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The Opelousas courier., 1895-09-07
%schuy1kin Farmers Say They Are Assessed
Too High.

Pottsrille, Pa.
Thirty township and borough super
visors, auditors and assessors of the
farming districts of Schuylkill county
met here for the purpose of deciding
on mean by which they can secure an
equalization of the triennial assess
ment of the farm lands, A permanent
organization was formed. William
Wilhelm said that the farm lands to-
day represented one-fourth Of the total
assessed valuation of the county, and
it was too high, as the coal lands,
which brought much bigger prices in
the market, were only assessed the
same, or about $40, 600, 900. By refer
ring to the registry books it was shown
that quite a number of farm land prop
critics were assessed to double their
market value, and in mi instance the
assessed valuation was 155 per cent. IN
crease in the price asked buyers.
A committee was appointed to get a
representative from every farming dis
trict in the county. It vas also decided
t., raise a fund from among the super
visors to conduct the fight for fairer
taxation. A series of meetings will be
held and if they will not give the far
nsers satisfaction the association will
appeal to the court, and, if necessary,
to the supreme court.-Philadelphia
Record.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-09-07
TAX REFORM STUD1FsI
EDITED By BOLTON FALL.
An Onan Etald

II any one has an impression tb,.
accommodations to these "s.rdiasn
~ nos De published unless they echo
'ne EDITORS IDEAS he is mistaken.
nr'lcles on any aspect of taxation
WI always be welcome, if thew sra
as well written, within reason.
toe UNITS and to the point, excent
'hat we do not discuss the tariff
Lane owners especially shou1d bo
interested as the principal benefit ~
any improvement or social adv.rn.
goes to them in the increase Of v.I,,e
gwen to land. Address this Office ~
~ LOCK street, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-09-07
Dnn't Cot Icnref

II you should hcar that in some place to
which you are going malaria is prevalent;
TO the air poison which produces chllls and
is a safe and thorough antidote and pre-
~ventive, viz, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
The great anti-malarial specific is also a
remedy for biliousness, constipation, drs-
pepsia, rheumatic and kidney trouble, nerv-
BUSINESS and debility.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-09-07

the UP country.
And that's what
makes me tell
you what | do
about dear old
Rocky e e k
The e S t
thing in h OF
weather. = u
understand.
to have plenty
q ( ~handroom-
ance and only a
few clio t t
Sometimes the
The Opelousas courier., 1895-09-07
ANDY. 4 am po1u NJ here to Calhoun

Andy. Z am go1n NJ here tc Calhoun
to see my Uncle Gus and his folks
mo you amt, Young man. says In"
preacher. no you amt. You are goin
right on down - the lake that burneth
with fire and birthstone forever moro
you are goin to hell, young man"
That's all right. mister" says Andy.
II. don't make a continental bit OF diff
ference t me. have got a round trip
ticket anyhow"
The Opelousas courier., 1895-09-07
Lucas is His Name.

If you will come and 60 with me back
to the woods and hills-back across the
creek and beyond the scenes of tumnlt
and strife and trials and tribulations-
back down to the old Panther Creek
country, where the people are always
honest enough and brave enough to be
natural and true-where they take the
measure of a q not by the beef upon
his bones, nor by the money in his
purse, but by the honor and the cour-
age in his soul-I can show you the old
log house and the very spot where a
born horse trader. and the most
brightest man of his day aud genera
ton of people first opened his eyes on
the wonders of this vain and f1eetin
world. And Lucas is his name, patient
and long-sufferin reader-Andy Lucas.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-09-07
A sensible Compromise.

One hundred millions OF property
held for religious and benevolent IN
situations in Chicago is exempt from
.taxation. The matter has become Sc
rious. a the city needs the revenue
that would be derived from It. One OF
the assessors regularly assesses all such
property which IS rented, nj ne IS de.
feated il the courts His clerk would
tar ali the land on which churches or
schools stand, butexempt the improve
ments-Christian Phalanx-
The Opelousas courier., 1895-09-07
Summer Tourist Rates.

