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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-06
FPrince Aiexander's Qualities.

Special 10 the indianapolis JourBa1
LONDON. April 5.-The coming visit of Prince
Alexander of Battenberg, TO the Imperial
Schloss, at Charl Gutenberg, is a matter of vast
ly more significance than could in the ordinary
course of things be attached to the act of a
Prince Of German blood in personally paying
his respects to the ruler OF the German Empire,
or even that of wooing daughter of the EN-
peror. if he were of no more consequence than
German princes usually are. But Alexander is
ordinary German Prince His administra-
tion OK the government of Bulgaria, which he
assumed at the age of twenty-five years, dis
closed his possession of executive abilities
OF high order. and his con-
duct of the campaign against Servia
gained for him greater degree of military glory
and reputation for astute Ceneralship than are
COMMONLY the fortune OF men Of his age
Prince Alexander is now only thirsy-one years
of age and with the record for bravery and
diplomacy which accompanied him in his with
drawal from Bulgaria, and which still attaches
TO him, it is impossible that his career as a
factor in European politics and military affairs
Is ended Apart from his personal claims to
the admiration and affection of Princess Vic
toris of Prussia, who by common consent, is
credited with entertaining q feeling OF tender
ness for the Battenberg Prince which rarely
inters into the matrimonial alliances
advantages in furtneriae his suit for
the hand of the Kaiser's daughter which can
hardly fail to insure his success Queen Vic
toria long ago included Prince Alexander among
her especial favorites. and it is known that the
Empress. mother of the Princess, entertsins for
him feeling of maternal regard scarcely less
marked than that which she holds for her own
children. With these powerful adjuvants 10 the
all-but confessed love of the Princess herself IL
is as difficult to conceive how the late Prince of
Bulgaria can be cheated out of his pros
pectiye alliances with the most powerful
house In Europe as it is to imagine that he will
not, in the near future, become one of the con-
spicuous figures OF Europe Prince Ferdinand,
temporarily OF Bulgaria, is more to be COM
pared to Prince Alexander than the late King
Ludwig OF Bavaria could have been likened to
the great Napoleon When Ferdinand leaves
Bulgaria he will undoubtedly pass forever from
pubiis view but it is safe TO predict that Alex
ander viii again become the ruler of peopIe
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Emperor Frederick Condition

BERLIN. April 5.-Emperor Frederick slept
fairly well last night. and his condition is satis-
factory. His indIsposition of the past few days
was due to slight symptoms of Inflammation of
the larynx, which now sabsiding To-day
after short walk, the Emperor received verbal
reports from Generals Won Schellendorf and
Won Albedyll. The North German Gazette. re-
ferring to the report that DR.. Morris Wolfden
WAS coming from England to assist DR.. Mac
kenzie, says that his journey to Berlin is on
personal affairs, and that he will not share in
the treatment OF the Emperor.
Prof. Esmarch examined the Emperor's throat
to-day and approved DR.. Mackenzie's treatment.
DR.. Mackenzie will 60 to London on Monday, If
possible.
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Extensive Diamond Robpery.

DETROIT Mich, April 5--Au extensive dia-
mond robbery, which com mir;ed some tir,e
previous to Monday last. has leaked in
spite of the authorities and the victims. Burt
81 Huriburt. wholesale jewelers.. held large iu-
voices OF gold, silver aud precious stones sent
them for sale. A short time AGO they placed
between Sc, 900 and slO. 900 worth of diamonds
Ia one OF their large safes. Last Monday morn
ing II was desired &c show these diamonds. and
8 member OF the firm opened the safe in which
they had been placed, but the diamonds were
not there, and all efforts TO find them have so
far proved unnvailinr. Members of the firm
ans tae police are closegmouthed. and in
formation cau bo cleaned from than as TO the
probable thief.
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Prominent Man Charged with Forgery.

CHICAGO. ApEil 5-Gersoa Coblens, presi-
dent of the Chicago Bank Note Company is
under arrest on a charge of forgery preferred by
John Sedlach. secretary of the company. 1t is
alleged that Coblens raised check payable
his own order. from 81 to SiO4. This is the
only specific charge made, bur expert book
Keeper Is going over the accounts. The Chicago
Bank Note Company is offspring from the
nrm Of Shober, Coqueville & Co., and re-
organized about six weeks ago. with Coblens as
president Cobens claims he has been guilty of
no wrong doing and that the trouble grew out
OF personal dispute.
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Australia poesn,t Like Chineae.

