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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-02-02
washington news

The Ritzville city council has com.
pleted the purchase of Carnegie Ii.
brary site.
The Lake Union skating rink, one
of the largest in Seattle, has been de.
stroyed by fire.
The instruments for the wireless tel.
egraph station at Tatoosh were landed
there last Friday by Lieutenant Com.
mander Hayes and a party.
Curtis Hollingsworth, of Colfax
E. G. Abbott, of Kahlotu, and d. S.
Thompson, of Tacoma, have been ap.
pointed railway mail clerks.
Christian Scheuerman, who came to
the Coast fifty years ago, died at his
home in Seattle Monday. He left Sc.
attic property valued at half million
dollars.
Seattle is to have large apartment
house the distinguishing feature OF
which will be that children will be
welcomed. In fact only families hav-
ing children will be admitted.
At the annual meeting of the Pacific
Coast Lumber Manufacturer Associ.
alton at Seattle, practically all the old
officers, including President Edward
Griggs. of Tacoma, and Secretary Vic.
tor P. Beckman, of Seattle, were re.
elected.
At joint meeting of the house and
senate committees on highways and
bridges it was decided to recommend
the passage of house bill No. As and
senate bill No. "a, which are identi.
cal, raising the state levy for highways
from a to u mill. 1t is estimated
that this will raise 1855, 600 year.
At the request of Gov. Mead, Repre-.
sentative Jones has taken up with the
secretary of the interior the modify.
ing of the rules under which school
lands are granted to the several public
land states of the West.
The joint legislative committee ap'
pointed to invite the legislatures OF
Idaho and Oregon to appoint confer.
ence committees to take up the "open
river" problem, had addressed com.
munication to the legislatures of both
states, inviting conference at Port
land Saturday, February 9.
Edward Higgins, one Of the most
prominent men, and the earliest
pioneer of the Puget sound countrv tC
survive until recent times, a resident
of Pierce county or the past Sc years
died suddenly at Tacoma last week.
Mr.. Higgins was former factor of the
Hudson Bay Company and came tt
Pierce county in 1850.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-02-02
SEATTLE MARKET REPORT
Purchasing Prices.

The following prices are offered to
the producer by the local dealers for
delivery in round lots I. o. b. Seattle,
and ars subject to change without no
tice:
Grain-Oats, $s7@28 per ton; bar
ley, $s2@s2H;wheat, chicken feed,
$22@s4; bran, SIC; shorts, SIS;
corn, $23@$27.
Hay-Eastern Washington, &22@
23; Puget Sound, $4,000; alfalfa,
$I3@14.5O.
Eggs-Strictly fresh ranch, $4,000.
Poultry-Live hens, 15@16c per lb;
old roosters, l3c; ducks, old, 100;
spring chickens, 14c; turkeys, 21@
22c.
Wool-Eastern Washington, 15@
lSc per ID; Western Washington, 90
@22c; dirty or timber stained, 10000
Live stock-Sheep, wethers, &c PEI
10; ewes, 5@51c; hogs, 6H@7c;
steers, ~; COWS, $40; calves, SOTO;
lambs, 1906 per head.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-02-02
SENATOR ALGER PASSES
Away AT WASHINGTON

Washington, Jan. 90 United States
Senator Russell A. Alger, of Mich.
gan, died suddenly at his home in this
city at 8:45 a. m. There were prac-
tically no premonitory symptoms.
Senator Alger has long been in pub.
lie life, having been secretary of war
under Mckinley, and previous to that
in congress from Michigan. His term
as senator would have expired on
March 4 next.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-02-02
BRYCE SAYS AMERICA IS
BRITAINS' BEST FRIEND

