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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-05-19
WASHINGTON NEWS

Leonard Funk, labor leader, has
BEEN elected president Of the Spokane
city council.
The Odd Fellows grand encamp.
ment for the state will be held at Sc.
attic June 4 to z.
The cornerstone of the new Method.
list church at University station, Sc.
attic, was dedicated Sunday.
The Swedish Mission Association Of
the Pacific Northwest, began it's an.
nual session at Tacoma Sunday. Sc
attic has been selected AZ the next
meeting place.
Actual grading work on the Chicago
Milwaukee and st. Paul line between
Seattle and Tacoma began Monday
morning. The camp has been estab.
lished at the Puyallup river about
three miles out from Tacoma.
| The board of county commissioners
has awarded to John Acorn, Of Col
Vile, the contract to build bridge
over the Colville river at Addy. 1t
is to be a wooden structure and is to
be completed by the middle of June.
Marking of manuscripts from the
recent county teachers examination s
held throughout the state, has begun
in the state superintendent Office.
Deputy Superintendent F. NJ. McCully
ia in charge of the force of ten mark.
ers employed.
Seattle Odd Fellows will build a
temple.
Friday was campus day at the state
university.
The transport Sherman sailed from
Seattle for the Orient Thursday.
The Western Washington Sunday
School Association held three days
convention at Tacoma last week.
+. G.. Harper, the new collector of
customs for the Puget Sound district,
will take Office July l, the beginning
of the new fiscal yean
A petition from the residents of
Leavenworth asking for authority to
incorporate as city has been allowed
by the county commissioners.
Ed. Hedding, Entiat valley rancher,
has raised herd of IS Angora goats,
and has just sent his first shipment of
mohair to the Sound. Other farmers
who have seen his success will follow
his example next year.
The senate has confirmed the NOM
nations of A. Henry and Harry f..
Nichols to be receivers at land Offices
at Waterville and North Yakima, res
pectively, and Of William F. HAYNES
to be register If the land Office at
Waterville.
The tenth annual session of the
Washington STATED Federation of Won
ems Clubs was held last week at Port
Townsend. The registration books
showed 200 delegates in attendance, the
largest convention in the history of
the federation. The delegates repre-
sented about 100 federated clubs.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-05-19
Mrs. Botkin Goes to Prison.

Mrs. Botlkin Goes to Prison.
San Francisco, May 16.-After two
sensational trials and eight years of
the bitterest legal battle, Cordelia
Botkin, convicted of killing Mrs. J. P.
Dunning, went to San Quentin yester-
day to begin her sentence Of life i'm
prisonment.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-05-19
Minor Happenings
Of the Week

It II stated that q fight is to be
made IN the senate by Standard Oil
interests to defeat the proposed free
alcohol legislation.
A tabulation made by the insur-
ance department of New York shows
that the losses of New York state
companies by the San Francisco fire
amount to over $113, 600, 900.
The London Times Picking CORES
pondeat says that many high Chinese
officials express disapproval of the re-
cent customs edict, which they attrlb-
ute to the influence of Yuan Shi Kai.
Practically complete returns from
the Tennessee Democratic senatorial
primary show that Robert L. Taylor
has been nominated over Senator w.
E. Carmack, with majority approx
imating 5000.
Madrid newspapers announce that
all the powers signaotry of the Alger-
icas convention have accepted the
shares in the state bank Of Morocco,
which have been allotted to them, ex-
cept the United States, which refused
to participate.
In report of the trade of the Unit
ed States with South American coun-
tries the department of commerce and
labor says that the total trade in 1906
was 500, O00, 900, of which $1O5, OOO,-
600 was with Argentina and Brazil.
OF this trade with South America
$50, 5000, 90 was in imports from and
$54, 600, 900 in exports to those coun-
tries.
Milwaukee has been selected as the
next convention city for the Telegra-
piers Union of America.
Three hundred thousand people are
affected by strike of men employed
in the metal industry in Germany,
which began Friday.
John F. Wallace. formerly chief en-
gineer Of the Panama canal has accep-
ted the presidency of the Electric
Properties Company, Of Chicago.
Fire last week destroyed the freight
house of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul railway at Chicago. The
loss, including freight destroyed. is es-
timated at 100000
Senator Ankeny has introduced q
resolution in the senate directing the
Panama canal commission to use only
material of domestic manufacture in
the construction of the isthmian canal.
The viceroy of Canton has paid to
the American consul there $50, 900 as
an indemnity for the damage done to
mission buildings and the personal
property of the missionaries as result
of the riots at Lienchow last October.
It is semi-ocffiially stated at Tokyo
that the Japanese government has
adopted q wireless telegraph system
as the result of special investigation
in progress since 1900 which is unique
and totally independent of other exist
ing systems.
r. n. Smoot, who was in the plot
to kidnap President Abraham Lincoln
and who sold TO John Surratt the boat
with which it was intended to convey
Lincold across the Potomac, died at
Fort Smith, Ark. last week, aged 70
years.
A strip Of land along the Syro- Egyp-
tian frontier. from the coast east
ward, having an area of 100, 600 square
miles and which for many years. has
been regarded as the territory of the
Bedouins, has recently been formally
added to the domain of the sultan of
Turkey, resultiI g in great irritation
among the Arabs.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-05-19

