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The American guide., 1896-11-21
Florida Parishes Fair.

| Florida Iarishes thlr'
The Florida parishes fair at Amite
City was u success. The attention OF
visitors conferred upon The state ex'
hlbits. Mr.. krumbharr, Who SO ably
represented Prof, Stu6bs, Of the ex-
pcrimental station, wa4 kept con-
stantly engaged in pointiig out to the
representative agricultu32ts the eN-
hibits that were grown In he expert
mental station, and explaining their
adaptation to cultivation il the south
ern states This state Institution be-
fore was but little known, therefore
its great utility has not been felt here.
Manager Krunbhaars display consists
partly OF 40 varieties OF sweet potatoes,
large number OF different kinds Of
,trawborries. some Of whi3. Nare Great
America, Louis, May King and
sharpless and Ware1eld'- many
varieties OF grapes, rys, Iapan
plums; IS varieties OF lofn, some
Of which this year at tho station yield
ed over 100 bushels per abe. Cotton,
long and short staples, 5|me plants
measuring ! feet in heigh( specimens
OF tobacco from llouma eds grown
at Baton Rouge, and hne 6 prs made
from leaves cultivated the5e Rescue
grass, u specimen Of alfalfain green
state, attrackcd attention. The cx.
hibitor predicts for 1t coming
grass. Louisiana is weE : adapted
for its culture. Several cuttings
had been made from the p c OF land
on which the sampley ken, and
the yield averaged li,0k nds to the
acre. A hnc specimen fcxas rust
proof oats was on the C. Ramie
plants, decorticated II and its
products, intermediary zen crude
fiber and fuished;otM plants
jntc and hemps, sampA iillet and
sorghum, red aud whA ilir corn,
ttc. All these varies(' grown ut
the respective station bon park
and Baton Rouge.
Tor tho Protection a Orleans
Maj. j. u. Quinn, Uniteul 'ttes en-
gineer, recognizing the co4fAratively
defensclcss position Of Ne Orleans
against foreign foe, had evolved a
plan for tho building Of series OF
forts ia miles below the cty, Mt what
Is called English Turn. lie plana OF
Mai Quinn take into c{ liberation
the expenditure OF neaS s5o.ooo,-
OOO The Importance Of tne sugges-
tons was rccognizedA by the
United States authoritled having in
charge the work OF erecting the forti'
hcations along the gulf coa,t, and tho
board Of fortihcations is " bw making
examinations in conneGtfds With the
project. Forts Philip aud JhclSson are
nj present the only protection to the
city The government hns made many
improvements at these forts, and
equipped them with two large guns
each,
The American guide., 1896-11-21

WnES bilious or costivc, eat Cascaret
candy cathartic, cure guaranteed, loc, s5c,
The American guide., 1896-11-21

CAsc,gA rs stimulate liver, kidneys and
bowcla Mwer sicken, weaken or gripe.
The American guide., 1896-11-21
River News.

Change Ram faIl
lGuage, "a hours Ia a hrs,
The American guide., 1896-11-21

CENTER .ho q are what tell, one bullet In
the bull's-eye IS worth ten that just miss it.
The American guide., 1896-11-21

Jusr try l0c box OF Cascarcts, the finest
liver and bowel regulator ever made.
The American guide., 1896-11-21

TINS best Of us owe more to chance than
VIC are willing TO admit.
The American guide., 1896-11-21
PROMINENT CITIZENS TALK.
Well Known Residents of Cherokee
Add Their Testimony TO Hum
dreds of Others.
Ono of Them a Minister of the Gospel
Another an Ex-Fostmaster = AL
Unite in Pronouncing Pink
Pills for Pale People Ono
OF the Greatest Rcmc-
dies of the Age.
From The Sentinel. oherok,,. Kan.a,.

