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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-04-14
GIVE UP THE fight.
PEACE PRACTICALLY ASSURED m
SOFT COAL REGION.
Western Pennsylvania Soft Coal
Operators Agree to Sign Scale
OF lSO3--Small Operators in
Southwest Also Sign and Men
Return to Work.

Pittsburg, Pa, April Peace is
now assured in the mining situation
SO far as the soft coal fields of Western
Pennsy Vania are concerned. The or
ganlzation of the Independent opera
tors who we're holding out against
granting the advance demanded by the
miners at meeting last night decided
to give up the struggle and will sign
the scale.
All those at the meeting we're repre-
sentatlves of operators who had bound
themselves not to sign the scale. A
number of other members were wayer-
ing as to entering the agreement.
These latter were not present, but it
was assured that they. too, would sign
upon learning of the action of the
meeting last night.
Absolute peace and quite reign in
the bituminous coal fields. The zen.
eral feeling of satisfaction is attribut-
ed to the arrival of delegates from the
district conventions which Thursday
adjourned and returned to their homes
and explained the situation to the
miners who hesitated to return to
work. All danger Of fruther trouble
is thought to be over, and by Monday
1t Is certain every mine will be in full
operation.
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DOVES STRONG ROOM.
Said to be Nothing Like 1t in this Coun-
try--.Four Walls of Steel

Said to be Nothing Like 1t in this Coun-
try---Four Walls of Steel
Chicago, April II A strong room
has been discovered in Dowie's house
at Zion. Most of the inhabitants of
Zion learned of its existence at meet
ing held Monday night. The an.
nouncement was made by Overseer Vo-
Iva in the following words:
cit will surprise you to learn that
in Shiloh house there was the most
curious room in America. The czar
of Russia may have one and need one,
but who would think there was one in
peaceful Zion? We knew there was a
room kept always locked and into
which Dowie himself went seldom.
We entered it today, but to do 80 we
had to batter through two iron doors.
The room was like vault, except that
the bolts and bars we're mostly on the
inside. Light came into the room
through bulls eye-window the out
side of which was protected by heavy
iron shutters. Air was admitted
through funnel. There was bed
inside, bed so curious that I cannot
attempt to describe it. And this
room, this cell, was built by and for
a man who used to stand before you
and ask you to tell him what fear was
like"
The room was electric lighted and
contained a telephone.
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TricIka 81 Anfmals.

There are q surprising number of
Quaker animals animals whose regu-
lar method of self protection Is to Offer
no resistance to their enemies. The
possum's trick Of shamming dead Is an
old story. The hedgehog and some OF
the armadillos refuse to fight, but they
are protected by sharp spines or armor.
Among marine animals Is starfish.
often called the brittle star" which Is
the despair of collectors. 1t seems to
make it a point that none Of its family
shall be shown In bottle or on mu-
scum shelf. When taken from the wa
ter this starfish throws OF its legs and
also it's stomachs. The story is told of
one collector who thought he had sue
ceeded in coaxing specimen Into
pail, only to see 1t dismember itself at
the last moment. w. H. Hudson de
scribes the death feigning habits OF
small South African fox common on
the pampas. II caught in trap or
overtaken, it collapses as II dead, and
to all appearance Is dead Some kind
Of beetles, many Of the woolly cater
pillars which have poisonous hairs on
their backs. and numerous spiders
adopt the same trick. Perhaps the
commonest instance of passive resist.
ance is the land tortoise, which draws
ND its front piece and pulls in Its head
and legs and defies its foes by locking
them out
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NO USE FOR THEM.


