Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-06-18
tor James A. Bayard died this morn.

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Ex-Gov. Brown, OF Miss. Drowned.
! MEMPHIS, June 13.-Ex-Gov. Al
bert q. Brown, of Mississippi, wa
thrown from his b )rse in a pom
near his home, last evening, au
drowned.
Membership Of the National COMMITTEES
CHICAGO, June Tn the conven
ton Saturday, Hale of Maine move,
that the roll Of States be called 10
the AMI ouncement of names of me IN
bers of the Republican Nationa
Committee, which was agreed to
and the roll was called accordingly
Alabama named Paul Stroback
Arkansas, S. w. Dorsey; California
Horace Davis; Colorado, John L
Routt; Connecticut, Marshall Jew
ell; Delaware, Christian Febiger
Florida, VIM. Hick; Georgia, Jas
d. Deveaux; Illinois, John A. Lo
gan; Indiana, John G. New; Iowt
John F. Runnels; Kansas, John A
Martin; Kentucky, W. o. Bradley
Louisiana, H. G. Warmoth; Maine
WIN. I. Frye; Maryland. Jas. A,
Gray; Massachusetts, John NJ. Ford
Michigan, Jas. H. Stone; Minneso.
ia, M. Sabin; Mississippi, George
G. Mckee; Missouri, &. j. Filley
Nebraska, James W. Davies; Neva.
da, John W. Mackey; New Hamp.
shire, w. E. Chandler; New Jersey,
George Halsey; New York, Thomas
G. Platt; North Carolina, W. p.
Canady; Ohio, w. G. Cooper; Ore
gon, d. G. Ireland; Pennsylvania,
). Cameron; Unanimously, y Rhode
Island, W. A. Pierce; South Caro-.
lima, Sam Lee; Tennessee, w. Rule;
Texas, not ready; Vermont, George
". Hooker; Virginia, Sam Mones;
West Virginia, j. Mason; Wiscon-
sin, Elihu Enos; Arizona, II. G. Nc
Cormick; Dakota, unable to agree;
District of Columbia, not ready;
Idaho, George l.. Shout; Montana,
A. H. Beatty; New Mexico, S. T.
Elkin; Utah, W. Bennett; Washing
ton Territory, T. Minor; Wyoming,
Joseph L. Cary.
The Wisconsin Flood.
CHICAGO, June ia special from
Eu Claire, Wisconsin, says that six
teen million feet of logs have gone
down the broken portion of the dam,
besides many houses, barns, etc.
The river rose q feet, reaching the
highest point ever known. 1t be-
gan to subside at s p. NJ. yesterday.
There are 15O, 900 900 feet at the big
eddy at the Dells dam, which seems
likely to break at any moment.
The loss in the Chippewa valley will
probably reach half II million of dol
lars, and if the immense jam moves
and allows the entire $50, O0O,0 900
feet of logs to pass out it may
amount to n million dollars. Many
houses in the lower part of the city
are flooded and there is the greatest
excitement among the inhabitants.
Storm at New York.
New York, June ia tornado,
with heavy rain and lightning to-
night, passed over this city and vi
cinity. Many trees were Frustrated.
The thermometer fell from So to GO.
The Titu.vllIe Fire--Loss, SI,5O0, 900.
BRADFoRD, Pa. June 14.--The fire
ut Titusville is under control. 4
tank made an overflow at 3 o'clock
this morning. A desperate strug-
gle followed, but the flames were
finally subdued. The total loss ag-
gregated 81 100000.
Emigration from Germany.
BERLIN, June 14.--12,SG9 emf
grants from Germany went to the
United States during the first quar-
ter of the current year.
Hot Weather.
CHICAGO, June 12.-The heat for
the past three days has been very
severe, thermometer in the hot part
of the day indicating 800 in the
shade or little over. 1t is much
cooler tonight, but several cases of
arc reported, of which
three or four have proven fatal. A
few cases are now under treatment
at hospitals.
A Cemetery Washed Out by a Cloud
Burst.
WHEELING, June 1G.-A cloud
burst over the cemetery to-day
washed away the earth from collins
leaving them exposed to the air.
The rain has been very heavy and
damaging hereabouts, bridges and
crops being badly damaged. The
Potomac river is very high; also the
Monongahela.
Five Hundred OF sitting Bulls Men Sur
render.
FoRT KEoGH, June 15.--Five hun
dred of Setting Bulls band from the
other side of the international
came in to-day and sur