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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-21
The Philadelphia Ledger

The PhlIadeIphia LeuSeI' "o
publican newspaper, commenting on
the canvass which is about to begin
in Ohio, says: "Senator Hanna's
campaign for election to the office be
now fills by appointment promises to
rival in magnitude contest for the
presidency, and even to exceed 1t SO
far as the State of Ohio is concerned.
1t is estimated that it will cost ST.
600, 600, and Fifty men OF nationa
reputation have been engaged tt
take part in it."
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-21

Nearly fifteen millions OF dollars
was paid out to pensioners during
the month of July, making two mil
lions more than was paid out in July,
1896. 1.-THE increase of pensioners
still much greater than the de-
crease caused by deaths"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-21

The jefferson Guards left New Or
lean over the Illinois Central railroad
on Sunday last for Cincinnati and
other northern cities. There were
one hundred IN the party, including
friends. This will be a pleasant
outing.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-21

The Populists at Monroe have
started ON their five days OF re-
ioicing. Poor old man Gunby, who
fell out with his party because he
was defeated for office, will be the
King Mogul of the occasion.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-21
FOR SALE.

BEAUTIFUL FIVE ACRE LoT: hasing
t, front az TWO chaiiss and sixty-six link on
ne ,sS ;ate road. next to the properly OF Mr..
I q BASS. This is beyond doubt the
finest i've acre building lot 10 East Caffoi'
parish.
o' MILLiKIN & HAMLEfe
Real Estate Dealers,
Lake rroYidelce, Id
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-21

The Lecomptc school teachers are
paid, Principal, SO per month !;
assistant, $40, and the primary
teacher $50.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-21

Wor', we be sin The swim" VIII u
the iron horse pulls in cheap freight
from the Mississippi? -Mcr Rouge
Democrat.
This alone. is enough 10 cause tho
people of Yves, Carroll TO vote the TAX
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-21

The Clarion-Appeal styles McEn-
cry the Republican Senator from
louisiana
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-21
Saturday, August 81, 1897.

keep off the grass Coxey,' has
been nominated for Governor OF
Ohio BY the Poplists.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-21

The attendance to the Tennessee
Centennial is increasing since the
weather has became cooler.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-21

The suffrage question will be the
most moneatous question to be SET
klcd ny the constitutional conven-
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-21
Our Judicial System.

Several of. our exchanges OF iate
have given their views on ssour judi
cial system" and the manner III
which the constitutional convention
should handle this important ques-
ton. We copy below the views ex-
pressed by Mr.. Geo. Spencer, editor
of the Madison Journal, in the last
issue of that paper:
Numerous changes have been sug
oes,ed in our Judicial system. The
journal now presents to its readers
one that it feels will meet their ap.
proval, as it looks TO reduction OF
judicial expenses as well as more
prompt and more satisfactory ad-
ministra,ion of justice. The plan
now submitted applies alone to the
country parishes. We know moth,
| ing of the needs of New Orleans and
hence leave their system to other
hands.
We assume first, that the Supreme
court must remain as now constltu-
ted, and that no change is necessary
in the Circuit Court of Appeals I'M
less i, be a possible reduction of the
salary from $4,000 to IS, 600 per
tannum.
The change tina. We propose is the
abolition of the magistrates and the
district court, and the substitution
therefore of a parish court which
shall exercise the same jurisdiction
land powers now entertained by the
magistrates court and the district
, court.
, The magistrates court is now oil
little advantage in either civil OF
criminal matters and'is considera
BILE expense. costing each parish il
the aggregate of one to two thousand
dollars per annum. The money
thus expended by the parishes in thu
maintenance of tie justice courts al
: now organized could be applied t.
Y the salary of the parish judge ans
Z parish attorney.
The parishes are put to furthe
expenses in keeping criminals durin!
i the long intervals between terms 0
IS court, which item alone must run a
IS thirty thousand dollars per annum
If the fifty-eight country parishes. Be
sides the saving of this expense
parish Judge residing in the paris
= would add many facilities TO bot
" civil and criminal litigation.
u, The salary OF parish judge coul
"a be fixed at 50, 200 per annum. III
IS parish attorneys salary to remain
re now fixed a. $1,000 with fees
II criminal cases.
!. We have no hesitancy in sayin
that the best talent in the countl
~ parishes could be procured at the
ID salaries. Anyway if judges a
elected, or even appointed, folilie
influence will have more TO do wi
e. their selection than professional
on complishments. Hence the o.
in question that might arise in relat''
.'s to copetency as compared to sala
no is readily disposed of.
Under the existing system, lea
10 ing out the expense of the SUPPER
he court, we find the following to
so the cost of.the judiciary in the fiji
ID. eight country parishes IN amt
3 salaries:
Judges Courts of Appeals .....S -!
'"i % Judges District Courts ......... 80,
IN d District ATTORNEYS .... %,
Magistrates. So county parishes les
timafedl ELECTROMAGNETIC. 100.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-21

