The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-05-21

Washington, the records in the Office
OF the secretary of state at Olympus
show that there have been filed for REQ
ord in the last three months articles fol
eighty three mining corporations
These, in connection with others
have netted to the state an amount fol
recording fees little short of the run
ming expenses of the secretary of states
Office for the same time.
T. A. Phillips, a merchant at La.
than, Mo. ,on returning home from his
place OF business, was shot from am.
bush by neighbours youth, aged ID
years, named Stout. The young rob.
Der was hid behind tree, and, at
Phillips passed by, he shot him, the
ball taking effect in the arm. Phillips
ran for his home, but was overtaker
by his assailant and struck over the
head with the weapon and felled to the
ground. In the encounter, Phillips
seized Stout by the throat and choked
him to death.
DR.. Salmon, the oldest Freemason
in the world, died in London. He was
l08 years old.
The last cleanup of the Apollo mine
at Unga, Alaska, was $3.50 the
product Of three months run.
According to the monthly crop report
just issued. the average condition OF
winter wheat is 82.9 in May, 1895.
Anti-missionary riots have broken
out in Kiang Yin. The British mission
was looted and burned. The mission.
airy escaped.
The lockers strike in Rotterdam
has assumed an ugly aspect. The civic
guard, police and marines have been
called out to protect the workers.
William Deering, the reaper manu-
facturer, has made donation to the
Northwestern university amounting to
1915, 200. The gift is in real estate
and bonds.
Miss Maize Todd, aged 30. daughter
of DR.. Lyman P. Todd. was killed in
Lexington, KY, by trolley Car while
she was bicycling. She was a cousin
of Robert Lincoln.
The president has approved the act
making provisions for the deportation
to Canada of the Cree Indians from
Montana, and their delivery to the
Canadian authorities.
The Abyssinians in Massowah have
liberated the Italians who were made
prisoners at Agama, and it is said that
Ras Mangascia will liberate the re-
mainder within week.
Matthias Jensen, of Astoria, has in.
vented machine for the manufacture
of gillnets which, he claims, will knit
500 fathoms of net in ten hours. He
intends to apply for patent.
Jack B. Alexander, a great nephew
wounded at his saloon in Paris, KY,
by John Steers, brakeman. He had re-
fused to trust Steers for drink.
Henry Cuyler Bunner, editor of Puck,
died at his residence in Nutley, N. j.,
from tubercular consumption. Mrs.
Bunner and three children were at his
bedside when death came.
Carl Albrecht, the man who brutally
murdered his wife upon the streets of
Marshfield, Or, February IS, has been
sentenced by Judge Fullerton to be
hanged June 26, 1896, at Empire City.
The Spanish caravels which came
over during the worlds fair have been
given to the Field museum, in Chicago,
and will hereafter float in the lagoon
directly in front of the museum build
ing.
A cave-in of the Standard mine at
Burke, Idaho, Instantly killed miner
named Schofield Axtel. The deceased
was about 30, and single. He had
been in the Occur d'Alene several
years.
The senate passed Mitchell's bill
pensioning the veterans of Indian wars
This bill will pension all who served
in the early Indian wars in Washington
and Oregon, their widows and depend
emit survivors.
The supreme court at Pendleton has
decided that women are not eligible as
candidates for the Office of county
school superintendent. There are at
present fifteen women candidates for
| this Office in the state.
In Van Buren,, Ark, Jailer Stamps
was assaulted by two prisoners, who,
after beating him insensible, took his
keys and liberated five others. Stamps
is probably fatally injured. The pri-
soners were not captured.
D. w. Watson, a wood dealer, was
instantly killed in Seattle in runa-
way. In falling off his leg was caught
and torn off. His body was dragged
about 100 feet, his leg being left be.
hind. He died instantly.
The increase in the price of bolts
and nuts in the iron trade the past
three weeks is the evidence of report.
ed gigantic pool of manufacturers in
these goods, the organization of which
is now in progress in Boston.
While the 9-year-old daughter OF
William Ashby, of Pine valley, was
crossing Pioneer creek on footbridge
in company with another child, both
were precipitated into the water and
the Ashby child was drowned.
i At Eau de Vie, Mo-, while sitting
mn with her sick child near the open
4 fireplace, Mrs. John Edwards clothes
caught fire, and the flames communi
Gated to the cradle. The baby was Gre
mated and the woman seriously burned
Il Hank Bonkolkan, while fishing il
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