The North Western Line Chicago &
North Western R'y) is now selling excur-
sion tickets at REDUCED rates to St. Paul,
Minneapolis, Duluth, Ashland, Bayfield,,
Marquette, Deadwood, Dakota, Hot Springs,
Denver, Colorado Springs, Manitou, Salt
Lake City, and the lake and mountain re-
sorts of the west and northwest. For rates
and Authorization apply to Agents of con-
Meeting lines. Illustrated pamphlets, Civ
Ing full particulars, will be mailed free upon
application to w. B. kniskern, G. T. & T.
A, Chicago & North Western Ry, Chi
cago, Ill.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-09-07

weather gifts mighty awful tsemendl-
US hot around about in these regions,
but 70 far as I can now remember
never rot sunstruck but oncst in my
life.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-09-07

THE man who builds q house or plants
az orchard increases the means OF sat
isfyin,. human wants, and is a oene-
factor IT mankind in spite of the fact
ehat his motive may be purely selfish;
while tie man who keeps q footof use
full land ont Of use works 2 correspond
inr injsyy 70 mankind. Judge NO
guirc.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-09-07

PIso's Cure for Consumption is an A No.
l Asthma medicine.-W II. WILLIAMS, An
tioch, His, April ii, 1894.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-09-07

"FELr slippers" advertised il the shoe
stores, are thought to be those felt by boys
In their rude young days.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-09-07
SQUIRE RUFUS SANDERS
The Sage Of Rocky Greek Under q
Sunstroke.
~ Was Clear Case of "Fuskency"-TEs =. %
vent Stage of the Weather and h
General Appearmsnts of q Corn- .
field Was One Too Many,
(Copyrtght 1885. ,

Her. lately have learnt d whsle
eassle from the Newspapers III regards
to the hot Weather and siinstfokes in
The Opelousas courier., 1895-09-07

MIS-. MrsHLFr-'',Johr has got tie hypno-
t;sm." Mrs. GushlcE WI kin,tof a dis
ease is that!" Mrs, Mu,hlcy-"Ahy, you
know, rheumatism i'll the hip.'-Boston
rou,.inr
The Opelousas courier., 1895-09-07

CH1MMIE-"Wot's dc matter wild yon!"
Chonnie-''I'm sick. De doctor says Five
got an ulster in NE t'roat. '-Philadelphia
Record.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-09-07

A MAN may do very well with Il very little
knowle1ge, and scarce be found ont, in
mixed company; everybody is SO much
more ready to produce his W than to
call for a display Of your acqti5itlons.-
Lamb
The Opelousas courier., 1895-09-07

BILLY-"Maw, [ should think it would
be a heap more careless to castpearis before
chickens than to cast lem before SWINE"
His Mother-''Why so, Billy!' Billy
",Cause they'd eat en-
The Opelousas courier., 1895-09-07

ARE you satisfied with social lnstl1u-
t;onso If yes, pass or. Ii no, do you
1v;sh tn aid reforms? 1t no. pass on.
n YES make up your mind that your
aid will be little value unless you ad-
vocate first of all and most perslsten1ly
the fundamental changes which are
necessary. What are these? Decide
for vourself.-Common Sense, BROOK
Ign, n. =
The Opelousas courier., 1895-09-07

HorELKEEPERs arc people we have to put
up with.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-09-07

ronascation by Taxation.

A tax on the product OF labor conhs'
Gates a portion OF it; failure to pay the
+ar confscates the whole OF 1t.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-09-07
TAKES CHILDBIRTH EASY

and a permanent cure in DIR. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription. Taken during
preonancy the HPreScrintioun
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-16
TO-DAY'S TELEGRApHIC NEWS
Foreign News,

