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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-16
IRRIGATION WORK.
SECRETARY OF INTERIOR Or
DERS BEGINNING.
Ten Million Dollars on Hand and
This Is Considered Ample for q
Start---Plans of Five Projects
Have Been Accepted by Secre-
tary Hitchcock.

Washington, April 13.-Actual work
will commence this summer on five
huge irrigation projects, which have
been undertaken by the national gov
eminent. Their object is the reclama'
ton of million acres of land. There
are $40, 900, 900 on hand to begin the
work. This is regarded as ample to
make q beginning. Government Off
Gals are not making any estimates as
to the amount which will be spent be-
fore the work is completed, but they
say that tor every dollar of outlay there
will be ten-fold returns. The desert
is to be made to blossom as the rose.
The secretary of the interior has CIV
en- his approval to five irrigation pro-
jects, and the lands affected by them
have been withdrawn from entry or
sale. They are "impounded, 80 to
speak, until they shall be opened to
settlement in accordance with the terms
of the new irrigation law. For many
months these localities have been I'M
der examination by scores of expert en-
gineers photographers and surveyors,
who have mapped them, measured the
waters, explored the supplies, drilled
the beds, recorded the flows, and made
all manner of estimates calculated to
throw light on their adaptability to the
ends of irrigation. On the basis of
these reports Prof. F. III. Newell, of the
geological survey, recommended them
to the secretary, and the latter has CIV
en- orders that the work 90 ahead.
The work will be under the general
direction of Prot. Newell, who was Sc
lected for the duty by the secretary of
the interior. George Y. Wisner, of De-
troit, Mich, has been retained as gen.
eral consulting engineer. Others on
the permanent engineering force are A.
P. Davis, who will have general super
vision of the engineering work; j. II.
Quinton, Prof. HI. A. Storrs and w. E.
Swift. In addition to these there will be
numerous engineers in the field.
The projects selected to make a be-
ginning of this government-aided re-
clamation of arid lands are situated re-
spectively in Montana, Wyoming, Colo
RADIO. Arizona and Nevada. Each pro-
ject is quite different from all others in
the character of engineering problems
to be solved and the scheme by which
the water is to be made available.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-16

Said That Monks Gould Have Re-
manned for q Price.

Paris, April 14.-The correspondent
OF the Figaro at Grenoble telegraphs
that an article is published in this
mornings Petit Dauphinois in which
the editor, M. Besson, repeats his re-
cent charges that he was approached
with an offer to secure authorization
Tor the monks of the Grande Chartreuse
monastery to remain in France on pay
ment of 100000.
M. Resson declares that the person
on whose behalf the offer was made by
the intermediary approaching him was
Edgar Combes, the son of the premier,
and that the intermediary was prom
lnent politician named Vervoort. YER
WORT explained that $4,000 of the
$4,000 would go to M. Besson as his
commission on the transaction.
M. Besson challenges NM. Combes,
ather and son, to take the case before
the courts.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-16
Big GUN BURST.
Three Sailors of the Iowa Killed
and Five Others In.
iured.

Pensacola, Fla, April 10.-A disas-
trous explosion occurred on the battle
ship Iowa yesterday while the vessel
was at target practice in the gulf. The
forward port 12-inch gun burst, from
the premature explosion of shell,
twelve feet of the piece outside the tur-
r 9t being demolished. Three men were
killed and two injured, five seriously.
The killed are: First-Class Seaman
Kiele, Ordinary Seaman Purcell and
Gunner's Mate Berry.
The injured are: First Glass Seam an
Gercht, Ordinary Seamen Truesdale,
Brown, Rothschild and Parrucker.
The men killed or injured were on
the second or gun deck at mess. Three
pieces of the exploded gun, each weigh
ing over a ton, passed downward
through the spar deck, falling upon the
men at, mess, instantly killing the
three men. All of the men were horri-
bly, mutillated. The heavy missiles,
after passing through the gun deck,
continued down to the third deck,
where they came in contact with the
armored deck. the steel bringing them
to stop, thus saving the engineers and
firemen who were at work below.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-16
SEATTLE-E EVERETT
,rw INTERURBAN TO BE RUN
MING BY FALL.
chicago Backer of the Enterprise
Now in Seattle and Says That
,ro.k on the New Line Will Be-
a,n Very Soon and Will Be
pushed Rapidly--Rails En- Route

