The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-08-03
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
TERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection Of Items From
the Two Hemis Pheres Presented
in a Condensed Form.

Plague and delayed rains are dis.
!tressing India.
Completion of recruiting new regi-
ments for Otis is expected within a
fortnight.
A mine explosion near Brownsville,
Pa. killed six and entombed 20 min
ers, who later escaped.
Admiral Dewey has wired his accept
ance to become the city's guest upon
his arrival in New York.
A little boy was shot and killed by
q non-union conductor at Cleveland.
Eight hundred troops are now on guard.
An American lady millionaire, was
arrested in Paris for shoplifting. She
was released after paying for the stolen
goods.
The reciprocity treaty with France
has been signed. Concessions had to
be made as condition of Cam bon's
signing the convention.
Sir WiIfred Lanrier refuses to quail
fv his statements in regard to the
boundary dispute, and asserts that he
meant just what he said.
A small boy has testified at Chicago
that he witnessed Mrs. George kill
George D. Saxton brother-in-law of
President Mckinley, at Canton, last
October.
Nez Perez Indians may make trouble.
The young bucks have threatened to
murder Northern Pacific extension
graders. because the line crosses their
reservation.
Sir Wilfred Laurier, prime minister
of Canada. is to be presented by his
friends with 100000. His salary of
$1,000 year is considered insufficient
for his wants.
During thunder storm at Berlin,
Germany, 40 persons leaning against a
wire railing at Charlottenburg Cycle
Park track were struck by lightning.
Three were killed and 20 severity in.
Jured.
The New York Herald's Washington
correspondent says Root will be only
nominal head of the war department..
The colonial secretaryship is the re-
sponsbilty for which he is really
slated.
Hoke Smith favors discontinuance of
the war. He contends that such is the
sentiment all over the South. He
does not want the flag to run, but
would have the Filipinos promised
complete independence.
Forty additional surgeons are needed
in the Philippines.
Elihu Root. New York lawyer. has
accepted the portfolio of war.
A big elevator burned at Toledo, O..
with property loss of 81, 900. 900.
President Mckinley and Mrs. Nc
will take an outing at Lake Cham
plain.
Oregon's hop crop will probaly reach
$4,000 bales, according to latest esti-
mates.
Al Cleveland the militia resorted to
bayonet charge to clear the streets OF
riotOus strikers.
The battleship Iowa. recently over
hauled at Port Orchard drydock. is now
at San Francisco.
About 2, 500 clothing workers are on
strike in New York. and it is said this
number will be swelled to $4,000 with
in two weeks.
Two rapidly moving electric cars
crashed into each other at Los Angeles.
The cars were crowded, but no one was
seriously injured
Governor Tanner. of Illinois, killed
deer while in Color ado. and the state
game warden is after his scalp for
shooting game out of season.
President Diaz. of Mexico. and his
cabinet will be formally invited to
attend the ceremonies of the laying OF
Tie corner stone of the new federal
building in Chicago on October 9.
The Dominion government telegraph
line is now completed to Five Fingers.
and is progressing go rapidly that mes
sases may be sent over it from Skag.
way to Dawson in less than two months.
There are not far from 1870. 600. 900
Mussulmans under British power. max
Ing Great Britain the greatest Moham-
medan power on earth. About 80. 0OO,-
200 of these are in India and the bulk
OF the rest are in Africa.
The president has issued his procla-
nation publishing to the world the
reciprocity agreement between the Uni.
led States and Portugal, the first OF the
agreements under the Dingley act to be
concluded slice that made with France
last year.
Three negroes were lynched near
sahold, Ga, and the mob is hunting
iof live more, who are believed to have
peen members of a gang that robbed J.
L. Ogiltree. agent of the Plant system.
at saffold, afterwards binding him and
assaulting his wife in his presence.
The income of the principal charita-
Ole institutions having their headouar-
eefs IN London. amounts to over $780,
Oo0,GO0 per annum.
The Fourth of July just past was
more widely celebrated in foreign coun-
.ries and participated in by foreigners
'han any previous one.
The equestrian statue Of Major-0en-
eiai John F. Reynolds, who conn
Iuanded the First corps of the Army OF
.ne Potomac, was unveiled at Gettys