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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-09-23
LARGE Contribution
TO CAMPAIGN Finn

New York, Sept. 1S.-Georps "
Perkins, member Of the firm Of ! "
Morgan & Co., and first vice nres;a...
of the New York Life Insurance 20.
pany was star witness before the sna
cial legislative committee probing Il.
insurance methods, and his testimons '
was replete with revelations in the =:
velopment Of finance as applied bv in
surance companies.
The climax was reached when NJ.
Perkins was asked concerning an entr,
Of $48, 700 in ledger, marked ssordsr
ed paid by president" Mr.. Perrin.
frankly stated that it was a contrib
tion to the national Republican cam
paign committee and had been naid
to Cornelius N. Bliss. Mr.. Perkin.
said: ~
"This payment was made after yerr
careful deliberations. 1t must not ha
considered an ordinary contribution tn
the campaign fund. It was paid be-.
cause we felt that the assets Of the New
York Life Insurance Company woula
be jeopardizod by Democratic success "
Mr.. Perkins said contributions vere
also made in 1900 and 1896.
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LOOK TO NETHERLANDS.
Washington Version OF Dispatches
from St. PETERSBURG.

Washington Version Of Dispatches
from st. Petersburg.
Washington, Sept. 2O.-No official
statement has been obtainsble here re.
garding the reported intention Of Rus.
STA to issue invitations to second
peace conference. Az the matter was
left by Secretary Hay it was expected
by the president that the administra.
tive machinery Of The Hague tribunal
would be the medium Of further steps
looking to the calling of the second
oonferece, and il il the present under
standing here that this will be done.
It 10 assumed that what has hap
pened in st. Petersburg il that the
Russian government, which caused
the postponement Of the second confer
enoe on account Of the war, is now
about to notify the administrative
council that it IL willing to proceed to
the second conference.
The state department 20 far has not
been informed Of this decision, but il
il disposed to accept the st. Petersburg
advices 90 conclusive on that point.
The next step In order, II the normal
course ID followed, 10 . definite accept
anoe BY the powers Of an Invitation
naming q specific date for the confer
euCo.
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JAPANESE DISORDERS
EXAGGERATED here

Yokohama, Sept. 8.-Secretary OF
War Taft and party sailed at 8 O'Clock
Sunday afternoon for San Francisco on
the steamship Korea, amid japanese
enthusiasm, after reception at the
American consulate, by local mer.
chants.
Before sailing Secretary Taft said
that he had examined the Chinese boy.
cott closely. The Chinese, he said,
want American goods badly, and hav.
ing already lost $15, 200, 900 by the
boycott are finding out that they are
cutting of their nose to spite their
face.
He thought the reports of the anti
peace demonstrations had been greatly
exaggerated in America. He and his
party had travelled all through Japan
and had found no trace Of any anti for
eign sentiment.
While prominent American party
had been involved in a Tokyo mob,
Secretary Taft thought it was because
the party happened to be caught in the
mob and not because they were Ameri-
cans. Other citizens besides Americans
had been hurt. There was a special
reason in each case, but no general
anti foreign feeling was Responsible.
Miss Alice Roosevelt will return
home on the steamer Siberia.
Tokyo, Sept. 18.-The resignation Of
Minister Yoshakawa has been received
with qualification bv the belligerent
GLASS. The Jill deems his action proper
az the minister Of constitutional
buildings remain under military guard,
but there 10 no sign Of disorder any
where.
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state ss..s.e Court sss,.,a, T..
merit 'or lesses ~ shipper aas,
Olympia. Sept. 1s.-In !.
yesterday the suprems oour. 81 :. opinion
pan Of I've stock may reoovs says ship.
e seock = not fed and watar =. damage
- required By the federal Inv. 20 route
Judgment for plaintiff is s.s..; : The
the case Of J. E. Reynolds aes;n.s IN
Great Northern, in which s staus the
shipped from Oregon to Mon. too. was
plaintiff alleged that some of .h and
died a. . result Of not beino ~, ,as cattle
othezs escaped because they v ,vu' =. and
Cd loose ct the destination ins. o 'ofn.
bsing placed in q CORRAL. ''''sad Of
In the Spokane case Of Josen, ,
Her against Arthur B. Bainas . ., 1soa,
pfeme court says the plaintiff 'i - s0-
titled to all the funds Of thu 49,. en-
ship. Escalier put up the mon rS,'aee,
Baines ran the butcher business and
firm went into reoeivership and >, me
sets are less than Esoalier's or; ~. Is,
investment. s'Asl
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OPPOSE ALASKA DELEGATE.
congressman Favor Special Commit
tee to Handle LEGISLATION.

