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Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-08-27
CLOSING IN ON RUSSIANS
ROM THREE SIDES,

FROM THREE SIDES.
Their operations on An Ping
are supported from Gutziaty,
three miles higher up the Lianhe
river and along the Taitse river
as shown in the dispatch report
ing that the Russian front south
of Taitse river was engaged and
that General Kuroki was stimuli
taneous1y moving on Liandian-
sian, along the high road, as re-
ported from LAO Yang last
night, and by the fact that
another Japanese column is NOV
ing on Liandiansian along the
south road from Siaolindzy, ten
miles northeast of Hal Cheng.
That general Kuropatkin has
foreseen these various moves is
shown by the manner in which
the attack on Tanzapu was met
and by the repu1se of the Japa.
nese at Sialondzy. The Baltic
fleet, which sailed from Cronstadt
last night on a trial cruise con-
sisted of twenty warships.
The emperor leaves here to-
morrow for the Don to bid fare
we'll to departing troops.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-08-27
Exact Increase in
is $26,122,OO0
Fine Shown

Four and eighty one Be
tbs mills is the tax e.
Georgia.
The amount was ana
this morning by Com
General Wright, after co
ing the taxable values,
crease in returns, and ii
standing obligations.
This is a decrease of
one-hundredths of a mil
the tax rate of last year
a decrease of half a mill
Governor Terre1l's adm
ton, the rate being 5.22
went into Office. The
rate in the history of th
was $50 mills, during
McDaniel's administers
the highest was Oh
Governor Atkinson's I'D
ton, when cotton wa
4 and ~ cents.
The amount for
state is obligated
81, O21, 324.8O. Tie
of taxable prope
$3.50, 739, 947, MI
amount was
ing an incre
$4,000 oVa
year.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-01-21
THE GOBLIN MOTH.
Definite Line of Orchard Treatment
to Be Established.

Tacoma, Jan 18..-State Horticul-
turist A. Van Holderbeke, who return
ed a day or two ago from Portland, de-
clares that the convention of fruit
growers of the Northwest, held there
last week, was the most important
and successful fruit convention ever
held in this section of the country
Mr.. Van Holderbeke believes the most
important thing accomplished by the
convention was the esta blishing of a
definite line of orchard treatment for
the eradication of the Goblin moth.
This insect pest does damage annually
to the fruit of the Northwest to a
rgeater amount than any other kind of
scourge with which orchardists have
to contend. Treatment that proved
effective one year was total failure
the next, while in no two districts, ap-
parently, could the same measures for
the determination of the pest be en-
ployed. This futility of effort has
done much to discourage orchardists,
and wormy apples have not been un-
common in many of the orchards of
Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Brit
ish Columbia.
Mr.. Van Holderbeke says it is also
demonstrated beyond doubt that the
treatment for it's eradication must be
usited to the district in which it is
found, and to the climatic condition.
Another important finding is that
spraying must be done at exactly the
right time or it is useless. If it is de-
layed until after the egg is Matched
out and the worm has entered the ap-
pie it can defy the combined assaults
of Paris green and arsenic and lead
mixtures.
The barometer the orchardist is
urged to use to indicate when to act
againsts the pest is the worm of the
moth itself. AS soon as one of these
is found on tree it is to be placed in
a glass jar, which is set at the foot of
the tree. When the worm transmutes
itself into moth it is indicative of
the fact that the onth er worms of the
orchard have already done so or are
in readiness to do the same thing.
Then by careful watching the fruit
grower can tell about the time eggs
by tn millions will be laid by the
moths. If spraying is done then it
never fails, it is declared, to eradicate
the moth from the orchard for that
season.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-01-21
SEATTLE MARKET REPORT.
Purchasing Prices.

The following prices are being offer
ed to the producer by the local dealers
for delivery in round lots on the dock
or in the car at Seattle:
Grain-Oats, $22@23 per ton; bar
ley, 500 per ton; wheat, chicken feed,
s26 per ton; bran, SIS per ton; shorts,
$40 per ton.
Hay-Eastern Washington, new, $21
per ton; Puget sound, $13Q15 per ton;
alfalfa, s14@15 per ton.
Eggs-Strictly fresh ranch, 30@32c.
Poultry-Live hens, 13c per Id; old
ROSTERS, SC per Id; ducks, 14@15c
per Id; geese, 121a@1Sc per Id; tur-
keys, 10000 per Id.
Live Stock-Choice beef cattle,
cows, 3@3hc per Id; steers, 4@4hc
per Id; sheep, 81 @4c per Id; hogs,
606hc per Id; calves, 5@7c per lib;
lambs. $2@2.50 per head.
Hides, Pelts and Wool-Heavy and
sailed steers, over 60 lbs, TIC per Id;
medium, sound, &c per Id; light, sound,
under GO lbs, &C per Id; cows, sound,
all weights, &c per lb; stays, bulls and
oxen, 4kc per Id. Eastern Washing
ton wool, 7@9c per Id; Western Wash
ington wool, 12@14c per lib; dirty or
timber stained, 10@11 per Id; tallow.
4Q5c per Id; grease. IL per lib.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-01-21
TO FEED CATTLE.
Packers Buy Immense Tracts of
Land in South.

