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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-01-17
NEWS Of THIS AID NH6Hb0R|NQ STATS
Interesting Events and Gossip Of the Past Week Reported From
Cities and Towns in Washington Oregon and Idaho.

A 50-year franchise has been granted
for an electric railway between Seattle
and Tacoma. The line Is to be in
operation in 18 months.
The machinery for the new mill at
Hartford is now on the ground. It
will cut S5, 900 feet OF lumber per day,
and the shingle mill in conjunction
will have q capacity OF 100000
shingles.
As the result of eating canned meats
and salads at . lodge entertainmet at
Ballard, F. s. Stillman, drug clerk
of that city, is lying in q critical con-
dition at his home, suffering from pto.
maine poisoning.
Word has been received OF the death
OF Captain William Haines, a pioneer
mining man, at Northport. He was q
native of North Carolina and had been
on the coast since the palmy days OF
Virginia City, Nevada.
The Northern Lumber Company's
sawmill at Everett. which was burned
few months ago. is to be rebuilt.
New machinery is on the way from
the East, and plans for the building
are ready for the contractors.
1t Is announced that the logging
camps adjoining the Sedro- Wooley
townsite on the north, stan ted up again
by new concern. These camps, two
in number, are among the largest in
the Northwest, each employing about
$50 men. The operations of the new
firm are expected to be on q scale even
more extensive than heretofole.
Judge Moore at Seattle has issued
peremptoTy writ OF mandate to the
King county board of commissioners
requiring them to call Especial cleo
tion within 40 days to permit the resi-
dents Of that part Of the reservation
lying within King county to vote
whether they desire to have the reser-
vation annexed to Pierce county.
Natural oil indications have been
discovered near Spangle. The discov-
cry was made on the adjoining ranches
of A. d. McMichael and J. b. Butler.
and lease has been secured on one Of
these by capitalists who will prospect
for oil and gas. f. X. Mccoy, a repre-
sentative Of an oil company in Cali.
fornia, has been examining all the
fields of the Palouse looking for oil
lands for his company, and he has Sc
cured o lease on Mr.. McMichael's
farm.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-01-17
BLOCKED THE MAILS.


'V" uC SIOPSuys
Charlottesville, Ind, Jan. 14.-The
rails of the Chicago & Southeastern
Railway. which crossed the farm of
Wesley Grantham, near this city, were
torn up and removed from the farm
last Wednesday night by Sheriff Ca.
nine, acting on writ of ejectment,
secured by Grantham. All train traf.
fic including the government mail
service was effectualIy blocked.
Injunction proceedings were lmmed.
iatey filed against Grantham, but to.
day in the circuit court Judge West
refused to grant a temporary restrain.
ing order, declarig that Grantham had
already been kept out of his property
seven years. and that the constitution
guaranteed him certain rights, with
which the court did not propose to in
terfere. The roads attorney asked
that an order be made giving the road
possession until the land could be con.
demned. but the court refused to do
this. saying that the company had had
seven years to do this and had failed.
The court issued an order, however,
forbidding any further destruction OF
the roads property.
Grantham's land is guarded by
armed men. Last night two of the
roads bridges were blown up. one of
them 60 feet long and Is feet high.
Many loads of rails were carted off to
a school house, three miles from the
right of way. Two hackloads of armed
men went down from Ladoga last
night to the Grantham farm. The
road will be blocked now for several
days at least, and Grantham's attorney
declares possession will not be relin.
quished until the road pays $4,000.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-01-17
WANTS ANNEXATION
Russia Demands an Indefinite
Lease on Lao Tung.
WITHDRAWN FROM TRIPLE ALLIANCE
Her Treaty With China Will Also Give Her
Complete Possession of the Man.
churian Railroad.

London, Jan. 14.-''Prince Uchtom.
sky's mission to Pekin," says the St.
Petersburg correspondent of the Daily
Mail, "was to secure a convention, /
understand, on the following basis: In
return for renouncing her claim for
war indemnity, Russia demands an in
definite, instead of a 80 year lease of
the Lila Tnng peninsula, and of the
Port Arthur. In other words, she de.
mands annexation, as we'll AS the COM
plete possession of the Msnchurian rail.
way. which, under the existing agree
ment. reverts to China after 80 years. I"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-01-17
Attempt to Counterfeit Railway Tickets.

