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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-12
FA|RHAvEN FIRE.
Loss Of Over a Hundred Thou.
sand DoIIars-Bis Mill
Burned.

Fairhaven, WASH, March 1.-THE
fire which wiped out the plant OF the
Bellingham Lumber and Single Com
pany, commonly known as the Murchi-
son mill, WAS the worst this city has
ever experienced. Nothing is left of
what was thriving industry, pulsing
with activity and enjoying the fairest
prospects for the future. The loss en-
tailed will, according to present esti.
mates, be in the neighborhood of $780,
900. Of this amount about $55, 900 is
placed upon the mill, the balance be-
ing upon lumber, shingles and boxes.
1t is stated that less than half the
amount was covered by insurance.
The fire originated from a spark I'M
der the planning department to the lee
ward of the boilers. For this reason
it is believed that the spark was car
ried from a neighboring mill, from
which direction strong wind was
blowing. The wind was almost gale.
and quickly famed the blaze until the
whole mill was seething mass of
flame. 1t was by a miracle, almost,
that the Sehome cannery and the Amer
lean Can works adjoining were saved.
For time it seemed as if Fairhaven's
water front industries would be swept
away as in breath.
The Great Northern track adjoining
the mill was destroyed and the tempo
rary depot and the coaches of the Nor
thern Pacific, together with short sec
tiOp Of track waro hurnad
The loss sustained by G. X. Larrabee
in the burning of the Hill-Welbon
wharf and warehouses, amounting to
SIS, 900; Northern Pacific railway, $780,
900, and the Great Northern railway,
200, will swell the total loss sus-
tanned to from $4,000 to $l40, 900,
conservatively estimated. That it was
not several times that amount seems
almost miracle.
One hundred and five men were en-
ployed in the destroyed mill. 1t is not
known if they will rebuild or not. Some
of the machinery burned had been in
operation but three days, and the ca
pacity of the plant had been doubled
but short time since. In one of the
Northern Pacific cars consumed was a
large amount of express matter and the
Fairhaven mail.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-12
DEMAND FOR SHINGLES.
Ten Millions a Month Wanted
for the Eastern
Markets.

Seattle, March 9.-To contract for
the output of single mills in Jefferson
and Clallam counties and to acquire
timber land on which to erect large
mills sufficient to control a product of
100000 shingles a month for the
twelve months in the year, is the OBJ
ject Of visit here of F.. Layton, Los
Angeles millionaire. All of the product
wall be handled by boat to Seattle and
from here shipped east, to be sold en-
route or stored in a mammoth ware
house to be erected at Chicago, where
Clarence Barnes, of Los Angeles, will
be located in charge of the business.
In this gigantic enterprise, the larg-
est in the shingle business that has
ever been attempted in this state, Mr..
Layton will be associated with Solomon
Hass, President of the Birmingham
Iron & Steel Works, of Birmingham,
Ala. Mr.. Hass is a multi millionaire
and became interested in Washington
timber lands with Mr.. Layton in the
vicinity of Discovery bay, when on
visit here year ago. Since that time
they have erected a shingle mill eleven
miles from Port Townsend and within
the coming week expect to have signed
contracts with five mills in Jefferson
and Clallam counties for their entire
product.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-12
UNIVERSITY GETS FIRST.
Scholarships at Oxford Under Will
of Cecil Rhodes.

Spokane, March 6.-Dr. r. q. Par
kin, agent of the trustees of the will of
Cecil Rhodes, has been in in conference
with the presidents of the six colleges
in Washington, Idaho and Oregon. The
object of the meeting was to plan for
the awarding of scholarships at Oxford,
England, under the Rhodes will Each
state and territory in the United States
will be entitled to keep two scholars
constantly at Oxford, and the will
makes an annual allowance of 81 800
for each scholarship.
After the general conference the
Washington committee decided on the
rotation plan, and agreed that the first
scholarship should go to the state uni
versity in 1908, the second to Whitman
college in 1904, the third to the state
agricultural college at Pullman in 1905
and the fourth to Whitworth college at
Tacoma in 1907.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-12
ALASKAN CABLE
CONTRACT HAS BEEN LET FOp
CONSTRUCTION.
will Start from Seattle and VIII
Terminate at Sitka and Junea,
Military Line, but Will Also Re
Used for Commercial Messages
Cost Nearly Half a Million.

