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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-05-26
SAVED BY A WHSLE.
~~~~~~

The pure white color of the noun
tain sheep Of Alaska makes him very
conspicuous except when he is lying on
a snow patch, and in the clear atmos-
phere of the Alaskan mountains one
can see sheep for long distance. Col.
Cane, in Summer and Fall in West
ern Alaska" tells Of following band
of these mountain sheep over desc
late stretch Of country, only to lose
a shot at them through the approach
Of another enemy.
We had just arrived at the canyon
and were still out OF sight, when we
saw the i've big fellows leisurely cross
ing by a narrow sheep trail some dis
lance below us. They did not 80 far,
but lay down on the opposite slope on a
spot from which we were full in sight,
but where they could DO easily got at
once We could get into the ravine
among the broken ground.
To do this, however, required very
careful crawling In full view, over
absolutely broken ground, consisting
Of 4 steep slope Of shale; and the only
way to reach practicable path into
the canyon Was by descending until
we were in full view Of al the rest Of
the sheep. which were lying about In
groups on q lat plateau.
We had very nearly got to . position
Of safety, and were lying perfectly mo-
tionless, locking at the sheep beloN rs
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-05-26
GOVERNMENT CABLE
TO EIHMUS VIA CUBA

Washington, May 2l.-Secretary
Taft has urged before the house com.
mittee on interstate and foreign COM
merce the military necessity OF gov
ernment cable to Guantanamo, Cuba,
Porto Rico and the isthmus of Pan
anna.
I'VE arsproceeaing= on the theory
that We are to fortify tho Panama
canal, - he said. I'VE have already
had : report from the artillery and
engineering board as to the fortifca-
tions TO be made there.
ut is said that the canal ought to
be neutral, but it will be necessary to
protect it against persons who mayinot
observe that neutrality. With the
present conditions on the isthmus and
in the country communication will be
q necessity.
Tht total cost Of cable to touch at
the places named, he said, was esti-
mated at 81, SOC, 600. It could be laid
by converting the army transport Sum-
ner into q cableship at nominal cost.
Opposition to the proposition Uaa
made on behalf Of the company now
operating the American line.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-05-26
Excursions East.

On certain dates Of each month dur
ing the summer and early fall The
Iaofthern Pacific will have in effect
g." round trip rates to Eastern points
w. w. raul and Minneapolis, 1901 Kan
ss &C. lily and Omaha, $50; St Leuis,
;S n; Chicago, $715.O. Correspond
th s 10 ,onw rates to other points. Take
~ QUO north Coast Limited electric light
W 'lain; it's beauty, and the ap.
Comments are superb. There is nc
taa. ia charge to travel on this palAttal
ath' For particulars call on or write
:, y. AcMullen, City Passenger Agent,
se ea.; A Timing, General Agent.
A 'soie' or A. D. Charlton. A. G. r.
a. Portland, Ore.
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Loss ESTIMATED AT $1,000. 600.
Railroad and Lumber Companies Worss
Sufferer by Disaster.

Escanaba, Mich, May 21.-Forest
fires which have been raging over q
distance of 100 miles square in the Pc
ninsula for two days are believed to
be uonder control after having caused
q loss estimated at over $1,000, 900.
Superintendent Wells, of the Esca-
naba s. Lake Superior railway reports
that the fire in Dickinson and Mari
neette counties has been stopped.
Assistant Superintendent Cantillon.
of the Northwestern railway, says the
damage to its property is not as great
as was at first reported, and, although
several large fires are burning at diff
ferent points, large forces of freight
ers have been organized and it is be-
lieved that with the change Of the
wind its progress can now be stopped.
The damage sustained by the lum-
Der and railroad companies operating
in Delta county is estimated at slight
IL over 800, 900. The losses in Dick
inson, Menominee. Alger and Mar
quette counties will reach 44OO, 900.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-05-26
MANY ARE H0MELEss|RATE BILL PASSED
SENATE ADOPTS HOUSE MEASURE
WITH AMENDMENTS.
On Final ote..Senators Morgan,
Foraker and Pettus Were the
Only Ones Voting IN the Neg
Observation-Disclosures
Out ''In. Its Judgment"

Washington, May 2;.-After almost
seventy days of continuous delibera-
ton, the senate late yesterday after
noon passed the railroad rate bill BY
the practically unanimous vote Of II
to 8.
