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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-03-28
ANXIOUS TO ASSIST CHINA.
Ministers Desire to Put Her on Her
Feet.


PEKIN, March 25.-The British
headquarters here report the with
drawal of both the Russian and Brit
ish troops from the disputed terri
tory in Tien Tsin. M. De Giers, the
Russian minister to China, believes
that everything will be amicably ad-
justed at London and st. Peters
burg, and doubts the probability of
further trouble In the matter. Gen.
eral Voyron, commander of the
French troops, has ordered a new
regiment to Tien Tsin to replace the
one now here. French officers here
think 1t was q mistake to leave q
regiment recruited in a city at Tien
Tsin. This regiment was composed
of q tough Paris element.
At the meeting of the ministers
held this morning. the only question
considered was that of policing the
legation quarters. A committee of
commissioners has been appointed to
discover China's resources and re-
port on her ability to pay the indem-
nifty to be demanded by the powers.
Many ministers are strongly op-
posed to China's having to pay to
keep an army of from 10000 to H.
900 men here for the next two years,
thinking this entirely unnecessary.
Even those ministers who were here
during the siege were tired of see
ing Pekin q military camp. They
hope China will be put on her feet
as soon as possible.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-03-28
LEFT TO DIPLOMACY.
oett'ement Of the Dispute at rIen
Tsin.

o"s u tno dispute At H1on
Tsin.
PEKIN, March 23.-Count Won
Waldersee, General Barrow and Cen.
eral Wogack have been in consulta,
ton and General Wogack has agreed
70 withdraw the Russian troops from
the disputed ground at Tien Tsin.
provided the British also Withdraw
He insisted also upon guarantee
that work on the railway siding
should not proceed until the matter
had been automatically adjusted.
This proposal and stipulation was
satisfactory to General Barrow and
was accepted by him, Consequently
the British and Russian troops win
be withdrawn at o'clock this morn
Ing (FridaD, thereby avoiding all
trouble at present. Orders have been
issued that no British officer shall
leave or even sleep out" at. night
or go to dinner without furnishing
his address to the adjutant. The
marines will return to the ships.
Admiral Seymour objects to any of
the Australian naval brigade. who
volunteered for service on the rail.
way, remaining. The military au.
thorities say he does not understand
the situation, that his inference is
uncalled for and lLat the Australian
marines are just lne men needed.
The Russians have ordered a regi.
ment to proceed from Port Arthur
to Tien Tsin. The arrangement made
by General Balloud the French com.
mander, are regarded as perfectly
satisfactory and all danger of trouble
between the British and Russians is
avoided.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-03-28
MILITARY TO CIVIL.
Transfer Of Government In Philip
pines June 80.

Transfer Of Government In Philip.
pines June 80.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-The
transfer from the military to the civil
government in the Philippines is ex.
pected to occur about June 80, &C.
cording to calculations made at the
war department upon information re-
ceived from the Taft commission and
General Macarthur. It is known that
even where civil government Is be-
ing established. by the Philippine com
mission, the military will be neces
sary for some time to support the
civil authorities. It is the intention
to withdraw the military as fast az
possible, however, from any partici
patton in the governments established
and the soldiers will be more of q
police than of military force
Wherever possible, native police viii
be organized.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-03-28
A RIVER OF FIRE.
Flaming OIL Destroyed New Jersey
VILLAGE.

