The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-29
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome OF the Telegraphic
News of the World.
TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES

An Interesting Collection of Items From
the Two Hemispheres Presented
In Condensed Form.
}. ii. Rock, white. was shot and
killed by a negro near Sunnyside. Miss
A posse hanged the negro. 1t is said
that in consequence the negroes have
challenged the whites and riot is i'm.
minent.
Saturday, October 81. has been de-.
clared as flag day by the national
chairmen of the Republican, Demo-
cratic and Populist parties. 1t is re-
quested that the national colors be dis.
played on all residences and places of
business on that day.
The Berkey & Gay furniture factory,
of Grand Rapids, Mich. the largest in
the world, has resumed operations
after period CT enforced idleness dur
ing the business depression. The fac
tory employs more workmen than any
other institution in that city.
1t is now certain that the lumber
combine, known as the Central Lum.
Der Company, of California, will have
a new lease of life January /, 1897,
and that it will early in the spring
attempt to hold prices at higher fig
ure than they have been for years.
w. T. Rambusch, the defaulting
banker of Juneau. Wis, shot and killed
himself in Fredericksburg, Vt. He
left a note expressing desire that he
be identified in order that his wife
might get his life insurance. About
500 was found on his person.
While the Durham family was do
ing its aerial bar act in Barnum's cir
Gus, at Chicago, one of its members,
John, met with an accident that is
likely to prove fatal. He dropped
eighty feet into net, alighting on his
head. His spine was injured and low
er limbs paralyzed.
T. P. Farnsworth, of Cresco. Ia, &C.
killed his wife in that city.
Just as they were going to dine Farms
worth was in the act of loading his re-
volver, when the cartridge exploded,
the ball striking his wife nearly in the
center Of the forehead, killing her in
stantly.
Hamlin ]. Andrus. president of the
Arlington Chemical Company, Yonkers,
N. Y, was instantly killed by the ex-
plosion of bomb in his Office. He was
alone when the tragedy occurred.
Who placed the bomb in the Office, or
whom it was intended for is unknown.
John Andrus, brother of the victim,
was generally the first to enter the
office. and as the dead man is very we'll
liked, it is supposed that his brother is
the one whose life was desired.
The loss occasioned by the burning
of the Touring mill and wheat ware.
house at Weston, Or, has been placed
at about $40, 900. The mill was owned
principally by I. e. Sailing and P. A.
Worthington, and there was no insur-
ance. The mill was equipped with
modern machinery, and was almost
constantly operated. 1t had 100 bar
rels daily capacity. The warehouse
contained 10000 bushels of wheat that
were insured for half their value.
The origin of the fire has not been dis
covered.
General Carlos Ezeta has taken quar-.
tiers in Oakland, Cal, and says he is
prepared to meet his enemies He i'm
AGNES he is being pursued by hired
assassins in the employ OF Mr.. Lopez.
the minister from Salvador. Lopez as
serts that the general is buffer and is
afraid to make move.
The board Of supervisors OF San
Francisco has appropriated 5000 for
the purchase of supply OF the Goto
remedy for leprosy. 1t will be used
for the relief of the thirteen men and
two women in the leper colony at the
pesthouse. The remedy as far as tried
by the physicians has had good effect
and many of the afflicted will recover.
Weyler and Blanco will be recalled,
Premier Canovas will fall, and grave
events will occur in Spain, Madrid dis
patches say, it is believed there, unless
the rebels in Cuba and the Philippine
islands are conquered within month.
The Madrid press openly attacks Cano-
vas and Weyler because OF their In.
ability to check the Cuban revolution.
Albert Hence Downing, highway.
man arrested in Denver, COL, has con.
fessed that he murdered Joel q. Ash
worth in that city and committed
numerous robberies, besides having
murdered a man in 1885 at San Jose,
Cal. and committed other crimes
there. He promises to plead guilty to
all the crimes which he has committed
and saws he wants to be hung.
The people of Albuquerque, N. M,
Maid their homage to q true hero at the
funeral of John Braden, who sacrificed
his own life to save those OF women
and children. During parade in that
c;tv Barden was driving an ammuni'
tion wagon, the contents of which OK.
nloded and set fire to the wagon. The
teom started to run, in the direction
of a crowd of women and children, but
Braden stayed at his post until ne had
checked the frenzied animals, and then
fell from the seat. burned to crisp.
Five outlaws appeared at the ranch
of R. T. Brooke, an Englishman, whose
nlace ia near Tonkawa, 0. T., and
who ia considered wealthy. They
called Brooke to the door and COM
manded him to hold up his hands,
their apparent purpose being robbery.
Brooke replied with bullets from nit
revolver, and shot two OF his visitors
dead and wounded a third. The IN
.S.-aa ontlaws fed. carrying thelI