The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-11-04
NEWS OF THE WEEK
From all Parts of the New
and Old World.
pR1EF AND INTERESTING ITEMS
comprehensive Review Of the Import
ant Happenings Of the Cur
rent Week.

ant happenings VI sAC OoA-
rent Week.
The Union knitting mill, in Hudson,
n J.. was destroyed by fire, and many
If the 600 persons employed in the mill
had narrow escapes from death. The
loss is over 5000, 900, and the insurance
100000.
dispatch from Simla, India, says
cyclone struck the town of Chittagong,
in the Bengal presidency. Half of the
bouses Of that place were demolished,
all the roads in its vicinity were blocked,
and several vessels sunk.
The statute under which for several
rears the police department of Denver
has at will seized, confscated and de-
.troved gambling implements, was de-
Jared by Judge Allen in the district
,ourt to be unconstitutional, and in
conflict with the federal statutes.
Since the cruiser Baltimore has been
anchored at San Francisco preparing to
20 to Honolulu, her commander has
reported to the police almost daily the
Iesertion of three or four of the crew.
Already 20 have succeeded in escaping,
and. unless a stricter watch is kept, it
is believed another draft of men will
have to be sent from the East to fill
her complement.
There is a movement on foot to con-
solidate the wire manufactures of the
United States into a single corporation,
with a capital of 100000, 900. To
evade the antitrust law, the wire in
1ustries will surrender their independ-
snce and sell their plants to a new
organization for cash at an appraised
value, the money to be furnished by
syndicate of New York bankers.
Pierpont Morgan is said to be at the
head of the scheme.
The food of San Francisco laborers is
to be analysed by the professors at the
State University.
The Fort Randall military reserva-
ton, which contains over 100, 900 acres
in South Dakota and Nebraska, has
been opened to settlers.
Negotiations of the Chinese govern
ment with the Hooly syndicate for a
loan OF $50, 900, 900 have fallen through.
The government is now negotiating
with the Hong Kong & Shanghai bank.
The Washington state grain commits
sion announces that it will not lower
No wheat grade from SO to So pounds
to the bushel, Notwithstanding the agi-
taton to that end in the eastern part
j Of the state.
The Long Island coast for distance
OF six miles, between Far Rockaway
and Rockaway beach, was more or less
damaged by very high tide. The
Edmore hotel was damaged to the ex-
tent of S25, 900.
Speedy, the professional bri1gejump-
err jumped from the Louisville q JEFF
iersonville bridge in Louisville, KY,
before an audience of $4,000. Speedy
made the jump of $50 feet in safety,
and was mingling with the crowd a
lew minutes later.
Frank Moon, aged SO years, and Mrs.
Wells, were found dead at the bottom
Of a 30-foot we'll on Moons farm, near
Derby. Kan, having been asphyxiated.
Noon had been overcome while work
ing and the woman, fearful at his not
returning home, went to the we'll late
at night to investigate, and fell in.
Admiral Matthews, chief of the bu.
rNau of yards and docks, in his annual
report to Secretary Long. recommends
the construction of four drydocks OF the
best type. He recommends that con-
crete docks be built at Boston, Norfolk
and Mare Island, and that a floating
dock be placed at either Key West, Tor
tugas, or Algiers, La. The estimates
Tor the maintenance of the yards next
Year aggregate 50, 364, 900.
Following close upon the recent an
nOuncement of great syndicate to con-
s troll the trade of Honduras comes the
Information received from reliable
Sources that gigantic syndicate is in
Process of organization for the purpose
Of promoting direct trade between the
United States and Russia. The project
originated with Russian merchants and
mas the sanction, if not the direct sup
port, OF the imperial government.
A dispatch from Managua, Nicara-
n qua, says John Augustine, an Ameri.
Tan citizen, was arrested at San Carlos,
at the mouth of the San Juan river, by
Ofder of President Zelaya's brother,
And' without any pretense of trial,
Was imprisoned in the penitentiary.
Mr.. Augustine was formerly United
etates consul at Bluefelds, Mosquito
''Vtrrltory, and is at present in charge OF
me navigation company's steamers or
Tue San Juan river.
John Griffith essayed "Richard III''
al the opera house in Butte, Mont. In
1 15 closing scene Grifith's sword STRUCK
'Ohn Fay Palmer, who was doing Rich.
yOnd, IN the face, cutting q cash ex'
ending from above one eye across the
uOse and cheek. The bone of the nose
Vas broken and little more force
WOULD sOuid have penetrated the brain.
saimer turned his back to the audience
aAu finished the scene without any one
~o%lng what had happened.
v AL Of the coal miners of Boulder
;Ouhty, Colo, are out on q strike. Il
L. SAID that at one of the mines II
ssSiayette, the managers reduced tht
ages of the machine men 10 cents
wi. Word was sent to all the mines
- Ihe district to close down and ths
.uer was implicitly obeyed. TIT
WI; is said to affect about 200
~ llers. A number of the gold and
Nef mines in the mountains will have
a. Viose On account of the strike. Ar
,aOr' Will be made to have the matter
"upromised as soon as possible.