The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-06-29
LATER NEWS.

al Soo wheeler will probably
De sent to the Philippines.
At an hotel fire in Oswepo n y
one woman lost her life and eioht were
injured.
The Spanish government has an.
pointed Luizi Marinas consul.peneral
at Manila.
Secretary Long will create a board
of admirals. Admiral Dewey will
probably preside.
The cruiser Philadelphia has arrived
IN San Francisco from Samoa, with
Admiral Kautz on board.
A San Francisco cigarmaker has been
arrested by revenue officers for refilling
boxes, and initiating foreign stamps.
Yellow fever has broken out among
the soldiers at Santiago and Puerto
Principe. Four deaths and IA cases
have been reported.
The coast and geodetic survey steam
er Patterson will make survey of that
portion OF the Behring sea on the routes
to the Alaska gold fields.
England will borrow GA, 600, 900, re-
payable in yearly installments, for the
defense works, barracks and rifle ranges
at home and abroad.
Porto Ricans are becoming dissatis.
fed. They contend that under the
present arrangements they are of no
country and have no FLAG.
At YOUNGSTOWN, Pa, the Cambria
Steel Company has posted notices of a
general advance of wages of 10 per
cent. About $500 men are affected
by the advance.
At Akron, O., settlement has been
reached in the steet railway strike.
Ten hours are to constitute a days
work. The motormen and conductors
receive an advance of cents, and
other employees az cents AN hour.
Fifty hospital ambulances shipped
from Chicago to Tampa, Fla, over a
year ago by army officials to be for.
wardOd to Cuba for the use of the
United States troops. have been lost.
1t took II cars to haul the ambulances.
The Filipinos imprisoned two Eng
lishmeR at Tachbobona, on the island
of SamaI. southeast of Luzon. Tho
British cruiser Grafton steamed to the
point from Cebu, and her commander
demanded their release. When this
was refused he landed a force of ma
rlnes. and cleared his ship for action,
whereupon the Englishmen were hand
ed over.
Shelby and Mansfield, O., were in.
undated by foods.
The .walship Philadelphia has left
Honolulu for San Francisco.
Charles A. Littleield will succeed
Nelson Dingley, of Maine, in congress.
A great timber firm in Norway has
failed for 5000, 200 kroner, involving
banks.
President Mckinley is said to be
changing in favor of calling for more
troops.
Otis ia pleased with Wheaton and
has complimented him in an official
dispatch.
At Parrishville, O.. cloudburste
damaged property to the extent OF
$500, 900.
Hot anger and two handy revolvers
caused the death of two boys at Pull.
ask. Va.
The war department refuses to accept
the Pennsylvania courts decision on
army canteen.
The prospects for an early settlement
of the Cleveland street railway strike
seems bright.
Rear-Admiral Watson has arrived
at Manila, and assumed command Of
| the American feet.
James McKenna, of Pendleton, Or,
has sued the O. r. Il N. Go. for $780,
600 for the loss of Leg.
In Southern India robbers are cut.
ting of the ears of their victims te
more expeditiously secure their ear
rings.
| Four transports will sail within
week and a fifth will soon leave from
San Francisco. carrying reinforcement
| to Otis. T..
The British steamer Ethelwood
foundered of the Jamaica coast. far'
OF her crew spent Is hours in an open
boat before they were rescued.
Az result Of eating ice cream in
which lurked ptomaines, 26 OF party
of 80 picnickers were poisoned at Full
ton Park, a suburb of Portland, Or.
No fatalities resulted.
As result OF q new law that goet
into effect July /, in Nebraska, requlr-
ing shorter hours and various other
regulations, many women viii lose
their positions. and men will De given
their places.
At Pismo. CAL. q counterfeitina
outfit and $500 in bad money nave
been seized by the officers. The cui'
prits have been arrested. A portion
OF a counterfeiter' outfit was aiso
found at San Rafael.
/ Lord Cecil Compton. an English
captain. from the Transvaal, while IN
Chicaeo. expressed some interesting
on;rions. He believes it would take
ca 600 men to conquer Dom Paul.
domain. with it's guerilla warfare and
natural military stronghoids.
A bill passed BY the Texas ieeisia.
tnre urovides for the teaching IN tne
public schools Of . course OF humans
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