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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-13

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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-01-08
BOWLER TO BE INVEST1-
GATED.

Congressman Boatner has in.
troduced a resolution in the House
of Representatives providing for
an investigation by the Judiciary
Committee into the action of
Comptroller Bowler in refusing to
pay the bounty appropriation
passed by the last Congsess, be-
cause he believed the appropria.
ton to be unconstitutional.
The resolution is timely and
Congress should declare in emphat,
ic terms whether or not a subordi'
nate officer of the Treasury de-
partment can legally nullify an
item of appropriation which has
received the sanction OF both
Houses and Executive approval.
If the finding should be against
him, the proper remedy, impeach'
ment and removal from office,
should be Immediately applied.
While we have no sympathy
with the sugar planters in the un
holy alliance which they have
formed with the Republicans, Pop
ulists and Negroes, to overthrow
tho Democratic party, they are Ell
titled to be paid the amount OF thu
bounty appropriation, as Congress
no intended and its payment shoult
not be defeated by the arbitrar.
assumption OF undelegated author
ity by any official.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-01-08
VOLUME 81, NUMBER /.

With this issue, the LOUISIANA
DEMOCRAT enters upon the fifty.
first year Of its journalistic life.
Established fifty years ago, ex.
ceeding in journalistic longevity
that of any other newspaper in the
State, except the New Orleans
Picayume, 1t has known and advo,
Gated no other political faith than
that of Jeffersonian Democracy
under every management, from
the initial number till the close Of
the fiftieth volume last week.
Having survived the vicissi-
tudes of war-we had almost said
of pestilence and famine-and hav.
ing always been found in the front
rank of those who have strenuous
II battlcd for the right and oppos.
ed the wrong. We are not now. af-
ter such lapse Of time, required
to make any professions as TO the
future. The past is or ought to be
a sufficient guarantee in tina t
respect.
We return sincere thanks to the
many kind aud appreciative
friends who have adhered, to the
fortunes of the paper, in adversely
as we'll as iu prosperity, and solic
it a continuance of their patronage
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-01-08
A TWO EDGED SWORD.

If all the advices from the seat
of war are to be credited, the Span
ish troups have been unable to ar
rest the triumphant march OF the
Cuban revolutionists upon Havana,
the capital of the Island, as the
patriot vangurd is now reported
to be within a short distance Of it..
While the prospect appears to be
better than in any previous revo.
luton for the Cubans to throw of
the CALLING yoke of the Spanish
tyrants and achieve their indie.
pendence, it seems to us that ii
will be accomplislied-if at all
ut a fearful sacrifice, as in their
unobstructed advance upon the
capital, the Cuban army is apply
ing the torch and reducing to ash
rs, all the sugar plantations, cane
Sc, through which they pass
preventing the collection OF amy
revenue by the Spanish gov
! erument.
The torch is A two edged sword
which will cut both ways. Ever
in the event Of success, they vii
have left only a depopulated all,
impoverished Island.
In this, as in every other in
stance, it will require years o
peace to recover from the dread
fnl rayages OF war.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-01-08

We have no idea as to the
identity Of "veritas," bat can dis.
cover nothing III his labored arsi
Gle to the 1own 1alk, which would
have the effect of refatlng or over.
throwing the contention Of the
LOUISIANA DEYoCRAT, that if the
Democratic voters of this parish
desire to be sufficiently nlagnsni.
NOUS as to accord representation
to the country, it can only be done
by the nomination of B. II. Lyons
for the Legislature.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-01-08

The President has thrown the
entire responsibility upon the
shoulders Of the Republican Con.
gress, to devise ways and means
to check the depletion Of the gold
reserve aud to preserve the faith
and credit of the nation unimpaired.
But it is safe to assume that they
are not equal to the emergency
and that the bond bill and Increase
of tariff rates OH certain articles,
will not fill the measure of his ex.
pectations aud will accordingly
encounter the executive veto,
when they reach the inner sanct-
uary Of the presidential mansion.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-01-08

