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The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-10-14
A TrainlOad of Sailors.

Omaha, Oct. 8.-The Milwaukee
turned over to the Union Pacific here
q special train loaded with officers and
men of the United States navy. The
party is in charge of Lieutenant @. M.
Stoney. From San Francisco the sail
ors, 1O1 in number, will go to Homo
lulu, being assigned to the Baltimore.
Lieutenant Stoney is detailed to take
charge of an expedition to the Yukon
in the spring. The run at present IS
made at the instance OF the govern
ment, as sort of test OF the facilities
for sending sailors across the continent.
The route is via the Pennsylvania to
Chicago, the Milwaukee to Omaha, and
the Union and Southern Pacific to San
Francisco. The run from Chicago to
Omaha was made in IL hours.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-10-14

Hamilton, Ala, Oct. 5.-While re-
turning from party near here late last
night six people were thrown from
boat into the Battahachie river and
four of the occupants drowned. Those
drowned were Misses Lizzie Smith.
Belle Key. Mary T. Wearingen and
Ella Phillips. Their escorts, Robert
and John Wright, brothers, who caused
the boat to capsize BY rocking it, saved
their own lives. The feeling - 20 Bit
ter against the two men that they have
left town.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-10-14
FELL with a Lamp.

Red Bluff, CAL, Oct. S.-Mrs. O..
Volker, wife of Conrad Volker, a pion-
Ser resident of this place, was burned
to death last night about 1880. She
descended the cellar stairs with light.
ed lamp and stumbled and fell, break
ing the lamp. She fell in such way
that she was suspended and helpless
over the burning oil, and before she
could be rescued by her husband, was
fearfully burned, and died at 4 o'clock
this morning.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-10-14
SWEPT BY PRAIRIE FIRES.
Vast Tracts in Illinois and Indiana
Ablaze.

Chicago, Oct. T. Extremely hot
weather for October is prevailing in
this section. During the past "a hours
the thermometer went up to sc degrees,
and according to the signal service rec
ords this is the highest point that has
been registered for the month of Octo-
Der in 81 years. Dense smoke aggra-
waited the conditions. On account of
the drought the last two months every
thing is as dry a, tin,1r and forest and
prairie fires are numerous.
Lake Michigan has been made al
most unnavigable on account of the
smoke and fog. Captains of vessels
have reported most alarming state of
affairs. Many have not slept for 48
that was necessary. Boats picking
their way through the Straits of Mack.
NAV were particularly hampered.
Landmarks were utterly obliterated,
and the lights were indistinct at dis
lance of a length of the vessel.
The smoke is attributed to forest
fires. Hunting parties, careless in
their camping, are thought to have
started the broad CONGREGATIONS.
Marine underwriters are apprehensive
of numerous standings on account of
the somke, and bulletins from the low
er end of the lake are watched for with
anxiety.
Chicago's southern wards and SUBJ
urbs are surrounded by prairie fires,
and dense somke overhangs a large part
of the territory lying south of Seventy
fifth street. Hundreds of acres of pra-
irie have been burned over, and thou
sands of feet of sidewalks and fencing
have been consumed.
Firemen in this division of the city
are completely exhausted fighting
prairie fires by day and night. Most
of the fires are started by sparks from
locomotives, and not infrequently by
mischievous boys, who set the grass on
fire for the excitement.
A dispatch from Bremen, Ind, says
the most disastrous prairie fire known
in the history of Marshall county is
now raging. Hundreds of acres of land
in the northern portion Of the county,
comprising what is locally known as
the "big marsh" is one vast smolder-
ing waste. At times, when famed by
breeze, the heat bursts into blaze,
and darting across clover fields, corn
fields or meadows lays waste everything
in It's path, only stopping when headed
off by plowed fields or highways.
Many instances are reported where
cattle in passing over the treacherous
ground have broken through into the
burning heat and persisted. Farmers
are kept busy day and night fighting
the flames and preventing destruction
of their homes, and the lack of water
makes the battle almost hopeless.
Just west of Walkerton more than
1000 acres have been swept of every
vestige Of vegetation. many thousands
of tons of hay and miles of fences hav-
ing been consumed. The large barn
of Joseph Kirlkey was in the path of
the flames, and together with it's con-
tents, composed of hay, grain and farm
machinery, was burned.
With fire On every side great anxiety
is bieng felt for the safety OF towns
without fire protection. Nothing short
of drenching rain can possibly check
the progress of the fire.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-10-14
Fatal Mine Accident.

