Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-02-20
Late Eastern News.
Report OF the Managers Of the Worlds
Exposition.

Cotton Centennial Exposition at Ne'
/ Orleans, and also the memorial c
! the United States Commissioners I
the Exposition, requesting an al
dltlonal appropriation to eXtinguis
the deficit in its accounts and askin,
authority to reopen the exhibition
during the winter of 1SSJ-S6. Th
President in his message of trans
initial says, a failure on the part o
.he management to carry out tn
original intent in regard to the Elk
position might ref -ct on the homo
of the United States Government
since twenty-one foreign nations ant
forty-six States and Territories hav,
joined in the enterprise through
faith in the sanction of the Govern
ment. In view of this fact and il
consideration of the value of tht
Exposition 10 the Cause of materia
progress and general education,
respectfully submit the report men
toned for the favorable action Of
Congress"
A PhiIanthrOpio Will.
Boston, Feb. 1.-THE will of Els
Their G. Mack, of Salem, dated Ma,
%, 1888, leaves $50 900 to the Amer
lean Unitarian Association after the
death of her brother, DR.. Mack, who
is to make over like amount TO the
association at his death, ss requested
by deceased sister, Harriet Mack
The money is in the Salmon build
ing, corner of Clark and Lake
streets, Chicago. The bequest is to
lie made in his sisters name. The
testatrixs portion in the Leg Hill
estate, Salem, is left to her brother,
trusting he will bequeath the estate
to the city of Salem for public
grounds. The income and the resi-.
dence of the estate is left to Alfred
Stone, of Providence, in trust for
the poor. The income of her per.
sonal property is left to her broth
err William, and at his decease is
to 60 to Alfred Stone, in trust, to
esta biish a female industrial school
for the poor. If such schools shall
have been established, then the re-
quest shall be to establish q child
ren's mission" in Salem. If neither
of these are desired, then the money
shall be for teaching the poor to sup
port themselves, or for the reform.
alton of the Incorporate at Salem.
A Horrible Affair.
SPRINGFIELD, w. Va, Feb. 49,
Mare Cox, while suffering from neu-
ralgia of the stomach was given NOR
phine in excess of what was pre-
scribed by the attending physician,
and her death was announced n few
hours afterwards. Two days later
the body was buried. At the flu.
neral one lady insisted that Miss Cox
was not dead, and begged that a
physician be sent for. That night
the dogs of u man living near the
graveyard stationed themselves near
the tomb, and kept up persistent
bowling. The next day the grave
was opened and to the horror of all
ii was found that the girl had been
buried alive. The lining was torn
from the sides of the coffin, and the
pillow was in shreds. The poor girl
had literally stripped the clothes
from her body, her arms and hands
were torn and bleeding. her lips bit
len through, aud handfulls of hair
were torn from her head. The girl
had come to life, and evidently made
fearful struggle to escape. The
awful affair ills the community
with horror.
Valuable Records Destroyed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Z. A fire this
evening in the Signal Service annex
destroyed meteorological records
and almost ruined some of the finest
instruments in the Office. The Gre
was confined to the second, third and
fourth floors. The records destroyed
and injured ore those which have
been collected during tho past FIVE
or six years, and which, the officials
say, cannot be replaced. A number
of charts were also damaged beyond
future use. The instruments injured
were barometers and thermometers.
Loss on building, $4,000.
A., u.,,ucr~a~e Ma..r..
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.-The Sen.
ate to-day passed to anti-foreign
contract labor bill, by q vote of SO
to 8. 1t is a House bill, and now
goes back to that body for concur
renee or non-concurrence in the Sen.
ate amendments. As indicated by
its title, the purpose of the act is to
prevent the importation of foreign
laborers or artisans into the United
States under contract previously
entered Into. A fine OF 81 900 is
impo 3ed for violation of its provis-
ions.
Democratic Convention,
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 1S.-A
large and enthusiastic Democratic
Convention held here this evening
passed resolutions stating its belief
that President Arthur will not fill
the vacancy 10 the Cover nor's office,
and recommending to President
elect Cleveland Hoo. Martin E. Post,
present Delegate in Congress, from
this Territory, for that position, in
accordance with the principle adopt
ed by the national Democratic con-
vention, declaring in favor of ap-
pointments to Federal Offices in
Territories being made from bona
fide residents thereof.
Mrs. Lowell Dead.
LONDON, Feb. 19.-Mrs. James
Russell Lowell wife of U. S. Minis.
ter Lowell, died at 2 o'clock this af.
ternCOn.
Excitement at Whatcom.
WHArCoM, w. r. Feb. I7-Grest