Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-06-13

ness at St. Louis, and had on the Sth taken
out many phones.
The seasonable weather and improved
crop prospects had on tho Sth caused in
creased activity in general business, and
reports disclosed more hopeful tone.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
Ex-Governor WILLIAM JOHNSON died at
his home at Bardstown, KY, on the 4th, at
the age Of seventy-one years.
AFTER twenty four years of continuous
service in that capacity Frederick O.
Prince, of Massachusetts, on the 4th re
signed the secretaryship of the Democratic
National Committee and also his member
ship IN the committee
THE condition of General Sheridan
changed materially for the worse on the
18th, and late at night no improvement had
taken place.
J. F. BLoNDlN, famous throughout the
world for his daring exploits upon the
tight rope, arrived in New York on the 4th
from Europe
MRS. ESTHER RHoADs, of Hartsville, Ind.
celebrated her one hundredth bir,ad ay on
the 5th.
GENERAL SHER1DAN's condition was na-
terially improved on the 5th. He slept
well and his mind was clear.
BELvA LOCKWOOD on the 5th announced
her acceptance of the nomination for Presi-
dent by the Equal Rights party, and said
she would run upon an anti-scandal plat
form.
The Arkansas Democratic State conven-
ton completed its labors at Little Rock on
the 5th after q deadlock of five days by
nominating for Governor John P. Eagle.
AT Ottumwa, Ia, on the 5th General J.
B. Weaver was nominated for Congress by
the Union Labor party of that district
MRS. MART MEssAMER died on the 9Th at
Findlay, O., aged one hundred and one
years, five months and five days.
The Democratic National convention
was called to order at St. Louis at noon on
the 5th by Chairman Barnum, who invited
Bishop Granbury to offer prayer, after
which temporary organization was effected
by the election of S. NJ. White, of Califor-
MIA, as chairman. The committees were
journed for the day. At the meeting of
the Committee on Resolutions Henry
Watterson was elected chairman.
COLONEL OLIVER II. GEFFREY, aged sew
enty three years, was found dead in his
room at boomers Hotel in Philadelphia on
the 5th- He was for many years proprietor
of the Gibson House at Cincinnati.
UPON the assembling of the National
Democratic convention in St. Louis on the
9th Patrick A. Collins, of Boston, was
chosen permanent chairman, and delivered
an address in which the Democratic party
and the administration was extolled.
After some routine business was disposed
of Daniel Dougherty, of New York, stepped
on to the platform, and at the conclusion
Of his speech nominated Grover Cleveland
for President. The nomination was
then made by reclamation. An at
tempt was made to nominate a Vice.
Presidential candidate, but the Com
mittee on Resolutions not having
reported, it was deemed advisable to post
pone that duty until the following day. In
the evening the Committee on Resolutions
arrived at an understanding regarding the
tariff plank, and a proposition to indorse
and reiterate the plank Of 1884 was adopted
by vote Of 80 to Is; and the declaration
was also made that the Presidents recent
message is correct Interpretation of that
plank. In an additional paragraph the
Mills bill is commended, and Congress is
urged to pass it at an early day..
MAJOR GENERAL w. w. SToUGnToN, who
served Michigan two terms as Attorney
General and represented his district in the
Forty first and Forty second Congresses,
died at Sturgis on the 9th.
MAJOR H. B. WH1PPLE, the we'll known
evangelist, died at Cumberland, R. l., on
the 9Th
THOMAS p. MCELRATH, the first publisher
of the New York Tribune, died in that city
on the 9Th Of old age.
FULLER returns of the 9Th from the re-
cent Oregon election increase the Re-
publican majority on the State ticket to
1900 and gave that party 20 members on
joint ballot in the Legislature to the Demo-
Gratis 20.
GENERAL SHERIDAN had on the 9th what
the physicians called a good day, and up::to
a late hour in the evening no unfavorable
symptoms had developed.
AT Hillsboro Ill, on the 9th Colonel Ben
E. johnson, proprietor Of the Montgomery
News, died at his residence, aged sixty five
years.
THE Democratic National convention at
st. Louis adjourn ed finally on the after
noon of the 9TH after having adopted q
tariff reduction platform and nominated
Allen G. Thurman, Of Ohio, as candidate
for Vice-President. The names of Gray
and Black were withdrawn before the first
ballot was completed, and with great en-
thusiasm the nomination of Thurman was
made unanimous.
The Republicans of the Eleventh Illinois
district on the 9TH renominated William H
Gest, of Rock Island, for Congress.
THE Indiana Republican State convention
for the nomination of State ticket will be
held in Indianapolis August8
AN alarming turn in the condition Of
General Sheridan occurred on the 9TH. The
heart failure Of the afternoon was followed
in the evening by severe congestion Of the
lungs.
TIE Republicans OF the Twenty-sixth