The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-12-27
LATER NEWS.

Conger was instructed to sign the
note.
There is another hitch in the Chinese
negotiations.
Troops are being concentrated in
Northern Cape Colony.
The English war Office has arranged
to reinforce Kitchener at once.
Nicholas Darnell, pioneer Of East
ern Oregon. is dead, aged 68 years.
Governor Geer asks Pacific Northwest
states to join Oregon in celebration Of
Lewis and Clarke centennial.
A mob at Gulf Port, Miss, lynched
a negro. 1t now appears that he was
the wrong man.
The supreme court of Ohio has dis
missed five cases brought under the
trust laws Of that state.
1t is probable that the president will
visit Portland and the Puget sound
cities on his trip in May.
State Of Washington pays $11, 300
sugar bounty to local sugar beet fac
tory for Spokane county crop.
The controller of the currency has
appointed receiver for the American
National Bank of Baltimore. Ii is
thought that depositors will be paid in
full.
The striking telegraph operators on
the Santa Fe have given mp the fight.
Their places have been filled BY new
men.
Over 1000 Christians are reported to
have been massacred by Turks. The
Turkish authorities show the utmost
Indifference.
The United States gunboat Annapolis,
which went aground opposite Lam
bert's point, Va, has been foated. It
is not thought that the vessel is in.
jured.
A dispatch from Tien Tsin says:
Prince Ching asserts that Emperor
Kwang Hsu, unaccompanied by the
Empress Dowaeer, left Sinan Flu De-
cember 10, bound for Pekin."
The dead body of Peter #. johnson
was found in a water ditch on Park
avenue. Puyallup. The presumption
is that johnson fell into the ditch and
was unable to rescue himself.
A coal mine under tho city of Pitts.
burg, Pennsylvania. has partially
caved in, allowing part Of the principal
street of the town to fall into the mine.
II is feared other sections will also
sink.
Following the break Of the Lulu Is
land dyke, foods have caused further
damage to the seawalls protecting the
farmers of the Fraser river valley.
Owing to high tides, strong winds and
heavy rains, the lands have been badly
flooded, and the village of Stevenson
is three feet under water.
All the ministers ct Pekin have
signed the joint note.
England is alarmed over the Boer
invasion Of Cape Colony.
The senate committee made many
changes in the army bill.
The Morans, of Seattle, will not get
the contract for new warship.
Speaker Henderson Is opposed to en-
larxemsnt Of the Portland postofice.
The river and harbor bill will not be
made public until after the holidays.
Martin Stickel, the self-confessed
Castle Rock assassin, will be hanged.
A company has been organised in
Iowa to build nsh cannery in Alaska.
Senator Mcbride has asked for large
appropriation for customs service
launch at Astoria.
The Booth-Kelly Lumber Company
will change it, headquarters from Sag.
inaw TO Eugene, Or.
Anna E. Smith, was appointed post.
minstres ct Csmas valley. Or. vice
H. Allison, resigned.
Thomas Parker, . native of England,
was frozen to death near the m0aeh OF
White river, Klondike.
Samples OF two dangerous counter felt
silver coins have been Obtained from
Portland and Sopkane.
A collision occurred on the Sumpter-
Baker City road In which two locomo-
tives were slishtly damaged.
Memorial services were held at the
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