Il aCkCIo lIaCAo VI
Land in South.
Chicago, Jan. 18.-The Swifts, Ar
mour, Nelson and Schwarzchild & Sui
zberger, the 'stockyards family" are
said to have purchased 10, 90, 900 acres
of land in Southern Alabama and
Northern Florida. The news of the
purchase has startled the stockyards,
LaSalle street and the railway world.
These interests see behind the pur-
chase a move to revolutionize the
meat industry of America. The 10,-
900, 90 acres, it is declared, was pur-
chased from the Louisville & Nash
vilel railway at an average price of
1915 per acre, making the total mon
ey consideration So, 750, 600.
1t is declared that the great Chicago
packers intend to establish on the re-
claimed swamp land and the pine
lands of the South the greatest cattle
feeding ground in the world and to
escape freight rates and double hauls,
the "local'' rates between Montana
and Chicago and Chicago and New
York, to rid themselves of the great
expense of shipping and to fatten cat
tie on cavassa.
The Chicago packers have agreed
with the Alabama agricultural COM
mission, it is asserted, to plant mil
lion acres to cavassa and to feed cattle
ON it. This plant known to be very
rich in starch, and it is said "the big
four" will also erect immense plants
for the pronduction of this commodity.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-01-21
James l.. Blair Dead.

EustisF, Ia, Jan. 18.-The body Of
James L. Blair, the former general
counsel of the ST. Louis worlds fair,
who died here Saturday, was started
forS t. Louis Sunday, accompanied by
Mrs. Blair and her son. Neither would
make any statement of their plans. At
the time of his death Mr.. Blair was
under indictment charged with embez-
zling considerable sums. He held life
policies amounting to 81, 1874, 900, and
it is said that at least half million
of this has been assigned to his credi-
itors.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-01-21
Observation-Disclosures
KOREAN NEWSPAPERS INcITR n.
TIvES TO MASSACRE
Directed Against All Eo.
eigners. but Americans Are sne
cial Objects of Attacks--act;
Emperor Encourages a Condit;on
of Anarchy.

Seoul, Jan. 16.-Conditions in a.
capital are very serious at nre0onn. o
Stirred up by the belief that the am
pire is in danger the newspapers oro
urging the slaughter of all foreipno,a
Asa result the legation guards are tai
ing every precaution to protect the;r
subjects.
Minister Allen, of the United STATE.
legation, stated this afternoon that ba
would not be surprised to see an ont
break at any time, and has warmed
all of the women and children not 70
leave the legation grounds. The mo
rines on guard at the legation tba
railway station and the electric light
plant have been urged to be especially
vigilant, as the feeling against the
Americans is growing in INTENSITY.
Emperor Seizes Power.
Emperor vi Heui has taken rad;oo,
action to do away with many of the
reforms instituted at the request of
Japan after the Chinese-Japanese war
with the result that all authority 10
now practically in his hands. By an
imperial edict issued today he abol.
ishes nine Of the departments of the
government. His action has encour.
aged the natives and condition of an.
archy may be precipitated at any time.
Washington, Jan. 16-American
interests may bear the brunt of an an
ti-Hforeign movement Korea Min.
lister Allen, at Seoul, has cabled the
state department that Korean newspa-
pers are endeavoring to incite an nti
foreign sentiment among the people
and urge that it be especially directed
against American interests. Ameri
cans hold many important concessions
in Korea, and have much capital in
vested there.
Hold Large Interests.
Their interests are large and profta-
BILE. Among them are the trolley road
to Seoul, which probably serves as an
object lesson to the newspapers in their
argument against foreigners. the valu-
able gold mines in which X. Sloat
Fassett, formerly lieutenant governor
of New York, is largely interested;
the property controlled by son of
exGov. Nash, of Ohio, and other i'm
portant holdings.
The Koreans hold the United States
responsible for being the first to send
marines to Seoul and also for begin
ming the agitation for an additional
open port.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-01-21
GOV. BUSHNELL DEAD.
Former Chief Executive of Ohio
Passes Away.

