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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-11-24

The morning came and Aunt Patty took
the opossum which Unc Ras' had caught
and placed him in broad pan and put
him In the oven. After the opossum nao
baked for while she opened tne oven
and put in the pan lot Of sweet potatoes
which had previously been boiled and spit
and let them brown In the 'possum fat.
When the animal was done brown the
family and their friends gathered around
the festal board and the middle-sized girls
and the big girls, the old folks and the
young folks pitched into the dish and mace
merry over the arrival from the South.
After the dinner they had some music,
and wound up with dance. When the
dance was ended the visitors, to the num-
Der Of seven or eight, left with chorus
Of good-bys and jokes and the family were
left by themselves.
"Put on some coal on dat fab, you Bona
paht," said Unc' Rastus. 'My law, dat
'possum remine me Of ole Ahkansaw, vas
sab, it sholy do"
sf"Tell us bout 1t, pa" said Ca'line, and
the other children clamored for the story.
"Wen," said Unc' Rastus, "down dab in
de Boston mountains whah Ize bawn we
dun Iiv' In one desc heah cabins, log cab
ms. Dey chink up twix de logs with mud,
an buil' chimley on de outside. We all
had nine dogs an fo-teen in de family. Da
wuz er smoke-house an chicken coop an
er ash-hoppah by de cabin an 'er GAVIN
crib, We wuz In de valley an mile down
de road live Eph Baker an his fai ly.
Long bout dis time de yeah Eph an NE
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-11-24

heap o 'possum, Gaze It doan' hurt yo'.
When de 'possum all gone, all de- SOP
cleaned up, de taters an de cabbage, de
hambone an de backbone des out O de
way, den dey clears away all de dishes an
de table an dey gins to pat juba an git
de fiddle an de banjo down.
''Day doan dance desc yer waltzes in my
time. Dey dance one at time or maybe
dey's boy an a wench dey dances to.
gedder. But dey dance. Dey doan slide
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-11-24

1he ssAnsrisan nevn -.
uvery American hopes an, -
win succeed ID their efforts - . .suoel I'M
ooo e 3 used In building . bsttl.ssM,a
COSTS great to build : ~p h
you can build up your hea,,h " "a.snip, bu
ter's Stomach Bitters AZ sr, Win Hosss.
This remedy is for ali stomashH sapense
bowel disorders. 'n'acn' liver ,oi
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-11-24

No matter what its obscure origin, the
American Thanksgiving Is our own Amer
lean day now, and, set in Its thoroughly
American surroundings, it is chief
among all the happy days Of the year. May
we all have opportunity and reason to APP
preciate and share in many Of them.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-11-24
Gone After the Run.lo.

New York, Nov. 18.-The United
States tug Wampatuck sailed for New
port last night under orders to tow the
disabled cruiser Buffalo to the Brook
lyn navy yard. She will have to dis.
charge great part Of her cargo before
she can be doated into the dock.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-11-24

The town in England he's, ~.
with places Of worship is thu p, .'1!
one Of Rochdale. where there sns'sa :.
churches and uahpels. Fifty ha Me ~
the Church Of England and sS S', ~ 4 y
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-11-24

The drill of the Roman soldier was
exceedingly severe. 1t comprised not
only the use of weapons, but running,
jumping, climbing, wrestling, SWIM
ming, both naked and in full armor.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-11-24
FOLLOW II n.

Sit down and cool of sudden,,
then regret 1t. for stiffness ana w. md
ia bound to follow. Follow !, O'snes
81. Jacobs Oil and you will have n NJ sl'A
to regret from a prompt cure ''uas
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-11-24

No household is complete without bot
tie of the famous Jesse Moore Whiskey. 1t
is a pure and wholesome stimulant rec
commended by all physicians. Don't me-
elect this necessity
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-11-24
Pure Tea
in packages
at grocers' #
Schi1lin&S
Best
~ wv

A monster sewing machine, weighing
three and one-quarter tons, is In use in
Leeds, England. 1t sews cotton belt
ing
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-11-24
One Method of Treatment.

