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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-08-27
To BE AT FLAGLER.
Puget Sound Army Headq uarters
Virtually Fixed.

Port Townsend, Aug. 24.-The head.
quartes of the Puget Sound artillery
district of the United States army is to
be permanently located at Fort Flagler,
according to the nature of new con-
struction work On which Major George
II. Penrose, constructing quartermas-
ter, will ask bids this week.
Flagler is now the headquarters for
the district, but it has been thought
that with the completion OF buildings
at Fort Woiden the station of the com.
mandinp officer. would be transferred.
Worden is whiting fifteen minutes walk
of this city, where telegraph and tele-
phone communication NAV be had, and
where steamers of all regular lines stop
daily. Flagler is across the bay and
inaccessible except by local steamers.
But Major Penrose, under instructions
from the quartermaster general. is
about to invite bids on work which will
include the construction of field officers
quarters and band barracks at Flagler.
These buildings distinctively belong to
a headquarters post, 80 that the pur-
pose OF the war department to perpetu-
ate headquarters at Fiagler is practical
ly certain. Six new buildings are to
be erected at an expenditure of $780,
000
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-08-27
PICNIC CAR WRECKED.
Bad Accipent ON the Green Lake
Il inc at Seattle.

Seattle, Aug. 2l.-A heavily loaded
outbound Green Lake car, carrying a
Sunday school picnic crowd to Wood
lawn park, jumped the track while
running down the steep grade at Blew
EFT street, in Fremont. plunged down
the embankment beside the tracks and
turned completely over, at 10 o'clock
this morning. Therei sharp curve
at this piont, and the car was going too
rapidly to make the turn. The car is
one Of the large kind, and there we're
over $50 people on board.
One woman's back was broken, an
other sustained broken leg, and
third suffered serious internal injuries,
the extent of which is not known.
Three little children were also badly
hurt, and all the passengers were more
or less shaken up and bruised. All
the ambulances in the city were called
to the scene of the accident.
The injured we've all from Ballard.
The car was a special, No. 1872, in
charge of Conductor Mills and Motor
man Graham.
The motorman lost all control of the
car as it was dashing down the grade,
and when it took the curve he made a
frantic effort to reduce the speed of the
cal, but in vain. 1t leaped straight
out, and then half turned as it hurled
down the embankment and rolled over,
making complete somersault.
The picnic party was made up of
members of the Sunday school of the
Norwegian Baptist church of Ballard.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-08-27
GET SIX MONTHS.
Quartette of Sound Fish Pirates
Convicted.

Convicted.
Seattle, Aug. 24.-Six months in the
county Jail is the penalty imposed
upon F. W. Harvey, G. G. Chelond,
W. Fl. Kilmer and A. E. Reed, by
Judge Hanford of the federal court, for
fish piracy. The quartette, as shown
by the evidence, robbed the Pacific
Packing and Navigation company's fish
traps in Whatcom county waters of 1853
socksve salmon. The accused made but
a leme defense.
The testimony appeared conclusive
that they had boldly swooped down up
on the trap and appropriated it's con-
tents. This was little over a week
ago. The robbery occurred at night.
with United States marshals looking
down upon them. Though they made
their escape from the trap in an open
boat, in which they were also carrying
away the feb, they were soon over
hauled and taken into custody, being
brought to this city for trial.
The Pacific company has long been
annoyed by fish pirates operating in
Bellingham bay and other lower Sound
waters, and this is one of the few coz
yictions of record. 1t is estimated that
there are no less than 100 of the pi-
rates, operating this season.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-08-27
SALISBURY DEAD.
England's Famous Premier Passes
Away After Long
Illness.

