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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-11-29
An INLAND Canal.


Southeast Texas journal.
The time is not very far off when
the project to connect the waters of
Lake Cnlcasieu, Lake Sabine and East
Bay by inland canal will be revived.
The growing commerce along the
coast line will soon demand this, and
we believe that the land which would
be reclaimed by the construction of
such canal would compensate for
the expense. The navigabIe streams
would be thus connected, viz: Cal
casieu, Sabine, Neches, Angelina and
Trinity rivers and Buffalo Bayou, to-
gether with the gulf outlets present
such a vast scope of commercial in
terests as to at once be convincing to
the most casual observer A few
years ago when Galveston was agitat-
ing the scheme to connect East Bay
and Sabine Lake a survey of the route
was made and the cost of construction
estimated, if we remember right, for a
great deal less per mile than the sum
required to bnild railways. The benefits
to acrue could hardly be estimated,
The Journal will have more to say on
this subject at some future time and
would appreciate any statistical OF
other information in this connection.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-11-29


KANSAS Cry, Nov. ia special
to the Star from Topeka, Kan, says
tweuty.seven Stevens county men,
who composed the mob which, year
ago, murdered the sheriff of Stevens
county In "tNo MANS Land" during
the Wuodsdale-Hugoton county seat
war, wore arraigned before Judge
Foster of the United States district
court today. United States Attorney
ADV made application for their re-
moval to the United States court for
the eastern district of Texas, indict-
ments having been returned against
them by the grand Jury there. At
torneHs for defense resisted the appll
cation on the ground that the Texas
court had no jurisdiction over ''Nn
Mans Land" The defense argued
that the territory was under the jnrls-
diction of no court. This question lB
an extraordinarily important one, in
asmuch as it effects the title of the
United States to mo Mans Land
and the validity of several Indian
treaties made many years ago. Argu-
ment on all questions will continue
for two or three days.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-11-29

1t is said that off year elections do
not indicate the result of presidential
years. Perhaps not, but the off year
election just past is very useful. 1t
Is a rebuke to the national Republi,
can admin stratiOn, check to certain
restrictive anti Democratic Legislation,
an offset to the result of unfair
methods in Montana, a complete and
deserved squelching of that renegade
Confederate, Gen. Malone, of unsavory
odor, a terrible rebuke to Bectionalism
in the person of Foracher, of Ohio.
Democrats rejoice to receive the
great states of Virginia, Ohio and
Iowa in the Democratic fold, with
New York, New Jersey, Maryland
and all the southern states.
1t is an off year, but these elections
secure Democratic senators from Vir
GINA, Ohio and Iowa, where the Re
publicans had counted surely upor
being returned.
1t is an off year, but these electi onI
prove that Republican aiministra
ton, which has so successfully brough
on strife between the races in tn,
south by stirring and encouraging
false hopes, is not approved by thu
people Of the north, not even the Re
publicans of Ohio and Iowa.
Local causes in the north, southern
methods in the south, and all but th,
true cause is assigned by disappointet
politicians. Will they dare now Il
1 pass the threatened election law? ]
may prove such another boomeraal
as does the constitutional amendment
comforting the right Of suffrage npol
4 the negro.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-11-29

Times-Democrat.
Prof. A. J. DeE oe, the noted New
Jersey meteorological, sends the follow
ing weather prediction to the Times
Democrat:
HACKENsACK, N. j, Nov. l5.-The
winter Of l889-9O will be remarkable
for three things: Intensely cold wealth
er, with heavy SHOWS in the gulf states.
2. Very mild weather throughout
Canada and the east. 3. Floods in
the New England states from the 9th
to the 10th of December.
The next great storm will strike
Louisiana on the 25th of this month,
beginning with heavy rains, and on
the goth a norther will set in, and the
rain will tnrn TO snow. From the 9th
to the 3Oth there will be intensely cold
weather throughout the west gull
states, and the ranchmen should make
preparations to protect their cattle
and sheep. A. J. DEVoE.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-11-29
Seafe News.

