The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-11-24
LATER NEWS.

VIM. Fink, farmer living near Ty-
Ter, WASH, was killed by a runaway
team.
A corporal and three merchants OF
Guantanamo were arrested for steal
ing government supplies.
Two fishing boats with 80 Japanese
on board were dashed against reef In
a storm off Sagahalien and all occu-
pants drowned W
The spruce lumber exhibit of the
Clatsop Mill Company, OF Ae.oria, has
been awarded the first prize. gold
medal by the Omaha exposition direct
DRY.
There is leper scare in Manila.
Through neglect of Spanish officials
nearly 200 lepers escaped confinement.
Orders have been issued that all lepers
be arrested and sent to a small unin-
habited island southeast of Luzon.
Some disgusting news has been re-
ceived as to the health of the Ameri-
can troops at Manila. In addition to
the great amount Of malarial and ty-
phoid fever prevailing malignant small
pox has appeared. Deaths in hospitals
will average about 100 month.
Advices by the steamship Empress
of China tell of terrible disaster on
October 25, when the steamer Kinshui
Maru came into collision with the
steamer Myagawa Maru, of Takami.
sinking the latter. Seventy persons
were drowned.
The secretary Of the navy has ord
cred court of inquiry to meet at the
navy yard at Norfolk for the purpose
of investigating the circumstances at
tending the abandonment Of the Span
ish cruiser Maria Teresa, with q view
to determining the necessity and re-
sponsibility therefor.
George W. Lake. an American, re-
siding at Chemulpa, has been MUIR
dered. Lake kept big store near the
Chinese consulate. The murderer en-
tered for the purpose of robbery. With
an iron weight attached to Chinese
steelyard he killed Lake with one blow
as he slept.
Charles s. Cross, president OF the
First National bank of Emporia, Kan,
shot and killed himself near that CITY.
An hour previous the bank had been
closed by order of the controller Of the
currency. The failure is a bad one.
and all the county and city funds are
involved.
An electric street-car Of the Tacoma
railway line was derailed Eve miles
from the heart of the city on the Stella
COON line. by the controller refusing to
shut off the current on heavy down
grade. The car was smashed to splin-
tiers by striking the side of cut 10
feet deep, through which it was travel
ing. Seven persons were aboard. and
all received injuries.
John Collins, an employee OF the O.
R. & N. Company. was fatally injured
by a premature blast near Meacham,
Wash.
War preparations continue at Hong
Kong without abatement, and the
mines in the Lai Mum pass have been
charged.
General Miles in speech delivered
at the New York chamber OF commerce
banquet, says the United States must
protect the Cubans.
The survey Of theswest entrance OF
the proposed Nicaragua canal has been
finished, and the map. with soundings,
plated and the contours put In.
The rumors circulatedin London that
the American feet was on the point OF
starting for Europe, caused great ex-
element in commercial and social CIR
cles.
Fumes of burning sugar on board the
American ship Kenilworth, from VAL
! paraiso to New York, caused the death
of three men and nearly that OF
fourth.
Baron Waldeck De villamil, an Aus
trian nobleman, and captain OF the
Seventh volunteer infantry Qmmunes),
is in disgrace. and has lett Lexington,
KY, for parts unknown.
There is a report In Washington that
during the delay which has occurred,
Spain has been able to form some sort
of coalition with the European powers
! to back up the pretensions she has been
making in the negotiations. An inter-
! esting feature Of the watter is the re-
fusal of the authorities to. order the