davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-08-20
SMOkELESS PONDER.
Its Advantages and Disadvantages For tho
Sportsman Described.

It's Advantages and Disadvantages For the
Sportsman Described.
According TO a SpCrtsmen Review
writer, smokeless powder is confusingly
varying. If The rife is used on a warm
day, II shoots with smOkeless powder
with fiat trajectory and great penetra-
ton, but on cold day it seems to be
frozen stiff and shoots differently, tax
ing high trajectory and giving less
penetration, and so the smokeless pow
DER user would do we'll to take Their
mometcr along marked with the varia-
lion Il inches i'll the trajectory. The
SmokeleSs powder would be worth the
trouble, evidently, because 1.-THE bullet
lred by 80 grains Of the smOkeless tore
third larger hole than the bullet fired
" % grains Of black powder That
HeanS that deer shot in the paunch
win 10 caliber bullet driven by
snoheless would die i'll half the time
mat enc shot with black powder driv-
I'll outlet would, because the shock is SO
much greater with the swifter smoke
less ball, which literally flies to pieces
Another thing about the smokeless
PoWder Is not inconsiderable.
1t was as good a hold as ever ]
Iauo' the experimenter writes, land
.ne antelope wilted in his tracks. The
Oand punched up and ran in a semicir-
11e at about the same distance 125
!dIuS from RE, and got in two more
'nloheIess shots, and then by mistake
oHe q black powder 1 knew the latter
immediately, for on firing it the 200
a disappeared in cloud of smoke
NAT only dlsSipated as the tai end of
' ,iT lot oobbed over the hill crest. had
A,,-td every enc that shot att With
az Sinokeless powder shells, he would
0re got TWO more shots anyhow.
>, II lne weeds more so than on the
pains the smoke of a gun is distressing,
- peelaIIy when the game is on the hus-
ing Jump. Mere than one man has
Jumped sideways after each shot to get
~-1o'iler because Ct tie smoke. A boy
S 1910 rife at a deer on an Adj
h ou,I''eh runway jumped down 10 foot
b banA striking in waist deep water, that
r. uIlsht get another shot at the deer.
- - IaS' shot killed the deer as it land
1871 ~ rock ready for leap into thick
- ISn, II was still day, with no wind,
49,, ro 'nt 1ve shots fired left cloud of
AN' III The air for Is minutes after.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-08-20
Rife Practice at Night.

A luminous foresight for use in a bad
light with guns Of various kinds has
been patented in England by Mr.. VI
mans. A tiny incandescent lamp, sup
piled with current from simple form
of battery concealed in the stock, IS
mounted within shield at the muzzle
of the gun, and faint ray OF light, cal
culated to indicate the position CT Its
source, is exposed in the direction OF
the shooters eye, and this is sufficient
to enable him to obtain the required
alignment with the back sight and with
the target, be it animate or otherwise
The special application of the sight Is
for game shooting at night and for serv-
ice purposes-such. for instance as the
illumination of a machine gun USED
against torpedo attacks during the
night. and Navy Journal
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-08-20
FLED THE COUNTRY
Escape OF a Woman Journal.
list From Cuba.
STOW AWAY" ON A STEAMSHIP
Was Surrounded by spaniards and
Eluded Them by Downing
Male Attire.

New York, Aug. 10.-Miss Cecilia
Charles. who says she went to Cuba
several months ago for the purpose of
obtaining material for book, was q
passenger by the Ward line steamship
City of Washington, which arrived
from Havana Wednesday, and whose
passengers were sent to Hoffman island
for investigation.
Miss Charles says that after travel.
ing through the island a newspaper
correspondent warned her that her lib
erty and possibly her life was in dan.
ger. She acted upon the warning as
soon as it was received, and, going to
her hotel. made preparations for leav.
ing the city.
Before she could do 80 the house was
surrounded by Spaniar1s. Becoming
then thoroughly alarmed, and fearing
every moment that she would be hur-
ried to prison, she decided to evade ar
rest by disguise. She arrayed herself
in boys clothes, tucked her hair under
an old straw hat, soiled her face and
hands, and unobserved stole out by a
back door and made her way to the
city. The Ward line steamship City
OF Washington Yves at anchor in the
harbor and making ready to get under
way. Miss Charles hired small row.
boat and went alongside. The gang
way ladders had been taken in, but a
rope ladder was trailing over the side,
and she succeeded in getting on board.
She Slowed away" she said, and
did not make her presence known until
the ship was clear of the harbor Then
she revealed her identity, paid her pas
sage, and was given stateroom and a
stewardess fitted her out with female
garb.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-08-20
Virgin of Barber Poles.

