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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-02-26
EAST CARROLL PARISH La SATURDAY, FEBRUARY e. 1898

these cOnvicts get up and people hook
there from all the surrounding country.
Inclosed I send you the programme
and you will see that it is first-ciass N
oil respects. Now this is an object
lesson for our people who are wrest-
ling over the convict problem. There
are 1890 convicts in Texas. They are
about half and half, whites and blacks,
and are divided into three different
prisons. They are not leased, put
pursue their trades within prison
walls. Nobody here raises foolish
rumpus about their competing with
free labor. The penitentiary is self
supporting, and besides that the con-
victs have chance to reform. They
have preaching and Sunday schools
and minstrel shows aud other recrea-
tions to make their lonely lives endur-
able. These people think that con-
fnement and hard labor is sufficient
punishment for the worst criminals
and that Justice should be tempered
with mercy, and chance given them
to reform. I regret that l 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-fifth. And Texas has to deal
with a hard class that infest the south
ern and western portions, many OF
whom are greasers from over the bor-
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.
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.
It is high rolling country with sandy
branches and oak forests interpreted
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 80
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
Just little while. Hurriedly yours,
BILL ARP, in Atlanta Constitution.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-02-26

If cleanliness is next to godliness,
the Japanese ought to rank very high
in the moral scale, for there is no peo-
pie so universally given to bathing.
The number of bath houses In Toxic Is
1000, and the average daily attendance
at each is 700.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-02-26
Double Daily Trains
Fast Time
Close Connections.

Through Pullman Palace Sleepers
between New Orleans and Memphis,
Kansas City, st. Louis and Chicago
without change, making direct oonnec.
tions with irst-class lines to all pointa
The great steel bridge spanning the
Ohio river at Cairo completed, and all
trains freight and passenger) now run
ming regularly over it, TINS avoiding the
delays and annoyance incident to trans
Ter By ferry boat.
A. d. HANSON, Gen. Pas. Agt..
Chicago.
Jno. A. SooTr. d. P. A.. Memphis.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-02-26

eyes and smiled palely upon her friend
aOh, Laura, Laura!" murmured Alice,
mournfu,ly. Mrs. Dcllamere bit little
color into her lips, smiled more natural
ly, and sat up.
sHe is gone; they are both gone" said
she, looking around the room. She lost
color again and sank back with stificd
sigh. Mrs Crecy saw all with bleed
ing heart
Laura loved Richard Accrington, or
she could not suffer such anxiety on his
account
The fairy fantasy was drawing to q
close; troops upon troops OF elves and
gnomes were fling upon the grassy
mead to the joyous fanfare of the
trumpets, while the fairy queen was
seen leading the liberated captive in
triumph to the gates of dawn, through
which shone the mountains and distant
seas of earth, all touched with the
earliest rose of sunrise. Loveday and
Auberon were hand in hand; they
seemed so quietly, entirely content that
{. no one could look upon them without OBJ
serving their utter fitness for each other.
/ Both fair as medieval angels; so young
1 and fresh and joyous-Nature herself
suggested the union
The two mothers regarded them with
emotion; perhaps they had already seen
the probability, but never before had it
/ impressed itself so strongly upon them.
| Inyoluntarily they exchanged an elo-
| ouent glance: each saw entire acquies.
| cence in the others eyes; it was q sweet
moment to the old-time friends
j A general murmur about them ex-
pressed the pleasure Of the company in
the arrangement; the ancient Caris-
brooke reiterated her prophecy audibiy.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-02-26

