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The Opelousas courier., 1897-01-09
OPELOUSAS, LOUISIANA.

The common belief that fine whita
bread contains less 1utriment than
coarse brown broad is a mistake. So
tays M. Girard. the eminent French
chemist.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-01-09

The value Of a newspaper IS an
advertising medium consists in
its circulation.
When You can secure the COM
hined circulation of two papers
for the price Of one, it is money
saved! !
"@|hhe St. Landry Democrat"
WAS consolidated on the Sd Of
March, 1894, with The Opelou-
sas Courier" The advertising
rates have not been increased
while the price Of subscription
has been reduced to 81 q year.
THE COURIER being by odds
tho les: paper In the empire Par,
Ii. Of st. Landry Is therefore tia
cheapest
The Opelousas courier., 1897-01-09
THROUGH TEMPTATION.

HEN the pupils had
hailed with a shout
their release from
the restraints Of the
schoolroom, a Il d
tripped home with
their books to the
endowment Of the
The Opelousas courier., 1897-01-09
Opel0usas Courier

VUEIUuSdS LOuFIer
Is the advocate Of Democratic
principles and the friend OF the
people.
Their welfare is its welfare, and
it will ever be found defending
their rights with all Of its
ability.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-01-09

The world is crowded only luc.pots.
There are still 20, 600, 900 square miles
of the earth's surface that have not
been explored.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-01-09
MONEY TO LOAN.

OFy1oE OF ST. LASDRY HOMESTEAD ANDY
LOAN ASSOCIATION.
OPELoUSAS, Sept. 10Th, 1893. }
The undersigned is authorized by the
Board of Directors Of tho St. Landry
Homestead and Loan Association to
offer to its members loans at eight per
centum. For particulars apply to
Il. d EsTILETTE,
President St. Landry Ii. & l.. Ass n.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-01
THE PANAMA SCANDAL
Said that Coming Disclosures Will Shake
France to Her Very Center.

London. March Si.-A dispatch to the
Daily Chronicle from Paris. says: The
revelations in the Panama scandal VIII
be far-reaching in their effects. They
are likely to cause an outburSt OF ma
tionai Indignation on the widest scale.
The proceedings in the Chamber of Depu-
ties during the last day or two give only
which prevails in every branch OF the
public life OF France.
Names are openly mentioned In the
iobbies of Parliament and the precincts
of the Palais Bourbon, which. when thew
reach the ears of the constituencies. Will
spread distrust throughout the whole
country.
"One of two things will happen: Either
the position of the Socialists Will he
greatly strengthened or the republican
form of government will be dissolved or
constitutionally revised
The French Senate committee has
decided to permit the prosecution of
Senator Levrey. whose name has been
mentioned in connection with the
Panama scandals. A magistrate ex-
amined Deputies Boyer and Maret.
Tuesday. They We're confronted by
Emile Arton, whose revelations have
brought about the prosecutions Of Sen
ator Levrey and several deputies who
ere charged with having directly or in
directly received brides from the Pam
anna lobbyists. The magistrate also eN-
amined NJ. Vivian, formerly deputy
from the department of Seine-et -oise.
NJ. Boyer was discharged, Tuesday, by
the examining magistrate.
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BASE BALL NOTES.

