The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-05-25
EVENTS OF THE DAY
r,;tome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
rpRsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
..resting Collection OF Items From
the Two Hemispheres Presented
In a Condensed Form.

Now York city has appropriated
.5o 600 for the reception of Admira;
Dewey.
pocause he was leproved for teasing
how a Chicago villain shot two
men. one fatally.
The window glass trust has finally
Ian o,panized and will control per
cont of the product.
crazy California sugar-factory
hord killed his wife by cutting her
throat, and then committed suicide.
The Wheeling Steel & Iron Com
many of Wheeling. w. Va, has grant
ed it's 800 employees an advance OF 10
ner cent in wages.
pawnee Bill's Wild West show
came to grief in Princeton. Students
stopped the parade. Many were in
;nred in the melee which followed.
II is the intention of President Nc
Kinley to be in the Western states at
tho time of the return of the volunteers
who have done heroic service in tho
Philippines.
The federation of miners. which met
Of Salt Lake, denounced the military
proceedings at Wardner, Idaho, and
declared that union men did not de-
stroy the mill.
The secretary of war has just ordered
that the Washington volunteers, when
sent home from Manila, will return d.
,ecty to the Sound, without stopping
at San Francisco.
The steamer Hassalo, built for the
O. R. IN. Co., at Portland, has
proved herself the fastest sternwheeler
in the world. In trial run she made
262 miles in an hour.
The Commercial Cable Company's
steamer Britannia has arrived at the
Azores. and will start this week to
make soundings for laying the strand
which is to connect Germany and the
United States.
The Russian demand for a new rail-
road concession connecting Peking with
Russia's present railroad system in
Manchura, is still exciting the gravest
anxiety in Peking. Germans and
Japanese are particularly uneasy.
The Berwind-White Coal Mining
Company, one OF the largest producers
of btuminOus coal in the world, has
notified its employees of an incIe ease in
wages, to 60 into effect June 1. The
advance will directly affect 10, 600 men.
The California Raisin- Growers AS
ISOLATION, which controls all the grapes
produced IN the five central counties Of
the state, has fixed the price of the Sec
Ond crop of muscatel wine grapes at
SIC ton, which is 81 more ton than
they brought last year.
A satisfactory conclusion is. expect
ed by the administration Ut affairs
from the conference which will be held
by the American Philippine commits
aldo proposes to send to Manila.
Because he refused to buy drinks q
chicago jantor was killed by thugs in
saloon.
Long Island is soon to have an in
dustrial colony made up of negroes from
the South.
Claims aggregating millions have
been filed for indemnity in Cuba by
treat Britain, France and Germany.
Miss Winnie Holmes, of Kent. Wash,
was drowned in the Sound. She was
crossing from Kent to Des Moines with
another young lady and two young
meh, IN a rowboat, which capsized.
Dr.. Charles A. Briggs. who was sus-
pended for heresy by the Presbyterian
assembly, was ordained a priest of the
episcopal church in New York. He
was ordained together with the Rev.
Charles A. Snedeker. and the ordina-
non ceremonies were conducted by
Bishop Potter.
Inc Standard Bank, Bowmanville, "a
n m'les fIom Toronto, was robbed of $11.-
WV OF the banks money, and guam
NY OF yauables entrusted to the bank
ID, n sale keeping by private citizens.
Deloie attacking the bank the robbers
went to the police station and over
powered Henry Metcalf. the man in
.lafge. They blindfolded and gagged
uim and took him with them while
hey entered the bank. Then they
,Oeked Metcalf up in the station and
Inc latest reports from Oregon OF.
,Inafuists confirm the statement made
ras' week that the prunn cropwiIl be
Practically failure this season. The
,uhes continue to fall from the trees.
ay orchardists are disposed to take
eheer1ul view of the situation. and
soy soy mat with all conditions favorable
Uniy short crop could have been ex-
le.'ed' Tor the trees bore 80 heavily
W.: w.. year that they needed a rest.
YIN one seasons rest and consequent
SWIM, 1t is said. full crop should b
realized next year.
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