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Homestead Entry No, 3a63.

Land Office at Natchitoches, La,
December %, 1891. :
Notice is hereby given that the following
IN named settler has filed notice of his in-
tention to make final proof in support of his
claim, and that said proof will be made before
the Honorable Judge or Clerk of District Court
at Benton, La, on 9th February, 1892, viz: +:
Homestead Entry No. 3163-Lloyd Payne
for the northeast quarter of northeast quarter
dissection 8, north half of northwest quarter
and southeast quarter of northwest quarter of
section 9, township 20 North, Range 10 West
Louisiana Meridian. He names the following
witnesses to prove his continuous residence
upon and cultivation of, said land, viz: NJ
Hanks, Carr Stephens, Stephen English and
John Jefferson, OF Benton P. o La.
L. DUPLEX, Register.
December 81, 1891. feb4
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|Is,s. s W. 3. Bland and S. D.
81 " now 70 of Shreveport, have
- 'ps p' Banner that they will
ps,,.a.a blacksmith, Wheelwrieht
Ne NSea1er shop in Benton very
ssd daey .Syi nave bought a lot and
NJ eaeif lumber and mean bus
,lss' Ias Banner cordially well
tSsaa sa 70 the place aud gladly
sats.es, se signs of Improvement
"a s1ee'aess es in which Messrs,
as.sa aEkaurst will engag ge is
sesasaessity and a convenience
sea, wye their success may be a
,afs,,s0 q their most sanguine
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Homestead Entry No. 3io3.

Land Office at Natchitoches, Louisiana,
December 29th 1891
Notice is hereby given that the following
~ named settler has filed notice of his
intention to make final proof in support Of his
claim and that said proof will be made before
the Honorable District Judge or the Clerk of
the District Court at Benton, La ,on February
l3, 1892, viz: Homestead Entry No. 3I93-Ge0.
w. Walker-for east half of northwest quarter
and west half of northeast quarter of section
25, township % North, range Ia West Louisi
ana Meridian. He names the following wit
nesses to prove his continuous residence upon
and cultivation, of said land, viz: John Ii.
Nattn and John j. Barnes. of Collinsburg p
O., La; J. H. Cabeen and A. r. Thompson, of
Benton 2. O, La.
LOUIS DUPLEX, Register.
january, 1892 feblI
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Valy two weeks more of our
LIQUIDATION SALE.
n On February |,
n seRllll take au inventory,
i. y We must reduce our stock
su as possible before that time.
4 EXTRA
4 INDUCEMENTS
.yaE Offered during this time.
'Ai DREYFUSS Dc SON,
i Shreveport.
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New To-Day.
sHffeasESON :!

TENhe officers and men of the Bossier Mounted
Il Rifles are hereby notified to be in attend
ance at the next regular meeting ON Wednes
day, February 3. BY order of the Captain
commanding.
THOS G.. KINGSLEY, O. s.
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ITO Tresa0NsSeFS. 5.

nv person bunting or tPespassing on west
N half of northeast quarter, west nan oi
northwest quarter, and southwest quarter of
section 5. township 18, range l3, Northwest
Land District, Bossief parish, La W1iI oe
j. u. ARNOLD.
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r,st Saturday Messrs. Allen Bros,
''a,iators Dss of a steam saw mill near
lSss.bton. sold a half million feet
IIIas,ber to persons in Dallas, Tex.
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The urinary election for Judicial
,Is ,,ICsopatoril officers will he held
|. = Bisoville parish on Thursday,
$rL 10
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|aais Levin, corner Market and
|as streets, Shreveport, has the
1 Ready Made Clothing and
Goods at popular prices.
] afse assortment of hats, umbrel-
aaud yalises on hand. You will
Sallto your interest to call and
R'nlne his goods aud get prices.
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] new stock and splendid assort-
Int Of all kinds of Millinery goods
T. being received and opened up
II Miss Mary A. Files, Shreveport.
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p..t bargains in Shreveport for
. t'a st Henry Dreyfuss & Sons.
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Ibs always profitable to remem
h that the best and cheapest
Eds, at the lowest prices, can be
Ipebt at Ben Holzman's, Shreve-
lrt His is the great shopping
sase Of the country.
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,lossant dance was given at the
,.ian Hotel last Thursday night.
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] M call the attention of the mem
H. Of the Bossier Mounted Rifles
Ihe notice published in another
Ipnp by Mr.. T. G. Kingsley, o. S.
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Dad, money makes a quick
NJ sa See Ben Holman.
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|af young friends, r. L. Carstar-
and Z. y. Gayle, are having
4aed, IN trout OF present Court
II, building 25X5S feet. to be
'pea oy them as "a general store.
sde glad TO chronicle such i'm
't'Atilts in our young aud grow
osh, and hepe our enterprising g
" lflrnds may reap the reward
@emlnently deserve.
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Philadelphia Times issues a
h paper and q fine almanac Also
latter, for 1892, we have just
Reived. The former we get daily,
I've look upon both as reliable
Imluable sources of information.
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|tinton Waterman, 10th: "On
Tuesday, Mr.. +. Palmer An
Ess aud bis family left their old
2as here, for Benton. Bossier par
where they will in future re-
Their many friends here will
III MISS Mr. and Mrs. Andrews,
'aIt deservedly popular with all
REnOw then.n
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5.a,oo has received this season
no bales of cotton.
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She9"iH's Sale.

