The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-08-17
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Fnitome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
rpRsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES

Al Interesting Collection Of Items From
the Two Hemispheres Presented
in a Condensed Form.
Henry Freuhauf, a young German.
Ll1oj himself in Portland saloon.
An Eastern syndicate will build a
,aiIvav 252 miles in length in Mexico.
T,oops A, D and M, Third cavalry
will embark from Seattle for Manila.
The New York Sun is badly tied up
hr the strike of the printers and stereo.
typers
The new Samoan treaty will not be.
Gonna effective until ratified by the
powers.
Catholics and freethinkers INDUCED
in riot in Spain and a number were
injured.
In race riot five negroes and one
white man were wounded at Green.
vile. 5. q.
Dnring the examination of the secre.
dossier the Dreyfus court will sit il
secret session.
Marshal de Campos. president OF
the senate, predicts a ministerial crisis
in Spain in November.
An American is to be tried in Japan
for numbering three people. 1t is the
first case under the new treaty.
Dewey will next 90 to Genoa or Nice
He refuses positively to discuss any
pubic questions. He was banqueted
bv the Italian vice-admiral.
President Mckinley will be in Chi.
cago during the fall festival in Oc.o-
Der, and will participate in the laying
Of the corner stone of the new federal
building.
The London Times financial news
editor saws that the rev decree order
ing gold standard for India seems a
kind of owish joke. since India is un.
able to collect gold save by borrowing.
The Lake Shore & Michigan South.
EN- Railroad Company has placed an
order with the Brooks Locomotive
Works for Is 10-wheel passenger en-
gines, to be delivered as soon as posi-
be-
The returning Samoan commission.
ers say that an agreement to the pres.
ent form of government has been
signed by the chiefs from all tribes and
factions, among whom there are mum.
Der OF intelligent men.
The situation in Santo Domingo ia
grave. Thee thousand soldiers are
under arms to prevent an instruction,
and armed steamers are patrolling the
coast. The interior is reported quiet,
but business continues depressed.
The heaviest batteries yet placed on
any naval vessel in the world will be
carried by the Georgia, New Jersey
and Pennsylvania, the new battleships
authorized by the last congress. if the
suggestions of Rear Admiral O'Neil
are carried out.
Bubonic plaluge has made it's reap
pearance at Calcutta.
Great Britain will increase her gar.
iisOn at Victoria ute materially.
The Mexican government, it is said,
has determined to exterminate the
laqui Indians.
The American and German repre-.
sentatives of the Samoan com M issiOn
have returned to San Francisco.
Officials at the Soldiers Home now
believe they have succeeded in effect
ually stamping out the yellow fever.
By the collision of electric cars al
Saunderstown, R. l., the mOtorman,
NJ. W. Abbey, was killed and one lady
injured.
Toral and Pareja, who were on trial
IN Madrid for having surrendered
Santiago TO the Americans, have been
acquitted.
Captain Dreyfus is again facing hii
accusers. HIS retrial began at Rennes,
France. There was no demonstration.
The prisoner was firm but pallid.
At Bridgeport. Conn.,, SO persons
We're killed and large number in.
Juied In street railway accident. A
trolley car dropped 40 feet into mill
pond.
= Paris was visited by an electrical
storm and many buildings were slightly
injured and scores of trees destroyed.
Ihe lightning conductor of the Fife
tower was struck ten times.
A colored American citizen, black
smith. was mistaken for a Kaffir at Jo
nannesburg, South Africa, and cruelty
aaItfeated by the police. The United
States consul has taken up the matter
Hon. John Goodnow, consul genera
u the United States at Shanghai, hal
rendered decision, as referee in thu
consular court, that will result in cut
ing off Aguinaldo's supply of aims hi
has been receiving from China.
a big river coal combine has beer
completed at Pittsburg. Pa. and SO o.
,ne Io2 working coal mines along thu
Nohongahela river, together with I
large number of steamers and barges
Will be merged into one concern.
During the fiscal year of 1878 tn,
united States sold $40, 900 worth o
NpeWrlters in Mexico and $l8.O0t
worth In Argentina.
d; T. Bryant, the Bardwell Ky.
millionaire, owns the largest straw
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