Passes Away.
Columbus, o., Jan. 16.-Former
Governor Asa Smith Bushnell died at
1852 Yesterday morning, after an ill
ness lasting several weeks. For some
days the physicians in attendance at
his bedside had given up all hope of
his recovery.
Mr.. Bushnell was stricken with
apoplexy Monday evening as he was
about to take train to Colubmus for
his home in Springfield, o. He had
attended the Inauguration of Gov. Her
rick. He was removed to hospital,
where he lay in critical condition
until his death.
From position as bookkeeper he
rose TO partnership in the Wardner,
Bushnell & Glessner Company, manu-
facturers of farming implements, of
which he became president in 1885.
He served in the civil war, being mus
tered out with the rank of captain.
Two weeks ago Mr.. Bushnell divided
three-quarters of a million dollars
among members of his family as a
New Years gift.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-01-21
Tacoma Quotations.

Wheat-Bluestem, 79c; club. 75c.
Cattle-Steers, 4@4kc per cwt. !;
cows, 3@3Ac.
Sheep-4kc.
Hogs-41c.
Poultry-Turkeys dressed, 2O@23c;
chickens, dressed, spring, 17hc;
ducks. dressed. Ice; geese, dressed,
15c. Lve-Chickens, lac; ducks. lie;
geese. lie; turkeys, 1Sc.
Butter-Washington creamery, SIC;
ranch. lac; Eeastern tub, 24@26c.
Eggs-Fresh ranch, 30Q32c; East.
ern, 25@26c.
oats-s24.5O@25; rolled oats, $3.50
@26.50.
Hays, Alfalfa, etc.-Wheat hay,
$16.50@17.50; timothy. s22.24; blue
grass, SIG; clover, s16.50Q1750; al
falfa. s1450@15.50.
Feed-Corn. s26; wheat, $27@2S;
barley. whole grain. $2O.50; rolled,
s22.50; brain. $50; shorts. $21.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-01-21
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.

Palouse electric light system is be.
ing materially extended.
The Seattle city Republican con-
vention will be held February %.
Dugdale has disposed of his Seattle
baseball interests to the Pacific Coast
league.
San Francisco capitalists are trying
to get light and power franchise at
Everett.
Louis H. Foster, pioneer citizen of
Snohomish county, is dead at his home
in Mukilteo.
Tacoma ministers have instituted a
series of cottage prayer meetings all
over the city.
A special committee of the German
reichstag has reported in favor of a
German consulate at Seattle.
James A. Causten, deputy collector
at Port Townsend, has been appointed
collector of customs for Porto Rico.
An ocffiial report is to the effect
that there has not been burglary or
holdup in Davenport in two years.
The Vancouver Building 81 Loan
Association, which has been in the
hands of receiver for good while,
has made final settlement ON the
basis of 65 cents on the dollar.
The Northern Pacific, after operat-
ing its South Tacoma shops for years
with steam, has finally decided to in
troduce steam as motive power. The
change will be made sometime before
May /.
In view of the increased needs of
protecting the revenues on Puget
Sound and also of relieving vessels in
distress and saving human life, Repre-
sentative Cushman will introduce a
bill appropriating $50, 900 for two rev.
enue tugs for those waters.
The Eakin Opera house at Kenne-
wick was completed Saturday and that
night the Modern Woodmen of Ameri-
ca opened it with dance.
A. Culver, Sprague merchant, has
filed a petition in voluntary bankrupt
cy in the federal court at Spokane.
He places his liabilities at So, 1858. ~
and his assets, if he can collect them,
at at 2156.87.
Representative Humphrey has adj
dressed letter to the civil service
commission protesting because Seattle
is not among the cities where civil
service examinations are held in
Washington. He asks that Seattle
hereafter be listed among examining
cities.
Supervising Architect Taylor is pre-
pairing report on pending bills max
ing increased appropriations for public
buildings in Washington. 1t is under
stood he will recommend an increase
in the cost of the Seattle building to
81 900, 900, and will favor a $3.50, 900
building for Tacoma, and one costing
100000 at Spokane.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-01-21
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Chairman Hanna Issues Call for Ma
tiOnaI Meeting.

