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The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1895-06-01
The New Orleans Conference,
Baton Rouge Capital Item.

Baton Rouge Capital Item.
Last Saturday conference of demo-
Gratis was held in New Orleans for the
purpose of ascertaining the drift of
sentiment in different parts of the State
relative to questions now agitating the
public mind.
There was fair representation from
different sections of the State, and the
proceedings were quite harmonious up
on the main questions discussed. After
some debate, in which the proposed
proceedings were outlined, some half
dozen gentlemen who were not in SYM
pathy with the great body of democrats
there assembled quietly withdrew.
A committee on resolutions was ap-
pointed, after the meeting organized,
and report was adopted urging ballot
reform, free silver and party nomina-
tlons looking to restoration of har-
m0ny in the democratic party.
The conference took the same view
of the question that has. frequently
been outlined in The Item, holding to
the Australian ballot system, standing
squarely on the demand of the people
for restoration of silver to its honest
value as a circulating medium. and the
selection of candidate for Governor
who can unite the people as they were
before the will of the democracy of the
State was set aside in the interest of
the present executive of the State.
1t is utterly preposterous for anyone
to think for moment that Murphy
Foster will ever harmonic the party.
There are good reasons why he cannot
and no one knows it better than he
does, and il he is the patriot aud states
man his friends claim him to be, he will
step aside in order that all may unite
upon some staunch democrat.
A man who has not oenoxiously
figured in past factional fights would
command the support of united party.
There are many men of that kind, and
one Of that stamp is the man the con-
ference, who voiced the sentiments of a
large majority of the people, have
suggested.
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Personal.

Police Jurors r. Latleur and w. Ev-
aus were in town several days this
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JUDGMENT.

Filed April 20, 1895.
o. B. THOMPSON, Dy. elk.
The evening times., 1895-09-16
VERY WEAK AAD.FEVERlSH
Expectations Of More Gold Ship
ments Give Bears the Situation.
Rum0rs of a Bond Issue Are Also Used
TO Depress Prices, But They
Couldn't Be Verified.

New York, Sept 16.-SpecuIation at
the stock exchange this morning was &C
tive and feverish. A few issues opened
.ractionally higher. but only served to
put the bears on their mettle, and they at
tackled Mo. Pac., Jersey Central, Kansas
and Texas, preferred, Wing. and L. Erie
Common, Kansas and Texas and DistiI-
ing with renewed yigor.
The decline brought out considerable
long stock. and number of stop loss orders
were executed, adding to the depression.
Heavy gold exports were predicted for
Tuesdays and Saturdays steamers, which
accelerated the downward movement
A rumor was also current that a block
Of st. Paul was hanging over the market,
and that II might be forced out late in the
day
Officials Of . corporation kno wn to be
speculating in the stock denied that their
concern intended to part with any of its
stock, but admitted that their clients had
sold out at higher figures
At II O'Clock the market was steady
In tone. The selling movement at the
stock exchange was renewed after IL
O'Clock and Manhattan was forced down
to lot Ia. q decline of 3 81 per cent
as compared with Saturdays closing.
Other weak stocks were Canada Southern.
Big Four. Lead, Reading. Wabash pre-
ferred and Wheeling & Lake Erie.
Up to midday no engagements of gold
were reported and no deposits OF gold to
repienish the reserve had been made at
the subtreasury- The stories about a
bond issue were revived, but nothing au-
thentie is known. At 12 O'Clock tho
market was weak.
The evening times., 1895-09-16

