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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-08-12
pLAlr oBsTAUlrs m WAY.
Latest Scheme Of Railroad Senators
10 Block Rate Bill.


to Block Rate Dill.
Portland, Or, Aug. IA Washing
ton SPECIAL to the Oregonian says:
Indications are continually cropping
ont showing the obvious intent Of GER
tain senators to resort to all manner OF
delay in the hope Of preventing the
passage Of q railroad rate bill next
winter. The hearings before the sen.
ate committee on interstate commerce
last spring fill four good sized volumes.
The report is verbatim and almost ad
minimum, It will take man from
two weeks to month to read and d.
gest this mass of testimony. Recog-
nizing this fact and hoping to gain
time, some of the members Of the COM
mittee proposed that the testimony be
briefed for the convenience Of senator's
and members Of congress. This was
agreed to, and it was understood that
the brief would be submitted to con
gress when it convened in the fall.
But the brief is not prepared; it is
not even under way, and there are no
indications that it is to be prepared this
summer. It is evidently the purpose
of the anti railroad legislation senators
to postpone the preparation Of the brief
as long as possible, 80 that SENATOR
will be obliged to wade through the
great mass Of testimony. If this is
done. every senator opposed to legisla-
ton can bring up the excuse that he
has not had time to read the testimo-
ny, and does not want to vote until he
has studied the question thoroughly.
This is one Of the things that is not
susceptible of proof, Of course, but it
an easy guess that there is motive in
delaying the preparation Of the brief.
The senators who will fight the rail-
road rate bill are going to have stren-
uous winter and they need every posi-
BILE excuse for delay. They know it
and are laying their plans accordingly.
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Big Peace Dance.

Keno, New. Aug. The war wared
Tor q century or more between the
Wasnoe and Pluto Indians, two of the
strongest tribes in Nevada, has been
Drought TO an end. Both tribes have
declared peace, agreed to forget the
past, and IN honor Of the event viii
mold q big dance near here beeinnina
on Aug. Is. The dance will lset n,
six days, and Indians from both tribea
rom every section Of the state win at
tend.
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CAR THE rOST LIBERAL.
Said That Nicholas Looks for Repre-.
sentative Assembly Soon.

Said That Nicholas Looks for Repre-
sentative Assembly Soon.
st. Petersburg, Aug. AFTER sew
eral months Of preparation and anxious
waiting the project for a new popular
representative assembly, an innovation
to the Russian political system Of
greater importance than the emancipa.
ton Of the peasantry or the establish.
ment Of zemstvos in the eos is now
undergoing final revision, and it's COM
pletion and PRONUNCIATION are thought
to be matter of realization.
The emperor, it is we'll known. hopes
to signalize the first birthday of the in
FAINT heir-apparent by manifesto sum-
moning the representatives Of the peo-
pie, and during the long meetings OF
the commission at Peterhof last week,
he drove the work Of revision AZ fast
as it was possible, in order to have it
finished before August IL.
1t is understood the counselors have
thus far recommended some sweeping
changes in the project as it came from
the hands Of the council of ministers.
The discussion at Peterhof gave COL
or to q current report that Emperor
Nicholas and the grand dukes appear
to be the most liberal minded and the
most truly anxious for reform among
the memb ers Of the conference.
The absence of q provision for uni.
versal direct and secret suffrage un-
doubleday will cause complaint from
political theorists; but the decision OF
the Boul1gan commission and the coun-
oil Of ministers in favor of indirect
representation seems not to be based
on desire to make the assembly un-
representative, but on q belief that
some intermediate step is necessary to
enable tho masses of the uneducated to
choose their Representatives wisely.
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TAFT NOW At nANILA.
The Party Received With Great In'
thuSiaSm.

Manila. Aug. 7.-Secretary OF wa
Taft and party arrived here on 'n'
steamship Manchuria at 10 O'Clock D.
m. Their arrival was made the oc0s'
sion Of a gorgeous water pageant 1ov,
ernor General Wright, Major Genera
Corbin and Rear Admiral Train, w'n
their stats and the official reoep''va
committee, met the party when 'O'
Manchuria entered.
The battleship Ohio fired the l0s
lation salute for the secretary OF vA.
After the party left the steamship 'us'
proceeded to the governor general 81"
idence, where the official welcome w. u.
maue and where the golden Keys " ~.
city were presented to Secretary -.
Thousands lined the Streets "D''
were deliberately decorated.
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MAKES LITTLE Difference.
II Ri0ht-0f.Vay Is Exempt Easement
Can Be Taxed.

