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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-03-25
POLICE JURY.

POLICE JURY.
w p Flower, Alexandria President
Sanford GtefR
George l. Wilson .......,......l 'ahlohrie
w = Ford. .CEr'gNfllie |
II Randolph. ............. spring mn
NJ White OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES a'cas'e"
J SOrelle ............il ihcStu"
l. NJ TeXadl OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. CotIie
z II Davidson. ............. Rapi.es y
+ Harutner ................. ILheFiiie
I X Sulith, Jr hleoiet'e
SCHOOL BOARb.
C. A Schnack, Alexandria. 80. President
q O Watts Alexandria .Snpt and Sccty
| Il " Brin.hurst. ......... AleAahaiis
Samuel Blum ............. .Cheneyvillc
| + Spence Smith. .............. Ell y
Samuel Mallette.. ......... Bahb's Bridge
| /! Il Law son ............'.... Elmer
n l. lIathurn ............ ..f ibefilie
| w w BraAhcar. ................
| Ben Lewis ............. ...'.." clchloh
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE AND CON
STABLES:
Alexandria Ward
Justices Peace-W W Wilmington and
i 4 Il RACIAL.
i Constables-M w Baltic and Chas s
Duke.
| Cotile Ward
Justices peace-John Dawson, I y
Henderson, I W Sorrclle aud y h
Woodland.
Constables-J L Thomas, E II james,
Eli Cleveland and NJ Dutilh".
Calcasieu Ward
Justices Peace-John Dixon and "
Teal.
Constables,-Henry Perkins, and X v
Glass.
Lamonrie Ward
Justices Peace - Robert Martin ant
Josiah Bruce.
Constablcs-C Goodwin aud A
! Stafford.
Chcneyville Ward
Justices Pencc-James A Wylie and
Moore.
r Constables-W S Roberts and N
Stewart.
!. Rapides Ward
Justice Peace-L e Stafford
Constahle-R II Murphy.
"a kigole,ts Ward
Justices Peace-E 4 Brown anu Is
Payne.
10 Constablcs-Albert Brown and Il
r. Teekcl.
Spring Hill Ward.
justices Peace---J 8 Dove (resigued
and John Evans.
Constablcs -B p Phillips, J d Dun,
Hncston Ward
Justices Psace-J l. Whitehurst and
c Lyles.
Constablcs-A G Ward aud A Ora.
Pineville Wrrd-
Justices Pcace-A A David and job
A Newell.
Cous,ahles-J J Dupisscsy and Fl
zier Scott.
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,o, ,o,vr RESOLUTION

No eO2 JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constr
tuition of the State authorizing Cities
and Towns to aid Manufacturing Com
panies.
Be it resolved by the General Assembly
of the State of Louisiana, two-thlrds &.
MI the members elected to each House
concurrins therein. That there shall be
submitted to the electors of the State for
their approval or rejection at the next
general election for representatives III &C
cordance with article 256 of the Consti-
tuition. the following additional article:
The General Assembly may authorize
and empower Cities or Towns Of this
State, to aid and assist by donation, or
otherwise, Manufacturing Companies, TO-
Gated within the corporate limits OF the
! cities or towns; and for that purpose may
authorize AMI empower the proper au-
thorities of such municipal corporations
to levy, assess and collect special taxes;
and apply the proceeds of such tax IN
aiding or assisting such manufacturing
companies; provided,
LIST. Such tax so levied, assessed and
collected in aid Of any one manufacturing
company shall not exceed the rate OF hVe
mills OIL the dollar in any one year, mol
extend for longer period than ten years
provided further, that such tax shall no
be collected until the proposition for sale
tax, shall have been submitted to INT
taxpayers of the municipal corporation
for approval or rejection, at an election
to be held for that purpose and approvet
by majority vote of the taxpayers botl
in number and value voting at such cleo
ton, which. if approved, shall be a par
of the Constitution.
G.. W. BOLTON,
: Sneaker of the House of Representatives
II. H. LOTT.
President Pro Tempore of the Senate
A True Copy:
T. S. Adams, Secretary of State.
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~ 100 JOIVT RESOLUTION