London, Aug. 23-Lord Salisbury
died peacefully at 9:05 O'Clock last
night. During the preceding 4S hours
life OF Engal"d's ex. premier being sus-
tanned only by the constant use of oxy-
gen. Even the use Of oxygen failed of
effect as the evening advanced, and
soon after dark he quietly breathed his
last.
Ghe village of Hatfield, which still
retains many customs of the feudal Pc
riod, was filled with anxious residents
awaiting he news of his lordship's de-
mise. The great Hatfield house, hidden
behind the screen of pines, was lighted
at every window and gave no sign of
the approaching fatality. Groups of
watchers clustered under the Elizabeth
an arches of the lodge gates. anxiouslv
questioning each passenger from Hat
field house. Later the news came when
hatless servant dashed down the grav-
eled roadway, saying as he passed "He
has gone" and then disappeared in the
church. Soon thereafter the bell from
che tower above tolled slowly, and the
villagers at the street corners uncov-
cred in acknowledgment of the passing
of their neighbor and friend, England's
great statesman.
Viscount Cranbourne, who now as
sumes the title of Marquis of Salisbury,
Immediately notified King Edward and
others, including Lord Edward Cecil,
the soldier son of Lord Salisbury, who
is now in Egypt, and who was the only
son of the marquis absent from the
'deathbed.
Soon messages of coincidence began
coming in, and the little telegraph
office at Hatfield was swamped with
unprecedented business.
The death of Lord Salisbury occurred
on the fiftieth anniversary of his entry
into public life as member of the
house of commons for Stanford. The
death of Lord Salisbury places an order
of Knight of the Garter at the disposal
of King Edward.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-08-27
To Join Hull House.

Chicago, Aug. 24.-Mrs. W. J. Bry-
an and daughter, Miss Ruth Bryan,
have left for their homes at Lincoln,
Neb., after having spent several days
in this city. One of the objects of the
trip was visit to the Hull House set
Element at Halsted and Polk streets, an
institution supported by charities for
the benefit of the poorer classes, and
conducted by Miss Jane Adams, the
noted sociologist. 1t is the intention
of Miss Bryan to take up settlement
work, becoming a member of the Hull
House staff early in the fall.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-08-27
wALNUrs WILL GROW.
state Horticuiturist Says Washing
ton Can Raise Them.

state Horticulturist Says Washing.
ton Can Raise Them.
seattle. Aug. 2l.-State Horticultur.
ISL van Holderbeke is positive from OBJ
servatlons he has made that the white
walnut, or English walnut, can be sue
cessfully raised in all parts of this
state. For many years it has been
thought that the walnut would not ma
.ure IN Washington. 1t was known
tnat the nut grew we'll in California,
anu n1teen or twenty years ago, and
even earlier, many of the trees were
planted out by the pioneer orchardists
OF the state. Especially was this SO
In Clarke county, Walla Walla county
ana In other portions of the state first
settled. The young trees developed a
remarkably vigorous growth, and as
the years went by gave promise of great
fruitfulness. When the trees began
bearing, however, it was noticed that
the walnuts did not mature, and after
many trials the growers concluded that
climatic conditions we're such in the
Pacific Northwest that the nut could
not be grown. But in the last few years
the trees painted fifteen to eighteen
years ago have themselves matured,
and since this epoch in their growth
has been reached the farmers, to their
surprise, have found the trees produc
ing big crops of nuts which easily ma
tured, the nuts being first class and
selling side by side with the best nuts
of the kind in the markets.
Mr.. Van Holderbeke has found that
the trees possess the great advantage
OF having entire immunity from pests
which infest fruit trees, and they are
also tree from diseases requiring no
spraying. In addition they apparently
grow we'll in any kind of soil. While
the horticulturist was in Clarke county
be saw orchards of the white walnut
trees, many Of the individual trees of
which were hearing as many as 100
pounds of nuts. These, Mr.. Holder
beke says, the growers can sell at
wholesale at Is cents pound, making
gross income of SIS tree. Another
advantage is the ease with which the
nut crop is handed. and the fact that
the crop is not perishable as fruit crops
are. The demand for the nuts is also
very great, both locally and in other
states, and also for export. At present
most of the English walnuts used in
Washington come from California.
Chestnuts, black walnuts, butternuts
and most of the other nuts that grow
wild in the Middle Western states, Mr..
Holderbeke says, will flourish in Wash
ington. The mulberry tree, which is a
favorite in the south for it's fruit and
also as shade and foliage tree, grows
well in Washington.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-08-27
REIGN OF TERROR
INHABITANTS OF USKUB AFRAID
TO LEAVE HOMES.
That Mussnlmans May
Massacre Christians 80 Fierce
Fighting Reported in Vicinity
of Observation-Disclosures Army
Getting Ready.

