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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15
HANNA THE Z
The Peerless and Unrivaled Owner Of The
Republican Party.

This Peerless and Unrivaled Owne Of the
Republican Party
Hanna isa interesting psychological
study. AS he has consented Cd to ac-
cept the chairmanship of the republican
national committee and take charge of
the Mckinley canvass for the presi-
dency, the country win know Mark
Hanna thoroughly by November 8 next.
predict that the knowledge will be
easily acquired by the observing, In
other words, there is nothing Of the
sphynx about Hanna. He is the hard-
headed, close-fsted man of business in
politics, who believes that the end justi-
fes the means. Hanna has some regard
for the proprieties-when other persons
who count for something are concerned
about them. For instance when in
quiries were put to Hanna at st. Louis
about the probable action of the con-
yention on any subject or as to any
issue, he held up his hands deprecating-
ly and said it was not for him, a single
Individual, to ANTICIPATED the wisdom OF
the convention. He would not venture
to forecast its work, for his place was
in the ranks as one of Ohio's dele
gates. Guileless souls were impressed
Perhaps an injustice had been done
Hanna. Perhaps, after all, he was not
a Gradgrind, but a man of nice senti-
ment. Perhaps he was an unselish
patriot and not a forehanded boss.
Hanna, however, was not in st. Louis
for his health. His hand was always
upon the lever, and he reversed it only
when Thomas C. Platt and Henry Cabot
Lodge appeared upon the track waving
danger signals. The stop annoyed Han
ma exceedingly, but when he started
the locomotive again he made up for
lost time and ran strictly by the SEIZED
ule to the end of the route. His domino
ton of the national committee was seen
in the decision of nearly every contest
in favor of the Mckinley delegates,
When the new national committeeman
were chosen Hanna was again in evi'
dcnce, those members suspected of hos,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15

tility to Mckinley being dropped in al
most every instance. And when nom
ination were the order of business Han
ma kept the convention in s~essionSfor
nine long sweltering, exhausting and
unhappy hours, to the very last show
ing the ~unrelenting vigor of his rule
by whipping the southern delegates
into line for Hobart when they wanted
Evans for vice president. Hanna was
even master of the emotions of the con-
vcntion. There was no enthusiasm,
there were no plaudits until Hanna gave
the word, and then a carefully regu-
lated Bedlam broke loose for William
Mckinley, the candidate = Hanna's
candidate.
With the convention dispersed and its
labors performed to Hanna's satisfac-
ton, he made a little speech to his
fellow republicans" in the course of
which he said: 1.-THE only work I have
done and the only claim I make upon
the good will of my fellow citizens lies
in the fact that 1 gave the plain Ameri-
can people a chance to voice their senti-
ments in regard to their favorite presi-
Dental candidate"
The unsuspecting believed that
Hanna's work must be done when he
brought about the nomination Of his
friend, William Mckinley. Neverthe-
less Hanna, who was not a member of
the national committee, became it's
chairman before the sun set the next
day, and in compliance with his wishes
an executive committee of nine to hold
up his hands in the campaign will be
appointed. This committee is to in
clude solid men who, like Hanna, are
not members of the national commit
tee. Hanna is also to have the power to
name the secretary and the treasurer
of the national committee. If there is
anything else that Mark Hanna wants
but doesn't see, he has only to ask for
1t and it will be produced. Never was a
man SO completely the autocrat OF his
party as Hanna, the iron broker. And
never was a man so loath to admit that
he is anything but q humble instru-
ment of providence-that is, when the
proprieties intrude. Hanna's first act
as chairman of the national commit
tee was to issue an order to .the re-
publican party of the United States"
recommending the use Of California
pampas plumes in red. white and blue
mounted fan-shape on a staff. for
parades and interior decorations, 1t
was characteristic of Hanna, and he
viii often repeat himself during the
campaign.-N. Y. Sun.
81
The next president Of the United
States will be a democrat. Stick q pin
here.-Kansaa City Times.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15


