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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-03-20

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Inc Alabama coal operators nave ae
ssrmined % ngnt ios con.rot OF tpe
territory adlecent the MisFssipp, river
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New orleans, where rittspurg coai nas
All along held qnaisputer sway, except
when tne Missisnppl ana onlo lave.s I've.
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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-03-20

Gertrude Bailey. prominent young
lady of Benton Hsrbor, Mich, wss
murdered at her. home near that city
on Friday by her jilted suitor, Archie
Balangea, who was visiting the girl He
was refused admission to the house,
and upon forcing an entrance he shot
the girl through the heart and turned
to the girls sister and fired upon her,
inhicting q serious wound in the neck
He also tried to shoot the girls mother,
and then went about half a mile from
the house where his body was found
with ballet in his brain.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-03-20
House Burns Down.

Mr.. B. H. Lyons residence at Forest
Hill and nearly all of his household
effects were destroyed by fire last week.
The fire is supposed to have originated
from defective fue, and stiff gale
blowing from the north at the time,
the flames spread SO rapidly that it was
impossible to arrest their ravages. Mr..
Mr.. Lyons had been quite i'll for
several days, and had to be carried
from the burning building. The ner
camille establishment of Smart &
Lyons, adjoining the residence, was
also ignited, but the flames were ex-
tinguished before any damage was
done. There was no insurance upon
the house.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-03-20
Health omcer Appointed.

The police jury met in special ses-
sion at Lafayette, Thursday, being call
ed together to take action upon the
appointment of health officer and of
q supervisor of election. At the re-
quest of DR.. .olliphant, president of
the State Coard of Health, to appoint
a physician as health officer in view of
the spread of smallpox, the police
jury appointed DIR. A. R. Trahan. The
jury appointed Mr.. Alb. l.. Dyer to be
one of the election supervisors. The
other two are TO be appointed by the
governor and the clerk of the court.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-03-20
Tried to Commit suicide.

Last Thursday the nine-year-old son
of J. G. Leach, of Psrkersville, Texas,
became angry because his parents re-
fused to let him go to town and took q
dose of strychnine. He made his viii
orally, giving his brothers his knife,
popgun end other playthings, and to
one his clothes. When he commenced
to have spasms his brothers realized
that something was wrong, and doc
tor was summoned, who saved his life
The youngter says he is determined to
take his life, and viii drown himself
when he sufficiently RECEIVERS to get
out. ~
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-03-20
Preparing for Gov. Foster.

The campaign committee Of the DEM
ocrotic party of Rspides parish met
at Alexandria Thursday afternoon for
the purpose of making the necessary
arrangements for the reception of Gov.
Foster and party. Reception, arrange
ments and decoration committees were
appointed. The meeting will be held
in the opera house, the use of which
has been gratuitously rendered to the
committee by Manager Albert
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-03-20
suaar Honse Burned.

The sugar house of J. Gansiran &
Bro, located on lands belonging to the
Orphans Home at Baldwin, was burned
at midnight, Saturday, with ninety-five
hogsheads of sugar and large quantity
of molasses. Loss about SIS, 900. The
house and contents we're insured, but
for what amount is unknown. The
origin of the fire is unknown.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-03-20
Dwelling and OutbuiIding Burned.

The dwelling and several outhouses
located two miles west of Columbia,
owned by Mr.. A. B. Hundley, togeth-
er with almost the entire contents,
were destroyed by fire Friday evening.
The fire is supposed to have originated
from defective fue in the kitchen.
The loss is only about half-covered by
insurance, and is heavy blow to Mr..
Hundley.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-03-20
Traln Saved by a Tramp.

A bold and daring attempt to wreck
a passenger train on the Chattanooga,
Rome & Columbus railroad near Lafa-
yette, Ga, was made Saturday. Large
spikes were driven between the rails
and were left at height Of about eight
inches above the rails. A tramp dis
covered the obstruction and notified
the agent, who barely had time to re-
move it before the passenger train was
due.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-03-20
COTTON REPORT.
Total Movement and Crop, as Stated
by the Department Of Agriculture. e

