The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-03-11
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Gen. Graham telegraphs that he will
march against Osman Digma this morn
ing at day-break
A revenue reformer was lynched by
moonshiners in Floyed, co, Va, last
Friday night
Father Mon, an eloquent Jesuit, has
been. banished from Spain for delivering
sermons offensive to royalty.
The authorities at Halifax fear dyna-
mite outrages, and have put additional
guards about the public buildings.
c. D. Sharp, was hung at Galveston,
Texas, on the 8th inst. for the outrage of
two sisters, sixteen and eighteen years of
age.
E. B. Cash (the father was captured
Saturday night in his house by an armed
posse. Rogan Cash (the SOM escaped to
the swamps.
Osman Digma is urging his followers
to fight, and says he will watch them
from afar as they do battle, invoking the
blessings Of Allah upon them.
The race which took place yesterday
between George Buebar English, and
Wallace Ross, American oarsman, was
won by the American in six lengths.
Minister Sargent has decided not to re-
sign. A portion of the press of Berlin
declare that he cannot remain there
without affecting the relations of Ger
many and America,
FlOridas commissioners have applied
for 500, 900 feet of space for horticultural
exhibits, and 100, 600 feet for garden truck
and special building at the Worlds
Exposition in New Orleans
In the house of representatives, the
committee on shipping reported ad-
versely thebill authorizing the purchase
of foreign built ships by the United States,
for use in the foreign carrying trade.
Dynamiters have begun operations in
Paris An Irish-American was mista-
ken for the informer McDermott and
brutally assaulted. The police are
closely watching the movements of
eighty-three suspected parties.
The committee on appropriations,
yesterday reported back the military
academy appropriation bill, and recon-
mended the concurrence in the house
amendment providing that cadets dis
missed for hazing shall not be reappoint-
ed
Representatives of the East Tennessee,
Va, and Georgia, and the Seney syndi-
Gates have sailed for London to negotiate
a consolidation with the Erlanger Sys-
tenn, by which the East Tennessee system
will extend from Cincinnati to Chattanooga
and New Orleans, and connect there with
the Texas Pacific and Southern Pacific
system. The general plan seems to
be for the East Tennessee to buy or lease
the Erlanger system.
Mr.. Morrison on Saturday moved that the
house go into committee of the whole on
revenue bills, pending which, Mr., Towns
hend moved to go into committee on the
general appropriation bills. The object
of Mr. Morrison was to take up for con
sideration the bonded extention whisky
bill The house however refused to
adopt it; yeas, 115 nays 127. The house
then went into committee of the whole,
on the postoffice appropriation bill. Sew
eral speeches We're listened to but no pro-
gress made.
The National Women Suffrage Asso-
citation, which had been in session in
Washington for several days adjourned
Saturday Resolutions were made to or
ganize i'll every state and territory to Sc
cure approval from the different legisla-
lures, of the proposed sixteenth amend
ment to give the ballot to women. 1t
was also decided that all resources at
command of the association should be
used to defeat any presidential candidate
by whatever party nominated who is
opposed to woman suffrage.