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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-20
NIE
rE Or LOUISIANA.
18th atlicial District Court, Parish
of Ferrebonne.

BE Known AND REMEMBgRED
bat his Fret day Of the month
Of AIas II the year Of Onr Lord one
thops bundled and ninety
IL pliahc8 with Section 4 Of Act
No. pf the General Assembly Of
l4aui he approved July 9th 1896, we
Aatelie Tberiot, Edmund Mcclellan.
Peter Berger and j. Arthur Daspit,
Jury eonrnlissioners duly appointed
and sWpfn in and for the Parish Of
TerFebanne. together with Aubin
Boura Clerk. of the above named
Court and ExzOfficio Jury Commits
sioiier h andftw said Parish of Terre-
bonne repaired to the Clerks Office
Of saitI parisban the town Of Houma,
La, and then aud there at I2 O'Clock
81, afoceedel in the presence; of
Meesgs Henry Louviere and E. Clar.
e'lce Nusslnw, competent and disin
;erested witnesses, tree holders and
reststapts of the Parish Of Teriehonne.
Stats Aforesaid. to select from the per-
suns qualified to serve as Jurors the
nuilee of l30good and competent men.
qualified Jurors of said parish to re.
Place the 10 persons taken as Jurors
for tho October Term, 1896. of thc
above named Court, and the 90 per-
sous akep to serve rs special Tales
Juros in cause then nending m,
said COURT during said October Tenn.
1894, wherein a. 5. Belgeron was
plaintiff, aud l.. A. Fraisse & ais
defsielagts, No, 1854 on tlle civil
Docket 81 said Court; ana placed the
said lsO names in the General Venire
Boz
And after having thus placed the
nv Asho-rsvr---
panies in the General VeniIe Box and
on the list nc the original standard of
3O0 contained therein, we then pro.
CeeuCu ~ uFbW IIplu 5utN 0OnOt@A
Venire Box tile names Of fifty Jurors
TO serve for the First Week of the
April Term, 1897, Of the above named
Cou,t, to bo holden for said Parish of
ou the Fifth day of April,
1887, and Edmund McCOlEanl, mem
her Of said Jury Commission in the
presence Of the other members of said
jury Commission, and Of the above
named witnesses drew one at timo
from, said General Venire Box the
following Fifty names to be aud con-
stitute the Jury and compose the
Grand and Petit Jurors for the First
Week of the aforesaid Term of said
Court in and for said Parish of Terre-
bonne, viz:
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-20
Tre.Dnss Noaice.

All persons are forbidden 70 hnnt or
trespass on the Evergreen Plantauon.
y E. PEBTlER.
Ally.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-20

Having placed the names Of the
foregoing thirty persons drawn as
Jurors for the Third Week of said
Court in an envelope we sealed and
signed the same and endorsed it for
the week for which they were drawn
and placed it In a Box prepared for
that purpose and known as the Jury
Box ON file in the Clerks Office.
There remaining nothing else to be
done we then securely fastened and
sealed the General Venire Box and
Jury Box, Sand deposited them witt
Evening journal., 1897-03-20
ANY eUsBY MARRIED.
The Wen Known Actress Married to q
New York Lawyer.

Ne Wen known Actresi Marflcu 20 n
New York Lawyer.
Rochester. March 20--At Brick Pres
hvterian church last evening was oole-
hcated the marriage of Miss Amy Busby,
tao we'll known actress of clis city, to Mr.
Eigene Lewis prominent lawyer Of New
1rk city. The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. DR. William II. Taylor, pastor
oi the church Thoro were present at tho
Wedding only Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas NJ
Busby, parents of the hridei Miss Flossio
ANA Thomas Floyd Bushy, younger sister
AID brother of the bride, and two friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis left Rochester for
tile east after q dinncr at the Powers ho-
tei They will reside in New York CITY.
Tho announcement OF the marriage will
Ia a surprise TO many, since Miss Busby
recently authorized the statement that She
lad no intention of marrying any one
Dir. Lewis made the statement that the
wedding had been somewhat hastoned bl
the unwelcomo freedom with which TIT
daily press had endeayored to dispose O.
Miss Busbys future and that the annoy
anoo had become so marked that 10 wal
doomed best 90 put an end TO 10 40 once.
Evening journal., 1897-03-20
THE RAILROADS WIN.
Federal Court OF Appeals Decides In Ia
vor of the Trnnle Aasnolatlon.