II
0pelonsas wants and needs bank.
/ The Rayne public school has SO
| pupils.
/ "A ERGREss has been appointed
postmistress at Eola, La.
SABINE PARISH is receiving immi-
grants from Alabama.
s. b. Foster q Bro, Of Mansfield,
are reported to have failed.
| East Baton Rouge is sending of
large numbers Of immigration pamph'
lets.
MIR. s. Easement, of Acadia, claims
a yield of BIT gallons of syrup from
one.tbird of an acre of cane.
The fire.proof vault lie now in use
in the Napoieonville court house, and
is said to fili the bill.
FouR negroes in IberviIle, suspected
of the murder recently of Sentelle,
have been arrested.
TIE body Of a man, supposed to be
that of Capt. ]. w. Blanks, has been
found in the river near Plsquemine.
The records of BOssier parish will
be removed from Bellevue to Benton,
the new parish seat, only after some
suitable building has been provided.
A revival in the Shreveport Baptist
church is being held by DR.. Greavos.
The Kate p Nelson Seminary of
Shreveport, a handsome edifice, is
nearing completion.
The postofice at Mount Pleasant,
Caldwell parish, with lot of stamps,
was recently destroyed by fire.
A new Methodist church Is being
erected at Vidalia, La.
The Fifth district ievee board has
LA, 900 acres Of land in Concordia,
over 10000 of which is valuable cy-
press timber land.
1t is estimated that from &c.,
to $4,000 will be required to repair
the insane asylum.
Plaqneminc and New Iberia are be-
ing improved by the erection of a mum
Der of new buildings.
The farmers of Morehouse parish
are manufacturing excellent moIasses.
TIE state officials are about to in
vestigate the warrant accounts of The
state treasury to discover if any
frau5p o,,;sf IN than
Mrs. JOSHUA BEAL, of Baton Rouge,
was terribly mangIed and killed, in
presence of her three daughters, by |
an Illinois Central freight train in
New Orleans.
TIE medical department of the
Tulane University has decided that
the faculty shall choose the valdic-
torian, instead of allowing him to be
elected by the students
EXCESSIVELY heavy rain storms
have raised the rivers to food height
in Pennsylvania, while the seaside re-
sorts and New York City have been
partly flooded by storm.
Monroe has branch organization
Of the American Building, Loan and
Iontine Association, of Memphis, Ten
nossee.
OpeIousas has shipped near 10000
sacks of rice this season. Add to this
The shipments from Washington and
other railroad stations in St. Landry,
and the rice product of her praines
will be found very large.
Houma has a merchants protective
ASSOCIATION.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-11-29
TIE gTaTE RpBBRR.

4. a. Burke, the once trusted and
admired political leader, the adj,
manager Of great undertakings, The
liberal donor to The sufferers BY over,
flow, the supposed rigid accountant
Who fought IN the field Or honor t.
punish man for charging a paltry
shortage, has duped The people 81
Louisiana 10 the most outrageous
manner.
Trusted with the states finances,
he has systematically robbed the state
treasury and enriched himself BY
forgery, larceny, embezzlement, false
pretensss, and every species of crime
which can spring from the appro-
priation Of state funds and the manu-
faetnre and issuance of bogus state
obligations.
As one of those who were of his
wing Of the Democratic party prior to
the last election, we were slow to be-
lieve his guilt.
The moment doubt was thrown
npon the regularity of the sconstitu-
tional bonds, baby bonds and other
state Obligations, and suspicion was
cast upon Burke, we were in favor
Of rigid investigation, let the blow
fall on whom it might, but we had
been so duped by this impostor, that
we fondly believed, that he would re-
turn and establish his innocence.
He, the guilty absconder, after re-
naming in the enjoyment of Office,
honor and stolen wealth as long as he
safely could, transferred all his prop
erty and himself from Louisiana.
1t is important to the good name
and future financial safety of Louis
lana that this bold robber should be
arrested and brought home, tried and
punished. 1t can be done. Let every
Lonisianian say, at must be done at
any cost" There are plenty of So
cleties which, for violation of their |
obligations, would follow man to
the end Of the earth. There are
plenty of detectives who, If snffi- |
ciently paid, would search throughout
the world for him, find him, and get |
him here so that the law officers of |
the state could seize him and bring
him to punishment. The state should
spend literally to accomplish it.
Let the world understand that he
who robs the state of Louisiana will
be followed to the uttermost paris of
the earth in order TO bring blm to
punishment, Better offer all the re
ward money of the state tor the pro-
duction of E. A, Burke free within
the borders Of Louisiana where a war
rant can be served on him, and, if
necessary, appropriate an hundred
times as much more.
Burke ought to be caught and
brought back for trial and punish.
ment. The interest of the state as
well as society, imperatiyely demand
il.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-11-29
suprenne Con..t sYllabaas.