l
Rev J. Il. Wiles, minister of tho N. E.
| Church, who has bcen resident of Chcro-
kee, Kansas, for the past fourteen years,
said recently to a reporter:
"About four years ago was a great suf
ferer from rheumatism and my condition
became such that ! could scarcely walk. l
lost ncsh and suffered untold misery for
many months. During that time tried
several remedies which it was claimed
would cure rheumatism, but got no relief
| from any of them.
zone day my nephew advised me to try
DR.. Williams Pink Pills, as he stated they
had cured his wife Of sciatica. sent TO The
drug store aud got box. had taken only
a few doses OF the pills when began to i'm
prove, and when took the last pill in tho
box was cured, and there has been no 10
turn of the disease since"
Mrs. Nellie Lisenbee, wife Of City Attor-
ney T. j. Lisenhee, oil Cherokee, Kansas, in
an Interview with q reporter on July 18th,
| 1895, said: Zone year ago last March, had
u severe attack of Ia grippe which left me
with serious case OF sclatica. For several
weeks suffered intensely and my limbs be-
came so drawn that could not walk. The
family physician was called In but could
| give me only temporary relief by injections
Of morphine. | feared would become
helpless invalid for life and was about to
despair of ever being cured wien my aunt
advised me TO try Pink Pills, as they had
cured her of rheumatism. ! sent for n box
at once and commenced their use / began
to improve Immediately, and by the time
had taken two boxes OF Pink Pills was
cured. have felt no pains since about one
year ago."
Ex.Postmaster Joseph Lucas, who Is now
one OF the leading merchants OF Cherokee,
Kansas, has suffered for years with rheuma-
tisln. His left arm was so badly affected
that at times lie could not use IL, Ho tried
number OF remedies without receiving
any benefit until he commenced using Pink
| pills for Pale People. These pills have cf-
fectcd u complete euro in his case and he
thinks there Is no medicine like them. MIR,
Lucas Carries box OF Pink Pills In his
pocket all the time, and says they arc
splendid medicine for oil forms OF nervous
ness.
Dir. Williams Pink Pills contain, In q
condensed form, all the elements necessary
to give new lilo and richness TO the blood
and restore shattered nerves. They arc an
unfaiing specific for such diseases as loco
motor ataxia, partial paralysis, st. Niius'
dance, sciallca, neuralgia, rheumatism,
nervous headache, the after effect of Ia
grippe, palpiiaton OF the heart, pale an
saliow compilations, all forms of weakness
either in male or female. Pink pills arc sold
by all dealers, or will be sent post paid on
receipt OF pricc, 10 cents box, or six boxes
for ee 70 (thcy axe never sold In bulk or by
the 1907, by addressing Dr. Williams
Medicira Company, schenectady, n, Y.
The American guide., 1896-11-21
Aiilt.ts

chldAGu-Ihc pfoycfs' Jouri/e oniclal
quotations are ~ follows C.ghs>s<ocipts
b,aJ hoaIi market strong for g0dh \ sados
otbors weak W loo lower Fair 10 boat
D'ovcs, idalN0lO. stoohos and fooders, "
Nat0i mixed COWS and bulls. ihtOi9 IS, Texas,
q CbiOt iiogs -ltcccipts, S9.uJj head cs.
timalcd Tor tomorrow, i5uJ head market ne.
tive at yesterdays closing Light, 81 hos 10,
rough packing, ie,gSitaU,, mixed and butch.
eEs, q i06J,sii heavy packing and shipping.
Jl0GSlj, piss, ss5iaaS shoop- Recuipt,,
ibuuJ headi market steady Natives - 0ov
sbo, western, tsSoiago. lambs, saDal&
kASsAs cry Hogs -idght, taUUaglt,, me-.
dun, Gisibaa aoi hoayy, 1l0dJg!gti piss, ~ w
glu0 Cattle Native stacts. best, sJp0lt
AiO, fair 10 good. ~ ills5 W, COWS aud hoifcrs
brst o. te9as0i fair TO gooi, sl6Jga 10. bulls
S6jgAgo, stoekors aad feeders, s.9Jitg O..
Texas and western. Sa,i0ig30o. calves, sLVpl
1000
CISCissArI -lloxs=lowcr at o. OOlJS0
The American guide., 1896-11-21
lie, ond ExpreNsion.

