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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-06
Suffering for Food.

James Medekcr, who was among
number of Americans who took TX
their residence % Topolohampo, tht
cooperative colony on the Pacific
coast in Mexico few years ago, ar.
rived at chihuahua, Mexico, Thurs.
day. in q destitute condition. seeking
to get back to the United States. He
states that the few colonists remain.
ing at Topolobampo are totally with.
out means OF support and that they
are suffering for food. They are 500
miles from railway and have given
mp hope OF returning to their old
homes. The Mexican government
Cancelled CONCESSIONS under which the
colony was established and the men,
bers have no special favors or priv
ileges. The attention OF United
States Minister Ransom has been
called to the condition of the colo.
nists.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-06
tkAMMllE WEST FCIAM PARISH SATURDAY FEBRUARY g. 1897
board, that speedy action would bo
taken III tho matter and that they need
have no fear but that entire Justice
would be done in the premises.
LenGe and Wv!fs0n Indicted

Leale and Wo!fson Indicted.
After weeks OF expectation the fed
eral grand jury at New Orleans have
at last acted in the case against Book.
keeper Frank Is. I:cefe, sof the Union
National Bank, and Lawyer Joseph n,
Wolfson. who is under bonds for aid
ing Leefe and Colombo in ahstractjns
funds from the bank. Saturday after
noon the grand jury, after being in
session all of the forenoon, filed into
Judge Parlange's court with bunch
OF indictments in their possession. It
was an open secret. before the grand
jury filed into court that there would
be some kind OF action in the cases Of
the two accused mentioned above.
These apecn|ations pro?ed correct, for
it was found TINT three indictments
were against Leefe and Wo!rson. 40:
companying the indictments were
three very vollmnious records con-
tanning every bit OF the evidence that
the government will produce against
the accused when they are brought to
trial. The indictments charged each
OF The accused with misapp.ying and
aiding and aDetting, abstracting and
riding and abetting ard false entries.
There were also SOME other inGict-
ments brought in, but as they were in
blank i is impossible to ascertain
whom they were against until the
arrests aye made,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-06
Dauntless and Three Friends Still, Held

The filibustering steamers Three
Friends and Dauntless cannot leave
port at jacksonville, Fla, until tho
authorities ct Washington shall ap.
prove the nf1idavits Of the owners that
they will NOS engage in tllibustering
expeditions. The Dauntless started
out Friday morning with schooner
in tow, but was stopped by officers on
the revenue cutter Boutwell,. The
captain of the tug was told that he
must have a permit which coula he
secured only by m affidavit approved
by the proper authorities that the
vessel would not engage in unlawful
enterprises. The affidavit OF the cap.
tains OF both steamers were thereupon
made out and forwarded to Washing
ton.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-06
The Victim Of an Accident,

The man found dead friday along
side Of the Texas and Pacific railway
track near Shreveport, has been iden,
titled as A. NJ. Sylvester, Of Hot
Springs. The body is in charge O!
several Of his friends, members OF
Ozark Lodge, X. OF T., OF Hot Springs,
nov residents of Shreveport. The
cause was accidental, and as far as can
be ascertained Sylvester was struck by
No. 81 while walking on the track.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-06
Col. Sam BOyd Dead.

Col Sam Boyd, one Of the Oldest and
most widely known cotton men in the
South, died at 10 o'clock Thursday
night at his residence on Terrsichore
street New Orleans. Although he had
been in somewhat feeble health for
about six week, the immediate cause of
Col. Boyd's death WAS a severe cold.
Col. Boyd was seyenty-two years Of
age, and had always been possessed of a
most vigorous constitution. Through
out the course of long and combining
business career he had seldom suffered
from illness Of any kind.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-06
Wholesale Haul OF Crucifixes and Cash

Shortly before ! o'clock Saturday
evening three masked men entered
the Catholic bookstore Of John a..
Heilman, Eleventh street and Balti-
more avenue, Kansas City, No., and
robbed him of $1,000 worth of cruel
likes and church fixtures and $50 in
cnsh. The store is within half a block
Of one Of the busiest streets in the
city and many people were passing the
door at the time. Heilman was a.,
work on his cash book when the men
entered and as he looked up he gazed
into three revolyers. He was told to
keep quiet, and while one Of them
guarded lin tho other two took the
contents Of the safe and placed them
III valiss which they had with them.
They then cut the telegraph wire and
backed out.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-06
Jennings Municipal Election

