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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-07-17
COMMERCE GROWING.
United States Selling Goods to New
Territory.

Washington, July 14.-Commerce be-
tween the United States and its newly
acquired territory is growing with Pc
markable rapidity. In 1897, the year
preceding that in which Porto Rico,
Hawaii and the Philippines came under
the American flag, the shipments to
those islands were, according to- the
figures of the treasury bureau of statis-
tics, $6,773, $50. In 1901 they were
over $50 900 900, and in the fiscal year
lust ended they will be, according to
the best figures that the bureau of sta
tistics can obtain, fully $4,000, 900.
To this may be added the estimate of
SIS 900. 900 of shipments to Alaska in
the past year. This would bring the
total sales of American goods in the
noncontiguous territory of the United
States up to about $50, 900. 900 in the
past fiscal year, against about $40 .000,-
900 in that same territory in 1897.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-07-17
BRUCE ACQUITTED.
Without Leaving Their Seats Jury
ExOnerates Him.

Whatcom, July 14.-The end of the
trial of SIN. Bruce, charged with lar
ceny because of asserting as director
of the northumberland bank of
this city, to the reception of deposit
when he knew the bank to be in a fail
ing condition, came to a sudden and in
tensely dramatic termination this after
noon, when the defendant was acquit-
ted. Both the state and the defense had
placed all their testimony before the
Jury and the state had announced final
ly that it rested. Then it was that At
torney C. w. Howard, for the defense
moved the court to instruct the jury TO
return verdict o. hot guilty.
Judge Joiner asked the states counsel
if they had anthing to say. Mr.. Hart
in reply asked most vehemently of the
court that he allow the case to go to the
jury. Then Judge Joiner commenced
to talk, and when he had finished there
was not man in the courtroom who
was not excited The wife of the de-
PENDANT, who had been sitting near
him, withdrew from the room to hide
her emotion, and the defendant could
not repress the TEARS that welled to his
eyes. In short, the court instructed the
jury to return verdict of not guilty,
and without leaving their seats the jury
returned the verdict as ordered
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-07-17
CHINESE CHANGE.
SIR LANG CHEN TUN0 SUCCEEDS
MINISTER WI.
New Ministers to Russia, France
and Italy Have Also Been Named,
the Selections Showing Diplo-
matte Service Ldoked Upon as
Unimportant by the Empress.

Peking. July 14.-Sir LANG Chen
Tung, secretary to the embassy to the
coronation of King Edward, has been
appointed Chinese minister to the
United States. New ministers to Rus
STA, France and Italy have also been
named. The selections for these posts
show that the dawager empress contin-
ues to regard the diplomatic service as
unimportant. None of the appointees
is of higher than the blue button rank,
and none has held any important office.
All of them except iiang Chen Tung
are unknown to to the foreign commu-
nifty.
LANG Chen lungs appointment
pleases the Americans here. The newly
appointed diplomat was educated in
America. He is graduate of Yale
university, and is able, dignified and
honest. He is the first of the body OF
students sent to America in the 70's tc
receive recognition BETTING their &C.
complishments. the Chinese officials
having liked them because of their pro.
gressive views.
Washington, July 14.-Mr. WI, the
Chinese minister at Washington, was
not surprised to hear of the appiont.
ment of a successor to himself, as he
had been expecting an announcement
of this character for some time. He
has received notice that his services
will be required in another capacity
and for this reason has been prepared
to hear of the naming of his successor
at any time.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-07-17
ANoeRsoN's VERSION.
The General States His Views of
Manila's Surrender.

Chicago, July l4.-General Thomas
Anderson has addressed to the
Record Herald letter giving his YER
sion of the surrender of Manila, in
which he differs materially from the
statements made by Admiral Dewey.
General Anderson denies that Manila
was surrendered as the result of an un-
derstanding between Dewey and the
Spanish commander, and points out
that American troops suffered l22 cas-
ualties. The general covers the disput-
ed points of the case and contends for
the justification of his actions and
views in the light of recent events.
War department authorities and Adj
miral Dewey refuse to discuss General
Anderson's letter and the matter will
probably be allowed to drop.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-07-17
DAWSON TRAIL.
New Road From There to White
Horse Surveyed.


