Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-04-06
Late Eastern News.
Pushing work ON the Panama canal

Late Eastern News.
Pushing work ON the Panama Canal
New YORK, March 30.-Accord-
ing to the officers Of the Panama
canal company in this city, work on
the canal is going on satisfactorily.
TAere are II Nv 5000 men at work.
More than half the line is unler
contract, and the canal company
is also at work upon the other parts.
One of the contracts embraces about
seven miles on the Atlantic side,
another about the same on the Pa
cltic, both with American companies,
A number of miles of side track
have been built, connecting with
the Panama railroad, and leading
out to places selected for the deposit
of excavated rock, earth, etc, and
others are building. The new har-
Dor is about ,hree miles from Aspin.
wall and is nearly completed. The
dense underground has been removed
from sea to sea, as a necessity pre-
liminary 10 borings and the location
of the line. Houses have been
built along the line for the employees.
Large quantity of materials and
machinery, including locomotives,
cars, lumber, framed houses, ETC.,
have been sent from the United
States. Something is sent by every
steamer from New York to Aspin-
wall. The health of the workmen
is better than q year ago. The
country in the interior, away from
the coast, has been found to be COM
paratively healthy. The waters OF
the Chagres river will be kept from
flooding the canal by dam in the
neighborhood of Gambeo. This
dam will be constructed in one of
the gorges of the mountains. Such
American machinery as has been
sent to the Isthmus has given great
satisfaction. Besides machinery
many supplies have been and will be
sent from this country. Already
in the purchase of Panama rsilrosd
stock and for other purposes there
have been nearly twenty-five million
dollars in gold paid by the canal
company to the citizens of the Uni.
ted States. Charles DeLesseps will
be here next week. Engineers have
estimated that the whole As miles OF
the canal will be finished in about
seven years. unless something now
unforeseen occurs.
Silk slanufacturers In Trouble.
New York, March 29.-The Pat
erson silk manufacturers are giving
considerable attention to the pro-
babls effect on their business of the
new law, which goes into effect the
oath of April, prohibiting the en-
ployment OF persons under IA years
of age. 1t is now estimated that it
will throw out of work between q
600 aud 5000 persons. One mill
owner has been busyins himself for
some weeks in applying power to his
work, and has succeeded in his at
tempts, 50 that when he is obliged
to discharge 20 boys under ii years
of age. now employed in this depart
ment, he will set steam to take their
places. Other manufacturers are
likewise devising means for doing
the work now done by young per-
sons, and still others are preparing
to remove to Pennsylvania those de-
partments of their mills now en-
ploying the labor of persons be.
tween 10 and II years of age.
Princess Louise in Danger.
HAMILTON, Bermuda, March "a
week ago two men were arrested
here on suspicion of having come
out from New York with the express
intention of shooting at, and pre-.
sumably hitting, the Princess. The
whole matter of the arrest was very
quietly managed. The men could
give no account of themselves
Though they went round armed will
revolvers, they had no credential.
about them in the shape of incip
lent consumption, bronchitis, OF
even nervous prostration, to estaL
lish q fair claim to right to stay il
Bermuda. Moreover, the New Yorl
police had sent out by the same
steamer with them very derogatory
reflections on their character. Al
this led the authorities here to de
termination to lock them up till the
Princess shall have gone.
Certain it is that great vigilance il
exercised over all the movements U
Louise. Last week, for example, ,
public reception was given here il
st. Georges, twelve mile from Ham
llton. Two roads lead to the place
and it was impossible to learn b,
which she would either 60 or return
Indeed, she returned by neither, bu
suddenly embarked on q gunboa
that had been sent round and cam
back by water.
Death OF John Brown.
LONDON, March 29.-John Brown
the we'll known personal attendan
of Queen Victoria, is dead. Hi
death occurred at Winsdor Castle.
Cslored Lawyer.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, April 3.-B
Cobenjamin, a colored lawyer, ha
applied and obtained q license t.
practice law at the Albemarle count,
bar. This is the first colored mai
that ever applied for license.
Contagious Diseases I'm Cattle.
CHEYENNE, Wyoming, April 81
! The stock-growers association to-da,
appointed a committee to visit tn
Chicago cattle fair to confer will
cattle growers generally as to meth
DDS for preventing the spread of con
tagious diseases. Judge Carey wa
elected President and Thomas Stur
ges Secretary. The meeting thel
adjourned until July I'd, to consider
the question of freight and trans