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respect for gallant little Phi. whose
memory every American ssseuld be SO
prsnd 70 honor He i ainsosz the
last ct the war heroes. and surely
fso1e u them are entitled 70 . warmer
nicbe IN the hearts Of their fessox -riti-
1ens than j. General Shsriasn. the
c.esn. upright man and dazzling ualsi-
t2rF leader nos cold In demth. fhiak
4 Is not lack cf patriotism. hut
rather the rush q business that has
cznscs3 tiis seeming dixre=pect in Sc
attic, bnt zekunx ledge That Il did not
strike sc Pleasantly.
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A CULPABLE OVERSIGHT.
General >hsridsn's Death Not Prep
erly Observed Here

What Is the us2stcr w!th Seattle
said 4 stranger tcr1lsy Is there
no patriotism here, or are you people
engaged 20 Intensely IN tae rush Tor
wealth thAs WA have rot time 60
notice the tact that General sheridan
Is dead have circulated around
the hssiusSs streets pretty Seli to-day
ana she only ocalar esisenec I have
Ma TIA. there j. any kuoeaedge %
80 matter j. that Lite das 81 hall
ra.>t over she book b.Sl 4 stand a. the
,5orrssr 81 Fg0at aud l2u'es streets
a,.a thas stili Smaller enc, htSse Tea
cent aHair- over tise Tsriaespai hoieA
IL seems &, rle thst shis = rot proper
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A LITTLE WHITE FIB.


80 strategy.
A day or tNu aeo Prosecuting At'of'
Rcs Ronald, president Of the hGSA
S,.siaa5fs company, and yast1ce.5s''ie'
the principal stakeholder in the Ess
irrr-j,t company were closctet IN Nj
Roaa,d's oaicc discussing matter ansi
things. whea the-e came an iNrera-
tive ring at the telephone, Tbs fol
lowing conversation casUed
~ hos there
Policeman Dave Websier.
"Nhvre arc ven sal What n mum
der d0 YOU want
"tm down in JoDcs' ,00ft, ane ~
wants You r5ght away 10 psose' as
thsy forgery cs>e.
We'll. Fan Aw}uily tasy- Asa ilis
Il lac can't give me ave o. TEN MIA
utcS
After q moments silence he rVt4s
came back: "lhc Judge says be eii' /.
de il Vaa mu-t come down AZ tiSs'e-
MY. Ronald hung ap the phose as
resumed his couvegsat}oh Nlta 41s'4e'
Jeues. Aboat tea niautes later thefs
cau.c a very modest ring 81 ths tee
phone. Mr.. Ronald promptly an
svcred. and coald distinguish oisiee'
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webster's voice again. Thts Is What
he heard:
SAY. 10 Jsres up th<regs
why. ] Thought you sail be vas
IN NJ. ONCE and wanted 10 see me al
onreyv
Well. | thcsght he woald show
up ~ the time yo1 got here, bat be
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AKrsyAL 81 rnK MENtoo. -- The
steamship Mexico, Captain hahia''S'
ton, arrived froia Saa Francesca a. an
rsris hour Yesterday morning, stanS,
in.- a fuli freight and a large Isl .,
,,sSseaeers Alter o1SehaFSint ="
tons al freight az the Ocean 90. :, SIC
/ prpecs,lcd up the >Qsnd tAi s-.i y.
( huntington reports ,aost enio! Asie
/ tap up the Coast
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snE WANTS THE Boxps DrssoLyED--
I.ottie Ganke yesterday began suit
in the district court for an absolute
divorce from. her husband, II. A.
Danke. together with the costs and an
attorneys fee OF $50. The couple were
married in Seattle August u, 1ss4.
and the plaintiff alleges that her hus-
band abandoned her March Is, ISIS,
without any reasonable cause ay.y is
now ont OF the territory. and that e.er
since the marriage he has treated her
in cruel and inhuman manner, and
has at various times struck and beaten
her. She asserts that she has always
been kind and faithful wife and has
scrgpulousiy regarded all OF the sacred
vows OF matrimony.
. cents to close let of 40 inch dress
| goods Chester clesry.
How to get rid OF fndlresiion-Take TAR
Rants sELIZER APEEIEST.
Lace curtain nets. We are closing them
| out As low as - cents. Chester Cleary-
iz,S cent a5-inch dress goods to close
Chester Cleary.
We are closing out I'll our lawns. Pr.es
| them. Chester CleAry-
| We are closing out our muslin underwear
| and ehildren's dresses. Chester Cseary.
. cents TO close line of all pure Voc
Albrafross cloth. Chester eleary.
We are closing out our hosiery. Ches
ter Cleary.
s7ik cents to close out lot of sumnei
silks Chester Cleary.
We are closing out cur pG-aso,s- Cheste
Clesry.
