Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-01-04
New italian Freight L,n .

the Union line, Inc uTst ucpii' HS 'h'u"'y
10Th. They vii 'un to Liverpool, HaVre,
Hamburg and Altwerp, carrying grain,
cattle, fresh beef and produce out no
mas. engers, and will make the trip III
fourteen days The steamers have been
heretofore ruaaing to Mediterranean ports.
Vanderbilt's piers and elevators are ready
10 load grain alI cattle. The Central
railroad deals uHy ~ II forwardcr with
the proposed line II is stated that. in az
ticiDatiOn of this movement tie LelapdS
of boston recently connected their steam
ers with the H0oSac tunnel route.
Bennet,.s Polar Expedition.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 27.-rhc jeanette,
Jas Gordon BcnHatt's yacht, which is to
make an expedition to the Arctic Sea by
way Of Behring's Straits, arrived this al
ternoon, 1855 days from Havre. She Will
be fitted out in this port for her Arctic
voyage in the Polar Sea.
Nitro.GIycerine Explosion.
PATERSON, N j., Dec. 3S.-Three men
are reported killed by an explosion of the
nitro-glycerine works at Upper PreakncsS,
five miles away. The houses here were
shaken as If by an earlhqu &c. The three
men killed by The explosio 90 day were
torn into fragments and l)wn in every
direction. Each leaves a wife aud family;
one of nine children, another seven and
the third five. The conclusion completely
ruined another building, but workman
in it escaped injury.
The Wreck OF the Louder.
NEW York, Dec. 2S.-Wm. p. Clyde q
CO., owners of the steamer Emily b.
Louder reported wrecked yesterday, with
with the loss of the passengers and all
the crew except two men, have received
the following telegram from the u. 5. con
suate at Kingston, Jamaica, III answer TO
their dispatch: Theodore Steineit, AL
fred Anderson, quartermasler, and q
seaman of the Emily 3. Louder we've
picked up Dec. II ON life raft by the
schooner Abbott Deveraux, from Boston
for here They report that the steamer
foundered in u hurricane two days previ
ously. They saw Il boat with passengers
capszed alongside, but lost sight Of the
other boats
O'Leary Wins.
New YORK, Dec. &c, Leary made
400 10 miles. Campana stopped ut 1916
and covered SSH miles. The former APP
peared quite fresh and agile while the
latter was utterly used up. The. gate
money, it is said, will amount to $50, 600,
fifteen hundred Of which goes to Campo
ma, and the remainder, alter expenses, to
O'Learv.
OLeary was off the track two days,
three hours, ten minutes and thrty-hve
seconds altogether. Campana, one day,
twenty-three hours, thirty mnuteS aud
forty seconds Campana, in All address
to the crowd, charged the trainer he had
in the earley part of the week with para
lying him, and said if he had had his
present trainer at line beginning, he
would have won by at least 80 miles, He
concluded by Offering TO run any man
in Englang or America twelve days
match for $4,000.
Fever io New Work.
New YORK, Dec. 30. One hundred and
eighty deaths occurred during the past
week of scarlet fever; an increase OF 80
upon the previous week impels the board
of health TO take action.
The EleciiOn Frauds Investigation.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30--The financial
officer of the senate has $4,000 for the |
Teller Investigation committee, which met |
to day. Chairman Teller Cameron, Kirk |
wook, Baily and Garland were constituted |
a subcommittee to start on Thursday next |
for New Orleans. Charleston and such |
other points as the subcommittee may
determine, to take testimony and report
to the full committee 1t is understood |
that other subcommittee will be appoint
ed. The president and attorney general
were asked for all information in their
possession compatible with public inter-
,eSts
Resumption Day.
The secretary of the treasury laughs at
announcements that he will be in New
York City on Thursday 10 witness the
effect of specie resumption. Why" he
said, "a good many persons think there
will be some violent commotion on that
day. have no doubt it will be one OF
the most quiet days New York has ever
experienced. There may be some few
persons attracted by curiosity, and others
to oh ain little coin for their notes, but
there will be no excitement" When
business closed ct the treasury department
10 day the available coin balance was
$226, 0O0. 900, of hich 5000, 100000 is
gold. The currency balance was sig 800,
600. There were 1906, $50 paid out TO day
in currency to persons preierring legal
tender notes TO gold.
American wheat In Spain.
WsAIIINGToN, Dec. 31.-The stale de-
partment has received a dispatch from
Mr.. Scbenc1, L. :. consul al Barcelona,
Spain. announcing the arrival there oil
the first cargo of wheat ever imported TO
that place from America The cargo,
Minnesota wheat, was carried 10 an Eng
iish steamer, and the freight cost $4,000.
There was great excitement at the place,
and the grain was pronounced equa! in
quality TO any ever received in that mark
et. The consul reports that one firm at
once engaged three English steamers 10
bring three cargoes oI American wheat
10 Barcelona, aDd it was thought that
about thirty five caTgoes would arrive ibis
seasop-all IA Engiish steamers. The
consul reilerates his former opinions upon
direct American steam communication
with Spain and other countries bordering
on the Mediterranean. As il is DOW We
are indebted TO The fact that British steam
ers fad IL profitable 10 bring American
wheg, io Barcelona inr iLis new develop
ineut "f cur trade. r.!'e"g car.Oes OF
whrat from The Back : w-Te alnaj for
Bare Iona on the cay GA which tbs first
cargo of American wheat arrived.