-
RUSSIAN sovsrnmsnt Refuses 10 Seat s..
Petersbrs Radical.
st. Petersburg, April 9.-Tba .,..
ton by the CONSTITUTIONAL naroo 49,.
OF OF. fesersburg Of Prof. Paul MIN
kon ana a. Hessen as delegates to tha
provincial convention has haan 49,
nnlled by the election Commission =. =,
the ground that they are under ind;ct'
ment IN connection with the susnan.
slon OF the Svo Bodanabog, Of which
papers they were editors.
Inc commission has replaced thar,
oy conservative candidates who -
celveo scarcely tenth. of the vote
cast Tor MN. Milnkof and Hesse.
Inc action of the authorities has
aroused storm in radical circles h.
cause the commission did not take ax.
ception to their candidates before - )
oallotlng. Besides, Prof. Milukoff i
one OF the prominent leaders Of the
constitutional Democrats and was er.
pecIeo 70 be power in parliament.
Inc rigorous press regulations an.
nounced Friday have been supple.
mented by sweeping repre.siye mea.
sure, making it a prison offense =
spread false reports about government
ohclals or troops which tend to pro.
ouce public excitement. The penalty
IS multiplied if such reports result il
actual rioting.
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McCURDY OFFICES DESPOILED.
Magnificent Private Suite Now Rented {,
Railroad Company.

Railroad Company.
New York, April 9.-The magnif1-
Gently furnished offices occupied by
Richard A. McCurdy when he was
president of the Mutual Life, have
been dismantled and the floor space
rented to railroad company. The
furnishings, which were imported
from France at an expense to the pol
icy holders of almost $1,000 have
been stored away in the Mutual Life
building. ~
Comparatively a small number of
persons ever saw McCurdy's Offices un-
til after he retired from the company.
Visitors in search of the president had
to pass muster before series of gray
uniformed guards before they reached
the inner Offices. These offices were
finished in the renaissance style. The
woodwork was painted pure white and
highly polished. The walls we're white
and gold, heavily set with medallion
work. In renovating the rooms for
the railroad company the expensive
gold work was all painted out.
The recent report of the Truesdale
investigating committee said the fur.
niture was paid for out of funds Of the
Paris Office and that the payments
we're never passed on by the commit
tee of the board Of trustees.
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MAKES HIM THINK or HOME.

Negro Woman Servant Causes Turk
ish Minister to Astonish GUESTS
When the first Turkish minister,
Mele Mele, came to Washingtona grand
ball was planned in his honor. Hun
dreds of Invitations were sent out and
nearly everybody who received one
came, for there was much curiosity to
see the important Turk in his native
dress.
Particularly were persons anxious to
examine the splendid dress turhaD
which had been described and talked
about, made, as 1t was, of plaster Of
paris yet looking like the finest mus
lin. When the evening arrived Mele
MeIe seemed to be the only one who
was not having good time. He stood
looking as II. he did not know that ev-
erybody was admiring him and alto
getl1er was very much bored till sud-
denly he caught glimpse Of big ne
gro woman who was assisting In serv-
ing the supper.
Instantly he rushed up to her and
throwing his arms about her neck gave
her a good kiss, explaining that he
could not help 1t, she reminded him 30
much Of his best and most expensive
wife, and while the company thought
It very odd thing to do everybody
could understand that he was home
sick man and nobody minded it in the
least
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the wood, and were lost. The cause of
the tornado Is unknown
why, Is it like that?" asked Tom, in
surprise.
Certainly. They have been at some
pains to build that little house; eco
how ingenious they were in fashloning
1t! Now 1t Is laid waste, and they must
find new spot. Some Of t.. little ones
are dead, too"
Tom looked down ruefully at the ha-
voc he had made. 81 know what will
make them happy" he said. II VIII
leave this piece of nut-cake from my
lunch-box, and they will eat that" He
laid the cake down carefully, and was
rewarded by seeing other ants swarm
over it and carry bits to another place,
where he thought they meant to build
new home.
Il think they will soon forget" he
said. Don't your"
Probably; but If they forget l am
sure you will not" said Uncle Jack.
And Tom found that he never did
Youths Companion. !
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BETTER FEELING IN CHINA.
Travellers Report that Boycott is Practi-
cally Ended.

