The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-09-23
yEVS OF THE WEEK.
From all Parts of the New
and Old World.
oDrrF AND INTERESTING ITEMS

comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happenings of the Cur
rent Week.
4. GREAT dock strike is imminent at
uovre in consequence of the refusal by
Mo emplovers to grant an increase in
wages.
Chicago is sweltering, with no indi-
.o,ions for cooler weather, and in the
ohio valley the hottest September
roatber on record prevails.
The Michigan crop report for Septem
hor issued by the secretary of state,
.,rs the wheat crop will be $4,000, 900
bushels. the largest for five years.
The celebrated Angus-Craven will
contest has been decided in San Fran
.;seo The Fair heirs have won their
qsa and a new trial has been denied.
Washington correspondent of a
Now York paper says the United States
;scettng ready to deal with Spain Wig
onuslv. and that the department has
already decided upon plan Of action.
tremendous explosion occurred at
tbe camp close by the Chinese arsenal
If Kiangnan, near Shanghai. Forty
hjies have been dug out of the debris.
Two fine Krupp guns, 300 new pat
tern single-fire ana magazine rifles,
with l2O, 600 rifle cartridges were de-
stroyed.
Probably the largest and finest tur-
noise ever found on American soil has
inst been received in Denver from
Southern Mexico. 1t weighs in the
rough l76 karats, and it is estimated
by competent experts that it will weigh
fully IS karats when cut and polished.
II has the best color known, being a
delicate sky blue, just shade lighter
than bluebird's wing. This, with a
number of smaller stones running from
40 to 10 karats, was taken from newly
discovered mine, the location of which
is in Lincoln county, New Mexico.
Absolutely no details of this discovery
can be learned. The large stone is
estimated to be worth $4,000.
A dispatch from Madras says: A
most serious accident has occurred at
the Champion reef mines. Forty per-
sons are known to have been killed.
The home of Thomas Hawkins, a
hrmer who lives near Greenwood, Cal. +,
vas destroyed by fire and his 5-year-
Old daughter persisted in the flames.
The Fraser river salmon pack is the
largest ever known in the Northwest.
Altogether 2, 800, 900 fish of the sockeye
variety were caught off the mouth of
the river during the season.
The Japan Mail, discussing the silk
trade, says: Prices in Japan are now
steadily rising, orders on large scale
having been received from abroad by
many foreign firms in Yokohama.
A tornado struck the town of Port
Arthur, Tex, killing six people, and
mjuring several more, besides destroy
ing much valuable property. The
town was practically leveled by the
cyclone
George F. Regimen, chairman of the
Democratic county committee, shot and
Instantly killed Simon Fransdel, a
Young butcher, at Monmouth, Ill.
Fansdel had been paying attention to
Resner's daughter against her fathers
wishes
The startling news comes from Fort
L"ckhard that the combined forces OF
The Afridis and Orakzais number A.
WO men. They are now all collected
lear khan-Khi valley. and massacre
feared at any moment.
John L. Sullivan, ex-champiOn pu-
gllst has announced that he will run
lG mayor of Boston, and expected to
poll 5000 or $4,000 votes. Sullivan
ays his principal platform will be to
license gambling places and disorderly
houses
A later account of the Mexican hor-
W says: The people killed at Pan
p'ias quarry exposition, numbering "a,
were asphyxiated by the dense gasses
ssAerated by the explosion. Among
Ie number were several horsemen,
Sno persisted with their horses, and
Ie bodies of the men and horses lay
Vsether in horrible manner.
heV. f. f. B. Howard has escaped
IOm the Ohio penitentiary, at Column
OuS He was famous United States
NNoner from Tennessee. He was
;! uus'ed in the front Office and walked
sway Howard was convicted at Clarks-
VIE, Tenn, and sentenced for nine
'Fafs and fined $1,000 on % counts OF
,irs the United States mails for fraud.
'eht purposes.
r: further details of the capture OF
"'0rla de las Lunas province OF San
y. ago de Cuba, say that the insurgents,
s Ff capturing the town, killed with
W. machete 40 guerilias for having
I He stubborn resistance. 1t is ex.
~ that the Spanish hoisted the
~ cfoss flag over the hospital, and
hal. VIC insurgents, mlstaklng IL IOr
%.l l4amlentary flag, sent an officer IN
10Y '' direction. The Spanish claim
,s a' the lnsurgent commander did not
r spect the flag over the hospital, and
~, ouOarded the building, killing OF
'Ounding Sc men.
na ne secretary of the treasury and ths
n. Inaster-general, after consultation
Ss u the president, have decided e
s nause the color of the currency 2-cent
M stamps from carmine to green
h. 1e shade now used on postal notes
M~ lucent postage stamp. which il
ha ' printed in green, will be changed
sOi u, other color, possibly carmine
H. thought that green is more desir