The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-08-25
D0IIGS OF THE WEEK
What Has Happened in the
Civilized World.
erEN IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES
.o Reyiew of the News OF the
pa.t Seven Days in This and
All Foreign La1d@

- 1ohn Hay, am bassador TO Eng
ColoIv a, been offered and accepted
Ia, aa' Office of secretary Of state
~ us,ir's departure from Manila
aug ~ have been due to his having
hem an superseded by general 'aoae'neS
smilitary governor
-,s If dead bodies are still in the
ao ops If the Spanish warships at San
gIeOA- The Almirante Oquendo has
uAs g"n in two and cannot possibly be
NIL ,morican bark C. G. Funk. Cap
l"V y;sson bound from Tacoma for
,a ananrro was wrecked off Flanders
i M' Tasmania, with the loss OF ii
r s.a including those OF the captain
II. wife and two children.
An order has been issued mastering
~ service about $4,000 of the vol
Uu nto W army force. The troops to be
un 'storod ont will include all the vol
nntapr cavalry and volunteer artillery
- the United States at Tue pI0ooh'
~. ~ ord large number OF infantry
regiments.
nrc,o Sam has no intention of reduc-
mo his navy to a peace footing. The
h;ral ships are to so, but those owned
hr tho government, to the number OF
at least 100, will be retained IN the
ao,v;cc At least temporarily. The rev.
anna critters will be turned back to the
treasury department.
At San Francisco, P. J. Corbett,
father of JamesJ Corbett, the pugiilst,
shot and killed his wife and then
tnrned the weapon upon himself with
fatal effect. 1t is believed the MUIR
darer WAS demented. He has been IN
extremely poor health for some time.
Death was instantaneous in both cases.
CAPTAIN John W. Phillip will be de.
tacbed from the command of the bat
tleship Texas and Captain Charles ID.
Scsbee will succeed him in command.
Captain Phillips detachment is due to
the fact that he will reach the flag
rank, the grade of commodore, upon
the retirement of Admiral Sicard on
September 3.
The president has appointed two
commissions to adjust the evacuation
Of Cuba and Porto Rico. They are
made up as follows: For Cuba-Major-
General James f. Wade, Rear Admiral
7. T. Sampson, Major-General Mat
thew G. Butler. For Porto Rico
Major General John r. Brooke. Rear
Admiral Winfield Scott Schley, Briga-
dier-General William w. Gordon.
The fall of Manila has been confirmed
by Admiral Dewey, who says in his
report that the Philippines capital sur.
rendered Sunday evening to the Ameri-
can forces. Seven thousand Spanish
prisoners were taken. The capitula-
ton was preceded by combined land
and sea attack upon the city. No
American warships were damaged.
Merrltt's losses ale about eight killed
and 30 wounded. Manila is being
beld by virtue of the military oocupa-
tion, and not by virtue of the protocol.
General Miles troops will remain in
fOrto RICO until peace negotiations are
concluded
Miss Percy Wing, of Washougal,
wash was drowned Monday in the
SURF at Clatsop beach.
Monday was the hottest day known
II LONDON In years. Up to 2 O'Clock
The prostrations numb ered $50.
Il new line of steamers to Honolulu
from Seattle has been instituted. The
nlsl Will start for the islands on the
Is inst.
y turing a terrific thunder storm.
tisn'hihg struck Camp Hobson, Ga.
seven soldiers are in the hospital seri.
vuSlg hurt The same company was
N d wreck week ago at Fort MePher-
= tornado Sunday night struck near
s salOy, MIMI, killed seven people, de-
s s"O!eu many buildings, and did great
1"n"se TO crops. The entire family OF
~" hutchinson, including his wife
CIV. lour children. were killed. The
s s; was not wide in extent, but very
aa g,ei'' Seven people are missing,
killed. Will "'e supposed 70 oe
n, Lie coal Miners lockout at Pana,
a,", , reached climax Monday. Sew.
n' al hundred union men congregated
,ho 'ie mine In an endeavor to induce
Two Aonuhionists not to 90 to work.
IVY wv non union men, rode upon horse.
~" oA and emptied their revolvers into
so;o c,oWd'. Three union men were
mus uSly wounded. Further trouble
obta; eaf,oad OF lemons and other fruit
SOo; by the efforts of the Red Cross
Sou Z was on Monday forwarded from
Co. francisco to the sick soldiers Of
sio onesai Skaters army. 1t is con.
u 70 Colonel ]. Morris Brown. U,
Bes Sd, staten island military hospital.
fni ,ues lemons the car contains grape
70, ;; oranges and other fruits. The
ins an eaiaOorately decorated with bunt,
"-'u pears several patriotic placards.
d.; MINOR News Items.
smo ,suafck's personal estate. it is said,
M to about S., 900, 900.
bean ne Pennsylvania alien tax law has
void declared unconstitutional and
sDan @sn'y school yards in Boston we're
durin"a a. Us play grounds for children
Caq, 'ne summer months.
the poI,a modes m is trying to get back al
lie H., he. n 10 the South African repub.
said. - power he lost. by the Jamesou