A eostermonger, while trundling his
apple-laden cartdown a London street,
was run into by a coaching party.
The coster's cart got the worst of it,
losing wheel, aud its ruddy freight
being scattered all over the street.
The driver of the coach came back to
settle for the damage and expected to
come in for volley of choice cursing.
But the coster looked at his cart,
looked at his apples, looked at the
coach and finally gasped out: "Guv-
'ner, dere event no word fer it!'-San
Francisco Argonaut.
The American guide., 1896-11-21
Maddox stables Harmed.

An incendiary FIRE near Fort Worth
destroyed the great barn and breeding
stables ut the Maddoxia park stock
farm of Col. Il. E. Maddox. twas i'm
possible to get all the horses out, and
nine hne horses, among them Run
After, most promising two-yenr-old,
were burned. Col. Maddox values them
at s27, 600. The barn cost $4,000. 1t
was stocked with the winter feed, and
this, with farming implements, bug
gies, wagons and harness, all burned.
The farm belonged to the Ayres heirs,
and they had some Of their household
goods stored in the building. Their
loss is about 5000. Total loss, fully
s57, 900. no insurance. The Maddoxla
barn and stables were the finest in
Texas. Fortunately, Col, Maddox
shipped to New Orleans the evening
before Commander Ira, Command and
Judge Stednan, three well-known
racers,
The American guide., 1896-11-21
THROUGHOUT Lbu,slANA
Northern MAJ tra,ks.

-NOfthtth 4
"All over the north, aid john W.
Stella, of Detroit, Michg at the Grune'
wald hotel, to reportej for the Plea
yuns, there is talk of New Orleans
and what it Is doing forithe material
ization of its future iito good, hard
cash prosperity.
Il have been struck with the mann
fest interest that is talSln in anything
from Louisiana. The northern pa
lers are taking more news from this
state; they are dwelling more upon it'
progress, and III tell you, the talk Is
beginning to show results, TOO,
There are numbers Of people ur
there, both in the east and west, whe
are looking for the new fields for THEN
energy.
Not failures and weak, unsuccess'
full people, but really valuable addi'
tions to the citizenship of any place,
And these are the great middle
class who are the producers OF wealth.
They are what Louisisna needs for
her development The1are the peo'
pie who build up and tsvelop every
resource and bring state to its high
est standard.
al have deep conviction that the
west owes its rapid growth TO men OF
this stamp, and the west has paid them
nobly for their efforts. QJut do what
they will, they can not d Fape the try.
ing rigor OF the norther1 winters, and
these people are turning their atten'
tion toward the south snd to Louis
lana.
what you need is advertisement OF
the fact that this is not a fser-stricken,
disease-ridden section, bVt fair land,
full of promise to himlyho is indus
trious. am a believer o. Louisiana,
and have money to In est here. !
should like to see the stAe with such
population that there was not ono
unproductive aero, and | believe l will
live to see 1t, too"
The American guide., 1896-11-21
TEXAS STATE NEWS.
Galveston Grain shipment Prospects.

Galveston Grain shipment Prospects,
L. b. White, president of the Z. b.
White Grain Co., of st. Louis, was in
Galveston a few day ago but denied
himself to reporters. Concerning tho
statement published in New Orleans
recently that Mr.. White intended
transferring a large portion of his busi'
ness from Galveston to New Orleans,
Mr.. Hundley, the manager OF the COM
pany's interests in Galveston, said;
II have talked with Mr.. White on the
subject and find tina. he has no inten.
tion whatever of taking such action. :"
w. j. orthwein, Of the large grain
exporting firm of c. I. orthwein Il
Son, was also in Galveston the other
day, and in conversation said the grain
movement by way of the gulf ports has
not yet fairly begun; although Gal.
weston has already shipped more corn
than during the whole of last season,
it is the old crop and is merely pick
up The real movement will not be-
gin until about December !, when the
regular corn,shipping season will open
and Galveston will have the handling
of an immense amount of grain.
The American guide., 1896-11-21