Piso's Cure for Consumption is the best
of all cough cures.-George w. Lotz
Fabucher, La, August 26. 1885.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-11-24

The Aeolian harp was the invention
it is believed, of Athanasius Kirchr,
who lived in the seventeenth centuu,
and Il is 50 called from Aeolius, h,
god or ruler of the winds
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-11-24

If you want the best wind mill, pumps,
tanks, plows, wagons, bells of all sizes
boilers, engines, or general machinery, see
or write JOHN POOLE, foot of Morrison
street, Portland, Oregon.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-11-24

From China $3.50, zoe worth Of
human hair is exported annually. It
comes mostly from the heads Of male
factors, paupers and dead people.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-11-24

To Cure q Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund money if it fails to
cure 25c
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-11-24
Seems to Get Ripe.

One complaint seems to get ripe In
autumn,. and that is neuralgia. To
soothe the pain, strengthen the nerves
and rid the system of it, use st. Jacobs
Oil, the best known cure.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-11-24

elTQ Permanently Cured. No fits o, nervou,..
IIl0 after 6rst days use Of Dr.. Eipss ~
Nerve Hestoref. Send for FREE a 90 tSJ
bottle and treatise. DIR. r. 3, KLINE la
Arch street. philadefphia. Pa
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-11-24

Bicycles are taxed in Sbo,sh,.
Mass, the average easement this ,s..
being $50. ivy
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-11-24

When coming to San Francisco 20 h
Brooklyn Hotel, 20S-212 Bush s IN
American or European plan. Room snl
board $1.00 to $1.50 per day; rooms Ncens s
TO 500 per day; single meals Is cent?
Free coach. Chas. Montgomery.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-11-24

A cubic foot of new fallen snow
weighs five and half pounds. and has
10 times the bulk Of an equal weight
of water.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-11-24

Some scientists assert that the uur.s
air in cities Is found about 25 js.t
above the street surface.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-11-24

Stockings we're first used in the llx
century. Before that cloth bandao.
we're used on the feet.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-11-24

An iron-mil. company in Ohio has
succeeded in making a fine quality Of
cement from furnace Stag.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-11-24

The body Of man weighing 1874
pounds contains 466 quarts Of water.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-11-24

A canal connecting the Mediterranean
with the Red sea existed az early as
600 years before the Christian era. Its
length is 90 miles.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-11-24

The bitterness of a grain Of strych-
nine can be tasted in 1600,oo grains
of water.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-11-24

been ma
lures plan \
that women !
otherwise
healthy
should suffer
20 severely
Lydia E Pink
hams vege-
table Com. @
pound II q
the most {
thorough fe-
male regula.
tor known Il
madfcal sci.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-11-24

In India the average duration of life
of the natives is "a years as against A
in Britain.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-11-24
Didn't Get Her Share.

Didn't Get Her Share.
Mrs. Newcombe Gas she puts down
the family paper, fondly to her hus-
band)-Oh, Herbert, if / could only
read such lovely obituary notice in
the paper about you as I've just read
about a man down in Pittston. Some
how, blessings seem to me to be awful
ly unevenly divided nowadays. Judge.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-11-24
! KEPT THE HoeBLER.

Farmer Bolton Finds He Has Many
~ Reasons to Be Thnntfuf.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-11-24

n. Jacobs Oil cures Rheumatism.
St. Jacobs Oil cures Neuralgia.
St. Jacobs OIL cures Lumbago.
st. Jacobs Oil cures Sciatica.
st. Jacobs Oil cures Sprains.
st. Jacobs Oil cures Bruises.
St. Jacobs Oil cures Soreness.
st. Jacobs Oil cures Stiffness.
st. Jacobs Oil cures Backache.
II. Jacobs Oil cures Muscular aches.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-11-24
uNc. RAsTus. POSTUM YARN.
Story Told by the Old
Negro for the Children.

