Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-02-07

Steele. county physician Ream. and
other citizens stating that in SikiyOu
county the Indians are killing settlers
cattle in order to save themselves from
starvation. He was assured that the
Indian Bureau had given instructions
authorizing Steele to afford the neces-
sary relief, that every effort would be
made to carry out Luttrell's recommen-
dations, to collect all the Indians of
Sikivou county on reservation early i'll
the Spring.
Postal Changes for the Pacific Coast.
The following are the postal changes
for the Pacific coast: Offices estab
lished-Camas Valley, Douglas county,
Oregon, }. l., Coon, Postmaster; West
Union, Washington county, Oregon, $.
A. Holcomb, Postmaster; Alpinera,
Walla Walla county, W. T., Daniel
Favor, Postmaster.
Another s.Crelit NIobilicr.'
CHICAGO, Feb "A Washington
special to the Tribune, referring to the
scandalous developements threatened
by New York paper, says the New
York T'ibunc's sensation is supposed to
have come to light through quarrel
between the stockholders of the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company, the docu-
ments referred to being letters, and eX-
tracts from the companys files and
books. RumOr assigns to nearly every
prominent man in and out of Congress
place in these records, which show
them to be guilty of receiving brides
from the company in return for efforts
to secure the subsidy in which that cor
pOratiOn has rejoiced for so many years.
There has been an unfagging interest
displayed all day in all circles here with
regard to the matter.
The Deadly TrichIna.
C1NCINNATr1, Jan. 2S.-At Aurora,
Ind, seven persons are lying at the
point of death from having eaten fresh
pork with trichina in it two weeks ago.
Mr.. Henry Traynor had two hogs
killed for family use. After eating Mrs.
Traynor and one child were attacked
with what appeared to be typhoid fever.
Mrs. Bcntcr visited her, and with two
children partook of the meat, and in
few days were attacked with the same
symptoms. None of them arc expected
to live.
~ NADst NObbcTys
ST.. LOUIS, Jan. 31-A daring and
successful robbery of railroad train
was committed ut Gadshill station on
the Iron Mountain Railroad, ten miles
below here, at 80 this afternoon. AS
the train which left here ut 9:45 A. NJ
came in sight it was signalled to stop.
The switch was turned and the train
ran on the switch track. AS the con-
ductor stepped off to ascertain the cause
of the stoppage he was met by masked
man, a pistol was placed at his head, and
he was marched and placed under guard.
The engineer, fireman, mail and express
messengers md other train men were
then seized by five masked and heavily
AIMED men, and placed under guard.
The robbers then went through the en-
tire train and took from the passengers
about $4,000 and Il large amount of
jewelry, from Adams express messen-
ger over 81 900 and ritled the mail. The
robbers then left in n southerly direc-
ton, and after the release of the train
men, the train started south. The rob-
bers left n note on the train of which the
following is a copy:
"The most daring robbery on record
The south bound train on the Iron
Mountain Railroad was stopped here
this evening and robbed of ----- dollars
The robbers arrived at the station five
minutes before the arrival of the train,
arrested the agent and put him under
guard, and threw the train on the
switch The robbers were all large
men, none being under six feet. They
oil ,,,o,1o1 nr.1 ,,t,,tn1
erly direction after they had robbed the
train, all being mounted on fine blooded
horses. There's Il hell of an excitement
in this part of the country.
Signed Ira A. MERRILL"
The robbers offered no violence to
any one on the train, and did not harm
the train men.
Game OF Billiards for Sc. 900 and the Worlds
Championship.
New YoRK, Jan 30.-The second
game of billiards for $4,000 and the
championship of the world was played
to-day between A. GARNER and Fran
co.'s Ubassy. The former won by 600
to 456.
Woman's Crusade against Liquor Traffic.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 4.-The Excitement
of the woman's whisky war is unabat-
ed. Throughout the State in promi-
nent interior towns prayer meetings are
organized in bar-rooms or on sidewalks.
and patrons are kept through all kinds
of weather. The ladies of Greenfield,
Highland county, have inaugurated
evening visits to saloons at any hour
from six to ten o'clock. The result is,
to empty each saloon by the rear door,
very suddenly, as they enter the front.
At New Holland, Pickaway county,
twenty-five ladies have volunteered for
the crusade. They visit every shop
daily. At Washington, Fayette county,
where the women initiated the move