Washington, March 9.-The work Of
laying the ocean cable from Seattle to
Sitka and Juneau will be begun Just as
soon as the cable can be manufactured.
The war department Friday let con.
tract to the Safety Insulated Wire and
Cable Company of New York, to manu-
facture ] 100 statute miles of submarine
cable, to be delivered at Seattle at the
earliest possible moment. 1t is the de.
sire of General Greeley, chief of the
signal corps of the United States army.
to lay the cable during the coming sea.
son. The work will therefore be rushed
as rapidly as possible. The contract
price tor the manufacture of, the cabl
is as follows:
intermediate type single submarine ca.
BILE, $435 per mile; intermediate type
double conductor submarine cable. $74O
per mile, rock cable, $1,377 per mile:
shore ends, 1,163 per mile; deep sea
cable, 1926 PERI mile.
This cable will be entirely of Ameri.
can manufacture, and will be the first
complete cable ever made in the United
States.
Although the necessity for the cable
has been urged long time it was only
few weeks ago that anybody believed
the project would be authorized by the
congress which adjourned last week.
The estimate for the cable was not sub.
mitted with the other estimates of the
war department in December, but was
sent in early in January, apparently as
an afterthought on the part of Secreta-
ry Root. The estimate called for $685.
900, and the appropriation was made
in full.
The war department is not yet ready
to give out the details of the route the
Alaska cable will traverse. In general,
however, it is known that the cable
will be landed at some point near Seat
tie, probably at Frot Lawton, and that
it will extend to Juneau by way of Sit.
ka. The present method of telegraph
ing to Juneau over Canadian territory
is so expensive that the town is practi-
cally prohibited from quick commune
cation with other parts of the United
Satets. Az there is now no way of com.
municating with Stika by telegraph,
the new cable will, of course. be boon
for that town.
The cable, although military line,
will be available for commercial mes
sages at times when it is not being used
fer official business of the government.
The extensive land lines established in
Alaska during the last four years will
make it possible, in connection with
the new cable, to send telegraphic mes
sages between nearly every part of that
territory and the United States.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-12
BENSON CAUGHT
MURDERER OF DEPUTY MORRELL
IN CUSTODY.
Located by Lumbermen in q Cabin
Two Miles West of Olympia.
Taken to Olympia Jail---Was I'm
armed and Surrendered Quietly.
Reward to Be Divided.

Olympia, March S.-Christ Benson,
the prisoner who murdered Deputy
Sheriff David B. Morrell, of Thurston
county, in the jail here last Sunday af-
ternoon, and afterwards escaped, was
captured last night in the woods two
miles west of Olympia. He was located
in vacant cabin when the capture was
effected. Sheriff Mills personally made
the arrest, assisted by posse of citi-
zens and police officers. Benson made
no resistance whatever, being unarmed
when captured. He was brought to
Olympia in closed carriage about 10
o'clock, we'll guarded and lodged in the
county Jail. An excited crowd of citi-
zens surrounded the Jail, crying out for
speedy vengeance. but the sheriff sue
ceeded in rushing his prisoner up the
rickety steps that lead to the steel cage
and turning the lock upon him before
the crowd reached the place. Frequent
threats of violence were heard, but they
were not put into execution.
Word of the capture of Benson was
first received at Olympia at o'clock
in the evening, when a man named
Morrison rode into town and gave out
the statement that Benson was under
arrest in cabin near Aliens old saw
mill, two miles west of the city. Nor
rison stated that he had left the place
guarded by five men, all of whom we're
acquainted with Benson, having worked
with him in the mill. The men were
Plank, Rohr, Rose, Conklin and Bur-
dick, wood cutters, who reside on the
settlement near the old mill.
While waiting for the officers the men
who stood guard over the cabin, all of
whom were acquainted with benson,
conversed with him. They warned him
they would shoot him down if he at
tempted to leave. Benson promised to
remain inside, telling them that he
was unarmed. 1t appears that the cab
in was one formerly occupied by Ben
son when he was employed at the old
mill as a wood cutter.
Upon the arrival of the officers, Sher-
iff Mills demanded the surrender of
Benson.
open the door and walk out with
your hands up" was the order of the
sheriff.
"The door is locked from the out
side," replied Benson. 81 crawled in
through the window"
Zeb Carter, who has charge of the
mill property, brought key and un.
locked the door. Benson walked out as
commanded, and was formally placed
under arrest by the sheriff.
Olympia, March 9.-Sheriff Mills
will not claim any part of the reward
for the capture of Benson. 1t has been
agreed between the seven men who dis
covered Benson and kept him under
guard, that the reward shall be equally
divided among them.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-12
MORE MEN CALLED OUT.
Canadian Pacific Strike Is Becom-
ing Formidable.

