Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-04-23
LATE EASTERN NEWS.
A Yelloxy Fever scare.


tional Beard of Health as follows:
a special press dispatch from
Washington states that the National
Board of Health have official report
of two cases of yellow fever having
occurred in Memphis during the
month of March. How is this? NO
case has occurred here to this date.
Answer at once DR.. G.. i. Thorn
ton, president of the local board of
health, in response to the telegram,
says that the reports are not true.
No case OF yellow fever has occurred
since last Fall.
Lincoln Memorial Service.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, April 15.-Me-
mortal services were held to-day by
the Lincoln guard of honor, in re-
spect to the memory of Abraham
Lincoln, and this being the anniver-
sary of his death, gathered with
many citizens. At7:2 % this morning
the time of his decease, exercises of
an impressive character took place,
consisting of music, speeches, reel
t";i3ns, and recitation of his more
,.onle official utterances. Rev. VIM.
b. Aflleck, of York, England; made
an eloquent speech. Governor Cul-
lom succeeded him.
Forest Fires i'm Virginia.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va, April 10
Extensive forest fires in the wilder
ness region have done serious dam
, age. A drough has caused almost
an entire suspension of planting and
blowing. Two or three persons
have been burned to death. Losses
in Prince George, Dinwiddy, Ches-
terield and Sussex counties are very
great; insurance light.
Extensive Forest Fires in Virsinin-Creat
Loss If Property
PETERSBURG, April 1S.-Forest
fires which have been raging in this
vicinity during the past week, have
become uncomfortable. The flames
are plainly visible from here.
Barns and stables have been de-
stroyed, and in many instances farm
ers lost all their crops, horses and
farming implements. A number of
cabins burned and the occupants
barely escaped with their lives.
The destruction of cordwood timber
is immense. In Prince George
county the fire has been very de-
structive, invading orchards and de-
stroying hundreds of fruit trees. 1t
is feared that unless early rains oc-
cur. the fire will destroy railroad
bridges and telegraph poles.
Forest Fires I'm New Jersey.
TOMS RIVER, April ia forest
fire is raging here and spreading to-
wards Tuckerton beach. -Four or
fre dwellings are reported destroyed
nd farm hand burned to death.
Brickburk reports that forest fires
in that section burned over q tract
of GOO square mile; thousand acres
burned over in the neighborhood of
the village of of Tomseyer. Most
of the woodland burned is cedar, and
the loss is estimated at 81 900 per
acre.
Storm ON the Lakes.
CHICAGO, April 1S.-The signals
have been flying at all lake stations
for nearly two weeks, but until with
in three days there have been but
few disasters to shipping. Now,
however, there are almost hourly re-
ports of vessels ashore, dismantled
or disabled by loss of seamen.
Three losses of life are reported to-
night-the first time the wind has
been very high all day and amounts
to gale tonight. Other accidents
on the lake are expected.
Fire ut Chicago.
CHICAGO, April 14.-Fire this
morning destroyed the buggy man
ufactory of A. G, Loomis and the
organ factory of Wolfinker's, both
In the same building; loss $40, 900;
fully insured.
This afternoon Frost's planning
mill burned; loss $4,000; insur-
ance, $1,000. Loss on building,
owned by Aarton and Jones, $685.
600; insurance 81 600.
struck by Lightning.
MILWAUKEE, April, 18.-Lightning
struck the postoffice block at Wau-
Pa this morning. Three stores
Burned; loss 81 900 insurance 81 900.
The Northern Pacific Bill Defeated in
Committee.
WASHINGTON. 15.-The sub-com-
mttee of the House Pacific Railroad
Committee voted 2 to l against ex-
tending the time for the completion
OF the Northern Pacific.
Favorable Outlook for the Northern
Patilc.
WASHINGTON, April 19.-The SEN
ate Committee on Railroads decided
Dy vote of against 4 to recon-.
mend the passage of bill to ex-
tend six years as the time for the
completion of the Northern Pacific
Railroad