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A. r. .SPOFFORD DEAD
IN NEW HAMPSHIRE

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The Columbia Steam Fire Engine
Company, No. Z, held a meeting, at their
hall, in South ST. Asaph street. last
evening when plans were made Tor the
trip Of that company 10 HarrisOnburg
tie latter part of this month.
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EMPLOYERS LIABILITY BILL
AMENDED IN COMMITTEE

Washington, D. c., April 4.-The
Sterling employers liability bill, to
which, in an amended form, the house
judiciary committee agreed last We'd
nesday by vote of 10 to Z, was re-
amended yesterday. The committee
by vote of II to reversed itself. It
was not party vote. Seven demo-
Gratis combined with four republicans
to make up the majority ballot.
The clause amended is that relating
to contributory negligence. Last We'd
nesday the committee amended the
clause so as to conform with the La
Toilette bill in it. original form.
Yesterday the committee changed
the section so as to read that contrib
utory negligence" instead of Slight"
contributory negligence shall not be a
bar to recovery, but the jury shall ap-
portion the negligence of the employer
and of the employee and allow the en-
ploye such sum Of money as shall be
in proper proportion to the ratio which
his negligence bears to the negligence
Of the employer.
Representatives Littlefleld of Maine,
Parker of New Jersey and Bannon of
Ohio will file minority report declar-
ing the section as amended to be un-
constitutional.
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TO RAISE 100000
FOR WHITMAN COLLEGE

Walla Walla, April 4-Forty bust
ness men met this Afternoon at the Y.
M. c. A. and adopted plans for the
raising of 100000 for Whitman col
lege. This is part of the campaign to
raise 100000 in the Northwest for
the institution, the general plans of
which were outlined about three
months ago.
Walla Walla's share has been set at
$500, 900, and fifteen committees, each
of three men, will do the work. The
movement will be started in other cit
les of the Northwest soon. OF the ST.
100000 to be raised about one-half
will be expended on buildings. The
remainder will be used as an endow-
ment fund to meet the current ex-
penses of the school. ~
A new gymnasium, several new dor
mitories, new conservatory, science
building, an academy building, a chap
ell, central heating plant and other
buildings are planned. Two thousand
students is the mark set for attend
ance. Schools of engineering, mining,
forestry, etc., will be added to the
present courses.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-04-11
INDIAN LAND ALLOTMENTS
ARE NOW IN PROGRESS

Tekoa, April 4.-The actual work OF
alloting land to the Occur d'Alene In
dams began on the reservation, about
eight miles from here, on Wednesday,
by Special Alloting Agent w. B. Sans,
assisted by an engineers corps of ten
men. The official interpreter is Louis
Lee, who acted in the same capacity
on the trip to Washington two months
ago. Peter Mactilma, head chief, was
given first choice and Peter Jasper,
sub-chief, second choice of the great
reservation lands. These chose the
property on which they have lived for
many years. Each Indian will choose
the property he most desires, as far as
is practicable, after which the county
surveyor will have lines run out, es-
tablish corners and the land will be
formally given over to the Indians.
There will be 600 claims to be sur
veyed and allotted, and this work will
continue many days. A townsite, con-
sisting of $40 acres, will be laid out at
Plummer, about fifteen miles from
Tekoa.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-04-11
JOHN MITCHELL RETlRES
FROM MINE WORKERS

Indianapolis, Ind, April John
Mitchell, the eminent labor leader, re-
tired yesterday as president of the
United Mine Workers of America and
was succeeded by Thomas L. Lewis of
Ohio. Mr.. Mitchell stepped down
after spending many years of his life
in the labor movement and gaining
the reputation of being one of the
worlds foremost labor leaders. I'm
der his wise leadership the union mine
workers have grown from mere hand
full to an organization with 100000
members.
The element of his whole career
which stands out most prominently is
his consummate manipulation of the
great strike in the anthracite district
in 1908.
Mr.. Mitchell has not announced his
plans for the future, but his name is
mentioned as a probable democratic
candidate for governor of Illinois.
His home is at Spring Valley, III.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-04-11
RIvISION OF YUKON
LIQUOR LAWS UNDER WAY

