The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-04-09

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The Canadian government has re-
ceived advices which show that Audley
CoOte, chief promoter Of the Franco.
American Pacific cable scheme, has
met with severe rebuff in his negoti-
ations in Hawaii in connection with
the proposed Acknowledgements cable
His application for exclusive cable
landing privileges on the Hawaiian
islands was refused. Mr.. Coote then
assured the Hawaiian government that
sufficient capital had been secured in
Japan to build at once and he asked to
be delegated to represent Hawaii at the
closing of the contract with the Japan
csc principals on the basis of draft
which he submitted. This was also
declined as beyond the power of the
government to accept
Portland, Or, experienced single
earthquake shock of brief duration.
Two massive boilers of the Planter 3
oil mill in Greenville, Miss. exploded,
wrecking the mill property and caus-
ing the death of five men.
Eft is asserted that the Transvaal gov
eminent is about to offer England the
assistance of the burgher forces to
crush the Matabele uprising.
Ten persons were burned to death in
fire at So Union square, Brooklyn.
The building was a four story tene-
ment-house, occupied by Italians.
A train on the St. Louis & San Fran
cisco railroad was held up by masked
men three miles from Lebanon, Mo.
Express officials say that they secured
but 81, 277.
frederick A. Humphrey, said to be
the oldest Freemason in the United
States, died in GAINESVILLE, Wis, aged
95. He belonged to the Masonic fra
ternity for "a years
The garment workers of Baltimore,
who have been on strike for five weeks,
have returned to work where they
could get their places. Over 5000
persons have been out.
The Missouri supreme court has
affirmed the sentence of the Taylor
brothers, convicted of having murdered
the Meek family, near Milan. Execu-
tion was set for April 80.
The president has appointed B. F.
Franklin, former member of the
house, as governor of Arizona. The
term of the present governor does not
expire until April 1, 1897.
Nine. Dure Berthel, a leading con-
tralto of Louisville, KY, one of the
best known vocalists of the South, has
been stricken blind, and the probable
tiles are that her affection will be per-
manent.
In his annual message, President
Diaz, of Mexico, vigorously upholds
the United States in the stand it has
taken in the Venezuela matter and ex-
presses his Partially for the Monroe
doctrine.
In Victor, Colo, Edward Caskey
was killed and Joseph Wigand was
fatally injured by an explosion of giant
powder, they were thawing on the
cookstove at their mining claim on
Prospect Hill.
In Prague, strikers attacked the
weavers who had resumed work, and
serious conflict took place. Finally
the police were compelled to charge
with drawn swords and several per-
SONS were wounded.
A New York Herald dispatch from
Rome says the negus Menelek has or
dered the massacre of number of
prisoners and sick persons who have
fallen into the hands of his forces dur
ing the present campaign in Abyssinia.
Judge Hanford has granted an order
for the sale of the Seattle, Lake Shore
& Eastern railroad, the sale to be made
in Seattle on or after May Is next.
The bondholders, under the reOrganiza-
ton plan, will be bidders for the prop
erty.
Hereafter the Northern Pacific will
run two transcontinental trains instead
of one. The time between st. Paul
and Portland will be shortened eight
hours by putting on fast mail train.
The time eastbound will be shortened
six hours.
Senator Davis, of the judiciary COM
mittee has reported favorably the bill
making it unlawful to shoot or throw
any missile into any railroad locomotive
or car, or to shoot at any person there
in. The bill has particular application
to the Indian territory.
1t is now known that one-half of the
Texas peach crop has been killed by
frost. Corn has all been planted, but
as yet no cotton, although the ground
is prepared for it. Owing to the late
season, caused by cold winter, the acre
age will not be so large as last year.
The Cutter Silk Manufacturing Com
pany, of West Bethlehem, Pa, has
made an assignment to ex-Postmaster
John Field, of Philadelphia The fail
ure is heavy one, as the company is
capitalized at $500,00 and has, in ad-
dition, a bonded Indebtedness OF
100000.
! T. Simon Sam, formerly minister OF
war for Hayti, has been elected presi-
dent to succeed General Hippolyte, de-
ceased. The election was made by the
senate and house Of representatives.
Perfect tranquility prevails, and there
are no indications of dissatisfaction
with the choice of the executive.
Secretary Morton has let a contract
! for 1925, 900 packets of vegetable
seeds, to be distributed under the re.
cent act of congress, to d. Landreth q