Dawson, June 29.-The route for the
new winter trail from Dawson to White
Horse has been surveyed by the terri
torial engineer as far as Selkirk. The
entrance to Dawson will be by way of
Eureka creek and Chief gulch leading
to Eldorado. which in turn leads down
Bonanza to Dawson. 1t was thought at
first the new route would come in by
tn. way of Gold Run, but the plan was
changed.
South of Eureka, the new trail will
cross the head of the new producing
Henderson creek and other streams In
the Indian river and Stewart basins and
cut off q great bend in the Yukon in
getting to Selkirk. Beyond Selkirk it
will travel up the east side of the Yu-
kon to Five Fingers or vicinity, then
run up the Dalton trail little way,
then follow the Nordenskiold river and
get into White Horse by avoiding the
dangerous and heavy old cutoff and the
treacherous and late-closing and late
opening Lake Lebarge by going through
a valley to the west.
Big gangs of men will be put to
work on the trail July 10. Far more
men than needed are here, and those
who have been in the camp previous to
this year and have interests and are ex-
pected to invest their earnings in new
grubstakes are being given preference.
Newcomers stand no show, and many
who came in this spring will find no
place. All men are being obtained on
the creeks. and it is said twice as many
as needed are to be had there.
Work on the extensions of roads
throughout the camp began this week.
Many miles of road will be built on the
creeks. The government has appro-
priated $17S, 900 for Yukon roads and
trails this season. i
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-07-17
PRESIDENT MISSING
mead OF United States Trust Com.
pany Wanted by Police

P"ny wanted by Police.
Philadelphia. July 1.-THE collanse
OF the United States Trust Connanv
had sensational sequel when II he.
came known that the police of this citv
New York and Boston are seeking to To-.
cate Henry B. Mcdowell, its president
on the charge of embezzlement of secnr'
ltles valued at a quarter of a million
dollars. The warrant sworn out for his
arrest charges him specifically with the
larceny OF securities and embezzlement
OF funds valued at over $50, 900 from
the trust company, but Gen. Frank
Keeder, the banking commissioner: AL
bert L. Taber. the state bank examiner
and Charles i. Brown, assignee of the
defunct concern, say that he must have
Melted $25O,00O by his audacious
schemes.
Mcdowell, who is the son of Gen. A.
Mcdowell, of Civil war fame. came 10
Philadelphia shortly after New Year >
and got the owners of the charter under
which the United States Trust Company
was operating to believe that be had
millions of dollars behind him to make
the institution one of the leading con-
Germs in its line in America. He be-
came the possessor of 1000 shares
OF the company, the par value of which
was $25 per share. He had himself
elected president of the company, and
to instill confidence in his asociatess he
made over to the company and deposit
ed in its safe large blocks of valuable
securities. His schemes dazzled his
associates and he prospered until a
bank examiner in his rounds found only
one worthless old mortgage as the asset
of the company. Mcdowell cannot be
located
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-07-17
EDUCATORS NUMEROUS.
over Twenty Thousand of Them at
Minneapolis Meeting.

Minneapolis, Mimi, July l0.-The
nlgh-water mark in the attendance at
the National Educational Association
convention has probably been reached,
and 1t is undoubtedly the record for
numbers present at any meeting of the
association yet held. A conservative
estimate places the number of visitors
III the city as considerably over 20. 900.
The department meetings were al.
wen attended, and there were l5 of
'nem. The feature of the day was the
3'eat meeting of the general association,
IN the Exposition building. The at
zen tendance did not fall far short of TO-
wv wv people. The principal address of
tae session was delivered by Arch
Ulsnop John Ireland, of st. Paul, the
"eii-known church man and orator,
"uu was gwen warm reception by the
great assemblage.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-07-17
THE SILENT SOLDIER
Kitchener Of Khartoum Returns
to London and Is Lion
lied by Public.

