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It sea. I .VO MAX C AX TELL THE OUT I COME, I Hut There Is I'lenty of Betting I tliat Blaine I (Vill lie the Nominee and B< Forced to Accept. IVest Virginians Leave Wheeling in :i illuze of Glory Ami Arrive in Good Shapo foi (lie Big Contest. IB Hon- (lie State's Tote Will Likelj lie Distributed II tin' Maine Man's Name is Not ('resented to Them. Tiie (ieiieral Outlook from Vari ous Points of View. Sptri'il Dinpateh /?> Ihe Intelligencer. Chicago, III., Juno 17.?They were a troubleflotno ami hungry set of men wlw landed here to-day to represent West Virginia in the swelling crowd which is taking pohseaaion of Chicago, i They had gone to bed lato and been l routed out early for breakfast, and the morning was uncomfortably warm. The journey was as comfortable as railroad travel can be in such weather. The first wction of the Wheeliug train came in at 12:30, the next an hour later. Captain Bob Moore was in charge of tlx- runt, and John Cummin#, whom the boys wanted to be engineer as well ?m ultimate; cooled otF by riding most of the morning, on the locomotive. He said lie was in a hurry to get here and lind out who is to be the next President. Captain Curtain, of Grafton, joined the party at, Newark, where his son ia to gmdijate thin week. Alternate Miller, of Mineral, who missed the first section, tells that Jake Kemple, who came along f?n the second, was discovered soon after landing in the heroic act of getting his aeeond wind after stopping a pair of runaway horses. Delegate white,' Serjeant-at-Arms i'ark, Assistant Sergeantat-Arms Dnnaway, Mr. A. W. Campbell and some other "Wept Virginians were on hand to welcome the conquering heroes. C'apt. Ham Davis marched well in KIIOXT OK TIIK I'KOC'EHSION On the way to headquarters, the Palmer House, hearing in each hand ono of the bouquets of West Virginia mountain laurels sent by a good friend from Grafton. The West Virginians wore their handsome Hi Ik badges of red, white and blue, and the crowd along tlio street gwve them a good reception. Many remembered that the delegation camonero four years ago "Solid /or Blaine," and iilnuir the line wero out sucji questions :u, "^VIio'h your man this year?1' "Who are vou shouting for now?" The invariable reply, *'ror protection and the best uum," was listened to as though it were a device worth patenting. The headquarters proper will be opened tomorrow. To-day the bora turned the head<|uarters of tho genial John W. Ma*ftii to that account, and the Taylor statesman made them welcome. While a number of Went Virginia were gathered there, not a delegate am0.vg them, two Gresham boomers entered and bogged the loan of the delegation's ear fur a few minutes. It was a visit for business, but as nobody cared to hear what everybody thought already sufiicientlv known, the(>resham boom was moved "along to the next newly arrived delegation. This indicated no unfriendliness to Judge Ciresham, only a disinclination to be tortured with a speech at short range. This evening, at the request of Mr. Medill, of the Tribune,En enthusiastic Gresham boomer, the delegation visited'his ollice to discuss the situation. The Held was carefully surveyed and merits of aspirants discussed, with this result, that when the West Virginians were leaving one of them remarked : "()ur trouble seems to bo that wo have so many good and strong men," and a chorus of voices replied, "That's it exactly." On the first ballot West 'Virginia may be set down about this w;;y: For Sherman, White, Peterson, Swann, Curtin, Miller, Payne, Cooper; for Gresham, Frew and Hubbard; for Harrison, Berkshire; for Alger, Smith; for illaiuo, Moore. Cooper, l'ayne and Swann have not arrived, but Sherman people claim them, and possibly with reason. Smith served under Alger and says he will stand by him while he Lists. Moore declares ho will vote foi 'Maine whether he is nominated or not There are other Blaine men hovering near the delegation. It is too early to say whore the delega tion will go after the first ballot, for thej do not know themselves. The delega tion meets to-morrow to organize. Hub bard and Moore are spoken of for chair man, with reasonable certainty the election of llubbard. Mason is not i candidate for re-election to the National Gouimittec, and would not accept an other term. N. B. Scott, of Wheeling hoc ins to be the coming man for the place, though an effort is being made U i>?t forward S. B. Elkins without tin knowledge of that gentleman, who ii upending the day in the country. C. M. Shinn, of Marion county, is thi assistant secretary of the temporary or ganisation. West Virginians, so far uj heard from, are all well quarteredfowo in hotels and some in lodgini houses. Accommodations are uiucl lietter here than in St. Louis. Thus fa there U uo troublo in getting somethini to oat, of good quality at fair price# whereat the West Virginia sonJ dot! greatly rejoice. c. b. ii. THE OUTLOOK?" Hie Situation lint her Mixed?Ererybodjr fe Hlalne, of Main*. DittMitkk to the InltHiCrtetT. - Ciiicauo, June 17.?He would be wisk, man who could predict the resui of the coming convention. Sherma l? a?U by large odds. His most sanguin friends claim JWO. More careful one nay it won't bo so much. 300 would I a safe estimate as the returns look nov The more balloting tho less strengt Sherman will have. He will have gatl ered at the start all he ca: command. Some of his toudei backers have no expectations of h lamination. It is only necewory i circulate freely among the Ohio men 1 ?ee the hollowness of their profession The Alger boom is a very respectab atfair, and at this writing pot] ing more can be said of it. I On it to be true that Mm. John A. Loga hns taken it under her special prote< tion. and she is a politician of no inea abilities. Harrison and Greaharq me lay they are NOT FIOHTIKO flACH OTHEB but they are getting in some side wipe just the fame. if.Graham had Indian f solid on the first ballot he would in a! * probability be the nominee. As it it all the prospects are floundering. Depe\ is not seriously regarded for the lira place, because his own State has no adopted him us her favorite sou. Allisoi 5 is not making much noise, but is held t< stand well in the event of Shofinai going to nieces earlr. and the-Blalm pushers being unable to hold them selves down. California came deter > mined to raise a Blaine shout in the con vcntion ana to nominate ami vow 10. him to tlip end. Creed Haymond, i healthy product ofcf our town Matfoi eountv, heads the California delegtitioi and he wants Blaine or blood. Some o Blaine's best friends have been at worl to-day on the Faeille Coasters and thin) they have them quieted; at all events they have promised to shorten sail. ^ j man with one eye can detect at fire sight that this great big crow!) l'rekeks BLAISE to the whole bunch of thoroughbreds ii ^ the field. This feeling is so strong tha the venturesome are offering to l>et 01 lilaine'a nomination. They argue tha it will be imnogsible to agrto on an; other man; that Blaine will be namm . at a critical moment ana Uominatc< unanimously.