Travellers Report that Boycott 10 Fractl-
cally Ended.
San Francisco, April 9.-The Bulle-
tin says:
The boycott on American goods in
China is practically broken. Return
ing tourists, business men and China
men who arrived on the steamer Amer
lea say it is only matter of time
when the discrimination against wares
from this country will entirely disap-
pear.
A. S. Lambert has just established q
mint for the imperial Chinese govern
ment in Honan province, in the very
heart Of the empire. He says there is
positively no discrimination against
American goods in that province OF
any Of the other small places that he
visited.
Chan XII Leung, silk merchant
from Canton, where the trouble start
ed, said:
ssIn Canton there are as many as
twenty Chinese firms which are hand
ling American goods, and they are
finding many buyers.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-04-14
!: NOT AN UNMIxED BLESSING

Mr.. Bennett was about to leave town
for a weeks vacation, and his wife was
helping him pack his suit case. Here,
George" said she, beaming with the
consciousness Of GOOD deed done, lis
a nice little linen case that I've made
for your cake Of soap, and here are
two others, one for your collars and
one for your cuffs. This long one with
the ribbon bows Is for your ties. They'll
keep everything DO nice and clean.
.Ye-es," agreed George, eying them
somewhat doubtfully. $50 they will"
"And this" continued thoughtful
Mrs. Bennett, els a little case for your
handkerchiefs, with violet sachet in
side; and here are two others, lined
with oil silk, for your wash cloth and
BATH sponge"
whats this pillow case thing" ask
cd interested George, holding up large
white bag.
"Why. that's to put your starched
shirts in, dear. See, it's just the length
OF your suit case-I measured to get Il
just right"
II see." said George. thoughtfully.
ANY moreY
YES, indeed. I've been planning for
this trip for weeks. This blue denim
case is for your overshoes, and this
striped one Is for your slippers. This
one with the cunning little button and
huttonhole is for your whisk broom. and
these others, embroidered with forget.
me-nots. are for your comb and your
military brushes. This larger case Is
for your nightshirt here's another for
your razors, and this little long one Is
for your toothbrush / did intend to
make case for your soiled linen
but"
Just at this moment Mrs. Bennett
was called downStairs. When she re-
turned half an hour LATER. George was
sitting on the side. Of the bed among
his personal belongings and sAline dis
consolateH at: the Bullying sides Of his
suit. case.
4Why.s exclaimed Ms. Bennett. look
ing 1t the array on the bed you
hayen't packed single thingi"
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MCURDYS ARE SUED.
liver Million Demanded by Mutual
Life From Father and Son.

New York, April 1O.-Charges of
conspiracy in the appointment of Rob-
ert d. McCurdy as superintendent of
Inc foreign division of the Mutual Life
insurance Company are made in a new
action brought by that company
against Richard A. McCurdy, former
president of the company, and his son
nooert' The complaint alleges that
Tue Two McCurdy's conspired to en-
iicn Robert H. McCurdy by maintain
lug his compensation on a commission
oasls at an enormous profit.
In the suit the Mutual seeks to re-
cover from the defendants 81, OO2, 841.
is alleged in the complaint that
nooert II. McCurdy's profits derived
I,om his interests in the firm of g. 81.
raymond & Co., Metropolitan agents
.or The Mutual, amounted to $3.50, 600
II Ten years prior to 1898. After he
was made superintendent Of the for
v ,ps department. of the Mutual Life in
1000 1t is asserted he continued his
:. with Raymond & Co., but
=. .aas 1t was his duty to devote Ms en-
IRE time and energy to his new Office.
r. II Is charged that Richard A. Nc
auroy conspired with his son to place
t tne commissions derived from Roberts
~ BUSINESS on such a basis alb to prevent
suelr reduction when the business in
~ leased and the allegation is made
o aua' the defendants knew that the
o oo.lmlsslons were exorbitant, but con-
osaied the information from the board
Of trustees.
according to the complaint, Robert
h.. McCurdy received in commissions
Sl,28s,S41.
wh:, just compensation for his services
due due superintendent of tho foreign
n y, is declared in the COM
I lsan to be s1o,O a year prior to
so $685. $4,000 year up to 1895 and
s ssu,ooo year thereafter until he re-
oAou'
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DOWIE Will FIGHT IN
COURTS FOR RIGHTS

Chicago, April 1O.-Weary and worn
from his long journey, Dowie arrived
mere this morning, looking emaciated
and apparently unable to enter into
any serious fight. A great throng OF
people greeted him with cheers and
catcalls and demanded him to show
himself.
As the train drew into the station
Dowie announced that he would not
go to Zion today, but would take mat.
ters directly to the coruts for adjust.
ment. He said:
Il am peaceable and law-abidinp
citizen, and have been wrongfully de.
posed and relieved from my property.
l don't care to fight in the streets OF
Zion for my restoration. 1 say my
property in Zion belongs legally to
me not to the chruch.''
He is staying at hotel pending de.
velopments.
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BENEFITS AND DAMAGES.
Supreme Court Holds Both May Be Con
adhered.

