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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-08-03

ACTING DIRECTOR PRESTON of the
United States mint estimates that the
worlds gold production for the year
1899 will be $500, 900, 900, which will be
larger by $40, 100000 than the product
of 1898. The South African fields are
now producing about $S,5OO,0OO per
month, so that the years product
should be about 500, 100000. This will
be an increase of $2O,OOO,OOO over last
years output. The output in the
United States will probably be about
$75,O0O,O0O, against $6O,OOO,OOO last
year.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-08-03

1T is a pretty cheeky thing for the
Hawaiian sugar planters to export 1000
contract laborers from Italy and trans
port them across the United States. If
the last congress had acted upon the
urgent recommendations of the bureau
of immigration and made the immi-
grafton laws apply to Hawaii, this in
tiux of dagoes to United States pos
session would have been prevented.
The commissioner of immigration is
advised that since Hawaii has been
annexed there has been imported into
the islands about 1900 Japanese, TO-
900 of whom were contract laborers.
Over half of the island population is
now said to be Asiatic, the japanese
outnumbering Chinese by about TO-
600.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-08-03
pIoyees nor passengers. They were
mostly tramps and were trespassing..

THE United States treasury, at the
close of the fiscal year, found itself in
possession of $24O, 900 in one and five
cent pieces. A year ago the treasury
held 81, 100000 in those coins. The
coins are issued at the rate of about
$4,000 year. "This use of small
coins is significant" says the Kansas
City Star. cit shows that the Ameri-
can is looking after the pennies. Once,
especially in the south and west, he
was above buying or selling a cents
worth of anything. The last state to
hold out against the penny business
was California, but the cent is now
finding its way into trade on the Pa
cific coast. While Brother Jonathan
is saving and using his cents and his
nickels, he is accommodating more big
gold pieces and more shining eagles
than he ever had before"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-08-03
Notice Of Application to Purchase Tide Lands

OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC LANDS,
OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON. !
Notice is hereby given that Peter Larsen, of
Friday Harbor Washington, has filed an app1ica-
ton in this Office to purchase the following de-
scribed tide lands, situate in San Juan County,
Washington, to-wit:
All tide lands of the second class, owned by
the State of Washington, situate in front of, adj
jacent to or abutting upon that portion of the
government meander line described as follows:
Commencing at point II SO chains south and
zoos chains east of the meander corner to frac-
tional sections i'd q, township "a north, range
west, Willamette Meridian; thence following
the Government meander line as follows: South
64H deg, east $50 chains; south 81 deg, west
chains, total distance of 1850 chains which
tide lands are situated in front of lot g. section
3, township "a north, range west Willamette
Meridian, according to surveyor generals certi-
fed copy of field notes fled with said applica-
ton June 20, 1899.
Any person desiring to protest against said
application may do SO within thirty days from
and after date of first publication of this notice.
Date first publication: July 20, 1899.
ROBERT BRIDGES,
Commissioner of Public Lands.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-08-03
The interstate commerce conniss,on

THE Interstate commerce commission
has issued s0rt-of preliminary report
for the year ending June 80, 1898, Civ
ing good many interesting statements.
Thus, in it we have an authoritative
statement as to accidents during the
year. 1t seems that there were 22l
passengers killed and 2,e45 injured
during the year. The train statistics
show that this means that one passen-
was killed for each GO, 54a2, O70 miles that
he rode, so to speak, and one was in-
jured for each 4,543, go miles that he
rode. There were ] 1858 employees killed
and S0,76l injured. That is, one en-
pioye in each AT was killed and one i'm
each tWenty-eight was injured. There
were 1850 persons killed and
6,l76 injured that were neither emu
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-08-03

RUSSIA has recently ordered $40, OOO,-
900 worth of American ordnance, $5,-
600, 900 worth of American steel rails,
and many million dollars more in
American products of various kinds.
The order for ordnance cannot be re-
garded as violence of very great faith
on the part of the car in realization
of his dream of universal peace.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-08-03

