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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-23


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oSnef ssnssrs OF the eeaseas'sn ard ru~ss-
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ecaren.toa sd5oarn<a befase il exse "a be
eesenpiss he'd
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-23

With the signatures, The constitution
covers sescnty-fhree pages OF parchment.
IL is neat and handsome piece OF ren.
maaship. the work OF enrolling clerk
Riehasi o. Vets.
cosgrove, at $50. moyed that when the
eoaventioa adjourn IL adjourn sine die al
$50. adopted
Turner offered aud the cnuvev tinn
unanimously agreed To . resolution tend
erinR thaaks 10 the citizens eli OLYMPIA for
their hospitable trestmeni Of the delegates
during their stay.
Dyer moved a special vote al thanks TO
the olympia Board OF Trade for the recent
ciainhake in honor of the mcalbers:
adopted with a rush and q hurrah.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-23
The SCHEDULE ADOPTED.

When the schedule xas sbou. to be
placed on ~. finai passage. Power moved
that the article on United states patents he
taken up. The motion was lost.
The article ON schedule wss placed upon
final passage. Ii Was agreed 10. three
votes oily teinx In the nessuve.
Power again moved to take up the arti-
Gle on United s'aies pat uts; 10 l.
Tue article on declaration of the state 8
ewnersnip oi tide lands WAS taken up.
Richland beacon., 1889-06-15
Lands Listed and Transferred to the Ten
sas Basin and Fifth Levee District.

BATON ROUGE, La, June Col.
Lott has completed the work of list
ing and transferring the lands donat-
ed by the State to the Tensas Basin
and Fifth levee districts. The Tensas
Basin levee district gets an crea of
4ll,O97 9-1OO of swamp lands, and
an area Of 6,526 5l-l00 of tax lands
that accrued to the State before the
adoption of the Constitution of 1879,
and an area of $3.50 $500 acres
since the adoption of that Constitu-
ton.
The Fifth levee district gets an
area of 100, lOl 84-lOO of swamp and
l74,929 30-10O of tax lands that &C.
crued to the State before the adoption
of the Constitution of lS79.-Times-
Democrat.
Can our contemporary explain tc
us how the lands accrued to the State
prior to the adoption of the Constitu.
ton of 1879, when there was no pro.
vision by which the State could be.
come the purchaser? In fact. there
is provision OF law that third per.
sons cannot be effected by transfers
unless the same it duly recorded in
Notarial or conveyance books. Does
forfeiture convey or even imply
title2
Richland beacon., 1889-06-15
LITTLE CREEK FARMERS UNION
Committee:

For the BEACON.
Little Creek, June Stb, 1889.
This obligation made and entered
into by Little Greek Farmers Union,
number 1876, between each and every
member, witnesseth, that we severally
agree not to purchase, use or encour-
age the purchase or use of any jute
bagging to wrap or fit for market
any cotton grown by the members OF
said Farmers Union after the adop-
ton of this agreement, and we further
agree severally, to order from our
respective business agents, cotton
baggiug to wrap the present years
crop, i. e. 1889. And We furthe
agree to bind ourselves, by fraternal
ties, to carry out the obligations as
above set forth. And in case of the
violation of this obligation, we waive
all constitutional provisions whereby
we maintain membership to this
Union. This done and passed in
regular meeting, day and tate first
written above. Signed:
L. NJ. MONTGOMERY,
President.
Richland beacon., 1889-06-15
BETTER FOR THE STATE AND
UNION.
Timcs-Democrai I

Times Democrat,
We are glad to see the Chicago In
ter Ocean, stalwart Republican as it
is, asserting that it would be decided
ly to the benefit of Louisiana, and
indeed of the Union, to have this State
a thoroughly white one. The Inter
Ocean declares that it does not be-
lieye in negro supremacy, and admits
that negro majority in any State,
or portion of a State, is great draw
back; and it expresses wish that
Louisiana may be guaranteed against
it, with great profit to the State and
nation" 1t thinks the proper way to
60 about it is by means of white immi-
grafton, and it shows that the people
who pour annually into Minnesota,
Kansas and Nebraska would be suffi-
cient to make Louisiana thoroughly
and efectually white in a single year.
I'VE select these States minnesota,
Kansas and Nebraska" it says, mot
because their percentage of increase
is greater than that of others, but be-
cause the increase is almost wholly
the result of immigration, and of i'm
migration of white persons. Two of
these States have a rigorous, if not
inhospltable, climate; it is doubtful if
any one Of them contains such riches
of nature as are comprised in the area
of Louisiana"
What the /. o. says here is largely
true; but whenever we begin bidding
for immigration from the North and
West, the Republican papers as a rule
try to prevent settlers from coming
here. 1t is some satisfaction, how
ever, to hear that some of them re-
cognize the evils of negro majorities,
and that it is better for the whole
country that every State and county
in the South should show white
majority. There are some Southern
people and papers who still think to
the contrary, and who proclaim that
the true labor and the best labor Of
this section is colored, who shout
with delight when a fresh invasion Of
negroes pours into Louisiana and
Mississippi, and proclaim: This is
the kind of immigration We want.
We hope they will ultimately be con.
WINGED, like the Inter Ocean, and be-
lieve that a white citizen, a white
settler, Is far more to be desired than
colored man. =
Richland beacon., 1889-06-15
ANOTHER BANK 1T MONROE.