THE FUSION NUMlNEEs.-The
conference committees of the vari-
egated aggregation of sugar plant
ers, OR as they style themselves,
National Republicans, Regular Re.
publicans, Populists and Negroes,
in session in New Orleans last
week, selected Mr.. e. N. Pugh, OF
Ascension, for Governor; j. B.
Donally of Orleans, for Secretary
of State and l.. F. Soutbon, of Ter
rebonue, for Attorney General.
1t is understood that the Populist
convention, which meets in Alex.
andria to-day, will endorse these
selections and fill the remainder Of
the ticket from their own ranks.
Mr.. Pngh is 81 very respectable
gentleman, a large sugar planter
aud prominent lawyer, but it is
questionable if in consenting to
lead a 'sforlorn hope" composed OF
such a motley crew of diverse and
Heterogeneous political elements,
lie can retain even his own self re-
spect, much less the esteem of luis
white fellow citizens throughout
the State. The fusion nominee, IN
the vain hope of securing from the
Republicans, protection for sugar
and political preferment for Lin
self, has bartered away and re-
nonnced the well defined political
convictions of fine. Hereto
fore, an ardent rs bcate of white
supremacy and of the adoption Of
the suffrage amendment to ths
constitution, he has been COMPEL
ed to stultify himself, by accepting
the nomination on a platform hos
tile to both these great cardinal
interests.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-01-08
The Atlanta Exposition clos

The Atlanta Exposition clos
ed on the 3lst of December, 1896.
It is estimated that the money ex.
pended by visitors to the Exposi.
ton amounts to fully $4,000, 600
while it has cost the city of Allan.
ia only about s2O0,0OO. Hence, it
can be readily seen, that the ulti.
innate benefit to the city aud State
is largely in excess Of The actual
expenditures.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-01-08
The bnrl,ing OF y woman who

The bur,iing OF a woman who
WAS enceiute At the stake in Ken.
lucky, because sue was alleged 10
have been faithless to her mar
rage vows is one Of the most bru.
tai and dastardly outrages ever
nrrnetrated iii a civilized cOmmu.
nifty. The perpetrators "i tnls e1'
pcraIi)e and atr0ciUus crime de.
serve no quarter. They should be
hunted down with dogs and the
full penalty ot an outraged law
melted out to them. II the wives
of this country were 10 turn OUT
en- masse, mob ana ourn :'I the stske
every man WHO Is uh1aitn1ui 10 his
unnt,al vows, the whole earth
would be brilliantly ILLUMINATED,
yea! the Heavells Would be lit up
with a lurld glare.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-01-08
NOTICE.

q. 6. Land OFFICE, NEW ORLEANS, La.
Dee. 7th 1895.
COMPLAINT having besn entered ut this
Ofice by F. E. Butler against Harry 4.
Jones for abaudoning his Homestead En-
try No. IOO55, dated January 8, 1854, up.
ON tho s. Z. Section 8, Township !,
south Range ] West, in kapides Parish,
Louisiana, With view to the canoells-
tiou Of said entry, the said parties are
hereby sulnmoned to appear ct this Office
on the 18th day Of January 1896 at II
O'clock m :, to respond and furnish tssti.
mony concerning sud alleged abandon.
CHARLIE -. JOHNSTON,
Receiver.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-01-08
Constablc's Sale.

State Of Louisiana-PayisA Of Rapides--
Justice Court.
J. P. Telottsl
A. O. Bordylon
W. n l: A,...ps,'. Ward.
A. o. Bordnlon
j. c. WILSON,
A. o. BOrtlslou
10y VIRTUE OF AED TO SATISFY
D three writs of teri faeias issued from
tho Hoasrable the FMxt and Second
Justice Courts of the Alexandria Ward
Rapidrs Parish, La, in She above ebti-
tied SHIFTS, and 10 me directed, command
ing and authorizing ms TO specially seize
and sell tho hereinafter Described prop.
erty to satisfy sail wits, will, Ut II
O'Clock H., on
SATURDAY, tho 18th Ivy Of JANUARY,
1896.
ut the front door Of the Court House, IN
the Town of Alexa,Klyjs. La, oilor for
sxle at public auctio,t, to tho last and
highest bidder. the following movable
property, a,.wit:
One Dnun Horse,
One Ssdlle and Dridas.
forms u Sals-Casl., stftyert to ap.
praisenient. NJ. ". BAlLLIO.
Constable Alexandris Ward, Rapidcs Pa
rixh, 10.
Jany. !. 1896.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-01-08

AOne button put OH wrong on
a painof pants makes the whole
work Mad. The BUCKSKlN
BREECHES are as carefully i'll.
spec,e,l before they leave the fac.
tory AS if they were diamonds. If
you find one little taaltin them send
them back aud get another
pair, or your money. Ii we can't
sell the best pants made we wont
sell any.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-01-08

The new building Of the Young
Mems Christian Association in
New Orleans was dedicated and
its doors throws open Cd New
Years day. 1t is said to be a
magnificent structure and with
the ground upon which 1t is erect
ed, cost about 100000.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-01-08
THE Venezuelan Commission.