The Jennings municipal election Sat
dayar passed off quietly and slight vote
WIS poiled. The following ticket was
elected: Mayor, E. I. Rowson; Trus.
tees, L. l.. Lee, ). 2. Black, j., L. Il.
Morse, G. ". Bullock, W. Z. Coffin;
School Directors, one year, ". Grub,
three years, +, r. Jaenhc. Tho only
close contest Was between ". Grubj
anl {. l.. Ritter, the former WHINING
by only vote. -.,.,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-06
FIRST Through Train on the New Road

FIRST Through Train on the New Road
Extensive preparations will be made
at Shreveport for the entertainment of
the Kansas City and Western people
who will visit Shreveport on the first
through special passenger train from
Kansas City to Shreveport. The road
will about be completed in two weeks.
Only short gap between Horatjo and
Mena, Ark, is yet to be graded, and a
large force Of men are at work, and,
with favorable weather, will soon have
the work finished. Through trains
will then be inaugurated. The Shreyc.
port citizens are going to celebrate the
completion Of the road, and will giys i.
royal reception to tho excur>ionists.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-06
TWO Homicide Trials.

At Pleoucminc, Thursday, after ex-
am'il'nG all the witnesses to the killing
OF Ludov;o Gimot by L. V. Landry.
Judge Talbot discharged Landry and
sa'd he acted in sclf-Gefepse. Peter
iAlaus, Of New Orleans, who accident
nlly Killed a negro several months ago
At tie Allemania plantation, near
P'nquem'ne. was tried by a jury for
monslausater and acquitted.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-06
Big Donation for Sewaneo.

Friday, in Chattanooga. Tenn,
there was held the annual meeting OF
the executive council OF the board OF
trustees Of the University of the South,
at sewanee. The most important in
cideat Of the meeting was the dona-
ton by Mr.. Hoffman. OF New York, Of
$4,000 for the building Of dormitor-
les ct sewaneo for college purposes.
The work Of construction viii com.
nenco ut once.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-06
East Louisiana Fair Nae+ers

The East Louisiana Fair Association
he'a " meeting ut Coyinston, Friday,
ana appointed D committee to select
ground for the track. The committee
appointed at the last meeting TO solicit
stoch tor the association repHrted hav-
ing collected over thousand dollars,
and all Of the wards ere not heard
rom yet.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-06
MEwSY Items OF INTEREST,
c'naensed into Short and FILTHY Paragraphs
For Our Subscribers.
EAST LOUISIANA FAIR MATTERS.
1%ss a Loutre Crevasss Col, Sam
hoSd Dead-Leefe and Wolfson In
o'cted--Jennings Munic pal Election
Two Homicide Trials.
'r"M'Htr5 Help the Sufferers.

Wednesday night, at the Howard
hoSe'' IN Lake CHARLES, party of
orummers raised fund which will be
sent Tor The relief OF the famine suf-
ierers i'll the northern part OF the
parish.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-06
STA1E NORMAL SCHOOL,
NATcHiToCHEs, IA.

Maintained By the State for the
training OF teachers Affords thorough
preparation for the pr ofession Of teach
ing; full course OF academic study,
practical trimming in the art Of teach
ing, one year Of daily practice in
model schools under guidance of skill
cd training teachers Glass work ex-
emplitios the best OF modern thought
in matter and method of instruction.
Diploma entities graduate to teach il
any public school Of Louisiana without
examination.
Tuition free to students who teach
one year after graduation. Entire ex-
pense for session OF eight month, $110.
Twelfth annual session begins Oct.
], 1896.
For catalogue write to
b. G. CALDWELL, Pres.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-06
Sfbuols a11o Colleges.
foIiciana A.
Female Collegiate
Institute,
JACKSON, LOUISIANA.


Tho 4Sth session Of this Institution
will open September l, 1896. The
members Of the Faculty are ladies Of
culture. Specialists in each depart
ment. Superior advantages IRE there.
by offered to those young ladies tlesir-
ing thorough and finished education.
line health Of tho Institution is unsur-
passed. '">>
For particulars and catalogue sa-
druss,
MISS L J CATLETT, Pria.,
Jackson, la.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-18
SALISBURY AND SHERMAN.
Gist of Correspondence Between the Two
Statesmen.

