The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-07-19
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome of TIL Telegraphic
News of the. World.
TERSE TICKS FROM .'hE WIRES
A, Interesting Collection Of Items From
the Two Hemispheres Pres mt
in "A Condensed Form.

IN. Two Hemispheres Pres mt. /
in a Condensed Form.
poers have retired from Senekal.
british stormed and took the town OF
pstblehem, Dewet retreating.
The empress dowager again holds the
,eipns of government in China.
Three men we're killed by the explo-
sion of boiler at an oil works in
Astoria, oregon.
The total casualties of the British, as
result OF the Boer war, up to date are
4S,lSS officers and men.
s.. Louis street car strikers again
have their busses running in opposition
10 the Transit Company.
The French ship L'Aquitaine has
sailed from Toulon with $50 infantry
and artillery for China.
New York tailors are again planning
bio strike Contractors are violating
agreements made several years ago.
DR.. Charles F. Mcdonald, the organ.
izer of our postal money order system.
died at Hamilton. Ontario, aged II
years.
Southern negroes may 60 to Hawaii.
Plantation owners of the island will
make them good offers with view to
DISPENSING with the troublesome Jap
laborers.
A plot to assassinate President Mo-
Kinley has been frustrated. 1t was
concocted by group of Spanish and
Cuban conspirators who had head.
quarters in New York.
George A. Morse. an aged and abso-
lutely helpless patient in the Agnew's
insane asylum, at San Jose, CAL, was
slowly boiled to death in bath in the
mems ward of that institution. He
was placed in bath tub, and after the
hot water was turned on the attendant
left the room for a towel, forgot his
patient, and did not return until the
imbecile was fearfully burned.
A serious fire is raging on Bull noun.
tain, Railroad creek and Pompey's g
Pillar, on the north side of the Yellow.
stone river, Montana. 1t is extending
east to the Mussel Shell river, and is
sweeping the rapge like tinder. az
everything is dry. A late report says
that 20 head of horses belonging to
Ramsey, of Billings, were burned.
Vast focks of sheep are in great danger.
Tien Tsin is hard pressed by 80, 900
Chinese.
Cubans are pleased at the withdrawal
Of American troops.
st. Louis street car employees have
renewed their strike.
Chinese imperial troops are defend.
Ing the foreigners in Pekin.
Chinese do not want religion and no
amount of war can make them accept
Battleship Oregon will not be sent
to Taku again unless absolutely neces-
sary.
1t is said America is to have IL ZOO
men in the force of 100000 to be used
In China.
The steamer Rosalie arrived at Seat
tie from Lynn canal. with $500, 900 in
klon'like gold.
American trade will be injured il
the powers decide to make war ON the
Chinese empire.
lhe Oregon must remain in dry dock
W days. She has arrived at Che Foo
and will go to Japan at once.
Ii Hung Chang is again urging the
powers to intervene and establish q
strong government in the Chinese em.
pire.
George Horrick, is held at North va
kima on charge OF killing q squaw on
the reservation. He claims self.de-
tense.
Rumol is current that the Chicago q
Alton, Kansas City Southern and On.
Ion Pacific railways will be amalga.
mated.
DR.. Henry D. Cogswell, q we'll.
known philanthropist and prohibition
ist Is dead at San Francisco. aged sc
yeals.
commissioner of Patents Duell ID
said TO be out for the nomination fol
governor of New York on the Repub.
hcan ticket.
Japanese laborers in Hawaii are dis
'ontented. Plantation managers have
eonceeded everything asked for and still
'hey are not satisfied.
The converter and billet mill of thu
Illinois Steel Company at Joliet, ILL.,,
resumed operations and nearly 1000
uen were put to work.
Russian. French and German admi.
rails at Tien Tsin are said to have ex
pressed themselves as unfavorable b
'apan's being given free hand.
Roy c. Gage, OF Company G. Third
regiment. o. N. g., in their annua
encsmpment at Salem, was drowned
III the Willamette river while bathing
During the last Is years the popula
''oh OF Germany has increased IA pei
cent but the number of doctors in tn,
Nerman empire has increased no les
'han 56 per cent. II this ratio Il
Kept up, any statistician can forsee th'
ame when every German will be