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Morris tribune., 1896-10-07
A PARIS WELCOME
Enthusiastic Demonstration ON
che Occasion of the Cars
Entry.
Decorations sEclipsed AnythfTgg,
Ever Seen in the French
Capital.
Procession of State Carriages
From the Station to the Rus
sian Embassy.

PARIS, Oct .7.-The cZar and 5cZarIna
arrived here safely at Ranolagh station
from CherbSurg, at 10 o'clock a. aal.
The weather was fine and the countless
decorations showed up splendidly insthe
sunlight Their majesties were sse-
corded most rapturous reception aRd
reached the Russian embassy, where
they will reside during their visit 80
this city, at,11 O'Clock Crowds began
gathering along the route of the process
sion shortly daylight, and by s q.
m. the neighborhood of the Avenue dn
B0is de Boulogne, the Place de pEtoile,
the Avenue des Clamps Efysee, the
Place de La IoncOrde, the P0nt de IL,
Concorde, the Boulevard Sahat Ger
main, the Rue Saint Simon and 'the
Rge de Grenville, On which
the Russian embassy is sit
mated, were 1thronged with reslthusi-
astic people A double line Of troops
held a5he route from the railroad depot
to the embassy from shortly after 7
O'Clock, and the soldiers were reinforced
by lines of gendarmes sergeanfs de
vile and detectives, the latter including
a number of agents of the Russian
secret police. and picked men from the
nihilist detective corps.
Eaeeorations Were superb.
The decorations eclipsed anything
ever seen in the French capital. REs-
sian and French flags entwined or float
ing side by side predominated, but trees,
4. e., 10 ,fofT1
anything and almost everything was
utilized in the decorative effects planned
to impress the czar with the enthusiasm
of France at the visit of her friend and
ally to Paris. The trees, barred of their
natural foliage by the autumn blasts
were thickly covered with artificial
leaves and flowers, representing peach,
almond and other blossoms
Columns 40 feet high, painted to i'm
itate stone and surmounted by Russian
double headed eagles each six feet
high and supporting imperial crowns,
lined the Champs Elysee. The Place
de L Hotel de Vile was made brilliant
with Venetian masts and eolonades
decked with paper flowers and the
IulIlerfes gaFueIs were p0SeAUluO1A "ACh
flags and statues.
The Entry Into Paris.
The formal entry Of the czar and
czarina to Paris was d gorgeous specta-
Gle. There were 10 carriages i'll all in
the procession, and they were escorted /
by detachments from the crack, pic
turesquely attired French African cav
airy regiments, the famous Spahis.
with their turbans and long white
cloaks, or burnouse, lined with red |
or blue, baggy red trousers and
splendid Arabian horses were much
admired by all In addition the
dashing cuirTassiers with glittering /
steeel breastplates and helmets, long /
trailing horsehair plumes and strong !
Morris tribune., 1896-10-07
For .she BENEFIT of the ouban Cause.

CINCINNATI, Oct "A week of car
nival for the benefit of the cause of the
Cuban patriots began at Music hall last
night in a free admission mass meeting
Twenty-Five hundred people attended
the meeting and for more than two
hours listened to patriotic speeches. On
the stage were about 200 citizens, in
cluding many prominent business men
Morris tribune., 1896-10-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK !
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

From Jan. to Sept. United States
mints have coined 1922, ,5l2 silver dol,
lars.
The president has appointed Francis
F. Clausson assayer of the mint at New
Orleans, La.
Justice Field of the supreme court
has returned to Washington after
summer spent in California. He is still
in feeble health.
The Indian Office has asked for troops
to prevent bloodshed in Indian Terri
tory on account of friction caused by
the last election.
Morris tribune., 1896-10-07
Will Feed Colorado Sheep.

WAHoo. Neb, Oct. Forty seven
thousand sheep are to be shipped to this
place from Colorado this fall, and are
to be distributed around through the
county, where they will be fed this
winter, owing to the abundance of
feed. H B. Berggren. who owns a
large farm near this place, will feed
$4,000 Of the sheep Some will be sent
to Valparaiso and other places through
out the county.
Morris tribune., 1896-10-07
Canadian Parliament Proroguea.