From the Monroe Bulletin of the
18th we learn that another new bank
is to be started in Monroe soon. We
extract the following from the Bul-
letin:
"The bank will be organized under
State laws with a capital of 100000
and will commence business on the
first day of September, 1889, with
the following persons as stock holders:
Meyer Bros. D. A. Breard, ST.,
L. H. Goldman & Bro, F. P. Stubs,
John P. Parker, F. G.. Hudson, 1. 1.
Davis, I. Baer G. Bro, Monroe, La;
U. Millsaps, West Monroe, L.; R. B.
Blanks, Columbia, La; ]. S. Handy,
Bastrop, La; A. HetTner, Oak Ridge,
La; w. G. Andrews, Mer Rouge, La;
Moses Elder, DeSiard, La; J. j.
Bowles, Rueton, La; r. NJ. Filhiol,
LogtOwn."
Richland beacon., 1889-06-15
HIGH PRICED JUSTICE.
mes-Dimocrat.1


The R,chland BeGnon cannot see
WHY Louisiana, with 100000 less peo-
pie than Mississippi, should pay four
times as much for its Judiciary, or
1921 600 year, while our neighbor
gets along with $4,000. The Times
Democrat has noted this inequality
before and sought in vain for an ex-
PLANTATION. What the Beacon says Of
Mississippi is equally true of all the
neighboring States-Alabama, Arkan-
sas and Texas and others. Louisiana
pays more per capita for justice than
any State of the South, and each
voter is taxed from five to ten times
as much for justice as a citizen Of
Mississippi or Texas. Nor have we
observed that the justice we get is
any better than that dealt out by the
courts of Mississippi and Texas.
We have called in vain for an ex-
PLANTATION of this anomaly, for a sug-
gestion of why Louisiana should be
favored with from two to five times as
many Judges as its neighbors, but no
one has ever been able to give any
other explanation of it than politics.
There is no more litigation here,
and the Judges are no harder worked;
indeed, we understand that some OF
them complain Of an excess of leisure
time.
In the matter of the judiciary, Lou
isiana seems to be following in the
footsteps of the Empire State, very
bad example. Only a few days ago a
new batch of police magistrates were
created in New York City with hand
some salaries. 1t was shown very
clearly that these new judges were
not needed, that the existing judges
were fully capable Of handling all the
business coming before them, and, in
deed, had but an average of a couple
of hours work day. Per centro, j
was demonstrated that Tammany re
quired more patronage, and the police
justices were accordingly saddled Oh
the taxpayers in order to strengthen
the faction controlling the politics o
the metropolis. This is the example
which Louisiana seems inclined t
initiate, and which it embraces a
nearly every session of the Legislator
by creating new judgeships to max
places for politicians.
| We do not expect to see any ex
PLANTATION offered the Richland BeacoI
and other Louisiana papers who wan
to know why justice in this Stat
should cost so much more than j
does elsewhere; nor any claim that j
is a superior article to that awarde
the people of Mississippi.
Richland beacon., 1889-06-15
A UORD OR TH'O ABOUT STATE
FINANCES.

II is tie belief Of great many peo-
rle in Louisiana that since the con-
convention Of 1879 every
thing has been lovely with our State
finances: that we have paid every
dollar of Indebtedness contracted by
successive legislatures since 1879, and
that we have money enough to run
the State government in every branch.
And all this within the six mills OF
taxation provided by the present
constitution. 1t Is likewise believed
by a great many people that every
thing has been squarelv and fairly
done bv the State since the reinarka-
bic convention to which we refer gave
Louisiana that wonderful instrument
which has taxed the ingenuity of an
able Supreme court to interpret and
elucidate.
Now, these ideas are all very wrong
and while the BEACON is unaltuably
opposed to another constitutional con-
vention at this time, we cannot help
calling attertion to the tact that al
is not lovely by any manner of means
in our State finances In the first
place, there are something more than
half million dollars OF warrants o.
1884, 1885 and 1886 for which the
holders cannot get dollar. In Other
words, the legislature appropriated
for those years larger sum than The
revenues of the State amounted to
and the result is that we havs a con
siderable floating Indebtedness fol
which, unless We propose to repudlate
some provision Of payment must b.
made.
1t is all very well to talk of on
glorious condition, but it is not al
sunshine by any manner Of means.
Richland beacon., 1889-06-15
ADDRESS,.

