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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-09-15
TIE MERCILESS DONS
An Interesting Leaf from the His
tcry of Louisiana.
Organization of the First Republic
on American Soil Followed by
the Massacre Of the Leaders
of the Movement.
Especial New Orleans Letter. l

The first rebellion in what is now
America was against the Spaniards in
Louisiana and its failure is marked by
one of the most cruel deeds in the
history of this country. This re-
bellion against Spanish barbarity
was the first attempt on this
continent to organize an independent
republic, antedating the American rev.
olution by ten years. After France
had failed to colonize Louisiana sue
cessfully, after Il half a century's ef-
tort and the expenditure of as many
millions of francs, she gave the coun-
try to Spain. But the prime motive of
the gift was to prevent Louisiana from
falling into the possession of Great
Britain. The French did not like the
transfer of themselves with the ter
ritory, as chattels, as they termed the
change of sovereignty. At that time
New Orleans and the adjacent river
districts were settled by French, Ger
mans, Swiss, Italians and about 1000
Acadians, who had been exiled from
Acadia by the British government.
Knowing the Spanish character for
cruelty, as practiced in the Flordas,
the French decided to resist the Span
ish occupancy. As they had been cast
away by their paternal government,
they must organize another. 1t should
De an independent republic.
The idea of a republic was suggest
ed by Capt. Pierre Marquis, a Swiss
soldier of fortune, and the scheme was
readily adopted by the French and
Acadian revolutionists. The Louisi-
ana republic was to be modelled after
the Swiss republic, and the chief was
to be styled 'protector." Nicolas
Chauvin Lafra Mere, an exiled Acadi-
an, was one of the leading conspira-
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-09-15

past, but what it was no one In Ihe
colony knew, excepting that she had
been court "buttertiy' and had been
eXiled from France. She came to this
new world and established court"
aftc: the style of the celebrated sa-
Ions in Paris. Lafraniere, the chief
consplrator, was frequent visj tor to
the salon of Nine. pradeI, and finally
her salon became their general meet.
ing place. During literary discussions
and dances the Conspirators discussed
their plans, and when Spanish soldiers
appeared at the "Maison de Conspir.
ators' they only found few ladies
and gentlemen discussing delicate sup.
pers or 4 dance in full swing.
Finally the commercial rcgula.
tions" of the Spaniards became so op.
pressive that the revolutionsts dc.
cidei to strike. A written protest was
unheeded with the usual Spanish
hauteur, and then at a general meet.
ing of delegates from the districts the
"Kepublic OF Louisiana" was declared
TO be in existence. y Legislative coun.
Gil was next organized, naming La
franiere as chief of the republic. The
conspirators assembled at the Place de
Arms (now jackson square) and rails 40
the banner of their republic-a white
flag with one scar. The Cromwell OF
the new world informed the Spanish
governor that his authority had ended
and that the soil of this country was
not ripe for the Holy Inqusition."
The governor, Don Antonia de Ulloa,
did not resist, though his force was
larger than the band of conspirators
could rally, and, in addition, he haC
twu ships of war. After he had ra ther
hurriedly retreated to one of his YES.
sells his departure was a tritle hurried
by one of the conspirators cutting a
cable, when the vessel drifted from its
moorings amid he hootings of the con.
spirators and jeers at the broad ban
ner of SPAIN"
The departing governor with much
gravity saluted the insurgents anC
threatened to return and avenge this
Insult to Spanish honor
After Investigating and learning
that louisiana was not gold mine, it
is doubtful whether Spain would not
have returned the expensive gift to
France. But her honor" had been
insulted, and with Spain that out.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-09-15
NO. ~.
WIT AND WISDOM.

