The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-10-04
EVENTS OF THE DAY
r,itome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
rrRsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES

rERsE TICKS. FROM THE WIRES
.rDteresting Collection OF Items From
che Two Hemispheres Pres"
in Coriensed Tcrm.
Germany is about to declare war on
China.
coraral John NJ. Palmer, of illinois,
is dead.
Galveston appeals for help to rebuild
the city.
Four persons were killed by tornado
in an Iowa town.
Epidemic of smallpox at Nome has
beeu stamped out.
Won Waldersee will demand the sur.
r0nder of leaders of the outrages.
American troops, except legation
,uarI are ordered from China to Ma.
Mia.
senator Beveridge, of Indiana, opened
the Republican campaign in illinois,
with speech in Chicago.
Senator Caffery, of Louisiana, has
officially declined the presidential NOM
nation by the National party.
At Terre Haute. Ind. The Abbott
broke the worlds trotting record OF
9,OSs4, held by Alix, making the mile
in 2:03 "A.
Another death from bubonic plague
was reported at Glasgow, making the
seventh since the outbreak. Only 40
uersons are now under observation.
Prince Henry, of Prussia, is now
commander-in-chief of the First Ger
man squadron, succeeding Vice Admiral
Hoffman,, who has been relieved from
the post
The Austrian press bitterly con-
demns the attitude of the United States
towards China, attributing to the
course of the Washington government
"the arrogant defiance with which
China is treating the allies. f"
The Isthmian canal commission
stated that it would be able to submit
report to congress sufficiently COM
prehensive to serve as a basis for the
action of that body at the approaching
session, il it should be desirable to act
Dispatches announce that among the
missionaries killed by Chinese in the
massacre in Yunnan province were
Bishop Fantonsalli and Father Quirine,
of the Roman Catholic church. 1t
was said that the bishop died after the
most awful torture.
Floods have washed away several
towns in Texas.
Eight persons were killed by tor
nado in Michigan.
Bryan will make determined effort
to capture New York.
The latest list of Galveston's dead
numbers 1859 names.
The navy department is hurrying yes-
sells to the Asiatic station.
The expected clash in the strike re-
gion in Pennsylvania did not occur.
Eight persons were drowned at
Brownwood, Texas, bv a flood. The
Rio Grande railway is badly crippled.
Anti-ioreign leaders ale said to have
been appointed to positions of respon-
slOllity and honor in China, in defiance
to the allies.
The Merchants Nail & Wire Works,
oi Charleston, w. Va, which have
been closed for two months. opened
again. About $50 men are affected.
Anita Lutz, aged Is, shot and fatally
wounded her father, John Lutz, near
Lansing, Kansas. because her father
nad sent her brother away to school.
Direct advices from Carthagena,
colombia, say the rebels are active in
'nat department.. September they
attacked the town, but government
troops from Colon arrived just in time
70 prevent their success. The rebels.
VINO are under General Commancho,
VIII JOIN hands with the forces of Gen.
erSl Urlbe. Plans are proceeding fo1
another revolution for the new but un.
recognized government.
PhiI A. Julien, coroner of Silver
DOW county, Mont, and one of the best
Anown OF the old-time newspaper men
VI the country, died suddenly at Butte
VI VI hesrt disease. He was q native oi
washington. D. c., and was Sc years
age lie worked on the Washington
Nepuolican in the early days of that
paper and on other papers at the capi.
%'' lie had been on newspapers in
-'On'ana Tor about 10 years.
trouble between the union plumber
anu 'le Seattle plumbing companies
VINO 90 not belong to the Master Plum.
oeis Association of that city. As {
result OF this trouble the union plumb
efS nave walked out' from the shops
=. al such plumbing companies. Ths
""ik'out OF union men in this instanct
NOT owing to any difference with
.ueir employers as regards wages OF
" "Uurs OF labor. bat wholly because OF Al
ps psteement existing between the Master
.uno oers' Association and the unior
Plumbers which prevents the latter
mOm woi king for any plumbing firm
INDIVIDUAL not member of such ~
ISOLATION.
Az IL Is reported that Chicago and Lon
Tou Cn hrms will invest sac, ,OOO, 900 il
colorado mines.
Spirit distillars ana a;..-:A..xh.. =.