Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-06-05
EASTERN NEWS.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES
B'atae's Ghaaees-0ptaisas OF Premt-
neat Delegates
CHICAGO. June 4.-Whss d.es the cleo
, ton of Lynch SIGNIFY xas asked of
w. w. Morrow. Hartman of the Pacific
Siops delegation. IL signIfed that
Blaine's supporters are right in claim
ing that he represents by far the largest
force in the Convention. Ii has been
said that Mr.. CLAYTON mad the support
OF Blaiues friends; then il IL very plain
that he was within few votes of the
necessary number to receive the nomi-
nation on the first ballot. Ii Is un-
doubtediy true that a number of dele
gates voted for Clayton who will not
vote for Blaine on the first ballot, bat II
Is evident that they will vote for him
after the first or second ballots. Then
there were a number of delegates who
voted for Lynch who will vote fer
Blaine on the first ballot. IL seems 20
me that Blaine will be nominated before
the fourth or fifth ballot Colonel c. f.
Crocker said Mr.. Biaine's friends never
claimed a majority of the entire Cen
ventioa on the first ballot, and We do
not consider il as test of his final
strength. 1t is simply a settlement of
whether no is to be nominated on tbs |
| first ballot or soon thereafter.
william II. Park of California said !: |
Ii Is very favorable to Blaine. He has |
| developed strength of least 10 votes |
| more than ever has been claimed BY his |
friends Then you consider that Clay |
ton 5 friends represent his. Not entire
| ly. There were some few who voted to |
! sustain the action of the committee |
who will not vote for Blaine. To effect /
that there were large number of |
Biaine's friends who voted for Lynch in |
| order to please the Southern delegates. |
10 ME the outlook never seemed better /
than it does now.
President Blaine at aome.
AUGUSTA, Me-, June flames G. |
Blaine reached his home this afternoon.
HIS friends here telegraphed him early
IN the day, rendering a public recep-
| lion, which he at once declined. On
his arrival at the station he had to pass
| through large crowd to the carriage,
and left promptly for his home. On
the journey large numbers of people
cheered him, but he declined to make
any response, except TO raise his hat.
As he stood on the platform it was
Aotcu Win 5Uttic lHtoEcst butt TUG Qotu- i
onstratIons in Massachusetts, were
especially enthusiastic. At Salem his
greeting was very cordial, and at New
port it was a perfect ovation. There is
no truth in the report that special
telegraph wire has been placed in
Blaine's house, nor has he sent tele-
gram of any kind whatever to Chicago.
Being informed by an Associated Press
representative that rumors had been
received of interviews with him in
some of the afternoon papers of Bos-
ton aud New York, he said they were
totally unauthorized. During his /,
honeward journey he made no ex-
preston whatever as to his own pros
poets or the prospect of any other can
didate before the Chicago Convention, !
but, on the contrary, pointedly and re- !
peatedly declined to do so. Mr.. Blaine
appears to be in excellent health and
the best of spirits.
To Withdraw from the Pool.
Boston. June 3.-rhe Atchison, To-
peka and Santa Fe Railway Company
has given the required thr e. months ,
notice of withdrawal from the Trans
continental Railway Association. which {
pools all business west of the Missouri
river.
Texas Floods.
GALVESTON, June 3-Auother disas. ,
troas rain occurred today, which, added
to the recent food, will cause loss of
many million dollars to the State.
The Drowning Of General Babcock
and Party.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, June 3.-General
Babcock and his party left Baltimore
May 10th on the light house tender
Pharaoh, a two msstsd schooner, bound
for Mosquito Inlet, ninety miles below
the mouth of st. Johns River, on the
Florida coast, where the Governments is
building light house. The Pharaoh
pat into Charleston, aud left there the
18th. having encountered adverse winds
all the way. A heavy northeast gale
began on the 10Th. in the midst of
which the Pharaoh sailed to st, John
light and came to anchor off the bar,
with two cables out. A pilot was sig
aalled, and although the sea was run
ming half mast high one reached the
Pharaoh, aud General Babcock sent
the following dispatch to DIR. j. G.
Longle, of this city. proprietor of steam
towing tugs on the river
ST. JOINS BAR, via Pilottown, May
80. lS84.-J. G. LoHgie, Jacksonville, Fla:
"a
Please send tn Seth Low or Maybe to
tow her over Mosquito Inlet bar. Let
her take the Pharaoh in tow if over
tiken. (Signed) U. Z. BABcooK,
Light House Manager.
The sea ran so high that the tug
could not get out, and the sea had not
gone down this morning. The next
news received was dispatch from Day
ton to the Times Uni0H announcing the
calamity. When the tug comes back
from Mosquito Inlet full particulars
will be known. The probability ia the
Pharaoh anchored off the inlet and the
General and his party undertook to go
ashore in small boat, which was
swamped in the breakers.
Sass Meeting In Convention Building.
CHICAGO, June 5.-After the conven-
ton had been adjourned and the vast
assemblage begun filing ont. it occurred
to some one in the body of the
hall that it would be we'll to trans
form it into mass meeting. 1t was no
sooner thought of than pat into effect
dozen voices called for speeches, and
that dozen swelled to hundreds. Gen.
George b. Williams called the meeting
to order. There were calls for ex-Sena-
tor Oglesby, who had occupied posi-
ton on the PLATFORM during the session.
rhe delegates aud audience who were
crowding the exits returned to their
| seats. On his return to the platform
Gov. Oglesby passed through the dense
ranks of his admirers, who went wild
with excitement. and yelled and
shrieked and swung their hats, giving
the old war-horse perfect ovation.
On reaching the platform, when the
cheering subsidized. he addressed the au
| dience.
Vanderbilt Defeated.
CHICAGO June THE s.ockholdera
of the Chicago, hook Island q Pacific
Railroad Company held their annual
| meeting for the election of directors at
the general office in this city today.
| This election has attracted much atten-
ton because of the contest between
| President Gable and WiIliam H. Van
| derbilt. The issue was joined GA the
re election of Henry II. Porter a. nem-
Der of the board of directors. TheWhoIe
| number of votes cast was 397 .l23 shares.
| Henry II. Porter received 334, 7I6 John
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