us he a self-maGe man?' NO;
father-in-law madc.'--Puck.
Every pair that marries is really an
other match trust.-L. a. W. Bulletin.
Some people cat green apples and
then sigh about their crosses.-Rams
Horn.
"ln mid ocean we met a magnificent
private yacht flying signals of dis
tress." ''Leaking?' 20, no. their cook
wanted to quit" t."-Detroit Journal.
Everyone must do Just so much
weeping; those who are spanked often
est when young, have least cause for
crying when grown up.-Atchison
Globe.
\ philosopher says that one has to be
in business with a man or in love with
woman in order to know that he
doesn't know them.-Chicago Daily
News.
Languid Lawrencc-"Dis paper says
sOmethin about de soldiers bein'
bathed in blood" ToyIe Knott-"Well,
blood amt water, tank heaven
Town Topics.
1t is recorded of 4 young fop who
visited one of the RothschiIds that he
was so proud of his malachitc sleeve
buttons. that he insisted upon exhibit
ing them to his host. The latter looked
at them and said: "Yes-it is a pretty
stone. ! have maEtelriece made of
it in the next room" m."-Cincinnati En-
Quircr.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-09-15

weighs everything-except gold. The
pride of the French Creoles must be
humbled. Accordingly fleet of trans.
ports with about 5000 men was dis.
patched to Louisiana, under the com
mand of monster whose name is toe
Infamous to live in history-even in
the black history of Spain. The citi
zens were panicstricken by the ar.
rival of this fee; one morning in July
1863. Its mission was ominous-to
avenge "Spanish honor!" The
treacherous commander having dis
patched word that he would be lenient
almost forgiving. no opposition was
made to his aUthority-the leading
conspirators having been led to be.
lieve that their nnly punishment would
be exile. On the statements of Span
ish detectives, 20 of the leaders were
arrested, and this at banquet tC
which they had been invited by the
Spanish commander as his guests
This infamy was the Spanish refine.
ment of cruelty. Their property had
already been confiscated; their doom
virtually decided upon. The trial was
amockery. Lafraniere, the "Protector
of the Republic" Capt. Morgus and
five others were condemned to be
hanged. ito be taken to the place 0.
execution mounted upon jackasses
and when hanged their bodies to re.
main suspended until further orders. u
The negro hangman, rather than car.
ry out such cruelty, cut off his right
hand. This humane lesson from an
African whom the Spaniards had sold
into slavery moved some of the French
ladies to plead for clemency-that the
conspirators be shot instead of being
hanged. Among these was Mime Pra.
del, who now no longer worshiped the
setting sun, but was smiling upon the
demon son of Mars
Accordingly the doomed conspira.
tors-the organizers of the first re.
public on this continent--were taker
to the place of execution, bound hand
and foot like felons and humiliated by
being placed in a cart drawn by jack
asses.
The place of execution was in the
center of what is now jackson squa re
and at the spot where stands the eques
trian statue of Gen. Jackson, who
three-quarters of a century later
wrested Florida from Spanish rule.
J. II. SCANLANn.
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tors, and, at the time, he was attor-
ney-general of Louisiana territory.
Louisiana was conveyed to Spain
by secret treaty, and the Louisi-
anians did not know of the treaty until
the arrival of Don Antonio Ulloa and
his small "army of occupation" con-
sisting OF perhaps 1000 soldiers. At
once the conspiracy was put on foot,
and in the meantime the Spaniards
were enforcing their customary sys-
tenn of robbery under the guise of tax
alton and duties. Another cause which
led to the conspiracy was the attempt
by the Spanish priesthood to estab-
lish the Holy lnquisition." priests and
the instruments of torture having al
ready arrived. The grand inquisitor''
for Louisiana. with his rack and thumb
screws, were seized and shipped back
to Spain by the revolutionists.
This conspiracy is tinged with ro-
mance-the ambition and deceit of a
woman playing the usual part-and
ending with tragedy. 1t has fur
nished the plot and material for an
opera, though the scene of action is
changed from this historic spot, where
the first republic in America was born,
to end in short while with the assas-
sination of its leaders.
Fronting the Mississippi river, in
what is now the business portion of
New Orleans shipping, and about half
a mile above the present jackson
square, stood the finest suburban resi-
dence of the New Orleans of those
days. 1t was pretty French villa,
picturesquely situated amid groves of
orange and banana trees, interspersed
with beautiful magnolia trees, the
pride of the south. In this pretty gar
den were grottos half concealed by
flowers and sweet plants of this sub
tropical cline, which freighted the
warm atmosphere with delicious
fragrance. In these grottos were
rustic benches where the young beaux
and bellies sat 1T evenings and talked
of love-the old story. yet ever new:
and here also the consprators dis
cussed their plans of foverthrcwing the
oppressive rule of the brutal Span
.ards.
This villa or ''Iaison de Conspira-
:ors," was the residence of one Nine.
Pradel, an intrigante and aspirant for
social distinction in the colony. She
was as bold IS she was beautiful. vain.
ambitious GA heartless. She had
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-09-15