statement was Issued from II. -.
House giving an account Of ~. WITT
5ect on the part Of the presiden. .0o.
Attorney General Moody. aad
The stetemenn Comprised -.
terA one letter from the presids.. ~,
aenatpr Allison, and the Other = %
Attos1ey Gensral Moody to the ~, ..Oa
DENT both dated yesterday. r''
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-05-26

Tho citizen could take up a number Of other enter
prsoa and Industries in which the territory making
great progress and Of a Of which q that the ter
ritorys chief city derive greater less bonod In
proportion 20 tho pr rcmoones Of the locality
Of the developing industry But those already mentioned
suffice There o. anohor element In the amount OF
bonoat which Albuquerque Will derive from the develop
ment 90 New Moxcon proHpor.ty-an element The pres
of which Will distance and the absence
Of which viii nuly noarness This element s the earn
90 secure benefits which rghtfuy hers. because
alike Of her advantage location and community OF In
terosta with tho whole territory
This city cannot expect 90 so az east with folded
hands and bandaged and have the wealth of the
territory poured her lap She be up and ADDING
wise Co active 30 search for and ready aozo the
birhrght which o. hers by ai the Possibilities which
nature has bestowed These things for future
alteration only need be mentioned today.
Albuquerque should be the wholesale distributing
point FOR New Mexico. Man-made trammels have bound
her hands and her feet Ia her race for CONF
morclal supremacy. bat the day 81 delvcrance ls
nc hand The senate has passed tie railway rate
bll The house wil doubt concur Thus the
way opened for AbuQuosa9os escape from the dsorm-
nnons which have LONG Kept her from the goal OF her
legitimate ambition.
but these ahacslos OF restriction viii not fan away
Of their accord The bill will apply s
edy unless Albuquerque Invoke COS aid Il 10 The
Citizen chat the merchants of this city should organize
either In connection with the Commercial club or In
separate aud distinct Merchants Exchange for the pur
pose Of securing reasonable proportional rates Into
and out OF Albuquerque The organized action cannot De
taken too All preliminary arrangements can be
made SO that the city may demand her rights
the rate bin becomes "a law.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-05-26

