The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-15
Events OF THE DAY
r,;tome of the Te1egraphic
News of the World.
,pRSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
,n,.re,ting Collection Of Items From
1.-Two Hemisphsres PresentoA
In q Condensed Form


ms Condensed Form
Carter Harrison has been elected
MAYOR of Chicago.
The president has named Theodore
poo.qyelt. Of New York, to be assistant
secretary of the navy.
The hoard of control of the state of
Washington unanimously appointed ].
Catron warden of the penitentiary
At Walla Walla.
The London Truth says that it learns
that Queen Victoria is doing her best
70 secure the appointment of Francis
Joseph Battenburg as governor of Crete.
The Oregon City land Office, in an
sver to numerous letters of inquiry,
announces that no date has yet been
announced by the president for the
Oenng to the public of the Klamath
reservation.
1t is reported that the foreign am
bassadors at Constantinople have drawn
ma broad scheme of autonomy for
Crete. giving the assembly power to
choose a governor, to be afterward
approved by the sultan, and granting
other concessions.
A London dispatch says the arch
bishop of Canterbury will personally
deliver into the hands of Mr.. Bayard,
Oh the latter's return to London, the
log of the Mayfower, which the con-
sistorial court recently decided to pre-
sent to the United States.
There is a scarcity of onions in the
California markets. Dealers say that
all the California onion crop was ship
ped as soon as gathered to the Eastern
and Southeastern states, and that a
corner has been effected in the Wash
mgtOn and Oregon crop.
The prisoners in the Clatsop county
Jail at Astoria, dug hole under an old
sink in the Jail and some Of them made
an effort to escape. Sheriff Hare ar
rived just in time to catch Peter Fus-
tin, who had crawled through the hole
and hidden under the sidewalk.
William Rothlage, an inmate of the
county Jail at Union, committed sui
eide in his cell, by hanging. He was
insane and was in Jail waiting to be
transported to Salem. The body was
taken to La Grande for burial, in &C
cordance with the last request of the
deceased
The supreme courtroom in Washing
Ton, D. c., and the corridors without
were crowded with spectators, attracted
BY the appearance of William J. Bryan
as counsel in a case. The case on
hearing involved the constitutiOnality
Olthe law of the state of Nebraska to
regulate railroads, to classify freights
and to fix rates.
The city authorities of Memphis,
Tenn, have issued an appeal for aid fol-
Inc sufferers along the submerged Mis-
sssippi valley
The Turkish porte is endeavoring to
negotiate with the Ottoman bank for q
loan of 100000, for the purchase Of
cannon, but it is not believed the at
Tempt will be successful.
A body of coolies numbering 5000,
VINO struck recently against an increase
VI taxes, engaged in an anti-foreigr
demonstration in Shanghai, China.
Two men were killed, and it was neces
gary to call the marines to assist In
Quelling the riot.
The Pacific can factory at Astoria
w. turned out 100000 cans last
!ear, 5000, 900 of which were shipped
"the Sound. Superintendent Kendall
GAYS he expects to manufacture more
Vaas this year than last. The company
~'us 600 duty on tinplate on April l.
As result of the serious disagree
Ieht between President Errazuriz anC
we minister of the interior, growing
Uu' OF the appointment by the latter O.
s"ernors and other officials not salts
% ~Vlory to the president, the entire
.A'ean cabinet has resigned in orde
give the president full liberty of &C
ton.
Dradstreet's reports that the tinplatt
.a''orles of the United States are pro
.atlng at the rate of $50, 200 tons, O
ss0OO'OOO boxes a year. The officia
.sufes in tons of the decrease in import
,0al Great Britain, are as follows
3 3ss0, 225,62S; 1894, 226,S 1895
;Ss|'SOl; 1896, 113,O51, showing fall
y Oh Of 90 per cent in two years.
governor W. T. Thornton has wires
Washington his resignation as gov
slOr of New Mexico. His commits
NUN Will expire on the 10Th inst, bu
aas always declared he would resigl
%s0On as the Borrego gang of conspirs
WI, WIZ Was executed. Most of the COVER
sOI time for the next year will b
'FVn' IN the Sonora, Mexico, gold fields
\ Snowslide occurred at the Corintl
~ ,ue IN tie SLOGAN country, killln
~ s'ee men and carrying away the hea
=. NE Aerial tramway recently erecte
s msfe' John R. Brown, hotel pre-
~ sne'or of Harrison hot springs,
Svusht to have persisted in slid
L ,L out prospec ting in the Harriso
~ e district. Brown was tracked
s' e Slide by Indians, but no turtle
a0e OF him can be found.
A.. ufeat enthusiasm was manifested i
enens, Greece, during the fetes o.
~ S4iled to celebrate the anniversary
M declaration of 1891 of the indt
NSuuence of Greece from Turkish rule
N0 h. scenes throughout the day, q
A. h0ush Very brilliant, were lacking ]
On usual imposing military displa.
b.. account Of the large number
~ ups sent to the frontier. The al
rVe OF pleasant exchange between II
ss~ple here was also in striking COZ
a'' With other years. Otherwise "a
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