The three negative votes were cast
by Senators Foraker, Republican, and
Morgan and Pettus, Democrats.
The bill has received more atten-
ton from the senate and from the
country at large than any bill that
has been before congress since the re-
peal of the purchasing clause Of the
Sherman act in 1898. 1t was reported
to the senate on February 26, and was
made the unfinished business ON
March Q.
From March to May the bill was
under general discussion without linn
itation on the duration of speeches,
fifty EIGHT of which were delivered.
Many of these were prepared with
great care and two of them consumed
more than days time in delivery.
Senator La Toilette, the Junior SEN
ator from Wisconsin, spoke for three
days, and Senator Daniel, of Virginia,
for two days. Several other senators
each spoke for an entire day. =
For twelve days the bill has boon
under consideration under rule limit
ing speeches to fifteen minutes each.
The senate has at all times been ear
nest and animated, but for the most
pert devoid Of personality as betNeen
senators, the past few days, however,
having called ont some caustic criti-
cisms of the president and some news
paper correspondents.
When the bill was taken up yester-
day the senate resumed consideration
of the Teller amendment striking out
of the provision giving to the inter
state commerce commission the power
to prescribe rates the words elm its
judgment.
After some animated discussion the
amendment was adopted and the bill
was then read a third time, after
which a vote was taken on the amend
ed measure, with result as above
stated.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-05-26
FRANCHISE FRAUDS
newer HAS ANOTHER Big HEe'
ton SCANDAL.
=, .,.ands of Bogus Votes Cast
:. Favor of Franchises---Court
a,ders Seizure of Ballot Boxes
IfterExamining Books---lnves-
.;..t;on Is Proceeding.

or Colo. May 21.-Electlon
wbich overwhelm by thousands
Irsaa nitiful 1856 votes by which the
TN Company claims that its
lram s;ss was carried, frauds which
frah' bundredfold worse than were
snow .n"r charged at the time they were
ever ADMITTED, were unearthed when
psi.s Judge johnson opened the
pls, n. If the treasurer's Office in his
DU Ur. The court found that between
so o0s and 3 600 tax receipts have been
.'Uv sa in the last three weeks, each on
lssa 1arate lot owned by the Myrtle
H;ll Land and Improvement company
and other corporations.
AZ" uaeh of these receipts, costing from
- "a Giants on each suburban lot.
!" vote cast for the Tram
,sa1,s free franchise. William Evans,
w. w.. ., the Tramway forces, is heavy
ou ansrtv owner Oh Myrtle Hill, the
pabprh in which most of the property
Ge. on which the bogus receipts were
IN ,he first few moments the court
o,an.sa at the books he saw thousands
If these receipts. The books had been
hro,,ht from the treasurer's Office on
xr;t from the court, and Judge
Ioh,.op at once announced tnat the
court would retain CUSTODY OF the
books.
Ballot Boxes Seized.
Judge Johnson also Immediately is-
o,ea An order to Sheriff Nisbet to seigz
and hold the ballot boxes containing
the votes on the franchises, which are
now stored at 1920 Market street. It
ha. been reported frequently since
elestion day that the Tramway men
had laid a plot to burn the building
and she ballots and so destroy much of
the evidence of fraud.
The Honest Election League, at
whose instance Judge Johnson ordered
the books brought into court, will
work over the frauds with the court
all night and all day tomorrow, and
the most astounding revelations are
expected.
The methods by which the tax re-
csipts were issued was simple The
corporation owning the suburban lots.
on which the tax was only few cents
each, obtained tax receipt for each
lot and gave each receipt to a hireline
on which vote could be cast for the
franchises.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-05-26
Too Dimculs..

In Pennsylvania town where the
Friends abound prim old Quaker
rpinster one day attended the mar
rage Of her grdndnephew, young
person who had in the course u his
twenty-one years received much need
ed discipline at her hands.
The old lady was at her best on this
festive occasion, and at pause in
the wedding breakfast her young rela-
tive looked over at her with Z be-
guiding smile.
Tell rs why thee never married.
Aunt Patience" he said, teasingiy.
.sThat IL soon told. William" said
the old Quakeress. calmly. 1t was
because was not 40 easy pleased -
thy wife was"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-05-26
Pacific Coast Bar Association.

