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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-09-28
auction Sales By Jas. F. Morgan.
EXECUTORS SALE
RESIDENCE'!.

|n6OIUcVUc!
BY order of the Executors of the
Estate of ADELTA CORNWELL,
deceased, l will sell at Public
Auction, on the premises. Judd
Street, Honolulu,
On FRIDAY, Oct. 18th,
AT 10 O'CLOCK A. NJ,
That Valuable Property, known
as the
COrnweH Residence
And at present occupied by Mrs.
Widd'field.
The real estate comprises about
At 100 acres of the finest res idencs
property in Honolulu.
The grounds are planted with a
vast variety of fruit, shade, palm
and other trees, and are laid out
with fine carriage drives and walks
through tropical foliage. One of
the valley streams runs through
the eastern boundary of the pro-
perty.
The main dwelling is commo-
dious two.story building, contain
ing large drawing room, spacious
dining-room, billiard room, bed
rooms, etc., and has all modern
improvements. The house is sub
stantially built and the rooms are
all we'll ventilated. Sanitary plum.
bling throughout.
Cottages, Stables, Carriage
Houses and Out-houses on the
property.
The situation commands an un-
surpassed view of the Harbor, the
main portion of the City and the
adjacent mountain scenery. This
is one of the largest and finest
residences that has been offered
at public sale in Honolulu. and
must be sold to close the above
Estate.
Immediately following the sale of
the residence, will sell the
ENTIRE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
particulars of which can be OBJ
tanned at my Office.
Parties contemplating purchas-
ing the Res dence and wishing to
inspect the same, should make an.
plication at my office, No. So
Queen Street.
JAS. F. MORGAN,
ooZ'td Auctioneer,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-09-28
GREAT ANNEXATION DEBATE
Well-KnOWn San Francisco Speakers
Argue For and Against.
Prominent Unitarian Club Members Discuss
the Hawaiian Problem Over the
Banquet Table.

The Unitarian CLUB OF Cal1tor-
MIA had a banquet on the even
ing OF September 20 at the Cali
fornia Hotel followed by debate
upon the question of the annexa-
ton of Hawaii. There we're as
sembled about the two long
tables $50 men, including some
guests Of the club, which has an
active membership of ITO.
The speakers for annexation we're
W. Fl. Mills, s. Fl. Kellogg and
Horace Davis; against annexation,
Joseph Hutchinson, Judge M. H.
Myrlck and Colonel John p.
Irish.
The great point made by Colo
mel Irish was that annexation
would be opposed to the Monroe
doctrine. Horace Davis, on the
other hand, quoted great admirals
and generals and the London
Times to the effect that which
ever nation would possess the
Hawaiian Islands would have the
key to the Pacific.
Mr.. Kellogg took up the five
principal objections to annexa-
ton and answered them in this
way:
l. Great distance--They are not
80 far from the States or nearly
30 far west as the western extrem-
ity of Alaska. 2. Difficult of de-
fense--It would be more difficult
than that to defend this coast if
the islands should be annexed by
some other country. 3. Character
of population--But the natives
are dying off and are being re-
placed by mixed races; Oriental
laborers, because under contract,
are returning to their countries.
4. Against constitutional policy
A similar course was pursued
with California and Alaska, and
these islands are the only ones
left in the Pacific. 5. Not the
wish of Hawaiisns-Their con.
stitution gives every man the
right to vote, but they are indif.
ferent to the privilege.
Furthermore, he said that there
is not another country in the
world that would refuse the isl
ands; that they import from San
Francisco as much as this city
exports to Australia or to Japan;
that this country's Western sea-
board Of 5000 miles requires an
ocean coaling station; that refusal
to annex would be desertion Of
loyal Americans on the islands
and japan would eventually get
In conclusion, Mr.. Kellogg said:
"We are not entering upon any
experiment; we are not |
about to annex any large, popu-
lous, alien country, like Brazil, or
Mexico, or even Cuba; we are
simply coming into our natural
q territory q little
than Massac husetts, where
the English language is spoken,
where Thanksgiving and the
Fourth of July are celebrated,
where the most advanced Amer.
lean ideas are incorporated in its
constitution aud its laws and
where no citizen of the United
States will ever feel stranger
from the day it is annexed"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-09-28
The American Warehousemen

Association is prosecuting the
Illinois Central and 66 other rail-
way lines for violation of the In
ter State Commerce Act. 1t is
alleged that the railways, when
interdicted from giving heavy
shippers freight rebates, tried to
get round the law by granting
them the free use of warehouses.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-09-28
For Sale.

