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The Opelousas courier., 1894-08-18
JUDICIAL ADvERTIsEmprr.
DUBLIC SALE.
PROBATE DOCKET, DISTRICT co1,n.
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY
No. $500.
ESTATE WILLIAM BURIEIou

ESTATE WILLIAM BURLEIGH
BY virtue of III order Of the Honoras,or
enth Judicial District Court of the ~ zles.
Louisiana, in and for the parish of a 22tate OF
there will be sold at public auction tn tniahdrg,
and highest bidder, by the undersienneedl ae lat
istrator' or any duly qualified auetlone aaain.
the last residence OF the deceased. near Hsrs at
Coteau, in said parish of st. Landry. o a ufand
Wednesday, Sept. 9th, 1884
he following described property, belona,.
The estate OF William Bnrleigh, deceasesaia I'll
of the parish of st. Landry, to-wit: late
i A certain tract of land sitna,oa
tanning about one hundred and sirtu y, COL.
bounded on the north by land NJ acre,
Richard, east by lane of joseph i Ror armand
and west by public road. "fy' south
FOur COWS. and calves; one bull. tbra.
lngs; three young cows one old COW ons ~
rel stallion on. bay creole mare. IN" sofA
wagon; one grindstone and fixtures. ona oa
old ploWs, etc; two old bedsteads. NJ M .ot0f
mattress and pillow seven hide bottorn .Iloa
one old sewing machine; three small ttaaaa,,frss
one dining table two armoirs two safas .asies
tools, etc. s' pota,
Terms and Conditions-The movahrs r.,a.
for cash. The iInmovables to be sppiiSgpsrtg
fourth or the purchase price cash nm ~ eaes
of sale, the balance payable in three enuag Wy
annual lnstal!ments from said date ~ - aho
sent the credit portions, purchasers r. ao Ky
their notes payable as aforesaid, with eicb4s lse
cent per annum interest from matnritS spss
ten per cent to be added as a nenslt eslil
fees in case of suit to enfnrna ief
collection or any part thereof. Special r aac.r
gage and vendors lien and privilege to ha ao Z
tanned on property sold until the full AK ny
final payment of the purchase price ana a vs.
terests that might accrue. =
JOSEPH ELISHA BURLEIGH
Aug. 4, 1894. Adlninistrafsa
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Une Statue d un Negro.
Meschacebe de st. Jean-Bapt;ste.

Meschacebe de st. Jean-Baptiste.
Ce que chacun ne salt pas, meme en-
Louisiana, c'est que la legislature qui
s'est a%journ6e le mois dernier a Baton
Rouge a vote, ans opposition, les fonds
n~ecessaires a l'erection dune statue a..
IN negre. Cette statue sera celle 3u
p%hilanthrope noir Thomy Lafon, m3Et
il y a quelques mois a la Nouvelle- Ohe-
ms. C'est la premiere statue qui ait
etc erigee en- memoire dun negre dams
lie Sud, ct une DIES premieres dams lie
pays.
Lafon, qui etait age de quatre- vingts
ans au moment de sa mort, laissa y
fortune de $500, 900 quill distribua pres
que toute en- guvres de charlie. II fon-
da un asile pour les vieillards, un autre
pour les petites files ct donna lie reste
a d'autres institutions charitables. Son
intention premiere etait d'ouvrir ces
institutions u blancs ct aux negres,
mails on lui persuade d'abandonner
cttte idee parce que les blancs 6taient
dtja bien pourvus Constitutions chari-
tables,
Et fon dira encore que les bons ne
g'es he sont pas consideres en- Louisi-
anei
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LIE mois de Juliet de cette aimee
Went de inir son cours. IL s'est pre-
sent6 sous nm aspect assez triste les
gr6ves dams les Etats du Nord, passas-
sinat de Carnot, le movement des
anarchistes partont, les d6bats orageux
an Congress des Etats- Unis, la misAre
dams les grands centres, Ia stagnation
des affaires, Ia guerre entire la Chine ct
lie Japon en- ont fait nm mois remarqua-
bic. Que nous reserve le mois qui lui
succade ?-M6ridional d,Abb6ville.
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La plus grande sucrerie ct raffinerie
dies Etats. Unis Went d'6tre mise en- op6-
ration q Chino, CAL: ellie consomme
mile tonnes de bettesaves par jour ct
fait cent q%uarante tonnes de sucre raf-
fine par vingt-quatre heures.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-08-18

