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GENRAL sHERIDAE's CONDITION.
NA5EIzGToN, May IS.-The doctors
have ssu~d the following bulletin rs
the gesult OF Z consultation hold at .
o'cBck: General Sheridan passed
a bad night. having an irregular
yllse, labCred respiration and being
frequently delerious. Since day
break, however, and especi lliy within
the last hour, there uas been q slight
bat a distinct improvement il all his
symptoms. Pulse, 10; steGdler. The
@iema OF the legs has gradually
subzided' and Is now slight. He con-
tinues to take an ample supply Of
nourishment, which seems to be as
Ga. M.-General Sheridan has been
sleeping quietly for quite a while,
and there IS no pereeptible change in
his condition.
STILL ALIVE.
at S:45 o'clock General Sheridan
was still alive, but very low.
THURMAN FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
PHILADELPHIA, May 2S-The Times
to-day says the democratic ticket to
be placed IL nomination at the St.
Louis conventi0n,iwiIl be, for presi-
&ent Grover Cleveland; for vice presi-
dent Allen q. Thurman, of Ohio.
Ihnrman has consented to allow his
name to be presented and the noml-
nation has been rendered him with
the full knowledge and approval Of
the leading men of the party through
out the country. Congressman
Randall said yesterday "Ex- Senator
Thurman will undoubtedly be the
nominee for vice-president, He is
agreed upon by every body, is will
ing to accept the nomination and is
the best and strongest man that can
be placed on tho ticket. The men
ton of Thurman, Il If believed, Will
be tesresult in there being but two
ballots taken IN the national conven-
ion;-thetirst for president, tie Sec
ond for vice-president. The south
has no candidate for vice president,
but will support New York's choice,
which will be Thurman. PeusyIva
MIA and Ohio will join hands with
New York and that will be enough to
nominate. With Thurman on the
ticket the democrats will feel per
fectly safe aboutIndiana and will
expect TO keep the republicans busy
with preventing Hill from running
away with Ohio.
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
WASHINGTON, May 2G.-The Repub
lican representatives held a caucus
when the house adjourned at 10t
o'clock this afternoon. A resolution
was adopted declaring it to be the
sense of the Republican members oi
the house that the committee on rule:
be instructed to report q resolution
assigning days for the consideration
of all general pension Legislation anC
that an order be made continuing OF
until such legislation is disposed Of
| The CAUCUS also decided TO recon-
mend the passage of the Blair edu,
catiouai bill and also discussed the
tariff. The debate indicated q large
majority against accepting the Mills
proposition to dispense with the bill
by five minute debate.
FIJI ISLANDS.
SAN FRAxCIso, May 26.-Brig Tahiti
arrived from the FIJI islands thi,
! morning rrIJ0Its sl1as1.IT5' cTs I10eTHTG
| islands as unsettled this morning
The French government at Tahiti is
sending water, provisions and am
munition to the fleet by merchan
vessels. none of the fleet daring te
leave for the purpose for fear o.
trouble.
Capt Turner stated the following
as the cause of the trouble. The
French war ships hoisted the FrencE
flag over two of the islands. Native.
objected and hauled the flags down
The French then fired on the natives
and they Immediately took up arms
They are now posted in the mount
aims 500 strong. There have bees
several skirmishes In which two mar
iners and several natives have been
killed. The French are said TO be
awaiting the admiral to settle the
question.
sTEaMEE FOR THE COLUMBIA.
SAN Francisco May 2G.-F. r
Strong, president of the Portland s
Coast Steamship company, has pur-
chased the steamer Alliance in this
city. The steamer will go north in
two weeks and will engage in the To-
cal coast trade out of the Columbia
river, carrying both passengers and
freight.
ALASKA COMMERCIAL COMPANY.
SAS FEAscIsGo, May25,-The Alaska
Commercial company has published
a lengthy reply to the charge made
against the company by Governor
A Z, Swineford of Alaska, in his an
nual report for the year 1887. Louis
Sloss, as president of the company,
defends its position and denies all
charges. He states that the revenue
derived from the lease oil the seal is
lands is considerable item to the
government and that by the time the
lease expires S5,926,000 will have
been paid into the national treasury,
which ID a sum equal to six sevenths
of inat paid to Russia for the entire
territory
DEEP SEA SPECIMENS.
GLASGOW, May 26.-The Clyde
shipping company's steamer Flying
False, has left Clyde with number
of scientists aboard who arc proceed
ing on to the deep sea dredging ex-
pediiion in the Atlantic, with the
view of collecting from the bottom
of the sea specimens for marine
geology for subsequent microscopic
examinations.
METHODIST GENERAL CONFERENCE.
New YORK, May 26.-The result Of
yesterdays ballot for missionary sees
rstaries was announced at the Meth-
odist conference this morning Only
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