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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-05-28
EXTENSIVE TIMBER TESTS.
Government Plans Trial of Various
Preservation Methods.

Government Plans Trial of Various
Preservation Methods.
Washington, April 23.-An inves-
tigation carried ON in cooperation
with the bureau of forestry of the agri-
cultural department on the preservation
of timber and the methods of increas-
ing its resistance to decay is to be con-
Quoted on large scale during the
present season. Two experimental
plants have been secured for the treat
ment of timber to determine its resis-
lance to decay, as affected by steaming
and the use of various preservatives.
An experimental plant for the treat
ment by new process using the cleo
trio current is to be built in co-opera-
ton with the Northern Pacific railway,
and it is believed by officers of the for
estry bureau that this is a process of
great future promise. If successful it
will enable consumers of lumber to
treat the wood at small cost without
expensive apparatus, and will make its
use practicable in every town where
an electric lighting or power plant is
established. The experiments are re-
garded as an important economic step
in the use of lmberu.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-05-28
TEXAS SUITABLE FOR DATES.
Opinion of Syrian on the Growth Of
the Palm in America.

According to views entertained by
Josef Hahmet. a Syrian who has set
tied near Waco, the northwestern
counties Of Texas are exactly suited In
all respects for the production OF the
dat e palm and would afford settlers Of
that portion Of the Lone Star State an
unfailing source Of revenue. writes the
Dallas News.
Mr.. Hahmet said: 1.-THE date palm
should be grown far enough from the
ocean to insure 1t from humid breezes
and give It hot, dry summers for the
ripening Of its fruit. 1t wants plenty
of water, however, and no country Is
better supplied with water underneath
and sunshine overhead than the west
ern and northwestern portion Of Tex
as. 1t would not be new to the Uni
ted States, for Arizona and California
are producing dates successfully. In
New Mexico date palm offshOOts were
planted this year extensively. So far
as | am able to learn no one. other
than florists. have introduced that val
liable plant into this State. 80 that he
who attempts II here will earn the
credit of adding another crop to the
productions of his State.
"Once established, a date palm Or
chard lasts for centuries. and when
planted where nitrogen and phosphates
are abundant, provided there are
water and hot sun, an abundant yield
is certain Water can be obtained In
any of the counties west and north
west of Cisco at depths varying from
thlrty-fve to fifty feet. The soil is re
tentiye and entertainments are all that
are needed for reservoirs, with just
enough excavation to get the material
for the entertainments. One average
tree should yield 200 pounds of fruit
annually after attaining an age Of
eight years. High grade trees will ex-
coed the average given perhaps 100
per cent. The best palm orchards are
planted forty feet between the rows
and thirty-fve feet apart; any other
fruit or any crop can be successfully
grown between the palm trees. One
acre of date palms, together with other
crops that can be grown on the same
space at the same time, will support n
family. In Africa and In Asia date
palms occupy pasture lands and are
not hurt by the cattle. sheep or cam
els. After a date palm orchard is es-
tablished II is hard to injure 1t by any
process. Date palm trees are beauti
full. and they improve the health OF
those who reside near them"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-05-28
Use Oil for Fuel.

Seattle, May 23.-Besides the Athlon
and Inland Flyer, on the Bremerton
run, as announced day or two ago,
oil will replace coal as fuel on the
Alaska Steamship Company's steam
ships Dolphin, jefferson, Rosalie and
Whatcom. This announcement is made
by General Manager Peabody. The
decision to change the fuel for steam
ing purposes was reached by the off,
Gers Of the company after witnessing
the successful trial trip of the Northern
Commercial Company's Nome steam
ship Sadie, recently equipped to burn
oil.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-05-28

Wisconsin Republicans Split and
Hold Two Conventions.

