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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-12-03
NAY TRADE1swITH US.

expected That Trade Conflict With
Russia Will Soon End.
st. Petersburg, Nov. 28.-As soon az
the new Russo-Geramn treaty is ratl.
lied Russia expects to reopen negotia.
lions for the revision of commercial
treaties with other powers.
One OF the most important results
doubtless will be the ending of the
trade war with the United States,
which arose over the imposition of a
countervailing duty on Russian sugar
few years ago. Russia retaiiated,
imposing the maximum duty on Amer.
lean goods, practically ending Ameri.
can importations and destroying the
growing Russian market for American
manufactured goods. The loss of
American trade has been about $40,
600, 900 andnually.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-12-03
TO POLICE ALASKA
JUDGE DAY ADVOCATES A MOUNT
ed FORCE.
recommendation One of the Prin-
Cipal. Features Of His Report to
the PreSident-FOreSt Rangers
Miaht Be Taken as Model for
Organization.

Washington, Nov. 29.-Tbe presi-
dent has been strongly urged to use
his influence in favor of esta blishing a
system of mounted police in Alaska,
somewhat similar to the Northwest
mounted police of Canada and the Yu-
kon territory. This recommendation
is one of the principal features Of the
report of Judge Day, assistant to the
attorney general, who recently made
investigation of conditions in Alaska.
The president has not yet indicated
what action he will take in the mat
ter, but it is possible that he will have
something to say on this subject in his
annual message. Under the present
conditions there is no protection for
property outside the incorporated cities
and towns, except such as is afforded
by widely scattered deputy marshals,
and Judge Day believes it is highly
important to establish an efficient po-
lice patrol. A part of his report on
this subject is as follows.
Invitation to Crime.
"There is no system Of police in
Alaska outside the limits of incorpo-
rated towns-a condition which con-
stitutes a standing invitation to law
lessness in vast frontier community
like Alaska. There are some deputy
marshals scattered through the coun-
try, it is true, but they are much. too
few in number to do effective police
service, and, furthermre, the primary
duty of deputy marshal is to serve
legal process, not to act as conserva-
tor of the peace and as detective.
II recommend as legislation of great
urgency. the adjustment of mount
ed consta bulary in Alaska to police the
territory outside the limits Of incorpo
rated cities, the appointment and dis
position of the force to be vested in the
governor.
When Judge Day made his report to
the president he was fully aware Of
the fact that such system of mount
ed police as is mintained in the Yukon
territory would not be popular in Alas
ka. Public opinion would probabl
be generally against it. This is nat
ural, for the laws Of Canada are impe-
REALISTIC and not democratic, and the
mounted police therefore have quite a
dierffent authority than would be con-
ferred upon a boy of men similarly or
gained in a territory of the United
States
Like Forest Rangers.
| In this country forest rangers are
maintained in forest reserves, whose
duty it is to protect property and tc
enforce certain regulations under the
timber land laws. The authority ex-
ercised by these forest rangers is not
irksome to any well-disposed citizen,
and it is Judge Days idea that the
proposed system Of mounted police fo1
Alaska would not be Objectionable to
anyone except evil doors.
1t is urged in favor of such a body
of men that they would not only be
an efficient arm of the law, but they
would be the means Of relieving dis.
tress, and actually of saving human
life in some cases. Judge Day would
have these police under the direct au.
thority of the governor of the terri.
tory, and he would have carefully
framed regulations for their control.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-12-03
Telluride Strike Declared Off.

Ouray. Colo, Nov. 3O.-After
meeting of the San Juan district min,
ers association, President Meyer, Oh
the Western Federation of Miners
gave out the statement that the strifs
in the Telluride district had been oe
clared off and that an official stateme"
to this effect would be issued imme
diately.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-12-03
INNING EXHIBITS.
Northwestern Ores to Be Treated
at Portland Fair.

Portlsnd, Or. Nov. 28.-Cne of the
most complete exhibits of the mines
OF the western part Of the United States
ever grouped together will he shown
in working order at the 1905 centen-
nial~ Definite plans are being carried
out by the Oregon state commission to
induce mine ow1ers to send ores to the
metallurgy palace for treatment by
the latest improved machinery, the
products of the quartz to be returned
to the owners. A school of mines, to-
gether with free institutes for miners,
will be carried on during the exposi
ton.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-12-03
Seattle GAMBLING House Ra,ded.

