The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-03-05
Minor Happenings
of the Week


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DIR. Charles M. Stuart has been
elected editor of the Northwest Chris
tian Advocate
The houes voted an appropriation OF
$4,000 for the establishment OF fish
cultural station on Puget sound.
The head of Abraham Lincoln is to
appear on the new One-cent pieces
which will be put out in about
month.
N. E. Hanson, an agricultural ex'
plorer, has brought to the department,
of agriculture two species of alfalfa
from Siberia.
The house of commons has defeated
Austin Chamberlain motion favorine
the abandonment of free trade by vote
of 275 to 107.
Both chambers of the Swedish diet
have passed the bill providing for uni
versal SURFACE, with proportional rep
resentation in parliament.
The Newfoundland Fisheries Trea-
ty'' recently negotiated with Great
Britain was last week ratified by the
senate and made public.
A ca ole from Havana says that the
Cubans have introduced bill In their
house of representatives to prevent for
eigners from holding any property in
Cuba.
President Roosevelt has signed the
bill which creates the Calveras nation
al forest in California and which COM
pletes the legislation to save the big
trees.
A protocol settling the differences be-
tween Turkey and Austria, resulting
from the boycott placed by Turkey on
merchandise from Austria, has been
igned.
Bulgaria has notified France and
other powers of Europe that she is now
convinced that the time has arrived
for formal recognition of her indie
pendence.
The international naval conference,
which has been in session at London
since last December, has practically
reached an agreement on all subjects
discussed.
Gov. Saunders of Louisiana has is
sued call to the governors of South
ern states for convention in the in.
terest of uniform child and women la
Dor laws.
George w. Perkins, Of New York,
has accepted the craftsmanship of the
new commission on Industrial insurance
which has been organized by the Ma.
tional Civic Federation.
The Illinois supreme court has in.
validated the sale of the majority OF
the stock of the Kellogg Switchboard
Company to the American Telegraph
and Telephone Company
The senate public lands committee
has decided to pass over the considera.
ton of the proposed grant of lands in
the Hetch-Hetchy valley to San Fran.
cisco until the next session of congress.
The use of benzoate of soda as a pre-.
sentative of food under certain regula.
tions has been authorized by an order
issued at the instance of Secretaries
Cortelyou, Wilson and Strauss, who
comprise the government board of food
and drug inspection.
E. G. Cooley has announced his res
ignation as superintendent of the Chi
cago public schools Mr. Cooley re-
Gently was offered the presidency of a
Boston publishing firm. Mr.. Cooley
several days ago declared that he was
tired Of fighting politicians.
Servia has decided to refer the oues-
ton of the rights involved in her i'm
broglio with Austria to the European
powers. According to a statement
made in Paris diplomatic circles. Ser
via has signifed her willingness to
abide by the decision of an impartial
tribunal.
The senate last week passed The bill
providing that the secretary of the in
terror may at his discretion appoint
certain school officials among Alask
missions as peace officers with full
authority to make arrests. This is for
the protection of citizens where no DO
lice are now stationed.
A senate bill for the creation of an
army commission to recommend the
enlistment of former members of the
brownsville battalion upon growing
their innocence of participating in the
Brownsville riots, was last week re-.
ported favorably by the house commit
tee on military affairs.
Emperor Nicholas has issued a re.
script dissolving the Finnish diet and
ordering the holding of new elections
May for the new diet, to assemble
june 1. The step is due to the criti.
clsm of the emperor's policy in Presi