OTTAWA, Oct Owing to the un-
certainty as to the hour at which par
liament was to close there was a small
attendance at the propagation ceremo.
uies in the senate chamber. The speech
from the throne delivered by Lord Alb
erdeen was the shortest on record, and
only contained the statement that an
amicable settlement of the Manitoba
scheol question would shortly be ar.
arriNed at
Morris tribune., 1896-10-07
Young Men Greet Mckinley.

CANTON, O., Oct. Major Mckinley
had an unexpected delegation during
the day. The First Voters club of
Canton, headed by band, marched to
the lawn unannouced and when Major
Mckinley appeared upon the porch
greeted him with three rousing cheers.
Attorney Thomas F Tarner made an
introductory address to which Major
Mckinley responded.
Morris tribune., 1896-10-07
sheboygaD Loses the college.

CLEVELAND, Oct Z - The Central
synod of the German Reformed church
has voted to remove the theological
seminary at sheboygan. Wis, to this
city, where it will become part of Cal.
vim college The seminary now has be-
tween 200 and 500 students and great
many preparatory students.
Morris tribune., 1896-10-07
The Spanish Generals Method Of
Releasing Prisoners Unique
at Least.
Sent Out Beyond the Harbor
in Boats and Fed to
Sharks.
Another Unique Way of Secur-
ing Confessions From
Suspects.

CHICAGO, Oct. IA special from Key
West, Fla, says Butcheries on an
awful scale are beng perpetrated
nightly in Havana, according to a let.
ter received here from one of the most
reliable correspondents in the Cuban
capital.
Every night at police headquarters,
prisoners are taken out and put on the
books as released. These individuals,
in charge of three policemen, are placed
in boat and start off they don't land
anywhere, but after while the officers
come back without the prisoners. This
action has been watched night after
night From the 1st of September to
the Both, 8S prisoners have disappeared
in this way Five were drowned on
the night of Sept 26
No Trace Is Left.
From Cabanas and Morro castle pris-
oners are taken out and drowned in the
same way. The reason they are taken
out of the harbor is on account of the
number of sharks, which get hold of
the bodies and leave no trace.
La Barrera has five men under arrest
on suspicion of putting a dynamite
bomb under gas main. They are kept
at the police station and tortured to
make them confess. The torture con-
sists of feeding them with dry goldfish
and not allowing them any water. No
other food is allowed, and they die of
starvation if they refuse to eat the salt
cod This is said to be the means en-
ployed by Weyler in Barcelona, and it
is said it never failed to produce the
desired effect.
Morris tribune., 1896-10-07
Bryan Will speak at lFareo.

FARGO, N. D., Oct. wv. J. Bryan
will speak in Fargo Saturday morning,
arriving ON special train from Aber-
tdeen, S. D., where he speaks Friday
evening. He leaves Fargo for Mime.
iapolis Saturday evening.
Morris tribune., 1896-10-07
secretary Morton war speak.

WASHINGTON, Oct 7-Secretary of
Agriculture Morton. now in Nebraska,
will deliver a speech at a gold standard
Democratic demonstration in the Audi
torium at Chicago on Friday, Oct. g.
He is expected to return here TO resume
his official duties Immediately after.
wards
Morris tribune., 1896-10-07
Aberdeen.s Grain Palace.

ABERDEEN s D., Oct / The grain
palace season for 1895 opened last night
IN the midst of rain storm and gener.
ally unfriendly weather conditions.
The people turned ont literally, how.
ever, and the attendance compared
well with the opening il otherYears
Morris tribune., 1896-10-07
CleveIands Leave Buzzard,s Bav.

BUzzARDs BAY, Mass Oct. Pres.
ident Cleveland left here for Jersey City
on &C Benedict's steam yacht Oneida
Mrs Cleveland and the children took
the train for Greenwich, Conn, via
Providence. at s a. m.
Morris tribune., 1896-10-07

Leger won the Jockey Club stakes OF
$50, 900 at Newmarket. Pierre Loril-
lard's American horse Sandi won the
Double Trial stakes of 200 sovereigns
for 2-year-Olds.
Morris tribune., 1896-10-07
Made It Three stralaht.

