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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-01-30
NEWS OF THE DAY
FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF
THE WORLD.
Comprehensive Review Of the Important
Happenings Of the Past Week Presented
In Condensed PORN Which Is Most
Likely to Prove Of Interest to Our Many
Readers

Rich gold discoveries are reported in
the vicinity of Pony, Mont.
The Canadian Pacific will build extern
sive locomotive works at Montreal.
An explosion of dust in the Lost Creek
mine, near Oskaloosa, Iowa, resulted in
q deaths.
The house has passed the urgent de-
ficiency bill, together with the amend
ment appropriating $500, 900 for "protec-
ton and shelter" of American soldiers
in the Philippines. 2
The price OF sugar has been advanced
10 points.
The president has signed the bill giving
the franking privilege to Mrs. Mckinley
Lord Rosslyn, who recently announced
that he had a scheme to break the bank
at Monte Carlo, has tried it. His losses
were $l0O, 900, at which figure he went
broke.
The dinner to be given by the Ameri-
can press in honor of Prince Henry of
Prussia has been definitely fixed for
Wednesday, February %, at the Waldorf
Astoria.
One of the interesting features Of the
programme for the national congress of
mothers" which will meet at Washing
ton next month, will be "a model nurs-
cry" under the direction of Mrs. Fred
T. Dubois, wife of the United States
senator from Idaho.
Lady Stanley, wife of Sir Henry NJ
Stanley, reports that che has high au-
thority for saying that Italian legal diff
ferences have been overcome and that
negotiations are we'll advanced for the
transfer of the entire Borghez gallery to
the United States. She implores civil
ized world to join In averting such q
catastrophe. 8
Trains in the East are badly delayed
by severe snow storms.
Grand Forks, B. c., will have a race
meet July and 2. Purses to the amount
Of 5000 will be awarded.
The Marquis of Dufferin, ex-viceroy
Of India and ex-governor general OF Can
ada is said to be critically i'll.
Comptroller Ridgley pronounces the
reports of the condition of national
banks December IL most satisfactory.
A revolution. in Spain is feared on the
occasion of the coronation of King Al
fonso next May. Weyler is said to be
the moving spirit.
The International Olympian Games
Association, through it's president, has
appointed committee of Chicago men
to arrange spectacular evening perform
ances on an enormous scale during the
Olympian games OF 1904. B
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-01-30
LAW, INOPERATlvE.
interstate Commerce Commission Says Viola.
lions Cannot Now Be Rsmsdisd.

interstate Commerce Commission Says Viola.
lions Cannot Now Be Rsmedsd.
Washington, Jan. 24.-The annual re-
port of the interstate commerce commits
sion. which vas transmitted to congress
yesterday, renewed the declaration made
in previous reports that in its present
condition the act to regulate commerce
cannot be enforced. As to remedial leg.
islation the commission renews the state
ment made in its previous annual report,
that it. "has little to suggest and nothing
new to propose"
The feature of the report is the almost
sensational statement of the relations
existing between the railroads and q
comparatively few heavy shippers. Re-
ferring to the commission's g recent inves
legations into the movement of packing
house products and of grain and grain
products, the report says:
"The facts therein developed are of
such character that no thoughtful per-
son can contemplate them with indiffer-
ence. That the leading traffic officials
of many Of the principal railway lines,
men occupying high positions and
charged with the most important duties.
should deliberately violate the statutA
law of the land and in some cases agree
with each other to do 90; that it should
be thought by them necessary to destroy
vouchers and 80 to manipulate bookkeep-
ing as to obliterate evidence of the trans
actions; that hundreds of thousands of
dollars should be paid in unlawful re-
bates to few great packing houses ;
that the business of railroad transpOrta-
ton to such an extent be conducted in
open disregard of law, must be surprising
and offensive to all right-minded per-
sons. Equally startling at least is the
fact that the owners of these packing
houses, men whose names are known
throughout the commercial world, should
seemingly be eager to augment their
gains with the enormous amounts of
these rebates which they receive in plain
defiance of-a federal statute"
That there are palliating circumstances
under which railroad officials act, the
commission is not unmindful, and the
opinion is expressed that existing laws
should be 30 amended that every man.
ager who desires to observe them can do
20 without the risk of sacrificing their
property.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-01-30
FRUIT GROWERS IN SESSION.


