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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-05-02

Macon, Ga, April 29.-An express
car Of the Central Georgia railroad
going from Atlanta to Savannah was
robbed this morning by two men who
boarded the train ct Macon. After
the train pulled out Of Macon the two
men, Who had secreted Themselves in
some way, entered the express ear
and confronted the express messenger.
They seized and bound his hands and
feet and threw > sack over his head.
They then went through his packagss
and secured about e1G0, but left :
u, 900 package lying on the Aooss
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-05-02

Valentine, Neb., April 26.-Word
received from the southwestern part of
this Cherry county is to the effect
that disastrous prairie fires are raging
there; that the buildings of one cat
tie ranch have been entirely wiped out
and that other ranches are threatened.
Details are very meager, and it is i'm
possible to learn the name of the
ranch which has suffered the loss of its
buildings, which is about so miles
from here. The report says that the
6res started about 4 o'clock in the
afternoon.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-05-02

Anaconda Mont, April 29.-Two
burglars entered the Alaska saloon
early today by forcing the Main
street door. Bodily picking up 800
pound safe, they loaded it onto an
express wagon. Driving outside the
city limits they broke the safe open
and secured e1O. 900 in gold. Putting
the broken safe back into the wagon
they started the horse for the city
and made good their escape. No
clew.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-05-02
WASHINGTON htu5.
Items Of Interest From All Part,
Z Of the State
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL HAPPENINGS
= Bsisf Review q the Growth and Improve
msafs Of the Many Industries Through.
cut Our Thsivias Cemmeawealth
A case of small po1 has appeared at

A case of small pox has appeared at
Cheney.
Everett butcher shops now close at
6 30 p. m.
Snohomish county will put in .
ferry at Sultan, on the Skykomish
river.
Everett has granted 50-year tele.
phone franchise to company Of CAPT
talists.
A new weekly paper is to be estab.
lished at Dayton. It will be decided
ly Democratic.
Assays from the Malachite mine
near Kellar show . total value oi
1882. "a per ton.
About two hundred acres of land
will be sown to sugar beets near Mos
cow this season.
T. P. Yager, Of Walla Walla, has
lost his arm as result of . gunshot
wound in the hand.
Three saw mills are being put in
operation near Wilderville, whose
daily capacity will be about As, ,00(
feet.
A Spokane jury was ordered to take
q trip to the cemetery to examine 9
tombstone and decide whether it wa.
up to the contract or not.
A high up official of the Great
Northen says that steel has beer
bought for the Republic branch, and
that the line will be built this sum.
mer.
A town site will be started in thu
st. Maries gold fields.
F. G. Davis, Of Oysterville, treasurer
of Pacific county from 1880 to 1890
is dead.
Frank Dennis of Pennington il
preparing to put in field of sugar
beets this spring.
T. M. Smith, Of Addy, has beer
engaged to take charge of the Stevens
county poor farm.
The New Whatcom schools show
an enrolment of l, ,753 pupils, gair
of $50 over last year.
A. Overrby's farm of 80 acres, ad
joining Garfield, has been sold for So,
600, or more than $40 an acre.
An Iowa man has purchased tht
Art Browning farm at Adna, in lewis
county, paying So, 325 for the 16(
acres.
Two Wenatchee girs, coming home
from school on horseback, were
thrown from their horses and severely
injured.
A branch of the Brotherhood oi
Painters, Decorators and Paperhang.
ers of America has been organized Al
Everett.
Mrs. Sarah Vanatta, an old pio.
aeer OF Washington, died ct the
home of her son-in-law at Brush
prairie, aged 81 years.
Some excellent shpwings have re
Gently been made in the Roarinf
Eagle and Pappoose groups on ths
South half. These properties are ir
Ferry county, about 80 miles south
of Republic and IA miles north o
Keller. These groups are only fiv,
miles from the big strike on Iror
creek and three from the San Poi
river.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-05-02
s.ekx.rd About enIIssiss.

London, April n. The annual re-
tnrns 81 recruiting for 1900 shows 2
sctsI -. - enlistment Of 50, 361. against 8, :
7O0 Il 1899. The recruiting for the
;nfantry IL is regarded as unsatisfactory;
In spite Of the impetus q Sne % xar snS g
the reduction Of the standard Q,
he;s,,t W. TIE number Of enlistmented
;nisntrymen is below that a lSSs, tne
re,r,,;ts generally having preierrsd
IA M showier branches Of the service
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-05-02
Pseble Teacher Disappear.