Cincinnati is in the best shape of any
league team. owing to three weeks good
hard work at New Orleans.
Chicago has eight pitchers in training
at Hot Springs, In a game, last week. i
had a new pitcher in every inning until
the ninth.
Capt. Arson is greatly pleased with his
team and has expressed desire to wager
money that Chicago comes in one, two or
three. Here is "A good chance for Charley
Hoyt to get some of the Old mans money.
Bangor Commercial: Manager Tooe
has Charlie Flack's signed contract, so
there need be no fear that Lewiston or
any other rival club will scoop Charlie.
The veteran is probably surprised to find
himself in such great demand.
Jake Beckley has practically been sus-
pended by the New YORK club. The big
first baseman left Lakewood. last Satur-
day, to meet his wife on her way from
the West. Capt. Joyce forbade the hand
some Jake to make the trip, but it was
no use. and now the New York club has
one more unnecessary kick on hand.
Writing to the Philadelphia Press from
Augusta, Ga, Manager Stallings of the
Phillies says: ''Lajoie has shown me he
is the most natural ball player ever born.
His hitting and his playing are perfectly
natural in every respect. He makes hard
chances look easy by the simple way he
first water and is bound to be heard from
this year"
The New York players tell story at
the expense of Pitcher Seymour. Mike
Sullivan is the best-educated man on the
team and quite u linguist. He has made
hit with the garcons of the messroom
at Lakewood by his ability to order
French dishes without putting his finger
on the menu and saying Give us some
of that Mike entered the dining room.
the other evening, with young Seymour
at his heels. Bon soir, monsieur said
Sullivan graciously, to the waiter. as he
sat down. Seymour lost no time in get
ting in on the ground floor, quickly fol-
lowing with We'll give me some of the
same. but don't have any gravy on it,
A dispatch from Cleveland says: Sock
alexis. the Indian, came to town, Friday,
and in "a hours was the most popular
young man about the Kennard house.
where he is stopping. He is massive
man, with gigantic bones and bullying
muscles, and looks like ball player from
the ground up to the top of his feet II
inches of solid frame work. In a letter
to President Robson, Mr.. John Ward
says: I congratulate you ON securing
Sockalexis. | have seen him play per-
haps dozen games, and | unhesitatingly
pronounce him wonder. Why he has
not been snapped up before by some
league. club is beyond my comprehen-
sion -
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RETROSPECTIVE LEGISLATION.
New Tariff Bill Duties 10 Be imposed Even
Before Bill Is Passed.

Washington. March 3I.-Chairman
Dingley and mis- colleagues of the ways
and means committee, will attempt to
have the duties imposed by the new tariff
bin go into effect before the bill becomes
u law. This novel and much-dscussed
policy was resolved upon at a meeting Of
the Republican members of the commit
tee held Tuesday night.
The subcommittee consisting of Rep
resentatives Grosvenor of Ohio. Tawney
of Minnesota, and Dalzell of Pennsylva-
MIA. which was authorized to report on
the proposition, presented an amendment
to this effect, which they had written,
and their colleagues instructed Mr.. Gros-
Nenor to offer the amendment, Wednes-
day. in the House. There Is no doubt
that it will be adopted by party vote.
The theory of the amendment was eX-
planned by number of the ways and
means committee in these words:
1T only relates to goods contracted for
subsequent to the date on which the bill
passes the House and the importer will
make all purchases with notice of the
purpose of Congress to impose and collect
certain duties on goods imported after n
certain date. In other words he knows
that the goods which he imports will be
liable for a higher rate of duty and there
fore he could not avail himself of the
rules usually applicable to bonafide pur-
chases.
1.-The law when enacted would simply
relate back to an imposed duties on goods
purchased for import after the importer
knew that such duties Were to be i'm
posed. This viii not be retroactive but
retrospective legislation.
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JOKE ON THE SULTAN.
Lives ID Affect Terror for Sc Hours,
Fearing Armenian Uprising
And Il Is Only Trick Of Hamidians 10 Keep
Him Docile.

London March 31.-The Times cores
pendent In Constantinople said Iuesday
thar the Sultan believed implicitly IN ms
fulfillment of the prediction that an Ar
menian demonstration would occur IN
Constantinople. Friday. Saturday or sun
day last.
Highly amusing accounts are given OF
the perturbation of the imperial tenant
OF the Yildiz Kiosk his abject terror
necessitated IL sleepless vigil or 81 hours
by all the members of the palace house
hold. who strove in vain to aliay the
fright OF their master
AS nothing occurred ut the palace.
everything Is now serene there inc
whole scare was trick of certain Hami-
dams to maintain their ascendency over
the cowardly and superstitious Sultan.
The London Standards Constantinople
correspondent telegraphed that the fear
that was felt among the officials at the
iiidiZ Kiosk as to the possible results OF
the recent massacre of 100 Armenians at
Tokat. have apparently been removed.
An Trade has been issued stating that the
sentence Of all those convicted of having
been implicated in the massacre Will be
fixed by the Sultan and not by the com
mission appointed to inquire into the
affairs. The issuing of this trade Is as
cribed TO reassuring communications re-
cciVed from Russia
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THREE BIG CREvAsSES
Letting Mississippi Waters Over
thousands Of Acres Of Farm Land.
M idea Can Be Presented In Words Of The
Enormous Damage.