- al English gentleman of letters has
recently as evolved from the mustv pages
- Hls'ory some new and exceedingly
t bb.'aeS'lng data regarding the origin Of
~; eacay barber pole. Its first Legin-
da~9 ms gentleman says, We're in the
tj Iss Oh the barber surgeons In early
and 'ne tradition goes, both medicine
b. surgery We're in the hands of bar
NO. "S INDEED they continued to be for
orr ceT'urles afterward. The old the
the Us, Us ,nat the men of the razor were
eT o "orthlest to handle the lancet, and
the on - lhe middle ages the lancet was
as Ne great instrument of medicine,
pr.o uiood letting was one of the chief
"s'''ees Of the time
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-08-20

Monterey, CAL. Aug. IA For the
first time the stranded st. Paul has TO-
day looked as though she was a wreck,
for all the ropes, tackle. spars, etc.,
were removed and taken aboard the
Santa Cruz. The divers having made
their final report to the insurance in
spector, the steamer will socn be left
to her fate. Tomorrow wock will be
commenced on the removal of the ma.
chinery. The loss to Goodall, Perkins
& Co. will be between $50. 900 and
$40, 900.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-08-20

The violent demonstrations by the
turbulent elements of Belleville. ILL.,,
against the Salvation Army which
have occurred at frequent intervals on
the public square for year past. at
last eliminated in a riot. For over
two hours the mob surged around the
little band of Christians. cursing, push
ing, striking and creating perfect
bedlam of discordant noises. One of
the army flags, on which was the stars
and stripes, was torn from its staff and
trampeled upon. One of the women,
who was struck on the head by mis-
sile. was about the only one seriously
injured.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-08-20
Eoua, to the Occasion.

The famous motto "noblesse oDlloe
had striking exemplifcation when the
Grand Duchess Sergius was presented
at the court of St. Petersburg. AS that
Russian great lady was receiving the
imperial kiss from the czarina the strlng
which confined her priceless pearl neck
lace broke and the pearls rolled down
her dress, rafting on the floor like hail
Without looking to the right OF LETT ana
without noticing the loss Of her match
less pearls, the grand duchess retired
courtesying from the room. An ordina-
r woman would have been ratified
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-08-20

A great rain storm burst over Pitts
burg and vicinity, deluging territory
several miles in extent, swelling the
streams into torrents. sweeping away
bridges and sending a score of human
beings into eternity. The storm is
attributed to the approach of cool
wave from the Northwest Great dam
age was done by water in various parts
of the city. The streets were covered
by debris, car lines tied up and tracks
blockaded. At Dehaven. small town
near the Wildwood oil we'll, six people
were drowned.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-08-20

E. Simmons, wife and two daughters
were sitting in the yard at their home
in Chicago when they saw meteor de
scending and aiming directly toward
them. Terror overpowered them,
bound them to their seats and prevent.
ed their fleeing. But fortunately
while the mass of molten metal was
100 feet from them it burst and the
fragments scattered with report like
a cannon, the kissing sound which had
been growing in intensity eliminating
in last dying gasp. No fragments
could be found.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-08-20

Details have been received in Cape
Town of decisive victory won by 700
British troops composing Colonel Plum
mer's column. over native force esti-
mated at from 5000 to 1000. The
latter fought desperately and bravely.
charging within few yards of the
British rapid firing guns. About 500
Matabele warriors were slain during
the engagement. which lasted several
hours. About thirty of the British
soldiers and six officers were killed and
so wounded
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-08-20
Fatal Kansas CITY Fire.

