The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-14
LETTER PROM BLAINE.
II Is Reported that tie Is ssin Mere
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CHIcAsa, lnne IL "A Pit;soarg dispatch
ssys that Chairman Jvues. nf the RTsssh-
ifeaa National convention. has In ais ssss
session a third letter frsfa hF. kisine.
which he has lust verixed from Biaisse Ia
Scotland, and which Il 50 b. read Rppa ti.e
assembling OF the national convention oa
next Tuesday. IN {, Mr. hsaiae states snass
csaPhslscally ;hSi he VII asi afioss bis
tasne IN connection with the nefa aisasiiof.
and that he would nos secept. thxsaga Il
we're tenfsered him unanimously. Mr.
Jos1es arrived here fhls morning, bar waaid
neither deny or eorrotuFsse the story
caSvESifox oF pxsasaATse cLeBs.
SeRJeassgLn. III, Tune iS-The cousan.
tian OF TIE Democratic clahs 81 Iiliaogs
met In Representative hall to-day VITA
ahetst 40 delegates in afsensicuce. After a
preliminary organization had heer effected
and two committees were app4a.uiTSf. the
convention tOok a recess.
~ tire afternoon session. resolutions
were aiicrtci reafilrining thc p-snci rls-s of
The naiissaal and state conventions and
pisigia= she delegates 10 use all honor
able means 70 cusare the eiectfoa Of Cisse-
land and Thurman aud the slate ticket
4 state ieagsle was thea organized and sise
meeting adjourned
TExAs FoR GRESHAM.
CHICAGO. June i3-a despatch from Fm-
peria. Kansas, says. 4 ,-srf3cs 81 the Texas
delegation Issssiug through this city uas
interviewed ~ % their preferences, II
C.. aud G. ". fsrgGsen. delegates az laege.
declared their preferences. fos. Gresham
and tacr thought the entire DC lefafsen
would vote soiidi. f0g alai
CALIFORNIA ras RLAfxx.
wsSsrrrE. Wye. fune i2--The Cali
fosvla delegates 10 the Republican con
seption held meeting here foztay. snd
sgrsssi 10 aes as uaii upon Hsaine a- FIRST
choice aud 10 cssi their first veto fnr him
unisss they decide upon q mere available
man after taeir arrival al Chicago.
Interstate Comns rec Investigation.
NEW YaEK. June IL The interstate CON
mission began TO-DAY its Investigation Of the
complaint made by the produce exchange
against railroads for discriminating IN
freight chsrg,s, fanrc especially concern
ing export rares on grain. The committee
wiz also consider the application ~ fhe
Pennsylvania railway foF . modification 81
the order of ihe commission of March $
The prsptuce exchange claims thai the
railroads, since the fourth OF April. isS7.
have allowed 10 a large nHfab@r Of people
special faies to wtsiern points, 20 the dif.
advantage II the merchants 1f Sew York.
Members of the produce exchange desife
that ali rates for transportation fsusa hi
cage 10 OF through New leEa eity 10 for
eigp ports saall Ae the same as far trans
portaFiua to Sew York, shat roIapiienre
With the crsier Of March .ih. - :n filling
joint tariff, he compelled b. the usethods
aud UNDER iac penalties is-cy isiesi. ani thai
all such tariffs hc published and that IN
every isll Of isainT issued 10 a foreign port
the railroad rate and ocean rate shall be
seated separately.
Ar. MsNesgh claimed Tint the iuFissiic-
ton OF the Commissioner eniett With the
seai1nrd and thai they haa nstllsnE to do
With freight chaggei of stFamerS.
Commissioner Alhssri fiitE. ~ the trunk
line association. testt8e3 In regard 10
export rate of Isl. aad iae raiiruad rate
which vas charged ~ fse trunk linrr. Ia
November ia.s the sysiefn ~ making ex.
port raies was changed by the retiue.
lion 81 steamship rates. The rssssit
was that lower rates we're charged 70
foreign Isygts than 10 iniausi eities ffom the
west Comm. .s>luEser Pink adsiad that Il
vas hardly possible 70 link together rail
road and steamship transportation exeep;
under slSei agreement fhe r@fc haf
always varied. the Commissioner said. and
for 20 rEEy great ifsas had he tssB able 20
make them equsl
Procession Of Pythians-
csSc5xSsTs. Jnne iz-Thc PROCESSION 81
Kn.giss- 81 l'yiAsAs this afternoon wss
very brilliant affair, taoagat s. lid not
contain The pTp.aisess SGtsa six thousand
wouiG - large estimate Of this n1F1tscF of
persons In the pfsesssiafs Niue-teashs ~
iheta wera uniformed knisais.
Chinese In Australia.
SInSEY. y. $ ". JssBe Is~-Tae faier-
CalessiAl esnfereuee un chinese isssaigFa,
riaiI ,ssssssi resolution to appeal to she
slsnilar - that concluded h~twren the
United states aud taina. The faufpySBee
sisl resolved that ga the event af sueh
irysiy being cssneluf~7i, 20 atsslish tss
Chinese pod tAx and 10 repeal he cusft-
snenfs relative 10 fo the foan&xe tax on
Chinese. however. w4Il no. be lfrmi;red 80
ifsse' ircla cQlcsy 20 cosoug wssA9as sslss.
ports.
Sew York Against Huntipgten.
I&FtseyiiEK, June t1-D. W Sanders.
who has - the LEGAL stae ( hnldsfs ~ the
Shoys ra9se "a tise f<hf ssaissf HDgt-
ingiaa eSes The management oi the prop
sFiy, trgasl new suit 70 das Re alleses
that there IL FeA-ass % bFlirye that Hunt
fnsTnf sasa4zn tine. tse Newport News
q Mississippi Valley. j. largely Undecided
70 fas -A1st reuts. and no yrejssr credits
hsss been F8afe aa tbe hssaks u ihr batter.
Ife asks for az accounting
Two rostmssfers Appreciated.
WASH xsTsS, gsBe i2--Tae president 20
esy appointed & G faTsn.f postmaster ~
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nav Ais frf-NAAa@eAaa ~ v stNtH'fAsfeA-& &-A%t
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Eznion win. Esee.
HefsnAsE. qseerslsf8, gssHe H. - 4
s8asea race Es,r 1f1 . s36e sfssrs'si HRuiou
and Tfiek<ss vas zoasd on Fifxrps river
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Assott RsenriaI stakes.
Lesbos. sssr f4-The race gsT 9he Aseosf
hssnnia. stakes sss wsn ~ the colt vaa.
dsi1zasssBa- h9ss sssStia. Devote third.
chlis!uzfun and kksroiogss also raa-
Locnsfs in Tswa and Illinois
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points IN ioss sad ifiii,sts s:zsss 'aAs snii-
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naee TbEF arr a8iag assie dknRgs 9r'
h&sgisd tie ksliiGg ~ yoeng and tes1ssf
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the seteoisess -sssE ssgfefs OF not
Masonic Grand tsrEeer..
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