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The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-15
Went Through . Bird 20.

Pittsburg, Pa, April THE wooden
span of the north-end approach to the
Ohio connecting bridge collapsed about
6 o'clock this morning, while the Fort
Wayne freight train was crossing and
the engine and thirteen cars were pre-
cipitated to Mcclure avenue, fifty feet
below. Fireman Haggerty was killed
instantly, and Engineer William Ora
ham SO badly injured that the cannot
recover. The engine was completely
wrecked, and the cars, which were
loaded with coal and iron, were
entirely demolished. The loss will be
very heavy. The Ohio connecting bridge
crossed the Ohio river at Woods run,
and connected the Panhandle and Fort
Wayne roads of the Pennsylvania Com
PAW.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-15
NORTHWEST BREVITIES
Evidence of Steady Growth
and Enterprise.
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
IRON All the Cities and Towns eS
the Thriving Sister States

Sixteen hundred sheep were sold in
Huntington last week at an average
price Of 81 per head.
Clerk G. A. Jennings, of Lane ooun-
ty, issued marriage license last week
to Thomas c. Purcell, aged 81 years,
and Elizabeth Hoffman, aged 81 years.
More beef cattle have been shipped
from Gazelle this season than any pre-
ceding winter, says the Lakeview Ex-
aminer. About 700 carloads have gone
since September.
A barge loaded with $50, 900 feet OF
lumber belonging to Goering & Co.,
sank near the fshermen's cannery in
Astoria. The lumber was washed up
on the beach, and can be saved.
Seufert Bros. have bought the lease
held by The Dalles Canning Company
on their cannery above The Dalles, and
will soon begin putting it in repair.
They expect to put the cannery in good
condition before the fishing season
opens.
The Coquille river is cutting away
the sand behind the south jetty,a at Ban
don, and will in time, if let alone, cut
a channel clear through to the ocean,
leaving the breakwater in the river,
says correspondent of Coquille City
paper.
Two shifts are at work at the Jewett
mine, in Josephine county, and the
work is progressing at the rate of about
four feet per day. About $50 tons Of
good ore are on the dump, and new
mill will be erected as soon as the roads
get better.
DR.. J. H. Hawkins and Joe Lyons,
of Douglas county, have imported
twenty prairie chickens from Eastern
Oregon and turned them loose in the
vicinity of Drain and Snowden. Their
effort to introduce this favorite game
bird into Southern Oregon will be ap-
preciated by sportsmen.
A trapper who has been hunting and
trapping on the Malheur river south OF
the agency valley this winter, reports
to the Vale Advocate one Of those
prodigies of nature known as a wild
man. The Advocate says the biped 10
of giant stature, being at least seven
feet high, having long and massive
arms that reach to it's knees, while the
whole body is covered with curly,
glossy hair.
In the chase after the escaped con-
victs from Idaho, one of the officers,
Hugh Fulton, had peculiar accident,
and narrow escape from death. At
Vale, when he was mounting his horse,
the animal backed into we'll sixteen
feet deep. Fulton went down first.
and the horse afte.. him. BY remark
able chance, the animal did not fall on
him. Fulton received q couple Of
broken ribs. The horse sprang to it,
feet and began to strike at Fulton, and
came near crushing his skull before
rope could be lowered to the endangered
man.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-15
DAY IN THE SENATE.
Cuba and Bankruptcy the Subjects
Discussed.