* In short, thev'expect U nlaee him wliere he can't decline. Join \V. Mason doesn't bet, but he expects t< vote for Blaine in November, ho doei Major Moore, of Harrison., Ah for my , self, I am a little too new on the groum to offer a combination, but I venture tin 1 guess that Blaine will not be driven iut( the fight this time. c. it. h. WEST VIRGINIA TO Thi FRONT. Tho Nutnblo Journey of tha Mountain 8tnti Dolcgnton to Chlcngo. The tniiu that left here over the Balti more & Ohio road .Saturday night foi Chicago was one of the most notabU ever known in tho railway history of Wheeling. It was styled tlio delegates special train, for the reason that it carriec nearly all the delegates and alternate* from this State to the big Republican National Convention. It carried in addition nearly 200 excursionists, mosl of them enthusiastic Republicans ami nearly all bound for the big city by the lake. Tho train was composed of live of the railroad company's finest sleepers, the "West Virginia," General Manager Clements' private car, tendered by that clever, big-hearted official through Mr. Charles Jlurdett'Jlart, for the comfort af,the <Jei egation, and the "Newark."';the prijwtl car of Cant. K. 'J\ ^Devries, WfadJlrf own popularTailroftd man, now nuMpnj temlent of the iialtkbore <x OhiafB fMm? Ohio divisions, which was placed by hioi at the disposal of the Ixtelmgknckk, and devoted to tho same purpose as tho "West Virginia"?tho comfort of tho well known citizens from various parts of tho Statu who wore going to Chicago to assist by their votes in presenting to the country the name of h' whoso election to tho presidency seems now to be almost as fully* assured as-the rising and setting of the sun. A baggage car completed the make up of this train, which was by odds the finest excursion train ever run out of this city. Indeed, it is doubtful if a finer . train was over run in, through or out of the State. Early in the afternoon there was no ticeablo at the U. & U. passenger station moro than usual excitement and bustle. The two private cars were backed in and turned over td Delegate at Large l'rew and Mr. llart. These cars "had been put iii splendid shape, including the larders, which were lavishly stocked with good things. There was apparently nothing too good for the delegation and the excursionists in general, and all who took passage on this elegant train will beat in grateful remembrance for a long time the splendid management of the B. 0. It seemed to be the aim of officials and employes, from the highest to the lowest, to do everything that could in any way add to the pleasure find 'comfort ol the trip.. , ... * Captain Devrics came on himself to see that nothing was left undone, and Captain John T. Lane, the Division Passenger Agent for this locality, was also on hand to assist. Ticket Agent Torn Burke began to bo besieged by persons inquiring for tickets, sleeping car berths and information abont tue trip, before the afternoon was haif over, and by 7 o'clock thero was a crowd about "his window that continued till the train tieparted. Mr. Burke was equal to the occasion, however, and his good natured face smiled "a pleasant trip" tq a large number of liia friends. When the rush was the greatest, Captain Lane assisted him, and at other times he was with Captain Devries looking after the sleeping coaches and arranging for orders that would give the train all the rights on the road tending to a ouick trip that wero consistent with safety. . . People began to gather in the station to inspect the handsome train and sec their., friends oil" 110 early as 8 o'clock; The sides af the "Newark," which wai to bo the last car in the train, had been covered with streamers on which appear 1 ed in letters two feet high the words: "West Virginia?For Protection anil the Best Man." Tho Cumberland ac commodation had brought for Mr. C. 1) Hart, with the compliments of Mr . Frank A. Warthen, of Grafton, a largi . quantity oC mountain laurel, ferns ant' other pretty flowers and foliage to Im used in helping to decorate. In Mr. Warthen's letter, accompany . ing* his cootributionj ho. wrote: \'Anc I let me hope that the deliberations a i Chicago may result in the nominaticfr i for President of the foremost citizen o the Republic?James G. Blaine." , Mr. w. P. Hubbard, one of tlio del6 ! gates from this district, also mado a flora > contribution in the shape of a xnagniti ) cent lot of magnolias and roses from hii i place out the National road. Col 8am 11. Harrison maio tho magnolia popular by deftly using his pain brush and somo water colors. On tin ? white bnds in red paint ho inscribed thi - words, "Best man, and 6n tho broai i green leaf in white letters, "West Tii i ginia." These were much sought aftei r and wero worn iu coat button holes. % Several of tho ladies who wero goin t, on the trip were asked to usetheflowei 3 in decorating tho two private cars, am their taste was soon displayed in th pretty bououets and bunches of flower that were placed here and there. ir The handsome cars looked handsome than ever after they had completed thei wprk, and the air was heavy with th ? perfume of the roses and magnolias.! l: a ifihortfy before 9 o'clock a B. & C It sleeper filled with Republicans frbr n Parkereburg and other points furthc ie down tho Ohio River road, was backe >s into the station, having just arrive e over the Ohio River road. On the iid< w of this ilteper were the words "Parker h burg, W. Va., Republicans-rSolid fortl i- Nominee." The car was further dec* a rated with broad bands of bunting tastil is arrival of the Parker8|)urg delejf to tion started the enthusiasm, whrc 10 grew steadily tjll it culminated in a re g. ular furore,' in the midst of which tl le train moved oil*. The Republicans fro ti- the lower end were cordially greeted I il those from hero and those who hai n gathered hero from other parts of thi State, and while they talked politics n there were frequent breaks in their tall Q qboat Presidential preferences,". dufUlj ' which they ptybod and eomplixuanta the B; A 0. for its kindnefle and eflurt to please. Ah one vllraqwitik^uc man settled back in an cftoy chair i# of * olthe private care, he remarkMf^ [1 "I wonder how those enemies