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CENrERrowN, KY, Oct. 16.-Elders
Freeman aud Mercer, Mormon mis-
sionaries, who have converted fifty
people in this vicinity, mostly womer-
to their faith, were visited by party
of indignant citizens at o'clock Fri
day morning and given q coat of tar
and feathers. The two were then
ordered to leave at once. which they
promised to do.
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Women to work Against Tammany.

New YORK, Oct. 16.-The Woman's
Municipal league will begin at once to
distribute pledges in which each sign
er agrees to get ten men to vote
against Tammany Hall. These will
be placed in the hands of as many
women as possible.
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Jumped to Her Death.

New YORK, Oct. l6.-Sarah Trainor,
a pretty typewriter, % years old, killed
herself Sunday morning by leaping to
the pavement from window in the
fourth story of her home. 1t is thought
she was insane.
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Death of an Aged Minister.

FORTY Fort. Pa, Oct 17.-Rev. E.
Hazard Snowden, the oldest Presby-
terian minister in the state, died at
his home here yesterday, aged IS years.
He was the oldest living graduate of
Princeton theological seminary.
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Post once Ii, r robbed.

MASON Cry, Ia, Oct The Shef-
field post office was burglarized Mon
day night and money and stamps
|stolen Police officers in al ad joining
|eities' shaYe been notified. RI
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Sfx Of the Crew Drowned.

ANTWERP. Oct. Is The French yes
sci Alice was sunk during a fog by the
Swedish ship Balder on the River
Scheldt. Six of the crew of the Alice
were drowned.
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Lost His Fifth wife.

MuNc1E, Ind, Oct. 16.-Jacob Swein-
inger's fifth wife died very suddenly
yesterday morning near Luray. She
was the third to die OF apoplexy, and
all are buried in the family lot in one
ce meterY $#
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Gold Exports.

i WASHINGTON. Oct. l6. During the
nine months OF 1894 the excess in gold
exports from the United States over
imports was S7s, 603,619 and Of silver.
SIS, 531 $780, 5s
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Draxxed to Death by = Horse.

ZANEsv1LLE, o., Oct. 16. Mrs w. I.
Albrittain. Of spratt, was dragged to,
death by her horse running away.
The saddle girth slipped and her foot
caught III the stirrup. ~ al. s#s 8
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first SNOWMAN In New York.

MIDDLETON, N. Y, Oct. 16.-The first
snow furry Of the season Awept over
Orange and Sullivan counties Sunday
night There was quite Q heavy fall
also in Delaware and Chenango coun-
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Monument TO J. william j: I

q WIEsBADEN, Prussia, Oct. -
Emperor W. liam unveiled the monu-
ment erected here TO he memory of
his grand father, EImp eror N ill ism l.s II
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Given geo. 900 Damaxes..

5S.5 5 CHIcAG Oct l6. -- Anna Hogan fell:
from u detective ii dewalk in August,
1891, and receiyed "a juries from which
sshss has not Il recovered a jury has
ssjjIast aWardess11 da,nsg es s. the sum
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1fnrs,o,,rre1r- Given i,,,,l Twenty Year,.

KEoKUK, Ia., Oct. n the distriet
court Frank Watson was sentenced TO
tyyygrenty al he penitentiar for
tl,s muir off Otto Ioatterson Jnly
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TR lain r O,J'BlEBERS.
- s. e
They Reap Rich Harvests III Vir-
ginia and California


