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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-05
TO FIT THE CASE
DEMOCRATS BLOCK PROCEEDINGS
OF THE HOUSE.
Repu blicans Bring in New Rules
Which Will Probable Enable
Them to Pass Appropriation
Bills, but Minor Legislation is
Doomed.

Washington, Feb. 28.-The Demo-
Gratis of the house carried out their
threat of Thursday, that il Mr.. Butler,
of Missouri was unseated they would do
everything in their power to block leg
islation from now on until congress ex-
pires on March 4. The result was an
other stormy session, and at every
pause party passion manifested itself
in bitter and acrimonious denuncia-
ton. Two special rules were brought
in to expedite appropriation bills and
continue the legislative day in order to
reduce as much as possible the minor
ity's power to obstruct legislation.
During the debate on the rule, the
Democrats voiced their condemnation
of what they denounced as Thursdays
outrageous action of the chair. The
Republicans declared that they were
willing to assume the responsibility for
what they had done, and explained the
necessity for the drastic rules adopted.
Mr. Dalzell said that unless this
course was pursued the Democrats could
consume 1877 hours, or 81 legislative
days, on roll calls on the senate amend
ments to the appropriation bills.
1t was agreed on both sides that the
present situation sounded the death
knell of practically everything except
the appropriation bills. The friends
of the omnibus public building bill,
who Thursday were, threatening to de-
feat the rules if they we're not modified
to include their measure. were placated
by promise that their bill would be
covered by special rule, to be brought
in later.
Even with the special rules in oper-
alton, getting the appropriation bills
into conference was tedious and la
borious process, an eight-hour session
and thirteen roll calls being necessary
to get the sundry civil, military and
postofice appropriation bills into con-
ference and to adopt the conference on
the Indian appropriation bill.
Ali overtures from the Republican
side to the Democrats to indHce the lat
ter to abandon their filibuster have been
fruitless, and there is every indication
that they will continue their present
tactics to the end of the session.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-05
RUSH WORK AT FORTS.
Buildings to Cost 100000 to Be
Begun at Once.

Seattle, March 2.-Within the next
three months government work, involv.
ing an expenditure of more than $780,
600, will be under way at Port Town
send, under the supervision of Major
George III. Penrose, constructing quar-
termaster. In view of the fact that
Major Penrose was assigned to duty at
this post only six months ago, and that
plans have since been prepared and
contracts let for SO large quantity of
work, including nearly two score of
buildings, the record is remarkable
one.
In addition to the fifteen buildings
already under contract for Fort Worden
and the fourteen buildings recently con-
structed at Fort Casey, bids will be
called for during the present week for
four more structures at each of these
forts. These will be duplicates, the
buildings to be erected at each fort be-
ing one single barrack building, two
sets of lieutenants double quarters,
and one non-commissioned officers
quarters.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-05
NEWS OF 'IHEpAY
frief Summary of Less Important
Though not the Less Interesting.
Happenings OF tho Week, EroH
MI Parts of the World.

The Provincial Mining Associa Lon
convened at Victoria Wednesday.
u. O. Mills, the New York banker
and financier, is suffering from lnf1u-
enZa.
Bishop Merrill of the M. +. church
is seriously i'll of pneumonia at CHI
cago.
Attorney Clarence barrow has de-
elined to make the race for mayor OF
Chicago.
The twelfth continental congress OF
the daughters of the American Revolu-
ton is in session at Washington.
The naval hospital ship Solace has
arrived at Honolulu en- route to San
Francisco from Manila via Guam.
The car has dismissed four Finnish
governors for opposing the policy OF
Russia. The remaining three provinces
of Finland will in future have Russian
governors.
Two hundred troops and hundreds of
veterans participated Sunday in the un-
yelling of the monument marking the
spot where General Lawton was killed
at San Mateo.
y A testimonial sword las been pre-
sented to Rear Admiral Henry G. Tay-
lor, who commanded the battleship In
diana in the Spanish-American war, by
the people of Indiana, through the gem
eral assembly.
sThe Honolulu grand jury has re-
turned fifteen indictments of EN- bezzle-
ment against b. II. Wright, former
chief clerk of the board of public works.
The total amount of Wrights alleged
embezzlement is $4,000.
Word has been received at Dawson of
an expedition starting for the head
quarters of the White river to prospect
for quartz. The outfit consists of two
tons of provisions and five tons of hay.
The party goes to remain two years.
In a head-or collision between a
passenger and freight on the Big Four,
a mile east of Berea, Ohio, four mail
clerks are reported to have been burned
10 death in their car, and passenger
was 30 badly hurt that he died in a
short time.
Justice Brewer has delivered the
opinion of the supreme court of the
United States holding that in cases in
which the property of private inidvid-
uals is destroyed through government
improvement the owners are entitled to
recover damage. 2
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-05
SEATTLE MARKET REPORT.

