The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-05-11
Events OF THE DAY
r.;+ome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
rppSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
oro.tinc Collection Of Items From
,ne Two Hemispheres Presented
in a Condensed Form.

in a Condensed II VI AAs
Governor John P. Altgeld is dan
gerously ILL.,
r..;ous Toronto workmen struck for
higher wages
Admiral Dewey cables that ten OF
~ vorktown's crew ara prisoners in
insurgents hands.
cblkat Indians are reported on the
,rnoth in Alaska, and driving whites
If fine White Pass trail.
Returning Copper river prospectors
fr;nc horrible tales of suffering. sick
ness and disappointment.
While Americans in Manila expect
n.oca soon, Otis keeps vigorously pre-
r,rjns to prosecute the war.
Cantain Baxter, chief quartermaster
.tt.a denartment of the Missouri, has
haon o,de,ed TO Manila for duty.
Fred Whiteside, ex-senator from
Fl.tbead county, has brought suit for
sr0o o0o against the Butte Miner for
defamation Of character.
Under the terms of the recent naval
arpopriation law, the department. is
authorized to enlist 2, 500 boys and hall
that number must be constantly at sea.
Murderer W. q. Mayors, under sem
fence of death in Polk county, Oregon.
far the murder of Ray Sink. last Sep
tamher has been granted new trial
BY the supreme court.
An officer is missing in the Philip
mines. He has not been heard from
since April %. Captain Rockefeller,
Of the Ninth infantry. went to visit
ontposts, and no trace OF him has since
been found.
An order has been received from the
war department to the commander OF
the department of the Lakes, to have
his troops ready to move to Wardner,
Idaho, where the miners are riOting, as
result Of labor troubles.
Brigadier-Genela. Harrison Gray
Otis, lately in high command in the
Philippines, has arrived home in Cali
folnia, having voluntarily resigned.
He will at once resume the editorship-
in-chief of the Los Angeles Times.
Action has been taken by the navy
department which will result, it is be-
ieyed in the submission of several
bids in the forthcoming armor- plate
competition. The department has re.
duced the amount of the check each
bidder will be required to submit with
his bid from $1,000, 900 to 500, 900.
Bids will be opened on May 81.
The beef court of inquiry has com.
peted its report and adjourned.
The specie imports at New York for
the week were $20,326 gold, and $24..
251 silver.
Dewey day was celebrated formally
VI otherwise IN patriotic way from
Name to Hawaii. and Alaska to Porto
Rico.
England and Russia have signed q
@Idenylng agreement regarding
CAna which is intended to put an end
Tie contention over railway and
"ner concessions in that country.
seventeen farmers of Pemiscoot coun-
W In Southeast Missouri, have been
arrested on federal indictment charg-
ny Them with cutting the levee. No
GENIAL is made by the farmers.
l. N. Pitkin, president of the Va
.,e'E iron Works Company, and one oil
NE best known business men of Cleye.
+ Lanu' w., was struck and instantly
A"leo ny Lake Shore flyer, at Colts,
LIE report OF the Nicaragua canal
ssulllisslOn will be presented to the
E. ''l soon, with the report of the
s@i%sua route. The practical cost OF
i,up'e'lng the canal and opening nav
, T to vessels of all nations is:
n'.' sl35, 900, 900; possible
-'HIinum, 100000, 900.
Inc United States collier Abarenda
.55 saIied for Pago Pago, Samoa. In
co ,a''ioh TO structural material for the
rsr'; pIer at Page Pago, the Abarenda
s %i.ieS 5000 tons of coal for the war
Il s'p % at Samoa. The steel pier is to
viii pu' ooWn on "T"- shape piles, which
NC screwed into the coral bottom.
,sa -lFee persons were killed and more
less az uozen seriously injured, and sc
aw.o.i iousiy injured, as the result oil
t,, ,'OA on the Rochester & Lake On.
Tr ,' railroad, near Rochester, N. Y,
viii Vafs OF an excursion train filled
rnn "a passengers left the track while
We're n a curve at full speed, and
NJ y, completely wrecked.
ipin I'VE men were killed and one fatally
press ny the explosion of a powder
pmk. at Dupont's smokeless powder
dead al at Carney's Point, N. J. The
mpa"r Captain Stewart, u. S. A..
Josenh Inspector; Harvey Smith,
Morris iieager, Isaac Frient, Amos
nanoa a. Won kmen. A workman
sbout th russell was horribly mangled
both aua ne body. and lost the sight Of
Vs' de is not expected to live.
l.. "inor News Items.
have 81 minated Han that Argentina will
nh fiioUU, 900 tone Of ,,o
''le for export. ''"S 0i maize avail
,,a Mrs.; McKinley,s health 10. 49,