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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-12-19
WITHOUT CHANGE
SENATE RATIFIED HAY.PAUNCE.
FOTE TREATY
BY an Almost Unanimous vots-Two Amend.
ments Were Proposed. but Both Were
Decisively Defeated - Principal Speech Of
the Day Was bv Teller In Opposition to
lts Ratification.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE senate rat.
ified the Hay-Pauncefote isthmian canal
treaty by the decisive vote of ~ to g.
The vote was reached few minutes be.
fore 5 o'clock, after almost an hours
discussion behind closed doors. There
were no sensational incidents during the
entire time. The debate was confined
exclusively to discussion of the merits
of the agreement and the policy of its
provisions.
The principal speech OF the day was
made by Senator Teller in opposition to
the treaty, and he was followed in rapid
succession by IL or Is other senators
who spoke briefly either for or against
the motion to ratify.
Among the other speakers of the day
were Senators Clay, Fairbanks, McCum-
Der, McLaurin, lMiss.), Culberson, NAL
lory, Mason, Tillman, Bacon and Bate.
Senator Clay was one of the southern
senators who spoke in advocacy of the
treaty. He contended that the treaty
should be ratified because it assured the
abrogation of the Clayton Bulwer treaty.
Senator Mason made strong plea for
the treaty, expressing his qualification
that American diplomacy had succeeded
in securing such triumph as was this
treaty over the original Hay-Pauncefote
treaty.
Senator Bacon's speech was made in
connection with q motion to amend the
treaty. In presenting this amendment
he said that he was in favor of canal
and would vote for the treaty with the
Davis amendment. He opposed the
treaty because he did not believe it would
give the United States full control of the
canal. He said that Great Britain
rejected the amended Hay-Pauncefote
treaty, but sent us another treaty about
identical with. the former treaty as
amended, except as regards the Davis
amendment. He coneidered that fact
the most important feature of the whole
controversy.
There.was an exceptionally full senate
when the time arrived for vote, but
the certainty of ratification had become
80 apparent that there was compare
lively little interest in the proceedings.
The votes on the amendments sue
ceeded each other quickly.
Senator Culbertson offered an amend
ment to insert the Davis Notifications
paragraph of the last session. This was
defeated, Is to 62.
Senator Bacon then offered an amend
menf striking out in the preamble the
reference to the Clayton-Bulwer treaty,
the words without impairing the gen.
eral principles of naturalization estab-
lished in article VIII of that conven-
tion:" also the following words in ar
ticle VII relative to the purchase of
stock ''subject to the provisions of the
present treaty." also all of article III.
relating to the naturalization of the canal ;
also all of article Nv declaring against
change of territorial sovereignty. All
this was embodied in one amendment
and was defeated 18 to 60. !
The treaty then was ratified by vote
of 72 to 6.
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THEY PLEAD FOR PEACE.
Filipino wsmen Urge Leaders to lay Down
Their Arms.

Manila, Dec. 1.-THE Women's Peace
League, organized under tho leadership
Of Senorita Poblete, . Filipino lady, has
transmitted letters, with the permission
OF Gen. Chaffee, urging peace upon the
inaureent general Malavar and other
Filipino chiefs. ,a
These letters remind the Filipino ieao-
ers in the field that the war has de-
stroyed innumerable homes and dev:s-
tated large territories, al Of which, wnile
Il abundsntly proves the tenaclty OF the
insnrcents and their faith in their cause,
-does not remove the fact that the opera.
tions Of American soldiers throughout
the islands daily demonstrate the resolu-
ton @ Of the people Of the United states s
IN make their sovereignty respected
throughout the archipelago. The league
nrces the leaders to make peace 70 svolo
greater evils. .
The Women's league has received 2
cableQram to tho effect that the fllipino
General. Lukban, who il IN S:mar, y
Beading for discontinuance OF nosull-
tiles.
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THIRTY MILLIONS
APPROXIMATELY ThIs suM o,v.
EN- ~ MRS. STAMFORD
~ - Endowment % ths lslaad StaaIesd. IT,.
University -lsssst Gut n M Weslfs
History b aa edueatieaal lastltsHea.
and u Makes Lsland Staaierd he Rleh.
ct of An Uhlvsssl6ss. s-'~ $685.

