The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-08
Minor Happenings
Of the Week

New York longshoremen have re-
turned to work at slight advance in
wages.
President Murray of the Oklahoma
constitutional convention, has issued
a proclamation calling the first state
election.
The Chilean government has decided
adversely to the proposal by some Chi
lean officials that the legation at
Washington be raised to an embassy.
M. E. Ingalls,, president of the Big
Four railroad, is prospective candi-
date to succeed Senator Foraker, OF
Ohio. He says that he would not re.
fuse the nomination.
Pearl Weight, of New Orleans, has
accepted the offer to be commissioner
of the internal revenue, vice Yerkes.
He will begin his duties next Decem-
Der. The appointment for the interim
is not announced.
The cornerstone of the Fourth Cath
Ollie church of St. Paul, which when
completed four years hence, will prob
ally surpass any other American
church in architectural distinction
and beauty, was laid Sunday.
Mai. Gen. Franklin Bell, chief of
staff of the army, has arranged to
make thorough personal inspection
of the principal army posts in the
NTH uioVD RI in0rnQa1no tho
efficiency of the service. He left
Washington Tuesday.
There is to be special hearing by
the interstate commerce commission
at Washington, D. G. June Is, inquir-
ing into the proper Interpretation of
the law holding a railroad company
issuing bill of lading responsible for
injury to a shipment damaged in
transit.
The twelve Chicago theater mana
gers and ticket scalpers who we're re-
Gently arrested charged with violat-
ing the law by selling theater tickets
at an advance over the published rates,
have been dismissed on the ground
that the section of the state law under
which they were arrested was uncon-
stitutional.
The Petit Parisienne's st. Peters
burg correspondent telegraphs that
the Russian government has decided
to dismantle the Vladivostok fortress.
The Chicago Daily Chronicle last
week announced suspension of publica-
ton owing to the fact that the paper
has been improbable for some time.
Rear Admiral Joseph B. Coghlan
retired from active service and COM
mand of the Brooklyn navy yard Sat-
urday. He is succeeded by Rear
Admiral Goodrich.
The Belgian chamber of deputies
has voted to conside a resolution ex-
pressing the hope that the peace con-
ference at The Hague will discuss the
question of limitation of armament.
Thomas B. Neuhausen, special in
spector of the interior department, has
been appointed acting chief of the
first division of the general land Office,
to succeed E. W. Dixon, who has been
transferred to chief of the second di-
vision, with headquarters at Spokane.
The Danish government has decided
to not again take up the subject of the
sale of the Danish West Indies to the
United States. The decision is the
outcome of internal political reasons.
The rumor that France and Germany
are opposing the sale is classed in Den
mark as pure fiction.
Pleagic sealing near Robin bank, a
noted sealing ground off Saghalien ISL
and, has been ordered suspended by
the japanese government until some
agreement is reached at the forthcom-
Ing conference at Washington of the
United States, Great Britain, Japan
and Russia regarding pelaigc sealing.