The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-07-16
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome OF the Telegraphic
News of the World.

AVC"S Vi tAC w Va AOs
TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection of Items From
the Two Hemispheres Presented
In Condensed Form.
Governor Lord, of Oregon, has issued
his annual proclamation, as required
by law, warning all persons against
the reckless starting Of fires m the
mountains and among heavy timber.
Reports from Spokane say that crops
In many sections Of Washington are
somewhat damaged, as result of the
hot weather of the past few weeks, oats
especially having been badly burned.
News has been received in Havana
that unknown parties have burned the
Santa Barbara estate near Baro, prov
ince of Matanzas The estate is owned
by Senior Manuel Coronado, editor Of
La Discussion. The damage is est.
mated at $3OO,00O
The Venezuelans, through the efforts
of President .Crespo, intend to donate
to the city of New York an equestrian
statue of Simon Bolivar, and have
commissioned the work to the Italian
sculptor, Giovanni Turni, Of Staten
island. The cost of the statue will be
$500, 600.
The report of DR.. d. A. Paine, Of the
Oregon state insane asylum, for the
month of June, shows that 1908 pa.
tients were confined in the institution
at the close of that month. The ex-
pense per capita for June was the low
est, with one exception, in the history
Of the asylum.
A rebel group Of 100 men attacked
the town of Avalos, in Matanzas prov
ince, Cuba. The garrison repulsed the
attack without loss. The rebels also
attacked the town of Cidra, in Matan-
zas province, and poured sixty volleys
into the place. They retreated as soon
as the garrison returned the fire.
The two big sailing ships. the Santa
Clara and the City Of Philadelphia,
sailed from New York last February,
bound for San Francisco. The last
heard of the Santa Clara was March
80, when she was spoken off the coast
of Brazil. The City of Philadelphia
was reported in the same locality
March 8. Since then nothing has been
heard of either vessel.
J. P. Mimic. the retiring treasurer Of
Marion county, Or, showed his re-
luctance to turning over the office to
his successor by removing all the coun-
ty money from the vault and deposit
ing it in one of the city banks. thus
leaving the new treasurer with no
money with which to pay county war.
rants His action has occasioned much
unfavorable comment.
Warner Miller barely escaped being
shot while riding on New York Gen.
trail train from Albany to Herkimer.
The train was passing through the out
skirts of Albany, when bullet crashed
through the window an inch above Mr..
Miller's head, covering him with
splintered glass and passing out OF the
opposite window.
The trouble which occurred in Au-
rora, ILL.,, on the Fourth, when two
misguided patriots pulled down Greek
flag, surrounded by American emblems
is growing rather serious. A repre-
sentative Of the consul general is there
investigating the matter. The repre-
sentative says that it was an outrage as
the Greek had his banner completely
surrounded by American flags, which
is eminently proper under international
law.
A dispatch to the San Francisco Mer-
chants Exchange says the bark Mo-
have from Vancouver for Santa Rosalia
is ashore at Sooke inlet, and will prob.
ably be total loss. The crew was
saved.
In Walla Walla fire destroyed two
one story buildings and the upper floor
of q two-story building on Main street
between Fourth and Fifth. The fire
was caused by lamp exploding in the
rear of a millinery establishment.
Yale was defeated, but not disgraced
in the third heat of the Grand Chal.
lenge cup, which was Iowed at Henley
on Thames Leander won by one and
three fourths lengths in minutes and
IA seconds. The record is 8 minutes
and 81 seconds.
The rush of tourists to Alaska this
season is remarkable. TIE Queen
which has just sailed, carried as pas
sengers $50 first class and almost as
many more in the Storage. All the
glaciers and points Of interest are visit
ed during these summer trips.
From advices received by the Austria
liam steamer Miowera, which has just
arrived in Vancouver, B. e.. 1t now
seems probable that the Queensland
government will join New South
Wales and Canada in granting sub
sidy to the Canadian-Australian steam
ship line. Captain Bird, on behalf OF
James Huddart, managing owner OF
the line, recently interviewed the
Queensland government, and it is
said the government will recommend
that parliament grant subsidy OF
1000 per year for three years. The
company Ia at present negotiating in
England for the construction OF larger
steamers for the line.
About thirty members OF the COM
mittee appointed at the st. Louis con-
vant;on to officially notify the vice.