Village.
NEW YORK, March ga river OF
Naming oil swept down upon the little
village Of Glengarden, N. j., while its
Inhabitants were asleep this morning,
and reduced IL buildings, stores and
residences to ashes. The conflagra-
ton was extraordinary In character,
and in its origin. The village IL In q
valley along the New Jersey Central
Railroad. An immense freight train
was coming east at $3.50 A. M. Il was
composed Of string of coal cars, and
18 tank cars. High above the village
the tracks Of the railroad run along
the side OF a mountain. They descend
as they approach the village, but even
at the station are considerably above
the main street, which runs up to the
depot at steep incline.
A few miles west of the village,
while coming down the incline around
the mountain the train parted. The
engineer on the forward end pulled
open the throttle of :, the engine
and tried to race away from
the section, which was increasing
Its speed every second. He man
aged to keep clear Of the racing
cars until he got opposite the depot at
Glengarden, when the second section
smashed into the first. The first Sec
ton, composed of the coal cars, was
going at a high rate of speed, and
none of its cars were jolted OF the
track. The oil tanks on the runaway
section were hurled sideways across
the tracks, and the oil tank cars be-
hind were piled on top of 1t In every
way. The first crash caused the oil
in one Of the tanks to explode, and
ignite, and the terrific heat caused the
other cars to explode, one after the
other. The incline running from the
depot down to the main street acted
as sluice for the burning oil, and It
poured into the chief thoroughfare Of
the village, setting fire to every thing
1t touched. Houses, fences, trees,
shrubbery and barns were reduced to
ashes in an incredibly short time.
Villagers awakened oy the explo-
sions rushed from the on-coming flood
of blazing oil, carrying children in
their arms. Some risked their lives to
free horses, cows and dogs In outbuild-
ings, but other unfortunate animals
could not be reached in time, and were
burned. Within five minutes after the
first explosion the flowing river Of oil
had reached the Masonic Temple in
the heart Of the village and ten min
utes later that structure was envel-
oped in flames. Then building after
building, all of them frame. took fire
as the oil reached them, and within
half an hour an area of 400 feet square
was mass of flame. From the
wrecked cars the oil flowed down the
incline of the railroad track, making a
long line of fire that destroyed the ties
and bent and twisted the tracks. The
loss is estimated at from $4,000 to
$4,000.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-03-28
WHY BOTHA DECLINED.
Kitchener Refused Complete Amnesty
to Leaders,

TO Leaders.
LONDON, March 25.-The Daily
Chronicle, protesting to be able to
give an outline of the negotiations be-
tween Lord Kitchener and General
Botha, says:
'"The chief obstacle to a settlement
was Lord Kitchener's refusal to grant
complete amnesty to the leaders of
the rebels in Cape Colony. He offered
self-government on the lines of jana
lea Immediately upon the cessation of
hOstilities, with legislative bodies
partly elected by the burghers. The
government agreed to provide E1,,
600, 900 to compensate Beers for prop
erty destroyed and articles comman-
deered by the Beers on commando,
provided the signatures of the Of
ficers who commandeered the goods
were forthcoming. He also offered to
grant loans on easy terms for rebuild
ing and restocking farmsteads. More
over, he agreed that children should
be instructed in English or Dutch, at
the discretion of their parents. The
government undertook to make no
claim on church property or funds, or
upon hospitals or hospital funds, or
upon private investments. No burgher
of either state was to be allowed to
possess a rifle, except by special IL
cense.
General Botha was generally in
favor of these conditions, but he dis
sented strongly from a proposal to
give the full privilege of citizenship to
properly domciled and registered
blacks. He was also greatly con-
cerned about the position Jewish cap
iIalists would occupy in the country,
and was told that Jews and Chris
tians would enjoy equal rights, no dis
tinction being maue in the matter Of
concessions"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-03-28
CHASING A SULTAN
Consul. General Gunnere Is After
the Moorish Ruler.
ne MUST SETTLE UNITED STATES CLAIM
Cruiser New York Arrives at Gibraltar. and
WIN Convey the American Official
from TanSlsr to MazsSan.

GIBRALTAR, March 25.-The ar.
mored cruiser New York arrived here
today. The New York will convey Mr..
Gummere. United States consul gen.
eral, from Tangier to the seaport Of
Mazagan. whence he will lvel over
land to Morocco City, the political
capital of Morocco. there to demand
from the sultan an apology for an ap-
parent discourtesy to the United
States. committed by the sultan's
grand vizier and his minister to for
eign affairs. At the same time, Mr..
Gummere will request the sultan to
settle certain claims of the United
States long pending against the gov
ernment of Morocco. these claims
arose largely from alleged undue in
reference by officials of the sultan
with American citizens doing bust.
ness In Morocco. When Mr.. Gum
mere said he would see the sultan
personally on the matter of these
claims, he was told by the grand
vizier and his minister Of foreign af-
fairs that any such effort would be
useless, as the sultan would remove
himself and his ministers from their
capital, Morocco City IL the Ameri-
can consul attempted to visit them
there. This oiscourteous statement
constitutes the offense for which the
Moroccan government has been asked
for apology and to secure which apol-
ogy Mr.. Gummere, backed up by the
New York at Mazagan, will travel
overland to the sultan's capital.
The United States experienced
some difficulty and delay last year In
securing the payment of $4,000 from
Morocco for the latter's failure to
make any attempt to punish the lead
ers Of a mob who burned and killed
the naturalized American citizen,
Marcus Ezequi, at Fee, last June,
After considerable correspondence on
the matter and after the United
States had threatened to send a war
ship to Tangier, Morocco paid the
$4,000 in question,
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-03-28
MUST REFUND THE BONDS,
Pima County, Ariz., Will Pay for
the Experiment.

