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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-12-17
NEED MORE RAILROADS.
British Columbia May Make Ar
raugements With Hill.

TAOkcIucnJS w I'LL Hill.
Victoria, B. c.. Dec 12.-There is
not much doubt but that the govern
ment of the province has in prepare
ton scheme for railway building
which will do much to awaken new
life in very large section of the coun-
try, extending from the Kootenai to
the coast. 1t is highly probable that
before the present session is over ar
engagements may be made with James
j. Hill for the extension Of his system
from the Kootenai country through
Hope mountains, touching on its route
the rich coal fields of the Similpameen,
and thence traversing the rich agricul-
tural lands south of the present Cana
dian Pacific line and north of the in
ternational boundary line until it
reaches the Great Northern line run
ming from Seattle to New Westminster.
The completion of the New West
minister bridge will give direct access
to Vancouver city. and by way of the
present terminal line it will have an
otLer terminus in the city of Victoria.
This road has long been the dream of
politicians in this province, and all
agree upon it's being one of the most
important lines which could be pro-
jected. Two or three companies have
received or arters for the purpose OF
constructing this coast Kootenai line,
but up to the present it has ended there
Under the new redistribution bill
the country in the Kootenai, which
will be directly benefited by the line,
has been given increased representa-
tiion. and the representatives of the
ridngs affected are pressing for the con-
struction of the line.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-12-17

Extreme Cold Weether in the Miss
.issippi Valley.


.issippi Valley.
Chicago, Dec. 14.-Sunday morning
was the coldest day in Chicago for this
season of the year since 1876. Early in
the morning the temperature began to
fall, until at a. m. it had reached Is
degrees below zero. The only time that
this mark has been reached in the his
tory of the weather bureau was Deem
Der 8, 1875, when IA degrees below was
registered. During the day it began to
moderate and at night the mercury
was lowering around the zero mark
with indications for warmer weather,
with snow storms.
On account of the cold and the heavy
condition of the streets, owing to the
heavy fall of snow, the three story de-
partment store of Bodizneki & Co., in
West Twenty second street, was de-
stroyed by fire. special call for en-
gines was sent in, but before they could
reach the scene of the fire through the
drifts of snow, the building had burned
causing loss OF $S5, 900. So far but
one death, that of William Duffy, a
switchman, who was found frozen to
death in the Chicago & Northwestern
yards, has been reported.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-12-17
Must Investigate Prices.

Washington, Dec. IA Mr.. Wagner,
of Pennsylvania, chairman of The house
committee on expenditures of the post
Office department, has intro 1uced bill
providing that no supplies for the post.
Office departn emit should be purchased
without due ascertainment that the
price demanded is not in excess of the
prevailing prices for similar articles
bought in the same or lesser quantities.
Fine and imprisonment are provided
for any one attempting to procure a vi
olation of this act or for any official
failing to obey it.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-12-17
OREGON IRRIGATION.
Report of Geological Survey tor That
State.


Washington. Dec. l4.-The report OF
the geological survey on irrigation pro-
jects in Oregon, states that preliminary
work has been carried on in Umatil-
la, Baker, Malheur, Harvey and Crook
counties. Three of the projects justify
further investigation. The Umattilla
project, bordering on the Columbia riv.
er and west of the mouth of the Una
tllla, has sufficient food water to irri.
gate I00, 900 acres of land. Five sites
have been developed, but it is doubtful
if any justify further investigation on
account Of the expense involved.
The Malheur project in the vicinity
of the Vale and Snake rivers. contains
$4,000 acres, and the indications are
that there is abundant water if proper
ly conserved. Two sites have been de-
veloped on Bully and Willow creeks.
The Harvey site embraces Harvey val
ley and Silver valley. In this latter
one site has been developed from which
$4,000 acres can be irrigated. Gauging
stations will be established on the Wal
Iowa, Grand Ronde, and Owyhee rivers
looking to future investigations. Sta
tions are also being established on the
klamath and elsewhere in Klamath
county.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-12-17
SEATTLE MARKET REPORT.
Purchasing Prices.

