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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-06-17
JARS TINE AUToCnAcy.
Tone Of f1oscow Demands 49,.
= Them ST Up aun llste.

Tone OF f1oscow Demands 49,.
Them SIT Up and llssea.
81. feeezsburg. june ,1s.-The mn.
nicipality Of St. Petersburr h.s ~. IN
cd to give IT'D adhesion g the .SSs. s..
TO Emperor Nicholas adopted s. -.
all Russian congfess at Moecov =. -
mas appointed . number Of it, memhe,.
70 join the deputat1on from the Mo.co,
congress which win present the addrss'
to the emperor. A -
MOSCOW is now perfect hothaa !,
protest against the existfn~ r.s;,.s
and the address which the derntst;or
tfom the all Russian zemstvo coneres,
mas brought to st. Petersburg has fair.
" stunned the members Of the govern.
ment. e'01n'
Nothing approaching the lansuaee
used IN the document from such mer
OF standing as those who signed IL IN,
ever before been heard in Russia,
mere IS q peremptory ring about il
which is ominous.
Inc important fact has developed
that the Moscow meeting only tempo.
rar1ly adjourned to await the emper.
or's answer to the deputation dispatch.
ed to him with the address teleeraphed
from Moscow demanding tho imme.
date convocation Of national ASSEM-.
bly,.
Count Hayden, who heads the depu.
tation, is here trying to arrange for ite
reception, which he would like to take
place as soon as tho other membe ar.
rive. They are all marshals of the no.
bility. and all, therefore, by an ancient
law OF Russia, are guaranteed the priv.
llege of presenting memorials direct to
the sovereign.
The commencement of formal peace
negotiations, especially if coupled with
the prompt announcement of the con.
voking Of national assembly, may
avert the threatened crisis which the
Liberals are forcing on the govern.
ment, or it may only serve to precipi.
tate it,
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-06-17
NORTON IN CONTROL.
Secretary of Navy Takes Charge Of
Equitable Affairs.

New York, June 12.-The installa-
, ton Of Paul Morton, secretary of the
navy, as head of the Equitable Life
Assurance Society, was auspiciously
attended by the prompt acceptances,
as members of the new board Of trus-
tees of the Hyde estate stock, of for
mer President Grover Cleveland and
George Westinghouse. Justice Morgan
J.OBrien, the third member of the
pOard, has also accepted.
Mr.. Morton also received assurances
Of full approval of his selection as
chairman of the board of directors
from August Belmont and Brayton
Ives, the latter Of whom after resign
ing from the board, wrote to Mr.. Nor
ton to explain his action and tender
assurance of bis best wishes for his
success.
The new chairman, it is said, win
not enter upon the active discharge of
dis new duties until after his resigna-
aon as secretary of the navy, July /.
Deem 1t nv Duty"
Mr. Cleveland, in discussing Equit-
able affairs, said:
/ deem it my duty to do what lit
.ls lies in YIN power to bring about i'm
pio'ei conditions in the affairs of this
COMPANY.
III, inls has grown beyond the Equit-
que as company. Life insurance is
na1lonal affair in which the interests
=. great number of our people are
. .n'o'Seo' Therefore in this case feel
'Ha .ns public duty lies upon me.
Inc other gentlemen who have been
~. sa'Deo as trustees of the stock have
VIC confidence of the people. They are
Tvs os. estlmable men. I would not
S su'uA OF participating in the business
, sulo u not for the high character and
~ siea1 ability of the management.
". W not know how muoh power
s nv 'n"ll have as trustees, but I shall
b-; a'avor to the best of my ability to
s#a us ABOUT an improved condition Of
Il ia 10 the interests of the people.
fl, ~ : outy feel incumbent upon me
w IN, me public good.
Iho. niS matter is entirely new to me.
da lave not had time to enter into any
' 80 can say nothing more"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-06-17

coneuls 10 continue 10 exercise the 1unc-
lions constitutionally devolving upon
them O. heretofore, paying no atten.
tion TO the secession Of Norway.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-06-17
Dig Cargo of humber.

