The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-03-09
EVENTS OF THE DAY
ro;tome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
rrRsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
.oresting Collection OF Items From
the Two Hemispheres Presented
in Condensed Form.

Governor Rogels,o of Washington. has
uotoad the capitol building bill.
Tho ,unboat Princeton sailed from
cna7 Monday for Alden. She is bound
T., Manila. where she should arrive In
about three weeks.
The North Dakota senate has passed
Hill providing for the appointment OF
commission of three physicians in
aocb county for the examination OF all
on,,licants for marriage licenses.
IN the federal court in Tacoma Judge
uonford has ordered decree OF fore
.losr,a on the Shelton q Southwestern
abroad The sale of available prop
ortv has been ordered to settle claims
which. all told, amount to nearly $780,
000
III extent of the loss by fire in the
orburbs of Manila since February %,
has been given. Sixty buildings OF
stone and $50 substantial wooden
structures with iron roofs were de-
stroyed In addition, 5000 Nipa
bouses of the natives were burned.
The Spanish senate has by vote OF
1870 to :, approved the motion OF Mar
shall Martinez de CampOs, signed by
all Spanish generals in the senate, de-
handing parliamentary inquiry into
the conduct of the recent war. The
government supported the motion.
Two commissioners who returned to
Manila from Malolos, the headquarters
of Aguinaldo, report that 5000 OF the
insurgents at that point are anxious to
surrender and that it is believed Agui'
nado is ready to receive peace propo-
sails The commissioners were sent to
the insurpent stronghold under flag
of truce.
Officials of the German foreign Office,
have notified the United States EN-
bassy, at Berlin, that the government
will henceiorth admit American
oranges, lemons and raisins without
examination, and also all American
fresh and dried fruit will be allowed to
pass in bond through Germany without
being examined.
1t is announced that Germany will
insist that Mataafa be made king OF
the Samoan islands. The United
States, however, with the approval of
England, is determined to support
Malietoa Tanus Chief Justice Cham
bers will likely be recalled from the
islands on account of the letter he
wiote to his brother, and the publica-
ton of which offended Germany.
In answer to their demand for in
creased pay, the Western Coal & Min.
ing Company at Little Rock, Ark, has
posted an ultimatum to the employees
at all It's mines at Denning, Coal Hill
and Jenny Lind, stating that none oil
their demands would be granted. The
miners refuse to yield, and it is now
settled that the 4, 900 men or more will
quit work, closing down the entire dis
trict.
Rudyard Kipling, the popular author,
is SAID to be dying at his hotel in New
York.
Texas is passing through an alarming
epldemlc OF meningitis. Thirty deaths
nom the disease have occurred in Fort
worth IN the past week.
report from Madrid says that Eu-
fopean troops have been landed at Ma
MIA from warships The Washington
Ohclals discredt the story.
representative of the Associated
lress learns that Pierpont Morgan il to
OeaF inc entire cost, amounting to
auOut $4,000, of the installation OF
elec'rlc lights in St. Paul's cathedral,
New York.
y Lieutenant Commander G. P. Rees,
u y; o. N, who was the signal officer
win Admiral Dewey's feet and who
s'Ocu upon the bridge with the admiral
curing the battle at Manila, has ar.
,;. ECU III topeka. KAN, to visit rela.
u'es' The naval officer was received
,t y me governor and both branches Of
ha ~. regis lature, and spoke briefly before
'O'i The house and senate.
An appeal has been received nv the
o a'uioer OF commerce of San Francisco
shn Dei1sli OF the food sufferers of the
s;na: lung province of China. Those
Ee n,ng The appeal are American and
Cb;n sh people. They state that the
. sm,nese of the district have raised
m 'ue'lilng like $4,000 American
Nov ey' out this will 60 but a short
Starving. 'V0'0oo pooP''
or a,'T q to the statement of Col.
NO.. Oyfd' OF the quartermaster depart
the /, mere remain at Manila 200 Of
tn.na quo Spanish troops that were
Of ,ha over to General Otis. as a result
$500 81 surrender OF that place. OF the
sbon, VINO have been returned to Spain,
snan;. nall we've taken back bv the
r son government, 80 only abont
the V sv nave been repatriated 90 far At
rema; Apense of the United States. The
Mani 1000 he expects to leave
seela 'of Spain within the next Two
A lo,.o '""r News Items.
Gently sa received from Dawson re-
been ,a says that the fret mail that has
r;, ccelved there since la.x 81,