The following prices are being Of
fered to the producer by the local
dealers for delivery in round lots on
the dock or in the car at Seattle:
Grain-Oats, $22@23 per ton; bar
ley, $21 per ton; wheat, chicken feed,
$27 per ton; bran, $21 per ton; shorts,
$21 per ton.
Hay-Eastern Washington, new, $21
per ton; Puget sound, $13@15 per
ton; alfalfa, $14@15 per ton.
Eggs-Strictly fresh ranch, 43c per
doz.
Poultry-Live hens, 12c per lib; old
ROSTERS, Sc per Id; spring chickens,
$3.75@475 per doz; ducks, 13@13bc
per Id; geese, 10@11c per Id; turkeys,
1Sc per lb.
Live Stock-Choice beef cattle,
cows, &c per lb; steers, 3%@4c per
Id; sheep, 3@3Ac per ID; hogs, 61a
OF per Id; calves, sore per Id;
spring lambs, s2Q250 per head.
Hides, Pelts and Wool-Heavy
sailed steers, over 60 Id. TIC; medium
per Id, 7c; light, under 80 lbs, 61ac;
cows, all weights. SIC: sailed kips,
7c; calf, Sc; stays and bulls. sc; green
hides. 1c less than salted; culls and
grubby, 1c less: dry hides. 12@13c;
winter deer, dry, 14@20c: good but
cher tallow. 4@4hc: grease. 1h@2c.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-12-17
MINISTER TO PANAMA.
President Has Nominated William
/. Buchanan.

Washington, Dec. lathe president
has sent to the senate the nomination
of William Buchanan, of New York,
to be envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary to Panama.
Mr.. Buchanan's selection was brought
about by desisre on the part of the
president to secure, temporarily at
least and during the capitalization of
the relations between the United States
and Panama, the services of trained
diplomat, having special reference to
his knowledge of the Latin american
races. BY reason of his long service as
United States minister to the Argentine
Republic, Mr.. Buchanan fills that de-
scription, in the estimation of the state
department. 1t is understood that his
assumption of duties is not to be per-
manent, for he has sacrificed large in
terests to undertake the work. Mr..
Buchanan was director general of the
Pan-American exposition at Buffalo.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-12-17
Trains DELAYED in Minnesota.

st. Paul, Dec. 14.-The Northwest
experienced the coolest weather of the
season yesterday, the thermometer
ranging from 40 to "a degrees below
zero at the various stations of the
weather bureau. There is apparently
no prospect tor immediate relief. Trains
on all railroads are delayed because of
the intense cold. In this city tie min
imum was % below, reached lily Sun
day morning. The maximum for the
day was below.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-12-17
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.

The coal shortage in Western Wash
ington cities promises to become serious
One hundred new dwellings have
been erected at Vancouver during the
past year.
The customs office force of the Puget
Sound district is to be increased by
thirteen men, some of whom will be
! located at Seattle and Tacoma.
Nearly $500 worth of personal prop
erty was stolen from the home OF Nor
itz Thomson, at Seattle, president of
the Centennial Mill Company, while
the family were at dinner.
E. r. Butzow. stenographer for
Hayes Bros, of Wilbur, was drowned in
a small lake about Six miles south of
that town Sunday afternoon, while
skating with number of companions.
Seventy-five building laborers work.
ing on the reconstruction of the Butter
Hotel at Seattle, have struck because of
the refusal of the new management to
ploy union cooks, walters and bar
tenders.
The National Mining Company, of
Tacoma, has acquired the Sanger group
of coppet claims in Del Norte county,
California. The consideration is not
yet given out, though it is known to be
large sum.
During services in the Congregation
al church at Endicot Sunday evening,
thieves entered the vestibule of the
church and stole an overcoat, four
pairs of gloves, a pair of ru5bers and
valuable lap robe. Two young men.
giving their names az r. L. Davis and
F. M. Dickson were arrested ON the
railroad track between Colfax and En-
dicott, each wearing part of the stolen
clothing.
Charles Fsette, one of the oledst
pioneers of Vancouver is dead at the
advanced age of 95 years. For thirty
five years he had been an inmate OF
the Home of Providence.
W. B. Estell has been romoted to be
inspector in charge of the entire immi.
grafton business of the state Of Wash
ington. Heretofore his Jurisdiction
has extended only to the ports of Ia
coma and Seattle.
Charles Rothmiller, a rancher so
yeasr old. living at Milton, small
town nine miles from Tacoma, was in
statly killed within fifty yards of his
home by limb blowing from a tree
and striking his head.
The interior department has offered
Frank E. Vaughan, register of the land
office at Vancouver, his old place as
chief clerk in that Office as SOON as his
successor, Hugh G. Phillips, of Gold
endale, qualities. Mr.. Vaughan was
appointed register last spring to fill
the vacancy occasioned by the death of
Register Dunbar.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-12-17
NEWS OF THE DAY
Prize, Summary of Less Important
Though not the Less Interesting,
Happenings of the Week, From
All Parts of the World.

