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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-29

The Mckinley administration Is com
PEELED to make excuses for the behavior
of ats Monetary Commission. Secretary
/ Sherman says that Senator Wolcot,
had no authority to make the PROPOSE
ZION mentioned in the report made by
lord Salisbury Of the negotiation
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-29

need more lunatic asylun,s'
I shrieks the New York Times WhlcI
! DIS 81, the editor or the devil?
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-29

'3ss There DIS diamond in London val
bed at s5.ooo,ooO offered for sale. We
& tnowSof, O newspaper man who wants
ITO buy It.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-29

There Is no need OF lit.le children ba.
Ing tortured by scald head. eczema and
skin crup,ions DeWitt'a Witch Hazel
Saive gives instant relief and cures per
man"nily j. NJ. L. Troiter, r. l.. wal
kcr. and Truitt &c Smith.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-29

The pasttWO weeks have been
eventfuI times for CIOthing buyers
in and around this community.
Phenomenal money saving op-
p0rtunItIes have multiplied and
gone quickly. Each offering
overlooking with exceptionally
rare buying privileges that have
made every minute a busy one
and carrying conviction, truth
and assurance 10 The muItitudes
OF buyers that every promise
made in our announcements are
being accurately complied with;
every article mentioned is in
stock just as it is advertised;
Every price quoted and every
garment enumerated is plainly
defined and comes forward
exactly as 1t is represented. The
people know whatever they
select at the great store repre-.
sents the BURK 8 CO., conscIen-
tious business policy OF selling
only reliable, guaranteed quaIi-
ties, clothing OF their own make
newest and choicest in design,
perfection in make and finish,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-29

53ss5G Some OF the editors are crltising Mrs
Il lease because she wears diamonds
. Whit should she wear, spike nails?
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-29

tn Blanco. the new Spanish Captain
EEeneIea announces that he will en-,
D shes Cuban war In seven months.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-29

Spain may assert the right to search
Z american vessels. but she better not
\ put 1t into execution.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-29

ss.#3 dr. Speaker Reed and Vicc-Presldent
h Ho6aTt agree that the Nfayoralty ques-
L Zion in New York should be decided by
the people OF that city.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-29

~ Bourke Cochran is to make his frs.
& campaign speech in an Ice palace. Wei,
he'd better keep cool while he can.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08

Spring has come.
It is time for all persons to think
seriously of their health.
But that doesn't mean taking the
first spring remedy that happens to be
offered.
Persons who make it their business
to get the most effective remedy to be
had are sure to carry home Paine's eel
cry compound. No other remedy is
capable of cleansing the blood, nourish-
ing the nerves and regulating the
bowels and digestive organs like Paine's
celery compound.
If You are troubled at all by rheuma-
tism, neuralgia, headaches or sleepless-
ness, even if these attacks come only
now and then, now is the time to purify
the system of them. Don't procras-
innate and daily till frightened into
doing something when you find the
task of getting we'll has assumed desper-
ate proportions.
Paine's celery compound will cure
kidney trouble, heart palpitation and
disordered liver accurately, intelligently
and permanently when other remedies
only raise hopes that are never fulfilled.
Paine's celery compound, which owes
it's origin to the most distinguished ply
stefan and investigator this country
ever produced, Prof. Edward E. Phelps,
M. D., LID, Of Dartmouth college,
has been publicly Endorsed among
medical experts as the only spring rem
edy in any sense entitled to that name.
It can be said without fear Of con-
tradiction that no other remedy can
truthfully refer to men and women
responsible, SO trustworthy, so convinc
ing. because of their Straightforward,
enthusiastic and easily-verifed testi-
monials in praise of Paine's celery
compound.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08
Critical Day at Helena.

Helena, Ark, March S1.-roday has
been the most critical day in the his
tory of the city. The river has been
steadily rising and stands at 500 feet.
ALI night the wind blew and the waves
beat on the levee and weary hands
piled sacks of dirt where the breaches
were shown. 1t was gallannt fight
and it left everybody exhausted. This
morning the mayor issued a proc1ama-
ton reciting the desperate conditions
surrounding the city and requesting
that stores be closed and all able bodied
men be sent to the front. The procla-
nation met with hearty resposne and
in few minutes several hundred men
with spades in hand were taking the
places of tired men who had labored all
night. Tonight the wind has abated,
but watching and working still goes on.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08
POPULAR PRESIDENT
MESSRS. M'KlNLEY AND CLEvE-
LAND CONTRASTED.

