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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-05-27
The Proposed Arbitration Between
England and Russia.
CHRISTIAN *, KING OF DEN
MARK, NAMED FOR
ARBITRATOR.

Provided that England and Rus
STA can agree as to what shall be
the boundary between Russia and
Afghan territory, the question as to
whether or not, in attacking the
Afghan army on the 3Oth of March,
Russia violated an agreement made
between her and England on the
18th of that month, will be sub
mitted to arbitration. That agree
ment provided substantially that
neither the Russian nor Afghan
forces should advance f,om their
positions until the end of the nego-
tiations in progress, when the de-
cision Of war or peace would deter
mine what their respective move
rnents should be. Notwithstanding
the agreement, bloody battle was
Tough: between the Afghans and
Russians. The question, as yet
undecided, is, which party was to
blame for it' This question is
what Christian TX, King of Den
mark, will, it is believed, be call
ed upon to decide, shall negotia-
tons proceed peacefully until the
time when his decision shall be in
order. AS he is the father-in-law
of the heir-apparent to the throne
Of England, and of the Gear of
Russia, there is propriety in his Sc
lection for the decision indicated.
Christian TX has been King of
Denmark since November 18th,
1863, when his predecessor Frede-
rick VII died. He is the first mon
arch of a new dynasty, and was ap-
pointed to become the next King
OF Denmark by an European treaty,
sanctioned by the Diet of the coun-
try most interested, more than ten
years before he assembled the throne.
At that time he was known as
Prince Christian of Schleswig- Hol-
stein.Sonderburg-G lucksburg, and
his wife as the Princess Louise of
Hesse-Cassel, niece of Christian
VIII of Denmark. He was mar
ried in the year 1912. His wife is
still living, the Queen of a Court
distinguished for its simplicity and
the domestic virtues.
The heir-apparent to the throne
of Denmark is Prince Frederick,
married to Lowisa, daughter of
King Carl XIV, Of Sweden and
Norway. He is the eldest of six
sons and daughters born to the
royal pair. Alexandra, the eldest
is the wife of the Prince
of Wales. Wilhelm was elected
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-05-27
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.

The best Salve in the world for
Cuts Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, letter, Chap
ped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and
all Skin Eruptions, and positively
cures Piles, or no pay required. 1t
is guaranteed to give perfect salts
faction, or money refunded. Price
IS cents per box. For sale at the
Eagle Drug Store, Jacob Geiger,
proprietor.
ACCORDING to newspaper re-
port the christian burglar is at
work in Missouri. He entered the
residence Of an old gentleman, in
the village Of Louisiana, the other
night, opened the family Bible at
Exodus, twentieth chapter, marked
the commandment, "Thou Shalt
Not Steal" laid the old gentle
mans spectacles across the page.
and then departed with a consider
able sum of money.
SABINE Parish is out of debt
and her people boast that they live
at home, in every sense of the I
word, and the people are becoming
comparatively wealthy.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-05-27
PRINTING JOB PRINTING
NEATLY EXECUTED at THIS
OFFICE.
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A Pure Family Medicine That
Never Intoxicates.

If you are wasting away from
age, dissipation Or any disease or
weakness and require a stimulant
lake Parker's Tonic at once it will
inyigorate and build you up from
the first dose but will never intoxi-
cate. 1t has saved hundteds of
lives, it may save yours.
If yoa are a lawyer, minister or
business man exhausted by mental
strain or anxious cares do not take
Intoxicating stimulants, but use
Parkers Tonic.
You are a mechanic or farmer,
worn ont with overwork, or mohter
run down by family or household
duties try Pwkers Tonic.
Ifyou have Dyspepsia, Rheuma-
tisln, Kidney or Urinary c Complaints,
or if you are troubled with any dis
order Of the lungs, bowels, blood or
nerves You can be cured by Par
kss's Tonic.
HISCOX s. CO.,
No. 1873 William Street, New York
q so cents and 81 sizes, at all
dealers in medicines. Great saw
ing in buying the dollar sizes.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-05-27

