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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-03-18
SPECIAL AGENTS OUT.
Department Admits inquiry Into
WaShinqtOn Land Frauds.

Washington Land FRAUDS.
Washington, March 13.-"Well, We
are not asleep" said Secretary Hitch
cock. His remark was in reply to a
question as to extending the land fraud
investigation into certain parts OF the
state of Washington. Heretofore tns
principal part of the investigation nss
been in Oregon, and the secretary ga'S
out the statement of arrests, lndlc'
ments and convictions which the gov
eminent has obtained.
It has recently become known 'na'
the inquiry was being extended "
Washington, but no information WE
obtainable as to the details OF the w
vestigati6n, or as to the facts OF si'
cations which started it.
Secretary Hitchcock and ether OIL.
cials of the interior department na''
now admitted that an extensive lnqun
is being made as to the timber Jaw
transactions in Washington, but -. .
said the matter has not proceedeo -.
enough to justify them in making on
statement about the investiea,'..'
which is in its early stages, and INC
il no assurance as yet that the de'sup W.
ments will be anywhere near as S'D''
tional as those in Oregon. .,t
Special agents have been sen' ~.
and abstracts Of titles from tno
entee to the present owners arc ..~h.r
obtained in the case Of many .l ,.m
lands in Chehalis. Cowlitz, Oia"'
and JEFF erson counties.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-03-18
Minor. Happenings
Of the Week.

Fire has destroyed the plant Of the
Standard Chemical Works at San Fran
cisco.
Fire has destroyed the plant Of the
Grand Crossing Teck company. cover
ing block at Chicago. Loss half q
million dollars.
California has been suffering from
severe rain storms the past week. The
Seventh street bridge at Los Angeles
has been washed away. Santo Monica
was damaged to the extent OF $4,000
900.
A statement of the receipts at the
fifty leading postoffioes of the
country for the month of February
shows total of IS, 1856, 224, as against
$5,4691, 80 last year, gain of almost
z per cent.
James Webb Lewis, relative of Capt.
Meriweather Lewis, pioneer of 1862;
John Quincy Adams Young. pioneer of
1847,,, and Mrs. Anas Marie Stransbery,
pioneer of 1862, died during the week
in Oregon.
The trouble at the Lewis and Clark
epxoitisOn at Portland has settled down
to the question of whether open or
closed shop shall exist. Union leaders
declare that an agreement to work
with non-union men is to admit that
their principles are erroneous and have
so far refused to compromise.
Chicago Socialists have nominated
John Collins fer mayor.
Senator Bate, of Tennessee; is dead.
1t is expected that Gov. McMillin will
be his successor.
The strike al the Republic Iron and
Steel Works at East Chicago, has been
settled by mutual agreement.
The coroner's jury at Honolulu has
decided that Mrs. Stanford came to
her death by means Of poison.
Russia is said to be secretly rein
forcing Indian frontier posts in the
event Of trouble with England.
The president has sent to the senate
the nomination of Charles 81. Treat to
be treasurer of the United States.
DR.. David Murray, the we'll known
educator, died at his home in New
Brunswick, N. j., last week, aged rs
years.
There is authority for the statement
that the question whether the isthmlan
canal shall be built at sea level or not
is one which will not be decided at
once. 1t is stated that the work can
proceed for at least five years before a
decision of this point will be neces-
sary. Meantime there will be more
investigation.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-03-18
HEARINGS on RAILWAY RATES
Senate Committee to Begin lnvesti.
CATION on April Is.

Senate committee to Begin lnveSti-
CATION on April i6.
Washington, March 15.-Chairman
Elkins, of the senate committee on in.
terstate commerce, announces that the
committee will begin hearings on the
subject or railway rates on Monday,
April II.
It is the intention of the committee
to first take up the constitutional ques-
tions regarding the right Of congress
to delegate power to FIX rates, and the
effect of equalizations and differentials
practiced by railroads under present
conditions.
1t is expected that attention will be
particularly directed to the Esch- Town
send bill which passed the house at the
last session, as we'll as to some other
measures which have been introduced
in the senate. It is also the intention
Of the committee to conduct the hear
inga with all possible expedition.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-03-18
TOGO orr SINGAPORE.

