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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-01
FIRE AT RICHMOND.
The Virginia Penitsntiary Shoe Factory Burned
Loss sI75,ooo.

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Loss $4,000.
RICHMOND, January 31.-Soon after
o'clock this morning the buildings Of the
Virginia penitentiary leased by the Da-
Wis Shoe Company, Of Boston, and oper-
ated as shoe factory, were discovered
on fire. The flames spread rapidly, and
despite the efforts of the fire department
the buildings occupied by the shoe COM
pany were totally destroyed, together
with all the valuable machinery and
stock. The buildings burned were three
story bricks, and covered an area of
about ZOO feet in length, and sixty in
width. The loss to the shoe company is
estimated at from $150,0 to $175, 900.
The amount of insurance is not yet as
certained.
Soon after the fire broke out the bells
of the city sounded military call and
in few minutes about 200 soldiers were
on the ground to guard against any
emeute Of the prisoners, but everything
was entirely quiet, and after the walls
of the burned buildings had fallen in
and fears of the further spread of the
fire was over the military were ordered
back. The buildings were State prop
erty, and the loss by their destruction
will amount to $25, 900. The shoe COM
pany worked between 800 and 400 con-
victs. The insurance on the Davis Com
pany's machinery, stock and fixtures,
foots up S136, ,59s, divided among about
seventyfve companies, home and for
eign. The buildings, which were owned
| by the State We're not insured and are a
| total loss. The origin of the fire as yet
| remains mystery. There had been no
fire in the building since work ceased
Yesterday evening.
All the convicts, about 700 in number.
remained quiet in their cells when the
! fire first broke out and for some time
after, but when many of the cells began
to fill with smoke the occupants made
considerable clamor to be let out. This
was soon done and the prisoners were
turned into the galleries facing the inner
court, where they remained under a
strong military and civic guard until
the fire was gotten under control. After
which they were returned to their cells.
The General Assembly to-day adopted
resolutions providing for an investiga-
ton and report of the cause of the fire,
extent of the damage done, loss TO the
State, and recommend proper action to
be taken. In the Senate a resolution
was adopted instructing the Finance
Committee to inquire into the sxpediency
of selling the penitentiary grounds and
buildings now owned by the State, with
view to locate the institution at some
other more suitable point in the State.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-01
INDEMNITY SCHOOL LAND.
Alabama's Claim Confirmed by the Sec
rotary of the Interior.

Alabama's Claim Confirmed by the Sec
retsry of the Interior.
WASHINGTON, January 31.-Secretary
Villas to day promulgated an opinion
signed by Secretary Lamar ON January
D, 1888, upon application of John II.
Caldwell, agent for the State of Alabama,
to select as school indemnity certain
lands in section %, township II south,
range l west, in lien of an aggregate de
ficiency of the same quantity of land in
section 16, etc, originally granted to the
State Of Alabama. The case came be
fore the Secretary on an appeal by the
State from a decision of the commis-
sioner of the General Land Office of
August %, 1887. rejecting the applica-
ton upon the ground that, though the
basis of the selection was valid, the tract
in question was not subject to selection.
That it was reported as coal land prior
to March 8, 1888. That the act of Con-
gress passed on that date provides that
all lands heretofore reported TO the Gen
eral Land Office as containing coal and
iron should be first offered at public sale.
and that the effect of this provision upon
said land was to withdraw it from dis
posal till so offered. In support of this
decision the commissioner cited certain
decisions involving questions arising
under the laws of California.
The Secretary reviews at length the
case cietd, and holds that they applied
only to California and to its mineral
conditions, and are not conclusive as
against the rights of the State of Ala
bama. That in the organic act admit
ting Alabama into the Union as a State
Congress guaranteed to her every six
teenth section of land in each township
for school purposes, and when, for any
reason, these are lost to the State other
lands may be taken in lieu thereof, and
that there was no exception as to min
eral lands in that State The Secretary
directs that the agent of the State be
permitted to make the selection specified,
but expresses no opinion as to the right
of the State to select. lieu lands for the
thirty-sixth section which may be lost.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-01
FEMALE SUFFRAGE.
The Supreme Court of Wisconsin Re
stricts il to School Matters