Dawson, April 6-The important
work of revising the Yukon ordinance
regarding the sale and control of
liquor in Yukon territory has just been
completed by the committee appointed
for the purpose by the last legisla-
ture of the Yukon. The report will be
submitted for adoption at the annual
session, to be held this summer.
The most important new feature
In the new act is one providing for
the elimination of saloons. A clause
is inserted which is designed to do
away with every saloon in the terri
tory as speedily as possible. Lii
censes to, deal in liquor in a retail
way thereafter will be issued only to
hotels. It is deemed best by the au-
thorities that there should be no
places given over wholly to the liquor
traffic.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-04-11
INDIANA REPUBLICANS
NAME STATE TICKET

Indianapolis, April 4.-The Indiana
republican state convention adopted
a platform, Endorsed Vice-President
Charles Warren Fairbanks and in
structed the thirty state delegates to
the national convention to vote and
work for his nomination for the presi-
dency, and nominated the following
ticket:
Governor, James E. Watson, Rush
vile.
Acknowledgements, Fremont C.
Goodwin, Williamsport.
Secretary of state, Fred A. Sims.
Frankfort.
Auditor Of state, John G. Dillheimer,
Washington.
Treasurer of state, Oscar Hadley.
Plainf1eld.
Attorney general, James e. Bing-
ham, Muncie.
Reporter of supreme court, George
w. Self, Corydon.
Superintendent Of public instruc-
ton, Lawrence McTunnan, Anderson.
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LABOR TO GIVE CONGRESS
ONE MORE CHANCE

New York, April 4.-There will be
no Independent labor ticket in the
field In the coming presidential cam
paign If New York labor leaders have
sized the situation up properly.
1t was the consensus of opinion
among these men that the determine
ton of the American Federation OF
Labor to give congress another
chance" has necessitated the laying
aside of the project for a working
mans party. They insist that the
project has not been killed, but has
been temporarily postponed, and
should congress in the remaining days
OF the present session fail to evince
any intention Of needing the demands
OF labor for remedial legislation, the
project will probably be resumed.
Just what the definite plan Of &C.
ton will be will not be determined
until Sunday, when there will be
meeting OF the central federated I'M
IONS. It Is expected that at that time
the resolution demanding that the
American Federation call a convention
to organize an Independent party will
be tabled.
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frightened SCREWS
HOUSE REPUBLICANS ADOPT
DRASTIC SUPPRESSION
|. MEASURES
Motion to Take Recess Has Prece-
dence Over Motion to Adjourn-lt 10
Also in Order to Close Debate by
Motion in the House.

Washington, April 6.-The commit
tee on rules of tho house frightened
the screws" Saturday on the Demo-
Gratis with the view to reducing to a
minimum the opportunity for obstruct-
i've tactics. After Mr.. Williams, the
minority leader, had forced a roll call
on the adoption of the journal. Mr.. Dali
zell, of Pennsylvania, presented rule
whereby house bills with senate
amendments shall be sent to confer
ence or the amendments agreed to
without any intervening motion of any
kind being allowed. This rule will
permit but one roll call on either of
the two propositions.
The rule also contained drastic pro-
vision that for the remainder of the
session motion to take recess shall
be privileged and have precedence over
a motion to adjourn, the question to
be decided without debate or argu-
ment.
A further provision of the order was
that during the remainder of the ses-
sion it shall be in order to close debate
by motion in the house, before going
into committee of the whole, which
motion shall not be subject to argu-
ment or debate.
When the reading of the rule was
concluded the Republicans broke out
into applause and derisive laughter at
the expense of the Democrats.
II think it would be a good thing"
shouted Mr.. Sulzer, of New York, ito
add that the Democrats can have moth
ing to say"
"They never have had" a voice
was heard to remark.
will the minority have the usual
twenty minutes to discuss this ruler
Mr.. Williams inquired.
"They will not" CURLY replied Mr..
Dalzell.
II just wanted the house and the
country to know that fact" Mr.. Will
Jams said.
I'VE know it; we know it." some
one on the Republican side re-
marked.
Mr.. Dalzell then reiterated his state
ment made Friday that the purpose of
the rule was to expedite public bust
ness, to release the house from the
grasp of this idiotic flibuster inaugu-
rated by the gentleman from Missis-
sippi."
The Republicans app1auded this
statement, but the Democrats greeted
it with boots, jeers and derisive laugh
ter Mr.. Dalzell said that the rule
would enable the majority to enact
and make into the law the great sup
ply bills upon which the existence of
the country depended.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-04-11
RAIL ROAD PREPARES TO
FIGHT INCREASED TAXES