Goosle-"That auctioneer has a lot OF
wind Halyard He needs it, Google
why" Halyari-"Because his sales sH
small. .'-TowE Topics.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-07-08

statement as to his experiences on the
memorable night when he took the COL
Ter Merrimac into Santiago harbor, but
his declined as he had report to make
to Sampson. But with regard to his ex-
perience as a prisoner of war in San
tiago he said: During the first four
days we were prisoners of war we were
confined in MORO castle and can as
sure you those were extremely uncom-
Portable and disagreeable days. The
Spaniards did not exactly i'll treat us,
but it took them some time to recover
from the shock caused by what most of
them considered our Yankee impudence
In trying to block their harbor. AS a rule
the officers and men who came into con-
tact with us were gruff in speech and
sullen in manner. There were many
threatening glances shot in our direc-
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-07-08
TRICKS OF MEMORY.

Notable Examples Of Forgetfuluess That
Are Supposed to he True.
The first man to start school for the
training Of memory was a Greek. ST.
,nonideS, who read one Of his poetic
compositions to large audience and so
fascinated them that when he bowed
and withdrew from the building they
sat spellbound. The roof caved in and
killed them all, mangling them SO that
the bodies were unrecognizable. but ST.
monides oSme to the rescue of the de-
spairing relatives and said he could re-
member where each person in the audi
ence sat and who he was. AS there was
no one to dispute, his decisions his iden.
tification was satisfactory, and he profit
ed by the enthusiasm to start memory
school.
A young woman of no education fell
i'll in a small German town. She could
neither read nor write. yet she raved in
Latin, Greek and Hebrew, and the SIM
pie villagers thought she was possessed
Of the devil. Investigation proved that
at the age of she had been taken by q
charitable old Protestant pastor. 1t was
his custom for years to walk up and
down passage of the house into which
the kitchen opened and read to himself
i'll loud voice ont of his books. These
books were ransacktd by the physician
in charge of the curious case and who
had mado inquiries into the sick girls
past life, and in them were found the
identical Greek and Latin passages
which the girl in her deliriIm had re.
peated.
There is an authentic case of q bril-
liant young woman, happily married,
who had long illness, the result of
which was that when she recovered she
bad lost every recollection of her life
from the day of her marriage, inclusive
CT the ceremony. The rest of her life cd
to that point she remembered clearly.
At first she pushed her husband and her
child from her in alarm, but her par
ents and friends have convinced her she
is married and has SON. She believes
their word ot necessity, though she has
never recovered her memory of that one
year which is lost to observation-disclosures.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-07-08
HIGH PRAISE FOR CERVERA.
uObson Calls Him a Generous Man and q
ChivalrOus Officer.

Hobson Calls Him Generous Man and q
Chivalrous Officer.
For Admiral Cervsra l have moth
ing but the highest admiration His
act in informing Admiral Sampson of
our safety I regard as that of a kind
hearted. generous man and chivalrous
officer. / expressed to him my sincere
thanks and the thanks of my men for
taking this means Of relieving the
anxiety of our shipmates and our
friends at home. He repeatedly spoke
to me of his admiration of what he
called one of the most daring acts in
naval history. though / am sure we
were not entitled to the commentator
we received. for there were hundreds of
other men on our ships who would have
been glad to undertake to do the same
thing.
while we were in Moro castle we
were naval prisoners, but at the end of
four days we We're transferred to the
jurisdiction Of the army and We're re-
moved to the Eeina Mercedes hospital
On the outskirts of Santiago, where we
remained Until today. We knew but
little OF what was going on in the city.
though of course We could always tell
when our fleet was bombarding the
shore batteries, aud We could easily
distinguish the terrific explosions caused
by the Vesuvius throwing dynamite
shells. Several times at night we were
also fully aware that the land batteries
were fighting outside the city.
CT ri nd Gatt
be difficult to explain how anxious we
were for news OF the success OF our SIDE
during the engagement. The little in
formation the Spaniards world give us
could not be relied upon. One thing
that | foHld out in the hospital was
that a large number of Spanish officers
were wounded in last Fridays fight, for
many were brought to the hospital to
be treated. Numbers of badly aimed
bullets came into the hospital windows
on Friday, but I do not believe any one
was injured by them. Our quarters
there were very clean and comfortable,
and the food was fairly good.
I'm fact ] have no reason to complain
Of our treatment as prisoners Of war.
The prejudice which the Spaniards
showed against US during the first few
days coon were away. We csrfducted
ourselves properly and simply forced
them to treat US well. We knew Meth
ing about the destruction eff Adnaral
Cerwera's fleet until told by our swn
people today. OF course eur conAne-
neRt heeaS1e very -irkssme, and I can
not tan yah hoy great was the, relief
we felt to be fres again. easssf ex-
press nay gratitude 10 our soldiers who
gave us such a welcome when we came
into the lines. All of us are in excellent
health and glad to GO back to our pests
again and see the war through to the
end"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-07-08
Administrators Notice.
state OF Illinois. =,
County OF Rock Island =,

