Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-04-14

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lndel endcnt. The present council
l. Republican by a small margin. H.
North Chicago Democrats are al
elected by majollties ranging from
800 to 1 .544 In 5 ,uth Chicago
Republicans elected Drake assessor,
Piper supervisor, and Democrats
elected Adams collector and Dri.coll
clerk. Majolitie. range from 626 for
Democrats to 927 for Republicans.
In West Chicago Democrat, elect all
candidates by majori,es ranging from
80 to 953. The average Democratic
ma orl'y III the city rs Il whole would
he about !, 800.
Retiring by Wholesale.
The passage of the Army bill with
n rider refining Ulcers at G2 will,
during the five wears coming, retire
Sherman, Mcdowell, Hancock, three
inspector generals, one Judge advO-
cate, seven quartermasters, 16 medi-
cal officers, II paymasters, II enei-
neer officers, two ordnance officers,
ii colonies, seven lieutenant colo
nels, three ma jors and nine captains
OF infantry four colonelS and two
lieutenant colonels of civalrv, five
co lonels, five lieutenant colonies, one
ma or and three captains of artillery.
The Republican National Convention.
| CINCINNATI, April 9.-CommprciaI's
Washington: Marshall Jewell is ex-
pected to be III Washington next
week for consultation with mem bers
of the Republican national commit
toe. Tue QUESTION to be settled is
when t" summon the meeting of the
committee for issuance of Il call for
a convention to elect delegates to the
next convention. The committee is
bound to observe the district rule
under explicit instructions of the
Chicago convention, but how they
will do it is an open question. Their
course may OF may not be such as to
make their instructions effective.
The committee met the 18th of
March, and VIM. f. Chandler and
Edward Mcpherson presented a re-
port recommending districts to call
their several conventions and elect
delegates to the national convention
direct without going into State con-
ventions, except for delegates at
large. At this meeting George G.
Gorham presented minority report
advocating State conventions, and
the committee adopted the majority
report.
The Weeks Failures.
New YORK, April 7.-Failures for
the seven days reported TO r. e..
Dunn Il Cos mercantile agency, 127
Eastern States, Is; Southern, 80;
Middle, 20; Western, 35; Pacific, s,
New York city, Z. This is about the
same as last week, SO far as number
is concerned. The figures in New
York are insignificant.
There's Room Enough for All.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, April 7.-Last
night over 80 Bloomingtonians left
for Oregon and California. Many
intend to make those States theil
future home. A large immigration
to the west will be made during the
present spring from Mclean county
Most of the emigrants intending tc
go TO Oregon and Washington Ter.
rltOry.
Anti-Chinese Resolutions.
New YORK, April 1O.--Amalga
mated trades unions have adopted
resolutions declaring that as the
President had vetoed the bill to re-
strict importation of coolies, the
trades Unions regard it as another
evidence of the governing classes that
the interests of the working popula.
ton were not considered, and tina;
the President had ignored the in.
terests of the people by protecting
the interests of the Six Chinese Com.
panies, and extending a greeting tc
their brothers on the Pacific coast
bidding them to continue their work
and assuring them that victory will
crown their efforts. A platform OF
|, principles calls for eight hours for a
days work, compensation to be JUS,
aud fair for labor performed.
Dennis to the Front again.
SAN FRANoIsco, April 10.-This
afternoon Dennis kearney addressed
a small crowd at the sand lots on the
Chinese problem. The afternoon
was colo and rainy, which prevented
many from attending the meeting
DR.. o Donnell did not make his usual
speech to-day. There was no anti.
Chinese procession and no demon.
stration of any kind as was appre.
hended.
An Antf-Chinese Convention. =
SAN Francisco, April 1O.-A res.
olution was adopted at a meeting 81
the trades assembly, calling fer a
general convention to be held at San
Francisco, April "a, for the purpose
of devising some plan to rid the com
munity of the presence of Chinese.
A suitable cal! has been prepared,
: addressed to the people of the Pacific
Coast States and Territories.
Trouble with Indians.
l PORTLAND, April 10.-A Yakima
CIV. T.) special of last Wednesday
night says ten indians on the Yakima
reservation, near Sata's stage station,
got on drunk aud captured Lilies
store and house, where the stages
meet at midnight. When the stages
reached the meeting point, the dri-
vers and all the passengers took a
hand, and several shots were fired
but no one hurt except an Indian,
i who received scalp wound. The
affair resulted i'll rough and tumble
fight, the Indians coming out second
best. The agent has been notified
but has yet taken no action. The
Indians are in the habit of gathering
at various points to have pumpum
dances and bling. and do NOT