rleef OF japanese vsrships and
Cruisers Sighted.
London, March 16.-A dispatch
from singapore to the Daily Express,
dated Marcn Is, says:
The Japanese feet departed this al
ternoon.
A dispatch to Lloyds, dated Singa-
pore, Wednesday, 6 p. M, says the
British steamer Hongwan I reports hav-
ing passed % Japanese warships Oh
Horsburah, twenty miles east OF Sing
apore, at the entrance Of the Straits OF
Malacca. The japanese cruisers Kas.
a9i and Chitose and the auxiliary
cruisers Yawata and America are
among the feet.
The appearance Of Vice Admiral
ToRo's fleet in the track that would be
used in any attempt by Woe Admiral
Rojestvensky to make for Vladivostok
is one Of the most interesting events OF
the day. It is not known whether Vice
Admiral Togo himself is with the fleet.
According to the Daily Mails CORES
pendent at Singapore. who visited the
fleet before it's departure, the officers
were unusually reticent. Two Japan
csc officers landed and conferred with
the Japanese consul.
The presumption is that Rojestven-
sky's squadron is still off the coast Of
Madagascar, but as the ice in the har-
Dor of Vladivostok is probably begin
ming to give way the Russian admiral
must soon make a decision whether to
dash for Vladivostok or return to Rus
STA.
Naval experts here believe that Togo
will not come much further in quest OF
the Baltic SQUADRON. on the ground
that he cannot afford to run unneces-
sarv risks.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-03-18
CANNON ExCOnnuNlCATED.
MOrmOn Hierarchy Refuses to Allow
Him to Prove Charges.

IuO1 IUtOUt AuY n&s00&S ~ INV W
Him to Prove Charges.
Salt Lake, Utah, March 15.-The
controversy of former United States
Senator Frank j. Cannon, editor of the
Salt Lake Tribune, with the authori-
ties of the Mormon church, an Incl
dent of which was the withdrawal OF
fellowship. from Mr.. Cannon by
the bishops court at Ogden, has re-
suited in formal order from the high
council of the Weber stake of Zion in
Utah, sitting in Ogden, excommuni-
eating Mr.. Cannon from the church.
The action was based on editorials
written by Editor Cannon assailing the
policy of the high authorities of the
church.
Mr.. Cannon, protesting against the
jurisdiction of the tribunal which tried
him under charges of spostacy and dis
loyalty to the church, admitted the
authorship of the editorials complained
of, and insisted that he should be per-
mitted to prove the assertions he had
made. This point the ecclesiastical
court refused to concede and the orders
of disfellowship and accommodation
followed.
Coincident with the excommunica-
ton of Editor Canon was the fling of
charges against Charles A. Smurth-
waite, merchant Of Ogden and Nor
mon of influence, summoning him be-
fore the bishops court to answer for
alleged rebellious utterances against
the authorities of the church, and par
ticularly against President Joseph F.
Smith.
Mr.. Smurthwaite, basing his action
upon the Cannon case, has addressed
to bis bishop an appeal for free speech,
also that the church retire
from political domination Of the state
and from commercialism, demanding
an accounting at the next general con-
ference in April for all the church
moneys, demanding an accounting Of
the property of President Smith, since
he became president, and demanding
also that members of the church obey
the laws of the land.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-03-18
NO REST FOR
THE RUSSIANS
Ovdmd Makes Them Move ON From
Tie Pass, Which the Japan
csc Have Occupied.

