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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-03-07
FIRE AT STOCKTON. ILL.

Freeport, ILL.,, March 3.-Fire at Stock
ton this morning destroyed a block of
business houses and residences. LOSS $50,
00O The fire started in Carpenters opera
house.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-03-07
FOUR MORE BODIES BROUGHT UP
Vulcan Mine Is Slowly Yielding UP
It's Dead.

Denver, March ga special to the
News from New Castle, Colo, says:
This morning four more bodies were
recovered from the Vulcan mine. They
are John Oteno, Gabriel Cheese, Anto-
MO Patricio and Louis Cinnoti, all
Italians.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-03-07
BUCKET SHOP MEN INDICTED.

Chicago, Feb. 29.-The grand jury today
voted true bills against 2s2 persons ac-
cused of conducting bucket shops in Chi
cago. This action Is the result OF an In
vestigation carried on by COMMITTEES or
the board Of trade with the civic fedora
ton.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-03-07
BARCELONA is STILL EXCITED
Renewed Attempts to Attack the
United States Consulate.

Barcelona. March 2.-Renewed at
tempts were made today to do vio-
lence to the United States consulate
The crowd was repeatedly charged by
the police and dispersed.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-03-07
APARTMENT BUILDING BURNED

Utica, N. Y, March 3.-The Genesee,
an immense apartment building, burned
today. Mrs. David Hughes was killed
by falling from fire-escape. Mrs. John
Wood is missing.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-09-26
F. LOSSET & 90.
Blacksmith and
Wheelwright.
COvINGTON, IA.
Back of thu Kailroad Depot First
class work. guaranteed, At reasonable
rates. Special attention paid to
HORSE-SHOEING.
ORDINANCE

Be it ordained, by the Police Jury Of
st. Tammany Parish, La, That the fol-
Lowing election precincts are hereby es
tablished in the Parish of st. Tammauy,
t0-wit:
In the First Ward there shall. be one
precinct, In the town of Madis0nville,
which shall! be Precinct No. l., First
Ward.
In the Second Ward there. shall be
one precinct, at Sandy Ford. which
shall be Precinct No. l. Second Ward.
In the Third Ward there shall be one
precinct, In the town Of Covington,
which shall be Precinct No. I, Third
Ward.
In the Fourth Ward there shall be one
precinct, IN the town Of Vaudeville,
WHICH shall be Precinct No. l, Fourth
Wxld.
In the Fifth Ward there shall be one
preciAct, at the Sin.letary old field,
which shall be Precinct No. l. Fifth
Ward.
In the Sixth Ward there shall be one
precinct, at the old Pat WEIGH place,
which shall be Precinct No. l. Sixth
Ward.
In the Seventh Ward there shall be
one presinct, ut Bayou Lacombe, which
shall be Precinct No. l, Seventh Ward.
In the Eighth Ward there shall be
one precinct, at the Sollberger place,
which shall be Precinct No 1, Eighth
Ward.
In the Ninth Ward there shall be one
precinct, In the town of Slidell, which
shall be Precinct No. l. Ninth Ward.
W. N. COOPER, President.
w. G. KENTZEL. Secretary.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-09-26
ORDINANCE.

l. Be. 1t enacted, by the Police jury
or the Parish Of st Tammany, Louisi-
ana, That there be and Is hereby levied,
for the year A. ID. 1896, . tax Of nine
mills upon the dollar upon all taxable
property In the parish.
2. Be It further enacted, etc.,
That i've mills Is hereby appropriated
therefrom for criminal expenses, and
two mills for the benefit Of Public
schools, and two mills for the general
expenses of the parish, and thst the
Sheriff and ex-ofIicio Tax Collector do
collect the amount appropriated there
from for Criminal Expenses and for the
benefit Of the Public Schools, upon all
property In this parish subject to tax
alton incluoing that situated in the in
corporsted towns Of COvington and
Vaudeville.
5. BE 1t further enacted, etc.,
That the Sheriff and ex-onicio Tax COL
lector shall receive, in payment Of
parish taxes, (the amount appropriated
for Public Schools excepted,) the duly
approved certificates Of Grand and
Petit Jurors for per diem and mileage,
and certificates of members Of the
Police Jury for per diem and mileage,
aud that he proceed with the collection
Of the taxes now levied according to
law.
w. N. COOPER, President.
w. G. KENTZEL, Secretary.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-09-26
STORM NOTES.

