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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-01
NEED TIME TO REST.

English Commercial Agent Reports
on Conditions Here.
London, Sept. 28.-The report OF
Seymour Bell, the commercial agent of
Great Britain in the United States, on
the trade of the United States fo1
1904 has just been issued. After
pointing out the decrease in imports
it says:
In part of the year the climax OF
an almost unparalleled period of pros.
perity was reached and values were
forced up to their extreme limits
Speculation was enormous and the
over extensions of business led even.
tually to curtaimlent of credit. More
securities were thrown on the country
than it was able to absorb. A natural
reaction set in and a contraction OF
business Immediately took place. Large
orders were Cancelled and a period of
comparative quiet commenced.
"The country requires time to rest
and recuperate until the gambler has
had time to forget this period of inflat.
ed prices and excessive speculation
How long this period of recuperation
will last depends largely upon the size
OF the crops. The present indications
do not point to long period of low
prices"
Mr.. Bell, IN summing up, sys: "The
general business of the country is alb
solutely sound"
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REDMOND'S 1WARNING.
Nationalist Leader Says Irish Race
Is Dying.

Is Dying.
Chicago, Sept. 26.-To an audience
of his countrymen that filled every seat
in the Auditorium, John E. Redmond,
Irish Nationalist, uttered this warning
"Our race is slipping from it's moor
ings-it is dying. If we are passive
and inactive, Ireland will cease to be
the home of the Celt. There are more
old men and little children and fewer
young men and women in that island
than in any other country on earth.
The death of the race can only be
warded off by acting in the living pres
ent. We must not neglect an oppor-
tunity."
Then he made this prediction:
"We shall seize our opportunities.
Before the oldest man in this audience
is dead. Ireland will have won a good
mesurae of self government"
Mr.. Redmond declared he wanted to
take back to Ireland with him $50, ZOO
subscribed by Irish Americans. Fol
lowing his plea Chairman John F. Fin.
nerty announced that sympathetic
Chicago Irishmen already had sub
scribed $4,000.
Resolutions were adopted declaring
that the certain fixed and positive
demand of the Irish people is and for
ever shall be Home rule for Ireland -
1t was explained that by "home rule
was meant the vesting of the govern.
ment of Ireland in parliament Assem-
bled upon the soil of Ireland independ-
ent of alien influences.
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HEINzE TO SELL rNrrp,,e..
'uuge Clancy Says AmaIeama.eo
Company Is tn Ruv H.,

'uuge Clancy Says AmaIeama,eo
company Is to Buy Him On,
Butte, Mont, Sept. 27-Jndoo
william CLANCY, long recognized %
one OF the two so-called Heinze indoas
OF silver Bow county, has caused .
sensation by statement to the affao.
that the Hienze mining interests o IN
Butte have been, or soon will be- taka ~
over oy the Amalgamated Copper com.
pany' In an interview Judge CLANCY
said: oJ
i believe the Montana Ore Pnrcbas
ing Company has sold or is preparing
to sell its property. Even now to nv
personal knowledge, three abstractors
are at work in examining the titles to
the Montana Ore Purchasing proner.
ties p-
Ru,nors have been rife for the mast
Two months OF the sale of the Heinze
properties to the Amalgamated despite
strenuous denials by Mr.. Heinze. and
Judge Clancy's statement is regarded
as almost authoritative that the deal
mas been or shortly will be consum.
mated.
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1k)DvDegg?S J>Ufplqs,

sne made sunbonnet Selling the
sunDonnet for Is cents, she bought ma
terial for bonnets and aprons. In this
way several dollars were realized.
Her brother, pleased with her thrift
ness, gave her some land, which she
planted to sweet pota toes. cultivating
1t with the assistance of small boy.
The products Of the first year brought
her $40. Later. she entered a State
educational institution, where she re-
manned until she graduated with hon.
or. During the course she received
some assistance from an aid society,
all of which was repaid. Miss Weiss
entered the medical college at Balti-
more, Nd. where she paid her tuition
by nursing, and was graduated from
there with honor. She Is now a prac-
ticing physician In Meridian, Miss.
near her former home, and her income
Is a good one.-Success.
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Valuation Decreased.

