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The Opelousas courier., 1896-05-30
Proceedings of Parish Demo-
cratic Executive Conn
mittee.

OPELoUsAs, May p, 1896.
The Parish Democratic Executive
Committee met at the courthouse per-
suant to call.
Mr.. l.. A. Sandoz was elected chair
The Opelousas courier., 1896-05-30
UNE ACTION de MINE DOR
POUR RIEN
A chaque abOnne au journal
Les Nouyelles de Cripple Greek
Bulletin Mensuel Illustre
Des Mines dor du Colorado, E. u.

'CE JOURNAL.-lEdition franchise du plus
important organe DIES Mines DO aux Etats-
Inns la
The oasis., 1896-11-07

yention to be allotted to Nogales. No
 one in Nogales, save MT. Bird, wanted
 one of them. Yet these two gentle
 men who wanted the support of Mir.
 Bird, his friends and his newspaper,
 for nomination and election to office,
 declared that he should not be given
 that poor recognition at the hands of
 the party he was expected to serve.
 Can anything be conceived which
 could be more unfair and or mere un-
 just?
 In the mass meeting called to ar
 range for the primary election Messrs.
 ChenOweth and Williams were de- feated on the propositions by which they sought to throw open the pri- mary election to anyone and everyone to vote. MT. Bird presented resolu- tion that the test should be that the voter endorsed the St. Louis platform of the republican party. The resolu- tion was adopted by a vote of twenty six to twelve. Among those voting no were Judge Williams, Messrs. Che noweth, EKey and Lewis. Right on that vote upon that resolution TIE OASIS editor is willing to rest it's standing as republican. The mass meeting provided for officers te hold the election who would enforce the test. When Chenoweth and Williams found they could not vote their popu- listic and democratic A. r. A. follow CTS they held separate primary and sent to Tucson an illegal delegation, relying upon the fact that the con- vention would also be A. r. A., and would seat them. By one of the most outrageous and arbitrary proceedings ever known the regularly elected dele- gation from Nogales was thrown out of the convention, and Mir. Chenoweth seated with three proxies one of his delegates being democrat. But MT. Bird was accorded a seat in the terri torial convention by that body itself. 
 When the next convention to nom- mate county officers was called Messrs. Chenoweth and Williams set about controlling the primaries for that. Their A. P. A. following, with such other republicans as had been misled by their misrepresentations held meeting and proceeded in a body to the hall where the mass meeting was to be held They called the meeting to order in advance of the time, against the protests of several who knew that with full republican representation present tie organiza- tion would be different. Mr. H. K. Chenoweth was placed in the chair, and Mir. EKey made secretary. MT. Bird introduced a set of resolutions the St. Louis and Phoenix platforms and the nominations of Me Kinley & Hobart and DoYan. They were referred to a committee on reso- lutions. A motion was mate for an immediate report. The chairman, MT. Chenoweth, ruled thesmotion out of order. Seeing the trap into which
The oasis., 1896-11-07

and send up to the convention dele gatiDn backed by unanimous vote of all the republicans in the precinct. To the proposition a ready assert was given. There was only one thing those giving the assent asked, and that was that the editor should be a delegate. Judge Williams declared there would be fight upon him, and there was a fight upon him, with re- suit of fifty-eight votes for the editor and fifteen for the opposing candidate for delegate to the county convention. Surely man who can command vote of four to one in his party, and who controls an effective newspaper has a right to some consideration.
 Again, a few weeks ago, when the time for holding the recent conyen- tions approached, Judge Williams went to Mir. Brickwood and other prominent republicans, making the same smooth talk for party harmony he had made in the spring. Said he:
 Let us have party harmony and avoid unseemly squabbles. Let us work to an agreed programme, send solid delegations to the county con- yentions backed by unanimous vote of the republicans in Nogales." "All right" said Mir. Brickwood, 'what do you want?"
 Judge Williams replied that he would like to run for district attorney and Mr. Chenoweth would like to re- turn to the legislature for second term.
 Mir. Brickwood assented to both those propositions, provided every thing else was agreeable, and he asked particularly if Judge Williams, Mir. Chenoweth or any of their friends wanted to go to the eterritorial conyen- vention as delegates. Receiving negative reply MT. Brickwood then said.
 ''The matter can be very easily ar- ranged You and your friends support MT. Bird for delegate to the territo- rial convention, and we will support Judge Williams for district attorney ana MT. Chenoweth for the legisla- ture.n
 That fair proposition was rejected by both Judge Williams and MT. Che and most relentless and vim dictive hostility declared.
 What is the matter?n said Mir. ''is not Mr. Bird good re- publican?"
 "Yesn
 ''Is he not publishing good repub- lican newspaper"
 "Yes"
 "Is he not doing effective party service?"
 "Yes"
 "Is not THE OASIS the best news paper ever published in Nogales?"
 "Yesr
 "Then why do you oppose him.
 "Oh he must be downed anyhow" "
 Candidly and fairly, is that the way | to promote party harmo ny? There | were three seats in the territorial con-
The oasis., 1896-11-07

