\i )\j. .">. NO. 7.
; AND PRINCE
Congratulated by
user in Person.
PRESENTS A SWORD
. Attending the Visit of
r to the Great Ei-Chan-
Marred by Showerg^of
Crilliant and Imposing.
. March 28. —Emperor
,i<l of a detachment of
antry with flags flying
og, paid his respects to
.; -inarck, presented him
honor in behalf of the
,-ratulated him upon the
ary of his birth. His
.Mpanied by the crown
William, General j
ellendorf, the minister
officers of his military
a attending the visit of ]
the great ex-chancellor,
by showers of rain, were
in posing. The crowds
through the Saxon forest
persona gathered be
!_-(' on the railroad em
r-ite the castle, while
ouped along the roadway
i village not far from
He wore the uniform of
■; is. At Aumehile he left
la horse, and, ac
\s Buite, rode quickly to
for the assembling of
led to do honor to Prince
the meanwhile the im
the crown prince, pro-
Mi.lisrah. Soon after the
there music in the dis
. ! the approach of the
i.y his majesty.
Lrawn up, ready for his
gquadron of liaberstadt
which regiment Prince
an lionorary colonel; the
ginient of infantry, and
the Fifteenth hussars, all
- mental bands, and a bat
dstein artillery regiment.
•>r at its head this force
■ii space in Prince Bis
; ! upon arrival there
leployed in parade or
>ach of his majesty was
■>■ a storm of "hochs," which
; on all sides with great
i ie crown prince and his
. I leneral yon Waldereee,
• me walked to the par
and as the emperor ap
side Prince Bismarck's
: i;puii the ground from
tie. The prince wore the
Maberstadt cuirassiers.
is majesty caught sight of the
rred his horse forward,
vfullv in his saddle rode
to the carriage of the
i an and soldier and cor
inds with him. The em
resented the crown prince
and i Prince Bismarck. Bis
descended from hiscar
anda with the young
i the latter re-entered
Then, with the emperor
, and General Waldersee
■side it, the carriage was
vi the line of soldiers. The
ted, the troops presented
bands played patriotic
ace and emperor passed.
IRISH SUPERSTITION.
ary Case of Murder In the
■ <i(l Isle.
Ireland, March 28.—A
•rdinary case of murder aria
tion was inquired into
special court of Clomnel,
s from here. Ten per
arraigned before the court
murdering Mrs. Cleary.
included the murdered
isband and father. The cvi
.hat she was suffering from
c and bronchitis, and her
ai.,'her to be bewitched
ncoction from a herbist of
hood. While the other
i the unfortunate woman
red the concoction down
U'ter this, the suffering
Id over a tire and dread
antil she declared that she
'a wife. This torture was
the following day, after
knocked her down,
r clothing, poured paraf
txxly, then lighted it, and
imed to death in the pres
e and two female rela
te tared that he was not
ife, but that he was bum
md she would disappear up
The husband collected
;. mains and buried them.
. who were remanded, es
ing narrowly, and had to be
jail by a" strong force ol
-• Strike Threatened.
8, March 28.—Trouble is
.en the master and jour
mberi in this city. The
are now receiving $4 per
lours' work. The masters
c that commencing April 1
i»e *3 per day for eight
■lion has announced that
not be accepted, and has
inters until Saturday next
rder. If they fail to do
•■' will strike, and it will re
' out between 250 and 300
istera say they cannot and
i. and the union says it is
rike, and will fight the
w the bitter end.
>:ird of Irrigation.
\ March 28.—8y order of
- of agriculture and inter
'rrigation has been con
' armonize the work of the
raiment bureaus now deal
s subject and to promote ef
ueveloping the arid regions
Chief Harrington, of the
an, was chosen chairman
Vev, 4 rV, ell) of the geological sur
•' secretary at the meeting to-day.
THE ISLANDER
HIS TASK NOW ENDED.
Governor McGraw, of Washington, Has
Vetoed Two More Bills.
Olympia, Wash., March 28.—Govern
or McGrcw has completed the arduous
task of approving or disapproving the
measures passed by the last legislature.
The following bills were approved:
Senate bills No. 289, amending the act
for appraising and disposing of tide and
shore lands; No. 165, making appropri
ations for sundry deficiencies of various
institutions; No. 361, providing for the
management and disposition of state
lands; house bill No. 393, making an
appropriation for the erection of build
ings tor the state university.
