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The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1898-02-10
SWEEP OF THE STORM.
A Fearful Blizzard Raging in the At
lantic States.

a eSFIui b1zZaf0 Raging In the At
lantic States.
New York, Feb. 3.-The storm which
began Sunday night swept over New
York state with great fury, and today
was central in the New England states.
Northern New York is snowbound,
and the extent of damage in New Eng
land cannot be appropriated. Reports
from Boston, with which place COM
munication was established tonight
under great difficulties, after that city
had been shut off from New York for
many hours, indicate some loss of life,
and an immense amount of damage to
property. Business has been at a
standstill in many of the smaller towns;
wires all over the country are down;
roads are blockaded. and railway traffic
greatly lmpeded. The 'up-the-state"
residents have suffered with cold,
which ranged as low as 20 degrees and
more below zero. At Albany, Troy,
Saratoga and many other places in the
state, as much as two and three feet Of
snow has fallen, and reports tonight are
IltL Vic DllLAdTu is Stlll UlOWluS, tlO
worst storm since the memorable one
of 1888.
Residents of this city have had to
battle their way to business against u
gale of wind that at times swept along
at 40 miles an hour and carried sheets
of snow with it.
Much delay was caused to the rail-
road mail service, so that the northern
part of the state has been practically
cut off, and trains on the New York
Central were from four to five hours
late. From 10000 to 30, 900 men have
been at work with thousands of teams
on the streets clearing away the snow,
yet there has been no appreciable de-
crease in the amount piled up in every
direction.
Portions of Long island suffered al
most as much from the storm as the
towns far up the state. The east end
of the island has been blockaded by the
drifting snow. The Long Island rail
road was completely closed today.
Snow plows, driven by five of the most
powerful engines of the road, are now
battling with the drifts on the eastern
section of the road, which may be
clear by tomorrow
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1898-02-10
COURTS FOR ALASKA.
Senator Carter's Amendment Provides
for Three Judges,

Senator Carter's Amendment Provides
for Three Judges.
Washington, Feb. 4.-Senator Car
ter, member of the subcommittee for
Alaska, of the committee on terri
tories, has prepared and introduced
bill to amend the act providing civil
government for Alaska. It leaves the
duties of the governor substantially as
under existing law, and lodges extern
sive powers with the courts. The bill
establishes one judicial district for Al
aska, to consist of three divisions. over
each of which judge shall preside.
Each shall have full complement OF
officers, and AS many deputy marshals
as are necessary to the execution OF
court orders and the maintenance OF
public order. The bill provides that
one JUICE shall be located at Circle City,
one at ST. Michaels, and one at Sitka.
The intention of the bill is to vest ex-
tensive powers in the court, SO as to en-
able it by orders issued from time to
time and by appointments to respond to
the necessities Of settlement or mining
camp for proper and vigorous admin
istration of the law.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1898-02-10
In the House.

Washington, Feb. AT the open
ing Of the house today Grow asked
unanimous consent for consideration Of
resolution directing the secretary of
war to issue medals to $50 Pennsylva-
MIA soldiers who belonged to the COM
mand which passed through the mob at
Baltimore, April ID, 1861, and who
received the thanks of congress July
%, 1861. Hull, chairman of the COM
mittee on military affairs, objected.
Several other requests for unanimous
consent met similar fate. The army
appropriation bill was sent to confer
ence, Hull, Marsh and Cox being ap-
pointed conferees. The house then
went into committee of the whole and
resumed consideration of the District
of Columbia appropriation bill. The
bill was passed shortly after 3 O'Clock.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1898-02-10
We WILL RETALIATE
Germany Prohibits Importa.
ton of American Fruits.
ON A VERY FLIMSY PRETEXT
But PRECEDENT Mckinley Has Ample
Authority in the Matter-Con-
gressmen's Views.

