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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-08
Fresh Demands Upon China.

The German missionaries at Tsao.
Chow, province Of Shan Tung, having
reported to Baron Heyking, the Ger
man ambassador at Pekin, that the
Chinese garrison of the town had used
threatening language to them. Baron
Heyking demanded that the command
ant be dismissed and that copy of the
Tsung Ii Yamen's telegram of dismis.
sal be presented to him by six O'Clock
Thursday evening The Tsung Ii Va
men requested tho ambassador to grant
them until 8 o'clock. Baron Heykinq
thereupon threatened to leave Pekin,
but is still there. The government is
alarmed.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-08

these convicts get up and people flock
there from all the surrounding country.

these convicts get up and people flock
there from all the surrounding country.
1nclosed I send you the programme
and you will see that it is first-class in
all respects. Now this is an object
lesson for our people who are wrest-
ling over the convict problem. There
are 4,800 convicts in Texas. They are
about half and half, whites and blacks,
and are divided into three different
prisons. They are not leased, but
pursue their trades within prison
walls. Nobody here raises a foolish
rumpus about their competing with
free labor. The penitentiary is self
supporting, and besides that the con-
victs have a chance to reform. They
have preaching and Sunday schools
and minstrel shows and other recrea:
tions to make their lonely lives endur-
able. These people think that con-
finement and hard labor is sufficient
punishment for the worst criminals
and that justice should be tempered
with mercy, and chance given them
to reform. regret that did not at.
tend that minstrel show, for many of
those white convicts expected me and
were disappointed.
Well, now, you will wonder why
there are so many whites in prison
(about 2,500) while there are so few in
Georgia. The explanation is that
Georgia has nearly as many negroes as
whites in population, while Texas has
only one-tifth. And Texas has to deal
with hard class that infest the south
ern and western portions, many of
whom are greasers from over the Dor.
der.
This portion of the great state is
full Of Georgians-old and young
and they flock to see me at every town.
Young men Of good Georgia families
are here and they soon fall into line
and do as the Texans do. There are
no class distinctions, no 400-no social
boundaries save those of good behavior.
l met nice young man from Macon,
who is now an all-round helper at the
hotel and served in the office and din
ing room, but mingled with the best
people and was at home with the incest
girls. I thought of that old couplet:
"Honor and shame from no condition rise,
Act well your part, there all the honor
lies"
Here at Henderson, the largest town
| have visited, old Georgians kept me
busy all day receiving them. This re.
gion is very much like upper Georgia. |
1t is high rolling country with sandy |
branches and oak forests interspersed |
with pine and Astounding in pecan |
trees instead Of hickory nuts in the
bottoms. Everybody is cracking
pecans now. It is as common in the |
hotels as is playing dominos among
the drummers. The law prohibits
cards even for amusement and so
dominos has been substituted, for they
are bound to play something to while !
the time. They remind me of the lit.
tie girl on the train who, being tired
and weary with the long ride, begged
her mother to let her suck her thumb
ust little while. Hurriedly yours,
BILL ARP, in Atlanta Constitution.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-08
Rushed the Wrong Customer.

Friday while VIM. Smith was pass.
ing a secondhand store on Morgan
street, in St. Louis, No., Morris Muel.
Ter and Victor Goldstein, attaches OF
the store, seized him by the arms and
tried to induce him to enter the store
and make purchase. Smith drew
revolver and worked the trigger five
times. Mueller was taken to the hos
pital in dying condition. Goldstein's
arm was punctured by bullet, and
Smith was taken to Jail.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-08
Would Build Mills in japan.

A dispatch from Fall River, NewYork,
to the Commercial Advertiser SAYS:
J. Thayer Lincoln, manufacturer
who has been in Japan for some time
Is making an effort to have mill men
build a mill in that country for the
manufacture OF cotton. It is said q
Fall River mill builder will 60 to Ja-
pan and see what the opportunities are
for building a mill with native help.
II the native help will not do so, then
American workmen will be taken there
if it is finally decided to introduce the
industry there.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-08
Some Old People.

In some parts Of Devo lshjre, En9
land, the people live to 10 very ola
An old man Of ninety, Ii ing quite /.
distance froms the nearest town, 81 e.5
quiring some family groceries, sen. =,
son, a man of seventy odd years =
age. When the son failed to show Y
with the provisions in time, his grsno'
father, a centenarian Of 108, said pee,.
ishly: "That's what comes from ssao':
ing q kid"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-08
Smallpox About Stamped Out.