London, July 1.-THE metropolis
is all Kitchener now. The tribute
by Lord Kitchener to the rank and file
of the army, which he gave all the
credit, has touched every heart The
fact that he bowed to the people and
seemed to ignore the aristocracy is at
tributed in military club gossip to his
keen appreciation of the great losses
and impediments caused to the army
by worthless and inefficient officers i'm
posed on him through aristocratic in
huence
Lord Kitchener's visit to King Ed
ward was brief, but most cordial. The
gallant general is said to have thanked
his majesty for having brought about
peace in South Africa, for it is we'll
known that the king took Kitchener 5
view of conditions and decided on the
conditions ofs peace on Kitchener s
terms. His majesty, besides treating
General Kitchener with great coriality
bestowed on him, with his own hands,
the insignia of the order of merit, the
new order instituted by King Edward,
for which Lord Lord Kitchener was
named in the coronation honors.
Lord Kitchener will probably remain
in England to give the benefit of his ex-
perience and his JUDGMENT to proposed
reforms in the army administration and
in the selection and training of young
men for officers.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-07-17
CRIMSON CLOUD
OF war Again lowering Over south
Africa.

Pretoria, July ll.-There is some
,neasiness here regarding the attitude
of the Basutos. In the case OF supposed
treachery during the war joel, one Oh
their prominent chiefs, has been sum
roned to Meseru, capital OF military
district Of Basutoland, to stand trial on
tbe charge of high treason. The para
mount chief, Lerothedi. is likely to sup,
80. loci in event of the latters refusal
70 obey the summons. Troops have osen
disnatched 10 the front.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-07-17
pNsEATeo cAsTELLAnE.
Anna GOuId's BrOther-in-Law Fired
From Chamber of Deputies,

Paris, July 1.-THE annulment of
the election of the Count Jean de Cas-
tellane, brother of Count Boni, the
husband OF Anna Gould, was preceded
by a remarkable discussion in the
chamber of deputies. 1t was openly
charged that part of the income from
the vast Gould fortune in the United
States was being used 10 bride and cor
rupt the electors of France and TO pave
the way for breaking down the French
republic in the interest of royal pre-
tenders. Outside of the chamber some
of the deputies who had voted to unseat
Count Jean, spoke even more plainly
than they did in the chamber.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-07-17
Asphalt Company Sells Out.

Spokane, July 1.-THE Alcatraz AS
phalt Paving Company, owning plants
in Spokane, Seattle, San Francisco and
Salt Lake City, has sold out to the Bar
Der Asphalt Company, OF New York,
one of the strongest Paving companies
in America. Headquarters for the
Northwest will be at Denver, F. p.
Caughlin being district manager. 1t is
understood the Alcatraz will go out of
existencp
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-07-17

St. Joseph, Mo-, July 10.-James
Blades. Leck Allen and James Murray,
notorious prisoners in the Buchanan
county Jail, wrecked the rear wall of
the Jail building with a powerful
charge of dynamite. Allen, Blades and
Murray then made fierce fight for lib
erty, but the guards were too quick for
them, and beat them back with VIM
chesters.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-07-17
French Praise Kitchener.

Paris, July IA very unusual oc-
currence for the French press to praise
anybody or anything English, but the
papers OF Paris join in commencing
Kitchener. The Temps says: 1.-The
British have good reason to be proud OF
their great general, who is both able in
diplomacy and brilliant in the field:
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-07-17
TOM L. JOHNSON.
Mayor of Cleveland Wants Demo-
cratic Presidential Nomination.

cratic Presidential Nomination.
Cleveland, o.. July 14.-Mayor Tom
l.. Johnson is in the field for the DEM
ocratic nomination for the presidency
and will make a tour of the West in
the interest of his candidacy. probably
this fall. This statement comes from
the mayor himself.
LATE Pence. former Populist member
of congress from Colorado, who served
in the house with Johnson. was here,
ard he and the mayor had long con-
ference.
Heretofore the mayor has declined to
confirm this report. 1t is likely that
his campaign from now on will be an
open one.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-07-17
Archbishop Feehan Dead.

=; Shieago, July 14.--Archbishop Pat
baaI feehan, for 22 years supreme
,'tau OF the Catholic archdiocese of
Nnwago, died at his official residence,
ao C,.h State street and North avenue.
im me congestion of the brain was the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-07-13
whistler. Tart Comment.