of Shreveport In District
VS.. Court, Caddo
John r. Jones, Parish, La
Dy virtue of an alias feri facias to
ID me directed from the Honorable
District Court in and for the Parish
of Caddo, La, in the above entitled
suit, I will sell at public auction, to
the last and highest bidder, at the
Court house, in the town of Benton,
La, within the legal hours of sale, on
Saturday, January 30, 1892, the fol
lowing described property, to-wit:
5000 saw logs at Roberta, and 2OOC
saw logs at Jones Spur, and l gum
mer and l shingle machine at Posts
Mill.
Terms of Sale-Cash, subject tc
benefit of appraisement.
A. r. THOMPSON, Sheriff.
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To Tl.eSaafssSerS.

NTo hunting, riding or driving through my
~ home place, situated in sections and
township l8, range 13, will be allowed Tres
passers will be prosecuted to the fullest ex
tent of the law.
TnrorrIA 1909 3ms
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Where the books. mere found.

came the three missing minute-books which
showed what the Town Trustees did to
earn their salaries in the early ffties.
Some people say, though. that the lost
and found books never saw the inside Of
the City Hall tower.
The books however, being found do not
settle anything that the public wants TO
know regarding the water front.
Mayor Chapman. who has kept them in a
safe in his brothers Office on Broadway,
turned them over to City Clerk Brady yes
terday afternoon.
Il don't want them in my Office" said E.
C. Chapman. at is too great RESPONSE
biity."
II was on the occasion of their return that
a CALL reporter went to the City Hall and
made bis inspection OF the tower and it's
contents.
Old records. any one of which may be-
come of immense value some day, were
scattered about ike so much rubbish.
Some of the books that bad cost the city
thousands OF dollars to have filled with data
concerning the doings of the municipal
government lay in topping heaps. Others
were thrown about their covers torn of,
and some. indeed, were coyerless.
Out of the old boxes stuck corners and
eDdstOt documents that may be sought for
anxiously by the people of Oakland in COM
ing years. But there they were for the rats
and mice to rest in and the dust and damp
10 spoil
A more reckless, shameful waste OF valua-
bic documents was never seen before.
Things are pretty well strewn about"
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able doubt about crossing the bar at night
with big steamer loaded down TO full or
binary draughr. Thirdly, the Peru drew
only ia inches forward and too much aft.
whereas the Government conditions were
specific as to 4 certain draught forward Ac-
coIdingly the sternwheeler Alvira from
Stockton was brought alongside and many
hundreds OF bags of -four were discharged
into the forward hold, till the ship drew IS
feet forward and 20 feet aft. Her
mean displacement on a 19-foot draught
being 4450 tons. the alteration to a
mean of 70 feet inches increased
this displacement TO 1850 tons. so that the
Peru when she started was ahead OF the
contract in this particular.
Just as soon as the Peru had reached
point abreast of Meiggs wharf dense fog
gathered ahead and the steam whistle was
blown vigorously. 1t was quite cold morn
ing, and The CALL representative, who
was the only newspaper man on the vessel,
felt chilly and lonely. 1t had been antici-
pated that long list Of applications would
be filed for the trip, and the Union Iron
Works had taken the proper precautions to
guard against converting q serious trial Of
the first large commercial steamer built on
the coast into an oilers holiday outing. With
the exception of few boy apprentices
from the iron works shops, who were sup
posed TO be out on q cruise of instruction,
the 20 persons on board were all out on
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CITY HALL WORK.
What Has Been Done by the Commits
stoners I'm Twelve Months.