II Right.of-Vay Is Exempt Easement
Can Be Taxed.
Olympia, Aug. 10.-The contention
made to county boards Of equalization
that the Northern Pacific right of way
from Lake Superior to Puget Sound is
exempt from taxation, will profit that
company nothing, even il sustained,
according to j. 81. yesterday, Of the
state tax commission. Mr.. yesterday
said:
81 have always rather anticipated
the contention now made by the rail-
road companies of exemption from tax
alton Of their right Of way. This con-
tention is probably based on recent
decision Of the courts that the fee to
the right Of way never passed from the
governments to the railroad company.
s'The result Of this will be az broad
as it il long, for, il the fee does not
pass, perpetual easement passes to
the railroad company, and this perpet-
ual easement il species Of property,
and this species Of property is az vslu-
able for the purposes Of railroad CON-
veniences az II they owned the fee. and
it IL, therefore, equally valuable for
the purpose Of TAXATION.
s'Our statutes and our constitution
warrant tho taxation Of this species Of
property. The Same reasoning applies
in this matter a. was held by the board
In the taxation Of fish trap locations.
s'It 10 also true that in the event
that it is found impossible to tax the
right of way the tangible property To-
GATED on this right Of way would be
enhanced in value to an amount equal
to that which the railroad companies
would be exempted BY reason Of the
non-taxation Of their right Of way.
sit il not probable that this board
win become greatly alarmed over the
contention made by the tax agents Of
tho railroad company until it has been
fully determined by the courts that
the right Of way should not be taxed,
ct which time the board feels that
ways will b devised, BY legislation IL
necessary, to go that no avenue Of e.
|cape from equal taxation il left open
to them"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-08-12

Horton Fears % slay Have Been
Overvalued.

New York, Aug. Two experts
have been appointed By President Paul
Morton to value every piece Of real e.
tate In which the Equitable Life As
suranee Society has an interest, says
the Tribune. He il stated to have tax
en- this action late last week, WREN he
received tho reports Of expert account
ants. Theae reports, Il 10 alleged, In
dicate the possibility Of extensive over
valuation. The society owns In thia
country and abroad real est6te valued
ct, approximately, $50, 0OO, 900. 40
cording TO the Tribune IL Il thought
possible that this amount viii have g
be reduced. while the value Of parcels
on which loans arc outstanding may
have to DO reduced ct least tan pef
cent.
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WASHINGTON NEWS


Clarkson last week suffered $4,000
loss by FIRE.
Bituminous coal has been found
around Okansgan lake.
G. A. Mantz, former state senator
and prosecuting attorney OF Stevens
county, died last week at his homo in
Colville.
The agitation for division of Doug.
las county has been revived since the
destruction of the county court house
at Waterville by fire last week.
DR.. J. 8. Kloeber, proprietor Of the
Green River Hot Springs, in King
county, was last week assessed $50
fine for selling liquor without license
The board of tax commissioners will
visit the counties of the state and meet
with the county boards. The object is
advice and supervision, 90 far as their
powers extend.
The Potlach Lumber Company has
closed a deal for the purchase Of the
Palouse flour mill from Voltz & Met
calf for $40. 900. and thus put an end
to the long litigation over the water
right claimed by each party.
It is stated that Louis W. Hill, son
Of J. J. Hill, will become president Of
the Great Northern Steamship Compa-
ny, and that Howard James will be
vice president and have charge Of the
affairs of the company at Seattle.
Articles of incorporation of the
Washington Millers' Association, re-
GENTLY organized at Tacoma, have been
filed. The capital stock is placed at
$3.50, 900 and the object Of the associ-
alton is given as Ito handle grain in
and throughout the world"
South Bend will probably get the
new mill soon to be erected by the Red
Cedar Single Company.
A plan to put force of bicycle pa
trolmen in Seattle residence districts
is under consideration.
The state auditor monthly financial
statement shows receipts Of the general
fund amounted to $751; ,24S.52 in July.
Oil we'll boring near Belliagham has
been resumed by the Pacific Coal and
Oil Company. They expect to 60 to
1900 feet.
The mayor of Everett has vetoed the
franchise granted the Rapid Railway
Company. he, objects to the 60-year
franchise.
Tacoma has become the western ter
minus of the steamer line Of W. r.
Grace & Co.. the big New York ship
ping firm.
According to statement Of the state
fish commissioner, fish trap owners
convicted Of violating the Sunday clos
ing law will he deprived Of permission
to fish.
The steamship Ohio, has reached
Seattle from Nome with $3.50, 900 in
treasure and large number of passen-
gers, the majority Of whom are from
Fairbanks.
James T. Ronald and John 81. Pow
ell have been named as regents Of the
state university by Gov. Mead. Mr..
Ronald is a new member and takes the
place Of George 81. King, Of Seattle.
Mr.. Powell is a member Of the board
and has been reappointed.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-08-12
ORGANIZING REBEL PEASANTS
Revolution Spreads Quickly Through
Al Southern Provinces.

