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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-12-14
WARsHIPs ASSEMBLED
FOR PACIFIC CRUISE

Old Point Comfort, Va, Dec. 10
The dOuble-starred flag of blue, EN-.
blem of the commander in chief of the
Pacific-bound battleship feet, flung to
the breeze from the main truck of the
battleship Connecticut yesterday, and
Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans for
mally assumed his position as leader
of the greatest naval movement in the
history of the American people. This
was assembly day for the fleet which
is to set sail next Monday, and of the
sixteen great fighting machines Or
dered to skirt the southern end of
all America and inaugurate a new
naval era in the Pacific ocean, there
were but two laggarts. These were
the 16,00O-ton Minnesota, flagship of
Rear Admiral C. M Thomas, COM
mander of the second squadron of the
fleet, and the Kentucky.
The Kentucky is the oldest vessel
among the sixteen, having been laid
down with her sister, the Kearsarge,
in 1898, at the beginning of the war
with Spain. Nine years ago is an
ancient period in modern battleship
construction, so great have been the
strides in American naval architec-
ture
The two long lines of battleships,
flanked on either side by vessels OF
the auxiliary fleet, present notable
picture, and add one more impressing
naval event to the history of Vir-
ginia's far-famed roadstead, where the
battle of the Monitor and the Merri-
mac thrilled the world and set new
standard for future navies to build
by. Thousands of sight-seers from
all parts of the country are assembled
here to witness the final preparations
and the departure of the fleet The
families of most of the officers are
also among the visitors, and the week
is to be crowded with social events OF
both formal and informal character,
the principal function to be naval
and military ball on the evening OF
Friday, December 10.
Admiral Evans arrived this morning
from Washington, accompanied by
Capt. Ingersoll, his chief of staff, ana
Lieut.. Commander Chandler, his nag
secretary. AS his flag was broken
out from the main truck when he re-
paired aboard the Connecticut there
were the customary salutes from the
fagships of the various divisions, ana
Admirals Emery and Sperry were, soon
EN- route to the flagship to pay theli
respects. The commanding officer u
the artillery station here, Fort MOI
roe, also paid his respects to the au'
miral.N
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TRY TO CALL FISH OFF.
Railroad interests Fear Consequence.
of His, Injunction Suit.

Railroad interests Fear Consequences
of His, Injunction Suit.
New York, Dec. 9.-Wall street and
the railway world are beginning to
realize the true import and the true
significance of Stuyvesant Fish's at
tack upon the legality of the owner
ship of Illinois Central stock by the
Union Pacific railroad and by the Rail.
road Securities Company, and, as a
result, there is grave apprehension.
1t has recently developed that power.
full influences on 'the street. are at
work trying to induce or to force Mr..
Fish to abandon his injunction suit
entirely, because the railroad world
and the financiers do not want to
see at this time any issue involving
question of public policy tried
against the railroads. This does not
mean an acknowledgment that the
ownership of Illinois Central stock by
the two corporations named is illegal
Or is contrary to public policy.
The apprehension which is felt here
will be better understood when it is
stated that the issue in the Illinois
Central case is purely one of public
policy and is not based upon nor is it
dependent upon any statutory enact
ment- In the State of Illinois there
is no statute prohibiting one corpora
ton from holding stock in another. 1t
is asserted by Mr.. Fish, however, that
there are important decisions to the
effect that for one corporation to be
permitted to do so Is clearly contrary
to public policy. The theory regard
ing this, II it be true, is that such
stock ownership tends to create a
monopoly.
Wall street has been casting up the
accounts upon the hypothesis that
Stuyvesant Fish, will win his suit,
and the result is staggering. It is
stated that even the Illinois Central
road would be disrupted, for it has
nearly a score OF subsidiary compan-
les in which it owns stock. The al
legged inconsistency of Mr.. Fish is said
to be shown by the fact hiatt the Mis-
souri, Pacific, of which he is an in
fiuential director, owns an enormous
block OF stock in the Wabash railroad
and is controlled by the same interest
that owns the Wabash. In fact, there
is scarcely railroad corporation in
the United States which does not own
stock in another railroad corporation,
and the interchange of directors is
widespread.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-12-14
SEATTLE nARkET REPORT
Purchasing Prices.