RICHMOND, Va. Oct. 13.-The north
bound passenger train on the Rich
mond, Fredericksburg & Potomac rail
way which left here at o'clock Fri
day night was held up near Qnantico.
The engineer and fireman were forced
from their engine and the engine was
cut loose and sent ahead. The ex-
press car was then entered. the
messenger covered with pistols and
forced to open the safe. Therunaw,.y
locomotive was stopped at Quant'so oy
obstructing the track. 1t is stateo
here that there was an unusually
large amount of monevson tue traln'
probably $4,000 Tne robbers, seven
in number, were masked. The rail-
way company has offered 81 900 reward
for the arrest of any Of the robbers.
The express messenger, Il. f. Crutch-
field. and his helper. H. Murray, barred
thezdoors of the express car, but these
were blown open with dynamite
After the robbery the thieves made of
with their booty in the direction OF
the Potomac river, where it is sup
posed they had boat in waiting to
take them to the Maryland side. None
of the robbers entered the passenger
coaches.
Daring Robbery in California.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 13.-The bandits
who held up a Southern Pacific over
land train few miles west of Sacra-
mento late Thursday night and looted
the Wells-Fargo company express car
secured over $4,000 They seem to
have eluded the officers and escsxped
with their plumber, which was nearly
all in gold coin, and consequently
heavy burden. The astounding sue
cess of the hold up was not known un-
til Friday AFTERNOON. Earlier reports
of the robbery gave the amount of
money taken at $1,000.
Reward of $40, 200 offered.
- The truth came out, however. when
the Southern Pacific issued circular
Offering reward of $4,000 for the ar
rest of the two robbers and the recov
cry of the plumber. In this circular,
it is said, the bandits plundered the
express car of over $50, 600 IN gold.
The circular announces the Southern
Pacific company and the Wells-F Fargo
company will pay $4,000 for the cap
ture of each robber and $4,000 for the
recovery Of the money, or proportion
eat amount of any part of the whole.
Stole Four Sacks of Coin.
The robbery was a daring one. Four
sacks of coin were secured from the
express car, and Messenger Paige
barely escaped with his life. Three
hundred pounds of coin were taken:
Engineer Bill Scott, of the Oregon
Overland, and his fireman were forced
at the muzzle of a revolver to carry
coin sacks from the express car to the
engine. There the robbers uncoupled
the engine and rode off with their
booty.
Hunting Them Down.
The backs of Lincoln and Scott are
covered with bruises caused by con-
slant prodding of the rifles held by the
robbers. The news of the robbery pro-
duced the greatest excitement and the
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Huntinr Thena Down.

The backs of Lincoln and Scott are
covered with bruises caused by con-
slant prodding of the rifles held by the
robbers. The news of the robbery pro-
duced the greatest excitement and the
city is alive with men eager to assist
in the search. Men are already scour-
ing the country in every direction. 1t
seems almost impossible that the rob-
bers can escape, as the descriptions fur
nished Of them are good and they must
of necessity either be in or very near
this city.
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sion seemed to be that it would be of
q general disagreement. with perhaps
some Of tue main points specified. 1t
had not been decided to call in tn. Re-
publican members when adjournment
was taken, but it is possible that the
full conference will meet to morrow or
next day. 1t was evident that the
meeting showed a tendency to get far
Their apart than before, and the discus
sion Of the main questions showed
that there wOnld have to be instruc-
lions from the respective houses before
the conferrees would feel warranted
IN yielding from the positions they
have taken from the first.
When the conference adjourned one
OF the conferrees summed uD the stu
alton as follows:
eve have accomplished absolutely
nothing to-day. We have not advanc-
ed an inch, and are exactly where we
were last Saturday night.
"Ihere is no truth in the report
that we have reached an agreement on
sugar. On the contrary, no arrange
ment is even in sight. While there
has been talk of calling in the Repub-
llcan members on some questions, yet
it has not amounted to an agreement
up to adjournment. In fact, it seems
impossible to reach agreements on
anything Of Importance. Neither is
there a present prospect that we will
be nearer an agreement at the end of
the week.
in such a case there will be moth
Ing lett but to report a disagreement,
aud if each house insists upon it's bill,
then a further conference will be or
dered."
1t is stated that the democratic
members of the committee do not care
to make a report until the return of
Speaker Crisp.
The Texas and Louisiana members
of the House who intend to meet and
take action against the continuation of
the Hawaiian treaty, postponed the
meeting until tomorrow.
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STATE OF LOUISIANA
18th Judicial District Court Parish of
Lafourche.
Joseph Schwarts rs. No. 3O37 AT
gustin Adam.

