The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-02-26
Minor Happenings
of the Week

The fifth Hawaiian legislature con-
vened last week.
Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandra
vich of Russia, is dead.
Agitation for the abolition OF capital
punishment in Russia has been revived
Justice Bowling, of New York, has
decided that corporation can commit
libel.
The Kansas senate has passed mea-
sure which prohibits the sale OF liquor
by drug stores.
The military academy appropriation
bill carries So, 900, 600. including ST.
700, 900 for new buildings.
England, Scotland and Ireland have
500, OBS old age pensioners, according
to official figures just made public
The legislative deadlocks over the
election United States senators in Wis
consin and Illinois are still unbroken.
The Montana supreme court has
validity of that states anti-gambling
statute.
The South Carolina senate has passed
the bill making liquor "drumming' in
the state misdemeanOr punishable
with fine of 900.
George B. Harris, president of the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railway,
has been elected president of the Colo
RADIO & Southern railway.
The British government has for
warded to Washington it's formal au-
thorization of the fisheries agreement
on behalf of Newfoundland.
Following the passage Of the county
local option bill in Idaho bill has
been put through the house doubling
the state license for saloons.
The house committee on expendi-
lures of the interior department. has
authorized favorable report on the
bill creating a dependent children's
bureau.
An amendment to the navy appro-
priation bill restoring members of the
marine corps to srevice aboard United
States warships, has been adopted by
the senate.
The house committee on interstate
and foreign commerce has reported IA
vorably on the bill increasing the
membership of the interstate commerce
commission from seven to nine.
A $5O,OOO,OOO coal deal to CONSOLE
date practically all the Illinois mines
within a radius of so miles of ST.
Louis, is on the verge Of consumma-
tiOn.
The president has signed the urgent
deficiency bill aud the resolution ap-
proprlating $l6, 900 for the expenses of
the Inauguration of President-elect
Taft.
Senator Frye has introduced a bill
in congress requiring all ocean-going
steamers carrying so passengers or
more between ports 200 miles apart to
be equipped with wireless.
Montclair, New Jersey, churchmen
are to start a saloon to be known as
the ideal thirst parlor, where coffee,
lemonade and other non intoxicants are
to be sold.
A refunding mortgage on all the
property of the Illinois Central Rail
road Company, has been filed recently
Of 1,a Ic
to be issued is limited to $11O, 600, 900,
except under one contingency.
According to an announcement made
at Boise, Idaho, the highest suspension
bridge in the world will be built over
the Snake river, just below Shoshone
falls. The span will be 700 feet above
the water and 1000 feet long.
DR.. James B. Angel has submitted
his resignation as president of the Uni
versity of Michigan and has been offer
ed by the regents the position of chan
cellor at salary of 1000 year with
the continued free use of the presi-
dents mansion. DR. Angel is now so
years of age.
Geronimo, the noted Indian chief,
died last week at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
where he had been a prisoner of war
for % years. Geronimo was the war
chief of the Apaches, and was captured
with his band in Arizona by Gen.
Nelson A. Miles, who, with his SOL
diers, pursued him for months.
Following the withdrawal of the
ministers of Guatemala and Salvador
from Honduras and Nicaragua, it is
learned from an authoritative source
that the United States government has
warned the Central American republics
that any overt act would immediately
call down armed intervention from this
country and Mexico.
Castro Shom of Title
Caracas, Feb. 22-Cipriano Castro
has lost his title as president of Vene-
zuela, the High Federal Court having
rendered decision that sucfiient evil
dence has been presented in the suit
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