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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-09-04
HAD BUM EYES.
Thought AIeutian Island Seals Were
Sea Lions.

Washington, Aug. 29.-The recently
reported discovery by the captain OF
the revenue cutter Manning of new
seal rookery near the Aleutian islands
has just been brought to the attention
of the state department, where it has
been investigated. The report, if ac-
curate, would be of the greatest i'm
portance, for it would go far toward
sustaining the departments contention
that there has not really been any
diminution of fur seals in Alaskan
waters that there are as many fur
seals as ever in the open sea, and that
what has happened has simply been
an abandonment by the fur seals OF
their old rookeries on the Pribylof
islands. The investigations of Henry
W. Elliott, the fur seal expert of the
government, have led the officials OF
the state department to the conclusion
that the report of the captain OF the
Manning rs erroneous. The place
where these seals were reported to have
been found was on the Bouldeye isiaDa'
more than 800 miles distant from the
Pribylof islands. Mr.. Elliott's conciu-
sion is that what Capt. Mclean, OF the
Manning, actually saw was NUMBER
of young sea lions, which are easily
mistaken for seals.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-09-04
HUNDREDS DEAD
PELEE ADDS MORE VICTIMS -
IT'S FRIdHTFUL FURY.
Unsuitable Volcano Completely m.
mOlishes the Village of Morn
Rouge---Place Entirely Escanea
the Previous Eruption, Wh;o,
Raced ST. Pierre.

Castories, st. Louis, Sept. 2.-Tbo.
British steamer Korona, from Fort a.
France, reports that Mount pe,ee
claimed 200 additional victims on Cot
urday night. The village of Morro
Rouge was destroyed and buried IN
ashes.
1t is also reported that the town Of
lie Carbet, which was destroyed in tbo
eruption of last spring, mas been swent
by tidal wave. The crater has nov,
subsidized, but all Martiniqe is manic.
stricken. Ashes are still falling upon
adjoining islands.
In addition to the 200 persons 70.
ported to have lost their lives at To
Carbet and Morne Rouge, many other
persons are said to have been killed ali
over the islands. The governor of Mar.
Unique is believed to have started for
the scene of destruction.
A tidal wave rushed upon Fort do
France, and the terrified inhabitants
fed in large numbers to the interior
The wave was not severe and did Int
slight damage.
1t is impossible to reach the ruined
town OF st. Pierre from the sea. The
people of LIE Carbet, on the coast, are
terrorstricken and are fleeing into the
interior Hot water is pouring down on
Lorraine and Basse Pointe, villages to
the northeast of the crater. Horrible
denotations were heard. the ground
rocked and quaked. and articles on
tables were thrown to the floor.
The governor of Martinique has Or
dered every available boat to remove
people from the coast villages to Fort
de France.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-09-04
BLOOD FLOWS.
Strikers and Soldiers Clash in West
Virginia..

strikers and Soldiers Clash in West
Virginia.
Bluefled, W. Va, Aug. 29.-Strikers
fired on the miners at the Crane Creek
operations.
Two guards and two strikers were
killed.
Several were wounded.
Tamaqua, Pa, Aug. 29.-The first
clash between the striking miners and
the troops occurred during the morning
and as result five prisoners are in the
guard house, and Capt. J.. Beaver Gear
hart, of Company F, Twelfth Regiment,
is suffering from stone bruise on his
shoulder.
A report gained currency that the
striking miners were gathering in force
to make a march on the Nod colliery
where the Lehigh Coal & Navigation
Company j. mining and cleaning coal.
The collierv is at the west end of, the
Panther Creek Valley. Companies F
and X of the Twelfth Regiment were
placed on trolley cars and run through
the valley. At Summit Hill the cars
were surrounded by strikers who hurled
rocks at the soldiers and called them
hard names.
While Jimmy Marteen, an Italian,
was in the act of hurting a stone at the
car several soldiers jumped off the car
and attempted to capture him. Mar
teen offered resistance and the soldiers
were compelled to fix their bayonets.
In the melee Marteen was wounded
slightly in the left side.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-09-04
LABOR DAY.
Some Facts About the Toilers' Lee
EaI Holiday.

