The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-02-27

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reichstag and outside of it. They
charge Prince Hohenlohe and Baron
Marschal Won Bieberstein with bad
faith in carrying out the reichstag' IS
instructions Of year ago.
Milton Evans, chairman of the
farmers committee, of Walla Walla,
has received letter from Washington,
through Senator Squire, from w. R.
Morrison, of the interstate commerce
commission, in which Morrison says
the commission had considered the
complaint made by Evans against the
Oregon Railway & Navigation Com
pany, alleging that excessive freight
rates were charged on wheat, and that
the commission had decided to make a
slight reduction from Walla Walla to
Portland, and that an order to that
effect will be issued as soon as it can
be prepared and printed.
Thomas Howes Hinckley. an artist
of wide fame, died in Boston.
Chicago clothing-cutters and trim
mers have ordeded a strike, and 10000
are thrown out OF work.
Members of the Irish parliamentary
party have elected Dillon as the new
chairman to succeed Justin Mccarthy.
The secretary of the interior has ap-
proved list of eighty acres of land Sc
lected in Oregon City land distict, Or
egon, by the Oregon & California rail-
road, under it's grant.
John L. Waller, confined in French
prison, has been granted pardon by
President Faure, due to the representa-
tions made by the United States gov
eminent in the prisoners behalf.
DR.. A. T. Perkins, of Chicago, has
patented process of keeping fruits,
meats and perishable products during
transportation by the use of sterilized
air. His patents extend to the antip-
odes.
The Elicott Square building strike
in Buffalo, N. Y, is ended. and a
thousand or more workmen have re-
turned to work. The differences be-
tween the superintendent and the men
have been amicably settled.
A factory for the making of reme-
dies similar in nature to the proprie-
tary medicines now on the market is
to be started by Chicago retail drug
gists. A majority of the city pharma
oists are interested, and they hope to
drive the patent medicine makers
from the field
Alaska travel from the Sound is
growing to such an extent that the Pa
cicfi Coast Steamship Company has de-
cided to put another steamer, the Mex
leo, on the route, in addition to the
Topeka and Al-Ki, which are now
crowded every "Trip with freight and
passengers for the North.
A leading Spanish newspaper is
quoted as saying: "It is not for the
United States government to give
Spain lessons in humanity. Those
who live in glass houses should not
throw stones Let the United States
government put down lynchings be-
fore it reads us our duty to the Cuban
insurgents. -
Hope is about abandoned for the
barkentine Discovery, owned by Pope
& Talbot, of San Francisco. The YES
sci is now out twenty eight days from
Port Gamble, loaded with lumber.
She was commanded by Captain
Christensen. There were twelve men
in her, and there is scarcely any cha nee
of them turning up alive.
At a masked ball in Lisbon fire
broke out and panic followed. Men,
women and children jumped from the
windows, seriously injuring them
selves. Friends Of the jewellers rushed
into the burning building to aid in the
work of rescue, and many Of them
were caught by the flames. Thus far
forty -four bodies have been taken out.
Baron Blanc, of Rome, Italy, min
lister Of foreign affairs, authorizes the
announcement that President Cleve-
land, having decided to accept the po-
sition of arbitrator to settle the ques-
tion in dispute between Italy and Bra
zil, protocol has been signed, refer
ring to his arbitration all claims that
are not amicably settled by the two
countries within two months.
According to advices received at
Port Townsend from Alaska by the
steamer City of Topeka, the Bank of
Juneau has failed, owing depositors
about $4,000. There are no assets.
J. N. Harrison, the banks cashier and
manager, just before the steamer sail
ed, was arrested for larceny by embez-
element of $500. The cashier and his
brother operated the bank as a joint
copartnership.
Chalres Christy, of Waverly, Kan.
a young lawyer, has just arrived from
Cuba, where he was prisoner. He,
with about 400 others, were captured
in one battle near Havana. All but he
and fifteen other Americans were lined
up and shot. The American consul
saved them. Christy is member of
one of the pioneer families of Coffey
county. He is an enthusiastic Cuban
patriot, and claims they have every
thing on the island excpet Havana,
and that that will soon fall. He also
says that since the new Spanish gen.
eral has taken comamnd no prisoners
are taken.
A deal is said to have been made be-
| tween the Southern Pacific and the
Seaboard Air line, whereby all the traf-
fic which can possibly be diverted to
the formers Sunset route will be de-
liverd by the latter at New Orleans.