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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-06-20
oLFAX GRANT PARISH, La, SATURDAY, JUNE 20 1896
Tie Appointive Offices.

To-day (June Goth the Demo-
cratic executive committee will
meet for the purpose of naming or
deciding the method of naming the
assessor and members of the school
board to be recommended 10 the
governor for appointment. These
recommendations have heretofore
been left largely to the suggestions
of a few persons, and, while the
selections have generally been good
and served the public interest, still
it has given rise to criticism and
dissatisfaction In some quarters,
because the entire political house,
hold did not join in the selection.
OF course none but Democrats are
entitled to any voice in theappoint-
ments of a Democratic administra-
ton, and the only question with us
is to secure harmony and satisfac-
ton among the Democrats of the
parish in the matter. The execu-
tive committee, being the equal
representative of the body of the
party in all the wards, the conten-
ton is made that, after due consul
tation with and instructions from
their wards, it is possibly the fair
est and most general expression
that can be had, aside from con-
vention or primary election on the
subject.
The discussion that has arisen
over this matter has provoked Bit
ter and untruthful criticism from
our Populist friends, but as we are
not taking care of their side of the
controversy it is unnecessary to de-
vote any time replying to their
structures, our only aim being to
satisfy and do justice by the Dem
ocrats of the parish. During the
progress of the late campaign, in
order to allay some dissatisfaction
expressed by the hill wards because
all the party candidates named
were from the river section, our
campaign committee agreed to con-
cede the naming Of the assessor to
the Democrats Of the hills, and
said they would join in recon-
mending any man the hill people
preferred for assessor. There are
those who claim that the commit
tee had no right to make any such
promise or agreement. They GER
tainly had right to make it for
themselves, and as it was made to
secure harmony and strengthen
the party, all good Democrats
should feel Interested in carrying
out the agreement. The commit
tee has not acted in the interest OF
any man, and. has no favorite in
this matter. They have only
agreed to leave the choice to the
hill Democrats, and will feel bound
to any man they agree upon. Nav.
ing acted as they believe for the
best interest of the party, they
claim that they are entitled to the
countenance and support of the ex-
ecutive committee and all loya
Democrats in carrying ont thi:
promise. That is all there is in it
No secrecy, no mystery--a simple
agreement, such as is made by al
parties in every campaign tina
occurs. If a majority of the exec
utive committee favor it, well ant
good; if not, they may decline t.
take any action, and still the worlt
will move right on, and some goot
Democrat. be appointed.
Beatty's Organs and Pianos.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-06-20

Two brand new Singer sewing ma
chimes, will be sold for 81 cash, or for
e25 on credit, to responsible parties or
with good security. These are regular
$40 machines, with all attachments, first
class in all particulars, and are sold cheap
simply to insure quick sale. Apply at
the CoLFAx CHRONICLE Office.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-06-20

Two full grown cotton bolls were
brought to this Office on the 18th
instant by John Breda, coIored,
from his crop raised on Mr.. L. B.
Prices place on Grants point.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-06-20
Democratic Stability.

just now the wlld-eyed fOpu-
lists are busy proclaiming that the
old parties are going to pieces,
and some of our Democratic friends
even are indulging in this sort of
nonsense. The Democratic party
was crystalized into a distinct po-
litical organization one hundred
years ago, and it has weathered
several tougher gales than the lit
tie free silver breeze that is now
blowing. 1t went all to peices in
the violent issues that led up to
the war in 1860, but it pulled itself
together, and since that time has
twice elected the President of these
United States. There is very little
danger of the Democratic party
going to peices, as some vainly i'm
agine. 1t has always stood as the
bulwark and defense of the CON-
mon people, and, although in pow
er less than a third of its existence,
it has exercised at all times pow
erful influence upon the legislation
and laws of the land. Being of
the people, it readily adapts itself
to their demands, if reasonable
and just. This is not true of the
Republican party, which essenti-
ally represents all protected inter-
ests, and advocates strong or Gen.
tralized government. On more
than one occasion these distinctive
features Of the parties have shown
out in marked contrast.
But we did not start out to dis
cuss the distinctive features of the
parties, but rather to insist upon
the stability and adaptability OF
Democracy to the wants of the peo-
pie. The history of the Democratic
party is that it does not always
fight a third party to finish, but
frequently swallows it.. or amalga-
mates its ideas, and is thus
strengthened by accessions from
the advocates of the new measure,
The history of all third parties in
this country is that they either die
because of the weakness of their
cause, or are absorbed into one OF
the old parties by having their
ideas incorporated in the platform
of the stronger party. Since Its
organization the Democratic party
has successfully swallowed the
Hunkers, Native Americans, Multi.
fiers, Free Sellers, Wings, Green.
hackers, and others, besides attend.
ing the funerals of two or three
swaddling parties that dieda-born-
ing. as it~ere. 1t now seems to bt
| in the act OF swallowing the Popu
list party, after first soaping it with
free silver lather. This last &C
NAV in some measure mOllify thu
Pops, but it cannot in the very IA
ture of things add anything to The
Democratic party in the way O
strength. It rather invites defeat
and will almost surely meet will
popular disapproyal for thus pan
dering to an absurd and unreason
able demand. But defeat won
kill the Democratic party by an.
means, for it has been through
this same mill fifteen or twent.
times already. One of these day
| it will turn loose the silver fads
rectify its mistakes, and get holt
of true and living issue. Thel
it will Immediately regain publ
favor and confidence aud be truste'
with the reins of government. l
by chance the Democratic part
should succeed on the silver issue
5 it would hardly ruin its future b.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-06-20
Colfax High School.

