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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-01-28
FATHER GOpON'S MESSAGE

st. Petersburg, Jan. 23.-A q. m. }
1t has just been reported that Father
Gopon managed to escape from his
guards, although severely wounded,
and that he has been spirited to q
place Of safety. While this report
cannot as yet be verified. mysterious
proclamation signed by the revered
leader has been posted on dead walls
and telegraph poles. It says:
Dear Associates-My Beloved work
ing friends: After today we no longer
have an emperor. The most innocent
of blood rolls between him and those
who up to Sunday were his most faith.
full subjects. He gave the command
through his officers to fire upon usl and
the command was carried out to the
letter. This is the beginning of the
battle Of the people for freedom and
liberty, for the right to live like men
and not downtrodden serfs. 1 bless
You all, I love you all. Twill be with
you again today and will lead you to
victory. l am now very busy, but my
labors will be fer your good.
FATHER GEORGE"
The number Of casualties at this
hour are unknown, but are variously
estimated as being in the thousands.
Many of the wounded will undoubted-
~ die.
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18th SENATORIAL BALLOT
NORTH FROM SPOKANE.
D. c. Corbin Announces Building of
New Road.

Spokane, Jan. 2s.-D. G. Corbin,
who financed and built several roads
in Washington, Idaho and British Co.
lumbia, has announced that he and
half dozen New York capitalists have
subscribed funds for building branch
standard gauge railroad from this city
to the international boundary, where
it will connect with branch line to
be built by the Canadian Pacific. A
fifty-year traffic agreement has been
made with the Canadian Pacific.
The road will be called the Spokane
International, and the articles of in.
corporation have been filed. The OBJ.
jects specified are to build and operate
a railway commencing in Spokane and
running to or near Rathdrum, Idaho:
thence northeasterly, crossing the Pend
d'Oreille river between Albany Falls
and Pend d Oreille lake, to the Movie
river in Kootenai county, Idaho, thence
northeasterly up the valley of the
Moyle to connection with the Cana
dian Pacific at the international bonn.
Diary. Also to build, equip and run
branch lines and extensions.
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st. Petersburg, Jan. 26.-Contrary
to expectation, the first move of the
newly appointed governor general, or
military dictator of St. Petersburg, is
pacific in character. 1t takes the form
of proclamation, jointly signed by
Gen. Trepof and M. Kokovaef, the
Minister of finance, telling the strikers
that they have been led into trouble
by evil disposed persons and that their
best interests will he served by peace
full representations to the government.
The fears of serious trouble in Moscow
yesterday were not realized. The strike
there is spreading, however, and 1t Is
not believed that the difficulties will
be settled without a conflict.
From Finland anti-Russian demon
STATIONS are reported, collision be-
tween crowd of 10000 persons and
troops and police resulting in the
wounding of about thirty Firms. In
Finland the agitation has nothing to
do with the labor question, but is
purely political in character.
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WASHINGTON NEWS

Walla Walla is to have new thea
ter building, to cost $50, 900.
A site for the Seattle labor temple
has been bought at Sixth avenue and
University street.
The proposed merger between the
Seattle National bank and the Ma.
tional Bank of Commerce, at Seattle,
has been declared off.
Power to the dairy commissioner and
his assistants to score butter is conferr.
ed in measure proposed by the State
Dairymen's Association
About three thousand acres of desert
land in Klickitat county, lying near
the Columbi river, were filed on Sat-
urday at the Waila Walla land Office.
An eagle, measuring nearly nine feet
from tip to tip, was ehot near Hamil-
ton a few days ago, while the eagle
was in the act of killing full grown
sheep.
By a circular issued from the Office
of Collector Ide, unslaked lime is de.
clared dangerous cargo, and passenger
vessels are required to have special
permit to carry it.
The Dakota, sister ship of the Min
nesota, is expected to be completed in
March, and to arrive at Seattle in
June, leaving for the Orient on her
first trip about July 1.
South Bend is to have new bank
The Weyerhaeueser interests are said
to be behind it.
Waitsburg men have organized ru-
raj telephone company with a capital
stock of $500
Work has begun on the plant Of the
West Coast Tannery Company, to be
located at Ballard.
It is stated that the appointment Of
a postmaster at Seattle will be held up
until senator is elected.
The steamship Minnesota sailed for
the Orient Saturday with full cargo
of freight and 800 passengers.
Three hundred Tacoma Elks plan to
take part in the Elks' plug hat parade
at Seattle on Washington's birthday.
Capt. Geo. J. Wiley, will resign the
management of the Northwestern
Steamship Company. He will be sue
ceeded by Capt. John F. Trowbridge.
The West Coast & Veneer Manufac-
turing Company, of Raymond, is in
the hands Of receiver in order to set
tie differences between the stock
holders.
A gain of 704 in the enrolment of
pupils in the Tacoma schools was made
in January. The total enrolment was
1921. Two hundred and twenty seven
teachers are employed.
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LONDON PRESS COMMENT