Whistler one afternoon called on n
young painter of mis- acquaintance who
did the pretty little sort of things that
are popular. In the course OF the con-
Versation that followed the young n-t-
list turned to little head he was
painting and, daintily balancing a
square palette by one corner between
two finger tips. took n fine sable brush
and as daintily began 10 tickle piece
of bad drawing into a sweet expires
sion" saying:
"a pleasant art. ours, isn't It,
jimmy"
yes" was Whistler's response. ''but
what are you doing. FrankY
oh" said the young artist, ~ am
painting a replica ola little thing some
one liked because, you know. can al
ways sell two or three OF the same
subject, II it's n taking one"
"Ah" commented Whistler, "you
must be a genius, Frank, and |, alas
am like the simple minded hen who
when asked to do so, protested that she
could not lay the same egg twicew
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-07-13
COSTLY ACCIDENTS.
A Lost Tin Mine nnd n Lead Mines
BOttomless Pit.

Immense plans which seemed about
TO be completed, but have been brought
20 disastrous failure at the last mo-
ment, are frequent enough in the his
tory Of industry.
London Answers tells the story OF
tin mine in England which might have
yielded fortune but for a storm
With the finding Of new vein OF ore
running ont toward the sea a new level
was driven out below the water; then
Il was found that the lode bent up
ward too near the sea bottom for min
Ing TO be safely carried on Undiscour-
aged, the owner borrowed money, built
a sea wall 10 cut or the water erected
pumps and again went TO work.
on the sixth day Just as an enor.
nous mass Of rich ore was being tap
ped gale came up, ship was blown
upon the wall. which went to pieces at
once, and the sea drove the heavy
stones IA upon the thin roof Of the
nine. In a moment the workings were
hOpelessly flooded, and the owner was
a ruined man.
A story equally tragic Is told of the
Spcedwell lead mine in Derbyshire.
Believing that n rich vein Of ore exist
ed in n earby hill, the owner rlsked
his entire capital TO bore a tunnel 5000
feet long into the heart Of the noun
tain. Suddenly the miners broke
through a wall of rock into a vast hid
den cavern. through which flowed n
stream of water
They began to dump rock into the
stream, and after 10000 tons bridge
began to rise out Of the darkness, and
then their farther progress was stop
ped Month after month they toiled,
and at last, after 10000 tons in all
had been cast into the cavern, they
gave it up.
That narrow rift is known TO thir
day as the Bottomless Pit.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-07-13

There is tree that grows in Mexico
called the "chljol." or stone tree. II is
OF enormous proportions. both in cir.
cumference and height 1t has mum.
Der of branches spreading out widely
and carrying leaves of yellowish
green color. Tho wood Is extremely
fine and easily worked In a green state.
1t is not given 60 either warping or
splitting. The most remarkable thing
about it is that after being cut the
wood gets gradually harder, and in the
course of few years 1t is absolutely
pe,rihed, whether left in the open air
or buried in the ground. From this
timber houses can be built that would
in few years become completely fire
proof and would last rs long as though
built OF stone.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-07-13
DAIRY NOTES.

Glover is better than timothy for
cows.
Regularity in feeding and milking Is
important
To get all Of the butter the creara
must be uniformly ripened.
In milking squeeze the teats just
hard enough to get the milk.
Cows that are good producers OF
rich milk must be good consumers.
In order to secure rich milk start
with rich cow and feed her rich
foods.
In small quantities cottonseed meal
is n good feed, but in excess II in
jures the butter.
Kicking COW that is lying down
may make her get up more quickly,
but IL will not induce her TO give any
more milk.
II rock salt Is kept I'm the yard where
the cows can lick It every day. there
is no danger that they will get too
much at once.
One of the most important condI-
tions Of churning is the temperature of
the cream. No guess should be allowed.
but good thermometer used.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-07-13

The late Noah Davis, justice OF the
supreme court OF New York. was one
of many Judges and lawyers who
make the courtroom the scene OF some
OF our best wit and humor The New
York Commercial Advertiser gives
some Illustrations.
Once lawyer objected to a wltress,
but Judge Davis refused TO sustain
him. The lawyer cried, "But, your
honor, ] submit And here he broke.
Off.
That's right" said the judge quick
ly; always submit. Crier. adjourn
courtg
In one case over which he presided
there We're 1fty-five distinct offenses
and four counts on each offense. 220 In
all.
We'll" said Judge Davis, "there are
more counts than in a German princi-
pality."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-07-13
The Hairpin In Surgery.