In pursuance of the authority
vested in him by speciel fesolu.
ton of Congress to that effect, the
Presi tlent on the first day of the
new year, appointed the commits
sion ,lpon whom will tlsvOlve the
aelical te duty of ascertainins and
reporting upon the true d.
vision al lines in the disputed bonn.
Diary Question between Great Brit.
ain An id Venezuela. The following
il the personnel of the. commission {:
David j. Brewer, of Kansas, AS
sociate Justice OF the Supreme
Court Of the United States; Rich.
ard Il. Alvey, Of Maryland, chief
Justice of the Court of Appeals of
the Di strict Of Columbia; Andrew
D. White, lats President Of Cor
nell University and United States
Minister to Russia; Frederick R.
Coudeft, a prominentlawyer Of New
York a nd United States counsel
in the Behriug sea controversy
and Da MEL 9 Gilman, Of Mary
band. president OF Johns Hopkins
University.
The President has not disapoin1
ed tue just expectations Of the
country in the selection Of this re
snousible tribunal. The members
are all ,uen Of letters, Of nationa
rpputation and eminent il theil
respective professions.
| They can be relied upon to MAKE
a critical investigation of the mat
ter in dispute and submit re
mort viii ch will not only merit til,
approba tioh OF tue people OF thi
country. but ought to Inspire con
tilence even i'll England.
1t will require months, however
before their labors can be com
, pleted, as it may be necessary t
proceed not only to Venezuela
!. but to Europe, to consult the Dutcl
3 Spauisu and other foreign archives
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-01-08

If thu pcople OF Canada-as
the staggering tone OF the Cana.
dian pfeas MISUNDERSTANDING 70 re-
main loyal to great Britain, the
American people have Ii" objec-
tons, BliL it is quite certain that
in the event Of War between the
Two countries, it will he another
repetition OF the A'sace'LorIalne
Incident, ana Canaua VIII as sure
ly, nolens aoltns, 1aIl INTO The lap OF
che GODDESS Of Liberty" Of the
American Uniou, as did the above
French provinces tall INTO the lap
of the couquering German Empire,
during the war with fra'c when
DESTROYED the Napoleonic dynasty
and finally converted that unhap.
Nv countrywide Il quasi Republic.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-01-08

The Republicans, largely in
the majority in the House of Rep.
resentatives, have succeeded in OF
ganizing the Senate with the as.
sistance of FIVE of the six Populist
members of that Body. They have
therefore, assumed all responsible.
ity for national legislation and the
result of the next election Will de.
eide whether or not they have dis.
charged this trust to the entire
satisfaction of the people.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-01-08
the government and

Although the government and
people of the Cnlteu States wouid
depl ecate war with Great Britain
and would not engage i'll it, save
az a defnier TesSo't 10 MAINTAIN tue
national hopor, yet it is not true,
~ alleged hy inc carplhg critics OF
Anglo phobla pred'iec''ons, that
we are totally unprepared for war.
While it ia i fact lhac we have
but a dimiuptiye navy and may
sntfrr ON that account ut the in-
ception Of h6stiiitles, We can soon
hlild one that can compete with
tn. nMistress of the Ocean" aud as
for money, tpe Uu'ted states "ag-
ed war once for four ears by the
issuance OF green oacAs anu can
do 80 again necessity requires lI'
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-01-08
Levi p. Morton. tba nr.s.

Levi P. Morton, the present
Governor of New York, with his
"bar'" of money, has concluded to
enter the lists and compete for the
Republican presidential nomina.
ton. With this pecuniary lever.
age. he Will be formidable oppo.
nent and Reed, Mckinley, Allison
" Co, win have to look out ior
thsir. .tnreis or they will be left
hwiAae combat in the presidential
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-01-08

VOTE FOR LYoNs.-Vote for
LYONS tomorrow and give the
soantry representation ON the Par
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-01-08
Judge A. l.. T,ssot, an esteem

""Se N II Z FoSot. uH CetS cur
ed citizen, prominent attorney and
eminent jurist, died in New Or.
leans last week, aged 81 years.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-01-08
ALEXANDRIA WARD TICKET
For Magistrate.
". w. WhittingtOn.

w We are authorized to announce
the name of
W. w. Wilmington,
the present incumbent, as candidate for
Magistrate of the Alexandria Ward, sub
.iect to the action Of the Democratic
party. ..
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-01-08
DEMOCRATIC, TICKET.