Albuquerque ID by no means the only place against
shloh there was railway discrimination under the old
regime Even 90 great city 81 Louis hnds itself In
the same prodioamonI Speaking along the same lines
~ those covered by The Ctzens editorial last evening
and. by the way Tho Citizen ID much pleased 10 SOS
positions 30 ably endorsed BY the Journal this morning
the Globe Democrat said the other day:
"rhe communication sent by the Business Mems
league 70 the freight committee Of me lines 49,
Louis contains series of unansworabo arguments for
The equitable treatment Of ths city The special charges
this city s required 20 pay, and which distinct
handicap upon o. are great n amount that their totals
are withheld from the public Publicity this respect
has long been dcniod for thU simple that full
knowledge Of the extra millions gathered here By rail-
roads entering from the east would intensity the convo-
ton that g. Louis is not getting fair treatment IN
Darson with other large cities The Business Mems lea
gue IN common with citizens generally. asks that S.
Louis like other cities. be made hasing point and he
freed from the oxncona resting upon &c exclusively
g. Louis % exceptionally loaded down and told
to compete best q with other elites that bear
no such burden. and whose terminals within their own
limits are under constant Improvement Give So Louis
fair deal"
IA the business men of st. Louis formed n league
and took up this matter OF unequal rates should the
business men Of Albuquerque organize to carry this
question up 20 the railway ocals and necessary up
the Interstate Commerce commission itself
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-05-26
HOGS DIE FROM
ANTHRAX FEVER
ABOUT SEVENTY HAVE DIED At
THE pENiTENTiARY SINCE
JANUARY - PREVENTIVE
MEASURES.

~ a result Of anthrax fever conta.
gion seventy hogs have died az the
territorial ponitoEtiary ln the last fey
months The epidemic started about
The first Of the year Ia the drove of
100 and Monday when the veterinary
aurEeon, NJ n. Deacon. began the
process uf vaccination there were
hity-aix left u IL thought that those
which were vaccinatod will be- saved
81 vaccination o. believed 10 Dc a
cure FOR the disease.
Anthrax fever, on account Of 10
fiightful mortality, d. ono of the most
dreaded Diseases that attacks the
brute creation. II usually occurs ia
the form Of an epidemic. and an out
break 81 Il means certain deat ruction
10 a large prnportio lon of hcrblvOr lus
animals IN the path 81 les march.
Horses, cattle. mules. sheen. hogs and
goats are the sufferers. and ns these
comprise tho valuable domestic ami.
male, the pecuniary loEs is always
heavy ln the Infected region
40 proWfss is 20 rapid that stock
owners rarely have time 90 adopt
measures Of relief whon the disease
has once made its appearance On the
vicinity. Anthrax ~ alsO communlca.
bic 10 man and this adds greatly 90
lts fcrrors.
Anthrax ls germ disease. the
germs entering the body usually with
food. but sometimes through sores or
scratches in the skin The germs may
be carried a long distance without
losing their virulonce. aud may be
conveyed to % farm. ranch or plnnta.
ton in many ways As the disease in
contagious. enc sick or dead animal
may infect an entire herd
In spite at the fact that the disease
has existed az the ponltcntlary for
some time. such care has been taken
Io avoid che spread OF the epidemic
that as far as known there has not
been n single case reported outside of
the ono drove Il % believed the
swine az the ponltentlary have now
been immuned so that there seems to
be little fear Of a contagion.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-05-26
State Bill Results

one Of the most conservative presentations Of the
outcome Of the rate bin legislation 10 the senate which
The Citizen has thus far Is the following from the
Courier Journal As might have been oreaoen tho pros
dent brought face 10 face with the Issue OF his pref
erence and breach la his party obtains to best terms
be ,an for himself and holds to bis party. Thai
Mr. AldriCh has played hls hand aklllfully morc
lossly the Tilman lead ia the mister stroke
whilst holding the good but stan puisant Allison In re-
serve and hg best cards close To- his bosom for the final
COMP o. merely TO say that the Rhode island senator o.
amateur. because. from the professional point Of
view end from the FIRST ne had an the advantages which
n gambling, are known 20 belong to- 'the house" The
president stood for the occasion IN the attitude rank
outsider no the regular republicans OF senate far
the rate ban went he "tho entire stranger be-
Wheodiod, druggcd the Nigh; require. but Ia
any and every event 10 Doe heecod Neyerthe-
less. though ger nothing speak of Ia the bl
and Thought the various trust investigations TO
nothing the country will great debt ca Theodore
Roosevelt He has done in a day, g were what no
other man could have done In decade brought the PEG
pie to realizing Of The existence and operations
Of that nsldOus power which has been since the
OF sections stoalthiy ntrcnchng Itself az washing
ton. and reaching thence into the manufacturing districts
and the money centors and slowly but surely preparing
10 replace the ogarchy OF African slavery with the dig
archy Of organized money.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-05-26

