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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-07-18
NINE KAFlR WARS.
NoArrly All tho hard rlghting Has Been

i s Z sgt4 Z
Nearly All the Hard Fighting Has Been
with the Zulu Tribe.
. For us the curtain rises. upon the
Kafir people. when the Dutch settlers,
spreading slowly eastward from the
neighborhood of the cape, came into
contact, and presently into conflict,
with them. HostiIities first broke out
in 1779, and in the century that fol-
lower there are reckoned no fewer than
nine Kafir wars. The natives fought
with a fierceness comparable to that
of the. North American Indian, andl
though less skilled in the arts of anbushII
and surprise, they were not less swift
in their movements, or less fearless in
meeting death. Had the policy of the
government been frner and more con-
sistent, much fighting and much suf-|
fering might have been saved: yetsomei
of it's errors were due to a desire to deal
gently with the natives, and 10 stop
an advance of conquest, which we now
perceive was inevitable. The woTsta
bIunder was committed in 1879, when
Sir Barle Frere attacked a native power
more formidable than any which had
yet been encountered by British troops
that of the Zulus.
The Zulus are a branch of the Bantu
race, eminent for their courage, their.
physical strength, and their absolute
submission to their king. Tshaka, the
able and relentless chief who reigned
for about 90 years, and was murdered
by his brothers in 1928, had by his force
of will, his military talents and the sys-
tenn of strict drill and discipline which,
he introduced subdued all his neigh
bors and devastated vast tracts Of coun-f
try, slaIghtering or chasing away their
inhabitants. His nephew, Cetewayo,a
when the war broke ous in 1879, was at
the head of All army of 10000 men, and:
inflicted serious defeat upon the Brit-
ish forces before he was finally over
thrown and his country brought under
British sway. After his fall there re-
manned only two strong native king
doms south of the Zambesi.
One of these Kingdoms, that of Lo
Bengula, king of the: Mat tabeles, was cons
quered in 1898 by the British South
African company; and the other, that
of Gungunana, whose territories lay
northeast of the Transvaa1 state, has.
within the last six months December,
1895, and January, 1s96) perished at
the hands of the Portuguese. With
many tribes there has been no fighting.
at all. Awed by the boldness of the
white man, these less warlike tribes
accepted the rule of the intruding set
tiers with scarcely murmur, and, in
many cases, looked on them as pro-
tectors.. Nearly all the hard fighting
in South Africa has been with the
Zulus, to whom the Matabeles belong
ethnologically, and with the Xosa clans
on the south coast, while the Bechu-
anas and Ba-Rolongs and the Tongas,
and the tribes Of Mashonaland as fan
as the Zambesi, have, as rule, sub
mitted promptly and quietly.James
Bryce, M. r., in Century.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-07-18
THE RIGHT 70 VETO.
President Cleveland Exercised Only His
Constitutional Prerogativc.

President Cleveland Exercised Only His
Constitutional Prerogativc. ~ u
In his veto of the general deficiency
bill Mr.. Cleveland thus answers his crit
les in congress that he has exceeded his
constitutional prerogatiEe in yetoing,
the extrayagant river and harbor bill: +
ITO the extent that the constitution has
devolved upon the president participation
in legislation, suppose his action on bills
presented to him for approval Involves a
duty to be performed, like others pertain
ing to his Office with care and circumspec-
ton. and in full view of his responsibility
to the people and his obligation to sub
serve the public welfare. 1t is difficult to
understand why. under the constitution,
it should be necessary to submit the pro-
posed legislation to executive scrutiny and
approval except to invoke the exercise of
executive Judgment and invite independent
executive action" s#.E3# sgeE
This, is. simply unanswerable. What
is a river and harbor bill sent to the
president for If he is notas free to veto
as to sign it2 The veto power has been
repeatedly e3ereised in such cases by.
Mr.. Cleveland's predecessors. Indeed,
it is eninently desirable that2the pres
ident should have such power, since this.
class of legislation opens fertile field
of congressional extravaganza and job
berry, on which 1t is all important that
there should be a salutary executive
check. 'Ets 1000 tsF8 fssszs7
The two vetoes which Mr.. Cleveland
sent to congress within a few days
forcibly illustrate the defect in the
federal constitution which compels the
approval or the veto of every bin as a
whole In New York and other states
the governormay veto one or more items
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-07-18
A. GRAB EVIDENT.
River and Harbor Infauity Perpe-

