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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-09-30

him
The registration and sanitary COM
mittee Of the board of health of Phila-
delphia has issued the following sig
niflcant notice: ''Physicians are re-
quested not TO place on any certificate
'sheart failure" as the cause Of death,
but the disease Of which the patient
was suffering prior to the heart failure.
This term has never been placed on the
list Of diseases adopted by this board,
It being looked upon ss . result Of some
other illness from which the patient
was suffering. Furthermore, Il fur
nishes an opportunity to conceal con-
tagious diseases, and thus permits the
ignoring Of the rules of this board,
either innocently or designedly."
--Hibbert's Gore IL the one place in
Maine where taxes are unknown. Only
six families reside there-forty persons
in all. The Gore comprises 800 acres.
bounded by Waldo, Knox, and Lincoln
counties, and by some mistake was
omitted by the engineers when these
counties were laid out Having no con-
nection with any county, and never
having been organized - town OF
plautation, the residents Of the Gore
neither pay taxes nor vote. They build
their own roads, however, and send
their children to the school nearest by.
By = special provision of the statutes
the psupers Of the Gore are cared for
by the oldest sdjoining town, Palermo.
but there hsve been only three psupsrq
hthe last l0rtv yeasa
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GREEN GOODS" SwINDLER SHOT.
A Pennsylvania Wounds the pal" Of the
Man Who Go, His Good Money.

BROOKLYN. N. w. May 13.-George
Phillips green goods man, was shot
this evening and, i5 Is believed, fatally
wounded by a man named Joseph Hall,
who came here from Steelton, Pa. for the
purpose of buying $1,000 of counterfeit
money which be believed could be passed
without detection. The shooting closely
resembles the celebrated Davis Holland
bunco case in New York. of Q few years ago.
in which the sharper was shot by the man
whom he intended to victlmize.
Joseph Hall. in company with his
crate named Wagner in Elizabeth this
point. where Wagner iDduced Joseph to en-
into q restaurant. Wagner produced q
bag which he said contained the counter
felt money, and Hall showed him $3.50
which he was TO pay for it. The two
got out of the carriage near the
ferry, Just as crowd of people
were coming from q New York ferry boat
Wagner suddenly seized Hall and took the
money from ham and escaped into the
crowd. The countryman, after vainly try
ing to find Wagner. returned to
the restaurant. where Phillips had his
brother In tow. Jossph pulled out
pistol. and after saying be
would get revenge ont of Phillips If he
could not out of Wagner, shot the bunco
man in the groin. infiictfng q wound which
is believed will result fatally. The Hall
brothers are in jail, but Wagner has not
been arrested.
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THE SUNDAY QUESTION.

Wrangle in the National Com missi on-First
Legal step to Open thu Gates.
CHICAGO. May 13.-The national commits
sioners had lively session to-day. The
chief topic for discussion was the action of
the local directors regarding the opening
of the fair on Sundays. The question came
upwhen Secretary Edmonds. of the local di-
rectory, came in with a MESA se from Pres
ident Higinbotbam, containing report
of the action on the Sunday question. taken
by the directors ar O meeting last night
Commissioner Burton. OF Kansas. moved
to refer the report TO the committee on
Judiciary. A long wrangle followed.
Commissioner st. Clair led the opposition
To this action. and. in n spirited speech,
talked of calling upon President Cleveland,
If necessary. TO enforce the mandate OF
Congress. lie held that the only way the
gates could be lawfully opened was for tho
national commissioners and the local di-
pealing the rule forbidding the opening of
the fair on Sundays. After dozen or
more commissioners had expressed their
views. the matter was referred To the COM
mittee on judiciary. The national coni-
mission then adjourned until Monday noon.
The frat legal step in the worlds fair
Sunday closing question wes taken this
afternoon. Charles W. Clingman, an at
torney who represents that he is stock
holder in the Colombian exposition. per-
ssnaily and by proxy, to the extent of $780,
900, flied q bill In the Superior Court. pray
ihg for an injunction restraining the dIrec-
tore OF the exposition aud the South Park
commissioners from closing the gates OF
the faIs0n Sunday Clingman elstms that
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Total Attendance to Date Nearly 219. 600 Great
er than During the First Eleven Days
of the Centennial Exposition.
Anotner Electrical Display Last Night
That Far Surpassed the First
National Commissioners Wrangling Over the
Sunday Questionable Courts Asked to
Prevent the Closing of the Gates.
ATTENDANCE AT THE FAIR,

