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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-09-22
The Negios's Ter ibls REIGN In Eas st..
ern North Carolina.

A few days ago the Char.
lOtte Observer sent its cores
pondent, Mr.. Fl E. G. Bryan.
to the eastern part OF t h e
State to investigate the p0-
litical conditions in that sec.
ton and report to that pa
per the result of Iris person
al investigation and observa
ton. Here is one Of his let
tiers. Every white man and
woman should read it.
Npwbern, Sept. g. --Newbern
il cursed with negro magis-
trates. As Wilmington il in
the hands of an incompetent
insolent police force, so New
bern In in the hands Of incOm
petent and insoIent negro
magistrates. Craven county
il in a deplorable condition.
There arpin thecounty about
1000 democrats anil $500
republicans; of thelatter mum
ber there are but 63 white
men. So the negroes can do
as they please IA far as num-
bers count. in this town there
are ten negro justices OF the
peace. -Four of them, Doug
lass, Chapman, Green and
Bryan. are very active. They
keep runners out all the time
to pick up every little case.
No day passes that there are
not at least a dozen trials in
the town. 1t does not differ
about the color of the part.
ies in question in the least.
The justices of the peace are
after the money.
The negro magistrates
have people up for Anything.
There ia no telling when the
best citizen of the town may
he arrested.
Here is a case that ought
to Kindle the anger in any
mans heart. For @ year or
more Mrs. Geo. s. Gaskill, Of
this town, has had a - year
old colored orphan girl for a
nurse. The girl was fond oi
Mrs. Gaskill's baby, and the
baby was fond OF her. An
uncle and an aunt OF the girl.
without consulting her, went
to the clerk of the court and
had her bound to them. They
at once went to Mr.. Gaskill' {
to see about the child. Mrs
GaskiIl was ut home, but Mr.
Gaskill was up street at his
drug store. The colored gir
heard her uncle talking tC
Mrs. Gaskill, became alarm
ed and fed to the drug store
where Mr.. GasklIl vas. Wher
Mrs. GaskiIl called to her sht
was not to he found. The pal
ty of negroes, consisting o
the uncle, the aunt and three
others demanded the girl
Mrs. Gasklll stated that tn,
girl had run away and wal
not to be found in the house
Rut the negroes did not he
lleve her statement. They
were impudent to her in thei
demands, and even started
in the house to make search
In the meantime Mr.. Gas
kill had been to see the clerl
of the court. He found tina
he couln do nothing Tor tn
girl. Hence, he paid her OF
and told her that she nigh
90. The negroes again wen
to see Mrs. Gaskill and charI
ed her with abduction. j. E
o. Hara, a negro lawyer c
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-09-22
A Lynching justified.

Several weeks ago one Phil
lip c. Garrett. Of Philadel-
phia, wrore Gov. Russell a
letter in which he denounced
North Carolina, characteriz
ing the people OF the State as
ha:barlans, ETC., because, for
sooth, the people OF Concord
swung two miserable wretch
es to a tree for a horrible
crime committed upon a re-
spectacle young lady OF Ca
barrus county. The writer ex
hibited all the s. mpathy ola
person afflicted with the ra-
bies, and in Lis frenzied state
ment he showed that he did
not know what he was writ
ing about.
Governor Russell has gone
TO the trouble of writing the
aforesaid Garrett a letter, in
which he disposed of him in a
very creditable manner. The
Governor wrote:
STATE OF North CAROLINA,
EyEcUT We DEPARTMENT,
RALEIGH, N. T.. Aug. %, 1898.
Philip {. Garrett, Esq.,, Phil
adelphia, Pa.
SIR:-Your letter was laid
aside for attention, and IN
the press of other matters
has been overlooked. o n
reading it over at this mo-
ment it occurs to me that it
may be az well to answer it.
You say that you have an
account of two horrible mur.
ders by a mob near Concord,
N. e.; that there seems to be
mot the slightest evidence
that the victims Of these
crimes we're guilty OF the a.
trocious act for which they
have been seized and assas-
sinated;;" that sit makes
your blood boil to think of
the absolute uncertainty of
life to those whose black
skins seem to he a warrant
to any crowd OF Williams to
seize them upon any pretext
and hang them to the near
est tree;;' that vol, with
thousands Of Others, "feel
that these terrible deeds are
an indelible blot upon the
civilization ofyour country" "
and you seem to think that
North Carolina has been eter
nally disgraced by these lynch
ings. You say that the only
way to put an. end to this
evil is "to search for the gull
ty parties, and to procure
the Indictment and punish.
ment for murder"
1t seems that two negroes
were killed by a mob in this
State. My best information
is that they we're guilty Of a
most atrocious rape and muI
der and that they deserve
what they got. The provo.
cation was so o'great that the
net of killing these brutes, al.
; though not permissible in
law, was almost excusable ir
morals and in justice; but
you do not think so.
Now, suppose that some
good woman. close and dea1
> to you, should be by a black
brute assaulted, ravished anG
murdered. You hunt hin
down. You are satisfied tha1
I he is the guilty one, and he ii
IN fact. You shoot him dead
! You seem to think that fol
this homicide you ought tt
liz LooooJ Wall r Ioo,<
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-09-29
AUGUST WEATHER.

