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INSTRUCTIONS TO CHAFFBE.

WASHINGTON, Dec. IA long IN
struction was sent to Minister Conger
this afternoon, informing him fully as to
his course. He already had been au-
thorized to sign the agreement, and it is
expected this fresh instruction will clear
the way of obstacles at Pekin as to make
it possible that all the signatures of the
ministers can be affixed at once This
statement even includes the British min
lister, Sir Edward Satow, who has been
the last to come forward
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-12-18

the Colombian government some time
ago, leaves today with another armed
Colombian expedition to quell disturb
ance at Chepo The government force
is expected to achieve an easy victory.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-12-18
BanislreSa Them Ar.
elth, Mimi. and two sons. charles q and |

eth, MINI, and two sons. Charles G. and
Austin E.. survive
nouncing the death of Mrs. Lathrop, wife
of the Rev. E. r. Lathrop, OF this city,
at the Rochester hospital. She was aged
sIXty-three years, a true and faithful
Christian, and nothing. but praise and
words of love can be spoken of her The
1nte9rment will be at Rochester. Of her
chlldren two survive her, daughter.
Miss Ella B. Lathrop, of Hastings, and
son, John, of Pemberton, Or.
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Inc Coll Girl

Is the type of the modern woman at her
healthiest and best. She walks with an
easy grace. She is a picture of perfect
womanhood in the springtine Of life.
But generally the golf club is laid aside
with marriage. A physical languor op-
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SENATOR MAsoNs PLEA.

senator Mason spoke in support OF his
suggested amendment, authorizing the
United States to defend the canal as 1t
deemed proper, in case it constructs the
canal He presented the arguments in
support of our right to defend the water
way in concise and forcible terms. and
received careful attention. He corrected
at the outset the impression that in his
eHort TO have the treaty amended he IS
seeking to antagoniZe the administra ton
Nothing, he said. was further from his
thought, because he believed that In this,
as in all other matters, the administration
had been entirely patriotic. His differ
ence of view was due, he said, to a differ
ent conception of the way to reach a com
mon end, that common end being the wei
fare of the American people,
He then proceeded to make his argu-
ment for the right to defend the canal in
case this country constructs it with it's
own money. He declared that the present
instance furnishes the first precedent of
great nation being asked to agree not
to defend great pubic work, the con-
struction of which it is contempla ting.
He did not consider that Great Britain
should undertake to say what we should
do in the matter. At the same time he
said he would have it understood that
he was not actuated in his position by
any hostile feeling towards Great Brit
ian, for while he considered that country
in the sere and yellow leaf" he thought
that we should deal with it as we would
with either the weakest nation or the
strongest. In other words, he said our
dealings should be on the plane of JUS
tice.
The senate in executive session to-
day agreed to give it's adhesion to the
convention to regulate the i1nporta ton OF
Intoxicating liquors into certain regions
of Africa
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OPEN SESSION WAS BRIEF.

The senate was in open session only an
hour today, the remainder of the leg
islative day being spent in executive Ses-
sion upon the Hay-Pauncefote treaty.
Mr.. Chandler IN. H.) created a little fur
ry. by endeavoring again to get up the
resolution relating to the Montana sena-
torial case. The effort was futile. No
legislative business, aside from the pur-
est routine, was transacted.
The president today sent the following
nominations to the senate:
Arny-Lieut. Col john Clague, as
sistant commissary general, TO be as
sistant commissary general with rank OF
colonel. Maj. William L. Alexander, COM
missary, to be assistant comnissary gen
eral, with the rank of colonel. Capt.
George B. Davis cOmmiSsary, to be COM
missary general, with the rank of major.
First Sergeant Ralph W. Jones, Company
H, Forty-fourth U. S. ", to be second
lieutenant.
Navy-Passed Assistant Surgeon George
H. Barber, to be surgeon.
A bill extending to the homestead set
tiers on the Chippewa Indian reservation
in Minnesota the right to commute their
entries was reported by Mr.. Nelson, of
Minnesota. After half hours discussion
| of the measure in an effort to. make it
general in it's application, 1t was recon-
mitted to the committee. .o,
INDIAN APPROPRIATION.
The Indian appropriation bill was COM
pleted today b. the house committee on
Indian affairs. 1t carries something over
50, 600, eco, the exact aggregate not yet be-
ing determined. The number of Indian
agencies is reduced from Gftytwo to
forty-four, those omitted being the Lem
phi, Idaho; Neah Bay, Washington; Ne
vada, Nevada; Quapaw, Indian territory;
Sac and Fox, Iowa, SilitZ, Oreyan; Sisse-
ton. South Dakota; 'fulalIp, Washington
The estimates for various tribes are
closely followed by the $500 additional
given to the Kiobebs and Shehets, of
Utah. Provision is made that no police
officer or other government official in
the Indian territory shall expel any one
from the territory for the collection Of
taxes except in connection with leases
and royalties. The estimates made no
provision for contracting Indian Schools
but $1,000 is allowed for the Hampton
Va, school, as this is not considered a
sectarian school. An additional $11, ,0C0 for
the Salem, Or, school for an electric
light and steam heating plant Is pro-
Vided.
Two sections are added to the bill, one
providing for the maintenance of tele-
graph and telephone lines and highways
across Indian lands and reservations,
and another to allow the Silitz Indians,
Of Oregon, to sell or lease a portion of
their reservation. Chairman Sherman
expects to pass the bill before the holiday
recess.
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SUFFERS STETY0Mg
REMENNBER--
Ask Us About If.