Seattle, April 13.-Within sixty
The work of construction on the
u :":ornrban line between Seattle and
rrorett will have been started, and
L,toro fall trains will be running over
W. new electric road between the two
cities.
,oan secured by Fred E. Sander, OF Sc
attla and in whose name there are now
ending before the city councils of Sc
pttle and Everett applications for ter
"'inals in both cities, is the property
Of Jamse E MacMurray, of Chicago,
formerly director of the American
Wire & Steel company, of Chicago,
now large stakeholder in the United
States Steel Company, or the steel
trust, who is now in the city.
Mr.. MacMurray stated that Mr.. San.
der had secured the franchise and made
anplication for those now pending in
his behalf ard that he was the hacker
Of the project to build the line.
eyes, | am about to begin the con-
ctruction of the Everett interur-
ban line," said Mr.. MacMurray, when
seen at his hotel. "To let the cont.
racts and arrange the details is our mis-
sion in Seattle at this time, and the
work will be started within sixty days.
All of the steel rails and other material
have been ordered and the first ship
ment of rails will be delivered here by
the American Hawaiian line in short
time. They are being shipped from
New York. The work is to be pushed
through with the utmost speed, and
unless we are unable to get rails-and
nv connection with the manufacturing
company will enable us to get them if
they are to be had-the road will be
ready to carry passengers and freight
This ia II ~
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-16
THE OLD LOG SCHOOLHOUSE Is
NOW A RELIC OF THE PAST.

The old log schoolhouse remains in
the memory of many city resident.
But the days of log schoolhouses are
numbered-at least IN Indiana, says
an exchange. A solitary schoolhouse
among the hills of Clark county and
another one near Ferdinand, Dubois
county, are the only ones remaining,
and the latter has been weatherboard-
ed and plastered until 1t no longer re-
sembIes the olden-time temple of learn
ing.
The day of the master, Of switches,
and strenuous instruction in the three
RS is no more Now our progeny Is
ruled by petticoats, persuasion and in
structed in the mysteries Of so-called
'fads." The log schoolhouse, at it's
start, was but primitive apology, and
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-16
GRUESOME REMINDERS.
Bodies of Admiral MOntejO's Men
Found on Reina Christina.

Manila, April 14.-The ship Reina
Christina flagship of Admiral Montejo,
which was sunk by Admiral Dewey,
was flooded and beached yesterday.
The skeletons of abont eighty Of her
crew were found in her hulk. One
skeleton was evidently that of an Off
Ger, for it had sword by it's side.
There are fifteen shell holes in the hull
of the Reina Christina, one made by an
eight-inch and others smaller. The
main injection valve is missing, show
ing that the ship was scuttled when
abandoned. The hull is in fair condi-
toin.
Captain Albert r. Couden, COM
handing the naval station at Cavite,
took charge of the remains of the sail
ors, expressing desire to give them a
naval Hilary funeral.
The Spanish residents are anxious,
however, to ship the remains to Spain,
and it is suggested that the transport
Sumner convey them to Spain by way
of the Suez canal in June. A wreckiDg
company is endeavoring to raise all the
sunken Spanish warships.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-16

The tar, or king of bells, as the
Russians call 1t, is In the Kremlin, at
Moscow, and, in spite Of one or two
other claimants for the title, 1t Is un-
doubtedly the largest bell in the world.
1t was cast In the year 1888 by order
Of the Empress Anne. There Is no rec
ord Of Its ever having been hung. 1t
was found embedded in the earth where
1t had fallen and was excavated and
set In position by order Of the Emperor
Nicholas in 1880. 1t Is nineteen feet
three and one-half inches high and
weighs $4,000 pounds. 1t is said
there were more than 1000 tons Of
bronze melted for it's casting. The
king stands In the middle Of a square
on base of granite and looks like
great bronze tent. A fragment broken
off from 1t lies near the tower of Ivan
Veliki. 1t is used as a chapel, the
assure being so great that man may
walk through without lowering his
head. 1t is beautiful piece of work,
and it's tone is said to have been par
ticularly sweet. The sides sweep out
in a broad and mighty curve and are
encircled with top and lower border
Of artistic merit.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-16
He Knew What to Do.

