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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-11-17
GARRISON NEAR HAVANA.
Location Selected Has Been Approved
by Secretary Alger.

Location Selected Has Been Approved
by Secretary Alger.
Washington, Nov. 9.-Colonel Heck
er, with Colonel Lee. of the board
which was sent to Cuba to select camp
sites Tor the American army Of occupa-
ton, has reached Washington, and has
had several conferences with the presi-
dent and Secretary Alger.
The secretary has approved the ioca.
tions selected by the Hecker board for
the principal garrison, which will be in
the neighborhood Of Havana. The
place selected lies about eight miles
south of Havana in the neighborhood
of the town OF Marianao.
Two camps will be pitched at this
point, one on either side OF the splen-
did aqueduct which supplies Havana
with water. This aQueduct will be
tapped and the water drawn by steam
pumps from it to supply the camps,
which will be pitched In plateau
about 100 feet above sealevel.
At the nearest point to the camp on
the sea beach, a dock is being con.
structed. The troops will be landed at
this point and marched directly to the
camp, the purpose being to avoid ex-
posture to possible infection In Havana.
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ILLINOIS LYNoHiNo.
Miners Quickly Avengo an Assault on
One Of Their Daughters.

Miners Quickly Avenge an Assault on
One Of Their Daughters.
Macon, ILL.,, Nov. 9.-The first lynch
ing In Central Illinois In many years
took place here early this morning.
when 100 miners from Toluca, a min
ing town short distance east of here,
broke into the county jail, took out F.
w. Stewart, a Toluca negro, and hanged
him to tree.
The work was done quickly and quiet
~. Only few late stragglers noticed
the number of strangers who kept ar
riving ii town from the east. They
were we'll organized, however, and
shortly after midnight marched In q
body to the jail, broke in the doors after
a short parley with the sheriff, dragged
the negro from his cell. carried him to
q tree mile from town. where the re-
mainder OF the party awaited them,
and there swung him to limb.
Stewards crime was assault on Friday
evening upon Mary o. Brien, the daugh-
ter Of one Of the Toluca miners.
Although many in Macon deplore the
lynching, there is general impression
that the negro was punished as he de-
served, and the sheriff seems to think
that public sentiment would not justify
him in making strenuous efforts to cap
ture the lynchere.
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ELECTION Rows.

Several Murders and Shooting Arrays
Reported From Texas.
Dallas. Tex. Nov. 11.-Tuesday was
a bloody election day In Texas. At
Hubbard, Stephens county, Roscoe Nc
Carly, Joseph Damboy and Jefferson
Squires were killed, and J. F. McCarty
and Riley Squires probably mortally
wounded in an election quarrel. At
Steuber, in Hopkins county, R. E. SUIT
ton and George Young were killed. At
Aubrey, Denton county. Deputy Sheriff
B. Taylor was shot through the neck
and dangerously wounded. At Shelf
field, in Trinity county, J. w. Ashe-
field was killed and his father probably
fatally wounded. Many minor ARRAYS
occurred in various parts Of the state as
the results of election differences.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-11-17
TROUBLE At POLLING PLACES
Attempted Hold OPP in Butte Resulted
in Murder.

Attempted Hold OPP in Butte Resulted
in Murder.
Butte, Mont, Nov. 11.-Shortly be-
fore O'Clock Wednesday morning,
while two judges were counting the
votes in the Dublin Gulch precinct Of
Butte, two men with handkerchief
over their faces appeared at the door Of
the polling PLACE They had revolvera
in their hands. The order to throw up
hands was given. There were five
judges, two clerks. two checkers, dep
uty sheriff and several spectators. Sew
eral threw up their hands. Dennis
O'Leary, the deputy sheriff, jumped at
one Of the men. Both began firing.
John DAILY, one of the checkers. was
shot in the stomach, and O'Leary's
shoulder was shattered. The masked
men escaped at once, and ali efforts to
trace them have been unavailing. Both
wounded men were taken to the hos-
pital. DAILY died on the way there.
The precinct where the shooting oc-
Cured is strong Democratic precinct,
and some think it was an attempe to
steal the ballot-box. The general opin-
ion. however, is that IL was an attempt
at robbery, as some Of the men in the
polling place were known to have COP
adorable money.
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ARE IN THE RIGHT
Protocol Allows Discussion
Of Philippine Question.
REPLY OF OUR COMMISSIONER,
Justification Of the Occupation Of Gs-
nila by the United States
Troops.