The campaign Of our candidate.
4r ntyas, Is remarkable for the
immense crowds that turn out to
hear. even in the etrongholds Of the
Eastern goldbugs. His usual audi
ence ranges between 10000. and
so, 900, and he is received every
where with immense applause aud
spontaneous enthusiasm. He e
making thousands of converts every
day, and from the present outlook,
will be elected by an overwhelming
majority. There Is a regular cloud
burst OF public sentiment in hi 8
favor, and he is taking everything
by storm.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-09-26
TOUGH ON MCKINLEY

Mr.. Mckinley will fail to carry
his own congressional district OF
county, according to advices re-
ceived at National Democratic
headquarters. A careful canvass
Of the congressional distric. in
which Mr.. Mckinley resides SHOVE
that it viii give Mr.. BfYaa $500
soand majesty. The farmsss and
msneas Of that section are almost
unanimously for Began and fnee
silver. In Lestonia, ~here tbese
are 72l voters, 526 are enrolled n
the Bryan FQee Silver Club.
II this proves true it will be in.
deed hard luck for Mckinley. II
he cannot carry his own district
then there will be but little hope
for him 70 carry Ohio, and the loss
Of that State would mean his defeat.
Ohio is . Republican State, but the
sentiment in favor Of Bryan is
strong and growing daily. The
situation becomes more encourage
ing for the silver knights Is time
paeees and the people understand
more fully the Importance Of the
issues OF the campaign. Enthusi-
asm for the silver cause is not dy-
ing rs the Republicans would have
it believed. They are like the
small boy in the da:k, merely
whistllng to keep up courage.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-09-26

The silver democrats are in some
instances not claiming Is much As
some Of their opponents are willing
to concede them. A prominent
democratic ex-congressman, who il
opposing Bryan, says he is certain
that more democrats will vote for
Bryan this year than voted for
Cleveland in 1892, yet he claims to
believe that Bryan will be defeated
Every student Of election figures
knows that it WAS the falling of in
the republican votes, and not the
increase 10 the democratic votes,
that elected Cleveland the last
time, but oil the same, IL Bryan
gets ~ many democratic votes a.
Cleveland got, in addition to the
republican and p0pulist votes he
will get, his election will be certain.
South.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-09-26
FROM DELPHI.

Sept. II. 1896.
Editor st. Tammany Farmer.
1t has been 4 long time since 70,
have heard from me. l will en-.
deav"r to write you a few lines
about our little village. 1t is q
small but thriving place. We have
two stores in our town. Mr.. A. s.
Jones has just completed . nice
new store building. winch is we'll
stocked with goods.
We NEED a postoffice very bad up
here.
Crops are good along the river,
Log hauling is the order Of the
day.
We need a music teacher here,
as there are plenty 1t organs in
town.
Mrs. A. S. Jones has \ nice
school at the OAK Grove scl,0ol-
house, and the pupils are improving
very we'll.
I will close for this time, as
have to go to the goober patch.
ATKINS.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-09-26

''My boy came home from school
one day with his hand very badly
lacerated and bleeding, and sui.
fering great PAIN" says Mr.. E. j.
Schall, with Meyer Bros Drug
Co.. St. Louis, No. II dressed the
wound, and applied Chamberlain
Pain Balm freely. All.pain ceased,
and in . remarkably short time it
healed without leaving scar. For
wounds, sprains, ewelliOgs and
rheum atism i know Of no medicine
or prescription equal to it. I con-
slider it . household necessity"
The Is and 50 cent sizes for sale
by W. G. Heints, druggist, Cow
ingtcn, and r. Il. Paine, Mande.
vile.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-09-26
THE YIELD OF COTTON.
LOWEST AVERAGE For TWENTY
SEVEN YEARS.

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE cot.
ton report Of the department Of
agriculture for Sept. shows . de-
cline from August condition OF the
crop, which was SOL to 64.2 pei
cent, decline Of 1879 points. Thi.
is the lowest September condition
reported in the last "a years.
State averages are IS follows: Viz
ginia so. North Carolina 20, Soutl,
Carolina 20, Georgia Il, Florida
u, Alabama Sc, Mississippi 81,
Louisiana GO, Texas G., Arkansas
60, Tennessee, 81. Missouri. 81,
Indian Territory 81, and Oklal,oms
65,
The staple is much lighter than
usal in Consequence OF the drouth
ana heat, aad the shedding OF the
A,llk and leayes will result in ma
terial damage to the yield from this
OcOp.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-09-26

President Bryne, Of the Demo.
cratic Honest Money League Of
New York, is very much alarmed
u the situation in the Empire State
and has given expression to hi.
fears in \ circular letter which he
has addressed to prominent Repub.
l'cans and anti-Bryan Democrats.
He says in his circular that on Z
recent trip through the State he
found the middle, northern and
western counties ssFotten with free
silver sentiment, and unless active
work is done within the next tea
days Bryan will sweep the country. .
President Byrne also said, .If the
election were TO be held to-day
Bryan would carry tue state Of New
York by 100000" A month ago
the Republicans were Boosting that
New York would give Mckinley
200, 900, but these claims are no
longer made and even Hanna has
begun to lecture the Republicans Of
the East and to tell them that the
election will not As they suppoee,
be . walk-over, but on the contrary,
Mckinley can emily be elected BY
the hardest kind Of work.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-09-26
REGISTRATION NOTICE.

