The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-11-27


The St. James Gazette, of London,
England, says that theUnited States gov
eminent is clamcriny for the seizure of
Nova Scotia and Canada. Well. well,
this is news indeed.
The Postotficc Department has pre-
pared list which shows that the com,
missions of eighty postmasters will expire
between December lst and the expiration
of President Cleveland's term.
1t is said that Senator E1munds is
tearing his small remnant of hair at the
thought that Melville w. Fuller has been
confirmed and commissioned as Chief
Justice of the United States.
The National Grange, at It's closing
session at Topeka, Kansas, passed a reso-
luton urging that United States Senators
be elected directly by the people, one
was also passed advocating pure food.
Sir Francis De Winter thinks that
Henry NJ. Stanley. the African explorer,
is safe, and that he reached Wadelai last
December or January and has been COM
PEELED to wait there longer than he ex-
pected.
1t is said at the Navy Department
that the United States steamship Atlanta,
now preparing for sea at New York, is to
be sent on a cruise around the world, by
way of the Pacific. The cruise will last
three or four years
Though the Palatka Morning Herald
is only few months old it has already
begun to make Improvements, and APP
pears now in a new six column dress 1t
is wide,awake, spicy and progressive, and
is sure to succeed.
John Wanamaker, the Philadelphia
millionaire clothing man, contributed
very literally to the Republican campaign
fund, and now Chairman Quay says that
he is for Wanamaker for anything he may
want Put him on the slate as Secretary
of the Treasury, Col. Quay, that is the
place that he paid for.
The Orlando Reporter says: "The
Florida Press Association should see to it
that the next Legislature restores the
former fee for publishing delinquent tax
lists, or at least provides for fee which
shall be an equitable compensation for
the service rendered. Working for glory
does not pay help or meet paper bills.
When William Henry Harrison was
elected President in 1910 it was by land
slide much greater than that which has
brought his grandson into the Chief
Maglstracy. Yet Democrats defeated Hen
ry Clay and swung into power again four
years afterwards. History repeats itself
-Birmingham Age- Herald.
The cornerstone Of the Florida In
tcrnational and Semi-Tropical Exposition
was laid at Ocala last Tuesday with i'm
posing ceremonies. The parade was
grand success, the addresses were elo-
quent and altogether the occasion was
one to be long remembered. The build
ings are to be completed and the EXPOSE
ton opened on January 10, 1880.
Mr.. Chipley, the chairman Of the
Democratic State Committee Of Florida,
has been shown by the returns Of his
State to have a pretty level head for poll
tics. He estimated a week before the
election that the Democratic majority in
Florida would be 5000. From present
indications it will not vary 500 from those
figues either way.-SdUau1lah News.
Mr.. Geo Phillips, Of jacksonville, has
in his possession watch key which was
made years ago by President C.eveland's
grandfather, who kept .jewelry store at
"Bean HILL" Norwich, Connecticut.
Mr.. Phillips grandfather purchased it
from Grandpa Cleveland, and it has bee.
IN the Phillips family ever since. 1t is
made of gold and is rather large, with a
square handle, which is ornamented with
Masonic signs.
Boss Quay is scheming to bring
about special and outrageous legislation
in Congress against the South He and
Billy Malone are to make a raid on Nir
gina and enter proceedings in United
States District Court, by which they
claim they will show that the Democratic