London, September 18.-The Times
this morning publishes the gist Of the
correspondence between Secretary Sher-
man and Lord Salisbury in the Behring
sea controversy.
q The blue book covers period beginning
with 1895 and ending with July 80, of
the present year. Altogether there are
1O7 dispatches which show that the
United States has pressed for revision
since January \ 1895. gs5
The Times remarks: Though Mr..
Sherman SO far forgot himself as to sign
the famous despatch, we cannot suppose
that he actually wrote it,
Only the concluding paragraph Of the
despatch is re-published, all the terms
deemed discourteous being omitted.
The Times then adds: "Lord Salisbury
wisely refrained from answering the de-
spatch in detail He confined himself to
imparttng short note to Ambassador
Hay dated July 28,I1897, stating that the
government was willing to agree to
meeting of the experts in October pre-
ferably in Washington and that other
portions of Mr.. Sherman's despatch, in
so far as they required any reply from
Her Majesty's government had been
answered by anticipation in dispatches
he (Lord Salisbury had addressed to Sir
Julian Pauncefote on April 90 and May
z, which had been communicated to the
government of the United States on July
06 ,,
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-18
CHASE OPERATORS STRIKE.
Brocixton Now Has a Labor War on It's
Hands.

Brockton, September 17.-The strike of
tho operators on the Chase lasting
machine is on in full force. The men in
the various factories dropped their work
this morning as they finished up the cases
they were on and joined in the warfare
ON the Chase Lasting Machine company.
In this city and neighboring towns, one
thousand men are out.
The strike fever is contagious 1t has
already spread to the edge settlers and at
several factories the men are out on
strike
A conservative estimate of the entire
number effected if the strike of the edge
settlers becomes general is $500.
At this moment there is every proba-
bility of general strike in both the last
ing and edge setting departments of the
various factories.
The strike is not against the manu-
facturers, but is directed against the
Chase company and it's machines. The
trouble grew out of the recent strike of
the lasters at the factory of Churchill
Alden. When the men left their work
there and demanded an increase in wages
the Chase Machine company sent its
agents into the factory to take the
strikers places.
At meeting of Union SO last night it
was decided to fight the Chase Machine
company whose machines are operated in
all the factories on royalty. To cut off
this royalty and thereby punish the
Machine company for sending men in to
take strikers places, is the object of this
strike, and the strikers appear to have the
sympathy of the majority of manu-
facturers in their fight.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-18
MORE MONEY FOR PENSIONS.
Commissioner Evans Says Appropri-
alton Is Not Large Enough.

Washington, September 17.-Commis-
sioner Evans of the Pension Bureau said
today that he thought it would be neces-
sary this year to ask Congress for de-
ticiency appropriation on account of PEN
sions. He said: 81 estimate that the
total payments for the year will not ex-
ceed $147, soc, 900, and the appropriation
for the year, $141, 1858, $50. II there should
be an unexpected falling off in the reve-
nues, the pension payments might be cur
tailed toward the end of the year, al
though 1 don't think that Is at all like
w."
The increased pensions payments. he
said, would be due chiefly to the fact
that there are about 200, 900 old claims
pending which it is the intention of the
bureau to adjudicate as rapidly as pos
sible. The claims allowed probably would
call for something like $5,0O0,000. There
also had been a remarkable increase in
the number of new pension applications
and these would increase expenditures
largely. In answer to suggestion that
there might be deficit in the treasury
at the end of the fiscal year, the COM
missioner said that he had examined in
to the matter somewhat and was of
the opinion that there would be suf-
ficient increase in the revenues before
the year was over, to prevent deficit.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-18
THE INDIANA ALL RIGHT.
Secretary Roosevelt Denies Stories of se-
rious Injury.

