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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-01
NEW BASIS OF
SETTLEMENT
PROBABLE END or NORTHERN ST.
CURITIES DISPUTE.
Union Pacific to Take Burlington,
Northern Pacific to Go to Mil
waukee, AtChiSOn and Erie to
Combine and Hill to Take Great
Northern.

Chicago, Sept. 29.-F1nanClal ana
railroad circles were startled yesterday
by the preliminary announcement OF a
proposed plan of settlement OF the
Northern Securities litigation, the
Hill Hartman Morgan dispute over
the merger case and for formation
of community of interest" plan so
broad in it's sweep as to take in proper
ties reaching from the Atlantic to the
Pacific. 1t was said late last night
that settlement of the litigation is
assured as a result of the conferences
now being held in New York and Phil
adelphia. These are ATTENDED by James
J. Hill, E. H. Hartman, J. P. Nor
gan, A. j. Cassatt, E. j. Berwend and
others of the leading railroad map
makers of the nation.
1t is proposed that the Northern Sc
curities shall be dissolved and the
property distributed in manner salts
afctory to the federal authorities who
prosecuted the case, and at the same
time satisfactory to the big interests
behind. The method is said to be as
follows:
The Union Pacific Chairman Rock
efeller) to take the Chicago, Burling-
ton and Quincy, now pare of the North
ern Securities.
The Great Northern, also part Of
the Northern Securities, to be retained
intact by James j. Hill, it's founder
and builder.
Tho Chicago, Milwaukee and St.
Paul (Rockefeller) to take the North
ern Pacific and thus gain a through
line to the Pacific coast, which it has
long desired.
In addition to these moves, which
will all be in manner indicating
friendly relations, the community of
interest will provide an Eastern out
let for the Atchison, deal in which
it is believed the Pennsylvania, New
York Central and others in the East
figure, as we'll as Morgan and Hill.
The latter are strong in Erie and the
proposition to make the Atchison and
Erie joint through line from coast to
coast is said to be for the mutual ben
eft of all.
The sharp advance in Northern Sc
curities shares, following similar rap
id and substantial advances in the
price of Union Pacific, Atchison, Erie
and St. Paul, all within short time,
all due to a heavy accumulation of
these shares by important banking in
terests, are taken by brokers to indi-
cate the cOnsummatiOn of such a deal
as outlined above.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-01
Tacoma Quotations.

Wheat-Bluestem, No. 1, SEC; club
No. l, Sic.
Cattle-Steers, 4@4Ac per cwt.;
cows, 3@3ac.
Hogs-3A @3&c.
Sheep-5@5Ac.
Poultry-Turkeys, dressed, 20@21c:
chickens, dressed, spring, Ice; ducks
dressed, Ice; geese, dressed, Ice; Live
Hens, lie; ducks, 1Oc; geese, lie:
turkeys, lie; spring chickens, 12@
121ac; squads, s2@2.50 per doz.
Butter-Washingt creamery, 26c:
ranch, 14@1Sc.
Eggs-Fresh, 29@ soc.
Oats-s2s@29; rolled oats, $4,000.
Hay, Alfalfa, etc.-Wheat hay
s1S.50@14; timothy, s165017.50; mixed
Sl3.5O@15; clover, $14@15; alfalfa
$ll.50@12.50; Puget Sound, $10@h3.
Feed-Corn, $2S; wheat $3.50: bar
ley, whole grain, $3.50; rolled, s24:
bran, $40; shorts, $4,000.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-01

Two Round Trips Weekly Between
Valdez and Fairbanks.

Washington, Sept. 2S.-The post
Office department has arranged for
weekly mail service for the Tanana
mining district during the coming
winter, so that Fairbanks will be in
almost as frequent communication
with the outside world as in the sum-
mer A contract has been awarded
for two round trips month between
Valdez and Tanana, by way of Fair
banks. from December l to April 30.
The distance is $50 miles and the
time In travelling is not to exceed
twenty days in each direction. The
carrier will be required to carry not
in excess of 400 pounds of mail ON
each trip. This service will alternate
with the twice month service ar
ranged for with Contractor Oscar
Foote several months ago. The latest
contract was let to James Fish of Val
dez, for $4,000 for the five months
service.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-01
Oregon PrimaryLaw.