BALTIMORE, Oct THE ,Baltimores
took their third straight game in
the Temple cup series from the Cleve-
lands by dint of brilliant playing by
score of 6 to 2.
Morris tribune., 1896-10-07
Agreed to Depsse,the sultan

LONDON, Oct 7-The Chronicle says
that it learns from "a good source that
the czar and Lord Salisbury have
agreed upon a policy for the ultimate
deposition of the sultan.
Morris tribune., 1896-10-07

In signed statement published by
the Times Herald William Jennings
Bryan expresses confidence in his sue
cess. He declares that he has no doubt
that he will be elected.
The Philadelphia American editorially
calls on both Sewall and and Watson, in
the interest of the election Of Bryan, to
withdraw, in order that Chairman
Jones may name a candidate acceptable
to all interests.
Morris tribune., 1896-10-07
RAILROAD NEWS.

It is predicted grain rates from the
west to Chicago will be restored by
Nov. l.
An electric storage battery motor has
been successfully tested on a street rail-
way in New York and has begun max
lug regular trips.
Morris tribune., 1896-10-07
Our Is and....
....Other Eyes.

J Our rs are just as strong as
J they were fifty years ago, when
we have cause to use them.
Z But we have less and less cause
to praise ourselves, since others
} do the praising, and we are
\ more than willing for you to see
us through other eyes. This
Z is how we look to S. F. Boyce,
wholesale and retail druggist,
! Duluth, Mimi, who after a
! quarter of century of obser-
, vation writes
81 have sold Ayers Sarsapa~ 1
rilla for more than IS years,
{ both at wholesale and retail
and have never heard anything
but words OF praise from my
customers; not single com
plant has ever reached 1se. l
believe Ayers Sarsaparilla to
be the best blood purifier, that
! has been introduced to the gen
era1 public. . This, from a
man who has sold thousands of
dozens oS Ayers ,Sarsaparilla,
is strong testimony. But it
only echoes popular sentiment
the world over, which has, ,
ftNOthsng but words of praise
for Ayers SarsapariIla."
Any doubt about it? Send for" Curebook"
Itikills doubts ard cures doubters,
Address J. c. AVER Co., Lowell, Mass.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-11-07
Strange Meetings in Soudan.

A Soudan correspondent Of the Lon
don Times says: In my last letter I
recorded an incident I Witnessed
that of one of our Soudanese soldiers
rushing from the ranks to embrace a
prisoner who had just been taken and
whom he recognized as a relation.
Similar strange meetings occurred over
the whole field. A mar OF the Ninth
Battalion found his father lying dead
among the enemy. Again, when the
men of the Tenth Battalion were at :
lacking the enemy's riverside position,
they were sent to clear q hut held by a
number of desperate men, who fred
on them from the loopholes with con
siderable effect. At last nearly all of
the defenders were killed and the few
survivors surrendered and came out,
among them a bi black who, no doubt,
up to that moment had been doing his
best to kill rs many of u men as
possible; cut as soon as he appeared a
soldier laughingly ran forward and
put his arms about his neck then sew
eral others, recognizing in him an old
friend whom they had not seen for
years, welcomed him, their faces
beaming with pleasure and there was
a general embracing all round. No
fewer than 100 Of the black prisoners
whom we took during the fight of the
18th have already been enlisted in
the SouSaese battalions.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-11-07
Railroads Encouraging Gardening.

In England the Great Western and
the Midland offer sums of money annu.
ally to encourage platform gardens.
In the case OF the former company a
regular system has been in operation
for eighteen years $3.50 being voted
annually for the purpose. The line is
divided into twelve sections. To each
a special prize of $25 is awarded, and
there ale 165 ordinary prizes, ranging
from SIS to $3.50, a list OF the sue
cessful stations being published each
year. A circular is also sent round
furnishing q complete list Of plants
suitable for various purposes-for per-
manent borders, for summer bedding,
for mixed borders of hardy plants, for
spring bedding, as we'll as q list OF
evergreens and creepers, together with
particulars as to height, color, dates
for sowing, and many other necessary
hints.
The Midland Railway devotes $1,000
III tae same way, the prizes ranging
from $3.50 to S1.25. A fully qualified
inspector, whose duties take him 70
every part OF the line, is deputed to
deal with the matter, and the whole
scheme is pronounced a success. The
Great Northern and the London and
Northwestern Companies let allot-
ments to their men whore possible, the
number Of allotments in the case OF
the former company reaching very
nearly 50o.-Quarterly Review.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-11-07