PHOENIX, Ariz., March 25.-The
territorial supreme court today hand
ed down an important decision in the
matter of the Pima county bonds. 1t is
held that the territory must refund
these bonds, amounting now, with in
terest, to $352,000. Incidentally, the
opinion re-establishes the territorial
loan commission which the legisla-
ture sought two years ago to abol-
ish. The bonds, amounting to
100000 were issued by Pima coun-
ty under an act of the legisla-
ture of 1883 to encourage the con-
struction of a narrow-gauge railroad
from Tucson to Globe. The road
was begun but never finished, and
though these bonds had been turned
over to the promoters, the county re-
fused to pay the interest. All the
bonds are held in New York.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-03-28
Relations Are Strained.

Lima, Peru, March 22.-It is relia
bly, reported that d. F. Osman Par
do, Peruvian minister Of foreign at
fairs, is engaged in drafting note
of protest against the policy of Chile
which will be sent to all the republics
in North, Central and South America
It is also understood that the Peruvian
minister at Santiago de Chile, Cesaro
Chacaltana, has already presented q
note protesting and announcing his
retirement, which the Peruvian gov.
ernment will not publish here until
Senor Chaealtana has left Chile.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-03-28
Government Calls for Bids.

Seattle, Wash, March 25.-Quar-
termaster Ruhlen will tomorrow is.
sue an invitation. to the various ship
ping concerns doing business between
this city and Alaska to furnish pro-
posals for the contract to lighter at
Nome and st. Michael such govern
ment stores as are shipped this sea-
son by the war department to the
military posts to the mouth of the
Yukon river and points In the interior
of Alaska. Major Ruhlen roughly es-
Inmates that there will be $4,000 tons
of freight on the basis of ships meas
urement to be sent north this sum-
mer. The bids will De opened March
30. The government win have four
ships in the Alaskan service.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-03-28
General Harrison's Estate.

Indianapolis, March 25.-Ex-Presi-
dent Harrison left 100000 In life in
surance. This Iact was announced to
night by President Eitel, of the Union
Trust Company which il executor OF
General Harrison's will. He said:
"Our appraisement Of the Harrison
estate gives its total value at $3.50, 900.
This includes all real estate, railroad
bonds, stock In the Union Trust Com
pany, the law building here, and other
securities"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-03-28
Murder by Bulgarian Brisands.

Washington, Mch. 22.-The Turkish
minister has received telegram from
the governor-general of Salonica stat
ing that Bulgarian brigands, after
having murdered four Mussulmen in
habitants OF the MIKahelnhi mount
aims, burned rneir bodies. The Grim
inals were arrested and confessed.
They were turned over to the court
IL justice by the authorities.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-03-28
TO REMARK BOUNDARY.
United States Expert Will oehn
Line In Mount Baker District.

SEATTLE, Marcn 25.-C. II. Sin.
clair, q government expert. win leave
within a short time to remark the
international boundary in the Mount
Baker district. Captain J. F. Pratt.
Of the United States coast and geo
detic survey, stated today that the
boundary is not to be changed, but
is simply to be remarked. Obliterated
posts, monuments and other land
marks will be restored and new ones
will be placed, to bring the marks
close together and prevent the possi-
bility of error In the future.
The geological features Of the expe-
dition will be conducted by e. c. Ber-
nard, ami will De simply an afirma-
tion Of records already made.
II il thought that Canadian COM
mission may be present whiie the line
II being REDEEMED as q precautionary
measure, and to prevent any future
dincuties over errors In the remark.
Ing.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-03-28
Two Insuraent surrenders.