The governor has disapproved house
bill No. 656, relating to justices of the
peace and constables in cities of over
5,000 inhabitants. The governor says:
"Should this bill become a law,"in
every case, whether civil or criminal,
before a justice of the peace in cities of
the first class a change of venue would
of necessity send the parties litigant to
the justice of the peace in the nearest
country precinct, thereby greatly in
creasing the cost of litigation to the par
ties, as well as to the taxpayers. The
courts of the justices of the peace have
been aptly styled 'poor man's courts,'
and to subject poor litigants to increased
cost and the inconvenience of country
precincts for trial would be to deprive
them of rights which are sacred. More
over, I am convinced that in fairly busy
times one justice of the peace would be
able to transact the business that would
arise in any of our cities of the first
class."
In his veto of house bill No. 504, to
provide Huntley's code to justices of the
peace, the governor says it is to be pre
sumed that the majority of the justices
are already supplied with codes, and the
present act would simply result in fur
nishing each justice with an extra copy
free. The proposed law in no way pro
vides that the copies supplied shall be
long to the offices and not to the officers.
The measure would have been more
worthy of consideration had it declared
that the codes should be furnished to
offices not already supplied, but it is
neither wise nor economical to supply
$3,000 worth of codes to existing jus
tices.
A SUBMARINE BOAT.
Contract Signed for Construction of One
for the Navy.
Washington, March 28. —A contract
was signed to-day by Secretary Herbert
with the John P. Holland Torpedo Boat
Company, for the construction of a sub
marine boat for the use of the navy.
The contract which may mark a radical
departure in naval construction, was
signed only after a thorough considera
tion, extending over a period of nearly
two weeks, on the subject of submarine
boats, and after various plans for such
craft had been examined. The appro
priation for a submarine torpedo boat
was made over two years ago. The di
mensions of the vessel contracted for are
to be:
Length, 80 feet; diameter, 11 feet;
displacement, total, when submerged,
13)£ tons.
All parts of the vessel and the steel to
be used in her construction are to be of
domestic manufacture. She is to he
completed within twelve months from
date, under time penalties. The con
tract calls for a speed of fifteen knots
when the boat is in a light condition.
The secretary may refuse to accept the
boat, if it falls half a knot an hour be
low the speed named or accept herat a
reduced price. The price to be paid for
the boat is fixed at $150,000. It is ex
pressly stipulated that the United States
ehall have the optional right to acquire
the patent right for the Holland type
of boat, the price to be paid for the rights
to be determined by a board of three
naval officers, the option to run until
thirty days after the first session of con
gress succeeding acceptance of the ves
sel. This provision is to give an op
portunity to enact legislation for the ac
quisition of the patent if desired.
INVESTIGATION NEEDED.
A Vancouver Policeman Whose Living
Cost Him But Little.
Vancouver, B. C, March 28.—Van
couver will in all probability have a
Lexow investigation of its police force.
Last night Sergeant Haywood was sus
pended from duty, and it is said that
several serious charges will be made
against him. The police committee haa
direct proof that for some years past all
fuel used by him has been taken from
the city's supply and earned to h
house by prisoners. He also had tug
house connected with the electric light
evstem at the police station, and nfeyer
naid a cent for light the same being
charged to the city. These are the two
specific charges on which he is suspend
ed but it is understood that others of a
graver nature will be brought forward
loon The conduct of certain other of-
S will also probably be investigated.
Deed for Thirty-two Distilleries.
Milwaukee, March 28.-A quitclaim
deed to the largest amount of property
embraced in any deed filed in Milwau
kee in recent years was put into the
hands of the register of deeds to-day.
The deed recorded covers, besides the
old Meiners' distillery in Wautotsa,
thirty-one other distilleries scattered
over the country from New York to Ca -
ffornia The deed was given at the di
mas
SSaS-ss---:
Meiners. _______ —
' Nebraska Aid. Its Sufferer*.
{&£ CarS*- Uw become,
Western \ NebrasK»« # »• L*t° "•"
immediately operative.
FRIDAY HARBOR, SAN JUAN CO.. WASH., THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1895.
OREGON'S NAMESAKE
Steps in Recognition of the
Honor to Be Taken.
