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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-06-24
NAY USE ELECTRICITY.
Northern Pacific Railway Talking OF
Chance on Coast,

Change on Coast.
st. Paul, MIMI, June 21.-A dis
patch from New York says that the
Northern Pacific Railway Company is
contemplating the use of electric pow
or on one hundred miles of it's track
on the west end. The information OBJ
viously emanated from the Office of
Col. Daniel S. Lamont, of New York
city, first vice president of the COM
pany, and the dispatch is looked upon
as authoritative by local officials Of
the road.
F. W. Gilbert, general superintend-
emit, when advised Of the tip from Goth
am, said that such a project on the
west end would be entirely feasible.
ELECTRICITY can be generated with
economy in Washington and Oregon"
said Mr.. Gilbert, "for there is any
amount Of water power in the Cascades
that could be used in such project.
1.-The Seattle line, with mileage
OF 40 miles from Seattle to Tacoma,
and Olympia and Grays harpor
branches, from Tacoma to Centralia.
&c miles, would be excellent portions
Of track upon which to try the expert
ment of using electric motive power"
Traffic Manager j. G.. Woodruff.
when advised of the New York rumor.
said that the deterioration of steam
lines was very general subject of
conversation among railway men. In
many parts of the country electrifica-
ton of steam lines is the only way in
which the competition of interurban
trolley lines can be met with any de.
gree OF success. Although Mr.. Wood
run did not put much credence in the
report from New York, he thought that
SUCH an experiment on the west end
might be altogether feasible.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-06-24
CONFER ON MOROCCO
FRANCE and GERMANY PRAC.
TICALLY AGREE.
Affairs OF r1orocc0 to Be Subject
of Consideration BY the Powers.
Details and Scope Now Being
Arranaed-Air Is Considerably
Cleared by Discussion.

Paris, June 2O.-An international
conference for the consideration Of the
affairs Of Morocco is now practically
assured-the result Of the conversation
between Premier Rouvier and Prince
Won Radolin, the German ambassador
and attention is now directed to de-
filming the scope Of the conference.
Details are being rapidly arranged,
and the officials expect to be able to
announce the plans for the conference
in the course Of four or five days.
This result, after the severe strain,
which tested the diplomatic resources
Of both governments, has the effect OF
relieving the tension, the officials of
the foreign office and the diplomats Of
the German embassy agreeing that an
amicable adjustment is near at hand.
Although the acceptance of the con-
ference gives a certain measure Of sue
cess to German diplomacy, yet M. Rou-
vier emerges from the controversy with
the advantage of having brought Ger
many to exactly define the scope Of the
conference and so to rid it Of the OBJ
jectien Of being q menace to French
interests.
Germany has suspected that France
had designs on the sovereignty Of Mo-
10000, but the negotiations disclosed
that France had net questioned this
sovereignty. Similarly, it was dis.
closed that France had not designed to
interrupt the present territorial or po-
itical status quo of Morocco.
This appears to have been one OF
Germany's chief approximations, as any
change in Moruoco's status quo might
involve an ultimate French protector.
ate similar to that over Tunis.
With both governments favorable tc
the sovereignty of Morocco and to he,
territorial and political status quo, il
remains for the conference to adjust
tho equality of commercial rights, al
Germany desires this assurance from
an international conference instead OF
through the operations Of the Anglo
French agreement.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-06-24
Mxnos. Happenings
Of tho Week

The steamship Minnesota arrived at
Honpkong from Seattle June IL.
Missouri officers are testing the val
iiity of the law making betting on
honrse races felony.
The Mississippi river is. out of its
banks from Clinton to Davenport.
Much property damage is resulting.
Fire caused by lignhsning destroyed
the Wisconsin Veneer Company's fac
tory at Rhinelander, Wis. Loss, $780,
600.
Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild. who
died June IS, left the sum of $4,000
600 to be distributed for various char.
liable purposes.
It is stated that Chief Engineer Wal
lace of the isthmian canal may resign
on account of alluring offers by large
railroad interests.
The Fredonia National bank. Fredo-
MIA, N. Y, has been closed by order of
the comptroller of the currency, on in
formation received from the examiner
that it is insolvent.
A contract for the work of building
q jetty and dredging the channel at
Nome harbor has been let. The ap-
preparation by congress for this pur-
pose was $250,OOO.
ON. Burns, cashier of the First
National bank of Montpelier, O., plead
guilty to altering the records of the
bank and was sentenced to seven years
in the Ohio penitentiary.
The steamer Terranova has sailed
from Tromsoe to attempt to relieve the
Ziegler Arctic expedition.
For the first time in the history OF
the military academy at West Point
two representatives of the Chinese en-
pire have been admitted as cadets to
that institution.
o. M. Leland and party of govern.
ment surveyors have sailed for Alaska
to commence Establishment Of the in.
ternational boundary line as outlined
by the London commission in 1909.
Suits have been fled in the federal
courts at Kansas City by all the rail
roads doing business in Missouri to en-
join the state beard of railroad anG
warehouse commissioners from enforc
ing the maximum freight law enacted
by the last legislature.
Gifts to Princeton university of 3St
acres of land almost contiguous to tn
university property, more than doub
ling the amount of land held by tn
university, and recitation hall to COS
about 100000, were announced BY
President Woodrow Wilson on com
mencement day.
A dispatch from Zanzi bar announce
the death Of Tippo lib, the noted Aral
chief and slave dealer. When travelling
through the Dark Continent, in 1876
Henry M. Stanley met lib and de
scribed him as most remarkable char
acter. He later established the chic
as governor of the Stanley Falls station
on the Upper Congo.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-06-24
NICHOLAS AGAIN PROMISES
AN ELECTIVE ASSEMBLY