Belgium and Austria have recognized
the new republic of Panama.
1t is reported that the Somali levIes
raised by the British in East Africa
have mutinied and joined the forces OF
the Mad Mullah.
At Kansas City, Mo-, a grand jury
has begun the investigation OF graft
ing charges involving prominent city
and county officials
Girls to the number of 1000, en-
ployed in the manufacture OF petticoats
at New York, have formed a union and
demand a general increese in wages.
The Norwegian parliament has
awarded the annual Nobel peace prize
s39, $50, to William R. Cremer. M. p,
publisher of the Arbitrator, of London,
for his work in favor of international
arbitration.
The cruiser Tacoma, which made
such fine showing on her recent trial
trip in Santa Barbara channel, has
been accepted by the government and
will be turned over to the navy depart
ment at the end of this month.
A step toward the suggested union
of various Presbyterian churches in the
United States has been taken at joint
meeting of committees from the govern
ing bodies of four such UNCONVENTIONAL
Of rQGnIntlnnS de-
claring such union desirable being
adopted.
Government authorities confscated
$4,000 Mexican cigars in private
warehouse at San Francisco, many OF
them valued at % cents apiece 1t is
believed the cigars were brought up
concealed in casks by members OF the
crew of the battleship New York upon
her last arrival from Mexican waters.
1t is stated that the czarina has
completely recovered from her recent
illness.
The diphtheria epidemic at Stanford
university is now said to be under con-
troll.
Former Representative William M.
Springer, of Illinois, once leader of the
Democrats in the house, is dead at his
home in Washington of pneumonia,
aged ga years.
Asa B. Thompson, receiver OF the land
Office at La Grande, Or, one of the
men recently indicted in connection
with the land frauds in that state, has
been acquitted.
Martial law has been declared at
Cripple Creek. Colo, on account of the
miners strike. In addition to the u.s.
ual features strict press censorship
has been established.
Thomas E.. Barrett, former marshal
of St. Louis court of appeals, who with
others was recently convicted of aid
ing and abetting naturalization frauds,
has been sentenced to five years in the
penitentiary and fined 81 900.
Representative Dwight, of New York,
Las introduced bill establishing a
postal currency providing for notes in
the denominations of 5, 10, % and so
cents, to be issued by the postmaster
general and kept on sale by all post
masters.
An attempt to poison the two night
watchmen employed on the inside pris-
on yards and buildings at the state
penitentiary of Oregon. at Salem, to be
followed by wholesale Jail delivery,
was discovered just in the nick of time
few days ago, and has just been made
public.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-12-17
SLACK MONTH.
Puget Sound Customs Report Shows
Increase.

Port Townsend, Dec. 14.-Compared
with the same month of last year, the
customs report for the Puget Sound
district for November shows decided
decrease in the volume of business.
This decrease reaches nearly 33 per
cent. OF the cities OF the sound, Taco
ma, Everett and Whatcom alone show
an increase, Seattle's trade decreasing
from $959,000 to $4,000. Tacoma
led in exports. The imports of the dis
trict show even greater lessening than
the exports
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-12-17
Oregon Farmers Sell Wheat.

Pendleton. Or, Dec. 12.-During the
past three days 80, 900 bushels of wheat
have been sold by one warehouse in
this city and grain men state that 200,-
600 bushels have been sold within
Umatilla county at 65 cents BUSHES.
Farmers are becoming anxious because
of the great drop in the price of the
cereal.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-12-17
After Straw Bondsmen.

