Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-09-22
LATE EASTERN NEWS.
Gloomy Liquor Dealers.

Chicago, Sept. 19.-At the liquor
dealers and saloon keepers conven-
ton to-day at Rock Island the trus-
tees report will be presented, show.
ing the results of the past years
work. 1t takes a gloomy view of the
adoption by Iowa of a prohibition
amendment. of Kansas fidelity to
st. John, Nebraska's prohibition
tendency, Missouri's narrow escape
and the growth of prohibition in
southern Illinois. They attribute
these prohibition successes to sloth
and inactivity. The business of
Illinois is threate ed. The beard
has been organizing, agitating and
doing political and legal work. The
services of Rev. &. c. Bennett of
Iowa and other lecturers have been
secured, as this kind of agitation is
deemed the wisest and the board
recommend means be provided to
continue. There has been a large
gain III the number of local societies
and an increase OF 40 per cent. in
membership has been achieved. The
wholesale liquor dealers organization
has been disrupted and that class
show little interest III maintenance
of a powerful Organization and should
be aroused. The membership of the
retail division is LIB, an increase
during the year 534. The tables
show that fully half the cities, vii
lages and towns of Illinois have been
won by prohibitionists. This is an
alarming fact. The election of
Judge Craig to the Supreme Court
of the 9Th district was triumph for
the liqdor interest. The election of
members of the legislature requires
active work IN November. They
recommend that another construction
be secured from the Supreme Court
of the dram shop act, and q move
ment to that end be now inau9urated.
The treasury has several thousand
dollars. The receipts for the year
were Sill 500, and disbursements
$685.. They conclude that they
must favor proper license system
which shall make the trade respect
able.
A Terrible storm In Connecticut.
HARTFORD, Sept. ia terrific
hurricane passed over the village of
Winston last evening, destroying ten
houses and five barns, mostly in the
northeastern portion of the village.
No lives were lost. Several persons
were injured, Mrs. Daniel Maxwell,
Mr.. Thomas Ash and Miss Mary
Corners seriously.
In New York.
ALBANY, Sept. ia terrible wind
storm passed through Monawk valley
yesterday. At Nunderville q man
driving a load of hay drove into
barn to escape the storm. The barn
was blown down and the man and
team killed. There were severe
thunder storms along the Hudson.
Lightning was incessant and blind
ing. Many places on the Hudson
river railroad track are flooded and
the telegraphs wires are broken.
Burned by Lightning.
During the thunder storm last
night, lightning struck Lane & Elem
ing's oil works, at Kingsland and
Meresale avenues and the Donaldson
oil works on Kingsland, near Meeker
avenue, setting them both on fire
and both were destroyed. A fireman
was killed by an explosion. Loss
$4,000.
The woman's Industrial League.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-The Wo-
mans National Industrial League
effected q permanent organization
here tonight by election of Mrs.
Charlotte Smith Of Washington as
President, Mrs. Harriet l.. Dolzon
of New York Vice President, Mrs.
Lavinia Dundore Of Washington, Re-
cordiug Secretary, and Mrs. Mary
Barton Greene OF Massachusetts,
Corresponding Secretary. Peter
Cooper of New York, W. W. Cor
coran of Washington, Gen. RISE
Grams, Mrs. Senator Fair of Nevada
and Susan King of New York, were
elected honorary members.
The following letter from Rel r4s-
entative Rosecrans was read at tie
meeting tonight:
WASHINGTON, Sept. IA.
Mrs. Charlotte Smith-Madame;