DEMUCRAllC' llCkEl.
For Governor:
MURPHY J. FOSTER,
OfSt. Mary.
For Lieutenant Governor;
r. II. SNYDER,
Of Tensas.
For Auditor,
w. W. HEARD,
Of Union.
For State Treasurer
A. V. FOURNET,
Of St. Martin.
For Secretary OF State
JOHN IT. MICHEL,
OF Orleans.
For Acknowledgement:
MILTON j. CUNNINGHAM,
Of Natchitoches.
For Superintendent of Public Education:
j. V. CALHOUN,
OF Orleans,
Senatorial. judicial and Pa
IRISH Ticket.
For District Judge:
e. G. HUNTER.
e. NORTH CULLOM, JR.
For District Attorney:
PHANOR P. BREAZEALE.
- For State Senator:
j. g. RYAN. -
For Representatives:
JULIUS f. ARIAIL.
For Sheriff:
ID. 7. STAFFORD.
For Clerk of Court
&. l.. RANSDELL.
For Coroner:
DIR. r. L. LUCkETT.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-01-08

State Of Louisisna-PayisA Of Rapides--
Justice Court.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-01-08

For Superintendent of Public Education:
j. V. CALHOUN,
OF Orleans,
The herald., 1896-02-13
COMING CUNNING
Lord shoIto Coming to Los Angeles to Collect
a Laan

Lord Sholto Coming to Los Angeles to Collect
OAKLAND, Feb. 12.-Lord Sholto Doug
las has sent his wife back to her mother in
this city and suddenly departed for Los An
geles. He has just discovered that while
he was in the northern part of the state a
few weeks ago he was buncoed out OF
$1,000. In his pursuit of the American
dollar his lordship consented to make a
loan of $500 to a new-found friend in Los
Angeles. He was told about the big inter-
est he would receive, and he lost no time in
producing the money.
ut is just like picking apples off tree"
said his friend. "It is easier to make
money this way than it is to find it, and
you can't lose a cent"
The son of the marquis of Queensberry
was looking for something easy. He gave
his friend $500 and waited for the invest
mont to double. He now finds lie is wait
ing in vain. In looking over the security
given him for the $500 he realized that
he had been buncoed, and now he wants
the money back.
When Sholto started for Los Angeles he
carried big pistol in his pocket, and said
that he intended to ''do business" with
somebody before he returned. Mean
while his wife is appearing at local thea
ter as a song and dance artistic with her
brother, Tom Adds.
The herald., 1896-02-13
THE ENGLISH PARLIAMENT
Debates American Arbitration and Irish
Home Rule
Tho Irish Party Has Lost Faith In Parllamen-
tnry Agitation, but Has No
Substitute tiandy

LONDON, Feb. 12.-In the house of COM
mons today the debate on the address in
reply to the queens speech was resumed.
| John Dillon, anti-Parnellite, said he would
not be surprised if the beggarly character
of the reference to Ireland in the speech
did not more firmly fix in the minds OF
Irishmen the conviction that nothing could
be obtained from England except by vio-
lent agitation. Continuing Dillon con-
trasted the treatment of DR.. Jameson's
force with the treatment of the Irish polit-
ical prisoners and said he would
oppose the additional expenditures
proposed for tho navy unless part of
the surplus was devoted to Ireland. Dillon
also announced an amendment to the adj
dress censuring the government for not
proposing self-government for Ireland.
They were taunted, Dillon continued, by
the government with having lost control of
the Irish nationalists in America. He
regretted this loss of control and
withholding of support they had received
therefrom for many years, but the Eng
anxious to serve the Irish question would
rejoice that the Irish in America had
lost faith in constitutional agitation.
Dillon stated there was great deal OF
talk about British ships blowing up Ameri-
can cities. Such language had happily
ceased and the English people had learned
that President Cleveland's message was
not an election dodge, but he spoke the
voice of the American nation, which was
not afraid TO face the arbitrament of war
if England refused arbitration. But arbi
tration was to be accepted now. after
America had been forced to threaten. 1t
would have been more decent If Great
Britain had accepted arbitration when Sec
retary Olney suggested it. He warned the
government that the Irish party would
resist to the utmost any idea of war IN
tween Great Britain and the United
States.
Mr.. John Redmond, Parnellite member
for Waterford, combatted the marcris of
Salisbury's declaration that home rule
was dead, and he wanted to know what Wars
the present attitude of the Liberal leaders
towards home rule, whether they were stk
in alliance with the Nationalists, and what
were the terms of the alliance.
Mr.. Gerald Belfour, chief secretary for
Ireland, in the course of q lengthy reply to
the Irish leaders, said that the attitude of
the government towards home rule would
be determined by what they believed to be
the merits of the case. and that no consid-
erations of difficulty of danger abroad, or
in the colonies, would, for a moment, in
duce the government to depart from the
attitude they had taken on the question.
The house rose at 5 80 p. m.
The herald., 1896-02-13
THEY CALL UPON WHITNEY
To Enter the Race for q Presidential
Nomination
7ississippl Democrats Start a Boom for Sec
rotary Whitney and Think They Have
Accomplished Huch

