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The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-05-13
THE BILL REPORTED.
Dingley Tariff Goes to the Senate Will
Many Changes.


Washington, May 6.-The tariff bill
was reported to the senate today, to the
surprise of senators and the public.
When the senate finance committee met
today. the idea prevailed that the bill
would be in committee for two days.
The Democrats examined the bill for
nearly an hour, making running COM
ments on it. They announced that
they were against the bill as whole.
They soon understood that Senator
Jones, of Nevada, would vote with the
Republicans, and realized that there
was no possibility of changing the bill.
They had no desire to make any fac
tious opposition and when a motion
was made to report the bill at once,
the vote was taken promptly. All the
Republicans, with Jones, of Nevada,
voted for the motion, and all the Demo-
Gratis against, the vote being 6 to 5.
Later Senator Aldrich announced that
he would call up the bill May Is.
The Republicans of the committee say
there is no statement to be made now
as to the effect of the bill, the amount
of revenue to be raised by it, or the re-
auctions. When the bill is taken up
in the senate, Aldrich will make state
ment in the opening speech. ut will
raise revenue enough" was the COM
ment of Senator Allison, assented to by
Aldrich. They estimated, however, the
increased revenue to be raised from
beer would be $l2, 900, 900 and from
tea, SIT, OOO,O0
Jones of Arkansas said he thought
there would be six weeks debate on
the bill.
Several sections in the last part of the
Dinlgey bill are stricken out. This
will leave the present law standing and
avoid discussion to a great extent.
The new bill is radically different
from the Dingley bill, practically
amounting to another measure. Many
schedules were rewritten entirely.
Senator Aldrich presented the tariff
bill to the senate today and gave notice
that it would be called up Tuesday, the
18th inst. The time for the bill to
take effect is made July l, instead of
May l, as provided by the house, and
the words of the first paragraph, "or
withdrawn for consumption are
stricken outs The retroactive clause
of the Dingley bill is thus stricken
from the senate bill.
The entire house provision relating
to reciprocity is stricken out and Sec
tions substituted providing that when
ever a country shall pay bounty upon
the expectation of any article of mer-
chandise and dutiable under this act
greater than the duty upon the impor-
tation of any such article into the
United States, there shall be levied
upon it, in addition to the duty i'm
posed by this act, duty equal to the
net amount of such bounty. to be as
certained by the secretary of the treas
ury.
The house provision keeping in force
the Hawaiian reciprocity treaty is
stricken out, the effect being indirectly
to abrogate the treaty and impose the
same duty on Hawaiian sugars as on
sugars from other countries.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-05-13
The Assaults at tho Junction.

London, May 5.-The correspondent
of the Telegraph at Velestino, under
date of Sunday, says: In the battle
Yesterday 1000 Turks made repeated
assaults on the Greek positions at the
railway junction. They were driven
back by the fire which poured down
from the strongholds of the infantry
and Evzones. The Turkish cavalry
charge on the Greeks seemed madness,
for the horsemen attempted to ascend q
long slope in the face of two strong in
trenchments of infantry.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-05-13

The London markets have been food
Cd With pearls since the outbreak Of the
plague at BombeY.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-05-13
STRANDED IN JUNEAU.
Two Hundred Men There Are Unable
to Get Away.

Two Hundred Men There Are Unable
to Get Away.
Port Townsend, Wash, May 5.-The
steamer Al-Ki returned this evening
from an uneventful trip to Alaska,
bringing but four passengers and very
little freight. A large number of
stranded people are at Juneau. They
went north without supplies, expecting
to beg food from others while en- route
to the Yukon. They were given to un-
derstand they would starve if they
started on the trip, so they remained at
Juneau. The recent raise in fare from
$15 to $50 from Juneau to Sound points
preclude their leaving Juneau, and the
result is that there are upward OF 200
men there, without money or the means
of getting either to the mines or back
to the Sound.
No court will be held in Alaska for
several months to come. A juneau
paper says that there are SO few cases
for jury trial upon the district court
calendar for the May term that the cir
cumstanoes will not warrant the great
expense which the summoning OF jury
would entail upon the government.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-05-13
Washington Supreme Court.