Spokane, April 4.-That the North
ern Pacific will put up strenuous and
well prepared fight against any effort
Of the state tax commission to raise
it's taxes as outlined in published in
terview, in which it was intimated that
the values of railroad property secured
by the state railroad commission for
rate fixing purposes would be used for
basis for taxing the roads, is clearly
shown by the action of the road, just
discovered, although it has been going
on for several months.
The Northern Pacific company has
had men employed in many of the
counties of Eastern Washington ascer-
tanning the value Of farm lands along
the railroad right-of-way with 4 view
to comparing the value at which these
are assessed with the value of the rail-
roads as fixed for taxation purposes.
T. J. Welty, ex-deputy auditor OF
Whitman county, for several months
has been securing this data in Whit
man and Walla Walla counties in the
offices of auditors and abstract COM
panies 1t is shown by the records
that many of these lands have sold at
$50 and more per acre and that III
many cases they have been mortgaged
for twice the assessed value. One case
in point is that of a tact of land near
Colfax sold by a Spokane banker for
$50 per acre and this was mOrtgaged
by a Whitman county bank for $25 per
acre. 1t is said the railroad company
will demand that no advancement be
made in the value of it's property for
taxation purposes, or if such an ad-
vancement is made, that the same
ratio of advancement be made on farm
lands and all other property.
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MILWAUKEE, TRAINS IN
EASTERN WASHINGTON SOON

Spokane, April 2.-Within two weeks
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
will put its first train in service in
Eastern Washington, running be-
tween Othello and Lind, where the
Northern Pacific is crossed. The dis
lance is about thirty-five miles, and a
combination freight and passenger ser.
vice will be operated daily.
Othello is to be division point on
the Milwaukee and the company is
planning to commence work on large
number of buildings. A tracklaying
gang OF 300 men is now employed, and
within thirty days the tracks will be
Within a few miles of the Columbia
river.
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300 Pound copper Nuooet-

valdez, April 6.-An S0O-pound cop
per nugget is now being brought to
valdez from the Kotsina district and
Will be sent to Seattle for exhibition
at the fair. The nugget was found
on the property of the California-Alas-
ka Copper Company, near the head of
kotsina river. A tunnel was being
run on the property, following a vein
OF oornite, and when about sixty feet
from the surface the miners struck
this large nugget of the native metal
imbedded in the ore matter. There
are other nuggets larger than this In
the copper district, but this is the
largest ever brought to the Coast.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-04-11
Tacoma Quotations.

Wheat-Club. SIC; bluestem. Sac;
red. SOC.
Poultry-Turkeys, dressed, 2o017c;
spring chickens, dressed. 15c; hens
dressed. 18c; ducks, dressed, 1Sc;
geese. dressed, 18c; live turkeys, 16@
1Sc; hens. 13@14c; spring, 10021c;
ducks, old, lie; young. 1zc: geese. II
Ole: squads. live, $3.5003 doz;
dressed, $3.50 doz.
Butter-Washington. 32@34c; Ore
gon. soc: California, fresh, 2702se.
Eggs-Washington ranch, strictly
fresh, 16c.
Oats-$30031: rolled oats, 337W33
Hay. Alfalfa, etc.-Wheat hay, $3.50
10: timothy. $24@25: mixed, $3203s;
Wild. $4,000; clover, $1s01s; timo.
thy and clover, $12w7s; alfalfa, $3.50
Il: straw. $12013.
Feed-Corn, $50: wheat, $s903s;
barley. whole grain, e3703s; rolled
$s10s3: shorts, $1s07s; bran, 33e.go
O17.6o; middlinss. mon: oil neal
>44olS.
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superintendent Bryan Buried.

