The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-12-28
EVENTS OF TIE DAY
Epitome of the Telegraphie
News of the World.
TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection OF Items Fror
the Two Hsmispheres Presented
,n n Condensed Form.

Inc mouse paSSeu Cne currency Dill
by vote of 100 to 150. Eleven Demo
Gratis voted for it.
The weather bureau at Fort Canhy
has been closed and the work will here
after be done at Astoria.
The verdict of the jury in the Nc
Daniel case was manslaughter, with the
extreme penalty recommended.
Howard Tuttle, a former Portland,
Or, boy, denies that he is the man
who jumped into the bay near San
Francisco.
Yamhilll county hopgrowers have
decided to 60 into the pool and have
sent delegates to the Oregon Hopgrow-
ers' Association.
The La Maire Optical Company, of
France, with a capital of 81 900, 600,
will establish branch factories in Illi-
nois and Connecticut.
The executive committee of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
have decided to build $500, 900 build
ing in Cleveland. o.
A South Pacific naval station will
be established as soon as conditions in
the Philippines admit of the with
drawal of some of the ships there.
The German navy may be used in
conjunction with those of France and
Russia to exert pressure to prevent re-
Inducements reaching South Africa.
The president of the Brown univers-
ity asserts that if England whips the
Beers it will bring on a war of nations
in which the United States must par
tiCipate.
In the steer-tying contest at Denver,
Col, Ed. Harrell defeated "Doc."
Goodin, tying five steers in minutes
30 seconds. Goodin claimed the
worlds championship.
1t is probable that the distressed
bark reported ashore near Point Bonilla
on November 18, is the long-missing
Colusa, which sailed from. Honolulu on
October for Esquimault.
Lieutenant Thomas M. Brumby, flag
lieutenant to Admiral Dewey during
the Manila campaign, who has been
i'll with typhoid fever for several weeks,
died at Garfield hospital, Washington,
d. G.
General Methuen is preparing for
another advance.
The German press and people are
jubilant over Buller's defeat.
Major Wood anticipates hay
ing pleasant time in Havana.
Agitators are alarming the peaceable
natives of the island of Negros.
Three Mexicans were killed as re-
suit of a fight near Florence, Ariz.
New York is working hard to secure
the next national Democratic conven.
ton.
The Broadway National Bank, of Bos-
ton, has failed, with liabilities of $3,-
100000.
William II. Carpenter, poet and edi-
tor, died at his home in Baltimore.
aged Sc.
The usual large number of British
officers were killed in the engagement
at Tugela.
Aguinaldo has retreated into the
mountains and Major Marsh has given
up the chase.
The Beers captured q great quantity
of British supplies and ammunition at
Magersfontein.
The Forty-eighth United States in
fantry has been released from quaran-
tine at Angel island.
Buffers casualties in the battle at
Tugela river, in killed, wounded and
missing, number 1,100.
The American Federation of Labor
has registered an emphatic disapproval
OF government subsidies.
Baron Roberts has been appointed to
supersede General Butler in command
OF the South African forces.
Four persons were burned to death
in Alliance KY, as a result OF child
throwing some powder in a fire.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians
will donate 81, 900, 900 to aid the Beers
in their fight against the English.
The Spanish government has formal
ly recognized General Castro as presi-
dent of the republic of Venezuela.
A farewell banquet at Carleton,
England, in aid of the fund OF the
American hospital-ship Maine, realised
$1,000.
Fire completely destroyed the school
annex building of st. Michaels orphan
asylum, of Pittsburg Pa, with loss
of $4,000.
A Cleveland, Akron & Columbus pas
senger train collided with switch
engine near Cleveland, killing the en-
gineer, fireman and conductor.
The Chicago & Northwestern road
added 298 miles to its lines during
1899.
Governor-elect Nash, of Ohio, is >
widower, and the social duties OF his
administration will devolve upon HE
stepdaughter, Mrs. Babcock.
Miss Mayme Jester. niece OF Buf-
falo Bill, is said to be the only female
press agent ON the road. She left tho
newspaper business to 60 into this new
field.