Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-07-10
Late Eastern News.
OhiO Prohibitionists Nominate a Ticket.

Ohio Prohibitionists Nominate n Ticket.
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, July 3-The
State Prohibition Convention yes
terdav nominated Rev. \. Il. Leon
ard for Governor.
TIC ticket was completed as fol
lows: Lieutenant Governor, Prof.
W. G. Frost of Lorraine county;
Supreme Judge, Gideon Stewart of
Huron county; Treasurer, John j..
banner OF Stalk county; Attorney
Geuelal. a. Il. Cicyinger ii Clinton
county; Board of Public Works, j.
! 5 Neville of Hardin county.
I The rlatforln demands prohiii
ton amendment, and opposes il
c'nse tax or regulation Of the liquor
traffic. | Says friends of pr"hlhi-
ton should not be controlled hy
either Of the Cd rar,its, because
both have shown themselves sub
seiv emf to the liquor interest. l.
declares that the rum power must DC
vanquished b. a new party, devoted
10 tia, purpose. 1t Describes Two
wings Of tie great liquor party, one
as advocating license, and The other
taXlticn and regulation of tie liquor
traffic, leaving DO loyal citizen any
alternative except to JON the Pre-
hibition party. 1t favors moral
+ ,uasion as Il means Of reform, and
full protection of the ballot. a
resolution of sympathy with Grant
was adopted.
Texas lumber Enterprise.
LAREDO, Tex. July 5.-In ten
days the Jeilcrs N Lumber Company,
with headquarters at jefferson,
( Texas, will commence the construc-
ton of railroad 120 miles in length,
TO the great pineries. The logs are
to be transported 10 Atlanta, Tex.
and there manufactured into lum-
Der. The Company to-day signed Il
contract with the citizens to that
effect. They will erect an immense
saw and planning mill there. 1t is
regarded as most important enter
Prise.
Death to the Civil Service Law.
+ WAsHINGroN, June 2S.--Conyress
man Hill OF OHIO, in an interview
says:
The Democrats of Ohio, are OPP
posed to the civil service law al
most to Il man. They regard it as Il
fraud Oh the public, and believe in
the rights of the people to change
every officer III the Government in
the time prescribed by the constitu-
ton. He did not know whether or
not an effort Will be made to repeal
the law at the next session. but if
there was he would vote to repeal it.
He had heard Democratic members
Of Congress say they would not vote
a dollar to pry the expenses of the
commission, and he felt that way
| himself.
Manson, Wis, July 5.--An inter
, esting and unusual feature is on ex-
hibitlon here by DIR. Settlers, of
Stoughton, of n young Norwegian
named 1verson, who was suffering
from leprosy. The patient present
ed a horrible appearance, his face
being bloated and covered with ugly
blotches, the whole red in color ard
strangely unnatural. The skin was
thick on his face, hands and feet,
and could be pricked severely with
ont the patient feeling any pain.
The disease developed III Iyersor
two years ago, being preceded by Il
rhcumati sensation. The disease is
hereditary III the Iverson family,
though previous to the present lam
eniable case it had no, developed
for several generations. Lepiosy Is
rare i'll thus vicinity, and VERSIONS
case caused sensation not confined
to medical circles.
Emigration East ward.
PrrrNBlEG, July 3 An exodus OF
:hc Cinnamon from California to the
E1s: has begun. \ number of the
CelestInls passed through the Union
Station yesterday. This morning
there were thiriy-eiSht of them on the
way from SanFrdncisco to New York
they seem to have been fairly pros
porous in the West, rs they were all
we'll dressed i'll native costumes. One
of them said that there were too many
of his countrymen i'll California and
Oregon, and that great many of
them had decided to thy the Eastern
States. They say the Mclean
man is down on ti.e IN in California
and those in the East receive fair
treatment.
Lumber Agents.
WASHINGTON, July 3.-Cvl. Clay
Taylor only awaits the issue of bis
commission and instructions before
starting West to enter upon his ca
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