No. 1913. JOINT RESOLC1ltN
Promising an amendment to Article III.
of the Constitution Of the State OF
Louisiana, relative to the trial OF re-
cused cases in district courts, ana IN
terchangc Of judges.
Section i. Be it resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of louisiana
two-thirds of all the members elected to
each House concurring. That Article one
hundred and twelve of the CONSTITUTION
of the State of Louisiana be so amended
us to read as follows:
Article 112 The General Ass"mbl.
shall provide by law for the interchange
| of district judges and for the trial OF re-
cused cases in the district courts, by the
selection Of licensed attorneys at law, by
an Interchange Of judges or otherwise.
! When any district judge is prevented by
! any disability, or any other cause, what
| ever. from holding any stated or appoint
! cd term of his court, and that fact is
made to appear by the certificate OF the
J clerk, under the seal of the court to the
! Supreme Court, or any Associate Justice
thereof, if in the judgment of the court,
or any Associate Justice, the public ill.,
tercsts SO requires, he shall designate and
appoint any district judge of any other
district to hold said court and to dis
charge all the judicial duties Of the judge
SO disabled during said disability. Sucl
appointment shall be fled in the clerks
office and entered ON the minutes of said
district court and certified copy thereof
under the seal of the court, shall be trans
u,itted by the clerk Of the district court
TO the district judge so designated anc
appointed.
G. W. BOLTON,
, Sneaker of the House of Representatives
II. r. LOTT,
President Pro Teinpore Of the Senate
! A true copy:
r. S. ADAMS, Secretary Of State
No. 19o JOINT RESOLUTION
!. Proposing amendments to Article " o
the Constitution Of the State OF Louis
, ana:
u Section /. Be it resolved by the Ger
!, eral Assembly of the State OF Loulslan;
" two.tbirls of all members elected to eac
! House concurring, That the folIowin
! amendments to the Constitution OF tn
State of Louisiana, be submitted 70 u
|. electors of the State at the next e!ectio
u for Representatives in 1896.
T. Article g.. The Governor shall recel'
, q salary of Five Thousand dollars Pr
$ annum, payable monthly on his own wa
rant.
:, Sneaker of Tie House of Representative
'f II. II. LOTT.
ia President Pro TeInpore of the Senat
;, A true copy:
III II. s. ADAMS, Secretary Of State.
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
g. s. Senators.
N C Blanchard term expiring on the
4th of March, 1897.
Don Gallery, term expiring on the
4th of March, 1893.
REPRESENTATIVES in Congress.
State Officers.

Murphy J Foster. .GoVerhor
.Lieut-GoyernOr
Thos S Adams. Secretary Of State
Million J Cunningham. .Atty-General
lain Pickett State Treasurer
w w Heard. Auditor Public Accounts
A D Lafargue. .Supt Public Education
J G Hawks. Commissioner immigration
II C Newsom.. Commissioner Agriculture
J s Lanier. Register State Land Office
w G Burt. ............ Adiutunt General
+ Seip. Senator 18th Senatorial District
Baton Rouge Advocate ....state Printer
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Succession Sale.
State of I.ousiana--Parisb of Rapides-
Tenth Judicial District
Court.
SUCCESSION OF
EDWARD w. WEST n, 7o5
FOR