LONDON, Nov. 16.-The representa-
tive of the United Press at CONSTANT
nople reports that on the evening of
November Is Mr.. NJ. A. Jewett, United
States consul at Sivas, sent q telegram
to United States Minister Terrell in
forming him that in disturbances which
have taken place at Sivas eight hundred
Armeniaps and ten Turks had been
killed, and that according to official re-
ports lsrge body of Kurds were then
approaching the town. Mr.. Jewett
gave no details of the disorders, but the
discrepancy in the figures shows that
the Turkish allegations that the Ar
menians were the aggressors are abso-
lutely untrue and that the Armenians
were deliberately massacred. 1t is
stated in dispatches from perfectly
reliable authority that in the Syrian
district of Gurunden 4, 700 men, women
and children have been killed and many
others are suffering from wounds and
lack of medicines, food, clothing and
shelter.
Boston, Nov. 16.-Thc American
Board received this morning from Con-
sui Jewett at Sivas the following: Re-
port Americans here well.
BRUSSELS, Nov. 16.-The cashier of
the Societe Generate has absconded,
leaving q deficit in his accounts of
100000 francs. 1t is supposed that
his defalcstion was caused by specula-
ton in gold mines.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-16
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Frank White, a good citizen of Chi
cago, was shot and killed in that city
yesterday by detective, who mistook
him for his brother, Clarence White a
noted burglar.
The Denver police believe that the
two masked men who robbed the
Wells-Fargo Express Company's Of
flee at Colorado Springs took SIS, 600
instead $4,000, as reported. There is
no clew to the thieves.
The First Presbyterian church, of
Washington, which is attended by the
President and Mrs. Cleveland, will be-
gin Sunday celebration of its centen-
NAL, and the exercises will extend oyer
the whole of the week.
The Woman's Educational Union of
Chicago is agitating the question of
reading the Bible in the public schools,
and claims to have letters of approval
from Archbishop Satolli and other
Catholic prelates and from Hebrew rab.
bis.
1t is reported that an expedition con-
sistiug of between 500 and 600 men,
we'll equipped, left Cudjoes Keys, Flor
ida, on Monday for Cuba. 1t is stated
that besides plenty ofammuition, rifles,
matchetes, etc., they carried consider
able dynamite.
The inauguration of Rev. DR.. W.
Beniah Longley Whitman as president
of the Columbian University, of Wash
ington, took place last night, the exer-
cises being conducted in Convention
Hall. which was filled with spectators,
there being among them nearly four
teen hundred students of the univer-
sity.
Arrangements have been made by
the Maryland State game and fish pro-
lection association for conference be-
tween citizens of Maryland, Virginia
and West Virginia for the purpose of
procuring the adoption by these States
of uniform law for the preservation
and protection of black bass in the Po-
tomac river.
The Sultan continues to snub Great
Britain. Three prison officials at Moosh
dismissed some time ago upon the de-
mand OF the British ambassador for
| maltreatment of prisoners, were rein
stated, and the British charge d'affaires
has demanded that they be again dis
missed. The Porte claims to have
proofs of fresh lawlessness on the part
of Armenisns, who have attacked Mus
sulmans.
1t is stated that in the contest of
Wood, republican, for the seat in
the Kentucky Legislature, of Kauf-
man, democrat, a discovery has
been made which gives Wood the seat,
and will thereby give the republicans a
clear majority on joint ballot in the
Legislature. 1t is also said that A. j.
Carroll, ex-Speaker of the Kentucky
House, will refuse his certificate of re-
election to the Legislature because it
is alleged he secured the place through
republican treachery.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-16
The Duke Sails for EUROPE.

MEN YORK. Nov. 16.-The Duke Of
Marlborough and his young bride sailed
at II o'clock this morning for Genoa on
on the North German Lloyd Steamship
Fulda from Hoboken. The departure
of the duke and duchess was rendered
dramatic because W. K. Vanderbilt and
Mrs. W. z. Vanderbilt, the parents of
the duchess, met on the deck of the
steamship and exchanged courtesies
probably for the first time since they
were divorced. Mr.. Vanderbilt was
exchanging farewell greetings with his
daughter when Mrs. w. z. Vanderbilt
came over to tell her daughter some
thing and saw her divorced husband.
In cool and collected manner she
bowed her head and said "Good morn
ing, Mr.. Vanderbilt" Mr.. Vanderbilt'a
face flushed as he raised his hat gal
lantly and bowed in return. This was
all. A great crowd had collected on
the wharf to see the duke and duchess
off. The main saloon of the Fulda was
like flower garden, and the captains
cabin, which had been specially prepar-
ed for the duke and duchess, was an
ideal flower bower.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-16
TELEGRAPHIC BREYITIES.