Berlin, Feb. Al The Prussian min
lister of finance, Dr. Miguel, issued
decree Yesterday which goes into effect
Immediately prohibiting the importa-
ton of every kind of American fresh
fruits. The United States embassy
was not previously warned and the
United States ambassador, White, sent
formal letter to the foreign Office to-
day inquring upon what authority this
inimical step was taken.
The United States consul at Ham
burg, DR.. Hugh Pitcairn, telegraphs
that $4,000 barrels of American apples
have been forbidden to be unloaded,
and two trains full of American fruit
have also been forbidden to cross the
frontier at Emmerich.
On receipt of this news White sent a
second and stronger remonstrance to
the foreign Office, calling attention to
the evident violation of the treaty. At
the foreign Office it was learned that
the Prussian government prohibits the
entry of American fruits on sanitary
grounds. claiming that California and
other vernlin threaten German trees
and fruits.
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CAUSED BY BRUTALITY.
Sailor Taken or tho stetson q Ravina
Maniac.

Portland, Or, Feb. Aft the story
of John Burke, who came around the
Horn on the American ship Geo. Stet-
son in the capacity of sailor, can be
believed, the officers Of this ship are
guilty of the most barbaric cruelties
that have been reported at this port in
many day. The Stetson arrived at
Astoria with cargo of coal Thursday,
being "a days out from Baltimore,
where she took on cargo. Captain
Murphy is in command, and George
Harvey is first officer.
The victim of the brutality of the
officers, and especially that of First
Mate Harvey, is seaman named Amos
Stone, son of a wealthy jewelry mer-
chant of Boston. Stone is said to have
been taken off the Stetson at Astoria, a
raving maniac, having arrived at this
condition as result of the treatment
he received on the voyage.
'tStone was singled out as the special
object of Harvey's brutality soon after
we left Baltimore" said Burke in
narrating his story. Harvey, for
some reason, knocked him insensible
with an iron top maui, and as the rest
of US feared we would be treated like
wise we were at the point of turning
back four hours after we left port. AS
soon as we saw what had happened,
we scampered up the masts to turn to.
The mate, however, informed the cap
%o;x~ nh k,r1l.oI .rfA ~
with the ship.
Stone, as result of the injury he re.
ceived, was laid up for some days, DUR
ing which time he was given but little
to eat. As soon as he had recovered
sufficiently to venture out and report
for duty, Harvey kicked him off the
forecastle. From that time on Stone
was unable to leave his cabin. He
was starved and beaten almost daily
and by the time we reached Astoria he
was skin and bones and raving man.
lac. AS we were rounding the Horn,
where the seas were very bad, Harvey
would open the door of Stones cabin
so as to let the water in to soak his
clothes and bedding. / have also seen
Harvey open the door to Stones cabin
and with a heavy leather strap beat
him until big welts stood out on his
legs and back. Stone, who was al
ready losing his reason, would not
vince under this scourging and stood
like statue, without saying word in
remonstrance. An effort was made to
obliterate the marks on Stones body
before the ship reached Astoria, but
without success. and he will carry the
marks with him to the grave. During
much Of the time that Stone was
cooped up in his cabin he had nothing
but refuse to eat and the place was the
most foul smelling was ever in. He
was abused like dog even during the
time he was in irons. 1t made me sick
to look at him, even as accustomed as
am to see displays of brutality on the
high seas.''
Burke's story is corroborated in ev-
cry detail by Ernest Weyl, Ira Dierks
and Charles Russell, three others OF
| the crew.
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As Viewed in washington.

Washington, Feb. 4.-Senator Per-
kins, of California, when shown the
above dispatch, said the prevention of
the importation of American fruits on
sanitary grounds was mere pretext
and that it was merely to keep out
fruits which competed with German
products, and the order was no doubt
issued as retaliation against the Uni
ted States because of the differential
tariff on sugar from bounty-paying
countries. Senator Perkins said he had
no doubt that the United States could
meet this order by retaliation and that
if Germany did not want to be mar
ket for our fruits and meats, measures
could be taken which would ALSO limit
the markets in the United States to
German products.
eff this country" said Senator Nc
Emery, of Louisiana, "would only pro.
hibit the importation Of Germany's
cutlery and woolens, there would soon
be an end Of any discrimination against
American products, and according to
my way of thinking that is what should
be DONE"
Senator Lodge, Of the committee on
foreign relations, declined to say more
than that Germany's action was in
clear violation of the treaty.
Senator Burrows, of the committee
on finance, thought the matter should
be investigated thoroughly, as he had
no doubt it would be, by the executive
branch of the government.
The state department has not been
informed bv Am bassador White Of the
decree, and the official statement of the
matter is awaited with anxiety at the
department, which desires to know just
how far the German government is
willing to yield to the wishes of the
agrarian party, which insists upon the
exclusion of all American farm products
which enter into competition with the
German farmer. For two years, the
state department has been engaged, al
most fruitlessly, to secure from the
German government the reversal of a
decree like the present one, but applied
to our meat products. The attitude OF
the Germans in this matter is not en-
couraging, and the announcement OF
this additional decree against another
great American export staple has tried
the patience of the department sorely
and there is no telling how far we may
90 toward retaliation, if the conditions
iustifv ii.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1898-02-10
DYING BY HUNDREDS.
A Narrowing Tale Comes From the
Newfoundland Coast.

