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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-06-03

A few hours later the scouts reported
that the Russians were not ascending
the Western channel, as had been an
ticipated, but that they were comins
up the Eastern channel, which causei
some surprise.
Admiral Togo Immediately started
at full speed around the north Of Tsr
island, and when he doubled the island
he saw the Russians coming in two
columns. He then brought q terrific
fire to bear n the flank of the Port
column, and as the Russians fell intt
disorder he forced them steadily east
ward toward the Japanese coast, whert
they were attacked by every vesse
that flew the japanese flag.
Repeated torpedo attacks were deliv
cred, some Of them with greatest sue
cess. The vessels which escaped. thu
correspondent says, will probably b.
able to reach Vladivostok, and be add
that other operations Of the utmost i'm
portance are proceeding.
Washington, May 31.-Admiral To
COS latest reports give the Russian
losses in the naval battle in the Ko
rean straits at twenty two ships, 81
which five were captured. 4
Admiral Rojestvensky and anothe,
admiral, whose name is not given
were captured with the destroyer Bic
dovy.
Reports come from st. Petersbur,
that Rojestvensky escaped and LANDED
at Vladivostok. These are unofficial
and are taken with reserve, in view O,
Togo's official announcement that Ro
jestvensfy IL his prisoner.
The cruiser Almaz has arrived 4,
Vladivostok, and her officers declar,
two Japanese battleships were sunk
Togo reports no serious damage TO hi
ships.
Admiral Togo reports these Russian
loases:
Sunk-Battleship Prince SouvarofP
battleshtp ImpeEator Alexander III
battleship Borodino, bateleship Oslay
b, battleship 6imoi veliky, bettleahi,
Navarin, cruiser Admiral Nakimo6i
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ASK Bids tor State ButDdlnas.

Olympia, Juno 1.-The state board
OF CONTROL viii receive bids until June
10 for the construction Of the now
school for tho feeble minded and tho
new insane ward building at Medical
Lake. Plans and specifications for the
now buildings have been approved.
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voeIkershsm Reported Dead.

st. Petersburg, May 3l.-It was an
nounced at the admiralty this morning
that news had been received OF the
death of Admiral Voelkersham. Ad-
miral Voelkersham had been reported
to be q prisoner in the hands Of the
Japanese.
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Great Northern Line to O'',"''

Great Northern Line 10 O q.
Sioux City, Iowa, May ~ Grest
Hill, Woe president Of sne h, )
Northern railroad, accompameu nae
party Of railway officials, WIZ ss;,e %
yesterday and left in an suso" # tbs
look over tho proposed route o :,
aveat Northern extension 70 o -ou]d
He aid that the Great Nortne'. tine
Be- built % Omaha and snas Zion Of
would b Lost in the consu ~ srtsp-
the extension. He also sa'o -, TI..rssks
ston would IS built on the NO.
aide ar the MinDouxi river.
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Minor. happenings
Of tho Week