of No. 1413 Fifth street northwest. under
the. permit system; also In front IT Nos.
1706 to 1712 g street northwest, In frnnt
OF Nos. 1928 and 1925 & street north.
west, in front Of No. 829 Fifth street
north west, and In front III four new houses
on Fifteenth street, near Pennsylvania
avenue northwest.
That the bid of William j Donaldson
& Co. for furnishing cement at $1.97 per
barrel be accepted.
That allotments for sewers To be con-
structed under contracts be made as fol-
lows: With Lyons Bros, $4,000; with
j. p. Lorgney, ST, 100; with Darius Gas
kins, $4,2O0-total, $1,000.
Mr. Ellis Dairymple, a member OF the
Northeast Washington Citizens Associa-
ton, called at the District Building to-
day to discuss the appointment Of school
trustee for his section
He was informed that the matter would
not be taken up for several days, In order
to give Commissioner Ross an opportunity
to get back from the West. Mr.. Dali
rymple will be notified before action Is
taken.
The evening times., 1895-09-16
EDHUNDS ACT CONVICTIONS
Those. With the Howgate Case,
Will Be Soon Taken Up.
Special Criminal Calendar TO He Con-
sidered In Order to Settle Gases
of Great Importance.

Whom the court of appeals meets the
special criminal calendar as is customary
at the beginning OF the autumn term.
It is quite probable that the riTst case
that will be heard is that OF Capt. Henry
W. Howgate. who was sentenced to the
Albany penitentiary for eight years on
July last, on the charge of embezzle-
ment.
When q motion for new trial was made
and refused and a bill OF exceptions filed
in the court of appeals Capt. Howgate was
permitted to give a special bond of $15,-
900. This provided, however, that he should
surrender himself ON September 80.
Capt Howgate is now understood to be
in New York, and his counsel, Judge Jere
Wilson and Col. Worthington. are out of
the city. Itwas understood, though, between
Mr.. Birney and counsel for Howgate the
former said, that the hearing should take
place the first week I'm September, and It is
now the prosecuting attorneys design to
bring il about.
A still more important case. said Mr..
Birney, as far as public interest is mea assured.
is that of Louis A. Duran, under sentence
since July 3 TO year a nd day at Albany,
for the violation of the Utah act.
After conviction and Sentence. Dunan,
who is a grocer on Fourteenth street. not
ed an appeal and Mr.. Hrney suggested that
his bail be fixed at the low sum of $3.50.
There were number of other convictions
for the same offense. whereii all the
parties, excepting Dunan, were colored,
Only part of these were able to furnish
bail, reasona bic as twas.
The Importance of an immediate de-
cision In the matter is therefore readily
seen. and Mr.. Birney viii bring the cases
Immediately to the attention of the court
of appeals when Howgate's case Is dis
posed OF.
The evening times., 1895-09-16

hours: Davenport, 2.O2, and Des Moines,
1S4
II is warmer from the upper Mississippi
Valley eastward to the Atlantic coast and
tn the region north OF Dakota. It is also
warmer to the west Of the ocky Mountains.
The weather il likely to continue fair in
;he interior Of tho Southern States but CON
ditfons are favorable for light local show
ers to-day and possibly tomorrow morn
ting in New England and the Middle Atlantic
States
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of the water
at 8 a. M: Great Fails-Temperaturc,
GO, condition, SO. Receiving reservoir
Temperature. 90; cooditioa at north conmcc-
On. So; condition at soutA connection, g.
Distributing ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS "a;
condition at influent gatehouse. 16. efflu-
ent satehouse. IT.
The evening times., 1895-09-16

