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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-14
TIE MATTER or CLERKS.
A Discrimination Against the Representatives, la
test Move Against Lamar.

A Discrimination Against the Representatives. Ia
test Move Against Lamar.
CorresIlondence Of the Pdldtkd Netns.
WASHINGTON, ID. e., January 10. p
Ii does really seem that every effort
will be put forth To secure needed legis-
lation, now that the committees have
been designated. As general rule
there is very little dissatisfaction ex-
pressed by members as to their assign
ments, yet several expressed themselves
to the writer as being undecided whether
To continue at the head of certain com
mittees to which they had been APP
pointed and which required deal Of
work, unless arrangements were made
to give them clerk. One gentleman
quite emphatically remarked that unless
such clerk was allowed his committee,
some one else might have the chairman
ship.
There are but few COMMITTEES which
do not require the assistance of a clerk
to keep things in proper shape.
MEMBERS CLERKS.
This question being settled satisfacto-
tndt Oh a.
clerk was sprung upon the House.
Those who oppose this motion seem
moved by a friendly spirit for their col
leagues who differ with them, inasmucb
as they declare that it will he the means
of defeating their cherished hopes Of
again serving their country in Congress
when next they appear before their con-
stituents, and are confronted with their
position on this question.
One thing is only too certain. IL Sem
ators are permitted To have each clerk,
why should members Of the House be
deprived of such assistance? Surely,
what is sauce for the goose should be
sauce for the gander. and it Is hard "a
comprehend why the lower House should
be discriminated against in this manner.
Representatives have as much, If not
more labor to perform than the average
Senator and receive no comp ensation
for clerk hire, which nearly every mem
ber finds necessary To have during the
greater part of the session. The ques-
tion as to whether it is proper to allow
members of either house To employ
clerks at the expense Of the Govern
ment is one to be determined by the in
dividual taxpayer, and the only way in
which the obstacle may be overcome Ii
for that self-same taxpayer to express
his sentiments through the ballot box.
cHAsDLER's LATEST.
| As was expected the exceedingly
pleasant duty Of calling for an investi-
cation Of reported election outrages at
the recent election in jackson, Miss.
devolved upon willy Bill Chandler.
While it was being read one could ses
his lips curve into . most bswitchiDe
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-14
PRINTERS STRIKE IN LOUISVILLE.
The Union Men In the cousies-JournsI Quit
Work.

LOUISVILLE, KY, January 13.-Over
one hundred printers, a third of all the
union printers here, have been on the
Courier-Journdi pay roll. Tonight all
of these, except six, are on strike. The
strike against the job offices in progress
several weeks, was largely supported by
these men by ten per cent assessment.
They will now need to he supported and
another assessment of the printers
throughout the country must be made.
Already applications from twice the
number necessary to fill the cases have
been received. w. n. Halde-
man, president of the Cour-
ier-JownaI Company said this
afternoon: Il will give to any good men
who want to come back . chance, but
we cannot bring men here from other
cities and give them only temporary en-
pIoyment After 10 O'Clock tomorrow
morning mea viii be at their cases to
stay. II any of the old men wish to re-
turn they must do so before that hour.
From this time this ID . non-union Office,
and men who come hack will come in
dependent Of the union"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-14
THE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE.
Redstons's Application Dates FIXED for Consider
ing Contested Election Cases.


WASHINGTON, January l3.-The Com
mittee on Elections has disposed of the
application of A. Z. Redstone to be adj
mitted as party to the contest i'm the
Fifth California District. Redstone was
the candidate of the United Labor party
and the returns show that he received
40 votes. He alleges that all of the
81, 900 votes cast for FELTON, and Sullivan
were fraudulent, and that he is therefore
entitled to the seat now occupied by
FELTON,. AS he served no notice of con-
test and filed no evidence, the Committee
on Elections has decided that there rs
not sufficient foundation To warrant a
contest and will so report to the House.
The committee this morning set the fol-
lowing dates for consideration of other
contested election cases: Lowrey VS..
White, from Indiana, January II; Nc
Duffin VS.. Davidson, from Alabama,
January 81; Worthington vs.. Post, from
Illinois. January 81.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-14
THE LOUISIANA CONVENTION.
The Nichols Men will Probably Upset the crs
dentiaIs Committee Report