congressman Favor Special Commit
tee to Handle legislation.
Washington, Sept. 21.-Those sena.
tors and representatives who visited
Alaska this summer, including Speak
or Cannon, were not favorably ina.
pressed with the idea of giving that
territory delegate in congress, but
have outlined substitute plan which
they will bring forward at the next
session. They propose treating Alaska
as congress treats the District of Co.
lumbia-appoint special committee
in the senate and house to consider
and handle all legislation relating to
Alaska. This will place Alaskan mat
tiers in the hands of men directly in.
terested in the territory and it is be-
ieved produce better results than
could be attained BY q delegate.
The committee was satisfied that m
one delegate could intelligently repre-
sent the whole Of Alaska because of its
vast extent and varying needs Of differ
emit sections. and congress would never
consent to more than one delegate nm.
der any circumstances. If the plans
OF these men, which have the endorse
ment OF Speaker Cannon, shall be car.
med through. there will be q new DOM.
mistee on Alaska created in the next
senate and house.
Inc congressional party returned
rom Alaska also convinced that oon-
sfses should do a. much to aid rail-
ROAD building in Alaska az it has done
1of railroads in the Philippines, and .
movement will be put on foot to paaa
q Dali next session under which tina
governments viii guarantee 8 rer cent
On sne bonds issued for the oonstruc-
slon OF Alaska railroads. There Il
special pressure 1t present for road
from Valdez to Fairbanks.
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WASHINGTON NEWS

Three new sawmills are proposed at
South Bend.
The Chebalis river is being bridged
at Porter at a cost Of SIC, 900.
According to latest official oomputa-
tionthe height Of Mount Rainier is
IA, 1874 feet.
Walla Walla was selected at the
place Of meeting for the 1905 cenven-
ton Of county superintendents.
The Bellingham lodge Of Elks haa
plans under consideration for the erec-
ton of SIC, 900 lodge building.
Official announcement il made that
the Canadian Pacific expects to run
trains into Spokane within q year.
The steamer Victoria arrived at Sc
attic from Nome Monday with 42e pas
sengers and large cargo Of freight.
The Methodist church Of Hoquiam,
at tho close Of its conference year, re-
ports that the membership has more
than doubled in that time.
The new Electric FIGURING Mill at
Palouse has been started. The capac-
ity is 1876 barrels per day, which may
be doubled at any time by the addition
Of necessary rolls.
A meeting of Kettle Falls business
men was held last week for the pur-
pose of forming an organization for the
advancement of the interests Of that
town. Organization was perfected
under the name Of the Columbia VAL
ley Commercial Club, with headquar.
ters at Kettle Falls.
South Seattle has voted in favor of
annexation to the city Of Seattle.
The puget Sound conference of the
Methodist church was held at Everett
last week.
Lambert Nsegele, proprietor of the
Washington Statszeitung, died last
week at his home in Seattle, aged 70
years.
At the convention Of county superin-
tendents at Olympia last week, all the
superintendents of tho state with one
exception, were present.
It is stated by the superintendent Of
the work that, no untoward circum-
stance preventing, the new Union de-
pot at Seattle will be in use by Janu-
airy l next.
Prof. Rolph Thelen will be in charge
of the new federal timber testing sta
ton at the University of Washington.
There are five such stations in the
United States, the other four being at
the universities Of California, Purdue,
Cornell and Yale.
Prof. Henry Landes, state geologist,
accompanied by Prof. Minor Roberts,
head Of the school Of mines at the Uni
versity Of Washington, are on a trip
along the beach Of the Pacific slope of
the Olympios, gathering some samples
of beach sands to be used by the fed
eral government in oertain tests which
are being planned.
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Next Fieefina of Commissioners

Next r1eeting of Commissioners.
Seattle, Sept. 19.-The next meeting
Of the American Board of Commission.
ers for Foreign Missions of the Congre.
gationnal church will be held jointly
at North Adams and Wiliamstown,
Mass, the choice being made by unan.
imous vote. The centenary of the
"Haystack meeting" held at Williams.
town in 1906, will be celebrated next
year, and for that reason the board de.
cided to alternate the meetings be-
tween the two points in order to be
present at the centenary.
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Dakota Sailed for Orient.

