The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-02-10
Minor. Happenings
Of tho Week

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Because of the probability of strike
of coal miners Chicago wholesalers
have advanced the price of coal %
cents ton.
Emperor Williams gift to Miss
Alice Roosevelt on the occasion of her
wedding will be beautiful, artistic
ally wrought bracelet.
M. Megato, Japanese financial ad-
wiser of the Korean government, is re-
ported to have resigned, owing to diff
ferences with Marquis Ito, the Japan
csc resident general in Korea.
Three hundred thousand letters
were opened at the dead letter Office
during January. During the last fis-
cal year II 900, 900 pieces of mail were
referred to this division for DISPOSE
ton.
The board of construction Of the
navy has about decided to recommend
the installation on board of either the
South Carolina or Michigan, the two
new battleships now being designed,
of turbine matchinery.
Public Printer Stillings has an
nounced his intention of appointing
Charles S. Brown, of Grand Rapids,
Mich. to be chief inspector of the
government printing Office. The ap-
pointment is effective February IL.
Colombia has again renewed her de-
mand for recompense from the United
States because of the separation of
Panama. This last application was
submitted to Secretary Root recently
by Senior Mendoza. It is said to be
similar in terms to the presentment
originally made by Gen. Reyes.
The bill providing for the appoint
ment of deputies for collecting license
moneys in Alaska, and providing for
letting contracts for road building
when the proposed cost is above $780,
900, has been faorably reported to the
senate. The extra deputies are said
to be badly needed.
A delegation of Hawaiian citizens
has arrived in Washington to appear
before committee of congress to ad-
vocate legislation requiring three
fourths of the customs duties and in
ternal revenue collected in the terri
tory to be expended on public works
there.
Gov. Deneen, of Illinois, has or
dered the state employees under his
control not to accept railroad passes.
The Canadian Pacific has agreed to
increase wages of bridgemen and
trackmen in their employ between Port
Arthur and Vancouver IS a month.
Gov. McInns, of Yukon territory
has left Dawson for Ottawa. He will
stop in Seattle upon business connect,
ed with the Alaska Yukon exposition.
The comptroller of the currency has
issued call for the condition Of ma
tional banks at the close of business
on MONDAY, January ~.
The railroad committee Of the low
er house of the Ohio legislature has
decided to report favorably the 2-cent
railroad fare bill which has already
passed the senate.
Negotiations are in progress between
the state department and the British
foreign Office looking to joint action
for the marking of the Alaskan boun-
Diary along the 141st meridian.
One of the brilliant social functions
of the winter took place at the White
House Thursday evening, when the
president and Mrs. Roosevelt received
in honor of the members of congress
and their families.
If the bill proposed by the depart
ment of commerce becomes q law, the
federal tax of cents case now lev
led on Alaska salmon packers will be
taken off. The object of this provi-
sion is to encourage the propagation of
salmon by the packers themselves.