What Has Been Done by the Commits
sioners I'm Twelve Months.
The report of Edward l. Wolfe. secretary
of the New City Hall Commissioners. for
the fiscal year 1912 was filed with the
Board of Supervisors yesterday.
During the IL months the commission re-
ceived 1851, 1868 80 and disbursed S341, 499 20,
and there is now a balance OF S20.363 90 on
hand, against which there are outstanding
warrants amounting TO S204 ~. On July
1 the commission was credited with
$50, SOS d In the treasury. For the past
two years the present commission has been
working with 100000 less than was at the
disposal of their predecessors.
When the present commission took
charge of affairs, Mr.. Wolfe says, the build
Ing was in wretched condition. The in
yestigatloDs and reports of the architects
showed that work had been poorly done
and that parts of the building were going
TO decay. The sanitary condition, too, was
wretched and was even dangerous TO the
health OF those frequentng the building.
MIR. Wolfe then adds:
The experience OF the past term has demon
sfrAted Two things. first and foremost of which
Is the evil effects of frequent changes in the
sonnet OF the board and the matter OF The tax
levy for CITY b all purposes. With a progressive
Board OF Commissioners ike the present one and
with the tax levy raised 10 The limits allowed by
law. would not be compelled TO give such esti-
mates as 10 cost ana Time OF completion OF lie
building as 1 DO further on Ia my report.
Beginning with 1856, from taxes aud
including the sale of bonds, etc, the total
receipts of all City Hall commissions have
been S4.7 ,S12 SO, and during the same
time the disbursements have been 81, 6SS,-
81 o..
Regarding the future of the hall, the re-
port goes on to say:
The law requires an estimate to be made OF
the amount necessary 10 complete the new City
Hall, which, including maDsaTd roof add a tower
OF The height called for by the plans originally
adopted. about 400 feet, estimate at ST .25O,-
600. The time 10 which the building will be
completed aud turned over to the Board OF
SUPERVISORS, as contemplated by law, depends on
two thiDgs-nrst, the continuance by the Legis.
latuIe OF The act under which the commission
works, that is, as 10 the collection OF taxes and
upon the pleasure OF the Boards OF Supervisors
In making up the annual tax levy. But upon the
basis OF the allowance for the last two years
and allowing for other contingencies, estimate
that IL viii lake at least seven years 10 complete
the building.
1t will be impossible. Mr.. Wolfe says, to
build the main tower this year for lack of
funds. The new quarters for the Police
Department and Registrar in the new wing
will be ready for occupancy by the latter
M q
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which the horse power, etc., is calculate
| Tor his official report. This cards are made
| automatically and indicate precisely the
! pressure above and below the piston ia the
| cylinder at any given moment. Mr. EcIari
| said that while he had had no time to work
up the cards they were the finest he had
| ever taken and were superior 10 those of
the Rio Janeiro on her speed up. They
| showed greater efficiency i'm every respect,
and were better even than those of the
Columbia. the sister ship built on the other
side
Immediately after the trial the Peru was
headed nOrthward and homeward. The
change of course occurred just as number
of the young apprentices and guests had
settled down to the preliminary soup at the
dinner table. There was fine menu ahead
Of them. but the young gentiemen's
countenances began to put on a play Of
c0ors from white to green and pale pink.
like the hues of diving dolphin, and they
promptly discovered that dinner had no
charms for them. They were even
doubtful whether their breakfast and
In a sea of doubts they rushed
up the companion ladder, and confided their
TT oubles TO the guls and fishes. There
was nasty choky head sea all the way
back, and the Peru tErashed into it at the
rate OF Is knots. By nghtfall only the old
stagers and those who had long ago found
their sea legs remained on deck. They were
In minority decidedly 1t was a trying
night for any vessel. but sleep came to ali
in time.
The Peru arrived off the heads at 2:55 A.
NJ. and locked at 4 A. NJ. The trial was a
satisfactory one in all respects, and espe-
cially in the total freedom from vibration
Only IN few hunks directly over the pro-
peller itself could its movements be felt
Amidships or forward only the motion of
the waves and thechanges In position of
surrounding objects would inform q person
on deck that the ship was moving The
Peru's tall smokestack proved no draw
back. 1t made plenty of steam, and the
rolling was as Insignificant as the vibratory
movement.
One of the most interesting features on
the Peru Is her steam gear, which is of the
Union Iron Works pattern and worked adj
mirably. 1t surpassed the most sanguine
expectations OF the designers, and has the
paramount advantage Of being connected
direct with the big wheel so that if anything
happens to 1t the Quartermaster Is not un-
der the necessity Of going aft to steer the
vessel. The small wheel is keyed into the
larger and Is operated by three-cylindsr
engine. the apparatus being so nicely poised
and adjusted that a child of y years of age
could steer the big steamer with the finger.
The Peru is 334 feet long, As feet beam;
mean draft IS feet; displacement. 1850 tons
carrying capacity, 2539 ions.
Captain William Ward, who will command
the vessel on her first trip on Thursday, Is
the youngest commanding officer In the Pa
chic Mail Company's service, and is the only
one OF number of apprentices taken on by
the company to be trained for such positions
who has made success OF his profession.
He has already establshefa reputation as
one OF the most trustwo rthy captains In the
eompany's employ.
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On. on went the Peru, and now far to the
southwark low hummock was pointed out
as the bourne of the pilgrimage. That lit
tie bummock, looking like an island. was
Point Sur. If the Peru was abreast of It by
q minutes after she would fill the bill {;
and once more q trip was made aft 10 look
at the logs. The result was reassuring and
as the end was so near the slice pers stole
forth from their hunks, and those who had
been over the "seventeen-mile drive" from
Monterey pointed out the monument on the
summit OF hill. Then came Point Sur, and Just
as the Peru's steam whistle gave a trium-
plant blast half dozen watches were noted
ana found to agree as watches rarely do.
The run commenced at h. 81 min. 20 sec !;
1t closed at 6 h. 10 min. 20 sec, so that the
run had been made in 3 h. 55 min. and the
Per had minutes to spare Her speed
over the course was officially given as IA 90
knots; had she got in half minute sooner
1t would have been 10 knots
"She Is daisy" said everybody when
the general handshaking had finished
"Well," said Captain Ward. "Iet me have
the Peru at 10 knots, which she can easily
make. and even the China may have to look
TO her laurels. It's good boat that can
make Is knots and hold her steam right
aiong like the Peru has done" There was
whirl of white smoke from the steamers
pipe as he spoke, showing that she had
made more steam than she wanted.
Consulting Engineer Eekart, who watched
the trial on behalf OF the Union Iron
Works, showed The CALL reporter the
cyllnder-cards taken during the trip. from
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and small hand to denote the fractions OF
mile. Every few seconds there would be
long melancholy ''caterwaul," resembling
nothing so much as moonlight sonata OF
disconsolate felines on the tiles, as one or
the other OF the logs was affected by a ten
sion OF the cord and the motion OF the tiny
screws. "Mee-ah-yow," that was the sound.
and IL required more and moro frequently
as the Peru logged along, SO as to become
almost continuous NEW" Experts and
amateurs alike became interested In the
logs, and everybOdy's pencil was at work
on the first few miles. The Peru kept doing
better and better, and held her steam
bravely even when the engines were max
ing u and rs revolutions a minute.
From till o'clock the interest WAS sus-
tanned. The ship would win; that was set
tied She had been doing Is knots al the
time from the fifteenth minute alter the
run was started. Some of the officials, who
had had an anxious night of it, and some of
the "unOfficials" who had been kept awake
all night waiting for the Peru to start, took
the opportunity of turning In for an hours
sleep.
1t argued well for the success of the VEN
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HOW MAYNARD DIED.
Riley Implicated in the Evidence Before
the Jury.


