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Homestead Entry No. 6I58.
Land Office at Natchitoches, La,

Land Office at NatchitOches, La,
July 20, 1896,
Notice is hereby given that tho following
~ named settler has filed notice of his ill.,
tention to commute to final proof in support
of his claim, and that said proof will be made
before the Clerk of the District Court, at Ben
ton, La, on August %, 1896, viz: Homestead
Entry No. 6l5S-Charles Bolnger-for the
northwest quarter, section 49, township -
North, range ii West.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of, said land, viz: c. G. Cosby, Of Emma La,
j. +. Jones, Of Bolinger. La Smart Robinson
and II. NJ. Matlock, of Mot, La.
Any person who desires to protest against
the allowance of such proof, or who knows OF
any substantial reason, under the law and the
regulations of the Interior Department., why
such proof should not be allowed, will be & yen
an opportunity at the above mentioned time
and place to cross Examine the witnesses OF
said claimant, and to offer evidence in rebuttai
of that submitted by claimant.
EDW'D PHILLIPS, Register.
July q. 1896 augU
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NoTIcE. i will be at Fox Skin
Bayou, on Haughton and Koran road,
on Tuesday, August 4th, 1896, at 10
o'clock Il. H., for purpose Of contract
ing to the lowest bidder, the building
of new bridge. Bidders are re-
specially invited to meet me.
c. D. S5ANDIDGE,
Committeeman.
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NOTICE. We will be at Red Chute,
on Knox Pyint and Haughton road,
on Thursday, August 6, 1896, at 10
o'clock, q. m, for purpose of having
said bridge repaired.
E. S. DoRrCH.
c. d. SANDIDGE.
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the Peoples Party.

The Democracy is the party OF the
people. It's purpose has ever been
to advance their interests. It may
have had its errors of procrastina-
tons and it's sins of omission. But
the sins of commission against the
people of this country have ever
rested with the Republican party
and with it's ancestors of the Know
Nothings, Wing and Federalist par
ties. During the ninety six years in
the government of this country,
since party lines have prevailed,
Democracy has been in control sixty
years. They have been years of the
fullest prosperity Business depres-
sions has come i'll rare intervals and
then from natural and not from gov
ernment causes, The depression that
now prevails, however, flows from
the efforts of the McKinloyites, part
ly successfully, for making the rich
richer and the poor poorer through
the successful demands for tariff
that could benefit corporations and
the manufacturers only.-Butalo
Times,
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A thousand barrels of flour were
ordered week before. last from a Mo.
bile firm for Spanish Honduras, and
a Louisiana merchant back from Hon
duras says that trade between that
country and the States is increasing.
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L9ea1eOe7': Ess2ss5er!

I AM now prepared to ill all orders for
L rough lumber and shingles. | control the
sale Of all lumber turned out at the Hanks
mill on Cypress Bayou. My yards are here in
benton. Give me your orders. Come and sec
lue Or write me-
JOE BENJAMIN.
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The drought is still with us. and if
Irl Hicks is correct in his predictions,
we fear it has come to stay.
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Personal Paragraphs.

