The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-11-18
NEWS OF THE WEEK
From all Parts of the New
and Old World.
pR1EF AND INTERESTING ITEMS
comprehensive Review Of the Import
ant Happenings Of the Cur


rent Week.
Rear Admiral Alexander Golden
Rbind, Q. S. n, is dead at his home
in New York city. He had been con-
fined to his bed for five weeks.
The labor troubles which have been
brewing in Randsburg, CAL, for some
time eliminated Wednesday, when
about 100 members of the miners
nnion went in a body to the Roxie
mine and peremptorily drove superin-
tepdent Clarke and five men out of the
camp for working below the schedule
Of the union.
A new industry has started in
Greensboro, KY, with 100 employees.
Il is to utilize cornstalk cellulose for
lining battleships. Materials for max
inc an imitation of silk and for making
ceIIuloid are among the products. Pa
per is another product. w. w. Gibbs,
of Philadelphia, is president, and the
stockholders are Fasteners.
The owners of the German ship Po-
trimpos, stranded at Long Beach,
Wash, have bought two 10, 0O0- pound
anchors of the United States warship
Vandalia, which was wrecked at Samoa
several years ago, and will ship them
from San Francisco at once, for use in
floating the PotrimpOs next month. 1t
is expected that the ship will be put
into deep water in less than a month.
remonstrance against allowing
Chinese coal miners to, be imported
into the state for the purpose of min
ing coal at Wilmington and other towns
in place Of the striking miners, will be
placed before Governor Tanner in the
name of the United Mineworkers of
Illinois. The governor will also be
asked to cooperate with the secretary
Of the miners federation in keeping
out the coolie labor. Secretary Ryan
SAYS if the Chinese come blOodshed
will surely result. If Governor Tanner
refuses to interfere President Mckinley
will be appealed to.
Three men were burned to death in
fire at Hot Springs, Ark.
Marshal Blanco has extended a full
pardon to all rebels in Cuba.
A rumor has reached Simla that a
native officer and 80 Sikhs belonging
to the Kurram column have been inter-
epted by the tribesmen in ravine
and slaughtered.
Two men met death in Southern Or
ECON. One was struck and hurled
from trestle by train on the South
ern Pacific, the other was run over by
the same train while switching in the
yard at Grants Pass.
Naples dispa tch says Mount Vesu.
yius is in great activity. A mass of
lava is pouring out from the Artio de
Cayello crater. which opened in 1895.
Two wide streams are flowing down in
the direction of Vitrova and Hiano del
lnestro.
A terrible famine is raging in the
province of Archangel, Russia. Many
have already died of starvation. The
l-ople wander about reduced almost to
skeletons, the heads swollen to the size
Of baskets. The only means of subsist-
enCe is tea.
The chamber of commerce of San
Francisco, has sent the following mes
sage to President Mckinley: 'In the
name of humanity and patriotism, the
Chamber of commerce Of San Francisco
RESPECTFULLY urges upon you the prompt
Dispatch Of the revenue cutter Bear to
the Arctic, under command of Captain
Healy, with discretionary orders, fully
equipped and provisioned, to rescue
over 400 men imprisoned by ice near
Point Barrow, and with authority to
Use, if necessary, reindeer, at the gov
eminent station, to facilitate the land
ing"
The United States supreme court has
affirmed the decision of the lower court
In the case of the interstate commerce
commission against the Alabama Mid
land and the Georgia Central railways,
and others. The case arose out Of
charges by citizens of Alabama that the
Companies were disregarding the long
and-short-haul clause of the interstate
@mmerce law. The point at issue was
Whether, when there was competition
between railroads and water transpor.
alton, the roads must file lower rates
With Interstate commerce commits
Sion, and it was decided in the mega
I've by the court.
The anarchists of New York cele-
mated the 18th anniversary of the con-
Hction of their comrades in Chicago,
a public meeting. There were
,Oout 500 anarchists in the audience.
Johann Most presided and spoke of the
canaile of capitalism, which he said
"ngratulated itself that the social
weston had been squelched, and that
peace and order prevailed. He wanted
"tell the political bandits that 1.-THE
anarchists were not gathered to mourn
" 10 shed tears, but to sing q song Of
ssiumph, for the future was not far of. :
ae called the governm ent cowboy
sOSernment, with apologies to cowboys,
VIC tlckled his hearers by saying only
tue bomb was fired in the Haymarket,
'u' 1t did excellent execution.
consul Duester, at Crelfeldt. Ger
~"ny, reports to the state department
=, Washington a discovery made there
snlch it is said revolutionizes the
se'hods of illumination. 1t is an in.
ssindescent gas lamp Single jets OF or
,'nary size can emit light of much
NJ sGle than 1000 candle power, and fine
ss''nt can be read at distance OF loo
ILL., The inventor says the cost for
s gut OF /, 500 candlepower is only 4 a
aus per hour, while that for an or.
sslary electric light Of 40 candlepowel
- cents per hour.