The magnificent Hotel Warner in
Amsterdam, N. Y, was consumed by
fire this morning.
A dispatch from st. Petersburg says
that Russia is opposed to the disinte-
grafton of the Turkish Empire.
E1-President Harrison presided at
the Presbyterian mass meeting held in
the Carnegie Music Hall, in New York,
last night, in behalf of foreign missions
The engagement is announced Of
Mrs. James B. Groome, widow of the
late Governor Groome, of Maryland, to
Mr.. Fendall Young, of Philadelphia.
Mr.. Young is cousin of the late Gov.
Groom.
DR.. Rojas Paul has formulated q
formidable revolutionary plan in Vene-
zuela and the first blows of the insurrec-
ton will be struck at once in Caracas,
Coro and Maracaibo, and in various
other districts in the interior.
Early this morning burglars entered
the postofice at East Rochester, n. 81.
The safe was blown open and $500 in
stamps and $500 in cash were taken, be-
sides other valuables. The Office is in
general store, which was also ram
sancked.
The difficulty between Rev. VIM. N.
Cleveland (brother of the President)
aud the Presbyterian Church at Chau-
mont, N. Y, has been adjusted, the
pastor having expressed regrets at any
d kind utterances he may have dropped
concerning certain factions in his
church.
Chas. Tromridge, war pensioner,
who lived alone in cabin near Abbot,
KY, was found Thursday tied to his
bed, his skull crushed and the flesh
burned from his feet with hot irons.
The cabin had been searched by the
murderers and everything of value
stolen.
John Knight, captain of the lighter
Ajax. was found dead this morning in
the forecastle of that vessel, at New
York, with several ugly wounds on his
head. The police have under arrest
John Mitchell, mate of the Ajax, who is
suspected of having committed the
deed.
Ed. stuckey, prosperous farmer Of Simp-
sou county, Mass, WAS a:sasinated upon The
public road last night, being fred upon from
ambush. There is no clue. A family row,
however, is thought to be at the bottom OF
this mystery.
Over million in gold was withdrawn from
the sub treasury in New 70 TX to-day for ship
ment to Europe.
The Standard Oil Company again advanced
the price Of oil to-day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-16
Tried to Rob a Car.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 16.-Authentie
particulars of the reported ''hold up" Of
an express train on the Pennsylvania
Railroad at Morrisville, Pa, last night
were learned to-day, and they show
that while an attempt was made
to rob an Adams Express car, there
was no "hold up" Two tramps con-
cealed themselves in an express car
which was loaded with merchandise. at
Jersey City, prior to the starting of the
train. The car not having passenger
the doors were locked. After strewiDg
the contents of various boxes of mer-
chandise in heaps all over the car floor
and finding nothing of especial value,
the would-be robb. rs broke open the car
car door pulled cord which operates
the air brake. When the train slowed
mp they jumped from the car and disap-
peared in the darkness. So far they
have eluded capture.
So far investigation shows that the robbers
opened one tub of oysters, package of cigars
aud few other parcels. They probably ate
some oysters and took some cigars.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-16

4 RACE FOB ITFE-A young man and NO.
man had 8 rather lively experience Thursday
on the farm of Mrs Mary Mcguire about Eve
miles west OF Beltsville, Nd. Il appears that
the couple came from Washington to spend
the day rusticsting. After strolling over the
FIELDS and woods they were returning aboat
TWO o'clock in the afternoon laden with au-
,umnal flowers, when the appearance of s
ouu caused sudden change in their happy
mood. The bah was about five hundred
ysrus fron than, and the nearest fence over
which to escape was hundred yards or more.
Il Was no time for contemplation. The young
lsdy dismissed the idea Of modestv and lift.
ing her shirts high, reached the fence some ONE
Tsy In advance OF her msle compauion Tbs
latter rssched the fenca about on tine xr;-I,
the infur;sted bull, who greatly aidea The
young man in scaling the goal The sni,ns;
realizing thst the lsdy and gentleman mesnt
it no hzTm retrsced its steps- Much to the
embarrassment Of the young man, ne diseov.
cred the bull hsd tried to chew his trousers
up, and he IVES compelled to request his CON-
panian 70 precede him to the home of Mrs.
Mcclure, where new pair was provided, snd
the young couple took train for Washington.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-16
VIRGINIA METHODISTS.

The case of Rev. DR.. George W.
Carter, under investigation in Rich
mond, by committee of the conference
of which Rev. J. III. Anderson is chair
man, still attracts more attention than
any other subject before this session OF
the Virginia Methodist Conference. As
stated yesterday, the committees sat at
Broad Street Church until midnight.
Presiding Elder Garland, of Norfolk
district, spoke in favor of DR.. Carter.
Rev. E. T. Wilson, who, like DR.. Car
ter, was formerly member of the bar,
also appeared in behalf of his venerable
friend. Revs. a. G. Brown and Paul
Whitehead opposed him. DR.. Cartei's
defense covers almost every point up.
on which he is assailed. One point in
the case of DR.. Carter's last marriage is
what is called in the church ''inexped-
iency." While it is argued he commit
ted no immortality" the last marriage,
in view of the former divorces, may
have been ine1pedient. DR.. Carter an
swers this branch of the subject very
fully. He argues that not only was the
lsst union not hurtful to any one else,
but was helpful to himself and wife.
He is better man for having married,
and his wife, the doctor says, is better
woman. She has been converted since
they were married. DR.. Carriers chief
defense, however, ia that made for him
by the conference of three years ago,
which admitted him to membership.
That body declared that his second
marriage was invalid, the divorce not
having been obtained ON scriptual
grounds. That being the fact and his
first wife being dead, the doctor claims
he had perfect right to contract the
last marriage.
In conference yesterday Rev. ]. Ii.
Anderson, who is the chairman of the
committee of investigation in the case
of Rev. George W. Carter, sent in
question to the bishops asking,
Should a committee of investigation
be governed by the law as published in
the proceedings of the General Confer
ence, or the law as contained in the
discipline % The bishop deferred his
answer till another time. The argu-
ment was closed before the committee
late last night. It ia expected that the
committee will submit its report to con-
ference to-day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-16
An Indian Vendetta.

