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The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-02-18

Both the senate and house put in part
of Wednesday with routine matters, al
though at the afternoon session the
house passed five senate bills, which
are now in the hands of the governor,
none of which, however, are OF particu-
lar importance.
The house passed one of its own
measures, which places the rate OF in
terest at per cent by contract, and 8
per cent otherwise. The Populists
had taken great interest in this bill and
voted for it almost unanimously.
Houghton's sugar bounty bill was
recommended favorably in the senate,
after amendments had been offered, and
was put on the calendar as special
order. 1t allows bounty of cent a
pound on sugar made from beets for
which 81 a ton have been paid, but
prohibits more than $50, 900 being paid
in one year.
Senator-elect Turner addressed the
joint railroad committees of the legis-
lature and large number Of members
in the house on the railroad-commis-
sion bill and the Miller rate-reduction
bill, now under consideration.
The woman's rights bill, which came
up from the house few days ago, will
come up for action in the senate at an
early date, it having been recommended
favorably by committee today.
1t was agreed to amend the house bill
changing the salary of the reporter of
the supreme court from 81, 500, as it
passed the house, to $4,000. The pres
ent salary is 5000.
The following senate bills passed:
By High. appropriating SOB to O.
M. Hidden for plans and specifications
for water system at the school for de-
fective youth; T. J. Miller, relating to
trade marks, labels, etc., and prevent
ing counterfeits; Cole, authorizing the
secretary of state to purchase supplies
for members of the legislature at each
session, under the authority of the
printing board memorial by T. j.
Miller, asking congress to grant one
section of public land in each township
of the state, the proceeds to be used for
wagon roads exclusively.
The following senate bills failed to
pass:
By Grow, repeating an act authorizing
actions against the state; committee on
state library, to purchase $50 unbound
volumes of old session laws; memorial
by T. J. Miller, to fix the minimum
price on state granted lands.
The house Wednesday accepted Tay-
lor's senate bill fixing the age of con-
sent at 18 years, in place of the house
bill sent to the senate few days ago.
The senate bill is different from the
house bill only in that it does not re-
peal all existing laws on the same SUBJ
ject, for fear persons now under trial
might not be successfully prosecuted.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-02-18
Possible Cure for Cancer.

A Russian physician, Doctor Den
isenko, has been experimenting with
the sap of the "wartwort," plant OF
the spurge family, as possible cure for
cancer. In a st. Petersburg medical
journal he gives particulars OF seven
cases in which he has applied the treat
ment with apparent success. The sap
of the wartwort Is Of poisonous ma
ture, and can be used only under care.
full medical supervision.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-02-18
Saved in the Senate.

The acknowledgements Office was
saved in the senate Thursday. The
house bill abolishing the Office in 1901,
at the end of the present incumbent s
term, was reported on adversely this
morning by the committee on elections
and privileges, and the senate promptly
postponed the bill indefinitely by vote
of 20 ayes to noes.
The senate concurrent resolution by
Keith, memorializing congress to elm
mediately recognize the belligerency of
Cuba and receive her representatives, !"
was returned with majority and mi
nority report, the former urging its
adoption. The resolution was placed
on the calendar.
Yeends' "mortgage-on-death" bill,
which provides that liens can be placed
on gravestones, monuments, etc., was
reported favorably and placed on the
calendar.
The new bills introduced in the sem
ate were: By Taylor, relating to sani-
tary drainage; yesterday, relating to
duties of coroners and sheriffs; Paul,
providing for judge OF superior court
in Douglas and Okanogan counties
jointly; in relation to prosecuting at
torneys; McReavy, to provide for the
selection Of official papers in all coun-
ties of the state for county printing;
Crow, to provide for the removal of the
seat of government of the state Of
Washington and providing an emer-
gency.
Taylor's bill, giving laborers first
lien for labor performed against the
franchise or real or personal property of
any person, company or corporation
operating railway, canal, transporta-
ton company, or water, mining, or
manufacturing company or sawmill,
lumber or timber company, passed the
senate.
Lands bill, making it unlawful to
kill or poison honey bees, or to place
any poisoned sweetened substance ac-
cessible to honey bees, passed the SEN
ate
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-02-18
San Francisco. Feb. g. 1897.