Miss Maude Manry is visiting at
Ruston.
Mrs. O. NJ. Griffin, Of Uaughton,
visited friends in Benton last week.
Miss Melissa Simpson, of Green
wood, is tie guest of Mrs. Braxton
Wise.
Miss Mary Belle Curric, of Sh-eve-
port, was the guest OF Miss Matte
Oncal Sunday.
Miss Annie Currie, of Shreveport,
visited Mrs. j. u. Belcher during
the past week.
Mr.. T. NJ. Campbell is spending
some time with lis brother, Elder
J. S. Campbell.
Mrs. Mary II. Hanks and Mrs. \.
l.. Byram, of Midway, visited friends
in Benton Sunday.
Mrs. J. W. Dixon left Tuesday on
a months visit to her sister, Mrs. L.
\. Tharp, in Eatchitoches parish.
Prot. W. &. Martin, now travelling
in the interest of keachi College,
spent !; few days here last week.
Mr., Michael Smith and MFR. T. M.
Belcher are on the sick list. May
they both soon be out and on duty
again.
Miss Matte Penick, of Shreve.
port, spent Friday and Saturday in
Benton as the guest of Miss Matte
Oneal.
Miss Eta Kirk, of Shreveport,
spent few days in Benton last
week as the guest of Mrs. W. NJ.
Abney.
Mr.. J. e. Smith and three chill
dren, of Gainesville, Texas, are Wis
ting their relatives, Elder and hrs.
J. S. Campbell.
Miss Pearl Griffin, of Haughton,
who has been the guest of Mrs. J.
W. Dixon, of Rush Point, for the
past several weeks, has returned to
her home
Mrs. j. W. Stewart, after spend
ing four days in Benton as the guest
of Mrs. II. n. Sibley, returned Mon
day evening to her home in Magno-
liza, Ark.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Tidwell and
!; Miss Ruby Byram, from ward S,
, were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
| II. n. Sibley Wednesday night of
last week.
Miss Leonora Kirk, who has been
visiting Mrs. j. w. Dixon, at Rush
Point, during the past three weeks,
!, returned Tuesday to her home in
Shreveport.
Tuesday afternoon and evening
most delightful entertainment wore
given at the family residence by
, Misses Lila and Mamie Thompson
to a large number of their young
, friends.
Deputy Sheriff r. J. T. Heron,
, who left Saturday having in custody
r Ebert Hicks, colored, sentenced to
? the penitentiary for five years, re-
turned from Baton Rouge Monday
evening.
Mrs. j. NJ. Arnold and Miss Mary
Arnold, of Brownlee, and Misses
Lula Hickman, Beulah Bledsoe,
, Laura Raines and Emmie Perrin,
of Fillmore, visited Mrs. l.. A. Brown
lee during the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Vance are
. entertaining at Willow Chute
, Misses Mary Van Lear, Grace John,
son, Mary Belle Currie, Estelle
Vance, of Shreveport; katherine
. Vance, of Minden; Glare Vance, OF
8 New Orleans; aud Messrs. Mat Van
Lear, Justin Parisher, Howard
Swain, Nathan Penick, Bert Smith,
'Cal Vance, of Shreveport.
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There's neither rhyme nor reason
10 boiling in the South. Inside the
Democratic party, and there only,
eau the South's political salvation be
worked out.
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There were two cases in which men
in Monroe had assessed teeir proper
ty for less than its yearly rental
Monroe Bulletin.
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Commercial Appeal: This is a
great season for the curbstone Dem
osthenes.
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Money talks, aud all the politicians
this year ere going to talk about
money.
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.vDEicc to Tresuassers.

No hunting or fishing on my place will DO
~ allowed. ,Trespassers will be prosecuted
to the fullest extent of the law.
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sFSNssfed,

EyYhi.e Oak Timber between Bodean ana
w the Cotton Belt Railroad, from ING
Arkansas line to Rcd River bottom VIII
cash d: the stamp. j. r. abas.h
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NoT1oE.-We will be at Cane Bend
on Wednesday, August S, 1896, at 10
o'clock a. M, for the purpose of let
ting the building OF a new bridge
across Red Chute at that place. Said
bidder or bidders to have the material
delivered, as per the following offer:
l agree, in behalf of citizens inter-
ested in new bridge, to deliver the
lumber at the location, free of any
cost to the parish.
(Sisned) J. 4 SKASSALL. :"
E. S. DoETCH,
]. 4. SEwALL,
Committee.
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For Congress.

We are authorized TO announce Hon. B. w.
MtRSTON. of Red River parish, ms - cindl-
la,e for Congress from the Fourth District,
subject to the action of the Democratic party.
The herald., 1896-06-30
DEAD AND WOUNDED
The Old Story of Hot Boiler and. Gold
Water

HOUSTON, Tex, June 29.--The eXz
plosion of q boiler in the office of the
Evening Star at 2:4O o'clock this after
noon killed three persons and severely
wounded another. The dead are:
Henry Lyons, engraver.
Edwin Emery, telegraph operator.
Miss Matte Loeb, stenographer.
Seriously injured:
w. G. Van Week, general manager of
the Atlantic system of the Southern Pa
cific railway.
Lyons was the engraver for the Age
The force of the explosion blew off his
leg and arm and tore his breast and
stomach open. He was married man,
leaving two children. The body of the
boiler was blown nearly a block, tearing
out the front wall of the office of General
Manager Van Week of the Southern Pa
cific. Miss Loeb, his stenographer, was
writing beside him and was struck by a
portion of the boiler, under which she
lay some time, being crushed to death.
Operator Emery had his finger on the
key when a portion of the boiler struck
him over the heart, killing him instant
ly.
General Manager Van Week was
struck by brick. and for some time it
The herald., 1896-06-30
W. c. T. U. WORK
The Woman Temperance Workers VIII 7eet
at 1ontreai

