The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-08-10
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claims. In this state Of affairs, and in
view OF the trouble in the Bessemer
Steel works at Bethlehem, he urged that
the officers OF the national lodge be i'm
powered to levy an assessment on or
about September lat. The association
is now drawing largely ON its surplus
for current expenses, and the prospect
ia that before the week IL out at least
800 600 will lie drawn from this fund
This makes 1t necessary to adopt some
financial measures to meet the existing
pressing demands. President Jarratt
has authorized the most stringent meas
nres TO keep information from the press.
One Of the First dist let delegates from
the western end Ut Pennsy lvania was
suspended from this convention fof
dlyulgiug portions OF the proceedings to
newspapers.
REPORT or THE TARIFF COMMITTEE.
NEW York, August 9-Ihe treasury
department some time ago appointed II
committee To consider the fleet Of the
seventh section ot the tariff act Of lSS|,
ns to whether it tended 10 repeal duties
on all coverings OF goods, including
ANAL boIes that contain them, such IA
blHCkng Rud cigar boxes, or only to re-
peal duties IN outside boxes necessary
for transportation. The committee to.
AlhN Nluht lN' AtH''llN ~ lllt iltHNlIN hC-
partment, one recommending that only
the on rr coverings be exempted from
taxation, the other recommending that
all covering he exempted and duties be
assessed only un merchandise II liz prob
able Tint the department will refer the
question to the attorney general Tor his
decision The questions involved are
Il great inter vt to importers, me
fnvorlng the taxing Of the b Nes and all
coverings, and the others combining the
charges tu the goods alone.
POLITICAL CONVENTION.
AsunuM PAM. n. j., August 9.-At
the state convention OF the ntlional party
oi New Jersey, the platform was present
ed ior adoption. The document express
ed opposition to all monopolics, favored
control by the government OF railways
Unl telegraph lines. rqul taxation, uni
vristl sutl'Hge and submitting to popular
vote an amendment to the state co..
stlutiun prohibiting the manufacture
and sale oi Intoxicating liquors
warm discussion followed on
the cluuse fayonng woman suffrage.
Mrs. Marie lluwland, u delegate arose
to speak, but uc an crying and sat down.
The platform was finally adopted M
rend, with the exception Of the temper
ance plank. Resolutions expressing
were pa sed BENJAMIN Urner, of Union
county, was nominated for governor.
Half the delegates then left the hall,
leaving the remainder to appoint the
state committee.
SUNDAY LAW VIOLATIONS
ST Lous August 0-Tho case Ut
VIM. !, Lcmp one of the most promi-
II at brewers ~ the city, for violating
the Sunday law, was taken up in tho
cuur' ~ criminal Gorrcctio this after
noon, aid after Haycral hours work, II
jury WAS obtained aud the trial will pro-
grrRs tomorrow This case ~ said to
involve al the poiut- in the y nday law,
and IA regarded uHH very impur ant one.
II will probably be considered As teIt
case, AMI the result Is looked for with
/ great interest Abou ~ sabbath break
/ ing cases ON tho docket Of thi court have
/ been continued to diiTcrcst dates to eua.
| bio both sidcs to fully prepare Tor trial.
The O 70 ut q, MoITat, President OF tn
[ olive Street railroud, fur running cara
on Sun Hy, after u pirtiRl hearing has
been laid over 'ttll next Saturday. when
1t will he flushed. There are several
l interesting and important complications
and law points IN this crsc who are
attracting good deal of attention,
BARLOW RETURNS.
| ~. AiutNs. VI, August . - Bralley
I Barlow has returned from New YORK.,
but refuses t. give any Information con
ccrninI the .alc OF the Southeastern rail-
/ road. tie sIFs no vryrr. satisfactory mr.
I rnnucmcnt, viii lk ly bc ma e soon.
tnmptrull Knox, ut Washington, Is cN-
amuing the m ir- ui the bank. There Is
70 more hopeful feeling, AueeJing oi tho
directors Of the Southcasicrn rond will be
called aud, II Barlow Is I'm suCcG. stu, de.
cisiyc steps will o'tk' n, hs creditors are
already pressing their claims There Is
considerable ic,ling NJ inst u alna"d and
the dir,ctnrs OF the Trust company for
their seeming lack OF. Knowledge OF The
cumpany's atltils, one director atknOwl-
edged thul he knGv nothing about the
business. Publ feeling is TINT the funds
have been handled In u careless manner,
to say the least
oHfu LIQUOR DEALERS,
TuLRDo, August 0.--About $50 mem
beys Of the Ohio liquor dealers pro
tcctlve pHgoclHtIOn met here to-day ia
respuns' to a cal issued by President
BuckerH, to organize Tor the fall political
cnmpnign In his opening address the
president took ucc sion to nrrugn the
republican party Tor it's mis-deeds and
bitterly denounced the Scott law, The
sessions Of the convention are private.
ORDERED 10 QuAHASTiNE.
MOBILE, August 0.-Hhr revenue
cutter Seward me- oil Mobile bar An.
gust 7th and ordered 10 Ship Island
and quarantine the fol owing barks from
Vcrn Cruz Nasrp - Gama, tue Rosa
lind aud San y The VaSco de Gam
VIVA spoken a Few days preyloui, but it
seems did not find her way to quaran-
tine.