Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-05-25

news nan Wo0oReds
NEw YORK, NAV 24.-Jamed C. Hurs
ton, General Agent Of the New York Ar
socistsd Press, has received through th.
Department Of State from the Germs,
Government the medal for saving from
imminent danger. Mr.. Hursson 70
ceived this tetimonial fo- reseuin,
Theresa Enks from death by drowning
while he was sojournine at Ems, Ger
many. The medal has on one side /,
wreath surrounding the words: "Fu,
ketung aus Gefahr." On the other sid
Is the head of Emperor William.
Village Blaze.
ALrrA. Iowa May 2l.-A fre her,
yesterday destroyed several business
buildings. Loss $2i, 600; insurance sls,
900.
Pennsylvanla Conventien.
PHILADELPHIA. May A-Geo. Lear
who presided at the regular Republican
Convention. occupied a seat on the plat.
form when the independent Rspubli.
can Convention was called to order
Prayer was offered by Rev. d. G. Bah
cock, the noted prohibitionist and Sec
retary of tho Pennsylvania State Tenn
perance Association. Senator Mitchell
was chosen temporary Chairman amidst
cheers and applause. Mitchell returned
thanks for the honor conferred, and
said the work of the Convention vas
MOTTO nominate ticket that would help
the Democratic party or defeat the Re-
publican party, but to nominate one
which would receive the respect and sup
port Of the Republican party. This
country has been founded upon princi-
pies which secured equal rights to all
men, and this is the spot where these
principles originated and where the Re-
publican party was founded, and he
trusted the atmosphere of this State
would be found too free to be breathed
by any Republican willing to be a slave
politically or otherwise of any man.
There must in the order of things be
leaders, but not bosses. 1t would be
we'll for tho Convention to declare
against this system, and against boss
ism and mechanism. The remedy that
would tear them up root and branch ia
the only effective remedy to be found in
the civil service system. The speaker
would be glad to be able to stand before
the Convention and declare his desire
to support the Administration. The
President was disposed to enforce his
system, but he was sorry to say there
was yet no indication of such determi-
nation on the Presidents part, with
power to appoint to places of minor i'm
porsance taken out of tho hands of pol
iticians and made test of fitness alone.
There would be fewer relatives really to
take the bread from some poor but ca-
pablo man to give his place to some mere
politician. Mitchell said he spoke with
sorrow when he asserted what had been
achieved had not been borne out by the
present Administration in all that the
movement meant that placed Garfield
in tho Presidents chair. The speaker
had syn,pathised, and he trusted the
Republicans present were assembled to
show what they could do TO manage the
Republican party. to protest against
methods by which it had been man
aged, and to say to the people Of this
country by the voice Of this body actu-
atsd by desire for the good of the Re-
public, that that party shall rid itself of
barnacles aud all the murky, corrupt at
mosphere by which she has been sur
rounded, and to show the Republican
party was progressive party composed
of free thinking men, and one that can.
not be run a. a railroad tram by con
ductors for the political employment OF
any man. The roll of delegates was
then called.
Gen. Ramsey Dead.
| WARRINGTON, May 2i.-Brevet Major
General Geo. d. Ramsey, U. 8. A., 70
tired, is dead.
Well Rid Of.
Sr. PAUL, May 2l.-An Indian Terri
tory special says Moses Silk, motor
ious rufiian and murderer, was riddlsi
with bullets by Sheriff Taylor at For
Skunk. Silk was drunk and quarrel
some, and resisted arrest, making des
pernte fight. He il credited with kill
ing five men, and being accessory K
many other murders.
A New Railroad Scheme.
CHICAGO, May 24.--Ofhcsrs of th,
Gulf Of Colorado Il Santa Fe Railroad
Co., operating 200 miles in Texas, ar,
here comforting with tho Chicago & Al
ton railroad officials, and have sub
mitted proposal that the latter extsnt
its lines from Kansas City to the north
ern boundary Of Indian Territory
while the Gulf of Colorado 4 Santa Fl
Company will extend its line from For
Worth to the southern boundary Of th,
Territory. and the two interests unit
in third company, and build acros
one hundred miles west of the Missour
Kansas, the Texas Pacific road to bea
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