at 1ontreaI
LONDON, June 29.-Miss Frances E.
Willard states that the worlds w. c.
T. L.. of which she is president, will meet
in Montreal, Canada, either next spring
or next autumn. The following have
been appointed delegates to the conven-
tion from Great Britain: Lady Henry
Somerset, Miss Agnes Slack, Mrs Han
nah Pearsall Smith, Miss Agnes Weston,
Mrs Ward Poole, Miss Mary Phillips
and Mrs. Hugl es.
Gwenels Vaughn is the nom de plume
of Mrs. Hughes, and she is the leading
journalist in Wales
Miss Agnes Weston is known the
world over as the sailors friend. Last
year she lodged 10000 sailors at Ports
mouth.
No woman is better known and loved
throughout the British empire than Miss
Weston.
Miss Agnes Slack is the secretary of
the worlds w. c. T. L.
Mrs Hannah Pearsall Smiths books
have been translated into fifteen Ian
guages. She is the author of The
Christians Secret of a Happy Life, and
is secretary of the British Woman S
Phillips is wealthy Quaker lady of
London and a leader in the councils of
the Society of Friends
The herald., 1896-06-30
BOlES' LETTER
The Iowa Candidate Replies to Whitney's
Declaration

The Iowa Candidate Replies to Whitney's
Declaration
OMAHA, Neb., June pa. special to
the Bee from Waterloo, Iowa, says:
Ex-Governor Boies today made public
this letter, replying to message from
New York paper concerning the Whitney
declarations:
lowing to my absence from home I
did not receive yours by wire until this
morning. Mr.. Whitney is entirely right
in his conclusion that there is no DISPOSE
tion on the part of those who will repre-
sent the silver sentiment of the South
and West in the Chicago convention to
further discuss the matter at issue with
the men whose views are diametrically
opposite to their own on the currency
question.
''He is entirely correct in the conclu-
sion that it is now too late to accomplish
any practical results by discussion of
that character. Throughout the South
and West that discussion has extended
and the views expressed by Mr.. Whitney
have been put forward by many people
who entertain them, and they have been
fully considered and weighed, and after
all this the Judgment of an overwhelm-
ing majority of the party in these sections
is evidenced by the class of delegates
who have been chosen to represent in
the Chicago convention.
mot one of these men can now disre
gard the known sentiment of those who
selected him without betraying the trust
confided to him, and not one of them, in
my judgment, will ever do so. Mr. Whit
ney is entirely wrong in assuming that
free silver Democrats are forsaking the
fundamental principles of Democracy
or that what he terms sound-money
Democrats are defending those prin-
ciples in their endeavor to commit their
party to gold monometallism. Until the
Republican party met in st. Louis a few
days since, there was never line writ
ten in national platform of either of
the great parties that justifies the
claim that one or the other of these par
ties was committed to that doctrine Over
and over again the Democratic party
in national convention assembled, has
put itself on record in the clearest and
most comprehensive language possible
in favor of bimetallsm, in favor of the
restoration of silver to it's place in our
financial system as standard money,
and never for a moment in the congress
of the United States has a majority, or
anything like majority, of the repre-
sentatives of that party wavered in it's
devotion to the principle so clearly
enunciated in the party platforms. To
assume now that adherence to that prin-
ciple is abandonment of an established
doctrine of the party is to defy history
and ignore the most plainly written of all
it's declarations of policy 1t is useless
to claim that tender of good offices of
the party to secure an international
agreement for the free coinage of silver
is the fulfllment of it's pledges so often
made in this respect. To sincere believ-
ers in bimetallism for the United States
an offer of this character is little If any,
Continued on Second Page
The herald., 1896-06-30
AMERICAN CIVIL ENGINEERS
Hold Their Animal Convention al San
Francisco
Technical Subjects Discussed and Saturday
Set Aside to Examine the Electric
Power Plant at Folsom