Tho River and Harbor Iniuuity Perpe-
trated by Congress. fft Is
sa The promptness and almost unanim-
ity of the house Of representatives in
passing the river and harbor bill over
the presidents veto conpels the con-
clusion that there must be a good
many of the members who expect to
get some of the pork" Upon no other
ground can their action be explained.
There has been no pretense at any
time during the consideration of the
bill that it was of pressing or great
national Importance, though it has been
claimed with justice that of the
items are for Improvements in which
the entire country is interested. There
was no pretense of an answer in the
house to the grave suggestions of the
president upon which his veto was
based Nobody cared, apparently, to
take the responsibility of answering
the president or of defending the bill.
The action Of the house indicates very
clearly that it was dominated by pur-
pose to complete the 4tgrab" as soon
as possible in defiance OF the principles
set forth by the president and in de-
fance Of the severe criticism which the
measure has called out from disinter-
eated friends of economy and good gov
ernment in every part of the country.
To take this action without any at
tempt to meet the case made by the
president is a confession on the part
of the house that the points in the
veto are we'll taken; that the measure
Is extrayagant; that many of the OBJ
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-07-18
YOUTH NO BARRlER.
Where Young Men Are Measured Accord-
Ing to Their Ability.

Happy country, where youth, far
from being a fault, is almost a privi-
lege; where they do not whit until;
your voice is. less. clear and your words.
less ardent, until you have left along
your weary route all the illusions Of
youth, until your back Is bent, to have
confidence in you, TO trust heavy re-
sponsibilities to you! Is. .s....s.
No matter how high one is placed, he
receives young people everywhere with
favor; he permits them to speak, be-
fore he judges them; he does not throw
in their face that stupid judgment
which, in many countries, passes for
q sentence without appeal, and sets
them aside as inexperienced young
sters. The Americans have many good
reasons for making so much of youth,
for one needs all its freshness, all its
fexibility, all is vigor, to go ahead in
a country in which the RACK, after for
tune has taken ON a head-turning rapid
ity. - 4sIz.sl sisss
If q young man of % has character.
good habits and intelligence, there Is
nothing to prevent his being intrust-
ed with the greatest affairs and heav-
lest responsibilities That it is a wise
policy is well exemplifed.
And it is simply admirable. A ma
ton where man of 80 can give proof
of ability, without being paralyzed by
prejudice ON account of his youth, has
already taken the lead over nations
where age, and the experience that is
required at the expense of energy, are.
diplomas Of capability.
Grant, Sherman and 20 other generals
at the outbreak of the war of secession
were young men.
In Cambridge, Mass.s in Mount Au-
burn cemetery, one can see the monu-
ment of a Harvard student who was a.
colonel at rs years of age.
This appreciation OF youth is one OF
the secrets of the great development Of
a country; the young Louis XVI, with
his youthful followers, had the most
brilliant court in the world, and the
young generals of Napoleon /. conduct
ed the old soldiers to the most brilliant
victories. And we remember France in.
1s70, when she thought that only old
generals were wise. From "A Partisan
IN America. y
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-07-18
VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCES.
Hubby Made a Sacrifice on the Altar OF
Affection Through "a Porter's Error.

