Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-09-01
LATE EASTERN NEWS.
Continuation of the Prohibition Con
Npatiou.

Continuation of the Prohibition Com
Nration.
Among the speakers were Miss
Francis t. Willard of Illinois, Ms.
Wood of Iowa. DR.. {. Hens OF kcn-
tucEoy. y. Southcrly cf Minnesota.
Mr. Plumb ii Missouri. Miss Phuhc
Cozzins. OF Missouri. Gtorge Balm
Of kenruckey, aud Mrs Ellen Eos
ter. Of Iowa. The latter said Iowa
would truly and rightly enforce
prohibition, and Dakota would be a
prohibition State as soon as admit
ed into the Union.
The conmitteo on credentials here
reported the number of all deic4a-
tons pres ut, making BIZ members
of the convention, but only aiiowin"
aslnluv yot ) to be cast on important
une,tion4 a, each State has Congress
.ronal Districts.
cymnit,ee on resolutions was
anpoin.el with j. Tanner chair
man.
There was consi lerabie anim1tel
discussion over the proposition to
to,dl Miss Willard 10 the lis OF
III. committee on resolutions. She
WAS finally added. but all the other
women were excluded.
Prof. Schmidt, of Lake Forest,
made ringing speech, logically
arguing that German citizens need
Ell only proper orgauiz ltion to bring
them into the ranks OF the Prohlbi
ton party. He said: | believe in
FIVE wears all Germans in the north
west will favor a proLibitory amend
ment to the constitution.
The committee on permanent
orgaization here made a report,
which was adopted. 1t constituted
the following officers: President, ID.
J. Kanause; FIRST Vice Pre- sident
James Roberts, aud one Vice Presi-
dent from each State; Secretaries,
Mary Lathrop and Mary A. Wood
bridge; Secretaries at Large, +. +.
Willard, Gideon Stewart and Geo.
Balm: II corGing Secretary, W. H. Fl.
Bartram.
President d. Kanause made IA
rin;ng speech, and referred to his
German parentagc and education,
and his conversation to prohibition.
After transacting some routine
business, the convention adjourned
till 8 A. NJ. tomorrow.
Treasure discovered.
ERIE, Pa, Aug. 25.-Captain ID.
Chaplin, mine locator Of New Jer
sew, struck "a long sought treasure
this morning by all Of magnetic
rod. For some months he had been
cruising outside of Erie harbor in
hope of locating the week of the
schooner Iermi'l;on Which, with $50
tons of copper, sunk in storm
nearly so years ago. This morning
the magnetic indicator was violently
disturbed, and attested the immedi-
ate presence of the metal. Sound
ings were made and the wreck dis
covered in so feet of water. An
ingot weighing so pounds was
brought to the surface. A huge div
ing bell will be placed over the spot
aud men engaged to got up the
long-concealed treasure, worth over
S150,0O0.
Freethinkers' Convention.
WATKINS, n. Y Aug. 25.-700 del
gates were in attendance at the
Freethinkers' Convention to- 'ay.
The following committee on the es-
Enlistment of Free Thought uni
versity was predicted: Col. Inger
sol, Courtland Palmer of New York,
Hon. A. B. Bradford OF Pennsylvania,
Gen. Chainey of Boston, j. H. Burn
ham of Michigan, G.. H. Waeser of
Missouri, Elizabeth Cady Stanton Of
New Jersey, Col. M. E. Billings Of
Kansas, Hon. c. B. Waite of Illinois,
and Jno. f. Engle of North Caro-
lima. Adessess will be made by
Geo. Chainey, Matilda Joslyn Gage,
Geo. C. Milne and Thadeus b. Wake
man. Tomorrow afternoon dele.
gates will take boat excursion to
the house where Robt. G.hIngersoll
was born, IS miles down lake.
WATKINS, N. Y, Aug. 27.-The
Free Thinkers association to-day
adopted a resolution to the effect
that the general progress OF the
world in refinement, knowledge and
good morals Is the natural outgrOwth
of intellectual cultivation and free
dom of thought and discussion; that
the only men opposed to this and
whose material interests favor ignor-
ance, are the clergy, who make the
claim of insiration for the bible
which the bible does not make for
itself; that there should be no priv
ileged class under the government
such as army chaplains; that church
property be taxed; that the Free
Thinkers of the United States
should organize local Leagues to OPP
pose organized vigilance of the
church. A preamble and resolution
was adopted setting forth woman's
proprietary rights under the Roman
government and the removal of
them by christianity and the subse-
quent following of this law by the
United States and concludes:
Resolved, That in the opinion of
this convention no invidions dis
tinetion should be made which de-
MES woman the right to be mans
competitor for any position f r