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!* MB sura. ;R '• ILLINOIB. % COU EDWARD SoxwiSt of 8EN Fran­ cisco come* to the front with the claim that he is the oldest Freemason in the world. He was born in 1796, and has been a Mason for seventy-one years. PASADENA, one of the booming towns of California, is apparently entitled to R the distinction of being the model town of the West There is not a'saloon to be found in the place, it is said, and on Sunday the entire populition turns oat in a body to go to church. A WOMAN in Harlem has a doable row of teeth, and one of her sons has J no teeth at all, a. daughter has a head : of hair black on one side and red on the : other and the watch dog that guards this variegated family has one artificial •ye and was born without a tail. WHEN the late D. R. Locke, "Xasby," of the Toledo Blade, was alive, he took particular pride in the fact that none of his bail dings had ever been damaged by fire. It is a singular fact that since his death three of the best edifices erected by him in Toledo have caught . fire, and in each instance at the top of the building. BARNES GREELEY, a brother of the founder of the Tribune, is a farmer in Pennsylvania. He attributes his ex­ cellent physical condition at the age of 75 to the smallamount of water he uses, both as a beverage and for cleansing purposes. Chickens and pigs are his favorite live stock, they roam at wiil over his house. RARVATE FITEFTY Sketch ef the Life of the BepaMfeaa CUIMab for tiorernes of Illinois. Joeeph W. Fifer, who hii been stBttttrt b? the RipoUteui for Qtmnm of Illinois, waa born at Staunton. V*. In 1857, while yet > ted, hit fatter settled in the western part of Mc- nraolaf W nnalBi in • ARUNA 8. ABELL, proprietor of the Baltimore Sun, who died in his 82d year, left a fortune estimated at $20,- 000,000. He began life "at the case," and was one of the founders of the Philadelphia Ledger, afterward remov­ ing to Baltimore and establishing the Sun. These are two among the most unique and financially successful jour­ nals in the country. A YOUNU couple in Springfield, Me., who had been married less than five years, have separated five times. The husband has left his family three times, and each time the wife has sold their goods and returned to her parents, tak­ ing back her spouse every time he re­ turned, and helping refurnish. Fur- • thermore, she has left him twice, when ~ he in tarn sold their common posses­ sions. They are now living together again, as if nothing had occurred out of the usual way. THE annual death rate of *London, it appears, is about twenty in one thou­ sand, and that of New York about twenty-six in one thousand. The popu­ lation of New York is given as 1,439,- 037, and of London as 4,149,53a The total number of deaths in New York in 1886 was 37,351, and in London 82,545. If New York had the same population as London, and the death rate from the different diseases was the same as at present exists, the number of deaths in New York would amount to 107,705, or 25, |60 in excess of those in London. ' THE Federal Sapreme Court has rendered a decision in the Geneva award case, affirming the decision of THE Court of Claims. Suit was brought by one of the claimants of the second- class for his pro rata of the sum of $239,108 deducted from the amount of the award by the Treasury Department to pay the expenses of the tribunal. The Court of Claims decided the Treas­ ury Department in error in deducting this amount. The Attorney General claimed that the Coart of Claims had NO jurisdiction-in the case, but the Su­ preme Court decides that its judgment was correct This will give holders of second-class Alabama claims a small percentage in addition to what they have already been paid. JUDGE ZANE, in the Third District Court of Utah, has rendered a decision of great importance to the sheep and cattle men of the West The Promon­ tory Cattle Company a few years ago purchased a large tract of railroad land in Boxelder County, Utah Territory. The railway lands are the even-num­ bered sections, the alternate sections Still belonging to the publio domain. Through this purchase they became the owners of railroad lands or tracts Of country sti etching forty miles north and south and thirty-six miles east and west The Government lands which •re included in this area foot np more than 350,000 acres. John S. Houtz and • score of other defendants who own large flocks cf sheep claimed that they had a right to the use of the pablic lands for gracing purposes and also to pass over the company's land "to get there. The sheep nipped the herbage •n the company's land in crossing, and •s the company oonld not fence except in single sections, for thai would inclose THE Government lands, an application W»8 made to the court asking that the sheepmen be kept off the tract alto­ gether. Judge Zane refnsed to grant the injunction. He said if the injunc­ tion was it sued it would secure to the plaintiff the right not only to its own land but also the exclusive right to the use of the Government lands. It would further impart a great hardship on all persons driving this class of stock from one section to another in compelling them to go around a tract thirty-six by forty miles. "YEARS AGO; I was employed by the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Balti­ more Railroad at the junction a few miles oat of Baltimore," said a tele­ graph operator to the Philadelphia JPreus. "One afternoon an unusually handsome and athletic man entered the little station. 'Does the limited ex­ press for Washington stop here ?' he inquired. 'No sir,' I replied. 'Can yon without orders from the main office.' 1 will explain MY situation to yon,* said the stranger, 'in FLW hope that you will do all in you* power to aid me. I came from Wash* ington to intercept at Baltimore a gen­ tleman who is on his way from New York to the capital. It is of the great­ est importance I should see HIM before he reaches Washington. A railway conductor directed me to the Union L«AN COUNTY, , station, where he said the limited YGLFFIJB? would stop, but I lost mv way and L>urin« tbo font jwn from unit MM*young "*1"!"red .here • l<mg t™"P. -S Telling him I would see what I could ' do for him, I telegraphed to Philadel­ phia for permission to stop the express. 