Show IN A ive RICA I 1 chairman Chair mau jones and a doctor speak of INES PS I 1 L he is fit to make the fight of his we THE mississippi causing untold destruction lon along its banks I 1 I 1 republicans joo johnstons generosity not ac septable cep table prohibition defeated fri michigan western asad press to fmc BLAINE 98 IT EYES ills herlth superb his strong face beautiful ohio alq lk dr jay IV morrison of this city returned yesterday from an extended trip through error while in naples recently the ot or met james 0 blaine ile says mr blaine was ing the beat of health ile did no 11 that tired look w aich be wore when we saw him ago a different man ilia hair and beard are almost snow white now and tills change in his beard brings out the prominent fines in ills strong face beautifully ilia complexion is clear and pure as a childs and his eyes are keen and bright as of a man 25 younger I 1 heard the reports of Teas 18 ill health and I 1 looked at him with tile eye of a physician and I 1 do not hesitate to say that he was in supe rb 11 1 ya ical condition As I 1 looked at 1 M 1 felt that lie was fit to fight the life those I 1 think that ito 19 unable to tha strain of campaign aiji re alize their mistake if the chicolo convention nominate him and he accepts the nomination CHAIRMAN JONES I 1 alyes his ideas of the pros peet I 1 and blaine PITTSBURG may 18 ben jones chairman of the Ite publican national Natio naf committee who returned from the east last evening made the following answers to the questions of a reporter 11 bly visit to new york was on private business busi neEs and had not t lie slightest political significance I 1 re gard the gospert for the success the reau lican party as r aging and believe a one of the prominent candidates who is a thorough protectionist can be elected 11 undoubtedly tile controlling issue an fn the campaign will be protection to american industries against free trade or tariff for revenue only it will be the amer n Is to against the british sy adem clo yei and kas made the squarely and his varty must stand by him or again igno retreat from their position posit iod and light U false colors no mr blaine has not appointed a residuary legatee nor has he expressed a preference coif any of the candidates ilia wishes are that the best man may vein 11 blaine will not write letter affirm ilig or ing his declination at least I 1 see no reason why he should that was intended td be final I 1 believe blaine would have beer nominated by acclamation if he had not withdrawn from the field 1 I do not know what he would do if should receive the unini modo nomination by the chicago conven tion but should think it would be bard ta resist the demand of tile party which had so tio nored him upon the whole think the aba aine eions are not for me nor ev n to answer but for the republican assembly met there Is no truth in the reports t h at a few of blaines friends have had concerted action for the purpose of putting him forward again as a candi ate 1 nor Is there any truth in the report that blaine has relented and would now like to have ills name go before the convention 0 TIIE ELU E A enormous D amako resulting from the mississippi overflow cy ill may 18 abs floods along the mississippi river grevalding gre ave never be 0 aae 11 I 1 except in 1851 ten days water reached dan r point a d since then has lh nesi r 1 wrig at the from 4 to 14 in c le 0 daily and the worst Is to come thousands of acres are covered with water and hundreds of families were driven from home at a notice the loss to farming the are As the districts flooded are the richest in the balley on the embankment of the river hundreds of cattle horses and liggs are gathered without feed while across on the opposite bluff are seen hundreds of men women an d children desolate forlorn despai r ing I 1 many are many are fering for food communication with this side Is entirely cut off every road has been covered with water file and warehouses along the river aro seriously embarrassed and large buildings are gradually undermined by tile rushing waters quincy ill may IS the quine 7 today to day organized three expect eions to the overflowed districts and obtained minute of the condition of the re t camped on tile high lands and laffe north and south of the city in indian grove da ed homeless tile majority ily sheltered in barns an other bildings Wil dings on tile farms not inundated A number however remain irv the upper stories of dael clogs in the submerged area the y are all suffering to some extent but tile attention land care of the noigh bors has thus far prevented actual want those more unfortunate peo plo however cannot lang tile fralix on their the scenes of arid deprivation have not been realized everywhere there is rain and and th fortitude forti tuda of the distressed I 1 I 1 I 1 1 ki k ika I 1 i J a i I 1 I 1 1 people is T h ey not I 1 n such absolute id w ant however as are a mu ch greata number irk the district T south of quincy tile roadway blua and all dja places are occupied by persona III under wagon arlda ith no covering but the most scanty clothing Wo meriand children are weeping over tile batas catas 0 whid them and are in sore need of clothing and food tile women in maily had totally inadequate clothing and pine were without shoes and a toc kinis