SYLLABUS Of important state So.
preme court decision in case Of Texas
Pacific railroad VS., Southern Pacific
railroad.
All contracts which have a tendency
To stifle competition or to create 81
foster IDonopolies, with view TO un.
reasonably increase tho market values
Of commodities, 80 against public IN
Iesest and contrary 10 public policy,
and hence such contFacts can confer to
Esthe parties thereto 10 rights which
courts Of Justice can recognize and
enforce.
Railroad companies which have
each i thorough and separate line Of
Communication between two given
points, are held to be competing CON
panies for all traffic between such
points. An arrangement BY which
two competing companies agree 10 al.
vide their earnings for traffic between
given points for which they were pre-
gionsly competing, i against public
interest and contrary ID public policy
and cannot 30 iudiei0uslE anfoEced.
ID dispGsiGg of snch casea, courts
will not decree tile nniiiiy Of The con
tract sought 70 BE- enforced They
simply abstain from dealing with L,
a9jadeating any rights Arising thars-
nndeg, or giving them Alta for The sii-
vision 81 results, although aseeftained
between The paFties lhsrasp. dudg.
ment was aftirmed.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-11-29
st. Louis SOAd--CGncEmm@aE aOE.
sale.

KANSAS CRY, Mo, Nov. IAs-Mr.
Frank 1. Underwood, Of this city, re-
turned this morning from St. Louis,
where be has Just closed the purchase
Of eighteen bEeweFles for an English
syndicate.
"The trade has been closed,n said
Mr. Underwood today, "and the City
of London Contracting Company,
Limited, becomes the purchaser Of ali
the association breweries. The amount
of money involved Is between SI2,.
900, 900 and ei3, 900, 900. II deposited
over $500, 900 in The st. Loais Bank 81
Commerce yesterday 70 bind The bar
gain.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-11-29


THE new commissioner Of pensions
i up to snuf when It comes to get
ting around The civil service law.
Here Is a specimen case The FIRST OF
Second day the commissioner was in
Office he promoted . watehman to be
superintendent of The pension office
building. This week the same man
was transferred TO q high grade clerk
ship, and new man was made Eu-
perlntendent. Wasn't that a slick
way Of making the Waterman q high
priced clerk without submitting him
10 civil service examination Is il
any wonder that people, who are
necessarily familiar with such cases
as this, shonld consider the whole
civil service business, as at present
conducted, a farce? Mr.. Raum has
also developed another trait peculiar
TO Republican ofiicials--that of look
ing out for their families. He has
created a new division in his office
and appointed his son to be its chief
at salary of $4,000 wear.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-11-29

Rev. NV II. Cline, Ph. b., late b
member Of the Southwest Kanaas con.
ference, and At present presiding elder
Of the Lake Charles district, Louisiana
conference, ii ii the city visiting III
lae home q bis half brother, the edi-
iorof thls paper Bro Cline was sent
"a 4 delegate from The city Of Lake
Charles 10 The recent deep water mar.
pr convention st Topeka, and will re-
nlalp north long enough to attend the
meeting of ihe biahapa ii Topeka
aext waak md Tbs meeting 81 she
/ gsneEal missionary COMMITTEES I'll Kan.
aas gltg the week following. n
Kaa Methodist
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-11-29
D. PaDRo pn ALoANrAaA.