San Francisco, Dec. 1.-THE deeds oI
gift executed by Mrs. Jane L. Stanford
conveying property valued At $2S, ,OOO. .0O(
to $50, ,000, 900 to the Leland Stanford
Jr. University do not affect her control
OF that institution during her life time,
The total of her endowment is said to be
three times greater than was ever before
given by one individual to educational
purposes by any person in the history oi
the world. The properties given to the
university, now the richest in existence,
are enumerated as follows:
Interest bearing stocks and bonds OF
highest class, conservately appraised at
?lS, ,OO0, 900 and mostly bought with the
following estimated possessions two
years ago.. 285, 900 shares Southern
Pacific stock at 40 q share, $ll, ,4OO, 900
10, 600 shares Central Pacific stock ct t25
q share, $25O, 900; 10000 shares Central
Pacific stock at $57 900; Market Street
Railway stock, 81 500, 600; one-fourth
interest in Pacific Improvement Com
pany, 81 ,O0O, 900; total }20, 72O 900.
Real estate in 26 counties, aggregating
about 100000 acres of land, valued 1t
81, ,0OO, 900; Vina ranch, Tehama county,
5000, enormous brandy and agricul.
tural place Gridley ranch, Butte county,
q, 600 acres, largest wheat ranch in the
world; Palo Alto ranch, Santa Clara,
5000 acres, famous stock farm Stanford
mansion, Mob Hill, San Francisco STAN
ford residence, Sacramento, and extern
sive tracts of real estate in IL other
counties of the state, the lands aggregat-
ing about 10O, 900 acres.
Since the university first opened its
doors, October l, 1891, after being legally
founded in May, 1897, it has received
about 900 marticulated students from
all parts of the world and has conferred
degrees upon 200. The group of build
ings all in soft yellow sandstone with
red tile roofs, has steadily grown and is
still growing and large campus settle.
ment has developed with beautiful resi-
dences, and a, neighboring town, -Palo
Alto, has sprung up, with population
of l.6OO. Instruction at the university
Is Tree. s.t ef
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RAILROAD FOR ALASKA.
Bin Introduced In The House BY Rsprsseats
.tfrflfs tiM Slhlsx.t 80 Y.

