of wheat dis
posed of since the price reached As
cents is estimated at between 5, 900 and
10000 bushels.
A fishermens' protective association
has been formed by the fishermen of
Mars landing and vicinity, who
hoped to extend the organization all
along the river to The Dalles. The
object OF the organization is to pre-.
vent the depredations of petty thieves
among the nets and traps. During the
present season this kind of thieving has
been going on to such an extent that
life has become burden to the aver.
age fisherman, and it is proposed
through this organization to teach the
light-dngered few lessons.
The list of deaths in Spokane for
September has been So, as compiled by
the health officer, which makes an an.
nual death rate for each 1000 people of
12. Of these deaths four were from
diphtheria, of which there were So
cases reported during the month The
births during the month were 46.
Two spurious coins. of the denomina.
tion of $40, were detected In Asotin
last week. They came from Lewiston,
and evidently some one in that local.
ity is engaged in counterfeiting. The
counterfeits are made of lead and
washed over with substance that re-
sembles gold
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-22
Printers own a circu..

Kansas City, Oct. 14.-Frank Lemon
and G. E. Mckee. owners of Lemon
Bros. circus, have hled a bill of sal,
here transferring all the propert,
connected with the circus and men
ageries to secure claim for $12, 500
for paper used during the past season
IL is stated here that the circus will
go out next season under the manage
Daent OF the printing company.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-22
LOSS BY FIRE.
Part of the Town Of Great Darlington
Rurue6.

Part of the Town of Great Darlington
Burned.
Great Darlington, Mass, Oct. IA
This town was visited tonight by the
greatest confiagration in its history. 1t
destroyed the major portion of the
business section. The Ere started in
the Kennedy hotel, and spread rapidly
to adjoining buildings. The fire de.
partment responded promptly, but the
fire had gained such Roadway and the
heat was so intense that they were
driven from the street, and could only
fight the flames from the rear. Aid
from Housantonio, Stockbri6ge and Lee
reached the city before midnight, and
the fire is now under control. A gale
blew all night. The loss will be heavy.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-22
Coal Mining Decision.

South McAllister, /. T., Oct. Ia
Chief Justice Springer, of the Indian
territory court of appeals, has rendered
a decision, which involves title to the
coal mine property operated by the
Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf railway
and directly affecting property in the
Choctaw nation to the value of several
millions. The decision holds that any
person who discovers coal in the Choc.
taw nation is entitled to take all the
coal beneath the surface within a mile
radius in every direction from his
UOykc
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-22
Patent Medicine Exploded.

Chardon, o., Oct. 14-While Pre-
served Grant was compromising a pat.
emit medicine today, the mixture ex.
ploded and caught fire. Grant wal
badly burned, his daughter, Mrs. Perry
who was in the room, lost both he,
eyes and her hands were badly burned
and they dropped off. The body O,
Mrs. Perry's child was burned almos,
to crisp. Mrs. Perry and the chilli
will die.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-22
The Wreck of the Colombla.

San Francisco, Oct. 14.-The late
coast storms have completely SUBJ
merged the wreck Of the steamer Co.
lombia, compelling the five divers en-.
gagged in recovering material from her
hull to suspend operations indefinitely.
When the weather has moderated suffi-
cienlty, the wreck will be again exam.
ined, and it will then be decided if an
other attempt shall be made to release
what is still contained in the engine
and boiler.rooms.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-22
TIME CARD REDUCED.
Fastest Long Distance Train on the
Continent.

Continent.
Denver, Oct. 14.-By the first Of
next month, the time to California
points from Denver will be reduced
from seventy.two hours by new equip
ment to be introduced by the Santa Fe.
On the two roads running south and to
the mining camps westward, material
changes in the schedule of trains will
consequently be made. The Santa Fe
will place its extra equipment in limit
ed form in connection with changes to
be made by the Colorado Midland to
Leadville and points in the mountains.
The equipment is new and fresh from
the Pullman shops and is enthusi-
astically characterized as the finest
limited in the world. Average run.
ming time of sixty miles per hour will
be made by the limited, and the claim
is made by the company that it will be
the fastest long distance train on the
continent.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-22
TRIPS UNDERTAKEN FOR HEALTH'a
SAKE

viii be rendered more beneficial, and the ia
tigues of travel counteracted, if the vOyagel
will take along with him Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, and use that protective and enabling
tonic, nerve invigorant and appetizer regu
larly. Impurities in air and wafer is neutral
lied by ii, and it is matchless tranquilizeI
and regulator of the stomach, liver and bowels
1t counteracts malaria, rheumatism, and Q
tendency to kidney and bladder ailments.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-22
Sues for infringement of Patent.

