Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-09-10

Resolutions declaring that no pro-
hibltionist could support Garfield,
were referred without debate.
Forty-two towns were repre- scented
by III delegates. The resolutions
are very strongly against any species
OF the liquor trade.
The resolution pronounce for wo-
man suffrage, endorse Neal Dow for
President and Rev. W. Thompson
for Vice President, Chas Amy for
Governor and Il full list of State Off
ceiS.
SWitLrriand's Contribution.
CHICAGO, Sept. "A special to the
Lt'r. Ocem from Washington says
that the Switzerland Government
has offered the United States Consul
at Zurich all the stone from the
chapel erected by that Government
III commemoration of VIM. Tells es-
cape from the Tyrant Gessler The
offer OF the stone is made in consider
alton of the United States using the
stone SO obtained in building u monu-
ment to the memory Of Washington.
The offer has been accepted by our
Government.
Latest News of the city of Vera Cruz,
New York, Sept. A dispatch
from st. Augustine to the New York
XrraH says: The steamer oily Of
Vera true founuercd at half past
five Tuesday morning. She labored
painfully through the heavy sea
which the hurricane dashed INTO fury.
Seventy persons We're on board when
the steamer left the harbor of New
York. Thirteen are known to be
saved. John Alexander, of New
York, owner, says: The Vera Craz
is the sister ship to the city Of la
mana, which was wrecked on u reef
on the coast of Mexico i'll 1919, and
that though she was subjected to the
full force of u norther the succeeding
Winter, she came out as good as
new the year after and was reported
by inspectors to be III perfect state
of preservation last winter He
further states that his company's line
has never before lost ship.
\ Fair on Wheels.
CmcAGo, Sept An agricultural
fair on wheels, consisting of II finely
decorated car, continuing products
from the lino of the North Pacific
rsllroad, arrived this afternoon and
excited much interest. 1t goes east
acd will arrived at the New England
fdIr at Worcester on the 7th INST.
The Hog-back" Oil Speculation.
CHICAGO, July lG.-The Times to-
morrow morning will contain inter
views with victims Of Gaitield's oil
company. The chief information is
obtained from Rev. Jonathan G.
StouS hton, Of Aurora, the standing
Prohibition candidate for Congress
from tho Fourth Illinois District.
Stoughton's story i'll brief is as fol-
lows: lii 1865 he was invited to visit
Cen. Garfield at the Sherman House,
Chicago. The purpose OF the visit
was no; stated until his arrival. AS
soon as he had greeted Gen. Gar
field, the General launched into an
disquisition about an oil
company he was organic nc and
whose stock he was selling. He eX-
planned to StouShton that by yolcan-
ic action certain strata Of rocks were
thrown up into II " hog-back' which
in II northeasterly and
southwesterly direction through
Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
TINS hog-back merely needed tap
lina TO secure an unlimited ST, ply
OF oil. He represented that one
we'll belonged to his company was
flowing, yl,!dinE an immense guam
tuy. In all the interviews great
pans were takci! to impress the fact
tnat Garfield was 81 Congressman
and Il man OF nety. When here
selling oil stu hs Guiiu.G preached
In The Camphp.liIc Ci.ulrh. Mr..
Siou9hton sass hc discovered later
III ! tie alleged " hu3-bacN either
never Was tapped, CT WAS without II
4it!H" spot. t&IiI.i represented
lHai john Y. FrWrii, the millionaire
cry goods dealer, WIS tie cJmpauy's
President. iii statement, WITH Gar
fields cloqnence, InIucei Slough
ton to subscribe for twenty-five
,uarcs, and when he went home ho
urged Mr.. Bradley, cashier OF the
FIRST National Bank OF Aurora, DIR.
Back and others 10 invest. e
" hen the rcvtiiic;,ic, of stock
came, farwcll'S namc did not appear
~ III, s!dcnt. s:0u%h.on grew sus- |
'jiclous, ana advised those OF his |
friends who had not paid for the
stock not to Go 50. He wrote to !
Garfield, but never received an an
,Her.
The Secretary OF TIE company,
Nhcn SPOKEN /" to-day, Expressed ,
llaSu., al TIC whole enterprise, con-
,>sei he was bitten, but r,fa,cd to |
1--WE particulars Of lis Transactions.
isuuOr fixed $50 .GuJ as the &nount ,
aIicA Garilp.H, 10y his p.ols cant,
induced Illinois byAovlrs IN ms pie
: ana integrity oinvest III thl, com