Wisconsin Republicans Split and
Hold Two Conventions.
Madison, Wis, May 23.-Two con.
ventions, both claiming legal status by
right Of delegate majority, holding
prima facie credentials, and both as.
sorting themselves to DO regular Re-
publican in nature, have nominated
two state tickets, one headed by Gov
Robert La Toilette and the other head
ed by former Congressman Samuel A
Cook. They are in the field of battle
to wage a war that will not end until
the last vote is counted in November
Both conventions were characterized
by order and the absence Of fierce
strife. So careful were the anti-third
termers to preserve the standing Of
Wisconsin in the national Republican
ranks that they chose electors identi.
cal with those picked by the La Fol.
lette men.
There has been bitter fight agains,
Governor La Toilette by the "anti.
third termers," and there were several
contesting delegations ON both sides
These went with their respective fac.
tons and made up sufficient humble,
of delegates to give each convention
a majority of the whole number of del.
egates as designated in the convention
call.
The La Toilette ticket is supported
by both United States senators.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-05-28
LAND RESTORED
s,yTy THOUSAND ACRES IN Okla
HOGAN OPENED.
nd Had Been Temporarily With.
drawn for Forestry Purposes,
nut Upon Examination Was
Found Devoid of Timber.-Now
subject to Entry.

Washington, May 2S.-About 1000
,crss of land in Okanogan county
1shich were temporarily withdrawn
for forestry purposes, have been re-
stored by the secretary of the interior
20 the public domain. These lands
are now subject to entry for agriacul-
tural purposes.
This step relieves, in a measure. a
sitnation which has caused much COM
plaint in the state of Washington, it
having been representa- with much rea-
con that tousands of acres of land have
baen from time to time withdrawn for
forestry purposes although the lands
IN question were absolutely devoid of
timber.
The wholesale Withdrawals have, on
the other hand, been we'll defended by
Secretary Hitchcock on the ground
that the step was merely tentative in
Zach case, and that the lands would
be restored either wholly or in part if,
upon examination, it should appear
that they were untitled for forest res
eryation. Withdrawals have been
made temporarily with more than usu-
al freedom during the last year or two,
moreover, in Ordre to head Off the gang
of land grafters who were operating
ON the Pacific coast, particularly in
the northwest.
All Carefully Examined.
More than year ago 400, 900 acres,
lying Immediately east of the present
Washington forest reserve, were with
drawn pending close examination to
determine their character and to settle
the question whether they should be
permanently set apart as a forets re-
serve. Soon after the withdrawal of
this large tract was made, agents of
the forestry bureau were sent to exam
inc the land, and they have now re-
ported full particulars as to the char
acter of each quarter section.
1t was found that of the whole 400, :.
900 acres about 60, 900 acres were ag-
ricultural lands, and it was therefore
recommended that this tract be restOr-
ed to entry. 1t was upon this recon-
mendation that Secretary Hitchcock
acted.
The special agents Of the forestry
bureau say that the balance of 340,-
900 acres, or at least the greater part
of it, is strictly timber land, and this
will eventually be added to the Wash.
ington forest reserve. 1t is possible
that certain isolated tracts within this
great area will, in the course of time,
be restored to entry, but these will not
amount to much.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-05-28
RUSH TO TANANA.
First Steamers Starting From Daw-
son Crowded.

First Steamers Starting From Daw-
son Crowded.
Dawson, Y. t., May 23.--There is a
great rush to Tanana from her. The
first two steamers of this season, the
Monarch and the J. j. Cudahy, left
Friday night, carrying $50 passengers
and 800 tons of freight. All their car
90 space was taken. There is big
demand for passage and freight on
other steamers going soon. Dawson
firms are shipping extensively, sending
entirely new stocks to seize upon the
field Immediately.
Prospectors and agents Of business
houses who went Friday night took
among other outfits, an entire tele-
phone plant to cover all the creeks
groceries heavy hardware mining ma
chinery, numerous boilers and other
stocks. Pack trains, trucks and heavy
wagons and all such equipment are
aboard. The Yukon Sun plant is to
on sOOu.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-05-28
COPPER TRUST ACCUSED.
Minority Stockholders Want "a
Know About Profits.

