, 1888-06-14
By TELEGRAPH.
THE OREGON SURPRISE.

in Dragon at Mondays election hit
the democratic delegate frcm that
state with sort of mild eonsternati
on which had latterly turned to skep-
ticism. National Committeeman A.
Noltner was seen tonight, and ex
pressed himself as disinclined to
swallow the whole report. 1T is
true, he said, that the election was
on the tariff platform. Before we
came to the convention, our party
had undeniably placed itself with
the administration.
The lines were strongly drawn.
There was no misunderstanding /
whatever. What puzzles me, though.
Is the Republican gain claimed west
of the mountains. There is no wool
interest there that we care about.
Besides this, from the reports we
find that We have sixteen out OF the |
twenty-siX counties. If the Repub-
lican majority is 1000 as stated the
vote will exceed by 10000 any former
election
REPUBLICAN NOMINATION.
CHICAGO, June ii. Clarkson. one of |
the members of the national repub- !
liean committee, has just returned |
from New York and a trip through
the east. Replying to a question he
said: I found Blaine's letter had
made the situation very serious.
| Republicans felt it to he so. East
ern delegates have had many oonfer-
| enoes and have discussed the various
men proposed. Leading men of the
New York delegation have told me in
| the last day or two that the conclu-
sion reached WAS a general one not to
pledge anyone, but rather an agree
ment to keep unpledged and SO come
to Chicago. When here they will
confer with the delegates from all
quarters, and by seeking the level of
opinion find and nominate the strong
eat possible man for the place. |
think this is the view of nearly all
the eastern delegates"
SHERIDAN
WASHINGTON, June 8.-Gen. Sheri-
dan was more or less delirious all
through the night, not violently, but
he could not recognize members of
his family or his his physicians, and
refused 10 take any medicine or
| nour!shment. Each of the several
attacks, which be has had lately has
left him much weaker than the pre-
yiOus one. His rallies are but par
tial and unsatisfactory. Altogether
| his case is a desperate one. From
| information received from a high
source it is believed the end is not
| far off
WAsHINGToN, June 8, 3 p. m.-
Sheridan's respiration is now 2S, but
varying. His skin is warm and
moist. He coughs but little. HIS
mind is clear
WAsHINGroH, June S.-General
Sheridan has rallied this morning
from last nights attack. His mind is
clearer.
| sRAMES'5 WAGES REDUCED.
San FRASCIsCo, June The wages
on English ships bound foreign by
way of Puget Sound have been re-
duced to S25 month, and general
cut IN coast sailors wages is expected
this week. There are nearly 800 idle
sailors in this city.
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
| New YORK, June THE Mail aud
Express says editorially: The assem-
| bled democrats of St Louis are not
likely to be encouraged by brilliant
report of the victory in Oregon. They
| Will see that the autosrat Cleveland
can neither buy or control the votes
of the strle, and Clevelandism and
free trade will not win on the Pacific
| slope.
STILL FOR BLAINE.
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, June S-Re.
publicans of the eighth congressional
| list held an enthusiastic meeting last
night, addressed by William III. West
who nominated Blaine in 1884 Res
olutions were adopted, pledging sup
pert to the Chicago nominee, but
commencing to the convention that
peerless statesman, Jas. G. Biaine,
whose name Is coupled with certain
victory.
WILLARD AND THE SOUTH POLE.
LONDON, June 9.-Henry Willard
| writes confirming the statement
that he is about to undertake an
expedition to the south poe. DR..
| Neumary, director of the Deutscbe
| Zwart, OF Hamberg, will cooperate
with him.
OPIUM SMUGGLING.
| PORT HURoN, Mich, June 8. 1t
has been learned that opium valued
at $40, 1000, seized at Indianapolis yes
terday, left Victoria, L. c., about the
| eighth last month g.. 1t WAS conveyed
across the river from Mooretown, Ont,
in small boats to place kept by
man named Saunders in this State.
| The consignment was taken the same
night to Smiths creek, small sta
ton on the Grand Trunk Railway,
whence it was shipped by express TO
T. Winter. Indianapolis, Both Saun-
ders and Winter have been arrested
and enough evidence has been gather
| ed to convict them.
GENERAL sHERIDAN's MOTHER.
SOMERSET, Ohio, June g. Gen.
Sheridan's mother, who has been Sc
| riously i'll for some time, had re-
| lapse yesterday afternoon and the
doctors express little hope for her
recovery. Her sons condition has
not been made known to her for fear
of fatal results.
GENERAL SHERIDAN.
WASHINGTON, June 9.-At midnight
there was no change in General Sher-
idan's condition since the last bulletin
was issued He has slept most OF the
time, being occasionally awakened by
desire to cough. He is calm and
takes nourishment regularly.
OREGON LEGISLATURE.
PORTLAND, June 9--Later returns
do not materially change the results
and Herman's total majority will be
lust about 1000. The legislature
stands republicans 20, democrats 30. |
DOM PEDRO.
AK LES BAINEs, June 9.-The sm-