NO ACME RAZOR is FULLY SOLD UNTIL
THE CUSTOMER is FULLY SATISFIED.
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R. GOMPERS, ADDRESS.

The next speaker was Samuel Gompers.
president of the American Fede; alton Of
Labor. Mr. Gompers received warm well
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fNorthfield, Minn.-The public schools
weeks as result of the % prevalence ale .i of of
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-03-10

Hcan party would feel a sense OF relief
and the nation would proceed upon its way
rejoicing
The Philadelphia Press, of which the
postmaster general is the inspiration,
gets at the heart Of the deposit deal
when it says that IF the privilege OF
receiving these deposits is wanted, 1t
is because it is valuable; if it is val
liable, the privilege should be paid for,
whether it is held by one bank in one
city or by several banks in several cit
les" The Providence News approves
of "thc storm of criticism" ? in which it
is Endorsed by the Baltimore Amer
ican, and the Milwaukee Sentinel de-
clares that the prejudice against
loanIng the public funds to banks at
present is too strong to be disregard
eds Even the Boston Traveller feels
called upon to protest, and the Ban
gor Commercial feels that sit is a gil
gantic job" Thus we might go on in
definitely in showing how Mr.. Gage
has stepped off the line, and with pro-
tests from republican newspapers
against his action.-Atlunta Constitu-
tion.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-03-10
TINE no COOL orr.
iAent Mckinley Hna Been Get
tinE Up Tee Mech steam f6a
che People.

Mckinley has been at Mantle s
aud four months. He has had un-
Fbed possession. Under the proteo
af scores Of thousands Of bayonets
had The fullest opportunity %
INTO practice his benevolent as
ation.'
at Is the result Of this intimate
reonrse2 a general uprising Of the
plotted and only prevented by
chance; the garrison of Manila
aa 70 overawe the people.
has been practising what may be
s more strenuous" sort Of sbe.
assimilation" in the outlying
Tets for ~ months. He has swept
ns and the rural districts of
with fire and sword.
uit: He can show himself only
he is protected by a circle of
guerrilla warfare ia the
insurgent armies in the south.
Mckinley has spent upon his
iii snropriated $500 O08,O08
in which congress is expect
4A siean hFes ..... 1928
Mckinley has got "the open
dec "a China, without killing any
bod BY the expenditure of a few doll
n telegraph tolls and postage.
more do we want in the Philip.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-03-10
"a VS. PRETTY sMoorH
And worked on a Good Joke ON the
Nnrratora o. Ghost ana
Pipe stories.


