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WHY HE RESIGNED.
The Reasons Stated to be Persona
Rather Than Political.

The Reasons Stated to be Personal
Rather Than Political.
WASHINGTON, June 5.-The President
had hardly finished luncheon when he
was visited by Secretaries Elkins, Rusk.
Noble, Foster and Attorney-G General Mil
Ter, all anxious to know the facts about
Blaine's resignation. During the infor-
NAL conference that followed the Presi-
dent told the Cabinet what had happened
and suggested, in the interest of harmony
and good taste, that they make no public
comments on the situation.
During the afternoon the President
sent word to the State Department that
he desired TO see Assistant Secretary
Wharton. The latter Immediately went
to the White House and the President
advised him OF Blaine's resignation and
his desire that Wharton should act as
Secretary of State for the present.
For some time there have been various
facts known 10 close observers in Wash
ington which warrant the belief that the
resignation, though undoubtedly precip-
itated by recent occurrences, had its
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Special to the RECORD UNION.


PITTsBURG, June 5.-The oil regions of
Pennsylvania were visited to-day by a
disaster of fire and water only eclipsed
by the memorable flood of Johnstown.
1t is impossible at this hour (midnight)
to give anything like an accurate idea of
the loss of life and property, as chaos
reigns throughout the devastated region
and a terrible conflagration still RACES in
Oil City. 1t is safe to say that not less
than l50 lives were lost, as nearly 100
bodies have already been recovered and
many are still missing. The property
loss will reach into the millions. At Ii
tusville it is estimated at S1,500,OG0 Oil
City, the same; Corey, $50, 900; Mead
vile, $l50,000, and the surrounding coun-
try is probably damaged to the extent of
a million more.
A dispatch from Oil City says the loss
of life will probably reach 200. Emlen-
ton, another oil town between Oil City
and Titusville, is also reported to have
suffered greatly from the flood.
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row, but was pronounced a canard by
Blaine's friends.
The South Dakota delegation arrived
to-day and stands four for Blaine and
4wo for Harrison, but Senator Pettigrew
hopes to swing them in solid for Blaine.
Ex-Attorney-G General Mitchner of In
diana says: 1.-The reaction to-day has
been distinctly in favor of the President.
He says ne eau name four men in one
State who were claimed for Blaine that
have been brought to the support of Har
rison. This is only an incident of many
similar changes constituting an almost
general movement"
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BITTER FEELING EXISTING.
Harrison's Supporters Determined to
Defeat Blaine.

Defeat Blaine.
MINNEAPoLIs, June cloud and
deep were the curses of the supporters of
the Administration when they heard of
the resignation, and they thronged the
corridors in overwhelming number in
their haste and anxiety to let everybody
know that they intended in cold blood
and without remorse to assassinate
Blaine politically.
They were frenzied, foaming at the
mouth, mad. They are still in the same
condition tonight, but little less de-
nlonstrahVe and dangerous, being in
cllned to stop and reflect moment.
They confess that the tables have been
turned and they are now making an up
nil tight with the chances all against
them.
suggestions of combinations are not
spurned and scorned. At an animated
though none the less sorrowiul meeting
yesterday afternoon it was seriously pro-
posed to throw Harrisons strength to
Mckinley or Sherman, whichever could
produce the most strength, on short
notice.
At one time, indeed, it was rumored
that HiscOck and few other leading
Harrison men were determined to ask
the President to Withdraw his name at
OiiSSJ pLI LIO que COulu DE IOunQ TO give
the story authenticity. If this should
prove true, however, Sherman will not
be the man decided on for the combina-
ton, as he would be fought bitterly in
the grain-growing and silver States.
1T must not be understood that the close
Harrison men have given up the fight.
They are too mad to do that. They will
fight to the end and the sentiment of all
was expressed IN tne words OF one of
them, who said: Eve may not nomi-
nate Harrison, but, by the eternal. we
will defeat that traitor" meaning Blaine.
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Affairs I'm samoa

LONDON, June 5.-Another two-column
letter from Robert Louis Stevenson APP
pears in the Times, inveighing with even
greater extravaganza of language than
before against misgovernment IN Samoa.
Stevenson pours vials of wrath on Chief
Justice Cederkrantz, to whom he formerly
appealed against the misdeeds of Baron
RiIsach, President ofthe Municipal Coun-
ell of AZ pia, whom he now suggests as the
tool and scapegoat for another.
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AT MEANWHILE.

