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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-10-13
Rempants Of Her Navy.

Madrid. Oct. 1.-THE government
has sanctioned the sale to the South
American republics Of the Spanish gun.
,,oats living in Cuban waters.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-10-13
Minor News Items.

n. "ihor News Items.
out thO DOCK and job printers through.
ont on ' country will soon be ordered
working day. ' n'ne-nouf
newsr.n ohristie Murray, in London
amonu pel, Ievives the suggestion that
erected ~ to George Washington be
to Com al ohafter has been assigned
East D'I ia. the department of the
Goye,ronl Ms headquarters will be al
''n''s island, New York.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-10-13
ep.nish war fax.

Madrid, GOT. &. The cabinet today
decided to maintain the war tax but
% abolish The ~ o. exports
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-09
PROTESTANT ORPHAN ASYLUM.
Forty-Seventh Annual Meeting of an Excellent and Worthy organi-
 Zation.

The forty-seventh annual meeting of the Protestant Orphan Asylum Society was held at the First Congregational Church yesterday afternoon. The reports sub mitted disclosed a very prosperous state of affairs for the society and the usual accomplishment of good during the year just closed
 Very encouraging results were reported from the introduction of the new course in sloyd work, in which the boys have taken a lively interest and in which they have made admirable progress
 During the past year thirteen children have been placed in good homes and for ty-seven more have been removed by friends Only one child died during the
 Since the last report the institution has received some substantial endoWments. the most notable being from the estates of Mrs. Annie Donahue and Mervyn Don ahue.
 Officers were elected for the ensuing wear as follows: Mrs. William AIvord, president; Mrs. J. R. Garniss, first vice, president; Mrs. c. O. Gerberding, second vice-president Mrs. Henry Haight, treas urer; Mrs. Frederick MacCrellish, secre- tary; Miss Ella l.. Adams, assistant sec retary; Mrs William Ashburner, Miss willis E.. Davis, Mrs. E.. S. Dutton, Mrs. c. V. Gillespie, Mrs. D. Horsburgh, Mrs. John Moss, Mrs. w. R. Smedberg' Mrs. Albert T. Spotts, Mrs. S. B. Welch, Mrs. Kirkham Wright, directors.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-09
PRETTY ACTOR MEN DISAGREE.
AlCazar "Hero" and s'VilIain' Almost Come to
 Blows Over Bunch of VioIets.


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  welknown of things adjourned where the brother of the barrel and faucet
  coated of the the coming matinee
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-09
ADVERTISEMENTS. HE SENDS TIT FREE. A Never Failing Remedy That Makes a Man Young Again. TRUE MANLINEss QUICKLY REPLACES THE
 WORN OUT NERVES AND VlG0R.
ADVERTISEMENTS.

When mans strength and vigor Is slowly wasting away from nervous weakness. the mental forebodings are ten times worse than the most severe nain. There is no let up to the mental suffering day or night. For years the writer rolled and tossed on the troubled sea of Nervous Debility, Emissions, Lame Back and the various other troubles of Sexual Weakness, until it was a question whether he had not better take a dose of poison and thus end all his troubles. But providential inspiration came to his aid in the shape of a combination of medicines that completely restored his general health and enlarged his weak, emaciated narts to natural size and vigor. and he now declares that any man, young or old. who will take the trouble to send his name and address may have Free full particulars of this wonderful home treatment which quickly restored me to my full strength and vigor of youth. Now, when l say free, I mean absolutely without cost, because want every weakened man to get the benefit of my experience
 There are thousands of men suffering the mental tortures of weakened man hood who would be cured at once could they but get such a remedy as the one that cured me. Send for it, and learn that there are a few things on earth, although they cost nothing to get, are worth a fortune to some men, and mean a lifetime of happiness to most of us. Write to Thomas Slater, IFS Masonic Temple, Kalamazoo, Mich, and the information will be mailed in plain, sealed envelope.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-09
SAVED FROM LYNCHERS
 BY A SHERIFF'S CAUTION.
Murderer Storms Transferred to An other Prison in Time to
 Elude a Mob.
BURLINGTON. Iowa. Fe

