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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-17

convention and call the roll Of del.
egates. Before organization the
Chief Justice or Associate Justice
presiding shall administer to each
delegate the following oath: 81
hereby solemnly swear that | will
we'll and faithfully perform all NY
duties as a member of this convrn-
ton. and that | will observe and
obey the limitations of authority
contained Ill the act under which
this convention is assembled, So
help NE God" No delegate shall
be qualified to act AS sach unless
and until he shalt have made the
said oath. After the said oath has
been administered us aforesaid,
the delegates shall proceed to ell
feet IA permanent organization and
to elect such officers as they may
deem necessary.
Sec. 5. BE it further enacted,
etc, That the delegates to the con
venlion Shall receive S. per diem
and necessary travelling expenses
to and from the same, not to ex.
coed in amy one case the sum OF
$50; provided, that no compensa'
ton shall be allowed to delegates
after seventy days.
Sec. +. Be it further enacted,
etc, That the sum of $50, 900 or ST
much thereof as may he necessary
is hereby appropriated out Of amy
moneys in the treasury not other.
wise appropriated to pay the ex'
pcnScs OF the convention provided
for by this act.
Sec. Z. Be it further enacted
ETC., That the Governor shall max.
proclamation aud give notice oj
The election to be held under this
bill at least thirty days before the
date ct said elcclion, as Lcreiube
fore fixed.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-17
I'he Transyaal Prisoners Released

4 po.,ly gentleman h, the name
Of Kruger l,n.si,es over the desti.
MES OF The South African Dutch
Republic, better known as the
Tlansva.ll. Mr.. Kruger seems To
le characterized by a va,illation,
INDIGESTION and lack Of ii,lnncss EN-
tirely Inconsistent with the exalt.
ed position which he occupies.
Several monhtsaso, five foreign.
ers, among whom was an Ameri.
can citizen aud Que or two British
subjects, who had raised the stan.
dafd OF revolt against his authori-
ty, were ovtrthrown, tried and
condemned to be executed. At q
gentle intimatlOn from Great Brit
ain, that the execution of any OF
her subjects would he al unhealthy
/ proceeding, the Old gentleman com
/ muted the death sentence to inn
. prisonment for a term Of years, to
be followed Ivy Punishment. This
not beng acceptable TO British
public sentiment, the president
has again iuterposel the Bgis of
his authority, by releasing the
prisoners upon the payment Of a
fine OF 1885, 900 each.
AS they arc all mnlti-million,.
aires, the payment Of the amount,
although very large sum ordina.
rily, works no hardship upon them.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-17

Elsie Cross, G. G. Shatfpr, Miss l..
j. Lawlcss, Miss Olive Reilly, in
structors.
Winnsboro, June 90 to Jaly "a
j. B. AsWell, conductor; I. II.
Harris, d. B.. Sl:owalter, Miss
Henrietta Lewis, Milton Cunning
ham. Instructors.
st. Francisville, June % to july
Or. L. Hines, conductor; G. ID.
E. l.. Stephens, Miss Laura Tau
Yin, e. f. Trutleau, instructors.
The State Superintendent of
Public Education will spend seve-
raj days at each Summer School
and deliver addresses OIL current
educational topics.
The cUurcd Summer Schools
will be under the direct on of The
conductors Of the white Sdmme,
Schools. The instructors uf the
colored schools will be as follows:
Shrevcport-T. II, Kane, f. S.
McKecl, A: W. Stewart.
Grand Cane-F. $. Nickel, G.
w. Wells.
Alexandria-A. W. Stewart, w.
Il. Wright, ]. Ii. Davis.
Winusboro-J. w. Hunter, Is
rael Smith.
St. Francisville-T. II. Cauc, j.
ID. Porter.
j. V. CALHOUN,
State superintendent.
1Hos. ID. BOYD,
President State Normal School.
i. &. CALDWELL,
State Institute Conductor.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-17
'rillnaaniZea.