Washington, September 17-Acting
Secretary Roosevelt has been making an
investigation into the reports that the
battleship Indiana was seriously injured
In docking. Today he said on the point:
1.-THE elaborate statements as to the In
juries of the Indiana due to her docking
at Halifax were reiterated with such cir
cumstaDtiality that finally telegraphed
to find out whether there was any basis
for them and found there was not. I was
aboard the Indiana the other day and
talked with her captain, and she was in
excellent trim. should be surprised to
find that anything had gone wrong since,
and nothing has gone wrong excepting
the reported defect in one gun, concern
ing which we shall know nothing until
the return of the expert sent down. The
Injury sustained in the dock at Halifax
consisted in the slight buckling of some
of the plates, no where amounting to an
inch and a half. So trivial was it that it
did not cause the tiniest leak. 1t is the
kind of an accident, if it can be called
an accident, that is sustained continually
by heavy ships, men-of-war or merchant
men in docking. That it does not impair
the ships efficiency in the least would be
evident to any one who had seen the
Indiana at sea.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-18

print cloths, leather, hides, and for wool
and oats, which remain very strong with
an upward tendency. Higher prices are
given for sugar, rice, coffee, butter, eggs,
potatoes and canned goods among food
products, for woolen goods, for spring
delivery, for some grades of mems shoes,
whiskey, white and yellow pine lumber
iron and steel bars Southern and Besse-
mer pig iron and for steel billets.
Net railroad earnings for July make a
good showing. The gross receipts of
eighty systems for that month aggregated
$56, ,644, $50, gain over July year ago
of 7.6 per cent. Net earnings for the
month amount to SIT. 750, ,654, an increase
over a year ago of nearly Is per cent or
almost double the gain shown in gross
receipts.
Wheat exports are very large, with one
exception, (that of the second week of
September, 1s91), are the heaviest on rec
ord. The total shipments this week,
flour included as wheat), aggregate
6,379 94s bushels, against 5, ,461, 566 BUSH
els last week, 1866. 1926 bushels last year
Corn exports are 100000 bushels
smaller than last week, aggregating
1901, 900 bushels, and compared with
1884 GOO bushels last year.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-18
BUSINESS FELL OFF.
But Boston and Maine Earns Good Divi-
dends Notwithstanding.

Boston, September 1.-THE sixty fourth
annual report of the directors of the Bos-
ton and Maine railroad tor the year end
ing June 80, 1897, is issued. The annual
meeting of the stockholders will be held
in thu city of Lawrence on October 49,.
From the report are shown these figures
for the year:
Gross transportation earnings for the
year ending June 80. $40, $50, ,6S7.37 total
operating expenses (69. .5S8 per cent? $13,-
609 106. 10; net income $6,63S, ,9S2. SO; !;
amount available for dividends $780,
2q5 19.
In comparing the years business with
that of 1896 are these figures Decrease in
expenses, s93S, ,5s7.57; number of passen-
gers carried during the year, 36,65S, 341.
A decrease of 2,474,65l Number tons
merchandise carried the past year, $780,
705; decrease. 1854, 1924.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-18
CAPT. RAYS REPORT.
Acting Upon 1t Small Force of Soldiers
VIII BE Sent to Yukon.

Washington, II September 1.-THE re-
port from Captain Ray, the army officer,
who was sent to Alaska to investigate
the condition of affairs there, formed
Ghe basis of the cabinet decision today
70 send small force of soldiers to st.
Michaels at the earliest moment. Capt.
nays advices were of date August ~.
he was then at ST. Miohaels, about to
lake the steamer up the Yukon for Circle
City. His report showed that without
ao1bt great suffering must be expected
IN the Klondike regions this winter,
owing to the lack of food supplies. Fur
tner details on that point were promised
st q later date. He regarded it as essen
tial that some kind of force acting un-
Ger lawful authority be placed at st.
M1chaels to restrain the lawless element.
The soldiers who are to go north will
be under the lead Of Lieut. Col. Randall
OF the Eighth Infantry now at Cheyenne,
and there will be surgeon and three
members of the army hospital corps, be-
cause of the report of prevailing sickness
in Alaska.
The Alaska Transportation and Trad
ing Company will start another boat
from Seattle for St. Michaels within the
next seven days. This boat will take
up mainly food and clothing supplies,
DuG the troops Will be taken also II the
War Department desires it.
Cabinet Members Talk About KIondike.
Washington, September 17.-At today s
cabineS meeting which lasted over two
hours, the situation in Alaska was dis
cussed. Secretary of War Alger had re-
port from Capt. Ray, who has just arrived
at st. Michae1s, which furnished the basis
for the discussion and the course which
was decided upon. Captain Rays report
was in the nature of an urgent appeal
for troops to- preserve peace and order
during the coming winter. 1t was decid-
ed to send a company of infantry to ST..
Michaels as soon as possible.
Secretary Alger hopes to have the COM
pany sail within a week, probably from
Seattle. This action is in effect the es-
tablishment of military post at the
mouth of the Yukon.
Secretary Alger has not yet selected
the officer who will be placed in COM
mand, nor does he yet know from what
post the company will be taken. There
Is vast amount of stores and supplies
at ST. Miohaels and there is not United
States soldier in the whole territory OF
Alaska.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-18
LOVED SERVANT GIRL.
Alleged Motive in Luetgert Murder
Case.
SAUSAGE MAKER KILLED WIFE
TO MARRY HER.