BURLINGTON, Iowa. Feb. S-Two thousand men surrounded the jail to- night and demanded the delivery of A D. Storms, the murderer of Mrs. Rathburn and daughter, that he might have meted out to him the justice prescribed by Judge Lynch's code The Sheriff, for tunately for Storms, had been warned and had succeeded in smuggling the intended victim of the mob to a place of safety before the jail was surrounded
 The mob started from the southern part of town, where a meeting was held by the leaders for the purpose of organizing a lynchtng party. 4 man with rope start ed down the street waving the rope and calling to the crowd to follow him to the jail, where Storms and his accomplice, Cox, and a number of other prisoners were kept. The man had scarcely moved a block down the street before he was the leader of 500 shouting, yelling and cursing men and boys
 When the crowd reached the jail, some blocks north of the business part of the city, its numbers had increased to 1000 or 2000, and hundreds of citizens-men. women and children-f1ocked to the scene, and were excited spectators of the events which followed. The would-be lynchers rushed up the slight incline to the front of the Jail, where they were met at the door by Sheriff Smith and two or three depu- ties, who stopped them and demanded The Sheriff, shouting at the top of his voice above the tumult, was heard to say that the prisoner had been removed an hour before and was on the train en route for neighboring city.
 At late hour a large crowd still sur rounded the county jail, but it was gen. orally believed that Storms was not there, as several thorough searches had been building being carefully scanned by men with lanterns
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-09
REV. HARRIS TO
 BECOME AN ACTOR.
Abandons the Pulpit for a Career
 on the Vaudeville Stage.

NEW YORK, Feb. s-Rev. James H. w. Harris, who says he Is a fully or dained minister of the Episcopal church late at San Francisco, will make his de- but in vaudeville at one of Proctor's houses during the last of February, ap- bearing in a one-act burlesque by Charles Ross of Ross and Fenton, entitled An tony and Cleopatra" Rev. Harris has en- gagged Miss Helene Richmond as his sup porting lady. Miss Richmond will play Cleopatra.
 T have decided to go on the stage. |" said Rev. Harris to-day, because my natural instincts tend Tn that direction and because this is a free country. I am a free-born American citizen and have a right to do as l please without asking permission of any one.
 T anticipate that something of a sensa- ton will follow my appearance, as l am still connected with the church, and do not propose to relinquish that connection at present. I came East to go on the stage. l have played in amateur theat- ricais in San Francisco. but, so far as know, my appearance on the stage there was not seriously disapproved by the church. l suppose that when 1 go on in vaudeville the church will think I am scandaliZing 1t. But it is nothing of the kind. have the courage of my. own con- victions. l like the stage, and I can make more money on the stage than by preach ing. So l propose to make the stage my vocation In the future, provided l can make 1t a success.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-09
OCEAN TRAVEL
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP co.

ss steamers leave Broadway wharf, s For ports in Alaska 10 a. m., Feb. 5, 10, 20 9, and every fifth day thereafter.
 For Victoria, Vancouver (B. O, Port Town send, Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Anacortes and New Whatcom (Bellingham Bay, Wash.), 10 a. m., Feb. D. 10. 15 20. 9, sand every fifth day thereafter. connecting at Seattle with com panys steamers for Alaska and c. N. Ky, at Tacoma with N. P. Ky, at Vancouver with C. P. Ky.
 For Eureka Humboldt Bay) steamer Ho- mer 10 a. m, Feb. 1S. 19 B. March 3, g. 15. For Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Simeon, Ca- yucos Port Harford (San Luis Obispo). Gavi- ota, Santa Barbara. Ventura, Huenene, San Pedro, East San Pedro Qos Angeles) and Newport, 2 a m, Feb; ?, (; 10. 14. IS, p, 2s. For San Diego, stopping only at Port liar ford (San Luis Obispo), Santa Barbara Port Los Angeles and Redondo Clos Angeles). Il a. m., Feb. 4 8. 12. l6, 20 24, 2S. and every fourth day thereafter.
 For Ensenada, Magdalena Bay, San Jose del Cabo, Mazatan Altata. La Paz, Santa Ro- salia and Guaymas CMex) 10 a. rn., March G. April g. and 2d of each month thereafter
 The company reserves the right to change without previous notice steamers, sailing dates and hours of sailing.
 TICKET OFFICE-Palace Hotel. New Montgomery st.
 GOODALL, PERKINS & CO. Gen. Agts,
 10 Market st., San Francisco
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-09