Seattle, Sept. 20.-With every ono
Of her cabin passenger acoommoda-
lions taken, good sized steerage nss'
and some %. 900 tons Of freight, tho
steamship Dakota, Of the Great Nor!n'
ern line, sailed for Oriental ports tnis
morning Howard James, vice pres''
dent and general manager Of the steam
ship company. and his family went ~
passengers, Mr.. James making the UP
for che purpose OF looking into the con- -
pany's business in the Orient. d. w.
Dennison, legal adviser to the fore'sn
ocffie Of Japan. and several other mem
bars Of the japanese peace delega00u'
also sailed on the Dakota.
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Refuses $4,000, 900 for Land.

Winnipeg, Man., Sept. 19.-The
Canadian Pacific railroad directors
have refused an offer Of go, OOO, 900
for the remainder Of the company's ar
rable lands in the Canadian West. The
offer was made this weak by syndi.
cate composed Of English, American
and Canadian capitalists, and was r.
jected while President Shatughneeey
was In Winnipeg.
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Salt Lake City, Sept. 1S.-The Vel.
lowstone Park Railroad Company has
fled articles of Incorporation at Poca.
tello, Idaho. The inoorporators are all
connected with the Oregon Short Line.
The purpose Of the company is to OK.
tend the st. Anthony branch of the
Short Line TO the Yellowstone National
park, distance Of Is miles, and it il
the intention Of the company to have
the road ready for tourist travel next
season. Another line will be bulls
from st. Anthony southeast through
Fremont and Bingham counties, to
Victor, Idaho, near the Wyoming line.
This line Of about 80 miles will reach
a good agricultural and grazing coun-
try west Of the Teton range.
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EFFECT or BOYCOTT.
Report OF Consul General General
RODGERS 81 Shanghai.

Report OF Consul General General
Rodgers q Shanghai.
Washington, Sept. 18.-The stats
department has received communt-
cation from Consul General Rodgexl
at Shanghai, which sets forth the Con
dition Of affairs there commercially
growing ont Of the Chinese boycott
One phase Of the movement which
is so disturbing to all business, he says,
is the effect it is likely to produce upon
the finances of great center OF CON-
merce.
There are at the present time IN
Shanghai warehouses approximately
1859 900 bales Of American piece goods,
valued at nearly %, 900. 600 gold. The
question, therefore, of marketing this
commodity and Of collecting tho money
under the present conditions and with
Manchuria closed, he adds, presents q
very serious condition, and it il apt t.
cause great difficulty not only to the
Chinese merchants but also to the i'm.
porters.
What is true Of piece goods, he says,
is also true of all other lines Of staple
products. The market has been over.
stocked and nothing is moving, and
while the Chinese merchants are now
suffering, the foreign firms will assur.
eddy feel the effect on the settling dates
The total value of foreign goods like
~ to be affected by this boycott move
ment in Shanghai alone has been esti
mated conservatively at $25, 200, 0O(
gold.
Consul Sammons, at Newchwang
China, also communicated to the state
department. that he had been banquet
ed by the Chinese officials at that place
upon which occasion they declared
that the boycott on American goods
had been suppressed.
The state department. has been in
formed that the Japanese government
has removed the restrictions to rive,
shipments to the interior of Manchuria
This is interpreted to be favorable t.
the marketing of American goods il
Manoharia.
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expects TO Succeed JoIy.

Ottawa, Ont. Sept. 19.-'eo or
Riley. member Of parliament tor Wv s;-
toria, B. G., expects to succeed 81 :.
Henry Jolly a. lieutenant gove1no, -.
British Columbia. Jolly compleseo n.s
first term last juno and may 90. w.
few weeks longer. Riley himself s' Y.
he has good reason to think be VIII ~
named. He 10 the choice OF oes ..:.h
Templeman and many other Di'''''
Columbia NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
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SEATTLE nARkET REPORT