The following prices are being offered
to the producer by the LEGAL dealers for
delivery in round lets On the dock or in
the car at Seattle:
Grain-oats, $24@e5 ton; barley,
$24 ton; wheat, chicken feed. $15 ton
bran, $17.eo ten; shorts, $1s.ho ton.
Hay-ruget Sound, $s01l ton East
ern Washington. SIC; alfalfa, SIC.
Eegs-Strietly fresh ranch, SIC dos.
Poultry-Live hens, lac Per ID; old
ROSTERS, Sc; ducss, lS0l4c surins
chickens, lsc Per Id; geese, 8 per b.
Live stock-Choice bssf cattle, cows
4c per ID; steers, 4k04 S-4c Per ID /;
sheep, 4e per ID; hogs exc per lb ;
calves, sec per ID; spring lambs, &c
Der Id.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-05

Mr.. De Almond Would Annex Por-
ton of Canada.

Washington, Feb. 81 -Representa-
tive De Almond, of Missouri, has intro
ducel in the house concurrent resolu-
ton providing as follows
"That the president be and is hereby
requested to learn and advise the con-
gress upon what terms, if any, honor
able to both nations and satisfactory to
the inhabitants of the territory pri-
marily affected, Great Britain would
consent to cede to the United States all
or any part of the territory lying north
of and adjacent to the United States,
to be forged in due time into one or
more states, and admitted into the
Union upon an equality with the other
states, the inhabitants in the meantime
to enjoy all privileges and inmunities
guaranteed by the federal constitution
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-05
DEPUTY SHERIFF. SHOT.
Killed by Prisoner in Olympia Jail,
Who Afterwards Escapes.

Olympia, March 2.-Dave Morrell,
deputy sheriff of Thurston county. was
shot and instantly killed in the county
Jail here yesterday Afternoon by pris-
oner named Christ Benson, who after
wards escaped and has not yet been
captured. The crime is similar in many
respects 20 the Tracy outrage, the MUIR
derer first attacking his victim, then
disarming him and finally, after stun
ming him with a lead pipe, firing three
shots into the PROSTATE body.
Armed posses have followed the track
taken by the murderer, and \if he is
captured it is feared he will be riddled
with bullets.
Olympia, March "A messenger has
just arrived and brings word that Ben
son, the murdere, is surrounded near
the head of Black lake.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-05
PLENTY AT NOME.
No Shortage of Anything Necessary
for the Winter.

Nome, Ded. 5.-The ice pack from
the Arctic came opposite Nome this
fall Nov. 81. Before Nome was built
the beach high enough to crush the
present city, bu. no fear is felt this
winter. The pack has not yet closed in.
Golovin bay is frozen over hard and
people are crossing on the ice.
Nome is we'll supplied this winter,
with only few minor articles short.
The population of the town is 1900
less this winter than last. The num-
Der of stores have been decreased in
proportion. Reports of activity on
many of the creeks are being received
by arrivals, and many are preparing to
leave Nome to begin winter work.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-05
Station Agent Insane.

Everett, Feb. 2S.-D. Z. Balcomb,
station agent for the Northern Pacific
Railway company at Oso, has been sd-
judged insane and taken to the asylum
at Steilacoom. Balcomb has been sta
ton agent for the company at Oso for
about one year. He is probably 4s years
old. de thought he was in st. Paul
when ne arrived in Everett, and was
making inquiries for his old friend, j.
). Hill. He is the fourth man sent
rom this county to the asylum since
February 20.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-05
Property Right in News.