dents Of life Is to transmit 10 them an
abundance of natural health and hardihood.
Nut n mother cannot confer health and
strength upon her offspring unless she has
it In some measure herself
Prospective mothers should know that
DR.. Picfce's favorte Prescription is sci
entihc medicine, which gives perfect health
and strength TO the special organs con.
cerncd in motherhood.
Taken early during the expectant time, Il
makes the coming Of baby entirely safe and
nearly painless. 1t insuics cheetfulness
and feeupeTative energy to the mother and
constitutional vigor 10 the child,
|, is the only perfect and positive specific
for all weaknesses and diseases OF the feini.
nine organism
Mrs r Il. Forgey Of earns, Keyopaha Co,
Neh., writes; =" write to You again concerning
my daughter, Mrs, D, Billings, She has taken
two bottles Of Favorite Prescription. She
thinks the medicine did her world Of good
She was confined the 18th OF February. Was sick
but a short time aud has 10 pound daughter
Got along nicely anerward, Looks good com,
plexion looks clear, and she says she never felt
80 well.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-06
IN THE FIRST DISTRICT.
Dan T. Cole and A. b. Lennon Elected
Delegates and George NJ. Francis
Chosen Presidential EIector

SACRAMENTO, CAL, May 5.-The
First District Congressional Convention
met at o'clock and elected J. I. Matlock
of Tehama chairman and John L. Childs
of Del Norte secretary. The convention
resolved to support Frank L. Coombs for
chairman of the State Con vention and
then adjourned to meet Immediately after
the adjournment of the State c Convention.
Ats O'Clock the district delegates again
assembled and at once proceeded to the
work of selecting delegates to the National
Convention.
Judge Spencer nominated Dan T. Cole
of Sierra.
&c. Mann of Ukiah nominated Allen
B. Lennon of Santa Rosa.
Frank L. Coombs placed in nomination
George N. Francis of Napa, and spoke
highly of Mr.. Francis record as war vet
eran, who marched from ATLANTA to the
sea-"
Mr.. Francis for the sake OF harmony
withdrew his name.
Cole and Lennon were elected unani-
mously.
D. D. Dodsen moved to instruct for Nc
Kinley.
There was some discussion on the sub
ject. Very strong expressions were used
against binding, tying and gagging men
and thus sending them to st. Louis with
out any liberty of action.
Mr.. Sonntag moved that the convention
express its sense that Mckinley is the
choice OF the First District.
General Sheehan, representing Repub-
lican array up in the snow belt, said he
was for William Mckinley. "We came
here to instruct for Mckinley and make no
mistake" said he. "and we intend to give
such instruction"
The general spoke of some slick mis-
siona1y work to prevent pledging.
Judge Spencer resented the insinuation
of slick missionary work and said the
delegates already stood pledged as far as
honor could go. They knew that the will
of the people was for Mckinley. There
was no sense in tying men like dogs. He
opposed the instructions.
| The following resolution was then
adopted:
1t is the sense of the First Congressional Dis
| trict Convention that the Hon. William Nc
Kinley is our choice for President of the
United States, and that our delegates to the
convention use all honorable means to secure
| his nomination.
George NJ. Francis of Napa was chosen
Presidential Elector. Carothers withdrew
in his favor.
DR.. +. R. Hovel of Humboldt and ]. T.
Laird of Modoc were chosen alternate
! delegates.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-06
FOR WOMAN SUFFRAGE,
Miss Susan B. Anthony Working to Se-
cure a Needed Plank in the
Platform.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, May 5.-The
committee on platform and resolutions
accorded an interview during their session
this evening to Miss Susan b. Anthony
and Miss Shaw of the woman suffrage
movement, Mrs. Ida A. Harper of the
woman suffrage press committee, and Mrs.
Ballou and Mrs. Blinn of the Women's
Republican League Association.
In the course of her remarks Miss
Anthony attributed great praise to THE
CALL for the noble stand it had taken on
behalf of the disfranchised, and claimed
that plank inserted in favor of woman
suffrage in the Republican platform
meant the absolute success of the party.
She presented petition signed with
$4,000 names which had been hurriedly
gathered, as it had not been understood by
the friends of the suffrage movement that
the convention would meet so early, and
yet she was prepared to claim that it was
the largest petition which had ever been
presented on the subject. She had fought
for the rights of her sex at the polls for
nearly fifty years, and it was fitting that
her life's work should meet success at the
hands of the grand old Republican party.
"If we are successful we may thank The
CALL, because it has taken the lead in this
matter" said Mrs. Anthony.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-06

