The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-01-05
LATER NEWS.
William K. Vanderbilt, jr.. is to wed
Miss Virginia Fair, of San. Francisco.

Miss Virginia Fair, of San Francisco.
Only about $500 worth of property
was recovered from the wreck of the
Maria Teresa.
Gold shipments from Australia for
the year 1898 amounted el2, $40, 900.
Shipments to America increased by
60, 900, 900.
The war departments summary of
army stations just issued for the first
time include Havana as regular post,
showing about $4,000 troops there.
A deficit in the German beet sugar
crop of at least $4,000 tons is igure ed
upon by United States Consul Diedrich,
at Madgeburg. He says that the back
ward season resulted in deficiency.
The secretary of war has received
recommendation from Surgeon-General
Sternberg for the establishment of any
army sanitarium at Nagasaki, Japan,
for the use of the United States troops
at Manila.
Negotiations are progressing in the
matter of the payment of the Cuban
troops, SO that on laying down their
arms they may be enabled to enter
upon civil pursuits and earn their
living. Probably no further appropria-
tion by congress will be necessary to
enable the president to carry out the
plan, if it should be decided, as the
money will eventually come out of the
revenues Of the island.
Immediately upon the ratification of
the peace treaty by the senate, the
president will recomme end to congress
the enactment of legislation looking to
the settlement of the claims of Ameri-
can citizens for damages sustained in
Cuba, Porto Rico and other Spanish
possessions which formed the seat of
war. Claims to the amount of $780,
900, 900 on this score have already been
lodged with the state department.
Near Austin. Tex, passenger train
escaped serious wreck through the in
Prevention of bird. Some one had
tied rail securely across the track. A
few miles before reaching the spot a
bird, blinded by the headlight, flew
against the glass. breaking and extin-
gushing the light, which necessitated
running slowly to the next station.
The train, at reduced speed, struck the
obstruction, tearing up the track and
damaging the front of the engine, but
no one was injured.
Part of Red Rock mountain, accord
ing to dispatch from Airolo. village
of Switzerland, canton Of Ticino, has
fallen into Airolo, destroying hotel
and several houses. The scene of the
disaster presents a terrible spectacle,
the debris of the avalanche covering a
square mile. The hotel, with eight
houses and IL other buildings, were
swept into a great heap of matchwood.
A new terror was added by the outbreak
of fire amid the ruins. Three dead
bodies have been recovered. 1t is esti
mated that the damage will reach
$40, 900.
Miss Mercedes Garcia. daughter of
the late Calixto Garcia. the Cuban
leader, died at the Masury hotel.
Townsville, Ga, of consumption.
Admiral Dewey is now the senior
officer of the American navy, having
reached that position without congress
sional action through the retirement
of Admiral Bunce.
The American Newspaper Publish
ers' Association has presented to the
Anglo-American joint high com mission
a carefully prepared argument in favor
of free paper and free pulp.
Senator Mcbride has offered an
amendment to the naval bill. which
provides for the construction OF stone
drydock on the Columbia river and
appropriates $4,000 for immediate
use ir beginning the work.
One-half the largest foreign order fol
finished steel ever sent TO this country
has been offered the Illinois Steel Com.
pany, of Chicago. The order amounts
to $4,000, 900, and is for water pipes
to be used by the Australian govern
ment. The Carnegie Company will
supply half the amount.
Senator Mcbride has introduced 9
bill appropiiating 1000 for the pur'
chase or construction of launch foI
the use of the customs officials at AS.
toria. A craft capable of giving COCO
speed and one that will stand knocking
about is badly needed in the customs
service at Astoria, and Senator Me-
Brides bill is intended to supply the
deficiency.
Tlo German amhassador. DIR. VOI