Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-09-18
Late Eastern News.


nigh Liesase.
ROCHESTER, Sept. 12.-Rov. Henry
Ward Beecher sends the following
TO tho Post. Express from Peekskill,
n. Y; IL am decidedly in favor of
the insertion OF q high license plank
IA tho platform Of the Republican
State Convention, because absolute
prohibition is an absolute impossi-
bility. High license is feasible and
equitable. Tho moral sense of the
community will sustain the demand.
The result will be tho greater pro-
lection Of society from the evils Of
liquor selling than by another meth
od that cannot be enforced.
Thssssss.a with Famine.
Nrw YonK. Sept. IA Calcutta
apecial says that no doubt remains
but that . terrible famine is impend-
ing in India. The crops in Deccan
have all failed for want of rain,
while in Bengal the crops are ruined
by excess Of rain and floods. The
country for fifty miles about Calcutta
il completely submerged. Nearly all
u the railways in the provinces are
Injured by foods and land slides.
The railway ut Lncker Seria has
been completely swept away. Pub.
Ito subscriptions have been opened
here and in all the large towns. All
possible preparations arc being made
to provide against the famine which
now seems inevitable.
decd Ressiwtis.s.
WARRINGTON, Sept. 10.-At meet
ing OF the Woman's Industrial
League held tonight. resolutions
were adopted declaring that tbs
good Of the public and The health
Of the country demand that Chinese
iaupdriss shall CO." and calling upon
tho Administration to recommend to
Congress TO pass such laws as will
protect the industries OF this country
from the further encroachment Of
these heather barbarians, and the
community from the introduction by
them OF that insidious and loath-
some disease leprosy, which has
hitherto been unknown in our land,
and denounoiug Secretaries Man.
ming and Lamar for tho encourage
ment given TO these Chinese laun-
dries in letting out the washing Of
the towels Of their departments by
contract. A copy Of the resolutions
was ordered TO DO sent to the Presi.
dent of tho United States, to Nom.
bers OF the Cabinet, aud the Speaker
81 tho House aud tho President of
the Senate.
Not for Chsness.
WARRINGTON. Sept. 12.-In reply
to the protest Of the Women's Ma
,ional Labor Convention against the
giving out OF wash towels for the
treasury Department by contract.
upon the grounds that it opened the
way for n Chinese monopoly, the
Secretary of the Treasury has stated
that th,s work, in several of the de-
psrtments. is given out by contract,
and la every case il is given to re-
-ponsibls steam laundry establish
ments, who employ American labor,
aud under no circumstance will it be
given 10 Chinese.
4 osm,stsesnes Of the War OF 1914.
BALTIMORE. Sept. l2.-To.day is
the seventy-fre, anniversary of the
battle Of North Point, where Gen
eral Ross. al the head OF the British
army. was killed and his forces re.
pulsed. The American survivors of
that battle have annually, for many
years. attended the banquet in COM
msmoration Of it,. Their number
has been gradually reduced until to-
day but one man sat down to an
elaborate course OF dinner at Rem
merits. The last man OF the Old De-
tenders Society who ia able to leave
b's home 10 James Morford, aged
W. Five Of the veterans are still
alive. Morford 10 one OF those who
participated one year ago. The rem.