In the old canal days, a fine setter
was taken by his master on packet
boat which was so crowded that the
dog was put In the captains cabin
to be out Of the way. His owner
reached his destination after night
fall, and had taken so much wine by
that time that he was carried off the
boat, and no one remembered his set
ter. Next morning the captain took
the dog on deck, but was much
afraid he would jump off to the tow
path and try to return that way and
so handsome an animal would have
been in danger Of being stolen. Car
10, however, lay perfectly quiet, but
with an air Of listening that attract
ed notice. Towards noon he heard
the sound Of the horn of packet COM
ing from the opposite way, and, as
the boats passed each other he made
leap, and was next heard from as
having got off at the place where his
master had stopped, and as having
gone at once to the house where the
man was a guest. Human intelligence
could not have surpassed that shown
by this animal.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-16
GAMBLERS MAKE THREATS.
If They Can't Play, All Other Ever
EFT People Must Be Good.

Everett, April 14.-Proprietors of
gambling games and dance halls, re-
Gently closed by the city marshal,
served notice today that if the town is
to be closed at all, the statute prohibit
ing Sunday amusements must also be
enforced, and that there shall be no
more Sunday baseball games. and that
pool and billiard halls will have to
close up on the Sabbath. 1t was stated
by one OF the advocates of the wide
open policy today that warrants would
be sworn out for the Seattle and Ever
EFT teams that played here Sunday, and
that the dance hall men and gamblers
had combined, and would furnish funds
to fight the case to decision. No
such action was taken today, however.
Supporters OF this movement declare
that if they must close, others must,
and hot fight is expected.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-16
AGAINST MERGER
FAMOUS CASE DECIDED IN FAVOR
OF GOVERNMENT.
Purposes of Northern Securities
Company Declared to Violate
Case to Be Appealed to United
States Supreme Court.

st. Paul, April 1O.-The United
States circuit court of appeals at noon
handed down decision in the suit of
the United States against the Northern
Securities Company enjoining the COM
pany from voting the stock of the
Great Northern or Northern Pacific
companies. but allowing the return of
such stock as had been delivered to
that holding company.
The opinion was unanimous, all four
judges concurring. The opinion was
written by Judge Thayer. The sub
stance of the order is in the decree,
which is as follows:
ga decree In favor of the United
States will accordingly be entered to
the following effect:
"Adjudging that the stock of the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
Railway companies now held by the
securities company was acquired by
virtue of a combination among the de-
PENDANTS in restraint of trade and COM
MERGE among the several states, such
as the antitrust act denouces as ille-
gal; enjoining the securities company
from or attempting to acquire further
stock of said companies; also enjoining
it from voting such stock at any meet
ing of the stockholders OF either of said
railroad companies or exercising or at
tempting to exercise any control, direc-
ton or supervision of influence over the
acts of said companies or either OF
them by virtue of it's holding such
stock; enjoining the Great Northern
and Northern Pacific companies respec-
lively, their officers, directors and
agents from permitting such stock to
be voted by the Northern Securities
Company or any of its agents or attor-
neys on its behalf at any corporate cleo
ton for directors or officers of either of
said compnies, and likewise enjoining
them from paying any dividends to the
securities company on account of said
stock or permitting or suffering the ST.
curities company to exercise any con-
troll whatever over the corporate acts OF
said companies, or to direct the policy
of either; and finally permitting the
securities company to return and trans
fer to the stockholders of the Northern
Pacific and Great Northern companies
all shares of stock of those companies
which it may have received from such
stockholders in \ exchange for its own
stock, or to make such transfer and as
signment to such person or persons as
are now the holders and owners of its
stock originally issued in exchange for
the stock Of said companies
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-16
Immigration Records Broken.

