, 1892-05-11
TELEGRAPH1o TALES.


Collector of customs. R. P. Earhart, of
Portland, Oregon, is dead, aged So years.
Minister Frank L. Coombs and his wife,
of Japan, have sailed from San Francisco
In st. Petersburg the Imperial council
has decided to admit Jews to municipal
franchises.
The Missouri state democratic conven-
tion ait Sedalia is solid for Cleveland and
will instruct for him.
England will accept the invitation Of the
United States bi-metallic conference, says
Chancellor Of the Exchequer Goschen.
"A committee composed of representa-
tiyes Of all the economic corporations Of
the Island of Cuba have wired the Spanish
Cortes a message petitioning that duties
on sugar and alcohol in Cuba be the same
as those in force in Spain.
The French steamer Loire Inferieure,
trading in the South Pacific, has been
towed to Thursday Island disabled. She
was ashore nine days on Cooks Reef and
jettisoned 500 tons cargo.
The Orchard sugar refinery and stores at
Greenock, Eng, was burned. Loss, $50 600,
In consequence of the fire watch destroyed
large stocks of refined sugars, the price of
crushed sugar has already advanced.
In consequence Of socialistic labor riots
at Lodz, Poland, the authorities expelled
three hundred foreign worlsmen from
Lodz. Forty of the leading rioters, inciud-
ing number of socialist agitators, were
sentenced to long termsin prison.
The illness of General 5resser, prefect of
police in St. Petersburg, is suffering from
blood poisoning arising from the use Of an
unclean syringe in administering Injection,
is increasing. Modification in the legs is
spreading and he is delirious,
The Iowa democrats met at Council
Bluffs today and predicted that Governor
Boies would be the next president of the
United States.
Among the bills which received the roy
al assent in the Ottawa senate was an act
to establish reciprocity in. Wrecking be-
tween tie United States and Canadian yes
sells, and renew the modus yivendi.
The secretary Of the navy has ordered
the Yorktown, Mohican, Adams and Rush
and Ranger to sail from Port Townsend fol
Behring sea.
STATE POLITICAL POINTERS.
The P.-I. thinks that Colonel Owings is
not in Seattle for his health. There is
nothing original in that.
A Seattle newspaper says The friends Of
4 Colonel u. v. Eddy, of Olympia, are urg-
ing him to become a candidate for congress
Not only is Governor Ferry mot candi
date" for governor, bnt he Would not ac-
eept a denomination if tendelied to him.
The scheme to run Allen for governor
afterWard return him to the senate, and
leave one of the Seattle syndicate in the
governors chair, was very cute. The
trouble is to keep these combinations from
public knowledge. They can't be worked
successfully without confidants; and Sc
cret once told to one personis no longer
secret. Such things will leak out. Pub
licity has killed this carefully concoctee
programs Seattle Telegraph,
AHtlI MAN Knocixad out.
CoEcoRD, N. H., May fl, The democratic
state convention to choose delegates to th,
national convention met here. today. Olive
p. Branch was chosen ehairman. H,
briefly addressed the convention. Hi
references to Cleveland waa loudly ap
plauded. Urch, of portsn nth, created
N sensation by saying charge Grove
Cleveland and his administration with dis
loyalty, unfaithfulness to the rank AM
file of the democratic party" The speake
was interrupted by storm of hissess an
cries of "put him out" The Chairmal
ruled that Urch was outof order and th
convention proceeded to the election {
delegates to the national convention. Afte
the platform had been read, Urch Great e
another breeze by offering an amendmen
} to strike out the name of Cleveland an
substitute HILL Amid much confusion hi
amendment was ruled out of order and th
) platform adopted, after which the conveI
tion adjourned.