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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-04-01
AS TOC0UNTY ROAM
STATE SUPREME COURT RF,,,,.
DECISION.
Highway Across Public Lana.
Nay Subsequently Be Tab.
Ray De Declared "Coun,,.
BY CommlssionersLC.,.
StOn
Oksaoesn County.

Olympia, March s0.-A ,.,
highway across public lands thu. q
subsequently be taken up md. aa'
homestead laws may be declsssas
county road BY the county comm;..: :
ers, whether or not 1t has beCo. s,'a'
road by prescription" throuoh ha' !
used ten years. ''as
Interpreting the decisions Of n.
preme court Of the United Stat. - ~
state supreme court holds that .' %
roads are the property Of the conn. ss' J.
hey have been made and generall, -,
prior to the time the land is taks, A''a
for homestead purposes. The dec;.4.
was given in the case of Okanoa~a
county vs.. Edith M. Cheetbam gu
The respondent fenced up /. ~,
across land she had made home..s.ss
entry upon. The county oommission. ,s
declared it q county road and bronas'
suit to open the road. On the shovS;s
that it had not been used ten wear. ~
hence under the law was not roaa T.
prescription" the lower court n.
missed the suit. This judgment ia ~
versed by the supreme court for n.
reasons stated above.
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MEXICO ON GOLD BASIS.
President Diaz Issues Decree fOg
nOnetary Reform.

Mexico City, March 28.-President
Diaz has issued decree for the reform
OF the monetary system authorized by
congress in December last. The de
cree establishes the peso, or silver dol
lar, at a value of SO cents gold, and
the theoretical unit Of the Mexican
currency is defined to be the dollar or
peso. Of rs centigrams gold.
An important feature of the decree
is the provision for a reserve exchange
fund, which, at first. will consist of
$1,000, 900, and may be increased.
The original plan did not provide for
the immediate establishment of this
fund, but it is now deemed wise to
start with one simultaneously with the
beginning Of the new monetary system
The mint will be closed April Is to
the free coinage Of silver, and the new
monetary system will 20 into effect
May 1. The publication of the decree
gives general satisfaction in business
and fnan6ial orioles. It insures bust.
ness men against loss in importing.
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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, $s7.@ss per ton;
barley, "a. per ton; wheat, chicken
feed, $3.50 per ton; bran, SIC; shorts,
$22. 80; corn, $s5.
Hay-Eastern Washington, S15@16.
per ton; Puget sound, $11@1s; alfalfa.
e10@11.
Eggs-Strictly fresh ranch, 17@ls.
Poultry-Live hens, 11@11ko per
10; old boosters, 100; ducks, 1903 4;
geese, 90; springs, 1So.
Live Stook-Choice beef cattle,
COWS, $40 per ID; steers, 4ko;
sheep, $40; hogs, 6K@7o; dressed
calves, 1890; live, SOTO.
Hides, Pelts and Wool-Heavy and
sailed steers, over 80 pounds, $40 Der
10; medium, sound, 60; light, sound,
60; COWS, sound, all weights, So; stays,
bulls and oxen, $40; sailed kips, 60;
calves, 9@10o; culls 10 less than
sound; green hides 10 less than sailed:
dry hides, 11@16o; dry culls, one-third
less; sheep pelts, 26c@1.s5 each;
shearlings, 10000 each; Eastern
Washington wool, 11@18o per Id;
Western Washington wool, 10000:
dirty or timber stained, 16@1Sc; tai.
low, SH@4c; grease, 1K@2c.
Tacoma Quotations
Wheat-Bluestem No 1, 94o; club
No. 1, $3.50.
Poultry - Turkeys, dressed, sac:
chickens, spring, dressed, 100; ducks.
dressed, 15c; geese. dressed, 15c. Live
Hens. lao ;ducks, 1sc; geese, 1scK:
turkeys. 19c; spring chickens, 40:
squads, $s.50@s.
Butter-Washi2gton creamery. $40:
ranch, 16@18o.
Hggs-25c.
Oats-ts7@ss; rolled oats, ese@so.
Hay, Alfalfa, eec-Wheat hay.
t1s.60@14.6o; timothy sic. o0@17. 90:
mixed, t18.60@16; Glover, els. GOA
400; alfalfa. t11.6o0ls. 90: Pueet
sound412@14.
Ieed-Cosn, eS5.; wheat, ga: ber.
!sy, whole Gzain, as; xolled, 81. 30,
bean. es1.So ehsgts, e3sK O3sk.
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nANsrN SEES DANGER.
Dif1lculty Betwcen Sweden and Nor
way Deeper Than Supposed.