| Monday morning always brings with
a long line OF offenders in the police court
| and this morning there were fifty six
| The first thing up was case OF thre
women against one man.
~ was In my kitchen cooking my Dime
Thursday--"
bat what about yesterday" Interrupts
! his honor
''She picked up CHAR
sixty days." replied the Judge,
"Yas, sah," said he
Mollie Russell, poor white woman, VIII
came in from the country and lost her wa,
In the city, asked an officer to show he
the way to Files court. A coiored man wht
happened to be going that way offered ht
services.
They went out toward Brightwood, anl
the woman said the colored man ASSAULTED
her. Aoilie, however, turned out to be al
habituaI drunkard The officer who mads
the arrest had been on the beat in thatneigh
borhood about a month.
You're not acquainted with all the bif
people out there, are your" asked the law
yer for the defense.
mo. sir. but I'm finding of 'em out, y
said the policeman
George Hunley was the defendant, and
ne got himself SO mixed that the Judge
gave him three months.
TIMES TOO HARD.
Alice johnson. diminutiye colored
girl. then answered to two charges, an
unlicensed dog, to which she plead guilty,
and disorderiy conduct of which she said
was not guilty.
deed, Jedge. times is too hard, and
couldn't git tag
will YOU take the dog 10 the pound
-,aster?"
''Sho-if l gifts out; he's got another
charge agin NE"
You're fined five dollars on that other
charge. and I'll give you furty-eight hours
to give up the dog
Richard Moore. a colored boy twenty
years old, was charged by Officer sulli-
van with carrying concealed weapons.
Richard is resident of the Camp" There
was shooting out on the commons, and the
officer went out 10 investigate
He sa Richa I'd stoop down behind pile
OF stones. Then the officer found a
pistol where Richard had stopped Later
on he was arrested
Don't know nothin' bout the pistol"
said Moore
Circunista ntiai evidence was very strong.
hawever. against the prisoner, and his
Honor said sixty days.
GOT WHAT HE WANTED.
henry Weeks, an old white man who has
been in the workhouse many time, stepped
up and asked the judge to give him at least
sixty days, as he had no other place to go
and his Honor accommodated him
line of dusEy. dansels were then lined
up for congregatiDg in front OF a saloon in
South Washington. Several storekeep-
ers in the neishb6rhooi lodged complaints
of the noise and tlisorderIy conduct contin-
ualiy carried on there.
Officer Miller brought in five yesterday
and they were all Innocent according to
their testimony. Each and every one bad
just happened alUng. and none of them
had been in the city long.
His Honor recognized a couple of them,
and several people testified as to the loud
and boisterous Ia neuage. Most of the
girls were from 10 to 1s years oid and Of
all colors. An old crab man played part
in the defense
Mary came down the street and ask
me TO- a crab
did she pay you for it,
no, sab; she said she pay me after
while, and den de officer came up and
grabbed her"
Take their bonds,'- said the Judge,
land the crab man Is discharged
The evening times., 1895-09-16
SERVED ON SECRETARY oLNEY.
Marshal Wilson Executes the Injunc.
ton In the Mora Casa

Marshal Wilson Executes the Injunc-
ton in the Nora Case.
Secretary Olney resumed his desk at the
State Department this morning, and spent
all his time In conference with his assist
ants.
Acting Secretary Adee explained all the
details OF the Mora case to Mr.. Olney and
transferred the whole subject to him.
just what course will be followed in col
lectinG the draft has not been fully de-
termined and upon this subject Mr. Olney
declines to talk.
United States Marshal Wilson called
at the Department this morning and per-
soDally served the papers in the injunc-
ton brought by Mrs. Frazer, upon Mr..
Oiney himself.
The Secretary also had 4 long conference
with Chief Fafson, of the consular bureau,
who ia said To be slated fur the solicitor
ship of the Department made vacant by
the resignation of Mr. Dabney.
Secretary Olney, il is now said. wihll re-
main in charge of the Department without
further absence, with the exception Of a
few days. during which he will return
to Falmouth for his family. and a possible
trip to Chattanooga to witness the detfi-
cation of the Chickamauga National Park
The evening times., 1895-09-16
NAVAL PROMOTIONS.
President Cleveland Signs the Con
missions Of a Number of Offfcera.