London, Jan. 23.-Such phrases as
these. extracted from editorial articles
in the London morning newspapers,
sufficiently indicate the opinion held
here Of yesterdays events in st. Pc
tersburg:
"Revolt has been quelled, but revo.
luton begun"
"The bureaucracy has declared its
policy; it is the policy of Blagovest-
chenck-massacre."
"The inevitable reaction has begun
and with it q new chspter in Russia
history. and probably also in the his.
tory OF Europe and Asia"
is there Mirabeau or even a DAN
ton In Russia today?''
"A very grave responsibility lies to-
day at the door Of the car, who has
failed to grasp his unique oppertu-
nifty"
"The Little Father has become the
murderer Of his people and it remains
with him to save the country from dis
aster. Even at the eleventh hour be
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-01-28
MILLIONS OF TREES
GREAT NUMBERS PLANTED n
WASHINGTON.
State HorfiCulfurist Won Holde,,,
Estimates fheINumber al F..
Million, Three.Fourths of vh,,
Are in Eastern Washino,..
English Walnut in Favor.

Tacoma, Jan. 25.-All of the w.,
ington horticultural exhibit sent s
the st. Louis Exposition that wa.
perishable is now on exhibition NV
at the state horticulturist's Office
The fruit is remarkably well ~.
served and has excited the wonde, s ~,
admiration of fruit growers and f,,u
ers who have visited che headouar,a.I
Many Of the visitors say they wo.N
not aware the state produced such =.
cellent fruits. The exhibit will % =
the Portland Exposition.
State Horticultural Van Hold.
beke believes that fruit grower. :,
the state will have planted 4OOO MA
trees by the end of February n,
these, 100000 have gone to Eastsrs
Washington, and 100000 to Westsr.
Washington. The irrigation distric,.
have shown the greatest expansion !,
fruit production.
The feature of fruit culture at N.
present, according to Mr.. Van HoIdo,
beke, is the enthusiasm growers A..
taking in the production of the English
walnut. Many farmers and fruit grow
ers are planting the walnuts, instead
Of buying the trees and TRANSPLANT
ing. Mr.. Van Holderbeke says tina,
the roots of the walnut bleed prof,s.
ly when they are broken, causing The
young trees to have a stunted ana
dwarfed appearance years after being
transplanted. The tree that grows
direct from the walnut will, in three
years time, outgrow tree transplant.
ed, according to Mr. Van Holderbeke,
observations,
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SITUATION UNIMPROVED.
No BIOOdShed, but Affairs
Are Rapidly Crystal
iZing.

st. Petersburg, Jan. 25.-There was
no bloodshed in st. Petersburg yester-
day, but the condition of affairs there
has not improved, and in others of
the large cities of Russia matters ap-
pear to be rapidly assuming a critical
phase.
In Moscow particularly the outlook
is threatening, the strike there having
become general, while the revolu-
tionary spirit seems to dominate. A
proclamation in the name of Father
Gopon has been circulated, melting to
the use Of bombs, dynamite or any
weapon whatsoever, against the mem
bers of the government, who, it is as
serted, outlawed themselves by the
course that was adopted against the
workmen of st. Petersburg on Sunday.
The Office OF governor general of
the city and government of st. Peters
burg has been created by imperial or
der with extraordinary powers for
dealing with the existing condition of
affairs, and Gen. Trepoff, whose ad-
ministration of the office Of chief of
police Of Moscow brought upon him
the sentence of death from the revolu-
tionary party, has been appointed to
the post.
Numerous arrests have been made.
including authors and a prominent ed
itor, whose names had been connect
ed with reported revolutionary prop
uganda. In spite of the repressive
measures, however, the liberal spirit
seems undaunted, for in Moscow
Prince Galitzin, who recently resigned
the mayoralty in protest against the
imperial ukase condemning the re-
form programme, has been elected
mayor by the municipal council by a
vote of 112 to 10.
Shopkeepers and residents of st.
Petersburg have evinced their appre-
hension by boarding up their doors
and windows. Cavalry and infantry
patrols were all that were seen at mid
night in the streets of st. Petersburg
and Moscow
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-01-28
SEATTLE MARKET REPORT