IHe tnUIre Sect1on swept by Floods,
Demolishfng Buildings.
MEADvILLE (Pa.), June 5.-This entire
section was swept by the worst floods III
history last night. In this city the mill
run overhowed the banks, and swept the
business portion of the city, demolishing
a dozen or more buildings and entailing
an estimated loss of SI5O,OOO The loss
throughout the country cannot be esti-
mated. Bridges We're washed away, and
scarcely passable road left in the coun-
try. The damage to growing crops is
heavy. No casualties are reported in the
citY
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Editorial Comment.

New YORK, June 5.-The Tribune, in
an editorial tomorrow, will say: "To
many friends within the past fortnight
Blaine has said he did not want the nom
ination at Minneapolis. We have no
warrant for the assumption that he does
not mean what he now says, Just as we
did in his withdrawal of 1883. We there
fore see no reason to change the opinion
already expressed, that the possibilities
point to the denomination and election of
President HARRISON
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AT CORREY.
The business Portion of tho Town
Under Water.


Under Water.
COREY tPa.), June 5.-The most de-
structive rainstorm which over visited
this locality began yesterday, and by 8
O'Clock the business part of the eastern
portion of the town was under water, and
by II O'Clock Center street was a roaring
torrent. Many people We're rescued from
their homes in the best way possible.
There was no loss of life and few injured.
Sidewalks were carried away and roads
gutted from four to six feet deep. Nearly
every basement in the city is flooded, and
many stores. The loss throughout the
city is estimated at 100000. The storm
was general through this locality, and
the loss can hardly be estimated. The
roads are impossible, and everything in
the path of the flood swept away. Bridges
and culverts on all the railroads entering
here were carried away and many trains
stalled.
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FATAL COLLISION IN KENTUCKY.
Four Persons Killed and Twenty-Five

LOUISVILLE, June 5.-Near South Car
rollton, to-day, the regular north-bound
passenger train on the Nashville and
Owensboro collided with an excursion
train filled with negroes, going south.
-Four were killed outright and twenty
five injured, several dangerously. The
collision was caused by mlsunder-
standing in the change of the timetable.
The passengers on the north bound train
We're badly shaken up. Nobody was
killed. but few were seriously hurt
Both engines were completely wrecke ed,
and the front cars of each telescoped. The
injured people were all colored.
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Blaine's Resignation Falls Like a
BOmbSheIl.
HARRISON'S FORCES INDIGNANT.
Loud in Their DenunciatiOn of the
Ex-Secretary'S Action.
WILL USE EVERY MEANS TO DE-
FEAT HIS NOMINATION.

Enough Votes to Secure the Nom
First Ballot, While Among the
Conservatives the Names of Nc
Kinley, Sherman, Alger and Rusk
Find Frequent Mention as Dark
Horses.
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CHARMED LIVES.
Flre steamers Contalning EdItors over

rive SieepefS SoiI'>'ininS IuiCors oNer-
turned-Only One Person Injured
HASTINGS [Neb.), June 5.-There was a
wreck to-day on the Chicago, Burling-
ton and Quincy road, caused by a
broken rail, near Indianola, Neb. Five
sleepers. the same containing sixty edi-
tors and their wives, returning from San
Francisco, turned over, but only one per-
son was injured, Eldridge of Denver.
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CROWDED CITY.
Delegates and Visitors Arriving in
Large NumberS

