St. Landry democrat., 1888-11-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned by Telegraph and Hal,
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
AT the White House ON the 9Th tho Pras
ident and a small party assembled In "a
library and received the election news ove
q special wire. Besides the President an
Mrs. Cleveland, the White House, party in
cluded Secretary and Mrs. Whitney. Mr.,
Dickinson, Mrs. Endicott Attorney.Geu
eral Garland, Representative Breckin
ridge, Of Kentucky, and Foran, of Ohio
and Mrs. Lamont, Assistant Secretarie
MAYNARD and Thompson, Of the treasury
and Colonel Wilson.
The results Of the rrussian election i,
243 districts are as follows: Conservatives
o3 seatsi Free Conservates, II: 'Centrists
~ National Liberal, 4s; Freisinniepe; Is
POLES, Z; Danes, 2; Guelphs, g An tn,
Berlin members have been re.efected, ;:
The British Parliament met on the 9TH.
The London Times, commenting on thu
Sackville matter, says; "The blue book
confirms our previous opinion. It empba.
sizes Lord, Sackville's indiscretion. ~ Re.
specting the correspondence, between the
Foreign Office and the State Department,
1t says that if the Governments OF the
| United States desired to be courteous II
might have telegraphed to Mr.. Phelps, the
American Minister, the details necessary
TO an understanding of the case.
MR.. GLADSTONE in receiving T. presenta- :
tsoh on behalf Of Birmingham wofkmen
recently offered to support a practicable
scheme to remove the pecuniarY difficulty
in heooming member of Parliament con-
slstent with absolute independence and
equality between representative WORKING
men in the House of Commons and other.
members. -
TIE Russian Government has notif,ed
the Porte that should the divorce of King
Milan of Servia cause troubles which
would lead to the occupation Of Servia bv
Austria, Russia would consider herself re-
leased from her obligation.
IHE President has recognized Carlo
Terra as Vice-Consul of Italy at Balti.
more, Md.
The New York Euening Post places the
next Congress as follows: Senate-Demo-
Gratis, 81; Republicans, 80. House of Rep.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 165; Republicans,
160 ~
IT is reported in Berlin that the Gear
will visit Germany in the spring.
THE betrothal Of the Prince OF Naples
to Prince 'Clementine of Belgium, will be
announced shortly.
GREAT demonstration was held by the
at Indianapolis, Ind, on the
9Th, to celebrate the victory of General
Harrison.
THE Secretary of War has issued the Of |
hcial order placing General Alfred Pleas
anton on the retired list of the army, his.
retirement to date from October % past.
a CABINET meeting was held at Wash
ngton ON the 9th, all the members being
present except Villas and Dickinson.
EDWARD c. CARRIGAN, member of the
State Board of Education
md leading lawyer of Boston, died on a
rain near Salida. COL, the other day.
MISS ANNA DICKINSON has sued the Re-
publican National Committee for $3.50.
'alance OF salary and expenses as cam
'aigu lecturer. .s
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS PLEASANT
as arrested the city Board Of Commits
toner's of Elections of Richmond, Va, for
cruising to allow United States supervisors
be present at the count of the vote.
IHE Premier Of Queensland has pro-
ssted against the appointment of Gov
rnor Blake, late of Newfoundland
The wife Of Jay Gould was reported dan.
erously sick on the sth.
IHE returns of the recent Gubernatorial
lection were opened before the Georgia !.
eglsiature on the 9Th Governor Gordon
'ceived 122, ,785, with not much more than
% against him.
w. ii. BARNUM, of the Democratic Ma
onal Committee, was seriously i'll at his
'me at Lime Rock, Conn, on the Sth. His 5
ness was due to overwork in the late y
'litical canvass.
PREMIER vow MArTNAcHr has returned
Stuttgart from Nice. His interview
th the King of Wurtemburg resulted in ~
King acceding to the demand of the o
nisters that all Americans except Jack u
resign from the service of Wurtem-
re. Iii
SEVENTY thousand followers of El Mahdi L
lacked the town of Wadai, west of m
.rfour, recently. The garrison repulsed q.
assailants and killed 5000, but the =,
Ihdists reattacked and captured the
yn. The Sultan of Wadai fed to
iri. al
HE Anti Saloon Republican National
mmittee has been called to meet No. L
nber 81 in New York City to consider G.
future policy. in