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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-11-13

Respectfully submitted.
James Beard,
M. Purdy,
Chas. Il. Egelly,
Finance Committee.
A petition was presented to the
board. which was read. asking a re-
mittance of fine imposed upon one
Joe E. Sutton, tor violating the quar-
antine regulations, which, upon mo-
ton of Aid. Purdy, was received and
fled
The following. ordinance offered by
Aid. Egelly, was read and adopted !:
BE it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the town of
Providence, La, in regular session
convened, That the Mayor of the town
of Providence be, and he is hereby
authorized and empowered to effect a
loan of $500 from j. N. Hill. Esq. for
the purpose of defraying the quaran-
tine expenses of the town during the
present year, and that a certificate of
Indebtedness to be signed by the Mayor
and Secretary of this board be issued
to j. N. Hill, payable in 80 days from
date for said sum with interest as
agreed upon, and that the revenues of
the town for the years 1897-'9S be
pledged to secure the payment thereof.
The Finance Committee filed the fol-
lowing report for quarantine expenses
which was read and adopted, to-wit:
To the Mayor and Board of Alder
men of the town of Proyidence-We,
your Finance Committee beg leave to
report that we have examined the fol-
lowing accounts presented and APP
proved by the Mayor for quarantine
expenses contracted by him in ac-
cordance with authority granted him,
and have approved and recommend
payment of the following. to-vit
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-11-13

We recommend payment of the fore
going claims, and that warrants issue
therefor.
We have examined the report of the
City Marshal for the month of October,
and find that he has collected and paid
over to the Treasurer for account Of
Taxes 1897, nett. 1925 so
Licenses Observation-Disclosures. 8 80
Fines -. .............. IS 90
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-11-13
TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Lake Providence. Nov. 3. /

Lake Providence. Nov. 3. 1897.
The Hon. Mayor and Board of Aid
ermen convened this eve. at s o'clock
in regular session.
Present-Hon. E. j. Hamley, Mayor:
d. w. Gilmour, Secretery; Aldermen
G. Il. Egelly. V. Nj. Purdy. James
Beard, n Fousse and 4. l.. Hill.
The reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting were dispensed with
aud the Mayor authorized to approve
same rs recorded.
The Finance Committee filed the fol-
lowing report, which was adopted
To the Hon. Mayor and Board of Aldermen
of the town OF Providence
We, your Finance Committee, beg
leave to report that we have examined
the reports of the Treasurer and City
Marshal for the month of October,
which we find correct, supported BY
proper vouchers.
We find from examination of Treas
urer's report that he had on hand
At date of last report. ....$ SO 80
Received since account taxes 1897,
nclb lSO w
Licenses 1897, nett. ................. 8 90
Flnes 0S w
1919 As
That he has disbursed as per voueh-
ers and warrants .............. 70 III
Leaving a balance on hand OF -. S206 "a
Less outstanding warrants tor $500
and 5000. Observation-Disclosures. Is 90
Leaving balance subject to warrant Sls7 81
We have examined and approved the
following accounts:
u Peck, marshal salary for Oct. $50 90
hue inspector ............ ID 90
Purdy & Schneider. acid .... IL So
coal oil ....... 8 50
Approved claim No. 23O. c. Il. Egelly IL 90
- - No. 236, BID. ~ 81 %
i" No. 256. PurGy &
Schneider ....................... 40 10
S1S7 "a
Leaving balance on hand Of $40. 90 SO
$1S7 81
We recommend payment of the fore
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-11-13

Lake Providence, La.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-11-13
Succession Sale.

Providence, La, Nov. 10. lS97.-4t.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-27

The View York Methodist preacher
who married sensational couple in q
Iions's cage, Il threatened with disci-
pllning by the church. The people Of
she whole country would heartily al :
plaud such course. When marriages
are performed for such sensational pur-
poses it IL not To be wondered at that
our divorce courts are ovcrcrowded. Is
marriage merely 20 be q spectacle?
We need little tightening Of our
ceremonies. They have become about
a. loose a. Is cndurabIe. The less form,
the less binding. il apt 10 be true OBJ
servaiiOn.--Des Moincs Register.
There arc two ways Of being happy;
We mag either diminish our wants, or
augment our means either will do
the result f. the same: and Il IL for each
man 20 deciGc for himself and do that
which happens % be the easier. II you
are idle or sick or poor, however hard
Il may be 20 diminish your wants. u
will be harder 20 augment your means.
n y0u are active and prosperous or
young or in good health IL may be cas-.
Ter for you 10 augment your means than
20 diminish your wants. But II you are
wise, You will do both at the same
time, young or old, rich or poor, sick
or we'll; and n you are very wise you
do both In such way As 20 augment
the general happiness Of society. BENZ
Franklin.
Hammock county will have an inter
eating term Of court next week.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-27