pices of the Farmers Club of San Fran cisco. and the object was the enlighten- ment of the general public regarding the best manner of constructing roads and highways and the great value of their proper construction.
 The lecture was illustrated by stereop- ticon views of many roads, taken by Mr. Manson himself during his travels through Russia, France, Italy, Siberia and different States in America Atten- ton was called to the condition ol the streets of San Francisco as compared to those of other cities, and the necessity of taking the control of our public highways claimed that California has many natural advantages, which, by the building of proper roads, .Wnlo Will open up sections far haau iand which annuallly attract @ t hundreds of thousands of tourists, who come for the sole purpose, { of f, viewing the scenery,
 The lecture was well attended by an in- terested audience.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-09
DR. SANARELLI
 AND HIS SERUM.
Makes Four Injections on Himself and Leaves to Conduct Elk
 tensiye Experiments.

Copyrighted 1898 by James Gordon Bennett.
 BUENOS AYRES, Feb s.-I am in- formed by the Herald's correspondent In Montevideo, Uruguay, that Dr. Sanarelh, who discovered serum to prevent yellow fever. left there for Brazil to conduct ex- tensive experiments in the State or San Paulo and other points where yellow feVer is raging now. Before leaving Montevideo Dr. Sanarelli in order to fully test his serum, made four injections on himself, According to Dr. Sanarelli; these lnJec- tions were made to prove the application of serum can be made without danger. La Preusa of Buenos Ayres. in comment Ing upon Dr. Sanarellfs test upon hlm- self, says that although he has never yer made known the composition or tne serum, this act is more significant than any official declaration.
 There have been great losses to the army of Brazil because of beri berl, Wnlch has appeared in many places. AdVl6es from the Herald's correspondent Tn RIO Janeiro state that a serious collision oe- tween students and police in Rio Siranoe has occurred. Many were wounded on both sides. The recently discovered gold fields in Brazil have been purchased py an English syndicate.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-09
FINDS HIS DAUGHTER
 IN THE ALMSHOUSE.
Shocking Discovery Made by John Renders of California at Penn
 berton N. J.

NEW YORK, Feb. S.-John Renders of California visited Pemberton, N. J., yes terday to find his daughter Elizabeth, voung woman of 27 an inmate of the county aImshouse. The circumstances which led to her becoming county charge are pitiful. The Renders origin ally came from California, but when F years of age he worked his way across the continent to Pemberton. When he was 19 years of age he married Helen Fouts. a weIl-known young woman of Pemberton; They had one ehild7Eliza, 2, ga : aimshouse. Renders left his home and took a trip around the world, finally going little money he had saved, and became rich. Then he decided to come to Penn berton to see if any of his boyhood com panions were in the vicinity. While in Pemberton he learned of Elizabeth Bend CTS being in the almshouse, and visiting that institution discovered that the fear that she was his daughter was true. There was sad but happy reunion, and now the young woman will return with her father to California.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-09
Ex-Mayor Davie Renews the HarriSon-Street
 Fight.
Southern Pacific Anxious to Be Given a Short
 Franchise.
The Council Is Not Inclined to Act Hastily Over the
 Matter.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
 90S Broadway. Feb. s.

There is likely to be a keen fight be- fore the Council before the franchise asked for by the railroad to cross from Webster to Harrison street, along First, is granted
 Ex- Mayor Davie is interested in the matter; so is "Old Pard' Bassett, and so is MT. Heitman. Councilman Wat kinson, who was yardmaster of the Southern Pacific up to the time of the strike, and who has not yet been rein stated, is also very much worked up over the possibility that the railroad company may establish a death curve" at First and Harrison streets
 There Is no time to be lost in this matter, for the War Department has issued orders that the new bridge at Harrison street must be constructed not later than July of this year. The plans of the railroad company have been accepted at Washington, and the company is now ready to build, but re- QuireS @ franchise in order to change it's route from Webster street to get to the approach to the new bridge.
 The plan of the proposed route filed by the company with the City Council shows that they have purchased the block of land bounded by Webster, Harrison, First an Second streets, and the proposed curve will go across this block, which will necessitate it's cross ing sidewalks in the middle of the block at two places. It is this section of the track which is being vigorously opposed, 1t being claimed that it will be more fatal curve as th1 harbor de- velops than the deathly curve now ex- isting at Seventh and West streets.
 The petition asks for a franchise down Harrison street, south of First; this is the identical spot opened by Mayor Davie two years ago when he was stopped by an injunction which is still in force, and which infers that the land. is private property. Now comes MT. Davie and asks the railroad company how they can consistently ask the city to give them franchise over the very parcel of land which two years ago they declared was private property and to retain which suit is still pending against Mir. Davie and others, including the city of Oakland. This is the situation in brief with which the Council has to deal at its meeting one week from next Monday night.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-09
INVOKING THE AID
 OF VINEYARD OWNERS.
Committee for the Winemakers' Cor poration Pays Visit to
 St Helena