Paris, Nov. 1l.-Today's session Of
the peace commissioners began at S:15
p. M. and ended at 8 p. NJ.
When the meeting opened the Amer
leans presented to their Spanish COLI
leagues the answer of the United States
to the claims submitted Saturday last
on behalf of Spain. The document in
which the American answer was set
forth consisted Of nearly 90 sheets of
typewritten matter. It was a refuta-
tion of the Spanish allegation that be-
cause the words possession, "owner-
ship or "cession" do not occur in the
protocol clause touching upon the Phil
ippines the peace commissions have no
right to discuss them here, and that
even il they do go it must be in the
light OF the alleged fact of an exterior
agreement that SPANS sovereignty
should be impaired. The Americans
also answered SPANS claim for the
restitution of her public moneys and
customs collections taken by the United
States officials since the capitulation Of
Manila, and made reply to SPANS
claim for an indemnity on account OF
the alleged imprisonment by the United
States authorities Of Spanish troops Of
Manila, and for their subsequent re-
straint from being of service to Spain
in the suppression Of the insurrection
and the preservation of property.
The American commissioners, in
their reply, held that there was juris-
diction, under the terms OF the proto-
col, for the discussion of the future Of
the Philippine islands, and they also
claimed that the occupation OF Manila
is military occupation which justifies
the United States In collecting the rev.
enues, administering the government
and exercising all the functions OF pos
session.
The joint session was short, because
Senior Montero Rios and Judge Day con-
Cured in the service of the American
rejoinder upon the Spanish commits
sioners without formal reading of the
paper, which would occupy many col
umns in an ordinary newspaper. and an
adjournment was taken until Saturday.
It is quite safe to say that the Amer
leans have made no proposition regard
ing the question of the Philippines. but
confined themselves to a discussion OF
the proposals and assertions made by
Spain at the previous meeting. just
what were the terms Of the American
rejoinder cannot, Of course, be ascer.
tanned. But despite persistent asser-
tions here to the contrary, there is no
ground, as has already been cabled, for
the Spanish contention that the United
States acquiesced. at the signing of the
protocol. in some reservation by Spain
of her Philippine sovereignty. This
utterly unfounded rumor is now quite
we'll understood to have come from a
high source not in sympathy with the
United States.
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Now Gold Fields.

Cleveland, Nov. 9.-Mi. franklin
Ransom, of this city, who went to Terra
del Fuego year and half ago in quest
Of gold, has returned with nearly $751;
600 in gold. Ransom will return to
South America in the spring. He said
today that he had endured many hard.
ships during his absence.
Ransom says all gold is obtained from
placer mines or is washed out OF mag
netic black sand that Is blown upon the
sea shore. This sand sometimes runs
81. 80 to the pan. The belt Of black
sand lies under the low tide level. 80 it
is necessary to wait for storm to wash
it up in reach Of the miners.
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LOOK FOR EARLY CONCLUSION.
The Administration Encouraged by the
Advices From Paris.

The Administration Encouraged by the
Advices From Paris.
Washington, Nov. 10.-The advices
that have come to hand so far from the
commission at Paris are said to be
rather encouraging than the reverse,
and there is disposition here to agree
to the statement rather ouriously made
by the Spanish cabinet yesterday that
there will be three or four more meet
ings of the joint commission. This is
taken to indicate that the Spaniards
themselves are not looking for break
in the negotiations, but they rather
expect peaceful conclusion in short
time.
The foreign bondholders have at last
moved formally to protect their inter-
ests in Cuba and Porto Rico. The ini-
tial steps have been taken through the
agency of the French embassy, which,
In this case acts no longer as the repre-
sentative of the Spanish government,
but for French subjects. Through the
embassy a formidable statement has
been presented to the state department.
being an account of the various Span
ish bonds owned by French citizens,
chargeable against the territories either
seized or set free by the act Of the
United States government. The sum
of these bonds runs far into the mil
lions. Just what it is expected shall
be done with them Is not clear. The
United States government, of course,
will not pay them, but it may help the
French government to cause the inde-
pendent government of Cuba to assume
liability for the redemption Of the
bonds charged against that island when
that government shall have been duly
installed by the act of the United
States.
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TEsLA's NEW INVENTION.