Manchester, England, Jan. 28.-Mr.
James Bryce, the ambassador to the
United States, and Mrs. Bryce were
given farewell dinner at the Reform
Club here Saturday. evening. Mr..
Bryce, replying to toast, referred to
Great Britain's good relations with all
the powers, and added:
"There is one friendship which is OF
special value to all of Us. I refer to
the United States. l am happy to
think that our relations with that
country never have been better. New.
or, indeed, do think they have been
so good as they are at this moment.
The incident fresh in our memory need
be referred to only for the sake of say.
ing that the moral of it was:
"'This is how different things are
now, happily from those times when
an incident like that would have been
the signal for criee of defiance in the
press of both countries
Fortunately in both countries nc
one took this matter as anything but
an occasion wherein we could show
our trust in one another.
Gwen more significant was the re-
cent visit of Secretary Root to Cana
da. hope you all read the speech OF
Mr.. Root. I never remem Der any de.
liverance of responsible statesman
uttered in a higher or broader spirit,
and nothing more calculated, by its
recognition of the splendid progress
of Canada and it's lucid statement Of
the reasons for good feeling between
Canada and the United States to pro-
mote friendship and good will between
Canada and the United States and
ourselves and the United States"
Mr.. Bryce concluded his speech by
emphasizing the necessity of introduo.
ing reforms of radical nature in the
house of lords. He referred also to
Ireland, saying that he left that coun-
try peaceful and tranquil and depre-
eating the publication of false reports
concerning disturbances in Ireland
when he was administering the coun-
try.
Mr.. Bryce reminded his hearers that
they must bear in mind the past GEN.
turtles of misgovernment and misun.
derstanding. the results of which
could not be abolished in few years,
and he exhorted those present to re-
memter how much better things had
become since MI. Gladstone's message
of peace and friendliness. He added
that he was confident the Irish prob
lem would be solved and trusted that
most of those present would live to see
that day.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-02-02
TO AMEND ELECTION LAW
Proposed to Have Real Minority Repre-
sentatives on Election Boards.

Proposed TO Have Real Minority Repre-
sentativss ON Election Boards.
Olympia, Jan. 26.-To assure the
minority political party satisfactory
representation on election boards, SEN
ator Coterill, of King, has introduced
a bill amending the code relating to
inspectors, judges and clerks and
challengers at elections.
The measure provides that the mi
nority representation shall be recon-
mended by the party central commit
tee, and not be selected by the major
ity party. as is now practically the
case.
The bill also specifies that the NIL
nority shall have clerk Of election
on the board, as well as a judge.
Persons who have been under indict-
ment for frauds against the franchise.
or who are under indictment at the
time of an election, shall be disquali-
fed from serving on election boards.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-02-02
TEACHERS GET RATES WEST
Thirty thousand Expected at National
Association July 8 to IL.

Thirty thousand Expected at National
Association July 8 to IL.
Winona, MIMI, Jan. 28.-President
Nathan G. Schaefer, of the National
Educational Association, has an
nounced that the Western railroads
have granted rate of one fare for the
round trip, plus the members fee,
from Chicago to Los Angeles, where
the national convention of the associ.
alton is to be held July to 10 next
President Schaefer said that all roads
in this country and Canada will
doubtless grant the same rate.
An attendance of 10, 600 teachers is
expected from the Coast states and
double that number from the balance
of the country.
The convention expects to accep,
the charter as national organization
provided by act of the last session Of
congress.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-02-02
Stockyards Strike Threatened

Chicago, Jan. 29.-The labor unions
have decided to again demand recog-
milton Of the meat packers, and unless
the packers make concessions the
workmen declare they will 60 on strike
to bring the employers to terms. As
an entering wedge it is announced
that demands for nine hour day and
a minimum wage scale of So are to be
presented to the big packing firms in
Chicago and in all the branches
throughout the West by the Interna-
tional Association of Machinists.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-02-02
FAVOR Bills TO PROVIDE
FOR ALASkA-YUkON FAIR

