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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-15
THE FRENCH PROGRAMME.

The new French Ministry enters upon Its
career amid the crashing Of Anarchist bombs;
and yet auspicously. since the very outrages
directed against it must have the effect Of rally
ing all honest men to its support against the
forces Of disorder. The work which 1t has In
hand is substantially that outlined by its prede-
ccssor, for which n popular mandate was
given at last summers general election.
1t is especially TO be observed that three i'm
portant portfolios are held in the new Ministry
by the closest surviving friends and disciples
Of Gambetta: NJ. Spuer, Minister OF Public
instruction; NJ Rayna Minister Of the In
terror. and NJ. Burleau Minister OF Finance
These, with NJ. Casimir-P erer, the Premier and
Minister for Foreign Affairs. are the men who
will now dominate the administration Of French
affairs. The spirit In which they will enter
upon their work has been formally indicated
by the new Premier. 1t also was strongly OK
pressed by NJ. Raynal n fortnight ago, when he
said:
We are Progressive Republicans; wish for
progress, not against liberty but for IT, Faithful
to the great principles OF the Revolution. we are
adversaries OF what has been Justly called
Socialist tyranny. We refuse to give the State
role which does not belong to It, and which would
peace, not war Whatever theoretical aspira-
TONS we do not consider the separatio OF Church
and State question for this Parliament. The
FORTY Of the country has not asked for II. The
country longs for stability and security 1t has not
asked for the revision of the constitution. Why,
them undertake It? The real business of this Paria
ment is financial, economic and social
In this programme the absence Of one item
and the presence OF another are conspicuous
The first Is the Russian alliance and revenge
upon Germany, which are not mentioned The
other is a distinct declaration against Social
ism. that Socialism which is the partner Of
Radicalism on the one hand and Of Anarchy
on the other. and Is the connecting link between
the two What crying need there IL Of such a
declaration, followed by vigorous action, Is seen
In the current epidemic Of mountaineering md
similar crimes, and in the fact that these out
RACES are not on moral grounds disapproved
by the Socialist Deputies In the Chamber NJ.
Jules Guesde, the leader Of that party in the
Chamber, frankly said the other day that ~
and bis comrades discountsaanced bomb.thrsV.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-15
THE SLCMP IN TIE MERCURY.

Lancaster. ~ H., Dec. 14-This morning the
mercury was 80 degrees below zero here.
lewiston Me-. Dec. 1.-THE temperature mere
this morning was from % TO 25 degrees below zero.
Lowell. Mass Dec. 1.-THE thermometer registered
u degrees below here this morning and 10 de-
erees below at North Chelmsford
Riddeford Me-, Dec. 1t-Last night was the
coolest here for years. The thermometers record
here this morning IS degrees below zero.
while Buxton reports SS below.
Portsmouth. ~ H.. Dec. H.-Simon Fred Spinney'
of Eliot ship carpenter aged about sixty year,.
left this city In his boat yesterday AFTERNOON TOT
home but up to this morning had not reached
there The wind blowing gale at the tme
he left and he il thought 10 have been overcome
by cold. - .. l., ~.
Palatine ~ Y, Dec. 1.-THE weather In inc
Mohawk Valley to-day has been extremely cold
In some exposed places IN the valley the , ther
zero At Worthwhile, Fulton County, the Iemp psr
ture was 30 below at o'clock this morning:
Troy. Dec 1.-THE Hudson here Is frozen so s
to-day. Above the State dam the Ice Is SIX incn~
I'm thickness and harvesting will be begun MohSay.
Lyndonville, VT. Dec. 1.-THE Thermometer ns ~
registered 40 degrees below zero at O'CLOCK 'n~
morning
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-15
Nesu91prk D,riln Gribn,re
By HORACE GREELEY
FRIDAY, DECEMBER Is. 1893.
TWELVE PAGES.
THE NEVS THIS MORNING.