The Supreme Court of wisconsin Re
stricts it to School Matters.
MADISON, WIS, January 31.-The
women of Wisconsin were defeated in
the Supreme Court to-day, the court
holding in an elaborate opinion that the
legislation of 1885 did not for moment
contemplate extending the same suffrage
to females which males enjoy, but on
the other hand meant to restrict female
voting to school matters only, as speci-
fled in the law. The case was that of
Olympia Brown Willis, at Racine,
against A. l.. Phillips and others, inspec-
tors of election of the second ward of
the city of Racine, who at the last
spring election refused either to receive
the vote of Mrs. Willis for mayor, city
clerk, comptroller, aldermen and super
visors, or to permit her to swear it in.
Mrs. Willis claimed such right under the
laws of 1885, and Immediately sued the
inspectors for 5000 damages. She won
her suit in the Circuit Court for Racine
County, when the inspectors appealed to
the Supreme Court, which to-day re-
versed the decision of the lower court
| as above noted
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-01
HOUSE POST OFFICE COMMITTEE.
Book Excluded from Second-Class Rate
The Nichols and Bingham Bills.

Book Excluded from Second-Class Rates.
The Nichols and bingham Bills
WASHINGTON, January 31.-The
House Post Office Committee has agreed
to report favorably on the bill to exclude
from second-class newspaper and pc
riodical rates all publications in the ma
ture of books, complete or in parts,
bound or unbound, whatever, sold by
subscription or otherwise.
The committee will report adversely
the Nichols bill making postage on
third-class matter one cent for each four
ounces or fraction thereof, and also ad-
versely the Bingham bill making the
rate of postage on second-class publica-
tions when deposited in a letter carrier
Office Tor delivery by carriers uniform at
one cent per pound. On the latter bill
Mr.. Bingham will submit a report in IA
vor of the measure
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-01
Cox ON Trial.

DUBLIN, January 31.-The trial of Cox,
member of Parliament for East Glare,
ON charge of violating the Crimes Act
by addressing the tenants at Kildysart,
was begun to-day in that place. Mr.. Cox
was tired last week at Ennis on the
charge of addressing proclaimed League
meetings, and sentenced to three months
Imprisonment. He appealed, and ON his
release on bail be was rearrested on the
charge on which he is being tried Today.
The people of Kildysart and surround
ing neighborhood gathered this morn
ing, and. headed by priests, marched
toward the court house. They were
charged by the police, who used their
batons freely, and succeeded in clearing
the streets. Many persons were injured.
The people collected again, and finally
the police decided to allow them to re
| main. The court room was filed with
| priests.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-01
THE SCHUYLKlLL FURNACES.

Nearly Half of Them Have stopped for
Want of Fuel.
READING, Pa, January 31.-An in
quiry into the condition of the furnaces
in this section of the Schylkill valley
within radius of about twenty five
miles of Reading was made to-day, and
the result was thai of forty-three fur
naces nineteen have gone out of blast,
since the miners strike began, because
their supply of coal gave out. Nearly all
the others are using bituminous coal and
coke, or are SO situated that they can re-
ceive some coal over the Pennsylvania
Railroad or from the Lehigh mines.
Three or four others are expected to go
out of blast this week because no more
anthracite coal is obtainable OF those
already out of blast, it is estimated that
they turned out weekly fully 5000 tons
of pig iron before the strike. During the
past twenty-four hours the total ship
Inent Of coal from the mining regions
was $50 cars. This is about one half of
the daily product of the Brookside Col
liery when it is in full operation.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-01
SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
ish to be Relieved from Further Consideration



Wish to be Relieved from Further consider ration
of Fge's Bill.
WASHINGTON, January 31.-The Senate
Committee on Finance has decided to
request that it be relieved of further
consideration of Senator Frye's bill ire
lating to impolte liquor, and that the
measure be referred to the Judiciary
Committee as involving constitutional
questions. The bill provides that the
consent of Congress is hereby given that
the laws of the several States relating to
the sale of fermented liquors within the
limits of each State may apply to such
liquors when they have been imported
in the same manner as when they have
been made in the United States.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-01
WHAT GERMANY AND RUSSIA
ARE DOING.
Bismarek's Talk of Peaceful Solu-
tiOn.
Hard Times for National Leaguers in Ire
land-The Progress of Convictions
Under the Crimes Act.

