The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08
Events OF THE DAY
c,;tome OF the Telegraphic
News of the World.
,rRSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
,.r.,,ing Collection Of Items From
ITO Hemisphsres Presented
in Condensed Form.

...Tvo HemisPheres fresonteo
IN a Condemned Form
,,;1 making Immediately available
"a noo for saving life and property
S-o n, tbe Mississippi has been agreed
:. in congress in an amended form and
70 II 70 the president for his signature.
United States Minister DENLY, at
nI;n has notified the department of
i '.aa that as a result of the efforts of
~" british government, China has con-
U' "a 70 omen to commerce West river,
' h;ob is situated in Canton, and at the
m ~ of which lies Hong Kong.
representative Spaulding, of Michi-
an has introduced in the house joint
sasolutiOn providing for the annexation
3 Hawaii to the United States. It
,ires consent of congress that the Sand
si,b islands be made into the state of
Hawaii with a republican form of gov
eminent.
Cantaip E. W. Reed, of the ship T.
Cakes, was arrested in New York
an warrant issued by the United
ststes court. The Cakes is the ship on
which, during its last voyage, there was
mucb suffering and several deaths, re-
shifting, as alleged, from insufficient
food.
The issue raised between Peru and
the United States with regard to the
IMPRISONMENT of Ramsey, the American
sailor, is becoming a serious matter.
The Peruvian government refuses to
scede to the demand of the United
States minister, Mckenzie, to set RAM
sew at liberty Immediately.
An attempt was made to destroy Al
toOna, Pa, four incendiary fires being
kindled in different parts of the city be-
tween the hours of II and 1870 O'Clock.
Prompt work by the fire department
alone saved the town from possible de-
struction. The entire loss will aggre-
gate between $50, 900 and $50, 900.
Word is received in Brooklyn of the
death from jungle fever last January,
in Central Africa, of Samuel FL. Ar
nOur, young physician in the service
Of the Belgian government. DR.. Ar
mOur was well known socially and
among the medical fraternity of Brook
lyn He obtained his education at the
Long Island college hospital. He is a
nephew of Justice Walker, of Ohio.
Governor Rogers, of Washington,
has hopes Of being able to retain all
companies Of the state militia now in
service While the meager appropria-
ton would not allow more than six, or
at most eight, companies, if they re-
CelVed the full allowance, arrangements
may be made to allow One-half of the
former appropriation to companies in
smaller towns where armory rent is
cheaper and expenses are less.
1t is reported in Washington that
President Mckinley will shortly send q
commission TO Cuba to participate in
Inc investigation of the Ruiz murder.
The United Press, having its prin-
clml office in New York, has made an
assignment for the benefit of its credit
VA The collapse was due to the with
dfawal of four New York dailies.
Eight lives were lost by the wrecking
IN Pensacola bar, Fla, of an oyster
soOp bound hence from st. Andrews.
Inc craft was caught in squall, was
@amped and sank within few min
/ uteS
Inc sultan of Morocco has prohibit
- ,ne usual pilgrimage of his subjects
" %ecca, on account of the prevalence
~ prague IN the districts through which
'ney must travel on their journey to the
captain Meyers, of the steamer DAN
we which has arrived in Victoria, re-
tViS mat the steamer Willapa is now
= as'UU'nplete wreck, waves having pound
~ W nef to pieces. The captain and pas
"Hsefs are still at Bella Bella.
sn me secretary of state has sent the
"NOWlng Identical note to all maritime
s ru"ers' about thirty or thirty-six in
sn auOer' The Grant municipal in
a. suial committee has requested the
=, sesueht to officially invite the mari.
e;.i e nations to send warships to par
ns,i pS'e IN the ceremonies on April 81
rn.: 1 when the Grant Monument Asso-
n l NJ Will formally deliver to the city
q. new York the tomb of General
6aa D'' erected by voluntary subscrip.
p,. s; at Riverside park. It will be
j nri.g to this government if this
.'"'ion could be accepted.
,s; ,ue secretary of the treasury is in re.
d ~ u information from the minister
On, sp' Japan, that during the pres
ernn resslOn OF the japanese diet, gov
br ne coinage bill will be presented
viii 'G;i ~ by that body. which
nlno u passed, change the standard Of
nsa IN Japan from silver to gold. Il
bet nUpOsed to fix the government ratio
mi, o os the two metals at 80 to /. The
Nn VI u Value will be gold yen, which
Of ~ Oe one-half the weight and value
seat. 0id gold yen, which is the same
Of s ,h and fineness as the gold dollar
mi, at United States. The proposed
o., Oi value will, therefore, be the ex
sta,e equivalent of so cents in United
euslr NV ;; men were killed and four seri
South INJURED W by an explosion in thu
EMU 'n "ater-street canal, Chicago. Ths
as ~, took place 1880 feet under
mo axe ,aAe' Where an excavation was be.
iof water-supply inlet.
NORTH careful canvass of Western and
the,a "estern roads develops the FAC
The rs Is no Generalization of rates
issueaa pst Imperative orders have beer
VEST y the executive .officers Of eacl
han; Urn line, forbiddinp the emitting q,