Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-15
EAST OF THE ROCKIES.
Great Mome hale Demaon-
stratEon at ChIcngo.


4ons9 1uie DemanslE11lon IN Ghieaga
CHICAGO. AnR. 14.--A very lArRe oon-
eoHFaa of Hona Rula Mympathiaars a.
aanded the meeting "a ORaanss Grove
this afternoon. Joan Einerty presided
and Miohaal D4Vi1t, Alexander SnfiiVan,
MatAau p. Brady aud Patrick EaRan
Uere NE principal speader8 Davilt, ID
ehe eoarss Of bis rsmaEka. said thaE ths
defeat Of she Gladstone measure had
placed the Rsigns Of eoVeKnmsna IN the
hnnds 81 she bitteE0se enemies az the
frish national sentiment. Euxthex on,
Be said that be vas aware thai there
Was oFtdulent fee irg among The Irish
people 10 America tnas sue defeat Of
Giadalone'B homs rule proposals vas
net an unmixed evil. A aimilaF sanai-
ment existed amona Chs Natianaliaas az
hame. IL the opinion Of many shs
coas tifnlion provided by the bill vas
undemooraiie. Ths safsRaaEds provided
for fhs interests % the British Enpire
we're Eidieuiousiy unnecessary. fheaa
bl0ls in the ball being undeniAhle, many
paKs0Re tn Amertea charged ns vita
weakness IN eonssntinQ 30 suoh q aoiu
ton of the Irish quesfioa. Daxitt
would not dispate the oorreotness Of
these impressions entirely, bus main
tanned that iimlts could nos be az.
bitEaziiy sea 70 the progress Of ths
nation. The progress of tbs Irish cause
must shegsfose be fadRed by either an
epslmist or q pessimist as tbs estimate
Of Gl1dstone's hone rule schema
After reviewing as considerable length
the progress Of Irish national affairs
undsr parnelfs Supervision, Mr.. Daviti
said that Mr.. PaEneli has ahe most
claim on the foFboafanoe and patience
oe all Who are interested IN IKish Iiber
alton. The situation e the present
monnsnt vas such as may draw largely
on the paaienes and fogbearanos 0f she
Iriah reople IN America. 9iadstone's
defeat had placed the aoveRameaf Of
Ireland 10 the hands Of landlords and
the garrison. To unFehecting minds
this might aeam like q oomplete defeat
Of car policy. This was not fhe hslief
Of the leaders at home. They we're
neither disheaFtened nor dismayed. Il
was apparent that the policy which the
Tories wouid try 90 carry oat vas one Of
terrorism. They will oontfuuo 20 play
upen the political fears and religious
fanatioism Of the Enelish people
This would end 10 she rnfiianism which
has already reduced q prosperous city
10 the state Of terror and disorder In
whion IL nov h.
In the evening fully 5000 people
were il Ogden Grove. Alexander Suili-
van presided and made Q short speech.
Dayitt again spoke, but briefly. 10 the
course of ais speech be said that the
Irish people coaid fight their battles
without an appeal 30 weapons. The
destiny Of Ireland could be worked oat
without The aid Of dynamite. bat be |
could not pass Judgment on any Irisb- |
man, however th0se in the old country |
had to stand the osnsequsnoea. They |
reserved the right 10 saaReat the means |
Of IEeland's salvation, bat they would /
nut rsst until they had an Irish Pariia-
ment or College Green.
Speeches we're also made By Patrick /
EQan and others. fluerty then made /
& mstiOn ehat vote Of thanks be ten
deFed Davitt, and Ii doing 30 referred /
20 the "pasaaQe at arman between him |
self and their distinguished visitor. l
Chairman Sullivan, before putting the /
mntion. explained that this passage at /
arms vas only q sliqhs love spat-noth- /
ing more. The motion vas then carried /
amid cheer upsn cheer from the Assem-
bied thousands.
Unpreeedenlea storm In Fcanaylvanin
RKApno (Pa.), Aug. l4.-Rsport fFsm
The country districts show that last
nights cloud burst and storm we're IN
preoedented. Mary thousand bushels
Of ripe fruit are nov lying on the
ground. TIE streets Of hambarg pre-
senied the appearance OF rivers. Hun
dFeds Of cellars we're flooded. Wagons
and agricultural implements were wash
ed from farm yards int0 the Schuylkill |
and carried away 1he West Ham burg
rolling mill and the Tobias brick yards
we're washed out by the stream, com
peilina the employees 30 dee for theig
lives. The embankment Of the Read
ing railway was washed away, leaving
the rats banging n the air. Tobacco
delds we're ruined. Ths fruit crop b q
total ioss, together with several amin lis.
The rsofa OF churches in the western
section Of BeFks county were partially
blown Of.
Importaat zand Case.
WAsamOToN Aae. 14.-Ia the oass Of
rhomas Reese vs. TIE Central Paoi6e
Railroad Co, tnvoiving q quarter Sec
llon Of land near Mount Diablo, In the
San Francisco land district Of Cali
fornia. AotinR Secretary Muidrow has
decided that the extent OF the Mexican
pFivats claim must be determined By
the records. such elaim vs. presented
20 she Board Of Commissioners for con-
dRmasion, and from anoh records /
q must be held, IN this case, shat the
claimed limits OF IT SohFante never ran /
south Of the pretended line Of the No /
raar. ssrare and a1harsna "A kha fn4T.sar