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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-02-26
NEWS OF THEDAY
Brief Summary OF Less hn9ortanA
Though not the Less Interesting
Happenings Of the week, Fsos
All Parts OF the World

Brigadier General Morris G. Foote,
recently confirmed, has been retired.
At Los Angeles, masked robbers held
M trolley car and robbed thirty-two
passengers.
Employes on the Chicago street rail
WAYS threaten to strike unless several
grievances are adjusted.
Herr Won Protius, the newly appoint
ed German minister to Venezuela, mas
been ordered to proceed to Caracas I'M
mediately.
Three men are dead as a result OF a
fire which destroyed 1925, 900 worth of
property at Springfield, o. One other
will proabbly die.
The Cedric, the new White Star lin
er, and the largest vessel atioat, has
completed her maiden voyage to New
York, from Liverpool.
Howard Goodwin, confidential man
for Cassatt q Co., Philadelphia bank
ers, who recently committed suicide, Is
said to have been defaulter to the ex-
tent of a million dollars.
The Cuban senate committee on for
eign relations has submitted its report
recommending the ratification of the
reciprocity treaty with the United
States without amendment.
The Chicago & Southeastern railroad
is now a part of the Big Four system.
The property was sold at receiver 8
sale. at Anderson, Ind, and was bid in
for the Big Four at 81 900, 900.
Three trainmen we're killed at Ga
lena, H., in head-on collision be-
tween the Chicago and Minneapolis
passenger train and southbound
freight on the Illinois Central.
K. l.. Cantie, who was formerly road
master and assistat superintendent of
bridges of the Northern Pacific, has
been appointed to an important posi-
ton on the Delaware, Lackawana &
Western.
The senate committee on military
affairs has reported favorably the NOM
nations of Brigadier Generals Luding-
ton, Breckenridge and Wade to be major
generals and Col. Wallace Randolph
to be brigadier general and chief of ar
tillery.
Stockholders of the Chicago Great
Western railway have voted to increase
the capital stock from $50, 00O,0 900 to
$50, 900, 900. A portion is to be used
for paying for the Mason City & Fort
Dodge railway. The remainder is for
the extension of the system to Omaha
and Sioux city.
PM. Meyers, secretary of the Chica-
go, Milwaukee d st. Paul railway for
many years, died Tuesday at Spring
Green. Florida, where he had gone on
account of poor health. Mr.. Meyers
vas one of the best known railroad men
in the Middle West. He was 81 years
of age, and has been in poor health for
the past two or three years. 6
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-02-26
NOT SATISFACTORY.
Personnel of Alaska Commission
Does Not Please Canadians.

Does Not Please Canadians.
London, Feb. ga dispatch to the
Times from Ottawa declares that Can
ada has formally protested to the i'm
perial government against the appoint
ment of Senators Lodge and Turner on
the Alaskan commission. The foreign
office, which has received no formal
protest, is, however, unofficially una
ware of the fact that the Canadians are
not satisfied with the appointment of
Messers. Lodge and Turner, but the
officials here do not see how they can
take any action in the matter.
The Spectator, discussing the Ameri-
can appointees, says:
Secretary Root is unquestionably
one of the ablest men alive today in
the ADglo-Saxon world of politics.
Senator Lodge is also a man of great
weight and influence and is worthy
representative of the best traditions of
the senate, deliberative body which,
for the direct powers it exercises, has
no fellow in the world.'
Continuing, the Spectator expresses
the hope that the British representa-
tives will be not only men of intellec-
tual power, but also of equal standing
before the nation.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-02-26
Tiliman Refused Bail.

Columbia, S. c., Feb. 21.-Former
Lieutenant Governor Tiliman has been
refused bail on the conclusion of the
hearing on his application for release
on bond. He is held on the charge of
numbering Editor Gonzalez.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-02-26

Ottawa, Feb. 23.-No information is
obtainable in official circles here of
the reported protest of the Dominion
government to the home Office against
the appointment of Senators Lodge and
Turner on the Alaskan commission. A
rumor is prevalent to this effect, how
ever.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-02-26
Saturday.

