The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-01-30
TELECRAPHIC RESUME
Events of the Day in a Con.
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Items of Importance From Domestic
and Foreign Sources Cream
of the Dispatches.
The government of Chile has failed
to float a government loan of "a,
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A special decree has been ISSUED
announcing the coronation of the czal
will take place in Moscow in May
next.
Ex-President Harrison has announced
that he and Mrs. Dimmick are engaged
to be married. The marriage will moi
take place until after Lent.
The Panama Canal Company is max
ing gigantic preparations for railroad
construction. 1t is purchasing i'm
mense quantities of cross ties and coal
The Deutsche bank has obtained 9
contract to issue the Chinese loan Of
100, 000,0 teals, with interest at pei
cent, to cost 500, and to be issued
at So.
A dispatch from Yokohama says the
queen of Corea is certainly dead.
There is no truth in the story that she
escaped at Seoul. Two Coreans have
been executed for participation in the
murder.
A Berlin dispatch to the Standard
says all the German sovereigns will
grant limited pardon to criminals
upon the occasion of the celebration of
the anniversary Of the proclamation of
the empire.
A dispatch from Peking says the
British minister has presented an ulti-
matum to the Chinese government, de-
handing the opening of West river.
The truth of the report has been denied
in London, however
A series of postoffice robberies has
just been discovered in San Francisco
by the government and three Chinese
firms will lose $4,000. The robberies
were committed by Chinese who had
keys made to open the mail boxes.
The Ashantee war in South Africa
is ended Sir Francis Scott, in COM
mand of the British expeditionary
forces, has occupied Coomassie, the
capital, without opposition. King
Prempeh accepts all the British de.
mands.
1t is officially stated that DR.. jamie
son and others who are in prison with
him will be released Internationally
by the Transvaal government. and that
the Uitlanders, in due course of time,
will be enabled to make their demands
clearly understood.
A frightful accident occurred on the
Midland Terminal railroad. The train
was en- route to Denver and Colorado
Springs, and was just above the city
limits of Victor, Colo. Fifteen passen-
gers were injured, six seriously, two of
whom will probably die.
There is a rumor current in Wash
ington to the effect that the United
States is preparing to enforce its de-.
mands against the Turkish govern
ment for the protection of Americans
residing in Turkey, and the payment
of indemnity for property losses.
Throughout the German empire the
twenty. fifth browning at Versailles of
King William of Prussia, the grand
father of the present emperor, as en-
peror of Germany, and the consequent
re. Establishment of the German en-
pire was celebrated in some form or
other.
Captain General Martinez de Campos
formally resigned his command OF the
Spanish forces in Cuba to General
Marin. The ceremony took place in
the great salon of the captain general S
palace. There were present all author.
tiles of the city of Havana and the
chief officers of the army.
The London Chronicle believes both
England and Venezuela will institute
inquiries. into the settlement and
cessions of land in the disputed terri
tory. 1t says this will present basis
for the renewal of negotiations. 1t is
now most probable that arbitration
will be resorted to.
After a two-days' meeting held in
st. Louis, by the Populist national
committee, it was decided to leave the
matter of selecting the time and place
for the national convention to the ex-
ecutive committee. At subsequent
meeting of the committee st. Louis
was chosen, and the date set at July %.
The president of the Manufacturers
Trust Company Of Brooklyn, has offer.
ed to place gold in the treasury, and
take a receipt therefor. Being 9
bidder for thS new issue of bonds, he
suggests that if his bid is accepted the
amount be deducted, and the balance
returned. 1t is said that in this way
the treasury would be afforded imme
date relief.
The return of Commandant Herber
Booth. of the Salvation Army, from
London to this country is likely K
create trouble among the officers ane
the rank and file of the Salvationists IL
the United States. If he succeeds il
supplanting his elder brother, Balling
. ton Booth, in the charge of the arm,
here, public meetings will be held II
New York and protest against TIT
, change.
The report of the immigration inves
tigating committee appointed by Score
, tary Carlisle June Is, 1894, has JUS
been published. The chapter on Can
adian migratory laborers says: In
commission nevertheless advises, II