Seattle, Nov. 30.-Acting under or
ders City Detective Wappenstein raid
ed full-fedged gambling house on
the first floor of the Washington build
ing on First avenue. Ten men were
arrested and q wagon load of gambling
paraphernalia was confscated. The
faro box, when examined, was found
to be crooked. Three Of the men ar
rested were dealers and were placed
under 81 900 bonds. Seven others were
placed under $25 cash bail and released
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-12-03
Select Lake Bluff Site.

Washington, Nov. 28.-Secretary of
the Navy Morton ann yunces that the
board appointed to select training
station on the Great Lakes has unani-
mously recommended that the Lake
Bluff site, thirty miles north of Chica.
30, be selected. The president has ap-
proved the selection.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-12-03
Minor. happenings
of fire Week.

Farmers about Pendleton, Or, are
buying automobiles.
The Cuban house has passed a bill
prohibiting religious professions IN the
streets.
J.B. Haggin has bought Africander,
winner of the Suburba and many 9TH
or good races.
1t is stated that the British naval
station at Esquimalt is to be practl-
cally eliminted.
Two feet of snow has fallen in the
vicinity of Cory, Pa, and many coun-
try roads are blocked
Gen. Coxey, leader of the Common
veal army" has filed a petition IN
bankruptcy, with liabilities placed at
1897, 900.
News has been received from Daw-
son that the new road from Dawson
to Fairbanpks has been practically
completed.
President Roosevelt spent Saturday
at the St. Louis exposition. Sunday
he attened church there and returned
to Washington Monday.
News has reached New York of the
signing of treaty between Peru and
Brazil looking to the peaceful settle
ment of the boundary dispute between
the two nations and the adjustment Of
claims arising therefrom.
A project for applying the American
homestead system of free land for sett
lers in Siberia in order to attract col
onization from the congested districts
of European Russia is attracting much
favorable comment at St. Petersburg.
A letter from Boris Sarafoff, the
Macedonia leader, to friend in Lon
don, says it is the intention of the rev.
dictionary committee to defer the next
general rising until the spring of 1905,
after the expiration of the two-year
term of the Austro- Russian reforms.
Arthur Raikes, counselor of the Brit
ish mbassy at Washington, has been
appointed minister to Chile.
According to the annual report of
Rear Admiral Converse the great need
of the navy at present is more officers.
Former United States Senator Frank
J. Cannon has accepted the position OF
editor in chief of the Salt Lake Tri.
bune.
The Indian population of Canada
given for the year ending June 80 last
is placed at 1OS, 1882, or 255 less thar
for the previous year, 1908, which
however, showed ami increase over
1909. In the year 1898 the Indian
population was ra little over 200.
For twenty-five years Horace Vose
of Westerly, r. L., has presented each
year to the president of the United
States fine turkey for his Thanksgiv
ing dinner. Mr.. Vose's bird arrived
at the White House Wednesday. II
weighed between thirty five and forty
pounds.
An order for the building of 100 10
comotives for the Hartman lines has
been placed with large firm in Phil
adelphia. The same firm recently book
ed an order for fifty locomotives TO,
the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt
Lake railroad, in which Hartman il
interested.
The armored cruiser Pennsylvania
in her official tip off the New England
coast, made the highest speed with the
smallest relative expenditure of fuel OF
any amored vessel so far built for the
United States navy. Her contrac,
called for % knots and her average
speed for the four hours of the tria
was 22.43 knots per hour, while bel
coal consumptionss,was 2.2 pounds pc,
horsepower per hour.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-12-03
Bio Oraan for whitman.

Walla Walla, Nov. 90 Arrange
ments have been made for the ship
ment of the largest pipe organ to be
brought to the coast north of San
Francisco, from Moline, Ills, to Whit
man county. 1t is a three manual
Roosevelt organ, with 1850 pipes,
costing l2,050. 1t will be set up in
the chapel about January 1. A series
of organ recitals will be given, the
proceeds of which are expected to pay
for the instrument.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-12-03
WASHINGTON NEWS

