Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-06-05
LATER fkox The ATLANTIC STATES
REGULAR DISPATCH no THE STANDARD
PORTLAND, June 4, 1902 p. N.


SAN FaAxcrsco, Juno 3.-Several earthquake
at Fort Point to-day.
Michael Reese, the millionaire, is reported
murdered.
Gen. Thomas has arrived and assumed coil.
nand of the Pacific Military Department..
Gold closed in New York, to-day, at 1889.
TOPEKA, KANSAS June 1.-The Indians are
again committing depredations in Kansas.
About thirty persons have been murdered.
Women are carried of to suffer worse than
dsath.
BALTIMORE, June 1.-The Niger State c on
'vcntion met to-day. Among their resolutions
is the following
.Rssolsed, That no negro shall be prohibited
from learning or working at any trade in the
United States.
The improvement of the Mississippi River
will soon be commenced.
.Tclegrsphic communication across Mexico,
from. the Aslan:ic to the Pacific, has been COM
pleted.
LoxDox, June City journals all seem sat-
is6sd with Motlcy's policy, and hopes are OK.
pressed for q continuance of peaceful relations.
England has dismissed Summers doctrine from
farther consideration, and trusts to Motley for
q fair adjustment of difficulties.
WASHINGTON, June 3.-The number OF regis
tered voters in this city is 4,232, decrease of
1926 from last year.
The Secretary Of the Treas, rey sold last
month Ave million dollars in gold, and bought
at. the SAME time 1915 900 in bonds at prcmi-
UNI and about 1852, 900 in currency.
The receipts from customs for last month
nre $4,000, 900; from internal revenue, 20,
O00,0 900. =
Grant calls Summers speech on the Alabama
Claims good rhetoric but poor logic. lie holds
that Sumner is not sincere, but actuated by a
desire to overrcach Banks and anuexationists,
by. putting England against oil notion Of ced-
ing her North American possessions. Resolu-
ions will be introduced to-day.
The New York Chamber of Commerce lave
recommended the President to renew the rcci-
pr0city treaty with Canada as the speediest
road to annexation.
The following is a statement of the Public
Debt, for the quarter ending june LIST : Total
debt bearing interest in coin. $l07 1882, / 90
amount bearing interest in legal tenders, SG7o, :
OO7, 500. Debt bearing no interest, SSl2, lj2,-
432. Maturcd debt, $5,42l, 1858. Total debt
principal, outstanding, $53o, 23l ,257 interest
accrued SAL, 024,843. The amount in the
Treasury, including boxds in the sinking fund,
is Sl29, 25s, o35 total debt, less total cash and
sinking fund bonds, So, sos, 4l2 ,Gl3, decrease
SINCE March LIST, $4,000, 900.
The warrants issued by the Treasury Depart
mcnt during the month Of May, to meet the
Government account, in round numbers, is
100000.
ALBANY, Oregon, June AIR. C. D. Belin-
ger has assumed the editorial management OF
tire States Rights Democrat, tic. NJ. II. Abbott,
retired.
ryAXCoUyER, Juno 3.--On Saturday last, Gov.
Moore, and McFsrs. Hayden and Stout nd
dressed large and enthusiastic meeting of
ladies and gentlemen, and explain cd satisiac-
tory all the issues formerly raised against him.
The Democrats are greatly elatcd over their
prospects Of success. On Monday the steamer
Ringer was chartered. and densciy crowded
with ladies and gentlemen, started for Lewis
river, and there met with an enthusiastic re-
ceptijn. They returned about sunset.
The days pleasure was marrcd, however,
by an alteration between Lewis Van Vlert,
Alex. Coffee, 7. NJ. Coffee AMI 7. }. Fletcher,
On the open lavee, about half way between
B,kcr's Hotel and the ComnIssa:y storc-house.
From the evidence we gather the following
Fletcher was shot through the left lung. Who
lid it, the evidence so far does not show. The
evidence for tho prosecution closed to-day ut
eleven O'clock. One witness for the defence
has becH examined. His testimony shows that
Y. J. Fletcher and sons commenced the row
with Van Vice. and Alex Coffee. The difficult
~ grew out Of Il lons-standing personal fcud
between the parties.
From gentleman just down from Cascades
we learn that Gov. Moore addressed Il large
audience at that place, and the s;.uation mp
pears decidedly favorable all along the liver.