Washington. Sept. 2,-The celebra-
ton of Labor Day this year possesses
more than ordinary significance to the
ranks of the organized toilers, az il is
hut 20 years ago since the first observ-
ance was begun. The United States is
he only country in the world that has
set aside legal holiday devoted TO the
wage earners. Labor Day is now al
most national holiday, the laws of
nearly every state and territory of the
Union recognizing it.
The origin ot Labor Day is found in
an agitation begun in the city of New
York in 1882. All the great labor or
carnations of the country participated
in the effort TO secure this recognition
OF labor's cause, the initiative in the
movement being taken by ?. j. Ma
guire, then national secretary Of the
journeymen carpenters. But ii was
not until five years later that the efforts
bore fruit in legislation. Then it was
that the far Western state of Oregon
passed a law setting aside the first Sat
urday in June for this observance
This law was passed February 81, 1887
Six years later 10 the day this law was
amended, and the present date, the first
Monday in September. was selected
New Jersey was the second state TO leg
islate this holiday, an act being passed
in the legislature of that state April s
1887. New York followed in May o
the same year. Colorado and Massa
chusetts followed in line the same year
but it was not until alter 1890 that the
other states toook similar action.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-09-04
Heavy Loss Of Life.

Cape Town Sept. 2.-Eighteen yes
sells. mostly sailing craft, have been
driven ashore in gale at Port Eliza
beth. Five of them were dashed to
pieces and all the members OF their
crews were lost. Two tugs are also re-
ported TO have foundered ard score
Of lighters are ashore. 1t is feared that
there will be much loss OF life.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-09-04
NEWS OF THE DAY
interesting Items from Various Part, of the
world-Resume of the Less Important
happsninss OF the Past Week in Coz
fsnsed Form.

Generals Botha. De Wet and De la
Rey have arrived in London.
Venezuelan government troops are
rapidly deserving 10 the enemy.
President Roosevelt spent Sunday
quietly with Secretary and Mrs. Shaw
at Thompson. Vt
Queen Wilhelmina was % years of
age Sunday and Holland was in gala
attire in celebration of the event.
The Chicago and Northwestern fast
mail ran into washout at Fairchild,
Wis, and the engineer and fireman
were killed.
The Mississippi river is out of its
banks and it's smaller tributaries are
raging torrents. Much damage is be
ing done by the high water.
Savabe won the Futurity at Sleeps
head Bay. Lord of Vale was second,
Dazzling third, and Huntbourne fourth.
They divided at purse of 100000.
King Victor Emanuel of Italy was
royalty received by Emperor William
of Germany at Berlin.
Great crowds greeted President
Roosevelt in the towns and cities of
New Hampshire. At The Weirs he
spoke to the G. A. Il. of the state
The charred remains of a man and
woman, found in barn at Bridge
town, n. j., indicate that a negro muir.
dered the two because the man owed
him 80 cents.
Senator Rpwlins, of Utah, has wired
to Washington that 5000 Indians on
the Navajo reservation in that state are
destitute and starving and requests that
gid he sent a ance. 81
Settlers around the Fort Mcdowell
reservation in Arizona are fearful OF
the Apaohes and want them returned 70
their agency near Phoenix.
The London Times says that Presi-
dent Roosevelt's attitude on trusts is
bold and almost rash move if he expects
to be presidential candidate.
n. c. Rogers, OF New York, was shot
and killed by a yard Waterman in San
Francisco. From the evidence it APP
pears to have been an unprovoked and
cowardly murder.
John w. Gates attorneys have asked
that the injunction suit now..pending in
the district court at Denver be transfer
red to the federal court, alleging pre-
JUDGE as cause for the change. 4
Former Governor George Hoadley,
of Ohio, is dead.
The Island Of Majorica was visited by
a cyclone that did immense damage.
The army of the defense is busy at
Newport In It's sham defense program.
1t is now charged that Attorney Lamb
was himself the instigator of the Peter
Power suit.
Direct Hal broke his previous record
at Naragansett park by pacing mile
in 2:04 Ia.
r. F. Doherty, of England, easily
defeated NJ. d. Whitman, of America,
in the tennis finals at Newport, r. l.
DR.. Leyds has been deposed because
he refused to account for large sum
of money missing from the Boer ex-
chequer
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-09-04
Prince ard Duchess wed.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 31.-Ihe De
trothal ceremony of Prince Nicholas O
Greece and Grand Duchess Helen oo-
CURED during the morning. The MAJ
riage service was held afterward ID lne
palace church. A grand state diniis'
was,given in the palace and was attei ~
ed by members of the imperial 1ann'
and many other distinguished peiSVA
ages.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-09-04
Minnesota Tornado.

