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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-07-24
Sheriff IS Sale.

State Of Louisiana. parish of East Carroll,
Seventh District Court, Frank Me-
CURE VS.. s. A. McNeal and G. Il. Sut.
ton-No. AT.
BY virtue Of writ Of III Fa to me directed
by the Honorable Seventh District Court
Tor the parish of East Carroll aforesaid. in
the above entitled cause,-I will proceed to
sail at public auction. at the door of the
court house, in the town Of Providence,
East Carroll parish, Lo., on
Saturday, the 7th day of August 1907,
between the hours prescribed by law, all
the right, title and interest of s A. McNeal
and u. IL. Sutton in and to the following
described property, to-wit:
Bay Mare and Bay Colt seized in the
above suit.
Terms OF Sale cash with the benest OF ap-
praisement.
J. W.DUNN, Sheriff.
sherif's Office. Providence, La. July "a,
1897.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-07-24

The "blue aud the gray" joined
hands together in the unwilling OF
the monument of Gen. John A.
Logan, in Chicago on Thursday last.
Miss Winnie Davis, the daughter
of the Confederacy was present.
What grand and glorious sight it
must have been to see these old con-
feds. lending their presence on such
an occasion.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-07-24
NOTICE.

At meeting of the Lake Providence
Lumber Co., held Feb. 18th inst. the Board
of Directors agreed on the following prices
for lumber, to-wit:
Cypress cabin lumber. Sl2 per m.
Cypress beyelled siding, rough, $40 per NJ.
Cypress dressed siding, S13 per M
Cypress 4. & G. flooring and ceiling, best
grade, SIT per IN.
Cypress 4. & G. flooring and ceiling, 2nd
grade. Sl3 per N.
Gum cabin lumber. Sc per m.
Shingles. all heart, $3.50 per NJ.
Shingles, 2nd grade, 81 per m.
sE5 These prices are for lumber at the
mill; when delivered, the hauling will have
to be added
Z. j. HAMLEY, Manager.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-07-24
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Thp Illinnis Central Rnilr,

The Illinois Central Railroad has
agreed TO carry the members of the
State National Guards of Mississippi
over their lines to the encampment
to be held in Vicksburg next month
free OF charge, which speaks we'll OF
this railroad. Why don't the rail.
roads do the same thing for the coll.
panies OF Cur State, and make il free
transportation to the encampment to
be held in the city Of Shreveport,
next month.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-07-24

The great strike in the East con-
tinues. Over half million are now
fighting for living rates in the coal
mines, aud it looks like that they will
be successful. We hope that every
mine in The United States will be
closed, If necessary, to make the
already rich owners come to time.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-07-24

'ibe constitutional Convention
talk has commenced in earnest, and
from what We can learn from the
papers Of our State the convention is
badly needed for several reasons.
II delegates can be selected who will
look after the welfare of the State
and its people, then the convention
would do greet amount Of good /;
but il lot Of politicians are selected
as delegates, who will GO to the con-
vention with one purpose in view, it
is better to let our State jog along in
It's old ruts.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-07-24

Six carrier pigeons were liberated
from Lake Charles on "Wednesday
last, for Philadelphia, q distance Of
1900 miles, the journey to be made
in three days. The Lake Charles
Commercial says that the birds as
soon az liberated took u bee line
north and were soon out of sight.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-07-24
CHANGE NEEDED IN THE
ORGANIC LAW,