Delegates and Visitors Arriving in
Large Numbers.
MINNEAPOLIS, June 5.-The city is be-
coming well crowded tonight and there
is considerable difficulty in obtaining
suitable accommodations. The delegates,
howe.er, are provided for.
Mrs. c. G. Carlton, one of the women
delegates from Wyoming, was the recip-
lent Of numerous calls to-day from party
leaders, and received numerous congrat-
ulatlons on the triumph of her sex in OBJ
tanning political recognition in the West.
A large number of delegates arrived
during the day from all parts of the
Union. One train brought the Indiana,
Alabama and Louisiana delegations, the
first sleeper having in strong letters the
legend: Evansville, Indiana, solid for
Harrison" They were met at the ST.
Paul depot by representatives of the
Minneapolis Flambeau Club, in full
marching regalia, and escorted with a
brass band to Minneapolis.
In the matter of sentiment of the State
delegations there are many conflicting
opinions. The Michigan people are un-
decided as to whether Alger will come be-
fore the convention. AS to Ohio, Foraker
claims only bare majority of the delega-
ton for Blaine. It is asserted on the
other side that Blaine will have not to ex-
ceed sixteen votes Of the Ohio delegation.
According to figures of ex-senator
Platt, New York has fifty-six delegates
for Blaine. The Harrison managers claim
a majority of this delegation. The poll
of the Iowa delegation shows all but three
for Harrison.
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THE DESIGNATION ACCEPTED,
EhtCCT1NE MANSION.
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WASHINGTON, June 4, 1S92.
To the Secretary Of State: Your letter of this
date rendering your resignation OF the Office
of Secretary of State of the United States mas
been received. The terms in which you state
your desires are such as to leave me no choice
but to accede to you wishes at once Your
resignation Is therefore accepted Very re-
spectfully yours, BENJAMIN HARRIS0N
To Hon. James g. Blaine.
Blaine's resignation was taken to the
White House by his private secretary.
who placed it in the hands of the Presi.
dent about O'Clock. Soon after reading
it the President descended to the East
Room and held his usual Saturday after
noon public reception. Two hundred
people were present, none of whom as
they shook the Presidents hand could
have told from the COOL collected manner
that anything unusual had happened.
Indeed, the President seemed in better
spirits than usual and made felicitous re-
marks to the greetings of his visitors.
After the reception the President re-
turned to the library, addressed a letter
to Blaine accepting the resignation and
gave it to Private Secretary Halford, with
instructions to deliver it at once. Hal
ford took it to Blaine's house and placed
it in his hands. This was the whole
transaction.
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SWEPT BY FLOODS And FIRE.
An Awful Disaster in the Oil
Regions of Pennsylvania.
FIRE FOLLOWS AN ALMOST RESIST
LESS FLOW OF WATERS.

Terrible Destruction at Oil City and
Titusvllle-The River aud Towns
Covered With q Seethinp Mass of
Burning Oil Men, Women and
oring to Escape From Their Flooded
or Drowned.
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A sensation was created at Stockton
Saturday afternoon by the alarm OF the
creditors of j. f. Moseley, County Re-
corder. and the subsequent discovery
that he is missing and cannot be found
When last heard from he was in San
Francisco Wednesday morning, aud Left
his hotel to go to Dixon, but inquiries
show that he did not go there. He owes
in Stockton about $4,000, for which no
security has been given, and the note
holders are wild.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE,

WASHINGTON ID. q, June I, 1882 Z
To the President; / respectfully beg leave to
submit my resignation of the Office of Secre-
tary OF State of the United States, to which l
was appointed by you on the 5th of March.
1859. The condition of public business i'm
the Department OF State justities me In re-
questing that my resignation may he accepted
Immediately.
have the honor to be- very respectfully,
your obedient servant, JAMES G.. BLAINE
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BLAINE GAINING ADHERENrs.
Ex-senator Warner Miller Declares
for Him.

MrNNEAPoLIs, June 81 Ex-senator
Warner Miller of New York made a
statement at midnight declaring that q
large majority of the New York delega-
ton was decidedly in favor of Blaine,
and said he would support him. This is
the arst official announcement from Mil
Ter since the opening of the campaign,
and is regarded of great significance, and
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BLAINE RESIGNS.

he VIII No Longer Act as Secretary
of State.
WASHINGTON, June 5.-The political
world was thrown into considerable COM
motion yesterday afternoon by the an
nouncement that President Harrison had
accepted the resignation of James G..
Blaine as Secretary of State. The CORE
spondence was as follows:
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HARRISON CONTINGENT.

