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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-06-10

Times.D Democrat.
The silver conference proposed by
President HARRISON ought 10 be
success, and will be unless the silver
men of this country insist on claiming
too much. England, as we noted
some time ago, has accepted the lnvI
taiion; and Germany and three other
European powers have just followed
its example. These were the two
powers most desired in the conference
as they are monometsllirts and the
most dangerous euemies Of silver, and
1t was their opposition which has been
so largely responsible for the position
Of the white metal to-day and lis de.
precisted price. And not only do
those powers agree to send delegates
but they express III advance a dispo.
sitiOn to reach a settlement OF this
question and to restore silver as
currency if basis can be established
CD which this can be done
The conference that will assemble,
therefore, will be anxious for success
and to reach all agreement, and there
Is no reason 10 doubt that this can BE-
done if the silver producing countries
do not insist upon too high yaIu
alton Of silver rs compared with gold.
Tue whole commercial world has felt
the bad tffrcls Of the present system
Or rather lack OF system, with half lh,
commercial countries sustaining a
monomeralhc system and The other
half a 5lmerallIc one, and 1t Ought to
encourage and insist IN bringing abou
a change that will facilitate business
and render it easier.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-06-10

Sabine Banner.
Only few weeks ago it became
the unpleasant duly of the Banner 10
announce that some Infamous cur bad
burned the schuoI house and Metho
dist church at tins place.
The people Came together and soor
erected another aud the school wa,
resumed. Last Sunday night at l;lu
the new school house WAS fired aud it,
short time was totally destroyed il
the same manner.
There were some before who wanted
to believe that the firing was acct
dental, but all doubts are now DIS
PEELED, and all admit that we have =
FIRE hug in our midst The law abld
ing ciliz-ns should leave no stone MI.
turned TO fnd out who this Internal,
diabOIleal and c"wardly renegade Is,
and land him where be should bel
the penllentlary.
There is no clue TO the perpptrator,
and no reason 10 believe he will ever
he discovered. But the citizens hav,
set Saturday, the llrh INST, for a mas,
meeting to denOunce the act, and
everybody is invited to attend. L.,
tho world know Sabine is not in sym.
pathy with such acts.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-06-10
QUEER REPTILES.
Facts About 1he Wonderful
P0mp Snakes Of Dakota.

