The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-05-03
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
I" Condensed Form.
The Duke of Argyle is dead.

strike.
Turkeys reply to the United States
is unsatisfactory.
Eoer peace commissioners mission
has been a failure
China is growing more and more
opposed to the "open door,"
Japan will take steps to stop the
emigration of her coolies to this
country.
Captain Denning, on trial before
court martial at San Francisco, has
pleaded guilty.
Frank L. Campbell has been nomin-
oted 10 succeed Webster Davis, as as
sistant secretary of the interior.
William A. Clark, of Montana, will
resign his seat in the United States
senate, having decided that it will be
wiser to retire gracefully.
Vote on the Quay case was taken in
the senate with the result that the
Pennsylvanian senator was shut out by
one vote. 1t stood 32 to 33.
Floods in the South grow worse.
Traffic in Louisiana and Mississippi is
paralyzed, and the crop and property
damage will amount into millions.
John Horton, negro, his wife and
four children. were drowned in the
backwaters of Pearl river, near Jack
son, Miss, while trying to escape from
the floods.
At a meeting of 200 Boer sympa-
thzers held in San Diego, CAL. resolu-
tons were adopted expressing the hope
that the United States would seek by
its good offices to end the war.
The treasury department will inves-
tgate the rumors Of the alleged illegal
landing OF Japanese on the Pacific
coast. An inspector has been ordered
to go to Seattle and make a complete
report on the matter.
The Sixty ninth Regiment Veterans
Club. of New York City, celebrated the
seth anniversary of their departure for
the war, with dinner at the Sturte-
want House. Just before the close of
the festivities, Sergeant John Gleason,
who has been in the regiment for 40
years, offered resolution Offering the
services of the regiment 10 Paul Kruger.
Before introducing the resolution, Ser
geant Gleason said: 81 am willing
and prepared to 90 to the front with
Paul Kruger now. although l have not
shouldered gun for 40 years." The
resolution was adopted with tremend-
Gus cheering.
Rivera. secretary of agriculture in
Cuba, will resign.
Coal has advanced in price for the
first time in 10 years.
Croton Landing, N. Y, strike ia
considered at an end.
Alaska is badly in need of laws.
Settlers on lands there cannot acquire
atitle.
Webster Davis, until recently assist
ant secretary of the interior, says he il
out of politics.
Governor Taylor, of Kentucky, de.
MES that he is fleeing from the grand
jury indictment.
Massachusetts Democrats will pay
Sl,lO0 a day for their hotel accOmoda-
tons at Kansas City.
In an interview, General Lew Wal
lace, former minister to Turkey, says
the sultan is an honest man.
The steamship North Star. aground
near Victoria, has been f1oated. The
vessel was only slightly damaged.
1t is reported that Pearl Harbor. Ha-
Wall, Is worthless as naval rendez-
'ous until improvements are made.
Americans captured, killed and
wounded 1000 Filipinos last week,
with loss of nine killed and l6
wounded.
1t Is expected that $4,000 working
men and women will be in line in the
May day parade which will take place
IN New York City.
At Madison Square Garden, New
lork City, an elephant in Forepaugh
Sells circus was Choked to death in
al effort to subdue him.
Members of the Boxers" society
nave massacred many Chinese CathO-
ucs hear Paro Ting Flu, in the province
II Chi Ii, southwest of Tien-Tsin.
A paper has been signed by all the
business men except two of Walla
"aIIa agreeing to close their places
every evening except Saturday at 6
o'clock
Inc capture of Bocas del Toro. and
,he threatened attack on Colon by Co.
iomnlan revolutionists. may compel
iorcible Intervention by the govern.
nent of the United States to preserve
uie perfect neutrality of the Isthmus OF
iahama, guaranteed by the United
states in the treaty of lS46.
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