st. Petersburg, June 2e.-Empsror
Nicholas yesterday received the zemst.
vo deputation. The reception took
place at noon in the Alexander palace
at Peterhof. Prince Troubetskoi, pre-.
sident of the zemstvo congress Of the
Moscow government, in behalf Of tho
Moscow delegation, addressed the en-.
peror in long speech, in which be
described the serious internal condi.
tions which have caused the zemstv@
to approach his majesty directly. The
emperor was evidently much impressed.
His majesty replied, expressing deep
regret at the great sacrifices conse.
quent on the war, and above every
thing at the disaster to the Russian
navy. he said:
81 am happy to have heard you. |
have no doubt you are guided BY an
ardent sentiment Of love for the faith
erland in addressing me directly.
81 have been grieved in my whole
soul. with all my people, at the calan''
tiles which the war has brought upon
Russia and at all those which ma!
still be feared, as we'll as our internal
disturbances.
'sDissipate your doubts. My will .
sovereign, and it is my unalters@
will that the admission of elected n.y.
reeentatives to the works Of state sn'A
be regularly accomplished.
II watch daily and devote myeel
this work. You may announce tns'~
all your friends in country and FOWL.
81 am firmly convinced that huss'
will emerge strengthened from ~. ~
trials she is now enduring and .ns'
there will be established soon, as l@
merly, a union between the empo."
and all Russia, communion oe'~ MOI.
myself and the men Of Russia. ins
union and communion must serve % -
tasis for the original principlS :"
Russia. IL.
81 have faith in your desire TO Osf
me in this task. .ha
Upon completing his remains .m.
emperor greeted the individual '''
bers Of the delegation. mi,
The fact that the emperor NV ,s-.s
received the bold, plain spoken . sa If
without 90 much as an lnolca".. mil
his Misrepresentation, but e1presseu u.l;or.
sympathy with the efforts 70 az. ILL.,: ds.
ate the deplorable state OF ansu a;recs
picted therein, and in the mos ". o-ou-
and explicit fashion renewed 'no Iss Of
ise to summon the represents'!,,n ,a.
the people, made the deepest '
sion on the delegation. IN. 80
The delegation is now prepa.s ru
account Of the audience, WIZ. .,,mr
be presented to the st. fs': u
douma during the day, ana wu Lions %
accordance with their instruU' ~ cou
we'll as the imperial wish, VIII Wv may
inundated to all the zemstVes NV
nTa ~ Runaia
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-06-24

san Francisco, June 21.-The biz
racine liner Dakota, sister ship of the
Minnesota, has arrived here. After
ner cargo OF steel rails and general
ifeignt 10 unloaded she will 20 ON the
oiy oook Tor general overhauline.
one WI! snen proceed to Puget sound
and begin her regular run soroaa the
racine IN connection with the. Great
Northern railroad.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-06-24
nUsT Use DlscRer,o..
President Issues Ors...
Execution OF cxclu.,a. .esattl