By order of the president of Little
Creek Farmers Union, number 1876,
all Farmers Unions men in Richland
parish; all farmers. merchants and all
others growing, or handling, or con-
trolling cotton within said parish,
are earnestly requested to cooperate
with this order in the introduction OF
cation bagging as a most suitable
material for wrapping cotton in, and,
thereby, defeating a monopoly which
endeavors to speculate upon the cot
ton planter; and creating, also, an
additional demand for raw cotton.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
Richland beacon., 1889-06-15

Every week we see patents granted
for car-coupling, yet we fail to see
the practical working Of any of them.
The railroads still keep up the old
plan of forcing men in between the
cars. Perhaps they think that human
beings are the cheapest things in the
world, and they do not miss it far,
for some are OILY good to be crushed
between the cars, but does not hu-
mainly call for a revolution in this
matter?
Richland beacon., 1889-06-15
IF YOUR BACK ACHES
Or you are al worn out really good for nothing
IL is general debility. Try
BROWNS IRON BIfTERS.
= Will cure you. and give good appetite. SOD
by all dealers in medicine.

We publish below list Of the Exrcuiive-
Committee Of Richlsnd parish aud keep is
standing foi general information:
FIRST WARD.
H. P. Wells, W B. Land and W. I. Ins!ey.
&c. B. Bruaib; i. said to be member instead
Of n. z. Wells)
SECOND WARD.
J. w. Simms, B. O. Edwards J. II. Abrangh.
THIRD WARD.
W. II. DougEie. F Wynn,w f Wilmington
FOURTH WARD.
f Mcdonald, l. NJ Montgomery, W r Hemler
FIFTH WARD.
J. L. Boies, W. A. Boughton and P. n. Austin
SIXTH WARD.
R. R. Justice, Harvey Rhymes, W II Earle.
SEVENTH WARD.
). T. Stokes, L. ID. Eppineti, z. L. Crosby.
z. c. Cnsler is duly authorized TO receive
and receipt for subscription or advertising to-
the BIAcos. IT,
Richland beacon., 1889-06-15

A recent number of the New Or
leans Picayune reaches us which con-
tains all article upon the agricultural
advantages Of Morehouse parish. Mr..
H.H Hargrove, travelling correspond
ent for the Picayune, visited our
parish few weeks since and took
minute notes of the condition of the
parish. which are 30 accurately and
clearly set forth in the article refer
red to. We apl reciate the style of
his article as in its get-up, facts are
not lost sight of through conglom-
GRAFTON of adjectives. He gives the
parish justice and no more than JUS
tice and we are proud to state that
he has not painted with language an
imaginary parish, but he has shown
up Morel oase parish in its true
light; and we feel no hesitancy in
proving every word that he has writ
ten, to any storm and weather beaten
immigrant who might be attracted
here from the northwest by the
gratuitous article which is so much
appreciated by the people of More.
house. We regret exceedingly that
We are unable to give publication to
the article, which would require
more space than We have at our dis
posal this week. But suffice us to
say that the article in its entirely
was a mastery victory of the pens
man, in setting forth facts-Clarion.
All that can be said of Morehouse
parish can also be said of Richland
parish, except that Richland has the
advantage Of a railroad running
through the centre of the parish from
east to west. Morohouse, however,
will soon have a railroad to Monroe,
and also one through this parish.
Richland beacon., 1889-06-15
Even the New orleuus 7,pes. Den


Even the New Orleuns Times Dem
ocrat has become wrought up over
the question of the enormous cost OF
our judicial system. 1t is strange
that the newspapers Of the State do
not pay more attention to this matter,
for if there ever was aagrant robbery
Of the people under the forms Of law,
this i; surely such case: The trouble
al arose from the fact that the con-
stitutional convention was composed
largely Of lawyers, who imagined that
thers was but one subject in which
the people we're interested-that of
Richland beacon., 1889-06-15

