Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-07-18
TELEGR APHIC
LATER FROM THE ATLANTIC STATES

LATER FROM THE ATLANTIC STATES.
Relief for Sufferers from Gras.hopper raw
ages.
WASHINGTON, July 1O.-In response
to an application by the Governor of
Minnesota that he be permitted to draw
subsistence supplies for the relief of
sufferers from the grasshopper raw
ages, such supplies to be CHARGED
against fund available for the pur-
chase of arms for the Minnesota mil
tia, the Secretary of War to-day tele-
graphed that he had no authority to
transfer appropriations from one pur-
pose to another, and that he has no
money whatever at his command with
which to purchase the supplies re-
quested.
Life Saving Stations.
Work of providing life-savinc sta
tons on the Lakes and Pacific Coast
will be commenced soon. The stations
on the Lakes and the Pacific Coast will
be life-boat stations, provided with
accommodations orapparatus and boats.
Some will be furnished with regular
crews and others it is expected will be
operated by volunteer crews.
A fire broke out in an oil depot at
Weehawken, n. j.. and is still burn
ing, without a possibility of it's being
extinguished before the oil is burned.
All the oil tanks and many warehouses
and neishboring buildings are burned,
or badly damaged. Sixty thousand to
seventy thousand barrels of oil were
burned. The fire continues to rage,
though it is now confined to the oil
tanks The coal wharf of the Erie
Railroad, for distance of 500 feet,
has been burned. With great diff
Guilty the houses in the neiShborhood
were saved. Seventeen oil tanks were
burned. The loss is placed at $780,
600; said to be covered by insurance.
Dana, of the New York :. SUM-" Indicted,
CHICAGO July lot is stated that
Washington Grand Jury has found two
indictments against Mr.. Dana of the
New York Sun, ON complaint of En-
Governor Shepard. 1t is expected the
President will issue on the Governor of
New York a requisition for the accused
at an early date.
| Death ofa BallOonfst.
New York, July 1O.-A London dis
patch announces the instant death of
balloonist, while attempting to fly from
balloon at considerable height.
1t is stated that two gentleman from
Venezuela have arrived in this city,
who have commission from the Presi-
dent pro tenn of Cuba to treat with
| Ennnr,1
promise between the Cubans and Span
iards. They have already had several
interviews with Concha and have seen
General Aent, of Cuba, here.
Report OF the Resign.tio. OF Vice Press-
dent Wilson COntradicted.
BosroN July ia report from
Washington says the intended resigna-
ton of Vice President Wilson is with
out foundation. His health is better
than it has been since his illness.
Breaking OF n Reservoir Mt NiddleReId--
Disastrous Flood.
SrRINGY1ELD, Mass, July 1O.-Re-
ports are reaching here of great food
in Hampshire county, caused by the
breaking Of a reservoir at Middlefield.
The reservoir covered nearly hundred
acres, and though built nearly thirty
years ago, was considered safe. A
large number of farms, gardens and
mills along its course, were inundated
by the flood. The heaviest loss is mt
Chester. DR.. Hemans Lucius estimates
his damage at $40 900, the water hav-
ing swept through one story of his en-
cry mill and carried off q large amount
of emery. The water power of the
Hanabam Edge Tool Company is en-
tirely destroyed, the farms of Mr.. Lu-
cius and Newton Cowles are badly dam
aged, and several buildings were foated
off from their foundation or flooded.
The high water continued ut Chester
nearly two hours. The heaviest loss is
experienced in the destruction of roads
and bridges. TO replace bridges it
will cost about $40, 900, besides several
thousand to repair roads The Boston
and Albany Railroad is very badly dam
aged for distance of nearly 20 miles.
Every bridge between Middlefield and
Huntington is wholly or partially de-
stroyed. The road-bed is also washed
out in many places, and travel between
this city and Albany will be suspended
for several days.
| Killed by Lightning.
BR1DGEpoRT, (Conn. y July 3.-Dur-
ing thunder storm on Saturday, the
house of Levi Harrison in Trumbull,
was struck by lightning. Harrison and
his wife and daughter were killed.
Further Particulars OF the Fire mt Wee.
hawken.
New YORK, July 16.-The fire at Wee
hawken destroyed the oil in the tanks,
and damaged greatly the Erie Railroad
tracks. Eighty-five thouand barrels of
oil were burned, and 81, 200 barrels of
naptha. Watson, book-keeper of the
Erie road, estimates the total loss at