Difficulty Between SWG0Cu essU W.
way Deeper Than Supposed.
London, March 27.-Dr. Manson.
the Arctic explorer, speaking Of the
consular difaculty between Norway
and Sweden, says that the situation ID
9rayer than is usually understood
abroad. and that there is q very serious
danger to the union II Sweden persists
in refusing Norway undisputed rights.
DR.. Nansen said that the consular
question involved q test az to whether
Sweden was prepared honestly and
honorably to Garry out the treaty Of
union, or whether Norway was to be-
come q mere Swedish dependency.
Owing to the fact that Sweden 10 pro-
tectionist and Norway free trade, and
because Of Norway's extensive sea
trade and other Emergencies OF COM
mercial interests, DIR. Nansen said II
was absolutely essential for Norway to
have her own consular service; but
since Sweden's breach Of faith in her
failure to carry out the agreement on
the subject arranged in 1902 the Nor
wegians were reluctantly driven to the
conclusion that it was useless to enter
into further negotiations.
1--WE wish tho union maintained, =
DR.. Nansen continued. 'but it must
be on the unalterab]e foundation Of
equal rights Of both states. No gov
erpment that can posi- bly, come into
power. in Norway will adopt any other
policy"
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rioney for Irrigation Projects.

Honey for irrigation Projects
Washington, March 27.-The se01u
tary Of the interior has set apn,
80, 800, 5000 from the reclamation lun'
for the purpose OF beginning operauu:. ~
in connection with the Payette- BOZ
irrigation project in Idaho. and WV
600 for the same purpose in coonne !,
tion with the Milk river pro1ecs on "a
Montana. It Is calculated that s7''ovs
acres will be reclaimed in Idane -.
$40, 900 in Montana, and the ultlma :.
cost Of the two enterprises is h1oo :
$11, 900. 900 and SO, 100000 resp"
lively.
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Royal Arcanum Officers.

Everett, Msrcrh 27.-The grand
council of the Royal Arcanum held its
annual meeting at Everett yesterday.
The following officers were chosen for
the coming year, Grand regent, C. s.
Bowie, Tacoma; vice grand regent. J.
T. Rogers, Everett; grand orator, Nor.
gan Wheeler, Bellingham; grand SEQ.
Rotary, T. A. Parrish, Seattle; grand
treasurer, G. o. Larned, Seattle; grand
chaplin, E R. Ingersoll, Seattle:
grand guide, George r. Tenant, Seat.
tie; grand warden, F. J. mclaughlin
Seattle; grand sentry, J. g. Dresden
Everett. The next session of the grand
council will meet at Seattle March 10.
1906.
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peary's New Shin Launched.

Bucksport, Me-, March 27.-Leut.
Robert E. Peary's Arctic steamship
was successfully launched yesterday.
She was christened Roosevelt by Mrs.
Peary. The Roosevelt was designed
by Naval Architect William e. Win
ant, Of New York, and it is claimed to
be the result Of all that experience in
ARCTIC navigation to this date can sug-
gest. She is considered the strongest
in construction, most powerful and
best equipped craft for combating the
Arctic ice ever built
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-04-01
Minor. Happenings
of the Week.