NEW YORK, March TO- -Aftor long ar
eument ir the United States circuit court
O appeals before Judges Wallace and La
combe n the action brought in the namo
oi the United States against the Joint
Traffic association 10 secure an injunction
on tho ground Jhlt Che latter is an Illegal
combination of railroad Interests decision
WIS rendered sustaining the order OF Judge
Wheeler in the lower court IA refusing an
Injunction.
Judge Wallace announced that in his
opinion the United States had no right to
on Injunction under the interstate com-
morco act and he doubted * the interstate
commerce commission could legally main
tain an action 70 annul the contract.
Judge Lacombe, while concurring in
his associates opinion said that the anti
Ist act docs not apply and was not In
tended by congress to apply to railroad
corporations
In formally dismissing the appeal Judge
Wallace said In substance;
In my view the Interstate commerce
act cannot be invoked I'm this case II there
hos been any violation Of the pooling
S tion Of that act the right 70 an injunc-
tion lies not with the United States gov
ornmout, but with tho interstate com.
J lrce commissioners 10 IS, however,
lanttor Of grave doubt whethor they have
any right 20 such relief or I'm cny way, OK
capting by criminal prosecution. ! boliove
tlat it IS question Of grave doubt whoth-
or not the antitrust law applies to rail-
roads Tho United States have no remedy
b. injunction in this case Tho provision
or the net authorizing relief by Injunction
allows it TO be invoked In q court Of equity
Wlly by some person liable TO irromodiablo
loss. A rival road might invoke that sec
tlon Of the act, but an injunction in this
olse cannot be maintained. We affirm the
decision of the court below.
United States District Attorney Maofar.
lane stated that the application fornn in
/ junction would be carried to the United
| s'atos supreme court at Washington.
The joint traffic agreement won't into
operation Jan. l. 1896 and soon afterward
! ths United States. through District Attor-
ney Macfarlane, hy application for an in
junction, sought TO prevent the "A rail.
roads comprising the association from op
crlting under It's agreement Tho applica
ton was denied by Circuit Judge Wheeler
lost June, and then tho appeal from the
decree which has just been dismissed was
token.
Evening journal., 1897-03-20
Eleren norse. nnrned.

ORANGE, y. j.. March 90. Eleven
horses perished i'm fire at the livery sta
bic of NJ j. Cooley az this place. Mr.. Co
dey, bis wife and foGr children We're
asleep in the second story of the building
when the fire started and had narrow es-
cape from sufocat'on. The building was
q large two story frame structure with a
one story extension In the rear where the
horses were kept The carriage house and
office were on the first foor while Cooley
had living rooms on the second story ne
total loss is ahout s9. 0O0 the horses being
valued at 50 600: Insurance, 81, ,0Ol The
fire is supposed to have hean of incendiary
origin, especially as larrs harm in the
Immediate vicinity was DESTROYED IN a
similar manner this wcck
Evening journal., 1897-03-20
LIVES LOST BY FLOOD.
sitnation IN Tennessee anl Arkansaa the
Wsr-t Ever Experienced.


