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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-06-25
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.

The city of Hoquiam will build city
hall at cost of SIS, 900.
An epidemic of measles has broken
out at the Puyallup Indian reservation
school, and the children have been sent
home.
AT Walla Walla, Orva Thompson, su-
pervisor of road district No. 81, has
been convicted OF embezzling county
road funds.
Mrs c. E. Horton, of Spokane, cap
tured a Wight burglar in her home.
She held him covered with a revolver
until police arrived.
Senator Turner has formed partner
ship with j. NJ. Garaghty and will
practice law at Spokane when he has
concluded his .abors on the Alaska
boundary commission.
The Everett grocers have decided to
hold their annual picnic July %, at
Tulalip. The trip each way will be
made by boat. A program of sports
and other events will be prepared.
Charles Carver, who claims to be the
Oldest settler in klickitat county, is
now living near Bingen, where he set
tied in 1853, and a near neighhor of
Amos Underwood, the Oldest settler in
Skamania county.
School district No. % of Houuiam
has advertised for bids for a new school
house. This will be built on the COR
ner of | street and Emerson avenue.
The building will be a modern one con-
tanning eight roms and Costing in the
neighborhood of $40, 900.
J. P. Reynolds, of Kilos, killed a
large bear few days ago weighing
400 pounds. its hide measuring feet,
inches. Bruin had evidently been a
pet at one time, as each ear was
marked He also carried a 44-caliber
Winchester ball in his neck.
Five prisoners were taken to the Wal
la Walla penitentiary from Everett last
week They were: joni Harrington,
three years for larceny from the person
Joe Malvern, twenty years tor murder
Sigur Paulson, ten years for robbery
Harry Morgan, two years for assault
F. Dol, two years for assault with a
deadly weapon.
During the rough weather a week ago
several RATS of fine logs broke apart
and came ashore at Fort Casey, and for
a mile or more are spread out along the
beach high and dry. A quantity of val
liable chain and rope has been taken
by beach-combers, and no claimant has
as yet appeared. The logs are stamped
Guar, and probably represent 300, 900
feet of clear lumber.
An agitation has been started for a
city market house at Spokane.
John +. Dore, a prominent Seattle
lawyer, died suddenly Sunday morning
of heart disease.
Work will soon be started on the
new Roman Catholic cathedral, to be
erected in Seattle in the block bounded
by Ninth and Terry avenues, Marion
and Columbia streets. The location is
one of the most ideal in the West.
A large specimen of black bear,
weighing probably 400 pounds, was
shot in the Great Northern addition, in
the outskirts of Ballard Saturday. The
animal is one of trio that has been
bothering the residents for some time.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-06-25
Right TO Show Force.

Washington. June 20.-Attorney
General Knox has indicated to the
navy department that he will render
an opinion sustaining the contention of
Rear Admiral Bowles that the govern
ment has the right to complete the
work on the Galveston, building at
Trigg shipyard in Richmond, even at
the expense of show of force.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-06-25
REPORT NOT RELIEVED.
RumOr That Sultan of Turkey Has
Abdicated Is Discredited.

London. June 20.-The foreign office
here has heard nothing of any trouble
at Constantinople, and the report of q
news agency that there had been a re-
volt there and that the sultan had alb
dicated, is not believed.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-05-11
Riddle Is Right

The editor OF the Arugus has in
vestigated the matter of printing of
the county and we indorse the stand
taken by the Silver State, and say that
bids should be advertised for and the
work be let to the lowest responsible
bidder.
1t appears that the newly-appoint-
ed commissioner has his neck bowed
and is not in favor of an economic
county government.
If the printing of Elko county can
be done for $500 term of two years
Gncluding the ballots, why should
Humboldt county pay over $4,000 for
about the same amount of printing?
1t is up to the county dad from
Paradise to explain why politics
should cut any figure in an economical
administration of county affairs
Lovelock Argus
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-05-11

that U S. As were more valuable
at the time the deal was made than
$1.10, why would he come away out
here at his own expense to make
the trade?
A fellow who is able. financially.
to carry around in his pockets $780,
900 in Massachusetts IS, and succeeds
in trading them off for $500 900 in T.
s. As may not be fully developed
financier but evidently possesses some
qualifications which may, in time,
put him in the class of ]. Pierpont
Morgan and our state board of educa-
ton and win for him a place in the
hall of fame as a prince of finance
INVESTIGATOR.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-05-11
FIGHTING EDITOR WAS IN
Homer Riddle, of LoveIOCk
Argus, Vanquished Foes