OF Denmark.
An End to the Bone Scraping
Edward Shepherd, of Harris
burg, Illinois, says: "Having re-
ceived SO much benefit from Elec-
trio Bitters, I feel it my duty to let
suffering humanity know it. Have
had running sore on my leg for
eight years; my doctors told me 1
would have to have the bone
scraped or leg amputated. l used,
insteap, three bottles of Electric
Bitters and seven boxes Bucklen's
Amica Salve, and my leg is now
sound and WE'LL" Electric Bitters
are sold at fifty cents a bottle, and
Bucklen's Arnica Salve at rs cts.
per box at Eagle Drug Store, ia
cob Geiger, proprietor.
The jewels recently found in
the Treasury Department were
said to belong to President Mon
roe, they having been sent to him
by the Japanese government. This
is clearly mistake, as the United
States had no relations with Japan
prior to 1857. The New York
Worlds Washington correspondent
thinks there is good evidence that
they belong to the heirs of Presi.
dent jackson. He says: During
Jackson's second term the Bey of
Morocco sent him a small cargo of
presents, which included an Ara
l'ian horse, a lion, jar of the altar
of roses worth more than its weight
III gold, and a number Of jewels for
the decoration of swords. The
horse and lion were sold at auc-
ton. All of the other articles were
placed on exhibition in one of the
departments. There was one sto-
len in open daylight from one of
the glass cases of the Patent Of
fee, probably in Tylers time
The robbery made quite sensa.
ton. They were recovered some
time after by detectivd, who ira
ced them to New York and cap
tured them in a cellar in Baxter
street. These articles were then
placed in the treasury for safe
keeping. 1t is probable that the
box found the other day was the
identical one in which the recover
ed articles were placed for safe
keeping"
-MRs. Parvenu having recently
inherited large sum Of money, is
anxious to SHINE as a model of
good breeding, and is very choice
in her language. The other day
she was overheard reproving her
daughter, and when asked the rea-
son replied: ''Maria is too allite-
rate for any use. Everyone knows
that it is proper to say 'boil,' but
she will talk about Smiths Bile
Beans as being good to registrate
the liver. She's too revoking for
any use." Price two bits per bot
tie at L. B. Baynard's. |
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a POWERFUL AGENT.

Terrible Explosion of Gas In Pennsyl-'
vania Coal Mine Causes Widespread De-
struction and General CONSERVATION
Another Explosion Feared.
SCRANTON, Pa, July About go
O'Clock yesterday morning an explosion
of gas which shook the entire city and
caused something like a general panic
occurred at one of the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna & Western COmpany's coal shafts
i'm the northwestern portion OF Scranton.
Many persons were startled from their
sleep by the sharp shocks, ana some
thought it might possibly be an earth
quake. Those who were abroad wit
messed a dazzling flash of light, and
thought it possibly WAS some of the pow
der mills on the mountain that had blown
up. The idea of such u terrific blaze and
CONFUSION being caused by mine eX-
DlOSion seemed incredible. The excite
ment in the vicinity of the shaft was most
intense. The windows OF all houses in
Park Place, Il thickly settled portion of
the city, were smashed, and the dwell
ines swayed like ship in Il storm.
The shalt and its surroundings pre-
sented a strange picture. Heavy timbers-
were flung nearly half mile away. The
massive foundation of the hOistinG tower
was moved several feet, and all the stout
buildings, including the engine house,
boiler house and fan house, were disman--
lied. Coal cars were flung from the rail-
road track and smashed To pieces, and
the entire place was complete wreck.
Engineers and tiremen employed in the
Fcinity of the shaft were badly stunned
out recovered shortly afterward. and the
wonder is that they escaped with their
ives.
The Clark vein, in which the explosion
occurred, is one of the worst in the val
ey. Gas blowers, which issue from
:reyices in the coal, and are quite COM
non there. sometimes become ignited,
causing the workmen a good deal OF
rOuble.
When the fire boss, TuniS Evans, Wis
ted the mine on Sunday morning last
lie reported everything all right, but he
lad not been out OF the place fifteen min
ties before there was an explosion which
ore the roof of the hoisting tower. This
explosion dismautled the farmhouse, and
disabled the fan, and this accO unls tor
he accumulation of gas which exploded
With such terrific effect. As the fan is.
still idle another explosion is feared.
The Clark vein in which the gas accu-
nulates so rapidly lies at a great depth,
being lower than the three veins known
Is the Dumond Rock and fourteen foot
strata of anthracite.
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ARRIVED At AucKCANDs