by the Department Of Agriculture. 4
The agricultural department. at
Washington issued Monday the follow
ing bulletin ON the cotton crop of 1895:
The statement furnished the depart
ment of agriculture by all the railway
and water transportation companies
show that from September /, 1895, to
February /, 1896, the total actual
movement of cotton from the States of
production to ports, Northern and
Western mills, Cansda and Mexico and
all other destinations, amounted to o.
235, 722 commercial bales.
Reports from the officials OF the mills
show actual purchases during the same
period amounting to 609, 766 bales.
The departments township and pre-
cinct agents show that on February /,
1896, there remained on plantations
252, 1853 bales; in warehouse, 358, 749
bales; at public gins, 106, ,599 bales; at
congresses, 1882 bales, and at
depots and yards, 98, ,e92 bales. Total
bales, 9S7, 748 bales, not including
stocks held at ports. ,sfas
The crop by States is as follows:
Movement from Alabama, 4S6, $50;
remaining on plantations and in. ware
housep, etc., 106, 1873; bought by mills
A, ,9Sl; total 638, 8,349. ssnsza
From Arkansas, 365, 457; plantation,
ETC., 115, 1854; mills, 1870; total 49,
991. - 49,, ~
From Florida, 80, ZIP; plantations,
etc., 3,1O3; total 35, ,S15. Z,
From Georgia, TIT. .632; plantations,
etc.; 15S,3S4; mills, l42, ,641; total
1,076,654 ltg ~ - ~ ~
From Indian Territory, 50, 1885, plan
tations, etc, 1888; total SO, 797.
From Louisiana, 98, 1877; plantations,
66, 61S; mills, 1,074; total 165, ,829.
. From Mississippi, s7s, 1876; planta-
tions, '14s,111; mills, 11,662; total
956, ,9O9. qu4g svs
From Missouri, 11,056; plantations,
55S, total 1874. t-t.f
From North Carolina, 155, GIG; plan
tations, 50, 700; mills, 131, ,1S5; total
339, ,499. 4H f-.s
From Oklahoma, 12, sO2; plantations,
7O1; total, 1868.
From South Carolina, 494, 562; plan
tations, 80, 1873; mills, 274,270; total,
7SS, 965. 4
From Tennessee, 122, ,816; planta-
tons, Is, 6ss; mills, IA, ,412; total 152,-
9I6.
From Texas, /, ,531, ,S42; plantations,
22O, ,081; mills, 3,204; total, /, ,755, 127
From Virginia, 7,1O5; plantations,
/, ,294; total, $500.
Total crop, including 40 bales pro-
duced in Utah, 6,7sS,5 commercial
bales.
To the above mill figures should be
added for Georgia 745; Louisiana,
6, 1865; North Carolina, 565; South Car
olina, 5,SO8; Tennessee. 2,o52, and Il
Texas 2,547 bales taken from ports and
otherwise counted in the railway move
ment, the Kentucky, Missouri and Vir
ginia figures being also included in the
railway movement.
The mill purchases by States are az
follows: EC ,tt.#
i Alabama, 44,981; Arkansas. 1,570
Georgia, 143, 1886; Kentucky, 10,415
Louisiana, z, 439; Mississippi, II, ,662
Missouri, 1873; North Carolina, 131, 748
South Carolina, 220, 076; Tennessee, 16,
464; Texas, 5,751; Virginia, 16,O84
Tota 500, 76s bales.
NJ deduction has been made of cot
ton on plantations and at interior
points, September 1, 1885.
The above figures are subject to col
rections in final report.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-03-20
Circuit Court in Session.

Judges w. F. Blackman and Ed.
Pugh have been in Lake Charles for
several days holding circuit court.
Eight cases we're decided, one of which
was Elder Booth VS.. the Teche Rail-
road and Sugar Company. The court
decided that the charter Of the corpo-
ration was defective, and gave judg-
ment against the stockholders in favor
of Booth.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-03-20
Tennessee Bankers.

