The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-11-17
LATER NEWS.

AT GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, LuCh0nni.
the Italian anarchist who assassinated
the Empress OF Austria. was today sem
fenced to imprisonment for life.
There is general belief in England
that the danger is not past. that
Fashoda was but one incident, and that
war with France is yet probable.
The Cubans at Holquin- are reported
to be in a terrible condition and are
rotting to death without the care of .
doctor. The death rate is 80 day.
In Beyrout, Syria, it is persistently
rumored that the departure of Emperor
William and Empress Augusta victoria
was fastened by the discovery Of an.
other anarchistic plot.
At council of admirals held in
Paris it was decided to fit out all
French war vessels available. Thirty
reserve ships have been ordered into
commission.
Lake Michigan was again swept by 8
northeast gale. and great damage to the
sea wall has resulted. The work of re-
pairing the damage created by the last
gale is all undone, and the outer drive.
way in Lincoln park was undermined.
French newspapers are becoming hos.
tile and are critcising the proceedings
of the peace commission. The Ameri.
cans are accused of having adopted an
irregular form of procedure in present.
Ing the reply to the Spanish proposal.
An early rupture in the negotiations il
predicted.
A serious clash of authority, in which
the government inspector and Red
Cross agent were involved, occurred in
Cuba. and the warehouse at Gibara was
seized. The agent protested against
the seizure, but his protest was disre.
garded. He then appealed to General
Wood, who promised to see that nc
further friction occurred.
At Wilmington, N. c., white men
provoked trouble with negroes and a
fight to the death ensued, In which
four of the blacks were killed. Armed
men patroled the streets of the city.
The battle was precipitated by the de.
struction of the plant of a newspaper
run by negro. and in which had been
published an article derogatory to the
white women of Wilmington. The
negroes were disarmed to prevent fur.
tller trouble.
The United States collier Nero has
arrived at Nagasaki, Japan.
British naval preparations for pos.
sible war continue undated.
Governor Lord of Oregon has issued
his annual Thanksgiving proclamation.
The strike of pressmen and stereo.
typers at San Francisco proved fail.
ure.
Western railroads have been enjoined
frcn excluding Pueblo steel from Pacific
coast points.
Orders have been issued for a general
movement of troops from Camp Meade,
Pa, to the South.
The London Daily Mail urges the
American people to pronounce boldly
for retaining the Philippines.
In Portland, Or, Andrew c. Groom,
a travelling medicine vender, ahot and
killed his wife in a lodging house and
then blew out his brains.
Drought and hot winds have played
havoc with Australian wheat fields.
The commissioner of agriculture says
there will not be enough wheat for the
local demand.
The principal garrison of the United
States troops in Cuba will be located
near Havana. according to completed
plans of the commission appointed to
select camp sites.
A lodge of the Order Of Elks com.
posed of colored men has been organ.
lied at Cincinnati. O., but Grand Ex.
allied Ruler Calvin says the action Il
wholly without warrant and clearly
void.
A plot has been discovered at Paris
which has for its object the fomenta.
ton Of general revolt against the gov
eminent in case the revision of the
Dreyfus case results favorably to the
prisoner.
The monthly statement Of the direct
OF of the mint shows the total coinage
at the United States mint during Octo.
Der to have been s., 600, 841, as follows;
Gold, S., 100, 900; silver, $685., l9li
minor coins, 500, $50.
Rich gold mines have been discov'
cred Terra del Fuego, according to
report made by Franklin Ransom, who
has Just returned to Cleveland. O.,
from that country with ti8. 900 IN dust,
as result of two years. work.
The mayor Of Spokane has declared
an emergency, and issued proclama'
ton enrolling all persons over 81 yeaIl
of age as special constables, to assist u
arresting robbers who have been ram
pant lately. a. reward ct $500 !,
offered for the conviction Of any one @
the robbers.
The labor problem at Santiago y be,
coming serious. Native Cubans VII
not work, and the situation IL most Try
ing. Capital seeking investment holds
aloof because Of the fact that there Y
no stable government and no assurance
that labor could be secured to deveioT
properties in which money might q
invested.
Charles q. Dawes, comptroller Of tht
currency, has ordered that the system
of semiannual examinations Of nationa
banks in effect in the county shall ex
tend over ell cities. without any cxoep'