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 MORNING .AEssInN

CHIcAGo. July l0.-Convcntion called to orderat 10:5s. Proceedings opened with prayer.
 Miller of Oregon presents name of PennoYer for President.
 Nominationsclosed at 1l:07 n. m
 Wisconsin, New Jersey and Mass acllusetts decline to vote.
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First ballot resulted as follows: Bland, 233; Boies. 86; Matthews. 37: Mclean, 54; Bryan, l05 Black, S3; Pattison, 95; Campbell, ?; Russell, }; Pennoyer, 10; Tillman, r. Stephen son, ?; Teller. s. l99 votes were not east on first ballot.
 The second ballot resulted as fol lows: Bland, 2Sl; Boies, 37; Mat thews, 34; Mclean, B; Bryan, l97,
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ri's vote be given to Bryan.

ri's vote be given to Bryan.
 Tremendous cheering,
 It is almost certain that action of Ohio in supporting Bryan will give Mclean nomination for Viee-Presi- dent.
 Iowa withdraws Boies and goes to Bryan.
 Arkansas changes to rryan.
 BBiryii;;ssiiii,s yii;;ssiiii nomination made nnani- nous.
 Convention takes n recess until s p. m.
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until the continuation. Every thing was moving smoothly, but at fever heat, until the fifth ballot, which opened with but little prospect of change until Kentucky deserted Blackburn and threw her entire 26 votes for Bryan.
 This was the zephyr hich inyari- ably proceeds the storm. The wild est excitement prevailed and it was sometime before the chair eonld re- store order sufficiently to proceed with the ballot. Illinois next fol- lowed the change and AS votes were added to his already swelling major ity. The young orator, whose name for the place had not been mentioned before the convention assembled, sat with his colleagues, his face flushed with the unexpected honor, while twenty thousand eyes were fixed uDon him. The fine Italian hand" of Ohio was next seen and the "deal' tore off it's mask. Forty-eight more votes added to Pryan's list caused a demoniacal yell to rise which seemed to pierce the clonds. But four votes were needed to make him the Democratic chieftain of 1896.
 Montana settled the matter and
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ment run SD high, and never has a fight been waged more relentIessly than the one just terminated in the nomination of the brilliant young Nebraskan. Brayan stock began to rise when he made thefamous speech
 which seemed to electrify the entire convention. 1t advanced steadily
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tion of Bland.
 Utah endorses Bland.
 Washington endorses Bland. St. Clair of Virginia seconds Black burn.
 Cookery of Wisconsin endorses Bryan.
 Roll of States completed Adjourned until 10a. m. tomorrow.
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WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN.
Career of an Eloquent Champion of Free
 Silver.

It has been said that William Jen- nings Bryan of Nebraska '.won fame in an hour" by his address on the tariff in congress in March, 1899, but his race for fame began 12 years prior to that date. for he was a student of political economy at Il very early age and was on the stump before he was old enough to vote Mir Bryan was born in Salem, Ills, March l9. 1860 His father was a
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CHARLES F. CRISP.
4 Man Who Believes the Nation Can Take
 Care of Itself.

Personal angles make crank; round ness, q statesman. Charles Frederick Crisp of Georgia is round, not angular
 He has grown so gradually until he has national reputation. He has calmness and clear judgment He is simple and transformations, and he is family man from tho crown of his bald head to the soles of his easy fitting shoes He was born in England in 1S45 and came to this country when child. His par
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 Proceedings of Convention.

CnIcAGo, July S.-Conventioncalled to order at 10:5l.
 Subcommittee on platform has agreed on draft md it is now being read to full committee.
 Sergeant-at-arms ordered to allow no one on floor except delegates.
 Chairman calls for report of com mittee on credentials. No response. Committee on credentials called on to meet in committee room immedi- ately.
 Bland club entering. Crowd cheer ing. ll:07 a. m.
 Gay. Hogg is requested to address the convention.
 Hogg takes the platform. He ad- vocates friendliness of spirit among delegates in convention and here after; predicts Democratic success in November if party harmony preyils' said that the people willnot tolerate return of Republicans to power He denounced the Republican platform as n mass of glittering generalities to deceive the public. Hogg closed his address by asking that all sores he henled after convention, and pre- dicted that the party would march to victory.
 Money of Mississippi moves that Blackburn of Kentucky be requested to address the convention. Motion unanimously carried.
 Blackburn takes the platform ano in brief address said that the majority of the American people were suffering and look to this con vention to right its wrongs.
 At 12:l5 there are cries for Altgeld and he takes the platform.
 Committee on credentials reported
 Committee asks for futher time tt consider individual credentials O Michigan delegates, but asks that Bryan delegates from Nebaska b' seated.
 tredential committee report as tt seating Bryant delegates of Nebraskt declared carried. Much confusion.
 Russell of Massachusetts demands roll call on report of committee or seating Bryant of Nebraska dele gates.
 Committee has returned toconsidel Michigan case.
 Russell withdraws motion and re port of committee stands.
 Bryan delegates taking seats amls cheers.
 Time being filled in with musi while delegations are are eonferrihg ans fraterni2ing.
 Tillman requested to address con vention.
 Tillman not yet responded to call
 Convention adiourne,i until , F n
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V here Boies Would Ra St~o

