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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-01-13
Two fsllLlon GAG,
expec1e4 Uuipsi Of the p.,,,.
ME Rim.

9UtS I'M
Walls Val. Jan. s.-The-,... :
the alignment q $500 ba,a ~ last Of
tron Calcutta has arrived At thu :, 1uts
'itentiary. The quality Of thu s1s pen
found TO Be far superior to the tho !uts is
year, and On this account = n;, Of last
ably Be possible to get nearly Wv ! prob,
quite 100 more grain baes 10 ~ : not
from the stock just receives 'ue bale
will bring the number IN T. winch
$50 to the bale. scout
Warden KEGS says he 49,.
work about the same number ~ TO
victs in the jute mills as in ,ooz con
about 500. It is thought that ~ w. Or
tai output Of grain bags for the . sa To-
will reach 1900, 900. season
On account Of the increase in NJ.
Of the raw material it is expected pl -
board will advance the price ~ ), .oe
considerably from last wear ~ Usgs
was 1886 per 100 +. o. b. Walla w'
Ia. while prices elsewhere ran % wa wal
as So. 80. 90 n'sA
as it requires about IS, 900 Don o,.;.
sacks to supply the demand in ot thI
district alone, the output at the ns sui'
Tertiary will find ready market 81 pI ~
low price, which price will he do4 .ue
mined by the board of control at '; -.
next meeting. us
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Benefits OF Road.

''Such road would be great ben
eft to the country from a business
standpoint. Thousands would travel
over it every week with teams and au-
tomobiles. The result would be q
large development of the rural sections.
Towns and villages would grow up
along the line; hotels would be built
to accommodate the tourists; large
market for the products of farms, or
.chards and. gardens would be created;
horse raising would become most
profitable industry; factories and re-
pair shops to supply the needs of trav-
elers would spring up and thrive, and
other enterprises would prosper, and
property values would increase In q
large measure.
This is no dream and there is no
guess work in il. All OF these state
msnts have been demonstrated by the
experience Of France, which has been
given new life BY the developments
Of the past few years on account Of
her good roads.
ut is no use talking about Il. All
the arguments are In favor Of the
scheme and there is no good argument
against it.
LET rs build tho road"
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TO ADVERTISE STATE.
conference at Tacoma and Several
Schemes Suggested.


Tacoam. Jan. s.-After three hours
discussion in the rooms Of the Taco
ma Chamber Of Commerce, twelve del
egates, representing nine commercial
organizations Of the state, voted to
recommend to Gov. Mead the expend-
iture Of %, OOO,a portion Of the amount
remaining Of the appropriation OF the
state Of Washington to the Lewis and
Clark exposition, in further advertis-
ing the resources Of this state in the
Middle West.
I Three plans were suggested: First,
moving pictures with lecture and q
small exhibition Of natural products;
second, books or pamphlets profusely
illustrated, and third, by the mainten-
ance Of q press bureau. It was voted
that any one or all of these plans
would meet the approval of the various
commercial bodies.
The final selection was left to a COM
mittee composed of Gov. Mead, At
torney General Atkinson, Secretary of
State Sam Fl. Nichols, Elmer E. john
ston, executive commissioner Of the
Lewis and Clark exposition, and Depu-
ty Commissioner Of Publicity an
migration Allen.
The probable scheme will .clude
the moving pictures, with running
talk, the distribution of some litera-
ture and perhaps the exhibition of a
few small cabinets of products.
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PROBABLY BACKED BY
HARTMAN INTERESTS

Seattle, Jan. YESTERDAY de-
velopments in the railroad and tide
land situation tended to confirm the
announcement that Joseph HELEN, in
whose name the property located on
the west side of the east waterway to
the value of 81, 500, 900 has been pur-
chased, was the representative of the
Hartman system of railroads and not,
as he is said to have been introduced,
the agent of an Eastern packing house,
seeking site far branch in Seattle.
In answer to a Geographic inquiry
sent to New York, the following an
swere was received:
Joseph HELEN is in this city. He
is E. n. Hartman secretary and is an
official of the Union Pacicfi system.
He tells me he knows nothing of the
purchase of lands made in Seattle in
his name, but that his name might be
used in such transactions.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-01-13
ARBITRATION COURT FOR
WESTERN Hemisphere

