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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-06
FOURTH DISTRICT PRIMARIES.

Notice is hereby given to the Republi-
can voters of the Fourth Legislative dis
trict, that a convention will be held in
Burkes hall, in the city of Carbondalc,
on Tuesday, the 18th day of Aug, 1897, at
$50 o'clock p. m, for the purpose of
choosing three delegates to represent said
district in the Republican state conven-
ton, to be held at Harrisburg, August
2Gth, 1897, for the purpose of nominating a
state treasurer and auditor general and
to transact such other business as may
come before it.
The respective wards and election dis
tricts of said Legislative district will
hold their primaries on Saturday, Aug.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-06
BOYER MADE THE ARREST.
Saw KEEPER on wyoming Avenue and
Took Him Into Custody.

William KEEPER was arraigned before
Alderman Howe yesterday on a charge
of larceny and embezzlement, prefer
red by Fred Boyer. Boyer himself es-
cOrted KEEPER before the alderman.
The alleged theft took place some
months ago. and Immediately after
ward KEEPER disappeared. Yesterday
Mr.. Boyer noticed him standing near
the Hotel Jermyn and at once went to
the police station for an officer. and
from there was directed to an alder
mas office.
Boyer returned to the police station
with a warrant and he himself went
to young KEEPER placed his hand on
the boys collar and took him to AL
derman HoWes office.
KEEPER was held in $500 bail to appear
at court. His father qualified as bonds
man.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-06
AN UNKNOWN ARTIST.
He Sent Two Pieces of Coal to A. B.
Holmes.

n. p. Holmes picked up a mysterious
looking package from the desk in his
office in the commonwealth building
yesterday afternoon. 1t came unher-
aided and Mr.. Holmes was mystified
as to it's contents.
Upon opening it he found two pieces
of anthracite coal. On one was engraV-
ed sketch of a man and woman ap-
parently out for a promenade. The
other is really a wonder. 1t bore on
it's surface a likeness of Mr.. Holmes,
which would be instantly recognized
by even his remotest acquaintance. The
picture was cut in relief with a polished
surface, The rest of the piece of coal
WIS in it's original state of roughness.
Who was the workman and who the
giver Mr.. Holmes can not guess.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-06
CLOSE USED A CHAIR.
Struck Peter Egli When He Was
Avoiding the Ram.

Peter Egli was caught in the storm
Wednesday night and in seeking shell
ter he went into a saloon on Prospect
avenue. Here he met Edward Close
and collision resulted.
During the fracas Close hit Egli with
a chair. Alderman Wright held Close
in $500 bail to appear at court on a
charge of assault and battery.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-06

Only one bicycle event, the two-mile
championship Of Northeastern Penn
sylvania. was run off, owing to the
exceedingly heavy and slippery track.
The riders were compelled to ride about
eight feet from the pole during nearly
the whole distance and much farther
out in some places.
At the call the men lined up as fol-
lows: oswald, White, Gregory, Pal
mer, Keller, Seward. Strong, Marsh,
Dunn and Kratz. At the pistol shot.
Seward jumped to pace, with Palmer
and Kratz second and third, with the
rest well punched, close up. At the
first half Seward was still leading, with
Kratz, Strong and Gregory trailing
just ahead Of the bunch
On the next lap Kratz dropped out,
White moving up, followed by Strong
and Gregory in which position they
crossed the tape on the third lap, but
a few yards past the tape the entire
crowd punched tight together, riding in
that manner until on the back stretch,
near the quarter, where Strong, Greg
ory, White and Seward broke from the
bunch together with a. whirlwind
sprint.
They cut loose just in time. as the
other eight riders, who were riding
well together were brought to earth in
their effort to catch the four leaders as
they stole around them with a rush.
A DRIVING FINISH.
Gregory and Strong reached the
home stretch FIRST both riding wide,
closely followed by White and Seward.
a driving finish for the tape ensued,
White Gushing between Gregory and
Strong, and winning out by a good
length with Gregory and Strong Sec
ond and third respectively.
Marsh was the most seriously injured
of those who fell. He sprained his
wrist and shoulder Dunn was also
badly bruised around the heart. Sew
eral wheels were badly broken up, es-
pecially those ridden by Keller and
Marsh. Keller made one of his circus
falls. for which he is becoming far
famed. He turned a somersault land
ing on his feet without a scratch
Summary:
r. V. White, Scranton, won; Ralph
Gregory, Scranton, second; Harry Strong,
Scranton, third Time, 505.
This will be the final day of the meet.
One bicycle and two horse events are
on the card. For the 2.24 pace, purse
$780, there are twenty-four entries, out
of which probably IA dozen will start.
Among these may be Miller Lee, Emma
c., Spain, Leota c., Duchess Igo, Wal
ter r., Billy H. and Bellman. Sixteen
are entered for the 90 trot. The BIZ
cycle race will be a five-mile handicap.
This event will be started at 130
o'clock.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-06