the Jury.
Coroner Garwood held an inquest yester-
day afternoon over the remains of George
Maynard, the sal0on-keeper who was killed
last Saturday night during a quarrel with
John +. Riley. The story told by the wit
nesses did not materially differ from the ac-
count OF the tragedy published in yester-
days CALL. Three eyewitnesses, Dr.
Rounds, William Bloom and Benjamin MIL
Ter. told how the scuffle occurred. Charles
Maynard. a brother, Mrs. Kate Maynard
tile widow, and DR.. r. T. Williams, who
made the autopsy upon the body, also testi-
fed.
Bloom and Rounds testified that they were
In Maynar0's saloon and heard him crying
outside They are doing me up" The two
rushed out and found MAYNARD upon the
sidewalk. John Riley and "Skiye" Tobiu
were beating him. Riley was hammering
Maynard's head with the butt of heavy
revolver.
When Riley was placed before the Jury
be fatty contradicted the testimony of
Bloom and Rounds. He denied that he
had struck Maynard.
81 took the revolver out OF Maynard's
hands" he said, ''but did not strike him
with it. An | wished to do was TO get away
and keep out of trouble"
DR.. Williams testified that Maynard's
death had been caused by blows on the
head, causing conclusion of the brain. The
wounds could not have been caused by a fall
TO the sidewalk. even though Maynard's
skull was remarkably thin, unless the head
had struck upon two peculiar rocks.
majority of The jury found that May
nard came to his death while engaged in a
scnffie with John f. Riley and others, but
what caused the wounds the evidence did
not show.
Riley'ss preliminary examination will be
held in Judge Rlx's court to-day.
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SPEEDING THE PERU.
The New Mail Steamer n Success
I'm All Respects.
On Her Trial Trip She Made Is Knots an
Hour for Three Hours and Exceeded
the Contract.

