The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1898-02-10
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.

ant Happenings of the Cur
rent Week.
Thomas Thompson, ex-minister to
Brazil, ex-representative, ex-secretary
of state, and one CT the most prominent
Democrats in California, cut his throat
while temporarily insane at San Jose.
The British Atlas Company, of Pana-
ma, has offered to purchase railroads
from ocean to ocean and steamers
owned by the government fol 81, $780,
600 silver. The government demands
So, 500, 900.
Word has been received in Spokane
from Washington that the committee
on agriculture has reported favorably
Senator Warren's amendments for the
establishment of division of irriga-
ton in the agricultural department..
The monthly statement of the public
debt just issued shows that at the close
of business January 81, the debt, less
cash in the treasury, amounted to ST.
OIL, FOL, 1888, an increase for the month
of $l2, 5S9.771 This increase is &C.
counted for by the decrease in the
amount Of cash on hand.
The most violent storm known since
1851 swept the shores of Cape Ann
Tuesday night and early Wednesday
morning, causing heavy loss of life and
about $500, 900 damage. More than
dozen vessels are ashore near Glouces-
ter, at least four more are lost and
many others are damaged. The water
front of Gloucester harbor and along
the cape is dotted with wrecks and
wreckage, schooners, sloops and other
vessels having been driven ashore by
the fierce gale.
A Washington special says: Repre-
sentative Ellis, of Oregon, is very an XII
Gus to have the land south Of Hood
River and Mount Hood excluded from
the Cascade forest reserve, and opened
up to settlement. He holds that this
land, being very fertile and well locat-
ed, should be given up to farm and
school purposes, and opened to those
wishing to avail themselves Of it's
many advantages. Just now the in
terror department has the matter un-
der consideration, but from what Mr..
Ellis has heard from officials there,
and from his colleagues in congress, he
feels tolerably certain of succeeding in
having this land thrown open to settle
ment.
Chief of Police Jansen, of Milwaukee.
has decided to put stop to all boxing
contests in that city in the future.
Mrs. Julia Dorr, the well-known
authoress and poet, IS reported to be
critically i'll at her home in Rutland,
VT.
Mrs. Hearst, widow of Senator
Hearst, is visiting the City of Mexico,
and has been received with public
honors.
Bishop, the man who assassinated
the Brazilian minister of war last No
vember, has committed suicide in
prison.
There is much excitement in Bolivia
and the press is urging the govern
ment to prepare for an impending wal
with Peru.
Over half million pounds OF
naptha were burned and several per-
sons lost their lives during conf1agra-
tion at Baku, Russia.
Rear Admiral McNair, who has been
succeeded in command of the Aslatlc
squadron by Commodore Dewey, has
arrived in San Francisco.
Three men were killed and four in
iured in a head-end collision between
two freight trains on the Louisville q
Nashville, near Upton, KY.
A ledge of free milling quartz ten
feet wide and assayin as high as $500
a ton was struck in the Roanoke mine
near, Mokelumne hill, Cal, at a depth
of 400 feet.
The Central Labor Union, of New
York. has passed a resolution opposing
the bill pending in the New York leg
islature for the opening of the theaterl
in that city on Sunday.
George S. Yantic and A. M. Hyde
of Sheboygan, have started on jour
new to the Holy Land, where they 60
to carry assistance to colony OF Dun.
kards, who went TO Palestine in No
vember, 1895.
George &C. Howard, superintendent
of schools of West Bridgewater, Mass.
moderator at the last town meeting
and ex-state representative, is self
confessed forger to the exent OF 5000
and is under arrest.
Ross w. Latshaw, of Kansas City
ex-justice of the peace, was acguitte'
by jury in the criminal court OF tn
charge of attempting to bride Juror u
the recent trial of DR. Goddard for tn
murder of Fred j. jackson.
Mrs. Lucille Blackburn Lane, daugh
ter of ex-senator Blackburn, OF Ken
lucky, who accidentally shot hersel
with a revolver two weeks ago, is agar
in a serious condition, after period 9
Improvement, and her relatives an
physicians are apprehensive lest tn
wound. with new complications whicl
have set in, may result fatally.
While the steamship Coptic, whic
arrived in San Francisco recently, wa
living in Shanghai, she narrowly q
caped being sent to the bottom by tn
falling of large weight OF bullio
from her deck to her hold. Six tons {
-four sacks, piled in the hold, was a
that prevented the precious metal iron
going through the vessels bottom. a
it was, the falling mass penetrated nv
of the tiers. Third Mate Athens an
Storekeeper Murphy were injured !
the accident, and the mate was LETT
Shanghai for surgical treatment.