VIII VOnSfOA MOv1n8 voA00l0 Without
Wire Communication.
New York, Nov. 10.-Nikola Tesla,
the electrician, In newspaper inter-
view. describes an application Of cleo
tricity whereby. without the interposi-
tion OF any artificial medium Of oom-
munication, one. man can control and
direct, with absolute exactitude. the
movements Of any type OF vessel, bal
loon or land vehicle, at any distance
that may be desired. From station
on shore, or from the deck Of vessel
under way. torpedo-bo equipped
with Mr.. Tesla's controlling device
may be propelled either on or below
the surface, maneuvered at will In any
direction, and finally brought into con-
tact and explode against the side of a
hostile vessel at any point within range
OF vision ct the operator. More than
this. assuming that it were possible to
accurately locate the position of the
vessel which 1t Is desired to destroy,
the torpedo-boat could be directed to 1t,
event if the ship lay in the halbor Of
southampton and the operator was
stationed at Sandy Hook.
Mr.. Tesla said that some months had
elapsed since he had fully developed
his device, for which he has applied
for patent. When it was learned
that Admiral Cervera was bottled up
at Santiago, it was his intention to ap-
ply his mechanism to several launches
and similar craft loaded with high ex-
plosives and annihilate the feet at an
Choir. Admiral Cervera, however, came
out and met his fate under the guns
of the American feet before the neces.
sary arrangements could be made.
Then Mr.. Tesla planned raid on the
Spanish vessels in Havana harbor, only
to be thwarted by the proclamation Of
the suspension of hostilities.
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BITTER FIGHT TO BE MADE.


-
New York, Nov. "A dispatch ia
the Herald from Washington says: In
President McKinley's message to con.
gress will be very strong and urgent
appeal for immediate Legislative 90
ton for the construction OF the Mica
ragua canal under government direc-
ton. The president will point out
that our new connections In the Pa
oifo and In the West Indies make It
imperative for the United States to
build and control the great information
al waterway. and that delay In author
izing Its construction will jeopardise
the chances for American control in
the future.
President Mckinley fully appre-
ciates the difficulties In the way OF
securing prompt action, but be and
other canal advocates also appreciate
that failure this year may mean per-
manent failure. Hence preparations
are going forward for one Of tie most
bitter fights ever waged IN the interest
of the canal.
The action OF the Nicaragua govern
ment In granting new concession for
the construction Of the canal conditional
upon the forfeiture OF the contract with
the Maritime Canal Company in Ooto-
Der next has added new complications
to the difficulties In the way Of legisla-
tion. The authorities consider that it
adds another element OF opposition to
prompt action on the pending Morgan
bill, which contemplates the oonstruo-
tion Of the canal under government
direction on the basis OF the concession
granted to the Maritime Canal Com
pany. The Morgan bill in all its essen
tial features Is understood to have the
Endorsement of the administration.
It is supposed that the new company
will be inimical to the Maritime Canal
Company. 1t is assumed II 1t does not
succeed in selling out to the concession.
aires, 1t will exert it's influence to pre-
vent action by congress this winter In
order that It's contract may 60 into
effect next October. Besides oppose
tion from this new company, friends Of
the Morgan bill will have the powerful
Huntington and Panama canal inter
ests arrayed against them. Friends Of
the latter party are already In Wash
ington. preparing for campaign
against the Nicaragua canal.
J. L. Morgan is to be factor in the
coming legislative war. It is stated
that while in Nicaragua last winter he
made an arrangement with President
zelaya to look after the interest Of Mic
aragua In this country.
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London, Nov. 9.-The Daily Chroni.
Gle this morning says:
1--WE have received information from
q reliable source Of well-organised
plot In Paris, In the event of an inquiry
before the court of cessation proving
favorable to D1eyfus. to foment q riot
ous outburst in the French capital, to
attempt to overthrow the civil power,
and to assassinate the leading cham
pions Of DreYfus.
ssTbese reports are confirmed BY In
terviews had with NJ Trarieux, former
minist6r Of justice, and NJ. de Pres
souso, foreign editor Of the Temps. a
we'll e others.
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Department Il Uncertain.

