The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-03-12
Minor Happenings
of the Week

The government commission on
country life has been given $50, oUo TO
compile and publish it's material
The University of Paris has an
nounced officially that President Roose-
welt has accepted an invitation to de-
liver an address there in 1910.
Four troops of the Thirteenth caval,
nv. which have been stationed at Fort
Sheridan, have arrived at San Fran
cisco on their way to the Philippines.
Governor Norris, of Montana, has
sent to the senate his veto of measure
which proposed to give cities indie
pendence of counties in local option
elections.
George Washington University has
conferred the honorary degree of doc
tor of laws on President Roosevelt,
Governor Hughes, of New York, and
Bishop Harding, of Washington.
Just prior to adjournment of con-
gress bill was passed by both houses
awarding gold medals to OrvilleWright
and Wilbur Wright in appreciation OF
their achievements in aerial naviga-
ton.
A bill has been passed by both houses
of the Kansas legislature prohibiting
"bucket shops" in Kansas. Telegraph
operators taking quotations for such
purposes are subject to heavy penal
ties.
A verdict of guilty has been returned
by jury against the president Of the
Pittsburg common council, William
Brande, and Councilmen John F. Klein
and Joseph G. WATSON, charged with
conspiracy.
A announcement has been issued,
signed by Anglican, Roman and evan
gelical clergy of London, in which a
better observance of ''the Lords day,
commonly called Sunday" is urged
on the public.
The Pacific Steel and Wire Company,
Portland, ended it's corporate existence
last week and its property passed to
the American Steel annd Wire Com
pany, subsidiary Of the United States
Steel Corporation.
Charles P. Taft, brother of President
Taft, has purchased for $4,000 Mil
let's 'Sheep Shearing," the highest
priced picture offered at the sale of
the collection of oil paintings of Hen.
ry Graves, at New York.
By a vote of 10 to the house
committee on postoffices and post roads
reported favorably on the senate bill
for an ocean mail subsidy. When it
came to a vote in the house the measure
was defeated by three votes.
At a melting in London debenture
holders of the Pillsbury-W ashburn
Flour Mills Company, of Minneapolis,
the plan of reorganization, through the
medium Of an operating company at
Minneapolis, was approved.
Although June 1 is the date set for
the completion of the Hartman extern
sion to Klamath Falls, Ore, it has
been stated by those in charge of con.
struction that work has progressed SO
rapidly that May may see the branch
in operation.
Ex-Supervisor M. w. Coffey of San
Francisco, has been sentenced to seven
years in the penitentiary. Coffey was
found guilty recently of accepting a
bride of 81, 600 in connection with the
granting of a trolley franchise to the
Tinted Railroads
A. P. Davis, chief engineer, and D.
G. Henry, consulting engineer, in the
reclamation service have left for Porto
Rico under instructions from the sec.
rotary of the interior to examine the
plans and specifications on irrigation
system for the island
Florida is the banner turpentine and
rosin state, according to the forest ser.
vice Out of SO, 500, 900 gallons OF
turpentine and 100000 barrels of
rosin produced in 1908, Florida fur
nished more than 100000 gallons
and nearly 1000, 600 barrels. Georgia
was the second state.
By decision of the supreme court OF
the United States the express compan
les OF the country cannot hereafter is
sue franks for transportation of pack
ages. The constitutionality and valid
lty OF the mo pass provisions of the
Hepburn act were upheld by the de-
cision of the court.
The sultan of Morocco has appointed
Raisuli, the ex-bandit chief. governor
or the province of Djebala. Raisul
has promised to renounce the ransom
paid IN behalf of Sir Henry Mclean
The new governor promises to fulfil
the duties of his Office honestly ant
not to oppose Europeans.
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