Keep cool We are closing out our fans
Il Chester Cleary.
cent white pigue. Clcary.
10 cent linen towels. Chester Cleary.
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CarNry g ,N~Issgs}SsEs. he county
commits, iosrrs are e. ~ scd i'fii'>3i 'Ai's
IN assessment matter. Yesterday
they AWARDED the contrast Ter bnis'1ssls
a bT,{ne over the SAsuagn usasa river AZ
he tsreaEleaf glScc. 10 e T. kuantons
StSts -. The sheriff VA i9sIT'ie I'D
Ia retssrn aserregs s. ~ of cash cAGrca
propertv. a. churches are exempt -
that amount.
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THE PLUMBERS STRIKE.
The Employers stand Firm and
Probably VIII net Yield.

The strike OF the journeynen plumb
ers 10 enforce the nine hour movement
has not accomplished much as yet
One or two sirms seem likely to yield
TO the demand but Messrs. Bridges &
Coughlin, Z. c. Miles and Ieek &
White are still holding out. The en-
ployers complain that the strike was
inaugurated without giving them
notice and that they eoula lot yield TO
the demand in any event rs they have
contracts on hand which were taken
on the basis OF ten hours for n
days work. The principal firms will
secure new men. rather than accept
the terms proposed. as plenty of hands
can lie obtained from the East ON short
notice Ii Is the general impression
that the strike was sprung upon the
employers without proper notice.
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DressGo only worth 7c
3sin. Double fold. I-ae worthI5c
36in Double fold, wool filling Plaid
ssin Double fold all wool shades.
film Double HindOo cOth, travelling suits
Must have furnishing
goods be sold regardless A veate hoekeeper lodging
houses and hotels
price
I6x3 Heavy Honeyeomb Towels
i6xs Heavy nu iuek and Birds Eye 81 regular price
iexs Heavy Linen Honeyeomb s5o regular price ss25
Genuine panic int price OF Bed Spreads
Spreads than sis5.
sold nowhere less than 81
full extra sls5 sold nowhere less than So
stock of Mun Sheetng all widths
Northwest We buy these goods direct
and ant this with fthese goods
competition:
Table
fast 6s Lee
The knife t the hit in these goods
2in Fancy Checks Lee;
grin. Imported Fancy Checks IL lac; worth Csc
in goods be closed Prices
and all who will be these goods
Come early; they will no las at these figures
stock Hosiery and Underwear consisting all the latest novelties
of zoe each Ladies fancy
75c soc Ladies with long short sleeves
Immense prices Infants Bonnets and Chidren' Dresses
finished Ingram Hose reduced from Ladies full fin
Babggan reduced Immense line of Ladies Hose
25c Ladies full French Isle Thread Hose reduced from
pair for 81.
Values Furnishing
dozen Mems Fine Silk Ties, for 2c
200 boys 75c ped
Fancy Suspends Fancy Hem stitched
entire stock of Light Underwear reduced to cost
All qualities Fancy Hand Embroidered
Wilson Earl Wilson's Collars all styles
shades
Fine Dress Kid Gloves all shades sra5 $3.50
i Full andcom stock of Bathing Suits and Trunks
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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-06-27
GENERAL HAWIEY.

henchmen seemed to feel the greatest an1mos1-
ty. Don't let Brady get away" yelled a voice
that sounded like Mahone's and rush was at
once made for him. A pair of Western men at
once closed in and saved Brady from much
harm. The peace-makers finally succeeded in
pulling most of the fighters apart, but it was
not until the policeman at the door who rushed
IN. had cracked several colOred heads with his
club. One man said to be named Mott was es-
pccially ugly, and could not be quieted till Ser
geant-at-arms Smith seized him by the throat,
eXclaiming, stop, stop" and threw half
across the room. When the semblance
OF order was restored two or three
members were standing on the table. the
policemen and seTgeant-at-arms had squads of
belliCerants under their care while Chairman
Hepburn was keeping a close eye on Malone
and Wise Mr.. Wise expressed his regret at
the occurrence, explaining that aspersions had
been cast at him that were unbearable. Malone
said nothing. Mr.. Libbey also spoke half
alphabetically, saying in the heat of the moment
he thought Allen was striking at Wise, but he
did not think he himself had really hit Allen.
The committee felt that something of this kind
was necessary. Several members proposed to
expel Libbey, and if he had not made this ex-
PLANTATION he would undoubtedly have been
expelled. The desire to avoid publicity, how
ever, was strong. 1t was agreed that the row
should be kept a secret.
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you have conferred upon me, and impressing
you, hope and pray, with the belief that our
duties are the gravest and most solemn in
character, and trusting from the bottom OF my
soul that every act may be done to promote the
best interests of our common country aud to
advance the great republican party I will call
for the next order of business. Applause.
