Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-09-29
LATE EASTERN NEWS.
DemoCrn.ic RenOlutiona.

'tullou tulS morning the IOllOWlDp
resolutions were reported aud adopt
ed.
That reform in civil service is abb
solutly necessary. Personal merits
should alone be the critesiou bv
which the bestowal and tenure of
Office are determined. The spoils
system is condemned, and asses
ment of public servants for political
purposes denounced. They further
demand penal legislation to destroy
the latter evils, that the remnant of
public domain be reserved exclu i've
ly for actual settlers rs homesteads;
urge the sinking of artesian well
aud construction of reservoirs III
portions of the public domain unde'
appropriations of Congress: demand
the reconciliation of silver, con-
demn such unnecessary and Cypress,
i've taxation as results in the annual
assumption of surplus Of over IL
hundred and fifty million dollars;
that the present tariff is uaequa! and
oppressive, unduly favoring certain
Interests and localities. holding that
The main purpose Of tariffs should he
for reventile and not for special pro.
lection IF any class of persons, ill.,
dustries, or manufactures; condemn
the cowardly and evasive recent &C.
ton of Congress in attempting to
delegate the performance of their
duty respecting the tariff to Il packed
and itinerant commission.
Odd Fellows Detection.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 22,-The Sever
ign Grand Lodge of the Ihdepen-
dent Order of Odd Fellows re-
this morning went to work on the
port on appeals. The appeal of
Samuel Baker vs.. the Grand Lodge
of Nevada was sustained; also the
appeal of D. W. Welthy VS.. the
G rand Lodge of California. This
appeal has been before the Sovereign
Grand Lodge for four years and is
known among Odd Fellows as the
Robson case.
Indian Troubles.
CALDWELL, Texas, Sept. 21.-A
private letter from Cheyenne Agency,
of the 10Th inst, states that Bob
Poisal, half-breed, vas shot and
and killed by au Indian, about IS
miles south of the agency. Scouts
are now out after the murderer.
The letter also states on the 18th,
four Greek Indians reported at Che
yenne Agency and informed Agent
j. D. Mills they were being pursued
by rebel Creeks, and asked protec-
ton. 1t appears party of Greeks
opposed to the result Of the late
election in that nation, and they
inaugurated reign of terror and are
killing or driving out all who sus-
tain the Governor elected.
Beef Curing Company.
CHICAGO, Sept 21.-A company to
be know as the Texas Continental
Transportation Company, is engaged
in carrying dressed beef in retrigera-
tor cars from the beef-raising corn-
try, vas formed here to day. Oper-
atoms are to be confined to the
Huntington system of railroads,
with the Chesapeake and Ohio as it's
eastern outlet and the Southern Pa
cifc as the western. The said COM
pauy has the packing of the cattle
raisers and shippers Of the south
west.
SSN he Dare
VICTORIA, Sept. 2l.-The day
dawned brightly and the people of
Victoria and vicinity were early on
foot to witness the reception of the
Governor General and Princess
Louise. The royal party landed
from the COmus ut IL o'clock, the
sailors manning the yards, bands
playing batteries saluting, and the
populace cheering. They were re-
celved by the Lieutenant G vernon,
who read an address. They were then
escorted to Victoria by several humid
red citizens, and the firemen, military
and benevolent societies. At the
city gates the mayor presented the
freedom of the city aud an address,
aud on reaching the grand stand
500 children sang the national an
them and another address was pre-
scented and the replies were given by
the Marquis. AS the carriage
passed along the streets to the Gov.
eminent House The occupants were
repeatedly cheered. All the houses
and stores along the line of march
were gaily decorated. Americans
vieing with British residents in show
ing respect for the visitors. The
Chinese arch was forty feet in height
and shaped like pagoda. The
ornamenta.i0n cost several thousand
dollars. On the front are the words
1.-The Occident greets the Orient"
The mail steamship Dakota aud the
U. S. steamer Olirer IVotcoH, lying
in port, were decked in American
colors. Among the gentlemen pre-
scented to his excellency and the
Princess was the American Consul.
Tonight the city is brilliantly i'll
Illuminated.
The Regal Party.
VICTORIA, Sept. 21.-The vice re-
gal party have visited Esquimalt to-
day and examined the dry dock.
His Excellercy also examined the
capacious barbor of Esquimalt, the
ultimate terminus of the &. p. r.
r. The distinguished visitors will
open the agricultural show on
Wednesday next, and on the follow
lug day will proceed to the interior.
Returning he will visit the vast coal
fields on the east coast of the Island
on the 7th Of October.
woman Suffrage Convention.
OMAHA, Sept. 26.-The National
Woman Suffrage Association met
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