The following prices are offered to
the producer by the local dealers for
delivery in round lots I. o. b. Sc
attic, and are subject to change with.
out notice:
Grain-Oats, $23@25 per ton; bar
ley, $27 per ton; wheat, chicken feed,
$2S@29 per ton; bran, $40 per ton;
shorts, $21 per ton; corn, $28@29 per
ton.
Hay-Eastern Washington timothy,
$23 per ton; Puget Sound hay. $50 per
ton; wheat hay, SIS per ton; alfalfa,
SIS per ton.
Eggs-Select ranch, 40c per doz.
Poultry-Live hens, 1870 per lb;
small spring chickens, lac per lb.
Wool-Eastern Washington wool.
clean, 14@16c per lb; do dirty. 100
14c per lb; Puget sound wood, clean.
10000 per Id; do timber stained.
16@17c per lb; sheep pelts, full wool.
1.40@1.60 each; medium wool. 10000
each; shearlings. 10000 each.
Live Stock Sheep Wethers, ~ a
SIC per lb; ewes, 41kc per lb; lambs,
5h@6h per lb. Hogs-6h 07c per
lb. Cattle-Steers, 4@4Ac per lb;
cows, 2k@3hc per lb; calves, 4Ac
per lb.
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Washington News

Benton county has a special grand
jury in session.
Seattle cooks and walters won
their strike against seven-day week
after being out one day.
Striking boilermakers at Tacoma
will return to work at the old scale of
wages within the next few days.
Senator Piles may get an appoint
ment to membership on the senate
committee on the District of Columbia.
The small boy with the air gun has
been eliminated at Chehalis, the coun-
Gil passing an ordinance that no air
gun can be used within the city linn
it's.
State Auditor Clausen's reports
show that there was on December a
balance on hand in the general fund
at Olympia of $101,165.
The Fair Managers Association, in
session in Chicago, has set aside the
week of September %, 1908, for the
Interstate Fair at Spokane.
The engagement is announced of
State Senator Walter ]. Reed of North
Yakima to Miss Lydia Macmillan,
daughter of ex-United States Senator
Macmillan, of Minnesota. The mar
riage takes place this month.
Fruit shippers of Yakima are plan
ming to take action against the North
ern Pacific Railway Company to re-
cover the money lost by deterioration
of apples in storage this fall through
the failure of the railroad to supply
the cars.
Gov. Hoggatt of Alaska will come in
for much attention at Washington, D..
c., bitter fight being made for and
against his removal from office.
Postmaster-General Meyer, in his an
ual report to the president, shows that
the total expenditures of the depart
ment for the last fiscal year were
$1S9, 1876, 242.79, and total receipts were
F$183, 585, 005.57.
At London Monday Gunner Moir was
knocked out by Tommy Burns in the
tenth round. Burns had the best of
he fight from the start.
The trial of John R. Walsh at Chi
cago on the charge of having misap-
propriated funds of the Chicago Ma
tional Bank has been postponed until
December because of the illness of
Juror E. J. Watkins.
After trial lasting two weeks at
Washington, D. c., Mrs. Annie Bradley
was declared not guilty of numbering
ex-senator Arthur Brown in the Ra-
| leigh Hotel December 8, last year. The
jury was out about eighteen hours.
The quarterly dividend of the Calu-
met & Nicola Mining Company OF $40
declared Monday is a reduction of s.
from that of three months ago. A
year ago the December dividend was
$40.
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Millbury, Mass, Dec. 9.-Death
which has been expected almost hourly
Tor week past, was announced this
morning at 1920 o'clock from the
bedside of Mrs. Louisa Maria Taft
mother OF Secretary of War William
n. Taft. Mrs. Taft was the widow
OF Aiphonso Taft, secretary of war and
attorney general of the United States
under President Grant, and later min
lister to Austria and Russia.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-12-14
ALL sweden MOURNS
VENERABLE AND BELOVED MON
ARCH PASSES AWAY SUM-
DAY MORNING.
Crown Prince Takes Oath Of Office
in Succession. to His Father As
Gustav v.-country in Deep Grief
Because Of Passing Of Aged and
Adored Sovereign.