SN0ubulN~ Wv ~. " -
Tekoa has decided against bonding
the town for general sewer system.
Anacortes canneries have closed the
season with 1877 900 full cases packed.
The Bellingham Chamber of Com
MERGE has voted to spend 300 month
for six months in advertising that city.
J. 81. Harper announces that
smelter of 600 tons initial capacity is
to be built on West Fork, to treat ores
from the Republic camp.
John P. Soule, the pioneer art
photographer, and founder of the
Soule art studios in New York and
Boston, died suddenly at his home in
Seattle Sunday. He was a native Of
Maine and n years old.
Captain Mantor, of the tug Sea
Lion, and Captain Elsmore, of the
steamer Mainlander, have each been
suspended for six months on account
of the recent collision near Seattle in
which the Mainlander sunk. ~ $40
NJ While excavating on ditch of the
Walla Walla Irrigation Company on
the Pearson ranch, ten miles west of
Walla Walla, workmen last week un-
earthed the bones of mastodon. The
bones will be presented to the biolog-
ical department of Whitman college.
The ninth annual session of the tech
meal course given by the Washington
Agricultural college in butter and
cheese making will be held during the
eight weeks beginning January 2 and
ending February "a. The new dairy
building is now fully completed and
while lacking in some desirable fea-
lures of equipment, it is sufficiently
we'll supplied to meet all requirements
for practical instruction. s.s . .,.,s.
Waitsburg Academy is to have new
gymnasium.
Many Big Bend farmers are dispos-
ing of their cattle because of hay short
age.
Colville will vote on December 6, on
the question of municipal ownership
of its water system.
LAUNDERING interests will ask the leg
islature to pass a law requiring a
standard matching system.
The University of Washington and
the university of California played a
tie game at Seattle Thanksgiving day.
The score was 6 to Cone touchdown
each.
The Big Bend National Bank at
Davenport, has been placed in the
hands of a receiver. 1t is said the
bank officials were backing a mining
project.
Millmen expect very short shut.
down for the Christmas holidays
They put the limit for any of the mills
at three weeks, and in most of them il
will not be over a week or ten days.
Everett police officials believe tina,
an organized gang of safe crackers is
operating in the country around Ever.
cit. Within the past two weeks two
safes have been blown and three at.
tempts to rob depots have been made.
The United States civil service com
m issiOn announces that examinations
will be held in Seattle January and {
next for the purpose of selecting three
student, for the engineering course in
the department of agriculture and ex.
aminations on January Is and ~ tc
secure eligibles for positions as irri
cation and drainage engineers.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-12-03

New York, Dec. 1.-During the Wv
GLORY horse sale which CLOSED isS'
night at Madison Square garden so'
head were sold for $447,775. The oni'
previous sale at which the total e.
decided this amount was that Of lso''
when 92O horses brought $499, S5S.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-12-03
ENGLAND WILL SIGN.
Arbitration Treaty. About Ready for
Execution

Washington. Nov. 28.-The state de-
partment has made the announcement
that this government hopes soon to
conclude with Great Britain an arbi-
tratlon treaty identical with those re-
Gently signed with France, Germany
and other powers. The treaty will be
signed by Secretary Hay and Sir Nor
timer Durand, the British ambassador.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-12-03
SEATTLE MARKET REPORT

The following prices are offered to
the producer by the local dealers for
delivery in round lots f. o. b. Seattle,
and are subject to change without no.
tice:
Grain-Oats, $26.50@27 per ton;
barley, % per ton; wheat, chicken
feed, 90. 80 per ton; bran, $19; shorts,
$20@21; corn, $26. so.
Hay astern Washington, $15@I6,
per ton; Puget sound, $1O@12; alfalfa.
$1O@11.
Eggs-Strictly fresh ranch, 41@43c.
Poultry-Live hens, l2@12kc per
ID; old roosters, loo; ducks, 12@l2h;
geese, &c; springs. l3c.
Live Stock-Choice beef cattle,
cows, 21ac per ID; steers, 3A@3kc;
sheep, 31ac; hogs, 6@6kc; dressed
calves, 1000; live, 5@6c.
Fides, Pelts and Wool-Heavy and
sailed steers, over 60 pounds, $40 per
10; medium, sound, Sc; light, sound,
&c; cows, sound, all weights, Sc; stays,
bulls and oxen, $40; sailed kips, &c;
calves, 9@10c; oulls 1c less than
sound; green hides 1c less than sailed;
dry hides, 11@15c; dry culls, one-third
less; sheep pelts, 25c@1.25 each;
shearlings, 10000 each; Eastern
Washington wool, 10@121ac per ID;
Western Washington wool, 10000;
dirty or timber stained, 16@18c; tai
low, 5000; grease, 1900.
Tacoma Quotations
Wheat-Bluestem No l, $50; club
No. 1, Soc.
Livestock-steers, 4@4kc per ID;
COWS, S@3Ac; hogs, 81 @3Ac; sheep,
5@51c.
Poultry-Turkeys, dressed, 21@22c;
chickens, spring, dressed, 1sc; ducks,
dressed, 15c; geese. dressed, loo. Live
Hens, lie; ducks, loo; geese, lilo;
turkeys. 17c; spring chickens, 12c:
squads, $2.5O@3.
Observation-Disclosures creamery, $50;
ranch, 14@18c.
Eggs-4Oc.
Oats-$28@2s; rolled oats, $4,000.
Hay, Alfalfa, etc-Wheat hay.
$13.5O@14.50; timothy $17.OO@1S. 90:
mixed, $1S.6O@15; clover, $14.5O@
1850; alfalfa, $11.5O@12. so: Puget
sound$12@14.
Feed-Corn, &28. so wheat, $50; bar
ley, whole grain, $22. 80; rolled. ga:
bran, $s0.60 Shorts, $sl@s2.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-12-03
LOW CABLE TOLLS.
Judge Day Recommends a
Considerable Cut in
Rates to Alaska.

