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The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08

Washington, March 31.-A project
has been started by representative rail-
road men to build private car for use
of the presidents of the United States,
from material and appliances contribut-
ed by the building and affiliated in
dustries. It is proposed to construct
private car excelling anything of this
kind which has been done before in
substantial character of construction
and in completeness and convenience of
furnishings and decorations.
The car is to be complete exposition
of the art of car-building. demonstrate
ing to the world the surprising excel
lence Of this industry in the United
States, and it is to be presented to the
nation for the personal and official use
Of successive presidents of the United
States.
Designs and specifications for the car
are being prepared under the supervi-
sion OF committe Of twenty five promi-
nent and representative car-builders and
the superintendents of motive power of
various roads
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08
TERRoRs INCREASING.
Rain and Wind Add to the Mississippi
Flood Dangers.

Rain and Wind Add to the Mississippi
Flood Dangers.
Memphis, Tenn, April "A heavy
rainfall, accompanied by strong gale
from the west, is adding to the terror
of the flood situation. One hundred
and fifty miles below Memphis, in the
Mississippi delta, there are four breaks,
and each is letting in stream as large
as the Ohio river at Cincinnati, or the
Hudson at Albany, and this tremen-
dous outflow has caused fall OF only
one-tenth of an inch at Vicksburg, i'm
mediately below the last break. The
rain and wind will cause more breaks.
The river is now like an inland sea,
and this afternoon a. telegram from
point below Rosedale, Miss. announced
that the waves were pounding against
the levee and that at frequent intervals
the water tore itself loose from the main
channel and dashed over the embank-
ment. This being true there will be,
in all probability, more crevasses be-
fore morning. All the forces of nature
are against the people. The rainfall
increases, and the wind intensifies the
danger. On the Arkansas side the
leyee from Helena to Arkansas City is
as full of men as the inner wall OF q
beseiged fertilization.
There is break at Westover, which
occurred at an early hour this morning.
A thousand men were at work on the
levees when the crash came. For
moment a thin thread of water began
to trickle from the inner wall of the
embankment. Experienced levee men
saw the danger and cried out word OF
warning, and the laborers rushed back,
but in five minutes gap fifty feet wide
and six feet deep was torn In the wall
of earth. The break grew until It Is
now several hundred feet wide. This
creyasse is ten miles below Helena. and
the water rushing through it will de-
stroy dozen splendid plantations, and
NAV back up to Helena
The Laconia circle country, q few
miles below Westover, is under water.
This circle is surrounded by leyee.
The leyee in the rear wall went TO
pieces at . late hour on Monday. and
the water rushed in and spread itself
over and across some Of the most fertile
land in Arkansas, cut up into planta-
tions and giving support to no less than
(. 900 people.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08
THE COMMISSION is READY
Government Work Of Protection Will
Be Taken Up.

Government Work Of Protection Will
Be Taken Up.
Washington, April IA telegram
came to General Wilson, chief of en-
gineers this morning from Colonel Gill
lespie, president of the Mississippi river
commission, stating that the commits
sion was at New Orleans, awaiting the
approval of the joint resolution in order
to proceed at once with the work of pro-
tecting the levees and the property
along the river. This state of affairs
being made known at the White House,
the resolution, which had been pro
forma referred to the treasury depart
ment for examination, was signed at
once by Secretary Porter, and laid be-
fore the president, who stopped the line
of visitors long enough to afix his sig
nature. The commission will be noti-
fed, and the relief work will go on.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08
California Pioneer Conc.

San Francisco, March 30.-A Chron-
icle special from Pomona says:
William Islip, noted pioneer OF
Southern California, who left New
Bedford, Mass, on whaling voyage in
1888, and arrived in San Francisco in
the same year, died at his home at
Azusa last evening, aged 8S. After
his arrival he never left this state. He
was a man of intelligence, and the
glowing descriptions which he wrote OF
this state were the primary cause OF
the famous voyage made by Richard
Henry Dana in 1886, which resulted in
his writing 1.-TWO Years Before the
Mast" Islip left large estate, but
az he was unmarried and left no heirs,
so far as known here, it is not known
what disposition will be made OF it.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08
A BOLD MANEUyER
Cretan Insurgents Occupy a
Point of Vantage.
THE HILL SOUTH OF sUDA BAY
They Were Unable to Hold the Posi-
ton, Owing to the lombard
ment Of the Allied Fleet.