Revolution Spreads Quickly Through
All Southern Provinces.
London, Aug. 7.-According to re-
ports from Moscow, the organization
Of the peasants into political bodies
after the model of the workinRmen' q
unions is progressing rapidly. Begin
ming in the province Of Moscow, it ia
now to have spread to ten other central
and northern provinces. According to
latest advices the southern provinces
OF Kursk, Boitava and Kharkof are
joining in the movement. The prov
inces Of the south are already in a state
of insurreotion, and it IL believed that,
as the organization gets more nearly in
touch with the revolt in the south, the
trouble will spread over all European
Russia.
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ROAD TO OPEN THURSDAY.

New Washington Water Power EleC.
trio Line Nearly Completed.
Spokane, Aug. 1.-THE new electric
line Of the Washington Water Power
Company, between this city and Medi-
cal Lake, is expected to be completed
end ready for operation by Thursday
next. It is seventeen miles in length
and for the most Of the distance fol-
lows an abandoned grade Of the old Sc
attic and Eastern road, which has not
been used for the past ten or twelve
years. The opening Of the road will
be the occasion Of q big celebration at
Medical Lake, to which an excursion
will be run from this city. -
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Of tho Week

The federal governments has formally
assumed charge of the yellow fever sit
ustion in the South.
Fire damaged the Lackawana docks
at Hoboken, New Jersey to the extent
of $500, 900 Monday night.
The disposition of the oonviots on
Sakhalin island is now under consider
alton at Tokyo. They will probably
be taken to the Russian coast and will
there be transferred to the Russian
authorities.
Rear Admiral Charles e. Clark, one
of the most distinguished heroes Of
the Spaninsh- American war, was
placed on the retired list Of the navy
August 10, when he reached the stat
utory age.
Ground was broken at Pittsburg,
Pa, Saturday by the Pressed Steel Car
Company on two plants, each $40 feet
long and 140 feet wide, which the Off
cials say they will use in the manu-
facture of steel street cars.
A movement having for its object
an adequate commemoration in New
York city Of the two hundredth ami
versary of the birth Of Benjamin
Franklin, next January, has been in
sugurated among various societies Of
New York.
Citizens at Ketchikan have organ
lied a chamber of commerce with As
charter members. A. P. Swineford is
president. A building will be secured
and permanent mineral exhibit of
the ores of the district will be in
stalled.
The National Lead Company has
fled certificate in the Office Of the
secretary of state at Trenton, N. j.,
increasing it's capital to $50, 200, 900.
The Cohoes Steel Company, Of Troy,
N. Y, has decided to operate u union
plant if an agreement cant be reached
on wage scale. The company has
not hitherto recognized the union.
Judge Barnes, of tho Nebraska su-
preme court, has granted temporary
injunction against the Nebraska Grain
Dealers Association, which, it is al
legged. is operating as q trust in re-
straint of trade.
A daily paper is now established in
Nome, the Nome Gold Digger. It is
the first daily to be published in the
Boring sea camp. The other publica-
tions Of that town, the Nugget and
News, are semi weekly publications.
The new smelter at Coppermount is
now running at full blast, and is hand
ling over $50 tens of ore q day. This
smelter was constructed by the Alaska
Copper Company, which has rich COP
per mines in the Ketchikan district, at
Coppermount.
Work has been commenced on the
government school house for the ma
tives at Haines, Alaska. The building
will contain living rooms for the
teachers. The main building will be
S0x5O feet in size, and there will be
wings on each side.
All records for Workmanship in the
United States army were broken at
Fort Sheridan last week by Corporal
Josie Smith, colored, Twenty fifth in
fantry, from Fort Reno, Oklahoma.
He made score of 181 out of posi-
bic 200 in slow firing. In rapid shoot
ing he made score of 81 out of pos
aibla 100
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-08-12
OBJECTS TO TAXES
NORTHERN PACIFIC MAKES START
Ling CLAIMS.
Says Its Ri1hf-0f-Way, Tracks, Dc.
pots, Shops, ETC., from Lake
Superior TO Puget Sound Are
EXEMPT from ASSeSSment-prO-
test to Lincoln County Board.