Chicago. Nov. ga special to thu
News from Washington says: Navy
department officials feel long way
from certain that the Maria Teresa i
really at the oceans bottom. As mat.
ter OF fact, the fear that she would sinh
caused her to be abandoned. It il
probable that searchers will be sent tf
learn the ships fate, for it il felt that
she may now be derelict.
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wooden Rims Not Patentable,

Milwaukee. Wis, Nov. 9.-Judge
Seaman In the United States court to
day rendered decision Of importance
to manufacturers of bicycles. The
court holds In effect that any one who
wishes may engage in the manufacture
Of wooden rims used for bicycle wheels.
a they are not now patentable article.
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Peac. Of tho world Endangered.

Peace Of tho World Endangered.
London, Nov. 9.-The Daily Mail
this morning urges the American people
to pronounce boldly In favor Of retain
ing the Philippines, for otherwise
there will be scramble for coaling sta.
tions that will endanger the peace OF
the world
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War Revenue Act Upheld.

Chicago, Nov. 9.-Judge Grosscup,
of the United States circuit court. to.
day rendered decision unfolding the
constitutionality of the war revenue
act, deciding that transactions on the
stockyards exchange were subject to
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PEREZ BROUGHT TO TIME.
Cubsn Court-M srtisls judgment Wss
Not Carried Out.

Not Carried Out.
Santiago de Cuba, Nov. 8.-The
Cuban general Perez, who has half
dozen times announced his intention to
disband the troops under his command.
has not yet done 90, recently ordered
the trial BY court-martial Of one Of his
men on a charge Of deserving from the
army In time Of war. The prisoner
was condemned to death, but before
the sentence was executed notification
was sent to Colonel Ray, who laid the
matter before General Wood. General
Peres was at once informed that II
the man was executed he and the mr.
ing party would be hanged a. soon as
the courts could legally sentence them.
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FATE OF THE TERESA.
The Spanish Warship May Still 1
Af0at.

New York, Nov. 9.-James E. Ward
& Co.. steamship agents, this after.
noon received a cablegram from Mr..
Meyer, agent of the firm at Nassau, N.
p, that a two-funneled steamer. the
name of which had not been learned, il
ashore on Cat island, about 80 milet
from the point where the former Span.
ism warship Maria Teresa was supposed
to have foundered during storm.
The stranded steamer may be the war
ship or one Of the army transports.
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THE ELECTIONS.
Republicans Successful In washinrton
and VIII Have Majority
In Congress.

Chicago, Nov. 11.-Dispatches to the
Associated Press up to 1l:15 today from
547 out Of S67 congressional districts
show the Republicans have elected 1873,
and the Democrats and Fusionists 1874.
There are still 10 doubtful districts,
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-11-17
Woman Killed b. : Soldier

Lexington. KY, Nov. 8.-Private
William Kane, company 3. Third Ken
lucky. whose home il at Carlisle, KY,
shot and killed i woman named Maud
Mcclure ct house Of itl-fame here to-
night. Kane snapped the gun In the
woman's face several times. He:
claimed not to know il Was loaded, but
other women in the house said he had
threat ened to kill the Mcclure woman.
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washington, Nov. 11.-Babcook, Of
the Republican congressional commit
tee, believes this morning that the Re-
publican majority in the next house
will reach 30. At Democratic congress
sional headquarters they had no figures
this morning. They did not concede
the house, claiming the returns from
many districts were yet too meager to
definitely determine the result. Cor
ruption was charged against the Repub-
lican managers by the Democrats.
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Colorado.