Kansas City, Jan. 11.-An apparent
attempt to counterfeit Burlington rail-
way tickets has been learned by the
local officers of that road which has
received information that q man re.
Gently tried to open negotiations with
a St. Joseph printer to furnish an cleo.
trotype of Burlington coupon ticket.
which he produced. The printing firm
refused to do the work and notified
the railway officials of the request.
Burlington agents have been notified
to be on the outlook for spurious trans
portation.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-01-17
FORESTRY OF OREGON.
Many Interesting Features Representing the
Natural Woods at the Pan.American.

Buffalo, Jan. IA. j. johnson,
forestry commissioner of the state of
Oregon to the Pan-American, is work
ing hard to gather an exhibit that will
properly represent the state in this
important industry. One hundred and
forty varieties of woods will be repre-.
sented, many of which are very inter.
esting. Mr.. johnson mentions the
myrtle as one of the most useful and
interesting woods in the world on &C.
count of its varied colors.
Oregon will have exhibits in the
agricultural, liberal arts, forestry and
fisheries buildings, as the commits
sioners in the different departments
are alive to the advantages to be de-
rived from thorough representation
and they wish the state to keep abreast
of the times.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-01-17
WASHINGTON.

IT is said that Hoquiam will have a
basket factory.
The Aberdeen Order of Eagles will
erect a So, 900 building.
Spokane has accepted plans for d
crematory which will cost 81, 500.
The old Hartford hotel has been torn
down and loaded on cars. billed for
Jackman, Skagit county.
New Whatcom is endeavoring to
have the appropriation for the water
way project raised. from $4,000 to
$4,000.
Whitman county boasts of the
Youngest court bailiff in the United
States in the person of Willie, the H.
year r-old son of Judge Mcdonald, of the
superior court.
DIR. l.. r. Markley has been ap-
pointed quarantine officer for Belling-
ham Bay. Heretofore vessels have had
to wire to Port Townsend for instruc-
tions.
Measures are being taken 70 intro
duce bill in the legislature to sub.
NIT to a vote OF the people an amend.
ment to the constitution designating
Tacoma as the state capital instead of
Olympia.
The miners working on the Admiral
Dewey claim, near Republic. have
killed tour cougars recently. The
largest measured feet inches from
tip to tip and the smallest feet 10
inches.
The board of county commi ssioners
for Lewis county has let contract to
the Northwest Bridge Company for the
construction of 140-foot span bridge
across the Cbehalis river at Blacks
Station. The contract price is 81, ,494.
An important strike has been made
on the property of the Oro Grandc
Gold Mining & Milling Company, .
few miles from Marcus. Previous as
saws gave fromA$S to $21.65 in gold,
silver and copper and the ore from the
new vein is expected to 60 much
higher.
The executive board of the Thurston
County Bicycle Path Association re-
ports 81, ,9O1 received last year from
the sale of bicycle tags and $456 from
other sources.
David Jathley, who has returned TO
Everett from Dawson, brought home
the petrified jaw of prehistoric mas
todon. From point to point the jaw
measures 81 inches. and IL still CON-
tsips two teeth nine inches long. II 10
thoroughly petrified, weighing 90
pounds.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-01-17
OREGON.