Washington, Dec. a. H-Reprssentative
Sibley yesterday introduced in the honse
q bill authorizing the construction of .
railroad across Alaska from Cook inlet
to Bering strait by the Transalaskan
Railroad Company. The bill grants .
right-of-away LOO feet on each side OF
the track and provides for the cession OF
each alternats section Of land ten miles
ON each side Of the track. 1t 10 specified
that this concession is made ITO secure
the speedy transportation OF the mails,
troops, munitions Of war, and public
stores.' Troops and government prop.
erty are TO be carried free for a-period Of
ten years, and the postmaster general Il
q make tho price for carrying themails.
The company is given ten yearawithin
which to complete the road, and the
lands fEenfed are 70 b traosferred upon
the compl6tion bf each twenty miles.
The claim 10 made that the rod can
be operated in all seasons OF the 1ear.,
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-12-19
DUTIESAND TAXES
COLLECTED ON GOODS FROM
THE PHILIPPINES
To Be the Same = Those Collected From
Foreign Countries. if the Ban Proposed
BY Ways and Means Committee b Ap-
proved to Be Tor he Beaeiit q
the lslands-lmpsstaat sections ei Bln.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE Republican
members of the ways and means com.
mittee have agreed upon . Philippine
measure, and later the entire member.
ship Of the committee was called together
for the first time. At an early meeting
of the Republican members, Col. Ed.
wards, chief of the insular division oi
the war department, was further heard
as to the methods employed in framing
the rates OF imports to the Philippines.
In particular, he brought out tho fact
that care was taken to consult with the
interested industries whenever q delicate
question Of adjustment arose. The war
department showing brought out the
fact that in effect the United States en-
joys preference in the present Philip
pine rates, for, although no preference is
expressed, yet articles are 60 described
a. to prefer the American products.
Canned goods are specified as marked
instance of this, the description being
such as to fit the American product and
give it a decided advantage over foreign
canned goods.
Following are the most important sec
tons of the measure:
Sec. 2.-That on and after the passage
Of this act there shall be levied, collected
and paid upon all articles imported into
the United States from the Philippine
archipelago the rates of duty which are
required to be levied, collected and paid
upon like articles imported from foreign
countries.
..Section 3-That on and after the
passage of this act the same tonnage
taxes shall be levied, collected and paid
upon all vessels coming into the United
States from the Philippine archipelago
which are required by law to be collected
and paid upon vessels coming into the
United States from foreign countries
until the first day of January, 1905.
Provided, however, that the provision of
law restricting to vessels OF the United
States the transportation of passengers
and merchandise directly or indirectly
from one port of the United States to
another port of the United States, shall
not. be applicable to foreign vessels en-
gaging in trade between the Philippine
archipelago and the United States.
"Section fThat the duties and taxes
collected by the Philippine archipelago
in pursuance of this act, less the cost Of
collecting the same and the gross amount
of all collections of duties and taxes in
the United States upon articles imported
into the Philippine archipelago and upon
vessels coming therefrom, shall not be
covered into the general fund of the treas
ury of the United States, but shall be
held as a separate fund and paid into
che treasury of the Philippine islands, to
be used and expended for the govern
ment and benefit of said islands,"
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MURDER AND MYSTERY.


Leading Mashiaston Modists SIsia-Aurdsrsr
and Motive Alike Unknown.
Washington, d. c., Dec. 1l.-A mys-
terry that promises to rival the Ayres
tradegy has stirred the city to its depths.
Mrs. Walter Dennis, one of the most
fashionable modistes of Washington,
was found in her apartments Tuesday
morning unconscious and dying. Help
was called and on examination it wss
found that her skull was fractured in
several places, her jaw broken and her
body badly bruised. She had been
beaten to death, evidently with some
blunt instrument and apparently, after
being hammered over the head until un-
conscious, had been wantonly bruised
on many parts of her body. The room
showed evidences of q struggle, but in
dications were that the woman had been
fairly beaten down and afterward thrown
into the position in which she was found.
That robbery was not the motive for
the crime was evident from the fact that
on the stand near the woman's bed
was a pocketbook containing . large sum
of money. 1t had apparently remained
untouched as no confusion was evident
on the stand. In the other places in
which search would naturally be made
by a robber, there were no indications
OF disorder. The police are totally at
sea and the detectives have thus far
failed to find either motive for the ar
sassination or any one who can throw
light on either the time or visitation.
The victims condition is such that
there is no hope Of her ever regaining
consciousness and she ID now dying.
Mrs. Dennis enjoyed one Of the most
fashionable patronages Of the city, and
numbered among her friends some Of
the most distinguished women of Wash
ington. = She was woman whose char
acter has never been in any wise ques-
toned. e1a - $685. R3% ht
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scHLEY WILL OBJECT.
Admiral to Make Official Protest Against
Findings Of Court Of Inquiry.

Washington. D. c., Dec. ia coun-
Gil to determine the future action of
Schley with regard to the court of in
ouirv findings was held here by Admiral
Schley and his attorneys. They first
prepared letter to Secretary Long, ask
Inc him to withhold his approval OF the
findinQs until snch time as Schley shall
have an opportunity to file his state
ment of objections.
washington, ID. c., Dec. II. Secretary
I one stated that he still held the Schley
repoft under consideration, and that
Admiral Schley had a. yet made no pro
test against the findings. If he does g
ofIicially Secretary Long says he viii
give him new inquiry.
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CHILE MAKES 4 PROPOSAL.
Oflsss Terms ies Ssttlsmsat ee tks Cs~ass.
very Win Asysallns. a -

London, Dec. 16.-A dispatch 70 the
Times from Valparaiso says that Chile
has proposed to the Argentine republic.
a. basis for the settlement Of the din
culties between the two countries, that
Chile shall disavow all intentions Of
treating the roads in the disputed. terri.
tory as evidence of previous rights Of
possession; that Argentine officials shall
withdraw from doubtful territory, and
that paths to facilitate the work OF the
British commission shall be constructed
at the joint expense OF both countries.
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BOTHA REPORTED SHOT.
Bo,r Commandant Wounded and Ills Location
Unknown.