The figures present actual expen-
SEES for salaries and do not include
about sloo, 900 which is annually
paid by parish authorities for the
maintenance of criminals awaiting
trial from one 10 six months and Ire
qnently one year.
We believe the parish would
readily pay the money now spent
in keeping magistrates and the
maintenance of criminals toward the
salary of a parish judge and parish
attorney. If this is done the PEG
pie of the country parishes will save
over one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars and have a judge located IN
the parish, ready at all times &c
transact such business as may bt
necessary.
The new system would in addition
do away with the antagonisms no"
engendered between parishes due Il
| unequal distribution of officers o
the electiou of unsatisfactory officers
The changes should be made OF
the Sc or similar lines.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-25
CURRENT COMMENT.

0The criticisms by the London pa
pers of the new tariff law are among
the strongest evidences of it's excel
lence.-Cincinnati Commercial Trib-
une.
0Free coinage agitators were wont
during the campaign to speak of the
strain" on gold, but how about the
present ''strain" on silver and on the
silvertes ?-Indianap News.
CyMr. Dingley cannot be blamed for
pointing out how well the wheat of
this country grows under a tariff which
protects it from the pauper wheat of
Europe.-Chicago Record Qnd.).
DYoung Mr.. Bryan evidently has
been greatly impressed with the tidal
wave of prosperity which is sweeping
over the country. He now offers to 60
to Ohio to make one free silver speech
for 81, 800 in advance.-Chicago Times
Herald.
UyIt should be distinctly understood
that the Dingley brand of prosperity
is not of the brass band, town-site
boomlet, and hurrah! boys!! char
acter. 1t is the oldlfashioned kind
sure, steady and Observation-Disclosures
phia Press.
DLouisiana sugar growers have
found in the republican party the boon
they sought-an intelligent conserva-
ton of the industry in which their
fortunes are involved, and an assur-
ance of safety and opportunity in the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Post.
UThe sixteen to one wing of the
democratic party is not to-day in
happy frame of mind. Their literature
i'm platforms and oratory-is not
adapted to the times. They are older
than last years. birds nests and staler
than a year-old mackerel left out of
salt--Chicago Inter Ocean.
CTIt is an uncommonly sanguine free
trader who can see free trade in the
new Canadian high protective tariff
wall against the world with a slightly
lower stile for the British. But the
free trade propaganda is ian an unprom-
Using state just at present, and perhaps
Canada is the best free trade specimen
to be found.-N. Y. Tribune.
OThe calamity prophets are DIS
gusted with the antics of the wheat
market. Just as they were predicting
hard times TO follow the Dingley tariff
the farmers begin to sec the fruition
OF their long-deferred hope. The wiser
course for the free traders would be TO
claim that times had grown so bad
under the Wilson bill that n change
IL.
provement was the only possible out
come. Then they could throw upon
the fates the responsibility for what
they have been unable to prevent
Chicago Tribene.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-25
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Price of Salt Advanced

Saginaw, Aug. 20.-The Michigan Salt
association has advanced the price of
salt in all markets of the west cents
a barrel, and in the home markets s
cents a barrel, which brings the price
up relatively the same in all markets.
The new prices: Packers, IS cents; No.
l steam, SO cents; No. steam, 43 cents
No. 1 graduated, 43 cents barrel ;
dairy and solar remain at the former
price. Salt is moving fairly and in
good demand, and it was thought adj
visable to advance the price because the
amount on hand is much less than at
this time last year and the prospects for
the future bright
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-25

Spectators Realize Enormous Profits
by the Rise.


