The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-08-09
EVENTS OF THE DAY.
r,itome of tt-e Telegraphic
News of the World.
TrRSE TICKS FROM InE WIRES
,,.r.sting Collection OF Items From
.be Two Hemispheres Pres 'sh a
IN Cor Iensed TClm-

robn Clark Ridpath, the historian,
js dead at New York.
LIGHTNING killed stock and did other
damage near Centralia, Wash.
leak in drydock No. 2, Brooklyn
ward has caused a great amount
Of damage.
The Tsung Ii Yamun refuses to de.
liver messages in cipher to the minis
ters at Pekln.
Italian troops took the oath OF alleg-
lance TO their new king at Rome among
much enthusiasm.
dispatch received at Rome says
ba Chinese government is holding 600
Furopeans as hostages.
Il is officially announced that no
citizen loses rights through the recent
marking of the temporary Alaska bound.
ary line.
Chinese troops bombarded Blagve.
stchensk, the capital of Amur, July 26
and %. The Russians have burned
several villages.
The Anti.Imperialistic League has
written Senator EIoar letter condemn.
;uo him for his decision to support
President Mckinley for reelection.
The treasury department is sending
ont the new . per cent bonds issued to
ake the place of the old issue. OF
the latter, $500, $50, 900 have been sur
rendered.
An undated message received at Tien
Tsin from Minister Conger confirms the
previous report of his safety. The
minister has provisions TOR several
weeks, but is short of ammunition.
All late reports from Pekin agree
that the attack on the legations has
ceased. The Japanese minister writes
under date of July l9 that the Chinese
authorities are apparently disposed to
negotiate.
In moving an address to the queen
with reference to the assassination Of
King Humbert, Lord Salisbury de-
cared in the British house of lords
that society is threatened by the depth
of human villainy that is beneath it's
surface.
The fact that the ministers at Pc.
kin are held as hostages perplexes the
allies. 1t is feared that if the inter-
national forces advance the Chinese
will, ii defeated, retreat to Pekin and
put all the remaining foreigners to
death.
The United States government favors
an Immediate advance upon Pekin, but
Its representations are answered from
Europe that the campaign cannot be
begun before the last vsek in August.
General Chaffee has full power, and
the government has confidence in his
ability to meet any situation that may
arise.
The weakness of the monsoon causes
anxiety in famine stricken India.
Many Beers are surrendering and the
Free State army will soon be thing
OF the past.
Twelve persons were drowned and
o'oVO made homeless by inundations
caused by rains in Chile.
Bressl, the assassin of King Hum
oert, worked in silk mill at Paterson,
Nd, until May of this year.
United States Senator Wellington,
republican, of Maryland, announces
that he will oppose the re. election ol
resident Mckinley.
Italy deeply mourns the assassina.
uon OF King Humbert, but the situa.
non is quiet, and no disturbance will
attend the accession of the new king.
Every fisherman on Fraser river,
win the exception of 700 men of the
"nite hshermen's union at Steveston
started to work and the strike is prac
tcally broken.
Russian soldiers in Manchuria have
oeen attacked by Chinese troops ant
0'Nen southwark from Mukden. Box
efs have appeared in several towns
aOu are inciting the inhabitants to re-
volt.
y Alter a conference with Chairman
nanna, yesterday, Governor Roosevelt
S"'u he would be private citizen dur
,us August, and that he had made M
1'nnite arrangements for the latel
uolths of the campaign.
Oaieo Powers, on trial foi the mur
set oi Governor Goebel, of Kentucky
1s''ned that the object in bringing
%Ouhtain men to the state capital wa
snow their interest in affairs. ant
a aUs 70 lntimidate the legislature or th'
election board.
Inc commissioner of Internal revenu,
washington has issued circula
0nioltlng the use of manufactures
'isars, cigarettes or tobacco, whel
pa' IN statutory packages, of label
.Un'aining "any promise of, offer Q
n any order or certificate 70, any gift
p''Ae' premium, payment or reward.
III Inventory of the late vice-presiden
moosrt's estate shows him to have beel
worth $2.e2s, ,s42.
Cone me National Telephone & TELEGRAPH
~ TsVapany, with an authorized capita
" soo,0OO, 600, has filed articles of in
'0rporation at Trenton. NJ.
r.. non. ii. E. Estee, justice of tn
ha a'led States district court of Hawaii
pas s appointed Walter B. Hailing. Q
p.iand, Me-. nephew of Senate
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