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The times., 1897-05-10

Col J. y. Bit, niger is the editor OF the
St Joseph, Mo, Herald, and is using
his efforts VII b the present Administration
with a view of retaining in office the
present postmaster OF st. Joseph, Mr.. F NJ.
Atkinson. Last night, at the Regent Hotel,
lie said:
The Hon. Webster Davis, OF Kansas
City, who has heen nominated by the
President TO he Assistant Secretary Of
the Interior is one of the most popular
and able men in our State. He is a grad
uate OF Ann Arbor Law School, class Of
81; was then orator OF his class, and mas
a deserved reputation as an orator in the
East al well as the West. He is the eX-
mayor Of Kansas City. having heen elected
by the largest majority ever given Re
publican candidate. His plurality was
5000, ont of % 600 votes cast, and had
L ma iprity over all of 5000. He has
more Democratic friends than any Re
publican in the State, and was "A candidate
for Republican nomination FOR governor.
he came within few votes OF secur-
ing it.
While the President had under con
sideration his nomination for the As
sistant Secretaryship, his most loyal friend
has heen the Hon. r c. Kerens, of -.
Louis, and there is no question that his
nomination viii be confirmed by the Sen
ate, as neither of the Democratic Senators
from Missouri viii oppose him.
The times., 1897-05-10

ITO my mind said Mr.. James W. Wal
ton, Wall street man from New York,
at the Arlington last night, 1.-THE export
OF gold at PRESENTS a sign of healthy con-
dition rather than a sure indication af
financial distress in this country, as in re-
cent years. People seem To fear that when
gold leaves the United States for Great
Britain OF Europe we shall have a renewal
OF the financial trouble experienced by us
in 1895 and 1896.
"Gold went abroad two or three years
ago because investors in Europe were
alarmed lest our Government would be uu.
able to redeem its obligation in that metal
EVERYBODY, therefore, who could get hold
of gold lid so, and some of it was sent
TO Europe and vast quantities of it were
put away in safe deposit vaults and ether
hiding places
After the success of the Republican
party, which Indicated that gold payments
would not be suspended for four years,
nearly all this gold came from its hiding
places In the New York clearing house
there was something like $60,00O,000 Of
it and in the Federal Treasury more than
S15O,QOO,000
The times., 1897-05-10

Mr. Edmund Mervillattis polished ana
interesting Southern gentleman of the old
schoo! temporarily in Washington. He SAID
last night at the rlingto
Before the war no young woman in the
South was considered to have received
the last fine polish of cultivation unless
sh., had spent few weeks during the sea-
son il New Orleans. This experience al
ways included an entertainment at the
st. Charles Hotel, which in its earlier days
was 50 attractive that i t compelled Thack-
cray t. speak of it with general aduIira-
ton, while Lady Wortley praised most
highly the dignified architectural beauty
of its classic portico.
TINS once famous house, however. fell
into sad decline during the last decade of
its existence, and New orleans people
were not sorry when, in 1894, it was de-
stroyed 10y fire For it was not adequate
for the needs of a city whose people are as
polite ard luxury-living as those of any
townin the country. But New Orleans now
has a hotel on the site of the historic ST.
Charles that will rank With the best in any
capital of Europe or in any American city
1t is called the Ne W st. Charles.
The times., 1897-05-10

4 well-known naval officer, who desired
his name withheld, speaking with Times
man at the Ebbitt Yesterday. said:
Il think it very strange that we have
neard nothing during the Graeco-Turkish
war, from FIince George, of Greece, and
his flotilla of torpedo boats, about twenty
five in number The prince is, or was,
the popular idol 1r his country, and it is
unaccountahle To me that lie has made no
effort to engage with the Turkish fleet,
which is VIGOROUSLY inefficient and which
has been cooperating along the coast with
the land forces Of the Turks.
LAS far a. we know, Prince George is
still at Salaniis, Grecian naval depot, and
from present Indications Will probably re-
main there / cannot understand it
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-20
Big Fire in Chicago.