President Cleveland Signs the Com
missions Of q Number of Officers.
The President has signed the commissions
of the following naval officers, recently
appointed:
Lester A. Beardslee, to be rear admiral;
John A. Howell, ep be commodore; George
W. Tyler, to be Heutenant-commande
Michael C. brennan, to be medical tn
spector: GeDfge W. Woods, Thomas @.
Walton, and Charles C. White. to be
medical directors; Daniel II. auitefas.
TO be surgeon; Harry T. Wright. T., be pay
inspector; 3. 7. NJ Ball, to be paymaster;
Samuel MCGOWAN, tn be passed assistant
paymaster;; John Hood and John b. Shipley,
90 be lieutenants; Chester H. Knepper. Harry
A. Field, Marbury Johnstan, and Guy ".
Brown, to be licutenants; Juni,r grade;
Charles W. Dyson. Andrew McAHister, and
Ward P. Winchell, to be passed assistant
ngineers.
The evening times., 1895-09-16
LIKE a sULkING sCHooLBoY.
Sharp Conn ment of a London Paper ol
DunrnNen's Coni net.
J0@eleF,
I1O5 F ST. N. w.

London. Sept 16.-The Westminster Ca
Eette publishes Lord Dunraven's series
of letters under the general head, "Was
Dunraven Right" In its comments on the
letters the Gazette gives prominence to the
argument that Lord Dunraven well knew
the conditions before starting in the
race
These conditions were the same for both
the Defender and the Valkyric. and the
chances OF the boats were therefore equal
When Lord Dunraven mace up his mind
that further racing was impossible. it asks,
ought he not to have communicated the
Fact to the committee and tp the Defender!
To go dawn to the start, to pretend to
get ready and make n show or crossing
the line and thea retire seems like the act
Of a school boy ip the sulks.
Even 1f the odds were dgiust Lord Dun
ravens not winning, be certainly ought to
pave made an effort. II he had been
beaten everybody would have sympathized
with him. But now the effect is different.
Ncbody weuld then have felt as he must
90 upon a CALM review OF all the facts, that
the eUursc he took Was hardfy Consistent
with the hoimred traditions and the highest
code OF sportsnIaDsilfp
IL ma he true that yacht Ia efug IN America
is not as clean as It might he. but English
hen haven't monopoly of tsportsnlanshfp
ana Lord Duifraven has given s0T American
Cousins just cause to teer at him"
The evening times., 1895-09-16
Old Dominion Jockey Club.


Following are the weights and entrie. fur
Tuesday, September It. at Alexahdsr
Island:
First race-Four and one-haif fuyk,ns,:
selling. Eddie ", Jennie T., Little Charlie,
Argyle Ill. 1O2 each, Classic, 101: Sharon
Flash, DR.. Parkbnrst, 96 each.
Second race-Six and One-half furb,ne.f
selling. Lento, Prince Klamath, FkireS
Tedd Gegg, Little Bravo. Columbus, IT.,
Contest. Hay Tay, los each; Tim Flynn,
Hazel. 102 each.
Third race-Six and oae-auartsr furlnngu:
two-year -Olds- ReRning, Young Critic. i0S
each: Wistful, Murray, Mid Rose lO6 each:
Ratt GOundy, 0e: Willie Dexter, So.
Fourth race-FuQr and a half furfopss:
Sc ling
Jersey. 112: Forest, 102; Imp Nora, IO2:
Moha wk. 101: A rda, S6; Harry Kefster, sd.
Fifth race-Five-eighths OF a mile; selk
Ing ,o-c
104; Craftsman. 101; Anxiety, 16f;
Founding, SO: Prosper, 80.
Sixth race-Six and o quarter furIonGs:
selling.
euse. %.
Fourth race declared off. First race
divided. split forming fourth.
Whose Conscience Hurts7
A conscience contribution of S. from
an unkno wn Washington man was received
at the Treasury to-day.
The evening times., 1895-09-16
Forecast TIL 8 P. NJ. Tuesday.

