The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-12-20
LATER NEWS.
The war revenue bill has been passe,
by the house.

Lord Kitchener has called for all
available English troops.
England has awakened to the new
seriousness IN South Africa.
Colonel Tullock's expedition failed
to find the Chinese treasue.
At Rockport, Ind. two negroes, who
had murdered white man were
lynched.
The German training ship Gneisenan
foundered near Gibraltar and 100 were
drowned.
A large Boxer force Is said to be
approaching Peking with the intention
of attacking it.
The senate cannot considered the
army and appropriation bills until
after the holidays.
John Addison Porter, McKinley's
former private secretary, died at his
ONE in Putnam, Conn.
The British admiralty is arranging
to test various inventions for steering
torpedoes and submarine boats.
The Oregon Historical Society pro.
poses to hold great fair in 1905, in
commemoration of the Lewis and
Clark expedition to the Pacific coast
100 years ago.
As q result of mysterious poisoning
case at the Forsyth mines, near Mar
ietta, Ohio, four persons are dead. four
dying and two others seriously i'll.
Five unknown ,,men whol asked the
marshal of Brighton, ILL.,, for shelter,
in the calaboose, locked him up and
then broke into bank and two
stores.
Telephoning without wires was sue
cessfully accomplished by transimit-
ting the voice across the Mississippi
river, at Minneapolis, q distance of
over 1000 feet.
The building occupied by the con-
struction department. at the Norfolk
navy yard, was destroyed by fire. 1t
contained all the important papers.
models and plans of the construction
department.
Advices from lilo lilo report that the
American troops have been northward
and westward for several days and
that detachments of the Sixth, Eigh-
teenth and Twenty sixth regiments
have been active near their stations.
The insurgents losses during the last
10 days there have been FIVE killed,
seven wounded and 40 taken prisoners.
The Americans have lost two killed
and three wounded. Large numbers
of the natives, however, are swearing
allegiance to the United States.
The powers have agreed to the joint
note.
The Japanese gave Admiral Boards.
lee reception.
Chicago police will prevent the Cans
McGovern fight.
Santa Fe strikers wish their differ.
ences arbitrated.
Five persons were killed in q train
wreck in Montana.
Fire in Pekin destroyed the quarters
of number of officers.
| Kitchener rpeorts running fight be-
tween Dewet and Knox.
Gompers will be reelected president
of the Federation of Labor.
The Santa Fe repudiates its relations
with the te]cgraphers' union.
The American feet in North China
waters is reduced to two vessels.
The Irish Nationalist convention de-
clared for the abolition of landlordism.
Warhington's centennial anniversary
was celebrated with imposing ceremo-
MES.
Full particulars have been received
OF the tyhoon which recently swept the
coast OF China, causing heavy loss to
life and shipping.
There are more than 40 cases Of
smallpox in St. Georges hospital. Kan
sas City. Only one death from the
disease has occurred.
The city election at Astoria, resulted
! in q sweeping victory for the Citizens
ticket, every candidate being elected
by large majorities.
The dock laborers at Callao. Perm.
have gone on . strike, and all WORK
has been stopped. As yet there has
been no breach of the peace.
Jospeph Benoit, stage carpenter at
i the Grand Opera house. Salem, Or,
j fell from . scaffold, breaking several
ribs and bruising his face and body
badly. The accident was caused BY
the breaking of board upon which ne
was standing.
The Lakeview and Ager stage was
robbed about two miles from LaaSe-
view. or. A lone highwayman accom-
plished the job. No passengers were
aboard of the stage. Two mail SACKS
were rifled and.a considerable amount
OF registered mail taken. Officers are
now working on the casa.
| The will Of the late Senator Davis,
who died November ~. was hled ior
probate by Mrs. Anna a. Davis. the
widow. The will, made during the
senator's last illness, leaves Al hts
estate "a Mn. Davis. Tho estate =
valued ct SO. 900 IN pe1onal ana
$40, 900 in real property.
| Prairie chickens are aid 70 Be morn
abundant in. western Kansas than ios
years.
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