Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-04-08

The kntcrminabIc Beccher Scandal.
Men YORK, March 3l.-IIenry {. Bowen
lid not meet the special committee Of Ply
mouth Church last night. he sent letter
his absence, the contents of which |
Inc committee refused to divulge 1t was
confessed that Bowen's refusal to appear was
based on 4 determination of the committee
at a private meeting not to receive the test
mony of Mr.. Bradshaw, whom Bowen wished
to introduce as witness The committee
framed reply to Bowen's note.
Dangers by the Flood.
WORCESTER, March 3l.-The flood ty the
darn disaster did no material damage below
South Worcester The losses in part are cs-
timated as follows: City of Worcester dam
and reservoir $125, 600, Olney's house and
barn, $4,000; Smiths mill, $4,000; Ash
worth's mill, $4,000; Hunts mill, $4,000;
Wack's Manufacturing Company, $4,000;
City of Worcester losses $50, 600 by damage
to highways, besides damage by falling of
the mills. Nearly all dams are destroyed.
One man and two boys are missing, supposed
to DC drowned. 1t is impossible to form any
estimate of damage sustained by the Boston
and Albany flood.
Army Headquarters.
WAsnISaToN, March 31.-It is believed
that an order restoring the army head
quarters to this city will be issued early next
week
Eelknap.
The evidence in the Belknap case is being
prepared by the District Attorney for pre-
sentation to the grand jury, and it is proba-
bic an Indictment will be found soon.
Woman Suffrage Petition.
WASHINGTON, March 31.-Cox presented
memorial from women citizens of the tni-
ted States asking for form Of government
in the District of Columbia that will secure
to women citizens the right to vote. lie
asked as matter of grace and favor that
the memorial be printed in the Record. Banks
remarked that it was 100 years to-day since
the wife of John Adams, member of the
Continental Congress, wrote him to secure
in the organization Of government the indie
pcndcncc and rights of women. The memo
rial was received and referred to the Com
mittcc for the district of Columbia and
ordered printed in the Record
Public Holiday.
The Senate bill declaring the l4th Gay of
April next public holiday in the district of
Columbia, to allow the officers to witness the
unwilling Of the statue of Abraham Lincoln
was passed.
The Resumption Bill.
The house then proceeded to vote on the
bill for the issue of subsidiary silver coin
Bill passed, yeas 1872, nays 100 The follow
Ing is the text of the bill:
SECTION 2 That the Secretary of the
Treasury is hereby directed to issue silver
coins of the United States of the dcnomina
ton of ten, twenty five and fifty cents, of an
equal amount of fractional currency whether
the same be now in Treasury awaiting
redemption or whether it be presented for
redemption, and Secretary of Treasury may,
under the regulations of the Treasury De-
partmcnt, provide FOR such redemption and
ISSUE by substitution of regular Sub-Treasu-
ry and public Repositories of the United
currency outstanding shall be redeemed.
SECTION 5. That the silver coins Of the
United States of the denominations of one
dollar shall be legal tender at their nominal
value for any amount not exceeding fifty
dollars in any one payment, and the silver
coins of the United States Of denominations
of less than one dollar shall be legal tender
at their nominal value for any amount not
exceeding twenty-five dollars in any one pay
ment
The New Mormon Kingdom.
New YORK, April 1.-The Times Salt
Lake correspondence processes to disclose
the details of the manner under which the
Mormons are arranging to abandon Salt Lake
and take possession Of New Mexico and thus
get entire control nnder the bill for its adj
mission as a state. The correspondent says
the initiatorv steps are already taken and in
short time several thousand MormOns will
start for New Mexico. In general way this
movement has been on foot for cons;dera
bic time but nothing occurred to excite sus-
picions until July last, when S. b. Axtcll
late Governor of Utah and we'll known as
standing high in the favor and confidence Of
Brigham, was transferred to the government;
of New Mexico, in which capacity he is
called to pull the wires and mannuvre the
schemes of the Mormon church among the
Indians and Spanish people of that territory
Several Mormon Elders were selected and
dispatched to New Mexico to reconoiter the
country and begin the work of PROSECUTING
among the superstitious natives. About the
same time the authorities of the church here
gave orders to all young priests to begin
studying the Spanish languages; the book of
Mormon was translated into Spanish and the
disciples went vigorously to work studying
it: preparations were next made to get pos
session of large tracts of land in New Mexi-
co by purchase of some of the Spanish grants
outright and of an interest in others. The
bill for admission of New Mexico as q state
is also to be pushed to its passage. The bill
gives to the Governor, Chief Justice and L.
s. Attorney unlimited power in fixing the
time of The election.
In case Of passage several thousand Nor.
mons will be at once hurried into New Mex.
leo in time to vote at this election to over
come the present vote, which is understood
to be largely against the State project. BY
the purchase of the land grants they will
control nearly all the valuable lands in the
territory and can exclude the Gentiles by re-
fuSing to sell them any. The bill for admis-
sion provides that the Territory may come
into the Union at once upon the adoption of
resolutions without further action by Con
grcss, and these people can make IL consttu>
ton which will render them almost an in