When we declare tina: South
Carolina is IiNma,s:Scd, our mean
ing can readily be understood. IN
plain Anglo Saxon vcrnacular,
'lhe bottom rail is OH top" Pop
ulisn,, aDalchism aud communism
are rampant. Intelligence has
been supplan'ed Ivy liIi'cracy, mo
raliiy has been overthrowm lay
vice and civilization has given the
right u way to barbaric superst-
ion al III idolatry.
Thet J. is no hope f'r the rc,'emp-
ton Of, people, who sic supiuely
Oh their Backs" Without even the
taintest semblanCe OF resistance
and permit the worst elements Of
the State to gain political ascend.
ency and hold control Of the gov
erIimental machinery, under the
| leadership Of such /. restilcnt agi
tator and dangerous Il, magogne-
1 yea, anarchist-as Ben 'Fillman;
who is now disgracing once
grand commonwealth of clivalrOus
people, o.meliy represented by
Calhoun, Hayne, McDutfe and
other illustrious tribunes, whose
eloque,icc WAS wont 10 attract tt
! the Senate Chamber aud h0l(
1 spell bound, enchanted and en-
lhralle,l, tho most intelligent, vir
,uOns and patriotic Of both sexes
from all sections of our almost il
limitabie domain, when ouly iutel
iectual giants and not piymies
could command the rapt attention
OF cultured and rpiiued audiences
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-17
The re. election OH the 10th

The reelection OH the 10th
instant of the Hon. Charles j.
Boatnrr, in the 9Th congressional
district, must be considered AS q
direct lebuke to a partisan House
for his arbitrary expulsion. But
it is quite likely that Bcnoit with
stimulus of $1,000 confronting
him, will file another contest and
as the Republicans are expelling
Democrats 10y the car load-eleveli
having been Ousted at this session
lit is not impossible that decree
OF expulsion may be re.entered
against Mr.. BoatDer and that the
9th district may be unrepresented
during the lie Of the 54th congress.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-17
-HOrner and Benedict and F.,

-HOrner and Benedict and j.
@. A. Fellows are still seeking
permission from the legislature to
sue the State. They have appear,
ell in this role before every session
of every General Assembly for
twenty years. Hence, we conclude
that there must he some equity
connected with claims which are
pressed so continuously and per
sistently.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-17
Some of the paDerS are kir

Some of the papers are kick
ing against the giving Of free rail
road passes to legislators and state
officials Capital Item.
Well, if the railroads were pro
hlbitcd by law fIom giving mem.
bers of the legislature free passes.
1T is safe to assume that the heb.
domadal exodus would not take
place every Thursday morning and
1t little more time and attention
would he devoted to the interests
Of the State.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-17
-Colored history will not rcpea,

-Colored history will not rcpea.
itself l'y placing another Kepubl!.
eau convention in ST. Louis. The
next city that pays $5O.OOO for tie
privilege Of having the national
Republican convention will sign an
agreement with a colored clause
in it, which wilt say: aboard and
lodgings for uiggers included
= P.cdyuue.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-17
1T Is conceded that Mckinley


will be nominated on the first bal
lot by the Republican convention
which assembled at ST. Louis yes
lertlay. The siIverites, under the
leadership Of Senator Teller, OF
Colorado, will resist the incorrora-
ton Of a sound money plank in
the platform, but as large major
ily of the convention are OF that ii
nancial persuasion, it will be in
serted notwithstanding their pro
test. The Senator has already de.
clared that he viii! bolt the CONVEX
ton in such Il contingency and ito
doubt he will carry it into cxecu-
ton.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-17

DEMOCRATIC CoNVENTloN.-
Lieutenant. Governor Il. Ii. shy
der, Dr., was chosen as the preSi
ding officer OF the Democratic
State Convention which met al
Baton Rouge on Monday, with
Messrs. McCleEdon and Landry as
Secretaries. Our advices from the
convention up TO the hour of going
to press yesterday were very mea
ger, but it is probable that tile
following gentlemen have been Sc
leeted as presidential electors and
delegates to the Chicago convon-
ton to he held OH the 7tl of July:
Delegates at large, Ex-Mayor Fitz.,
patrick, Justice McEnery, Con
gresham Robertson and Senator
Blanchard. First District, Thos.
Duffy and Victor Mauberrct; Sec,
oud District, Peter Farrell and
w. o. Hart; Third District, JOS
pph ST. Amant and Ed. McCul-
lom; Fourth District, b. w. Mars
ton aud II. w. Ogler; Fifth Dis.
trict, Lieutenant Governor r. IT..
Snyder and Judge S. &. Baird;
! Sixth District, Thos. j. Herman
and T. s. Fontenot. Presidential
electors: Judge Albert VOORHEES,,
of New Orleans, for First District;
Samuel j. hoffman, of New Or.
leans, Second District; Il. A. Four.
net, Of Calcasieu, Third District;
Senator j. G. Ryan, of Rapides.
Fourth District; d. w. Harris, OF
Claiborne, Fifth district, and
Judge A. V. Coco, of Avoyellcs,
: Sixth District. Justice McEuery
would have been the unanimous
choice of the convention for presi
! 0ent, had he not declined, assign
: lug as a reason therefor, that he
! = had already been sufficiently hon
ored by the party. AS the free
coinage sentiment was largely pre-
/. dominant in the convention, it il
/, probable that the delegation has
!. been instructed to vote only for I
ilee silver nominee, with d fret
1 silver plank in the platform.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-17
The newspapers are engagi