The following prices are offered to
the producer BY the local dealers for
delivery in round lots I. o. b. Seattle,
and are subject to change without no.
tice:
Grain-Oats, $s50se Per ton;
barley, t22; wheat, chicken feed,
$s4@s5; bran, tls; shorts, $40;
corn, $s6.'
Hay-EastsTn Washington, S14.5o
per ton; Puget sound $s@1o; alfalfa,
$sK@1o.
Eggs-sEiotly fresh ranch, SIX GAS
foultry-Livs hens, 1301sKo par
ID; old rooseers, s1k@1oe; dueks,
1s@1sc; geese, 9@1so; springs, 100.
Wool-Eastern Washington, 800
s1c per lb; Western Washington,
S4@26c; dirty or timber stained, 500.
Live Stock-Sheep, wethers. $40
$40 Per 10; ewes, 8@8Lo; hogs,
6Z@6zc; steers, 3111@lc; COWS, az
Csc; calves, $3.50; lambs,
S. per head.
Tacoma Quotations
wheat-New club, e9&@7Oo;
blaestem, 7s1k@73c; red, eco.
Oats-$26 Is @28; rolled oats, car.
Hay, Alfalfa, etc-Wheat hay;
$11.60@12.60; timothy, tl6@16;
mixed, $l2.50@14; Glover, 31s.5O@
1850; alfalfa, $10.5o@11.5O.
Fresh Aeats-Cow beef, 6@6ko:
steer beef, 5A0s; wethers, re
60; spring lambs, 90; ewes, "a
7Ke; pork, 9@ScH ~; trimmed, Tx
@12; shoats. t9@8 each; veal,
dressed, 6@0o.
Poultzy-Ts1keys, dressed, $50;
chickens, dressed, spEing, 16c;
ducks. dresssd. 16c; geese, dressed,
Ice. Hve-Hsns, lilo; ducks. 100;
Ngesss, loo; spEing ohioksns, 1SQ14o.
RnttE-Washington creamery, $50;
ranch, 160l6o.
Eggs Oregon, s4osSc; Eas1ssn.
3303sc; fresh, 3403So; Waahington
ranch, So.
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Ancient Orean-riodern Devices.

-
Seattle. Sept. 19.-William G. Carl,
Of New York, one ct the best known
organists in America and recognized
throughout the wolrd as Guilmonts
best pupil, has arrived in the city after
q two months visit to tho Orient. Mr..
Carl brought back with him a pipe
organ, Of ancient make, which he be-
lieves will prove q revelation to mod
ern instrument builders. The organ ID
700 years old, but notwithstanding this
fact, embodies practically all the i'm
provements which present-day builders
regard as new. The pipes are OF BAN.
boo, and the instrument is in Q good
state Of preservation.
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Bad Blaze at GranacvtlIe

Spokane, Sept. 16.-A large part Of
the business section Of Grangeville,
Idaho, is in ashes. The fire started in
the Jersey House. Over forty build
ings were destroyed. The list includes
some brick structures, but most Of the
buildings burned were wood. The loss
is estimated at $3.50. 900.
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PERMANENT WORLDS FAIR.
Preparations for Trl-CentennlaD O
Discovery Of Hudson.

discovery OF HUDSON.
New York, Sept. 2O.-Active work
il going on In this city looking toward
q permanent worlds fair to be opened
In 1909 in celebration Of the discovery
OF the Hudson river. Offices have been
opened in Manhattan and Peekskill for
the promotion Of the enterprise and OPP
lions have been obtained on . large
tract Of land at Verplancks point, on
the east bank Of the Hudson near
Peekskill. whore it ID proposed to To-
cate the exposition.
With the return Of Gov. Higgins
from Europe September %, Il IL OK
pected that the project win assume
concrete form.
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Minor. happenings



