The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-01-14
EVENTS OF THE YEAR.
eos LEAVES DARK RECORD IN
MANY RESPECTS
Deeds of Rapine and Violence and Far
Reaching Natural Disasters over
shadow lts Showing of the Fruits
Of Industry and Peace.

Of Industry and Peace.
The year 1903 has been marked by
massacre. murder, disaster and violence
that are in sharp contrast with the I'M
deriving spirit of progress that is stead
ily making for friendliness and better
mutual understanding between indlviou-
ais and nations. Religious intolerance
political intrigue, class hatred ana con-
vulsions of nature are the causes upon
which the dread responsibility rests.
The events of the year 1908 are briefly
summarized below.
l. Opening of Pacific cable between san
Francisco and Honolulu. .Asiatic piasoe
at Mazatlan, Mexico. -. Suatr
6. Death of ]. l. Case, of Racine, Wis.
II. Death Of Gen Samuel Thomas, prom
inent railroad man.
IA Congress votes tarin on coai.
II. German gunboat attacks Fort Carlos
and Is repulsed by Venezuelans; ,.. -,
49, Death of Mayor A. 3. Hewitt Oh
10. President Roosevelt and King Edward
VII exchange greetings by wireless teieg-
raphy. Forty four Chicago coal men IN
dicted by Grand Jury. ~. ,u oorr.-
~ Death oi Suiian A'pN'
II. Germans recommence bombardment
Of San Carlos. , u,,.,
%. Canal treaty with Coiomoia sis inston
boundary dispute signed In washington. a..
Senator Teller reelected In Colorado after
hard fight. Nv. X. Day appointed 10
United States Supreme bench
~ Fifty perish in burning OF Colney
Hatch insane asylum in England. "a
killed and many injured by collision on Ne"
Jersey Central railway near crahroru a, ,a
2S Train wreck at Vailo. Ariz., Kills ana
burns 20 persons, injuring many others
20. Army of sultan Of Morocco routs that
of Pretender in battle near Fee
February.
g. Earthquake shakes felt between 81.
Louis, Mo-, and Louisville, ny. NOT r.,
than 1000 lives destroyed by hurricane ih
South Sea islands. .u...
O. william Hooper Young pleads guilty
to murder In New York and gets lIe sell
ii. one million FIVE hundred thousand
dollar fire at Rock Island, ILL.,. arsenal.
is. Allied powers sign protocols for rails
ing of Venezuelan blockade.
Is. Venezuelan blockade raised.
1918. Extreme cold and storm over
United States.
II. Eighteen live. lost BY sinking Of
river steamer near Edenton, N Z.
10. Eight children killed by train In New
20. Many injured in IRE that destroys
Clifton House at Cedar Rapids, Iowa..
Is. Four miners killed and many injured
in battle with United States officers at
Stamford City, w. Va.
20. pike Opera House in Cincinnati burns
with half q square OF other buildings; loss
81, 900, 600. .. Albert Knapp, Of Hamilton,
o., confesses Ave murders. Death OF II.
J. Gatling in New York.
March.
2 President Roosevelt issues message
calling Senate In special session March o..
-. Two Senators elected In Delaware AFTER
s. Pope Leo celebrates 25th anniversary
Of his pontincate.
Z. Nineteenth lives lost by capsizing OF
ferry boat at Spier Falls on Hudson River.
8. Six burn to death In hotel at I1eiten,
w. va...... Death Of Hawaiian Commits
sioneY Blount at Macon, Ga.
o. Twenty-Five lives lost by oil Are and
explosions at Olean. N. Y.
II. Cuban reciprocity convention ratined
by Senate In Havana.
II. Gear proclaims religious freedom
is. Tax riots at Coimba, Portugal.
II. Strike Arbitration Committee nles re-
port. Senate rstifes Panama canal
1910. Floods along Ohio and Mississippi
10. Senate ratines Cuban reciprocity
treaty and extra session is adjourned sine
n. Finding of Coal Arbitration Commit
"a. Death Of Very Rev. F. W. Farrar in
IS. Six miners killed By explosion at
Is. Irish land bill introduced in Psrlia,
ment
n. Death Of N. X. Fairbank.
o. Reciprocity treaty with United States
ratified by Cuban Senate.
70. Death Of Gustavus F. Swift. Chicago
81. Young Corbett" defeats Terry Nc
Govern at San Francisco.
April
I. President starts on long Western trip.
9. Republicans gain in elections In Ohio
cities. 80. Republicans carry Michigan cleo
ton.
IL. General strike In Holland declared
or.
70. Erie train wrecked at Red House. N.
Y, and six persons burn to death.
u. Eight hundred thousand dollar are In
La Crosse. Wis.
%. Riot in Illinois House Of Representa-.
tives. ...... Russia demands Manchuria Of
China.
20. Negro lynched for assault near Santa
Fe, Ill. -. $500, 900 IRE in Columbus, o. -.
III killed In railway wreck near Buffalo,
%. Forest fires In Northern Wisconsin
and Michigan. Burning OF Melbourne.
Iowa.
70. Dedication Of St Louis Exposition
$500. Death Of Stuart Robson. z, 900
lives lost In earthquake at Melazgherd, Ash
attic Turkey.
May.
/. Death of Luigi Arditi
3. Eight persons killed and 20 hurt by
Grand Trunk train ar Detroit.
3. Steamer Saginaw sunk of Virginia
coast; over 20 lives lost. 49,. rs persons
drowned In wreck Of Gloucester fishing
boat Gloriana on Nova Scotia coast
8. A. w. Machen. superintendent free de-