Sofia, Ang. PA reign of terror is
reported to prevail at Uskub, where
the inhabitants are afraid to leave their
homes. The vail has issued the strict
est orders to the Mussulnan population
to remain quiet and not modest their
Christian neighbors; but the Mussul-
mans meeting in the mosques have re-
solved at given signal to massacre the
whole Christian population immedi-
ately the first insurgent bands appear
near Uskub, or on any other petext.
The Christians are terrified. The Rus
sian troops, which are their only pro-
lection, do not show the slightest dis
position to aid them. Telegraphic COM
munication between Sofia and Constan-
tinople is interrupted, the wires having
been cut between Adrianople and Con-
stantinople.
The evening Post states that band
of Bashi Bazouks have crossed the Bull
garian frontier in the district of Ethel
dere, killed three frontier guards with
yatagans and wounded two others.
They also set fire to several houses.
This raid has created great excitement
in the district. The news is not con-
frned officially.
In Fierce Fighting
According to report from Uskub,
Michaellovski, the Bulgarian leader.
was killed in the fighting at Krushevo,
and Boris Sararoff, the noted insrugent
chief, has been surrounded at Prassbal-
kan, in the southwestern part of the
Monastir vilayet.
Forty three battalilons of the Turk
ish reserves have been called out.
A fierce battle is reported to have &C.
Cured in the neighborhood of Monas-
tir. Three Turkish battallions attack
ed 900 insurgents and after the fight
had ragedfor six hours the Turks were
repulsed with the loss of 210 killed
ard wounded. The insurgent loss is
not given.
Reports received here from Constan-
tinople, and believed to be authentic,
confirm the previous statement that
when the Turks recaptured Krushevo
they slaughtered the entire Christian
population without exception, and it is
pointed out that among those killed
were the employees of the government
tobacco establishments, which were I'M
der European control, as the proceeds
frmo these establishments were assign
ed to the service OF the Turkish debt.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-08-27
Professor Piper Resigns.

Pullman, Aug. 22.-The Washington
agricultural college has lost the oldes.
member of its faculty by the resigna-
ton of @. V. Piper, as professor of bot
any. zoology and entomology. Prot.
Piper rendered his resignation vester-
day, to take effect September /. He
will leave September Is for Washing
ton, d. c., to accept the position of
bo.anist for the department of agricul-
ture. His resipatio was not surprise,
for it has been known for two months
that he had been offered position by
the United States government, and it
was thought he would accept it.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-08-27
AMERICANS DESTITUTE.
Upper Tanaaa Prospectors Run Very
Shart of Provisions.


Dawson, Y. T.. Aug. 22.-Harry
BratnoDer, Northern exlorer, who
has just arrived here with an exppedi-
ton from Valdez, brings news that
many Americans are destitute on the
Upper Tanana and are in imminent
danger of starving. Bratnober yester-
day communicated with Capt. Perkins,
commanding Fort Egbert, and urged
upon him the necessity for sending a
government relief expedition to the
country Immediately, and Capt. Per-
kins wired the department at Washing
ton for authority to act on the appeal.
Bratnober estimates that fully 200 per-
sons are in urgent need of assistance.
p. A. Rettig, of Seattle; William
Kruhm, of New York, and Henry Beh-
rens, of Baltimore, were rescued from
starvation by Bfatnober after they had
subsisted for seventeen days on wild
berries. The men gave up all hope
and had lain down to die just before
they were discovered. Bratnober says
that he left the northern end of the
Nazina country three weeks ago. He
and two others who went there in May
struck fairly rich claim, and while
his partners remained he came out for
provisions. He reached Fairbanks, on
the Yukon, four days ago. Leaving
the Nazina, he proceeded south through
the upper valley of the Tanana, and it
was there that he found the starving
miners. The men had joined in a
stampede to the district in the spring
and had taken inadequate food supplies
with them. During the early part OF
July there were 500 prospectors in the
field, but some of them got out Of the
district before the pressure of famine
forced others to depart. No one found
gold worth panning, and it was a dis
appointed and hungry lot of miners
who started on the trail four weeks ago.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-08-27
HOLD GREAT POTLATCH.
Takus and Auks, Long at War, Be-
coming Friendly.