H. j. Dull. late superintendent OF
the California-Nevada mining COM
pany, walked into the Lovelock Argus
office last Saturday and attacked the
editor, Homer Riddle, while the lat
ter was at his desk. Mr.. Riddle gives
the following humorous and graphic
account of the mix-up:
I'VE were forced into a corner on
defense, WIN all kinds of brawny
fists making mystic signs and passes
beneath our offended editorial prob
oscis, and with dire and disastrous
threats hurtling through the room
from sidewalks and ceiling
Dull and Lancaster effect, and rails
ing a smoke on the premises the
bluest it has ever been our privilege
to view. We managed, however, to
side-step, and as Providence happily
endowed us with a long and active
pair of legs, which advantage has in
by-gone times been accentuated
through the kindly efforts of our rel
atives, acquaintances and friends who
| have stretching proclivities, we gain
| ed the street. There, however the
Williams still pursued us, and we were
unwillingly surrounded forcible
exchange of greetings occurred be-
tween Dull-Keeler and our dignified
selves, resulting in a bloody nose
and painted optic to the former,
and to ourselves in an elongated su-
perficial scratch at the junction of the
left temporal and malar bones, at
the anterior portion of the left ear.
AS we have never had aspiration to
Join the scrapper fraternity, we were
docile and agreeable when friends in
tervened, more especially since a jolt
delivered with our convalescent left
had temporarily incapacitated us from
further indulgence in this otherwise
pleasant pastime.
1--WE desire in conclusion to remark
that it is the purpose of this paper
to advance every interest of our town,
county and state. to protect our own
people from any set of vultures who,
with tired wings, parched throats and
eager stomachs. settle in our midst
as a likely place to dismember a car
cass, and to warn the investing pub
lie, whether it be the man of means
or the widows and orphans who risk
their precious substance on a bubble,
of all schemes within our midst which
have not the endorsement of honest
and legitimate effort
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-05-11

sergers about to board the steamer
refused to go on the pier. The box,
with ropes attached, was thrown over
board and the inspector of combust-
lilies of the Ere department wa5 sum-
moned. The box, it is said was found
alongside of the first cabin gangway
among passengers luggage. Three
sets of machinery were on top of the
box, all working, and they could not
be stopped. A large quantity, about
100 pounds. of powderlike substance.
thought to be dynamite. was under
meath. 1t was said the machine was
set in such manner that the dyna-
mite would explode in thirty-six
hours-or while the Umbria was in
midocean.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-05-11
Couldn't Monkey With Bowen

WASHINGTON May 10-An in
teresting account of the action of Min
lister Bowen at Caracas in demanding
an apology from the Venezuelan gov
ernment for the improper use made OF
the American flag by the commander
of the Venezuelan gunboat Restaur-
ador, is given in the current volume
of Foreign Relations.
Mr.. Bowen, without waiting for in
structions from the United States.
called in person on the. Minister of
Foreign Affairs and said to him:
"Your captain dishonored the Amer
ican flag, and he should be ordered TO
raise it and salute it and your gov
ernment should apologize"
The minister desired several days
in which to investigate the matter.
THE facts that l have presented to
you are indisputable." said Mr.. Bow
en-, "and can give you only twenty
four hours. for | feel that at the end
of that time | must cable the facts
to my government"
On the following day regrets were
expressed on behalf of Venezuela and
the flags were saluted with twenty
one guns.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-05-11
Appointed Commissioner

Justice of the Peace C. E. Robins
on Saturday last received official no
tice of his appointment as United
States commissioner. to succeed Jos.
Rougon, whose resignation was sent
in last Monday.
MIR. Robins at once sent in the nee
essary documents, carrying his oath
of Office. and as soon as these have
been recorded, he will be notified
and at once assume the duties of com
missioner. The appointment was made
by United States Circuit Judge Haw-
ley of Carson.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-05-11
A Vacancy in East Reno