BERLIN, january 31.-The Bundesrath
to day fixed the sum for carrying out
the provisions of the new military bill at
2S1 SOC. 900 marks. of which the sum OF
27S, 300, 900 marks is homecoming ex-
penditure and 5000, 900 marks a per-
manent loan. The bill was Immediately
afterward introduced in the Reichstag.
BISMARCK TALKS OF PEACE.
1t is reported that Bismarck, in a
recent conversation with an eminent
banker, expressed the conviction that
the international situation would under
go prolonged but peaceful solution.
At the same time Bismarck considers it
possible that Russia may preserve the
Bulgarian question as an open sore with
view to future political changes.
CONTRACTORS ORDERED TO REPORT.
Private advices from the frontier say
that the principal contractors of Russia
have been ordered to report what guam
tity of equipments and provisions they
can supply in an emergency.
KoUMANIA S POSITION.
M. Stourdza, Roumanian Cabinet
Minister, has left Vienna and is return
ing to Bucharest. He expresses himself
as pleased with the results of his mis-
sion. He gives it to be understood that
Roumania is in sympathy with the OBJ
jects of the triple alliance, and whenever
an opportunity arises will support the
efforts to maintain European peace.
SUBJECT OF FORMAL INQUIRY.
A report is current in diplomatic cir
cles at Vienna that the armaments still
proceeding in the interior of Russia will
shortly form the subject of a formal in
guiry on the part of Austria.
ABOUT THE ARRESTS AT ZURICH.
Herr Haupt has arrived in Berlin to
report to Chief of Police Kruger details
of the arrests at Zurich. Herr von Put
kamer, Minister of the Interior, has
asked the Government at Berlin whether
| Captain Fischer, chief of police of Zu-
| rich, was acting in accordance with the
law in supplying Socialists hostile to the
German Government with information
| affecting the Berlin Detective Bureau.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-01
THE IROQUOlS.
Conflicting Statements as to the Cost of Fitting
Her Up.

WASHINGTON, January 31.-Ths Sec
retary of the Navy recently ordered a
survey to be made of the United States
steamer Iroquois, at San Francisco, to
determine the character and extent of
the repairs required 10 put her in good
sea condition. The result of the survey
has not yet been received, but telegram
has been received from the commandant
of Mare Island Navy Yard, saying that
the vessel can be put in good repair by
expending 500. 500 ON her hull and 81, 500
on her machinery, and that she can be
fitted up for temporary use at much less
expense. Information from another
source, however, is to the effect that the
vessel can not be put in condition for a
three years cruise at cost within the
90 per cent. limit, and that it will re-
quire all the money that can be legally
expended on her within the limit to fit
her up for eighteen months service at
most. The secretary has the matter
under consideration.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-01
NORTHERN PRESBYTERIAN COMMITTEE.
They Hope TO Lay the Foundation for a
Reunion With the Southern Branch.

They Hope TO Lay the Foundation for a
Reunion With the Southern Branch.
BALTIMORE, January 31.-The COM
mittee of the General Assembly of the
Northern Presbyterian Church having
in charge the plan to unite the Northern
and Southern branches of that denomi-
nation held a meeting in this city to-
night. The members of the committee
here are Messrs. Patterson, of Philadel-
phia, Baldwin, of Pittsburg, Van Nor
den, of New York, Marquis, of Chicago,
Leftwich and Smith, of Baltimore,
Shields, of st. Louis, and Averill, of
Frankfort, Ky. The deliberations of the
committee are not made public, but
they state that they hope to lay the
foundation for reunion with the South
ern church
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-01
FEDERAL POINT.
The Tariff Discusslon-PetItIon for . State Board
of Health.

