The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-09-22
LATER NEWS.
Secretary Long has issued orders dir
banding the Eastern squadron.

secretary Long has Issued orders dis
banding the Eastern squadron.
An Astoria paper asserts that two
cases of leprosy have been unearthed
in that city.
The French ministry lie now almost
unanimously in favor of a revision Of
the Dreyfus case.
Creation of the grade OF vice-admiral
and its bestowal upon Admiral Dewey.
is to be recommended to congress by
Secretary Long.
With the detachment of Commo.
dore Watson from command of the
Eastern squadron, all work in connec-
ton with the raising of the Spanish
cruiser Cristobal Colon will cease.
Orders have been sent to Chaplain J.
G. Mcintyre, formerly attached to the
battle ship Oregon, who, it Is alleged,
severely criticised Rear-Admiral Samp-
son and Captain R. D. Evans in an adj
dress at Denver, Colo, directing him
to proceed to Denver to await trial.
George M. Hunter, company 81,
First Washington volunteers. has ap-
piled for pension for disability in
Cured while in the service in the war
with Spain. Mr.. Hunter recently re-.
turned on a furlough, and Is staying in
Salem, Or. His application is proba-
bly, the first one growing out of the
Spanish war.
Major-General Davis, at Camr
Meade, has disapproved the findings OF
the court-martial in the case of Cap.
tain Duncan, Twenty-second Kansas.
who was convicted of tampering with
the graves Of Confederate soldiers at
Manassas, and ordered the captain re.
leased from arrest and restored to duty.
The steamer Discovery, which has
just arrived from Skagway, Alaska.
brings advices from Dawson up to Au.
gust 81. It is stated that the Cana
dian police have completed thorough
investigation of the-food supply for the
coming winter. They report that the
amount on hand is more than suffi.
cient to carry the camp through the
winter.
The boundary dispute between Chile
and Argentina seems likely to develop
into great South American conflagra-
ton. 1t is believed, as foundation.
that Bolivia has signed secret treaty
with Argentina to make common cause
against Chile. In case of war, how.
ever, Peru would checkmate- Bolivia.
leaving Argentina to the care of Chile.
This attitude of Peru is said to be due
to the fact that Chile has wiped of
$40, 600, 900 from the ransom for the
provinces returned by the protocol.
Chile is now completing her naval and
military preparations for hostile eli.
max to the negotiations with Argen-
tina.
Four Quilliyute Indians died of the
black measles in one day in PuyalluI
valley and white hop-pickers are in a
state of terror.
1t is understood that President Nc.
Kinley has decided to offer the post
of ambassador to the court OF St. James,
made vacant by the appointment OF MI.
Hay as secretary of state, to Senator
Hoar. The president is very anxious
to have him accept the post.
A Manila dispatch says the insur.
gents have evacuated the suburbs Of
Manila. They did so in grand march
in which nearly 5000 men took part.
carrying rifles. with colors waving,
bands playing, and shouting "Viva
Americanos'' and viva Philippines
librep'
The war and navy departments
strongly assert that Dewey hrs never
asked for help. Newspaper reports te
the contrary were all canards. and much
annoyance has been caused by their cir
culation. The Germans are not PIE.
pairing to make trouble at Manila. say
the department officials
The Turkish government has sent
circular to the powers, claiming thai
the British provoked the recent disor'
t, ders in Gambia and refusing to Withdraw
the Turkish troops from Crete. The
circular has made an impression. The
bashi bazouks have consented to disarn
provided their arms are delivered te
Turkish authorities.
The fate of the movement OF the an
nexation of Jamaica to the United
States is sealed, says the kingaton
jamaica, correspondent OF the New
York Times. A movement has been
inaugurated in jamaica having for 1T
object the annexation of the island Il
the Dominion OF Canada. A change o.
nationality would thus be avoided, ane
Jamaioa's troubles brought to an end
Three persons were killed outright
and several others badly injured II
Wichita. Kan, by Rock Island pas
senger train, which struck Q carry-al
at the Douglass avenue crossing. II
the vehicle were Is persons on theil
way 10 Buffalo. The carry-all was go
ing at q rapid pace, and the drivel
could not stop when he saw that tn
train was upon him.
Admiral Walker, president of thu
Nicaragua canal commission, has re-
turned to Washington. The admira
SAYS that about $50 men are ct worl
along the line OF the proposed canal
and they will stay there Throughout
the rainy season. Admiral Walker i
confident that the commission will b
able to report to congress ct the ap
rroacl,;nc session. He thinks th,
project will be shown to be entirely
/ practicable and worthy Of execution.
President Mckinley has received