BecksnSo' June lO.-The British shin
lumber IAN Will take $500, 900 feet Of
This il .s om Fort Blakeley to China.
shipnaa ' ne largest cargo Of lumber ever
Vessel, T T OF Puget sound by any ono
loadin. Inc ship has just Commerce.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-06-17
STATE GRANGE ADOPTS
MANY RESOLUTIONS

Toledo, WASH, June lathe third
day Of the Washington State Grange
session proved busy one. The newly
elected officers were installed by Past
Master D. L. Russell. Of Washougal.
Resolutions and reports were adopted
as follows:
Making the organization Of Pomona
oranges possible by fourth degree MEM
bers.
Removing the clause which stated
that at least nine masters and past
masters and their wives be included.
Recommendation by the board of ed
ucation that school text books should
contain more matter calculated to in
terest children in farm life, as the
books in use at this time instill a de:
sire in them for the city.
Advocating state text book COM
mission instead Of the present plan
whereby the county board Of education
selects the text books.
Stating that all members Of the
grange should insist on their represen-
tatives in the legislature working for
appropriations for farmers institute
work.
Looking toward some general plan
for systematic work eradicating weeds.
Demanding that United States sena-
tors be elected by popular vote.
wants Road Appropriations.
Advocating change in the present
road law. that oveFseers be elected BY
the people instead Of being appointed
by county commissioners or that all
road work be done by contract. The
resolution recites that large appropria-
tions are made for the Improvement OF
rivers and harbors and asks that state
and national aid be given for the i'm
provement Of public highways.
Instructing members Of the grange
to do everything in their power TO Sc
cure the referendum and direc6 initia-
tive.
Asking the extension Of the rural free
delivery, the establishment Of postal
savings banks and the parcel post sys-
tenn.
Recommending that rural mail car
riers recsiye the salary paid carriers in
the city.
The report Of the finance committee
showed the books Of the officers to be
in good condition.
Recommends rxper'mea's.
The committee on agriculture re-
ported az follows, the report being
adopted:
That means for carrying on cooper.
alive experiments between the state
college and the grange be made. That
the collage make free analysis Of soils
81 different parts Of the state, the cor
respondence being conducted through
the grange. That . departments OF do
meetic economy be established in agri'
cultural and public schools. That tne
grange promote tho establishment OF
ernermient clubs and that prizes be
eiven for individual experiments AND
efforts.
a resolution was adopted favorlne
state CONTROL and inspection Of seed'
that purity and termination b oeresan'
a resolution to compel long distance
telephone lines to switch with farmers
lines was lost.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-06-17
%"'eFafion Inspector :, rv.-~,,

formerly >. June :, IA. Carey Palmer,
duty as ;m o. friday Harbor, is now On
srets. luz, mlgartion inspector ia Ey-
the ChamhIy he will open Offices s.
oer Of Commerce. buildin.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-06-17

In poli4ica. where Jon Oeeonese - -.
The title X honorable. men ~ -
honors6
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-06-17

..No" aid the guest 1t the slovenly
nn.el. II didn't sleep wen last night
.4Tnafs too bad" replied tho pro
ooh wen, made some interesting
.h>.rvattons. am an entopolo91Ge
-, know" Philadelphia Public
Ledger.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-09
NEW LEADER
3. r. YoAKUM Is MADE CHAIR.
MAN OF ROCK ISLAND
BOARD

