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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-06-29

DEPEw wITHDRAWS.

One of the most remarkable scenes ever wit
messed in Republican convention occurred at
the evening session. Authentic runnors were
IN circulation that New York. convinced of the
futility of nominating Mr.. Depew, had resolved
to withdraw his name; and, acting on this res
olution, had formed combination with In
diana and Wisconsin for the support of Gen
eral Harrison.
Immediately upon the calling of the con-
yention to order, Mr. Estee being in the chair.
Mr.. Depew appeared upon the platform. He
said with emotion. not wholly restrained
that he had come as a delegate of New York
to the convention. neither desiring nor
expecting expect to be nominated by it. HIS
He had no right to decline to comply
with its command. After fully consider
ing the subject he was convinced, however
that his ral road position might imperil the
party in some States hitherto Republican.
Therefore he withdrew his name: and as New
York had come unanimous for whoever should
be the nominee she would go home unanimous
in the support of the candidate the convention
should select
The speech was manly, candid and sooth-
ing, and he resumed his place in the New
YORK delegation while the galleries cheered.
On the floor of the convention the effect was
wholly unlike that in the galleries. 1.-The field
sought to effect movement against the credit
ed combination in the interest of General
Harrison. The Sherman, Allison and Gresham
support concurred in mot on to adjourn until
10 o'clock this morning A roll-call OF States
revealed the ma n lines of the new situation
The motion for adjournment was made by
General Hastings who had placed Sherman in
nomination. 1t was seconded by Filley, of Mis-
souri,, and Henderson, of Iowa, and carried by a
vote of 535 to 49,
The convention, having adjourned so early,
the crowd was reluctant to leave the hall. and
loud cries for speech from Robert G. niger
soil arose. Colonel Ingersoll appeared at The
desk OF the chairman, and was gwen greeting
CT extraordinary warmth. He set out upon a
eulogy of the Republican party. AS each brill
liant sentence came forth it was app auded. He
passed from the mission of the Republican
party, which he described as the civil cation of
the Rei.ublic. to a eulogy Of the protective
tariff. He contended that the more diversified
and more skilled the industries of a
country the more intelligent her people. This
portion Of discourse destined untimely
to be cut off is full OF the characteristic pun
gency and incisiveness which have been for so
many years qualities in Ingersolfs speeches.
From protection he passed to a comparison OF
the actual candidates OF the Democratic party
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cause of the excitement in the keystone dele
cation was revealed. Pennsylvania had re-
linqu.shed her powerful allegiance TO Sher-
man and had cast SO of her votes for HaT-
rison This vote, establishing the choice of
Harrison drew out a wild cheer and the array
of other hosts melted before it AS in the route
OF battle the remaining delegations, with but
slight exceptions, broke from their standards
TO the newly favored position, and Harrison's
great lead was presently an absolute majority
and the conventions choice.
When, with the vote of Wyoming, the call of
the roll was finished, and it was known that
General Harrison was the nominee of the con-
vention, the great assemblage, without waiting
for the formal announcement, proceeded to
honor the event with bet1tting demonstra-
ton.
CHEERING THE NOMINEE.
There was loud and prolonged cheering the
waving of flags fans and handkerchiefs Lith-
ographs of Harrison were exhibited in several
parts of the hall The Indiana delega-
tion climbed up on their chairs and wild
ly waved Their faos, and the whole
vast audience followed suit Hats were
thrown into the air and bedlam was out
bedlGmed. The scenes were exciting. People
in the galleries tore down all the bunting with
in reach and waved it frantically. portrait
of the nominee was exhibited from the speak
er's stand, and this caused another outburst
After about ten minutes the cheering subsidized
somewhat.
THE DECISIVE FIGURES.
Chairman Estee finally secured attention and
stated that, as had been the time-honorea prac-
tice of the Republican convention, the ballot
should be read over for verification This was
done as follows:
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SECOND DAY.
THE DAY SESSION.