That the d., L. & w. r. r. are now
running through day coaches and sleep
ing cars, New York to Chicago, via
the Nickel Plate road. Ask nearest
ticket agent of the D., L. & w. r. r.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-06
RAVEN BEATEN In
THE FREE-F0R-ALL
Scrauton's Black Flyer Disappoints Many
Local Admirers.
ELLA T. WAS AN EASY WINNER

rhe Gray Jersey Mare Lands the Big
Purse in Three Straight Heats.
Sam Ering's Meta Wins the 2.25
Trot--White the Winner of the
Two Mile Bicycle Event--Riders
Have q Bad FalI--This will BE the
Final Day Of the Meet.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-06

14th, 1897 at the regular polling places.
between the hours of and o'clock y.
M, to elect delegates to attend said dis
trlct convention.
u. A. Jones, chairman
Attest: SamuelgS. Jones, secretary.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-06
Notice.

We are stiil doing business at the
same old stand where we have been for
twenty-five years past and most re-
spectfully solicit the patronage of the
public as heretofore In awnings. tents.
flags and all kinds of society goods
and decorations.
ss s. ]. Thurman & Bro.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-06

WILL YOU GIVE UP all that health
means to you? If not look out for i'm
pure blood. Cure boils, pimples, hu-
mors and all scrofulous tendencies by
taking Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-06

HOODS PILLS are purely vegetable
and do not purge, pain or grippe. All
druggists. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-06
PARALLEL CONDI4lUNs.

The conditions are parallel with those
which are met by the agriculturist, who,
for half of the year must labor diligently,
without return, that a bountiful harvest
may result and yield a munificent recon-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-06

BEECHAM's PILLS for Stomach and
Liver ills.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-06

Time: 2,2ih. 2.25A, 22p4.
IN THE JUDGES STAND.
With Starter Frank Smith In the
judges stand were II. A. Groman, of
Allentown; C. s, Seamans, Of Scranton,
and DR.. J. W. Houser, of Taylor.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-06

Free-tor-all; purse, SJOU-
Ella T, e. m. G.0SlD, j. w. Tilden,
NeU oak, Ia. ld..,..........,.,..,...,.' L
Moonstone, bl. m. (2O9), /. w. Jones,
Wellsville, y. .J.......................2 . 3
Grace c, b. M, Frank w. Biting,
Shllington, Pa. ......................5 2
Allen Dare, Q. g. Gl9I), j. L. Wag-
ner. Hazlcton, Pa. ...................4 3
Raven, b. m. (2l0), j. L. WentZ,
Scranton, Pa .........................d 4
Hal Pointer, b. &. (2,0r9, J. 7.
Chambers, Dubois, Pa. .............3 6
Tirne: 215n. 21h 22I
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-06
CONDITION OF THE
HARD COAL TRADE
Set Forth In the August Letter Of the
Anthracite Coal Association.
AN INCREASE IN THE SHIPMENTS
There Is n Scarcity Of the Small Sizes
of steam Conls and the Price of Pea
Has Been neutrality-suspicious.
Market Is in Exceptionally Good
Condition for New Business--Trade
Has Been Brought to II sound Basis.

The August letter of the anthracite
coal operators association has this to
say about the condition of the coal
market:
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-11-20

The struggle for existence becomes
more intense every day You or the
other fellow must 60 under, and if you
have your way It's the other fellow that
goes. 1t is too bad that man has so dis
arranged Gods plan that he who was
made in the divine image must descend
to the level of struggling cattle. There
ia fundamental wrong somewhere.
The single takers say it is the result of
our land system, and other theorists say
a thousand other things. But the wrong
exists. and unless some power can rec
tify it soon, brute force, which seldom
accompIishes anything good. will be
resOrted to. The race Is being run and
every intelligence, earthly or celestial,
can afford to watch it. The cloud OF
discomfort will burst some day, and af-
ter that new era if not better one.-
Detroit Tribune.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-11-20
e OF ST. LANDRY, La. NOV. 20, 1897.
Postal Savings Banks.

Postmaster-G General Gary is man of
wealth. He has been director of a
Baltimore savings bank for more than
! twenty-five years, yet that fact does not
deter him from giving his hearty support
to the agitation for postal savings banks.
He does not fear that the government
institutions would interfere with his
business. On the contrary, his kpowl-
edge of the benefits OF savings Kanks,
based on his experience in conneNtion
with the Baltimore Institution Of which
he is director, has made him the more
enthusiastic advocate of postal sagings
banks.
Postmaster General Gary makes some
remarkable statements concerning the
value of postal savings banks in bringing
into circulation boarded money. He
says:
breath of life into the dead money of the
United States. Have you ever thought
what a dead thing money is when it is
not in use? It's the deadest thing in the
universe. There are many millions of
such dead money in the country. 1t is
boarded away in stockings, buried upder
the hearthstones, tucked away behind
the rafters and planted here and there
in the earth, because the owners have no
ld1lu Ill Savings
They have faith in the government, aud
they would bring the money out and de-
posit it in the postal savings banks. AS
to how much of such money there Is in
the country, you can guess just as we'll
as [ can. | have asked number of men
what they think the average of boarded
money would amount to per capita.
Some have estimated that it would be
$40, others $15, and some less. Suppose,
for instance, it was $5 per capita. This
would make the enormous sum of
$3.50, 900, 600. l don't believe it would
be less than that. though | would not
like to prophesy. Such boards are usual
ly greater than is supposed. Some of
them amonnt to hundreds and some
thousands of dollars"
Those who object to postal savings
banks for fear they would gather up the
small savings Of community for trans
mission to Washington, thus depriving
that community of some of its loanable
wealth, should take notice of the COM
peDsating feature of bringing into circu-
lation the boarded money of the country.
Money sent to Washington, much of
wbicl, will come from hiding places, will
not be boarded in the treasury vaults.
1t will be invented and made to draw
interest. and will thereby be addedlto the
circulation of the country. 1t will be
transformed from. idle into active
wealth. To use the words of the post
master genel al, the postal savings banks
will indeed put life into dead money
Chicago Record.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-11-20

The Confederate Veteran with next
month completes it's fifth year. 1t has
had remarkable success for "class"
magazine. S. A. Cunningham, it's
founder and proprietor, starting it in
January, 1898, with subscriptionlist
of forty seven names, has forged to the
front with extraordinary zeal, making
each succeeding issue as much better as
was practicable.
The June number of one hundred
pages, issued just before the great re-
union at Nashville, is the most elaborate
yet published, and the subsequent issues
have contained largely increased read
ing department. The liberal offer to
supply all of these back numbers and
the two following years-to the end of
the century-for so is maintained, and
it ia certainly most liberal.
The Veteran has attained the greatest
prominence of all similar publications in
history, aud being broadly patriotic and
with finest work in quality, it is highly
at the South. The proprietor spares
neither labor nor expense to maiptain
and to strengthen it. The aggregate
circulation, next months issue included.
will have been seven hundred and
twenty four thousand, weighing over
one hundred and eighty thousand
pounds
A liberal commission is paid to agents.
and the superb prize of fine $3.50 piano
or $2OOin gold coin is offered the person
who secures the largest number of new
subscribers by December 81. Although
this offer has been out for two months,
twenty subscribers would now
secnre it.
Mr.. Cunningham has been ever dill
gent in his worthy public enterprise to
erect monument to Sam Davis, whose
record in the manner of sacrificing his
life for his principles is unexampled and
has raised more than two thousand
dollars already for that purpose. The
most pathetic Of all the thrilling tributes
on that subject appears in the November
number from one of his executioners,
who contributes $40 to the fund.
November 81 is the thirty fourth
anniversary of the hero's death on the
gallows, and Mr.. Cunningham appeals
to every one who has the heart and has
not yet done SD, to send at least the po-
pular amount of one dollar to the fund.
The Veteran for July, 1897, containing
the history, including the account of the
circumstances furnished the Veteran by
Gen. G.. Nj. Dodge, the Federal COM
mander (wlo contributes to the fund),
will be sent complimentary to any who
contemplate subscribing. Address
S. a. Cunningham, Nashville, Tenn.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-11-20

"Byanism,n term contemptuously
applied to the true Democrats of the
country by the Republicans and their
allies. the gold.bug Democrats, had a
regular cake-walk in the elections last
week. New York, New Jersey, Mary
land, Kentucky, Virginia and Nebraska.
all States that went Republican last
year, have reversed themselves and are
ardent and enthusiastic champions of
"Bryanism." And come to think about
ii, there ia something inspiring in
the name which is intended as re-
proach by those who apply it to the
followers Of the greatest living Ameri-
cain. It is as great an honor to-day to
be called "Bryanite" as it was in the
early days of the Republic to be called
a "Jeffersonian." for Bryan is now as
grand an apostle Of the true meaning Of
genuine Democracy as jefferson was in
the beginning OF the present century.
Organism is good thing, and the ma
joriy of the people of this country are
going to accept it in 1900.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-11-20

AIOTICE.-La Land Office at New Orleans
~ Nov. IT, 1897.-Notice isl hereby given that
the following named settler has filed notice Of
his intention to make final proof in support of
his claim. and that said proof will be made be-
fore E. North Cullom, U. s. Commissioner, at
Bayou Chicot, La, on Dec 80, 1897, viz:
DANIEL w. PARNELL,
who made homestead entry No. 1861, for the
WI OF N. Ell and s. Ell of N. E.1 and N. WA of
&. Ed OF Sec. 9, TIP. H. 8. of r. West, Louisiana
Meridian.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
Of said land, viz:
Leon johnson, John Bond, Martin Bond,
Richard Odom, Of Bond p. O., La.
G. Med. BRUMBY,
Nov. 20. 1897, st. Register.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-11-20

We once heard of horse kicking his
friend to death when the latter was en-
tering the stable to give him some oats.
Some days after neighbor called by
and found the horse aud the farmer
both dead. The horse had starved to
death while the dead farmers bucket
of oats was sitting in the stable door
just out of reach. May not some of the
populist newspapers be guilty of the
constitutional Conventionf They
have been wbickeriDg for reform in
our election system long while and
now that they are on the eve of getting
it, they arc trying to kick the stuffing
out of it.-B. r. Item.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-11-20

The delegates at large to the state con
stitutional convention. shoald be justly
apportioned to the senatorial districts.
This will be satisfactory to the people,
and in this manner good men can be se-
cured. Above all things, We want har
mony in the party, and the broadest and
purest men in the convention. Let's
have no "monkeying." The party will
have to fight the Populists and the Re-
shape SO as to he observation-disclosures
News.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-11-20

"Can you tell me what sort of weather
we may expect next month";" wrote Il
farmer to the editor of his country pa
per, and the editor replied as follows:
"Iti my belief that the weather next
month will be very like your subscrip-
tion bill" The farmer wondered for an
hour what the editor was driving at,
when he happened to think of the word
"unsettled.o He sent postal note
Printers Album.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-11-20

Articles intended for publication in
the COURIER should be sent in before
Thursday morning if possible to insure
their appearance in the next issue.
Matter sent in Thursday evening or
later is apt to be excluded for lack of
time or space, unless it is of sufficient
Importance to justify the delay and in
convenience.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-11-20
NOTICE.

LAND OFFICE AT NEW ORLEANS. La,
Nov. IT, 1897.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim. and
that said proof will be made before E. North
Cullom. U. 9. Commissioner at Bayou Chicot,
La, on December, 80. 1897, viz:
BENARD HENRY,
who made Homestead Entry No. 1929, for the
Nh. of 8. E3 of Sec. 10, TIP. 3, south OF range
West, Louisiana Meridian.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of, said land, viz:
John Henry, SamI M. Peters, Landry Henry,
Joseph Clark, of Bayou Chicot. La.
G. Med. BRUMBY,
Nov 20, 1S97-6t. Register.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-11-20

A few of the so-ca!ed "sound money"
organs are urging Colonel Watterson to
not give up the fight, as the battle is to
yet be fought. Col. WattersoD is a
sensible man, and he knows when he has
received a political knock out blow. He
is not the man to walk knee deep in mud
following the band wagon, aud make
wry faces at the Drum Major, and as the
Houston Post says in paragraph, Col.
Henri Watterson takes bis defeat rather
philosophically. He is good deal like
the old gent who was suffering excru-
ciating pain in gouty toe. After doing
all he could to assuage the pain, he said
indespair: cache, d-you, ache. If you
can stand it, can" Henri thinks if the
rest of the country can stand it he eau;
and the rest of the country can stand it.
And Col. Henri asa Democrat, will be
found in line with Democrats, battling
for Democracy and standing on the plat
form as ennnciated by the party
Shreveport Caucasian.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-11-20
DUBLlC SALE.
ESTATE OF CHARLES NJ THOMPSON.

L
No. 1853.
By virtue of judgment entered in the mat
issued to me as administrator, I.wi!i proceed Oh
Wednesday, November 24sh, 1907.
at the late residence of the deceased to sell at
auction for cash, all the property of The deceas-
ed, composed of three following bodies of land
to-Wit: One, situated about one mile and
half west OF Opelo Fas. on which the deceased
last resided, contaviing an area of about sew
enty-three acres or .IrpeDts, bounded north by
public road leading from OpelOusas to Prairie
Ronde, west by lane between said land aud
the land sold to Peter Anderson, and east by a
body OF land belonging to heirs of Mrs. Alfred
Lastrapes, with all buildings thereon except
that erected thereon by H. l.. Garland, consist
ing of tho front part of the double house in
which resided the deceased.
Another, situated about mile northwest of
OpelOusas, containing about fifty arpents, boun-
Garland, left for lane and fer drain, bound
ed south by land of Mrs. Laurent Dnpre. west
by land OF Mrs. Cleophas Comeau, east by
strip OF land belonging to II. l.. Garland, with
the bulldingS-save and excepting those erect
ed by VIM. Henderson.
Another, situated about two miles from Opel
ousas, north-w west of the first described, con-
tanning an area of twenty seven arpents, bOun-
ded by land Of Henry L. Garland, east hy land
OF widow q. M. Thompson and of DR.. Bosgn.
south and west by lanes between said land and
land of Peter Anderson, with building thereon.
Also some horses, mules, cows. sheep, arto-
ry implements, some corn; also some notes and
accounts. HENRY l.. GARLAND,
Oct. %, 1897. Administrator.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-11-20

If the coming constitutional conven-
tion doesn't do something for honest
political government and general relief
OF our moral condition and looking to
tho bettermcnt of the masses, then it
would seem that there is DO way for a
peaceable adjustment and remedy of the
great evils which exist.-Shrevep0rt
Progress.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-11-20

An exchange whose identity we know
not very truthfully says: "The foul
mouthed gossiper who attacks the pri
vate character of the respecta bio citizens
does far more injury in community
than midnight marauder who simply
the gossipers now extant will industri-
ously labor for living and quit living
off somebody else's income, they will be
happier and the world will be better"
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-11-20

The Populists in this parish occupy
an anomalous position with regard to
the constitutional convention. In one
breath they tell us they will vote to a
man against the convention, and 10 the
next they say party lines should be ignor.
ed in the selection of the delegates.
The Pops want, a place at the pie
connter.-Mansfisld Journal.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-11-20
Thursday, Nov. 18th, 1897.

The constitutional convention, which
is aliimportantt to the citizens of Louis
lana, must be controlled by the people
and not by the few men who have en-
gagged in politics as business from
which they derive the greatest profit, and
wl:o esteem it their sacred right to hold
Office for life and hand down to their
kin the privilege of succession forever.
The constitution. when written, must
respond to the wishes of the people, the
Intelligent soyereirns who, alone, must
rule.-Caucasian.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-11-20

Don't neglect to furnish the COURIER
with news items of general interest.
Notices of deaths, marriages, the pre-
seDce of visitors in your neighborh0od,
ETC., ought to appear in The columns Of
your local newspaper and will be pub
lished if same are duly and timely re-
ported. ,Phone 80.