Canea, Crete. April 2 The insur-
gents, by bold stroke, occupied the
hill on the south of Suda bay last even
ing. They were promptly shelled by
the British, Austrian and Russian war
ships. At daybreak the fighting was
resumed, and the Cretans were driven
from their positions. AS soon as the
firing ceased they made another attempt
to recover the ground, and the warships
promptly resumed the firing, which
was very heavy for several hours.
During the cannonade, three Turks
were killed and five wounded.
The Russian consul at Retimo re-
ports that when he communicated to
the Cretans at Siphohulos the procla-
nation of the admirals inviting them
to lay down their arms, the Cretans
reported that the only boon they would
accept from the powers was political
union with Greece.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08
Consideration of Arbitration Treaty

Washington, April SENATOR Nor
gan today offered resolution calling
for further Cuban information, especi-
ally letters written to public officials
by Gomez. Allen of Nebraska made
speech on the unconstitutionality of
tariff for protection.
At P. NJ, consideration of the ar
bitration treaty was resumed. The
Chiffon amendment, requiring that all
agreements come to the senate, was
taken up. Chiffon insisted this amend
ment was necessary to preserve the
prerogative of the senate as part of the
treaty-making power.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08
In the Senate.
More Plums Distributed.

Washington, March 31.-The presi-
dent sent the following nominations
to the senate: State-Charlemange
Tower, Of Pennsylvania, to be envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipoten-
tiary to Austro-H Hungary; Arson Bur-
lingame johnson, of Colorado, consul
at Fuchau, China; William S. Hallen-
burger, Of Pennsylvania, second assist
ant postmaster-general.
Interior-Thomas Ryan, of Kansas,
first assistant secretary of the interior;
Henry Clay Evans, of Tennessee, COM
missioner of pensions.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08

Omaha, March 31.-The mysterious
airship was seen again last night for
the third time by number of reputable
citizens. It hove in sight about the
time that church was over, and in half
an hour had traversed the heavens, and
had once more disappeared. It was
seen by people in all parts OF the city.
This time the airship came into view
in the southeastern portion OF the hori-
ION. It showed big bright light, too
big for . balloon, and glowed steadily.
Il sailed over the city to the northwest,
and there disappeared behind the
houses and bluffs It moved very
slowly, and seemed to be quite near the
earth. Nothing but the light was
visible.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08
Washington.

A warm wave brought relief to the
stockraisers in Adams county last week.
The plan of spreading disease among
the squirrels by inoculating some Of
them and turning them loose will be
tried in Adams county.
The severe weather and lack of feed
was the cause of several hundred head
of stock dying, one man losing at the
rate of seven head day.
Scarcely any blowing has been done
around Oakesdale, but as the snow 10
now rapidly melting, and the ground
is not frozen, large acreage will DO
put to wheat.
The commissioners sent to North
Yakima to treat with the Yakima In
dams for the sale of their lands have
left for Montana, being unable to ac-
complish anything.
The Indians along the Sans Poll are
busy pulling up the location stakes that
were driven on the Colville reservation
bars by the locators that expected to
see the reservation opened.
A band of horses and cattle has been
started from Rock creek valley for the
bald hills of the St. Mary's, where
there is plenty of feed. The farmers
in Rock creek valley have run out Of
feed.
Taxes are being paid into the county
treasury in Spokane at a rate that may
make it unnecessary for the county to
negotiate loan for $50, 600 with which
to pay interest on the county's funding
bonds.
The hunters of Pierce county will
meet to the number of about 100, and
drive Fox island, from end to end, on
April II, for the purpose of slaughter
ing coons and other "varmints'' on the
island.
Gin Pom, q Chinese, who was con-
victed of numbering Lee Tong in Spo-
kane, has been denied q rehearing by
the supreme court, and will now be re-
sentenced to hang, unless there should
be an appeal to the United States SUI
preme court.
A sawmill and box factory is being
erected near the Great Northern depot
in Wenatchee. This location will be
convenient for fruit shippers this season
as they can unload their fruit, and,
without going out Of the way, take on
. load Of boxes for the return trip.
Taeoma's lumber manufacturing con-
Germs are unusually busy just now. The
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08
NORTHWEST BREVITIES
Evidence of Steady Growth
and Enterprise.
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
From All the Cities and Towns eS
the Thriving sister States
-Orogon.