John w. Faxon. secretary of the
Tennessee Bankers Association, Chat
tanooga, announces that the meeting Of
the association viii be held at Lookout
Inn, June 18th, and that programme
Of unusual interest viii be arranged
for the visiting members.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-03-20

J. 81. Cooke, postmaster and presi-
dent of the Quinlan Mercantile Com
pany, OF Quinlsn, Texas, made anun-
successful attempt at suicide Friday,
by taking morphine. The cause is q
shortage in his postofice accounts
Nearly s6, 900 is missing. His friends
are doing all they can to help him re-
place the missing money.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-03-20

installed, to wit: ]. F. Arail, counsel
commander; T. j. Hymes, advisory
lieutenant; A. Weltermark, Jr.. bank
er; Henry Geiger, clerk; W. o. Wood.
escort; A. Hilton, sentry; DR.. Il. 0.
Simms, camp physician; @. E. Kim
Der and J. E. Dugger, managers.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-03-20

The north-bound Katy was board.
ed near Greenville, Texas, Friday, by
masked and armed man, who entered
the sleeper and went through the pas
sengers. The amount secured was
small. As the train neared Greenyille
the robber jumped of. he had a con-
federate. Officers are on the trail.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-03-20
Police Jury Meat.

Mr.. W. P. Flower, president of the
police jury, pursuant to petition of
twelve freeholders, has called the po-
lice jury TO meet in special session next
Tuesday for the purpose of appointing
a supervisor of election. making procla-
nation of election, etc.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-03-20
woodman Camp Organized.

Messrs Dawson and Steward, deputy
organizers of the Woodmen of the
World who have been in Alexandria
several weeks, succeeded in organizing
a camp of that order, with member
ship of over 100, at meeting held last
week. The following officers who were
elected at former meeting, were duly
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-03-20

A strong flow Of gas and oil was
struck in Skull Greek well NO. l, near
Rugby, Tenn, Friday. The excite;
ment is great. Oil and gas have been
discovered frequently in this region,
but the last find is the largest yet.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-03-20
United Workmen lodge Organized.

W. A. Hassell, of Corpus Christi,
Tex, special deputy grand master
workman of the Ancient Order of
United Workmen, has been at Franklin
for some days in the interest of the
order, and has organized q lodge of that
society, with charter list of about
twenty-five members.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-03-20
women,s Home Mission society.

The Women's Parsonage and Home
Mission Society held its first session OF
its convention at the Methodist church
in Ruston, Friday morning, Mrs. f. A.
Lyons, of New Orleans, presiding.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-03-20
Manchester Cloth, ana Yarns,

Business this. week has been further
expanded, engagements being now
quite heavy, particularly for Indian
shirtings and jaconets. Yarns were
also better and more was doing at
prices ct least showing some profit.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-03-20
XiIled by q Failing Limb.

Dock Hillmsn, a good colored man,
who resided near Mangham, was killed
by falling limb Thursday.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-03-20
Interesting and Newsy Items
From Our Exchanges.
KILLED BY HIS TENANT.
Thief Lynched-House Burned Down
--Woodman Camp Org anized- Cow
enor's Appolntment---St. Landry's
New Bank Opened for Business.

appointment by the Governor.
Governor Foster has appointed j.
Sims Foster clerk for Calcasieu parish.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-03-20
The Latest Dispatches From
Over Dixie.
A COAL WAR IN SIGHT,
He Was Short and Attempted Sui
cide---For Another's Crime--sleep-
er Robbed--Kflled by Boiler Ex-
plosion--Gas Struck in Tennessee. /.
led bv AN Explodinr Boiler.

Killed by an Exploding Boiler.
The boiler of Larkin & Grigie's mill
at Selma, Ala. Saturday afternoon ex-
ploded, killing one white man and ia
tally iniuring three others. &
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-03-20
st. Landry Bank Opened Monday.

SC. Landry Bank Opened Monday.
The directors Of the st Landry State
Bank have succeeded in placing it on a
solid foundation. Monday morning it
threw it's doors open for business, fully
prepared to meet every demand.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-03-20
Supervisors of Election.

Gov. Foster has appointed the fol-
lowing supervisors of election: D.. I.
Morris for Cameron parish; Alfred j.
Dayries. for Pointe Coupee parish;
Louis Lozano, Iberville parish; Geo.
K. Bradford, Acadia, Parish; FL. M,
Campbell, Beinville parish; S. M.
Wiley clerk of registration, Sabine
parish ]. f. Fuqua, justice OF
the peace, first ward Webster
parish, vice Jackson Sykes, de-
ceased; j. H. Harmonson, notary pub
lie, st. Landry parish; w. G. Mobly,
alderman of Logansport, vice Alex.
Mapin, resigned; F. d. Sloan, con-
stable sixth ward, De Soto parish, vice
a. P. Verches, resigned; James M.
Ballinger, notary public, Lafourche
parish; B. B. Parkham, member board
of commissioners Fifth Levee District,
vice w. I. Ogden, resigned; M. o,
Kinabrew of Claiborne parish, A. V.
Davis of Concordia and W. P. Hick
man of Grant, supervisors of election,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-23
Suffering in Alaska.

