The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-05-25
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

The business poation of Jerome, Ariz
! was destroyed by fire Friday.
Gunboat Ranger is about ready to g
, into commission at Mare island.
The chewing gum combine will be in
corporated with a capital of $9,OOO,0OO.
Miners are washing out from $40 to 81
J day in the new Santa Clara placers, il
Mexico.
Robert Mantell, the actor has filed
petition in bankruptcy, with Liabilities
of $4,000.
The HOquiam WashingtOnian place:
Levi Ankeny in nomination for governor
on the Republican ticket next year.
| Word was received at Buffalo, N. Y,
last Monday of the death of Mile. Rhea,
the well-known actress, in MOntmorenci,
France.
| The cruiser Olympia with Admiral
Dewey on board left Manila on her home
ward journey at o'clock last Saturday
afternoon.
George H. Whitney, of California, has
been appointed inspector of bulls for the
district of Alaska at salary of 81 SEQ
per annum.
The main portion of the city of Dawson
was destroyed 10y fire on April rs, causing
a loss of 81, OOO, 900. In all Ill buildings, in
Guiding the bank OF British America,
were burned.
Proposals for furnishing the war depart
ment with 1905, 900 pounds of beef for use
of troops in Cuba and Porto Rico were
ODened i'm Chicago FRIDAY
The postof1ice at Republic, WASH, will
be raised from the fourth class to presi-
dental office July 1, with compensation
of the postmaster at 81 ,5W per annum.
All Of the grain sacks made in the peni-
Tertiary, 100000 in number, have been
sold, and applications are on file for far
more than can be manufactured before
harvest.
Assistant Attorney General Vance has
decided that county commissioner is
not entitled to ten-cent-a-mile mileage,
in addition to the 81 day allowed him
while in attendance upon county COM
missioners' meetings.
Capt. Herbert F. Beecher, of Port
Townsend, has been commissioned to
command The new government tug now
building at Ballard. The tug is to be
used as a tender for the fertilization work
on the Sound, and to help in the survey
work throughout the northwest.
The board of the naval bureau chiefs,
Monday, May q, agreed upon the details
of the six new cruisers, Denver, Chatta-
nooga, Des Moines, Galveston, Tacoma
and Cleveland, which will be the only
vessels provided in the last naval apprO-
priation bill that can be undertaken this
year.
State Horticultural Commissioner
Baker returned to Tacoma last Monday
from Eastern Washington, and reports
the fruit crop in worse condition than
generally believed. In the Palouse dis
trict there is not bud on the trees.
Walla Walla is worse off. peaches and
plums being seriously affected, and only
in the most favorable situations will there
be any crop at all.
Kansas is overrun with cheap money.
1t is not the kind of cheap money that
Bryan and Teller are clanOring for;
every dollar of it is worth 100 cents. 1t is
cheap in the sense that Kansas farmers
who want to borrow can obtain it readily
at low rate of interest. This is one OF
the beneticeEt results of the victory for
sound money which was won in 1895 in
spite of the vote of Kansas. -Kansas City
Journal.
The American line steamer Paris, Cap
tain Watkins, from Southampton and
Cherbourg for New York, struck an out
lying ridge of the ManacIes early Sunday
morning at point half a mile from where
the wrecked Atlantic transport liner
Mohegan lies, and five miles from Fall
mouth. If pleasant weather continues
the ship may be saved, but storm
would wreck her. All her passengers
were taken off and landed at Falmouth
in safety