Olympia, Wash, May 5.-The su-
preme court has granted petition for
a rehearing in the case of the State vs..
McCann, from King county, and in the
CITY Of Tacoma We. Tacoma Light q
Water Company.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-05-13
ri.hermen Caught i'm . Gale.

The tea plant has been successfully
cultivated in Brazil.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-05-13
THE DAY IN THE SENATE.
several Important Questions Came On
for Confederation.

several Important Questions Came On
for Confederation.
Washington. May 5.-After q recess
covering practically ten days, the senate
net today with large accumulation
f routine business and several import
ant questions. including the Morgan
Cuban resolution, awaiting attention.
The attendance was unusually large.
Among the bills introduced was one by
Chandler Of New Hampshire, for the
issue OF certificates Of indebtedness up
to $50, 600, 600 to meet deficiencies Of
revenue. It was referred to the finance
committee.
A resolution by Pettus of Alabama,
was agreed to asking the secretary of
the treasury for information as to the
amounts paid as drawbacks during the
last ten years.
Vests resolution, directing the COM
mittee on commerce to investigate and
report on the causes Of the Mississippi
floods was favorably reported from the
committee on contingent expenses.
The Cuban resolution was called up
by Morgan, who asked for q vote.
Hale Of Maine, just returned after an
extended absence, desired time to pre-
pare his remarks. He assured Morgan
there was no purpose to delay the reso.
luton for the mere sake Of delay. AT.
ter proper debate, he said it would be
voted on, as he was as anxious as any
one to have the resolution disposed of.
Morgan endeavored to have day fixed
for vote, but there were objections.
In the House.
Washington, May SIN the house
today Joseph B. Showalter, recently
elected to represent the Twenty-fifth
Pennsylvania district, to fill the place
of ]. ]. Davidson, deceased, took the
oath of Office.
Bailey OF Texas presented a resolu-
ton that the Nelson bankruptcy bill,
recently passed by the senate, be taken
up by the house on Monday, May 10,
and considered until disposed of. He
asked unanimous consent for immediate
consideration of the resolution.
Brewster, Republican, of New York,
objected. Simpson of Kansas rose to
a question of personal privileges, and
sent to the clerks desk to be read an
extract from the New York Mail and
Express accusing him of being an OBJ
structionist and predicting that he
would be pulverized under the speakers
triphammer.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-05-13
HOLD THEIR GROUND
Greeks Maintain Their Posi-.
tons in Thessa1y.
FIGHTING AROUND vELEsTINo
ut volo Reassures the Inhabit-
ants-The War in Epirus.

ants-The War in Epirus.
London, May 5.-The Times prints
the following from It's Vole correspond
ent: When arrived at Velestino yes
terday afternoon, had just seen the
Turkish infantry advancing in two COL
umns, intending to cut the railway.
The Greeks, 1000 strong, under Cen
eral Smolenski, by whose side watched
the encounter in the rear of the Eighth
regiment, under Colonel Gannikosta,
gradually advanced our battalion to
hold the railway, the other to support
the artillery, which had mounted guns
on the right center. The Seventh regi-
ment of infantry, under Colonel Regli,
advanced to low plateau on the left,
where two batteries were in position.
General Smolenski had ordered the
Smelling to begin when the enemy was
we'll within range, consequently the
guns did not open fire before $50. The
Turks were evidently about 1,40O
strong. Their cavalry reconnoitered
the wood where the Greeks we're con-
silent until o'clock and at the time
the fire fell short of being effective,
though the Greek practice was the best
I have yet noticed. The Turks ran
away from the shells. but continued to
advance in good order. Our right was
really never engaged, and the railway
station was defended by only a small
force with two Krupp guns. Towards
the end, the large Turkish center was
seen to advance in the distance, but
sunset, at 6:45, caused temporary oes
sation.
Trains are running to Pharsala now,
and managed to get through. Re-
turning On horseback in the darkness to
Volo, was captured by the Greek out
posts, thanks to the failure of head
quarters to issue regular passports. I
was treated with much civiiity, but
was retained until a late hour.
Having met reinforcements on the
way to Volo, I went out again today,
when the Greeks brought up nearly
the whole Pharsala force. Save in the
sharp struggles during the night, the
Greeks have been successful. holding
their ground. The Turks maintained
battery on hill facing the Greek
left, approached the end Of the wood
and burned small village.
Nearly all the fighting today has been
on the extreme right, in the direction
of Lake Karla and the eastern Volo
road. Whoever gains this road com.
mands Volo and could cut off retreat
there.
The trains still run to Velestino, the
officials displaying great GOODNESS and
courage.
As yet the Greek losses have not been
heavy. The Red Cross Society, for
merly much in evidence, is now con-
spicuous by its absence, and this fact
causes comment.
A dispatch to the News from Vele-
stino says the presence Of Grown Prince
Constantine at Pharsala would be quite
superfous, if he were not the future
king of Greece. He ought to remain
there, if only to prove to an exasperat-
ed nation that he was the victim of an
unworthy gang of courtiers, colonies,
sabreures and the like, of all grades OF
inefficiency, whom he had nominated
to he his general staff
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-05-13
Arhitratton Treatv Failed to Pass s, nate.