walkers anu D8COuS buQ OtuoISs -uo
doctor is q scientist in his way and
showed me an Indians skull That
was taken from . mound nearby,
and he called my attention to
the fact that the skull had no
seams or sutures in it. These seams
are very marked in white mans
skull, but there are none in the In
dams. They are very smooth ell over
and very thin. I had never heard Of
this difference before. Crockett is .
very thriving and pleasant town Of
1900 people and has, they say, the
finest negro college in the state. Il
II about $50. 900 and was built with
missionary money OF the northern
Presbyterian church. That is all right,
1 reckon. The colored part OF the south
is good missionary ground, and II their
charity does any good it is all right,
but 1 have my doubts. So far as good
citizenship Is concerned I won1dent
give one good old-fashioned negro for
a hundred of the new set. There Is
penitentiary not far from here where
several hundred convicts, black and
white, are confined, and they have
among them some very fine musicians.
was invited by Judge Gibson to come
down to Rusk and witness the rehears
al, and was going, but the train was
three hours behind time and missed
the opportunity. am told that there
is nothing finer in the state or in the
south than the minstrel shows tha1
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
SPOILED BY SNOW.
Skating at Lake Whitney Labor In
 stead of a Pleasure.
years,

Skating at Lake Whitney a Labor In-
 stead of a Pleasure
 Until the snow began to fall yester- day afternoon skating at Lake Whitney was splendid. The ice was nice and smooth, being almost perfectly free from the usual Instructions. The snow. however, came down in sufficient uuan- titles to make the sport labor rather than pleasure, and at 5 o'clock the lake was almost deserted. It is likely however, that the street railroad com pany will clear the snow off the ice.
 White the skating was good the can didates for the Yale hockey team made the most of the opportunity and played very hard practice game. There is an abundance of good material and with the proper coaching a winning team could be turned out. John Hall, who played such star game on the hockey team last winter, and on the '97 football team, was out and gave the men some splendid advice He will probably give much time to coaching the team. Among those noticed out yesterday afternoon were the Misses Quinton, Miss Lee, Miss Pendar, the Misses Schofield, Miss Miller, Miss Dietrich, Miss Alexander, Miss Hill man, Miss Lewis, Miss Goodwin, Miss Leahy and Miss Healy, Messrs. Smith, Thompson, Segelbaum, Goss, Ewart,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
MTLFOR

Dec. 12.-At the quarry where the stone is gotten out for the maeadam reads Town Agent Bradley was seized by the arm by a horse belonging to E. Mooney and thrown on his back, only escaping from being trampled on by his ninbleness. That horse has sore head since this occurrence.
 A pair of oxen belonging to Marcus Merwin wandered away last evening and were found in Orange this fore- noon.
 Champion Matthewson who is an in- structor in a school in Westminster IS home for vacation.
 John Williams had one of his hands crushed while unloading pipe for the Milford Water company at William Merwin'a dock
 Walter Plumb has very artistically arranged a variety of goods in the eX- hibition windows of J. w. Barnes, the druggist.
 The Wheel club realized about twenty dollars from the entertainment given last Thursday evening.
 The annual communication and elec- tion of officers of Ansantawae lodge, oc- CUTS on b11Qdy evening Ol tlilS Weeh'
 Treat Clark is seriously i'll at his res- idence on West River street.
 By request the Rev. MT Pilblado will give another course of lectures in the lecture room. of the Taylor Memorial church on the following dates: Decem- Der IA title Men and Women; Decem- Der 21 Poets and Poetry; December 2S. "In Search of Man" Single tiak- eta 25 cents; course tickets 20 cents.
 The soldiers memorial service which had been twice postponed was given in the Plymouth church Sunday evening. The church was decorated with flags and company of girls and boys carry ing flags marched to the platform sing ing the Star Spangled Banner, assisted by the choir. Mrs. Blinn sang "Tenting Tonight" Miss Allen sang the verses and the choir sang the refrain to the Flight is Made and Won" Kipling' s "Recessional' was read and after the Rev. MT. Upson had made some re- marks the service closed with more pa. triotic airs.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
City Court Criminal side-Judge Dow