Chicago, Dec. 8. - Benjamin F.
Yoakum. former president of the Fris-
co system and now chairman of it's
board, was elected chairman of the
executive committee of the Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific Railway com
pany, succeeding Robert Mather yes
terday. Mr.. Mather will remain as
president of the Rock Island company
of New Jersey which is the sl25 5,OOO,-
600 securities holding company which
the Moores organized in the east.
The change makes Mr.. Yoakum the
supreme power in Rock Island as well
as in Frisco affairs. The elevation of
Mr.. Yoakum is the sequel to the fall
ing out which occurred between the
Moores and w. B. Leeds, former pres
ident of the Rock Island It is under.
stood Mr.. Yoakum succeeded in secur-
ing portion of the stock formerly
held by Mr.. Leeds and that James
Campbell Of st. Louis took large
block of the preferred stock upon the
sole condition that Mr.. Yoakum be
made supreme on the Rock Island.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-09
Continued on Page 81
-NSOIfIITltsCu OlI
IS He LOSER?
THOMAS w. LAWSON PLACES
MORTGAGE ON HIS BOSTON
HOME

Boston, Mass, Dec. 8. ~ Thos. w.
Lawson has within few days mort
gagged his home on Beacon street for
s265,000 and gossip is busy with his
financial affairs. 1t is said in some
quarters that his battle with the "sys-
tenn has been a losing one, and that
his bear campaign in the stock mar
ket has cost him the greater part of
his fortune.
The placing of these mortgages Just
at the time when Mr.. Lawson has com
promised the suit of Receiver Pepper
of the Bay State Gas company for a
sum about equal to the face of the
mortgages has started reports that the
copper king is hard up for money with
which to satisfy the claim of the Della
ware man. However, this may be,
Mr.. Lawson is buying $1,000 horses
and when asked why he mortgaged
the property intimated pretty strong
that that was his business.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-09
Gu N MINIS
MEN MEET
FRIENDS OF GOVERNOR HOLD
CONFERENCE AT DEs
MONIES

Des Moines, Dec. 8. - A political
conference was held in Des Moines
last evening, attended by Senators
Smith Of Mitchell, Garst Of Carroll
and Maytag of Jasper, former Speaker
Byers of Shelby, former Speaker Eat
on of Mitchell. d. w. Norris of Mar
shalltown, Emory English Of Valley
junction. T. J. Foster of Guthrie Cen
ter, Tom Way of Mason City, "A. B.
Funk Of Spirit Lake and other prom
inent Cummins men. Murphy of Vim
ton, George Call Of Sioux City and 9TH
ers were in the city yesterday, but
were not in this or any other confer
ence.
The gentlemen considered political
and legislative matters, but did no
more than talk it over. Governor
Cummins was with the party for a
little while. None of the members Of
the company would even agree that it
could be called conference. This,
because it had nothing definite to con-
slider in a political way.
The rumor started in the lobbies in
stantly that the conference was to de-
eide whether Governor Cummins
should run for governor a third time,
or for congress in this district, or re.
tire to the practice of law. It did not
decide.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-09
EXCITING
STRUGGLE
BEDELL BROTHERS ARE CAUGHT
IN SIX DAY BICYCLE
RACE

New York. Dec. 8. - The six teams
which for fifty hours had been one
tenth of mile behind the Bedell
brothers in the six day bicycle race,
engaged in a long and desperate sprint
early this morning When it was over
only one team had made up the lost
distance, Root and Fogler being the
successful combination. A 8 o'clock
Keegan of the Keegan-Logan team,
which was well up toward the leaders
was forced to withdraw on account Of
a sore foot. Achorn of the Achorn-
Downey team then withdrew and the
partners of the two retiring riders i'm
lnediately formed new team under
the name of Logan and Downey. This
left nine teams in the race. At 8
o'clock the leaders we're 355 miles be-
hind the record, having completed L.
698 miles
Score at I bP. NJ.
At 1 p. NJ, the score was as
follows: Root-Fogler and Bedell-Bedell
teams, 1,755 miles, laps. Wander
stuyft-Stol. McLean-Moran, 1855;
Downing Bowler, Hopper-Hollister, l.
1853; Logan-Downey, 1854; Calvin
Mcdonald, 1853; Dorelinger-Dusso
1,751-7.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-09
IMPROVEMENTS
CONTEMPLATED
u. M. RyIIesby & Co., Owners and op.
orators Of Street Railway, Electric
and Hydraulic Power Plants In Sew.
eraI Cities, viii Extend ottumwa
System and Improve Service.

