Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-09

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rights and resolutions were reported re-
pudiating the unauthorized assertion
that colored Southern citizens want no
civil rights and school privileges, asking
Congress to pass the Civil, Rights bill,
and thanking Bytler for his champion
ship of their cause; also to appoint a
committee to take measures looking
toward the erection of monument to
Sumner in recognition OF his friendship
for the race. The resolutions were re-
ferred to committee.
Perished in the Flames.
HARTsv1LLE, Pa, April 29.-The resi-
dence of Henry Pennington was burned
this morning. His two sons and daugh-
ters persisted.
steamer Destroyed BY Fire.
PHILADELPHIA, April ga fire broke
out this evening between the decks Of
the New York steamship Mediator, lying
here. The vessel and cargo, worth
$500, 900, will probably be total loss.
Appropriations for the Improvement Of
Rivers and Harbors on the Pacific Coast.
WASHINGTON, April 29.-The House
Committee on Commerce have finished
the preparation of the annual river and
harbor appropriation bill, and will re-
port it to the House shortly. 1t con-
tains items of S25, 900 for removing the
wreck of the ship Patrician from San
Francisco harbor, 10000 for the i'm
provement of the Willamette and Co.
lumbia rivers from Portland to the
ocean, and $40, 900 for improvement Of
the Upper Columbia. The bill also
contains provisions for surveys of the
estuary in the Santa Barbara channel,
near Point Muger; of Sacramento river
from and including Hogs Back up to
Colusa; of Feather river, from the
mouth to Marysville, and from San
joaquin river below stockton. Surveys
are also directed for the Dalles and the
Cascades, in Oregon; for Skagit, Sno-
homisli and Chehalis rivers in Washing
ton Territory, and for Snake river in
Idaho.
Delegate McGinnis' bill to remove
the Blackfeet Indian Reservation has
passed both Houses, and has been
signed by the President. The Marias
river is fixed as the limit of the Reser-
walton.
The Catholic Church Indian Commits
sioner nominated Owen Garrigan as
Agent of the Flathead Indians, in Mon
tana, but Secretary Delano declined to
appoint him ON political grounds. The
Catholics then suggested Peter Whaley
who was appointed.
The nomination of McCook to be
Governor of Colorado, was again dis
cussed without action.
Mrs. Catherine T. Smith is confirmed
as postmistress at Walla Walla.
The stikene Country to be Explored,
OTTAWA, Ont. May Am important
has left Ottawa, in charge of
Mr.. Horatzky, to explore the country
between Stikene river and Butte Inletin
British Columbia. This section en-
braces Gardeners and Dean Channels
and Bertrick Arm. The party will as
certain the capacity of these channels,
ane whether a favorable route can be
found between either of them and the
North Bend of Fraser river.
Famine in Asia Minor.
CoNsTANT1NopLE, May IA famine is
prevailing in Asia Minor. It is report
ed that in the town of Angora, one
hundred deaths from starvation occur
daily.
Supreme Court Decision.
WASHINGTON, May Sin the case of
the Oregon Steam Navigation Co. vs..
Winsor and others, error to Supreme
Court of Washington Territory. In the
case of the Nec World, the Court be-
low held the contract to be a restraint
of trade, and therefore void for consid-
erations of public policy. That judg-
ment is now reversed, the Court hold
ing that the restraint of trade was not
to such IN extent as to invalidate con-
tract reasonable in its terms, and
founded on a valid consideration, it did
not deprive the public of any of the
business enterprise of the country, but
rather facilitated than otherwise the
business of the vendor. The price paid
for the steamer was effected by stipu-
lation are consideration, and the time
of restraint was not longer than neces-
sary to protect the vendors of the steam
er. Justice Bradley delivered the opin-
ion. The dissenting Justices were Cliff
ford, Sawyer and Davis.
Assay Office for Helena.
A bill passed the House to-day estab-
fishing an assay Office at Helena, Mon
tana, and directs the Secretary of the
Treasury to cause to be constructed
suitable buildings, and provide nee.
essary means, and appropriates $780,.
600.
Brutal Murder Of Whole Family.
PrrTsBURa, May 3.-The confession Of
Mintzind, murderer of the Hamnet
family, shows the assassination to have
been the most horrible and cold blooded
in the annals of crime. The first victim
was Hamnet, whose head was cloven BY
blow from an ak while his back was tc
the murderer. Then Mrs. Hamnet
came in the room attracted by the noise
md fho villain cfr,,ck how kxx,;oo 1>,11,,,c