SCOCKuOlul, DOC. S.-OSCdIY IL, h1uS
of Sweden, died at $40 o'clock yes
terday morning. The death of the
venerable monarch occurred in the
royal apartments OF the palace, where,
surrounded by the members of his
family, including the aged queen,
Sophia, and the crown prince, Oscar
Gustave, and the high ministers of
state, the inevitable end had been
awaited, while outside the palace
great crowds stood with bowed heads
and fearful eyes long after the an
nouncement came of the death of their
well-loved sovereign. The whole
country is bowed with grief, for King
Oscar was something more than a
ruler of his people, and had endeared
himself to them as an intimate and
personal friend. When the flag on the
palace was dipped to half mast there
was moan of anguish from the as
sembled multitude, and many of them
cried, Our dear old king is dead!"
The following official bulletin was
posted after the kings death:
"The strength of the king contin-
ued to decrease throughout the night
and the state of Inconsistencies be-
came more marked His majesty
passed quietly away at $40 a. M
New King is Gustav v.
The succession to the throne of
Sweden now passes to Oscar Gustave
Adolphe,, Duke of Verland, the eldest
son of the late king. At meeting of
the council of state this afternoon the
new king took the oath of allegiance
under the title of Gustave ", and
adopted the motto, with the people
of the fatherland."
The princess then took the oath of
allegiance, and the new monarch ac-
cepted the homage Of the state off,
Gals.
The last hours of the expiring mon
arch were passed in Inconsistencies,
and up to the end he gave no sign
of recognizing those about him. The
queen was grief-stricken because he
could not bid her farewell. All
through Saturday the king had re-
NAMED in a comatose condition. At
times there were faint signs of con-
seriousness perceptible as the attend
ing physicians brought some tempo
|rary relief to the sufferer.
Their ministrations were without
avail and they held out no hope last
night beyond a promise to keep the
spark of life burning for yet a few
hours.
The death of King Oscar is not ex-
pected to be followed by any disturb
ances Of Sweden's political condition.
The venerable monarch has been
slowly failing for many months past.
and last January he experienced an
illness that at the time was expected
to end fatally. All precautions have
been taken for the orderly passage Of
power to the hands of his able son
and successor, Oscar Gustave Adolphe,
Duke of Verland, who will doubtless
take the title of King Gustave.
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Will Test wireless Telephone.

Washington, Dec. 10,-On the way
out of Norfolk on their cruise 10 INC
Pacific an opportunity was given "
the vessels of the torpedo boat de
stroyer flotilla to demonstrate the use
fulness of the wireless telephone VIII
which they are equipped. Messages
subsequently verified we're excnanseu
for more than thirteen miles. All =,
the sixteen battleships about TO san
will have wireless telephones.
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Tacoma Quotations.


Wheat Bluestem. SIC; club. soc;
red, 78c.
Poultry = Dressed - Turkeys. &c;
spring chickens. 16c; hens, Ice;
ducks, 18c; geese. 1Sc. Live-hens
12c; springs. lie: ducks. 12c; geese
11@12c.
Butter Washington, 35@37c: Ore
gon, 30@32c; Eastern soc, S1@32c.
Eggs-Washington ranch. strictly
fresh, 40c.
Oats-$32@33; rolled oats, $33@34
Hay, Alfalfa, etc.-Wheat hay,
$1S@19; timothy, $25@26;s mixed
$22@23; wild, $1,000; clover. 5000
81; timothy and clover, $22023; al
falfa, $15@16; straw, $12013.
Feed-Corn, $33; wheat $32@33;
barley, whole grain, $27@2S: rolled
$s10S2; shorts. $26; bran. $23.50@24;
middlings. $s003l; oil meal, $44045
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fields in its own possession and to
lease them; but II congress will not
provide for. this, at least provide for
adequate regulations in making sales.
Provide for more elastic currency
and an emergency issue to be put out
under a heavy tax.
Establish postal savings banks and
extend parcels post on rural routes.
|. Put fourth-class postmasters under
civil service.
Army and Navy.
Make promotions only by selection
instead of seniority. In army, from
majors up and in navy from lieuten-
ant commanders up.
Increase medical staff of army.
Establish army service corps.
Pass Dick Capron service pay bill.
Provide for chief of cavalry as there
is a chief of artillery.
Give men who have served twelve
years in army or navy preference,
without examination, over civilians in
certain civil service positions.
Develop the Waterways.
Develop nations waterways, espe-
cially the lake to gulf project.
Campaign fund evil would vanish II
congress appropriated for the expenses
of each of the national parties.
Appropriate literally for the Japan
csc exposition at Tokyo in 1912.
Give president authority to cancel
China's debt for indemnity in excess
of $11, 655, 1929, with interest at per
cent.
Admit Chinese students.
Appropriated maintenance of bur-
eau of American republics.
Wants Bureau of Mines.
Create bureau of mines in depart
ment of the interior.
Appropriate to maintain the Her
mitage, home of Andrew Jackson.
Establish national art gallery in
Washington.
Appropriate more literally for the
biological survey.
Erect naval monument in Vicks-
burg national park.
Strengthen public health service.
Provide for the thirteenth census.
Upon the conclusion of the reading
of the presidents message, on motion
of Mr.. Payne, of New York, it was
referred to the committee of the whole
and ordered printed. The house ad-
jOurned until Thursday next.
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Preservation OF Forests.