The annual rise of the Willamette
river has begun.
Maurice Barrymore, author, actor
and playwright, is dead.
The Dunsmuir will case has been re-
opened by decision Of the superior
court at San Francisco.
DR.. J. B. Whiting, surgeon general
Of the Grand Army Of the Republic,
died ct GAINESVILLE, Wis, Monday.
Miss Mildred Lee, youngest daugh-
ter of Gen. Robert E. Lee, died at New
Orleans Monday while on q visit to
friends in that city.
The German government has indefi-
nitely postponed the International
Worlds Electrical Conference, which
was to have been held in Berlin next
month.
Hon. James Sutherland, Canadian
minister of public works, has informed
Major Wood, of the Yukon, that there
will be no improvements on the Yukon
river this year.
The Grand Trunk Pacific is said to
have made a large purchase Of coal
lands in the Telkina valley, in British
Columbia. The lands purchased COM
prise about II, 900 acres.
The appellate court has affirmed a
ruling of lower court at Chicago up
holding the validity of an ordinance of
the city of Chicago prohibiting the
giving sawy of cigarette papers with
tobacco.
The Colorado smelter strike has been
declared off.
Jules Verne, the author, died at
Amiens, France Friday.
It is planned to spend $3.50. OOO, 900
in extending New York subway lines.
Senior Aspiroz, Mexico's ambassador
to the United States, died Friday at
Washington.
Judge Alton B. Parker, late Demo-
cratic candidate for president, an
nounces that he will under no circum.
stances return to the bench.
Canadian shipbuilders have asked
the government for bounty Of Sc per
ton for ten years on Canadian built
ships to protect the industry against
British competition.
Official announcement is made Of the
capture of the steamer Tacoma by the
Japanese. She was bound from Puget
sound ports fol- Vladivostok, intending
to run the blockade.
A Portland dispatch says word has
been received there that Lord Rob-
erts, commander of the British troops
in the Boer war, will visit the fair in
July. He comes across primarily to
inspect Canadian troops.
The court at Sheridan, Wyoming,
after hearing evidence in the case for
many days, refused divorce to Will.
lam +. Cody buffalo Billy. Review.
ing the evidence the court declared
Mrs. Cody to have been an over-in.
dulgent wife.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-04-01
NEW CHINESE Army.
Half Million Fl0ngolians Beino D..
Cruited,

SS0st q StbusOst SsOuYOSsdUS DClnO De-
Cruited.
Victoria, B. c., March 29.-Adyios
from China by the steamer Empress Of
Japan, tell Of activity in reoruitn,
and arming Chinese army to preserve
order at the close Of the war between
Russia and Japan.
At the end Of February, twenty -eiqb,
battalions in addition to the 1000
Manchus equipped with good arms in
1902, had been provided with either
Manlicher or Mauser magazine rifles
The factories are working overtime 10
provide $4,000 more of the Chimes
forces at Peking. These forces will
form the nucleus of q modern Chinese
army TO be organized without delay.
An army Of half a million men ID o..
pected to be ready, well armed for the
defense Of Peking before June.
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Suit TO Gust Standard on.

Jefferson City, NO., March 8O.-At-
torney General Hadley has fled in the
supreme court an application for q
writ Of quo warranto for the purpose
Of BUSTING the Standard Oil Company.
the Republic Oil Company and the
Waters-Pierce Oil Company OF their
franchises for doing business in Mis-.
souri,. The supreme court issued the
writ and made It returnable 70 the
court en- kanc On April1 /.
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NOTE TO THE PORTE.
Germany vefoes Order for Arms
Given by Sultan.

Paris, March 27.-The Temps ya.
terday printed dispatch from Con-
stantinople announcing that tho Ger
man ambassador has presented q note
to the Porte which is said to be veto
upon Turkey placing eventual orders
for arms in France, with menaces Of
serious consequences if the note is dis
regarded.
! The Ottoman cabinet, it is added, is
seriously embarrassed and indignant at
the dictatorial conduct Of Germany.
The French ambassador continues the
negotiations to secure large arms Of.
der for France.
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Three Smelfers Sold.

New York, March 97.--A consolida-
ton Of Pacific coast smelters, the Sell
BY, Tacoma and the Everett, il an
nounced here. The name and capital
ization Of the combination have not
been determined q yet. The new COM
pany plans 70 build copper refinery
and copper sheet and wire mills at Ia
coma.
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HIS MONEY NOT COOP.

New England Clergymen profeS
Against Rockefeller DOna tton.
Chicago, March 27.-Protesting Nes
England clergymen will carry tnen
objections to receiving J. D. koo.e.
feller's proposed 500, 900 donation lof
foreign missions before the full soon'
Oil at the coming Congregations COZ
vention to be held in Seattle.
The American board has decided y
receive the gift, notwithstanding 'p'
protest, and the issue will be taken "
before the national session.
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riachinists Want More WAGES.

Toronto, Ont, March 27.-The ma.
chinists on the entire system of the
Grand Trunk railroad have asked for
an increase OF Is per cent in wages.
The men are well organised and sav
sney are only asking to be put on the
same loot1ng ~ Canadian Pacific rail
way employees. A strike will result.
= y said, should their request b Re.
fused.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-04-01
RUSSIA LOST 100000 men.
War Office Gives Out Fig
ures That Are APP
palhng.