Olympia, Jan. 3O.-By majority
vote the senate has finally reached an
agreement concerning the the appro--
priations asked for the state univer-
slty at Seattle and the Alaska Yukon
Pacific exposition, amounting to 81
900, 900, and on the basis of the agree
ment, reached at a special caucus yes
terday, four bills have been introduced
by Senator Piper, covering the appro-
priations and creating special fund
out of which they will be drawn.
known as the Alaska Yukon-Pac
exposition fund.
To meet the appropriations it is
proposed to dispose of the shore lands
on Lake Union and the west shore Of
Lake Washington, two miles south
and two miles north of the boundaries
of Seattle.
Fund Is Created
Senate bill 1O1 sets out the scheme
by which the special fund is to be
created. It provides for the establish
ment of harbor lines, survey, plating
and appraisal of shore lands of the
first class of Lakes Washington and
Union; the sale and disposition Of
said shore lands and the creation of
the Alaska Y ukon Pacific exposition
fund.
University Buildings
Senate bill SO relates to the special
Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition fund,
making warrants for the 5000, 900 ap-
preparation for the buildings for the
state university preferential, and des-
ignating surplus money to come into
the fund in excess Of 100000 for the
$500, 600 appropriation for the Wash
ington state building and exhibit of
states resources at the expositi N.
The residue of the special fund, if any,
after payment of all warrants provid-
ed for in the two appropriations shall
be transferred to the general fund.
Provides for Commission
Senate bill 80 provides for the crea-
ton of the A.-Y.-P. commission, the
erection of a Washington building,
the collection and installation of an
exhibit of the resources, products and
advantages of the state, and appropri-
ates $500, 600 out of the special fund
for the purposes enumerated.
Senate bill 100 appropriates $780,
600 for the erection of buildings for
the university and provides for the
use thereof by the exposition.
How Payments Are to Be Made
Payment is to be made by the pur-
chasers of such shore lands as follows:
One-third at the time of such pur-
chase; one-third in one year from date
of such purchase and the remaining
one-third two years from the date of
purchase, which will complete pay
ment before the opening Of the EXPOSE
ton in 1909.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-02-02
OPPOSED TO LAND GRANT
Alaska Delegate Saos Trusts Have
Ample to Build Railroads.

Washington, Jan. 28.-Delegate
Waskey, of Alaska, stirred up COM
motion in the senate committee on
territories by vigorously opposing a
bill pronposing to make land grant
to five projected railroads along Cop
per river. He said these grants are all
in the interest of J. P. Morgan and
the Guggenheims. He declared there
was no warrant for land grants any
way, as there is ample capital to build
the roads without government aid. All
the roads projected, he said, were in
tended principally to reach the copper
and coal fields and we're not projected
with view to opening up the interior.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-02-02
Tacoma Quotations.

Wheat-Club, $780,. bluestem, $50;
red, $40.
Oats-$28@29; rolled oats, $4,000.
Hay, Alfalfa, Eto-Wheat hay, $1s
Gal; timothy, $25@s7; mixed, $l6@
81; alfalfa, $40. 5O@21.
Feed-Corn, $26; Wheat, $2s. 500
20; barley, whole grain, $22. OO@2S;
rolled, $22. 50@24; shorts, $40. OO@
2l.OO; bran, $18. OO@19. 90.
Poultry-Turkeys, dressed, s6o;
chickens, dressed, 19c; ducks, dressed,
l6c; geese. dressed, 1sc; Live-Hens,
lsk @14c;spring chickens, 16c;ducks,
lie; geese, lie.
butter-Washington creamery, 85@
$50; Eastern creamery, 8Oc;.
Eggs-Washington ranch, $50; Or
egon. Boo: Eastern. $50.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-02-02
Minor Happenings
Of the Week

Export trade of the United States to
Cuba last year exceeded all previous
years.
Within two miles of Cordova, at the
lower end of Eyak lake, according to
a Valdez dispatch, rich find OF born
lite copper has been made, and six
men are now at work opening up the
property
A bill has been introduced in the
Montana legislature making gambling
at faro, roulette and poker question
of local option. A sliding license scale
graded from So, 900 down, for cities is
provided.
Following the kaiser's victory at the
polls last week announcement is made
that Germany shortly will have in
readiness five shipbuilding yards,
where battleships of the largest class
can be constructed.
Owing to the coal shortage in Brit
ish Columbia the steamer Rockingham
has brought cargo of japanese coal
for the Treadwell mines, which for
merly were supplied from Comox.
The mines have been shut down for
several days owing to the coal short
age.
The famous springs at Karlsbad, in
Bohemia, are threatened as result
of mining operations in the neighbor-
hood. A committee appointed to ex-
anime the effect of these mining opera
tions has declared to this effect, and
biologists have now been called on for
an expert opinion.
A distinctly soldiers funeral was
held for Senator Alger at Detroit. The
Seventh regiment of the United States
infantry, from Fort Wayne, and the
First regiment Michigan national
guard, escorted the body to the GENE
terry. The Grand Army had charge OF
the services at the grave.
Speaker Cannon has sold his Ne.
braska farm of 800 acres for 1874, 900.
The profit lie $1,000 in three years.
The activity If Mount Etna in sici.
ly is increasing. This activity is &C.
companied by slight earthquake shocks
A house resolution introduced last
week provides for the election by di
rect vote of federal judges and post.
masters.
The Transmississippi Dry Farming
Congress met at Denver last week. The
steamer Tango Maru brings from the
Orient news that the anti-dynastic re-
bellion in Central China is growing.
The railroad committee of the Mis-.
souri, house has voted to report 2.
cent railroad passenger rate bill favor.
ably. Governor Folk says a 2-cent
fare bill will be passed and that he
will sign it.
By vote of 90 to 6 the California
senate passed resolution excluding
former Congressman E. J. Livernash,
a correspondent of a San Francisco
evening newspaper, from the senate
chamber on account of his published
criticisms.
The Tango Maru brings the report
that Prince Tsai Chen and the mission
sent to Manchuria by China has re.
ported to the government recommend.
ing that negotiations be undertaken
with Japan and Russia at Peking fol
the full recovery of China's sovereign
rights in Manchuria,
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-02-02
.DIRECTPRIMARYB BILL
HOUSE COMMITTEE AGREES TO
| SOME CHANGES.
Second Choice Provision Among
Those Elminated---Another Inn
portant Change Requires Pri-
mary Voter to Call For Party
Ballot He Desires.

