Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-04-30
LATE EASTERN NEWS.


San Francisco, April 2l.-Appli-
cation was made to the Supreme
Court this morning for . writ OF
habess corpus for Kearney which
-. ordered to issue returuable to
IN. Superior Court at San Francisco.
Judre Daingerfeld to designate the
densrtment Of court to hear the case.
The Supreme Court granted the
writ but declined to hear the matter.
Keara~y's Last Hope Gone.
san FRANCIsco. April 24.-The
Dennis Kea:ney habeas corpus cnse
cane up before the Superior Court
in banc to-day. The court decided
that it had no power to review its
own action and kearney was re-
handed to the House Of Correction
10 serve out his sentence.
Faii.re o. Crops In Kansas.
ST.. LOUIS, April PA special
from Kansas City says that advices
from Western Kansas report that
drought and unfavorable weather has
totally destroyed the wheat crop
west of Salina, aud there will he
partial failure of the crop for 100
miles north and south of Topeka.
Farmers in the Western part OF the
State are suffering and appealing to
the Executive Office at Topeka for
help.
rs. v.r-.out Demoeua attic Convention.
MONTPELIER, April 2l.-The Dem
ocratic State Convention met to-day.
Four hundred we're present. W.
II. II. Bingl Am, of Stowe. was made
President, Lucious Robinson, l.. W.
Roddington, B. b. Smalley and Jas.
H. Williams were chosen Delegates
TO the National Convention with al
ternates. A resolution recitinS that
HAYES elevation to the Presidency
was procured bv Outrageous and
demoralizing frauds, was referred to
the Committee on Resolution. All
district Delegates chosen are so far
Hancock men.
Massaehssetts Prohibttisnists Csnven.
ton,
BosToS, April 2O.-The Prohibi-
tory State Convention to-day chose
Delegates at large to the Cleveland
National Convention; also one dele
gate from each Congressional dis.
trict. The resolutions set forth the
essential necessity of policy of pro-
hibition and maintenance of the par.
ty as an independent National Organ
ization free from connection with
other political bodies. Adjourned.
Extention - Time 70 tho Northern Pa.
cific Railroad.
WASHINGTON, April q. The Rail-
road Committee will report meas
ure relating to the Northern Pacific
Railroad. It is Senators Windows
bill, amending his motion 80 as to
make the time of extension six
years instead of ten, and to provide,
in accordance with the policy already
adopted by the company, that agricul-
tural lands in odd-numbered sections
shall be sold to actual settlers at not
exceeding 50 80 per acre.
Another amendment will provide
that the title to lands thus sold shall
be conveyed directly from the Gov
eminent; but that amendment is to be
so framed that this requirement shall
not interfere with the company's
arrangement for exchanging lands for
its bonds and preferred stock. The
formulation of amendments agreed
upon may delay the report to the
Senate for day or two. The vote
by which the amended bill was
ordered reported is as follows:
Ayes-Randsom, Lamar. Grover,
Window, Dawes, Teller and Saun-
ders-7. Nays--Eaton. Pendleton.
Williams and Jones--4.
Murder Of Chas. DsYoung by Mayor
Kalloch's Son.
SAN Francisco, April 23.-Just be-
fore 8 o'clock this evening Charles
DeYoung entered the business Office
of the Chronicle on the ground floor
at the corner of Kearney and Bush
streets, and stood talking with some
gentlemen, leaning against the coun-
ter. Directly the door opened and
I. NJ. Kalloch entered aud drawing q
pistol without, as far as can be
learned, speaking word, began fire.
ing at DeYoung. The latter ran
through gate at the counter to o
desk inside, Kalloch firing at him
as he ran. On reaching the desk
DeYoung turned to face his oppo-
nent with pistol in his hand, when
Kalloch, leaning over the counter,
fred again, the ball striking De-
Young in the mouth. Kalloch then
started for the door. DeYoung
raised his pistol as il to fire, but
apparently his strength failed him as
the pistol was not discharged, and
sinking backward he fell on the floor.
Bystanders ran to his assistance, but
the ball had evidently pierced the
base of the brain, and in few min
utes he expired. As Kalloch ran
out of the door he was seized by q
L.