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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-03-28
A MISTAKEN POLICY.

rhe Unpatriotic Course of the Free snvcr
The action of the free-coinage-of-sil-
yer senators at Washington is extreme
ly reprehensible.
The Journal has little sympathy
with that class of goldbug statesmen
who fail to see the slightest reason or
Justice in the claim of the free-silver
advocates. They represent the debtor
class in the nation, which feels that
through an appreciation in gold it has
been made to suffer undue penalties for
Its misfortune. The mere statement OF
its claim is sufficient to demand for 1t
careful attention. Whether the remedy
desired by the advocates Of free coin
rge of silver would be effective is a mat
ter of grave doubt. It is more than like
" that free silver coinage, instead OF
ameliorating, would injure the condi-
ton of the debtor class through con-
traction of credit. 1t matters not, how
ever, whether the free-silver advocates
feel that the people whom they repre-
sent are unjustly treated by the coin
age laws of the United States. They
have no right to retard the business OF
congress and make as permanent as
they can the treasury deficit. The
free-silver majority in the senate at
tached to the bond bill when it came
from the house a free-silver substitute,
which was carried. Now the revenue
bill, providing for the raising of sufi-
cient revenue to meet the expenses OF
the government is weighed down like
wise with free-silver rider. This
course is not patriotic, nor does it inure
to the benefit of the cause of free sill
yer. 1t locates the advocates of that
policy as disturbers of the nations
business, as promoters of bond issues
and, in general, as enemies of the coun.
try. Admitting that they believe them.
selves sincerely to be right upon the
free-coinage question, they have not
the right to tie up the business Of the
country as they are doing.
What sympathy there may be in the
east for the suffering debtor class in
the western prairies is rapidly evanes
cling; aud all because of the conduct al
Washington of the senator's who rep
resent those unfortunate states which
developed beyond their own capacity
now are reaping the ills Of an unnat
urally accelerated harvest. = Albany
| Journal.
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some of the officers in my hearing had
produced a desire in me to show that,
though not q professional warrior
hired to kill blackamoors at so much
day, 1 was not wholly without cour'
age.
This was why / sidled dexterously
upon my gray mare until 1 was within
Il few PAGES of Tom, who sat motionless
In his saddle, calm as an icicle, with
red spot on each Of his cheeks. had
pistols in my holsters and good cav
airy saber in my hand, and when the
trumpet sounded the charge and that
superb body Of horses went thunder
ing over the plain, something seemed
to snap in my head, and away I went
involuntarily, perhaps, but with an In
sane desire to take part in the fray.
A couple of troopers, pierced through
the breast with assegais. fell crashing
from their saddles, and / came up with
the advancing line at furious gallop.
In another instant we were In q mass
of savages. In sort of dream saw
n SEQ of fierce black faces about me.
Some of the sayages crouched under
the bellies of the horses and disem-
boweled them as they were trampled
under foot. Others, giants In stature.
stood straight up, with their brawny.
naked arms raised to heaven, and ac-
tually laughed as the troops cut them
down. These blacks knew no fear.
In solid detachments they stood be-
fore the onslaught Of the enemy, no
man fiinching before the certain death
that was imminent, as each fought des-
perately against the trained troops OF
O powerful country.
/ saw Toms face, set and stern, as
he hewed about him like templar OF
old, ono hand gripping the bride rein
and in the other his deadly saber rising
aloft and falling to cleave wooliy
| skull.
For myself, suppose 1 was fighting
like the rest. / was conscious only OF
wild feeling of exhilaration-a sort OF
composed joy that / was participation
In such a matchless scene. felt
spear thrust that pierced the fieshy
part of my arm above the elbow and
slashed mechanically at the head OF the
gigantic savage who had dealt me the
wound.
And lust as suddenly as the attack
began the heroic foeman melted away
With loud cries they turned and fed
In all directions they scattered, leaving
the dead upon the field. The quick
African dusk was stealing down as the
trumpets sounded retirement and
drew rein with the rest. The battle Of
Ulundi was won, and the Zulu war was
over.
! Many and many gallant trooper 10,
prone upon the rank grass. Some wers
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-03-28