From Fridays Daily.
The announcement is made today
that the stock of the Ottumwa Trac-
tion & Light company has
been disposed Of to H. M. Byl.
lesby & Co., Of Chicago, an incorpor.
ated firm Of engineers which has large
and varied interests in the operation
OF street railway, electric light and
hydraulic power plants. A represents
ative OF the Chicago firm will be In
Ottumwa tomorrow to take formal
charge of the properties. While no
definite plans can be announced al
this time, 1t is known that the new
owners intend to improve the plant
and service of the company, both in
the street car department and in the
electric lighting and heating de-
partments, and there is every
assurance that Ottumwa will in
short time have an electric plant
that will equal that of any city Of its
size in the entire country 1t is ex.,
pected that the present management
Of the company will be continued.
viii Make improvements.
The stock and management Of the
Ottumwa Traction & Light Co. has
the hands Of local parties. but recent,
ly the need for extensive improve.
ments in the plant and the service,
and the consequent need Of large sums
OF money, have convinced the local
parties that it would be to their inter-
est and the interest Of the city to as
sociate someone with the management
OF the concern who would have at his
disposal larger capital than is obtain
able by the local stockholders. This
prompts the sale and the result 1t is
confidently expected, will be great
improvement for Ottumwa.
Company Owns Many Plants.
H. M Byllesby & Co. own and oper.
ate many street railway systems in
cities all over the country. The plants
at San Diego, Cal, Oklahoma City,
O. T., Fort Smith, Ark, and Zanes-
vile, Ohio, are among the fifteen or
twenty that are controlled by the con-
Germ which has largo capital at It's
disposal. The concern operates street
railways on modern plans, paying
much attention to popularizing the
lines by maintaining amusement
parks, etc. The improvement thatlis
anticipated in Ottumwa that will be
VI Iuo SIcdIeSL DGuGIlL Will De LQ0 oXs
tention of the street car lines SO that
all parts Of the city will be served.
The electric lighting service will also
be improved, 1t is asserted, and alto
gether the plant will be put in first
class shape.
The improvements which are now
under way will not be interfered with
in the least by the sale Of the stock,
but will be on much more extensive
scale. They are in line with the general
policy of the company that now owns
the properties Of the Ottumwa Trac-
ton & Light Co. These improvements,
as detailed some weeks ago In the
Courier, include the enlargement OF
the power house and the Improvement
of the facilities for furnishing power,
heat and light.
Treasurer O'Brien Of the Chicago
firm will be in Gstumwa tomorrow and
before he leaves the city some more
definite information will be secured re.
garding the improvements that are to.
be made
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-09
RUSSIAN PREMlLR WOULD GIVE
UP OFFICE BUT CAR Il.
UNWILLING
so SAYS LATE REPORT
A Dispatch to Berlin Paper From
st. Petersburg Says Witte Has Ad-
nitted Inability to Rule Turbulent
Nation But Emperor is Hopeful.

