Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-12-09
LATE EASTERN NEWS
A Woman to be Proud ar.

DETROIT, Dec. 5.-U. S. Marsha
Wilcox, of Denver, arrived at n.
House of correction tonight, havins
in CUSTODY a life prisoner, HenrS
w. White, desperate lately con-
victed of robbing stage coach near
Del Norte, Colorado, about five
months ago and sentenced to the
Detroit house of correction for Life
About three miles east of Pokaeon
on the Michigan Central railroad
the convict picked the lock of his
handouts with toothpick and
ferociously attacked the marshal
He first struck him in dazed way
struck Wilcox again and brouoh,
him to his knees. There were ~
men in the car who saw the whole
affair, but who left the officer to
struggle with the desperate man
who Was fighting for liberty, and in
the struggle White seized Wilcox's
revolver and tried to shoot him
when, Mrs. Smithson, wife of
Denver engineer, on her way to New
York and the only woman in the
car, sprang upon the ,eat behind
the struggling man, seized the con-
Wet around the neck and disabled
him to sufficient extent to enable
the marshal to once more secure con-
troll of him. White says if he could
have got bullet through Wilcox.
he would have covered the passen.
gers with the revolver in one hand
while he united his ankles with the
other, and then "gone through
every one of the internal cowards."
The marshal says that Mrs. Smithson
declined reward, but that he is
going to send to her address in New
York $500 before he is 40 hours
older.
Fatal FOolishness.
OMAHA, Dec. Sat Columbus,
Neb., on Sunday, several young
men were fooling with firearms,
when one of them named Dress put
a double-barrel shotgun to his
shoulder and pointing it at COM
panion named Grant, said, CHOW
I've got the drop on you" Grant
drew revolver and pointed it at
Dress head, when, whether by &C.
cident or otherwise, the weapon was
discharged, the ball striking Dress
in the left side of the head and
coming out on the right side. Dress
fell and expired in few minutes.
Grant surrendered ct once to the au.
thorities to await the result of an
investigation of the case.
Comment on the Message.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-Comments
on the Presidents message among
Senators and Congressman If all
shades of political belief appear to
be that it is a very able document.
Opinions as to the correctness OF its
conclusions vary, of course, Accord
ing to party utilization and individual
sentiment, but there is q general
agreement that in clearness of style,
dignity of tone and force and fresh
ness Of argumen.it is far above the
average level of the annual Presi-
dental messages for a numb6r Of
years, and that it indicates the pos
session by its author of much
higher grade of ability than has
heretofore been commonly att1ib-
uted to him. There is some dissp-
pointmsnt among Pacific coast re-
representatives. at the absence of an !
hearty recommendation for legih
lative action to restrict Chinese I'M
migration, especially as the Presi-
dent takes pains to suggest that Con.
gress should carefully regard the
interests and susceptibilities" of
the Chinese government in legislat-
ing upon that subject. On the other
hand it is noticed with qualification
that the message does say that leg
islation is necessary to carry the
treaties into effect, and also that the
President significantly Though not
so openly as might be desirsd) refers
to the evils of unrestricted Chinese
immigration when he says that our
government "views with concern
the efforts to seek replenishment Of .
the diminished population Of the
Sandwich islands from outward
sources"
Chinese Bill.
WASHINGTON, Dec. General
Miller yesterday introduced in the
Senate his bill to carry the Chinese
treaty into effect. 1t was ordered
to be printed aud laid on the table
to await action on committees, when
it will be referred to the committee
on foreign relations.
Senator Grover also introduced q
bill to-day to restrict Chinese i'm
migration. His bill is copy of
the vetoed ifteen-passenger bill, ex-
cept in allowing certain classes of
Chinese to come here, the exceptions
being similar to those OF Miller's bill;
ordered printed.
Tho Cabinet Changsa
Secretary Hunt will retain his
Cabinet position and James will re-
main until the end of the present
fiscal year. 1t is reported tonight
that Kirkwood has also been enioined
by the President that he desires
BIN to remain. Frelinghuysen and
Brewster are to be Secretary of State
and Attorney General, and the Trea-
sury having been filled, this makes
up the compliment of the Cabinet.
It is evident Republicans are deter
mined to push the matter of admis.
sion of Southern Dakota into the
Union. Senators Window and
Saunders have introduced bills for
this purpose, both being substan-
TALLY the same. Saunders is chair
man of the committee on Territories