The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-02-13
| NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
THE proposed caucus Of the demo-
Gratis of the house to study the silver
coinage question has been abandoned.
ALI of the great central bodies Of la
bor organizations in New York state
have indorsed bill to enable all self
supporting women to vote at all cleo
tions Even the socialists who polled a
vote of over $4,000 for their candidate
for governor, DeLeoD, last fall are
committed to the measure.
HUNDREDS OF Chinese rebels were
killed in the recent battles with i'm
perial troops. The revolutionists were
completely routed
SIR MoRELL Mackenzie, the distin-
guished London physician, died on the
Sd of bronchitis
The split in the lower house Of the
Connections legislature is complete.
Two separate meetings were held re-
Gently.
The czarina has recovered from the
attack of influenza from which she has
been suffering for some time past.
New YoRK republican leaders of diff
ferent factions held secret conference
the other night to draw up plans to
unitedly support Mr.. Harrison for a
second term.
The New York Grant monument as
sociation is in the midst of grave
troubles, a well-known publisher of
that city having entered suit against
them.
NINE alliance congressman who favor
independent political action have de-
cided to have no further communica-
ton with the other alliance men who
are opposed to third party action.
The legislature of Mississippi has
unanimously passed resolutions con-
graduating the lottery opponents of
Louisiana on the defeat of the lottery.
The annual banquet of the Balti-
more Manufacturers association was
held ON the night of the 4th. The
speakers were all notable men.
THE reports from Rome that the
italian government contemplates the
immediate re-esta blishment Of full
diplomatic relations with the United
States are discredited in official circles
in Washington.
ADvICEs from China show that all
the Mongolian mandarins who aided
in the recent outbreak in northeastern
China have been dismissed from office.
The government is paying all the in
IDENTITIES demanded for the killing or
injuring OF foreigners and for the de.
struction of their property.
In letter to John Patterson, lead.
ing manufacturer of Hamilton, Ont,
Andrew Carnegie, the Pittsburgh, Pa.
iron millionaire, earnestly advocates
political union between Canada an6
the United States similar to that be
tween England and Scotland. He de
clares that there is only one way by
which Canada can ever achieve des
tiny worthy of her and that is politica,
union with her own race upon this
continent
CONGRESSMAN MILLS at a banquet by
the New York Reform club on the
night Of the 4th declared himself
against any half way tariff legislation
JUDGE OF CRIMES FOSTER, of Valpa
raiso, has sentenced the three Chilians
arrested for attacks on the Baltimore's
sailors to brief terms of imprisonment
Guards are still maintained about
Minister Egan's house.
DAVID A. WELLS, the noted tariff re
form leader, has written a long let
ter to Chairman Springer, of the
house ways and means committee, in
dorsing his plan to attack high pro
lection in sections.
Pork PACKER WHITAKER, of st
Louis and Wichita, roasted the short:
before the house committee on agri
culture at WASHINGTON on the 4th.