The Trustees OF the Colfax High School
for Males and Females take pleasure IN
announcing to the public that the second
Ten Months Session of this school will
begin on the First Monday of sepieIn-
Der. 1895. No pains will I've spared to
make it u first-class High School.
RATES OF TUITION.
Primary Department 81 20 per month
Collegiate ~
Music, Vocal and instrumental 8 20 % a.
Incidental fee rs &C. is per session.
Good board can he obtained on r.asona-
Bile tsrnis Two hotels in town. and'sev-
eral private boarding houses in town and
vicinity will boiisl cheap. These having
children to educate should serd them in
and give us a fair trial. We are in the
race to stay.
J. T. KELLY, NJ D., President.
w. L. RICHARDSON.
s. crctary Board Of Trustees.
Colfnx. La, Auo. 10, 1893.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-06-20

The Democratic State convention,
which met at Baton Rouge on the
18th as was expected, elected SOL
id free silver delegation to attend
the National convention which
meets at Chicago.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-12
DEATHS FROM
DREAD D|PHTHER|A
Six Reported at the Health
Office During Last
Month.
Thirty-Nine Cases Were Found
by the District In.
spectors.
EXTRA PRECAUTIONS TAKEN.
EXTRA PRECAUTIONS TAKEN.
A Large Number of Scarlatina and
Typhoid Cases Also Develop
About the City.

Considerable alarm is beginning to be
felt in the Health Department over the
unusual increase in the mum ber of cases of
diphtheria reported during the past month,
and while 1t is denied that the dread dis
ease is epidemic, the fact remains that ex-
traordinary precautions are being taken to
prevent its spread.
Strict orders have been issued to quaran-
tine all authenticated cases. or even where
strong suspicion exists the vigilance is
to be redoubled.
Since the present Board of Health went
into office there has been steady decrease
in the number of cases reported and also
in the number of deaths until the past
thirty days, and the department is at
loss to know why the scourge of the chill
dren has so suddenly developed alarming
proportions again. The only good reason
that can be advanced is the weather,
| which has been rather favora BILE to the
| development of the disease; but even this
| hardly accounts for the large number of
| cases.
| The reports of the district inspectors,
| which have Just been made public in the
| monthly report of the Health Department,
| show that during the thirty days ending
| November l there were thirty-nine cases
|
ment show that six OF these proved fatal
an unusually large mum Der for one month.
During the entire twelve months of last
year there were only nineteen deaths re-
ported from dphtheria.
Not one district of the eight into which
the City is divided is free from the dis
ease, but the largest mum ber made their
appearance in the Fourth District, of W hich
w. II. Dure n the inspector. This dis
trict comprises the larger portion of the
Mission, and is bounded by Haight and
York and Eleventh streets and the San
Miguel rancho. Mr.. Duren reported
twenty-three cases during Novem ber. The
majority occurred about the vicinity of
Church and Seventeenth streets, Channel
and Harrison streets, Valencia and Four
teenth streets and Castro and Seventeenth
streets.
In the Seventh District, which is under
The eye of 6. S. Millard, four cases oc-
Cured; three cases in the Second Dis
trict, reported by Inspector Otto Luders:
three in the Sixth District, reported by
Inspector Stout; three in the Fifth, re-
ported by Inspector Kinne, and one in
each of the First, Third and Eighth dis
tficts.
Those IN the Second District occurred
about the vicinity of California and Jones
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-12
A. WELSH BAZAAR.
It Will Be Held Next Tuesday After
and Evening.