New York. April 1.-THE heaviest
week that the immigration bureau at
Ellis island has ever had in April, and
the record ten days for the first part of
april ended last night with the ship
ping to other places of 3S,076 immi-
grants since April l. The record OF last
ye for the first ten days of April was
,'99. Commissioner Williams said
'hat there are but few immigrants de-
Ialped and very small percentage de-
ported. The class arriving is above the
average.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-16

it's existence was readily discouraged
as soon as anything better could be
devised.
Teachers salaries were pretty low,
too, in those days. There wasn't any
teachers federation, and 1t probably
wouldn't have had much effect If 1t had
existed. There are records in Indiana
Of teachers whose magnificent incomes
amounted to $40 term land an over
coat" Later the prices rose to the
magnificent sums of So a month for
"marms" and $40 a month for mas
ters." And the teacher usually took
1t out in eating and bedding boarding
round" There were few "marms"
then-woman's brains being deemed In
sufficient for the task Of teaching.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-16
BLIND CHAPLAIN DEAD.
Rev. William Henry MiIburn Passes
Away at Santa Barbara.

Rev. william Henry MllDurn RAISES
Away at Santa Barbara.
n Washington, April 11.-Rev. Will
liam Henry Milburn, the venerable
blind chaplain of the United States
senate, Is dead at Santa Barbara, Cal.
Word to this effect has been received
here bv Col. A. R. Ramsdell, the SER
geant-at-arms of the senate. Mr.. Mil
burn, accompanied by his two nieces,
the Misses FINLEY, left Washington for
the Pacific coast about year ago. The
chaplain was broken in health. The
change brought no great improvement
In his condition. and when congress
met in December he forwarded his res
ignation to Washington, but it was
never acted upon. The deceased was
native of Philadelphia, where he was
born in 1923. He was chaplain of the
house for many years and of the senate
since 1898.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-16
Heber Newton Resigns.

Stanford, CAL, Arpil S.-Rev. Heber
Newton has resigned as pastor OF the
stanford Memorial church. This in
formation came as tremendous sur
nrise to the student body and others
connected with the university. The
definite reasons for the resignation are
not known. Both DIR. Newton and Mrs.
Stanford refused to discuss the matter.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-16
MORE WORK FOR JURY.
Acts Of Missouri Legislators Are to
Be Investigated,

AUD Ol N1lb6OuEt CkiSIdtOEb fAIO "
Be Investigated,
st. Louis, April 13.-Evidence &c.
cured by Attorney General Crow and
Circuit Attorney Folk relating to the
charges of boodling, which have been
freely circulated, during the session of
the Missouri legislature just ended, has
been compiled in documentary form
and will be submitted to the Cole COM
ty grand jury, which eonvenes in JEFF
ferson City today. It. is believed that
the officials have secured some sensa-
tional evidence and that developments
will ensue rapidly.
State Senator Frank II. Harris talked
freely to the April grand jury, which
has been probing the charges this past
week, and ii is stated that he admitted
having 81 900 bill changed at a saloon
in st. Louis, but it is understood that
he declined to state how he came into
possession of the bill. Lieutenant Gov
ernor Lee has peen cited to appear be-
fore the Cole county grand jury. At
torney General Crow will conduct the
investigation there and Circuit Attor-
ney Folk will look after the st. Louis
end. A number of legislative witnesses
will be examined here during the week.
A telegram has been received by the
police department from Chief of De-
tives McClusky, of New York, saying
that Daniel Kelly, who is wanted in
Missouri on legislative poodle charges,
has not been apprehended, but that if
he is, he will not be held unless the
New York authorities are furnished
with requisition papers by the governor
of Missouri. Detective Tracey, of the
st. Louis department, is now en- route
to New York with requisition papers,
and is scheduled to arrive there during
the evening.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-16
Socialists Win in Anaconda.

Anaconda, Mont, Arpil s.-Social-
lists elected John Frinke mayor, Pat
McHugh, police Judge; Mike Tobin,
treasurer, and three out of six alder
men. Democrats got two and repubi-
cans one alderman. In the new council
the Democrats will have four, Republic
cans five and Socialists three. The So
cialist majority on the general ticket
ran from 200 to 400.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-16
Barr Immigrants Arrive.

st. John, N. B., April 13.-The
Steamer Lake Manitoba, with the
Barr party of British immigrants on
board, has locked here. In the after
noon the first trainload of immigrants
started for Saskatoon, in the Northwest,
and another started in the evening.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-16
DAMAGE TO THE IOWA.
Cost of Overhauling and Repairing
Estimated at $5OO,OOO.