4 . ( Z
We will give orr friends few
facts that will serve betterto account
for the shortage il state funds, and
foF hawking The warrants 81 The
stfeeta. The Auditor estimated ID
bis report tp Tho Legislature. total Fe-
ceipta from al sources for 1885 $780,
600 and ii Tie face uf this, ne legis-
lature appropriated 5000, $40, and his
estimate has been verified by def
cheney If $4,000 for that year. His
report estimated The general fund
from allsoaFcea for 1855, II 555 900,
and The legislature appropriated S529, !
sos, ana theirs a living Agidsnoe III
III unwisaam II $50 800 deficiency
Basaa R0sigs Aagoqats
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-11-29

The state supreme court has set.
tied the vexed question of title to the
Vieksburg, Shreveport and Pacific
railroad lands in the Test case of J. M.
Sledge, by sustaining the railroad and
adversely to other claimants so that
good titles may now be made to these
lands.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-11-29

Mas. SOUTHwoRTH, a widow, who
claimed to have been drugged and out
ragged by Mr.. Peters, of New York,
failing to obtain reparation, and, being
provoked by sIanderous reports circu,
lated by him, came upon Peters in Eel
ter's street, N. Y, on the 22nd inst,
and, in the presence of a crowd of peo-
pie, emPtied five loads from pistol in
to his body. He is dead-sbe in prison.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-11-29

j. M. MARTEE, northern man en-
pIoyed as d teacher In q large New
Orleans public school, In letter 70
sbe north, ISLANDERS the southern
children, and BIZ name Il =. M. Mar.
lib from Illinois, the land of War
saDsh, Kellogg md Burke.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-11-29

"A PARTY Of negroes we're fired into
and three killed in a road near Bm-
mingham, by ambassadors on the
night of the 10th inst. The negroes
believed they were Ruhe Burrows and
gang.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-11-29

The baggage thieves, whose re
meval created such stir in Recorder
Drew's court, in New Orleans, ar,
being tried in Meridian, Miss. On
Of them has turned states evidence.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-11-29
The Manifesto.

Rio DE JANEIRo, Nov 10. - The
manifesto Of the Republican govern
ment of Brazil is as follows:
Fellow-citizens - TIE people, the
army and navy, have now decreed the
fall of the imperial dynasty and sup
preston of the monarchial system.
This patriotic revolution has been fol.
lowed by the formation Of pr0vI-
sonal government, whose first mission
is to guarantee order, liberty and the
rights of the citizens. The formation
of this government, until a definite
government has been named, has been
made with full regard to the most
competent material. The government
is simply composed of temporary
agents, who will govern and maintain
peace, liberty, fraternity and order.
The attributes and extraordinary
faculties invested are for the defens.
and integrity Of the country and the
preservation of public order.
The provisional government prom
Uses to use all means in its power to
guarantee security of life and prop.
erty to all the inhabitants of Brazil,
native aud foreign, and respect for in
diVidual political opinions, except the
exigent notifications necessary for
the good of the country. The army
and navy, the ordinary functions of
the Department of Justice, the civil
and military administrations will con
Time under their existing organiza-
tions, and respect Cor those holding
position will be maintained.
The senate and state council is
abolished and the chamber of deputies
is dissolved.
The provisional government recog-
nizes and acknowledges all national
compromises under the late govern
ment and all agreements with foreign
powers. The public debt, internal and
external, will be respected; also all
existing contracts and obligations
made. DEoDoRo FoNsEoA,
| Chief of the Provisional Government.
Rio DE JAEEIRo, Nov. IL En-.
peruF Dom Pedro made the following
reply to the communication of the
new government informing him of bin
| deposition 49,
4 In view Of the address handed me
on the 18th instant, At 5 O'Clock p
~, i resolve 10 submit 10 the com.
mand of circumstances, Id leave with
| all my family for Europe, tomorrow,
leaving this beloved country which
have tried to give firm testimony o.
my affectionate love, and my dedica
tion during nearly half century Al
chef Of state. i win have kindly re
membranes Of Brazil and hopes b
its prosperity.
ID. Pedro DE ALcANTARA.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-11-29

KANSAS farmers finding corn worth
only 90 cents per bushel, and coal
worth 90 cents, have resolved to nee
q part of their crop for fuel, and TINS
enhance the value of the remainder.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-11-29

TAG Cas- county (IoWa) Democrat
10 still shouting over the success Of
the Democrats ii that state. On It's
front page i AZ immense rooster,
which be admoniahes to CROW, stating
that be had been etall-fed for s5 years.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-11-29

