Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-02-24
LATE EASTERN NEWS.
The Apportionate Bill.

The Apportionaie Bill.
The prospect for prompt ana fa-
vorable action hy the Senate on the
House bill Is greatly strengthened
by the f ct well known to most Sen
alor,, although not a5 Vet brou -,ht
very prominently into lublic view.
that it gives little or no ADVANTAGE
to either of the great political parties
under It's provisions, even to Repub,
hear States, namely: California.
Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Massachu
sets, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska.
ONO, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin
gain 10 Republicans, but three Re-
publican States, namely: New Hamp-
SHIRE ana Vermont lose 3, leaving
tie total Republican gain only 1G.
Tn Democratic states, Georgia,
Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri,
\ r,h Carolina. South carolina.
I Xis, Virginia, and We, I'i.SiLia.
rr:n L. Inembcrs. Nrw l,rh.
Therefore, will settle the lie: result
o! tie ore member, and if b. that
.S:a'e aipur,ioncI to brooklyn or
y V York city the Democrats will. Of
course, eject him, and neither party
VII reap any advantage from the
rcappor'ionmcnt bill, but if he is
eircicd hy the State at large, the
Republicans will gain two ,oore votes
III 'hc new Congress. 1t is of inter
est TO note in this connection that
til. Republicans Will unquestionably
make q strong effort to admit South
Dakota rs Il State, which, if success.
full, will doubtless settle the COM
P!eXion of the Senate for at least
four years, and very probably de-
telmine the control of the House for
a like period
Accident ut Spokan Fails.
SPOKANE FALLS, Feb. 20.-On Fri
day night, while engines 105 and 20
were driving snowplow and haul
ing several fiat cars, n caboose and
coach on the way between Cheney
and Marshall. and just after the
brakeman had let off brakes on the
coach at the rear of the train, the
hind trucks of the coach left the
track. After the train hands bad
sprung to the brakes they signaled
the engineers to stop, bur the smoke
of the locomotive obscured the view
and the hind end of the truck swung
down II feet embankment and the
forward trucks jumped the track,
causing the box car and caboose to
leave the rail. The coupling broke
and left the coach and caboose.
The former was badly jammed and
Jack Mcdonald severely sprained
both ankles. Tom OConner was
considerably injured also. Both are
doing we'll under the care of doctors.
\ Sensational Report.
y western press reporter this
morning interviewed several leading
Democrats in regard to the reported
scheme to run Blaine and Voorhees,
as candidates in 1884. Voorhees,
characterized the story as too absurd
to be noticed. Senator Morgan pro-
nounced the whole story fiction,
saying: II don't think Blaine
would ever trust his political for
tunes to such Democrats as Voorhees,,
Jere Black and myself. 1 like Mr..
Blaine very much. personally, but 1
, believe in stright, unauthorized
Democracy, and would rather lose
with simon-pure Democratic can
didate than win by Il coalition and
mixture of principles" Among
Democrats generally the story is
laughed at, but few, however, are
inclined to shake their heads and
say things are drifting that way.
"A Deiused Country.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 22.-Officers of the
CITY Of Greenrile confirm the report
published of the sad con, ition of
affairs existing throughout the Mis-
sissippi valley. Thousands of men
are on constant guard along the
levees between here and Vicks-
burg, using every possible means to
strengthen their power of resisting
and elevate their crests to prevent
water from inundating the whole
country. The GreenriNe brought
up several thousand empty sacks to
be used by filing them with earth to
aidin strengthening the embaukment.
The whole shore line between Men,
phis and Vicksburg on the MISSISSIPPI
pi side, and the whole eastern shore
of Arkansas arc either under water
or threatened with inundation. The
Inhabitants of vast area of coun-
try are in great distress. Many have
been forced from their RATS, and
some on knolls and parts of old
lcvees. The destruction of live stock
is beyond calculation, and waste of
property by great submersion is out
side the limits of present computa-
ton. Navigation of the river itself
is regarded by steamboat men as
dangerous at its present stage, on
kNaccount OF the great expanse of wa.
ter in many localities, and billowy
character of the waves when surface
swept by heavy gusts of wind, and
also because of the great difficulty
of getting to safe ports. Govern
ment lights along the river are main
tanned with admirable regularity.
These lights prove of incalculable
benefit to steamboat men now, since
all bank landmarks have dissap-
pearsd. Arkansas City is completely
submerged and not single house in
the city is free from the presence of
muddy floors. The water there is