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Where Does Pharr Stand?
ICatahoula News.

1t seems that some of the Populists
have raised such kick ut the action of
the committee in pulling Mr.. Booth down
and placing Mr.. Pharr at the head OF the
ticket, that the chairman, Mr.. II. L. Brian,
has been forced to attempt an explaua-
ton. In the issue of his paper under the
head OF "Look Before Leaping," he says:
Some of our brethren of the Populist
press who did not attend the State cen
trail committee meeting Jan. 23d, and
have not read the address issued by said
committee, have joined the Democratic
papers in abusing the said committee for
something it did not do. They are wor-
ried because they say the committee
pulled Mr.. Booth down from the race for
governor. If they will read the address
they will find that no where did the CON-
mittee essay to take Mr.. Booth down
from his high perch as a candidate for
governor, but that they conditionafly
placed a new ticket in the field subject
to Mr.. Booths loyalty and support"
1t thus appears from this admission of
Chairman Brian that something more is
still to be done to GUST Mr.. Booth from
his candidacy. But in the meantime
where does Capt. Pharr stand? From
WIN oouiCc uoco nc Scl LIS tltic as Cdi1-
didate for governor? He has written his
letter of acceptance to the Populist COM
mittee, but the chairman of that COM
mittee says his nomination is only condi-
tional on Mr.. Booths loyalty and sup
port, and this Mr.. Booth refuses to give.
So he cannot claim to be the Populist
nominee, nor do we see that he is in any
better position with the national and
regular Republican parties. for. as we
understand, neither of these parties nom
mated him but only endorsed him in the
assumption that he had received the
Populist nomination.
Under this state of affairs it strikes us
that the captain is little premature in
opening his campaign. He may yet have
to come down, or if he runs he will more
than likely have to do SO as the candidate
of the party to which he belongs.
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Mr.. Booths Candidacy.
New ORLEANS, Feb. II, 1898.

Editor Times Democrat:
In your issue of yesterday you publish
u communication from j. E. Dunn, in
which he says: 1--WE made the ticket as it
now stands, with Pharr at its head, re-
CARELESS of what Mr.. Booth would think
OF it, Mr.. Dunn claims to have a good
memory as to what happened in the
State convention, but his memory of
what happened in the committee meet
ing does not warrant him in doing so,
for we suggested Mr.. Pharr's name sub
ject to Mr.. Booths Endorsement, and in
our address to the people said we were
without authority to do so, SO that really
we did not make him the nominee of the
Peoples party, as we were without au-
thority to do this-we only proposed his
name. Our hasty action has divided our
people, and how Mr.. Dunn blames Mr..
Booth for standing by his own party and
the convention which nominated him.
take my share of the blame, but il Mr..
Dunn wants united people let him do
SO, too. and seek the proper means to
again unite. r. D. WILDE.
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SHFRIrF SALE.
Fourth Judicial District Court, Parish

Fourth Judicial District Court, Parish
of Grant, La.--No. =
Equitable Security Company vs.. George
3. johnson.
By virtue of a writ of seizure and sale
to me directed in the above numbered
and entitled suit, have seized and will
offer for sale in front of tine Courthouse
door in the town of Colfax, La, between
the hours prescribed by law, on
SATURDAY, MARCH IA, 1896,
the following described property, seized
as the property of the defendant, viz:
Eleven hundred and seventy-two and
63-1O0 acres, more OF less, situated in the
parish OF Grant, La. and described as
follows: Beginning on the west bank OF
the Bayou Darro at a post where the
quarter section line Of section l15) fifteen
iptersects the west section line OF section
Us, fifteen, thence east on said line 4j
chains to post in the woods, themes
north-easterly with the woods to section
line between sections (l0) ten and (15)
fifteen, thence east on said section line
to a stake on section line Of 49, eighteen,
township five 90, north range, two (2)
west, thence north % degrees east to the
southwest corner Of the Raymond Es-
trada grant, thence north "a degrees, 30
minutes west with the west line OF said
grant 40 chains 40 links to a stake,
thence north 62 degrees west chains,
thence north So chains to stake on the
section line north of section No. 8, thence
west with said section line 43 chains to
the Bayou Darro, thence south with the
meanderings of raid bayou "a chains to
conventional line, bearing north 62 west,
thence with said line south 62 degrees
east to the section line between sections
and 8, thence south with said section
line 81 chains to the north line Of the
Adam Huffman tract, thence north 81
degrees west with said line to the Bayou
Darfo, thence following the meanderings
of said bayou to south line of the Adam
Huffman tract, thence with said line
south 81 deg. east "a chains to line diyid-
ing lots and in section 10, thence
south with said line ~ chains, thence
west to the section corner of sections 10
and Is, thence south 40 chains to the
beginning tbeing the same property des-
cribed in the petition Of the Equitable
Security Company in above styled cause).
Terms Cash without appraisement-
C. ID. KEMP,
Sheriff Of Grant Parish.
{ Colfax, La, Feb. Z, 1896.
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the bulk of the honesty was with that
party, and that no one could be made to
believe that Mr.. Pharr and his advocates
could get any more honest or more patri-
otto men to execute any law than those
citizens who had controlled the State for
the last eighteen years. The cry of
fair election by the opposing ticket was.
in his opinion, intended for the sole pur-
pose ofplaying upon the negroes fears,
stirring up their passions and bad blood
and massing them in solid phalanx
against the white people.
The governor considered many other
points, but these are the main features
of his mastery presentation at the initial
meeting OF the Democratic campaign.
Prof. Calhoun next spoke, discussing
educational interests in general terms,
and after pleasant impression on his
audience closed the meeting.
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.Es-Jsdieiai advertisements must be paid
for IA adraace or they riU be d,scaniiamed
utter the first Insertion.
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Colfax High School.

