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The Opelousas courier., 1896-03-14
4 GLORIOUS Trio or PATRIOT

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The Pharrites who thought it all
hight for their candidate for Cover
nor to be in alliance with Warnloth.
Hero, Cage, Demas and all the other
old "busted" carpet-baggers and
scaiaWags, are weeping crocodile
tears over the fact that Mr.. Justice
Mcllnery stepped off the Supreme
bench to make a speech fer the De-
mocratic party. This is the rankest
foolishness. Judge McIGnery oc-
cupies the high and honorable posi-
ton of associate Justice Of our Su-
pre1ne Court, where, by his learning,
ability, integrity and wisdom, he
aids in the dispensation Of Justice
between rival litigants. To hold
such a position is a high honor in
deed. But the highest of all honors
IN this country is to be a patriotic
American citizen, and this is what
5. ID. McEnere. is. INC was, before
he was IL juiSe;and. if it is his duty
- ~ My ~ tIIiil lilSf ii dl-
tainments in the decision Of cases
between parties litigant. it is ten
times his duty, when the prosperity,
honor and happiness Of his State are
Gssailed to step to the front in their
defence. Were our coast besiged by
hostile fleets and armies, would it
derogate from the dignity of the
meDers of the Supreme bench t. lay
aside the robes Of office ard seize
the sword and shield? Ey no means.
Every patriotic citizen, whatever
civic post he may hold, owes his
first duty. his talents. his influence
and good right nm first and above
all to heprotectiun Of the homes
and prospe(9y and glory Of his
country. Judge McEnery struck Il
splendid blow at Monroe for Louis
lana; he fired a shot that will ring
the Suite and strike terror
to the hearts of the free niager sup
premacy party, and God bless him
for it. "r"
On the 14th inst, when the De-
tnCcracy assemblies in Washington
artillery Hall, it would be a proud
thing to see Chief Justic Nichols
over the meeting, and then we
should behold gathered together in
friendship and Corporation Of
l loyal and noble union of
he three men who as Governors Of
his State have lifted Louisiana out
If the depth Of shame and poverty
ind oppression into which She was
sunk by the men who are the chief
'uglers of Captain Pharr, Fran
lis T. Nichols, Samuel D. McEnery
nd Murphy j. Foster. So let it be
y all means.
Let these three noble mon: these
hree patriots; these three faithful
.ps Of Louisiana who have made
VI waste places 70 blossom again,
Th,>% have rebuilt our ruined halls
ndHdesolated homes, replenished
ur plundered treasury, and once
lore thrown a crown of light about
ne brow of IL commonwealth, be
rought together before their people.
hey have differed in some epochs.
ut through all, they have had one
purpose in their heart. the
of the truest and highest
lterest Of Louisiana. Let them
arm in arm, confront the peo-
le OF this great metropolis, and
an enthusiasm will arise as has
ever been witnessed in this State
fore. -
The evening times., 1896-10-03
R,.c,,a mites Held Initiation.

George c. Thompson Tent, No. 3, Inde-
pendent order OF Rechabites, held an inter-
estng meeting 10 Harris Hall, corner Sew
enth and u streets, last evening. The de-
grees OF the order were conferred upon
fourteen candidates. Those who took part
in the evenings proceedings were Grand
Chief Ruler welch, Edward Welch and
Thomas Sp:llman. of Columbia Tent, No.
1; District Secretary Adams and J. r.
Clancy, OF Union Tent. No. 81; George w.
Rue, OF Camnack Tent, No. 56; T. l.. Sal
keld, H. B. Heit. W. W. CordeII, W. b.
Morgan, Joseph II. Hurley, William Ryan,
Edward Dugan. Henry Boucher, a. X. Belt,
p. B. Jones, Patrick Cady, J. B. Ryan.
Frank Litz, W. $. BeatOn, John Rodgers
and others OF tie local tent. Sergt. John
c. Daley has bern proposed for membership.
The new resafit outfit will be ready for
use at the next meeting. A large deI6-
CATION OF this tent is expected to attend
The Grand Tent Visitation at Camrnack Tent,
Junior, 3f9 ,FesosyIsaAia avenue. this
sveuiug., and at Anacostia Tent. No. 13s, !,
Anacostia, uext Tuesday evening.
The evening times., 1896-10-03