This Is What State VIII Endeavor to
End Today--Friday Taken Up With
Technical Evidence-Prof. Dorsey I'm
shaken.
Chicago, September 17.-The prosecut-
ion will rest its case in the Luetgert trial
tomorrow, after three weeks given to the
presentation of evidence against the
prisoner, andKfour weeks spent in the
trial. The prosecution will close its case
with some strong evidence tending to
prove the motive for the alleged crime.
The state will endeavor to show that in
fascination for Mary Siemmering, the
servant girl In the Luetgert household
was the cause of the murder. 1t will
be claimed that the sausage maker de-
sired to make the girl his wife and that
he put Mrs. Luetgert out of the way in
order to permit his marriage with the
girl.
Today was given up to technical evil
dence.
When the trial opened the cross -examin-
alton OF Prof. Dorsey was resumed. He
was questioned as to the comparative
nature Of the sesamoid and femur bones
of a calf, of sheep and Of human be-
ing. His answers were technical and ad-
roit but of a character that supported his
original Identification and testimony
with reference to the bones in evidence.
When attorney Vincent completed his
cross examination of Prof. Dorsey, he
moved that the court exclude from the
record all of the evidence of the witness
and also all of the evidence of Dr. Norvai
W. Pierce, in reference to Identification
of the femur and temporal bones on
the ground that the identifcations were
not based upon legitimate or substantial
basis, but merely upon the opinion Of
the experts based upon certain alleged
conditions. The motion was overruied.
The attorneys then moved to exclude the
evidence of Prof. De La Fontaine, in
which the latter had stated ''thess bones
may be human"
This was approved and sutained and
the motion allowed.
The closing hour of the afternoon ses-
sion was devoted to the Identification
by Prof. De La Fontaine, Prof Haines,
Sergeant Spangler and other witnesses of
the prosecution of the exhibits used in
the trial, all of which will go into the
jury room when the case is submitted
for the jury's consideration.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-18
stockholders Don't Like 1t.

London, September 1.-THE letter
of the governor of the Bank Of England
gives the impression to the bankers who
have hitherto not entertained it, that
the government intends to accede to bi-
metallic proposals later, and it is also
interpreted as reply to a request from
the government to the bank, asking the
latter to cooperate with the former. But,
it is thought that the fall in the price
of silver since the letter was written
may change the programme.
There is considerable dissatisfaction
on the subject among the stockholders of
the Bank of England. Mr.. Robert Ben
son, prominent banker, who holds
10000 pounds in stock, as trustee, has
notified the bank that he will sell if the
silver policy is inaugurated, and he
adds that other trustees will do the same.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-18
FREIGHT TELEscoPED cABoosE.
Collision on Boston and Maine at Ando.
yer Last Night.

Andover, Mass, September H. The
through freight from Boston for Portland
ran into and telescoped the oaboose of the
Salem coal train just outside the station
here, shortly after 10 o'clock tonight.
The coal train of fifteen cars was being
shifted on sidings and the main track
was not clear for the Portland freight
which goes through here soon after ten
O'Clock.
The engineer Of the freight did not see
the red light Of the caboose until almost
upon it when he reversed and with the
fireman jumped to the ground. The ca
boose was wrecked and set afire while the
headlight, pilot and smoke stack of the
freight engine were broken. An alarm of
fire was given from the station and in re-
sponse the fire engine came down the hill
and narrowly escaped colliding with the
coal cars on the track across the street.
A.line OF. hose was laid and theitire in the
caboose extinguished. The property loss
was not great, no one was injured, but
traffic was held up for some time.