The organ factory at Dallas is en-.
larging its plant.
The Bybee bridge across Rogue river
is being repaired and is closed to
travel.
The free ferry at Liverpool. Benton
county. is not yet in operation, owing
to high water.
F. E. Dunn, of Eugene, sold 81
bales of 1899 hops to San Francisco
buyers for cents per pound.
Fred Walters, of the Farmers Gus
tom mill, has purchased the Cheape
mill property at Pendleton for IS. 500.
The telephone Office at Sumpter has
abolished its telegraph Office, and mes
sages are now transmitted by telephone
to Baker City.
A test pit, sunk Is feet on the Ore
gon Boy, q recent location in the Ala
mo district, is said to have disclosed q
ledge with $l2 values.
Oscar Dilley, of Oakville. is building
dairy building which will be large
enough for 80 cows and will have all
up-to-date Improvements.
]. A. Fitzgibbon has bought the
Cook and Miller ledge on Foot's creek,
Southern Oregon. This is q ledge in
which two feet OF $50 rock has been
developed.
A young man, aged 1S years, the
kol Of Gv~~sSk
thrown from load OF railroad ties near
Elgin, and received injuries which re-
suited in his death.
The shaft ON the Little Breeches
claim. in the Bald Mountain district.
is down 26 feet. and average assays Of
$5.4O are reported. No cross cutting
will be done until the 1OO-foot level 10
reached.
Farmers living between Lebanon
and Sodaville will make an effort to
get free rural mail delivery. The
route will be about as follows: From
Lebanon to Sodaville. thence west
about six miles, thence north about
six miles. thence east to starting point.
George Newsomc. q farmer living
near Marquam, was held up and
robbed in his own doorway. Mr..
Newsome answered knock at tho
front door and was surprised to 6ud .
revolver in his face on opening the
door. He gave up few dollars he
had in his pocket.
G. s. Warren. Jr., has purchased
from George Day . one-sixth interest
in the Crown Point properly for $500.
The property adjoins the Diadem In
the Greenhorn Mountain district. and
has been developed by 4O-foot shaft.
It is said that average assays from .
3H-ioot ledge arc $3.50. while some
specimens assayed $lO4.
An important mining deal has Just
been consummated in Eastern Oregon.
whereby the Quebec and High Orc
claims changed hands. The considera-
tion il placed at about $40. 900.
A mass meeting Of citizens OF Gil
liam county was held, st which IL Was
decided TO organise company and
build . railroad from Condor TO the
Columbia. This would greatly benefit
the wheat men Of that county. - at
present all wheat is being hauled n
wagons 40 10 go miles.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-01-17
rw. Chin.,e Burned to Death.

Boise, Jan. 11.-In q fire at Nampa
this morning in wash house two Chi
nese were burned to death. There
were seven Chinese in the place, and
the others were rescued with difficulty,
one being badly burned. Tho body OF
one of the victims was recovered. bus
the other was incinerated. nothing
beinR left but bits of bones. The Chi
neee had considerable money In the
building. One fellow had s.. 900 bur
ied. which he expects to recover.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-01-17
Another Invading Column.

London. Jan. 12.-"Five thousand
Beers. supposed to be trekking west
from Vryburg," says the Cape Town
correspondent of the Daily Mail, ''are
now making their way into the heart
of Cape Colony. The supposition is
that they have captured several small
garrisons on the way"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-01-17
American Engineer Released.

Washington, Jan. IL. = A dispatch
from Charles w. Kindick, consul of
the United States at Juarez. Mexico.
reports the release of T. w. Lewis. an
American citizen, an engineer on the
Mexican Central railway, who was
arrested because his train ran over and
killed a Mexican named Jesus Calde-
ron. who had attempted to make .
coupling.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-01-17
AeonciIlo Revolts.

London, Jan. IA serious di,.
agreement has arisen between the Fill.
pino representatives in Europe. Agou-
clio, whom Aguinaldo ordered there.
has revolted and refuses to go to Hong
Kong or give up his post in Paris to
DR.. Apaciblo. The latter Aguinaldo
ordered to 60 to Canada from Hong
Kong to watch the United States cleo.
tions. He was then ordered to replace
Agoncillo. The disputants have both
cabled Aguinaldo and are waiting for
his reply.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-01-17
A Milking Machine.

It has been generally believed by
those engaged in dairying that cows
could not be milked by any mechanical
device. A Glasgow, Scotland, firm
claims to nave q machine that will do
the work and wants to exhibit 1t at
the Pan-American exposition at Buf-
falo next summer. The milking ma
chine is said to be built on the pneu-
matio system. with valves, suction
rubbers, etc.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-01-17
Lavish. Goes to the Philippines.

Washington, Jan. 14.-Auditor Law
abe received the final instructions rom
the secretary of war today, preparatory
En- Lea wing Washington tonight for the
philippines, where he will enter upon
his duties az auditor for the Philip
pine archipelago. One of his duties
will be 70 re-examine the accounts OF
officers of the army who handle all the
government funds in the Philippine
archipelago.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-01-17
Danish West Indies to Be Ours.

Copenhagen, Jan. 1.-THE negotia-
tions for the sale of the Danish West
Indies to the United States are seem.
inlgy approaching settlement. The
matter has been placed in the hands Of
the finance committee of the rigsdag,
with the view of arranging the differ
ence in the price asked and offered.
The king and ministry are In favor of
the sale. but final action may be de-
layed by powerful opposition both In
the islands and here.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-01-17
Appeals for More Troops.