Some time ago The Star gave expression
to the hope that men devoid of combined
grit and capital would not join in the rush
which was being made to the gold fields of
Alaska. But the promise of riches was a
magnet more powerful than any attractive
force operating only on reason, for con-
siderable number of unfit and unprcpared
men did proceed to Alaska and in the great
majority of instances nave had every ex-
cuse for being thoroughly disappointed.
Late advices from our northwest territory
are very depressing. A news paragraph
says that Sitka and Juneau are uncom-
fortably overpopulated with miners who
cannot start for the gold fields because of
the heavy SHOWS on tine Mills and the un-
broken ice In the streams. Cooks Inlet is
frozen and, as a consequence, the miners
who went up there early are suffering all
manner of hardship. The necessaries of
life are being sold at prices that seem 10 be,
and may be, eXorbitant, and hundreds of
the men who have not the means with
which to support life in that inhosplnble
region have not, of course, sufficient money
to take them back to Puget Sound or San
Francisco. Exploration and early frontier
history are always mere or less tragical;
there will be no exception to the rule in
Alaska.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-23
A Popular Law Suit.

No one except the company concerned is
likely to offer any objection to the suit
which the Secretary of the Interior has re-
quested the Attorney General to institute
against the lexington and Soldiers Home
Railroad Company. The proceedings which
are to be instituted will require the COM
pany to remove its tracks from New Jersey
avenue and thence along street to North
Capitol street, and along North Capitol
street TO New York avenue. The Attorney
General ought not to find 1t difficult to prove
that the tracks in question are a public
nuisance, and that by non-usage the COM
pany has forfeited it's right to maintain
them. Both houses of Congress should take
cognizanCe of the conditions which have
brought about the Intervention of the Sec
rotary of the Interior and the Attorney Cen
eral, for the same company which Is
to be proceeded against is now a petitioner
for other extensions which, If granted
should be SO hedged about by conditions as
to render default like that in the present
case practically impossible
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-23

is paid to the dangerous rates Of speed at
which many vehicles proceed through the
city. In New York and Philadelphia there
has been gratifying diminution of the reck-
lessless which is entirely too common in
Washington, but the result was not brought
about either by moral suasion or official
Indifference. In both places the police au-
thorities mounted a small number Of
capable officers on bicycles and sent them
out 10 watch for and pursue and capture
the vicious or careless ones, VINO, by their
rapidity of movement, were in the habit
of terroriZing hundreds of pedestrians
daily. considerable number of arrests
have been made and it Is row the excep-
ton ana not the rule for any ore TO in
dulge it fast driving or in searching" in
the Quaker City or on Manhattan Island
The same plan would undoubtedly work
we'll in Washington, where the temptations
to speedy movement are much greater than
in any other city in the country. The Star
has several times suggested the employ
ment of bicycle policemen, did so in fact
before such persons were mentioned else
where. Why is the idea not put in prac-
tice here?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-23
Pay These Claims at Once.

Announcement that the commission
charged with the work of adjudicating
the claims of those persons who suffered
either directly or indirectly through the
Ford's Theater disaster is once more en-
gagged in an endeavor to settle up will
be received with joy by most of the SUI
ferers That hope which springs eternal
in the human breast will again come to
the surface. and for the thousandth time
there will be calculation in many humble
ard poverty-stricken homes to how the
award shall be spent when the day of
payment arrives. The ways of Congress
are in many respects past finding out. and
there are times when the national legislG-
ture Is unjustly accused of inexcusable
hardness. but it does not now appear as
though any sound excuse could be offered
for the cruel delay which has been the
most conspicuous feature of congressional
dealing with a matter that called for un-
usual promptness and the broadcast of lib
erality.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-23