Trip to the Garden Spots of the soa'.
On February IL and March 10, tlckeu
viii be sold from principal cities. towns
AVID villages Of the north, TO al! points g.
the LouIsyille 3 Nashville Railrosd u
T Fer Alabama, Mississippi, Florida
and . portion Of Kentucky. at one single
fare for the round trip: Tickets wiz .
good to return within thirty days, on pay,
ment OF 81 to agent at destination, ~. ,ha
viii allow stop-over at any points on sre
south bound trip. Ask your ucke' aS"s
about It. and II he can not sell you excu.
sion tickets write to c. p. Atmore Genera
Passenger Agent, Louisville, KY o.
Geo. 81. Horner b. p. A., st. LOUIS, MO-
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passed their free-coinage act as an in
dependent measure. In attaching it to
the bond bill and now to the revenue
bill their intention in to defeat all need
full legislation unless. their pet meas
ure is adopted. Their method is that
of the highwayman, who demands
your money or your life.-Louisyille
Commercial.
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Mr.. Crowley, one Of the a

-. Mr.. Crowley. one of the new
sound-uoney congressman from Texas,
tells Washington correspondent that
sunless tie democrats of Texas har-
monte very soon the popuIists y III
carry the state. and they are very nu-
merous. will not support silver plat
form or vote for candidates who be
Nsye n tsss coiuagc. psltimov e1H.
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the country over
for their beauty; in fact, 1T is safe TO
say that no single family in Westmore-
land. and perhaps in all England, con-
tanned the equals In physical loneliness
of these three sisters. Their family
was an old one, very proud, and their
grim. gray-headed old father was as
proud as his lineage was lofty and
his income scant.
They were all blends OF the purest
north of England type. Maude, the
eldest, was the tallest of the three, and
veritable queen in her manner and
gait. Laura, the second, was almost
as stately, and had the same royal
poise of the head as her elder sister.
But il was Eunice, the youngest, a child
of II, who, to my mind, carried on the
palm as the fairest of the three.
And it was of Eunice, with here soft
cheeks of cream and rose, that my
friend Tom was enamored.
He had left school three years before
me, and was now a lieutenant In the
army, but our friendship had not been
forgotten. Tom was the idol of his
father and mother, and as handsome
young officer as any to be found in her
majesty's army.
His beauty was quite the opposite to
Eunice's. lie was very tall and broad
shouldered for his 20 years and had
thick, coal-black eyebrows and hair.
His face was as yet innocent OF a mus
tache, but his resolute mouth and
squarely set jaws gave it all the man
illness necessary.
1 remembered how bitterly l envied
him when he slipped Eunice's arm into
his own In the church porch and led
the way toward the st. Cyriles' house
while / followed with Maud and Laura
to whom / had previously been intro.
duced. defy the world to produce a
handsomer pair than these two. Eu
nice's head reached scarcely to hel
lovers shoulder, and the bewitchine
yet childlessly innocent way she had Of
glancing up into his face would have
lured lifelong hermit from his soil
tude to WOO her.
In the course of the three weeks
epent at Retford had plenty of oppor
tunities for observing how violent
how desperate. was my friend'spassion
Indeed, he spoke to me of 1t often him
self. Young as he was, his speech WA
that of a man who has made his cas-
for all that he values in life, and is de
termined to abide by the issue. DO.
though I might be, could see that !
was a case CT life or death with him.
Eunicc's father, who was prudent, Al
most widowers are, had given q reluc
tant consent to their engagement. bu
insisted on an improvement in thu
young mans worldly position as con
clifton of the setting of the wedding
day. And how a poor lieutenant, ant
the son of a country parson at that
was to overcome that condition it wa
hard to perceive.
had been guest at the Granthams
FOR about ten days when visitor CAM
10 the st. Cyriles'. He was retire.
Indian merchant, with saffron com
plexion and small piercing eyes, bu
fabulously rich, so they said. HI
treated Tom and myself with quite evi
dent condescension when we dined will
the family a couple of days afterward
His name was Denton, and he talke,
of buying property in the neighbor
hood. From the first moment notices
his marked attention to Eunice, and
could not help shuddering at the sigh
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-03-28