Olympia, Jan. 26.-Radical changes
have been agreed to by the house
committee on privileges and elections
in it's consideration of the direct pri
mary bill framed by the Direct Pri
mary League of the state of Washing
ton.
In the first instance, the house com
mittee will recommend the elimination
of what is known as the second choice
candidate provision, designed to secure
nominations by a majority vote in
stead of plurality vote.
Another important change to be
recommended to the house is that
voters be required to ask for party bal
lots at the primary election, instead
of allowing them to conceal their party
choice by giving them as many party
ballots as there are parties represent
ed at the primary.
The committee also proposes to
make some provision for holding party
conventions, the sentiment of the
house being, says Chairman Strow-
bridge, to preserve party organization
by voting party ballots and holding
party conventions to ratify the
choice of the primary.
To frame sections of the bill cover.
ing the points mentioned a subcommit.
tee was appointed.
Speedy Action Promised
Now that the committee has organ.
lied and has reached working agree.
ment the outlook for speedy action on
the direct primary bill is promising.
Representative Strowbridge, chair.
man of the house committee, has in.
vited Senator Presby, chairman of the
senate committee, to meet in joint
conference next week early, and invi.
tations will be extended to the advo-
Gates of direct primsary bill in gen.
eral, and the advocates of the league
bill and the Ranck bill in particular,
to appear before the committee and
explain the provisions of their respec-
tive measures.
League Officers Asked to Appear
The officers of the Direct Primary
League of the State of Washington
will be requested to appear before the
joint committee and outline their
ideas on the subject Of such legisla-
ton. This league has an organization
embracing every county in the state,
and the organization has the signed
pledges of a large number of mem bers
of both houses to work for the bill
drawn by the league in collaboration
with the Civic Union of Seattle and
the Workingmen's League for Clean
Politics.
The Joint committee is composed OF
men who are advocates of direct Fri
mary legislation of some sort, and
Chairman Strowbridge has begun
work by harmonizing, as far as posi-.
BILE, the views of his committee on the
subject. Every member of the two
committees has expressed himself az
favoring bill that will accomplish
results at the outset, and it is remark.
ell by members of both houses that the
most widely differing views are not
very far apart.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-02-02
Big Cattle Company Quits

Belle Fourche, 8. D.. Jan. 26.-The
franklin Cattle Company, the largest
range cattle company in the West,
haas sold its entire SO, 600 head Of cat
tie and will 60 out Of business. E. 81.
Hartman is q member Of the firm
and director Of the cattle company.
The rapid settlement Of the range by
nomesteaders is given by the cattle
company as the principal reason for
going out of business.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-02-02
Referendum in Oklahoma

Guthrie, Okla, Jan. 28-The report
of the commi tee on initiative and
referendum has been adopted by the
constitutional convention, sitting as q
committee of the whole he provl-
sion cites that per cent Of the voters
can propose new legislation, while 10
per cent is required to propose an
amendment to the state constit ution.
The legal minimum for exercising the
second or referendum power is 5 per
cent.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-02-02
Railway Managers Hear Demand.

