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Natchitoches populist., 1898-07-22
Railroad Commissioner.

How would Hon. a. 7. Nelson
of Homer, suit you He is a
thorough populist and a good man,
OF large experience III business
and legislation. He is a better
man than any democrat that can
run for the Office. Let our State
Central Committee call a conyen
ton and nominate railroad COM
missioners and let's get to work.
A separate convention should be
ordered in each district..-Bulletin,
'Twould suit us Splendidly, Judge.
but how are we going to get our
State Central committee together ?
We called them to meet at Baton
Rouge OH the 25th ult., and only
two of the three who lived there
at the time attended. We might
take referendum vote from the
committee on the questions neces.
sary to be decided in calling a con.
vention, if that will meet the re-
quirements Of tie election law re-
garding nominations.
II Populists would only do their
duty, they could easily elect the
fallroad commissioner and two
congressman, IN the 4th and 9th
Districts.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-07-22
BY Mr.. Weaver:
AN ORDINANCE.

Whereas there has been present
ed to the Police Jury OF Natchito-
ches a petition from Ward 4 of
said parish that an election be call
ed in said ward to test the sense OF
the qualified voters as to whether
or not licenses shall be granted for
the sale of spirituous and intoxica-
ting liquors in said ward; therefore
Be it ordained, That an election
be held in Ward 4, on the 18th
day Of Sept, 1898, under the ex-
istlng election laws of the State
then in force. to test the sense
of the voters of said ward as to
whether or not licenses shall be
issued by the Police Jury of the
Parish of Natchitoches permitting
the sale Of intoxicating liquor
within the limits of said ward.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained,
That the form Of the ballo. to be
voted at said election shall be- !:
''For license within the limits of
ward 4" and against license
within the limits of ward f."
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained.
That the result Of said election
shall be officially declared by the
proper law officers.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained,
That in the event of a majority Of
the voters at said election is in fa-
vor of granting the license for the
sale of liquor within the limits of
said ward 4, it shall be lawful for
the President of the Police Jury
to issue the same, and it shall be
lawful for the sheriff and ex-officio
tax collector to collect the licenses
therefor and to issue the proper
form of license.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained,
Natchitoches populist., 1898-07-22

That incorrigible old Spanish
braggaFt, Governor General Blan-
co, will have to look to his laurels
- n claimer-oft the-earth. He con-
verteti our terrible bombardment
and slaughter at CienfugoS into a
glcrious victory for the Spanirds,
with the loss Of only one mule, he
painted to his home office our ter
Tific destruction of forts and walled
,lefenses around Santiago, as an
noyances that disturbed only the
sleep Of the Spanish soldiers there
III, and be turued the crushing and
total annihilation of Cevera's feet
into brave resistance of the Span
ish arms with some losses which
vindicated Spanish honor, but
there are yet flights of fancy and
e1aggerations of imagination TO
the extent Of which Don Quixote
b anco has never dreamed.
III proof of this we have but to
rlll attention to our own Enter
psise's claims for its candidate for
Q mgress, Mr. Breazeale, in it's is
sie Of the l4th inst.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-07-22

der, Walter Dunckleman, Z A
Vienne, 0 F Lemoine, j W Tuck
er, w " Davis, j w Butcher, w
d Teasley, H p Gai!ien Jr., G. w
Sernling, Henry Garner, K T
Sullivan, + j Gamble, M H Tay-
10y, VIM Maricelli, Martin Y Bar
DO, Samuel Martin, H 0 Lestage,
II G.F Trichel, Pierre Y Barbo,
l. I Trichel, Il L CargiIl, D G
Brown, j Il. Mayhem, | Raphiel,
j c Perot, . o Hathorn, j H
Wilson, t L Atkins, j r Berly,
I r Murphy, Jas. Stcckler, I J
Hart, JOS. E Prudhomme, Ozeme
Dersidere, S B Perot, C L Read
himer, Robt. Hart, j B Taylor,
j I Voiers, Gus Fitz, Steve Cock
erham, H ? Gallien, H B plais-
ance, c L Campbell, M II Fisher,
I c Bryan, w Bryan, J II Shef-
field, tredcric Waters, jeff Thomp-
son.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-07-22

that ln the event of a majority of
the votes Of said election be against
granting same, the prohibition or
linauce Of the Police .'ary passed
shall apply to be in force within
the limits of said ward 4 Of tho
Parish of Natchitnches; provided.
that the petitioners be required to
deposit with the president Of th.,
Police Jury before the second pull
lication of this ordinance sufficient
money to defray expenses Of said
election. Adopted.
BY Mr., Barbee:: That Mrs.
Martha Glover be dropped from
the panper list from ward e.
Adopted.
Report of claim committee read
and adopted.
Report of Finance Committee,
read and adopted.
Thereupon the. shonorable body
adjourned to Friday, July 99thy
1898.
g. W. KILE, President.
S. II. HILL, Clerk.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-07-22
Grant Parish Courthouse.

