The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-11-30
EVENTS OF THE DAY
roitome of the Telegraphit
News of the World.
rvRsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
4. Interesting Collection Of Items Fro
~. Two Hemisphcres Presented
in a Condensed Form.

I'm q Condensed Form.
Leather and hides are going up rap.
idly.
The Beers have Estcourt cut off ea
all sides.
Much anxiety is felt for number OF
,ossels long overdue at San Francisco.
Four transports with reinforcements
hr Otis sailed from San Francisco
Monday.
A wireless telegraphic company was
orranized in New York; capital, $12,.
900, 900.
Hundreds of Beers were killed near
Iodvsmith Thursday. The British loss
was slight.
The Protestant Episcopal church
has decided to send missionaries to our
new possessions.
The supreme court has decided that
be Northern Pacific railroad cannot
hold 4OO-foot strip through Spokane.
The wreck of the barkentine Jane
Falkenburg was found of Cape Flat.
tcry with nothing on board but black
| cat.
Chicago, indianapolis, St. Paul, st.
Louis, Galveston and Philadelphia are
all after the Republican national con.
yentiOn.
Transcontinental railroad passenger
rates have been restored as result Of
conference held in Portland by the
various lines.
The Yaqui Indians arc drilling like
soldiers, and are being exhorted by
their chiefs to fight until the whites
are all exterminated.
While showing a friend how hs
would drop footpad, Portland
butcher shot and seriously wounded o
boy who was looking on.
Ten ships are reported to have gone
ashore on the straits of Magellan. It
is feared their crews have fallen into
the hands of the cannibals.
After a thorough investigation tho
German government finds that the In.
spection of meats as conducted in this
country to be perfectly reliable.
Emperor William is in England.
He WAS received with all the pomp of
royalty Public buildings were deco
rated with British, German and United
States flags.
The Samoan treaty will soon be dis
posed OF. Secretary Hay merely awaits
the arrival Of text of agreement entered
into between Germany and Great Brit
ain.
The industries of Cuba are in a de-
porable condition. In two provinces
the destruction of sugar interests alone
is estimated at $3.50, 900, 900, and there
are no efforts at rebuilding.
Because the supreme lodge has de-
cided to rerate old members, thereby
increasing the assessments, the knights
and Ladies of Honor in New Jersey are
talking of secession.
AspeCial session of the Washington
legislature is being talked of.
A steel palace for the mikado ol
Japan is to be designed and built by
Chicago men.
Oklahoma wants statehood. A lobby
Ol 10 persons has been appointed to 90
to Washington.
There is movement on foot to hold
IN Chicago next November an interna.
uonal livestock fair.
Smallpox has broken out among the
coIored soldiers of the Forty fifth regi.
Ment at Angel island.
Kentucky Republicans insist on in.
sailing Taylor as governor, and it il
@id force may be used.
The American consul Mt Pretoria ha,
Ueen refused permission by the state
apartment to handle money for Eng.
liSh soldiers.
Two hundred Spanish prisoners have
0een sent to the province of Panay. A
vessel with food and clothing will be
sent to them.
a brilliant display of metcors wal
Witnessed at birmingham, Ala. A
lumber OF negroes in their fear, 10.
sorted to prayer. /.
AS result of collision on th(
omaha railroad near Humboldt, S. D.,
i've persons were killed and numbe,
VI others fatally injured.
large forco of Beers are reported X
W moving south. Sir Alfred Miner
governor of Capc Colony, has issued {
tnOclsmation assuring the Dutch tha'
Hiey VIII receive protection.
The new revolutionary movement il
;"'uespread and Colombia is said to b
VI " Dad way. Heavy tribute is being
" ,eSlea Tor the support of the govern
elE and business is practically at
Standstill.
" Inc commissioner of Indian affairs
"A Jones, in his annual rep0r
@Nes recommendation for more Indial
nools. There is to be no cxtinguish
h" oi the Indian population, but o
D., naval tests OF the Marconi wireless
sn snsrsphy at sea were successful up b
hooles. miles. At 36 miles the message
Oecame unreadable.
70 lieut.. Franklin Schley, who is sool
fo.S " Manila, closely resembles hi
n"a' er' Rear Admiral Schley, in ap