Fire broke out Friday evening in the
building occupied by the John A. Toll
man Co., wholesale grocers, at the cor
ner of Michigan Avenue and Lake
streets, Chicago, Ill.,, and driven by a
strong northwest wind, soon spread to
the upper stories Of the building Nos.
10, - and IA Lake street, occupied by
Chase & Sanborn's coffee and spice
house. On the Michigan side the fire.
men were greatly handicapped 10y the
loss Of the water tower, which fell into
the flames on account of some accident
to the steering apparatus. After three
hours hard work the fire was gotten
under control. The stock of the Toll
man Co., which was valued at $500, 900,
will probably be complete loss.
Chase & Sanborn's stock was valued at
$175, 900, but with the exception of the
destruction Of stock Of tea on the
top floor, their loss will not be heavy.
Both firms we've fully insured.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-20
Grain Elevate. Burned.

The Ryan elevator, at the foot of
Ferry street, Buffalo, N. Y, was
burned early Thursday. It WAS an
old structure, with capacity of about
100000 bushels, and contained about
5000 bushels each OF wheat and oats.
The loss on the elevator is probably
$50, 900 ana on the contents $40, 1000.
Ryan & Clark were the owners. Along
side the atioIacy elevator was float
ing elevator, also owned by Ryan &
Clark, and valued at $4,000. This
too was destroyed. The fire reached
the Manning salt house, where it
caught the cupola. 1t burned that
part Of the building and scorched the
roof, but was extinguished before
much Of the grain in the building was
wet by the water. Two schooners, the
Thomas ROBBIE and the A. J. Rogers,
lying at the end Of the elevator, were
also burned. This makes the total
loss from the fire probably $685. 900.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-20
A SIOr Drowned.

A sailor blythe aame 81 Andrew
Olsen fell into the river Thursday,
near West Ike, off the schooner
Rosina, and Wis drowned. Mr.. Olsen
was unmarries and was we'll known
ct Lake Charlh and West Lake. His
age was 81 vets, and he had been in
the employ a Capt. Coull for three
weeks. WhRtthe schooner was near
iEg Nest, I.asa o1aered follower
the main peak and whiles attempting
to jump from be cabin to- the rail he
lost bis balanf and felH overheard.
The captain "a the accid(nt and or
dered boat lowered, whiph reached
him when he I'D just gone lander for
the last time. The schoonerwas laden
with $50 barr$ Of cement, to be used
in the constitution OF the new railroad
bridge across &e Calcasieu river.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-20
Big Losses by Insurance Companies.

An official of one of the largest in
surance companies in the United States,
which makes a specially of assuming
maritime risks, has received circular
from London stating that from Jan. l
up to Feb. 81 of this year the various
English companies have lost 92, 900, 900
in shipwrecks. The loss exceeds any
estimate for the same period within
twenty years. The estimate for the
two months, according to the circular,
is q low one, and it is thought that
fully 100000 will have to be added
to the amount to make the figures cor.
rect, thus making in all the enormous
loss Of nearly 9l20,000,000 for the
first sixty -nine days in this year.
Careful examination of the various
losses show that fully fifty per cent are
attributed to what are officially knows
a. missing vessels"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-20
The Louisiana GallOWS.

Cipher Conerly y, the young negro
who last April killed Ellis Magee, a
white boy Of good family, WAS executed
at Frauklinton Saturday in the pres
ence of witnesses, as required by law.
He made talk from the gal!ows say
ing in effect: "Gentlemen, you see
what whisky and pisto! have brought
me to; let whisky alone. and never put
pistol in your pocket; you can get
along much better without them. ,"
The drop fell ut l: 10 pm. and in II
minutes Conerly WAS pronounced dead.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-20
Dcpartur OF the Warships.


Thursday tbre were three warships
in the river lat New Orleans, the
battleships Z xas and Maine, of
the United States navy, and
the Iphigenie Of the French navy.
The Texas Wis the FIRST to leave.
Promptly at o'clock arrangements
we've commence d to weigh her anchor.
The heavy chaps were put in motion,
but the big anGor was 80 deeply inn
bedded in thu mud at the bottom of
the river that he chain broke, and it
WAS in thirty fathoms of water, and
Texas made h9 departure without it.
Proceeding npthe river for mile ana
and half aboie its point Of anchorage
the Texas NAH run and came down
stream under 10 full head Of steam.
She was making fully fifteen knots IN
hour when shepassed Canal street, and
the people who had congregatel in an
tlclpatlon, OF her departure cheered
her as she pasa'd. About thirty min
utes after the departure Of the Texts
the Maine weis edanchor without any
mlshap, and farming within ono.half
times her leigth, Started for the
mouths Of the liver. Aoth the Texas
and the MaiueS hAye the same destina-
ton, Pori Royal. They viii arrive at
their ioilsseys yendSn lsAs than 1--WE
t1sSsl saa q gest y weeks sub
their hands full with drills aud large {
practice.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-20
Good Showing Made by Banks.

