Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-10-16

Jul. and six majority in the senate, with four
members In doubt yet.
Columns, Oct ia r,v.sion Of Re
publican figures gives Hayes, net gain at
). 43l In SO counties. On the other hand
Democratic figures claim Hayes will not have
over 1900 maj rity. r.
5H iowa Election. a8
DUBUQUE. Oct. 18.-Later returns of this
county make but little change In the state
ticket, the Democratic majority being about
1900. For legislature. the Republicans elect
two out Of three members, and possibly all
three of them. Special dispatches to the
Dubuque Times show considerable increased
Republican majOrities over last year, from
nearly all parts of the state. The majority
for Kirkwood, it Is believed, will reach 49,.
600, with strong majority in the general
assembly.
Nebraska Election. Il
OMAHA, Oct 13-The estimated republican
majority in the state Is 1000.
Nebraska Elections
OMAHA, Neb., Oct 12.-In Hall county the
entire state ticket is Republican by an over
whelming majority.
CAss, Oct. 12.-The state ticket goes Re-
publican by good majority.
OMAHA, Oct. 12.-Returns up to this hour,
1 80 A. NJ, indicate that the Republicans
have carried the state by 5000 or TO- 900 me.
jority.
National WOman's Congress-.
SYRACUSE, Oct. 13.-The National Wo
mans Congress met in Welling's opera house
today. The attendance is not as large as ut
Chicago last year, though there was num-
Der of prominent women present, among
them Prof. M. Mitchell, Julia Ward Howe,
Rev. Phoebe Hannaford, Miss Louisa Alcott
and Mrs. Livermore All professions are
fairly represented. In the morning an exec.
members were excluded. At the afternoon
session Prof. Maria Mitchell delivered the an
nual address, Mrs. Eadna Cheney read q paper
on woman's work in the school, and Mrs.
Antoinette Blackwell Brown spoke on wo.
mans work at home. At the evening session
Mrs. Phoebe Hannaford addressed the meet.
ing on statistics of woman's ministry, fol
lowed by Mary Eastman, Of Tewkesbury,
Mass, on the educational interests of the
country. The audience attending was large.
The congress will continue Thursday and
Friday.
Destructive HnupdestOns I'm England.
LONDON, Oct. 10-The recent rains have
swollen the rivers aud streams and caused
disastrous foundations In Leicestershire and
Worwickshire. The destruction of property
is very heavy, and some lives are reported
lost The railroads are badly damaged, and
traffic is generally suspended.
Holland Prepares for War.
The Post reports that Holland has just sent
five men of war to the Caribbean sea.
Later from the Iowa election.
Dies MONIES Oct IS, II P, M.-Upto this
hour the State Register has special dis
patches giving pretty complete reports from
81 of the 100 counties of the state OF these
SO give Republican majorities aggregating
%, $50; and eight, Democratic majorities ag
gregating 5,O03 These counties represent
three.fourths of the State and the returns
from them indicate Republican gain over
1874. of 5000. The counties not heard from
are mostly In the northwert part of the State,
and are the strongest Republican counties in
the state. The Register estimates this will
makes total Republican majority in the
state of SO, 000-a gain of over 5000.