Senator Stewart, OF Nevada-"I move
that we take a recess until 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning. | think we will get
along faster by doing that, as the COM
mittees will then have finished their
work"
A large number of delegates here arose
and considerable confusion followed.
The Chairman-"The delegates viii be
seated. The convention is not yet adj
journed. Now, the chair is prepared to
hear a motion for adjournment
Mr. Horn, of Michigan-"My motion
withdrawn temporarily was to take a
recess until S o'clock this evening. 1 now
renew it." The motion to adjourn until
S o'clock p m. was then put by the chair
and unanimously carried, the day session
ending at 2:l5.
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cided victory for the influences which are
opposed to the programme OF those man.
ayers who claim to be friends OF Mr..
Blaine, and are yet seeking to nominate
him in the face of his two letters of
declination.
At $40 o'clock the convention was
called to order. The Auditorium was
uncomfortable crowded and the atmos-
phere in the hall was sitting. The fiut-
tering of thousands of fans did not have
the effect of causing a breath of air to
stir. The secretary then read a telegram
received from the republican state central
committee of California, sending greeting
to the convention and returning grateful
thanks for the honor bestowed on the
Pacific coast by the selection of NJ. NJ.
Estee as permanent chairman.
Chairman Estee announced that as the
limit OF time for speaking was five min
utes, that all speakers would be called to
order on time, except in the presentation
OF candidates for the presidential candi-
dates, and so would the convention here
after be called to order on time.
Mr.. yelling Of Maryland offered a reso-
luton rendering on behalf of the repub-
ican party OF the United States to the
German nation its sympathy in this hour
Of her bereavement and deep sorrow,
caused by the death OF her ruler, Emperor
Frederick of Germany
Mr.. yelling said in support of his reso-
luton that the German nation is a great
nation. The Germans have advanced to
the first rank in civilization and culture and
during the late war were the steadfast
friends of the union. They have fur
nlshed America with some of her best
citizens and statesmen
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flowed uninterruptedly until 7:30 this
evening, when the convention, utterly
exhausted by the flood of dreary drivel
and tiresome twaddle with which it has
been deluged, adjourned until IL o'clock
tomorrow morning.
The quality of eloquence dispensed to-
day averaged very low. Not more than
three or four speeches were made which
could fairly be pronounced good, and the
best never rose for a moment to the level
of Garfeld's and COrkling's speeches in
the convention of 1880, or of ex-Gov
Longs speech four years ago, or of Dough-
erty's splendid effort in st. Louis the
other day.
Leonard SWEET of Chicago started the
ball rolling with prosy and prolix pres
entation OF Gresham's name. His speech,
like all that followed, was twice as long as
it should have been, and was
sadly deficient in fire and force.
Davis of Minnesota, who seconded
Gresham's nomination, scared into empy-
rean realms and astounded his auditors
with the assurance that the mountains
and the seas, the great lakes and the
majestic rivers, the winds and the clouds,
the skies and the forests were demanding
Walter Q. Gresham as the repub-
lican standard bearer, and would
be satisfied with nobody else Davis is
something of an orator, but he rather
Overdid the thing to-day and in several of
his lofty flights narrowly missed an anti
climax After him came John r. Lynch,
the negro statesman from Mississippi, who
endorsed Gresham with so many qualif-
cations and resolutions that his speech
rather hurt than helped his candidate
Gresham's name was warmly received by
the galleries, but provoked little enthusi-
asn on the floor.
Ex-Gov. Porter presented Harrison's
name. A good deal was expected OF him
and he proved grievous disappointment
His speech was long and commonplace,
and although he praised Harrison without
stint, it was plain to everybody that his
heart was not in his task The impress
sion he produced was anything but favor
able, and whatever his speech may have
done for Harrison, it settled, | think, any
chance that Porter himself may have had
of coming in as the dark horse.
Gallinger of New Hampshire seconded
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ing prayer. a fervent petition from the
Hoosier clergyman officiating that the
throne of grace would permit the choice
OF a leader who would be "a man for the
people" was the cause. His words were
quickly interpreted by over alert poll
ticians as a boom for Gresham and the
friends of other candidates looked for
moment too gloonIily pious for anything.
Estee, the new anti-monOpoly chairman,
was given reception on taking the gavel
that for unanimity and heartiness has not
been exceeded since the convention first
opened. Mr.. Depew was not on the floor
at the time, losing thereby great oppor-
tunity to note the extent OF the greeting
OF the anti-monopoliSts.
One of the most interesting minor occur
ences of the day was the presentation of
a gavel of silver and gold to the chairman,
emphasizing the position of the republic
can party in favor of a bi-metalic money
standard. 1t was generally regarded as a
particularly neat set-of to the silver gayel
episode in the democratic convention at
st. Louis.
