The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-12-13
LATER NEWS.
Germans are still excited over the
Kruger incident.

The Philippines commission has pre.
pared tariff for the islands.
The execution of Yu Hsien Is cer.
tain whenever ENJOYS demand it.
The Chinese question is again said
to be approaching settlement.
Fifty-two Filipino prisoners have
been taken by American troops.
Euloeies were pronounced in the
house on the late Representative Har-
mel.
Russia says all credit for securing
existing entente belongs to United
States.
johannesburg will be fenced around
with barb wire to cut of Beers food
supply.
United States Consul Goodnow, at
Shanghai. will return home on leave of
absence.
Netherlands disavows responsibility
for sympathetic letter of minister to
Kruger.
Senate will devote the present week
to Hsy-Pauncefote treaty and ship
subsidy bill.
The naval appropriation bill will
provide for two more battleships and
two cruisers.
Delegate Wilcox, of Hawaii. strong
ly opposes importation OF negro labor
into the islands.
ENJOYS take removal of General
Tung Flu Hsiang to mean that govern
ment desires peace.
Establishment of ship subsidy bill
as regular order will displace Nicara-
qua canal measure.
Bills for the reduction of war reve-
nue. tax and legislative appropriations
will likely pass the house this week.
Robert w. Wilcox. Hawaii's dele.
gate.elect to congress, has arrived in
San Francisco, enroute to Washington.
Kruger was officially received by
Queen Wilhelmina. The queen has
promised to show her friendship when
the proper moment arrives.
A railway bridge collapsed in Ger.
many. letting an express train plunge
into the stream below. Five persons
were killed and eight badly injured.
Six hundred telegraph operators on
the Atchison, Topeka g Santa Fe,
have walked out in sympathy with the
operators on the Gulf, Colorado &
Santa Fe road.
The ministers at Pekin have reached
an agreement.
The new war revenue bill will reduce
taxation $40, 200, ,s4s.
The pension roll for the coming year
will call for $4,000. 900.
The governor Of Shanghai publicly
executed 80 Boxer leaders.
Secretary Cages estimate for govern
ment expense is $626. 741.762.
George Won l.. Meyer. of Boston, win
be appointed ambassador to Italy.
Charles A. Towne accepted the ap-
pointment of senator from Minnesota.
Mccall made sensational speech in
the house against holding the Philip
pines.
A small American force routed q
band of rebels at Santo Domingo,
Luzon.
Contract for erection of salem, Or.
postoffice has been awarded to . Chi
cago firm.
In street duel in a West Virginia
town q minister was killed by . prom
inent lawyer.
1t is estimated that taxable valuation
of Oregon for 1900 will be about $2..
600, 600 less than in 1899.
Fire in the Cambridge. Ohio, works
of the American Tinplate Company,
caused loss on finished tin alone OF
between $l75, 900 and 5000, 600.
John. Luke Hely- Hutchinson, fifth
earl of Donoghmore, st one time assist
ant commissioners in Eastern Rou-
mania, died OF paralysis. in London.
Robbers raided the Office of the Vest
ern Lumber Company in Portland. Or,
Just before the employees vera ready TO
receive their November wages in coin.
and secured $4.700.
At New York. the Fasig- Upton Com
pany closed the most succeesful auction
sale Of trotting and pacing horses In its
history. The proceeds Of tho sale were
1852, $50 for 7O2 horses. an average OF
about $500 head.
Fire in the upper storeroom Of Hay.
wood Bros. ana tho Wakefield Rattan
Company at Boston. caused . loss OF
$3.50, 900. of which $75 200 Was g the
stock and building Of Haywood Bros.
and the Wakefield Company and the
rest to tho building adjoining.
A serious cave-in occurred at the
Ray Aug. mine, near Dunore. e.
Fifty-one men were entombed. Inc
rescuing party. altar nearly th1ee houxs
hard work, succeeded in digging into
the chamber in which To mon were
entombed All were rescued. nos one
being seriously injured.
| The last enumeration shows large
falling on IA the number of book
agents., which IN itself = : god 'ezgus
ment in favor Of taking the cenees
every Ave instead of every 40 yeass.
The Connecticut woman WHO hes
vued physician beoausp ~ elnneeo
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