St. Petersburg, March 37.-Stung
by the wholesale criticism lately heap
ed upon the war Office for it's UMPIRE
paredness and incapacity in providing
the Manchurian army with men, guns
and munitions, the government lays
bare what has been done since the
opening of hostilities, giving the exact
figures.
From these it appears that up to
March 10 the war Office had dispatch
ed 13,O87 officers. 761, 467 men, 1885,.
3O8 horses, 1881 guns and 316,821
tons of munitions and supplies to the
front.
Declaring that the transportation
strained the Siberian railroad to its
utmost capacity, the army organ ad.
mits that the army in the far East,
when the war opened, was hardly
worth the name, no figures being Civ.
en-, but it is known that the troops did
not exceed 1000 men, practically de-
fenseless, because the emperor desired
to avoid war, and who. therefore, re-
Trained from sending reinforcements
which surely would have provoked it.
Admits Mistake at Port Arthur.
The criticism of the war office fail
ure to adequately supply Port Arthur
is met by the statement that it was
provisioned for a garrison of twelve
battalions, the decision to put thirty
battalions there being taken 90 late
that the original calculations could
not be remedied.
While affirming that the quick fir
ing guns and field guns of the Russians
are superior to thoee of the japanese,
the war Office explains that the misfor-
tune in the insufioiency Of the noun
tain guns was due to the fact that
when the war broke out Russia was
just adopting q new pattern.
It is denied that the war Office was
deceived in regard to the available
strength Of the Japanese army or the
organization Of the Japanese reserves,
but the army organ frankly admits
that the talents Of the officers and the
wonderful spirit Of the soldiers were
miscalculated.
Sensation Among Military r1en.
The publication Of this article has
created sensation among military
men and in public circles.
Many Of the former are consuming
the general staff for disclosing valua-
BILE military secrets and the latter find
from the figures practical admission
that the war has cost almost 500, 600
men in killed. wounded, prisoners and
sick, as the whole effective army in
the far East is now believed not to ex-
ceed 800 900 men.
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WASHINGTON NEWS