LIE bill du tariff a enfin etc adopt6 par
les deux chambres ct deviendra bient6t
loi. CO nest pas le bill que les Demo-
crates avaient promis an pays, mails il
est beaucoup meilleur que lie bill Nc
KiHley gull remplace. La prime sur
lie sucre est abolie ct un tariff de ! sou
Ia livre "a pen pres) sera d6sormais i'm
pose sur les sucres import6s dams ce
pays. Nos sucriers perdront done IN
o sur chaque livre de sucre qu'ils
prOduirOnt,-
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Rien nest plus different ct parfois
plus contradictoire que ce singulier ct
ce pluriel: fhonneurs ct les h%onneurs.
Plus on a du premier ct moins on a
de chance d'avoir des seconds.
Ce nest meme parfois QUEEN Sc des-
IGNORANT, mails avec tact, qu'on les
peut %conquerir.
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The Editor.

An editor works 3654 days per year to
get out 80 issues Of paper-that's labor.
Once in q while. somebody pays a years
snbscription-that's capital. And once
IN . while some dead beat takes the
paper For 9 year Or two and vanishes
without paying for it-that's anarchy.
But later on Justice will overtake the
last named creature, for there is q place
where he will get his deserts-that's
HELIX.
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Les Chinois ct les Japonais continu-
emit 4 sc battre en- Coree, tandis que la
Russie, qui 6prouve le besoin de posse
der m port az sud sur lie P~acifique,
guette le moment favorable pour sen
procurer I'm aux d6pens des combat
tants par IN coup de main habile.
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EDGAR SAVOHE,
NOTICE..
NOIACEs
LAND OFFICE AT NEW ORLEANS,

LAND OFFICE AT NEW ORLEANS, LA.,}
July 2, 1884.
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 B. Bloom
field, U. s. Commissioner at Opelousas, La, on
Wednesday, August %, 1894, viz:
JESSE REED,
who made Homest'd Entry No. 1926, for TIT
e / offs e tn W ! of g e l, andn e / of S W /, sec. ss
TIP. 3, s X l w, La. Meridian.
He names the following witnesses to pr0gr
his continuous residence upon. and cultivation
OF, said land, viz:
Napoleon johnson, Joseph Clark. AMBROSE
Johnson, L. E. Littell and Octave FL. CUTLERY,
all of st. Landry parish, La.
G. Med. BRUMBY,
July z ct. Register.
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Caserio, assassin du president Car
not, a etc jug6 ct condamne a 6tre gull
lotin6. Caserio s'est 6crie Vive la re-
volution sociale! en- entendant ga con-
damnation. II a refuse de prendre ap-
pei ct q probablement etc execute bier.
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Les travaux du chemin de fer Knapp
de- Carencro q Pont Breaux avancent
r~apidement. II NJ reste plus qu'un de-
mi-mille a faire pour arriver a ce der
nier endroit.-Advertiser de Lafayette.
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Ben Bloomfield, lie vieux soldat confe-
dere ct commissaire des Etats-Unis
%s'occupera de METRE en- reggie les preu-
YES finales pour votre terre, dite "Home-
stead" II s'entend tres bien a CO genre
d'affaires. '
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Au cafe

An cafe:
-Pourquoi diable, mon vieux Gus
tave, bois-tu toutes ces concentrations,
meme labsinthe, avec n paille?
All, Ga, Ernest, 'c'est sacre! J'ai
jure a ma femme de ne plus METRE lie
nez dams IN verre.
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II s'est vendu des melons d'eau cette
semaine q 81 lie cens. c'est- asdire q un
sou piece. C'6tait des melons qui va
latent bien en- saison ordinaire Is sous
piece.-M6ridional d'Abb6ville.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-08-18

Chez Dc medecins
-Dites- moi franchement, docteur +!
Dams quel etat ai-je lie poumon?
Ill est I'm peu atteint, c'est evident;
mais il tiendra aussi longtemps que
vous vivrez !
The Opelousas courier., 1894-08-18

Les tremblements de terre de Cons
t%antin0ple.
A la suite de la recherche des cada-
vres fats par cette serie d'6pouvanta-
bles catastrophes, on a constat6 que lie
nombre des morris a d6passe lie chiffre
de mile.
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Les personnes en- retard pour lie pale
ment de leurs subscriptions au CoUR-
RIER, sont instrument prices de reglel
l'arriere.
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LIE petit Emile plsure comm IN sim
pie veau!
MATS, qu'as.tu done, B6b6?
All, maman! jesus tomb6 hier ct
je me suis fait bien NAL!
EFT c'est pour celia que ia pleures
anjourd'hui?
-Oui, parce qu'hier tn Metals pas Ia.
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NOTICE..