Omaha, Oct. ga special to the Bee
from Lead, S. D.. says: Three men
were instantly killed by an accident at
the Homestake mine this morning.
They had set off two blasts which did
not explode. The men went to investl-
gate. and the blasts went of. The
bodies were buried under mass OF
debris six feet deep.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-10-14

Kansas City, Oct. 8.-Thirty people
we're injured tonight. several OF them
seriously, by the falling OF a platform
at thu Fifteenth street station OF the
independence Electric railway. The
station was crowded with suburban
residents, who were returning home
from the carnival festivities. The plat
form. which was old and weak, gave
way under the strain, and when 1t
went down probably so people fell a
distance of Is feet.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-10-14
Refnsal Of England.

London, Oct. 8.-The officials OF the
British foreign Office have communi-
Gated to the United States ambassador,
Colonel Hay, the final decision OF that
government that Great Britain must
refuse to take part in any sealing con-
ference with representatives OF Russia
and Japan.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-10-14
A Mi,iion by Registered Mail.

New York, Oct. THE 1000, DOC
in gold which was received from Austria
liza at San Francisco is beginning to
arrive in this city. 1t is being sent
hither by registered mail. One bank
received 100000 today, and private
bank was in receipt of $4,000. The
gold was in canvas bags holding 81, 900
each, in shape like sausage. The gov
eminent, having declined to transport
the gold from San Francisco to this
city at government express rates, or to
pay out currency for it here, on tele-
graphic transfer, and the importers
finding the ordinary express charges too
onerous, a cheaper plan of sending It
By registered mail, taking out policies
of insurance against loss, was adopted.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-10-14
Segasta's Ultimatum.

London, Oct. GA special dispatch
from Madrid, published here this after
noon, gives the substance OF an inter-
view between a newspaper correspond
ent and an unnamed member OF the
new Spanish cabinet. The latter is
quoted as saying that Senior Sagasta
will carry out the Cuban reforms pro-
posed by Martinez de Campos 10 years
ago. but would not consent to a GUS
toms union between the United States
and Cuba, and if the former was not
satisfied, Spain was prepared to fight.
an the Spanish navy is regarded equal
in strength to the navy Of the United
Ctofoa
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~ nr,t.r.. Ou.r.ntined.

Galveston, Tex, Dot. 7.-Dr. John
Guiteras, the yellow fever expert, en-
route to Galveston from New Orleans,
via st. Louis, to examine health condl'
tions here, was held up BY the Houston
quarantine officers this morning. and i
now in Camp Detention ct Spring sta'
tion. There is no objection 70 LII
Guiteras' coming into Galveston. Hs
will be escorted here ~ the neaitn
hoard Is soon - he is released from
Houston.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-10-14
Seven Lives Lost.

Plankington. S. D., Oct. s.-One OF
the worst disasters in the history OF the
state occurred last night, when seven
lives we're lost BY the burning OF the
pirls' dormitory at the state industrial
school. There were about $50 girls IN
tha school who escaped in their night
clothes With the greatest difnculty.
Search for the bodies was commenced
s soon - possible, and late this after
noon ali had been recovered. acn
Vas burned beyond recognition.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-10-14
Rohhed nv Eootpada.

Washington, Ia, Oct. 8.-Harvey
Cherry, who had just returned from
Nebraska, where he had sold his farm,
and had 50, 900 on his person, was way
laid this morning by three footpads,
knocked senseless and robbed OF his
money and gold watch. He was
found bound and gagged in an alley,
almost dead from loss of blood from an
ugly cash in his head.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-10-14
Seals Are Plentiful.

