Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-10-30


aggregate $250, 900; total, 81 ,38S, 900.
Newspaper Troubles In tho Indiau
Territory,
Parsons, KS, Oct IS. The first number
of q new paper called the Lndian Progress,
published by Bondinot q Harris, appeared
at Muskagee, Greek nation, yesterday. 1t is
reported tnat Gen. Shanks, Indian commits
siOner, and N. p. Roberts, have procured a
charter from the Creek council to publish an
International paper at Muskagee, and have
also obtained an order from the council d.
recting the suppression Of the Progress and
the removal OF the printing material and
of the Creek Nation, falling under the penal
~ of conhscstion. Bondinot and Harris
have appealed to the United States for pro.
lection, with the view of ascertaining wl,cth-
er newspaper can be suppressed or censor.
ship exercised over it's columns
81 Republicans Garry Colorado.
DENVER. Oct. 25.-Returns thus far recciv.
ed from to-day's election indicate that the
Republicans have carried the Territory and
that they will have considerable majority
in the constitutional convention. All points
heard from 30 far, report Republican major
tiles.
Secretary Of the Treasuryss Report.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25-The annual report
Of Treasurer New contains the following
statement OF receipts and expenditures by
warrants for the fiscal year 1875: Receipts Of
customs, $lt7, 167, 7ss IS: internal revenue,
laneous, $40, All, 1876; total net revenues,
e2S8, 000, 051 10.
..l Funerar or Gen Pickets
RICHMOND, Oct. 24-The funeral obse-
quies of Gen. Geo. E. Pickett took place this
afternoon. The remains were conveyed to
Holyrood cemetery. Not less than 40, 600
people witnessed the procession.
w., The Rrsctional Currency
WAsHrNron, Oct 23--The director Of the
mint has suggested the propiiety Of the treas
ury department making careful estimate of
the annual expense of preparing, issuing, re-
deeming cancelling and renovating the frac
tionsl currency also an estimate as to the
average amount of such currency in course
Of transit to and from the treasury depart
mcnt, and the average amount jim the treas
ury undergoing examination preparatory to
Its cancellation, or awaiting such examina-
ton. This information Is necessary to cor
rectly understand the compartive advantages
as to the cost OF issue and maintaining In
good condition fractional silver and fractional
paper currency, respectively.
An Unfortunate Colonizer
BosroN,' OFT. 23.-M. v. Stinson. formerly
publisher of newspaper In Portland Me-,
IL under arrest for frauduiently inducing fifty
persons to invest some $26, 900 for alleged
colonization purp poses at Marshfeld. They
were ready to start when the swindle was ex-
posed.
Great Fire at virginia City.
SAN Francisco, Oct 26.-The following is
as correct information about the great fire in
Virginia City, Nevada, as Is yet possible to
obtain. the fire broke out about daylight
Tuesday morning in dwelling on A street,
near Taylor, point at about the southwest.
eTn limit OF business and hickiy.settled
portion of the city. il spread rapidly, ex-
tending eastward, towards o ravine, In which
arc situated the work and mills OF several
prominent mines, reaching as far as i. street,
northward. Tho flames crossed Union and
Sutton streets, covering space ;of about 10
blocks, comprising, In the words Of one dis
patch, almost every decent building in town.
As the fire worked up G, street the offices of
the zsrrStoridt Enterprise and ChrVaicls were
destroyed. Piper's opera house was next in
flames, and Ii became evident that the rail-
road depot and holsting works OF the Consol-
idated Virginia were In danger. The water
supply was inadquate and the engines of
little use. Recourse was had to blowing up
buildings. II was too late, however, and In
few moments the depot and hosting works
were on fire. The latter were recently com.
pleted at an expense OF several hundred thous.
and dollars and were the finest on the Com.
stock lode Continuing TO the north and east
the partially completed mill OF the Califor
mia mine and Consolidated Virginia mill
were soon ia flames, which spread still fur
ther north to the Ophir hoisting works de.
struying them also, which Is about the limit
OF the destruction In that direction, the fire
dying out for want Of fuel. From Taylor
street, near which the fire originated, 1t
tNaA q 10 ia
Ing tho branch bank Of California, and Wells,
Fargo q Company's express Office, and evry-
sAi.g sste In IFS aae a.shls point Tue Gould
q Curry works were in imminent DANGER
but were fortunately saved. In short, nearly
the entire business portion Of the town Is In
ashes--hotels, churches, county buildings,
newspaper, telegraph. and express offices.
pie are homeless. The wind Is piercing and
much suffering is anticipated before tempo
rary shelter can be prepared. II is impossi-
BILE at present to conjecture the amount of
loss. The destruction of mills and hoisting
works above referred to win probably entail
loss Of 81, 000, 900 within the radius of
few hundred feet. Fortunately the shafts of
headed, and the fire was kept out of the
mines Ophir men say possibly their loss
may be less than at first supposed, as the
building was of light frame and might burn
without destroying the machinery. The loss
Of buildings and machinery In the city mnst
be very great, although covered to great
extent by insurance. 1t Is not known to what
extent the mills and hoisting works were In.
sured except at Ophir. where the loss Is pnt
at e15o, 900 to $500, 600, insured for 800, 600.
A rough estimate places the total loss at o..
OO0,G0 No LOGS OF life Is yet reported. The
great number Of people reported as turned
out OF doors by the fre-stated at 10, 000-is
accounted for by the fact that, owing to the
peculiar mode Of life led by the large popu.
lation engaged 10 the mines, who work by
shifts day and night, In many instances some
lodgings arc occupied at different hours by
numerous tenants, and at no time are house.
hold accommodations equal to the demand of
the population. Nearly all the lodging
honses and dwellings occupied by the miners
were inlthe track Of the confagration in its
northeasterly course. being In the immediate