The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-03-30
LATER NEWS.
China has fatty refused to cede Sa,
Nun bay to Italy.

- -.'" 1900 AasAy AcAu1cO 10 Co00 San
Nun bay to Italy.
Secretary Alger and party have left
Washington on visit to Havana.
The British, German and American
ministers at Peking have addressed
notes to the Tsung-li-yamen. demand.
ing settlement OF the Shanghai for
eign settlement extensions question.
Work in the ruins of the Hotel
Windsor, in New York, continues with
undated vigor. A great many charred
bones are being found, but cannot be
put together to form entire skeletons.
The Erie Limited jumped the track
10 miles from Akron, O., the engine
and baggage car going into the ditch,
almost instantly killing the engineer.
and seriously injuring the fireman and
one passenger.
A rear-end collision between two
freight trains on the Flint Il Pere Mar
quette railroad near New Boston,
Mich. in heavy fog, killed the fire.
man and badly injured the engineer Of
the rear engine.
According to report from Seoul.
capital of Corea, the whole Corean
cabinet has been dismissed and two Of
the ministers have been banished be-
cause of wholesale changes made by
the cabinet in provincial Offices.
Queen Victoria is likely to receive
an unprecedented honor by the city of
New York. On May -. the queens
birthday, the national, state and city
flags will be flung to the breeze from
all public buildings in Greater New
York in honor of the queen.
General Porter, United States am
bassador at Paris. answering an In
quiry of correspondent, said he was
unable to discuss rumols to the effect
that he may succeed Alger as secretary
OF war, as all information on the SUBJ
ject ought to come from Washington.
The Spanish government has ordered
the prosecution of General Weyler's or
gan. FL Macdonald, and of several re-
publican and Cailist newspapers for
publishing, with offensive comments,
q report that the queen regent was
about to abdicate and to marry an
Austrian archduke. The offending pa
pers have been seized.
According to prisoner captured by
our troops. Aguinaldo has announced
that he will personally mass the re-
serves at MalOlos and march on Manila
within 30 days, unless the Americans
withdraw in the meantime. The con-
centration of the rebel forces in the
vicinity Of Mslabon gives color to the
statement Of the prisoner.
Arrangements have been made at the
navy department for the enlistment Of
limited number OF machinisAs Of the
first class and ordinary seamen on
board the receiving ships Wabash, at
Boston. the Richmond at League ISL
and, the Vermont at New York, and
the franklin at Norfolk, and at the
navy recruiting station at Chicago.
Five thousand homeseekers are on
their way from St. Paul to North Pa.
cific coast points.
A dispatch to the London Evening
News from Brussels revives the rumor
that Cardinal Gibbons may be the next
pope.
Another battle has occurred at lilo
Ito, in which one American was killed
and Is wounded. The rebels lost 20
killed and 800 were wounded.
General Otis informs the war de-
partment that he cannot spare at pres-
emit the volunteers now IN the Philip
pines, but hopes to be able to do 80
soon.
During the absence OF John Dian and
wife. of Greenfel. Manitoba, from their
farm, their residence caught fire, and
their FIVE children were burned to
death.
Severe weather continues throughout
Great Britain. Great loss has occurred
among livestock, and London has ex.
perienoed the heaviest snowfall OF this
winter.
The Argentine transport Villa Reina
has been wrecked in CameIOnes bay
between Cape Raso and Cape de Bahias'
Northern Patagonia. No loss OF life IL
repol ted.
The japanese cruiser Chitose. the
handi work Of the Union iron works. 81
San Francisco, and the first war vessel
built in that port for . foreign power,
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Ex-secretary John sherman, whose
death was reported on board the
steamship Paris while en- route nome
from Kingston, Jamaica, 10 still aiive
and hopes are entertained OF bis recov,
cry. He will be brought to the United
States on the cruiser Chicago.
According to advicss from mo OH
emit the emperor Of corea has created .
sensation BY appearing in |. fuii UNI.
form cut in American fashion. IN
Attendants have also been attiled =
American style. The emperor, i J,
stated. has cut Of his topknot or snor'
queue. which from time immemoria'
kas adorned the top Of the Corean en-.
perors' heada
The Pekina COR espondsnt Of ~
London Times says: Tho Doutscns
ZeitunR publishes long article sngy'
inc how The United States . slowly
but surely obtaining . commsrcasi ioo''
ING IN Turkey and the East genefa.y'
The writer warns Austria and otne'
Enronean states Of the danger Of uhlcf