The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-01-16
place at the venerable cathedral in Bal
timore, consisted of comforting the red
berretta, significant of the high station.

place at the venerable cathedral in Bal.
timore, consisted of comforting the red
berretta, significant of the high station.
At Albany, N. Y, the climax of one
OF the most sensational and dramatic
criminal incidents of the states history
was made public when, just forty
eight hours prior to the execution of
the death sentence of Bartholomew
Shea, another man confessed to the
murder. and Shea stepped from beneath
the shadow of death thrown by the
electric chair. Preparations for the
execution had been made, the state
electrician was already upon the
ground.
A special from Washington says: A
more important issue than that over the
Venezuela boundary may be raised be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain if recent reports from Nicara.
qua shall be confirmed by later develop
ments. The substance of these re-
ports, sustained by important evidence,
is that British interests are reaching
out for the control of the Nicaragua
canal, and that the government is be-
ing urged to annul the charter to the
existing corporation.
| The whole Cuban island outside of
the city of Havana is now in the hands
of the insurgents. They have not an.
initiated the Spanish forces, nor have
they routed the whole army in any
single pitched battle; yet the situation
is practically in their hands, and 80
completely have they outgeneraled the
Spanish that. to all appearances, Mar
tinez Campos army might as well be
in Spain for any check it has upon the
movements of Gomez's army.
Secretary Carlisle has made public a
circular ON the subject of the new bond
issue. The loan will be popular"
one, and the circular, which is dated
January 6, gives notice that the gov.
eminent will sell 800, 900, 900 3O-year
per cent coupon or registered bonds,
dated February l., 1895, for which pur-
chasers will be required to pay in gold
coin or gold certificates. This will be
the first issue by the present admins
tration Of such a .large amount of
bonds at one time. The circular also
contains an intimation of a possible
further issue of bonds should the issue
or sale of an additional or different
form of bond for the maintenance of
the gold reserve be authorized by law
before January 5.
The sale has been announced of nine
Leadville, Colo, mines to an English
syndicate for $1,000,000.
Disastrous prairie fires in Western
Kansas have caused great loss of life
and property.
An explosion of natural gas in a
Chicago tenement house wrecked a
building and injured three people.
The gross earnings of the Northern
Pacific for the six months ended De-
cember 81, were 81, $685. 4S, an in
crease of 81, 625, 533.
Associate Justice Peckham, the latest
acquisition to the supreme bench, has
taken his seat. Chef Justice Fuller
administered the oath.
City Treasurer Henry Bolin, of
Omaha, Neb. is short more than $115,-
600 in his accounts. He offers no ex.
PLANTATION for the defalcation.
Disorders have occurred in the East
End of London growing out of the fact
that the German and Dutch sailors
about the docks were Kissed. The win
dows of the shops kept by German
Jews were broken, and several German
clubs were closed.
The London Times, in an editorial,
reminds the United States that
whether we have troubles in Europe
and Africa or not, we will not yield
on the Venezuela question. We have
insulted nobody, but if we are COM
PEELED to fight we shall be ready to de.
fend what is worth fighting for
Stephn v. Emmons, prominent gold
miner of New York, has addressed an
open letter to President Cleveland,
setting forth a unique plan for main
tanning the treasury reserve. His sug-
gestion is that if the secretary Of the
treasury will put himself in COM
munication with the owners Of gold
mines throughout the country, he can
cause the entire product of the United
States to be at the disposal of the gov
eminent in exchange for silver coin.
He promises the cooperation of all
his interests.
At the request of Senators Mitchell
and Mcbride the secretary OF the in
terror has directed special agent OF
the department to proceed to Oregon
Immediately, to make such investiga-
tions as can be made at this season OF
the year in relation to tho alleged ap-
preparation and occupation of lands
within the Bull Run reservation (from
which Portland receives its water sup
ply, the pasturing of cattle and sheep
thereon. and the destruction of timber
by forest fires and trespassers. This
agent is directd by the secretary to con-
fer with the chairman and other officers
of the Portland Water Company and
their attorneys, to cooperate with
them in every way.
New Mexico offers to supply the
necessary land free of cost for the
colonization of Armenians in this coun-
try.
The rebel chieftan, Gungunhana,
who has been making war on the Por..
tuguese in Mozambique, South Africa,
has been captured, and the rebellion
will be terminated.
Judpe Morrow, of San Francisco,