ST. HELENA. Feb. S.-Charles A. Wet more of Stockton, who, with J. r. Miller of Sonoma, is acting a committee for the Winemakers Corporation to inter view the growers and arrange for meet ings to be held for the purpose of enlist ing their support of the corporation. has spoken to H. ". Crabb and other promi- nent wine men and interested them in the movement. Miller will join Wetmore on Thursday and a public meeting has been called for Saturday, February F, at o'clock. The corporation, Wetmore says, Is active in its determination to stop fur ther slaughter of prices and the threat effort is being made to gain control of 80 per cent of the wine now out of the hands of either the corporation or asso-
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-09
HORACE BOIES
 FOR 4 NEW POLICY.
Realizes That It Is Time for Demo- crats to Abandon the Finan-
 cial Plank of '96.

FAIRFIELD, Iowa, Feb S.-Ex-Gover- nor Horace Boies made an address on the financial question here tonight. It was his first utterance on the subject since the publication of the widely quoted let ters in which he denied the sacred and irrevocable nature of party platforms and insisted that the battle for free coinage of silver at the ratio of Is to l having been fought under the most favorable circumstances and the demand defeated at the polls, the Democratic party should abandon the financial plank of 1896 and endeaVor to rally on new ground. His speech tonight embodies plan for re- deemable Government currency, upon which he thinks all Democrats should be ahle to agree.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-09
Alleged Communication From the Spirit of the
 Millionaire.
Says He Is Sorry He Devoted So Much Time to Getting
 Money.
Glad the Inheritance of His Sons Was Pruned to Such an Ex-
 tent
Special Dispatch T. The Call.

MEDINA, N. Y, Feb. S.-A man who was an acquaintance of George NJ Pullman in the days when the great palace car king was moving buildings in this county, and who is now prom inent resident of this place, has recent ly been Investigating the mysteries of spiritualism, and to-day he made pub lie a copy of what he believes to be an authentic message from MT. Pull man and which he says the spirit of the dead millionaire authorized him to give to the world. The message tran scribed is fully 1000 Words long The communication, after stating that Pull man finds himself greatly hampered by the worldly life which he has left, says he bemoans that the tenor of his life should have been so taken up with money getting.
 "The books were opened for me at once" he says, "and my past life was shown to me, and the sight was not cheering. I meant always to deal just 1y and fairly by my fellow men, par ticularly the labOring man. l wished to be an example for others. l see my self now selfish, grasping, a holder of what should have been for many"
 Continuing, he describes something of the spirit life so far as it has been revealed to him, and believes himself greatly assisted by the first opportun- ity of communicating with the earth. Tt Is a source of great satisfaction to me-" he continues. that the wisdom was given me to take the action l did respecting my sons inheritance. Would it not have applied equally to my daughters? According to my rap idly reconstructing ideas it would. Be lieve me your friend.
 GEORGE NJ. PULLMAN"
 This Is a brief condensation of the document which has created a sensa- tion among spiritualists and others. The gentleman who received it says it has all the indications of having been inspired by the sTirit of Pullman him. self. It is full of contriteness and depre- cation of the life of wealth as a hind rance to development in the after life.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-09
Jockey Wilson susnended

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. s-A mile dash for gentlemen riders gave strong so- ciety tinge to the races to-day. The weather was cloudy and the track slow but the stand was packed and the grounds filled with carriages. Three fa- vorites won. The judges were dissatisfied with fingers race to-day and refused F. Smiths entries pending an investigation. Jockey H. Wilson. who rode the horse. was suspended indefinitely
 One mile-Hugh Penny and I.obengula ran dead heat, Milwaukee third. Time. 1:44A. In the run-off Lobengula won pulling up, by two lengths. Time, 1:45H
 Three furlongs. selling-A. Mcknight won, Pearl Barnes second, Pansy H third. Time, 0:3S
 Mile and sixteenth. selling-Robert Bonner won His Brother second. Brother
 Six furlongs. selling-W c. T. won. Time, l:16.
 Gentlemen riders. one mile-Bombardon won. Bob White second, Partner third. Time. 1:50.
 One mile. selling-Mount Washington won, Laura May second, Jack of Hearts third. Time, 1:45.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-09
WAS TIRED OF LIFE.
An Aged Grocer Ends His Existence
 by Turning on the Gas.