| nc ASHcoo 01HOetS ShfCo c~rSA~ "a
good reasons in the following edi.
torial why we need a. Constitutional
Convention. 1t is a fact that the
greatest expense to parish Is the
time taken up over petty quarrels
and fuses that should be dispensed
n iih in the justices courts, thereby
saving q big expense. The Gazette
says;
The number If petty criminal
cases which should be disposed of
by Justice of the Peace that came
before the District Cont this term,
shows that there is need for change
in the organic law and hence one for
a Constitutional Convention.
All misdemaanors should be with.
in the jurisdiction of the Magistrates
courts, such az assault aud battery,
petty larceny, disturbing the peace,
violation of labor contracts and such
minor offenses, and they should
have the legal right to dispose of
them finally. As it is, party
aggrieved makes an affidavit before a
Magistrate. He examines into the
facts and if there is probability as
to the guilt of the accused he Is
bound over to appear before the
district court. When court con.
venes these petty otfenses are made
the subjects of inforinations to the
courts by the district attorney, then
commences the proceedings in court.
Witnesses for the State and defense
are summoned and a jury is empan.
elea to try the case. Half day of
the precious time OF the court is con.
sumed in the trial, and, if the accus-
ed is acquitted, the parish has to pay
the bill of costs that has begun in
the Magistrates court and accumu-
lated in the trial court. As the law
now stands, i, is the sworn duty of
the district attorney to bring before
the court all matters within his
knowledge where it is probable a
crime against the State has been
committed, and he cannot but do bis
duty and prosecute all such cases
from the Magistrates courts.
The fault is in the organic law,
which should be changed and be
made, as it is in most Of the States
of the Union, so that Magistrates
shall have final jurisdiction in all
cases where the punishment is no,
necessarily death or Imprisonment
at hard labor.
This would not only save the
parishes much unnecessary expense,
but would relieve the district courts
Of much labor throughout the State.
Now that our government is In the
hands of the white people, the Mag.
istrates elected are generally among
the best citizens of each ward, and
they possess intelligence and virtue
sufficient to impartially and success.
fully administer justice within the
limits of their jurisdiction.
As the law now stands, the Jus
tees of the Peace are vested with
Jurisdiction in civil cases up to 800
and there is no reason why their
criminal jurisdiction should not be
extended to the final trial of mis-.
demeanors ana cases where the
penalty is not death or imprlson.
ment at hard labor.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-07-24

The State of Louisiana has 49,
100000 acres of public lands yet to
be taken up. There is not an acre
left in the States OF New England, in
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jer-
sey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia,
North Carolia, South Carolia, Geor-
gia, Tennessee, Kentucky Or Texas.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-07-24

The Crowley, La. minstrels gave
an entertainment last week for
the purpose Of raising funds to build
fence around the Cemetery, and
HE owner of the opera house charged
SIS for its use-and collected the
amount. How is this for charity?
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-07-24

TIE weekly Mirror" Vol. /,
No. l, published at Washington. La,
by Messrs. John 7. Nixon and Robt,
Harris, is Oh our table. 1t is neat
paper and brim full Of news. We
wish the mirror" success and y
with pleasure.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-07-24

Moved by MIR. Quays and carried,
That the cadetship ut l.. 8. U. Il A. &
NJ. College be. declared yaoant for the
term of one year.
The Finance Committee made the
following report, which was adopted,
to-wIt:
Lake Providence, La, July Il, 1897.
10 TIE Hon. Police Jury of East
Carroll parish--We. the Finance Com
mittec, recommend the approval and
payment of the following claims:
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-07-24
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.
Like Providence, La, July "A, 1907.

Like Providence, La, July II, 1907.
The Hon. Police Jury met this day in
regular session.
Presentation. Robert Nicholson,
President; C. A. Voelker, P. D. Quays,
ans. Fl. II. Graham; Yancey Bell. clerk.
Reading of minutes were dispened
with and adopted.
The following ordinance offered By
Mr.. Graham, was adopted;
Be it ordained by the Police Jury OF
East Carroll parish, In regular session
convened that the following budget of
parish expenses for the year ending
june S0;h, 1898, be and is hereby
Rdopte,!;
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-07-24

The greatest sensation for years is
the reports OF the finding OF fabul-
Gus gold minds In Alaska. Thous.
ands Of men are tiocklng to that
country. A steamer has just reached
Seattle, Wash, with over q million
of dollars.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-07-24

There are 10000 coal miners In
the State Of Ohio who voted for Me.
Kinley on the strength of the pros.
perity boom that was to sweep the
country like an avalanche, who will
now vote with the Democrats In the
State election this fall.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-07-24

The population in the thirteen
Southern States in 1850 was $780,
600, The statistics now show that
the samcs States has increased to
2O,57O.O0o, or t50 per cent III pop
ulatiOn.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-07-24

The exposure OF glaring iraunds
in the assessment rolls OF The city OF
Monroe by Col. Thos. 0. Benton,
hns caused the assessments In that
city to be raised over 100000.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-07-24

The Police Jury Of Concordia par
ish at It's meeting last week, appropri-
ated the sum Of one thousand dol
lars for the erection OF high school
building in the town Of Vidalia.
They also appropriated $3.50 for the
Soldiers Homo in New Orleans.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-07-24
FOR SALE.