I will be 1t the following places on
the days of the dates mentioned below
for the purpose Of Registering all par
ties entitled to Registration, and re-
vising Poll books, ~ required by law,
to wit:
Covington. Sept. until Sept. -.
G. H. Causes store. Sept. - until
Oct. =.
Slidell, Oct. 8 and 3.
Bay0n Lacombe, Oct. 10.
Vaudeville, Oct. II.
Madisonville, Oct Is.
Verger, Oct. ~.
r. Quave's Oct. Is.
John Crows, Oct. IL.
n. A. Crockett's, Oct. II.
CovingtOn. Oct. 10 until Nov. 8.
G. H. CAUSE,
Regissrs.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-09-26
"A FAMILY MURDERED.
In fpehoa Parish.

AR. aud 1fss. John Cotton, quiet
we'll TODD people. lived On their
farm one, mile east OF Tickfaw, and
in the sooeAense IS members Of the
same fsmaiy resided a!ervin Miller,
aged II, and Aisses Agnes, Lizzie
and Maud Miller, 'and three email
children. On tie place also lived q
young negro by the name Of John
johnson, who for . while lived ia
Amite City and has an unsavosy
reput alton.
Some time about midnight last
Tuesday night Miss Maud Miller
was awakened by noises, and she
saw John Johnson in her room with
an axe raised above his head. She
screamed and the negro dropped
the axe and escaped.
Miss Miller gave the alarm and
nearby neighbors came t. her res
cue and entered the house and
found Mr.. and Mrs. John Cotton
and Mervin Miller dead, with
their heads crushed in, and Misses
Agnes and Lizzie Miller badly
wounded. The three children we're
unhurt.
The neighbors were at once arous-
ed and search commenced by some,
while others cared for tile dead and
wounded.
No object has yet been discovered
for the com mission Of the horrible
muir !ers The Cottons were we'll
TODD people.
Miss Agnes Miller, one Of the
victims, died Of her Wounds We'd
nesday morning.
johnson, the assassin, was seen
in Natalbany swamp. Wednesday
morning. The people have turned
out en- masse to hunt for him, and
II caught he will At onoe be lvnched.
Johnson is . grin boy, about seven
teen years Of age. 5 feet Z inches
tall, weighs about l25 pounds, has
very thick lips aud q scar OF o.,e
temple.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-09-26
A LONDON PAPER f1CTBRES
BRYAN. - i

The London Telegraph ys1s
credit for lie following article re-
lating 70 The Cl'icaeo eanveatioo
and Bry.as ~emisGtisa:
"Tts 14pssatic eoevu ~
which was Md At Chscsgo, Ne
braska, in The United States, this
week, naned ~ their candidate for
the presidescy. = labstisg man BY
the Same q J. ". O'Bryan. He
belongs to that dangerous class Who
say they have no euperiors, md
who also believes one man equal to
another.
O'Bryan is . silverite who. by .
re'narkaple gift Of oratory, has
raised himself from an obscure rail-
road sl,0veler 70 the head Ut his
party. OF course he viii not be
elected. hut bis nomination shows
the effrontery Of the lower classes
IN that % called Gland of the free. -
We have 1t on the best authority
that O'Brysn is part IRISH and part
Indian. When he delivered Lis ad-
dress at the convention he WAS
dressed in full Indian costume with
feathers in his hair and tomahawk
III his belt, with his face smeared
with luminous paints Of many
colors. III fact his costume was 80
abbreviated that many OF the ladies
left the tent upon his appearance
on the barrel, which served - the
orators platform.
II O'Bryan should possibly
squeeze into the presidency, it 10
said he will organize the American
Indians Especially the Wahneta,
Kickapoo, Omaha and Sioux teibes)
over whom he holds great sway, in.
tn = grand army and endeavor to
free Ireland from British protection.
1t behooves our home government to
exert its influence among its
American subjects to defeat this
upstart Of the laboring classes.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-09-26

The miners Ia the coal districts Of
Pennsylvania were 60 captivated BY
Senator Tillman's style Of stump
oratory that it is said he made
thousands of converts for Bryan.
At the urgent request Of the local
Democratic managers the Demo-
cratic national committee will send
Senator T'illman back to Pennsyl-
vania aud he will spend ten days in
tue coal and iron districts making
speeches to the miners, after which
be will stump the agricultural
counties and talk to the farmers.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-09-26
HOMESTEAD APPLICATION.