he named the following: W. s. Russell,
g. Melsing, 1. S. Cohen, Thomas G. Duff,
William Schmadeke, ]. G. Tyrell, L. c..
Hughes, ]. II. Mahoney, A. Ruef and j..
Martin.
He then reviewed the entire proceedings
at this and all subsequent proceedings up
to and including the holding of the prima-
RES on the 14th, at which he claimed 7544
votes were polled.
He, of course. denounced the proceed
ings of the other side and claimed. among
other things, that they had no right to
delegate the arrangements for the pri-
maries to the County Committee.
Then he touched a subject which came
back on him after little intervening time
like boomerang. He said:
"There will be brought before you GER
tain charges relative to two proxies which
it will be alleged were used without the
knowledge of the persons who were sup
posed to have given them. or were forged.
This will be done for the purpose of having
you determine whether or not the first
meeting of the Congressional Committee
at the Baldwin was legal or not"
L. +. Preston, a member of the commit
tee, here asked Ruef how many members
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-06

told the deponents that County Clerk
Currey mad offered him deputyship and
$500 in cash if he would sign an affidavit
to the effect that he had not given his
proxy to Martin Kelly.
Mr.. Curry appeared before the commit
tee and denounced the affidavits as tissues
of falsehoods. He explained that he and
Martin had been friends for quite num-
Der of years and when Martin was in good
circumstances.
"Mr. Martin came to me" continue q
Mr. Curry, "and voluntarily told me that
his name had been used wrongly and with
out his authority; that it had been forged,
and that he was sorry for it. The next
dav or so Martin was discharged as driver
of the patrol wagon, and ] told him that
he need not suffer on that account; that
would give him work for the sake OF old
time friendship
Mr.. Curry, in response to question by
a committeeman, said that Martin was a
competent clerk and was not drunkard.
After be had made that statement he told
Mr.. Curry that he had been discharged be
cause he had made that statement.
Supervisor King of San Francisco stepped
to the front at a quarter to L in the morn
ing and spoke to the committee as fol-
lows.
"Mr. Spreckels took all the patronage to
himself and let Martin out, but we changed
that after while and l got him situa-
ton as driver of the patrol wagon at $50
per month"
M. J. Duff followed the Supervisor and
related how he had been opposed to the
use of proxies, and how Ruef mad fallen
down on him and let in all the proxies.
Duff added that he told Ruef that he
wanted him to call meeting of the COM
mittee at $50 Market street at s o'clock on
March 4, and that Ruef didn't want to
call the meeting, and that he Duff said if
Ruef didn't call it he would.
This closed the opening for the Kelly
Rainey pretenders.
Martin Stevens then took up the case for
the delegates elected on the 18th of April.
| He showed how Ruef and Mahoney
schemed to hold the meeting at the Bald
win Hotel in the bedroom of Mahoney a
| few hours after the call for Congressional
conventions was made by the State Gen.
| tral Committee.
Al this meeting he declared resolution
| to adjourn which was defeated, according
to the minutes of the meeting as presented
| by the other side, by a vote of 5
to 4, and he further called attention
to the fact that the resolution enjoining
the State Central Com mmitteemen of the
Fourth Congressional District to select a
| Congressional committee of seven to ar
range for primaries was adopted by q vote
| of to 4.
Then he boldly charged that two of the
votes cast against the resolution to ad-
| iourn and in favor of the selection of q
| Congressional Committee were oy persons
holding proxies fraudulently obtained
These were the proxies of ]. Martin (now
decessed) and Mr.. MeIsing.
In support of his charge, he filed affida-
Wits from each of these gentlemen attesting
/ to the fact that they had never delegated
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-06
THE THIRD DISTRICT.
Denfson and Hockhefmer Selected
delegates and Pond and Long
Are the AIternates.

