The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-03-27

,ikcly to Prove of lnterss: to Our Many
Tsadss--
According to dispatches from Lahore
the plague mortality has reached 2,OOO
daily.
At Elizabeth, n J. James Wilcox was
ouDd guilty of the murder of Nellie
Cropsey and sentenced to die on April
%.
Joseph II. Manley has announced that
for business and personal reasons he had
declined to accept the position of first
assistant postmaster general rendered
him by Postmaster General Payne. l
The senate has passed the bill for the
protection of the president, 81 to 10.
The house has passed the rivers and
harbors appropriation bill.
Lord Frances Hope has been granted
a divorce from his wife, formerly May
Yohe.
The bark Kate Davenport from Homo
lulu reports sighting Is miles off Cape
Flattery, Friday morning, an unknown
vessel bottom up.
George Anderson, of Livingston,
veteran newspaper man and one of the
best known men in Montana, fell dead
at his desk Friday. Mr.. Anderson was
editor and owner of the Livingston Post.
The London Standard says the Queen
of Holland and the prince consort will
shortly take tour of The Netherlands
and the Dutch colonies. During the
queens absence regency will be estab-
lished.
Frank Sargent, chief of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen, denies that
he has been rendered the Office of COM
missioner general of immigration now
filled by Powderly. 6
A reward of 5000 is offered for the APP
prenension of the two highwaymen who
shot the bartender at Hyde's saloon at
Franklyn.
Judge Hanford will open term of
Federal court at Spokane on April 8, at
Walla Walla on May 5, returning to Sc
attic to open the May term on May %
T. A. Winter and w. L.. Bowen are
planning to install an electric plant at
the falls of the Little Pend d'Oreille, IL
miles east of Colville. The electricity
will be conducted to Colville for lighting
and power purposes.
Mrs. Rachel Judson died at her home
near Whelan, Whitman county, at the
age of 75 She was a pioneer OF the Pa
citic coast and had lived in this county
20 years. She leaves large family OF
grown sons and daughters, and num-
Der of grandchildren. Her death was due
to pneumonia. B
President Cleveland was 65 years old
Tuesday.
The senate has confirmed the nomina-
ton of Captain Crowninshield to be
rear admiral.
The transport Mead has sailed from
San Francisco for Manila. The Sheridan
will depart for the same place on March
80.
James ii. Fairchild, president of Ober-
lin college, and who was connected with
the college in various capacities for SO
years, is dead, aged S5 years.
Safe crackers blew open the safe in the
Commercial hotel at Marissa, Ills, caus-
a confiagration which did damage to the
extent OF $4,000. 1t is said 81 800 was
taken from the safe.
Senator Proctor has introduced bill
continuing in force the present law for
the exclusion of the Chinese until the
expiration of the existing treaty with
China, or until new treaty shall be ne
gotiated.
The Chinese government has decided
to have a permanent home at Washing
ton for its legation.
T. w. Terry, a brother of Ellen Terry,
the English actress, died at Mandalay,
capital of Burmah, on Saturday last.
Sir Richard Temple, the former
governor of Bombay, and who has held
other important posts in India, is dead.
He was born in 1926. 3