The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-05-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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The territorial democratic conven-
tion, of Arizona, las elected the follow
ing delegates to Chicago: A. 7. Baker,
Ph@nix; L. O. Fslghes, Tucson; w. j.
Nugent, Yuma; 4. G. Oliver, Prescott;
Henry Z. Smith, Apache, and q. e.
Ellingwood, Flagstaff The conven-
tion recommended MeFcus A. Smith as
delegate TO congress and indorsed
Grover Cleveland.
THERE is decided difference of opin-
ion between congressmen as to the time
of closing the present session of con-
gress
DELAWARE democrats elected the fol.
lowing delegates to the Chicago conven-
ton: Hon. Thomas F. Bayard, Hiram
R. Berie, Gov. Reynolds, Richard r.
Kenney, John w. Cursey, and William
L. Sirman.
The death is announced of Gen.
George Klapka, a contemporary of Louis
Kossuth.
THE body of the late Senator Barbour,
of Virginia, was taken to Poplar Hill,
Nd, and buried beside that of his wife.
CALIFORNIA and Georgia democratic
conventions have elected delegates
favorable to Cleveland.
DIR. D. II. MOORE has been elected
editor of the Northwestern Christian
Advocate and DIR. Buckley of the New
York Christian Advocate.
AT the queens drawing room, held at
Windsor, Mrs. Minister Lincoln present
ed Mrs Grubb, wife of the American
minister to Spain; Mrs Potter Palmer,
of the worlds fair, and Mrs. Warner
Miller, of New York.
A. B. HUMPHREY, secretary of the
National league of republican clubs,
has written State Secretary Randolph,
of Pittsburgh, Pa, that the place of
holding the next annual convention
will probably be changed from Buffalo
to New York, and the date changed
from two weeks after the Minneapolis
convention to the last week of August.
President Clarksen's idea in making
the change is to make the convention
the opening gun of the presidential
campaign.
JOHN T. LEVY, Of Norman, and
Joseph Haskins, of Kingfisher, are the
delegates from Oklahoma to the Chica-
go convention. They are uninstructed,
THE 0cala platform was adopted by
the South Carolina democrats.
The North Carolina democratic con-
vention nominated for lieutenant-gov-
ernor, R. A. Daughton, speaker of the
last assembly, and for secretary OF
state, Octavio Coke, the incumbent.
CLEVELAND and anti-Cleveland dele
gatesa%were elected by the Virginia
democrats.
IT is learned at the department OF
state that the American personnel OF
the Behring sea arbitration has been
fully decided on. AS heretofore an
nounced, the arbitrators on the part OF
the United States are Justice Harlan
and Senator John 7. Morgan. Ex-Minis-
ter John w. Foster is the agent Of the
United States. The counsel of the
United States consist of ex-Minister
Phelps, James G. Carter, of New York,
and Judge Henry Blodgett, of Chicago.
By the terms of the treaty the case OF
each government is to be submitted by
September Z, the counter case by De
cember and the printed argument by
counsel by January Z, at which last date
! the board of arbitration will hold its
meetings in Paris.
The president issued proclamation
announcing the reciprocity agreement
with Guatemala.
The president sent to the senate the
nomination of Nathan A. Morford, OF
Arizona, to be secretary of Arizona.
SENATOR HILL delivered an grafton at
!, Charlotte, N. G., on the occasion of the
117th anniversary of the signing of the
! Mecklenburg declaration of independ.
! ence.
COUNT TELEKI, the Hungarian refu.
| gee, who was prominently concerned in
i revolutionary movements in Spain, Aus
tria and Italy, is dead.
1T is stated that at the British cabinet
council the ministers decided to dissolve
parliament on June 20.
THE New England tariff reform
league, at its annual dinner, Endorsed
Grover Cleveland.
LOUIS NUMEL BARAGNoN, the we'll
known advocate and member of the
French senate, is dead.
PENTwATER, Mich, Odd Fellows are
trying to solve the mystery Of the death
of Benjamin Moore.
THE New England Tariff Reform
league held its annual dinner at Bostor
recently, with large attendance ot
members A resolution was adopted
declaring that Grover Cleveland was
the man best fitted to lead those inter
ested in the cause Of tariff reform.