Memphis, Tenn, March 31.-There are
now three breaks in the levee that pro-
tects the Mississippi delta. One is seven
miles below Greenville, Miss. at way
SIDE which is 1900 feet wide. one ~ nites
north of Greenvile, at the head OF tnc
delta which is 1000 feet wide and cutting
rapidly as the water PUSHES through, ana
the third occurred, Tuesday. seven miles
north of a point opposite Arkansas Guy,
and at last reports a stream as widc as
the Hudson was rushing through IL anu
flooding the country for miles in the IN
terror.
The river from the north to the south
break forms q crescent, with Roseuale
Greenville, Gunnison and many other
shore. which is the Riverside division OF
the Yazoo & Mississippi River Railroad.
This road strikes the river at the north
break swings to the west and above
Greenville turns again toward the east,
striking the north and south line of the
railway at Wayside, the point of the
lower break.
The waters from the upper or Perth
shire crevasse have already cut through
the railroad and swept away over the
plantations to the south. AT the middle
crevasse the floods from the north have
joined forces with these waters and to-
gether they are inunuating the country
southward.'
Late news confirms the report that a
break of immense proportions occurred.
Tuesday night. at the Stickes plantation
the Perthshire break. The crevasse is in
an immense levee and the water will join
that of the PerthShire break and add to
the distress of the people of the Bogue.
Phi,ia and Deer Creek sections of Bolivar
and Washington counties.
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TWENTY LIVES LOST
And $50 Injured by Cyclone, Las'
Night, at Chandler, 0. T..
Court House and Other Buildings Wrecked
- Communication Shut on.

Guthrie. Ohio, March 5i.-According
to reports received here, 20 lives were
lost, Tuesday evening. in a cyclone that
swept over Chandler, a town of 1900 In
habitants so mile seast of here. 1t IL
reported that, only two buildings We're
left standing. In addition to the 20
persons reported killed. rurnors say
that fully $50 were badly injured.
The cyclone struck at O'Clock. this
evening. The court house in which
Chief Justice Dale was holding court
was taken off its foundation. The tel
ephone office was destroyed and the
only information received here was
from a telephone connection made 2
mile and a half out of Chandler. Tha.
has since been lost.
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WeYLER. THE MONSTER.
Crafty Gives Credit for Rivera's Capture to
the Spanish Soldiers.

Havana, March 31.-At Cienfugos.
Monday. Capt. General Weyler reply
ing to the cheers and the Populations of
the citizens after the receipt of the
news of Gen. Rivera's capture, said:
You must not praise me but you
must praise the soldiers who have
come to Cuba to restore order and end
the state of insurrection. Much has
been done which we all deeply regret,
much that is contrary to my own de-
sire and to the policy I would wish to
follow; but there appears to be no rem
edy for it.
''As fer me, there is no alternative.
must go forward with the plans
have prepared, however painful some
of the results may be. But remember
that the chief sufferers from the effects
of this prolonged state of warfare are
the Spanish mothers who are bravely
sacrificing their sons and their prop
erty for the Spanish cause"
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NEW Yoak MARKET.
The Features d the Days DsaIiass II An
the Leading Stocks.

