The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1899-11-04

sionners treaty who fixed the NORTH
boundary of the cession to the
United States in the Philippine
Islands at or near the twentieth
parellel of north latitude, three
islands have escaped and remain
the property OF the Spanish crown.
i-Advices from conservativesDem-
ocrats in Ohio are to the effect
that the result in that state is quite
doubtful Reports coming in at
present are highly encouraging to
Democrats leaders, and il Mclean
is not actually elected, the indica-
tons are now that the Republican
majority will be SO reduced as to
be hailed morally as reputation
of Mr.. Mckinley and his admins
tration
--Inquisitive persons are asking if
Mr.. Mckinley's coachlnan is con-
sidered TO be in the classified SER
vice? The reason for the question
is that Mr., Mckinley, having for
some reason, tired Of his old coach
men, had him given place in the
Pension Bureau and then hired a
new one. Both men are negroes.
Men who have passed the civil
service examination, with high
percentages, are unable to get
places, bat Mr.. McKinley's coach
man can get on the pay roll with
out any trouble.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee is III Wash
ington, en- route from Cuba, to his
home in Virginia. He is on fur
Tough and will return to Cuba
shortly. He is looking well, but
pleasantly declined all invitations
to discuss Cuban affairs for pub
LEGATION. further than to say that
the Cubans, as people. are better
than they are general credited by
our people with being. His son,
Lieutenant George M. Lee, has
been ordered to accompany the
47th Infantry from New York te
the Philippines, where he will ]oir
his own regiment, the goth, In
fantry.
-Scnor Regidor de Juars, by
birth a Filipino who is to come t.
Washington to lay before the Pres
ident the grievances of the secula
priests against the friars in tn
Philippines is reported as saying
that 800 900 men will be necessar.
for the conquest of the Philippine
and 600, 900 men to maintain orde
there afterwards.
This is a consoling statement 10
Uncle Sam S taxpayers.
"A little boy 4 years old living
near Rrenham, Texas, met
strange and horrible death fe,
days ago. The little fellow was i
: the vicinity OF an ant bed, whe
the ground caved in beneath hi
. feet. The helpless child plunge
: into the heart OF the ants and wa
so badly stung by the poisonol
insects that he died in few hours
Three doctors were summonc
with the utmost dispatch, but the
services proved unavating.
Reserved seats for the Melrc
Chandler Minstrel are for sale
the Moss Pharmacy. Buy yo'
tickets now.
-l-Mr. ]. S. Givens, agent for A
mour & Co., Of Chicago, will quo
YOU daily the market prices
Y meats. hams etc. Mr.. Givens
Q in charge OF depots at Lafayet
< and New Iberia, and will sell only
G merchants aud jobbers. Phone
> IA western Democrat who talk
with Admiral Schley a few da
ago, is confident that the hero
" ~
J Santiago would accept the Der
? .ratic nomination for the Vic
{ Presidency. The Admiral is mo
= est. and stated that when he
tires, in a short time, he desires
= live the life of a quiet gentiema
in private. But his friends S
|for him that he would not decll
,e the nomination for this Vice Pf'
s-lidency, and they claim that no 9
e-l could be named who would a
IN greater strength to the natio'
Novt to Dewey the ne