MENruIs, March 20.-A further half
inch rise In the Mississippi means the de-
vastatfon of property and probably a loss
Of life unoqualed in the flood history Of
this region. The rise is threatened because
rain is still falling.
Seventeen persons are reported drowned
90 miles below Charlottesville Mo. A
sire .ch Of country 100 mikes long, from 20
miles north of Memphis to 30 miles south,
is submerged in places to dcpth Of ten
feet
Tho fertile valleys Of Tennessee and
Arkansas are completely inundated, and
many lives have been lost and stock
drowned. fencing and dwellings swept
away.
Reports from tributary streams show
rains and rapidly rising rivers, floods
from which will soon be emptied in the
Mississippi. adding TO the danger when
hurled against already weakened levces.
q he ievees are ratrolled hourly by
armed and desperate men provided with
sandbags TO strengthen weak places or tC
close threatened crevasses and rifles tC
shoot down any man who woull venture
to cut th9 ombankment and allow the wa
ters on his plantation to find vent into the
lowlands Of his neighbor
Six hundred people were rescued on th'
Arkansas side Of the river and taken t.
Memphis. but there are flood districts Sc
situated that relief boats cannot reach th'
stricken people.
On Island 80, 100 sufferers and consid
erable live stock wero rescued by thu
steamer Itasca. Human beings and help
less brutes are huddled together awaiting
assistance all along the Iron Mountain
Kansas City Fort Scott aud Gulf railroad
tracks.
i've hundred people were forced to fle
from the foods in Dyer and Obion coun
tics, Tenn.
Evening journal., 1897-03-20
Alleged Murderer Caught In Texas.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 2O.-The police
have bean notified that Joseph e. Blan-
tier, who murdered Mrs. PHILIPPINE Long
feldt last May and then mysteriously dis
appeared, Is in Jail I'm Austin. A local de-
tective has been sent to Austin TO identify
the prisoner. Blanther Is an ex-ofiicer in
tho Hungarian army. After the murder
he robbed Mrs. LonRfeldt of her diamonds
The crime was horriiyng in its details,
and the escape was bold. Most extraordi-
nary efforts Of the police to capture him
have been fruitless, although 90 men in
various cities have been shadowed under
misapprehension as 20 their identity. The
police now think that the Austin prisorer
is the right man
Evening journal., 1897-03-20
CONGRESS IN SESSION.
Senator Davis Urges the Passage of the
Anglo-American Treaty.

AngIo-American Treaty.
4 WASHINGTON, March 2O-Tbe senate
open session lasted so minutes and was
given almost entirely to the Introduction
of bills. Mr.. Burrows of Michigan pre-.
sentcd petition from J. Edward Addlcks
of Delaware claiming the seat now occu.
pied by Mr.. kenney. Governor Lord of
Oregon also forwarded a memorial on the
Oregon senatorial situation, showing that
the legislature had not organized and that
he had the right TO appoint
Most of the time was spent in executive
session, which was held for the purpose OF
considering the Anglo American treaty.
Senator Davis chairman of the foreign
relations committee, urged the ratification
of the treaty. He said that as the treaty
was originally prepared he was opposed &c
it, but that as amended he believed 10
would meet all the objections that had
been offered to it. Senator Davis was fol
lowed by Senator Stewart in brief speech
in opposition to the treaty, and Mr.. Stew
art in turn by Senator Turpie, who sup
ported it. No vote was reached.
Stormy Session In the House.
There was a stormy session in the house
Of representatives. The Republican loader
passed on party lines a Special order fix.
ing the limits of the tariff debatos,. the
vote being 20 to 1872. Two of the regular
appropriation bills-the sundry civil ano
tfe deficiency-which failed to become
laws at the last session, were passed and
sent to the senate.
The galleries were thronged. and there
was hardly a vacant seat on the floor. Al
times partisan feeling ran high, and the
hall echoed the cheers Of the majority OF
the opposition as their respective spokes
men made effective points. There were
several squabbles among the Democratic
leaders, which afforded much amusement
TO the ma iOrity. Both Mr. Bland, the sill
ver champion, and Mr.. Holman, thl
watchdog of the treasury, - appeared il
their old time roles
Mr.. Bailey of Texas, who made his de
but as the leader of the minority, was ia
vorably received by his side and announce
it to be the policy of the minority not {,
delay the passage Of the tariff bill. If 4
would restore prosperity, he declared til,
country was entitled to its benefits. iii
failed, as he predicted it would, the soon
er its failure was demonstrated the sooner
the people would be relieved Of its exac
tions.
MIR. Dingley. the floor leader Of the ma
jority, recalled the fact that similar dir
prophecy had been made by Secretary Car
Isle, then the leader Of the minor ty Of
the occasion Of the passage Of the McKin
ley law. The people, he said, had listene,
TO the SIRENS song, but their experience
during the last four years had made then
wiser
Evening journal., 1897-03-20
crclnno,. unrcc In rerns.