TIE corner stone Of the first fuFai-
turo factory 10 New Orleans is about
70 be laid. The building viii occupy
half square. Wool and cotton fac.
tories must come sonth.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-11-29

REpoRTs reach as of a revolution
In Costa Riea, as sudden, though not
50 radical as that Of Brazil. The
president is reported to have turned
over the governments on demand, leav-
ing DIR. Carlos Duran acting preai.
liant
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-11-29

IHE provisional government of
Brazil has instructed ~ delegates
III she Pan,Asnerican congress 70 CON
siane - represent BFazil, The in-
slEnasi0E AFe through the Minister
Yalsnse slD appears II he new aet-
In III accord misii The naW order IT
4hsna
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-11-29

The fireman murdered on the rail
road train in St. Bernard parish, is
supposed to have been shot by some
one on the train, and the crew have
been arrested.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-11-29

SWITZERLAND is reported to have
recognized the Brazilian Republic by
instracting her consul general at Rio
Janero 10 continue his official rela-
tions with the provisional government.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-11-29
Extract from Grand jury Re.
port

There Is no doubt that in February,
1885, the then treasurer of the state,
Z, A. Burke, ordered from the state
treasury at Baton Rouge almost all
the baby bonds there held for pur-
pose Of exchange; that be received
them in this city, and after receiving
them here, placed them upon the
market; some he placed as colIateraIs
to secure loans, and others be sold
outright.
A large number are now in the
hands Of citizens of this city.
The number paid in for taxes will
probably not exceed $4,000.
We feel justified in estimating the
illegal issue OF these bonds at four
hundred and twenty Thousand dol
lars ($42O,O0O. We are unable to
discover any excuse for the extra
printing of bonds in green numbers"
because those executed uuder the first
contract were not exhausted, and large
numbers of them with substituted and
illegal numbers or certificates have
been issued. If there had been an
honest purpose 1t seems to us that at
least the originally printed series
should have been first exhausted be-
fore others were printed.
Although we have striven hard to
find the plates from which the bonds
were printed, we have been unsuc.
cessfu.
We are satisfied, however, that they
were much worn and probably useless
for the purpose OF further printing.
Says the PicGywne Adding the
amount Of the latest discovery to the
previous Total of the bond frauds it
will be found that the state treasury
has been robbed altogether of ST.
l7TO0O in bonds exclusive of interest
but after deducting the amount of
constitutional bonds found in Major
Burke's private bank box, the value
of the illegal bonds outstanding ag-
gregates ST93,80O.
This amount is made mp as fol-
lows:
n. and A. College bonds, .......... Sl96. 200
Seminary bonds ;..... ............ $4,000
Consolidated bonds exchanged and
not destroyed. .............,... $500
Constitutional bonds Illegally issued 10000
Baby bonds illegally issued ........ 10000
Total..........".............. $7e8, 900
1t is probable that the full amount
of the bond steal is now known, and
this portion Of the investigation has
doubtless been concluded for the pres,
ent. The amount Of rascality de.
veloped in the bond frauds, however,
has made almost any sort Of iFregu.
larity possible, hence 1t is impossible
to foretell what crookedness the 10.
Vestigation into the warrant account,
4 NAV devotion. HE-
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-11-29

The steamer Manhattan, bound
from New York for West Point, Va,
collided with the schooner Agnes
Manning and sunk. From Is to 90
lives lost.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-11-29

THE supreme court has affirmed the
Judgment of the district court in the
case of the Dent brothers, found
guilty Of the murder of prominent
n;t;nnn
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-11-29

The proposition of Mr.. Arkell,
Russell Harrison's partner, to pay
81, 100000 for the privilege of put,
ting an advertisement on the back
of postage stamps will be rejected.
Uncle Sam does not believe in run,
ming opposition TO the newspapers.
which be considers the best, and the
only legitimate advertising mediums
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-11-29

A MAss-MEETING Of the people was
held at Lake Providence on the 25th
inst, who condemned the lawIessness
in that parish where certain Jewish
stores we're fred into on the l4th
inst. In their resolutions the gov
ernor and police jury are required to
offer rewards for the perpetrators.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-11-29

Ma. CARLISLE will receive the Demo
cratic nomination for speaker of the
house. No other man has ever been
thought of in this connection.