Horace Poies of Iowa is the leadinr free silver candidate for the Democrat5o' presidential nomination. Beies is thel bighearted patriot who declared not long ago that wages are too high in fb ' country, and that the best way to ra.E duee them is to adopt the free coinaca Of silver He would poll an immenssi workingman' $ vote.
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A.xfd Of q Flee Bite.

The Chicago Journal surveys the sils. yer sentiment of the far western statee and remarks that a party willing to sacrifice New York for Nevada lnuat ba nightly afraid of a flea bite. I
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All the late newspapers, maga- zines, books and periodicals and stationery at Mitchell's. No. 205 Second avenue. , IT dtf
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Come and see our complete stock of bicycle bells. Any price, ,20c to $2. We have whistles ifyou would rather have them. Hotel Trnloek. W. E.. OWEN 2 Co. 2Sdtf
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Berkshire pigs for sale. Apply to R. l.. McGehee, Tarry, Ark, for prices. z II sw3m
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Mitchell k the only summer drinks man on Second avenue. If you don't believe it. call and be con- ysnced. No. 205 West Second.
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CHlcAGo, July s. Convention called to order at 5:l5 D. m.
 Members of Committee on Creden- tials asked to report at room ad- joining convention hall.
 Calls for Bryan of Neb., with nc response.
 Time being filled with music,
 Committee on Permanent Organi- zation asked to meet in committee room.
 Committee on Credentials have voted 24 to 2 to seat four Michigan gold delegates Ut large and to unseat
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WHOLE HOG
 OR NONE.
EASTERN MEN AND GOLD BUGS WILL BE SHOWN NO MERCY AT
 CHICAGO.

Free Silver, Sympathy for Cuba and a Constitutional Amendment to Permit An Income Tax Law Will Be Features In
 the Plat
 form.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-05-09

The Truth says "old Pharr is too
good man to be made tool of by
designing politicians. As it is doubt
full If politics is compatible with his
professions Of Observation-Disclosures
lariy Republican politics, it is a pity
that the old man permits himself to
be pulled by men of the stamp of
some OF those by whom he is sur
rounded-men we wouldn't allow
within forty rods of ballet box
placed in our charge for fear they
would poliute its purity Capt.
Pharr must give up either religion or
politics, for ''evil communications
corrupt good manners, and if his
associations are not OF the worst, we
have lived in Louisiana hall century
10 little purpose and without know
jng the people
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-05-09

The Alexandria Democrat says
"as desperate a set of hungry and
villainious buccaneers, as ever scut.
tied ship, contemplate an armed
descent upon the State Capitol next
week. II such is the case, the in
vasion must be met and repealed by
the same agency. II Winchester
rifles are what they want and moth.
ing less. will abate their martial
srdor, it is safe to assume that the
bill will be easily filed for Them"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-05-09
A Plain Statement.

| There is one phase of the free
coinage question that our silver
friends do not readily grasp, but as
soon as they comprehend it, if they
are thoughtful and unprecedented,
their faith in the heresy becomes a,
once shaken. These misguided
ones think that if the Federal gov
eminent enters into the business oil
free coinage that the silver coined
under that system would have the
backing of the nation, and be
hedged about with the same guar.
antees as the dollars of the present
day. This would not be and in the
nature of things could not be. The
whole credit of our national govern.
ment is pledged to redeem the silver
dollars now in circulation at a value
of one hundred cents on the dollar,
because the government purchases
the bullion, owns it, coins it, claces
1T in circulation for the convenience
of the people of the country in then
monetary transactions of every
character, and guarantees that each
dollar of it shall be worth as much
as dollar in gold, in spite of the
fact that its intrinsic value as COM
pared with the metal is less than
fifty cents. These dollars are based
upon the governments credit and Its
guarantees that their parity With
gold shall be maintained. They go
out into the world like mans notes
with solid endorsements thereon,
and as long as the endorsers are
stable and solvent the notes are of
value.
If we have free coinage, however,
the condition will be entirely
changed. The metal that is minted
will not belong to the government,
but to the idividual, and the govern
ment Will not guarantee its value,
nor hold itself responsible for the
maintenance of its parity with gold,
and it will in the end have to stand
upon its own intrinsic worth, with
ont reference to the stamp the gov.
eminent minis place upon it. If
this fallacy should become a law
erybody could go into the silver
markets not only of the United
States, but of the world, and pur-
chase the white metal at its prevail
ing value and have each As or so
Iosnts worth of it coined into what
would purport to be dollar and
which might pass for the time being
for dollar, but which would even
tually decliue to its actual bullion
value only, while gold would go up
in a proportionate ratio.
This would not benefit the poorer
classes, the farmers, mechanics,
laborers and others, because they
would not be able to purchase the
cheap silver to be coined into so
called dollars, and the only classes
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-05-09
Notice to Mortgage Cred
itors.
East Carroll Parish.

