Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-05-26
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Los ANGELES, May 17-When the con vention met after recess, Chairman Del Nalle announced the nominations of four delegates at large to the St. Louis convention in order. l.. F. Torpsy and W. D. English Of Alameda, Stephen Nj. White of Los Angeles, and O. W. Taylor of Shasta, were elected. Alternates were also elected, after which the result of the elections by the district conventions were read by the secretary.
 After the secretary had read list of the delegates. presidential electors and candidates to congress, be made speech endorsing the platform.
 The convention then proceeded to the selection of a candidate for chief justice of the supreme court. Miles Searis. J. I. Sullivan and J. w. Armstrong were placed in nomination. On the irst bal lot the vote stood, Sesrls l49, Sullivan lS4, Armstrong l77, necessary 10 choIce 256, The second ballo: resulted, Sesrls 24S. Sullivan l79. Armstrong 47. Niles Sesrls WAS declared the choice and the nomination was made unanimous.
 The election of nsS state central committee was next in order. after which the convention adjourned.
 WASHINGTON. May 7.-Anderson of Illinois speaking on the t6riH, ani6go- 9lsed the protective system for having enriched a chosen few and having accu- mnlAted in ,he trl ssury dangerous sur plus.
 Breckenridge eulOgiZ' d the presidents annual message, ssd declared iS had met with great pcpular voice, ihat poll tieRl adverssries of the democratic par y had sought some point Of attack along the democratic lite, and the chief ot he opposing forces ghp had rushed vsliently into the fight had sent s letter which was practically letter of resig nation. He denied Shat the majority of the ways and means committee had ever refused the right 10 criticise the miuorI- y for having made statements ID regard thereto.
 Cox of New York, sad he would be willing to reduce taxation ID almost any say and would do almost sn, thing to set rid of the surplus which mensnced and paralized the industries of the coun- try, the other side called the Mills bill radical measure, be didn't think re iuction of seven per cent was much Tree rHde reduction.
  speech. In conclusion he said most Of be majority of the committee on vsys and means come from the states lately in rebellion; when be vent thrOulh his district aud saw the prosperous msuu- featuring and business men there and re- sl;zad that tbe gentlemen of the con- nit,ee had no sympathy with them, It ettied him few years BgO when the brIgsdiers got 1t congress the 'prodl!Hi act worked 7ery well, but DOW IL "didn t ] Iit the case.
 Herman of Oregon, spoke agains. the | bill. He pointed out the necessity Tor coast defences, and said the surplus might be profissbly used for tbst pur- pose. San Francisco could be pillaged and its great wealth disslpated as well ls that Of other places on the Pacific coast by foreign poS-r He sdmon- i-hed in words of ths fathers of the re- | public who bad sll declared for protec- ton. Recess till evening.
 PHrLADELPHIA May H.-The oonten- nal meeting of the Presbyterian gene | ral assembly of the supreme ecclesissti- | cal court of the Presbyterian church m the United States, began 10 this clty this morning with five hundred delegates ID | stteudauce. re presenting every state and territory in the Union,
 ST. LOUIS May l7.-There are nov
 five bad breaks Tn the levee and tot | gbols bottom reaching for miles IS | inundated. The flood covers an area oi | fifty miles ot land and five miles wide | Over one hundred thousand acres oi crops have been injured or destroyed.
 sAs FRAxcI,c1 May l7.-The Journa l 1f Commerce of this city estimates th'
 wheat crop Of CalItornis for lsSS. a
 -hirty-five million bushels. the same yielc
 .s las. year. There will be a good ylelc of b Irley and wheat.
 GRAND RAPIDS Mich. May l7.-Th'
 prohibItion state convention adopted
 q platform declaring for absolute nation
 al prohibition aud womsn's suifrase, anS
 elected delegates sn large to the nation
 sl convention.
 | WTssEMuCcA. May l7.-C. A. Engel
 triz. a telegraph operator, was found
 dead this morning under the sppro ,ci
 70 the Humboldt bridge with bulle
 hole in bis head. He was a young msi
 of exemplary habits and it is suppose'
 unreturped affection caused the act. H
 has relatives m Illinois Bnd had fsllei
 h-lr to 8 fortune in Germany.
 WAsHIsGros, May 1.-The senate re
 ahmed consideration of the bills on th
 calendar, passing thirty-hve bills anon
 them & bIll spprOpristing two hundred | ,housapd dollars for public building a
 San Diego. Adjourned until Monday CARSON. Nev., May l7.-About yea
 sOo John shay, a hRif-beeed Indian
 s,Il-d another member of his tribe her
 and escaped. Alter the affair had die ] ,ut he return.d here where be remslne uutil Sunday last, when a brother ot hl GIG i'm waylaid him on the street an
 -hot hin, dead. The murderer h-eID
 so Folsom wood camp where he connea
 sd b,mself. Four of Shay's friends pu ? sued him and on Monday night reache P his hiding pl ce. He opened hre an
 siIIai tuo of them. The others return
 "a; to town and reported the facts.
 posse WAS formed to purs1e blm. It
 sa,d that he had previously killed t"
 Indians.
 . SAN FRASCIscr, May l7.-At sesslo D ,,, ,ha tfAn.cOntinental Rsso iatior il
 snhiae. of rates for Pad class psssel ! gers ta hI1 rum NtACA' IT
 ooly "ne disrussei by the psssrps' V aOents. No action was taken. II Q freight agents considered the trul' rat , from the Pacific coast terminals to Oh
 csgo and New York. No d cision VI cached but 1t is now generally thoug
 ,hst rates will be Jeff the same ss la
 year.
 e PETERSBURG, Va. May lS--The sn' ,- Nabooe meeting wRs m session till ear
 this morning. The plan of orgsnizsti' 'e will toe submitted to the repu6ic icsns ,r ,ne state. The convention has elect, rs Gen. ID. Grover. Samuel l. fost, ,s A Paul and C. A. Herman delegates
 is,ge to the Chicago convention. 'r PIrrsBURS, Msy IS -On motion l. Jobu $. Wise, the platform to be ogre e mon st the Chicago convention
 sdopted as the platform ot the par
 here. and the convention adjourned VI
 ,brea cheers for Blame,
 ar LANSING Mich. May lS.-Fhe Suprel ID court has unanimously decided the Y cal option law to be unconstitutional, pr PHrL.pELPHA May lS-Col. Mas .h commanding department Of PenDsylvsi 'N G A, R. has issued @ general order | E VI E U No "