Street cars are now running in Ma
nilla. They are Of the latest Amer1-
can design.
Nanaimo, B. c., collieries will be
closed for q season because Of the re-
fusal Of the miners to accept 10 per
cent reduction.
The Catholics of Belgium have de-
cided to present to the pope q new
church in Rome. It will be built In
the San Lorenzo quarter and designed
by the pope himself.
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius
continues, the volcano showing four
new openings through which lava
flows, while the immediate surround
ing country is covered with ashes.
Chairman Tams Bixby, of the
Dawes Indian commission, has been
designated by the secretary Of the in
terror to continue the work of that
commission after it expires in July
next.
Northern Pacific train No. 2 east
bound was held up Saturday at Bear
mouth cut in Montana. One robber
was badly wounded by the express
messenger. Altogether the holdup
was q failure.
The supreme court of the United
States has granted partial rehearing
in the cases of Lincoln vs.. the United
States and Warner, Barnes & Co. vs..
the United States, popularity known as
the Philippine tariff cases.
The title to the site donated by the
state Of Oregon for the proposed Dalles
canal on the Columbia river has been
approved by Attorney General Moody
and the war department will now go
ahead with preparations for the con-
struction Of the waterway.
The steamship Campania, just ar
rived at New York from Europe, re-
ported that she had been in communi-
cation with land by means Of wireless
telegraphy during the entire voyage.
When in midocean the Campania was
in communication with both America
and Europe simultaneously, feat new
or before accomplished.
The Presbyterian general assembly
has selected Des Moines as the place
for holding the next meeting.
The revenue cutters Manning and
Perry will sail for Alaska in June,
where they will do patrol duty.
Charles g. Magoon has been sworn
in as governor of the canal zone in
place of Gen. Davis, returned to this
country few days. ago.
At Cheyenne, Wyo., Judge Scott
overruled the motion for a new trial
of Col. W. F. Cody's divorce suit.
The case will go to the supreme oour;
on appeal. ~
At Kansas City, Mo-, George F.
Hey, money lender, was found guilty
Of charging usurious interest on loan
and was fined 500 and sentenced to sc
days in the county Jail
Bennett, Cummings q Co., Boston
bankers, have failed for $1,714,38
Assets are placed at 5000, 900. The
cause of the failure is stated to be the
building and financing of Massachu.
setts street railways.
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is seriously wounded, but, it is stated
from Tokyo, will recover.
Interest now turns to the situation
in Russia as the result of the naval
disaster. The emperor Wednesday
summoned to the palace at Tsarkoe-
Selo all the members of the imperial
family and later called into extraordi-
nary council Admiral Alexief and all
his ministers Of state, and series Of
conferences took place as to the course
to be pursueu.
The result Of these conferences is in
doubt, the ministers on returning to St.
Petersburg observing a cautious reti
cence as to what took place. It is be-
lieved, however, that the emperor ia
determined on prosecution Of the war
Tokyo, May 29.-2:15 p. NIT is
officially announced that Admiral
Rojestvensky's feet has been practi-
cally annihilatted. Twelve warshipe
have been sunk or captured. Two
transports and two torpedo boat de.
stroyers have been sunk.
Chicago, May 29.-All of the dis
patches received by the Associated
Press tell Of japanese victory, though
it is not yet known that the full force
Of Admiral Rojestyensky's fighting
ships took part in the contest, which,
according to the dispatches, took
place in the comparatively narrow wa
ters of the Straits of Korea.
The first information came in dis
patch from the American consul at
Nagasaki to the state department. at
Washington, telling that the japanese
had sunk one Russian battleship, four
other warships and repair ship in the
Korean straits, and this was followed
by dispatch received by the state de-
partment, the date Of which was not
given, that "the japanese government
has made the announcement that ite
fleet had engaged the Russians in the
Straits Of Korea Saturday and had
held them.'
The state department. also received
information that two Of the vessels re.
ported to have been sunk were the sis
ter battleships. Orel and Borodino, and
that three Of the other ships were
cruisers.
From Tsingtau, the German port on
the Shantung peninsula, came report
that running naval engagement took
place near the Island of Oki, in the
Sea Of Japan, 200 miles northeast OF
the Straits of Korea, and that the
whole Russian fleet did not partici.
pate, the slow vessels having sent
around Japan. Russian eources give
no news Of the battle, and the Tokyo
government maintained silence until
late hour this morning, Chicago
time.
Washington, May 8O.-The Post says
the navy department. has received On
official telegram from Tokyo saying
that the battleship Kniaz Souvaroff,
Admiral Rojestvensky's flagship, went
down in action and that Admiral 70
jestvensky was lost.
Latest advices confirm the magnitude
Of the disaster suffered 81 the Russian
feet and point 70 the fact that Russia'a
hopes. 90 far a. this war u concerned
now lie in whakAvee NAV r. anrnvn,
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Latest advioes confirm the magnitude
Of the disaster suffered 81 the Russian
feet and point 70 the fact that Rus1ia'a
hopes. 90 far q this war u concerned,
now lie in whatever may be accom-
plished By the oft-beaten army IN Man.
chuxia.
An onicial rsport received from
The newspaper., 1905-12-15