The new steamer Peru of the Pacific Mail
Company's line to China and Japan was
speeded over the Government course from
Pigeon Point to Point Sur on Sunday after
noon. The course is IS nautical miles,
little more or less, and 10 earn the Govern
ment subsidy the steamer had to show
speed OF IA knots, or TO cover the distance
In a few minutes over four hours. She
actually covered it in five minutes under the
four hours, showing an average speed of
496 knots during the test. Her best run
ming, during the middle of the course, when
the engines and fremen had warmed to
their work. was Is knots strong, and after
that the result was never in doubt. The
steamer held Is knots for three consecutive
hours.
The Peru is the first large ocean going
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cold-blooded, serious business proposition.
There was no popping OF coTks nor jingliDg
OF glasses, and when the Peru passed the
heads at 80 o'clock there was no pomp or
pageant or firing Of salutes; only the dull
heavy thuds of the pistop rods, gradually
increasing in frequency, and the swash-
swash of the waves at the bow. After pass
Ing buoy 2 the steamer took southwark
course. still yelled in fog which hid all OBJ
jects beyond a cables length distant.
Captain Ward, happily recovered from his
recent illness, was on the bridge. and with
him WAS Captain Tremaine Smith, well
known on the China line, and Pilot Miller.
Among the little knot OF officials interested
in the Peru's trial were the following from
the Union Iron Works: r Forsytbe. in
charge of the engineers department.; G. w.
Dickey, manager of the works; James
Dckey. designer; w. R. Eckard, consulting
engineer, and John Scott. the last-named
having oversight Of the trip on behalf Of
Irving nj. Scott.
The steamer ran on south-southwest
course for nearly two hours during which
she sighted bark under easy sail, outward
bound, and a steam schooner bound south.
At 10 O'clock the course WAS changed to a
point nearly due east, In order to enable the
pilot to make landfall The fog slowly
lifted, and at last the long line of the hills
of San Mateo County. between Point San
Pedro and Pescadero. were family seen.
By The time the Peru had got well in with
the land, at distance of little over mile,
the log lifted sufficiently from the base OF
the hills to enable the location TO be ascer-
tanned, and the sands of Haifmoon Bay
came out as bright patch OF orange In con-
trast with the gray. As the steamer closed
In the engines were slowed down, and the
vessel, having lost her way altogether. was
allowed to roll on the waves for an hour
or more while the lead was cast and her
drift ascertained. 1t was found that this
quantity, which would have had tn Ina
allowed for in the speed trial, was next to
nothing. but the wind sent the vessel In
shore, and small allowance was made for
that
The Peru now steamed down the coast at
gradually increasing speed till Pigeon Point
was reached. The veil of fog had entirely
lifted; the sun shone out bright and warm,
and overcoats were doffcd as hastily rs thew
had been donned at the start. There was a
brief adjournment for lunch. but all minds
were occupied in the near approaching
speed trial. and as the throbs of the pro-