Everything is provided for in the
new addition East Reno except the
water collector. The water rights are
free to ell, so no collector is needed.
"A word to the WISE" Water for
a family in West Reno costs $50 per
year; think this over. talk 1t over
with your wife and see If you don't
want a home there. Houses on the
installment plan. Lots $50 to $3.50,
including deed to free water forever.
Office, 25 e. Second street, Reno,
Nevada. 4-11-1m.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-05-11
All Games Must Go Upstairs

The new gambling law goes into
effect on the first day of next June.
II anplies to all towns in all counties
polling over 2OOO votes at the last cleo
ton. 1t includesthe following games:
faro. monte, roulette, lasquenet,
rouge-et-noir, rondo, keno. fantan'
twenty-one, Neutrality-suspicious., red
and-black or diana, percentage or
stud poker, or any banking or per-
centage game played with cards, dice
or other device. whether the same be
played for money, checks or credit.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-05-11
An Investigator Who is Weary
of Waiting On Our Board
of Education
DOES SOME FIGURING HIMSELF
The Silver State Does Not Pro-
pose to Let Important Mat
ter Be Dropped

/ Winnemucca May IL.
Editor Silver State:-I, with many
other friends of our public schools,
have been looking anxiously for ex-
plicit and satisfactory answers to your
pertinent questions put to our state
board of education and their news
paper apologists concerning the swap
of 100000, in U S. bonds, drawn
an annual interest of per cent. for
like sum in Massachusetts bonds,
drawing 3 per cent interest.
These gentlemen are of high stand
ing and are. doubtless, experts in
arithmetic or the science of numbers
and could, if they would, figure out
the profit or loss received or incur
red by the respective parties to the
transaction; but it seems that they
are also skilled in the political science
o. silence. as no reply to your ques-
tions has been made.
Since figures, based on certain facts
and considered according to the rules
laid down in arithmetic. are as truth
full as the Father of His Country
was, l will give you the profits and
losses involved in the deal, basing
my figures on the facts as given in
the Carson News and on the reports of
the value of the two sets of bonds
change on the date of the bond swap.
The News says that the deal was
made in the following manner:
United States per cent bonds to the
amount of 100000. were sold at s1.10
and the proceeds invested in Massa-
chusetts per cent bonds at s1.02A
The reported market value of the
U. S. As at that time on the New York
stock exchange was s1.111a. Massaohu-
setts IS at par.
The sale of the U. S. As at s1.10
amounted to $55O,000, but they could
have been sold at s111h on the
stock exchange in New York for 1857,
500. The $3.50. the difference be-
tween the amount sold for and their
market value in the New York stock
market gives Mr.. Kelly that sum as
profits.
The Massachusetts, IS, being bought
at s1.O2A, the market value being par,
Mr.. Kelley's profits were augmented
by s11,250 by our purchase. The
profits so far. aggregate $4,000, which
the school fund could have made if the
board had gone into the market at
New York or Boston or any other
financial center.
But this is not all of the Kelly
profits. The News informs us that
the u. S. As would draw 16 per cent
interest during the next four years.
OF 4 per cent per year. This would
amount to $4,000 For this $4,000
the school fund will receive the in
terest on the Massachusetts bonds at
per cen: per annum which in four
wears will amount to only s45'Ooo'
In this the nice little sum of $4,000
is added to Mr.. Kelly's profits. max
ing a grand total of $4,000, as far
as heard from. but not one cent OF
profit to the school fund.
Thus the figures demonstrate that
the members of the board are not such
cute finaneiers as the News essays
to present them to the public. Nc
wonder Mr.. Kelly did not insist upon
, the legislature passing relief bill
: for him to recover the expenses OF
8 his trim II he did not think thai
Massachusetts, IS would be less vaiu-
ahls in four years. and did not know
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-05-11
At Home Social

The next AT Home Social VIII
take place at the residence OF Mrs
j. C. Hayden Thursday afternoon at
O'Clock. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all. ii"'
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-05-11

Captain Cox reports that the com
mittee engaged in collecting funds for
Reno's reception to President Roose-
Welt has already 500 to work on. The
Journal says the business men of that
city are good for $500 or $4,000 if
that much is required.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-05-11

e. Reinhart Il Co. are opening up
a fine line of gents shoes OF the eeie-
brated Florsheim make. In various
styles and prices. II is feat to NJ tne
foot, but you can find what you want
h.ra 4-25-tf
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-05-11