BEAUTIFUL FIVE ACRE LOT. having
a front of two chains and sixty-six links. on
the lake road. next to the property OF Mr..
j. G. Bass. This is beyond a doubt the
finest five acre building lot 10 East Carroll
parish.
For terms, apply 10
MILLlKIN & HAMLEY.
Real Estate Dealers,
Lake Providence, La.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-07-24
Saturday, July q, 1897.

Judge Charles Henry Lnzenhurg,
one Of the leading lawyers and citi.
zens OF New Orleans, died III that
city on Tuesday.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-07-24

The Constitutional Convention to
be held in 1893 will have many seri.
GUS matters TO handle, and in the
opinion of the Tribune something
should be done to improve our pres
ent judiciary system. iberia parish
has taken the first move for a
change, and now we want the law
yers eff Acadia and St. Landry TO DC
the same. Under the present law
about-half the crimes committed in
this section are misdemeauors.
The accused sparty is arrested,
brought before a justice and ii be
cannot secure bondsman he is COM
PEELED to go to Jail for five or six
months, and there be fed at the ex-
pense of the taxpayers. All such
cases should be given TO justices for
final settlement, and thus save hun.
dreds of dollars TO the taxpayers.
Often times the offenses that people
are charged with do not involve
twenty-five cents. Is it reasonable
to compel people to go to Jail for
months for such trivial offense, when
our justice courts should by right
have final jurisdiction? BY all
means give us chance IN this one
instance. Rayne Tribune.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-07-24
Lake Providence, La. July :. is

Lake PrOyidence, La. July !. 1SU1.
BE it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the .own of
Providence in regular session convened,
that the following is hereby made the
budget of expenses for the current year,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-07-24

The tariff bill takes first class care
OF all the trust of the country.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-07-24

$1,000 81
E. j. lAMLEY, Mayor.
b. w. GHMoUR, Secretary.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-07-24

LeaVibe oalaEce Ih lrehsury Sl0Io IL
Respectfully,
c. a. Voelker,
z. d. Quays,
Finance committee.
The Board then resolved itself into a
Board IF Reviewers.
After listening to the contests of
Messrs. j. N. Hill, j. n. Hill 6 Bro.
r. l.. Hill, r. j. Walker. Max Levy,
v. Montgomery and j. w. Pittman, the
Board fixed the following assessments
on each and sustained the assessor in
all other assessments, to-wit
" Montgomery on brick residence.
$500.
Il. l.. Hill on incomplete residence.
$4,000.
j. n. Hill & Bro. storehouse and
butcher shops on south side Of Lake
street, S2,005.
j. n. Hill & Bro. vehicles. 800.
j. N. Hill & Bro, stock merchandise.
1886.
j. w. Pittman. stock in Nc Neal
store, $500.
j. N. Hill being present, waved SER
vice OF notice required by law, and
agreed to be present at the next meet
ing of the board and represent his firm
in the matter OF assessment.
The board then adjourned to meet
on the 4th Wednesday. the 25th day of
August.
ROBT. NICHOLSON, President.
YANCEY BELL, Clerk.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-07-24

= We have examined the reports OF the
Sheriff &c Tax Collector and Treasurer.
find both correct and recommend their
approval.
The Treasurer's report shows
Balance on hand .........S3 6S7 90
Deduct claims recommended paid
this meeting ................ 2lIl IS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-19
HE IS a MORMON.
And on That Ground Was Refused
the Vice-Consulship.

