Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-22
LATE EASTERN NEWS.
sherman Approves WindOIh's Policy.

NEW 1OEk, April Ii. IL ne IfWfS
says: Secretary Sherman was in
town Yesterday and paid a social visit
to Collector Merritt. In the course
of conversation he expressed his
unqualified approval of Windows
course and predicted that 1t Will be
successful.
Costly Picnic.
The IEorW$ City of Mexico special
says, On the 10Th of April the " bed
picnic,' or 'nore. properly the ex-
petition to the cave of Cacahaumilpa,
in honor Of Gen. Ord, proved not
only failure as regards to pleasure,
but almost fatal to several persons.
Senior Carlos Gua9la, governor of
Morelos, had ordered banquet to
be prepared in q portion of the grotto
which bears the name of "Organ
Salon on account OF the stalcctites
which resemble the form of an organ.
The place WAS illuminated by electric
lights, and there were also many
torches of resinOus wood burning.
Besides the elite, who numbered
perhaps 80 persons, there were also
q great many servants who occupied
the Organ salon. After sumptuous
banquet, which lasted until two
o'clock in the morning, the guests
fingered over the table chatting, when
Gov. Guaglia tainted. All efforts to
restore him to consciousness seemed
futile. While he remained in this
condition some ladies complained of
illness. Others were asphyxiatca,
and gentleman suggested that all
this might be due to mephitic eXhal-
itions. Mothers at once FASTENED to
their children and finding some in Il
stupor coinprehcndcd the danger
A panic ensued and 1t was with great
difficulty that the party made its way
to the entrance of the cave. In adj
dition to the difficulty occasioned by
carbonc acid gas in the grotto, the
party lost thirty mules and two horses
on account of the heat and bad roads
and several ladies are yet indisposed;
more, however, from the fright and
fatigue than the mephitic vapors of
the cavern.
Rumors of II General Alliance against
Conklihg.
CHICAGO, April ia Times New
York special says: Roscoe Conk-
ling, who claimed for years that no.
body could interview him and sur
vive, is now soliciting interviews.
Several of his runners have been
telling correspondents that Conk-
ling is DESTROYS of making their ac-
uuain.ance. All of those who have
any spirit reply that they do not
want to know any such disasreeabio
character. [ hear that even poor
Senator Jones of Nevada, who has
been chief butler for Conkling for
several years, and interpreted all his
dreams, is struck to the quick every
now and then by being trodden ON
by my lord, but he goes back like
Skye terrier to the switch. l am
informed by an ardent friend of Gar
fields Administration that it is the
intention of tie President to break
down Conkling and others i'll New
York, and that Senator Plat and
Governor Cornell are pledged to
stand by the Administration and at
the proper time will come to Gar
fields support. In this connection
it will be remembered that Judge
Robertson and other liberals in the
New York legislature voted for Platt
for Senator. This was done at Gar
fields suggestion, and after Fenton
had made trip to Mentor. Rob-
ertson's nomination was not freak
with the President, but part of a
well-laid plan to give Bull Conkling
an early opportunity to try and butt
the Presidential locomotive off the
track.
Other Great Floods.
OMAHA, April 1S.-The river still
continues to rise here and at o.
clock tonight was - feet above low
water mark, which is within three
feet of highest point reached by the
first flood. The levee is being fast
flooded again; the smelling works
are inundated again and have Shut
down. y gang of men will work
and watch all night on the Union
Pacific tracks which have ju,t been
repaired. Lumbermen so far have
kept the water out of their yards 10y
building dams, but they now expect
to be flooded before morning. Six
or eight inches more to rise will in
undate tho Union Pacific shops
again. The river is reported station
AIRY at Sioux City to-day, but will
probably keep rising here until to-
morrow afternoon. At Sioux City
the water came up within one foot
of the highest point and exceeded all
previous rises except the one of few
days ago, and the same result is eX-
pected here. The river is falling
above Sioux City. The sum Of $775
was added to-day to the Omaha relief
fund for the Missouri river sufferers,
making Il total Of s., 900 raised here
for this purpose, and more will lie
aubSrriha1 NIaynr Royl today