Tn the city court yesterday morning before Judge Dow the case against Vim cenzo Ciaburo and Dominick Lavolo, charged with breach of the peace and carrying concealed weapons, were con- tinued until December IA. The breach of the peace case against John T. McNamara was continued un- tit December IT, Three colored men, Charles D. Os- borne, John Jackson and Eugene A. Oliver, had a fight in an Oak street saloon Saturday night Osborne was fined $5 and costs of $4.44, and the case against Jackson was nolled. Oliver was discharged.
 | Louis Schock pleaded not guilty and 1 William Hess guilty to a breach of the peace. Hess was fined $1 and costs of $442, and Schock was discharged.
 The case of Charles E. Mcclure, for non-support, was continued until De. cember "A.
 William Bettis was fined s1 and costs | for breach of the peace.
 Henry M. Hurd, for theft of $5. was fined $5 and sent to jail for twenty days.
 Mary Clark was fined s2 and costs of ] $10.4S for theft of 50 cents from Joseph ! k. Hawley, in a Hill street saloon. On a charge of drunkenness he was fined 1 $6 and costs of S4,
 The case of Frank Rose, the Italian who is supposed to be insane, was con- 1 tinued until to-day.
 The case of John G. Long, charged with rape, was continued until Deeem' Der 20.
 William l.. Garland, charged with as saulting John J. Bosworth, colored was fined S25 and costs. Joseph J. Fahey was fined $S anc costs for threatening Hotel Keeper | Garde.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
Store Open Evenings.
NATIONAL ACADEMY


 The National Academy of Science which held it's annual fall meeting re- gently in New Haven, is an organiza- tion in which Yale is deeply interested The Academy is the leading scientific society in the United States, being un- der direct government control and bound by its charter to aid the gov- ernment at any time with it's advice and assistance, and membership in it is regarded as the highest scientific honor in this country.
 Meetings of the academy are held twice year, one of them having to be held at Washington. Owing to the large membership of Yale professors three meetings have been held in New Ha- ven within the past ten years. The two former occasions were in 1888 and 1894. There are at present eighty-sev- en members of the academy, and of these thirteen are Yale professors. They include the following: Prof. George J. Brush, Sidney G. Smith, J. Willard Gibbs, Arthur w. Wright, Othniel c. Marsh, Edward S. Dana, William H. Brewer, Charles s. Hastings, Russell H. Chittenden, Samuel w. Johnson, Addison E. Verrill, Frank A. Gooch and William l.. Elkin.
 Several Yale graduates are also mem bers of the academy, as Clarence E. Dutton '60 and Arnold Hague '63S., of Washington; Clarence King CPS. of New York, Prof. George F. Barber '5SS. of the University of Pennsylvania, and Prof. William H. Welch TO of Johns Hopkins
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
NEw nAyEy TO DERBF.
The Projected New Trolley Road-LegSl
 Steps in Court.

steps ih SONFts
 Israel I. Kelsey, vice president and general manager of the Winchester avenue railroad. said last evening con cerning the projected new railroad from New Haven to Derby, official notice concerning which was filed with the superior court, yesterday, that the pro- ject of the new road was conceived in the idea that it would be a great pub lie accommodation in affording quick and frequent transit between New Ha- ven on the one hand and Derby and Ansonia on the other, besides affording increased trolley line facilities for travel in part of this city where an exten- sion would doubtless be well patron ized. He said there was no conflict in- yolVed in the transaction with the Fair Haven and Westville company, as such new line would not trench on the field occupied by the latter corporation. The Consolidated road might oppose the project and opposition from that source was anticipated The projected new road would work in harmony with the Winchester avenue road, as might be supposed, from the fact that President Ferguson and the vice president of the latter were among those prominent in the new project.
 The new railway project was formally started yesterday. Ex- Governor Thom- as M, Waller, Lieutenant Governor J.. D. Dewell, Israel l. Kelsey, vice presi- dent of the Winchester Avenue Rail- road company; & Harrison Wagner, a director in the New Haven St eet Rail- way company, which was recently ab- sorbed by the Fair Haven and Vest vile company, and w. B. Ferguson, the present president of the Winchester avenue road, met yesterday in the office of Lawyers filling, Webb & Warehouse. and signed petition to the general as- sembly for an act of incorporation to build a new road which will start at the corner of Columbus avenue and Meadow street, run through the new Union avenue, connect with the Win chester avenue railroad, using it's tracks and having the choice either of using | the tracks of the company, or building | a new line for the length of Columbus avenue. The road will then run to Al l lingtown, through Orange Center, by Campbell avenue to the Milford turn | pike, passing the West Haven statiors on both the Derby and New York divl- sions of the Consolidated railroad through the town of Orange to the city of Derby.
 Under the general statutes, this be- ing a petition of an adverse nature, il required an order of notice from a judge of the superior court, and Law yer s. c. Warehouse presented it for that purpose to Judge Roraback of the superior court at 2 o'clock yesterd y afternoon. Judge Roraback signed tht order and ordered the same advertised 1 so that parties opposed may appear be- | fore the committee oh cities and bor. oughs, when the general assembly con.
 venes in January.
 It is urged by friends of the promot. CTS of the new project that such a road
 would be of great benefit to the mer. chants of New Haven, as 1t would b. l the means of bringing great deal o
 business to this city from Ansona an.
 Derby which does, not now come thi.
 way.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
IN AND ABOUT THE COURTS
FAMOUS TIMOTHY II. PORTER CASE
 RECALLED.
Suit of ofInterpleader in Superior Court
 Waliingford Riot Case on TriaI-PrO-