Vancouver, B. c., March Give
will fight the strike with the Canadian
Pacific railway to finish " said Pres
of Railway Employees, at the conclusion
of conference which had unsuccessful
ly aimed at settlement.
"We have decided to continue the
fight to the bitter end" he continued.
"We will tie up all the shipping in
Vancouver, even the sailing vessels.
The crews of the ships will join us and
the Transfers Union of Vancouver will
go out completely to block the Cana
dian Pacific railway" This statement
was made after negotiations were final
ly declared off and after Mr.. Estes had
sent kilograms calling out three hun
dred more members of his brotherhood
in the Calgary and Winnipeg districts.
The next union to go on strike in sym
pathy will probably be the Western
Federation of Miners at Nanaimo and
other places in order to shut off the
railway from its supply of csal. The
entire situation has become much more
serious.
With Winnipeg out there are now
between 800 and ], 900 men on strike.
Every effort was made Friday to settle
the strike, but the negotiations failed
to accomplish anything. Recognition
of the union has so far been the princi-
pal feature of the fight. Now, howev-
er, if the fight goes on as it promises to
do, a new schedule of wages will prob
ably be prepared and other matters
will be brought before the headquar-
ters' Office in Montreal. In the mean
time the company's freight business in
Vancouver is at complete standstill.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-12
GETTING INTO LINE.
Railroads Preparing to Comply
With the Elkins Law.

with the Elk1ns Law.
Chicago, March 9.-The mass meet
ing of Western passenger representa-
tives for the purpose of considering
what reforms are necessary under the
provisions of the Elkins law, adjourned
without definite understanding being
reached in anything. Every PROPOSE
ton that was advanced met with oppo'
sition from some source, but a majority
report was obtained on a number OF
propositions. This, however, does not
mean their adoption by the various as
sociations.
The propositions favored in the ma
jority report include the following:
All party tariffs to be restricted to
theatrical companies engaged to give
public entertainments.
All excursion tariffs to be filed with
the interstate commerce commission.
The full tariff is agreed rates, subject
to legal deductions and equalized rates
via competing lines should be observed
for regulars and militia.
Railroad laborers reduced rates should
only be made for and. upon request Of
proper officers of regularly organized
railroads, and only by conference when
the business is of competitive nature.
Labor rates are permissible when le-
gally established, and requirement as
to tariffs is Observed.
Extensions of limits on tickets be-
yond the date named in the published
- Il, hn
Reduced rates should not be given to
hotel resort employees except under le-
gal conditions.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-12
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.

battery NJ. f. church, at Seattle, has
been destroyed by fire.
The Endicott State bank opened for
business Thursday, giving Endicott it's
first banking institution. The bank
has capital of $25 900, and is organ
lied under the laws of the state.
The Northern Pacific is making a
new survey at Maltby for the purpose
of decreasing the grade at that place.
The grade is now two per cent and will
be reduced half.
Chief of Police Collins, of Everett,
has rendered his resignation. He has
filled the office for several terms and
his resignation is actuated by a desire
to re-enter the contracting business.
Major John Mills, of the United
States Engineers Office at Seattle, left
Friday night for the East on duties
connected with the engineering and
fortifcation matters in this district.
The state land commissioner says
that the receipts in his office will
amount tn more than 100000 this
year, the first time such showing has
been made in the history of the state.
A call for bids will soon be issued for
the construction at Fort Worden of two
double sets of lieutenants' quarters, one
single set of on-commissioned officers
quarters and SINCE barracks for 100
men.
The Wilbur city council has passed
an ordinance granting franchise for
thirty years to the Wilbur Electric
Company to establish and operate an
electric light plant at that place.
Lights are 70 be installed by Oct. /.
A water plant is also being constructed.
The war department has authorized
the construction at Fort Lawton of one
single officers quarters, double cap
tains' quarters, a double lieutenants'
quarters and one non commissioned Off
GERS quarters. Bids for this work will
be called for as soon as the plans and
specifications can be procured.
In the anunal debate at Cheney be-
tween the state normal school of Lewis
ton, Idaho, and the state normal school
of Cheney, the local team, consisting
of Clarence V. Martin, L. Arthur Lew
is and R. Edward Tumble, won the
decision over the visiting team, consist
ing of Clement Reid, Otto j. Rust and
Joseph McGhee. l
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-12
May Be Reconciliation.