PORTLAND, Or, Sept. 26.-Attorney
General Crawford gives it as his opin-
ion that the direct PRIMARY law will
not become effective until 1906, and
that therefore the impending city cleo
tions in Salem, Oregon City and Baker
City may be held under the old cleo
ton forms. If the advice of the attor-
ney general is to be followed. the Port
land city election in June, 1905, may
be held under the same conditions, I'M
less the forthcoming session Of the Or
egon legislature amends the direct prl-
mary law 50 as to make it operative az
that time.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-01
Germany Is Favorable.

Berlin, Sept. 28.-President Roose-
velt's announcement Saturday of his
intention to call second peace confer
ence of the nations of the world, whose
work should be supplemental to that
OF The Hague arbitration conference,
attracts much attention here. The for
eign office expresses itself as sympa-
thetic toward the presidents idea, if
the presidents propositions are confin-
ed to practical, tangible measures,
without attempting anything like gen.
eral disarmament or an adjudication
OF difficulties which touch the sover-
eighty and honor of states as would be
involved in any scheme Of compulsory
arbitration.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-01
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.

Asotin is to have new national
bank.
Whitman county Prohibitionists are
to have a full ticket in the field.
RobertM eran, head of the Moran
Bros. company, has returned from his
European trip.
An attempt to compromise the Ken
ton coal mine strike failed because the
Seattle Electric Company refused to
take back all the old men.
P.B. Cornwall, Washington pic
neer, having large interests In this
state, especially at Black Diamond
and Bellingham, died at San Francisco
Sunday.
r. A. Garrigues, receiver OF the Sun
set mining company has been dis
charged by Judge Denney, at Everett.
The company affairs have now been
Strengthened out.
Representatives Of Libby, MCNEIL
& Libby and Swift & Co.. Chicago
packers, were in Seattle this week look
ing over the ground with view to es-
tablishing branch packing plants.
King county's assessed valuation was
reduced nearly SIS, 100000 by the state
board of equalization, and as result
the county will pay smaller proper
ton of state taxes than for several
years past.
w. D. Marks, the consulting engin-
eer of the proposed Spokane-C olfax
electric line, while travelling through
the Palouse country, collected several
bottles of natural gas and found de-
posit of petrified cedar.
The school census returns, completed
by State Superintendent Bryan Satur-
day. show that there are 196,374 chill
dren of school age in the state, Of
whom 100, 1913 are enrolled. Of the
enrolled pupils 81, 749 are males.
After lying at anchor over night off
the City dock at Port Angeles, Capt.
Harrington, of the tug Willowa, hauled
aboard about fifteen fathoms Of heavy
chain and big anchor, the whole Of
which was estimated to weigh in the
neigh borhood of $4,000 pounds and to
be worth probably 50 900.
President Bryan, of the state agri-
cultural college, has received letter
from firm of Baltimore chemists urg-
ing the state to take measures to pro-
tecte the cascara industry.
Articles of Incorporation have been
filed for the Seattle, Everett and Skagit
Electric Company, which holds fran
chises for the consgtructiOn OF inter
urban lines northWard from Seattle.
LII. D. degrees from the University
of Washington have been placed on
the Market in Eastern cities and sold
at from S. to $40 apiece by firm OF
swindling sharps who deal in fake de-
grees. The chief swindler is under ar.
rest.
By the close of the current year the
total gold receipts of the Seattle assay
office since it's blishment in 1898,
will reach grand total OF 500, OOO,
900. A statement to this effect is
made by F. A. Wing, head of the in
stitution.
The decision of the superior court
more than a year ago, declaring the
slaughter houses Of James Henry and
Carstens Bros. on the tide flats at Seat
tie to be public nuisances, and order
ing them to be abated, has been affirm
ed by the supreme court at Olympia.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-01
StubblefieId Home Ready.

Walla Walla, Sept. 29.-The Stub
blefield home for INDECENT widows and
orphans will be thrown open early in
October. The home was established
by the terms of the will of the late Jo-
seph Stubblefield, an aged farmer,
who died about two years ago. There
is suit now pending in the courst OF
this county to break the will, institut-
ed by the widow of Stubblefeld, who
claims that when he made the will he
was not capable of deciding what dis
position to make of his wealth. He
left $125, 900 for the establishment of
the institution.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-01
Norway Parcels Post.