SHERIFF AND TAX COLLECTORS OFFICE,
PARISH OF EAST CARROLL.
Lake Providence. La, April. IL, 1896. J
In conformity with Section SO, Act So Of
1888. notice 10 hereby given to all parties
holding mortgages upon real estate in the
parish of East Carroll on which taxes for
the years 1892, 1893, 1894 and 1895 have not
been paid, that will begin the SAFE Of same
at the Court House door. on Saturday. the
10Th day of May, A. y. 1895, and that NUM-
Der of pieces of property SO delinquent ar-S
now being advertised in this newspaper In
conformity With the law preparatory to
such sale. The attention of the mortgage
creditorsis especially called to these adver-
tisements OF tax sales, add they are warned
to take such steps prior to the sale Is may
be necessary to protect their rights.
j. w. DUNN,
Sheriff and ex-offlcio Tax Collector, East
Carroll, parish, La.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-05-09

who would be able to reap advan.
Itage from it would be the silver
mine owners and the rich men Of
the country, who could handle the
silver and who would convert it into
gold as rapidly as they could, know
ing that the cheaper currency would
soon adjust itself to Its bullion value
in all business and commercial
transactions, ana they would thus
further enrich themselves by this
medium of speculation, which really
would be at the cost of the poorer
people.
We are not unfriendIy to silver,
nor even to paper money; we want
to see just as much silver coined
and placed in circulation as the
needs of the people may demand,
and the credit of the government
can maintain, but we do not want
to witness free and unlimited coin
age, where the government will
make ostensible money for every
body who presents the material
therefore promiscuously, and with
out any guarantee of good faith be-
hind it that when we take it for it's
face value today we cannot the next
day, possibly, spend it upon the
same terms. When the governments
enter into the business of free and
unlimited silver coinage that class of
our currency will become an lndi-
vidual money, belonging to those
who present the bullion for mintage,
and when it goes forth into the
world in the vast volume that it
necessarily must its value will be
gagged only by what it is worth as a
metal, and entirely without regard
to the stamp the government may
place upon. -Natchez Democrat.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-05-09
CourtTerms.

EAST CARROLL
The jury terms of the It'll District Court
are fixed for the first Mondays in January
and June.
The civil terms are fixed for the second
Mondays in March and October.
MADISON
Jury terms to begin on 4th Mondays IN
January and June. Civil terms to begin on
LIST Mondays in April and November.
TENsAS-
Jury terms to begin on Bird Mondays in
FEBRUARY and July. Civil terms to begin on
4th Mondays in April and November.
By order of his Honor, f. f Montgomery.
Judge eth District Court.
J. d. Tompkins, Clerk.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-05-09

reconstruction, and mere children
when the deliverauce came 10 Noyem
Der. 1876.
4 We urge them to pay no heed Il
the unwise ststemeat of selfish and
designing men that negro domination
lis a scarecrow and an impossibiliiy.
We warn them that nobody eveI
went into political association witt
the negro without falling TO his level
The descent TO the political is as easy
as the descent 10 the material hell, and
the escape therefrom as difficult
Louisianinns have seen one Of the
great leaders of the confederacy star
ont TO reconcile his people 10 recon,
structiou, progress TO the infamy Of
participating in returning board
frauds and wind up leading negro
policemen to shoot down White
Leagners.
We besecch our young men to stand
by the white Democracy. If il does
not come up to their expectations in
| some respects, let them strive to raise
il up to their standard, and not pull il
down.
The Democracy is pledged to limi-
iation upon suffrage which will elimi-
nate the Senegambian from politics as
far as be may be under the constitu-
ton of the United States. Mississippi
and Souih Carolina have set us the
example. "A futile attempt was made
TO adopt such an amendment at the
last election. Ii failed through local
jealousies and local scramble for office.
This result eau now be accomplished
only by
A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
called while the horror of the situation
is still upon us. limited by the call to
amending the present constitution as
TO suffrage and to such other particu-
lars as the Legislature may deem adj
visable to add aud authorized to put
their deliberations in force, as was
done in South Carolina and Missis-
sippi.
This convention should be composed
of local representatives from such dis
tricts as the legislature may fix and of
fifty delegates at large, IN order that
all the leading men of this State may
be gathered together TO deliberate
about her welfare.
AS the Legislature has the power to
fix the qualifications of such delegates,
ii ought TO do so in such a manner
that the convention will be composed
of grave and competent men worthy
of the confidence of their fellow-citi-
zens. a proper election law should
be provided under which these dele
gates are 10 be elected.
Whatever may occur, we advise the
Democratic white masses of this State
10 be patient aud watchful, and if they
should be called on to assert their
rights to act with promptitude aud
decision. In view, however, of the
open aud notorious threats of violence
made by the band of couspirators who
are Boosting Of their inteded over
throw of the State government, we
earnestly insist that the Governor aud
all the law officers of this State shall
Immediately take the necessary steps
to protect the meeting of the General
Assembly from the presence of thugs
and despersdoes and all unlawful as
semblsges of men bent on wrong-do-
ing.
j. &. PUGH,
Chairman Special Committee.
E. B. KRUTTSCHNITT,
Chairman Democratic State Central
Committee.
ROBT. S. LANDRY,
Secretary Democratic State Central
Committee.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-05-09
JNO. y. O'NEILL.
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Buggy Painting and Paper hanging,
Lake Providence, La.
Lake Providence, La

