The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-10-06
LATER NEWS.
The aged Queen Louise of Denmark
died at Copenhagen.

died at Copenhagen.
American and Spanish commission
ers met and breakfasted together in
Paris Thursday.
In Colorado, forest and prairie fires
have done tremendous damage in Routt
county, along the Roaring Fork river,
and down in the San Juan region.
In addition to the troops already or.
dered to go to Cuba not later than o.
tober 20, there will follow four more
divisions, three of infantry and one OF
cavalry.
Robert A. Van Wyek, the present
mayor of Greater New York, has been
named as candidate for the office of
chief executive of the Empire State by
the Democrats.
Secretary Alger has returned to
Washington, after his inspection Of the
army camps. He says the troops did
not take care of themselves, which ac-
counts for their present condition.
A man has been arrested at Orsova
charged with completely in plot to
assassinate the king of Roumania. The
police received timely warning and the
attempt was frustrated. A phial OF
poison, dagger and several other
weapons were found in the mans pos
session.
Striking union coalminers and i'm
ported negroes engaged in a pitched
battle in the main street of Pana, Ill.
Several hundred shots were fred. No
one was wounded in the ranks of the
union men. The negroes, it is be-
lieved, had several wounded men, and
one died after reaching the stockades.
An uprising has occurred on the coast
of Jamaica, and the Maroons have
seized rich properties belonging to
English prospectors. A general revolt
is said to be imminent, and the resi-
dents of the threatened district are
fleeing for safety to Kingston. The
government is preparing to take vigor-
Gus measures to quell the uprising in
its incipiency.
A dispatch to the New York Herald
from Panama, Colon bia, says: 1t
may be stated with entire confidence
that Colombia has not defed Italy by
declining to pay the Cerruti claim.
The dispute with Italy is regarded as
settled so far as the award of President
Cleveland In the case is concerned.
Sixty pounds sterling has already been
paid 10 Ernesto Cerruti for personal
damages, and The payment of the liza
bilities of Cerruti & Co. has been guar.
anteed.
The Dominion government has taken
steps to relieg the destitute prospectors
on Ashcroft trail.
A member of the Spanish commits
sion says there are about 100000 i'll
soldiers now in Cuba.
The government at Madrid reconsid-
ers the matter of the repatriation OF
Spaniards in Cuba and decides to give
them free passage home.
The sailing of the battleships Ore
gon and Iowa has been temporarily de-
layed, in order that the eight-inch
guns of the latter may be tested.
At recent cabinet meeting Presi-
dent Mckinley stated that he would
not receive Agoncillo, Aguinaldo's
representative, in any official capacity,
The transport Massachusetts has All
rived at New York from Santiago. On
board were Captain Mccoy. Second
| United States volunteers, and num-
Der of clerks and stevedores.
DR.. Jose Congosta. one of the Span
ish peace commissioners at Havana,
| declares that the reconcentradoes are
all dead. He blames Toral for having
surrendered Santiago de Cuba.
A total expenditure of less than
500, 900, 600 will be necessary, to build
the Nicaragua canal, according to the
figures of the eight government en-
gineers who have been engaged on the
survey.
Judge Showalter, in the United
States circuit court at Chicago, upheld
the constitutionality OF the provision
in the war revenue act requiring brok-
ers to file memorandum of sales.
The American peace commissioners
have begun their sittings at Paris. Gau-
lois claims to have information that
the members are divided on the ques-
ton of disposal of the Philippines.
There has been distinct breach OF
the protocol terms in Cuba. The
Spaniards removed rapid-fire gun
from Havana, and the American COM
missioners promptly filed protest
with the Spanish commission, to which
an unsatisfactory reply was returned.
The matter is still open.
The New York republican state con-
yeption nominated Theodore Roosevelt
for governor; lieutenant-governor, Tim
othy L. Woodruff, controller, William
j. Morgan; secretary of state, John !.
McDonouph; state treasurer, John p.
Jaeckal; state engineer. Edward a.
Bond; attorney general, John =.
Davies.
An explosion of powder in st. Louis
snortinc goods store, set the place on
FIRE, caused its destrunction, ana re.
suited in injury to number OF peo-
nile. several OF whom will die. The
fatally injured are: Kate Weldon,
Kate Gaul, Pauline Bender and Flor
ence Higbee, employees of the Mccain
Company. Those seriously hurt are;
Firemen Joe Deter. Frederick Bohiy,
- Geley. Gus Jansen.
spo. n Fnllarfnn. who has been ap-