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The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-08-19
No Klondike for Him.

Port Townsend, Aug. 10.-An evil
dence that many people started for the
gold fields of Alaska during the strain
of mental excitement was given here
last night, when the steamer Queen
sailed for the north. Just after the
steamer blew her whistle to cast off her
lines, an excited passenger, who had
$500 worth of provisions billed through
to Dyea, yelled out:
"Boys, divide the id mess between
you; I'm going back to California.
The disguised passenger refused to
give his name, but said he would pre-
fer to give up his outfit than to take
the chances of crossing Chilkoot pass
this fall.
Evidently there were several disciples
of counterfeiter Dean and wife, of San
Francisco, yesterday bound for Alaska,
for just before the Queen sailed last
night, several well dressed young men
rushed around the city in quest OF
change for greenbacks. They said they
were going down the Yukon river in
boats, and, in case they fell overheard.
paper money would be ruined by get
ting wet. In many cases they succeed
ed in passing bills, two-thirds of which
have been found to be counterfeit. One
saloonist, in batch of $240 in bills,
received two $40 Confederate bills OF
the mintage of 1862. Investigation de-
veloped the fact that they were left
here by people who went north on the
OuonD
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-08-19
MORE REGULATIONS.
Canada VIII Now Reduce tho Size Of
Mining Claims.

Canada VIII Now Reduce tho Size Of
Mining Claims.
Toronto, Aug. IA special to the
Globe from Ottawa says the Dominion
government has received several inn
portant decisions in regard to the Yu-
kon country and the working of the
gold fields there. It has been decided
to appoint an administrator for the dis
trict. who will have entire charge of
all the Canadian officials there and be
the chief executor for the government.
Joseph Walsh, former commander of
the Northwest mounted police, is to be
appointed to the position. The party
of mounted police to leave Manitoba
next week for the gold country has been
increased from 30 to So. They will
take with them two Maxim guns.
The mining rules have been amended
in an important particular. At present
miner is at liberty to stake out claim
OF 500 feet. running along with the
stream and back to the bank. This has
been reduced to 100 feet. and the new
regulation will go into force imme-
diately. A court for the administration
OF civil and criminal questions in the
gold districts has also been decided
upon. Justice MCGUIRE, of Prince
Albert, is to preside over the court.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-08-19
THOSE SHERMAN INTERVIEWS
He II Said to Be Irresponsible and
Failing Mentally.

He IL Said to Be Irresponsible and
Failing Mentally
New York, Aug. IA special to
the Times from Washington says: An
effort is in progress by influential
friends of Secretary Sherman to induce
him to leave Washington and go to
some quiet retreat where he can rest
until fall, and it is the belief inside OF
administration circles that he will go
out of the cabinet soon after the Novem-
ber elections.
Secretary Sherman's bad condition OF
health and mind Is no longer concealed
even BY. his friends. Yesterday he
made an absolute denial of all inter-
views concerning Canovas' assassina-
ton that appeared in the newspapers
Monday morning. He seems to remem-
her none of the occurrences OF Sunday
night, when he brought his chair out on
the front stoop and newspaper men
gathered around him and he gave out
variety Of interviews.
The secretary's condition is painful
to his friends.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-08-19
STEAMER WILLAMETTE LEAVES
The Old Collier Sails with an Immense
Cargo.

Tho Old Collier Sails with an Immense
Cargo.
Seattle. WASH, Aug. IL The
steamer Willamette, with the largest
number of passengers ever carried by a
single steamer to Alaska, is now on her
way to Dyea. She carries 815 passen-
gers, 200 head of live stock and over
1000 tons of freight.
A seething crowd of people thronged
the wharf to bid goodbye to Klondike-
bound prospectors, and every whistle in
the harbor gave Justify parting salute.
Freight was piled in every conceiv-
able nook and corner. In the hold,
pilothouse, cabins, dining rooms and
staterooms were piled an indiscriminate
mass Of clothing, hay, grubstakes. lum-
Der and supplies of all descriptions.
Down below were the horses, crowded
together in little cubbyholes, called
"stalls" only by courtesy. The horses
didn't like the prospect. That is to
say they made considerable objection
before they consented to be swung on
the boat by means of an engine and
large box.
The work of loading the big steam
ship Willamette began at midnight.
Of the 800 people On board, 565 took
passage here, 175 at Tacoma and IS at
San Francisco.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-08-19
A LETTER FROM DAWSON.
TIE Camp Well Supplied With Pro
visions at the Present Time.