'You might use my name if you think it would be of any use,' said the gentle­ man. 'And your name is?' 'Conkling-4 Rosooe Conkling,' replied the gentto man. I flashed over the wire: 'Senates Conkling wants me to stop the limited express for him to get aboard.' The answer came back: 'How do you know it is Conkling V Turning to him I said: "Philadelphia wants identification;1 'Will this do?' he asked, displaying s handsome gold watch with the initials 'R. C.' engraved on the case. At the same time, either by design or chanoe, he removed his hat Grasping the key, I ticked these words to Philadelphia: 'Letters B. C. on gentleman's watch, but I know he's Conkling by his flaunt­ ing red beard and the Hyperion curl ol Nash's cartoons.' Straightway the sounder rapped of H. F. Kenney, General Superin tendent' Conkling was profuse in , George H. Fifer, the older brother, rose to be a his thanks. As the express shot around ! }LE"T*IIANT AND WAS Wiled late in the war at the | nftltiA nf Fftrt VANEVSVIVS TAVSI Inaank if the curve, with him safely on board, he J made a courteous gesture of farewell tc ! i of the farm would permit. In the occupation Of 'Stop train br order ! layiug brick as the assistant of his father, who „ , • .1 was a brickrn&son by trade. In M61 young Fifer and hfa brother, George H., enlisted in the Thlrt^jr-thtrd Illinois Infantry. WISCONSIN'S FAVORITE SON. The Bspablican 8tate Convention Sames Governor Bosk for President. j Republicans Hams --Georgia Democrats for Cleve­ land. £ She Wisconsin Republican at Madison, was presided over by Ira D. Brad­ ford, of Eau Claire, Theodore Ogten, of Milwau­ kee, acting ae Secretary The following dele, •atee-at-laigo were chosen: Senator John C Spooner of Hudson, Henry C. Payne of Mil™, kee,H. O. Fairchild of MartufSTLd H. g Adame of Madison; alternates, O. H. Fethera of Janesville. C. K. Erwin of Tomah, J. A Mo. C#irt ef Polk, and L c. Klein of Kacine. The aistrict delegate* axe: 1. Jessie Stone and L. H. Barker. 4 A. H, Ludlow and O. A. Kn&pn. S. To be elected on the lath. 4. H. J. Baumgaertner and Charles A. Ch*. pin. -. ft. Charles A. Vrooman and H. o. Kress. • ' e. A. J. Turner and A. L. Thompson. 7. L. H. Fisher and D. O. James. : : iji SL James O'Neill and J. G. Idverman. 8. D. B. Scott and R. B. Sanford. The following Presidential electors wan chosen: At Lacge--Gen. Lucius F«iw«hii4^a: & S. Brlani of £au Claire. ' 1. C. It. Palmer of Racine. tL A. P. Harwood of Mpon. p. 8. A. Dodge of Monroe. 4. Julius Goldsmith of Milwaukii."; ? if'/>'} IND0B8ED. •lchlgaa Bepnblksns Instruct Their WeptM to Snpport Hl|n for • President. Dslawan Democrats and •hire Bepoblica&s Hold Stele Conventions. stop it ̂ The Fair Type-Writer. ltmn the last few years, writes George W. Peck, there has grown up a new industry, br profession, which has become popular, and whose mem­ bers are already counted by hundreds of thousands. The profession is that of girl stenographers and type-writers, A few years ago there were not a dozen young ladies engaged in the business in any large city, but now the woods are full of them. In almost every office their is one, and often a dozen, pretty girls who keep the type-writers stuttering, and lend an air that is home­ like and beautiful to the dingiest office. I do not know how it happens that the short-hand girls are all pretty, but it is so. They have invaded the office grad­ ually, coming in at first blushing and apologetically, but now they come as though they belonged there, and in fact they are indispensable. The em­ ploying of a pretty girl in a business office that has never enjoyed the pres­ ence of a girl before, does that office good in more ways than one. I re­ member well the first short-hand girl that came to the Sun office to do some work temporarily. When I sprung it on the office force that there would be a girl type-writer among us the next Monday morning, the crowd looked curious. The business manager tapped his forehead, pointed at me and winked at the book-keeper^ as much as to say, "His head is all wrong." The hand- some young man of the office blushed, looked in the glass and felt of his upper lip, where there was something that felt rough like sand paper. My son looked pleased, cocked his hat on one side of his head, walked across the of­ fice and began to sing, "I'm a dandy copper of the Broadway squad," Which I didn't like at all. When I went away Saturday night the office was in disorder, dusty, windows dirty, carpets unclean, and floor soiled. When I came down Monday morning the boys had worked all day Sunday to clean the place. The old boots, shoes, rubbers, etc., which had been in the corner since early spring, had been put under the wasliHtand out of sight Every­ thing was as clean as possible, and a new towel as slippery as possible, was hung up on a hook, in place of the dirty one that usually rested on the floor. And when the girl came and went to work she met conrteousy from every one, aud all seemed to feel that they were hired to make life pleasant for that girl. Unconsciously the short­ hand young lady revolutionized the place. I actually got so I didn't get half as mad when things went wrong, or if I did, kept the feeling so dis­ guised that when the young lady con­ cluded her labor and went away, she told somebody who said I was a cross old bear, that I was just sa pleasant as I could be. Keir York Detective*. Detectives are being used more and more every day, says a New York letter writer. Not only are they employed regularly in halls, restaurants, in banks and in big offices, but they are also en­ gaged by clubs, theaters, stores, and for private houses. For yearo, night and day, a detective has paced up and down in frout of Stewart's marble pal­ ace on Fifth Avenue, and at least a dozen other private families employ them. One man is on guard during the day and another at night. At all big dinners, raceptions, and balls detectives are engaged to keep an eye on visitors, and wedding presents are never exhib­ ited now except in the presence of a detective. These men are furnished by private detective agencies, or by the police department. They appear in full evening dress and mingle freely with the gnests. They are paid liber­ ally for their services. Ladies that wear expensive jewelry, like Mrs. Hicks-Lord. Mrs. Coleman Drayton, Mrs. Louise Hammersley, the Vanderbilts. and others