Olympia, May 23.--At Seattle in
August, at q date to be set by the Sc
attic members Of the bar, the second
uannal meeting Of the Pacific Coast
Bar Association will be held. This
decision Of q recent meeting Of the ex-
ecutiye committee Of the association
has inst been announced by Secretary
Schafer OF this city. The association
was organised last summer at Port
hand. IL Is designed to bring into it's
membership the members of the bar
IS The states west Of tho Rocky noun
tadne. Several hundred attorneys from
these states are expected to b present
e the meeting this year.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-05-26
TO GIVE UP BUSINESS.
GAIT Lake Paper Says Mormon Church
Will Take Radical Step.

!, oaitL axe, Utah, May 81. - The
-aofihon church is going out of bust
"ess' according to a local morning
PAPER Its principal holding in Salt
lake the Utah Light and Railway
s sonpany, is to be taken over by .
rs0'voo,oOO corporation, composed of
-r y, and American capitalists
The new company will also. acquire
.ne ogden street railway and build
~ ~. electric line from Juab county,
s san, TO Oneida county, Idaho. It
W cni De known as the Inter- Mountain
ovnsoildation Railroad Company, and
VII De Incorporated both In Idaho
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-05-26
Our Little Girl.

Our Little Girl.
When I wear ruined apron, when my
hair is smooth and neat,
And take my little reader to the shady
garden seat,
Perhaps my grandma sees me, and
know what she will say:
my dear, you're 50 like Cousin Jane.
She never cared to play"
Then when my papa comes home late
he has so much to do
put his slippers by the CRATE before his
dinners through.
He lifts me on his lap and says. In such
loving way,
You're growing like Aunt Polly, child.
I see it every day"
Sometimes keep the cart too long, and
race real hard with Sue.
And dig the sand-heap most all up-it's
what l like to do.
Why, then, my little brother says, u
never thought before
YOU look most like that Simpson girl
who used to live next door.
But when my mamma sits and sews,
get my hemming, too.
We rock and talk the longest time, the
way the grown folks do.
feel 20 happy when she smooths my
very roundest curl,
And smiling, whispers, Yes. just now
you're mammals lady girl"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-05-26
4compromise ON Book of Forms.

Des Moines, Ia, May 24.-The con
troversy and debate over the Presbyte-
rian book Of forms ended late yester-
day afternoon in compromise in
which all words that might indicate
that the book is authorized were
stricken from the resolutions and from
the text and title pages of the book it
self. The resolution of the opposition
was incorporated, declaring specific
ally that the assembly made no rec
concentrations with reference to the
book. With these limitations the re-
port of DR.. Henry Van Dykes COM
mittee was adopted and all bitterness
between the factions was avoided.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-05-26

Washington, May 24.-The senate
passed the immigration bill.
The major portion Of the discussion
was devoted to the provision for sup
plying information concerning differ-
emit sections of the country to newly
arrived immigrants. The bill consists
Of q series OF amendments to the exist
ing Law, eleven Of them intended to
permit stricter regulations for keeping
out the defective Glasses OF aliens.
The head tax is.inereased from " to 20.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-05-26
To Raise Turkish Legation.

Washington, May 24-Senatcr Knox
has given notice of an amendment to
the diplomatic and consular bill to
raise the diplomatic post at Constan-
tinople from legation to an embassy.
Under the regulations of the Sublime
Porte ambassadors are the only diplo-
matte representatives permitted to
seek an audience with the sultan, and
therefore the United States has been
handicapped in it's negotiations with
Turkey. It is to correct this that
Senator Knox has proposed his amend
ment.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-05-26
F1orrie's Little Garden.

= @~@t FlOrffe'o AlCSAe 0aI00us 5sS ~ IsS
Florrie was little girl 4 years old.
She had heard her cousin Ethel tell
that last spring she had planted seeds
in her little garden and cared for her
baby plants.
Florrie was very anxious to have
her own little garden. Not wishing to
wait until the spring, one day in Feb
ruary, finding herself alone in the sit
ting room, with her small toy shovel
she dug up the earth in the big wood
en- box all around the large palm plant.
Calling to her grandma to bring the
nasturtiu1n seeds. she said: "Oh.
grandma, dear, my little garden ID
ready. I have taken out all the sticks
and stones, and made a nice. soft bed
for my baby seeds"
With her fat. chubby fingers Florrie
made a narrow frlrrow all around the
big palm. Carefully putting one baby
seed beside the other, she covered the
furrow with soft, loose earth. and
patted it gently with her little hand.