Boston, Feb. 2S.-The right of prop
erty in news was decided by the full
bench of the supreme court yesterday.
The court finds that anyone gathering
news or information at some expense
and furnishing it to daily subscribers,
orally or under a contract, by which
they agree to hold it in secret conf
dence and for use in their business, has
valuable right of property which q
court of equity will protect against
those seeking to obtain it from its own
or without right and to his damage.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-05
Loss TWO MILLIONS.
Worst Blaze in the History of Gin.
cinnati.

Cincinnati, Feb. 2S.-Over half of
the best square in Cincinnati has been
destroyed by fire. The square, bound
ed by Vine, Fourth, Walnut and Third
streets, was conceded to be the most
solidly constructed portion of the city.
The half North of Baker alley, with the
exception of the Carlisle building, at
the Southwest corner of Fourth and
Walnut streets, is in ruins, while the
American Book Company's publication
house, the Woodrow printing works
and other concerns ON the south side of
Baker alley were also burned out. The
property loss is the largest by fire in
the history of the city, and is estimat-
ed at upwards of 100000
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-05
RUNS FIRST TRAIN.
Schedule i'm Effect Between Van
cOuver and Kalama.

cOuver and kalama.
Vancouver, WASH, March 3.-In
compliance with an order issued a
month ago. the train schedule on the
new branch of the Northern Pacific
railroad between Kalama and Vancou-
YER went into effect yesterday. The
first passenger train over the new road
left Tacoma at s a. m. and arrived at
Vancouver at 4 80 p. IN. A large crowd
of people lined the tracks at the tenn
porary depot and cheered the train upon
its arrival.
According to the present schedule,
a mixed train will make one round trip
each way between here and Kalama,
leaving here in the morning and re-
turning in the evening, connecting at
kalama with Seattle and Portland local
trains each way.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-05
BOUGHT A VOLCANO.
Standard Oil People Acquire Popo-
catapetl Sulphur Deposits

Chicago, Feb. 27.-Gen. Casper
Ochia, who owns the Popaocatapetl
volcano, including the immense sui
phur deposits in its crater, is reported
to have sold that property to an Amer
lean syndicate, in which the Standard
Oil interests are largely represented.
says dispatch to the Tribune from
Mexico City. The purchasers intend to
build cog-wheel railway up the noun
tain and operate the sulphur deposits
on an extensive scale. Tie purchase
price is stated to be $1,000, 900.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-05
Deeds for Right of Way.

Everett, Feb. 2S.-The Fred E. San
der Company has filed three new deeds
to right of way for the proposed cleo
trio line between this city and Seattle.
The road is to be built west of Mar
ths's lake through heavily timbered
section of country,
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-05
EXTRA SESSION.
President Calls Upon the Senate
to Meet on the 5th of
March.

Washington. March 2.-The presi-
dent has signed a proclamation calling
an extraordinary session of the senate
to meet March 5.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-06-04

tne river adopts new cnannei 1t VIII
add thousands of acres of land, includ-
Ing the present bed of the stream. to
Kansas City. This land will be worth
millions of dollars for railroad and
manufacturing purposes. whereas most
of it is now planted in corn.
Passenger Train Missing.
The Journal says: Chicago, Bur.
ling and Quincy passenger train No. 8,
from Chicago to Kansas City. due here
at o'clock Sunday afternoon, has
been lost track of. 1t Is not deemed
possible. nor is the thought entertained
by the railroad officials, that the train
has run into the flood. Nevertheless,
General Agent Harmon was notified
from the Chicago Offices of the ex-
traordinary occurrence and Superin-
tendent Mulhern was urged to eXer-
else every possible effort to locate the
missing train and relieve Its passen-
gers at all cost and hazard.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-06-04
Extracts From the Life of Robert
Quincy Beer.

Quincy as great explorer-Talk
about Peary spending two years in
looking up the North Pole! | have
my plans and money, all l want is a
ship, my beautiful apparatus in,
and my Esquimos, a pole cat or
two, 200 dogs with tleas, and I'd flee
to the North Pole in a jiffy; I'd go to
the south and find the great pole,
not far from the Polar Sea don't you
see: What's the use of hunting up
the pole 'mongst the ice foes, the
blowing winds with fellow bund-
led up in Esquimo boomers. BY
the way, have matter OF etiquette
and business to divulge; Lucy Stone
sought rest from the care and re-
sponsibilities of domestic life and
family strife and wandered away in
search of the stone, age and rest.
She went to the Seth latitude, got
cooled off from heated discussion
with her husband, and found con-
tent among Greenland's ice noun
tains and she bears.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-06-04
Greeley.