The newspapers are engaging
in considerable discussion as to
whether or not Governor Bradley,
Of Kentucky, has withdrawn his
preteuSions as il candidate for the
Republican presidential nomina
ton. 1t occurs To us that any
such discussion is not only fruit.
less, bnt a waste of precious time,
which might be utilized to better
purpose, as the st. Louis conven.
ton has or will perform that ser.
vice gratuitously for the (acciden
tal) Governor of Kentucky.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-17

Teller seems to be raising as
much sheol in the Republican, as
TiIlman is in the Democratic party.
They are Jcte noires of their respec-
tive parties, each Of which would
be purified, by their voluntary
or enforced exit.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-17

The colored delegates to the
st. Louis convention are diSpostd
to put OH a great deal of STYLE
They will be satisfied with nothi, &
less than parlor room Oh the first
floor, electric fans, water for hol
and cold baths in each raom. aut
music box under he folding bed
- States.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-17
State Of Louisiana Department
OF Education.
BATON ROUGE, La, !
May 80, 1896. !
DEAR SIT,

DEAR SIR
The Board Of Insti,ete Mana
gers invites your cordial co-orera
ton in the work Of the State Sum
mer Schools. This Important part
Of the Institute work Of the State
has now reached u point where it
offers the most practical and va!u-
able assistance to those teachers
who are DESTROYS of improving
their methods OF instruction and OF
increasing their scholarship. The
Board feels gratiiied at tine good
results of the work of the past two
years, ant! is cortiIIeut that the
efficiency and interest of many OF
the public schools in all parts OF
the State have been materially in.
creased by the courses Of instruc.
ton given in the Summer Schools.
Each year of the Summer School
course should afford more insIira
ton and better standards of pro.
fessional skill than the preceding
year, and to this end the course of
study is made progressive, a more
difficult and more extensive course
being provided for each of the four
years in the course. Thus the
teachers who attended one Of the
Summer Schools of last year will
find an entirely new course OF
study provided for the present
year, enabling those who attend to
devote their time this year to new
liues of study.
1t is a matter Of special impor-
lance that the Summer Schools Of
fer to all teachers attending, the
opportunity to witness the work
of a model primary school taught
by trained teacher. This alone
would richly repay many of the
teachers for the time and expense
Of attending the Summer School,
and the Institute Board should bt
glad to have the superintendent
and school boards to attend Sum
mcr Schools whenever their time
, will permit, and observe this part
OF the instruction.
/ 1.'ere is Ito Surer or SWiftcl
means of improving the schools o
the Stat than by raising the stan
dard of excellence among the tea
cheers, and a., snperintendents ant
school boards ire urged to cOntri
butte toward this end by encour
aging the teachers and those pre-
pariug to teach to attrnd the Suui
mer Schools and Thereby extent
their acquaintance with the sub
, ject matter to be taught AM learl
the lew methods of instruction
There will be ten Summer Scht vi
this year, five for white teacher
+, and five for colored. The schools
to be held at Shreveport will he il
} June. beginning on the LIST: TIL
others will all begin oil the 10Th O
I, June aud close OH the 2Itll 0
i July. The faculties will he ii
Z follows:
D Shreveport, June to 26--B. {
t Caldwell, conductor; A. l.. SInish
J Z. d. Byrd, j. Il. Asweld, G. G
j. Shatfer, Miss l.. j.. Lawicss, in
t StructOrS.
! Grand Cane, June 90 to July 9
Il "A. l.. Smith, conductor; Georg
e Williamson, Mrs. l.. G. McVo,
i Miss b. v. Russell, Miss Ain
II Milling, instructors.
e Alexandria, June 20 to July 9
e - Il. L. Chambers, conductor; "
L j. Cakll, Miss AsHes Morris, Mix
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-17