Ex-City Recorder Gustave H. Back
man was an applicant for the position
of Swedish vice consul in this city and
had the warm endorsements of Sena-
tors Rawlins and Cannon and Con-
gresham King, as we'll as that of a
number of prominent citizens, and 1t
seemed to be a foregone conclusion that
he would receive the appointment.
However, instead of the commission,
he received a letter yesterday from 4.
Grip, the Swedish and Norwegian con-
sui. stating that he would not receive
the appointment and giving as reason
therefor that Mr.. Backman was a mem
Der Of the Mormon church. Such ground
for declining to appoint a man to
office, who is thoroughly qualified, and
so highly recommended. is somewhat
of a surprise in these days. However,
Mr.. Backman need not grieve very
much, as the position of vice consul
in this city is of very small pecuniary
value and the honor is not overwhelm-
ing either
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-19

The supreme court rendered an opin-
ion yesterday on the appeal of Daniel
Kessler, convicted of voluntary man
slaughter for the killing of Private Sol
der Fred Niebergall and sentenced to
six years imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary. The opinion. which was written
by Chief justice Zane and conquered in
by District Judge Hart, affirmed the
judgment of the lower court. Justice
Miner dissented.
The defendant had two trials. On the
first ne was convicted of murder in the
second degree; then a new trial was
granted and Kesslcr was found guilty
of voluntary manslaughter.
On this appeal the question was
raised, could the defendant be tried
again for murder in the first degree
after the verdict of murder in the
second degree has been set aside on
his own motion?
The opinion held that when a de-
PENDANT is found guilty of lower
grade of crime than the highest
charged in the indictment and a new
trial granted on his motion, that its
effect is to set aside the whole verdict
and leave the case for trial upon the
same issues as upon the first trial.
The court found no error in the record
and affirmed the judgment of the court
below
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-19
Heavy Fine for Disturbing the Peace.

y L
William Langton. Isaac Langton,
Isaak Langton and Lew Jackson had a
hearing yesterday before Justice Nc
Master on the charge OF disturbing the
peace of j. p. Immersion and his
family. It appeared that the affair
grew out of a dispute as to the right of
possession of a house which the En-
merstons occupied. and the defendants.
it was charged, attempted to make for
chile entry and proceeded TO tear down
the building. Justice McMaster fined
William Langton $50 and costs; Isaac
and Izaak Langton. $25 each, while
Jackson, who, it appeared, was an en-
ployee of the others, was discharged.
The Langton's side of the case is that
Immersion insists on staying in the
house without paying any rent, and
when suit in ejectment was brought
Immersion set up a defense to the ef-
feet that Langton owed him several
hundred dollars and had agreed to let
the rent go to the extinction of that
debt, while Langton claims he owes
Immersion nothing. Langton. says he
rented the premises to Immersion and
afterwards conveyed them 10 his
mother-in-law, Mrs. Preece, and that
as a further defense to the suit in
ejectment Immersion sets up that
Mrs. Preece is not the owner of the
premises and this raises a question of
title, which can only be settled in the
district court and it would probably
be two years before the case could
come to a hearing, and in the mean
time Immersion would be occupying
the premises; hence Langtoa's anxiety
to get him out by some means. The
windows were taken out of the house
by the Langtons and the roof partly
pulled off so that it is practically I'M
inhabitable.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-19

DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry will cure 9S per cent of all cases of
consumption if used according to di-
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consumption if its blood and lungs are
strengthened by the proper use of the
Discovery" All who have any reason
to fear consumption should read the
chapters on that disease in DR.. Pierce's
Common Sense Medical Adviser This
great medical work of ZOOS pages, pro-
fusely illustrated, has reached a sale
of over $4,000 copies. 1t will be sent
free of charge on receipt of q one-cent
stamps to cover cost Of mailing only.
Worlds Dispensary Medical Associa-
ton, 663 Main street. Buffalo. n. Y.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-19
Montague VS.. McCarroll.