The Plans of the New Administrator
Pushing for Protection. international
Bfmetallism and Prosperity - Free
silver Rapidly Weakening.
E. F. PARSONS, Special Correspondent.
Washington, D. CA plain Ameri-
can citizen; that is what President NC
Kinley has shown himself in these, the
first weeks of his occupancy OF the pres
idential Office.
There were no "frills'' about his in
augural address, no unnecessary exclu-
siveness in any part of his share OF the
days doings, and when he became mas
ter of the White House its doors were
thrown open and day after day throngs
of people from every section and state
have been received by him. The sur
viving members of his old regiment,
the twenty-third Ohio, called upon him
the day following his Inauguration, and
not for many years have the walls OF
the White House echoed such ringing
cheers as those with which they greeted
their old commander. The days work
over, this statesman and plain Ameri-
can citizen donned his hat and over
coat, and for the first time in many
years there was witnessed the spectacle
of president of the United States
walking unattended through the streets
of Washington. This habit, which
was characteristic of General Grant,
has been revived by that other Ohio
soldier, Major Mckinley, and strollers
on Pennsylvania avenue now dOff their
hats to the president of the United
States as he walks by, and in return
receive pleasant salutation from him.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08
Increased Appropriations.


The Republicans in the new congress
are going to make an effort to get back
to the system of placing the appropria-
ton bills in the hands of one commit
tee. The free traders who got control
of congress when Grover Cleveland first
came into the White House distributed
the appropriation bills to half dozen
committees in order to take them out of
the hands of Protectionist Sam Ran
dali, and at the same time more thor
oughly control the house in favor of the
free trade plans. They succeeded, both
in distributing the appropriation bills
and in passing their free trade tariff
act. The result of the distribution of
the appropriation bills was an enormous
increase in expenditures and the result
of the passage of the low tariff act was
an enormous decrease of the receipts.
Result: increase in national indebted
ness in the last four years amounting to
$262, 900, 900. The Republican party,
now that it resumes control, must first
change the systems which produce
these evil results and then go to work
and pay the debts which the Democrats
piled up. TO do this they will first re-
duce expenditures by placing the appro-
priation bills in the hands of one COM
mittee; second, increase the receipts by
a protective tariff and general business
activity, and then resume the task
which they carried on successfully for
many years of paying off public indebt.
edneas
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08
Market Quotations.

Portland, Or, March 80, 1897.
Flour-Portland, Salem, Cascade
and Dayton, 81. 10; Benton county and
White Lily, 81. 10; graham, So. SO; su.
perfne, 1915 per barrel.
Wheat-Walla Walla, 77@78c; Val
ley, 79c per bushel.
Oats-Choice white, 42@44c per
bushel; choice gray, 36@38c.
Hay-Timothy, $13O13. so per ton;
clover, $11.OO@12.O0; wheat and oat,
$9.O0@11 per ton.
Barley-Feed barley, SIT. so per ton;
brewing, $18@19.
Millstuffs-Bran, $14. so; shorts,
SIC. 30; middlings, 500.
Butter-Creamery, 45@5Oc; dairy,
30@4Oc; store, TN 03Oc per roll.
Potatoes-Oregon Burbanks, 55 q 65c;
Garnet Chiles, 75@SOc; Early Rose,
70@8Oc per sack; sweets, $500 pei
GENITAL for MERGED; new potatoes, 61ac
per pound.
Onions-$1. 10000 per Genital.
Poultry-Chickens, mixed, 5000
1875; geese, $4.O0@5. 90; turkeys, live,
HOBO; ducks, $4,000. SO per dozen.
Eggs-Oregon, 9Hc per dozen.
Cheese = Oregon, 1870; Young
America, 1890 per pound.
Wool-Vslley, lie per pound; East
ern Oregon, 1890.
Hops-9@1Oc per pound.
Beef-Gross, top steers, 81. 1903. so;
COWS, $2.25@3.OO; dressed beef, 40
&c per pound.
Mutton-Gross, best sheep, wethers
and ewes, $3.5O@3.75; dressed NUT
ton, &c per pound.
Hogs-Gross, choice, heavy, $3.50
4.25; light and feeders, 81. 50@3. 90;
dressed, 81. 50@5. 90 per cwt.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08
LANDS OF THE STATE.
Occupied in Washington by Person
Who Pay No Rent.