A SOUVENIR OF APPRECIATION
Governor Lord Issues a Call for a Sleet
ing of Leading Men of the State to
Provide a Mouiento for the Battle-
ship Oregon.
Salem, March 27. —Governor Lord has
issued the followingjself-explanatory let
ter:
"A battle-ship of the first class, con
structed at San Francisco by the United
States government, having been chris
tened 'Oregon,' the delegates of numer
ous cities, chambers of commerce and
boards of trade met in Portland in De
cember, 1894, and formed an association,
whose object should be the preparation
of a suitable testimonial by our people
in acknowledgment of this recognition
of our state. At that meeting Hon. VV.
S. Mason was elected chairman and
Hon. J. D. Gray was chosen secretary.
After favorable discussion of a proposi
tion to prepare a momento in the form
of flags, silver service or ship's bells it
was thought best, co the secretary noti
fies me, to deter action until a short!
time before the arrival of the Oregon in }
our waters. The ship is now receiving \
her armament and equipment and it is \
believed will be put in commission and :
reach Oregon waters within six months. !
Chairman Mason and Secretary Gray |
now request the executive of the state
to name a date and place, when and
where the association they represent
may meet and complete its work. In
compliance with this request, believing
we should foster and cultivate a spirit of
state pride and thinking the present an
opportune time for action, I hereby in
vite mayors of incorporated cities and
representatives of commercial bodies to ,
meet in the state capitol April 22, 1895, j
at 2 p. m., for the purpose of consider- j
ing and determining the matter of pie-
Renting to the commander of the battle- ]
ship Oregon on her arrival in a state
seaport a fitting token of our people's i
appreciation for the high honor be
stowed upon the state."
A CONFESSED BRIBER.
The Kx-Pollceman Made a Clean Breast
of It.
San Francisco, March 27. —William
J. Hurley, the ex-policeman who is
charged with attempting to bribe a
member of the jury which recently tried
"Dick" McDonald, the bank-wrecker,
created a scene when the trial began in
the superior court this morning. Hur
ley denounced Judge Wallace for refug
ing to grant him a continuance, and his
own lawyers, whom he charged with be
ing against him, and who had, he al
leged, attempted to extort a confession
of guilt from him. For several days
Hurley haa been feigning insanity.
Last week a jury of doctors declared he
was only shamming insanity. After a
jury had been secured and the trial of
the caee actually begun, Hurley created
a genuine sensation. Against the ad
vice of counsel he went on the witness
stand and made a clean breast of his
connection with the attempt to bribe
jurors. He implicated Deputy Sheriff
Kock, who was under suspicion at the
time of Hurley's arrest, and also Harry
Piper, chief deputy county clerk. Hur
ley swore that H. R. McDonald had of
fered him $500 for each juror that he
could induce to vote for acquittal. He
then went to Deputy Sheriff Rock, he
said, and they agreed to manage the job
together, Rock agreeing to summon the
men to be named by Hurley. Hurley
declared that Livernash, McDonald's at
torney, had told the whole truth about
the matter, but, despite Liyemash's as
sertion to the contrary, he insisted that
McDonald had promised him $500 for
each juror. A juror asked Hurley
whether he had ever been in the jury
bribing bußineßß before. Hurley, it will
be remembered, was th.c one juror who
stood out for acquittal on the trial of
Actor Curtis for the murder of Police
man Grant. His reply to the query
was:
"Never in my life. People thought I
was because I stood for acquittal in the
Curtia case, but that was all wrong.
Harry Piper offered me $6,000 for hold
ing out, but I never received a cent."
This ended Hurley's testimony.
Enforcement of Chicago Ordinances.
Chicago, March 27.—Judge Rain to
day dismissed the suit to have the Og
den gas and cosmopolitan electric or
dinances declared void on the ground
that private parties could not legally se
cure an injunction restraining the city
from carrying out its contract with the
companies. Direct charges of bribery
have been made in court against the
aldermen who voted for them. The de
cision leaves the matter open to action
by the attorney-general of the state.
Hike Dwjrer'* fcatest Purchase.
Lexington, Ky., March 27.—For $18,
--000 Michael F. Dwyer to-day purchased
of Milton Young, of this city fourteen
head of thoroughbred yearlings, all
colts, and by the noted sires Strathmore
and Hanover. In the collection is a full
brother of The Commoner, a half
brother of Dr. Rice and On-the-Lea,
and near relative to other noted per
formers. Mr. Dwyer will race them in
England.