John ]. Montague VS.. George Nc
Carroll, appellant; opinion by Justice
Miner, concurred in by Justice Bartch
and District Judge Hiles; judgment of
the lower court affirmed.
The action was brought to quiet title
to 20 acres of land which plaintiff
claimed to own. Defendant alleged
that he was in possession and entitled
to possession of the land through his
grantor and his predecessors in interest
and that they had been in open, noto-
rious and adverse possession thereof
since 1875.
The supreme court held that the court
below adjudged correctly that the legal
title of the property was vested in the
plaintiff and affirmed the Judgment.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-19

part Of the agreement that the second
$4,000 should be repaid TO the plaintiff
out of the proceeds of the sale of ores
mined and extracted from the mining
claims owned by the defendant COM
pany after a certain item of $50. ESQ
then owing by the defendant had been
by it paid. By February l. 1897. the de-
PENDANT had paid in full the item of
SS9. ESQ. since which time the defendant
has received from the sale, of ore a
sum largely in excess of what is suf-
ficient to discharge plaintiffs claim OF
$1,000. but has only paid him $1,000,
wherefore he demands judgment for
the balance, $1,000.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-19
Woolley. Toronto and Hansen. Nays
-Alff, Westerfield, Colon and Grant
CAN BORROW THESE.

-Alff, Westerfield, Cotton and Grant,
- CAN BORROW THESE.
Then resolute No. was taken up as
appended:
Resolved, That the following named
English classics be and are hereby
adopted by the board of education of
Salt Lake City for supplementary use
in the High school for five years, be-
ginning July 1, 1897, and further that
the same be purchased by the board
and loaned to the pupils attending the.
High school, together with other Eng
lish classics, reference and library
books now On hand free of charge:
Snowbound, Holmes Favorite Poems.
Hawthorne's Wonder Book. Lady of
the Lake. Warmers A Hunting of the
Deer. Dickens Christmas Carol, Under
the Old Elm. Hawthorne's White Hills.
Bayard Taylor's Lars. Deserted VII
shippers, Modern Painters, Ancient
Mariner, Sir Roger de COverly Papers,
Merchant of Venice. The Golden Leg
end, part /; The Golden Legend, part
II; Essays on Burns, Tennyson's Prin-
cess Maud and Locksley Hail, Car
lyle's Choice of Books and Lambs
Ella, Nine Essays of Emerson. Gray'S
Elegy and Milton, Thackeray's Lighter
Hours, FavOrite Poems of Byron, Hood
and Macauley, Wadsworth's Favorite
Poems, Tennyson's Enoch Arden and
In Memorian. Millions Comus and Ly-
cidas. Bryant's Thanatopsis. etc, Mil
ton and Gray, Carlyle's Cromwell, Lays
of Ancient Rome, Marmion, Selections
from Irving, Silas Warner, Webster's
Bunker Hill. Earl of Chatham, Sohrab
and Rustum, Vicar of Wakefield, Tale
of Two Cities. Hamlet. Wordsworth
Poems, The Abbot, Julius Caesar, Ba-
cons Essays, Spencer's Faerie Queen,
cantOs l and II; Millions L'Allegro and
II Penseroso. Pope's Essay on Criti-
cism, Prologue to Canterbury Tales.
This settled the list, and resolution
No. was tackled. as follows:
Resolved, That the president and the
clerk be and are hereby instructed to
enter into contracts in behalf of the
board, after the contracts have been
prepared and approved by the attor-
neys of the board, with the several
publishers whose books are adopted,
according TO the requirements of law,
to furnish said books to the board OF
education at its option f. o. b. Chicago
or delivered at the Storeroom of the
board in Salt Lake City. in accordance
with the terms of the bids which are
hereby accepted.
The board then, on motion of Mr..
Alff, adjourned to meet next Thurs
day evening, at which time census
enumerators will be engaged and or
dered to work.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-19
MONUMENT FOUNDATION.
Corner Stone Laid and Work Pro
crossing Rapidly.

The work of building the foundation
for the Brigham Young monument is
progressing nicely. The bottom layer
of cement is all down and yesterday
afternoon the great red sandstone
blocks were put in place The first stone
laid weighs nearly two tons. Work on
the shaft viii now be proceeded with
as rapidly as possible Stone cutters
are working day and night getting the
big blocks of granite in shape and in
a Few days the work viii be above
ground.
The shaft proper is now being cut at
the quarry and weighs about Is tons \
special wagon has been built to con-
veg it from the quarry to the monu-
ment site.