A Narrowing Tale Comes From the
Newfoundland Coast.
New York, Feb. 2.-The Red Cross
line steamship Portia arrived today
four DAYS overdue from st. Johns, N.
F., and Halifax, after desperate en-
counter with a pack of ice off the New
foundland coast, and with narrowing
tale of billiards. and destituion in the
coast section of that country. Hun
dreds of men, women, and children
dead or dying from exposure and star
walton with abundance close by and
hundreds more threatened with a like
fate are the conditions reported by the
POrtia.
The Portia was penned in by huge
Arctic foes in plain sight OF st. Johns
unable to move. She managed to es-
cape by the merest accident.
Many other craft, several Of them
relief vessels sent by the Canadian
government to succor destitute fisher
men, had to abandon their errands OF
mercy and return to st. Johns, where
they were still in the ice when the POr-
tia struggled into clear water.
Among the detained feet at st.
Johns were dozen or more sailing
vessels loaded with Goldfish for England
and Brazil.
The city of St. Johns was in terri
BILE condition on account of the biz
card, the streets being rendered impas-
sable. Railroads had suspended work
and the poor were suffering through
hunger and cold. The price of food
advanced until beyond the reach OF
the poor.
Several miles of shore the Portia
passed the steamer Grandland, fast in
the ice, and in perilous condition.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1898-02-10
WRECKED ON A BAR
Grain Ship City of Duluth
Lost OFF st. Joseph, Mich.
AND CREW RESCUED
Tho Vessel Total Loss-She Carried .
Heavy Cargo Of Corn and Flour
High Sea Was Running.

St. Joseph, Mich, Jan. 31.-The big
grain steamer City of Duluth arrived
off this port, from South Chicago, last
night, and attempted to enter the har-
Dor. There was tremendous wind
from the northwest and a very heavy
sea running. The Duluth kept on her
course into the harbor, and at the !.
mouth of the river struck bar and
was thrown heavily against the north
pier, breaking in two. The mammoth
steel arches on either side of the boat
gave way Immediately, and the bow Of
the boat dropped two or three feet.
large hold was stove in the port side
as she swung around, and she went to
the bottom in an hour, leaving only
her cabin and part of her bulwarks
above water.
The two big tugs, Morford and Pro-
lection, which had accompanied the big
boat on her trip across the lake, made
desperate attempts to reach her and
get her crew and passengers off, but
we're unsuccessful. The life-saving
crew were summoned and reached the
scene of the disaster in quick time
considering that it had disbanded for
the winter. At midnight they had
shot mortar line to the boat and the
rescue began. The first one to be
taken ashore was August Kerwein, OF
this city. He dipped into the water
several times during the perilous trip,
and was badly frozen when he was
pulled out onto the pier. The rest Of
the passengers were taken ashore in
this manner, one at time. There
were IL passengers and % of the crew.
Captain Mclean was the last to
leave, being taken off at o'clock this
morning. There we're several ladies on
board. The members of the life-sav-
ing crew took turns going out in the
Ger after them. Mrs. William Tryon
is suffering from the effects of the trip.
She was in delicate condition, and
was badly frozen and seized with nerv-
Gus prostration. There is no hope for
her to live.
The City of Duluth had heavy
cargo of corn and -four, and deckload
of merchandise for local merchants.
There is no hope of saving anything OF
the wreck. as there is very high sea
rolling. No boat can reach her, and
she is rapidly going to pieces. The en-
gineer says that when the boat struck
the engine jumped foot and was i'm
mediately torn to pieces. The water
rushed in and put out the fires, and
the fremen barely escaped up the lad
ders.
The floor of the deck gave a mighty
heave upward. md the passengers were
thrown into the widest confusion.
The City of Duluth was an old but
stanch steamer. She was under char
ter of the Graham & Norton Transpor-
tation Company, carrying principally
through freight from Chicago to this
port, in connection with the Big Four.
She was owned by the Lake Michigan
& Superior Company. Her capacity
was about 1000 tons, and her value
about $4,000. She was laden with
package freight and grain. The steamer
is we'll insured, and it is understood
had $4,000 insurance on her cargo.
On several previous trips she stuck on
the bar while entering this harbor.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1898-02-10
MET FATE OF RUIZ.
Another Spanish Emissary Executed by
Insurgents.


