The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-12-09

Of tho Week
~~~~~~~~~~~~A
The ukase declaring martial law in
Poland has been repealed by the czar.
Receivers have been appointed for
the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton
and the Pere Marquette railroads.
Senators Depew and Plat, both of
New York, separately pronounce as
absurd the rumors that they intend to
resign.
The two big lead corporations of the
country, the National Lead Company
and the United Lead Company, are
planning a merger Of their Interests
A Pittsburg dispatch says it is feared
many of the steel mills will be closed
because of toe lack Of ferro-manga-
nese, the supply of which has been cut
off because of the strikes in Russia.
The new Cunard line turbine steamer
Carmania sailed from Liverpool Sat-
urday on her maiden voyage to New
York, with big complement of pas
sengers. Several marine engineers are
on board to observe the working Of the
turbines.
According to the report Of the fed
eral civil service commission 100, 200
persons were examined last year, 49,
600 of whom seorured positions. Dur
ing the year the number Of competitive
positions increased from 1914, O9S to
171,807.
E. 81. Hartman has approved Of
more chan 600 miles of new railway
lines to be completed during 1906, the
total cost of which will be about $751;
100000. Among the new lines will be
an extension of the Oregon Short Line
from st. Anthony to the Yellowstone
national park, by way Of Marysville.
The annual report of Commissioner
John w. Yerkes. of the internal reve-
nue. bureau, shows that the receipts Of
the bureau for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1905, were 1894. 178, 976, an
excess of $1,24s, 1876 over the collec-
tions for the fiscal year 1904. OF this
amount distilled spirits, fermented
liquors, tobacco, etc., paid 1924, $751;
1877. Cost Of collection was s., 705. 296.
According to the japanese statistical
bureau the population of Japan at the
end Of 1908 was 48, 542,7S6.
King Edward has decided to confer
the order of merit on both Field Mar.
shall Oysma and Admiral Togo.
It has been formally decided to ele.
vate the Japanese legations at London,
Washington, Paris, Berlin and st. Pc.
tersourg to embassies.
The commissioners Of the District Of
Columbia have decided to send to con.
gress the bill providing for a juvenile
court, with request for its passage.
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
maohinists have received an increase
in wages Of 1 cent an hour as result
of conference between officials of the
company and the machinists' union.
Seattle and Spokane mining men,
headed by l.. K. Armstrong, have pur-
chased the famous old Willow Springs
hydraulic placer mines near Grants
Pass, Or. The consideration is $2O,-
600, of which q substantial payment is
made down.
Work commenced last week on the
construction of the Victoria, Vancou-
YER and Eastern railway from Glover.
dale, B. c., east. Surveyors and 800
men have arrived at Cloverdale, and
the work is to be pushed without re-
gard to winter weather.
Information that there is q strong
movement On foot in Washington,
backed by President Roosevelt, to in
stitute federal investigation Of Stand
ard Oil and its allied interests, has
been received by several prominent
New York f1nsnciers.
The Portland Oregonian says that the
Northern Pacific Great Northern road
down the north bank of the Columbia
river will be double tracked from Wal
lula, WASH, to Portland, and that the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul will
have trackage rights over the line,
thus securing for the latter road an en-.
trance to Portland.
Assisted immigration for Hawaii.
Honolulu, Dec. "A. G. L. Akin.
son, secretary Of the territory of Ha.
wall, now in Washington, says that
under the fulin0 made hv pros;darS
Roosevelt, the territory will be allow.
ed to import assisted immigrants except
Chinese. The ruling will result in the