J In accordance with Act No q of the
lsgisla at NJ of the ) talc Of Louisiana Of
1858, Asfsb y give notice or my in ton
lion 10 b ,snestsssd the follow ing State
land. vi z:
The northwest quarter of the north
cart quarter. aud tho east half Of the
northeast quarter Of section n, and
southeast quarter Of the southeast q usr-
ter Of section -. township S, south
range Is east. GssensbuTx District. La.
WI. n. KAHl.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-09-26
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

"We are unalterably opposed to the
mOnOmetallis m, which has locked fast
the prosperity of an industrial peo-
pie in the paralysis OF hard times.
Gold mon0metallism is a British policy,
and its adoption has brought other ma
tiOns into financial servitudc TO London.
1t Is not only un-American. but
anti-Amcrican, and 1t can be fastened
ON the Uuited States only by the sitting
of that spirit and love of liberty, which
proclaimed our political independence
In l776 aud won it ! in the war of
the Revolution.
"We demand the free and unlimited
coinage Of both gold and silver at the
present legal ratio of l6 to I, without
waiting for the aid or consent of any
other nation. We demand that the
standard silver dollar shall be . full
legal tender, equally with gold, for all
debts, public and private, and we favor
such legislation as will prevent for the
future characterization of any kind Of
legal tender money by private contract.
"We are opposed to the policy and
practice of surrendering to the hold
ers of the obligations Of the United
States the option reserved by law to the
government: of redeeming such obliga-
tons in either silver coin or gold coin.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-09-26
WHAT WE PROPOSE no DO.

In his address before the Buffalo
convention the temporary chairman,
State Senator Thomas +. Grady:
alluded 10 Gov. Mckinley as the
mortgaged candidate. and spurned
the allegation that the Chicago
platform is ''nothlng but a declara-
ton favoring reputation, riot and
ruin" He further said:
II. is entirely true that we me-
di,ate = disturbance of existing con-
ditions - disturbance, however,
more in the nature of a restoration
than = revolution.
"We seek the destruction Of the
oppressive and illegal trusts
through which production is limited
and prices to the consumer CORE
spoadingly enhanced. Bnt in the
destruction OF the trusts we will re-
store t6sthe purchaser that free field
and open competition which guar
antees to him q fair return for his
labor, and we will return to the
consumer that free field controlled
only by the natural laws Of supply
aud demand wherein he may pur-
chase bis necessaries At q fair and
honest price.
We would not .dissipate, disturb
or sender less secure the capital
which represents labor, intelligence,
thrift or fortune. We would give
to it the highest protection Of the
law snd find in it m incentive for
every toiler to work aud save.
Neither would We attack the enor-
nous accumulation OF money which
represents neither labor nor intelli-
gence, nor thrift, nor fortune, ex-
cept in the sense that those whs
were enriched thereby have been by
ono governmental favor or another
to exact tribute from the
people by levying against them .
taxing power which should never
have been exercised by the form of
the methods they have employed.
We would, however. put an end to
that system of accumulation"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-09-26

Bryan says that generals who
stop in the heat Of battle 70 wrsngle
over probable spolls are not the men
to lead an army. He says he has
made no promises to any one 81
Office in case he gets elected and
does not intend to make any. The
silver cause will win, bnt win Of
loose one thing is certain aud that
10 that Mr.. Bryan is doing . grea,
work in elevating the tone Of poll
tics and the standard OF politicians.
He 10 = clean man and 10 making Z
clean tight.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-09-26

The estimate of the electora! v0t<
Is published in the last issue ri the
National Intelligencer printed ia
Washington, D. c., gives the silver
ticket all States rest and south Of
Pennsylvania, numbering $50 votes,
and New England, New York, New
jersey and Pennsylvania, which
gives III votes, as doubtful.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-09-26

Since the repeal Of the Mckinley
bill there has been an increase Of
SO, 900, 900 in exports OF manu-
featured goods.-N. o. STATES.
Yet the Republicans are constant.
~ declaring that tue Democrats
have ruined the country by cutting
down the tarin duties. II their
statement Is true why has our ex-
ports OF manulactu res increased sew.
enty million ds1lars? Please explain
how this runs the United States.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-09-26
BRYAN's SUGGESTION FOR
AN EMBLEM.