GENERAL MILES wants to know
for, and he will endeavor to get an
opinion from the new war secretary
upon these points. The general is
highly ornamental and there isn't a bit
of doubt that he would be highly use
full too if given a chance.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-08-03

THE expectation of American bread
stuffs to the Orient is steadily increas.
ing. In the last fiscal year the United
States shipped II million barrels Of
flour to Asia and Oceanica, quantity
sufficient to feed over II million people
a year at the ordinary American rate of
consumption. Most of this -four is con-
sumed by white people residing in the
East or by natives of the most pro-
gressive sort, who are brought into
contact with Europeans and Ameri-
cans in trade, and adopt their customs
and tastes. The wide range of the
worlds consumption of American -four
shows that exporters are missing no
opportunity to ship wherever there is
a chance to sell the product. South
Africa bought nearly 100000 barrels of
-four from this country in the past
twelve-month. South America took
over II million barrels, the West In
dies nearly u million barrels, Mexico
and Central America 275,O 600 barrels,
British North America 725, 600 barrels,
and Europe, including every country
except Russia, nearly 121 million bar
rels. In the aggregate over Is million
dollars worth of -four was exported last
year. In addition 2 million dollars
worth of various preparations of wheat
flour for table food was shipped to
foreign countries, also 100000 worth
of biscuit. 81 100000 worth of corn meal
and II million dollars worth of Oat
meal
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-08-03

During the civil war, as well as in our
late war with Spain, diarrhoea was one Of
the most troublesome diseases the army
had to contend with. In many instances
it became chronic and the old soldiers
still suffer from it. Mr.. David Taylor, of
Wind Ridge, Greene Co., Pa, is one of
these He uses Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and says
he never found anything that would give
him such quick relief. 1t is for sale by
dealers everywhere.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-08-03

MIDSUMMER estimates of the wheat
crop of the world for the current year
indicated a total of 2,5O4, 100000 bush
els, of which the United States is ex-
pected to produce at least full quarter,
as it did last year. This total is about
PA, OOO, 900 bushels below the yield of
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-08-03

In India there are $4,000, 900 Hindus
who hold neither the Hindu nor the
Mohammedan faith, and are looked
upon, 1t is said, by the Hindus as de-
spicabIe and by the Mohammedans as
accurSed,
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-08-03
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.


UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
Seattle, WASH, June u, I8eo.}
Notice IS hereby given that the following
named settler has fled notice Of his intention
to. make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the Clerk
ington, on Saturday, August II, 1899, viz:
CHARLES G. LARSON.
Homestead entry Number 1896, for the
+ H of Sw 4 of Sec. IS, TIP. 36 NJ r West
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cu1tivation
of, said land, viz: -
Lars Brown, George Myer, John Bergman and
William Clark, all Of Orcas, Washington.
EDWARD p. TREMPER, Register
First publication june ao, 1892
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-08-03

A WASHINGTON dispatch says that
the Alaskan boundary controversy
''has passed the acute stage" from
which, in view of the recent bellicose
attitude of the Canadian government,
we may infer that it has become
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-08-03

EVANGELIST MOODY in a recent
sermon preached about four great
temptations. They were in his mind
the bicycle, the trolley car, the Sunday
newspaper and false doctrines.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-08-03
The Official Paper Of San Juan County
THURSDAY. AUGUST 3, 1899.

THE president having placed law
yer at the head of the war department
it is now equally in order for him to
place a warrior at the head of the law
department.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-08-03
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
Seattle. Wash lime To r2oo

UNITED STATES LAND OFFIcE.1
Seattle, Wash, June Io, 1899.
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has fled notice of his Intention to
make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the CLERK Of
ton, on Saturday, August S, 1899, viz:
JOSEPH FERNErr.
Homestead application No. r4,466, for the
r 3W. % =
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
of, said land, Wig:
E. F. Allen, Eben Wood, Fred Krumdicks
and Ernest Rahorst, ali of Wa1dron, san Juan
aounty, Wash.
EDWARD P. rRExPER, Register.
First publication June "a. 1899.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-08-03
KIDNEY
TROUBLE.