A great hit was made by the addition of
another gavel, notable as coming from Ca
lena, the home of Gen. Grant, and TO be
used, as stated by the donor, when the
life had been pounded out of the demo-
cratic party, to tan that party's hide. The
reference to the cold Commanders" early
struggles with poverty in the little Galena
tannery brought down the great audience
Mt once.
Just when everybody was expecting
the decks to be cleared for genuine bust
ness a weary flummery of useless points of
order over the rights of alternates began,
and the only relief was night session.
Chairman Thurston - Gentlemen of
the convention; In presenting to you
your permanent chairman, the chair de-
sires to return to you its sincere thanks
for your great assistance in assisting it to
perform the difficult duties of the position
of temporary Craftsmanship. 1 have the
honor to present to you as your perma-
nent chairman, the Hon. Morris NJ. Estee
of California" IAPplause.]
Chairman Estee said:
GENTLEMEN OF THE CoNvENTIoN-I thank
you in the name OF ne states and territories
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should be taken from his inanimate body and
borne by knightly hands to the Saviour's sep
ulchre. After his death, James, earl of DOUG
las, undertook the sacred mission and with the
heart encased in a caSket started out upon his
pilgrimage 10 the Holy Land On their way
thither, himself and comrades were set upon
by host OF Moorish warriors. Though they
fought with all the valOr of mortal men, they
were borne backward by sheer force of num-
bers and their overthrow seemed GER
tain, when Douglas drawing from
his bosom the priceless casket, cast it
far out into the midst of the oncoming
host and criediOut Lead on, heart of Bruce we
follow thee" And the knights of Scotland,
never defeated while following a Bruce,
pushed on and won the day. Let this conven-
ton find Douglas for our Bruce. He will
take the soul OF our great leader into the
golden casket OF his love and with it lead us on
10 certain and splendid victory.
Fred Douglass was here recognized as
he came up the stage back of the speaker
and was loudly called for On advancing
to the speaker desk he was introduced BY
the chairman as follows: Gentlemen of
the convention have the honor to pre-
sent to you a man who needs no intro
duction, our old friend, Fred Douglass.
ICheers.
Mr.. Douglass said:
Mr.. PRESIDENT had the misfortune last
ltEub 10 SPEAK 10 Il vast duuicuce IN the drmOry
little below here, or above here, and broke my
voice so that l feel wholly unable to address
you any more than to express my thanks to
you for the cordial welcome the earnest call
you have given me to this platform. | have
only one word to say and it is this, that hope
this convention will make such a record in its
proceedings to put it entirely out of the
power of the leaders of the democratic party
and the leaders of the mugwump party
[laughterl to say that they see no difference be-
tween the republican party in respect to the
class | represent and the democratic party
[Applause.l have great respect for a certain
quality that / have seen distinguished i'm the
democratic party. 1t is its fidelity to its friends
laughter; its faithfulness to those whom it has
acknowledged as its masters for the last forty
years. Laughter and applause.l They were
faithful mean the democrats were
faithful to the slave-holding class dur
ing the existence of slavery. They were
faithful before the war. They were faithful
during the war. They gave them all the en-
cOuragement they possibly could without draw
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fight for the adoption of resolution de-
claring against the saloons. But the COM
mittee would none of it, and deemed it
prudent rather than to incur the displeas-
ure OF the temperance republicans, not TO
monkey" with 4 subject upon which
the German voters are supposed to be
peculiarly sensitive. So the convention
lodged the temperance question entirely
and the prohibitionists have a better rea-
son than ever before for making a red-hot
fight against the so-called party of moral
ideas.
There was no debate on this platform,
the anti-saloonists swallowing the dose
without murmur. A Maryland delegate
managed to work in a buncombe point
with-pride speech which the galleries
good-humoredly applauded, and then the
previous question was ordered and the
platform adopted by rising vote with
quite show of enthusiasm.
Then the orators were turned loose
upon the convention and thew have
roared and beloved and jumped the live
long day. Except for recess of an hour
and half at noon, the stream of CAB
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of the Pacific coast, as well as from my own
heart, for the distinguished honor that you
have seen fit to confer upon me. | appreciate
to the fullest extent the grave responsibilities
which deyolve upon me, and it being Il republic
can convention, shall ask in all things its
charitable judgment and its candid and earnest
support.
Gentlemen of the convention, following so
illustrious a gentleman as your temporary
chairman shall not attempt to detain you by
any lengthy speech. only want to say that
we live SO far from the center of the republic
over on the Pacific shore that | cannot even
guess who your nominee is going to be. / say
further to my friends and gentlemen of the
convention, that / am not able to say exactly
what your platform will be, but the people Of
the country have echoed their sentiments, and
the rattle of the skirmish line was heard only
two weeks ago from Oregon great applausel
and God willing, next November you will hear
from Cleveland's Appomattox all over this great
republic. [Cheers.
My friends and gentlemen of the convention,
again thanking you Tor the very high honor