The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-12-31
NEWS OF THE DAY
Hr,e1 Summary of Less Important
Though not the Less Interesting
Happenings of the Week, From
AIParts of the World.

Happenings of the Week, From
All Parts of the World.
The project to place railroad steel,
sugar and electric machinery on the
free duty list has been voted down In
the Cuban congress.
Rear Admiral Edwin White, retired,
dropped dead of heart disease at the
Brooklyn navy yard, where he went to
call on Rear Admiral Rogers.
At Chicago the grand jury has re-
turned ten indictments against union
carmen, charging them with assault
and melting riot in the recent street
car strike.
Henry Norman NJ. P, the author
and travele,, has sailed for New York
from Liverpool on the Majestic. He
proposes to investigate the question OF
preferential tariffs in Canada.
Mavor-elect Mcclellan, of New York,
has announced the appointment OF For"
mer Assistant Secretary Of the Navy
William McAdoo as police commission
er and Maurice Featherstone as dock
commissioner.
Postmaster General Payne has APP
pointed c.. M. Waters, of New York,
superintendent Of salaries and allow
ances, the place formerly held by
George W. Beavers. Waters has been
acting in that capacity since March.
At meeting of the board OF directors
of the Canadian Pacific railway, held
at Vancouver David McNicoll was
elected vice president of the com pany.
William White was elected second vice
president, with headquarters at Win
nipeg.
Chicago will put in bid ior the
Democratic Nationla convention.
An attempt has been made on the
life of Max Nordau, supposedly by po-
litical enemies. A bullet caused
slight wound.
According to the Spanish newspapers
a project is on foot for the marriage OF
King Alfonso to his cousin, the Prin-
cess Maria del Pillar, of Bavaria. She
is 13 years OF age.
Adam Myckle, of Spencer, Iowa,
farm hand and hostler by occupation,
has fallen heir to fortune OF "a ,OOO,-
900 by the death of an uncle in Aus
tralia.
James NJ. Edge, the bank teller, who
embezzled about $40, 900 of the funds
of the First National bank of Paterson,
New Jersey, has received a sentence OF
seven years.
The memory OF David Kennison, last
survivor of the "Boston Tea Party, "
was honored at Chicago by the unveil-
ing of huge boulder monun ent in
Lincoln Park.
Alderman John J. Brennan, of Chi
cago, has been sentenced to year in
the house of correction on charge OF
completely in election frauds. 1t was
charged that he voted dead men.
Thomas Pendergast, a prizefghter,
died from injuries received in a twenty.
two round contest with Kid Williams
at Sacramento. At the end OF the fight
Pendergast was apparently uninjured.
The last OF the bodies that were re.
ported missing have been recovered
from the ruins of the dormitory at Wal
den university. The total loss of life
by Fridays fire is now placed at thir.
teen.
The Australian harvest generally il
said to be turning out exCellently. II
is estimated that the total yield OF
wheat for the six states will DE 76,-
OOO, coo bushels. The previous highest
record was as, 00O, 900 bushels.
A Christian judge and two Christian
gendarmes have been murdered by
Mussulmans at Gusinic, in northern
Albania. The victims were recently
appointed to their posts in conformity
with the Macedonian reform scheme Of
Austria and Russia.
The Dominion government has now
under consideration the question OF
uniting Newfoundland with Canada,
and also the purchase of Greenland
from Denmark. This is result of the
Alaska boundary decision, which wai
30 unsatisfactory TO Canada.
Judge Mora Resigns.
Havana, Dec. 26.-Frederico Mora