Pueblo, Col, April ga local
sensation is caused by the mysterious
disappearance of Mrs. Mertie Buerger,
who for IL years has been teacher in
the Pueblo schools. Bloodhounds
followed q trail from Mrs. Buerger's
house to and under q bridge over
Fountain creek, q shallow stream.
The Arkansas river, some distance
further on, has been dragged, witreut
result.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-05-02

va lake Niagara is the largest fresh
ana eT lake between Lake Michigan
u Lake Titicaca, in Peru.
v.a .lnnesota farm lands have nd
yaiusd ied more than 100 per cent in
lue during the past seven years.
in me carrying and collection Of mails
SHAH france, 1t Is oflcially decided.
pe conducted. on automobiles.
mau az numerous. mines in Siberia, 2,00o
sina,oa ana 500 horses are used on Z
srns sle property to produce gold uo(
eeoing $2.0oo.0O0 per annum.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-18

cd the earth after his first he fell upon
the pan of the trap, and the jaws
closed around both forelegs.
Tiger Breaks Ia Chain.
The trap was secured by a chain
stout enough 10 draw Il sawlog, but
the chain and went of into the jungle
with the trap. Ii was while he was
being followed that the body Of Sir
Edward was found. IL seems hardly
credible, but that tiger gave Reed n
his native assistants a two days hunt.
Hc dragged the monster trap through
thickets and up hillsides and across
ground where q nan could hardly
make his way. and when finally come
up with and killed he had travelled a
distance Of eighteen miles and had
bitten one Of his legs of in hopes to
get clear of the trip. Not only that,
but an hour before he was come up
with and finished OF, the beast. fet-
tered as nc was. and covered with his
own blood. hobbled into a small VIII
lage and tried to seize a small child
In It's teeth.
1t was Reeds first experience with
his Yankee idea for thinning out the
dangerous beasts Of india and making
a few dollars at the same time. and he
found that II worked very we'll.
Though much abused afterward for
his scrub way OF downing the royal
Bengal. he was made n hero OF in this
case. and friends OF the lamentod Sir
Edward presented him with u purse
OF $500.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-18
EXHIBITED
BY A
HEROIC ARIZONA
WOMAN

to peer through--and spurred their
horses to greater speed. They heard
the clatter OF hoofs before they caught
q glimpse OF their quarry. He, too.
had heard hoof-beats and was digging
his spurs into his horse. They were
too far away to shoot, and the high
wayman evidently did not mean to
horse across the marsh. heading for
q stream. The Carriers gained on him.
Don't shoot him." urged Mrs. Car
ter. HE can't hold out much longer"
Tho ~highwayman was but a few feet
in the lead when suddenly his horse
stopped. Covering him with his PTS
toll. Mr.. Carter galloped up shouting,
Throw up your hands. or I'll shoot"
Then something happened that Mrs.
Carter. a few PAGES In the rear. could
not understand. Both horses were
fioundering in the sand. their riders
Juggling at the reins.
For Gods sake. don't move. We're
In the quicksand!" shouted her hus-
band.
For a few seconds Mrs. Carter sat
in dumb agony: then she cried to her
husband. begging him to tell her what
to do.
Don't come any nearer. You'll 20
down, too"
Despite the desperate efforts ct
horses and men. they were steadily
sinking. The horses were already en-
quilted above their knees.
Like u flash OF light n plan sudden
ly crossed Mrs. Cartcr's brain. With
! u half-choked cry she unwound the
| RATA she had taken from the buck
board. The hoarse. tcrror-stricken
cries of the doomed men fell upon her
ears. while every fibre In her body
al working In unison with the
strong. steady aim that threw the
RATA. II cut keen and quick through
the air. circled above her husband,
head and caught him fast around the
waist.
Then she gave the lasso n def turf
around the pommel. The horse an
swered with a straining of muscle. 4
moment more and Mr.. Carter lay on
Of danger.
without waiting for her husband L
recover from his fright and assist he
Mrs. Carter, prepared to rescue tn
robber. She found It harder to stead,
her nerve for the second throw. Tn
lariat whipped through the air, bu
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-18
HUSBANDS FAULTS CURED.
Hy Riding the Stang" Drunken Mon
Are Disciplined.