tne Nichohs wen VII Pfooaov upset the Gre
dentiaIs Committee Report.
NEW ORLEANS, January 13.-The
Times Democrat has the following con-
cerning the proceedings of Nichols eau
Gus at Baton Rouge last night: After
other busines the causus took up for con-
sideration the decision of the Credentials
Committee on certain contested parishes.
A member of that committee gave the
caucus a report of the act on of the COM
mittee and the position taken by the
Nichols members in each case. Then
Wickliff, of Grant Parish, made a long
speech: urging the caucus to vote down
the majority report on the Grant Parish
case, which unseated the Nichols dele
gates and to put them in, adopting the
minority report. His speech did not Sc
ceived in chilling silence.
Mr.. Spiller, of Livingston Parish. then
explained how Nichols did not carry
that parish, but urged the caucus to give
it to him nevertheless. He argued that
the mass meeting was disorderly, and
for that reason the Nichols men did not
control, although he insisted that they
were in the majority and controlled the
party machinery For these and other
reasons he urged the caucus to overturn
delegation.
Mr.. Portonge. Of Pointe Coupee, argued
in favor of seating the whole Nichols
delegation from that parish, instead of
giving each faction a half vote.
The caucus adjourned without action
on the contested cases, but as the propo-
sition to seat all the Nichols delegations
contrary to the committees report was
received with applause, it may be re-
garded as certain that many of the
Nichols men will strongly oppose the
report of the committee in the cases
above mentioned. Their action in this
respect will practically approach unani-
nifty unless the leaders conclude that ii
| is polite to prevent a contest over the
report.
BATON ROUGE, January 13.-The Com
mittee on Credentials of the State Demo
cratic Nominating Convention last night
decided the st. John Baptist Parish con
test, giving each faction q half vote. The
McEnery delegation from st. Johns
Parish were seated as were also the St
Tammany Nichols delegation. At II
O'Clock the committee took up the cas-
of Tongapaho Parish, and finally de
cided the contest in favor Of Nichols by
q vote Of six to four. The case Of Web
ster Parish is yet to be heard. The com
mittee will report this morning. Tn
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-14
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
The Spsie. Enterprise. Dolphin and Trenton Will
Soon Start Tor Their Stations.

WASHISGToS, January 13.-Of the
four naval vessels at New York which
will start on long cruise, in few days,
the Nipsic, which is to join the Pacific
station, will sail tomorrow or Monday.
Her orders are to visit the Cape Verde
Islands and Montevideo and then pro-
ceed to Valparaiso by way Of the Straits
of Magellan.
She will be followed to sea by the En-
terprise, which will go to Boston for
coal and then sail direct for Gibraltar, to
join the European station. Her orders
require her to receive all naval prisoners
at the Cob Dock, New York, and TO
transport them to the new prison at the
navy yard, Boston. The prison at the
Cob Dock is to be discontinued.
The Dolphin was taken out of the dry
dock at the New York Navy Yard to-day
and will be put in readiness for a winter
cruise in the West Indies.
The Trenton, which is now i'm the dry
dock having her bottom scraped, is un-
der orders to go to Valparaiso as the
flagship of the Pacific squadron. She
will he ready to sail in a few weeks and
will take the same route as the Nipsic.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-14
koouIichters Sentenced

DUBLIN, January I3.--Judge Murphy.
at the Munster assizes, has sentenced
fourteen moonlighUers TO terms of ip-
prisonment varying from eighteen
mont hs to eighteen years, according to
the gravity of the offenses. He expressed
himself as certain that with its growing
facilities the law would be able To cope
with the moonIighters and Boon force
them 10 disappear
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-14
Schooner Wrecked

SAVANNAH, January 13.-Schooner
Hattie y. Cove, from Clark's Cove for
Savannah with guano, struck "A shoal OF
Port Royal bar at ? p. m, Thursday. The
weather was very thick, with n heavy
sea ON and the crew took 10 the rigging,
whence they were rescued by boats from
Martins Industry lightship Mt IL o'clock
to-day, and Were brought up to the city
on the tug Cambria. The schooner and
cargo are total loss.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-14
MURDER IN JACKSONVILLE.
Most Unpro,eted Ansir-a Negro Man Kills q
Negro woman on the Street

