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The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-08-19

The Nashville Populist convention
seems to have performed the work laid
out for it with ncatness and dispatch.
Called together by Mr.. Thomas e. Wat
son and other irreconcilables of the same
type. it reflected from first to last the
spirit oe ultra Populism. The motto of
the con yention was mo entangling alli-
ances." The 20 delegates who attended it
put themselves on record in the most
positive iuanner against all future deals.
compromises or agreements of fusion
with either of the old parties. These men
and the considerable number of Southern
and Western voters they represent pro-
pose to keep strictly in the middle of the
Populist highway hereafter. Believing in
the sufiiciency of Populistic doctrines for
the cure Of all the evils of the body poll
tic, they will follow no leaders and adopt
no platforms save their own.
The stand they have taken is most dis.
tressing to Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Jones OF
Arkansas. The conventions assertion
that I'VE do not believe that the question
of free silver is itself broad enough
platform for national party" is espe-
cially calculated to harrow the feelings
of the late Popocratic candidate. For
without the issue Of free coinage. Bryan
ism must inevitably collapse.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-08-19
Paving OFF the Mortgages.

An in,incible and positive proof that
local affairs are becoming more encourag-
ing and that Williams County. Mt least. Is
seeing the dawn OF better times, Is fur
nished in the following figures. given out
by Mr.. EVAN. the recorder of this county:
Since Jan. last the number Of mort
cages flied for record in this county Is l66,
while the number released is 219, so that
to-day there are lib fewer mortgages on
Williams County land than there were on
Jan. !, 1897. The record by months is
as follows:
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-08-19

one Il anxious to invest, even though the
Investment will bring but small returns,
aud money Ii put into enterprises when
would not have been considered during
the depressed times. The financial re-
ports now show that money can be secur-
cd for any reasonable enterprise at rates
from 5ia per Get down. showing that con-
hdence has returned and that capitalists
desire to have their money bringing IN
even email rates rather than having 1t lie
idle.--St. Louis Star.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-08-19

Indications point to continued activity in
the export trade, the volume Of which
exceeded all previous records in the fiscal
year ended last month. The total value
of the merchandise exports for the fiscal
year was 81 ,O51 ,9S7 ,O91: the largest pre-
vious total was $1,O3O.27S, 14S, in 1892.
The imports for the fiscal year were $764,-
1905: and in spite of the big increase
under the tariff stimulus in recent months
the years aggregate was smaller than
that of 1896 and has been FIVE times ex-
ceeded since S9O.-Philadelphia Record
Dem.).
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-08-19
Calamity screamer. in Trouh,.

There is nothing in this world that will
start the Bryanite to yelling calamity,
Calamity! Calamity! more quickly than
the word prosperity. II he sees if or
hears it anywhere he at once proceeds to
tear his hair and to rush around as aim
lessly as flies in midsummer. His eyes
start from their sockets, he foams at the
mouth and has all the symptoms Of vio-
lent observation-disclosures Times.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-08-19
Calamity HowIers Discouraeed.

Testimony which comes from every CEN
ter of finance, trade and commerce in the
country, is not calculated to afford much
encouragement to the professional calam-
ity bowler and the croaking Bryan fol-
lowers. They had hoped that the depres-
sion would continue until after the fall
elections. But the tide Of Improvement
has set in and it will not be stayed at
the command of the demagogues who prev
upon adversely and hope to gain political
advantage from the miseries of the peo-
pie. With the dawning of prosperity.
which is at hand. will come the last blow
to Organism and financial heresy and dis
honesty Wheeling Intelligencer.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-08-19
Interest Rate. and Pro.neritv.

No better indication Of returning pros
perity Is to be found than in the decrease
in interest rates. 1t shows not only TINT
there is an abundance of money in the
country, but that the money Is seeking
investment. When times are hard, money
scarce and there is little confidence, inter-
est rates always go up. Capitalists will
not risk their money unless given an over
abundance or security and promised a
high rate of interest. But the minute bus
mess conditions begin to improve every
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-08-19
Cooperate with Republicans.