The backbone of the smallpox
scourge in Atlanta, g., has been bro
ken. The disease was indicted last
August, and since that time spread
with such alarming rapidity among the
negroes that compulsory vaccin alton
was necessitated. There have been,
up to date, 232 cases. OF the cases
reported, 203 were negroes. Had it
not been for the Wholesale vaccination,
which was very effective, the authori-
tics say the city would have been ter
riblY afflicted.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-08
Worlds Gold Output,

The director of the mint at Wash.
ington, from information now at hand,
says that there is substantial evidence
that the worlds product of gold for the
calendar year, 1897, will approximate,
if not exceed, $240, 900, 900, an increase
Of nearly 20 per cent. over 1896. The
gold product of the United States, fol
1895, was $50, 100000, for 1897 it will
approximate $61, 100000, an increase
of So, 400. 600.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-08
Business Failures Throughout Alabama.

Business Failures Throughout Alabama.
The following commercial failures in
Alabama were reported Thursday: G..
Il Il. Erwin, Racket Store, Demopolis,
attached; Mrs. Nina s. Northrup, G.
:. Cathene, Wilcox county, assigned;
}. B. Martin, general merchandise,
Union Springs, sold out; William Oates
L Co., general store, Mountain Creek,
attached; Builders and Painters Sup
ply Company, Montgomery, receiver
appointed; Louis Loeb, receiver, more
liabilities than assets; A. G.. Furry.
Camp Hill, Tallapoosa county, at,
tached.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-08
He Looked Like Both.

Reubin Stonesifor, we'll known cit.
izen of Williamsport, Pa, died at his
home on Park avenue Thursday night,
aged 60 years. Stonesifor was EN-.
ployed in the government service al
Washington at the time Abraham Lin.
coin was shot. Shortly after the as
sassination Stonesifor was arrested,
beingmistaken for John Wilkes Booth,
to whom he bore a remarkable resem
blance.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-08
Tobacco Trust Being Extended.

The St. Louis Republic of Saturday
says: ''Rumors of negotiations be.
tween President J. B. Duke, of the
American Tobacco Co., and local to.
bacco manufacturers have been persist
ont since Mr.. Dukes arrival in St.
Louis several days ago. According to
the statement of broker who claims
to be familiar with the situation of the
Drummond Tobacco Co., is said to be
the establishment that is to become a
part of the trust. The price paid by
the American Tobacco Co., for the
plant, bushes and good will has been
agreed upon and is said to be 50, 0OO,-
900.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-08
The Floor Gave Way,

At home talent theatrical, given in
a hall at Cedar Point, Kas., Thursday
night, the flooring gave way, precipi-
tating fifty people distance of twenty
feet. One man had a log broken, an
other bis ribs crushed, and dozen
others were scratched and bruised. No
one was fatally hurt.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-08
Grand Master Sargent Objects.

UfaHu Nuster SHrS0hC OOJects.
1t was learned Friday at Peoria, ILL.,,
that 4. P. Sargent, grand master Of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen,
had sent a lengthy communication to
President Mckinley protesting against
the appointment of Judge Paxson, of
Pennsylvania, as interstate commerce
commissioner.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-08
Storm at Chattanooga.

OcV1 HA OEIWVIN1TOVSUs
A destructive wind storm visited
Chattanooga, Tenn, at an early hour
Friday morning. A large frame church
and two-story dwelling were demol-
ished and numerous other minor dam.
ages were done. The wind storm was
followed by heavy snow storm.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-08
LATE TELEGRAPH ITEMS.
AN INSUR0ENT CHIEF REPORTS FEAR.
Full MORTALITY IN CUBA.
Smallpox About Stamped Out in Atlanta---
A Destructive Wind Storm at Chatta-
nooga...Durrant in the Death Cell---A St.
Louis Concern Rushed tho Wrong Man.
Durrant In the Death Cell.

OuTTHHC IN tH6 D6HCH C6IIs
Theo. Durrant has again been remov-
ed to the death cell to await the hour of
bis execution, which has been fixed for
1920 AM, January 9TH, 1898, at San
Quentin, Cal.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-08
Cuban Tobacco Received.