Manila, March 26.-In tine province Of
Cavite, four insurgent oficers. and So
men with 56 rifles, have surrendered to
Lieutenant Colonel Frank d. Baldwin,
of the Fourth United States Cavalry,
and one insurgent ofncer and IL men
with Is rifles to Colonel Walter Schuy-
Ter, of the Forty-Sixth Volunteer In
fantry.
The attendance at the service Of the
Eyangelical church In Manila ID not
diminished. PrCtestantism n spread
ing rapidly In the province Of Pampan-
q
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-03-28
His Last Raid.

Santa Fe, N. NJ, March 25-Tom
Ketchum. famous as an outlaw, the
man who terrorized the territory for
years, was executed today. BLACK
Jack" was the soubriquet by which
Ketchum was best known. He was
sentenced by the territorial supreme
court on February Is. Numerous at
tempts were made to stay the execu-
ton, Ketchum having many friends
among a certain class. Although ac-
cused OF several murders and other
felonies, ketchum was only tried for
the robbery of train near Folsom. N.
H., the penalty for which, In this ter
rftory, Is death.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-03-28

Washington, March z5.--rhe post
once at Ironside. Malheur county. Or.
has been moved one mile to the west.
without change of postmaster.
A new once. known as Connell, has
been established in Franklin County.
Washington, between Judsou and HIT
ton. Charles A. Joyce mas been ap-
pointed postmaster.
The once Of Eddyville. King coun-
~, Washington, will be discontinued
March -.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-03-28
BATTLESHIP ASHORE.
Massachusetts Runs on Spit In Pen.
sacola Harbor.


PENSACOLA, Fla, March 21.-
The flagship Kearsarge and the battle
ship Alabama, of the North Atlantic
squadron, crossed the bar here this
morning for a cruise In the Gulf
with Target Bay, Culebra Island, Al
destination. The Massachusetts,
which followed the two other wal
ships out, took a sheer. left the chan
mel, and went aground on a spit oi
sand at buoy No. z. President
O'Brien, of the National Bar Pilot
Association, arrived late tonight from
the battleship. He says she is aground
with "a feet of water under her for
ward turret, while there is plenty oi
water under all other parts OF thu
ship. It is expected the battleshiI
will be pulled on tomorrow.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-03-28
A mil,ion acres OF ON lands have

A million acres of oil lands have
been found in New Mexico.
Robert r. kennedy, president of the
Jacksonville Z st. Louis railroad, died
at his homo In Philadelphia.
Scientists figure out from the skele-
TONS recently discovered in South Da-
kota that tho world IL about 250, 0,000.-
900 years old.
Since last May the tallest sky
scraper In New York has been con-
sfructed ,t the corner of Broad street
and Exchange place. 1t is an ONCE
building - stories high.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-03-28

Washington, March 25.-Pensions
have been granted as follows:
Oregon-Oriclnal, William H. Rum
ley. Medford, S.; Mexican war sur
vivors, increase. Samuel B. Jackson,
Eugene, $12: widows. increase, spe-
cial act February 20, Catherine A..
Young. Portland, $12; war with Spain,
original. John Dennis, Portland, $12.
Washington-Original. Thomas f.
Mahan. Seattle. S.; Peter Chambers,
Port Angeles. s.; William M. Mat
0x, Thorp, IS.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-03-28
Panic at a Chicago Fire.

Chicago, March 21.-Fire tonight
totally destroyed the large warehouse
of J. 8. Ford, Johnson 4 Co.. at SIX
teenth street and Wabash avenue
The building and everything inside
was ruined. The north, south and eas'
walls OF the building collapsed while
a number OF firemen were INSIDE
fighting the fre. They were com
PEELED to drop the hose and run Iof
their lives. Several were badly
bruised by falling bricks. A panic
was created among the thousands
Of spectators. and in . Wild rush o g
M escape injury by the falling walls
many women and children we're
Knocked and trampled upon. Tne iosa
is 5000, 900, equally divided amons
building and stock.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-03-28
Gales in English Channel.