LAND OFFICE AT NEW ORLEANsI +.
Aug. 10Th, 1884.
Notice is hereby given that the fouow;r.
named settler has filed notice of her intentios
to make final proof in support OF her claim a \
that said proof will he made before 6. \
Thompson, Clerk 18th Judicial Dist. Court. Al
Opelousas, La, on Tuesday, Oct. 9th, 1894. NJ
EMMA FUSELIER,
formerly Emma Deshotel, widow of Ran
mond Deshotel, deceased, who mad
Homestead Entry No. 1888, for Az
NJ of N Ell, s Ell OF N E4. and n Ell of s Ia. ~ j.
IS, TIP. 4, s r l west, Louisiana Meridian.
She names the following witnesses to nrova
her continuous residence upon and cultiyatiaS
of, said land, viz: ~
Native Reed, Evariste Vidrine, Damon M.
Vile, Alexandra Deville, all of Vile piata
P. O., st. Landry parish, Louisiana.
G. Med. BRUMBY,
Aug. l6-6t. Register.
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ST vous voulez faire entrer une terre,
adressez-yous a NJ. Ben Bloomfield,
commissaire des Etats- Unis a Opelou-
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Inssrez vos annonces dams les colon
mes du COURIER 81 vons voulez aug
menter vos affaires.
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If you want to make application for
entry of land, call on Maj. Ben. Bloom
field, the old Confederate soldier and
United States Commissioner.
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NOTICE.

OFFICE ST. LANDRY HoMEsT'D & LOAN ASSN &
Opelousas, March 16, 1894.
This Association has opened a new Series
the shareholders and the public should induce
many to avail themselves of the present opp0rs
tunity TO become members. The laying aside
OF an u lnslgnaficant sum weekly viii secure rs ,sa
office in Bank Building, up stairs. Weekly pay
ments are only twenty-five cents per share.
E. D. ESTILETTE,
March "a, 1894. President.
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Tandis que le bic est . 81 BIAS prix, le
mails &c vend announcement cher, ct, fait
assez cufieux, le gru ct la farine de
mails 90 vendent actuellement plus cher
one la bonnie farine de bic; dams FOu-
est, on se font les deux prodnits, les
.fermiers trouvent plus 6conomique de
nourrir leurs pores vec dn bic qn'avec
du mails. La cause dn haut prix du
mails eBt attribu6e an temps defavora-
BILE qua rencontr6 la r6colte dams les
6tats de rOuest, CO qni Ia considerable
ment r6dnite.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-08-18

6zhii OF fill SaivI5.
Cures Ali Sfupliuns he skin.
Twenty Five Gents.
For Sale by all Druggasts.
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Aug. 1s-6t

NOTICE. Land Office at New Orleana
N July6th, 1894. Notice is hereby given thaf
the following named settler has filed notice of
his intention to make final proof in support 81
his claim, and that said proof will be made be.
fore Clerk Of District Court at Opelousas, Cd
August 25, 1894, viz:
THOMAS FRANCOIS,
johnson P. o., La, No. 1854, for the NORTH,
east quarter OF northwest quarter, west half 81
northeast quarter and northwest quarter Of
quarter of section 10, township s.
so nth range Q west, La. Meridian.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
said land, viz:
Santolne Gradnigo, Augustine Gradnigo.s
Holan Lespree, Aurelie Allan, all of Johnson
o., La.
G. Med. BRUMBY,
July IA, 1894. Register.
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NOTICE.