Victoria, B. c., Oct. Captain
Cox. of the sealing schooner Triumph,
which has returned from Behring sea
with 1,159 skins, says skins are plenti-
ful in the sea; there is as many there
this season as there ever were. But for
some cause or other they are very rest
less. In the Triumph's catch we're
four or five skins from which the hair
had been burned of the back They
were not branded, but there is an iron
mark from which the fur was burned,
seemingly by electricity.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-10-14
struck by Lightning

visalia, CAL, Oct. Albert David
SON had a startling experience this az
ternoon while driving along country
road during rain storm. His wagon
was struck by lightning. and Davidson
was rendered insensible and his hair
burned of, while one of the horses was
killed outright.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-10-14
Handy Gets More Space

Paris. Oct. S.-Moses e. Handy. the
.rac;aI United States commissioner to
he paris exposition Of 1900, has Sc
cured IS per cent additional space ior
The American exhibits. making the
sT,ace Of the United States equal to that
q other big nations of the world.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-10-14
THE YUKON CLOSED
All Navigation on the River
Stopped for This Season.
NO WOOD TO BE HAD AT ANY PRICE
steamers Must Now Depend on Coal
Revenue Cutters Will Remain
at St. Michaels.

San Francisco, Oct. 8.-Advices from
St. Michaels under date of September
Is say: The general impression is that
the boats that leave here from this time
on will not be able to get over 1000
miles up the river before they will be
frozen in. All independent steamers
will be compelled to carry coal. as the
natives have cut up all the driftwood
along the river bank for over 100 miles,
and have sold it to the steamers owned
by the two big companies.
The new finds on Minook and Hun
ter creeks continue to cause excitement
and there are about 600 miners on the
ground.
In St. Michaels sugar is 25c pound;
bacon, Csc pound; blanket trousers,
So; chocolate drops, three for 25c;
calico, 35c yard; cotton bandanas, 81
each; -four, IS hundred; candles, Soc
pound; small box sardines, SOC.
Six men have probably lost their
lives near here as the result of a fool
hardy attempt to sail up the 1850
miles of the river, which is some places
RUINS at a rate of eight miles an hour.
The men, two of whom are named
Abercrombie and Tate, were last seen
drifting out of the mouth of the Yukon
to sea.
Three men in sailboat started up
the river last week, but have not been
seen since. Their names are Mathews,
Roberts and Shultz.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-10-14
Deed Of . Fool.

Denver, Oct. 6.-About 10 O'Clock
l.st night Thomas Fl. Burch shot and
instantly killed Thomas Martin. The
shooting occurred on ranch owned BY
Burch, about four miles north OF mere.
Burch was watching for thieves who
had been stealing apples from his or.
chard, and thinking Martin was one OF
them. he fred at him with double
barreled shotgun. Burch il promln-
emit man and 10 well to do. He gave
himself up
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-10-14
nttava Oct. The village of Cas-.

Ottawa, Oct. THE village of Cas-
selman. 80 miles southeast of Ottawa,
ON the Canadian-Atlantic railway, is
supposed to have been destroyed by
Ere. Fire is raging in the brush sur
rounding the village, and no trains can
pass either way.
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Washington.

The city council of Spokane has fixed
the tax levy for that city at 1874 mills.
The single mill at Machias was de-
stroyed by fire; also 1900, 900 shingles.
A S50-pound bear was killed few
miles above Dudley, in Walla Walla
county.
A band Of A, 900 sheep was recently
purchased at North Yakima for ship
ment to Chicago.
VIM. Orr, of Walla Walla, was almost
instantly killed by the breaking of an
electric light pole.
There is q regular stampede Of gold.
seekers to the new discoveries in the
vicinity of Mt. Baker.
The Bank of Garfield, having gone
into voluntary liquidation, will close
its doors January l, 1898.
A boy named William Hutton, who
accidentally shot his arm of recently,
died in Bucoda of heart failure.
A new public library has been opened
at Walla Walla. The directors pnr.
chased $40O worth of new books.
Since January 1, 274 articles of incor.
poration, representing total capital
stock Of 1856, e91, 800, have been filed
in Seattle.
Farmers Institutes have recently
been held at different points in Western
Washington, conducted by oficials Of
the state agricultural college.
Thurston county, by late school
census, has IN enumeration of ATS
Children Of school age, . decrease Of
l27 from the total of last year. The
decrease IL in the country districts, and
Olympia shows IN increase of So.
A crazy man whose name could not
be learned created considerable excite
ment in Teksa By divestine himself Of
ali his clothing and taking run DOM
Main street. After tho nan had been
captured - citizens md persuaded =
don his closhins, he wse allowed -
leave town.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-10-14
Mission of the Cutters.