Want the Silver Conference.
Sydney, N. S. W., March 27.—The
Australian colonies, excepting New
South Wales and Queensland, have in
structed their agents in London to urge
upon Lord Ripon, of the colonial office,
the desirability of an early meeting of
the silver conference.
Anns Dickinson'* Suit Begun.
Scbanton, Pa., March 27.—The auit of
Anna Dickinson against several persons
to recover $125,000 for false imprison
ment in the state asylum at Danville
began to-day. The defendants are
j wealthy men.
THE BOARD'S POWERS.
Features of the Bill Creating a State
Land Commission.
Olympia, Wash., March 27. —Senate
bill No. 301 provides for the disposition
of the state's lands and creates a board
of state land commissioners, composed of
the commissioner of public lands, who
shall be chairman, and two other mem
bers, to be appointed by the governor
and confirmed by the senate, and hold
office for two years. This board is
granted full supervision under the law
of all public lands granted the state,
and provision is made for the selection,
survey, management, lease and disposi
tion of the state lands. The commis
sioners are to receive $2,000 per annum,
and the board is authorized to expend
not more than $2,100 per annum for
clerical work. This board is made the
successor in all respects of the old board
of land commissioners, and also succeeds
to all the duties of the tide-land ap
praisers under the old law.
Under this new act all state lands, ex
cept coal lands and such lands as shall
be in whole or in part within the limits
of any incorporated city, and appraised
at not more than $100 per acre, or with
in two miles of such limits, shall be sold
on the following terms:
One-tenth to be paid on the day of
sale, one-tenth annually thereafter on
March 1; all deterred payments to draw
6 per cent.
Coal lands not within the limits of in
corporated cities and towns or within
two miles thereof shall be sold in tracts
of not less than sixteen acres on the fol
lowing terms: One-tenth cash and the
balance within five days thereafter.
Tracts of common school or granted
lands, in whole or in part in incorpor
ated towns, shall be sold on the follow
ing terms: One-tenth cash, one-tenth
on the first day of March following sale,
and one-tenth annually on the first day
of March; deferred payments to draw ti
per cent. Coal, timber, stone and min
erals, if sold separately from the land,
shall be for cash to the highest bidder,
in lots not exceeding 160 acres for tim
ber and ten acres for stone or mineral.
The time for making the payments
provided for in this act, except in cases
where this act prescribes cash payments,
may be extended for three years or less
by the board on a satisfactory showing,
but no extension shall be granted for
the payment of principal, unless the in
terest on the whole sum due and unpaid
be first paid, and not more than one ex
tension on the same contract.
The board shall have power to lease
school lands for a term not to exceed
five years and all applications for such
lease must be accompanied by a certified
check equal in amount to the first year's
rental. Lease must be made for terms
commencing on the first days of Janu
ary, April, July and October. Applica
tions for lease must be filed with the
board at least thirty days prior to the
several dates mentioned.
Improvements made upon granted
land 9by lessees from the state, in cases
in which the lessee yields his lease to
the state prior to any application to
purchase the land, such as are capable
of removal without injury to the land
may be removed by the original lessee,
or at his option may remain, subject to
payment, in accordance with law. by
any subpayment purchaser within a
term of three years.
Whenever there shall be in the state
school fund, applicable to investment,
the sum of $5,01)0 or more, the land com
mission may invest the same in nation
al, state, county, municipal or school
district bonds at a rate no less than 5
per cent, or in warrants drawn upon the
state.
All appraisements of granted lands
heretofore made under existing laws,
where sales have not been made, are an
nulled. It is the duty of the board to
survey, plat and appraise tide lands of
the first class not already appraised,
except in cases where local boards have
already entered upon the work; in
which case they shall complete their
labors forthwith. In surveying tide
lands of the first class the board shall
lay out streets and alleys and dedicate
the same to the public, subject to the
control of cities, with due regard to the
convenience of commerce.
All such thoroughfares heretofore lo
cated are validated. When the board
shall have prepared plats showing all
shore and tide lands surveyed and ap
praised they shal deposit a copy of the
record and plat with the county auditor
and one copy shall be kept in the office
of the commissioners of public lands.