QUINCY, CAL, Nov. 16.-Scarcely a
day passes without a murder being re-
ported between factions of red men in
the Genesee Valley and it Is feared that
the rival bands will continue their
work of vengeance until one is extermi-
mated or troops are sent TO the scene.
The old feud was reopened last Satur-
day when an Indian called China
Frank was killed by Honey Lake In
dian, whose brother was killed four
years ago by Frank. The following
day Bob Smith, an Indian and partner
of China Frank, killed Honey Lake
brave, and another Indian was shot in
this same ARRAY. Another outbreak oc-
Cured on Monday night at Genesee,
in which two Indians were killed. a
third is missing and is presumed to
have been killed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-16
Fire andLoss ofLife.

DETROIT, Mich, Nov. 16.-The fac
tory of the Improved Match Company
was destroyed by fire at three o'clock
this morning. Three persons were
burned to death. About twenty-five
persons, mostly girls, were at work
when the fire started. 1t spread with
incredible rapidity, and it was az much
as most of the employees could do to
get out alive. One of the female en-
ployees after getting out went back for
her clothing and was not seen again.
Two of the men were unable to get out
in time and burned to death. The
monetary loss is $4,000. The fire
started from one of the employees step
ping on 8 match.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-16

A YOUNG GIRL BRUTALLY ASSAULT
ED.-Mrs. Ellen Amos, a widow, aged
forty-one years, lives with her eighteen.
year-old daughter Alice and sixteen
vear-old son William at Cherry
Fork, w. Va. On Thursday morning
at an early hour two burly negroes
one named Simcoe, the other one un-
known to Mrs. Amos-called at her
home and asked for bread to eat. One
of the visitors attacked the daughter
and dragged her into rear room. Her
screams brought her mother to her res
cue, when she was set upon by the
other negro, and choked into insensi-
bility and criminally assaulted. When
the mother came to she found her
daughter lying in the room where the
negro had assaulted her in an insensi-
BILE condition. She had been struck
and choked, and the attending physi-
clan says she is in very precarious
condition. The son, who was out on
the farm at the time of the occurrence
attending the stock, soon arrived at the
house, learned what had occurred, and
at once aroused the neighbors, who
have been in pursuit of the negroes,
and if caught they will De lynched.
Mrs.Am and family are among the
best people on Cherry Fork.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-16

A DAUGHTER.-A dispatch from ST.
Petersburg says the accouchment of the
Czarina occurred yesterday evening.
At nine o'clock daughter was born to
the Car and Czarina. Both mother
and child are doing well. Court physi-
clans in attendance at the accouchment
Of the Czarina report the child to be g
fiue, hearty girl, and they add that the
mother in rapidly recovering. Services
connected with the birth of the infant
were held, in accordance with the rites
of the Orthodox Greek Church. The
baby has been named Olga. There is
great rejoicing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-16

The wife of Mr.. Leonard Wells, Of
East Brimfeld, Mass, had been suffer
ing from neuralgia for two days, not be-
ing able to sleep or hardly keep still,
when Mr.. Holden, the merchant there,
sent her bottle of Chamberlain Pain
Balm, and asked that she give it q
thorough trial. On meeting Mr.. Wells
the next day he was told that she
was al right, the pain had left her with
in two hours, and that the bottle OF
Pain Balm was worth 5000 if it could
not be had for less. For sale at %
cents per bottle by L. Stabler & Co.:
druggists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-16

THE POOR, ignorant and gullible ne
groes of Baltimore, who we're induced
to vote the republican ticket there at
the late election by the same old and
repeated promise of share ofthe spoils
AFTER the victory, have again been COM
PEELED to realize the fact that republic
can promises to them are made to the
ear, only to be broken to the heart.
They, yesterday demanded q small
share of the spoils, but, Though their
vote gave the city to the republicans,
they were informed that the plumber
had been distributed and that they
would have to wait for recognition till
the next election.