Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-04-18
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Explosion Of the Boiler Of the ..r,..,
"'eat Loss ofLifs-S Shocking Deta,ls
ST. JOHNS, April 13.-The Capta;n y.
the whaling steamer Panther gives tha
following account of his meet;no Will; liz
the 1tgress on Friday, Sd inst: The
PANTHER was in longitude so deg. %
min. north. On her return to s.
Johns she reports q steamer apparently
moving only under sail, with fiacs a.
half-mast. Went on board when die.
covered her to DO the steamer Yym,rSs
The Captain and chief officers were On
deck. l was informed that on Tburs-
day, April I'd, at p. NJ, the vessel was
shaken all over by a terrific explosion
OF her boiler, which created great ter
ror and confusion as the escaped steam
completely enveloped every compart.
ment below. In consequence, ali the
steamers facilities had been DESTROYED
and they had been under sail against
head wind twenty-four hours. When
L reached the deck of the Jiqyess. a
number OF men were mailing together
rough pine wood boxes for RECEIVING
the bodies Of the unfortunate men who
had been killed by the accident. On
the day OF the explosion the weather
was droadfully cold with a stiff breeze
blowing and very heavy squalls. A
number of men had como below after
watch and turned in on top of the boil
ell for the sake of warmth. Nineteen of
the crew were reposing in this way
when the crash came and some of them
were literally scattered beyond recor-
milton. The engineers on duty at the
time were both killed.
One OF the Missouri Outlaws Killed.
ST. LOUIS, April 1.-THE Democrat
has information that Arthur McCoy.
who has been connected with the no.
torious James and Younger brothers
was shot and killed in Arkansas. six
weeks ago, and Frank James was
wounded in n fight, with party in
pursuit
Failure Of tho Pence Comm issioners.
CHEYENNE, April 12-The Cheyenne
Lead"r has the following from its cor
respondent at Red Cloud Agency.
dated April 9th:
"The United States Commissioners
returned from Spotted Tail to-day,
having accomplished absolutely moth
ing. Their powwowins at the Agen-
cy has rather complicated matters be-
tween the Government and the Indians.
The Indians at Spotted Tail refuse alb
solutely to have their agency removed.
They say they are tired of seeing Com
missionors and have invited the pres
ent delegation to leave in language
more forciblo than polite 1t is under
stood that the Commissioners will pro-
coed East at once and ask for strong
military escort and return within q
month and move the agency. The visit
of the Commissioners has only served to
destroy the moral effect produced by
the troops. Tho Indians, who are
keen observers, have noticed that thoro
is hitch somewhere in the working of
things relating to them. They expect
one thing from the military ond are led
to believe something else from Peace
Commissioners. Spotted Tail accused
the Commissioners in council of seeking
to stir up trouble between his people
and the Northern Indians, and, in the
language of the Interpreter, said he
wanted them to "dry up" He says
he has been moved around and pestered
80 much by these " flies from the Great
Father that he wants his words written
down this time to show to all of them
who come begging around, after that ho
won't talk to them any more. No
doubt Spotted Tail and Rcd Cloud arc
acting in accord. The former at tho
largest council, after few words spoken
in an excited manner, waved his hand
and they all left. The Same scono oc-
cured at Red Cloud. A show of count
ing Indians has been made here-that
is the Agent called in tho head men
and took their word for the number
thoy had. So far, six thousand have
been registered. There are probably
four thousand or less. Several bands
have refused to either DO counted or
change the number for which they have
heretofore drawn rations. Some OF
them, after they had handed in their
numbers, came next day and claimed
that they had forgotten their women
and children, and wanted to register
them. The Peace Commissioners ar
rived at Cheyenne yesterday.
The Temperance Crusade I'm tho wost.
CHICAGO, April 13.-The temperance
crusade throughout Ohio and Illinois
is not being SO vigorously conducted as
previous to the elections, but the move
mont still continues. Though the tan
gible results arc not greatly encouras-
ing, so far as closing tho saloons is
concerned, it is, however, having tho
effect of arousing temperance senti,
ment, and many signatures to tho total
abstinence pledge are being obtained.
In the larger cities praying bands have
entirely disappeared, as it became evil
dent that their exertions were moro
damage than good to the cause.
Postal Changes.
WASHINGTON, April 12.-The following