1t will he great disappointment to the
people who had hoped that the tariff issue
would embitter the gold Democrats
against the Republicans to find members
of that party cooperating with the Re-
publicans for the defeat of the silver
Democrats everywhere this fall, but it is
quite apparent that the Democrats who
opposed the election of Bryan last fall
will be as earnestly against the silver can
didate this year.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-08-19

The Republicans in the Senate will
press as an independent measure the anti
trust proposition which was originally
proposed as an amendment to the tariff
bill and. withdrawn therefrom only be-
cause its discussion would delay final ac-
ton on that measure.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-08-19
..Liyin1 Wages"

The purchasing ability of the great
masses is what decides good times or bad
times, and that ability comes Of Giving
wages Globe, Boston, Mass.
And the Giving wages" come only un-
der protective tariff.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-08-19

Other Evidences of Improvement.
The New York Daily Bond Buyer has
an article going to show an Improvement
in the business situation. 1t takes as it's
text the quotations of municipal bonds,
which are not SO subject to the specula-
tive irregularities as many other securi-
ties. The PAPER states that within three
weeks following the defeat OF free silver
at the polls last November $33. 705.714 OF
municipal securities were sold, which had
been held up awaiting that result. The
restoration OF confidence has proceeded
since that time with gratifying effect on
these investments. Since Jan. OF the
present year municipals OF the value OF
$S4 ,S6o.S73 have been sold, an average
Of $14, IA, 800 per month. as against 4
total Of So, 1927 and monthly aver
age Of $S.7a5.2 28 for the same period OF
1896. =
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-08-19

ity howlers and the nostrums Of the Bry-
antics will seem as ridiculous as do the
predictions of the last-day prophets when
the sun rises at the usual hour upon an
earth still turning on Its axis.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-08-19

From all of which it appears that ca
lamity bowling for politics may easily
overshoOt the mark.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-08-19

the farmers get returns from the cream
cries. great many of them, in fact al
most all the larger creameries, are CO.
operative concerns, owned entirely by the
farmers, who share the profits among
themselves. In this manner they have al
ways enough money to buy their groceries,
clothing, and such necessary commodities
of life, while on the farm they produce
their own flour. vegetables and meats.
The result is that from the sale of their
wheat, oats. corn, pork and beef they
realize Il net profit. and it is this money
that has been used to pay off the mort
cages.
Little Rock. Ark.-Although the crops
in part of Arkansas were cut short by
drought last year. the people by economy
are getting out of debt The people look
forward to an era Of railroad building in
the near future unparalleled in the history
of the State, from which they confidently
expect good results. The State debt is
not large and will be considerably reduced
by the acts of the special session of the
Legislature. Gov. Jones thinks very little
of it will remain at the end of his admin
istration. The loan companies are doing
very little business in the State. Many
Lincoln, Neb.-The report of the State
Banking Board just issued contains much
encoura gcment for business men. 1t
shows the condition of the State and pri-
vate banks at the close of business on
May 26, 1897, as compared with that at
the close OH Dec. 81. 1896. At present
there are 400 banks. as compared with
Ala on Dec. 81. During the interval %
banks have closed, 3 have recognized and
8 new banks have opened. Under the
head of liabilities there is general fall
ing off in the amounts, with a notable
exception in the item of deposits, which
shows an increase of 81 ,OOS. 62S.96. In
resources there is an increase of 81, 227,-
1234O. These latter two items, resources
and deposits. are regarded as especially
encouraging by business men.
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Recorded.

This shows beyond dispute that Will
liams County debtors are paying their
debts, and no condition of affairs could
be more promising than just this.-Ohio
State Journal.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-08-19
The Last of the Hard Times.

We have about seen the last of the
hard tunes and the movement has begun
toward the prosperity that seems so long
coming. 1t cannot, in the nature of things,
be rapid, because the American market
is crowded with foreign importations,
which must be consumed before our own
manufacturers can enjoy that which they
have been cheated out of by low tariff,
and our own wage workers receive the
earnings that are going into the pockets
of European producers.-Wheeling lntelli-
gencer.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-08-19
win Silence the croakers.

