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got off, and with hooks made of the han de of an old tin pail they caught some codfiSh.
 On the morning of the following day the wind came from the southeast, and all three boats started for Unalaska. 24O | miles distant. They had but one sail be- tween them, which was made out of two sheets. The boat carrying the sail took the other two In tow, passing Amukta Island at about midnight. The wind be- gan to increase in fury, until it had grown to furious gale on the morning of the following day. June IT. The for ward boat began to leak badly and was compelled to cast the others off, though they kept together as much possible, driving before the gale. On the 18th they and tried to make a landing, but were prevented by the heavy surf. They tied their boats to some. rocky shelf off shore, and numb and stiff from the cold spent the night without food or water. The wind veering around again in the morn ing from the southwest they concluded to abandon one boat, stow the 26 men in the remaining two, and make one more effort to reach port; On that day Patrick succumbed to hunger, privation ana ex- posture.
 Leaving the Four Mountains group they went northeast toward Unnak Island About 3 p. m.. in jibing a sail, the cap tain's boat capsized and before aid could be rendered. William Fitzgerald. phy were swept away by the sea and drowned. To attempt fighting the cap- sized boat appeared to be too hazardous an undertaking, so she had to be aban- doned, and the nine remaining men were taken into the last boat, which became dangerously overcrowded with twenty two men,
 That night landing was effected on Unnak Island and frugal meal made of musses and seaweed. During the night Samuel Masterson died having succumbed to the unnatural strain and over exertion
 The captain realized that the crew could be saved only by reaching Una laska within the shortest possible time and he picked six of the strongest men of the party, leaving the rest behind, and started for Unalaska. They had been out but a short distance, when strong gale sprang up, driving them back into camp before night. During that day Harry Taylor and William Day had died
 Some of the men hunting around for food found an abandoned hut, which had probably been used by sea-otter hunters The party moved into the old hut that same night for shelter. They found in the hut two rusty tin pals, from the wire balls of which they made fish hooks From May 23 until June the captain had made four unsuccessful attempts to reach Unalaska, being driven back each time by stormy weather.
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WHY NOT USE MONOGRAPHS
 TO TAKE COURT TTESTINONY9
Attorney General Fitzgerald Thinks That a Few Years May See Thefn Put
 to Such Use

