The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-06-30
0OIyGS OF THE WEEK
UVAA' .
What Has Happened In tho
Civilized World.
crvpy IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES
,,.te RevIew of the News OF the
Past Seven Days IN This and
All Foreign Lands.


:, cor,ien has decided to relinquish
task Of attempting to form new
cshinet in France
Nv internal revenue collections
am,fnd to s14, 1898. 5lT, an increase
a a',g May last year of $s,sSl,s25.
General Dnffield's brigade Of 5000
at Camp Alger, Washington, D.
n nv have been ordered to take transports
at Fort Monroe for Santiago.
Cable service between Guantanamo
= Washington has been restored and
ola has been cut off from communl-
a,+ion with the outside world.
Tho limited States army for the in
u.s;nn Of Cuba, about 5000 strong,
commanded by General Shafter,
%', arrived safely off Santiago de Cuba.
panorts Of disasters at White Horse
.o,,;is on the way to Dawson City,
raro boen exaggerated. Instead OF 500
hoatc being lost, but so were wrecked.
Donors are current in Madrid that
. cahinet crisis is imminent and that
rational government pledged to vigor-
ops prosecution OF the war is likely to
snrceed the Sagasta ministry.
In RESPONSE to an inquiry, Mr.. Rams
den. the British consul at Santiago,
conf the following disl atch to the New
York World: Nothing happened to
Uobson or the others during the bonn
bardment.
The American fleet off Santiago has
been materially strengthened by the
addition of the warships, which escort
ed the transports, consisting of the In
diana, Detroit, Montgomery, Bancroft,
Helena, Ericsson and FOote.
Chinese authorities, presumably upon
presentations from Spain, have COM
pe led the U. S. S. Zafro to leave Chi
nese waters without allowing the usual
a hours to take on coal and provisions.
She is now in British waters at Hong
Kong.
Three Spanish gunbOats and some
large vessels, apparently merchantmen,
left Havana harbor and proceeded east
ward, close in shore. The auxiliary
gunboat Maple fired upon the Spanish
ships and they returned to port and
have not since attempted sortie.
AHavana dispatch says that on FRI
day morning last tie United States
lattle-ship Texas endeavored to cover
the landing OF American marines at
Ponta Cabrera, province of Santiago de
Cuba, but the Americans were repulsed
with the loss of several men.
BY way of Marseilles, France, the
state department has received and
transmitted to the navy department
advlces confirming the report that the
Spanish reserve fleet has returned to
Cadiz. The dispatch states that the
Victoria came into port disabled and in
tow.
MaJor-General Merritt may sail for
Manila on the cruiser Philadelphia,
which has received orders to be ready
Tor Sea by July |. The prospective
encouragement of the Philippines ia
anxious to reach the islands as soon as
possible. General Otis will go with
The fourth squadron.
Spain positively refuses to give IN
lieutenant flobson and his men, and
4" emphasize that refusal, Blanco an.
AonnCes that he will hereafter recoa-
ME no flag of truce.
Water displaced by the launching Of
me oattle-ship Albion at Blackwell,
n"s'ailo' submerged a staging which
Was crowded with people, and it is esti-
'''' 'ia' % persons were drowned.
Havana's Moro castle has fred on
00r Warshlps. The fusillade contin-
us' at intervals, all day Saturday and
a VIC Shots were fairly we'll aimed, indi-
''',is The presence of imported gunners.
Affairs are growing worse at Ha.
n""a, The insurgents are raiding the
province from all directions. They
instantly harass the city. cut off sup
tn.es and destroy the roads. An at
T enlIN by spaniards to dislodge the Gu
O'ls resulted disastrously.
H., ln e blockade is to be strengthened.
an ne neet will be reinforced after the
~" alton OF the troops at Santiago.
ofsa; slips are to close up, and naval
v a,oials say that all danger of Spanish
bo SS s,! running the blockade will thus
p,;a UoI Is reported scarce in Porto Rico.
im, NC nave advanced and starvation ia
S nnl,' among the lower classes.
sam Tue commandment of San Juan by
tbo warships, the inhabitants OF
The o o,1s i've in terror of repetition OF
i n AWFUL experience, and reliable news
n, noo'ainable in the island.
Bora ouoans report food supplies in
SDan; na extremely scarce, and that the
rat inlsh army has been placed on hall
riroa A Cuban officer who has ar.
vesl, IN hey West says that in two
demos tne whole population of Car
the nao will De starving. He described
doc o people as living on palm buds and
slis,a mea', which he claimed is con-
''uefed delicacy.
"nor News Items.
in tha y low, Chinaman, has enlisted
now we :. army and will join company I.
~ a. inc presidio, San Francisco.
prons s Total assessed value of equalized
On MY, In Kentucky is $685.. 977 967.
be called. '''0'Ooo state taxes will
tie. ai is new French chamber % dsn,,.
nes Composed Of ss4 @ ranuh,; 2. oep oI
eialits. ss "a .sn r.adical-socialists. 81 50.
lOfree, 90 Ion rallies, A reactionaries and