Are Disciplined.
In some portions Of the world the
customs OF the good old days" still
obtain. The method pursued In the
treatment OF drunken husbands In the
north of England is n survival from
the time when there were no magisi
trates convenient before whom the err
Ing husband might be hailed. Thii
method is known as Riding ths
Stang" and though a very old practice
quite recently two cases of its beirs
enforced we're brought before the pub
lie notice. The erring husbands were
tied astride long poles and carried In
this ridiculous and uncomfortable posi-
ton through the streets Of their town,
and followed by a jeerlng crowd OF
men. women and children. who did not
hesitate to pelt them with refuse, ac-
cording to the time honored usage on
Of the methods of riding the stang,
however, that mentioned abo7e being
perhaps the severest form. In parts
OF Yorkshire and other northern u
ties, for instance. riding the stang
Ia practiced more as a vicarious pun
ishment for any frailty On tho part Of
man or wife than q direct and personal
punishment. as In the cases %instanccd
above. Needless to say. In the cases in
which the ceremony Is performed VI
~cariously. the person who rides the
stang is not subjected to bodily Ill
treatment at the hands of those who
perform 1t. 1t Is usually some good
natured friend who Is selected for be-
striding the stang. He is carried
through the streets in the dusk OF the
evening on the shoulders OF two men,
preceded by another carrying n Ian
tern. At every Hfty yards or so the
procession makes n halt. during which
the accommodating stang rider recitcs
this verse:
Good nsighbors attend while | you har-
Tis neither for your sake, nor for my
sake
THAT I ride the stang.
But IL IL tor the wife OF John Smith
Thnt ] ride the stang.
In the fullness of time the procession
finds itself outside the house of the
guilty husband. where IL disperses
| after a few choruses of boots and jeers.
The vocal discord. however, IL seldom
deemed sufficiently soul-stirring, a sup
Elementary pandemOnium produced
from pots. pans and kettles usually be-
ing employed against the offender
| New York Press.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-18
Emperor william Taxed sI:5.ooo.


william the Only mo relation to the
Only William of New York; Is a be-
lever in real estate as a means of salt
ing away money. and is the greatest
property owner in Germany. He has
no less than eighty-three estates. upon
which he had to pay taxes to the
amount OF $125.0 00. Next to the En-
peror, the Prince OF Pless Is the largest
real estate owner in the empire, he
having seycnty-nve estates. upon which
he pays nearly as much in taxes as
does the War Lord. After these two.
the largest landed proprietor In Ger
many Is the Duke OF Ujest. who owns
ffty-two estates and pays sec, 900 taxes
on them. The Duke of Ratibor pos
sesses fifty-one estates In Germany, be-
sides his enormous holdings in Bo-
hemia. and is the fourth largest tax
payer on real estate In the empire.
Among the other large landed proprie-
tors of the German Empire Is the King
of Saxony, who IL the owner OF fifty
estates. most of them provided with
castles or fine manor houses. New
York Press.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-18
susce.ted q Cure for Combln...

In 80 far as our present trusts depeld
upon public or private privileges and
favors there can certainly be no ex-
cuse for delay. II the largest OF all
trusts Is exacting monopoly charges
from domestic consumers. and selling
It's products In foreign markets ut
lower rates--and who can doubt that
this Is the case?--we have only our
selves 10 blame II we fall to apply the
simple remedy Of placing iron and steel
upon the free list. And this trust Is
only IN of many, the powers of which
could be curbed by this course Of ac-
ton. II railroad rates are SO manipu-
lated that they sometimes favor the
localities In which the plants owned
by trusts are s~ituated-and what dis
interested student can deny this?--why
should W. hesitate. In season and out
OF season. to agitate the question of
the control OF the national highways?
II patent laws are another reliance Of
the trusts, why should We hesitate to
throw open to general use. In return
for a reasonable compensation. every
patent that is employed hereafter for
monopolistlc ends? These remedies
would ut least moderate the cxactions
of many OF the trusts Atlantic
Monthly.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-18
MRS. q CARTER.

started for Tempe in a blackboard. Mrs.
Carter had the money tucked in her
bosom. Mr.. Carter was to overtake
them on horseback. 40 the two women
drove leisurely along the dusty road.
Mrs. Carter's own saddle horse was
hitched behind. 1t was u thirty-mile
drive from their cattle range Into
Tempe. They had driven about ten
miles along the desert when the sound
OF fast-approaching hoofs came down
the road. Thinking 1t was Mr.. Carter.
they pulled up their horses and walt
ed for him. But II was a strange
horse and rider who swung around
the curve. A black shadow seemed to
lie on the mans face and they could
not distinguish his features. When
he came a little nearer they saw that
the shadow was a black silk hand
kerchief tied over his face. Mrs. Car
ter dashed her horses down the road.
but the race was too uneven. Here"
said the man. lingering his revolver.
|"I don't like to hurt you. ladies'. but
know you have some money with you.
Hand It over; lively. now"
You're mistaken" said Mrs. Car
ter as firmly. as she could. my hus-
band has the money at the ranch"
II amt much or 'rithmetic.' NUT
tered the robber. but I'll count ten,
and IL you don't hand over the stun
before I get through I'll try shooting.
That's more in nv line"
He counted AS far as five-then Miss
Watson. with q terrified shrek, tore
| open her sisters dress and pulled out
| the wallet. Mrs. Carter put forth a
powerless hand to save II, and the
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-18

