The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-05-25
LATE" NEWS.

troops. He wants cavalry this time to
prevent disorder at Burke and Mullan.
President Diaz. of Mexico, will &C.
;ept an invitation to visit Chicago and
the United States during the fall fes-
tival.
Judge Baker, of the United States
district court at Indianapolis, has rem
dered decision in which he holds that
sheriff is responsible for q prisoner
in his charge. and is subject to damage
Tor his lynching.
The Oregon regiment, though en-
titled to come home first, is far from
Manila, bearing the brunt of the Law
ton campaign. and may not be back
when the time for the return of the
volunteers begins.
Mexico is considering the refunding
OF her existing national per cent gold
debt held in foreign countries. The
scheme anticipates an increased prin-
cipal. but reduction in the amount of
annual interest by reason of q lower
rate.
| Judge Mayhem mas denied the ap-
| plicatiOn for writ of habeas corpus
for County Commissioners Boyle and
Stimson. who are in Jail at Wardner.
In rendering the decision, he denied
every material contention Of the appli-
cants. -
President Mckinley has sent the fol.
| NJ 90 10 l.,
Convey to Lawton and the gallant
men of his command my congratula.
tions upon the successful operations
during the past month. resulting in the
capture of San Isidro."
On the birthday of the king of
Spain, many Spaniards in Havana
raised flags over thar houses. This
made. the Cubars rise in revolt. The
house Of Juan Monttoto. Spanish
merchant, was raided by Cubans and
the Spanish flag torn down. The DO.
lice intelfered and dubbed the raiders,
arresting several.
A Washington dispatch says: The
brilliant campaign Of Colonel Sum-
mers. of Oregon, under General Law
ton, is likely to win him brigadief-
generals commission. Colonel Sum-
mers is now commanding brigade,
and If there was a vacancy in the
brigadier list, he would be named at
once.
Humphrey Taylor, a negro suspected
of the Rosenstein murder at Slidefl,
Md, shot and killed Police Sergeant
Fritz Passau, wounded Policeman Cow
and kept posse of half dozen officers
at bay from the loft of house for
| nearly two hours. Dozens of shots
were exchanged between the officers
and the fugitive. who only surrendered
when preparations were made to burn
the premises.
| General Pillar, Philippine officer.
is tired and wants to surrender.
| Mrs. Mary Coleman, who was sick,
hanged herself at Moscow. Idaho.
A Georgia colored couple burned
their four children nearly to death; the
man ran away: the woman was caught
in the act.
Five thousand Spanish prisoners have
been taken into northern province OF
Luzon, beyond reach of aid by Ameri-
can troops.
Dock laborers at Cienfuegos demand
ed more pay, and not being satisfied.
raised a riot, in which one was killed
and several wounded.
C. w. Nordstrom, who murdered
William Mason in Seattle over eight
years ago. has been sentenced for the
fourth time to be hanged.
WilliaS1 Lockridge, an escaped Mis-
souri, robber and murderer who was re-
ported to have been drowned recently
at Astoria, has been discovered and ar
rested in Montana.
The gigantic copper trusts recently
| formed by Marcus DAILY and W: A.
Clake. rival Montana mllionaires, have
taken MP the Western Washington cop
per belt, near Index.
Rear-Admiral John g. Watson, who
will relieve Admiral Dewey in com.
mand of the Asiatio squadron, saifec
for his post on the steamer City o.
Picking from San Francisco.
| Several prominent government ON
Gals at Washington have organized
themselves into committee to receive
subscriptions for Dewey fund. United
States Treasurer Roberts will receive
the subscriptions. The first sent II
was $a50, from Felix Angus, OF tn
Baltimore American.
| At Moscow, Idaho. the United States
grand Jury session returned indlct
ments against the ringleaders OF tn
mob that delayed the Northern Pacific
and the o. R. & N. mail trains, ant
some 400 others Of the Canyon Greer
and Wardner miners that participated
in seizing the trains.
The United States governments II
about to establish permanent mill
tarv post in Southeastern Alaska.
Light Notifications are to be put IN ant
large force Of troops will be SEN
north az soon as they can be spared
The recent trouble over the Canadian
boundary and rapidly growing feel
ING Of uneasiness among the Indians II
said to be the cause.
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