Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-07-29
New YoEx, July 14lTammany Han cen.

'4a'iS. III lutohitl jfiSt NttR,
we're $50 This is the largcs: death rate ever
recorded there. OF this number $50 were
children under five years OF age. Many fatal
eases of sunstroke to>day,
Hendricks Game OF Bluff.
The Times Washington special says: There
have been several converts to soft money in
the House recently Hindricks' influence is
limited at. Hendricks has certainly written
some letters which are shown with great
caution, aud the soft money people claim
that his acceptance depends upon the repeal
Of the resumption act. The letter, if So
stating, my be understood as a game of
| Ll"il, Tor undoubtedly Hendricks will accept
Meanwhile Tie announcement is Mace priv
.iclv that iii: Gnvenlor will again he at .-l:.
| toy! ntq; seek, and that arrangements vii
he made about official letter Of acceptance.
The li"l.nap CASE.
Chicago, July 2O-The In,er-Ocan'
Washington special say: iilrrr j.. N,ir ILL
tlc speculation III regard - tc voidrt II t:.e
| 9',!i.Hap Impeachment c;>', for the ;l;ttal
| i, .:tic.. fureg.:si ,ufcin~: us. rs ilitr;'
t.nt. two thirds Of the .icuate have already
~ ,r.,--,..l Themselves OF the opinion iha,
acr u,> 10 law u.:,.cr which they ccu'i
- TX: c.;st.
| Terrific Weather in the East.
New YORK, July 24-Thunder storms
and terrific heat continue throughout the
Eastern States and elsewhere. In this vicin
ity the weather is several degrees Con!Cr
The Sioux Indian Question in t.le si"use
| Of Commons.
LONDON, July 21.--In the House OF Com
mons this afternoon, Sir Edward Watkin
asked the under secretary for colonial dc
partment, if he could give any information
regarding the conflict between L. S troops
and the Sioux Indians, many of which t!ilie
are British subjects, and whether the origin
of the conflict was not breach Ct treaty
regarding the Indian reservation and subsld
iarics which may provoke widespread an'ag
onism between the Indians and whites Oh
both American and British territory. lie
asks whether the government proposes to
tender its good offices il the interest of the
Indian subjects of Great Britain and of hu
mainly.
Lowther replied that So lar no information
had been received and he could not express
opinion as to its origin or possible consc
quence; he had no information tending to
show that any British subjects are connected
with these events AS at present advised the
government has no intention to interfere.
For Hayes and Wheeler.
New YORK, July 2l.-Ethan Allcn chair
man of the national Liberal Republican com
lulttcU sldS GUuTcSS tIlclI Cdi lOi
a convention and heartily favoring Hayes and
Wheeler. The address says it is the logical
result of the Liberal movement that those
who still adhere to it should at this time cor
daily support Hayes and Wheeler. More
decided upon the platform upon which he
stands, Hays has personally declared for
civil service reform, for return to specie
payment at the earliest possible day. and the
rule of one term only for the Presidency,
the latter principle aeing found only in Tic
Liberal Republican platform. The charac>
ters eff the nominees guarantee the principles
they profess. If the Liberals in 1872 sus-
tanned Horace Greeley, who was the fore
most Republican of his day, because ht YVES
IN unscliisil, patient AID honest man, thty
must now sustain Gov. Hayes for The same
reason, and to TO otherwise would be incon-
slstent action.
Proposed Annexation Of yalia Talia
and Columbia Counties.
Wigginton, by authority of the House
committee on Territories, has reported favor
ably On Lanes bill to annex Walla Walla
and Columbia counties to the State of Oregon
provided majority of the voters of those
counties SO elect. The report argues that the
Ienactnlent of this bill would give Oregon the
Observation-Disclosures fixed by the State Consti>
tuition when applying for admission to the
Union; that the interests of these counties arc
identical with the interests of Oregon, and
not those of the rest of the Territory, and
that their inhabitants inpcrience great incon
vcnfence in transacting business with their
present seat of government, and desire the
proposed change. Representative Fort, as q
minority of one, dissents from this conclu
sion, and submits the argument that the rest
of the Territory should have a voice in the
matter; as the two counties include an AGRA
of "a 600 square miles and population of
10, 600, or onc-fourth of the entire Territory,
their annexation to Oregon will not only
throw the whole burden of the Territorial
debt upon the remainder, but would in his
lopiniOn postpone the admission of Washing
ton into the Union.
News from the Seat Of War.
CHEYENNE. June 22.-The courier who
left Goose Creek on the evening of the
18th, arrived at Fort Fctterman tonight.
His delay was caused by his having met at
Powder river Il body of 200 Indians from
whom he escaped by hiding himself in tim
Der for twenty-four hours, one Indian follow
ing his trail nine miles. He says they were
evidently waiting for him, and fears that the
Icouriers who were sent from Fetterman or
the 10Th instant, with dispatches for Crook
have been interrupted, as he saw their trai
this side of the river, but not beyond. Thi.
delay ran him out of ratiOns, compelling hin
to fast two days. He left all quiet in camp
The hostile Siouxs are believed to be a
North Goose Creek, forty miles north of thu
scene of the late massacre on the Little Big
Horn. They have not fred upon the camp
lately, nor attempted to burn it out, although
the parched condition of the grass renders
this easy. The animals may be robbed of
their sustehance. The wagon trains can Civ
them supply until Octo Der. The command
moved seven miles north on the day of tn
!courier's departure, on another branch o
Tongue river, near the foot of Big Hor'
9Th Cavalry, which will leave Laramie
Monday-reaches 1t ab out the 9Th of August
Gen. Crook will make no aggressive move
ment until their arrival, and then, if tn
courier whom he dispatched to Terry, advis
ing him of his movements, succeeds in reach
ing that command, he will have made juno
ton with Terry, and the next action will
prove decisive ono.