Every few days she gave her baby
seeds water with tiny watering can,
for, she said, she knew they must be
thirsty.
After waiting over two weeks, Flor
RE began to lose her patience. One
night she whispered softly in her pray
ers: 'Oh, dear God, do help my baby
seeds to grow
Next morning two tiny plants were
just peeping out of crack In the
earth. They looked too sweet with
their two small leaves still tightly fold
ed. Florrie was very much worried
over the big load Of earth they had on
their backs, and would gladly have
taken it of, but grandma explained
that it would kill them to do 80.
In few days rows of little yellow
ish green heads were peeping out.
Soon the tightly closed leaves unfold
ed; then, as they grew larger, they all
turned and seemed to look out Of the
window. Florrie thought they were
very inquisitive little baby plants, un-
til grandma explained they were only
looking at the bright, warm sunshine.
Fiorfie called herself ''the little gar
dener." She took good care Of her baby
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-05-26
Funeral Of Carl Schurx.

New. York, May 21.-The funeral
Of Carl Schurz took place yesterday.
Private services at his late home, ~
Est Ninety first street, Mere conduct-
ed by the Rev. 81. v. Frissah, presi-
dent Of Hampton institute, Hampton,
Va, and DR.. Felix Adler, q the Eth
ical Culture Society. IAter public
services were held at he grave in
Tarrytown, where the funsral party
went by special train. s
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-05-26
MORE INDICTMENTS.
More Prominent California and Oregon
Men Charged With Frauds.

Men Charged With Frauds.
Portland, Or, May 21.-Details OF
an important land fraud indictment
returned by the federal grand jury
April 9 and involving prominent men
Of Los Angeles, San Francisco and
Southwestern Oregon, has just been
made public by United States District
Attorney Bristol. The indictment, az
usual, charges violation of section
$40 of the Revised Statutes. The
property alleged to have been fraudu-
lently secured lies in the southwestern
part OF Curry county, Oregon, and
consists Of 5000 acres. practically eli
in one tract. of fine timber land.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-05-26
Powder Works ON Ni.o.6llv ii.

Tacoma, May 21-The DuPont Pow
der Company is maturing plans fo1
the construction of the he plant al
the mouth Of the Nisqua1Iv river,
where 2, 700 acres Of land have been
bought for the purpose. The inten-
tion Of the company n buyilI.So much
land is to enclose the ponder mills
with aslarge zone Of vacaut land, O.
that in case of explosions ~ great Loss
Ct LIE or property will resui
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-05-26
fine SWEETS EVE NORTHERN
MICHIGAN COUNTIES.
Railroad and Lumber companie.
Worst Sufferers IN q Financial
Way-Loss Estimated az Over
a Million Dollars---Many> Per.
sons Made Homeless.

patch to the Sentinel from Escanaba.
Mich, by staff correspondent SAYS:
-Four known dead, score or more
OF missing, hundreds Of families home
less, several million dollars worth of
property burned. four towns wiped out
entirely and dozen more partially,
five counties devastated and 100 miles
square Of territory fire-swept. This is
the dreadful picture that the North
ern Michigan peninsula presents today
after the worst forest fire since the
Peshtigo disaster in 1871.
General Superintendent w. E. Wells
OF the Escanaba g Lake Superior rail-
road. along whose right Of way the
great loss occurred, returned last
night fromsa trip of inspection over
the fire-stricken area and says that the
flames have gone down for the time
being and the danger is over unless q
new gale arises to again fan the en-
bers into flames.
The Story in Brief.
The following summary briefly tells
the story:
The dead: Peter La Fond, a cook,
smothered in lumber camp near Ka-
toa; three unknown children, dead at
Quinnesec, Mich., separated from their
parents while the village was burning
and persisted.
Scores Of homesteaders and woods
men are missing and have probably
persisted in the flames
Territory devastated, five counties.
Marquette, Menominee, Delta, Algez
and Dickinson.
The territory fire-swept is 100 miles
square.
Towns totally burned: Talbot,
Mich, 500 population, only q few
houses. left standing; Quinnesec. SOC
population, one house only remains;
Saunders, Mich., $50 population, all
wiped out; Niagara, Wis, 800 popu.
lation, all wiped ont.
