The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-03-13
EVENTS OF THE DAY
A Comprehensive Review OF the Important
Happenings Of the Past Week Presented
In Condensed Form Which Is Most
likely to Prove Of Interest to Our hany
Readers,

The president has signed the Philip
pine tariff bill.
Colonel Francis w. Parker, the dis
tinpuished Chicago educator, is dead.
Bishop Spalding, of the Colorado do
cese of the Protestant church. died Sun
day at the home of his son, at Erie, Pa,
of pneumonia, aged "A years.
The house Indian committe has favor
ably reported the agreement made with
the Klamath Indians for cessions OF pOr-
tons of their reservations.
1t is stated on authority that in the
week ending March 3 over $4,000 900
worth of automobiles were sold by the
dealers having machines on exhibition
at the Chicago automobile show.
Favorable report has been authorized
by the senate committee on commerce
on q bill authorizing the president to
appoint committee to cooperate with
Canada in an examination of the bound
ary waters between the two countries. i
Miss Julia Lamont, daughter of Daniel
Lamont, former secretary OF war, is crit
ically ill with brain fever at her home in
New York.
Max O'Rell, who has been i'll in New
York, will return this week to Paris, to
become chief editorial writer for the
Paris Figaro.
CONSERVATION has been caused among
the bears on the New York mercantile
exchange by the PRONUNCIATION OF rule
abolishing trading in egg futures.
The Referendum League, of Chicago,
announces the formation of a national
party for the promotion of initiative and
referendum in all the cities of the United
States.
Mrs. Philip ID. Armour, jr., widow OF
the young Chicago millionaire who died
in California two years ago, was married
Thursday evening at New York to p. A.
Valentine, of the firm of Armour d Co.
The national congress of French miners
has passed a resolution by vote OF 124
to los to the effect that the miners must
proceed to obtain an eight-hour day by
an immediate general strike, without
further negotiating with the government.
Neil Bryant, the old time minstrel, died
in Brooklyn Tuesday, aged ~. With his
two brothers, Daniel and Jerry, he trav-
eled all over the world, and they became
famous as the three Bryants. 5
Congressman Polk OF the Seventeenth
Pennsylvania district, died of apoplexy
at Philadelphia.
The British house of commons rejected
the second reading of the eight-hour
miners bill by vote of 208 to POI.
Leonard Lewlsohn, we'll known as one
of the largest operators in copper in this
country, is believed to be dying in Lon
don, of pneumonia.
The transport Hancock, to sail from
San Francisco March Is for Manila, will
carry the headquarters and the First
battalion of the Tenth infantry, recently
ordered from Fort Crook. In the trans
port will also sail 100 marines and six
officers. A
Santos-Dumont will give exhibitions
Of his airship in New York.
Major Esterhazy, of Dreyfes trial fame,
has been seen lately in New York.
All the German steamship lines show
heavy reductions in their dividends for
1901.
Robbers looted the postoffice at Ok
ford, Ohio, of 81 800 in stamps and 500
in cash.
Cecil Rhodes, who has been i'll at
Cape Town for some time, is reported as
improving.
A bill has been introduced in the New
Jersey legislature to annul the charter
of the Northern Securities Company.
The car has sent 100 900 roubles for
the relief of the victims of the recent
earthquake at Shamaka, trans Caucasia.
The directors of the United Steel Cor
poration has reelected President Schwab
and all other officers whose terms have
expired.