The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-06-08
EVENTS OF THE DAY
r,;tome of the Telegraphie
News of the World.
rpRsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
Interesting Collection Of Items From
the Two Hemispheres presented
In Condensed Form.

The run of salmon in the lower Co
lumbia is increasing.
Tho total number of plague cases re-
..,od st Alexandria is eight. Two
po,a died and two recovered.
A Paris dispatch says Dreyfus will
.ortoinlv be acquitted at his second
.s;aI All his accusers are dead, or
Love fed the country.
Secretary Alger will control the
-orting Of franchises in Porto Rico.
snbiect TO a nominal revisiOnary au-
,horitv of the president, which will
NOT ecessarily be exercised.
Two score scientists of note, con-
sttutipp the Hartman exploring ex-
rsdition to Alaska. have arrived in
portland They will embark from
Seattle on the steamer Elder.
Raron Won Munchausen's Sperbers-
bruder won the race for the grand
orize of Hamburg, valued at 100, 900
marks. The baron married Miss Net.
tie Crosby, OF Chicago, some years ago.
President Mckinley has issued the
Ionp.expected amendment to the civil
soryce rules which he has had under
consideration for about year. 1t re-
leases from the operations OF civil serv-
ice rules about 4, 900 offices.
An order has been issued at Manila
re.establishing the Philippine courts,
which have been closed since the
American occupation. 1t revives all
the Spanish system not conflicting
with the sovereignty of the United
States.
Secretary Alger has received cable
gram from General Otis in response
to his inquiry, announcing that ma
joritv of the Oregon regiment Of volun-
teers at Manila have decided to return
by steamer directly to Portland. The
Washington regiment decided to come
first to San Francisco.
Within one week the states of Me-
braska, South Dakota, Iowa, Wiscon-
sin, Minnesota and Northern Illinois
have experienced seven of the most vio-
lent storms known in years, resulting
in the loss of nearly dozen lives and
doing damage to property and crops
that will run into the hundreds Of
thousands.
The steamer China, from Hong Kong
and Yokohama, via Honolulu, brings
news to San Francisco of the murder OF
an American soldier named George
Ryan, near Malolos. His frightfully
mutilated body was found on April IL.
The body was dashed to a raft floating
in the river. the skull crushed and both
arms had been cut off at the elbows.
Rosa Bonheur, the famous animal
painter, is dead at London, England.
The North Atlantic squadron will
MAKE Newport, r. l., its summer
quarters.
Cuban soldiers at Havana refused on
the tiIst day to accept the $75 allotted
them by the United States to surrender
their arms.
From Hardeeville, S. c.. is reported
the burning to death of Jacob Solo.
mon, his wife and seven children, in
an accidental fire which DESTROYED
their house.
Particulars received regarding the
famine in Russia confirm the previous
narrowing accounts. Some authorities
estimate that as many as 10000, 900
peasants are starving.
The Spanish troops have Withdrawn
from Aamboanga after a battle with
The insurgents. The insurgent loss
was severe. The Spanish loss was nine
Killed and ~ wounded.
Harry and John Anderson, brothers,
went out sailing on Young's bay, near
astoria, Or, in small boat. and were
drowned by the capsizing of the boat
"neh they We're less than so yards
from shore.
howard X. kretz. a young man
aeout - years of age. an art student
u The Academy of Design of New York,
.uaoe a startling and successful jump
nun the Brooklyn bridge, and came
Ou' OF the river uninjured.
An Oakland, (Cal., } miner. who has
Just returned from Copper river, Alas
40. a. says that he knows Of 80 prospec-
G'S III that section who are missing.
~ ~ hot already dead they will die in an
~ AOf' TO reach civilization. Most OF
-1n Went out in small parties. with
tnly provisions enough to last them q
-" months. Rescue parties have been
unable to get trace of them.
Inc London Times in an editor ial
S ssl. with ths prospect that the re-
WY VI the peace conference will be q
~. r.,,n"hent arbitration tribunal says:
a. :, government or people have devot-
st e. themselves with greater ardor to the
. .t OF the theory of arbitration than
H.. soVelnment and people of the
ni'eu States. The Americans not
con ,s possess great lawyers. but are Z
laa, unity in which knowledge oil
tbs" principles is more widespread
'an In any other"
Minor News Items.
tho OseVeit's rough riders will hold
81 nrst annual reunion on June
81 In New Mexico.