The Democratic managers are making
the most of the alleged statement OF Maj.
Mckinley. made in a letter in 1890, to the
effect that he was in favor Of the free and
unlimited coinage OF silver.
A day or Two ago u tlue print proof OF a
large pIacard. which will doubtless be Iith-
ographed for conspicuous posting in public
places. was received at Democratic head
quarters. 1t reads as follows: Mckinley ;
Duplicity: have always been in favor OF
the free and Unlimited coinage 1.-THE silver
product of the United States. and have so
voted on ut least two occasions during the
tiine have been in public nfe''
The letter which is said to have contained
this statement was written TO Mr.. E. s.
Perkins. OF Weymouth, OhO, then 4 member
OF the State legislature. The letter has just
been brought to light, and the copy of it is as
follows. .u-.i .,auau.. .-.-rts
Committee OF WAYS and Means. House
of Representatives. Washington, D. C,
Sept 27. 1880 To Hon T. 5 Perkins, wey-
mouth. o.: Dear Sir-I have been so busy
for the past three weeks that il has Leen
impossible for NE to give any attention to
matters in the district. which fact, | de-
lieve. my friends viii appreciate.
Il have been waiting for InouleBt's time
that might ans vert wu or tn rec letters here
tofore received from gentlemen IN Medina
county in relation TO my position on the
silver and other questions. / have always
been in favor OF the free and unlimited
coinage of the silver product Of the United
States. and have so voted on at least two
occasions during the time / have been in
ntItilp 7 lI-rtv 70 sayt ..f-Hf ffa,.
coinage to the silver of the world and opcu
our mints TO foreign countries without
charge. as proposed by gentlemen on the
floor OF the House.
My purpose was to secure immediate leg
islation that would credit ard dignity our
silver coin.
Il believe the law which we enacted this
session Will accomplish that result. 1t
utiiizes every dollars worth OF the silver
product OF the United States. and even
more The value Of that legislation has
already been apparent in the enhanced
value given to silver. You may remember.
as indicating my position ON the subject.
that voted 70 pass the silver bill in the
Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth Congress over
the veto OF President Hayes. I shall be
very glad to write you at any time upon any
subject you may wish to DC informed upon
With me, political and economic aues
tions are CONVICTION, ana while may MT
always be right. am always willing to let
those whose suffrage / seek know exactly
whattheya are. yerytruly,
VILLA II MCKINLEY.
In explanation OF this letter Mr.. Per
kins makes the following statement:
The foregoing is a true COPY Of a letter
now IN my possession, received about Octo-
Der l, 1880. The fact that 1 was IN out
spoken silver man and chairman OF Medina
county Republican central committee will
account for this letter. 1t certainly in
duced the most ardent support of Major
Mckinley in his contest for Congress by my
self and other silver Republicans to whom
l showed the letter"
The evening times., 1896-10-03
T HE requcst made by Inspector of Bniid-
ings Brady in his annual report for an
increase fn-the number OF assistant insrec-