One man was killed outright, one
perhaps fatally injured and five others
sustained more or less serious injuries
in a fire which started in Swift's pack
ing plant in Kansas City, Mo. The
property loss is nearly 500, 900. Joseph
Hoblowitz, night Waterman. was
suffocated or burned to death.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-08-20
Fire I'm a Penitentiary,

Cedar Rapids, Ia, Aug. IA Fire
in the Ansmosa penitentiary started at
8 o'clock in the cellar of the prison
dining room In short time the fire
was beyond control, and the entry
building was destroyed, including a
large library of 5000 volumes The
loss will be $4,000. The fire was
brought under control about II o'clock.
and no difficulty with the prisoners
was experienced.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-08-20
Will This Move Russia?

Athens, Aug. 10.-It is rumored that
the Mussulmans have invaded Herak-
lion and com united frightful excuses.
Many are reported killed and wounded.
The Mussulmans forced the Russian
consulate and severely maltreated
Vice. Consul Sarrows. The troops are
nowerless to check the disorder.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-08-20
American Money BIacklisted.

The Montreal chamber of commerce
has passed resolution expressing ap-
prevail of the action of the banks in that
district in charging discount of 10
per cent on all American money. 1t
also issued a warning to merchants,
farmers and the public generally not to
accept American money upon any con-
eideratiOn,
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-08-20
Arm. for Abyssinia Captured

Cairo, Aug. 14.-Au Italian man.
of.war has captured off the coast Of
Erythrea the Dutch steamer Doelwyk,
laden with $4,000 rifles, which are
supposed to be of Belgian manufacture
and which were destined for Ably ssinia.
The steamer and cagro will be taken to
the prize court at Massowah.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-08-20

An eastbound mail train from Chi
cago on the Lake Shore road, ran into
washout seventy feet long and thirty
feet deep near Otis. Ind and the entire
train. except the day coach, plunged
into the big hole. The engineer, James
Griffin, and the fireman, Michael
Roache, were almost instantly killed.
No one else was injured.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-08-20
A Boiler Exploded.

A hundred and fifty horsepower
boiler at the Lockville Brick Il Tile
works, near Maxine, O., exploded with
terrific force. completely wrecking the
building. Isaiah Johnson, an en-
gineer, had his back broken. He will
die. Samuel Snider was badly injured
about the head and had his breast
crushed. He cannot recover.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-08-20
A Wife Murd erer Hanged.

Charles Thiede was hanged in the
yard of the county Jail. at Salt Lake.
The execution was witnessed by large
number of people. 1t is the second
hanging in the history of Utah.
Thiede, who was a saloon keeper, WAS
convicted of numbering his wife on the
night Of April 3Oth. 1894, by nealry
severing her head from her body with
knife. He asserted his innocence to
the last
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-08-20
Increase of cholera in Egypt

Increase of cholera in Egypt is
the principal feature of report re-
ceived from the land of the Pharaohs
by Surgeon Genera Wyman, of the
marine hospital service in Washington.
Notwithstanding the measures taken
by DR.. Rogers Pasha. says the report
"the proportion of the cholera outbreak
shows the disease has got beyond the
control of the sanitary auth rites 1t
is no reflection upon Rogers Pasha Or
the members of the staff who are assist
ing him.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-08-20
Valor's Better Part.

Christiana, Norway, Aug. 10.-A
paper here publishes dispatch received
from Spitzbergen, saying Professor
Andre declares that unless the wind
soon changes he will pack away his
balloon and postpone his attempt to
cross the Arctic regions until 1897. as
there ia no midnight sun after August
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-08-20
Rut,der of the National Capitol DON

Rut,der of the National Capitol Dome
Washington, Aug. 14.-George d.
Miller, builder of the capitol dome, IS
dead. He left behind one OF the most
conspicuous monuments on this contl-
nent. and an ample architectural skill,
fonoons the world over. He entered
the Office of the architect OF the capitol
in 1872 and continued there until his
death. He was native of Baltimore.
As first assistant to the architect to the
oanitol. Miller had charge OF much i'm.
portant and responsible work
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-08-20
Will Traverse the Globe.

