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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-04-17

We get mail only three times week
by the boats since the creyasses in
Mississippi. and yesterday morning we
went to the post Office expecting to get
three days mail, which we should
have gotten. We were anxious to get
New Orleans papers, as it is our only
way of getting news of the high water,
But what was our disappointment when
we got only Mondays papers, and
Tuesdays and Wednesdays papers
were left behind. The citizens were
angry. and an informal meeting took
place at Guneard's drug store and the
following dispatch was addressed to
the Post Master at vicksburg:
Lake'Providence, La. April 16. 1897.
C. c. Floweree, p. NJ. yieksburg, Miss:
!. We received only Monday N. o. pa
pers to-day. Why did we not get
Tuesday aid Wednesdays Part OF
our mail carried by every trip OF boat.
f. j. HAMLEY. Mayor.
j. w. DUNN, Sheriff.
If it was the first time this thing had
happened we might afford to be pa
tient, but several times since we get
: our mail by boat, a part of it is carried
by and brought back to us next morn
ing. and. when we complained we were
told By a certain agent that our COM
plants ..can't do him any harm" 1t
would be strange indeed if the nail OF
thousand people living in Lake
Providence should be carried by and
quietly submit to is. They are deter
mined this time to get redress il it is to
be gotten. If II is not the fault of the
mail agents they should help to find
out where the fault is.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-04-17
The Levee. Problem.
Commercial Herald

Commerclai-iie'aio-J
Proof of the inability of local author
ities and local resources to haheie th's
great task, the expense OF building the
ievcss successfully, has come ailer
n,o,v years of trial and great cost.
f,oyernment aid has enabled the us
triets to carry the bnrthsn Just lar
anonob 10 make success Indispensable.
rha only alternative now, is abandon
mont of the Task and very much OF the
country that has been cleared up an"
the credit of the local boards have been
ei,bar exhausted. or strained to the
last degree. This is assuredly true OF
,Le lower Mississippi district, the most
afflicted of all; and by cruel irony OF
fat. the most populous and highly I'M
uroyed. The people have not only
taxea themselves most heavily, put the
four counties it embraces are loaded
with a bonded debt of over a million
dollars. Heretofore. during the Whole
existence of this board; its credit has
been maintained: Inspite OF all pre-
yious disasters. there has never been
default in meeting an obligation
But the, must depend In future on the
government for food protection. And
their present low state is wholly due &c
the government works erected on Tue
levees directly opposite. There in The
past six years the river commission has
expended nearly four dollars, for every
one laid out in the Mississippi Leve'
District. This policy of the commIs
sion has wrought widespread loss an'
ruin. and is.surely q strong argumen
in favor of sole government charge 0
The levees. and on a scale sufficient t
extend protection to all.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-04-17

Last Friday the river was higher
than ever known at New Orleans.
That great city hasn't felt the wave
yet, and when it does, which will be
about to-day, they viii want more
than any three feet of levee, without
several breaks take place before the
water reaches there.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-04-17

Because the limitations Of DIR. Tiche-
nor's Antiseptic smell and taste like
peppermint is no proof that they are
.sjust as good" as the original. simon-
pure compound that has given unIscr-
sal satisfaction tor len years. You
may know Or. Tiehcuor's Antiseptic
by the trade fnsrk. j. S. Guenard
always keeps ii for sale.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-04-17

The engineers calculate that the
crevasses in the Arkansas levees,
from Helena to Laconia Circle, thir-
teen in number, are carrying off a
third as much water as is conveyed
iu the channel OF the river. Add the
five crevasses in Mississippi and
those above Helena to this and the
levees had been high and strong
enough, how high would the river be
to-day? Mr.. Taylor, member of the
Mississippi River Commission, says
perhaps two feet, but We doubt him
very much.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-04-17
The Mississippi Floods.

