The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-01-10
LATER NEWS.

Philip ~. Armour, the great pork
packer, is dead.
Portugal is sending rein fol cements
to Lourenco Marques.
Eight men met death by suffocation
in Minneapolis hotel fire.
David j. Schnebly, the oldest news
paper man in the Northwest. is dead.
An effort is being made to revise the
Russo Chinese agreement about Man
churia.
An agreement restricting operations
of allied troops has been made by Won
Waldersee.
Eight hundred colliery employees of
Pennsylvania coal and iron mines are
on strike.
China desired envoys to delay sign.
ing joint note, but was informed by
them that this was impossible.
Samuel S. White, a pioneer of 1S45,
and Oregon's first probate Judge, died
at his home in Portland. He was 80
years old.
Five bags of registered letters have
been stolen on the road between Turin
and Rome. Three bags came from
New York.
In an affray at Altgeberg, Hungary,
between striking miners and gend.
armes, there were seven of the former
killed and 40 wounded.
The followiEA Washington post
off ces have been discontinued: Dish
man, Spokane county; Green River,
King county, and Laurel, Whatcom
county.
Charles w. Norton, a switchman,
was instantly killed at Tacoma, by
being crushed between two cars. He
leaves a widow and three children At
Mount Pleasant, la.
Severe cold weather has suddenly
set in throughout Europe. The cold
wave is accompanied by gale which
has wrecked several vessels and caused
heavy loss Of life and property.
The coal miners strike at Picton,
Nova Scotia, has been settled. Every
demand of the men was conceded.
The managers sought to bind the men
not to ask for further increase for IL
months, but failed.
Governor Allen, of Porto Rico, has
Just returned to the capital after an
extensive visit to the towns in the
western part of the island. He visited
places where no governor of Porto Rico
has visited before. Everywhere be
was enthusiastically received.
Henry M. Hoek, agent for tht
Knights Templar's and Mason's Life
Indemnity Association. of Chicago, is
under arrest at the central police sta.
tion, Chicago. on a telegram. from
Washington. D. c., which stated that
he was wanted in that city on charga
of forgery.
The British second. class cruiser Am.
phion has arrived at Panama.
The ENJOYS were surprised by the
prompt acceptance of the note.
A movement is on foot looking
toward Canadian independence.
Great changes are said to be planned
for the c., NJ. & st. P. railway.
Russia, it is said, inspired the
charges of barbarity against German
troops.
Governor Geer announces the ap.
pointment of Oregon's text book com.
mission.
! A Russo Chinese agreement gives
Russia protection of one Manchurlan
province.
| The semi.annual statement of Ore.
CONS state treasurer shows nearly $l..
700, 600 cash on hand.
The transport Meade, which carried
large amount of specie from San
Francisco, has arrived at Manila.
Variety of European prunes which
ripens two weeks earlier than present
crop is to be introduced in Oregon.
A bill will be introduced at the COM
ing Oregon legislature making life I'M
prisonment the penalty for kidnapping.
1t is understood that at the conclu-
sion of operations in South Africa,
Lord Kitchener will become command
er-in.c chief in India.
United States Consul Wildman, at
Hong Kong, has been granted leave
of absence and will return to the
United States Immediately Tor the
honof;t of hia health
The Boer invasion of Cape Colony
has not yet been stopped. On the
other hand the burghers seem to be
gaining grouni daily and are at pres
ent half way to the Cape.
The new Argentine- Chilean agree.
ment, in regard to the frontier settle
ment, has been signed and the presi-
dents of Argentine and Chile have ex'
changed friendly kilograms of congrat'
ulation.
The war department. has authorised
enlistments at Vancouver barracks,
Washington, for service in new regi.
ments to be sent to the Philippine Is
lands. Recruits will be sent to the
Pres,dio at San Francisco for assign
ment to regiments.
The steamhip Thomas Brooks, with
the Cuban officials on board, has ar
rived at Port Antonio, Jamaica. The
officials will inquire into the British
methods OF colonial government and
adopt the desirable features int the
Cuban government.
Health anfhoritiaa a6timata that lU