Copenhagen, March 9.-The an
nouncement that Emperor William of
Germany will not visit King Christian
on the occasion of his birthday, April
s, is officially confirmed, but it is added
that the German emperor will arrive
here during the week of April 2, and
that he will probably meet the Duke of
Cumberland. Hence there has been a
revival of the rumors of reconciliation
between the emperor and the Duke.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-12
NEWS OF 'l'HEpAY
Brief Summary of Less Impo. can't,
Though not the LESS Interesting.
Happenings Of the Week. From
All Parts of the World.

Sharkey and Munroe are matched to
fight at Butte in July.
Admiral Crowninshield will be placed
on the retired list at his own request.
The volcano of Kilauea, near Homo
lulu, has been showing slight activity
since February 81.
The new United States monitor Ne
vada has been placed in commission at
the Portsmouth navy yard.
Official notice has been received that
the British government will participate
in the St. Louis worlds fair.
Corbett and Jeffries have been match
ed for twenty rounds, the bout to take
place in California some time in July or
August.
DR.. Daniel C. Gilman, for many
years president of Johns Hopkins uni
versity, has been elected president of
the American Bible Society. 1t is be-
leved he will accept.
The Associated Press is authorized by
the British embassy at Washington to
state that there is no foundation for the
reports that the release of Mrs. May
brick is contemplated by the British
authorities.
Bourke Cochran is ill at AssOuan,
Egypt, with bronchial pneumonia. For
week his condition has been extreme-
ly dangerous, but private telegram
announces that the crisis is passed and
that the patient Is now improving. 8
Idaho and South Dakota legislatures
adjourned Saturday.
Greame Stewart has been nominated
for mayor by Chicago Republicans.
A general strike order has been is
sued against the American Bridge COM
pany by bridge and structural iron
workers.
The cruiser Chattanooga was success
fully launched at the United States
Shipbuilding company's yards at New
York Saturday.
IL e TSDTudIy sluuClnSht VI tiiO i%oh-
don board of trade shows decrease OF
$1,000, 900 in imports and an increase
of So, 900 in exports.
A cyclone swept the southeast por-
tion of Dahlgren, Ills, Saturday, wreck
ing several buildings in its path and
damaging fields, but injuring no one.
The Kansas supreme court has decid-
ed that the clause In the Kansas prohib-
itory law allowing the closing of joints
by injunction was invalid. The court
held that the Hurrel law, passed two
years ago, repealed the old statute.
A telegram from Ottawa says the bill
to authorize the construction of the
Grand Trunk railway across Canada has
been prepared and will be submitted to
the Dominion parliament. The capital
for the enterprise is to be- SIS, ZOO, 900.
The Equity court at Washington has
granted injunctions to restrain the post
master general from further refusing to
transmit at second-class rates certain
publications issued by the Bates &
Guild Co., of Boston, and the Hough-
ton-Mitflin Company. also of Boston. l
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-12
OMNIBUS ROAD BILL.
Joint Committee Recommends Ex-
penditure of 100000.

Olympia, March 6.-The joint APP
preparation committee has instructed q
subcommittee to draft an omnibus road
bill carrying appropriations of 500, 900
Tor the construction of state wagon
roads; indorsed the plan of giving the
state board of control authority to audit
the accounts of state educational institu-
lions and recommend improvements
TO the legislature, and also approved
the printing appropriation for the bien-
mai period. A deficiency appropr .atlon
bill OF s2s, 400 was also approved
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-12
Plague Scare Subsiding.

Mazatlan, Mexico, March People
who had fled from this city when the
plague was violent are now returning,
as the new regulations provide that
from this time no one wills be allowed
to enter or depart from the city with
out undergoing quarantine of ten
days. One person at the observation sta
ton died Friday and one more fatal
case is reported from Villa Union.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-12
Tacoma Quotations.

wheat-Bluestem, s2c; club, 72Hc.
Cattle-Steers, $4.75 per cwt. /;
COWS, $3.50.
Hogs-$6.50.
Veals-$7 .00@$9.00.
Osts-$25. 50@$26.50; rolled oats,
$3.50.
Barley-Feed, whole grain, S25; roll
ed, $26; timothy, east of the noun
tains, $l7@$1S per ton; clover, 1850
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-12
Repealed Libel Law.

