The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-11-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK
From all Parts of the New
and Old World.
Dp1rF AND INTERESTING ITEMS

,.nprehensive Review of the Import.
1 ant Happenings of the Cur
4 rent Week.
The monthly statement of the public
,.bt shows at the close of business o.
tobpr 80. debt, less cash in tree sury,
amoupting to 81 ,O20, 563, 9O1, an in
crease for the month of So, AL, 1873.
i section of scaffolding around the
wabash building in St. Louis, recently
rartially destroyed by fire, gave way,
carving eight workmen into a mass of
dpbris. Two were fatally injured and
iour seriously hurt.
During fire at Hornot's dyeing and
scouring establishment in Philadelphia,
pa large can of benzine exploded.
Thirteen fremen were seriously burned.
+ Is feared some of them may lose
their evesight The loss by fire was
slight.
The Sparta stage was held up by two
masked men three miles from Baker
Civ, Or. The highwaymen had a
lantern, which frightened the horses,
and the coach was capsized. The driver
grabbed the mail sack and reached Ba-
ker City safely.
Attorney General Fitzgerald, of Cal
ifomia, submitted a motion to the SUI
preme court at Washington, to dismiss
or affirm in the case of w. H. T. Dur
rant. The case involves the proceed
ings against Durrant for murder. The
case was taken under advisement.
The people of Canton turned out in
large numbers to welcome President
Mckinley upon his arrival home. He
was escorted to his residence by the
Canton troop. where he was waited
upon by the Commercial Travellers AS
ISOLATION and large delegation of
workmen from Dueber Heights, most
Of them from the Dueber watch works.
There is intense excitement at Co.
yelo, Cal, the metropolis. of the Round
valley region, over the arrest of most
of the merchants and saloon-men of
the place on charges of selling liquor
TO Indians, and there is reason to fear
can be transferred to the district court
at San Francisco. Indian police are
guarding the Jail, in which several
white men are confined, being unable
TO furnish bail.
Great excitement has been caused in
Caracas by the discovery of a plot to
Start revolution in Venezuela in order
to prevent the meeting of congress.
Five hundred arrests have been made.
The largest cargo of wheat ever load
ed in vessel on Puget sound was
placed on the steamer Glenfarg in Ia
coma, which cleared for St. Vincent.
The cargo consisted of ITO, 430 BUSH
els of wheat, valued at $40, 900.
The Ottoman government has notified
the powers that it objects to the appoint
ment of Colonel Schaeffer, an officer in
the army of Luxem burg, as provisional
commissioner of the powers for the
island of Crete. The German govern
ment supports the objection of Turkey.
The Spanish government signed con-
tracts last week with an important
firm of British shipbuilders, by which
it acquires some cruisers fitted with
quick-fire guns, which the firm had
nearly completed for another govern
ment, whose consent, presumably, Spain
has secured by this arrangement.
The steamship Milwaukee sailed from
New Orleans for Liverpool with the
largest cargo of cotton, if not the largest
general cargo, ever foated. 1t con-
sisted of %, $50 bales of cotton; 10000
bushels of grain; $3.50 pieces OF
slaves; 1880 oars; her entire cargo be-
ing equal to 26, 900 bales of cotton.
Boys celebrating Halloween at Fort
Branch, Ind, started a fire which de-
sroyed Odd Fellows hall. the Fort
Branch Times Office, six business houses
and several dwellings. Total loss,
$3.50, 900. In the course of the fire ~
pounds of dynamite exploded, causing
much damage to surrounding property.
Much surprise and i'll feeling has
been occasioned in official circles in
Madrid by the statement in the &C
counts of the demonstration IN Havana
on Friday. which preceded General
"eyler's embarkation, that he had de-
clared while addressing the deputation
That he had been recalled in obedience
10 the wishes of the rebels and the de-
Mands of the United States.
1t is understood that the diet OF the
greater Republic of Central America
mas refused to agree with Secretary
sherman in support of the arguments
put forward in support of the appoint
Aent of Captain William L. Merry, Of
can Francisco, as minister OF the Uni
@l States to Nicaragua, Costa Rica and
salvador. 1t is claimed in Managua
mat this step was taken to force the
united States, if possible. to fully
recognize the diet, although it il
tlalmed that that body may be over
.arhed any day by successful revoiu'
1oh In Nicaragua, Costa RIGA or Sal.
'Aoor, or by the withdrawal from it o.
al! OF the presidents governing the
Sate he represents. The reply of the
q r will probably be forwarded to the
united States state department..
II is expected that q treaty or con.
m'ehtion between the United States,
russia and Japan will be formally
sisned and executed at the state de-
paftment during the present week,
n CARVING out the proposition before tht
nehring sea conference for suspension
VI pelagic sealing. The present under
sanding is that the signing OF thu
aocument will occur within the nexi
lew DAYS II will ronroaonk the com.