Due notice by advertising shall be given
of the filing of the plats, and any per
son claiming a preference right to pur
chase and feeling aggrieved at the ap
praisement of any certain lot may,
within sixty days after the filing of
plats, appeal from such appraisement to
the superior court of the county in which
the lands are situated. Abutting own
ers upon tide lands of the first class have
a sixty-day right to apply for purchase.
When an abutting owner has attempted
to convey to a bona fide purchaser any
portion of the tide lands in front of such
uplands the right of purchase shall be
construed to belong to such purchaser.
In case persons heretofore mentioned do
not make application to purchase within
the time allowed the tide lands to which
they have a prior right, the same shall
be open to public sale. After notice by
advertising of such sale each subdivision
shall be sold separately to the highest
and best bidder, and each purchaser
shall deposit with his bid a sum equal
in amount to the first payment. No bid
shall be accepted unless it equals or ex
ceeds the appraised value of the land.
If, sixty days after any person shall
have filed his application to purchase,
there are no conflicting claims, the ap
plicant shall be deemed to have the
right to purchase. In case of conflict
due investigation shall be made by the
board. Any person having valuable
improvements on tide lands, and which
tide lands were appraised prior to July
1, 1894, by the local boards may apply
for purchase and reappraisement.
Potatoes Shipped East.
Spokane, Wash., March 27. —A spe
cial train loaded entirely with potatoes
left here to-night for St. Louis. It will
go through on express time. It is made
up of Early Rose and Ohio varieties,
meant for seed use. Another special
shipment of ten carloads will be made
to Minneapolis in a day or two.
The Forty-Third Victim.
Roskbubg, March 27.—Word was re
ceived here to-day from Silver Lake of
the death of Mrs. T. 8. Labrie, the forty
third victim of the Christinas eve fire at
that place. ' . :
LI HUNG CHANG SHOT
Attempt to Assassinate the
Chinese Peace Envoy.
k SLIGHT WOUND IN THE FACE
While Returning From a Peace Confer
ence in Simonosaki the Venerable
Viceroy Was Shot by a Young Jap
anese, Who Was Placed Under Arrest.
Simonosaki, March 26.—As Li Hung
Chang, the Chinese peace envoy was re
turning to his lodgings in this place to
day after having attended a conference
with Count Ito and Count Mutsu, the
Japanese peace plenipotentiaries, a
young Japanese fired a pistol at him.
The bullet sped straight, but fortunately
did no more harm than to inflict a wound
in Li Hung Chang's face. At the time
of sending this dispatch it is impossible
to learn whether or not the wound is
serious.
The attempt to assassinate the repre
sentative of the emperor of China
caused the most intense excitement, and
on every side there were expressions of
deep regret. The would-be murderer
was arrested. It is believed that he was
prompted to the crime by misguided
patriotism.
FROM ANOTHER SOURCE.
London, March 26. —The Central News
agency's correspondent in Tokio says
that au attempt was made to assassinate
Li Hung Chang in a street of Simonosa
ki this afternoon Li was returning from
the peace conference, in which he con
ducts negotiations in behalf of the Chi
nese mission, and was accompanied by
several of his suite. When he was a
3hort distance from his apartments a
young Japanese ran up to him and fired
a pistol in his face. The young man
was seized and disarmed at once by the
police. At the station-house he gave
his name as Koyoma and his age as 21.
According to the short report received
in Tokio Li's wound is not dangerous.
THE POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES.
Washington, March 26. —The news of
the assault on Li Hung Chang caused a
sensation in diplomatic circles in this
city. The opinion here is that Japan
will suffer greatly as a consequence of
the assault, and that the position of
China will be so strengthened that she
may be able to succeed in obtaining bet
ter terms than she could otherwise have
secured. The incident may It ad to the
breaking off of peace negotiations, or at
least, may postpone further action in
this direction until the Japanese have
guaranteed the safety of the Chinese en
voys. No news of the attack on Li Hung
Chang has been received by the Japan
ese legation here, and Minister Kurino
is unwilling to discuss the occurrence.
The members of the legation realize that
it is a serious matter, but hope that the
first reports may prove to be exagger
ated. They say that no one will deplore
euch an affair more than the Japanese
themselves. The Chinese legation re
ceived prompt notice of the matter, but
their advices contained nothing not in
the press dispatches. Minister Yang
Yu did not care to discuss the subject.
It was stated at the legation that it was
not believed that it would lead to the
total breaking off of peace negotiations,
although it might cause them to be in
terrupted for a time.