Washington, May THE senate to-
day, by vote of 43 to 26, refused to
ratify the general arbitration treaty be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain, negotiated by Secretary Olney
and Sir Julian Pauncefote. The rules
of the senate require majority OF two
thirds for the ratification Of treaties.
Hence, three more affirmative votes
would have been required to secure a
favorable result.
The open session of the senate today
was devoted to the sundry civil appro.
priation bill, which was not completed
up to the time of adjournment. Deboe
took the oath of Office at the opening OF
the session and was cordially greeted
by his Republican associates. A-tow-
ering boouet of American beauty roses
and lilies had been placed on the desk
to be occupied by Deboe, which adjolns
that of Hanna, and is in the rear row
of the Republican side.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-05-13
Both Attacks Repulsed.

London, May THE Athens CORE
spondent of the Daily Mail says: Ten
thousand Turks attacked the Greek pO-
sition at Velestino. The fire ceased at
4 O'Clock this afternoon, and it is evil
dent that the Greeks have met with
great success. There has been slaughter
at Pharsala, where the battle is pro-
ceeding. Crown Prince Constantine
telegraphs as to the engagement at
Velestino:
"With Gods help, our side has con-
quered."
The Athens correspondent of the
Times says: simultaneously with the
attack at Velestino the Turks attacked
the Greek outposts at Tartar, near Phar-
sala. It is said that both attacks have
been repulsed by the Greeks. General
Smolenski says:
'The bridge at Velestino is deluged
with blOOd.''
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-05-13
NOR7HWESTB REVITIES
Evidence of Steady Growth
and Enterprise.
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
1ren All the Cities onA Towns oe
the Thriving Sister Dtates

Wild pigeons are nying along Coos
river, and the gunners are out.
Six carloads of wheat were shipped
from Eugene to Portland last week.
There is much activity in Douglas
,ounty hopyards this year, and few, if
sny. yards will 60 uncultivated.
In digging a we'll on the Warm
Springs reservation recently, George
Krause found human bones and teeth ct
depth of forty feet.
Six or eight Greeks in Astoria sold
out their nets and other fishing gear
last week, and, with the money, started
back to aid the mother country in her
'truggle with Turkey.
The semiannual statement of the
financial condition Of Grant county
March 81 last showed that the county's
liabilities amounted to $1S6, O04, and
the resSarces to $87,944.
Two pairs of Monaghan pheasants
from Oregon have been turned loose in
Rockbridge county, Virginia, where
they will be carefully protected in the
effort being made to propagate them.
The Arm to secure the government
work of the upper Coquille ia arranging
tor the commencement of the work.
The improvement will be confined
largely to points between Roberts land
ing and Rackleff's mill, or about one
nile below Myrtle Point.
Hood River has doubled the acreage
If its strawberries this spring. The
new plants will not bear this year, but
next year should have full crop, and
this next year should furnish 1900, 900
pounds Of crimson lusciousness, or $50
ions, says The Dalles Chronicle.
Dairying in Curry county is in full
blast. The number of cows has not
been decreased by the hard winter, but,
owing to the Increased demand for cat
tie and the better prices paid, more
calves will be raised and the output of
butter will probably not equal that of
last year.
The Tillamook LAUNDERING Company
g operating it's water pipe factory night
As we'll as day, for the purpose of filling
IN order for about az miles Of pipe.
which is required to extend the water
system at Kalama, in Washington. It
will require about $4,000 feet of lum-
Der. The pipe will be shipped on the
steamer Harrison.
Union county butchers are becoming
somewhat uneasy over the prospect OF
securing beef cattle for this seasons
business. Heretofore it has been an
easy task to secure all the beeves they
needed at any time, but the unusual de-
mand for cattle this season threatens to
change former conditions. Not only
are buyers purchasing all the salable
steers they can find, but they appear
just as eager to secure dry cows.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-04-10
Bryan Becoming a Prutocrat.

