The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-03-30
EVENTS OF THE DAY
,.,;tome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
rrpSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
Interesting Collection Of Items From
- Two HemisPheres Presented
in Condensed Form.

I'm a Condensed Form.
Tho Alaska boundary dispute is
LIN, serious concern in administra-
ton circles at Washington.
Denomination of the American
..-ne. in the Philippines is in prepare
w., W. for decisive move against the
snpmy before the rainy season begins.
THO mountain banditti of Panay ISL
nd attempted serious attack upon
m nn' tn Int they were repulsed with
. .O loss of 200 men by General Miller.
Secretary Long has instructed Rear
,im;ral McNair to abolish in June the
aans,ruction course at the naval acad-
omv established by Naval Constructor
HObsOn.
Tho crisis in the dstu1 bance at La
ado Tex. over the carrying out OF
Aha state health officers regulations in
snnn,essing the smallpox epidemic
seems 10 be passed.
temporary border line between
Alaska and Canadian possessions will
n,obablv be located to Obviate possible
difficulty between American and Cana
dian miners, pending permanent SET
Element of the dispute.
Governor Rogers, of Washington.
has offered a reward of $3.50 for the ar
,pst Of George D. Evans, ex-deputy
state auditor, who is charged with forg-
ING state warrants, and also an addi-
fonal $3.50 reward for his conviction.
Attorney General Godfrey, OF Kan
sas has discovered that the late legis-
lature by mistake repealed the law
which provides for all appointments OF
city officers. The supreme court will
he asked to declare the new law unc0n-
stitutlOnal.
The enormous mastodon tusk recent
" discovered near Dawson, and which
DR.. O'Leary, formerly of Portland, Or. ,
arranged to present to the Portland
city museum will be brought from
Alaska by Uncle Sam, who will not
charge any freight for the transpOrta-
ton.
Fifty Cuban soldiers from Mariana
kidnapped three former Spanish gueril-
las and took them into the bush. where
the prisoners were maltreated. Two
were rescued by detachment Of the
Second Illinois regiment. Three Of the
Cubans were arrested. charged with
murder.
1t is reported that Agulnaldo is not
disheartened over the continued defeat
Of his forces, and proposes to keep up
the war against American rule in the
Philippines SO long as he can hold his
followers in line. General La 0arda.
who advised the insurgent chief to
quit, was decapitated by his order.
The Utah legislature adjourned
without electing a United States sena-
Tor to succeed Senator Cannon.
Governor Rogers, of Washington,
has vetoed the two school textbook
bills passed by the recent Legislatures.
NJ Cambon, the French am bassa.
dor, has called at the department Of
state and served formal notice of the
signing of the peace treaty at Madrid.
The navy department has been ad.
'lsed OF the arrival ut Manila of thu
Oattle-ship Oregon and Iris. Admiral
Dewey cabled that the Oregon is in Z
Mt condition for any duty.
A tornado has swept over a large
area OF the South. The loss of life and
obstruction of property has been es.
peclally heavy in Tennessee, Alabama.
Arkansas and Mississippi.
george Dewey, jr., has received Z
ie.ler from his father. the admiral, in
winch he says he is in good health. al.
NOogh somewhat fatigued. The ad.
mifal expressed the hope that his tasi
"ouia be finished before long.
The California legislature has ad.
Sufned without electing a United
s'a'es senator. Nineteen ballots were
"Aen during the last days session,
anu IVA ballots since the converting D,
that body.
Two explosions have occurred at thu
sSO'ernment ammunition factory al
Tp purges' In the shell-filling shop
aufee men were killed and FIVE were
,n!afed. At Marseilles cartridge ex
n p'Uusd' blowing up quantity of guE.
ru"uei' Three men were injured and
e'ea' damage was done to the building
,ha ane impartial, of Madrid, asserts
srss , a republican plot has been discov.
,b,a III Inc province of Seville; tina,
.u'ee OF the leaders have been arrested,
n nl mat Carlist movements have taker
F'aat Perpignan, capital of tn,
snoa n0n department of the Eastern Pyr'
en where arms are said to be 40.
STIMULATING.
tel me burning of the Windsor no
Ev s IN New York, Is persons lost theil
in;ur; ana others will probably die from
m;s aiies received. The number o.
1s~a ing is 66, and 81 we're injured
lona;n 'y TO the value Of 81, 600, 900, DO
WIZ TO guests, was lost. Tn,
and h was large but old building
"O burned very rapidly.
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