pute as to the actual words used by a witness; the element of human error will be entirely eliminated. The method in short, would be as far ahead of our present plan as we are ahead of the practice followed in most European courts.
 In the English police courts for in- stance, it is still the custom to take down the testimony of each witness in lOnghand a painfully slow method. Then, when the evidence is finished, the whole manuscript has to be read over and the witness is required to sign his name. It takes a long time to get through a case, and it is not uncom- mon for the examinations in an im- portant trial to last two or three days. In the upper courts things move some what more rapidly, for there, as rule, no official record is kept of the evidence. This often leads to much confusion, and disputes as to the exact nature of the evidence given are ire quent between the contending lawyers on either side.
 The employment of stenographer is certainly a great advance on this. But the most skillful shorthand writer is, after all, only a human being, and lia- ble to err Besides. there must neces- sarily be some delay in transcribing the evidence before it can be made available for use. The photograph would present it's record at once all ready for reference. The machine of course in charge of an expert, would be placed on stand close to the wit ness, who would be required to speak clearly and distinctly, so as to produce a good record. Instead of signing the evidence, as at present, the witness would make verbal declaration as to it's
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naturally place of strategic value, yet. surprising as it may be to many, it was not a naval or a military officer who mounted the first gun in Victoria's ser vice suburb. Here, as in not few other places, the colors of the nation followed the house flag of the Hud- son Bay Company, and 1t was one of the outposts of this semf-national colonization corporation who first re- cognized the advantages of the mag nificent harbor and commanding emil nences overlooking, that are natures contribution to the value of the new stronghold.
 This was in 1887, when Dr. Tolmie made his way north from Fort Van couver, on the Columbia River, for the purpose of developing trade with the natives of the then utterly unknown wilderness of Vancouver Island. His landing place was on the north side of the harbor, not far from the present station of the Island Railway, and as many Indians had their homes in the vicinity, he concluded it would be an excellent plan to remain and initiate them in the mysteries of the white mans commerce. At the point of his debarkation he built his fort calling it Camisen, and within the rude stockade did the first business of the new coun- try.
 As the weeks rolled by and he solved
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the problem of intercourse with the natives, Dr. Tolmie learned from them that there was large and more pros porous village only a few miles away, to which attention might be given with promise of profit He was guided across the little neck of land to what is now known as Deadman's River, through the Gorge, and down the Arm to where five thousand or more Siwashes were camped on the site of the present city of Victoria That set tied it with pr. .Tolmie. His mission was with population and so he promptly pulled stakes, literally as well as metaphorically, and trans ferred his headquarters to the smaller harbor, leaving Esquimalt once again deserted by the whites.
 The present drydock at Esquimalt was commenced in 1880, and completed some few years later, under the joint control of the Imperial and Dominion Governments, both of which contrib uted to it's cost, about $755000. It is a massive stone work of great solidity, 450 feet in length and 65 feet wide. Practically all the British warships that during the last fifteen years have seen Pacific service have at some time or other during their commission oc- cupied it for cleaning or repair.
 Of these the largest have been the f1agships Warspite and Royal Arthur, both of which tested it's capacity for
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from their camp several miles in search of some habitation, hut or trace of life
 The following day we started back for Unalaska and made Dutch Harbor early Friday, June 15. When the res cued crew had sufficiently recovered from the terrible experience it had un- dergone the captain wrote the follow ing report of the wreck and the sub sequent events on the little island, his report being supplemented by the mar ratives of the sailors.
 The whaling bark James Allen was wrecked off the coast of Anlia Island at 1:3S a. m., May II. having struck sunkeu rock. causing her to fill rapidly. fresh breeze was blowing at the time from the southeast, and the weather was hay. At 9:3O p. m the previous night the vessel was judged to be fifteen miles west of Amlia Island. At 40 D. m. land was .e- ported three points off port bow. which the captain supposed to be Seguam Isl and One hour later a reef was seen right ahead. The vessels course was immedi- ately changed to avoid the reef, when she struck three times in rapid succession upon a sunken rock. and then passed over it into deep water. The pump was manned at once, but it soon became ap- parent that the vessel was filling very fast, and orders were given to clear the boats. While the boats were lowered the captain secured a chart and chronometer from the cabin ana passed them into the starboard boat, the captain following The boat had been badly stove in the haste of lowering it.. The first mate and several of the crew jumped into the boat of the second 'mate, passing the dam aged boat, containing the captain and three of the crew. Just as the boats pulled away from the ship her fore and main masts fell, and raising her head high out of the water she was seen to go down stern first.
 The captain and his men kept bailing their damaged boat with the one bucket they had and their hats all night, and so managed to keep her from sinking, bail ing and drifting until daylight, when they drifted near the east end of AmIia Island and made a landing in the lea of the island Two other boats came along some hours later and also landed thus making 22 men and the captain saved from the wreck. The other boats they did not see. though it was learned later that one was sighted by natives and rescued by the steamer Dora and taken to Una laska by the United States steamer Pe- trie.
 Hauling the boats up against a Assure in the rocks, nd with the remnants of what had once been a sail, they man aged to make some sort of shelter The gale continued for two days, and they were unable to get a boat off the beach. so they were obnged to subsist on mus sels and seaweeds. On the third day the storm somewhat abated and boat was
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In word, the War Department is preparing to take possession of all private property contained within the town of ESquimalt, in order to com plete the equipment of the naval sta- tfon, and make here at the southern corner of Vancouver Island a sup ply depot of the British Empire as inn pregnable as was Gibraltar fifty years ago.
 History has recorded many cases of possession taking by the forces of Great Britain-and raging a town is not altogether a new thing with her Ma jesty's soldiery. The present experi- ence is unique, however, in that the oc- cupation of Esquimalt comes in pro- foundest peace, and the only ambition of the citizens who must pack their be- longings and depart is to make the best possible bargain with the invading Government.
 The people are taken by surprise. They cannot but admit the wisdom and necessity of Esquimalt town being passed out of existence. Their present business is simply to press upon the representatives of the imperial Govern ment the full extent of the actual sen- timental and prospective value of the several holdings. In the meantime the relentless War Department is showing no un-British haste. but piece by piece the private property upon which the Government has set it's eye is being
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ting to the place of the famished whal- the crew. A heavy sea was running CTS the most appalling sight met us human eyes ever beheld. There were the survivors of that ill-fated whaler, hudd1ed together in an abandoned hut, wan, hollow checked, with sunken eyes, emaciated and reduced to mere shadows, and too feeble to stand erect. They attempted to utter a cheer on perceiving the rescuers, but the cheer was so feeble that 1t almost died within their throats. When they real ized that they had reached the end of their almost superhuman suffering they smiled between tears
 But an ominous silence pervaded the entire party, casting a deeper gloom over the surroundings than the cer- tainty of immediate rescue warranted At last they could conceal he cause of their embarrassment no longer and made clear breast of what some Of our party had dreaded on entering the hut and finding the crew engaged in cooking some substance which ap- peared to be meat. They admitted that they had become cannibals and were cooking part of the remains of one of their deceased comrades.
 They told us that they had been on the point of starvation, and so feeble that they could neither move nor speak above a whisper. They had eaten Gideon after his death When his remains had been disposed of they dug up Pena, who had been buried two weeks.
 They made the excuse that unless they had done that our party would have found them all dead.
 The survivors we took on board were Daniel Logan, Frank King, John Diet rich, William Andrews, Joseph Allen, John Kicker, D. Peterson, Joseph Mi lain and Frank Burton. They were so enfeebled that they had to be carried on board the ship and assisted to reach the forecastle. They were stripped of their filthy, tattered garments, swarm ing with vermin, and given clean clothes after their bodies were thor oughly cleaned. They were a pitiable sight when stripped.
 On the following day we sent a party out to explore the little island, and found an Aleutian village within six miles of the hut where we had found the wrecked crew. They had no idea of the existence of any human beings on the island, though they had gone
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W
 stenographer The plan was first suggested by Attorney General Fitzgerald the other day, when he ex- pressed himself warmly in favor of the instrument. I called upon the Judge to get further particulars.
 "Yes,'' he said, it is quite true. I believe that in the course of few years we will have the phonograph generally in the California courts"
 Are they used anywhere else for this purpose?"
 T don't know, but I don't see why we shouldn't have them here. But l have not had time to work out the de- tails of the scheme.
 But how could you be sure of the phonographs veracity? Would you swear in the machine?'
 Well, I don't see how we could in duce a machine to take an oath, but we could put the man who turned the crank under bonds.'
 That was all the Judge would say about the photograph. But there can be no doubt that his idea is destined to bear fruit in the future, and that the reform will vastly facilitate the working of justice.
 Not only will the courts be able to get through more work than under the present system, but absolute, uninl- peachable, mechanical accuracy will be secured. There can be no possible dis
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we abandoned all repairs, put the ma chinery together as fast as possible and steamed out of the harbor within four hours after we heard the news of the wrecked crew We encountered very strong head winds, blowing almost a gale, and we made very little progress. Instead of reaching Unnak Island in the morning, as we had expected, we did not reach there until the follow ing day. The United States steamer Albatross started out with us, intend ing to help in the search and rescue, but she was compelled to put back into the harbor on account of the severe storm
 On June IA, toward noon, we reached the place and made landing to rescue at the time, but we landed and on get
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-21
SHIPWRsECKED SAILORS
 SAVED FROM CTNNIBTLISM
Grewsome Experience of a San Francisco Merchant Among Whalers on
 the Alaskan Coast.