Berlin, Dec. S-A dispatch to the
Tageblatt from st. Petersburg dated
yesterday says Premier Witte has
given his resignation to the emperor,
who has refused to accept it.
Strike is Declared.
Warsaw, Dec. 8.-Advices received
here today from Samora, Riga and
Orleaff say the railroad men at those
places struck last, night as protest
against the promlamation of martial
law.
Odessa Shows Improvement.
Vienna; Dec. 8.-Dispatches received
here today from Lemberg, Galicia, say
general business is being resumed in
Odessa. All the streets, however, are
still patrolled by strong military de-
tachments.
Witte Is PowerIess.
st. Petersburg, Dec. 6.-(via
Eydtkuhnen) Public confidence in
the governments ability to weather
the growing storm is waning fast.
Premier Witte seems powerless to
cope with the new elements of danger
on every hand. New mutinies among
the troops are constantly reported, the
lawlessness In the country is increas-
ing and the financial condition is be-
coming more acute.
Danger Is Grave.
st. Petersburg, Dec. 6.-(via Eydt-
kuhnen) Grave danger confronts the
government in the form of concen-
trated attack on the country's credit.
The public fear tina. the government
can be forced to suspend gold pay
ments increases daily. This would be
the crowning achievement of the rev.
olutionists, who are satisfied that with
the attending financia! crash the
whole house would come tumbling
down.
The chances OF driving the govern
ment into bankruptcy, they profess to
believe, would be materially increased
If the confluence of the foreign hold
ers of Russian obligations was under
mined and the news that the French
investors, who hold four-fifths of Rus
sia's immense foreign Indebtedness,
were unloading was received with ju-
biliation by the revolutionists.
At the s;me time it created veri-
table panic on the bourse, imperial 4s
falling to IA, IS to 941a and the govern
ment lotteries to 295. Banking and in
dustrial shares went down with rush.
Company Mutnies.
Warsaw, Dec. 8-The Fifteenth
company of the Kehsholm infantry, a
regiment in garrison here, has mutt
MED and demanded the dismissal Of
it's officers for alleged brutal treat
ment.
1900 Killed at kieff.
st. Petersburg, via Eydtkuhen, Dec.
S.--A terrible massacre is reported as
having occurred at Kieff Some &C.
counts say 1900 persons were killed.
The situation is described as being ex-
tremely serious.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-09
SENATOR ALLISON is THE
FATHER OF THE UNITED
STATES SENATE
THIRTY-THIRD YEAR
He Has Been in the Senate Full Thir.
ty-two Years and Was in the Lower
House Ten Years PreviousIy-He
Is Now on Sixth Senate Term.

Chicago, Dec. g. Especially of
special interest to Iowans is the Wash
ington letter by William q. Curtis in
today's Record-Herald, pointing to
Senator Allison, Of the Hawkeye state,
as the dean of lie United States SEN
ate. The article says:
Senator Allison has entered upon his
thirty-third year In the. senate and his
forty-third year in congress. He has
not only served few days longer in
the senate than any other man. but
has been in continuous public life
longer than any other except the late
Justin S. Morrill,. Of Vermont. Mr..
Morrill, served twelve years In the
house of resentatives-from 1855
to 1867--and thirty-two years in the
senate-from 1867 to 1899. He died
in January of that year. If he had
lived until March he would have
completed his forty-third year of con-
secutive service.
Representative In 1863.
Mr.. Allison entered the house of rep
resentatives Dec. 2, 1853. He was
sworn in as senator March 4, 1873
and has been reelected five times.
His present and sixth term expires
March 4, 1909 and If he lives to that
date he will be 80 years and day old,
having been born March 2, 1929. And
he will have served thirty-six consec-
utive years in the senate and forty-six
consecutive years in the congress of
the United States.
John Sherman was In public life
longer than Mr.. Allison. He served
six years in the house, thirty-two years
in the senate, and nearly seven years
in the cabinet, rs secretary of the
treasury and secretary Of state.
Second IN Nation.
The only other men on the congress.
sional roll who have served thirty
years or more are John Perciyal Jones
of Nevada, who was in the senate
from 1873 to 1903 without break;
Francis Marion Cockrell, of Missouri,
who served from March 4, 1876, to
March 8, 1905, and Thomas Hart Ben
ton, of Missouri, who served from
1921 to 1851.
The. following is list of senator's
who have served longest:
Justin S. Morrill, .32 years
John sherman ........l.. 81 years
William B. Allison ......... 80 years
Thomas H. Benton ...... 80 years
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-09
ANOTHER IOWA SALE.
Waterloo and Cedar Rapids Gas q
Electric Co. is Transferred

