The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-06-18
THE BARTHoLDI STATUE.


in adjoining towns.
THE BARTHOLDI STATUE.
ToND0N June 1G.-The French trans
mort Tsere. which sailed from Rouen
Nav DIST with the Bartholdi statue OF
Liberty EnIightening the World" ar
rived at Fayal on June 2d and proceeded
for New York on June 4th.
AMERICAN MECHANICS CoNvEETIo%.
UARRrsBURq. Pa. June 1G.-The Ma
tionaI Council of the Junior Order OF /
United American Mechanicsis in session !
here Richmond, Va, was agreed upon /
TODAY as the place for the next meeting. |
An effort was made to strike ont the /
word 'white" in qualifications in mem
bership. but it was unsuccessful A
fruitIess effort was also made 10 change
the name of the order.
RUINED MAN SUICIDES.
MACON, Ga. June l6.-James A.
Knight, aged 63. for twenty years mas
fer carbuilder OF the Central Railroad
sbops here, killed himself early this
morning in Miner He had loaned Cap
tain A. ]. White, a former president OF
the Macon and Western Railroad, Sl3,ooo
and went to Miner Friday TO urge pay
ment. Failing to get it hc shot himself
through the head, leaving note to
White saving: "You have ny last dollar
Send my remains to Macon.
SENATOR BLAIR REELECTED.
CONCORD, N. H., June 1G.-Aviva voce
vote for United States Senator was taken
in the assembly to-day. William H.
Chandler received one vote, Harry Iiing-
ham III votes. ard Henry w. Blair lI9,
and the latter was declared the choice oi
the house. In the senate the viva V"ce
vote was taken at noon. Seven senators
voted for Harry Bingham and fifteen Tor
RIoir and the latter was declared the
choice of the majority of the senate iof
United States Senator for six years from
March 4, 1885.
A THEATRICAL COMPANY'S WELCOME.
PRAGUE. June 16.-The Czech Theatri-
cal Company from Chicago have arrived
here on visit to the new Czech Theatre.
The arrival OF n theatrical company from
the United States was made the occasion
for great popular demonstrations. Crowd,
Of people were at the railway station
and received the visitors with thunier
ing cheers. The Burgomastcr delivered
an address Of welcome. All OF the Ma
tional Societies in Prague and the sur
rounding country united in a grand dis
MAY of banners. The streets through
which the procession marched from th'
railway station to the new Czech Theatr
was lined with people, and welcomed
the visitors in one continuous cheer.
THE AsIATIC sCoURGE,
MADRID. June l6.-There were fly
new cases of cholera in this city yestei
day and one death from the same dis
ease. In the city of VelenCia there wer
two fresh cases, but no deaths In tn
province of Valencia however, outsld
of the city, there were forty-eight ne'
cases and twcntY-seven deaths Ih
CITY of Murcia reports forty new case
and seven deaths, while the other par
of the province of Murcia returns tWelN
fresh cases and four deaths.
In the province of Castellon de
Plana. Yesterday there were eighty cas-
of cholera and sixty deaths. Thir
thousand people have fled from Murcl
In the city of Murcia alone yesterd;
there were, according to the latest I
turns, siNty-four fresh cases of choIe
and thirty deaths. In the proyin
of Murcia, outside of the city, thee we
fifty cases Of cholera and sixteen deat
within the same period.
The Official Gazette confirms the sta
ment that the cholera is raging IN
provinces of Valancia, Castellon de
Plana and Murcia and in the city
Madrid.
The opposition newspapers, on the G
trary, deny that cholera exists IN NJ
rid, and say that all. the testimony
garding the suspicious cases Is Insult
ent to give warrant for the assertion
they are cases of cholera.