The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-12-21
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome of the Telegraphie
News of the World.
qrRsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
an Interesting Collection Of Items Fror7
the Two Hemispheres Presented
INA Condensed Form.

The transports Sheridan and Grant
are at Seattle.
Fprineers and firemen of the Union
Pacific have asked for more pay.
The Pacific Express Office at Omaha
wa. robbed OF from IS, 900 to $4,000.
The British ship Glenholm will be
hmigated at Astoria for fear of yellow
lever
prominent Frenchman says that
England is ready for war with the
whole world.
4 negro was shot at Lewiston, Id.
The bullet fattened on his skull and
he was comparatively uninjured.
Washington officials are anxious over
the possible fate of the American pris-
opers in the hands of Aguinaldo.
The football team of the University
Of California will play the Carlisle In.
dians on Christmas day, in San Fran
cisco.
Commander E. P. Wood, U. S. N,
is dead of typhoid fever at Washington.
He commanded the Petrol in the battle
Of Manila bay.
To increase Admiral Dewey's
troubles Minnesota people will present
him with large black bear recently
captured.
The supreme court of Oregon has
finally passed upon the case of the
state vs. Mayors, the petition for re-
hearing being denied.
Congressman Bailey will protest
against the entrance of General Joe
Wheeler into congress on his return
from the Philippines.
Governor of Cuba" will be the off.
cia designation of the Office to which
Major-General Leonard Wood will be
assigned early in the new year.
Colonel James Graham and William
P Cunneen, prominent politicians of
st. Marys, Kan, drank from a .disin-
iectant bottle which they supposed to
contain whiskey, and are not expected
to live.
The president will soon send a spec.
ial message to congress regarding re-
wards for officers and men from the At
lantic squadron who distinguished
themselves during the war with Spain,
and whose gallantry has not yet been
recognized.
The controller of the currency has
declared the fifth dividend of 10 per
cent in favor of the creditors of The
Dales National bank, making 95 per
cent paid on the claims proved,
amounting to $26, 1880.
Spain will build a new navy.
Englishmen are depressed by the sit
2ation in Africa.
Arizona will apply for statehood to
the present congress.
The Americans have occupied Bang.
ued, province of Abra.
Steamers will leave Portland every
10 days for Cape Nome.
A gas explosion killed many coal
miners at Carbonate, Wash.
The Kentucky election commission
gives Taylor's plurality as 2,383.
The Filipinos' treasury was captured
BY the Americans at Mangatarem.
The governments herd of reindeer in
Alaska is rapidly increasing and now
numbers 1900.
Bishop Henry Potter, of New York.
has arrived in Manila ON q brief visit
to study the Philippines.
The British artillery arm In South
Africa has been materially strength
ened by the arrival of six big guns.
Commander Charles 1. Howell is
dead at New York city. He was chief
engineer of the Maine when she was
blown up.
Lady Francis Cook, formerly Tennie
llafdin, announces her intention to
iorsake England and take up her resi-
dence in New York.
Two hundred miners are on strike
al the Tesla coal mines, California,
because of dispute with the superln.
'endent over the wage schedule.
The horticultural commissioners OF
southern California propose to estab-
nsh quarantine against infected nur-
sery stock imported from foreign coun-
tries.
General Gregorio del Pillar was
killed in fight with the Thirty-tnird
Infantry, Is miles northwest of Ger
Vantes. The insurgents lost 20 men In
The engagement.
The Vananda group of mines near
baker City was sold for l,5OO. 900.
1he property is to be extensively devel-
o!ped by the new owners, who are Brit
lsh Columbia capitalists.
Genral Grants expedition in Luzon
mas visited Orani and several western
towns, meeting small bands. He
Killed several of the rebels and cap
'ured quantity of munitions OF war.
The total number of women over IL
years old employed in the factories and
workshops of the British islands is
about 100000.
John j. Smallwood, president OF the
industrial and Collegiate institute at
Tlaremont, Va, was born q slave and
largely educated himself.
Judge Wylie, for years one OF the
most prominent figures on the district
Oench, is still living in Washington,
and though over 80 years old, is in
vigorous health.