Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-08-31
Late Eastern News
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Troy, Auy. - THE convention OF
the Natiohal Woman's Chri>tlor
Temperance Cn'on al Round Like
closed yesterday. The >erv.ce Wa,
largely attended, Addresses were
made by Mis-, f. " Greenwood oi
Connecticut, Mrs. Many Sheeut OF
H.Hd's Park, Massachusetts,, and
President Mrs. Mary 5. Burtis.
Il" Prevent Discrimtma ion.
CHICAGO. Aug. "a -Representa-
lives of l25 leading wholesale mer.
CHANTS OF this city hel il meeting
here tins Afternoon 10 form AN assoc
laIi"n W ose purpose 1t i, to prevent
discrimination bv Iallload |. i
Proposed to orSaniZs what will be
known. as freight bureau, and
grievances of any of The members
Will be III de the grievance OF the
ehtire body.
KMight. TempIar Election.
San Francisco, Aug. %. The fol-
lowing We're elected to day officer,
Of the gland tncauIrnnent .! knights
Trmpar: Grand Ma ,ler, Sir Robert
+. WIthcr, of Virginia; Grand Grn.
erails>imo, Sir john z S Goblin of
Pennsylvania; GRAND Captain Gen
eral, SIR Hugh McCurdy of Michi-
gan; Graud Stnior Warden, Sir J..
Lame Tnomas of Kentucky; Grand
JUNIOR Warden, Sir George g. Per-
kius of California; Grand Treasurer,
S,r j. W. Slmons of New York
bird term), Grand Recorder. Sir
Theodore >. irwin OF Iowa second
term, re-elec;ed). The election in
nearly all cases was promotion for
officers elect
A Counterfeit Death to d-fraud Two
S,ctesi-s.
Los ANGELES, Cal. Aug. Is In
AuSu t, year ago, u tnau IL .nIed
Robert PROXY, who was u member of
the knights of Honor aud of the
Legion of Honor, was reported
drowned while bath n at Santa Mon
lca. The two men who We're with
hun ~ the time made athuavits,
Slvin5 a circumsian:ial account OF
the dros mug III Older that PROXY 8
wife could draw the benefits to which
he was emitted, of 81, 900 IRON one
society and 81 90 IRON the other.
The societies doub in. the fac. of
the drowning, decline d to pay the
ben fits. Tue Witnesses OF the re-.
ported death of PROXY disappeared.
Scare Was taken up for PROXY AMI
last night tue suspicious CT the SD
cieties were verified by his arrest at
FL Konte, near this city. He had
wandered through Oregon and Wash
iny.on Territory and finally drifted
back to the scene OF his attempted
fraud. He is now i'll jail. His wife.
learning in the meantime that PROXY
had another wife in an Eastern state,
returned TO her people in Texas and
refuses to have anything 10 do with
him.
Willard. Could and Vanderbilt form =
Triumvirate.
New YORK, August ga journal
reporter interviewed Prominent
broker to-day, who said: ." 1t has
been known in Wall street for three
days that Gould and Vanderbilt have
been in close consultation over some
thing or other. but Yesterday it
transpired that Willard was taken into
the confidence of the two, and that
hereafter they are to form a grand
triumvirate.
"What woull be Gouli's actual
interests 10 suoh o combination ?"
was asked.
His southwestern system takes
in the Texas aud Pacific, K,nsas an 4
Texas, Missouri Pacific and the Wa
bash Pc hc. The Wabash furnishes
It's nearest point for an eastern out
let, the terminus being at Toledo,
right on the lake shore. He wanted
the Nickel Plated road, but The
Vanderbiits ole. a march on him,
and bought it. HIS transfer is to
bridge over the gap between Toledo
aud Buffalo and this he can only
overcome by coalition wi h Van
derbi's, and get it oy the way of
the Nickel Pate. Vanderbilt Gu
serve Willard by way of the North
western, which goes right to ST Paul.
Willard only claims for has system
that its aifurds Il grand connecting
link between the great inland lake
and the Pacific ocean H. can OILY
get to New York over tie Northwest
elm anu that V"nle,b il. controls.
Viswiag the Hains a. Richest err.
ROCHESTER Mimi. Aug. 25 Coy
ernoT Hubbard arrived yesterday
and accompanied members of tho
relief committee on excurs ons about
the ruins, and fully satisfied him
self that the reports of destruction
were not exaggerated. At his re-
commentator 50 900 circulars have
been prepared for distribution
through the State. asking aid. Six
hundred and thirty five houses in the
city were demolished. Thirty one
persons were killed aud 100 wounded,
number Of them fatally. One
hundred and twenty nine families
are wholly destitute, besides num-
Der in the country, who lost their all.
The committee have determined to
assume the expenses of rebuilding
houses of the destitute, as far ac
possible, to the extent of S., 1000
ut least. They have received $l5.-
600 in cash, which is Icing exp. nd
ed for present needs.
Universsi Peace Union.
M>YTIc, Conn. Aug 25.-The Con
nectlcua branch of the Universal
Peace Union was largely attended.
A resolution Was passed dems nd
lug that the war of determination
which has been wased for $50 years
against the OrisInal occnnuutS uf