Denver, Nov. 10.-The entire fusion
state ticket is elected by about 30. 200.
The fusionists have an overwhelming
majority in the legislature.
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w.. "inor News items.
and bas virginia is without a state debt
in ban Is a !, cash surplus of 1000, 600
co Y1nAs drawing per cent interest , ~
Gator and packard .c the well-known edu.
COLES, ana q: founder of Packard business
aged p r roa at his home in New York,
plicatjosnn.' o that Is per cent of the an
Dakota .S;l made for divorce In North
York 'I .t this year were made from New
New York sis anu most of these from
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-11-17

Charles g. Dawes, comptroller o. the
currency, has ordered that the system
of semiannual examinations Of national
banks in effect in the country shall ex-
tend over ell cities. without any exoep-
ton, as heretofore.
Postmaster-G General Smith has iogueo
an order directing that Hawaiian poss-
age stamps shall Be recognised q tneas
face value Tor payment Of postage e.
all articles mailed In HaWait uhesheE
addressed for delivery II the United
States or elsewhere.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-11-17

Goldendale, WASH. Nov. l0.-Re.
turns have been received from ITO vot-
ing places. with IA to hear from. A
Republican majority of 800 is assured.
Herbert Baker and W.. L. Jones lead in
the race. Congressman Lewis leads
his ticket. An official count will be
required to settle the county attorney
contest between Darch, Republican,
and Dustin, Democrat. Woman's SUIT
rage is I'D. The single tax was de-
feated.
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Washington.

Seattle. Nov. 10.-Incomplete re.
turns from "a counties out of "a in the
state give majority in favor OF both
Republican congressman, and Republic
can candidates for superior judges.
Congressmen-at-Lar w. L. Jones and
F. w. Cushman, Republicans, are
elected.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-03-18

in N4nea had been tested fer cEee--
MOSS a-G had been toGGG free from
5=ssaSe.
Trh- Eszl,2nt IS IN prison so- Two
years Tor selling op511 az the SecCls-
mem Ills ps15151r tcr r&-Go2 urged
cv prominent men On NIclossi was re-
5s--sG cr President Dole 70 tes B1a-G
1s Health NT-. Reynolds WI learn
me 51c5< and -epccc - rhs Board u
Health
me Bard WIN car for tenders for
q. eeee ea-rle 70 oe delivered a. ne
>s55larzr-.
Dr. Emerson and Mr. Lansing re-
ported On tns complaint q Rad pubic
t:-zzrIzs cr Jchn Ei--ErslathS hsBalo
rental v-vps-cv- ne PLACE was found
u -s1-e<sccsG " Mr.. ErreluCh Ire
Ind : low and < bound to Dc flooded
II lines. -1s eo-zE-lGIss believes thar
chs locality q. present. : r5oC S15caols
q safe ECr residences and Cn21 the
improvements should - GzEs ey rhs
properly c#rs-s ne Boa-t voted
That owners should % directed &c pro-
vide drainage 81 cEee- Copies q TIE
rsrc-r vii ee sent 10 the N1nlsle- Of
E---z-5-- and Mr. EuEsluCh- Attention
WI os given nT the Beard 10 adjacent
lands.
On 11s <-oiscls q the sPrlnklz-g q
clccnss tr CnIcsse. etc ne special
cc--z-5se asked for further C5Is- Re-
zu-E15Czs VIII De drafted
Executive sssszc--
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-03-18
IMPORTS.

FrC4 San Frznciseo, pr sehE- Rob
ert Levers. March ~ sks COFFEE
Sad s-I59 b5lE holr. - pkg zzTicul-
tlrzI. ze4s Il 6zrl=y implements, 2
SO x bran = pkgs Ssh, 100 II mid
olt1g=s doors and Ecresn=, 20 II wheat
% pkgs AID cEztss. 10 * 0z-s. wood
fooEIag, 80 II oorn. 9 cases mill Eork.
: belss D=zl, 70 tanks E1lphurIE arid,
100 nols line. tanks gasoline, 1T
eSs=s crzckerEs / ezrooy Murizh zinc,
10 kegs nails. 161. 90 bricks, 20 cases
kerosene, 2 safes, % eases turpenrine.
pianos, % kegs white LEAD, go pkzs
Cal vie. 79z ezses canned goods, 434
pigs groceries and provisions. 20 bxz
soap - pisces and pkgs eztasrn
ware PLp@. 81 pisces u oak ash and
cedar lumber 90 crates lard, g chests
tess cases ezIied and shutting. Il
czses ezPs, Y casks hollow ware, .
pigs hardware q eases bicyclss.