CHICAGO, June %. The Republican National
convention was called to order by Chairman
Thurston at 1890 p. M A hush fell upon the
assembly when Rev. Stephen A. Northrop, of
Fort Wayne, Ind, invoked Divine blessing
upon the proceedings. The chair announced
that the Comm ttee on Credentials would not
be ready to report until o'clock p. m.
A motion to proceed to q permanent organi-
cation was agreed to- and Ex-Governor Charles
Foster. of Ohio, chairman of the Committee
on Permanent ORGANIZATION, presented his
report. The announcement OF the selection OF
Morris M. Estee, of California, as permanent
chairman, was received with applause. Gov
ernor Foster proceeded to read the
list OF Vice-Prestdents as selected by
the various State delegations The temporary
secretaries and assistants were retained in the
permanent organization. The report was
adopted without dissent, and Ex-Governor
Foster, of OHIO; Senator Foley, of Nevada,
and George B. Sloan, of New York, were APP
pointed committee to escort Mr.. Estee to the
platform: Loud applause greeted his appear
ance, and when quieG had been restored, the
new chairman spoke very briefly, there being
nothing in his remarks to interest the conven-
ton to any degree save, perhaps, their breyity.
When the cheering which followed the con-
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FROM WASHINGTON.

DURING the seven days ended On the 22d
there were TT business failures in the
United States, against 2l2 the previous
seven days. The total for the 1 'aited States
from January l to dat1 is 5, 04S, against4, 926
in 1887
THE exchanges at twenty-six leading
clearinghouse in the United States dur
ing the week ended on the 23d aggregated
1851, S15, 553 against 1921 S25, 673 the previous
week. AS compared with the correspond
ing week of 1887 the decrease amounted to
ID 4 Der cent
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FELL A HUNDRED FEET.
Terrible Fate of a Man Who Tried to
Climb a Church Steeplc.

BUFFALO, N Y, June 26 To settle q dis
pute in regard to the relative heights of the
steeples of st. Mary's and st.
Michaeps Catholic Churches, Charles
Sullivan attempted to ascend that of
st. Michael's. The bellman refused to
let him go without an order from the priest
While the others were arguing Sullivan
slipped past and clambered out of the tow
er to the roof. Selling the lightning rod
he began to ascend the steeple He went
up rapidly and without obstacle until he
nearly reached the front of the cross at
the apex of the tower, when the rod
broke and he fell headlong distance of
100 feet. making one complete revolution in
his descent He struck the roof with a
sound like the report of gun. breaking
through the tin with which the roof is COW
cred. His body lay upon the roof without
motion. Death had evidently been instan-
taneous The victims neck and back were
broken.
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LATER

D5fPATtH s of the On say that VIA.
cities i'll Central Mexico had boon in
undated by floods caused by rains alon
the path of the railroad. The loss Of life
was terrible, ever one thousand dead
bodies having thus far been recovered
The Prohibitionsts of the fourteenth
Illinois district on the 26th nominated A.
f. Smith, of Decatur, for Congress.
In wreck on the Pennsylvania &
Schuylkill railroad on the 26th at Cable
City, Pa, six laborers were killed and four
were fatally injured. The victims were all
Hungarians.
IT showed in Western Wisconsin on thu
Goth, and heavy frosts were reported in Min
neSota.
NED CLARK (colored) was lynched on the
26th in Worth County, Ca, on the charge
OF attempting to assault a young girl thir-
teen years of age.
The committee selected by the recent
Democratic convention to notify Mr.. Cleve-
land of his denomination fulfilled it's mis-
sion on the Goth, and he accepted the honor.
THE town of Sundsvall, on the gulf of
Bothnia, the center of the timber trade of
Sweden, was almost destroyed by fire on
the Goth, and was also partially burned.
The damage Would reach S., 600, OO0 I'm
mense tracts of forest land were also
burned over.
ASA BRAUGHToN, his wife and child,
were drowned in the canal at Medina N.
Y, on the Goth while out rowing.
SILAs ROBINSON, of Minneapolis, Mimi,
met his wife with Nicholas Weiss on the
street on the Goth, and after fatally shoot
ing both of them fired three bullets into
his own head
PN. hn I>,,r, "a 1,
on the Goth at ST. Paul, Mimi, Maud Bur-
meister, aged thirteen years, and Mrs.
Maggie Ross were suffocated.
FLOODS were doing great damage on the
Goth in the vicinity of Nelson, Neb. Elk
creek was over it's banks and all bridges
crossing it had been washed away.
GENERAL HARRIsoN's house at Indianap-
oils, Ind, was thronged by visitors on the
2Sth to congratulate him upon his nomina-
ton for the Presidency by the Republican
convention. He also received thousands
of kilograms. In the evening mass meet
ing was held at Tomlinson Hail.
A DISCHARGED stone-cutter named Louis
Nicoli shot W. B. Wilson, contractor,
and himself afterward in Marquette, Mich,
on the 26th Both would probably die
GENERAL SHESIDAN's continued prostra-
ton caused the most intense anxiety to his
friends on the 26th, and an effort would
immediately be made to remove him to
Nonquitt, Buzzard's Bay, Mass.
THE time was occupied in the United
States Senate on the Goth in considering
the Legislative, Executive and Judicial
Appropriation bill. After some debate,
there being no quorum present, an adjourn
ment was taken. In the House ccnsidera-
ton of the Public Land bill was resumed
and the amendment was accepted allowing
entrymen six instead of three months in
which to erect habitable dwelling.
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The Arthur Kill drawbridge, just
finished, connecting New York and New
Jersey, is the greatest draw in the
world. 1t is five hundred feet, and the
spans are each one hundred and fifty
feet, making the structure eight hun
dred feet 1t will cost $450,000 and
the first train will be run in September.
When its machinery works satisfac-
torily the draw may be closed in two
and one-half minutes.
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THE vIcE-PRE s1DENcY.