rnp N'N' 49,
ADMINISTRATIONS, &c.
DURSUANT TO A COMMISSION AND
order Of sala issned from the Homer
able the Tenth judicial District Court
and to me directed rs Sheriff and eX-
officic auctione of the Parish of Rap
ides. Louisiana. commanding and an
thoriziny me to sell for the payment OF
debts, the hereinafter described property
belonging to the above entitled Success
sion. | will offer for sale at pablic auc-
ton. to tile last and highest bidder, at
the front door of the Court House, in the
Town of Alexandria, La, between the
honrs prescribed by law, on
SATURDAY, MARCH 18TH, A. D. 1896,
the following described property, to-wit:
A certain piece or parcel or lot Of
ground situated in the Parish of Rapides
and State of Louisiana, containing tho
quantity of two and seventy-three hun
, .Iredths OF acres e 73-100) acres of land,
more or less, together with all the build
! Jugs and improvements thereon, being
lot No. fifty (50) of survey made by
! George O. Elms, December, 1891, and
filed and attached to a deed in the
| Clerks and Recorders office in sale made
by Salie G Day to Alexandra Land In
proveneut Company, Limited, bounded
on northeast by center of bayou, soEth.
west by lands Of Bertrand We'll, south
east BY lands OF Mrs. Lcckie and kimber,
and northwest by projection of the rea,
line of property of Bertrand We'll to the
center of the bayou, and being the same
property acquired by Edward w. West
from Sam We'll on 18th day of April, 1894
Teruls of Sale-Cash, subject to ap
uraisement on file.
d. T. STAFFORD,
/ Sheriff and ex-otticio Auctioneer
TtoE IG0,
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ALEXANDRIA POST OFFICE DlREC.
TORY.

Jonas Rosepthal. ........ Post Master
VIM Maddox, Asst !"
Office hours from O'Clock IN to I p N.
Money order business closes at 4 p M.
Registered Letters close at S o'clock pm.
DISTRICT MAILS.
Hineston, six times week. Leaves
Alexandria at 1880 III; arrives at 6 p M.
Pinevilje, fourteen times week.
Leaves Alexandria ut l1.30 n q, and = nj.
Arrives at Alexandria 10 ~ and p IN.
Poland, three times n week. Leaves
Alexandria Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sat
urdsys at 6 a IN: returns same days 7 III.
Iatt, once week. Leaves Alexandria
on FRIDAYS ut 6 IN aud returns same
day at $3.50 r m.
: Kansas City, Watkins g. Gulf Railway
to Lake Charles aud intermediate post
afllcc5, daily and return cams day.
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DIR. S. III. RUSHING,
ALEXANDRIA, LA.

" Residence on Fourth and Wash
ington streets. Office and Hospital OF
Fourth aud DeSoto streets.
Surgeon for the Texas &, Pacific and
Houston. Central Arkansas and Northern
Railroad Companies.
Al will be- pr,mptlr carsd for npon
g..
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No. 900 JOINT RESOLUTION

No. 200. JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendment to Article lS5 of
the Consti ution of the State of
Louisiana relative to suffrage.
Section j. Be it resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State OF louisiana,
two-thirds Of all members OF earn House
concurrng, that an amendment to Article
One Hundred and Eightf-hve (lSo) OF the
Constitution Of the State Of Louisiana,
be submitted to the electors of the State
Mt the next election for Representatives
in 1896, to read as follows:
Article 1876 Every male citizen OF the
United States. by birth or naturalization,
who is twenty-one years old, or upwards,
possessing the following qualifications,
shall be an clector II vote at any election
by the people, except as herein provided
First. He shall be an actual resident
of the State one year next preceding the
! election at which he tfters to vote
! Second. He shall be an actual resident
| of the parish in which he offers to vote nj
| least six months next preceding the cleo
! ton. o
! Third He shall be On actual resident
of the ward or precinct in which he offer:
TO vote at least thirty days next proceed
Ing the election.
Fourth. He shall be registered voter
Fifth. He shall be able TO read th'
Constitution of the State in his mothe
tongue or shall be Il bona tide owner o
property. real or personal, located in tn
State and assessed to him Mt cash val
uation Of not less than two hundred dol
lars.
Sixth The General Assembly at it
) regular session in 1896 shall have power
by II vote of two-tnirds of all the men
bers elected to each House. and approve
by the Governor. to modify. change Q
amend this article of the Constitution
> and such notifications. changes
amendments when SO adopted and al
proved shall become part of the Con
stitution without the publication an
. submission to the popular vote require
in Article 25G of the Constitution.
! G.. W. BOLTON,
I Speaker of the House Of Representative
i H. II. LOTT.
+, President Pro Temporc of the Senat
L L. $. ADAMS, Secretary State.
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,rv 10 he fixed annually and paid by. the
Police Jury of each parish.
Sec. S. Be it further resolved, etc.,
That articles one hundred and twenty
eight aud one hundred and twenty-h'ne
# the Constitution of the State OF LOUIS
lana be and the same are hereby aoro-
gated and repealed.
So G.. W. BOLTON,
Sneaker of the House of Representatives.
Fl. r. LOTT,
President Pro Tempore OF the STATE
A true copy:
r S. ADAMS Secretary of State.
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LODGE MEETINGS.

