Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-10-02
National CAPITAL Convention.

Committee OF the NATIONAL Capitat Oou-
vention, with members of the press and
other citizens, held meeting tonight.
The Governors of the following States have
responded to the movement aud will send
delegates: Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Nebras-
ka, Oregon, Nevada, Arkansas, Louisiana
aud Missouri. The Governors Of Maine
aud Indiana decline to appoint delegates,
but the latter State will be represented.
a large number Of distinguished public
men are expected to be present.
Explosion Of Barrel Of Burning Fluid.
PITrsBURG. Sept. 24.-In grocery
store at Allegheny, last night, barrel Of
burning fluid ignitcd while the proprietor
was drawing from it. While some fircmcn
were in the building the barrel exploded
and five men were seriously burned and
otherwise injured.
Speech Of Senator Sumner.
WORCESTER, Mass. Sept. Ex-senator
Sumner, in his speech at the Republican
Convention to-day, in discussing our for.
cign relations, said in reference to the Gu
ban Instruction The manifest policy of
the United States is strict non Intervention,
except in the way of good Offices in regard
to the recognition of the bclligcrcnt rights
of the Cubans. He said, we find no gov
eminent, no judiciary, nothing to author
ize such recognition. tn reference to Eng
land he said while we had suffered shame
fully as nation at the hands of England,
in view of England's completely he would
mt Ton, nj 70 thn Jnt
make formal demand for dollar nor in
apology, but leave it to England, after due
consideration of the subject, to offer such
rcparation as she deems proper. 1t then
remains for our country to decide what re-
paration we shall require. On the subject
of the proposed annexation of Canada he
expressed his opinion that the day is al
ready drawing near when We shall see the
whole land under the Government of the
United States.
Grand Lodge Of Good Tcmplars.
ROCHESTER,. Sept. 24.-Thc Grand
Lodge of Good Tcmplars yesterday adopt
cd platform which says: The solid aud
great principles of our order is in the as
sumption that every Tcmplar will do all
he can, both by RECEIPT and example, to
abolish the sale and use of Intoxicating
drinks. The doctrine of prohibition for
each individual and for the society, stands
first in the teachings of the order. While
we are not political organization, but
rather an institution to educate the people
to political action, the Good Templar, in
discharge of his duties as citizen. should
recognize the claims of his obligation. and
do all in his power to rescue and force re-
strictive and prohbitory legislation. The
time has not come for the organization Of
political party on this issue, but the time
has come for every Tcmplar to engage in
temperance, keeping mind that we can la
Dor for the largest immediate results not
impracticablc. 1t is evident that prohibi-
ton is now presented to us as the first
available work to be done.
Return Of Arctic Expeditions.
ST. JOINS, n. b., Sept. 27.-Thc cx-
petition of DIR. Hayes, and Bradford the
artist, returned from the Arctic regions
entirely successful in every, object. and
all well. They penetrated to the middle
ice, in which the British whalcr Aferun-
drid was crushed and lost.
NEW BEDFORD, Sept. 27.-Dr. c. +.
Hall, with Eibernurg and LU Koonta,
two Esquimaux and three daughters, ar
rived yesterday on the .1nSrl Gibbs. from
Rcpulsc Bay, Aug. 23d. DR.. Hall brings
as the result of his five years residence
in the Arctic regions interesting intclli-
gcncc regarding the death of Sir John
Franklin and company, and the proof that
none Of them ever reached Montreal
Island lie states that he saw the natives
who were the last to look upon the Gro
zcr aud party The Doctor also brings
the remains of young man who belonged
to that expedition, also various relics of
his explorations. DR.. Hall proposes to
start again next spring and push his jour
ney to the north pole. He regards the
experience Of the last ten years as invalu-
able to him as preparations and aid here
after. He found where Sir John Frank
lin and companions died. He erected
monuments, fired salutcs and waved the
Star Spanglcd banner over them in mem
DRY of the discovery Of the Northwest
Passage.
Horse Thieves.
ST. Louis, Sept. 21.-An extensive
gang Of horse thieves, embracing, it is
said, several we'll known heretofore rcspec-
table citizens, has been discovered in Char
lotte county in this State. Their opera
tons are extended across the Iowa line.
Earthquake mt st. Thomas.
HAVANA, Sept. 27.-St. Thomas ad-
vices are to the 18th. Three shocks of
earthquake had occurred. Seventeen
stores had closed, and business was sus-
pended. No lives arc known to have been
lost. General alarm prevailed.
Universalists Convention.
BUFFALO, Sept. 24.-The National Uni
versalist Convention was occupied this az
ternoon in discussing the report of Cen