The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-08-31
LATER NEWS.
The First CALIFORNIA; have arrive,
home from the Philippines.


preparing for conflict.
Emperor William and the German
ambassador to France lunched together
In Berlin and discussed the Drevfus
case.
In Holland mob by throwing stones
forced troops to fire upon them. One
OF the rioters was killed and two were
wounded.
General Bates mission to tie Moros
was successful. The sultan of Sulu
has agreed to recognize American SOW.
ereignty.
The st. Paul Globe advocates tho
nomination of Admiral Dewey for the
presidency by the next Democratic ma
tional convention.
Sir Wilfred Laurier and Minister of
Marine Davies will 90 to England to
talk with Cham berlain about the Alas.
kan boundary.
Reports from Southern Russia saw
current belief OF the approaching end
OF the world is causing a panic among
the uneducated classes.
The Greek government has been
granted the courtesy of having an en-
sign of the Greek navy assigned to duty
On the North Atlantic squadron.
John Lind, governor of M Minnesota,
has requested the war department to
allow the returning volunteers of his
state to be landed in Portland. instead
Of in San Francisco.
President Mellen, of the Northern
Pacific railway in an interview pub
lished in a. Wall street paper says his
road spent but half its earnings for op-
Grating expenses last year and the
road is now in prosperous condition.
The war burdens are beginning to
grow heavy and Secretary Gage is seek
ing some way to increase the stamp
tax. Slot machines and firearms it IS
thought may help to bear the burdens.
Another bond issue is also mentioned.
DR.. Gilbert Reed, promoter of the
international Institute of China"
designed to instruct ana elevate the
better class of Chinese, says Dewey has
made China respect Uncle Sam, and
Americans are again encouraged to at
tempt education OF the heathens on an
elaborate scale.
Admiral Dewey has arrived in
France.
General Joseph Wheeler has arrived
at Manila.
The Pennsylvania regiment has left
San Francisco for home.
All the new regiments of volunteers
will be afloat for Manila by October.
At Passaic. N. j.. the Botany Worst
ed Mills Company is to erect six build
ings.
Thirty-six volunteers from the Sec
ond Oregon have applied for pensions
for disability.
A South African mining engineer
made the trip from London to Dawson
City in II days.
At Appleton, Wis. a mill boiler
exploded, killing two men and wound
ing eight others.
Dreyfus' enemies are still after La
bori. Two internal machines loaded
with gun cotton were sent him.
Thomas Bracket Reed has rendered
his resignation as congressman from
Maine. The governor has accepted it.
Typhus fever is following in the
wake of the storm in Porto Rico. The
stencil arising from the putrefying bod
les is given as the cause
Majcr-General Otis is himself acting
as censor of dispatches. He dictates
correspondents reports OF engagements
and with formal official phrases. mag
nifies American success.
It is alleged in England that the
Transvaal is republic onl, in name and
that abuses are manifold. Even the
courts must agree with Dom FAM
Kruger, or off 60 Official heads.
Near Marshalltown. Iowa. three
tramps, stealing a ride on Great
Western freight train shot, and Killed
Brakeman Wilson and Conductor
Mathews and threw their bodies under
the train.
The present run OF sockeye salmon
on lower Puget sound is so phenomenal
as to make it almost certain that the
Puget sound salmon pack will be large
enough to com pensate for the shortage
in the packs on the Fraser and Column
bia rivers.
While endeavoring to rescue one OF
their comra AIDES, arrested for drunken
ness. the soldiers from the Indiana had
fight with the police OF Honolulu
which resulted in many heads being
broken. but the police 6nslly landed
their man.
A Washington special says: Hope
! ful signs OF an approaching end OF the
Philippine insurrecticn have been APP
parent since the organization OF IS ad-
ditional regiments and Secretary Roots
action calling out 10 more for the Phil
;nnine service. This action has DEM
ons:rated to the Filipino leaders that
resistance will be futile. and It 10 BE-
lieved negotiations are now on 1oos
| looking to termination OF the war.
Venice has cafe which claims that
!, it has been open day and night for l5O
years.
Al Foxcroft, Me-. M.y0 & Son are
running their wooden mill from A.
M. to 10 p. NJ.
| Electricity has snpplanted steam on
the railroad from Milan to MOnxa, tn6
Oldest railroad in Italy.
A clock is being constructed for Llv-
-, c..o.. .tation in L.ondon. The