Washington, Jan. SIT is now un-
derstood that one Of the objects of Sec
rotary Roots proposed visit to Rio de
Janiero next July in the capacity of
delegate to the Pan-American confer
ence is the creation of a sentiment in
favor of the establishment of an inter-
national American court of arbitra-
ton, devoted exclusively to the peace
full settlement of disputes arising
among the governments of the West
ern hemisphere. Although most Of
the Latin-American governments have
subscribed to the principles of The
Hague convention, it is realized that
there would be great saving of time
and money if there were similar ar
bitration tribunal on this continents
more convenient than The Hague.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-01-13
.BATTLESHIPS collide
in new YORK HARR0R

New York, Jan. 8.-While the 10.
tleship squadron, under command n
Rear Admiral Evans, was proceed;na
to sea yesterday the battleships Kea1
sarge and Kentucky ran aground in
the harbor off the West Bank LIGHT
house. The Alabama and Illinois wero
following next in line and before thew
could alter their course the Alabama
collided with the Kentucky, striking
her glancing blow. The Illinois inst
got clear of the tangle and proceeded
down the bay, anchoring outside The
bar with the flagship Maine. The
starboard side Of the Kentucky above
the water line was quite badly dam
aged. The accident occurred shortly
after / p. m. The Alabama stood BY
to render assistance to the Kentucky
and Kearsarge and wireless messages
were sent to the Brooklyn navy yard
for tugs.
At 2:45 the Kearsarge and Ken,
lucky were aoated and started for sea
accompanied by the Alabama. The
Kentucky, however, was ordered back
and returned to Tompkinsville, where
she anchored late in the afternoon.
The Maine, Illinois, Alabama and
Kearsarge remained off the bar until
$50 O'Clock, when they weighed an
chor and proceeded to sea.
The squadron of battleships was
bound for Hampton Roads, where the
several divisions of the North Atlantic
feet in home waters are to be assem-
bled under Rear Admiral Evans pre-
paratory to sailing for West Indian
and South American waters for the
annual winter maneuvers.
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Purchasing Prices,

purchasing Prices.
The following prices are offered to
the producer by the local dealers for
delivery in round lots t. o. b. Seattle,
and are subject to change without
notice:
Grain-Oats. $26@27 per ton; bar.
ley, $22@23 per ton; wheat, chicken
feed, $24.50 per ton; bran, $40 per
ton; shorts, $50 per ton; corn, SIG
per ton.
Hay-Eastern Washington, SIS per
ton; Puget Sound, $10@11 per ton;
alfalfa, $9.50010 per ton.
Eggs Strictly fresh ranch, 32@33c
per doz.
Poultry-Live hens, 13@13hc per
ID; old ROSTERS, 9h@10c per lib;
ducks, 12@13c per Id; geese, 9@12c
per lb; springs, 15c per lb.
WooEEastern Washington wool
10000 per lb; Western Washington
wool. 24025c per ID: dirty or timber
stained, zoe per ID; tallow, 31a@3&c
per lb; grease, 1@2c per ID.
Live Stock-Sheep. wethers, 5Ac
per lb; ewes. s03Ac per lb; hogs,
6Ac per ID; steers, 3h@3Kc per Id;
cows, 2M03c pei. lh: calves, 5@7c per
ID; lambs, s. per head.
Tacoma Quotations.
Wheat-Club, Tic; bluestem, 73c:
red. 6Sc.
Fresh Meats Cow beef, &C.; steer
beef. ehc; seether, 809c; spring
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-01-13
Big HOTEL BURNED
The VEST, At MINNEAPOLIS, THE
SCENE OF 4 TRAGEDY
Eight Persons Lost Their Lives and
Several others were Seriously
lniured-rIames Caught 1t Dor.
tom ofycleyator Shaft, Probably
from Crossed wires.