Slhlc OI liLuDlS.
County OF Rock Island. -
In the circuit court, In chancery. to the May
term \. ID. 1873 Bill ~ sell real estate den.
eral No 800.
Frank w. Slochinger complanant VS. Joseuh
4. Hochlinger, John l.. Blochlinger. Louisa
+. Bohrens, Fred Blochiinger, George Behr-
ems. Anna BehrenS, Louis BehrenS Edward
Behrens, defendants
Public noticeis hereby given, that by yirtne
or decree OF the circuit court OF said county
entered May 10. 1925. in the above entitled
cause, authorizing and enpow erlns the under
signed "a administrator with the VIII annexed of
the estate OF Joseph /. Blochlinger deceased
TO sel tho real cState, with the appurt en- oes
hereinafter described. ana all me estate title
and in~erest therein whereof the said Joseph
| !. acsh'in2cr, deceased died Soi.ed Ia Zoe
simple. the undersigned win. on ttae sen day OF
JBlr. A. D. 1893, as the hour OF Two az o'clocI,
p. m, at the norta door of the eour, house in
tho city Of Rock Island. IN said county,
offer for sale, to the biggest bidder the foi.
lowing tract OF land. with the appurtenances
, IN said city. described as follows:
The west half OF lot six (6) in block
| siNty-two rd2). in that part OF said city known
| az Chicago or Lower addition. and all the cs-
! tate, title and intereS. therein OF the com.
| plaiaant and defendants above named, and
| each OF them. and all ehs estate, title and In
terest therein whereof tho said Joseph l..
Hocblinger, deceased, died seized In fee sim
pie.
| Terms of sale. cash IN hand
| Rock Island, Illinois. June ~ 1893
| FRANK W. BroCHLINGHR
| Administrator with the will annexed of the
estate of Joseph 4. Blpchlinser, deceased
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-07-08
Notice TO Contractors.

Sealed propnsa al, will be received at the
CITY clerks Office, Rock Island, until Monday
July II, iSls, at ; o'clock p. m. for construct
gtne improvement ordered BY an ordinance
entitled as follows:
An ordnance for the improvements OF Thi--
ticth street. in the city OF Rock island, state
OF Illinois from The north line OF Seventh ave-
nue. to the North line OF Eighteenth avenue -
And for furl shing all the materials and do
Ing the work according TO the plans and
specifications on file at the city clerk {
office.
Han; bids vSll be furnished on application.
Each bid must be accompanied by . certi-
fed check in the sum of FIVE hundred tS5nO aGD
dollars on some Rocs Island bank. payable to
he order OF thc mayor OF said city. which
'ha become forfeited IL said city in case The
bidder shall fail TO enter into contract within
ten G0l days after the awarding of said con-
tract with approved suretieS to execute the
WORK for the price mentioned in his bid a d
according to the plans and specifications in
the eycns tina. the contract snail be- awarded
to MIN.
Contractors are required to furnish SAMPLES
OF the brick with whca the woyi; is 20 be done
Brief; used in the work must correspond with
the samples in Quality and st,lc.
Rock island, IN, June y. 1895
A. d. HUEsING. City CLERK.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-07-08
ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMs,

