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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-02-20
Entrance Into Politics.

entrance INTO HOllt1cS.
With the business world conquered
he turned his attention to politics
Perhaps it is true that his beautiful
friendship for William Mckinley, the
untimely ending of which almost broke
the senator's heart, was responsible for
this At any rate he was the first,
and most persistent worker of the band
of men who placed the late president
in the chair.
Upon the Retirement Of John Sher-
man, in 1897, to become secretary of
state, Governor Bushnell appointed
Mr.. Hanna to fill the unexpired term
in the senate. 1t was the reward he
sought. But Ohio did not yet know
the man, and the campaign for the
election to a full term which followed
was one of the bitterest ever waged in
that state of politics. Hanna was
elected by one vote.
In the senate came another surprise.
Hanna, the politician, did not join the
silent group of men like Quay, who
were politicians alone. He spoke and
while not an orator he showed himself
forceful speaker. AS a statesman he
speedinly became prominent. He
brOadened in his new work, and his re-
cent reelection to the senate by ma
jority of ninety votes shows the change
in the man, or, rather, the change in
tire popular conception of the man.
Recognized as LabOr's Friend.
Recently Mr.. Hanna had become
known as the friend of labor The inn
portance OF such fact can be recog-
nized when it is stated that there were
usually 10000 men in his employ, and
that his payroll was S., 900, 900 year,
or about 800, 90 day.
His men had long recognized his
friendship. In the coal strike of 1896
81 the Hanna mines continued at
work. In the Cleveland strike of 1899
his street car employees continued to
run his cars. At time when the iron
industry was staggering he kept his
imnes in operation until 1907 tons
of ore We're heaped upon his docks that
the men might have work.
In 1901 he became one of the COM
mittee of arbitrators of the National
Civic Federation, which is the most
prominent body in the world of labor
and capital today, and has since be-
come the steadfast personal friend of
such men as Samuel Gompers and John
Mitchell.
His home life was typical in its
American simplicity. In Washington
IT was given over to the necessary
functions of his position, but in Cleve-
land it was the quiet life of business
man. His wife was his confidant and
companion, and his children his
friends.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-02-20
ANOTHER ATTACK.
japanese Destroyers Asntn al
Work at Port Arthur-.Re.
suits Indefinite,

Tokyo, Feb. 1.-TWO more Russian
war vessels have been successfully tor
pedoed 10y the Japanese fleet.
Tokyo, Feb. l7.-Admiral Togo has
made the report To the mikado of an
other engagement on Sunday night be-
tween part of his torpedo tiotilla and
the Russian squadron at Port Arthur,
in which one ship of the enemy was
either disabled or destroyed.
He says that the attempt to attack
the ships was frustrated to degree by
the heavy weather and binding
snowstorm that prevailed at the time.
This destroyed the formation of "A line
of attack and separated the fleet 40
that but two of the destroyers sue
ceeded III reaching the vicinity of the
Russian fleet
These two, however. attacked indie.
pendently, and while the absolute re-
suits have not been obtained, Admiral
Togo says that the effect was one to
further confuse and harass the Rus.
SLAMS.
The officer in command of one ot
the Japanese destroyers reports that he
torpedoed one warship with such force
that she was heeled over on her beam
ends and he thinks she was DESTROYED
The land forts kept up sharp fight
after the attack was discovered unit
the japanese retired from range. Ii il
not known where the torpedo fiotilla i,
at the presnet time.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-02-20
PERISH FROM COLD
SIX HUNDRED RUSSIAN SOLDIERS
FROZEN TO DEATH.
Lost Their Way While Crossing
Lake Baikal, Eastern Siberia
Russian Cruiser Blown Up by
Mine, Nearly Two Hundred Men
Perishing.

Berlin, Feb. 1.-THE st. Peters
burg correspondent of the Tagliche
Rundschau says that 900 Russian sol
diers have been frozen to death while
marching across Lake Baikal, Eastern
Siberia.
The correspondent adds that the
temporary railroad across the lake is
not yet completed; that large detach-
ment of troops was sent on twenty
two mile march over the ice covered
lake and that it is presumed that part
of these troops lost their way in a snow
storm and persisted.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 17.-The Rus
sian cruiser Boyarin was blown up by
mine i'll the harbor of Port Arthur
on Feb. ID and 1877 men of the crew
We're lost, as well as a number of Off
GERS. The ship ran onto a mine which
had been planted by the engineer corps
and met the same fate as the cruiser
Yenisel, which was destroyed in the
same manner. She was named as hav-
ing been damaged in the attack OH
Port Arthur. This is a mistake.
The Boyarin wags built in Copenha-
gen in 1900. She was a type of the
fast protected cruiser class, with 5000
tons displacement and guaranteed
speed of % knots.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-02-20
Sunday Closing Movement.

Walla Walla, Feb. 18.-The county
commissioners have decided that they
have no jurisdiction in the matter of
the petition filed by the local lodge of
Good Templars, praying the board TO
enforce the Sunday closing law. The
petition was referred to the county at
torney. The temperance people claim
that they will continue the fight until
all saloons and other places of bhsi-
ness coming under the provisions of
the law are closed on Sunday.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-02-20
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.

Seattle is enjoying hack war.
Creston is to have a $1,000 school
building.
Colville merchants have organized
commercial club.
A good roads convention was held
at Davenport last week.
The Northern Pacific is to improve
its service to Gray's Harbor towns.
Ballard Elks have completed the
program for dedicating their new hall
February 81.
Poultry raising is fast becoming
profitable industry III Central and
Western Washington.
James Ireland is in Jail at Edwall
charged with forging names of promi-
nent farmers on checks.
The state convention of the National
Association of Letter Carriers will
meet in Seattle FEBRUARY %.
Seattle's percentage of gain in postal
receipts for January exceeded that of
Senator Ankeny has favorably re-
ported to the senate the bill making an
appropriation for the improvement of
Rainier National park.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Hodgdon cele-
brated the fiftieth anniversary of their
marriage Friday at the home of their
son, Judge Hodgdon, at Hoquiam.
A mass meeting of the citizens of
Frank lin county was held at Connell
Saturday to take action in petitioning
the government to establish the Pa
louise river project for irrigation of
Frank lin county lands.
Seattle and Tacoma chambers of
commerce have endorsed the petition
of the lumbermen of the state asking
railroads for Accent rate on common
lumber to Missouri river points; also
resolution asking of the government
restoration of the 4 per cent differ
entail in favor of Pacific coast ship
builders bidding on construction of
war vessels.
Seattle Daughters of the American
Revolution are planning to build fine
club house.
The report of the Puget Sound Gus
tomss district for January shows good
gain in imports.
The proposed appropriation for Bal
lard harbor has been tied up for the
present session of congress.
Wilmon Tucker, IA young attorney,
has been nominated as Democratic
candidate for mayor of Seattle.
California stockmen are seeking per-
mission to ship their starving cattle
into Washington for pasturage.
Governor Mcbride has sent prac-
teal refusal to the proposition to ad-
NIT starving California cattle into
Washington for pasturage.
Rerorts of United States consuls in
dictate increased foreign trade for Pu-
get sound in 1904. Hoquiam public
schools have an enrolment of TAT pu-
pills
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-02-20
Minor. happenings
of tire Week.

William J. Lemp, st. Louis million
aire brewer, committed suicide Satur-
day.
The State Bank of Corning, Iowa,
has failed with liabilities of $50, 900
and possible assets of $75, 900.
Announcements is made of the sale OF
the Carver McNeer group OF claims at
Nizina, Alaska, for million dollars.
Michael Davitt, the Irish leader,
called on President Roosevelt Monday
and presented him with a blackthorn
stick.
John Morley's amendment to the
reply to the crown, criticizing the
governments fiscal policy, was de-
feated.
Alaska railway promoters claim TO
have killed the bill i'll congress for the
construction of the Valdez Eagle wag-
on road.
Four hundred operators employed 10y
the Erie railroad have held an all
night meeting at Patterson, n. j., to
discuss dlleReu pTleN
Richard +. Post has been appointed
receiver of the Peabody Fire Insurance
Company of Baltimore. The company
lost soc, 900 by reason of the fire, and
it had funds of $500, 900
Herrera was knocked ont in the third
round at Anaconda by Long
Frank Jones, an outlaw, was killed
in Montana ranch house when he
refused TO surrender.
Four hundred members of the Stable
r Employees Union at the Union Stock
Yards, i'll Chicago, have gone on strike
for an increase i'll wages.
Tommy Warren, at on e time fea-
therweight champion of the United
States, died at San Francisco Wednes-
day. For several years he has been i'll
the army transport service, and recent
" returned from Manila.
The League of American Sportsmen
has adjourned to meet in Seattle in
June, 1905 Resolutions were adopted
declaring against spring shooting in
any of the states and favoring the en-
actment of laws in all the states.
Jim" Ray, one of the best known
figures in the st. Louis sporting world
reputed to have been the wealthiest ne
gro in that city, was shot and killed in
pistonl battle in which thirty shots
were fired, as the result of "A gambling
quarrel.
Brigadier General +. G.. Ainsworth
chief of the record and pension office
of the war department, in discussing
the merits of civil service, predicted
that a civil pension list for superannu-
ated civil employees of the government
is one of the certainties of the future.
A deal has been consummated where
by the state land board sells IL, 900
additional acres in the Big Horn coun-
try to Apostle Woodruff and syndi-
cate of Mormops. The Mormaons pro-
ponse to start big irrigation projects
and settle the land with at least 20, 900
more Mormons, The colony already
numbers about s 200 settlers.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-02-20
Cruisers Sent to North China.

Washington, Feb. 17.-Adimral Ev-
ans, commanding the Asiatic station,
has notified the navy department that
he has despatched three of the cruiser
squadron to North China ports, where
they will be held in readiness to serve
as dispatch boats or for the succor of
refugees or for similar purposes during
the progress of the war. The New Or
leans has started from Cavite for Che
foo, the nearest neutral point TO the
theater of war. The Raleigh and
Frolic have started from Cavite for
Shanghai.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-02-20
ONLY TWO BATTLES.
Many Bulletins Refer to the Same
ENGAGEMENTS.

Many Bulletins Refer to the Same
Engagements.
New York, Feb. ia careful study
of the reports that have reached Amer
lea and Europe from the East, includ-
ing press dispatches and communica-
tions through official channels, would
indicate that but two conflicts of any
moment have so far occurred. These
are the japanese naval attack OH Port
Arthur on Monday night and Tuesday
morning, and the affair at Chemulpo
on Monday and Tuesday
In circles whose knowledge of con-
ditions in that part of the world allows
them to speak with accuracy, the va
rious reports of minor engagements are
considered but echoes of these two
fights. Gable and Geographic facili-
ties are limited, and it is evident that
as reports of the Chemulpo and Port
Arthur affairs reach various points
they are promptly cabled by resident
correspondents, resulting in natural
confusion of dates.
The circumstantial report of another
engagement sent by the Reuter- Tele-
gram Company from Tokyo, under date
of February 10, and published in this
country Thursday afternoon, also I'M
doubtedly refer to the original Port
Arthur attack, the news of which has
just reached Tokyo. This belief is
strengthened by the report that no
official confirmation has been received
of subsequent engagements, and it is
pointed out that such official advices
were received through the various EN-
bassies at Washington promptly on the
heels of the press reports on the events
of Monday and Tuesday.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-02-20
Russia Seizes Newchwang.

New York, Feb. IA dispatch to
the Herald from Tientsin, dated Mon
day, Feb. 10, asserts that Russia has
sliced Newchwang, the Chinese treaty
port. Fifteen hundred infantry, the
correspondent adds, entered the native
city with bands playing and banners
flying.
Panic and confusion prevailed among
the native population.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-02-20
SENATOR HANNA
PASSES AWAY
NOTED FIGURE REMOVED FROM
AMERICAN PUBLIC LIFE.
Senator Succumbs After an Illness
Extending Over Nearly Months,
Which Finally Drifted Into Ty-
phOid Fever--TO BE Buried at
Cleveland.

Washington, Feb. Ex-senator Mar
Gus Alonzo Hanna died at $40 o'clock
last night at the family apartments in
the Arlington hotel, after an illness
extending over nearly two months,
filled with apparent recoveries follow
ed by relapses, and finally drifting
into typhoid fever, which in his weak
stand
Funeral services will be held in the
senate chamber Wednesday at noon, at
which the president, cabinet, congress,
public officials and friends will be
present. For brief period in the fore
noon the body will lie in state in the
marble room. After the services, spe-
cial trains over the Pennsylvania rail
way will carry the body, the family
and friends to Cleveland, where SER
vices will be held either at the home
of the senator or his son, Dan Hanna
on Friday afternoon.
Both houses of congress adjourned
this morning Immediately after con-
vening, no business of any kind being
transacted. Flags on the Capitol have
been half-masted and will remain so
until after the funeral.
There are universal expressions of
regret among public men at the death
of Senator Hanna, all of them, with
out distinction of party, saying the
country had lost one of its most force
full and useful citizens.
To Secretary Hay especially the
death of Senator Hanna is great loss
mo one who knew Senator Hanna, !"
said Mr.. Hay, could fail to recognize
in him those remarkable qualities of
mind and heart that distinguished
him. He was man in a thousand
for generosity, honesty and LOYALTY
He was one of the truest friends that
ever lived"
Mr.. Hay said that one of the sur
prising things about Senator Hanna s
career was the contrast between the
senator's true character and the cloud
of calumny and vituperation that was
made to surround his name by political
opponents. Things that were attrib-
uted to him by thoughtless adversaries
We're precisely the things of which he
was absolutely incapable.
United States Senator Marcus Alonzo
Hanna, next to President Roosevelt
the most prominent figure of the ante
convention season, was born in New
Lisbon, Ohio, September "a, 1887.
In 1896 he had risen to the front rank
of solid conservative business men in
command of great affairs, but was un-
known TO the mass of the people.
Since that time he rose to the first
rank as politician, was recognized as
statesman of ability, prominently
spoken of as a candidate for president
of the UnitedS tates, and stood as the
one man to whom capital and labor
were most willing TO intrust their con-
fiicting interests for settlement.
Mr.. Hanna started at the age of 20
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-02-20

London, Feb. THE Kobe CORES
pondent of the St. James Gazette as
serts that in Sundays attack on Port
Arthur the Japanese fleet succeeded i'll
torpedoing a warship in the harbor and
also one lying outside.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-02-20
SENATOR MARCUS A. HANNA-Fom His Latest Photograph

as clerk in his fathers store. He
became partner and later head of the
firm. Still later he became a member
of one of the pioneer firms in the great
coal and iron industry of Cleveland,
and in 1887 became senior partner,
the firm name being then changed to
M. A. Hanna & Co., now known all
over the business world.
Business Interests Develop.
He built railroads to bring his coal
to Cleveland and later bought and built
ships to bring his ore from the head
of the Great Lakes. He organized the
Union National Bank of Cleveland,
and built street railway system for
Cleveland. He bought the ore mines
from which he had drawn his supplies
at first and consolidated them under
the name of the Chaplin Mining Com
pany. Altogether he owned all the
sources of his raw material and all the
means by which they were combined
at the common center.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-02-20
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, $40 per ton; wheat, chicken feed,
$26 per ton; bran, SIS per tom shorts.
$40 per ton.
Hay-Eastern Washington. new, $21
per ton; Puget sound. $lSQ15 per ton;
alfalfa. $3.50 per ton.
Eggs-Strictly fresh ranch, 29@30c.
Poultry-Live hens, 1Sc per Id; old
ROSTERS, Sc per ID: ducks. 14@15c
per Id; geese, 12h@1Sc per Id; tur-
keys, 10000 per Id.
Live Stock-Choice beef cattle.
cows. S9S1sc per Id; steers. 4@4hc
per lb: sheep. 5A@4c per Id; hogs,
6@6lac per ID; calves. 5@7c rer Id;
lambs, s2@250 per head.
Hides, Pelts and Wool-Heavy and
sailed steers. over 60 lbs, TIC per Id;
medium. sound, &c per Id; light, sound.
under 60 lbs. &c per Id: cows. sound.
all weights, &C per ID; stays. bulls and
oxen. 41ac per Id. Eastern Washing
ton wool. 7@9c per III: Western Wash
ington wool 12Q14c per ID; dirty or
timber stained. 10@11 per Id; tallow.
4Q5c per Id; grease, ~ Q2c per Id.
Tacoma Quotations.
Wheat-Bluestem. Sic; club, Zoe.
Cattle-Steers. 4Q4hc per cwt.;
cows, 3Q3&c.
Sheep-4hc.
Hogs-4hc.
Poultry-Turkeys dressed. 2O@21c,
chickens, dressed, spring, 17hc;
ducks, dressed. 16c; geese. dressed,
/ 15c. Live-Chickens. lac; ducks. lie;
geese, lie; turkeys, 1Sc.
Butter-Washington creamery. 2Sc;
ranch, l4@ 1Sc; Eastern tub, 24@26c.
Eggs-Fresh ranch. 27@29c; East
ern. 23Q24c
oats-s25@26; rolled oats, s26@27
Hays. Alfalfa. etc.-Wheat hay,
sl6.50q17.5O; timothy, s21q22; blue
grass, sic: clover. s16.5Oq1750; al
falfa. s1Sq14
Feed-Cora. s26; wheat. s27@2s;
barley. whole grain. s2O.5O; rolled,
s2250; brain. $40: shorts, s2l.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-09-29

fate, not personal inclination, which
has made him the soldier he - today
Like most of Japan's great men, he Is
noterich III this worlds goods. He Is
far too liberal to amass a fortune. II IS
told of him during the Chinese war he
bought provisions for his men and
horses out of his own pocket rather
h pillage the wretched homes along
h route.
In fact, charity got to be such a
mania with him that his wife, an eX-
tre1nely economical woman, had TO act
as treasurer and dole out TO him a
mail allowance daily.
During his residence in Paris he was
often greatly upset by the way dumb
animals, particularly horses, were
abused. Once he got into a dreadful
muss with a cabby and both had to be
marched off to the police station.
Though the marshal could speak but
little French he storIned around the
terrified commissaire until Justice was
given him, and saw the jehu condemned
to a $40 fine. japanese merchants in
Paris, as well as cabmen. remember
this active military attache, though In
quite a different way.
One day, sitting in front of a cafe.
he noticed a Japanese Offering some
beautiful fans at exceedingly low
prices, lower even than the same article
$1,000 ~ $40 AaNAPSA Il aEA
ing the man TO him, he asked how he
could do 1t. The other told him, owing
10 long illness, business had dropped
OF. He was unable TO pay the rent,
which would come due on the following
day, SO he II his Wife, rather than
lose all their stock, We're selling what
articles they could smusgle out on the
streets of Paris. The attache had sey-
eral important engagements on hand
that afternoon, but he postponed all and
hurried off With the unfortunate mer-
chant. After thoroughly examining into
matters, he paid the rent, suggested
the mans moving into a better quarter
OF h capital, and during the rest Of
his stay there did what he could to
work up 8 clientele among his friends.
From that day the merchants affairs
fouTisfed and tive years ago he died
worth a nice round sum, By his viii
he LETT $4,000 Of il to his benefactor.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-09-29
cheer, 'Banzia," with which they

SssSSA, sshAASi @ VAIN Which 6Lit
charge.
The nearest shop where a bottle of
sak or beer can be bought is at Feng
Wa7g Cheng, fifty miles to the rear.
and that means that the officers get
very little and the soldiers none. Tea,
cigarettes and fans are the soldiers
luxury; fishing, writing letters and
reading newspapers their amusements
The greatest indulgence of the officers
IS the htg iron kettles carried in net
ting, two on a pony, which are used
for heating water for hot baths, as well
as jars TO cook the company mess OF
rice. a few squares of straw mating
10 construct a bath house, a fire and
an immense stone jar for a tub spell
comfort.
Fans for soldiers seem an anomaly.
particularly for soldiers so far removed
from suspicion of efficiency as the
japanese, The fans and lea kettles
dangling from saddles and from SOL
dlers packs have surprised some of the
conservative European attaches.
Another souvenir of home life which
the soldiers have brought into Man
churia is q flships line in every KNAPP
sack. From the commanding general
down to The humhlesJ coolie who trots
after his masters horse they are dis
ciples OF the rod,
No description of the Japanese SOL
der would be Just which failed to
mention his courtesy and his honesty.
Living in the midst Of the arrny, dis
playing many luNurieS which must bs
tempting to soldiers kept on a most
economical basis, tbs correspondents
leave their effects about the camps
without fear for the safety u them.
Nothing is stoiem-not even tobacco o.
food. The same Cling could hardly ~
said Of other soldiers.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-09-29

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