One great event Of the day was the ar
rival of the banner Harrison enforce
ment, the Columbia Club of Indianapolis.
They came up the street with bands play
ing and a jaunty confidence that was bet
ter than barrels of tonic for the Harrison
legions already on the ground. They
marched into the rotunda of the West
Hotel and took possession of everything
in sight. A hurrahing match in the hotel
was started by the Columbians for Har-
rison, and, striven to be outdone by the
friends of Blaine, continued throughout
the afternoon.
PENNSYLVANIA DELEGATION.
The most enthusiastic delegation ar
rived this afternoon. They We're stalwart
Blaine men from Pennsylvania The
citizens of Minneapolis We're not long in
discovering the political complexion of
the delegation as they heard the original
refrain by the enthusiastic Blaine men in
the party beginning:
'We are for the man from Maine.
He will get there just the same.
Pennsylvania is here to stay
And stands by Matthew QUAY,
Jerry Rusk for second place,
He will help us win the race.
Won't they make dandy pair
For the Presidential chair?"
The singing Of the verse as they
marched to the hotel attracted large
throngs, which were amazed and amused.
DELEGATIONS IN CAUCUS.
The New York delegation held caucus
this afternoon, the most notable out
growth of which was the talk as to the
organization of a general caucus before
the convention, the talk being that the
Chairman of each delegation should meet
and agree upon plan of action.
The Indiana delegation also held eau
Gus and General Lew Wallace of the dele
CATION decided to stand by Harrison to
the end.
A telegram was received from Alger
tonight in which he stated that he did
not desire to be considered in antago-
nistic candidacy to Blaine.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-09-08
Gave Fair Warning.

A keen sense of humor had a certain
convict at Dartmoor, who carted down
from his cell one night his books, etc.
and handed them to the principal wardel
with a statement that as he was going
home on the morrow he required then
no longer.
"Eh, what" the officer exclaimed
"Why, you've got " or eight year;
to do, my man."
mo, l amt" the prisoner replied
I'm off home tomorrow"
This statement caused much merri'
ment amongst the officials and warders
standing by. They laughed o n the other
side of the mouth, however, the next
day, for B. early in tho day made q
daring and successful escape from the
gang in which he was working on the
boys, and decamped across the moor
London Tit-Bits.
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The Frolicsome Chipm unk.

As the woodchuck sleeps away the
bitterness of cold, so in his narrower
chamber sleeps the chipmunk, happy
the song sparrow and the butterflies.
What a goodly and hopeful token of the
earth's renewed life is he, verifying the
promises of his own chalices, the SPUR
rel cups, set in the warmest corners of
the woodside, with libations of dew and
shower drops, of the bluebird's carol,
the sparrow's song of spring!
Now he comes forth from his long
night into the fullness of sunlit day to
proclaim his awakening to his summer
comrades, a gay r~ecluse, clad all in the
motley-a jester maybe, yet not a fool.
His voice, for all it's monotony, is in
spring Of gladness and contentment
whether he utters his thin, sharp chip or
full mouthed cluck or laughs a chitter.
ing mockery as he scurries in to his mar.
row door.
He winds along his crooked pathway
of the fence rails and forages for half
forgotten nuts in the familiar grounds,
brown with strewn leaves or dun with
dead grass. Sometimes he ventures to
the top rail and climbs to a giddy ten-foot
height on a tree, whence he looks abroad,
wondering on the wide expanse of an
acre.
Music hath charms for him, and you
may entrance him with softly whistled
tune and entice him to frolic with a
herdsgrass head gently moved before
him.-Forest and Stream.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-09-08
Her Husband in Luck for Once.

81 was once kidnapped by a pretty
woman" was the way George W,
Louthan, of the Smoky City, began g
story at the Lindell. Il was standing
in front of a popular resort in Denver
chatting with some boon companions
when the lady marched up to me and
said, severely, George, | have beer
looking for YOU and before | could
make reply she took my arm and
marched me off to a carriage. Mechan.
ically | got in, and she drove off with
me, berating me soundly meanwhile
l said nothing, but kept wondering who
she could be. She appeared to have q
roster of my faults, for she enumerated
them all. Presently she stopped before
a rather pretentious dwelling, and
thought it time to ask for an explana.
ton. She turned upon me quite in.
dignantly, stopped, looked hard at me.
then stammered forth an apology. She
had mistaken Inc for her husband. ]
accepted her apology on condition that
the lecture she had given me should moi
be warmed over for the man who looked
like Inc. She promised, and l escaped
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-09-08