The Officers After Maxwell, the st. LouisF
Murderer, Arrive In Aucklsnd-Inter-
view with the Culprit-He VIII Come
Back without Trouble and Establish"
His Innocence"
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 1.-The Repuoti-
can of this city has received special ca
blegram from Auckland stating that De-
tectives Tracey and Badger arrived safely
In that city on the morning of the 29th=
ult. Mr.. Gamble, the American Consul,
met the officers and gave them all the in
formation relating to the arrest aad de-
tention of Maxwell. The latter was.
found in custody and answered fully the
descriptions of him given at the time of
the murder. He has been treated we'll
oy the Auckland jailer and appeared to be-
enjoying good health.
He was greatly surprised when the an
nouncement of the arrival OF the 81
Louis officers was made. They immedl-
ately had Il long talk with him, which re-
suited in Maxwell's signifying his will
lingneSs to return on the next steamer
The papers were presented in due form
and the requisition promptly acknowl--
ed1ed.
The officers made an examination OF
Maxwell's effects and found the field
glasses bought at Aloe's, the nat bought
al Hart 4 Duff's, a lot of clothing belong
ing to Preller and number OF articles,
with the alias, "Hugh NJ. Brooks"
stamped on them.
Maxwell still insists that he did not.
kill his friend PreIler, and that his name
is T. G.. D'Augier and not Maxwell. He
is disposed 10 waive all rights under the
New Zealand law for the purpose OF COM
ing back here and, rs he says, establish
ing his innocence. He had very little
money when he landed, but had letters of
introduction To parties in Auckland and
Sidney under the name OF D'Augler'
which are believed to have been forged
from Preller's letters 'of introduction to
people in the same cities. The officers
and their prisoner will return on the
steamer Zealandia, which will leave
Auckland July 18th, and arrive in Frisco
about the middle of August.
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THE WORLD AT LARGE.
a Summary Of the Daily News.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

A. J. DUMoNT, late Naval Officer at New
| Orleans and Chairman of the Louisiana
Republican State Central Committee, blew
his brains out recently at his home in AL
giers. Family trouble was said to be the
cause of the act.
DR.. E. NJ. WILLETT was elected Supreme
Medical Examiner of the Catholic Knights
of America at Louisville, KY, on the 30th.
R NJ. THOMPSON, of Washington and OF
Nashville, Tenn, has been disbarred from
practice before the Interior Department.
DR.. DOUGLAS declared on the Goth that
General Grant was slowly growing weaker,
but that the condition of his throat was
better than for weeks. General Grant
realizes his condition perfectly.
Hon. WASHINGTON BUSHNELL, ex-Attor-
ney General, died very suddenly at Ottawa,
ILL.,, recently, of heart disease.
BENJAMIN F. JONAS of Louisiana, was
appointed by the President Collector of
Customs for the District of New Orleans.
REV. A. B. LEONARD was nominated by
reclamation for Governor in the recent
Prohibition convention at Springfield, o.
The election in Woodstock, Eng, re-
suited in the return of Lord Randolph
Churchill. At the close of the polls the
votes stood: Lord Randolph Churchill,
522; Mr.. Corrie Grant, 405.
JUDGE LAMBERT TREE, State Democratic
candidate for Senator from Illinois, has
been appointed Minister to Belgium.
MALCOMB HAY has rendered his resigna-
ton as First Assistant Postmaster General
and the President has accepted it. Mr..
Hay has for some time been seriously sick.
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ADDITIONAL DISPATCUFs