Potatoes - Salinas Burbanks, 75@
85c; Early Rose, 75@85c; River Bur-
banks, 5O@75c; sweets, $1,000 1.25
per GENITAL.
Onions-$1. SO @1.85 per GENITAL.
Eggs-Store, 15@ Ice; ranch, II is.
Fancy creamery, 81 @22c; do
seconds, 1870 100; fancy dairy, TIC;
seconds, 14@15c.
Cheese - Fancy mild, new, Zoe;
fair to good, 1860; Young America,
11@12c; Eastern, 10 @14Hc.
Wool-C Choice mountain, SO &c; poor
do, 4@5c; San Joaquin plains, SO DO;
do foothill, 6@8c per pound.
Hay-Wheat, IS. O0@11; wheat and
OFT, $7@10; oat, $6.Oo@8. 90; barley.
5000 s. so; alfalfa, Sc. 00@ z. 50; clover,
&c. 90 8. 90; stock, IS. 0@6- 90 per ton
Tropical Fruit Bananas, 81. 00@
/. 90 per bunch; pineapples. $2@4
Citrus Fruit Oranges, navel. Stu
oars; seedlings do 75c@ Las; COM
mon lemons, 81. 00@1.25; good to
choice, 81 @2. 90; fancy. $2.25@2. 50
Per box.
Apples Common. SOC $50 per box;
Eastsrn. -. 00@3 90 per barrel
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-02-18
To Prevent Betting on Elections.

To Prevent Betting ON Elections.
Hansen's bill to prevent betting on
elections was killed in the house by q
vote of SO to IL.
The theater-hat nuisance will he
wiped out by the legislature, if the bill
introduced in the house by Pierson Of
King becomes law, and the work OF
reform will attract more than ordinary
attention. Persons bill proposes to
prevent persons attending theatrical
or other performances, where an adj
mission fee is charged, from wearing
upon his or her head, any hat, bonnet
or covering for the head which may
obstruct the view Of any person during
the performance in q theater, hall,
opera-house or building where such
performance is given" It provides !
penalty Of from - to SO
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-02-18
INVESTIGATIONS ENDED.
Tho Committee Makes It's Report and
IL Discharged.

The Com mittee Makes It's Report and
IL Discharged.
Both houses of the legislature recon-
vened at 2 O'Clock Monday afternoon,
after recess since Friday last, and i'm
mediately got down to work to clear the
calendars.
The most important feature of the
DAVIS proceedings was the report of the
house senatorial investigating commit
tee. which submitted report in the
Warner case and asked for further time
to investigate other matters under con-
sideration. The house, however, &C.
cepted the report and discharged the
committee, which puts an end to the
bribery Investigations. The report,
while making no recommendations,
submitted its findings on the evidence.
It reported that Warner had APP
preached Squire with list OF members
who had formed to prevent deadlock,
and that proposition to get control OF
the combination in Squire's interest
was discussed; that Squire entertained
the proposition, but demurred on ac-
count of not having the $1,000, which
was wanted for the purpose of dining
and winning the members in the COM
bination; that the men whose names
were on the list had come together to
prevent deadlock, and that nothing
dishonorable was intended at any time
by such organization.
Further than receiving the report,
no action was taken, and Warner will
retain his seat.
Most of the days session in the SEN
ate was devoted to considering Senator
Highs bill for constitutional amend
ments reducing the salaries of state
officials. All were killed, except that
affecting secretary of state and superin-
tendent of public instruction. The
former passed without an enacting
clause, which will require its recon-
sideratiOn.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-02-18
THE STRONGEST roRr1F1cAr1oa

Against disease, one which enable us to un-
dergo unscathed risks from hurtful climatic
influences, exposure, oyerwork and fatigue, is
the vigor that is impaired to a debilitated
physique by the peerless medicinal safeguard,
Hostetters Stomach Bitters. You may possess
this vigor in higher degree than the trained
athlete, although your muscular development
may be far inferior to his. Vigor implies sound,
good digestion and sound repOse, two blessings
conferred by the Bitters, which remedies ma
1arial, rheumatic, nervous and kidney trouble.
Smokeless powder. made of ammonia
and two forms of potassium, has been
invented by Californian.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-02-18
Antitrust Bill Introduced.

Speaker Cline has introduced a bill
for the purpose of preventing trusts in
the state of Washington. It provides
that all arrangements, contracts, agree
ments, trusts or combinations made
with view to lessen full and free COM
petition in the importation or sale of
articles imported into the state, or in
the manufacture or sale of articles of
domestic growth, or domestic raw ma
terial, or which tend to advance, re-
duce or control the price Of any of these
products, are against public policy, un-
lawful and void.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-02-18
A Street Railway Bill.