Continued on Fifth Page.
The Progress., 1896-12-05
Her pre. m Came True.

u,hon Cen yane was quartered In a
sma,, town in Ireland he and his lady
were regularly besieged whenever !hey
ertered their carriage by an old beggar
woman who was always provided with
= fresb tale of distress. The charity
and natience Of the two distinguished
rorsons were long exhausted without
anv ammunition in The beggar's powers
~ invention. One morning they were
accosted as usual, but with the folioW
ing new plan Of attack;
aAh. yer honor, SUCCESS to yer nonor
honor and yer lady's honor, on TINS a
all mornin's. For didn't | dream las
night that yer ladyship give me
nound ay tea and yer honor give me
mound av tobaccy!"
But, my good woman said tine ssn
eral. don't you know that dreams .
by contraries? u.aa
osure then" replied the reao
+onoue o,t must be yer honor that
going to give me the pound az ' tas :. =,
yer ladyship that will give me Y
pound av tcbaccy.' -.
She got the value Of the dream.
The Progress., 1896-12-05
UPS AND DOWNS.

A Dodge county, Ca, negro shas a
razor, which, he says, has carved six
men and broken up hundred
social gatherings.
From 1867 to 1881 Russia sent 694,.
900 persons to Siberia. fully 100000
relatives Of prisoners having accom-
panied the cxiles Of their own free
will
A Saco, Me-, man won turkey ut
rattle. His wife, pious woman, pos
itively refused to cook it for him.
Then he sent it to the Old Ladies'
home.
Tarring and feathering was once a
legal punishment for theft. 1t is to
be found in the statutes of both Eng
land and France at the time of the
Crusades.
NJ Favette, a clerk In the public
works department of Paris, was dis
charged some time since on accoun
of the singular fact that while hi
salary was only $1,000 he spent Sl,5O
a year on cab fare and SO. 900 for res
taurant lunches He now writes in
dignantly to know why proceeding
are not taken against him, as h
courts investigation.
In Wolfe county, KY. the two cand
dates for sheriff received the sam
number of votes, and the most care
full recount and inspection OF til
ballots failed to alter the result II
candidates wouldn't agree to anoth'
. contest. and, as they were clio
friends. neither would accept Il
! office at the hands Of the other.
was finally agreed that they shou
divide equally the receipts of t
office and draw lots to decide whit
should be sheriff. The Republic
won the draw and the Democr
will be chief deputy sheriff, but wi
an equal share in the spells of Off
The Progress., 1896-12-05
WORTH KNOWING.

4 game protective association mas
been organized in Texas
Lord Salisbury dislikes smoking, auu ).
never enters smoking-room 7 " CO..
avoid 1t. ,.nd
The most valuable sword IN Ensiano
]. the one presented by the Egyptians
- lard Wolseley. It Is valued at WV
900. Il.
/ columns Of q London nevspaper y ~. ...
married men should wear Neddsn 3
The Progress., 1896-12-05

The following is true copy OF an
.ff,dayit to obtain q warrant before .
Justice OF the peace in . certain county
n Western North Carolina. Tho
names alone are changed: John Smith
being duly sworn deposes and says
that at and in said county aud in ----'-
township Tom Jones and VIII Brown
did fcloniously and willfu!ly gether
nv Sund Jack and toted him 70 the
river and throde him ID and cursed
him and told him dam him TO waid
contrary to law and against the peac.
| and dignity o. tho State. sworn e 3. :
subscribed before ne, ~ q y. =.
4 J. r Isl B
The Progress., 1896-12-05
PLAYFUL FANclEs.