Washington, Sept. 29.-A parcesl
post convention between the United
States and Norway will become effec-
tive October /, and on that date par
cells valued at not more than $50 and
weighing not more than four pounds
six ounces, or two Kilograms, and
measuring not more than three feet six
inches in length and six feet in length
and girth combined, will be admitted
to the United States mails at the rate
Of IL cents pound or fraction thereof
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-01
Warns Corporations.

Salem, Or, Sept. 2S.-A third
warning has been sent by Secretary of
State Dunbar to corporations that have
failed to file their annual reports as
required by law. and unless the reports
are now forthcoming the several dis.
trlct attorneys will be directed to pros
ecute the offenders and recover the
penalty of 800. Those corporations
which are now delinquent have no
standing in law, their right to trans
act business being suspended as long
as they remain delinquent.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-01
British Merchant Captured.

Tangier, Sept. 26.-Tr besmen have
captured British merchant named
Lee. They came upon him while he
was fishing in the Rabat river. 1t is
believed that ransom will be de-
manded as in the case of the Ameri-
can, Perdicaris. A companion named
Broome escaped after being fired at.
The British consul has been notified
and has made report to his govern
ment. Punitive measures are expected
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-01
Plan Steel Mill in Tacoma.

Tacoma, Sept. 29.-J. J. Anderson,
IF Milwaukee, the representative of an
Eastern steel company, has been before
the chamber of commerce manufac.
turing committee and submitted plan
for 100000 steel plant, which his
principals were willing to locate in
Tacoma providing the city would put
up $50, 900 of the capital invested. AT.
ter discussing the matter at length the
committee decided to accept the propo-
sition. Anderson at once left for the
East to arrange for the construction OF
the plant.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-01
OBSTRUCTION ON WAYS.

Some One Tried to Ruin Battleship
Connecticut.
New York, Sept. 29.-The Herald
says:
with the intention of running the
hull of the battleahip Connecticut,
which will be launched at the New
York navy yard today, some person or
persons placed an obstruction on the
ways. When it was placed there, or
by whom, is not known, as it was not
discovered until divers were sent down
to make an Investigation. This inves-
tigation was made as a matter of pre-
caution and the naval officers then
learned that an obstruction had been
placed on the ways that would have
DESTROYED the work of MONTHS
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-01
Rattlesnakes Near Everett.

Everett. Sept. 26.-Rattlesnakes are
beginning to make their appearance
west of the Cascades. The first Of the
week one about two feet and a half
long, with three rattles, was killed
near road at Lowell, and another was
seen in the same vicinity several weeks
AGO
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-01
Minor. Happenings
Of the Week.

Dawson, Y. T., suffered $4,000
loss by fire Friday night.
The Oregon state fair came out
81, 500 to the good this year.
The archbishop of Canterbury dined
with President Roosevelt Thursday
evening.
New York has $1,000 school chill
dren more than there are school &C
concentrations for.
Ten prisoners, some of them desper-
ate criminals, have made their escape
from the Jail at Billings, Mont.
Judge Parker has given out his for
NAL letter of acceptance of the Demo-
cratic presidential nomination.
The four story main building of the
University of Minnesota at Minneapo-
lis, has been destroyed by fire. 1t was
built in 1868. The loss is estimated at
$500, 900.
State Labor Commissioner Hoff has
issued an estimate of the total popula-
ton of Oregon. He says it is now
4S6.658, or a gain of So, 100 since the
last census.
A Madrid dispatch says Russia has
bought three steamers from the Span
ish Trans Atlantic Company for 49,,
OOO, 900 pesetas. The vessels can east
ly be converted into cruisers.
J.C. Adams, of San Antonio, Texas,
has purchased the Idaho state building
at the worlds fair for $500, and at the
close of the fair will move the build
ing to San Antonio, where he will use
it as residence.
President Roosevelt and family have
returned to Washington.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows will hold it's next session at
Philadelphia.
The Austrian government has or
dedred twenty-five torpedo boats from
Glasgow firm.
Richard Calvert, one of the best
known of the English cotton spinners
ana manufacturers, Is uGdu.
The Aultman Company, Of Canton,
Ohio, manufacturers of threshing and
harvesting machinery, has gone into
the hands of receiver.
The Associated Fraternities of Amer
lea, in session at St. Louis, has decided
to hold the next convention at Port
land, Or, in July, 1905.
Beginning this week, the Union Pa
cific railroad will begin issuing bull
letin news service for the benefit of it's
passengers on the Overland limited
trains.
As rapidly as the change can be
brought about, the management of the
Burlington system has determined to
substitute the telephone for the tele-
graph in dispatching and operating
both passenger and freight trains.
The commissioner of the general
land office at Washington has with
drawn from all forms of entry or dis
postal 276, 480 acres of puolic lands ly-
ing within the Great Falls, Mont,
land district, on account of the Run
river irrigation project.
The Augustinian friars have repudi.
ated the agreement made in Rome that
the money paid by the United States in
the purchase of the friar lands should
remain in the islands, and have re.
quested that the payments to them be
made in drafts on London.
Secretary of the navy Morton has
addressed letters to various large in.
dustrial companies throughout the
country, asking them for information
about the pay their machinists receive.
The machinists at the navy yard at
Washington have asked for increased
pay, and the investigation is in the in
terest of the request.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-01
No Hazing at Whitman.

