The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-02-06
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

The Dowager Duchess Louisa, widow
of Duke Maximilian and mother of
Duke Charles Theodore, head Of the
lucal house of Wittelsbaeh, died at
Munich on the 25th from influenza
MINISTER'S EGAN's son is represents
tive in Chilli of company which has a
claim of S., 575, 600 for a railroad built
during Balmaceda's time.
THE Manhattan club of New York
city gave Senator Hill reception and
banquet on the night of the Goth.
The cabinet spent two hours discuss
ing Chili's apology. A difference of
opinion developed as to the propriety of
accepting the offer without modifica-
ton. The general feeling in Washing
ton was that Chili's proposition had
snded all danger of war
ARCHBISHOP LANGEvIN died on the
Goth at Father Point Can. He was II
years old and was the first bishop of
the Rimouski diocese.
Mr.. CLEVELAND is reported to have
prepared letter of withdrawal from
politics, but to have withheld it at the
request of friends who are now study
ing the New York situati IN.
A SECRET conference of prohitionists
and other so-called reform movement
leaders was held in Chicago on the 9th
and resolutions were adopted for pre-
sentation to the St Louis conference
February %.
REPORTS from Santiago, Chill, are
that the masses of the people are not
Requiescent in the apology to the United
States
DR. WESLEY NEwCoMB died at Ithaca,
N. Y, on the Goth. He was one of the
leading conchologists of the world
DR.. ALFRED CARPENTER, the we'll
known English physician, died in Lon
don. He was the author of many med
tcal works.
BELvA A. LOCKWOOD, of Washington,
is strongly opposed to war with Chilli.
She will run for president if unani.
mously rendered the nomination by the
equal suffrage party.
QUEEN VICTORIA has made public q
letter of thanks for general condolences
on the death of the duke of Clarence.
CHAIRMAN BLoUNT, of the foreign af'
fairs committee, has announced for Mr..
Blaine that the Chilian trouble is al
an end. .Chilian Minister Pereira's note
was said to have been especially strong
In its expressions of good will.
The twelfth annual meeting of the
National Farmers Alliance began a
Chicago on the 27th.
D. E. RAVENS, of Washington, has
been elected president of the Nationa
Farmers Alliance, defeating Presiden
Powers, of Nebraska. Adolph Dale
mand, of Nebraska, was elected secre
tary and treasurer.
A CABLE from Santiago reports tha
Minister Montt and the Chilian official
were misled in some way as to tn,
negotiations and believed all was pro
crossing quietly when the ultimatun
came.
IT is repc rted from Eagle Pass, Tex,
that Cara has invaded Mexico with 4,
600 men.
In response to aresolution of the Mis-
sissippilegislature Henry Watterson ad
dressed the legislature on the 28th. H
said that the democratic party in con
gress was perfectly united upon the is
sue of revenue reform and that thi
would undoubtedly be the key note to tn
present session and the leading issue o
the coming presidential campaign. H
expressed no preference as between in
dividual democrats, but declared tha
whatever ticket the coming nationa
democratic convention should nominal
would receive his hearty support.
SIXTY New York democratic leader
held a conference on the night of tn
Goth and entered vigorous protest
against the holding of the state cor
Vention February %.
IT was stated that British conserva
tives conceded majority for Gladston
in the next house of commons
THE democratic members of tn
house ways and means committee hav
decided to attack various obnoxiou
features of the Mckinley law i
separate bills. -..