preSaoenf Issues Order. =
Execution Of rxc'ss'os. .,. g.
Warrington, June 10 ..ws.
Rooaevelt 4 manifestinv ! feaidct
81 II the statements NAL s oeep iass.
Monday By . delegation a. .O MIN Ii
the American AGiatic Asso. a,enosn u
cerning the difficulties wh;as CO...
have bean experienced BY Chi. nlsAsua
chants, students. traveller ana 70 ma.
mon N gaining admission - ~. n'erag
Try. The complaints Of the sD, Go Soea,
governments about the alleged h ~a'ass
tion to which members Of tho thu na@ilis.
OF Chinese are subjected nnoO O' !, olasss
rial IN the United States, tossts s.s' s y,
the threats Of the commercial sls. s with
Of China to retaliate by ho.as ollds
American made goods. ha,a '0o'aag
the business men Of this oono aroused
protesvt against what thew ha to
garded as unreasonable diacr;. Love n.
in the enforcement of Chiness 'a aass
sion laws. e1clu.
In letter to Secretary Ma...,.
the department Of commerce. .s Of
Dor, the president directs him ~. ~ a.
that the immigration oficen e, ~ sss
extreme discretion in the enf,o ,'.''ss
Of the exclusion law, to the ans y
the relations Of this governmen. ant , 'as'
China may continue to be cord;., "''a
It is pointed out that great dis s,.
is experienced by the Immigration s NY
oisls ID executing the law, becauss w. :.
the many bogus certificates vh;a s' VI
presented BY Chinese. It lisa wall ~ a.s
derstood fact that for a considara. W.
q Chinese coolie may procure in CS;'a
q certificate that he is a merchsn .'. :.
q traveller or q member of the oths.
exempt glasses. On its face thu o.s
tiicate entities him to admission n =.
United States. So many frauds h.,. ~.
been discovered in the matter Of th..s
certificates that the immigration ofs
cials examine all of them most c.,.
fully.
Thus far no feasible plan has hae,
worked out to remedy the trouble n
which the Chinese complain, sec,s
tary Metcalf Is in favor Of conuns.
sional legislation on the subject ur.
viding for q rigid supervision Of thu
issuance Of certificates in China, tba
idea being to hold the officials who H.
sue them absolutely responsible for The
accuracy Of the statements CONTAINED
in the certificates.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-06-24

Canada'S Alien Labor Law Void.
Toronto, Ont, June 19.-Judge An
Gin has given out his decision in the
case of the two American railway en-
ployes arrested for alleged violation Of
the alien labor act. The Judge declares
that the act is ultra wires, consequent
~ the deportation ordered by the Do
minion government Of these two men
cannot be enforced.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-06-24
IMPORTANT DECISION
BY TAX COMMISSION

Olympia, June ala statement is
sued by the new tax commission says:
cit has been brought to the atten-
ton of the board that it is the COM
mon practice of nonresident manufac.
turers to fill the warehouses, public
and private, in this state with their
wares about the time assessments are
being made in the several states and
in this way ESCAPE taxation. This il
not only a fraud upon the counties
and states revenue, but works hard
ship to our local manufacturers in Civ.
ing nonresident concerns this advan'
tage. This is not to be tolerated and
the board will prepare an amendment
to the laws which will provide meth.
cd which will be simple and certain in
checking this growing evil.
| This statement is made in connection
with an opinion, the first to be fled
by the commission, which was written
by j. 81. yesterday and bears the sig.
nature Of that body.
The Everett Grain and Warehouse
Company was assessed with $4,000
bushels Of wheat at a valuation Of
sc, 900 by the assessor Of Douglas
county. The company asked q remis
sion on the taxation on the ground
that it owned only 191 bushels of tht
wheat, the balance being subject tx
shipping instructions. The matter wal
referred to the tax commission, which
instructs the assessor that assessment
should not be RENTED. The commits
sion says:
1.-THE Everett Grain and Warehous,
Company had in its possession the frs
day of March 1000 bushels of grain
1t was it's duty, legal and moral, to lis
not only the property owned by it, bu
all property under it's control. in ordel
that the assessor might charge it to tn,
proper person, if a resident of thi'
state, and if not resident of this state
that he might take such action al
would protect the county and state il
their revenue. Taxation is not to b.
treated as a game Of hide and seek.
The warehouse company has possession
Of this wheat, which is prima faci'
evidence Of ownership. The specie
Of product carries with it no marks o.
notification aside from possession
The sale OF personal property presup
poses delivery Of the thing sold or I
memorandum in writing which usual,
takes the form of bill Of sale. Nei
Their Of these courses have been OBJ
served.
eve do not believe taxation shoult
be defeated and our laws set at naugh
by the naked statement Of warehouse
men or others of n-ownership o.
property in their possession, carrying
all Of the badges of full ownership.
"Your course in assessing to the Ev
erett Grain and Warehouse Company
the $4,000 bushels of wheat is approx
ed and commended"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-06-24
New Zion in nexlc'

Mexico City, juno l9..o Chicago,
Dowie and Judge Barnes, OF having
are leaving here for Zion ol' s, M tho
practically completed the des s ~ 1000.
purchase Of the Gonzales ranon .,n lies
where . tropical Zion Casy y
tablishod. :.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-06-24
Premature Fireworks Tabooed.

Seattle, juno 19.-C Chief Of Police
Delaney has issued positive orders to
his men to forbid the use of fire crack
ers and fireworks within the city linn
its. Early celebrators had begun to
shoot of an occasional cracker, and
the chief Saturday instructed his men
not to Discriminate, but to arrest ev-
eryone exploding fireworks within the
city limits. No decision relative %
the Fourth Of July has been announced
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-06-24
TO ATTACK LEASES
SMALL sIOCKnEN COMBINE TO.
FIGHT i BIG ONES.
They Have Seen Practically Crowd
ed Off the Eastern Washington
Ranaes-Asstgnmenfs Of Leases,
bv which State Law Is .Clrcum-
vented, to Be Contested.

Olympia. June lS.-A9 B x06uIb O1
the gradual restricting Of the stock
grazing territory in Eastern Washing
ton and the providing out Of the small
er stockmen, the latter have formed q
com binaCion and are contributing
funds in an effort to devise way Of
divesting the big stookmen Of some Of
the grazing lands they are now enjoy.
ing.
Last week an attorney for the COM
bination Of small stockmen spent sew
eral days in Olympia going over tho
leasing records Of the state land Office.
and as result Of his researches it is
said that legal battle Of magnitude
is impending. which will call into
question the legality Of the leases on
immense tracts Of land situated in
nearly all seotiens Of Eastern Washing
ton. In some parts Of the state stock
men some years ago acquired the rail
road lands at a small figure. These
lands comprised only the odd num-
bered sections.
The state selected the even sections
for the educational land grants, and
the state lands were then leased to the
owners Of the railroad lands. In this
way tracts comprising as much AZ 100
square miles were placed under fence.
The small stockmen have been free
lsnces until now, as result Of the fur
Their encroachments Of the big stock
men, the settling up of the country,
and the passage Of law by the last
legislature restricrting the running at
large Of stock they are having q fight
for their lives.
The point on which the first attack
is likely to be made is the leasing of
the state lands. The enabling act and
the constitution provide that educa-
tional lands shall not be leased in
tracts greater than one section to any
one person. Under ruling Of the at
torney general the land Office has per-
mitted assignments from lessees of
their sections to one individual OF
company, thus ciroumventing the law
in the same way that large mill own
ers have had employees take up claims
Of governments timber and then bought
the claims.
How Leases Are Obtained.
A big stockman, desiring to lease
state lands, will have his wife and his
foreman and his foreman's wife and
their children and the employees Of the
ranch and his lawyer and his friends
each bid in section and then later
assign to him.
The small stockmen have. in mind
the contesting Of these assigned leases.
and il they should be successful not
only the stock grazing industry Of
Eastern Washington, but wheat grow
ers and other agricultural pursuits
would be affected, as the same scheme
has been worked in leasing lands in
Eastern Washington which are suita-
BILE for wheat growing. There are
hundreds Of instances where one man
or company now has under lease,
three, ten, twenty or more sections Of
agricultural lands, and il the combi-
nation of small stockmen is successful
every man who has more than one sec-
ton in his own name will find himself
the possessor Of a valueless sheet of
paper. The Investigations were con-
Quoted here with attempts at strict
secrecy
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-10-27
Veterans at Reunion.

A large number of Staunton and Au'
gusta veterans attended the Grand
Camp meeting in Petersburg, among
them were: Capt. J. H. Waters, Geo.
w. Powers, Jno. A. Fauver, e.. Lewis
CIemmer, H. Erskine Gay, J. A. Wright
Jno. A. Hupman, Silas Fl. Walker,
Daniel Men. Bell, J. N. Mcfarland,
d. A. Hupman, r. NJ. Silling, J. R.
Argenbrlght, G. w. Argenbright, S.
T. Alexander, q. w. Fitch, Geo. F
Keiser, Geo. G. Hawpe, s. Newton Pat.
terson, T. G. Morton, DR.. W. N. Scott
DIR. A. M. Fraser, James s. Kerr, Rev
&. w. Finley, John H. Silling, s. M
Boiling, Newton Argenbright, j. n.
Britain, Jacob G. Baxter, s. D. Tim
berlake. Jno. b. Roden, John f. Leon
ard, Il. w. Harlow. James Bumgard
ner, Jr., George II. Slower, j. Franz
Templeton, A. A. Eskridge, Jno. &
Scott, w. b. Tallaferro, w. F. Brand
George A. Schoppert, N elson Andrews
M. }. Campbell, J. w. Crist, G. W
Baylor, j. w. Cunningham, j. X
Crist J. d. Crist, E. &. fishburne
J. A. Patterson, A. G. Fry, L. r
Woodward, JW. Ellison and Willian
Wholey.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-10-27
The S. p. HIte Company.

