Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-11-26
Naslllnoton Standard.
LATE EASTERN MEMS.
The Republican Idol Fallen.

cago, 10 stop the reading Oh 10 )
bic in Prisons and schools. ani $50
other assaults On religion. .he IN"
position Is conceived in the same
spirit which emho!ionei the an.
nouncemeut Of the Passion play III
New York, which is an insult to all
religious bodies and az assault upon
tie civilization of Tie age The
Chicago assemhlagc which cpn"or,ed
tie scheme to secularize III" noly
polite ignore the .undlmen..l 81. in.
ciples of modern society and COVER
ment, and their Graz. against C...s-
tianity will only consume ;l'n-
selves.
The Cold Weather and Trade.
New YORK. .S,v 23.-The Com.
mercia! Bulletin says: The weather
is playing into the hands OF the bulls
on the $ oc& EXCHANGE aud the pro-
duce and cotton exchange.
By the sudden freezing up of tho
State canals. some 1000 900 bush
els Of grain Of all kinds in the ice,
caused wheat 10 advance from 81 25i
to 81 2e4.
Dispatches from Buff,lo say ice is
three inches thick, aud boatmen ac-
cept the closing as final for the sea-
son. Accounts from Syracuse, how
ever, indicate u hope of opening the
canal for some distance upwards, as
an ice boat has been sent TO bleak
up the ice. Az the worst, some g.
600 900 bushels will he virtually
erased froiu The &c visible supply,
until MAY next, but with the enor-
nous stock IN the interior and the
still larger visible supply remaining
after this deduction, the efec. Of
This surprise upon prices can hardly
be expected to prove very perman-
emit.
A Believer i'm Miracles.
Rev. DR.. Tyne, the well known
T"arrelist Clergyman of the Episco-
pa cnurc preached II sermon on
Sunday evening which attracts much
attention in literary and religious
circles. Speaking of the reputel
miracles at Lourles, France. he said
no one dare attempt to deny that !,
mu titude of cures took place. The
lame leaped, the deaf heard, the
blind saw. 1t will never do i'll this
generation to deny this authenticated
fact. The doctor related waa, he
himself had seen there in evidence
OF the genuineness of the cuces,
which he declared vera the effect OF
simple, unquestioning fnith. Cali
the Roman system what you will,
said he, half truth or truth Who'll
ly overladen with error, here never :
the less are the facts. The Roman
CathoiIc Church is wise above all
other societies of believers. / do not
find it in my heart to impusn their
motives, and in my puny import
ance l am striving to attain to the
same result.
Governor Williams Death.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. 20. ---Gov-
ernor James D. Williams died at
1890 to-day Of malady of fifteen
years standing. inflammation of the
bladder.
Report of the Postmaster. General.
The annual report of the Postmas-
ter-General, besides general review
OF the whole business Of the depart
ment, has the following: The money
order system continues 10 grow in
favor. The Superintendent of the
money order system suggests plan
for the reduction of fees, which
seems entirely feasible, and which is
commended 10 the attention of Con-
gress. His plan is to reduce the fee
for money moi exceeding five dollars
to Ave cents and extend the maxi
mum limit of an order from $50 to
$l00, SO that the increased cop,mis-
sioDs received for large orders may
offset the loss resulting from reduced
fee for small orders. The foreign
money order business and letter car
rier system are in o highly satisfac-
tory condition. He thinks dutiable
goods coming through the nails
from abroad should be numerous in
stead of more restricted, and should
embrace all matter. He strongly
commends plan of establishing u
postal savings system like that OF
Great Britain and Canada, where it
is successful and a source Of actual
profit to the country. It would be
ever more advantageous here. 1t
would require but little more work
and be great boon to the people.
He had, wnile abroad, examined the
postal telegraph system. 1t has
been perfected, extended and cheap
ened largely since taken from private
hands. and yields a profit to the
Royal Treasury. It is time to ques-
ton whether this system should not
be taken from private corporations
whose managers seek only personal
gain and not the convenience of the
public. He unhesi,atingly endorses
Kay's war on tue lotteries and re-
commends decisive LEGISLATION AGAINST