Western cyclone., 1886-09-16
The Wisconsin Republican State Conven-

The Wisconsin Republican State ConVen-
ton met at Madison.
j. NJ. Rusk was nominated for governor
by reclamation, the delegates rising from
their eats and giving loud cheers.
George W. Ryland was nominated for lieu,
tenant governor, and Ernest G. Timme was
nominated for secretary of state by acclama-
ton.
The platform. among other things, devotes
considerable space to the labor question. 1t
endorses Governor Rusk's action in suppress
ing the riots last May, as both wise and mer-
ciful; favors the present local option and
license system as the best way of dealing
with the liquor question, and favors legisla
tive control over railroads.
Phil Cheek was nominated for insurance
commissioner, and Estabrook for state
superintendent of public instruction.
Henry Harshaw, of Oshkosh, for state
treasurer.
The annual street parade was the most
noteworthy ever made by the labor OrganlZa-
tiOns of Chicago. The day was warm but
perfect III all other respects. The column
began moving at 1880 o'clock, and marching
steadily, was two hours in passage. The
column was divided and close computa-
ton places the number in line at between
10000 and $1,000. The feature of the parade
was the remarkable uniformity shown by
each division of marchers. All the trades
marched by columns of four we'll closed up,
and generally moving with great precision
and regularity. One column of 800 en-
plOyes of the bank safe manufacturers wore
white tiles. 4 column of journeymen
tailors, numbering 1,000 wore white derby's,
and presented probably the finest appear
ance of any distinct body of marchers.
strange incident of the recent earth
quake shock is the recovery of the power of
speech by Miss Mamie Martus, the daughter
ISNen 49, Il Lea L..
| the close of the war her father was put in
charge of Forts Pulaski and jackson, below
the city. While at the former fort the
daughter, then a bright intelligent child,
had an attack of meningitis, which left her
voiceless. The best medical skill was OBJ
tanned, and the father took his afflicted child
| travelling but nothing did her any good.
| During the excitement of the first earth
quake shock, she in her fright, attempted to
! call her brother, and he was frightened him
self when he heard her whisper his name.
Since then she has gradually regained her
voice and now talks with perfect fluency.
She says she was almost delirious with JOY
when she found she could speak. Her voice
was low and her throat sore for three days.
She had trouble in finding words to express
her thoughts. It was much like learning a
new tongue, except that she knew words,
| but had forgotten how to pronounce them.
The city physicians dre deeply interested in
the case. Their explanation is that the re-
cOvery was due to intense mental excite
ment.
Boston dispatch says: Gan old friend
Of ex-President Arthur, just returned from
a visit to the distinguished invalid at New
! London, gives gloomy view of Mr.. Arthur
condition. He says the ex-president main
tains at all times forced cheerfulness, and
still manifests the liveliest interest in cur
rent events and the leading political ques-
tons of the day, discussing men and meas
ures with all his old time keenness. He soon
tires, his breathing becomes shorter, and an
enforced rest ensues. He has lost flesh un-
til he is a mere shadow of his former self.
His robust physique and fiorid countenance
are gone. He feels the change bitterly and
expressions of sympathy are very cheering
to him, and these are constantly pouring in
from all sections of the country. Mr..
Arthur reads the newspapers with great
activity, and any paragraph of fOrbOding
kind about himself makes him depressed
and anxious. His attendants exercise con-
tinued care regarding the contents of the
papers taken to him. There is little doubt
but that his illness Is a confirmed attack of
dreadful malady, and the inevitable re-
suit is only question of time.
The American Brewers association met
at Niagara Falls. The vigilance committee
reported of which the following is clause
From our correspondents in Virginia and
Georgia we learn that the success of the
prohibitOry movement is mainly due to the
desire on the part of the ruling party demo
cratic) to keep the colored population with
in certain moral bounds 1t is claimed that
for exclusively white populations the demo-
Gratis would not dream of passing such laws.
Discussion of the question on basis of per-
sOnal and industrial liberty was entirely i'm
possible, because the advocates of the law
invariably answered all such arguments by
claiming that these measures are intended
to restrain only black men. Such logic is
beyond our comprehension. To US it seems
that the greater depravity of the population,
the greater also the need of control. Pro
hibition and local option do nothing at all to
control, leaving the liquor traffic practical
| ly as free as it would be in the absence of
any laws on the subject, but far more dan
gerous to society on account of the i'm
morality inseparably connected with the
constant recurrence of law breaking. The
most interesting part of the report of the
advisory committee was that relating to the
alleged adulteration of malt liquors. The
report goes into discussion of the temper
ance school book question, which it treats
with some vlgOr.
A TERRIBLE OCCURRENCE.