The Bank of Donnldsonyille and the
Bank of Ascension, at Donaldsonville,
have issued their quarterly statements,
and the showing cannot be eQualea by
eimilar institutions. Tho surplus OF
the Bank OF DenaldsonviIle foots up
$4,000, the capital stock being $685.
600. The undivided profits ar
$500. 50, deposits 1856, 2l251. Or.
McGalliard is president and ". D..
Parks cashier of the institution. The
Bank of Ascension, presided over by
President Libermuth, also makes q
handsome showing.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-20
7 The
Hon1e


To the young ladies' and girls in it's
charge it gives the advantages of in
struction in literature, science and art,
combined with all the environments of
q refined home; SO that while the mind
is cultivated the heart is not neglected
in learning the ways Of noble woman
hood.
For catalogue and terms, apply to
Miss SOPHIE B. WRIGHT, Prin,
1855 Camp Street, New Orleans, La.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-20
Land and Refinery Sold by the Sheriff

Land and Refinery Sold by the Sheriff.
The land and refinery belonging to
the Lafayette Sugar Manufacturing
Company were sold Saturday at sher-
ifs sale. The only bidder was S.
Gumbel Il Co., Of New Orleans, who
paid SILL for the property" The
original cost of the plant was over $50, .
900. 1t was built by the Lafayette
Sugar Manufacturing Company, of
which Col. G. A. Breaux was p1esi-
dent. 1t is believed that the new
owners will greatly enlarge the plant.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-20
Board OF Control Elects Officers

The beard of control of the peniten-
taary met Thursday at Baton Rouge.
The following officers were elected to
serve one year: john McGrath. pres.
!dent: }. W. Bates, secretary; DR.. T.
j.: Burlington, physician; Revs. Father
Van Derheijde, j. Y. Allison, j. j..
Cornish, Frank Parker and t. L,
Compton, ch.plains.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-20
Methodist Rectory burned.

at 2 o'clock Thursday morning the
tlre alasm was given, calling the inhab-
ltants Of Bastrop to the Methodist rec.
tory, which Was SO quickly consumed
that bit little>of the hougchold effects
were savssia n vi M fass
about thirty feet from Congressman S.
L, Baird, and it WIS only by dete1min-
Ell and superhuman efforts on the part
OF the citizens that his house was
saved.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-20
lOt be DOsitiYN Qacbrtainel

got be positivg ascfrtained. liz
seemed to be liddlea-asea French.
man. There w nothing about Linn
by which lie coql be identified. Cor
oner Craig, OF mite City, was sum
moned by wire } hold an inquest, but
the message wa received after the ar
rival of the orth-bound mbrnins
train, and too lie for him to go up to
he place WIRE the unfortunate
stranger met hi death.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-20
State NORMAL SCHOOL,
NATCH'TocHEs, IA.

Maintained by tho State for the
training OF teachers. Affords thorough
preparation for the profession of teach
ing; full course of academic study,
practical training in the art of teach
ing, one year of daily practice in
model schools under guidance ef skill
ed training teachers Class work ex-
emplifes the best OF modern thought
in matter and method of instruction.
Diploma entities graduate to teach in
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, $40.
Twelfth annual session begins Oct.
/, 1896.
For catalogue write to
B. G. CALDWELL, Pres.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-20
COOperAge Fire.