employ private detectives to accompany them to and from places of amusement dinners, and receptions, and also to watch them while they are in publie. A few New York men also employ detectives to guard them during busi­ ness hours, but these are usually the same detectives engaged by the force to keep on eve on suspicious-looking characters during office hours. It has been said that Jay Gould is constantly shadowed by a detective, but this is not true. MR. Gould is not a very big MANY but he is frame and a good runner. Joseph Chamberlain, M. P., the fish­ eries commissioner, was guarded by a detective from the moment he left Lon­ don. This man's duty was to keep Chamberlain constantly in view, and if any suspicious character approached him, to diplomatically intervene and seperate the two. Ho was paid $15 per day and expenses. It would have been impossible for any one to have harmed Chamberlain. The Englishman was not out of the detective's sight one moment while appearing in public, and j when he retired to rest the detective slept with one eye open in an adjoining ^ room. j battle of Fort Esperanza. Texas. Joseph served in the ranks its a nrlvate, until on July 13, 1863, he was desperately wounded in an assault on the rebel infcnnchmenta at Jackson. Miss. Late in 1864 the young soldier, having, by vir­ tu© of a strong constitution, recovered from his wound, entered the Illinois AVesleyan Univer­ sity at nioomington. Hy diui of hard work in vacation times he kept himself in college, and graduated in >&*. In iat>7, while still in col­ lege, he began the study of law. and in the year 1869 was admitted to the bar and hung out his shingle in the city of Bloomington. Two years later Mr. Fifer was elected corporation coun­ sel of Bloomington and in 1872 State's Attorney. He held the latter office until I8811, when he was elected to the State Senate, in whieh body he served four years. Wr. Fifer is six feet tall, spare of flesh, of a swarthy complexion, keen black eyes, with a heavy head of coarse black hair, now beginning to be tinged with gray. Tbm Mlehlfia BapabMean OwwuUon U«d at Grand Rapids «klbe8th in St., and was called to order by tlie temporary Chairman, &. S. Lacy, who eulogised Geairal Alger, dwelltag >n his entering the army from Grand Ravids. •pokeof his charttle*, oJt his exeouttve abUttC uid took strong graund in favor at nnoeasinc work for Alger in the Chieago Convention. Mr. wa« frequently Interrupted by applause J* nanal committees van then appointed! Lacy was made permanent Chairman. The following wen chosen as the state" Cen­ tral Committee : First District, Henry M. D4f- Uld, Charles Wright; Seeond, Tom S. Apple- SSJft Jo*T.Jacobs: Third, D.lt. Ainger, wf N, WittUngton; Fourth T. A. GiddingsiX B. Oop- ley; Fifth, G. W. Wehber, William Alden Sixtti. 8. F. flmbaii, Otis Fuller: Sev- jnth, William H. Ecker, A. R. Avery: sflghth, Sto2?: Ninth, kewcomb McGrath, E. B. Martin; Tenth, KTF. Carrlng- jjon^ C. Page; Eleventh, T. T. Bates, H* O. District delegates to Chicago were chosen as follows: Fifth Dlstriet, A. B. Watson and Cyril Brown; 8ixth, William MePbenwn and WI1I- ian B. McCreery: Seventh. Edgar Weeks and Harrison Gee; Ninth, K. O. Shaw and George W. Crawford; Eleventh. & M. stephedson and Perry Hannah. The report of the Committee on Resolutions iras unanimously adopted. The resolutions re­ affirm the principles of the Republican party u enunciated by previous National Conven­ tions ; declare that the protective policy fur­ nished the means to pay off the war debt, quad- rapled the prosperity and financial resource* it the Amerioan people, rendered the nation KSSU.SR'"!-Ian M. Rusk for i resident in ; Uike. They arraign the present ad ministry. . , 1 'ton for its seised and seeUonal tariff policy. MI? sspeoisily lor singling out the four greai industries of Michigan for punishment andde- "" itruction. The oloeing resolution presents the name of Russell A. Alp et for President, and sails on all the Michigan delegates at Chicago io use every honorable means to secure his nomination for President. Robert B. Fraser, J. K. Bois, W. Q. At wood [colored), and F. B. Dustan were elected dele- {ates-at-larse to the Chicago Convention. 8. John Raseh of Sheboygan. ™ A Albeit V. Hill of Friendship. " 7. O. M. Tenxpt* of Maaeton. & Carrie GTBOII of Bayfield. 9. Dr. John Phinney of W aupaca. The resolutions dt nooace free trade as a dan­ gerous riereev, land Civil servioe reiorm. de­ mand a free l»el>ot and a fair count, denounce Cleveland's tariff " indorse Gov. Jerer the following words: "The Republicans of Wisconsin. _ in this convention, peasant the name of Gov. emiah M. Bask to U>e National Bepu blioan COD- venttesx, whieh meets in Chicago the 19th of June next, as a candidate in everv respect worthy to receive Its nomination for the Presi­ dency. Gov. Rusk's character and capacity have been moved by long and varied services in public lite, bath military aud civil. He was one of the moat gallant soldiers who fought in the war to preserve the Union. In the various positions he has occupied in civil life, as a Representative in Congress for many years, and as Govoroor of this State for three succes- sive terms, he has shown a fidelity to Kepub- Chiceg* Cea- lican principles, an honesty, courage, and wise ,. vennon Chesea at Concord, judgment such as eminently at him for the [ The New Hampshire Republican State Con- duties of Chief Magistrate of the Republic." i mention assembled at Conoordand organized by Henry C. Payne was unanimously chosen j Meeting Henry E. Burnnam permanent Chair- Chairman of the Bte(» Central Committee. • man. Chairman Buroham attacked the Presi- The convention named Milwaukee as the : ient bitterly, denouncing his pension vetoes and place for holding the State Convention, whioh tariff views. Mention of Blaine's name was will nominate btate officers. It wlU be held SEW HAMPSHIRE REPUBLICANS. some time in September. A C. MATS0N. Portrait and Brief 8ketoh of the {tenw- cxatic Nominee for Governor Indiana. v Courtland C. of Indiana have named Matson, whom the Democrats 1 1 named as their candidate for | Governor, is now serving his eighth consecu­ tive year as a member of the House of Repre­ sentatives from the Fifth Distriot of th« Hoosier State, which is composed of the coun- j tiesef iPartholomew, Brown, Hemrieks, #efan- ; OBOKOIA *OK Cl^TEUND. iMegstsi to 8t JLoui* Chosen and Instruct­ ed for the President. The Georgia Democratic Convention convened at Atlanta and elected the Hon. Hokes Smith Chairman. These delegates-at-'.arge to the St. Louis convention were ohosen: Pope Barrow, F. G. Dubignon, Albert Cox, and Washington Dessau. - °J 4116 Un districts chose two delegates, and the Issue was made squarely on the tariff, tor Its tariff policy, tor its pension policy, ita --.iU! 111 and 0|lieries policy, and for its "pretense^of civil- with the President The plitfonn indomes the terrioe teiwm* The plitforn it ttftlcbltflr administaration of President Cleveland, declares severe upon the wool clause in the Mills tarli that the treasury surplus is kept up to "main. bill. It denounces the Democratic party ft* tain and )iroteetcorpulent and hoary-headed Identifying itself with the interests of the monopoly under the pretext ol' fostering infant Uquor dealers throughout the country and in- industries which never grow old and are as in- (tracts the delegate to Chicago to use every satiate as cormorants, indorses the President's honorable effort to plaoe in nomination a ticket position on the tarifT, and closes by instructing that will "command universal the delegates to the St. Louis convention for defy ever " * - -- - -- wildly applauded. These delegates-at-large to khe National Convention were chosen: Pierson henev of Manchester, Jacob H. Gallinger of uncord, Hiram A. Tattle of Pittsfteld, and Ai­ red T. Batohelder ef Keeae. They are unin- itructed, but their Prealdeattal preferences are understood to be as follows: Cheney and Batch- elder for Depew, Gallinger for Harrison, Tuttle for any man who caa earry New York. These district delegates were ohosen : I. John IX Psadey of Wolfboro and Edward H- Oilman of Exeter. % The Hon. Chester Pike of Cornish CoL Charles F. Greenleaf of Frauconia. The platform denounces the administration son, Monroe, Morgan, Owen, and Putnam. From the Congressional Directory we repro­ duce this brief sketch of Col. Matson's life: Court] and C. Matson, of Greenoastle, was born at Brookville, Indiana, April 25, 1841; is a grad­ uate of Indiana Asbury university; at the be. ginning of the war enlisted as a private in the year's service in that regiment entered the Sixth Indiana Cavalry (Seventy-first Volun­ teers), and served in that regiment until Octo­ ber. 1865, filling different intermediate grades up to that of Colonel of the latter regiment: after the war he studied law with his father, Hon. John A. Matson: entered the practice at his present home, and has so continued; waa three times elected as Prosecuting Attorney of different oourts in Indiana; was elected to the Forty-seventh, Forty-eighth, and Forty-ninth Congresses, and was re-elected to She Fiftieth Congress as a Democrat, reoeiviag 16,094 votes against 16,163 votes for Chase, Republican. MINNESOTA PROM' S1TIONISTS. DelegBtee-at-tnrge and District Delegates to the National Convention. The Minnesota delegates-at-large to the Na­ tional Prohibition Convention hare been se­ lected by the State Committee, and are as fol­ lows: James P. Fankham of Hennepin County. W. W Satterlee of Hennepin, James E. Child of Waseca, Mrs. H. A. Hobart of Goodhue, Prof, T. 8. Reimstadt of Hennepin, Hugh Harrison of Hennepin, the Rev. Martin Mahony of Ram­ sey. Alternates: Miss A M. Henderson of Hennepin, C. A. Bierce of Winona, the Rev. A. Sjolander of Isanti, the Rev. F. O. Holman of Ramsey, L. W. Denton of Hennepin. C. E, Holt of Hennepin, E. L. Curlal of Anoka, J. V. Barnes of Douglas. The district delegates are: 1. A. R. Bowker of Winona, C. N. MoLaughlin of Stee e, C. S. Kneeland of Dodge. 2. George J. Dav of Noblee, J.N. Wis hart of Blue Earth, T. P. Grout of Hook. 3. C. A. Fosness of Chippewa, C. T. of McLeod, I. C. Stearns of Goodhue. 4. G. F. Weils of Ramsey, W. J. Dean of Hen­ nepin, C. N. Woodward of Ramsey. 5. F.. A. Richardson of St, Louis, Louis Knute Johnson of Otter Tall, Peter Abletoftdf Beokgfc MISSOURI LABOR UK, They Select a Complete State Ticket and Appoint Delegates, The Missouri State Convention of the Union Labor party met at SeJalia and nominated the following State ticket: For Governor, A. R, Mannering; Lieutenant Governor. J. C. Sea* born; Secretary of State. Boswell Fox; Auditor. William Noerr; Treasurer, Warren Vectreez: Attorney General, L. L. Bridger; Railroad Commissioner, W. H. Bell; Registrar of Lands, G. B. De Bemad; Jud^e of the St Louis Court of Appeals, Frank E. Kitchle: Judge of the Kansas City Court of Appeals, Paul J. Dixon; Judge ol the Supreme Court, Corbin D. Jones. These delegates-at-large to the National Con­ vention were chosen: David Cowan, Charles Nolan, G. W. Pikfc, G. B. DeBernard: alter­ nates, G. W. Snow, Frank Smith. EL E. Bridges, and J. M. Harrington. OIXUUI POLITICAL / Utah Democrats. The Democratic Territorial Convention was held at Ogden on the 8th inst The proceed­ ings were frequently interrupted by the Mor­ mons. They claimed a representative, but this was denied them. The services of the ser­ geant-at-arms were called into requisition fre­ quently to preserve order. A determined stand was taken by the regular Democrats, who ef­ fectually quieted the obstructionists. R. C. Chambers and Harley W. Williams were elect­ ed delegates to St. Lonis. The Mormons held a convention of their own and selected dele­ gates to St. Louis. The resolutions oppose theocratic rule, oppose admission of Utah as a Stat,e and indorse President Cleveland. Cleveland. NEW JTER8KY REPUBLICANS. William Walter Phelps the Favorite Sea-- Delegates to Chicago Chosen. 11M New Jersey Republicaus assembled is State Convention at Trenton and chose the following delegates-at-large to the National Convention: Kx-Senator William J. Sewell of Camden, Senator John W. Griggs at Passaic, ex-Congressman George A. Halsey of Newark, and John Hart Brewer ef Trenton. The district delegates are: 1. Richard T. Starr and Isaac Moffatt ef fialsin. 1 William B. Bkltm of Trenton and Joseph H. Gas kill of Mount Holly. 3. Henry 8. White of Monmouth and Joseph H. T. Martin of Middlesex. 4. John L Blafar and Hervot Prince**. 5. William M. Johnson of Bergen and H. O, Marsh of Morris. 6. Henry M. Doremus and Henry A. Potter of Essex. 