The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-05-02
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From All Parts of the New World
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NJ INTEREST TO OUR MANY READERS
Comprehensive Review Of the Important hsp
peninss of the Past Week ina
Condensed Form.


The Cuban commissioners have
started for home.
Marauding has increased between
Pekin and Tien Tsin.
Turbulent province of South Cama-
rines, Luzon, is nearly pacified.
Cardinal Rampolla has resigned the
Office of papal secretary OF state.
Negotiations for the renewal of the
Driebund will be opened shortly.
Albians are said to be committing
wholesale atrocities in old Servia.
ottomans ask help OF French to
rescue ex-sultan from living grave.
Ii Hung Chang compliments
American stand on indemnity ques-
tion.
Dissolution of Alaska transporta-
ton combine has caused q big cut in
rates.
James Callahan was acquitted OF
completely in the Cudahy kidnap-
ping.
Repairs to cost $751; have Been
recommended for the Astoria Federal
building.
Enthusiastic meetings were held all
over the country in honor Of Grant'l
birthday.
Henry Meldrum, of Oregon City,
has been appointed surveyor general
Of Oregon.
Won Waldersee reports four engage
ments, in which the Chinese were
badly defeated
James Douglas Reid, ex-United
States consul and "father of the tel.
egraph," is dead.
Hon. j. C. Trullinger, ex-Oregon
legislator and prominent citizen oi
Astoria, is dead
General Ketterlee reports that the
Chinese only left Kukuan when they
were forced to do so.
Women members of Washington
Pan-American commission came out
ahead in legal contest for expnes<
money.
Americans surprised a Filipino
camp. One rebel major was killed
and several staff officers captured
The Americans lost two men in the
engagement.
The food in Cincinnati will exceed
expectations.
Billy" Smith, noted American
pugilist, is dead.
Afrikanders protest against British
treatment of Cape Dutch.
Hay and Pauncefote held q confer.
ence on the canal question.
The Pan-American commission will
meet in Washington shortly.
The new American yacht Constitu'
ton will be launched May 6.
English merchants severely con
denim the proposed export duty.
Three Oregon men have been ap
pointed lieutenants in the regular
army.
The remains of Lincoln have beer
placed in the new monument al
Springfield, Ill.
DR.. McKellops, one of the mos
noted dental surgeons in the country
is dead in Chicago.
Neighboring states are sending
numerous requests to Oregon author
tiles for supplies of Chinese pheas
ants.
The United States transport Kill
patrick has arrived at Honolulu will
smallpox on board, and is now il
quarantine.
SUIT has been commenced by Ad
miral Dewey for the prize money du
MN for ships and naval stores whicl
ne captured at Manila.
Two men were killed and several in
!ured as the result of wreck on aI
ohio railroad. The accident wa
'ho idiiS SpIcduluS.
scottish rite Masons have just cels
orated the Tooth anniversary of th
ofganlzation of the first supreme'
council in the United States.
Philippine insurgents to the mum
per OF 1872 officers and men hav
la'G down their arms in South IlocO
Snd sworn allegiance to the Units
States.
Arrangements have been mad
whereby the Missouri Pacific railroa,
is'em will have direct outlet 3
W. tne raclfc coast and Portland vii
oe the terminus.
lhe commission of five deleagte
mom the Cuban constitutional con
.en'ion, that was sent to Washington
;U confer H with the president regard
tu s cuban relations with this coun
wy nave arrived in Washington.
va lake Niagara is the largest freS
..r a,er lake between Lake Michiga
Lake Titicaca, in Peru.
Minnesota oinnesota farm lands have a
yain iveu more than 100 per cent 1
ue curing the past seven years.
in ne carrying and collection Of mail
sh,n france, 1t Is ofncially decido(
oe conducted. on automobiles.
meu al numerous. mines in Siberia, 400
sins,oa ana 500 horses are used on
ercs property to produce gold ~
eoing $2,oo0.0O0 per annum.