Persons having claims against the Teehe R.
b. Sugar Co, Lim'td., arr requested to OBJ
serve that proof OF them is required to be made
before me at Opelousas, La. Read the notice
given by John r. Jones, Receiver, dated MAY
2lst, 1884. E. NORTH CULLOM,
Commissioner u. S. Circuit Court, Western
District of Louisiana. iun26
The Opelousas courier., 1894-08-18

81 vous desirez vendre on acheter
quelque chose ann0ncez dams le CoUR-
RIER
The Opelousas courier., 1894-08-18
THOMAS
NOTICE

LAND OFFICE AT NEW ORLEANS, La,
Tune %, 1894.
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 CLERK
of the District Court, at Opelousas, on Mon
day, August Goth, 1894, viz:
EDGAR SAVOEE,
who made Homestead Entry No. 11436 for The
southwest / of southeast4 sect. 5 township B..
8 r E., La. Mer.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
of, said land, viz:
Deogene Savoie, Lucien Leger, Valsin Leger
and Cesaire Miller, all of st. Landry parish
Louisiana.
g. Med. BRUMBY,
June 80, 1894. Register.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-08-18

Pour informations lisez lie COURIER.
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LIE COURIER DEs opELousAg

L'AbOnneanent sera de s.. 100 par an pay
nee.
carre pour la premiere insertion ct vingt cina
cents par 'carre pour chaque insertion subse.
quente. Dix lignes on moine constitueront I'M
seront inseres en- Francois ct en- AngIais "a
MONS gull men soft autrement ordonne) ius-
qua &c que Pediteur JUICE a propos de les dis
Les candidats aux fayeurs publiques devront
payer quinZe piastres d'ayance, sill yeulent Sc
faire announcer.
Les n6crolOges, les lettres de remerciment,
les reclames, les communications dun genre
personnel, etc., Sc paieront au taux des avis.
Les articles dune nature personnelle (quand
tOutef0is lis seront admissiblesl sc paieront
vingt cents la ligne ct d'avance.
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STABLES
De.ord & Caronde!et, NJ.
Saddle, Work and Business
Horses Auction Weekly.
us and you wiH sape money.
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w. GF. U.

President, Miss Stella TrumaG
V.-Pres. and TT. Mrs. R. R. Settoon.
Rec. Secretary, Mrs. S. T. Crawford.
Cor. Miss Florence Truman.
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TELEGRAPnlC BREYIrIEs.

LEwlsroS, Me-, Juns G.-1hs republican
state convention renominAtod Henry
Clesvss for governor.
WASH NOTION, June 6.-Mrs. CLEVELAND
with her children loft Washington at 9i4O
on The Ponnsy .vaniA railroad for Gray Ga
bles.
PANS, June G.-Dispatchcs from Drszi
say fvdeTAli.t bands In the province Of lilo
Grands do hul Inet with succ sssos which
enabled them 10 advance.
CLEVELAND June "A killing frost vis-
ited many sections In northwestern Ohio
last night, and much damage 10 reported TO
early fTui, and vegetables.
PORTLAND, Ore, June CD, d, Hender.
SOP, who vas burned In the Troy laundry
IRE ysstsl day. died to-day In great agony.
1h's makes the sixth victim OF the sxplo.
sion.
BRussK1s. jane G.-Ths chamber OF dep
utlss n -Jny, after three months OF debate.
,dopted, by a vote OF ssvents To forty flour,
a bal D. ovidlnR for tho eylsion Of the con-
stiiatiou.
oMAnL June Ga special 10 the Bee
from JhndioD, Neb., SAYS bundred-nli lie
COWBOY race against nms was started to-
da' IN the proaencs OF 1000 leopls, witt
nino entries.
TIrN Tsls, Cbins, June 4, Two thousand
troops have been sent 10 suppress the Coz
ran rebellion. an, Britlah 1set Ia al an
ehoi on 10 Hamilton. prspai cd to protect
ths liveo Of foreigners.
NKw HAVEN. Conn. June 6.-Ths boiler
ot tns bie tug kAmblef exploded 30 day.
wrceknG the boat completely. Fed Wei.
Ter. the cook. 10 missing. and 10 supposed "a
DO dead. Tom WsinRer. The engineer, II
badly scalded.
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COMMITTEE ON DISTRESS.
Five Senators to Inquirs Into the Csus
of the Present Conditions.

