The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-04-28
DOINCS OF THE WEEK
What Has Happened in the
Civilized World.
GIVEN IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES
Complete Review Of the News of the
Past Seven Days in This and
All Foreign Lands.


All Foreign Lands.
George Parsons Lathrop, poet and
author, died at Roosevelt hospital. New
York.
Professor Jules Marcou, famous
throughout the world as geologist, 10
dead at his home at Cambridge, Mass.
1t took the Republicans of the 10th
Ohio district 1877 ballots to nominate
j. Morgan for congress, to succeed Rep
resentative Fenton.
A hundred colonists have offered
their services to the American consul,
George W. Bell, at Sidney, N. s. W.,
in the event of war between the United
States and Spain.
Naval and military preparations con.
tinue with undated vigor. Seven
feet steam yachts, suitable for naviga-
tion in Cuban waters, were procured
and several bids for steam GOLFERS were
made in Washington Wednesday.
The police commissioners of San
Francisco have adopted resolution de-
claring that in case of war police officers
who enlist will not lose their places,
which will be filled during their alb.
sence by men whose appointment shall
be merely temporary.
1t is the understanding that the call
for $4,000 men will be filled entirely
from the National Guard, and that the
quota from each state will be fixed in
the proportion that the number of en-
listed Guardsmen bear to the total in
the United States, rather than by the
population. It is estimated that there
are nearly 1900 enlisted men in the
organizations of the country, which
would make an $4,000 call equal to
two-thirds of the Guardsmen of each
state.
The departure of the First battalion
of the Nineteenth infantry from Fort
Wayne for Mobile was marked by
serious accident. During the firing of
q salute in honor of the departing
troops by those left in charge of the
fort, Private George Engman had his
right arm nearly blown off by the
premature explosion of cannon, and
Sergeant John w. Annis, who was in
charge of the firing party had his right
hand severely injured. Engman's arm
was amputated.
The British government is buying
coal largely On account of an increase
in the feet in view of the anticipated
Spanish- American war.
Under instructions from Minister
Polo, the Spanish consuls are arranging
for the departure of the Spaniards from
their respective localities in this
country.
The Chicago Chronicle says: The
American soldiers live we'll, and the
experts declare that an army of 200. 900
men can be supplied from domestic
sources without mountaineering any
body or causing the price of food
products to rise.
General Lew Wallace, the famous
soldier, diplomat and novelist, who was
II years old April 10, has formally
withdrawn from the race for the United
States senate, and announces that he
will enter the army and fight for Cuban
independence.
The Spanish authorities have &C.
CURED all the principal warehouses at
Teneriffe. Canary Islands. and at Grand
Canary for the accommodation OF q
large reinforcement of troops expected
there, and to hold stores due to arrive.
Even churches there are being used for
military purposes, and the strength of
the Notifications is being increased.
At Las Palmas, large quantities OF
grain have been amassed.
The Rome correspondent of the Lon
don Chronicle saws: Some OF the
powers, including France and Italy,
are acting in concert with the vatican
in an effort to persuade Spain to ADAM
don Cuba It is said Spain is secretly
inclined to this course, but prefers to
await the outbreak of war IN order to
have the appearance Of yielding to
force, so as to be justified by public
opinion.
News OF further fighting between in
surgents and Spanish troops in the
province of Pinar del Rio, has reached
Havana. 1t appears the insurgents
under Lores Aguliar Riso made an at
tack Saturday upon the Spanish forces
in Pinar del Rio, and had the best OF
the fight, even according to the Spanish
announcement of the affair. Spanish
report adds that the garrison OF the fort
lost four men killed and had nine
wounded.
The supporters in England OF Don
Carlos. the Spanish pretender. headed
by the Earl of Ashburnham, are active
" preparing for emergencies. Every
detail has been arranged to seize the
propitious moment for action. The
local Carlists are convinced that the
present dynasty is doomed, and that
Spain will be forced to choose between
Republicanism and Don Carlos. They
add that the only chance OF the present
dynasty is successful war against the
United States, the possibility OF which
is secuted.
The Russian government has placed
orders for two IL ,000-ton battle-ships
in the United States, according to IN
formation which has reached the navy
department. The new vessels are to
equal any afloat or designed in the
world, and are to be superior to any
thing in the fighting line heretofore
produced in this country. They and all
their equipment will be American in
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