| THE Militia National Encampment at
Philadelphia broke up on the 9th.
The overdue steamer Gallia, of the Gu
nard line, arrived at Queenstown on the
morning of the 9TH and proceeded to Liv-
erpool.
The clearing house returns for the week
ended July showed an average decrease
| of 1.5 compared with the corresponding
week of last year. In New York the de-
crease was 1913. The returns showed i'm
provement on the preceding weeks.
BIG BEAR. the Canadian rebel, was cap
tured near Carlton by the mounted police
recently. He said that he and his band
were on their way to surrender, having
run out of provisions.
ACCORDING to advices by the steamer
Oceanica, 1.-the confiagration which occurred
May -, at Toyama, Japan, was of ex-
cepuonal magnitude, destroying 5,9l7
houses. No estimate of the loss was given.
WHILE number of young men were
firing brass canon at Fultonville, n. Y,
on the 18th, it went off prematurely, killing
William Van Voast and SO badly injuring
Charles Maxwell that he died soon after
ward.
A CABLE from Auckland. New Zealand,
of the 18th, announced the arrival there of
the police department messengers sent
from ST. Louis month previous, and the
acknowledgment of the requisition for W.
7. Lennox Maxwell, who murdered c. Ar
thur Preller at the Southern Hotel in St.
Louis April 4, and fed to New Zealand.
GENERAL MCCoOK, Ex-Governor of Col
orado, in recent letter to Secretary La
mar, maintained that the leases of Indian
lands by ca tlemen were illegal, and that
the effect of such leases was evil and de-
moralizing. The Indians had no power to
grant such leases, nor had the Interior De-
partment any legal authority to assent to
them.
AN Ell Paso Mex special says: The
north bound train on the Mexican Central
Railway killed Mexican sheep herder be-
tween BaSmente and Diaz. The engineer
was arrested and conveyed to the Chihua-
hua Jail. There were several other Ameri
can engineers and conductors in Mexican
jails on account of unavoidable accidents,
like that stated, and it was believed that
these frequent arrests will result in inter
national complications.
A VERY sanguinary meeting of Socialists
was held at Chicago on the 9Th. The
speakers exhorted the meeting to procure
guns and pistols, as they would probably
be wanted in the near future. The strike
on the street railroad was getting worse.
A FIRE at Bangkok, Siam, May 81, de-
stroyed the saw mill of Grassi Bros, and
other property estimated at 100000. A
number of lives were lost. Nine bodies
were recovered. More were believed to be
buried in the Debris
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THE NEW SHORT LINE.
The Directors and Friends in COnsuIts tior
at st. Louis.

at st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, July 1.-The directors an
friends of the proposed railroad to be built
between this city and Kansas City, called
the ST. Louis & Kansas City Short line have
been in consultation all morning at the
Planters House. The road will probably
connect with the line of the narrow guagt
in st. Louis County, and, crossing the Mis-
souri, River hear Hawell's Ferry, will run
through the country lying between the Wa
bash and the river. The road is to he 24e
miles in length. The officers are: President
X. p. Williams of Fayette: Vice-President
General Odon Guitar of Columbia: Secre-
tary. j. 4. Cordell of Saline County
Treasurer. j. ii Waugh of Boone County.
Those present at the meeting are Il. =. vii
liams and J. ID. Folsom of Howard County
+. b. Harris of Galloway, f.. VI. Hughes, OF
Montgomery, Mitchell CASTILLO of St
Charles; j. II. Cordell and A. +. Palmer OF
Saline, W. Il. Steele and f. VI. Edward, OF
Lafayette, J. II. Waugh, Odon Guitar ano
W. b. Hale of Boone The line of the road
and the matter of engaging engineers were
under discussion to-day. 1t is expected thai
the engineers will be in the field within
twenty DAYS.
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CHICAGO, ILL, July lat two o'clock
yesterday morning south bound freight
train on the Louisville, New Albany &
Chicago Road, crashed through a bridge
at Delphi, Ind. As the engine and tender
had crossed the bridge crash was heard
In the rear, and all the cars, with the ex-
ception of the caboose and two others
plunged into The river. The cars that
went down were loaded with lumber.
Two spans OF the bridge, which was
high one, gave way just after the engine
had crossed. One brakeman was seri-
ously injured, and another is missing,
and Is supposed to have gone down wiEn
the cars and drowned.
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The Mexican Central.

CITY or MEXICO, July 1.-The Govern
ment has officially notified the Mexican
Central Railroad that it must comply
strictly with the terms of its concessions
and provisions of the general railroad reg
ulatiOns fOrbidding inequality of freight
rates and that special through rates from
the United States, cutting under the Next
can freight tariff, can not be permitted.
The Government also warns the railroad
company that it shall investigate cases OF
alleged freight rate cutting, and if proven
legally the fixed penalties will be enforced.
1t Is generally understood here that Man
ager Robinson, of the Mexican Central
Road, has resigned, and that Mr.. Albion
q. Bradstreet, formerly chief engineer of
the Tehuantepec Railway and of the East
ern and Main Central RQeds. is named. He
is favoraby known here and has LEGAL
training and extensive acquaintance with
the Government
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Exploded Her Boilers.