Port Townsend, Oct. 8.-A private
letter received from st. Michaels via
the cutter Perry, from Dutch Harbor,
explains the sensational story published
some time ago about an Alaska treasure
ship requesting protection by revenue
cutters against the possibility of pratt
cal attack.
It is not to guard against pirates that
the vessels are needed. Ever since the
movement to Klondike began, the cities
have been dumping all sorts of men at
St. Michaels. The gathering has been
getting worse from month to month,
and as result the Rush and COrwin
are now at st. Michaels, ready to land
men at moments notice, and put
stop to any trouble which might, con-
sidering the fierceness of the miners,
quickly spread into riot. The cutters
will remain at St. Michaels until all
possibility of trouble has passed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-13

I1OMAo 2. LEWIS.
Sheriff of Salt Lake County, Utah.
By A l. Heaston. Deputy Sheriff
Hyrum w. Gray Attorney for Plaintiff.
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that is fed out of the feeding pens
every winter.
The annual clean up at the sugar
works is completed, and everything is
in first-class shape for the season 5
run
There have been more new resi-
dences built in Lehi this year than in
anv town in the county. and more are
in course of erection, the greater part
Of them being substantial brick dwell
inGs.
Manager Hanson of the Saratoga
Springs resort. has been in Salt
Lake for several days past, looking up
parties who are DESTROYS OF spending a
few days during the hot summer
months at some pleasant resort. Sara
to@a offers a greater variety of pleas
ures than any other resort in the state.
boating, fishing, hunting, dancing and
bathing are Included in the long list
Of attractions to be found at this popu-
lar place.
The I.ehi and American Fork base
ball teams crossed bats on the Sara
tosa Springs diamond Saturday. At the
end of nine innings the score stood 20
10 Il in favor of the Lehi boys. This
is the second game that has been
played by these teams, resulting each
time in victory for our team. al
though the visitors would not concede
the first one.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-13
SUED FOR ISLANDER.
Heavy Damage Suit Against Kan
as Man-Sheep Owner Arrested.

Heavy Damage Suit Against a KAN
as Man-Sheep Owner Arrested.
Kamas, July 12.-County Prosecuting
Attorney Shields has entered complaint
against one Steadman. for non-pay-
ment of county license on his flock of
sheep. The case is set for the 18th inst.
before Justice ]. c. Lambert
Sheriff Lindsay paid our town visit
on Saturday or late Friday evening and
served summons on L. W. Smith, jr,
the result of a complaint made by one
Rafe Maxwell, of Peoa, in which ne
states Smith has slandered and de-
famed his character by circulating a
report that he was a thief and had
stolen cattle from Echo TO Kamas and
also that he stole a set of harness from
one John Olsen of Kamas, to his dam
age in the sum of $4,000, for which he
asks judgment.
Mrs Seth Williams is in our town
from Vernal visiting her parents and
relatives. She will remain two or three
months.
The new wllim, for the Beaver Creek
mines, has arrived, the stock is all sold
and an assessment is being collected,
which, when all paid up, will place
$l,0O0 in the treasury Work will be
resumed shortly.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-13
BEET CROP DAMAGED.
Effect of the Drouth In Utah County
Building Boom.

Lehi, Utah, July PA mass meeting
Of the citizens Of this place was held in
the Central school house. Saturday
evening. for the purpose OF nominating
a school trustee. J. E. Ross. for a
number OF years a teacher in the dis
trict schools. was named as a trustee
Politics did not enter the caucus. al
though a Democratic and a Republican
candidate were in the field. The Re-
publican won by a narrow margin. The
school board is now composed of two
Republicans and one Democrat.
The sugar beet crop is not as good
this year as last, the long continued
drouth having covered a large per cent
Of the leaves with a small insect similar
TO the cabbage louise. This is true not
only Of the beet crop, but of other veg
etables as well.
Superintendent Austin estimates the
damage to the beet crop to be about
per cent. Altogether there is about
1000 acres Of very good beets. and 1000
Of second class. the latter comparing
favorably with the best crops raised in
countries where irrigation is not re-
sorted TO- The company has stacked
in the neighborhocd OF 200 tons Of nav
this year. This is almost half enough
to feed the immense herd OF. beef cattle
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-13
The Coming Election.