Montesano, April 4.-The funeral
services OF the late State Superinten.
dent OF Schools r. B. Bryan were held
here Thursday. Mr.. Bryan was an ola
resident of Montesano, having lived
here for many years. He was formerly
principal Of the Montesano public
schools. He was1a brother Of Mayor
T. NJ. Bryan.
The services were held under the
auspices Of the Masonic order, OF
which he WAS member. belonging TO
Wynooche lodge sof this city. A large
concourse followed the remains TO the
cemetery. : ssss''' y ss' 's Z
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-04-11
Minor Happenings
Of the Week

Texas has 6,O15,S59 head Of cattle,
valued at SIS, ,381, according to an
official report.
The Northern Pacific railway has
declared the regular quarterly divi-
dend of 1 ga per cent, payable on
May l.
BY vote of IS to the Ohio legis-
lature passed the bill prohibiting pu-
pills from belonging to high school fra
ternities, societies and like organiza-
lions.
Lord Rosebery has been elected
chancellor of Glasgow University to
fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Lord Kelvin, who was chancellor
since 1903.
Headquarters of Governor Johnson
of Minnesota, candidate for the demo
cratic nomination for president, have
been formally opened in the Grand Pa
cific hotel, Chicago.
With the other immortals of France,
Emile lola, the great novelist and de-
fender of Dreyfus, was last week
given his last resting place, when his
remains were removed to the Pan
theon at Paris.
The monthly statement of the pub
lie debt shows that at the close OF
business March 81, 1908, the total
debt, less cash in the treasury,
amounted to 5000, 721 1897, which is an
increase for the month of 1929, 591.
Trade reports gazetted at Tokyo
show that America leads with total
of 211, 600, 900 yen. Of this amount i'm
ports were SO,OOO,O0O and exports 49,
100000 yen. China is next with a
total of 144,OOO,OOO. England comes
next with 13S,O00,0o0.
w. H. Cushing, minister of public
works for the province of Alberta, has
completed arrangements with the Bell
Telephone Company of Canada for the
purchase of the lines of the company
located in the province of Alberta for
the sum of $675,000.
The cost of education in New York
city per pupil in the elementary de-
partment is 1888 a school year; in
the high school, $103.29; in the train
ing schools, $139.12. The schools for
bad boys cost each year an average
of $257.45 for each bad boy.
Lewiston, Idaho, telephone girls went
On strike Saturday.
The first through train passed over
the Shanghai-Nankin Railway Satur-
day, distance of 100 miles.
A bill to abolish capital punishment
in the District of Columbia has been
introduced by Mr.. Scott, of Kansas.
The Tokyo Official Gazette will an
nounce tomorrow that On April 80 pey-
ment will be made of 100000 yen
(about SIC, eO0,0OO) as the first Install
mont of the redemption of the 0,000,-
600 yen national loan. This loan ma
lures next December
General Agent C. w. Mount, of the
o. R. & N. Company, reports that the
arrangements by the company for the
excursion to Lewiston on May 2, open
ing the Lewiston-Riparia road to per-
manent traffic, assure the success Of
the affair. The visitors will be a full
day at Lewiston.
The Utah Construction Company has
been instructed by the Hartman Of
ficials to resume grading line from
Huntingdon to Homestead, Baker coun-
ty, Ore. The road to Homestead is
the first link in a Hartman cutoff
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-04-11
DRIVEN into line
ANOTHER CONGRESSIONAL CAN
pIDATE WAS TO De PLACED
AGAINST LOUD.
According to Anonymous Letter sub
mitted to House Committee, Electric
Boat Company Withdrew Opposition
to His Election When He Promises
to Vote for Submarines.

Washington, d. c., April 4.-The
most interesting development of the
day before the special submarine boat
investigating committee was the pro-
duction of another anonymous letter
charging that an attorney of the Elec.
trio Boat Company had been brought
out as a candidate for congress against
Congressman Loud of Michigan, but
had been withdrawn upon Mr.. LIQUIDS
promise to vote for the submarines
The letter was mailed from this citv
to the Detroit Free Press and was pro-
duced by Jess Carmichael, its Wash.
ington correspondent, who received it.
Representative Lilley placed in evil
dence an affidavit dated March IL and
signed by Samuel Ferguson, residing
in Bridgeport, Conn.,, who swore that
during the fall and winter. of 1902 he
had served in the navy in the capacity
of chief electrician, and that during
that time he served upon several sub.
marine torpedo boats owned by either
the Holland Torpedo Boat Company or
it's successor, the Electric Boat Com
pany, and none of which were owned
by the United States government, and
that many of the crew of these sub
marine torpedo boats were sailors in
the United States navy, receiving
wages from the Holland Boat Com
pany.
This substantiates Mr.. Lilley's
charges that the Electric Boat Com.
pany had paid money to enlisted men.
Pomised Contracts.
Mr.. Lilley also presented an affida-
Wit from John G. Lake, vice-president
of the Lake Torpedo Boat Company,
dated Bridgeport, Conn.,, March 16, to
the effect that about two years ago
he had an interview with Charles Fer.
ry, representative of the Bridgeport
Brass Company, in which Ferry told
him that President Bowles of the Fore
River Shipbuilding and Engine Com
pany had asked him (Ferry) to use all
influence possible upon Connecticut
congressman to induce him not to ia
vor the Lake company and to work
for the Electric Boat Company. If he
was successful in this the Fore River
company would make contracts with
the Bridgeport Brass Company for
goods to the value of about 500,
Mr.. Ferry in his testimony before
the committee Wednesday denied that
Bowles had made him any such propo-
sition and that he had ever promised
him an order for seeing anyone.
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Dewey to Succeed Bryan.