More Visitors So Far than at the Centen-
niai-An Electrical Display.
CHICAGO. May 13-wben the gates were
thrown open at the world's fair this morn
ing the prospects. for q large attendance
were anything but promising. chilly
wind was blowing. the atmosphere was
damp and dull. leaden- hued clouds over
cast the sky. But the threatening un-
pleasant weather did not seem TO frighten
the visitors. They began to arrive early,
and as the day advanced tho arrivals in
creased at the rate of geometrical progress
sion until it began to look as If the last
day of the second week of the fair was to
be the banner day MP to date. Towards
noon the wind died away, the dismal
clouds shifted and the sun came out and
before night 1T was estimated that
there were from forty thousand to
sixty thousand visitors on the grounds. A
feature was the number of school children
who visited the fair to-day. 1t was their
regular weekly holiday and thousands OF
them took advantage of it by taking In the
great exhibition at jackson Park.
good deal of interest is being taken in
the number of visitors who have paid ad-
mission daily, since it started. es compared
to the attendance during similar period
at the Centennial. at Philadelphia. The
daily attendance, ,authoritatlvely furnished
by the bureau of admissions. shows that
already it Is much larger than that of the
Centennial ct the commencement or the
season. The attendance at the Columbian
exposition. up to date, is shown In the fol.
1ouinU fable.
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HIS NAME MISSING.
James Gorion Bennett" No Longer at the
Head of the Editorial Page Of the Herald

NEW NoRK. May IA morning paper
wall tomorrow publish the following:
''There were reports in circulation last
night that the HERALD was no longer the
sole property of MID James Gordon Bennett.
Color was given TO the report by the fact
that for the first time since Mr.. James Cor.
don Bennett Inherited the editorship and
proprietorshiD of the piper from his
father, bis name did not appear at the
head OF the editorial column page of the
paper. For some nionthe past reports have
been II circulation that John w.
Mackay. the California bonanza
king, had advanced large sums of
money TO Mr. Bennett. and that. as seour-
ity, he had taken mortgage on the plant
of tho Herald. The loans. it is said.
were advanced to cover losses IN con.
nection with the establishment OF
the Mackay-Bennett cable and losses
sustained by Mir. Benefits European
editlonsOf his paper in Paris and London.
Mr. Bennett came over to this country last
week and yesterday he sailed for Europe
again. W. c. Ryeck. city editor of the
Herald. accompanied him. simultaneously
with his departure for Europe his name
disappeared from the editorial page"
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Mayor Lseper. of South Bend, In . Row
with Owner of Proposed City Hall site.
Special 70 the Indianapolis journal
South BEND. Ind. May 13.-No political
fight in years has caused the excitement
that prevails here tonight. the result Of q
bitter dispute that has been In progress
for several weeks over q city hall site. A
few weeks ago the Council decided to pur-i
chase for s20, 900 site offered by William
7. Carskaddon, an old citizen and promi-'
nent manufacturer. Mayor Leeper was in-'
structed TO enter into contract with Cars
kaddon, but public sentiments was 50
against the site and many considered the
price high that Mr.. Leeper refused 70
consummate the deal. and later the CounciI
rescinded its action by vote or
all fpresent. Csrskaddon. claiming
the CITY had made purchase. entered snie
TO compel the Mayor to sign the contract
and this will come mp at the next term lie
also published several etatements. whion
SO ineensed Mayor Leeper that be today
Published an article charging that Car
skaddon offered him q sum OF money 70
induce him TO act promptly In DIS Car
skaddon'sl behalf The Mayor further
charges that Carskaddon tried 10 get .
citizen to influence an adverse counclinens
He also says that Carskaddon has MADE
NUMEROUS lying statements A personst
encounter Is looked for IN case tney meet
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AT THE SEAT OF TROUBLE.