were in a garb fit only jo r the hottest V ther in comfortably comfort abl e homes and the agven had conf v very meagre outfit they are living as best they can existing only until v which is ai ady w adall e ado s for their relief how many of these distressed there are within the district cannot tola it will be with the greate t that some of them can to reachy tile roads hills and little hamlets ar thronged thron ged with them and the waste of water cuts to several of tile communities most in needom help oneff tile most important result dof the trip is found in the report of the inspection of the damage to rail way P arty on the illinois rolt side 0 le river which has not heretofore attracted attention large sections of so veral roads are washed out and bridges and cu lverts are entirely carried away the force of tile flood inside the levees was much greater than previous 1 9 reports would indicate hundreds f larm houses and other buildings be in 9 swept away and demolished POLITICAL the split in the ranks of the virginia VIRGINIA republicans va may 19 comparative para tive quiet followed the departure 0 the se ceders the delegates at krar lecter were john 0 watts T c wn allen A 11 harris gen win mahone the unit rule at chicago and the continuance of the present plan of organization were adopted the platform pledges fealty to the part n the democratic party as I 1 af a 8 t 0 its professions and guilty of a long list of shortcomings short comings and calls upon tile voters of the state to assist in putting the republican party into power i n order that it maydo thin g hc h t 1 democrats have left und I 1 e it 11 on virginias enter pries and congress to maintain and extend protection and demov e from tobacco and fruit it declares virginia a republican sta te gen win babone gen smith bowling and edmund W waddell constitute the state executive committee gen oral mahane then made a brief speech expressing his gratitude for the action of the convention adjourned lit 1245 the se ceders organized in the armory with gen V greener of nor folk as chairman addresses were made by lion john D alvise senator and others in which gen mahone was jumped on the meeting remained in session until an early hour this morning A committee wl 0 was arranged for will issue an addreen to mhd republicans of the state and of organization the convention elected delegated dele gatea at large to CIA cago As follows gen V D grove r M 1 booty it A paulj GA I 1 I 1 Par nells mother I 1 litigation may 18 bills in equity were filed toda to da Z mrs Delia Parnell mother I 1 thel t rish parliamentarian of it formal attachment issued against her attorney The plaintiffs MaryR Stewart and the administratrix of the estate of amith both of whom abreo areo connected with the parnell family aver that in 1875 they gave mrs parnell sums of lioney was to lar ig t ia nl pay dividends they received sums at regular intervals until 1883 when payments ceased and they claim to W unable to get an accounting from mrs parnell the court Is asked to issue a writ of foreign attachment mrs property inthis city and that she be ordered to file an no counting A short haul decision 18 A decision has been filed by the interstate commerce Commissi oil in the case bof martin D of denver against the southern pa cefic co and union pacific co the chief question involved is that if a al ter charge for the shorter bal u firem san francisco to denver th am for the longer haul to kansas city over the same line the e 0 n causion of the commission is tha t no adequate ground now existe upon aich a greater charge for the shorter haul to denver than for that to kansas city can be justified in view of the fact that an effort i s being made in good faith by tile various lines to readjust the tariff to meet the require merits of the adv no order will be issued of this case for sixty days A technical blaw I 1 LANSING mich may Is the sul court has unanimously do the local option law on the ground that the law is in direct violation of article 4 section 20 of the constitution which provides that no law shall embrace more than one object which shall be embodied in its title the local option Is on titled an act to ulato the manuc facture and sale of refi liquor s which is alot at all what the law is for there Is great re joicin I 1 ba men in adry 1 tile state ivirty five in over the decision of the supreme court aloois are ra hopeni and deliveries I 1 of beer are being ina e 06 johnston not wanted may 18 colonel macco commander of the department 0 I 1 G A X line issued a general order taking to task X F barker poet NO for itt action in e electing joe johnston the erato commander a contributing im colonel magee says the aber co honorary and merribel ships are without authority and are in conflict with the rules and re ull eions in all cases where poat hafl ak piled A term to other it an iregui ar members of tile who were eligible under the ailer regulations the practice must be at guce 0 no pilots for the may 18 A spool 11 to the aymes from mason city iowa says ard now posted in all ibe dl vision round houses of the 0 B Q railroad that actor fay all en ginders unable ta run engines without the aid of a pilot will be dismissed from the looe this will take about sixty percent otibe now en I q wa 1 I 1 aai v ft I 1 I 1 t ta 1 14 I 1 |