Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-06-09

in slowly sromta more remote portions of the state, Several outlying counties not trsversed b. telegraph have not been heard from. whose votes are sm Il and cannot materially change .be figures given.
 SAy FRANCISCO June 5.-The British bark BaikiavIa arrived tod .y fir m Lon don after remarkably long voyage of me year and seventy-tvO days. Her mIsfOr;unes were many and there was not Q sE'lOr on b ard who shipped on her from En7lHnd, Ten sAilOrs were washed ovsibosrd snd drcwped 10 a stor ID of Cape Horn, EDd wbile in at Valparaiso for Te!alrs the remainder of the crew deserted. The bark was again caught in 8 storm after leaving that port and lost two more men.
 WAssINGToS, June 5.-The house in committee of tine whole on the tariff blll took up the section relating to wood msnufactured,n not specially numer- gted or otherwise provided for. Springer took the chair and waived a large red haudksrchie'. This was greeted with cheer from the democratic side, Gros- venor called the attention of the speaker to the fact and sBid the democrats thought it news from Ono, whereas 1t was q telegram from Oregon. This sally turnsd laughter Co tbe other side. Porter, of New York and Reed, of Maine, opposed the clause. while Cox, of New York and others defended the bill A motion to strike out the paragraph was rejected and the next paragraph re- lating to sawed barrels, blanks and oth- CT articles of sawed timbe. was taken up.
 Hermsun, of Oregon, presented to the dem Jcracy the compliments of his state and a message from her people saying Oregon voted for protection by three thousand majority. (Applsusel Moi its motion to strike out pending para graph was rejected and the next clause of the free list WAS read BRyne moved to strike out the section. He said he heard the St. Louis platform would strsddle the tariff question. He pre- dicted slthough thst the Democratic banner would Tesd Cleveland and Red Bandana. CTremendous applause on the Democratic sids.) The Republicans standing on @ reform platform would be victorious in November. After further debate the committee rose. The speaker laid before the house 8 message from the President returning without hIs sp- provRl bill for the erection of public building st Bar HarbOr. Maine. and for the purchase of additional grounds at | Council BluI-. Conterees on the bill relating 10 postal crimes presented their report and senate amendments agreed to. Adjourned.
 ST. LOUIS, June 6.-9:lO a. m.-The crowd is gathering slowly. X large yicture of Thurman was hung over the chsirmAn's platform last night, and Is at- tracing much attention. The convention will be cslled to orcer st 10 o'clock. 935-The platform committee came ,o no conclusion last night, but took recess from 8 to 9 o'clock this morning. It IS nov ln sessI ..
 9:40-Ihe Globe Democrat tbis morn- iDx says that the pia;farm will oe a series of compromises, but the Repub- iican says II TIll be sD emphaticsl en- dorsement of the Presidents message and the Mills bill. The committee has | reached no conclusion ss Tet, and are still m session.
 l0:l7-Mr. Watterson saii this morn | ing that everything in the platform was agreed on except the preamble. Wat | terson wishes to endorse the Presidents | message and the German platform of lSS3. Wgtterson says. Il think the | 
 but expects fight on 1t in the cOnven- tiDn.
 1923 a. m.-The convention called to order.
 l02j-Rey. !. P. Green, of Missouri, delivered the invocation.
 10 30-A resolution was adopted &C., cepting the silver gavel sent from Col oTad0 and placing It in the custody Of | the national committee. Credentials | were reoeIved from Alaska and referred | amid laughter by the credential oom- mittee.
 Is 53s. 6i Fl iofids presented solution endorsing the PreSident'6 ', tariff message. It was received with cheers and applause. Referred to the committee.
 I040-The report of committee on ere ientIsls stating that W. r. Steele and H. l.. McGuire, the Church faction" from DskO,s, presented so many evi- fences of authenticity that they were accepted.
 l043-The report of credentials com mittee sdop' cd unanimously.
 l0At-Cpmmittee upOn CrgHnIZatiOn reported the names of Ofliceis. General Collins nsme for chairman vas greeted | with applause and cheers.
 l0:53-Report of committee on perms- nen. organization was adopted. It makes the rules of the last convention govern. but modified to prevent any state changing Iis vote until call is finished.
 l0:54-Bsrnum of Connecticut, Flower of New York, O'Dsy of Missouri, were made the committee to escort Collins to the chair.
 l055-The Massachusetts delegates greeted Chairman Collins with three times three cheers. He began bis speech in rather Q weak voice with cries of 'Louder" from the rear.
 Il:l0.- Chairman Collins concluded his speech amid general applause.
 ll:26.-ChRirman Collins says he has been advised by the chairman of the platform committee that It will not be able ,n report before s o'clock tonight.
 1l;O.-- Shewstter of Missouri present ed a long resolution on the tarif de- mandinR that war tsxer shBll cease and endorsed the Mills tariff bill He was greeted with applause.
 u;34--The secretary read a oommuni- cation from the Washington Women's Committee asking that 8 representative be slloEe to address the convention ten | New York the resolution was granted.
 1l35.-On motion of Boyle of Penn syivsDis all platform resolutions were referred without reading.
 u40.-llon- Tom Campbell of New York, presented a resolution ofregret oO ;he serious illness of General Sheridan. Ii wss adopted with applause.
 ll4l-Nrs. F.. A. Meriwesther of St. Louis, sppesrsd and was greeted with applause ard laughter and with cries of 'louder" from all parts of the hall.
 l:4i-Mrs. Meri~esther's remarks were almost insudible sDd SO frequent | were the interruptions that the ebalr- man was obliged to call the convention I Co order. ll47-The band struck up and shut out Me, Moriwesther. ll;49-Ths resolu.Ion of Piggot of 6 Connecticut was amended by Brown of Tennessee. 10 mske the time of meeting ( on adjournment 10 s o'clock this even [ ing 6 ll:50-Hensell ef Pennsylvania offer ( ed a substitute for roll call on nOmins- tIons amid great cheering.