Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-08-28
Late Eastern News.
,li.~pd TO be a Miracle,

residence of Mrs. Thomas Woods,
whose infant child died Oh Wednes-
lav. Wh,n the undertaken was
preparing the body for burial one OF
the pastors present suddenly de-
cared that The figure of cross aud
challce could be seen OH the white
cloth that covered the child face.
Others 10 pkcd and saw the figures
Word went out and people tlucked
to the house until it became neces-
sary 10 call on the policy to keep
back the crowd. Tue cloth wa>
frequently wet with water, but the
figures remained. The spots where
the cross and chalice were outlined
we've of n gliStening, winter shade
than the rest of the cloth when wet.
About II oclocl. yesterday the
shadow disappeared. Many believe
it to have been n miracle.
The R-strIction Act IA Dead Letter.
San Francisco, Aug 26.-All the
morning pare this morning, are
commenting on the recent decision
of United States Judge Sawyer's,
granting the application i'll the two
Chinese habcaS corpus cases, of an
appeal to the Supreme Court of the
United States. All the comments,
without an execution, are adverse
to the decision of Judge Sawyer, al
though they admit that the change
made 10y tine last Congress in section
7G4 of the restriction act deprived
Judge Sawyer of exercising any dis
cretlon in the matter, The section
referred to, prior to the change by
Congress-, read: From the final
decision of such Circuit Court an APP
peal may be taken TO the Supreme
Court, IN cases Described IN he last
clause Of the preceding Sectior." The
words italic.sed were stricken out,
and the Court stated that this sec
ton, as it now stands. left no option
but to grant the application. This
decision granting the right to appeal
to the Supreme Court practically
renders the restriction act vCid.
Iowa Republican Convention.
Dies MONIES, Iowa, Aug. 27.-The
Republican State Contention today
nominated State Senator William Nj
Larrabee for Governor on the first
ballot, and j. A. I. Hull, his oppo-
nent, for Lieutenant Governor
Judge Beck was le-nonina.ed for
Supreme Court Judge.
At the Back Door.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-The case
of sixty pauptrs who were refused
landing at New York, but who sub
sequently landed at Halifax or one
of the Canadian ports and made
their way thence TO the United
States, has been laid befuie The
Treasury Dephr nen'. MIR. Lyman,
chief of the Navigation DIVISION,
says there is no remedy; that The
pauper immigrant law only applied
To land NJ directly fron: Il ship ana
Is silent ON the question of their
coming by land. Con:Iess will he
asked 10 leSisla'e on the subject
Democratic Convention.
Plrr>BrEG, Pa, Aug - Wien
the Demucra. ic State Convention was
called to orter This morning over 400
Delegates were present. II. p. Alien
Of LycomiuG WAS elected temporary
Chairman. He eulo sized President
Cleveland, and said The people were
now having higher, batter and
purer Administrator than had been
known for mary years. Governor
Patterson was highly complimented
for his move in The South Penusvl-
vanla railroad matter, and The speak
er requested that the Governor be
fully endorsed and sustainedin such
course. The various committees
were then appointed, after which
the Convention took recess until
l o'clock.
Upon reassembling, Jacob A.
Young was made permanent Chair
man. The platform was then re-
por'cd, it heartily approved of he
principles adopted by The Chicago
Democratic Convention. The plat
form cordially approved The Dtmo-
cratic reform and the Administra-
ton OF Pre- sident Cleveland and his
Cabinet i'll the following words:
" We recognize the official acts as a
resoluie determination to vindIca,e
The pledges on which the President
was elected, and to this end we Of |
firm his clear and undesirable right
to promptly remove all officials who |
have Frustrated the public service
for a partizin and personal end. The
thorough reform of abuses, and the |
Sc trchlng investigation already made |
gives us the assurance that the AID. |
mInlstratlon will secure for the
country that thorough organization of
civil service, which will affect an
honest, practical efficient admins
tration and government" The reso-
lutions next endorse the adminstra-
ton of Governor Pattison, and de-
nounce the importation of foreign
paper labor. The platform favors
the graded license system, and con-
cludes as follows: "In common
with our patriotic countrymen of all
sections, we mourn the death of
General Grant, cher sh the mem.
DRY OF his heroic character and
his great deeds: We sympatLi=o with
his wife and children, and we t,ust
that his dying wish for hariunLy aud
good will between the sec'i)ns will
be fully rea lied " Tie pla 70 m
Was unanlmou-ly adopted, and non
nations row being in order, Conr: d
b. Day was named for Safe Il, easur.
FL. There Was no opposition and
Day was nominated by acclama,ion
The Convention then adjourned sine
die.
Runiored Cabinet Change,
San FRANCISCO, Aug. PA C5ron-
tclc Saratoga special says: "Tne
latest sensation in political rumo,s
here md Oua that on~,a