Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-07-13

Bethi.hctn IroL Company shut down
last night AMI all the employees we've
pald oil this morning.. Thlee thuus-
ana two hundred m"n ale thrown
no ldieness.
Cold Weather in Chicago.
CHICAGO July S.-A polar wave
struck this clty Yesterday which lasts
to-day. The thermometer WAS from
80 10 60 dulnS day aud Is much
colder to-nIoht. Overcoats are III
general USE.
Financially Fiour;.hing.
FALL RIVER, Mass July S.-Sec-
rotary Howard, III II ciicu!ar calling Il
meatInG oi the spinner Union ate,
that the association Is in Letter tinan
cial CONDITION than ever before, the.
fund III bank beng $4,000 larger
Than at any previous time.
B-q uest TO ln,-s,ira t- spiri,uaii>m.
PHILADELPHIA, July S.-The late
Henry Zletert, who gave a new bell
for ind,.pendenc" hail, left large
humber oil requests, amounting to
four and Il half millions for public
and charitable uses, among which
was one Of $50 900 to tndow q chair
of moral aud intellectual philosophy
in the university OF Pennsylvania
with the expressed wish that the uni
versity would thoroughly investigate
modern spiritualism, in which be
was firm believer. The university
accepted the bequest, and has now
begun steps to carry out the will of
the testater. A commission has
been appointed, of which the cbail.
man is d.. VIM. Pepper, provost of
the university, and gentleman of
acknowledged scientific attainments
of high order. He will look into
the physiological and medical phases
OF the problem, and will devote his
attention to attaining a knowledge
Of spirilualism from Theses stand
Joints. Profs. Leedy and KONG
will consult physical aspects so far
as they relate to material philosophy,
while Mr.. Fullerton and Re-. Pro.
fessor Thompson will view the sub
ject from q purely intellectual and
metaphysical standpoint. There is
now ON hand available for the prose-
cution OF the Investigation SIS 900.
No formal meeting Of the commis-
sion has yet been held, although
there exists among the members a
general understanding of the work
aud necessities of the investigation.
PeacsabIe Ending OF the Vermont In
sWrrectiOn.
ELY, Vt.-Four companies of State
troops arrived early this morning,
and found the streets deserted, the
riotous miners not expecting them.
Gov. Barstow and other State. off
Gals accompanied the troops, Eiev-
en- Of the hing leaders were arrested,
and no resistance Was made. They
will probably he taken to Chelsea
this afternoon. Much sympathy is
expressed for the miners. Some
families are on the verge of starva-
ton. Women with children, in
tears, appealed to the troops for
assistance. Money has been raised
to relieve the immediate needs, The
company propose to pay $4,000 at
once, 81 200 next week, and The re-
mainder, SIS 500, AS soon as posi-
BILE. The troops will probably .e-
turn tonight aud it Is thought the
danger is over.
Anti-Mono .oiists Ia Convention.
CHICAGO, July 5.-The An'i-Mouo.
pol SITS Convention was called to or
der to-day shortly before 10 A. NJ.
Expressions of regret with reference
to the disorderly proceedings of yes.
terday were rife among the dele.
gates, and many hopes were ex.
pressed that TO. days business would
be more free from strife. Chair.
man J. j. Henry, of Brooklyn, at
the opening conference said he had
seen that city newspapers had pre-
dicted q stormy time for to-day, with
possible break up and free fight be-
fore the close. It was the duty of
the conference to let newspapers and
the world perceive that everyone was
here with duty to do, and not for
tumult and disorder. A communi.
cation from anti-monopolists in Ore
gon was read by c. c. Post, Secre-
tary of the Conference, regrstiing
that no delegate from that State was
able TO attend the conference, and
hoping that the conference, would be
conducted in manner that would
strike terror to the hearts of the
officers of great and soullass cor
pUrations. Letters Of u similar na.
ture were received from the central
Office of the people of NV York,
from G. T.. Carter, bead Of the anti
monopoly movement in New York,
aud Others were read, drawing forth
heavy rounds Of applause. Pend
ing the arrival of the report of the
Committee on Platform, Mrs. Marion
Todd, OF California, addressed the
Convention. She regretted the
small attendance, MS the greatness of
the object Of the conference called
for much larger representation from
every Safe IN The Union. How
long the present condition of SO.
Getty was to last Was not question
Of blind chance but Il question for
the people of America to decide.
In San Francisco for the last two
yenrc the number of suicides has
averaged eigh; souls per month and
this was not owing to any disease of
the mind, buI the horrible presence
OF starva ion among the poor classes
who we're ground down to the dust
by the naughty oppression of the
rich. Labor founded the American
government aud produced its wealth,
and hence an Infringement On the