Olympia, Sept. 26.-The state board
of equalization has fixed the value of
railroad property in the state, exclu.
sive of rolling stock, at $20,087 1913,
and the rolling stock at $5,912, 1872.
Total of all railroad property at $780,
100000. This is 81 800. 900 less than
the total returns by the assessors. A
new class was created to include side
tracks on fourth class lines which &C.
counts fonr some of the reduction, but
most of it is reduction of the value
as fixed by many of the assessors in
Eastern Washington.
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creates Second ARMY.

oos ~, petersburg, Sept. 26.-The en-
e porOl LAS appointed Gen. Grippenberg,
UO Oruudnalng the troops at Wilma, to
w., nUnniand the second Manchurian ar
ur y, ! mperor Nicholas sent an auto
wbi,l letter to Gen. Grippenberg in
wb;o op 4e saws the intense energy with
and nd. Il Japan Is conducting the war
Et o sne stu0bornness and high war
as ao Qualities displayed by the Japan
an Nv ~ illPeI him to considerably strength
Wow uno forces at the front, and that in
mon VI the unwieldiness of so many
vida5 ~ On one army the force will be di-
tho ' ~. zen. Grippenberg commanding
reta; ;ooono army and Gen. Kuropatkin
uing command of the first army.
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HOLD THEIR HOPS
GROWERS LOOKING FOR MUCH
HIGHER PRICE.
Shortage in Worlds Crop Said to
Be Very Alarming to Big Brew
ers.--Englishmen Are Buying
All They Can in This state
and Oregon.

Tacoma, Sept. 2S.-Hop buyers here,
after close investigation, have decided
that the Washington crop will be about
20 per cent below what it was expected
the crop would be before picking be-
gan, or &c, 900 bales instead of $4,000.
All of the shortage comes from West
ern Washington fields, where instead
of a crop of $4,000 bales there will
be but 10000 The trouble was the
lack of moisture. The same condition
prevails in Oregon.
Dealers here say that the prices are
very strong and rapidly increasing. In
fact, the hop markets all over the
world are in an excited state, and the
chances, it is considered. are better for
dollar hops than for twenty years. A
feature of the local market is the re-
ceipt by dealres here of orders from
large English firms to buy up all the
hops possible, offering % cents. Grow
ers, however, are not parting with the
ir product, and there is little buying
or selling. A dealer who annually
handles many thousand bales Of hops
said:
English growers are holding thier
hops, acting under the advice OF the
National Hop Growers Association.
After considerable investigation the
association found that England was
short over 400, 900 cwt. The associa-
ton also ascertianed that it is abso-
lutely impossible for the continent or
America to spare the United Kingdom
half that amount. How to keep the
breweriesi England going until the
1905 crop comes in is now a serious
question.
Nine-tenths of the California crop,
SO per ccent of the Oregon and 60 pei
cent of the Washington crops have al
ready passed out of the hands of the
growers. In New York the growers
have sold 70 per cent. This at this
season of the year is unprecedented
in the history of the hop business. In
New York 33 cents is now being offered
and refused for hops. The heavy oper.
atoms in that state have caused the
growers to be very firm, and large op.
erations are therefore looked for on the
Coast in the near future.
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CZAR GIVES NOTICE.
What Organization of Second Army
Is Taken to Mean.

What Organization of Second Army
Is Taken to Mean.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 6.-The en-
peror is personally convinced that the
political as well as military prestige
of the empire is at stake, and that ev-
cry other consideration must give way
before the exigencies of war. The re-
sources Of the empire in men and mon
ey must be drained, if necessary, in
order to turn the scale and vindicate
the power of Russia.
The creation of new Manchurian
army amounts to formal notice to the
world, as the emperor frankly explains
IN his rescript, that he intends to vast
~ increase the number of troops in the
'heatre OF war in order to force the
struggle to successful issue in the
shortest possible time. It is intended
20 silence definitely all talk of foreign
intervention by the announcement
vll"' hussla means to fight out the is
sue with Japan on the field of battle.
Irooaoly 100000 additional men
VIII De placed in the field. Eventually
cue creation Of this second army in
yves Tie selection of a commander in
C C 1t is the best opinion that
i "ianu Duke Nicholas Michaelovitch
lisp tnspecVor general of cavalry, will at
Notu 10 The high commend oocupvinu
49,, we war with Japan the position
T Tetu oy his father in the war with
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-01
CHINA NOT WILLING