Miss Clara Chislnan, young lady
6rm Beauregard, Miss, who was on
her way TO New York to take a
steamer for BRAID, where she was to
engage in missionary work, was lost
in the food at Jamestown, Pa. She
was a passenger on the Inflated train
that was swept to destruction.
Miss C. 4. Chrismans body was
found on the llth. This lady went
from Beauregard, Miss- and was on
her way to New York on the train
that was caught in the Jamestown
disaster. A check for $275.32. $40
in; cash and gold watch We're found
on the body. Her remains have been
forwarded to Beauregard.
Richland beacon., 1889-06-15

Dick Halves, the Birmingham MUIR
derer, has been sentenced to hang
July End.
When ordered to stand up for sem
tence he arose stifily, his frame shud-
dered and his head was bowed. In
response to the question as to what he
had to say why sentence should not
be passed upon him Halves said Il
don't think | have had a fair trial,
but if the Supreme court would grant
me another | believe it would do little
good" Judge Green then sentenced
Halves to be hanged on July ID next.
Times Democrat.
Richland beacon., 1889-06-15
WOMEN IND MINORS IN TAX ELEC-
TIONS.
Times-Democrai.1

Times democrat.
A correspondent asks us the follow
ing question apropos of the coming
drainage tax election:
New ORLEANS, La, May /, 1889.
To the E litor OF The Times Democrat:
Please state low property holders who are
women or minors can vote or be represented
at the election for tie "paying and drainage
tax" Have they any right or voice in ques
ton Of such importance to our city
A MlNos, With widowed mother.
Neither minors nor widows can,
under any circumstances, vote at this
election directly or through a repre-
sentative. They may own millions of
property but they cannot vote on the
proposition whether their property
shall be taxed or not. This is, Of
course, mistake and gross injustice,
but such is the law in Louisiana, at
least, for elsewhere this palpable de-
feet has been corrected, and where an
election is submitted to the taxpayers
all taxpayers vote on it directly or by
proxy. Here, however, the law re-
stricts the election Of property tax
payers who are otherwise qualified to
vote under the general election laws
of the State; they must be taxpayers
and voters, and to be voters they must
be males over twenty-one years OF age,
not insane, not ex-convicts or other
wise disfranchised, and citizens of the
State and parish. This DISTINGUISHES
all women, minors and non-naturalized
residents. And as there can be no
ballot by proxy in Louisiana, all these
classes lose their votes altogether and
can take no part whatever in the
coming election.
| This defect, as we have said, has
been corrected in nearly all othes
countries, and remain on the statute
books OF but few States besides Lou
isiana. In twenty-three countries,
women owning property in their own
, right vote at tax elections, in most OF
them directly; in some few, as in
/ Austria, indirectly by choosing male
representatives to cast their ballots
, for them. In Louisiana, however, in
, the present status of the law, women
t cannot vote at the coming tax cleo
: ton; and our correspondent is, with
2 many others, DISTINGUISHED. The
world has proclaimed this law un.
: equal and unjust, and it has been
4 modified or changed in nearly all
lands. No appeal, however, has beer
e made to the Legislature of Louisiana
t to correct it, If the women OF the
State who desire to participate in tax
! or similar elections, present the mat
ter to the Legislature and show how
universally the principle is now re-
| cognized, that those women who pay
e taxes should vote if they wish to al
. tax elections, we think that body
/ would place Louisiana in line with
e the rest Of the world on this point
q But, as the law now stands, we ar,
e compelled to reply to our correspond
!, ent, that neither he nor his mother
1 can vote directly or indirectly on thu
: drainage tax.
Richland beacon., 1889-06-15
FARMERS UNION BARBECUE.

G1RARD, La, JUNE Stb, 1889.
We appoint a committee for a
barbecue at Girard on the 4th OF
July, 1889. We appoint the follow
ing committee:
]. L. Spencer, B. Myrick, Jas. A.
Mhoon, E. E. Wilks, W. H. Doughtie,
J. H. Griffin, r. A. Wynn, Jake
Wynn, SO Clevenger, WV. Bennett,
Harvey Gainey, Ben Robinson, Eu-
gene Griffin, John Waghorn, H. T.
Clausen, w. L. Dormand, J. T. Mar
shall and W. A. Rogers.
Public invited generally. Come
and have good time as usual.
BEN MYRIcK, President.
J. B. COPELAND, Secretary,
The best conducted barbecue we
ever attended was at Girard Ed. |.
Richland beacon., 1889-06-15
RAYvILLE, La, JUNE LIST, '89.