of prisoners, guns and spoils are in
creasing momentarily.
prisoners, over 10000, including
Gen. Nakhimoff.
Killed or wounded, estimated at co.
600.
Enemy dead, left on field. 26. 500.
Flags, two. Guns, about sixty.
Rifles, 10000.
Ammunition wagons, 159.
Shells, 100000.
Small arms ammunition, 25, 600, 600
rounds.
Cereals, $1,000 koku (about $4,000
bushels.)
Fodder, 81, 900 koku.
Light railway outfit, As miles.
Horses, 1900.
Maps, % carloads.
Clothing and accoutrements, 1000
carloads.
Bread. 1000, 900 rations.
Fuel, 10000 tons.
Hay, sixty tons, besides tools, tents,
bullocks, telegraph wire and poles,
timber, beds, stoves and numerous
other property.
No reports have been received from
our forces in the direction of Singking.
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possible the Japanese force was a Jap
anese column which disappeared from
observation during the battle of Muk-
den.
The Associated Press correspondent,
though saying nothing regarding the
commissariat arrangements for the
troops, declared that the newspaper
correspondents have practically been
starved out of Tie pass. This may be
an indication Of the amount of the food
available for the army, immense guam
titles of which were destroyed at Muk.
den, where practically the entire re-
serve commissariat had been accumu-
lated.
According to the Chinese reports the
governor of Mukden gave banquet in
honor of the japanese generals after
the triumphal entry into the city, and
Russian journalist wires that with
the occupation Of Mukden by the jap
anese, Russia's prestige with the Chi
nese has been utterly destroyed.
Tokyo, March 11.-Field Marshal
Oyama telegraphs as follows under
date of yesterday:
"We occupied Mukden at 10 o'clock
this morning.
"Our surrounding movement, in
which we have been engaged for some
days past, has now completely sue.
ceeded.
"The fiercest fighting continues in
several places in the vicinity of Muk-
den.
"We captured great number Of
prisoners, enormous quantities of arms.
ammunition, provisions and other war
supplies. There is at present no time
to investigate the number Of these.
'Fushun was occupied by the jap
anese last night.
'The fighting continues on the
heights north of Fushun."
Washington, March 1.-THE state
department has received through off,
cial sources confirmation of the occu-
patton of Mukden by the japanese.
Paris, March 1.-THE Russian en-
bassy officials explain Gen. Kuropat-
kin's retreat as being part Of settled
plan. They say the real struggle will
OCCUR at Harbin, where the Russians
will concentrate large reinforcements.
Paris, March 1.-The japanese oc-
cupation Of Mukden is generally con-
sidered here as definitely showing that
the Japanese have won victory and
that Gen. Kuropatkin's reverse may
soon reach the magnitude Of disas-
ter. The French military critics say
the Japanese capture Of Theta practic-
ally outs of Kuropatkin from retreat
ing northward. They also attach
much Importance to the capture Of
Mukden, the capital Of Manchuria.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-03-18
Spokane international Financed.

Spokane, March I'D. C. Corbin,
of Spokane, who has financed and built
several Northwestern railroads, an
nounced yesterday on returning from
New York and England, that the en-.
tire bond issue of 81 600, 900 for build
ing the Spokane International to a
connection with the Canadian Pacific
ut the boundary, has been subscribed.
Mr.. Corbin and five associates sub
scribed for $780, 900 each. Mr.. Cor
bin states that construction will be
started within three weeks.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-03-18
WRECKED ON SCHOOL QUESTION
laurier Government Said to Be Tot
fering to It's Fall.

Laurier Government Said to Be Tot.
fering to IFS Fall.
Montreal, March 13.-The Laurier
government is tottering to its fall over
the Northwest separate school ques-
ton. Only a surrender by the pre-
mier of the position he has taken can
save the administration from complete
overthrow.
A tide Of protests flowing into Ottawa
FROM all quarters of Canada, outside of
the province of Quebec, is swelling
with each succeeding day, and has al
ready reached such volume that a ma
jority of Laurier g ministerial col
leagues are on the point of giving up
their portfolios.
Hon. w. s. Fielding, minister of
finance, and Sir William Mulock, post
master general, it is said, has already
resigned, but the premier defers action
on them. Hon. Clifford Sifton, minis
ter of the interior, is already out, and
every member from the West supports
him in the stand he has taken Only
a complete retreat on the part of Lau-
rier will satisfy the men from Manito-
ba and the two provinces, Alberta and
Saskatchewan, which are about to be
admitted into the confederation.
Sydney Fisher, minister of agricul-
ture, is silent, but is evidently only
waiting for the next step of Fielding
and Mulock. The only ministers who
remain loyal to the premier are Charles
Fitzpatrick, minister of justice, and
r. w. SCOTT, secretary of state, both of
whom are Roman Catholics. They and
the premier drafted the Objectionable
educational clause in the autonomy
bills.
It is stated here on the. best author.
ity that Laurier will hand in his res
ignation to the governor general as the
most expedient way out of the dilem.
ma, but will wait until the bills come
up on second reading in q week or tan
days.
Every Protestant religious BODY in
Canada has met and adopted resolu.
lions against the premier's policy.
Party lines are obliterated by the
agitation, and the whole country il
stirred as it has not been in manv
years.
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WASHINGTON NEWS