Occupied in Washington by Persons
Who Pay No Rent.
Olympia, WASH, March 31.-State
Land Commissioner Bridges declares
the old board of land commissioners
was derelict in the matter of leasing
public lands. He claims that 80 per
cent of the school lands are occupied by
persons who do not pay the state cent,
thus depriving the school fund of from
$35, 900 to $4,000 per annum. In
Spokane, section Is is occupied by 400
families and business house, rent free,
while in Tacoma a worse state of affairs
prevails, and land in the business GEN.
ter of the city, comprising thirteen
acres, is bringing in no revenue. Tim
her from these tracts have been cut and
no returns whatever made to the state.
The loss to the state of this timber
alone is about $40, 900.
Commissioner Bridges will send no.
tices of vacation to all persons occupy
ing state land without an official con-
tract. These trespassers number 1880
througouht the state. Valuable farm
ing land in Whitman, Garfield, Spo-
kane, Walla Walla, Lincoln and Co
lumbia counties is occupied by persons
who do not pay cent to the state. In
Spokane the land used for building pur-
poses should, it is said, bring the state
$500 per annum.
The new school law simplifies this
system of leasing land. Henceforth
the county auditor will act as the agent
for the state land commissioner and it
will be his duty to lease lands subject
to the commissioners approval. Mr..
Bridges will secure leases from all tres
passers by July l.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08
TO REACH THE POLE.
Peary, the Explorer. Expects to Succeed
Next Time.

Peary, the Explorer, Expects to succeed
Next Time.
New York, March 81.-The Adver-
tiser says: Lieutenant Peary recently
laid plan for Attic research before the
council of the American Geographical
Society. The plan includes the reach
ing Of the North Pole. It was heartily
Endorsed by the council, and subscrip-
tions toward its accomplishment prom
Used. Should the plan succeed, the
United States will reap the glory.
Lieutenant Peary's plan, as now ma
tured, is considered by Attic explorers
one of the most feasible yet advocated.
First of all, it is not to be an expedi-
ton in the usual sense of the term. 1t
will, besides Lieutenant Peary himself,
include only one or two white men. II
one, he will be surgeon, and II two
the other will be scientist. The
party will be conveyed by chartered
whaler to the point on the western
coast Of Greenland which Peary has SO
often made his base of exploration. At
this point live tribe of Eskimos.
They form the most northerly settle-
ment of human beings, as far as is
known, upon the globe. They know
the explorer, and have every confidence
in him.
From them he will select five or six
young married couples, and will with
them push along the northwest coast OF
Greenland as far as possible, and per-
haps into the archipelago which it is
believed surrounds the North Pole. All
their goods, including dogs and sledges,
will be taken with them and when no
further progress can be made noSth,
they and Peary and his companions
will be landed at some spot and new
colony formed. The ship will have a
supply of provisions for three or more
years, and make its way back to civil
ization before the ice closes in. From
this base point the two or three white
men will make their explorations.
Lieutenant Peary figures that this
colony will not be over $50 miles from
the pole. The Eskimos will be able to
withstand the climate and he believes
they will be contented so long as they
have enough food. The women will be
taken along to do the cooking and at
tend to the clothing and footgear.
| As soon as the ice conditions are
propitious an attempt will be made to
reach the pole. The Eskimos and their
dog sledges will be used if possible, but
in any case the white explorers will
push on until the stars and stripes have
! been planted near if not on the pole
| s%co1f
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER.
Downing. Hopkins = Company's Review
Of Trade.

Downing. Hopkins = Company's Review
Trading in wheat this week has not
been widespread, but to great extent
was confined within the ranks OF the
professionals, who are considerably
worked up over the increasing amount
of bad crop news. st. Louis appears to
be the center OF the disturbance and
has been persistently loading the wries
with stories of great harm done. Many
traders have been disinclined to give
the reports much attention, and in fact
have only arched their eyebrows when
brought to their notice. Many OF those
who have been loathe to acknowledge
these stories are now changing front
and think there must be some fire where
there is SO much smoke. The country
at large, though, is only buying wheat
sparingly, but st. Louis professionals
appear to be taking hold literally, and
are pinning their faith in the reliability
Of crop damage in the Southwest. This
is just the time of year for genuine
crop scare, and, with the weather con-
ditions as they are, damage tales will
multiply instead Of diminish.
Statistics are, of course, just as favor
able for an advance as at any time re-
Gently; in fact more SO. Visible stocks
are decreasing and the worlds stocks
are steadily diminishing. The worlds
shipments are running from 5000, 900
to $500, 600 bushels below the weekly
requirements Of the United Kingdom
and the continent, but for all that, for
eigners are not alarmed over the out
look. They are certainly@not taking
the wheat from this country in such
quantities as one would expect under
the circumstances. Gables are merely
fractional in quoting changes on the
other side. Exports of wheat and -four
from both coasts for the week are 1OO,-
600 bushels more than last week, and
exceed those for the same week in 1896
by about 5000 bushels. We have had
war scares Of the opera bouffe order,
but war seems to be just as distant as
ever
There has been fair amount of trad
ing in the corn market this week and
speculation has been brisker. Wheat
no longer exerts much of an influence
upon values.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08

1t is foolish to take poor he,ls
"philosophically" these spring d.,s
There is no reason why anyone sb0.n u
sit hands in lap, and submit to bssd
aches, poor appetite, continual tin,
feeling or constipation. If everv n.
heartened invalid will go right at ,st
ting well by using Paine's celery oom
pound, that person will be astoni,ha
and delighted with the quickness with
which this wonderful remedy is sb]e y
call halt to wasting diseases disesa.
of debility and a rundown cOpd.
tion.
Paine's celery compound does won.
ders in making people well.
Here is what a woman, an ambition,
and Woodworking member of the eal
profession in New York city, says d
this great remedy:
22O 4th Ave-, New York
While a student in the New Yui
university law school and under ges,
pressure from work and study, Ivu
advised to take Paine's celery com.
pound. I did 30, and its beneficial N
suits to one whose nerves are under Tho
trial of severe mental effort, | am only
too ready to assert. After taking .hrA
bottles I found that it produced quiet
ness of nerves and induced sleep, very
beneficial to my health. For thM
troubled with insomnia l can heartily
recommend it as a harmless inducer o.
sleep on account of its quieting effect
on the nerves. Yours very truly,
(Signed.) Florence H. Dangerfeld,
Attorney and Counselor at Law
Paine's celery compound, which
makes the weak strong, has received
testimonials from thousands Of people
who had almost despaired of ever again
being in perfect health.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08
International Bfmetallism.

The return of Senator Wolcott,
coupled with President McKinley's
ringing utterances in favor of an inter-
national bimetallic conference, gives
great encouragement to the friends Of
that sentiment. Senator Wolcott re-
ports unusual interest in this subject
on the Continent and even in England,
and is hopeful of results. President
McKinley's clear, terse utterances on
this subject leave no doubt as to his in
tentions and there is reason to believe
that within few weeks definite steps
will be taken to bring about a confer
ence of the leading nations, and to
cause this conference to be held during
the year 1897.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08
Indian RainmakerD.

All the Indian tribes had rain
makers, and some are yet left. This
is one of their methods Of operation.
A large body of Greek Indians had
gathered, all decked out in thier best
finery. Two elderly men retired short
distance and seemed to be mumbling to
each other something like prayers or
invocations; after some time fire was
made on the bank of the stream, when
the two rain-makers gave an order, and
a young man plunged into the river,
which was there very deep. When he
came up he had blue catfish in his
hand, which one Of the old men took
and threw into the fire, the tribe look
ing on in perfect silence. Then there
was more mumbling, accompanied by
various contortions and gesticulations,
when gathering dispersed. 1t rained
that night. Perhaps, on the whole,
the Indian rain-maker is more generally
successful than the civilized one oc-
casionally appearing on the frontier in
times of drought, the former having
shrewder and more experienced forecast
of weather probabilities and putting in
his incantations at the right time.-N.
Y. Tribune.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08
CREASE AND INCREASE.