In no State, perhaps, are farmers
institutes more popular than in Penn
sylvania, declares the New York Post.
Dates and places have been announced
at which 1856 institutes will be held
during the coming year, an average of
nearly three institutes to the county.
One hundred and sixteen of these will
be in session two days, and the other
seventy will each occupy but one day,
making 3O2 days altogether. Nearly
every working day in the year will
witness a gathering of farmers for dis.
cussion and instruction. Through
the cooperation of the Agricultural
Department of the State government
these institutes are made schools, in a
sense. for the farmers, and the points
brought out at each are made familiIr
to the farmers all over the State
through the agricultural papers. One
result, stated by the Philadelphia
Times, is that the forms of Pennsvl.
vania / better titled and are more
fruitful than those of many other
States.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-11-07
The g~eraeman who has amused him.

The Gentleman who has amused him
self OF late 9Snsing 4. g motor car in
Westminster, E1Es1IsGSs has been a lit.
tie "tostPrevious," as RAt eund to his
cost at bog Street PoIht, Court, al
though we noticed tT ffs @g stated that
he had driven his vehicle for five
years, says tho Westminster Gazette.
1t came upon him with a shock of
panied surprise that his harmless We
hicle could be called o locomotive, but
the law, though probably a ''hass, is
clear. So the motor carman found
that he had committed three offenses:
~ In allowing q locomotive out be-.
tween the prohibited hours of ten and
Six; (2) in not being preceded by a
man with a red flag, and, ~ in driv-
ing the locomotive OF a greater speed
than two miles an hour. A promise.
however. not to offend again, but pa.
tiently to await the promised legisla-
ton, got him off with quite a small
fine.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-11-07
Firing a Cannon Under Water.

The most curious experiment ever
made with a piece Of ordnance was at
Portsmouth, England. A stage was
erected in the harbor within the side
mark on this an Armstrong gun of
the ll0-pound pattern was mounted.
The gun was then loaded and carefully
aimed ct q target-all this, of course,
during the time Of low tide. A few
hours later, when the gun and the
target were both covered with water
to q depth OF six feet, the gun was
fired by means of electricity. Wessid
Gained at a target but the facts are
that there were two targets, but only
one was erected for this special expert
ment, the other being the hull of an
old vessel, the Griper, which lay di'
rectly behind the target and in range
Of the ball. The target itself vas
placed only twenty-five feet from the
muzzle of the gun. 1t was composed
OF oak beams and planks, and was
twenty.one inches thick. In order to
make the old Griper invulnerable, a
sheet of boiler plates three inches
thick was riveted to the water-logged
hull in direct range with the course
the ball was expected to take if not
detected by the water. On all of these
the oaken target, the boiler plates
and the old vessel hull-the effect Of
the shot from the submerged gun was
really startling. The wooden target
was pierced through and through, the
boiler-iron target was broken into
pieces and driven into it's "backing,'
the ball passing right on through both
sides Of the vessel, making q huge hole,
through which the water poured in
torrents. Taken altogether, the es-
pertinent was an entire success, de-
monstrating, as it did, the feasibility
Of placing submerged guns in harbors
in time OF war and doing great dam
age to the vessels which an enemy
might dispatch to such points for the
purpose of shellingcities Invention.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-11-07
Curiosities Of Haiisl0nes.

Humboldt, the great scientist and
an undisputed authority on atmos'
pheric as we'll as other natural phe-
romena. tells OF q hailstorm which
passed over Tuscany on March II,
1913. every ice globuie OF the entire
fell being of q beautiful orange color.
Five years prior to that extraordinary
event, Carniola, Germany, was treated
to q fall of five feet Of blood-red
snow. This was folio we'd by y fall OF
blue nail, which is said to have given
''the whole fece of nature an exceed
ingly curious aspect"
Red hailstones fell at Amsterdam in
1926, at London in 1868 during the
time of the great plaguel, and at
divers places IN ireland and France
during the early part Of the present
century.
In 1928 monstrous hailstone fell
at Munson, Mass. 1t is described in
the Waltham Register of July 18th of
that wear as follows: Extremes, four
feet long, three feet wide and two feet
thick. After the rough part Of the
body had been removed there re-
manned q clear, solid block Of ice two
feet three inches long, one foot and
six inches wide and one foct and three
inches thick.
The most extraordinary baiIstorm
Of history. as far as the queer shapes
OF the hailstones were concerned, Was
that which occurred on the Wadi
oasis in the desert of Sahara, in 1881.
The individual ice chunks were Of all
imaginable forms. There were wheels
with four, six and eight spokes, dumb
bells, large and small, trlangles,
cylinders, both SOLID and hollow, some
of the solid ones being as much as six
inches in length. and not larger in
diameter than a lead pencil. The
common round hallstones concealed
together in their descent, forming
into fantastic pyramids. like the old
pictures OF the piled-up cannon balls;
some took upon themselves the forms
or gigantic punches of grapes. and
other masses s'fell in the shape OF
necklaces, crowns, crosses, etc
In q hailstorm in Wisconsin in
1856 the individual "~5tones" were of
many obi shapes and forms. Some
we're shaped like ginger snaps, others
like watches, loaves OF bread, etc.
Atlanta Constitution.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-11-07
Three Husbands Named Palmer