DALLAS, March 2O.-A severe wind
storm passed over the state, which in some
places assumed the force Of cyclone. AT
! lano the gale leveled the sheds Of the
Cotton Belt and Central roads, blew over
freight cars and unroofed several resi-
dences A number of persons were injured
at Plano, but none were killed Telegraph
and telephone wires were blown down in
all directions. Damage is reported from
Fort Worth, sherman, Mckinney and
Plano. A terrific tornado, accompanied 10y
heavy rain and bail, struck Dennison, anC
although nobody is BADLY burt it did many
thousands of dollars damage.
Evening journal., 1897-03-20
Embezzling PayInaster Arrested.

BUFFALO, March 2O.-Three years ago
Cornelius Il. Desmond, paymaster for the
West End Street Railway company Of Bos-
ton, disappeared, and with him vanished
a large sum Of money belonging to the
company. Last night he was locked up in
police headquarters in this city, ana Off
GERS are on their way from Boston to take
him back to that city Detective Holiday.
acting for the American Security compa-
ny of New York, made the arrest. lee.
mond was traced to Buffalo, and decoy
letter was placed in the postofilce for him.
He called for 1t yesterday afternoon, and
on being approached by the detective broke
down and confessed that he was the man
wanted.
Evening journal., 1897-03-20
va1uabIe clpbbouse Burned.

PROVIDENCE. March 90. - The finely
equipped clubhouse Of the Country club,
which was located on the shore Of Nara
gansett bay, just below pawtncket has
boon destroyed by Ere The dro caught In
the kitchen and spread so rapidly that it
was impossible TO sayo anything more
than portion Of the furnishings, the fire
protection In this section being very poor
Five years ago the Country club purchased
the property, and six months ago it was
sold 70 A. J.. Andrews of this city. IL is
Evening journal., 1897-03-20
FLOODS In Iova.

SIOUX CITY, Ia, March 2O-The Floyd
river has carried out every bridge from
Lemars TO o mile above Sioux City, and
the river is still rising. The valley is full
The towns of Merrill, Hinton and the
Sioux City suburbs Of Springdale, Lynn
and Leeds are flooded. On the big Sioux
many bridges are out, and at Hawarden
the water is reported five feet deep in the
streets. The Northwestern is said TO have
not bridge left between Huron and la
Wnr1an
Evening journal., 1897-03-20
SUICIDE FOR PROFIT.
Insurance Companies Investigating a Pc.
cuiiar Kentucky Case.


LOUISVILLE, March e0.-M W. John
son, an illiterate farmer living in cabin
at Paint Lick Garrard count died thre,
months ago, it was alleged, because Of g
fall from his horse.
Johnson had over 500, 600 in life insur
ance policies, nearly all of which had beer
taken out shoi tly before hisde -th, aud the
compan os char e thet ho committed sui
eide The New York Life had q 50, 90.
policy on Iohnsons life, the Michigan
Mutual $50, 900, the Mutual Life of New
York $4,000, and the r tina Accidcn
$4,000. johnson also held two CT three
small policies.
johnson made his apr elrnnCe ere three
or 70 r years ago as tobacco buyer and
agent for tobacco warehouses. He succeed.
el in ioating one wa. louse out o, 81 800.
another out of slO,OUu and "a tlird on of
S., 500 Much of this was done by forging
notes. Then he went into tho in ua2cc
business first for the Michifan Mutual,
and had such remarkable success that other
Companie began bidding or him. lie en-
gagged tn the New ok Life and Ia I
year began TAX NJ out the policies which
be hsld at the tine Of his Celth.
johnson death was very sudden. He
had been down to spring near his Eousr
and del immeiiatev after let tIrning
ear Il spring a neigh or found n bott q
that had conta ned suylhnine. III, n
swaaCe comran helrd of This and had
the body taken up and the sto mach n
ally ed BY Lr L. j.. Hatenbne Of IN
CITY. Dr. hasten 1.ne has just made his
report and says be lolnd erolgh strych
n.nc in the stomach u produ,e death
.lchaiols wifo in whose favor this poll
cics were issued, says strychnire hld teer
pres ri cd for him by he family physician
who 90 rohorate1 tie story
Evening journal., 1897-03-20
Great Flood In ArI.ansas.