TIE Camp Well Supplied With Pro-
visions at the Present Time.
Tacoma, Aug. s13.-B. L. Laughlin
writes from Dawson, Alaska, under
date of June Is:
"Five-hundred-f foot claims on two
creeks are selling at prices ranging from
500 to $3.50, 900 each. There are
about $50 claims that are good on these
two creeks. An acquaintance bought a
claim in February for $45. 900 On the
installment plan, and was to make the
last payment July l, but did not need
so much time, for he paid the last the
day we arrived. He has 40 feet of
ground left, and a surplus of $4,000.
The pay streak is from 40 to 80 feet
wide, and the pay is in and on the bed
rock. These are drift diggings, and
have to be worked in the winter time.
The ground is from Is to 35 feet deep.
"Times will be quiet here until
about October 1, when there will be
work for 1000 Or 5000 men. There is
a small eawmill here. and lumber is
worth $3.50 per 1000, and scarce at
that. The camp was not struck until
August, and it is estimated that the
output is about 81. 500, 600 to date, and
will probably be $25, 100000 or $780,
600. 900 next year. The companies
think they can supply sufficient food for
the winter. There will be about l, 100
people come from the outside this year,
and I expect as many thousand, or
more, next year. The weather is nice
at the present time.
"The Circle City camp is about de-
serted, and the claim owners are offer
ing $12. SO per day and board.
s'The camp is we'll supplied with pro-
visions at the present time. Flour is
worth $12 a hundred, bacon 30 and 60
cents pound, beans 12H cents, coffee
rs cents, milk so cents per per can,
table fruit IS cents per can, shovels $5
each. If any one should want to come
here this summer or fall would advise
them to come by the mouth OF the
Yukon. In early spring, they should
come by the land and water route. +"
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-08-19
The theatrical Chair.

Dannemora, N. Y, Aug. 12.-Frank
G. Conroy, the Ogdensburg wife-mur-
derer, was executed by electricity at
Clinton prison today. Conroy was pro-
nounced dead ~ minutes after the first
shock He walked between Fathers
Belanger and Cotter until supported to
the chair, his eyes upon the crucifix and
praying. He met his fate calmly.
On the morning of May 20, 1895,
Frank Conroy returned to his home in
Ogdensburg from Montreal. Walking
into the house he accused his wife of
unfaithfulness. Angered at her denials,
he snatched up carving-knife and
hacked her head and throat until she
was dead. His two little daughters,
aged and Z, witnessed the murder.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-08-19
A Four Days Cleanup.

Redding, CAL, Aug. la. B. and
R. B. Graves boarded the overland
train tonight, having in their posses
sion $42, 900 in gold, the result of
four days. work on Morrison gulch, a
tributary of Coffee creek, beyond Car
vile, in Trinity county. They have
been mining on the gulch for year
past, and ran tunnel into ledge Of
red and black iron formation 81 feet
wide. They struck several pockets of
pure gold embedded in the ledge, one
of the purest yielding $4,000, while
several others yielded from $4,000 to
$500. On August 4. at point % feet
from the mouth of the tunnel. and IL
feet from the surface, they uncovered a
large pocket of pure god. In four days
they took out 1853 pounds, ayoirdupois
weight. The largest piece was there
feet long, two feet wide and five inches
thick. The pocket yielded $42, 900.
The ledge is still intact, and averages
from $500 to $500 per ton.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-08-19