tiOnaI Meeting.
Washington, Jan. 18.-The call for
the national Republicanconvention to
meet in Chicago June 81, to select
candidates for president and vice pres
ident, has been issued by Chairman
Hanna. The usual provisions are
made for the number of delegates,
four at large from each state and to
from each congressional district. The
call provides for only four delegates
from Alaska. Six delegates to the
convention from that territory have
already been elected ON the suppositlon
that the territory is lentitled to that
number.
Senator Hanna, in reply to a ques-
ton, said that in issuing the call ne
had to be governed by the rules OF the
convention of 1900 in regard to the
representation which the several ter
ritories will have in the 1904 conven-
ton. Four years ago Alaska had only
four delegates, for when the call was
issued the Third (Nome) judicial aus
trict was not in existence, and the
northern part of the territory had only
a small popultion. -,
ALASKA now ought to have SIX dele
gates" said Mr.. Hanna, and II sA
present themselves at the Chicago CON
vention all of them will undoubtedly
be seated"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-01-21
.IDE TO SUPERVISE
COLLECTOR OF PUGET SOUND TO
EXERCISE AUTHORITY.
He Will Be Given Instructions to
See That Navigation Regulations
Are Strictly Complied With
COrtelyou Talks Briefly of CIal-
lam Disaster.

Seattle, Jan. 18.-The Post Intelli-
gencer's Washington correspondent
says:
The disaster to the steamer Clallam
promises to cause some active mea-
sures on the part of the government
not only to ascertain the cause of that
particular tragedy, but to provide for
the future safeguarding of human life
ON Puget sound. Secretary Cortelyou,
labor talked about the matter and he
used some plain language.
eff it should turn OUT he said,
that the laws relating to the steam
vessels inspection service had not been
complied with in the case of the Clal-
lam, every effort will be made to ap-
prehend the guilty persons and to pun
ish them"
He wished, however, to withhold
any expression of opinion as to the re-
sponisbility, for he had received no
official information and in fact little
information of any kind about the cir
cumstances attending the wreck.
Mr.. Cortelyou said that he expected
to have conference with Collector
Ide, who is now here, in regard to nav
igation matters of Puget sound. 1t is
proposed that Collector Ide shall hence
forth exercise the fullest authority in
matters pertaining to life saving appli-
ances on steam vessels ON Puget sound
independently of the local inspectors
of bulls and boilers. The statutes
give collectors of customs the broadcast
kind of authority in ship matters.
The officers of the department of
commerce admit that the present prac-
tice of submitting steam vessels to an
inspection only once a year by Off
GERS of the steamboat inspection SER
vice is unsatisfactory. The inspectors
may perform their duties most faith
fully, but the CERTIFICATES are issued to
vessel owners for period of one year,
and there is no guarantee that within
week or month after the annual in
spection is made the owners and mas
tiers will not allow the prescribed life
saving appliances to get out of repair
and remain so until the time approach
es for the next annual inspection.
Have Full Powers.
Collectors of customs are authorized
to look after these things, but it is
customary for them to use this au-
thority sparingly. Iti proposed that
Collector Ide shall therefore exercise
in the Puget sound district all the au-
thority of this kind the law provides,
and that he shall do so constantly.
Cases have been known, according to
the officials, in which lifeboats or the
apparatus for lowering them on large
steamers have been out of repair for
months at time. The same state
ment applies to the fire extinguishing
apparatus and other life-saving instru-
mentS.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-01-21
FOR WASHINGTON BUILDINGS
Great Timbers Arrive at st. Louis
Fair Grounds.

Great Timbers Arrive at st. Louis
Fair Grounds.
st. Louis, Jan. 18.-The giant tim
bers for the Washington state building
have reached the worlds fair grounds,
and are now sidetracked on the plateau
of the states. There are four timbers,
two feet square, two of which are 100
feet long and the other two 10 feet
long. They are to be set on end in the
Washington pavilion in the form of a
pyramid, 80 that htey will meet in an
apex some ninety feet from the ground.
The building is to be six stories
high, carried entirely on these giant
timbers, which rest on concrete foot
ings sunk some distance into the
ground. Two sides of these timbers
are to be planned and polished, while
two others are to be left rough.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-01-21
Spain to Build a Navy.

Madrid, Jan. 19.-The Spanish III ii
val program provides for the nina and
ate construction of four cruisers cor.
forty auxiliary vessels, and the Az. .,to.
SANITATION of the entire service. ,rsd
gether about $50, 200, 900 is inso voted
Of which $40, 900, 900 will be de'0'''
to the arsenals
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-01-21
HANNA DENIES AGAIN.
Again Insists He Is Not a Candiu"''
for President.

Pittsburg, Jan. Ex-senator M a.
Hanna, in an interview here SAID.
81 have sent out two hundred pc
sonal letters denying that am . oan a.
didate for the presidency, and l 10 Nv
want to be considered as such. con
slider all such talk "a closed incloen.,
The alleged opposition to the nomn usn
ton of President Roosevelt has pe .Iu
oyerestimated and magnitude greatly
by Democratic papers and Others "''
Democratic proclivities."
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-01-21
NEWS OF THE DAY
Brief Summary of Less lmportan'
Though not the Less Interesting
Happenings of the Week, From
All Parts of the World.