Second Annual Convention Of the Inland En-.
pire Association at Spokane.
Spokane, Jan. 25.-The second annual
convention of the Inland Empire Horti-
cultural and Horticultural Association
opened three-days' session here Thurs
day, with many prominent fruit growers
in attendance. President T. R. Tannat,
Of Pennington, opened the session with
his annual address, in which he dwelt
on the experiences of the past in the
matter of fruit growing in the North
west and the lessons that it had taught
for the future of the Industry. One of
the main points of his address was an
appeal for the use of a uniform size in
boxes ior shipment of apples. He said
that this section could only retain its
market by honest fruit in honest pack
ages. He also strongly advocated the
holding of annual market exhibits,
either in this city or some other central
location, as q means Of attracting buyers
to this field of fruit production.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-01-30
NEW RUSSIAN CODE.


st. Petersburg, Jan. 26.--The commits
sion which has been revising the impe-
rial code during the last fifteen years has
made its report to the council Of the en-.
pire. The new code, IL adopted, will re-
place the code Of l845 and will naturally
contain numerous vital changes. The
most important innovation will, 10 is said, /,
be found in the chapter on the moral
responsibility Of minors and the men,
tally defective. This chapter is by Prof.
Tagensenff. The code, in its entirety,
has been submitted to various foreign
and domestic authorities, including Prof.
Franz Won Liszt, OF Berlin, who are re.
ported to bave pronounced IL an advance
on any code now in existence. Owing
to Superior definition and classification
of crimes the new code will contain less
than one-third as many crimes a. tho
old code, which has LII paragraphs.
Punishment by order Of court is abol.
ished altogether, various forms OF impris.
onment being substituted
Emperor Nicholas III. had already
broken up banishment to Siberia by
order OF court, but owing to the lack OF
prisons banishments could not be done
away with altogether, and prisoners con-
tinued to be sent to Archangel and the
island of Ssghalien. The ministry OF
justice has recently exerted considerable
efforts to provide the, prisons needed in
order to permit the abandonment OF
when the new code. should
be completed. ...
While the action Of the. emperor did
not affect the bsnishment to Siberia Of
political suspects by order OF the police,
it is not known that any OF the suspects
relegated from the capitals last year
were sent to Asiatic Russia.
The new code will abolish capital pun
ishment altogether. The old code had
retained it for crimes against the inn
perial family, for treason and rebellion
and for evasion Of quarantine. Ofcourse
the new code will take cognixance OF
newly defined crimes, such as blackmsil.
II will not make an ordinary strike q
crime, but threatens with higher penal
ties those cases Of rioting and injury to
property or persons which may be found
to have been occasioned by q strike.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-01-30
MERGER CASE ON
FEDERAL SUPREME COURT LIST
EMS TO ARGUMENT
By Attorneys for the State Of Minnesota and
the Northern Securities Company-Ths
Question Involved Is an Important One
and the Outcome win Be Watched With
Great Interest.

Washington, D. c., Jan. 28.-Argu-
ments in the case of the Northern Secur-
ity Co., by attorneys representing the
state of Minnesota and those for the
company itself, were heard yesterday in
the United States supreme court.
The question at ISSUE is q preliminary
one. The arguments merely being on
the question as to whether the court has
jurisdiction in the case and whether it
should allow the filing of q suit to COM
pei the company to dissolve.
The proceedings commenced have GER
tain points of unique interest and owing
to the importance of the issues involved
they will be followed with close atten-
ton throughout the country. The ap-
plication, which is up for hearing, sets
forth the nature of the Northern Securi-
ties Co., and prays that the officers of
that organization be enjoined from ex-
ercising any control over the railways
that have been consolidated, and from
participating in their management.
Two Main Points.
The two main points ale the employ
ment OF the equity process on the ground
that the complainant has no other ade-
quate remedy, and the reasons for which
the supreme court is asked to grant such
a remedy. These last involve decision
whether the Northern Securities Com
pany is really q railway monopoly.
Thus an issde is raised of great moment
in the whole corporation problem.
Should the supreme court decide in
favor of the complainant state, it will
thereby take jurisdiction over large
class of cases which hitherto have come
solely before the state courts. The suit
is of especial interest because it practic-
ally abandons the Sherman Antitrust
act, and the Interstate Commerce act,
as grounds of procedure.
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EXPLAINS HIS POSITION.
President Sehurman Of Cornell Talks Of His
Recent Speech.