Kansas City, Aug. 12.-The whole
sale price of dressed beef by all the big
packers has been raised. The lowest
price on dressed beef now is 6 cents.
whereas on Saturday fair to good West
ern beef could be bought for AZ to 5 n
cents. Better grades were raised in
proportion. The best grades of bacon
were also raised l n cents per pound.
The dealers claim that the raise In
price is proof positive that the big COM
bine, about which SO much has been
heard lately, is fact, and that It has
begun the expected squeezing process.
They declare that they will go into 2
combine of their own and butcher their
own meat. The packers deny that
there is any combine.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-08-19
LIFE AT sKAoUAr.
fhr Trail Already Blocked and Nor
Men and Horses Comfnr.


Men and Horses Coming.
Seattle, Aug. IA special to the
Post-lntelligencer from Mount Vernon
says:
A number of letters were received
here today from Mount Vernon people
who left Seattle on the steamer Queen
for the Yukon, telling of life at Skag-
uay. In letter to E. w. Ferris, dated
Skaguay, August Is, ex-City Marshal
Rowan says:
I'VE got here on the 26th Of July.
| am camped here for the winter. The
rest of the men are about four and a
half miles from here, packing their
outfits. They had them hauled for
three miles at one cent pound. They
have been four days in making one
mi-e, and it is about SO miles from
where they are to the lakes. 1t is inn
possible for them to make it. It is
raining all the time. They boys are
discouraged, and feel sorry for them,
as they cannot get to the summit before
snow falls.
There are about 400 horses and 700
men on the trail. You can't get any,
body to pack for you. They are offer
ing $50 per 100 pounds to pack over to
the lakes. There were 105 head of
horses, which came over on the Islander,
and they will block the trail in the next
10 days. got about three miles from
here, and came back as soon as found
I could not make it. There are lots of
men camped here waiting for snow.
am taking it easy, and working for
81. so and board. am going in in
February. This is the greatest excite
ment l ever saw, men packing in the
rain in all the rigs man can think of
to pack with. One man has bicycle
to pack on. counted 1O7 tents here
last night, and they average from two
to six men to the tent. There were
lots of them that sold out on the
Islander, and went back. Outfits that
cost $3.50 are selling all the way from
$50 to 500 each. They are offering 80
cents a pound for packing 81 4 miles.
An Indian was killed at Dyea this
morning for stealing. The inspector
and mounted police are at Lake Ben
nett, and it will cost each man, about
$50 to pass. Two-horse teams arc
making from 500 to 500 day.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-08-19
NORTHWEST BREVITIES
Evidence Of Steady Growth
and Enterprise.
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
From All the Cities and Towns Of
the Thriving Sister States
-WQshingtOn.

From All the Cities and Towns Of
the Thriving Sister States
-Washington.
Aostin has new Touring mill.
The State Bar Association will hols
it's next annual meeting in Spokane.
More than 81 900 was paid the gill
METERS in Blaine for one nights catch.
The annual report of the auditor of
Adams county shows that the county
only owes IS, 200.
John w. Troy, the alleged defaulting
auditor of Clallam county, has been
taken back to Port Angeles. 1t IS prob
able that his case will be settled out
of court.
The telephone line to Goldendale
will soon be completed. The poles are
all set, and the wire in place as far as
Winans. The line will cross the river
at Winans' place, being stretched be-
tween their big stationary fishwheels.
It is reported that the General Elec-
trio Company, of Portland, has had a
survey of the Klickitat falls made re-
Gently for the purpose of furnishing
electricity for The Dalles and Col lem
dale and to build an electric line from
Lyle to Goldendale.
So many men are leaving Skagit
county that there is fear OF crippling
the single industry in this county, as
the manufacturers say they can't get
enough men to keep the mills in opera
ton. Even the farmers come to Mount
Vernon daily looking for help to work
in the hay fields.
The Walla Walla Statesman says
that when the petition of the CONNER
cial Club of that place to the war de-
partment to have two troops of cavalry
sent to Walla to replace those sent to
Fort Yellowstone was referred to the
commanding officer of the department.
of the Columbia, that official made
favorable report upon the petition.
Mrs. Espey and her daughter, Clara,
of Rockford, Spokane county, who
walked all the way from Spokane to
New York city, returned a few days
ago to their home. Both mother and
daughter report having had good
time, and declare that their health Wa
never better, although the long journey
reduced them in flesh. Their object in
making the trip was for the purpose
of making enough money to lift
mortgage from their farm. They were
in demand at the various museums and
other places, where salaries were paI
them as curiosities.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-08-19
Impr.cticable Exposition schemes.