Sugar Belt vindicator.l
The Eastern papers are now COM
menting on the great floods in the
Mississippi valley and the extent of
the suffering aud of the destruction
of property excites surprise in that
part of the country. A discussion
is going on concerning what practi-
cal remedies can be devised and APP
piled, and we trust it will result in
some good.
An article in the Boston "Adver-
tiser" refers TO the vast size of the
tie, ritory subject to inundation, in
Guiding $4,000 square miles in
louisiana, 1000 in Mississippi, ~
600 in Arkansas, and 1880 III Mis-
souri,, an area as large as the States
of Massachusetts, Vermont, Connec-
ticut and Rhode Island combined.
In Louisiana alone the flooded dis
trict in an ordinary season produces
a cotton crop amounting to l,500,-
600 bales, valued at SIS, 900, 900.
This is but one of the items involved
in the proper control'of the greatest
river on the continent.
The Boston paper, like many
others giving some thought to the
problem of Mississippi floods, is not
clear as to what should be done to
stop the work of devastation. 1t
suggests that the time may come
when some great system of storage
reservoirs will be constructed to
harness the force of the spring over
flows. Such a work it truly says,
would probably cost sum larger
than the amounts already expended
on the levees. But the object is one
OF immense Importance, with bear
ing on national growth and prosperi-
ty. 1t is well known that danger
Gus floods in the Mississippi, and in
its principal tributaries, the Mis-
souli, Ohio, Tennessee and Cumber-
land, are recurring more frequently
than IN former years. The aban-
donment of the rich river bottom
lands is out of the question, and the
resources of engineering are quite
equal to the task of protecting them.
If the means are provided engineers
can do the rest in America as we'll as
in Holland. A decision as TO how
the means shall be raised will lead
to speedy settlement of the other
branches of the subject.
When the cost of flood in the
Mississippi valley is reckoned up it
will be seen that the wealth destroy.
ed in a single season would go far
towards preventing the invasion of
thousands of farms, with loss of life
and distress among multitudes com.
.pelled to abandon their homes to the
waste of waters. If each family
thus afflicted could state their losses,
and add them to the damage in.
flicted upon plantations, the aggre
gate would not be complete. There
would still be the cost of relieving
the sufferers, which the public cheer
fully bears, but they would rather
use the money as a preventive if thai
were made possible. Communities
along the Lower Mississippi have
not been backward in spending their
own means to augment the govern
ment appropriations. The results
thus far are incomplete and .unsatis
factory. Huge as che Mississippi i
when the spring floods pour into i
from different quarters of the com
pass, it can be held under control
and, considering the magnitude o.
the interests concerned, such is Ger
tain to be the final solution Of tb'
problem.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-04-17

1897 over aud above warrants already
drawn be pledged to pay said loan
j. b. IIiserodt, G. G. Cordili, A. 5.
EColtharp, +. l.. Maxwell and j. Stein,
being present, and each voting aye on
the passage of said resolution.
On motion of G. c. Cordill the meet
ing adjourned subject to call of the
president.
FL. MAXWELL, President.
A. T. LANE, Secretary.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-04-17

The Concordia Sentinel says that
the levees throughout the parish are
all in excellent condition, and have
been raised and strengthened to stand
not less than fifty-two feet of water,
and probably will be able to stand
the water now coming down on them.
We hope that the people of that
parish will be successful in their
noble light against the food.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-04-17
FOR SALE.

BEAUTIFUL FIVE ACRE LOT. having
a front of two chains and sixty-six links, on
the lake road. next to the property OF Mr..
j G Bass. This is beyond doubt the
finest five acre building lot in East Carroll
parish.
For terms, apply to
MILLIKIN & HAMLEY.
Real Estate Dealers,
Lake Providence, La.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-04-17

G.. A. VoelLer,
Phil Mcclure,
Finance Committee.
The Board then adjourned to meet
subject to call of the President.
P.D QUAYS, Pres. Problem.
YANCEY BELL, Clerk.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-04-17

There are one hundred and ninety
prisoners confined in the jail OF Or
leans parish who are waiting trial.
Justice griuds slowly.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-04-17
BRICK, BRICK, BRICK.
II Ell il
Acme Brick Company

Is now ready with a fine lot of Brick
for sale for cash. Prices to snit the
times. Call at Office of Company. No.
5 Leyee street. for prices.
JNO. w. COOKE. Manager.
Lake Providence, La.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-04-17

RN~ Prescriptions or home receipt;
ofany kind, properly compounded ut
Campbell & Chaze's.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-04-17

nECampbell & Chaze have increased
their stock Of drugs and sundries. ETC.,
and can meet calls for anything in their
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-04-17

J. S. Gucnard keeps The origina,
genuine DR.. richenors AItisentic.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-04-17

We recommend the payment of the
following approved claims, and that
the Parish Treasurer be authorized to
warrant for same:
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-04-17

Leaving a cash balance on hand of. 1902 40
We have examined the report OF the
Marshal and Tax Collector, and lind
that he has collected the above amount
($66.75) and paid same over to the
treasurer.
We have examined and approved the
following accounts and. recommend
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-04-17

Protect your IDEAS; they may bring you WenItn
Write JOHN wEDDEEBURn q CO, Patent AttoI
and list OF two hundred inventions wanted.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-04-17
TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

Lake Providence, La, April 9Th, 1897.
The Hon. Mayor and Board of Aid
ermen of the town of Providence con-
vened this eve at 7 o'clock in regular
session.
Presentation, E. j. Hamley, Mayor
presiding; c. L. Egelly, Secty.; Alder
nv. Nj Purdy, W. H. Schneider
and n. Fousse.
Absent-Alderman Jas. Beard.
The minutes of the previous session
were read and approved,
The Finance Committee filed the fol-
lowing report, which was read and
adopted: :.
To the Hon. Mayor and Board OF
Aldermen-We, your Finance Com
mittee. beg leave TO report that we
have examined the report of the Treas
urer and find that he had on hand at
the date of his last report on
March 3, 1897 Cow Oh
That be has received since
For licenses 1891 % ~ ~
| For taxes 1896. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 90 20
|. Making total of ...........,..S4l i %
| That lie has disbursed as per WAR
| rants. ...-........-.... 40 ~
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-04-17

January 10. 'as..tI.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-10

For the benefit of those who desire to
attend tho ceremonies incident TO the in
auguration of Prcsident-elect Mckinley,
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will
sell excursion tickets to Washington
March ], :, 3. apd 4, valid to return from
MaNch to s, at the following rates.
From Philadelphia, $1+); Harrisburg,
$5.U6; Wilmington, 81 IS; Baltimore. u. -
and from all other stations on the I'ruH-
sylyanta system al reduced rate,
This Inauguration will be u most in.
teresting event, and will undoubtedly AT
tract u large number of people irUm ryply
section of the country
The magnificent facilities of the Penn
sylyania Rlirond make this line thu
tGvuritc route to the national capital AZ
all times, an1 lis enormous cqllpnent
ana splendid terminal advantages ut
Washington make 1t c,pccuIly popuiar un
such occasions
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-10

Several Wilmington sports were In
Chester last evening to witness the bouts
in the amateur boxing tourna Inent, and
s'veral contests between professionals.
In the 16b-p0und class, Acme Wonder, !"
Of Chester. defeated Ed" CLARK, Of Phila.
delphia; Aleck Mullin won from Harry
10 Sage, and in the final bout Acme
Wonder" defeated Mullin.
Charles Ralph, of Philadelphia, won the
first bout In the 130-pound class from
Nick" Welsh, of Chester P. Sullivan,
Chester; ]. Kelley of Philadelphia, won
from Charles Barber in the same clacs,
and in the final bout Sullivan defeated
Kelley William Price and C. W. Daw-
son, OF Wilmington, fought four hard
rounds, and Lew" Blackson drew with
Arthur Brown after four rounds Of slug
giDg.
Pedlar Palmer has accepted a challenge
to fight George Dixon.
Hereafter but one coach will be allowed
on the coaching lines, except when more
than two runners are on the bases.
A new one-third mile, bicycle track is to
be built at the grounds of the New Jersey
Agricultural Society at Waverly, N. J
Alfred De Orc, the champion pool play
or Of the United States, WINS successfully
operated on for u tuInor at the Roosevelt
Hospital, New York, on Monday.
A live bird tournament will DO held at
Boyertewn on February %, under the aus
picrs Of tho Boyertown Gun Club Amer
can Association rules will govern the
events.
Martin Flaherty aud Joe Mullins met
In a twenty-round bout at Buffalo Nor
day night. Although the latter appeared
to have the bottcf OF it. the referee decided
it a draw.
Tommy White, who SO greatly outpoint-
cd Joe Fairburn on Monday night at the
Winter Circus is to meet Billy Whistler
ut the South Brooklyn Athletic Club on
FRIDAY night.
All the local delegates to the convention
Of the League of American Wheelmcn left
last night for Albany, where the annual
gathering of the organization takes place
beginning to-day. Although there is con
siderable important business to be franz
acted which will have great bearing on
The future oil the league, yet it is all ovsr-
shadowel by tho election for president,
which Is being fought out bitterly by the
friends Of Sterling, Elliott and Isaac 8.
pultcf.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-10

Governor Bushnell Of Ohio has stated
In an interview that he will not appoint
Marcus A. Hanna 10 the prospective va
eancy In the Senate consequent upon the
retirement Of John Sherman to take pos
session of the State Department The
strongest kind Of pressure has been EN-
ployed to induce the Governor to change
his mind, and this he is not likely to do,
unless Foraker shall give his consent
Hanna, in the meantime, has declared
bis purpose to make canvass for the seat
when the time shall come for the I.egisla-
ture to elect II Senator, and this is pretty
certain to precipitate fractional war in
Ohio that is not likely TO be confined to
the Republican party in that State alone
Foraker promises to be sharp thorn In
the side of the Mckinley administration
The impending fight between him ana
Hanna will be a serious blow to Republi
can harmony, and Mr. Mckinley does not
seem to be equal to the task Of staviug 1t
.a
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-10

BERKELEY, Va Feb $, 1897 The month
ly meeting of tue Band of Hope met as
usual ON last Sunday afternoon at the first
Baptist ChurCn, Topics for the occasion
Should termented or unfermented wine
be used for Sacrament Of the Lords Sup.
perry Miss Crimes from North Carolina
opened the discussion speaking very much
LORDS supper" Rev L W. DeShields
from Wilmington Del, mado an excellent
ard eloquent speech approved by the sup
srlntendant VIM Green, A motion was
offered that letter be sent to the Board
OF Deacons to use tho unfermented wine
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-10

1t Is rather disappointing to learn that
many of the vessels of our navy are not
sea worthy. 1t is said that the "Indiana"
had to turn back from trip to the open
sea for fear she would roll over and sink
The fact is that they are all top heavy
Some radical change must, therefore, be
made in the construction OF these vessels
before they can be relied on to defend our
fig on the high seas Congress or the
Secretary of the Navy should look into
the matter at once, 30 that we may have
vessels for defence instead of mere show.
We need floating batteries and not turtles
ia case Of war, 30 that the name won in
lSl2 and 1916 by Paul Jones MacDon =.
Ugh and other famous commanders may
be perpetuated
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-10

Detective McVey has custom of say
ing when he takes the stand to give ey:-
denee, Il have been looking for these
men for some time" When no was sworn
this morning in the city court to give
testimony against two men for yagrancy.
Judge Ball asked him if he had been
looking for these men for some time - The
detective laughed, and replied, no -
The men were given until u O'Clock to
leave the city.
Officer Scott this morning arrested w m
McGrann for vagrancy and be Will go to
Jail for 81 days.
Harry b. Fell was fined IS and costs for
dtsorderly conduct. He cursed Charles
Stewart and then went to his home and
Cursed him again.
The two boys Nicholson and Kinding
werd allowed to go for the present ms this
industrial school ID full. If they do n OF
conduct themselves properly they viii be
arrested and sent to home,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-10

In the year 1871 l remember seeing o
very dismal procession passing down tho
street, 1t consisted of an elderly gentle.
mnn-weil dressed only his hat had fallen
off, walking hand cufled be wcen two DO.
ilcemen, whiieanother policeman marched
behind.
I he clderly gentleman looked pltiably
conscious of his disgracefUl situation The
boys ran after. The people in the street
10 Ned Oh Curiously.
"What has he dOucf" asked one
He dtdn't go to see Lillian Kennedy in
The Uaac1n's Daughter IL
Isn't 1t shameful?
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-10
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Constitutions Convention.

DOVER, Eel 9.-To-day was an inter.
estins one ia the Constitutional Couyen-
tiop. Warm debate marked the entire
session over the election system for the
Judiciary. 1.-The judicial power OF the
State shall be vested in a Supreme Court,
il Superior Court. u Court of Channery,
an Orphan Court Court of Oyer and
Terminer, Court of General Sessions, a
ltcglster's Court, Justices of the Peace
and such other courts rs the General AS
setnbly, with the concurrence of two
thirds of all the members of each house
shall from timc to time establish. No
Judge shall sit in the county III which he
t1aides.'
This section was also adopted 1.-The
Judges shall be appointed by the Govern
OF by and with the con emf of three tifths
OF all the members elected to the Senate,
for the term of twelve years, and if any
vacancy shall occur by expi alton of term
or otherwise at time when the Senate
shall not be in session the Governor shall
within thirty days after the happening of
any such vacancy convene the Senate for
the purpose OF con rming his appointment
to tho said vacancy and such other ex-
efutive business us may como before it
for action"
Judges arriving at the age of 10 are to be
retired upon full pay until the expiration
of the twelye.year term, provided the
judge retired shall have served at least
one half of said term
The right shall be given to all persons
convicted OF capital crime Or petty crime
To appeal
In the cou Sc of the debate Mr. Snithers
said that much stress had been laid upon
the bug a-boo that the elective system
wonld drag the judiciary into the mire of
politics. Is it not awell-known fact that
IN recent case the courts have been drag.
ged through The mire of politics. ami
would the elective system drag 1t any
deeper: He didn't believe it would. Hi,
CON 7titucnts favor an elective system and
he would vote for it,
Mt Clark made an at ack upon the pres
eat system and claimed thai the recent &C.
%GnS brought before tho courts of Kent
county demonstrated the fact that there
was altoGo, her too much poiiUics in the
courts. He called upon any member of
thG convention who believed otherwise TO
stand up, and more than half Of the con
ven,ion stool up. This created some
nIrrriment
Mr.. Clark continued his remarks by
moving that the committee rise. report
progress and ask leave to sit again.
Mr. salisbury said that he did not ap.
pr1hend such dire consequences from al
lowing the people to select their own
Judges. but II the vote was forced at this
time he felt bound to vote in favor Of sus-
tanning the report Of the committee.
Caiarib Cured, a clear mead and sweet
brth'h secured with shiloh'sCatarTh Itemedy
nj an 81 flEl al
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-10

The degree staff of Eden Lodge, No "a,
]. o. 0. T. composed of about sixty mem.
bers, and accompanied by the Grace or.
chestrH will leave this city at 5.23 on Fri.
day AFTERNOON, for the purpose of visiting
Aberdeen, Nd, whers they will confer
three degrees on several members OF
Bleinhem Lodge No. 10i. Visitors will
be present from Havre de Grace, Bel Air,
Baltimore, and other places. A car on
tho 7. W. & u. r r has been chartered
and it will be attached to the 80 train
After the degrees have been conferred q
banquet will be served, and every atten-
ton given to make the occasion pleasant
ono to the visitors They expect to leave
Aberdeen to return home about 1881 On
Saturday morning