President Schurman OF Cornell Talks OF MS
Recent Speech.
Ithaca, N. Y, JAM 27.- President
Schurman yesterday made statement
explanatory of his recent Boston speech,
in which he advocated the eventual in
dependence of the of the people of the
Philippines. The substance of the
speech was thatif the Christians of Luz
xon and Visaya wanted independence
and showed themselves capable of as
suming it, this country would eventually
give it to them. President Schurman
said that he believed the policy he advo-
Gated would, more than anything else,
promote the welfare of the Filipinos.
President Roosevelt, he said, had de-
clared in his message to congress that we
were to do for the Filipinos more than
any other nation had ever done for Q
tropical people, and that we we're to fit
them for self-gavernment after the man.
ner of really free races. He said he
stood with President Roosevelt in bis
policy and was against that advocated
by Gen. Wheaton, which woald mean
colonial servitude like that OF Java and
| India.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-01-30
POWER FROM NIAGARA.
Another Great Step In lis Utilization Soon to
be Taken.

New York, Jan. 28.-Another great
step in the utilization of Niagara power
is announced by The Electrical World
and Engineer. On the American side
of the falls, the Niagara Power Company
has long had in operation IL dynamos,
each driven by its own turbine and de-
veloping 5000 horse power. A wheel
put parallel with the first one was re-
Gently completed and within the last
year orders were given for IL more water
wheels aud generators. When these are
installed the company will be able to
supply 10000 horse power in the form
of electricity.
Operations are now to be undertaken
on the Canadian side. The Electrical
World and Engineer says that contracts
have just been placed with the General
Electric Company for the construction
of three 10000 horse power generators
for the new plant, whose ultimate capac-
ity, it is estimated, will probably reach
2OO, 600 horse power.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-01-30
WANTS NO OFFICE.
Admiral Sehlsy Says he Has No Ambition In
That Direction.

Chicago, Jan. 27.-Rear Admiral w.
s. Schley has thrice declared that he had
no intention of entering politics. His
remarks were calculated to set at rest
for all time the political ambitions which
some of his admirers have entertained
for him. He said that no Office, however
high, would tempt him to jeopardlze the
love which the people of this country
have expressed for him.
The day was a round of receptions, at
each of which he expressed his gratitude
for tokens of esteem and appreciation.
The demonstrations reached their
climax in the banquet given in his honor
by the Hamilton Club in the banquet
hall of the Auditorium. Approximately
$50 guests were present.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-01-30
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Whist . Being Dons BY the People ei Our
Growing and Prosperous Stats.

Seattle Socialist Labor party will nom
mate ticket in the coming municipal
campaign.
Seattle will vote on four charter
amendments at the spring election.
The principal one raises retail liquor
licenses from $500 to 81 900, and the
wholesale license from $500 to $3.50.
A good roads convention has been
called by the board of county commits
sioners for March 4, when an effort will
be made to secure active interest in q
betterment of country roads all over
Columbia county.
JEFF Taylor, Klickitat county sheep
man, lost $50 sheep last week. The band
was in the corral, when they became
frightened during the night, and in the
rush they made 25O of them were smoth-
cred to death by piling up in small
gulch just below the corral.
The winter wheat prospect in the Pa
louise country is improved by fall of
snow.
Land sales in Whitman county are re-
ported brisk, and new settlers are arriv-
ing daily.
T. F. Sullivan, a convict who has been
in the penitentiary at Walla Walla about
a month, has been transferred to the
the insane asylum, raving maniac. with
no hope of recovery.
Mrs. Sigmund Frieudenstein, of Ever
EFT, has made record by giving birth to
girl twins whose combined weight aggre-
gates twenty-seven and half pounds.
Rev. ]. w. Frescoin, at present pastor
OF the Methodist Episcopal church at
Blaine, Wash, has been appointed pastor
of Grace church, Seattle, to fill the va
cancy created by the death of the late
Rev. Edward McEvers.
Arrangements have been completed by
Prof. Douthitt, physical director of the
| Young Mems Christian Association, to
hold an intercity gymnasium athletic
contest in Seattle on March 26. Teams
of four men each from Everett, Tacoma
and Seattle will take part. A cup and
medals will be awarded. 5
George M. Johnson, a Puget sound
pioneer, died at his home in Seattle on
Tuesday, aged 6S years.
Two thousand Seattle telephones are
useless as resnlt of their cases having
been burned out by crossing cables
Gov. Mcbride has settled tho contest
for the Office of fish commissioner by the
selection of T. R. Kershaw, of Whatcom,
for the place, the appointment to take
effect upon the expiration Of A. G. Lit
ties term, March l.
The body of James D. Sparks was
found in straw stack near his home
south of Delight. A charge from q
double barreled gun had entered his
head. The coroners jury returned a
verdict of accidental death. 8
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-01-30
Mors About Ihose Notes.

