The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-09-21
Minor Happenings
of the Week

Portland lOnRSnOromou udVo UooA
granted an increase in wages, thus
ayerting a threatened strike.
The steamship Empress Of Japan,
which arrived at Victoria Monday had
a cargo of silk valued at 81, OOO, OOO.
There will be about $4,000 more
pupils in the public schools of New
York this month than there were a
year ago at the opening of the schools.
A Santiago, Chile dispatch, says it
is learned there that the American
battleship squadron will be supplied
with coal by the Chilean government
at Talcahuaco.
The cruisers Maryland, Pennsyl-
yania. Colorado and West Virginia,
which arrived at Honolulu last week,
are expected to arrive at San Francis
co within few days.
The United States navy department.,
according to a dispatch from Cardiff,
contracted with Welsh firms for 100, :
600 tons of the best steam coal, the
delivery to extend over 1908.
The new Cunard liner Mauretina
has left the builders yards at Wall
send for her first speed trial on the
Tyne. She is 100 feet long. as COM
pared with tho Luistania's 1877, bat
her gross tonnage is 33, 200.
The bureau of insular affairs has re-
ceived a cablegram announcing that
the Santo Domingo congress has pass
ed resolution delegating to the ex-
ecutive of that government full power
to act on the $40, 900, 600 San Domini-
can loan contract.
A protocol has been signed at the
state department by the diplom attic
representatives of the five Central
American republics, accepting the in.
vitation of the United States and Mex.
leo to meet at Washington at an early
date to negotiate an agreement pro.
viding for permanent peace between
the countries represented.
San Francisco labor unions have de.
clared off the boycott on the street
railways of that city.
The Eastern Shipbuilding Compa'
ny's plant at New London, Conn.,, has
been purchased by New London syn
dictate. The plant has been shut dowr
since the launching Of the Minnesota
and Dakota.
: According to a Vancouver, B. c.,
dispatch the indicsriminate export Of
cedar logs from British Colubmia tt
Puget sound, which has been proceed
ing for some months, is to be peremp
torily stopped by the provincial gov
eminent.
George A. Pettibone, charged with
completely in the assassination of for
mer Governor Steunenberg, of Idaho
has been taken to a Boise hospital
said to be in a critical . condition
There will be no further prosecution
of the case at present.
Rush orders from Washington have
been received at San Francisco for the
immediate construction of new Goa
= bunkers on Goat island for the use Of
the government lightships, so that tht
other bunkers there may be used by
the vessels Of the navy.
The pardon board of Illinois hal
denied the application for pardon
made by Paul 0. Stensland, and he
will have to serve out his full term oil
imprisonment for looting the Milwau
kee Avenue Savings Bank of Chicago
of which he was president.
A Batan, Philippine islands, bitumi
nous coal has been discovered in guam
titles and Of excellent quality. Anal
ysis shows it to be superior to Pacific
and Alaskan coal and equal to Japan
ese and Australian coal. Tests have
been made on transports and it will
probably be used extensively by thu
navy department..