N Old Unc' Rastus
Petitioners home,
q very modest lit
tie four-room es-
Enlistment, great
preparations were
being made for the
Thanksgiving fes-
tivities which the
next day was ex-
pected to usher In
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-06
Will BE Ready to Send a Powerful
Fleet Across the Atlantic In Ten
Days If Necessary.
OREGON, IOWA AND BUFFALO
MAY BE HELD ON EASTERN COAST
TO AWAIT DEVELOPMENTS.
New Instructions Sent to the Peace
Commissioners at Paris-AnOther
Conference with Gen. Merritt.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

-
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-There is
strong possibility that the battle ships Iowa
and Oregon and the cruiser Buffalo, with
their consorts, will not start for Manila for
some time. The news from Madrid and
Paris the past two days indicates that the
commissioners are not having such an easy
time as was expected. The Spaniards do
not appear to be willing to accede to the
demands of the American commissioners in
the matter of the final disposition of the
Philippines. AS this is the chief business
of the commission, a hitch at this stage
may result in the renewal of llostilites. For
this reason there is renewed activity in the
Navy Department. Without desiring to ex-
cite the public mind by creating the fear
that war may be continued. the secretary is
pushing repairs and preparations for active
service with as much energy as character
lied the movements of the department early
in April.
Several of the fastest cruisers in the fleet
were to have been placed out of commission
this month. But the recent developments
in Paris have changed the plans of the de-
partment, and they will remain at their an
chorage with their officers on board until
something definite is known as to the prob
ability of the negotiations.
Should occasion demand, it is said that
the Eastern squadron, which has not been
disbanded, can be ready for sea inside of
| ten days. Watson will not command the
squadron, as originally intended, but if it
| is sent across the Atlantic it will be under
the flag of Sampson or Schley.
| The naval board of construction is consid-
ering the disposition of the auxiliary YES
sells of war, transports and colliers. A re-
port will soon be made on the subject The
authorities will not adopt the recommends
tions of the board which examined these
vessels recently and for all the purposes
Of the department the board need not have
travelled so extensively and made so volum-
inous report.
The proposal to have two turrets instead
of single turret on monitors is received
with approval by the experts in the Navy
Department, but it will be impossible to
make any such change in the case of the
four monitors for which contracts have just
| been awarded. Inc displacement does not
permit the extra weight of an additional
turret, and the size of the ships is regulated
by law. A double-turreted monitor is not
necessarily twice efficient the single
| turreted vessel, and there are those among
| the experts who maintain that a monitor
| is most efficient when not loaded down by
| the weight of a second turret and guns and
mounts. The additional ordnance may be
| obtained at a. sacrifice of speed, they point
out, and it may be something to be discour-
aged on the ground that it is unwise to
carry all the eggs in one basket
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-06
BOUND FOR PARIS.
AgonciIIo VIII Try to Get a Hearing
Before Peace Commissioners.


WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-rhe Philippine
delegate AgonciIlo and his two associates
will leave Washington tomorrow, having
concluded their mission here. They go to
New York, where they take steamer on
Saturday morning for Havre and thence to
Paris, where they will seek 20 place the in
terests and desires of the Filipinos before
the Spanish-American peace commission.
Mr.. Agoncillo said tonight that he had re-
ceved dispatch from his government stat
ing that the National Assembly had elected
as its chairman DR.. Paterno and as its Sec
retary of state DR.. Arallano. Mr.. Agoncillo
regarded the selection of the secretary of
state as an interesting and important de-
velopment, as he said it showed how
thoroughly organized the legislative and
executive branches of the new government
are. With secretary of state the Philip
pine government is now in u position to deal
with the outside world.
Mr.. Agoncillo said his stay in Washington
had been satisfactory. During the day he
made calls on all the Cabinet officers and
also left his card at the residence of Vice
President Hobart and at the hotel quarters
of Speaker Reed He had wished to talk
with members of the Senate and House,
feeling that they might have considerable
to do in the solution of the Philippine prob
lem. Mr.. AgonciHo says he will seek to get
a hearing before the Paris commission, and
if this is accorded to him he will point out
the futility of continuing Spanish rule in any
part of the Philippine group and the capac-
ity of the FIlipinos TO conduct their own af-
fairs as shown by the thorough organiza-
ton of their national assembly.
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said: 'In all these transactions there is not
an instance to prove that either Senator
Quay or his son Richard engaged in specu-
lations with the state money. They bought
and ordered bought shares of stock which
they paid for with their individual funds.
and that is proven by the letters read by
the district attorney" Mr.. Shields referred
several times in the course of the hearing
to Mr.. Graham's arguments as shallow
stump speeches"
All through the ordeal Senator Quay bore
an air of composure. He prompted his
lawyers frequently and passed Judgment on
every point raised. The district attorney
had some difficulty la deciphering the SEN
ator's handwriting occasionally, but the lat
ter always came to his aid in the reading.
The letter on which is based the charge
that State deposits were made on condition
that Richard Quay was loaned money was
from ex-State Treasurer Haywood to Pres
ident McManes, of the bank, as follows:
July 81, 1896
sOn Monday we will mail you check for
100000 for credit of Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania general fund, which will make a
credit to our account of 100000. The under
standing is that 1 am not to draw against
any part of this 100000 deposit until r. r.
Quay has paid or arranged satisfactory TO
you the loan of 100000 which you are to
make to him next week..
One dated Sept. 4, from Quay, referring
to a purchase of stock, said: 1T will be
queer if the stock does not go down $40 a
share My purchases always do, though
they come out right in the end. U. G. L.
and Sugar as saddening, but Dolan don't
like US well enough to let us in on the first,
and the second is dangerous gamble"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-06
CONFERRED WITH MERRITT.
United States commissioners Dis
cussed the Philippines Yesterday.

PARIS, Oct 5.-The United States peace
commission held its usual session to-day
from 10 a. m. to ! p. m The commissioners
continued the conference with Major Cen
eral Merritt and practically concluded an
extended canvass of the Philippine situa-
tion. The members of the commission re-
fused to disclose the views of General Mer-
ritt or Admiral Dewey in regard to the pol
icy to be pursued towards the Fiipinos.
Nothing could be learned as to whether the
general or admiral had recommended the
retention or the evacuation of the Philip
pines by the American forces, but it devel-
oped that Admiral Dewey handed General
Merritt a communication setting forth his
judgment on the subject. and that the gen.
eral submitted this to the commission with
reports from the American military officers
at Manila touching on the conditions pre-
vailng in the islands. General Merritt con-
cluded with declaration Of his judgment
in the matter, and it may be said that he
arrived in Paris hoping the United States
commission would press for the possession
of the Philippine archipelago. 1t is also
true that the disposition of the troops in the
Philippine islands before General Merritt's
departure was such and was so ordered as
to warrant the view that a large or COM
plete holding of the Philippines by the
United States was contemplated
Two Spanish Senate stenographers will
arrive here from Madrid on Thursday their
presence having been requested by Senior
Montero Rios, who, in addition to being
president of the Spanish peace commission,
is also president of the Spanish Senate.
The United States ambassador General
Horace Porter, gave dinner this evening
to the American peace commissioners and
to Major General Merritt. General Porter
tomorrow Will take the peace commission
qrC nd Versailles a fO1lr-
in-hand coach They will return to Paris
the same evening.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-06
VICTIMS OF THE STORM.
One Hundred Lives Lost in the Vicin
ity of Savannah, Ga.

