Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-12-29
LATE EASTERN NEWS.
In2ersOll Addresses tho Jury.

WASHINGTON, DEC. 22.-Ingersoll
concluding his address to the jury
said: cit is for you. gentleman, to
say whether you will take as the
grounds of your verdict the preju-
dices of the public press, the letters
of the encouragement, the opinions
of some counsellor at law, or whether
you will be governed by the testi-
mony. 1t is for you to say whether
regulations shall be destroyed by
malice and ignorance. 1t is for you
to say whether those who forget to
sustain this government shall get the
protection of its laws. 1t is for you,
for you, for you directly addressing
each of the three colored men on the
jury), to say whether the man who
fought to take the chains off your
body shall have the chains put on
his by your prejudice or ignorance.
Wiltshire addressed the jury briefly
in behalf of Reredell, aud offering of
testimony was begun.
Yellow Park Lease.
WASHINGTON, Dec. pa gentle
man representing Rufus Hatch says
the proposed lease of the Yellowstone
park is in Hatch's interest. The
lease would have been signed by the
Secretary of the Interior if Vests re-
solution of inquiry had been delayed
three hours. The incorporators in
clnde prominent men in different
parts of the country, among them
Rufus Hatch, John b. Lyon of Chi
cago, Ashbell Green of New York,
r. Conkling and Richard Merrick.
Objection to the lease comes largely
from General Sheridan, whose
troopers in that region did more
damage last summer than ever has
been done before. Through negli-
gence of their camp fires they
burned over 20, 900 acres of timber
land. The soldiers besides cut down
trees and used them for battering
rams to break off pieces of geyser
crystals. A proposition will soon
be made to Congress to pass bill
authorizing the Secretary Of the In.
terror to execute ease and make
of the Yellowstone park a reserva-
ton similar to the Hot Springs res.
ervation in Arkansas, which shall be
governed by commissioners. 1t has
not been ascertained whether Vest
has withdrawn his opposition. The
Secretary of the Interior has sent to
Congress an answer to the resolu-
ton and setting forth the proposed
lease.
indiana In War Paint.
MUsKEoGEE, Indian Ty, Dec. 25.-
Forty of the Indians previously re-
ported as having crossed tine Arkan-
sas river passed through the town
yesterday in full war paint under
command of the notorious Dick
Glass. They went west in pusuit of
band of Chicutes who killed Que
of their party day before yesterday,
but returned in the evening not hav-
ing been able to find them. United
States agent Turfs has notified them
he will disarm both parties on the
committal of any open act of war.
A company of U. S. troops arrived
at Muskeogee last night from Fort
Gibson under command of Lieut..
Irons to protect the lives and pro
perty of U. s. citizens. Another
squad will go to Okmulgee to-day. |
The Chicute party are said to have
seized and now guarding all ferries
on the Arkansas river to proven,
reinforcements from the northern
part of the patton joining the Spie-
chies. The dispatches from the Ter
rltory give no explanation as to why
these Indians are roaming about in
armed binds nor is anything regard
ing matters known here.
How the Penat Code Works.
New YORK, Dec. 25.-The penal
code was rigidly enforced yesterday, |
SO far as the police were concerned.
Supt. Walling Saturday night gave
orders to close every store open after |
3 O'Clock in the morning, and this
order was strictly carried out. The
cigar dealers had their show cases
Uttered with newspapers which their
ostensible purpose was to dispose OF
while they clandestinely sold cigars.
Many of them reported their sales
larger to day than any Sunday before
the penal code. Fancy goods stores
had their front doors closed but al
most invariable salesman sat in the
doorway prepared to open the door.