The visit of Field Marshal Lord
Roberts to the United States has been
postponed and will not be made this
year.
Miss Alice Hamilton, granddaughter
of General Alexander Hamilton, died
at her home in New York City, Satur-
day, segd 80 years.
The secretary of the interior has or
dered the withdrawal of 800, 900 acres
Of land in New Mexico on account OF
the Karlsbad irrigation project.
Nan Patterson, who was tried twice
in New York for the murder of Caesar
Young, the we'll known bookmaker,
was remarked Saturday to her former
husband, Leon G. Martin.
Delegates representing So anti Rus
sian Hebrew societies met at New York
Friday to protest against what they
termed the friendly attitude of the
United States toward the Russian gov
eminent.
The Chicago Union Freight Handlers
voted to accept the old wage scale and
conditions which have prevailed for
two years, and agreements to that
effect were made with nineteen rail-
roads, against whom strikes have been
threatened.
In concluding sermon on "Reviv-
ais" DR.. Washington GLADDEN., of Co.
lumbus, O., said in Portland: eff the
hearts of the Christian people were
full of the sense of Gods presence there
would be an atmosphere in which the
boodler and the frenzied financier could
not breathe"
A call has been issued for conven-
ton of supporters of legislation outlin-
cd in the presidents last annual mes
sage to congress, in which he advocat-
ed that power be given the Interstate
Commerce commission for the regula-
ton OF railroad rates. The convention
is to be held at Chicago October 26.
According to preliminary figures Of
Iowa's state census the state had to-
tai population January 1, 1906, of g.
201, 372, a loss of 80, 481 since the GEN.
sus of 1890, when the state was accred-
tied with population of 1921, 1858.
Practically all the larger cities and
counties showed gains. The loss was
almost entirely in rural sections.
The total attendance at The Lewis
end Clark exposition to September 10
was l, 792, 900.
The Standard Oil Company has ad-
vanced the prices Of all grades of crude
oil. Pennsylvania oil was raised
cents and the other grades were ad-
vanoed 2 cents.
The National Alliance for inereas-
ing the population of France declares
that France is on the way to become a
third class power owing to the dimin-
ishing birth rate.
William Waldorf Aston has filed a
claim against the city of New York
for 81, 900, 600, asserting that his prop
erty there has been damaged by the
changing of grades.
The report Of the American Smelt-
Ing and Refining Company for theyear
ended April 80 shows net earnings for
the year Of s., 1893, 811, an increase of
1898. 1888 as compared with the proceed
ing year.
A small colony Of pilgrims from
Auckland, New Zealand, destined for
Zion City, Ills, is detained by the fed
eral officials at San Francisco on ac-
count OF an alleged violation of the
contract labor law.
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CAR IN PEACE ROLE
RUSSIAN RULER REAPPEARs As
PROMOTER OF HARMONY.
Stated That He Has issued Invita-
lions for Second Conference at
the Hague-Dispatches Say That
Roosevelt Has Seen Apprised
and Has Agreed to Suggestion.

st. Petersburg, Sept. 19.-Emperor
Nicholas again appears before the
world as promoter Of universal peaco.
No sooner is the Russo-Japanese war
over and even before the peace treaty
il ratified, than his majesty issues in
vitations to q second peace conference
at The Hague.
That tho emperor has done 80 was
learned yesterday from a source which
leaves no doubt as to the authenticity
of the statement.
It is announced that the Russian
government purposes to address the
foreign powers with view to the
holding Of second peace conference
at The Hague, but it is known that
negotiations preceding this announce
ment were entered into, especially
with the United States; and were con-
Quoted with the greatest secrecy, there
being not the slightest inkling that
Russia contemplated anything of the
kind.
News Creates Surprise.
The news created the greatest sur
prise here. and that Russia should
plan second conference, despite the
steps already taken by President Roose-
welt, was also heard with amazement.
1t is clear that the step could not be
taken by Russia without first reaching
a complete understanding with Presi-
dent Roosevelt, who is reported to be
entirely in sympathy with the proposal
and to believe that to the initiator of
the first Hague conference should be-
long the honor of convoking the second.
That he readily and gladly scceded to
the Russian suggestion through its
plenipotentiary is clear proof that the
conference has been called and that
President Roosevelt relinquished his
part in it to Emperor Nicholas.
There is strong reason to believe
that the news even of the intention of
the Russian government would not be
given ous unless invitations had al
ready been sent to the powers. and,
possibly, their answers had been re-
ceived.
Date Not Yet Announced.
In this connection an interesting
question arises as to how the invitation
was communicated to Japan, in view
Of the lack Of diplomatic relations, but
the invitation may be delayed until
such relations have been resumed or it
may have been forwarded through the
United States.
1t has been impossible to learn the
proposed date of the second conference,
or to gain even an approximate idea of
it, but probably it will not be greatly
delayed. Russia, as the power oonvok-
ing the conference, will probably sub
init an official program to tho other
powers regarding its scope and purpose
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vo,,.n poo.~velf "a enter Hsrvat''

Younn Roosevelt TO cnfer ns'
Cambridge, Mass, Sept. so.- .;asnt
dore Roosevelt, Jr.. son OF f AZ.
Roosevelt, has passed his ent.sn. and
animation 70 Harvard oouess;s man
win b ! member Of the fresn
clano tlin yoor.