The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-09-15
LATER NEWS.
Millions Of feet Of fine timber have
been destroyed by forest fires along the
lower Columbia.

the camp at MOntauk Point.
Hawaiian advices announce the death
of Sergeant Ormond Fletcher, of the
Second Oregon volunteer engineer
corps. He was formerly county sur.
veyor of Multnomah county, Oregon.
A cable from Hong Kong announces
that committee of three Filippinos,
appointed by Aguinaldo. has left Hong
Kong to confer with President McKin-
ley upon the future OF the Philippines.
Several salmon, averaging % pounds
In weight, have recently been caught
in the Sacramento. river. From the
fact that the adipose fin hid been re-
moved from each they were identified
as marked fish liberated from the hatch
cries on the Clackamas river, in Ore
| gon, in 1897.
The president of the Cretan executive
committee has notified the foreign ad-
mirals that in view of the massacre at
Gambia it is impossible to continue the
effort to organize the administration
until the Turkish functionaries and
troops are withdrawn. He demands
the convocation of the Cretan assembly,
and proposes to place force of Cretans
at the disposal of the international ad-
ministration.
Joseph Chamberlain says an Anglo
German understanding has been per-
fected, and treaty has been signed.
England is to support the Kaiser's pre-
| ION In o. IL
! gave it out officially that England
favors American retention of the Phil
| ippines. One thing the Continental
powers most fear Is that the United
! States and Great Britain may enter
into an international understanding.
A report is published in London of
daring plot to assassinate the czar at
Moscow last week. The plan of the
conspirators was to allow gas to escape
into house on the route Of the czar's
procession until the atmosphere in every
room was saturated. One of their
number was to remain in the house
and strike light when the czar was
passing in the expectation that the
house would be blown to pieces and
the GEAR killed. The conspirator
would perish himself as sacrifice to
the cause. The explosion was mis-
timed and staff officer and his wife
were killed, together with the conspir-
ator. Thirty people were injured.
In a large fire at Madaloni, near
Casera, Italy, seven men, two women
and two children were killed.
The international encampment of
the Grand Army met in Cincinnati, ..
Every section of the Union was repre-
sented.
Figaro, published in Paris, says the
cabinet council has agreed upon re-
vision OF the Dreyfus case. Matin an
nounces the discovery of facts implicat-
ing officers of the general staff.
It has been decided that the govern
ment vessels which won fame in the
war will not be sold. The Gloucester,
formerly Morgan's yacht Corsair, one
Of the Auxiliaries, will be retained.
because of her prominent part in the
destruction of Cervera's feet.
The official record of the war depart
ment, as completed, shows that there
we're 33 officers and AL enlisted men
of the army, 264 in all, killed in battle
during the war with Spain. These
casualties include all the lives lost by
the army in the battles in the Philip
pines, as we'll as those in Cuba and
Porto Rico.
An unknown schooner, believed to be
fishing vessel. has been lost with all
her crew at a place called East Lake,
mile north Of East Point reef, Prince
Edward island. The disaster occurred
Sunday night during the prevalence OF
4 heavy storm, which prevented any at
tempt at rescue being made by persons
ON shore.
General Miles and part of his com !.
mand have reached home. The general
confirms sensational reports regarding
himself and Alger. and refers to two
pointed snubs. The war department.
refused the requests of Miles that his
forces be allowed to parade In New
York. and that the Wisconsin regiment
be allowed q few days in New York
before returning to its home state.
A riot occurred inSs the Colorado
Springs opera-house between % men
representing State Chairman Blood and
the Teller faction of the Silver Repub-
iican party, and Sheriff Boynt0n and
Chief of Police Gastright, with about
76 men representing the Wolcott-Ste-
vens faction. Charles Harris, of Dem
YER. was killed, and an unknown man
was seriously injured. The opera
house was then taken possession OF by
the police, deputy sheriffs and support
ers of exc Chairman Broad.
| At Cincinnati, O.. the middle-oi-the-
road Populists reorganised the People 2
party. renewed it's former declaration
Of principles, and nominated its nation
i Al ticket two years and two months IN
advance of the date of election. The
object Of this early action was to bead
Of any such fusion as that OF 1895.
The Western and Southern delegates
nom mated Wharton Barker and Igna-
thus Donnelly Tor president and vice
president, and declared the principles
| 81 the recognized party. The Eastern
states were not represented.
The Manitou d Pixies Peak cog rail-
way signed contract Tor largo oD-
servatory 70 be built ct the top OF
pixies Peal, with tower which can %
seen forty miles
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