The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-08-08
EVENTSOF THE DAY
FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS or
THE WORLD.
A Comprehensive Review Of the lmpostsal
happealnss q the Past Week Prsssatsl
in Coadensed Form Which b Mest
Likely to Prove Of Interest to Our Many
Readers.

IN . Condensed Form which Is M0oe
Likely to Prove Of Interest to Our Many
Readers.
The new government Of Manila is
now in effect.
Liberia is afraid Germany wants it
for colony.
The legation defenses at Pekin are
approaching completion.
Insurgetts have been driven out of
three more towns in Mindoro.
England approves the stern Boer
policy announced by Chamberlain.
Any settlement of the San Francis
co labor troubles seems very remote.
The death OF Dowager Empress
Frederick is expected at any moment.
Austrians will resort to force to
keep out American shoe stores in
Vienna.
Another Negro has been lynched in
the Taliaferro neighborhood in
Mississippi.
Fruit failures by drouth in Eastern
states will create good demand for
Northwestern fruit.
Statistics for 1900 show the United
States to be by far the greatest coal
producing nation in the world.
Gamers and fishermen on the Co
lumbia agree that the down river
salmon run was caused by hatchery
work.
Several pouches of mail were stoen
from the union depot at Portland,
Saturday. Some of the mail was re-
covered, but no clew to the thief.
William Steffen, laborer, of Mos
COW, Idaho, while violently insane
shot and killed DR.. w. w. Watkins,
and wounded two others before he
was shot by the posse which gathered.
An attempt was made to assassinate
the queen dowager OF Portugal.
Conferees on steel strike have come
to an agreement on peace terms.
Lord Roberts has been voted elOO.
600 for his services in South Africa.
Another revolt has been started
against President Castro, of Vene-
zuela.
The names of 1900 people were
drawn in one day in the Oklahoma
land lottery.
An American anarchist on his way
to Russia to kill the Gear was arrested
in Switzerland.
The military affairs of Oregon and
Washington will be turned over to
General Randall.
The strikes on both sides OF the
continent continue with no prospect
of an immediate settlement.
The transport Egbert sailed from
Seattle for St. Michaels with 100 re.
cruits and cargo of goods for the
military post there.
Five masked men held up a train
near Chicago. They secured no
treasure, although the express car
carried about $50, 900.
Captain Diaz Moreu, who COM
manded one of the Spanish warships
in the battle off Santiago is of the
opinion that Schley was both brave
and competent.
Beers got much the better of hot
skirimsh near Mauta.
English House voted $40, 900, OOO
for the Pacific cable.
The band ofinsurgents in Batangas
province abs been captured.
The corn belt is getting less rain
and another hot wave is predicted.
A new South African policy is ex.
pected to follow the return of Lord
Miner to Transvaal.
Admiral Kimberly has asked to be
excused from the Schley court of in
quiry. Ill health is given as his
reason.
The pay chest stolen at Santa
Cruz, Philippine islands, has been
recovered, with the contents un-
touched.
Two nonunion teamsters in San
Francisco fired into body OF strik-
ers, wounding one man. The shoot
ers were arrested.
Although the drought has been
broken in the southwest, the effect
has been to cause the price OF all
products to raise.
A general strike comprising the
members of the City Front Fedora
tion, San Francisco, has been order
ed. The strike affects 26, 600 men.
Two men in row boat upset in the
straits and were picked up and taken
to Seattle by steamer. They had
been in the water 13 hours. One oi
them died from the effects.
The governor of Panay has asked
for aid in consequence of ravages OF
locusts.
A new truss will have to be placed
in the Brooklyn bridge to replace the
broken one.
The population OF the German en-
pire includes 5000 600 who use the
Polish language
The world has two and quarter
million acres under tobacco cultiya-
tion. which produces $50, 900 tons
each year.
The will of Pierre Lorillard, of New
York, disposes Of an estate valued at