About forty tons Of corn are ueing
shipped from Nebraska to Dallas.
The principal of the Jacksonville
public schools is paid 81, 900 year.
Eleven hundred sacks of potatoes
were shipped south by the latest
steamer out of Coos bay.
An eagle was shot on the Siuslaw last
week that measured seven feet from tin
to tip and weighed ten pounds.
The grand jury in Douglas county re-
ported that the county Jail in Roseburg
is insecure. for the safe custody of pris-
Oners.
Frosts in Umatilla county have in
places taken off the tops Of the grain q
little, but no serious damage has been
sustained.
Farmers in Sherman county have
about finished blowing and are now
waiting for the ground to dry enough
to begin seeding.
A boy living near Centerville, in
Washington county, few days ago
shot hawk on the wing that measured
four feet six inches from tip to tip.
Landing has begun ON some Of the
sheep ranches in Sherman county, and,
in spite of unfavorable weather, good
percentage of the lambs is being saved.
Commissioner Lee, of Fremont, Neb.,
who at one time made annual purchases
of sheep in Grant county, has returned
again this year, and will buy band.
The sheriff of Crook county prevent
cd Jail break last week by discovering
In TIME hole in the Jail wall that one
of the prisoners had dug out with q
case-knife.
Coyotes are increasing so fast near
Hayes hill, in Josephine county, that
the number of quail, large gray squir-
rel and other small game is rapidly dis
appearing.
The county court of Harvey, at its
recent session, ordered the new Burns
road opened. The road is to extend
straight westward from the bridge near
Savers mill, to the south end of the
town of Burns.
It costs t.. city Of Pendleton about
$50 every time fire alarm is turned
in, whether the fire amounts to any
thing or not, and it is suggested that
some more economical arrangement
should be made with the fremen.
Joseph Hall, who was found dead
near Medford last week, with bullet
hole in his head, having been shot
from behind, was bachelor, and about
As years of age. He had lived on Elk
creek, where he was killed, about two
years.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08
PARTY LINES DRAWN
Dingiey Bill Passed the House by =
Majority Of Eighty-Three.


Washington, April 2.-With tomor-
row the duties imposed by the Dingley
tariff bill will be in force. and the
present law will be a thing Of the past.
If the last amendment attached to the
bill before it's passage in the house to-
day shall be in the bill when it is
finally enacted, and provided also. that
1t shall be held to be legal by the courts
The Republican victory today was
complete. They presented an unbroken
front to the opposition. On the other
hand, five Democrats, one more than
was anticipated, gave the bill the ap-
prevail OF their votes. These five DEM
ocrats are interested particularly in the
sugar schedule. Three came from
Louisiana and two from Texas. One
Populist, Howard of Alabama, voted
for the bill. Twenty-one other mem
bers OF what is denominated "the oppo-
sition," declined to record themselves
for or against the measure.
The vote on the final passage of the
bill stood: Ayes 2O5, noes 1872; present
and not voting, ala majority of 83.
The galleries were today crowded to
suffocation. After the amendment fix
ing tomorrow as the date on which this
bill should go into effect had been
adopt ed, against the protests of the
Democrats, who contended that it was
retroactive, and therefore unconstitu-
tional, the first three hours were taken
up with short speeches, most of which
were made for the benefit of the gal
leries, and constituents of the speakers.
The Democrats had yielded the ques-
ton of long debate over the Grosvenor
amendment, in the hope that enough
progress might be made with the bill
to permit the house to reach the sugar
schedule, but only two more pages
were read, leaving 14O unconsidered in
committee of the whole.
The motion to recommit with in
structions to amend the bill SO as to
suspend duties on articles controlled
by the trusts, upon which they based
the principal hope of breaking through
the Republican ranks, failed of it's pur-
pose Every Republican voted against
it. There was great demonstration
on the floor and in the galleries when
the bill was finally declared passed.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08

Jacksonville, Fla, March 31.-On
receipt of telegram from Washington,
the Vesuvius, which has been watching
flibusters, weighed anchor and steamed
to the south, leaving six Of its men
ashore. The boat has gone to Biscay-
enne bay to endeavor to prevent Gu
ban filibustering expedition from leav-
ing, but will probably be too late.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08
In the House.

