The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-10-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK
From ali Parts of the New
and Old World.
pRIEF AND INTERESTING ITEMS
comprehensive Review Of the Import
ant Happenings Of the Cur


rent Week.
Edward Langtry, the former hus-
h.nd of Lily Langtry, has been placed
in an insane asylum.
Iapan has named two delegates to
,.,end the international sealing confer
arce At Washington, D. G..
At Dixon, Ia the dead body of Rob-
.rt Parks was found in his burning
torso 1t is believed he was murdered
for his money.
During quarrel at their home in
G. Louis, George P. PETER, stenog-
amber shot his father-in-law, Robert
delaney. through the brain, and then
killed himself.
Eddie Bosley, the 20-months-old
child of Mrs. George Bosley, was killed
=, Bothell, Wash. by Seattle & Inter.
national train. The child's head was
severed from it's body.
The Union Pacific committee has
acreied to the government contention
that it's lien on the Union Pacific road
includes the Omaha bridge, and that it
has increased its cash bid SO as to make
III entire concession approximately $5,-
900. 900 This would make it's guaran-
tv offer for the property, including the
sinking fund, now in the treasury, about
$50, 1000, 600
The United States circuit court has
decided that tapioca -four must be taxed
duty of 2 cents per pound. This
will increase the government revenue
MANY hundreds of thousands of dollars
per annum. This flour Is used almost
exclusively in all the Chinese laundries
in the United States because of it's
cheapness, as starch, and it has been
the most formidable obstacle to the
starch manufacturing industry in the
United States.
The lumbering town of Austin, Pa,
was nearly wiped off the map by fire.
Only five dwellings remain. Fully
800 persons are homeless.
The Hotel Lafayette, at Minnetonka,
MINI. the largest summer resort in the
West, was totally destroyed by fire.
Ii was owned by the Great Northern
railway.
For the month of September, the at
tendance at the Nashville exposition
was 253, 724, and the total attendance
since the opening up October l amount
ed to l, l96. $50.
The emperor of China has forbidden
all sorts of banquets and junketing be-
cause an eclipse will occur on January
p, 1898. An eclipse of the sun is said
by the Chinese to be proof OF the
wrath of heaven at the lack of virtue
In ruler.
Five hundred thousand acres of fine
land along the Big Piney, Lebarge,
F0ntanele creeks and Green river.
which have recently been surveyed,
will be thrown open to settlement
under the United States land laws after
November l, when plats of the land
will be filed in the local land Office.
The lands comprise eight townships, all
In Ulntah county, Wyoming.
vessel carrying supplies of medi-
cine, clothing, arms and ammunition
for the Cuban army has left Montreal
for Cuba. The scheme was not author
lied by the Cuban junta in New York,
but was undertaken on behalf OF two
gentlemen, one Canadian, who de-
clded on running an expedition to the
coast OF Cuba, and, if successful, iden-
ttying themselves with the cause.
Neal Dow, the great temperance adj
vocate, died at his home in Portland,
Me. 1t was through his efforts that in
1884 an amendment to the constitution
OF Maine was adopted by popular vote
Of nearl Y three to one, in which it was
declared that the manufacture, sale and
keeping for sale of intoxicating bever-
ages was forever forbidden, and COM
handing the legislature to enact suit
able laws for the enforcement of the
Prohibition.
The topic of the day in Paris has been
lie refusal of NJ. LOCO, French ambasa-
uOF at Vienna, to accept the appoint
ment rendered him as governor Algeria,
On the ground that he does not desire
70 leave his aged parents. He declares
mat he will remain in Vienna, but the
marquis d'Reversau has already been
appointed to replace him, and the cab
NET has decided that this appointment
must stand. M. LOCO, therefore. will
nave to make an ignominious retreat.
The Orange-Judd Farmer, in it's
unai estimate of the years crop, says
mat figures, based on actual threshing
returns, indicate total yield OF $751;
OVo,0OO bushels of wheat, OF which
O.o'OOO,O00 bushels in winter, and
nrnl0'47O, 900 bushels in. spring wheat.
me report says the corn crop is exceed
ugly Disappointing, and an outside es-
innate is 1850, 200, 900 bushels.
brought during the past two months
, 90 the average condition from
1S0 month ago to 1873 on October l.
Al average oats yield Of 1877 bushels
pVr acre suggests crop of $4,000, 600
bushels, 100, 900, 600 more than last
Year.
Burglars broke into the Office OF the
'eamer Flyer on the water front 81
,.saltle, and, after overhauling the con-
tI ns OF several trunks, carried away
t ne safe, weighing 400 pounds. No
"Sce OF it has been found.
IA california company proposes to
"a Slllo three enormous RATS at Stella, on
s Se Columbia river, and take them 70
m an Francisco during the coming sum-
00 e'' Each raft will contain over 3d.
Up Nv piles, to be used by the Southern
,o aSihc Company in the contraction
"''u repair Of wharves.