The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-12-20
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OF INTEREST To ook MANI N--N'
c,n0,,h,n,ive Review Of the Important hap.
peninss Of the Past Week ina
Condensed Form.
Lord Roberts has left the Cape Tor
Enlgsnd.
Holland refuses to intervene IN the
Boer war.
ssnstor Clay spoke against the ship
subsidy bill.
French troops have ceased iootins
Chinese observatorles.
Ii Hung Chang claims to have abso.
lute power to negotiate.
Cbsffee protested to Won Waldersee
against German looting.
The debate ON the war tax roduc-
.ion bill began in the house.
The house OI NOtOu SAOs
MN 600 to carry on the Boer war.
The .Pauncefote treaty was
.0ain considered in executive session.
congressional committee was ap.
noiuted to investigate the Booz hazing.
The Philippine commission gave
merchants hearing on the traiff bill.
A $50, 900 irrigation ditch will be
constructed at once in Mckee valley.
Washington.
Oregon delegation decides upon con-
tiuuing contract for Columbia river
improvement.
State Superintendent Alderman re-
commends that Oregon schools observe
John Marshall day.
The matter of developing Lower
Nehalem coal is said to have been con-
sidered in New York.
In his annual report, Fish Commits
sioner Reid says value of fish output
for Oregon is over $3, 100000
A number of persons suspected OF
plotting to murder Lord Roberts during
bis visit to Cape Colony recently, aban-
dOned their schemes on learning that
they we're shadowed.
Outlawry in Kwang 81 and Kwang
Tuung is increasing. The officials
appear to be losing their hold of the
situation and are powerless to restore
order. Pirating on the West river is
increasing
Owing to lack of proper facilities
in the way of telegraph, caused by the
strike, serious collision occurred on
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, in
which several persons were probably
fatally injured.
Hay may resign if the canal treaty
Is amended.
Lord Roberts was given an ovation
at Cape Town.
The United States wants Chiriqui TO,
coaling station.
There is little change in the Santa
Re strike situation.
Charles A. Towne was sworn in al
senator from Minnesota.
The house passed the legislative, ex,
ecutive and judicial bill.
The tension between Holland and
Portugal is increasing.
Benjamin Wise was held at Salem
w.. Tor arson at Silverton.
A house Republican caucus decided
70 stand by the war-tax bill.
Tho sultan of Turkey dined off icer,
VI the battle-ship Kentucky.
won Bulow explained why Emperor
william would not receive Kruger.
Erection of poles and wires for an
osnsr lighting system began in Salem
tour men were killed by an explo
sion In the Union Pacific tunnel a
Aspen.
attacks on Salisbury and Chamber
'A'n were made in the British house O
commons.
oniy $4,000 can be obtain from
WIS session OF congress for the Colum
bia jetty.
Inc Oregon supreme court uphold
mo street improvement section of th,
PORTLAND city charter.
, The Idaho supreme court decide
,. a' patented mining property is to b,
Aiueo the same as other realty fo
purposes Of taxation.
Inc Austrian corvette Donau has ar
eu pse az Lima, Peru, bringing Bel,
.s:Ao~eghy, commissioner of the Aus
an u government, who is visiting tn,
'0n'ulates of South America.
a.. special from Shanghai announce
t.s ~ hung Chang's Manchu secre
% y, y ioko, has been arrested by orde
NJ ..e'd :. Marshal Count Won Waldersee
~. ~ 'ne Charge Of communicating wir]
c.,n;0 o 'n'rd annual cowboy and Indial
~;.S ''ai opened In Phoenix, Arizona
m.n great parable of vaoueros. re-,
~ ~. and Chinese. After the parade
Ind;.* Wild dash through the streets, q
i,,.,,u u was thrown from his horse an,
tho W. editors were chosen to sit II
.Iso.; eoraska legislature at the recen
MAJ 0'epn Manley has resigned as chair
mi,.. VI 'ne Republican executive oom
year oi Maine after a service Of i,
Ucuic coal.cuttino mach;r.-v ;