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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-04-24
Found

Or MI. John Minors plantation, Bayou
Black, March l, 1897, One Rel Mare,
about four feet high, long and siItn, with
white forehead, Had a leather halter
on when found. Owner can have same
by paying cost of adverttsing and feed.
St, m-27. WILLIE ~BERGERON.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-04-24

Not only acute lung troubles, which
may prove fatal in a few days, but old
chronic coughs and throat troubles may
receive immediate relief and be per-
manently ..cuted by One Minute Cough
Cure l., j. MELVILLE,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-04-24

Itshould be made a matter of public
knowlegde that DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salves will speedily cure piles of the
longest standing. 1t is the household
favorite for burns, scalds, cut bruises and
sores of all kinds, l.. J. MELVILLE.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-04-24
TRME TART.E


The COURIER congratulates MIR.
and Mrs. Paul J. Dupont, on the
arrival Of a little infant of the
masculine persnation that pnt in
an appearance at the Dupont
home last week.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-04-24

L Vol coughs, colds, Lagri ppe and Head
/ ache, use Laxtive BrOm0 Qninine
Positively guaranteed. No cure no pay.
Sold by L. j. MELVILLE.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-04-24

Rev. Mr.. Young.has been quite
i'll with cold aud fever during this
weeL aud in consequence Will b'
Nna',h I" Old communion service
at ~" p ,shNtrrian Church, IN
SUNDAY, which is postponed mtil
May 2ud. ;lIiS will be Mr.. Y0ung's
last visit Ia HOuma prior to his
departure" r KirkSville, Mo, where
he goes to resume OSteOpathic
treatment at the Still Tnirmary.
Until September the pulpit of the
Presbyterian Church will b" filed
by Dir. II. l.. Patterson of Colum-
bia, Is. C.) Theological Seminary,
who holds his first service May
10Th.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-04-24
sspring Opening.

Miss Mcconnell invites the pub.
lie to call at the Houma Millinery
Store and see her complete line Of
LADIES, MISSES and CEIIL.
DRENS Spring and Summer
HATS.
Ladies bicycle hats 25cts. so cts.
and 81.
Children'S hats 20 cts. up.
Baby caps % cts. mp.
A large assortment of Tom
Boys.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-04-24

Mr.. Emile Daigle, Jr,, assistant
Cashier of the Bank of HOuma
and the GENIAL proprietor of the
Standard Drug Store, took unto
himself a life partner last Tuesday.
The bride was Miss Edna Tucker,
the Sec0nd daughter of H0uma'S
we'll known citizen AIR. w. p.
Tucker. The wedding took place
at the st, Francis de Sales.
Catholic Church. No cards were
issued and only II few intimate
friends and relatives were invited.
After the ceremony was performed
AFR. and Mrs. Emile Daigie, DR.,
left on the evening train for New
Orleans and other points where
they will spend their honeymoon
THE COURIER wishes the young
couple Il happy journey through
tllG BoSClbCI'
The School Board has ordered
fifty of the latest Improved charts
to be used i'll the public schools of
this parish. These charts will aid
the teachers materially in their
work Ofmind training, the money
that the school board has had to
pay for the charts is money we'll
spemt. 1t is Il pity that the school
board have not more funds attlIpir
command. They seem Il piO-rS
Sive lot OF citizens, amlif the parish
revenues for educational purpose s
were greater, they would no doubt
make extensive necessary alter
atiOnS i'll our public SchnulS, aud
thereby give to The children q
the parish the benefit of every
modem method that SinpliiitS The
study Of text hooks and makes The
acquiring OF an education more
RAPID and more thorough. AS il
is, with an Insufficient fund at their
command to carry ont al OF the
needed reforms the School Board
is decidedly hampered in trying to
Ito what Ii would like to do fol-
the public schools
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-04-24

Call and see Miss McCOnnelFs
Spring and Summer Hats at the
HOuma Millinery Store.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-04-24

When a cold is contracted, cure it
at once. One Minute Cough Cure will set
You ou the road to recovery in a minute.
1t will cure pneumonia, bronchitis, Group
and all forms of lung and throat troubles.
l.. j. MELVILLE.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-04-24

Unconditional surrender, is the Only
toruts thos,' ( nous little pills know as
prWiu's lit,n Early Risers will make
viii, rrtntir@tion, sick headache and
efonruh trrt'lins. LII. MELVILLE.
l~'NRsnNNi The gentleman who an
nny"d "a" raa$fegation last Sunday by
nntinhally coughing will find instant
rrIirflH t''ing One Minute Cough Cure,
u sp'ady md harmless remedy for throat
enl liii.g tfinhles. l.. j. MenVille.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-04-24
Observation-Disclosures Sa5gS
Wanted

600 Feet of Second hand GALVA-
N1ZED PIPE one and two inches. F. O.
B. ears, G. p BERREDA,
Gibson; La.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-04-24

Americans arethe most inventive people
on earth. To them have been issued nearly
500, 900 patents, or more than one-third of
all the patents issued in the world. No dis
cOvery of modern years has been Ofgreat.
er benefit 20 mankind than Chaniberlain'a
Collie, Cholera and Diarfhoea Remedy, :
or has done more to relieve pain aud suffer-
ing. j. w. Vaughn, ofOakton, KY, says
II have nsed Chambetlaln's Collie; Cholera
and Diarrhoea'R Remedy in my family for
several years, and find it to be the best
medicine Fever used for cramps in the
stomach and bowels. For sale by The
Standard Drug Store.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-04-24
breakfast every morning.

Mr.. Theorhile Chauvin, ST., re.
Gently competed work on the
Montegut tomb in the Catholic
Cemetery. The tomb'i is constructed
OH a different plan from the other
tomhs in the cemetery, and
visitors to the cemetery are
attracted by the workmanship
displayed by MIR. Chauvin in the
building Of the tomb. MI.
CIhuvin is one of HOuma'S oldest
brick -mas"nS, having piled his
trade here for many years.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-04-24

This was busy week in court
circles as all Of the most important
cases came MP for trial. Among
the most important was that of the
Irishman. John Noon or Nonnan,
who killed 4 negro at Schriever
some time ago. The iursreRdered
a verdict Of "not guilty." although
the State rnt up - fair case
against the accused. The worth.
lessncss OF thenegro killed nod, nit
was taken into consideration by
che jury.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-04-24
..umbermeAs Excursion To-
Mexico.

The Southern Pacific has issned an IL
lnstrated Circnlar. giving the itinerary Of
y special train Of Pullman Buffet sleepers
which will leave Houston on morning of
April 10Th for CITY of Mexico, stopping
at POINTS ofinterest en- route. The return
trip will be made via Tampico, thus
enabling the tourists to visit San Lnis;
Potosi and Monterrey, two of the principal
critics in the Republic. Round trip tickets
for regular trains also on sale April 16
and II from Houston, at rate Of $1,000
going and returning via Torreon, and
So 90 higher for tickets going Or returning
via TampicO,
Send tdr copy of illustrated pamphlet
I'd l.. J. PARKs, A. G. P. & r. A. Southern
Pacific Co Houston, Texas.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-04-10
DISASTROUS FOREST FIRES
Raging Over Thousands of Acres in the
Sittany Mountains.

Raging Over Thousands Of Acres i'm the
Sittany Mountains.
BELLEFONTE. Pa. April 5.-The for
est fires in the surrounding mountains
are spreading at an alarming rate. All
efforts to check the flames have proven
futile, and unless a heavy rain sets in
many thousands of acres of valuable
timber will go up in smoke.
The fire originated in the middle sec
ton of the Nittany mountains from a
spark from Il locomotive falling on a
tract of dry grass. Heavy winds have
prevailed for almost 40 hours and the
flames are sweeping fiercely along the
mountains from top to bottom. The
approach of the fires to the lumber
camps has caused great excitement, and
the woodSmen have left their workings.
The course of the flames is constantly
changing, making back firing useless.
Different crews have been sent out to
fight the fires. but thus far they have
accomplished little, and their efforts
are now being directed to combining the
blaze to the mountains and to the pro
lection of property in the c~learings.
This blaze is in the heart of the he m
lock district and is doing much dam
age. Residents along the base of the
mountains are praying for rain. which
is the only thing that can now stop the
course of the flames.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-04-10
DARE THEY SHOOT HiMf

The Spania-ds In a ficlilish Position as Sc.
CARDS Gen. Ruis Rivera Brave Words OF
the Captured Cuban Chieftisn in the
Face of Impending Doom.
HAVANA, April 2.-'Religions perish
when they have no longer followers
who will die for them. said RUS Rivera
on his stretcher at San Christobal. Il
expect to be shot. Well. it may help
the cause. Other considerations are not
important"
Rivera will be tried at once by sum-
mary court-martial. and may be shot
without delay. with the gallant Bacal-
lao, though suffering from his wounds.
Such are said to be Gen. Weyler's or
derS.
No man of Importance has been IKE
cuted since the war began. and a great
cutlery is likely to follow if Rivera is
shot. as the general view is that civil
lied nations parole, exchange or i'm
prison prisoners of war.
If Rivera is not executed at once. it
will be because the Spanish fear to act
in a manner to create a feeling against
them in the United States.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-04-10
DUN'S COMMERCIAL REVIEW.

Failures for the First Three Months OF this
Year-The Markets are Still Waiting, with
Prices Fluctuating. Some Sagging Down.
ward and OthersR ecoverin g-The Market
for Products Variable and Uncertain-IrOn
and Steel.
New YORK. April 3.-K. G.. Dun &
Co., in their weekly review of trade to-
dav say:
Failures reported to-day for the first
quarter of 1897 number 1892, against
4,031 last year, with liabilities of S4s,-
007.911, against S57. 425. 1876 last year.
The markets are still waiting, sOme
sagging downward and others recov-
ering. There is much disposition to
use the decision of the supreme court
against railroad combinations as an
instrument for depressing stocks. and
yet buying has prevented {. decline eX-
ceeding 81 per share, and for trust
stocks 20 cents per share.
The reports of railroad earnings for
the quarter have been somewhat en-
~couraging, the aggregate having been
on roads within the United States only
So per cent. smaller than last year,
and the March returns have been
rather more favorable than those for
January or February.
The vote of the house in favor of a
new tariff bill has made no impression
in business, since it has been expected
since November that some measure of
the same general character would be-
come a law. If the bill stands, with
its provision making new duties ap-
plicable April 1, the chances are that
foreign imports and treasury receipts
may be for a time considerably re-
stricted.
The market for products has been
variable and uncertain.
The iron and steel industry has been
staggered, so to speak, by the decision
of the supreme court affecting rail-
roads. since itis apprehended that pur-
chaseS not only of rails, but of cars, To-
connective and bridge metals may be af-
fected. The demand for rails is still
considerable. and one order is pending
for 1000 ms for Japan, but the re-
duction in Mesaba ore. with the want
of agreement as yet among producers
of hard ores, tends to encourage the
belief in lower prices for fin
ished products, and SO to hinder
buying. The great struggle between
the or~e-producing c~Ompanieso of Mesaba
has not yet so far developed that any
body can feel confident as to the future
cost of iron. Meanwhile. with pig ac-
cumulating, although some furnaces
have stopped production, the price Of
Bessemer at Pittsburgh is a shade
lower at Si0.25. and gray forge at 50,
but there are no quotable changes in
prices of finished products, although
the zone is rather weak. The new
combination in cut nails only affects
selling prices in eastern markets.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-04-10
Ex-Goy. Porter of Indiana a Victim of
Paresis.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, April 4-Ex-
Gov. Porter's mind is almost COM
WESTERN CROPS.
Resume of Conditions in Missouri, Illinois.
Texas and Arkansas.

Resume of Conditions in Missouri, Illinois.
Texas and Arkansas.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-The monthly
report, issued by the weather bureau,
gives resume of the conditions of crops
as follows:
MiSSouri-Ground too wet for farm work. ex-
cept in q few extreme southern counties. where
oats sowing and corn planting are now in prog
reSS; wheat badly winter killed: clover also
frozen out badly in places: peach buds reported
killed in some districts: other fruits all right.
IllinOis-ROadS impossible; work ut present
impossible and little done: few oats sown in
sou~therRSectiOn. elsewhere none; winter wheat,
rye, and clover somewhat injured. wheat seri-
OuSly. much killed; grass starting fairly we'll in
central and southern sections; also tree buds:
fruits thought to be uninjured, except peaches
in central and northern sections; frost out of
ground, bur little snow remains.
Texas-Dry weather delayed farming opera
lions over southern portion, but under general
ly favorable conditions over other sections
good progress has been made; corn planting
about completed during the month. and where
not too dry has come up well; cotton planting
progressing nicely; wheat and oat crops gen.
orally promising.
ArkanSas-Little blowing has been done:
very little corn and no cotton planted; wheat
and oats are doing fairly well. though Some bad
effects are noticed in oats from too much moiS-
ture; grasses are growing fast. Fruit trees.
except apples. are in fall bloom and uninjured
as yet; many strawberry vines killed by drought
last summer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-04-10
~SPANlARDS BLOWN UP.
Upwards of Three Hundred Killed and
Many More Wounded.

HAVANA. April "a military train
which left Artemisa. On the western
trocha, last Sunday for Havana, carry
ing a battalion of Spanish troops
that Weyler had ordered TO embark for
Neuvitas to reinforce the Puerto
Principe g~arrisons, is reported to have
been derailed by insurgents and at
tackled en- route. The troops were
forced to abandon the coaches and take
refuge in a plantation near by. pro-
ceeding to fortify themselves in a large
building on the estate.
Presently a tremendous explosion oc-
Cured, blowing the building to atoms
and killing upward of 800 soldiers and
woundirg the rest more or less serious
". The house had been mined by the
insurgents. who expected that the
Spanish force. once driven out Of the
cars. would occupy it. and electric
wires had been run to an electric bat
terry in the woods near by, by which the
explosives were fired.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-04-10
GRANT DAY IN GOTHAM.

Preparations for the Monument Dedication
on April 27-A Marine Display Will be
Included-Gen. John q. Gordon Expected
to Head the Ex-Confederates in the Land
Parade-President Diaz of Mexico Can
Not be Present.
NEW YORK, April 4.-The marine dis
play at the Grant monument dedicatory
ceremonies will closely rival the DEM
onstration on land. The men in charge
of it are bestirring themselves and
arrangements are progressing satisfac-
torily.
Rear-Admiral Erben says hat sew
eral of the French and English mem
of-war on the North Atlantic sta
tons of their respective countries Will
take part in the naval review. 1t has
become arranged that Admiral Bunce,
commanding the North Atlantic squad
ron. with the foreign ships, will form
in two columns opposite the Grant
monument. The revenue, marine and
lighthouse feet, together with the
merchant marine, will fall in under
this formation and move at the same
time that the land parade moves and
pass in review of Admiral Bunce's fleet
and the foreign ships. As the land
parade passes in front of the president,
appropriate salutes will be fired from
the feet which will be anchored.
The idea OF making April - a flag
day is gaining ground. Mayor Strong
is so favorablv impressed with it that
he has determined to issue a general re-
quest that flags be displayed from every
house in Greater New York. The rea-
sons he will give for the request are
that the eyes of the nation will be on
New York April 81, and that local pride
should be incentive enough to make the
ceremonies historic in their grandeur.
The hope that New York would en-
Joy the sight never vouchsafed to the
people of the presidents of two great
est American republics riding in the
same carriage has been blasted by the
receipt of a letter from President Diaz.
saying that he can not be present on
Grant day. lie can not leave his coun-
try while in Office.
There is every prospect that Gen.
John Il. Gordon, of Georgia. one of the
distinguished fighting generals of the
south, will be here TO marshal the con
federate veterans April -.
The problem of seating visitors is
pressing upon the committee. \ state
ment of the arrangements made for the
accommodation of strangers will be
made in a day or two.
Expert mechanics have begun the
work of cutting through the steel bars
and copper case inside of which re-
poses the rosewood casket containing
the remains of Gen. Grant. This is
rendered necessary in order to remove
the casket to the sarcophagus. 1t is a
difficult task, because the steel bars
are chisel-proof and the rivetS have to
be heated and cut before the case can
be penetrated. The work will occupy
several days.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-04-10
COL. EMILIO NUNEZ,
The Dashing Friend Of Cuba, Returns to
the United States.

The Dashing Friend of Cuba, Returns to
the United States.
New YORK, April 5.-The United
States authorities here have informa-
ton that Col. Emilio Nunez, who is
wanted for organizing and taking part
in a movement for the alleged filibus-
tering expeditions has. within the past
few days. returned to this country. 1t
is also limited that Nunez is hiding
h~ereabouts, having come to New York
with DIR. Joaquin ID. Castillo.
Col. Emilio Nunez. distinguished
himself rs a daring cavalry leader dur
ing the ten years war and is hated by
the ~Spaniards. who would like to see
him in prison.
1t is said that since the breaking out
of the present struggle for independ-
ence, under orders from Gen. Calixto
Garcia and Carlos Roloff, Nunez has
been engaged in organizing and send
ing men arms and ammunition. Nunez,
it is alleged, took an active part in all
the trips made by the steamships Ber-
muda, Laurada, Horsa. F~lambrough and
Woodall. from the United States to
Cuba during the past two years. He
was tried here last winter for breaking
the neutrality laws in connection with
one of the Bermuda expeditions, but
the jury disagreed.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-04-10
GOING TO HONOLULU.
Admiral BeardsIee Will Take the Philadel-
phia to the Island.

Admiral BeardsIee Will Take the PhiIadel-
phia to the Island.
WASHINGTON. April 3.-The flagship
Philadelphia will leave San Diego, CAL,
in Il few days for Honolulu. Secretary
Long says there is no extraordinary
occasion which requires the Philadel-
phia's presence in Hawaii, but the i'm
portance of the past warrants a
visit from time to time by Il first-class
vessel with an officer of high rank. and
Admiral Beardslee has therefore been
directed to go there. He will relieve
the Marion which arrived there
March, Q and either send that
vessel home or on such a cruise as he
may consider advisable. 1t has been
at least is months since the Phila-
delphia or any large American MI
tional vessel has spent any time at the
islands, although such ships as the
Adams, Marion and Alert lave been
almost continually present for several
years. the Alert having left there on
March rs.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-04-10
THE PATRIOTS DEFEATED
by Spanish Troops and Guerillas Under
Lirut.-Coi. Perez BiancO.

HAVANA. April 2.-Lieut.-Col. Perez
Blanco, with half a battalion Of Span
ish troops, Il detachment Of local guer-
illas, left Artemisa Wednesday and at
Brujo encountered a party OF rebels oc-
cupying strong positions. The fight
ing was stubborn on both sides and the
insurgents Wee dislodged with Diff
Guilty. Hearing the firing from Il dis
lance Col. Boy. with three companies
of Spanish troops went to the assistance
of Lieut.-COl. Perez BlancO'S command,
and the insurgents were finally driven
from the field, carrying with them d
number of their dead and wounded.
Lieut.-Col. Perez Blanco, a lieuten-
ant and four privates were killed, and
four privates were wounded.
At Hato Nueva. in the Matanzas prov
ince, Maj. Vallina, two captains and Il
privates, comprising the remainder of
the defeated insurgent party underline
leader BarrotS. have surrendered to the
Spanish authorities.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-04-10
NEVER so DULL BEFORE.
Some Reasons Why Railroad Business Ha,
Fallen or.

CHICAGO. April 2.-Railroad men
claim hat business was never as dull
as at present, and they ascribe the
lack of traffic partly to the decision of
the supreme court. They say that mer-
chants are afraid of the stability of rates
and are making no purchases for fear
competitors will get reduced rates and
undersell them. The bad condition of
the roads, preventing farmers from
bringing their product to market, is
also given as a cause of the stagnation.
\ close traffic arrangement has been
made between the Oregon Short Line
and the Union Pacific. which will
make the latter as much a monopoly a
ever in regard to the north Pacifi
coast business via the Missouri river.
The agreement reached at 4 general
conference of officials of these roads
practically makes them one great
transcOntinental system as far as the
business of transportation is con-
cerned.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-04-10
THERE'S NO LET-UP.
The Southern Flood Continues
With No Relief in Sight.
Breaking Levees and Encroaching Water,
Laying Waste What were Fruitful
Fields and Thousands Driven
From Home.
Another Bad Crevasse-FloOd Refugees
Along the St. Francis.

Along the IT. FRANCIS.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, April Another
disastrous break in the Mississippi
levee occurred this morning at eight
o'clock at Flower lake. six miles below
Tunica. Miss. The while not
yet of great width, is fully 81 feet
deep. and the water ispouring through
the cavity with fearful velocity. This
will probably be the most destructive
break that has occurred in the delta.
The most fertile farm land of Missis-
sippi, lying in Cohoma, LAHORE, Quit
man and Tallahatchie counties, in the
northern part of the state. will be
inundated, and the newly-planted corn
crops will be laid waste.
Fortunately no loss of life is reported,
the inhabitants of this stricken section
having made preparations for just such
a catastrophe as exists there to-day.
The condition of the poorer classes
throughout the flooded area is indeed
critical tonight. Thousands of refugees
are being huddled on the levees and
spots OF land, waiting for relief.
The towns Of Rosedale and Tunica
report that everything possible is being
done for these poor people, but that
funds and provisions are fast becoming
exhausted. In the little city of Rose.
dale alone LOO refugees are being cared
for by the citizens. Half a hundred
towns tonight stand in six feet of wa
ter and the yellow stream is creeping
up slowly but surely.