EiiT anu "H''L ~.
!" OouS'H - O"No'", y" '"e iu,o ',lj
Oo''ons' sne'e eA'T me- one Vi ua'u'e
o'i"neeS' ite"Ae 1"e 9e'''eio 'o'ln
~ 'ne pun S"ahe' No" II o"'''e
'n9ie anu "Ie'c ~ '"'ne 1to'n Is yo'
ulN'o"n' II ll'S' illauo l'S appear
"Hce o ~ Hnin""S county III 'ne spring
VI Iooo' n III" grown pump '""Ae
treasures aOouV Blk lee' III le"g'n anu
"OouL 'n'ee ln'ieT III u'"ile'et. 1ney
are Vi gfTgat'ous naO''S' roaming Ine
P'".''eS III large nerue' d. many On oUO
having Oeeh conh'eu Il" single hock'
l" u'SSeo''1g o"e VI ttlese requires
tne'7 20 'ou''u /" tTo' ""'C" eA'onu'
from tue too' o' Tue d" 10 the eA-
''elhl'y OF Tue tai' anu Term 'nateS ID
a" opening Inns 'uOe Is aDonI Two
."o"es 10 u,Hme'e' ana l'neu WIN a
'oug"' y'eru'ng SUBSTANCE Sih''a' 70
,uoOe' Ane pump su"he Is easily
s WI ~ ""a"e Tue CAL OF man
ue 'nn"O''au'S Vi 'h'S SecIlon trap
'netn ~ large "H,lOrES:
1attl'e' o" O"I Ian creek mas a
hocA OF twenty pump snakes trained
20 'en"FkaO,e degree OF ptohc'ency'
a. 'nT O'S'' VI "n'S'Ie TOE SNAKES
az TSse'i'o's Oh Tue OapA' ol Tue Gteek'
ne '9aue' N'nefe ID Always ieadei
10 a nero o' 'nese SNAKES VINO Is
g'ec'eu oy I"o''n'FoS ma]ofhy)
uaSneS 'n'O tne wafer OF Inc creek
leaving oniy 'ne extremity OF It's TAI
Vn 'pe U"nA' Ano'heF snake lmme
u I'I e'aSP' Tue emu OF the Ieauer +
Val, ~ i'T Jaw '1'Fu snake taxes a
u L:.:, VI y. 'ne Se'onu ShaAe '"lI ~ q
s.n !t manner, ana SO on extending
W l"0 wv m"'e' Eouehs 10 tue cattle
y"'u' ToO lee' away Inc leading
s"a .A Tes'uS ~ A"a''o" OF pump the
"":e' 'n.Hu6u 'ne 'ong ''ne OF SNAKES
S "S " "ou'p 'ntougn nose ana II
l"''S III ne"'y stream 'h'o tough
hn astIoul'u''S' 'o'u OF az extra,
o'I n CIRCUMSTANCE IG1, wn'cn occurred
~ 'n ~ ''lne ego WINE working IN
que ne'u ue"' ms nome he observed
n n"ueS issuing %lg from Tue roof OF hlS
S", r: " nv WIN eAc''einenI ne
.I. :. 10 Tue OuI'ulng only 10 ser
' 'na' II was " hopeless TASK Tor MN
,S s'' S S'o"e W "'Se'pP! 10 eHtlngulsh
. Tue I I 40 despair be gszed Cd
'ue uee''uc'lon' suddenly he heard
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-06-10
An URRnsuraI Mother.

DAEvILLE. Ky, June 3.-Last night
At Aloka, five miles west of here, a
l6 year old colored girl killed her 10.
months old baby by knocking It's brains
ont and breaking its neck With a piece
vi stove wood. Last week she took
the same bal'y ont of the house and
seating j on a rock mashed off several
IT Us fingers and toe nails with A
hatebet. She bad frequently threat.
-ned tolkill the baby and since the
hDger and toe nail MASKING has been
closely watched. Yesterday the two
we're watched BY a l5-yesr-old pirl
while tbs father was oat al work. The
Waioher left the room for short time
and when in On adjoining room She
heard the oldest cry oni: five killed
'he baby, come and get it, When
she returned the child was dead
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-06-10

EDITOR Echo :--lu the light of recent
events, more especially the recent city
election, few reflections may not be
out OF order. A majority OF the people
OF Lake Charles are prOfessed christians
and II consistent are opposed to all
forms of immortality and vice, more
especially drunkenness, lqaOr ceiling,
gambling, Sabbath breaking. etc. In
addition TO the number who are avoRed
christians and members Of the visible
church, is another class, who, while
making no claim to practical christi
antty, are yet opposed to open and
notorious forms of vice, and honestly
desire moral reform in our city; 20
that we may fairly conclude that a
united effort on the part of those favor.
ing good government couId not bnt
result in the election OF men TO Office
IN our city who would not only enforce
lhe law and ordinances now on the
statute book aud book of CITY ord.
naDces but WonId g. e that the ordinances
were amended aud added to so a.
greatly to mitigate the evils of which
all good people complain.
Now we have here heard week after
week and month after mouth these pro.
teEsed christians snPplicate Almighty
God to dry up the fountains OF
'niquity, that the councils of good men
may prevail, ETC., etc.; and yet these
same men are not willing to contribute
either time or money to help bring
about a change; they will not attend a
meeting, go to the polls to vote (many
"f them) much less contribute one cent
TO the cause Of moral reform in the
way OF electing good men to office
by their f'nit ye shall know them I"
Pr"fessed christians, who believes yor
are an earnest in yonr applications to
throne OF grace when yonr actions
come 30 far from being in harmony
with your profession? Instead OF
being active and energetic, commeDc-
ing month or so ia advance of the
city election, yOn frittered away the
time when it was feasible to have PM
mp and elected a ticket composed OF
good moral and representative men.
For another year your boys and mine
must be exposed to the same temp
tatiOnR on every side as ia all thesr
preceding years. If yonr religious
theories are correct will you not have
TO answer for YONG neglect of duty !?
Not every one who sayeth unto me
Lord. Lord. shall enter into the king.
dom. but he who doeth the will of my
lather." OUTSIDER.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-06-10
6GREisIIcs of Wealth.

