The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-23
General Notes.

General Notes.
The pope has consented to a,h;tr..l
and Peru. 'e'"ee" ohiie
Inc Catholic clergy of Germany Laye
oeen instructed that they may o~fficiatf
a. services over bodies to be cremated
out not at the incarceration.
The striking miners at Frostburs. Md
were last week reinforced by sfIikers
from Pennsylvania, who helped them
70 drive the miners remaining at worl,
from the mines.
Inc cotton acreage for 1894 is placed
at 2O,3O7,a47 acres against 1901, IA
acres for 1893, and the crop ia said to he
In better condition than at the ssmo
time in 1892 OF 1893. "0 '"n'o
The Board Of Visitors to tho A.
rapolis Naval Academy has ann,o nn1
me recommendation of the superin-
terient that the term at the acaJamv
ne increased from fdlr to six years.
Inc man who wants to sell must in
on way place what he has for sale
MMitnln sight of those who want to buy.
lnat IS n reason why men who have
sometning TOR sale should advertise in
newspapers. III
IN wednesday of last week a des.
pefate night occurred between a sheriff.
posse and coal miners at the Little Coal
vines, near Pekin H., in which, two
me were killed and q number wound
co.. The posse was overpowered.
On Tuesday of last week. mob of
o,'oOO, composed of the striking cm.
pIoyees of the National Tube Works at
Mcheesport, Pa, and their wives and
children. seized possession of the plant
and drove out and beat the pon.nnion
ger at work.
Counclimen }. I. Callahan and Numa
D9doussat, of New Orleans, have been
inuicted for accepting brides of $500
and Sl,4UO respectively. to report favor
ably upon certain ordinances and If ia
rumored that these will be followed bv
still other indictments of other mem.
bers. "o"'
Alexandria Democrat: Major F. T..
Stephens, of Gov. Fosters staff and
captain OF Company A, Second Battal-
hon Louisiana Infantry, was in Alex
andria last week, under instrr7ctions
from Gen. L. A. FAIRIES, for the purpose
OF trying to organize a militia company.
His company at Natchitoches having
been mustered out of service, their ac-
coutrements can be shipped here il the
company is organized.
The great jubilee of Young Mems
Christian Associations vas celebrated
at London, June g.. 1t is the fftieth
anniversary Of the organization of the
nrst association, on June 5, 1874. in a
small room in st. Paul's Churchyard.
under the shadow of the cathedral. Sir
George Williams, the founder, is a man
still active in business and a leader in
all departments of religious and be-
nevolent work.
A referendum was taken 10 the Re-
public Of Switzerland, June 3. on a pro-
posal to insert in the Swiss Constitution |
a paragraph affirming the right of every
male citizen to employment. This pro-
posai originated among the Socialists
and extreme Democrats, who hold that
the government should be obliged to
provide york for able-bodied aid will
ling workingmen out Of employ ment.
AS they obtained more than the reauir-
$1,000 signatures to their petition the
could not be denied them.
Inc reports from the most remote can
tons were received, June g., and the
general result has been announced,
The Socialist and Democratic proposal
was defeated by a vote of 800, 900 to S.
600.
Advices from Yokohama, dated May
2s. say that reports from Hong Kong,
and other cities in that section
alarming accounts of a great
which has been raging since the
part OF March. Steamers now
iefuse to touch at Hong Kong for either
passengers or freight, and panic reigns
IN that city. The scOurge carries off
families during a night, and the
Chinese, who are the principal
spend their time in parading
the streets. highland day, praying to
their josses. The mortality is fearful.
reaching eighty per cent. in some To-
s~alities, and the disease is spreading
the efforts of the authorities to
its growth. Attending physicians
say IT is almost identical with The great
Jury and is traceable to the filthy habits
1f the Chinese and the wretchedly in
adequate system of drainage. The sta
.istics obtainabie are unreliable, but
he prospects are taat Whole districts
will be depOpulated before the spread
the disease is stopped.
1DC GOulcIcUC6 vi TIE Ndtj11dt ne
Union. u movement in favor of
he abolition of the House Of Lord1, or
It least a considerable abridgement Of
hat body, was opened at London, June
!. with the Hon. Philip James Stanhope.
n. p, in the chair. After the preDimi-
larry work OF organizing the conferences, .
dr. L~abouchere submitted a resolntfDD.
That whenever the House of Lords
,hould reject a bill which had been &,
by the House of Commons it
yonld only be necessary for the latter
,ody to signify its approval of the
by II formal vote, when the
,ill would forthwith become II law" :
n proposing the resolution, Mr.. La
,Onchere said that lie himself was ia
of the abolition of the House of
root and branch, but to be prac- !
ical they must first see what they are
kelly to accomplish. The House of
lords, he said, was An irresponsible and
assembly which was opposed c
0 elementary principles of self-gov-
rnment, and therefore it OughttD be 8
out of existence. Mr.. r. j. d.
M. r, made a speech seconding
he motion of Mr.. Labouchere, and it
ras adopted by a unanimous vote.
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