Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-05-29


at this city from Washington yesterday, and
will remain three or four days for the pura
pose of giving legal advice 10 Government
officials who are investigating the whisky
frauds.
Many discrepancies have been found
whereby the Government has been swindled.
Officials have recently struck new lead
and intend examining the books of all rail-
road companies leading from Chicago, for
the purpose of learning the quantity of high
wines and spirits they have carried away with
in the last four months. The books of the
Lake Shore Railroad company and Star line
already have been looked into, and informa-
ton eliminating several wholesale dealers has
been accumulated. When the u. s. grand
jury meets it Is profile twO-thirds or It rec.
fourth of the wholesale liquor dealers of this
city will be indicted for dcfrauding the Gov
eminent.
A 7ri6unc's Washington special says an ex-
animation of stubs of gaugers' books from
one Chicago house furnishes an illustration
of the methods pursued to defraud the Gov
eminent The contents of a certain number
of packages sent from one Chicago house to
New York, according to the stamps, were
$1,000 gallons, but when the stubs were cx-
amined they covered only 10000 gallons.
Comparison of stamps on another package OF
illicit whisky showed where single stamp,
according to the stub, covered only go gallons
while the stamp in reality covered 10 gallons.
The Forest Fires Stiil raging.
TYRONE, Pa, May 21.-Firc is still raging
furiously throughout the woods. About 200
houses have been consumed in Osceola, and
400 families rendered homeless Great praise
is due ID. d. Wood, train-master at Tyrone,
men and children, and sent them through the
burning forest at fast speed to Phillipsburg.
Four trips were made, and about a thou.
sand people taken to place of safety.
Hentzdale, six miles from Osceola, is report
ed is entirely destroyed. The fire is spreading
very rapidly beyond Hentzdale, and at
the latest accounts had reached Par
sonvillc, six miles from there. The rail
road company's track from Osccola to Hentz-
dale is burned so no coal can be shipped for
some time. A meeting will be held to raise
funds for the sufferers.
Four Men Killed s sy Failing OF a Scat
COLUMBUS, o., May 26-By the falling of
a scaffold at Central Ohio hospital to-day.
Geo. Bowers, Jerry Ryan, Albert Gottlieb
and VIM. Harmon were killed, and Fred
Krutz and Ben. Smith fatally injured.
Fraudulent Mail Contract AnnuIlecd.
WASHINGTON, May 26.-The Postmaster
General has issued an order annulling all con-
tracts made with NJ " Nichols for carrying
mails on six routes i'm Minnesota and twenty.
four routes in Iowa. The order recites that
when the contracts were made they were
supposed to be without faint of fraud, but it
has been ascertained they were fraudulent
and did not havej the true and bona tide GER
titica:c of a postmaster Of approval OF bonds,
as they falsely appeared to have, and it is
orderd that they be cancelled and be awarded
to next lowest bidder
Use OF the Mail. Denied TO Lottery
Sehemers.
WASHINGTON, May 26.-L. d. Sine, through
his attorneys, sent letter to the post office
department, demurring to the action of the
department in refusing to allow the use of the
the mails for his lottery schemes. His attOr-
neys ask for the law under which the &C.
ton is taken, that they may bring subject
before the courts and test the constitution.
ality OF the law. They claim the action of
the department actually confiscates the pri-
vate property of individuals, which is in
conflict with the constitution nd rights of
persons.
The DefauIting Lawyer Arrested,
WHITEHALL, N. Y, May 26.-Detective
Wood, from Boston, arrested Abraham Jack
son, the Boston defaulter, at Ansable House,
Keeseyille, N. ", this evening will proceed
to Boston Immediately.
Tho Derby.
LONDON, May 22.-The Derby was won by
Gallopin. Clarcmount second. Eighteen
started.