The state of Texas is about 5000
square miles larger in area than Spain.
The ringleaders OF the recent revolt
in Uruguay, including eight generals,
have been deported to Buenos Ayres.
Colonel b. f. Montgomery, of Colo
RADIO. was elected president of the In
ternational Mining congress.
The Tennessee Populists at their state
convention nominated Il. n. Richard
son, of Franklin, for governor.
Private Eugene Rucker. Tayorville,
Fifth Illinois, was buried at Chicka-
manga. He died of pneumonia.
Walter NJ. Howe, a real estate dealer
at 167 Dearborn street, Chicago. was
found dead in his room in Kuhn's hotel.
Suicided.
The Chicago dty council has author
lied the issue of $780, 90 of water eer-
tificates to anticipate the receipts from
the water office.
The superstition about st. Swithin
influencing the weather begins on his
so-called day. July Is. and continues for
forty days afterward
There was almost a waterspout along
the line of the Burlington system north
of St. Joseph, Mo, and traffic has been
practically at a standstin.
The Marion Cycle company. Of Marion.
Ind, has made an assignment. The liza
! bilities are estimated at $50. 600. Th,.
assets will fall considerably below thu,
figure.
The Chicago Stamping company,
West Congress and Green streets. Chi
eago, manufacturing the United States
bicycles, has confessed judgment on
notes aggresating s244134.
Garner Sims, Of Providence. r. I.
a well-known engineer and three times
a millionaire, lately appeared before the
United States naval examining board
Sims wished to serve In the engine room,
without pay.
Secretary Long has closed contracts
with the Chapman & Merritt Wreck. Q
company. of New York, for the raising
/, Of the wrecks of the Spanish warships
strewn out along the coast Of Cuba f..
a distance of twenty miles west Of San
tiago harbor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-07-08

The men who play the big drains in
the different regiments of the Servian
army must have so easier lot than the
drummers of other lands. for they do
not have to carry their own drums.
In nearly all cases instead Of being
slung in front Of>the man who plays it
the instrument is put on small two
wheel cart drawn by a large dog. OF
course the drummer must play as he
marches, but the dog is SO well trained
that there is no difficulty in doing this.
The animal keeps his place even
through the longest marches, and the
drummer walks behind the cart, per-
forming on his instrument as it goes
along. Each regiment is provided with
two or three big drums, but> very few
regiments have band. YOUTHS Com.
panion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-07-08
Sale of Real Estate.
g. X. Kenworthv. Solicitor.


by virtue of an order and decree of
the county court OF Rock Island coun-
". made On the petition OF the un.
der>iyned, J. Henry LidderS. somnStra-
tor OF the estate of Frederick Kramer de.
ceased, for leave 10 sell the real estate of said
deceased, at the June term. A. D.. 1895 O, said
court to-Nit: On the 18th DAY OF June Isgs
shall on the nth day of July next he.
tween the hours of 10 O'Clock in the forenoon
and o clock IN the afternoon of said day sell
az public sale, az this east door of the cour,
house IN the city OF Rock Island. in said coen.
t.. the real estate described as follows to
wit:
Lots number ten up and eleven on in
Weatherhsad : addition TO the city of Rock
Island. or somuch OF said Premises as NAV be
necessary To satisfy sad decree in kocl, Island
county, on the following terms, to-wll: For
cash.
Dated this 18th day of June a. u 1895
J. hEN8Y LIDlFRs.
Administrator of the Estate OF Frederick Kra
mer. Deceased.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-07-08
Order in the sherry Order Case

Milwaukee. July s.-A Journal special
from Oshkosh, Wis, says: In the cir
cult court yesterday an important order
was made by Judge Burnell in the
Sherry failure case. 1t provided that
100 shares of Gerry Lumber company
stock estimated at $4,000, and certain
lands in Oeento and Shawano counties
estimated al about $4,000, be turned
over to Hiram Smith. Of Milwaukee
who in turn agrees to indorse $50. 900 on
his claim OF $77,Ss5 against Sherry. The
other 81 ,SSS will be filed as an ordinary
claim