Tho Nashville, Chattanooga . d. Loss
Railway
Will ON March Srd sell one way homeseek-
ers: tickets to ali points In the Southeast,
Including Florida, at the lowest rate ever
Known. On March 10th round trip tckete
TO many points in tho South, inclaoine
Georgia, can be purchased at one fare pius
f9.OO; good for 50 days. For maps. loiaors
and al Information write to or see br1aru
n. I'M. N. p. A., 3o5 Marquette Bldg, Chi
caeo: K. e. Cowardin, w. p. A., 70 ~
ETC. Bldg, st. Louis, or w. Il. Daniey, u
P. & 7. A., Nashville, Tenn.
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HIS head was turned, yet fame had iaaa
No laurels at his feet,
He simply saw pretty girl
While passing on the street, ux
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-03-28
when Thought OF.

Hungry Hugh-Say, de yer t'ink de
rich blokes ever thinks Of us?
Weary Wngglss -. Yes, when deg
reads de comic newspapers Eruth
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-03-28

PARRorr-"Do you think that Henpecn
could ever keep o secret from his wiier
Wiggins-"Well, I'll bet that ne never rS'e
her know what he really thinks OF neF''-
Truth
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-03-28

They who have light In themselves wiu
not revolve as satellites.-Anon.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-03-28
A SOLDIER LOVER.

r was while stay
ing with m y
friend, Tom Grant
ham. at his IA
TIERS parsonage,
in the quaint little
town of Retford,
that l met the st.
Cyrile girls. They
were famous all
the country over
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\ penny
or two

all extra profit.
That's the merchants reason
whourges an inferior binding for
a costly skirt. It's not (notAine
IS as good as -
: :. :, S: ! :
Bias velveteen Skirt Binding.
Look for S. H. & nj. on the label
and take no other.
n your dealer win not supplv vo,, -
will.
Send for samples. showing labels .nd ,,....
York City. Wv
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only son, Tom sighed and said he en-
We'd him. When news reached us OF
the awful catastrophe Of Rorke's Drift,
where SO many brave fellows went
down, he gritted his teeth and vowed
he would like to strike blow for venge-
| ance before the war was over.
The final battle of Ulundi, which was
followed shortly by the capture OF
Cetewayo and the termination OF the
war, was a most bloody affair. 1t was
here that the Eighth performed iti
magnificent and almost only servict
of the campaign.
Through the long afternoon the Zulr
warriors fought with the superb fe
rocity that has marked them out al
the heroes Of all the savage tribes
Their superior numbers awaited then
little. Again and again, with daunt
less bravery, they hurled Themselves
upon the British line, only to be slaugh
tered in masses by the murderous ar
tillery fire. They were doomed. and the!
knew it, but black and naked as the,
were, they swarmed to their fate ant
died like men.
| But too many of her majesty's sol
liers were falling; the victory wa
being delayed too long. At last tn
Eighth received the coveted order t
charge and put the black hordes t
J rout.
Dy some means or other n sort @
fever had got into my blood. di
not ache togo into action. but certai
SMILES end witticisws exchanged b
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rhs Unpatriotic Course Of the Free silver
Senators.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-19
Gov. Black. Private Secretary.