WASHINGTON, June 8.-The census
bureau today Issued a bulletin on the
inject Of assessed valuation of prop
rty in the United States ID 1890.
The bulletin shows that the assessed
'aIne of all property, excluding rail.
road property, except in certain speei
fed states, Increased from SIG 90g.
998 543 in 1880 10 s24 ,65I ,5s5 .465
N 1890; incr~ase during the decade.
81 ,74s,59l ,922, or 45.s4 per cent.
shouId it be found upon oomplrtlon
IT the inqniry in relation to the true
Salne OF all property in the United
States that the same relation exists IN
1890 between assessed valuation and
valuation as existed in $50 the Abso
int wealth of the United States &C.
coTding 10 the eleventh census NAV be
estimated at s6S,64s,O 900, 900, or more
than $1,000 per capita.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-06-10
A Thrsalealag alaaeer.

A bill has been introduced into
congress providing for a national
lsPFosy hospital, and u Is said that
the national authorities view with
grave alarm the gradual but snre
spread Of this loatnesone and deadly
disease throughout ihe United States.
There Is scarcely i town Of any size
~ tho country that bias not one OF
more caaes Of The disease, usually
neglected Or hidden away, end there
Is 20 state that has taken any steps
70 caEef N isolate The victims. II
q ma, wy rapid progress 10
Hagana, Waere lepaFs community
appear on The streets and handle the
same filthy currency that forms The
circulating medium among their
aealihy felloR-eiiigens. Serious con.
Germ i fen By the government respect.
iHg The prevalence and spread 81
lapFOay ID nelghhoriHg counties -
reported recently IN response 70 10.
quest iar information iasned III Score.
tary Blaine. These reports aTe ~ WI
Withheld from publication for reasons
Of International policy
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-06-10

AZ Gilbrealh, NC, The other .dav
a fifteen yearrpld lad named Fletcher
was standing under . tree when light.
ing sirnak him. The bolt entared .hs
lads coat at the neck and went down
his spine, making q blister ali TIE
way. The boy not only survived ths
stroke, bnt will recover from The effects
NJ il, Ihe ailierent Failrnal eompa.
aiea II thia ctlnntEy should keep ag
eve on ihls yoaagster, as he Woald
nna1abiedlg make 9 good conductor.
.Nsg DIE.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-06-10
A war RelIc.

GuardianJ Journal.
We have received letter from Hon
Q. y. Boa,ner stating that Capt. Bush
nell, Of q Wisconsin regiment, picked
mp on the battle field Il Second Bull
Ron on Angusi 3Oth, 1889, a poke,
testament, on the iiy leaf OF which il
sritten. ]. v Myers book. Company
a, 9th regiment, Louisiana voluBleeIs.
On smother leaf is written, my home is
Homer, u. The book i stained With
the soldiers blood.
Capt Boshnell il dssiEous Of return
ing The Testament 10 The colder or his
family and relatives II they can b..
found. II there Is any pers0n ID this
section who has q right 10 claim The
testament and will % notify Is, W.
will take pleasure ID forwafding he
Information 10 Congressman Boatner
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-06-10

