Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1873-06-21
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LATER FNO2i THE ATLANTIC STATES.
Tio Texas Boa rtlcr Investigation Commits
sion.

Tao Texas Boa rtler investigation Commits
sion.
! WAsii-N iroN, June 16.-A special saws
that the Texas Border Investigation
Commission have returned to that city
to prepare their report. They have
been engaged constantly since january
10th and have heard the evidence of
LOCO cr pa,fe afiidavits and the testi-
mony of several women and children
who had escaped from the Indians and
appeared before the Commission and
told their story of suffering. The Com
anchcs are said to be mainly engaged
IN the business Of stealing and selling
children and women of white settlers.
while the kickapoos, Lipans and Mex
leans disguised as such, chiefly confine
themselves to cattle stealing. The
raids OF these are so frequent that stock
raising within 200 miles of the Rio
Grande has been we'll nigh abandoned.
June l3.-Ihe Internal Revenue re-
ceipts to-day were $312,924, making a
grand total for the fiscal year to date of
1907 ,955, or nearly $7S, 900 in ex-
cess of the estimates. Total reccipts
this month have been 81 ,O64, 1872. 1t is
believed there will be collected during
the remaigder of the month about four
and half millions.
CHARLESTON, June 15.-The annual
draping of the graves of the Confeder-
ate dead took place here to-day. There
was general suspension of business
this afternoon.
New York, June 14.-Nine thousand
immigrants arrived here the past week,
making al 1886 since January.
New YORK June 17.-Several shocks
OF earthquake recently frightened the
people Of Valparaiso and the south parts
OF Chile. The first shock was at 1882
p. NJ. on the 18th of May, at Valparaiso,
and lasted ~ seconds, A good deal of
damage was done to public and private
buildings from the motion being YER
teal.
1t is stated that the Navy Department
has purchased the British steamer II
gress for the Poiu'iS search expedition.
The 7iprSs is the wel-known sealing
vessel that picked up and rescued
portion of the crew of the PolariS.
NEW ORLr>Ns. June 1G.-A meeting
of white and colorcl citizens was held
last night which adopted n preamble
and long series of resolutions, the
Sist of which is contained in the fol-
lowing:
WHEREAS, Louisiana is now threatened
with death to the vital organ Of her ma
terial and political being; and
WHEREAS, Her calamties are but the
fruit of unnatural division among the
children of her soil and her adoption;
and
WHEREAS, AS We have an abiding
faith that there is love enough for law
among her sons to invite them in an
unseltish struggle for her redemption;
therefore be it
Resol'rd, First, that hcnccforwar1 we
dedicate ourselves to the benefit of our
people. Second, that by our people
we mean men of whatever race, color
or religion who are citizens of Louisi-
ana, and who arc willing to work for | e.
perseverance. Third, we shall advocate,
by speech, pen and decd, the equal and
impartial exercise by every citizen of
Louisiana of every civil and political
right guaranteed by the Constitution
and laws of the United States and the
laws of honor, brotherhood ana fair
dealing.
NASHVILLE (Tenn.), June 17.-There
were fifty deaths to-day, thirty-fve be-
ing from cholera. Dispatches from
Gallatin, Lebanon, Grecnville and 9th
er points, show the scourge is carrying
off great many at those places.
CNc1NNATrI, June. 7th.-The sud
den death of q woman with symptoms
OF cholera was reported i'll the city to-
day. The cases spoken of in last nights
dispatches are improving, and no new
ones have been reported, except as
above mentioned.
MEMPHIS, June II. The weather con-
tinues cold, with rain.
WASHINGTON, June ia special says
that ex-President Johnson proposes to
run for Governor of Tennessee in the
fall, and hopes that his election will
promote him to the United States SEN
ator
There were fifteen interments to-day,
ten of which We're negroes.
CANANDIAGUA, June 1S.-Under in
structions from the Court the jury in
the case of Susan B. Anthony, indicted
for voting in violation of law, rendered
verdict of guilty. The Court refused
to poll the jury. ,......
NEw York, June-17.-The Express
says that by some blunder the new Con-
stitution for this State abolished the
Senate. .. 49,
The Government sold $500, 600 in
bonds to-day at II $40 to II 500.
SAN Francisco, June 19.-The Amer
lean ship Cara,nn is coming up the
Harbor. She is 225 days out from New
York, consigned to W. II. Coleman,
and had not been seen or heard from
since she left.