According 90 Henry Clcwa. "a hla Weekly Financial
Review. May 49, the foreign loans TO this country
tlmgtcd by some high 100000, which viii have
% be- met In the next few months
lie finds. however OF CONCENTRATION n the fact
that foreign trade Is growing at almost record
breaking pace Tao imports OF domestic products IA April
9iO10O0OOO. fi2O0O0n0 larger than year ago
In fact they have been exceeded only three times Our
exports la April Slt5600OoO ti600OOOO IN
Of last year This leaves the trade balance for the month
s37O0000O On favor compare with &33OOO0OO year
ago For the months of The fiscal year the OF
exports imports has been si67 600 sl280'O
900 more than year Our gold imports IA April were
si50O0O00. compared with S250 900 year ago. ana for
the months OF the fiscal year ending April total gold
imports have been s59000OO0 SiOoOOOOO IN excess
OF the time last year These demonstrate
that the international movements entirely In our
favora factor OF supreme importance at time when
domestic money market only has before q al the
demands which Il possibly meet but would De OBJ
lged to seek assistance from abroad OF further
expansion.
Railroad earnings also continue very encouraging,
Fifty six roads In the month Of April reported gross
nga Of 9b200On0 increase OF nearly AZ per cent
last year These surprising figures % view OF the
disturbance caused by the coal strike which however
may be seriously reflected IN later returns. M.
dusral activity continues undated Enormous orders
have been placed for steel rails 90 thom for de-
livery far ahead 1897 There 10000 tons AL
ready the order books of American rain mills aud
other important contracts pending. whct aill soon
bring the total ap to 100000 tons
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-05-26

The Citizen heartily congratuates tie New Mexican
Ia enlargement OF form and a Improvement Ia APP
pearanco divides with The Citizen the honor Of
being the largest daily paper published IN the territory
nor should 10 be forgotten that the New Mex-
can management driven 20 this change by
c0mpJttcn II made the change Of s free VIII and
accOrd-hrst becase % able 20 do so. ana second,
that Il might give s patrons che benefit OF enlarged
service Santa 70 Hhold show that appreciates the lm
provement In s paper By enlargement Of hs patron
Speaking OF the enlargement Colonel Frost says;
The progress made since the Civil war In the pub
fishing OF newspapers I'm the gathering Of news 10 print
ing power presseN Is eXempned Ia the history Of the
Daily New Moyican. From small four column auarto
with than 10000 OF reading the
column eight page paper containing 10000 Of telo.
graphic territorial and local news, from the printing Of
foreign tldngs two months old 90 printing the
% events that occurred a the AnpOdcs only few hours
Us but span of forty three years but years OF tree
mendous achievements OF marvellous occurrence all
faithfully chroncod day after day in the columns Of the
Daily New Mexican Il Is only generation from the day
that the Daily New Mexican SET by hand by the pro-
pdeur and assistant and the present when the New
Mexican Printing company pays $4,000 year IN wages
alone. amount that expended among local merchants,
mean the difference between a losing and a pr0ht-
able business hut instance of the direct bearing Of
a large newspaper plant upon the lie of a community
for MANI years the postage bin of the New Mexican
Printing company has kept the Santa ne posofco Ia tho
second class. giving % free delivery Of mail
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-05-26
Dry Farming Success

