The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-02-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK
From all Parts of the New
and Old World.
BRIEF AND INTERESTING ITEMS

BRIEF AND INTERESTING ITEMS
Comprehensive Review Of the Import
ant Happenings Of the Cur
rent Week.
The secretary of the interior has dis
missed the appeal of the state of Ore
gon from the decision of the land Office.
holding for cancellation the indemnity
school selection of lands in The Dalles
land district Of Oregon.
Authentic reports have reached
Shanghai of recen date from all eec-
tions of the Chinese empire, indicating
that riot and attack upon foreigners 10
the order of the day. The attacks
seem to be those of isolated ruf1ians
rather than concerted action on the
part of the populace.
Another rich strike is reported as
phaving been made in the Blue Jay
mine, Oil Yorrison gulch, a tributary
of Coffee creek, Trinity county, Cali
fornia, by the Graves brothers. The
new pocket is said to be worth $50, 900.
1t will be remembered that a $40, 900
strike by the Graves brothers caused
rush to Coffee creek last summer.
The senate committee on education
and labor has decided by unanimous
vote to report favorably the bill pre-
pared by the trainmen of the country,
and recently introduced in the senate
by Kyle. providing for the arbitration
of railroad strikes by board of arbi-
tration to be chosen by the strikers and
the interstate commerce committee.
A special from Washington says: A
cablegram received by the secretary of
state from Minister Woodford, at Mad
rid, announces that the government Of
Spain has disavowed the letter of De
LONE to Senior Canalejas. This dis
claimer, as the administration officials
are pleased to call it, is regarded as
satisfactory, and the president has au-
thorized the announcement that the
incident is closed.
Rev. G. o. Brown, the California
minister who figured in the Overman
case, has been formally dropped from
mem bership in the Chicago Congrega-
tional Association.
The outlook in France is gloomy,
and many prominent men fear down.
fall Of the government may result from
the recent agitation. One writer de-
hot 10 in N
army, the law and the streets.
Dispatches from Guatemala state
that anarchy reigns supreme through
out the country, as direct result of
the assassination of President Barrios
and the plotting of the leaders of vari-
GUS factions to get into power in the
republic.
The house library committee has
made a favorable report on the bill to
appropriate $40, 600 to erect statue in
Monterey, CAL, to Commodore John
D. Sloat, who, on July 2, 1916, landed
at Monterey and declared the land
United States territory.
A dispatch to the New York World
from Havana says: General Blanco's
fiasco in Eastern Cuba, the postponing
of the elections, De Lome's retire.
ment, and the recent activity of the in
surgents make the outlook black for
autonomy and for Spain. The failure
of the scheme of election will be proof
to all nations that autonomy is dead,
and the government is naturally de-
laying the evil hour.
There is rumor in Havana that the
palace authorities have letter written
by Consul-General Lee, the contents Of
which are as interesting, even exciting,
for Spain, as the De LONE letter to
Canalejas was for the the United
States. Another report was set af1oat
that Genearl Lee had resigned. This,
however, is known to be untrue. A
strong effort is being made to get Gen.
eral Lee in the same boat with De
LONE. The mem bers of the autonomist
cabinet do not like him.
There is general impression among
the American diplomats in WASH
ington, says correspondent. that
Costa RIGA and Nicaragua are very
near war. Both governments have as
sumed belligerent attitudes, according
to information which has reached
Washington, and it is the expectation
of Central Americans in Washington
that President Zelaya will demand a
disavowal of Costa Rica's response
bility in connection with the revolu-
ton in San Juan del Sur. Two British
warships are now in Nicaraguan wa
tiers, and more are expected. One Of
these now in Nicaragua is at Corinto
and the other at San Juan del Sur.
The annual report of the civil service
commission for the fiscal year ended
June 80, 1897, has been presented to
the president. 1t begins with state
ment to show that af err an experience
of nearly 10 years the hopes of the adj
vocates of the civil service law have
been largely realized. In practice the
law has proved effective in the direc-
ton of economy. Considering the few
changes in the service under the merit
system, following the wholesale re.
movals system the economy and effici-
ency of the one stands in striking con-
trast to the extravaganza and inefici-
ency of the other. The report speaks
highly Of the promotion system, based
on the efficiency record.
Lord William Neville, fourth son Of
the Marquis of Abergavenny, who was
placed on trial in London, charged
with fraud in connection with the suit
Of "Eam" Leads, the money-lender,
o0e;nst Snoncer CLAW pleaded ruiltv OF