Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-07-06
Late Easitln Vows.


Moo0shiar scheme.
1Ht1>SaInII Jane 10. III, PEI
pie railway ~cI,, me "iSan;ztd IL
ti,is city F!Id,y vi nonlIna! CAPITA.
IF So .Ol'n, Coz, 70 buIi narrow
gau- L ron,is between S,u Ftanc.scu
and New Ioih and \-w Orleans and
Chicago, Il IL Wild, haiun s,aruun
scheme, pI pj"cIed by half dozen.
people hete, without nrac,IcI abliliv
or business expert nee. tie pro
spectuS presen, the character of til,
scneIhe. l, says: . The People,
railway company Of America, from
the people, by the people, and foI
the people; IL chance to elevate, II
chance TO cooperate, q chance t.
emigrate, chance tn speculate.
The object of this at soc,atiun is thai
of n national charge, and for u pun
lose ceifaih To aIHcllorate and beue.
MT, to the participants aud the gen.
eral uhli> of the United States and
the world. For the last ei.ht-r
, months it has been fight w.,n
and the system TO keep from pres-r
ing it I" the people, knowing
rather having = faint IDEA of pnbi-,
! opinion and al 'lie tendency of H.,
pubic press 10 criticize Il scheme
with principles al broad as tins
seems to pun forth. the working
plan is to Issue $50 certificates for
$50. on monthly rs, essment of 81
80, and the claim is that California
capitalists are ready to put 500, 0OO.-
oOU into the road rs soon a. the peo-
pie subscribe $4,000. 1t is owl
IDENTIFY q mooushine scheme Of the
most transparent character, but I'M
less exposed promptly may catch a
good many gudgeops.
Preferred Suicide to Starvation.
NEW YORK. July Henry Whit
ing. Is years OF age, and his wife,
aged IA years. have been found near
a cemetery in Brooklyn, he having
cut his wife's wrist and then his own
under an agreement to die rather
than starve. The woman will die,
but the man will recover.
Republicans Blamed for the Trade DOL
lar.
NEW YORK, July 3.-The Star
which has been most persistent in
its war cry that the trade dollar
must GO, publishes a statement from
the sub-Treasurer, fixing the largest
share of the responsibility of their
introduction upon parties in San
Francisco. 1t says, however, that
this trade dollar WAS a Republican
swindle. TWAS the product of Re-
publican disposition to tamper with
the currency, and the question now
arises what is become of these repu-
dated trade dollars The Govern
meat is morally bound by every con-
sideration of right and honor is take
these dollars at their value face, 100
cents each, and not refuse to buy
them back for moro than bullion
value.
Moses' indiana ON . Drunk.
CHICAGO, June 2S.-The Indians
now ut Washington with Chief Moses
are enjoying an exceedingly high old
time, and they quaf1'ed deeply of the
deleterious last night and caused
considerable anxiety to the chief,
and the Indian Affairs Commissioner
Price was asked if he would prose
cute the men who sold the liquor,
and he answered.:
- tried that once in this town.
and | will never attempt it again.
don't believe there is enough virtue
and intelligence in this town to con-
Wet a man for selling liquor to an
Indian. would like to get upon
the platform and tell the people so.
We had a clear case the last time,
but it was lost by peTured testi.
mOny. A man who will sell liquor
to an Indian will lie. as 1 have
always maintained"
Terrific Storm In Wisconsin.
MILWAUKEE, July 2. A severe
storm swept Oseaukee county ut 6
o'clock this morning. demolishing
buildil gs at Necedah, Fon du Lac,
Belgium, Fredonia. Oakfeld, Lam.
ertine, Priceton, Port Washington,
hartford, Ripon, New Cassel, May
vile, Brownsville Kewaskum and a
dozen other towns. In Belgium and
Fredonia alone over 200 buildings
were blown fat. At Oakland, nine
miles south of Fon du Lac, hardly
a chimney was left standing King
Il Errin's barn and press were totally
demolished and the loss in the whole
village is estimated at SIS. 900. The
storm was about two and half miles
wide.
At Port Washington three men
named Hollander, Soule aud French,
were drowned. The schooner Ganqes
of p >rt Washington lost all her top
masts and several other vessels were
seriously damaged. At Necadah u
$4,000 bridge over the Wisconsin
river WAS damaged to the extent of
81 900.
WHEN THE GENERALS Go OUT -
Special to the Cincinnati CONNER
cia: Now that Generals Pope and
Mackenzie have been awarded the
coveted major and brigadier- general.
ships, those who were left out in the
cold are busy figuring upon their
chances for promotion when the next
vacancy occurs in the list of general
officers. In the natural course of
events the eleven general officers will
retire from active service as follows,
General Sherman, February 8, 1884.
Lientenant-GeneralS Sheridan, June 1894
MafOr.Ganarol Schnfald Nny fS0s