New York, Jan. IA dispatch to
the Tribune says:
Day after day the newspapers con.
tinue to second the appeals of the cor.
respondents in Cape Town tor more
troops for South Africa. The necessity
for fresh drafts of mounted men is
growing urgent to augment the strength
of the force now serving, and to re-
place the yeomanry and other troops
that should by this time be returning
home. Meanwhile the recruiting for
the South African constab bulary is pro.
crossing sluggishly. The actual num-
ber o. recruits dispatched SO far from
the United Kingdom is but 200, but
300 more are to start next week, with
more than three times the mum Der re.
CURED applying to be enlisted. The
selection of candidates goes on at q
rate of only 800 month, at which
rate 1t will take nearly year and
half to get the necessary 5000 men.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-01-17

by the Navy department.. The Morans'
bid of 1878, 900 must be sc,led down
100000 to bring it within the limit
fixed by congress. The business men
volunteered to furnish this amount if
the company would accept the contract
at the reduced figure The entire sum
was raised in a week. being oversub.
scribed $3,835 1t is estimated that
the battleship contract means the ex.
penditure of $1,000, 900 in wages on
Puget Sound during the next three
years. Moran Bros. will build at once
new machine shops and power house,
to cost 100000.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-01-17
Livinsston Bank Dividend.

Washington. Jan. l2.-The control.
Ter of the currency declared dividend
of 2.7 in favor of the creditors of the
Livingston National bank. of Living.
ston, Mont.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-01-17

Berlin. Jan. 12.-All the German
pipe foundries. according to special
dispatch from Cologne, have Joined the
pipe trust which is being organised.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-01-17
W0R}[ THAN [V[Q
No Improvement in the Stu.
alton at the Cape.
CENSORSHIP OF GENERAL KITCHENER
Boers Are Stealing Cattle Close to Pretoria
Forts-Dynamite Mines Laid to Protect
Property in the Rand.

London, Jan. 12.-The situation in
South Africa grows worse rather than
better. Lord Kitchener's dispatches
are more laconic than those of Lord
Roberts. and little else OF importance
is allowed to come through.
The Times in an editorial today finds
comfort in the thought that "the pro.
cess of attrition is doing its work, and
must shortly lead to the inevitable re.
suit" In other quarters, however,
there is less satisfaction with the con.
dition of affairs, which have practical.
ly necessitated the fertilization of Cape
Town.
No steps have been taken to comply
with Lord Kitchener's demands for re.
Inducements.
Lord Coleridge, in letter excusinp
his non-attendance at political meet.
ing, says:
II loathe and detest this war and
the policy which brought it about, the
mode IN which it is conducted and the
undignified excitement over the de-.
feat of handful of peasants defending
their country at the hands of 10 times
their number of trained soldiers,
backed by the wealth of Enlgand."
This mornings dispatches report
that small party of Beers carried of
cattle close to the east fort at Pretoria
Nine hundred Beers, under Command
ant Krltzinger, are 5 miles from Rich.
mond, in the direction of Murray ysburg.
Rumors are spreading at Porterville
that the rebels have joined the Beers in
the Calvina district. The military
commissioner of police at Johannes.
burg has warned the public to beware
of dangerous dynamite mines laid in
the Rand to protec It the mines.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-01-17
Sentenced TO Death.

Princeton. Ind. Jan. 14.-J. d.
Keith was this afternoon convicted of
numbering Nora Keller and sentenced
to death.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-01-17
RAISES THE BONUS.
Seattle in One Week Subscribes $i03, 900 for
the Battleship Contract.

Seattle, Jan. 1.-the people of Sc.
attic have completed the raising of a
$100.O00 bonus to be paid the Moran
Bros. Company. of this city upon the
launching of the new sheathed battle.
ship, which they have been awarded
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-01-17
COMMITTED by the President.