House-The opposition to Comstock' s
bill licensing and regulating life insur-
ance agents of the state made a hard
fight against the bill. 1t was not at
tempted to defeat it outright, but the
oposition endeavored to amend tn, mea-
sure so as to destroy its force. Senate
memorial urging United States senate
to so amend the general appropriation
bill SO as to permit the Coast ship
building firms to be given per cent
differential in bids for the construction
of warships passed the house under sus-
pension of rules. The entire morning
was spent in considering bills on second
reading. At noon adjournment was
taken to p. m.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-05
WATERT0WN JOTTINGS.
Services Well Attended in All the
 Churches Yesterday,

Services in all the churches were well attended yesterday. St Johns church was crowded to it's utmost ca pacity.
 There will be a meeting of the St Johns Ladies Aid society in Pythian hall Friday evening, January 8, 1908
 The Golden Cross will meet at the Pythian hall this evening.
 Frank Baldwin will leave here We'd nesday for his old home in Eatington, South Carolina. Norman Barnes two daughters from Cheshire, who have been spending the past week here, returned home yes terday.
 Edward L. Brouette spent .--Nnday with his family.
 F. H. Wilson went to Bridgeport Saturday on business.
 Claude Berne of Torrington is vis- iting friends in town.
 William Barnes daughter, Rather inc, is confined to her bed with the measles.
 William Keilty of Naugatuck spent Sunday in town
 At the recent meeting of the New Century circle it was decided to have the meeting night changed from the first and third Fridays of each month to the first and third Tuesdays.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-05
DISEASE IN HAVANA.
Elaborate Precautions Taken by the
 MedicmI Experts to Prevent r@ Its Spread.

*Isolation as is isolation is the method of the Havana sanitary auth critics for the treatment of infec- tious disea SC, reports the Philadelphia Medical Record. Indeed, they are so proud of their system that they do not hesitate to receive cases of yellow fever into the city itself. When ship, say from Vera Cruz, arrives with two or three cases of yellow fever on board, it is not anchored at some distance from the city, and the miserable pas sengers and crews compelled to take all the risks of becoming victims of the disease and gradually dying one by one. On the contrary, the board of health sends it's stretchers to the ship, the patients are removed under mos quito nettings to the observation or yellow fever hospital, the ship is fum- igated, the passengers observed for a time, and finally discharged. So sat- isfactory has this method been that one of the sanitary officers declares that yellow fever has been practically stamped out in Cuba, because it is not endemic on the island, and Havana formerly the chief point of reception and distribution.
 If a case of relapsing fever is dis covered-and one was found recently in sailors boarding house in Havana -the patient is removed to the conta- gious hospital and isolated, while at the same time the most energetic war of exterminat ation is waged against the miserable bed bugs in that particular boarding house until every one is destroyed, and thus, to the misfortune of the scientific investigation of re- lapsing fever, but to the great good of the community, the case of the disease remains unique.
 Too much credit cannot be given to the able and energetic men who have control of the sanitation of the city of Havana. Not only do the city and the island of Cuba profit, but Cuba has ceased to be source of menace to the entire southern coast of the United States, and it behooves us IS Ameri- cans, and, as we fondly believe, the most advanced Americans, rather to copy that which they have of good, and learn improved methods from them, than to remain fatuously indifferent to all methods not inaugurated by our co1voS
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-05
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

Wales has practically doubled it's population in the last 60 years.
 Quails are now said to be extinct in Ireland, where they were formerly to be found in great mum bers.
 A German tourist reports that on the upper Amazon river it is customary to keep large harmless snakes about the houses for the purpose of killing rats and other vermin.
 The Kobe Chronicle, speaking of the imperial iron foundry in Japan, says that it has proved failure because of the limited supply of ore in that country, and that the government hopes to secure the privilege of work ing the rich Hanging iron mine in China.
 There are SOC trees to every square mile of territory in Germany, in the following proportions: Plum, 332; apple, 251; pear, 119; and cherry, 1o4. There are about three trees to every inha bitant. Many of the trees are owned by the townships, being plant ed along the highways, and the fruit yields a considerable revenue, thus re- ducing taxes.
 The shortage of doctors in Russia is the subject of an article in St. Peters burg journal, which publishes statis- tics of the proportion of doctors in other European countries per 100000 inhabitants. Great Britain heads the list with 18o, Switzerland has 52, Ger many 30, and Russia S. Tn order to bring the percentage to the same level as Great Britain, Russia will have to have 130,000 doctors. At present there are only about 17,ooo.
 A highly colored sample of red tape is sent over from England in the news of the failure of Second Lieut.. Burke, of the Fourth East Surrey regiment of militia, to pass the medical examina- tion for appointment to the regular British army. MT. Burke served in South Africa, and stood high on the list of successful candidates at recent examination. In Africa he distin- guished himself and proved the power of his eyes by discovering that an ap- preaching body of men was composed of Boers and not of British. Yet when the learned doctors came to examine his eyes they reported them as bad because he could not read by electric light, in London fog, the regulation three lines of letters;" and so his earned commission is not to be given 9 him.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-05
HUMOROUS.

