Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-03-01
General News.
PARNELL CASE RAPIDLY CLOSING.

PARNELL CASE RAPIDLY CLOSING.
LONDON, Feb. 27.-When the Parncll
commission resumed this morn ng,
General Webster announced
that Pigott had written to Shannon
from Pari, a letter dated Saturd y but
that it was not in Pigott's hand writ
ing
The letter was read in cou.t. 1t
contained the sams confession that
Russell read yesterday. Pigott c.
knowledged he forged the fac simile
printed by the Times and other letters
in which he wrote regarding the CON
versation he had with Eugene DAVIS
at Lausanne only from memory. He
fabricated the letters, he told Houston
he found them in a bag and describes
the process by which he did 1t. He
used genuine letter Of = rnell and
Egan's copying closely several words
OF gener character and tracing the
ctual writing by h lding the letters
up against u window and following
them line for line. The second batch
of Parnells he initiated from Il fac
smile of his letter to Sh nnon, he
confessed he did not see Breslin IN
New York he testified in the court
In conclusion the forger Us
Labouchere. ccoun OF II interview
between Pigott and myself was
mainly correct.
After the Pigott letter had been read
Attorney General Webster SAID no
body attaches any weight to f1gotts
evidence it is now our duty to ask
the board to Withdrew from consider
ing the genuineness of the letters:
The publishers of the Times desire
to express their regret for the publica-
ton of them and will little Later on
give fuller m nifestations OF regret
over the unfortunate matter. The
attorney general ,epudi ted the CHI rye
made yesterd.y by Russell Of con-
spiracy to hurt Parnellites.
LONDON, Feb. N.-In the house Of
commons to-day Matthews, Home
Secretary for Ireland, stated that the
authorities were taking steps for the
extradition of Piggott when he should
be found. In answer to question
Matthews said that the Government
possessed no formation regarding
Houstin and that he should take steps
to prevent his leaving the country.
MORE NEW STATES.
! WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-Representa-
tive Springer has introduced hill for
the admission of Idaho d Wyoming.
1t provides that these Territories shall
become States as provided in the om' i
bus bill approved on the 22d irst., and
that the the provision of that act
shall he extended to these Territories
the same rs if they had been included
in the act, with certain exceptions.
Delegate Joseph of New Mexico has
introduced bill providing for admis.
sion OF New Mexico. 1t provides that
the present Territory may become a
State as under the provisions of the
omnibus bill approved on the 22d
inst. SO far as they are applicable to
the Territory of New Mexico.
SPECIAL SESSION OF THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 26 -The Presi
dent has issued the following procla'
nation:
WHEREAS, The public interest requires
that the senate should be convened at Il
O'Clock on the 4th day Of March next to
receive such communication as may be
made by the executive; now, therefore,
! l Grover Cleveland, President Of the
United States, do hereby proclaim and
declare that an extraordinary occasion
requires the senate of the United States
to convene the 4th day Of March, at L.
O'Clock noon, of which all persons who
shall at that time be entitled to act as
members of that body are hereby re-
quired to take notice.
WINDOW HAS ACCEPTED.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 26.-Hon. VIM.
Window, ex--ecretary of the treasury,
spent tonight in Baltimore as the guest
of John H. Gilman. Tonight he was
closeted for some hours with Stephen
B. Elkins, Henry d. Ives and 9TH re-.
After the conference one of the gentle
men announced to a reporter of the
american that Window had been ten
dered and had accepted the position
of secretary of the treasury in General
Harrison's cabinet. He will 60 to
Washington tomorrow morning.
ARRESTED UNDER THE CRIMES ACT.
DUBLIN, Feb. %. - Father Clark
parish priest of Avoca, was arrested
this morning under the crimes act and
will undergo q six weeks imprison.
ment in Wexford Jail. Father Ken
nedy was released from Cork Jail to
day, the term for which he was SEN
fenced having expired. He was re-
ceived at the prison gates by members
of the city corporation and large
crowd who escorted him to his hotel
where he made speech.
! AN INHUMAN FATHERS CRIME.
;, DICKSON, d. r., Feb. 27.-John Hal
Ter, u farmer living near here, chased
his wife from the house this evening
and locked his five children in thu
} building which he fired. Then taking
his wife he went to a neighbor ant
killed his wife and himself. The chill
dren managed to escape from tn,
burning house, and were taken charg,
of by neighbors who cared for thei
, wants.
NO REST FOR THE WICKED.
NEW YORK, Feb. 28.-Four new in
dictments were ordered against Treas
urer Stayner. Two were for CRANE
larceny, and two for fraudulent issu
of stock. The number of indictm" mt
against him now makes eight, four O
which are for grand larceny, three 70
fraudulent issue of stock, and one 70
misdemeanor.
!, BRITISH NORTH PACIFIC SQUADRON.
SAN Francisco, Feb. 26-Thc Brit
ish war ship Icarus, commander VIM
, Annesley, arrived in port to-day from
I Panama. The Ica,us sailed from
/ Panama January %, and expects I,
. remain here about six days, at the en-,
OF which time she viii proceed t
Esquimalt. The admiral is expe te,
the FIRST week in April in the .Swih
sure.
OFF FOR WASHINGTON.
New YORK. Feb. 27.-Vice Presi
dent elect Morton and his family lef
this morning over Pennsylvania roa,
for Washington. They occupied
special car att 1, he'd 20 a fast train an,
are expected to make the trip in y
. fist time as ever was made over tn
road.
THE ROAD TO SEATTLE.
SAN Francisco, Feb. &c. Plum
tingtOn, of the Southern Pacific Il. r