Donhsm's Dismissal of Letter Carriers H.
legal-Hls Acts to Be Investigated.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE. Ind, May 13.-The work
of transferring the postoffice began to-
night. at 8 o'clock, in conformity with
orders from Washington. received by Post
master Greiner yesterday, and repeated to
his successor, Donham, to-day, by
Postmaster-GeneralB Bissell. This morning
when the letter carriers who had receive ed
notice of peremptorv dismissal last night
reported for duty Donham's crowd, which
had forced an entrance into the Office. de-
MED them admittance. They entered by
the cellarway. however. and proceeded to
get their mall Donham then selected one
his new carriers to follow each one of
the men over the routes. and this
was done during the day. Donham made
another demand on Mr. Greiner this morn
ing for entire possession. which was
refused. and later hen the Bissell MESA 70
had been received the Donham party
changed their demeanor and en-
deavored TO. be pleasant and
the carriers sent kilograms to Mr. Bissell
and 20 Mr.. Lyman. of tha Civii-service
Commission. stating that they had been
dismissed without charges being preferred.
About noon Postmaster GreiDer received
the following message from the First AS
slstant Postmastcr-generai:
Postmaster cannot employ. reinstate. pro-
mote or remove carriers. see Section 6lO, regu-
latons of 1898.
Though there was no cIvil-service law
applicable TO this office. this nullities Dom
hams action In appointing new force as
he has done. He is credited with the in
tention of formally installing the new men
tomorrow and forcibly keeping
out the old employees. Ii the
civil-service law be IN force he will lay
himself liable TO criminal prosecution by
so doing. His aide claims that. having
appointed the new force before the exam
ination to-day he has avoided this liability,
holding that the opinion of Attorney
general OIpey puts that construction
on the law. Mr.. Lucius Swift, OF
indianapolis arrived tins evening TO In
vestigate the rema BILE proceedings. The
money -order clerk and the registry clerk.
who hsFe resolved no tiQe Of diswlssaL will
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telegraph to Mr.. Lyman. stating the fact
that they have been removed without
charges being preferred against them.


charges being preferred against them.
DOMAINS HIGH-HANDED ACT.
At IL O'clock, when the transfer had been
completed. Money-order Clerk Cleft and
Register Clerk Lawes were discharged by
Donham. The latter said to the men that
he did so for political reasons, that be be-
lieved that TO the victor belonged the
statement TO that effect, which Donham de-
clined to give Mr.. Swift says w. ID.
Foulke. president of tbe State Civil-service
Association, will be here tomorrow.
Donham's attempted dism issai of the car
subjected HIM to ridicule on all sides
to-day. The notice sent to the
men after they had gone 10 bed
read that they were dismissed forthwith
terfere with them when they came TO work.
On the contrary, some of them were asked
to show the now men what they would have
TO do. This was not done. but when each
carrier went out new man followed him.
IL was made known that even II the civil.
service law was not In effeot the postmas-
ter could not dismiss carrier; he eus'
pends and the department at WASH
ington dsmisses. Furthermore. had the
office been transferred to Donham yester.
master is in authority on the day of
the transfer, and Donham wrote the
notices on yesterday. Such things have
led Co the repetition OF the joke
about the cepaclty OF the Democracy
to make blunders. and Donhsm and
the donkey" have become synonymous.
One of the men discharged served to-day
the civil-servfee board. CONDUCTING the
examinations under the direction of Special
Examiner Bailey, sent here by the national
commission.
In the ciyilservice examination this
morning there were ffty-four applicants
out of nearly 100 who had taken out papers.
Many Of the Democrats failed to appear.
having heard that Donham had
charge. The letter carriers he has
sworn in we're busy following the regular
carriers and therefore were not present at
the examine alton. thus losing all chance of
getting a place should the civil-service
law be applied at Washington. Now that
Donham has premstursly announced the
names of the lucky ones the crowd of the
disappointed helps swell the volume of
criticism of his course.
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Want TO Lynch the Murderer.
caal 70 the Indianapolia Jourual
TRIED TO ROB A BANKER
President Clayton, OF the Farmland Bank.
Blocked a Confidence Game.