Davenport, Wash, Aug. 9.-The
Northern Pacific Railway Company's
agent made the astounding statement
to the Lincoln county board Of equal
ization yesterday that the company's
right of way from Lake Superior to
Puget Sound is EXEMPT from taxation.
This protest was signed by Jay Sedg-
wick, assistant tax commissioner, and
was presented by W. G. Smith. The
board has taken no action in the mat
ter. The company makes no demand
for the taxes in years past, which, il
its contention is true, would possibly
have to be refunded. The remarkable
protest affects every county in every
state from the lakes to the Pacific
ocean.
Statement OF the Company
The text Of the railway company's
communication is as follows:
''To the county board Of equalization
of Lincoln county: The Northern
Pacific Railway Company hereby
makes application to strike from the
tax assessment roll of said county for
the year 1906 all and singular, the fol-
lowing described property therein as
sessed, or returned as assessed, or
claimed to be assessed, by the assessor
Of said county to said Northern Pacific
Railway Company, or which has been
added to the said assessment roll by the
county clerk Of said county, or by any
officer of said county, or by said board
Of equalization, or by it's order, as an
assessment thereof against said North.
ern Pacific Railway Company, towit:
Sixteen thousand five hundred and fif-
ty-four miles Of track or main line of
the Northern Pacific Railway Comps-
ny's right of way and track, and all Of
the buildings and structures Of every
nature whatsoever used in the opera
ton Of said right Of way and track.
First, because the right Of way Of
said oompany's railway in said state
Of Washington, towit: the main line
Of the Northern Pacific railway, being
the line from Lake Superior to Puget
sound and from thence to Portland. in
the state Of Oregon, to the extent Of
$50 feet in width on each side of the
main track of said railway, and all
ground occupied for station buildings,
workshops. depots, machine shops,
switches, side tracks, turntables and
water stations which was granted to
congress by the Northern Pacific Rail-
way Company by act provided July 2,
1864, and also its roadbed, tracks,
buildings, substructures, superstruc-
lures, situate thereon or upon any part
thereof, used in the operation Of said
railroad, are, and the whole thereof
are, exempt from taxation.
Second, because said property is
not, nor is any part thereof subject to
taxation and the Northern Pacific Rail-
way company protests against any as
sessment Of said property or any part
thereof for taxes or the levying Of any
thereon for the year 1906"
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01Gy1 n the 00afe OF reclaimed valley.
The disposition of every shipper and
business man visited and Intercepted
by the members Of the commission was
to be fair to the railroads as well as to
themselves.
Summarized the complaints Of the
North Yakima shippers are: Shortage
Of cars, excessive freight charges on
express shipments Of produce, the fail
ure of the company to furnish refriger-
ator and ventilator cars in sufficient
numbers for shipments of perlshable
goods, and inability to engage in job
bling business at q profit in the nearby
towns on account Of high tariffs.
Project Local Rate.
Problems that rightly belong to the
interstate commerce commission were
brought up for discussion, but no at
tepmt was made to place responsibility
for their solution on the Washington
commission.
Because the merchants Of Yakima
are compelled to pay the same rate on
goods from the East as Seattle mer-
chants pay, plus the local rate from
Seattle to North Yakima, the matter
was eloquently protested.
Some of the shippers acknowledged
the necessity and right Of the railroads
to concentrate their efforts in the up
building Of jobbing oenters at termi-
nal points, which can only be done by
giving terminal points advantages not
enjoyed by interior cities.
Chairman 81. A. Fairchild and John
8. McMillin, the members of the COM
mission who are making tour Of
Eastern Washington, personally visited
several of the business men, spending
considerable time with each snd going
into the subject of freight rates ex-
haustively.
Private conferences were followed
By a public meeting, held at the Com
mercial club in the evening. which
wae largely attended, nd developed "a
valuable line Of argument for the COM
mission to work upon.
One Of the most important subjects
advanced by the shippers Of North
Yakima emanated from the Hortioul-
tural Union, composed Of 1876 fruit
growers and shippers, Of which E. e.
Samson is manager.
The statement was made by Mr..
Samson that the rate on express ship
ments Of produce from this point to
Seattle, for instance, is about 20 cents
q hundred pounds too high.
Rates were Increased.
J. N. Perry, one Of the largest pro-
duce shippers in the valley, made &
similar complaint, and both stated
that about year ago the rates were
increased apparently without cause or
objection.
'If we had reasonable rate on ex-
press shipments fully 80 per cent more
goods could be marketed in Seattle and
the state generally" said Mr.. Samson.
He added that the same might be said
Of the rate on express shipments to
Eastern and Northwestern points.
Owing to the present high rate the pro-
duoe of this section of the country can
not be marketed in North Dakota at
profit, the rates on shipmentst to the
Flickertail state being the same as to
Minneapolis and st. Paul.
II want to say also that the service
to Seattle, unless we ship BY express,
isa trocious," sid Mr.. Samson. 1--WE
have to ship goods via Tacoma, and
sometimes 1t takes several days before
they reach their destination. have
known 1t to take four or Eve days to
get shipment Of apples to Spokane.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-03-04