Suit ofinterpleader of In Superior Court
 Wnliingford Riot Case on TriaI-Pro-
 bate Matters.
 A petition for an order of interplead- CT for the possession of $20O,O0O worth of bonds and other securities now held by the Union Trust company of this city, and which fund is claimed by leg atees under the will of the late Timo- thy H. Porter of Stamford, was heard by Judge Rorabacll at a special session of the superior court yesterday.
 Lawyers Samuel Fessenden of Stam- ford and Goodwin Steddard of Bridge port appeared and objected to the granting of the petition, claiming that the rights of their clients to the trust fund had been adjudicated by the su- perior court in Fairfield county and finally by the supreme court of errors, in a suit brought for construction of MT. Porters will.
 William c. Case appeared for the es- tate of MT. Porter and ex-Judge Hen ry Stoddard for the Union Trust com pany.
 Judge Roraback said that he would de- ny the motion for a dissolution of the temporary injunction restraining the Union Trust company and Stamford Trust company from paying out the trust fund, but that he would give the defendants an opportunity to make an swer to the amended complaint. as they saw fit.
 RECEIVER WILL REPORT. At o'clock this morning Receiver Starr of ehe Yale Gas Stove company will make a report of his receivershir in the superior court, civil side. WALLINGFORD RIOTS.
 Judge Studley yesterday listened tc arguments in the case of the state against John Cox the alleged Walling. ford rioter, in regard to the motior made by Attorney Dannaher, counse for Cox, that the bench warrants is Sued were not legal, inasmuch as the statutes provided for the first appear. ance before the lower court and Coz had not been accorded a hearing in the Wallingford court.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
Probate oourt-Judgo cisaveiand.

An inventory on the estate of the late Thomas R, Trowbridge was filed in the probate court yesterday. It showed that the real estate Is valued at $l04,950 and personal at S44,906SS, e total of $149, ,S56,SS, The appraisers were Henry D., and Oliver T. White, Francis B. Trowbridge is the executor of the will.
 Hearing on the application to have a disclosure in relation to the business of Skelly & Curtiss, druggists in Grand avenue, was postponed till Friday.
 Application has been made to the probate court to have conservator ap- pointed on the estate of A. c. Traeger, former hotel keeper, who is now in the state hospital for the insane. All that the estate consists of is some bills due to it which are probably worth but lit tie.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
THE YALE CORPORATION.

President Dwight's Decision as to His
 Resignation.
 There will be meeting of the 1ale corporation this noon,a at which they will continue the adjourned session or their meeting in November. At that time President Dwight may announce his decision on the point of withdraw ing his resignation and it Is expected by the members of the faculty that he will as he intimated at the meeting last month, insist on his determination to retire from all active participation in the work of the university. IL IS not thought by those interested that Presl- dent Dwight's successor will be chosen until the corporation meets in May or Illne 1899
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
YALE KENT CLUB.