Paris, Aug. 10.-A hundred projects
for attractions for the Paris exposition
of 1900 were submitted to the commit
tee today. They included the building
of q copy of Bartholdi's statue OF lib
erty in New York harbor 600 feet high;
the construction of q restaurant under
water, to be built of glass; an enor-
NOUS vertical screw, with nut fitted
as cafe; reproduction Of the Trojan
horse, capable of holding 1000 people,
and plans for fitting the Eiffel tower
with . spiral railroad and toboggan
chute. The committee decided that
none Of the schemes were practicable.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-08-19
Oregon.

A large cougar, measuring 6k feet
from tip to tip, was killed near Alsea
last week.
The Oregon Press Association will
meet in Baker City on October 16, II
and 18.
Quite number of the Umatilla In
dams are in the Grand Ronde valley, in
Union county, digging camas.
| Just outside of the town of Athena
field of 25 acres of wheat has just been
harvested, and the yield was 50 bushels
to the acre.
The salary of the principal of the
Roseburg school has heen reduced to
$40, and the under-teachers to $3.50.
The janitor's salary was cut down to
SIS from $50.
Last week piece of bridge timber
20 feet long and 40 inches in diameter
was cut at Saldun's logging camp, near
Clatskanie, for the Astoria & Columbia
River railroad.
At the custom house in Astoria one
day last week 81, 200 duty on coal was
paid under the new tariff, or $3.50 moro
than would have been required under
the old law.
Thirty-six bounty warrants for squir-
rels and gopher scalps were issued by
Marion county last week. The sums
for which the warrants were issued
amounted in the aggregate to $e4. 10.
Mrs. Mercy Simons, of Sodaville, 10
said to be the oldest person in Linn
county, and perhaps in the state. She
is 1O5 years old. Mrs. Fisher, who is
90 years old, is the oldest resident in
Albany.
The Columbia river annual confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal church
will be held in Pendleton during the
week commencing August 25. The con-
ference has about 85 ministers and
more than 80 charges. 1t is expected
that $50 visitors will be. present
Bishop Foss will preside.
A dispatch was received in Baker
City from Weiser, Idaho, announcing
the arrival Of smelter and that the
same would be Immediately forwarded
to the Seven Devils. This is the first
move of Importance toward opening up
this vast copper belt. One carload OF
sawmill machinery was received at the
same time. The smelter is said to be
of rs tons capacity, and one ton Of
matte will equal four tons Of ore. Az
the Peacock ore averages 20 per cent
copper, the lessees Of the mines expect
to reap rich harvest. Several arras-
tras are being put up for the purpose OF
working some Of the rich gold lodges
which abound in the same district
About two carloads Of dirt and sand-
stone fell on J. LAmmy while he was
working in the Beaver Hill coal mine,
in Coos county, last week He was
badly crushed and bruised, but no bones
were broken.
Over 5, 900 tons of hay will be put
iip on the xL ranches. in Lake county,
this year, and Heryford Bros will put
ID that much more Other largo
ranches will put nearly = muc'', which.
together with the small ranches, will
mske Lake county's 1897 hay crop run
up 70 nearly The loo. ooo-ton mark
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-08-19
STEAMER MEXICO SUNK.
First Disaster Connected with ths
Alaska Rush.

