The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-12-07
LATER NEWS.
Lawton has reached Bavombono

Troops in Cuba are to be removed
General Wood has given his approval
of such action.
Secretary Gage will probably con-
tlnue the purchase of government bonds
Tor another month or more.
Ex-Collector of Customs Thomas 7
Black, died suddenly of heart trouble
and asthma at Portland, Or.
Four blocks of business houses were
laid in ashes in Philadelphia. The
total loss is estimated at $3, 900. 900.
The iron and steel trade is rather
quite in some lines, but. prices are
holding up, and scarcity is predicted.
President Mckinley is considering
plan for dividing Cuba into two parts
and placing Geanels w. Wood and Lud-
low in charge.
The Oregon, Samara and Callao,
with l6O bluejackets and marines cap
tured the port of Vigan, province of
south Slicos, notrh of Manila.
American manufacturers are selling
to the outside world over 500, 900, 900
worth of iron and steel in excess of any
earlier year in their history.
General Methuen. in command of
the British forces, was slightly wound
ed at Modder river. Colonel Northcott
and LieutenantC Colonel Stopford were
killed.
The great Thanksgiving football
game at Portland between the Multi
nomahs and the Olympics, of San Fran
cisco, resulted in tie, neither side
scoring.
Eight thousand Beers were defeated
by General Methruen in the hottest
battle of the war. The fight took
place at MOdder river and lasted 10
hours.
Great Britain has protested vigorous
ly to this government against the or
ganization of expeditions here, in
tended, presumably, for the assistance
OF the Beers.
The Vanderbilts now have the B. &
o. They have also acquired Morgan
holdings in the Big Four and Cheas-
peake & Ohio. This is combination
not contemplated.
Lightship No. so, whose station is at
the mouth of the Columbia, after vicis-
situdes probably never experienced be-
fore by lightship, is ashore on Nc
Kenzie head, between Cape Disappoint-
ment and North head light, and will
probably be total loss. Her crew of
eight men were rescued by the breeches
buoy.
Richard Croker says Tammany will
support Bryan.
Chicago is after the Republican ma
tional convention.
Admiral Dewey believes war in the
Philippines is practically over.
New Zealand's government is stock
ing up the island with American game
birds.
Great Britain now realizes that the
war is real and seeks expression of neu-
trality.
Bert Repineff, of Nashville, Tenn,
won the six-day wheel race at st.
Louis.
The transports Elder and Belgian
King are now out of the government
service.
It is expected to have an all-trolley
line from Portland, Me-, to Boston open
by spring.
If Goebel is given a certificate of
election martial law will be declared
in Kentucky.
Whalers are preparing to 60 out
again. Expense of the business has
increased 40 per cent over last year.
General Methuen's second battle in
the advance to relief of Kimberley re-
suited in the loss of nearly 200 British
soldiers.
The Pacific Mail Company is charter
ing tramp steamers to replace these
chartered by the government for trans
port service.
The Knights of Labor will depart
from their time -honored custom and
take a hand in politics. 1t also con-
templates establishing schools for its
members.
A manufacturer of wine asserted be-
fore q senate committee that 5O per
cent of the imported wines are Amerl-
can wines sent abroad, doctored and
Sc MT back.
The Puget Sound Can Company has
incorporated under the laws of New
Jersey. capital $780, 900; Oregon Can
Company, 5000, 900, and California Can
Company, $500, 900.
sc. H. Whites Bureau" get
rich-uuick" concern, located in the
cotton exchange building, New YORK,
has closed its doors and the promoters
have decamped with over $500, 1000 OF
other peoples money.
General Miles has returned from his
trip to the West and South. He re-
norts the defenses of the Pacific in good
condition, but thinks more men are
needed. He favors q regular army OF
one soldier to every 1000 OF popuia-
ton.
Mrs. Mckinley has made over 1000
pairs of knit slippers for charitable IN
stitutiOns.
] Former Senator Davis, of West Vir-
einia, is to present the state with an
orphan asylum.
| Hiram Cronk, of Ogdensburg, N. T..
90 reora old and the last survivor OF