Washington, Nov. 28.-One of the
most important reforms for Alaska
recommended to the president by Will
liam A. Day, assistnt to the attorney
general, in his report to the president
on the subject Of his extraordinary in
vestigation during the summer, is a
reduction in the cable and telegraph
tolls. Judge Day believes the COM
MERGE of the territory would be pro-
noted largely by reduction in the ex-
pense of telegraphing.
All the Telegraph lines in Alaska
and all the cable lines, belong to the
government. There is no other means
Of instantaneous communication. The
war department recommended that the
lines be established purely as a mill
tary necessity, and Judge Day takes
the ground that there should be no
idea of making money out of these tel
egraph and cable lines. If any bene-
fits can be conferred on the people
through allowing them 20 use these
means Of communication, Judge Day
believes the government should make
the way as easy as possible.
Needs Only an Order.
The reduction of the telegraph and
cable tolls can be made without legis-
lation, for all that is required is an
order from the war department. Gen.
Greeley recently estimated that the
revenues of the Alaska cable and tele-
graph lines from commercial messages
would be fully 100000 during the
coming year. Judge Day believes
there is no good reason why the war
department should derive such rev.
enue from this business, for, after all,
the cable was not built for profit
ing, but for military purposes.
The president is much interested in
the plan, and it is probable that be
will direct the war department to pre-
pare new schedule of rates. Judge
Day believes the rates should be mere
ly nominal. The cable and telegraph
lines have to be maintained whether
there is any commercial business or
not, and it costs very little more to
operate them when there are CONNER
cial messages to be sent than it does
when there is nothing but government
business to be handled.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-12-03
Report of Secretary.

The afternoon session was devoted
principally to the reading of reports
and other routine business
Mrs. Susan D. Fry, of Illinois, cor
responding secretary, reported that
during the year 272 new unions were
organized and 9,415 members secured
for the national organization, in addi-
ton to 1881 local temperance legion
members
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-12-22
HIS CHRISTMAS MIKE"
The Experience of Post Office Clerk
at the Holiday Season.

The Mike" clerk-the one to whom
goes all mail with insufficient or illeg-
ible addresses-took from his desk in
quiet corner of the post office a tiny,
rumpled envelope.
Il never came across a Mike that
was addressed to anyone | knew ex-
cept this one Last Christmas the let
ters began to pile in as usual, ad-
dressed to Santa Claus. l reckon
get hundred every year. On Christ
mas eve | was working late, and was
very sad and lonely here in my cor
ner. There was a great rush at the
other windows of the Office, and the
mails were loaded with Christmas
gifts and greetings. A merry crowd
rushed through the corridors and
laughter sounded all around, but a
great shadow of sorrow rested over
me, and MY eyes burned as l bent over
my work. Finally the messenger
brought me the last few Mixes of the
day, and laid them ON my desk. 1
took up the first one mechanically
Attached to it was note from Carrier
No. "a:
This was given me by little girl
at 302 Walnut street
MY blood tingled when | read 1t,
for that was my own home. The en-
velope was a small one, addressed 20
Santa Claus, North Pole l recog-
nized my own little girls cramped
writing. | thought | had a right TO
open it, as l was her Santa Claus, al
though she did not know it. This is
the letter"
He carefully spread it out, and Leld
it up so il could be read.
Dear Santa Claus: We are very sad
at our home this year and | don't want
you to bring me anything. Little Charlie,
my brother, went up to Heaven last week,
and all | want you to do when you come to
my house is to take his toys to him. l
will leave them in the corner by the Chin
ney, his hobby-horse, and train. and every
thing. He will be lost up in Heaven with
out them, specially his horse. He always
enjoys riding it so much. So you just
take them to him, and you needn't mind
leaving anything to me. If you could give
papa something that would make him
stop crying all the time, it would be the
best you could do for me. l hear him tell
mamma that only eternity could cure him.
to take the things to Charlie, and l will
be your good little girl. MARIAN"
In the silence that followed the read
ing of the letter the Mike clerk put
the tiny envelope back in his desk,
says the Youths Companion. When
he did speak there was no sadness in
his voice.
We'll. Santa Claus came and took
the hobby-horse and the train and
everything. If he did not take them
to Charlie, he did the next best thing;
he left them with little fellow with
twisted leg at the Children's hos
pital. Whether old Santa Claus had
any eternity to give away or not,
do not know; but l do know that a
little child gave me some faith that
answered Just as we'll"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-12-22

