The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-01-18
LATER NEWS.
William Jackson, the scout, 10 dead.
The United Verde mine was sold for
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aosiooS WeIo iyucned az Ripley, Tenn.
Premier Mcdonald takes the attor-
ney-generalship of the new Manitoba
cabinet.
A British flag and portrait of the
queen were trampled under foot in q
Victoria saloon.
President Hill, of the Great North.
srn, regards the ship subsidy bill as q
national scandal.
Lord Balfour in speech denied that
the lust tor gold is the incentive to Eng
land in the Tranvaal war.
Suit has been begun in the United
States supreme court to test the valid
ity of the Bland-Allison act.
Governor Brady and the Cape Nome
delegation have appeared before the
house committee on public lands.
The president has recommended the
promotion of Howison, Kautz, Remeny
and Farquhar to be rear admirals.
The United States cruiser Albany,
purchased from Brazil, developed
speed of 20.87 knots during builders
trial run.
England will release seized Ameri.
can flour. Foodstuffs are not consid-
cred contraband of war unless intended
for the enemy.
Barnat Grinberg, formerly a we'll
known Jewish business man of Seattle,
has been arrested in Tarnapoli, Ca
licia, Austria, on charge of buying
girls for export from Austria to the
United States.
Secretary Gage gives as his reasons
for his recent action in utilizing ma
tional banks as repositories for national
treasury notes that thereby he prevent
ed disturbance in the business world.
He denies that he has Disseminated
in favor of any bank.
A London dispatch says the long
pent-up storm is now bursting over the
heads of home government officials.
1t says that if parliament were in ses-
sion, it is doubtful if they could retain
power, and only a remarkable change
In the situation can save them when
the next session convenes.
Senator Hoar has made public a let
ter he had addressed to q number of
Eastern papers in reply to speech
made by ex-representative Quigg, of
the Essex Club. In it he says that
Aguinaldo is honest, and that the war
was caused by mistake made by Gen.
eral Otis; that the Americans were the
aggressors and Aguinaldo wanted
peace.
A pro.Boer meeting was held in
Seattle.
English parliament may be convened
before the end of the month.
Frenchmen are opposed to the new
treaty with America.
A Missouri lodge of Hibernians de-
cided that it would not help the Beers.
The Chicago baseball club will make
its spring training quarters at Los An
geles.
An Ontario (Or.) man has q scheme
for using the natural steam OF hot
wells.
French's losses at COlesburg are
more than twice the number at first re-
ported.
| The Pacific coast has sent forward
| over $40, 900 to the Lawton fund, and
more will be sent.
The Beers have refused to allow the
American consul at Pretoria to act az
British representative.
The secretary of war has asked for
$3.50. 900 for expenses in sending the
Spanish prisoners home from Manila.
California wants foreign countries
forced to reduce the duties on canned
goods through reciprocity treaties.
The shipbuilding trust has not yet
been organized. The amount of capi-
talization is not yet determined upon.
The Big Four railroad will resume
navment of common stock dividends
and will take over the Chesapeake q
| Ohio.
Uncle Sam will press her claim
against Santo Domingo. France got
her money and now demands an
apology.
The Beers in spirit of humor have
named three prison streets in Pretoria
"Ladysmith, I" ''Mafeking" and kim
berley."
ENGLAND cannot understand why
Rulers forces did not press passage
on the Tugela while White was engag'
ing the Beers to the North.
At Battle Creek, Mich, the body OF
Sherman Church, q miller, was found
wedeed under q water wheel. The
hands were tied and weight fastened
to the leg.
Elizabeth Gladstone, aged 6S, mas
secured judgment in the superior court
at San Francisco against Joseph Board
man. aged IS, for breach OF promise 70
marry. She sued for $500, 600.
Louise Masset, French governess,
was hanged at Newgate. England. Tor
the murder of her illegitimate S-year-
old child. It is said the existence OF
the child was an obstacle to marriage
she had in view.
From the stomach OF q woman VINO
died in Indiana, short time since, the
handles of sx silver teaspoons were
t.ken. and now the stomach OF dead
child at Lebanon has turned ous severai
silver coins.
Toothache troubled . cat belonging
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