Two Houses containing 8 and 7
rooms situate on Punahou street OpnO.
site Pun, hou College Prices, $4,000
and $500 Terms, $1,000 cash each
and balance In mortgage, Apply to
A, V. GEAR g. CO.,
7O7-tf 2l0 King street.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-09-28

p. F. Ryan, the genial manager
OF the reliable old Anchor, has So
cured an able assistant il William
Carlisle, late of the Hawaiian
Hotel. AT the Anchor the famous
Seattle beer is on tap, and half
and-half compounded at "two for
0 quarter" The Anchor main.
tains its reputation for superior
brands OF WHISTLES, as we'll as of
other liquors, wines, etc.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-09-28

Ercming Bulletin 75c ger month.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-12-01

the ceiling. There was piano in the
front room and set of fine old-fash-
Toned furniture. The landlady was a
sad featured old woman. The first
night of their domicle Mr.. Mckay
and his wife and daughter sat up
quite late and the piano was tried and
found to be in perfect order. When
they retired the lamp was shaded and
left dimly burning. About midnight
there was racket up about that por
trait and it was seen to break loose
from the ceiling and turn over edge
ways along the cornice to the corner
of the room and then came down with
crash. Why gravity didn't make it
fail down by the MATTEL was the mys.
terry. Next morning the servant came
and removed the portrait. Next night
after they had retired a heavy screen
that was between the bed and the
window galloped around to the foot Of
the bed and fell with crash. The
landlady came in the morning and re-
moved it and said but little in expla-
nation. She seemed troubled. The
next night Miss Mckay, who We
gifted in music, played till quite late
and after she had closed the piano and
Joined in the conversation with her
parents there was an awful crash in
the piano behind them. 1t sounded
like everything had been violently
broken by blows from heavy bludgeons
and the blows were several times
repeated and with crushing force.
For some minutes Mr.. Mckay and his
wife and daughter looked and Won
! dered and said nothing. Then he got
up and approached the piano and in
spected it closely. Then he ventured
to open it and found every string and
every key in order. The next night
about midnight there was pitiful wall
of child crying in the room. The
lamp was turned up and search for
the child was made. Sometimes it
was in one corner, then in another,
then up on the cornice and then out in
the hall and away off, but its cry
was distressing, as though in great
anguish. The landlady was r1ng for
and came and when asked about the
child said there was no child in the
house, nor did her neighbor have any
children. madam, did you ever hear
the crying Of child in this room be-
fore?" She said she had, but it was a
| long time ago, and he learned from he1
That during the war With Napoleon the
inmates of the house were all murdered
for harboring some traitors. The mar
whose portrait fell and his wife and sol
and little child. She thought thai
maybe the haunts had left the house
by this time or she would not have
rented it.
"Now," said my friend, "this al
happened just as I tell you and my
little wife will say to you that I have
not exaggerated it." We looked at the
little woman and she said cit was JUS
that way" Of course they moved the
next day.
Do I believe it? Yes, believe Mr.
and Mrs. Mckay; more than that my
mind is not satisfied. BILL ARP, il
| Atlanta Constitution.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-12-01
The Worst Boy in School.

He was about the worst boy in the
school and the teacher had punished
him again and again until she had be-
Gun to consider him in the light OF a
natural enemy, and she felt that the
bows feeling for her must be almost
one of hatred. So it was in the nature
Of a surprise when, in view of the APP
proac ching holiday separation, other
bows of the school brought 10 her desk
little gifts of remembrance, to have the
bad boy approach with some hesitation
and place a box Of candy on her desk.
But I don't think can take 1t,
Tom" she said. You have been too
bad boy: you have seemed to do
everything you could to displease me-
"Oh, please take il, Miss Blank, '
said the bad boy in entreating tones
II worked after school hours to get the
money to get it,
And someone felt tears coming very
near the surface then. for the bad boy
was a poor boy and had not 50 many
pleasures in life that he could be eX
pected to sacrifice any Of them Tor any
elle.s~Exehaaggs, .e4-v..-r->,-s ..
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-12-01