E. Reinhart & Co. have received a
large invoice OF White sewing ma
chimes, the best made, with all the
latest attachments. which are being
sold at a very low figure. Ladies, call
see them and examine their work.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-05-11

A large line of the celebrated Doug
las $3.50, s400 and $3.50 shoes just
unpacked. See them before you buy.
e. Reinhart & Co. 4-lst1-
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-05-11
May Licenses

Following is a statement OF money
received for the various classes OF
licenses, collected by the sheriff and
turned over to the county treasurer,
the same being for the month of May:
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-05-11

Don't forget that the SILVER STATE Office
Is Thoroughly Equipped for all kinds Of work
In this line; New Material. Best Stock. Com.
peteut, Up-to-Date Workmeu.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-29
Wasllingtor,
Yarns and
Incidents
!.
Especial Correspondence


" atssfffiffa4 ssttse2ia Ex-senator Per
kins of California; who was recently
reelected to another term in the upper
branch of congress, used TO be fond OF
playing the role Of Haroun-al-Rascl!d
and many are the stories ted Of his
experiences in the mining camps Of the
Pacific coast, where he grub staked
more than one struggling fellow less
fortunate ard successful than himself
He knew how it was himself to strug-
gle with adverse fate. When he land
ed on the Pacific coast. forty or fifty
years ago, poor sailor boy, he had lit
tie except what nature had endowed
him with--strong, willing hands, a
clear and active brain and a determina
ton to win success and fortune. With
these he surmounted every obstacle
and is now not only rich man. but a
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-29
eom BARDMENT KEPT UP.


Twelve Beitl and Fifteen f:adly Wounded
.enezue,nn soldiers.
Marcaibo, Jan 23.-The lombard
ment Of Fort San Carlos by the Ie.
man cruisers Vineta, Panther aEt.
Fake was continued Wednesday aft
ernoon until s o'clock 1t was resumed
Thursday morning at daybreak The
first shells were hurled at the fort
at o'clock at long range. At s
o'clock the. Panther, being of light
draught, closed in and again became
actively engaged. The fort replied.
At s o'clock the engagement was pro-
ceeding as ferceiy at Wednesday.
Twelve dead and fifteen badly wound
ed Venezuelan soldiers were counted
in the fort at 7 o'clock Wednesday
night by the correspondent OF the AS,
sociated Press.
The Panther left her position close
into Fort San Carlos, which she took
up early in the day, Wednesday after
n,
This was half d mile outside the bar
and about five miles from the fort.
At 3 O'Clock the correspondent of
the Associated Press, in a rowboat, ap
preached one side of the fort. out of
range and from this point witnessed
the long range firing Of the German
cruisers, which was continued from 3
until O'clock The Vineta and the
Fake were close together and nearer
the fort than the Panther
The first two vessels, at a. range of
four and a half miles, poured in a
continuous rain of she'll upon the fort
and only stopped firing with the ad-
vent of dusk at o'clock, At this
hour the German vessels retired sea
ward after having made a second inef-
fectual attempt to land troops in the
village of San Carlos, situated at the
base of the fort
At O'Clock Wednesday afternoon
the correspondent of the Associated
Press. who was accompanied by gov
eminent telegrapher. bearing tele-
gram from President Castro to the
mandant of San Carlos. landed on the
island and entered the fort. The walls
of the fort were terribly battered and
there were many evidences of the
fierce engagement. Twelve dead Vene
zualan soldiers were counted behind
the rarnparts and fifteen other men,
seriously wounded, were lying on q
low platform The fort is literally
covered with pieces of broken shells
~ xuos. rnon fba a great MANY of the
German shells had not exploded The
magazine had d very narrow escape
two shells having come within an ace
Of penetrating it. The walls OF the
fort, which face towards the entrance
of the lake, suffered particularly ane
were greatly damaged.
1t is estimated by the commandant
Gen. BelIo, that the German ships
fired more than 1000 shells at Fort Sar
Carlos.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-29
EMPIRES DEFICIT.

