St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1890-12-06

VOL. [. NO. 8.
THE CLARION.
Published Every Saturday by the
st. Landry Printing and Publishing Co.
(LIMITED.)
oPELoUsAs, DECEMBER 6, 1890.
OpeIousas Union No. 451 meets every
other Saturday at p. m, in Chachere s
Hall. J. J. Thompson, president; s. M. Pc
ters, secretary.
Caledonia Union No. 6G3 meets the 1st
and Sd Saturdays Of every month, at the
secretary's home. Rene Carriere president,
d. L. St Cyr viee-president, A. Valin secre-
tary, Mrs. A. Vain TREASURER, John Jen-
nings chaplain, Walter st. Cyr lecturer, Ar
nand Carriere assistant lecturer, Gilmer
Sonnier doorkeeper, Albert Rider assistant
doorkeeper, Albert Whatley sergeant-at-
arms.
Fairyiew Farmers Union No. $50 ST
Landry Parish Louisiana, meets at Belle
yue church, first Saturday in each month.
M. r. Wilson president, J. P. Smith vice.
president, H. G. Peckham secretary, Jules
Boutte treasurer, A. ]. Morgan chaplain,
J. s. lakewood lecturer, j. E. Daily door
keeper.
The second session Of the fifty-frst
Congress opened last Mouday. The
next Congress, with the Democratic
majority, will come in March 4th
next
1t is now time for the Farmers
Unions to "get move on = the lot
terry expects two-thirds majority in
the Democratic State convention. The
Union can prevent it.
The next Federal House of Repre-
sentatives, according to theroll pre-
pared by the clerk of that body, will
consist of 222 Democrats, 80 Repub-
licans and II Farmers Alliance men.
Work is progressing for the Federal
building here. The earth is being re-
moved, to depth OF several feet, in
order to lay solid foundation; a lot
Of dressed stones are on the ground,
and the making Of brick is going on
rapidly.
The Lottery seems to be going in
for revenge. If it cannot save itself, it
will help its friends Gin their local
affairs" and put them in Office. If it
cannot live, it will pull down the
Democratic house on its adversaries.
We suggest the Mr.. T. A. Marshall,
secretary Of the Progressive League
alias Lottery League, address copies of
his letter to DR.. Kelly to the president
Of each Farmers, Union III the State
they would appreciate it as much as
DR.. Kelly did.
A fire, supposed to have been in
cendiary, nearly destroyed Oak Ridge,
small town in Morehouse parish,
twenty miles north east of Monroe.
Eight Of the ten stores of the place
were consumed, the total loss being es-
timated at $4,000
The pugilistic contest at Rayne, last
Saturday, lasted about six minutes,
Budroe knocking Estakes out in the
second round. The gate receipts
amounted to about 5000, out of which
expenses had to be paid, leaving the
victor but small sum.
The Lotteryites say: ''We want to
know who our friends are everywhere
and how far we may rely upon them"
They made mistake in taking DR..
Kelly for one OF them may they not
also be mistaken about being "sure of
q nearly two-thirds majority in the
Democratic convention?"
Secretary Marshalls lottery letter
to DIR. Kelly, intimates plainly that
the lottery is going to help its friends
to get all the offices in the State; so
then the lottery will be king in pos
session of the State government, and
its "leader" friends will hold the Of
fees. A king must have subjects or
serfs-the anti-lotteryites can come in
there.
The Progressive League" according
to its secretary, Mr.. I. A. Marshall,
wants to interest" one or two leading
men in each ward of the parishes, to
organize "Parish Lottery League"
Organizing such leagues might be
made of great "interest" in financial
sense to these ''leading" men; but
what about the men who are to be
led?. Are they to do the voting and
have none OF the "interest?"
The President in his message to
Congress. last Monday, favors the Nc
Kinlev tariff bill and the proposed