Walla Walla, Sept. 26.-At the
chapel meeting in Whitman college
President S. L. B. Penrose issued an
order that bazing was to be stopped at
once. He informed the students that
il it was continued and the guilty ones
apprehended expulsion would imme-
diately follow.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-01
Hot Scotch.

Aberdeen, Scotland, Sept. 29.-Fire
destroyed the Bailuaime Tails Ker dis
tillreies Monday. About 700, 900 gal
Ions of whisky that was stored in the
building caught fire. and streams of
blazing whisky ran down the streets.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-01
Treaty q Guarantee.

Tokyo. Sept. 26.-The Japanese
press regards the success of Great Brit
ain in Thibat aas guarantee of Chi.
mas security against Russian aggres-
sion and as further extension of the
open door policy.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-01
Chief Joseph Dead.

Wilbur, WASH, Sept 26.-Chief
oseph, the famous Nez Perce warrior.
uied suddenly at his camp at Nespelen,
On the Colville reservation, last We'd
nesday afternoon.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-01
TWO STEAMERS WRECKED.
Saddle and Lily l.. on Rocks in
Northern Waters.

Seattle, Sept. 26.-The San Fran.
cisco steamer Sadie and the Seattle
sailing schooner Lily L., owned and
operated by the Alaska Commercial
and Northwestern Commercial compa-
MES, respectively, are total wrecks in
northern waters. One, the Sadie, lies
on reef near Cape York, Alaska,
while the other, the Lily L., is broken
to pieces and strewn along the shore of
East Cape, Siberia. In each instance
the passengers and crew escaped
News Of the disaster to the two ves-
sells came from officers and passengers
of the steamship Victoria and Senayor.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-01
UNIONS NOT RECOGNIZED.
Harvester and Pullman Companies
Open Without Upreement

Open Without Ugreement.
Chicago, Sept. 2S.-The opening of
the Deering & Mccormick plant of the
lnternatioal Harvester company and
the Pullman works on an 'open shop"
basis hsa alarmed union labor leaders.
They see in it systematic move on
the part of Chicago employers to down
the unions. The HARVESTER company
refused to renew its agreement with
the union and took back 1000 men at
ten hours work a day and 10 per cent
wage reduction. The Pullman COM
pany started with 1900 men at a re-
ductlon OF 10 to 20 per cent.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-01
WHEAT GOING EAST.

to Go Down Lakes.
Duluth, Mimi, Sept. 29.-Three
million bushels of wheat will pass
through Duluth soon from the state of
Washington and go down the lakes on
boats before the close of navigation.
Three thousand cars will be required
to move the cereal, which will tie up
that amount OF rolling stock, which
has never before been used in this SER
vice, little Washington wheat ever
having come East.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-08
Exhausted the Font.

Sir Samuel Sims saw sweet Sara
Sampson swimming. Suddenly she
seemed sinking. Sir Samuel stood
stunned. Striding seaward, spurning
single. Sir samuel swiftly SWAN Sa-
rewards. Sir Samuel skilfully sup
ported Swooning Sara; swimming
s~horewards Sir Samuel successfully
succored Sara Seeming somewhat
shaky, Sir Samuel sampled some spir-
its-special Scotch. Sara saw Sir
Samuers self-sacrificing spirit; Sir
Samuel saw Sara's sweetness. Sir
Samuel soon sought Sara Striding
slowly. Sara sighed softly. Sir Sam
uel seemed speechless.
Say something, Sir Samuel" said
Sara.
Say Sam. Sara" said Sir Samuel.
Sara, smiling shyly. softly said
Sam"
"Sara-Sally!" stammered Sir Sam
uel. Sweet Sara-Sweetheart."
Sara solemnly surrendered.
CPlease ctop thic. We are chort OF
eccec.-Printer.)-New York News.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-08

Young Man Finds six open Letters,
One OF Which Contains Note for
SIC, OoO-Posfmastcr r. w. Smith
Takes the Matter up With the
Postoffice Department.