TAKE NOTICE THAT, ACTING UNDER
l. and by virtue of an order of seizure
and sale. emanating from the above entitled
Court. in the above entitled and numbered
case. | have seizeG and will offer for sale, at
public auction. pursuant to law, to the last
and highest bidder at the Court House in
the Town of Thibodaux. on
SATURDAY. AUGUST 4th. 1894.
between the hours of IL o'clock a m. and 4
O'Clock p. H.. the following described pro-
perty to-wit
A certain lot Of ground situate in the
Parish OF L,tourche state of Louisiana, in
the village of Lockport on the right bank of
Bayou Lafaurche being lot No. , of Block
No. l6 as appears frnm llan Of said village,
executed bv Allen DHemecuurt. surveyor.
on Decen her 26fh 1875, a coiv of which plan
il de posted III the Clerks office. Recorders
department of this parish, said lot is bounded
Northwest by I anal street. North East bv
Lot No. OF sail Block No. l6, and South
Fast ly Latonrrhe Street, together with all
the buildings and improvements thereon.
To pay and satisfy ~ The sum of One
Hume -i aud Fifty Dollars, together with
eight per cent per anriunn interest thereon
from the 18th 1t De-, ember 1883 until paid,
e A sum of ten per cent IN the aggregate
of said principal and interest as ATTORNEYS
fees herein and t3l all c,'sts herein cash-and
which Aaii amount in princiI al and interest.
attorney fees and all COSTS herein. is secured
by mortgage by act passed before Eiphege
Is. A,yo Notary Public of said parish on the
2Sth day Of December 1889.
!. JAMES BEARY,
sheriff of Lafaurche
! June 3Oth 1894.
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Our sincere thanks to Mr.. Frank
Barker, chairman of the House Com
mlttee, for a copy of the 4th Annual
Report of the Eye. Ear, Nose and
Throat Hospital Of New Orleans, La,
from January LIST, 1898 to December
31st. 1898. This institution which has
done a great deal already since its four
and a half years of existence in re-
~lieving suffering humanity. is designed
for persons too poor to pay for medi-
cal advice, and all others are excluded
by expresses order of che Executive
Committee. Physicians and the pub
lie in general are urged to discourage
persons who are able to pay, from ap-
plying for treatment. From the re-
port we observe that up to December
81, 1898. 1923 native born patients from
the parish of Lafourche have applied
and nave obtained treatment at this
Hospital. This is certainly a good
showing for our parish.
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SATURDAY JULY 81 1894.
THE FIRST SINCE THE WAR.

During the latter part of last week
Governor Foster signed the death war
rant OF Dunk Williams, fixing Friday.
August Sd. 1894, between the hours of
II a. m. and 4 p. m. al the day upon
which the execution of the condemned
man will take place. This will be the
hrst legal hanging in the Parish of
Lafourche since 1860.
Dunk Williams, a griffe about %
years old, is the man who, as was pre-
viously reported, killed in cold blood,
without any cause or p~rovocation,
Eugene Peterson, cOlored, on the Ma
~ Plantation in this Parish. This
happened in the month of November
last.
In April last he was tried for mur.
der by the District Court before a iu-
~, who after a short deliberation re-
turned an unqualified verdict of guilty
as charged. The counsel for the de-
tense took an appeal to the SupreLae
Court which affirmed the sentence of
the lower Court. The prisoner failing
IN this, applied to the Board of Par
dons for communication of sentence but
to no avail %whereupon followed. the
action OF the Governor as above stat
ed.
We understand that quite a number
OF persons have already applied for
admission into the enclosure where the
execution will take place.
In order that the public NAV know
how many with the sheriff are entitled
to witness the execution of Dunk Will
llams, We herewith annex the law
bearing upon the subject:
AN ACT.
Regulating the execution of crimi.
nails in the State of Louisiana. From
the Acts OF 1884.
BE 1t enacted by the General Assem-.
bty cfthe State ofLouisiana, That in
all cases when sentence of death shall
nave been pronounced upon any per-
son IN the state, 1t shall be executed
by hanging the person by the neck
until he be dead, within the enclosure
OF the prison in the presence of the
Sheriff, and at least four, not exceed
ing fifteen witnesses, zone or more of
whom shall be a practicing physician
residents of such parish, who shall
duly attest the same, under oath,
which attestation shall be returned by
the Sheriff to the Court which pro-
nounced the sentence.
Approved July 10th, 1884.
If the report that a large number OF
persons have applied and intend to
apply for admission be correct, a con
siderable number of them will be dis
appointed.
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THE CONFERENCE COMMIT
TEE.

Special to The Times Democrat.
Washington, July 16.-There were
many rumOrs in circulation to-day
concerning the action of the tariff bill
conferrees and q report gained curren-
cy this morning that the House mem
bers would agree to the sugar sched-
ule adopted by the Senate. This ru-
NOR was not corrOborated, but on the
other hand it was stated that the con-
ferrees we're az far from agreement on
the principal amendments as they
were at the start and would have to
report q disagreement to their respec-
tive houses. Before a report can be
made. the Republican members of the
conference who thus far have been ig-
nored, will have to be called in, and
they mag make some trouble by de-
clining to cooperate on account of the
exclusive policy of the Democratic
members. This hitch may cause a de-
lay in the report. In case of disagree
ment and request for instructions, a de-
bate would probably ensue and post
pone indefinitely the final disposition
of the tariff bill. There are numerous
members of the House anxious to talk
again on the fruitful theme, and to ex-
press their condemnation Of the Sen
ate amendments.
Nothing has yet been done in con-
ference with the question of the boun-
ty on this years sugar crop. Col. Gun.
ningham, the Texas sugar planter, is
working hald to secure the abrogatiol
Of the Hawaiin reciprocity treaty and
has placed before members of the Sen.
ate and House an able argument fol
the abolition of the treaty.
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~WEATHER-CROP BULLETIN.
WEEK ENDING MONDAY JULY Is, '94.