TROY, n. Y, July 2.-The steam yacht,
Otis Smith blew up while lying at the
dock at eleven O'Clock yesterday morning.
The explosion was tremendous, and
shook the houses in the vicinity as if by;
earthquake. George Roberts, the en-
gineer, who was just going on board,
was severely injured. No one else was
hurt The fires were banked last night,
and the theory of the explosion is tnat
some malicious person went aboard and
closed the doors and fastened down the
safety valve. The boiler was new and in1
good condition.
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AGENT SToLTSTERMER, of the South
iern UteS, arrived recently at Durango.
Col. from his Western trip, and re-
ported that the Indians were very
much agitated when they saw their
dead companions, who were shot by
1awleSs cowboys, and that it took a
great deal of talking on his part to
pacify them and keep them from turn
ing loose on the cowboys. He says the
Indians finally started home, agreeing
70 let the matter drop. He left the
band southwest of Fort Lewis, in
charge of his guide, who has to take
them to the agency. 1t was reported
that when the guide arrived at the fort
station he could not control the Indians
and that they had all turned back to the
mountains. 1t seems that the family
of Indians who were killed were re-
lated to Ignacio. the chief of the South
ern Utes. The chief was very angry,
and was reported as having said that
unless the cowboys who killed the In
dians were arrested and given up to
the Indians for punishment, he would
have revenge by killing as many whites
as the number Of Indians slain.
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Mr.. LEE WELTZ, a well-known nur-
seryman of Ohio, has been authorized
by the Commissioner of Agriculture to
procure in Russia such seeds of timber
trees, shady ornamental trees, plants
and fruit trees, as in his opinion may
be acclimated and made to thrive in
our Northwestern States and Terri
tories. Cherries, plums, apples and
other fruits of excellent quality and in
many varieties, and many kinds of
woods flourish upon the steppes of Rus
STA under conditions of exposure which
prove disastrous to the indigenous fruit
and forest growths of America. Mr..
Welt visits Russia at his own expense,
and upon private business, but under
takes this work for the department,
which pays simply the expenses of col
lection and freight.
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Fight with Indiana

TOMBSTONE. ARIz., July IA. J.. Hunck.
miner, brought news Monday from From
teras. of an engagement between the In.
dians and whites. three miles east OF From.
teras, in which, it is reported. thirty-six In
dians and sixteen Americans were killed.
Several were wounded. Yesterday further
information was received through Thorna:
Croker, from San Bernardino Ranch. stu
ated on the trail from Fort Bowie to Sonora.
He reported an engagement between the
entire force under Lieutenant Davis and the
Apaches. Sixteen Indians were killed and
from fifteen to twenty taken prisoners. The
loss to the whites is not given.
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DARK AND BLOODY GROUND.
Another Battle Between kentucky Fac
tiOns.

MT. STERLING, KY, July 2-Tuesday
hight about dark battle occurred al
Stepstone, small station on the Chesa-
oeake & Ohio Railway, about seven miles
rom this place, in which DR.. James Car
Ter was shot by rife in the hands OF
lanes Wineman. The ball struck Car
;er in the hip, inficting serious wound.
4 negro, whose name your correspond
ant was unable to learn, was shot with q
shotgun in the head, and at last reports.
dead.
Two factions have existed at Stepstone
or some time, and the cause of the divi-
sion seems to be he question of local OPP
ion, which is in force at that place.
Frank Brown, druggist, was arrested
several times for selling liquor in viola
ion of his druggists license, which only
permits sale upon a prescription from
physician. Tuesday Brown was tried
On two charges and was fined S25 on one
md acquitted on the other. The two fac
ions were much aroused, and trouble
occurred during the trial. Peace was
With much effort held until dark, when 8,
general fi.ht broke out between the
friends OF the parties. Several shots were
fired with the above results. More trou-
ole is apprehended, as each party is thor
oughy aroused.
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On June 20, at the close of business
in the Dead Letter Office at Washing
ton, in charge of the new Superintend-
ent, j. b. Baird, every branch and sub
division was up with its work, state of
affairs that has not occurred for many
years. The ordinary dead letters are
now passed" or disposed of in two
days, and returned on the third day.
This degree of celebrity in the disposal of
dead letters has not yet been reached
in any other country in the postal
nnion, and has never before been
reached in this country.
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LIEUTENANT HANNA, with his Apache
prisoners, arrived at Fort Bowie, n.
M, on the I'd. He did not 60 to San
Bernardino owing to rumors that the
prisoners would be taken from him
and killed. There was great indigna-
ton against the Indians. The squaws
were said to be worse than the bucks.
They torture the dying and mutilate
the dead. The capture of a large
quantity of ammunition at the battle
of Opulo will greatly tend to shorten
the campaign. There are now only
about sixty bucks in the Sierra Madres.