Durham, Dec. l6.-A dispatch received
here from Nkandiah, Zululand, dated
December 5, and delayed in transit by
the censor, tells of recent action near
Luneberg, Transvaal, in which Comman-
dant LOUIS Botha was shot through the
left leg, below the knee. He only es-
capped by crawling into the bush. His
followers say they do not know where
Botha is now. The dispatch adds that
the British took 80 prisoners.
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Kitchener Reports Again.

London, Dec. 12.-Lord Kitchener, in
adispatch from Standerton, Transvaal.
dated Tuesday, December 10, announces
That Gen. Bruce Hamilton, after night
march, surprised and captured practlc-
ally the whole of the Bethel Boer COM
mand at Trichardsfontein early that
morning. Seven Beers were killed and
III were made prisoners.
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TO SAVE THE PLATINUM.
Yukon Miners Said to Have Been Throwing
Much Valuable Stuff Awav.

Montreal, Dec. 11.-C. 8. Hnrter, Do
minion government metallurgist, of Van
couver, II responsible for the statement
that among the millions of dollars Of
Yukon gold brought to him for purchase
by the government this season was an
abundance of platinum, unknown to the
miners. Hundreds of little nuggets of
platinum were mixed with coarse gold.
Mr.. Hurter saye it as his opinion that
tho miners Of the Yukon were throwing
away thousands of dollars worth of plat
mum daily. The Dominion government
il now sendinganexpert to the Klondike
to investigate the matter. s
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be recognized in all courts of inquiry,
the signatures of the other members not
being necessary. But it is explained
that Admiral Dewey signed the second
report, minority report, to express his
qualification of, or dissent from, the
views expressed by the court, compris-
ing besides himself Admirals Benham
and Ramsey in the first report.
1t is said at the navy department that
there will be no further proceedings in
this celebrated case on the Department. 3
initiative. Secretary Long and Judge
Advocate Lemly positively decline to
discuss the findings in any phase. The
secretary received the reports at o'clock
this evening, and he has not yet acted
upon them. 1t is probable that he will
simply append his signature with the
word approved" to the whole record.
The court itself recommends no further
proceedings, owing to lapse of time.
Following is q summary of the find
ings expressed in the two opinions:
Opinion Of Ramsey and Benham.
The majority opinion finds in brief
that Admiral Schlcy should have pro-
ceeded with the utmost dispatch to Glen
fuegos and maintained close blockade
that he should have endeavOred to have
obtained information of the Spanish
there; that he should have proceeded to
Santiago with dispatch; that he should
not have made the retrograde move.
ment; that he should have obeyed the
departments orders; that he should
have endeavored to capture the Spanish
vessels in Santiago; that he did not do
his utmost to destroy the Colon; that he
caused the squadron to lose distance in
the loop of the Brooklyn; that he there
by caused the Texas to back; that he
did injustice to Hodgson; that his con.
duct in the campaign was characterized
by vacillation, dilatoriness and lack oi
enterprise; that his official reports on
the coal supply were misleading and in.
accurate; that his conduct during the
battle was self possessed and that he en-
couraged in his own person his subordi'
nate officers and men.
Opinion Of Admiral Dewey
Admiral Dewey in his report says that
the passage to Cienfuegos was made with
all dispatch that in view of his Goa
supply the blockade of Cienfuegos wal
very effective that he allowed the Aduls
to enter Cienfuegos to get information
that his passage to Santiago was with a.
much dispatch as possible, keeping the
squadron together; that the blockade o
Santiago was effective, and finally thai
he was the senior officer off Santiago. il
absolute command and entitled to thu
credit due for the glorious victory which
resulted in the total destruction of th'
Spanish ships.
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MAY NOT BE WAR
LEss TENSION sErwttN cH,LE
AND ARoeNT,ssA. q, sss'irs
Ut as Slsssassa b stla sseA = = c.
Considerable unsas'ans ~ Asypa.ns
Mintay P'sPssst'sas Csst'sss - ~
ssstalasd by Psh'se ophisa- cssai ~.
b'lhs = Amy 4 1eeseee M.

