The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-12-07
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome of the Telegraphit
News of the World.
rERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
A., Interesting Collection OF Items Frou
the Two Hemispheres Presented
I'm Condensed Form.

Maior-General Otis will come home
soon.
In England, the "antis" are not al
lowed a free press.
Three hundred Spanish prisoners are
now at Manila.
Much damage has been done to po-
tatoes by the recent rains in Oregon.
Hundreds are dying weekly in China
from the plague, and the government
refuses to take sanitary precautions.
The United States ship Ranger at
Mare island, is supposed to be fitting
ior some secret mission
France is hostile to Catholic orders.
Seven bishoprics and salaries of 700
Wears are to be suppressed.
Troops will continue to 60 to the
Philippines. They will be needed, as
other islands than Luzon are requiring
attention.
Roberts will not be able to retain his
seat as a majority are against him.
He has some supporters who will insist
on hearing.
The rebels evacuated Mangalaren in
A hurry. They did not fire shot and
left an hundred American and Spanish
prisoners behind.
The English money market is appre-
hensive. Discount rates are high and
gold continues to flow out for war sup
ply purchases.
Two men, Engineer Robert Hunter
and Fireman D. l.. Miller, were killed
in the O. r. & N. wreck near Rooster
Rock. w. F. Herzinger was badly in
jured.
The Beers at Estcourt were defeated
by Hildyard's forces. The defeated
force retreated toward Colenso, destroy
ing a railway bridge at Frere, and
Britishers are after them with flying
column.
The young celestials of San Francisco
have plan on foot to restore to power
the young emperor of China. They
will raise a fund of $50, 900 to carry it
out and introduce certain needed re-
forms in the empire.
The purchase OF large tracts of fir
forests by Eastern lumbermen has
caused sharp advance in the price of
both logs and standing timber in Wash
ington. Within short time stumpage
has arisen from 10 to 20 cents.
Viceroy Curzon in his report on the
famine in India says that $4,000, 600
people i'll the area are now affected.
Relief work up t. the present time has
cost the government $1,000, 900, aside
from losses of revenue and loans.
Smallpox is prevalent in Indian ter
ritory.
Cubans want the troops withdrawn
but no American civil governor.
A new finance bill is under consid-
Grafton by the Republican committee.
Eastern Oregon steers sell for $50
apiece. Wool goes at 15 cents per
pound.
Secretary Wilson will try to reform
the present practice of free seed distri-
button.
An organization to control the out
put of electric fans has been perfected
in New York.
England has given notice to the
powers of Europe that state of wal
exists in the Transvaal.
A portage road at The Dalles on the
upper Columbia is under construction.
This is part of a large transportation
system.
A representative of the Russian gov.
ernment is in Chicago buying horses
Tor the czar. Over 1900 head have
50 far been purchased.
Admiral Watson reports that the en-
tire province of Zamboanga, island OF
Mindanao, has surrendered to Com
mander Very.
The widespread operations of the
Beers demonstrate that they have
greater strength than has been esti-
mated, says London dispatch.
A private of the Twentieth Kansas
says the Filipino whom Colonel Met
calf is accused of numbering was killed
by the colonel in self defense.
Filipino troops are scattered in small
companies and are committing fright
iul atrocities. Those of the natives who
have welcomed or tolerated the Amerl'
cans are remorselessly cut to pieces.
Sir Francis Winagte. in the battle
with the Ehalifa's force, near Gedid'
captured 5000 men. women and chill
dren. Osman Digna, the principal
general of the khalifa. is still at large
DR. Won Holleben, German ambassa
dor to the United States, in the pres
ence of 1000 Germans, presented
nag sent by Emperor William to ths
United German Soldiers Societies II
Chicago.
The descendants of Queen Victoris
now number IL. She has seven son'
and daughters living, 33 grandchildren
and great-grandchildren.
Fritz Eloff, one of President Kruger
90 grandchildren, bears the honorary
title of lieutenant, despite the fac
that he is only years old.
Mrs. Roger Wolcott, of Boston, ha'
given an imposing monument TO rep
perell, Mass, in memory OF the mel
0i that town who fought at Bunker
Hill.