SAVANNAH, Ga. Oct. 5.-News from the
storm-stricken districts along the coast is
coming in gradually, and it Is probable that
one hundred lives have been lost. News by
way of a boat which arrived to-day is that
fifty people were drowned at Fernandina
From Campbell island, inhabited by about
forty colored people, it is reported that all
but three were drowned. At Brunswick four
people lost their lives and at Jessup one
hundred miles from the coast, one man was
killed in a building blown down by the
storm. At Sterling Station Charles Wright,
a merchant, reports the disasters from the
food great to life and property in the rice
field portion OF Glynn and Mcintosh. There
are a number of small islands at various
points around Brunswick, Fernandina and
Darien where small groups of families live.
1t will be some days before accurate reports
are heard from these points. At Darien the
water is reported high and the town badly
damaged. There are many rumors of loss
of life, but all of the reports thus far re-
ceived are believed to be without foundation.
Many of those who bring news left the scene
of the storm during it's height and conse-
quently cannot be expected to give accurate
information.
The damage by wind and rain has been
enormous and extends Inland one hundred
miles in some cases. The damage to ship
ping is also enormous. Near Darien the
schooner Blanche Hopkins collided with a
small schooner, the Minnie, and sunk her.
The Minnie had on board 5000 pounds of
dynamite. At Fernandina the tug Gladiator
is said to have landed in the middle of the
town. Miss Lucy Carnegies magnificent
yacht Dungness is badly damaged. The
Cumberland island pilot boat Maud Helen
was landed high in a bluff in Burbank's
yard The schooner Edna and Emma. with
a cargo of COAL Is on shore at Jekyl island.
near Charleston. The Jekyl Island Club
launches landed in the clubhouse yards and
the water has destroyed considerable of the
clubs property. From Sapelo island, the
national quarantine station. near Bruins
wick, nothing has been heard.
On ST. Simon's island along the beach,
lined with summer resorters' cottages. the
tide wrought devastation. Reports are that
all the cottages have been wrecked. st.
simon's mills and other property on the OPP
posite end Of the island are not badly dam
aged. being protected by Tiber island.
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group be taken nor that our claim be linn
tied to Manila bay and the contiguous ter
ritory, but he has called attention to one
very important consideration which has
seemed to escape general observation up to
this time, and which has been laid before
the American commissioners. That is, that
with all the advantages ina commercial
way possessed by Manila, the place is in
defensible, unless Subig bay be also held
by the United States. This particular bay
is, on the whole, regarded as being superior
in strategic point of view, to Manila bay,
and the Spanish government has evidently
been Of the same mind, for, before the out
break of hostilities, it was about to embark
upon an extensive scheme of defensive
works in S;ubig bay.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-06
NEW INSTRUCTIONS TO DAY.
Merritt's Advices Made a Slight
Change in Programme Necessary.


Change in Programme Necessary.
NEW YORK, Oct. 5-A special to the
Herald from Washington says: 'As the re-
suit of a consultation at the White House
between the President, Secretary Hay and
Secretary Long, fresh instructions regard
ing the Philippines have been wired to the
American commissioners in Paris. They do
not materially alter those given to the dele
gates before their departure for France, but
are on a new point brought up since the
consultation of Major General Merritt with
the American representatives. A cipher dis
patch was received by Secretary Hay re-
garding the matter, and he considered the
question so important that he at once went
to the White House and laid it before the
President Mr. Mckinley sent for Secretary
Long, and shortly afterward Assistant Sec
retary of State Adee was called to the ex-
ecutive mansion These officials were
closetoi more than an hour All of the
officials who participated in the conference
are retiet Mt, but 1t was admitted that the
consultation was held to discuss a dispatch
from Chairman Day regarding the Philip
pines. 1t was ascertained that the pro-
gramme which the commission is following
requires the disposition of the questions af-
fecting the archipelago before any other
questions are considered. The President
has been informed of General Merritt's
views in favor of the retention of all the
islands, but the fresh instructions do not af-
feet the demand for the Island of Luzon
and reversionary rights over the remainder
of the group. They relate more to matter
Of detail, and are intended to equip the
American commissioners with material to
answer the Spanish commissioners in case
they should raise the point in the reply to
the formal demand presented by Mr.. Day.
This reply is expected on Friday and the
adjournment of the commission for such a
short time is regarded by Mr.. Day and the
administration as indication that the COM
missions work will soon be completed. 1t
is recognized that the Philippines will be
the bone Of contention, and that, once they
are out of the way, it will be pretty plain
sailing in the matter of arranging for the
cession of Guam, Cuba, Porto Rico and the
remaining Spanish West Indies to the
United States. Mr.. Day is empowered,
however, to interrupt the commission S
work at any time in case he should find
that Spain is either unwilling to agree to
the demands of this government or disposed
unnecessarily to delay the commission S
work, and a naval demonstration will fol-
low which the authorities are satisfied will
bring the Madrid government to its Senses -