The past seven days gave an aver
age temperature of about FIVE degrees
below the normal of past seven years
to the state at large, with scattered
rains in she interior. west and north
portions, bat fairly general falls in the
lower portion of the sugar belt; the
following being the weekly rainfalls
reported to 5 p. m, Monday, July 18th.
Alexandria, 90; Amite, rs; Che
neville, II; Coushatta, .25 Lafay-
ctt-. l.6O; Minden, 100; Natchito-
ches. 1.52; New Orleans, $50; Shreve-
port, LILO; Baton Rouge, 2.05; Cow
lngton, 2.O8; Donaldsonville, 10:
Franklin, 1.57; Lake Charles, 20
Orelousas, rs; Rayne, 1.55; Schrie-
yer, 1893.
There was considerable cloudiness
over the southeastern parishes but in
the remainder of the state, this week
was generally s%Hnshiny.
AS a result and following the rains
of the previous week, all crops are re-
ported to have improved, and even
old corn that was presumed to be be-
yOnd relief from rain, to a great ex-
tent, is now reported in a somewhat
better condition than formerly in the
interior and north portions of the
state while young corn continues
promising.
Cotton, too, has continued to i'm
prove. The weather, while a little
cool, was yet sufficiently favorable 20
cause a continued healthy growth and
the plant is fruiting well, is clean. and
reported in good condition. There
are some few reports Of worms, but
none of a damaging nature. The crop
is generally laid by.
There is, however, a belt extending
from the lower Red river parishes into
southwest Louisiana in which the local
droughty conditions continue: Some
localities in this section have had gen.
ernus showers and crops in such local
iries are generally good, yet there are
some few localities where the rainfall
has been deficient and crops are not
so good. Rice in particular. in the
southwest parishes, has not had enough
rain OF late though farther east and
south the crop is GOOD and heading
we'll.
Some localities in the lower portion
Of the sugar belt have had too much
rain, interfering with cultivation and
a completion of laying by, and the
weather was also cool for the season
so that cane, while growing finely,
and in a generally excellent condition
is vet rather small.
Pastures are good throughout the
state.
Sweet potato planting has been con
tinued and a large acreage has beer
planted and shipments have alread,
been made to this market from Pla
quemines parish.
A second crop of Irish potatoes il
being planted.
Oranges on the lower coast, while {
short crop, are very large for the sea.
SoC.
ROBERT E. KERKAM.
Director.
New Orleans, July II, 1894.
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A GOOD BILL.

From the Weekly Town Talk Of
Alexandria
"House Bill No. 345, introduced by
Hon. 5. F. Meeker, and which has
passed both branches of the Legisla-
ture, is a splendid bill for Alexandria
as we'll as a great many other towns
in Louisiana. The bill gives incorpo-
rated towns the right to demand from
the police j1ries of their respective
parishes the amount of the licenses
collected annually By the parishes
from the cities and towns, less the
amount needed for criminal, school
and other purposes.
THE people of Alexandria are in
great part indebted to the few citi-
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.,u.-a -. IL. Stn Senatorial Distric
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TARIFF ~CONFERREES FAB A
PART.

Washington, July 16.-The Demo-
cratic members of the conference COM
mittee adjourned earlier than usual
to-day. and the situation at adjonrn-
ment, from the best information, was
that the conferrees were far from a.
greement, and hat within a short
time a disagreement would be report
ed to the Senate and House. The
question which has been ag,tating the
members seems to be just what kind
Of a report to make, but the impress
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A NEW ORGANIzATIoN.-Six of our
entergrising citizens have just organ
lied themselves into what they Lave
termed themselves 1.-THE T%hibodaux
Boat and Pleasure Club" The object
of the club is to shortly purchase a
steam launch which they propose to
utilize for the purpose of taking pleas
ure trips up and down the Bayou La
forrche from Donaldsonvilse to the
sea-shore. The club is limited to six
members, and when on pleasure trips
each member will have the right I" in
vite one friend along with him. The
boat they propose to buy will comfort
ably lodge from II to Is persons.
This is a good move in a right direc-
ton, and we hope that some other of
our energetic citizens will follow their
good example.
The club is Differed AS follows !:
Emile Riviere, president, H. c. Chol,
vice-president; Andrew Schloegel,
treasurer; j. T. Lejeune, Secretary !;
George Flash, Pilot; Wallace Frost,
engineer.