Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1873-11-22

perform what propose, l will put up
800 900 to be used for the benefit of
families who have lost their protectors
by Spanish butchers.
Rumors In Conn sctton With tho vlrginius
Butchery.
Nov 14.-The Sun says: It is said
that Spanish residents in this city that
in addition to those whose execution is
already reported that every soul found
on board the Vuyinius at the time of
her capture, has been put to death.
According to this statement not an
American witness is left alive. A re-
port from Washington states that news
has been received there of the slaugh-
ter of the remainder of those taken on
the Viginius, and the further state
meut that the United States Govern
ment has sent warlike dispatches
through Minis}er Sickles to the Span
ish Government is generally regarded
as IN invention.
A Washington dispatch says news
has just been received that the rest of
the crew and passengers on the Virgin
ius have been shot, ia persons in all;
that it is semi-ollicially stated that de-
mands have been made by this Govern
ment on that of Spain of such nature
as will be impossible for Spain to &C.
cept, and which must result in rupt-
ure between the two countries, and
that these demands have been tele-
graphed to Minister Sickles.
A Horrible story.
Asp1NwALL, Nov. ga dispatch from
Kingston says it is rumored that Ryan
and Verona, not dying easily, Span
ish officer thrust a sword through Ry-
ans heart and that the bloodthirsty
mob severed their heads from their
bodies, placed them on pixies and
marched them through the city.
The VUyinius is reported sunk at San
tiago.
Railroad Schemes In Panama.
PANAMA, Nov. 19-Costa RIGA is chief
ly taken up with her railroad schemes.
Congress has approved the new con-
tract to enable contractor Harry Meiggs
to extend the railroad to the Pacific,
which the old contract did not provide
for. The price of 81 200, 900 for the
construction of Il part of the road from
Port Lemon to Alajuela would leave
the contractor with loss, but the accept
nnco of the new contract would enable
him to make it up.
Prompt Seizure Of IL FIiibustering Amer
team Vessel.
The American filibustering steamer
Gen. Sherman entered the harbor of
Aspinwall on the 3D. inst, under the
name of Gen. Ireza, and was ut once
seized by Capt. Gushing, of the United
States steamer Wyoming, for using ille-
gal papers and sailing under the flag of
Honduras while claiming to be an Amer
lean vessel.
Tho virEintus ..Cutrnge."
New YORK, Nov. 1S.--Therc are 2,347
men employed in the Brooklyn Navy
Yard, and probably 1000 more will be
added. Secretary Robson will have
an efficient feet in about three weeks.
Tho Liberal Republican Fenian Com
mittee met to-day and resolved that the
CuDans ought to be recognized at once
as independent by our Government
They donounce in strong terms the Tir-
yinius outrage.
Tweed Found Guilty.
Nov. 19.--The jury in the Tweed case
this morning found a verdict of guilty
on oil the counts. The defense makes
no objection to tho verdict. except the
general verdict OH all the counts, but
tho jury were discharged. The counsel
for the defense liz endeavoring to obtain
IN arrest of the judgment on the ground
OF want OF jurisdiction of the court.
Tho Way tho Administration Talks.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.-The Admin
istration is understood to hold that the
trgsntuS case is casUs bplli with Spain
even admitting that she was CARRYING
succor to the Cubans, because Spain
has never recognized a state of war in
Cuba. When the Spanish cunboats
were seized i'll New York in 1869, Spain
argued that the Cubans were not recog-
nized as belliyerents, and that the sale
OF armed vessels to Spain was Legitimate
The State Department accepted this
view and the gunboats were released.
Under the same principle We have
right to sell guns to the Cubans, and
ship them on American vessels.
Death Of the Widow OF Secretary Stanton.
Mrs. +. w. Stanton, widow of the
late Secretary of War, died at Chestnut
Hill to-day.
Fho Presidents Annual Message.
Nov. 18.-The President commenced
writing his annual message to-day. He
had not received any visitors excepting
Secretary Fish.
Tho Famine In Antieosta.
MONTREAL, Nov. 17.-Advices from
Anticosta say that out of five hundred
Observation-Disclosures on the Island, only
about one hundred are supplied with
provisions.
The Ashamtee War.
New York, Nov. ia London dis
patch states that the AsEantee expedi.
ton had advanced twenty miles from
Elmina, and that the Ashantees ara re.