Insurgents.
Havana, Feb. 4-Spanish military
operations continue almost paralyzed,
the season most favor BILE for move
ment against the insurgents thus being
lost. Friday the insurgents entered
the town of Artemisa, province OF
Pinar del Rio, and plundered several
stores. The governor of Pinar del Rio
sent Jose Mendonez Diaz as an ennis
sary to the insurgent leader Perico
Diaz, with proposals of peace and sur.
render. The insurgents hanged him
near a railway opening, with the gov
ernor's letter on his body. Monday
night they renewed the attack on Ar
temisa, but were repulsed, leaving two
killed.
Private advices from Gibara confirm
the report that General Luque's losses
at Megia were more serious than was
officially given out. He lost, not 90,
but 40 killed and wounded.
La Discussion prints the following;
1.-The scenes witnessed at the resi-
dence of DIR. Castro Jesus del Monte,
previous to the distribution Of food to
the reconcentrados, are too pathetic to
be described. As soon as the doors
were opened mass of beggars, living
skeletons of all races, all ages and both
sexes, invaded the places where food
was to be distributed with outstretched
hands, almost fleshless, and imploring
and almost frightfuF spectral faces, at
the sight of food. Many were not
strong enough to endure the food, and
fell in the streets as they passed away;
few others, more fortunate, seemed
to gain some vitality.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1898-02-10
DESIRE FOR HAWAII.
Senator White Says Is Based on Senti-
mentality and Sugar.

Washington, Feb. 4.-Senator White
continued his speech in opposition to
the Hawaiian annexation treaty in the
executive session of the senate, amid
many Interruptions, and much efossfre.
In the main his speech was continual
ton of the argument on constitutional
lines, which was begun yesterday, but
he also took up questions of practical
purposes in today's speech. and under
took to show that, for reasons OF COM
merce and defense, the acquisition OF
the islands would be unwise.
Previous to Whites speech the sen
ate spent about three-quarters of an
hour in executive session, trying to de-
eide whether Pettigrew's resolution,
concerning the acquisition of territory
where it would require navy to de-
fend it, should be debated in open ses-
sion. When the vote was taken the
majority was found to be against the
proposition for open sessions.
Senator White continued his citation
of authorities to show that the policy
of this country in the past had been
against annexation of the Hawaiian
islands.
The whole scheme for the annexa.
ton of Hawaii, he said, is based upon
sentimentality and sugar, and. contin.
uing this line of presentation, he said
that the sugar people, who were netting
So, 900, 600 to $4,000, 600 a year under
the reciprocity treaty, were back OF the
annexation project, with hope of max.
ing the benefits now derived from reci
procity perpetual. If it were not, he
said, for the condition of affairs. the
treaty would never have been heard of
and hence he charged that the pa
triotism of senators was being imposed
upon to consummate most disgracefu
| prOpOsition.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1898-02-10
SNOW LOCOMOTIVE SCHEME.
Mr.. Glover Explains In Chicago the
Plans Of His Company.