Hicks--phraser declares that he
owes everything TO his wife. Wicks--
Nonsense! Why, man, he owes every.
body in town.
First Physicians this . case that
demands d consultations? Second
Physician.--I thing it is. The patient
is extremely rich.
The Progress., 1896-12-05
EspIgpIN THE CR OVID

Miss Susan b. Anthony is sara 10 DC
one of the best br1ad.makerS Ill '"o
United States.
Farinclli could sing 800 notes wi'h-
out drawing BREATH while MY OK
haust most singers.
Sir Arthur Sullivan cleared @'o'ooo
from "Tbe Lost Chord and baile
SAC, 900 from II dreamt dwe't III
marble halls
The present car is unlike his late
father in that he takes no interest in
collecting stamps, HOBBY "h'o,
Alexander spent much time ana
money in gratifying
NJ. Ernst Carnot, son OF the ia'e
! president of France, has been up
pointed private secretary OF NJ,
Picard. who is genera
Of the Paris exposition of 1900
Robert Emmett is not likely to be
perpetuated in statuary in New YORK
very soon, as the fund, now year
old, is of slim proportions, due 10 IN
t.r,,l dissentions among the lrlsl
organization,
Mrs. Osmer, widow of the paymaste
If the Erebus, who died recently II
England at the age of eighty-hve
was the last survivor OF the wome'
widowed by the loss of Sir Johl
Franklin's Arctic expedition,
David Mccoy of Redlauds, Cal,
the Oldest pensioner of the Unite
States. lie is veteran of the war O
1912 and is lO4 years old. The mex
on the list, which contains forty nv
; names is Hosea Brown OF Grant
, Pass, Ore, who is 1O9 years old.
Brahms, the great composer, who's
symphonies are now the vogue amor
d cultivated people, it is said. does II
claim originality for his charmll
folk songs. He simply selected II
old melodies which the Germans ha
long been familiar with and provide
. them with accomplishments.
The ROYALTY on the kaiser's song
ready amounts to $4,000, This see
u. small in comparison with the 500,
said to have been Melted on "Af
the Ball" by Charles X Harris OF N
yr, waukee. Sweet Marie" has carr
about sea- The publishers OF
Little Green Peach made S3o
from that song. The author never
- ceived o penny for his share in
while the composer sold his rig
outright for SIS.
The honorary title "Father OF
RI House, was first bestowed upon LIE
Williams Of North Carolina, Y
served in fourteen consecutive
In presses. from December 4, 1918
ness February %, 1912 His success
were Dixon H. Lewis of Maryl'
John Quincy Adams of Massa'
a. sets, Joshua K. Giddings OF Q
TO. John S. Phelps of Missouri, Eth,
~ Washburne Of Illinois, Henry
u Dawes of Massachusetts, William
VI Kelley of Pennsylvania, and W
Holman of Indiana, the present be
of the title. David b. Culberso
"A Texas will be the father of the
------- house.
The Progress., 1896-12-05

Through day COACH, each way 10
zen Fort W vrth and Msmpnls.
The Progress., 1896-12-05
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON XII, DEC. 13-CAul'o~'
AGAINST INTEMPERANCh.
Golden Text: For the DruhN
the Glutton Shall Come to fo's'''
rhs y,u,r Looking out Upon t"0
EDfure.

VERY young per-
son has a future be-
fore him. Standing
on the threshold OF
life, at the parting
of the ways, he Will
If wise. carefully,
look forward anu
note where eaci'
path leads and what ma
stands at its end pc
fore he makes his
choice. A grea'
cloud of witnesses
ore looking at mn
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-08-20
Do Not Deny the Depreciation,

