Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-22
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THE INDEPENDENT CONFERENCE.
AN ANTI.BLAINEG GATHERING IN NEW
YORK.
THE PROHIBITION CONVENTION.
A DESPERATE FIGHT WITH FIRE
The Gathering Of the Blaine BOlIcrs
in New York TO-iay-NO RESOLUTIONS
Formulated - Carl SchurZ. George
William Curtis. and Others prc~cnt.


NEW YORK. july 22-The meeting OF indCpend-
entS opposed TO Blaine and Logan was announced
Tor to-day at the UnivC Crsity Club tnedter of this
city. For an hour before the time fixed there WAS
an unusual stir in that generally quiet Locality, and
inside the corridors OF the little thrater ConSUlta
tlon OF Independents was busily carried on. Among
the more prominent faces noticeable Were those OF
George Wm- Curtis and Carl Schurz. The latter
was the center OF an Interested and animated
group. Clarence Bowen, OF The HtdepeHdt3d, and
others OF the seeding members OF the Brooklyn
young republican club were present The secieta-
res made up lists OF those who were TO bc present.
which showed that Massachusetts was more hume
rously represented than any other state except
New York few from New j rsey and ConnecI-
cut. and some from more distant states. were on
The roll, which, at IL O'Clock was still incomplete.
THE PLATFORM
No resolutions had been agreed upon. but IL is
understood that several platforms, either I'm
full or In part, have been prepared
These Will be referred TO the committee on resolu
tionS and that committee will prepare a platform.
which the convention viii debate, and upon which
1t will act.
THE PLEDGE AT THE THRESHOLD.
Admission to the hail is by tickel. but anv one
signing the following formula. which is furnished
on printed slips to each applicant is given card OF
admission without question:
"Disapprovng OF the nominations made by the
repuoncan national convention at Chicago as
eSts of good government and OF public morals
demand the defeat or the republican candidates for
President and Vice President, and being therefore
resolved not to vote for Blaine and Logan. desire
TO take part with other republican ana independent
, voters IN the conference to be held at The lnyer-
New York, Tuesday, july 22t. AT ii a m"
AMONG THE MASSACHUSETTS DELEGATES
were the following From Boston, Geo 4. Hale. F.
Fox. Geo. W. Wright, f. V. L. Kern. Col T. ".
Higgnson, A. NJ. Howe and j. h. Thayer: Con-
cord. Samuel Hoar, Arthur J. Fuller and MesSrs.
Chapman and hudson: Fall River 5. Borden: New
Bedford, +. b. Gummere and W. G. LamSOn; Brook
line, Theodore Lyman; Quincy. +. :. Huntington.
Josiah Quincy, ". b. Rec, Wm. Everett and Mir
Slade; Woburn. W. V. klllen: Newton Col. 4. A.
Pape, j. K Canter. j. f. Oper. L. r. RAYMOND
and -. S. Farlow; Chelsea A. d. Bo>son; Drdham,
+. j. StimSon: lexington. Cornelius Wellington
and {. = oagood. I here were also delegates from
New Haven, New Jersey. Rhode island aud Penn
SylHanla. I he hall was Well liIied when the meet
ing was called TO order.
TEMPERANCE MEMORIAL
The National Temperance society circulated
memorial to the conference ask ng it to take
co nHance OF the alcoholic liquor traffic, and re-
guessing that it would not eff crse "Jhe saloon
PIN PINK OF .Le delnocratc Platform, which SAYS
and Interfere with individual liberty.''
Swept by Wind and Hail.
A STORM THAT DEVASTATED SOUTHEASTERN DAKOTA
YESTERDAY.
Sioux FALLS, OAK. July aa-Yesterday afternoon
a destructive wind, ram and hal Stom visited
southeastern Dakota AT Carthage near Iroquois
strip five mics wide cut by hail. Ia Dell
Rapids. twenty miles north OF here, great desiruc-
uon ensued The lower portion OF Crossman Bros
store spread and let the top story, occupied as an
Odd Fellows hail. telescope down into it, The
OtIer stories We're ddIna ged- Two Warehouses near
the depot were blown down. The con rTegattonal
church and school house We're demolished, the spire
or the Presbyterian church was blown of. John
Paul'S lumber yard was wrecked and a numher OF
dwellings were destroyed. The crops werr badly
cut by hall ana telegraph lines Frustrated. At a
town fourteen miles north. C. f. Bert'S store was
blown down. and the goods were scattered over The
prairie. he loss is 5000 AL Sioux Fails there
was no hail. but the wind did damage To the extent
OF S2Oco. Of the crops, corn suffered the most
damage, the loss being estimated at three per cent
AT Naliey Springs the flax mill OF I'll. G. Torrey WIS
destroyed; also a roller SKATING rink. 4 school
house was unrOO1ed and the fonts OF several bg,-
ness places blown in. Fifteen structures Were de-
Stroyed. but not one dwelling. though they were
somewhat damaged. Lumber stocks We're Scatt red
In all directions Griffith Rogers. liyin- two miles
north OF here, had his house and barn Blown down
and two children injured. though not dangerously.
AT Beaver Creek, Minnesota, some damage WAS
done TO grain. HOUSES barns and windmiilS The
Norwegian church, ten miles south of there, Was
blown down, and man and boy We're injured.
Masonic COurtc.fes TO Lieut.. Greely.
NEwBTRYPoRT. Mass, July 22- Newbury port
mandery. knights 1emplar, has sent a tee-
gram OF sympathy and congraI ullt1on 10 Lieut.
0reeIy, AT 81. Johns, \. F., extending the courUe-
sizes OF NeWbury port Comm nlery at the earliest
GATE that Will suit his convenence.
Killed by "A Jealous " One3n.
DENVER, Col. July 21-John Ferguson, late
cashier at the Brunswick h0tei. has been keeping
company for several months with IA MIS- A. c.
lady. Yesterday he met Mis- Could, who drew a
bulldog revolver and Shot him three tlmes inllct-
ing mortal wounds.