7. John B. V. Redenburgh and John Ramsey of Hudson. A platform was adopted declaring the mis­ sion of the Republican party to be protection to the industries of the people by a tariff ad­ justed to that special end; protection to the civil rights of the people by securing a free ballot and an honest count to every lawful voter; protection to the basis of the character of the people by the gen­ eral education of children; protection to the government of the people by promoting the re­ form of the civil service: and protection of the homes of the people by the due restriction of vie and intemperance. A resolution favoring W illiam Walter Phelps for the Presidency was read amid cheers and adopted. A resolution denouncing the Mills tariff bill did not reach a vpte. CONGRESSMAN WILKINS BEATEN. The Democrats of His District Censure Him for Opposing Cleveland. The Democratic Convention of the Six­ teenth Ohio District in session at Co­ shocton adopted resolutions indorsing Cleveland, and instructed the St. Louis delegates to vote for Cleveland and Black. Congressman Wilklns waa indirectly cen­ sured for his tariff views, and in­ structed to vote with the Democratic majority in the House in carrying out the President's recommendations on revenue reform and tariff reduction. There were six candidates for Con­ gress in the f.eld, Wilkins seeking a renomina- tion, and five opponents. Capt. J. B. Owens, of Newark, was nominated on the forty-first bal­ lot, receiving 140 votes. There came near being a riot in the oonvention over the effort of the Hill and other Wilkins men to stampede' the convention. ~ KANSAS REPUBLICANS. Blaine Delegates Named and Plumb and Xngalls Complimented. The Kansas Republican State Convention to nominate delegates to Chicago was held at Wichita. Resolutions indorsing Plumb and Ingalls were adopted, and Messrs. Strong. Os­ borne, Halloweil, and Griffin were selected a« delegates to Chics go. The sentiment of the Convention was decidedly in favor of Blaine. MICHIGAN LABOR MEN. def^ every assault, and be resistliss at the DELAWARE DEMOCRATS. They Sleet Delegates to St. Lesrfs aad Favor Cleveland's Besom!nation. The Delaware Peeaooratio State Convention assembled at Dover, and chose Robert Rill, of Smyrna, as Permanent Chairihaa. The follow- Ingaelsgates to St. Louis were chosen: Newcastle Oouaty, L. C. Vandegrift sad K. B. Cochran; Kent County. W. A. C. Hardoastle and C. J. Harrington; Sussex County, W. F. Ceosey and W. H. Stevens. The platform indorses the national adminis­ tration, the oourse of Mr. Bayard as Secretary of State, and indorses President Cleveland's views on the tariff atfhis opposition tcrmonop- ollstlo trusts; favosa his renomlnation, and oloses with aa indorsement of the Mills tariff MIL MICHIGAN OMUCNBACKKBS. They Choo*e Delegates and Indorse Oen. Weaver Her President. The Michigan Greenback State Convention met at Lansing and ehose James L Mead and W. H. Innes delegates-at-large to the Cincin­ nati convention. A full delegation from each Congressional district was also eleotM. W. D. Fuller was madk Chairman of the State Cen­ tral Committee, vice Mooes W. Field, resigned. The resolutions declare renewed fealty to the greenback principles, and instruct the dele- ration to the national convention to units with any organisation adopting the essential prlnoi- Rles of the Greenback party, bat no sentiment ivorable to fusion with either of the eld parties was apparent. The delegates were instructed to vote for the nomination of Gen. Weaver for President. OTHER PAMT CONTENTIONS. Arieona Democrats. The Territorial Democratic Convention of Arii on a, in session at Phcrnix, elected John C. Herndon of Preeoott end George G. Beity of Tombstone delegates to the National Conven­ tion at St. Louis. A resolution was passed; indorsing President Cleveland's administra­ tion, and asking for home rule for Territories. New Jersey Republicans. WiUlam J. Sewell, John Hart Brewer, John W. Griggs, and George A. Halsey were chosen delegates-at-large to Chicago by the New Republican State Convention. The pi deolares for high tariff, and Indorses the tem­ perance legislation enacted by the State Legis­ lature last winter. Colorado fAhlbltlonlsts. The Colorado State Prohibition Convention jaet at Denver and elected these delegates to Mts National Convention: Henry C. Dillon, George Wallace, H. C. Walker, T. E. Bliss, Mrs. Telford, William Butler, W. G. Sprague, W. C. Stover, J. A. Maxwell and John Hipp. The delegates are nninstructed. New Mexico Democrats. The Territorial Convention of New Mexloo Democrats, held at Santa Fe, chose W. B. Cbildera and Rafael Romero as delegates totho National Conventiou at St. Louis, Both ace Cleveland men. GENERAL POLITICAL MEWS. The Feeling lu Michigan. The Detroit papers print the result of a can" vass for Republican Presidential preferences,' extending to mors than 7oo election precincts in Michigan. After Alger, Lincoln is second choice, with 17ft; Gresham third, with 125; and Blaine fourth, with lo2. In 5H precincts the reply is given that Blaine would lose votes and in 181 that he wotfld gain, This canvass was made several weeks ago. Liko most favorite sons, Oen. Alger i# a candidate for eithef first or second plaoe on the tioket. Nominated for Congress. Prof. W. W. Edwards of McKendree College, by the Prohibitionists of the Eighteenth Illinois District; Thomas Ryan, by the Reppolicaus of the Fourth Kansas District; J. H. Rowell, by the Republicans of the Fourteenth Illinois Dis­ triot; Joseph H. Outhwalte, by the Democrats of the Thirteenth Ohio Distriot; Samuel B» Peters ber ths Republicans of the Seventh Kan- CONKLING AND BLAINE. The Latter Beggped the Former to AMI BDna and the Letter Was Sappressed. The Nashville American prints an interview! with A. M. Hoghea, Jr., Chairman of the Tan-j nessee Republican state Executive CommittoeJ regarding the failure of Roscoe Conkling to) actively support James G. Blaine in the last Presidential canvass, giving facts never be-, 'ore published. In brief, Mr. Hughes said that sow* after Mr. Blaine was nominated Senator Chaffee, the father-in-law of U. 8. Grant, Jr., realising! the importance of securing the assist-; Mice of Mr. Conkling for Mr. Blaine In New, York, went to Vow York for that e special pur-! pose; that Senator Chaffee, as. the result of sJ prolonged and earnest conference with MrJ Conkling, secured from him the promise