The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-06-14
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News Of the World.
TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection Of Items From
the Two Hemispheres Presented
in "a Condensed Form.

An Interesting Collection Of Items From
the Two Hemispheres Presented
in IA Condensed Form.
Colombian rebels threaten Panama
Maryland Democrats have declared
for Bryan.
Otis has landed in San Francisco and
is on his way to Washington.
Rather than suppress the Boxers,
China means to fight all Europe.
The Republicans were generally sue
cessful in the election in Oregon.
George Murphy, Brooklyn bridge
builder, was dro wned near Engene, Or.
The wife of ex-secretary of state
John Sherman, died at Mansfield, Ohio.
Cuban frauds are now known to in
volve an amount something like $780,
600.
Boxers are said to be approaching
Tien Tsin, intending to attack the
city.
The house has agreed to the S., 000,-
600 appropriation to the st. Louis ex.
position.
A medical diploma factory" was
raided in Chicago and its officers are
in Jail
Lord Roberts has entered Pretoria.
His first order after reaching the city
was for the release of prisoners.
Malcolm A. Moody was reel ected to
congress from the Second district Of
Oregon, Tongue from First district.
The attorney for the Chinese Six
Companies in San Francisco, filed with
the clerk of the United States circuit
court an application for an injunction
compelling the board of health of this
it has imposed upon the Chinatown
district.
George G. Perry, of Dubuque, Iowa,
has been appointed United States mar.
shall for Alaska. He was several times
chairman of congressional commit.
tee 1t is also stated that George Gran,
OF that city, Senator Allison's former
law partner, and twice postmaster of
Dubuque, will be federal judge OF
Alaska.
Special dispatches received from
Agiers portray a serious situation.
Thousands of Moors are massing at
Fugig and in the neighborhoOd, pre-
pairing for determined attack upon the
advance posts of the French. The
French columns have joined hands at
Zoubia, but the men suffer terribly
from heat and thirst, and hundreds OF
camels died. The French are prepar.
ing entrenchments and are confident OF
their ability to repel an attack and
even to take the offensive against Fugig
il necessary
British agents are buying horses in
Eastern Oregon.
Another dea h from plague has oc.
Cured in San Francisco.
Congress has appropriated about
$500, ,OOO,O 900 this session.
Beers are making strenuous efforts to
cut Roberts communications.
Three men were killed as result OF
feud at San Augustine, Texas.
Twenty-Five armed insurgents sur.
rendered at Calere, island of Panay.
Charles Farrell, of Albany, Or. fell
from an excursion train and was in
stantly killed.
Wiress telegraphy will be estab.
lished in San Francisco, Puerto Rico
and the Philippines.
Mrs. Alseina Parsons Stevens. one of
the best-known woman sOcialologists
in Chicago. died suddenly at the Hull
house.
Robbers attempted to hold up q
train 90 miles from st. Louis, but the
plucky fight of the express messenger
and baggage master prevented their
work from being successful.
The Russian minister of marine has
taken measures to increase the efficien.
cy of the Baltic, Black sea, Mediter.
ranean and Asiatic fleets. Under the
'uuStious given, tuIoo pdteioshiPS,
three coast defense ships, one cruiser
and the imperial yacht are to be helc
IN reserve in the Baltic; five battle
ships, three torpedo gunboats, one
transport, one third-class cruiser and
one training ship in the Black sea, and
IN the Mediterranean, the Russian
squadron will comprise one battleship,
three gunboats and one torpedo gun.
boat.
Louis Klopsch, of New York, pub
Usher of the Christian Herald, who il
at Bombay, writes of the famine.
stricken districts in India in the fol.
lowing terms: Everywhere l met the
most shocking and revolving scenes.
The famine camps have been swept BY
cholera and smallpox. Fugitives, scat
tering in all directions and stricken a
hight, were found dying in the fields
and roadside bitches. The numbers at
one relief station were increasing at the
rate OF 10000 per day.
The discharge of the president OF the
Amalgamated Association of Tin
workers precinitated a Sfrika of the