whalers
 
 
  mercantile house of in
  of period of the well the all The of famshed before
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"A ' HY not use the phonograph IA ! in our courts of law?
 NA The idea is simply to use V v the phonograph for taking
 down evidence instead of a
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which proved to be the captain and part of the wrecked crew of the whaler James Allen. Captain Huntley of the party told us narrowing tale of suf- fering and implored us to go at once to the rescue of the remainder of his crew, whom he had left in the great est distress on a small island With Captain Huntley were six of his crew.
 Our machinery was being repaired, but Captain Huntley and his men begged so earnestly not to delay that
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 smoke, and unlike Siboney, upon it's site will arise one of the greatest fort resses of the world. This point is of particular interest to Californ1ans, be- cause this magniicently designed stronghold will be next door to us in British Columbia, right above the Washington State line. Some idea of its proposed strength may be gained when it is known that the British Engi- neers have already dubbed it ''The New Gibraltar"
 The 1utting peninsula on which the town of Esquimalt is situated has been relected as the exact spot in all the Pa cific Coast possessions of Britain where this impregnable fortress shall be built; hence the notice now being served on all Esquimalt land holders, iessees, etc, to pack their possessions and move Of course the Government will pay them fairly for the land, houses. and improvements they are
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HILE at anchor in the bay
 of Unalaska, June F, whale boat was seen enter ing the harbor, and our steam launch was sent off tn meet the new conner.
The Advocate and news., 1898-10-12
Trouble for German Agitators.

Berlin, October S-The governments
of the various German States began this
week to act within their own spheres in
expelling foreigners who have become
prominent as anarchists or extreme So
cialist agltators. The government of
Saxony expelled two leading Polish So
cialists and a number of anarchist
writer's. Bavaria followed suit The
Prussian government has given a num-
ber of Austrian and Russian agitators
including the German anarchist Bader
Landeur-a fortnight's notice to leave
the country.
The Socialists held twenty-six mass
meetings at Hamburg this week to pro-
test against Emperor Williams strike
speech and the intention Of the govern
ment to restrict the right to strike.
The Advocate and news., 1898-10-12
The Corporation Talent In the Stock
wards Cases.

