Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-01-29
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LATER FROM THE ATLANTIC SIDE.
3 Destruction ola Town b. Fire.

4 Iiilsbuh9, jan io-lh ne Town OF Apollo,
Ohio, was almost entirely destroyed by fire
last night Forty houses, including q mum
Der OF stores, were burned. Loss, $40. 600
to 500, 600; insurance not known. The lire
started from the explosion of o kerosc ne lamp,
in Rudolph's shoe store.
Countcrfeitcr Convicted.
CHICAGO, Jan. 20.-Ben. Boyd, the notori.
GUS counterfeiter, was found guilty today.
His sentence is not yet fixed.
Newspaper Omcc Destroyed by a Mob.
SANTA FEE, N. NJ, Jan. 20.-Last night
mob destroyed and threw into the river the
Nc,os and Press Office of Cimmaron 1t is
believed to have been done by outlaws, fugi.
tives from justice, who have been melted
thereto by evil disposed persons, who took
active part against the election of Elkins and
the local ticket supporting Elkins, it having
resulted that, notwithstanding lMge amounts
of money were spent to carry ColfaX county
against Elkins and the local ticket all were
elected. The wrath of his opponents became
very great. II is the prevailing opinion that
the murder of the Rev. +. j. Toby, hap
! pening about this time, that fact was used to
incite mob, ostensibly to arrest and kill the
alleged murderers, but really TO run the pro
bate judge elect and other officers and pari-
sans of his out of the country. About this
time the Necs and Press published some arti
Giles calculated to give comfort to mob law,
prominent public officials. The editors and
proprietors evidently were divided In their
! opinions, and an article appeared containing
very strong resolutions denuncatory of Ger.
tain persons who had acted in very lawless
manner. This was, however, retracted by
one OF the editors, and again the mob was
friendly. Some two weeks since, after sew
eral men had been. killed. and some of the
| best driven out of the country, including the
Justice of the peace, judge of probate, and
business men, the president editor published
an article, which shows that he did subscribe
to the tone of the paper. This caused
final rupture, leaving Mr.. Dawson in charge
of the paper. He was Immediately notified
by an anonymous letter, that he was in dam
ger, and must change his tone He answered
In manly way by publishing the anonymous
letter, and proposing to be entirely indie
| pendent, and the result was the destruction
of the office last night. This band of out.
laws are mostly fugitives from justice and
persons under indictment in this territory,
who have been melted to these deeds of muir.
| der and general lawlcssncss it is supposed,
by the political enemies of Mr.. Ekins, who,
through envy and jealousy of him., desire
TO defeat his effort to have New Mexico adj
mittcd as State. A large majority of the
people of the county are law abiding; but
have not means to fight these outlaws. 1t
was on the ground of this lawlessness that
the legislature, which has Just adjourned,
on the last day, and almost unanimously,
passed bill attaching Colfax county, for
judicial purposes TO Taos county. 1t is
| alleged that not witness in Colfax county
would dare to testify, or grand jury to find
bill, against any of the perpetrators of
these outIages.
piomatfc Appropriations.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.--The reduction
made by the House committee on appropria-
tions in the consular and diplomatic bill
amountsto about $4,000
| Liquor Tramc Bill.
The Senate financial committee has agreed
to report favorably on Senator Howc's bill
for the appointment of commission on the
subject of the alcoholic liquor traffic. and to
recommend its passage with certain amend.
ments, the most important being the require.
ment that fermented liquors and the manu-.
facture Of all kinds of liquor shah be In.
Guided in the proposed inquiry.
Increase Of thc Army.
CHICAGO, Jan. 20.-1he Tri5unGs Wash.
ington special says one of the first reports of
the Democratic investigating committees,
will be In favor of an increase of the army
by two full cavalry regiments in case two
such cannot be at once spared to patrol the
Mexican border along the Rio Grande. The
| Mexican border committee to-day asked the
Secretary of War whether he could furnish
these regiments at once, and IL he cannot,
the committee will report recommendation
to the House that they be at once recruited.
MIR. Fish's Correspondence aboat Cuba.
CHICAGO, Jan. 20-The Times special says
Mr. Fish has laid before the foreign affairs
committee his correspondence with Spain
concerning Cuban complications. The i'm
portant part of the correspondence is letter
No. As, to Mr.. Gushing, about which rumOrs
have been flying through the air eyer since
Congress assembled This note contains no
imperative demand on the Spanish! govern.
ment. 1t sets forth the long continuance. OF
the instruction, with its evil effects on our
| commerce and upon the property OF Ameri
cans in Cuba, and incidentally alludes to
the inhumanities practced by the contestants
| Mr.. Fish does not consider that the note
| amounts to an actual attempt at interference,
neither docs he admit that application has
been made to any other government for It's
continuance or cooperation in intervention.
All that was done he says, was to enclose
notes to Mr.. Gushing, to our several Minis
tiers in Europe who were authorized to read
| the dispatch to tho governments to which
they are accredited and suggest verbally, the
question whether those governments could
concert with the United States In o PROPOSE
ton for the pacifcation. Mr.. Fish declines,
as yet, to make public the number and intent
of the answers he has received, as he consid.
ers that publicity, for the time being, Is In
compatible with the public interests. In re.
gard to the reply alleged TO have been made
1 by Spain, Mr.. Fish denies having received
any information from Mr.. Cushing. He nd =
i mits, however, that the published purpcrted
synopsis of the reply contains several passa-
ges which, are responsive to those in his note.
He sees nothing belligerent in the Spanish
dispatches, and had anticipated that certain
points made by him would arouse argument.
| For instance, he says, very deceptive case
can be got out of the great increase last year
of the Cuban sugar crop, and the large sugar
imports by the United States; but this Is on
ly due to the removal Of large number Of
laborers from the eastern and central depart
ments, where coffee and cattle were raised,
to the sugar plantations OF the west. On tho
whole, Mr.. Fish Processes TO entertain
hopeful expectation of the peaceful settle.