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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-05-10
Reply to the Porte's Note.

Constantinople, May 6.-The ambas-
sadors met yesterday and decided to
reply to the porte's note of April 20 re-
garding the increase Of duties, as fol-
lows: "The embassies note the porte 9
declaration that it does not intend to
introduce any unilateral measures, and
will hasten to inform their govern
ments of this" The ambassadors have
decided to make their consent to an in
crease conditional on the removal OF
the abuses of the chemical analysis, the
suppression of warehouse duties and
the abolition of the stipulation where
by articles not specified in the tariffs
may be interdicted, confiscated or de-
strOyed
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-05-10

Minneapolis, May 5.-The Montana
Central trainmen's strike has assumed
the form of q lockout. The parent.
Great Northern Company, has long
been preparing for it, and has hired ex.
perienced men in the Twin cities and
Chicago to take the strikers places.
Today the first consignment of so men
was sent on . special train. With
these It is hoped to open the road to
traffic. Another train will follow in q
few days
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-05-10

The best fax story is now reported
from western Walsh county, says the
Omemee IN. d. Herald, where q
farmer raised $500 bushels of fax from
100 acres of q $3.50 farm and is still
selling it at home at Sl.75 bushel for
seed. A $4,375 crop Of $3.50 farm
il pretty swift farming.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-05-10
Hailstone. Large as Baseb.lIs.

Omaha, May 8.-A spe :ial to the
Bee from Beaver City, Neb., gives fur.
Sher details of the Wilsonville tornado.
Many farm houses were destroyed.
The hailstones were as large as base
balls, and were driven through roofs.
The twister appeared after the bonn
bardment and took q northeasterly
course. 1t was funnel shaped and did
damage over large area. Farmers
west and north of Wilsonville were the
greatest sufferers. Many people fed
to their cellars.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-05-10
NOT ENOUGH COFFlNS.
Cremation May BE Resorted to at Sc
field.

Cremation May BE Resorted to at sco-
field.
Salt Lake, May 5.-The latest dis
patch from Scofield says that the ex-
treme estimate of dead is now conceded
to have been too large, and that it is
numerically impossible to place the
loss of life at 800, as there were not
that many men in the mine. The
probabilities are that 250 will be about
the total number of dead.
Relatives of the victims continue to
arrive from all the surrounding towns.
The body of Tom Broggon, of North
Lawrence. O., was located today in
mine No. /. There are not enough
coffins in the camp to bury the dead,
and, to add horror to the situation, the
bodies are rapidly decomposing. and it
has been suggested that cremation may
have to be resorted to. There are 80
bodies for which no provision for burial
has been made.
If any one man is to blame for the
accident, it will never be known, for
no man who can tell the story has
come out of the mines alive. Many
old coal miners, familiar with these
mines, state that they have always
been regarded as the safest mines in
the state. These men also say that the
company's policy has always been to
spare no expense in order to keep the
mines in thoroughly safe condition.
At the coal cOmpany's store every.
thing is being giving out free of charge
that the families of the dead are in i'm.
mediate need of, and the store is being
kept open night and day.
An inquest was begun this morning
at the residence of the late John Hunt
er, who was killed in the mine. The
jury did not 60 into the controversy as
to what caused the disaster, but simply
found that Hunter met his death in
the mine through explosion. State
Mine Inspector Thomas testified that it
was his opinion that the explosion was
caused by eight heavy shot". He
said the mine was free from gas. He
had examined the place where it was
claimed powder had been stored, and
said it was plainly evident that the ex-
plosion started where the powder was
stored, as the bodies taken from that
point were badly burned.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-05-10

Victoria, B. c.. May THE steamer
Victorian did not get in until noon to-
day. having been on sand bar near
Port Townsend for six hours. When
coming up the sound this morning II
was very thick, and in bank of fog she
suddenly came upon the steamer An.
geles, which was not whistliug. and
narrowly escaped collision. 1t was in
he effort to escape her that the Victor
ian stranded. She foated at high tide
without damage.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-05-10
M.vor Yorbids s.Ssppno."

