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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-29
SUMMARY

CALIFORNIA; o o o o o 90
Pacifcs ...............3 0 U 2 0 So
Earned runs-Pacfics 8. Two-base hits-Bodie
drinnel, Hammond, Muller. Bases on palls-Off
Mccarthy 2. Passed ball-Bodie. Wild pitch
Klopf Struck out-By Klopf 8, by Mccarthy TO-
Cmpire-GaRus.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-29
BLACK NOVELTY
DRESS GOODS !!
EXTRAORDINARY REDUCTIONS IN PRICES

Our patrons are Informed that we have
made EXTRAORDINARY REDUCTIONS in
PRICES throughout our FRENCH AND
ENGLISH BLACK GOODS DEPARTMENTS
and we invite special attention to the fol-
lowing items:
Is BLACK NOVELTY FRENCH CREPON
DRESS PATTERNS. S1O.5O each
$3.50.
II BLACK NOVELTY FRENCH CREPON
and ETAMINE DRESS PATTERNS...
400 each
Reduced from $3.50.
9 BLACK NOVELTY FRENCH CREPON
and ETAMINE DRESS PATTERNS....
SIZE so each
$3.50.
IA BLACK NOVELTY FRENCH CREPON
and ETAMINE DRESS PATTERNS. 80.
.$21 90 each
$3.50.
$50 BLACK NOVELTY ENGLISH BRO
CADED DRESS PATTERNS. 81. 90 each
us Different Designs), Regular price 5000.
SO pieces BLACK ENGLISH STORM
SERGE, full IS inches wide Warranted
fast black ...................5O soc per yard
SEE OUR SHOW WINDOWS.
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Alden Bridge.

Mr.. Sam DuBose spent Sunday id
our town.
Mr.. Boyd Clowaey is here risitns
at Mrs. Mil!ing'S.
Mrs. Lane, of Rock Point, visited
Mrs. !. J. Elder last week.
acclnation Is the order "f the
day, and every fellow is Watching
his own arm.
We were Pleased to meet our gem
iaI friend v. I. White, now from
Owens, Ark.
Mr.. J. Percy Greenwood, with his
large black grip, was visiting in our
city last Sunday.
Mr.. Willie johnson, 81 Shreve-
port, came up to visit Swaunhaver
Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ. Burleigh. Of
Morrow, la, are visiting DR.. |. NJ.
Galloway and family.
Miss Nirgie Hutcherson, Mrs,
Cald"elFs sister, stopped over for q
day, en- route 20 Memphis, Tenn.
! We congratulate Mr.. Bob Carer,
proprietor Of boarding car, on the
speedy recovery CT his entire family
from measles.
Mr.. F. T. Whited has gone TO ST.
Louis On business, and to meet his
daughter, Miss Cory, who is return-
ing from Terre Haute, Indiana.
Our Sunday school will soon be-
made more interesting, as ON ladies'
have secured funds for a new organ,
and we have the material for a first
rate choir.
The horn turkey yelper1 of the
hunter is heard in the woods. Nc
one but the hunter himself wonld
dare to think of fooling turkey
with such a caller as some of them
use.
Mr.. George Smith, Of Bradley,
Ark, and his daughter, were called
hero last week to the bedside of Mr..
Paul Smith, who was critically liz
with measles. We are glad to uote
Paul is sufficiently recovered to re-
turn to his home.
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JOINT RESOLUTION


Proposing an amendment to the Const
tuition of the State authorizing cities
and towns and parishes to levy, assess
and collect special taxes for the pur-
pose of constructing public roads,
streets and parks, under certain con-
ditions. q
Be it resolved by the General Assembly
of the State of Louisiana, two-thirds of
all the members elected to each house
concurring therein, That there shall be
submitted to the electors of the State for
their approval or rejection at the next
general election for representatives, in
accordance with article 256 of the Con
stitution. the following additional article
to the Constitution of the State: The
General Assembly may authorize and
empower parishes and incorporated towns
and cities Of this State, to contract debts
and issue evidences thereof, from time to
time, for the purpose of constructing pub
lie parks, streets, roads and bridges, and
for that purpose may issue evidences of
indebtedness, to be used in constructing
such public parks, streets, roads and
bridges. And for such purpose may au-
thorize and empower the proper authori-
ties, to levy and assess special taxes upon
the property subject to taxation, in the
/. parish or corporation, and to collect the
same, and apply the proceeds, provided.
hat such tax SO levied, assessed. and
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L. 5. Adams, Secretary of State.
No. 1876. JOINT RESOLUTION.

Proposing an amendment to the Constitu-
ton of the State of Louisiana, rela-
tive to pensions for Confederate SOL
diers. Sailors and their widows.
Section l. BE it resolved BY the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two
thirds of all members elected to each
house concurring:
Constitution Of the State of Louisiana be
submitted to the electors of the State at
the next election for representatives in
1896:
The General Assembly may provide by
law pensions for INDECENT and disabled
Soldiers and Sailors who enlisted in LOU
tsiana companies or commands organized
in this State and who served honorably
through the war in the Confederate army
Or navy. or We're honorably discharged. or
honorably paroled, and who are now resi-
dent in this State and are not able to earn
support by their own labor on account
Of wounds received in the Confederate
army or other physical disability caused
by services in said army. Pensions may
also be allowed to the INDECENT widows Of
such Soldiers and Sailors now dead, when
from age or disease they cannot earn q
support.
Pensions may also be allowed to the
wives of such Soldiers or Sailors upon the
death of the husband, if disab Ied and in
digent 40 aforesaid; upon proper proofs in
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Married..

On the 18th instant, by the writer.
at the residence of Mr.. John Gore,
three miles east of Arkana, La, Mr.
s. f. Floras, Of Long Prairie, Ark,
to Miss EuIa Gore, and Mr.. j. W.
Gore to Miss Mary E. Holloway.
The above named parties were all
married under one ceremony, in the
presence of a large crowd. The
writer joins with the many friends
in wishing them happy and prosI
porous journey through life.
S. DAVIS.
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j. Il. Woods & Co., manufacturers
of Rough and Dressed Yellow Piue
and Oak Lumber, will cut and fill
your bills on short notice. Will self
you lumber cheap on yard, or deliver
it for you on or off Of railroad.-
Write for prices before buying eIsst
where.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-03-26

Murfreesboro Press: "And now
Judge }. K. Hines, the late lament
ed candidate for Governor of GeCrs
gia On the Populite ticket, has BEEN
indicted for larceny, it being charg~
ed that he misappropriated the faud's
of a widow whose money he held its
trust. The spotless are being spot
ted.o
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ejxth Appellate Court District from which

Sixth Appellate Court District from which
nae Judge shall be elected.
! The three judges elected from the
First. Second and Third Appellate Court
Districts shall compose the Court of Ap-
peals of the First Circuit
The three judgess Detected from the
Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Appellate Court
Districts shall compose the Court Of Ap-
peals Of the Second Circuit.
Sec. 4 Be It further resolved. etc,
That Article ninety-eight of the Consti-
tuition Of the State Of Louisiana be 50
amended as to read as follows:
Article %. The judges Of the Court Of
Appeals shall hold two annual terms Of
court at such places in the circuit as may
be fixed by law for the return Of appeals.
Sec. 5. Be it further resolved. etc,
That Article ninety-nine Of the COnstitu
ton of the State Of Louisiana, be so
amended as to read as follows:
Article %. Until otherwise provided by
law. the terms of the Courts of Appeal
shall be held as follows:
FIRST CIRCUIT
At Monroe first Mondays in May ana
JanI3ry--for trial Of appeals from the
parishes of Ouachita, Richand. Franklin,
Catahoula, Concordia. Tensas, Madison,
East Carroll, West Carroll, MorehOuse,
Union and Jackson.
At Shreveport first Mondays in juno
and February-for trial of appeals from
the parishes of Caddo, Bossier. Webster,
Bienville, Claiborne, Lincoln, Sabine, De-
Soto and Red River.
At Alexandria first Mondays in Octo-
Der and March-for trial of appeals from
the parishes of Caldwell, Winn. Grant,
Rapides, Vernon, Natchitoches and Avoy-
Giles.
At OpelouSas first Mondays in Novcm-
Der and April--for trial Of appeals from
the parishes of st. Landry. Catcasieu
Cameron, Eerlnllion. Lafayette, Acadia,
Iberia and ST. Martin.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-03-26

In a murder trial in Memphis last
week Acknowledgement Patterson
asked that the Jury be not led aside
from verdict on the law and evil
deace by any considerations of sym
patty. He said "the juror who ac-
Quilted a murderer was more a MUIR
derer than the defendant, for he
murdered the law and gave license
to criminals" "The expression has
been heard in this community and
in this courtroom,' said the Attor-
ney -Gennral with vigor, "that NO
matter how foul and atrocious the
crime, it is impossible to get con-
viction.'
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peals having territorial jurisdiction under
the foregoing amendments.
G.. W. BOLTON,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
II. +. LOTT.
President Pro Tempore Of the Senate.
A tru" copy:
I. 5. ADAMS, Secretary Of State. |
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The Mansfield Democrat Jonruaf
says: "The Caucasian thinks that
if the suffrage amendment should
fail in the april election, constitus
tional convention must follow as the
immediate result. We are not Sc
sure of that. The same Democratic
influences which may help to defeat
the amendment will be used agaias6
a convention. The truth is, the
Office seekers, regardless of parity
wish the iliiterate vote to be retain.
ed, so that they can utilize it fof
selfish purposes"
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AZ cases. Pensions granted to widows
shan cease upon their remarriage.
G. ". BOLTON.
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
II. r. LOTT.
President Pro Teup0re Of the Senate.
a true copy:
T. S. Adams, Secretary of State.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-03-26

In the 18th judicial District Court
at Thibo,laux last Saturday Judge
L. 2. Cailouet fined three violatorS
of the Sunday law $50 each, and
warned them not to appear before
him again in the same capacity.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-03-26

The J. II. Woods Co. want your
trade. whether small Or large. All
orders will meet same prompt stten-
ton. See J. FL. Woods & Co.'S adj.
n this paper. Benton firm.
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Notice..

The people of Bossier parish, Lag
are hereby called to assemble in
mass meeting, at Benton, on Saturs
day, March 2Sth, at II o'clock, for
the purpose of organizing the Peo<
pies Party.
There will be speaking by mern~
bers of tho party. All are requested
to attend. S. Y. TAYLOR.
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(Seal.)
Personal Paragraphs.

Thanks to Mrs. w. NJ. Abney for
a lot of very nice dried apples.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Adger were
the guests of Mr.. A. r. Thompson
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. G. M. Boreing left Saturday
on a weeks visit to relatives at his
old home in Magnolia, Ark.
Rev. J. S. Campbell and family,
of Sarepta, Webster parish, moved
into the Fleming house last Friday.
We are pleased to welcome to Ben
ton.
In publishing last week list of
the bridal presents to Mr.. and Mrs.
W. E. Ivy, the following names and
presents were accidently omitted:
Miss SalIie Cade, silver napkin ring;
Mr.. Ed. Logan, silver spoon and
cream ladle.
From a letter received yesterday
from our friend, Mr.. |. Ell. Martin,
of Rush Point, we are pleased to
learn that his daughter, Miss Jennie
Lee, has entirely recovered from her
recent spell of sickness. When she
first became i'll the family were very
much frighted, thinking she had the
small pox, but all symptoms of that
much dreaded disease has entirely
disappeared, and she is now up.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-03-26

The present is "a stage in politics
when it is a good idea bot to beli.tS
everything yoa hear
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collected. shall not exceed the rate Of
five mills on the dollar in any one year,
provided further that no evidence Of in
dehtrd:e>s shall be issued without 'un
provision being made for the payment e
both the principal aud interest thereof,
nor extend during a longer period than
fifteen years; provided further. that such
tax shall never he levied, assessed or col
lrcted until the proposition for which SAID
tax 50 collected is to be used, shall have
been submitted to the taxpayers of the
lar;>!l or corporation for approval OF ~
jrc;.or at an election to be held for that
luI"se, and approved by majority Vote
Of The taxpayers, both in number and
value, voting at such election.
G. w. BOLTON,
Speaker Of the House If Representatives..
Fl. Il. LOTT,
President Pro TempOre of the Senate
4 True Copy:
T. :. Adams, Secretary of State.
No. 200 JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the CoHsti-
tuition Of the State authorizing Cities
AID Towns to aid Manufacturing Com
Fauics.
BE it resolved by the General Assembly
Of the State of Louisiana, tWO-thirds If
all the utIuherS elected to each House
conc,.~r:nS therein. That there shall be
submitted to the electors Of the State fer
their approval or rejection at the next
general election for representatives. in ar-
curdIuce with article 25G Of the Consti-
tutlup, the following additional article:
The General Assembly may authorize
and empower Cities or Towns of tins
State, to aid and assist by donation, OF
otherwise. Manufacturing Companies, To-
Gated within the corporate limits of the
cities or towns; and for that purpose may
authorize ami empower the proper au-
thurities Of such municipal corporations
to levy, assess and collect special taxes;
and apply the proceeds of such tax in
aiding or assisting such manufacturing
companies; provided,
LIST. Such tax so levied, assessed and
collected in aid of any one manufacturing
company shall not exceed the rate of five
mills on the dollar in any one year, nor
extend for longer period than ten years;
provided further, that such tax shall net
be collected until the proposition for said
tax. shall have been submitted to the
taxpayers of the municipal corporation,
for approval or rejection, at an election
to be held for that purpose and approved
by a majority vote of the taxpayers both
in number and value voting at such cleo
ton, which. if approved, shall be part
Of the Constitution.
G. W. BOLTON,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
ii. K. LOTT,
President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
A True Copy:
II. S. Adams, Secretary of State
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
affixed my signature and attached the
seal Of the State of Louisiana, at the city
of Baton Rouge, this I'D day of Decem-
Der, 1895.
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AIRY to he fixed annually and paid By N
Police Jury of each parish.
Scc $. Be it further resolved. &C,
That articles one hundred AMI tWrni?-
,i=h- and one hundred and twenty-1t:u,
Of the Constitution Of the State Of Louis
lana be and the same are hereby abro-
gated and repealed.
G. W. BOLTON.
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
H. Z. LOTT,
President Pro TeIupore of the State.
4 TN" cory:
7. :. ADAMS. Secretary of State.
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In testimony whereof I have hereunto
affixed my signature and attached the
seal of the State of Louisiana, at the city
of Baton Rouge, this I'D day of Decem-
Der, 1895.
II. s. ADAMS,
{SpaIl Secretary nf State
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-01
INTERESTS MAXy CITIZENS.
ErnSt-G1rrCtson Breach of Promise
Suit at Trcumsch Closes.

ErnSt-GarrrtSOn Breach of Promise
suit at Trcumsch CLOSES.
TECUMSEH. Ncb. Nov. 3O-tSpecial)-
In her breach of promise case against
Charles Ernst Miss Lula Garretson was una
bic to get any damages the jury in district
court having found for the defendant. Miss
Garrctson was Of the opinion that her afrec-
tions had been trinod with by young Ernst
about $4,000 worth and asked the court to
find for her i'm this amount Ernst could not
agree with the plaintiff at all and claimed
that he had never made Miss Garretson
promise of marriage and the court sustained
him in his claim. The promise was alleged
to have been made In the fall of 1891 Ernst
was married to a prominent Johnson county
young woman last June. Miss Garretson IS
the l9-year-old daughter of w. B. Garrctson
of Maple Grove precinct and the defendant
in the case is the son of one OF the county S
wealthest families MIR. and Mrs. William
Ernst of the Wolf Creek farm. Much inter
est was centered in this case and the trlal
was witnessed by a large crowd.
Mrs ID. w. llotaling was granted a divorce
from her iege lord of thirty years and ali
mony in the sum of $1,000.
Judge j. S. Stull of Auburn presided AT
this term of district court-thc first since
his election year ago He took hold of the
work with the air of an old-timer and prom
ises to accomplish much in the way of clear
ing up the now overloaded docket.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-01
JAPAN LEADS THE ORIENT
Ambitious for Commercial and Industrial
Advancement.
RAPID STRIDES OF THE ISLAND KINGDOM
Completion Of the Trnnssibcriun
Railway Within Three Years viii
RcNolutioniEr the business
of the Far East.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. S0-R. W. Erwin,
who has been in Japan for thirty years, and
who represented the Hawaiian Eovcrumcn,
there, first as consul and afterwards as min
ister. during the greater part OF that time
arrived from the Orient on the steamer
Dorc yesterday lie said: THE statement
that Russia has established a su2craiuty
over Corea is incorrect, although the fact
that the king is housed in the Russian lega-
ton might lend credence to the suppositiou
Japan's ambition does not extend to COrod
American influence is uppermcst in the
kingdom. and | am crodiby informed that
the king is acting entirely under the advice
of three Americans Minister sill, the socrc-
tary OF the American legation and an Ameri-
can missionary by the name of Underworld -
Erwin says that Japans sole ambition now
is commercial and industrial Advancement
The government is encouraging the con
struction, operation and maintenance of rail
road and steamship lines and manufacturing
industries. He declares however, that a
false impression has gained of the extent
and Importance OF the steamship subsidies
recently Offered.
The subsidies offered are entirely made
quate for the purpose of maintaining a
powerful line Of transpaCifc steamers he
has undertaken to run a line of ships be
tween Japan and Seattle, VIII think better
Of the project before two or three years are
passed, and the company, which is headed
by S. ASano WILL in my honest opinion.
never materiali2e. 1t will be many years
before San Diego is the terminus of any
Japanese transpacifc steamship line that
Asano or any other Japanese capitalists or
corporation may establish. Asanos under
taking is simply myth.
Just now the trans siberian railroad is at
tracing considerable attention in the Orient
| believe that in three years the trans
siberian railroad will be completed to Nlad
vostoCk and to a port on the Yang tSe-Kiang
river probably llanlow II stands to reason
that the road will tap China If it wants TO
get business. Its terminus will not be an
open port in Corea. 1t will be an open port
on the Taug-tsc- -Kiang river. the tea mar
ket Of the world, Russia will build from
the MOngOlian frontier to Picking with French
capital, and China will build from PcIing to
Hankow or some port near by on the river
with British capital. That is the present
fixed program, and Ii Hung Chang will see
it carried out ii he lives a few years, IL,
said as much when in England Chna's parl
Of the program can only be consummated
by doubling her customs duties. she is
now taking steps toward the accomplish
ment Of that"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-01
swrnpLrs nrs nRormnn-rN-LAw.
Horace -. Baker of Ninclnnd, " -,
MnEl.s n NnhrMslAn nnmLNrr.

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IRENION, n, Jr NOV, 5O-(SpeclalJ-
Argument was made Saturday in the New
Jersey court of errors and appeals i'm an ac-
,ion botu,,or poh,r, St,,,,or, o,,ol,,t
a,,1 49,, -. -, - -, - -,
anu the ENchdhBe Oahk OF MahhlhgIoh ana
Others. CounSellors Carroll Robbins and
Samuel s. Melhard appeared for Mr. Stewart
and Counsellor Henry $. Ilyord for the re-
spondents.
There are some very interesting incidents
in the case. 1t rectes a number of clever
forgeries perpetrated on various banks by
Horace ID. Baker, formerly of Vineland this
state. Baker is now serving a term of eight
years in the Maryland penitentiary, having
been convicted in that state for forgery. He
is described in the testimony as being a
very genteel, business appearing man; was a
very smooth talker, OF uptop address, about
Az years OF age and appeared to be posted
on any SUBJECT that came up. He is accused
Ut naNlmS NicI!miHtI banks III Mount vernon
~, l., Ira ~ - Worcester MASS NOT
LIN, "a, Cuo"TGe, IA. b'i9ll W., ndn
a., 20 pam, Si"ss, N'nGiau'
r. 49, ~, i' ,uJnus' ~ - "lu o'ueI piaces.
rsnr,5, fro Si oo0 nv e. 0o6 ,,,,r ,.,,l
cnnmsrciai n,nor IN ,yioIoS pIn w., ,
,,rn,riro,t tar,t,or,,,,,,' ,,,,,,, ,,,i - ". ~
baal nf n Surfo,, s.booI
MIR stewart tho ,nnnII,nt 10 tbo boldo-
of a conyeyancc made bv Ualser IN him Tbc
rourt of cboI.cer,. In Anil Iast daiinl ~,
grounds that Stewart was attempting to
hold the property against Bakers creditors
and that it was not shown that any consid-
Grafton had been given for the land con-
veyed. 1t is on an appeal from this de
cisiOn that the case is now before the court
of errors and appeals. The suit to have
the conveyance set aside was brought by
some of Bakers victims. The bank of Man
nington secured a judgment against him
the Cumberland circuit court
BAKER resided IN Nlneland in the early
Jus. he became acquainted with Edith
bosie' fhlIRuelphia School teacher Stew
art, VINO was cashier oil the Norfolk State
DaLk, Norlolk' Neb', was married to Miss
bosIe sister In september, 1873, Baker
ana ms nance went TO stewards home and
were then married. The newly married cou-
PIE came east ana took up their residence in
Nlhelahd, where they purchased a small
tarm'
me following February they again visited
stewart IN Nebraska. On this visit Baker
called on Mr.. Stewart at the bank and in a
taIk with the president OF the institution ana
Mr. stewart SAID that he was engaged by a
large baltimore concern to sell on commits
sion SoV,VUO oil sewer pipe within six months.
during that period he was to retain the
luhcS' lie clalmed TO be selling the goods
very rapidly and drafts were coming in.
Although he had only worked few weeks
ne alleSed that he had aleady sold $25, 900
worth OF the pipes and the remittanCes were