Socialist Ascribes 1t to an Effort of Ger
many to Play the First Role.
Berlin. Jan. 2S.-During the budget
debate in the reiehstag Thursday Herr
Bebel, Socialist, ascribed the empires
deficit to the enormous expenditures
for the army and navy and to the Flu
tile efforts 20 play the first role In the
world, which Germany was unable to
dc. "The government, he continued.
was afflicted with the malady OF sud-
ienness, which defeated its own aims. !
The speaker instanced the rearma-
ment OF the army with artillery which
had already been relegated to the sec
Ond rank. The United States. Herr
Bebel said, had entered into the COM
petition for ornaments and owing to
her great resources and energy. will
soon outstrip Europe.
Herr Bebel further said the empires
expenditures for the army and navy
were likely 10 grow even greater I'M
der the present conception OF the for
eign policy.
Germany wanted to be first every
where Its attitude toward weaker
states would never be tolerated toward
itself.
fits action toward Hayti was brusqne
and how. the speaker asked, can the
Panther's bombardment OF Fort San
Carlos be justified?
Continuing, Herr Bebel remarked:
president Castro is struggling for life
and the maintenance OF the presidency
We can not take it Ill for man under
such circumstances il he resists ex.
cessiye demands. The coercion OF
Venezuela is In: the interests of great
capitalists and the Krupp firm has q
share in It. Such violence should be
resorted to only In the most extreme
cases. =
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-29
INQUEST HELD.

Verdict Stated He Game 10 His Dcata,
from Weunds Inflicted BY Tiliman.
Columbia. s. c.. Jan. 2s.-Less than
100 people. including the jury. Officers
and Witnesses. were present at the ID.
quest ii the Gonzales tragedy con.
Quoted by Coroner Green In the conn.
ty court house. j. w. Thurmond 81
Edgeield. prosecuting attorney Of the
Fifth circuit, ex-Attorney General g
Duncan Bell, who has been called ID
to assist him, and G. L. Bleaz, of coun
sci for defense, were present. bui
merely as spectators. State Senators
Brown and Talibird who were with
TilIman when he fired the shot. j. r
Sims. A. G Lamotte. County Physician
Knowlton. who performed the autopsy
and clerk of court. j. Frost Walker
were examined. The verdict found IL
less than five minutes after the jury
retired was a plain statement tina. tbs
deceased. n. G. Gonzales, came to hi:
death from gunshot wound inflicted
by the hand of James Tillman on the
18th Of January. 1903,
Senator Talibird was the most i'm
portant witness. New matter in his
testimony was that he saw Nj. Con
zales, who approached within ten Of
fifteen and TilIman said. How are you
Mr.. Gonzales .
The latter made no reply but obi
qued to the lett to the inside of thu
sidewalk. rillman being on the out
side. WI be was almost on q line
with Tillman and himself Tillmar
said
received your message" and al
most instantly fired Talibird rnShel
20 Gonzales and exclaimed
This must step. :.
Gonzales said
Here I IN, finish me. OF some
ching 70 that eject
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-29
Ry Unanimous uote.

Guthrie. Okla. Jan. IS Two house
resolutions memoria1izing congress
were passed by the Oklahoma senate
by unanimous vote. The first asks
congress to refund all town lot sale
moneys TO the three counties of the
new country and the second seeks to
secure the Fort Supply military reser.
walton and buildings for an Oklahoma
penitentiary The first involves 1900
900. which IS now in the United States
treasury
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-29
Statehood, Hill r)iscussa,i

Washington, Jan. 23The statehood
bill occupied the entire attention OF
the senate Thursday except for a few
routine matters which came up dur.
ing the morning hour. Mr.. Burnham,
who spoke in opposition to the omni.
bus statehood bill. made the principal
speech of the day and did not con.
ciude his remarks The legislative, ex.
ecutive and judicial appropriation bin
was sent to conference and Messrs.
Cullom, Warren and Cockrell were
named as conferees
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-29

useful and hOli-
ored citizen. SO
he looks with
kindly sympa-
thy, which fire.
quently takes
more substan-
tial form than
mere sentiment.
upon his fell
lows who are
butfeting t b e
misfortunes OF
the world in an
honest effort to
win success.
On his frs,
trip to Wash
ington after be.
ing appointed
by the govern
or or CailfOrnla
to fill a senate
rial vacancy
Senator = el.,
So
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-29

lived for a gener-
alton in a hotel
In Washington
that has been the
resort for half a
century Of states
men from Dixie
Land. General
Bate is decided
~ set in his
ways and some
what exacting.
Healwa ysinsists
on having the
same place at the
dining tables and
uses a certain
chair in the lob
by, which the
regular guests of
the hotel regard
as his particular
Longing place.
II