of Capt , Bill Clements, who circulated the stor v! that as soon as he got hack on the B. J I 0. every Republican employe woul< have to walk the plank, feel now ? Thi j kind o' gives tM lie'fl) that, eh?" d With tho.arfjMjJf the Parkereburj j gluepeft flejjier^or the people fron a oe#e jtefe-jSrottght -up from the yard/ . and the excursionists oegan to hunt fo: . their sections. Everything was now . hustle and confusion, and it became mon r and more so as the time for departur< l drew near. , The Black Eagle dram con* appeared , followed by a big crowd, ana the rattlinj f drums ana.Qqucaking fifes aided in^ak ; ing the event a regular old-timo cam c paigm occurrence. About the same time several "Republicans who had determine ' ed to make the send-off one worthy the t occasion, the crowd and the train itself. Iu? oH'unniii (lr...U'At-1/u lilL tllft loWfif eilli of the station. Rockets shot high in the air, colored fire balls from Roman i candles glanced about in all directions, t red lire made things red and cannon , crackers helped swell the din and confusion. 1 At 0:60 CapLBob Moore* swung hie J lantern, the bell arog/everybody in the 1 frow*l oi 1,000. on tfie pl<tf<#m (leered, 1 thecrowfd on jthg trajin |nswertftl back, aud the train was' off. The men in 1 charge of the fireworks went with the ' train as fur us Ben wood, and kept up i the burning of red fire and candles and : the shooting of crackers all the way 1 throngh tile city* As the mills oh tho South Side were ' pnssed the workmen cheered, and at Benwood thero was more cheering. At Benwood Junction there wa8 another display of fires works, the rockets ascending announcing to the Ohio friends that . West Virginia was on her way to the r front. No time was lost in getting away. As the heavy train steamed up 3 on the bridge there was a heavy salute f of crackers *nd.then.the liring parTy Settled dow$ :-to; wait for the regular train, which wjia over an hour latp.? On its arrival It was given' li rocWet red 5 fire salute. i The excursion train was run as the i first section of the "Daisy Limited" from the river to Chicago. Uapt. Moore j was not the conductor tirst detailed for 1 tho tHp,-but fessooriksit was found out ? that they were not to have jolly Bob Moore to take their train, there was a hurrying to and fro among tho head men of the delegation, a conference with ! Capt. Dcvries, a little telegraphing, and *?-on ~'~t?U rw* Imil nr/lnra I lib I .ml U UlUliA vuj/ti lUVUib uuu ?. to take out that train. | The other conductors wert inclined to .iJtiuka, little, but; Captain Devriwi' an, tsvve'r, f'Tfiey want,Bob, and that nettles | itlfjpJtfled that Better. ; A- fetter burn tlianf Cijbt. Moo^e.nor a better crofr than I tUb one lie commands 1b act to be found , on the road. Engineer John Moore ran the train as far as Newark and made ! things hum. Engineer John Cummins, whom everyl>ody knows, was among the | alternate's, and it was the understanding Uiut he had in his pocket permission to : TWOfthe train into Chicago. IIo wanted .thtf honor of gri&ing the train into the ! trig depot, and had been promised a pilptia ordciU&bJ^jple *? do 80Tho regular train tiad four sleepers on and after crossing the river at 11:45 o'clock ran as a second section. It was followed by still another section made uj) almost entirely of sleepers, carrying Maryland .Republicans, principally atom Baltimore^ TWsli'0per4uuii8hed by the company for the ladies of the Wheeling party was a beauty. Nearly all the conductors running out of here Saturday and Sunday had a special train check. It was a strip of white .cardboard, oniwhieh was printed Blaiue's picture;, these wt4e'stuck in hat bonds. Yesterday afternoon tho B. A 0. took out nearly thirty excursionists for Chicago, and last nfght there was a sleeper and two day coaches full of people from here, nearly all bound for Chicago. Mpre are going to-day. Tho B. 0. caught the people big on this trip, and the patronage is surely deserved, for the company has ; snared no paina'to nrraque it so flbat all shall have ft good time jo far us the com, paoy is concerned^ r i . The Saturday night train, the distin guished party it carried nna 1110 tseuu-uu it got will long bo remembered. ;; : ."ii'i'- ' - ill! THE lil'SII TO CIllCA'iO. 1'rople nil uv?r t?Je Lund Crnzy to get there. Never in tho history of jwliticul conventions in this country wan there such a rush for tbo convention city as there is^now to Chicago. .An ^tkllioksc^b man happened to b?fy .Cincinnati" Sat'uiclajr evening. Every tifin tba|r left that city for Chicago' was overcrowded. One train on the Kankakeo route was so crqwded that vtbir cqndactor had to take.upNtW.tickels'fr6m the platform before tho train started, tho platforms and even tho - steps buing loaded with moh, , women and children; and this in .spite of the fact that the train, usually run 1a ! one small Hoction, wnsconipoflfeu of diree , seclions.bf from Jfe^enf to mn&cojrs.a After all this tho accommodations were so inadequate that many people from Cin| cinnati and way points between thero and Columbuscnine on the Baltimore & Ohio/oad to Newark and there took the ' Baltimore jJt Olilo 'train for Chicago i which left hero at 1):50. At Columbus I there was such a demand for Chicago tick* ctsthattho train for Newark was held fif* ' teen minutes while tho agent sold . tickets, and when.the train did.linally I pull out with all the aisles full, of people t .standing up, seVerul - huridrud people , were'waiting for'ticlqeta. -At? Newark e the train was overcrowded, and yet between threo hundred and four hundred iuiiiuuiiwm (mm (Vlumlui* worn to he [ accommodated somehow. There never was such ft .general craze " to go anywhere at one time in this country. The rush to the .Philadelphia Con* tenniul was high-water mark ud to.this ? time, but then the long time which the , expoirition lasted and-the fact-that dn? section was taken at-a time kenttlu , Crowds of reasonable sire. In this cast , everybody seamed to think-if lie did no! * start Saturday night he could not gel ' there. If nobody is killeil in this inac rash it will be a miracle. At Columbui J Saturday night one man leaped off the I train to get to the ticket ottice ahead ol p the crowd and broke both his legs. H< was .placed on a stretcher and cared foi by frionds. J I'ltESIDEXTIAI, I'liEEEREXCES. e The Votes or Orer u Hundred Trarellni Mfen Horaxned Up. ' ' Soma time ago Ckiul Clerk Sao " Harrison, al the ilcLurc Uouac, liqfai ,1 to eell pools on the Presidency. Hi d gave 11 man tlio privilege upon payini 's 25'rtob to record aguess is to lljetw ? ffSmlnees' at Chicago, and th6 p'roffeod J. are to be divided among those whos y guesses are right. Saturday night whei tiie sale closed there were HUquartersi $1!8 25?in the box, and a summar :h of the guesses show* the tallowing intei g- esting result: io Kor Blaine and Harrison, 20 votes,.? m which 0 are by West Virginia men, ijr from Ohio, a Irou Pennsylvania, - Iroi i New York, 1 from Indiana and 2 from e Maine. ? i, Blaine and Golf, 5?'West \ lrgima < Pennsylvania IL-Qhto 1. _ " L. i Blaine and Forkker. 