Forecast TIL P. N. Tuesday.
orthe Districtof Columbia and Maryland
warmer and fair Tuesday, but probably
cloudy and threatening weather in the early
morning; southeriy winds.
For Eastern New York, Eastern Pennsyl
vania. New jersey and Delaware. light local
showers, followed by generally fair Tues
lay; southwesterly Winds; warmer.
For Virginia. generally fair: southerly
winds; warmer Tuesday mngning.
weather Cenifsiosns and Gensfal Fere-
cast.
Local showers are reported thb morning
-run the Middle Atlantte Htates and New
England and Westward to the lower Mis-
souri, vailey. but nair weather prevails In
al othae diafHiefa.
NE following heavy rainlAns. n inches.
were reported during ~ paas twenty -four
The evening times., 1895-09-16
FOR AN OFFICIAL FLAG.
Arrangement of the New Stars FfnaII,
Agreed UpOn


On July 4. 1855, the Territory of Utah
will become State and add the forty
NTH star TO the union of the American
flag. As there have been quite q number
OF new States entered within the past
few years, and as Congress has passed
no law since 1918 regarding the position
or the additional stars, the union on the
present flags has HttIe uniformity.
Since that tune the War and Navy De-
partments have designed their own flags,
edch arranging the stars according to its
own IDEAS Quite recently. however, these
two Departments have reached an under
standing in regafd to this natter, and have
decided on an official flag
The union of the new flag consists of
three rows of eight stars each and three
rows of seven stars, which rows will, in
the near future, be completed by the adtif-
ton OF one star each, representing New
Mexico, Arizona and Oklahoma, respect
lively, which Territories will be the next
to enter the union
The evening times., 1895-09-16

The executive committee of the Street
Railway Protective Union will wait upon
President Phillips, OF the Metropolitan
company, at II O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing and demand a recognition OF their rights.
II the president refuses to listen to their
demands and fails 10 respect them, a tie-up
will probably be the result. as the men
are most determined and mean to take i'm
mediate action. This was the ultimatum
reached at the meeting held last night at
8upci,'s Hall.
As told exclusively In to-day's Morn
ing Times, the meeting commenced at IL
O'Clock and did not adjourn Until the earfy
hours of the morning.
The heempioyesoftheM Company
were especially well represented. and
nearly every member OF the Ninth street
force was present.
It was a special session, called to con-
slider the grievances of q number Of the
Ninth street men. who claim that they
have been subjected to the worst sort
OF treatment from President Phillips. Mr.
Phillips has from the first been Thoroughly
antagouixtic TO the Street Rail way Union
and its purposes, and has tried in every
SHIFTING THE MEN ABOUT
His latest move has been to transfer men
from the Ninth street line. and vice versa,
trying by this means to get the members Of
the union at war with one another, and in
this way consunimate hs pet scheme uf
disintegration.
Another thing which the men bitterly
complain of is the employment by Mr..
Phillips OF a man named Elliott, wba,
while be enjoys the title of a supervisor
of the line, Is, they claim, nothing more
than a a''spotter." and has used every means
in his power To make trouble between the
president and the men, taking advantage
of every opportunity to report them for
the most trivial Offenses.
This has been going on fnr some time past,
and the men have made repeated demands
Tor his removal. Mr. Phillips has promised
to retire the man, but, like the other prom
ises he has made, has failed TO keep it,
Elliott has always, il seems, been in bad
odor with the members of the union. He
was employed in the same capacity he now
enjoys under Mr.. Persons regime but
but became so obnoxious that that official
found it necessary to reitgate him tn a car
Eoh ct1Oh lEah dODRs-
Another demand that will bs made upon
President Phillips at the conference to-
morrow is that the men shall oaly work ten
hours instead of twelve and fifteen as they
do at present, and that vo sets of men
shall he employed on the roaI.
One instance Of this treatment is ttat
men 90 Swing" runs are gwen frrn l
O'Clock to in the morning for -. It and
then again from 2:3O to D. n. 7his, t.ey
say Is enough to kill anything hu. az i,on
man, and the men believe it is Mr. ti:lIus'
intention to break tue men d)wn 50 tJat
the union will be forced to pay them sick
benefits aud in this way 10 cr,tete the
treasury.
At all events it was the unanimous ex-
preston of the meeting last night that
Mr.. Phil ips' me ethods are thor oughly
autocratic ard unreasonable, and the men
have made up their minds to take Eco more
promises, but to make demands and if they
are not respected to let him suffer the con-
sequences.
The evening times., 1895-09-16
BRULE SIOUX THREATENING.
Don't Like Agent Wri4ht's Treat ment
of H0llOw Horn Haur

