Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-05-04
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| Attorney General Maloney has filed
bill to prevent the tobacco trust
! from doing business in Illinois.
! Four hundred persons were killed
10y the recent earthquake in Greece,
and 10000 are homeless and destitute.
Fire destroyed the the great sawmill
connected with the arsenal at Mouril-
Ion, France, causing los. of 81 ,3OO,-
600.
Two thousand Chicago painters are
on a strike. The strike is aimed at
the bosses, who signed call for the
lockout three weeks ago.
! Sorg dem is elected in the Third
congressional district OF Ohio over
Rathbone (rep1 by 5000 McKinley's
plurality last November in this dis.
trict was 800.
1t is announced by the English
House of Commons that there is no
foundation for the report that the
India minis are to be reopened for the
free coinage of silver.
Juror Armstrong was yesterday con-
victed OF an attempt to hang jury in
the Indianapolis National Bank con-
spiracy case, and sentenced to eighteen
months in prison.
A representative OF Charlie Wilmer,
the Chicago wrestler, who recently
defeated Evan Lewis, the stranger"
Is In San Francisco, and will endeavor
to arrange match with Dan Mcleod.
Max Pepper, chairman OF the Cal.
ifornia Democratic State central COM
mittee, who has just returned from
New York and Washington, says that
he believes the new Chinese tready will
be ratified.
While pier at Brahilov, Roumania,
was crowded with people awaiting
steamer for Galithe, on the Danube,
the pier gave way and threw l2O peo-
pie into the river. Many are believed
to be drowned.
Fire destroyed the Capitol hotel and
half dozen other places at Salinas
City, CAL, causing loss of about $780,
OOO. The fire was undoubtedly in.
cendiary, as it was started in several
places at the same time.
In the English House of Commons,
Tuesday, the Foreign Secretary said
that it would be impossible to adopt
the proposal of New Zealand to annex
Samoa without the consent of Ger
many and the United States.
Application was made yesterday at
New York to have the personal prop.
erty in this country belonging to the
late Irish leader, Parnell, amounting
to $15,O 600, turned over to the receiver
appointed by the English court.
An explosion occurred in the curing
and dying works of Jolly & Son, New
York, yesterday afternoon. Two men
who escaped from the basement were
on fire. They reported the men and
women left behind must be dead.
Widow Probleck committed suicide
Tuesday, at her home ON Hopkins
street, New York City. She saturated
her bed with oil, lay down and then
|ignited the oil, and was roasted to
death. Firemen cxtinguished the
flames.
News comes from st. Albany, forty
miles west of Quebec, Ont. that a ire
mendous landslide has occurred at
Waterfall. Land a mile in length,
with farm houses and contents, was
thrown into the river Stanne. Ten
persons lost their lives.
A bill has passed the Cherokee Leg
islature providing for the distribution
of $6,74O.OOO, per capita, among the
Cherokee Indians. The bill provides
that the payment be made by the
Treasurer at seven convenient points
in the nation, and that it be drawn not
later than the first Monday in June
next.
Five thousand laborers paraded the
streets OF Cleveland, Ohio, Tuesday,
and a motorman refusing to stop his
car to give way to the procession, the
mob attacked him and wrecked his
car. Later nearly 100 shots were fred
over another car which was compelled
to stop, and still later another car was
wrecked and the motorman seriously
: injured.
The sick list of men in Congress is
, unusually large. Senator Stockbridge
has just died at Chicago. Represen.
tative Simpson of Kansas is not yet
convalescing. Representative Scher.
merhorn's condition still excites ap-
prehension. Representative Brattan
of Maryland is at his home with an
organic trouble which gives no hope
of his return to Congress. Represen.
tative Graham of Brooklyn has not
taken his seat, owing to continued ILL
ness since his term began. Represen-
tative Wilson of Indiana is still ailing
from his recent serious attack. Rep.
resentative Wilson Of West Virginia
has about recovered, but cannot re.
sumo congressional work for many
weeks.
SAINT AND SINNER UNITE.-The w.
c. T. u. of Puyallup have, by resolu-
ton, endorsed the objects of the Seattle
and Tacoma contingent of Coxey's
army, and presented "Jumbo" Cant
we'll, leader Of the Tacoma company,
with 1000 bouquets. Jumbo doubtless
thinks he is playing an invincible
"hand," when he can secure church
endorsement for his present game"
He has never been able before to sc.
! cure such run of luck, even when
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