Towns partly destroyed: Northland,
Cornell, Antoine, Spring Valley, Kings.
ley, Woodlawn, Foster City, Sala and
Metropolitan.
Details of the Ere are gradually com.
ing out of the burned country. All
day long refugees and trainmen have
been coming in, telling their tales Of
misery andsufering as we'll as hero.
ism and brave deeds that were enacted
while the FIRE was at its height. The
reports all show that the fire was fully
as serious as at first reported. The
burned over. district extends from 9
point ten miles out Of Escanaba &c
Talbot on the south, to Charming and
Quinnesec on the west, to Sands or
the north and back to Escanaba. The
flames were flercest along the Escans
ba g. Lake Superior line.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-05-26
LITTLE STORIES
AND INCIDENTS
That WIN lnsersse : -
Eatsrtais yosns
ReaAees.
plants. giving them water even few


plants. giving them water ever few
days.
Noticing that several did nsA NOW
as fast as others, she said: 'GJandma,
dear. think this little plant 3 lex.
and to cure it we must give u 4 few
drops Of castor oil, like Nellie aives
my baby sister,"
Standing on her tip-toes. Flo1uis was
just able to reach up to the big wood
en- box, TO kiss her little plants rood
morning and good night-Nsw York
Globe.
:. Lighting Smoke.
This very effective trick may be &C.
complished by means Of a round or
square pasteboard box. preferably a
hat box. Shape the box into talo form
shown in the drawing, turning up the
overlapping half of the top coyes and
cutting large, round hole in the other
half, which fits over the half box.
Now set candle in the half box di.
rectly under the hole, light it and let II
burn until it has long snuff. Blow
out the light, and you are ready - per-
form the trick.
Suddenly fame 10 seen b creep
down the wreath Of smoke which IL
ascending from the long candls anuf1
UP through the hole in the boz Nd;
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wy, 764 GOO.
The amendment providing that the
secretary Of the navy could 60 into the
open market and purchase chains,
anchors and cordage, should it be
demonstrated that they could be had
cheaper in free markets than they
could be made by the government, was
defeated by vote of 1873 to 1919.
By the action of the house on the
second amendment upon which q sep
arate vote was demanded in conjunc-
tion with the naval appropriation bill
q per cent diferential will be allow.
ed bidders from the Pacific coast on
the ships if constructed there to make
this allowance in favor of such ship
builders. The vote on the amendment
was very. close.
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The fire quickly reaches the candle
snuff, and, as it touches it, lights the
candle, much to the wonderment OF
the onlookers
The secret Of the trick Is very sim.
pie. After you have stepped around to
the rear Of the box you manage ia
light match, holding 1t below the
table so that 1t will not be Seen Al
the proper time you bring the match
In contact with the wreath Of snoks
ascending through the hole In the box
lid. As the other half of. the lid ID
turned up, it affords screen, behind
which you may apply the match I'm.
seen by those in front Of the box.
The distance from the point in thu
smoke wreath when you touch the
match to the tip of the candle smut
should not be more than four inches,
as the smoke loses It's density and
thins cut the higher 1t ascends.-Peo-
pies Home Journal.
Got Value fer Out1ay.
Mamma gave you nickel to be
good yesterday, and to-day you are evf
IDENTIFY trying to show how bad you
can be.
Johnny-Yes, mamma; 1 want to
prove to you that you got your moneys
worth yesterday. See?
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-05-26
COAST SHIPBUILDERS
TO HAVE DIFfEREN1IAL

Washington, May 81 - After two
weeks of debate the house passed the
naval appropriation bill, carrying
400 1RA Onn ,-.s.sz,--.5-~-4
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-05-26
Makes a Difference.

Teacher-Now, Harry, here ii an ex-
ample In mental arithmetic. Flow old
would a person be who was born in
1875! m
Harry-It depends on whether the
person is a man or a woman.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-04-29

III Ili.o TOT VIII DC found
some Of the most desirable
materials used this season.
including handsome Wor-
steds. in Stripes and Checks.
ine quality Taffeta Silks and
a few French VOiles. The
styles are the most approved
OF the season, and leave
nothing to be desired. Not a
Skirt Is worth less than SIS,
and many are worth much
more.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-04-29
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