h~ighwayman, With d smile, put spurs
to his horse.
Miss Watson fell forward in n faint.
and Mrs. Carter tried to bring her TO
consciousness. She was still limp and
dazed when Mrs. Carter heard the
sound Of galloping hoofs. Passing the
reins around her sisters hands, she
reached under the seat for the pistol
that she had tried to get when the
robber surprised them. Coiled under
there was q lariat, which she also
took.
When Mr.. Carter reached them his
wife was In the saddle and ready to
take up the man hunt with him. Tell
ing Miss Watson to drive to Tempe
and inform the authorities to be on
the lookout, Mr.. and Mrs. Carter
started In pursuit of the highwayman.
His tracks were plainly %perceptible.
but the man had had a good half
hours start. The Carriers had ridden
about hve miles when they refined up
at q water hole. They were coming
upon irrigated land now and signs OF
NdUithtiOus itoSno dhouuu the uOlc
proved that the robber had also stop
ped there to water his horse. Bits OF
rope and leather scattered around
showed that he had been mending
some part Of his saddle. This fact In
spired them with fresh courage, as
that delay made the h~ighwayman's
chances Of escape less likely. A few
miles further on they again found
scraps OF leather. He was evidently
tinkering with his bride and was
unaware that he was being pursued.
Then they saw tracks that showed
plainly where the ~highwayman had
turned and struck across country. and
the difficult task Of trailing him com
menced. Suddenly they saw a fiutter-
ing black object-the silk handker-
chief with two holes cut for the eyes
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-18
PRESENCE
cS&~~&@S~SS@@S
Of MIND
Especial letter.

Becnsc Mrs. Douglas Carter had a
lariat handy and possessed the skill
and Onrage to use 1t. she succeeded
the oher day In performing a highly
heroi feat. She dragged from death
by skocation In the treschefous Ari-
zonaluicksands her husband. and also
a hihwayman who had robbed her Of
all he money she and her husband
had the sum of $500 which she was
carving to Tempe.
Tree weeks previously Mr.. Douglas
Cnrer had folded the h~ard-esrned
NOES into q wallet. There was great
reJcing on the Carter cattle ranch.
fofat least the mortgage on the land
wtild be lifted. On the appointed day
fr taking the money into town Mrs.
Cktcr and her sister, Miss Watson.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-18
nubi., Are Becomine scarce.

Rubies are growing scarcer, The
most beautiful come from Ceylon,
India, and China. The mines of Pegu
are nearly exhausted O r but little
worked to-day. The regions where
they are situated are dangerous Of APP
proach; besides. in the states OF the
Grand Mogul the expectation Of rubies
is forbidden until they have been ex-
hibited to the sovereign. who retains
the most beautiful. The ruby of Slam
Is distinguished by its deep red color.
somewha. resembling the garnet. Car
buncles, to which the ancients at
tributed fantastic properties. were in
reality rubios.--Chicag0 Journal.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-18
CDeadwood Letter.

"a. Deadwood letter.
The story of the Ward murders, that
have been perpctrated near piuma. a
town three miles from Dcadwood. Is q
CHASTITY tale. w. II. Ward. who In now
closely watched in an iron cage In the
Deadwood jail, IL unQuestionably n
murderer nt heart. How many deeds
he will have TO answer for will prob
ably be known. Whether he Ia
crazy and committed his crimes under
a spell, of insanity will be determined
ut his coming trial.
Two Brothers. Missing.
Some eight weeks X two brothers
named Kirk and Lee Sheppard. who
resided with their mother near Puma.
suddenly disappeared. KIRK was l6,
and Leo was 20 years old. There was a
third brother named Harley. aged Is.
Harley had been adopted by W. II.
Ward. Familiarity known as "~Bcachers."
As Harley grew older he grew tired OF
Wards place. This is supposed to have
commenced the trouble between Ward
and the other brothers. When Ward
found out that lee Sheppard was ad-
vising his youngest brother, Harley, to
quit the old man and come back to
his own home To live. II Is supposed
that Ward Immediately began to lay
plans for the determination OF both Of
the brothers. At any rate Lee and
Kirk suddenly disappeared. and u few
days later. when the searching parties
got pretty close. Ward disappeared too,
Things got very interesting when. a
few days later, one OF the searching
parties unearthed the decomposed body
Of q man. which tallied In every way
with that OF Lee Sheppard. one ~ the
missing brothers. The body was found
In An old water ditch, covered over
with about two feet OF dirt and some
willow brush. The body was beyond
recognition, n quantity OF quick lime
having been placed beneath and on TOT
Of the body to hasten the decomposi
ton. The body was dressed In u sui
OF underclothes and the hair on the
head was red. which correspondent Will
that OF Lee Sheppard.
Uncwrthing y Iiody.
When the body was unearthed Their,
WAS the greatest excitement In the oil
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-18
THE RESCUE.