Washington, Jan. 14.-The president
today commuted the sentence of Chas.
L. McUin. who was to have been
hanged in this city tomorrow. to i'm
prisonment for life. In December,
1899, McUin. who was q motorman on
one of the street railways, killed an.
other motorman. Jealousy was the
cQus0
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-01-17

Year s - hundred motor carriages per
firm the average output of a Paris
'u' iOr the past five years.
oroot Lsikmos OF Alaska make water.
the s., ooots and shirts of the skin of
outnnn's ae boston high schools the girls
in ni0er tha the boys by 1000 or so. but
the hoU, primary and grammar schools
$500 0asnumber the girls by nearly
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-01-17
Commander John W. Ou.ckenbu,h.

Washington, Jan. 14.-Commander
John w. Quackenbush, Uniteds States
navy, retired, died today at his home
in this city, aged 81 years.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-02-02
NO FAIR..STEALINg CUR
 CD OLD TYPE.

Three hobos were arrested Thursday night by Deputy Sher- if Walker. They offered to sell fifty pairs of new shoes to one of our merchants for SIS, but the offer was declined and matter re- ported to the officers. Three cases of shoes and a box of type were found by the officers in the canyon west of the mill. The shoe boxes were marked to the Walkover Shoe Company and the box of type to c. w. Nicklin, Los Angeles. It is supposed that the hobos threw the boxes from a freight train as it passed slowly up the grade west of, town. It was bold piece of robbery, but the thieves could not dispose of their ill-gotten gain. .-Coconino Sun.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-02-02
PHOENIX DOINGS.

The Legislature being session makes about the principal diver sion in conversations of the capi- tai city. Altho the closing of the Forest Reserve caused more excitement than the Legislature. Some were glad and some were mad and so you can readily tell how things went.
 The Newspaper men met sim ultaneously with the Legislature and wound up their meeting with the usual big banquet. They elected for their new officers, Ex. Gov. McCord, President, and E.. s. Perkins, formerly of this paper, Secretary.
 The Legislature occupied the first few days in organization and pie distributing. All the pie went to the Democra ts in 6 well distributed proportion to all set. t ons except Apache County.
 The bulk of the work of this session will be done on the New Code, which is being considered by the Judiciary Committees.
 A bill to place a license-tax or sheep being moved from one county to another, has been Tn. troduced in The House. This i: avery unjust bill and should not pass, for several obvious reasons ID. l.. T,
The St. Johns herald., 1901-02-02
DEATH OF sHEWMAN.

A. P. Snowman, editor of the Mesa Free Press, died at his home in that city on Saturday night, January 20,after brief illness of of pneumonia. Deceased was
 secretary of the Arizona Press association at the time of his death, and the association. which met in Phoenix on Monday, passed resolutions relative to his death, and also appointed a committee of its members to attend the funeral, which occurred on Tuesday, Jan. 2. Tn the death af MT. Shew. An the press of Arizona loses one of it's most exemplary mem bers, man who adorned his pro- fression by an upright and honest life, and the territory loses a valuable citizen. He was yet in the prime of life, being but thirty two years of age. He was a
 member of the Odd Fellows, Masons, K. of P., and one of the highest officers in the territory inthe Good Templars. .-Arizonian.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-02-02

"Oh, no; I want to shoot another dove first" At this time he had the stock of the gun resting on the splash board in front and the muzzle resting on his stomach. When opposit the Montezuma house Leo took of his hat and stopped down seemingly to brush the mud off his shoes, when the gun went off. I turned to him and he then had his hat over his heart and said, IT am gone. The hat, which was covered with blood, dropped to the floor and he dropped back and never moved after, and I had to hold him to prevent him from falling out of the buggy, and then some people came. And that is all 1 know. 7"
 Tom Larreau, of Falrbrnks, brought the news of the accident about 7p. m., and Martin Costi1lo, Leo's father, left almost imned- lately for Fairbanks and returned with the remains of his son at II: 30 p. m.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-02-02

Last Friday our attention was attracted by a number of buggies leaving town and upon iuvestiga- tion we learned that they were going to the reservoir to surprise the boys and give them a good dinner. We have no doubt but what they will have a good time. and we are sorry that we were not at work on the reservoir at least this one day, as nobody was invited from town. If the Herald boys had been invited the print shop would have been neglected, sure.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-02-02

Last week a pleasant surprise was given Prof. w. D. Rencher, in honor of his birthday, he is a little over twenty-oue years of agel At 10 o'clock the guests were ushered into the aiming room. where they partook of an excellent supper. After which amusements were participated in until they were weary and tired and. glad to go home. The af- fair took place at MT. Patterson's residence.