SAN FRANCISCO, June 29-The
twenty-eighth anual convention of the
American Society of Civil Engineers
was called to order today in the Acade-
my of Sciences building. Col. George E.
Gray delivered short address Of well
come. Colonel George H. Mendell pre-
sided. Among the visiting members who
registered were the following:
Oregon-Olaf r. Phil, Portland; A. S.
Riffer, Portland; G. B. Hegarth, Fort
Stevens.
Washington-A. M. L. Hawks, Taco
ma; J. j. Donovan. Fairhaven.
Nevada-L. H. Taylor, Reno.
Utah-C. K. Bannister Ogden.
California-Fred Eaton, E. T. Wright,
and J. D. Schuyler, Los Angeles; F. E.
Trask, Ontario; James W. Thompson,
Riverside; James E. Mills, Quincy; w.
G. Ambrose, Bakersfield; Louis G. Hare,
Salinas; c. E. Moore. Santa Clara; Geo.
NJ. Dodge, San Rafael; Herman Kower,
University of California;; w. A. Hill,
Merced; Frank A. Mason, Mare Is
land; Charles D. Marx. Charles B. Wing,
l.. M. Hopkins, G. c. l.. Fish and Geo.
w. 6ipSoi' otdHlolu OiiiNS spy Lu-
ward F. Haas, Stockton; J. >&sMcClure,
Los Angeles; D. M. Wellman, Los Ga
tos; George S. Dillman, Alameda; w.
S. Palmer, T. w. Morgan, Arthur Brown
and c. w. Brown, Oakland.
Canada-Charles E. Goad, Ontario.
The secretary, Charles Warren Hunt
of New York, read a paper on the flow
Of water in wrought iron and cast iron
pipes from % to AZ inches in diameter,
by Isaac w. Smith. A paper on the con-
struction of a light mountain railway
in the republic of Colombia, by F. j.
Chibas, drew out some discussion by
E. Sherman Gould and Jose Villadon.
The improvement of the entrance to
bar harbor by single jetty formed
the subject of a paper by II. w. Symons.
in which he treated of the work to be
done at Grays Harbor, Washington.
The writer concluded that the single
jetty system was in some places as eff
| fective as the double system.
The cost of the proposed work is esti-
mated at slOo0,00o, as compared with
| 50 ,000, 900 for the double system. The
paper was discussed by Joseph Knapp
and J. M. Prince.
| An announcement was made extend
ing the itineracy by twenty-four hours,
| SO as to spend Saturday in inspecting
| the electric light and power plant at
Folsom, on the American river, and ex-
| amining the car shops at Sacramento,
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ferring to the bimetallic organization,
"has done much of the work which has
resulted in securing majority for sill
yer in the convention and we want to
make sure that the cause is protected
in the convention. Whatever the predic-
tions of the national committee, ! sup
pose they will show no disposition to de-
prive the silver majority of the conven-
ton of it's right to name the temporary
chairman and to exercise other rights
belonging to the majority, but if such
a disposition should be manifested it
would be resented and the silver men
would undoubtedly name a candidate
Of their own for presiding officer.
Furthermore, they would elect him.
To prevent such clash as this upon any
other point, it will be necessary that our
organization should have an under
standing with the national convention"
Major Towles has high idea of the
work which has been performed by the
bimetallic committee.
1--WE have done what has never before
been done in the history of the coun-
try" he said. I'VE have reorganizeG
the party within the party on an eco
nomic uestion. Heretofore when num-
Der of men have found themselves diff
fering radically from the leaders of
their party on questions of principle
they have found it necessary to separate
from the parent organization and to or
ganize a new party. We have revolu-
tionized the Democratic party on the
question of currency and are still in the
ranks. That, I consider an achieve
ment worthy of note.
Mr.. Towles thinks that when the test
comes the silver men will be found to
have the necessary two-thrds to nomi-
nate a presidential candidate.
The bimetallic committee has from the
first studiously eliminated the uestion
of candidates from it's consideration.
but they will take the matter in hand
later If it appears necessary to secure
the nomination of desirable man.
Senator Harris, who by virtue OF his
position of chairman of the national
Democratic committee, will preside over
the conference, arrived tonight and took
quarters at the Sherman house.
The initial meeting of the series will
be called to order by him tomorrow noon.
The meetings will not be open to the
public
Senator Jones of Arkansas who will
be prominent figure in these meetings.
confirmed the statement of Secretary
Towles that the first work of the con-
ference would be to confer with the sub
committee of the national Democratic
committee as to the selection of tenn
porary chairman, and as to contests if
necessary ell sa dithere was no appre-
hension that the national committee
would be disposed to deal fairly with the
silver majority, but that it had been
thought best in the interest of effective
ness and security to have an understand
ing
Senator Jones said also that the ques-
tion of temporary chairman had not
been canvassed and that he had no
idea who would be selected for the
position. He also stated that he doubted
whether, under the circumstances, the
contests which have been threatened
from Texas, Colorado, Nevada and Ne
braska would materialize now that it
was so evident that silver men would
have an unquestionable majority.
The herald., 1896-06-30
THE HARRISON INCIDENT
Varying Claims as to Where His Arrest Was
Made

