The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-04-19
EVENTS OF TIE DAY
Epitome of the Telegraphit
News Of the World.
TFRSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
r,t.r.-tiny Collection Of Items FIor
the Two Nemispberes Presented
-, a Condensed Form

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Commodore William X. Mayo, died
# his home in Washington. aged rs
gears.
General Lee has been appointed to
command the new department OF
Havana and Pinard de Rio.
Nicaragua has landed troops in
Columbian terlitGry. The nature of
he movement is not understood.
i2lo-vear-old child was scalded to
death bv falling into a tub of hot water
and I've. near Ashland, Or.
Indians attempted to rescue the
murderers of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Horton,
bnt were driven off by Skagway troops.
The United States government denies
fine report that it has joined with other
rowers in threatening to land troops in
China.
vote on the resolution relative to
the seating of NJ. S. Quay as senator
from Pennsylvania, will be taken Oh
April "A.
Thomas H. Tongue was renominated
for congressman nom the Second dis
trirt on the first ballot at McMinn-
vile, Or.
Texas and louisiana, to guard against
mhonic plague, may establish quar-
mtine against Cinnamon coming from
California.
An inventor of thorite has announced
his willingness to sell the government
the right to manufacture the explosive
for $lj0,0O0.
The British bark Iranian, which
sailed from New York, November 25,
for Yokohama, has been wrecked on
the Japanese coast.
The Building Trades Assembly, of
Houston, Texas, has ordered general
strike in sympathy with the carpenters,
causing 800 men to walk out.
Two negro murderers were executed
at Summerville, Texas. When sem
fenced both asked for deck of cards,
and declined the offer of Bible.
minister of Ballard, CAL, near
Santa Barbara, committed suicide by
blowing the top of his head off with a
shotgun. Temporary insanity was the
cause.
Former Congressman Charles A..
Iowne, of Duluth, Minn has an
nounced himself as candidate for the
ce-presidential nomination on the
Democratic ticket.
The contract for carrying the Aus
tralian and English closed mails across
the Pacific has been awarded by the
United States government to the
Oceanic Steamship Company for 10
years at a rate of 81 per mile.
Webster Davis addressed an immense
lro.Boer audience in Washington.
Cubans have confidence in General
Gomez and entreat him not to leave the
island.
The Edward 7. Smith box factory
at New York, was destroyed by fire;
loss $3.50, 900.
Ex-Governor Pattison, of Pennsyl-
Enla, is wanted for vlce-president on
The Democratic ticket.
Beers claim to have captured IL guns
az BIoemtontein waterworks, instead
OF seven, as first reported.
buiIdlng tradesmen in indianapolis
nave returned to work, their employers
concedlng to their demands.
Generals in the Philippines are call
Ing for more troops. They cannot hold
We rebels down with the present force.
lhe 65tn anniversary of the birth of
Aihs Leopold, of Belgium, was appro-
IflateIy celebrated throughout the
Kingdom
Ihe British North American and
west Indies squadron is to be increased
ny one battleship, two cruisers and
several torpedo boats.
Inc body of an unknown young man
was found IN the Willamette river near
oregon City, with his head entangled
III 4 nsh net. 1t is case of deliberate
suicide.
Inc United States supreme court de-
s,'eG the case of Grundling VS.. the city
" Ohlcago, involving the validity of
uie anti-cigarette ordinance of that
WY The ordinance was attacked as
unconstitutional. The opinion of JUS
o'e leckham held the ordinance not
oe unconstitutional.
IN his address at the memorial ser
ives held in memory of the late DI. i.
r is""C NJ. Wise, at Isaiah temple, Dr.
I.uliI u. Hirsch made an appeal to tie
oo" o"'Sh people of Chicago to raise $500,
WV, which is the amount yet required
" " II ,tl' the debt on the Jewish Union
nrO"ege, IN Cincinnati. By so doing,
,D D.' iiirsch said, the great work which
va, vas begun by DR.. Wise, and carried
O'Ward by him under difficulties,
"0ld be fully accomplished.
"reat Britain's naval estimates
amount to $50, 900, 900.
buffalo Bill says 10000 Mormons
wCm W. Salt Lake will found a city in
Wyoming.
bn. steamer Prairie, with American ex.
az. s.'s ior the Paris exposition. has
arrived at Havre.
,.; IL costs "a, 400, 900 year to main
Wm! WI !he "a royal palaces of Emperor
emn; a;lam throughout the German