Washington, April 1.-The house to-
day had warm discussion over the
subject of free hides. The Texas men,
bers. Bell of Colorado, and Hepburn of
Iowa, all urged duty on hides for the
benefit of cattle-raisers, attacking the
bill on this point as made up for the
benefit of Eastern manufacturers. No
action resulted. Steel strings for
musical instruments were made dutia-
BILE at 45 per cent, and boiling cloth
for milling purposes, % per cent.
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Drowned 1t : Ford.

Gainesville, Tex, March S1.-Miss
Ruby Smith, daughter Of Alderman
Smith, Of this place, and Albert
Thompson, young man who was &C.
companying her from Era to this city.
were drowned last night five miles west
Of here in attempting to ford creek
that had become raging torrent. as .
result of the unprecedented rainfall OF
yesterday and last night.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08

Washington, April 2.-The open ses.
sion of the senate today lasted less than
half an hour. It was productive of an
other Cuban resolution by Mills Of
Texas, calling upon the committee on
foreign affairs for report on the obi
cations assumed by the United States
in insisting that Cuba should not be
annexed to any European power, and
should remain subject to Spain.
Hale's objection sent the resolution
over. The Morgan resolution calling
on the president for General Gomez
letters also went over. The rest of the
day was spent in executive session on
the arbitration treaty. At 1890 O'Clock
the senate went into executive session,
and, at O'Clock, adjourned.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08
s.nrutllr Nay succeed RIver..

Madrid, April The government
Is contemplating imposing new taxes in
order to provide for Cuban war ex-
penses. It is rumored here that GEN
eral Sanguilly will succeed General
Rivera, now prisoner, as commander
Of the insurgent forces in the province
Of Pinar del Rio.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08
President,s Nominatfons.

Washington, April THE presi-
dent today sent the following nomina-
tions to the senate: Frank w. Palmer,
of Illinois, public printer; Alexander
M. Thackeray, of Pennsylvania, consul
at Havre, France; Assistant Surgeon
James H. Oakley, of Illinois, to be
passed assistant surgeon of the Marine
hospital. Palmer was public printer
under the Harrison administration.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08
Kruxer suspends His Gra ndson.

Cape Town, April 2. = President
Krnoer. it is announced from Pretoria.
has suspended his grandson, Etof. from
Office for making speech in which ne
;nsnlted Queen Victoria and Great
Rr;tain. The president expresses SIM
e,ere regret ct Etoff' e irresponsible ref
erence.
a fieht has occurred between party
u sws1is and whites near Barberton.
a T,.e ,rh;tes s,nt IN urgent request Tor
the nolice. which will Be sent,
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08
WOULD ANNuL THE TREATY.

California Beet-Sugar Producers Prepare
Memorial to Congress.
San Francisco, March 31.-A mem
orial to congress in the form of petit
ton signed by the people of this state
who are interested in the beet sugar in
dustry is being extensively circulated.
The petition is a protest again st the
continuance Of the Hawaiian treaty of
1875, and against the proposed annex
alton of the islands. It sets forth that
the treaty has been operative against
the revenues of the United States, as
we'll as vitality detrimental to the beet
sugar industry here.
It appears that under the treaty, DUR
ing the years 1890-95 inclusive, goods
to the value of over 1000, 900 from
Hawaii were admitted free, showing
that in the interchange of business be-
tween the two countries the islands en-
joyed 70 per cent Of the total volume,
and this is naturally increased under
the augmenting imports of sugar with
out corresponding increase in their
imports from the United States. This
would indicate that the treaty is only
partially reciprocal; that the United
States has been unnecessarily deprived
of vast amount Of customs revenue
would appear to be indicated by statis-
tics footing up to over 81, 200, 600 lost
during period Of twenty-one years OF
commerce with the islands.
The petitioners point out that as the
conditions have entirely changed since
1875, the government should foster an
industry that will make the country
self-supplying, rather than perpetuate
BY subsidy foreign business largely
owned by foreigners who employ
chiefly mongOlians.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08
Four Negroes Drowned.

