The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-03-19
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
oleaned By Felograph md Mall.


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single holder of stock in the famous
Granite mountain silver mine, died in
st. Louis the other day. He ruptured
a blood vessel of the heart in stepping
from a street car.
Mr. HoLLEBENs, the new German
minister to this country, was presented
to the president on the sth by Assistant
Secretary Wharton.
MRS ANNIE SEMAfEs, the widow oi
the late Adm. Raphael Semmes com.
mander of the confederate cruiser Ala
bama, died at her home in Mobile, Ala,
in her 74th year.
An executive session of the senate
was held on the eth to consider the
arb tratiou treaty and it was referred
to the committee on foreign relations.
THE North Dakota state convention
of the national prohibition party fol
electing delegates to the presidential
convention to be held in St Louis june
% met at Grand Forks on the sth. Il
resulted in a split in the party, the
members of the Farmers Alliance
withdrawing.
The Texas republican convention
adopted resolutions indorsing President
Harrison and a strong Harrison delega.
tion to Minneapolis was elected"
BISHOP HoRsTMANN formally assumed
control of the diocese of Cleveland al
St Johns cathedral on the 9th.
The president has sent to the senate
the nomination of Judson C. Clements,
of Georgia, to be interstate commerce
commissioner. vice Walter L. Bragg,
deceased, and William Lindsay, de.
ciued.
EAIPERoR WILLIAM has been confined
to his bed with cold.
The remains of the late Representa-.
tive Kendall, of Kentucky, accompa.
MED by the wife and son of the de.
ceased and the senators and repre-
sentatives appointed to attend the fu,
neral in Kentucky, left Washington on
the afternoon of the 9th.
The pope sent communication to
the papers defending archbishop Ire.
land against the attacks of his enemies.
CONGRESSMAN HARTER, of Ohio, has
written an open letter to Senator Hill
calling upon him to define, his position
on the silver question.
The Indiana state republican con-
Vention instructed the delegates to the
national convention to vote for Presi-
ient Harrison's denomination.
THE commercial treaty between
Spain and the United States has been
ratified
THE commercial treaty between the
United States and France has been
concluded.
WILLIAM LINEDEK, the millionaire
banker and miller of St Paul, Mimi,
died suddenly on the 10th of cancer OF
the stomach. He was SO years of age.
PRINCE JOHN SoBEsK, grandson OF
the king of Poland, was arrested at Mt
Kisco, New York, recently with horse
and wagon which he had stolen.
The pope has communicated to the
newspaper Observator Romano a note
defending Most Rev. John Ireland, D.
D., archbishop of St Paul, Mimi,
against the attacks made upon him by
his enemies in the United States.
PRESIDENT ELIOT, of Harvard college,
gave an address at the university al
Boulder, COL, on the 10th on elective
education The chapel was crowded
and the discourse of President Eliot
was cheered to the echo. A reception
was held after the lecture. Mrs. Eliot
was also present
THE president and Mrs Harrison en-.
tertained at dinner on the evening ot
the 10th DR. Won Hollenben, the new
minister from Germany to the United
States.
THE United States minister to Brazi
says that country is settling down tx
peace and prosperity.
IT is asserted by Berlin papers tha
there is no cause for anxiety regarding
the emperor's health
JUDGE j. w. GREGORY, of GardeI
City, Kan, made an argument th'
other day before the house committed
on irrigation of public lands in sup
port of the bill to cure defects in exist
ing laws
In the Iowa senate on the 11th thu
Australian ballot bill passed withou
a dissenting vote. 1t is different from
the ballot bill passed in the house ant
will now go to that body again.
Mrs. POTTER PALMER male an ad
/ dress before the special house commit
tee on the worlds fair the other day
urging favorable action on bill befor,
the committee to appropriate $1s5, OOl
to be disbursed directly by the boar
of lady managers of the exposition.
Hon. HENRY WATTERsoN, iu an in
terview, declared that Mr. Clevelan,
should not be nominated for presiden
and that the democratic party shoul,
come west for its candidate for presi
dent
ALLIANCE congressman will establisl
an alliance congressional campaign
committee.
IT is said Jay Gould abandoned hi
Mexican trip because he was afraid o
being kidnapped.
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND, of St Paul,
to be made cardinal.
The English liberals oppose Lor
Salisbury's position in the seal fisherie
matter.
MISCELLANEOUS.
MRS FLORENCE ETHEL OSBORN