The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-06-07
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News Of the World.
TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection Of Items From
In" Two Hemisphcres Presented
iu II Condensed Form.

An Interesting Collection Of Items From
the Two Hemisphcres Presented
in II Condensed Form.
Many Chinese are said to be coming
north from San Francisco.
Panic and confusion are said to pre-
vail everywhere in the Transvaal.
The Northern Pacific Railway has
asked for franchise into Bellingham
bay.
Dollver, of Iowa. may loom up
prominently for McKinley's running
mate.
The supreme court has decided
against Dewey in the Manila bounty
case.
Fifty japanese have been denied
landing at Tacoma, the result of rigid
inquiry.
The steamship Breconshire arrived
at Tacoma from Yokohoma with 155
Japanese.
A bill has been introduced in the
house providing for retaliation against
Germany.
Republican congressman are said to
be fearful of losing the house in the
coming election.
Rev. William Beecher, a Mormon
preacher, blew out the gas in Los An
gces and is dead.
Rear Admiral Kempff, commanding
the Asiatic squadron, is at Taku, ready
to protect American interests.
The steamer San Bias sailed from
Seattle for Cape Nome with $40 pas
sengers and /, 800 tons Of freight.
One man was killed and several seri-
ouSly injured by the collapse of cold
storage building at Southampton, Eng
land.
San Francisco's Chinatown will be
rigidly quarantined and no one will be
allowed to pass without proper certi-
iicates.
Puerto Rico asks for tariff change.
She wants duties on rice and olive oil
reduced for period of year and a
half.
Count de Castellane, husband of Con.
suelo Vanderbilt, caused great tumult
in the French chamber of deputies by
attacking the government.
Clouds of war are lowering over
China. Russia has ordered all availa'
bic gun boats to Tkau and it is believed
the czar will soon land 10000 troops
there.
Several Belgians and their families
we're cut off by Boxers" at Chang
IIsin Tien, 10 kilometers from Fene
Tai. They are now defending them
selves on hill. The safety of the Bel
gian engineers is doubtful. Several
missionaries have been cut off at Pos
Ting Flu.
Outlaws in Utah assassinated two
officers not far from Thompson.
Charles Woodward, Chicago dia.
mond thief, is in trouble in Germany
The health officers report that new
cases OF plague have been discovered
The Boer ENJOYS will come as fa1
west as st. Paul and then return te
Europe.
Through 'powers of attorney" all
valuable ground at Cape Nome is said
to be located.
The movement of the G.. A. r. to re-
turn captured confederate flags hal
been renewed.
General Rumble has occupied Senne
kal, whence the Beers were driven out
by a few shells.
The Beers will make their last stand
at Potschefostroom, all their available
men having been sent there.
Macarthur reports that six officers
and l02 men with l0l rifles surrend'
cred Internationally at Cuyapo and
Tarlac.
Katherine S. Clark, daughter of Sen
ator Clark, of Montana, was married
to DR.. Lewis Rutherford Morris in New
York city.
A lone highwayman near Falls City,
Neb., robbed the passengers in sleep.
Ing ear and forced the porter to assist
him in the work.
Hallway bonds have all been sub
scrlbed for and Boise, Idaho, is now
sure OF line to Butte. Construction
is under way.
The steamer Danube is on the rocks
near Hospital Point, Victoria. She
was bound for Dawson with big cargo
and many passengers. The vessel has
been unloaded
Inc Boxers" are now marching or
Feklng. They destroyed small towr
ana railroad tracks only 80 miles from
,he capital city and murdered mum
Der of Chinese employees.
For the first time on record the Czal
ot Russia invited the members of the
nritish embassy to dinner on the occa'
sion of the queens birthday. This in
noVatlon is regarded as of great polit
ical significance.
"oV. Allen, of Puerto Rico, possessel
thorough knowledge of Spanish,
"hich he is said to speak like native
Japanese promoters plan to push the
saie OF tea by establishing tea saloonl
tn all the big cities in the United
States.