The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-11-18

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Stephen M. Merrill. Methodist bish.
op of Chicago, is dead.
Secretary Taft has returned from
his trip to the canal zone.
The American Mining Congress be-
gan it's annual convention at Ell Paso,
Texas. Tuesday.
The registration of students this
year at Yale university is S,572,
against 3,642 last year.
Complaint has been fled at Milwau-
kee against brewers there, charging
acceptance of rebates from railroads.
The Mexican Central railroad has
entered into q contract with the Mexi-
can Petroleum Company whereby the
latter is to furnish fuel oil for the en-
tire system during a period OF fifteen
years.
According to a report issued by the
geological survey the output Of crude
petroleum in the United States in 1904
was 117,O63,4 AL barrels. The total
value of all the petroleum marketed
in the United States in 1904 was
$101, 170.46
Mrs. Thomas K. Beecher, widow Of
Rev. Thomas K. Beecher, died Satur-
day at her home at Elmira, N. Y,
aged 80. She was granddaughter Of
Noah Webster. Her husband was q
brother of Henry Ward Beeoher and Of
Harriet Beeoher Stowe.
A cable dispatch from Caracas,
Venezuela. to the New York Herald
says: Sensational revelations in re-
gard to the French Cable Company
are believed to have caused France to
accept the final proposition Of Presi.
dent Castro; that is, q mutual with
drswal Of the notes exchanged with
M. Taigny, French charge d'affaires.
The federal supreme court has up
held q peculiar Ohio law which per-
mits any resident of the state to re-
cover money lost at gambling, regard.
less of by whom it il lost. A woman
brought suit against the owners of a
building in which the money was lost.
The lien against the building was de-
olared valid by the highest court Mon
day.
Extensive wharves are planned by
the Great Northern to be built at New
Westminster, B. G.
The great annual flower show is now
on at New Orleans. It is held in q
tent IS bv 200 feet. put up in Lafay-
cite square.
Associate Justice and Mrs. McKenna
have announced the engagement ct
their daughter HildeRarde to John
Legett Pultz, Of New York.
The president has announced the ap-
pointment Of Frederick s. Nave a. a.
sooiAts Justice Of the supreme court Of
Arizona. to succeed Judge Tucker.
The Ancient Order Of Hibernians
has conferred upon Trinity college,
Washington, d. c.. 60, 900 TO estab-
lish chair for the higher education
OF women members of the order.
It is learned at Washington that the
government has decided to proceed
with the prosecution of the beef trust
officials, despite the claims Of the de-
PENDANTS that immunity was promised
by Commissioner Garfield.
At Marengo, Ia, the German baron
who last spring. "just to see what
would happen, caused the wreck on
the Rock Island railroad at Homestead,
in which several lives were lost, was
sentenced to life imprisonment last
week.
= King Edward celebrated his 64th
birthday at Sandringham Thureday
last. Congratulatory kilograms poured
in from all parts Of the world. There
were the customary celebrations
throughout Great Britain and the
colonies.
Announcement is made at Victeria
that new line Of Empress steamers,
each from II, 900 to 900 tons gross,
will be built by the Canadian Pacific
to replace the liners now running from
Vancouver to Hongkong, which will
then be placed on the Canadian. Aus
tralian line.
The New York Life Insurance Com
pany. through its attorneys, has ap-
piled to the United States court at St.
Louis for an injunction to restrain Su-
perintendent Of Insurance vandiver
from enforcing his order prohibiting
the company from carrying on further
business in Missouri,
The meeting Of the congressional
committee appointed to consider the
Question Of changing the date Of presi.
Dental Inauguration from March 4 20
April 80, has been set for November
". Il Is believed that the report Of
tho committee will be unanimous In
favor Of the change.