The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-02-13
EVENTS OF THE DAY
4 Comprehensive Review Of the important
Happenings OF the Past Week Presented
ina Condensed Form Which Is Most
,.'ka.y TO Prove Of lnteres: to Our kaiG
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London, the past week, has been ex-
periencing the most severe weather Tor
20 years.
The Pacific Coast Company has bought
the steamer Valencia. She will, 1t is
said, take the place of the lost Walla
Walla.
"Kid" Lavigne and Jack O'Brien have
been matched to fight before the Yo-
semitic Athletic Club, at San Francisco,
February 90.
Runor has it that the Elkins-Weden-
er-Rvan syndicate, with the aid of j. p.
Morgan q Co., will take over all Chicago
street car lines, as well as those OF sew
eral other large cities.
A bronze medallion memorial of the
late John Ruskin was unveiled at noon
Saturday, in Westminster Abbey, by
Mrs. Arthur Severn, Ruskin's cousin, in
the presence of distinguished gather
ing.
Miss Jane Butt, member OF the fac
ulty of the University of Wisconsin,
has left her position with that institution
to adopt stage career. She is the
daughter of prominent Wisconsin law
yer.
1t is announced that bowlers of the
whole world will be asked to participate
in the Olympian games OF 1904 in Chi
Cago
The state department is advised that,
owing to a change in plans, the king of
Siam will not visit the United States
this year.
Tommy Ryan announces that he has
signed articles to fight Charley Golf, OF
Portland, Or, at Rossland, B. c., for q
purse of $1,000 early in March.
The steamship, Matilda has been char
tered by Kerr, Clifford & Co.. of Port
land, Or, to carry 5000 tons OF choice
milling wheat from Tacoma direct to
Stockholm. This will be the frst ship
ment of wheat from the Northwest direct
to Sweden. q
More than Q score OF Northwestern
division superintendents, conductors,
train dispatchers and engineers are at
tending train order school in Chicago.
A granddaughter of Charles Dickens
has Just married Earnest Boucher Haw-
ley, son of the we'll known solicitor for
Cecil Rhodes and the Chartered Com
pany.
The deceased wife's sister bill has
again made its appearance in the British
parliament. 1t has beed passed IA times
and as many times vetoed by the house
of lords.
A truce has been declared in the diff
Guilty at the school of mines at Golden,
Colo, and it has been agreed to submit
all differences between the faculty and
the students to arbitration. Under this
agreement the deserted school will open
at once.
Announcement is made of the organi-
pany under the laws of New Jersey to
take over all concerns of this country
that manufacture steel springs for rail-
company will be $2,0O0.OOO. 5
Mashashi Fugita, of Hokaido, Japan,
has gone to Chicago to learn the art of
brewing.
The Colorado supreme court has hand
ed down a decision upholding the live
stock inspection law passed by the legis-
lature of that state. -
More than a million dollars worth OF
mutilated bills have been shipped from
the New York subtreasury to Washing
ton. The money was sent from all over
the country to be exchanged for new
bills.
Whitelaw Reid has invited Miss Alice
Roosevelt, eldest daughter of the presi-
dent, to accompany him to Loodon as
his guest when he goes to attend the cor
onation of King Edward. 8