Winona, Mimi. Sept LA tornado
passed over Cochran, Wis, during the
night, destroying a number of small
buildings. Sveral persons are reported
injured.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-29
AN UNCROWNED KING.
CECIL RHODES, EMPIRE BUILDER
OF SOUTH AFRICA
He Was One of the Most Masterfu1
Characters Since the Days of Ma
poIeon-His Great Achievements and
His Greater Ambition.

Not since the days OF Napoleon has
civilization seen such masterful char
acter as Cecil Rhodes. the empire
builder, who died in Cape Town, South
Africa. He possessed a Napoieonic
ambition, a titantic energy and a pow
erful intellect and. like his great pro-
totype, the Corsican, he had a supreme
contempt for right. justice and hu-
manity. His was the plotting that en-
broiled Great Britain and the Beers in
the merciless struggle which is drown
ing the African yeldt in blood. He it
was who directed the Jameson rail.
Both were in line with his ambition
to create a confederate South Africa
under the British flag. and of this new
commonwealth he was to be the head.
Rhodes was the son of an English
rector and went to South Africa
quarter of century ago for the benefit
of his health. His health was restored
and he made money at the Kimberly
diamond mines, ultimately combining
all the varied and warning interests
under the title of the De Beers Mining
COMpduy, OI Wulcu LIE Decduie IFeSl-
dent. In 1890 he became prime minis
ter of Cape Colony and then he en-
barked on his scheme of conquest. He
formed the British South African Com
pany, trading and exploring concern,
which was permitted an absolutely
free hand In South Africa. Rhodes
raised the cry of Africa for the Afri-
kanders. which gained Dutch support,
while his avowed determination to
paint all of South Africa a British red
appealed to and fired the British imag-
ination. He projected the Cape to
Cairo Railroad and crept round the
Dutch States of South Africa. boring
his way northward and preempting
league after league of fertile soil. His
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-29
A DIPLOMATIC Waitress.

Jack" Maher, of the Pike Stock
Company, is very fond Of eggs. and
when the products of the Industrious
hen were soaring higher than North
ern Pacific stock, he entered certain
popular-priced restaurant and ordered
some of them boiled. The waitress
wished to inform him that the prices
on eggs had been raised. and as a pre-
liminary remarked:
DO you want them very badY'
81 rather think not" said Maher. 81
should prefer mine fresh, if it's all the
same to you"
The waitress attempted to explain
and blundered the second time.
II mean do you want them the worst
way" she queried.
Maher became angry. Say, do you
think I'm a transforming Hamlet Or
an antiquarian on hen fruit? What 1
want is some medium boiled eggs, and
be quick about it."
The waitress fingered the table cloth
and timidly remarked:
: ''If it's all the same, wouldn't you
.ather have them poached?"
''Why?" asked Maher.
''Well, you see," responded the wait
ress, "eggs are so high now and the
dealers are SO unscrupulous that we
find that it saves argument with our
customers if the cook opens them in
the Kitchen
Without word Maher seized his hat
and fed into the open air.-Cincinuati
Enquirer.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-29
OWNS THE LARGEST FARM.
Wonderful Records of This Years
Work at Tarkio, Mo.

Wonderful Records of This Years
Work at Tarkio, Mo.
David Rankin of Tarkio, Mo-, owns
the world. To those who have never
visited a large ranch the methods nee
essary to carry on the vast amount of
work would seem a great problem.
Mr.. Rankin owns fourteen ranches,
containing $4,000 acres; 700 teams and
22O men are required to operate the
daily routine work in the busy season,
while the crops are under cultivation.
Each ranch has an overseer, who is re-
quired to make monthly report and
to submit the same to his employer.
The records of years work for 1901
over all the ranches show that total
of 1889 head of cattle had been sold
for $172,520 and S,249 head of hogs for
$111,S The total clearance for the
year amounted to 100000. The ex-
penses, including interest, reached the
sum Of sol ,S51.13.
The most profitable ranch is the one
looked after by Foreman George Ross,
whose yearly report contains the fol-
lowing statements: Number of acres,
$3.50; cattle. 1,32S; net proceeds from
cattle, $44,59S.9 80; hogs, 1922; cash for
the same, 17,954.19; expense per acre,
$4.39; corn bought, 9S,720 bushels.
Mr.. Rankin is a close observer, says
the Cincinnati Enquirer, and soon picks
out the good qualities of his men. He
is pleasant and accommodating, daring
and energetic, which qualities have
won for him the wealth he now COM
mands. Besides his farms he has an
interest in several banking concerns,
but to these latter he gives little atten-
ton, and spends most of his time rid
ing over the ranches to see that proper
care is being given the stock. Some
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-29