increase in-the number OF assistant insree-
tors to seven is So en-
tirely reasonable and in
A MOST the interest of real C, On
REASON ->omy that Congress should
no. hesitate TO grant it
ASLc AT present the force at
REQUEST. the command of the in
sEector is SO absurdly
small thatit is IMPOSSIBLE
to perform the work which should he done
by this branch of the LEGAL government.
The public buildings erected every year
by the District authorities do not get that
supervision in the course of their cUnstruc-
tion which, They. ought 10 have, simply
because the Inspector lacks the assistants
necessary for that purpose. Special ap-
poin tments, Therefore, have TO be made ut
Il proportionateiy heavy compensation, and
their work being bat of temporary char
acter the same attention is ra rely given to
it which 1t would receive at the hands of per
sons whose Continued tenure OF office would
depend upon TIE faithful discharge OF their
duties.
, Thore is quite another and equally as i'm
portant reason, however, for The appoint
ment of these inspectors II is of the ut
most importance that the erection, not only
of public buildings, but OF OF hers also should
proceed under the superintendent of COM
petent and conscientious public officials.
1t ma be suggested. Of course, that no i'm
portaDt structure is built no wadays without
being under the surveillance Of an archi
tect. This is probably true, but it should
be remembereii that such architect looks
only TO the interest of his employer. He
stands beG ween the owner and the con
tractor, and is employed chiefly To see that
the material used by the builder is not in
ferior to that stipulated for in the CCE
tract, and the struct ure put up accordils
TO the specifications He does not in any
sense, manner or form represent the in
tercsts of the public, ana il is to this end
that the presence of an inspector of build
ings is desirable
What has become known as Buddeuseik-
ism is fortunately rot a familiar spectacle
in Washington The erection Of buildings
Whch put together Just Tor the sake OF
making n good appearance before pcs
sible purchaser. but in reality are death
traps. has not been known here. But there
have been instances of buildings so care
lessly constructed as to fali under the ban of
condemnation within short time after
their completion. If their erection had
been carried on under the surveillance of
an official inspector, such conditions would
i'll all probability NOT have prevailed. The
public has rights in this matter which should
not be disregardcd. and which can only be-
looked after by officials appointed spe.
cially for that purpose. II is fo- this rea
son, as much as for any other, that the
recommendations OF Inspector Brady should
be needed.
The evening times., 1896-10-03
THE name of Victor Dulcn Scott,
leading business man OF Cleveland,

THE name Of Victor Dulcn Scott,
! leading business man OF Cleveland,
Ohio, appears on the register at the
Riggs House. Mr.. Scott reports business
in his town as considerably improved, one
of the causes of improvement being the
celebration of the one hundredth birthday
of the city, which recently took place there.
One of the most pleasing features Of this
celebration from 4 trade point OF view
was tue industrial section uf the great
parade. The leaders in tie various indus
tries OF tue city took up the idea with great
enthusiasm, and did all in their power to
give Glands business population n fit
ting representation. No expense was spared
in getting up expensive Observation-Disclosures
artistically decorated wagons. Many out
side companies, who have business interests
in Cleveland, also took advantage Of tire
opportunity OF showing their interest in
the city. And now they are receiving their
reward in greatly augmented mercantile
activity. Much of this is, CT course, direct
result of the money left in the town by
visitors, but still large proportion Is
directly traceahie to the advertisements
displayed In the trade parade Which all
goes to show that advertising is the soul Of
modern business.
The evening times., 1896-10-03
Observation-Disclosures.
Thousa nds of Them Reported Killed
and WOundt.d

New Orleans. La. Oct. IA special from
Key West says: Advices received here from
Havana state that Antonio Maceo, in a
recent attack on the trocha, inflicted ter
rible losses on the Spaniards. more than
900 beipg killed and wounded.
The attack was made at night and was
carefully planned.
The fighting was general along the line,
but was fiercest near Artimisa, where An
tonic Maceo led a picked force of fnsur-
gents against the Spanish column, com
mandcd by Gen. Aralas. 1t is said many
Spanish effiders were killed and tkat Gen.
Aralas himself was slightly injured.
The insurgents captured six pieces Of
artillery. many thousand cartridges and
several hundred stands Of arms large
section OF the strocha Notifications were
demolished with dynamite.
The evening times., 1896-10-03

