The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-03-16
LATER NEWS.

has sailed.
The Madrid authorities have offered
Aguinaldo raneom of 81 900 for each
officer, 500 each for the privates, and
$50 for each civil servant.
Advices from Honolulu dated March
1 state that Princess Kauilani was not
expected to live "a hours. Rheuma
tism of the heart was the cause of her
illness.
Both houses OF the Oklahoma legisla-
ture have passed bill prohibiting the
practice Of Christian science in Okla
homa. The governor, it is said, will
sign the bill.
The Canadian government has de-
cided to construct q telegraph line to
the Klondike country. The plan is to
build tine between Lake Bennett and
Dawson City at once.
The Whitinsville cotton mill. at
Whitinsville, Mass, and the cotton
mills at Linwood and Saundersville
have announced an advance in wages.
About 5000 operatives are affected.
The British minister has informed
the Chinese foreign Office that any
attempt to repudiate the railway con-
tract will be regarded as breach of
faith meriting retributive measures.
The government has concluded to in.
augurate stringent sanitary measures
in Cuba and Porto Rico. Apparatus
for destroying gar bage is being shipped
to the principal cities of both islands.
An army winter hospital at Savan-
nah, Ga, of AZ buildings, has been
opened for patients. The first ship
ment of invalid soldiers from Cuba
have been received by the hospital ship
Missouri.
Welcome A. BOtkin. husband of
COrdelia Botkin, convicted of the
murder OF Mrs. John T. Dunning, of
Dover, Del. has applied for divorce
on the ground that his wife has been
convicted of felony.
The IL dynamite cartridges found
back Of the exploded arsenal at Tou-
lon, France. are of foreign mannfac-
ture, and French authorities are now
convinced the destruction Of the arsen-
al was due to foul play.
A pitched battle has taken place be-
tween the insurrectionists in the GEN.
trail provinces of China and the imper-
ial troops. The latter were defeated
with great slaughter. After the de-
feat the rebels burned the cities of
Kuyang and Meng-Sheng. Women
and children were slaughtered without
mercy.
At Tien-Tsin, China. 200 persons
broke through the ice where three riv-
ers meet. and lO6 were drowned.
A severe snowstorln has prevailed
generally over the states east OF the
Mississippi during the past week.
Continuous diminishing is reported
at Manila. A few Americans are
wounded and occasionally one killed.
Another rebellion has broken out
in China. An army 10000 strong is
committing serious depredations in the
central provinces.
The Argentine training ship, with
President Sarmiente. has arrived Ut
Valparaiso. where great festivities
have been prepared in his honor.
The republican deputies at 9, meeting
held at Madrid, have decided upon
vigorous republican propaganda. Pals.
the republican paper. has been seized.
A message received at Harvard COL
lege observatory from the European
Association of Astronomers announced
the discovery Of . faint comet by DR..
Wolio.
A severe earthquake shock was ex-
perienced at Yokohama. the disturb
ance visiting localities OF the great
shock of 1891. with some loss Of life
and property.
Governor Smith, Of Montana, has
vetoed bill passed by the late ieRisla-
ture iegxlixing boxing contests. Such
contests are absolutely forbidden ~
the law in force.
Ex-CGmmissary General Eagan, who
has remained in Washington since the
court-martial suspended him from the
service for an attack on General Miles.
has left Washington for the West De
will 20 TO Honolulu, where his son has
large interests In coffee plantations.
A sensation has been cansesi ID
France By . report that IL dynamite
cartridges were found behind the Iou-
lon arsenal recently destroyed. and Dy
the fnrthea report that some person mos
vet identified fred three revolver shots
at An arsenal sentry. mono OF snem'
however. taking effect.
A snit for s70.o 900 damages against
James J. Hill. Ne president Of the eareat
Northern Railway Company. has been
commenced in the superior court q
Seattle by W. f. Hays, who claims that
the state granted him an exclusive con-
tract to Eli in tidelands 1t Smith Cove
recently purchased By President Hill
for docking purposes.
The royal crown Of Persia. when
dates back to remote aees. y m tne
form Of pot Of nowera. sulmoonsed
By an uncut ruby the sise q 2 non
egg.
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