The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08
EVENTS OF THE DAY
r,;tome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
rpRSE TICKS FROM HE WIRES
,,or.sting Collection Of Items From
Nh. Two Hcmispheres Pres Hlo
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the Two Hemispheres Pres t1u
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r-ance may send large force to
Canton.
China proposes an indemnity of $40,-
100000.
Ex.president Cleveland stands for
sound money.
President Kruger will travel incog.
rito in the capitals OF Europe.
The official announcement OF the to-
,ol ronuIation of the United States for
1900 is IS, 295, ,22O.
Emperor Nicholas, of Russia. will
rronose another conference with view
# settling the Chinese question.
General d. NJ. Frost, for 80 years
,re of the best known residents of st.
Iouis is dead at that city, aged II.
Major Henry j. Hearzy, editor of
tho Daily States and one of the strong
est newspaper writer's in the South, is
dead at New Orleans. He was go
years OF age.
TIE transport Hancock has arrived
at Manila with three companies of the
Fourth and four companies OF the
Twenty.fiith infantry and three officers
and 100 men of the marine corps.
The United States transport Mead
arrived at San Francisco, % days from
Manila. The Mead brought 254 sick
soldiers, 3 insane and Is dead. Eight
miyates died on the voyage.
Smallpox has broken out on mum.
her of Indian reservations in the West
and 1t is feared that when the cold
weather sets IN the epidemic will he.
come more widespread and more malig-
nant.
One man was killed and six others
injured, ono perhaps fatally, in col.
lison on the Chicago & Alton railroad
near Mitchell. Ill. The passengers re-
ceiyed shaking up, but none was SER
iOusIy hurt.
The government of Russia for the
second time within two monthd has
imposed a special tax for the benefit OF
the Red Cross Society. The first was
a tax Of from to 10 rubles upon Ii
Censes to travel abroad, according to
the length of the time for which the
license WAS granted, and now railway
tickets are taxed 8 kopecks when the
fare is . rubles or upwards. 1t is esti-
mated that the ticket tax will yield
$4,000 yearly and that on licenses
100000. 1t is understood that the
czarina, whose interest in the Red
Cross Society is keen, originated the
idea of imposing the taxes.
AlvOrd, the absconder, was arrested
in Boston.
Japan wishes to hold the balance OF
power in the Orient.
The cigarmakers of Tampa, Florida,
are out Oh a strike.
Fall fishing on the Columbia il
about at an end.
Venezuela was visited by a great
earthquake, killing 8 persons.
Damage by food is reported from Ls
crosse, Wis, and Winona, Mimi.
Professor Max Muller, the famous
phllologlstt died in London, aged n.
There was general resumption oil
WORK In the Pennsylvania coal region.
The new gold strike in the Baker
City' Dr., country, is extensive and
rich.
A Democratic leader predicts that
.uaho will give Bryan a majority ol
5000.
Chicago postoffice clerks have affili'
a'eu with the American Federation o
Labor.
Inc Beers are said to have 5000
armed men in the field in Orange River
colony.
rrince Hohenlohe says he resigne,'
Ooo"use he was ignored on importan,
occasions.
Chlnese looters stole Manchu throne
anu colossal archaeological objects O.
great value.
pcSers at Pao Ting Flu declare thu
piv'ihclaI treasurer ordered them *
XII foreigners.
ttince II and Wing Men are addet
" "e list of those whose execution
france has demanded.
M wore than $40, 900, 900 in gold dus
na iLu bullion has been deposited In Seat
VIC assay otficethis year.
seven people were killed and a,
nai us injured in Northern Pacifi,
n wreck near Livingston, Mont.
h. Many persons were injured and per
~ aaps Killed, and a dozen building
n,os: leVNea IN New York fire and ex
strat M spoakne, WASH, Mrs. Edit
Grea.; G,; vile of an engineer on tn,
ina Gnea' eat Northern, killed herself by blow
Sbo out her brains with revolver
Ma; was ~ years of age. and before he,
Tamse TtSse was Tekoa, WASH, girl
bpOfary insanity is said to hay,
Oeen the motive.
Joanp e well-known Spanish painter
sau,n sarolla. has been awarded !