Leavenworth. Kan. May g.
"Sappbo," which has been played
throughout Kansas for the past few
weeks, was billed here for Sunday
night, but Mayor Neeley forbade the
production. Church people got mp in
arms, and deputation Of ministers
called ON Mayor Neeley and laid the
matter before him.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-05-10
THE CASE OF CLARK.
Senate Will Take IL Up Next Thur
day.


day.
Washington, May 5.-The senate to-
day adopted the motion of Hoar to take
up the resolution of the committee On
elections declaring that Clark, of Mon
tana. was not duly elected to the sem
ate, and then postponed consideration
of the question for a week. The army
appropriation bill, after rather spirit.
ed debate, was passed without division.
The day closed with the passage of q
number of private pension bills, includ.
ing bills to pension Mrs. Julia Henry,
widow of the late General Guy v.
Henry; General James Longstreet. Mrs.
Margaret Nj. Badger, widow of the late
Commodore Badger, and Mrs. Harriet
Gridley, widow of the late Captain
Gridley, of the navy.
The house today. without division,
passed the free homes bill. which has
been pending before congress for a
number of years. The bill provides
that the government shall issue pat
ents to actual bona fide settlers on
agricultural lands of Indian reserva-
tlons opened to settlement. These
lands were taken up by settlers, who
contracted to pay for them $l.25 TO
$3.75 per acre. By the terms of the
bill, the government assumes the pay
ment of the purchase price to the In
dians and changes the existing law rel
atiye to agricultural colleges so as to
insure the payments of the endowments
which heretofore have come out of the
sale of public lands in case of deficien-
cy. These payments involve $780,
900 annually. Of the $4,000, 900 acres
in Indian reservations opened to settle
ment, for which the government is to
pay or has paid $35, 100000, about
8, 1000, 900 acres have been taken and
1000, 900 are supposed to be still avail
able for agricultural purposes. A re-
markable thing in connection with the
passage of the bill today was speech
in its favor by Galusha A. Grow, the
venerable ex-speaker of the house, who
, 4S years ago, fathered and passed the
original homestead bill. He was then
the youngest and is now the oldest
member of the house. The remainder
,, of the day was devoted to the sundry
civil appropriation bill, the last but
one of the great supply bills.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-05-10
NORTH COAST LIMITED.
Thousands OF People Inspected Hand
some and Brilliantly Lighted Train.

Thousands OF People Inspected Hand.
some and brilliantly Lighted Train.
Exclamations of astonis],ment an
delight at the sumptuous furnishings oI
the Northern Pacific's new North Coas,
Limited were heard on every side Wed
nesday evening at the union depot in
Portland. Lighted by electricity, a,
it was, from the outside the train looked
like gigantic fiery glow-worm. On
the inside the effect was as rich as an
Oriental dream OF splendor.
"Beautifull"
'Look at those fine chairs"
"Never saw anything to equal itpi
These and similar EXPLANATIONS oil
wonder burst from visitors.
The train made its initial trip from
st. Paul to Portland without hitch oi
any kind. At every station where a
stop was made large crowds of visitors
swarmed aboard, and in some of the
larger places difficulty was experienced
in getting the cars cleared in time to
start again. Charles S. Fee, general
passenger agent, was aboard. He was
met at Seattle by A. D. Charlton, Of
Portland, assistant general passenger
agent; /. A. Nadeau. general agent at
Seattle, and A. Tinling, general agen,
at Tacoma.
To attempt to give a description o.
each separate section of this new trair
would tax the English vocabulary. II
was thought that modern railway con.
veniences had reached high degree O.
perfection, but it remained for the
builders of the North Coast Limited tC
show that added Improvements could
be made.
From one end to another it is a con.
tinuation of luxury. Bathed in the
soft glow of shaded electric globes, the
dark redwood finishings shine with ricl
brilliancy; the polished glass walls
sparkle and scintillate with light, and
the other furnishings gleam with bor
rowed light in manner that makes the
general effect dazzling. Each car is a,
completely furnished as moderr
drawing room. All the accommoda
tions accorded by first-class hotels car
be secured aboard the palace on wheels
This observation car to the rear will
never be detached to make place fol
any private cars, and no smoking will
be allowed in the main section, SO tina
women may enjoy the luxury Will
viewing the scenery. Two commodiou
card rooms at one end are placed there
for the accommodation of the smokers
The following table gives briefly
some facts about this end OF the century
trains:
Cost. $500. .00(
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-05-10

Chicago, May 5.-Governor Shaw, oi
Iowa, who is here attending the Metho:
dist conference. declared in an inter-
view that he was not candidate for
the vice-presidency on the Republican
ticket, nor did the know that Congress.
man Hepburn was.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-05-10
Pleaded tho Briton's Cause.