John Eagan invited his neighbors
to help haul out material for large
barn on Wednesday of this week
The carpenters have completed
the barn tor I. J. Adair and will
soon commence to build house for
George Mccall.
The farmers are considerably be-
hind with their work on account of
the hard rains.
Rev. Carter ofDes Moines preached
at the Baptist church last Sunday
morning and evening. Hehas been
hired for six months and will preach
every two weeks.
While Clifton Carter was in Gree
ley Sunday his team of broncos be-
came unmanagable, breaking the
buggy and harness and causing an
exciting time. Fortunately no one
was hurt.
Miss Neva Madison and Amanda
Roberts of Lorah, were visiting the
following families of relatives in
Greeley last week: Mrs. Sam John
son, Claud Jayne, George Lafoy and
Miles kness.
How rosy is the west tonight!
Some clouds have gathered there,
AS ii to chant parting hymn
To the day so calm and fair.
The birds are happy in the grove,
Contented are the grazing kline
OSoul! What have you now deserted,
That makes you long and sigh and
pine?
On fancy's pinions have you flown
Into facilitating ease,
From whence you dread the sudden fall
Among the stern realities!
Or has some bright celestial truth
Thrown its beams across your way,
Disclosing mans imperfect state
And set aglow your sympathy?
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-06-04
IMPROVEMENT AT DEs MONIES.
Governor Cummns Decides to Bosrom.
Money to Aid Refugees.

Des Moines, June Sit has been
practically determined that there will
be no extra session of the legislature.
Governor Cummins is satisfied that he
can supply the needs of the food SUI.
fererS and tornado victims tn an irreg.
ular manner by borrowing money and
the next session to approve his course.
The flood in Des Moines Is still dis
heartening, but the water Is falling
rapidly. The wide territory that was
flooded presents sad picture. Men
and women who have anxiously
watched for the water to go down
wandered over the muddy streets to
the houses which had been homes
AS each one looked through the door
of his home an expression Of misery
passed over his countenance. There
within the ruins, furniture was scat.
tered about the rooms mud covered
the carpets and the walls were coated
with dirty slime. Many are planning
to move out of these places. The
walls are damp and every effort will
be put forth by the committees In the
field to see that they are dried as rap
idly as possible. for sickness. it Is
feared. may come If people are allowed
to enter them in their present condi
ton.
Train service here on the main lines
Is once more nearly normal. At OF.
tumwa the water has begun to decline
but 1T Is still rising between Keo.
sauqua and Keokuk Water flows
through the main streets of Ottumwa,
four miles of the main line of the Bur.
lington tracks are under water. the
light and water plants are shut down
and business 10 Droctratod
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-06-04
Crop Bulletin.
For week ending June l, 1908.
DIES MONIES, Iowa.

For week ending June l, 1908.
DIES MONIES, Iowa.
This has been the most unfavor-
able week of the season. The tenn
perature was below normal, with a
very large excess of cloudiness.
Heavy showers occurred daily in
the larger part of the state, and Sc
we're local windstorms mot lorna
does) caused much damage to trees
windmills and light structures in
many places. Following are some
of the reports of heavy rainfall for
the week: Des Noines, 7:40 in; Jeff
erson, 7:46: Scranton 5:93; Carroll,
AIT; Marshalltown, SOL; Blairstown,
$40; Iowa City, sos; Mt. Vernon,
4:94; Grundy Center, $50; Amana,
5:l5; Waterloo. 4:5S; Logan, 500; AL
bia, $50; Charles City 4:25. All
stations report very heavy excess
above normal. Damage by floods
have been almost unprecedented.
The loss to crops by washing will
be considerable and much of the
low lands will be abandoned. Field
work has been practically imposs-
IDLE, except in very few favored To-
calities. There is great need of
dry, warm weather to repair some
measure of the damages and to Sc
cure crops from uplands that have
been planted. The acreage of all
cereal crops must of necessity be
materially less than the area har-
vested last year. The apple crop ia
promising.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-06-04
REVIEW OF TOPEKA FLOOD.
Distress is Great and City Appeals for
Outside Aid