Miss Clara Parish. the seventh and
youngest w. G. T. U. round the world
missionary, has left Paris, ILL.,, for st.
Louis, starting on her trip around the
world. She will be given a big recep-
ton there. She will lecture at several
points in the West, and will sail from
San Francisco for Japan August 20.
She will take about two years to make
the trip,
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-08-20
A Fatal confederation.

A disastrous fire occurred in fac
tory in Christiana, Norway, and before
it was exeinguished, several buildings
were destroyed. A falling wall killed
six men and thirteen others were seri-
ously hurt, of which three have since
died. 1t is believed that three children
have persisted in. the ruins.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-08-20

A new magazine rife is in use In
italy. Ii contains six cartridges, can
he loaded and fred in fifteen seconds,
and sends a bullet through q three
foot brick wall at distance Of quar-.
ter of q mile.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-08-20
A Reverend Poisoner.

Rev. j. G. Hull, preacher, was ar
rested IN ST. Paul at the request of his
wife, charged with attempting to kill
her by administering poison in repeat
ed small doses. Hull is prominent in
st. Paul church circles.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-08-20

Women medical students will. in all
probability, be admitted to the uniyers-
ity Of Budapest during the next term.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-08-20
AGAIN!!
MONTAGUE 3 MCHUGH

the people OF Whacom, San Juan and Skag
Counties that they have large Stock of Dry Goods Clothing
Carpets Hats Caps Boots and Shoes nd that the
Of the must he sold in the THIRTY DAYS in
der to 0 so, will begin
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-08-20

Sale may close without further notice. Avail your
self of this opportunity to buy
goods at factory prices.
The record-union., 1896-08-26
FUSION ELECTORS.
Rumor That Secretary Brown Will
Refuse to Put Them on the Ticket.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. %. = The
Conference Committee OF Populists,
Democrats and Silverites tonight
agreed on the following plan Of fusion:
a committee consisting of six Demo-
Gratis, six Populists and three Silverites
Will meet III San Francisco on August
18th and receive the designations of all
candidates of these parties now in the
field. They viii then by two thirds
vote unite upon a single union candi-
date for each district. The committee
will report on September 9TH to the
State Central Committee of the various
parties concerned. The voters will then
be asked to support the union candi-
dates.
1t is understood that several candi-
dates, including those in the First, Sec
ond Fifth Districts, viii refuse to re-
sign. In this connection the Cali to-
morrow viii say that Secretary of State
Brown has expressed his intention of
refusing to place the fusion Electors
on the ticket, on the ground that the
election law of California required the
names of the Electors to be arranged
IN groups under their
party designation. Secretary Brown
states that he will ask the advice of
Attorney-General Fitzgerald on the
subject. The Attorney-G General declined
to be interviewed on the subject to-
night
The record-union., 1896-08-26