<s@ ITIZENs of Tampa, Fla, are stir:
~ ring up their board of trade to
offer Inducements to new iudus
tries to have them come there" said George
o. Davis. of that city, at the Ebbitt.
Just as killing frost about once in ten
years teaches the orange growers that they
must diversity their crops. Just SO the ac-
tivity in cigar circles, now reignng because
of the Cuban war. is showing people in
Tampa that they must have other manu-
facturers to get along. AS ciger-in1king
is the only manufacture of the town. busi
ness is hopelessly stagnant.
There is plenty of room and facility down
there for shoe factories. tanncries and kin
dred industries. they can ouly bepersuaded
to come down. So the citizens have de-
terrnined to have them. Ir they are moi
able 10 offer moncyed inducements. real es-
tate in the shape OF sites for the factories
Will be offered to firms who might possibly
start up there.
mo doubt these offers will bring plenty
Of answers. and within Il year Tampa looks
forward TO a release from the Illuminating
position OF being dependent upon one in
dustry."
The evening times., 1896-10-03
BIDS FOR TORPEDO RoATS.
Secretary Herbert Has Bat Two Days
to Settle Dispute.


The complications arising ont Of the nume-
fuus bids for 30 knot and other high speed
torpedo boats. have led to Attorney General
Harmon being called urCn 10 consider the
validity of the Herreshoffs' hiG, which was
outside of the Navy Department stipula;;
ti.aus.
Tue consequent postponcment in making
the award recommended by the chiefs OF
construction and engineering have caused
q sufficient delay 10 throw the whole mat
ter into Secretary Herbert's hands for set
tlcment Tue Secretary is On the steam
Btip Paris, due in New York tomorrow,
and lie is expected to reach Washington
on Monday. As Congress limited the time
for executing contracts to October 3 there
will be onI y two days leftfor tie Secretary's
decision on tue bids. ,"
The chief Of ordnance is vigorously op-
posing the report made by the other bureau
chiefs, aud insists that the Herreshuffs be
given at least one OF the so knot boats
instead Of oae Of the three small ones
awarded to them This would leave the
scotts, of San Francisco, without any OF
the work, although they offered to build
thr largest and fastest boet Of any Of the
competitors
The evening times., 1896-10-03

M ANY and diversified are the he uses ,,ss,t,f Of
lVI rosln, as was explained by Aartn
A Schwartz tc 4 group i'll the lobby
OF Wizards Hotel.
Mr.. Schwartz knows whereof he speaks,
for he is The proprietor OF u large pine grove
near Sumter y C., which produces annually
mauyhudred weight fthisusefulconimodity
One OF the most unusual OF the uses
to which rosin is put is in the manufacture
of paper. For this purpose ouly the very
finest grade that is known as''water white
is used In scented soaps rosin is extcn-
sively used Besides this, it is largely
employed in making Inferior varnishes. seal
ing wax and various ceInents- In the prep
aration of shoemakers' wax 1t is Also called
INTO requisitiOn. II has also been found
efficient in soldering metals. in pitching
beer barrels, i'll rosining the bows OF must al
Instruments aud for numerous other MINOR
purposes 1t is treated by destructive dis
tillation on a large scale for the production
OF Il complex oil. having tarry odor and
a whitish opalescent color. which, untier
the name OF rosin oil. is much used as a
lubricant. This oil can be produced so
cheaply that it can enter INTO competition
with even petroleum.
Resin oil also enters extensively into the
common kinds Of fatty Gil as an adulterant.
The evening times., 1896-10-03
rHADEus NJ. WAITE, a New York

I VIA DEUS Nj. Wal / f. NeT i'iA
! railroad man, is stopping at the
Raleigh He has Just returned from
a trip through the West in the interests Of
his road. Among number Of interest
ing stories which he gathered en- route
is the following:
One OF the letter carriers OF Oakland,
Cal, during his leisure hours, wrestfcs
with the piano. In order 20 live up TO his
avocatioD he has allo wed his hair To grow
long, a la Paderewski. and has thereby
caused the local postmaster, G. b. White.
a peck of trouble.
For numerous complaints began 10 come
in from ladies and gentlemen who oblected
on aesthetic grounds to the carriers dp-
...arancc. So high did the feeling on both
sides run that general brawl was pre-
cipated when one day the gentleman
with the unshorn locks attacked youth
who whistled johnny Get Your Hair Cut
as he passed by. In order to obvIate
further trouble the postmaster put the
musician on the night shift. But this only
made matters worse. After he had had
an alteration with doctor and had
their wits, a general request was made
that he be compelled either to cut his
hair or resign his position. The post
master was In quandary. He had neither
the power nor the inclination to force an
employc to resign because OF the length
of his hair. so after some consideration he
suggested compromise This wasthatt the
breezes should be permitted to toy with
the A bsalom odornmeDts while their owner
was off duty. but while at work he must roll
them up In a knot under his cap. This was
readily agreed to. and the carrier now ap-
pears daily with his helmet perche,l On top
OF a Psyche knot.
The evening times., 1896-10-03
Pros,s.rous Fishing season

