The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-05-10
LATER NEWS.

National bank of East Brady, Pa, and
secured $40, 900.
The parade in St. Louis in honor of
Admiral Dewey was witnessed by half
a million people.
The sundry civil bill was passed by
the house. 1t carries slightly more
than SOL, $780, 900.
Many buildings were demolished
by terrific gale that went through the
town of Wilsonville, Neb.
Six hundred men employed in the
zinc factory at La Sale, Ind, struck
for an advance in wages.
The Standard Varnish works at Elm
Park, Staten Island, were damaged by
fire to the extent of 5000, 900.
The British have crossed the Vaal
river, pushing northward, and the re-.
lief of Mafeking is expected soon.
An effort is being made by govern
ment officials to secure an appropria.
tion for the building and maintenance
of schools for Alaska.
General Macarthur, in addition to
his duties as commander, will exercise
the authority of military governor OF
the Philippine islands.
Fire which started in livery stable
at Petersburg. Ind, swept through the
business portion of the town, leaving
but three stores. Loss, $50, 900.
The war department issued an order
relieving General Otis of the command
of the division of the Philippines. The
general has left Manila for the United
States.
One-third of the houses in Cara. a
town in Denton county. Texas, were
destroyed by tornado. No one was
hurt, the people seeking refuge in
stormhouses.
Work on the National Republican
convention hall may be stopped owing
to the dispute between the Allied Build
ing Trades Council and the Brother
hood of Carpenters and Joiners.
Lieutenant Gibbons, attached to
the Brooklyn, in an expedition con-
ducued by him in the south of Luzon,
in the latter part of February, secured
the release of 522 Spanish prisoners.
An unknown negro, about 20 years OF
age, was lynched three miles from
Geneva, Ala, for assaulting a l2-year-
old white girl near Hartford. Armed
men took him from the arresting off,
GERS and carried him to the woods,
where he was later found dead, hang
ing to limb.
Four miners perished in fire in q
mine near Roanoke, Va.
Munkacsy, the celebrated painter,
died at Bonn, Germany.
Michigan Democrats want Charles
A. Towne for Bryan's running mate.
An eight-hour day has been secured
by New England building trades jour.
| neymen.
Salt Lake capitalists have bought the
Iowa group of mines in the Baker city
district for $4,000.
A dozen vessels have already left
Seattle for Cape Nome. Opinions vary
as to when they will get there.
State Secretary Reitz, of the Trans.
vaal, says the Beers will move to
America if defeated.
Twenty two shops in Chicago are
completely tied up, owing to the boiler
makers strike.
Roberts will advance on Pretoria
from Kimberley, Bloemfontein and Ma.
tai, simultaneously.
Twenty Americans were killed in an
engagement with insurgents at Catu.
! big, on the island of Samar.
Senator Hanna believes the Republi.
cans will have fully as hard battle
this year as they had in 1895.
Bankers estimate that Americans
will spend $40, ,OOO,O 900 more than us
ual abroad this year, owing to the
Paris exposition.
d. J. Sinclair, postoffice inspector
connected with the st. Louis force, has
been appointed chief postoffice inspec-
tor of Porto Rico.
General MerTitt's request for retire
ment has been granted, General Brooke
succeeding him as commander OF the
department of the East.
Many small yachts and tugboata
bought for use during the Spanish war.
are rotting in the navy yard and the
government will sell them.
The Northwest Episcopal general
conference, by a unanimous vote, de-
cided to admit equal lay representation
to all Methodist conferences.
Two hundred Klondike miners are
stampeding up White river, Alaska, to
the scene of the latest gold discovery.
The find was made on q nameless tribu-
tary of the above river last winter.
Andrew Carnegie, who refused "a
| contribute to the Dewey arch fund,
has given $1,000 to the fund for the
widow of Sergeant Douglas, who was
killed at Croton dam during the recent
strike. In sending the check, Mr.. Car
negie wrote: Sergeant Douglas fought
not for foreign conquest, but for peace
and order at home"
A London physician claims to have
cured inebriety by hypnotism.
Bishop Hartzell. in charge Of Metho-
dist work in Africa, has travelled 5O, 600