MUCH EXCITEMENT AT YOKOHAMA.
Yokohama, March 26.—The news of
the attempted assassination of Li Hung
Chang created much excitement. The
emperor and empress will send a mes
senger to Simonosaki to express to the
distinguished Chinese statesman their
regret at the unfortunate occurrence.
TALK WITH THURSTON.
He Says the Union Pacific at the Pre«
ent Time Is Demoralized.
San Francisco, March 26.—Senator
John M. Thurston, of Nebraska, general
attorney of the Union Pacific, and J. C.
Cowin, government attorney under the
receivership, are in town, on their way
home. The senator said in an interview:
"The Union Pacific is in very bad con
dition ; it is in the hands of receivers
and is generally demoralized, owing to
the hard times. The road is good prop
erty and could undoubtedly be reorgan
ized on a sound basis, if it were not for
the government complications. The in
debtedness will fall due now very soon.
It is over $50,000,000, and is to be paid
in installments, the first in December
next, and the remainder in other in
stallments reaching to the end of three
years. But all of this is a second lien
to the first mortgage of $32,000,000 ad
ditional. All of these first mortgages
are now in process of foreclosure. These
claimß combined with the bad condition
of finances generally put the road in
anything but an enviable condition."
Must LeaTe the Reservation.
Omaha, March 24.—The interior de
partment will no longer tolerate the il
legal occupation of lands of the Omaha
and Winnebago Indian reservations
in Nebraska. The Florraey Livestock
& Real Estate Company, and 160 parties
who hold leases under it, refused to
abandon their claims when ordered. A
bill has been filed by the United States
attorney in Omaha for an injunction
againstall the lessees together with 250
sublessees under them, asking for an or
der restraining them from interfering
with the Indian federal authorities in
the discharge of their duties toward the
Indians. The few who are expected to
resist will be promptly removed by force
if necessary.
He Drew Too Many Salaries.
San Fbancisco, March 26.—The Rev.
Robert Mackenzie, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, the wealthiest con
gregation of that denomination on the
coast, has resigned his pastorate and
will hereafter be pastor emeritus. Dr.
Mackenzie is also a professor in the Pa
cific theological seminary, receiving $5,
--000 annually from the college and $6,000
from his church. There has been ob
jection to his drawing a double salary
for some time, and he was given the
choice of relinquishing one of the two
appointments. Thereupon he decided
to resign the pulpit. He has been pop
ular, and ifl about 60 yean old.
OREGON'S WOMEN CONVICTS.
Emms Rice and Lottie Sinclair the
Only Two Now In the Penitentiary.
Salem, March 26. —In a medium-sized
room comfortably furnished, on the sec
ond floor of the Oregon penitentiary are
confined the only two female convicts of
the state —Emma Rice and Lottie Sin
clair. Both were sent from Multnomah
county for terms of two years each.
Though thrown in close relations by be
ing confined to the same narrow limits
these characters are widely different.
They are not required to wear stripes
n«r labor. Both have a common school
education, and the only means of diver
sion they have is reading books fur
nished from the prison library. Emma
Rice is 30 years old.* She is bearing
her incarceration with apparent ease,
showing no evidences of a conquered
spirit. She is buoyed with the hope
that she has a friend on the outside,
and that, within twenty-four hours after
recrossing the prison threshold, she will
become a second wife. Lottie is only 22
years old, of a different temperament,
and prison life is wearing heavily upon
her. She frequently is heard to mutter:
"Oh, if I only had work to do to keep
my mind engaged and be prepared to
earn something when I get out. Con
fined to this room with nothing to do but
think, think, the mind can but dwarf
here."
The Sinclair woman has been serving
time since February 1. She is of a de
cided blonde caste, has an intelligent
face, and is a fit subject for missionaries
to work upon.
THE ELBE INQUIRY.
Adjourned Until the Statements of the
Crathie Sailors Are Received.
