Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-01-30

today, on woman and skepticism, in
the course of which he spoke of the
woman suffrage convention held
here recently, and expressed the
opinion that when women are given
too much liberty they branch off
into skepticism and immortality. He
said, among other things, that it was
such women as George Elliot, Nine.
Roland and Harriet Martineau that
exempiiticd the truth of this asser-
ton, and lie referred TO Victoria
! Woodruff as a representative of the
woman suffrage movement. Among
his audience were Miss Susan Is. An
thony and Mrs. Elizabeth Cady
Stanton, and on the conclusion of
the service they walked to the plat
form and upbraided DR.. Patton for
his differences. Miss AnthoIv said
to him if his mother were living she
should take MIN across her knee and
spank him, but Mrs. Stanton inter-
rupted her and said: "On the con-
trary, let me congratulate DIR. Pa
ton. I've been trying for years to
make women understand that the
worst enemies they have are in the
pulpit, and now he has illustrated it
beyond question Without giving
DIR. Patton time TO reply the women
hastily lief: the church. Tonight
Rev. o. Z. Brown replied to DR..
Patton, from the pulpit of the Uni
versalist church.
! Liberty Bell at New Orleans.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 2G. - To-day
was great day for the exposition.
Extensive preparations had been
made for the reception Of the ia
NOUS Liberty bell from Pbiladel-
pima. Among others invited to take
part i'll the proceedings was Jetfer-
son Davis, who met the special train
bearing the bell at his home, Beau
voir, Mississippi, and made brief
speech there. A lurge number of
citizens of New Orleans and Phila-
deiphia also met the train at that
point, and all come together to this
city, where the streets were lined
with people for miles. The train
bearing tho bell having been received
on the Standard gauge track at
Elysium Fields street, steamed along
the levee about 1 o'clock and much
enthusiasm was shown. Statutes
were fired, whistles blown and flags
displayed on shipping. A grand re-
ception was arranged to take place
in Music hall of the main exposition
building, but several unforeseen de-
lays occurred aud it was found neces-
sary to postpone the reception cere-
monies until Wednesday afternoon.
Music hall was packed with people
The weather to-day was very fine,
and the attendance the largest since
the opening.
Slight Fire In tho House.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2G. - Fire was
discovered, this morning. in lot of
books and records stored under the
Ioof of the House of Representa-
tives. Firemen cut away the wood
and soon extinguisbed the fire,
which was confined to a space less
than 20 feet square. The damage
was tiitllng. The fire is supposed to
have been started by electric wires
used in lighting the hall.
The first discovery that fire was in
progress was that a few large sparks
were seen to fall upon the floor of
the House from the roof above,
which, in a moment, incl cased to
quite shower. a few Representa-
tives in the hall and officers and
pages rushed for the doors, and for
a moment they seemed to expect an
explosion and see a repetition of
Saturdays scene in the British House
of Parliament. There was no wafer
and no way of getting at the fire,
except up the steps and IL narrow
iron staircase, running three stories,
upon which two men cannot pass
each other. After some delay, how
ever, buckets of water were passed
up and what came dangerously near
being q serious confa9ration was
averted.
In tho room to which the fire was
confined were stored the records CT
the first session of Congress-, with
all the original reports of commit
tees, of the proceedings of the
House and reports of various heads
OF departments, including some val
liable reports, dated 1890. The
close proximity of the fire to these
volumes renders it most miraculous
that they were not burned. They
could never have been replaced, and
their loss would have been a great
misfortune. Members of Congress
expressed surprise and uneasiness
that there should be such q lack of
means Of extinsuishing fire break
ing out in this way.
sherman Opposing the Grant Bill.
SAN Francisco, Jan. &c. - The
chronicles Washington special SAYS: :
1t is stated in army circles that Gen
eral Sherman is fighting, in a quiet
way, the Edmunds bill, which pro-
poses to make Grant senior general
on the retired list. Should the
bill pass it would mako Grant out.
rank Sherman-a thing Sherman Sc
riously objects to. 1t is no longer
secret that all West Point influence
is opposing Grants retirement.
Oreson's Swamp Land Claim Il. jec,eeI.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The Secre-
tary of the Interior has affirmed the
decision of the Commissioner of
tie Land Office, rejecting the claim
OF the State of Oregon to $1,000
acres of swamp land, and has or
dered denomination of the land in
controversy, with view of deter
mination of it's nature beyond ques-
ton.