Washington, April 8.-Much bad
blood was developed in the senate today
over the Cuban question, and there
were numerous stormy passages and
acrimonious personal charges. Early
in the day Morgan called up his reso-
luton declaring that state of war ex-
listed in Cuba and recognizing both par
ties as belligerents. He spoke for some
time in dispassionate manner for the
resolution, but was aroused by Hale to
series of sharp retorts. 1t led to the
declaration by Morgan that, instead of
sending lawyer to Cuba to investigate
the case of DR.. Ruiz, as was contem-
plated, the administration would do
we'll to send a ship of war to Havana to
demand redress. At another point
Hale questioned Morgan's statement
that Cuban prisons were stuffed"
with American prisoners, declaring the
information reaching him Hale showed
that no such condition existed. Nor
gan asked who this information came
from, and then holly asserted that he
knew where it came from, and the
world knew where it came from, as the
senator from Maine had not denied that
he was in communication with the
Spanish authorities. Hale Indignantly
denied that his information came from
Spanish sources, and said it was fur
nished in every item by American citi-
zens.
The strain occasioned by this charge
and denial was relieved by the expira-
tion of the morning hour, which cut off
the debate. The Morgan resolution
lost its place, and went to the bottom
of the calendar, but Morgan will con-
tinue his speech tomorrow, and has
given notice of motion to proceed
with the Cuban resolution to a final
vote.
Most of the day was given to the
bankruptcy bill, Stewart Of Nevada,
speaking in opposition. The discus
sion drifted to the financial question,
Chandler and Stewart having discus
sion on bimetallism. During the day
Earl introduced a resolution for the
immediate reorganization of senate
committees, and the filling OF all va
cancies. He spoke briefly, for the first
time since entering the senate, on the
injustice of keeping the new senators
from committee service. The resolu-
ton went over until tomorrow.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-15
Arrested for Splitting in a Car.

San Francisco, April 9.-The officers
of the Market-street Railroad Company
have begun the enforcement of the new
ordinance which prohibits, among
other things, expectoration on the floor
of a street car.
For the defendant in the first case a
notable man has been chosen, William
B. Bradbury, the capitalist, who lives
in the imposing mansion at the north
east corner of Vanness avenue ana Cal
ifornia street. If the Market-stree'
company had sought shining marx IN
it's first defendant, it could not nave
aimed more truly than at the owner OF
the mansion. Bradbury is known iof
his fine trotting horses and his eccentric
personality, as we'll as for his big house.
The accused states that he will test the
validity Of the law, and has engaged
counSa1
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-15
Senator Pettigrew's Amendment.

Washington, April 8.-Senator Pet
tigrew today presented an amendment
to the sundry civil bill making provi-
sions for complete survey of all lands
withdrawn from the public domain by
the executive order of February %
last, creating forest reserves. The
amendment appropriates $3.50, 600 and
puts the work in the hands of the d.
rector of the geological survey. The
amendment also gives the president ex-
plicit authority to revoke, modify or
suspend any and all such executive or
ders and proclamations or parts thereof
from time to time as he shall deem best
for the public interests.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-15
Act of a Plucky Girl.

Oakland, April 5.-Miss M. Morgan,
a high school student, is conceded to
be one of the pluckiest girls in this city,
for ON Saturday night last she chased
and overlook tramp who had robbed
her, and wrested from him some $18 in
cash snatched from her grasp but few
moments before. Miss Morgan had just
received change for $40 piece from a
messenger boy, when the tramp, who
had evidently followed him, knocked
at the door of the house and asked for
aims. Seeing the money in Miss Nor
CAMS hand, he grabbed it and made off;
but she promptly gave chase, and re-
covered her property after brief
struggle.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-15
AID FROM ENGLAND.
British Government May
Help Pacify Crete.
GERMANY's COURSE EXPLAINED
She Withdrew From the European
Concert Because the Other
Powers Were Too Slow.