Chicago, May 5. 5.-Bishop Hartzeli
pleaded the case of the Briton in the
Transvaal tonight before an audience
that almost filled the Auditorium. He
spoke from impressions gained by per-.
sonaf observations in South Afiica;
from personal acquaintance with Presi-
dent Kruger and from close study OF
laws and the administration of laws by
the government. Bishop Hartzell made
his argument in behalf of the English.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-05-10
A Human Pincushion.

"People are always wondering where
all the pins go to-"
'sThat's right. Do you known"
sNo, but some Baltimore surgeons
can account for IL of them. They
found them in q Human Ostrich upon
whom they were operating. ."-Cleve'
land Plain Dealer.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-05-10

New York. May 5.-The World to-
morrow will print the following:
Twenty five thousand men employed
by the Standard Oil Company as
mechanics and laborers all over the
country have had their wages raised 10
per cent. The advance will not affect
clerks"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-05-10
e..-.,,n. D..thbed Confession.

A startling deathbed confession was
made by Mrs. Van Horn, at Sioux Falls,
s. D. She solsmnly declared that she
rad murdered her mother, the wife oi
Thomas Egan, who was hanged for the
crime in 1882.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-05-10

He who would not change the stones
into bread for himself multiplied the
loayes of others.-United Presbyterian
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-05-10

Spanish silver mine lost century
ago was rediscovered in Texas.
Lewis Watkins. native of st. Paul,
. aid to be the tallest man in the
"oilu. His height is said to be eight
'ee' inches, and his weight 364
pounds.
Nee' David GREGG. q Brooklyn IN.
49, fresybterian, says he doubts If any
Ee enloer of the general assembly be-
children.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-05-10
Canal Bill Passed.

Washington. May 5.-1he house to-
day. at the conclusion of the most
stormy debate of the present session of
congress, passed the Nicaragua bill by
the overwhelming vote of 225 to 35.
All attempts to retain in the bill the
language of the original bill for the for
tification of the canal and still further
to strengthen the language on that line
were balked, and the victory of Hep
burn and the committee was complete.
A motion to recommit the bill with
instructions to report back another bill
leaving the selection of the route to the
president was buried under An adverse
majority Of 81 to I'll.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-05-10

Montreal, May 6.-The paper and
pulp mills at Grand Mere, Quebec.
have been entirely destroyed by fire. :,
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-05-10
In Thabauchu District.

London, May 5..-General Broad.
woods cavalry brigade has reached lisa.
befonte in, 90 miles north of Thaban-
chu. General Ian Hamilton is bivou.
acking at Jacobsruhl, ! 5 miles north OF
Thabanchu. General fuckers division
is moving eastward from Karee Siding.
The divisions of General French and
General Rumble are in and near Thab-
anchu. Thus Lord Roberts has 1000
men operating clear of the railway
along front of 40 miles. He is ad.
vancing slowly with some successes.
but nothing decisive. Yet, at all
points of concentration, the Beers ap-
pear in force sufficient to compel the
British to proceed with caution. Their
wide front in a rugged country makes
turning movements off-hand difficult.
The Beers, Winston Churchill says,
have enormous herds of cattle and
focks OF sheep gathered in the south
east. These they are driving north
ward.
Observers at headquarters in BlOem-
fontein seem to think that the Beers
are preparing to evacuate Ladybrand.
The Beers still holding Thabanchu dis.
trict are estimated at 1000. They
have among their guns a 40-pOunder.
The correspondents at Kimberley
have been forbidden to communicate
for several days, the deduction being
that forward movement is under way
there.
The Beers in Natal are restless. Two
hundred crossed Sundays river We'd
nesday and tried to engage the British
OutDOstS
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-05-10
Pla1ue at Suakin.

