The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-02-20
TELECRAPHIC RESUME
Events of the Day in a Con,
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OF INTEREST TO ALL READERS
Items Of Importance From Domesti,
and Foreign Sources - Cream
of the Dispatches.
John Hays Hammond, charged with
} the leadership of the late uprising il
johannesburg. has been liberated OF
!, bail.
A windstorm in New York which
blew 50 miles an hour, did much
damage to property. Three people
were killed.
The cases Of Americans arrested al
Johannesburg are now under prelimi.
nary examination, and a formal trial
will take place April 81.
New Orleans, according to the re-
ports of the Illinois Central railroad,
has shipped more corn to foreign ports
in the past five or six weeks than has
New York.
: A bridge in the New England rail.
road over the Pequonnock river, nea,
Bristol, Conn, collapsed, carrying
with it twenty workmen; thirteen
were drowned.
The revision of the extradition treaty
between Germany and the United
States is again at a standstill, owing
to the demands regarding political and
military fugitives.
The New York Herald's correspond
ent in Montevideo, Uruguay, tele-
graphs that the foods in the republic
caused by the heavy rains of the last
few weeks have caused great loss of
life.
Notwithstanding the success of the
new loan, fears are entertained that
considerable share of the gold offered
in payment will have been with
drawn from the treasury for that pur-
pose.
1t is reported in Havana that Gen.
eral Gomez is going to establish seat
of government at Siguana, province of
Santa Clara. He is announced to be
on the move between Batabano, San
Felipe, Salud and Mariet
John Lee and James Bostic, rivals
for the affections of a young woman Of
Adams, Ind, attempted to settle the
matter with pistols, and both were
badly wounded, while bystander also
received stray bullet.
The Red Lake and White Earth In
dian reservation, comprising about
1000, 900 acres, part of the Chippewa
reservation, in Minnesota, will be
opened for settlement May /, by proc
lamation to be issued shortly.
Governor Richards, of Montana, de-
manded of Secretary Olney that he
forthwith rid Montana of the Cree In
dams. The demand was made after
the receipt of letter from Secretary
Olney referring to the Cree contro-
versy.
The rebellion in Formosa is un-
checked. One army Of rebels has taken
up its position at Tou Wei, and another
has assembled at Camphor Mount.
The Japanese troops are confident Of
defeating the rebels, but cannot attack
them in their mountain retreats.
The safecraokers who have been ter
rorizing the people of Oakland, Ala
media and Berkley for the past three
months have been captured by the po-
lice. They are mere boys, aged 16
and II. They confessed to thirty seven
burglaries Of residences and stores.
They said they had realized only 500
from the burglaries.
DR.. Zelle, a practicing physician of
Brandenburg, Germany, has contrived
Photographic instrument which will,
in minute details, reproduce the vari-
GUS colors Of objects, persons and land
scapes brought within specified range
of the camera. What is most surpris-
ing in this experience is that in the
photographs the colors lose none of
their original brilliant shades.
Mrs. Jennie Baxter was murdered by
her husband in East Portland. She
returned home in a drunken condition
and Baxter, becoming enraged, drew a
razor across her throat, nearly sever
ing the head from the body. He then
attempted suicide in the same manner,
but was stopped by an officer before he
had completed his work. Their Agar
old child was the only witness.
Of the many changes introduced in
quick succession in Corea, the recent
adoption of the Western method OF
hairdressing has attracted most atten-
ton. The king recently issued a proc
lamation urging the sacrifice OF the
queues, and set the example by hav-
ing his own hair cut, the prince royal
following suit. Many lesser govern.
ment officers have resigned rather than
sacrifice their locks.
According to a statement widely
published in London, the coming naval
programme will involve the outlay OF
SAT, 900, 900 and will provide for the
building of four ironclads, four first
class cruisers, and sixty torpedo de-
stroyers, the last to have speed Of
from thirty to thirty three knots. The
battleshipas are to be similar to the
Renown type, but they are to have
rather more beam and to be longer.
The reorganization committee OF thu
Oregon Railway & Navigation Com
| pany announces that the plan OF or
ganization is now operative. Deposits
of consolidated mortgage and collateral
trust bonds will continue to be received
up to February 80 without penalty
After that date payment OF $50 PEI
bond will be- required. Deposits o.