The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-08-26

LATER NEWS.


The meat combine has forced New
YORK butchers to raise the price three
cents pound.
According to news received of the
fleet now in Boring sea the whaling
season was not great success.
The California Passenger Association
has agreed Oh rate of $37. SO to the
Missouri river for returning soldiers.
An emblem of badger four feet
long. cast from Spanish cannon, will
adoin the new battleship Wisconsin.
At Carbondale, ILL.,. striking miners
were arrested for violating the courts
injunction against interference with
mines.
Illinois wants a deep waterway to
the Gulf and river convention will
be held in Chicago in Octorber to or
ganize.
The anti-expansionists talk of put
ting national ticket in the field
against Mckinley as Continental Re-
publicans
Eighteen thousand unstamped cigars
were captured at Tampa. Fla. The
factory has been carrying on profit
able traffic for some time.
The automobile is to be given test
for war service. An experiment will
be made in carrying messages and mail
from Chicago to New York.
In a brush with the insurgents who
again attempted to retake Angeles, the
Americans lost two killed and IL
wounded; the insurgents loss is esti-
mated at 200 men.
Admiral Sampson will have charge
of the naval reception to Admiral
Dewey. The North Atlantic squadron
will probably meet the admiral a days
sail from New York.
President Ratchford, of the United
Mine Worke blames the state author.
tiles for the trouble at Wardner. Idaho.
He says the miners organization is not
criminal nor defender of criminals.
A Paris special to the New York
Journal says that syndicate has plot
ted to kill Dreyfus if the trial results
in acQuittal. The plan included the
| killing of Labor. Assurance is given
that speedy acquittal may now be
looked for.
Portland, Or. is to have a bicycle
factory.
The Santo Domingo rebels have es.
tablished junta at New York.
Advices from Honolulu say that vol.
canic action of Mauna L0a has entirely
ceased.
Willamette valley hopgrowers have
agreed on 40 cents az the price for hop
pickers.
July reports show that both exports
| and imports increased over the same
month last year.
Andrew Carnegie has sent another
| 81, 900 check to the Anti-lmperialistic
League at Boston.
President Mckinley spoke to the
scholars at the Catholic summer school
at Lake Champlain.
Augustus Howard, wanted in Dem
yer. ia thought to be an escaped convict
of Sydney. Australia.
A suspicious disease. having all the
symptoms of bubonic>plague has mado
it's appearance in Portugal.
M. Labor is recovering from his
wound, and expects soon to be able to
attend the court.martial.
A case of yellow fever has appear ed
among the marines guarding the gov
eminent property at Havana.
Lily Langtry, the actress, has again
married. The groom is but 20 years
of age. of English parentage.
The United States cable steamer
Hooker is ashore in Manila bay and
| efforts to tow her of have proved un-
successful.
Mexicans are holding the Yaqui lr
dams down, and the miners now thih
the Yaoui's war will be confined to the
Indian reservation.
The navy department. has received
letter from Admiral Dewey speaking In
high terms of the treatment he anu his
men received at the hands of the Aus
TRAN people.
The shooting of M. Labori stirred up
all Europe. The opinion is general
that Drefyus' cause is loser thereby
from the enforced absence OF the at
torney during the conformation.
Secretary Wilson while in Chicago
after his recent trip to the coast says
he learned something OF Philippine
agricultural conditions while here, and
is enthusiastic over the future OF the
islands.
Robbers in China are making war on
the povrnment and have whipped the
soldiers. At a fight in Canton In
which 500 soldiers were pitted against
10. 600 robbers $50 soldiers we're killed
and 100 wounded.
| The Albion which has just arrived
in San Francisco reports that 100 peo-
ME. men and women, without food and
means. we're picked mp on the kotze.
bue beach BY the revenue cutter Bear
| and taken to st. MicbaeIs.
The British government used l24.-
200 gallons of corn whisky last year In
the manufacture OF smokeless powder.
| The timber lands Of the south ara
being rapidly purchased by northern
and western syndicates and manufac-
l