Vienna, Jan. 28.-Further details OF
the Antl-American activity in Europe
during the Spanish-American war have
been learned. After the treaty Of Paris
was signed another note protesting
against the Philippines was circulated:
II failed in its intent because Russia and
England failed to sign it.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-01-30
WANTS MANY MILLIONS.



Chicago, Jan. 23.-The collection of
royalties on metallic curbing laid with
asphalt paving, said to amount to more
than $50, 900 900, has begun here. The
man who makes the claim is Israel
Landis, who declares he took out pat
ent on the metallic curbing 30 years ago.
Thousands of people throughout the
United States, not knowing the device
was patented, have availed themselves
OF 1t without authority. Landis kept
his secret 30 many years, he claims he
felt that after the lapse Of a quarter OF .
century or moro he would have an unde-
niable claim for royalties amounting to
Q fabulous sum. The United States cir
couit court in . minor claim upholds his
contention. A number Of the users have
settled
Many lawyers who have been consulted
here BY their clients have advised them
to settle on the best basis possible, and
it seems that the craft Of the inventor
will add to his gains. "a i
Landis has been bat little known here
and has borne the reputation among his
friends of being an exceedingly taciturn
man, given but little to discussing his
own affairs and contented to live on Z
small income.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-01-30

Milwaukee, jar. N.-Gen. Harrison
C. Hobart, the Last survivor Of the Wis
consin Constitutional Convention, and
one of the last, if not the last, survivor
of the original 6,e who planned and
mace the famous Ross tunnel and BY it
escaped from Libby Prison, died Of old
age in the hospitalat the Soldiers Home
ct / so Sunday mcrning, aged 72 years.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-01-30
To Qft Philippine Question.

Washington, Jan. T.-Ths senate
committee ON the Philippines has dscid-
ed to enter upon thorough ipvestisa-
ton Of the entire Philippine question,
and Senator Lodge, chairman OF the
committee, was suthorised 70 present 70
the senate the usual resolution suthoris-
ing the committee to sit and send for
persons and papers. .-,f.-s.,s
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-01-30

Vienna, Jan. N.-The Politische Cor
respondents, highly reputable paper,
publishes dispatch from Constantine
pie, declaring that the Porte has re-
ceived secret reports accusing MISS
Stone of connivance with the Macedoman
committee in allowing herself to remain
q prisoner in order to increase the ram
som for her release demanded by the
brigands, the bulk of which will go TO
the COMMITTEES. The dispatch says that
Miss Stone is at present living in Bull
garian village, in the disguise OF .
peasant.
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70 TAP RICH COUNTRY.
Railroad >Propossd From Primes William to
eaale City, Alaska.


Seattle, Jan. N.-The Alaska, Copper
River 4 Yukon Railway Company has
been incorporated TO construct railway
line from . point on Prince William
sound to the Yukon river in the vicinity
of Eagle City. In addition to this the
company proposes to operate q steam
ship line between Seattle and Prince
william Sound; to build and operate
smelters and refineries and do general
mining businessin Alaska. The railroad
system alone, it is estimated, win cost in
the neighborhood of &c, 600 900.
The capitalization of the corporation
il placed ct 925, ,000, 600. Tho entire
amount, it Is claimed, haa been sub
scribed. The hackers Of the proposition
are said to be Eastern and foreign capi
talista.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-01-30
FOR A SCHOOL OF MINES.
President Graves, Of the State University
Urges the Depew Bill.