San Francisco, Oct. IA suit was
commenced today in the United States
circuit court by Herman Cramer.
claiming IS. 900, 900 from the Singer
Sewing Machine Company, profits al
legged to have been made by the COM
pany in selling machines infringing on
Cramer's patent.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-22

Colville. Wash. Oct. 14.-Burglar,
made an Intellectual attempt to rob the
Spokane Falls & Northern railway
safe last night. They drilled hol.
and touched off fuse, but the chargs
failed to explode. The safe contained
several thousand dollars.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-22
Should Remain at Home,

Toronto Oct. 14.-Masters of Cana
dian vessels are strongly denouncing
the regulation of the United States
which oompels Canadian vessels ply.
ing between American ports, to pay So
per diem while so engaged. This
amount. when added to $40 so clear
ance. make their trips improbable.
The Dominion government will be
urged to try to secure them relief from
this excessive charge.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-22
Wholesale Reforma Prnmi.aa.

Berlin, Oct. 14.-The Frankfurte,
Zeitung says the sultan has issued Al
trade promising state reforms for tn
whole of Turkey.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-22
HOW'S THIS?

We offer One FH~dred Dollars Reward for any
case of Iatarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known r. ].
Chenev for the last Is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obligations
made by tn ir firm.
WEST & TRUlx,
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, o.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blooi and mucous surfaces oil
the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75c
per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-22
EIaction Refor,ns in Aus+roI3.

Melbourne, Oct. l2.-The assembly,
after an all-night sitting, passed the
second reading Of the bill establishing
female suffrage and lone man to one
vote -
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-22
| 90

Sharply to the condition of your blood.
At this season peculiar per,ls assail the
system. There are sudden changes in tenn.
perature; fogs and dsmpness, chilly
nights, lowering clouds, drenching rains.
These sudden changes bring on colds,
fegers, pneumonia, bronchitis and other
ailments. Keep the blood pure, rich and
full of vitality and you will be well.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-22

st. Petersburg, OCT 14..-Famine
threatened in the Amur province o
Asiatic Russia, the crops having bee,
destroyed by food.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-22

German Investigations seem to show
that towns strung with telephone wires
are less liable to lightning stroke than
others.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-22

The city of Marseilles, France, has
just completed its drainage system on
the plan of Paris, at cost of $1,000.
900.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-22
Cancer
OF the Face,

Mrs. Laura e. Minis, of Smithville, Ga,
says: ga small pimple of strawberry
color appeared on my cheek; it soon
began to grow rapidly, notwithstand-
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-22

Piso's Cure for Consumption has saved
me large doctor bills.-C. L. Baker, 1925
Regent So, Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. 8, 80
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-22
Could Not Blow Up a Safe.

The literature of chess is more extern
slve than that Of any other amusement
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-22

Electric coal mining machinery is
being rapidly intre duced in Western
Peunsylvauia.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-22

You probably pay too
much a month for tea; it is
probably not very good.
Try ScAi7AMg's Best If
you don't like it. your gro
Ger returns your money.
You may find unexpected
pleasure and profit in it.
A schilling B. Company
San Francisco m
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-22

Beinald Renault, the French scien.
fist, has discovered fossil micbrobes in
the earliest geological formations.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-22

up the case as hopeless. When in
formed that my father had died from
the same disease, they said must die,
rs hereditary Cancer was incurab1e.
cat this crisis, was advised to try
S.S.S., and in short while the Cancer
began to discharge and continued to do
SO for three months, then it began to
heal continued the medicine while
longer until the Cancer disappeared en-
tirely. This was several years ago and
there has been no refi1rr, Of the disease ,,
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-22

Houses for gaming purposes were
licensed in London in 1920.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-22

W CllCCk IL. MY
eye became terribly
infamed, and was so
swollen that for quite
q while I could not
see. The doctors
said / had Cancer of
the most malignant
type, and after ex-
hausting their efforts
without doing me
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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-08-13