Seattle, April 4.-Governor Albert
E. Mead has announced that H. B.
Dewey, assistant state superintendent
of public instruction, will be appoint
ed to the position of state superin-
tendent of fill the unexpired term of
R. B. Bryan, who died recently. Mr..
Dewey was formerly principal Of the
Sumner schools and was superintend-
ent of schools of Pierce county.
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Draft Horse Brings $4,000.

Moscow, Idaho, April THE local
firm of Clemens & Lloyd have just
received the record price for q draft
horse. $4,000 was the price paid
them by the Stock Breeders Associa-
ton, of Grangeville. for the draft stall
lion Mammoth Prince. The horse
stands 18 hands IL inches high and
weighs 1850 pounds.
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Washington State News

Washington State News
Spokane timers have struck for
higher wages.
Shelton is to have sewer system
to cost $4,000.
The Aberdeen city council has voted
to expend 5000 on street work this
spring.
o. D. Mcdonald will succeed Robert
Knox as deputy collector of customs
at Bellingham.
The bill opening to settlement the
Point Roberts military reserve has
passed the senate.
The treasury department has au-
thorized the Washington National bank
of Ellensburg to commence busineR
with capital of $4,000.
The senate committee on public
grounds and buildings ordered report
ed bill appropriating 100000 for a
new building at Walla Walla.
The postoffice department has or
dered the establishment of rural route
No. 1, running from Lowden, Walla
Walla county. Service will begin
June 1.
The following Washington postmas-
tiers have been appointed: John Mel
son, Montborne, Skagit county; Fran
els A. Graham, Tweedie, Stevens coun-
ty (new office.
A compromise has been effected be-
tween the settlers on the Wishkah
river and the loggers interested along
that stream, whereby the injunction
recently obtained by the former is
settled.
The Morrison Mill Company at
Blaine has advertised for piling bids
and for construction material and will
at once begin work on the new mill.
The company has a contract to sup
ply the Alaska Packers Association
coo, 900 boxes. The sawmill Will have
a daily capacity of $4,000 feet of lum-
Der and the single mill will cut 100,-
900 shingles each twenty-four hours.
Charles Sweeney, the Spokane cap
italist, has sold his mansion to Patrick
WEIGH for $4,000.
The Washington State Agricultural
college will have a fine display of
stock at the Alaska exposition.
Twenty-Five thousand acres of raw
wheat land in Southern Douglas coun-
ty have been sold for $265,000 to a
Tacoma investor.
William Gredway, 72, and Mrs. Mar
garet A. Parish, 81, also Joseph Pym,
70, and Mrs. Mary e. Ramsdell, Sc,
have been granted licenses to wed at
Bellingham.
The state board of control has fixed
the years price for penitentiary grain
sacks at 2-10 cents each, as against
9 cents last season. Dat sacks were
reduced to cents from 10 cents last
year.
All doubt which has existed regard
ing the finding of Cecil Britain, kid
mapped two year sage at Walla Walla,
have been dispelled, the boy located
at Spokane not being identified by
Mrs. Britain as her son.
F. G.. Simpson, an electrical expert
of Seattle, has completed an investi-
cation of Tacoma's lighting plant and
it's methods of operation, and recon-
mends that the city at once appoint a
commission of engineers to locate and
make plans for a city lighting plant of
not less than 10000 horsepower.