The following prices are offered to
the producer by the local dealers for
delivery in round lots f. o. b. Seattle,
and are subject to change without no.
tice:
Grain-Oats, $2e.50@27 per ton;
barley, 20. 50@23 per ton ;wheat, chicken
feed, % 30 per ton; bran, $40; shorts,
$20@21; corn, $25.
Hay-tasternW a shington, $16@17k,
per ton; Puget sound, $11@12; alfalfa,
$1O@11.
Eggs-Strictly fresh ranch, 10000.
Poultry-Live hens, 12@12ko per
10; old roosters, loo; ducks, 12@12k;
geese, &c; springs, 1870.
Live Stock-Choice beef cattle,
COWS, 2ko per ID; steers, SA@sAc;
sheep, Shc; hogs, 5000; dressed
calves, 1890; live, 5000.
Hides, Pelts and Wool-Heavy and
sailed steers, over 60 pounds, g. 10 per
10; medium, sound, So; light, sound,
80; COWS, sound, all weights, Sc; stays,
bulls and oxen, $40; sailed kips, Sc |;
calves, 9@10c; oulls 10 less than
sound; green hides 10 less than sailed !:
dry hides, 11@15o; dry culls, one-third
less; sheep pelts, 25c@1.25 each; ;
shearlings, 10000 each; Eastern
Washington wool, 11@16c per ID;
Western Washington wool, 10000 !:
dirty or timber staine., 16@18c; tai.
low, $1,000; grease, 1000.
Tacoma Quotations
Wheat-Bluestem No /, 9Oc; club
No. /, SEQ.
Livestock-steers, 4@4ko per ID;
COWS, s@sAc; hogs, 81 @sAc; sheep,
6@5Lc.
Poultry = Turkeys, dressed, 2ac:
chickens, spring, dressed, 16c; ducks.
dressed, loo; geese, dressed, 15c. Live
Hens, 12c ;ducks, 12c; geese, 1sck:
turkeys. 19c; spring chickens. 40:
squads, $2.6O@3.
Butter-Washington creamery, SOC:
Eggs-3Oc.
Oats-s27@29; rolled oats, s2s@so
Hay, Alfalfa, etc-Wheat hay.
$lS.60@ 1850; timothy $17.0O@1S.60:
mixed, $1S.50@15; clover, $14.60@
1850; alfalfa, $11.50@1s.0o: Puset
sound$12@14.
Feed-Corn, $25.; wheat, sss: bar
Ley, whole grain, $2s; rolled, ga. so:
oran, 5000 Shorts, $2103S.
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Farmers Busy with Orchards

Vancouver. Wash, Jan. 2S.-Farm-
ers hereabouts are very busy with their
orchards. Spraying of fruit trees will
begin in few days. Trimming of
trees is being rushed along. 1t is said
that this year the fruit trees will be in
better condition than in years. Re-
ports that prune trees will be grubbed
out are untrue, horticulturists being
willing to try the crop or q while long
er to sec il it can be made profitable.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-01-28
Minor Happenings
Of fl1e Week.

