Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-07-30

tton- Ia aayinQ this he ala nos u;sA a.,
% urldarstood a. rsfscsinc unen -
Departmeut- Il vas very difacals =,
Keep sbreass Of the times. eznecialIy o.,
. country which vas pos buiidins sb;rs
There gas plenty Of time 20 40 vi.sIv
arEs deliberately. Il was sofseient n,
the present to consider this first sea.,e
of the work.
There are about 70 plans for vss-,,l.
10 whole or In part before the Roard
The greater portion Of the dav -
passed by the Board In prelfninsrv
work The plans we're ciassi6ed. TIA,
the examination mixnt BE- ooudaeted
more rapidly.
a Presidential ssbscriptSsa.
EsUYrALo, July Z.-Psesidsns Clsye-
land has sent . subscription Of 40 "a
TIE fund fer rebuilding Music Hail.
which vas destroyed By hre Last Mareh'
Death Of Texan Patriot
MosTooNEkI, Tex. July 29.-Hou. C..
b. Stewart died here yesterday. ased 81
anel vas barred tsday with Masonic
nor'ofn- Deceased was one of thu TIVE
scrvivlnR saRness Of the Declaration Of
Iei:as undergraduates. He hsld many
Important positions under the repablic
OF Texas and afterwards under the State.
Virginia Demecrats.
RICHMOND, Va, July 9.-The Demo.
cratic State Conventioa assembled al
hichmond Thsater this morning. A.
noon Hon John 5. Barbour called the
Cohsention 10 order. In the course Of
bis speEch he alluded In complimentary
terms 10 President Cleveland and his
administration. Committees were sp-
pointed and q recess was taken until
4 p. M
HOlnaes Conrad nominated General
kitEhuRh Lse for Governor. His
spessch was an excellent tribute TO his
can Iidate, and embodied the striking
contrast between Lee a. a man Of the
highest attributes and "Mahons's candi-
date" The remarks were frequently
interrupted With rapturoas applause.
Colonel w. Z. Green nominated Capt.
Philip W. Mckinney. in q stirring
speech. His hrst mention Of the name
OF Mckinney vas received with an ont
bursa OF applanse that fairly shook the
hoolse. Joha Z. Massey and Major B.
4. Les were also named as candidates.
fAtzaaRh Lee received more han the
necessary number Of votes, and the
friends Of Capt. Mckinney moved 10
make the nomination unanimous which
was done amid the widest enthusiasm.
General Lss appeared on the stage
and received an ovation. He spoke
briefly of his early military career,
whel1 he wore the uniform of the United
States and served ia her army, and when
his state had called Cor his services be
had felt 10 his duty 30 bis mother to re-
spond 20 her cali. Once again Virginia
called him 10 aid her Ia riding down
her enemy, and be cheeFfulIy answered
and accepted the trust Feposed in him
70 DO her standard bearer in the coming
political campaign. The Republican
party, he said, had but recently nomi-
mated candidates for Governor, Lieu
tenant Governor and Attorney General,
aud had put them on platform
which has been justly characterized as
being mass of falsehood and ridiculous
exsaRerssion. ID was against these men
and this platform that be would strive
TO make manly and enrnest fght.
IL vas midnight when the convention
adjourned.
The naFe island gxamlning Bearti.
WkssINoTos, July 29.-The ExRmin-
ing Board Of hye members at Mare
Ialond Navy Yard, appointed 10 exam
Inc applicants for fsremAnships. has
made its report to the Secretary of the
Navy. There we're about one hundred
applicants for positions and twelve va
eanoies. Only those whom the Board
reeoinmends for appointment viii be
gwen positions.