Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-02-28

to prevent liquor selling on Sundays.
A large number favor adopting the
Western plan.
A praying crusade against the sa-
looms will begin tomorrow in this city.
The war began yesterday at Alderman
Borouck's place, the women taking ad-
vantage of the absence of the proprie-
tor to pray in his saloon. The women
of Orange, N. J. lin to day.
Celebration OF wnshington's birthday at
the National Capital.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-Washington'
birthday is more generally celebrated
here than it has been for many years.
Flags on public and other buildings are
numerous, and but little business is
done in the Departments.
Postal Changes on the Pacific Coast.
Feb. 22.-The following named post
masters have been appointed on the Pa
cific Coast: Chas. E. Botsford, at Os-
wego, Clackamas county, Oregon; Jas.
Lister, at Scottsburg, Douglas county,
Oregon.
Feb. 23.-The appropriation Commit
tee will propose an amendment to the
postal law, SO as 20 provide after June
Both next, conveyances in mails of sam
pies of merchandise, packages of cloth
ing, cuttings, roots, iron, samples of
metal and meteorological specimens and
books shall cease.
Washington Territory Mail Routes.
Feb. 20-The Postmaster G eneral
has decided to renew the Puget Sound
mail route from Olympia to Victoria
bids recently opened being considered
too high. The lowest bid, (that of l..
NJ. Starr, for SIT 800, was thrown out
on account of informally. Other bids,
which are considered too high, We're for
$40, 900 and $31 900. Proposals, will
also be invited for beginning at Tacoma
instead of Olympia. 81.
Red Tape Diet for Starving Indians.
Feb. 20.-The Commissioners of In
dian affairs has informed Representa-
tive Luttrell that, regarding the desti-
tute condition of the Indians in Shasta
and Siskiyou counties, California, and
in compliance with his recommends
tons that provision be made for their
relief, the casehas been reported to the
Secretary of the Interior with a request
that Congress be asked to make an APP
preparation for the purpose indicated.
There are about 500 Indians, most of
whom arc in suffering condition.
Surrender OF tho King of .lantee.
LONDON, Feb. q, 80 A. MA Times
special from Cape Coast Castle, dated
January u, says Coomassic was SUR
rounded by the English troops and the
King of Ashantee and his family was
taken prisoners. Sickness continued
in the expedition and half the hospital
corps were Frustrated by sickness and
over-work, the illness, however, is not
! deadly.
The Astatic Cholera Raging In Buenos
Ayers.
NEW York, Feb. 21.-By steamer to-
day from Rio Janeiro news is received
that the Asiatic cholera is raging alarm
ingly at Buenos Ayers, causing from
thirty to forty deaths day. Fifty
thousand had abandoned their homes
in the city to seek refuge in the open
country. The President of the Repub-
lie has also fled to a healthy residence.
Henry Ward Beechcr OH tho Temperance
Agitation.
New YORK, Feb. 2l.-Henry Ward
Beecher had large congregation last
night. He said that history would not
show a parallel to the effort now max
ing in the West to suppress dram drink
ing, which he characterized as the
scourge of the household. 1t is an
evil, he said, which has defed legisla-
ton, but now under the providence of
God there has arisen moral cyclone
u perfect tempest of influence.
Strikes.
New YORK, Feb. 19.-Another strike
occurred on the New York and Midland
Railroad to-day, owing to the failure of
the hands to realize on the script with
which they were paid a few weeks ago
Switches We're spiked at the summit
and no trains allowed to run.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 19.-The large
cotton mills here are being closed on
account of the strike of operatives,
mostly women, who demand return
to wages paid before the panic. Two
thousand operatives are thrown out of
employment by the strike.
Feb. 2O.--lhe striking cotton and
wooden mill operatives held meeting
tonight and resolved to adhere to their
demands. Manufacturers state that
the hands have only injured themselves
by this action, rs most of the mills
have now on hand large stocks of man
+ ufactured goods, and were running un-
der the least possible expense in order
to give employment to the hands.
The striking ship carpenters at Coop
er's point and Camden resumed work
to-day, having obtained the increase of
pay demanded
Six hundred workmen of the extra
Spanish war force will be discharged
from the navy yard tomorrow. The
Canonicus will go into commission to-