Minneapolis, Jan. 1O.-Fire which
started at 1880 this morning, Quilted
the big West hotel. Six persons are
known to have persisted, either being
overcome with smoke or killed trying
to escape. It is believed that the to-
tai dead will number at least ten.
The fire started at the bottom of the
elevator shaft, presumably from some
crossed electric wires.
The West hotel is one of the first
class hotels of Minneapolis and is To-
Gated at Fifth street and Hennepin
avenue, in the center of the business
district. It is the largest hotel in the
city and, although it has been built
many years, it has been recently i'm
proved and is considered thoroughly
modern. It has always been consid-
cred the fashionable hotel of Mime.
apolis and has been the headquarters
of prominent people when visiting
here, and Of many conventions, among
which was the Republican national
invention in 1892.
The building has always been con-
sidered fire proof. It is eight series
in height and probably cost $500, 900.
Minneapolis, Jan. 11--Eight per-
sons are dead from suffocation and
from leaping from windows and a
score or more of people we're more or
less injured as result of the fire in
the West hotel early yesterday morn.
ing.
The dead are:
Capt. John Berwin, fireman, who
lost his life TRYING to recsue Mrs. Bar
low.
w. g. Nickels, Minneapolis Cham
Der of Commerce.
Thomas Summerville, Springfield,
Mass
J. E. Wolf, of New York.
Clinton B. Lamme, New York.
J. B. Peisniger, New York.
Mrs. M. E. Hedges, Minneapolis.
William Black, New York.
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Trial Of Green and G,vnor.

Savannah, Ga, Jan. 8.-After six
years OF continuous effort to have
BENJAMIN D. Greene and John 7. Cav.
nor brought to trial for alleged con-
splracy with Capt. Oberlin n. Carter.
OF the United States army, to defraud
the government ont Of millions in the
narDor improvements at Savannah.
their cases win be called for trial here
TINS week before Judge Emory Speer
IN tho united States court for thu
southern district Of Georgia. The
una bids fair 10 be . great event In
court eirclss here.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-01-13
ENTHUSIASM over
CANADA-MEXICO TURNPIKE

Seattle, Jan. 8.-Secretary James
B. Meikle, of the Chamber of Com
MERGE, expresses keen qualification
over the enthusiasm with which the
proposition to build an interstate
trunk wagon road from the Canadian
to the Mexican border has been re-
ceived all along the line of the pro-
posed pike.
He has given it as his belief that
within the year every county in the
state of Washington through which
the road is to pass will have taken up
the work.
In speaking of the huge undertak-
ing, Secretary Meikle said:
It is the intention of the officers
Of the Washington Good Roads Asso-
citation to take up the matter of inn
proving trunk line road from British
Columbia to Mexico, with the other
counties along the line of the proposed
road, at the earliest date possible.
''The proposition has been received
with so much enthusiasm that I be-
lieve it will be easy enough to get ev-
cry county through which the road
will pass in Washington TO take up
the work this year, and with strong,
united effort we ought to have a good
road clear across the state in three
years.
''Such road would give great
impetus to travelling for pleasure.
Nowadays people travel long dis
tances, as we say, for pleasure. But
it is not for the pleasure of travelling.
It is rather for the pleasure to be
found at the end Of the journey. With
such q road as the one proposed the
pleasure would be in making the jour-
ney-in the act Of travelling. What
outdoor pleasure would be greater
than a trip a hundred or q thousand
miles over such road, through such
q country as it would traverse? It
would be worth q journey from the
uttermost ends Of the earth to enjoy
the pleasure of such trip, and we
would find that many people would
come to the Coast just to make the
trip.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-01-13
Chinese Students Strike.

Peking, Jan. 8.-The Chinse stu
dents in Japan, who number 5000,
have struck against the attempts Of
the government to subject them to
official supervision. They are threat
ening to return to China as q body.
If the threat should be carried out, it
would prove q disturbing element
here, as the sympathies Of the major
ity of the students areantisforeign and
anti -dynastic.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-01-13
POSSIBLE ROUTE FOR
Line TO The SOUND