1OWeTD were 100 BLOW.
New York, April IA Herald dis
patch from St. Petersburg says:
1t begins to look very much as though
England and Russia were undertaking
the pacifcation of Crete, as they at the
present moment are the only two pow
ers actively disposed. The St. Peters
burg Herald says:
GAS matters appear we merely await
the day when the telegraph will bring
US the news that England, with one of
the other powers has received man.
date to pacify Crete.''
1t is understood England has intimat-
ed her willingness in case Of need to
cooperate with another power, at the
same time letting it be known that the
task is distasteful enough, and under
taken only in case of absolute need to
prevent massacre.
The position of Germany, which has
been much criticised as being the power
that urged strong action and now fails
to act up to her part, needed a defni-
ton. 1t is distinctively given thus:
Germany advocated in the strongest
possible terms the immediate blockade
Of Greece as the solution in the cause
Of peace, but that was six weeks ago.
Then neither the Greek nor Turkish
army had been modified, and the posi-
ton of the king of Greece would have
been saved and the dangerous public
agitation stopped. For lack of prompti-
tude in action. England, France and
Italy have been deemed by Germany to
have encouraged the Greeks and Gre
tans in their lawlessness, and brought
about the deplorable and discreditable
position in which matters stand today,
for which Germany refuses all respon-
sibility. That is the reason Germany
refuses to take part in sending troops,
and to sacrifice herself for the results of
the weakness of others.
In Russia, England is held to have
been the greatest offender in her fatal
indecisiOn, causing a well-known per-
scnage here to remark:
England makes proposition which
we accept, and before our reply has
time to reach London, she has changed
her mind and launches some other idea,
cancelling the first. For instance, it
was Lord Salisbury's cabinet which
suggested the blockade of Volo. Now
they don't want it. Thus it is easy to
understand the irritation which exists
here at the present unsatisfactory con-
dition of affairs, for which Russia is in
nowise responsible, but into which she
is unwillingly yet inevitably drawn"
Meantime the utmost efforts are be-
ing made to procure an efficient COVER
nor for Crete. Belgium has been ap-
preached, but although she has many
competent men, none care to risk life
and reputation among the evil-reputed
Cretan islanders, whose latest mas
sacres of Mussulmans, women and chill
dren, are known. The definite appoint
ment of Admiral Canevaro to the direc-
ton Of affairs, failing in the selection
of another governor, is approved here,
but apparently objected to by the
French.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-15
WashinGt0n.

Beef cattle are scarce in Yakima.
The Office Of registrar of the univer.
sity of Washington has been abolished.
The log drives in the Palouse are
making some progress, although the
river is too high for speedy driving.
Governor Rogers has announced tho
appointment of E. A. Mcdonald, . sill
yer Republican, Of Tacoma, as dairy
commissioner.
Several Of the stockmen about Water
vile are preparing for spring round
up to see how many of their stock they
have lost during the winter.
A force of men is now at work grad
ing the Northern Pacific railroad st
Ritzville. The company intends grad
ing the track from Cheney to Connell.
A farmer living near Ziliah is report
ed to have raised thirty-five tons Of
potatoes on five acres of land without
cultivating the ground after the first
planting.
The Puyallup Commerce says that
hops are already up few inches, that
the big Meeker yards have had their
first blowing, and the men are now
scalping.
News has been received in Walla
Walla that it il Governor Rogers in.
tention to retain company G, Of the
National Guard, in the service, If pos
sible.
The principal Of the Cheney normal
school has announced that the school
will continue until commencement,
June Is, despite the fact that the gov
ernor has vetoed the appropriation.
The Olympic reserve is included BE-
tween the 47th and 48th degrees Of ist-
itude, and the 123d and hath degrees
Of longitude The reserve taken in
about two-thirds Of the Olympic PEN
insula.
The warehouse at the end Of the long
wharf in Ocosta collapsed during
strong gust Of wind last week. The
building has been familiar landmark
since tho birth Of Ocosta, and will b
greatly missed.
The Commercial Club Of North Yak
lima has sent for : lot Of sugar-beet seed
to be distributed among farmers Of the
Yakima valley.
A patent has been received ct the
Spokane land office conveying title 70
the Northern Pacific Railway Company
10 26, 600 acres Of land in southeastern
Stevens and northern Spokane counties.
The land lies in township -, range -.
in which the town Of Milan ID situated;
and in township 81, range IS. and
township 81, range -. Just north q
Nsvpoet,
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-15

Astoria, Or, April Lyman Bah
cock, foreman of the Clatsop mills, met
with an accident this morning that win
probably result in his death. While
standing on chute at the mills, watch
ing the progress Of log ~ it was being
hauled into position, he was struck By
4 heavy chain and Knocked headlong to
the beach below. He struck on his
back across log. His back was broken
and he sustained internal injuries.
His physicians have not given mp hops
for his recovery.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-15
H..,.r schr.der.s whereabouts.

New Haven, Conn. April 9--Schra.
der, the alleged healer, has made his
appearance here, as he claims, after
fast of forty days in the mountains OF
Mexico. During that time he declares
he tasted no food, and water was all
that passed his lips. Several hundred
men, women and children, most OF them
Italians from the laboring classes, have
crowded his quarters on Meadow street,
and had him pass his hands over them
and give them his blessing.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-15
Cabinet Considered the Flood.

