The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-09-17
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome OF the Telegr aphic
News of the World.
TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection of Items From
the Two Hemisphere Presented
in Condensed Form.

the Two Hemispheres Presented
in Condensed Form.
Ex-PTesident Harrison has been ten
dered the presidency of the new uni.
versity of Indiana, but he declined.
Another balloonist met his fate near
Wards island, N. Y. His balloon
caught fire in mid-air and he fell into
the water near Hellgate and wss
drowned.
Mr.. Bryan has issued his letter of &C.
ceptance. He defines his position on
the questions of the day and states
that he will uphold every plank of the
platform adopted at Chicago.
Seventeen people were injured, some
Of them seriously, by the overturning of
a wagon, which rolled down an en-
bankment of ten feet. The accident
occurred near Clackamas station, Ore
gon.
There have been received at the
granaries at Salem thus far this season
so, 600 bushels of wheat. and it is esti-
mated that about $4,000 bushels are
yet to come. Wheat now sells in the
capital city for, 40 cents bushel.
James Apologize, who died at Mon
tovia, was one of the earliest pioneers
TO come to the Pacific coast. He came
TO Oregon from Missouri in 1843, to
gether with his father and two brothers.
He was 63 years old at the time of his
death.
Superintendent Paine, of the Oregon
State Insane asylum, has filed with the
board of asylum trustees statement
Of expenditures for the month of
August, which shows the per capita
expense for that month to be the lowest
in the history of the institution.
William G. Bradford, of Marysville,
Cal, met his death in the Webb mine,
near Brown valley, through the prem
allure explosion of a blast located at
about the 50O-foot level and some fifty
feet in drift. Tom Powers, who was
some fifty feet away also suffered seri-
ous and possibly fatal injuries.
Engineer E. F. Ingles, the hero Of
Webster. who saved his passengers
from being robbed by killing Bandit
Morgan on September 5, was called be.
fore J. A. Fillmore, A. D. Wilder and
other officers of the Southern Pacific
and given a testimonial for bravery.
The ceremony was simple. The brave
enigneer was given check for $3.50,
together with beautiful watch and
chain suitably engraved.
A terrible tragedy was enacted on
Broad street, Richmond, Va. James
e. WINNER, aged 46, blacksmith
working at the Richmond locomotive
works, stabbed and killed 8. g. That
heimer, son of a well-known liquor
merchant. The cause of the homicide
was the alleged betrayal of Winners
partially paralyzed daughter by young
Thatheimer. WINNER, who was hunt
ing for the youth, came up with him
on the street, caught hold of him and
stabbed him in three places. That
heimer walked half a block and fell
dead. WINNER surrendered himself.
The losses by the recent severe fire
at Monmouth are being rapidly ADJUST
ed, and as soon as all are settled near
ly all the firms will take immediate
steps to rebuild their respective places
of business.
The annual exodus Of hop-pickers
has begun from Salem and other towns
in Marion county, and, although the
pickers will receive but 25 cents box,
the usual number are leaving for the
fields with undiminished enthusiasm.
The twenty foot boat in which Cap
tain Frank Charlsen and his brother
John, of Nyack, left New York on
June 81 last for Queenstown, was
sighted two weeks ago bottom up some
$50 miles off the Irish coast, and the
fate of her crew is merely matter OF
conjecture.
There has been an election bet made
in Milwaukee, which for originality
lays over anything which has been
made thus far. Fred w. Burke and
Albert Donaldson are the parties to the
wager. The former agrees to leave
the country forever on or before Janu-
airy 1, 1897, if William Mckinley is
elected president, and the latter will
do the country like service il w. j..
BRYAN is elected. They have drawn
mn a contract to this effect which has
been formally attested before notary
public.
The appellate court of the fourth
district. of Illinois, has decided that
blowing corn on Sunday in sight OF
church. goers does not in itself consti.
tute a disturbance of the peace. In
constituting section 26l, which relates to
disturbing the peace by labor on Sun
day. under which Mr.. Foil, Seventh
Day ADVENTIST, was arrested, the court
holds that this section does not prohibit
work or amusement on Sunday. but
prohibits only such conduct as disturbs
the peace and good order OF society.
The defendant being Seventh Day
Adventist, observes Saturday as the
Sabbath, and plowed corn on Sunday,
and his arrest and conviction resulted.
The old public school building, at
Cheney. Wash, which had been pur'
chased by Rev. r. Manner. has been
burned, The fire was doubtless OF IN
cendiary origin. There is an intensely
bitter feeling between two factions IN
Cheney, one side asserting that II
would retain control of affairs, even II
it had to resort to fire or other strong
methods. Ii is stated that the enemies