The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-07-30
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the Hoffman House.
The state committee s headquarters will
be in the Hoffman House.
The committee appointed by the dem
ocratic national convention at Chicago 10
notify Grover Cleveland and Thomas A.
Hendricks of their nominations assem-
bled at noon to-day at the Fifth Avenue
hotel. Nearly all the members of the
committee were present. Before calling
the meeting to order Chairman Villas an
nounced that it would be necessary for
each member present TO sign TIE plat
form adopted by the Chicego convention.
This was done and the committee went
into executive session to conduct their
business. The subcommittee appointed
at Chicago to prepare an address to the
candidates submitted their report, which
was adopted after brief discussion.
The committee decided to leave the city
for Albany tonight by the tteamer Drew.
Tomorrow the committee will reassem-
BILE at 10 a. m. at the Delevan house. At
p. m. they will wait upon Governor
Cleveland and formally notify him of his
nomination. On Wednesday the COM
mittee will proceed to Saratoga and no
tify Mr.. Hendricks.
CUBAN NEWs-NOTES.
NEW YORK, July 28.-From q cores
pondent writing at Havana, urder date
of the Gath inst, we have received the
Tho roc,,lov. +rooy,a 5t,1or+oroJ
at Puerto Principe, not having been paid
for a long time, and credit beng refuted
them went to the stores and forcibly
supplied themselves with provisions. The
fact having been telegraphed to the cap
tain general, he sent for the director
general of the treasury, who declared
that the only disposable money of the
government on the island was $50, 600 at
Vile Clara. which was at once ordered
by telegraph to Havana and thence re-
mitted to Puerto Principe
The Spanish war steamer Conception
received on the 1st inst. from Madrid its
sailing orders, but there being no funds
to pay the crew, she could not leave.
Meanwhile the crew is dying of yellow
fever. Up to to-day sixteen men have
fallen victims, among them two mid
shipmen, one Of whom was nephew of
Genecal Beaumont, the "Segundo Capo,
The director-general of the treasury
asked the well Unknown banker, 7. NJ. Bor-
ges, for loan of $100, coo and was re-
fused.
Three bandits, who were recently cap
tured at Havana and imprisoned at Pinal
del Rio Vuelto Abajo, escaped last Fri
day through hole they made in the
roof of their prison, and took to the
woods. These bondits, all of whom are
colored. Formerly infested Vuelto AbaiC
and much trouble from them is appre
hended.
On the 10th inst. the only foreign vesse
lying at the port of Matanzas was the
American schooner Samuel B. Vroonan
cleared with sugar for New York.
During the first six months of thi
year two hundred and ninety-fOur yes
sells entered the port of Cardenas.
The Spanish coasting mail steame
Manuelo, which was to sail on the 20tl
for Santiago de Cuba, was detained b,
order of the captain-general in order t
take eight hundred troops from Matanza
to Santiago de Cuba.
THE CHOLERA.
MARsEILLEs, July 29.-There hav
been two deaths from cholera since
o'clock this morning.
MARsEILLEs, July 29.-The classified
tian of the deaths from cholera, accord
ing to the nationality of the victims
gives the following results: French, 79S
Italians, 322; Spanish. 13; Greek,
English, 1; Austrian, /; German 1, an
American 1. There were 8 deaths fror
cholera in Marseilles last night and thil
teen in Toulon. The situation in the il
fected districts continues to improve.
PARIS, July 2O.-The train from Mic
Sunday was empty for the first tin
since the railway was opened. A pan
exists at village near Beziers. The po
ulation headed by TIE Mayor and men
bers of the council drove off and stone
the refugees from Marseilles.
WASHINGTON, July 2S.-The admin
tration has never been more complete
dissolved for the time being than nov
doubt if there is another cabinet NEE
ing for two months. The secretary
state will spend the month of August
his New Jersey home on the Rarita
Secretary Folger is ut home in Cent?
New York. Secretary Lincoln has go
to the sea shore for several days, al
would be off for month or two, but
the sickness of his wife's mother. S.
retary Chandler is in New Hampshi
getting ready to receive the Greely p;
ty. Secretary Teller and Postmast'
General Gresham have gone TO TIN
western homes. Attorney-GeneralB Brew
ter is keeping cool at Long Branch. I
government does not suffer the least d