Correspondence Of the Pdldtka Daily Ners.
FEDERAL POINT, January 80.
In reference to the reduction of the
surplus in the United States Treasury
there can be but one opinion among all
thinking men. The time has come for
ton before our Legislators is how shall
the retrenchmsnt of incurring revenue
be made. Those who favor free trade
seem to either forget or fail to know
that the foundation of American pros
perity has lain in the encouragement of
fered by protective tariff for the de-
velopment of our resources. Has the
time come when we are able to compete
with the labor and resources of the
''Old World" in the matter Of manu-
factured goods and other products and
still give our laborers and artisans the
same comforts of home life that they
now enjoy? We think not.
Our mayor is circulating petition to
Governor Perry, asking for an extra
session of our Legislature, 10 consider
the important subject of a State Board
of Health. The subject is certainly one
of the gravest importance, and had our
last Legislature allowed themselves
time to have considered this subject,
the State would have been the gamer by
many lives and thousands of treasure
Our little County Board of Health are
all right in small way, yet they are
jealous of their own authority and filed
up with local prejudlces that naturally
unfit them for any important action, in
a matter SO grave as that of controlling
an epidemic disease. We hope this
matter may receive the attention its
gravity requires.
We have no local news to write this
week that will interest your readers.
| The weather has been and is delightful
clear, cool but not frosty-in fact the
very perfection of Florida winter
| weather
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-01
len Per Cent. Reduction Proposed.

READING, Pa, January 31.-One of
the large furnaces of the Brooke Iron
Company, at Birdsboro, went out of
blast last night, owing to difficulty in
obtaining supply ,of anthracite coal.
The Brooke Company also to-day posted
notice Of a reduction of ten per cent.
in wages of its nail factory and puddle
mill employees, to take effect February
l. The furnace men had previously
bsen notified Of q similar reduction to
go into effect February 1.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-01
THE CANADIAN PACIFIC.
Loss Of Life and Travel obstructed by Snow
Slides.

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, January 31.-
The latest reports from the, mountains
indicate that there has been great loss of
life on the Canadian Pacific, owing to
snow slides. Passengers coming on the
train from Salgarye bring meagre par
ticulars of the disaster. Strong north
westerly winds had been prevailing for
the last week and ali along the line,
from Donald to Glacier, the snow has
been coming down on the track in tre-
mendous quantity. Near Ralliser station,
in British Columbia, several men were
caught in sliie. Only one was dug
out alive, and he was so badly bruised
that he is not expected to recover. The
mild weather has put an effectual stop
to all through Canadian Pacific trains,
and as the mountain streams are con-
siderably swollen it may be some time
before traffic is resumed.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-01
FROZEN IN.
No Nails for Two Weeks at hantucket-No Suffer-
ing on the Island.

No Mails for Two Weeks at hantucket-No Suffer
ing on the island.
NANTUCKET, Mass, January a1.-It il
two weeks to-day since any mail has
been received here. The sound is filled
with ice and it extends seaward as far
as the eye can see. A Ihree-masted
schooner is drifting with the ice near
Tuckernut Shoals, and is likely to be
carried ashore. There is good sleighing
from the town to the head of the harbor,
six miles. This has not been experienced
for number of years. There is no suf-
fering on the island at present, although
there is a scarcity of many things, in
cluding coal. The weather is moderat-
ing
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-01
English holders in Mexico.

SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS, January ST.
Gonzalez, agent for several wealthy resi-
dents of Coahuila, Mexico, has closed
the sale of 500. 900 acres of land in the
State of Coahuila to representatives of
an English syndicate, which already
owns 1000 900 acres in that State. The
consideration was s125, 900 or twenty
five cents an acre. The purchase COM
prises much mountain land. English
capitalists now own fully one-quarter of
the State of Coahuila.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-01
Demand Higher Wages.

PITTsBURG, January 31.-The carp n
tiers of Pittsburg and vicinity have mott
fed their employers that on the ist of
May next they will demand an advance
In wages of ten per cent. and half pay
extra for over time and nine hours work
day. The employers claim that if the
demands are enforced general paraly-
sis of business will result.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-01
HUNTING ESCAPED PRISONERS.
Several Lives Lost in the Endeavor C.
Capture Them.

Several Lives Lost in the Endeavor to
Capture Them.
ST. LOUIS, January 31.-Jos. Thomp-
son, negro condemned to be hanged,
broke out of the National Prison at Tah-
lequat, w. T., last Wednesday, and took
refuge with a Creek Indian by the name
of Connosky, also an escaped convict
under penalty of death. When the
sheriff on Friday night commanded the
men to come out, they replied with a
volley from their Winchesters which
instantly killed Jack Condy. A battle
ensued and deputy named Hair was
killed and woman and boy were
dangerously shot, and one of the refu-
gees was shot. This makes seven inno-
cent lives sacrificed by the condemned
outlaws, who are still at large.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-01
The North Penn.ylyanias Tranie.