10?West Vir- , 1 ginia 3, Ohio 6, Kentucky 1. b Blaine and Gresham, 4?Ohio 2 and - West Virginia 2. , , b Blaine and Alger. 8?West Virginia, ? Pennsvvania and Ohio, one each. j Other Blaine combines: With Allison, 1 from Illinois; with Deftpw, I from c Virginia; with Lincoln, '1 /Jrcfrn i 1 PennHtvLvatiia; V witjU MqrWn,. 1 /lawn s West Virginia; with McKinley, 1 from West Virginia, 1 from Ohio, 1 from Mjsr souri; with Pnelps, 1 from West Viri ginia; with Porter, 1 from West Vir< ginia. I 1 r.iuli nvn ami TwirftlfOF 1 frOIIl NAW York. Greaham and GolJ. 3 from Went ; Virginia^ Gh*bam and Depew, 1 from c ; Ohio and 1 from Now York. Grwhani t and Evarts, 1 from West Virginia, t , Gresham and Morton, 2 from West Vir- c ; giniu. Gresham ami Phelps, 2 from West Virginia,1 from Pennsylvania and 1 L from Ohio. Greibaw anil Sherman; 1 c > froru'WisoQiisip. " P' f< AJgur and Qepew, i from PennsrlTa- 8 i ilia. TAlgerand I Uncock, 1 fronv Iwir* e , sylvania and 1 from West Virginia, b ! Alger and Morton, 2 from West Virginia. B i Alger and Phelps, 1 from West Virginia. jK Allison and Phelp* & from Nevs? York U and 1 from Massachusetts. ' b Depew and Gresham, 2 from Pennsyl- b vania. Depew, and -Hraripmv & from Ji West Virginia, 1 from Pennsylvania, 1 i> i from Ohio and 1 fronj New Jersey. al Foraker and Penqw, 1 from .Op|o. d Harrison and Depew, 1 from West g , Virginia. Harrison and Miller, 1 from d West Virginia. And PIhjIw, 2. from B Pennsylvania, 1 from West Virginia, 1 ol from Indiana. ai Hawley and McKinley, 1 from Con- p necticut. . t IDscockfirid Alger, 1 from, We$tYir- ft) ginia. Ifiscock and HamMr, i Trom iu West Virginia. si Lincoln and Depew, 1 from Pennsyl- tl ynnia. h McKinley and Phelps, 1 from New tl : York. b Sherman and Alger, 1 from West Vir- ji ginia, I from Pennsylvania, 1 from Ohio, st Sherman and Goff.il from Rhode ii Island. ' J 11 Sherman ami Harrison, 1 from West I] Virginia, 3 from Ohio, 2 from New York, p Sherman and Hawley, 2 from West Virginia, 1 from Pennsylvania, 1 from ol New:York. < V < J J ei Shbrmnn and Lincoln,'-1 from West T Virginia. 1) Sherman and Phelps, 1 from Penn- ai sylvania, 3 from Ohio, 1 from New York, di 1 from Nebraska. G The names mentioned for first place hi are: . tl Maine I 51 ITIflcock ? Sherman ?....' '21 Allison.., f - tt' (irttibatn 14 Hawlty..-. A ' 1 Alger C Lincoln 1 . Harrlnou C MuKinley 1 kl Dejxw - 7 Forakur ... 1 te This tablo is of interest as allowing in how many acceptable men the party has, In and how uncertain the result seems. Of tl the guesses, all but a few are by com- rc inercial travelers, and of these few all ci were transient guests at the McLure but w one, a lady. Mr. AJfapjly nit., fy. Sam Harrison's'Wit scheme is great. f0 He has a glass lar witli a neat tin cover 'w fitted to it, and in the cover is a slit cut. w The lid bears the words, "Drop a uickle nj in the slot und gut vour name mentioned for the presidency , It is'a good hit on .,| 1x5th the nickel weighing machines {j and the prevalent little presidential cc booms for a cent. ' ' anbwjlbment. Tlio Dakota Delegation Crontoa n Derided Sensation. piucAao, June 17.?A totally new elo- Q mtnt in the Presidential struggle was ei mado- appairent to-night when the I)a- 01 ko'ta men and the tVashingtQn .Territory gj contingent with twelve big votes that w nobody had been figuring on, began to talk openly of taking care of itheir friends. The general (lurry that followed I the announcement showed that its im- & portance wax not underestimated. jn Twelvp good votes, or any part p'f tiiert \n wife njijiequteition pot to 1)6 igootpdm a gamo so .sharply .played a* tin* one >>n in which the Republican Presidential . nomination is the stake. People whose U favorites, adherents had not oeen with Dakota from the start, showed visible symptoms of nervousness, and those j" who hud climbed into the Dakota band "( wagon at the last moment were being *' congratulated from tall aides lor their SJ shrewdness. Sherman' friend* wero. ? exultant. Dakota's cause had been ably championed in the national committee Ji from the very outset by Colonel Hook- ol er, of Vermont, whose merits as a poli- w tician and a pronounced Sherman man, cc are recognized generally. Allison's ad- sc vocates also ill PUT JS A CLAIM iD on Dakota's good will in return for the ^ services of J.S. G'larkson, who also qtood V1 by the Dakota men in the National Com- 12 mittee. The change to Dakota last night by John C. New, of Indiana, and Law- j* son, of New York, both members of the ^ National Committee, was interpreted in In the lobbies this evening tq mean that H Harrison would welcome and: perhaps had|tmoHg*go on tome f^sh. support N from Dakota, and that the ambition of 8 Warner Miller, 6f "Ne\v York, to be T Chairman of the Convention would re- in ceive help from the satfie source." tl Tho groat crowd of President makers si who have waited so long and patiently h for some light on a most perplexing situ- F ation are likely to be gratified to-morrow. There have been no important ?, developments to-diy^ but .in the morn- q ing Mr. Depew is to announce his 5, decision concerning his candidacy. Since 0| bis arrival Mr. Depew has been busy n, sounding representative men from the t? West on the advisability of his can- 4 uiuacy. tte nas sent tor many or tiio tj LEADING MEN OP WISCONSIN, 0' Minnesota, Kansas Nebraska and other y agricultural States, and the result of his jfl inquiries has not been reassuring. Mr. lc Depew had a conference to-day with f Marvin Engbitt, of the Northwestcm Railroad, who has been collecting ?ome evidence concerning granger prejudice against a railroad president in the E States of the Northwest. The state- 11 kient is made to-night on good auth- n ority that Mr. Depew will in the morning announce nis withdrawal ? from the,contest, havingWome satisfied 11 that the convention is in no mood to K nominate him. This is certainly Mr. 11 Pepew's decision to-night, though he may cuange his mind before to-mprrow. 