Mr.. Glover Explains in Chicago the
Plans of His Company.
Chicago, Jan. 31.-George T. Glover,
an inventor, has solved the problem Of
getting supplies into the Klondike reg
ion this winter by means of his snow
traction locomotive. Seven OF these
locomotives are now building in Chi
cage and New York, and 80 freight and
Messenger cars will be built at Port
land. Or, for this work. These will
be at Dyea by February Is for Dawson
City over the Dalton trail.
1.-THE locomotives that are now being
constructed for this Klondike trip"
said Mr.. Glover, will weigh about
eight tons each, half the weight OF the
logging locomotives. Their capacity
will be about 100 tons burden respec-
lively. / find that an eight-ton ma.
chine will do the work and run easier.
These locomotives are practically ready
now for shipment to Portland, where
they will be assembled and then ship
ped, together with 80 cars to Dyea.
Here they will be put up and placed in
readiness for the expedition which
leaves that point February Is for Daw.
son City, in charge of Captain Brain
erd, of the United States army.
''Chilkat pass will be the greatest
obstruction encountered on the frss
trip. There is no part Of the pass,
however, that presents grade greater
than 90 per cent. These locomotives
can climb such grade readily. Each
machine will have q steam windlass
attached and by means Of this the train
can easily pull itself up at remarks
bic speed. calculate on getting oven
the pass in less than 48 hours with the
first train. The way once open sub
SEGMENT travel will b easier.
.sThe cost Of building and equipping
these trains will be less than es6,000.
Each locomotive will cost about
a. 900. The cost of the passenger and
freight cars and their transportation 70
Dyea will not exceed 45, 900.
ION reaching Dawson City four q
the locomotives will be used IN trans
porting supplies and passenger TO ana
from the various points and villages
located in the Klondike gold helds.
The others will return and mare an
other trip before the winter IN A'asxe
= ovl1
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rh. Iaka states.

Chicago, Feb. 3.-Reports from vari-
ous towns in Michigan, Wisconsin and
Indiana tell of severe billiards.. The
wind is blowing gale and huge snow
drifts a1e being piled on the highways.
All trains are more or less delayed. A
report from Marquette, Mich, states the
storm on the lake is fearful.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1898-02-10
Head Struck 8 Post.

Rosalia, WASH, Feb. 5.-The 4-year-
old son of Judge Schurra was killed this
morning while coasting. At sharp
turn his sled left the road and pitched
down the hill. Its progress was
stopped at fence, post of which the
boy struck with his head. His skull
was fractured and the barbed wire pene-
trated his scalp. He lived about 30
minufAs
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1898-02-10
engineers Agreement Signed.

London, Jan. S1.-At meeting OF
committees representing the federated
EMPLOYERS and allied trades unions to-
day the result of q ballot accepting the
employers terms was communicated.
A formal agreement embodying the
terms of settlement was duly signed
and arrangements completed for 2
Simultaneous resumption of work in
the federated shops.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1898-02-10
THE DRYDock QUESTION.
House Committee Is Getting Expert
Inform ton.


Washington, Feb. AIS a prelimin-
airy to determining upon the recon-
struction of the large dock at the
Brooklyn hayward, which is practical
ly out of service, as result of defects
discovered, members of the house COM
mittee on naval affairs have asked
Secretary Long to secure testimony
from civil experts as to the character OF
the ground underlying the structure,
with a view of learning whether the
existence of quicksand or an ustable
foundation makes it advisable to carry
out the plan of rebuilding.
There appears to be little disposition
on the part of members of the commit
tee to carry out the proposed enlarge
ment of the dock at League island
navy yard. Philadelphia, although the
indications are that the provision will
be made for carrying on the work Of
improving the back bay SO as to afford
a suitable fresh-water anchorage FOL
battle-ships when out of service.
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TO GO TO SAMOA.
w.rship WIN Be Sent There to Protect

warshfp VIII Be Sent There to Protect
Our Interests.
New York, Feb. 2.-The American
flag will soon be displayed in Samoan
waters by man-of-war says Herald
correspondent. The vessel will be the
Mohican, which has been converted
into training ship. Since the arrival
in Washington of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Churchill. the president and assistant
secretary of state have been convinced
that American interests demand that
an American man-of-war shall visit
Samoa.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1898-02-10
Fatal Glove Contest.

West Bend, Wis, Feb. 4.-DurinE &
glove contest between Carl Lindbact
and Willie Glantz. high school boys
Lindbach fell dead in the fourth round
The young men had been unfriendiy,
and decided to settle their differences
with gloves. Shortly after the begin
ming OF the fourth round LsHdback re.
ceiyed 8 singing blow. which felied
him to the floor face downward. Hh
friends ran to his assistance. and we're
horrified to flud him dead.
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wages Increased Ten Per Cent.

Ashland, Wis, Feb. 3.-The Car
negie-O Oliver Mining Company, operat-
ing four of the largest iron mines on
the Gogebic range, and employing
/ 800 men, today announced an in
crease Of 10 per cent in the wages OF all
their employees.