Like the rising tide it will not fill all
the little nooks and channels at once; and
SO, many may feel skeptical about it. But
this will make no special difference with
the fact except to retard it. The more
hope AMI confidence the quicker and more
complete the revival. 1t will not be long
before this confidence will be general.
Business will be brisker. Merchants will
feel it and begin to solicit trade and to
advertise. as of yore. Traffic and travel
will increase. More and more, manufac-
turers will increase their purchases and
products. Building and real estate will
show signs of it. Once Congress adj
journs with the tariff settled in favor Of
American industry, and American indus
try will as certainly take advantage of it
as morning follows night. Before the cleo
tons in November there is every reason
to belieSe that the croaking OF the calam-
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-08-19

business of the country and believes in
the near approach of good times.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-08-19

Grain Prices Show 1t.
Here are the results in the grain mar
kets, the prices being those quoted in
Chicago:
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-08-19

Nature Is Helping.
Nature is preparing bountiful harvests
hat will greatly facilitite the recovery of
business during the coming fall season.
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The San Francisco call., 1897-10-07
Officers and Seamen to
Join the Cruiser
Baltimore.
Scheduled to Run From New
York to Mare Island in
Ninety-Six Hours.
The Lieutenant In Charge VIII Later
Head Relief Expedition
to the Yukon.
Special Dispatch to THE CALI.

special DlSpaCcn 10 IHE CALL
OMAHA, NEBR., Oct. "A dozen naval
officers and 101 seamen are aboard a spe-
clal train hurrying across Nebraska to-
night to San Francisco. The marines and
the seadogs are on their way from New
York to Mare Island. They have been
ordered from the Atlantic to the Pacific
coast to join the United States cruiser
Baltimore, which is being fitted out for a
voyage. presumably to Honolulu.
The special train bearing the party ar
rived in Council Bluffs about midnight,
and the men were there transferred to
another special of four cars on the Union
Pacific Railway. The men left New York
OF Monday at 10 A. NJ anu are due in San
Francisco on Friday at 10 A. NJ, taking
but ninety-six hours to cross the conti-
nent. 1t is estimated that this is the asst
est run that has been made across the
continent since the Jarrett & Palmer train
in 1876, which made the trip in eighty-one
hours. The route is via the Pennsylvania
from New York to Chicago, the Milwaukee
from Chicago to Council Bluffs, the Union
Pacific from Council Bluffs to Ogden and
the Southern Pacific from Ogden to San
Francisco.
The party is in charge of Lieutenant G..
NJ. Stoney, flag lieutenant of the Pacific
station. Lieutenant Stoney will remain
in San Francisco and head an expedition
10 the Yukon River. 1t will be in the na-
ture of a relief expedition, but he does not
expect to be able to render any aid before
spring, though the expedition will be
pushed as far north as possible at once.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-07
OCEAN STEAMSHIPS
AS A NAVAL RESERVE
Forty-TWo American Vessels
Would Be Available If
Needed.
Navy Department Collecting In
formation as to Others That
Could Be Utilized.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Oct. GA dis
patch from Washington says: The Navy
Department has sent letters to the lead
ing steamship agents. whose vessels have
American registry, asking for in ormation
as to the displacement. speed and general
adaptability of the vessels for war pur-
poses. All ships of great tonnage now
built in this country are so constructed
that they would readily meet the require
ments of the navy as auxiliary cruisers,
should their services be required.
The navy at present carries on its list of
vessels that would be available as com.
merce destroyers in war time the names
OF forty-two ships, thirtytwo of which are
on the Atlantic coast, SIX on the Pacific
and the rest on the great lakes.
Chief Constructor Hichborn, under
whose construction plans are being
drawn by which the st. Louis type of
vessels could be converted into formid-
able modern auxiliary cruisers, esti-
| mates that he can send the ST. Louis
| to sea IN three weeks, fully equipped with
| an effective battery and with the vitaIs
we'll protected by a system of coal bunk
ers. He estimates that the navy now has
| about one dozen ships which could be
| quickly converted under the plans already
perfected, and states that others could be
made available in a little more time.
| he anticipates that at least five years
| will be required to draw plans for the full
list of vessels carried on the list of mer-
| chant ships that could be used for war
| purposes, and by that time rifles will have
been delivered at the navy-yard for every
| one of such ships.
| Captain O'Neil, the ordnance chief.
will, in his annual report, now in prepar-
alton. urge that $500 600 be provided with
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-07
New Orleans Board of
Health Practically
POWerleSS.
Forty New Cases and Five
Deaths the Record of
Yesterday.
Two Hundred and Fifty Patients
Under Treatment - Sanitary
Measures Ignored.
Special Dispatch to THE CALL