the executive legislative and judicial
department of state.
Any attempt of the people to do
something for themselves is fought
with tremendous force.
The Beneficiary orders have sue
ceeded in carrying their own life in
surance at from 80 to 30 per cent less
than old line life rates.
These orders are paying to wild
ows and orphans mot the McCall's
and McCurdy'sD over one million
dollars per week; the reserve is car
ried in the pockets of the members
who know where it is and they have
the use of it until it is needed for
losses. This is the only plan for safe
and honest Insurance on your life.
Many millions are carried in fire in
surance on very similar plan,
where the insured carries the reserve
with a much safer policy and better
adjustment in case of loss.
In each and all OF these cases, the
people do their own business at the
lowest possible cost, all the money
is kept in the community, and no
club is given the big corporations
with which to fight us aud thus de-
bauch the state and nation.
The fight is now on and each must
line up for the impending battle.
Where do you stand in thought
and action.
The newspaper., 1905-12-15
Prizes For Apples.

The State Annual Horticultural
Convention will be held in Denver at
the State Capitol, December 9th,
2Sth and Goth. 1t is thought advis-
able to offer cash prizes OF 1st, I'd
and Sd, possibly 4th, on the best five
commercial varieties q apples to the
platel of winter apples. We have
not decided as to amount, but it will
be sufficient to recompense growers
for the trouble taken in making the
exhibit.
We trust that you will send dis
play and will also consider it a favor
If other growers in your section will
do the same.
Please send fruit C. o. u. addressed
to Secretary of the Horticultural
Department, state Capitol, Denver,
Colo. Yours respectfully,
NJ. \. SuUrE, Secretary.
The newspaper., 1905-12-15

and be relieved at the proper time
and in the proper manner OF por-
ton of the load they attempt to
carry.
1t is scarcely necessary to say here,
but / will, that from a stand point
of a buyer and shipper, one box of
high grade apples are worth more
than two boxes of common to in
ferior ones, and over burdened and
Impoverished trees usually present
ter kind. Every grower of fruit in
the North Fork Valley should work
with the view of lifting up the grade
of the fruit he produces, rather than
to increase the quantity. This would
be for the common good of all en-
gagged in the business, as it would
create a more wide spread reputa-
ton for that district, and attract
buyers for orchard land.
Don't allow your trees to over
burden themselves and expect them
year after year to present you with
perfect, full sized fruit, because If
you do they will surprise you some
day by going out on strike. They
gave to some " -tbe growers this
past season n jolt that made them a
little dizzy, and 1t is but a warning
of what may follow, unless they are
curbed in their ambition to load up
every year beyond their strength
and capacity to carry.
The people that grow fruit, the
people that pack and ship fruit, the
people that sell goods to the peo-
pie that grow fruit about Paonia
are as good, Intelligent and as en-
ligbtened as you will find anywhere.
In fact, l think they are the best
bunch of people fiocked together in
any part of the country that / have
ever visited. Now this is no boquet
thrown with a string attached to it,
but it is tossed up to stay, and many
of them As | think of the many
bright and sweet little girls and
babies out there IL has a soothing
and mellowing effect on me. Yes,
and of the larger and older girls and
matrons. l would like to say some
thing. but | guess out of due respect
and other considerations for my
better and larger half, it would he
policy to do little still thinking on
that subject. b. NJ. TANNER.
The newspaper., 1905-12-15
Elberta Events.
and actic

Tom Edwards and Guy Starbuck
returned to Paonia this week.
Frank and Clarence Parker expect
to leave for Oregon and Washington
in a few weeks.
Mrs. Wm. Martin and Miss Emma
Martin spent part OF this week with
Mrs. r. C. Martin.
The new house of Angus Bruce is
nearly under cover and will soon be
a comfortable home for them.
Logan Woods has bought hay
near Delta and will take his and his
fathers cattle down there to winter.
Mrs. Ebersol, grandmother OF Mrs.
Laura Martin will spend next week
with her before going back to her
home in Denver.
Swain Friburg has taken a con-
tract to clear off cedars from a piece
of land north of Paonia. for Mr..
Lane who is with the Independent
Lumber Co.
vi is'Ss NIdS.
Davis gave a pleasant party at his
home on the south side OF the river,
it being his 22nd birthday. A large
crowd gathered and most enjoy
able evening was spent by all.
Fritz Orth arrived home last Sum-
day night from California and says
there is no place like home. Miss
Louise, came up from Rogers mesa
also this week where she has been
working for the last two months.
w. II. Martin has been superin-
tending gang of men on the Fire
Mountain canal, but finished this
week. Work will now begin near
Jay creek and a number OF spills will
be put in along the canal for protec-
tion from high water and cloud
bursts.
The big dance at Robt. Runzel's,
last Saturday night was success
and everybody enjoyed themselves
until a late hour. Curt Hough, who
had been indulging in the pleasure
of the evening, was thrown from his
horse while returning home, but re-
ceived no serious injuries, except a
bruised head.
The newspaper., 1905-12-15
PEOPLE VS.. CORPORATIONS.
First of a Series of Articles Favor
able to Public Ownership Of
Public Utilities.

