Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-04-17

of p. p. Clifford was burned to-day His
sick wife, unable to leave Der room, persisted.
Pre.iAen: ana czbinst g: TO ths Lex
iagteR Centennial.
WASHINGTON, April 13.-The President
goes to New York Thursday morning anu
will be Joined there by all the Cabinet except
Attorney General Williams, and they viii
then proceed to Boston.
Decision on the stamping Of Bank
WASHINGTON, April 13.-The solicitor of
the treasury department, to whom the sub
iect was referred, has decided that the COM
missioner Of internal revenue has the right
TO examine bank checks of any bank or asso-
citation, to learn whether the law has been
violated in respect to stamping such checks.
Cholera I'm India.
BOMBAY, April Is. --Cholera is prevailing
in the province of Dude.
international Congress OH Weights
and Measures
PARIS, April 13-The Diplomatic confer.
cnce upon the metrical system of weights and
measures met here yesterday. The Govern
ments of the United States, Brazil, Venezuela
and the Argentine Republic are represented,
1t was resolved to establish an international
bureau of weights and measures.
An April snow storm.
New YORK, April ia driving snow
storm here all day, and continued this even
ing Dispatches from the interior OF the
State and eastern portions of Pennsylvania
say that snow had fallen to the depth of nine
inches. The storm extended to Baltimore
and Washington.
Boston, April IA heavy snow fell here
and throughout New England to-day.
Pleasure Yacht Capsized.
CHARLESTON, s. c., April 13.-By the cap
sizing of pleasure yacht in the harbor, four
out OF eight persons were drowned, to-day.
Tho ssBest Republicans, against the
Worst Republicans.
BosToN, April 12.-The Journal says the
time has come for the President to announce
his intention to retire from Office at the close
of the present term. A bold and manly de-
nunciation of such purpose would revive the
dropping spirits of the party. This telling
is entertained by the best Republicans of
Massachusetts.
Centennial Of the Anti.Slavery society.
PHILADELPHIA, April 14.-The centennial
celebration of the organization or the anti
slavery society commenced this morning In
Concert Hail. Vice President Wilson called
the assembly to order, and in short address
stated the object OF the meeting and the his
tory of the society. After prayer and sing
der delivered an eloquent review of the ca
reer of the society since its organization.
snow In NIassach usctts.
BosToN, April 14--Ten inches of snow fell
here and fifteen at Fall River. All trains
from the south are delayed.
strike Coming TO q Close.
PrrTsBURG, April 4.-Fifty puddlers OF
the furnace here started in j. Painter L. Sons
mills this morning, the puddlers resuming
work at the $3.50 scale announced. Other
mills will also resume tomorrow, and 1t is
thought in short time majority of the
mills will he IN full operation.
The Miners will NOT Resume work.
WMKEsBARRE, Pa, April 14.-The miners
OF Lehigh and Wilkesbarre counties are fully
determined not to resume work unless their
demand for an advance OF ten per cent. IS
granted. There are ten thousand men OF
this company alone Idle, and several thousand
more private operators, who are waiting the
action of the companies and miners. No
outrages of any kind have been committed,
and there are no fears of any in this section
at present, unless there should be an effort to
vote upon resumption, which would be pre-
vented at all hazards. Business is badly
Frustrated throughout the valley on account
of the long continued strike.
Death Of she q. 8. ,COmmIssary Gen
WASHINGTON, April 14.-Genearl Alex
Shiras, Commlssary General l. 5. A., died
here this morning.
Mail Route 8rOkers.
The Postoffice Department is in receipt OF
information that parties who have secured
contracts for large number of mail routes
In the Western States, are systematically Of
fering to sub-let them, thereby assuming, In
effect, the position of mail route brokers.
One party in Kansas has sent out postal cards
inviting bids for sub.letting specific routes,
and stating in printed postscript that he has
sixty-five routes 10 dispose of, and viii send
catalogues on application. The department
will take steps to break up this business.
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The President appointed G. Dyer, of Ten
nessee, Consul ut Odessa, Russia.
Discharge OF clerks Concerned I'm thc
Mall Frauds.
WASHINGTON, April 14.--All clerks in the
Postoffice implicated in the recent mail
frauds, have been dismissed by the Postmas-
ter General,
Revenue CATER for Alaska.
WASHINGTON, April 14--Thc secretary of
the treasury writes 10 the secretary of war,
in response to communication from the
war department on the nth of February,
covering copy of q letter of Capt j. b.
Campbell, 4th artillery on the subject of
smuggling in Alaska, recommending that a
revenue cutter be stationed in the waters Of
that country. Secretary 3ristow says the
treasury department has not at Its disposal
a revenue cutter that can be assigned to per.
manent duty in Alaska, but the steamer VOL
colt, stationed at Port Townsend w. r.,
will be ordered to make occasional cruises
into those waters, with the view to remedy
the evil complained of. sa ~ >
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