Five Senators To Inquirs Ipto the Cause
of the Present Conditions.
WASHINGTON. June 6.-Bsfore entering
upon the discussion OF the tariff to-day the
senate passed seven bills. one being n
house bill aud tho othsrs senate bills.
Blackburn reported favorably . resolution
from the committee on rules for the ap-
pointmsnt OF special COMMITTEES Of five
senators on public distress. TO whom should
be referred the petitions OF Morrison N.
Swift and Others bearing upon this subject.
Adopted without discussion.
The Jones amendmcnn 20 the tobacco
schedule were adopted. They fixed the
rates on filler tobacco unstsmmed at SO
cents rer pound; stsmnsd a. 90 cents per
posnd; tobacco manufactured 40 cents per
pound; snuff so cents per pound; cigars,
26 per cent ad valorsm; paper cigars OF
cigarettes TO be subject 10 the rates i'm
posed on cigars.
The next schedule vAs agricultural prod
ucts and provisions. All live animals not
o. seially provided for were made dutiabls
by the bill at 20 per cent.
Dolph proceeded to deliver the last In
stallment Of his prepared speech begun two
months ago. Debate vas continued in a
dssuiso.y manns, By Messrs; Galling.r. Al
lisop. Mills. White and Kyle. Messrs.
P.att, Washburn, Vest Teller. Lodge and
Allen participated In the debate on barley.
wheat oats. ETC.. lasting three quarters of
an hour after the usual time OF adjourn
mont
The following senators have been ap-
pointed on the committee. In com mpliance
with the resolution OF Senator Blackburn.
sg'sed 20 In the sennte 10 rseeivs petitions
aud hold bearings on existing Industrial
distress: Villas. Smith, blackburn. CALM
ger and Pattop...
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REPUBLICAN JAYHAwKERs
Quite Bunch OF Them Meet In State Con.
vsntion.

vsntion.
TOPEKA. Kan. June 6-The larasst re-
publican convention In the history Of the
state met at noon to-day. The situation is
simplihsd 40 far az the head Of the ticket 10
concerned by ths withdrawal Of Z. W.
Hatch from the race for governor.
Er.ConRrsssman 8. II. Peters vas elected d
temporary chairman. and q. ID. Martin
secretary. Mr.. Peters made . twenty
minute speech. cttribusing business trou-
bles 20 democracy and popullsm.
No business was transacted a. the after
noon session, but addresses were delivered
by trominent woman suffrage sdvocatss.
who were In favor OF u'eiaa the convention
10 place suffrage plank In its platform.
ter OF Iowa. who made ktronR plea for
the general principle OF vomsn suffrage
aud the sxpedienoy Of making 10 q rspub-
liean issue in the present Kansas campaign.
The convention took another recess after
other addresses. aud during the recess the
committee on resolutions met and listened
10 Arguments by the Iopeka Ministerial
union In favor OF n prohibition pisnk In
the platform. Tho officers to DO elected are
as follows: Congressman at-lsrge. associ-
ate justice. governor. lisutenant governor.
secretary Of state, treasurer, nuditor, aud
superintendent OF public instruction.
Major 4. N. Morrill,. of Hiswaths, vss
nominated for governor Tonight bV the
Kansns republican convention. amid one OF
tho wildest scenes OF enthusiasm ever seen
In Kansas for years. He was nominated
on the frat ballot. receiving III votes.
George W. Martin. the only other esndi-
date. received i27 votes. W. A. johnson
Was nominated for associate justice OF the
supreme court by acclsmation.
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CAPTURED A TRAIN AT BOHEMIAN.
Hut the therin Got II Away From Them
Ina Few Hours
Enact.1 IN Tha Totansndant

Hut the therin Got 1t Away From Them
ina Few Hours
Special to The Independent.
BozEMAs, June G-About $3.50 tonight
soms sxy CoIsyites attempted 70 steal
train No. 80 at this place. They hold the
train about three hours. VIXEN the she III
succeeded in getting il away from them,
aad IL left on It's journer east tll;ib. The
sheriff then tn ned the CoIsyises loose.
PAHKrRsnuRo, W. Va. June 6.-FrJ's
msn We o refused all by the citizens last
night and we're obliged 20 sleep in the open
air during drenohine rain. Ihis morning
the men split into three sections. Ia the
afternoon the fifty-tvo who remained be-
hind went to the Baitimo d Ohio freight
yards aud took possession OF Q freight
.rain being mado up. They dshed the
sheriff, who teleRrspb.d for troops. and
with nn increased foroo OF deputies sue
oeeded In arTestins them. Two Of the
oommonwsalers are sail TO have been hurt
one fatally.
CArRo, ILL.,. June G.-Ihe adyancs guard
OF keliy's feet consisting OF two boats and
twenty five men, attempted TO make land.
inc 10 o-day. but were prevented By special
officers who are patIo,ling the lsvoo. lkt
msn cross d to tue Missouri side OF Tho
river. where they will wait the arrival OF
Kelly and the'reat OF the navy.
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Governors Proclamation May not
Stop the Cree Performance
at the Falls
Must Show Cause Why Ho
Should not Be BojoinOd
From Interfering.
EEtsnt Of the Damsgs 90 tho Nerthers
Pacific 10 Montana BY Tioods-sad
Drowning.