Special % the Faidtkd Nens.
JACKSONVILLE, January l3.-A mur-
der of the most unprovoked character
was committed at 6;45 this evening on
the corner of Bay and Cedar streets.
Fannie MeDufiie was shot through the
neck by kinsun Burke. The woman
ran into +. Z. willard's grocery store
while being shot at and expired in seven
minutes. Three shots We're fired by the
murderer, who then made good his es-
cape and up 10 writing has not been
captured. Both parties are colored.
The cause of the murder was because
she refused To walk with him. l..
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-14
Hsa9 for msrder.

WEST UNION, Ia, January 13.-Henry
Schmidt was hung here this morning
for the murder Of Lucrctia Peek, Sep
tember 4, 1856. He made a statement
on the scaffold admitting the murder
and charging that Ellison +. Smith
instigated it and was present at the
time, and that Smith killed Abram Peek.
His last words were, ''as hope to be
forgiven Of God, hope to be forgiven
of men, The drop fell at 1895, and six
and three-quarters minutes after Schmidt
was dead. His neck was broken and he
died without struggle.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-14
HOW THEY STAND.
| Northwestern Association OF Taria Reform Demo-
Gratis Urgently Advocated.

borthseStern ASSOCIATION of Iaftu hefofm Utmo-
Gratis Urgently Advocated.
CHICAGO, January 13.-Tbe Executive
Committee of the Democratic State Cen
trail Committee met in this city yester-
day. The organization of a Northwest
ern Association of Tariff Reform Demo
Gratis was urgently advocated. From in
formation already received it was an
nounced that the States of Illinois, Iowa,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Kan
sas, Indiana and Missouri, were fully
prepared to join movemenrof this ma
ture and it was decided that each State
should be represented by one State COM
mitteeman, to he hereafter selected,
whose duty it should he to collect and
coIlate such information on the tariff
question as would most thoroughly in.
struct the workingmen of the country
upon this most important question.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-14
FROM JACKSONVILLE.
Failure OF q. ". ZONES soeiet, Of Rsliroad Con
ductors-ErcursIon to Palatka

Spaeial "a the Pdldthd Ncus.
JACKSONVILLE, January I3.-R. III.
Jones assigned to-day to ID. L.. Fletcher.
Assets Sl2f 600; liabilities. SGG 900.
The home creditors and Thurber, Why
land a Co., New York, preferred. The
cause is poor collections.
The Society of Railroad Conductors of
North Carolina, South Carolina. Georgia,
Florida and Alabama meet here to-mor-
row. They will have an excursion to
Palatka Sunday on the Queen of 81.
Johns. w.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-14
Verdict Aaainst PIaft,

ALBANY, January 13.-The jury in the
case of the State against Thomas &.
Platt. to oust him from the position OF
Quarantine Commissioner of the city of
New York. ON the ground that he is not
a resident of that city, this morning, re-
turned verdict against Platt.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-14
HOUSE.