New York, Dec. IA crusade
against straw bondsmen has been in
augurated by the county authorities
here and strong efforts will be made to
put an end to their lucrative practices
about the city station houses. AS q
result wholesale arrests are expected
within Q few daYs.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-12-17

Contractors ut Outs Over Question
ofOpen or Closed Shop.

Chicago, Dec. 14.--Contractors In
national convention here have expert
enced great difficulty in adopting laws
and constitution. The Chicago councii
favors the closed shop and trade agree
ments against sympathetic strikes me
radicals favor universal open shops ano
national black lists of union workmeh
who are agitators.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-12-17
DO NOT LIKE COMPETITION.
Contractors Discuss Means for Ben
eft of Business.

eft of Business.
Chicago, Dec. 12.-Uniform agree
ments between building contractors ana
trades unions in the principal cities oil
the United States, that competition
from "the small contractor" may De
eradicated and activity in construction
continue evenly throughout the year,
proved to be the favored idea an ong
the delegates to the national conven-
ton of contractors just opened. me
delegates came to Chicago, it was SAID
to form a national organization when
will include the strongest councils Oh
contractors in the country.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-03-20

The people were somewhat dis
appointed in the speech of Senator
Money delivery in the senate the
other day. 1t was not what they ex-
pected. 1t was rather weak and he
allowed Mr.. Foraker and Mr.. Spooner
to ask him questions that he did not
care to answer. The position he
took in the Indianola affair and his
criticism of the president were well
enough, but there appeared to to be a
lacking of firmness in his speech and
the whole thing was little inclined
to be STALE But his ideas and the
intent of the speech were good. He
desired to show that the president was
not the president of all the people,
but the president of few and that he
was not particular how award posi-
ton in which he placed part of the
people. He had deliberately and with
malice aforethought mistreated the
people of Indianola by withholding
their mail and mountaineering them
and in violation of the intent and
purpose of the postal laws.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-03-20
SOUTHERN PEOPLE HONEST.

Senator Hoar is said to have given
utterance to the following:
Nov, my friends, having said
what | thought of to say on this ques-
tion perhaps [ may be INDUCED in
adding that although my life politi-
cally and personally, has been life
of almost constant strife with the
leaders of the southern people, yet as
l grow older [ have learned not only
to respect and esteem, but to love
the great qualities which belong to
my fellow citizens of the southern
states. They are noble race! Their
love of home, their chivalrous respect
for women, their courage, theri deli
cate sense of honor, their constancy
which can abide an opinion or pur-
pose or an interest for their states
through adversely and through pros
perity, are things by which the people
of the more mercurial north may take
a lesson.
And there is another thing-cov-
etousness, corruption, the low temp
tation of money have not yet found
any place in southern politics -
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-03-20

The Meridian Star throws the fol-
lowing bouquet at our Capt. J. P. Car
ter: 1.-THE friends of Capt. J. P.
Carter, of Perry county, are urging
him to enter the race for lieutenant
governor, and it may be that the gen.
tleman will yield to their solicitations.
just as he did their efforts to get him
to announce for the state senate 1t
was the pleasure of this paper as it
has been a large number of papers in
Mississippi to recently commend the
course of the Perry county man in
agreeing to leave his private affairs
long enough to go to jackson and give
his time and experience to affairs of
state, and with him now so prom
iently mentioned in connection with
the high Office of lieutenant COVER
nor, the honors promise to come thick
and fast. CAPTAIN Carter is business
man Of broad learning and lawyer
slo during the time of his active
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-03-20

The papers of the state do not seem
to take we'll with the proposition of
Mr.. Fox to have primary election in
Clay county between himself and
Judge Critz to decide which one the
county would rather have for gov
ernor. The proposition is novel one,
but doubtless Mr.. Fox knew at the
time he made it that the election
would not be held. 1t is hoped the
people of that good old county have
too much sense than to drag the far
mer from his work at this season of
the year just to crafty the ambition
of two politicians.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-03-20
Ordinance No. I85.