that iff Mr. Blaine would write Conkling a personal! letter requesting his assistanoe he (Mr. Conk-! ling! wonld reply in an open letter,- with, a pledge to actively support him in the' canvass; that Senator Chaffee got on the first train which left New York after this pledge waa; Sven and went to see Mr. Blaine at Tils home, Malfie. The situation was explained and! P^wnPlly wrote the desired letter to Mr. Conkling. This letter was given to Wal­ ker Blaine to he carried by him in person to. Mr. Conkling aa a delicate oompliment, and j Senator Chaffee, rejoiced that his mission was done, disappeared from the scene. ' He anxiously awaited the publication of thej response from Mr. Conkling, but it never came. Investigation proved that Walker Blaine car- I ried the letter to New York, but on his way to j Mr. Conkling"a house stopped at the National! | Republican headquarters. Mentioning the pur- ; pose of Ms presence In New York to Steve El- 1 kins, B. F. Jrmss. Chairman of the Republican, National Executive Committee, and one or two others, these managers decided it wad I best to Ignore Conkling. and that the letter]; FLSASTMTSENSFE'MH^ AESSSDINFLF TT «ET • Jerseyj platform Kentacfcy for Cleveland. Democratic primaries were hnld throughout Kentucky last week to select delegates to the State Convention at Lexington, May 16. Reso­ lutions favoring Cleveland were generally adopted. Those nominated for delegates-at- large to St. Louis are Senator Blackburn, Con­ gressman Breckinridge, ex-Gov. Henry Watterson. Cincinnati Chosen and Weave* Indorsed for President. The Union Labor Convention of Aflchigan, held at Lansing on the ttth inst,, consisted of 150 delegates, nearly three-fourths of whom attended the Greenback convention of the pre­ vious day. A full delegation was chosen to at­ tend the National Labor-Greenback Conven­ tion at Cincinnati. Resolutions were adopted recommending fusion between the Greenback and various Labor parties and indorsing Gen. Weaver for President It was intended at this convention to place a State tioket in nomina­ tion, but this plan was abandoned, It being deemed best to await the result at Cincinnati. John M. Potter, of Lansing, and Ben Calvin, of Saginaw, are the delegates-at-large. POLITICAL NOTES. EZRA WINCHESTER of Portsmouth, N: H., has officially announced himself as a candidate for MM Republican Gubernatorial nomination of New Hampshire. 0 THK Eighth Ohio District Democrats nomin­ ated A. R. Bolin of Cincinnati for Congress bj acclamation. THK Georgia Prohibitionists have decided te nominate In each distriot a candidate for the Legislature pledged to vote for a statutory pro­ hibition law. HON JOBS R. GOBDON, Chairman of the Indi­ ana Democratic 8tate Central Committee, died at his home In Grtencastle of pneumonia, af­ ter an Illness of only a few days. MEWS NOTES. IK the city election at Latere, Franoe, Oen. Boolanffer was ehosen bj a sponta­ neous vote. OEN. GEOBGB DIBBRELL, for tea jeers a member of Congress from Tennessee, died at Chattanooga. THE Dominion House of Commons adopted the government proposal to make Knott and ] a loan of $25,000,000. I MOBLEY, a half-breed, was lynched at Oak Ridge, Miss. He was accused of . .1. • . . , ., ., . ment In his behalf; he has not written any let ALL the eight bridesmaids of the : » •«wn>a«««, Princess Of Wales are alive, married, I Itlsnoternethat he will be on the -joean Blaine. to an Interview at ^ttsbuvChjUnBan Jones, | shooting James Newbaker. of the National Republican Executive Commit- ^ T, - ' DR. WESLEY HUMPHREY, a distin­ guished surgeon who served under Grant ond Sherman in the war, died at Kansas City. POSTMASTER GENERAL DICKINSON has issued an order fixing $42.75 per- mile per annum as the minimum compensation for tee, said, so far as Mr. Blaine's health was con­ cerned, he was as well as he ordinarily is, bar­ ring a slight cold. "Some of the etories told about him," said he, "are absurd. To group some of them into one general denial. 1 may say that Mr. Blaine has not decided to be a candidate; he has not asked his friends to make an ageressive move- Mld BOM is dirorced. and the transportation ef mails on railroads and carrying their whole length SMnD^^istaTs^^ ***** p^W an average of THIS YEAB'S OAMPLIGG Some Interesting Speculations f ^learning the Next Vqff for the Presidency. T&e Platform Adopted by the Wis- 4i: mm.:, sntion.; {From the Philadelphia Press 1 Here is a table of the Bepubliean and Democratic States, and those may fairly be classed as doubtful, with their re­ spective electoral votes: Whole number of electoral votes Necessary to elect UK PUBLIC A*. California Colorado.. I DEMOCRATIC. S.Alabama Sl Arkansas.. .., 7 nhncis 82|Delawam Jowa. ^Kansas Maine IS Florida O.Geoigia 6 Kentucky Massachusetts 14 Louisiana...,. Michigan. Minnesota!!. Nebraska Nevada. Ke* Hampshire. Ouio Ore .'on »eiinaylvania. 30 Ri-ode Island.... Vermont......... Wisconsin. Total. .....1SJ 131 Maryland TfMissis^ppi. ^Missouri SjNorih Carolina. 4 Bouth Carolina 24 Tennessee SjTexas Virginia...... \N est Virginia Total..;...- 18* , >. " • DOUBTFCT* „ V , Connecticut..,..-- 6'New Jeh»f....«»».. J Indiana Ujhew Yttk.. K Total doubtful. ,~te There are some foot-notes that should so with twis table: 1. The Pacific States--California, Ore­ gon and Nevada--are put down iu the sure Kepublican column. They are sure with the right kind of a candidate--not other­ wise. 2. Every Southern State is placed in the sure Democratic column. But with the right- kind of a campaign there may be a lighting chance for the Republicans te ear?y North Carolina, Tennessee and Weat Virginia. 3. Of the States elassed as doubtful, Connecticut, Indiana and New Jersey went Republican in tneir latest elections, and New York Democratic. But they are all really doubtful. 4. The Democrats cannot eleet the next President without carrying New York. If they should carry all the other doubtful States and lose New York they would still lack eighteen votes of enough. 