npon me, and death even now lieth at
the door"
And he called his physician, who felt
of his pulse and looked upon his tongue,
and said:
Two dollarsl" (for this was the oath
by which all physicians swore). "Of a
verify thou must have rest. Flee unto
the valley of quiet and close thine eyes
in dreamful rest; hold back thy brain
from thought and thy hand fromlabor,
or you will be a candidate for the asy-
lum in three weeks"
And he heard him, and went out and
put the business in the hands of the
clerk, and went away to rest in the val
ley of quiet. And he went to his Uncle
Ben's, whom he had not seen for loI
these II years.
But when he reached his Uncle Ben's
they received him with great joy, and
placed before him a supper of homely
viands, well cooked, and piled up on his
plate like the wreck of a box car; and
when he could not eat it all, they
laughed him to scorn.
And after supper they sat up with
him, and talked aboutrelatives whereof
he had never, in all his life, so much as
heard. And he answered their questions
at random, and lied unto them, profess
ing to know Uncle Ezra and Aunt
Bethesda, and once he said that he had a
letter from Uncle George last week.
Now they all knew that Uncle George
was shot in a neighbours sheep-pen,
three years ago, but Mustapha visit not
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15

TAUGHT HIM HOW TO CHOP WOOD.
up a team and drove nine miles down to
Belcher's Branch, where there was a
hop. And they danced until the second
hour in the morning.
When the next day was come-which
wasn't long, for already the night was
far spent-his Uncle Ben took him out
and taught him how to make rail fence.
And hat night there was a wedding,
and they danced, and made merry, and
drank, and ate; and when they went
to bed at three o'clock, Mustapha prayed
that death might come to him before
breakfast time.
But breakfast had an early start, and
got there first. And his Uncle Ben took
him down to the creek and taught him
how to wash and shear sheep. And
when the evening was come, they went
to spelling-sohool. And they got home
at the first hour after midnight.
And when Mustapha went to bed that
morning, he bethought him Of a dose of
strychnine he had with him, and he said
his prayers YEARLY, and he took it.
But the youngest boy was restless
that night, and kicked all the poison
out of him in less than ten seconds.
And in the morning while it was yet
night, they ate breakfast. And his
Uncle Ben took him Out and taught him
how to dig a ditch.
And when evening was come, there
was a revival meeting at Ebenezer
Methodist church, and they all went.
And there were three regular preachers,
and two exhorters, and a Baptist evan
gelist. And when midnight was come
they went home, and sat up and talked
over the meeting until it was bedtime. (
Now when NIustapha was at home, he
left his desk at the fifth hour in the
afternoon, and he went to bed at the
third hour after sunset, and he arose
not until the sun was high in the heav-
ems.
So the next day, when his Uncle Ben
would take him out into the field and
show him how to make a post-and-rail
fence, Mustapha swore at him, and
smote him with an AK, and fed, and gat
himself home.
And Mustapha sent for his physician
and cursed him. And he said he was
tired to death. he turned his face to the
wall, and died. So Mustapha was gath
cred to his fathers.
And his physician and his friends
mourned and said:
"Alas, he did not rest o enough.
He tarried at his desk too long"
But his Uncle Ben, who came in to at
tend the funeral, and had to do all his
weeping out of n eye, because the
other was BACKED halfway down to
hischin, said il was a pity, but Mustapha
was too awfully lazy to live, and he had
not enough get-up about him.
But Mustapha visit not what they
said, because he was dead. So they di-
vided his property among them, and said
if he wanted d tombstone he might have
attended to it himself, while he was yet
alive, because they had no time.-San
Francisco Argonaut.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15

The nominee of the st. Louis con-
vcntion is q seetionalist by nature, by
conviction and by long training. If he
should become president the republican
party would continue the representa-
tive Of sectionalism that it always has
been, and the south would again be
subject to discrimination. - Florida
Times-Union.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15
M%USTAPHA'S VACATION.
BY ROBERT ). BURDErTE.

