Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1873-11-15

from Europe well SatlsIlcu WITH the rel
alive prosperity of America. He says
Austria is rotten, France is haggard
Spain hopeless, and North Germany
debauched with a sudden influx of
money.
Schurz left this morning for St.
Louis.
Official Returns from the Illinois Election
CHICAGO, Nov. 1O.-Official reports
are published of elections in "a of the
1O2 counties in Illinois; leaving only
eight to be heard from. Forty-nine of
these counties have been carried by
the Farmers or Anti -Monopolists' tick
ct, Is by the regular Republican organ
ization, and II by the Democrats.
In ID counties (including Cook) the is
sue was foreign to party politics. OF
the remaining eight counties not heard
from six have heretofore been Demo-
cratic and two Republican. The farm
era or anti-monopolists have opposed
both the old parties i'll the late cam
paign. In this respect their victory
ha, been almost unparalleled. They
have carried - counties against the or
ganization OF Democrats or Republican
party.
A Large lex pedition for the Relief of Cuba.
New York. Nov. 0.-The Cuban Jun
ia in this city announces that all means
possible will be used to push forward
the expedition to set out at once for
Cuba, to avenge the execution of pat
riots captured on the Juyinius. A
corps is being formed of Americans
alone to proceed to Cuba. Already
1000 names have been put on the roll.
A mass meeting of Cubans will be held
tomorrow evening to express indigna-
ton at the act of the Spanish authori-
ties. General Quesada formed the ex-
petition, and it is said that 5000 names
have been enrolled. A mass meeting
of Cubans was held to-day, Cesernes,
President of the Society of Friends of
Cuba, in the chair. Patriotic addresses
were made and resolutions adopted,
calm" for means to fit out new eXpe-
diton to the island. A committee of
three was appointed to solicit subscrip-
tons throughout the city. SIS, 600 has
been SUBSIDIZED. The excitement here
among the Cubans is intense.
New Labor Complications In the South.
Louisville, Nov. 9.-The Louisville
and Nashville railroads will reduce the
wages of their officers and employees
10 per cent, after the 10th inst. Other
,outhren railroads will do the same.
The closing of the large iron works
and factories around the falls has thrown
1000 men out of employment. Tobac-
con;sts are also cutting down wages.
KNoxylILE, Tenn. Nov. I. - The
Railroad lock continues. The attempt
of the company to send out q freight
train this morning fHilcd owing to the
engineer being prevented by force from
taking the engine out of the round
house. The company have sued one
hundred Of the strikers in the Circuit
Court for $500 ,0OO damages. and the
Sheriff served the notices this evening.
The Company have also sued another
hundred strikers in Chanccrv, and have
obtained an injunction restraining them
FROM ohstl!lcting business. An at
Tempt will he made tonight to start
fY,i int trains to Bristol and 1 hatta-
u~oEl.
SALEM. Nov 10. $780, The Chemelota
i tel in this city caught fire from Il
detective tIuo last night, and, although
the building was filed with amoLc from
about q clock the fire was not discov
otol until about half past eleven, when
the alarm was 2iven and the Fire De
partmcnt WAS promptly on hand: II
Ger No. being the first to thiow wa
ter on the fire. Att-r the arrival of the
engines, i Was found to the impossible
to discover the source OF the fire o,
where The building was burning, as the
ontirc building was filled with smoke.
The hlo wa, however, discovered to be
from n defective flue in the barber
shop i'll the basement, but as soon rs i,
became definitely settled, the engines
~ yed two heavy streams of water fol
about an hour, until the fire was finall,
cxtingushed. The loss was compar,
ativelv small, and more from water thar
fire. Insured for u 900 in the Impe
rial and Phoenix; 10000, in each or
, the building and 1000 in the Phoenix
on the furniture. The Western Union
: Telegraph Company and Wells, Fargo
, Il Co., had their Office in this building
and were damaged to q slight extent
faom water. 1t is impossible to esti-
mate fine loss nt this time