The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-04-14
Minor Happenings
Of the Week

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Ex-Gov. Swineford has announced
his candidacy for delegate in congress
from Alaska.
The president has appointed Judg'
Alfred S. Moore to succeed himself a
United States Judge at Nome, Alaska
The comptroller of the currency ha
issued call for the condition of ma
tional banks at the close of business
Friday, April 6, 1906.
Z Senator Piles mas introduced a bill
appropriating 100000 for public
building at Juneau, Alaska. The
building is intended for the new CAPT
toll headquarters.
Re. Rev. Benjamin Wistar Morris,
bishop of Oregon, and one of the best
known members Of the Episcopal cler-
gyi the United States, died at his
home in Portland Saturday night.
The Norwegian parliament rejected
by vote of IS to 40 the government 9
bill appropriating $4,000 kroner for
renovating the Stiftsgaard at Trond-
jem for royal residence.
The Idaho land fraud cases which
were scheduled for the May term Of
the United States court at Moscow
have been continued until the Septem-
Der term.
The latest official cable report re-
ceived by the American National Red
Cross from Japan states that the num-
Der of people who have to depend up
on outside help is over 300,O0 Con-
tributions have considerably alleviated
conditions.
Finger pr ITS are hereafter to be
used by the war department in identi-
flying deserters. An order has been
issuedp roviding for the taking of
prints of the fingers of all men enlist
ing in the service, in addition to pho
tographs and various measurements.
British shipbuilders have received
from the Brazilian government orders
for three first-class cruisers of 10000
tons.
President Roosevelt will deliver his
Decoration Day address this year be-
fore the Army and Navy Union at
Norfolk, Va.
The United States dry dock Dewey
and her conveys, bound for the Phil
ippines, has passed Valetta, Malta,
and reported all we'll on board.
Queen Alexandra has sent to Ellen
Terry beautiful diamond tiara, with
a personal message of congratulation
on the actress forthcoming jubilee.
The New York state assembly has
passed bill requiring all legislative
agents employed to influence legisla-
ton to register and report the fees
they receive.
The low legislature has forwarded
to President Roosevelt an invitation
to come to Iowa in August to attend
the national convention of Philippine
war veterans.
The Swedish parliament has passed
all the bills submitted by the govern
ment as the result of the dissolution
onf the union with Norway. They
place Norweg ans in Sweden on an
equality with other foreigners.
The Universal Postal Congress is in
session at Rome. The United States
is represented by Capt. N. M. Brooks,
superintendent of foreign mails in the
postofice department. and Edward
Rosewater, proprietor Of the Omaha
Bee.
A bulletin issued by the department
Of commerce and labor shows that
the trade of the United States with
Mexico in the fiscal year 1905 aggre-
gated in value &92, 600, 900, as com
pared with $Sl, 900, 900 in 1895 and
SIS, 900, 600 in 1885.
The federal court at Chicago has re-
fused to restrain the Chicago board of
trade from enforcing an amendment to
its bylaws which provides that no
members of the Chicago board shall
engage in deals in grain and provisions
ON an exchange foreign to Chicago.