Foreirn.--Vaillant, the Paris bomb-thrower, Is
believed to have had accompces the Chamber
of Deputies rejected by heavy majorities NJ
Baslys resolution for nquiring into the miners
strike and voted for commission TO study the
labor question - Four hundred dynamite
bombs were seized at the homes Of three alleged
rebels arrested at Kioto, Japan. - Mr. Glad
stones announcement that the Christmas re-
cess of the House of Commons would last only
five days called forth vigorous protests from the
. Opposition. - The Reichstag adopted the
N commercial treaties with Spain and Servia. -
NJ. Fret elected President Of the Swiss Con-
federation: he was once Swiss Minister at Wash
ington. - Miss Adele Grant and the Earl OF
Essex were married in London
Congress-Both houses In session. - Sem
ate: Mr. Voorhees, introduced bill to coin
the seigniorage in the Treasury and to renew
silver purchases; the Election Law Repeal bill
was reported and placed on the calendar. -
House, bill providing for reforms in the
postal service was passed
Domestic.-Mr. Thurston. the Hawaiian Min
ister will sail from San Francisco for Honolulu
= to-day - Secretary Carlisle called for the
designations Of Theodore B. Willis, Naval officer
at this port. and several other officials. -
Fire caused $1.50O000 loss in Buffalo. -
Senior Mendonca. the Brazilian Minister at
Washington. received information of the arrival
Of the Nictheroy on the coast Of Brazil. -
An oil portrait Of Ezra Cornell, painted for the
State. was unveiled in the Capitol at Albany.
- The French educational exhibit at the
Worlds Fair will be presented to the State Of
New-York.
City and Suburba n.-,Judge Barnard adjudged
John Y. McKane. Justice Newton and three cleo
ton inspectors guilty Of contempt Of court, SEN
fencing them TO be imprisoned for thirty days and
TO pay fine OF $780, - The Union League
Club adopted resolutions pledging support to
anti-Tammany movement. - The Rev. Yer
non NJ. Olyphant. son OF the president Of the
Delaware and Hudson Canal Company, shot
himself dead at his fathers house. - The
United States cruiser New-York finished its
forty-eight hours trial at sea- - Incoming
steamers report big gales in the North Atlantic.
The dinner Of the second panel Of the
Sherir's Jury was held at Deimonicos. - An
npal dinners Of Union and Williams colleges
were held. The country place OF Colonel S.
". r. Cruger on Long Island was totally de-
stroyed by fire. - Stocks dull and in fact
featureess. Variations small, but generally frac-
tional declines. Money easy at former rates.
The Weather.-Forccast for to-day: Snow turn
Ing to rain; warmer; south winds Temperature
yesterday: Highest, 20 degrees; lowest, H. aver
age 221b
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-15

Mr. Beechers dog Noble having seen n wood
chuck disappear down n hole. was accustomed
To go and bark at that hole for hours at a
time. our Democratic contemporary. THE
New-Yorl Times" is reminded OF 1t by Senator
Hoar's disagreeable persistency In calling upon
the Executive Department for information AZ to
the Hawaiian situation. 1T is not recorded"
aays THE Times" chat the woodchuck was
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-15

The final trial trip Of Tie cruiser New-fork'
occupying for,y-cght hours. was completed
yesterday. apparently to the satisfaction Of the
inspecting officers who however. express no
opinion in advance OF their official report. The
vessel was subjected TO severe tests, and be
hayed well. She gave no evidence of structural
weakness or any other serious defect. Her
speed for four hours under natural draught was
1G9 knots an hour whereas ut her former
trial under forced draught she averaged 21o'
knots. The guns. scarchiShts. etc, were also
tested. and the men >wcre put through various
cvolutions In some minor points the cruiser
can be improved, hut on The whole she dis-
played excellent qualities. and justified the good
opinions previously formed regarding her.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-15

Is one OF the measures prepared by the De
partmental Joint Commission, and us pr'n-
cipal object is to simplify and cxpcdl'e ''ie
handling Of accounts in the Postofiice Depart
ment. In addition to that it possesses generai
interest because il does ausy with the postal
note and reduces tho foes for money orders. so
that money order for 50 20 or less can DO op-
tained for 3 cents. the cost of postal ho'c.
The bill also extends the privilege or iSsuinS
money orders to small Offices not now enjoying
ii. The advantage of this change is That Il
money order affords an absolutely safe method
for the transmission Of money. while postal
note is no safer than n bank bill.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-15

In spite Of the positive assurances given two
or three days ago that the Hornblower nomina-
ton would be disposed Of yesterday, no action
on 1t was taken AT the meeting of the Judiciary
Committee. The way In which this important
matter is being handled is exceedingly unsats-
factory; In fact II is rapidly becoming public
scandal Senator Hill should no longer be per-
mitted to employ the Senate Judiciary Com
mttce for the purpose Of satisfying a private
grudge.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-15

Senator Voorhees, attempt to secure further
legislation on silver Is made in pursuance Of
his pledge last summer when the repeal Of the
purchase clause Of the Sherman act was pend
ing. He now proposes, first, the coinage Of the
selgniorage In the Treasury, and then the re-
newal Of the purchase Of bullion and the coin
age Of silver at the rate Of $2,OO0,0O0 a month.
His bill Is greatly like the Carlsle-Gorman conf
promise which President Cleveland sat down
on 40 hard that It has not been heard OF since.
Has Mr.. Voorhees, forgotten that Mr.. Cleveland
strongly intimated in his recent message that
be wanted no more financial legislation?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-15

If Minister Willis had been In this country
would he have undertaken to deny the accuracy
OF an interview which had been submitted 70
him in proof for such corrections as he might
see fit TO make? The fact that he was several
thousand miles away from home doesn't alter
the situation in the least.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-15

Governor I.ewelng OF Kansas IS indeed
great man. lie has passed upon law in refer
TO the punishment of Migrants and has
issued decree declaring that 1t is unconstitu-
tional and not to be enforced What the courts
will do In the matter is hard 10 foresee. The
simplest course would appear to be for them to
surrender their functions TO the Governor and
dlsband. Then the way will be clear for an
amendment to the constitution providing that
so long as Governor Lewelling remains in power
the judicial and the executive functions shall
be combined in his august person.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-15

The story of an iceberg eight miles long ana
! 500 feet high is good secohu u Tue sea
serpent tale printed few days ago - "o"'u
almost seem as II the commanders Oh incoming
vessels had entered into competition III 'espec'
OF tall" narratives. At any RATE al icepers
story has rather more timeliness IN Deoeinoer
than a lurid account Of the gyrations Oh all d.
legged GO -serpent.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-11-25
PATENTS.
NOTICE TO

There was never a time in the history OF
our country when the den@nd for inventions
and improvements in thgarts and sciences
generally was so great aSnow. The conVen-
fences Of mankind in the factory and work
shop, the household, on the farm, ana IN
official life, require continual ceessions TO tne
appurtenances and implements OF each IN
order to save labor, time and expense. Inc
political change in the administration OF gov
ernment does not affect the progress OF the
American inventor, who being on the alert,
and ready to perceive the existing deheleh-
cies, does not permit the affairs OF govern
ment to deter him from quickly c0ncelVlng
the remedy to overcome existing discrepan-
cies. Too great care cannot be exercised IN
choosing a competent and skilltul attorney 10
prepare and prosecute an application lof
patent. Valuable interests have been loSt
and destroyed in innumerable instances by
the employment of incompetent counsel, ana
especially is this advice appllcaoie 10 lhose
who adopt the mo patent, no pay system.
Inventors who intrust their business to tins
class of attorneys do so at an imminent FISK,
as the breadth and strength OF the patent Is
never considered in view of a quick endeavor
| to get an allowance and obtain the lee then
due. The Press Claims Company, John Wed
derburp, General Manager, 6lS + street, N
w. Washington, d. C., representing a large
number of important daily and weekly papers,
as well as general periodicals of the country,
was instituted to protect Its patrons from the
unsafe methods heretofore employed III THIS
line of business. The said Company is pie
pared to take charge of all patent business
entrusted to it for reasonable fees, an" pre-
pares and prosecutes applications generally
including mechanical inventions, design pat
ents, trademarks, labels, copyrights, inter.
ferences, arrangements, Validity reports, ana
gives especial attention to rejected cases. II
IS also prepared to enter into competition
with any firm in securing foreign patents.
Write for instructions and advice.
John Wedderburn, 6I8 + street, Washing
Lon D. C. ?. 0. Box 3S5.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-11-25
No Blanks I'm This Competition

This is a competition of rather an unusual
nature. 1t is common to offer prizes for the
best story, or picture, or architectural plan,
all the competitors risking the loss of their
labor and the successful Que merely selling his
for the amount of the prize. But the Press
Claims Company's offer is something different.
Each person is asked merely tn help himself,
and the one who he ps bimself to the best add
vantage is to be rewarded for doing it. The
prize is only IL stimulus to do something that
would be we'll worth doing without it. The
architect whose competitive plan for ii club
house on u certain corner Is not accepted has
spent his labor on something of very little use
to him. But the person who patents d simple
and useful device in the Press Claims Com
pany's competition, need not worry if he fail
to secure the prize. He has a substantial re-
suit to show for his work-one that will COM
mand it's value in the market at any time.
The plain man who uses any article in his
daily work ought to know better how to i'm
prove it than the mechanical expert who
studies it only from the theoretical point of
view. Get rid of the idea that an improve
mept can be too simple to be worth patentins.
The simpler the better. The person who best
succeeds in combining simplicity and popular
ity, will get the Press Claims Company's
twenty-five hundred dollars.
The responsibility of this company may be
Judged from the fact that its stock is held by
about three hundred of the leading newspa-
| pers of the United States.
Address the Press Claims Company, John
Wedderburn, managing attorney, 6lS + street,
N. w, Washington, D. c.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-11-25
The Term Creole Again.

Since Sam Jacks damsels kicked up their
dusky shins in Lake Charles, in which a race
riot was narrowly averted. considerable in
terest has been taken in the proper meaning
of the term Creole, and many leading papers
have taken a land in the discussion. Now
comes all the way from New York an editorial
opinion, which we find in a recent copy OF the
"Sun, as follows:
A creole is, properly speaking, an Ameri,
can born 81 French or Spanish parents resi-
dent in the semi-tro pical portions OF the con
tinent, adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico. Gil
matte conditions prevailing in these regions
differ materially from those existing in France
and Spain; and ereoles most numerous in
Louisiana and Florida, do not enjoy the TO
butsvigor which marks the larger number OF
Frenchme n and Spaniards. But they. espe
cially the creole women, have a marked char.
acteristic of beauty and supple grace deeI
black eyes, soft, smooth, delicate complex
ions. gentle voices, and symmetry of figure
without obesity. Creoles are full -blooded
white persons without any admixture whatevel
of negro or Indian ancestry and pride them
selves particularly upon this fact, which il
an exception to the general rule in mos
Spanish-American or West India countries
Press.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-11-25
THE WORLDS FAIR
AND AMERICAN RAILWAYS

The QUEEN & CRESCENT ROUTE widely
known as tho road running the Fin.
est Trains in the South is in the field to
carry everybody from the South to the
Worlds Fair at Chicago. No part of the
Southern country is left uncared for by this
great railway and It's connections. The
Through Car System is all admirable expo.
sition of the wonderful capabilities of Amer.
can railroading. From New Orleans Through
Sleeping Cars run daily, morning and even.
ING. carry ing its passengers via Cincinnati or
Louisville, as they may select.
.'rnnl Shreveport, Eicksbnrk ana jackson
another Through Sleeping Car Line comes
TO join and become a part of the magnificent
Vestibuled Through Trains, which passing
through Birmingham and the famous Wills
Valley of Alabama, is joined at Chattanooga
by the train from jacksonville Fla, Bruins
wick, and Atlanta, Ga, over the Il. L. v. Il
Ga. Ry., and proceeds north over the beauti-
rul Cincinnati Southern, through the grandest
natural scenery and most attractive histor-
zeal country in the world, to OakdaIe, whore
another magnificent Pullman car is received,
coming from Richmond & Danville System
from Charleston, S. c., through Columbia, S,
O. the beautiful French Broad country, and
Ashville, n. C. and Knoxville, Tenn.
The time to Chicago is made so az to afford
the most convenient hours for departures
from the principal cities, and arrivals in
Chicago.
Passengers can purchase tickets good over
one line north of the River. and returning via
]anotier if they desire a variable route with
out extra charge. Or they can go via Gin
%cinnati, returning via Louisville, or vice
versa,
Roud trip tickets on sale at reduced rates
Agents of the Chicago line will on request as
sist in looking up rooms or accommodation
for visitors to the Fair.
Everything that an almost perfect system
can lnyjse tn 6asprVa the urdISn and Datr0n-
age of the travelling public Las been provided.
Any of the agents of the company named
below, will cheerfully give all possible iu-
formation and assistance. R. II. GARRATT,
New Orleans, La. l.. HARDY, Vicksburg,
Miss. j. r MCGREGOR, Birmingham, Ala.
CozATT, junction City, Ky, or D. Ct. Ed
wanna Cincinnati Ohm
The Opelousas courier., 1893-11-25
LE
COURIER DES OPELOUSAS,

Announcement sera de $3.50 par an
payable d'avance, on trois piastres dams lie
courant de rannGe.
Les Avis SO p~aieront cinquantc cents
par carr6 pour la premiere insertion ct Vlngt-
cling cents par earr6 pour chaque insertion
subs6quente. HUT lignes on molus consul
tueront nm carre.
Les avis qui seront envoyes pour Gtre publ
Is sefopt ins6r6s en- FranGais ct en- Anglals IA
moins quill men soft autrement ordonne) jus
qua CO que r6diteur JUICE a propos de les dis
continuer.
Les candidats aux faveurs publiques &c
won't payer quinze ~piastres d'avance, 81
y~eulent Sc faire announcer.
Les n6crologes, les lettres de remerciInent
les r6clames, les communications dun genre
personnel, etc., Sc p~aieront az tauX DIES AVIS
Les articles dune nature personneile tquanc
tcutefois lis seront admissiblesl Sc paIeron'
vingt cents la ligne ct d'avance.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-11-25

But newspapers are not made wholly as
public benefactors. No class freely give
more to charity or to the cause of public edu-
cation, or to the advancement of high princi-
Piles of virtue, morality and patriotism, than
do newspapers; but they are not printed
alone for such a purpose. There is some bus,
mess in them, and business is always bust
ness. But there is d large body of the press
which will not lend itself for gain for any
unworthy cause. The public press, whatever
may be its defects, is still the voice OF the
best public opinion, the champion of virtue
and morality, tho propagation of patriotism,
the scourge of evil doors and the bulwark of
liberty. For this noble work, it does not ask
and does not receive one cent of recompense.
1t prints advertisements and commercial no
tees far pay, but it will not prostitute its
columns in the cause of vice, crime and the
disorganization of society. The public press
has never been ADLER and has never been
more lofty and pure in its tone as now. 1t
has never had so much power for good, and
it has never before done so much good. Eut
all the same, it is a human Institution and
liable to human weakness. The dream of an
ideal press will never be realized, but all the
time the press will be growing better, strong
or and more beneficial. 1t is at the head of
all educational and mentally %elevating agen-
cies but it is not perfection, and never will
be.-Picayune.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-11-25
AVIS!

A nos amis ell general, ct a toutes les
personDes qui supportent notre Jour
nal:
Nous appelons l'attcntion de toutes
les p~ersonnes qui doivent faire des
publications l6gales, particulierement
des ventes par autorit6 dc justice, sur
lie default de precautions qn'ellcs ont de
ne pas bonner les instructions neces-
saires ct positives pour que ces publ
cations soient faites par lie journal De
leur choix; celia nous prive, en- e1et
dun patronage qui nous serait accorde.
LIE sheriff de la paroisse apportc, en-
6ffet, un z6le qui tent de la6alonsle. a
assurer au journal don't il estnon seulo-
ment le directeur mails I'M des prlnclp-
aux a~ctionnaires, toutes les Ventes par
autorit6 de justice, ct certaInes publ
cations en- cette mati6re, ont apparu
dams &c journal, bien qu'el}es dussent
nous appartenir, scion rintention des
parties elles-m6mes, 81 Giles avaient
etc consultees; ct d'autres nous ont etc
~enlevees, a la demande personnelle du
sheriff GU de ses deputies OIL moment de
la Specification DIES ordres de saisie.
Ceux qui prGferent s%outenir on patro-
niser tout autre journal dc cette parois-
Sc, sont parfaitement libres, ct nous
aurions fort mauvaise grace a nous
plaindre de semblable preference; mais
nos amis qui d6sirent nous accorder
leur soutien, sont Instrument prizes de
WELLER a &c que les officers soient ex-
pr6ss6ment requis de donner au Cour-
rier, les publications qui peuvent les
concerner; ct nous les engageons aussi
particulierement, a ne pas sc laisser in
huencer en- aucune maniere, pour les
faire consentir, au besoin les contrain-
Dire a bonner ces publications a tout
autre journal, quel gull soft.