Williams of King has presented
bill to the house to require street rail-
road companies to equip each car used
upon their lines with an emergency
brake, which shall be sufficient to stop
the car when running at full speed,
within four lengths of such car.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-02-18
Protectio for the Coalminer..

The house devoted the entire session
Wednesday morning to discussing two
bills, by ]. 0. Edwards, relative to coal
mines and coal miners. After each
had been amended it was passed to its
third reading. One of the bills pro-
vide that if miners are entombed the
state shall take immediate steps to Sc
cure their release.
A bill by De Mattos remitting the
penalty and interest on all taxes levied
in 1895, and the years prior thereto,
was killed by an overwhelming vote.
The following bills passed: By De
Mattos, for constitutional amend
ment authorizing judges of the supreme
court to pass upon the constituionality
of bills before the legislature; by De
Mattos, for constitutional amendment
granting the franchise to women.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-02-18
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER.
Downing, Hopkins = Company's Review
Of Trade.

Downing, Hopkins = COmpAny's Review
Of Trade.
The week closes on firmer wheat mar
kets, based primarily on decided feel.
ing that the liquidation of long wheat
had run it's course for the present. That
this liquidation has been completed is
not to be doubted, and legitimate laws
will once more control the market.
Foreigners have been liberal buyers OF
wheat in all positions in our market
during the decline. Expert sales are
large both for prompt and deferred ship
ment. The interor milling demand
has been rather disappointing but
shows some sign of improvement. The
point to be considered as most worthy
Of attention when considering the
price of wheat is, that the conditions
Of supply and demand which caused the
advance to over 85c still exist with even
increased force. Such being the case,
wheat should prove a profitable pur-
chase after this severe break, due to
speculative stampede entirely unwar-
ranted by facts. One popularity in
the SlGudGlOI Has UCCA oAi0 law PoOA
market. When Chicago closed weak,
Liverpool would come from "a to Id
higher the next morning, and vice
versa when we closed strong, conse-
quently the people who have been in
the habit of taking their cue from the
action Of foreign markets, have been
sadly at sea. May wheat at Chicago
closed on Saturday at NC, a gain OF 40
from the lowest point reached during
the late decline, and l nc better than
the closing price weak ago.
In the corn market prices are nearly
unchanged from what they were
week ago. 1t is difficult task to say
ANYTHING new of corn that could pos
sibly be of interest to the trade. Ev-
eryone knows about the big crop of
1896, and how unwieldly an output
it was, and how hard it is to lift the
price. It will take something artificial
to do it, and that is not even a prOba-
bility, for the reason that legitimate
arguments for present prices are found
in such superabundance as to render
any attempt at manipulation an inn
practicability.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-02-18

A scientist claims that there are only
seventy-two different kinds of venom
GUS snakes in this country.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-02-18

/ believe Piso's Cure is the only medi-
cine that will cure consumption.-Ann
M. Ross, Williamsport, Pa, Nov. II, 1895.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-02-18

Composite Roads should Be Popular.
People In the vicinity Of Pittsburg
have started Z movement In favor Of
composite roads, consisting Of I ma
cadamised track dozen feet wide,
with dirt road alongside Of It. It
Is well known that dirt roads In sum-
mer afford pleasanter driving than any
other kind, but In winter or continued
wet weather they are at the other ex-
trems. It II stated that this combina-
ton road can b built for $4,000 4
mile, or about half a. much a. one
macadamised full width. The idea
seems to be one worthy Of general At
tention and careful experiment.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-02-18
In the House.

When the house convened Monday
afternoon, a flood of petitions was pre-
sented against the passage of the bill
abolishing fshtraps and against the
bill creating compulsory pilotage law.
The matter of the investigation of
the different state institutions, which
has caused so much opposition and dis
cussion in the house, was practically
settled this afternoon by passing to it's
third reading, with amendments,
RAIDERS joint resolution, which pro-
vides for the appointment of one in
specting committee for each Of the fol-
lowing groups:
Cheney and Ellensburg normal
schools and Medical Lake insane asy-
lum; Whatcom normal school and the
state university; reform school and
school for defective youth; Steilacoom
insane asylum; agricultural college and
Soldiers Home.
Taylor's senate bill passed. 1t pro-
hibits attorneys from seeking divorce
business through advertising.
Strives bill, providing for the adop-
tion of legal heir under the age of 81
years, instead of Is, passed.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-02-18
Written Biat0EY.