Washington, April 8.-The cabinet
meeting today lasted over an hour, and
was devoted almost entirely to the con-
sideratlon of the question Of sending a
special message calling attention to the
propriety and urgency of legislation for
relief OF the food sufferers It was the
unanimous opinion of the cabinet that
special message should go to congress.
Inc message is now in preparation, and
Will go to congress tomorrow.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-15

Canea, Crete, April The block
house at Butsuaria was attacked from
several directions by insurgents today,
and international troops replied with
artillery fire. The fighting lasted four
hours. The French commander reports
that the Greek troops took part in the
action. Two European soldiers were
wounded.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-15
Guns Shipped From Bethlehem.

Bethlehem, Pa. April THE Beth
lehem Iron Company made q shipment
for the government to Sandy Hook OF
twenty-four cannon, loaded on dat
cars. The shipment was made up prin-
cipally of eight and ten-inch guns, be-
ing finished complete, ready for mount
ing
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-15
Porte Trying to Raise Funds.

Constantinople, April 6.-The porte
Is endeavoring to negotiate with the
ottoman bank for loan of e2O0, 600,
,or the purchase of cannon, but it is not
believed the attempt will be successful.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-15

st. Louis, April 7.-Sylvester SEQ
vile, OF Cleveland, O., the Cuban COR
respondent OF New York, was married
At 1880 O'Clock this morning to Miss
FRANCES Cabanne, at the home of the
BRIDES parents.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-15

Stoneville, Miss, April 9.-Last
night 200 negroes were isolated on
piece of railroad embankment near
Bogue Phalia, without food or shelter.
Relief was Immediately sent, and they
are now being cared for. Yesterday
evening trestle on the Yazoo & Mis-
sissippi Valley road, four miles north
If Greenville, was suddenly swept
away. and two men who had sought
shelter on it were precipitated into the
rushing torrent One was drowned and
the other rescued. Planters, citizens
and all charitable institutions are doing
everything possible to relieve the suf-
fororS
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-15
r,o,.,dered, but Reached No Result.

Washington, April s.-The senate
committee on interstate commerce met
for the purpose, if possible, of mapping
ont ! policy in regard to the railroad
sac;slat;on during the present congress
Ne d, result was accomplished beyond
s 40 to the appointment OF 2 sub
e to determine the advisable
;tv Of granting hearing on bills before
the committee.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-15

Only seventeen towns " .asss0nu
..tts are without public libraries.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-15
A Barbarous Crime.

Victoria, B. G April 9.-Australian
mail brings evidence of barbarous
crime committed in New Hebrides.
Mr.. S. Duncan, white trader, who
reached Sydney from South Africa last
wear, met his death in a very painful
way while trading with natives. 1t
seems the unfortunate man was tied up
to one of the trees for three days. He
was kept alive in such way that the
food was forced down his throat. AT
the end of three days he was cut down
and killed and eaten, women even JOIN
ing ieyfully in the cannibalistic feast.
There was great assemblage from the
various groups of islands. Duncan it
appears, was single man, about 80
wears old. He was a peaceable man,
and his friends at Sydney say that ne
would not draw his revolver on any
account. From those who know the
New Hebrides has been collected the
information that the natives are treach-
erous, they having on several occasions
dealt murderously with Europeans.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-15

Word from Santiago province shows
that General Garcia is gaining victory
after victory. he has absolute control
of the province outside Of the big towns
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-15
MAY NOT BE SHOT.
Orders Have Come From Madrid to
Spare Rivera.

Orders Have Come From Madrid to
Spare Rivera.
New York, April IA World Ha-
vana special says: The belief is that
Rivera will not be shot. An order is
said to have come from Madrid to spare
his life. This is not prompted from
motives of humanity, but to make a
good impression upon the United
States and other nations General
Weyler is furious, it is reported, and
may cause the order to be withdrawn,
in which case General Rivera would be
put to death.
A World courier brings report from
the insurgents that General Rivera had
received orders from Gomez to turn
over his command to General Roloff
and he was about to report to Gomez
for another duty when he was captured.
That his capture was brought about by
treason is still suspected, but Senior
Jorrin is no longer accused. The traitor
is thought to have been petty officer
under General Rivera.
Weyler is evidently more anxious to
kill time than the rebels. A courier
reports that the captain-general re-
manned aboard the steamer off Sagua
la Grande from March 20 to March rs,
during which time nobody was allowed
to see him. Then he wasted two days
more ashore seeing no one. General
Weyler now is in Cienfuegos, another
comfortable city. There he has discov-
cred great corruption in furnishing
army supplies for paper money. He
has imprisoned leading men and the
chief of police and has removed the
governor.
It is reliably stated that General
Weyler is seeing at Cienfuegos and
communicating with Cubans who are
plotting to get General Gomez in q
trap. General Gomez remains at
Arroyo Blanco, camping either at Santa
Teresa, Juan Criello. La RefOrma or
Las Barraconee He stays west OF the
trocha, but can pass it with impunity.
A family just CROSSED It, cut down the
wire and saw no soldiers.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-15