The first Nome mail since naviga-
ton closed has arrived by the Cot
tage City.
r. Mcclellan, the last surviving
field officer of the Mexican war, Is
dead at Bristol, Tenn.
w. II. Bancroft has been appointed
general manager of the Union Pacific,
with headquarters at Omaha.
Fire at Havre, Mont, burned
whole block of business houses. The
loss is estimated at $500, 600.
Mrs. Ruth Brown Thompson, daugh-
ter of joni Brown, "the hberator,
died Friday at her home in Pasadena,
Cal.
The business men of Occur d lene,
Idaho, are organizing a stock compa-
ny to build and operate planning mill
and sash and door factory.
The hearings on the bill to grant
statehood to Arizona have been con-
cluded and the committee has the
matter under consideration.
A semi-official denieal has been
made of the rumor that M. Plehve,
Russian minister Of the interior, pur-
poses resigning on account of Ill
health.
For the first week in January re-
ceipts at the Occur d Alene land office
90 hainp tho 1aryaSt
for any single week in the history of
the office.
News has been received at Manila
that the United States gunboat Quiros,
which recently went ashore on the
coast of Borneo, has been foated with
little damage to the vessel.
Senator Hepburn has favorably re-
ported from thee ommittee on manu-
facturers Senator McCumber's pure
food bill. The bill is almost identical
with the measure proposed last year.
A rabbit hunt at Echo, Or, resulted
in the slaughter of 10, 200 jacks.
Myron T. Herrick was inaugurated
ss governor of Ohio Monday.
Ex-Secretary of the Treasury Charles
Foster, is dead He had been i'll but
a few days.
General John B. Gordon, the last of
the famous Confederate lieutenant
generals, is dead.
Iron gates across exits are discovered
to have played deadly part in the
Chicago theater fire.
The Hague tribunal decision in the
Venezuelan claims cases will not, it
is announced, be ready before the end
of February.
Oregon senators have given up the
fight for the reinstatement of Asa b.
Thompson as receiver of the land Office
at La Grande, Or.
Senator Smoot, in answer to the
charges on file in the senate, denies
that he is polygamist. He also an
swers other charges.
General Chaffee has succeeded Gen
eral Young as chief Of staff. General
Gillespie, Of the enginere department,
has been named as first assistant
General Stephen d. Lee, of Missis-
sippi, commander of the Army of the
Tennessee, will succeed General Cor
don as commander-inchie of the Uni
ted Confederate Veterans pending the
election at the reunion at Nashville,
Tenn, in June.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-01-21
CZAR STATES POLICY.
Talks With Diplomats Regarding
Trouble With japan.

Trouble With Japan.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 16.-'I desire
and intend to do all in my power to
maintain peace in the far East"
These words the czar spoke to the
members of the diplomatic corps at the
New Years's reception held inn the
winter palace yesterday.
The car made lesurely round of
the great white hall with its beauti-
full collonades, in which the represen-
tatives of the various countries had
assembled. His majesty chatted freely
with everybody
Keen curiosity was exhibited all over
the room when HIS majesty approach
ed Mr.. Kurino, the Japanese minister
to Russia. The conversation between
the czar and the minister was cordial
and extended. His majesty empha-
sized tnhe high value which he placed
upon the good and neighborly rela-
tions between Japan and Russia, not
only now, but in the future, and ex-
pressed his mistaken hope that a mu-
tually satisfactory settlement of the
difficulties between the two countries
would be arranged.
1t having become known that Count
Cassini had been instructed to assure
the United States that Russia would
not interpose objections to the CONNER
cial treaty between China and the
United States, or impede American
rights or interests in Mnacnhuria, the
czar reerred to these instructions in
lengthy conversation with Ambassador
Mccormick, and laid much stress ON
his deisre that Russia and the United
States should live ON the terms of init
mate and cordial friendship which had
existed for so many years, and which
he especially wished to maintain. He
emphatically disclaimed the slightest
inclination to hinder the development
of American commerce.
Ambassador Mccormick inquired
concerning the czarina, and learned
that her recovery was proceeding land
that no concern was fetl regarding her
condition.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-01-21
May Settle I'm Cuba

Havana, Jan. l9.-The former Boer
commandant, Gen. Delarey, has arriv-
ed here from Mexico and will study
cuban conditions with the idea of
forming a colony of Beers here.