, 1888-04-19

increase OF S9,SOL-
LATEST FROM CoNKLING.
New YORK, April I4.-Mrs. Conk-
ling, who was seen at quarter past
eight O'Clock this morning, said her
husband passed another comfortable
night. The only time he awoke WAS
when called upon to take medicine,
which he did more readily than usual.
He partOGk of considerable nourish~
ment also. His wife says the doctors
are giving her most cheerful assur-
ances of the chances now being in
favor of his recovery.
RELATIVES APPREHENsIvE.
New YORK, April 14.-Notwith-
standing the favorable bulletin of Dr.
Barker, Mr.. Conkling's relatives do
not appear to feel the same conf
| dence. Judge Coke came from the
sick room in the afternoon and said:
Mr.. Conkling is the sickest man 1
ever saw. Yes, we feel encouraged
and always continue 10 have some
hope, but Mr. CoEkling is very weak.
He has lost some flesh. His limbs
and body are emaciated, but the face
| looks as full rs usual"
ST. JOHN AT SALEM:
SALEM, April 14.-St. John surs
prised Salem by dropping III from
Albany on the early morning tran
and registering at the Chemekda
hotel. Since noon visitors and r.
porters have called and been cordie-
Iy received. He has not been in Or
egon before since 1852, when he
camped and tramped among the
jackson county mines. There was /
large meeting at Albany, with a
special train from Lebanon, last
night He speaks on temperance here
in the opera house at 3 p M, and at
night on Sundny, and On MONDAY
night on political prohibition"
HOTEL BURNED.
PASADENA, April 1.-THE Hatel
Marengo burned at South Pasad2a
this morning. The guests all escaped.
The cause is unknown. Loss on the
hotel, S2l, Zoo; insurance, $4,000;
furniture, $4,000; insurance, 5000.
CONVENTION OF REPUBLICAN CLUBS.
Pursuant to the recommendation
of the Republican Central Committee
that a convention of delegates, rep
resenting all the Republican and pro-
tectiye tariff clubs of the territory,
| be held at North Yakima on May Sd,
1888, for the purpose of forming q
territorial league of Republican clubs,
according to the plan recommended
| by the executive committee of the
national league of Republican clubs,
the undersigned hereby call con-
vention of delegates from all the
Republican organizations of the ter
ritory, to meet at the time and place,
| and for the purpose above named;
| the representation of each organiza-
tion to be on the basis recommended
| by the central committee, towit: Each
| club to be entitled to one delegate
for every ten members or fraction
thereof, and the delegates to be elect
ed at least one week prior to the time
named for the meeting OF the con-
vention.
E. P. FERRY,
Act. Pres't Grant Rep. Club of Seattle.
MILO A. RooT,
Pres't Lincoln Rep. Club of Olympia.
S. Z. ARMSTRONG,
President Lincoln Club of Tacoma.
HENRY MCBRIDE,
President Logan Club of Lasonner.
It is stated that president CIeve-
land is angling for the scalp OF
Statistician Dodge of the agricultu-
raj department because the republic
can national committee has repro.
duced report of his printed in 1884,
which tended to show that the tariff
had benefited the farming more than
any other interest 1t seems hardly
fair that the statistician referred to
should be held accountable for the
action of the republican national
committee. He has no control
over that body. IL Mr.. Dodge's re-
ports are calculated to help the cause
of protection, the members of the
national committee has q perfect
right to use them, and Mr. Dodge
cannot say them nay.
Ex-Governor Newell will deliver
the anniversary GRAFTON upon Ameri>
can Odd Fellowship on the 26th of
April, by invitation of Silvia Lodge
No. 38, at Montesana. The five
Lodges of Chehalis county will par
ticipate in the celebration. Exsr-
cises will be held in the skating
rink.
If Congress passes the River and
Harbor Appropriation bill Cleveland
will be IN dilemma. Last year he
vetoed similar measure and
brought to stand-still many nec-
essary improvements on the ground
| that economy was imperative. II lie
gives his approval this year it will
| amount to a confession that he was
HErong last year, or will generally be
| considered as bid for the votes OF
the section affected by the measure.
Tho Pomeroy Independent nomi-
mates its editorial ''us" for demo-
cratic delegate to congress on the
ground chiefly that he is the great
American iiscoVerer of candidates,
that he first presented Cleveland for
the presidential nomination snd
Voorhees, for congress. and having
tried his prentice hand so Success
fully on others he now tries it on
himself. 1t would be well for him
to let the people once in while nom
mate candidate. He is toe monot-
onous and monopolistic.
Mr.. MulhaII, the weD-knswn sta
tlstlcian, says that this country is ad-
ding annually to its wealth nearly az
much as Great Britian, France and
Germany combined He sets down
the annual increase of wealth in
France at S375. 100000; that of Great
Britain at $315, 100000 and that of
Germany at S2OO,00OOOc, 8 total Of
99O0,OO0.0OO-' The annual increase
OF wealth in the United States alone
IS set down at S25, 100000 short of the
next three oldest and creates. ma
tons IN the world combined. These
nSures are most suggestive. They