in the sixth
month, in the reign
of the good Caliph,
it was so that
Mustapha said
81 am wearied with
m c h W o rk;
thought, care, and
worry have worn
me out; 1 need re-
pose, for the hand
Of exhaustion is
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15

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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15

THE manner of a vulgar man has freedom
Without ease, and the manner of y gentle
has ease without freedom Chester
field.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15

Tn your food is not properly digested, use
DIR. Carlstedt's German Liver Powder.
Price, % cents. At all druggists.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15

HALF the misery of human life might be
~extInguished by mutual offices Of compas-
sion, benevolence and humanity Addison.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15

HIsToRY makes haste to record great
deeds, but often neglects good ones.-Hosea
Ballou.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15

I CAN recommend Piso's Cure for Com
sumption to sufferers from Asthma.-E. d.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15

In such a world rs ours the idle manis
not so much 3 biped as a bivalve.-HOrace
Mann.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15

IT is not your posterity. but your actions
that will p%erpetuate your memorys-Nar
poleon.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15

Music is q prophecy of what life is to be,
the rainbow of promise translated out Of
seeing into hearing.-Mrs. L. M. Child.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15

NATURE cannot be surprised in undress.
Beauty breaks in OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15

IT is Heaven itself that points out q
hereafter, and intimates eternity to man.
Addison.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15

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The next president Of the United
States will be a democrat. Stick q pin
hcre.-Kansas City Times.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15

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The Progress., 1896-09-17
A Bark Wrecked.

Highland Light, Mass. Sept. 49,
The Italian bark Monte Tabor, from
Tripanix for Boston, with cargo OF
salt, was wrecked at Peaked Hill bar
at midnight. The dead are: Louis
Generic, captain, and Pappolla Giovan-
nj, mate (by suicide); Oliver Manuelo,
cook; Eppelatte Bragg, Bornello Cap
pello, seaman, (drowned.) A thick fog
prevailed all night, and although the
crew of the Peaked Hill life-saving
station patrolled the beach continually,
nothing was known Of the wreck until
the members of the Monte Tabor crew
reached the shore on the pieces of
wreckage. AS none of them could
speak or understand English, the in
formation gained from them was very
meager. Afterward chest came
ashore, evidently the property of the
captain. From documents found in it
the name and destination of the yes
sci were learned. Later, by signs
the crew made known the action of
the officers in committing suicide,
their motions being at first that the
captain had shot himself and that the
mate had cut his throat. When two
bodies with their threats cut came
ashore, however, 1t appeared that the
dumb language had been misunder-
stood. and that both captain and mate
had killed themselves by throat-cut-
ting. Soon after the seamen came
ashore a boats crew from the life
saving station put off for the wreck,
but found nothing left. The vessel
had gone to peices almost immediate
ly. The surviving members of the
crew are being cared for by the life
saving crew.
The Progress., 1896-09-17
Illegal Use Of tho Malls.

Newburg, N. Y, Sept. A. Mrs. Anna
Grossner, a Swedish woman of 30, who
has husband and six children, was
arrested in this city Saturday night on
warrant charging her with using the
United States mail unlawfully. Mrs.
Grossner Is alleged to have advertised
in matrimonial paper that her hus-
band had died and left her a fortune,
but that the estate was not settled up
yet. She wanted the assistance of a
wealthy gentleman and stated that she
would 60 to his home for an interview
If money to pay her fare was sent her.
1t is alleged that she obtained $40 from
VIM. A. Silcott Of Mount Vernon, O., in
this manner.
The Progress., 1896-09-17
A Disastrous Wreck.

San Francisco, CAL, Sept. H.-~A dis.
patch from Eureka CAL, says:
"A train on the Mad river and Ar.
cata road went through the Mad rive,
bridge Saturday with six cars loaded
with passengers and dropped thirty
feet into the dry bed of the river. An
ME Holt and Sandy Cameron were kill
ed and ten others seriously injured. The
accident was caused by the giving way
Of span Of the bridge over which the
train was passing.
-Four persons in all were killed. In
addition to those already named Miss
Kirk, Of Riverside, and an unknown
child were taken from the wreck. Some
were fatally injured.
The Progress., 1896-09-17
Postal Clerks Meet.

