Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-02-26

convention yesterday and TODAY. nj uh;..
permanent organization of the so.c.iI.s
Board of Control was effected, and 4 ser;oa
OF rules regulating tho coal tsaf3c ~ ,ns
seaboard, and q schedule of prices To- ny .uc
government of the trade for tho ensuing ve sae
was adopted. 'e"r
Gen" sherid:n a- ssGS.. the military
CHICAGO, Feb 1e.-The Tines WasL,,.,
ton special says that the military Gu .nm,i'.
put Sheridan on the stand to-day, giving i,;s
views in regard to change Of the In,;aS
by saying that II the changes were made
thirty seven millions of dollars could be en-,
off of the appropriation for the armv. tho,
by placing the Indian bureau under the con"
troll of officers Of the army, all the rines IN
the Indian bureau would be immediatelv
killed; and by allowing the Indians to bs
directly under the control of the army a
wholesome influence would be cxerted and
fewer OF those fights on tile frontier would
occur, Sherman and Hancock are TO send
their views in writing.
The Lobby and the Commisses a.
~ Indian AFFAIRS. .sl;
CHICAGO, Feb. 1S.-The Tri5unes WASHING.
ton special says the pressure of the lobhy
which is here from Oregon and other Weai.
ern Territories, urging upon the House COM
mittee on Indian affairs the passage of hills
for the relief Of persons who have suffered
from Indian depredationJ, continues 10 Inc
very great. They urge that such claims as
these have heretofore been paid. that the per
sons they represent have suffered great hard
ships, and that following the precedents al.
ready established by Congress their cases
ought to have received favorable considera.
tion.
Turkish Landho!aers ana the Chris.
ttans.
, LONDON, Feb. 19-Austrian semi.ofiicial
papers assent that the great powers win guar.
antee the loan for the naturalization Of Tur.
kish landholders for the cession of some
landed property to Christians. 3
Proposed Financial Measure. p
A strong effort will be made at the present
session Of Congress to practically restore
double standard OF gold and silver, by the
coinage Of fun valued silver dollar to 30 an
debts specially payable In gold coins of the
present standard.
- Aasirs. -"
The subcommittee on Indian affairs, who
are preparing report as to the advisability
OF transferring the management Of the In
dams to the War department.. had long
meeting to day. The representatives from
the frontier appear unanimous for the
change tit y .Ifgt fR2l 1858 Is
No Female Lawyers In Russia. &
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb s19.--Aa oficisl
ukase forbids women executing the function
of barrlster.
Sioux on the war Path. 1885,
HELENA, Feb. ala, party of 10 men arr
rived at Bozeman, Montana, ON the night of
the 18th, from Fort Pease, at the head OF
navigation on the Yellowstone, report tho
Sioux encamped In the vicinity Of the fort,
In large numbers. One man named ]. f.
Essey, from the fort, was killed by Indians Q
few days since. Fourteen men were left in
three companies of cavalry 60 to the rescue.
Petition for tho Rspsai orthe Bsnkrups
WASHINGTON, Feb. S1.-In Senate, petit.
tons for the repeal Of the bankrupt law were
presented by Sherman, Window aud Key,
and all were referred.
4 Act signed by she Presiaens.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.--The President 10.
day signed the act fixing the time of holding
the circuit court of the United States for the
districts Of California, Oregon aud Nevada.
Piymoush Aaviaory Councii. -
New YoRK, Feb. 1S.--Aftcr religious ex,
ercises this morning at the Advisory Council,
Deacon Capon, Of Boston. introduced pre-.
amble and resolution setting forth that mas
much as question six of the letter missive
asked them to decide whether there were any
reasons why Plymouth church had forfeited
its claim to the confidence of fellowship,
Rssolssd, That this council respectfully re.
quest Rev. Richard r. Storrs, ID. D., 10 ap.
pear before IL, and state such reasons, II
there be any. T a@ i-a
Peter Cooper Nominatea for President.
The Workingmen's Independent Labor
Party rendered lis nomination and support
for President Of the United States TO Peter
Cooper, of this city, the recent guest, in
Washington Of his son'in law, Congressman
Abrani s. Hewitt. 3 t' IS
Blg Thing ON lee.
HUDSON, N. Y, Feb. ia fire 10 the Ice
house of the Knickerbocker, ~ Athens, last
night, resulted In the destruction OF eight
buildings. and about 40, 600 tons of ices The
loss on machinery, buildings and Ice, 10 es-
ltimatcd at $685., go; insured In New York
The cause Of the fire 10 unknown. iHb&
Bank Closed UP. *'r
CAzRNovIA, N. Y. Feb. 1e.---The bank OF
Cazenovia closed its doors this morning.
Congregational Temperance.
WAsHrNGroN, Feb. 10. Tho Congressional
Temperance Society held Its ADD anniversary
meeting tonight. Tho opening remarks
were made by Senator Ferry, recently Sc,
lected president Of the society,
Great Freshes In enc Danube.
LoNpoN, Feb. ia dispatch from Wen
ma saws the Danube has overfiown us banks
and Inundated tho outlying suburbsOf Wien,
ma. kilograms from the Bavaria say the
Danube has risen n feet. A Berlin dispsteh
reports that prolonged rain caused freshets
throughout Germany, some Of which are se.
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