February lumber exports from Puget
sound ports broke all records.
The stone cutters strike at the Seat
tie library and federal buildings has
been settled.
Colfax citizens have subscribed for
the entire 500, 900 issue of bonds for
water works purposes.
The destroyer Gloldsborough made a
two hours trip around Puget sound
Monday without accident
Seattle real esteate dealers complain
that the elimination of the verbal lease
clause in the Twitchell bill is injuri-
ous and unjust.
Company L, Second regiment. N. q.
w.. was mustered into the state service
at Seattle Friday evening by Adjutant
General Drain.
The Kettle Valley Company, which
is operating a railroad from Grand
Forks, B. c., to Republic, WASH, has
completed the survey Of a route from
Republic to Spokane, 40 miles. 1t il
estimated that it will cost s., 500, 00O
to build the road.
The Walla Walla land Office has re.
ceived advices from Washington order.
ing township 9, range 40, which is fit.
teen miles south of Pomeroy, opened
up to enable squatters who have settled
within ten years on forest reserve tc
receive title to their homesteads.
School district No. Al, in the Green
river country, by unanimous argee.
ment, has been united with district
No. 81, Auburn, and the consolidated
district will issue bonds for the pur.
pose of erecting one of the finest school
buildings in the valley, to cost not less
than $4,000.
It is stated that considerable body
of gold ore has been struck in the Apex
mine on Money creek, in King county
Will A. Steel has been elected by
the King county commissioners as ex
ecutive commissioner to take charge OF
assem- milling and installing King coun
tvs exhibit in the Washington build
ing at the Portland fair.
1t is stated that direct primary
league will be formed as a result Of
the ignominious defeat of the primary
bill by the senate last week, and tina,
active work will be continued until the
desired legislation is enacted.
The preliminary work on the wharvet
ordered by the county commissioner
for Chatauqua and Cove, on Vashor
island, has been completed and the
actual work will be commenced within
few days. The Improvements will
be ready in time to for the summer
shipment of fruit.
Prof. Meany, of the state university
proposes to have the old university
building, now used as public library
at Seattle, moved to the state univer-
sity campus when the new Seattle
library building is completed. The
building was erected in 1861 and has
been intimately connected with the ed.
vocational history of the state. It was
the first building of the kind on this
coast.
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council Of generals, upon whose advice
he determined to give battle. This
manly course and the generals per-
soual exertions in directing the retreat
will, however, hardly save him. His
reputation as an offensive strategist is
gone, and though the czar's military
advisers know not where to look for q
better general, his resignation will be
accepted.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-03-18
SEATTLE MARKET REPORT

The following prices are offered to
the producer by the local dealers fol-
delivery in round lots I. o. b. Seattle,
and are subject to change without no.
Gce:
Grain-Oats, $s7.@2s per ton;
barley, a.. per ton; wheat, chicken
feed, %. 80 per ton; bran, $40; shorts,
$20@21; corn, $25.
Hay-kastern Washington, $15@16.
per ton; Puget sound, $11@12; alfalfa,
&1O@11.
Eggs-Strictly fresh ranch, II.
Poultry-Live hens, 11@1116c per
ID; old boosters, loo; ducks, 12@1ak;
geese, 90; springs, 1870.
Live Stock-Choice beef cattle.
COWS, 2ko per ID; steers, 4ko;
sheep, $40; hogs, 6K@7o; dressed
calves, 1890; live, SOTO.
Hides, Pelts and Wool-Heavy and
salted steers. over 80 pounds, $40 pen
10; medium, sound, 60; light, sound,
30; COWS, sound, all weights, Sc; stays,
bulls and oxen, $40; sailed kips, 60
calves, 9@10c; culls 10 less than
sound; green hides 10 less than sailed
dry hides, 11@15o; dry culls, one-third
less; sheep pelts, S6c@1.s5 each
shearlings, $4,000 each; Eastern
Washington wool, 1l@1ec Per ID;
Western Washington wool, 10000
dirty or timber stained, 1e@18o; tai.
low, sh@4o; grease, l1<@9o.
Tacoma Quotations
Wheat-Bluestem No /, go; club
No. 1, $3.50.
Poultry - Turkeys, dressed, $50;
chickens, spring, dressed, 100; ducks,
dressed, loo; geese, dressed, 15o. Live
Hens. 1so ;dueks, 100; geese, l2ok
turkeys. 19o; spring chickens, 40;
squads, $s.50@8.
Observation-Disclosures creamery, $50;
ranch, 16@18c.
EggsHl8o.
Oats-$s7@se; rolled oats, $ss@S0.
Hay, Alfalfa, etc-Wheat hay,
e1S.6O@14.bO; timothy 17.0O01S. so;
mixed, $18.5O@15; clover, GA. 6O@
1850; alfalfa, t1l.60@13. 90: Pusel
sound412@14.
Eeed-Con, e3b.; wheat, 81; bar.
Icy. whole grain, e35; rolled, GO 20;
bran. es1.bo ehorts, e33k o9sk.
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New Hotel at Olvrupia.

