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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-05-30
A substantial assortment of hard

A substantial assortment of hard
ware, improved machinery, labor
saving agricultural implements and
barbed wire, is always carried by
the house of James f. Utz, Shreye-
port; he also sells Browns Cotton
Gius, the Coleman & Straub Mills,
Allnm's s. Coleman Presses, and
Victor & Western Cane Mills; also,
iron. nails, steel, pipe, chains, cord
age pipe and fittings, aud a special
line Of wagon wood work. Especial
attention is directed TO the invalDa-
BILE Kelly Piow which is adapted to
hill lands.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-05-30
Prosperity Blooming.
From the Shreveport Times.l

From the Shreveport Times.l
The people of Shreveport and
Caddo Parish are beginning to feel
the effects of the proposed advent
of the two new railroads. Thar tha
roads will enter we have no doubt
To show the effect there is not )
day that passes but what the hota,
registers contain the signatures Of
men of capital. Parties are in and
out making investigations here and
there, and when the railroad tar i
voted, there will be much propertv
to change hands.
There are gentlemen in the CITY
now prospecting for themselves a.
tor other parties. From Kansas
City, st. Louis, New Orleans. DIAL.
las, Little Rock, and many other
places, they come seeking invest.
ment and to look over the field.
To listen to the praise of this city,s
advantages by most of all of thoaa
the Times has come in contact with
is a great pleasure, and is enough
to make the average Shreveport
mossback go off and hide. These
strangers are utterly astouished at
what they find and think this place
will rapidly bloom into prosperity.
Besides, Shreveport is receiving
column after column of advertising
in foreign journals of reputation.
In fact it is being talked about 90
much in the North, East, West and
South, it will not be long before it
will be an easy task to find it on
the map.
Encourage your friend and neigh
Dor to vote for the tax-not that
any one is afraid that the people Of
Caddo will reject the propositions,
but as slap in the face to those
carping critics who have SO long
trampled upon this city's prosperity,
and by an overwhelming majority,
show the people of the world that
the people of Caddo and Shreveport
propose to move forward to Their
natural rank among parishes and
cities. -.
Extend the freedom of your hos
pitality to the strangers and the re-
turns will be ten fold.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-05-30

The work of making convicts con-
struct good roads throughout the
great State of Texas is proceeding
with commendable rapidity. The ar
rangement is that the State convicts
shall prepare the material for road
making, while the county convicts
shall do the work on the roadbeds
themselves. If this plan is thoroughly
carried out, it will be millions of
money to Texas. Immigrants to the
South and West will all want to live
where there are good roads.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-05-30

This great and glorious govern
ment now pays out eleven per cent.
of it's revenues for interest on the
public debt. If we continue to Dor
row gold as we have done during the
past few years, half the revenues
will, in course of time, be needed tc
pay interest on our debts. The
question is. how long will even this
rich country be able to stand thai
kind of drain.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-05-30

"In the primitive days of Anglo
Saxon jurisprudence the one thing
that never was tolerated was q mis-
trial" says the Baltimore Sun. Gin
some way or other the jury primeval
was made to reach result. It seems
likely that we shall have to find some
way ourselves of making modern
trials by jury more certain, as we'll as
less costly, in their operation"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-05-30

Goodbye, thugs and plug-uglies !!
Prize-fghting in Louisiana is thing
of the past. We sympathize with
some distinguished citizens, who
could see nothing demoralizing or
brutal in these exhibitions and con-
stantly attended them, at the depri.
walton they must endure, but they
will have to bear it Hammond
News.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-05-30

Nicaragua had at least the right to
be consulted as to the amount of the
indemnity she was to pay, and how,
when and where she was to pay it.
England would not have dared to
land her ships in port of a strong
nation as she has done at Corinto.
She acted the part of coward and a
bully.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-05-30

Suffrage is a State right and is
governed almost wholly by State
laws. The Constitution of the Uni
ted States declares that the qualifl-
cations of voters for the members
Of the national House of Represen-
tatives shall be the same as for the
members of the lower House Of the
Legislature in each State. Any
State can make whatever qualifica-
tons it chooses, except race, color,
etc., fol. voting for members Of the
lower House of its own Legislature,
and thereby fix the suffrage qualifi-
cations for members Of Congress
from that State.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-05-30

There are times when all the news
paper editors throughout the land
seem to be writing about the same
subject. just now there is no sub
ject which occupies general atten-
ton, although the decision in the
-Telephone-Berline patent case
promises to receive a great deal of
comment. The New York World
says:
"The decision of the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals sustaining
the Berliner telephone patent may be
law. 1t is certainly not justice. It
is time for Congress to take up in
earnest the task of reforming our
patent laws. As they stand they
afford secure bulwark to gross
fraud and intolerable oppression"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-05-30

New York Mercantile and Financial
Times: Several recent legal decisions
indicate that when a man is a low
down, common thief he will get pun
ished if he is caught, but if he occu-
pies a high official place he may safely
count on being whitewashed. Moral:
Don't steal till you get into very
high Office.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-05-30
The Vanishing Public Domain.

The Vanishing Public Domain.
From the St. Louis Democrat
The proclamation of the President
opening the Yankton Reservation in
South Dakota to settlement will
afford another opportunity for in
dustrious white men to secure homes
where the Indians have heretofore
held possession. It has been sur
rounded for weeks by ''sooners" far
exceeding the number that can secure
claims, as is always the case when
these chances are presented. There
is something peculiarly attractive to
Western settlers in the idea of OBJ
tanning Indian lands, and they fire.
quently pass over more desirable ter
ritory for the purpose of thus salts
flying their hunger for the soil. Two
other reservations, one in Colorado
and one in the Indian Territory, are
likely soon to be opened, and the
same eagerness is being manifested
with regard to them. In all, the
tracts to be placed upon the market
this year will amount to about one
million acres; and there will then be
practically nothing left but the reser-
vations of the civilized tribes in the
Indian Territory, which must eventu-
ally be absorbed, of course, but
which are out of reach for the pres
ent. Generally speaking, therefore,
the public domain, once so wide that
it seemed to be equal to all future
necessities, will soon be wholly ap-
propriated, and the benefcent SER
vice of the homestead law will come
to an end.
1t is not to be doubted that the
rapid settlement and cultivation of
the public lands west OF the Mis-
souri, River has been a vast advan-
tage to the people and to civilization.
The history of the world does not
show another instance of such ex-
tensive and substantial material, po-
litical and social development.
New States have been founded,
great industries established, and won
derful productive triumphs achieved.
But the limit has been reached so far
as the supply of new lands is con-
cerned, and the lines of settlement
cannot be pushed any further. The
frontier is about to be abolished.
Hereafter, the home-seekers will have
to find locations in hooks and cor
ners where civilization has already
taken general possession. The re-
suit must be a gradual increase in
the value of farm lands. That is the
manifest logic of the situation. The
elimination of the public lands that
have operated for many years to
cheaper improved lands in the older
States will certainly add to the worth
of the latter from year to year; and
the man who owns good farm any
where may rest assured that he could
have no better kind of property as
an investment for the future.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-05-30

A. Kahn, 223 Texas street, Shreve-
port, is the sole agent for the cele.
brated Charter Oak Stoves and
ranges, and always keeps a large
supply for bis customers; also, gen.
eral house furnishing goods, cutlery
crockery, glass, chinaware, etc.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-05-30

Thirty-two of the 81 mills at Fall
River have declared dividends for
this quarter aggregating S35O,OO0 on
a capital of about 100000. This
is equivalent to seven per cent in
come per year on the capital.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-05-30

The coal output OF the country for
1894 was more than 100000 tons
less than in 1898, but it is sold for
quite as much money. The miners
suffered, not the operators.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-05-30

The Southern Presbyterian Assem-
bly, in session at Dallas last week de-
cided not to reopen the question of
union with the Northern church.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-05-30

The chinchbug has appeared in the
wheat of Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas
and Indian Territory.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-05-30

Some people are willing to Let 60
of thing before they get hold Of it.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-05-30

The man who keeps moving all
the time has no time for anything
else.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-05-30

The people who ought to be work
ing spend most of their time wishing.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-05-30

A critic without faults would be
unable to detect the faults in Others.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-05-30

According to the latest census, the
people of Hawaii number SO, 300.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-05-30

France gathers window tax on
more than nine million houses.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-05-30

John A. Morris, the ex-Louisiana
lottery man, died few days ago.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-05-30

The States is inclined to believe
that in the future the United Confed-
crate Veterans will be careful not to
select one of the smaller cities OF the
South as place at which to hold
their reunion. Houston, in spite of
all sorts of make-shifts, was unable
to accommodate the immense crowd
Of people who gathered there from
every State in the Union. The reports
show that hundreds of old veterans,
in6rm by reason of their advanced
age, were unable to find places to
sleep, and were forced to spend the
nights in saloons and restaurants,
catching snatches of sleep in chairs
or by leaning their heads on tables,
while great many others spent the
nights rolled in blanket when they
could get one on the bare floor of the
Auditorium building The next re.
union will be held at Richmond, and
then Baltimore, Charleston, Atlanta
and other large cities will be select
ed.-NeU Orleans Suites.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-05-30

It is remarkable with what ease
the average cross-road politician
solves the currency problem. What
has bewildered and bamboozled the
most learned statesmen of this nation
is a mere matter of moonshine with
him. With few twists of his upper
lip he moves out and explains away
all mysteries connected with this
question. How Unreasonable glori-
Gus it is to have ones lot cast in O
free country-feld with statesmen
always on tap. In some far away, in
definite, sunny cline it may be true
that full many a flower is born to
blush unseen" but such is not the
case here-they don't blush-Gates-
ville Star.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-05-30

The fruit crop Of California is worth
SO 0O0, 900 a year more than its gold
output.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-28
NOT Intended.
Reflection Upon the United
States Disavowed.
Recent UItlmaium to Nicaragua Mis-
understood by Our Government.

WASHINGTON, March 2s.-It is claimed
BY those who are in position TO be well
informed as to the intentions of the Brit
ish foreign Office. and also as to repre-
sentations which our government has
made to Great Britain through Minister
Bayard in regard to the British ultima
tum to Nicaragua, that there Is miscon-
ception Of the text OF that document.
The seven words In the ultimatum to
which President Cleveland and his cabi-
net have attached so much Importance,
as. In q measure, sweeping away the cor
dial confidence which has marked all the
recent diplomatic transactions OF the
United States with the British for
eign Office in regard to Jurisdic-
tion over the Mosquito strip, were those
which provided that the third member OF
the arbitration commission should Dc
mot citizen OF any American republic" )"
This phrase was thought TO be an explicit
declaration by England that she declined
to recognize any force In the Monroe doc
trine and to be gratuitous
Reflection Upon tho United States.
The intention to cast any reflection upon
the United States was promptly disayowed
by Lord Kimberly, through one OF his
under secretaries, and 1t Is now stated that
the meaning of the unfortunate sentence
used and the intentions of the British
government have been misconstrued.
As ordinarily employed and understood
by the British foreign Office, the phrase
american republic" is limited in appli-
cation to the smaller republics of Central
and South America. 1t was these repub-
lies that Great Britain desired TO exclude
from having the casting vote between
the Nicaraguan representative and the
commissioners chosen by Great Britain.
While technically and literally the
United States forms one Of the "Ameri-
can republics" 1t Is explained that the
English foreign Office never classifles this
great government and people with the
Spanish and Portuguese speaking South
and Central American governments
Consequently 1t is asserted that the
words mot citizen Of any American re-
public" do not bar out the United States.
according to the view Of the British foreign
office.
Viewed in this light, clearer under
standing is given to the denial on the part
of Great Britain that any reflection was
intended upon the United States In the
proposition above referred to.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-28
THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE.
Sewer Assessments.

The owners OF estates assessed for the construc-
tlOn OF sewers in the streets hereinafter named.
are hereby nOtfed that the assessments for said
construction were, on the 2ld day of March, l59l,
lodged al The Office OF the city treasurer
,iop s,reet, IN sfhTf1N sFRr 0K ,som Norfoit
street TO Cransgon street; In HUN GNGTON AVE
NUE.. from Cranston street TO Chambers streets in
ChA KS STR T. =. from Huntington avenue
20 burlington street. and in BURRINGfOE
STREET, from Chambers street TO Crockcr avenue
In VIOLET STREET from the summit about 50
feet north OF Orms street To Orms street
In MIDWAY STREET FROM Gsno street TO a
point about one hundred feet east OF Ives street
In IVES STREET, from the north side Of Med
way street 20 Waterman street
In ATLANTIC A ENuE, from Elmwood avenu ne
In ORCHARD STREET, from oxford street to
fruit street. and in FRUIT STREET, from Broad
In BENEvoLEST STREET, from the summit
near Cook street 20 nope street.
In MEETING STREET, from Thayer street 90
In dEsLER STREET, from courtIand street to
IN payment OF the whole OF any assessment f.
made before the 22d day Of March, 1890. deduction
viii be made on the same at the rate OF six 90
ment 20 said last mentioned date.
one.third of the assessment msy be paid at any
time within one year from the time the assessment
is lodged with the city Treasurer, without interest
The seconi install lment OF e-ihird may be paid
within two years from ihe day OF said odg meni
with the oily Treasurer by paying in addition
thereto the interest on the whole amount due on
said assessment ., the rate o. six lsl per cent pe.
annum from TIE hfst y Of the second year after
said lodgncnt % The time of payment
The last and ihgd instaiment of the asscssmeHt
ment ~ paying in addition thereto the interest
thereon ~ the rate q siS (e) per cent rer snnum
II the hrst iustamcnt Is not paid NJ the end Of
enc year from the day Of the lodsment u the
sssessmeni with the City Treasurer the whole
thereirotn at the rate of six ls) per cent per au
nam and expenses q COLLECTION.
ID. l. ID. GRANGER, City Treasurer
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-28

Boston, March 2s.-About 40 A. p. A.
meetings were held in the leading cities
and towns of Massachusetts, last night
addressed by prominent members Of the
order and other well-known men and
women. "Americanism" was the keynote
Of all the speeches. and there was large
attendance ct the meetings. Many spoke
of the late war and its lessons; others Of
the public schools and how they should be
maintained. A few denounced the press
of Boston and charged it with unfair
treatment of the news
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-28

NEWTON, March 2s. --Langdon s. Ward,
during 30 years the treasurer OF the Ameri-
can Board OF Commissioners Of Foreign
Missions, died at his home here last night
He was 65 years OF age, and had been con-
nected with the American board 40 years
He was native of Boston aud was edu
Gated In the public schools there. Mr.
Ward was thoroughly business like I'm his
methods and was regarded as one of the
most efficient Of the officers Of the Ameri
can board
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-28
MORE HONORS.
Prince BISMARCK Receives Visits From
High German Oficials.


FREDERICKSBURG March 2s. - Prince
Bismarck does not seem to be- any the
worse for the fatigues which no has en-
dured during the past few days. The
visit OF Prince Henry of Prussia yesterday
was quite unexpected. He cordially con-
graduated Prince Bismarck upon his hale
and hearty appearance.
Prince Hohcnlohe in presenting Prince
Bismarck with joint letter OF congratu-
tion from the federal council and the
Prussian ministry, said that those two
bodies were proud Of having for 10 years
worked under his lcadersh. !psxor the wei
fare of the fatherland.
The prince, after thanking Prince
Hohenlohe, and asking him TO convey to
the federal council and Prussian ministry
his warmesJ thanks for their kind mes
sage, added; at was always pleasure
20 me to work with you, and i am the
more pleased that you, as chancellor
should be the bearer OF the congratula-
tions.'
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-28

STOCKHOLM, March 2S.-The proposals
OF King Oscar looking to settlement
Of the deadlock between Norway and
Sweden will advocate separate consuls for
each country, but will not prevent one
consul from acting for both countries.
The foreign ofiice will be organized on a
common basis, each country enjoying
equal privileges. The minister of foreign
affairs is to be either Norwegian or q
Swode and is to be responsible to joint
delegation composed of members Of the
xigsdad and of the storthing.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-28

HALIFAX, March 2S--William Gibson,
son of the city tax collector, is missing
Some weeks ago Gibson received word
from his son, who was In Boston, stating
that he was coming home. 1t is known
that he purchased his ticket and placed
his luggage on board the steamer Var
mouth at Boston, but that he failed TO
board the steamer itself Gibson had a
large sum Of money on his person, which
gives rise TO the theory he has met with
foul play. He Is 25 years old
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-28
MUSIC HALL
BOWLING ALLEYS
3ee Westminster St.
HOW CHICAGO HAS GROWN.

CHICAGO, March 2s --Franeis Cham
berlin, at one time tho only white child
in Chicago, died yesterday. His father
came to Chicago in 1892. They were here
M the time Of the Fort Dearborn masss-
ere. and Mrs. Chamberln was saved from
death by the noted Indian chief Black
Partridge The incident has been perpet-
uated i'm bronze on the spot
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-28
Renuhlioau. Claim Fraud.

BALTIMORE, March 2S-An election for
councilman In the 10Th and 10th wards
resulted In the election of the Democratic
candidate by "a majority. The Republican
challengers have furnished list of II
voters in six precincts Of the 10th ward
who. they allege. were deprived of their
right to cast ballot, owing to the fact
that someone had already voted under
their names.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-28
WOMEN TO THE RESCUE.

LYNN, March rs. BY the will Of the late
Mary Shute the city OF Lynn was be-
queathed about 100000 for a new public
library building. With its existing in
debtcdness tho city could not legally raise
eco OOO, tho estimated cost Of n lot. The
foremost women OF the city have signlfied
their intention OF raising the necessary
amount 90 purchase the lot 10y public en-.
tertainments md private subscription.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-28

vienna, March 2s.-Herr Tarnoczy, the
returning officer whose presence In the
lower house Of the Hungarian diet caused
the members Of the Opposition to act in a
letter In which he charges 10 deputies =
naming them-with cowardice In having
lbelled him in the house. 1t Is expected
that the publication OF this letter will re-
suit In every one Of the deputies named
challenging Herr Tarnoczy TO fight duels
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-28

Into the cold aud rain. had no lIostetter's
stomach Bitters 90 counteract their effect
But the modern traveller In inclement weather
can battle ils hnrtful influence with this genial
protector. Chils and fever. rhcumatsin neu-
ralTin. colds are flrcstalled ~ this warming
medicinal stimulant and safeguard. Take a
winegiassful Immediately before aud after
exposure. Use Il, too, Tor dyspepsia, bilious.
hess and constipation.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-28
TWO ROBBERS BIG lob.

LITTLE ROCK, March 2s.--A train on the
Iron Mountain was held up by robbers
last night near Williamsville by two men,
who robbed the express car. The con.
ductor lost his watch and money, and il Is
supposed the passengers were also robbed,
but details Of the holdup are lacking.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-28
Rank Lawlessness.

WINSTON, ~ c., March 2s-A crowd
went to the home of farmer near here
and shot him through tho thigh. The
home of the farmers son was torn down
completely. They then burned an unoc-
cupied house belonging to another son.
The father and two sons were witnesses in
q case against moonshiner.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-28
SEVEN MILLIONS INVOLVED.

BUTTE, Mon, March 2s. The Davis will
contest, involving about $1,000, 0OO, ended
yesterday by mutual agreement between
the heirs. The will was admitted TO pro.
bate and decree ~ distribution entered