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Does not produce the ringing in tho
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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-05-09

Gad's, but how O'Mally, War.
moth, Gunby and the other sore
heads wall and gnash their teeth al
their utter defeat. When they went
into the campaign it was their pur-
pose to bulldoze by threats. Now
let us see If they will carry these into
execution. II they do, it will be a
sorry day for them.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-05-09

The peace of our State has been
openly threatened by Pharr and his
managers, who say that they will
assemble in Baton Rouge next Mon
day in force for the purpose of try
Ing to seat their defeated candidate.
1t is the duty of Governor Foster
to have the State troops Immediately
summoned to the State Capitol and
not wait until it is too late. Open
violence is threatened by the City
Item and that ilk-then let Governor
Foster be in readiness to meet the
enemy.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-05-09

Judge Gunby would never have
been Pharr supporter if the last
legislature had not knocked him out
OF his job and elected Judge j. M.
Kennedy, one of the leading lawyers
in the State of Louisiana, in his
place. This is what hurt Gunby,
and this is what caused his bolt.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-05-09

Most men aim TO excel in something
Our aim is to make the best working
pants that good jeans, strong seams,
and good buttons will make. We've
done this. The B q G. X S X N
BREECHES are as near the "no-wear-
out" mark as pants can ever get,
They fit aud look well too. We war;
rant al this-money refunded for
faults,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-05-09

Janvicr, the reformer, a few weeks
ago was an angel in the eyes of the
City Item. Why has the Item
changed? That interview last week
with Foster, Cordill and others,
must have made the Item sick.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-05-09

That interview last week between
Janvier, Foster, Cordill and Trez-
want has knocked the props from
under the City Item.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-05-09

The press and the people OF the
State are clamoring for constitu:
Il, nal convention. Something must
be done, or the prosperity and safety
of Louisiana will be torn asunder.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-05-09

Cuba has an area of 43,319 square
miles and population of 1880, 900
souls. Some of her plantations are
of vast extent, including as many as
1000 acres.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-05-09

1t is reported that the Mexican
weevil is playing havoc with the
young cotton in a portion of south
western Texas, and that in some In
stances whole fields have been aban-
doned. Great apprehension is felt
as the pest may spread all over the
cotton belt as fast as the plant comes
nm
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-05-09

The statement of expenses incur
red by the corporation of Plaque
mine in treating smallpox patients
from March LIST to May LIST, was
$253.l5.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-05-09

Every piece of sensational election
news that the City Item has pub
ished when sifted, has turned out
to be false. A sensational news
paper of this kind may prosper for a
while, but in the long run will have
to shut up shop.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-05-09

Well, it is Mayor Flower and a
new city government for New Or
leans. Let us see year hence,
what the great dailies will say OF the
refOrmers.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-05-09

Mccormick of the Alexandria
Town Talk in commenting upon the
bluff talk of the City Item, says that
''if you want fight, and nothing but
fight will do you, you can get ii audi
get it quickly"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-05-09

The legislature will convene on
Monday, and on Tuesday after its
first meeting, which is May l4th, the
count of the votes, that is the
returns OF election for governor and
IieutonAnt governor, shall be can
vassed and the result announced.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-05-09

One of our exchanges says that
before the election 1t was 'walk in,
everybody welcome"-and now it is
-''this is my busy day, no time to
talk"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-05-09

Foster received a majority Of
1898 of the white votes of the
State, as shown by tabulated state
ment published in the States and
Timcs-DeEocrat, which is low esti-
mate.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-05-09

Last week it was the French
cabinet crisis. This week rumor
say there is probable German
cabinet crisis.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-05-09

Five million frozen sheep were
sent from Austria to England dur;SS &
last year.