The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1898-02-03
NEWS OF THE WEEK
From all Parts of the New
and Old World.
BRIEF AND INTERESTING ITEMS
Comprehensive Review Of the Imuort.
ant Happenings Of the Cur
rent Week.

"hAo VI tho Cur.
rent Week.
A grain elevator was destroyed by
fire in East ST. Louis, entailing loss
of 81 900, 900.
Judge Lewis E. McComas has been
been elected United States senator to
succeed A. P. German, Of Maryland.
The reorganized Union Pacific rail-
road had to pay $40, 400. so fees to in
corporate under the laws of Colorado.
The U. S. battle-ship Maine has ar
rived at Havana. Visits were ex-
changed between Commodore Sigsbee
and Spanish officials.
President Eaton, of Beloit college.
will inspect the work of the board of
American foreign missions in China,
under invitation.
The observations of the eclipse in
British India were successful. condi-
tons being most favola able. Many
valuable photographs were secured.
William Hepburn, an alleged count
erfeiter, has been arrested in a lonely
cabin in Placer county, CAL, and all
the paraphernalia for counterfeiting
was found in his possession.
Russia will demand the immediate
payment by Turkey of the e2S, 600, 900
war indemnity yet due, as means of
making the sultan more docile in the
treatment of the Cretan question.
The National Stockgrowers' conven-
ton is in session in Denver, Colo.
About 200 delegates, representing 81
states and territories of the West,
Northwest and Southwest are present.
On Friday gale sprung up on Put
Inlay, Lake Erie, and the ice COM
menced to break up. Two hundred
fishermen occupying shacks built on
the ice, were in imminent peril, but
made shore in safety, assisted by res
cuers, who put off in boats and battled
with the ice foes.
The body of L. Dickerson was found
in the ruins of building destroyed by
fire at Spencer, Ind.
John G. Beresford, cadet of the
noble family of that name is engaged
to marry Miss Emily. the third daugh-
ter of Adrian Iselin, of New York.
British ship Samonea, while being
towed in Liverpool harbor, ran into
the ship Wendura, lying at anchor,
and both vessels were seriously injured.
Coils P. Huntington, in an affidavit
filed in suit brought against him,
makes oath that he has no intention
of removing his residence from New
York to San Francisco.
Western roads have agreed to make
the same reduced rates to the Mardi
Gras in New Orleans as last year.
Tickets will be sold February IA to 20,
and will have a final return limit OF
March 10.
A Malta murder was revealed at New
Orleans by the finding of trunk in
the open street in the rear of the city
hall, which contained the body OF an
Italian. with the head almost cut from
the body.
Four members of the crew of the
schooner Viking were taken in charge
by the Boston police on the VESSELS ar.
rival, charged with attempting mutlny
They had threatened the captains life
and were placed in irons.
It is said by those in position to
know that there is not map OF Cubs
in the war department that would give
any guidance to an army which should
land on that shore. There has not
been a military officer connected with
the government in Cuba since the dis
turbance there began.
Reciprocity negotiations continue t.
proceed in a manner satisfactory t.
Washington officials, but there is NJ
present prospect that the treaties o.
agreements will be concluded i'll th'
near future. The negotiations Will
Peru are farthest along, and these
reached point where the draft OF
treaty has been made.
Anti-Jewish riots have been renewed
at Aleiers. The mob invaded the
Jewish quarter and pillaged the shops
in the Rue de Babazum, driving tn
Jewish merchants out into the streets
A SQUADRON of chasseurs was ordered t.
the scene and charged at the mob will
drawn swords, but the mob reformed
further on, cheering for the army. he
volvers and daggers were freely used
One man who was stabbed In the bacl
and shot in the head died, and man.
were seriously wounded.
Acting Secretary Spaulding has de
cided in case presented by the Cana
dian Pacific Navigation Company, tina
the transportation of American freigh
from Seattle or other American port
consigned for Alaskan ports, Victori
or Nanaimo, and at these ports trans
ferred to British vessels, is violation
of our coasting laws and subjects tn
merchandise to forfeiture. The 90
cision is strong measure Tor the Pre-
lection of the American cOasting trad
to Alaska in which there have been IN
dicatlons that British corporation
hope to break into.
G. E. Maher. Of Grand Island, Neb.
surrendered to the Sacramento police
confessing that he had embezzie
money belonging to Armour q 20.
which he had collected while traveiin
as salesman for the company.
Ast Louis dispatch says: a gale {
wind that reached the highest veloclt
of any experienced here since the to-
nado Of May az, 1896, prevalie
Wednesday Its highest Velocity ws
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