From the New York Sun.
Some of the free silver organs have the
common honesty to admit that there would
he a speedy deterioration in the dollar if
their schemes were carried out and Bryan
ism and reputation became accomplished
facts. But frank and damaging admis-
sion like the following, which is to be
found in the Richmond Dispatch of August
II. is remarkable and startling. THAT the
silver dollar. will be at a discount as COM
pared witt, the, gold dollar there can be no
question:" says that paper. "but that the
depreciation will be anything like AZ per
cent few or no financiers believe.
There are good many men of large means
who would like to contract to buy, in the
event of Bryan's election, aT, the Ameri-
can dollars that can be brought TO them at
q higher rate than 53 cents EACH Just
think of it! A responsible organ of the
silver people makes virtue out of the fact
that the dollar might be worth 3 cents more
than the half of its present value. But
the fact that the depreciation would he
well in the direction of 50 per cent Is cheer
fully conceded. What do the workers for
fixed wages say to that? What do the saw
ings bank depositors say? And the PEN
sioners. the widows and orphans, and all
the rest who depend on the stable stand
ard? The absurd contention of Bland &
Co that free coinage at the ratio of 16 to
would send up the value of silver is thus
frankly repudiated. If the Bryan battle is
to be carried on along the line of argu.
ments like this the sound sense of many
of those who now adhere to the Chicago
ticket will drive them into the other camr
before election day.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-08-20
LII Hung Chang.

From the New York Press.
Lii Hung Chang doesn't eat with chop
sticks, though he still wears a queue.
Though six feet high and portly as an
alderman, he is vivacious and almost To-
auacious. He is likely to ask his hosts
troublesome questions when they receive
him at Governors island, for his curiosity
is Unsuitable. One of his examinations of
a visitor who called on him before he lost
his yellow jacket and peacock feather was
as follows: How old are you? What is
the wnole of your name? Have you any
title? Are you married? What is the trade
or profession of your parents? Are they
wealthy? Do they own much land? Are
you a Democrat or Republican? Are you
running for an office? DO you expect to
get into congress? Do you have to buy Of
fees in America"
Ii will surprise you with his Western
habits. AS to eating, he is anything but a
Chinaman, having adopted the French cui-
sine in his household years ago. Some of
his banquets in Gordon Hall, Tien Tsin,
are quite up to the style of the Waldorf.
Champagne flows like water, and the rich
est old Burgundies tickle the palate. Truf-
fled pheasant is one of his favorite dishes.
Ii is 70 years old, and has. it is asserted.
the finest skull in the East. Paralysis at
tackled one of his eyes several years ago,
leaving it with perpetual half wink that
gives him a sly look. His strongest claim
to our attention is his honesty. With op-
plortunities to sweep millions into his treas
ury. he has always been poor man.
General Grant said once upon a time to
John Russell Young: Il have met on my
journey around the world four great men
Bismarck. Beaconsfield. Gambetta and Ii
h ,yr,frd
considered, but that Ii is the greatest OF
the four" One of LIS habits is early ris-
ing. He is frequently up at in the morn
ing attending to his duties. Before he lost
| favor with the emperor he was viceroy OF
| Pe-che-lee. senior grand secretary of state
senior tutor of the emperor, director gen
| eral of the coast defense of the North and
| the imperial navy. and Northern superin'
| tendent of trade.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-08-20
Euthannsia Again.
From the New York World.

From the New 1OTk NOTiu
On the Pacific coast they are considering
whether it is right to kill person who
is incurably i'll and suffering terrible agony.
A clergyman started the discussion by bold
ly advocating from his pulpit killing unoer
such circumstances. A few years ago
coroner's jury in London justified woman
who obeyed her husbands command to
shoot him and thus shorten his death
agonies. And now and then persons 90 as
a matter of fact either kill friends or rela-
tives who are enduring eXcruciating tor
lures or else give them the means for self
destruction. 1t is probable that no jury
could be found to punish the clearly sin
cere doer of such an act of exalted II
shocking mercy.
But public sentiment will never permit
the rule to be established that anyone,
even a skilful physician. may exercise his
Judgment in such an event and may be sure
of going free of punishment afterwards.
If it became the custom, the most dis
graceful abuses would result. Inscriptions
persons would kill without fear OF conse-
quences invalids who were in their way.
Such a custom would put premium upon
| murder, and would still further cheaper
the already too cheap valuation of human
| life. Again, even the best physicians are
| often deceived as to the nature and out
| come of a malady Many persons walk the
streets to-day who have been given up by
| the doctors. There is hardly a malady.
| however mortal as a rule, which nature has
| not occasionally overcome. Common sense,
| therefore. is against the clergyman and his
| supporters.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-08-20
r,xo Grent Campntsn Cards.