0 ' NO DEVELOPMENTS J In the whole field, New York excep- t fed, there U not the pign of develop- F i nient. On Saturday everybody was j! lor -waiting to see the effect of > 1 the California boom for Blaine. To-day 1 everybody liasbeenwaitingon New York. b New York has been waiting on Mr. De- S pew. To-morrow Mr. Depcw is to speak, < * and then the scrambling begins. The ; 0 universal timidity about making a move , s in any direction continues. Everybody I B is afraid to take a hand. Delegations uncommitted are inclined a to skulk behind favorite sons and wait ~ developments. New York is to make f the first move toward bringing out a Hne J " of action. . What New York { f will do remains one of the J 2 mysteries of the hour. In case Depew j n [Continued on Fourth Poye.] l A BIBLE EMM Oause* Death and Destruction i Zanesville, Ohio. 1 LARGE BUILDING WRECKE1 Clao C^ttUKO a Mastery?He veral Pc Hons Killed inid Injured?Fire Adda Horror to (ho Situation. Raines of tho Victims. Zanestillb, Jane 17.?Soon after: 'clock yesterday morning the peoplo < bia community were startled by a te ific shock which caused buildings in tl entral portion of the city to tremble I lieir foundations. Men, women an bildron rushed to the street throug jar and curiosity. Tho cause of tli bock was soon learned, and many has ned to the scene of .destruction, a larg rick warehouse in the rear < Ittiley Brothers & Co .'a drug ston fo. 172^Iain street. Tho building coi lined seven barrels of gasoline, eigl arrels Htoseed oil and twelve barrels cat on oil, besides paint and other inilun lable material. At tho time of the ea loeion five men were working one Ijout tho building. W. W. Minei rayinan, and his assistant, John Swix le, were loading the dray at the rea oor of tlie building. George Morto ailey, aged 18, son of F. P. Bailey, on f tho proprietors; William Graysoi iid Jessie Carter, the latter two coloreurters. were in the building. Tho building, which fronted on tw> ley*, Was one and a-half stories high id wh completely wrocked by th lock. The debris completely blockei te two alleys. Miner and bis assistanl is dray and team were buried beneatl le ruins. Tbe two men were rescued at are seriously injured. Miner's in iries are.considered dangerous. Gray m and Carter escaped from the buila ig, badly bruised and burned. Mi oi1o<r wog nmlioWv lrilloil inntniltlv to was 911 the top floor when tho ex lotion occurred. Simultaneously with tho shock a shee f flame shot up from the ruins and tin utire fire department was summoned ho inefe worked manfully and fearless ' in the face of recurring explosions id in a short time had the flames un sr control. At 1 o'clock the bodyo eorgo M. Bailey was recovered. Hi ad been thrown'from tho third floor U le second and had fallen head first int< barrel of dry paints. Ilis body waj rriblj^faut, bruised and disfigured. Thfe ^ ause of the dxnloBiori is no nown. Carter, one of tlie colored por m* ikk) 1 he stepped on a parlor matcl i the bfsoment, but it is not beliovei [i knows what the cause was. He wai irowtlout of the cellar, up through th( of, lul( back on the debris and thus es tped djath. The body of young Bailey as burned almost beyond recognition G?ner*l Sheridan's Condition. Washington, D. C.. June 17.?Thi llowiog bulletin was issued this morn g: ft a. in.?General Sheridan slop ew and naturally a great part of las ght, his rest being only occasionally oken by attacks of coughing. Ilii ilse has gninud in forcd and volume is appetite is improving, ltespiratioi mtinuBB to be irregular. K. M. O'Reilly, W. M. MjWtukws, H. C. Yarrow. Doath From ? Copperhead Rit?. Pomehoy, 0., June 17.?Mrs. Man iipite, of Clifton. W. Vn.. while gath ing lettuce in her garden, was bittei 1 the right hand by a copperhea( take, and died four hours thereafter le was about fifty years of age and 1 itlow. CONDENSED TELEGRAMS. An explosion occurred in Bailey Bros Co.'b warehouse, Zanesville. 0., fatal!} juring four men and demolishing tin lilding. The business part of the town of Ver illion, 111., was destroyed by fire mong the buildings burned were tin id Fellows' Ilall and the Opera House The Secretary of the Treasury Satur ly afternoon accepted the followinj mds: 4's, registered, $02,000 at 127} ?, coupon, $17,000 at 1271; 4J's, coupon i.000 at 107; 4i's, registered, $3,500 a >7. Henry Bauer, of Applcton, Wis., ant icoh S. Mechan, of Chicago, student St. Lawrence College, ML Calvary ere drowned in a mill pond near tin liege Saturday evening. One wai izea with cramps and both wcri rowned while the other was attempt ig a rescue. Their ages were about 12 jars. Adviceato tho Associated Press fron irious points in New York and Nev ngland show that the worst thunder orm in many years visited that sectior riday afternoon and evening. Man; Duses 'were struck by lightning, am ic value of property destroyed will to rge. Bat feW towns report any loss o le. " A vory severe thunder storm strucl ew York city Friday night a little afte o'clock and did a good deal of damage he storm was accompanied by adrench ig rain, and lasted over an hour. Ii le harbor, rrear Bedloo's Island, tin oop-yacht Agees was capsized by thi urricane, ana one of the crew, Cnarlei . Anderson, drowned. Attlife.annual meeting of the August la Synod of the German Lutherai h arches of North America, at Gales arg, 111., yesterday, tho annual repor \ the President showed tliat twenty-si: ew churches had been completed, tlm 10 communicants had been incrcasei 800, that the four educational institu onaolUie Synod employed 5" professor lip had 868 Btudents. Lawyer John Dunn, who was con icted in Now York, Friday, of gram ireeny, will be sentenoed Tuesday on >gs Judge Barrett decides to grant hit: now trial. Dunn was indicted Dccem or 27, 188", for conspiring with hi ) us inn husband, ltfchard 8. Scott, th faulting paying teller of the Manbatta: lank, Who stole $130,000 from the insti ition. The jury was out but 19 mit Tho sonth-bound Missonri, Kansn : Texas express was robbed Krida ight at Verdigris bridge, near Musn ee, I. T. Ono Bhot was fired into th nail car, the bullet passing through th eft arm of Charles Colton, tho ma gent. Two shots were fired in the Iroi if the smoking car, ono going throug he right forearm of Harry Ryan, tli rain dispatcher. The other Btruck inssenger named Ben C. Tarvor, in tb eft check, and passing backward brok lis fleck, causing instant death. Tb obbers secured a valuable package. There was a disastrous wind storm an loud burst yesterday at Arlington, Or billow creelc became a furious torren seven buildings at Lexington wei b recked. The storm tint struck a groi (flow Lexington and blew down a houi wlonging to H, J. Brooks. Mrs. Brool vus fatally Injured and died from tl iffects. The house of H. A. Perkii vas totally wrecked. Perkins was sic it the time and sustained serious inju ies. His little child received a blow < Jie hoad and was killed. Mrs. Perkii ind two children were also injured. Tl ichool house was totally destroyed ai iuuy pupils woro injured. r "A'QT (iLIlLTY." I Claiborne, who Shot the Colored Walter; Churleiton, Acquitted. Special DUvatch to the InUOigcncer. it Charleston, w. Va., Juno 17.?tl Circuit Court bad a night session la night and finished the Claibourne trii which has been in progress tkree day D. Hon. Meade K. White, ol St&unloi spoke an hour for the defense. Proseci r- ting Attorney Burdett spoke an bou for the State. The court room wa crowded and many of Claiburne's friend were present, some from Staunton. Th jury retired at 10:20 and returned ? 