The color line was drawn very
sharply at the Decoration day services
in St. Louis Monday. Ip The after
boon the Grand Army of the Republic
posts decorated the graves 10 thr
National cemetery at Jeffsrson bar
racks, many going by boat. Largr
crowds Of colored people lined the
"hatEes for some time before the
steamers were advertised to depart
When they presented themselves far
admission to the boats they we're re
fused and money was refunded 10
those who had bought tickets. fOnlv
eolored Grand Army of The ReppbIie
men in Uniform and members of The
MomapS Relief Corps wearing badges
were admitted. May ununifor@e5
o GI soldiers aud many members Of the
Woman's Relief Corps without badges
were excluded. The ,coloFed man
anp brother is evidently of no .use 10.
The IFa9d Army Of st. Louis exeent
on election dsy.-,Kansas Citv T';iD,ss
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-06-10
The Country Boy.

The Rome (Ga) Tribune has a
proper idea of the boy that is trained
to usefulness 10 good farm home.
The strongest and most vital element
in the progress Of the age, the editor
claims, is the country boy-the farm
raised and farm trained boy. The farm
bred boy is the future hope of the
country. lie is the sustaining fouu-
dation Of our prosperity. 1t is often
interesting to note the large plumber
of successful men in every calling who
have commenced life on the furm.
Snch men are in every community.
They are identified with the best in
lereBts of their localities and are the
successful leaders III public enterprises.
The country boy is dynamic force
within himself Tue circumstances
of rural life give him strong body
and healthy mind A sense of per
sonaI independence is developed aud
\ lofty ambition inspired, and the
country boy enters the play on the
worlds stage with a positive indvid
nallty his city cousin does not possess.
The country boy often chales in dis.
appointments uuGer the restraints Of
the farm to his ambition, but sooner
or later the opportunity comes and
there is nothing for him to do but to
appropriate it to his advantage. The
freedom Of country childhood offers
opportunities for the foundation Of
character and endurance which the
city does not. Tue country boy is
maturer man and his habits are fixed
before he encounters the life of the
city. He works because he is accus.
toned to it; he succeeds because be
Is ambitious and wants success. H.
Is a leader in commerce, IN the pro
tesslons, aud IN everything he touches.
The hope Of the nation is the country
boy.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-06-10

dHE ballesing fol- senator u gone
shrengh with daily ID tbe legislature.
~ msFa MISTER Of form. There d
ao psrespsibls dlferaacs d The vote
for aaeh candidate since lbs frat day.
There & - saors being made 10 have
lhe slssiioa postponed until 1894, and
- re ae1aior elect does pot take bic
ssai apgll 1895 thls may very well
D. i8as without dagger p aByppe's
lntasasi and besides some Of ihe can.
aidales may die ID the mean time, and
havs ieaer men ID ha ballolsd for
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-06-10

Those who axe opposed 10 eaFly
r'slng-and as time goes on the mum
oeTs seem to norease-wIlI learn with
interest the opinion German doctor
who has been collecting informatlop
about the habits of Iong-Iived persons,
and finds that the majority of long
tlVers INDUCED IN late bours 4,
least eight out Of ten persons over 81
never went TO bed until well into the
small hours and did not get up again
'lII late in the day. He coasidsros
nat getting up early tends to exhaust
the physical power and to sborten
life, while the so-calIed lnv,goratIpp
early honrs are, he thinks, ant to pra,
dnce Iaasltude, and are positively
dangerous 10 some constitutions
This expIodes the old maxim of earl
I" he'd and early to risa-Er
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-06-10

"The Parson" contributes the fol-
lowing brief aliegory to the San Fran
cisco Wasp. Ii seems so emnenLly
true to life and SO easily possible AZ
asorap of history that it is reproduced :
The devil once bargained for the
soul of a young man. The devil
agreed TO furnish all the money that
toe Young man could spend, aud if
he did not spend it as fast as it came
his soul was to be the forfeit.
For several years the young man
managed to keep ahead Of the game
BY the aid Of wine, women and fast
horses, but finally the fend sent him
tremendous sum, which it seemed
utterly impossible to get rid Of when
the yonng man, as last resort started
"a newspaper. At the end of three
months the devil began to growl, Al,
The end of six months be was savage.
at the end of nine months he was
sad, and at the end Of year be
owned up dead broke. The paper
went up, but a soul was saved.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-06-10