This ancient specimen of pin
woods architecture will remain O
the old Calhoun plantation, wher
Warmoth and his niggers put il
for more than two years longer
And thus will Warmoth's tradi
tions and landmarks be preserves
and revered by Murphy j., hi
small prototype.
The bill providing for an cleo
tion in Grant parish to determine
for or against the removal of sait
Courthouse from Colfax to Pol
lock, was regularly passed by botl
houses and sent to the governor
for his signature.
The bill being in perfect accord
with the new constitution, which
document requires 2-thirds of the
white people to move the court
house, and having been passed by
his own partisan legislature, not
even the enemies of the measure.
who had spent weeks at Baton
Rouge lobbying against it, looked
for the governors veto.
But to save few friends it was
ready, not a straight forward,
manly veto, with reasons, but a
sneaking pocket pigeon-holeing,
that so fits his frauduIency's whole
make up.
1t was rumored that he refused
to sign the bill because some votes
were secured for it by swapping
on other measures. That would be
a fine excuse when it is known that
he has never yet signed. a bill that
was not traded through his legis-
lature, and when it is remembered
that he himself was traded into Of
fee on q deal which all parties
kept, save himself. Moreover the
only opposition the Courthouse
bill had in the legislature was the
result of diekering Of the most
disgraceful sort.
After developing little or no op-
position in the House, Messrs.
GOODWIN, Roberts and Williams,
went over to the Senate and, it
was rumored, promised John Ry- |
IN the District Attorneys Office if |
le would defeat the measure, and |
10 came near doing it. All three
If the members of the house from
be district Of which Ryan is sena-
or, had earnestly supported the
'ill, Ariail making strong
peech for it, but Ryan took up
he fight against it, snapped votes
IN every thing, pledged his friends
md openly led the fight, so that
he rumor of a district attorney
hip as the quid pro quo looked
reasonable.
So the friends of the bill know
ng that you must Eight the devil |
With fire." did not let any grass
row under their feet, and sue
eeded In laying Ryan's Dist. Atty
hip on the shelf.
But Foster, the Small, cares not
or constitutions, Democratic leg
slators, or 2-third white maior-
les, nor all of them put together,
q quietly sets down on the whole
usiness and gratities bis spleen, or
eWards his friends, as any other
espotic usurper would do.
Well, we want to wager first,
hat the people Of Grant parish
I'LL forestall Goodwin, Roberts
nd Williams delivery Of the Dist.
1tt'yship to Ryan, and second,
hat nobody opposing the Court
ouse removal gets elected in Grant
arish next election.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-07-22
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NOTICE.
Natchitocbes. La. july 1S, |

Natchitoches, La, July 1S, 1898,
The Livery Stable partnership here
tofore existing between Me. X. Holston
and K. S. Pharis, has this day been dis
solved by mutual consent. Mr.. Z. 5.
Pharis having sold his interest in said
business. Me. X. Holston assumes all
liabilities, and collects all debts Of said
firm, and the Livery business will be
continued in the name of Nc. *. Hol-
ston.
Z. S. PHARIS.
Nc. K. HOLSTON.
July 92, 1898.-3Od
Natchitoches populist., 1898-07-22
Congressional.

1T is time our congressional com.
mittees wero moving IN the mat
ter Of getting their conventions
together for the nomination of
Populist candidates for congress.
Under the new registration and
election laws, there is no reason
why the Populists should not win
in the 4th, 9Th and 9th congression-
al districts. True, the new regis
tration under section 5, will not
90 into effect for this election, but
there will be an additional regis
tration before thee elction, SO that
all who can fill out the blanks used
last fall, can have the opportunity
of registering, and together with
those who registered last fall can
vote for congressman.
The Cong. Elk. for the 4th Dis
trict is as follows:
AT Large-D. III. Dillon, D. G..
Freeman, Fl. L. Brian, A. w.
Stewart and G. NJ. Norris.
Red River-W. M. Hunter.
Rapides-N. V. Bush.
DoSoto-J. T. Webster.
Webstor-A. A. Miller.
Vernon-Lee McAlpin.
Sabine-J. w. Nab0rs.
Natchitoches-,Jno. w. Brown.
Grant-C. L. Purvis.
Winn-D. Z. James.
d. q. FREEMAN, Chairman,
Lake End, La.
JNo. W. BRowN, Secretary,
Alpha, La.
We hope the call for a meeting
of this committee will appear in
this paper next week-also in the
Banner Of Liberty, Minden; Sa-
bine Free State, Many; Peoples
Friend, Leesville; Peoples De-
mands, Colfax and Comrade,
Winfield.
As Natehitoches is the center of
the district and most accessible to
all the members, we hope the COM
nlittee will meet here and not later
than Aug. Goth.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-07-22

