St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-09-28

$t7O, 500, mostly in mutual companies.
The flour output at Minneapolis last
week reached 1873, $50 barrels, being the
largest since November last. The -four
market is inactive, and prices are lower.
The sixth annual reunion of the Michi-
gan Battalion, Merrill Horse Regiment,
portion of General Merrills famous
cavalry, was held at Battle Creek, Mich.
Edwin Booth, the tragedian, was granted
letters of administration at New York,
Wednesday upon the estate of his sister,
the late Rosalie A. Booth, valued at $780,,
900.
Fire DESTROYED the livery and sale stable
of D. T. Hedges, at Sioux City, Iowa,
Friday, and about thirty horses were
burned to death. Loss, $4,000; partially
insured.
The earl of Zetland, the newly appointed
viceroy of Ireland, will take the oath of
office in Dublin castle on October 1. He
will make his state entry into the city on
December /.
Governor Humphrey pardoned Mrs.
Henrietta Cook, of Osborne County, who
has been confined in the Kansas peniten-
tiary for thirteen years for the murder of
her husband
John Anderson, residing in Pottawat-
tamie county, Iowa, saturated his clothing
with kerosene, then set himself on fire
and ran through the fields. He was seri-
ously burned.
James Elliot, of Goshen, Ind, known
as the deaf poet, while walking along the
railroad was struck by an engine and
thrown about twenty feet, receiving severe
internal injuries.
Elk Senator Daggett, who contracted to
furnish the post office department with
postal cards, has filed in the United States
circuit court at New York bonds in the
sum of $3.50, 900.
Indian runners from Leech Lake, MINI.
and north of there, arrived at Hallet's
trading post with news of the safe arriva
of the Chippewa Indian Commission in the
| northern wilderness.
In State conventions at Worcester the
Probibitionists of Massachusetts nomi
| mated Dr. John Blackman for governor
declared for total prohibition, and de
nounced high license.
It is reported that Mousa Bey will be
| exiled from Turkey without trial. HI
threatens to produce letters from Turkish
governors urging him to commit depreda.
| tons for his and their mutual profit.
The representatives of the king of Hol.
land who will attend the military maneuv
ers in Germany have been instructed by thu
king to present to the Emperor William
the highest grand cross of the Dutch Mill
tary Order of William.
The Burton building. corner of Val
Buren, and Canal streets. Chicago, wa
recently burned down. The rebuilding o
it was nearly completed when it was again
quilted by fire. The loss is variously est
mated at from $4,000 to $4,000.
Captain Wissmann has offered rewar
of $4,000 for the head Of Chief Bushiri
This has been done in consequence 0
Bushiri's threat to destroy the missions il
the interior. The stations are not sutfi
GENTLY fortified to Withstand an attack.
The Supreme Council of the United
States of the Improved Order of Red Me
began it's annual session in Baltimore a
Red Mems Hall. More than 200 delegate
were present who represented tota
membership during the year of1Oo, 900.
The Western Union directors declares
the regular quarterly dividend of II pc
cent. The statement for the quarter end
ing Sept. 30 estimates the net revenue 6
81. $50, 900, the largest in years, andsleave
surplus after paying dividends of 1852,
615. The total surplus is $9,074,016.
Information has been received at Rich
mond of the robbery of a young lady i
Louisa county of about $4,000. She ha
the money placed in her trunk. Half G
the money had been given her by her aft
anced to keep until their marriage. Will
the family VISA at church the thief game
an entrance into the trunk, got the none
and fed.
The Michigan peach crop is very shol
and little fruit is being shipped. Saugs
tuck, which last year shipped 1000 basket
day, this year sends out only from 500
1000. Hardly peach can be found alon
the Kalamazoo river. Apples are not s
scarce, and one packer has contracted
furnish 10000 baskets to an eastern firm
The stockholders of the Ohio Souther
Railroad company have approved the actio
of the directors in providing for an issue {
per cent general n ortgage bonds and fe
. the payment of all car trust obligation
Authority was also given for making CO
tain extentions. The New York director
are making an inspection of the propert.
b -
Power of Combination by Farmers.
One of the causes leading up to the col
ton convention of yesterday being th
, fight made BY the National Farmers Ali
ance for a proper tare on cotton haggln
that they might thus meet the jute bag
ging monopoly, it will be appropriate
give q brief outline of the origin, growt
and work of the Alliance. The order ws
modestIy organized in Texas about eigl
wears since as local protection and to d.
yelop the best interest of the farmers {
that particular section. The good result
to the farmers were SO manifest that thre
wears later the organization was made
State body, which has since grown, unit
it is now planted in all the Souther
States; and organized three years since
national body-with connections in a.
most every neighborhood in the Soutl
There are cooperative stores In man
towns and neighborhoods under the col
troll of the local unions, which are undo
the supervision of the State Alliances
There are also number of manufacture
interests now being operated in Texas an
other States by the State and local unions
There are also local newspapers with sew
eral State papers and national organ
The last national meeting was held
Meridian, Miss, where a union We
effected between the Alliance and the AZ
ricnltural Wheel, which has recently bee
ratified by the local membership, and
December next the formal union will
made at st. Louis, Mo-, of the two bodies
under the name of the National Farmer
| and Laborers' Union, which will represel
Il the cotton growers of the South and II
grain growers of the Northwest, who t
gether represent the great producing pop1
Iation of America-and will thus becon
u the most nnWerfll Agricultural associatio