G. R. Balfour Lodge No. IL, X. of P.
Pithian Period %.
Whereas, on the 18th day of May
our brother, Hon. Henry F. Vickers,
departed this life and, whereas, in
his demise our Lodge has lost most
excellent member.
Therefore be it resolved, as testi-
monial to the memory of our departed
brother, whose loss We deeply lament,
that our Lodge be draped in mourn
ing for the space Of thirty days. That
these resolutions be spread on the
minutes; that copy be sent to the
family of the deceased, and that the
Richland News and Richland BEACON
be requested to publish the same.
S. FAUX,
Committee: T. N. RHYMES,
R. p. WILLIAMS.
Richland beacon., 1889-06-15
A Bold Speech.

Atlanta Constitution.
The speech of Major T. B. Edging-
ton, a Republican, Union soldier and
Grand Army man, on decoration day
in Memphis, will stir up discussion.
Major Edgington said:
There is an irrepressihle conflict
between white suffrage and negro
suffrage. All dreams of dividing the
colored vote are utopian. This vote
is now and always will lie q race vote.
The negro never can attain to that
position or superiority that will per-
NIT his vote to ever become anything
but q race vote. The enactment of
negro suffrage was the great crime
of the age. The guardian angel Of
our unfortunate country was sleeping
when that foul deed was done. Any
Republican who sincerely favors
negro suffrage is the misguided VIC
tim of maudlin philanthropy. Any
Democrat who favols it favors also
the al, aling of the ballot when it is
deposited.
The speaker said that the negro
had not vet learned the arts of COM
mon laborer. and was not fit to domi.
nate in any locality. In the name OF
civilization he demanded the passage
of laws limiting negro suffrage to
FIVE or ten per cent. of the white vote.
He declared that bis dead comrades
would not rest in their graves if the
result OF the war was to be the over
throw of the white race in the South.
The negroes in the audience Missed
the speech and wanted to mob the
orator. When a republican member
Of the grand army talks in this fash
ion it foreshadow . big palitical
surprise for the brother in black.
Richland beacon., 1889-06-15
PERSONAL MENTION.

On Tuesday last we had the pleas
ure of a call from E. A. and J. l..
Boics, of the 4th and 9Th wards.
They report plenty ram i'll that Sec
ton.
w. r. Baird, of Alto, was in
Rayville last Tuesday. He says
they have had more rain than needed
down there.
Mr.. Wharton, from the lower Big
Creek neighborhood, was in town
Tuesday. Reports good season
and good prospects for crops IN that
locality.
J.B. Copeland was i'll town last
Tuesday.
Mr.. Frank Brown was in Ray
vile this week.
p. w. Wright was in town on
Tuesday of this week.
Mrs. S.Faulk is now visiting rcla-
tivcs in Alabama, and We know Mr..
F. will miss the boy.
Mr.. Upton and family were in
town OH Sunday last attending
preaching.
On Monday evening Messrs. Drey-
fus and Ben Levy came into town,
the guests of Mr.. Tltchc, accom-
panied by several ladies.
Capt. w. 7. Ivy and family lief,
for Weatherford, Texas, this week
where he intends having him resi-
dence built for future occupancy fol
his family. Weatherford is on the
line with this railroad.
Miss Maggie Willis, of Monroe
was i'll town last Saturday, the guest
of Mrs. Thos. Jones.
w. T. Cook and family were il
Rayville OH Saturday last.
Jim Archibald and WILDER Lyle.
were in town this week.
Mr.. Smith,of Chattanooga, Tenn.
called on us Wednesday.
Mrs. L. V. Vickers was in towr
this week.
Jas. Pritchard returned home from
Valparaiso, Ind, Tuesday last.
F. M. Binion, of Oak Ridge, wa.
in town on Monday.
w. G. Durham was IN Rayvill'
on Wednesday last.
We had the pleasure of meetin:
the affablc gentleman, Mr.. Winter
who belongs to the commercia
tourists.
One of Mrs. F. z. Thomson
sons was in town Wednesday an
did not fail to call in and pay for tn
BEACON for bis mother.
Col. A. b. Cooper was in tow
one day this.
VIM. A. Bong ON and lady cam
up on Thursday last and went OF
to Monroe.
, Mrs. Fannie Boughton and chi
) dren were in Rayville on Thursday
: Bernard Titche, of New Orleans
was in Rayville this week.
Miss Maria Brumby, the accom-
!. plishcd daughter of e. B. Brumby
is now at home spending vacation.
Richland beacon., 1889-06-15
Three Guns for MOrehOuse

Our sister parish of Morehouse
voted the tax for the New Orleans,
Natchez and Fort Scott Railroad on
last Saturday, June Sth, 1889, both
in number and property. So we trot
out our cannon as we consider, from
the present standpoint, that it is a
great victory. Three cheers for
Morehouse and her gallant sons!