The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-11-10
0OIyGS OF THE WEEK
urbat Has Happened In the
Civilized World.
,,rpS1 THE PRESS DISPATCHES
,o+s Review Of the News OF the
Past seven Gays in This ana
Ali Foreign Lands.

rho derarture of troops tor Cuba has
l"' ,I+noned. Yellow jack has
caused the delay.
neral Rio del Pinar, chief rival OF
,n;nsIdo. has been arrested on a
h.ao Of having disregarded the au-
Yp Of the insurgent dictator.
TLo Tinted States of Central Amer
=, the new republic, has sprung into
i;fs 1t is composed of three countries
nv salvador and Nicaragua.
7. e fine intention of the administra-
,;an 70 urge the construction OF the
~, canal by government aid, In
,,rlanea with the concession OF the
Maritime Canal Company.
Admiral Bunce's retirement on
n.oomhar % will make Rear-Admlral
no,rav the senior officer OF the navy,
"a Il congress- revives the grade OF adj
m;r.l Is desired by Secretary Long,
Il. annointment to that rank will fol.
low without any further jumping.
cash indemnity will be demanded
1t Snain. and the United States Will
insist upon being reimbursed for every
dollar expended directly or indirectly
on account Of the war. A general bal
oucp Of accounts is to be struck and the
Indemnity will be deducted from the
sam allowed for the Philippines.
The murder of a prospector named
Botlcau. on the Ashcroft Glenora trail
has been reported to the provisional
nolice. The murderer is variOusly
known as T. Wilson, McGregor and
McGraw. The killing was the culmina.
ton of several weeks of quarreling. in
ducei by privation and disappointment
on that desolate trail.
A dispatch to the Herald from Ha-
yana SAYS 10 decision has yet been
reached BY the commissioners regard.
ing the date of evacuation. One or two
communications have passed on minor
agreements as to the day when Spanish
sovereignty in the island shall cease.
The Spaniards, however, will again be
ordered to get cut by January l.
-Four privates of the Nineteenth in.
flntry. who were left at Fort Wayne
when the regiment went South, were
] badly injured By an explosion of pow
der which they were transferring from
the basement of the gruadhouse fol
transhipment to the regiment in Porte
Rico. Tie men are Fred Fisher, Archie
Miller and Robert laval. 1t Is be-
lleved the powder was ignited by 8
spark from cigarette, which a soldier
was smoking.
Porto Ricans, it is said, will demand
territorial rights.
The new French premier has succeed
ed in forming cabinet.
Agricultural experiment stations arr
10 be established in Alaska.
A company of Chinese naval reserves
is to he formed in Philadelphia.
According to Pension COMMISSIONS
Evans the war has cost the United
States 5000 lives to date.
The Paris exposition has granted
america extra floor space, and th,
allotment now amounts to 2I0,OOt
square feet.
a dispatch to the Herald from San
'lago' chile, announcers that the pro
'Ocol on the Puma de Alcala dispute ha
oeeh signed. This settles the Chile
Argentine dispute.
governor Lord, of Oregon, has ap
l"'hled Hollster D. Mcclure state fis]
commissioner, in accordance with al
"'' creating the office. passed by tn,
special session Of the legislature. The
appointment is for four years.
Inc iormer Spanish cruiser, tn
NARA Teresa, which was sunk durin,
| oa'te with Cervera's feet anl
r la'Sea under the direction of Nava
Instructor Hobson. has sailed from
N~Hanera for Hampton roads.
Il IS rumored that the United State
m 0Vusht SANTANA bay, Santo Domin
sI,' al" Will establish coaling station
,I V'e' SANTANA bay is a deep inlet il
:, V northern coast of the island and i
WIG u'rect route to Porto Rico.
A. a PROPOSITION being considered b
CDb ouoan assembly is the division o
CO.. into four states, to be Gale,
claI n'' Oamaguey, Las Villas and DC
Of Ca Between the proposed state
sn oalnasuey and Las Villas would b
cia 49, u land which would be a spe
tho a .s'efal district or territory wher
Ion1 capitol would be built. a new in
1 Town tor this specific purpose.
non. HIS annual report James A. Dur
stsan, SUPERVISING inspector general Q
l J." states that the total nnm
inc &; OF accidents to steamships result
81 u ~ ioss OF lie during the year wa
an in- -ne resultant loss of life was sSs
Of In 'o'ease over the last previous yea
sena uu' vi the lives lost "a were pas
INNS t,s ana 1879 crews. The estimate
in u,noef of passengers carried on vessel
Year u oy the service during til
A' is $4,000, 900.
MlnOr No-.
unan;ma n's OF Dartmouth college hay
voted to abolish hazing.
chestas ss A. Davis, who died in Dor
steama, county, Nd, steered the frs
JOIN II NAT crossed Lake Erie.
Super;o.n, nays the discoverer Of Lax
brated h; : copper wealth. has just oele
4, LIS 94th birthday In Clov.Io,d