Nearly 100 Havana volunteers who
enlisted for home duty only were sent
to the front this week.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-15
AID FROM CONGRESS.
An Appropriation Of $500, 900 Set Apart
for Flood Sufferers.

Washington, April Cuba and the
flood sufferers divided attention in the
senate today. The reading of the pres
ldent's message, urging congressional
relief for the devastated regions of the
Mississippi valley, was followed by the
passage of joint resolution offered bv
Jones OF Arkansas, appropriating $780,
900 to be Immediately available for the
flood sufferers. 1t was passed by the
unanimous vote Of the senate. The
plans were changed, however, when
the house resolution appropriating
5000, 600 for the Mississippi river and
Red river Of the North was received.
This was accepted in lieu of the former
resolution and was passed unanimously.
Morgan resumed his speech in
support Of the resolution declaring that
a state OF war exists in Cuba. It was
uneventful, and failed to develop any
renewal of the sharp personal conflict
incident to the debate yesterday. In
connection with the discussion over the
flood resolution today it was urged
against passing the Bate resolution
that the epidemic fund should not be
despoiled. 1t served definite purpose,
and it was desirable to give specific
relief to the Mississippi food sufferers.
Nelson moved an amendment includ-
ing the Red river of the North with the
Mississippi in the terms of the resolu-
ton. Jones pleaded against the en-
barrassment of the resolution with the
Red river amendment. The resolu-
ton, he said, had been framed after the
most careful inquiry by the president
and secretary of war through govern
ment officials in the flooded districts.
If relief was requisite for the Red river
it could readily be secured as separate
proposition. Yielding to these appeals,
Nelson withdrew his amendment.
After the passing of this resolution, a
message was received from the house
reporting the passage by that body of a
joint resolution appropriating 5000, 900
for food sufferers along the Mississippi
and Red river of the North.
Jones stated the house resolution was
the same as the one just passed by the
senate with the exception that $50, 900
for the Red river was included. He
moved the passage of the house resolu-
ton, and it prevailed. The original
senate resolution was then reconsidered
and laid aside.
Morgan then continued his speech,
begun yesterday, in support of the res
olution declaring that state of war
exists in Cuba, and recognizing both
parties as belligerents.
Morgan referred to General Weyler's
orders herding together people in the
towns aud villages of Cuba for the pur-
pose of starving them. How long, he
asked, was this captain-general to con-
tinue in power, issuing new orders day
after day, as his within or caprice might
dictate, resulting in the utmost harsh
ness against American citizens in Cuba!
At 2 O'Clock the senate went into ex-
ecutive session, and at $3.50 adjourned.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-12-29

1t is bad enough for any one to get drunk
at any time; it is a disgrace and degreda-
ton, and all who do so, do IL Of their W
free will and accord. No one is compelled to
do so, and any one having sufficient control
OF his own actions as to be able to find the
only places where can be found that which
makes him drunk, robs him Of his manhood,
and reduces him to a level below that Of
brutes, can just as easily direct his footsteps
in a different direction.
But the spectacle Of men reeling drunk on
the public streets Of any place on Christmas
day-the birthday Of Him who cameto redeem
all the race, the Christ child, 30 full Of love
and sympathy for man as to offer himself as
a sacrifice that all might be ~saved-the per-
son who celebrates such an anniversary by
making OF himself a spectacle so disgusting
and indecent, is less to be respected than the
cattle that stood in the Manager on that bless
ed night, almost nineteen hundred years ago,
when Mary and the Babe shared the shelter
Of the stable.