Tombstone epitaph., 1892-05-29
NEWS BY WIRE.

says Chairman MurpDy ol the stase i, central committee asserts that con- ference of Senator Hills friends in Washington to-day decided that Hills nomination is as good as certain. NEW YoRK-The Telegram quotes John $. Clarkson today as saying "My political judgment is that Blaine IS the strongest man in the Republican party to-day, and is the one man who can sweep the country.
 HoLYoSE,; Mass-The Democrat learns on good authority that James G. Blame will accept the Republican nomination for the presidency if liar rison Is not nominated on the frs | | ballot. The infOr matirn cones from i Jesse NJ. Cove. of Boston, the original Blaine man. MT. Cove has been in Washington to see MT. Blaine. He had lengthy conference with the secretary of sta,e, during which he learned tha; Harrison and Blaine are on friendly terms, that Blaine will not seek the nomination if Harrison gets it. Anti-Harrison men are confident that Harrison cannot be nominated on the first or second ballot, while the friends o. the presiden. admi. that he will fall short of the nomination by about 75 votes. If these 75 votes are not forthcoming before the convention meets, Blaine will declare himself a candidate, for Harrison will not fight for the nomination.
 CHICAGo-Corn sold to-day at 1l cents bushel for May delivery, mak- ing the greatest jump ever known in . the history of the Chicago hoard of trade. At one time 72 cents was bid : a rise of exactly II cents snce last r night. The rumor is floating that P. D. Armour has been caught short f in May corn.
 LoSDoS-The sensation of the week - IS Lord Salisbury's protective speech ' which provoked the greatest conster- !. nation among his own followers and . organs. In Manchester, Liverpool l. Birmingham, Glasgow and other busi. ,, ness centers, the premier is severely I denounced.
 NEW YoRK-Fayorable progress Ii
 reported in the movement of Florids = orange growers to ship fruit direct t'
 England. Their fruit, it is claimed
 will reach the English market befor'
 the Mediterranean fruit comes in
 Two steamers, now in the Mediteran
 eaa trade. are already chartered t'
 load at the south early in October, an'
 il theT cargoes are marketed, probabl e, other steamers will follow. It is pro e. posed to advance growers $l per Do:
 on their oranges. The freight rat l. and all expenses. based on the amour
 paid fo. chartering the steamers, vii
 amount to SO cents box. E. l
 Goodsell of this city, is now in Florid
 completing the details.
 Tn ST. LoUIs-News is received here ( ''e a wreck on the Cotton Belt railroa
 last night, $50 mics south of this cit. er between Humphrey and Golden Sta sd ton, in Arkansas. A regular passenge mt train, running contrary to order a' crashed into freight. Much damag
 was done. The entire passeng,
 train was ditched. Seven people wei
 killed and eighteen injured. -t-
 n. NEW YORK; dispatch from Der ', yer intimates that Jay Gould and
 P. Huntington have made seer
 combination to secure monopoly
 Pacific coast trade, part of the schen
 involving the control of the Atlant
 and Pacific road by Gould. Huntini
 ton denied all knowledge of the alles
 ed scheme, and said his brief intel ri-
 view with Gould at Fl Paso son
 weeks ago had no business signifi ,ty