Chicago. Aug. 20. - Dollar wheat"
was reached on the Chicago board OF
trade Saturday. The floor and galleries
of the big exchange hall were packed
with bowling mob, in which were DIS
tinguished the cries of the vanquished
and the exultant cries of the victorious.
Just ten minutes before the close at
IL o'clock Schwartz, Dupee & Co.
Dough. the first slice of September
wheat offered at 81. Not since 1891 has
that figure been attained on the board,
and when the news flashed forth IL
caused a wave of excitement which was
new even to the oldest trader in the pit.
At closing the price had dropped half a
cent.
The profits yielded by these enor-
nous daily advances may be imagined
when it is remembered that barely
month ago the price huctuated in the
vicinity of 65 and 20 cents.
Although the advance in the price OF
wheat will be a boom to the wheat
stocked farmer and the professional
Spectator there is no assurance that
il will result in any material good 10
the ultimate consumer. Local whole,
sale bakers declare the price of bread
will follow the upward course of wheat
and loaves that now cost five cents will
be raised to six cents if the dollar mark
in wheat is maintained. The demand
for six cents, it is said, will be made
just as soon as bakers are compelled to
pay more than $5.70 a barrel for their
flour.
The following table shows the high
est prices of September wheat and corn
in different cities:
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-25

New York, Aug. 23.-At the opening
Saturday September wheat sold, on
simultaneous sales made in different
parts of the pit, all the way from $1.01H
to $1.O2 bushel, against 902s cents,
the closing price on Friday. The official
closing at noon, after 1h hours trad
ing, was $1.O5H. The cash wheat quo
tations of Saturday have not been
equaled since August, 1891.
Operators are credited with having
made big fortunes out of dealings. j.
Pierpont Morgan is credited with hav-
ing already added S750,000 to his for
tune. James X. Keene took occasion
to make a second fortune out of the
golden cereal, but just what its size is
has not been estimated. EX-Gov. Ros-
we'll p. Flower is credited with having
put S125,000 to the good by his shrewd
manipulations. George b. French made
$780, 900 for himself and a few associ-
ates in less than two days, according to
estimates of Wall street men. Firms
like Mcintyre & Wardell and Milmine.
Bodman d Co. are said to have scooped
up over 100000 each for their opera
tons.
st. Louis, Aug. 23.-The advance of
December wheat Saturday was 81 .02h,
net gain of 53s cents for the session.
September closed at $1.02A and May
at $1.05H, both s cents up. The high
est point December reached was 81 .O2A,
just as the bell tapped, but it was not
allowed as regular.
Cincinnati, Aug. 23.-The predictions
by close observers of prices on cereals
were verified en- change Saturday
morning. Cash wheat reached the dol
lar figure. There was much excitement
on the floor during the trading hours,
and figures were given the closest at
tention. Not since October. 1891, has
wheat sold at a dollar in this market.
1t reached a general average for the
month of February of % cents in 1892.
Some predict that cash wheat will go
10 $1.10, and there are some confident
that even $3.50 may be reached if for
eign crop reports continue to show evil
dences of underestimate of Weld
Cleveland, o., Aug. 23.-The sensa-
tional rise in wheat has sent the price
of flour up GO cents a barrel in one
week. There was a 30-cent rise Satur-
day. Millers are rejoicing and the
farmers bringing in wheat have happy
smiles on their faces. Saturday farm
ers were getting 95 cents a bushel for
No. red winter wheat. Very little
wheat, however. is coming to market.
as the state is wild over the advance, and
some farmers are holding for $3.50.
Some even think they will get two dol
lars bushel.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-25
Tragedy I'm Tennessee.

Nashville, Tenn, Aug. 23.-J. b. Rich.
young white man, shot aud killed his
wife Sunday night at the home of her
mother in East Nashville. He then
killed his brother-in-law. shooting him
twice. Then he left the house, and
while in the yard shot himself twice, in
pected TO die. Rich, a week ago, filed a
bill for divorce against his wife. alleg-
ing infidelity. Sunday he was arrested,
charged with kidnapping one of the
children, and 1t is supposed the arrest
enragej him and induced him to 20 to
the house of his mother-in-law.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-25
TO HAVE CHEAP FARE.
Court Orders Receiver to Sell Car
Tickets at Nine for % Cents.