E. J. Swordstream. an aged grocer and saloonkeeper who ran busi- ness at 147 Fifth street. was found dead in his bed last evening with the gas turned on. Officer Menehan of the Southern Station noticed that the store had been closed all day yesterday and thinking something wrong examined the place, found the door unlocked and the propri- etor dead.
 Among the old mans effects was found the following letter, addressed "To Whom It May Concern:
 I'm tired. Life has no charms for me any more. Can't make expenses and have not for the last two years. I'm getting old. was born in 1921, the 9th day of July, near 76 years ago. So if you like wade mecum. E. J. S."
 A deed for two lots in San Mateo Coun- ty and will dated November 6, 1896, were also among his effects. The legatees are Fred Halling of Mendocino County and John F. Lindberg of Gilroy, and the lat ter is named as eXecutor.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-09
WHITES OF SAVANNAH
 ARE VERY INDIGNANT.
Appointment of Colored Man as Collector of the Port Causes
 Protest.

WASHINGTON, Feb 8.-A Washing ton special to the Herald says: President Mckinley has aroused the greatest in- dignation among white citizens of Sa- vannah by appointing a negro politician John H. DeveauX, Collector of Customs fact of Deveauxs appointment was tele- graphed to Savannah Georgia's Senators and Collector Lester were deluged with telegrams protesting against his confir- nation and urging the Georgia delegation to join the request for the President to recall the nomination. So bitter Is the feeling in Savannah that threats of vio- lence are heard should DeveauX be con- firmed and attempt to assume the duties of office. An effort will be made to pre- vent the confirmation of Deveaux, but the outlook In that direction Is not favorable, for it is admitted the only objection to the new Collector is his color.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-09
Concert in a Good Cause.

What promises to be an entertaining concert is announced for the evening of February IT, at '. M. c. A. Auditorium Mason and Ellis streets, in aid of William N. Stuebens' free kindergarten. The pro- gramme is under the direction of Henry Heyman and includes such wel-known Cohn, Jennie Futile, Ben Futile, Frank Howard, the Knickerbocker Quartet Henry White and F. H. Lombard. Tickets may be had from the Y. M. c. A. Audi torium or at Sherman & Clay Hall.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-09
FEAR ANOTHER FAMINE. Berkeleyans Expect Disastrous Eff fects of the Dry Season on
 Their Water Supply.

BERKELEY, Feb S.-Berkeleyans are already becoming alarmed at the pros pect of another water famine this year in consequence of the present indications of a dry year. w. G. Sanborn of North Berkeley, who has thoroughly studied the local water system, declares that even with the recent rains the water in the reservoirs of the Alameda Water Com pany is very low and that unless some additional source is secured, Berkeley will have a worse scarcity of water dur ing the summer and fall of 1898 than 1t did last season.
 1T think there is little doubt now" said MT Sanborn this evening, that we will have a dry season and a big water famine and Berkeley will not be the only nIace to have trouble. It was supposed that when the wet season arrived all the trouble would be over, but the rains have not been heavy enough. Berkeley gar there will be no water with which to irri- gate There will be no means of getting sufficient water except from outside
 The North Berkeley Improvement Club at its meeting last night declared em- phatically in favor of adopting the meter system and fixing water rates in Berkeley at 25 cents per loo0 gallons With mini mum rate of s1 per month.
 To Fix Water Rates.
 BERKELEY, Feb. S.-The Town Trus- tees of Berkeley held q special meeting tonight to hear discussion in regard to fixing the water rates for the coming wear Representatives of the Alameda Water Company asked for an increase in the present rate, claiming that during the past year they have actually supplied the town at a loss. w. A. Sanborn on behalf of the North Berkeley Improve