can make no mistake by using DR.. Kilmers
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy. At
druggists in fifty cent and one dollar sizes.
Sample bottle by mail free, also pamphlet tell
ing you how to find out if you have kidney
trouble. Address, DR.. Kilmer & Co., Binghamp-
ton, N. y.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-08-03

Is a deceptive disease
thousands have it and
don't know it. If you
want quick result S you
Arizona republican., 1899-05-13

Silver Bell, Detroit, White Pine and Lulu lode claims, and several mill sites, all in Paradox valley, Montrose county, Colorado,
 This group comprises the property which has been worked the past year by the La Sal Copper Mining com pany, on La Sal creek. This company has been shipping steadily the past few months the ore just as it comes from the mine. The returns have been decidedly satisfactory, netting about s9.S0 per car. The. ore has a very heavy per cent of copper, but is also rich in precious metals. -
 The La Sal concern is said to be a Utah concern.
 1.-The La Sal company has now ac- quired full control of the property. which is as rich as any on earth,'' said a prominent mining man this morn- ing. ''The Red Chief, which is. the only one of the group that has been developed, makes showing that can not well be equaled. The high grade ores carries from 50 per cent to 80 per cent of copper, and from 100 ;, to '150 ounces of silver and 106 carloads that have been treated by the smelt- CTS here and in Pueblo have shown a mean average of s109 per ton"
Arizona republican., 1899-05-13

 string from slipping, were evolved.
 Implements of this. character are still used by the Esquimaux for catch ing sea-gulls and other water fowl. A cord made of braided grass, fifteen CT eighteen inches long, is looped around the groove in the bone, and fastened to a trawl line kept extended by anchored 'buoys, the bone being baited with small fish, into which the implement is inserted lengthwiSe. The trawl lines are placed near the breed ing places of the birds and would be equally effective in the capture of cer- tain kinds of fish,
 As men gained experience and ad- vanced in knowledge other forms of implements would be evolved better suited for the purpose, but, with the exception of better material being used in the manufacture, the fishhooks of the civilized nations of today are but little in advance of these used by say- age races and prehistoric peoples.
 Prehistoric f1shhoOlis of bronze and others made from the tusks of the wild boar are found in the Swiss lakes. An other form of bronze f1shhook, found in the Lake of Morat, is almost identi- cal in form with those used today. Clipped flint fishhooks are found in Sweden. Among the aborigines of Wisconsin native copper was used in the manufacture of various weapons and implements, and fishhooks of beaten copper have been found in some of the mounds in that region.-Popular Science.
Arizona republican., 1899-05-13
A MISSING BOY.
A Suspicion of AbducfionsB egTnning
 to Take Form!

Sidney Blowing the 1O-year-old son of Mrs. Al Hawley, has been mysteri- ously missing since Thursday after noon The only trace of him yet ob- tained is indefinite. but it points to his abduction. .
 Shortly after the afternoon recess of Thursday the boy asked his teacher if he might leave the room to look for a pencil which he thought he had left under a tree on the playground. After he had been gone fer several minutes the teacher saw him standing near the school house steps seemingly engaged in looking fer something. He did not 1e-enter the school room. About half past four o'clock he was playing mar bles with some boys at the corner of Washington and Seventh streets.
 -t When he had not returned hcme long after the dismissal of the school his mother grew anxious. Inquiry was made at every place where it was thought he might have gone, but the
Arizona republican., 1899-05-13