Mr.. Hatch, of Missouri, from the Com
mittee ON Agriculture, reported a bill
making appropriations to carry into
| effect the provisions of the act to estab
lish experimental agricultural stations
Referred to Committee of the Whole.
Mr.. Washington, Of Tennessee, pre-
sented petition of the faculty of" Van
derbilt University, asking for the
removal of the tariff on books. Referred.
PERMISSIBLE MARKS ON MAIL NATTER
On motion of Mr.. Blount, of Georgia.
the House proceeded to the considera-
tion of the bill relating to permissible
marks. writing or prir ing on second,
third and fourth class mail matter
Mr.. Blount briefly explained the pro-
visions of the measure which had been
recommended by the Postmaster Gen
eral, and which had been rendered nee
office Department. He did not think
that ~ passage would affect the revenue
of the department which would undoabt-
edly extend a great convenience to busi-
ness men. The bill was passed and the
House went into committee of the whole
on the private calendar. The afternoon
was consumed in the discussion of two
bills of private character. One to carry
out the findings of the Court of Claims
in the case of James III. Ayers and one re-
fering to the Court of Claims the claim of
the owners of the steamer I. n. Burton.
Lx La
bill was passed, but no action was taken
on the latter.
Mr.. Mills, of Texas, moved an ad journ-
ment till Monday, which was lost-yeas,
80; nays, 153. Mr.. Mills then, rising to
question of privilege, stated that
during the day he had assured gentle
men on both sides of the House that
there would be no session tomorrow.
He was, therefore, placed i'm a false posi-
tion and he disclaimed any responsibility
for the refusal of the House to adjourn
over. Laughter on the Republican side. !
Mr.. Hatch, of Missouri, who had been
instrumental in inducing the House to
vote down the motion, said that he hoped
the gentleman would do him the justice
to say that he (Hatch) had no infor-
nation about the matter.
Mr. Mills suggested that the House
was more disposed to follow the gentle
man from Missouri QIatch) than to fol-
low him.
Mr.. Hatch hoped that the House would
always follow him when he was right.
Mr.. Mills retorted that it was the other
side of the House that had followed the
gentleman.
Mr.. Hatch, rising, said that in view Of
the fact that Mr.. Mills had stated to sew
eral gentlemen that there would be no
session tomorrow, he would ask unani-
nous consent to have the vote by which
the House hal refused to adjourn over,
reconsidered.
But Mr.. Mills interposed an objection,
and again submitted a motion to adj
journ until Monday, amid derisive
laughter from the Republicans.
This time Mr.. Mills was successful,
Mr.. Hatch himself gracefully voting in
the affirmative, and the motion was car
ried-yeas, 115; nays, 1O3-and accord
ingly the House at 5:15 adjourned.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-14
Car Works Burned.

HARRISBURG, PA, January 13.-The
car works at Dauphin, Pennsylvania.
owned by Scholl & Schoop, employing
about $50 persons. were destroyed by fire
last night. Loss So, 200. The Methodist
church in close proximity, was also
burned. Loss a. 900.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-14
Col. Fuller Comma 10 Florida.

Special to the rdidtkd Aens.
WASHINGTON, January I3.-Col. and
Mrs. ID. w. Fuller, of New York, accom-
panied 10y their son, have arrived in this
city en- route for Florida. Y.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-14
Sentenced TO be Hanaed.

Special 10 the Paldtka Nens.
TALLAHASSEE, January 13.--Alexander
Jones, colored, convicted of numbering
two negroes, was sentenced to-day by
Judge Walker TO be hanged 10y the neck
until dead. The day has not been set.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-14

The extensive cotton mill Of Rumpp
Brothers, at Hancock and Huntington
streets, Philadelphia, was completely
destroyed by fire about o'clock Wedncs-
day morning. The loss on contents, ma
chinery and building will reach e75 900.
Over one hundred hands are thrown out
Of employment.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-14

which were directed against the expert
ment of self-government.
Mr.. Blair stated, in reply to a portion
of Mr.. Georges speech, that in the
Southern States which contained one
third of the population of the country,
only sl7.0Oo.0o0 was estimated
as being expended for school purposes,
as against t102 900. .000 of the whole
country. He would hereafter have
something to say in regard to the Eren-
ing Posts statistics.
The bill went over as unfinished
business, and the Senate at :35 adjourn
Ell till Monday.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-14

The President has nominated Edward
s. Bragg, Of Wisconsin, to be envoy ex-
traordinary and minister pienipotentiary
70 Mexico
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-08
THAT CHICAGO SCHEME.

