The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-08-31
EVENTS OF THE DAY.
r,itome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
rpRsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
1,teresting Collection OF Items From
the Two Hemispheres Presented
In a Condensed Form.


Lieutenant George f. Teller has been
oonointed census super visor for tho
second district of Oregon.
Dawson City saloon keepers have
i,rmed trust and will make whisky a
aolIar drink this winter.
Gold is reported to be again flowing
,r,o The bank of England and British
francers ale feeling better.
Two l7-vear-old boys were killed
while stealing watermelOns in Oursv,
CoIo The murderer says he only shot
to scare the boys.
The hurt for gold Oh Kotzebue sound
brought fearful results. Seven per
cont Of those who went into that III
Unsuitable country lost their lives.
From the reports on the wo-ld's
wheat crop there is little to indicate
fiure in either Germany or Russia,
while England's crop is large.
Angered by the action of gambler
who assaulted one of their number, the
Indians of grading camp at Winslow.
A,iz, threaten to exterminate the
whites.
Jspan has issued hei new law re2u.
latmg all faiths and beliefs. Both
pagan and Christian religions are to
be placed under absolute control of To-
cal governors.
At Wetumpka. Ala, Peter Louin
and his l5-yesr old son were taken
from Jail and lynched by mob. They
were accused Of shooting Hall jordan,
a respectable citizen.
NJ. Label appeared in court Tuesday
morning, and if his condition will rer-
nit, he will conduct the case !nr Drey-
ius antil verdict is reached. lie wss
warmly greeted by the prisoner.
4 seaman OF the British ship Am phi-
trite Was caught by Ii tow line, drawn
overheard and drowned az The vessel
was entering re Columbia river. Ar
other member Of the crew was lost il: a
similar manner in Honolulu harbor.
a nlot to escape from the guardhouse
vas unearthed at Fort Sheridan. The
prisoners had ti.c bars OF the guard
house all sawed Though and had OBJ
tanned possession Of the key TO the
magazine. Knives, powder and cart
,idges were ;ound ir their possession.
The government: is confident that the
situation in Samoa is nnder uon-
troll. The Badger was ssiuted and
cheered by the natives az she sailed.
The temporary gov ernment set up by
the commission is fully capable to hold
natives in check though they do at
tempt to cause trouble
The iron miners of Michigan ale be-
CCmlng restless and thre3 ten to strike.
The Roanoke has reached Seattle
With $500 in gold dust from Cape
Nome.
Five people were drowned by the
capsizing of the schooner Savidge near
Detroit, Mich.
1t is said the trust conference at Chi
casO Will be representative, non-poli.
teal gathering.
Nebraska has raised $50, 200 for her
brave regiment and will bring them
home IN special train.
The seat of the Yaqui Indian war has
Oeen removed to ground advantageous
to the Indians.
Eight hundred tons of supplies left
Philadelphia on a transport for the
Porto Rico sufferers.
Seattle won first place at the annual
meeting of the Pacific Northwest ath-
letIc Assoc alton at Astoria.
Inc secretary of the interior has Is
sued orders to restore to public domain
uie land once reserved for the Columbia
flVer boat railway.
Two Indians and one white man were
hanged for murder at Dawson last
month. They were the flst legal exc
buttons in that country.
Two French lieutenants were assas-
snated IN the Soudan, where they had
0een sent to take command of column
VI troops. Revenge is thought to have
prompted the act.
In head-end collision between troll
&c! cars near Philadelphia thirty peO-
pie We're injured. some fatally. Care
.ISshess OF the motorman is given az
Vie cause of the accident.
The Twenty sixth regiment at Platts-
SuiG' n. Y, has received orders to pre-
f fa,e 10 leave for Manila within week.
T,Ns orders have been received by the
rr"iftS-hrst Infantry ut Fort Thomas.
nhce Henry, of Prussia, who COM
n:S the German squadron in the Pa
luz Will visit San Francisco, on board
D., nagshlp after he leaves China.
Iesident Mckinley has extended him
D invitation to visit Washington.
M, n:'afolty OF food is now worrying the
,t "lpino rebels. Otis has granted
tra permission to purchase supplies
'" Tie ships in the harbor.
h. me proposed public warehouse to
,e e operated by the Toledo banks seems
for ~ d 90, as majority of the banke
'aVOr the project.
n"ong other industries, the Bolton.
Mil. MILLS Company. recently formed
capital Of $3.50. 900. will establish
nos o''on mill Of $1,000 spindles OF