She glanced that way nervously when
the door bell rang.
When she opened the hall door the
light from the lamp in her hand fell
upon fair girlish face framed round
with sunny hair Miss Betty recognized
her caller as one of the teachers from the
village school
Good evening, Miss Nesbit viii
you walk in?"
Florence Nesbit followed the mistress
of the house to the sitting-room. AS
soon as she was within the room the
girl began speaking:
"Oh, Miss Dane, my errand is a
strange one! You know am a stranger
here, and have been so homesick! |
haven't any home-my mother went
away from me a year ago | looked in
your window as l walked by. You
looked so cozy and homelike, just came
in to ask you if would board me-"
Board you! Why, never thought of
taking boarders. What put it into your
head?"
FlorenCe's lips quivered Just be-
cause you were alone. like myself. I
wouldn't be any trouble and-oh Miss
Dane, | could be so happy here with
you?"
Where do you board?"
with Mrs. Elmer. There is to be a
vacation of two weeks at the holidays.
and | must stay there"
Miss Dane recalled what she knew of
Mrs. Elmer's housekeeping and shud-
dered.
You poor child! OF course you can
come here. There is the other bedroom
| downstairs, always warm, and the
place opposite me at table. Why, Miss
Nesbit. l believe they have been waiting
for you"
! Florence threw both arms round the
others neck. 81 can't thank you: there
are no words to tell you what it means
! to me. / walked by your window three
| times before could get courage enough
to knock! Oh, you don't know how glad
l am! 1t is like beautiful Christmas
present"
| Miss Betty started, remem bering her
own longing for Christmas remem-
/ brances. Would not this girls pres
! ence in the house be to her in her lone
liness, a gift that would partake of the
! Christmas spirit?
The days went by quickly. Much to
Miss Betty's surprise she found herself
| busy with preparations for the coming
| holiday season.
There were the children in Florence 5
room. Miss Betty became almost as en-
thusiastic regarding the surprise plan
ned for them as was the girl teacher.
! Then Miss Betty not only gave her usu-
al contribution of money for the Sunday
school tree, but she promised to go with
/ Florence and help trim it. The basket
for the church poor was filled to over
flowing. To the one for Mrs. CaTpen-
ter Miss Betty added one of the hand
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-12-22
FIXING CHRISTMAS DAY.
Why the Holiday Is Always Cele-
brated on the Twenty-Fifth
of December.

There are no definite illusions in the
Christ as to the date of His birth, nor
has there ever been produced proof
of any character as to the exact period
in the year when Christ was born.
There are, very true, occasional refer
ences to the event in the Scriptures,
indicating that the nativity occurred in
the winter season.
The institution of the anniversary
dates back to the second century of
Christendom, and it has been since
uniformly celebrated by nearly all
branches of the Christian church with
appropriate rejoicings and ceremonies.
The frequent, and somewhat heated,
controversies, however, relative to the
date of Christ's birth early in the
fourth century led Pope julius |. tc
order a thorough investigation of the
subject by the learned theologians ant
historians of that period, which result.
ed in an agreement upon December 25,
and that decision seemed to have so
settled all disputes that that date was
universally accepted except by the
Greek church, says the American
Queen. While this date was never
changed, the reckoning of 1t Is made
according to the Gregorian calendar.
which was adopted in the latter part
Of the sixteenth century, and upon
which computations of time in nearly
all civilized nations have since rested.