Seattle, Jan. 11.-Recent purchases
of Seattle tide lands, believed to be
for Union Pacific terminals in this
city have caused great deal of specu-
lation among railroad officials here as
to the probable route to be adopted by
the Hartman line in extending to this
city. It is considered q settled fact
that the Union Pacific is coming to
Seattle and that the line will not be
an extension from Portland. A we'll
known railroad man stated yesterday
that the most feasible point for the
Union Pacific to commence the con-
strcution of line from the other side
of the mountains to Seattle is Umatilla.
Starting at Umatilla would give the
arriman system amuch straighter line
than by coming from Walla Walla,
whichis the starting point in Eastern
Washington Of the projected North
Coast railway. The line to Seattle
will be the main system Of the Union
Pacific. and Umatilla is the point
where the present lines of the Harri-
man roads to Portland and Spokane
diverge.
While the extension of the Union
Pacific from Portland was under con-
sideration at one time it has been
known in railroad circles for more
than year past that when the Harri-
man road is extended to Seattle it will
be the main line and not AN extension
from Portland. The Portland project
was dropped and the right OF way at
one time secured by the Union Pacific
for part Of the distance has been
abandoned.
The Hartman and the Vanderbilt
systems are known to be very closely
allied, and by the extension Of the,
Northwestern to the Coast the two
lines would tap Eastern "a we'll as.
Westsern territory that is not covered
by the established transcontinental
roads or the line Of the Milwaukee g.
now projected. It is believed by rail-
road men who have been Watching the
recent movements with more. than Or
binary interest, that the Union PacifcI
main line from Omaha and the line to
be built westward BY the Norfhwest-
ern system win join forces at some
point In Eastern Washington and for
the first few years Of the operation Of
the two roads to tide water at Seattle
they win come In over tho Same sys-
tenn Of tracks.
An official announcement of the
Union Pacific extension d expected
daring the present month.
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step has been in preparation for the
past two weeks and civil officers are
in charge of the work.
T he international association Of au-
tomobile clubs have decided not to
have an international race this year.
The japanese at Port Arthur are ap-
plying their home customs regulations
and collecting import duties. This
The statement is made, but not Off
cially, that King Edward will attend
the Olympian games at Athens in the
spring .
Thee commercial trade Of the United
States with Germany druing 1905 was
$500, 200, 900, according to report OF
the bureau of statistics.
Admiral Rojestvensky denies that
he wrote the letter recently published
as coming from him, in which Eng
land was taccused of aiding japan in
the Late war.
It is announced at the war depart
ment that two brigade posts are to be
established in the vicinity Of Manila,
one at Fort Mckinley and another at
Fort Stotenzberg, to be commanded by
brigadier generals.
The total Catholic population of the
United States is IL, 651, 944, an in
crease of 169,15 over the previous
year. The total number of Catholic
churches is 1854, an increase of 427
over the previous year.
Business men of Colville have form
ed commercial club.
Mayor Black, of Bellingham, says
gambling in that city must cease.
z. G. Gillette, of Sterling, Colo,
has bought a controlling interest in
the Goldendale state bank.
Tacoma postoffce business for 1905
showed an increase of 10 per cent over
the business of the previous year.
Representative Cushman has intro
duced bill in the house appropriate
ing $50, 600 for the purchase Of land
for rifle range at American lake.
At public meeting held at Tacoma
last week it was resolved that spe-
cial prosecutor be appointed for the
purpose of running grafters to earth.
The local lodge of Elks has started
movement to secure the erection of
an Elks' temple in Walla Walla. 1t
is planned to form stock company
among the members of the lodge and
raise sufficient money to insure the
erection of the temple.
The Weyerhaeuser Timber Compa-
ny will expend in the near future
about $50, 900 in enlarging and install
ing new machinery in it's mill at Ev-
erett. Among the new machinery to
be installed will be band saw with an
eleven-foot cut, the largest Of its kind
ever built.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-01-13

prcSodcnt N0rihrup Speaks OF New
England Pioneers.

Chicago, Jan. "a dispatch to The
Tribune from Madison, Wis, says:
Speaking for the American Bible
Society in the Congregational church
last night. President Cyrus Northrup,
OF the University Of Minnesota, said |:
1T was well for this country that
the founders Of New England were
narrow. bigoted and intolerant, for
they founded its civilization upon the
enduring laws Of the Bible.
Had some low moral tone then
prevailed. as now governs in our DO
litical, social and financial life the
nation never would have developed to
Its present spiritual and material
greatness. -
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-01-13
ON The GROSSCup PLAN.
BllI for Regulation OF Railroad Rates
introduced.