The hairpln as surgical instrument
is treated quite seriously by n physi-
clan who. writing in technical jour.
nal, names fifteen different ways In
which 1t may be used in an emergency
to ease pain on even TO save life. For
example, 1t might serve as probe. as
surgical needle, in place OF n drain
age tube, to remove foreign bodies. to
compress a blood vessel or TO close n
wound.
than hundred pair of oxen" wrote
old James Howell almost three centu-
ries ago. II may be that some Of the
virtue OF the hair goes into the pin.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-07-13
Yawns of Wrath.

The singular habit of signifying an
ger by yawnlng is confined 10 the
monkey tribe and is most marked in
the baboon family, though the Gibral-
tar apes also indulge In It. 1t is prob
able that the gesture is originally in
tended to frlghten an adversary by a
display Of teeth, just as a dog does,
and that the constant wide opening of
the mouth produces an involuntary
yawn. In fact. II human being
keeps on opening his mouth in this
way yawn will result. If two
strange balloons are put together in
the same cage, they Immediately con-
front each other and commence yawn-
ing, and if vexed or insulted by Wis
itors they will do the same thing.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-07-13
GEORGE eLlor,s FACE.
said 60 Bavc been ~ Combination of
Dante aud savonaroin.

Eaid 60 Fave Been a. Combination of
Dante aud Savonaroia.
A close friend Of George Eiots,
writing of her personal appearance,
said:
"She was not. as the world in gen.
eral is aware, a handsome or even a
personable woman. Her face was
long; the eyes not large or beautiful
in color-they were l think. of gray
fish blue; the hair. which she wore I'm
old fashioned braids, coming low down
on either side y, her face. of a rather
light brown. =, was streaked with,
gray when last | saw her. Her figure
was OF middle height. large boned and
powerful Lewes often said that she
Inherited from her peasant ancestors
frame and constitution originally
very robust. Her head was finely
formed. with noble and we'll bal
anced arch from brow to crown. The
lips and mouth possessed a power of
Infinitely varied expression.
George Lewes once said TO me,
when | made some observation TO the
effect that she had sweet face Il
meant that the face expressed great
sweetness): You might say what
sweet hundred faces | look at her
sometimes I'm amaZement Her coun.
tenance is constantly changing
"The said lips and mouth were dig
tinctly sensuOus in form and fullness.
She has been compared to the portraits
OF Savonaroa (who was frightfuD and
OF Dante (who. though stern and bitter
looking, was handsome). Something
there was OF botn faces I'm George
Eliot's physiognomy.
"Lewes told us I'm her presence OF the
exclamation uttered suddenly by some
one 10 whom she was pointed out at a
place of public entertainment That
said bystander. is George Eliot The
gentleman TO whom she was thus indi-
Gated gave one swift searching look
and exclaimed, soto voce, 'Dante's
auntr Lewes thought this happy. and
he recognized the kind of likeness that
was meant TO the great singer of the
Divine Comedy. She herself playfully
disclaimed any resemblance TO Savonn-
rola. But. although such resemblance
was very stant-Savonarola's pecul-
iarly unbalanced countenance being a
strong caricature of hers-some like
ness there was"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-07-13

II small quantities of butter, lard
and beef fat be separately boiled and
slowly cooled for, say, twenty-four
hours, the resulting crystals will show
very marked differences under the MI
croscope. TH- normal butter crystal is
large and gLobular. 1t polarizes bril-
llantly and shows a well marked St
Andrews cross. That OF lard shows a
stellar form. while that OF beef fat has
a follated appearance. In course of
time, as the butter loses its freshness,
the globular crystal degenerates and
gradually merges into peculiar rosette-
like forms.