The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-09-30
NEWS OF THE WEEK
From all Parts of the New
and Old World.
BRIEF AND INTERESTING ITEMS
comprehensive Review OF the Import
ant Happenings of the Cur

rent Week.
Commander Booth-Tucker has ar
.;,ed in Denver to complete the ar.
.anoomepts for establishing a Salvation
Armv colony in the Arkansas valley.
In Joseph Hayward's saw mill, near
Macon. Mo, large boiler exploded
and killed three workmen, Charles
uoator. Walter Ferguson and Albert
yost The mill was blown to frag.
ments.
The graduates of the deaf, dumb and
Hind asylum at Berkeley, Cal, have
or,anjzed novel society. Its purpose
;s 70 influence wealthy people, and: if
nossibe. the federal and state govern
ments in establishing scholarships for
five blind in leading educational insti-
tutons.
The United States steamship San
Francisco, the flagship of the European
souadron. has arrived at Tangier,
Morocco. in order to investigate and
obtain redress, if necessary, for the re-
rorted tlogging of American citizens at
Mosaior, and also to enforce the prom
,spI settlement of former claims of the
United States against Morocco.
The inexorable discriminating law Of
China. which condemns a paracide to
death by the slicing process, whether
he be the perpetrator of a wilful crime
or the victim of an accident, is terribly
illustrated by case now vexing the
peorIe of Shanghai. 4 boy of IL was
swinging some article about his head in
pIav. when it happened to strike Hrs
mother. who died from the effects OF
the blow. He was condemned to be
sliced to death, and, though efforts have
been made to save him from this fear
full end, so far they have not been sue
cessful.
A dispatch from Vienna says that
the steamer Ika, with a crew of 10,
and carrying so Australian passengers,
was entering the port at Fihme, on
the river Flumara, while the bora was
blowing hard, when she collided with
the English steamer Tira, which was
leaving. The bows of the 1ka were
stove in and she sank in two minutes
Boats hastily put off and saved the
captain and seven others, but most Of
the passengers persisted. The casualty
took place in full view of thousands
who crowded the pier in the greatest
excitement and alarm.
According to E. Baldwin, the we'll
known authority on polar expeditions,
there are many reasons for believing
Andree. the Swedish aeronaut, is now
on his return trip from the polar re-
gons. and may soon be heard from.
Mayor Phelan, of San Francisco, has,
in very pointed way, warnd the board
Of elncation that if it does not keep
strictly within the letter of the law in
the matter of appropriations it may be
BUSTED from office, as was the board OF
supervisors.
Three daughters of Preston Howard
were burned to death in their home at
Port Alma, Ont. The rest of the fam
lily escaped from the burning building.
The girls were aged 18, 10 and 8 years.
One OF them had escaped, but met her
death In returning to assist her sisters.
Acting upon the request of the secre-
tary OF agriculture the treasury depart
ment has requested the secretaty OF
state to instruct all the consular officers
Of the United States to refuse authentic
cation OF invoices of hides of meat
cattle from districts in which anthrax
exists.
The unclaimed jewels and curios to
the value of $3.50. 600 which were found
In the ruins after the fire at the charity
bazaar in the Rue de Goujon, have been
sold at auction. The money realized
will remain bonded for 30 years. after
which all the money unclaimed goes to
the state.
Congress will be asked at its coming
session to make a large appropriation
Tor the manufacture of modern high
Power guns to be installed for service
on board auxiliary cruisers of the
United States navy in time OF war.
OAptain Charles O'Neil, chief of the
oureau Of ordnance, proposes to make
recommendation in his forthcoming an
hual report that at least $780, 900 be
appropriated for this purpose. 1t is es-
umated that So, 900 will be re-
CURED to equip with modern batteries
TIE % steamers now enrolled In the
eOFernment service as auxiliary
Cruisers.
Fire was discovered in the main
slope Of mine No. 2, at Stockton, Ala.
Aoout 100 men were employed in the
Iihe. At once an alarm was given.
panic followed among the workmen
and hundreds gathered at the main en-
vance OF the smoking mine, while
rescue parties were at once formed to
relieve the miners. More than so were
so'ten out from the various entrances
without harm. Others were overcome
" smoke and fell by the wayside- Five
aiFh' who were working about the
sVpes beyond where the fire originated,
.0uid not be reached. and it has been
,resarded as certain that they are dead.
= Is thought three or four others may
Ne IN the mine.
:, arthur Jordan, a Scotch explorer,
"Ao claims to be familiar with the
Az G"ultfy between Spokane and the klon.
0 CIAe, will leave Spokane with six men,
1J'Iooer 10, for the Yukon country
a. a.. Browne is at the head of the syn
s,Ua'e which is Quitting the party 70
B. aspect on Stewart river. Mr..
n 'o ~ son, Guy, will be member
s,o me party. They will go via Ash
h UI' taking the Hudson bay trail there
h. lake Teslin, down the lake to ths
n Otaiinqua river, down that stream =
sc iaASn. thence to Stewart river.