Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1873-02-15

as to the sanity OF John Gaffney, con-
demned to be hanged tomorrow. In
consequence, Gov. Dix has respited
him one week to enable medical experts
to decide his condition.
| Orders have been issued to the COM
inendant of the United States forces
operating against the Modoc Indians
to make such disposition of troops as
will protect the settlers, and to sus-
pend further hostile proceedings
against the Indians, unless absolutely
necessary, until after the Commission
recently appointed to investigate the
causes which led Captain Jack to war
have made their report
BosroS, Feb. 6.-In the House, today,
a resolution was introduced appropriate
ing $50, 1000 for reports on the system
of education in the State.
CHICAGO, Feb. THE House Com
mittee on Appropriations today limited
the appropriation for Government
buildings at Philadelphia to $3,OOO,-
900; they also agreed to an appropria-
ton of s4O3, 900 for appraisers stores
at San Francisco, S1O0, 900 for observ-
ing the transit of Venus. The Com
mittee completed their action on the
Army bill appropriation; it will take
about S30, 100000. ~
PEORIA (Ill.) Feb. Henry McNul-
ty, convicted Of the murder of his wife
in Chilicothe, Illinois, a few weeks
ago, was executed in the jail-yard here
today. He made 45-minute speech
protesting his innocence and declaring
that some witnesses against him were
perjured. =. ?
BosToS, Feb. THE public library
will be opened here next Sunday, in
accordance with an order of the
Common Council.
LONDON, Feb. 6.-The Commons ad-
dress in reply to the Queens speech,
moved by Charles Lyttleton, congrat-
ulating the House and country on the
settlement of the disputes with the
United States. Although the decision
was unfavorable to England, there is
not the slightest ground for impugning
the judgment of the Geneva Arbitra4
tion or the German Empire. No nation
should be slow to follow England's
example.
DisraeG rose and was loudly cheered.
He said he had heard with alarm many
things in the Royal speech. He would
not in the slightest degree criticise the
sovereign and arbitrators who had CIV
en- the awards adverse to England.
He had approved of the negotiations
at Washington, but could not but con-
demn the prospective line of rule
adopted. The Government pretended
they had followed Palmerston, but
that statesman wodld never have placed
England in such dangerous and un-
dignified position. The Geneva judg-
ment showed that the Government had
been totally wrcng.
Sr. PErEnsBrRe, Feb. 5.-The official
Gazette, in an article on the movements
of the Russians in Asia, contrasts the
Indifference of Britannia views as to
the growth of the United States with
the jealousy with which she watches
Russian growth in Asia. It concludes
the article by advising the British Gov3
crnment to take no more notice Of the,
progress of Russia there than she does
of that of the United States. The
Russian feet now in the Baltic will
soon sail for the Mediterranean.
San FRANCISCO, Feb. 5.-The United
States steamer Resaca was sold today.
for SAL 900 Goodell & Nelson were
the purchasers. !.
The Idaho was a. Acapulco with a
broken shaft. The Great Republic
will tow her up.
At the annual meeting of stock
holders of Wells, Fargo g. Co., today.
the following Directors were elected:
Lloyd Tevis, w. G. Fargo, A. II. Bar
ney, B. P. Cheney, D. 0. Mills, Le-
land Stanford, j. B. Haggin, Oliver
Eldridge and Mark Hopkins.
MELBOURNE, Feb. 4.-The British
sloop-of-war Basilisk has seized three.
vessels engaged in kidnapping Poly
nesiars to be sold into slavery.