The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-02-01
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
TERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
the Two Hemispheres Presented
in u Condensed Form.

The coul sing of rabbits was stopped
In Chicago by humane officers.
In great battle which lasted all
day Sunday the Beers held their own.
Mines at johannesburg have made
impregnable that city from an attack
ing force.
Methodist missionaries will begin
active work in the Philippines to con.
vert the Tagals.
Count Boni de Castellane says he is
going to use his cane on the editor OF
the Paris Figaro.
Tie pope warmly praises the work of
an endowment for Catholic univer.
sity at Washington.
The Duke of Teck is dead at London.
He died from pneumonia after an ill.
ness of several days.
The sugar war is to be continued on
the same lines as heretofore, and no
settlement is in sight.
At Butte, Mont, Dominick Massa, q
painter, mounted ladder to paint q
building. He grabbed a live wire and
fell dead.
Colonel George M. Randall and Col.
onel James Bell, have been named by
the president for promotion to the rank
Of brigadier-general.
George D. Heron, formerly pro.
fessor of Iowa college, says that the
effect of socialism on religious dogma
will be to change the whole attitude Of
human belief.
Half million dollars is the esti.
mated cost of repairing the Olympia
according to the report of the naval
construction board. The work will be
done at the Boston navy-yard, and will
occupy about a year.
According to the New York Herald's
Washington correspondent there is an
excellent prospect that the Nicaragua
canal bill will 60 through this session
without waiting for the report of tho
Walker commission.
Mrs. Annie Ellsworth Smith is dead
at New York. She sent the first tele-
graphic message, "What hath God
wrought" from the United States su-
preme court room, Washington, to Bal
timore.
Two negroes were shot to death and
two white men desperately wounded as
the result of an attempt to arrest me-
gro murderer at Macon, Ga. ]. H.
Butler, colored, is the man who did
most of the shooting, and who was
himself shot to death.
A longtime resident of South Africa,
now in New York, says the Beers are
not brave; that they will fight from
cover, but in the open, man to man,
the Boer is no match for the Briton, or
other white antagonist. He predicts
the British will win soon.
Hepburn believes the house will pass
the canal bill.
General Butler cables that he thinks
he is making progress.
The news of the success of the Mexi-
can troops is confirmed.
The second detachment of London
volunteers has left for the cape.
Count and Countess Castellane. nee
Gould, have arrived in New York.
The United Mineworkers voted down
resolution of sympathy for the Beers.
John Ruskin, the great art critic and
writer, passed away in his 8lst year ut
London.
General James F. Wade has taken
temporary charge of the department. OF
the lakes.
Motormen and conductors of Troy.
n. Y, are out for more wages and
shorter hours.
A deadly quarrel in the Italian quar-
ter of New York resulted in the killing
of three of one family.
The Baldwin locomotive works, OF
Philadelphia, has received an order foz
80 large locomotives from France.
Danish farmers have sent the Prin-
cess of Wales IL, 1000 boxes of choics
butter for the British soldiers IN
Africa.
The reason for the close censorship
is now being appreciated In London,
and the people are willing to await the
results.
An Indiana volunteer, writing home'
says that Joe Wheeler gave tired sold
iers his horse and, taking their gun'
marched with the boys.
Owing to dangers threatening the
commonwealth of Frankfort, KY.
clergymen set aside Tuesday a. . day
of humiliation and prayer.
The Ashland woolen mills, one OF the
Oldest industrial establishments In Or.
egon, representing an invested capital
of over $65, 900, and regularly employ
ing 80 to IS hands was totally de'
stroyed by fire, which Is supposed so
have originated in the weaving-room.
The insurance amounted TO $lS,6OO.
Berlin, Germany, IL 10 construct an
underground railway costing $25, ,OOO.'
600.
Twenty.three years ago Senator Tel
Ter entered the senate. Only three
senator's who saw him sworn IN are
still his colleagues-Allison OF Iowa.
Cockrell of Missouri, and Jones OF Ne
Vada. In the intervening ~ year.
over hundred senator's have dloo'
But Mr.. Teller, although nearly three
score and ten, Is still strong and vis'
orous.