The regular weekly meeting of the Kent club was held in the law school building last night. The question for debate waa Resolved. That the time has come when the policy of protection should be abandoned by the United States
 It was decided in favor of the afr native. The speakers were. affirmative, Corbin, Townsend and Jones; negative, Ullman, Crane ard P. R. Clark.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
THE MYSTERY SOLVED.
Body of Burned Woman Probably That
 of Mrs. Douglass.

Norwich, Corn, Dec. 12.-The police believe that the mystery surrounding the identity of the woman who, to- gether with Bernard Donnelly was found burned to death in the remains of the house burned on the Leland Douglass place on the Plain Hill road last Thursday, has been solved. This morning Herman Anderson, who lives within three-quarters of mile from where the fire was, called at the police station and told the police that he thought the body Of the woman was that of his wife. He stated that she left home Thursday afternoo under the influence of liquor and that he had been unable to learn anything of her whereabouts since.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
MER1DEN TO M1DDLErowN.

Legal notice was given in Meriden yesterday that an application will be made to the incoming general assembly for the incorporation of street rail- way or trolley line from Middletown to Meriden. The promoters are ex- Governor Thomas M, Waller, s. Harri- son Wagner James K. Guy, l. A. Kel- sey, D. W. Goss, James D. Dewell and W. B. Ferguson, owners of the Middle town street railway.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
THE SOUTHINGTON LINE EXTEN-
 SION

Southirgton, Dec. 12-The prospects for Southington having as excellent trolley connections as any place in the state were never brighter. Should the Merlden, Southington and Compounce Tramway company be granted the priv ileges asked for in the application for an amendment to it's charter, connec- tions can then be made with Mt. Car mel, Plainville, Compounce and Water- bury, and all the surrounding towns can be reached without difficulty. Trans portation between New Haven and Hartford will then be convenient and it will be possible to reach either place at almost any hour during the day.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
Court Notes.

Judge Bishop of the city court is sit ting as common pleas judge yesterday in the case of J. F. Bronson, ct al. against George B. Leavenworth, ct al. Suit is brought over a violation of q contract. The amount involved IS something like $1,00O.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
NEW DINING ROOMS.

Mrs. Joseph Hafey respectfully an- nounces that she has taken the prem ises, 19S St. John street, and opened a restaurant and dining rooms there. Meals can be obtained at all hours. Good fare, attentive walters and low prices will be her methods to make her restaurant popular and attractive Regular dinner 20 cents. Table board by the week. Restaurant open from 6 a. m. to p. m.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
EXTENDING TROLLEY SERVICE.

EXTENDING TROLLEY SERVICE.
 A Winsted dispatch says: Capital ists, headed by w. H. Terry and H. l.. Sanborn of Canton, this state, will ask the general assembly when it meets next month. for charter to build a trolley line through Avon, Canton, New Hartford, Barkhamstead, Winchester, and Colebrook to the Massachusetts line.
 The proposed road will, if built, be an extension of the electric road rum ming between Hartford and Unionville, and would connect here with the Tor rington and Winchester electric road. It will nearly parallel the Philadelphia, Reading and New England railroad, between Winsted and Hartford, dist ance of thirty miles.
 The Meriden Republican says: It seems practically assured that during the spring of 1899 the Meriden Electric Railway company will extend it's lines through some of those streets in Meri- den, on which the residents have been anxious to have them. The visit of Colonel Heft yesterday and his exam ination of certain routes in company with Superintendent Bristol and Attor- ney George A. Fay is the first step in that direction.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
PALACE MARKET.

SpECIALS THIS WEEK. Fine Fresh Poultry-Turkeys 1012c pound. Roasting Chickens 14c h. Fowls Sc pound. Ducks and Geese 12c ID. Loin and Poter- house Steaks 12c ID. Pork Chops 7c pound. Lamb Chops 10c ID. Legs of Lamb 10c lb. All kinds of Game and Vegetables. Orders delivered promptly. Telephone 420
 F. iSCH0ENBERGER & SON, 92-96 George street and 1-2-3 Central Mar
 ket Congress avenue.