Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-10-07


party; they have evidently come here to
agitate and make mischief. I therefore
do now adjourn this meeting"
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
N. p. H. n. Co. Directors Elected.
New YORK, Sept. 27.-The stockholders
of the Northern Pacific railroad held an an
ing directors for the ensuing year Chas. B.
Wright, Frederick Billings, Johnston Living
ston, Charlemagne Tower, Benz. P. Cheney,
Geo. Stark, Joseph Dilworth, T. Smith, Geo.
W. Case, Reid Lashurst, Alex. McMitchell,
Jno. NJ. Dennison and Alfred G. Tilton. A
motion was adopted instructing the board of
directors to consider the cxpediency of au-
thorizing an exchange of the lands of the
company ON the Pacific coast for preferred
| stock of the company. The treasurer's re-
port showed the receipts for the year to be
sci ,901 1855 !; disbursements, $50 1886 ;902, and
balance of $1,065, 1852. The gross earnings
for the year were $73,974;551; operating
expenses, 81, 971 1927, and the net earnings,
$29, 002, 624. The net earnings for Septem-
Der, 1876, were $29, 900, and car hire to July
31st, 1876, $5O1 ,0sS, making the total net
earnings of the road, $32, 400, 712 The board
of directors elected the following officers
President, Chas. B. Wright; vice president,
Geo. Stark; secretary. Samuel W. Wilkinson;
treasurer, Geo. C. Beebe.
Pennsylvania Day.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 28.-To-day is Pen
nsylvania's day at the Centennial The ad-
missions reached 1900
Woo, Sept. 28.-The departure Of the U.
8. frigate Franklin was delayed on account
of the death of the sailor injured in the recent
gale The Franklin sailed at noon today
with Tweed ON board. Hunt, with Sands,
allied today for Southampton.
Excited about the Sioux.
VANITA, I. T. Sept 27.-Cherokees and
other civilized Indians of this Territory &c
greatly excited over the proposed removal Ct
Sioux into this country. They say Govern
ment is again proposing to violate treaty
stipulations by remouing these Indians to
their country without their consent. They
characterize the action of the commission in
agreeing to give the Sioux homes in the Ter
ritory of Oklahoma as done in bad faith
Estimated Deficiency.
WASHINGTON, Sept. %. - From careful
estimates of the amount required for the
pay of the navy during the present fiscal
year, after all officers that can be spared from
the actual needs of the service shall have
been placed upon furlough pay, it is believed
there will be deficiency Of at least 81, Co.,
600.
Condition OF Haliest's Point Reef
NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-General Newton
announces that the reef of Hallett's Point
has been swept away, and gives the summary
of the facts as follows: From 1870 feet dis
tant from the shore line of buoys, the bot
tom slopes gradually frsm eight feet of depth
at low water to twenty feet outsidethe line Of
buoys Divers have been examining the
reef, and report thorough break up.
Yellow Fever.
SAVANNAH, Sept. 29.-Yellow fever inter-
ments, 60. q
NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-Sixteen thousand
dollars have been raised for the Savannah
sufferers.
U. q. Supreme Court.
The October term of the Supreme Court
begins next week and some decisions very
important to the West will be rendered. In.
Guiding the right of States TO regulate passen-
ger and freight rates within States These
are known as the granger cases.
Moody and Sankey.
CHICAGO, Sept. 26-The ceremonies prc.
lininary to the opening of the Moody and
Sankey meeting have been well attended.
To-day four houses of prayer in Farwell
street were led by four Chicago pastors,
Parkhurst, Thompson. Evarts and Goodwin.
The demands for tickets to the first meet
ings on Sunday at 8 O'Clock A. NJ, and r.
NJ. is immense. The tabernacle stands ON
the corner of Monroe and Franklin streets
on a piece of ground 160x19O feet It coz
tains 5000 chairs with complete arrange
ments for security and convenience. George !.
c. Stebbins of Boston will lead the great
choir. Mr.. Cree of Philadelphia is to mansN
age the details of the meeting T. w. Har-
Ncy - Cudltu1du Oh tue executive COmmJCoo.
Moody's headquarters are at the Grand Pa
cific Hotel.
Dead Letter Service 60 be Reduced.
T. w. Barber, third assistant postmaster,
in letter to the Postmaster General recom>
the discontinuance Of . considera-
of the dead letter business, says
the reduced appropriations render the step
necessary. The practice Of returning - tho
writer's ordinary letters received at once
will, in accordance with his suggestions, be
abandoned Oct. 18th. .s
Arctic BxPloFaslon.
The London Admiralty have , letter from
Allen Young, commander Of the steamer
Pandora. making voyage to Smiths sound
10 bring to England tbs dispatches Deposited
here by the Arctic expedition under Capk
Mares, announcing his arrival at Uppsrnsvik
18th July. He reports Al well on board and
avs he would proceed northwsrd July I'll.
The winds during summer I'D hssn Inn ~