st. Charles, Ark, April 2.-Four
negroes were drowned while crossing
the backwater in leaking catboat.
The dead are Ned and Frank Siliums
and Charles and Ed Dumas.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08
|CJBA'S LITTLE NAVY
insurgents Said to Be in Pos.
session of a Cruiser.
IT WAS A SPANISH WARsHIP
The Crew Mutinied, Took Possession
of the Vessel and Turned 1t
Over to the Insurgenta.

Jacksonville, Fla, March S1.-Pas-
sengers arriving here from Havana say
that rumor is in general circulation
here to the effect that the crew of one
of the Spanish cruisers mutinied a few
days ago and took possession Of the
ship, turning it over to the insurgents,
who have already begun to make cap
lures of small Spanish war vessels of
the coast guard. The Spanish officials
deny the story, but it has received cor
rObOration from other sources.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08

Paris, April Alt is announced here
this afternoon that the powers have de-
cided to proceed with q partial block
AIDE Of Greece at an early date.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08

Kansas City, Mo-, April 1.-The
Journal has this special from Guthrie:
At 1 O'Clock this morning, twenty
one dead bodies have been taken from
the ruins at Chandler, and seventy-fve
to 100 are badly injured, and a dozen
or more of these are reported dying.
In addition to those dead, injured and
dying, it is believed there are at least
score or more dead buried beneath the
wrecked buildings. Several of the
wrecked buildings have taken fire, and
the the debris is burning fiercely.
Many of the injured have been
burned to death while pinned fast under
the debris.
In one building, it is reported five
injured people were burned to death,
and at another place the incinerated
bodies of three unknown persons have
been taken out.
All physicians of the town, save one,
met death in the storm. Nearly all
the physicians of Guthrie have gone to
the scene of the disaster.
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An Important Tariff Amendment to Be
Introduced.


Washington, March S1.-The PROPOSE
tion that all goods imported after GER
tain date, before the enactment of the
new tariff bill, shall be made to pay
duties carried by the bill, is likely to
crystalize into definite form.
The subcommittee of the ways and
means committee, consisting of Dalzell,
Tawny and Grosvenor. have considered
the legal aspects of the plan carefully,
and obtained opinions from lawyers to
the effect that the plan is constitu-
tional. One of them said today they
will prepare an amendment which will
declare all imports made on and after
April 2, 1897, shall be dutiable at the
rate finally fixed in the bill.
Two Moro Amendments Adopted.
Washington, March 3l.-The house
today was an hour and quarter secur-
ing quorum. An amendment was
adopted placing duty Of 81 ton on
bauxite not refined, the Republicans
stating that Georgia and Alabama de-
manded protection for it.
There was a sensational scene in the
afternoon when johnson of Indiana
protested against taking the time of the
house in irrelevant discussions; he was
ordered to take his seat and refused,
but finally did so. As chairman of the
committee of the whole, Mr.. Sherman
was about to summon the speaker the
second time johnson arose, and the
speaker was actually called in to SUBJ
due him.
An amendment was adopted increas-
ing the duty on common yellow and
brown earthenware from 20 to 25 per
cent. Cylindered and crow glass, sill
vered, was put in cast polished plate
glass, silvered, paragraph and looking
glass plates were made dutiable at 10
per cent ad valorem.
In the Senate.
Washington, March Ex-senator
Hoar, chairman of the judiciary COM
mittee, today reported favorably the
bill to prevent the use of microscopic
exhibitions of prizefights in the District
of Columbia and the territories. 1t
also prohibits the mailing of prizefght
pictures or their receipt from common
carriers. A heavy penalty is provided.
The senate adopted resolution max
ing $3.50, 900 Immediately available for
the improvement of the Mississippi
river from the head of the passes to the
mouth of the Ohio river.