10:22 with a verdict of "not guilty, which was received with loud applaust II Public sentiment seemed largely in Clal ){ bourne's favor. The Democratic Congressional Exe cutive committee met here last night an< 16 decided to hold a nominating conven :o tion at Kanawha Falls, August 14. |j KILLED ON THE KAIL. 6 Sod Deutli of a Popular Young Man o t- Fairmont. ;w special Diirpatcn to me lnwugenccr. ;f Fairmont, W. Va., June 17.-Thi body of James Douglas was found abou it 6 o'clock a. m. to-day on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, about three-quarters o: l" ipile east of this place. J He was last seen by some of hii r, friends about midnight. He wife then i- somewhat intoxicated, but not enougli r to arouHO suspicion of his inability tc n reach home. L> Immediately after the discovery JusJ ticeThomas A. Fleming was notified, 11 and he at once oxnmined into the que* tion of a coroner's jury, and as no one 0 had seen the accident, he decided to ? empanel one, the jury consisting of W. J II. Fleming, 0. II. I*. Bowers, Geonje T. 1 Turner, Thomas Jarrett. Sr., F. L. flam*? ilton. F. M. Swisher, John Anderson,M. 1 F. West, Edgar Dodd, John 0. McDon? nell, Samuel Stuck and R. R. Hansaker. f After examining a number of witnesses the jury rendered a verdict in accordance with the foregoing. ; His body was out in two and horribly mutilated. As his watch was stopped at 2:05 it is presumed that tho accident occurred about that time, as Baltimore 1 Ohio freight trains go east after 1 a. m. B The funeral of the young man took place at 5 p. m.. Rev. George F. Boiling'* er, of the M. E. Church, and Rev. W. J. '? Finlov, D. D., of tho Methodist Protest" ant Church, officiating. Douglas was a 1 young man about L'G years old and un8 married, living with and the support of 5 Ills widowed mother. > , 3 Clone of Penbotly InntUuto. ^ Special Ditjxtfch to the IiUelUgenccr. it itch ie u. ii., judo i/.?xno icu~ body Institute held here by Profs. W. i H. Payne and S. B. Brown closed Friday * afternoon after an interesting session of ' live days. A series of resolutions adopt, ed by the meeting declared in favor of the adoption of the prohibition amendment, a longer term of school in the country districts, as well as more efficient B work, a change in the law relative to . four years certificate so they may be ret newed upon examination, and closed t with the usual vote of thanks. Over j one hundred and fifty teachers were in j attendance. Prof. Payne goes from hero to Parkoreburgand thence to Clarksbui^r, J conducting a Peabody Institute each place. New Poatoittce. Special DUpatch to the Intelliyeticcr. Wasiii.voton/D. C., Juno 17.-?A new ]K)8toftice has been established at f Strouds, Webster county, eight miles ' east of Delphi, with George W. Morton : as postmaster. 1 J. Garland, of Hurst, \V. Va., is here to-night. A Ynlnnhln Homu Dead. Special DUpatch to the IiUeUlgeticcr. Fairmont, W. Va., June 17.?Mr. Jo' sephE. Sands lost his Clydesdale stal? lion Friday night by death. He was 3 a valuable horse, costing Mr. Sands $2,200. " FROM K1C11ES TO POVERTY# ' A Tramp Who Once Hnd 75,000 to Itet on Tildeu'a Election. Louisville, Kv., June 17.-?William ? W. Wilmont, 74 years old, and worn and , broken with a long tramp on foot the t most of the way from New Orleans, applied to the Charity Organization Society J this morning for relief. He told a remarkable story, which is fully backed i up by letters and references of undoubta ed genuineness. He said ho was born 1 in N6w Orleans, but left home at an early - age and spent many years wandering 2 through Europe. He finally came homo aud settled down and married in Pitts! burgh. r When Tilden was the Democratic _ nominee for the Presidency Wilmot bet 1 $75,000 on his election. The bet was y drawn and the money returned. Soon ] after his wife died and left him alone. 3 The $75,000 was soon squandered, and f Wilmot becamo a poor man. Previous to his serious losses he had invented a _ machine for crimping boots, and out ol ? this had made a handsome fortune. To prove his assertion he exhibited his ' original letters patent. The old man is " becoming very weak and is almost doaf. * He was piven temporary relief here and ? will be aided to get to his old home in a jj few days. HAPPY A8 TWO DOVES. ~ SerlouH ObntAclen Overcome by a Pair ol Young Lover*. I Pouoiikeepsie, N. Y., Juno 17.? c Thomas St. Martin, a member of Mme. J Rhea's "Fairy Fingers" troupe, was _ married in this city last evening to Mise 8 Lou McLoughlin, of Lansingburg. The couple came here Thursday noon, on - the day boat, and seemed nervous and * acted strangely, as though in fear ol nnmplhSnv. Thev walked UD tlin hill 11 u abort distance to the New York Hotel, '* The proprietor, Mr. Madden was con? fitted in, and ho went to see Father Nilan. ? of SL Peter'w Church, and naked him il tie would marry the pair. Miss Mo Loughlin's parents are Catholics and St l" Martin is an Episcopalian. After learn ing the lacts, Father Nilan declined tc "J officiate until a dispensation could be y procured. * Next Archbishop Corrigan was aj> 0 pealed to and granted tho required dis pensation. Accordingly the runawa) girl and her actor-lover were married it I* the parlor of the New York Hotel, ni n stated, and they left town on the noor 10 boat to-day, for Albany, and will go fron a there to Lansingburg, for parental for 10 givenc8B. e Thomas St Martin is the actor's stagi 10 name. His real name is Clement* Mug rum. Mrs. Mugrum is young and hand id aome, and when the pair left here thii o. noon they were as smiling and as happ; t. as two doves. re . i re Come to Grief at Lut. ?e Nebraska Citt, N*b., June 17.?Maj u A. H. Cole, a prominent lawyer and pol itician, and well known throughout th :k west through his connections with th r- escape of United States Signal Servic >n defaulter Captain Uowgate, was to-da aa arrested chained with embezzling $00 io from the District Court. He was abou id to leave for Washington Territory, an returning from church when