JACKSON. Miss, Feb. 1.-THE Whitney
presidential managers express themselves
tonight as having accomplished results
beyond anything they expected when they
recently decided upon Whitney cam
paign in this state. Petitions calling upon
Mr.. Whitney to enter the field have been
signed by leading influential men from
every section and party faction in the
state, They claim to have the leading
bus ass and professional men of the state
capital, including the mayor and city Off
cials, three-fourths of the legislature and,
finally, the new state administration, ex-
cept Governor McLaurin, who was not inn
portuned. but whose close friends are ac-
lively enlisted in the measure. The call
upon Mr.. Whitney reads as follows:
Call upon William G.. Whitney to enter
the race of the Democratic presi Dental
nominations:
'Whle the undersigned Mississippi
Democrats recognize the necessity of finan-
cial and other reforms to this country, it is
evident that such reforms can only be had
through Democratic administration for the
| whole federal government.
ssIf the ancient foe of the South, the Re-
/ publican party. gets control of the general
! government in the next election Republi-
can measures will be enacted that
/ Will eutltIcu tuht party III power
and perpetuate it for generation to
come. AS applied to the present
situation, we recommend to our
political brotherhood throughout the
country, a spirit of conservatism and cou-
cession upon the great political issues of
the day. as the only true basis for unity
and harmony and success to the great
political party to which we belong. Let it
not be forgotten-it must never be forgot
ten-that the city halls of the eastern and
New England states were the scenes during
the past twenty-five years of those heroic
debates and intellectual conflicts which
have resulted in political justice, white
supremacy. local self-government and the
material advancement of the southern
people.
"Recognizing in the Hon. w. G.. Whit
ney of the Empire state. typical Amer
icap, a patriot of unquestioned loyalty to
his country. man of tact and affairs in
the highest sense of the term; a statesman
of broad and enlightened views-one of the
purest and most glorious among the north
ern Democrats, we therefore call upon you
to allow your name to go before the Demo-
cratic national convention as a candidate
for the presidential nomination, believing
your nomination will unity and enthuse
the Democratic party throughout the couu-
try and secure the election of it's ticket.'
This call will be forwarded to Mr.. Whit
The herald., 1896-02-13
BULLETIN
TOUR OF TRIUMPH
Col Otis Beiseged at Kansas City by News
parer Correspondents


parer Correspondents
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Feb. 1Z.-Col. Harrison
Gray Otis of Los Angeles arrived here tonight
with the Chicago limited. The representa-
lives of all the great dailies, well the cor
respondents OF the Washington, New York and
Chicago papers were at the depot to meet the
great man and obtain from him his views on
the outlook and the inlook. The colonel ac-
corded to seven OF the newspa per men an
audience treating them, with gracious suavity
of manner, TO frozen oranges, Hunters Texas
tama'es and things. In discussing the politi-
cal situation in California, the colonel is re-
ported as saying:
Mckinley will have state. / am for hin
and will be in the convention at large. l
would have gone to the Minneap polls conven-
tion four years ago but for chill which came
suddenly upon me. However, my health is
good this year, and I will be the unanimous
choice of my party
The colonel is recorded as saying that he
thought the platform should contain declar-
alton in favor OF the restoration OF the sugar
bounty and the immediate opening of North
Broadway. He is also in favor OF the proposi-
tion to continue to work the chain gang in the
First-street cut The colonel's views
had heard OF the great man but had never be-
fore met him.
The colonel may stop at Indianapolis Satur-
day 10 advise with his old friend, Col. ]. II.
Woodland. although it is not positively known
yet whether he will or not. Huh!
J. HAw KERR.