| New York. March 31.-The bears sue
| cccded In effecting quite notable breai
| in the market. today. In the last Siali
| hour OF the trading. A continuance Of
opening. this morning In spite Of the de-
cline In prices on the London Exchange
| and again an advance occurred, not ex-
ceeding a fraction In any of the active
| the case Of Canada Southern. Canadian
Pacific. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago
& ST. Louis. Susquehanna & Western
pfd. and Erie first pfd.
New Jersey Central continued under
heavy pressure to sell. The Gould stocks
were attacked as group, Manhattan
falling two points and Missouri Pacific
and Western Union one each. This In
duced some realizing sales. but the mar
ket soon recovered and resumed its up
ward tendency. New Jersey Central rail-
lied somewhat after touching 7sA.
II was after Geiivery hour when an un-
expected selling movement set in on Del
aware Il Hudson. the decline reaching 5h.
carrying the price down to 1904. the final
rally only Improving the price a fraction.
Lackawanna registered three sales OF a
total of 700 shares in the last Is minutes
of trading. but this was sufficient TO de-
press the stock 81 points. The Reading
raid. except the first pfd., which de-
clined III.
The heavy selling in New Jersey Cen
trail was simultaneously resumed and the
stock was sold down to II, showing de-
cline from the top level of six points
New Jersey Central sold at the opening
March ]. for 81. showing decline in
March of 20 points. Just at the close 1t
rallied a point.
Losses reached 2h in the case of Bur-
lington & Rock Island and 2i4 In Omaha.
Declines OF a point or more were shown
in Sugar Chicago Gas. General Electric
Pacific Mail tennessee Coal, Leather
pfd., Western Union, Northwest. ST. Pau.
New York Central. Canada Southern
G. c. &. & 81. Louis. Atchison pfd and
Louisville a. Nashville.
Tobacco fuctuated quite widely on
manipulative orders. rising ~. losing u,
and rising again Iss. Consolidated Gas
and Lake Shore rose * and IL respect
lively in the late dealings. but soon re-
acted 2ls and ~ respectively. The clos
Ing was weak. net losses averaging
point In the standard shares.
Trading In bonds was in small volume
but firm tone was manifest and most
OF the leading issues made slight pro-
grcs5 toward n higher plane. The s.
Louis d Southwestern issues again at
tracted attention by wide variations on
a lower range. the seconds losing ~ per
cent. The sales were Sss5, 900.
Governments continued to display
strength. but the higher range failed TO
bring foreign trade and transactions were
restricted to purchases of Sil,000.
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New York Produce market.

New York. March 81.
FLOUR-Receipts A7.5 bpis; sales
2oG0 packages weak.
WfIEAT-Receipts. Is 725: sales. a. 420. 900
ruled weak and lower in consequence OF
appointing cables; July. 75ssG76.
RYE-Dull.
CORN-Receipts, 1890; sales. $1,000:
firmer on big clearances and covering
July. S1sim31 BIG.
OATS-Receipts 154SO0; sales, ;
steady; track white 22Q29.
BEEF-Quiet.
PORK-Dull.
LARD--Easy. prime Western steam
81 40 nominal
BuTvrER- 715s pkgs: firm;
state dairy. 140f20: state creamery. 1fTf21 !:
clsvins -. factory. SN121S.
CHEESE Receipts. 2403 pkgs; quiet,
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state large, S612A do small. oa1zlk. M,
skms. sM5: tut skins, zlzg3.
EGG6--keCe1pts. INN pkgs: steady !.
state Hnd PennsylyanIa. f001o1s; West.
6UGAE-RAw. firm: refined active.
PETROLEUM--Firm refined All ports
G.0Jft36.sg po''''
COFFEE--wcak.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. quiet.
RICE-Firf1
FkEIGHTS-Quiet.
ROSIN-Quiet.
TALf1OW--Quiet,
TALLOW-Quief; 27s:. country, ~.
N plG lRo.1NSI Easy Southern. siOasli:
change. $11.70111.75.
LEAD-Quiet; brokers, $500; exchange.
$337izu342
TIN-Easy; straights. sls-15aia9o; plates
dull
SPELTER-Quiet: domestic, A.121ka42o
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Sporting Notes.

Globe: John L. Sullivan and Julian,
the manager of FitZsimmons are liable to
have trouble when they meet on account
of Julian calling the big fellow a has
BEEN" Il have a bone to pick with him
on that score" says Sullivan. land he'll
have TO eat those words the next time
meet him. 1t don't make any difference
who Is with him, / will cali him down
good and hard. and if he don't take back
that assertion | won't do Il thing but
shove the palm of my hand through his
face 1t is not generally known that
Julian came near being Sullivan's instead
of Fitzsimmons brother-in-law. The
present Mrs. Fitzsmmons and her
brother Martin used to travel in Sulli-
vans company, and the big fellow
thought seriously of doubling up vita
Rose, but the obstacle in the way could
not be removed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-01

