The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-07-14
DOINGS OF THE WEEK
What Has Happened In the
Civilized World.
c1vrN IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES
Ieta Review Of the News OF the
Past Seven Gays in This and
Ali Foreign Lands.

President Mckinley has sent a tele-
IAN, to Shafter and Sampson ordering
sI TO confer as to the ACCESSIBILITY OF
.ho feet entering the harbor to assist
W the bonn bardment of Santiago.
cbafter has decided that he will wait
T., endorsements. The storming OF
80 is therefore, likely not to &C.
"r for a few days. The news OF PAN
Ja,s arrival at the doomed city has
been confirmed.
Guards about the palace and public
,,1dinos at Madrid have been doubled.
THO oovernment realizes the gravity OF
.ho Situation. Carlists and republicans
are only awaiting favorable opportu-
nifty to strike
Madrid calls her disaster victory.
Tho Government has announced that
ro,vera's entire feet has escaped to
sofo+v Minister Aunon, it is said, Is
dplghted, and declares that Cervera g
dosb WAS brilliant one and quite sue
cessful
Orders were issued by the depart
mont Tuesday looking to the immediate
disnatch of troopships from Tampa
Nth endorsements for Shafter. 1t is
rrohable at least Is. 900 will be sent
forward as quickly as transportation
can be provided.
st. Louis presents bloody Fourth OF
Julv record. Three murders were
committed. A probably fatal shooting
affray also occurred, and little girl
who was plaving with firecrackers set
fire to her dress and was burned to
death.
Targets were made of wounded men,
and Spanish sharpshooters fired on the
ambulance corps at Saturdays and
SUNDAYS engagement at Santiago de
Cuba. Several members of the corps
were wounded and two wounded men
were killed outright.
The United States senate was in ses-
sion on the Fourth Of July.
The torpedo-boat Fox, built by Wolff
& Zwicker iron works, was launched in
Portland, Or, Monday.
Uruguay is in the throes of a revolt
and the government has declared Mon
tevideO in state of siege.
The Ladrone islands are about 5000
miles west and just a little south Of
HOnoulu-almost in direct line with
the Philippines.
During the bonn bardment of Santiago
Saturday the Suwanee in three shots
from her 4-inch gun, at a range Of
1900 yards. brought the Spanish flag
down from Aguadores, a ratification
three miles from Moro.
A tornado struck Hampton beach, N.
H., causing immense damage to beach
property and great loss of life. Several
people were killed in a skating rink,
and by the capsizing of yacht sailing
OF the beach five were drowned.
Gomez troops are short of food. and
serious suffering is inevitable if fresh
supply is not soon sent to them. Fail
uie OF the Gussie expedition to land
supplies and subsequent disposal of the
vessel cargo makes it doubtful if an.
other attempt can be made in the near
future.
A bridge crossing the Mohican river
al Shelby. o., fell with 1000 people.
four were killed outright and number
injured, some seriously. A public wed.
ulhg ceremony was being performed on
'ne bridge, as one of the features of the
cisratlon. Just as the ceremony had
Oeen completed the bridge went down
with a crash, precipitating the people
distance of Is feet.
A dispatch from Santiago, via Kings.
Ton, says: At about 10 O'Clock Sunday
nisht the enemy came out of the
breaches about the city walls in large
iorce and dashed straight for the
american lines. In one or two places
our men fell back from their positions
Out quickly rallied, and drove the en-.
s sy back pell-mell into their owr
ql'ches. The Spanish loss must have
Ueeh lrlghttul. as they were exposed t
d, terrific fire for quarter of an hour
lie losses on the American side were
' vel! light as our soldiers lay in rife
pits and had the advantage
The complete humiliation of tn.
op"nish squadron at Santiago and thu
r"p'uie OF the Spanish admiral, Ger
, with l, 300 prisoners; the demand
=! General Shafter for the surrender
VI santiago by IL O'Clock Tuesda,
sooh' on pain OF bombardment; word
;a, admiral Dewey that the Ladron,
Sasi had been captured; that hun.
uieo or more Spanish officers and mer
n we're taken, and that our first Philip
p p,ne expedition had landed-this X
E%as was the thrilling record of such {
s;0 sum OF July as has not been known
,r.e The bells Of independence hal
d tans out the tidings of American free
o oU,n 1t was day when one moment
sna event followed another in constan
i in rapid succession, each hour bring.
;ns ,vr'h some new feature more startl
s 'nan what had gone before.
minor News Items.
"ermany has $4,000 school teach
efs' America. $50, 900.
coal ~ iihois during the past year III
mines opened. '
aaosp S OF l0.0OO,0 900 American
M Of nave .h been sold since the blowing
in a. eu oen: Fred Grant was sworn
admits. eaoiei general the oath wal
gia Ca by Jude. Harris, of Geor.
90 Confederate ia