arrested. . IMPRESSIVE mm te Yesterday Over the Remains o ^ the German Emperor. THE WHOLE PEOPLE M0URNIN( 1 ir For Their Departed Monarch?Tin ? ItcHuU of the Autopsy?The 0 Disease was Cancer?Prepara t tlonu lor the Funeral. n > Berlin, Juno 17.?The Emperor ami Empress, accompanied by the Dowagei J Empress Auguwta and the Grand Duke nml fJmnd niinhaiui of Baden and Othei Royalties, visited the Jasper Gallery tliii morning. Whiie they were assembled around tho bier of the dead monarch, r Chaplain .Koegel offered a brief prayer, Access to tho gallery was prohibited to the public until the Royal party had de? ~ parted. On account of space it had not ^ been possibie to accede to the request of ; tho Provincial authorities for permission tojittend the funeral services^in theJFriedrichakircho. The onlv representative of 1 the Berlin authorities will be the lead' ing officials in the ministries and a com1 mittee of the chief church council. Tho } obsequies will begin at 10 o'lcock a. m. The postmortem examination was confined to a dissection of tho neck, larynx 1 and lungs. | TIIE POST MOHTEM. In tho larynx, which was found to have been destroyed by suppuration, was a cavity about the size of a clenched fist. Dr. Mackenzie states in the report I which he prepared at the command of Emperor William that the disease was beyond doubt cancer of the larynx. He , adds that the diagnosis was rendered very difficult, as the disease attacked tho cartilage of the larynx at the outset and afterward developed chiefly in the lower part of tho cartilage. The National Aeituwj says that tho autopsy proved that tho larynx was completely destroyed by cancer; and that putrid bronchistis existed. There was also inflammation of tho finer rami , UUHWUUB Ul IUU UJUMCIIUM IUUCO, IIUu which putrescent particles had entered. The whole larynx was in a state of suppuration und presented a soft lumpy mass with scarcely any trace of cartilaginous structure remaining. There was nothing to show the existence of perforation of the walls separating1 the trachea and oesophagus. The choking sensation from which the Km- j peror suffered during the lust days of | his life which was attributed to such a perforation appears to have been really due to collapse of the larynx, owing to the destruction pf the cartilage. The direct cause of death is given as paralysis of the lungs. The post mortem examination occupied one hour. PREPARING FOR TIIE FUNERAL. An imperial decree summons the Reichstag to assemble on the 25th instant Tho Emperor received Count Herbert Bismarck to-day. The cremonios at the castle to-morrow will begin with the performance of Back's BaldKufstDu Mich Zu Hoehren Frieden." Then the choral "Jesus Meine Zuversicht," will be sung, and Chaplain- Koegel will offer prayer and bless the remains. After the singing of the choral, "Wenn Ich Eininal Soli Scheiden," tho coffin will bo carried out of the castle. During the removal of1 the*body the choral, "I Know that My Redeemer Liveth," will be sung. All the churches were crowded to-day. The scrvico in the cathedral was attended by Dr. Yon Gossler, Minister of Ecclesiastical affairs, and many other high oflicials. The service opened with the singing of tho 54th Psalm. Chaplain Schreeder preached the sermon. The public was readmitted to tho Jasper gal, Iery to-day after tho Imperial party had i left* Correggios' painting, "Saint Veronicas Veil," is now suspended at the head of the catafalque, on the right and left of wmcn laurel trees nave Deen piaccu. Tho Emperor visited tbo Dowager Empress Augusta to-day. Prince Frederick Leopold of Prussia comes to Berlin to receive the royal parsonages coming to attend the funeral. Tho Mourning In Kuglnml. London, Juno 17.?The court circles, in announcing the death of Emperor Frederick, says: "It is a source of deep grief to the Quoen and royal family who lose in him a noble beloved relative, for i whom the Queen had the greatest affec-1 tion and roBpect. Her Majesty mourns especially for the desolation of her dearly loved, sorely stricken daughter, bereft of the noblest and best of husbands." Special memorial services for the dead Emperor, with funeral anthems and processionn, wero held in the churches throughout Great Britain to-day. Mn Carnegie Interviewed. London, June' 17.?Mr. Carnegie was interviewed at York to-day. He said that Mr. Blaino could bo President any , day if he liked. Mr. Carnegie repudi, ated Mr. Chamberlain's assertion that Americans did not favor Mr. Gladstone's Irish policy, and expressed surprise that | Sir William Vernon Iiarcourt or Mr. Moroley had not challenged Mr. Chamberlain in tho House of Commons to name two prominent Americans who , did not favor that policy. "Americans," said Mr. Carnegie, "are not disposed to deal with Lord Salisbury, who had been ' a bitter enemy of the Republic when it was combatting slavery." He declared that the fisheries treaty would never bo ( ratified. ' , MK. BLAlNE'tt TRIP. i Ho Travel! Leisurely and Successfully Avoids the Frequent Storm*. f London, June 17.?Mr. Blaine, with i Mr. Carnegie and tho rest of the party, is still jogeing along comfortably toward Cluny. Until yesterday they had crept along at a rate of twenty-five miles a I day, and had avoided tho thunder storms, which have l>een so prevalent. . Yesterday, however, they caught such a . oKmifn. no mil at h?vii linnn on Mti?lnatan< > change from tho monotony of sunshine. ' Mr. Blaine spent a long time in Lincoln Cathedral, and expressed hie opinion, according to a proud correspondent of > that place, that he had never been in so r fine and so attractive a building in his 1 . , Hu*|ilcloui Parts Papara. i Paris, June 17.?Most of the Paris papers regard Emperor William's orders to the army as having a warlike tone, 3 contrasting singularly with the rescripts * of Emperor Frederick. Some journals, - notably the Steele, which has a moderate ? article, view thefEmperor's language as f moderate, as that of a soldier addressing soldiers, and express the hope that the Emperor's proclamation to the Prussian people will be decidedly paciUc. i Bad New* from Stanley. _ Brussels. June 17.?Letters from Congo confirm the fears that trouble \m 0 befallen tho Stanlev expedition. The 6 Nord has received bad news regarding y Stanley. it Christopher Columbus was no painter d but all thu same he was the first land seer of America, THE AMALGAMATED ASSOCIATION. Proposition to GIom for ThfM Month* Bocolved with DUfavor. 