ALBANY Nov. lS.-It is expected that Cow
elect Black will announce the appointment Of
his private secretary in a few days. Mr.. VIII
liam NJ. Grifaths OF Utica will. it is thought, be
the man who will receive this appointment. Mr..
Grifiths has been about the Capitol for the past
few days collecting statistics in the State de-
partments and other information for the use of
Gov. elect Black in the preparation of his An
nual message, which will DO submitted to the
Legislature the first Wednesday III January.
Mr.. Grifiths was graduated fcom Hamilton
College In 1850. In 1884 and 1854 he repre-
scented the Utica Pres and Observer and other
papers In the State Legislature at Albany. For
tho past three years he has represented the
Troy Times and other papers in Washington.
During Mr.. Blacks last two years service az
Congressman in Washington Mr.. GrifitEs acted
as his private secretary.
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Hendelmar 81 Lippman. cloak manufacturers
at 433 Broome street, failed yesterday. and q
deputy sheriff took possession OF the store. Tho
Coroner also went to the store with writs of re-
plevin. The Arm began business in May, 1880,
and on Jan. / last claimed TO have see, 5s4 as
sets and $3.50 liabilities. The liabilities now are
reported to be 5000.
Deputy Sheriff Butler has received an attach
ment against lhe CathoScope Electrical Com
pany Of 80 Broad way for $685. In favor of
Edwin Hammersching, on an assigned claim for
balance due on patents sold To tho company by
Arthur a. Hammerschlag. The cathoscOpe is
an apparatus for exhibiting Roentgen rays.
The sheriff has taken charge OF the store of
MOritz Gaertnor, dealer in shoes at 23S East
houston street. on an ATTACHMENT for s923 OBJ
tanned by hastings ~ Gleason for six Of tho
creditors. They claim that Gaertner had hls
stock. worth Sl,S0O, sod out by a marshal. and
that II was bought IN by his brother, IN pursu-
Rnce of a plan To put 1t out of reach OF the
creditors.
Lena Roth. dealer 10 leather and nndinEs at
$40 West Thirty-eighth street and 1907 East
Houston street. this city, and who has two other
stores In Brooklyn. has made an assignment in
Brooklyn to MaRnus Weiman. Max AltmRyer
has issued two repleylns for Now York creditors
to the amount OF $4,000 to the Sheriff of Kings
county. Ho Inmates the liabilities at $4,000.
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N avail Orders.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 1S.-Medical Director T.
c.. Walton has been detached from the Naval
Academy and ordered to the Naval Laboratory,
New YORK. relieving Medical Director II. NJ.
Wells. who Is ordered home TO await orders.
Passed Assistant Surgeon w. +. Arnold has
been ordered from special duty to the Enter
prise. relieving Passed Assistant Surgeon 4. w.
Olcott, who is ordered to the Independence to
relieve Surgeon &. 7. Hibbett. who is ordered
home and granted three months leave.
the nIdroer.pbic oS,ca and orSered n t%a
Franklin.
Observation-Disclosures w. II. Selfridge has
been detached from the New York Navy Yard
and ordered to the Puritan. Commander q. +.
lde has been ordered to the Norfolk Navy Yard.
Lieut.. w. NJ. Wood has been ordered to inspec-
tion duty at the works of the American Ord
nance Company. bridgeport, Conn. and Ensign
II. I. Bryan has been detached from the Castine
and ordered 10 the MArblehead.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-19
MIss PHoR,s CHARGE.
She Says n Priest Caught Her In His Arms
and Tried to Kiss Her.

She Says n Priest Caught Her In Hts Arms
and Tried to KiRs Her.
Chief of Police Murphy of Jersey City was
closeted for over an hour on Tuesday night
with Mrs. Charles w. Collins of 95 Cottage
street. Margaret Phor, q pretty 17-year-old SCR
want girl employed by Mrs. Collins, and tho
girls brother-in-law After the conference the
Chief refused to give any about 1t,
except that 1t was a very serious case. Yester-
day the Chief unbosomed himself. He said
that Miss Phor was there to make q complaint
against q Catholic priest, who. she alleged, had
assaulted her, The girls story was that about
$3.50 p. NJ, when she was alone in the house.
the priest, whom she knew as q friend OF the
family, called. He sent her down stairs for q
bottle OF wh!skey.
The priest remained at the house for a little
more than an hour. and when he was about TO
GO away he asked he to kiss him good night.
She refused. she said. and then the priest caught
her In his arms and tried to kiss her. She strug-
gled, but he o~verpowered her and threw her
on q sofa. Chief Murphy asked the girl to make
oath to her statement. bur she refused. Her
parents also were DESTROYS that she should make
q sworn statement but she could not be per-
suaded to do so. Mrs. Collins told Chief Muir
ply that she had known the priest since she
was a girl. He is n middle-aEed man and called
at her house frequently. AT one time, Mrs.
Collins says. he was connected with St. Jo-
seph's. Church in Jersey City. Chief Murphy
refused TO give his name.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-19
GRAIN ELEpAToKs ATTACKED.
Lawyer Robbins Says Their Extension IL
Responsible for Low Prices-