President Clayton, OF the Farmland Bank,
Blocked a Confidencs Game.
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
FARMLAND. Ind. May 1a. Yesterday
evening. after Hon. John w. Clayton. presi-
don't of the Farmers and Citizens Bank, In
this city, had returned to his farm. threel
miles southeast OF here. two weil-drsssedl
men drove up to his house. and after eneag-
ing In n short conversation. said they
wanted TO buy o farm. After o short time
trade was made. The men then proposed
to Mr.. Clayton that they drive up 20 VIM
chester and have the deeds prepared, 90
which he consented. While they were
driving along the road one OF the
mel got out Of his buggy ana
entered the buggy with Mr.. Clayton.
They had not gone far until the stranger
sprung the monte game, sDG invited DIT.
Clayton to play. at W hIck he declined. say
ing he was q church member and never
played cards. At this the stranger seized
Mr. Clay ton. trying 20 force him to give up
what money he had. Mr.. Clayton, being
too strong for the stran ger, got the best OF
him and tum bled him out of the buggy into
the ditch. He then laid the whip TO bis
horse and finally got away from them.
He went on to Winchester and notihed
Sheriff Fletcher. who gave chase. After
running the men nearly twenty miles the-
chase was given up. At last Reports they
were still at large A reward has been or
fered for their arrest.
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The Victim Pierced with Two Bullets That
Resulted in Death. and the Murderer Now
Locked in Jail at Mitchell
Bold Attempt of Three-Card- Monte Mem
toRob Farmland Bank President
Assaulted In His Buggy. but He Beats OF the
Villains and Escapes-Bribery Sensation
at South Bend Other State News
ooNDucToR LOU PRICE nuRprnkp,

Shot Down o. a M Train st River
Vale Yesterday.
special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
MITCHELL. Ind. May 1a-Two miles east
of here. this afternoon. on the Ohio g. Mis.
sisslppi road, ON freight train No. 81 John
Turley. young tough, residing al River
Vale. fatally shot Conductor Lon Price.
whose home is at Seymour. The troubls
ORIGINATED over Turley wanting to pay his
fare with pass that he got of some one
else. Young Turley. accompanied by hls
father. got on the local when 10 was lesv-
ing Mitchell When the difficulty arose
abous the ticket. Turley refused
TO pay his fare and hit
father then paid it for him. Conductor
Price then started TO 60 into bis depart
ment In the car in which he makes ONT
his report Wholly unconscious Of
tho fact that young Turley va
following him. Az the door Turley drew
revolver and shot Price twice in the
back. the bullets piercing the kidneys and
stomach. He raised the revolver 20 shoos
the third time. but was caught By travel
ing man.
The train pulled back here wish TurIsy
and the wounded man. where medical aid
din all possible for Prioe, bat it was plain
that he had only o few hours 70
live. Turley was captured on the
train and placed in jail here.
Word was immediately teleeraphed 90 scy.
mour, and Trainmaster Mills ordered out o
special to convey the wife. father. mother,
and brothers OF the wounded man to this
city. number or physicians also accom-
panied the party. Orders were given to run
as fast as the wheels could bs turned, ana
when the party resched Mitchell the rels-
Of vsS conaaoaer prios Ts. %oopdsa
man remained conscious. although
in great agony. until shortly be-
fore desth, which came a. 7:30 o'clock TO-
night. At midnight q special train Was
furnished to take the dead. together with
bis relatives and Seymour friends. back TO
Seymour. some thirty-two miles distant
Want TO Lynch the Murderer.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SEYMOUR. Ind. May 1a.-There was in-
tense excitement here to-day on receipt Of
the news of the shooting of conductor Lou
Price on his train 40 River Vale.
He was young man. about
thirty years old. ard was well
liked by every body here. He
was O member of the firm Of Price
Brothers. dry goods merchants Of this city.
Seymour citizens gathered IN knots to talk
about the tragedy and she feeling ran
high. The excitement over the shooting OF
landlord Henry Feadler By Lon
Trenck. had not yet subsided
openly expressed. The man who did ths
shooting is the son Of q prominent farmer
OF Lawrence county.
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SOUTHERN BAPTlSTS.