It Will Be Held Next Tuesda ay After
noon and Evening.
The Welsh Ladies' Aid Society of San
Francisco are busily engaged in making
the arrangements for the holding OF a
bazaar, supper and entertain ment at the
Cambrian Hall, 1133 Mission street, next
Tuesday afternoon and evening.
The proceeds will 60 toward increasing
the building fund of the Welsh church
which is to be erected on Ridley street.
The lot on which the church will be built.
which cost $4,000, has already been paid
for, and there is small surplus In the
hands of the trustees.
The bazaar Will be opened at o'clock
by the holding of concert, at
which Professor Thomas Price, the we'll
known assayer, will preside. Rhys
Thomas of the Tivoli Opera house Thy
permission of Mrs. Kreiing) has kindly
consented to assist his countrymen at the
opening concert, and he will render two OF
his favorite songs. Supper will be served
between and s o'clock, and tie sale oil
useful and ornamental articles will In the
meanume 60 merrily on, lnterspersed with
musical selections.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-12

73 days from Newcastle. n. S. W., and the
British ship Lanaca, As days from New
castle, N s. w. In addition to these the
following were outside and will pass in
before s O'Clock tonight: British ship
Rnuddian Castle, Newcastle, n. S. W.;
British ship Crown OF Germany, from
Panama; British bark BlairIogie, from
Talcahuano. and French bark Refine
Blanche, from Swansea, and the Crown
of England, 139 days from Antwerp.
Several of the vessels bring general car
goes, others bring coal and many are in
ballast.
The Rhuddian Castle was on fire in the
after-hatch on October %. but after Dig
ging down seven or eight feet and throw
ing overheard ten tons of coal the danger
was aver:ed.
The Oceanic Steamship Company's
Monowai sails for Australia this after
noon. The American passengers have not
been forgotten, and Thanksgiving day Will
be duly celebrated. The steamer will be
in the vicinity OF Samoa on the occasion,
but Chief Steward Naismth has every
thing in trim. Should the crate of live
turkeys he has on board die on the way
there are over 500 pounds OF the dead bird
stored away in The refrigerator, so that no
one on the Monowai will be without a
slice of the royal fowl ON the 18th inst. As
caterer Chief Naismith stands at the top
and although he is an Englishman, upon
an English ship, he can be depended upon
to set truly American dinner on Thanks
giving day.
Once year the Inspectors of Hulls and
Boilers have to overhaul all English or
foreign vessels plying in these waters.
Last week they went over the Monowai,
and their report reflects great credit upon
Chief Engineer McCaig and his assistants
The vessels engines and boilers were
found to be IN perfect order and in a re-
markably good stale of preservation, so
there was no question about granting her
license. Now that the "retards" have
been tested there is chance for McCaig
to show what the Monowai can do on the
run from here TO Sydney.
The sealing schooner Eppilger, now in
Oakland Creek. is going on another cruise
When overhauled. Captain White will go
in her, and he will take seven hunt
ers and seven boats with him. The seal
ing will be done along the coast OF Japan,
but later Alaskan waters will be tried.
Captain Fred Nelson, one of the best
known sealers on the coast, was married
yesterday 10 Christel Hansen. The young
couple will spend the honeymoon at CAL
assume command OF the sealing schooner
Rather.
The whaling bark Gayhead is out of the
Arctic ice and on her way TO Honolulu. AT
the latter place she will receive her mail
and will then go sperm-w ale hunting.
She will not return to San Francisco until
next November.
The Amarapoora again broke away from
her moorings yesterday. This makes
three times since she has been at Lom-
bard-street wharf. The captain says it is
on occount of the current and the chiei
whartinger says il is due to poor moorlng
lines
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-12
/" THE HEALER" I"
Schrader and His Versatile Manager Are
in the LAST and Continue to
Do Business.