1 PirraBOBOu. Pa., June 17.?The Amalgamated Association Convention assembled as usual yesterday morning. The most important measure introi duced under the head of new business, 1 was a resolution which provides tor a general shut down of three months if ) the manufacturers do not believe that tho present wages can be paid. This resolution was adopted by a unanimous vote shortly after the opening of the convention yesterday morning. It was put in shape and turned over to the chaiiman of the Conference Committee. L This committee left the hall about 10 r o'clock and went down to the rooms of , the Western Iron Association,in the Benshaw building. The wage question was discussed at leygth, and the manufaci turers reiterated their arguments to tho 1 effect that it would l>e impossible to pay old wages under the present prices. rnese arguments wore reiuiea by uio workers, who claimed that although prices were lower, the cost of production wus also less. The workmen seem more determined than ever before to stand a lockout, und so stated at the conference yesterday morning. This auestion was discussed at length, and io members chatted pleasantly on the subject until about 12 o'clock, when it was decided to adjourn until 10:80 o'clock on Tuesday morning. SOME OK TIIK ARGFMBNTH. Among the arguments and statements presented by the Amalgamated Association Committee, was the resolution adopted unanimously by tho convention, to the fact that, if the manufacturers could not pay the prices desired, a shut-down of threo months would be asked by the workmen in preference to a cut in wages. They argued that no reduction in wages is necessary at this time, but stated that if the manufacturers could not afford to pay the present rates it would be better to close the mills until trade brightened up. Tho manufacturers argue that tho Presidential year is always dull, and that there is stagnation in business until somebody is elected. Kather than accept a reduction in wages, tho workers express a willingness to ullow tho mills to be closed for three months until the question is settled. They believe, however, that the manufacturers can pay the present scale of wages, notwithstanding the uncertainty in trade occasioned by the Mills bill, or other low-tariff measures now being urged in Congress. Every effort was made yesterday to prevent tho resolution of the cnnven tion, agreeing to a three months' shutdown, from being made public, but it got out, a delegate neglecting to keep tho matter a secret. When it was made known, President Weihe was asked by a reporter for the text of the resolution, but ho REFUSED TO GIVE IT, saying: "You know enough now, and it is altogether unnecessary to give you any further information on tho subject. The resolution was passed, and it is not necessary to publish it in detail. I positively refuse to give it." This settled the question and the resolution cannot be given in full, but tho substance is as stated. The men are willing to remain idle three months, rather than consent to a reduction in wages, as proposed by the manufacturers. When the conference committee returned and aunounccd that they had adjourned until next Tuesday morning, the convention {tot down to business. Tho special committee on the steel workers' scale, reported that they had considered the different scales now in operation in tho various steel mills of the country. They stated that the wages of rollers and roughers and catchers in Carnegie's mills were from 20 to 40 per cent lower than paid elsewhere. A revision in these prices will be decided upon before the convention closes. Mr. Schillo, a 1)088 roller, said that he paid his rougher $2 50 a day. President Weihe stated that Schillo earned $35 "a day. This caused a dispute, and when a question was asked a delegate from tho American Iron Works what he earned a day, ho refused to answer the question. This nppflainnMl A LIVELY DEBATE, but it was promptly squelched by Fresidont Wiebe, who claimed that a debate on the question was out of order. The puddler delegates are not satisfied with the way business is being conducted, and claim that the finishers have the best of it all the way through. They say they are ready to stand a lockout, of not three but six months, and afiirin that a reduction is entirely unnecessary. The Committee on Constitution was making its report, when time for adjournment arrived. They recommended that machinists, blacksmiths, millwrights in the iron and steel mills and all men employed in and uround the mills and furnaces bo admitted to the organization. This part of the report was laid over for consideration at tlio session Monday. After the transaction of some minor business the convention adjourned until Monday morning at it o'clock. TilU'/Mkt rPDinL' 1IIU MUVIJ iUAVU> llrml?treet*,M Weekly Report of the CondltloD of IlnalnaM. New Yokk, Juno 17.?Brahtrefttsays: New wool is coining into tho Eastern markets to some extent, but with tho exception of Texas product the movement in not yet very large. Buyers hnve been operating rather more freely in the Southwest, and the prevailing tone there is better. In Texas, as elsewhere, however, prices are still held too high to stimulate much activity. Most of the wool that has changed hands at Han Antonio has gone at ISalGJc per pornd. But little is doing as vet in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana or Michigan. Shearing is well underway in the more southern territories. There is some reason to believe that the mills will buy directly in the West this year to a larger amount than usual. The demand for wool for consumption is exceeding limited. Many of the manufacturers are getting to the end of their orders, and there is likely to be a considerable stoppage of machinery pending the closing of new contracts. Both dealers and manufacturers are at a loss what to do in view of the uncertainties of the situation at Washington. There is, accordingly, no animation in the trade. English advices continue to uointto the probability of an advance at the London sales, which open next Tuesday. Little business is doing at Boston. There is a moderate demand for Texas and territory wool. Fine fleeces are in small request and weak. Delaines are inactive. There iB no special inquiry for any description of stock, and values are unchanged. At Philadelphia thero has been no improvement in the demand for wool or in the prospects of the trade. Manufacturers are buying only for actual wants, and these are comparatively small, as a lai^e percentage* of the worsted ma! chinery is idle and mills on heavy clothi ing woolens are running out of orders, i Prices are barely steady. Dealers are ; not operating to any extent in the country markets, and very little new wool is coming forward. Sales aggregate 380,000 , pounds, against .148,000 nounds last week - and 752 j>ounds for the week ending Juno 10 last year.