Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-07-09

ioriei'.nc t" the United States the i,.ai
OF iac cic.Ousa.
Mts u Cdl il Jdv.
The Secretary of the Treasury has A;
rec'ei the Assistant Treasurer At w
OK 10 sell million Of gold each Wedn.s
day in July-;hc first and third s,,cs 20
account of special fund, and the otbos VI
account of the sinking fund also to nn y"
chase million Of bonds on the FIRST md
third Tuesdays, on account of the s;nL;na
fund, and on the second and fourth Tuoss
days, on account Of the special fund
Rear Admiral Winslow is ordered n ~.
command Of the Pacific feet on the L.. 30
August, relieving Admiral Turner vbo :.
placed on the retired list.
In the House the case of b. +. White.
more was taken mp, and after considerabIo
dcoatc his claim to 4 seat was rejected br
124 to 20. "
Destructive COnaagratlons
CHICAGO, July 5.-On the ifou+th a.
kcokuk, Iowa, destructive fire occnrroa
first destroying eight buildings. inclnd;n.
two second class hotels, then burning the
entire block The fire department were.
absent on an excursion at the time. and 60,
rious fears were at one time ENTERTAINERS
that the entire city would be dcstrovS,|
Tho loss is varousl y estimated at STON 200
and S2O0,000. The first fire was c,ns.S
by fire-crackcrs.
New YORK, July 1.-About 12.45 Tho
morning fire broke out in Duusche's
kindlng wood factory, which spread 80
rapidly that at 1870 4. NJ, nearly all that
region embraced between the railroad and
Sth street, and including the lumber wards
of Dole Il Mcigs, Derby, Snow L. Prentiss.,
and others, together with the planning mill.
bell factory, machine shops, etc, on Green.
" ashington and other streets, were in n,
sheet of flames. The fire is still spread.
ing 1t is believed tho loss will not be far
short of one million dollars. The same
district was burned over about three years
ago. Immense quantities Of lumber have
been destroyed, and fears arc entertained
that shipping may catch fire.
The Fur Trade a, Alaska.
CHICAGO, July "A Tribune Wash.
lnSton special says the contract under the
Alaska scal,fur bill will undoubtedly bo
given to the Alaska Commercial COMPANY.
consisting of ten California and four Con-
ncctcut gentlemen. with John +. Miller
FORMER Collector of San Francisco, as
President
Indian E@tities.
CnIcACo, June 2l.-Col. Morrow, Of
the 18th L. s. Infantry, arrived at Sioux
CITY yesterday, bringing news of the ut.
tack of Indians in force on party Of
woo!choppcrs near Fort Buford, killing
nearly all of them. The Colonel pro.
nounces this the opening Of long mcdi-
ta'cd war Information is received at
Shcrldan's headquarters in this city today
OF fight with Indians near Fort McPhcr-
son by 4 company Of the 5Jth Cavalry.
under Lieut.. Thomas.
Letters from the Plains report that
nearly all the young Indians, belonging to
tho Arrapahocs and Cheyenne tribes are
on the warpath. Several trains have been
captured and number of whites killed
Very dangerous for travel of any kind be-
low Fort Dodge.
WASHINGTON, July 2.--Gcn. Sherman
having received news from Gen Sheri,a an
Of the appearance of Aryapahocs aud Sioux
along the line Of the Pacific Railroad lc-
yond ort Saunders, replied by ordering
him to string troops along the Inc Of the
road, as much as possible in that vicinity.
with infantry 50 disposed that cavalry can
be readily substituted. Shcridan has also
notified Sherman of the receipt of intor-
nation from the American Vice Consul at
Pcmbina relative to movement Of hostile
Sioux from the Winnipeg country, in tho
direction Of Fort Benton. All friendly
Indians have been driven in by these
Indians and a war party of Arrapahoes
and Iancton Sioux. Attacks on small
parties Of white men are abundantly re-
ported. All available troops in Washing
ton and vicinity were this evening dis
patched to General Sheridan. ,t
Connecticut "lisdyal"
New HAVEN, June 22.-.-Thc proposed
amendment to the Stale Constitution to
strike out the word white" was defeated
by the Lcgislaturc-ycas, 10; nays, So;
two-third vote being required to carry
it. .' H''
More Bread Taken from White Men.
ST. Louis, june 22.-Sevcn hundred
and fifty Cinnamon arrived from Omaha
last night, and leave for New Orleans to-
night. .t t
The rain storm last night seems to have
extended over a large section of country
west and south, and undoubtedly is of vast
benefit to the crops s.I.
a dispatch from Rochester, Mimi,
gives a gloomy account in that State, and
says it is no exaggeration to state that
never has there been worse prospect since
the first soil was broke. Hot weather and
LACK of rain or dew have scorched tho
wheat like fame Of fire. rd' "'
A Times N. Y, special says tho ANTE
Chinese Labor meeting in TompkiDs'
square last evening, was miserable fail
ure. The Trades Unions were unrepre-