GAVIN, Ark, March 20.-For many
miles the country is flooded and the wa
ter is up to the Iron Mountain tracks.
Hundreds of section hands are striving tC
keep it back with dirt bags At every sta
ton the negroes are gathering waiting e
be taken away Many get on the train.
and are carried without pay. Tho lis5 OF
fatalities Is said to be long A mountain
of household goods IS piled up at every
railroad station. Whites and negroes bes
or help from every train crew.
Evening journal., 1897-03-20
Klrh wnter In wl.con.ln.

MILWAUKEE, March 20-Heavy rains
have caused tho Menominoe river in the
suburbs of Milwaukee to overflow its
banks One hundred and fifty families
have teon driven from their homes. The
life swing crews and the flreboats were
sent to their assistance. Reports to the Of
cas- of the different railroads in this city
say at all tlo rivers and streams in the
western part Of the state are in a threaten
ing condition, the result of recent heavy
rains. Many bridees have been washed
out. On the Prairie du Chien division o.
the ST. Paul road several bridges were
washed out, and no trains are running.
Evening journal., 1897-03-20
nlnrres On.ted from tho AIavoraIty.

LANSING, Mich March 90. Governor
ngroo is ousted from the Office Of mayor
cf Detroit Such IS the mandate Of the
N ehigan supreme court, which orders a
sssial election for mayor on April D. The
decision was unanimous. The court IN
sr stance states that two theories arc pro.
60 ted. First, that the holding Of two Of.
fe8s are in conflict with the state consti
tU,ion; second that the Offices are incom.
2 iblo under the common law. Both of
these propositions are sustained.
Evening journal., 1897-03-20
WANT NO PlcTURE FIGHTS.
UaIs introduced In the hay State ans
Illinois LegIslatnros.

BosToN, March 90. I'm tho house SAN
dorson of Lynn presented a petition signed
by 30 members for an act TO prohibit the
exhibition within the state OF kinetoscope
pictures Of the Eitzsimmons- CorhCtt Eight.
sPRINGFImD, Ills, March 20-Repre.
sentative Lamonte OF Cook county intro
duced a bill in the house prohibiting the
exhibition in the state Of Illinois OF pic
tlros Of the FitzsimmonsCo Corbett prize
feht at Carson City, New. The bill pro.
yides severe penalties, not only for those
who show the pictures, but also for per
rs attending performances at which
IN pictures are displayed.
Evening journal., 1897-03-20

Annexationists Urge United States to Ac'
Isefore the Japanese obtain Control
The Tariff Debate Begun In Congress
Senate and the Arbitration Treaty.
WASHINGTON, March 2O.-Lorrin A.
Thurston, ex-minister from Hawaii t.
this country, now president of the Annex
alton club of Honolulu and here in the in
terests of that organization, has given out
an interview regarding the news from San
Francisco that the Hawaiian government
in refusing to allow 537 japanese laborers
to land in Honolulu, believed it had un
earthed an attempt to import japanese in
TO Hawaii in violation of the immigration
laws He characterized the subject as ONE
of the gravest now confronting the Ha
waiian government. He said;
-Four or five immigration companies
have been formed in Japan, headed by
leading officials, including the present
Japanese minister at Washington, and
they have the past year been bringing
largo numbers of free Japanese immi
grants to Hawaii. There are five lines OF
steamers between Honolulu and Japan
making monthly trips, and every steamer
brings from 250 to $50 Japanese, who are
turned loose on the community without
is a serious question whether this great
inpOuring flood of men, almost unaccom
panied by women, will not soon create
large class of men unemployed and with
out means.
Immigration Law Evnded.
"The Hawaiian government adopts va
rious measures to meet such contingency,
but they have been evaded Habeas corpus
proceedings were instituted when a lot OF
the men were refused landing recently,
but in the absence of proof Of charges that
money borne by the men did not actually
belong to them the landing was allowed.
The money produced by the immigrants
is provided by some third party, which the
immigration companies charge against
competitors, but deny to their own con.
Germ.
Il don't know that the japanese gov.
ernment does mediate any hostile or forci.
BILE action against Hawaii, but unless
something is done to stop this influx OF
Japanese they will by peaceful invasion
accomplish far more than they could hope
TO do by force. The Japanese in Hawaii
now number "a, 600, against 33, 600 native
Hawaiians, and at the present rate within
five years viii form majority in tho en-
tire country. Thus Japan and the Japa
nese would acquire the same moral right
that the uitlanders are claiming in Soutl
Africa.
1T is well nigh the universal belief il
Hawaii that the present extraordinary
movement from Japan to Hawaii is par
of a systematic plan, with the full ap
proval of the Japanese government, to gaiI
control of the islands. Undoubtedly thl
Hawaiian government is waiting to SCI
what action the United States will TAX
on tho annexation question. If that ques
tion is not acted on soon, a grave issu
will soon arise between Hawaii and Japan
the outcome Of which no one can under
take to foretell. -
Evening journal., 1897-03-20
Aoouitted Of nTanslauchtor