From, the New York Advertiser.
On Wednesday of the present week one
of the most powerful and most elaborateiy
beautiful campaign cards in the album of
tbe Republican managers will be sent
East-as far East as Southampton. Some
time later another, of equal force and in
terest. will be received at the foot of Full
ton street. One is labeled st. Paul. the
other ST. Louis. They are the twin ships of
the great American line, products of Amer
ican genius, skill and energy. in mathe-
matics. in workmanship and in statecraft
also.
With a coal consumption two-fifths
less than that of their greatest British
rivals. and horse power one-third less, these
models of architectural beauty and power
are driven through the water as fast, at
least, as the Campania and Lucania in fair
weather; faster in foul. Their supremacy
is the roof and crown and grand reward of
the American system of protecting the la
bor of our people from ruinous foreign
competition. We have striven for the best,
not the cheapest; we have in these two ma
iestic ships the very best, and. because
of their superiority. the cheapest as well.
in the direction where cheapness helps,
not hurts.
And this supremacy both wings Of the
Democracy-the sound money wing quite
as candidly as the repudiationists-would
| throw away! The triumphs of the st. Pau
and the St. Louis are the harbingers OF
| the similar triumph Of their parent good
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-08-20
Forcing Indiana to Mckinley.

From the Philadelphia Times Dem-.
Governor Matthews. of Indiana, while an
out-aud-out free silverite and supporter of
the Chicago ticket, seems likely to render
most essential aid TO the Mckinley cause
in that state.
The governor and the state officers are
likely to decide that the National Democ-
racy cannot have their ticket printed on
the regular ballots to be voted in the state
because it is usurpation of the name OF
Democracy, and it is possible that by this
action the National Democrats may have
no electoral ticket to vote at the polls.
There is a short way for the sound money
Democrats to resent this interference with
their right to vote. and the Hoosiers would
be certain to avail themselves of it with
a YELL If they are not given a National
Democratic electoral ticket to vote there
will be Mckinley electoral ticket on the
ballot. and they will stampede bodily tc
that ticket, and jam it into the ballot box
If Governor Matthews wants to give Nc.
Kinley the largest majority in Indiana evei
received by any candidate for president
let him keep the National electors off the
ticket on q legal bubble.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-08-20
CoCkRAN.s REPLY.

Mr. Bourke Cochran in his reply to the
speech of Candidate Bryan doubtless made
the ears of that. distinguished hired man
of the people" tingle TO an unpleasant de-
gree, so frequently and so forcibly were
his fallacies exploded by the able New
York Democrat. In the presence of an
enormous audience. made up largely of
representatives of the business interests of
the great metropolis, Mr. Cochran entirely
fulfilled every expectation of his friends
an expectation which his reputation as an
orator fully justified.
Throughout the whole course of his
speech Mr.. Cochran refuses TO recognize
Bryan as a Democrat, and rightly classes
him as Populist. This he was warranted
in doing not only by Mr.. Bryan's former
statements, but by the present company he
is keeping and the nature of the platform
upon which he Is standing. The Chicago
convention was animated by Populistic the
ories and dominated by such men as Alt
geld and Tillman. It's action was so Pop
ulistic and anarchistic that it alienated the
support of large portion of the ablest and
best men of the Democratic party.
The greater part of Mr.. Cockran's effort
was, Of course devoted to the financial
question. The issue of the campaign he
characterized as ian issue of common hon.
esty. an issue between the honest discharge
and the dishonest reputation of public and
private obligations" and declared one
might look in vain in Bryan's speech OF
acceptance for one true statement of the
issues involved in the present canvass. In
discussing the money question, Alr. COCK
| ran was logical and convincing, and his
presentation of the case in its relation tc
! the laborer was in refreshing contrast te
Bryan's 'beliefs" and Opinions" and as
sertions unsupported by reason or facts.
| The Populistic free silver movement Mr.
Cochran sums up as "a conspiracy between
| professional farmers, who want to pay low
j wages, and the unreconciled STAKEHOLDER
who would like to pay no wages at all.
It is IAN attempt OF these men who are
| unwilling to share with the laborer to appea
to their greed. They are the enemy of pub
qic order; they are an obstacle to progress
4 they are conspirators against the peace
lind prosperity of the industrial masses o.
the country"
The whole address is in excellent temper
abie,and patriotic, and will WELD poten
influence for good in the campaign for al
"honest. dollar and the right to earn it b!
| honest toll"