In the stock yards cases against At
tOrney General L. c, Boyle and the State
of Kansas, in the injunction proceedings
the plaintiffs attorneys were Judge M.
WOodworth, of Omaha, who has a ma
tional reputation as lawyer and jurist,
and was President of the National Bar
Association at the time; Wallace Pratt,
Of Kansas City, Mo-, of the firm of Pratt,
Dana & Black, who is recognized as one
Of the leading lawyers Of that city; Hon.
D, r. Hite, Of Topeka, and Judge Albert
H, Horton, of the firm of Horton, Wag-
gener & Orr
A better array of legal ability could
scarcely have been secured.
The State was represented by Attorney
The Advocate and news., 1898-10-12

General Boyle, assisted by ex-Chief JUS
tice David Martin.
The defendants maintained and won
every material point in their case, and
got it advanced on the docket so that IL
will get hearing the coming winter
The record-union., 1898-11-06
A FUNNY MIX-UP.
Will Both be Elected to Offices
They Do Not Want.

There is trouble on the Grant.
And it is all the fault of the Populisl-
Democratic Committee that filed the
certificate of nomination in the County
Clerks office
AT present Justice Foley is the Jus
tice of the Peace and Fred Gotobed is
Constable. They have given such gen.
eral satisfaction that the people nave
renominated them for another term in
their respective offices. And here is
where the trouble comes in.
The Certiication Committee certified
to the nomination of GOtObed for JUS
tice and Foley for Constable and their
names have been SO printed on the
ticket. They prefer to retain their
present offices, but will surely be elect
ed to the offices for which they are
named on the ticket, and are in a
quandary.
The only way out of the difficulty
seems to be for them to NEGLECT to
qualify and then hold their present
offices according to law until their sue
cessors are elected and have qualified.
Fred is, however, being hailed by all
his friends, whose name is legion, as
Judge Gotobed.
The record-union., 1898-11-06
TAKEN TO THE BAY.
Carney, the Insane Man, in Charge
of His Sister.

Jake Carney, the insane man ar
rested a week ago on Ninth street by
Special officer w. F. Carroll, was to
have been examined by physicians
yesterday, but his sister, a Mrs. John
son. arrived from San Francisco and
was permitted to take him home with
her. Although Carney was very crazy
the night that Carroll arrested him, his
condition has greatly improved in the
last few days, and it was deemed per-
fectly safe to allow his relatives to
take charge of him.
About l o'clock on Friday morning,
October 2Sth, officer Carroll saw a
man roaming about in the vicinity of
Twelfth and O streets and acting in a
strange manner. He followed the man
over through Capitol Park to L street,
thence to Ninth, and down Ninth to
n, where the suspect held up a buggy
containing a man and woman and
wanted to know by what right they
were driving through a street filled
with dead people. He was very in
dignant at them for driving over so
many corpses.
By careful management Carroll sue
ceeded in having the man accompany
him to the police station to lodge a
complaint against the couple in the
buggy Then the man was taken in
charge and placed in a cell. If he had
not been taken in hand at that time he
might have caused no little trouble in
the residence section.
The record-union., 1898-11-06
NO FAITH CURE
ABOUT STUART'S DYSPEPSIA
TABLETS.
They Cure Stomach Troubles and Indi-
Gestion Anyway, Whether You Have
Faith in Them or Not.

Mere faith will not digest your food
for you. will not give an appetite, will
not increase your flesh and strengthen
your nerves and heart, but Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets will do these things,
because they are composed Of the ele-
ments of digestion. they contain the
juices. acids and peptones necessary TO
the digestion and assimilation of all
wholesome food.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will digest
food if placed in jar or bottle in water
heated to 9S degrees. and they viii do
1t much more effectively when taken
into the stomach after meals. whether
you have faith that they will or not.
They invigorate the stomach, make
pure blood and strong nerves, in The
only way that nature can do 1t, and
that is, plenty of wholesome food well
digested. 1t is not what we eat, but
what we digest that does US good.
Stuart's Dyspepsia. Tablets are sold
by nearly all druggists at 30 cents for
full sized package. or by mail from
the Stuart Co.. Marshall. Mich.
ticeable from tos u O'Clock at night.
After midnight there is a diminution
Feeding has but little influence on this
function. Elevation of the surround
ing temperature increases the perspira-
Gon.-New York Ledger.