The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-03-08
EVENTS OF TIE DAY
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
TERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection OF Items From
the Two HsmisPhsres Pressntsd
In "A Condensed Form.
Cronie has surrendered.

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National Bimetallists will meet in
Kansas City in July.
In battle with the Yaquis, Mexican
troops lost over 200 in killed and
wounded.
Hamilton II. Greyson, former post.
master at Manila, died in Philadel-
phia, of hiccoughs.
Two Pittsburg tin plate works have
resumed operations, giving employ.
ment to 1000 workingmen.
DR.. A. Wright, of Buffalo, president
OF the American Institute of Homeo-
paths, is dead, aged "A years.
Fire in Montreal destroyed the
Theater Francais and nearly an entire
block, causing loss of 100000.
Catholics in New York are seeking
the privilege of teaching their religion
in the public-schools at certain hours.
The United States government will
build roads and wharves and 2,400
miles of telegraph line this year in
Alaska.
Pugilist Tom Sharkey threatens to
retire from the ring unless he can ar
range a match with Fitzslmmons OF
Jetfries
The United States supreme court
has denied the application of Captain
Oberlin Carter to bring his case into
that court.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion's session at Norfolk, Neb., is inves.
tigating alleged discrimination in
freight rates.
In London, the Grand theater, where
Henry Irving and other actors have
been in the habit of beginning provin.
cial tours, was Quilted by fire.
Admiral Dewey lost mis- prize money
case, the court of claims deciding that
the Spanish fleet in Manila bay was
not superior to the American. He was
awarded SO, $50.
Ten OF the leading chain works in
the United States will be combined
and operation continued under the
management of the Standard Chain
Works Company.
Full powers have been granted to
Henry l.. Wilson, United States min
lister to Chill, to sign treaty of extra.
dition he has negotiated with the
Chilean government.
An Old Maids convention was held
at Cynwyd, Pa. Prizes were awarded
for the oldest, the handsomest, the
smallest and the tallest maidens that
attended the convention.
boiler in the Pullman Lumber
Company's sawmill, at Pullman, Ark.
exploded, killing six men.
Colonel w. S. King, ex-congressman
and national character for the past
40 years. died at Minneapolis.
Northern Ohio is in the throes of q
fierce blizzard. Trains on the trunk
lines, especially west-bound, were de.
layed.
Desperate engagement between the
British and Beers north of the Tugela
resulted in the English being twice re.
pulsed.
The German steamer Admiral has
arrived at Lourenco Marques with ll0
passengers, mostly Germans, who will
Join the Boer forces.
The Japanese minister to the United
States, Jutaro Komura, has been mott.
fled by cable from Japan of his appoint.
ment as minister to Russia.
A young dentist of New York city
shot the wife of the man who befriend.
ed him and then committed suicide.
Jealousy was the cause of the crime.
The Platteville Powder mills, Plat.
teville, Wis, were wrecked by an ex.
pIoslon, killing three men and badly
mJurlng one. Several buildings were
destroyed.
A steamer believed to be the Cali.
iornian, of the Allan line, is ashore ofl
tor Williams, Portland, (Me. harbor.
She was heavily laden with grain.
pound for Liverpool.
In Chicago, 600 machinists employed
ny Frazer q Chalmers and Croley &
Co'' are on strike, ON account of the
aiieged refusal of their employees tC
recognize the union.
-Four of the five members of the new
Philippine commission have been
selected. They are: Judge Taft, ol
ono; Luke T. Wright, of Tennessee;
IL: H. I. lde. of Vermont, and Dean
worcester. of Michigan.
The plague in India continues vlru.
TENT. There were 5S3 victims in Bonn.
oay city during the week ending Febru.
ay 10. With 81 900. 900 people affect.
90 by the famine and only about 4, ,OOO,.
oVo In receipt of relief, the country ID
IN bad plight.
Miss Susan B. Anthony recently cele.
urated her eightieth birthday ami.
versary.
IN German cities merchants are moi
Aiowed to put up signs unless the
wording is true.
rrlnce Henry of Russia was robbed
" bandits while on his way to visit
the king of Siam.
ool. George T. Perkins, of Akron,
" mas presented that city with &c
aIres OF land valued at 100000 as &
playground for children.