Hubby Made Sacrifice on the Altar Of
Affection Through Porter's Error.
lie had just returned from Manches-
ter, wheree he had been called upon ur-
gent business. The honeymoon was
scarcely over, and, besides, it was his
first absence from her side since they
were made one. The three days of his
absence seemed to both like three long
years; but now he had returned, and
she was in his arms once more. Prom
Use after promise had been renewed
and vows of eternal fidelity exchanged.
And you will never drink" she
murmured.
Dearest, You know have never done
so,' he replied in injured tones.
/" "And you will never gamble, either,
will you, dear?" she asked.
Precious, / have never gambled.'' z
And you will never, never use to-
'bacco again, my idol 2" 1
Never, never again, my dear, since
you wish it So
And she believed him in her wom-
ans way, and "all was merry as! a mar
riage bell''
But he mentioned his portmanteau,
and little struggle ensued. He would
go and get his portmanteau, he said.
Y No, no; he was tired; she would getit.
No, no.
But yes, yes. Was she going to let
him walk across the. room for nasty
old portmanteau, and he was so tired :?
How could he think her SO cruel? No,
indeer! She would go and get it her.
self, and open it for him, too, and SO
there.
When she said so there" he knew
there was nothing else for him but to
submit gracefully, and he submitted.
But, alas for what followed!
She opened the bag! +! What was
in it? One long empty flask, one meer-
sehauna pipe one pack playing cards.
new; three packs, ditto, old; a few
racing tickets, sundries.
That was all.
One OF those scenes which .sbafffe all
description" followed, but finally the
porter came up and explained that he.
had sent up the wrong portmanteau.
Both are slowly recovering. - Tit
Bits. e
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-07-18
N

jects for which it appropriates public
money are palpably for the benefit OF
limited localities. or individual inter-
ests; and that the entire bill opens the
way 10 insidious and increasing abuses.
The Importance and weight of this con-
fession cannot be offset by any am5 5unt
of prating about the independence Of
the Legislative branch of the govern
ment and its responsibility to the peo-
pie for legislation. The charges which
the president makes and the truth of
which the house admits will stick
and the congress against which they
are made will go down into history
with something of the same disgrace
which still adheres to the infamous
salary grab" congress. In one sense
perhaps the salary grab was worse
performance than the river and har-
bor grab. It was more directly selfish.
The distinction is, however, hardly
worth ttilkin about. In the asalary
grab legislation congressman robbed
the taxpayers directly for their own
personal purposes. In the river and
harbor stgrab'' the action was little
more indirect; but it was just as much
for personal pi1rposes-for the indf-
viduali benefit of the congressmen-as
the salary grab was. In the first
instance they put money in their pock-
cts. In the second they seek to put
money into the pockets of their con-.
stituents in order to secure the votes
of the latter for their reelection. Their
own advantage is the end in view in
both. A
One effect the passage of the grab
over the veto will have which some Of
the congressman viii possibly regard
as a good one wholly aside from the
benefit it brings to them through their
constituents. Heretofore this congress
has been distinguished mostly as the
do-nothing congress. Hereafter that
distinction will be submerged. by the
distinction conferred by action on the
river and harbor grab, It's not a very
high distinction. In fact it is an in-
famous distinction. But it is a change.
from the. notoriety which seemed to
be all that congress was likely to at
tain---the notoriety that comes from
doing nothing worth speaking of. One
of our poets, has said that it is better.
almost be at work in sin than in a brute
inaction browse and sleep If there
are any congressman or friends who
agree with the poet they win have some
slight ground for congratulation OH
the passage of the river and harbor bill
over the veto of President Cleveland
Detroit Free Press.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-07-18
WARNED IN TIME.
The People Are. Shown What to Expect
Ii Mckinley Wins.

