The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-09-26
NEWS OF THE DAY
FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF
THE WORLD.
Comprehensive Review Of the important
Happenings Of the Past Week Presented
in Condensed Form Which Is Most
Likely to Prove Of interest to Our Nan
Readers

Readers
DIR. Rixey says Mrs. Mckinley ir stead.
ily improving.
The San Francisco strike situation re-
mains unchanged.
The bank clerks of Seattle have organ
lied for educational and social purposes.
gasoline ferryboat in West Virginia
blew up, seriously injuring five persons.
The collision near Vienna of an ex-
nress and petroleum train caused the
death of 32 persons.
The emperor of Russia, through the
Russian embassy, placed large floral
wreath on the casket of Mckinley.
Johann Most, the anarchist, was ar
rested in New York while haranguing to
a crowd of 500 people in dance hall.
Anarchists are standing guard with
shotguns over newspaper Office whose
editor expressed joy at the killing of
Mckinley.
The personal effects of the late presi-
dent and those of Mrs. Mckinley are
being removed from the White House in
order to allow President Roosevelt to
occupy the mansion.
Deaths in India from plague are much
fewer than last year.
A dinner is to be given in honor of Sir
Thomas Upton at Chicago October B.
One man was burned to death and sew
eral others injured in San Francisco fire.
The bank at Shellsburg, Ia, was brok-
en- into and about &, 700 in cash secured.
No clue to the robbers.
During the progress of the memorial
pageant in Chicago nearly 100 persons
were injured or overcome.
Santos Dumont's air ship has had an
ther accident during trial. The ship
struck a tree and was badly damaged.
One man was killed and two seriously
injured in freight wreck on the Denver
4 Rio Grande railroad at Burnito, Colo.
Don German Reisco, the new presi-
dent of Chile, took charge Of the govern
ment with the usual solemnities and ma
tai festivities.
Anexplosion in French powder works
resulted in the death of IL persons and
the injury of IL others, the majority of
whom will die.
A very severe frost has been expert
enced throughout Central and Northern
New York. Great damage was done to
all garden and farm products.
The Car and Czarina of Russia have
arrived in France.
A fire in Monroe, WASH, destroyed
property valued at $l7 600.
The hop crop for Washington will be
less in quantity than last year but the
quality will be much better.
The Pacific Oil Wells Company, which
is boring for oil near Tacoma, struck the
remains of an archaic forest at depth
OF 600 feet.
A destructive timber fire is reported in
Clark county, Wash. The fire has spread
over large district and considerable
property has been destroyed.
From July / to September 10 the
Seattle postoffice issued 100000 in
money orders to Japanese, who are send
ing the money home to their native
country.
Two Walla Walla men settled an old
feud with buggy whips.
Two agents of Manila firms have been
expelled from the island of Samar for
allnp tho iuSuruanfa
An Indiana minister, who accused Nc
kinley of being political demagogue,
was tarred and feathered.
Walla Walla will have thorough sys-
TEN of street railways if the city council
Will grant the necessary franchise.
Among the passengers on the steamer
Empress of India, which has just arrived
at Victoria, B. c., from the Orient, was
Major General Corbin.
The annual report of the Northern Pa
clic shows gross earnings for the year
ending June 80 to be $32 $50 1884, an in
crease of over 100000.
The San Francisco strike continues
without any apparent chance of settle
ment. Men are being brought into the
city by the employers to take places OF
strikers.
A water spout near New Yoak City
dld great damage to shipping.
The great steel strike in the East has
been ended and, the men have returned
10 work. Both sides made concessions.
The heating plant in the state capitol
Is being repaired and considerable grum-
Ding is heard from state officials at the
cold.
Deen working in the Cascades about GO
miles from North Yakima, report having
met with good success.
The hop crop around Kent promises ia
iall short of the usual amount on &C
count of growers being unable to secure
sufficient help to save the crop.
The railroad to Republic, WASH, has
already had good effect in that district.
New mines are being opened up and
.hose already in operation are being ex-
tended.
Extra precautions are being taken tC
protect the crowned heads OF Europe
from the hand of the assassin. The sue
eessiul plot against President Mckinley,
II is thought, will give anorchists new
impetus.
The sorrow is almost as great in Can.
ada as in the United States at the assas-
sMnation of President Mckinley. In
toronto the city was draped in mourn.
ing five minutes after the news was re-
ceived.
Fire in Brooklyn destroyed property
valued at $500, 900.