Ethel--"Maude says that Jack told hI7r last night that she was a perfect picture" Kate-"Well, a caricature is a picture. .''-Somerville Journal.
 Miss Bunker-E'Your brother plays golf, does he not?" Sinnickson-"Ye Yes, bat I assure you he's perfectly rational in every other respect" ."-Philadelphia Press.
 Willie-'What did you see abroad, Archie?" Archie-''I don't remember exactly; but did three countries more than Reggie did in the same time."- Harvard Lampoon.
 Jungle Wit.-The Lion-"A village postmaster came our way yesterday, and we ate him up." The Tiger-''What time was it?'' The Lion-"Oh that's easy; ate p. m. ."-Baltimore American.
 His Intentions.-:Do you know what you make me think when you tell about your good intentions?" "No. What?" ''You make me think that you are preparing to take the paving con tract for the internal regions. Chi cago Post.
 Husband (vituperatively)- was an idiot when I married you, Mary" Wife Quietly 7"Yes, Tom, I knew you were. But what could I do? You seemed my only chance, and thought then that you might improve little with time" Washington Times. :.
 Jack (to lady, coming out to lunch)- 'Are you coming with the guns this afternoon, Miss Maud?" Miss Maud Il would but I don't think 1 should like to see lot of poor birds shot!" Jack-"Oh, if you go with Fred, your feelings will be entirely spared!"- Punch.
 Mother objected to my playing on the teams at the college" remarked the fair college girl; ''but I won her oveEthis afternoon to my way of think ing" "How did you do it?' asked her chum. At that bargain sale of hand kerchiefs. If I hadn't bucked the cen ter of the line and won yard or two, we wouldn't have gotten a single one!" Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-05
COnforters.
SUBURBAN DEP ARTMENT

Hotchkiss street at 1 o'clock yester- day afternoon by drinking 10 cents worth of carbolic acid. He was em- ployed in the grinding room of the Phoenix shop and had been drinking he was discharged several days ago from the factory for this reason, and it is said that despondency over los ing his work caused him to commit the rash act He arose early Sunday morning and went to Union City where he obtained some whiskey. Re- turning to his home he complained of sore leg and said that he wanted some carbolic acid to apply to it. His little daughter, aged years, went to
 drug store and procured the drug. Mrs Weinert was down in the yard splitting wood when Weinert locked the children in closet and then drank the acid, He then released the little ones from the closet, one of whom told her mother what had happened. Mrs
 Weinert immediately became hysteri- Pcal and her cries summoned neigh
 bors who hearing the circumstances sent for a physician. Drs Spring and Bull responded and although they worked hard they were unable to ar rest the progress of the poison, and at 4 o'clock the unfortunate victim suc- cumbed to the effects of the drug. He leaves a widow and four small chill dren to mourn his loss.
 St Cecilia's T. A. B. society will meet tonight.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-05
NAUGATUCK NUGGETS
Miss Cross's Funeral Suicide of Au-
 gust Weinert.

Miss Cross's Funeral-suicide of Au-
 gust Weinert.
 The funeral of Miss Grace Cross took place this morning at 9:30 o'clock from the house and at 9:45 from St Francis church where requiem high mass was celebrated for the repose of her soul. The interment was in St James cemetery. The floral tributes were many and beautiful. That Miss Cross had a host of friends was proven yesterday when large numbers of her former companions wended their way to her home in Barnum court to look ronce more upon the face of her whom they loved while she was of this world and whose memory they will fondly cherish while she is sleeping the eternal sleep that knows no walk ing A large number of friends of the deceased were present from New York, Bridgeport, Middlerown and New Britain.
 While Joseph Coislon. who runs a tea and butter store on Church street, twas lighting the gas lights in one of his show windows Saturday night at about 5 o'clock he carelessly dropped the burning match he used on to some cotton batting used for decorative pur- poses. In an instant the whole win dow was a sheet of flame and an alarm was sent in from box 21. The fire was quickly extinguished, how ever, and the services of the firemen were not required. The window was blackened by smoke and some dishes and lamps were broken, but the dam age will amount to almost nothing.
 Joseph O'Reilly died yesterday af- ternoon at o'clock at his home on 116 s sCu&.iss sreet. He leaves a widow and three small children, also three brothers, Edward, James and Stephen and one sister, Frances. The de ceased has been i'll a long time with pneumonia which few days ago de- veloped into malaria. He was a man of genial disposition and had many friends, all of whom deeply mourn his Ioss He was a member of the Iron Mou1ders' union, Division No 1, A. O. H., and Court Naugatuck, Independ- ent Order Foresters. The funeral will be held tomorrow morning.
 The regular monthly meeting of the board of warden and burgesses will be held tomorrow night fn the bor- ough court room.
 The public and parochial schools re- opened this morning after the holiday vacation. The Union City schools did not reopen until l o'clock this af- ternoon in order that the teachers and pupils might attend the funeral of Miss Grace Cross. who was teacher of English in the Union City schools.
 August Weinert aged 35 years. comuM suicidea at his home on
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-05
A Record Coal Shiprnent