Saginaw, Aug. 10. - There is queer
kind of fraternalism in the street car
situation here. Judge Snow has or
dered the receivers of the Union COM
pany TO issue labor tickets at nine for
25 cents, good from 6:30 to 8 o'clock
and to $3.50 o'clock. Their sale will
be limited TO actual wage earners re-
ceiving not more than So a day, and
the name of the purchaser, his en-
ployer, and the wages he receives will
be written plainly on the inside of the
front cover. School tickets at the same
rate will be good for school children
only between the hours of 1880 and 4: 80
o'clock. Ordinary tickets are sold seven
for % Gems
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-25

Ice L. Formed I'm Lnpeer County -
Little Damage Done.

Detroit, Aug. 81. - Returns received
from many of the counties show that
the weather bureau records were broken
Thursday by frost that in some places
caused ice 10 form. Washtenaw county
had a severe frost that i'm the lowlands
may do injury to the beans and buck
wheat. At Niles the frost was very
heavy, and the thermometer showed 46
degrees. Jackson county also had
heavy frost, but not sufficient TO injure
the corn crop. Lapeer county seems to
have had the coolest weather of all, for
at Metamora the frost was very heavy,
and farmers found the cabbage leaves
frozen together, while thin ice formed
in the lowlands. Reports of this kind
are general throughout the state.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-25
INTERESTING PARAGRAPHS.
Hits Of Information from Many Points
I'm Michigan.

Oscoda county's Jail has been empty
for six months.
The Michigan Bell Telephone COM
pany has filed its S750,OOO mortgage in
Kalamazoo county.
Work on the northern extension of
the Detroit d Mackinaw railroad is to
begin at once.
The Huron County Agricultural So
ciety will hold its annual fair at Bad
Axe on September 2s, 20, 30 and Octo-
Der /.
The Bay City common council will
see that all Canada thistles within
the city limits are cut and assess the
cost against property owners.
A boom has been started for ex-
State Senator Edward L. Edwards, of
Newaygo, for judge of the Twenty
seventh circuit, to succeed the late
Judge Palmer.
The population of Port Huron, as
taken by the school census enumera-
tors, shows a population of 1S,2O1. The
state census in 1894 placed the popula-
ton at 1914.
Inc largest shlngle deal ever made in
Manistee was consummated recently.
jaeger q Son, of Chicago, bought $780,
900 shingles from several firms, Louis
Sands selling 100000.
Oscoda county boasts of the largest
school district in the state. 1t was
created by the legislature at the last
session, and comprises the townships
of Mentor and Big Creek and is 12x24
miles.
A 20,000-barrel artesian well has
been struck on the grounds of the
Northern Michigan asylum at Traverse
City. The water is pure and sweet and
will be piped through the building and
grounds. The flow was struck at 95
feet.
Tuscola county farmers are begin
ming to think there will be some money
in potatoes this fall. The crop of
tubers in that section will be about
half that of the past two or three years,
and already buyers are in the field try
ing to make contracts for the fall de-
livery
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-25
Fire mt Elk Rapids.

Elk Rapids, Aug. 10. - The plant of
the Elk Rapids Iron company was de-
stroyed by fire, causing loss of $15,OOO
a storehouse containing 500 tons of
acetate was saved. There was no insur-
ance on the plant, which was owned by
y. X. Fairbanks, of Chicago, and the
Dexter estate. Alva Parks was run over
by hose cart and was probably fatal
ly injured internally. John Herman
jumped from the roof of the burning
building and was seriously injured. 1t
is not known whether the plant will be
rebuilt
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-25
FIVE CHILDREN DROWNED.
Distressing Disaster Reported from
Toronto. Ont.

Toronto, Ont, Aug. 23.-Five children
were drowned in the harbor Sunday
afternoon by the capsizing of float.
The dead are: Albert Driscoll, aged
eight; Gertie Harvey, aged IL; Jack
Bethel, aged ten; two others, names
unknown. The bodies of the three for
mer were recovered. The float was 10
feet long and six feet wide. and was
made of rough timber and used for con-
veying workmen from the main land at
tie foot of Cherry street to the break
water, a distance of about 100 yards.
Sunday afternoon 81 children, boys
and girls, ranging from eight to thir-
teen years of age. crowded on the raft.
intending to go bathing at the break
water. Half way across the channel.
where the water is very deep, the raft
capsized, and all the children were
thrown into the water. There were
many boats in the neighborhood, and
these were quickly at the scene of the
accident. All of the children were res
cued except five.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-25
SAVINGS nnnk Closed.

Mount Pleasant, Aug. 21.-The Peo-
Piles saving bank of this city closed its
doors Friday morning and is now in
the hands of the commissioner of bank
ing. No statement has been given out.
According 10 the last statement, made
in January, the capital stock of the
bank was 100000, with 100000 in de-
posits. George L. Newall is president
and c. A. Carnahon cashier.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-25
Railroads PAY Taxes.

Lansing, Aug. 20.-The Duluth, South
Shore d Atlantic paid taxes of $3s,77S,
and the Manistee & Northwestern, 3d.
92@ Thursday night. Out of total of
SG6S,9S3 for the current year there re-
mains but $6,044, six small Michigan
roads being the debtors. In addition to
interest at seven per cent, which was
added August 1. there will now be col
lccted a penalty of two per cent. per
month
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-25
Potato Patches Rnided.

Detroit, Aug. 10. - Heartless robbers
have begun to make raids upon the Pin
gree potato patches. Fred Heberlein had
a fine patch. Thursday he complained to
Superintendent Martin that thieves
carried away his entire crop of pota-
toes. n team with three men was seen
at work on the potato patches along
Van Dyke avenue, stealing not only
Heberlein's, but also the harvest of
many Door people.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-25
May BE Probably Mined.

Lansing, Aug. 2O.-In his annual re-
port, just issued, Commissioner of Min
eral Statistics Newett asserts that
Michigan is destined to become a gold
producer, provided competent men
with funds will Systematically explore
it. To be sure, there have been no
pockets filled with glittering nuggets,
but there are many quartz veins con-
tanning the precious metal.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-25
Suit to Protect m Patent.

Lansing, Aug. 20.-The Consolidated
Store Service company of Boston,
through its attorneys in this city, has
commenced suit against Julius Stein
berg, of Traverse City, to enjoin him
from using a cash carrier of which the
company holds the patent. Other
suits are about to be commenced
against persons using the carriers.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-25
Act of N Maniac.

Millington, Aug. 21.-Aliss Mary Free
man, 40 years old, who was recently dis
charged from the insane asylum at
Pontiac, went to her brothers barn,
closed and locked the door, and set the
place on fire. Her cries attracted the at
tention of a group of farm hands, who
tried to save her life. The fire was put
out by hard work, but the woman was
found dead. The corpse was frightfully
burned
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-25
KILLED BY THE CARS.
Agnes Warren, of Springfield, ILL.,,
Loses Her Life at Ann Arbor.


Loses Her Life at Ann ArbOr.
Ann Arbor, Aug. 81. - Miss Agnes
Warren, of Springfield, ILL.,, was killed
near the depot Wednesday evening by
the east-bound train over the Michigan
Central. In company with j. w. Stur-
gis and sister, of this city, she was re-
turning along the railroad track from
boat ride on the Huron river The noise
of the water as it falls over a dam near
the track drowned out the sounds of
the approaching train until it was close
to the party. Sturgis pushed his sister
from the track, but the engine struck
Miss Warren, fracturing her skull and
killing her instantly. She was 26 years
old student in the summer school and
teacher in Springfield.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-25
VIII Have to Switch.

VIII it be possible for demagogues
to keep up the calamity howl and make
it winner in states whose people are
thriving as are those of Colorado, Ne
braska and Kansas? Whether they be-
lieve that they are getting on in spite of
the gold standard or through that
standards helping influence, they are
sure that somehow they are going
ahead. This being the case, will it be
advisable to try to convince them that
their faces are set toward bankruptcy
and the poor asylums? Changed con-
ditions often necessitate a change of
tactics in politics and war. We saw the
other day that our democratic friends
in Iowa made blunder in putting into
their platform a declaration that the
farmers had been selling their crops at
reduced prices since the November cleo
ton. That was an awkward blunder,
for all the farmers knew that it was not
true. 1t was simply keeping up cry
that had become obsolete.-Washing-
ton Post.