4loefo0.
Olympia, April The supreme
court of the state has decided that 1T
is proper to credit the benefits in max
ing up the amounts to be paid for
damages caused by q change of street
grade.
The decision was in the Spokane
county case of the Spokane Traction
Company against Louis Granath and
others. The city permitted the rail-
road company to place bridge across
the Spokane river and to raise the
grade of Boone avenue, so the general
public could use the bridge, as we'll as
the street cars.
This change of grade made the sur
face of the thoroughfare from five to
thirteen feet higher in front of Gran
ath's property than before, and he
asked for damages. The lower court
decided that the property had been
benefited considerably by the new
bridge and grade, and, subtracting
these benefits allowed damages for
about $145 to the property and in IA
vor of Granath. The latter appealed.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-04-14
CHALLENGE OF CANNON
ACCEPTED BY WILLIAMS

Washington. April 9.-In reply to
the challenge of Speaker Cannon to
the Democrats to make the tariff the
issue in the coming congressional cleo
tions, Representative John Sharp
Williams, the minority leader, accept
ed the ''defi" and predicted an early
revision of the tariff. He made it
plain that the business instability dur
! ing the enactment of tariff legislation
| was due to the influence of the special
interests and corporations which guide
the committee in framing tariff laws
and congress in passing them.
is remedy is to divorce the govern.
ment from private business and make
the tariff receipts meet the needs of
the public. Mr.. Williams said:
"The tariff is going to be revised.
If the Republican party has sense
enough and courage enough to revise
it on right lines it will very materially
aid them in staying in power. They
may not stay even then, because it is
felt that there is check needed upon
them in other directions.
eff they do not revise it on right
lines some other party will. It is i'm
portant in the interest of stability of
tariff rates that the proper principle
of tariff revision should be recognized
and acted upon. That proper princi-
pie is the adapting of tariff receipts to
the needs of the public. and not to the
needs of the trusts and special inter
ests.s As long as there is clash be-
tween individuals or industries, each
|ytriving for some advantage conferred
by tariff laws, there can, in the nature
of things, be no end of tariff agitation.
sIt is only when business is divorced
from government that government will
be divorced from business and from
constant interference with it. Busl-
ness will never be divorced from gov
eminent SO long as the business inter-
ests of individuals or corporations is
the rule whereby committees are guild
ed in framing tariff laws and whereby
congress is guided in enacting them.
sThe tariff is going to be revised.
In case there is no tariff revision at
this time there will be, in my opinion,
a Democratic house and there will be
. Democratic tariff bill. There will
not be an ideal Democratic tariff, be-
cause we must to some extent be guild
ed by actual conditions surrounding
us, which will make Us swerve to some
extent from the ideal, but 1t will be
an approximation to it.
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Missoula, Mont, April 9.-Indian
Agent Bellew of the Falthead Indian
reservation, has received instructions
from Washington to sell off 1000, 900
feet of timber which was blown down
during the recent blizzard. The gov
eminent will allow the purchasers Of
the timber to erect temporary saw
mills on the reservation with which to
manufacture marketable products.
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Faults ON Both Sides.

Said Cocky to Polly, "You are a greedy
bird!
hardl- dare believe the truth Of all that
l have heard;
The famous nursery regiment shot nuts
into your cage,
There was but one which hit the mark,
and put you in rage.
Twas in the merry May-time, when airs
were soft and vernal,
But with delight and wicked spite you
gobbled up the colonel !" (kerneD
And Polly said, II must confess the
shocking tale is true;
Yet, Cocky, dear, from what hear I'm
not so bad as you.
They leased you with an apple, as me
with nuts before,
And in revenge for, what they did you
swallowed all the corps!" (core) }.
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Germany Not to Participate.