More drastic action TO preserve for.
ests OF the country. National forest
reserves are far too small.
Government should have the right
to hold the fee Of coal, oil and gas
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-25
THE WINNERS
TIMES AUTOMOBILE CONTEST
CAME TO "A CLOSE sATuR-
DAY NIGHT AT 10
O'CLOCK.

The Times automobile contest clos.
ed Saturday night at 10 o'clock and the
committee selected to count the vote
was composed OF Col. w. H. Conway,
Fred Helmick and Fred Fleming, to.
gether with a number Of the candi.
dates and their friends, went to the
Jackson street Casino, where after two
hours counting the result was decIar.
ed and the following were the prize
winners:
Capital prlze,automobile. Mrs. Ralph
Doolittle, Eairmont.
First District.
Trip to jamestown, Miss Elsie Elem.
ing, Fairmont.
Scholarship, Mrs. Gertie Mathison,
Fairmont
Second District.
Trip 10 Jamestown. Miss Leona Nc.
Donald. Fairmont.
Scholarship, Miss Grace Mcdonnell,
Fairmont.
Third District. )
Trip to Jamestown, Miss Maggie
Toothmau, Watson.
Scholarship, Miss Ruby Floyd. Bar.
rackville.
Fourth District.
Trip to jamestown. Miss Marvel
Shaw, Buckhannon.
Scholarship, Miss Fay Reed, Graf.
ton.
Fifth District.
Trip TO jamestown, Miss wilma
Watkins, shinnston.
Scholarship, Miss Nina Fittro,
Clarksburg.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-25
Found Frozen
oEmENTEo PARkERsBuRe MAN
+ CAUGHT AFTER LONG CHASE,
BUT FAILS TO REVIVE.

PARKERsBuRG. Feb. 25.-After a
chase OF several hours through the
suburbs of the city. Collie Reves, a
well known resident, demented from
the rayages of long illness, was found
lying in a swamp in Riverside, where
he had fallen. He was removed to
his home by the police, and a few
hours later died. Reeves started from
his home early Saturday night, clad
In q night shirt He led the oficers
! merry chase for an hour or two. and
finally outdistanced them in the dark
ness. When found In the swamp by
the police Reeves was nearly frozen.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-25
offered to marry her. She refussel.

offered to. marry her. She refused,
remembering what mad happened To-
hssr. and knowing that he would be
sneere,l at because orrers- friends Of
the man who had betrayed her--knewI
the story. But the young man court.
ed her. paid her honorable court. d
think 1t was expressed by his law
yers, even after she has told him all
the terrible story of her life. Then
they were married. but he kept look.
ing Ger the stori 8 OF this mans treat.
ment of other girls, young girls, tried
to nave him punished, but before the
right moment came. providence step
red in aud wiped This man out of ex.
istelce. q
Effect Of cross.examination.
take, on the other hand, what was
brought out by Jerome. Immediately
after this girl told Thaw her story, she
travelled over the continent with him,
the two together. They quarreled with
her mother, who sought the aid OF
the American Embassy. She had not
only been betrayed by White. but she
had been intimate with him, only when
piled with liquor forisorne time. White
raid her and her r'other money. He
was a grand mantle incest of men,
with striking personality. When
she went travelling over the continent
With Thaw She had with her n letter
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-25
]. N. HARTLEY & SON
Mrs. 2. F. Hartley has returned from

Mrs. 2. F. Hartley has returned from
New York City.
8 Mr.. W. w. Annette, who has been
the guest of her nieces. Mrs. d. p.
Fitch and Miss Elizabeth Raymond,
returned to-day to her home in Wheel
ing.
Mr. Clarence Lantz is visitor in
tie city to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Watson and
Misses Ida and Lucy Watson are in
town, being called here by the illness
of Master Edwin Watson. Master Ed.
win is resting easy to-day.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-25
]. M. HARTLEY & SON