II Mckinley Wins.
The intimation from republican lead
ers in Washington that in the event Of
McKinl@'s election congress will be
Immediately called together for the
complete revision of the tariff may be
taken as safe prophecy.
This course is the only one that can
be followed by Mckinley should he be
elected to the presidency. Any. other
course would be inconsistent with his
whole career in politics and with all the
principles he has professed. If he failed
to follow this course he would be false
to himself and false to the men who
have always Supported him and are now
backing his candidacy.
! It is reasonable to say that if it were
understood, that Mckinley would not
do the thing the republican leaders say
he will do, the plethoric purses which
have been opened to his managers for
campaign expenses would have been
closed as tight as wax. The tariff bar
ons are putting up their money on a
pledge, expressed or implied, that at the
earliest possible opportunity Mckinley
will do his part to reopen. to them the
fat pastures out of which they were
driven by the democrats. No matter
what the people may think or the party
organs may say, there is a clear under
standing between Mckinley and his
political and financial hackers.
But the republican leaders in Wash
ington have done the country an excel
lent service by bringing out so clearly
and emphatieally the Mckinley pro-
gramme. It is a public warning to The
people Of what the election Of Mckinley
viii mean. It assures the country that,
in the event of McKinley's success, an
other disturbing period of tariff agita-
tion and legislation and another reign
of McKinleyisn1, with it's aecompany ying
loot and loss, will be forced upon the
business interests.-St. Louis Republic
= THE republican tariff and revenue
theories make a paradox. If the tariff
is SO high as to shut out foreign goods il
is successful as q protection measure
but an absolute failure as a revenu,.
measure. IF the4rates are low enough
to let in foreign goods your high protec-
ZIONIST is disappointed. The very pur.
poses Of protection and revenue are an
tagonisfic il we take the republican
view of protection, which is the prohi-
bition of foreign .goods.--Utica OBJ.
server.
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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-07-18
Extenuaupg.

Judge What entenuating circum-
stances can you give?
Counterfeiter-ple lease, your honor, I
made the money TO pay for my lodgings.
Very geet1s lit viii pay for your board
and lodging for the next five years.
Tit BITS.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-07-18
Johnnle Acquires Know1eagc.

Father, what is a deadlock ?a' asked
Johnnie Chaffie, who had read about the
proceedings of the city council
Hr. Chafie believes in answering
promptly all questions proceeding from
his offspring, SO he replied immediatel.g
"A deadlock, my son, is what So1r
mothers back hair is made of."--Texss
Sitter,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-07-18

Perhaps, if we could penetrate na-
lures secrets, we should find that wha3
we call weeds are more essential to the.
well-being of the world than the most
precious fruit or grain. Hawthorne.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-07-18

The first fire brick made in this
country were manufactured in Balti-
more in 1927. They were manufactured
for the backs of the old-fashioned fire.
places, ,s-the- limestone proving too fri.
able
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-07-18

The Reed congress is willing to
levy increased taxes of millions on
clothing, but not ia cent on beer. This
comes from having garru1ously inert
senate, exaggerated by speaker of the
house who would rather be wrong than
vice president.-N 7. World.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-07-18

Hanna's favor;te breakfast is
.Said to be a cup of coffee and a small
roll. The average Mckinley -eonvertis
raid to care less for the coffee than the
roll.--Alhany Argus.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-07-18
GREAT STORMS.
Havoc Perpetrated by Thorn in the United
States and Abroad.

Havoc Perpetrated by Thorn in the United
States and Abroad.
Great storms, such as thatwhich has
wrought havoc in st. Louis, are of fre-
*quent occurrence in the tropics, and
occur from time to time in all parts of
the temperate zones, though it is rarely
that their path crosses large towns.
People who attribute their occurrence
Ria the Northern United. States to the
cutting down of the forests are hope-
lessly addicted to theorizing. Jonathan
Carver, who passed through Wisconsin
before the woodman's AK had broken
the solitudes of the forests primeyad,
graphically described an impressive
scene which he witnessed on the. Chip
pewa river. While ascending that
stream in canoe in the year 1857
he came to d wood 'sthree-quarters
Of mile in length and in depth more
than the eye could reach" where 'every
tree, many Of which were more than
six feet in circumference, was lying
Fat upon the ground, torn up by the
roots, the work of some extraordinary
hurricane
IIlC pCIlOG vi hABI
numerous hurricanes have visited this
state, especially in the southern eoun-
ties, where considerable loss OF life and
property has been suffered from this
cause. Everyone remembers the ealam-
ity at Hazel Green. The visitation at
Racine Is also viyidly remembered
Neighboring states have suffered
worse than Wisconsin. At Rochester,
Mimi, in August, 1853, a storm wrecked
100 houses and wounded as many peo-
pie, while 10 of the inhabitants were
lsilleds outright, There were many
deaths and large loss of property in
Indianapolis in September, 1875, due to
a cyclonic storm, which also wrought
devastation ait Galveston, Tex. Even
In peaceful England, within the present
century, storms have occurred which
have wrecked substantial houses and
killed people in their beds.
The desolation wrought at st. Louis,
If not exaggerated in the reports, ex-
ceeds anything ever effected by d storm
within the borders of the United States.
But in other lands there have been SIM
liar visftations beside which that at
st. Louis seemsfnild. A cyclone which
ravaged the region Of Calcutta in Oc-
tober, 1864, wrecked 100 ships, caused
the water in the Hoogly to rise 80 feet
and involved the destruction Of 10000
human lives. Two years later. in The
same month, another cycionic storm ur-
rooted 10000 houses. laid waste tho
crops in lower Bengal and caused the
death by drowning and otherwise Of
10000 people. It was folIowedsb an
outbreak of the cholera, in which 75,-
600 died. In the cyclone in southeastern
Bengal in 1876 $4,000 people perished,
and Calcutta narrowly escaped-Mil-
waukee Wisconsin.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-07-18