The question whether there u any
written history which antedates the
Hebrew Scriptures II one that has
given scholars no little trouble. The
first books Of the Bible were, accord
ing to the statements or the most capa-
BILE critics, written some time between
B. G. 1491, the date Of the Jewish exo.
dus from Egypt. and B. g. 1857, the
date Of the settlement In Palestine,
Egypt, at the date Of the exodus, was
a powerful civilized state. and to Judge
from the illusions made by ancient
authors, undoubtedly then, possessed
. great body Of literature. It has,
however, with the exception OF frag-
ment here and there, all persisted. The
monumental history Of Egypt, that II,
the annals recorded on monuments and
memorial stones, began during the
third Memphite dynasty, which. ae-
cording to Marietta, commenced to rule
B. G. 4440, according to Brugsch B. O.
1905. Though many interesting facts
have been culled from the monuments
Of those very ancient times, their rec
ords can not properly be called con-
nected history, and the Hebrew his
torical writings are thus the oldest au-
thentic and connected documents
known to the scholar.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-02-18

Seattle, WASH, Feb. g. 1897.
Wheat-Chicken feed, $27 per ton.
Oats-Choice, $1,000 per ton.
Barley-Rolled or ground, $22 per
ton.
Corn-Whole, $40 per ton; cracked,
$21; feed meal, $21.
r-(Jobbing)-Patent excellent,
$5.1O; Novelty A, $500; California
brands, $500; Dakota, So. so; patent,
$625.
Millstuffs-Bran, $500 per ton;
shorts, $40.
Chopped feed, $17.25 per ton;
middlings, $22; oilcake meal, 500.
Hay-Puget sound, per ton, $4,000
1000; Eastern Washington, $14.
Butter = Fancy native creamery,
brick, 24c; select, 23c; tubs, 22c;
ranch, 18c.
Cheese-NativeW ashington, 10 Hc.
egetables-Potatoe per ton, $3.50
20; parsnips, per sack, roc; beets, per
sack, Coo; turnips, per sack, 6Oc; ruta-
bagas, per sack, 75c; carrots, per sack,
$50 45c; cabbage, per 100 lbs, $3.50;
onions, per 100 lbs, So. SO.
Sweet potatoes-Per 100 lbs, So. 90.
Poultry-Chickens, live, per pound,
hens, Sc; dressed, 9@10c; ducks,
$2.00@3.50; dressed turkeys, Is.
Eggs-Fresh ranch, 15c; Eastern,
&C per dozen.
Fresh Meats-Choice dressed beef,
steers, &c; cows, 51ac; mutton, sheep,
TIC per pound; lamb, Sc; pork, SC per
pound; veal, small, &c.
Fresh Fish-Halibut, soc; salmon,
soc; salmon trout, 7@10; founders
and soles, 3@4c.
Provisions Hams, large, lie; hams,
small, 111ac; breakfast bacon, 1Oc;
dry salt sides, SIC per pound.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-02-18

A bill introduced in the house by
Land of King is meant to assist the
university of Washington to become
self-sustaining, by authorizing the
board OF regents to charge for tuition
for instruction in such departments of
professional training as the board shall
deem advisable.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-02-18

A. S. Bush, of Pacific, believes that
convlcts IN the state penitentiary
should help build public highways in
the state. He has introduced q bill in
the house which provides THAT when
at any time any. county in the state
shall undertake to build macadam o.
Telford public road, and apply to the
state for aid in constructing it, the
state shall, if practicable, use part or
ell OF the convicts in the penitentiary
TO break stone for the proposed road.
Convicts may be taken 70 any part Of
the state to aid in constructing the
roads, =
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-02-18

Your tea trade for the
next ten years IS worth
having. We want it.
Try al five flavors Of
Sc)sil2'ag $ Best tea, and get
your money back (of your
grocery on those that you
don't like.
: '<1,! " 49,. !: sis,-~
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-02-18

The house Tuesday, by vote of SO
to Sc, defeated an attempt to reconsider
the vote of Monday, by which the sena-
>torial investigation committee was dis
charged. The senate, to show its feel
ing in the matter, ordered the senate
committee that is investigating the in
situations against Senator Taylor to
bring in its final report Wednesday
morning.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-02-18
Market Quotations.