Chicago, Jan. Conferences be-
tween the general managers Of the
railways west, southwest and north
west OF Chicago and representatives OF
the conductors' and tranmen's organ
izatons regarding the demands Of the
latter have commenced. The men are
asking an eight hour day and an In
crease Of wages from 10 to Is per cent
A peaceful solution Il expected.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-02-02
Northwestern to Use Fuel oil

Lander, Wyo,, Jan. 29-The North
western railroad has concluded the
experiments which it has been carrv-
ing on Tor the past three months with
oil burning locomotives on its Western
division, and orders have been issnad
70 prepare all locomotives in Wyoming
Tor the use OF oil fuel instead of coal.
orders have also been given to bore a
number OF oil wells upon the right ~
way OF the Northwestern near Casnar
so tnat the road may have its own fnal
instead of buying from others.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-02-02
Baldwin Works DAMAGED

Philadelphia, Jan. 30.-Fire, which
started with an explosion in the paint
shop. destroyed an entire section of
the big Baldwin Locomotive works,
entailing loss of 81, 0O0. COG.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-02-02
Value Of Field E.t.t.

chicago, Jan. 26.-The executors -
tne marshall Field estate has fled
Win the probate court an inventory a.
the late merchants possessions. TIE
estate is valued at approximately ARK
600. 600. NO.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-02-02
GREAT CARGO TRADE
LUMBER SHIPMENTS BY WATER
BREAK ALL RECORDS.
Total of 1,567,743,566 Feet,
Which Is Nearly so Per Cent
Larger Than In Previous Year.
Mills Of Washington Shipped
Nearly Two T birds of the 7 Total.

Seattle. Jan. 26-Statistics compiled
by the Pacific Lumber Trade Journal
in its January number, just issued,
show the largest aggregate of cargo
business ever reached in the history of
the timber industry. The total cargo
shipments from Washington, Oregon
and British Columbia ports during the
year 1906 was 1857, 743, 566 feet, as
compared with 1857, $780, S9 feet in
the previous year, itself the high rec
ord up to that time. It had been ex-
pected that following years would fall
short Of the showing made in 1905,
and the showing made last year has
been correspondingly surprising. The
increase shown over the preceding
year is 479, 767, or feet, or almost 30
per cent.
Of the total Shipments as shown
by the Journal LOO, 600, 1876 feet, or
IS per cent of the aggregate of the
Northwest, was shipped by the mills
of Washington. Oregon followed with
3s7, lat, 700. and British Columbia
9,974,73O.
Single Shipments Larger
The shingle shipments, by rail, pre-
sent an anmoalous situation. While
the total number of cars shipped out
of Western Washington by rail dur
ing the year 1906 was exceeded to the
extent of $500 by the number shipped
in the preceding year, the actual num-
Der Of shingles shipped last exceeded
the showing of. 1905 by 826, 200, 900.
The 1905 total was 5,598, no, 900,
and that of 1905 was 6, 1874, 900. 600, an
increase of IA per cent. This is at
tributed to the larger cars supplied
by the railroads and to the closer
loading of the cars by the shippers,
following the minimum-weight contro-
versy last summer.
As in 1905, Aberdeen was the ban
ner lumber shipping port of Washing
ton sending out in vessels a total of
229, 351. 1867 feet. Tacoma was next,
with total of 40, 1874, 492 feet; Bel
bingham third, with 1873, $40. s77; then
Port Blakeley, 90, 52s,s12 Everett
and Mukilteo, 81, 721, $50; Port Gam
BILE, so, sa9, 05S.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-02-02
Blakeley Mill Ships Most

The greatest individual mill show
ing is made by the Port Blakeley Mil
Company which shipped all the lum.
Der sent out from that port. Next in
order of the size Of their shipment
come the Bellingham Bay Lumber
Company with 50, $50, 066 feet the Pu.
get Lumber Company at Port Gamble
with go, 829, 528 feet; the s. E. Slade
Lumber Company Aberdeen 81, 1874, 797
and e. K. Wood Lumber Company
Bellingham SO, 590,0l4.
The Pacific Lumber Trade Journal
attributes the heavy increase in the
cargo trade largely to eastern trade
diverted coastwise on account of Il {
car shortage that has demoralized rail
trade"
Heavy Trade to San Francisco
According to the Journal San Fran.
cisco estimated that it would need q
billion feet to repair the damage fol
lowing the earthquake and fire Of April
last. The mill men of the Coast took
her at her word and up to January
had furnished 61O, 755, 428 feet of the
requisite billion.
Hawaii took ~, 5000, 90 fe of lum'
Der during the year and the Philip.
pine islands over half that amount.