5. The Republicans can win by either one of the following combinations: Sure Bepubliean States jgj Iudiana M New Jersey » Total,.... Or this: Sere Kr publican Statss.., Indiana Connecticut Total *4 Or this: sure Republican Mates.. New York " * ..... SOC ..... UK 16 C MB 316 •'A****:** r Total... Or, if the "Republicans cth Cttrty North Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia, they can afford to lose all the Northern doubtful States. Or, if they carry Indiana end any of these three, they can afford to lose New York, New Jersey end Connecti­ cut. And there is no good reason why they shouldn't carry Them all. On the whole, the Republicans can face the next Presidential contest with full courage. . Wisconsin Republican Plafonm. _ " Following are the resolutions ea&fiiik by the Wisconsin Republican State Con­ vention: The Republicans of Wisconsin, by their rsp- resentatives in th s convention, reaffirm their inherence to the prinolples sat forth in the platforms adopted by the National Convention* uf the Republican party. On the subject of protection their views are expressed in the platform which Abraham Lincoln approved, and on which he was elected--vis: That, 'while providing revenue for the sup; ort of the General Government by duties on imports, sound policy requires auch ad­ justment of these imposts as to encour­ age the industrial interests of the whole coun­ try, " and we commend the policy of national exchanges which secures to th« -tvorkingmen liberal wasej, to agriculture remunerative prices, to merchants and manufacturers an ad­ equate reward for their skill, labor, aud enter­ prise, and to the natiou commercial prosperity ami independence. While in favor of such a revisiou of the tariU and reduction of the reve­ nue as will avoid accumulating a surplus iu the Treasury after meeting the current ex­ penses of the Government and paying the na­ tional debt as rapidly as it matures, we demand that the revision shall be made by those ftiendly to the principle of protection and not by its enemies. We denounce t:ie last annual mersj^e of President. Cleveland as an attack Upou American Industries in the interests of free trade. We oppose the tariff bill now pending in Congress, reported by a majority of the Com­ mittee on Ways and Means, as an unjust, dis­ honest ami soctional measure, shaped to meet the exigencies of the party instead of being de- sit-nta to promote the general interest, and un­ fairly aiming a blow at the Industries of one sec tion of thj country while shielding those of the other. We protest against the methods by which in the several States of the Union large bodies of voters are practically disfranchised in order to promote the election of Democratic President*, Congressmen and other officials. These^p] tices pervert and poison the source rac- ths nation's political life and snake a monarchy of a republican form of government. Every friend of free institutions should Nternly. oppose the partv which practices, tolerates, or consents to profit by these crimes that outrage the rights of the citizens of the whole republic. The evil complained of is an evil of the present time. To protest against it and to demand that it be corrected is not au appeal to sectional praju- dices or bygone issues, as is falsely alleged by those who profit by it. The Kepublicans of Wisconsin desire the pros)>erity of all sections of the country and friendly relations with all. They further condemn, as toiulin^ to brine a salutary md needed reiorm into disrepute and contempt, th > sweeping changes in tiie subor­ dinate utticiuls of ttie Government made bv the present National Administration to reward and encourace partisan services iu flagrant disre­ gard of the pl» d ea which the President volun­ tarily gave when a candidate for elect on, and of the professions which from time to time he hns «luce submitted to the credulity of the public. Justice and precedent alike demand, and have for years demanded, the admission of Dakota, with its population of more than 60J,- 00) intelligent, in tustrious, and prosperous people, its it, State of the Uuion. Its exclusion on partisan grounds solely by the Democratic majority of the House of Representatives de­ serves the condemnation of all good citizens, and is an extreme exainole of anar ow, violent and unpatriotic party spite. Jt is the duty of Congress to pass and of the President to approve a vine, just and compre­ hensive tension bill, giving rel'ef to disabled veteran soldiers and subsistence to the helpless widows aud orphans of deceased soldiers, with­ out regard to the time when disability was in­ curred or the cause of death. Our great and prosperous country can well afford to show its grateful appieriation by making liberal provis­ ions for these purposes. How He del Oat of It. "Mr. Shrinkem, where did yon gel that pair of stockings you pat in the wash yesterday ?" "Eli--A--what? Oh I yes, I know. I had to double np on the road; the landlord run short of beds. The fellow that slept in my room got up first end put o I my socks aud left me his." "Erasmus, you're lying and you know it; those are too long" FOR any man to wear. They're a yard long." "Are they ? O, well--KM! Well, you see, the fellow that slept in the room with me was a tight-rope (lancer in a traveling variety troupe." 1 THS minister called one day and was shown into the parlor, when Johnny undertook to entertain him until his mother should appear. But soon stubbing his toe against a sharp comer of the furniture, little Johnny, who was only 3 years o!d, gave vent to A string of swear words. "Oh, oh!" cried the minister, shocked. "Where do you learn to I-.se such dreadful words?* "Well, I tell you," said Johnny, confi­ dentially. "iou see, I hear pa swear­ ing at ma, and then I go and practioe BA8E-BA1L. Ntws, Notes and Gossip of tMji ^ African Natio^ ^ Gams. ; . -- r > f £ 3 % Ths Western Clubs Battling with Their Eaftein Bitala--The Season's », 'A [CHICAGO CORRE8PONDZHCC.1 At this writing the second week of fls leagae pennant race is passsd, sad Bis «C^ the eight teasM have established posiHoas noon the record of thirteen games eaeb, while two other% having plajed a tie, am in the race on a record of twelve games ,< each. The contest so far brings the Chi­ cago and Boston teams in the land, with honors even, New York third, Detroit fourth, Pittsburg and Philadelphia on SB equal footing, and Waahington and bA- apolis traveling together and almost oat ef the rsee thaa early la the Mason. The presence of the Indianapolis teas* in Chicago revived discussion of the trouble at Indianapolis between Martin SuHiva* and Esterbrook, and much qpeerilKoa as to just how Esterbrook wonld