Portland, Or, Feb. 9, 1897.
Flour-Portland, Salem, Cascadia
and Dayton, 81. 40; Benton county and
White Lily, 81. 40; graham, $500; SUI
perfne, 81. 80 per barrel.
Wheat-Walla Walla, 81@82c; VAL
ley, 83@S4c per bushel.
Oats-Choice white, 10000 per
bushel; choice gray, 8@4Oc.
Hay-Timothy $13@13.50 per ton;
clover, $1O.00@11.00; wheat and oat,
$10.00@11 per ton.
Barley-Feed barley, $500 per ton;
brewing, $40.
Millstuffs-Bran, $500; shorts,
SIC. 30; middlings, $26.
Butter-Creamery, 40@45c; Tilla-
NOOK, 40c; dairy, 221a @30c.
Potatoes-Oregon Burbanks, rs q 85c;
EARLY Rose, 100000 per sack; Cali
fornia river Burbanks, 55c per Genital;
sweets, $2.OO@2.25 per Genital for Mer-
ced; Jersey Red, So. 80.
Onions-$1. 5O@1.75 per sack.
Poultry-Chickens, mixed, 81. Is q
2.25; geese, S.. 90; turkeys, live. 11c;
ducks, 81 "a. so per dozen.
Eggs-Oregon, lie per dozen.
Cheese - Oregon, 1870; Young
America, 10 Nc per pound.
Wool-Valley, 1Oc per pound; East
ern Oregon, 6@Sc.
Hops-9@ 10c per pound.
Beef-Gross, top steers, So. rs @3. 90;
COWS, $2.25@ 2.5 so; dressed beef, 40
SIC per pound.
Mutton-Gross, best sheep, wethers
and ewes, $3.OO@3.25; dressed NUT
ton, 51a @6c per pound.
Hogs-Gross, choice, heavy, $3.50
$50; light and feeders, $2.50@3.00;
dressed, $4.50@5.00 per cwt.
Veal-Large, 5@5Rc; small, GO
6H per pound.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-02-18
A Busy Day in Olympia.


Tuesday was a very busy day in both
houses of the legislature, and the mem
bers' entered with spirit into the work
of clearing the calendars. Fifteen
house bills passed the house, and five
senate bills and one house bill passed
the senate.
Among the bills killed in the senate
was Taylor's bill dividing the state into
congressional districts.
The house bill that passed the senate,
and which now goes to the governor for
approval, was by Merrifeld, to prevent
adulterating dairy products.
The most important measure passed in
the senate was Taylor's bill, fixing the
extreme life of any judgment at six
years, and preventing renewals.
The most important house measures
were Wits bill, giving farmers ninety
days. time on purchase of jute fabrics
at the state penitentiary; McAtee's
new game law; Lang's bill creating a
bureau of labor; J. O. Edwards bill,
making an eight-hour day on public
works and in public institutions; Ger
aghty's bill, requiring railways to
guard switches, ETC., and prevent in
jury to employees; Geraghty's bill,
making an eight-hour day for railroad
trainmen, and VOLTS bill, making a
personal injury judgment against rail-
way company prior to a mortgage or
trust deed. These three last-named
bills are the first that have appeared
showing the temper of the house on
anti-railroad legislation.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-02-18

A bill has been introduced by Cleve-
land Smith, Populist, of Whitman,
which provides for the election of sena-
tors by direct vote of the people.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-02-18

Carr of Okanogan has introduced
bill in the house. which provides that
all fees of grand and petit jurors shall
be paid from the salary fund.
The governor has requested the resig-
nation of Fish Commissioner Crawford.
The question of referendum came be-
fore the house during the week past
upon Mr.. Moore's proposition to amend
the constitution by providing that
majority vote of the legislature may
submit constitutional amendments in
stead of the two-thirds now required.
The lawyers of the house opposed the
amendment, as did most of the con-
servative members. The middle-of-the
road men favored the amendment, and
many others. The bill received vote
of ~ yeas to SO nays-not two-thirds
yote-and the amendment was lost.
House bill No. 81, by g. II. Baker,
to prevent the introduction and spread
Of diseases among sheep. occupied the
attention Of the house. The sheep men
of Eastern Warrington have presented
the bill, requiring county commission
sers to appoint sheep inspector on the
petition OF three sheep men. An effort
was made to raise the number 70 ten,
but the friends Of the bill urged that
this meant death to the bill, Tor IN
some counties there were not ten sheep
raieera The amendment was defeated