Ottawa, Canada, Oct. 3.-ComInapder
Wakenam, IN c,sarge of the government lie
Canatlicnae, reports that TIE SEASONS fish
ing along the Canadian Labrador coast has
been good; that all the fishermen are well
supplied with fish for the winter, and that
there is no sickness or distress. The fish
ing season on the Newfoundland La br ator
coast, he says, has been poor, but the
catch on the south shore of the St.
Lawrence has been remarkably good
The evening times., 1896-10-03
STOLE HER LANDLADY'S TRUNK
Mary johnson Arrested When She
Returned From Her Trip.

Mary Johnson-a cOinsly colortd woman,
twenty years OF a ge, ,wasarrest. Il by FatroI-
men Yoe and Cats atthe corner or Seventh
street and Boundary last evening andlocketi
up in tue Fifth precinct station on the
cnarge of larceny
The girl roomed with woman named Re-
oecca Smith i month ago en- = street sire
left suddenly and was accused Of taking her
landlady'S trunk with her. When she re-
turned a few days ago tue trunk was left
at the Baltimore and Ohio station and Off
GERS Mcdonald and TroInbon recovered il
from there last evening. She had disposed
ola paEtof the clothing together with mum
her of pictures she is alleged to have ia kcD
from the Smith woman -. -,
The evening times., 1896-10-03
RUNNING
SHORT
ON
NAMES.

VI ihp"h>NlIitNH JpBEs-
boros, SmithTtles and wrlIiamsburgs. 1t
is not difficult. of course, to understand
how all this simila rit in nomencla, ,ure caue
about, but it is not at all easy to crmpre-
hend why it should be permitted to CON
tinue. American history is So rich in great
names and events that ii is not at all
necessary that we should have a score Of
cities, towns and villages denominated
Washington or Georgetownor Jefferson. A
little geographical or chronological Study viii
develop a mine of practically inexhaustible
wealth in the way of na mes. After this las
been fully utilized the history Of the world
offers a new supply.
There is hardly IL man or a woman that
has not already been made to suffer great
annoyance by the ridiculous duplication of
names OF towns and cities. Thousands OF
letters and express packages have been
missent on account OF it. Especially is this
the case with letters and packages coming
from Europe. Instances iunuIncrable are on
record of letters addressed to John Smith,
Washington, L. S. A. aud these probably
had to make TIE round of all the towns
called in honor of the Father Of His Coun-
try before getting to the right person. To
this duplication in nomenclature a stop
should be put at once, and a little of that
originality and ingenuity for which this
Yankee nation has become famous the world
over might be exercised to enrich the name
register OF American cities and postofficcs.
The evening times., 1896-10-03

n..nt Family Circulation much
greater than any either paper, morn
ing or evening, published in Wash
inSton. As Il News and Advertising
M-dium il has no competitor
The evening times., 1896-10-03
Atleeed Murderer Dies fn Prison

Tupkhanncck, Pa, Oct. 3.-Feriinand
Conptuvier. who had been confined in the
jail at this place since July 4. for the
asurtier OF Benjamin Carter. of Auburn.
SusquehanBa Guaty, which occurred at
Sknner's Eddy. this county. on the night OF
July 3, died in prison yesterday after
q sickness OF four days. He Was TO have
been tried at the November term OF court
The evening times., 1896-10-03
RECEIVER
SCHOEPF'S
rsH --sIr..
REPORT.