The crime of kidnapping is COM
paratively rare in this state with refer
ence to children, observes the New
York Sun, most of the cases in the
law reports relating to the carrying of
of grown persons. The guilty parties
in the Conway case at Albany, have
rendered themselves liable to i'm.
prisonment in the state prison for a
term not exceeding fifteen years, I'M
der section oil of the Penal code, the
second subdivision of which declares
that a person is guilty of kidnapping
who willfully ''leads, takes, entices
away, or detains a child under the
age of Is years with intent to keep
or conceal it from it's parent, guardian,
OF other person having the lawful care
or control thereof, or to extort or OBJ
| tain money or reward for the return
| or disposition OF the child, or with In
tent to steal any article about or on
the person of the child" In the early
part of this century the law against
kidnapping was most frequently in
voked in the northern states in behal!
Of free persons Of color who were IN
lawfully seized for the purpose Of an
shaving them in the South. Of late
years sailors have frequently been the
victims of kidnappers. The offender:
in the Conway case when ascertainet
and convicted should be punished
with such severity as to prevent an,
epidemic of this form Of crime.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-12-01

prolific and versatile writer's Of mod
ern times. Ever since her first novel
was published, when she was y, she
has had a place in the hearts of a very
large class of readers. She was an
exceedingly rapid writer, turning out
with great regularity a three-yolume
novel every year. She published over
forty works of fiction in addition to
numerous biographical and historical
works. Beside. she was a frequent
contributor to the periodicals and was
the editor Of a series, Foreign Classics
for English Readers.
Mrs. C,iphant was 20 years old when
she died and was born in Midlothian.
England. Her maiden name was Will
son,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-12-01

The government reindeer farm near
Fort Clarence, Alaska, in the vicinity
Of the lower Yukon, now has more
than one thousand animals, and they
are multiplying rapidly. The herd
was started five years ago. None Of
the animals have been utilized as yet
for any purpose, although it is said
that some of them may be put to ser
vice in transporting the mails. The
Boston Traveller now suggests that a
certain number of the deer be sold to
the seekers after wealth in the Klon-
dixie. The revenue derived from their
sale, ii is argued, would reduce the
heavy expenses attending the main
tenauce of the rest Of the herd, and
they would be the greatest possible
aid to the miners.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-12-01
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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-12-01

Alexandria Ward
Justices Peace-W W Wilmington and A 3
Racial.
Constables-M Baillio and W Gilmore
Cetile Ward
Justices Peace-F D Henderson, Thos W
Sorelle, NJ Trimble, VIM WEIGH.
Constables-J E Thomas, Eli Cleveland, E
G Henderson, Sam Hoyt.
Calcasieu Ward
Justices Peace-E NJ Lambright, G W
Strother.
Constables-Henry Perkins and Frank Per-
kins.
Justices Peace-Robert Martin and Nick
Mareshal.
Constabes-G A Wise, Ed Dunn.
Cheneyville Ward
Justices Peace R Moore. Fl Jackson
Constables-W Roberts, N L Stewart.
Rapides Ward
| Justice Peace-L G Sanford.
Constabe--R H Murphy.
| Rigoette Ward
Justices Peace-Joe Simmons, G NJ Pettis.
Constables-Geo L Anthony, Griffin Nu-
| spring Hill Ward
Justices Peace " May and E e Galligan.
Constables-Geo Patrick, D Dunn
| Hineston Ward
Justices Peace L Rougeou, Daniel Ho-
| gan.
Constables-James Melder, J II Rougeou.
| Pineville Ward
Justices Peace-Andrew David, T B Dan.
| els.
Constablss-F H Holt, s A Ryder.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-12-01

Canadian capital will pay for the
great Victoria bridge to be erected at
Montreal, but the structure will he
Quilt Of American steel and by Ameri.
San contractors.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-12-01
A FAMOUS WRITER.