The group in the corner Of the hotel
corridor were aIking about ghosts.
and as usual on saeh occ IONS, some
remarkable stories wer told.
Finally small man with a red beard
spoke up. Il dislike to advance any
theories on the subject" he said, shut
had a little experience myself last
summer, which, with your permission.
I will narrate simply for what it is
worth. I live in a very old house on
Bourbon street. he continued, sin the
rear of which is a small bricked court,
connecting with a passage leading to
a side gate. At the back of the court
is a fall, u or IA feet high, separating
us from the next lot and showing traces
in the corner of a narrow door, which
was long ago filled in with masonry.
There is nothing in the least unusual
about the place, yet for some undefna-
Bile reason it always affected me un-
pleasantly. However, to come to the
point, l happened to go to the back
door Of the house for some purpose
or other one afternoon last July, and
there in the court, near the entrance
10 the passageway, was what appeared
to be an old man with a long, gray
beard.
He was tall and gaunt, and was
standing in an attitude of profound
meditation. I was not more than ~
feet away at the time, and / assure you
l saw the figure as distinctly as / see
any of you. This, you will please bear
in mind, occurred in broad daylight,
at about three o'clock, as nearly as ]
can remember, and l would like to add
that I was in perfect health and not
thinking about ghosts when 1 went to
the door. 1 did not speak Of the mat
ter to my family, and, as far as 1 know,
they themselves have Rever had any
unusual experience in the house.
Neither have I been able to learn
Of any tradition that might be asso-
ciated directly or indirectly with the
episode 1 have described" The story
was told in plain, matter-of-fact way,
and its simplicity made it impressive.
'That was certainly a remarkable
experience" said one of the party, after
a pause. Has the old man ever APP
peared 10 you since?'
"oh, yes" replied the story teller,
II know the old chap very well. He
is our milkman.''
Thunder and I|ghtning!" exclaimed
the other, Indignantly, what the dick
ems did you mean, then, by saying il
was a ghost?"
II beg pardon" retorted the little
man, blandly. Il didn't sag anything
of the kind
The experience meeting thereupon
broke up,-N. o. Times-Democrat.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-03-10
sEcRRIARY aAoEs ELuNDEa-
NYcn Ahe Republics Press III 1R rs
Aras over his Financia1
Policy.

Ha
IheEe can no longer he any doubt az
81 bhat Mr.. Gage has irreparab
amaged The administration sc whicb
part BY His action 81 enae
National Cty bank of New
as the general Deposition Tor
enae collections.
he ity Of te blow which lie
rue best shown BY the mai-
ner IA leading republican new
papers haga received IN The Chicago
Tribune c~haracterises il as foolish
and says:
policy OF governmental Interference
Ia financial AFFAIRS for the benent 81
stock market SPECTATORS IS not viewed
With favor hg the public. Ii prefers that
the government should remain neutraf
This preferences 81 shared by The Tribune.
IT believes Il neither right nor exbeaient
for the government to attempt to bolster
mp g saggieg stock market by4eEhfblting
Gross taYoF g e partieuaA bank.
" $ too big q contract Ihe government
be harmed more than the stock mar
e helped
The Journal, Of the same city, says
Gage has done the administration
more harm th any of its enemies.
and the In5er Ocean follows:
"shoald MIR Gage resolve to duYt the
eabinet and tle service Of a people which
ggood-humorsd but firmly declines to
regard him as d financial genius, no one
outside the diminishing mugwunp coterie
would lament his departure; the repub-
EA E
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-03-10


At present they keep a hundred 81 a.
head Of stock On the island and grow.
g few c~ncoanuts. Nobody lives there
except the laborers who work 81 the
groves.
khe strangers who 0eea# onaiIv
drift & 8 the Bay islands trough one
ehanee and anotber, rarely leave
are like tne lotus eaters iii Tens
ny poem The American consul
present Is John on, who comes,
believe, nom Wisconsin. He was
deAEhtea with the spo emit ia
ee for his wife and daHste They
there together o6Vs and insist
that they wiil never leave The eli.
mate. BY tie way is neuIarlV euu.
BILE. Nfe thetmometer has never been
known To fall below S. on rise Ia above
ss Being part Of Spanish Honduras,
We aref Of course, under Che govern.
ment Of that republic but Ne are too
far SWAY 10 ever be disturbed BY the
storms Of reyoluSou and az present
nings r peculiarly serene. The
Honduranian government IS r~eprssent.
ed by an administrator, 8 commanF
ante and a governor. There nsveE
any friction, and their Simple duties
are confined chiefly % the collection
OF customs. The is no military Sd
tablishment. and Die only Jail on the
Island is a small one-room hut in
which a plain, drunk occasionally
sleeps of 81 much native brandy.
Theft apa other crimea are entirely
unknown and doors are never lacked
ut night.
"Any description Of Bay islands
would be i~ncomplete, said Mr.. Coop.
er, in conclusion, without reference
to u enormous tiger sharks. They
are found three OF tour miles out from
the coast, and Frequently grow to be
80 feet long. know that s5hnds like
q pretty fshy story, but it is the plain,
-unvarnished truth. They are referred
to in the Coast surve reports Of the
United States government, and are
said to be the largest sharks in the
world. As far as 1 know, they are
not found in any other waters IN.
q. Times-Democrat.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-03-10