Russian Protest Against Thibetan
Treaty Bears Fruit.
st. Petersburg, Sept. 26.-The Rus
sian protest against the Anglo-Thibet-
an treaty, as forecast in the dispatches
Tuesday, has been presented at Picking
M. Lessar, the Russian minister, is un-
derstood to have called the attention
OF the Chinese foreign board to the
tact that China would abandon her
suzeralnty over Thibet if she ratified
the treaty, thus creating a British pro-
tectorate. The foreign office here has
not as yet received M. Lessars report,
but the dispatch from Peking to the
Morning Post, of London, announcing
that China is not willing to ratify the
treaty, is believed to be the direct out.
come Of Russia's protest
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IS A BIG CONTRACT
c oF sOBRIE1Y TAKES
HOLD OF JAPS.
peaJize the seriousness of
the Task of ESpel''ns Russians
uanchuria .--Czar Virtual
c;res Notice to World of De-
oipation to Fight to Victory.

Sent 26.-An increasing
IoAs', Of sobriety and seriousness
fesL Ls the popular attitude toward the
nlalA' II # is doubtful that the masses
wal, o;ated in the beginning the seri-
aPp,e e,s Of the task of expelling Russia
ou'n', voncburia. They had an easy
IRON eaonce in the ability of the army
coln marv TO reduce the fortress of Port
anu n1b ny destroy the Russian fleet and
Ai'n h Cen Kuropatkin. The prolon-
clu .;on Of the siege. the losses before
g g4 Arthur and Gen. Kuropatkin's es-
r sne At Liaoyang have brought gen
'oi onnreciation of the magnitude of
s 4o n rri task and dissipated the
Wv wing hopes of an early peace, based
tho confnedce of sweeping victory.
u r s at Port Arthur and Liaoyang
hora impressively warned the japanese
:. 80 nrepare for long and trying war.
Confdence in the final outcome. how
remains mistaken and the nation
S resolutely and determinedly settled
down prepared to make sacrifices and
nov the price that success demands.
r. Tho strain of war and the drain up
IN the country's resources has not yet
bppn felt to any great extent among
+bo neople. Some lines of business are
suffering, but the aggregate foreign
ord domestic trade exceeds that of
1903 The crops, particularly rice,
ora the largest ever grown Death from
wounds and sickness has overtaken
+bonsands of soldiers, but their vacant
nlaces have been quickly filled.
The supply of able bodied men anx-
jous to fight equals all possible de-
mands Munitions, supplies and money
in hand indicate the ability Of the
country to wage war without embar-
rassment and vigorously for another
year. The completion during the win
ter of light railway between Antung
and Liaoyang will give the army three
lines of supply.
There is general confidence in the
ability of Marshal Oyama to drive
Gen. Kuropatkin into Hardin and to
successfully resist reinvasion of Man
churia. The early possession of Port
Arthur is also confidently expected.
There is no gloom among the people.
They are simply sobered in the face of
the great unfinished task.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-01
TAOTAI FOR THIBET.

China Sends Tang ShaO Hi to Man.
age Things There.
Peking Sept. 28.-Taang Shao XII,
taoti of Tientsin, hes been commanded
to proceed to Tibet and iDvestigte
and manage affairs there. He has just
been created metropolitan official of
the third raLk, and also promoted to
the military rank of lieutenant general
TangS hao HI was educated in
America at Yale university, and was
formerly secretary to to Yuan Shin
Kai, viceroy of Chilli province. He is
known to be very conversant with for
eign affairs and is not considered anti
foreign, although jealous of Chinese
interests.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-01
y. u. Hill Ruys SmeIter

c TWGiacouver, B. c., Sept. 26.-S. e..
nv tnor' principal owner of the Gran
frionS otVer' has announced to his
Hin Illus mat he has sold out to j. j.
is tbo Inc CRANKY Smelter company
CoIu ue oiggest Of its kind in British
mnll1 1t does $4,000 business
war I'm The Canadian Pacific rail
Graz to NJ carried it's ore, but the
To tbS Northern has builta brnach line
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-01
Admiral Dewey Celebrates.