Aladg took basket of eeps N
soEn' and being asked bow MANY she
hsd, said, ''If 1 take The eggs on IL
lne basket two At q tins have one
egg lsit - ihe basket; If L take tbeso
ont three a. a time 1 have one egg Isft
20 she basket if ! Take them oat fonr
y 2 time ! have one exc Isft Il IN
oaaket Il 4 take them oat ige II !
sii9s base one agg iefs ID ihs basket.
z l TAKE them opt ak a 4 time / law
oae egg lfft IN lhe basket bat. II 4.
take lAsm ont saVen ~ time ibars
NJ e none isi. u lbe batka,.o How
10y sgga are there ID lhe basket -
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-06-10

40 English inventor has designed
- appasslus for lesaeniag the labor
If ealking he assms Of tho decks Of
-hlps. AZ the machiHe srasela sloDg
the asans its weight, acting npon ~.
solving dlaos, forms The groove 70
receive the oasnm, ii addliion 90
which Il dep0aiis this mateFial 10
plaes between fha deaknlanks and
comprsssea ies ready 70 Fsoaige add
iionHl layers The apparaias Is slss
provided Eigh piow irons designed u
EamoRa ihe ald naean III case az
fecalsing
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-06-10

While the outrage business is en-.
crossing public attention, II would per.
haps Be jast as well to pay little al.
tsplion 10 the horrible 50 called nwhite
cap" bFutalliies which disgrace Ipdi
ana and other northern states. The
latest ouibreak reported is at Upton,
Ind. who're q hand Of masked men
dragged Alfred Midkiff from lis bed
and logged him 50 erueilg with rods
that the doctors gay that lis recovery
is impossible. HIS offense was snp
posed Improper intimacy With B wo
maH hViRg ~ the same house, but il
seensto have been wholly aapposi-
sipna.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-06-10

We are pleased 10 see that bill bas
besn introduced il The house BY Hon.
Thomas u Wade, Of Tensas parish.
entitled ; bill 10 procure the purity
Of elsesiens and guard against abnsss
Of The elective iEasehise." Il is mod
aled on shs eisetion law Of Mississippi,
with changes 10 meet the needs 81
ths alalc Of Lonlslana. Ii 10 10 Be-
hspsd that lhs bill 'sill pass this sas-
aion and bscone Law.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-06-10
An Idaho Girl and Her Novel
Business EnGerpriseg.

Ida V. Wilkins, "the lady horse
dealer" of Idaho, says an exchange,
IS a quiet and self possessed young
woman, not at all masculine in ap
pearance or eccentric in manner,
though abe spends most of her life
mounted Oh a spirited horse galloping
over the prairies, where few women
care to live. When she finds a herd
Of horses that suite her fancy, she
drives a shrewd bargain, gallops home
again, ungirths her charger and tells
her father and brothers what she has
done, and they attend TO the rest.
The herders, dealers and breeders al,
know her and value her judgement on
horse When the season comes for
shipping she starts out alone with her
stock OF horses, riding IN the caboose
Of the train on which they are shipped
Railroad men all know her aud treat
her with the greatest respect. Even
the wild horses seem to appreciate
that they are in charge Of an excep-
rlOnaI woman and behave accordingly,
When she reaches her point of destl.
nation her cars are switched and she
attends in person TO the stabling,
ceiling aud resbipping Of her stock
Occasionally abe stops over 10 one of
the cities and enjoys some good music,
Of which she is very fond When
she has disposed OF her horses she
goes back and spends tue long winter
evenings telling her partners what
sEe hiss done and seen in the great
cities, and divided with them the prof
It's. She says she has no desire to
pose as cattle queen and 70 am
mIlun to figure ~ heroine. She is
JnsL a plain, everyday woman horse
dealer, an likes her business, makes
money out Of it, and has no desire 10
leave il. The "r0unders.up on the
pIAzaS, where their trails are the opIy
avenues, lift their hats when they
meet her riding unattended, the rail
road men at the stations have great
respect for her, the buyers and
breeders treat her with consideration.
and IN her travelling about from place
to place aIon" sh" meets with no an
n"yAnce Or disIespect on account of
not having q Chaperon.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-06-10

Charles GayIer, the wel-known
American playwright Of other days,
died At III" home Of his daughter in
New York Guy, on Saturday. Mr..
q tyler was born 10 New York CITY in
1920. He went west IN 1886 aud laugh,
school a Dayton, O., where among
his pupils were men who later became
noted in national and slate affairs.
tie became a journalist, and studied
law aiterward with Abraham Lincoln.
ii" became close friend of Hrnr,
Clay, for whom be stumped the coun.
Try and wrote campaign songs. He
made bis debut on the stage of
the National Theatre in Cincinnati
IN the role of Hamlet. Mr.. Gavler
"r"te nearly 400 plays, most of
which are forgotten. Among the
hest known of these were "The Magic
Marriage" which had a long run a,
the old WaIIack's Theatre, and Fritz,
Orr Cousin G-rman," the play in
whIcfsJ. k. Emmet made bis first
appearance on the stage Six months
ago Mr.. Gayler was stricken with
Bright's disease and heart failure.
He was taken to St. Johns hospital
Brooklyn. The American Authora'
Association rendered him a benefit
soon afterward, and the American
DFamatists Club was about 10 give
him another when be died.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-06-10

CO.,, 9stso9 e lqldlHg claims against he IN,
e sssslop 81 Noah and Eiizsbsth M go sle 44e-
49, NJ . wv q the Parish OF CAD lsn
negg i9.lssa Y Present them q An sttar.
ira ae1raeal 10y s. afghan, f9r Aec5ptsnee
meaf n N'A'As immediate PAYS
i44ss sAaGles, La., May *. 400
1ast az-, MATTHEW *. LYON
AsiliAiaffAtoro q said sueesssisn
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-06-10
THE RICE TRUST.

We are pleased to note that the
rice trust formed last winter in New
Orleans, and which it was feared by
our rice farmers would work the Fuin of
the rice culture in this state, has not
ioaahed out. A syndioate took options
upon all the rice mills in the city, the
option to extend to the 18th of July,
1899, but some of the mills made
arrangements by which they were to
know by June lst whether the pur-
chase would be made or not. In COD.
sequence Of that arrangement several
VI the mills have been released from
the option. So it turns out that the
rice lrnst is not q trust, but simply 3
concentration Of several mills under
one business management. Perhaps
We we're worse scared than hurt after
ali.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-06-10

sae0 June &. liapaleael from
saesa M M lIas r llieEa have
1900 ~ ffpfl ahalqga,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-06-10

A decision Of more than local ion
portaDce was handed down by th,
supreme court of Mississippi this week
The question was as TO the validity OF
the new constitution of that state,
which was framed by the convention
1T 1890 and declared IN force withour
beng submitted to a vote Of tbt
people. This was an unusual piece OF
business. It has been the settled
rule in this countFy, and has been for
sixty years, to give the people 10 out
American states the right 10 vote on
their organic law. The reasons wert
peculiar IN Mississippi why this wa
done. The new constitution contained
u provision which was designed to
partially dIsfranehise the negroes By
requiring educational qualifications IL
voting which they did not possess.
The negroes being ~ a majority IT,
the stale by many thousands, At Wonld
have been fatal to have taken a vote
The supreme conrt now decides ID,
new instrument to be valid 10 spite of
ihe method employed 10 its adoption,
and the eouri is very probably right.
--Pittsbarg Post.