Rev. Lyman G. Palmer, of Wauke-
gan, died this morning, aged seventy
eight years. He was q retired minis.
ter. He had been q missionary IN the
site Of Minneapolis when that place
was still St. Anthony's Falls, and
spent his declining years in Wauke-
Gan. The remarkable thing in his
life was his second marriage. Three
years ago, when he was seventy.tiye
years OF age, he married a Mrs.
Palmer, also aged seventy-ive years,
who was in no way related to him be-
fore their marriage. He was the third
husband by the name OF Palmer whom
she had, and hone of her three hus-
bands by the same name were related.
Mrs. Palmer still enjoys good health.
Chicago Chronicle.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-11-07

The low price OF Cur American corr
and hay and American horses has lee
to extensive exports to Europe, ani
when times improve and prices ad
vance, this export trade will always be
an important factor. in our production
OF good corn and goodhorses, predict:
the Farm, Field and Fireside. We
beat the world on corn, and as we i'm.
prove our horses hL suit the markets
of the world, we with find a good de,
mand. c
The Opelousas courier., 1896-11-07

A military m~eda}ysVhioi a5s rid in
London a ,w}-ys ago brought the
enormous price OF $275O. Itasvalue is
due partially 20 it's age, but chiefly to
its memorable associations. The
medal is no less than a cross of gold
worn by an English officer in the GEL
brated peninsula campaign during
the Napoleonic wars. It was pre-
sented to Sir William Howe de Lancy.
who acted IN the staff of the Duke of
Wellington ct Waterloo, and who lost
his life in that historic engagement.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-11-07

r,ulse of vengeance in his soul. But as
ne looked at the poor dying wretch
who was of the same blood as his, com
passion conquered anger, and stoop-
ing down he kissed him, and whis'
pered, 81 forgive"
1t was only n time. The excite
ment had exhausted the little strength
Of the moribuna soldier, who sank
down in his wretched bed, closing his
life with penitenco and confusion.
| Like q dreaming man, Louis left this
Waihalja of misery, where the heroes
changed their shouts for Faterlenl
and La Patrie to dying groans and
shricAs of agony. No ! took much
account of those hopeless men, and
thus Louis emerged from the place
unnoticed, ard mixed with others who
were prisoners like himself, wounded
and hors de combat, awaiting the out.
come of events which they could no
rlonger influence. If all had such
heavy grief at heart as he had, Heaven
help tlemi
More than q year hal passed when
Nine. Dupuis and her daughter re-
turned to Paris to find their home
wrecked during the rule of the Com
mune, and ut last to put themselves in
communication with their own u
trymen. They had heard from Henri
Constant, in reply to their inquiry,
that Louis had Joined the army, but
the disorders Of the year had prevent
ed any further communication with
him.
~ regret, ladies'" saidsHenri Con-
slant, "that we have no news of Lee
moline. He was missing after Grave
]otte, and [ fear that he must have
been left upon the field Of battle.'
As Hortense heard the words that
doomed her life, the color lett her
cheek and she would have swooned on
The floor had she not been caught III
the arms OF Louis, who entered that
moment.
"Ah, Louis" she said, "where have
you been and Why is it that you have
kept silent SO long a time9'
"Dearest.' he whispered, cit is a
secret of the dead. Monsieur Con.
%stant," he went on, Il have been a
double prisoner, held by illness and
the enemy. [ have exceeded my
leave, l am afraid, but l won't ask for
another until I an married. Spare