SACRAMENT0, CAL, May 5.-The
Third Congressional District Convention
met in the Supreme Court room at II
A. NJ. J. l.. Geary was elected chairman.
The fight Immediately opened ON the
proposition to recognize the primary del
egation from Alameda County bnt
William r. Davis, who espoused that
cause, was defeated on every proposition
presented.
The convention appointed as a commit.
tee on credentials Dudley of Glenn, Archer
of Yolo, w. II. Church of Alamedo
Llewellyn of Contra Costa and PennvcocT
of Solano.
Davis moved that no delegate whose
seat was contested should be allowed to
vote ON any question that related to HE
own right to sit in the convention. This
motion was rejected and brief recess wa.
taken.
The convention reassembled and adopted
report of the committee on credentials
sustaining the appointed delegation and
rejecting the primary delegates.
Eli Denison of Alameda and n. Hock-
heimer of Glenn were chosen as district
delegates to st. Louis. For aIternates
W. r. Pond of Yolo and G. L. Long of
Haywards were chosen.
The convention adopted resolutions in.
structing the delegates to vote for William
McKinlev,
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-06

either by writing or orally, any one to rep
resent them at the meeting in question,
and that their proxies there used were
forgeries.
After the afidavits had been read and
submitted Mr.. Ruef examined the sigma
lures as if he doubted their genuineness.
He was asked if he did and feigned to do
so. He was then promised an opportunity
to fully satisfy himself and the committee
on this point.
Mr.. Stevens then reviewed the story of
how all the members of the State Central
Committee, with the exception of Ruef,
Martin and Mahoney, met subsequently
and delegated the power of arranging for
primaries to the members of the County
Committee of the Fourth Congress
sional District, and how the delegation he
represented was thus legally elected.
He added that Ruef, Martin and Ma
honey were repeatedly invited to be
present at their first meeting and that
they failed to appear. Then he re-
lated how Melsing knew nothing
of the Baldwin Hotel meeting suntil
he read of it in the morning
papers and that he then declared that his
proxy was never given to any person and
that if used at that m Meeting it must have
been forged. Reference was also made to
the action taken at the regular meeting of
the State Central Committee in nullifying
or resembling the resolutions and actions
| of the Baldwin Hotel takers.
| In concluding Mr.. Stevens called for Mr..
Melsing, and when that gentleman ap-
peared he asked him to state to the COM
| ,,,i4 StD 70 ha off a,,;@
| which purported to have been made by
| him was not genuine, and if the matters
set forth IN that document were not true
| Mr.. Melsing gave prompt assent and
| then one of the committee remarked thai
| it appeared to him that the whole matter
devolved upon the two proxies alleged tC
have been forged.
| Mr.. Stevens nodded assent to this an6
Mr.. Ruef, in a peue do-dramatic manner
made bold bluff by declaring that hi
would rest his case on the authenticity o
the proxies in question, that is, those o
Melsing and Martin.
| In making this play he gave it to be un
derstood that his side would produce the
original proxies and prove the genuine
ness of the signatures attached to them
| How he had his hand called and how he
| wriggled out of tight place, but not into
safety by any means, is shown in the later
proceedings.
John NJ. Chretien argued that the
| County Comm ittee was the sole judge oi
its own membership. If Mr.. Dennery had
right to flock by himself and hold pri.
maries of his own any one else could hold
primaries.
| William Cluff produced Dennery bal
lot and regular ballot. the regular ballot
| being of the color and size required by law
and the Dennery ballot being OF different
color and only quarter in size.