An elephant wears more creases to his
trousers than any other animal. They
seem to be sort of kilt pleat with bias
slope. He is not very fashionable, but is
up to date in taking care of himself. Some
sudden, violent pains crease, twist or con-
the nature of bad sprain. If neglected,
the creases increase, and so does the pain,
until sometimes it is very difficult to
straighten them out, but by the prompt
use Of st. Jacobs Oil, the friction or rub
bling in its application and the curative
qualities of the oil will smooth out the
worst twist or crease and get the muscle in
stored, strengthened. cured. Pronlptness
in using it insures prompt cure, and when
the sprain is cured, it is cured for good.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08
Plans Of the Administration

The plans of the administration, as
outlined by President McKinley's in
augural address are received with the
most cordial approval by members of
all parties. / say all parties, but 1
must withdraw that statement so far as
relates to the silver Republicans. These
men, who were once members OF the
party which President Mckinley now
represents are the only men in the en-
tire nation who seem to find no good
word for the sound American senti-
ments of his inaugural address. Demo-
Gratis, even Populists, speak in the
warmest terms of him and the American
principles enunciated by him, but from
the men who recently deserted their
party, come no good words for any
sentiment arising from its representa-
tive.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08
Three Men Blown to Atoms.

Philadelphia, March ga terrific
explosion occurred this afternoon at the
Dupont chemical works, on the banks
of the Delaware river, at Gibbstown,
N. j., by which James Henderson, Carl
Wright and Thomas Stiles were blown
to atoms. The separating building and
four other buildings were blown to
splinters. The destroyed factory was
used in the manufacture of dynamite
and Atlas powder.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08
HOW'0 THIS9

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrhs that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY CO., Props, Toledo, o.
We the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney
for the last Is years, and believe him perfectly
honorable in all business transactions and fin.
ancially able to carry out any obligations made
by their firm.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08
ON TIME,

And very early too. That's what any one
should be in treating ones self for inact:o of
the kidneys and bladder. The diuretic which
experience indicates as supplying the requisite
stimulation to the organs without exciting
them, is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. Don't
delay; kidney inacton and diseases are not far
patton, rheumatism and nerve debility, also,
use the BitterS,
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08
Y.ntic Aground in Uruguay River.

New York, March 31.-The Herald's
correspondent in Montevideo telegraphs
that the United States cruiser Yantic
ran aground today at Port Neuva Pal
myra, at the mouth Of Uruguay river.
Tugs are attempting to get the curiser
of. She is in q dangerous position.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08

The costliest rugs in the world are
owned by the Shah of Persia and the
Sultan Of Turkey. 1t is said that each
possesses a mat made of pearls and dia-
monds valued at over So, 10000 The
Carlton club, London, OWNS the largest
mat or rug ever made.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08
President of tho Northern Pacific.

Chicago, March 31.-The Posts
Washington special says a report is in
circulation among the Washington
friends of ex-Secretary Lamont that he
is about to become president Of the
Northern Pacific railroad.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08
Fatal Boiler ErnIo.ior 7

Augusta, KY, March 31.-The boiler
OF sawmill exploded today, killing two
men and fatally injuring three others.
The killed are: Calvert Boone and ].
D. Tucker,
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08
A Bad Case.

"Yon wouldn't believe it, but Gram
py has a bad case of swelled head"
"There must be some mistake"
''Not a bit of it. Genuine old-fash-
Toned mumps on both sides. detroit
Free Press.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08

The Italian Medical Council is i'm
portuning the government to no longer
allow foreigners to practice medicine
in Italy unless they have Italian
diplomas.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08

Mr.. Grocer: there are
thousands of people who
want good tea (many don't
drink tea now, because it
hasbeen either costlyor bad
and here is Schilzing's Best
good tea at a fair price.
Don't you want to sell
lots of such tea. and money
back it if your customers
don't like it.
ASchiling Z Company
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