The Trustees of the Colfax High School
for Males and Females take pleasure in
announcing to the public that the second
Ten Months Session of this school will
begin on the First Monday of Scptem-
Der. 1885. No pains will lie spared to
make it !; frst-class High School.
RATES OF TUITION.
Primary Department 81 20 per month
COLLEGIATE e" so
Music, Vocal and instrumental 30 {"
Incidental fee % ce. is per session.
Good board can be obtained on reasona-
ble terms I've hotels in town, aud sew
eral private boarding houses in tow9 and
vicinity will board cheap. Those having
children to sincatc should send them in
and give us u fair trial. We are in the
race to stay.
J. / KELLY, NJ. D., President.
w. l.. RICHARDSON.
s. cietary Board of Trustees.
Colfax, I.a., Aug. 10, 1903
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In recent editorial the Salem (Oregon)
Independent says: "Time and again
have we seen Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy tried and never without the
most satisfactory results. Whenever we
see person afflicted with hoarseness.
with cough or cold, we invariably adj
wise them to get Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy; and when they do, they never
regret it. It always does the work, and
does it we'll" For sale by j. H. McNeely.
Colfax, and DIR. ]. v. Bonnette & Bro,
Pollock, La.
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For District ATTORNEY.

We are authorized to announce the
name OF HENRY BERNSTEIN, ESQ.,, OF
Winfield, La, as candidate for the Of
flee of District Attorney for the 4th Ju-
dicial District, composed Of the parishes
of Grant, Winn. Caldwell and jackson,
at the general election to be held in
April, 1886.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For District

| am a candidate for reelection to the
office of Judge of the Fourth Judicial
District, at the ensuing election in April
next. The position being non political,
the judge should be selected for his fit
ness and not for any particular political
views he may entertain. am q candi-
date upon whatever merit may have.
GEO. WEAR.
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B. TURNER
DEALER IN
General Merchandise
Pinavilla Tn

PineviIle. La.
Has just received Full Stock Of Fall
and Wi ter Goods, which is to be sold at
a small margin above cost for cash.
The publicare invited to call and exam.
inc his Urge and we'll selected stock of
DRY GooDs,
consisting of Dress Goods and Trimmings,
Fancy Goods, White Goods. Ladies' fine
Hosiery, all styles and grades, Flapels
and WaterproOfs, Linseys, Cassimeres and
Diagonals. Bedford Cords. ETC., and full
lines of Gloves, Embroidery, etc.
Mems and Boys Hats, and Ladies' Trim
med Hats.
large stock of Boys and Nens's CLO-
THING. Special bargains are offered in
Boys and Mems Il FANS Clothing, which
were bought at sacrifice.
A fine assortment Of Boots and Shoes.
Saddlery, Crockery, Hardware, Groceries.
Plantation supplies. TRUNKS. Valises,
Towers celebrated Z. fish Brandt of Slick
ers, and FURNITURE.
Highest market price paid for Cotton.
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Through Day Coaches each way between Fort
Worth and Memphis.
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dOS EbNOh fOSIER.
All the speakers were roundly applaud
ed. but the appearance of Gov. Foster
was the signal for an extra cordial greet
ing. His address was brilliant and mas
terly, such as he is famous for delivering,
and completely won the immense throng
of listeners. He was altogether dispas-
sionate, had no words of abuse for his
enemies, nor excuses for his official con-
duct. and his keen satire and sarcasm in
referring TO the elements Of the combine
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DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Highest Media. and Diploma.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-17
JERSEYS PIPE LINE BILL.
Despite Opposition or Railroads IL VIII He
Reported To-day.