THE RES1DENCY.
General Hastings then. on the invitation of
Mr.. Estee, took the chair ard the call OF the
roll of States Begin for the nomination Of can
didates for the Vice-Presidency. A motion 20
take a recess until o'clock was declared out
of order. and the call was proceeded with.
George Kenny, of Kentucky, mounted the
Platform, and N q long, wear.some
speech, nominated w. o. Bradley. of
Kentucky. for the Vice-PresidencY. After
several speeches seconding the nomination
had been made. recess was taken until 6
EVENING SESSION
:: CHICAGO, June 27-Monday evenings session
Of the Republican National Convention was
called eto order at 8 O'Clock, Chair
man Estee presiding. The call of States
for further nominations for the Vice
Presidency was resumed. Mr.. Grjggs, OF New
Jersey nominated William Walter Phelps, of
that State and the nomination was seconded
by Mr.. Gibson. of Ohio: Patrick Egan. of Ne
braska; Mr.. Dolliver, of Iowa; MIR. Rosenthal,
of Texas; Mr.. Fuller, of North Carolina.
When the State OF New York was reached
Warner Miller advanced to the platform and
nominated Levi p. Morton. Mr.. Morton's
nomination was seconded by Mr.. Sage, of Cali
fornia; Governor Foraker, of OLio Mr. Halo
well, OF Kansas: General Hastings of Penn
sylyania: Mr. Oliver, of South Carolina; Mr..
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SIXTH DAY,

CHICAGO, June 26-Beniamin Harrison, of
Indiana, was yesterday nominated for the
Presidency Of the United States, and Levi P.
Morton of New York, for the Vice-Presidency,
city.
1t was Ito o'clock when Chairman Estee
played his solo ON the desk with his second
listen to prayer by Rev. DR.. Edwards, of Chi
cago. Mr.. Edwards petition to the throne of
grace was short, pointed and we'll delivered
Mr.. Boutelle, of Maine, took the platform and
spoke as follows:
Il find myself somewhat embarrassed in
being thrown even into semblance of antag
onism to the representatives OF that delegation
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In order to properly perform the
stern and exacting duties pertaining to
the Office of "Chief Marshal" at the
recent graduating exercises of Vassar
College, at Poughkeepsie, N. Y, the
fair occupant of that position wore ga
gown of white silk EN- traine, opening
over a petticoat of gold brooade, and
carried a large bouquet of Marechal
Mel roses" The swish of that white
silk train was doubtless awe inspiring
and kept the girls in excellent order.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-06-29