Washington, Sept. 26.-Admiral
Dewey has been receiving congratula-
tions of his fellow officers and friends
on the fiftieth anniversary of his en-
trance into the naval service. Presi-
dent Roosevelt sent letter and q
handsome boquet of flowers.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-01
Germany Won't Stand For 1t.

Bremen, Sept. 27.-The Morning
Post asserts that Germany will not
consent to the esta blishment OF imml-
grafton stations at Berlin and Ham
burg for the purpose of deciding on
the eligibility Of emigrants befroe they
sail. The paper says such action
would be an intolerable interference
with Germany's rights.
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BUILD TO TWIN FALLS.
oregon Short Line to Tap Newly Ir-
rigated Part of Idaho.

Oregon Short Line to Tap Newly IT.
rigated Part of Idaho.
Minidoka, Idaho, Sept. 26.-The Or
egon Short Line will begin construc-
ton of branch line from this city to
Twin Falls City, on the Snake river,
where has just been completed the
Twin Falls irrigation enterprise. re-
claiming 275, 900 acres of arid Snake
river valley lands, said to be among
the best valley lands of Idaho.
Preliminary indications are that
several thousand settlers will come in
as soon as the new tract is opened to
public entry. The opening will occur
at Twin Falls city. The new line Of
railroad will pass through the irrigated
lands.
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'esuVius Active Again.

oanu pies' Sept. 26.-Vesuvius is grad
aronu Decomlng active. The crust
and ~ .he crater has broken away
red, tpioouces magnificent furries of
rise n LOT ashes and sparks of fire, which
to OCCASIONALLY in immense columns
FridaE isnt OF 700 feet. The eruption
Seen y night was the most spectacular
strosn - 'ne last ten years. A great
enina ol lava was discharged, threat
Was na woe destruction. The spectacle
"'' watched by thousands
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-01
To Carry on Whaling Industry.

Victoria, B. c., Sept. ga COM
pany has been organized in this city to
carry on the whaling industry. The
works will likely be located on Bar
clay sound. The organization has a
capital of 500, 900. 1t is the inten-
ton to save the whalebone and whale
oil and convert all other material into
puanO
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Hungary Bars Mormons.

Vienna, Sept. 26.-Count Tisza, the
Hungarian minister of the interior,
has rendered a decision prohibiting
Mormon propaganda within Hungary,
upon the ground that such movement
ia not desira BILE from the standpoint OF
both state policy and religion.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-01

A few years ago Miss Rosa Weiss
was poor, but also ambitious; now, she
is an M. D., and has lucrative prac-
tice. She asked her brother to send
her to college. He told her that he
could not afford to do that, but CIV
ing her cents jestingly said to her,
"Go on thatw She saw wonderful
possibilities in that nickel. With it
she bought yard of calico from which
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-01
Ask Bids on Jutc.

OLYMPIA, Sept. 26.-The state board
of control is preparing to call for olds
for furnishing 1900 bales of jute Tor
the iute bag mills at the state penlten-
tiary at Walla Walla. Bids will se
received until October IA. The call
will require delivery in two tram
loads. one about January /, 1905, and
the other about March 10, 1910. Ino
contract will approximate $50, OoO.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-01

j. r. Campbell, of Tacoma, to Sue
coed F. e. Weymouth.
Tacoma, Sept. 26.-J. E. Campbell,
foreman of the construction depart
ment of the Northern Pacific, has been
appointed supervisor of bridges and
buildings, to take the place made va
cant by the appointment of F. f..
Weymouth superintendent of the Seat
tie division of the road. Mr.. Camp
bell has been in the emp 10y of the road
for fifteen years.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-01
object to Robes and Title.