Seattle, Jan. 27.-President Graves, of
the University of Washington, has
written to Senator Foster urging him to
support the Depew bill granting funds
for . school of mines or any institution
for the same purpose named by the
several state legislatures. Several bills
are before. congress looking to the estab.
lishment of schools of mines, some OF
them contemplating attaching schools
to agricultural colleges, and others an
nexing them to state universities. Uni
versity people in various, states are
anxious to have the bill passed giving
them control of schools of mines. or at
least leaving the question to decision by
the legislatures.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-01-30

Spokane, Jan. 2S.-The fight between
Northport merchants and the smsiter
management has been settled. Tho
company has agreed to close out its big
general store, which was started by Man
aeer Kadish last fall, supposedly TO get
even with the merchants Of the sown tor
their refusal TO help the company hght
the strike. <4.ItfaI
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-01-30
MINERAL PRODUCTION.
That Of This Country for 1901 Larger Than
During Any Preceding Ysor.

Washington, Jan. 27.-Estimates o!
the mineral products of the United States
indicate that they will not only exceed in
nearly every particular those of any, pre-
ceding year, but exceed in nearly every
case those of every other country. The
estimates put the gold production of
1901 at $50, ,2l8, 800, against $79, III 900 in
1900, which was the highest record in
gold production that the United States
had ever made.
They put the silver production of 1901
at 1868, ,7S8 ounces, against 81, ,647 900
ounces in 1900. The pig iron production
is estimated at IL, 800, 600 long tons, as
against 13, 7S9, ,242 long tons in 1900.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-01-30
FOR A HOMESTEAD LAW,
Secretary Root Urges Lssislatioa Tor the Phil.
Ippins Islands.

Washington, Jan. 25.-Secretary Root
yesterday appeared before, the house
insular affairs committee to urge the en-
actment of q homestead law for the Phil
ippines. He said there should be legis-
lation to enable the Filipinos to acquire
title to property and that denial OF that
right was, in his opinion, the cause Of
much of the present disturbance. He
thought a homestead law should be
passed to permit the natives to mako
entry of 100 acres of land as the maxi
mum, the local government to fix the
minimum. He urged the repeal Of the
Spooner amendment prohibiting the cut
ting Of timber and the granting OF fran.
chises. He said that industry in the
islands should be promoted. not prevent
ed. The islands needed railroads to do
velop their abundant resources Of timber,
coal and other minerals.
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WOULD COME IN
COLONEL BLISS SAYS CUBANS
ARE READY
To Cast Their Lot With This Country Either
H State or . Territory - The Cuban
Sugar Industry b Greatly Depressed.
and Banks Are Refusing to Give Planters
Credit.


Bliss, of the United States army, de-
tailed as collector of customs at Havana,
was before the ways and means commit
tee yesterday concerning Cuban reci-
proeity.
Speaking of the condition of the Cuban
sugar industry he said it was greatly de-
pressed. The Havana banks were refus-
ing further credits to the planters, and
when this occurred it was sure evidence
OF the distress of the plantations. He
estimated the sugar industry of the
islasd at 500, 900 600, and said about
three-fourths of the people were depend
ent in one way or another on the sugar
industry.
Col. Bliss presented tables designed to
show how tariff readjustment could
throw practically all of the Cuban trade
into the hands Of American producers.
Representative Newlands, of Nevada,
suggested that without our political con-
troll of Cuba there might be servile labor
to compete with American labor. He
added: ~ az
"Are the Cuban people prepared to
come into political relations with the
United States?"
II think great majority Of the Cubans
are ready to come in" Col. Bliss replied
"As territory or state?" asked Mr..
Newlands.
"They would be glad to come in as q
state or territory or under the military
authority-almost any way in order to
come under the authority of the United
States"
Mr.. Louis Place, head of tho Cuban
delegation, made an earnest statement
controverting the claim that the recip-
rocity movement was instigated by the
United States sugar interests, and con-
tending that the Cubans had long urged
and expected these concessions.
"Cuba is fighting its own cause on it,
own merits" delared Mr.. Place.