We would like to know how tnat
Populist editor got the 1915 he
says he paid for that suit of clothes.
Wonder if he don't buy his paper
on credit Free State.
Nobody sad he got it or paid
it for the clothes, it was simply
averred that he had Oh a 1915
suit OF clothes,
You know, Bro. Tets, that he
pays cash for his paper, because
the bill OF lading with draft at
tached, is sent to the bank, etc.
Wonder what you and Bill Annis
wear? If you have anything cheap
er than 1915, it must be made OF
dog hair and cockle-burrs, or q
"Mother HUBBARD made of gunny
sacks.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-07-22

Some of our exchanges are won.
dering what has become of the
Mole, 1T. Nicholas war correspond.
ent of Cape Haytien. Can't they
see that he has quit in disgust ever
since our own Enterprise reported
that Mansfield meeting, bringing
Breazeale out ahead, and claiming
DeSoto parish for him 7 Out class
ed,
Natchitoches populist., 1898-07-22
July 5, 1898.

Pursuant to adjournment the
honorable Police Jury met at 8
o'clock with President Kile in the
chair and quorum present.
BY Mr.. Raphiel
Natchitoches populist., 1898-07-22
of the Police Jury
July 4, 1898.

The honorable body met in regu-
lar session with President KiIe in
the chair and a quorum present.
This being legal holiday, on
motion, the honorable body ad-
journed until 8 tomorrow morn
ing, July 18th.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-09

CHICAGO, Aug s-Trade in cattle to-day was
s a5a5s5 medium s4S6@4s5 beef steers er si4
stockers and feeders S3g4aS: bulls S. s9q 4c2
Westerns 1,u s4a 75 fed Westerns "a Ss5 "a: Tex
There was an active demand for hogs. Both
Chicago packers and Eastern shippers operated
freely the supply would admit and prices
ruled strong and 5G1Sc higher fair 70 choice;
4;O5; mixed, SS75Q4O5; light, $SsOq4O21z; pigs
There was a good slaughtering demand for
nep ana Prices ruled 81 9or to iaen
s4.5Oa4.6O; good rangers, s42o@4.lO.
Receipts-Cattle, $1,000; hogs, 2CO0; sheep,
12OC0
natives and 1850 Texans. The small supply
caused strong market and some sales were &C
$465@5 10: light weights; $1,000 stockers and ID
Ss @ Sc COWS Wes aar efeer
@4.5O; Texas steers, $SQ4.25; Texas butcher cows,
nste s7S Texas be abt sspy and GOOD
general demand caused an active market at 59dSc
nsSancs heaSes pies sss s. 5s %zed @so
' sheepwReceipts. $50 $50. There was good demand
a on prices Wae sprn aeep Western
stock lambs, $S75Q4.S5; Western stock sheep s. IS
Guiding 1900 Texans; shipments. geo Market
steady but slow; fair to fancy native shipping
dressed beef and butchers steers. $4@5.35. bulk
at $445@5.15; steers under 1000 lbs, 1866 bulk
at $3.15@440; cows and heiters, $2Q490. bulk of
cows, $2.5G@3.25; Texas and indian steers, So. 20
Case bulk at $S5OQ4;T cows and heifers, $40
$3.50
Hogs--Receipts, $780, shipments 1000. Market
5@10c higher; Workers. $3.S0Q3.9O; packers, $1,000
4.05; butchers. $3.95@4.10.
ep-Receipts, 1900; shipments. 600. Market
lambs. s4as.25. ''~' ''''''' $50
NEW YORK. Aug. s-Beeves-Receipts, ana.
Market slow; prime steers firm to shade higher;
others steady; general market closed firm; native
steers, $4.45Q5.95; cows, $1.25Q3.05. Cables weak
live cattle, 1001OAc dressed weight; refrigerator
beef, &c. Exports to-day none; tomorrow, 725
cattle and 2,440 quarters of beef. Calves-Re-
ceipts 2,450 Demand fair and prices STEADY
veals $4g6 621z: tops, $675; grassers and butter
milks, $2.75Q3.75; Westerns, $430Q4.50.
Hogs-Receints 1869. Market lower at $410@
ABS.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts. 1925 Good sheep
firm and others steady; lambs 15@25c higher;
sheep, $3@4.75; culls. $2.75; lambs. $575Q7.7O.
CINCINNATI. Aug. Seattle active at $2.75
Q4.75.
Hogs active and higher at SO. 35@41o.
Sheep steady at $2.25Q4; lambs higher at $4,000
$50.
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THE FAST TRAIN SERVICE
TRAINS RUNNING SIXTY MILES AN
HOUR ARE NOW NUMEROUS.
The Money Raised on MOnOn Pre-
Observation-Disclosures Notes.

II have been studying the Railway Guide
of late" said an experienced railroad man,
land / find that a large number of roads
have trains scheduled. actual running time,
sixty miles an hour, and l believe that
trains scheduled fifty miles an hour are now
as numerous as were trains in 1860 scheduled
twenty-five miles an hour. 1 can remember
when twelve hours, Indianapolis to Cleve-
land, was called good time. Fast freights
now cover it quicker than that, and the
Knickerbocker is but little over seven hours
making the trip. In 1870 the time of the
Pennsylvania best trai.c, Indianapolis to
New York, was thirty-six hours; in 1880 it
was cut down to thirty hours; in 1890 to
twenty-eight hours; now two trains in each
direction are covering the distance in less
than twenty-three hours, and there is talk
of still further shorteni : the time. The
Big Four but a few years ago considered
four hours quick time between Cincinnati
and indianapolis and twelve hours from
Cincinnati to Chicago; now its best train
makes the run from Cincinnati to Indianap-
oils in two hours and forty-five minutes
and from Cincinnati to Chicago in eight
hours. The Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton
does fully as WELL as it has fifteen miles
more Of road to cover. and has several
indianapolis. Until 1893 four hours was the
running time between indianapolis and
Louisville over the Louisville division of the
Pennsylvania lines now two trains make
the run in three hours. Over the Vandalia
for years ten hours was the scheduled time
between Indianapolis and St. Louis; now it
is run in less than seven hours. In no part
of the country unless it be in the case of
the New York Central and the Pennsylvania
lines has there been such marked changes
in the speed of a. majority of the regular
trains or the fast trains the Central of New
Jersey. the Philadelphia & Reading and the
Pennsylvania are running to seacoast
pleasure resorts. In summing up the time
of trains over Indianapolis lines it will be
found to be considerably in advance of the
ST. Louis or Chicago lines. The Monon
now makes the run from Indianapolis to
Chicago in four hours and forty-five min
utes, road which before the present man
agement took control was hardly considered
a competitor of the Big -Four and the Penn
sylvania lines Thirty-six hours, Cincinnati
to New Orleans, was once considered fast
time; STILL the Queen & Crescent has cut
the time down to twenty-six hours.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-09

Quotations at ST. Louis, Baltimore,
Cincinnati and other Places.

=
ST LOUIS. Aug. S.-Flour steady and UNI
changed. Wheat lower, closing with August Il.
changed compared with Saturday. Spot easy; No.
red, cash., elevator, zoe bid; track. 74@74lhc:
hneus sso M Gg Noe hard cash %
Corn steady to shade better for futures. Spot
seOSt STEADY No. GSs e ACsu Msy sc
Oats steady for both spot and futures; No 2
SiRc BID bid May May 21c BID No white, SO3zc Rye
firm at 45c. Flaxseed firm at Gle. Prime timothy
seed s2Sl Corn meal STEADY az & SFa ran
steady; timothy, g, 5O@1l; prairie. s4Qs5o Butter
er m al e Oss off W6 es seadg at Por
lower; standard mess jobbing. s. STA Lard
Ps%s extra
s5S2s ribs go shortS oI ssh B "a o. o;s
ssS5 shorts ssiz Receipts-Fio1r TO- go brs;:
wheat 1900 b corn o 10000 bu oats 81 goo bu
corn, 1900 blu; oats. 1000 Blu.
BALTIMORE, Aug S-FIour quiet; receipts,
20 406 brls; exports none sales. 800 packages.
tember G7se steamer No red Sc asked
receipts. 61S bu; exports. $1,000 bu; Southern
wheat by sample, 7O@7sc; Southern wheat on
Sizes sepe@ber GS sS{ spis e mi1ed
Southern whte ana yellow eoTn sc oats
quiet and steady; No. 2 white Western. .32aS2l1c:
exports none. Butter steady; fancy creamery, 20c;
fancy imitation, 17c; fancy ladle. 14ql5c: good
lade, 1Sc; store packed, f1c Eggs firm; fresh,
@SAc; small, S$z@9c.
CINCINNATI, Aug S.--Fiour dull, but firm;
fancy. s.; s5@3 GO: fancy, s. 75@s Wheat firm; No
active; No. mixed, 23AG24c. Rye quiet; No. ..
42c. Lard easy at s.. Bulk meats steady at S IS.
Bacon steady at $662h. Whisky firm at 81. rs.
Butter steady Sugar quiet; hard refined, 4.47D
6.10c. Eggs dull at &c. Cheese steady; good TO
prime Ohio fiat. s@Slzc.
TOLEDO. Aug s.--Wheat active and lower No.
2, cash, 73Ac; September zoe. Germ dull but
steady; No. mixed, 34c. Oats quiet; No. mixed,
2212c. Rye dull, but higher; No. 2, cash. 46c.
Glover seed, prime. cash. 1925
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. S.-Wheat easy August,
SAC; December 63AG633sc; No. l hard, 90c; No.
/ Northern, sSz1e; No. Northern S2a4c.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-09
VIII Exceed tine ..Bumner Cron.v

CHICAGO, Aug. S-The Post to-day says:
According to reports received by railway
companies and business men, the largest
wheat crop in the history of the United
States will be harvested within a fort
night. The winter wheat yield. which ag-
gregates from 375, 600 900 to 4OOO 900 bushels,
will be increased to the extent of nearly
$50 C0,000 bushels from the spring wheat re-
gion The bumper crop of 1891 will be
eclipsed this year by 100000 900 bushels from
present indications. Reports received from
members of the National Association of
Merchants and Travellers, who are assem-
bling here to-day to attend the fall meeting,
affords positive proof, it is declared, that a
new era of prosperity is at hand throughout
the great West Railroad officials who
have just come in from extended trips
through the spring wheat and corn-grow-
ing States make equally optimistic reports.
State crop reports received to-day from
Kansas and Michigan say: A bumper crop
is here and the Pearson-Taft Land Credit
Company, which holds 100000 worth of
farm mortgages in the West, has but ST.
900 worth of property under foreclosure"
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AT NEW YORK.
Ruling Prices i'm Produce Mt the Sea-
boards Commercial MetrOpOIia.


boards Commercial Metropolis.
NEW YORK, Aug. S.-Flour-Receipts.
% 495 brls; exports, los brls. The market
was weak, losing most of the advance Sc
cured last week. Corn meal dull; yellow
Western, 74c Barley malt dull; Western,
57062c.
Wheat-Receipts. 1925 blu; exports. II ,5S3
blu. Spot easy; No. 2 red. 7s9sQ791sc, f. o. b..
afioat export grade spot and to arrive OPP
tions opened firm on cables and continental
buying, but failed TO hold the rise Active
selling based on prospective larger receipts
and bearish Michigan report weakened
prices decidedly. The close was heavy at a
net loss of 1Q11sc: No. 2 September, nsk0D
1850, closed at 71ssQ73ssc.
Corn-Receipts, Il. O25 bu; exports 81 $3.50 bu
The market was steady; No. 2, 3S12c f. o. b.
afioat Options opened easier on liquida-
ton, but rallied later on covering inspired
by export business and closed Ac net lower
September, 371sm379sc, closed at 37ssc.
Oats-Receipts, 400 800 bu; exports, 20 S23
blu. Spot firm; No. 2, Csc; No white 3212c
Options quiet but barely steady, closing &c
net lower. Sept mber closed at 2Gc.
Hops quiet but steady. Wool dull
Coffee-Optfons opened firm with prices
10 10 10 points higher, advance increased on
active foreign buying, covering by shorts
and purchases for investment account, aided
by bullish cables from Europe, and closed
steady. with prices l5M20 points higher.
Sales, Y. $50 bags. including September $50
Q5.65c. Spot coffee-Itio steadier undertone;
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Those ..Unbiased- Editor,.

w l.. Alden's London Letter
There is story as to Mr.. Zangwill that
may not yet have reached America. Some
years ago Zangwill offered an article to an
American magazine, which promptly refused
IL, his name being at that time unknown in
America. The other day he offered it once
more. to the same magazine, and imme-
diately received a dispatch over the cable
Offering him magnificent terms for the
worlds serial rights in the article. | have
always tried to believe that editors, with a
few exceptions, look solely at the merits of
the articles which are offered to them but
this little experience of Mr. ZangwiIl's
shakes my faith. 1t really does look as If
the same editor who thought an article by
the unknown Zangwill unworthy of pubica-
ton found the same article a surprisingly
able one when Zangwill had made his repu-
tation.