+ MO FELLOW S.-PhTnix Lodge. ~"
52, [. O. o. + meets every Tues
Jay ni.l,t at 8 o'clnck. All brethren a't
cordial, invited tn attend.
MOSES MAYER, N. G.
LIP. WH1TrlNGToS, Rec. See.
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rNlGnTs or pYTHIAs-A'cxan
N dria Ledge. No. So, meets the First
and Third Thursdays at Sp. III. Visiting
brethren cordially invited.
T.. G.. HUNTER, G. G..
A. Hilton, X. Of r. & S.
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lcontinned from Page II

all cases. Pensions granted to widows
shall cease upon their remarriage.
G. w. BOLTON.
Sneaker of the House of Representatives.
II. K, LOTT,
President Pro Tempore of the Senate
A true copy:
II. S. Adams. Secretary Of State
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City Officers.

Thomas Crawley.. ...............M Mayor
&C Swayze. .......... Secretary
Jas I Film Treasurer, Assessor, Collector
John G Ryan. ......... City Attorney
DIR o Simmons. ;. Pres't Board Health
Thos r Trenlway. ..............M Marshal
Fl Il Roberts. Might Marshal
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In testimon, whereof have hereunto
affixed my signature and attached the
seal of the State of Louisiana, at the city
of Baton Rouge, this 23l day of Deem
Der, 1885. ,,
fse.n Secretary Of State.
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TERMS or COURT FOR EArIpEs PARISH:
Civil Terms-First Mondays III Janu-
AIRY and May.
Jury Tcrms-E'irst Mondays in April
and November.
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II NIGHTS OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS
u Lodge, No. $40, meets on th-
Second and Fourth Wednesdays of each
month at Sp. III. Whiting brethren are
invited to attend.
- In1ISsTnS u
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COUSCLMEN

Council meets first Monday III each
month.
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Snnrelpc Cnnrt,
ASSOCIATES.

Francis II Nichols, Chief Justice
New Orleans.
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JUDGES COURT OF PPEA Ls-3RD CIRCUIT:
w + Blackman. land. ......E L Lewis
Terms of Court-Sucond Mondays III
February and July.
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Parish Officers.
Representatives.

G w Bolton. ...-antl.-....:: .-: s Meeker
District judges Tenth judicial District.
.J,s andrews, and. .......A V Coco
5 p Brazealc, District Attorney
c I, R:msdell Clerk District Court
c. N Fitzpatrick. Deputy Clerk
d r Stafford Sheriff and Tax Collector
& j Barstow Assessor
DR. Il l. Luckctt, Jr. .Coronsr
Il W Bringhurst ........ Parish Surveyor
R G. Maddox .......... Parish Treasurer
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(Seal.)
New-York tribune., 1896-01-15
THE INDIANA AND THE TEXAS