special 10 The lnlopsndont
Omar FALLs. June q. In answer 10 Gov.
Richards proclamation Joseph Los,ard and
J. y. Dyas obtained a restraining order
from ibd district court citing Richards.
Haskell. Hamilton and FNemon 70 appear,
on June \. 70 answer HbY q permanent In
junction should not be granted restraining
them from interfering With the sun danes
Of the Cfses. Hesn this morning, tho gem
,lemsn stated amphatleally that the dance
would be n 40. proclamation OF no prools-
nation. They had violated no law aud
had no Intention OF 80 doing. and would
ooatinue abost their business. The gem
oral plan OF war seams TO bs 10 obtain an
Injunction In the lowor court. which can
probably DO easily done. a. those who have
witnessed tho ceremony pronounce II ex-
cesdinaly harmless, and will mako AFFIDAVIT
10 that effect. II defeated. they will OBJ
tain q temporary restraining order ON
the supreme court which will carry over
the l5,b. the date OF the dance. A major
iiy OF the comm unity seems In favor OF tho
dance proceeding. and many ssy so-day
that the opposition 10 all political sehsme
on the part Of ths republican county on
olalaL
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THE PORTLAND FLOODS.
nigh Water Mara Thouuht TO uays fsssH
Reached.

Hehohods
PORTLAND. Ore. Jane G-LAisat reports
frem Cascade I.ooka hro that the aovsrn-
ment works arc slill ia great danger. Tho
bulkhead vhioh keeps tho Columbia oot OF
the upper end Of the locks 10 almost sub-
merged. should II 20 Out. all rip-rsp
work. and possibly the entire works, will
be destroyed. sn,ailinR q loss OF over ST.
O0Oc01 The Union Pacific 10 In very bad
shape near tho locks. Where tho current
strikes the band alongside ths railroad. q
mountAin Il moving. resembling huge
glacier. while masses of the bluun are oon-
tinualiy falling into Ahs river. BIR Df
treea. as tbeJ tumble over the bunk, hang
for Q little while downward and then
plunge into the torrent below. The river
has cot iuto the mountsIn for quarter OF
q mile.
Tho woAtbsF bureau predicts that tho
river in this city will resch lie maximum
height At midnight aud Femnin stationary
till Thursday, with q tendency 20 fall
A telephone message received this aftor-
noon from the locks says that the contract
ors suoceoded In strengthening the bulk
heads 90 thsy will NOT 40 out News from
down the Columbia river shows n most de-
plorAbls condition Of affairs. Fishing haa
been suspended and tho great stfesm has
uooueu tno Whnle country on boin ntuhe.
Houses have boen carried away and farms
inundated and crops destroyed.
Az police headquarters thia morning the
chief OF DO ice detailed several officers 20
visit the northern part OF the city In bohts
TO sock out families In distress. This morn
Ing aha Southern Pacific brougbs a heavy
load OF passengers and mail. The Union
Pacific mail was sont In over the Southern
Paoiho's line. and there was fully ten tons
Of letters ard papers from the east which
have been delayed several DAYS.
In this city the water reached the thirty
three foot marx al noon. On Front street
water 10 deep enough for navigation by
lafgs sizsd river craft. Thirty blocks arc
dhder water. and n rise OF few feet will
iuundats the onti'e town uudsr the bluf.
Memalooso island. . burial place for In
dians. is under water. and hundreds Of
skeletons are being washed away.
VANCOUVER. B. c.. June 6.-Nsws from up
the river 10 tnat che water IL falling. Az
Yale 10 has gone down fifteen inches.
Methods of communication are In such do.
moralizsd condition that ID 10 impossible 10
estimate the loss Of life or damage 70 prop
srty.