New York, Sept 16.-The Herald says
this morning that according to Ma tor g. C.
Crager, who has recently returned from the
Rosebud agency, In South Dakota, there Is
q fair possibility Of serious outbreak
among the Brule Sioux, growing out of
the Imprisonment In the guard-house on
Friday OF Hollow Horn Bear. an acknowE
edged sub-chicf in charge Of the Cut Meat
district OF the agency.
The troubles which caused the arrest OF
Hollow Horn Bear have been brewing
between the Indians and j. George Wright,
the Indian agent at Rosebud, for several
months The Intians have alleged that
the treaty has been violated; that they have
received short rations- and that freight
money has been withheld from them.
The disposition OF the Brule Sioux, Ma ior
CraGer said yesterday, was not feassuring,
nor was the jailing of Hollow Horn Bear
calculated to relieve the tension.
The latter b Il man of great influence
among his people, and has a strong follow
ing among the fighting men of the Brule
Sioux.
The evening times., 1895-09-16
FRIzzELL SEES THE REPORT.
He Is Trying to Straighten Out the
Grade Crossing Matter

Mr.. W. J. Frizzell called on the Commis-
sioners to-day for permission to See the
second report made by Lieut. Kelly with
regard 10 the maintenance of watchmen at
the grade crossings of the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad and to ascertain the source
OF the lieutenant's Information. as given
To the Northeast Washington Citizens As
sociation through Mr. Sowerbutts.
Mr.. Frizzelfs purpose in asking TO see
the report was to obtain Lieut. KeIly's
exact words in bis report To the Com
missioners
The evening times., 1895-09-16
INTERNATIONAL CRICKET.

Second Days work Begun This Morn.
ing at Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Sept 16.-The international
intercollegiate three days cricket match
between teams ofthe University af Pennsyf.
van!a and of Oxford and Cambridge, which
was begun on Friday, was resumed this
morning When play was stopped on Sat.
urttay evening the score stood:
Oxford rd-Camhridge, first inning, 2s4
Pennsylvania. first inning, 13s; second
2S3, with eight wiskets down.
Brockie. of PENNSYLVANIA, who on satur-
day had "a not out, went to bat at IL: 15
O'Clock this morning, with s. Goodwin as
partner.
The evening times., 1895-09-16
DisastrouH Village Fire.

Union City, Tenn, Sept. 16.-Fire de-
stroyed q BLOCK OF business houses last
night. The following were burned: The
Obion Democrat, the Packet Store, Wheel
ers photograph gallery, Onion city sta
ton railway company, ". W. Halle q
company's jewefry store, two barber shops
and several offices. The origin of the fire
b Unknown The loss - about $50 600.
The evening times., 1895-09-16
sweatshop. Burned.

New York. Sept. 16.-Two sweat shops
run by Isadore Mendlesohn and Gustave
Gaszlef, ON the third floor of No. lb Rut-
gers street, were burned ut midnight last
night The shops contained over a thou
sand overcoats, work upon which was fin
iaAed, and which. were totally ruined.
Los over SIC, ,00O.
The evening times., 1895-09-16
Coke workers I'm Conveution

scottiale, Pa, Sept 16.-AIl the euke
workers In the ConBellsyille regien are rep.
resented Mt the convention which went into
session ut 6 O'Clock this morning The
Instructed to vute for a strike il the opera :
tors dp not grant demands which will be
made by the officials of the cokers' organ
iZation to-day.