Mrs. Margaret O1iphant Was One OF
the Prolific Novel:sts of the Day.
The death Of Mrs. Margaret Oliphant,
which occurred in England not long
since, has removed one Of the most
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-12-01

Jonas Rosenthal .............. Post Master
Vim Maddox. Asst
Office hours from o'clock m to IN.
Money Order business closes at p N.
Registered Letters close at o'clock m.
DISTRICT MAILS.
Hinestop, six times a week. Leaves Alex
,ndria at II 80 a m: arrives at 6 p m.
Pineville fourteen times week. Leaves
Alexandria at 80 N and p m. Arrives
ut Alexandria 10 Il m and p m:
Poland, three times week. Leaves Alex
endria Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
at O. m; returns same days p m,
Iatt, once week. Leaves Alexandria on
FRIDAYS ct N and returns same day at $50
pm. l..
Kansas City, Watkins & Gulf Railway to
Lake Charles and intermediate post offices,
daily and return same day.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-12-01
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
Il. s. Senator's.

u. $. Senator's.
8. D. McEnery term expiring on the
18th of March, 1908.
Don Gallery, term expiring on the 4th
of March, 1901.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-12-01
LODGE MEETINGS.
MASONIC.

SUMMIT COUNCIL, NO. 12.-Meets
on the third Monday OF oach month at 1880
o'clock p. m. Iilustrious companions are
cordially invited to attend.
J. NJ BARRETT, T. I. NJ.
HERMAN C. DUNCAN, Recorder.
KEYSTONE CHAPTER, NO. d.
Meets on the second Monday Of each month
at 7:3O o'clock p. m. Visiting companions
are invited to attend.
E. B. PENDLETON, HIP.
HERMAN G. DUNCAN, Secretary.
OLIVER LODGE, NO. 81, F. 4 A.
M.-Meets on the first and third Wednes-
days of each month.
=. HILTON, Secretary.
ODD FELLOWS.-Pho Lodge, No.
Bs, l. o. 0. F., meets every Tuesday night
at 8 O'clock. All brethren are cordially in
vited to attend. W. c. HARRIS, N. G..
L. P. WHITTINGToN, Rec. Sec.
KNIGHTS OF PYrHIAS.-Alexan-
dria Lodge, No. 33, meets the first and third
Thursdays at p. m. Visiting brethren cor
daily invited to attend.
A. HILTON, K. OF R. & s.
KNIGHTS OF Notwithstanding
Lodge, No. $40, meets on the second and
fourth Wednesdays of each month at p. m.
Visiting brethren are invited to attend.
NJ. BLOOM, D.
q. H. MoBLEY. Rep.
WOODMEN OF THE WORLD.-Ra-
pides Camp, No. II, meets the first and third
Mondays Of each month at s p. N. Visiting
sovereigns are cordially invited to attend.
j. F. AR1AILI, G. G.
J. A. SIMPSON, Clerk.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-12-01
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
DR.. S. H. RUSHING.

"a" Residence on Fourth and Washington
streets Office and Hospital on Fourth and
Desoto streets. Surgeon for the Texas and
faclllc and Houston Central Arkansas and
Northern Railroad Companies. All will be
promptly cared for upon application.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-12-01
M. G. MOSELEY,
Attop11eY-At- Law,
LA.

ALEXANDRIA, LA.
w Practices in all classes of cases
in all the Courts of the parishes of Ra-
pides, Grant, Natchitoches, Avoyelles,
Sabine, St. Landry, in the Supreme
Court of the State and in the Federal
Courts.
Oifice-New two-story building, cor
ner ice and Front streets, fronting
Court House.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-12-01
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
TEXAS AND PACIFIC,
East Bound:

East Bound:
No. 50 Arrives. So. ....... 1910 q. m.
No. 81 Arrives. 9:49 a. m.
No, 50 Departs .......... 1920 a. m.
No. .54 Departs. ...........9:49 a. m.
West Bound:
No. 81 Arrives. ...........3:4Sa a. m.
No. SO Arrives .......... 40 p. m.
No. 81 Departs ............3:5S q. M.
No. SO DEPARTS. ....... 40 p. m.
MORGAN'S LOUISIANA & TEXAS:
Leaves Alexandria. 800 a. NJ.
Arrives at Alexandria -. 1856 p. m.
ga First class fare from Alexandria
to New Orleans by either of above
named roads costs $3.50.
ST. T.. 7. NJ. & S-H. G. A. & N.
No. 221 Arrives ..........1 1915 q. m.
No. 222 Departs >. 4:30 a. m.
KANSAS CITY, WATKINS & GULF:
No. Arrives. ...........11:15 a. m.
No. Departs. ........ 12:l5 p. m.
G. F. CROCKETT,
Ticket Agent.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-12-01
City Officers.

City Officers.
Thomas Crawley. Observation-Disclosures Mayor
W G Johnson. Secretary and Ta1-Collector
James T Flint ....................T Treasurer
John G Ryan City Attorney
DR. R O Simmons ....... Pres Board Health
Thos Treadway. ...........N Night Marshal
COUNCILMEN.
Bam We'll First Ward
Fam Warshauer. Second Ward
Jos Sterkx Third Ward
L A Stafford ................. Fourth Ward
r w Buryhurst ............. Fifth Ward
ALEXANDRIA POST OFFI1E D1REC.
TORY.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-12-01
Parish Officers.

JUDGES COURT OF APPEALs-3RD CIRCUIT.
W + Blackman. .... and ..A Mouton
Terms OF Court-Second Mondays in Feb
ruary and July.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-12-01
Representatives in Congress.

Supreme Court.
Francis T Nichols .......... Chief Justice
New Orleans.
ASSOCIATRR.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-12-01

TERMS OF COURT FOR RAPIDEs PARISH.
Civil Terms-First Mondays in January
and May.
Jury Terms-First Mondays in April and
November.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-12-01
THE LOUISIANA DEMOCRAT,
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
ALEKAN D RIA,
official Journal Of the City of Alexandra.
Official Journal of the School Board
MOBLEY s. CO., Props.
w. g. NIOBLEY, Editor.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION:

One Year. 81 90
Six Months Observation-Disclosures cents
PAYABLE IN ADVANCE.
Daily camera., 1897-10-01
MOST PRECIOUS OF STONES.
Some Interesting Facts About the
Nnine of Rnbies.

Nniue of Rubies.
''To the question: Which is the
most valuable precious stone" nine
people out of every ten, at least, will,
without the slightest hesitation, reply:
The diamond," said a dealer in gems
''But the value of good-sized diamond
cannot approach that of ruby of the
correct color and similar dimensions.
The worth of small rubies-stones
that are of less than a carat-is, if any
thing, rather less than that of diamonds
Of a like description, but the rare oc-
currence of large specimens of that
dark carmine tint which is looked upon
as the sine qua non of a perfect ruby
causes the value of these gems to in
crease in far greater proportion than
in the case of diamonds. Rubies weigh
ing more than four carats are so ex-
ceptional that when a perfect one Of
five carats is brought to the market
it will command ten times as high a
sum as a diamond of the same weight,
while rubies Of six carats, without crack
or flaw, and of the proper color, would,
in all probability, bring as high price
as $4,000 per carat, or Is times as much
as diamond of like size and faultless-
ness.
"All over the east rubies are regarded
with the greatest possible favor, and
so it has been from the earliest times
(Which we have any record. The finest
specimens are found in Burmah, and
from time immemorial it has been a
aw CT that country that all rubies of
above a certain size are the property of
the king, whoever may have been for
tunate enough to find them. 1t is
thought to this day there are concealed
N Burmah, among the treasures which
the British invasion caused to be hid
den away, rubies of far greater size
and value than any which have up to
now been seen either il,Europe or this
country.
"The law which gave fine rubies to
the ruler of the land has undoubted-
ly caused the destruction in modern
times of many magnificent specimens
of this gem, for the finders of larger
stones than usual have, whenever the
opportunity was favorable, broken
hem into fragments, each weighing less
than a carat, to insure themselves the
possession of several rubies incompara-
bly, less valuable, it is true, than the
original in which they were once
united, but still their own instead Of
the kings" Washington Star.
Daily camera., 1897-10-01

An honest clerk and recorder in Arap
ahoe county is an essential to future
decent government of this state. The
fight is now on and tits apparent to us
that the course of the Rocky Mountain
News and Mr.. Thomas, Mr.. ODonnell
and the rest of the Democracy, in fusing
elements apparently now fusible, is justi.
fed by the importance of securing the
election of a man whose name is the
guaranty of a free ballot and a fair
count