NEW ORLEANS, La, Oct. Gwen as
early as o clock this evening the day had
proved a record breaker, both as to the
number of cases and as to the num-
Der cf deaths that had been reported.
The increase of cases to-day was not un-
expected. The weathe has been warm
during the afternoon especially, anu the
large territory the Board of Health has
to cover makes perfect scrutiny impos-
sible. Germs are being distributed which,
if the toIality of cases was fewer, would
easily be restrained.
While the number of cases under treat
ment to-day is In the neIghDorhood OF
250 there are many houses which have
not yet been infec ted. but in which the
patients have been declared well. Less
restraint than usual is imposed on the in
mates OF such premises, and the result
has been that the number of foci has been
increased. But the total death rate is
still small in proportion to the number OF
cases. AT 6 o'clock forty new cases had
been reported and the following deaths
Jeane NJ. Corte Isolation Hospital; Emma
line Rogers, 22S0 Hospital; Robert Parry,
1901 Laurel; NJ. 2. Brady, Jackson Bar
racks.
Two of the days new cases are in Al.
glers, making seven that have appeared
in that suburb. The disease has appa.
rently died out at Ocean Springs.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-07
Holocaust in the South
Dakota Industrial
School.
Instructress and Six of Her
Charges Cremated at
Midnight.
Twenty-Five others Escape With
the Greatest Difficulty-No Fire
Fighting Apparatus.
Special Dispatch 10 THE CA1L.

PLANINGTON, S. D., Oct. Gone OF
the worst disasters in The history of the
State occurred last midnight, when seven
lives were lost by the burning of the girls
dormitory at the State Industrial School
The dead are:
Tillie Hooper, instructress.
Mabel Tobert, aged 9, of Sioux Falls.
Bessie Merry, aged IA, of Hot Springs.
Ida Warner, aged 16, of Watertown.
Christina Bergman, aged IL, OF Yankton,
Nellie Johnson, aged 13, of Grafton,
n. Oak.
Lillian West, aged IL, of Sioux Falls.
The burned structure was of wood, three
stories in height and was but recently
com pleted. The origin of the fire is un-
known. The watchman saw the flames
bursting from the upper windows while
he was in a building some distance away
There was no fire-fg hting apparatus at
the school, and, the buildings being over
mile from town, no aid could be rem
dered. In a short time the entire annex
was enveloped in flames, and in less than
twenty minutes from the time the fire was
first seen the building was destroyed.
Nothing whatever was saved. There were
about twenty-five persons in the school
who escaped in their night clothes with
the greatest difficulty.
Search for the bodies was com menced
as soon as possible, and this afternoon all
had been recovered and will be immedi-
ately buried. Each was burned beyond
recognition.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-07
YALE MEN Ar HARVARD.
The Cambridge Instttution Is FilIino
I'm HIN Them

BOSTON, MASS, Oct. 6.-Yale's COLONY
at Harvard is growing and never con-
tanned so many distinguished young grad.
yates of the New Haven university as this
year. Some of the most prominent ath.
letes ana other mem bers of the class tn at
was graduated from Yale last June have
entered the Cam bridge institution. Fred
TowsIey Murphy, captain of last year $
Yale football eleven, has just entered the
medical school. Another of Yale's star
athletes who has gone to Harvard is
Harry Letton. Lyman Bass, for three
years end rush on the Yale eleven. has
also entered the Harvard law scnool. He
Is nephew of Senator Teller.
Dean Rage of Albany, son of the promi-
nent philanthropist, will enter the law
department. He was football su bstitule g
for two years. Another mem Der of Iasr
years graduating class at Yale who will
join them at Harvard is A. G. Lecvard.
He is a social hght. ". S. Hui bell Jr..
d. S. Tate and Reuben Hitchcock of last
years graduating class are all in Har-
wards law school this fail. Hitchcock is
YaIe's star mile walker; A N. Jerrems.
Yale's full back of '96, has entered .he Har,
ward law school, and Lloyd W. Smith and
knight B. Wade, 80, are also in the
school.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-07
Ds,crepanci.s in Court Aeoount,.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Oct. 6.-The Finance
Committee reported to the Board of Super
vlsors that numerous errors had
been found in the books of Justice I. Her.
rington OF Santa Clara, Justice ]. D. Beggs
of Los Gatos and ex-J ustice w. 81. Dwyer,
formerly OF tn s city. 1t appears that the
officers have collected several hundred
dollars that they are not entitled to under
the fee bill. Justices Harrington and
Beggs have been summoned TO appear
before the board tomorrow and explain
these discre epancies. 1t is not known what
action will be taken in Dwyer's case, as
he is threatened with prosecution for i'm
moral conduct if he ever returns to San
Jose. and on such condition was allowed
to resign his office.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-07
new YORK POLITICS
In A QUEER MUDDLH
Tammany and Croker's Ticket
Meet With RebuffS on
Every Hand.
Republican Discussions May Cause
the Defeat OF Tracy-Henry
Georges Chances,
Special DISPATCH to IHE CALL

NEW YORK, n. Y, Oct. 6-Tammany
is in turmoil. 1t is meeting with re-
buffs on every side and the outlook for
Mr.. Cookers ticket is far from rosy.
Colonel William L. Brown. a mem ber oi
the Tammany executive committee, and
DR.. William J. o. Sullivan, counsel for
the Central Labor Union and the medico-
legal expert OF Carlyle Harris fame. sent
their reslgnat ons to John Sheehan to- day.
Colonel Browns loss is a severe one to
the Wigwam. He Is editor of one of the
TWO newspapers that supported Tammany
and Bryan In the national campaign and
1t is probable that mis- paper, The Evening
News, will declare for Henry George in a
lew days. Colcnel Brown, n his letter OF
resignation, affirmed his personal friend
ship for Sheehan and his opposition to
the return of Crokerism and the dictation
OF candidates.
To night Seth Low made the openine g
speech of his ca m paign at Cooper Union,
His talk was cleverly made. but il was
hardly more than a repe ition of the Citi-
zens' Union platform. Whenever General
Tracy's name was mentioned it evoked
applause, whereas Mr.. Lows remarks
were received with only moderate .nthu.
siasm.
The followers of Henry George seem
eager, but the single-taxer's ranks are apt
to be split by jealousy. There are many
contending factions, and the promise to.
night is that there will be no less than
three tickets In the field, with George at
the head of each, and George is liable Io
be sold out by any of these for some minor
office.
So far as the Republican situation goes
there is no appreciabe change. The re-
sponsibility for non-union against Tam
many Hall rests with the Citizens Union.
and no amount OF evasion, no excess OF
quibbling, can alter the fact.
To the last minute, before making nom-
nations the Republicans stood ready to
accept compromise candidate on whom
all anti Tammany voters could unite. Ii
never has changed its position. Even
now, 10 save New York from Tammany,
it would unite upon candidate acce pit
able TO the great mass OF honest govern
ment voters. But the Citizens Union
says: mo, it must be Low or nobody"