Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-08-21
Late Eastern News.
improvements Ina the Iron Trade

improvements in the Iron Trade.
PIrrsBrRG, Pa. Aug. 1.-THE
outlook in the iron trade has not
been more favorable for a number
of years than at present. Signs of
Improvement are coming to the sur
face every day and manufacturers
are beginning to concede that the
depression is gradually disappearing.
Orders are increasing rapidly and
many mills are running on double
time. The worst feature is the ex
i-tine strike among nailers. which.
from present indications, does not
look as if an amicablo settlement of
the difficulty was near at hand.
Manufacturers have decided to
ignore the nailers until they except
their terms. while nailers still pres
ent determine front in their de
mand for last years scale.
Infringing on Patent
KALAMAZOO, Mich, Aug. 1S.-The
matter of d. G.. and H. G. Reed
IL Co, patentees of the spring tooth
harrows, VS.. Charles E. Taylor &
Co., ct ell, for INFRINGEMENT of the
patent, was tried in the Unit ed
States court at Grand Rapids before
Justice Stanley Mathews, who finds
for the plaintiff The case has been
before the court for several years,
and involves the entire spring tooth
harrow business OF the country for
the past fifteen Years. BY this
decision, every farmer using, and
every concern making any sort of an
infrn cement, will have to pay a
royalty. The case is one of the
most important ever decided in this
country.
! A Strange Fatality.
MARTINS VALLEY. Pa, Aug. 1S.-
Mrs. Sarah TRULY, an aged widow
resided with her three sons, John,
a brakeman, Jason, n slats worker,
and Wyman, miller. On Friday
night, John fell into a cattle guard
on the track and broke his neck.
On Saturday morning Jason was
drowned in n pit at the quarry,
heavy rains having covered tie
vicinity with water, hiding the pit;
aud while messengers were bringing
the news to Mrs. TRULY they met a
crowd carrying Wyman's body out
of the mill where he had suffocated
in a grain bin. The shock caused
by the sudden calamity nearly killed
the old mother, who lies now in
precarious state.
Sir Francis Hincks Dies.
MONTREAL, Aug. 1S.-Sir Francis
Kinks died tonight from smallpox.
He WAS for long time minister to
France.
Mississippi Democrats.
JACKSON, Miss, Aug. l9.-The
State Democratic Convention to
nominate the State ticket met to- day.
Governor Lowry and Lieutenant
Governor Shauds were renominatcd.
The other nominations will be made
this evening. The following resolu-
tons, offered by W. H. Hardy, of
Meridian, were adopted by rising
vote:
Resoircd, That the Democratic
party in convention assembled here
by express their appreciation of the
honor conferred by President Cleve-
land upon the party and upon the
State by the appointment to a cabi.
net position of that illustrious patriot,
honored and beloved by Mississippi,
Hon. l.. Q c, Lamar.
Resolred, That in the policy of
President Cleveland, 50 far as dis
closed, we see not only nothing to
condemn, but everything to inspire
confidence in his wisdom, integrity
and craftsmanship, and we hereby
express our unqualified endorsement
of the same.
The convention then adjourned at
3 o'clock until tomorrow morning.
The Northern Pacific Wants "a Re hear
Ing.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-Counsel
for the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company have applied to the Inter-
ior Department for a rehearing in
the case recently affirmed by Secre-
tary Lamar relative to the lines of
the terminal limits Of the road in
Washington Territory. Assistant
Secretary jerks will grant a hear
ing upon his return to this city.
The Ohio Democracy.
COLUMBUS, Aug. l9.-Delegates to
the Ohio State Democratic Con-
vention began to arrive to-day
from different parts of the State,
and tbs thought that all will be here
by this evening. The indications
point to large Convention, and
there is a probability of short work
resulting in the nomination of the
old ticket so far as the incum bents
desire place. There is no organ
lied opposition to Governor Hoadley.
aud the expressions of a majority of
the delegates are that he will be
nominated on the first ballot.
Judge Thurman has refused the use
OF his name for Governor, and the
opposition to Hoadley is not inclined
to combine on another. District
meetings will be held this evening
for the selection of members of the
various committees, and the Conven-
ton proper will convene tomorrow
morning.
Southern Crop Prospects.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 19.-The Manu-.
fdcturers' Record will publish to. NOR
row nearly five pages of special re-
ports covering the whole South, from
Virginia to Texas, showing that the
PROJECT for the crops and the out.
look for business in that section are
remarkably good. Not only nre the
average cotton, corn and tobacco
crops the largest on record, but re.
ports are almost unanimous in stat-
ing that the Weld of these crons GO