Interest in the bond election, to come
of next Thursday, is decidedly of the
languid sort Right or wrong, there is
an impression abroad that the election,
If held, will be simply farce, and con-
sequently useless expense.
The influential and heavy taxpayers
VINO protested SO strongly against the
bond issue before. are, for the most
part, still opposed, but a number Of
them announced yesterday that thew
would not actively fight the bond issue
at the polls, bur if the proposition car
r1es they feel confident OF having II
prevented by injunction proceedings.
A wei known attorney is reported as
saving that no court would refuse an
injunction to prevent a city from put
ting in a competing system which
would financially ruin the present sys-
tenn, without being financially success
ful itself. If the people want the sys-
ZEN, attorneys say they have a plain
and speedy relief at law, by having it
condemned in case the purchase price
can not be agreed upon.
Again, others are of the opinion that
the election is useless, for unless the
present litigation results in favor of
the city, the city would have no water
supply for a new system, and if it does
result favorably TO the city, then the
municipality will have The present sys-
tenn, and $4,000 with which to operate
It.
1t is limited in various publications
that the Mormon church leaders will
take hand at preventing the bond
issue to further a scheme by which
they may acquire the waterworks.
street car, electric lighting and other
systems. This was emphatically de-
MED by officers of a number of the cor
porations referred to. and generally
condemned as a bugaboo to influence
votes for the bonds The waterworks
company is taking no hand at all in the
contest.
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James Cassin. John Pincock. Sidney
Stevens. W. P. Hart. Second ward.
John Conlisk. S. s. Schramm, L. b.
adams, jr.. T. Allen. c. T. Middleton.
Third ward. t. D. Dee, George Swain,
c. ". Cross. W. NJ. Raymond. J. -
Simmons. Fourth ward. D. II. Percy.
jr-. Angus z. Wright. Ad Kuhn, j. c.
Armstrong. r. L. Clark Fifth ward,
A. T. Bigeiow, T. J. Stevens. F. ]. Kie-
sci, McLaren Boyle, John Scowcroft.
It was recommended that meetings
be held in each ward tomorrow night
to discuss the matter. and give out
information; that the members of the
advisory committee from each ward
have full charge of the meetings.
In regular session the water commits
sion sent in communication from ".
II. Rowe of the waterwOrks company.
replying to the request for a reduction
of rates. Filed.
Residents on and near Adams ave
nue. and. Thirty-fourth street asked for
alleyways.
II. Nelson ct al offered to sweep the
paved part of Twenty-fifth street each
day except Sunday for SO a month,
with SIS extra if required TO do the
hauling.
Bills incurred by the Fourth of July
committee amounting to SIS We're al
lowed
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-13
VALUATION REDUCED.
The Closing Session of the Board Of
Equalization.

The Closing Session of the Board OF
Equalization.
The board of equalization completed
it's labors and adjourned last night a
resolution was passed making very
important reductions in the assessed
valuation of realty in Ogden. The
raises proposed on merchandise were
made in a great many cases, al
though in several cases the increase
was less than at first proposed. The
reductions on realty were as follows:
On that portion of Ogden north of
Ogden river, 20 per cent off the as
SCISSORS valuation; lots A and B and
five-acre plat s. Is per cent reduction.
This includes the central part of the
city. All other additions and sub
divisions inside the city, % per cent
reduction. All additions outside the
city reduced 80 per cent.
In the consideration of the raise on
merchandise stocks, some merchants
appeared and made statements. while
others did not appear. Among the
raises were Bodcan &, Sherwood, S40o;
Coop drug store, $780, Thomas Carr,
Continental Oil company, S1,555; Ogden
Paint, Oil and Glass company, $1,000;
Siegel Clothing company, S2,250; =. J.
Kiesel & Co, IS, $50; Ogden Liquor COM
pany, $1,000: John Scowcroft e Sons
Co., S29, $50; Coop Wagon and Machine
company, Sc, $50; Sidney Stevens I'M
plement company. $4,000; Consolidated
Implement company. $4500;. S. Hor-
rocks. 81, 400: S. ]. Burt & Bios, $4,000;
Boyle Furniture company, $1,000; Jen-
nings, Last & Thomas, $1,000: Eccles
Lumber company, $4,000; c.. A. Lowe,
Sc, 700: Browning Bros, $4,000; W. H.
Wright & Sons Co., $4,000; Smuin &
Thomas, 1880; ]. S. Lewis & Co., ST.
4S5; a. W. Putnam, $3.50.
The only bank raised was the. Com
mercial National, on capital stock,
SAL 1870.