Do Business.
Schrader. the alleged "divine healer, "
who visited this City several weeks ago and
bilked the people out of much good money
while having his headquarters at the In
ternational Hotel. has been recently at
Bayrnne, N. j.. and, according to q New
York paper, Is soon to descend on the
metropolis.
Strangely enough it says that Leander
Richardson is to manage him. thus aid
ing George Berieman, who lays distinction
to at one time having been connected with
a circus.
Schrader and Berieman got out of San
Francisco in the niche of time. They were
careful readers of the papers and did not
tempt fate too far. though they must have
got several hundred dollars in the brief
time thev were here.
They evidently at once put long dis
tance between themselves and the coast.
They had been exposed at Los Angeles
and other places. In Illinois, Texas and
other States. according to dispatches,
Schrader is ranked as mountebank and
sWindIer.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-12
New Inoornorations

The following articles of Incorporation were
filed in the County Clerks Office on Tuesday:
Quartz Glen Mining Company-Ca pital stock
$250000; incorporators, George West. F. A
West, w. T. Harris, John w. Ferris, A. w. Bell
San Andreas Mining CompRny-Capital
stock 100000 incorporators, John D.
French, Horace G. Plat. njamin H. Rams
de :, NJ. FIeischaker William Forsyth.
Triumph Mining pany-Capital stock
$4,000; incorporators Angus Macintosh,
Kenneth Macintosh, Elizabeth Macintosh
Gertrude Macintosh, George H. Stipp.
The California Beet Sugar, Ettate and Land
Company (limited) yesterday authorized the
creation of a bonded lnde btedness of $3.50 900
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-12

streets, and those in the Sixth about Fol-
som and First streets.
In nearly all cases fumigation has been
resorted to in addition to the quarantine,
and in several localities the disease seemed
to have been stamped out.
In addition to diphtherIa, scarlatina and
typhoid fever showed a great increase
former having been reported and ten
deaths from the latter.
The majority of the typhoid cases were
about the vicinity of P trero avenue and
Nevada street and in the vicinity of Bry-
ant and First streets.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-12
ADJUSTMENTS.

PALrvrr~ TFFATER. "The Little Trooper"
Baldwin Observation-Disclosures -Beel Symphony
Concert TO morrow afternoon.
CALIFoRNIA lAEATER.- -" Darkest Russia"
COLUMBIA THtATER HendrIck Hudson Jr."
MoRosco's oPERA-HoUsE-~ Minute Mon
Of THAT'S"
I1VoI OPERA HOUSE The Gypsy Baron"
CRPEFUM- P'r lass NaudevIl,7
ALcAZAR THEATER Reaping the Harvest
NEW BUSH STREET THEATER.-T. A. Kennedy.
The Hypnotist
MErRoPoLITAN TEMPLE.-Piano Recital, this
afternoon.
1ko BATHs-Bathing and performances
HE CHurEs AND SKATING RISK-D. y at
halght street. one block east of the Park.
PACIFIC COAST JOCKEY CIr1R-R eos
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-12

Viganigo and Nina Ferrea, the state to be d.
vided among the children of said devisees on
their death. Mrs. l.. Untemayer is to receive
$500 for services rendered during the last sick
ness of the decedent.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-12
The Japanese DueIists.

K. Nishamato, japanese, was yesterday
held to answer before the Superior Court by
Judge Joachimsen IN $1,000 bonds on the
charge of assault to murder About month
ago he attacked his cousin, Harry n shamato
with sword in the latter's boarding house on
Prospect place. Harry defended himself with
butcher-knife ana both were badly wounded.
similar charge against Harry was dis
missed.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-12
will of +. G. Piccaro,;-

been flied for probate. The tes tator beque aths
to Giuseppi Viganigo his gold watch and
chain and to Luigi viganigo his gold medal
The residue of the estate, which is valued at
about $4,000, is devised tn Vincenzo Ravenna
and francesca Arata, to be held in trust for the
benefit OF the decedent's daughters, Adelaide
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-12
FOREIGN RELIGIOUS WORK.
Missionaries Discuss the Subject in an
Interesting Way.

There was an interesting missionary
service at the California-street Methodi t
Church Tuesday night. Dr.. w. A. Spencer,
secretary of the Church Extension Society
of Philadelphia, was one of the principal
speakers. He was hopeful of foreign mis-.
sions and predicted hat they would soon
be converting 100. 900 heathens annually.
The other speakers were Mrs. N. j.
Plum and Miss Clarissa II. Spencer, who
will sail for China on the Rio. Both are
deeply interested in missions.
Rev. E. r. Ollie presided and the meet.
ing was largely attended.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-12
LANE HOSPITAL.
An Alleged Story Regarding a Patient
Is Warmly Resented.
The following is self-explanaforv.