Chicago, Sept. 26.-Dissatised with
John Dowie's assumption OF new Dig
mites. thirty five persons have just
left Zion City for their homes IN
washington and Oregon. They depart
ed saving that they objected to the
robes worn by Dowie quite as much as
To the title he had taken upon nlmseii.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-01
VICTORY FOR MINERS.
Judge Gray Sustains Contentious. of
Unions in Anthracite Regions.

Unions in Anthracite Regions.
Scranton, Pa, Sept. 28.-Judge
Gray's decision on the check weigh
man question involving all the miners
in the anthracite region, has been
given out. While the men do not gain
every point for which they commended,
the decision is generally accepted as a
victory for the workmen.
Judge Gray finds that check weigh
men and check docking bosses shall
be employed when requested by a ma
iority of the contract miners, the
wages of the weighmen and docking
bosses to be paid out of proportionate
deduction from the earnings of all con-
tract miners.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-01
Needlework Notes.

1t is said pinking is to replace the
strapping so long popular as trim
ming.
Shocking is coming back into favor
and material that smocks better than
almost any other is pOngee.
Dressing gowns and bedroom sacks
are made of alternating rows of satin
ribbon and valenciennes lace, though
the idea be not new.
Lingerie is more attractive than ever
this season. Most exquisite materials
are used and the hand embroidery has
reached a rare degree Of perfection.
When sewing if the needle becomes
damp with the heat of the hand just
pass it through the hair few times
and it will be found to work quite
easily.
Chemises and combination corset
cover and chemise are made OF the nm
est lawn. or nainsoOk, with narrow
edging of lace or any amount OF en-
broidery around the shoulders.
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Health and Beauty Hints,


Ammonia is an excellent remedy for
the bites and stings of insects. 1t
should be applied Immediately. If pos
sible.
Keep a sick person well supplied
with clean bedclothing, as 1T Is not
only sanitary but refreshing to have
clean linen.
In any long illness keep plenty Of
disinfectant around the room to render
it fresh and to avoid the heaviness that
is apt to occur in room which Is
constantly occupied.
It is said that women pass too much
time thinking Of their hair, Of their
complexion, of their double chin and Of
their other physical peculiarities, and
too little worrying about their teeth.
A bath of warm olive oil is a won
derful softener and cleaner for nails
and finger tips, If followed by a thor
ough washing in very hot water and
good soap. Be careful to dry the hands
thoroughly afterward.
A bath in warm water in which
teaspoonful of bicarbonate of soda has
been dissolved is excellent for prickly
heat. After bathing the body should
be dried gently and then washed with
witch hazel in the sensitive parts.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-01

1t Is very important thing to know
how to treat children when they are
Ill, but 1t Is still more useful to know
how to keep them well. A few simple,
straightforward rules to be observed
are: % avoid excitement; (2) avoid
fatigue; o. avoid overwork. Food
and clothing are, of course, very i'm
portant in preserving health. Every
one recognizes this, but the treat
ment Of brains and nerves is often
overlooked. Children are variously
constituted, but all alike are delicate
pieces Of mechanism.
good idea for baby lies in a cover
for the coach parasol. This Is formed
Of bobbinet in circular shape with a
lace-edged ruffle The novelty is I'm
the size. Being cut much larger than
the parasol, it covers the whole coach.
falling we'll over the sides and thus
forming a mosquito or fly net
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How to Water Plants.

Improper watering Is often the cause
Of failure with plants. The usual plan
Is to daily sprinkle small quantity Of
water in each pot containing a plant.
If those who water plants in this
manner, as most beginners do, could
see the florist water his plants, they
might fear the plants were being
drowned, but they would learn les
son in plant culture that would be Of
much benefit. The florist waters his
plants with few exceptions) either
daily, every other day or twice week.
according to the weather, and when
the watering Is done the soil about the
plant Is completely saturated. The pot
being we'll provided at the bottom with
drainage material-usually broken
pieces Of pots-the surplus water
passes off, yet the soil Is so wet that
the roots can absorb from 1t all the
moisture required for the best develop
ment of top growth. One watering Of
this kind a week will do vastly more
good to the plants than the daily
sprinkling so generally practised.-
Woman's Home Companion.