Washington, Jan. 8.-A bill follow
ing the outlines of plan proposed by
Judge Grosscup of Chicago, for the
settlement of complaints of unjust
rates and practices in railroad trans
portation has been introduced by Rep
resentative Hogg, of Colorado.
The bill provides for the abolition
of the present interstate commerce
commission and the substitution there
for Of transportation commission of
three members in whom is vested all
of the powers of the present commits
sion and upon whom is cast the duty
Of proceeding in the name of the Uni
ted States in q special transportation
court when they shall have reasonable
grounds for belief that the law is be-
ing violated, for the purposes Of Sc
curing the correction of the particular
rate or practice.
The special court is to consist of
seven mebmers; three Of the court are
to be new appointees and four are to
be designated from the existing cir
OuAV OOuA U0S V40 OOOxV W 61t ~ 0uCA
places as the public convenience re-
quires and from the decision Of the
court in general term appeals ON point
Of law lie by writ of certiorari to the
supreme court of the United States.
The bill provides for the publicity
of accounts, methods of keeping the
same, and makes owners and operators
Of private cars subject to the provi-
sions of the act.
The purpose of the bill is to preserve
all Of the benefits of the present com.
mission in the capacity Of arbitrators
of disputes between carriers and users
Of transportation facilities and to pro.
vide effective machinery for the en-
forcement Of remedies against car.
rier who fails to act on lines marked
out by the transportation committee.
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WASHINGTON NEWS.

WAStt1tNOtO N MI w.
The World Publishing Company has
absorbed the Wenatchee Advance.
The Advance will still be published
under it's old name, bnt from the
World Office.
A telephone company has been or
ganized to operate telephone and tele-
graph lines between Bluecreek and
Bissell, Caledonia and other points
along the Columbia river.
Senator Ankeny has withdrawn from
the senate committee on commerce
and Senator Piles will fill the vacancy.
Senator Ankeny will take Senator
Piles place on the committee on ter
ritoriee.
Exports of the Puget Sound district
for the past calendar year have gone
ahead of the San Franciso district for
the first time for full year. They
will reach SO per cent of the total OF
all Pacific coast exports.
Chief Justice Mount, of the supreme
court has announced the reappoint-
ment for the year 1906 Of the present
board of state bar examiners. The
examiners are Joseph B. Murphy, of
Seattle; P. M. Troy, of Olympia, and
j. B. Bridges, of Aberdeen.
There are $4,000 Roman Catholics
in the diocese of Nisqually, which en-
braces the state of Washington, &C.
cording to the advance sheets of the
official church directory, published in
Milwaukee OF this number SO are
priests and 5000 are children attend
ing Catholic institutions of learning.
There are Ill churches.
Curtis Guild, Jr., has been inaugu-
rated mayor of Boston.
Report has it that the Milwaukee
road 81 negotiating for five large
steamships for the Oriental trade.
A son of Gen. Mcpherson, U. S. A.,
who was serving term in the Nevada
state penitentiary; has been pardoned.
Arthur o. Wallace, vice consul at
Managua, Nicaragua, reports that an
earthquake destroyed half the town of
Masaya. The volcano at San Dago is
in eruption.
At Salem, Or, A. T. Kel1iher, of
Chicago, was convicted of procuring
the fraudulent signing of CERTIFICATES
for the purchase of state lands The
case will be appealed to the supreme
court.
The directors of the Rock Island
Company of New Jersey, which oper-
ates the Rock Island system of rail
roads, has voted to pass the quarterly
dividend on the common and preferred
stock.
Appraiser Whitehead, of the port of
New York, has given out q statement
showing the total appraised value of
merchandise handled by his Office last
year to be $7O5, OF !, 487, an increase of
$72, 500, 900 over 1904.
Petaluma, Cal, with a population
of 1000, 900 people and 1000, 600
chickens, has been recognized at last
by the national government as great
place. Experts of the department of
| agriculture have gotten out a report
lon this suburb of San Francisco, re-
ferring to it as the gold mine of the
chicken industry.