How to get money from the peo-
pies pockets and yet to keep out of
Jail.
This is a problem in finance that
seems to have been pretty well
solved along the lines of public utili-
ties and insurance.
The public, for a long time, has
held up its hands and allowed the
private corporations to take just as
much as they (the corporationsl de-
sired.
This has been true of water fran
chises, lighting franchises, street rail-
ways, life insurance, fire insurance
and Others.
Many thinking citizens have come
to the conclusion that this has gone
done collectively in these lines, and
done well by the community, itself,
should be thus done.
They say, why pay a private cor
poration from three to five times
what it costs to operate the busi-
ness? Let us make the city or the
community the corporation and
each of us thus become member of
the corporation and a sharer in its
benefits.
But says the franchise grabber.
you can't do it, you can't do it, you
will lose money.
We answer we, the community,
do do it. it is our money, our labor,
and patronage that pays the bills.
Our sister city of Silverton voted
S11 800 in bonds to build its light
plant in April 1902, which was com
pleted in 1908. This city now saves
30 per cent on the former corpora
ton charges, have doubled the num-
Der of lights used and given much
better service.
The light and water plant take
care of all city expenses. water is
furnished the city and lawns free.
and they are yet contemplating re-
duction in rates of - per cent.
The fundamental principal of n
democratic government is, that the
people can do the peoples business
better than any corporation can do
it for them.
The argument now used to in
tiuence people to turn their business
over to corportions is the same in
principle, as those used several hum
dred years ago in favor of turning
over the political government to n
selected few or family.
\ government of, for, or by the
corporations is not n dem ocratic. nor
republican form of government,
and it is becoming n very serious
question which kind of govern
ment we are going to have and in
fact what kind we actually now
live under.
The recent election shows break
ing away from partisan lines, and
the support of principles vital to the
welfare of every community and is
the most healthful political index
of moders times.
The money that has been ac-
cumulated as reserves(?) by life in
surance companies has been shown
to have been used to pay Insurance
salaries, pensions, unjust attorneys
fees. to run banks, pay campaign eN-
penses, bribe and influence legisla-
tors, subsidize the press and to
otherwise demoralize and corrupt
The newspaper., 1905-12-15

husband was there but he did not
look like the boss, but she did, said:
81 didn't know they raised apples in
Colorado. We lived in South Da-
kota for eight years and apples
would not grow up there" l then
proceeded to do a little missionary
work. told her all about the West
ern Slope OF Colorado where they
raise not only the finest apples in the
world, but also hundreds of cars of
peaches, world beaters, good eaters,
good lockers and good shippers.
And this was not all; pears, prunes,
plums, apricots, nectarines, cherries
fruits grow there to perfection. Well,
had her eyes swelling and mouth
watering and she said: 81 thought
Colorado was all alike" Now,
suppose she wished to convey the
impression that the state was all
barren, rocky mountains covered
with snow the greater portion of
the year, and, as the man out in Or
egon at one OF the gold mines up on
timber line said: "No, we don't raise
any apples, but we do raise gold
nuggets. snow balls and HI and II
you are in the market for our goods
we can do business"
This no doubt is the impression of
l., e Ia. - Jn
United States in regard to the pro-
ducts of the State of Colorado.
Do you know that the people of
the Pecos Valley, New Mexico, have
car of their product on wheels and
are taking it down among the peo-
pie of the Middle States and asking
them to walk through the car with
out cost, and with their own eyes
see what can be produced from the
soil of that territory. The western
slope of Colorado may not need this
kind of advertising, but it is well to
keep something doing to let the bal
ance of the country know that you
are n live progressive people. The
booklet sent out by your board of
trade will do much to advertise
your country If properly distributed.
The Souvenir book by Mr.. Fish, now
being put upon the market, will no
doubt be a medium through which
many people will be induced to in
vestigate and look at the real things
of which this book treats.
Now, | want to say something
about the orchards surrounding Pa
onia that make possible the exist
ance and growth of a town on the
ground where stands Paonia, and
the firm motive of building rail-
road up the North Fork Valley.
can touch upon but few points
only. The orchards, and the fruit,
are the predominating interests of
the North Fork surrounding Paonia.
All other interests are but side
shows to the big show. During the
fruit season the orchards remind me
of cornucopias emptying their full
ness into the caps of those who stir
the soil ana lead thereon the water
that makes possible the fruit. The
theory of sixteen to one, or, so many
Kansas Oil gushers gushing over
time. 1t is wonderful what those
trees will do for the man who gives
them proper food cultivation and
drink They do their level best to
make budding millionairs of all who
are kind to them. They take upon
beyond their strength to carry
through The season and mature in
good shape. They should have the
assistance OF an intelligent and
proper use, and at the right time, OF
the pruning knife, saw and nippers,
The newspaper., 1905-12-15
Mighty Good Change.