were considered by the Jury along with the general facts in the case.
 Speaking of the law and juries, the day before, the wrangling jury in the Lambert case, after having been out about eighteen hours sent the baliff to Judge Street with a modest request for copy of the revised statutes. The judge only had one copy and he didn't like to spare that, and besides he per haps thought the county could not af- ford to pay twelve men $2 each per day to study law Anyway, he did not send the revised statutes as per request A law book is regarded by those who understand it as a delicate and useful instrument, but danger ous plaything. Hence the tendency or courts to keep it out of the hands ot people who have not been trained to the use of it.
 Changing the smile, the law IS looked upon by those who understand it as a variety of carefully prepared and powerful medicines, to be ad- ministered only in extreme cases. In the course of trial enough is dealt out by the lawyers and the court to meet the emergency, so courts are averse to giving jurord unrestricted access to the whole drug store with whose dangerous and poisonous ar ticles they are unfamiliar.
Arizona republican., 1899-05-13
KILLED AT A FIRE.
Disastrous Blaze in Thresher Plant a;
 Massilon, O.

Massilon, O., May 12.-The largest confagration in the history of Massi- Ion swept Russell & Co.'S mammoth thresher and engine plant tonight de- stroying property valued at fully $5OO,OOO. The fire started in the warehouse at o'clock and in spite of the efforts of the various hose com panies, gained steady progress.
 In this structure were fully 300 fin ished machines, and all were con stunned. Canton was wired for assist ance, but arrived too late to be of as sistance. The machine shops were saved.
 Albert Bamberger, volunteer fire man, was killed by a falling wall In the same catastrophe Christian L. Baataz, workman. was probably ia. tally tnjured,
Arizona republican., 1899-05-13

of very valuable papers were taken. The papers consisted of insurance pol- icies, stocks and such things, and can not be negotiated, hence are worthless to the takers, but are worth a large amount to the owner. The California Wine house was vis- ited, and the operation of opening the safe progressed as far as the breaking off of the knob and indicator. At this juncture the cracksmen appear to have been frightened away, for the job was deserted after the hardest part had been accomplished. The house was closed at II o'clock last night, so the burglarizing must have occurred some time this morning.
 The Tucson Water companys. office was visited and here the largest and hardest safe to enter of the four was compelled to give up its contents The robbers got $1660.
 From all indications the men engag- ed in the work were well acquainted with their business. Officers are i1l- vestigating the case thoroughly and there may be a sequel to the affair Tucson Citizen '
Arizona republican., 1899-05-13
JOINS HER SOLDIER LOVER.
Nebraska Girl Despondent Over Death
 of Sweetheart.

Beemer, Neb., May 12-Mary Vtach the 16-year-old daughter Of a farmer residing near this city, committed sui. eide while Respondent over the death of her soldier sweetheart, George Hoar who fell before Caloocan while fighting with the First Nebraska.
 Hoar was a neighboring farm boy and the two had attended the same country school. The sorrowing girl took her fathers shotgun and retiring to her room, went to work de1ibsr- ately to prepare for her death. She removed one of her slippers and plac- ing the gun over her heart, pushed the trigger of the weapon with her toe. Death was instantaneous. The girl left letter to her parents saying she could not bear her grief any longer, and preferred death.
 An hour after the tragedy the girls father returned from the post office bringing a letter from young Hoar. which he had written just before go- ing into the battle in which he was killed. The letter said that he was anxious to return to Nebraska, but he would never ask to be mustered out until the enemy had been defeated and the Nebraska regiment could re- turn as body with all the honors of conquerors.
Arizona republican., 1899-05-13
MAY EXTEND LINE.
Rumor That Road from ManVeI, Cal,
 Will Be Built North.

Salt Lake, May 12.-A rumor has reached this city from Los Angeles to the effect that the California Eastern will extend its line northeast from ManVel to Vanderbilt, Cal. The re- pert seems to be verified and local railroad men are interested enough to be inquiring about the road and the possibility of its extension. Wander biia, the mining town given as the ob- jective point of the latest extension, is likewise given as near the south west terminus of the Utah, Nevada & California, the Itcad lately incorporated to cross Lincoln county, Nevada
 It would give Vanderbilt an all-rail route to any part of the country and what is of more local importance. would leave a gap between McCune, Utah, and Vanderbilt, Cal, of less than 200 miles. The Short Line has still considerably more than 200 miles Of good rail. The worst part of the line is already graded, so the small link to build for the Los Angeles line would be reduced.
Arizona republican., 1899-05-13
WE WANT TO TRADE