Olympia, March 6.-Cutting off all
attempts to debate the matter, the
house railroaded Senator Hurley's bill
repeating the present libel law, to vic
tory. Despite the fact that there was
congested calendar of bills before the
house the Hurley measure was brought
up under suspension of the rules on
motion of Wells and passed by good
majority.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-12
Mr.. Kruger Recovered.

Paris, March S.-A dispatch to the
Patrie from Canes says: Mr.. Kruger,
who has ben suffering from light at
tack of grip, remained in his room for
three days, but has entirely recovered.
He expects to prolong his stay at
Cannes until the end of April.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-12
MORE MONEY is NEEDED.
Rapid Settlement of Washington,
Subject for Inquiry

Washington, March 9.-Land Com
missioner Richards states that he will
investigate the reported rapid settle
ment of the state of Washington and
the desirability of increasing the funds
for public land surveys in that state.
The allotment for surveys amounts to
about $43, 200, but it has been urged
that $4,000 be set aside for this pur-
pOse
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-12
IN VIOLENT ERUPTION.
Colima Volcano Again Causes Con
sternatiOn at Texpan.

Colima, Mexico, March 9.-The Co
lima volcano is again in action, the
eruption being the most violent yet.
The people at Tuxpan are in consterna-
ton. According to advices from that
point the eruption was accompanied by
showers of ashes and dense clouds,
darkening the sky. Some of the people
have fled to neighhoring hills. and the
people in their fright knelt in the
streets to pray. Many houses and stores
have been closed.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-12

The plant of the Olson Lumber COM
pany, situated few miles from this
place, has been destroyed by forest fire.
The loss is estimated at $4,000, fully
covered by insurance.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-06-05
WILLIAM SVILLE.

Jennie Hcrrick OF Keene spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs y. l.. Timson.
Rev. Henry Rdgel of Wilmington came
to this place Tuesday on his bicycle.
We gladly welcomed q ebo,,.a,. ~, Nc.
-. and n shor- rim tho ,,icbt ~ NJ. Ok
NJ. 1T. m.
-, ..I'''s'9 VI SPoHt
A., ,.,a,, - "','' '''' Parents MI ana
va 80 '''' '"''S'
"',T W ~. t., 9'|pI'9 It'u'l.'u
7U"""H "I'c' MON |l'er
''" "''S WIN 'ei"O'Nes mere
MIS-. u y. sherman visited Brattleboro
on TUESDAY ana "Wednesday to meet her
cousin Mrs. George Thompson, Of som
erNlIIe' Mass, who was Miss Minnie
StTeeter
Duane White and son of Boston spent
sunday with Or. and Mrs L. T. White.
Mr.. White has the care Of the estate Of
the late John ". JOY Of Boston. an es-
tate valued at several millions of dol
lars. which is largely invested in real cs-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-06-05
JACKSONVILLE.

At the base ball game at Shattuckville
the Nottingham nine won the game from
the ShattuCkville team Ia
The ladies of the Methodist society
will meet with Mrs. George F. Parker
Wednesday afternoon, June 10. All are
invited.
Mrs. Marcia S Butterield and Miss Ada
May Franklin are attending the annual
meeting of the grand chapter, Order Of
Eastern star at Mortified, this state,
this week
Mr.. and Mrs. a. c. fainter and Mr. and
Mrs y. 1. Plumb and daughter Ruth,
all of Greenfield Mass. attended the Me
mortal day exercises in town and visited
friends here.
There will be an Evolutionary recital
at Grange hall next Monday evening
June 5, by +. \. Wells of Boston Univer-
sity. graduate of the elocutionary de-
partment, with musical selections by
local talent, assisted by Miss katherine
Ware of Wilmington, violinist. and Miss
Ellen Ware. accompanist. This enter
tainment will be great treat.
The schools in town have become ia
millar with the usual exercises on the
last half day before Memorial day. and
this year the exercises We're of unusual
good quality. In this village the schools
joined in their observance. which re-
Elected credit upon TIE teachers and many
OF the pupils. AT the close a procession
was formed and marched to the ceme-
/ terry, where flowers and wreaths We're
placed on the soldiers graves.