fell short. Again she threw It and
again she missed him. There was lit
tie time to waste now. for the horses
were sinking rapidly and the high
wayman was wildly crying to her to
save him. There must b. no mistake
this time.
A third time the whir OF the lariat
sounded through the air. This time
1t caught him fast and to drag him
back to life and safety was brief work.
Then brave Mrs. Carter toppied on
her horse and when she opened her
eyes her husbands arms held her close
and the highwayman had disappeared.
IL didn't want to hold him." said
Mr.. Carter. II think this will shake
him up into leading q different sort OF
life. He gave me the money and
struck out on foot. for both the poor
beasts are gone"
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-18

ROTH STOOD STILL AND STARED.
wcat OF at a ~leisurely pace, and he
was neither ired OH nor pursued. No
one dared shoot for fear of killing the
man. and 70 have pursued the tiger
into the jungle would have been fool
ishncss. AS none Of the party was a
',igcr hunter. there was nothing to do
but resume their journey and give no.
tee at tho next post of what had &C.
currsd. They had scarcely left the
bungalow when q man named Reed
arrived there. He was an American
ard whst the English call a cute
Yankee He had gone out to India
from New York after tiger skins. In
.tcad of taking rifles and cartridges
he had taken beartraps. Landing In
Calcutta with no less than two dozen
monster steel traps. he was making
his way up to the tiger country to do
business. He wasn't blowing his horn
very much as he knew that every Eng
'f;yhman in India would look upon him
with contempt. hut as there was no
law against trapping tigers he meant
10 send home q sh'pload Of skins II
he could.
American Bats His Trap.
Reed lad no sooner heard OF the
tragedy Of the night before than he
Daited his trap for his first tiger. He
traced the beast into the jungle for
200 yards and then set one OF his
traps on a path and baited 1t by tying
a kid to a stake just in the rear OF 1t.
This was done early in the morning.
but with no hope that the tiger would
ljeave his lair until late In the evening.
lie did leave 1t, however, much earlier
than that. Strangely enough. he con-
tented himself with sinking his fangs
into Sir Edward and killing him, but
did not mutilate the body In the slight
est. The bleating Of the kid called
him from his lair about 3 o'clock In
the afternoon, and at the same hour
the beartrap man went forth to see II
his trap was all right. As he was ad-
yancing along the path In one direc-
ton the tiger was coming up from an
other, and the result was that as Reed
halted within Ave feet OF the bleating
and frightened kid the tiger looked
him In the eyes from a distance Of
about forty feet. Both stood still and
stared for a minute. Reed had a rife
but he was a poor shot and dared not
take the risk Of firing. The tiger was
no doubt astonished and puzzled. and
perhaps a yell would have frightened
him of. but as no yell came he began
90 work up his temper. For two or
three minutes he switched his tail and
growled and then of a sudden rose in
the air like a bird. He had divided
the forty feet into two leaps. but the
second was never made. As he touch
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-18
Fashi Ms in Champ.sne.

The coming fashion In champagne
II 1t may be SO called. seems to have
been Enthusiastically fixed by the war
rant which the king granted to one
of the Oldest firms In the champagne
district, says the Court Journal. OF
course, coronation year will be a cham
payne year, during which most mer-
chants will recoup themselves for the
heavy loss they have sustained during
the past twelve months. and naturally
the wine that people will order will
be that OF the firm which has been
selected by the king for the honor OF
a royal warrant.-Chicago Journal.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-18
Al Her Last Place,

Mistress-Tm afraid you will not
suit. Honora. And yet Mrs. Ranger
said that you always gave perfect sat
isfaction at her house.
The Cook--Yes, mem, we always got
along first rate. me and Mrs. Ranger.
Mistress--But did o have a great
deal OF cooking to do there?
The Cook-Didn't have any; lived on
can stun. Thought that was the way
all real ladies d~id.--Chicago Journal.