Know About Profits.
Anaconda, Mont, May BIB. r.
Wilson, representing minority stock
holders Of the Anaconda Copper Min.
ing Company, and reported to hold
proxies for the Rothschild interests,
made sensational charges against the
management of the company's affairs
by the Amalgamated>C Copper Company
at the annual meeting Of stockholders
here.
He presented figures from the com
pany's books showing that the net
profits had fallen off almost "a 900, 900
in four years and showing that with
no decrease in production of ore and
with the cost of treatment materially
lesssned by new smelling apparatus,
the net profits have dropped from $5,-
3O5, 51S for 1901 to 81, sol, 20l for 1908.
He charged the Amalgamated with
spending millions from the Anaconda
treasury for political purposes in the
state and showed that the books had
been altered to evade taxation.
He charged the company with de-
frauding minority stockholders, repre-
ssnting about 35 pee cent of the stock,
through the United Metals Selling
Company, and showed how the cost of
selling the product had increased from
81 ,4Sl, 7S9 in 1901, to 50, 2O7, 10 in 9O3,
when, according to the company
statement, 10000, 600 pounds less were
sold.
Under the regime of Marcus DAILY
the stock was worth 500 per share.
Today it is listed at $50. The mines
are all operating, and there is no ap.
parent reason for the decrease The
secretary was unable to explain the de-
crease in profits to Wilson and asked
for day to make explanation.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-05-28
AGRICULTURAL SURPLUS.
Value for 1908 Estimated at Four
and a Half Billions.

ana HAL btitions.
Washington, May 23.-The depart
ment of agriculture has issued report
on "The Nations Farm Surplus, pre-
pared by George K. Holmes, chief OF
the division of foreign markets. 1t
gives "a, 500, OOO, 900 as a conservative
estimate of the value of the farm prod
ucts of the country not fed to live
stock in 1908, on the basis of census
valuation.
The value of exported farm products
of this country was. in 1908, *S7S,-
479,451, and the highest value reached
during the last eleven years was $sol,'
62s, 1881, in 1901, due chiefly to cotton.
The value of the exported farm prod
nets of this country is concentrated
mostly in few principal products. In
1908 cotton constituted 80 per cent,
grain and grain products, 20 per cent,
meat and meat products and live AMI
mails "a per cent, these products equal.
ing over So per cent of the exports OF
farm products last year.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-05-28
OLD PRINTER MISSING.
Friends Of j. l.. Hurt Fear Accident
or Illness.

1tiuCSbs
Seattle, May 23.-The wife and
friends of J. L. Hurt, an old-time
printer, are worried over his mysteri-
GUS disappearance. May he dropped
completely from sight, and no trace
OF him can be found. Mr.. Hurt was
sick in Butte hospital and the at
PENDANTS say he left there May 8. The
next day the mutilated remains of a
man who had been struck by train
We're found near Missoula. Mrs. Hurt
believes it was that of her husband
ont Mr.. Hurts friends do not share
this belief.
Hurt is about SO years old, a man
OF steady habits and of cheerful dispo-
sltlon. His friends scout the idea OF
suicide and say he was not lacking for
money. They fear he has either met
with an accident or is lying sick some
where unable to communicate with his
family or friends
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-05-28
Acted on Divorce Report.

Buffalo, N. Y, May 25.-By vote
of 282 to 244 the general assembly of
the Presbyterian church of the United
States wiped out that part of the report
of the special committee on marriage
aud divorce which advised Presbyte-
rian ministers to refuse to marry any
person whose marriage is forbidden by
the church of which that person is a
member
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-05-28
Lottery Tickets TaboOed.

Colon, May 25.-Roulette and the
sale of lottery tickets within the canal
zone have been suspended since the
issuance of Gov. Davis proclamation
last Thursday. This suspension does
not apply to the cities of Colon and
Panama.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-05-28
Packing Plant Is Burned.

Los Angeles, May 25.-Fire last
night destroyed the local branch pack
ing house of the Cudahy Packing Com
pany, located near the Los Angeles
river bottoms. The loss is estimated
at about $500, 900, and the insurance
at $265,000. The fire broke out in the
lard department.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-05-28

The average man loses his nerve
lust when he needs Ii most
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-10-08
THE DISAPPEARING ARMY.
Old Soldiers of the Civil War Are
Dying at the Rate of One Hum
drcd Daily.