Woodmen Of the World will build q
fraternal temple at Bellingham.
Senator vandevanter is reported to
be on the road to recovery after long
illness.
Everett had q thunder storm Mon
day. Some damage was, done to tele-
phone lines.
Seattle electrical contractors threat
en- to declare open shop, and union
workers intimate that they will walk
out.
Albert e. Bell, the escaped convict,
was captured on. McNeil's island Sat-
urday morning, hidden in q COW barn
within 800 yards of the penitentiatry
buildings.
At a meeting Of the trustees Of the
Belliugham normal school, Saturday
afternoon, q summer school was decid-
ed upon, to open Immediately after the
close of the regular term. It will last
six weeks. The courses Of study will
be announced in few days.
The old settlers of Lake Chelan had
q banquet in the Auditorium at Chelan
Thursday night last. Nearly 200 old
timers were present. Elizabeth Spaul-
ding Warren, of Lakeside, said to be
the Oldest white person born west Of
the Rocky mountains, was guest of
honor.
George Alleman was arrested on his
ranch 10 miles northwest of Spokane,
charged with operating a still and
manufacturing brandy without gov
eminent license. It is said to be the
first case Of the kind in Eastern Wash
ington in many years, if not the first
in the history Of that part Of the
country.
A jury at Seattle awarded George
81. Melse $40, 900 for permanent injur-
les sustained on the steamer Bertha.
Henry L. Votaw has been appointed
postmaster at Tacoma. The appoint
ment had been hanging fire for some
time.
Edward Whitson has taken oath of
Office as judge of the new federal
court for the Eastern district of Wash
ington.
Librarians from all parts of the state
assembled at Tacoma Monday for the
purpose of organizing state associ-
alton.
A new rostoffiee has been establish
ed at Canyon, Whitman county, five
miles from Riparia and eight miles
from hay.
The Jenkins Lumber Company, Of
Minneapolis, capitalized at 81, OOO, 900,
will move to Washington. Headquar-
tiers are being established at Seattle.
The Tacoma Railway and Power
Company, during the coming summer
will extend it's Mckinley street line to
Bismarck, thriving suburb southeast
Of the city, having population of
400. The new line will be two miles
long.
The state supreme court has affirmed
the lower court in the habeas corpus
proceedings brought to prevent the ex-
tradition Of Frank V. Poor, Of Seattle,
to the state of New York. The theory
of the lower court that Mr.. Poor could
not be extradited because he is not q
fugitive from justice is upheld by the
supreme court.
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Paris, March 29.-The Paris Temps
has received from its st. Petersburg
correspondent a dispatch to the effect
that the GEAR has finally broken away
from the influence Of the pro-war fac
tions in his court and has formally no.
titled the council that he is willing
that peace negotiations with Japan be
instituted at once.
"This," said abe correspondent, rs
the most important step yet taken TO-
ward peace. The czar's warlike at.
titude has been the only stumbling
block in the path of those leaders in
the peace faction who have been act
i've in the peace propaganda. Until
now they have been unable to over
come the sinister influence held over
Nicholas by the clique that insisted
upon a continuance Of the unfortunate
struggle
The cars change of front has al
ready been made public and great ex-
oitement prevails in St. Petersburg.
St. Petersburg, March 29.-After q
meeting of the council Of ministers.
which lasted until after midnight, the
positive information was given out
through an official channel that Rus
STA has outlined the terms under which
she is prepared to negotiate peace.
OF the terms upon which Russia
would be willing to begin negotiations,
enough was known last night to say
that Russia will maintain to the elev-
enth hour an absolute opposition to
any Japanese proposal to impose di-
rect indemnity upon her conquered
foe. It is also intimated that demand
for the cession of Russian territory
would meet with the same vigorous op-
position.
1t is apparent, however, that the
czar himself is convinced of the hope
lessness of the Russian situation in the
far East and of the inability of Russia
to resume hostilities with a chance of
success in the event of suspension Of
preliminary negotiations. The opinion
was expressed yesterday by all excep-
tionally we'll informed diplomats here
that the denonstrative declarations of
ministers on the subjects of indemnity
and cession of territory are intended as
a balloon to draw out opinion on the
subject in Tokyo. Eventually, this
diplomat, asserted, Russia is prepared
to accept peace on any terms that jap
an may be willing to offer.
st. Petersburg, March 3O.-Official-
~ the authorities continue to deny
stoutly that Russia has made any pro-
posals to Japan. This is literally true,
as Russia has only made known the
negative conditions, leaving the inter-
| mediary to convey the conditions to
Japan on its own responsibility. Dip
lomats in St. Petersburg are convinced
that something is in progress, but none
Of those in position to know will &C.
knowledge that they are aware Of
what actually has been or is being
done.
Washington, March 27.-There is
the highest authority for the statement
that the German government has made
q direct offer Of mediation in the war
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SEATTLE TO BE TERMINAL.
Extension OF Milwaukee Discussed
by Directors.

New York, March 29.-The board
OF directors Of the Chicago, Milwaukee
q st. Paul railroad are considering
the proposed extension to the Pacific
coast. and it is expected a decision
will be announced within few weeks.
The plans call for an expenditure Of
$1OO, 900, 900. The Pacific terminal
will be at Seattle. This has been de-
cided upon.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-04-01
DIRECT WIRE TO SPOKANE.
New Telephone Line From Sound CIT.
les, via STAMPEDE pass.

'seS - 0ssRSOS pOSSs
Spokane, March s7.-Fifty men will
start stringing q new wire Monday for
9 direct line between Spokane and Sc
attic and Tacoma for the Sunset com
pany. Work will start from Spokane
and viii go BY way Of Davenport, VIII
onr. Wenatchee and Stampede pas.
The new wire win be used only for
through business between Spokane
and the Sound, which now soes the
roundabout route via Portland. Il n
hoped % have the new services 81 on
Ggation July 1.
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TO HELD SANTO DOMINGO.
President Roosevelt Decides on
Course Of Action.

Course OF Action.
Washington, March 29.-Prosidtn ut
Roosevelt has decided to accept the
proposition Of the Dominican govern
ment, made through Minister Dawson,
for the control Of the finances Of that
Republic with q view Of setting aside
q portion Of the revenues of the repuo'
lilo for the payment of it's debts.
The officers who will collect the
money and hold it will be appointed
by the Dominican government, but the
names OF the men selected will DO 70
ferred to this government for approval