Suakin, May 5.-Three cases OF bu-
bonic plague and one death from the
disease are reported here.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-05-10
FRANKFORT TAKEN
British Army Captures a Boel
Stronghold.
A GREAT FLANKING MOVEMENT
Operations in the 1habRnchu District
Offended to Cut Or the Dutch
Retreat to the North.

London, May Sit is announced
that the British have captured Brand.
fort.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-05-10
GOEBEL MURDER CASE.
Culton Described the Conference Held
I'm Lexington.


In Lexington.
Frankfort, KY, May 5.-W. H. Gull
ton resumed his testimmony in the
Goebel murder investigation today.
He stated that Governor Taylor author
lied the witness to give Youtsey any
amount of money desired if he would
leave Kentucky. At conference in
Lexington. the Sunday before Goebel
was shot, it was decided that Repre-.
sentative Henry Berry, who had been
unseated few days before, should 60
to the house of representatives next
morning and take his seat and refuse
to give it up. Vanmeter, his opponent,
was to be in some way prevented from
going to the hall that morning. Caleb
Powers, who was at the conference,
telephoned to Governor Taylor at
Frankfort two or three times in regard
TO the conference. On cross-examina-
tion, CultOn said he did not know of
any list of state senators or representa-.
titves who were to be put out of the
way.
On redirect examination, Culton
said that Sergeant-at-Arms Haley
signed the subpoenas for witnesses for
Governor Taylor to testify before the
gubernatorial contest committee, and
authorized Culton to secure good men
In the various counties to serve them.
Culton said he did not know where
Powers or Youtsey were when the shot
was fired. The last talk he had with
Youtsey, the latter said the plan to kill
Goebel had been abandoned. Culton
had been asked by Taylor to ascertain
what the witnesses in the contest knew,
because he was lawyer. To the pros
ecution he said he had told more now
on the stand than to any person except
his father. Here his testimony ended.
Circuit Court Clerk Moore, of Jack.
son county, denied that Culton had
told him anything about the plan to
bring on riot and kill Goebel and
other members of the legislature.
The afternoon session of the court
was taken up with testimony by the
surgeons, who conducted the autopsy
on the body of Goebel, and a civil
engineer who had made q measurement
of the state house yard. The prosecu-
tion sought to show, from the nature
of the wounds and from the course of
the bullet. which is supposed to have
passed through Goebel's body and was
dug out of tree near where he fell,
that the shot WAS fred from Q window
in the Office of the secretary of state.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-05-10

The point of absolute zero, or the
point of no heat, is fixed at 461 degrees
below zero.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-05-10
Beers Taken by Surprise,

BrandfOrt, May 5.-Brandfort wa!
captured by combined movement oI
Colonel fuckers and General Pole
Carew's divisions, OH the east anC
center, and General Hutton's Mounted
infantry on the west. The British sur
prised the Beers, who retreated hastily
Four thousand of the enemy moved herr
yesterday evening in order to oppos'
our advance. Colonel fuckers artil
lery had sharp duel with the enemy
guns and put two of them out of action
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-05-10

A London physician claims to have
cured inebr iety by hypnotism.
Bishop Hartzell. in charge Of Metho-
dist work in Africa, has travelled 50, 900
miles since 1896.
Constant weeping over the death OF
her husband and daughter made New
York woman blind.
Chaplain G. G. Pierce makes an ofii-
cial report that there has been no In.
GREASE in the number of saloons In
Manila.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-09-14
more to say Of each candidate indi-
Fruit For Sale.