Berlin, March 26.—The official inves
tigation of the Elbe disaster began in
Bremen yesterday. Third-Officer Theo
dore Stollberg said he was on the bridge
when the collison occurred. He saw the
masthead light and green side lights of
the steamer Crathie. The Elbe, follow
ing the rules, kept her course. Soon
afterward he saw the other steamer's
red light behind the Elbe's bridge and
then came the collision. There was no
panic on the Ele. The rest of Stollberg's
story con tinned the reports already
made. The president of the court an
nounced, despite the endeavors of the
German consul at Borden, the evidence
of the Crathie's crew could not be ob
tained. Some of the men had refused
to make any statement, but the captain
admitted that soundings with the lead
after the collision proved that the Crathie
was not making any water. Paymaster
Werner was certain he saw a third boat
get away from the Elbe; it was full, and
the occupants afterward were heard call
ing to attract the attention of the fish
ing-boat. Other witnesses confirmed
this, some adding that later they saw
the boat bottom upward. Herr Rom
berg, representing the German govern
ment, said the court would adjourn
until the sworn statements of the
Crathie sailors were received.
THE ARMENIAN ATROCITIES.
Mure Than Kight Thousand Armenian
Clv i.-t ianx Were Killed.
London, March 26.—The Daily Tele
graph correspondent in Moosh says in a
dispatch subdated at Kara, March 25,
that it is certain more than 8,000 Ar
menian Christians were killed in cold
blood during the massacre. He asserts
that the commission of inquiry has not
yet heard of a single Turkish soldier be
ing killed. He quotes the story of a boy
of 15 who described the Turkish soldiers
as chasing and hacking to pieces preg
nant women. The boy said the major
ity of the young women were violated.
The village of Sammal was entirely ob
literated by the massacre. The corres
pondent adds :
"I have made the acquaintance and
obtained the confidence oi the most re
doubtable and deep-dyed of all the
bloodthirsty Kurdish brigands, a man
whose very name strikes terror to the
heart of the Armenians. I will not give
his name. I have induced him to nar
rate the story of the raids, which he did
with conscious pride, glorifying in deeds
worthy of cannibals. His narrative tal
lies in all points with the Armenian ac
cusations."
THE DREADED SMALLPOX.
Little Rock the Only Arkansas Town
Open to Drummer*.
Little Rock, Ark., March 26.—Every
city of note on the line of a railroad in
the state except little Rock has quaran
tined against all commercial travelers.
The local authorities say the Camden
case, wherein Sam Buckale, a Kansas
City shirt salesman, was taken with
smallpox, justifies the action. Several
young persons, who had been exposed
to the disease, were made to leave Cam
den to-day.
The state board of health reports that
at the hospital the total number of
smallpox and varioloid caaes in the city
to date is 125. The total number of
deaths in the city to date has been nine
ty-three. At present there are thirty
seven cases in the city.
The Affair of Fifty-five.
Madrid, March 26.—1n an article in
reference to the Allianca affair the
Epoca publishes the notes that were ex
changed between Spain and the United
States in 1855, when the latter country
contended that the Spanish man-of-war
Ferrolana searched the American mail
steamer Eldorado on the open sea at a
distance of over eight miles from the
Cuban coast. This queston was settled
amicably. The Epoca adds that a copy
of the instructions then sent to the war
ships guarding the Cuban coast ordered,
firstly^ that whenever a warship sighted
a suspicious vessel it was to follow her
until her cargo and intentions were
ascertained, and secondly, whenever a
suspicious vessel entered Cuban waters,
the warship, if powerful enough, should
search her, seizing or sinking her if ene
resisted, when there was proof that she
was on a filibustering expedition.
Tyler's Record towered.
Sax Josh, Cal., March 26. — Allan
Jones, at the Garden City cyclers' track
to-day covered a third of a mile in 421-6
seconds, beating the world's record held
by Tyler by 1 S-o second*.
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BRIEF SPARKS FROM THE WIRES
Budget of News For finny Digestion From
Different Farts of the States of Wash
ington, Oregon and —Items of
Interest to Pacific Coast People.
Yakima county's, Wash., hop acreage
is shown by a careful census to be 3,125
acres.
Kittitas county, Wash., has 200,000
acres of irrigated lands, capable of sup
porting 50,000 people.
A much larger acreage of corn than
usual will be planted in the Palouse,
Wash., country this season.
The Red Crown flouring mills of Al
bany, Or., have be n closed by creditors.
Negotiations are pending for a resump
tion of business.
£. J. McClanahan ia shipping from
Eugene, Or., to the state fiah and game
warden of California, at Santa Ana,
twenty Chinese pheasants for breeding
purposes.