Prof. Ball, the astronomer royal of
ireland, and one of the most popular
astronomical writer's in Great Brit
ain, has just finished curious calcu-
lation to the distance to the nearest of
the fixed stars" The calculation was
inspired by a visit to one of the great
Lancashire thread factories. The super
intendent of one of the factories in
spected by the astronomer informed
the star gazer that the combined out
put of the various Lancashire thread
factories was $4,000, 900 miles of
thread per day! Those figures were
certainly enough to astonish anyone,
unless it should be an astronomer
Prof. Ball has long since passed the
point where he expresses surprise at a
string OF figures which represent even
billions of miles. Instead of falling
stunned at the thread mans feet, he
paralyzed the manufacturer of cotton
flaments by telling him that if all the
factories in Lancashire should work
day and night producing 155, noe, 900
miles of thread every twelve hours, it
would take them 200 years to spin a
thread long enough to reach from the
earth to the nearest of the fixed starsI
st. Louis Republic.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-08-13
Household Implements.

A farmer with large farm would
hardly dream at the present day OF
doing all his harvest work by old-fash-
Toned processes without the aid of ma
chinery- yet many a farmers wife,
with extra mouths TO feed during the
same season. prides herself on being
un old-fashioned housekeeper; that is,
old-fashioned in the sense that she and
her helpers do everything by hand.
Yet for large families there are a num-
her of labor and time saving inventions
that would tighten her tasks if she
wonld only avail herself of them. The
stout dishes that she finds it necessary
to use can be made thoroughly clean
with dish-washer; the bread machine
would mix her large patches of bread
With less expenditure of muscle than
she has learned to use. Remnants OF
meat or fresh meat are made ready
for hashes and croquettes and Hamburg
steaks by means of a meat-chopper,
and whipped cream ready for buildings
and fruits by the convenient machines
FOR that purpose.-N. \. Post.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-08-13
MEXICO IS SATISFIED.
Nothing Could Induce Her to Trade III
Silver for q Gold Standard.

Nothing Could Induce Her to Trade Her
Silver for Gold Standard.
Thomas T. Crittendon, Jr., clerk of
Jackson county, Mo-, has been visiting
his father, ex-Gov. T. T. Crittendon,
now United States consul at Mexico.
In speaking of Mexico's money system
Mr. Crittendon said:
The ordinary Mexican exchange is ei.sS for
81 in American money. Some people place this
as an argument in COLDS cause. but the fact OF
Mexico's money being cheaper than ours does
not mean that the citizens OF Mexico are at
any disadvantage on that account Much
larger salaries are paid In Mexico than In
the United States, and everything except
imported articles are cheaper. / met o
young man in the City Of Mexico with whom
I had . passing acquaintance In this couu-
try. Here be was getting 50 per month.
There he is getting $50 In the capacity OF
an office clerk. and seemed to think that his
salary was very moderate. One dollar OF
Mexican money in Mexico will buy rs much OF
the ordinary necessaries Of life. such as foo0
and clothing, as will q dollar of American
money in America. On imported goods, how
ever, the duty causes the cost to be much
higher. For instance, gold brand bacon costs
considerably more in Mexico than here. Good
coffee can be bought for 20 cents per pound.
The ordinary Mexican family lives on from 81
to so cents q day. Mexico Is delighted with her
free silver basis. and nothing could induce he1
to exchange 1t for q gold standard
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-08-13
ELECT 4 SILVER HOUSE.

E.e2 n Free Coinage President Have = syms
pathetic Congress 20 Aid Hlms
IN order 70 preserve the regularity
of their organizations, the democrats
Of several GOLD states are likely 70 give
nominal support to Bryan and SewaA
while running gold candidates for COM
gress. Their support Of Bryan and
Sewa1l viii be in large degree mere lip
service, the real work being done for
the state officers and congressman In
view of the probable election of Mr..
Bryan to the presidency, the gold men
viii leave nothing undone to secure
control of the house of representatives
in order that they may effectually
block the passage of free coinage
measure or of any other measure con-
trary to their purposes.
The News urges upon earnest men
everywhere that this danger be guard
ed against, and that unity of action
upon congressman, as well as with re-
gard to president, be secured wherever
possible. There are dozens of districts
in the middle states which will return
bimetalIists if the friends of financiaf
reform have the good sense to get to-
gether, but from which gold-bugs will
be sent by minority If there is di-
vision among free coinage men. Wis
dom and patriotism this fall will put q
free coinage president in the white
house and free coinage majority in
both houses of congress Let there be
a clean sweep.-Denver News