Beginning about July 10Th will
have for sale at my nursery a CON
siderable quantity of crabs and APP
pies. Some are specked by hail and
will be sold very cheap. Selected
fruit, uninjured, will be on sale at
the same time. Prices reasonable.
G. THOMSON.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-09-14

WANTED 1000 head Of steer
cattle or horses to winter or run for
one year. / have = 0OO-acre pas
ture with plenty Of good range out
side good buffalo grass and good
water 300 tons cane. 300 tons Of
hay and 200. tons Of millet. AS te
my responsibility ! refer to v. T.
Price, Rapid City. F. E. Gillett
AinsWorth, Nebr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-24

has two leaders. The Carroll Institute five
played three games upon their own alleys
last night and, dropping two Of them to
the young men from the Christian Associa-
ton, fall back to a tie with the Saenger-
bund for first place. The week has been
rather disastrous to the Institute players,
they having lost four of the six games
played Last night the attendance was
very large, and, responsive to the CAROLS
special invitation, the ladies were present
to enjoy the games and make the occasion
attractive. Many of these ladies were 10y
al adherents to the colors of the Associa-
ton five, and 1t is to be greatly regretted
that some of the rooters for the home team
saw fit to disregard their presence and the
ethics Of bowling to so great an extent that
Capt. Cox of the CAROLS found it neces-
sary to request more courteous treatment.
Bowling has long held the reputation of
being one of the cleaneSt of amateur athlet-
ic sports and it is to be hoped that a few
thoughtless ones will not let their enthusi-
asm carry them far that an odium may
come over game that the players have
tried to promote in popularity.
Last nights struggle was great one,
with the odds heavily against the CAROLS
from the fact that Merritt and O'Connor
both fell into a bad streak and bowled
poorly in each game. Harlow, Rice and
German each bowled a consistently brilliant
series, but three men cannot play against
five and win. The Association men played
a great game, the team standing closely to-
gether and all averaging well.
In the first game Carroll was left very
badly, the visiting team winning by more
than hundred pins. The Association was
remarkably strong on strikes, their total
for the game being one of the best of the
year. Every man on their team made a
double-header, while Miller had four strikes
together in the early part Of the game The
score follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-24
EASTERN LEAGUE MEETING.
Minor MaGnates DickerinE for the
Grounds In Baltimore and This City.

Minor MaXnates DfckerinE for the
Grounds In Baltimore and This City.
Satisfactory arrangements were completed
in New York yesterday by which the base
ball territory at Baltimore and this city.
formerly occupied by National League
clubs. passes over to the Eastern League.
A conference was held in Philadelphia
yesterday morning between members of
both leagues. Col. John 1. Rogers. repre-
senting National League interests, sug-
gested that a dispatch be sent to other
members of the circuit committee, asking
their approval of a plan agreed upon by the
conferees of both organization
When the adjourned session was resumed
in the afternoon P. T. Powers, president of
the Eastern League. received a telegram
from Rogers, as follows:
COMMITTEE approves suggestion. 1 will
prepare proper papers when you are ready
to act"
The Eastern League may now arrange its
circuit for 1900, and circuit committee. to
best to go on with eight or ten clubs.
Springfield is the stumbling block, as that
city is not anxious to retire.
When the Eastern League men saw Col.
Rogers in Philadelphia they were willing
to lease the Baltimore grounds, but did not
care to purchase the ball park fixtures.
Col. Rogers said he was not authorized to
effect lease. and the committee returned
to New York.
Later Col. Rogers notified President Pow
ers that the National League will lease the
grounds to the Eastern League for one
year. If at the termination of that time
there is no opposition to the National
League the contract will be renewed
Should there be a rival organiza ton, how
ever, the National League will retain the
grounds for the use of an American Asso-
citation and the Eastern League will be
given first option for the Baltimore and
Washington FRI nchises.
1t now seems to be a question of how
many cities shall be included in the East
ern League circuit" said Mr.. Powers last
night. THAT question will be decided by a
committee of five which 1 shall appoint
1t is not probable that our circuit will in
clude ten clubs
Application for membership in the East
ern League were presented by representa-
tives from New London. Fall River New
ark, Jersey City, Manchester and Hamil-
ton, Ont The committee which will be an
pointed by President Powers will have the
same power and scope to deal with a cir
cult question as did the National Leagues
circuit committee. The committee will be
empowered to call meeting of the league
at any time and present a report.
An entirely new constitution will he
framed by the Eastern League for It's gov
eminent 1t will be a modification of that
under which the National Western and
Eastern leagues are at present working
II was decided that the playing season IF
the Eastern League should open on ThI1rs-
day, April 26. Ii the circuit consists or
stead of 1I2. LII