Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-02-01
LATE EASTERN TELEGRAMS.
China on the Oessu.

merchants TO believe that only low rates
now prevents Chinese from entering in
competiliul with foreigners on ocean
carrying. In the events of rise, Mon
golianS are likely - enter the market.
Ida Lewis, The heroine.
NEW YORK, Jan. s5-Ida Lewis has
boon appointed to the Lime Rock light
house, in this harbor, with d salary of $50,
vice her mother, resigned. Secretary Sher-
mans letter said: This appointing -; is
conferred upon you as mark of III. ap-
probation for your noble and heroic
efforts in saving human life"
Another New Senator.
LITTLE Rock, Jan. 25.-The joint assem-
1ly of the legislature today elected J. ID.
Walker of Washin Ion county, L. S. sena-
tor, by a vote of 63 against AZ for Robert
W. johnson, his chief competitor, and five
scattering votes.
The Virginia Vacancy.
RICHMOND. Jan. 25.-R. l.. T. Beal, con-
servative, is elected 20 the 10th congress to
fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Representative Douglas. Vote small
The Public Surveys.
WAsHIXGToN, Jan. 26.-Thc house COM
mittee on appropriations decline to make
public their exact i-t"ntions concerning
the proposed consolidation of the public
surveys, but it is positively ascertained that
one clause already inserted by them in the
Legislative, executive and judicial apprc-
priation bill, which is nearly completed,
Tor report to the house, provides for abolish
ing all surveyor generals offices through
out the country, and for having the public
land surveys executed by corps of officers
under the direct control of a Washington
bureau to be known as the coast and into
rior survey. The committee may yet,
however, change their action, us great
pressure is being eXerted upon them from
various directions, and controversy will, in
any event, be carried into the house of
Representatives.
The Plague Spreading.
LONDON, Jan. 24.-Ru5sian and German
medical journals state that East Europe is
in state Of great alarm at the rapid prog.
ress of thl plague towards the north and
cast of Russia from the Caspian sea along
The course of the Volga. One difficulty in
preventing the spread of the plague is the
want of physicians. About one third Of
he Russian doctors died, either during the
var or from the typhoid fever, which
followed it, and large number Of young
students have been summoned from hos
pitfalls and medical schools 10 take their
places. One medical journal insists on
the importance in the interests of all Eu-
rope, of providing Russia with doctors and
helping her keep down the plague.
Somewhat Unkind.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-Conklinr has
reported adversely to investigating the CT
pher kilograms, thinking that it will revive
Tilden's popularity. There was only one
way of dealing with that case in 1876"
the senator is reported as saying, "Tilda1
might have been seated, and then a month
or two afterwards assassinated In that
way we should have had an end of him,
and yet there would have been no blood
shed.'
A Bill in the interest Of Senator's
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator Lamar
has given notice that he will, at an early
day, introduce bill to provide that sena-
tors be furnished at the public expense,
each with a private secretary.
A California Nomination.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The following
nomination was sent TO the senate today,
VIM. Wallace Bowers, collector of Gus
toms, San Diego, California.
The Four Per Cent. Loan.
Subscriptions TO the four per cent. loan
since Saturdays report, $5,12S5O0.
Death Of Director iinderman.
Director Linderman died at 3 80 this
afternoon.
The Five Per Cent Case Decided.
The case of the Union Pacific railroad
company against the United States, APP
pealed from the court of claims and
known as the five per cent. case, was de-
cided by the Z. S. supreme court TODAY
1t is held that the road was completed in
November, 1869. The government main
tanned that all ordinary and usual expend-
itures for repairs and improvements be de-
Quoted from the gross receipts in comput-
ing the net earnings, but not interest on
its bonded Indebtedness except that ON
inst mortgage bonds to which the govern
nent voluntarily subordinated its claim.
out of the net earnings of each year since
1869. The company, it is held, must first
pay interest on its first mortgage bonds. |
Ii, after so doing, surplus remain, that
surplus, so far as it will 20, is properly
subject to five per cent claim of the
United States and must he SO applied.
Justices Strong and Harlan dissent from
the opinion as to priority to be given in
inteTes; oii the :irs. mortgage bonds.
Measures 10 chsspsa Tobacco.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-The senate Fl. /,
aaDce committee to 4-has decided IN
recommend a reduction of the tobacco
sax from pc IN 9ar nor ,.ound n. 49,