London, March 25.-The first day of
spring was characterized by gale
and a heavy snow storm sweeping
over the channel. A storm has been
raging for three days over the North
sea. Wintry weather is general
throughout Central Europe. In conse-
auence of the gale in the channel,
more than 300 steamers are anchored
OF South End. The vessels are 30
crowding the anchorage that several
minor collisions have occurred.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-03-28

Bloemfontein, March 25.-The re-
suit of the combined movements
against General Fourie, near Tha-
banchu, was the capture Of 200 Beers.
120, 900 sheep, 5000 horses and host
Of cattle. The Beers broke south
ward to the right and left.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-03-28

Father Of Mrs. Marcus Daily Dead.
Helena, Mont, March 25.-Zenas
e. Evans, father of Mrs. Marcus DAILY
and Mrs. J. Ross Clark, wife of the
brother of Senator w. A. Clark. In
dead at Anaconda. He was 70 years
of age, and came to Montana In the
early COS from Pennsylvania.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-03-28
-. cant Der Mile for q. A. +.

cleveland, o., March Alan Inn
portant meeting Of railway men W. -
heiS in this city today. at which the
1'cert-ner-mile rate promised for tne
Grand Army of the Republic Nationa,
encampment, cam to be held in Cieveland
next September, was formally rS r.T
mmIrated. This nxes the rallroso
rate absolutely. and finally scvsEs tIn ms
rate going and returning nom -
points in Central PASSENGER ,so -
tion territory. The rate VIII also "a
wandered to the connecting nncs snu
outside territory tor besinf pH
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-03-28
Preparing for Trouble.

Tien Tsin, March ga special
train bearing reinforcements of Aus.
tralian troops left Pekin for Tien
Tsin at 10 o'clock this morning. One
French, an Italian and a German war.
ship are outside the bar A dust
storm prevented Count Won Walder-
see, who arrived here yesterday
from proceeding for Pekin until this
morning. Ninety British marines ar.
rived here last night from the Taku
forts to replace the Indian guards on
the disputed land. In addition to the
Australians, outposts from the lines
of communication are coming to be
ready in case of necessity. The Brit.
ish are under arms to prevent the
settlement being rushed, but they do
not anticipate such extremes.
General Lorne Campbell, the Eng.
lish commander, and General Wog.
ack, commanding the Russians, met
Count Won Waldersee upon his ar
rival here. Learning that both had
received instructions from their gov
ernments, Count Won Waldersee said
that it was useless for him to give
even an opinion regarding the mat.
ters at issue.
1t is the general feeling in Tien
Tsin that the trouble is not likely to
reach a point where blood will be
shed. Both detachments on guard
have orders to do nothing aggressive
unless forced to do so by the other
Except the army and camp followers,
the only Russians now residing here
are the members of the consular staff,
two clerks and two Jews, who are
running stores, and who left Russia
in order to- save their lives. These
are now being offered inducements
to move to the Russian concession.
The French concession is quiet
French gendarmes are on duty at
the British concession to prevent the
soldiers from trespassing, and an Aus
tralian naval brigade is preventing
the Sinks from invading the French
concession.
General Lorne Campbell, upon
hearing of the death Of ex-President
Harrison, ordered all the British flags
to be flown at half-mast.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-03-28
s100. 600 PhiIadeIphia Fire.

Philadelphia, March 26.-The West
Park ice palace, at Fifty-second and
Jefferson streets, was destroyed by
fire early this morning, entailing loss
of about 100000 on which there was
an insurance of about $4,000. The
building was used as q skating rink
and for the manufacture of ice for COM
mercial use, and was owned by toe
York (Pa.) Ice Manufacturing Co.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-03-28
Earned HE Pardon.

Topeka, Kan, March Z5.-Govern0r
Stanley today pardoned Convict
Floyd Graham, who aided Warden
Tomlinson in suppressing the insur-
rection at the penitentiary coal mines
this week. Graham climbed 400 feet
up the air shaft and communicated
to the warden that the convicts were
weakening on account Of their de-
plorable condition.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-03-28
BOTH SIDES RETIRE.
Troops withdrawn From Disputed
Land at Tien Tsin.

Land at Tien Tsin.
BERLIN, March 25.-The war office
has the following from Count Won
Waldersee:
"The Anglo-Russian dispute at Tien
Tsin has been settled from a military
standpoint in a manner satisfactory
to both parties at conference be-
tween Generals WOgack and Barrow.
Both guards and posts have been
withdrawn and salutes have been ex-
changed. The British declare that no
offense to the Russian flag was in
tended and that the allegeu removal
of the Russian boundary marks was
neither by the command nor with the
knowledge of the military authorities.
The work on the disputed land will
not be continued until the govern
ments have reached an agreement as
to its possession or until special un-
derstanding has been attained"