The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-11-10
LATER NEWS.

10ln0n
from excluding Pueblo steel from Pacific
coast points.
The transport Panama, which was
reported lost with 800 lives. has arrived
safely in Havana.
Germany's exports for the first nine
months OF the fiscal year showed an in
crease of 30, 1863. 600 marks over 1897.
The newly-organized French cabinet
announces that it will support the
court of cessation in the revision of the
Dreyfus case.
Several companies of native troops in
the Visayas islands rebelled. Thay
were pursued and several were killed.
The rebellion is ended.
In speech delivered at Worcester.
Mase.. Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts,.
expressed himself strongly opposed to
the policy of expansion.
Russia has declined to support France
in the Fashoda affair, fearing that re-
opening of the Egyptian question would
interfere with her tremendous task in
China.
Action has been taken by the admin
istration looking to the maintenance of
the status quo with respect to the con-
cession of the Maritime Canal Com pany
for the construction of the Nicaraguan
canal.
". ontaine, of Minneapolis, who
hoo inst r0kr 10
route, says he has discovered rich Dig
gings on an unexplored creek on the
Hootalinqua river. He shows guam
tity of coarse gold as evidence.
The war between England and France
has been avelted. A general and satis-
factory arrangement is said to have
been effected in relation to the disputed
Fashoda question. An official note has
been issued on the subject in which the
British government announces that the
situation is ameliorating.
The navy department has practically
decided to abandon wrecking opera
lions under existing contracts on the
cruisers Cristobol Colon, Vizcaya and
Almirante Oquendo, near Santiago,
which have become enormously ex-
pensive to the government. A Swedish
company has applied for permission to
raise the sunken vessels.
The war department hes issued q
general order for the movement Of
troops to Cuba. The first troops will
leave on or about November %, and
will comprise brigade under Briga-
dier-General Carpenter. The brigade
will be taken from the Seventh army
corps. The brigade will be sent to
Neuvitas, Puerto Principe.
The business portion of Divide. Colo,
has been wiped out by FIRE.
The Sixth Virginia regiment, COM
posed of negroes, has mutinied, and
refuse to serve under white officers.
frightened settlers are fooking in
droves out of the lee country in East
ern Oregon, fearing more Indian out
breaks.
The transport Peru has arrived in
San Francisco with ID sick soldiers
from Manila. Fifteen hundred sick
men are reported among the troops in
the Philippines.
The monthly statement Of govern
| ment receipts and expenditures shows
that the receipts for the month OF 90
tober amounted to $50, $50, 051. and the
disbursements to &53. 982. 276.
Seven Caiifornians lost their lives In
disaster in the north. The party
wandered from the trail while en- route
to the Atlin gold fields, and unwilling
ly walking into quicksands In swamp.
All were engulfed.
The monthly circulation statement OF
the controller of the currency shows
that the total amount of national bank
notes in circulation October 81, 1898.
was $3.50, SAG, 281. an increase for the
month of $4,189,331, and an increase
for the year of $9, 499.916.
The annual report Of the general SUI
perintendent of the railway mail serv-
ice shows that at the close of the year
there were s. 074 clerks employed, and
that with the closed pouch and express
pouch service the grand total OF miles
travelled in the service was $50, 500, S43.
General Leonard Wood, governor OF
the military department OF Santiago,
authorizes the statement that there has
not been = case of yellow fever in San
tiago city during the last so DAYS, and
that the ordinary sickness during the
same so days has been 80 per cent less
than was usual at this season OF the
year.
The monthly statement of the public
debt shows that at the close OF business
on October 81, 1898, the debt. less net
cash in. the treasury, amounted to 81
/ 10. 966. 922. an increase for the month
of $43, 487,717. The increase Is 40
counted for by the issue during the
month of about $50. $50, 900 OF the new
8 per cent bonds, and . decrease o.
about 81. 23s. 900 in the cash on hand.
War between England and Russia is
/ declared to be imminent. The war
ships at Wei-Hai Wei have cleared for
action as result Of the seizure by kus-
STA of the town of Min Chuang. China.
A strong feet Of Russian warships has
assembled at Port Arthur. British
government officials claim that Russia
has taken advantage Of the Fashoda
crisis to forward her aims IN the FaI
East. Non-resistanco means Ion g
Great Britain 81 the strategic point q
Manchuria.