Shortly after 3 o'clock Friday morn
Tug 4 hre was discovered in the cooper
age establishment at the corner Of
D Oe''re and St. Claude streets, New
Orleans, and in a short time the build
Ing was mass Of flames Total loss
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-20
OncaSines Over s{i~!, V,tnr

1hero is great deal of oyerhowed
iand from the Atchafalaya and other
rivers between Boyce and New Orleans,
ana the people in some sections are
expressing great uneas;ness from the
reports OF high water in the Missis.
sippi river.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-20
sf9Bools ano Colleges.
Fo|iciana
Female Collegiate
Institute,
JACKSON, LOUISIANA.

inc 48th session OF this Institution
"11 open September l, 1896. The
members OF the Faculty IRE ladies Of
culture. SPECIALISTS in zach depart..
ment: Superior advantages are there
by offered to those Young ladies desir.
ing thorough and finished education,
The health Of the Institution is unsur-
passed.
FOR particulars and catalogue adj
dress, 49,
MISS L. J. eAYLETr, Prih,, 7
Jackson, La.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-20
Teachers Institute Adiourpc

Inc teachers institute that has been
N session for week at Colfax adjourn
eo Saturday. 1t was largely attended
parishes.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-20
hENSy ITEMS OF INTEREST,
'o0aensed into Short and Pithy Paragraphs
For Our Subscribers.
MUCH uAEAS|xESS OVER HISH WATER,
'lethodlst Hectory Burned-A Sailor
Drowned-Dcparture OF the War;
smps-A Coopcrage Fire-reachers,
Institute Adjourns.
Pensions Granted.

hqul5ana--Ferdinanl Rl{ode, Mary
EorIaa nskln anu khpdy , Blake, .AeVs
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-20
Veterans in Annual Meeting.

Vermilion Camp No. GOT, U. G. v,
held their regular annual meeting in
the courthouse at Abbeville, Satu1 day.
The general routine G. busiless WIZ.
transacted, after which committee
was appointed to couier with similar
committees of the different camps i,
the Third congressional district relative
to organizing district camp. DIR. ".
D. White and Solomon Wise vert
elected delegates, Geo. Caldwell AID
r. H. Burton alternatcs, to the en-
campment at Nashville, which meets
from the 22d till the oath Of June, IL
elusive.
The Dead Body Of u + .'enchinan Eounr
The body OF an unknown NAL WA
found Saturday morling near the Tan
gipahoa river, between kcntwood ant
Osyka, and discharged gun lying b.
bis side. Whether he committed sui
eide or he was accidentally killed. O.;
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

of the German nobility. And she had
solemnly promised her mother that she
would never tell.
Finally the Baker family found itself
penniless and out of EN- mployment. Mr..
Hun ntington was appealed TO, as their
cousins father-in-law. The result OF that
appeal, as every one knows, was a gift of
$40, chuck under the chin, and a gentle
reminder that four rooms was extrava-
gance on the part of the Baker family,
and that one was quite enough. She was
asked to not say anything to the world
and his wife about title or relationship.
Then the whole story leaked out as such
stories always do. But how much Annie
Baker had to do with the leaking of it no
one knows. New York was startled by
the news that beautiful starving
Countess was living there in a garret. Be-
fore week had passed the young girl
found herself famous. The Hatzfeldt
stock went up like rocket. The Countess
received letters by dozens daily Offering
her every thing from a loaf of bread 10 a
husband. For the American young man.
it seems, was not averse to marrying a
title when it carried with it the posi-
bility of fat support. And then the
matter OF securing a theatrical position
was found to be an easy one.
About tie time that negotiations were
going on between the Countess and
vaudeville managers she, it is said, was
offered a small fortune to leave New York
forever and keep her noble name from the
theater bills. But she suddenly became
very independent and would listen to no
overtures She had nearly starved
through pride, and she resolved that no
false feeling OF that de cription on the
part of the erstwhile indifferent relations
should keep the butter IRON her bread in
the future.
She accepted a goody sum from the
management OF the Casino and made her
New York debut in an elevated manner
on the roof-garden stage in abbreviated
skirts that showed her stockings in very
undignified way. She sang love songs
and showed her pretty teeth to an APP
plauding public, VIII le her relatives were
no doubt showing theirs in quite a dif-
ferent spirit.
The New York press and theater- goers
reaIl zed that the little songstress couldn't
help being born Countess, and they for
gave it straightway. They took her for
The pretty, amiaDle, graceful girl that she
is, and her path to plenty was smoothed
as if by magic. MAE ELEANOR GATES.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