Jas. -. Whltmofe. who came 10 New Mexico in 1860
and settled al Ganas Springs south of LAS Vegas and
about half way Santa Rosa ia Las Vegas the other
day where he - probably of the best known who
visit that city. Mr. Whiimoro Is AT present temporary
resident of Tucumcar though he sull owns his ranch
property at Ganas Syringe Yesterday ho said "a rop-
rosoutatlye OF the Las Vegas Optic;
Tho country IS filling up IN Quay county Al low
estimate families have moved into that county this
aprug aud many settlers came IN last year and before
that time
There D. no doubt a. .,l about me success of dry
farming. u % no longer en- experiment Nature IN an
countries provides the means best adapted 20 the country
We have never had amy good farming until recent years
any largo scale The temporal farming as b rs called
carried here 20 fair test because the temporal far
DO not properly cultivate the SOIL They scratch Il
with little horae plows and pay but ltle stten
ton after planting Given a stout team big pillow ana
a OF good common and industry behind a. and
the dry farming viii be q Jm johnson, near
Tucumcau. has for years been following Lo Campbell
methods ana raising good crops. OF course some years
the crops will bo better than 0horB % s iu an
tries Some farmers viii succeed better than others.
That IS everywhere but with good seed selection per-
slston aud intelligent cnort there h doubt OF
This country should and raise a large amount
Of forage and feed stun for The faitonnv OF live stock
I'm Qray county tho settlers are dcng well, within
cen years with proper effort this country will make a
wonderful change for the better ',,'t ,e7
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-05-26
BOY CHARGED WITH ASSAULT
WITH INTENT TO RAP

HlpOllto LuceFO, nineteen years 90
age, appeared before Judge Mills In
the United States court M las Vegas
and changed his plea OF NOT rullty 90
guilty. lie was charged With assault
with intent 90 rape upon a woman who
was so old chat she did not know her
exact age but who thought sac was
between seventy and eighty years OF
age, Judge Kills stated 10 the prison.
er that on account OF the olrcum-
stances and because OF the disparity
Of the ages Of the prisoner and prose-
cutting Witness, ho could not believe
him guilty and suspended the sentence
of five years ia the penltentlary,
which he Imposed during good be-
haylor and the boy was released from
custody on h.s own recOgnizauce.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-05-26
TARR-VAN MARTER \
WEDDlH0 AT RtN0MAN

Last Tuesday evening az the Meth
odlst Episcopal church. Jesse A. TAR
and Elsie Van Marter were united ln
marriage. Rev u. l. Farr, omclailnF
Tho little church. whlch was pro.
fusely decorated with flowers and
vines. was filled 20 the doors with
invited guests from Kinrman aud
surrounding country. who had come 10
extend their congratulations 90 tins
popular young Cuple The young
couple have lived ia Klugman for q
number Of years and have endearod
themselves 10 an hy their courteous
manner and amlahle dispositions Mr.
Tarr Is manager OF the Postal Tele
graph company. and Mrs Tarr.s toe
daughter Of Sir aud Mrs. G. 4. Van
Marter Of this place. Tho Young
folks viii reside ia KIngman. MAY
their path through life bo borderod
with flowers
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-05-26
REAPlNo BENEFIT
From the Experiences Of Albuquerque
People.

We are faruLato Indeed 20 be able
10 profit by the experience OF our
Eelghbora. The public uttoranoes OF
Albuquerque residents on the follow
ing subject will interest and benefit
thousands OF our readers. Read this
statement TITS emphatic and COM
vlnclng. No better proof can bo had.
G. q. Lott. for ten years station
master in Albuquerque, now retired
from active cares Of life. residence
3l5 North Arno street. says. u had
attacks OF hackacho stretching over
a period OF three years. one OF them
occurred shortly before DOan's Kid.
ney Pills came 10 my notice aud I
went % a drug store for a box. I
knew the cause OF my trouble arose
from imperfect action OF the Kidneys
because of the behavior OF the kidney
Heoretlons and their condition fully
proved n. but what 90 90 Ia check
the trouble was a mystery. Deans
Kidney Pills effectively stopped the
dlomuliy, n every one IN Albuquer-
cue receives the great benefit ala
from that remedy kidney complaint,
backacho and trouble with the kidney
secroilon8 will cease 90 exist in this
vicinity"
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