It Is to be regretted thai the Senate Com
mittee on the District of Columbia has, as
to the price of gas, sought to favor the few
at the expense of the many. The practical
business men on that committed in COM
mon with ali fair-minded persons who read
carefully the testimony submitted to the
committee, were fully convinced that il
Illuminating gas could be made and dis
tributed In the District of Columbia for
one dolllr per thousand feet, and that such
a rate would afford 10 the Washington Gas
light Company fair ard sufficient profit.
The House District committee and the
House of Representatives itself came to
that conclusion, and the result was the
passage of the doIlar-sas bill through one
branch of the national legislature and city
council.
The action of the Senate committee in
providing for an Immediate cut of ten cents
per thousand feet and other reductions until,
five years hence, the price will be one dollar
Per thousand feet, has, however, the good
effect of preventing a smothering of the bill
in that committee. Il real danger to which
the measure has been exposed. The proba-
bilities are that the Senate will support the
action of its committee, though there Is a
possibility that it may decide to approx
mate more closely the House bill. But
whatever the Senate does, Wasningtonilns
generally will be pleased at the fact that
the District committee has agreed upon a
report, which means that the Senate will
have speedy opportunity to Iegislate upon
this locally important subject 1t is I'M
doubtedly the desire of the gas company
that consideration of the measure be de-
layed as much as possible, to the end that
no conclusive action may be had during the
present session. The decision of the COM
mittee makes it easily possible for the Sem
ate 10 put itself On record N the near
future, and it is not az all likely hat the
Senate will vote into existence any bill less
acceptable to the gas-consuming public than
the compromise measure which has been
agreed upon by the Senate District COM
mittee. What Washington wants is dollar
gas. 1t wants dollar gas now. 1t will pay
s1.15 only If it has to and will consent to
slow reduction to one dollar only If better
terms are not to be had. 1t will undoubted-
ly ask the Senate and the conference COM
mittee to provide the better terms denied it
by the Senate committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-23
The DIsregarded "Code.o

No matter what the people of the north
or the nations of Europe think about the
encounter which today took place between
Representative Uriel Sebree Hall and Rep
rfsentative fernando De Soto Money, 1t is
certain that the south will be Mortified
beyond measure or expression. That two
o. her chivalrous sons should indulge in
epithet is not surprising, but that they
should so far forget themselves and the
code as to throw inkstands-with Incl
GENITAL pens, pencils and erasers-will be
cause for grief in many an ancestral hall
and grocery store when the news gets
there. Years ago several distinguished
gentlemen devoted themselves to the franz
ing of regulations by the operations of
which damaged honor could be eleansed or
repaired. and until quite recently those
regulations were adhered to with more
tenaCity than was displayed in adherence
to the statutory laws of the commonwealth
or the nation, to say nothing of municipal
ordinances. Now, however. We see the
sword and the pistol displaced by the glass
inkstand and by other articles capable of
being converted into weapons, but not even
mentioned in that elaborate document
known as the code. What does our civil
nzation amount to, anyhow?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-23

1t is to be hoped that Great Britain will
be so much impressed by the sound and
eloquent exposition of the beauties of arb-
tration which the conference now in ses-
sion in this city is furnishing to the world,
that 1t Will promptly agree to unreseryed
arbitration of its dispute with Venezuela
1t is well that this country and England,
with no present difficulty to arbitrate,
should show their devotion to the principle
of arbitration by agreeing to arbitrate fu-
ture disputes The proof of sincere devo-
ton to this principle would be even
stronger IL the United States should sug-
gest and Great Britain should agree to i'm
mediate arbitration of the threatening con-
trOversy with Venezuela, in respect to
which the civilized substitute for war has a
present and practical application.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-23
A Rad Piece of Work.

Henrietta, said Mr.. Meekton in pro-
testing tones, Il wish you wouldn't have
quite so much to say about men being made
by their wives"
But you know as well as I do that a
man never amounts to anything good IN
less he has a wife,
"Ye're putting it altogether too strong -
he insisted, gently. There's the Sultan of
Turkey. He's got wives by the hundreds.
And just look at him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-23
Bicycle Policemen Are Needed.

The Star Is continually in receipt of COM
plants from persons who have narrowly
escaped Injury or death because of the
many IN Washington who indulge in reck-
less driving or ride bicycles along the pub
lie streets at rates Of speed far beyond
the legal limit 1t Is a reasonable suppo-
sition that similar complaints In even
greater volume must pour In upon the au-
thorities who are charged with the duty
of doing all they possibly can to preserve
order on the highways of the District of
Columbia, so 1t Is surprising that except
in one or two places little or no attention