1t is rumored that Luther Rood,
of the Hotchdss Times. has taken
an option on the Delta Independent.
1t Is to be hoped that he closes it.
Delta needs a republican paper and
would have one if Rood got the In
dependent.
The newspaper., 1905-12-15
THINGS SEEN AT PAONIA
By One who has been Here and
Experienced our Manifold
Advantages.

Around about GaOnla Ihere die
many things that richly deserve
boosting, and there are some things
otherwise. The town itself has the
look of a strong, healthy child with
the bloom of youth yet upon Its
checks.
There is n freshness and freedom
about living In Paonia with those
great mountains looking down upon
you, that charms and delights you.
You are not rubbing elbows with
your neighbors as you move about
in your narrow, sun obscured quar-
ters as in n city. | trust 1t will not
share the fate OF the stunted BOY
down the river, but continue to
grow, develop and expand until 1t
arrives at the age and size OF a ro-
bust manhood, and perhaps then II
may be able to boast OF boodling al
dermen and kindred entanglements
Of n place of considerable import
ance. But don't attempt any no.
toriety along that line now. You are
not big enough and you are almost
sure to make failure OF II. Settle
your electric light miNup, II you nave
not already done SO, and all get In
the band wagon together and toot
your horns long and loud for Pao-
MIA. DO you know, there is n whole
lot In this footing and standing to-
gether business in order to bring
about desired results.
Hammer that railroad company
good and hard and keep 1t up until
they slide that rail over to fuli
grown mans size and put on stand
ard gauge rolling stock. III present
signs mean anything you Will need
full grown railroad next season to
move your crops.
There are yet many hooks ana
corners where missionary work can
be done to advantage for the Vest
ern Slope of Colorado. To Illustrate:
No longer ago than this morning |
went around the corner to n grocery
store to get bar of soap for my
wife-and blythe way, the soap that
my wife does get away with! She
says Kansas City Is nasty and dirty,
and that 1t requires soap, lye, gold
dust, sapolio and carbolic acid to
keep, clean. l guess those few
months sojourn in Paonia, using
that fine coal of which the mount
aims are full, OF ten to twenty foot
veins, and leaves a clean, white ash
the same as wood ashes, has made
the outcome of living n pleasant life
with her any other place, n little un-
certain.
But let's get back to that grocery
store. 1t had an up-to-date look,
and had on it's holiday clothes, some
thing like Jim Grants store there in
trained along the lines OF respectful
ity by an intelligent German-Ameri-
can family, father, mother, son and
daughter. The mother, who has n
broad, pleasant looking German face,
square shoulders and hips, with
arms bare to the elbows and n slight
waddle to her walk, got the bar of
soap for me. noticed basket of
lust every day, common, old Ben
Davis apples sitting on the top of n
barrel. No, they We're not Colorado
Bens. said something about ap-
pies and Clipped in about.Colorado,
and that had been out there ship
ping apples. She, the boss, yes, her