Addresses by Rev. DTs. Eaton, Broadus,
Bell, Carroll and Others.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 13-The South
ern Baptist convention held three sessions
to-day at the Union Gospel Tabernacle and
tomorrow distinguished preachers will
occupy the pulpits Of all the
Protestant churches. This mornings ses-
sion was opened with prayer by Rev. w.
olson presiding. The present treasurer ana
auditor, DIR. @. w. Norton. of Louis
vile. and Dr.. w. p. Harvey. of
Louisville, were reelected without
tee, reported that DR.. w. ID. Powell had
taken the field In the interest of the GEN.
tennial missionary fund with mag
niticent results. A. Brosdus, PRESIDENT
of the Southern Baptist Theoiogical
terest of and rs representative of his in
stitutiOn. There were many responses to a
call for assistance for students fund of
the Louisville seminary made by DR.. w,
I. Whitsitt. and the convention adjourned
for dinner.
AT the afternoon session the order of bus.
mess for Monday was announced. The re-
ports of variousEcommittees under the head
or foreign missions were read, among them
reports on pagan feads and on women's
work. At the night session Governor
Northen presided. Dr. F. P. Bell formerly
assistant secretary of the Foreign Mission
Board, now secretary Of the Sun
day School Board. delivered an
address on pagan fields. DR..
b. III. Carroll. of Waco. Tex. delivered a
powerful address on pspal fields. In which
he severely arraigned the Catholic system.
Voted for Union.
BosToN. Nay 1S.-This morning the New
England Conference of the African Metno-
diet Episcopal Zion Church. IN session here,
ratified the movement which is on foot
to bring about organized union between
that body and the African Methodist Epis.
copal Church. These two organizations
are independent OF each other, being organ
lzed st about the same time
at New York and Philadelphia
thirty years ago. They are, how.
ever. iden in organization, methods
and doctrine. The general conferences of
other churches have agreed TO terms OF
union, and their action must be ratified by
the vote of tw0-thirds of the quarterly con-
ferences and thrse-fourths of all the
churches
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CHICAGO. May 12.-Bishop e. d. Foss. of
Philadelphia, is seriously but not danger
ousiy Ill with erysipelas At the home of Dr.
NJ. S. Ferry. in Evanston. The erynpelas
is tho result of bruises received in q fail
down staire. The Bishops physician
has forbidden his going abroad In the in
terest of the church, as it was arranged at
n recent conference of bishops that he
should do, and Bishop r. S. Foster, of Rox-
bury. Mass.. will take his place.
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ANOTHER ELECTRICAL DISPLAY.


"The white CITY," was transformed to-
night into city of frainbow tints. The plans
for the first complete illumination we 70
perfected this morning and the spectacle
far surpassed any thing of the sort ever at
tempted. Nearly all the thousands Of visi.
tors who came out during the day remained
for this evenings display and many more
came out on the evening trains. so that the
attendance of the day wac almost dou bled.
At s O'Clock the plaza about the administra-
tion buildings and promenades were black
with people. At that hour the Iowa
State Band at the west entrance of
the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Build
ing began to play. At the same time
band from Cincinnati began to play over
by the music hall, and another near the
north entrance of the Agricultural Build
ing. AS the bands began to play the elec-
trio lights flashed out as if by magic, and
the whOle made one feel rs IL In fairy land.
Flashes of light swept along the caves of
the grand buildings that aine che beautiful
main basin. From the aroh OF the imp0s-
ing peristyle aud the statues and figures
of animals in staff electrical sparks shot in
tiny threads of colored flame. The mag
nificent fountain, with it's figures carved as
If in>marble, threw faint ribbons of spray
through q mist of rainbow tInte and trans
formed the cascade into u restless stairway
of amethyst and gold. Threads of light
shone through a film. of purple. and pearl,
and silver. and drove away the shadows
that lay upon the even surface of tho Ia gooii.
The two electrical fountains on either side
of the great central fountain sparkled
with rubIes, garnets. agate and pearls. The
scheme of operating the electrical fount-
aims to cast rain bow hues over the great
central fountain, and as the col0red lights
flashed ont from them they formed prs-
matlc background for the colored search
lights that were turned upon the head OF
the basin and the Administration Bulid-
ing, from the Manufactures. Electrical
and Agricultural buildings. The gilt dOmo
of the Administration Building was
studded with electrical gems of rioh tones
OF color, and the effect viewed from the
west front OF the peristyle was as gorgeous
as an Oriental dream.
A banquet was given this evening at the
Lexington Hotel by the German citizens Of
Chicago in honor of COMMISSIONS War
mutb, of Germany. In the gallery OF the
German section in Manufactures Hall
Germany has arranged an educational ex-
hibit that will not only attract attention
of university professors and scholars. but
which will be just as interesting to tho
public at large. 1t was the intention of
the government to prod uce most com plete
survey of the life. work. administration
and the history of German schools, from
the village school to tho research of the
unirersities. Mr. Bosse. Prussian Minister
of Education. is the direct exhibitor. The
entire display covers an area of % 600
square feet In the western gallery of the
building.