LONDON. April 5.-sir Henry Parkes, the
Prime Minister and Colonial Secretary of New
South Wales, has sent to the Colonial Office
dispatch urging the government to negotiate
with China for the total suppression or immigra-
ton to Australia He says that the publIc feel
ing against Chinese immigrants IS becoming
stronger throughout Australia
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OH ran,s r,r,d bv LiehtD,ne.

PITTsBURG. April 5.-This afternoon light
ming struck an iron tank belonging to the
National Transit Company, located at Parker,
Pa The tank contained 5000 barrels of OIL
and is situated en- o hill Immediately above q
dozen other tanks. There is imminent danger
that the FIRE will spread 10 them Gangs of men
at work throwing up breastworks and ditch
ing. TO turn tho stream whom the oil boils over.
The loss will be heavy.
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Mr.. Rlaine,. HeaItb

PIrTsBURG. April 5-The Chronicle Tele-
graph this afternoon says: Mr. James w
Drap, of this city. is in receipt of letter from
a personal friend. Pistsbnrger now in Vienna,
a prominent citizen aud wide awake politician.
in which this passage occurs: saw Mr.. Blaine
quite often at Florence, and 1t is evident that
he is very greatly broken in health. He looks
every day OF seventy years. and yet is only
hfty-eight Washington excitement aud roo
much hard work hare been his troubles and
anyone who sees him will know the reason of
his withdrawal from presidential aspirations.
fear his life will no. bespare6 long"
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HANsGAR Ia, April 5.-The Cedar river at
this point has been rising fast all day, and is
now higher than it has been for several years.
wagon-load of men and boys. in attempting
to cross small tributary, were washed down
the stream and four of the boys and the team
were drowned. The names of the drowned are
Frank Bundy, Isaac Lanstrom, Frank Rahmes
and Andrew Goldberg. Up to this writing only
the body of Andrew Goldberg has been recov-
cred The high water has damaged considera-
BILE mill property also.
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HUDSON, Wis, April 5.-A freight train ran
into the rear end of passenger train on the
Omaha road, at Boardman, fifteen miles distant,
wreckipg the freight engine, and telescoping q
sleeper and passenger coach. The only passen-
ger in the sleeper. lady. made her escape, as
did also most of the occupants of the forward
coach. A Norwegian bad an arm torn from his
body. This Was the only casualty The pas
Reneer train was stalled by disabled engine
when the freight dashed around curve.
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GENERAL FoRErGs NEWS.

EnEIand's Ehfort TO Medfate Between the
United States and Morocco.
LONDON, April Sin the House of Commons,
tonight, Under Foreign Secretary Ferguson
said the government had offered to mediate be-
tween the United States and the Moorish gov
ernment. The English minister at Tangier had
done what he prope rly could 10 adjust the diff
Guilty, but thus far without success. The case
has now been referred By United States Consul
Lewis to the United States government
despatch TO the Independence Beige from
Madrid SAYS the United States government re-
fuses to accept the proposed mediation of Ger
many in the dispute with Morocco, aud do
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mands suitable indemnties and apologies. 1t
is feared that the United States steamer En-
terprse will lombard Tancier.
WASHINGTON. April 5.-Ths Secretary of State
to-day received cable message from United
States Consul Lewis, 81 Tangier. from the tenor
of which il 10 inferred that satisfactory settle-
ment of the trouble with the Moorish govern
ment will soon be reached.
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WHEN INDICATION
FRIDAY-COIder, fair weather.
OLD BUT GOOD.
"April showers
Make Nav f4,1werR -

Mankind has been learning of nature ever
since the beginning. So, patterning after the
flowers, man about this time begins to bloom
also. We aid the process. Spring Hate-the
top of the bud-we have in every variety OF
Spring Clothes we can say the same, but it
must be added that this year the clothes have
an elegance of finish that is remarkable.
There is 10 pause. It is in everything i'm
provemeut or decay. In the making of
clothes the improvement is decided, and our
Spring Stock marks it ia a way that will be a
revelation TO those who think that for real
nice goods they must GO to a merchant tailor.
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River steamer Isurned.

ST. Louis. April ga private dispatch rc-
csived here says the steamer Gen. D. H. Rucker.
which has lately been running between here
and Memphis as . freight boat, was destroyed
bv fire this morning At Point Pleasant. Mo-,
few miles above New Madrid Ii Ia not known here
whether any lives we're lost. and nc point can
DO reached BY telegraph tonight from which
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Anarohisss Wans Blood.