Mr.. Bryan is likely to become bloated
pfutocrat. He is making money, as is
said, hand over fist" When he was
nominated he was receiving $50 per week
for writing more or less able editorials
for an Omaha newspaper. Everything
was so dark and forbidding that he was
DESTROYS of getting position as advance
agent for a travelling theatrical troupe.
which might have paid him $50 per week.
Now he is beginning to roll in wealth.
His book is bringing him an income of
more than $1oO day and his publisher
would be glad to buy his interest in the
work for $4,000. Meanwhile, he picks
up stray lecture dates at $500 night.
From financial point of view the
world is going very well with him. Money
comes rolling in in a constant stream
He still affects to be one of the masses,
but evinces no purpose to divide with the
Struggling masses" over whom he wept
when he went about campaigning in 90.
Ohio State Journal
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-04-10
Pops VS.. Popocrats.

The Populist monetary theory is ex.
pressed in the address delivered yesterday
by the retiring president of the. Reform
Press Association. is wild in the extreme,
but there is consistency in it's wildness.
In this it differs from the Popocratic the
CRY of Bryan ct al
The Populists hold that money is entire
~ creature of legislation; that the stamp
of the Government will make a good dol
lar out of a strip of paper worth but a
small fraction of a cent. Therefore they
can see no need of wasting time over the
respective merits of gold and silver as,
money material. Let the Government,
they say, take few dollars worth of pa
per and print sufficient number of mill
ions of dollars to raise the per capita to
$50 or such a matter and thus conquer the
demon of hard times. If we accept the
Populist premises, as to the potency of the
Government fat, the Populist conclusion
that the money metal or redemption
money, is of no consequence. is inevita-
BILE. ns-
How different is the logic of the Popo-
Gratis! They claim that the fiat can make
hundred-cent dollar out of 40 cents,
worth of silver bullion, and then, they
shrink from the consequences of their own
proposition and demand the redemption
of paper issues in coin.-Memphis Scimi-
tar (Dem.).
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-04-10
FOUR TARIFF SCHEDULES.
They Are Very Satisfactory, to, the
Farmers of the Country.

They Are yery. Satisfactory, to the
Farmers of the County.
IF we may judge by the four schedules
already completed. it is safe to. predict
that the new tariff law will be an ade-
quate response TO public sentiment as reg
istered at the polls on Nov. 3. While the
rates of duty are still subject TO. change
before the committee reports the bill in
the Fifty-fifth Congress, the purpose of
the tariff makers to provide a distinctly
protective measure is very clearly indi-
Gated.
This purpose is more apparent in the ag-
ricultural schedule than in any other. This
schedule is regarded by many as the most
important feature of the new thrift. af-
fecting. as it does, the greatest of all in
dustries in this country. 1t is safe to say
that the interests of husbandry will be
guarded. not only in the imposition of the
Mckinley duties on agricultural products
but in the enlarged foreign markets for
our domestic products that will be 'secured'
through the reciprocity feature of the
law. Having suffered the most heavily
from the Wilson tariff law. the farmer
will receive more benefit from the tariff
legislation of 1897 than any other pro-
Queer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-04-10
Don't Fight the Capital that You
.-I-.l..y - Need at Home. II

President Ripley, of the Santa Fee Rail-
road. in a recent memorial to the Kan
sas Legislature, said:
, Meantime, do not advertise to the
world that invested capital is unsafe in
Kansas, or that resort to the courts is
necessary to protect the rights of citizens
against unreasonable demagogues or hon
est but mistaken agitators who imagine
wrongs that have no existence. and be-
lieve that the interests of the State can
be advanced by driving away capital or
eonfscating the property of Others" He
further shows that in ten years-from
Jan. I, 1887, to Jan. 1, 1S97-the market
value of the stocks of the four chief rail-
way systems of Kansas (the Union Pa
cific, Missouri Pacific, Rock Island and
Atchison) suffered loss of over $780,
100000, and as to the larger part of them
there has been no income whatever for
many years. sf fsszz
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-04-10