Alaska Rush.
San Francisco, Aug. IA special
from Victoria to the Chronicle says:
For several days anxious inquiries
have been made regarding the Pacific
Coast steamer Mexico, which was
booked to leave tomorrow on her second
trip to Dyea.
The steamer Topeka, which arrived
here this evening, reports that the
steamer Mexico, on August 5, while go
ing into Dixon entrance from Sitka dur
ing heavy fog at full speed, struck
West DEVILS rock. After two hours
the steamer sank in 500 feet of water,
stern first.
The captain exhibited great GOODNESS,
and, with the officers, did everything
that was possible.
The passengers and crew were saved,
with their hand baggage, in small boats.
After rowing till midnight, they ar
rived at Metlakahtla.
The time the ship struck is believed
to be 4 in the morning.
The ship is total loss. The passen-
gers and crew are on the Topeka.
Captain Wallace and his officers
quietly waited their turn to be lowered
over the side into the boats. This was
performed without hitch, with splen-
did discipline.
After the passengers were safely of
the ship, the officers and crew turned
their attention to the hand baggage,
which the passengers had in their cab
ms, and the treasure and valuables be-
longing to the steamer.
There was no time to attempt to save
anything slowed below decks, and as it
was, everything in the cabins was not
secured, though the captain and crew
stayed on the steamer until it was nc
longer safe to do so.
They had not been away from her
many minutes when she made a final
plunge and went down, stern first.
She struck on her starboard bilge keel
and a gaping hole was torn in her side.
Only short time before, orders were
sent to the engineer to send her full
ahead, and, consequently, she went
right through the rocks.
Had she been an iron vessel, few
would have lived to tell of the accident.
She would have gone down like rock.
At New Metlakahtla, where they had
to spend several days awaiting the ar
rival of the Topeka, news of the wreck
having been sent to her by the steamer
Al-Ki, the passengers and crew had
their wants attended to by Rev. Mr..
Duncan and his Indians.
Of the 775 passengers, 40 were tour
lists, who made the round trip, and 9TH
ers were coming south from different
Alaskan ports. Included in the latter
were naturalists who had spent the
summer in Western Alaska collecting
specimens for the Columbia museum.
Their specimens, instruments and notes
went down with the steamer.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-08-19

Wilbur, Wash. Aug. 10.-While cut
ting grain yesterday afternoon the f.
ycar-old son of Peter Mckay in some
way managed to get in the tall grain IN
front Of the machine, and had one Of
his little limbs completely severed.
The other was badly mangled, but pr.
Young thinks that he can save it # he
can save the child's life.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-08-19
a.oa catch Of Sc. Offers.

San Francisco, Aug. IA private
letter from Captain Smaling. OF the
schooner theresa, now in Behring sea,
gives news of the catch of the sea otter
hunters up to July 8. The best OF luck
has followed the men, as the tour
echooners heard from had killed %
offers. the skins Of which are WORTH
from $50, 600 to $40. 600.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-08-19
1 ,r.rscan Tin for Italy.

Elwood, Ind, Aug. 13.-The first
tin-plate manufactured in America t
be sent to Europe is, according to local
manufacturers, that started today by
the American Plate Company, OF 81
wood, on its way to Italy.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-08-19
Chicago wheat Goes Up.

Chicago, Aug. 13.--September wheat
advanced 8 cents today, and closed
strong at S1x cents, the highest point
touched by September wheat since 1891.
Crop news from the Northwest, and the
decline in condition shown by the gov
eminent crop report were the chief FAC
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-08-19

Malaga, Aug. 11.-Old inhabitants
4 this city relate that when Canovas
del Castillo was ! young assistant mas
Tar It Z school here, : gypsy woman
told his fortune She predicted that
81 would become great, and would meet
With violent death.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-08-19
THE WHEAT SHORTAGE.

Europe will Draw Heavily ON the
United States.
London, Aug. 13.-The Times, IN Its
financial article today, says: It IS
estimated by persons in position to
form an opinion that at least IL per
cent more wheat than is usually needed
by Europe will be wanted this year.
Owing to short Russian, French and
Austor- Hungarian crops, the United
States will be the only country able to
meet this extra demand.