St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-05-12
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

THE Senate bill granting right Of way
through the Indian Territory to the Kan
CITY q Pacific railway has been passed
by the House
THE second National Republican anti
saloon cohyention was held in the hall of
the Cooper Institute, New York, on the I'd,
delegates from all the States being IN at
tendance.
NEBRASKA Democrats held their State
convention at Omaha on the I'd. Delegates
were instructed for Cleveland.
CONNECTICUT Democrats met at Hartford
on the I'd. The platform reaffirmed the
National platform Of 1884 and indorsed the
Administration.
PENNSYLVANIA Prohibitionists met at
arrisburg on the I'd.
THE Illinois Republican convention,
which met at Springfield on the I'd, in
dorsed Judge Gresham for the Presidency.
CARL ScHURz had an interview with
Prince Bismarck at Berlin the other day.
NEWS has been received in London from
Albert Nyanza, Africa to the effect that
Bishop Parker and Rev. Mr.. Blackburn re-
Gently died of fever at the Unyiro mission.
Rev CHARLES Fl. SPURGEoN, who is Wis
iting Bournemouth for the benefit OF his
health, has written a letter in which he
says he is ill and worn out, and that he IS
hardly able to keep on at all.
IT is reported that an outbreak has oc-
Cured IN Macedonia. The Servian and
Greek portions of the population are said
to have united to oppose the authority of
Turkey.
THEODORE F. DWIGHT, Librarian Of the
State Department, has rendered his resig-
nation, to take effect June l, and it has
been accepted.
INDIANA Repu blicans met at Indianapolis
on the I'd and nominated delegates to the
National convention instructed to vote for
Ben Harrison for President
THE Illinois Republican convention noml-
mated Joseph W. Fifer for Governor,
LYMAN B. Ray for Lieutenant Governor,
7. N. Pearson for Secretary of State, c.
w. Pavey for Auditor, Charles Becker for
Treasurer, and George R. Davis. Senator
Farwell, W. F. l.. Hadley and Horace y.
Clark delegates at large to the National
convention.
TIE Washington Woman's Suffrage As
soclation has passed resolution for
women to withdraw from churches where
the pastors uphold the decision OF the
Methodist General Conference at New
York. which recently refused to admit
WOMAN UclekdtSS
THE New York Sun Of the Sd had SEN
sational dispatch from Berlin stating that
Germany was on the verge OF Socialist
revolution.
THE Fisheries treaty has been ratified by
Canada.
DIR. D. w BLISS, Of Washington, who was
physician -in-chief to President Garfield
from the time he was shot by Guiteau until
his death, was reported seriously i'll on the
4th.
THE Emperor Of Germany was so much
improved on the 4th that his physicians
announced that no more bulletins would be
issued unless he took o relapse.
ROBERT BLAINE, brother Of James g., has
been removed from his position as curator
Of the Museum of the Agricultural Bureau.
The position is under the CivilService
rules.
THE Philadelphia Times Of the 5th pub
lished letter from New York stating that
arrangements were consummated by which
Hon. James G. Blaine would be candi-
date for the Republican nomination to the
Presidency.
JUDGE ARNOLD KREKEL, United States
Judge FOR the Western district OF Missouri,
has decided to retire from the bench.
Judge Krekel has been for some time in
poor health.