Six open letters and two official pos-
tai cards were found Friday evening
in the middle of the street at Sewers
vile by Arthur Lawing. a young man OF
that suburb. One Of h letters. which
was addressed TO the cashier Of \ nat
ionai bank here. contained n ~
Tor $1,000: another contained 4
money order. and another was
addressed TO Mr.. Harvey Lam
beth. who Is connected with the
Southern States Trust Company.
The postmarks On the letters showed
that they had not e received at the
Charlotte p~ostofice> and the fact
that two OF the letters were addressed
to men who were connected with banks
makes II evident that the person who
opened them was looking for money.
Young Lawing took the letters to his
father. who investigated the matter and
found that they were addressed to
different wellknown citizens OF Char
lotte. All the letters were postmarked
Fayetteville, ~. c.. March -. 4 =. m.
Mr.. Lawiag carried the letters To
squire II. -. Sewers, who REQ ened
them INC learned about the $le.eeS
note and the money order. The others
were OF q private nature and addressed
To Mr.. Harvey Lambeth. The Dixie
Oil Company. Maggie Collins. the Chas-
IIlSL haIk Company dAa AHS
borne Company.
Squire Sewers. after examining the
letters. frst went to sone OF the per
sons to whom the letters were to see
IL the letters a been in their hands.
Finding that none OF the addresses
had seen the letters. he went TO Post
master Z. w. Smith and reported the
matter. Postmaster Smith. having no
hori in matters OF this kind. tel
egraphed to the department at Wash
ington to send an inspector here ~
oace-Charlotte Observer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-08
CAPT. LOUIS II. HICKS DEAF
Died Suddenly at Faison sunda,
Morning.
Especial to The Nessenge.

Especial to The Nessenger.)
Faison, n. c., April S.-Our town
was startled this morning to hear OF
the sudden death Of Captain Lou I.
Hicks. who only a few minutes before
was in his usual health and spirits
Captain Hicks vas a well known citi
izen of Duplin county. having been a
resident here for 50 years. In 1851. he
organized Company E 10Th North Car
DINA regiment. and gave valiant ser
wee to his country's cause. besides
spending two long years on Johnson's
island. His recollections of those
dreary days were wonderful n he was
frequently urged to write down tbs
stories. he SO often repeated at his hfe-
aide.
Captain Hicks leaves a devoted
family. Mrs. Marshall Williams. Mrs
Annie II. Witherington. Mrs. Carlton z
Weatherby, of Faison. Mrs. c. c. Phil
lips. of New York. DR.. /. +. Hicks, o
Dunn. N. c.. besides his widow, c
NcIver Hicks. after a marrige OF y
Years.. Al the time of his death he wa
| commandant Of the William j. Hous
ton Camp u. c. ". who with all GU
! cit extend sympathy to the be
| reaVed ones
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-08
100000 FIRE AT TAMPA.
Fifteen Blocks of Business Houses
and 200 Tenements. Burned.

Tampa, Fla. April A near as
can be ascertained the fire which
swept Tampa this afternoon but
which at 6 o'clock was practically I'M
der control, caused a loss which will
the 100000 mark.
The only death so far known is
Of a Cuban baby which was
in one of the cigar factories.
A panic was created in the forty
factories located in the town when
the fire began to spread. Hundreds
|of men, women and children. fec
from the factories, but none were
killed Or so far Is known injured.
The factories of Santa Ella and
company, Sam Caro- and Company,
both of Chicago, j. M. Martinez, L.
sanchez of Tampa are the heaviest
losers. The Santa Ella company
Host $125,0eO worth of tobacco, be-
sides a large number of fine cigars.
Fifteen blocks of business houses
land nearly 200 tenements were des-
|troyed.
West Tampa has only a small water
plant and as a consequence the wa
ter supply gave out. The Tampa
fire department responded to the call
for help and rendered all possible as
Isistance. Hundreds of families OF
Icigar makers are homeless.