The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-03-12
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegreph and Man.
PERSONAL AND POLTrTCAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
JUDeE BLoDeETT, Of the United States
court at Chicago, has rendered decision
npholding the Mckinley customs ad-
ministrative act.
ANTI-SUBTREAsURY ALLIANCE CHAIR
MAX McALLIsTER believes the third
party movement will prove dangerous
In some parts Of the south.
Mrs. MARIE NEvINs BLAINE has writ
ten from Sioux Falls, s D., to Secre-
tary Blaine eallingo on him to make pub
lie the letters in his possession.
PREMIER DELYANNIs, of Greece, has
refused to resign at the request OF the
king and has appealed to the people Of
the country to sustain him.
THE annual meeting Of the supreme
lodge Of the Knights of Reciprocity
was held at Excelsior Springs, Mo, on
the lst.
WILLIAM a. BRADLEY, the venerable
clerk of the United States circuit and
district courts Of the northern district
Of Illinois, and prominent figure for
forty years in the judicial history Of
the state, suffered a stroke of apoplexy
on the afternoon of the 1st and in
stantly expired.
The president returned to Virginia
Beach from Ragged Island DucLing
club on the I'd in fine health and with
lot of game.
SECRETARY FOSTER arrived at South
ampton on the North German Lloyd
steamer Spree on the I'd.
Two attempts to assassinate Presi-
dent Barrillas, of Guatemala, are said
to have been made recently. A reign
of terror is reported
SENATOR HILL has received invita-
tions from a number Of southern cities
to address the democrats in each dur
ing his coming southern trip.
A MOVEMENT is said to be on foot in
Washington to present the name OF Mr..
Blaine to the republican national con.
vention despite his letter of declina-
tion.
The heavy indemnity asked by the
Baltimore's sailors has caused de.
preston in Chilli Ministerial changes
have added to it.
AT the opening of the French cham
Der of deputies on the Sd. NJ. Loubel
the new premier. made speech dein
ing his policy and was accorded vote
of confidence.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE In
TERROR BUssEY was examined at length
by the pension Office investigating
committee on the Sd
Ex-PREsIDRNT NOAH PORTER, Of Yale
university, died on the 4th at New
Haven, Conn.
INDIANA's district delegations tC
Minneapolis are solidly for Presiden
Harrison's denomination.
TEE Iowa Republican state conven
thion will be held at Dubuque Marcel
15 The first convention heard from il
Adair. Instructions were given TO
Hon. James G. Blaine for president.
A REPORT that Minister Egan will re
turn to the United States in April i
discredited at the state department
for the reason that he has given no in
timation of such intention.
SENIOR MoNTT, the Chilian minister
has informed the secretary of stat
that in consequence of his election as
deputy for Peuria, Chilli, he will sool
relinquish his present diplomatic posi-
ton =
The London Chronicle says that Gu,
de Maupassant, the distinguished
French writer, who became insane il
the early part of March last is so muc
improved in health that he writes TO
about an hour daily.
THR Cook county, Illinois, demo
cratic convention, which includes Chi
cago, unanimously passed resolutio
instructing its delegates TO the stat
convention to use their best efforts t
have delegates selected to the nationa
convention favorable to the caudidac
of Gen. John M. Palmer for president
THE joint committee on the BERN
sea seal fisheries held its final sessio
at the state department and after sigr
ing joint report, embodying stats
lnent of facts as to all points connecte
with the sealing industry on whic
there was no dispute, adjourned sin
die.
GLADsToNE's policy is reported to b
TO let the conservatives fall to piece
gradually and not to force dissolu
ton.