London, April 9.-The Daily Tele.
graphs st. Petersburg correspondent
says: "Germany's refusal to partici-
pate in the Russian loan is construed
here as revenge for Germany's isola-
ton by the Algericas conference. Ger
man bankers were willing to assist,
but at the last moment Emperor Will
lam interposed his veto. It is consid-
cred that the situation may become
serious. p
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-04-14
COLONIST RATES ALI. SUMMEE
Hill Roads Ask Other Northern Lines to
Continue.

Hill Roads Ask Other Northern Lines to
Continue.
Seattle, April 9.-The Hill roads
have asked other Northern lines to
continue the colonist rates, which ex-
pired Saturday, in effect throughout
the summer. It is announced that
there is every indication that thecheap
one way second class fare will be pre-
served.
The railroads expect, besides the
heavy travel of tourists and new set
tiers, to handle thousands of laborers
who will be attracted to the North
west by the heavy railroad building.
The $25 rate is necessary to induce
this travel, and the new roads must
have the men. st. Paul dispatches
say the last trains left for the coast
crowded, and this record can be du-
plicated if the rates remain.
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Seattle Gets convention.

Washington, April THE National
ASSOCIATION of Railway Commissioners
has decided to hold the next conven-
finn in Seattle ii July or August 1907.
Iohn S. McMillin, Of the Washington
state railroad commission, was elected
president Of the convention on the
seventh ballot.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-04-14
A Pavement Of Skulls.

The Inhabitants of Gwandu. In Afri-
ca, have settled the street-paving ques-
ton entirely to their own satisfaction
by using the skulls of their enemies for
paving the approaches to their town.
Over twelve thousand skulls have
been used on the roads leading to the
various gates, and, polished and bleach
ed as they are by the friction Of count.
less feet and the effect Of the sun and
air, they are said to have the appear
ance Of ivory.
When a new pavement Is needed there
is no bother and scandal about con.
tracts. All that Is necessary is to de-
clare war on some neighboring tribe,
for then the roads are repaired az
matter of course!
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Toms Lesson.

Uncle Jack had taken Tom for a walk
In the wood, and as they came through
the grove Tom idly brought his stick
down upon a, family Of ants that were
busy carrying into the home some
crumbs that had been left by a picnic
party. A
II am sorry that the woodland news
paper will have to report tragedy, .
said Uncle Jack, soberly. "They will
have to say, While busy storing provi-
sions in their home near Long Pond,
the ant family was struck by a terrible
tornado, and nearly every one persisted.
This was an excellent family, and was
doing no harm. In the home were sew
eral little ones, who waited through
the night for something to eat, but find
ing the house overturned and their par
ents missing, they strayed away into
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Some Sign in Southwest.

Kansas City, April IA large num-
Der of small operators in the several
Southwestern coal districts have signed
the scale and several thousand men
have returned to work. The big oper-
ators are still holding out, but are not
employing nonunion men or attempt
ing to operate their mines.
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Rome, April 9-The newspaper Vita
says that Austria is preparing soon to
OCCUPY Novibazar, in Turkey, under 2
clause Of the treaty OF Berlin. Austria
is sid to consider this q favorable
momeont because Of diminished Rus
sian influence and Germany's irrita-
ton against Italy growing out OF the
Algericas conference. The plan Is
said to be supported by Marshal Beck,
the head Of the general staff.
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Smelter People to Build Road.

Tacoma, April 9.-The American
Smelter Company is to build 125 miles
of railroad from Valdez to its Bonanza
copper mine in Alaska at once. This
has been decided upon bysDaniel Gug-
genheim, president of the company,
after consultation with W. r. Rust,
of the Tacoma smelter. The ore will
be made into matte at Valdez and
shipped here to be refined.
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Yes, I have" replied George, mop
ping his brow. II succeeded in getting
all those cases into that suit case, but
there isn't room for any Of my clothes"
YOUTHS Companion.
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Alger Will Not Run AsainL

Detroit, S.-Announcement
has been made from Senator Ayers
office in this city that on account Of
ill health he will not be . candidate
to succeed himself in the senate when
the legislature meets on January /
next.
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New Russian.Loa

M london, April 9. -According to the
. outstanding in financial circles hers
n,a russian loan of $400, 600, 900 will be
No aoea Immediately after Easter in
NV NV York, London and st. Petersburg,
'~ York getting $40, 600. 900.