Seattle, Aug. 24.-News comes from
the North that one of the greatest of
the many Alaskan potlaches between
the native tribes of the great Northland
is now in progress at Taku, in the south.
eastern section of the territory. 1t is
between the ancient Auks and the bel
ligerent Takus. There are many of the
participants forty years of age whose
memory does not date back to the time
when the tribes were on friendly terms.
This is the first time the present gen.
Grafton of the Auks was ever invited to
Taku potlach. Those who are in at
tendance say it is one of the greatest
events that has taken place in years
among thea laskan Indians.
Not few Juneau whites have gone
to Taku to witness the celebration.
They report that the quaint ceremonies
in progress are most interesting. Smok-
ing the pipe of peace and other tradi-
tional customs are INDUCED in, and to
all appearances spirit of sincerest
friendship pervaeds both tribes.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-08-27
Made a Bird of HIM.

Hillsboro, Or, Aug. 2l.-D j.
Tromley, who claims to be private
detective from Michigan, was taken
from the city Jail during the night by
a crowd of twenty-fiv young men and
was tarred and feathered. Tromley, 1t
!, alleged. has made himself obnoxious
70 the women who reside in the vicin-
;tv Of his boarding house and hass 9TH
erwise conducted himself so as to cause
BIC arrest. After he had been tarred,
Tromley was told to leave Hillsboro
and not to return.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-08-27
Humberts Sentenced.

Paris, Aug. 24.-One of the greatest
criminal trials in the history of France
ended when the jury in the court OF as
sizes rendered verdict of guilty against
Therese and Frederick Humbert and
Romano and Emile d'Aurignac. After
brief delibAration the court sentenced
Therese and Frederick Humbert each
to five years and to fine of 100 francs,
Emile d'AurigDac to three years and
Romaine d'AurigDac to two years. The
verdict was reached after the jury had
been out four and half houre.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-08-27
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
General Black Chosen Commander
of Grand Army.


San Francisco, Aug. % The Grand
Army of the Republic selected Boston
as the place in which the encampment
of 1904 will be held, and elected the
following officers:
Communicated chief, Gen. John Z.
Black, of Illinois; senior vice command
er, Col. Mason G. Kenne, of California
junior vice commander, Col. Harry Z.
Kessler, of Montana; surgeon-in.chief'
George A. Harmon, of Ohio; chaplain
in-chief, Winfield Scott, Arizona.
When the encampment opened this
morning at the Grand opera house the
spacious structure was filled with dele
gates. After the encampment had been
formally called to order by Commander
in-Chief Joseph q. Stewart, prayer was
delivered by Chaplain-in-Chief ID. b.
shuey. After disposing of few pre-,
liminary matters Commander-in-Chlef
Stewart read his annual report.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-08-27
Idaho Forests Threatened.

Butte, Mont, Aug. 22.-Word from
the Moore Creek country, Idaho. says
a heavy forest fire is raging in that vi
cinty along Ruby and Dagget creeks,
and the damage in the heavy belt OF
pine has reached many thousands OF
dollars. Several fine bodies of timber
lie in the path of the flames. and 1t Is
feared they will be consumed. A force
ofsmen under G. L. Sharp, special agent
of the interior departmnet, is battling
with the flames, but thus far little
Roadway has been made, and apparent
" the only hope is heavy rainfall.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-08-27

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. l9.-Boats
are again being used to transport per-
sons between the two Kansas Citys, the
James street foot and wagon bridge ana
the Metropolitan Street Railway Com
pany's bridge over the Kansas river
having been carried out by the strong
current. The river is higher than at
any time since the June food and other
structures are In danger.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-08-27
SEVEN HUNDRED KILLED.
British Attack African Town anu
Completely Destroy 1t.

London, Aug. 22.-An official dis
patch announces that the British force
of five hundred blacks and thirty
whites attacked Bruz. in Northern Al
geria July 81, and destroyed the town
The enemy lost seven hundred killed.
two officers and sixty-nine men wound
ed. Among the enemy's killed were
the former sultan Sokioto and MS
staff.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-08-27
chorta9o of Wheat.