Lawyer Robbins Says Their Extension 10
Responsible for Low Priees-
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Nov. 1s.-In the elevator con-
troversy. which was resumed before Judge Tu-
ley today. Lawyer Henry g. Robbins. represent
ing the board o: Trade interests. advanced a
novel proposition. The evidence which will
form the basis of his argument was presented
to-day. II consists of tables compiled from the
reports OF the Warehouse Commission. covering
the period from 1873 to 1890. According to
Lawyer Robbins these tables show that tho i'm
mense amount OF grain kept constantly in store
in Chicago elevators accounts for the depression
OF the market.
The statistics show that while the capacity of
tho elevators INe increased from l3. 900. 900 to
IL. 0O0. 900 bushels since 1879. the total receipts
are practically the same AS they we're In 1873.
The additional capacity II being utilized, lie
said, for keeping grain in store. The object OF
the elevator men In keeping this grain In store,
MIR. Robbins argued. 10 to keep prices low. so as
reduce the amount OF capital invested.
The controversy between the warehouse men
and the Board OF Trade began a year and a half
ago. when the Board OF Trade sought to prevent
tho warehouse men from dealing In grain in the
open market. IL was contended that they wero
violating their charter provisions. as they were
buying and selling grain owned by other people,
which was merely stored In their warehouses.
The Warehouse Commissioners decided against
the elevator people, and the case was then taken
intO court.
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PRESIDENT cArEx,s ASSIGNMENT.
His Liabilities Dae ChIeny 60 His Eadorss.
ment OF Notes.

His Liabilities Due ChIeny TO Hls Endoroes
ment OF Notes.
BosToS. Nov. 1s.-The filing of q petition in
insolvency by President Elmer H. Capon OF
Tufts College two weeks ago has created SO
much comment that q statement was mad this
afternoon by the assignee of President Capen's
property. In the schedule of assets and liabili-
ties filed at the Insolvency Court in Cambridge
II was stated that President Capen owed $52.-
SEQ. His assets were said to be nothing. Tho
great majority of the liabilities were notes to
different banking Institutions.
According to the assignee, $3.50 OF Prest-
dent Capen's Indebtedness is secured. OF the
S2S. $50 unsecured. $1,000 was for his brother.
Joel Capen of Stoughton. who Is said to be y
builder, and Sl7. 900 was for endorsements for
the s%toughton Gas Light Company. The re-
debtedness. The latter amount represents the
only Indebtedness for which President Capen
has received any personal benefit. The endorse
ments for the StouRhton Gas Light company
are largely renewals of notes which were out
standing when he was chosen President Of tho
company, and which were renewed upon his
endorsement, The company was unsuccessful.
and the burden OF the indebtedness fell upon
him.
When he endorsed notes for his brother Joel.
President Capen supposed that his brother WAS
financially sound. So great was his faith In
him that he took no pains TO look into the mat
ter. Friends of his brother assert that every
ments. but subsequently Joel Capen's affairs
became involved and the President of Tufts
was left to carry the load. President Capen's
endorsement was on twenty-nlne notes ranging
In amounts from 500 to S2l. 000. The claim
of the trustees of Tufts College is amply secured.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-19
The Weather.

The cold wave which was coming this way from
the Northwest was cut on yesterday by the dcvel-
vpmcnt OF a storm OF moderate energy over tho
upper lake region. with u trough OF low pressure
reaching southwest 10 northern Texas. Cloudy
aud showery weather prevailed over the storm
track from the lakes southwest over Iowa and Mis-
souri, ana eastward over northern New York 10 the
New England coast. The cold wave viii be de.
layed about twen,y four hours and should reach
Ter toIniGht or on Friday morning.
Tho temperature continued 10 fall and was from
zero to 10 below In North Dakota and Montana.
The coldest point in the United States was Havre.
where It was l6' below. but Just to tho north of
Montana, in Ass.niboia, Canada, it was 2s' below
zero. This cold wave is backed by a wide area Of
high pressure. Fair weather prevailed In this SOC.
tIon ana TO tho southwark.
In this city the day was fair, with n light haze;
average humidity. IS per cent; wind northeast
crly, average velocity l2 miles an hour; highest
Official temperature co., lowest bT'; barometer.
corrected to read TO sea level, at s A. NJ. OIL, 8
T.. n. 8O.0l.
The thermometer at tho United States Weather Blu.
reau registered the TEN peraturoy yesterday rs follows: