The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-11-30
LI:ER NEWS.

A. Ao "oAuS puTCnaS6Q Oy
the government now.
The United States cruiser Moutpom.
cry has arrived at Montevideo.
A large corporation was organized in
Baker City, Or, to develop arid lands
In consequence of Lord Salisburv,s
bereavement, diplomatic matters will
be delayed.
1t is said that the Boers move SO fast
and often that the British cannot keer
track of them.
The Americans are in control OF
vastly greater territory in Luzon than
they were month ago.
Aguinaldo, with few men, women
and carts, was seen between San Fabian
and San Fernando on Friday.
James D. Richardson will very prob.
ably be the leader of the minority in
the next house Of representatives.
AS matter of convenience for tn
Western business, the Pullman co.
pany will build repair shops in Denver.
A Brooklyn court has rendered de.
cision that school boards cannot be
forced to admit negroes in white
schools.
The Vancouver (B. o. chief of DO.
lice believes he has the long sought
Tascott, the murderer of millionaire
Smell, of Chicago.
The British court of appeals has re.
versed the lower court and will permit
the Mexican International railroad tc
proceed with its plan for funding its
6 per cent bonds.
The navy department. has awarded
the contract for q drydock at the
League Island navy-yard, Philadelphia
to the Atlantic, Gulf g. Pacific Com
pany, for $7s2,OOO.
A report has been received at Vic
toria of the drowning in Alaska of a
Mrs. Dumbleton, another woman and
three unknown men. They we're car.
ried under the ice in q small boat.
Because he transferred his Washing.
ton home, the gift of patriotic citizens,
first to his wife and later to his son,
Admiral Dewey is the subject of much
censure, and contributors to the fund
will accept no explanation.
Congress will be petitioned to create
positions for Fitzhugh Lee and "Old
Hoss" Wheeler. A fund will also be
started to purchase each of them a
sword. The movement is being engi.
neered by young ladies, who want their
idols to be major-generals. The first
meeting was held in Chicago.
The Beers are said to be pillaging.
Reports of great British victories are
not confirmed.
Four thousand miners in Indiana
have gone on a wage strike.
Democratic newspapers in Kentucky
now concede Taylor nearly 2,0OO.
Cattle now command the highest
prices since 1882 in the Chicago mar
kets.
Lumbermen in this country think
that Canada is too severe in her retalia-
ton.
The Standard Oil Company has
raised the price on crude oil to point
the highest in four years.
The revenue cutter Manning will
soon leave New York for the North Pa
cific coast, where she is to remain in
future.
Presidents message will be held
open until the latest possible time,
awaiting developments in tho Philip
pines.
Two confessed horse-thieves in Hi.
nois travelled q rough road on their
way to Jail and narrowly escaped
lynching twice.
A terrible battle took place last
Thursday between Colombian rebels
and government forces. A thousand
rebels were killed.
Walter Morehead, Aof London, .
stockholder in. the Southern Pacific,
has appealed to the courts to set asloe
the recent reorganization.
The schooner Maple Leaf was
wrecked abreast of New Glasgow. Her
captain, now dead, was to have been
married On his arrival in port.
The torpedo-boat Dahlgren is not up
IN reuuirements and her builders WILL
have to pay fines. The boat, it is said'
should not have been accepted.
General Funston says that Colonel
Metcalf is not guilty OF the charges OF
numbering Filipino preferred againss
him by member of the Twentieth
Kansas.
The Santa Fe is stretching out for
trade in northern California. 1t has
recently bonded the klamath ROAD,
the Belt Line about Eureka harbor and
immense tracts of timber land.
Bv the death of Vice-President Ho-
hart. the Office of ice-president BE-
comes vacant for the rest OF McAln.
LEWIS term. The president pro tenn OF
the senate will be elected when con-
gress meets.
Aaron Wolfsohn, who was supposed
4o have committed suicide in Los An
oeles last summer, has turned up ~
Chicago. He was in ignorance OF tne
fact that he had been mourned as dead.
Alleged relatives collected $lO,OoO LIE
insurance.
Admiral Dewey has been unanimous.
l,v reelected commander OF the Navai
Order of the United States.
william r. Moody. son OF Dwight L.
Moody, has assumed the editorship o. y
the official newspaper OF Moooy's