AtlasEeE ? ~. Eden, who i now ID
s'a.a114A. kentaeay. = fisurIng % 80
i'4ralag - l'eaaiello and r,.saniuv Ia.
Er@czAascf laE.
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a clsgelzn1, OAlo. nan. ave he
assss go sEns - L-elaeFe Il i hereafter
ASS Of Esessing the dead On the 0st,s,r
sisage hvzs1as lie Lad hurried four
sssez.
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Esr-eTyassa ss1 fr-itzr0Ees vent 20
IsasEe, N0rtaSa. lass week 20 eel some
eha4e@ frat, asd zEs arrested snS tried
s1v gielatisz eity ordnance relative
z, frs.i ssllEg. On trial be va prompt
a.ss 4lsses4 aas - a. liberty. He thea
ssraped ne Esd u tie city from biz
aaoes and tanned bis face hOmeEard g.
zoasi - % ~ farewell ard . Ioaz f4re-
vel % sseh . eisg.
Ths Wyoming sspreuSe eosrt has de-
cs1es sh4; 20 foreign horn citizen caa
re- 10 thst ssAse ssIess BE- l. able %
READ ~ esastltsIion u the United
ssssss is Eagilsh. The qge-tiOa came
- IL soa2s eon.esssd elertlop c1ses and
~ esees % the decision was % Gnseai
> nszt~F n fsepabg.eaa ofscizis. And
yes HERE are peopIe Who des.iare ali
- igharast v0ser. q the coustry are
= re DeG.lsraric party.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-27
P,cnartng % 1e ThankfnL

The merit lssss u the Podank Ga
zetse. edited b. or old friend, Col,
Tooksr fyracer, will contain the follow.
Ing
Nabor 1911 simms has tseeE owing ~
% sat-crfpsiOn EOr three years. u
be- siIl briag ~ . turkey for Thanks
living wc viii give him Q receipt 20
date,
Iudze CInehen told % year ago
that BE- Woald bring - . load % wood
On .siacrsptlon. We want him % come
forward with it right nov, ~ veil need
lt % cook Che turkey Col simms IL 20
bring ns,
n senator Tom wOrkem intends %
keep bIs word With ~. be will bring
n those Hsbbard squasbes he prom
Iced IL resarn Tor our advocating bis
election % She legislature. We can
c.s,k sbem With the VOID Jgdgc Clnch-
en- IL going 20 bring IN 70 cook the
turkey Mai simns f. going 90 deliver
at orr ssBctufD,
,saglre I'I0wcm has raised some hne
celery this season. ~ be owes Ne g
On sstocriptl0n wc nope be will bring
IN some u that celery 10 go Win the
turkey Mai. Slmms IL going 20 bring
~ 10 ~ cooked with she wood Judge
cInchsm has promised 20 deliver %
thaw out the Hubbard sqgsshcs soma
tor workcm has agreed 20 trade for
receipt f0r bis delinquent subscription
= Omaha WOrld-Berald.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-27
lffcmpfccI suicide.

Herman a. Nondschein, jeweler, ~.
teuspeeS suicide lat Saturday ~ stab
tsnz kiassea IL the region ofthe heart.
Par n.asshs be kas heen . great sai-
serar firm rhegnafism and had been
Srlaxing eontlnSOssIy. file seIf.iDaict-
81 W0ard ls~pot seFi0us ard be gill
s01a ree0ser frDm Its effects, hut be
seersa menfally unbalanced and may
have 70 b. cent 81 the asylum. One 81
III. prsseni Troubles T.: lie hss for.
yoksen hls Raglish and talks only 10
f.err-ac
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-27

Drink, and the gang drinks with yon;
swear of, and you go it alone; for the
bar-room bum who drinks your rum
has a queuchless thirst OF his own.
Feast and your friends are many; fast
and they cut you dead; they'll not get
mad If you treat them bad so long as
their stomachs are fed. Steal IL you
can get million, for then you can fur
nish bail; it's great big thief that
gets out on leave, but the little one
goes 70 jail.-Nuggett.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-27
In Lefaho Asthorcas.

Nessrs. COaky 4 90, publishers, chi
eax0. hAs . volume - poems 10 print
fron fhs gii;sd pen ~ Niss Ida q,
wkittler. ssgmeTIy n B.scxfootyand only
daughter u y, ). Whittier. u soda
spgJnZ. one ~ The p1,sms IL saId vol
SIRE + snsltlas. 'LOver's Leap. Leg
ena n shossone PsIls."
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-27
LRe1I me Nayy

E.ass SEEK = Sas Frascisco n0sher
ass her 6asxhter Were married the
saase svssiaz &ad 10 part b. the sane
ezrsEl0ay. TIE Ss0sber married the
cag<aia u . bat ard tie daughter oa-
a tGe crew,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-27
Butter, Cream and MIL.

ID. G. Wood, dairyman, gives notice
20 the people of BIackfoot that he has
started a milk wagon and will deliver
butter, cream and milk, every morning,
at their homes as they may order.
Customers solicited.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-27
Eleefl.,,, "a Koael oreraeer.

The eaerflon so- rad 0geFseeF for the
FsGexsaos elstrlet. vii g. he'd a. Jndge
VALE o&as Bl8ex,e<s. gop1ay. De-
eersker s>h Time q Vosisg from
ofc.aek y o'elOrx ,. ~.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-27
Why BoH Your Drinking Wafc,

when, for one, cent per gallon, you can
have fresh Snake River water delivered
at your houses or places Of business
every morningg No amount delivered
for less than 25 cents per week. Leave
orders at the Pioneer drug store.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-27
Famous Christmas Story Teller.

The Christmas Ladies' Home Journal
will have Christmas stories by Mary
z. wilkins, Ruth McEnery Stuart,
Hamlin Garland, Mrs. A. d. 7. Whit
ney, Mrs. Mark Morrison and Lillian
naII
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-27
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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-27

Anc,fcap PALS Il looking Tor a big
bu.Iding iOOp ia the spring.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-27

Bannock county will have an inter
csting term Of court next week.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-12-24
Illinois Supreme Court De-
clares State Civil Service
Law Constitutional.
Decision Affects Chicago APP
pointments and Is Sweep
ing in Its Nature.
Practically All Removals Of tho
Harrison Administration
Rendered illegal.

CHICAGO, Dec. 23.-The supreme
court Of Illinois, sitting at Springfield,
handed down a decision UNFOLDING the
constitutionality of the civil service law
of the state. The decision was rendered
in q mandamus proceeding brought by
the attorney general Of the state to
compel Chief Ripley of the Chicago
police force to make appointments from
the classified list furnished by the civil
service ccn mission. The decision is
sweeping in its nature aud upholds the
attorney general in all the claims he
makes il behalf Of the law.
All the appointments which Mayer
Harrison and Chief of Police Ripley
have made since they entered their
present positions are, with the excep-
ton of the heads of departments ap-
pointed by the mayor, under this de.
cision rendered illegal, and the chances
are that the commission will in a short
time inaugurate grand house cleaning
that will take his position from every
man not appointed by the commission.
IN the police department hurricane
will sweep through the upper ranks,
and but few of the commanding officers
will be allowed to remain unless they
pass their examinations.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-12-24
kiao-Chau, Seized by the Ger
mans, Had Been Promised
to the Russians.
Secret Treaty Between the Two
Countries Had Already
Been Signed. .a.
r. ssia Furnishing Funds for
Building Forts and Buy
ing Supplies.

PEK1N, Dec. 23--1n spite Of official
lenials, it is regarded as proved that
Port Arthur and Klao Cnau bay are
promised to Russia by u secret treaty.
China regards Russia as her only friend
aud is asking her adv. CO alone. British
influence is nil, having suffered greatly
through the failure of tho loans negoti-
ations. China is now negotiating q
loun with Russia. The latter demands
the dismissal Of the British railroad en-
giueers in North China, and it is prob.
able that it will be granted. The Cor
man drill instructors will be dismissed,
at the expiration OF their contracts,
and will be replaced by Russians. Rus
sian officers have already been ap.
pointed to drill the armies Of North
China.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-12-24
General Pando Informs E!anco
That Pre- posals Of Peace
Have Failed.
No Other Course Left Opc;
but to Fight Insurgents
: to a Finish.
Execution of General EuiZ JUS
tifiable From a Cuban
Standpoint.

HAVANA, Dec. 23.-Ganoral Pando
has written to Captain General Blanco
te say tina, all the commissioners who
have been sent 10 the lnsurgent camps
prcpt sing leace with autonomy have
t.:iled, and ,ha;, therefore, no o her
course is oun than 10 finish the war
with war.
On Saturday night last, under cover
OF darkness, The ,nsutgenl leader Ra-
vena, with ID men, entered the village
o Bacarams', III Inc ncighborhood Of
Guanatact Il, rear tits city, and plum
dercd grocery ST. res ard several res
dences wi,hou1 IL suo, being fired by the
Insurgents or by the garrison.
In the province Of Santa Clara the
insurgents have dynami'ed a fine
bridge. They have burned immense
cane fields Gu the Rosari plantation,
near Aguucaio, this province, with a
loss of over s 10000.
Last Sund.y the military commander
nj Jaguey sent a number Ut conceutra-
d s, under the protection Of local gucr-
rilIas, to bring vegetables into the town.
They we're surprised by the insurgents,
VINO macheted 63.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-12-24
THE DEATH OF RUIZ.

Was Aware II the Penalty Of tho Act Ho-
fore T. trrinE Insursrnt Lines.
NEW YORK, Dec. 20. General Emilio
Nunez, member OF the staff Of Gen.
eral Gomez and veteran of the 10
years. war, arrived in New York dur.
ing the day from Cuba.
1.-The death of RUIZ" said General
Nunez, twas one of the fortunes of the
war, but the Spaniartis in their desper-
ate extremity are seeking to make it
appear that it was the act of savages
and not an act OF civilized warfare, and
with the extraordinary facilities they
possess for the dissemination OF any
sort of news that will help bolster up
their tottcring cause, they have sue.
ceeded III creating, temporarily, a false
impression. Ruiz was not killed under
a flag OF truce but AS a spy, warned be-
forehand not to enter the insurgent
lines and fully aware of the conse.
quences that would follow violation
OF the order
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-12-24
COAL MEN ORGANIZE.

Have Plan to Dispense With the Profits
Of the Aliddleman.
New YORK, Dec. 23.-For several
weeks Wall street has been alive with
rumors of deal arranged among the
anthracite coal Companies, designed to
increase the profits OF Inc railroads aud
their mining companies aud to stitfen
the price of COAL Evidence of the deal
has been given in the ste;. ly rise Of the
''coalers" upon sluggish aud sagging
market. =
The new plan is monster piece of
finance and bears the unmistakable
stamp of J. Pierpont Morgan's handi-
work. The total profit annually to the
coal combine by the new scheme. it is
figured, will be 50, 800, 900.
The plan Of the coal men is to or.
ganize under the liberal charter of
Pennsylvania and Reading railroad as
sales agent, which would dispense en-
tirely with the middlemen and save his
profit to the producers without materi-
ally increasing the price to the con.
sumers. This new company, which
has not yet received name. is to buy
from the coal roads their entire product,
pay them adequate rates for transpor.
tation to the markets, and sell to the
retail dealers direct.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-12-24
STRONGLY ANTi-BRiTiSH,

st. Petersburg Novosti on the Situation in
the Far East.
ST.. PETERSBURG, Dec. 23.-ln a
strongly anti Br.ish article The No.
vosti says: ''In consequence of the
rretensiou Of England to compensate
herself for the Russian occupation Of
Port Arthur by the acquisition Of Port
Hamilton or Lazareff, anu in view of
the possibility Of the disturbing action
of Japan, Europe stands on the brink
of grave diplomatic complications. It
is therefore We'll to recall that the rein.
forcement of the German squadron in
the Pacific permits Russia, France and
Germany to effectively prevent dis
turbance of tho balance of power be.
tween the three powers on one hand
and Great Britain and Japan on the
other, such as might be produced by the
violent seizures of territory"
Some of the Russian papers are IRON
ical ut Germany's expense. The Bourse
Gazette OF Odessa hints that by the
time Prince Henry and the German
squadron reach China they may fud
the Tsung Ii Yamen has prepared an
unexpected reception for intrusive
guests.
The Mirovige OtoRolisky reminds
Emperor William Of the attempt Of
Napoleon Ill to plant his power in
Mexico.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-12-24
SCORE ARE INJURED
STAGE PARTY STRUCK BY A TRAIN
NEAR PAsSAlC, N. J.
The Thirty-six People In the Vehicle
scattered in All Directions
=
aud Three Are Fla.
tally Hurt.

New YORK, Dec %. Twenty per-
sons were seriously injured, three per-
haps fatally, at a grade crossing on the
Delaware, Lackawana and Western
railroad between Passaic and Delaware,
N. J. They were in stage which was
struck by train. The party numbered
81 aud relieved the monotony of the
trip by singing, and it was not until
the horses were on the track that the
engine was seen by the driver. 1t was
then almost at hand, coming swiftly
along. The driver struck his horses
sharply with the whip and they leaped
forward, then stopped abruptly as the
gate closed on the other side Of the
track. The locomotive struck the stage
almost in the middle, b urling it several
feet ahead, then struck it again, throw.
ing it from the track. With the second
blow of the locomotive the occu pants
of the stage were scattered in all direc-
tio1,s
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-12-24
KILL POLITICAL PRISONERS.

A Number of Prominent tiuatemalans
Executed by Order Of Barr.os.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 23.-News has
reached this city Of the shooting i'll
Guatemala of number of political
prisoners, including two men who are
known all over the Central American
republic. The execution occurred last
month at Huehuetenango. The prin.
cipal victim was Captain Hurculano
Ruiz, brother.in.law of General Daniel
Fuentes, now in this city.
Another victim was tho Honduran
colonel, Francisco Zellaya. He was
accused of aiding the Revolutionary
party and was executed by order of
Barrios, the command being carried
out by General Luis Molina. Three
other prominent Guatemalans suffered
death in the same manner, including
Licenciado Marcello de Leon, a lawyer,
and Ella Zandobal.
It is estimated that there are now in
Guatemalan prisons no less than 228
prisoners of the late revolution.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-12-24
BERING SEA AWARD
DAMAGE TO CANADIAN SEALERS
FIXED At $464,OO0.
That Amount Virtually What Canada Had
Previously Agreed to Accept, but
Congress- Refused to Ap.
propriato It.

OTTAWA, Dec 2S.-The Canadian
government has received q communica-
ton from the arbitrator appointed to
deal with the claims Of Boring sea seal
ers against the United States govern
ment for losses caused by the seizure OF
their vessels submitting the award.
The arbitrator were Judge King of the
supreme court Of Canada and Judge
Putnam of the United States. The
award is $464, 900, with two reserved
cases, that Of the Black Diamond, for
SO, 900, and the Ada, for $1,000.
1t will be remembered that in 1894
the United States government offered
$4OO, 600 and that Canada claimed $780,
900. Afterwards compromise was
reached and the amount placed at $780,
COO. but congress refused to vote that
sum. The present award is virtually
what Canada formerly agreed to &C
cept, with interest.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-12-24
RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION.

Record for 1897 but Little More Than
the Previous Year.
CHICAGO, Dec. 70. The Railway Age
makes the following statement of new
railway lines built in the year 1897:
While the year 1897 has shown larger
railway earnings and better business
conditions than its immediate prede-
cessors, the marked improvement in
the financial outlook did not begin
early enough in the year for the COM
pletion Of the new undertakings, and
so it now appears that although much
construction work is under way the
mileage of track actually laid is but lit
tie greater than that for the preceding
year. The lowest point in 20 years in
respect to railway building was reached
in 1895 when only 1903 miles of track
were added, and 1897 has done little
better, the total now reported to us be-
ing 1864 miles.