In the Superior Court of the State Of
Washington, for San Juan County,
Simon Kreielshimer, Jacob Kreielshimer
and Max Kreielshimer, heretofore
doing business under the firm name
of Kreielshimer Brothers, plaintiffs
VS..
Charles Brown and Vincent McCrary.
Defendants.
The State of Washington to the said
Charles Brown and Vincent McCrary.
Defendants.
You are hereby summoned to appear
within sixty days after the date Of the
first publication Of this summons, to-wit.
within sixty days after the 18th day Of
January, 1905, and defend the above.en.
titled action in the above entitled Court,
and answer the complaint of the plain
tiffs and serve copy of your answer up.
on the undersigned attorney for the
plaintiffs at his office below stated; and in
case of your failure so to do, judgment
will he renderedagainst You according to
the demand of the complaint, which has
been filed with the clerk of said Court
The object of this action being to recover
judgment against you on account of BAL
ance due for liquors and cigars sold to you
by plaintiffs, during the months of Sep.
tember and November, 1904. amounting
to 1891. together with the costs and dis
bursements of this action.
VIM. H. WYNN, JR
Plaintiffs attorney. P. O. Address,
Friday Harbor, Washington.
Date first publication Jan. II, 1906.
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According to the Emporia Kan. }
Gazette, whose editor, William AL
len White, achieved distinction a
few years ago by his editorial on
"What's the matter with Kansas ?''
that state is now enjoying a bliss
full era of prosperity. Contrasting
present conditions with those exist
ing eight years ago, the Gazette
says that at that time GA man
could start a riot by reading the
alphabet in a loud voice; produce
q revolution by rocking the multi
plication table in dramatic man.
ner, and get six months in the hos
pital by declaring for either of the
ten commandments against the
Chicago platform. But now Kan
sas is as idle as a painted turtle on
a plaster of Paris log; placid as a
hired man asleep under a hedge
fence, and happy as a big sunfower
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ARBITRATION TREATIES AND WAR

The much discussed arbitration
treaties do not promise the abol-
ition of war. In other words, the
treaties open all causes which us
ually have led nations to take up
arms and provide arbitration for
those disputes that are usually set
tied by diplomacy because they are
not worth fighting about. The es-
sential clause in these treaties is as
follows:
Differences which may arise OF a
legal nature or relating to the inter
probation of treaties. ETC., shall be
referred to the permanent court OF
arbitration, etc., provided that they
do not effect the vital interests, the
independence or the honor of the two
contracting states.
The treaties give standard for
diplomats to rest their cases upon,
and disputes will doubtless be less
warlike at the outset. This will
ease the public temper and is a
step in advance toward peace.