be leettfd bya Chicago crowd was rife. Well. Este- brook showed up with the Hoosier tesaa when it came upon the grounds, and after­ ward took his position at first bass, the boys on the bleaching-boards goying Ida unmercifully as he stood st the bass. It was not until he came to bat, however, that the crowd let itself out. Aa Este picked up his stick a storm of hisses and eat-caus arose. "Hit him with the ball and lay hhl out, Van," "Where's Sullivan?" and o significantly worded howla came open stands, while the grand contented itself with hissing. brook smiled, and caught the s ee> ond ball pitched for a dan hit. The crowd stopped hissing, and Bs- terbVook stood at the bag and laugtod sar­ castically. Van recover* A the ball and sent it over the plate wi<h Daily sl The dude stepped off the base feet and tvrnea with a toward the bleaching lightning Van sent the' touched Esterbrook three base. Lord, oh. Lord, how the mid yelled, while Este sneaked off towara % bench, then turned aronnd, walked bask and stood behind the line with folded anas and a scowl upon his brow. Not a word was heard from him fiom beginning to end of the game. Speuting of the tronble between thssa players President Spalding eavs: "I have inquired into the matter far enough to con­ vince me that Sullivan waa in no way to blame. He cenld not possibly have pre­ vented whet happened, and was in no way responsible for it Instead of ilnsai ilng • floe I regard his condnst as well vwtln of reward. That he did not give Mr. Eetar- boards. Qniek aa ball to Anson, who three feet from the brook aa good ae he sent, then and is a gratifying surprise to me. Now the fine of $25 imposed apon Sullivan will be paid by the ohib wUtr protest. It will so stand until the matter can he brought be­ fore the directors, and the Chicago Club's view of thesftsir forwarded to Washing­ ton. If it is afterward decided thsttis fine must stand* the olub, and not Mr. Bel­ li van, will pay it. No man conn baseball has a greater dislike ef ant scsnee upon the ball field and in cases of personal dlWcslttss be­ tween players before spectators I wan* te see the offending men aevarely daalt WHS, but I also want to be sore that it tfetha of­ fending player wh» paw the penalty, and not an innocent man. In this instance I look upon Esterbrook as ths nMn ttfMl whom the punishment should fall, and Ml Uivan, as a player who did evssy- his power to prevent whet hap­ pened. That ia just how the matter eChfls so far as the Chicego Clabis coaawnsd.* With the fceaent week the Weet wttl have its fiitt eppertnaltr te Mge #tt» plsying ability of the Eastern dubeT We£1 ington end New York win he pitted Chiosgo end Indianapolis, and Boston and Philadelphia againatDetro&and Pittsbiun. Upon departing span its Western mm New York took with it a sufficient nnmhsc of players to meet any emergsocy. the lot were four bntteriee, and thai surely to be enough pitchers and eel _ to play sixteen gamee with. Keefe, Crane and Tltemnh are the pitchers, apt Ewing, O'Rourhe, Brown and Murphy are the catchers. Boston has bronght with It upon its Western trip all the talent it peassssss. and evidently means to pley heft for aD it is worth during every minate of OM * that it wears a uniiorm on Weetern President Spalding hes reoeived orders for seats from eotlying peinfll ft Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin, at the Boston and New York gam»f. i Indications are exoelle ̂ for greet during every gams ef the eeriea with teama. Thouaenda in thia eity akme wM go to ess Clarkson and EeUy and Tan Bal< tren and Darling pitted against as opposing batteries. But two weeks ef the ihwwrii son are over, and yet the Meads ef As In-j dianapolia Club ars well nigh diaconragea at the prospects of the teem. The islsisij| and sole caoae of the team's poor ahowing waa the hardest kind ef lnck. The heal was shout to enter the seas en in good spirits, and would have played better bell then it hed ever done had not miafertune swooped down upon it and robbed it of every chance right at the atari. Olaaa- cock'a sickness was the first eataetrephe, and that, occurring at the time it did, was almost enough to caoae the managers te throw up their handa and ahout "quite." At Chicago another misfortune wee added in the way of an injury to Sbomberg which may lay that player off. half die eeason., The result of all this is that the people of Indianapolis are almoet disgusted, not so; much with the club ee with baae-ball. Thai management is willing to do anything to atrengthen the team--in fSet, ia making fairly frantic efforts to do so. They hat* offered the Boaton Club $4,000 fee Bed*' bourn, which anybody knowa ia infinite!* more than 1m la worth. Glasscock wag join the teem next week. The desth of Pitcher Ferguson is s eeajh one blow te the Philadelphia te •oi a was unquestionably the mainatay dub. Now that he ia gone the' ment realises more keenly than fore hia worth. President Bead would rather have loot $110,000 then, goson. Ferguson had asthma in the VMM- form for several years and hia lungs sin ware weak. Besides he hed aevaiel aft-4 tasks of malaria, whioh break down his constitution The ars, however, that Wans l ^ have fixed him up ell it̂ thedlm aS| played in the early spring HUMS. It*, goson's dtath will again ealT ilMlwls the fact that § will pay no elnh te spul games nntil aftsrthe wans MSHMPM sst in. DIAMOND SOUIT. Geosge toiler of the Ftttshnigs lfll able to play fw six weehser two sMfths. One of his ribs is mokSti and snethss free- tared. Fred Pfaffer, ̂ e anistanlisnillj did the damage, mgieta the aonidanl kaanly. Detroit has its agree on the hall andevscy player is racevscing hie eld-time effective-, neaa with hnt. "The New Tosfc papeca have begun te severely take the New Yerks to task flap dafsol It Is ill i II j SBili In bsgin I hia snrt of thing, and it ia wholly nnwarrented."-- JBOeton Courier. They don t know say better. They are auch "ears thing* fallewe that, in their opinion, no other crab hail * rigkt to bee* the Giante. With a runner on third and another en firet it la extremely dsngerone for the laat>, named individual to attempt to steal ssaonfii on the Chicago*. Pfaffer phye wett in towud heme, but he hes dsvslepsd a new wrinkle of runaing backward and ha ia a lively m the bass, while he hi ingtharunnsr on thM. Mi M nesr in plneofthM «