TRENTON March 16.-Ex-Judge Fort, counsel
of the Delaware. Lackawanna and Western Rail-
road Company. appeared before the Senate
Railroads Committee this afternoon In opposi-
tion to the bill giving to oil pipe limo companies
the right Of way across the State. He said the
dill authorized pipe line companies to compete
with the railroads as common carriers. and they
should be compelled TO LAY tax.
He had heard of the Standard Oil Company's
opposition. but thought the Standard would
help to pass the bill. as It gave to such compa-
MES unusual privileges. He thought the bill
should be as well guarded as the New York,
Pennsylvania, and Indiana laws, and the rival
company should be restricted in charges TO ten
cents a barrel from Wilkesbarre to the sea-
board, which is what the railroads charge;
should be compelled to carry tho oil of all who
offered 1t for transportation, and nay a tax of
at least five cents on every Ave hundred gallons
transported. There should also be a provision
prohibiting the United States Pipe Line Com
pany from c9nsolidating with Or selling out to
on a valuation Of 500, OoO, 900. and now it is pro-
posed to allow oil companies to compete as COM
mon carriers, and they should be compelled to
bear a part OF the br;Gen.
Standard Oil Company.
Hugh King. an oil refner at Constable Hook,
denied that the railroads carried oil for. ten
cents u barrel, and said that last week the low
est rate they would give to him was forty-seven
s weight E h from eeR @ss GG attssn N Ss%'. jersey ess hu tn .sa
seaboard. and the same rate was given from
Wilkes5arre.
Ex-uongressman Harris said no one objects
to the United States Pipe Line but the officers
Of the Pennsylvania and the Delaware and
L~ackawanna Railroad Companies. Despite
Judge Forts denial of connection with the
Standard Mr.. Harris said 1t WAS a fact that
Fort had been acting with the agent of the
Tidewater Oil company in buying UP strips
of land to prevent the United States
Company from getting across the state. The
whole purpose of the pending bill was to permit
the United states Company to cross the rail-
roads property. Every one else along the line
had given consent. He said the United States
Company would concede all the amendments
suggested by Fort. An 1t asked was the privi-
lege of competing with the Standard.
Senators Lea and Emery Of Pennsylvania
said the pany was willing to submit to any
fair system of taxation that would include the
three pipe lines of the Standard that now cross
the State and carry 40. 900 barrels of oil daily.
The hearing adjourned with the understand
ing that the bill would be amended to con form
to The Pennsylvania law, and it will be reported
Tomorrow.
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Oils OPPOSES CAx1oR,s BE
sends to Albany n Protest Against the
Acetylene Raid on the Streets.

Commissioner Coils of the Department Of
posed to Senator Cantor's bill which would per-
nit the New York Carbide and Acetylene Com
pany to lay its pipes and mains in the streets of
this city on the mere consent of the Commits
sioner. as well as In Brooklyn on similar terms.
and in Queens, Westchester. and Richmond
counties. He said that he had sent to Albany
last night by Assistant Corporation Counsel
John Proctor Clarke a written protest to be
used In an argument against the bill before the
Assembly on Gas and Electricity.
The passage of the bill would give TO Gen.
Coils the appointment of a small army of men
at 81 a day as inspectors OF the work of con-
struction of the mains of the new company, and
of the requirement. which would be a necessary
result of the excavation In the streets Of the
city. These men would be paid by the gas COM
pany. and would not DO amenable to civil ser
vice laws. This freedom OF appointment would
permit Mr.. Coils to use the places for politics.
He admitted all this to THE SUN reporter yes
teruay. but said he was willing to forego these
political advantages rather than have the bill
passed.
In his protest sent to the Legislature Gen.
Coils declares that the injury TO the city's new
have been spent In the past few years. would be
almost irreparable II the Carbide and Acetylene
Company Is permitted to open up tho streets
and lay mains wherever it sees fit. There are
enough gas companies now" he said yesterday,
- which have the riRht to tear up the streets
and to mandamus The Commissioner of Public
Works II he withholds his consent. We are Just
about through now with a costly experience
with the East River Gas Company, which had
similar powers to those attempted to be con-
ferred ON this new company. am sure the tax
against the bill. ana will do what l can to de-
feat it,
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Levy BABRLED OF LOVE.
slappiaE Efis Face Did No More Cons
Than Arguing with Him.

Some folks who think Daniel Levy, the COM
he isn't were examined before Justice Bischoif
and a jury yesterday. Several OF them said
that Levy was always talking of his affection
for Mrs. Harriet Lehman, with whom he fancied
himself for fourteen years to be In love. Philip
Lehman. her brother, told about a call Levy
had made at the Lehman house in 1881.
Q.-What took place there2 Al went TO the
door to see what Levy wanted. He said; II
want to see Harrietl'
Q.-What did you say or do2 Al slapped
his face and put him out.
Odd he resist A.-No, he did not.
Philip Il. Sontheim, an uncle OF Mrs. Harriet
Lehman, testified that Levy had asked him for
an Introduction TO Mrs. Lehman.
Odd you introduce him2 A.-No, l re-
fused.
Q.-what did Levy say next2 Ale said:
You go over to Forty-sixth street 40, where
the Lehmans livel and let me In through the
basement door" That opened my eyes to tho
shortly aiterward | met Levy again and he eI-
claimed: "Oh, how ! have suffered during the
last fourteen years! oh, how | love Harriet!
They can't keep me from loving her" | said:
- She 10 married and has children" He said
" don't believe II and will love her ALWAYS.
tolo me he was living over a ladies' tailOr's shop,
hoping that he might see Mrs. Lehman there
some time. Once Levy said II have seen Sig
mund Lehman theE husband) kiss Harriet and
telt | cTEnld Giil him" said Yen should
helpit IalwAys feel that way when l sec them
The case went over to to-day.
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CHESS
Aemeny Beats ShownIter In tho Eighth
Game OF the Match.

March 16.-Showalter, who
returned to this city from Brooklyn, where he
had been engaged in the cable chess match,
met Kemeny this afternoon at the Union
League in the eighth game OF their match. Sho-
walter again selected the Russian defence. as
he did in the sixth game of the match. played
on Monday. Kemeny turned the game into a
three knights game, and Showaltcr made it Il
four knights contest.
Up to the fifth move of black It was a repeti-
ton of the sixth game; then Showalter Sc
lected a variation which he had tried in the
fourth game of the series. With 2l...Q-R 4
and 23.. .R-Q Z. black went in for capturing
pawns on his adversary's queens side, while
white proceeded with a fine attack on the
kings side. and when the game was adjourned.
after thirty moves, kemcny had decidedly tho
best OF the position. in spite OF his having sicri-
feed two pawns for the, attack. In fact. the
had no defence. II 81. PR .. Oh; 80. II
< p CHI. K r; 80; q X p CHI, R-Kt .; "a. B X X.
o. b: 35. QxBc CHI, Q-B2: 36. q Q oh. KxQ;
81. PR 8. K-Kt 81; 3S. P-k q and wins.
This was about the best and only continuation
at blacks disposal. If for instance "a. .Q-B2;
35. Or g, Ok; 36. BIB q. % 9; ~.
Q-kt 3 CHI, K-B;- 80. Pr q. Q-kS CHI: 30.
k-R2. B-B2;4O. P-R7, b X q: II. Pqueens
ch, K-B2; AZ. Q-kt7 oh, K-k3; 43. ok
In the evening session. however. kemeny
selected a variation which was certainly in
ferior: still he won after thirty-nine moves
owing to bad play on the part OF Showalter.
The score now stands: ShOwRlter. 4; kemeny.
8: Drawn. 1. To-day's game follows:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-17
HOW SWEEPER KERR WAS KILLED.
His Foot Caught between Rails-He Was
Run Down by n Switch Eagine.

~ AoNvh ~ - = AsekhhSs
George +. Kerr. a sweeper employed in the
Pennsylvania Railroad yards in Jersey City,
met a horrible death on Sunday night. 1t was
a part of Kerr's duty to see that the rails and
switches in tho yards were kept free from snow.
ice. and refuse, and on Sunday afternoon he
was brushing snow from the side tracks.
just east Of the Warren street crossing. when
the switch at that point, which is operated from
a tower some distance away. was suddenly
thrown open to allow a drill engine to switch
to another track. AS the rails. by the manipu-
lation of the switch. came together, Kerr's left
foot was caught between them with n grip that
almost severed the limb at the ankle.
Kerr realized In a moment what the turning
of the switch meaLt, and made frantic efforts to
free himself from his dangerous, position. He
any moment. and that his only hope of life lay
in releasing himself, even at the cost of his foot.
uttering shrieks Of agony, which could not be
heard a dozen feet away on account OF the wind
The switch engine came Town the track at a
rapid rate. kerr,s cries never REACHED the
sweeper that the engineer discovered Kerr.
Then he quickly reversed the lever and put on
Kerr in the mean time, in a last effort to save
track as he could, hoping thus to escape with
f SI9 lo 0n ,S of l sis l isE. but cut, tn the b Isi ief9 aIm a G"u iea
and otherwise Injured him so badly that he died
In a few moments.
Kerr was AS years of age and lived with his
wife and one child at $50 Steuben street. Jersey
City. His body was removed to his home.
Kerr's death was the third serious accident in
the Pennsylvania yards in twenty-four hours.
On Saturday night Joseph 4. Marad. a ttagman,
90 years old. OF 32 Chambers street, Trenton,
had his left leg and arm crushed while coupling
a train on the Hackensack meadows. He was
taken to the st. Francis Hospital, where his
condition was pronounced critical.
Charles Lawrence OF ASH Henderson street
was the other unfortunate. Henderson had
charge Of a stationary engine at Pier NJ, near
ternoon his left leg got caught in the revolving
wheels OF the engine and was almost torn off.
He. too. was removed to the hospital and is in a
dangerous condition,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-17
TO ROW FROM VIEW YORK TO ALBANY
Long Distance Professional Arrange .
Sweepstnkes On the Hudson.

A.. Antilles, F. A. Plaisted, and J. A. Ten
Eyck have signed articles to row a race on the
Hudson from foot of West Eighty-eighth street
to Albany for q sweepstakes of $500 a corner.
The start to be made at l O'Clock on the after
noon Of June "a unless a different day or hour
he selected by unanimous vote at the time of
making the last deposit, on or before May "a.
Antilles claims to be champion of the course,
with a record of As hours 0 minutes. The con-
ditions are as follows:
We, the undersigned, A.. Antilles. F. A. Plaisted,
and ]. A. Ten Eyck, hereby agree to row a single
Each man TO row In any sort OF a boat he may
choose, but must row from start to finish in the
same boat, and must use no means OF propulsion
except one pair of SOULS. should SOULS break an,
other pair may he substituted.
Each man may have a launch or tug as tender.
but whenever he bitches to or goes aboard his ten.
TO a dock, so that no distance shall be gained, and
he must start in his rowboat again from the same
place where he hitched to his tender. or boarded
.,i Each h man IAN has 'ss% z right af to put and keep a represent,
Any, contestant who fouls another shall be- dis
Any contestant shall be disqualified II his tender
fouls, binders, or washes either OF the other com
Each man may carry a coxswain for all or any
portion OF the race. lie to give no assistance to the
The race shall be- a sweepstakes OF $500 for each
contestant; 500 TO he deposited by each man at the
$500 for each man on or b, fors May "a, 1895.
IL aheT" shoIid be only three contestants the
should be four, nve, or six contestants the winner
shall take seven tenths and the second man three.
tenths, II there should be seven. eight, or nine
contestants the winner shall take seven, tenths,
the second man seven tenths OF the remainder, and
the third mau the balance then left. II there
should Do more than nine contestants the winner
shall take seven tentls, the second man seven
tenths OF the remainder, the third man seven,
tenths OF the second remainder, and tho fourth
man the balance then left.
Any contestant who does not finish within sew.
enty two hours OF the start thereby %forfeits all claim
to any portion OF the sweepstakes.
Any money received from any source. whatever.
outside OF the sweepstakes, shall he divided equally
between those contestants who finish the course.
by unanimous consent OF the thrr" original con
testants, other persons may be admitted "a the race
at any time before tho start by depositlng their
money and signing these articles.
The Spirit ~ me Times shall he the stakeholder
and shall appoint the necessary officials.