Denver, COL, Sept. 14.-Over 100 del
egates, many Of whom have already ar
rived, are expected to attend the sew
enth annual convention of the National
Association of Postofl1ce Clerks, which
will convene in this city to-day.
Among the arrivals are President Ben
jamin Parkhurst of Washington, D. c.;
Vice President James T. O'Neill of Bal
timore, and VIM. Agnew of Cleveland:
Secretary Wilburn E. Crumbacker OF
Chicago and Treasurer Edward P. Lin
coin of Boston.
"Our principal business" said Mr.. Ag-
new, will be to discuss the classified
ton bill which we propose to have in
troduced in congress. AS the law now
reads, we are at the mercy Of the treas
ury department each year. We want to
be classified and paid according to term
Of service as the carriers are paid"
The Progress., 1896-09-17
Negroes Threatening,

Blythe, Ca, Sept. 14.-On Saturday
night at this place, twenty-five miles
from Augusta, Ca, A. NJ. Clarke, a mer-
chant, shot a negro named Steve Ro-
land. The latter was using profane
language in the presence of ladies.
Clarke asked him to disist, but Roland
continued his profanity and began to
curse and abuse Clarke. The negro had
an ak in his hand and Mr.. Clarke, think
ing that he had better arm himself,
went to his house for his shotgun and
when he returned the quarrel was re-
newed, Roland holding his ak in a
threatening position. They started to-
ward each other and Clarke opened fire
on the negro, firing three times and
wounding him in the arm and body,
but not dangerously. The population
Of the place is about 200, the majority
of whom are negroes. They became
greatly incensed at the shooting, and
threatened to burn the buildings of the
whites. The negroes gathered in large
numbers in the town with shotguns and
pistols and the whites, fearing they
would carry out their threats, tele-
graphed to the Judge and sheriff Of the
county at Augusta to send assistance
at once. A special train was dispatched
with twelve reliable men, accompanied
by the sheriff and his deputies. When
the train arrived at Blythe, the colored
people dispersed at once. The sheriff
and his men are now hunting the ring
leaders, but it is hardly probable that
they will be successful as they are hid
ing.
Clarke has been put under arrest and
will be carried to Augusta tonight.
The women and children are very
much frightened, but 1t is believed that
since the arrival of the sheriff and posse
that the negroes are too scared to at
tempt to carry out their threats after
the officers leave
The Progress., 1896-09-17
Excitement IL High.

Cincinnati, O., SepS. ia special
from Springfield, Ky, says:
Every night this city is patrolled
by special officers under command Of
the city marshal. People in the couu
try not in sympathy with the mob
dare not come to town lest they be
suspected Of giving information and
| incur the personal vengeance of the
mob, who are in the majority. Not a
soul enters or leaves Sprinfleld with
out giving good account Of himself.
County officers are afraid to raise a
hand except to protect the town. They
| are not accused Of CoWardice, but fear
the consequences Of an attempt to re-
store order with the meager suDnort
at their command. And the almost
moral certainty Of failure.
County Judge Jack w. Thompson
has written for publication an appeal
to all good citizens to aid him in up
holding law and order. The general
feeling Is in favor of letting matters
take their course for the present and
not inllame the excited mob.
The people of Washington county
voted last fall to make the turnpikes
free throughout the county. AS the
pixies are now owned by companies it
is now necessary for another of the
people to assess the taxes to purchase
the pixies. This vote has not yet been
taken and the authorities cannot le-
gally stop oll-gathering. This the
people of the county do not UNDER
stand and, out of patience with delay,
they have risen in rebellion and torn
down about all the toll gates in the
county. This riotous business has
been going on for two weeks. The
county authorities, whom the mob
blames, live here. This town has
been threatened and for two weeks
the people here have lived in terror.
The Progress., 1896-09-17
Shot at from Ambush.

Shattuck, Ok, Sept. 14.-As Ed Null
lindore, a line rider in the employ OF P.
L. Herring, Of Fish Greek ranch, was
out after strays Friday night, while rid
ing along on one horse and leading an
other. be was fired upon from ambush.
The shot frightened the horses and
they whirled suddenly, throwing Null
lindore of into clump Of bushes. He
lay still and saw four men give chase to
the horses, firing many shots at them
as they went. It was dark and they un-
doubtedly supposed him to still be on
the animals and his fall saved his life,
though it resulted in q dislocated ankle
and compelled him to crawl several
miles back to the ranch.
The Progress., 1896-09-17
Anarchy on the Decline.

Chicago, ILL.,, Sept. ia special
from New York. says:
Anarchist Herr Most would leave
New York If he could raise the funds
to do so. He admitted that anarchy
is on the decline in New York, and
that 1t does not pay to be an anarch-
list leader. In the last issue Of his pa
per he says:
If had the money I would 60
west and live in retirement or found
a colony. know that this would not
further the cause Of social revolution,
but that can not be helped. The pres
emit state Of affairs in New York does
not suit me. am disguised with the
dullness and apathy about anarchy
here"
The Progress., 1896-09-17
A Big Assignment.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Sept. ia. F.
& L. e. Kelly, well known mortgage
loan firm, filed an assignment yesterday
morning to G. M. Hansen and A. C..
Cobb jointly. The liabilities are esti-
mated at between 100000 and $3.50, 900.
Assets not yet known. The assign
ment Is principally due to the firms
advancing money for delinquent bor-
rowers to keep up their interest and
taxes and the exhausted condition OF
the firms cash resources brought about
by business depression. The firm has
loaned several millions of eastern
money. mostly on farm property, and
the loans are well secured.
The Progress., 1896-09-17

New York, Sept. ia special says.
Negotiations for the sale of the Eric
canal electric franchise to an English
syndicate will result in the installation
Of complete system of electric traction
within a short time
What has interested English capital
in this enterprise is the possibility Of
shipping grain from the northwest di-
rect to Liverpool by an allwater route
and effecting great saving in time
and freight charges. Only one transfer
will be required, and that will be in
New York harbor, without the necessity
Of elevator storage The saving will be
not only in high railroad freight
charges, if the grain Is brought to New
York by rail- but on the old water route
of elevator charges at Buffalo and slow
haulage by mules through the canal
with more elevator charges at this port.
The use of electricity to run canal
boats is but part of the extensive plan
to cheaper rates from the west to the
east and then to Europe. 1t contem-
plates direct service from Chicago and
Duluth by the use Of steel canal boats
after the type of the six that were built
last year in Cleveland and made one
trip to this port With the aid of float
Ing elevators the canal boats can be un-
loaded into ocean steamers in the har-
Dor without the necessity Of storage.
This was the plan that the New York
capitalists had in mind when they Sc
cured as a gift the franchise that Eng
lishmen are to pay 100000 for They
did not get very far along before they
met the all powerful opposition Of the
New York Central railroad and the al
lied trunk lines that mOnOpolize the
traffic into New York and have been
steadily running the canal. A few fig
ures tell the story. In 1895 the canal
carried 100000 bushels OF wheat
from Buffalo to New York. Last year
it only carried 14,OOO,OO0.
The Progress., 1896-09-17
4 Fatal Shooting.

Birmingham, Ala, Sept. IA fatal
duel between two prominent farmers
near Livingston, Sumter county, occur
red Friday. An old feud had existed for
years between H.%C. Dooley and Samuel
g. Sibley. who owned adjoining p!anta-
lions. Friday they met BY accident on
Dooley' q farm while out cunning. The
quarrel ~ renswed and 81 impTomptu
dsel lolln g. which Doolex ~ a
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