Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-01-29

high rank and were similarly MANNED or dis
abled, should be receiving only thirty dollars
month. They will make an effort to RENE
dy this inequality, and are also looking into
the question of forage to officers who turn
over their supplies for private livery.
Report from she Black HILLS.
ST.. PAUL, Jan. 24.-Spccial dispatches
from Bismarck contain glowing accounts
from the Black Hills country. A party car.
Black Hills had returned and given wonder
full reports of the richness of the country.
The report is vouched for as thoroughly
trustworthy. Twelve hundred men are now
in that portion of the Black Hills through
which Rapid creek runs. Average digging,
are one dollar per hour to each man and
there has been $137 taken out in six hours
by four men. The next day the same force,
in the same time, took out $112. California
Joe, person of rcnown among gold miners,
saw $34 taken out of one pan, there being
one nugget worth $50. All of the returning
party brought specimens Of gold of splendid
quality.
Council of 40 Churches a Failure.
CHICAGO, Jan. 24-The Inter Ocean to-.
morrow will publish an interview with Prof.
Bartlett in regard to the story contained in
the Sunday Mercury, that u council of 40
Congregational churches had been called in
connection with the Beecher matter. Prof.
Bartlett, whose name was mentioned as one
of the projectors, denied that any such move
ment had been made. He has written no
such letter as quoted by the Mercury.
Bowen Called ON TO Speak.
NEW York, Jan. 25.-The clerk of Ply.
mouth Church has furnished III. G. Bowen
with written copy of s. V. Whites state.
ment of grievances against him. White says
he intended to allow Bowen reasonable time
to reply; but if he continues silent, or re.
fuses to tell what he knows damaging to
Beecher, or admit he knows nothing against
him whatever, White will appeal to the
church, and ascertain whether or not it would
not consider 1t necessary both to its peace
and purity that all its members, including
ii. G. Bowen, should be faithful to their COW
enant obligation to the church.
snow bound.
SALT LAKE, Jan. 25.-The Central Pacific
trains are still blockadcd in the snow near
Wells station, Utah. The Northern road
has also been blocked by snow since Friday.
WELLS, New, Jan. 25-The delayed west
bound overland trains got through the snow
blockade last night at II o'clock. The cast
ern bound train left here at 10 O'Clock today
with nine engines and snow pillow. The
weather is warm and the snow is thawing.
No further blockade is apprehended
Foreign Postal Union.
BERNE, Jan. 24-It is now certain that the
British, India and French colonies will join
in the postal union. Notification of the ad
hesion of Brazil has been received.
War in Turkey.
VIENNA. Jan. 24.--The Neue Free Presse
represents that the insurgents in Turkey ap-
prehend, as the natural sequel of the presen
tation of Andrassy's note, that the Imperial
Powers will forcibly intervene to compel
them to lay down their arms. They are,
consequently, redoubling their efforts in Or
der to improve their position, and brisk
renewal of fighting is expected.
Troops sent to the Mexican Border.
HAVANA, Jan. 25.-Advces from the city
OF Mexico to the 18th state that 400 soldiers
have sent to reinforce the Mexicrn troops on
the Rio Grande.
In storms around San Domingo early in
January many vessels and several lives were
lost
Cremation of ROssi.
BERLIN, Jan. 24-The cremation of the
corpse of the late Chevaler Rossi was con.
Quoted publicly in Monumental cemetery, at
Milan, yesterday.
Cruel Treatment OF Christians.
LONDON, Jan. 25-The Times has letters
from Constantinople which give the details
of the great suffering of American Christians
from the cruelty of Turkish rulers aud un-
restrained rapinc of the KoOrods. Many of
the Christians are processing conversion to
Islamsm in the hope of escaping oppression.
Government For tho District OF Column
bia.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2J.-Sargent presented
petition of large number of ladies asking
that government be established in the Dis
trict of Columbia which would confer upon
the women the right to vote. He alluded to
Wyoming, where woman suffrage Is Endorsed
by The Judiciary, the press and the people
generally He knew of no better place to
make the experiment than the capital of the
nation, and asked that the petition be re-
ferred to the committe on the District of Co
lumbia, to be considered in conjunction with
any bill to provide for the government OF the
District; referred.
Reduction of Salaries.
The House committee on appropriations
took up to-day and formally considered the
legislative, judicial and executive appropria-
ton bill. They struck out appropriation for
z clerks Of the House, reduced the salaries OF
members of Congress from $1,000 to "a, 500
per annum, and proposed to make q general
reduction of 10 per cent. on the salaries of
all civil government employees.
Indian Commission Appointed.
David A. Jerome, of New Michigan has
been appointed member of the board of In
dian commissioners.
Spanish ParposeS.
BERLIN, Jan. 24-The Spanish diplomatic
representatives at the various courts have
verbally informed the Governments that after
the defeat of the Carlists, which Is expected
in o short time, Spain hopes to be enabled to
quell the Cuban instruction through increase
Of reinforcements No foreign complica-
tons are anticipated, because the United
States has distinctly repudiated the idea Of
annexing Cuba.
Election of CASTELAR, TO the Cortes.
MADRID, Jan. 24--Senor CASTELAR, has been
elected deputy to the cortcs from Barcelona.