The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-08-26
EVENTS OF THE DAY
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News of the World.
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Japan has had an enormous increase
n commerce in five years.
secretary A'ger subscribed 500
40 and the Porto Rico sufferers.
The new Columbia beat the Defender
o mile in a race for the Astor cup.
II is estimated that 100, 900 tons of
fond will be needed weekly for relief of
Porto Ricans.
Frank Reims, who had much to do
with the development of baseball, 10
dead at Chicago.
The forty-ffth annual session of the
International Typographical Union ia
in session at Detroit.
Emperor William remembered his
former soldiers in Chicago by present.
ing them with banner.
Sir Chalres Upper says We must ar.
nitrate the boundary dispute or Canads
must build railway to Dawson.
President Schurman, of the Philip.
nine commission, will 90 to Champlain
10 confer with President Mckinley.
Tom Johnson, the Buckeye congress.
man. and his brother, have secured
contract to build railroad in England.
When tie Olympia arrived at Leg.
horn from Naples. Admiral De wey was
down with fever and unable TO see call.
ers.
The revolution is gaining in Santo
Domingo and the people are i'm a wild
manic. The situation is considered bad
for the government forces.
Secretary Root has sent kilograms to
governors of states, asking for the
names OF two officers of each vOlun.
teer regiment in the Spanish war.
The navy department thas decided &c
give the cruiser Olympia rest and
Dewevs gallant flagship will be sent
to Boston navy-yard Immediately upon
be- arrival in American waters.
Panics are said to be threatening
Germany and France. and England ID
being kept busy in avoiding trouble
from financial stringency. Her trade
conditions continue good, however.
Another transcontinental line will
be built in Canada to compete with the
Canadian Pacific. The government
has voted Sc, 900. 900 in aid of the pro.
ject and it is expected that it will be
completed within two years.
Russia has agreed to arbitration OF
the claims of American citizens whose
vessels were seized by Russia. These
claims amount to 100000 and Russia g
willingness to arbitrate them is the
best evidence OF their validity.
Manila is soon to have an ice making
plant.
The smeltermen's union in Colorado
has declared the strike of.
NJ. Labori, attorney for Dreyfus, was
shot down while going to court at
Rennes.
Paul de Roulede, French deputy.
was arrested at Paris for conspiring to
overthrow the government.
When the new regiments now FORM
ing have been filed, it is said Score.
taiy Root NAV ask for more volunteers
to relieve those who have served in
tropical countries.
The British commander, Percy St.
John, denies most emphatically having
criticised Major General Otis, and de-
nounces the purported interview as Z
fake Of the worst kind.
Colonel Butts colored troops have
Participated in their first engagement
at the capture OF San Mateo. They be.
haved we'll, their leaders having diff.
Guilty in holding them back.
An Arizona recruit, while on spree
IN Denver. shot and killed two police
men who had attempted to arrest him.
He escaped and a reward has been Of
Tered for his capture dead or alive.
Captain A. H. Otis, of the First
Washington volunteer infantry, hat
cleared himself of the charge Of lOoting.
Ills name was forged to a letter, and
efforts are being made to End the
torger.
A Seattle dispatch says the recent
SEIZURE of six Canadian fishing boatt
near Point Roberts by the United
States customs officials will probably
be settled In day OF so by the release
of the boats.
In Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, lows
and Wisconsin, a great deal of damage
was done by storm. In some placer
there was loss of life, due to lightning
and the loss in crops and destroyed
buildings reaches heavy figure.
The transport Continental has ar
rived in San Francisco from Manila.
ohe narrowly missed couple OF ty'
phoons, and was ashore on coral zee
where the entire crew barely escaped
capture at the hands of the Filipinos
one of the sailors was killed by part
ing hawser, and one of the quartermas
! rs Was stabbed by colored cook.
James Brooks, of Mcpherson. KAN,
walked 81 miles to see circus.
Ire Chinese emperor is Obliged BY
hls religion to fast 81 days in q year
In Cuba 500 plantations under nor
mai conditions are good for | 900, GOT
tons of sugar.
A New Orleans man is said to have
invented sugar cane planter. in the
'orn OF wagon. that with three meI
ana foui mules will do the work here
.olore done by nine men and MINI
mules.