Buenos Ayres, Dec. 1e.--(vis Calves
ton, Tex.).-Although the situation b.
tween Argentine and Chile has I'M
proved, il has mot yet been clearly do
fined. The council OF Argentips has
spent much time in studying two para
graphs Of the Chilian note which iovm
the basis Of that countrySs position, and
an agreement upon which would mean
the solution Of the pending differences.
The council has decided TO sccsps Shs
iirst paragraph, concerning the construc-
tion OF roads. This paragraph ID saxls-
factory TO the Argentine republic. The
compilation OF the second paragrsph,
referring TO the pretended occupation BY
the Argentine republic Of Chilean terri
tory at Ultima EsperanSa, 10 not iccept-
able to the ministers. The assurance a
given that the Argentine goverumsne
referring to this paragraph, viii answer
that IL 10 impossible Tor 10 to recoenise
an act which, after investigation, hss
been disapproved. 80. -, -
The hope pvvails here that everything
vii! be arranged on friendly, bqsis
within few days, Il Ii not believed
that Chile will insist upon presenting m
Insignificant claim for the invasion Of
Chilean territory by three Argentine
policemen.
l Stgl Taking Msssssts. s,Sf
Argentina still continues taking mili-
tary measures. Men Of wealth are o(ier-
ing tho government money with which
to buy horses and otherwise equip,
should the occasion arise. q Aregiment Of
cavalry.
Public opinion throughout the entire
country is expressing its patriotic sp-
prevail OF the governments copduct.
The people remain quiet.
The government has decided 10 divide
the republic into six military zones,
with 10000 men in each. The arms and
equipment for these men are already on
hand in the respective sones. Over and
above the reserves called out last week,
ID, 600 volunteers have presented them
selves for service. In case Of necessity,
the government has reserves which
would enable it TO mobolize an army Of
zoo, 900. sfs' W. =
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Seattle, Dec. ll.-Frank Durfand, :
former Atlin packer, has fled two suits,
one for $l00, 900 and the other for >1O, 900,
against NJ. J. Heney, the builder Of the
White Pass & Yukon railway. Dufrsn1
alleges that Heney violated two contracta
which he claims tho two made during
the winter and spring Of l8o6-1aoo.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-12-19

London, Dec. 16.-The Daily Mail has
received dispatches from Valparaiso and
Buenos Ayres expressing the belief that
peace will be preserved and stating chat
Great Britain. has notified both tke.Ar-
gentine and Chilian governments OF her
willingness TO msdiste II required to
40 20. fd.,~ N.sts.sts 4fft. ssf.f-ss
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S"W WVuso Aeeeps NeoSeuo0s
London, Dec. ia Buenos Ayrcs dis
patch has been received as follows: "It
u reported that Chill has accepted Great
Britain's offer Of her good Offices 70 set
tie the boundary dispute between Chill
and Argentina" wy %sr~
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KILLED IN A WRECK.
Collision on illinois Central Results In Death
to Ten Persons. a

b Rockford, H., Dec. 16.-The fast pas
senger train on the Illinois Central, east
bound from Chicago, was wrecked about
io'clock a: m. near Perryville, ILL.,, the
hrst station southeast of this place, In
collision with freight. Ten persons are
said to have been killed. @
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London, Dec. 11.-At = session q the
privy council, King Edward definitely
fixed juno 26, 1902, - the date for his
cornation. It was also decided that par
lament will meet January Is.