The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-01-04
EVENTS OF TIE DAY.
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
TERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection OF Items Fror,
the Two Hemispheres Presented
IN u Condensed Form.

An earthquake caused havoc in
Southern California.
Admiral Dewey has reached the age
limit of SO years, but he will continue
in service.
The Changers warehouse at Rose.
burg, Or, was destroyed by fire; loss,
$4,000, fully insured.
Four men were killed by a train
wreck on the Northern Pacific near
yarmouth, Montana.
A six-story building, 90 years old,
was destroyed by fire in New York, en-.
failing loss of $50, 200.
At San Francisco the Carlisle In.
lians defeated the university of Cali.
lornia in football game; score, 2 to 0.
julius Baldwin is dead at his home
at The Dalles. He was one of the old.
est and most prominent pioneers of the
Northwest.
Thirty men persisted ina colliery
horror caused by fire damp explosion
at the Braznell mine, near Browns.
vile, Pa.
Laurier's French Canadian following
is protesting against Canada sending
any more troops to help England in
South Africa. IS
Mrs. Potter Palmer will be appointed
by President Mckinley director of the
American woman's department at the
Paris exposition.
The state department will investigate
the action of the British government
in SEEING several cargoes of American
-four off Delagoa bay.
The trainwreck near Pomona, CAL,
in which one life was lost and four
were injured, was caused by the break.
ing of a locomotive wheel.
At Rome the pope solemnly inaugu.
rated the holy year by performing tho
impressive ceremony of opening the
holy door of St. Peters cathedral.
Fenians threaten to make rs much
trouble as possible for Great Britain,
and will hamper her operations in
sending troops from home ports.
Twenty-one sailors from the British
steamship Ariosto were drowned In
Hatteras, N. c., surf. Their lifeboat
was swamped. Their companions
were subsequently rescued by the life
saving service.
The charred remains Of w. j.
Thomas, farmer, and his three chill.
dren, were found in the ashes of their
home, IL miles southwest of Chilli
Gothic, Kan. 1t is supposed that Thomas
murdered the children and then set fire
to the house and took his own life.
About a year ago Thomas wife com.
mitted suicide by taking poison.
Buffers losses at Colenso were lilo
men.
Chicago poolrooms were closed by the
police. :"
London papers fret under restraint Of
censorship.
Sol Smith Russell will retire from
the stage for year.
Lieutenant Churchill has arrived
safely at Delagoa bay.
Swift & Co. are to be paid for a lot
of beef that spoiled.
A receiver has been appointed for the
Globe National bank of Boston.
Near Norwood. O., man was shot
and killed for cutting telegraph wires.
Both salt and borax have been dis
covered in Lake county lakes, Southern
Oregon.
Price of hops has already materially
advanced in consequence of the pool
formed by Oregon growers.
President Kruger has entered protest
against England,s being permitted tc
purchase war supplies in this country.
Port Macaibo has been officially de.
clared open to commerce, and the Ven.
ezuela revolution is considered at an
end. 80
The Filipinos have placed a large or
der with a continental firm tfbr artil
lery. They are said to have plenty o.
money. .E@
The warden of a California prison Il
confronted with q problem. A pris.
oner whose term has expired refuses =
leave the penitentiary.
Ex-United States Senator Wash
burne, of Minnesota, 10 suggested by IL
diana politicians for the head of the
proposed Oriental commission.
Dwight L. Moody. the famous evan.
gelist,is dead at his home in East
Northfeld, Mass. The cause of hii
death was general breaking down due
to overwork.
The Venezuelan government troops
completely defeated the rebels under
General Hernandez. II is believed
that many prisoners were taken and
that a large quantity of ammunition
was seized. General Hernandez fed.
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey have taken
pew in st. Paul's Roman Catholic
church, Warrington.
The entire crop of sugarcane and beet
for lS99-l9O0 will amount to about g.
600, 900 tons-about the same amount
rs last year.
Exports and imports at the Ave prin
oipal ports of Porto Rico for thu
months of May, June and July show
a balance of trade in favor Of thes>
ports Of $S47. $50.