The National Republican Com

mittee put an etiectual quietus
upon the aspirations OF Dave Fer.
ris to represent the fourth district
iD the ST. Louis convention. Da-
Wy had better return to the Dem.
ncratlc fold. There is ample room
FOL al! returning l'sHlttuts.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-17

The stars point to the n0miHa'
ton of ex Governor Horace Boies,
of Iowa, if. free silver is in the as
tendency at the Chicago conven.
ton, although "silver Dick' Bland
and several other enthusiastic free
silycritcs will compete for the
honor
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-17
WEEKLY,

What has become OF the sold
Swamper7" He seems to have
subsidized entirely, as we have not
heard any ''racket" from him in
several weeks. Even Hardy Brian
has become Guiescent.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-17
Dudes lligh hat bill j!

Dudes high hat bill is doom,
Ell to ignominions defeat. There
are too many young and unmarrl'
ed members of the legislature,
who would be afraid to face the
girls again, should they be 80 I'M
gallant as to vote for it.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-17

The evidence in the trial of
Kari and Newllauser, as well as
the confession of Karr, shows that
tue Southern Pacific has been sys
tematIcalIy swiudled by the oou.
uuutUls.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-17

A<e-s@-e-s1NA4-1
THEY Do NOT WANT A Con-
vENTIoN.-Tlle Popuiists and Re
publicans are not half so clamor.
Gus for q constitutional conypn
ton, since they have discovered
that a prohibitoly clause will be
inserted in the bill against dis.
tnrbing the tenure Of all the eff
erals, State, parochial, judicial and
ward, elected on the Dist of April
They declared before they made
this discovery, that an immediate
constitutional convention was the
only salvation for the State, verg.
ing on the brink of destruction
from the incapacity of Democratic
pilotage. 1t appears that they
have now reeonsi,lered and "dou't
care a continentaW whether we
have a convention or not, if Gov.
ernOr Foster and his colleagues
are not to be legislated out of of.
flee, by plunging the State into
the throes of another expensive,
exciting and perhaps bloody elec
ton. AS soon as the convention
became an assured iact--having
failed TO convince the people that
Governor Foster and the Democra
Tic majority in the legislature were
hostile 10 lit their support of such
II measure became quite iukewarn
and Indifferent. Indeed, it is safe
10 assume that when the bill
energies from the custody of the
special commi tee to which it has
been consigned and is presented
10 the legislature, 1t will encoun
ter the united opposition of the
populisiic- Republican minority il
both houses. They are insincert
aud hypocritical in their profes
sions, They DO not wait a con
vention and would not have Que
if they were sufficiently powerful
10 prevent IT,. unless they could
ssl il m lle basis herein indi
eatp.!.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-17
The first session of the ffI

The first session of the fifty
fourth Congress adjourned last
Thursday. 1t is the shortest
"long" session, with two excep-
tons, in the history of the govern.
ment. But so far as the benefit to
be derived from its legislation is
concerned, it would have been
better fer the country had it ad.
journed in January. The only Sc.
rious problem with which it was
confronted - that of providing
ways and means to rerlenish a dc
pleted treasury--was left uusolvtd
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-04-04
VISION OF DISARMAMENT.
Tho Ceatury From Afsr O6 bsholds u
Millennium.