Minneapolis. Aug. 22.-Two mills $50. OF
the Pillsbury Flour Company ana lou,
mills of the Northwestern Consolidated
Milling Company, all of which have
haen running night and day, have CLOS
"a because of the shortage OF wheat.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-08-27
Charles @. Bonney Dies.

Chicago, Aug. 2i.-Charles Carroll
Bonney, who was president of the
Worlds Congress of the Columbian ex-
position, died here OF paralysis after
an illness of three years. Mr.. Bonney.
who was born IN New York state ~
years ago, was prominent as lawyer,
teacher, author and orator.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-08-27
Bulgaria MobiIizes Army.

Rome, Aug. 2l.-Private advices
from the Balkan peninsula received
here state that Bulgaria has practical
ly modified an army, as the troops un-
der arms in the principally now
amount to more than 10000, which is
double what is considered as the peace
effective.
The Bulgarian government, however,
is unwilling to venture for the time
being on any hostile movement against
Turkey, as it does not wish to lose the
support of Russia. 1t hopes, however,
that public opinion in Russia will force
the government to help Bulgaria against
Turkey, and the dispatch of Russian
squadron to Turkish waters encourages
the Bulgarians in this view.
An UnwelcOme Surprise.
Constantinople, Aug 21.-The Rus
sian squadron of warships which left
Sebastopol yesterday is expected to ar.
rive off the Turkish coast this after.
noon to support the demands made on
Turkey by Russia, in connection with
the assassination of NJ Rostkovoski,
the Russian consul at Monastir. The
fact that Russia is about to make a
naval demonstration in Turkish waters
has been kept profound secret here,
the public being entirely ignorant of
the Russian movements.
The mobilization received here OF the
sailing of the squadron was an unwel-
come subrprise to the Turkish govern.
ment, which had pretended to believe
that the Rostkovoski incident had been
closed with the punishment of the gull
ty parties.
Tbe most recent advices received here
from Monastir were forwarded Sunday
night, and announced that the fighting
between the insurgents and Turkish
troops in the vicinity of Krushevo con-
tinued, and that many refugees from
neighboring villages had congregated
at Monastir. Several villages inhabit.
cd by Greeks, it was added, had been
SGT on rife by the insurgents.
According to advices received at one
of the foreign embassies at CONSTANT
nople, no less than 500 Mussulmans
have been massacred throughout the
district of Monastir by insurgents,
whose movement continues to gain
ground. Enmer Rushdi Pasha, who is
nominally in command of Turkish
troops operating in the Monastir dis
trict, is seriously hampered in this
efforts to suppress the instruction by
the fact that the instructions he re-
ceives from here are constantly chang
ing, and that when movement is un-
dertaken counter order from the pal
ace alters the whole situation.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-08-27
Lord Roberts Coming TO America

Loru ROBERTS Coming TO America.
London, Aug. 22.-Field Marshal
Lord Roberts and his staff have booked
passage on the steamer Mayfower,
which will sail from Liverpool Septem-
Der 2, for Boston.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-08-27
Missouri Is Launched.

Baltimore, Aug. 81 The MISSOURI,
a sister ship to the Maine, built by the
International Mercantile Company, has
been launched.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-08-27
EmbIems of State.

Almost every delegation had an en-
blem, Ohio it's buckeye, Connecticut a
wooden nutmeg, Minnesota a loaf of
bread and 80 ON indefinitely. There
was something distinctive about each
state. Near the head of the procession
rode veteran on bicycle. Whenever
the marchers halted he circled around
like an expert and kept pedailng away
with the same ease as boy, until the
line moved on again. A gray headed
bugler sounded the calls for the Ohio
delegation, and every time he blew a
blast the crowd cheered.
One thousand men marched under
the yellow banner of Illinois. At their
head marched Thomas G. Lawler, past
commander in chief of the Grand Army
As usual, the Badger state hosts fell in
after Illinois, and closed up the first di-
vision. There were three hundred in
the list, led by General Arthur Mac
Arthur in civilian clothes, keeping
company with General Amos Cobb, ex-
chief justice of the supreme bench OF
Nebraska, and General Lyon, present
chief justice of the supreme court OF
Wisconsin.