washington Jan 1.-THE battlc-sh!p Indiana saiei
from Newport. r. l.. this morning Tor hi-ihpto7
Roads Va. where Admiral Bunces squau'on W
evolution Is still waiting for orders Ihe lhii'ha
,u- M, he attached TO the squadron for some tihe
,r At all She has not had her first general i''''ec
tion OF guns machinery and other detalIs' ana J"
uu he necessary before she can be paced IN ac'''e
service that she shall have sea run OF 'o'H '9''
ho,rs TO determine whether any repairs OF aura
- for witch the contractors resp)nsiD'e musV
he made part of the contract price haVs og, , onv
,e,naI hv The Government TO cover the cos. Vi naS
s.'nh work Captain Rob.ey j. Evans, the 5 ina
anas commander. il reported 10 have & reSO'', 1d
[ biS recent severe attack of rheumatism anu
is now on board the vessel ., -, . ~. tho
u 10 ~ the officers and one-haf the crew q, tie
,..i1 hin Texas Will be sent from Noriolk 10 Mfie
ia Iind a., 10 man the monitor Mona lih9Th 9 VIZ @
isldidr, is placed OF commission ! ne ere"
We ~ h Texas !s now engaged In Landing ner 20
o, d the order placing her on the nacune III III he
anu ~. necessary repairs may be male WIZ ne
,haa me ~" when this work has been comp etfa hdt
lssuei,rk vii, be placed in active service IN dooue
MonduliDC" ,Tha other members OF the crew OF the
SIX "e,ni,l III he sent to the ram Katahdin
New-York tribune., 1896-01-15
FIRST VTNKS IN AMERICA.
o ST Paul Pioneer-Press,

From The St. Paul Pioneer-Fress. .
Law Sedgwick OF the tax department or ins
Northern Pacific Road. OF Tacoma was IN me S,y S,
vesterdav en- route 10 New-York, and had WIN MIN
coupie OF animals belonging to the canine SPECIES:
and the like OF which has not peen Oe,ois % hs e % IN
IT, IT, nn,,nent of North America. He held them IN
heins though the were entirely inonensve.
rare rare enough to be taken care Of They were
of dog peculiar TO the interior OF me con-
a , speceS nS sia and the first Of their kind ever
brought to America They were brought from rom
tInS X onS on the Northern Pacific steamship VIC
tor,a BY Captain John Panton; and arrived id IN IA,
eoma a. week ago last Saturday. MI Seng"ick
was taking East for presents to MS sister rs ana
W"rk e,tv The animals peculiar In that they
have faces OF bears and the body OF the common
dos AZ One was entirely black. and the color ex-
tended to his mouth his tonsue being as black AZ
n,h,tish and looked exactly like a cinnamon bear
The animals looked like very woolly SPITE dogs
q nd were entirely domesticated.
They were brought from the boundary Of the
what the coley is to the shepherd OF scotland. or
neciiar interest are they TO the Northwest because
their kind have sacrificed their coats for many
Years TO make the dogskin coats that have been 80
much used in the Northwest during the last half
decade.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-15

tn tne Committee on Rules reported. recommending
Soihe SUN changes all OF which were adopted save the
one relating to the counting of a oucrun There
wa was some objection to the proposed change by sew
era members who fear d that its alootion would
result in delay and mterruDtion at the Friday night
sessions and when the House was acting under
requests Tor unanimous consent at the opening or
close of a days session. when the point OF no
quorum might be made. So passed that over for
the present we can ca II up at any time but
practically the rules have been disposed Of There
Is no present necessity for the Randolph Tucker
rule. but the Speaker and his associates on the
committee thought 1t had best be lncorporatod
in the code at this time, when 1t could be done
win ,tne ieast ground Tor criticism that 1t was
intended to secure any partisan advantage.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-15
NE FOUND 1T TOUGH.
49,, Tho Warrentown Virginian.

From The Warrentown Nirslnlan
Speaking of eagles some days ago. NJ W \, InSdn 6dn
Federal General ard some other officers VINO were
" "csmned in the neghborhood rode by, and the Gen
al wouId have the head and two OF the officers tooh
foot apiece when he threw the eagle into the yaiu
a little later a private soldier came by ana MT
1rbnrn saw him steal the bird. but said nothing;
several days later the man came up to the house ana
,, M rhorn | have come here out of curiosity
-, al, ,vbai Kind of fowls you raise. got one OF
,ben, some davs ago and have been boiling IL iour
days and nights and can't SICK 10TH '"'o u &c"
New-York tribune., 1896-01-15
Military Academy Appropriation bill, which was