Washington, April lathe cost OF
repairing and overhauling the Iowa,
including the damage caused by the re-
cent explosion, is estimated Ivy the ma
w department at 100000. These re-
pairs can not be completed under six
months.
The Iowa has been in commission for
about five years, and prior to the acct
dent recommendations had already been
made for an extensive overhauling OF
the vessel.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-16
Rrieham Young. Jr.. Dead.

Salt Lake, April l3.-Apostle Brig
ham Young, a son of the first Mormon
of that name, and one of the twelve
apostles of the Mormon church, is dead.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-16
Buffalo Bill Injured.

p Manchester, England, April l4.-W.
f. Cody Buffalo BID met with an ac-
ciuent at the first performance of his
snow here. His horse reared and fell
Ui MIN. He was removed to a hotel.
nls injuries are not serious. His ankle
was badly sprained, but he appeared in
Tile arena in carriage in the evening.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-16
ARSENAL EXPLOSION.

Fifteen Hundred Chinese Reported
Killed.
Hongkong, Arpil 11.-An explosion
has occurred In the Canton arsenal
powder factory. Fifteen hundred per-
sons are reported killed.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-16
To Make Subsidiary Coin.

Manila, April 1.-THE United States
PHILIPPINE commission has appropriated
81 100000 for the purchase of silver
bullion and copper to make new subsi-
diary coin.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-16
PLAGUE IN KANSAS.
Railroad Laborers the Victims of |
BubOnic Disease. |

Railroad LabOrers the Victims OF
Bubonic Disease.
Topeka, Kan, April 14.-Dr. Chas.
Lowry, secretary of the state board of
health, has gone to Rice county to in
vestigate the report that several rail-
road laborers are victims of the bubon-
ic plague.
A tramp hired to work with section
gang recently started a disease which
quickly killed nine.
The surrounding territory is in strict
quarantine.
One physician pronounces the disease
black smallpox.
Every case has proved fatal.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-16

New York, April 10.-J. P. Morgan
says the merger case will at once be ap-
pealed to the United States supreme
court.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-16
UNITED woRKMEN.
Grand Lodge Elects Cficers for the
Ensuing Year,


Ensuing Year.
Olympia, April 10.-The grand lodge
OF the A. o. U. W. has elected the fol
lowing officers:
Grand Master Workman, ). M. HIT
OF Fort Townsend; grand foreman, G..
3. PARCEL OF Seattle; grand overseer,
>. j. Charwick of Colfax; grand re-
corder, j. Fl. Hemer of Seattle; supreme
representatives, DR.. W. E. Russell of
Walla Walla; Frank A. Twitchell, of
Seattle, and FREQ M. Mead, of Puyallup
Seattle was chosen as the next meet
ing place.
Degree of Honor Offcers.
The grand lodge officers elected by
the Degree of Honor were as follows:
Grand chief of honor, Mrs. Mary K.
Todd, of Spokane; grand lady of honor,
Jessie Sumith, of Tacoma; grand chief
of ceremonies, Mrs. Lucy Brownie, of
Seattle; grand recorder, Mrs. Amelia
Winkler, of Seattle; grand receiver,
Mrs. Ada butcher, of Aberdeen; grand
usher, Mrs. Amy Ellis, of Dayton
grand inside watch, Mrs. Adelaide
Clark, Whatcom; grand outside watch,
Mrs. Eliza Richardson, of Olympia.
Superior representatives, to represent
the order at Minneapolis in June, are
Mrs. Emily Callahan, Seattle; Mrs.
Ella Kittinger, Tacoma; Mrs. Ada
butcher, Aberdeen.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-16

Although a great many people board,
we do not remember to have met any
one who liked Il
Gunnison news-champion., 1903-06-12
Doyleville Doinss.

News Champion Correspondence
j. johnson returned from Denver
last week
There will be preaching at the
school house Sunday. All welcome.
Mr. Mcdowell our enterprisinp
postmaster has remodeled the inte-
tior of his office.
Miss Bessie Gibbons returned Sat
urday from Gunnison where she has
been visiting friends for two weeks.
We are glad to learn that A. II
Mcconnell who has been ON the sick
list for the past few weeks is i'm
proving
Mr. and Mrs. J T. Mendenhall
returned from Lake CITY last Tues