READING, Pa, Jan. 5.-At midnight the Reading company had transported to market for the preceding forty y-eight hours $500 cars of anthracite coal. In forwarding this great quantity the com pany broke it's record. Every locomo- tive of all classes was pressed into service, and all available freight crews were called upon to lend q hand. The officials estimate that during the holi- days and because the miners failed to get back to work promptly 25O,OOO tons of anthracite failed to reach market.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-05
A,saa In Boyhood,s Home,

SOMERVILLE, Mass, Jan. 5.-Pro- lessor Charles J. Bell, professor of chemistry in the University of NIinne- sota, is dead at the residence of his brother, Dr. William A. Bell, where he was spending the holidays, from kid ney and heart trouble. Professor Bell was born in Somerville in 1855, gradu- ated from Harvard in 1876, studied four years abroad, also at Johns Hop- kins university, after which he was professor of chemistry in Pennsylvania State college until he accepted similar position in the University of Minneso- ta. A widow. brother and sister sur- yiye lrasn
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-05

All our 12 1-2c Fine Cottons, price 10 1-2c yard Lonsdale Cambric-Best quality. worth 12 1-2c, sale price 10 1-2c yd Fine Half Bleached Cotton, Worth Sc, sale price z 1-2c yard
 Sheetjngs.
 9-4 Brown sheeting Worth 19c, sale price 16c yard Extra Heavy Brawn Sheet ing-Worth 21c, sale price
 Is 1-2c yard Unbleached Sheeting- Full ? IA yards wide, worth 17e, sale price
 l3 l-2c yard 1sc, sale price 15c yard Heavy 9-4 Bleached sheeting- Worth 23c, sale price zoe yard Extra Good Quality Bleached Sheeting, worth 22c, sale price
 18c yard Best Quality 9-4 Bleached Sheet ing, worth 25c, sale price 22c yard 7-4 Bleached Sheeting- Worth 2oc, sale price 17 1-2c yard The Best Known Brands of 45- inch Pillow Case Cottons-Such as Dwight Anchor" " Fruit of the Loom,' etc, worth 16c, sale price 12 1-2c yard Fine 45-inch Pillow Case Cottons Worth 14c sale price 11c yard 45-inch Dwight Anchor Tubing Sale price 14c yard 42-inch Dwight Anchor Tubing Sale price 13c yard Odd Width Sheetings and Pillow Case Cottons and all other staple grands not mentioned here. will be sold during this sale at corresponding ly low prices.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-05
Killed on the wrxy to Church.

LANCASTER, Pa, Jan. 5.-Jacob Zook, an Amish farmer, residing near Eden, two miles east of Lancaster, was driving from church with his two daughters, Fanny, aged eighteen, and Katie, aged nine, when trolley car crashed into his team, killing Fanny instantly and inflicting serious injuries on Mir. Took and the younger daughter. The accident occurred at grade cross ing where the view is obstructed by a house. D.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-05
Sheets.

Full Size 72xe0 Brown Sheets
 made from an excellent grade
 of cotton. They're slighty soil
 ed, but the soiled parts are
 hardly noticeable, worth fully
 43c, sale price 25c each : Extra Heavy Hotel Sheets Made
 to stand the hardest kind of wear, size T2x90, worth 62 1-2c,
 sale price 49c each Good Quality Bleached Sheets,
 size S1x90. worth 59c, sale
 price 49c each Dwight Anchor Sheets, size S1x90
 worth 62 1-2c, sale price 55c each Fine Spoke Stitch Bleached
 Sheets, size 72x90, worth 69c,
 sale price 53c each
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-05
Cottons.

Standard brands at unheard of low prices.
 A Brown Cotton-Good quality, worth 5c, sale price 4 1-4c yard Fine A Brown Sheeting Worth 7c, sale price 5 3-4c yard Extra Heavy Fine Brown Cotton Worth 7c. sale price Sc yard 4O-inch Brown Sheeting-Worth Sc, sale price 7c yard A Bleached Cotton-Sale price
 4 1-2c yard A Bleached Cotton-Fine soft finish and well known brand, worth Sc, sale price 1-2c yard Heavy Bleached Cotton-Worth . 7c. sale price SC yard
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-05
Blankets.