PARIS, April 5.-Fivs hundred Anarchists
assembled outside the Labor Bureau to-day to
protest against the registry Offices. The speakers
reproached the workmen with grovelng before
general who had been deprived of his plumes.
They declared that the people must cnt the
in the same way that thsir fathers had cut the
fhrnaG Of "a infy
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LESSON

Taught by the Spring rains-the April show
ers The wise man provides himself with
an Umbrella. And here we likewise come
out strong. We have every grade and style
of this useful object from the lowest to the
highest price. We are sure to suit any de-
mand by women or men. Consult our Um-
brella Department
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CHICAGO. April 5.-Mr. Clinton A. Snowden.
sditor Of the Chicago Times, was married this
9venine TO Dora Il. HuH at the residence Of Mr..
J. J. West Rev. DIR. Withrow, Of the Third
Presbyterian Church, ofieiatsd.
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particulars of the accident can be obtained. The
boat belonged to Capt L. B. Shines. and was
valued at ST, O00
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VITALITY. exhausted By nverwork or disease
is surely restored by use Of Ayers Sarseparilia
The Opelousas courier., 1888-12-08
Make it. You ma. need it.

From the "Retail GER
New Orleans, we copy the q.
lowing recipe for extinguishMy
fire, and as it is Inexpensive il
should be made and kept ready
for use in every we'll regulated
household, 1t may be the saving
of your home from destruction
by fire
Take 20 pounds or sal ammo
Mac (muriate of ammonia, to be
had of any druggist,) and dis
solve in seven gallons of water.
When dissolved it can be bottled
and kept in each room in the
house, to be used in an emer-
gency. In case of fire occur
ring, one or two bottles should
be Immediately thrown with
force into the burning place so
as to break them, and the fire
will certainly be extinguished.
This is an exceedingly simple
process, and certainly worth a
trial.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-12-08
AN ORDINANCES

To levy, cuilect and enforce payment of an
annual license tax npon all persons or bust
ness firms, and corporations pursuing any
trade, profession, vocation, calling, or bust
ness. except those who are expressly except
ed by law from such license tax Ivy articles
206 and 207 of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana.
SEC. I. Be it ordained by the Board of Po-
lice of the Town of Opelonsas, La, that there
is hereby levied an annual license tax for the
calendar year 1889 Tone Thousand Eight Hum
dred and Eighty1ninet upon al persons, asso-
Citations OF persons or business firms and cor
poratiens. pursuing any trade, profession, vo-
cation, calling, or business, except these who
areGxpressly exempted from sue licensestax
by articles Nh. 206 and 207 of tie Constitution
of the State OF Louisiana.
SEC. ii. Be il further ordained, that on the
I'd t~secondl day of January, A. ID. 1889,
teighteen hundred and eighty-ninel the Col
lector of the Board of Police of the Town of
OpelOusas, La. shall begin to collect and
shall collect as fast as possible from each of
the persons ar business firms, associations of
persons, and corporations, pursuing within
the corporate limits of the town of Opelousas,
any trade, profession, vocatiou, calling or bust
ness, a license as hereinafter graduated.
All licenses shall be due and colleetible
during the first 2 (twol months of each year
aud all unpaid licenses shall become delin-
quent Gn the LIST (frstI day of March Of the
year 1883 lone thousand eight hunatSQ and
eighty-ninel and all persons, firms or corpora
tians who shall commence any business, pro-
~fessiot, vocation, or calling upon which q IL
cense fax is herein levied. after said time to-
wit: March LIST, 1889, shall become delinquent
unless the license is paid within ten days
thereafter.
SEc. Ill. That for every business of selling
at retail, whether as principal, agent on COM
mission, or otherwise, the license shall be
based aud graded on the gross amount OF
sales as fellows, tO-wit:
Glass r. When gross sales are one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars or more and under
two hundred thousand dollars. the license
shall be $4,000 Tone hundred and fifty dol
larsl
Class 2. When gross sales are one hundred
thousand dollars or more and under one hum
bred and fifty thousand dollars, the license
shall be $4,000 tome hundred doiIarsl
Glass 8. When gross sales are seventy-ive
Thousand dollars or more and under one hun
dred thousand dollars. the license shall be
$500 tseyenty-hve doliarsl
Glass A. When gross sales are fifty thOus-
and dollars or more and under scventy-ive
thousand dollars, the license shall be 5000
fifty dolIarsI.
Glass 5. When gross sales are forty thous.
and dollars, or more and under fifty thousand
dollars, the license shall be $4,000 forty
dOllarsl.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-12-08
Coffee and it's Effects,

