The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-10-16
NEWS OF THE DAY
interesting Items from Various Parts OF t.,s
World-Rcsume Of the Less lmportam
tiappeninss Of the Past Week in Ce,,
dsnsed Form.

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A tidal wave has done large amount
of damage along the Guatemala coast
Congressman John J.. Shepard, O.
Texarakana, died at Eureka Springs
Ark, after a long illness.
Max Henry Fleischer died at Chicago
Saturday as result of an injury re-
ceived in football game six years ago
Editor J. W. Kelley, of the Butte
Inter- Mountain, shot and probably
fatally wounded DR.. Coyley, a promi-
nent Butte man. The trouble arose
over a woman.
Cincinnati messenger boys are on a
strike.
President Kruger celebrated his sew
enty-seventh birthday at Utrecht, Hol-
land, Friday.
The transport Egbert has been sold
by the government to the Dollar Steam
ship company for $50, 900.
There were thirteen deaths on the
transport Sherman during her last voy-
age from Manila to San Francisco,
where she arrived Friday.
Lieutenant Colonel Huston. of the
Nineteenth infantry. is before court
martial at San Francisco on the charge
of violating the fifty-fourth article of
war in not calling out the troops to
quell rioting soldiers outside the Presi-
do re servation. e
The Peruvian ministry has resigned
because of the vote of censure of the
government by congress.
Henry White, secretary of the United
States embassy at London, is to be
made ambassador to Rome when Mr..
Meyer retires, early in the coming year.
Dudley Evans has been elected presi-
dent of the Wells-Fargo company, with
the old board OF directors.
The safe of the Lawrie Hardware
company at Davenport, Kan, was
cracked Wednesday night, and $4,000
in cash taken from it. B
Generals Corbin, Wood and Young
have been asked to lunch with King
Edward at Buckingham Oetober IL.
Professor Barrett Wendell, professor
of English at Harvard since 1898. has
been appointed class lecturer in English
literature at Trinity college. Cam
bridge, for year.
King Oscar has bestowed the grand
cross of ST. Olaf on CAPTAIN Otto Sver-
drup. the arctic explorer, and has CIV
en- him an annual allowance of $50.
Capt Sverdrup is at present indsposed.
Tenders have been closed in London
for the conversion of 4l5 miles OF The
Northeastern Railway company's sys-
tenn into electrical lines. This is the
first practical step taken by the great
English railroad systems to supercede
steam locomotion,
1t is currently rumored in Yokohama
that the Japanese government VIII
build four battleships, six first class
cruisers and various lesser craft, at
cost of $40, 900, 900 annually for the
next ten years. The battleships are
to be built in England and the cruisers
in England France and Germany.
King Alfonso of Spain desires to visit
the United States.
The cholera epidemic in Egypt is
rapidly subsiding.
Two tombs of great antiquity have
been discovered in the Forum.
J. B. Neill, governor of Idaho under
the Hayes administration, is dead.
A wheat charter has been made from
Portland to Liverpool 23s Cd, the
lowest since 1897.
After week of tranquility La Sou
friere showed signs of disturbance again
Saturday. There was slight eruption
at o'clock at night.
Portland, Ore, Typographical Union
has voted for per cent assessment
on earnings as donation to coal strik'
ers. The amount realized is about
$3.50.
News received at Shanghai from
Annoy says that the fire there .hai
spread to the British concession. Three
of the warehouses and the custom
houses are burning.
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