SasS'0S SNius
Topeka, June 3.-The flood situation
In Topeka can be briefly summarized
thus: Known dead, forty-eight; river
fallen four feet and now receding at
the rate of two inches an hour; dis
tress will be great among the refu-
gees; Governor Bailey issues a procla-
nation calling for help for flood suf-
ferers of the state: fifty deputy sher-
Ifs, armed with Winchesters, go to
North Topeka to protect property.
with orders to shoot looters Whenever
they are caught stealing.
Governor Bailey's proclamation call
Ing for outside aid was decided upon
at mass meeting. when the governor
was requested to issue the call. It
was decided to make this a general
appeal for the people all along the
flooded districts OF the state, as we'll
as those in Topeka. The plan is to
make Topeka the headquarters and to
distribute the aid from here to other
parts of the state. There will be this
general appeal for help, an appeal
through the fraternal organizations
and other appeals through various so.
cieties.
The water has receded ON Kansas
avenue to the platform of the Rock
Island depot distance Of 25O feet.
1t is the opinion of experts that the
river will go down rapidly from now
on. The Blue, the Republican and the
Solomon have spent their force and
the volume of water spread over the
kaw bottom will hunt it's channel
quickly.
The situation in the food stricken
districts is better than it has yet been,
for the reason that fewer people are
marooned In houses. In trees and on
islands. Nobody is nov clinging to
trees Those who had to cling were
either rescued or dropped into the
river.
There is no way of getting at the
amount of damage done by the food In
Topeka and vicinity. The damage may
reach s2.00o,000. 1t may go beyond
that and it may be much less. Crops
in the Kansas bottom are DESTROYED.
This makes an enormous loss to farm.
ers Governor Bailey will communi.
cate with the federal authorities and
hopes he will have no trouble IN secu1-
Ing the use of whatever tents are
needed.
Dispatches from Kansas towns re-
port falling water, the resumption Of
business and general scaling down Of
estimates of loss Of life and property.
The first train to move at Salina
started west. hoping to make q con
nection at Ellsworth for Denver.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-06-04
Extra Will Celebrate.

The Business Mems League have
decided to again throw their intlu-
ence to give the people of Audubon
county one of the biggest celebra,
tons they have ever held. They
will throw open their wooded dells
their shaded parks, their purses, to
make the day a success. 1t has
been conceded for years that Extra
is the celebration town of Audubon
county. This is true. We have the
enthusiasm, the patriotism, the
money, the means, the energy, the
experience, the shade, the plans, the
determination to make this year a
prize winner.
Let others talk of bigger plans,
OF horse trots in the sun,
But we will talk of better plans,
And woods that always won.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-06-04

We learn from the Telegraph that
while Mrs. d. E. Strangers brother
S. G. Hunter was in Omaha last
Thursday night, and Mrs. Hunter
had stepped out to spend the even
ing with a neighbor, trio of burg
lars entered the house, lighted the
lamp and searched the house for
valuables securing SIS in money
and some trinkets priced more as
keep-sakes, than for their intrinsic
value. Mrs. Hunter on returning
noticed the light and thinking her
husband had returned, opened the
door and instantly the light was ex-
tinguished and the thieves rushed
by her and out of the house and
away. They missed pocket book
containing much larger sum
which was lying on couch.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-06-04

After almost steady down pour of
rain for the past week or ten days
the David and Anderson Creeks
reached the high water mark on
last Saturday and both streams
proceeded to spread their immense
volumes of water over West Extra,
causing the Sam Harm Sr. and Joe
Chase families to leave their homes
for place of safety as the water
was within few inches of coming
into their respective homes before
they moved out. The Botna river
having longer channel did not
rise so rapidly and by the time other
creeks had fallen it had only started
to rise. The water did considerable
damage by washing away sidewalks,
fences, out-buildings and running
gardens. The water got high
enough to run into the basement of
the Extra roller mills and the prop
rietor James Johnson with force
of men were obliged to keep two
pumps going Friday night and Sat
urday to keep the water from get
ting into the engine room and spoil
ing the machinery therein. Satur-
day afternoon some of the boys con-
structed small craftand launched
the good ship which had been
christened Mary Jane" upon the
muddy water which had overspread
West Extra. Several of the boys
succeeded in getting wet by the
boat capsizing but nevertheless had
a good time. Some people claim
that the water was as high if not
higher than last year and others
claim it lacked two feet of reaching
the high water mark of last July.