1y aroused against an evil which na.
tionality will end.
"An example Immediately at fnand.
Child slavery exists in the mining re.
gions and In the silk mills Of Penn.
sylyania, the cotton factories OF the
South, the glass works Of New Jersey
and West Virginia, and indeed at mum.
erous points throughout the whole re.
public. Scores OF thousands of little
children. from five to fourteen years
of age. are compelled to work from ten
to twelve hours a day to their pnysi-
cal, mental and moral ruin and the
deseneracy Of the race. And
now, behind the mask Of States
rights, the interests Fronting by child
labor are frantic against the proposed
law prohibiting interstate commerce
in the products Of child laborEthis,
too. although States rights is not tech
nically touched by the bill. The States
do not and can not stop It.
Powerful interests which exploit
the people and the nations resources
can more easily handle smaller por.
ton Of the American people for their
purposes. And II they are defeated IN
one State-one small subdivision OF
the American people-they always
have forty-five other chances.
"The extent to which the American
people are divided Unto state) pre-.
cfseiy measures the extent to which
their power to end abuses is dimin.
ished. It is all summed up In the re.
pu6lic's motto: United we stand, di.
yided we fall
This does not mean destruction OF
the State in their natural spheres Of
action. And Their natural spheres
of action are described by the phrase
focal government,
"All this tthe growth in population
woven into a unit by railroad, tele.
graph and telephone) creates new
problems which the old theory OF
States rights never contemplated, and
new necessities on the part of the peo-
pie which states rights can not sup.
ply. But the peoples problems must
be solved, the peoples necessities sup
piled. Each day makes 1t clearer that
only the nation can do this. That Is
why the nation is doing it. II the
States could do that work better moth.
ing could prevent them from doing
it. 1t is because the nation is the only
force equal to the daily development
needs of the people that nationality to
developing, and for no other reason.
In all of this there IS no harm, but
eni; the welfare OF the people; for Sc
is merely the people themselves acting
In common for their common good"
1t is announced that Mr.. Bryan will
answer these arguments of Senator
Beverages in the April number of
The Header, and that the Senator will
rsp'y to Mfr. Bryan's remarks quoted
above.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-25
JEROME
CONTINUED from Page one.l

or more. II is figured out that II toe
defense's case is closed at the end Of
this week, considerable progress viii
have been made. The district attor-
ney will keep Mrs. Thaw on the stand
at least a day and 4 half more anil
may even stretch hts searching cross.
denomination through twice that length
Of time It win depend upon aow mrs
.Thaw feels at end OF this period az To-
whether or not Thaw,s counsel WIN
Igo ahead with their redirect examina.
.tion Of her. Mr.. Delmas has been
making copious notes during Mr.. Je.i
rome's Questioning of the witness
and he viii; likely endeayor to place a
Inherent light upon some Of the moi
dents whic::, have oeen disc,oses
tsWith the cross.examinatton only Salt
completed and WITH the rsa,rec, ana
lrecross-examination SIN IN ! y,ars
there seems now wavsto annroxi.
mate The number ots days a., tl,s MA.
ness chair Mrs Tbaw hass hefore ha,,I
| II she IA much .fatisued n M. and "a
Mr. Jerome,s first cross. esam,nation
she nav bic. released for ! tine srb.
feet 10 recall In view ~ mo fac,
however. that the .,esen5an,,s co,.,,n,sse,
forced the district attornev 10 nro.
ceed With the cross.eS.n,,n ,t H.
apa,nst b,s vii, ha VII, VOW ,,ra,, A..
sist N return that thew shan, also CON
clude Win the witness hefore sbeT ,s
axcusad sfron, tha stond :,
SIN a. q. 4 ,fd a..
Her asssoc,at,nn,s WITH Moth yh,ts
ana s,haw a,,e,. he,. ret,r, s,,o,, NJ.
lone ,to,ne N 1s,os. tbe ;nterv,ews with ahe
iInmre, When was d.,wn tha &C..
,m1,y,t SIN no. dan,a, ar 10. -.
nart q, fr,,,irr. .ha' En,onaan .,sn
~ IONA. the Cnmhe,,.na ua,a, 40
otho. ,no,aaa.. LIES 1,,aw ss,,an.,..
hor ,s,nro. her ~ = rr,as e ava ~ snh
saa,,ant a,aats - - a. ss.a, .,as.
.,taa;san sa,.ra 20 .,,.,.a !, =.
COME ~ =, 60 =, -, ,,,natia,, T,.a -
=. - - -, -. a. 80, !,
nouncement OF Thaw,s marriage 10
EVELYN Sesbit' when me f,rst scana,,
arose "a st,,l IN he tola m r-,a fact,
~ ~ nnrsri+ :, the $3.50, ,ua,,,an ~.
/ stamford white .yt.r ner arr;ass
ubiche the dasensa ,to,a - n +ha a,a,
I'm, addres. ,,ns4 'na hro,,s,t ant
az course tba t,,th ~ ,ha stor,,
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-25
pauahters Receive.

The annual meeting of the Morgan:
town branch of the Daughters OF the
Revolution, in celebration of Wash.
ington's birthday. was held at the home
Of Mrs. Z. W. Mcneil. on High street,
Friday evening. The house was dec
GRATED very prettily with various de-
signs in which the national colors pre-
dominated. From 5 to o the members
received the members of the Society
Of the Revolution. who held their meet
Ing at the Madera.-Morgantown Post.