DR.. Jameson. the leader of the raid.
panied him greatly and drew from him
this biting sarcasm: What a tribute to
the moral worth of the nation that has
jumped the world"'
Rhodes was never married. He was
said to have been a woman-hater. Any
way he never had time or inclination
for the soft side of life. He was proud,
cold, daring, audacity itself, and he
hewed toward the goal of his ambition
without deterring sentiment of either
morals or mercy
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-29
THE PRIEST AND THE SCRIBE.

Sporting Reporters Troubles Trying
to Describe a Church Ceremony.
''One of the most amazing things
that l have noticed in the conduct Of
newspaper" said a prominent Roman
Catholic clergyman of this diocese in
talking with a Sunday Inter Ocean re-
porter the other day, '.is the absolute
ignorance of our church matters that
the average reporter detailed to write
of them exhibits. One would suppose
that the papers would select men for
such duties who were qualified for the
work by reason Of being members Of
the church, or who at least had such
general store of information as to
enable them to approach their assign
ment with the spirit Of intelligence.
The reverse seems, however, to be the
rule.
Il am impelled to make this criticism
by an experience that l had at the
Holy Name Cathedral short time ago.
There was an imposing church cere-
monial to take place in which 1 was to
take part with scores Of other priests
of the archdiocese. A short time be-
fore the services were to begin a re-
porter for one Of the papers came up
to the parish-house for information,
and, seeing me there, asked me to tell
him in advance just what was going
to be done. l sat down and he pulled
out his pad of paper and began to take
notes. In my description of the cere-
monies 1 mentioned the acolytes. He
stopped his writing and looked up at
me with a puzzled expression.
How do you spell that?" he asked.
''I~told him and he put it down. Then
he looked up again and asked:
"'Say, what are acolytes, anyhow?"
Briefly, / told him what acolytes
are, and then went on with my descrip-
tion of the ceremonies. In doing so l
mentioned that the brothers We're to
take certain part. Again the reporter
looked up and asked:
"'Say, what brthersT
81 gave him a brief explanation of
the brothers, and he took it all in.
When had concluded he fired another
question at me:
"'Say, what's the difference between
the brothers and the priests"
1T was now my turn to ask ques-
tioHs, and did so. What is this, any
how? A theological class?' L inquired.
What kind of work do you do for your
paper, young man? Horse races"
:. Mostly sporting he answered. not
in the least abashed. I never tackled
a proposition like this before, and it is
just so much Greek to me. Sporting
news is pretty dull just now, SO they
sent me out on this
HE was SO frank about the matter
and realized his own limitations so
well that I couldn't feel angry with
him. and actually had to laugh at the
air with which he ap-
preached the whole matter. l fixed
him up as well as l could. but never
had the courage to look at the report
that his paper printed. d."-Chicago Inter
Ocean,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-29
The Moon Kept on Shining.

A certain well known Judge was
once violently attacked by young
and very impudent counsel. To the
surprise of everybody, the judge heard
him quite through, unconscious Of
what was said by those present, and
made no reply.
After the adjournment for the day
and when all were assembled at hotel
where the judge and many of the court
folk had their refreshments, one of the
company asked the judge why he did
not rebuke the impertinent fellow.
Permit me-" said the judge, loud
enough to attract the attention of the
whole company, among whom was the
barrister in question-'permit me to
tell you a little story. My father, when
we lived in the country had a dog, a
mere puppy, 1 may say. Well, this
puppy would go out every moonlight
night and bark at the moon for hours
together"
The judge paused, as if he had fin
ished
"Well, what of it," exclaimed half a
dozen of the audience at once.
''Oh, nothing-nothing but the moon
kept shining on, just as if nothing had
happened."
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-29