There are only two carriages in town.
One belongs to the archbishop, and THE
other carriage is the property az the
government and M Of the perquisitea
that pertain to the presidential power.
It is an ordinary landau Imported from
Paris in pieces and put together by lo.
cal talent, and a native artist has paint
ed upon the panels of the doors a bril-.
liant reproduction Of the coat Of arms
of the republic, about a foot square. in
the national colors-green. yellow and.
red. This is greatly admired So the
populace, who see the carriage only cc-
casionallys on state occasions, when ft
is drawn by four big black horses wear
ing harness heavily mounted with siI-
yer and decorated with rosettes, tassels
and streamers Of the national c0lors-
La Paz Bolivial Cor. Chicago Record.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-03-10

The latest discovery - the southern.
hemisphere is the satellite Of Saturn.
discovered at Harvard from the ezam-
nation Of Photographic plates taken
at Arequipa, end only made Known to
astronomers a few months since. Oh.
three photographs Of Saturn taken is
August 1898, Prof. ~. ii. Piekarinr
detected a faint point of the fifteenth
magnitude, which had relative motion
among the neighboring stars. Farthar
examination showed that this tinr
point, which no mortal eye has ever yet
beheld must be q satellite at Saturn
and a study Of all the ph photographs now
available shows that the body reyolges
about Saturn ip about ~ months, at s
distance Of 1000, goo miles-E. ii. I.sas.
in Atlantic.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-03-10


Samoa talking maa or Ialalaa
IS q character All the affairs 81 statso 81
the village 81 waich De holds olSc8 ara
carried upon his shoulders Us ordi-
nary he IS the chief adviser. p-ersua6eF
convinoer and r~estrainer 81 the leading.
chiefs. Having the gift of eIoauene
he makes the most of 81. He enjoys fm.
munity from many things He cannot
be spoken of in ordinary terms IL 81
should be necessary % speakoE his eyes.
on bis mouth q his limbs. special honor.
aole words must be used-Nards which.
attach to him alone and have never
been applied she peHsonal
ordinary men he stlnde f1 deliver.
his soft persuasive meli duers ofaa
with stah Of Office a Lis hand and hfa
hy buster tArown over sh0u1dsr.
anyone can taat ha man 81 great
importance, or, Il NOT apparent
from his attitude il may BE nafhaaes
from the attention paid to BIS UTTER
ances by gray-haired chiefs and hp
youths and maidens. III the talkina
man is a clever fellow and understand
his business, he is the chief ruling pow
er of his tribe, although the nomin
headship is always vested in a chiefor
patriarehial fgurehead-N. ~. Press.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-03-10
An Eryptlan FIower srow

Under the patronage OF the khedive
Of Egypt, who is a are lover Of garden.
ing, an exhibition is to takesplace at
Ghczireh, Cairo, on March 20 and 81
and April /, 1900, at which Americans
are especially invited to be competitors.
A programme in very good English has
been prepared, which may be had by
addressing w, Wilfred Carey, secretary,
Kasr-el-Doubara, Cairo, Egypt. Carna.
tions, lilies, pansies, phlox, stocks, vio-
let's, roses and amy good thing not
specified" are among the special arti-
sles to be exhibited by florists, for
which silver medals and sums Of money
are ohered.-N. Y. Journal.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-03-10

Nearly two years ago il was Az
nounced with some sensation SIS mo IF
the daily newspapers That 8 csr
Jan szczepanik had invented - ara
ratus for seeing by wire much in fhe.
same way as one can hear by 8ra
through the mediums 81 6 telephone
The publication Of bis patent. IS due.
course howeVer revealed nqthina nloft.
than the old selenium eeH aiea 81 rhl.
sicians in o dress oI MO ealy staeflinN
novelty, and it was IRir to anraiae ths
Szc4epanik was no different from kha
many working at this enteing nretlsa
except in SIS iar e be had been
Greet enough rs make j pfema SIS
nouncement ot sncoass Lendoa
HicisF.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-03-10
acEMeA A-n L-E