Although the result of the meeting of
traffic managers representing our North
western railroads, held in this city yes
terday, are not given to the public. there
Is reasonable ground for apprehension
that the agreement reached by the con-
ference may prove a detriment to the
commercial interests of the Northwest,
and of the Twin Cities particularly. 1t
is an open secret that Chicago has for
some time been endeavoring to form a
combination among the railroads reach
ing out into this Northwestern country,
whereby this section would be deprived
OF the benefits of cheap water route
from the east which nature has provided.
heretofore the single obstacle to the sue
cess of the Chicago plan was the st. Paul
d Duluth road, which, while under
Mr.. FISHERS administration, persist
emily refused to be a party to any such
arrangement. Now that there has
been change IN the management of
that road-and the fact that it was rep
resented in yesterdays conference
creates the suspicion that the Duluth
road has been lured into the combina-
ton, and if this be true we are to be de-
prived of the advantages which lake
transportation ought to afford us.
We hope that these fears may prove
to be groundless. Yet we know that
railroad corporations are selfish and
their business is to make money. The
railroads operating between here
and Chicago want freight, and
the more they can get, the bet
ter it suits their purposes. That's
what they are doing business for,
and we are not finding fault with them
for looking to the main chance. If the
lakes could be dried up it would be into
the hand Of the railroads running be-
tween here and Chicago, and they could
not be blamed for rejoicing over it. But
the lakes are not going to dry up, and
as long as they remain with sufficient
water in them to afford transportation
between Buffalo and Duluth, weAyant
to enjoy the advantages of it.
So far as st. Paul and MINNEAPOLIS
are concerned, their sole dependence
heretofore for cheap lake transporta-
ton has been the ST. Paul tS Duluth
road. If that sole support is to be with
drawn from us and to be made link in
the combination against us, then it is
time that the business men of the Twin
Cities were uniting in plan to keep
the lake trade within their exclusive con-
troll. We cannot afford to give Chicago
this advantage over US without an effort
to hold it for ourselves. What we want
and must have i'll our own protection is
a road between the Twin Cities and
Lake Superior owned and operated ex-
clusively and forever by st. Paul and
Minneapolis people.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-08
THE OTTEK TaiL FIGHT.

Mr.. ScHEFFER has reason to feel as
proud as young rooster with his first
spurs over the victory he gained at
Fergus Falls yesterday. Otter Tail is
one of the counties where the farmer
vote counts for a great deal, and the
Repuhlican bosses made up their minds
thatif SCHEFEER could be fioored in that
locality he would be virtually wiped out
as gubernatorial candidate. Accord
lngiy, the most strenuous efforts were
made to unhorSe him in the granger
stronghold. Nothing that money OF
sklllful political manipulation could
do was left undone to compass his
defeat in Otter Tail. When the pri-
marleS came off in the city of Fer
gus Falls Tuesday evening it looked
as II the bosses were getting their
work in successfully, and the out
look was anything but encouraging
for the Schetferites. But when the re-
turns came in from the country districts
the situation wore a different aspect.
Stlil the machine was kept in operation,
in the hope that ScHEFFER's majority
III the convention might be crushed.
An anti-SCHEFFER temporary organi-
ation was effected, yet the farmers held
their grip and refused to bow to the
domination of the machine. The result
IS solid SCHEFFER delegation from
Otter Tail and corresponding impetus
to the taritf-reform, anti-mOnopOly
movement inside the Republican party.
This seems to be bad year for bosses
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-08
UNCLE SAM AS A CIRCUS MAN.
Appropriations Made to Enable
the Departments to Participate
in Various Exhibitions.

Appropriations Made to Enable
the Departments to Participate
in Various Exhibitions.
Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.-Discussion of
the DILL making an appropriation to en-
able the executive departments to par
ticipate in the Ohio Centennial exposi-
ton next September and October tool,
up the entire time of the house TODAY.
Mr.. Cultivate, of Ohio, called up the
bill, and Mr.. Oates. of Alabama. who
heretofore objected to its consideration.
contented himself to-day with reiterat-
ing his objections to the bill and to the
government going into the show busi-
ness. Mr.. Henderson, of Iowa, offered
an amendment which was adopted, ap-
propriating $3.50, 200 to aid the exposition
to be held by the colored race i'm At
lanta, Ga, next year. Mr.. Herbert, of
Alabama, ridiculed the proposition en-
bodied in the bill. If the government
was
GOING INTO THE CIRCUS BUSINESS,
he thought it ought to authorize reg
ular travelling exhibit. Mr.. Wise. of
Virginia, offered an amendment pro-
viding that any unused portion of the
Ohio centennial appropriation NAV he
used to enable the departments to par
ticipate in the Augusta, Ga, and Rich
mond, Va, eXpositions. This amend
ment was also adopted, as well as an
other appropriating $40, 900 to enable the
departments to be represented at the
Kansas City, Mo-, exposition. The
house then at $40 p. IN. adjourned
without taking action ON tbs bill as
amended,