The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-09-01

BY the explosion of the boiler of an
engine used to operate thresher on
the farm of J. F. Kirk. 10 miles west
OF Eugene, Or, one man was instantly
killed and five terribly scatded by
escaping steam.
At Middletown, N. Y, ice cream
prepared with lemon extract, pur-
chased from travelling salesman,
caused the death of three persons and a
score Of others aie sick, and more fatal
tiles are expected.
Merritt cables from Manila announc.
ing the arrival of the transports Rio
Janeiro and Pennsylvania. All were
we'll, and no casualties we're reported,
excepting that Private Wenks, First
South Dakota, died on the voyage.
A serious insurrection has broken out
at Nadao, in the interior of the Hainan
islands. The American missionaries
and native converts have sought refuge
in safe territory. The French may
interfere if rebels are not suppressed.
In Barcelona, Spain, the labor ques-
ton seems to be approaching an acute
stage. 1t is estimated that something
like 5000 workingmen are penniless
and on the verge of starvation. Arti-
cles of primary necessity have reached
extravagant prices.
The Thinvalla line steamer Norge,
which has arrived in New York, re.
ports that she sunk the French fishing
schooner La Coquette, of Bayonne,
France, Saturday last, on the Grand
Banks. The captain and eight seamen
were saved and Is went down with the
vessel.
Spain is apparently willing that Ger
vera's men remain in America. Sagas.
ta's refusal to accept McKinley's offer
is now regarded with suspicion, and the
prisoners in consequence may not fare
so we'll IN the future. No officers will
be liberated unless the sailors accom-.
pany them. es.n
Two passenger trains came together
at Port Huron, Mich, with serious re.
suits. Many persons were seriously
hurt. A panic among the passengers
followed the collision and in the rush
for the doors and windows of the cars
many women were trampled under foot,
many slight injuries being thus in
f1icted.
| Advices from Honolulu, by the
steamship Moana, states that the con-
gressional members of the commission
to report on form of government for
the territory of Hawaii, arrived at
Honolulu August II. The commits
sioners met Dole and the cabinet. and
proceeded to organize for business. SEN
ator Cullom is chairman.
The queen regent of Spain has signed
royal decree, converting the cortes
September 8.
Crops in several provinces of Russia
are wol thless this year and people are
beginning to ask the government for re-
lief. A famine is feared.
General Merritt has assumed govern.
or's duties in the Philippines, and the
command of the army at Manila has
been transferred to General Otis.
Correspondence published By Secre-
, tary Long goes to show that Comma.
! dore Schley agreed with Admiral
Sampson as to the danger of entering
Santiago harbor as long as the mines
. were in position.
According to dispatch from Madrid
to a London news agency there has
! been serious fighting between the Span
ish and insurgents in Cuba In which
insurgents lost 500 killed and wound
!. ed. The report cannot be confirmed
, from other sources.
Madrid is irritated at the failure o
the Cubans to respect the protocol II
: Cuba. Trouble may possibly follow
l and the Spanish government threatent
t to send the Spanish troops in Cubs
against the insurgents unless the latte
4 cease their reprehensible aetions ant
: abide by the terms of the protocol.
The first mastering out orders issuet
include eight regiments OF infantry, nv
= batteries and six troops Of cavalry
The list as made up by the war depart
b ment include 20 batteries Of artillery
3 nine regiments of cavalry and 81 regi
b ments Of infantry. Both batteries Q
0 Oregon artillery are included in tn
. ORDER
A Madrid dispatch says the govern
ment has advices from Rios, governo
: Of the Viscayas islands. and successo
> Of General Jaudenez in the governor
}, ceneralship Of the Philippines. sayin
!! there has been bloody fighting between
. Spanish troops and insurgents, with q
Estimated loss to the latter Of 800 men
9 The Spanish losses were "unimpor'
9 anti The dispatch says . number Q
: insureent chiefs we're captured AM
I shot.
! A Manila dispatch says that at
conferences held between the tnsorgent
and Americans, the former declares
= emphat,cally they were willing to @
= onerate with the Americans and 20 SUI
: render their arms promptly i assure
:. the islands would remain either q
: American or British colony, under ID
: nrotectorate Of either nation. Otnel
9 wise the insurgent leaders asserted the
= would not dare TO disarm.
IA. Leach, superintendent Iof "a
United States mint IN Port Townsend
! Wash.. estimates that the gold outpu
= Of the Klondike this year has been on'
about Is. 0O0. 600.
- ..,...x I.s anr,ofnf0d JUDI