Mrs, JULIA WARD HOWE apparently
did not look upon her marriage as an
end of her school days, for since her
marriage she has. learned to speak
French; italian and modern Greek
fluently, and has acquired profound
knowledge of the works of Kant,
Hegel, Spinoza, Comte and Fichte. But
all girls, says an exchange, are not
Julia Ward Howes. If the average of
them could learn to do the marketing,
keep house and cook we'll, their future
husbands would doubtless, in most cases
at least, be reconciled to the lack of
further accomplishments.
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Mrs. ROSE LUDvIGH, a New York
dress-maker, is charged with defraud-
ing the custom-house out of $4,000
After buying Worth costumes in Paris,
she engaged young woman to repre-
sent herself as an actress, and that the
gowns We're portions of her wardrobe.
Under these conditions the costly gar
ments were admitted free of duty. To
better carry out her scheme, Mrs. Lud-
vigh, as alleged, played the part of
maid to the ALLEGED actress.
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with the ideal candidates of the Republican
party. He dwelt briefly upon the necessity of
party success. He had told why he was Repub-
lican. He desired the Republican party to win,
not only for its own sake, not only for the sake
of the country, but for the sake of human
liberty, which is more than any party or any
country.
He would nominate two patriots against two
Copperheads He would nominate two soldiers
against two dog-fennel Democrats. No man
who would not go to Richmond during the war
should now be permitted to go to the White
House. Each of these ringing sentences,
spoken with increasing power, evoked ncreas
ton of his personal preference for Gresham.
The meeting closed with the recitation of
" Sheridau's Ride by Mr.. Charles Pope, of,
St. Louis, and quiet speech by Thomas Fitch,
of Califoi MIA
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ELDER T. w. EVANS, the great
Shaker, in celebrating his eightieth
birthday recently, said that he would
live ten years more, and would in that
time see his theories realized-to wit:
State ownership of land, the holding of
public Office by celebrates alone, equal
suffrage and the ownership and educa-
ton of children by the State.
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IT is announced that after settling
all outstanding debts the estate of the
late Roscoe Conkling will amount to
between 100000 and 100000. His
will, which was made about twenty
years ago, leaves his entine fortune to
his wife
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FOURTH DAY.

CHICAGO, June 23.-At a few minutes past II
the convention was called to order by Chair
man Estee. who had nearly lost his voice,
and Immediately called Senator Hiscock,
of New York, to the chair to preside
over the session, which was formally opened
with prayer by Rev. J. II. Worcester
of Chicago. In his invocation he prayed thai
the spirit which would rule over the proceed
lngs OF the convention might be spirit not OF
narrow partisanship but of broad patriotism
The convention at once proceeded to the call Of
States for ballot for Pres dent. The ballot
resulted as follows
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Two GENTLEMEN started for Europe
recently with novel projects in their
heads for spending the summer. Mr..
Thayer, of Hartford, Conn, will make
a tour of Europe on his bicycle He
has projected rigzag route in order
to take in the chief continental attrac-
lions. The other, a Boston reporter,
has his eye fixed on the little stream
north of the Alps that becomes the
mighty Danube. He expects to launch
row-boat on the river in Bavaria, and
float down stream over two thousand
miles to the Black Sea, taking in the
capitals of four nations.
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DE LEssEPs will cut down to the sea
level through the Culebra mountains
in the construction of the Panama canal
by means of ten iron locks. The canal
Is to be thirty-seven miles long, of
which nine on the Atlantic and three
on the Pacific side are completed. The
canals depth will be twenty-five feet,
eventually to be deepened to accommo-
date the largest steamers. The NOR
taIity among the employees is not so
great as formerly.
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AT Dundee, Eng, recently a young
woman was found guilty OF committing
a breach of the peace, this being her
eighty-second conviction in fourteen
years, and on thirty-two occasions she
had been sentenced to sixty days i'm
prisonment.
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IT is reported from Youngstown, O.,
that Mamie Evans, aged ten years,
whose career as a vocal prodigy was
cut short seven months ago by the
paralysis of her vocal chords, induced
by overtaxing them singing in large
halls, recovered her voice the other
day during a severe storm just after
two violent claps of thunder. She had
not been able to speak above a whis-
per, and had been pronounced incura-
bic by physicians.
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from the great Pacific
slope who have come
here manifesting such
a devotion to a chief
tain whose banner /
have followed wit h
pride and affection, lo!
these many years.
Applause I would
like, were the occasion
appropriate, and did ]
feel it proper, in view
of the courtesy to
which I am indebted
for an appearance here
at all, to preface the
announcement L am
about 10 make by some
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CHARLES GREsH, of Pulaski County, Mo-,
was dragged from his bed on the night of
the 23d by a party of men and whipped to
death. He was charged with telling the
secrets of an organization known as the
agricultural WheeLn
A FIRE destroyed the entire business
portion of Holbrook, A. T., on the 3d.
Loss, $780, 600
DANIEL BARTLETT celebrated his one
hundreth birthday on the oath at his home
in Liberty township, O.
The death of Charlotte Somers (colored),
OF Galesburg, ILL.,, occurred ON the 18th, at
the age of one hundred and twelve years
In the Republican convention at Chicago
on the 18th Benjamin Harrison, of Indiana,
and Levi F. Morton, of New York, were
nominated for President and Vice-Presi-
dent of the United States General Har-
r1son's nomination was made on the
eighth ballot, which stood as follows: Har
rison, 544; Sherman, rs; Alger. 100;
Gresham, So; Blaine, 5; Mckinley, 4.
Governor Foraker, of Ohio, then moved
that the nomination be made unani-
nous, and the motion was carried with
enthusiasm The ballot for Vice-Presi-
dent was as follows: Levi P. Morton, SOL;
w. w. Phelps, of New Jersey, 119; W.
o. Bradley, of Kentucky, 1903; B. K. Bruce
OF Mississippi, II; Walter F. Thomas, of
Texas, l. The nomination of Morton was
made unanimous Mr. Boutelle, OF Maine,
moved that the following resolution be
added to the platform, and the motion was
carried unanimously: 1.-THE first concern
of all good governments is the virtue and
sobriety of the people and the purity of the
home. The Republican party cordially
sympathizes with all wise and we'll directed
efforts for the promotion of temperance
and morality The convention then ad-
journed sine die.
A LONE highwayman robbed the outgoing
stage from Ballinger, Tex, on the 25th.
There were eight passengers from whom
be secured over $500.
On the 25th George M. Pullman concluded
the purchase of the entire Baltimore &
Ohio railroad sleeping car system, includ-
ing the contract for the operation of Pull
man cars for twenty-five years. The price
paid was about 81, 200, 600.
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GERMANY now has more Expresses,
probably, than any other country.
They are Augusta, Dowager Empress,
widow of William L.; Victoria, Dowager
Empress, widow of Frederick Ill; and
Victoria, Empress, wife of Emperor
William II. The new Empress is the
daughter of the Duke of Schleswig-
Holstein, andwas born in 1860. She is
said to be rather dull and of the phleg-
matte German type. Her distinctive
Ieutonism is a. recommendation to the
present Emperor, as he is anxious that
his English blood" shall disappear
from the family.
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Mrs. JOHN A. LOGAN has secured
all the suitable mementoes of her late
husband that she could obtain, and ar
ranged them in what she maintains as
memorial room in her house at
WASHINGTON.
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FIRST BALLOT.