The low prices on these will tell their own story better than we can. Read about them-it will pay you. Good Heavy 1O-4 Fleeced Blank cts. white or gray, sale price
 53c a pair 11-4 Fleeced Blankets-Worth 89c, sale price 79c pair Fine Wool Blankets. 11-4 size, worth S4,5O, sale price $3.75 pair Fine 11-4 Wool Worth 50, sale price $4.25 pair Fine 11-4 Wool Blankets-Worth
 $5.5O, sale price $4.75 pair At this time of the year our stock of Blankets is naturally somewhat broken so it is impossible to fully item ize our entire line as in some grades there are but one or two pairs left. But you'll find all grades and sizes here at prices that will command your approval
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-05

Fine Bleached and Cream Dam- asks-All linen, the 79c quality. sale price 69c yard Double Satin Damasks.-One of the finest Irish Linens made, all in the very newest designs, worth S1.25 to $1.50 yard, sale price 95c yard Turkey Red Damasks--The 25c quality. sale price 19c yard
 Napkins A Few Odds and Ends that sold for s1 dozen, sale price roc dog Large Size All Linen Napkins Goods that we have been sell- ing for S1.33, $1.5O and $1.75 dozen. Durinng this sale pick from any of them for $1.25 dog Large Heavy Napkins The s1.75 grades, sale price $1.53 dog Extra Fine Satin Damask Nap kins-5-S size, the $2.25 quality sale price $1.98 dog Full Size Dinner Napkins-The $3 grade, sale price $2.39 doz Extra Quality Dinner Napkins Full size. the S5 grade, sale price
 $3.98 dog Fine Hemstitched Tray Cloths All linen. worth 29c, sale price
 25c each
 Crashes The Best Bleached and Brown Toilet Twills-- Worth SC. sale sale price 4c yard Brown Union Crash-Worth 7c, sale price SC yard Brown All Linen Crash-Worth Sc, sale price 6 1-2c yard
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-05
Flood Danger Past,

PITTSBURG, Pa, Jan. 5.-Danger Of a flood stage in the rivers here has passed for the present. While the Ohio at Davis island dam registers 1892 feet and rising slowly, reports from head waters points show the water either stationary or falling. The Ohio is not expected to go higher than seventeen
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-05

All Linen Absorbent Russian Crash Worth 12 1-2c, sale price
 9 3-4c yarN Plain aud Twilled All Linen Crashes--In the bleached and browE-Worth 12 1-2c, sale price 2 3-4c yaro 22-inch Glass Crash--Saie price
 lie yard
 Towels
 Large Size Heavy Huck Towels Worth 1Oc. sale price 6 3-4c each Union Huck Towels--W F 1-2c, sale price 1Oc each Fringed Damask ToweIs-All lin en. worth 21c, sale price
 IS 1-2c each Scalloped Border Towels-Dam- ask figures, worth 21c, sale price 16 I-2c each A Lot of Fine Hemstitched and Figured Damask Towels-Were 29c, 33c and 37 1-2c each. Dur ing this sale 25c each Heavy Bleached and Brown Turk ish Towels-Sale price 91-2c each Fine Bleached and Unbleached uIklSu IOW0lS-iLdTS6 size, worth 15c, sale price 121-2c each Wash Cloths-Good quality, sale price, three for 5c Large Size Wash Cloths-Either fringed or hemmed, sale price
 4c each Colored Stripe Wash Cloths Sale price Sc each Extra Fine Wash Cloths-Hem- med or fringed, regular 12 1-2c and 15c qualities, sale price 1Oc each Hemmed Silk Wash Cloths Reg, ular 25c grade. sale price 18c each
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-05
Pillow Cases.

Hemmed Unbleached Pillow Cases
 size 45x36, regular price 1Oc,
 sale price 7 3-4c each Hemmed Pillow Cases-Made
 from Dwight Anchor cotton,
 size 45x36, worth 17c, sale price 12 1-2c each Fine Spoke Stitch Pillow Cases 45 inches wide, one of the finest
 cases made, worth 19c, sale price 10 1-2c each An Odd Lot of Pillow Gases in
 various sizes, goods that sell
 regularly for 25c to 37 1-2c.
 Go in at this sale at 17c each Unbleached Dwight Anchor Pill
 low Cases. size 45x36. worth
 15c, sale price He each
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-05
A Rrna1o Rusine.. Man De.s.

BUFFALO, Jan. Civilian H. Walker, one of the most prominent business men of this city, is dead He was formerly president of the Mer- chants bank and first vice president of the Fidelity Trust company.