of an appropriation bill and approve
the others. Such a provision in the con-
stitution of the United States would
be an improvement of decided value to
the Country. Z. Herald Indl.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-07-18

There IS not an article, of Ameri.
can production for foreign markets
but IS sold by the tariff protected trusts
to foreigners at a lower price than
Americans pay If the manufacturers
can afford to sell their goods to foreign
ers at cut prices why not to Anaericans2
Chicago Chronicle.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-07-18

He Yearned for Consistency.
sportstnan-How big fish could I
take out with this line2
Dealer--A temp FOUNDER, I suppose.
.sThat won't do; give income that viii
hold a fifty-pounder."
'sYon don't expect to hook one as big
as that?,'
oh, no; but like TO lie consistent.
Chicago Record.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-06-25
SANK WITHOUT ANY WARNING
Terrible Fate of the Ship Drum
mond Castle.
STORIES TOLD BY THE SURVIVORS
Scenes Extremely Pltiable at
the Fatal Moment.
All the Passengers Assembled on Deck,
Many Half Glad and Panic-striclxen--
Thirtv-one Isodies Recovered-oniy Two
Survivors of the Disaster.

Brest, France, June 9.--,rhe man
named Goodbolt, who survived the
disaster to the Drummond Castle, was
the quartermaster of the ship. In an
interview upon the cause of the dis
aster and his experience he said:
~ was on duty at the time. A few
minutes before the shock drizzling
rain had commenced to fall. The
atmosphere was thick and murKy, but
it was not foggy. The sea was not
rough, but there was long swell. No
lights were visible in any direction.
''The children on the ship had gone
to bed, but there were some passengers
on deck. The vessel was going at
rate of IA knots per hour, when sud
denly, with absolutely no preliminary
warning, there was terrible crash.
"'The captain, who was OH the bridge
with the third officer when the ship
struck, Immediately ordered all hands
to the boats. All of the passengers
rushed on deck, many of them only
half clad and in panic stricken con-
dItion. The steamer was now listed SO
heavily that, although the crew be,
hayed admirably and took up their
stations, it was impossible to do any
thing.
"a heart-rending cry rose from those
on board when they realized that they
were doomed. The Drummond Castle
sank beneath our feet, with all on
board, about two minutes after she
struck.
II found myself in the water and
seized floating plank, which ! had
seen. / then saw the other survivor,
Wood, who was clingipg to a small
spar We joined our efforts in the
collecting Of other spars and thus made
rough sort OF raft. In this we were
butfeted about by the waves till morn
ing, when we perceived fishing boat
not far away. l waved my cap, which
WIS seen, and we we're soon picked up. -
Wood said he was in the forecastle
when he felt the crash and he just had
time to rush to his post at one of the
boats when the ship sank. Thirty-one
bodies of victims of the wreck have
thus far been picked up.