Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-05-19
LATE EA>TERN NEWS.
Disa strOus Rains in India ma.

have wrought great destruction along
The valleys of White aud Moscattan
rivers. The entire country in the
valleys of these rivers Is inundated,
and farmers in Jackson, Lawrence
and Mari in counties are heavy los.
ers. Fifteen miles of track on the
Bedford narrow gauge IA; way is
washed out, and fencing has been
carried away, and i'll some places the
entire crops have been destroyed.
Cyclone i'm Kansas.
CHICAGO, May 2.-Atchison, Kan.
sas, special: News is received of a
cyclone at Oh rokee City, by which
two persons were killed and ID
oilers wounded. Cherokee is "a
small watering place ON the Terri
torial line south of Marysville, and
was entirely demolished, losing four
houses.
Cyclone in louisiana.
SHREVEPORT, La May PA dis
as'ruhs c.} ciona swep: over this part
oi The Country this morning.
Houses, forests and plantations in it's
track were destroyed aud everything
on the plantation owned by Mrs. NJ.
G. Leroy was swept away. One old
man and two children were killed
and many dangerously wounded.
Near Arcadia many houses were de-
stroyed and large number of cattle
killed. A new building in course of
construction was blown down and a
M II e! &: wo. lL.e.i wc,, buried iu
The lains, but none. kille.I.
Cyclone in Virginia,
PETERSBURG, Va, May ia cy-
clone Wednesday completely RACED
to the ground residences, barns,
fences, uprooted trees ami caused the
washing away of bridges and beat
down growing crops.
Vessels Gone ashore.
MILWAUKEE,, May 11.-No less
than eight vessels have gone ashore
or been badly damaged on the west
coast of Lake Michigan during the
prevailing northeas,er.
storms ON the Atlantic COasu.
New YORK, May ia heavy gale
prevailed along the north Atlantic
coast to-day. Tue bluff ut Long
Branch Was badly damaged. The
Sound Was storm swept and all bar
bors flied with vessels seeking re-
fuoe
Attempted Assassination.
DALLAS, Tex. May 12.-An at
tempt was made to murder Gov.
orion, of the Chickasaw nation, a
few nights ago, by shooting into his
house. One of the would be assas-
sins named Stevens, Was followed
by Indian police into the Wach ita
river region and killed.
AN,w Railroad Scheme.
CHEYENNE, Wy, May 13.-Articles
of incorporation of the Dakota,
Wyoming & Western r ,ilroad were
filed here to-day. They provide for
the construction of maiuroad from
the eastern Wyoming line to YELL
lOwstone National Park, and also a
branch from Cheyenne north to in
tersect the main road near Hot creek.
Five hundred miles is estimated as
the length to BIZ Guilt in Wyoming.
The incorporates are VIM. j. MIC
hols, Franklin H. Smith, Thos. II.
Wagstaff and Austin Stevens, of New
York; Robert Kennedy and Hector
ID. Mckay, of Denver, and Jas Hal
ley, of Dakota. Capital fixed at
Sl2, 100000.
Railroad Officials Drowned.
ST.. PAUL, MIMI, May l5.-It ia
reported that G. D. w. Young, Au-
ditor of the ST.. Paul and Omaha.
Stewart Moore, chief clerk of the
freight Office of the Northern Paci-
ic, both OF St. Paul, and c. c. Cos.
sack of Shakopee, MINI, were
drowned in White Bear lake this
morning. They went out in boat
,, and have not been seen since. Two
hats and a broken rudder have been
| found.
A Monument for Garfield.
CHICAGO, May 15.-The society of
the Army of the Cumberland propose
popular contribution on Decoration
Day towards erecting in Washington
statue of the late President Gar
field, who was so conspicuous mem
Der of that army. Contributions
may be made through associated
press papers or sent directly to Lieu
tenant General Sheridan, Chicago,
or TO H. c. Ccrbin, Assistant Adiu-
tant general U. s. A Washington,
D. G.
The Egyptian Stu alton and the East.
ern Question.
The Chicago Times Washington
speci'l says: Simon Wolf, Consul of
the United States to Egypt, is in the
city. He says he does not think the
condition of Egypt is as unsettled as
has been reported in Cairo and Alex
andria. Many rumors are constantly
being circulated about foreign pop
ulation and used by correspondents
without careful investigation, often
for the purpose of effsciiDs eastern
securities. He says the common
people are happier and more pros.
porous than they have been for gene
rations. Their burdens are lighter
and they are less oppressed. Their
condition is owing to highlands in
fluence in the financial matters of
Egypt. Speaking of the cause of diff
ference between Arab Pasha and the
khedive, said Arab Pasha is the head
OF The national party whose slogan
Is" Egypt for the Egyptians. They
desire all Offices TO be filed with ma
lives, that Egyptians, while bearing
the burdens, should enjoy the hon
ners and receive the emoluments of
state: The khedive is not opposed