the others. the unconstitutional provis-
ions will be disregarded and the statute
read as if these provisions were not
there.
For the purpose of statutory con-
struction, the intention of the Legisla-
ture, as shown by the general scope and
purpose of the law, is to be ascertained.
1t is never to be assumed that the Leg
islature intended to enact an unconSti
tutional statute or that it supposed that
any part of an Act was beyond its con-
stitutional power; and if the general
scope of the Act is within its power the
act is not to be rendered null by rea-
son of a subsidiary provision which
was beyond its power to enact If the
manifest purpose of the Legislature can
be carried into effect by upholding the
Act and disregarding such subsidiary
provisions, that purpose will not be de-
feated by an unconstitutional provision
contained in a subordinate section in
the Act.
THE constitutional and unconstitu-
tiOnal provisions may even be contained
in the same section, and yet be perfect
II distinct and separable, so that the
first may stand, though the last fall.
The point is not whether they are con-
tanned in the same section; for the dis
tribution into sections is purely artifi-
Cial, but whether they are essentially
and inseparably connected in sub
stance. If, when the unconstitutional
portion is stricken out, that which re-
mains is complete in itself and capable
of being executed in accordance with
the apparent legislative intent wholly
independent of that which was rejected,
it must be sustained. If a statute at
tempts to accomplish two or more OBJ
jects, and is void as to one, it may still
be in every respect complete and valid
as to the other.
I'VE are of the opinion that the stat
ute under consideration falls within
this rule, and that as the provisions
of subdivision twenty-six of Section
110 are invalid by reason of being with
out the constitutional power of the Leg
islature to enact, they are to be disre-
garded, and do not affect the validity
OF the Act itself.
I'VE hold, therefore. that under the
County Government Act of 1898 the
term Of offices of all county and town
ship officers is fixed at four years, and
that those who were elected at the gen
eral election in 1894 hold their offices
for four years from the first Monday
after the 1st day Of January, 1895; that
the term of office of the three Supervis-
ors in each county who We're elected at
the general election in 1892 will ex-
pire on the first Monday after the 1st
day of January, 1897. and that their
successors are to be elected at the gen
eral election to be held in November of
the present year. The Superior Court
was, therefore, in error in holding that
none of the county officers were to be
elected at the coming lection
THE judgment is therefore reversed
and the Superior Court is directed to
sustain the demurrer to the complaint
Signed, Harrison, J.
We concur: Mcfarland, J.; Van Fleet,
J.; Garoutte. J.; Henshaw, j.; Beatty,
c. j.; Temple, J.
The record-union., 1896-08-26
EASTERN RACES.
Results of the Events at St. Louis
and COney Island.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 25.-Five-eighths of
a mile, Let Fly won, AL Lone second,
Our Bishop third. Time-1 :O31h.
Thirteen Of a mile Earl
Bug won. Mamie G.. second. Brigeton
third. Time-1 :2315
Three-fourths of mile, Aunt Susan
won, King Elm second, Eau Claire
third. Time-1:17H
Mile and twenty yards, Devault won.
Ace second, Royal Choice third Time
1 :4334
Five and half furlongs, Queen Safe
won, Fig Leaf second, Remember Me
third. Time-1 90
AT CONEY ISLAND.
CONEY ISLAND, Aug. 25.-Five-
eighths of mile, Chic won. Cleophus
second, Flying Squadron third. Time
-1:001b
Three-fourths of mile. Tom Crom-
we'll won, Bonaparte second, Madge G.
third. Time-1: :161a
Seven-eighths of a mile. Clifford
won, Sherlock second, Rhodesia third
Time-1:2 :29h.
One mile, Aurelian won, Lake Shore
second, Brandywine third Time-1 Az
One and one-eighth miles, Damsen
won. Chugnut second, Pearl Song third
Time-1 :56A.
one and one-quarter miles, Halfing
won, Ferrier second, Deer Slayer third
Tlme-2:09
The record-union., 1896-08-26

the light air with her small sail spread.
but whenever the wind increased she
showed considerable speed, and her ad-
mirers still have hopes of her in a
breeze.
"A tremendous crowd of spectators on
the decks of a hundred or more excur-
SION steamers witnessed to-day's race
and the Canada received an ovation
when she slipped across the finish line
just before the expiration of the time
limit agreed to under the rules.
Three seconds after the starting gun
was fired, at 11:00:03, the Vencedor
crossed the line one minute and fifteen
seconds ahead of the Canada. which
rapidly made up the difference in the
light wind, and ten minutes later was at
the Chicago's boat quarter After
blanlseting the Vencedor the Fife boat
passed ahead to windward
At 2:0o:02 the Canada finished the
first round, and at 2:13:30 the vencedor
followed. On this leg the Chicago boat
did better, and began to overhaul the
canada. When the next mark was
reached the VencedOr had gained twen-
ty-five seconds, their time of turning
being: Canada 2:39:40, vencedor
2:4S:25.
The wind again fell light. and the
canada, as usual, began to draw away
from the Vencedor, and gained five min
utes and thirty-five seconds on her be-
fore she turned the second mark at
$3.50, and the Vencedor at 3:43:50.
The Canada pointed up well on the last
leg, and dropped the Vencedor steadily,
and crossed the line a winner at 4:19:0S.
the Vencedor not finishing until 437:07.