In one of the daily papers of Wednesday
morning an attempt was maze 10 cast re-
proach upon the Lane Hospital OF San Fran
cisco. the explanation OF which is as follows
acter certain conditions of honor exist conf
dental between 1t and its patrons. In this
case woman reporter failed oil succ, IS in
forcing dishonora be betrayal of these bonds
of honor, and, turning disappointed from the
hospital doors, threatened in her own elegant
language to ''give IL 10 this hospital" which
threat EN- mbodied itsell in the above-men TONED
paragraph-the malicious invention of lying
pen.
We may congratulate ourselves on having in
our City instiIutions-for we do not believe
this the only one-regulations which protect
their patrons from the sacrilegious and i'm
pertinent curiosity of such women.
l.. C. I,INr
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-12
A Call to Mankind.

To successful candidates-to disguised and
embittered aspirants for office-to the grea,
host of ofice-seekers who hope 10 join the pro-
cession at the party pie counter-in fact, 20 all
who are troubled in mind or in body and who
want peace and solace and renewed strength
there is al Paso Robles just what will do you
good. Good cheer, good air, good meals and the
America,
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-12
AUCTION SALES

By Cook d Co.-This da CT .ursday), q M.
ware, at l23 Kearny ST., at 1O:46 O'Clock.
BY l. ii. BuRD-This day (rhursda }, ur
niture, at 2i1 Lnrkin street, at IL o'c. ock.
EH RANK w. EuTTkRt IkI.l-This day (Thurs-
day. Groceries. at SW. corner of Post and Baker
streets, al O'Clock. Also tomorrow, Furniture
al 215 Pierce street, at IL o'clock.
IY hILLIP & Co-This day Thursday,
Horses, at Van Ness avenue and Market SITS.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-05-01
Scribner's Magazine for May

Scribner's Magazine for May
opens with the most intimate &C.
count OF Robert Louis Stevenson
in his home.life that has ever been
published. This is the first OF
two papers by Mrs. Isobel Strong
(his step.daughter and amanuen.
sis) which are to be published
under the title of "Vailima Table.
Talk" From time to time while
acting as Stevenson's secretary
Mrs. Strong put down bits of con.
versation, characteristic epigrams,
a jest, or serious talk-just as they
occurred. These papers are
therefore the authentic record of
Stevenson's every day life by one
who had his confidence. The
papers are illustrated from photo
graphs in the family albums which
give an equally veracious portrai-
ture of the family life and travels.
Many of the anecdotes will pass
into Stevenson history, and an
additional charm is given to the
first paper by two poems OF more
than 100 lines which never before
have been published. e
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-05-01

children. He changed. his mind
about publishing the work as soon
as he got we'll along into the war
period of his recollections. Willard
was one of the most indefatigable
and successful of the war CORE
spondents, and witnessed many of
the great battles. He was at Bull
Run, at Donelson, at Shiloh, at
Perryville, at Fredericksburg and
in the Wilderness fights. He has
been reading up the rebel archives
and comparing the actual strength
of the rebel forces in important
engagements which no witnessed
with the number of federal com.
manders reported to Washington
that they were fighting. His criti-
cisms on the veracity and the
generalship of certain famous
union heroes would raise storm
about his ears if he were to put
them in print. He likes a quiet
life and he does not want to be
disturbed in his declining years by
lot of irate old war horses pranc.
ing around him.
E. V. SMALLEY
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-05-01
Too Highly Accomplished.

Her Adorer-She Is highly educated.
Why, she speaks four languages.
His Father-Four languagesp Don't
you marry her. One language is Often
too many for wife to speak.-Jury.
A curious illustration of how words
are formed ia seen in the name Of the
newly organized New York, Pennsyl-
vania and Ohio railway. That was the
full name Of this branch of the Erie
road. But it was too long for the clerks
in railway Offices to pronounce. With
the true American spirit Of haste they
shortened the five words to two words
and one letter, as follows, "Nyp and
O." These they further ran together as
though they we're all one word, "Nyp-
ano." The name staid in its recognized
shape; the former New York, Pennsyl-
vania and Ohio railroad will be official
~ known as the Nypano.