A A fine 10-acre farm in San Carlos for ranch near Phoenix. It is To- cated
 Twenty-Five miles from Los Angeles, Eight miles from sugar factory,
 Five miles from two creameries.
 Ten miles from condensed milk factory,
 One mile from postOff1ce
 One mile from two railroads,
 Eight miles from the ocean.
 Good house, large barn, orchard and plenty of shade.
 Three arteSian wells, nc money to pay for irrigating, in one of the pret- tiest spots in Southern California The ranch is all right and California is all right with the exception that it is too far away from Phoenix. At the same time we are selling groceri:s cheaper than any store in Phoenix. The only store in Phoenix that has electric fans for the benefit of every body. Come around and cool off; it costs you nothing.
Arizona republican., 1899-05-13
CRACKSMEN CIRCULATE.
Tucson Startled by Series of Safe
 Openings.

The feeling of security from robbery which Tucson business man have har- bored in the past, because of the im- munity they have experienced for many years, was. rudely shocked this morning when the offices and shops of the city were opened and the discovery was made that cracksmen had been at work during the night and several safes had been opened and filched of their valuable contents.
 Investigation revealed the fact that four places received the attentions Of the midnight workers-C. T. EtchelG blacksmith shop, at the foot of Con gross; the California Wine house. 197 West Congress; L. Zeckendorf & Go. $ furniture store on Main and Penning- ton streets, and the Tucson Water com pany'S office at 36 South Stone avenue.
 Very little money was secured a. any of the places, except the last men tiCned, where it is understood the cracksnen' got a goodIy sum.
 At Etchells', which is evidently the first place visited, the safe stood in the office at the side of and in the rear part of the building. It is rather iso- lated place and afforded the burglars ample opportunity to prosecute their work undistuTbed. The knob and in dicatOr of the combination were knocked off with a hammer and the lock driven in with a pin or small roG enabling the door to be opened. Not much was found inside, only $45 hay ing besn left there by MT. Etchells the night before. Papers were scattered around promiscuously, in the hurry of the miscreants to escape. When they
Arizona republican., 1899-05-13
WILSON MURDER TRIAL,
The Whole Afternoon Taken Up in
 Finding Jury.

Harvey Wilson, the constable of Wickenburg, went to trial yesterday for the murder of James c. Davenport, a miner at Wickenburg, last winter. There had been trouble and i'll feeling between Wilson on one side. and Davenport and a couple of brothers by the name of Kellogg on the other One right the KelIoggs and Davenport went to Wilson's house and asked him to come down town; which Wilson evidently construed to be a cordial in- vitation to more or less sanguinary scrap. He promised to attend and his visitors started away. Wilson quickly emerged from his house and fired into the retiring group, king Davenport. So much publicity had been given the affair that there was a great deal of difficulty in getting a jury. The whole afternoon was spent in the examination of the regular and special venires and not until half-past four was the jury sworn in. It was put under the rules separated from, the rest of the world and kept under the watchful eye of two fbailiffs.
 The prisoner watched the examina- ton with greater evident interest than
 
 trial shows. He showed that he req liZed that he had serious business on hand. He grew still more animated at the repeated question put to the jurymen: Have you conscientious scruples against the inf1iction of the death penalty?"
 District Attorney Flannigan is as- sisted in the prosecution by Baker and Bennett, who have been specially re- tained by the friends of Wilson's vic tim. The prisoner is defended by Judge Campbell.
 The only other matter before the court yesterday was the case of John Hawk indicted for robbery. What evil dence that a robbery had been com mitted atall, had pretty well evaporat- ed since last December when Hawk was arrested. The prosecuting witness was drunk and was brought to admit that he was not profitable field for footpads.
 George P. Bullard, the defendants attorney succeeded in convincing the jury that there was no robbery, but he perhaps did not remove the inn pression that that was due only to the prosecuting witness unfavorable f. nanCial condition.