The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-12-29
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Three lives were lost and several In
Nv q fire and explosion at Fort
Adams, L. l. =,
Ambassador Jules Cambon will sail
a. usy,e for New York on January
II. . 40 resume his duties at Washington.
conotor Hanna has introduced in the
.note and Representative PAYNE In
.Sa bouse. bill to grant subsidies 1or
American shipping.
When the president in his southern
..,,, coached Macon. Ca, great enthu'
siasm was shown and the confederate
roteraps rendered him reception.
Tho National Casket Company, of
p;ttsbure, Pa, has received from the
United States government an ORDER lor
4 OoO caskets, the largest single order
If the kind ever given. The coihns
~;H NO used for the purpose of bring
;na 10 this country the bodies of all
.ho soldiers killed in battle in Cuba, or
who died from disease there.
RatPortage, Ontario, is in wild excite
nort over marvellous strike, made In
,bp NIikado gold mine. The core fills
a stone 40 feet high and two and a
third feet wide, and the richest ore is
worth. OH a conservative estimate nom
$4,000 to $50, OOOa ton in free-mllling
cold The ore is being put in barrels
and sacks, and men are guarding it,.
The mine is owned in England. At a
low estimate there is now $3.50, 900 in
sight.
A special from Washington, D. c..
saws: There are seers who predict that
Uncle San, will become the banker for
the world. Two Old World govern
ments, Russia and Japan, have turned
their faces to the United States in
search of loans. Russia, at least, has
had agents sound American tinanciers.
This is the first tine foreign nations
have sought to float great national
loans in America, and the wise men
think it is the beginning of the new
era.
At the MozOro insane asylum, in
Havana, a horrible state of affairs was
discovered. One hundred and twenty
inmates, emaciated and showing every
sign of starvation, are confined there.
Six months ago there were over 500 in
this asylum, but death and starvation
have reduced their numbers to about
One-seventh of that figure. The Span.
lsh government withdrew its grant,
and although money was raised for the
Institution, corrupt officials embezzled
most Of it, leaving the patients desti-
tute.
At meeting of the various religious
denominations held in London. the
cars disarmament proposal was in
dONed.
-Four persons were killed and Others
seriously injured in Paris by the col
lapse OF house in course of construc-
nOn. 1t is feared that five bodies still
remain buried IN the debris.
Inc British steamer Pawnee has ar
hVed In New York from Mediterran-
can ports, and brought 10 ship wrecked
people, eight men and two women, who
were taken from the disabled schooner
Oetf Ill., OF st. Johns, N. B., in
midOcean.
LIE navy department has made pub
nv report from Admiral Schley COW
ains that part of the operations and
movements of the flying squadron
"om Its sailing from Key West for
eelsnluegos up to, bat not including the
ufst Commandment.
r az result Of a coasting accident at
tu''e creek, eight miles from Pitts
So s' Joseph West, aged 80 years, is
s ssau ana eleven others are injured, two
S o..y The sled collapsed at the
0U'.Ol OF steep hill and hurled the
t ta,'y With great force in every direc.
" A No Jones, living near Greer,
c,r ", sa'' attempted to light fire with
r, rue Oil. An explosion occurred.
HE .' the room, and the dresses OF
ntos "in daughters, aged 4 years, ig-
ASH. l :. he was too badly burned to
br. .s 'nem, and they were SO badly
,f,a nsu mat both of them died shortly
ninn rs TO Cuba are already begin
has, W SNOW the effect of returning
commS anu the reopening OF our ports to
treasu The October figures of the
tjcs ah department bureau of stats.
ports s"v" a marked increase in the ex.
p rs ol the United States to Cuha in
1895 y AL all articles, comparing October.
cOnfa s International anti-anarcbistic
here ta which has been in session
Success ~ several weeks, has proved a
fegsri;n. Great secrecy is maintained
sons lug tne proceedings and conclu-
that ,b su' the delegates seem satisfied
ton for nave laid splendid foun6a.
with NJ a uniform system of deal;noe
clined 1 vi The conference de.
as pOIit; IL reoognize anarchist outrage,
l. MINOR News Items.
Prince G ,epolted in court circles tina,