Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-09-08

KAssls c1rr. sspt 7.-Eansas oity.
Is; Boslon. q
PACIFIC COAST.
squiFesa PrasDecfs nrixhfening.
IAooarA. Ssp4. THE delegations
and prominent workers In the Rspnbli.
oan party have ooan arriving here al
day and tonight he lobbiss of ths
1ae0ma Hotsl are crowded With eaFneat
and enthng'as1le mo1 AL TIE oandi-
dates VIA have been pFomlnansly men-
tened are on the daid keeping q wateh-
fui ere On thar inisFeslA he boom
thia evening Is eortainly with Squire
and IL the drift b his favor, whioh is
now apparent, continnsa, his nomina-
tian is prohAbis. TIE feeling IN his
favef appears 20 be steadily growing
and earnest work done IN bis bshalf b
the delegations from King and several
other S0end counties is having q telling
eject.
A canoas Of ahe King county dsleea-
tion vas held this evening. Entire har-
mony ives evident an 4 the desire Of al
the delegates vas apparently 70 make
eVorY e4ort 10 secure toe nomination 81
their fasefite.
Ths following sslsotions q members
from tie King county council distriel
On various committees were made /;
COMMITTEES on Oredeutialg. SuteliA Bax-
ter; COMMITTEES On Permanent OFganiza-
ei0n, r. p. Ferry; Committee On Reso-
lUtions, +. ]. Grant. J. O. HaiRes waa
/ ohosen chairman o. the delegation.
Governor Squirs'B nams will probably
Be presented 70 the convention By eisheF
Hainaa OF Lewis.
J. b. Allan, of Walia walla, is men.
toned Is 3 dsFk horse candidate fer
Delegate 10 C0nRreas. It is said that
/ Spokane county viii give hin ooiid
vote. Eugene Uanaeld, Of Whatoo 1,
positively declined 70 be candidate
and his friends have generally a6andOn-
Cd the idea Of presenting hia name.
i The names mosl prominently mention-
ed for Chairman of the Convention
are thoaa Of Brada Az, Of jefferson.
and pritchaFd, of Whitman.
The doun SQUAD delegations, inclad-
ing Whaaeom and Jefferson, will 90
largely for Squire. He is also develop
ing unexpected strength Ia other guar.
eeFa, and bis friends claim that he will
20 into the convention With . hundred
votes. Meaker'a stranQth, On the coz
traFy, u apparently waning. Many del
eQafions which have bean claimed for
him. proving either doubtful or AGAINST
him.
Patrick Fer CoaGress.
SAN FnANunoo, Sept. 7.-It ia said
that Patrick keddy has been urged 10
accept the DamoorAtie nomination foE
Congress from she Foarth District, and
| ID is believed that he will aeoept.
An EnGine Takes q Plange.
sAK FRkEcIsco. Sept. 7.-EAriy this
morning e. the transfer steamer Solane
was about 20 enter her alp a. Benicia.
engine No. 50 and . car attached - Il
ran Of the boat and plunged into the
bay. As the car ran on into the water,
Il settled back with crash against the
ruddsF Of the douhle-ended steamer
and broke IL. The eonduetoF, engineer
aud brakeman saved their lives b.
| iampinR from the rear platform Of the
car e. i vas In the air on 10 ths boat.
HenFy GaFvey, TIE fireman. vas drown
ed. The damage done 20 the 50lano
viii necessitate her being laid up fer
repairs. Tha engine vas valued &c about
5000. An edors will be made 70 raise
her e soon a. psasibls.
The Rate war Begins AEAin.
Ths Paciho coast freight agents Of
the tranaoontinentai lines have an
nouncod q reelection Of rates for east
baund freight Of 90 per cent, with The
minimum rate Of 80 cents per hundred
pounda 90 Chisa 20 and Sc. Louis. This
ssissa vas taken on aocount Of the
asroe opposition being vaaed by The
Pacific Mail Steamship Company and
she cansdian Pacific Railway. TIE ~
dueed rate has been guarantoso up 70
nsxi Saturday.
state senaae 81 California.
sAcnAMExro, Sept. THE Senate met
at o'clock shis aftern0on, twenty-eiRht
members being present. Spencer intro
/ duced q pFoiesl against the sitting Of
the Legislature, claiming thai the -
sion was illegal. 1ha protest waa spread
on the journal. After she adoption b
10 70 Dot a Eeaolation 10 adjoaFn slHs
de on wednesday ntRht at ~ O'Clock,
The senate adioafnsd.
JeGeraoa Csuniy Peiisles.
PoEr TovNsn,aD, Sept. 7.-Politiea il
this county are increasing 10 expression
every DAY. Ihe eameral opinion am0na
Republicans seem 70 Be- IN favor Of
some Western WaahinRton man for del
eqate, II 10 ia possible 10 nominate Que.
/ WhethaF the nsminse be from ths Eeas
OF West, Jefferson Caanty will 90 more
atronaly Rapubifaan than ever bsfore-
A atF0nQ County tieket viii Be nami-
mated this mon8h and every endaavog
viii b mads 70 elect every man on u.
AZ present tie 8hariH Of this ooanty b
q DsmOorat. bus the Republicans hoDs
10 change this at the next eieosion. The
other olaoers Of the ooanty are Re-
puhlieans.
Gane e ne Islaaas.
T. w. Spenoer has gone 30 the Nan
Jean archipelago and viii prebably IN.
Vest Ia land On some of he ialaBda Of
thnl kFOnp.
Rev. Deaissa as Pert Tswasend.
Res. J. n. Denison. pastor Of tha n.
3. Churoh At this piaoe. h becoming
very popalar arnOng she cauroh going
community. He 10 4 faithful and hard
w0Eking mas in bis profession.
Baalne4s a. the PsEt - Rntrg.
Bnsinsas IN town 4 increasing IN So
tivity. More esantry trade i being
done than ever before In The history Of
ths piAss.
caming WeafheR.
sAn FnANcIsCo. eepa. 7.-BaFomstris
prassurO oontiuaes high IL he 1ofiA
Paaiaa. The indiSaaiana for he SUE
eseding ~ hoars for Wnahington fsEEi-
tory are, ooutiunof warn and fair
wuathss, with variable winds.
nsfaesa DAy e ahe Fear.
Today wns one of ths hottest days e
this ysax. Tha themometex reached os
daEreaa.