M Rouvier has formed a new French
cabinet.
The announcement is made that Ia
Dor troubles on the Pennsylvania sys-
tenn have been amicably settled.
The strike at Little Creek continues
TO be the big sensation at Nome. 1t
is believed to be the biggest thing
since early days.
The nomination of T. c. Powell, OF
Oregon, to be United States marshal
at Nome has been favorably reported
from the senate judiciary committee.
The United States has reached an
agreement by which it will collect the
customs of San Domingo, pay its bedts
and preserve the country's territorial
integrity.
At meeting of the Paper and Wood
Manufacturers Association of Canada
it was unanimously resolved that ev-
cry effort should be made to secure
the enactment of legislation to pro-
hibit the export of logs and pulp wood.
The president has directed the ap-
pointment of joint board of army
and naval officers to consider and re-
port upon the ACCESSIBILITY of the In
PRODUCTION of the study of jiu jitsu at
the United States military and naval
academies.
The United Society of Christian En-
deavo has reports showing great
progress in all parts Of the world in
1904, especially in Africa. There are
now more than $4,000 of the $4,000
societies in the United States and Can.
ada, over 500 new societies having
been formed within two years.
A union station ia to be erected at
New Westminster, B. G.
In his testimony before the senate
investigating committee Reed Smoot
denied that he is a polygamist or that
he believes in the practice.
The Northern Pacific Railway Com
pany has declared the regular quarter
ly dividend of one-half per cent and an
extra dividend Of one-quarter per cent
The house has fixed Friday, Feb
ruary IL next, as the date for holding
appropriate exercises in Statuary hall
accepting the statue of Frances E. Will
lard.
At Dawson, more than thirty gov
eminent employees have lost positions
by abolition Of Offices on an extensive
scale. They will receive five months
pay as consolation.
According to Dennis Horgan, mana
ger in the North for the Ames Mercan-
tile Company, who is just out, the
spring cleanup of Cleary and Fair
banks will be more than S., 600, 900.
John Goodnow, United States consul
general at Shanghai, has arrived at
San Francisco, on his way to Washing
ton to answer charges brought against
him as to the conduct Of his office at
Shanghai.
Robert Randall, delegate to the Uni
ted Mine Workers convention from
Wyoming who charged President
Mitchell with having sold out to the
operators during the recent Colorado
strike, was expelled from the organi-
cation by the national convention at
Indianapolis.
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To Enforce Cigarette Law.

Everett, Jan. 25.-The school po"..
has decided to notify dealers tna' -. Va
board wishes the law regarding "
sale of cigarettes to minors enlof.
The police will cooperate with
board. The subject was brougn' ~
by request that a boy be excu. "a
from attending school. 1t was s.'.y
at the board meeting that the pc 20
lungs had been affected by excess
cigarette smoking
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-01-28

MOSCOW, Jan. 25.-The municipal
council today, by vote of 113 to 10
reelected Prince Galitzin governor Of
Moscow. The prince is a prominent
leader in the local reform movement
and resigned recently On the issuance
OF the government declaration con.
demning the refcrmers' pronapand.
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HEAVY GUNS SENT NORTH.

Increase in Range of japanese ArtiI-
IerY Is Noted.
Huan Shan, Jan. 21.-A considera-
BILE increase has been noticeable the
last few days in the range of the jap
anese artillery. This fact affords
ground for the belief that part of the
heavy guns used in the siege of Port
Arthur have been sent north. Chinese
confirm this and even designate points
of probable concentration of Japanese
siege guns. 1t is not believed, howev.
or, that any nine or eleven inch guns
have arrived and been placed in posi-
ton.
The last three weeks Of mild wealth.
or have favored the Japanese.
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may do so, hut only by recognizing that
autocracy has gone forever.
REVOLT IS SPREADING.
Moscow Factories Are Being
Closed and Serious News
Is Expected.