and They Were "Fit for King"
So writes our esteemed friend, Mr..
Frank Chambers, of 8 Bennett St.,
Chiswick: "For over two years l suf-
fered agonies from indigestion, and be-
came reduced to mere shadow of my
stalwart self. l would return home
from my business feeling so faint that
could hardly drag one leg after the
other; my dear wife did all she posi-
bly, could to tempt me with dainty
dishes, and as l entered the house I
shifted and thought: ooh, how good; I
know can eat that But alas! no
sooner had eaten a few mouthfuls,
when 1 felt sick; severe pains shot
through my chest and shoulder blades,
my eyes swan and everything seemed
black. I became alternately hot and
cold, and got up from such a dainty
dinner heartily sick of living, and feel
ing was sore trial to everybody.
may mention that was also very much
troubled with scaly skin, and often
boils. But one evening noticed my
wife seemed more cheerful than usual.
1 questioned her and found she had
been reading pamphlet she had re-
ceived, of men afflicted just as 1 was,
and who had been cured by Vogeler's
Compound. Said she, what gives me
more faith in it is that it is made from
the formula of an eminent physician
now in active practice in the West End
of London, SO am sure it is no quack
thing 'All right, dear, let's have
bottle, said 1. After taking the con-
tents of the first bottle I felt very much
better, and determined to give this
remedy fair trial, and can positive
ly assure you that few bottles have
made new man of me. l can sleep
we'll, eat anything and thoroughly en-
joy life. 1 have told several of my
friends, whom / knew were suffering
the same as myself, and they all wish
me to say that they are like new men.
1 sincerely bless the great physician
who gave you the formula of Vogeler's
Curative Compound, and also your
selves for making its virtues known to
suffering public" The proprietors
(the St. Jacobs Oil, Ltd. Baltimore,)
will send a sample free to any one
writing to them.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-29
Where Men Eat to Live.

"The Trappist Monks consider eat
ing to be necessary evil" says John
Ball Osborne in Lippincott's March
Magazine, land curtail it to such a de-
gree that one step further would be
suicide. Dinner, to which scarcely 15
minutes is devoted, consists Of a mess
of vegetables boiled in water without
butter or salt and served in a crude
earthenware bowl, a slice or two Of
rye bread without butter, and a mug
of milk or water as beverage. Sup
per is the barest apology for meal.
being nothing more than bread and
water. The guest-master did not men
ton breakfast; if there be such a meal.
it probably consists merely of a glass
of water. A slight relaxation Of this
dietary is allowed to invalids, who
may have two eggs a day, while on
extraordinary occasions, such as a fu-
neral feast in honor of departed friar.
the monks revel in an egg apiece. They
are strict Vegetarians, and a Trappist
must be in the very jaws of death be-
fore he will consent to eat meat. How
these poor, untiring toilers can exist
on such feeble food surpasses my COM
prehension; and yet 1 saw individuals
at Westmalle who had been undergo
ing the rigid regime for half century.
The majority of the veterans, how
ever, were haggard, sad faced and
gaunt, and bore no resemblance to the
proverbially sleek, jolly. rotund monks
of the cloister''
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-29
The Price of Admission.

The only son had reached the histri-
onic period in his career, and was in
dulging in juvenile edition of "Uncle
Toms Cabin" His mothers drawing
room was converted into a temporary
theater, and with view, perhaps, of
playing only to exclusive audiences,
this notice was posted over the door:
"Ladies and gentlemen under Is
years may come in; those that are not
cannot. New York Evening Post.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-29
Hoods Jdrsapariikd

No other medicine acts like it;
no other medicine has done SO
much real, substantial good, no
other medicine has restored health
and strength at so little cost.
al was troubled with scrofuls and came near
losing my eyesight. For four months | could
not see to do nything- After taking two bot
ties of Hoods Sarssparilla [ could see to walk,
and when ! mad ia ken eight bottles could see
as well as ever" SUSIE A. HAIRsToN, Withers,
&C.
Hoods SarsaparAfa pPonsEseS f0
cure and Keeps fro pr0Eaf80.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-29
Whom the Princess Meant.

Sir Arthur Sullivan was once the
bearer of letter from the Princess of
Wales, now Queen Alexandra, to her
mother, the queen of Denmark. The
latter read it and said: "She says in
her letter. He will tell you about the
little monkey" -" ''I assure your
majesty" said Sir Arthur, am quite
ignorant ON the subject of any monkey"
The queen, with a laugh, replied:
"She means herself"