Coffee owns it's stimulating
ana refreshing qualities to caf:
1elne. 1t also contains gum and
sugar, fat, acids, casein, md
wood fibre. Like tea, it power,
fully increases the respiration
but, unlike it, does not affect its
depth. By its use the rate OF
tne pulse is increased and the
action of the skin diminished.
1t lessons the amount of blood
sent TO the organs of the body,
dlstends the veins and contracts
the capillaries, thus preventing
waste OF tissue. 1t is Il mental
stimulus of a high order, and
one that is liable to great abuse.
Carried to excess, it produces
abnormal wakefulness, indiges-
tlotl, acidity, heartburn, tremors,
debility, irritability of temper,
trembling, irregular pulse, a kind
OF lntozication ending in de-
llrlum and great injury to the
spinal functions. Unfortunate
~ there are many coffee tip
piers who depend upon it as IA
drunkard upon his dram. On
the other hand, coffee is of
sovereign efficiency in tiding
over the nervous system in en-
ergencies. Coffee is also, in it's
place, an excellent medicine.
In typhoid fever its action is fire.
quently prompt and decisive.
1t is indicated in the early
stages before local complica-
tons arise. Coffee dispels stu
por and lethargy, is an atidote
tor many kinds Of poison, and
is valuable in spasmodic asthma,
whocEing cough, cholera infan-
tum, and Asiatic cholera. 1t is
also excellent as Il preventive
against infectious and epidemic
diseases. In districts rife with
malaria and fever. the drinking
OF hot coffee before passing into
the open air has enabled persons
living in such places to escape
contagion. : Journal of Com
mePce
The Opelousas courier., 1888-12-08

Bunkie Blade The absurd
stories about the Wild Girl of
Catahonla is going the rounds
OF the papers.
Why it is that an intelligent
press, whose duty it is to teach
truth and educate the people,
will parade such nonsense before
their readers, is more than we
can divine. The papers must
be hard pressed for news items
to even allow themselves to en-
terrain for an instant any such
"bosh".
Can they not get up some
thing new. Give mp a phantom
more in keeping with common
sense and reason.
Tell us about the fat, well
paid editors or the great bank
accounts accruing from the sur
plus of paid up newspaper sub
scriptiors. Something real.
Don't cram MS with myths any
longer.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-12-08

DIR. Bfoaddus, Of St. Louis,
claims that he saved the lives of
q great many yellow fever pa
tents, at Jacksonville, the past
few months, by his fan treat
ment. This consists of "fan-
ming, gently or violently, as the
external temperature increased
or abated, gave speedy relief
from the sWeats, and in many
cases put the patient in the con-
~Yalescent class. DIR. Broaddus
encountered violent opposition
from the Medical Board, but he
persevered until he had not only
made an enviable record as COM
Blatant of the disease, but won
many of the other practitioners
over to his way of thinking. DR..
Broaddus's theory is that yellow
fever, or any external fever, can
not be abated by the external
application of heat, but rather
that the surface of the body
should be cooled. TO permit the
internal heat to be diffused, thus
afording it vent, and averting
the danger of congestion"
The Opelousas courier., 1888-12-08

Morgan City Review: Stop
kicking. Let Us settle down
and use every effort to advance
the material interests of Louisi-
ana. Immigrants are arriving
every day. and they don't want
to listen to the political gossip;
they came to work. I'm a few
years these new Corners will set
tie the negro question BY cnlti-
waiting the land themselves.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-12-08

N. O. Daily States: Cleve-
lands plurality over Harrison
in the popular vote at the cleo
ton will be over $4,000. The
people of the United States evil
IDENTIFY wanted Cleveland to he
president for another term, but
the plutocrats objected aud con-
tributed their fat to defy the
peoples wish. There will be q
fight one of these fine days be-
tween the people and the pluto
Gratis, when the pIutocratic fur
is pretty certain to fly.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-12-08

The smallest steam engine
ever made has been completed
after two years of labor, for the
Paris Exposition. 1t is compos-
ed of $50 pieces of metal, is Il
shade under Z of an inch "PPn
height and weighs less thanr1l9
of an ounce. A matchmaker
made it,
The Opelousas courier., 1888-12-08

Mrs. Helen Elmer, out in
Kansas, has shown what can be
done in the way Of enforcing
prohibition. She went TO q
saloon, smashed things with an
ak, drove the proprietor to the
woods, dragged her husband
home, tied him up and srtlogged
him with a horsewhip. It will
be d century before that town
gets painted red.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-12-08
Trying to Squelch an Editor.