A large crowd of curious people attend
ed the funeral. at London. Tuesday of
Miss Isabel Mary Murphy. youngest
daughter of the late Daniel Murphy, the
the remains was held, Monday, and a
verdict was rendered, setting forth that
the deaths of Miss Murphy was due to
heart disease caused by chronic alcohol
ism. One of the sisters of the deceased
has been enormously said to be the wife
OF Viscount Wolsney, the commander-in-
chief Of the forces; Lady W olseny was
ply, however however married English m baro met
and another sister is the wife of the Sec
rotary of legation at Paris. The late
Miss Murphy willed her fortune. SAD to
amount to $500, 600. to a Catholic priest
Father Snullen. at whose house she lived
Her relatives have decided to contest her
will.
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SAVANNAH, a; BOSTON, 3.
The Bean Eaters Fall Victims 10 Savannah
Aided by Northern Pitchers.

Savannah. Ga. March 3l.-Boston suf-
fered defeat at the hands of the Savan-
nah team, Tuesday. by score of 20 8.
Until the seventh inning. Savannah had
nothing but goose eggs to its credit In
that inning it piled up three runs and got
another in the eighth. Lewis pitched the
first seven innings for Boston and Hop
kns the two last. Savannah's pitchers
We're Nichols Klobedanz and Stivetts.
The Boston team is showing the benefit
of its practice and getting into good
shape all around
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-01

The celebrated case of Anna Dic..lnson
against George 3. Thompson, DIR. John
Cartwright, &llan Eggleston and Harry
Bryant, was begun before Judge Acheson
in the United States circuit court at
Scranton, Pa. Monday. Miss Dickinson
sues for s1o0.000 damages because OF al
legged assault and battery and false i'm
prisonment which resulted in her incar-
c.eration in a lunatic asylum on Feb. IS,
ness. Monday. She detailed her life
history and her public services. She was
rot permitted to tell how rauch she
earned,
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ANOTHER POOLING BILL
Designed 10 Meet Supreme Courts Objections
introduced in Congress.

Washington. March Ex-senator Fora
ier of Ohio. Tuesday introduced Il pool
ing bill. 1t is a repetition of the Patter-
son bill introduced in the last Congress.
1t is intended to meet the objections to
pooling which We're raised by the SUI
preme court of the United States in its
decision recently rendered in the case of
the Trans-Missouri Freight Association.
The document is quite voluminous, max
ing over 80 printed pages.
The measure amends the Interstate
commerce act SO as to render ii lawful
for railroad associations to enter pools
under certain conditions.
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IN THE SENATE.
Short Session But Long En- ough 10 Introduce
Another Cuban Resolution.

Washington. March 31.-The open ses-
sion of the Senate today. lasted less tina n
half an hour. 1t was productive of ar
other Cuban resolution by Mills of Texas.
calling on the committee on foreign re-
lations for a report on the obliga tions AS
sumed by the United States insisting that
cuba should Inot be annexed to AIRY
european power and should remain sub
ject to Spain. Hales objection sent TIE
resolution over.
The Morgan resolution calling on the
President for General Gomez's letter also
went over.
The rest of the day was spent in eNec,i-
tive session on the arbitration treaty.
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Nominations Confirmed.

Washington. March 31.-The Senate In
executive session, today. confirmed Il e
following nominations: Joseph l.. Brit
tow of Kansas. to fourth assistant pos =
master general: Henry Clay Evans If
Tennessee. to be commissioner of pen
sions: Thomas Ryan of Topeka. Kan. to
be first assistant secretary of the interior;
Frank w. Palmer of Illinois. to be pub
lie printer; James d. Gill. collector of
International revenue for the district of
Massachusetts,
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The second boxing exhibition of the
Bohemian Club at Meriden, CT, Tues
day night, proved a fiasco, owing to
the refusal of George Siddons of
Bridgeport, who was matched for 10
rounds with Lew Webster of Water
bury at $50 pounds. to enter the ring.
SiddCns claimed that Webster was
much overweighed. This was intended
for the star event of the programme.
Zeke Gables Of Wallingford, and John
Morley of Danbury, boxed 10 rounds, in
which Gables had the best of the argu-
ment. but the referee declared it a
draw