1t is announced that the proprietary
medicine business that has been so sue
cessfully conducted here for so many
years by DR.. s. 2. Hte. has grown to
such an extent that it is necessary to
increase facilities for its manufacture,
and for that purpose company has
been formed with DR.. Hite as president,
and associated with him are number
OF prominent Roanoke capitalists and
business men as stockholders and di-
rectors. The company has a capital
stock of 800. 900, all of which has been
subscribed, and it is its purpose to push
in every legitimate way the sale of these
medicines which are so highly appre-
ciated here and wherever known. The
gentlemen engaged in promoting the
new company are successful bankers
and railroad men, and in the most Wig
orous way intend to expand the
business. The company will be known
as the s. p. Hite company. 1t is the
intension of all concerned to maintain
the high reputation that these medi-
cines now enjoy and to extend in every
direction, the area of their popularity.
| The home office will be in Roanoke,
| but it is probable that branch will be
maintained in Stanton.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-10-27
Local Notes of Interest.

A cigar factory outfit with about SOC
pounds of tobacco is offered for sale in
another column. Write. to j. w.
Quinn, Goshen, Va.
All trains were delayed on the G. &
O. Monday by the derailment of a
freight car IN the tunnel just east of
Alton.
Two nice houses are advertised for
sale in another column by Knowles
Armstrong Shoe Co. If you want a
nice home at low price you should see
them.
Last week s Goodson Gazette says:
A few days ago one of the little deaf
boys came running in with the start
ling news that calf had been hatched
in the meadow.
Mrs. Mary WinslOw Rowe, the wife
of the Rev. E. H. Rowe, principal of
the Southern seminary at Buena Vista,
died last Thursday night at the semin'
airy. She suffered three months ago
from an attack of malariaI fever and
never recovered from the effects. Tue
remains were taken to Bowling Green
for interment.
1t is announced officially by the man
agewent of the Jamestown Exposition
Company that Hon. FL. ST. Geo. Tuck
er, it's new president will, during the
week of Nov. ), sail for the continent,
to visit the principal capital cities OF
Europe for the purpose of securing
foreign buildings and exhibits for the
exposition.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-10-27
The Mayor of FaIaise.

1t was dark in the streets of Fs-
laise. The Mayor issued proclama
ton that every citizen should hang
lantern in front of his door. But still
the streets were no lighter. Then the
Mayor swore an oath and issued proc
Iamation that the citizens should put
candles in the lanterns And still the
streets were no lighter. Then tt e
Mayor swore a greater oath, and issued
a proclamation that the citizens should
light the candles. Then the streets
were lighter. It's the combination
that does the trick No use for an OPP
tician to make one test of a mans eyes
and ignore the other equally important
tests. If he Overlooks even one little
defect of visiOn-he might as well not
attempt to do anything for you at all
you'd be better off without such
bungIIpg. In coming to Langs, you
run no such risk, for you are putting
Yourself in the hands of scientific
optician whose careful study, thorough
training and wide experience eminent
ly fit him for the proper examination
of the human eye.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-10-27
SW0ope items.

Swoope, Oct. rs Mr.. Add Fifer Of
Stanton, was in our village on Friday
last.
Mrs. Ed kirkpatrick returned Sat
urday from visiting friends a5 Way
nesboro.
Mrs. and Miss McCarty of Washing.
ton, l.. c., are guests of Mrs. w. IL.
Henderson,.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Crawford are
attending Synod at Richmond.
Mrs. Glenn Irvine and daughter are
visiting relatives near North Garden,
Va
Mr.. W. r. Harris of buckingham.
Va, is visiting friends here.
Mr.. Lee Dunlap, G.. u o. operator,
Nuttall, w. Va, is spending his vaca
ton with his father, Logan Dunla p,
Esq.
Messrs. Alex. Thomas and Pike
Crop are attending court at Staun-
ton.
J. w. Barksdale, Jr., asst. engineer
at the Miller School, spent Saturday
and Sunday with his parents here.
Mr. G.. Lewis Clemmer and wife are
attending Synod at Richmond.
Mr.. A. g. Shipley of ClOverdale, Va,
was the guest of his cousin, Mrs. w.
II. Henderson, few days this week.
Messrs. w. II. Adkins and j. N. Nc
Comb attended the play at the Beverly
Monday night.