New YORK, March 2O-Mrs Margaret
Delaney Of Long Island City has been ac.
quilted Of manslaughter. On Feb go she
Shot Mrs Annie NJ. Brennan, who died
from her injuries on March 3. IL was
shown that the shooting was accidental
Evening journal., 1897-03-20
tsn1ra ~ tl.n rinr

HuADELPHIA. March 90. 80 Edward
Gibbons ana Jack Perry, amateurs SPARED
losi n CHIT 40 tho Banner club Perry tired
The fitlsimmcns blow and landed over
Gibbons heart q he latter collapsed and
del in laif hour
Evening journal., 1897-03-20
noai Estate Men Indicted.

ROCHESTER. March 20-The grand jury
h presented two open indictments against
Wesley Wheeler and Philo W. Reynolds,
two well known real estate men. one IN
dictment charges forgery I'm the first de-
gree I'm forging and countorfoiting deed
nnd the other grand larceny In the first
ff...rrro
Evening journal., 1897-03-20
- -, IarI.lntnrn.

ALBANY, March 2O.-Tho assembly ad-
vsnrol the greater New York charter to
third reading and passed The Ellsworth
bin for the completion of tha capitol by
contract 1ha Matherexperimsntal bridge
bill was adlaneld 10 second raaiine
Evening journal., 1897-03-20
Engil.hman Arrested 10 cuba.

HAVANA. March .0.-Josoph Boll. a
British subject, Las been arrested at san
lingo dc Cuba Sebastian Bcrnui has also
been arrested. DR. Gabriel Casuso has been
released and is about TO leave for spain.
Evening journal., 1897-03-20
KnIea By a KICKING Cow.

LocKPoRT y. g.. March go. Edwin
Human, a milk dealer Of this place, was
found dying In his barn. he had been
kicked by a cow and bis neck broken
Evening journal., 1897-03-20
GrvE THEM a TRIAI.

The Greater Wilmington Printing
prepared to do printing of every de-
scription quickly AID efficiently.
Evening journal., 1897-03-20
! HIGH SCHOOL HAS ACCEPTED.

Tho Wilmington High School yester-
day forwarded the acceptance Of its re-
vania on April "a.
Evening journal., 1897-03-20

NOT A QUARTER-But just 10
cents, and 40 doses in vial Of DR.. Ag-
NEVIS Liver Pills. No pain, pleasure
In every dose--little, but awfully good,
Cure sick headache constipation, bill
lcusness, nausea, sallOWness.
sold by n 3. Danforth. Market stree<
and Second street, Wilmington, Del.
Evening journal., 1897-03-20

Pennies and small change can be
had at the counLing-room Of the Even
ing Journal.
Evening journal., 1897-03-20

Pennies and small change can be had
at the counting-r0on Of the Evening
Journal Office.
Evening journal., 1897-03-20
Meather rorecaat.

Rain, followed BY clearing weather;
warmer; southcrly winds.