BETHLEHEM, Pa, January 31.-The
coal shipments ov ver the North Pennsyl-
vania Road are constantly increasing,
now reaching an average of twenty-five
hundred cars daily. The road is Sc
verely taxed to accommodate this un-
usual traffic and the trainmen are max
ing overtime, some Of them doubling
their usual pay. This is four or five
times the ordinary traffic of the road in
coal. 1t all comes from the Wyoming
region.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-01
FROM JACKSONVILLE.
FssticuHs in The Street Death of Pembroke
Holmes.

FssticuHs in The Street Death OF Pembroke
Holmes.
Special to the Pdidthd Nelfs.
JACKSONVILLE, January 3L-M- {.
Jordan and s. FL. Melton had a hand To
hand fight to-day in front of the post
office, both parties coming out about
equal. At dusk Ed. Melton, son of s.
II. Melton, assaulted Jordan in front of
Jordan's office, and they were having it
pretty hard when the police arrested
both and took them to the city hall,
where Jordan was discharged and Mel
ton was put under bond to appear before
the mayor to- morrow morning. Young
Melton says he will have it out tonight.
Pembroke Holmes, aged twenty-five
years, son of John L. Holmes, Esq,
died this afternoon. w.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-01
BIN to Extend the Act of March 3. 1877.

Bill to Extend the Act of March 3, 1877.
WASHINGTON, January Ex-senator
Vance, from the Committee on Finance,
to-day reported favorably the bill passed
by the Senate during the last Congress to
provide for warehousing fruit brandy. 1t
declares that the provisions of the act of
March 3, 1877, in relation to the produc-
ton of fruit brandy shall be extended to
brandy distilled from apples or peaches,
or from any other fruit not now required
to be warehoused.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-01

DULUTH, MINI, January 5.-So
urgent has the demand for fuel become
west of here, especially along the North
ern Pacific, that orders have been issued
by this road to its Duluth agents to ship
nothing but coal. All its motive power
and equipment is to be used for coal
shipment, and other freight must wait
till the fuel famine is checked. Some 200
cars of coal are sent out daily.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-01
Cald RIood~d Murder.

DUBLIN, January 31.-A man named
Fitzmaurice, who recently took farm
near Tralee, County Kerry, from which
two brothers had been evicted, was
going to market at Tralee when he was
approached by the two brothers, who
shook hands with him, as if to make
sure of his identity, then shot him
fatally with a revolver.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-01
Ordering a len Per Cent. REDUCTION.

PITTsBURG, Pa, January 31.-The
National Tube Work Company of Nc
Keesport, Pa, employing four thousand.
men, have posted notice ordering re-
duction of ten per cent. in wage of all
employees. If the reduction is not ac-
cepted the firm threatens to shut down
their entire establishment. Similar ac-
ton has been taken by the Continental
and Pennsylvania Tube Works Com
pany. The men say they will not sub
NIT to any cut, but are willing to refer
the matter to the Board of Arbitration.
A general strike would throw over six
thousand men out of work in this dis
trict alone.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-01
Canadian Bank Closed.

GUELPH, ONT. January 31.-The priv
ate bank of W. H. Cutter. called the
Guelph Banking Company, suspended
payment this morning. It is reported
that the cause OF the suspension is losses
sustained by the winding up of the Fed
eral Bank and elsewhere.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-01
EYIciions and conylctIons.

DUBLIN, January 31.-Two evictions
were made at Kilmehill, County Glare,
to-day. The sheriff was protected by
force of 200 policemen. The mob,
in sympathy with the tenants, tolled the
chapel bell, groaned and threw missiles
at the evictors. The police charged the
people and hot skirnish took place.
Roche and Boland, merchants of
Longford, have been sentenced to three
months Imprisonment each, and nine
farmers to one month each, for taking
part in an unlawful assemblage on the
occasion of the release from prison of
Father Eagan.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-01
Gard of Thanka

The thanks of the Palatka Musicale
are hereby rendered to the News Pub
fishing Company, and to its business
manager, Mr.. w. G. Evans, for their
uniform kindness to the society. and for
the liberal use of the columns of The
PALATKA DAILY NEWS which was SO
largely conducive to the success Of our
recent entertainment.
PALATKA MUSICALE,
J. E. McCLuNo, President.