An ordinance to amend ordinance No.
100, entitled An Ordinance to Regulate
the Width of Sidewalks.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
mayor and board of aldermen of the city
of Hattiesburg, That section No. IL of
ordinance No. 100 entitled An Ordi-
nance to Regulate the Width of Side
walks in the town of HattIesburg, be
and the same is hereby amended, so as
not to apply to that part of Main street
from the New Orleans and Northeastern
railroad to Eaton allev
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
That the sidewalks on Main street from
the New Orleans and Northeastern rail
road to Eaton street, shall be eight and
one-half feet wide.
Section 8. Be it further ordained.
That this ordinance be in force and take
effect from and after its passage, for
the reason that it is necessary IN order
to have new sidewalks built so as to
conform to walks already constructed.
Passed and adopted.
This 9th day of March, 1903
G. w. RICH, Mayor.
Attest, A. FARLEY, Clerk.
mch16w3
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-03-20
The New WAY.

1.-The Mobile, Jackson & Kansas
City railroad. 1.-The New Way has
newly appointed an up-to date equip
ment making travel a pleasure to its
patrons 1t is the short route between
Mobile and Hattiesburg, and is new
link which establishes the shortest
route to Jackson, Vicksburg, Shreve
pert and the west and northwest, As
well as establishing most desirable
route to Memphis, Chicago, and all
points north in connection with the
Illinois Central from Jackson? For
further information call on or address
any ticket agent or l.. B. Sullivan,
General Passenger Agent, Mobile.
Coupon tickets on sale to all points. y
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-03-20

The Biloxi Herald offers the fol-
lowing timely advice: Talk encourag-
ingly of your country to strangers.
Do not try to discourage them. There
is no need to make things different
than they are. There are many de-
cided advantages here that can be
most truthfully dwelt upon. While
we should not exaggerate to induce
people to settle neither should we ex-
aggerate to keep them away. Our
soil properly cultivated will bring i'm
mense wealth to Mississippi, and how
to cultivate it can be readily learned
by the cbservant. -
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-03-20

The proprietor of the Biloxi Herald
has entered suit in the circuit court
at Mississippi City against the editor
and proprietor of the Review of the
same city in the sum of $40, 900, claim
ing that amount as damages done him
in recent publication that appeared
in the Review regarding play at the
opera house of recent date in that
city, the opera house being leased by
the said proprietor of the Herald.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-03-20

How little attention the world man
ifests in it's real heroes-the genuine
manly men who unostentatiously go
about their daily duties and concern
ing whom little or nothing is known
until some unforeseen incident breaks
the monotonous routine and reveals
the true inwardness of their natures.
Mobile Herald.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-03-20

The Greenville Times thus sizes
up the anti Money combination
Senator Money is up against one of
the strongest political combinations
any candidate ever went up against in
any state-a democratic governor with
hundreds of offices to fill in different
arts of the state, and his brotherin
law as pie dispenser for the president,
whose appointments were made from
the beginning with an eye to the
election of the governor to the
senate.''
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-03-20

Some of the people of New Orleans
are sleeping six feet below the surface
of the water in the Mississippi river,
and the water in places running gently
over the levees. But these people take
things easy. They are not afraid of
high water or the yellow fever and
they smile when spoken to on the
subject.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-03-20

An effort is being made to induce
Capt. J. P Carter of this city to enter
the race for liutenant-governor.
While we would like to see him elect
ed to that high and honorable place We
fear there is a trick in the call for
him that is not as wide open as barn
door, and if there is Capt. Carter is
the last man in the state to go into it.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-03-20

Between the floods along the Mis-
sissippi one half of the year and the
droughts the other the people of those
regions appear to be up against cou-
pie of strenuous propositions. Birm-
ingham News.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-03-20

Vardaman is expected to open up
his batteries in Hattiesburg one day
during court week and everybody
should turn out to hear him whether
he turns out to vote for him or not.
He is learned man and his speeches
contain much information
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-03-20
NOTICE TO NONRESIDENT.
tate of Mississippi.

State of Mississippi.
To j, T. Bearden:-Y You are COM
manded to appear before the chancery
court of the second district of the
county of Perry, in said state, at rules,
in the second Monday (and 18th day. of
April, 1908. to defend the suit in said
court of d. G. ChambIess, wherein you
are defendant This 10Th day of
February, 1903
feb26 3w n. M. McCALLUM, Clerk.