The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-02-15
EVENTS OF TIE DAY.
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
TERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection Of Items From
the Two Hemisphsrss Presented
In a Condensed Form.

silver plank.
The British are preparing TO invade
the Free State.
William Henry Glider, the explorer.
died at his home in MorristOwn, N. J.
The transports Ben Mohr and Meade
have arrived at San Francisco from
Manila.
Conditions in Cuba are such that the
people are not yet ready for self-gov-
ernment.
Major General Otis has appointed .
civil governor in Northern Luzon and
opened the hemp ports.
The Northern Pacific has selected
Everett, WASH, as the point from
which they will ship to the Orient.
Henry Watterson says the Louisville
g. Nashville Railroad is the head and
front of the present troubles in Ken
lucky.
The Echo Mountain house, q large
hotel near Pasadena, CAL, was de-
stroyed by fire. The loss is estimated
at 100000.
The natives of Borneo are in rebel
lion. The trouble is serious enough -
demand the attention of British gun.
boat and marines.
John G.. Brady, governor of Alaska,
says that there will be lawlessness and
a reign of terror in the new gold fields
of Cape Nome next summer.
The Hay-Pauncefote treaty, amend.
ing the Clayton Bulwer treaty, relative
to the construction of the Nicaragua
canal, was signed at the state depart
ment by Secretary Hay and Lord
Pauncefote.
The famous Cherokee hydraulic gold
mine, of Oroville, Cal, from which
$l3,000,000 in gold has been taken.
and comprising 100 miles. of water
ditches 30 miles of debris" canals
and !, 800 acres of patented channels,
has been purchased by Pittsburg syn.
dicate.
The adjutant-g general has received .
telegram from Assistant Adjutant Cen
eral Mccain, at Vancouver barracks,
stating that Colonel Ray, at Fort Glib.
bon, Alaska, reports the safe arrival
there of Lieutenant Heron and party.
who were supposed to have been lost
while exploring the Copper river coun-
try.
Recruiting for the Strathcona horse,
the detachment which is being equip
ped and maintained by Lord Strath-
coma, Canadian high commissioner in
London, has begun at Fort Steele, B.
G. Although the number to be taken
from this section is restricted to 40,
there are over 200 applicants for enlist.
ment.
The house passed the Indian app,o-
priation bill.
The transport Manuense has arrived
at San Francisco from Manila.
Cardinal Gibbons commends congress
for its action in the Roberts case.
Nelson, of Minneapolis, lowered tho
two-mile skating record of 5:5l to 6:33.
William Stanley Hazeltine, the ma
rine artist, is dead in Rome, aged 81
years.
serious riot occurred in Porto Rico
during the parades of two political
parties.
Chicago trades unionists in the Fed.
Grafton of Labor denounced Governor
Taylor of Kentucky,
The president has issued proclama.
ton fixing tariff of duties and taxes
for the island of Guam.
The passengers and mail brought
from Honolulu by the steamer Austria.
liza were released from quarantine.
The strike at Cramps shipyard.
which has been in progress since Au.
gust, has been officially declared of.
VIM. Goebel, the contesting COVER
nor of Kentucky, is dead from the re-
suit of the bullet fired by an unknown
assassin.
The British government has contract.
ea with the Philadelphia & Reading
railroad Company for 100000 tons
of coal.
Fire in st. Louis destroyed four
olocks causing a property loss OF
Si'oOO, 600. One man was killed and
several injured.
A reward of S., 900 has been offered
ior the arrest and conviction Of the per.
son or persons who made the attempt
On the life of William Goebel..
General Kobbe has occupied the is
lands of Lamar and Leyte. In the
nght at Catbalogan 10 insurgents were
killed and the Americans captured five
cannon, with their artillerymen.
Secretary Reitz, of the Transvaal re-
public, says that the Beers have never
abused the white flag, and that the
british murdered women, children and
American citizens at Derdepoort.
Henry Hughes. a hero OF the old navy.
mas been admitted into the county
aimshouse at Chester, Pa, at the age
OF 50 years.
Cannonading does not interfere with
the sending of wireless telegraph mes.
sages. This has been tested in South
Africa.
During the last year rs, 2O2, col bush-
els OF grain and 2.l98.5lS gallons OF
molasses were used for the maAufactuSs
OF liquor in this country.
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