St. Petersburg, Jan. 24.-The most
startling feature Of the situation is the
news that several factoriess in Moscow
have closed and that the workmen in
the old capital of Russia are repeating
the tactics of their fellow workmen of
the new capital, marching from shop
to shop and from mill to mill, demand
ing that the Establishments be shut
down. The whole city is reported to
be in a state of great excitement over
the news of bloodshed here Sunday,
which precipitated Immediately the
tsrike that had been scheduled, for
Wednesday.
Moscow has more workmen and less
troops than ST. Petersburg, and beside
is just now the heart of the liberal
movement, and the danger of bloodier
occurrences there than have been wit
messed here are proportionately greater.
A rising in Moscow is also more likely
to have greater results industrially and
politically than that of St. Petersburg.
According to private reports the
work men in several other cities, nOta-
bly, Kharkov, where large locomotive
works are located, already have COM
pleted plans for general suspension OF
work. Moreover, reports are current
that the workmen, who otherwise
would soon be forced back into the
shops or starve, have received assur-
ance of financial support from the
sources which have hitherto furnished
the sinews of war to the revolutionary
agitation, and who have not heretofore
been in touch with the labor move
ment.
Authorities Very Stubborn.
The situation appears grave from ev-
cry standpoint, but the authorities, al
though apparently somewhat bewil-
dered, declare their pourpose to stand
firm, maintaining that it is their first
duty to preserve order, scouting the
idea Of actual revolution.
Seemingly, the ministers are most
concerned over the effect of the present
situation abroad, where, they declare,
exaggerated reports create false i'm
pAoSsAOu. Vudt, IL any, 6IokC uoS0
been taken to relieve the general situa-
ton, however, has not yet been dis
closed, but it is rumored that the en-
peror has decided to issue a manifesto
to the people with view to calming
them, promising to create a mixed
commission of workmen and officials
to investigate and decide questions of
the demands of the strikers, especially
the one affecting hours of labor, (which
Russian law fixes at eleven.
The representatives of the workmen,
according to this report, are not to be
appointed. but selected by the Iaboring
men themselves. This would be the
first concession to representative prin-
ciples.
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Admirals Return to Fleet.

London, Jan. 25.-The Moia
Posts Shanghai correspondent rer ~.
that Admiral Togo, Vice Admiral N,
imura and Rear Admiral Kato -
leave Tokyo today to rejoin the ~
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Bills Not ReSurreCfed.

Bills which failed to pass over uO''
Nc Brides veto were as follows:
Appropriating $4,000 for branch
soldiers home; to compel counties
bear expense Of transporting pat'sns
to school for defective youth; rela'lns
to commitment and working OF pelson'
tor nom payment Of fines and oo'"'
sugar bounty bill, which carried :.
appropriation OF 500, 900; local W
tion bill; providing for separate met.
cd Of assessment and taxation OF m'D
ing claims; extending right OF emin'"
domain Of corporations.
All items In the general approp,,s',
ton bill, except five county fei'y
items, failed to pass over governO'
veto.
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will End War With Japan.

Intense indignation is bound to be
aroused all over Russia. The work men
and revolutionists expect news from
Moscow and other big cities where the
troops are not of the same class as the
guards regiments of st. Petersburg.
A member Of the emperor's house.
hold Is quoted as saying today that
this conflict will end the war with
Japan and that Russia will have a
constitution or Emperor Nicholas will
lose his head.
There are rumors of trouble in Fin
land and disaffection of the troops.
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CRISIS
Week of BIOOdShed and Anxiety at
the Russian CdpitdI--BIOOdY
Revolution Believed to
Have Been Born.

the gates leading from the industrial
section, while in the palace square,
the storm center, we're massed dragon
regiments, infantry and Cossacks of
the guards. Barred from the bridges
and gates men. women and children
crossed the frozen river and canals on
the ice by twos and threes, hurrying
to tho palace square. where they were
sure the emperor would be present. to
hear them. But the street approaches
to the square were cleared by volleys
and Cossack charges. Men and wom-
en-, Infatuated to frenzy by the loss of
loved ones, cursed the soldiers while
they retreated. Men Larrangued the
crowds, telling them the emperor had
failed them and that the time had
come to act. Men began to build bar
ricades in the Nevsky prospect and at
other points, using any material that
came to hand, and even chopping
down telegraph poles.
Whole City in State of Panic.
Fighting meantime continued at
various places, soldiers volleying and
charging the mob. Several barricades
were carried by the troops.
Toward O'Clock in the evening,
the crowds, exhausted, began to dis
perse, leaving the military in posses
sion. As they retreated up the Nevsky
prospect the workmen put out all the
lights.
The little chapel at the Narva gate
was wrecked.
Every officer wearing the uniform Of
the emperor who was found alone was
mobbed. A general was killed ON the
Nicholas bridge and dozen officers
were seized, stripped of their epaulets
and deprived of their swords.
It is rumored tonight that M. Witte
will be appointed dictator tomorrow,
but the report is not confirmed. The
authorities, while they seem TO realize
the magnitude Of the crisis with which
the dynasty and the autocracy are CON-
fronted on account of today's events,
apparently are paralyzed for the mo-
ment.
An official statement was promised
at midnight, at which hour it was an
nounced that it had been postponed
until tomorrow.