waterloo and Ceoar Rapids Gas q
Electric Co. is Transferred.
Waterloo, Dec ESPECIALLY The
Waterloo and Cedar Rapids Gas &
Electric Light Co. was transferred to-
day to R. G. Dawes and party Of
Chicago capitalists. The sale involved
S520000 and the stock was mostly
owned by local stockholders. I. C.
Elston of East ST. Louis will be the
new president, succeeding George 3.
McClain of Dubuqua.
r. G. Dawes of Chicago, was former
ly one of the principal stockholders In
the Ottumwa Gas Co. and l. C. Elston,
now manager of the gas company at
East st. Louis, H., was for some time
a resident of Ottumwa, being manager
for the Ottum wa concern.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-09

tion of Robert H. McCurdy. gem
eral manager of the Mutual Life,
effective Decembers31, was pre-.
sented to and accepted by the
board of trustees of the concern
today.
New York, Dec. 8-Thomas f. Ryan
who purchased the control of the
Equitable Life by buying the stock
of James H. Hyde, was the first wit
ness before the insurance investigat-
ing committee today.
To Prevent a Panic.
Ryan testified that he bought
Hyde's stock because he believed that
by SO doing he prevented the most
tremendous panic the country had
ever seen, which would have followed
if the Equitable had been put in the
hands of receiver. Ryan said that
after his purchase q. H. Hartman de-
sired to share in the purchase but
Ryan refused Harriman's offer.
Keeps Secret.
Ryan declined to answe- questions
as to what was said at the conversa-
tion between him and Hartman, but
finally denied that Hartman said any.
thing to intimate that anything disas-
trous would happenE to Ryan's inter-
ests If he refused to4share with Harri-
man.
Ryan said he had directed his coun-
sci to make the trusteeship of the
Equitable stock perpetual bec,.use he
did not want any heir of his ever to
control the property. s43ss,
Jerome viii Act.
District Attorney Jerome is getting
ready to bring to Justice insurance Of
ficials who have been guilty of Grim
lnal acts. He showed today that he
intended to keep his prediction prom
ise to make clean sweep, no matter
who was involved, by taking the first
step to obtain the information which
may send guilty officials to jail. The
district attorney went to the room in
the city hall in which the legislative
committee was holding it's sessions
yesterday and asked him where he
could obtain report of the committee.
Chairman Arm strong told him he
hoped to have it ready by the first of
next month.
The district attorneys action con-
firms the belief that he will make full
use Of the testimony brought out before
the committee in his prosecutions. 1t
is regarded as probable that he will
strike some high places before his
campaign has been heard the last of.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-09
LONG FIGHT IN
COURTS is ENDED
Governor Bell, Of Vermont, Persist.
emily Refuses to Again Grant Re.
: prIeve and the Execution Takes
Place According to the Dictates OF
the Courts.

Windsor, Dec. s.-Mrs. Rogers
has been hanged. The drop fell
at 1:13 o'clock She was pro-
nounced dead by the prison Off
cials at 1:27k. Only compare
lively few persons witnessed the
hanging, the number being re-
stricted to those permitted to at
/ tend by the laws of Vermont.
Mrs. Rogers neck was broken.
: The body was claimed by the
woman's mother and sister and
will be, buried at Hoosack Falls,
N. Y, where the mother Of Mrs.
Josie Callahan, resides
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-09
BODY is MANeLED.

William schImmins, Of keswick, Is
Killed by Train.
What Cheer, Dec. 8.-(SpeciaD -
William Schimmins, aged 65 years, a
farmer living near Keswick, was killed
by train this morning at Wilson'S
Crossing, two miles north Of here. His
body was badly mangled. His wagon
was demolished but the horses were
unhurt.