The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-03-23
LATER NEWS.

Oom Pany oocl&r0o dividend OF az
and per cent on preferred and com.
mon stock.
Reports Of the likelihood OF renew
al of the trouble among the Indians at
Leack Lake, Mimi, are not credited at
the Indian bureau, at Washington.
Stanton Sickles, secretary of the
United Statets legation at Madrid be-
fore the rupture of diplomatic relations.
has been in London on a secret mission.
A report is current involving the es-
tablishment in San Francisco by the
most widely known financial men OF
the world of commercial bank, with
paid-up capital Of IS, 900, 900.
The snow-bound train on the Chev.
enne & Northern at Wheatland has
been abandoned by the company off,
Gals. who will take steps to rescue the
passengers by sleds.
Acting Postmaster-G General Heath
has ISSUED an order directing that here
after fees Tor postal money orders issued
in the United States for payment in
Cuba shall be the same as those fixed
for domestic money orders.
Orders have been issued for the mus
ter out of the First Texas at Galveston
and the Second Louisiana at Savannah.
Both regiments are now at Havana.
The Sixth company volunteer signal
corps, at Augusta, Ga. was also ordered
mustered out.
The drought which was threatening
the loss of millions of dollars to Cali
fornia has been broken by rain storm
continuing for several days. Reports
show that both grain and fruit crops
are in excellent condition through the
big Sacramento valley.
A special from Madrid says: Pre-
mier Silvela, in an interview just pub
lished, spoke in favor of the interven-
ton of France for the purpose of OBJ
tanning permission from the United
States for Spain to resume direct nego-
tiations for the release of the Spanish
prisoners held by the Philippine rebels.
Six men have arrived at st. Michaels
from the North American Transports
ton & Trading Company's steamer, p.
B. Weare, which Is ice-bound in the
Yukon, near Holy Cross mission. Thu
men do not think they will be able to
save her in the spring. Seven men
left the steamer, but one got lost COM
ing down, and the others think he was
frozen to death.
A party of some 60 members of con-
gress, senators and representatives., will
accept the invitation extended by gen.
tlemen representing Panama canal in
teYests and will inspect the Nicaragua
and Panama canal works. The party
leaves New York, March 3. This body
has nothing to do with the official in
vestigation which will be made by the
commission to be appointed by Presi-
dent Mckinley.
A dispatch from Rome announces
that the pope has suffered renewal
Of fainting fits, but it is added that his
physicians do hot regard his condition
as serious.
The appellate court, at Chicago. has
unanimously sustained a decision
rendered by Judge Tuley last summer,
that express companies are obliged to
furnish war revenue stamps to all ship
pers.
The sovereign camp WOodmen of the
World, the fifth largest fraternal and
beneficiary order in the United States
are in biennial session at Memphis,
Tenn. The session will last ten days
or two weeks.
Mrs. Minnie Adams has been arrest
ed at her fathers home, in San Fran
cisco, on suspicion of having murdered
her two-year -old illegitimate child,
John Richard Gray, by administering q
dose of carbolic acid.
Senior Quesada, of the Cuban 1unta
in Washington. has received a cable
gram form Santiago which says: The
people OF Santiago disauthorize the as
sembly, sustain Gomez and are pre-
pairing . public manifestation.
At the annual meeting OF the Asso-
c:ated Chambers Of Commerce in Lon
don, a resolution was passed urging
the British government to maintain the
ssopen door" in China and prior Brit
ish rights in the Yang tse Kiang valley.
A contract has been concluded be-
tween the German government AND
Cecil Rhodes, the British South Arr
can maenate, for the construction OF
telegraph line in East Africa 4
contract for building railroad through
the same territory is upon the point
of conclusion.
Rear-Admiral Hichborn. chief naval
instructor. in his statement OF woik
accom- plished on the vessels now build
inc for the navy, shows that there are
now actually under construction. or al
ready contracted for, 81 vessels OF vari-
Gus types. ranging from battie-ships q
torpedo-bo
According to dispatch from Pinar
del Rio. five sisters Of the American
order at Sacred Heart have been ordered
away from Cuba by Archbishop Cha
pelie, papal representative The nuns
are ali daughters Of Indian chiefs, and
the reason given 10 the old hatred
against the Indian sisters.
Three thousand insurgents moved
down to the towns of Pasig and Pateroe
on the shore Of Laguna de Bay, front
ing Wheaton's troops on the Pasig river
line. By heavy fighting Wheaton DIS
lodged and drove them back, taxing
100 prisoners and INJECTING heavy losses
lin killed and wounded.
a monument costing 80. 900 is to Dc
erected over the grave Of simple hen-
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