Evening journal., 1888-05-29
ONE CENT.
General H,ellsleal News.

The completed River and Harbor bin
has been presented to the Senate. Ii re-
tains the same appropriation for removing
the islands In the Delaware The amount
for other expenditures has been increased
by 81, ,7sS. 900.
Representative Miliken OF Maine Is thus
quoted; II believe that Depew will maks
one OF the most eloquent nominating
speeches In favor OF Blaine shat was ever
heard. Then, as in the Garfield case.
Blaine clips out and Depew I'M
Prominent silver men 10 the West ara
reported to be combining to bring forward
the name OF Senator William M. Stewart
OF Nevada for the Presidential nomination
at Chicago. They claim that he has Cali
fornia, Oregon and Colorado et his back.
and II is humorously added that the South
would support him, too.
The Chicago Tribune, ex-BlAlne, and tina
Inter Ocean, Stalwart; the 81 Louis Globe
Democrat, Republican. and the Denver
Tribune are among the ablest Western
paperS which are urging the nomination OF
Judge Gresham The Independent Chicago
News also regards the same candidate With
partial eye but will support the candf-
date, who NEST truly represents the tariff
reform,
Cleveland has set his hand on having
Thurman FOR hIs runniog mate, and as he
IL debating the nominations az well as the
policy OF the party, his wishes will no
doubt be carried out to the letter. The
only thing that will prevent Allen @.
Thurman from being tho Democratic nom
inee for Vice President will be tho pre-emp-
tory refusal OF that gentleman to permit
the use Of bis name.
The Republican Senators yesterday do
cided TO consider the Fishents treaty fn
open executive session. The vote was 81
to 10. the opposition coming from tha
Democrats. who expect their edministra-
tlon win be harshly criticised for allowing
the English and Canadians to obtain 40
many concessions from this country with
ont securing any privileges worth speak
ing OF in return for the Haited States.
A Paris special dispatch last evening said.
James G. Blaine has been III for several
days with irnueuza He contracted chill
at ST. German on Saturday afternoon. He
was very feyerish this evening. o. Satur-
day his temperature reached an abnormal
poiat Two physicians were summoned to
the Hotel Binda, oue Of whom pronounced
Mr.. Blaine to be suffering from iniiuerza
and malaria. At a late hour tonight he
WAS much better and was ordered to take a
bsatsteak. he will not be able to leave for
london until Friday. He has been given
the refusal OF passage on the Cunard
steamer which leaves Liverpool June 30
These resolutions. signed by between 400
AMI 500 Oft employees OF the Catasauqua
Manufacturing Company. near Allentown,
Pa, were forwarded yesterday to Congress
man sowden: We admire aud approve Of
the course Of Hon. W. II. sowden, our
representative Ia Congress- on the tariff
question. and we hereby express our entire
confidence In bis ability to the cause OF
protection TO American industries While
we deeply regret that his faithFuIness to
the interests q his cqnstituents should
have met the disapproval Oh lhd adniuis-
5raelon, we assure him that il Will ne re-
"araed by che hearty support OF the labor
ing men Of bis district. and we do hereby
thank him FOR his brave. manly aud inds-
pendent action in ali matters affecting our
welfare.n
The Gresham boom is making wonderful
The favorable commenfu
evoked by the mention OF his name In con
lection with the Presidential nomination
throughout the country find substautEaH
choes 10 both balls OF Congress. Gree
iam's candidacy is regarded with specfsn
avor by those Republicans who have
ither been lukewarm 10 their support OF
'laine in the past, or who, In consequences
4 bis public declarations, have CONS 30
ook upon the Planned knight as out Of the.
ace. II consider Gresham an ideal can
idate.n says Congressman Anderson Of
owa, and from conversation with repre-
'ntatiyes from every section or the
ountry am satisfied bis boom has a sub
iantial basis and a healthy growth In
very state in the Northn