Two travellers have lately arrived al
Shanghai, China, whose names deserve
not an unimportant place in the roll OF
distinguished explorers. They are Cap.
tain Bower, of the Seventeenth Bengal
cavalry, and DR.. Thorold, of the Indian
medical staff, and their claim to distinc'
ton rests upon the fact that they have
journeyed through Thibet by the long
est route hat can be taken through that
mysterious country. They followed an
imaginary line drawn from the Cash.
mere frontier, in the northwest, to the
Chinese province of Szechuen, where il
adjoins the southeastern border of the
territories of the Delai Lama.
They were upward of ten months In
Thibet and a great part of their journey
lay through a series Of elevated table
lands, seldom lower than $1,000 feet
above the sea level. On approaching
Lhassa they were turned back when
within eight days journey of that city
by the officials, but after some parles-
ing were permitted to proceed on prom.
Using not to attempt to enter the Thibetan
capital. No foreign travellers have before
followed the same route.-New Orleans
Picayune.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-09-08
sh.nntns for Amusement.

The French critic, musician and gov
eminent official, Romieu, was fond of
joking. One of his diversions-amus.
ing, but not to be commended-was to
go into some shop where he was not
known and perplex the clerks by his
questions and remarks. One day he
went into a glove store and told the
clerk that he wished to make a pur.
chase, but must apologize for his poor
he hoped to make himself Ineligible,
He had always found the clerks in Paris
so intelligent and amiable, he said, thai
one need not be discouraged even if he
did not speak the language very we'll
He would like a pair of gloves-kid
gloves. Did she understand?
All this was said in perfect French,
with irreproachable accent and idioms.
Certainly, sir" murmured the aston
ished clerk.
"Ah, then l will p%ersevere: kid gloves
pearl gray-do you understand-pear
gray"
"Yes, sir, you speak French with per
feet
"a thousand thanks. This is anothe,
proof of, the inexhaustible a%miability ant
patience which | have noticed in thu
shops of Paris. With two buttons-yol
comprehend"
"Yes."
1.-The Parisians are so quick to catcl
ones meaning! And will you kindl.
stretch them. and put in some glow
powder? What is the price? wish m,
command of French permitted me to ex
press my thanks for the promptness ant
courtesy with which | have been served.
He paid for his gloves and departed
without a smile. Youths Companion.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-09-08

While at Big Islaad, Va, last April. 1
was taken with a very severe attack of
diarrhoa. never had it worse in nv life.
l tried several oli-time remedies, such as
without getting and relief My attention
was then called to- Chamberlain'S Colo,
Cholera and Diarrhoea remedy by Mr.. r
e. Tinsley who had beer handIingit there
and 10 less than five minutes after taxing
a small dose | was entirely relieved.-O
u. Burford, Harris Creek, Amhurss Co.,
va. For sale by f. Kalteyer &c Son
bowling a. Flood, A. Dreiss, H. Schuc-
kalteyer Il SchucAard, J. G. Koch:dawIy
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-09-08
An Ok Yoke Punishment.

There is an old farmer out in Jersey
who has as great a detestatiOn of fiirt
ing as was ever cherished by the mikadt
himself. 1t was a great shock to hin
one evening at church when he caught
his fourteen-year-old daughter exchang
ing glances and smiles with a neighbor':
son a couple of years older. The ole
gentleman unused yer the problem al
the way home, and finally hit upon al
expedient which he only awaited the op
portunity to put into practice.
This was not long in coming. AS hi
turned a corner of the road the mex
day he caught a glimpse of the young
couple on the road ahead of him. walk
ing along, hand in hand, and even as h,
paused, speechless, he saw them eA
change a kiss. That settled it.
With a few strides he had overtaker
the culprits and was marching them of
to his barn, which stood in a prominent
position close by the high road. A
shout brought out the hired man, and il
a twinkling the old granger had slipped
an OK bow over his victims heads. Ther
he seated them on the doorstep and KEEP
them there for one mortal hour, calling
the attention of all passers by tom,
two calves I'm a breakin in."
At the end of the time he released the
prisoners, who made all haste to put al
much distance between each other a!
possible.
And now they don't even speak wher
they pass by.-New York Recorder.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-09-08
CURE.

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