The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-02-22
EVENTS OF THE DAY.
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
rERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection Of Items From
tho Two Hemispheres Presented
in . Condensed Form.


A territorial form of government is
recommended for Hawaii.
Dawson merchants are closing up
shop to 90 to Cape Nome.
Congressman Sulzer, of New York.
is talked of for Bryan's running mate.
Fire in the Brooklyn navy yard do.
stroyed property to the value of $780,
900.
Four men were fatally wounded dur
,np a riot ut a dance in Northern Okla.
homa.
The strike of the Cuban cigarmakers
has been settled. The effort was unsuc-
cessful.
Robbers made an unsuccessful at
tempt to hold up q Santa Fe train in
Oklahoma.
Elijah Cone, one of the oldest news
paper men of Wisconsin, was frozen to
death in Fond du Lac.
American miners are not allowed to
carry arms or ammunition into the
state of Sonora, Mexico.
Chaplain Wells, just returned from
the Philippines, says there is too much
whiskey sold and used there.
The transport Siam, which lost 31l
mules out of $50 on her trip to Manila,
is back in San Francisco harbOr.
The city of Skagway protests against
the appointment of delegate to con.
gress without the vote of the people.
Ed. Armstrong, a Medford, Or,
bricklayer, was shot and fatally in
jured by A. ]. Hamlen, during saloon
row.
Fire at the National Biscuit Com
pany's works, at Worcester, Mass, de-
stroyed property to the value Of $780,.
600.
The Kansas supreme court holds that
railways cannot be compelled to fur.
nish free transportation to livestock
shippers.
Buffers attack is now known to
have been no feint. He was really de.
feated In third attempt to reach
Ladysmith.
Thomas 6. Merrill, of Salt Lake
City, widely known throughout the
West as an energetic worker in the sill
yer cause, is dead.
The Corbett- Jeffries fight will take
place at Coney Island about the middle
Of May.
T. Daniel Frawley has made arrange
ments to take copmany of actors -
Cape Nome.
An alliance, offensive and defensive,
has been consummated between Eng.
land and Portugal.
The English nation has settled down
to the realization that the war with
the Beers will last long time.
Governor Taylor, of Kentucky, has
declined to sign the peace agreement
and the case will 90 to the courts.
A destructive fire visited the city Of
San Salvador, Central America. The
total loss is estimated at 81, 900. 900.
The United States transport Colum.
bia arrived at San Francisco from
Manila. She made the trip in 80 days.
Three ballot.box suffers of Philadel.
phia were sentenced to imprisonment
for two years and to pay fine of $500
each.
A resolution expressing sympathy
with tho Beers was adopted by the sen.
ate. 1t was offered by Allen, of
Nebraska.
Lord Roberts has addressed q letter
TO Presidents Kruger and Steyne, com.
planning of the wanton destruction OF
property in Natal.
Three children of P. darcy, living
near South Union, WASH, were poison.
ed by drinking the water from an
abandoned we'll.
Six men were injured by an explosion
In the Columbia firecracker works ~
fostoria, Ohio. A large part of the
factory was wrecked.
II has been decided by the secretary
OF the navy to appoint Commander
seaton Schroeder to be the first naval
governor of the Samoan island Of
Tutuila.
Inc house committee ON military
anairs will investigate into the Idaho
mining riots at Wardner, which the
FEDERAL troops. under General Merriam,
suppressed.
The jury in the case of Roland B.
Molineaux, convicted of poisoning Mrs.
Adams, returned verdict of guilty Of
murder in the first degree Is 10 said
the trial has cost 100000
The Beers have taken Inkandla, .
Lululand magistracy. The magistrate
the night previous exploded the maga-
zine, and, with his staff and police.
evacuated the place and proceeded 10
Eshowe.
French railroads have ordered so 10.
oomotives from Philadelphia.
A Leipsic newspaper warns German
manufacturers may crowd them out OF
Russia.
A French court sent man to prison
,of three months for insulting Queen
Victoria in pamphlet.
The queen of Italy has . handker-
chief valued at $4,000. Il took ~.
efat women moro than 20 years a