Military Academy Appropriation BILL which was
placed on the calendar. ,,s
Sneaker Reed announced the following members
of the Joint Committee on the lnaugurat0h OF ne
Chickamauga and Chattanooga NatlonaI fark, tile
renos on which has not yet been made to congress-
Grosvenor Kiefer, Strong Avery Bowers lf'ep''
Wheeler Cox of Tennessee; Maddox ana Srisp
Nv the admission OF Utah a State ana tne CON
seai!ent retirement OF Delegate Cannon reassisn-
r1ent of Delegates to the committee service was
made necessary and the Speaker announced the as
signment of Delegate Murphy tRep:. AriZ2 70 tne
committees on Claims. Mines and Mining ana & Non-
age Weights and Measures. and or Delegatc Fly IL"
Zen OklaO 10 the Committee Agriculture
Al AS o. clock the House adjourned
New-York tribune., 1896-01-15
THE PLEA FOR COUNTING A QUORUM.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE situation in respect ~
the condition OF the rules Of the House is couded
with some uncertainty because OF the failure 10 ac
the proposition for counting quorum which
was first suggested in the XLVIIth Congress py
J. Randolph Tucker and fas been adopted by the
present Committee on Rules General Henderson
who had charge Of the report of the Committee on
Rules said to-day:
The House at the beginning OF the session,
adopted the rules OF the List Congress. Last week
New-York tribune., 1896-01-15
CLEMENCY POR CAPTAIN SUMNER.

SECRETARY HERBERT RENTS lhb '-'
PORTION OF HIS SENTENCE
Washington, Jan l4-Secretary Herbert mas ''
nnitted the unexpired portion Of the sentence IN ~
posed on Captain George w Sumner. conV'c'e' -
court martial at the Brooklyn Navy 1ard OF '"i
.essness in connection with the docking OF tth the
crmiser Columbia which he commanded. al SouinI
ampton. England Captain Sumner was Ssusitenher
l2 and would have had two months more 9l s"@
pension He has been placed on waiting orueis'
New-York tribune., 1896-01-15
II IS easy to assert "Fine Furniture

at Low Prices" GEO. c. FLINT CO.. - West 2SA
St. have been doing well saying ths for % loa0.
they have bulk Of the trade.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-15
uOUiN'S WEAKNESS.

From The Ripley (ohlo) Bee xo,or,,or 9s
FROM <,, oi,l has been asleep since November ~; -
IN UinS Ui,is &c TO awaken her are in vain She 'ai"'
hhu 90 .lnn,, however.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-15
orcyCLES on STREETCARS.

From The Syracuse fos'' ua and wooy
IL way ahead OF Eastesn c c,'ss se IN rear dash
apects. lts stIeSY stIS sides on which bicycles can "e
hung.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-15
FOREIGN AFFAIRS NOT DISCUSSED BY
THE CABINET
A NATIONAL. MILITARY PARK At vICKsBCRG PRO
POSED HENRY IRVING AND MISS TERRY
VISIT THE CAPITOT.-FoR \ COAST DE
FENCE LOAN-A NEW HOUSE
RESTAURANT KEEPER
WORK OF COM
AfITTEf.S.

Washington. Jan. 14.-Foreign affairs we're e'i-
dontly not considered at the Cabinet meeting To-
day. as Secretary o.ney was not present lie H''
a short Interview with the President THIS moililS'
and returned 10 the State peparim mt before the
meeting began. Mr. Oney's object IN a'sril .l'.-
view with senator sherman chairman of the Com
miiice on Foreign Re.ations. Mr. Olney ana NJ
sherman were in conference some uNe III MI
u,N of
New-York tribune., 1896-01-15
TIE PROJECT FAVORED BY SECRETARY oLNEY
AND A MAJORITY n BOTH HOUSES OF CON
GREss MIR CLEvELAND's VIEWS
rpY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNE.l

or kNOWN
New-York tribune., 1896-01-15

The establishment Of national military park
on the baitlc-nells I'm AMI around Nicksburg MISS
Is the purpose OF "a bill which VIII b. introduced
IN the House this week. The proposed park VIII
cover an extent Of territory one-eishih Of "A nile
wide by six miles IN length. lying east a"d noriA
OF the city T!e moving spirits in the affair are