steps which Receiver schoepf now proposes
to take to procure the means necessary FOR
such equipment Of the lines rs demanded by
Congress. they would have saved thein-
selves and the public great deal of annoy
auce and retained large part of the hJsi-
ress which has gone to other roads because
of the more progressive and business-iike
methods OF the hitter. just as soon as
rapid transit was introduced Oh the other
roads in and about the city. aud the Eek
ipgton and Belt lines showed no disposition
10 keep UP with the procession. if not in the
front, then, at least, in the second or third
rank. the people became indignant and dis
gusted, ant, patronized the other roads, even
at the sacrifice of having TO walk few
blocks farther to OF from their respective
residences.
)" GompresSeti.air motors will net give as
rapid transit as electricity or cable, but
they would have been So great IN improve
ment uGon the half-broken-down horses OF
the Bekingten and Belt roads that the evi-
dence of effort on the part Of the COM
panies to respond to- general sentiment
In favor OF nj oiern accommodations weald
have been knowiedged by continuance
at least, IL not increase, OF the patronage
enjoyed by those roads. But when the
managers only tried how best to oircum-
vent the wishes of the people and the de-
mands of Congress, the people showed their
resentment by withdrawing their patron
age, and consequently the collapse was
bosnd to come. The future may hold a het-
ter fate in store for both roads, but the
'nnnagemcnt- of them Will have TO be In
nearly every respect the very Opposite OF
what 1t has been up to this time.
The evening times., 1896-10-03
In the seventh Massachusetts

Boston, Mass, Oct. 3-The Democrats
OF the Seventh Congressional district last
night Nominated rnIlip }. ponsruy of
Charlestown, for Cor gress, and Edward ID.
Newhall. OF Lynn, for Presidential elec.or.
The evening times., 1896-10-03

AEARD ECHOES FROM BOSTON
Sunda school Union Holds an Interest
ing Rally
The evening times., 1896-10-03

FRAUD IN AUCTION SALES
New York Grand jury Makes Number
OF Indictments
The evening times., 1896-10-03

EEwS FROM ALEXANDRIA
Frnerals OF the Two Victims Of Tues
days Storm
The evening times., 1896-10-03
M'K|NLEY WAS FOR SILVER
So Declared in a Personal
Let er in 1890.
CAPITAL FOR DEMOCRATS

whil. He Was NJ EN- ber of the Ways
and Means Committee in the House
He Wrote to Z. 5. Perkin n Mem
ber of the Ohio Legislature-Let-
ter Brought to Light.
The evening times., 1896-10-03

Grand anniversary OF ttie Mlsfit ClothfnE
Parinrs tefiay. All custom-matle ci0tiIinE
mt one-third actual value today. Souvenif
prices 4O7 Seventh street.
The evening times., 1896-10-03

". C. T. Il. CONVENTION ENDED
Closing Session Addressed by Miss Yates
of Maine.
The evening times., 1896-10-03

son SET TUE STA BILE AFIRE--
james Morgan was BrJnk anu Father Re
fused Him Money--
The evening times., 1896-10-03

COLUMBIA BICYCLE CLUPS FAIR
FRIENDS WHEEL AND DANCE
Ladies' RIM Followed by a Hop at the
Clubhouse
The evening times., 1896-10-03

r HE report OF Receiver schoepf gives an
Instructive pen picture of the coBdi-
tion and possibilities OF the lexington and
The evening times., 1896-10-03

ONE HUNDRED LIVES ARE LOST
List uT flurIda's Storm victims May Yet
Grow.
The evening times., 1896-10-03

a NYONE going to the trouble of tax
ing even cursory glance at the
Postoffice Guide and Directory will be
The evening times., 1896-10-03

sIFTEEN TRAMPS KILLED
-Four IUtitt., btCOg"rc,i Iru.u tbe Wreck at
FmlSun, AIu