In addition to the above votes were cast for
ingalls, as follows: Arkansas, 10:'Kansas II;
and South Carolina, I. Total, 2S.
Rusk received vote from Nebraska; % from
Wisconsin and from the District of Columbia
Total, "a.
Hawley received II votes from Connecticut.
Filler received votes from Flofida 16 from
Pennsylvania, and from Dakota. Total, 20.
Lincoln received votes from Massachusetts
and from Vlrgl MIA, and Mckinley received2
votes from Texas.
Total vote. 1872; necessary to choice, AIT.
filler OUT OF THE RACE.
The result of the first ballot was received
with no evidence from the convention as to
what impression had been made. Be-
fore second ballot, Mr.. Smith, of
Pennsylvania, who had nominated Edwin
Ell. Filter, withdrew his name.
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THIRD DAY.

CHICAGO, June %. - The convention was
called to order by Chairman Estee at 10 O'Clock
a. m. Rev. T. e. Green, pastor of ST. Andrews
Episcopal Church, IN this ty, delivered the
prayer. The roll was called for the naming of
National Committeeman. The list has al
ready been published.] When New York was
reached the chairman of the delegation asked
that the State be passed over for the present.
Mr.. Mckinley of Ohio, chairman of the Com
mittee on Resolutions, stepped upon the plat
form and read the report of the committees
action.
PLEASED WITH THE PLATFORM.
The clauses in the platform declaring for a
free ballot and a ia count, sending greetings to
the Home Rule party in Ireland, and to Brazil on
the emancipation of slaves were roundly ap-
plauded. When the plank declaring the party
Incorporating attitude in favor OF protection
was read it was greeted by simultaneous ris-
ing OF the delegates, the waving of banners.
hats and handkerchiefs and deafening cheers.
The platform was adopted by rising vote.
NOMINATIONS.
The roll of States was then called for the
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The new steam ferryboat, Robert
Garrett, recently put on for business
between New York and Staten Island,
can carry five thousand passengers,
and is said to be the biggest ferryboat
in the world.