Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-08-14

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sons.
A Baltlmorean fakes the Goblet as the
German shooting Match.
BERLIN, Aug Gan international shoot.
ing match came of at Stuttgart to-day.
Frederick Kramer, of Baltimore, won the
silver goblet. >st4-E -..s-r.ne
| Tornado I'm Canada.
QUEREC, Aug 0.--Intelligence is received
from St. Malachie, county of Dorchester,
under date of July 30tb, which says the
greatest tornado ever know in that part of
the country passed over there yesterday.
Hail stones larger than eggs fell, covering the
ground, for miles square, to the depth of
four inches. The federal government asks
for help for the sufferers as they are left des-
titute.
Arrest of tho Treasury Thieves.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.-On Thursday de-
tective of this city, returned in company
! with Theodore w. Brown, commonly known
as 'Peleg Brown" arrested ut Saratoga,
charged with being connected In the larceny
of the $47, 900 treasury package on I'd of
June. This afternoon he was brought be.
fore Judge Wylie on writ of habeas corpus,
but the judge declined to release him on bail
fol the reason that the warrant was from a po-
lice court, and that.court had no Jurisdiction.
A telegram from New York states that Penj.
B. Halleck clerk ofthe treasury cash room,
on leave of absence. was arrested to-day,
charged with being concerned in the larceny,
and that he will arrive here tonight. While
| In New York, he visited the jewelry, tailor,
dry goods, carriage and harness establish.
ments, making inquiries, as il he intended
making large purchases. This afternoon w.
Il. Gilman, restaurant keeper, was arrested,
charged with being implicated in the larceny.
The detectives feel confident they have the
| right parties and are sure that portion of
the money will be recovered. Friends of
Gilman are making efforts to have him re-
leased ON bail, but the authorities demand
bonds to the amount of $780, 900 for his APP
pearance Halleck was recently promoted
| to assistant shipping teller in the cash room.
| He is native of New York, aud has been
employed in the department about eight
years. Brown was discharged from the
quartermaster generals Office about a year
ago on account Of testimony on trial Hal
leck arrived to night. On the road here he
attempted to throw away q memorandum
book, but the officers secured II and found
| in 1t the figures "a, 097 65, the exact amount
of money In the stolen package. These fig
| ures had been erased with lead pencils.
though they had been divided by two and
the quotient sea. 54S S8i remaining untouched
| On the same page was another entry OF
'$9,S70 saved to show, W. H., August s,
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statements in regard to the entries, but final.
ly admitted the attempt to throw the book
away as the figures would convict him.
Explosion of q Government Arsenal.
FRANKFORT, Pa, Aug. THE magazine
at the Bridcsbnrg Arsenal exploded at half
nine this morning In the confusion and eX-
element there were many reports of killed
and wounded, but only one person, d lad of
about eight, was killed, and about twenty
two others hurt, several of whom cannot SUR
vive. The explosion was caused by breaking
up condemned metallic ammunition. In the
building were slowed a large quantity of
flags and trophies taken in the wars of the
country.
Romance OF the Sea.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 7.--Some weeks since
an article from New Orleans paper was ex.
tensively published throughout the country,
to the effect that the crew of the schooner
Florida, which sailed for California from
New Orleans, and supposed to have been
lost with all ON board, had been discovered
on an island In the Southern Pacific, by an
English vessel which had been driven there
by the continual storms. The crew stated
that the Florida had been wrecked on this
island 30 year ago, and in the interval they
had not seen human face. They declined,
however, leaving the island, having establish.
cd themselves in comfort, The story was
said to have created O great sensation among
| relatives Of the crew. An effort, it is said,
Is being made to man vessel to visit the
island The C5trier Jonrnat will publish an
interview with gentleman who. was living
! In Valparaiso, Chilli, in 1S49. He states that
the Florida put into some Gillian penal set.
Element, and the convicts boarded her and
! massacred all the crew but q young man
named Marcuin, anu made sail for the naih
land. On her way she was recaptured by O
Gillian war vessel and brought to Valparaiso,
where the Courier loarnars informant got
| the above details from Marcum's own lips.
Marcum's parents still live In Versailles, Ky.
He proceeded to California where he soon
after died of smallpox, In Placerville. The
British steamer Thetis had first seen the
Florida after her capture by cOnvicts, and
| gave information to che Gillian authorities
4 which led them to send out the vessel which
brought her back. A revolution was In pro-
gress 10 Chilli and records of the event may
book Of the Thctis, which may be examined
In the office of the British admiralty. ia
Knglish Harvest Prospects. s.
New York, Aug. Ca London special
says the weather the past week has been fine
and more encouraging to operators for lower
prices, and harvesting will begin next week /;
but with oil this, crops continue unfayorable
and favor holders of stocks of wheat Pri.
ces of all grades are well sustained, and quo
| taticns are steady en- the basis OF 81 shiliings
per quarter for No. Milwaukee on the
| spot. , .l3- r. ,5~. ef
The Mark Lane Esprcss, in ITS weekly re.
view of the European grain market says the
weather. though broken, has been on the
whole tolerably fine. Crops are progressing
favorably, but Il is unreasonable to- expect
either the quality or abundance of last year,
after nearly sunless July, and such heavy
rainfall as the season thus far has brought In
France, so that -four has risen 4 francs per
sack In Paris. The Express adds: "The
bulk Of our own harvest Is yet uncut. Some
of our county markets have hesitated about
submitting to any decline, though Il has gen
orally declined l02 shiilings per quarter
Large speculative purchases have been made
In London on American account. The Lon
don market has closed with an improved
aspect and an upward tendency. which must
h. Aa.-N-