The Ceatury From AfAr OF bsholds Ne
Millennium.
The Century Magazine, in forth
coming editorial article eptitled The
AnachroniSm Of War;" will say OF the
present situation that reliance must DO
had upon the two great lawmakinS and
law loving peoples of the world to pluck
the flower safely out Of this nettle dan
ger. 1t says:
1.-THE immediate duty before the con-
sentative forces of England and America
is to organize for the establishment OF
high class continuous board Of inter
national arbitration In this matter the
lead may we'll be taken by the repre-
sentatives Of that religion which is first
pure. then peaceable. With the aid Of
the great educational institutions and Of
the vast commercial interests Of the two
lands, and in the present revived atten-
tion to the subject. it ought TO DO an
easy matter to get parliament consent
to the opinion already formally express
ell by the congress Of the United States
in favor Of the principle Of arbitration.
What is needed is permanent system.
in place Of the piecemeal and haphazard
examples to which we are accustomed.
admirable ~ their results have already
proved. Once established between Eng
land and America. such asystem would
gradually spread among the nations OF
Europe. and more rapidly because Of
the general conviction that another con-
tinental war should show climax Of
horrors. Sooner or later arbitration
would be followed by disarmament,
which is the logical sequence Of no
other premise. and yet will be the turn
ing point Of the continent toward true
democracy and progress.
However near or far the ultimate
acceptance Of the idea. it would. rs be
tween us and our English cousins. take
the sting out Of the viper Of war to which,
like the has bandman in the fable. nations
too carelessly give warmth and nourish'
ment ON the hearthstone. In the knowl-
edge that disputes would be automat
ically settled by an impartial tribunal
it would no longer be possible to play q
boisterous tune upon people by pulling
out the stop Of patriotism. And 1t Ii
not too much to hope that in the spread
Of this idea the whole earth would a,
least realize the great laureats's nobls
vision Of, The parliament Of man. the
federation Of the world Herein lie.
great opportunity for the English
speaking race. 1t is mission TO kindl.
the imagination and the heart.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-04-04
The Modern Store.

Oblising Clerk-Ten yards Of BROAD
ed satin-there you are, ma ami En- q
elise
Customer-Er-yes. = kit Of mack.
erel-
"Yes'm. Send 'em homeT'
II zee you have some very fine laces.
I see''-
THE rarest. ma am. A few yards OF
this piece?"
WELL yes. Send eight yards and q
load Of coal
Exactly. And the ribbons?"
Send 20 yards Of the pink and q
bale Of hay
"Um-huhl Now, - to the wr,p.
Here's beauty for
THAT will do. Send IL with q busbsl
OF turnips and q barrel Of lime'-
80! And the silk mufiier-wsnt IL.
think"
"Oh-I-yes; you might send It with
thousand lap shingles, q peck Of
onions, pair Of tongs, a bolt Of tidy cot
ton and load Of tanbark r'-Clsveland
Plain Dealer.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-04-04
is INGERSOLL CONVERTED?
Kalamazoo Christians Relieve That He Il
Turning.

Kalamazoo Christians Believe That He IL
Turning.
Colonel Robert q. Ipgersoil. In his
lecture on Lincoln" ut Kalamazoo,
Mich. the other night. stopped right in
the middle Of his discourse and told his
audience that he desired to relate some
incidents Of the afternoon. Then he
spoke Of his visit to the Peoples church
and said:
1T Is the grandest thing in your
state. if not in the whole United States
II there were similar church near my
home. would join it il its members
would permit me. "
Nothing in the lecture caused such a
stir as this, and when some Of Colonel
Ingersoll's friends escorted him to the
hotel they asked him IL he was in ear
nest about the statement. and be is said
to have replied that no was very muc b
in earnest. and II opportunity ever was
given him OF joining such a church he
would seize it quickly
IL now seems that when the colonel
arrived In Kalamazoo he was taken 70
visit the Peoples church, Of which
Miss Caroline J. Bartlett IL the pastor.
This church was built through tho lib
erality Of Silas Hubbard. who be-
queathed 1t large sum Of money
1t Is institutional in its plan and IL
built more like home than an ordinary
church. 1t has reception rooms for so
cial gatherings. libraries, rooms for
study, dining room and kitchen. I,
Is uDdenominatiopal and has no creed
whatever. Colonel Insersoll was con
Quoted through the various departments
and was more than pleased while at the
church, but nobody supposed that he
would mention IL in his lecture.
The members Of the church are en-.
thusiastic and say they believe that
through the People church Of Kalama
ZOO the great agnostic will be- led e
joining the church They see in his word,
an answer 70 the thousands Of prayer.
sent up by the Christian Endeavorer,
all over the country. They say that
while no organized effort has been made
to get Colonel Ingersoll to Join the
church such effort will be made in tn.
near future. They profess to believe that
the great disciple OF agnosticism will.
deliver no more agnostic lectures. -
New York Sun.