The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-02-01
Err NEWS.

sario. South America.
A race riot occurred at Coalberg,
Ala. One negro was killed.
In long article in q Paris paper
Emile Zola defends his fathers honor.
The Alaska mail service will be ex.
tended to Cape York the coming
spring.
The National prohibition convention
has been called to meet at Chicago,
June q.
The census of Puerto Rico Just COM
pieted shows total of 957 900 innhab.
itants on the island.
Nelson and Rossland have estab.
llshed smallpox quarantine against
Northern Washington and Idaho.
It is said the pro-Boer meeting at
Washington was conducted almost
wholly by anti-expansion and anti-ad.
ministration men.
Nearly all the business buildings and
many frame dwellings at the mining
towns of Ward and Lafayette, Colo.
RADIO, were destroyed by fire.
William Kirk, first mate of the
American ship Clarence S. Bement,
was murderously assaulted in his cabin
while his vessel was at anchor in Port.
land, Or, harbor.
Chairman Lacey. of the house COM
mittee on public lands, said that it
will be impossible to pass general land
Laws for Alaska at this session, owing
to opposition in the senate.
The North China Daily News pub
fishes an edict, signed by Emperor
Kwang Su, appointing as emperor in
his place Put Sing, the nine-year-old
son of Prince Tuano. The new emperor
will ascend the throne January 81.
The senate committee will report
favorably on Senator Fosters Alaska
lighthouse bill, making an appropria-
ton of $500, 900, to include q light
house at Unamak pass, Foster agreeing
to reduction in the appropriation
from $5OO,0OO.
Commander Richard Wainwright,
who was in command of the Gloucester
at the battle of Santiago, was presented
sword of honor and q silver service
by committee representing the citi.
zens of the District of Columbia in tho
Columbia theater, Washington.
General Otis reports to the war de-
partment that the Western coast of the
island of Panay is now open for trade,
and that the coast of Laguna de Bay
and neighboring sections of the country
will also be opened to unrestricted
traffic by the end of the week.
A majority of the senators is against
the seating of Quay.
Another revolutionary plot in Venez-
uela has been nipped in the bud.
Millions in war munitions were i'm
ported through Delagoa bay by the
Beers.
A Boer patrol, mistaking signals.
was badly cut up by hot fire from .
British kopje.
The headquarters of Generals White
and Hunter was smashed by q shot
from "Long Tom."
Despite reports to the contrary, Web
ster Davis is to be retained as assistant
secretary of the interior.
The steamer Townsend, plying be-
tween Seattle and Alaskan points, is
total loss near Haine's Mission.
Montagu White will be received as
the consular and diplomatic represent.
atiye of the South African republic.
Secretary Root has issued an order
appointing complete new board OF
ordnance, with the exception of Gem
eral Miles.
Governor Gage will call an extra ses'
sion of the California legislature. A
United States senator will probably
be elected.
CAPTAIN l. Friedman, who died in
San Francisco recently, left three-quar'
ters of his fortune, amounting to $780,
900, to charity. :
The new ships now being built for
the Oceanic Steamship Company will
be without peers in the Pacific. and
will greatly improve the service.
Matt Hilstrom, who killed Luke
Mooers, the Clatsop county logger
was adjudged insane. The evidence
showed the insanity to he hereditary.
The overdue City of Seattle, has been
renorted from Juneau, where she was
towed by the Cottage City. Inc
Seattle's delay was caused oy the
breaking of her propeller.
The transport Pennsylvania, which
sails from San Francisco, will carry
funds for paying of the United states
troops now in the Philippines. About
81, ESQ, 900 will be taken.
The captain and crew Of "a Of the
British steamer Sutton. which went
..hore ON Fenwick shoals, in Delaware
raw. have arrived in Philadelphia. IL
Il believed the Sutton will prove .
total loss.
In the senate Pettigrew offered .
resolution calling on the president 70
.end the senate the report OF General
Rates relating to the treaty with the
,,,ltan of Sulu. Among other Things
the resolution asks whether the sultan
and his officials are under the civil sef'
vice.
Rr5eadier-General Greely, chief OF
the signal corps, is steadily recove.lns
from the injuries inflicted ON him Dy :
drunken expressman.
The resemblance between Roberts;
| ~. v,o1voemist. and Senator Pr1scnaro