At Toledo, o., Mr.. Bryan i'd
dressed . crowd Of people estimated
At 40, 900. From that speech VI
make the evbjoined extract, th,
satire of which. in face Of the ticket
nominated BY tie goldocrats At In
dianapolis, will be most keenlv ap'
preciated:
II understood those gold stand
ard Democrats, by resolution. de-
clarcd their emblem had been the
hickory tree. We have heard abou
Satan stealing the livery Of heaven
but We have never before seen mer
try to use the name Of that grca'
hero and statesman to undo al
he tl,ed do (Cries of''Good."
Talk about Andrex Jackson be-
longing 20 the goldbug Democracy
(Lsughter.) 60 back to the time
OF Andrew Jackson and whom had
he arrayed against him?
The very meO who, after trying
to use the Democratic party fo'
private gain and having failed, are
now trying to elect the Republican
candidate for president by nominal.
ing a gold standard candidate.
(Cries Of they can't doit.') They
take hickory tree for their EN-.
blem.
Why don't they get something
appropriaDs? Why don's they put
on their ballot the pictnfe Of N
owl! (Lauehter.) Nothing oosid
be more appropriate, it looks wise
and does it work at night. Laugh
ter.) Or, il they don't like the owl,
take the mole. Its . sfck aasgasl
and works under ground all tue
time. (Great laughter and ap-
plauze.) But they ought u spare
the sacred memory Of the man who
was the hero of New Orleans, and
whose resting place the Hermitage.
il the Mecca Of all WHO still love tue
Democratic principles. (Grea,
applause)
My friends, remember relief can
not come TO you from those who
have fastened this yoke upon you.
90 to New York or Boston &nd
find financiers who doubt the great
ness Of this country, and prcclaime
the necessity fer foreign aid. The
men who do that know more about
Europe than about the United
States. They g oftener to London
than to the great prairies Of the west
and south. (Cries ot "Good. II
because Of their more intimate &C
quaintance with foreigners they
have an exaggerated idea Of the
necessity Of foreign aid, You peo-
pie who live between Alleganies and
golden hills, who are willing to
trust your all upon the republic,
and rise Of fall with it, have the
power and the right to take the
reigns Of government in your own
hands and administer the law; not
for foreign syndlcate,s but for the
people Of the Unitsd States.
(Great applause.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-09-26

An exchange says women who
work over gasoline stoves should
know that an ounce Of alum in
rtnsing water will render anything
Hinsed in it almost infammable. II
aprons ed dresses ale r,nsed in
alum water and ir0ned as usual the
danger OF their catching Gre while
q work over The stove i greatly
lessened.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-09-26
HoafaerEAD arPlICA rION.

In acscr.l.nce w1kh Act. Fo. 81 Of tie
legislature Of Ind StAts LouistaLa OF
laSa. / hereby g1vSnotiee Of my insen-
tioallo homestead the slllswiag State
land, viz:
The southeast quarter Of the north
west quarter, ard the northeast quarter
If the southwest quarter Of s.ciion. :,
township 6, south range ~ east.
G sec nsburR District. L..
GEORGE II. COOK.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-09-26

The Atlanta Constitution says
that still another influential citizen
Of the Buckeye State who believes
that Bryan will capture the elector.
a vote Of Ohio, this fall, il Col.
Ike Hill, OF Springfield. 1.-THE far
mers Of Ohio" says Colonel Hill,
''are getting ready to vote fol
Bryan in November without regard
to their former political alliances.
They say they have the finan cial
policy Of the Republicans in force
now and it dees no good. The only
other thing the Republicans are
Offering them as . relief in their
distress is higher taxation. and they
find it hard to understand how that
will help them. They are in the
throes Of distress and they are de-
termined to try bimetalism ut Is
to l. They believe it will help
them, and they are cure it cart
make their condition worse, that
is impossible.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-09-26
II Saves the Croupy Ch,lden.

Seaview, Va.-We have . splen-
did sale Of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy, and our customers CON-
ing from far aud near, speak Of
it in the highest terms, Many have
said that their children would have
died Of Group il Chamberlains.
Cough Remedy had not beer given.
-Kellam & Ourren. The Is and
80 cent sizes Tor sale BY W. G.
Heints. druggist. Covington, and
r. r Raino, Msa6syille.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-09-26

Before starting upen his trip T.
the North Pole DR.. Nansen divorced
his vile % that in case OF his disap-
pearance Or death she could leg ally
marry again without the trouble Of
complying with the stringent Law
requiring proof Of death. Since
his return they have been re-
married.