Early in June of this year Countess
OlgaRegina Won Hatzfeldt, who is to appear
in San Francisco this week, was discovered
along with her title in a Harlem garrett
l ne was young, beautiful and of ancient
lineage. Before the expiration of week
Greater New York rang with her tale and
a kindly press heaped praise galore upon
the newly discovered bit of fem ininity.
Count Edmund Won Hatzfeldt, the
Countess father, fought a duel in Ger
many and was banished for breaking the
laws of the country. He fed to America
and settled in New York, where after
time be married. His wife died within
year and he married again, this time a
half-Indian girl, who, to make the story
more romantic, was said to be extremely
beautiful They could not live happily to-
gether, however, and were divorced. Count
Hatzfeldt, true to the traditions of his
family, which include a great many mar
riages and an equal number of divorces
the traditions dating back for thousand
years-subse quently married Annie Auer,
an actress well known at one time in New
York City. To them was born the actress
Countess who bids fair to become much
H~-SNi h4AONA " 4d4AS LEdu uGI InOtQeT
ever was
Count HatzfeIdt secured a divorce from
has third wife, as he lad from his second.
lie wanted 10 be free, so he gave his wife
cause, and the nobleman, once again
ioosed from his matrimonial fetters, de-
parted for Evansville. Ind, where he is
now living. He went into business,
broken down somewhat financially, how
ever because of numerous theatrical
enterprises into which he had ventuI ed on
his arrival in this country.
The divorced Countess married again,
this time a man by the prosaic name OF
(Baker-Willis Baker-a Thes spian like her.
self Then Mr.. Baker. Mrs. Baker and the
l Iittle Countess, who was known as Olga
\Baker, moved into the Harlem fiat.
"Couut Edmund, it appear. is half
brotter to Count Paul Won Hstzfeldt, the
German En- bassador in London. Conse-
ouently he is uncle TO Prince Francis Won
Hatzfeldt, the on-in-law of Coils p.
Huntington. Had it not been for
this marriage of a Hatzfeldt into the
Huntington family doubtless Countess
Olga would have gone on for manv wears
to come as simple Olga Regina Baker.
singing little ballads in transforming
companies or in cheap concert halls.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

So we passed the house where the "her-
mltess' lives, and went on up the wind
ing road to little white cabin that sat by
the roadside.
There was a gray haired old fellow in
the doorway, and he nodded cheerfully as
we came up and bade us welcome.
Come in and sit awhile he said. 1T 5
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

ple,'' he said, "a woman lives there
alone"
1t seems to me these hills have more
than their share of hermits among the
gentler sex, and so l told him.
"WelI," he said. perhaps so. This
woman, like all the rest OF them, has
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

He laughed heartily and nodded hi.
wise old head with his bright eyes shin
ing"
"And what do you do up here all alone7"
| asked.
"Alone?" he said. ''Whv, I'm not
alone. No man wants better company
than good thoughts nor more company
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

went on my guide, cor he went there a
couple OF years ago, and left Eien in
charge OF one by the name of Dr. Veter-
ling. gentleman from India, who was
writing a book on Budd hism and who,
some people say, is Buddhist priest. l
don't know about that, but he was queer
and did not go out much. used to see
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

and Romance, have been an Indian or
Spaniard, and who was most decidedly
neither, but very courteous gentleman
with very business-like air which went
a-begging for something to fix itself upon
in the dreary little town. stopped before
plain house with closely drawn blinds
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

and an air OF not-at-home neatness
about II.
DO you know who lives herer" he in
qulred.
My answer was negative.
He pointed carelessly to a sign which
had some way escaped my notice, though
plain enough, which read:
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

or eight years" She never changes this.
what for?'
SOS not to be bothered with people, l
suppose. She had trouble With her hus-
band, and they separated seven or eight
wears ago. Since that time she has hated
men with ali her might. and hated women
worse and so she turns day into night
and night into day, and has nothing to DO
with any one. When the grocer comes he
finds little note pinned to the dcorpost
with her order written on it, and be brings
The things and leaves them on the sIep,
and she takes them in when she gets
ready. and the same with ali the trades
people.
And it's not because she isn't right, p"
he said; she is. Ii she had studied law
I'd hate to be witness under her. Sh"
can talk steadily for three hours and not
give YOU chance to speak word. She
IS fine musician, too. There's 10 finer
IN the county, and she's young and good
looking and a fine business woman, but"
| waited few moments for him to fin
ish. but he drove on in silence for while,
and then he said: