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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-21
o. R. DENTON, Agent.

CoLoRED BAPTIST STATE CoNvEN-
rroN, Hot SPRINGS, ARK, Nov. 3 to 9.
For above occasion the Cotton Belt
Route will sell tickets to Hot Springs
and return at rate of one and one
third fares for the round trip, on
certificate plan; provided there is so
or more in attendance. Date of sale;
Nov. l to 5, inclusive; return limit,
Nov. H.
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About ] o'clock Monday morning
three-story frame building, oppo-
cite the Union Depot, Shreveport,
was totally burned; also, three
store buildings adjacent, and a res
idence building was slightly dam
aged. The fire originated in the
basement, near the kitchen range.
The fire spread with such rapidity
that the buildings we're soon de-
stroyed, causing the loss of one life,
and serious injury to others. Mr..
Frank Rose, his wife, and daughter
Maud, occupied rooms on the third
noor, and in their efforts to escape,
Ill. Rosa was SO badly burned that
ne died next morning from his in.
laries; Mrs. Rose is seriously burned
anu may not recover, and Miss Rose
was slightly burned. The family
mad recently arrived from Michigan.
H. ). NeWcomb, a news agent, who
could not escape, jumped from a
thlrd story window, about so feet,
aad had both legs broken below the
Knees, receividg no other injuries.
ohcer c. G. Wagner was severely
burned while resculng Mrs. Rose.
a colored man, Joe Sigler, saw
nj kose fall 90 the burning veran-
uay, and rescued him from the
hanrs; but his wounds we're fatal.
ihe hotel building, which was on
Tue corner of Louisiana and Lake
'''efts, was recently completed and
was was owned by J. Henry Shepherd,
'4 n 1t had been leased by Mr.. A.
as =. aMaioney, and opened as a hotel
,hs saloon combined. The loss on
10 sv ~ pudding was $1,000; insurance,
, s.,W' Loss furniture, bar-room fix.
IT,, e'e.' $1,000, insurance, $500.
on LUG three store buildings were
20 a asa. oy Mrs. NJ. L. Bourqnin; loss,
ssra Insurance, 800. The cot.
n oos was owned by A. Zodiog; loss,
ins ausa' loss, about $4,000; total
assurance, about $4,000.
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Homestead Entry No. $3.50
Land Office at Natchitoches, La !

Land Office at NatchitOches, La, I
October r. 1897.
Notice is hereby given that the following
~ named settler has filed notice of his
intention to make final proof in support of his
claim, and that said proof will be made before
the Clerk of the District Court, at Benton, La,
on November 20, 1897, viz: Homestead Entry
No. 53s6-Charley l.. Demoss-for the north
half of northwest quarter of section |, town
ship 81 North, range II West Louisiana Meri-
dian.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of, said land, viz: w. Is. Mckinney, j. J.
Mckinney, w. A. Lowe and r. b. Martin, of
Rocky Mount, La.
EDW'D PHILLIPS Register.
October 81, 1897. nov %
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Photographs.

The studio, No. COL Texas street,
known as the "THE STAR GAL
LERY,' has been remodeled through
out, and is now the largest aud most
modern place of the kind in Shreve-
port. Call and examine our work
before going elsewhere. We can
save you money. Satisfaction guar
anteed. Respectfully,
J. DAMBLY.
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Sfs0y Sale.

Estrayed before r. C Stinson, Justice of the
IL Peace, ward 2, on October u, 1897 by J.
L. Rushing, and will be sold at Rushng's
Store, in this ward, within the legal hours of
sale, on Saturday. November 9th, 1897, One
Light Sorrel Mare; no flesh mark or brand;
about5 years old. Appraised at S.
The owner is requested to come forward,
prove property, pay charges, &C., or the same
will be sold according to law.
J NJ. MONTGOMERY, Constable
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., I . GRAND LODGE, I.O.O.F..
n ARKANSAS, TExARkASA, Ocr. 26 to
Bali or above occasion the Cotton
,rIsna souse will sell tickets to Tex
for s ,ha and return at rate of one fare
2s.b Su 70 round sI trip; date of sale, Oct,
Tesa,aLuaaaz 10Th; and trains arriving in
Oh aa nan Oct. 26th; return limit.
.. R. DENTON, Agent.
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MEETING WoMAN's PARSONAGE AND
HOME Mission SOCIETY, KNOXVILLE,
Tenn, OcT. 26 TO Nov. For above
occasion the Cotton Belt Route will
sell tickets to Knoxville and return
at rate of one and one-third fares for
round trip, certificate plan. Date
of sale, Oct. % to %; return limit,
NV 10.
0. R. DENTON, Agent.
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Mr. 7. E. Middleton's gin, on his
nlaptation Is miles below Shreve-
port, near Sligo, was burned Tues
dsy Night of last week. About 25
bales of cotton were also destroyed.
There was an insurance of $3.50.
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Degree.

An elegant assortment of fall and
uinter millinery goods can be had
at the Mary Files Millinery store,
400 Texas street, Shreveport.
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Have 1t Done by Us.

Our Crayons are the best in Amer
lea; our Pastels are unequaled; our
Oil Paintings will suit the most fas
tidious. Call and be convinced.
The BRIcE PoRrRA1r Co.,
625 Texas Street, Shreveport, La.
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The new directory shows the pop
n,ation of Shreveport and vicinity
N be 2G,654.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-21

ED--TRUSTWORTHY AND &C
W tive gentlemen or ladies to travel for
responsible, established house in louisiana
Monthly $50 and expenses. Position steady.
Reference. Enclose self addressed stamped
envelope. The Dominion Company, Dept W.
Chicago. oetsS
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TNr Notice.

4 II State, Parish and Poll Taxes for the year
N 1897, as set forth in the rolls On file are
now due and will become delinquent on move
able property October LIST, and on immovable
December 81. A. X. THOMPSON,
State and Parish Tax Collector
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Diamond Setting, Lense Grind
ing. Matchmaking, Engraving,
,Jewelry Manufacturing and Repair,
inc. done at Leon NJ. Carter's-
Shreveport.
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Absolutely the gerry best repairing
foil kinds done at Carriers Jewelry
Store oO2 Texas street, Shreveport.
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The woman's page of The CHICAGO
CHRONICLE has been particularly in
teresttng lately. Many of the ladies
Of this section Of country are read
-
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The ao5ster ganner.
BENTON, LOUISIANA.
nu1rRSDAY, OCTOBER 81, 1897.

Carter's Diamond Lenses are the
,0st Use no other.
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A special meeting of Cypress
1odoe will be held in Benton next
Saturday. Oct. %. Work in Third
nacrae.
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Ladies can get bargains at the
Mary A. Files Company's Millinery
Store, 322 Texas St., Shreveport.
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Dentistry.

DR.. T. NJ. Comegys, Office over
Zodiag's, adjoining Opera House,
Shreveport, La.
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Just Received.

A car load of fresh meal. Every
barrel guaranteed. Also, constantly
on hand a large lot of corn, oats
and hay.
T. NJ. VAUGHAN.
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To My Friends Of Bossier.
In connection with my Commission and
Cotton Factorage business, l have opened a
Retail and Wholesale Grocery at l27 Texas
Street, Shreveport, La, carrying full and
complete stock of Fancy and Heavy
Groceries.
Also Grain, Hay and Feed Stuff of all de
scription.
Give NE trial order. Satisfaction guaran-
teed.
Ship me your Cotton, Hides, Wax, Honey,
Wool, Eggs and Poultry, and insure you the
best price Shreveport can pay. Write me.
Sincerely your friend.
JOHN PICKETT.
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Use Carriers Diamond Lenses for
spectacles and eyeglasses.
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Levee Board Proceedings.
Boss1ER CRY, La,
day. October 7, 1897. {

Boss1ER CRY, La,
Thursday, October 7, 1897.
The Board of Commissioners of
the Board of Levee District met in
regular session: Present: Messrs. W.
G. Vance, President; W. P. Belcherr,
P. B. Cash, and W. H. Hodges-4.
Absent: Messrs. W. T. Colquitt, A.
j. Moss, T. W. W. Stinson-3.
A quorum being present, the
Board proceeded to business.
The minutes of last meeting were
read and approved.
The Secretary presented report
showing transactions of the Board
from August 18th, 1896, to August
18th, 1897, which was received,
adopted and ordered printed.
The following is Detailed Statement of all
Warrants issued by the Board:
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Your eyes tested free, at Carriers,
go Texas street, Shreveport, La.
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last report, the same closing the Roll of 1896.
On l0 mills .$1538 80
On 2490 bales cotton. 1915 %
Total. 1888 Is
Respectfully, &C.,
A. r. THoMPsoN, Sheriff, &c.
Reorganization of Cotton Tax.
April ist--.. l3,5lI Bales Cotton.
May 10th ......... 1880 Bales Cotton
Total. ...... 1891 Bales Cotton.
The assessment roll of the alluvial
district for 1897 was accepted, aud
the Assessor was allowed 500 for
same.
The list of produce tax for 1896,
as required by Section 6, Act. No.
IS, of 1894, showing 1907 bales of
cotton produced in the district, WAS
accepted, and, on motion of Mr..
Belcher, the Assessor was allowed
$50 for same.
Mr.. R. E. Wyche appeared before
the Board and made application to
purchase so acres of land.
On motion of Mr.. Belcher the
President appointed Messrs. Hodges,
Moss, and Cash, as a committee to
investigate the land applied for by
Mr.. Wyche, with authority to con-
tract for sale of same.
On motion of Mr.. Cash the Presi-
dent and Secretary were authorized
to draw the following warrants on
the State Auditor:
No. 9S-H. H. Montgomery, Assess
ment Roll, 1897, 500 90
oh. II. Montgomery, List Pro-
duce tax, 1896, 50 90
low. H. Scanland, printing pro-
ceedings, so 90
10I-J. H. Cabeen, salary as Secre-
tary, to October Is, $50 90
On motion of MIR. Belcher, the
Board adjourned until the first
Thursday in January, 1898.
J. H. CABEEN, Secretary.
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Total receipte .$25, 498 Is
Statement Of Expenditures, July LIST, 1896, to
August l, 1897.
July paid Auditor and Treasurer,
6monthe, 1896. Cumming 35 90
Dec. 28-Paid Warrant No. 67-Col-
OUTFIT & M..-.-..-.-... 10S 10
Dec. 2S.-Paid Warrant No. S6-Hun-
ter Bros. COS 40
1897.
Jan. l2.-Paid Auditor and Treasurer,
6months, 1897. 80 90
Feb9-Paid War. 81, w. H. Bledsoe.. 100 90
Paid War. SO, w. H. Bledsoe.. SO 90
Paid Warrant No. 80, Leonard
& Randolph 125 90
Paid War 90, j. H. Cabeen-- $50 90
a. 81. w. H. Scanland. so 90
13-Pain Warrant 90 md iptarast 1I06 40
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June 4-Paid Warrant No. 92-Cau-
casian. 90 90
Paid Warrant No. 93--AR.
Thompson 3 50
Paid Warrant No. 95-W. H.
Scanland so 90
Paid Warrant No. 96-J. H.
Cabeen. .............. $50 90
July 13.-Paid Auditor and Treasurer,
months, 1897 IS 90
Paid Coupon No. to various parties. 237 90
Paid Coupon No 8 to various parties 1867 90
Paid Coupon No. to various parties 1904 90
Total expenditures. $2529l 25
Recapitulation.
By total receipts. $2549S Is
To total expenditures. -. $25291 Is
To balance 206 80
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$2549S 15-$25i9S Is

Bond Account.
Amount on hand $500 90
Respectfully submitted,
J. II. CABEEN, Secretary
TAX COLLECTORS REPORT.
To the Honorable President and Members of
the Bosser Levee Board: l respectfully sub
NIT the following report of collections since
last report, the same closing the Roll of 1896.
On 10 mills. 1888 30
On acreage. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1049 So
On 249O bales cotton. l2i5 %
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Practiced Law in Jail.
2 Chicago News.

From the Chicago News.
 CIparles George, whose name has been connected with many complaints from the prisoners in the county jail, is charged with obtaining nearly $5Oo from val. ious prisoners since his presence in iarl where he is detain;d on complaint of a former client. The last one to ac- cuse the lawyer of wrong-do.ng is Mrs. Paul. who resides in Germany. Her son Henry was arrested sonys time ago and placed in the county jail.
 George learned from him, it is said, the address pf his mother, and wrote to her two different tfInss, 4n each fstter requesting money to be sent to him fer the as sistance of her son.
 That he wrote the letters, Gfhe asking for $25 and the othsr for $35, George does not deny, but adds that he instructed Mrs. Paul to send the money to the Ger man consul in Chicago. On the other hand, it is charged that George wanfed the money for his own use, and that he did not intend to turn 1t over to Henry. The German consul received a better from the mother Wednesday and it's con tents the jail guards say, are very dam- aging to the attcaney's method of doing business.
 George has been convicted on a charge of embezzlement and as the supreme crurt has refused to Interfere in his be- half he will go to Joliet as soon as the papers aala received from the court.
The age-herald., 1897-11-14

night at the opera, viewed through the reverse end Of an opera glass. War is like that.
 It is sublime-as a spectacle-from a distance. It is when you get nearer the fighting that you realize the siekenlng horror of it all. One mana Greek of- ficer-fell dead within three feet of me. I brought away the piece of shell which killed him. His fellow-officers picked him up and kissed 5hirn, and he was car ried away.
 It is d terrible thing to see man killed in war I saw the light fade out of the soldiers face, and he looked like a wax figure rather than man who had been leading men a moment before.
 I had many narrow escapes myselt; Once when passing through ravine l suddenly heard firing, and on emerging from the narrow pass discovered that I was the object aimed at. It Is a hor- rib1a senyation. Shots flew in all direc- tions whizzing past my ears. The most awful fact of 1t all is that you cannot see where the shots come from The enemy may be miles away, but the lire plays around you, threatening every mo- ment to cut the thread on which your life hangs.
 The thing which most surprised me in the eastern war was the callouSnesS of many of the soldiers. They joked and laughed and smoked cigarettes as though war were childs play, and it was only when a comrade fell wounded or dead that you saw that they had hearts to carried charms in their breast pockets long scrolls of paper containing an ex- tract from the Koran. I have one on my table as I write, ylvidly recalling the white face and fearful expression of the dead soldier from whose pocket took 1t.
The age-herald., 1897-11-14
anu,lein TronbIc

New York, Nov 1S.-During quarrel at 12 o'clock this morning at the Girard house at West Thirty-thfrd street, Rich ard Mandeibaum, 40 years old, a guest of the house, was shot in the grtdn by J. w. Kirk, known as "the king of the dudes," 31 years old, and also guest of the house. Kfrk was arrested and locked up and the injured man assisted to his room It is not known what led up to the shooting, but it was rumored about the kotsl that a woman, believed to be Mandeibaum's wife, was the cause of the affair.
The age-herald., 1897-11-14
She Was Miss Csneros' Room Mate.

From te Galveston News.
 Miss Blanche Noteman of Fort Worth, who recently came from Michigan, IS an intimate friend of Eyangeline Clsneros. the young Cuban woman who is just now more talked about than any other person in the United States Mss Nelteman att tended the St. EpangeIima Seminary in Havana, Cuba, and while there became acquainted with Evangehne, and they at once became fast ffs;nds. So close was the attachment that they became room mates fer a period of cWer tlGee years. Mss Notema says the iittle Cuban eihl and she often went on pleas ure trips together, ard as evidence of th.s showed numerous photographs of the two on their cuttings. Miss Note man received a letter from MISS CiSnea0s, weitten on the second day after her ar- rival in New York, in which she briefly nar, ,ates the particulars of her sensa- t.onal escape. The facts given are sub sta ntially the same as given in the dis patches. The letter to Miss Notenlan was, of course. written in Spanish. In 1t she said that 1t was the intention of her 1T sctiers to have her star .n a play founded on her miraculous escape. Miss Noteman while in Michf gan also received a letter from Miss Cisneros while in prison. The letter was a curiosity and was literally covered With prison stamps showing the various depar, ments through which it had passed
The age-herald., 1897-11-14
Wanted Them to Clip Her Whip.
,,o Nrou, York Il.ra Id.

Prom the New York Herald.
 "Can I get the mayor to clip the end of thts here whip?" asked a cclored wo- man. who presented herself at the door of Mayor Strong's office yesterday af- ternoon.
 She handed a new rawhide whip to polio man K nnell who is stationed at the door to pfCloect the mayor from cu- rous visitors.
 ''Why do you want the mayor to CID i,?" asked Kennel.
 ''So's to make it lawful. I'm no law breaker, but when a woman hi1'ts with my husband and then sasises me when I tell her that shs's carrying on her tom foolery with a married man, just want the mayor to clip my whip sos to make it lawful for me to use 1t on her"
 .You cannot take the law into your own hands. You should go to courb and have the woman summoned there" said the polio man, with a glow of dig- nifty.
 aShoo! Don't talk to me as though I didn't know anything. l don't want to take the law into my own hands. want the mayer to clip the end or my whip"
 "Who told you that the clipping Of your whip by the mayor would give you a. lawful right to use A?''
 'T heard that down in Maryland years ago. The law says if woman shines m to your husband after you have warned her, just get the mayor to cfp the end of your whip and then go at her"
 That's not law in this state.'
 .Ain't it? Then just ask the mayor to terminate this hsG'e contract, and the woman handed over her marriage certifi- cate.
 It showed that William F. Smith and Celia Bell were married at Baltimore in 1877.
 When Mrs Smi.h learned that she would have to go to court to opta1n ,Jfvcrce also she said she might be forced No take the law into her own hands.
The age-herald., 1897-11-14
NEGRO RAPISTS CAPTURED
THE MEN ALLEGED TO HAVE AS
 SAULTED KATIE BRYAN IN JAIL.
She Positively Identifies Them and Tells 9 Story of Revolting Cruelty-The Men
 Deny Connection With the Crime.

The young reg-ro girl who claims to have been raped by two men Thursday night, Kate Bryan, has identified two men arrested last night by Officers Ea- gan and Goggans. The men are Eliza Furlough and B ngham.
 Friday the girl reported to the sheriff that she had been raped by two men in the fields between Avenues B and c and Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets the previous night. Deputy Sheriff A. J. Sullivan was put on the ease and ar rested a negro on the charge of commit ting the crime. He is in the county jail.
 The girl said she was returning to her home Three men followed her. When in the vacant lot the men overlook her. One of them presented a pistol and told her if she dsd not submit they would kill her.
 They choled hsr so that she could not give an alarm. The third man stood off and looked on. He did not become n party to the crime and did not attempt to interfere.
 When the rsport was given out Chief Mcdonald detailed Officers Geggans and Eagan to work on the case. They talked with the girl and secured descriptions of the men.
 Last night both Of them were arrest ed. They denied their guilt and the girl was sent for. As soon as she saw them she positively identified them as the two men who assaulted her. Her identiiica- tion was complete, said Chief Mcdonald.
 She also identified the man arrested by Deputy Sheriff Sullivan as the one who stood off and refused to interfere. She is said not to have been badly in- jured, although roughly handled.
 Fur,ough and Bingham are in the city prison.
 Don't run any risks about health. Keep we'll at all times by taking Hoods Sarsa-
The age-herald., 1897-11-14
Cat That Eats Snakes.
2 New York Journal.

From the NcW IOth
 A farda-me Maltese cat that catches and eats garden snakes is owned by George Mu ray, of Kearney avenue, Ar Engton, N J. The cat found it's first snaEs last fall En the thick grass in the unoccupzed lots a15oining the Murray residence. Mrs. Mu,i.ay's attention was called to certain strange antics on the cats part, when she found that a snake had coiled Itself about the animal The ca, soon lied 1t and tfssn ft caanled it to the lawn and played with it for some hours. When Mir. Murray that night, in order to verify his wife's wonderful story searched in the bushes on the lawn, he found that the cat had eaten part of the snakes head and body.
 Less than a week later the cat caught ard ate another snake, and soon she lost her appetite for the ordinary food pro- vfded for her by Mrs. Murray and hunted snakes in earnest. According to the record Mrs Murray has kept she cap tured sixteen before the heavy frost came, all of which she partly ate. One of her captures was an unusually large and s.rong snake. fully two feet long, and the fight made by this reptile was a fierce one while 1t lasted. Twice the cat was thrown from her feet and half a dozen times the coils of the snake were wrapped about fsr body before the ser pent was killed.
 As all snakes disappeared after the sharp lI'cst of late October the cat has been forced to return to her usual and natural diet So far as local naturaEsts kncw she is the first cat to take up snake hunting and eating as a regular busi- ness.
The age-herald., 1897-11-14
We are not fighting the Gas Company, but we are wiring houses for electric lights. Warrior Machine Works.
 
John 4. logan, Jr.'s, Dressing.

From the Chicago Times-Herald
 General Manager Logan found time to change his costume twice. This en- abIed him to appear in three separate and distinct modes of garbing durtng the day. In the morning he wose doe- skin box coat with pearl buttons nearly as TaHge as alarm clocks in two rows on it. His spats were old gold color to match. In the afternoon he wore a dark plaid coat and trousers and a saffron colorsd vest The vest was garnfshed with ma oon-eolored inch-and-a quarter checks He wcue an ascot scarf, dark blueI with lavender polka dots. His scarfpin was a gold whip four inches long, and set with a ha1f-fnch turquoise in the middle. He we're ox-blood shoes in the morning and ox-bloed gloves. and in the afternoon his shoes and gloves we're buff-ccfored In the evening he wore full dress nearly the same as on former, evenings