OuDan Tobacco Received.
The steamer Conchina, which arr.
ved at New York Friday from Havana,
Drought $3.50 bales of Cuban tobacco.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-08
HE WILL NOT RETURN,
ANT ONO GOWN DECLINES A CUBAN CAB.
met PORTFOLIO.

dc Says He will Never Go to Cuba in a Pc.
ltticol Character--C the Late
Policy of Weyler as "Atrocious. Conn.
try only Tributary to Spain.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-08
CulbersOn q Candidate.

CulbersOn Candidate.
Gov. Charles A. Culberson, OF Texas,
Friday announced himself candidate
for the United States Senate, to sue.
coed Roger Q. Mills, whose term will
expire in 1898.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-08
Murderer Arrested After MANY Years.

Deputy Sheriff W. Smith, of Smith
county, Tex, Friday arrested Paul
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-08
PRESENTS.
>FoR The
HOLIDAYS

We have presents for Motha, III,
er, Daughter, Son, Sister. B,ots
Sweetheart, Lover, Uncle, Ami 81
Cousin. We have presents 1s
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-12-09
The Nation,s Finances.

In speaking of tho secretary of
the Treasury's report, the message
says:
at is estimated upon the basis Of
present revenue laws that the re
ceipts of the Government for the
year ending June 30, 1899, will be
$577 ,874 647 and its expenditures
$689, ,S74,647, resulting in a deficiency
of $ll2 100000. On the lst of Decem-
ber, 1898, there was held in the
Treasury gold coin amounting to
$l38, AL, ,547 ; gold bullion, amount
ing to $l3S, $40; silver bull
lion amounting to $93,359 250, and
other forms of money amounting to
$45l 1858 ,9Sl.
"On the same date the amount OF
money of all kinds in circulation or
not included in Treasury holdings
was 81. .836 ,S79 ,504, an increase for the
year of $l65, ,749 966. Estimating oul
population at $75, 1874 600 at the time
mentioned the per capita circulation
was $25 09."
The President recommends legis
latiOn "under which portion of tht
gold holdings should be placed in
trust fund from which greenback'
should be redeemed upon presenta
ton, but when once redeemed shoulC
not thereafter be paid out except TO
! gold ~
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-12-09
SANCTUM SENTIMENTS.

Statesmen opposed the idea of
taking the Philippines, for the good
OF our country. Politicians favored
it, hoping thereby to get job
Lawrence Journal.
Are there no boys in our colleges
and universities worthy of mention
save the baseball and football play
ers. We never hear of them. The
boy who stands highest on the
athletic field is known far and wide
his merits as player are recog-
nized and heralded by his fellows
and the daily press. But who stands
highest in the class room? That Is
a secret confined to IellOw-students
and professors. If a word has been
said in the columns of our local pa
pers since the fall opening of our
schools about the moral and ln-
tellectual standing of single stu
dent, 1t has escaped our eye, though
We have watched closely for some
such Information. We know all
about the coach" the names of tie
"tesm," and their respective places
in the game, but have been able to
learn nothing of the best students
These obscure boys will have their
"innings" after awhile. In the race
of life they will come out ahead
Nashville Christian Advocate.
The Governments deficit for No
vember was $1,000, 900, despite the
Dlngley bill and the war taxes. L
| there had been no war taxes TO Gov
er up the deficiencies of the DIngley
bill we tremOle wnen We think how
empty the Treasury would hav'
been.-NashvIlle American.
The Democratic party" exclaim
the Memphis Commerclal-Appeal
"Will appreciate it If DICK Croker
Will Keep his EOse out of the p-esl
Dental contest" So, doubtless, vii
his nose.-CUurier-Journal.
The name Of Judge John w. Chill
dress Is being suggested as posi-
bic candidate for the United State
Senate in opposition to Senator Bate
But it is too late for an opponent
enter that contest now. IenneSS
has other men as capable as Senate
Bate, but she has very lew who S
masses as a safe, conservative MAJ
Besides, il has been the general Ill
derstauding for several months tina
Senator Bate would be re-electe
without opposition, and the peOp
will be suspicious of the Influence
which may bring another candldai
into the race nUw.-Pulaskl CitiZe
, We may be an old fOgy IN some
!, our ideas, but we can't help expires
; ing our regret at the early appea
: ance OF the pie brigade. 1t seen
S. that the scramble Tor Office und
the new administration has alreaC
begun, aud from ali parts OF Il
State, ana especially from Ea
Tennessee, candidates for vario
n positions are springing up like Ta
. weeds after wheat, all clamOring I
the settlement of political clam
q Are we a nation Of Office-seekers?
Sequachee News.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-12-09

Among other recommendations
are the following:
The establishment of steamship
lines to newly acquired islands.
Provision for a commission OF eX-
perts to consider protection against
yellow fever.
The erection of building for the
Department of Justice, and better
accommodations for the supreme
| Court.
The revival of the grades of Ad-
miral and Vice Admiral, ITO be
filled by those who have specially
distinguished themselves in the war
with Spain" -
Provision for taking the Twelfth
census.
The granting of an appropriation
for permanent memorial in honor
of the centennial, in 1900, of the
founding of the City OF Washington
Our foreign relations are declared
to have been amicable with all ma
tions except Spain, and acknowl-
edgment is made of the care with
which neutrality was observed dur
ing the war.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-12-09
ONE OF BOBS "MISTAKES."
His Fault That No Tennesseans Have
Been Mustered Out.


NASHVILLE, Dec. 3.-If the Ten
Dessee soldiers now in camp and on
the high seas wait upon Gov. Tay-
lOr's recommendatiou to be mustered
out of service they will serve out the
full time of enlistment. The gov
ernor could have had two regiments
mustered out weeks ago if he had
desired to make the proper recon-
mendatious and stand the conse-
quences. But he did not care to do
it.
Some months ago, it will be Ie-
membered, Adjt.-Gen. Sykes asked
the governor to send on his recon-
mendatiOns as to which regiments
should be turned loose. The gov
ernor suggested to Gen. Corbin that
he keep the Fourth (Col. Brown
Lieut. Col. Hannah), and take one
battalion from each of the other
three regiments. 1t was up" tC
COrbin then, but the general could
not see it that way. He though
Gov. Taylor should shoulder tht
responsibility and not endeavor t
load 1t off on him.
Since that time Uncle Sam ha
been paying and feeding two regl
ments.of Tennesseans that he dix
not want, and the men, if reports al
true, have been anxious to be turned
loose. 1t is the talk now that Cor
bin will have to take the matter il
his own hands, or the Tennessean
will remain in the service.
1t is another striking instance O
Gov. Taylor's desire to keep every
body in good humor and shirk
responsibility which he could easil
meet. He will be blamed muc
more if he keeps these men in tn
ranks than he would if he shoul
recommend their disbandonment.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-12-09

as the purchasing power of money
increases our security decreases,
and finally we will not be able to
get our money back. For that rea-
son and for many more | am against
the single gold standard
A New York manufacturer writes:
Il heartily endorse the plan to
raise IA fund in support "f move
ment TO redeem our country from
class of rulers more tvrannical than
King, Czar ol Monarch. | cheer
fully subscribe to the fund and each
month from now until election day
in 1900 my mite will be forthcoming.
The fight must he made outside of
the extreme East. The money pow
er is entrenced in this section and it
only needs To crack the whip in or
der to make even the bravest quail"
The manager Of IA big business
house in st. Louis expresses him
| self in this way:
Enclosed you will find $25, my
subscription for the next two years.
| [ am not Democrat, Republican or
| Porulist. [ am prohibitionist in
politics, but | have the greatest hor-
IOI vi lllb iuNhNV W
the universal gold standard. 1t il
absolutely appalling TO think OF the
world being ful.'d on a universal
gold standard. - it is unquestiOn-
ably the endea>ur of the gold ring OF
the world. This is going to be a
severe contest, because we virtually
have the selfish capital of the world
to fight, and they will pour in money
like water to carry their points, and
unfortunately We people who are
fighting the worship OF the golden
calf have many enemies in our own
ranks. Most all of the Democratic
so called papers in the big cities
have been bought up by the gold
, ring, and are trying to stick Their
party in the dark. People are be-
ginning to know that they are only
? wolves in sleeps clothing, and they
are not tOOling 80 many people as
they think"
/ Senator Turley, of Tennessee,
writes:
! Enclosed find my check for $27
to cover my subscription to cam
paign fund of 1900, 81 being the first
two months payment on friend 5
subscription, which | enclose in my
. letter."
1 A young lady stenographer al
e Cedar Rapids, Iowa, saye:
n II herewith enclose my note tC
d your subscription fund for the cam
: paign of 1900. am stenOgrapher
and have salary of only SlU pei
:. week"
While | was copying the above
O extracts, farmer from Warren
g County, ILL.,, came in the Office and
n said he was looking for the place
; where he could pay dollar a month
: to the campaign fund Of 1909. Hi
2 demeanor was that of determined
d man. He said, life, liberty an(
\ our homes are at stake in this fight.
d This will give you the drift OF sen
IS timent forming behind practica
k movement that promises to grow
d and swell into huge proportions un
=" til it sweeps the country, placin
.e politicians under financial Obliga
4. tion to the people. GRETTs.
u Cure stomach troubles, cold feet anC
a hands with Simmons Squaw Vine Win
; or Tablets. I'm
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-12-09
MERE SPARKS.

We cannot be too careful in dis
tinguishing meekness from cow
ardice; there are circum stances in
which war is duty and peace is a
crime.
A thing good in itself often be-
comes bad by being out of date or
out of its proper associations.
The glory OF victory would be un-
known without the danger and
agony of battle.
The habit of succeeding reacts
with an invigorating effect upon the
character.
A man who has conquered himself
has conquered the world.-Christian
Advocate.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-12-09
ANDRE AND HIS BALLOON.
Message Comes From Him That the Ural
Mountains are Crossed.

Message Comes From Him That the Ural
Mountains are Crossed.
STOCKHOLM, Dec. 2.-An engine
driver named Detke has written to
the Swedish Norwegian Minister at
st. Petersburg letter in which he
says he found in the vicinity of the
Ural Mountains bottle containing
two papers, one of which bore the fol-
lowing message written in French:
Andres balloon has crossed the
Ura Mountains. ANDRE.
The paper inscribed in Russian
was as follows:
Give this letter to the Consul OF
to the police"
The balloon Eagle, with Prof. An
Dire and two companions, Strinde-
berg and Frenkel, in the car, left
Danes Island, of the Spitzberger
group, OH July IL, 1897, in an attempt
to cross the pole. Since then no def
mate news of the aeronauts has beer
received beyond a message found at
tached 70 "a carrier pigeon found by
the whaling ship Falken, which ar
rived at Copenhagen on Sept. 2. Th'
message read: July l3, l2:30 p. IN.
latitude S82 north longitude II
east. Good voyage eastward; al
| well
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-12-09
Our Duty in Cuba.

In speaking of Cuba, the Presi-
dent says: 1T should be our duty
to assist in every proper way to build
up the waste places of the island,
encourage the industry of the people
and assist them to form a govern
ment which shall be free and inde-
pendent, thus realizing the best as
pirations of the Cuban people
Spanish rule must be replaced by a
lust, benevolent and humane gov
ernment, created by the people Oi
Cuba, capable of performing all in
ternational obligations aud which
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-12-09
WANT TO QUIT.
Ninety Per Cent of the Third Tennessee
Regiment Ask for Release.

Ninety Per Cent OF the Inlru tennessee
Regiment Ask for Release.
CHATTANOOGA, Dec. 1.-Two pri-
Yates of the Third Tennessee Regi-
ment arrived in the city to. night on
a hunt for Gov. Taylor. They had
stolen away from the guards and
brought with them petitions signed
by nearly 80 per cent of the men of
the ten companies, their petitions
from two companies having been
discovered and seized by the officers.
The petitions ask Gov. Taylor to
recommend the mastering out Of the
regiment. These men say that the
War Department had notified the
Governor that on his recommends
ton the Third would be mustered
out. The boys were discOnsolate
when they found that the Governor
was not at home. The petitions
have the proper signatures of the
enlisted men and "a number non
commissioned officers, and were Sc
cured without the knowledge of the
officers.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-12-09

SECRETARY LONG, at the sugges-
tion of Senator Hale, has submitted
a bill to Congress appropriating $lO'-
600 for the erection of monument
and a fence at Colon Cemetery, Ha-
vana. where the dead of the Maine
are buried. Congress authorized
last March the transfers of the bod
les TO the Arlington Cemetery, but
the outbreak of the war prevented
action. and as Cuba will be free and
NAV become part of the Unitec
States. the authorities do not nov
see that there is any necessity for
transfer.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-12-09

The President urges prompt and
definite action for the construction
of the Nicaraguan canal, which he
says, lis now more than ever indis-
pensable to that intimate and ready
intercommunication between east
ern and western seaboards demand
ed by the annexation of the Hawaii
an islands and the prospective eX'
pansion of our influence and com
merce in the Pacific"