Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-08-12

| A Washington special says the Secretary
Of War. Gen Sheridan and the Commissioner
ofi1ndian affairs have recently held consulta
tion with the Pres dent on the Indian ques
ton and have reached conclusion which, il
put into practice, \: i'll make Sitting Bull and
Indian war impossible They propose to
prevent the Indians in the field from procur
ing further supplies of ammunition. Stores
at all the agencies nd trading posts will be
contiscated and sc..'ere penalty inflicted on
any one who furni1les either hostile or agen
cy Indians with potrder and ball. Through
friendly Indians the authorities have recent
ly discovered attempts to supply Sitting Pull
with ammunition, sand no Indians will be
granted rations until he surrenders his arms.
Harrison Accepts the Nomination for
G&vernOr.
| INDIAopoIIs, Aug. 1T is quite certain
Harrison will accca)t the nomination for
Governor. His leifer will be ready tonight.
1t is understood he is in accord with Hayes
and the national platform on currency mat~
tiers.
| Mckee breaking Down.
| CHICAGO, Aug. THE Pests st. Louis
special says Mckee. is breaking down under
his confinement aua the hot weather. The
Jail Is hardly hatgtable on account of the
heat The entire farce of detectives to>day
have been busy sizing crooked Kentucky
whisky; and up to noon 200 barrels were
siezed The affair Gems to indicate the ex-
istence of whisky ring in Kentucky and
causes some excltctlent.
Ten Per.nns Drowned.
WHITEHALL, N. T., Aug. 7.-Sunday af
ternoOn 10 persOnf were drowned while
crossing Putnams bond. Thirteen persons
| in small row boat and when about three
rods from the shore in eight feet of water, a
squal struck the btsat capsiZing it with re-
suit stated Namss of the drowned are
Johnson and wife, John McAlister and wife,
John Burt and daughter, Peter Osur, Adolph
| Tyvencrs, and sen, Holden. and Miss
Thatcher. The b. lies Of all but Holden
were recovered.
Boutwell's sI.ssissippi Report.
| WASHINGTON, Aug 7.-Boutwell's majority
report on the Mississippi election, came to
the conclusion that The present State legisla-
ture was elected by fraud and intimidation,
and is therefore not legal body. Gov.
Ames' resignation was illegally effected by
the legislature Mississippi is largely under
the control of armed politicians whose cOm>
mon purpose is to deprive the negroes of a
| free right of suffrage These organizations,
| if unobstructed, wills obtain control by force
and fraud of that State. The power of the
national government should be invoked and
exercised to make good its guarantee of a
Republican government to Mississippi. The
! report concludes thu measures necessary and
possible in exigency'are these:
First-Laws may be passed by Congress
for the protection Of citizens in the respecs
tive States.
Second States in anarchy or whose affairs
are controlled by bo,'ies of armed men should
be denied representation in Congress.
Third-The constitutional guarantee of a
Republican form Of government to every
State will require tn, United States, if these
disorders increase or even continue and all
milder measures shall prove Intellectual, to
remand the State to : Territorial condition,
and, through system Of public education
and kindred means Ut improvement. change
the ideas of inhabitants and reconstruct the
government on a republican basis.
Letter from Crook to Terry.
ST.. PAUL, Mimi, Aug 7.-Gen. Crook,
from his camp on Goose creek, July 10th,
wrote to Gen. Terry as follows: Gencral-I
have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of
your letter of July 9th, brought into this
camp on the 18TH inst. by Corporal Stewart
and party of the eth Cavalry. l had deter
mined to attack the Indians Immediately af-
ter the arrival of my supply train; but about
that time learned the hostiles had received
reinforcements, and +lso learned that could
get eight companies If the 9Th Cavalry. So
| concluded to defer any movement until the
arrival of these com anies, which have now
been ordered here. ! expect to be joined by
them about the last: of the present month
On the 9th inst, sent out party of nouns
ted troops under Lieut.. Sibley, of the I'd
Cavalry to escort onG of my guides who was
to rcconnoitrc the country in our front
hov thnx, ohol poipt ryhara ha
Little Big Horn debtuches from the noun
tains, they came upon very large party of
hOstiles and were convinced that the village
of the main body Of the hostiles is in that
vicinity. Since then have had nothing def.
mite, more than seeing smoke down Pow
der and Tongue riters; but l am of the
opinion they are stilI;in the locality before
indicated by the Reconnaissance. l am ra>
toned to the end If September, and will
share with you and ours everything have
as long as it lasts. Should the two conn
mands come together, whether the Indians
shall be found in this or another direction, if
you think the Interests of the service will be
advanced by combination, will most cheer
fully serve under you, When the 5th ar
rives here expect to rave about l 900 fight
ing men, besides some friendly Indians, and
il is my intention to move without further
delay. 1t is also MI intention to leave q
wagon: train on TODg1e river near where it
comes out from the Zig Horn range. So
| should you not meet any large train of Indians
going down the river, Or not receive any fur
ther information from me, it would probably
be best for you to move for my supply camp
We broke camp on the South Goose this
this morning, and arc going gradually along
| the foot hills towards tongue river, and an
ticpate getting about is far as the north fork
of Goose about the same time my reinforce
ments come up.
Turkish Atrocities--IIorrible Details.
LONDON, Aug. IA letter to The Duly
Nears, dated PhillopOiis, July 3lst, says inves-
| tgation into recent atrocities is proceeding
| 1t will probably be reported that sixty vil-
lagos have been burned and twelve hundred
persons killed. Mr.. Schuyler thinks reports
of atrocities committed by Bulgarians are
unfoundcd. There are horrible scenes ut
| BarOk Seven thousand bodies have been
| lying there since May 10th rotting in the sun.
| No crime invented by Turkish ferOcity has
been left uncommitted There is urgent need
of assistance for starving families
News from Gen. Crooks Camp.
Crooks CAMP, North Fork Tongue River, ,
Wy. Terry Aug. f.
Merritt's 9Th Cavalry has connected, reach
ing here last night Everybody welcomed
this addition to the army, for their move
ments had been postponed until their arrival.
Gen. Crook with his rsual activity, will ad
vance against the enelhy tomorrow morning
with his entire command, which consists of
the following troops: 25 Companies of cav
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