WASHINGTON, June 29.-The British
embassy has received a report from the
foreign office, regarding the arrest of
Surveyor Harrison on the banks of the
Cuyuni river in Venezuela. The claim of
the Venezuelans that the arrest was
made on the left bank of the Cuyuni is
acknowledged, but it is denied at the en-
bassy that the land at this point is
within Venezuelan territory-accordin
to the provisional line which both gov
ernments have heretofore acknowledged
1t is stated at the embassy that the
Cuyuni river is in the provisional line
only west of the mouth of the Acara-
bisi and upon the territory which is
claimed to be within the provisional
line was also far within the Schomburg
line. The Aberdeen line follows the
Acarabisi for some distance and it's gen.
eral route is now the provisional line.
The herald., 1896-06-30
A Big Strike

PRESCOTT, Ariz., June ga strike
on the Pine Mountain Mining company's
property at Lynx creek, under the new
management, has created a furore of ex-
citement. The company is composed of
Colorado parties and they have opened
up three additional ore bodies, two of
which are milling 500 ton. The other
shows a value of $74, with concentrates
assaying $SS. The ore bodies are each
two feet In width. The district is gold
entirely. srt.u...... ...r..., Llr.sa x,ss -.
The herald., 1896-06-30

was feared he was fatally injured, but he
will recover, though badly hurt. The eX-
plosion was caused by letting water into
an empty boiler.
a BOATING DISASTER.
SHARON Mass. June 29.-Thls after
noon four choir boys and the chormas-
ter of ST. Johns Episcopal church of
Charlestown were drowned in Lake
Massapoag. The party was composed
Of the following: Choirmaster Fred e.
Bracket. 22 years old; Thomas Parker,
II; Harry Lakeer 12; William Watkins,
Z: Beniamin Gibbs.
The herald., 1896-06-30

Continued on Second Page.
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.Cincin 1ati's Great
Welsh Tenor.
Biographical Sketch of David Davies, Singer.
Other Timely Notes of Interest to Welshmen.

came out, and how II was extolled by a
certain class of critics. and l was in
duced to get a copy. tried to read
1t. but found 1t as difficult as the els
teddfodic 'awdlau." But l am not a
poet or n bard, and cannot, therefore.
extract the nectar which more fortu-
nate mortals are enabled to do. But
l can understand the following verses
from carol by Alfred Austin. which
bear. in my humble Judgment, a strong
affinity to poetry:
We pile the logs. We troll the stave,
We watt the tidings wide and far.
And speed the wish. on wind and wave,
To Southern Cross and Northern Star.
Yes! Peace on earth. Atlantic strand!
Peace and good will, Pacific shore!
Across the waters stretch your hand,
And be our broth..s more and more!
Blood of our blood. in every cline.
Race or our race. by every sea!
To YOU We sing the Christmas rhyme.
For you We light'the Christmas tree"
Notes.
Mr.. David jenkins is going to capture
London by song. In addition to having
his psalm of Life" selected for the Crys-
tai Palace festival In July next. he has
the anthem. hem lord 9 my Soul" chosen
st. Paurs on st. David's Day.
An influential committee of thoroughly
representative men has been quietly form
ing of late at Merthyr with the object
of giving practical expression to the sat
isfaction given over u wide area of South
Wales and MOnmouthshire for the late
honor bestowed by the queen upon Sir W.
r. Lewis. bart. The predominant opin.
ion has been that 1t should take the form
Of q bronze statue. to be placed, In some
prominent place ut Merthyr Tydfil. the
worthy baronet's birthplace.
"Gwyliedydd'' of the Western Mail has
this to say Of the "Dryck," our only
American Welsh newspaper. He lashes It
because 1t advised the Welsh people OF
America TO take sides with America
against Great Britain. Il am sorry" he
says. that an Old paper of the standing
Of the Drych should endeavor to intiame
the feelings of the Welsh people against
the English nation, for England is the
friend of the Welsh 20! ryfyg) and
never does any harm except, It
may be, through ignorance" Mr..
Gwyliedydd is evidently new born
fiat" Should such q thing as war ever
occur between England and America Mr..
Gwyliedydd would soon ind out that It
would not be necessary for the Drych
to inAame the feelings Of the Welsh peo-
pie Of America against the English ma
tion. The American Welshman is u loyal
American citizen and nothing would
please him better than to shoulder the
gun against tyrannical England. Mr..
Gwyliedydd possesses monumental gall.