Olympia, March 1.-THE McKenny
block, four story brick structure, the
largest in the city, has been sold to ".
4. kneeland Of Shelton and associates.
II y the Intention Of the purchasers to
convert the building into q big ire
proof hotel, ample to accommodate the
Legislative crowd and aflording large
lobby room. The big rooms on. the
ground door now occupied ~ STORES
will b used for Offices and Hobbies. ana
tho three upper stories will be- remod-
elad with view Of adapting them for
hotel purposes.
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Think 1t Is the End.

London, March 16.-No further news
has been received of the fighting on the
Fan river, and little Importance is at
tached to this isolated repulse of the
japanese. The London papers continue
in the belief that to all intents and
purposes the campaign is closed; that
it will be next to impossibl BILE for Russia
to put new army into the field, and
that the talk of doing so is mere bluff,
intended to influence the inevitable ne
gotiation of peace terms.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-03-18
liubberd Receives AppoIaf"e..

Hubbard Receives Appo'n'r..
Olympia, March 14.-e5os.: 80. q
has appointed Charles +. HuD lsbf
Tacoma, % be commissioner = :a,.nect
and factory, mill and railway III. Iii ..
Or, effective April s. His tern ~ ~
pire II April. 1909. The goVe IN, b
ncuuCea several weeks ago "a ~.
would appoint Mr.. hubbard; W
oeeds William Blackman, WIZ
expires in APRIL
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-03-18
OYAMA REPORTS HIS
sPOILs AND LOSSES

Tokyo, March 13.-The following
report has bean received from Field
Marshal Oyama:
The number Of prisoners, spoile and
the enemy's estimated casualties
against ali our forces in tho direction
Of the Shake follow. but the number
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Vetoed By Gov. Head

Olympia. March 14-Gov. Mead bas
vetoed house bill No. Al, the J. B.
Lindsley bill providing for the nav.
ment Of LOAD Improvement assessmenta
IN Delinquency tar foreclosures. He be.
neves cities should do their, own tax
collecting.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-03-18
RcBeLLlOUS PEASANTS.
They plunder Estates Of Gar and
Grand Dukes.

Berlin. March ia Moscow dis
patch states that rebellious peasants
have plundered the estates Of the czar,
Grand Dukes Vladimir, Nicholas and
Alexander in the provinces Of Oral and
Tohernigov. They burned the czar's
country residence in the vicinity Of
Niejen. The aggregate amount Of
damage done is estimated at million
dollars.
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TO SUCCEED JARVIS.

VfSSIoSnt appoints CIarenCe Z. HO-
bart Collector for Alaska.
Washington, March 16.-The presi-
dent has sent to the senate the nomi-
nation Of Clarence L. Hobart to be
collector Of customs for the district Of
Alaska, to succeed Capt. Jarvis, re-
signed.
The appointment was first credited
% the state ofW ashington, but on OBJ
jection Of Senators Ankeny and Piles,
neither Of whom had recommended Mr..
Hobart, il was changed and accredited
to Alaska. Mr.. Hobart has been den
uty collector under Capt. Jarvis.
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LAST or kUROpATkIN.
Russian Commander Asks to B,
Relieved.

St. Petersburg, Marh 13.-Gen. Ku-
ropatkin has telegraphed to Emperor
Nicholas, assuming himself al 1.-The re-
sponsibility for his defeat, making no
excuses except That the strength Of the
Japanese was miscalculated, and refus-
ing to place any of the blame upon the