The Spokesman-Review has a report
from Colfax, Wash., that buyers there
are beginning to contract for wheat for
next fall's delivery for 40 cents per
bushel.
A pine-needle factory company haa
agreed to establish its institution at
Grant's Pass, Or., if $2,000 is raised as
a bonus for them. Subscriptions are
being taken now.
A gold nugget weighing a fraction over
$60 was picked up in the gulch below
the Virtue mine one day last week by
Mr. Casbeer, who intends placer mining
on this claim in a few days.
One hundred and fifty pounds of pre
pared opium passed through the Ta
conia, Wash., custom-house Wednes
day, paying $900 in duty. It is im
ported in competition with the smug
gled article.
Fourteen of the principal placer claima
along the Grand Ronde river have syn
dicated, and it is expected that inter
ested persons will arrive at La Grande,
Or., in a few days to examine them with
a view of closing a deal for the entire
lot.
The Entiat Irrigation Company of
Waterville, Wash., has commenced work
on a large irrigating ditch, taking water
from the Entiat river near where it
empties into the Columbia, and re
claiming several thousand acres of land
especially valuable for fruit raising.
Union Or., haa failed to raise the sub
sidy asked for the proposed beet-sugar
factory, and it is now too late to get the
seed or put up the building in time for
use this year. The hope is to secure an
extension of time in which the Bubsidy
would be accepted for another year. The
subsidy asked is 3,500 acres of land.
Placer gold which will pay $5 a day to
the man has just been discovered on
Mason creek, Kitsap county, Wash.,
and in consequence great excitement is
occasioned among the settlers. The dis
covery has been made very recently, and
it is said the vicinity of the find haa al
ready been staked off by speculative
people.
Several days ago some Indians wer«
cleaning streets in Pendleton, Or., while
working out fines. Over on Lewis street,
in East Pendleton, they raked up a can
non-ball, which was taken over to Tall
man's and found to weigh two pounds
and ten ounces. Where it came from ia
not known. It must have been there
many years and dropped by troops dur
ing the Indian fighting days.
Two petitions are being circulated
among the depositors of the Wall Walla,
Wash., Savings bank asking for the re
moval of Receiver Paine. One petition
will be presented to Mr. Paine and the
other to the court. The depositors think
it about time they should have a state
ment, as the bank closed in December,
1893, and Mr. Paine has been drawing
$300 per month for services since that
time.
Tacoma, Wash., Odd Fellows are mak
ing preparations for the seventh annual
communication of the grand lodge in
that city June 4, in connection with the
grand encampment and the grand as
sembly. About 250 representatives to
these bodies in addition to their officers
will attend, and with them will be a
large number of fraternal visitore, many
of whom will be accompanied by their
families, so that not less than 'a thou
sand visitors in all will make Tacoma
their objective point.
For several years the high waters of
the Willamette have been encroaching
not a little on several places along the
river in the vicinity of Sladden's rifle,
in Lane, county, Or. Several of the en
terprising farmers and fruit growers in
that vicinity, who have land in close
proximity to the river, have decided to
do all they can to put a stop to the
river's inroads. Accordingly they have
made arrangements to drive something
like 2.000 piles in the river, and will fill
in with fir brush.
A sharper has succeeded in working a
number of farmers in the vicinity of
Endicott, Wash., out of a few of their
hard-earned dollars on a rather novel
scheme. He pretends to have a new
method of killing squirrels and sells the
receipt for $5 a copy, requiring each
purchaser to agree not to give it to any
one else. The receipt, which is claimed
will clear a quarter section of land of
squirrels at very nominal cost, consists
of a mixture of flour, salt and plaster of
paris.
Many and great improvements are
needed along the coast of Oregon and
Washington, says the New York Mari
time Register for March 19. The com
merce along that part of our Pacific
c >ast, already large, ia steadily growing,
and it is most important that the rivers
and harbors there should be made as
safe as possible for navigation. There
should especially be some provision for
protecting vessels using the Straits of
San Joan de Fnca. More lighthouses
and fog signals are needed. Taking into
account the amount of traffic in the
neighborhood of Cape Flattety and the
Straits, during the last twenty years the
loss of vessels and lives there has been
very great. The importance of oar
Northwest coast in the coming develop
ment of our foreign trade cannot be
over-estimated, and it is therefore most
neces-ary to protect and help in every
way to the safe navigation of our Pacific
ports.