Washington, Oct. 5.-Soldiers of the
disappearing army" as the veterans of
the civil war have been termed, are
dying at the rate of 100 every day from
sunrise TO sunrise. This pathetic show
ing is made by the quarterly statement
Of the pension bureau, which was given
out by Commissioner Ware to-day.
This report shows also that during
the quarter ended September 80, 1904,
the pension bureau had on hand 1885,
523 unsettled claims of all classes.
Since July 1, 1904, a total If $3.50 new
applications were received. 1t is now
estimated that an average of 700 new
claims are filed every working day.
The mortality among soldier PEN
sioners of all wars and classes last
year was 31,728 deaths, of which 3d.
OH were volunteer soldiers in the civil
war. Commissioner Ware estimates
that there are from 5000 to $50, 900
soldiers of the civil var who are not
IN the pension rolls. These he has
designated as 1.-The unknown army"
1t is said fully $4,000 civil war vet
Grams pensioners and non-pensioners)
died last year.
Commissioner Ware estimates fur
there that the death rate among pen
sioners of all classes at the close of
the present year will approximate A.
200
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-10-08
Two Magnificent Society Functions
at Opposite Ends of
the City.
The YELLED PROPHET DOWN TOWN,
new YORK'S GUESTS AT The FAIR
Visitors From All Over the
and From Many Foreign COun-
tries Paid Homage to the Yelled
Prophet Upon His Twenty-Sev-
enth Visit to the City.

st. Louis, Oct. 5.-With the depart
ure of the last guests from the Mer-
chants exchange early Wednesday
morning ended the great Yelled Proph-
cts ball, the most spectacular and
brilliant social event eve held in the
west. The Merchants exchange was
transformed into a canopy of nations,
and the Yelled Prophets first interna-
tional court was a scene of splendor
and color unsurpassed in the annals
of his reign.
Heretofore the Prophet has been
content with the homage of the states.
His pageant of the streets has been
typical Of the states of the middle
west, and his ball and court have been
the rendezvous of the social satellites
Of the Louisiana purchase.
But Tuesday night the nations of
all the earth paid him court. The
theme of his parade, Art and Archi-
lecture, was a magnificent conception
of the earth's leading nations, while
his ball was the vOtary around which
gathered in uniforms of other courts,
not more brilliant, men and women to
pay him honor.
Respondent with the colors of the
Yelled Prophet, red, orange and purple,
and of The Worlds fair, white, yellow
and red, the ballroom was showered
with a maze of v~aricolored electric
lights.
The Stars and Stripes in many fes-
tOons, trailing draperies and panels
adorned the walls.
Flags of all nations of the civilized
world hung from the balcony, making
q scene of international brililancy and
pomp.
Miss Stella Wade, who made her
debut into society last season, and who
has become a favorite during the
Worlds fair, was chosen by the Proph-
ct as his queen. She will reign over
st. Louis social destinies until the
coming of the Prophet again.
The brilliant pageant that traversed
the streets preceding the ball was wit
messed by the greatest thrOng ever as
Sembled OH the streets of St. Louis,
the usual crowd of sightseers being
augmented by tens of thousands of
Worlds fair visitors. 1t was a merry
crowd, the carnival spirit predominant
ing, with only here and there a dis
cordant note when some of the fun
makers became too bOisterous.
The confetti merchants and the VEN
doris of various tantalizing devices
drove a profitable trade, as the Uttered
streets after the crowds dispersed
gave abundant evidence.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-10-08
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED

Secretary Hay has returned to Wash
ington from his summer home on Lake
Sunapee, New Hampshire.
Deputy sheriffs of st. Clair county,
ILL.,, threaten TO strike against a re-
duction from $3.50 to 81 a day.
Russia has ordered out a total of
10000 members of the guards regi-
ments for service in Manchuria.
William Rich, a miner employed by
the Eaton Fuel Co., at Duquoin, ILL.,,
was instantly killed by falling rock.
Mrs. Martha Hanley, wife of a prom
inent citizen of Center, Ala, lost her
life in a fire which consumed their
home.
Two hundred and fifty members Of
the Indianapolis Commercial club are
visiting the Worlds fair at st. Louis
in a body.
The man recently murdered at Creve
Occur lake, near st. Louis, proves to
have been Mark Adams, of Fort
Worth, Tex.
A fraud order has been issued by the
post office department against the
Thomas A. Edison, Jr., Chemical Co."
of New York.
Twelve workmen were injured by
the collapse of the walls of the new
high school building at Carthage, ILL.,.
two seriously.
Secretary Of the Navy Paul Morton.
Mrs. Morton and his daughter, Miss
Pauline Morton, are in st. Louis visit
ing the Worlds fair.
President Roosevelt has decided to
delay the call for the meeting Of the
next peace congress until after close
of the Russo-Japanese war.
Lord Herbert Vane Tempest, a prom
snent English peer. is in st. Louis do
ing the Worlds fair. He attended the
Yelled Prophets ball, Tuesday night,
;ncog.
Chicago is turning herself loose on
st. Louis. Ten trainloads of Chicago
ans arrived in the Worlds fair city
Tuesday, and that's only the advance
guard.
Rev. Freeman Taylor, aged SO, Of
Wabash county, will, ON Thursday
next, marry Mrs. Mary Jackson, widow
of Robert Jackson, also of that oun
ty, who is past 20.
The archbishop of Canterbury, with
J. ,Pierpont Morgan, arrived in Boston.
Tuesday, where the English divine will
address the general convention of the
Protestant Episcopal church. +.
One of the first results of the return
Of Secretary Hay to Washington was
the closing up of the incident growing
cut of the arrest OF Third Secretary
Quincy, of the British embassy, at Lee.
Mass.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-10-08
Curious Alien Problem.

There are in New York about Halt
a dozen "noblemen" hanging around
the hotels waiting for an invitation to
go to Newport or any place where
there may be a possible chance of
picking up a r~eady-mOney girl. Any
afternoon one of them may be seen
playing billiards or pool at one of the
big hotels and putting in" wher-
ever he "a get a chance. He is not
a guest of the aristOcratic hOstelry fof
reasons best known TO himself. Should
he fail to get the necessary invita-
ton this summer he may get a job
as an actor this winter, and, failing
in that, there may be a chance as the
driver of a hanson cab. This is gen
orally preferred by an Englishman TO
waiting on table. In the matter OF
success the German and French are
not usually so fortunate as their Eng
lish brothers. After a short cam
paign they are to be see carrying
a tray in one Of the city restaurants.
what shall we do with our surplus
noblemen?" is a problem that con
fronts Europe. New York has helped
In a measure, to solve this problem.
1t is simply another phase of the i'm
migration question that is o both
ering the officials of the United
States.-Chicago Journal.
Even a plain parasoi can lay a pref
ty girl in the shade.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-10-08
POINTED

Many a man fails to get there be-
cause he has dizzy feet.
Some men lead double lives because
they are driven to it.
Most people eat their sOrrows and
drink their disappointments.
Duty is a thin disguise often as
sumed to hide a mans meanness.
In We ancient times Lots wife was
considered the salt of the earth.
More people would dance if they
could escape the demands Of the
fiddler.
Girls waste kisses on each other be
cause they know where to get plenty
more.
An Ohio genius has worked himself
to death trying TO invent a labor-sav-
ing machine.
In accordance with the eternal fit
ness of things a book Of love poems
should be bound in calf.
Man is the only animal that uses a
handkerchief. Women's handkerchiefs
are merely for show.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-10-08
THE NEW YORK DAY FUNCTION.
The Grand Ball at the New York
Pavilion at the Worlds Fair.

The Grand Ball at the New York
Pavilion at the Worlds Fair.
ST. Louis. Oct. 5.-The New York
day reception and ball given by Gov.
Benjamin B. Odell, Jr., and attended
by about 1900 guests at the New York
pavilion Tuesday night, was the great
est event socially of the Worlds fair.
1t was SC pronounced by society
which attended it and those whose de-
cision is law in such matters point to
the fact that the function went off
without a hitch, rerfect in plan and
execution, memorable for wonderful
lighting effects, rich decorations, beau
tiful women and distinguished men,
both of army and of civil life.
That this happened while the Yelled
Prophet was holding his court down
town is considered only Is proving
that st. Louis has become a great So
cial city. Neither affair seemed to
suffer because of the other.