&
TIE two CREST waler
which mafk the nafy
we BUILDING aa the
sAe d5gsi nB & the
a medieal pspef dsreafe on
curious 1act that PES
newer been observed epidefaic tc
t4e aeoplea8 er 9tsapieaA r ena %
+ala 81 A1fleae
4R danesFilles fs pears a4r
Aatoly which turns qEt thensards ID
tie finest quality Of hatfprs
1Aiasippi clam sheils ars used
aacang the buttons
It appears from Hritiah consular r
ports that Moroeeo Offers eouei def
able heid for tho engineer. anu
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-03-10

pines than the opportunity for Amer.
leans to develop the commercial pos
sibilities of the islands and use them
as depots for the oriental trader These
objects and all the naval stations and
a protectorate, if we wish it, could all
have been gained, can all still be gained,
without bloodshed, without taxing the
American people, without giving the
world the melancholy spectacle of a
democratic republics president deny
ing that human beings have human
rights.
Because Mr.. Mckinley started wrong,
because he has gone on from folly to
folly, is that any reason why the Amer
lean people should continue to tolerate
his laundering in the costly effort to
initiate England at her worst?
Does not the superheated Mr.. Nc
Kinley need a vigorous cold douche Of
American common sense2 - N. Y.
World.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-03-10

One of the many amiable eharae-
teristics Of President Mckinley is non
interference with his cabinet officers.
Secretary Gage is understood to be SUI
preme in his Judgment in the conduct
Of the treasury department. OF course
the .lw frequently goes right over the
executive head in directing and author
izing the secretary, but there have been
presidents who had their own way.
Hints at resignation can be delivered in
q diplomatic way, but at the same time
with such color that they cannot be re-
sisted.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-03-10

With each day it is becoming
more apparent that trusts cannot be
effectively checkmated by negative
legislative enactment, so long as the
tariff is not reduced to a revenue basis.
The trusts themselves seem to enter
tain no fear that the states can,
through their several legislatures, Sc
~riously handicap their operations. The
recklessEess with which trusts have
been promoted, despite public protest,
the enactment of drastic anti-trust
laws and adverse supreme court deci-
sions, must have forced thoughtful peo-
pie to the conclusion that where all
these agencies fail there is somewhere
and in something a 6arbor Of refuge
for the trusts that neither public in
dignation, legislatures nor court deei-
sions have been able to invade-Hous-
ton Post.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-03-10

"Pa,' said Willie, on returning from
school, lis Latin a dead ~language?"
"Yes, my son" replied Mr.. Busyman.
'What did it die of, pa?'
81 don't know, my SON" said Mr..
with a sigh. Il fancy it was
to death. -Harper's Bazaar.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-03-10

There is a man n Connecticut who is
building an ark and preaching that The
world is soon to be visited by another
food. When he gets ready to purchase
his supply of lions, says the Chicago
Times-Herald. he viii find the stock at
the Lincoln park zoo "both elegant and
complete"
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-03-10

Cecil Rhodes is preparing to leave
Kimberley in a balloon, if necessary,
but still he probably isn't happy. There
is always SO much uncertainty, thinks
the Chicago Times-IgeraId, as to where
q balloon may come down.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-03-10

The tonnage Of the whole mercantile
Iteam marine of Russia, Japan or Hoi-
land does not equal the tonnage Of the
merchant vessels taken over by the
English government as transports
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-03-10

-President Mckinley always turns
Loyalty to the American people when
he wants anything. He turns now to
ask them for s1O0,O 900 witAwhich 70
subddize the shipping buaaess Of q
few eEinent repubieans- Louis
Republic.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-03-10

We still have to make the ac-
auaintance Of the first German-Amer-
lean newspaper which has been able to
strike up a friendship with the expan-
sion policy. We will add that the great
majority of our German exchanges go
much further in the condemnation Of
the expansion policy than the Ger
mama does.-MilWaukee Germania.
The daily sentinel., 1900-09-08
Grand Display.

There is one thing which signals the
change Of seasons, just as surely as the
time rolls round, an event to which the
ladies all look forward with eagerness-
the millinery openings.
In this city the millinery opening day
is one upon which the ladies turn out en-
masse and visit the millinery emporiu ms
where they can don the various shapes
and styles Of hats and bonnets to their
hearts content.
In spite of the threatening weather
today tho millinery establishment Of
Mrs. Susan Foster has been visited by
great crowds of ladies, and judging from
all Appearances there were none but
were satisfied.
The store was handsomely decorated
in autumn tints and flowers. The Peach
Day colors were much in evidence, and
added charm and brightness to the
scene which contrasted greatly to the
weather outside.
Altogether tho opening was sue
cess and Mrs. Foster and her able as
sistant, Mrs. McReynolds, can congratu-
late themselves that it was 20.