The Monetary Com m ission.
On the 18th day of August, 1876. Pres
ident Grant gave his approval to the
joint resolutions already passed by the
Republican, Senate. whereby a commits
sion was established having for its OBJ
ject among others an inquiry
First-Into the change which has taken
place in the relative values of gold and
silver; the causes thereof. whether per-
manent or otherwise; the effects thereof
upon trade commerce and finance. and the
productive interests of the country. and
upon the standard Of value in this and
other countries
Second-Into the policy of the restora-
tion of the double standard in this coun-
try; and if restored, what the legal ratio
between the two coins silver and gold
should he. zs>7
At the head of this body. showing the
same regard for the interests of silver
which has always characterized Repub-
,;can Hesitation. was placed Senator John
1 p ZONES. of Nevada. His colleag CUES from
! fine Senate were George s. Boutwell,, \
| distinrnished Republican. and Lewis "
-Ropv Democrat Richard p. Bland
and Randall l. Gibson, Democrats. aud
George Willard, Republican. represented
tbe House and William s. Groesbeck, of
Cincinnati, q Democrat, and Prof. Fran
ii. Bowen. of Harvard College, a Re-
| nrhlicon. were added to the commission
% axnerts The Secretary was George
N weston of Maine. a Republican.
The minority report of three members
Of the commission. headed by Senator
Iones- declares in favor of the free coin
| age of silver at the ratio of 1oz9 to the
Standard of the Latin Union; while the
majority report regards the fall in price
of the white metal as temporary and di-
1 rectly due to its recent demonstration
| by Eve nations
1 Neither Mr.. Groesbeck. Mr. Bland. Mr.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-04-10
mckinley Is Man of the People.

With each succeeding day we have fresh
evidences of Mr.. McKinley's- determine
ton to revert to the. practices of such
Presidents as Grant. Arthur and Harri-
son. and to step aside from the new de-
parture. sinaugurated by Mr.. Cleveland
With each succeeding day we are
strengthened in the belief that Mr.. Nc
Kinley finds the customs of the Presi-
dents. from the beginning down to 1855,
good enough for him. 1e rs7:s7 -
We have already expressed our gratifi-
cation at finding that Mr.. Mckinley has
confidence enough in his fellow-citizens to
leave the White House guards behind and
walk about the public streets like any 9TH
err human being. We now find that he is
capable of going in person to a hospital
to visit one of his close friends unhappily
sojourning there as the victim of an ACCT
dent. Mr.. Mckinley. in fact. appears to
be as kind-hearted as he is transformations
not at all disposed TO segregate himself
from the human race, or to repudiate the
simple ties of friendship and affection
The illustrious position to which he has
been elevated does not change his dispo-
sition or fill him with conceit.-WashinS-
ton ROSt.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-04-10

France is 37,OOoD00. that of Germany
10000 600 and that of the United States
fsS 100000. The. Government expendi-
tures of France are SIT per capita. those
of the German Empire over Sc and those
of the United States. pensions included.
only $3.50. although the public debt of
the German Empire is only about $780,
600 OOO. while that of the United States
is in the neiyhberhood of $1.70O0 100000.
The French people pay $3.50 per capita
for the support of their standing army,
and the German people $3.50: it costs the
United States So per capita for pensions.
and the. number of pensioners is nearly
equal TO the combined active forces of
France and Germany.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-04-10
Industries Are Improving.

Dun's Review, a very high authority
and an absolutely fair one. IN a recent
article on the condition of the industries
of the country says:
There is a very general increase in the
working force, more establishments hay-
ing started in the iron and steel manufac-
ture, in the boot and shoe and the wooden
manufacture. in the coke works. and in
many minor branches, while the curtai,-
ment in cotton manufacture is wen OBJ
served, but is in part balanced hv ~,
starting of some mills not affected hv 49,
agreement A strike of tanners of Cit
cago is the only labor difficulty of much