The Editor of the Admission,
Ala, Hot Blast, having showed
up some roughs Of that section,
they concluded to try to squelch
him by pistol and shot guns, but
failed and were arrested. The
Pensacola Commercial com
ments as follows upon the sub
I.ject.
The pistol and shotgun style
OF preventing newspaper criti-
clsm has played out in the south,
as it did in the north and west.
Men who have no respect for
themselves and are guilty of
acts deserving of public COM
ment cannot muzZle the news
paper of to-day. Editor Ed
munds of the Hot Blast has the
sympathy and commentator of
every right-thinking man in the
country for his manly and brave
course as a journalist.
This way of suppressing criti-
cism is much in the spirit that
prevails in Turkey only over
there it is the goverE2e1t that
plays the part of despeido. If
an Editor offends the govern
ment, he is quietly seized, tied
tip in a sack and thrown into
the Bosphorus. Nice country,
effective l~ogic.-Aljuis Press.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-12-08
Facts about Louisiana.
10 charles American.

Lake Charles American.
4 No crop produced upon
.ba farm in the nor. hern States
raouires SO little labor as rice in
nroportion to the net income.
8. No crop upon our north
/. ern farms is so sure as rice.
3. No general farm crop in
tbe North produces per acre
more than one-tenth the results
attained from sugar cane.
4. An acre of oranges, LEM
ms. pecans or English walnuts
moduce in cash income four
times as much as an acre of ap-
Us. and will bear four times as
ing. 1t costs no more to set
them.
The fig crop is the surest of
nil the fruits. The net annual
valne of an acre of them is not
less than $500.
s. The product of the pear,
plun or grape per acre is at
least double that at the north.
T. All the above products are
produced most luxuriantly in
Southwestern Louisiana, and in
addition the staples Of the farm,
oats, corn, grass, potatoes and
roots of all kind.
s. It costs inSoHthwestern
louisiana compared with the
North less than half to build a
good house and make a comfort
able home; only one tenth as
much for fuel, and one tenth for
land.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-12-08

AE Harrison has chosen d
s.lsAa ist for his private secre-
e. Halford, editor of the
polls journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-12-08

me deadly quarrels that the
aepnblicans have already deVel-
apea among themselves over
~ division of the spoils, goes
iong ways toward reconciliat-
~ Democrats to defeat.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-12-08
The Gaines Case.

For more than forty years
this case has been before the
courts, and almost continuously
The Courrier-Journa ofthe Goth
has this paragraph in reference
to it:
A final decision in the cele-
brated Myra Clark Gaines case,
from Louisiana, is expected in
the Supreme Court soon. The
case has been before this tri-
bunal ten times, and has often
been regarded as settled, only
to come back again and again.
This, however, lis believed to be
really the last of it. Mr.. Beck
with, the attorney FOR New Or
leans, the unsuccessful party in
the court below, says that the
resources of the law have been
exhausted, and that, if defeated,
there nothing for the city to
do bur ha> make some arrange
ment tseNNtthe damages awarded
by the. cart.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-12-08
PHOTOGRAPHY

NOV is your chance to get good Photo
~ graphs at Miller's Gallery. Washington,
La, corner of Main and Moundville SITS. AL
sizes and styles of photographs and Tint 81,
also Copying and Enlarging done in 'asal'high-
est style of the art and satisfa"o IL guaran-
teed. 1scrVnoV loft
The Opelousas courier., 1888-12-08
REWARD.

10y virtue of a resolution of the Police Jury
Id of the parish of st. Landry, of date Dc
tober sth, 1888, a reward OF Two Hundred and
fifty Dollars t$250.001 is hereby offered for
any information which will lead to the arrest
and conviction of any or all persons who have
been lately committing murders, and shooting
into the houses of people in the Parish of st.
Landry.
This proclamation to be and Gepne:a in force
Tor the pef'0" o. sixty 'Af Deceg6A1GlNi'
President Police Jury P ! itonIISt Landry
'Opelousas, Oct. ID, l658.~