During August, 1898, Louisiana
had mean temperature of 81 de.
grees or 0.3o above the normal. The
monthly mean temperature ranged
from TAO at Ruston to $3.50 at
Lake Charles and Montgomery. The
highest temperature for the State
was 1929 at Liberty Hill, in Bienville
parish, on the 18th and 23rd and the
lowest was $50 at Minden on the 81.
Only three out of the 4S stations re-
ported temperatures of 100 degrees
or over. At Port Eads the mercury
did not 60 beyond $50 during the
entire month.
Over the greater portion of the
State the rainfall for August was
heavier than usual.
The average rainfall for the State,
determined by comparisons of Al
stations, was 6.26 inches, or 100 in
ches above the normal. In the north
ern half of the State the monthly
rainfalls ranged from 1.39 to SIS
inches and in the southern half the
amounts ranged from 2.43 to 14.39
inches. Several stations in the south
ern part of the State reported over
10 inches of rain during the month.
The heaviest monthly rainfall was
1880 inches at Venice, Plaquemines
parish, aud the least was 1.39 inches
at Como, Franklin parish eathe,
Bureau Report.
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Shes'if'S Sale.
Mrs. Lena Benjamin No. 41s0. In District
Va. Court ROsaier Por;sb
Joseph Rivers. Louisisna,

Mrs. Lena Benjamin No. 41sO. In District
Va. Court BOssier Parrish
Joseph Rivers. Louisiana u''''' la'''n'
Qy virtue of writ of ieri facias issued in the
~ above entitled suit, and to me directed.
l have seized and will proceed to sell at pubic
auction to the last and highest bidder. AT
the front door of the Court House, in the town
OF Benton, La, within the legal hours of
sale on Saturday, October Is, 1898, the fol.
loving described property. to-wit:
One horse, old wagon, $3.50 pounds of seed
cotton, more or less, in house $500 pounds of
cotton. more or less, in field unpicked; 1875
bushels OF corn, more or less, in field ungath.
cred.
Also will sell to the last and highest bid.
der, at the above mentioned place during the
legal hours of sale, the following described
property, to wit:
The southeast quartnr of northeast quarter
OF section IL, township 81, range l2; west half
OF northwest quarter Of section Is, and south
west quarter of southwest quarter of section :,
township q, range II; containing l6O acres,
more or less; with all buildings and improve.
ments thereon, and situated in Bossier parish
La. f'--
The above described property seized "a the
property of defendant, Joseph Rivers.
Terms of Sale-Cash, subject to the benefit
of appraisement.
A. R. THOMPSON, Sheriff.
Benton, La, Sept. 90 1893.
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She1'iFS Sale.

Mrs. Lena Benjamin No. 1852. In District
vs.. Court ROasier Parish
H. L. Rutledge ct al. La.
by virtue of q writ of tieri facias issued in
rected, have seized and will proceed to sell
at public auction, to the last and highest bid
der, at the front door Of the Court House. in
the town Of Benton, La, on Saturday, October
10Th. 1888, the following described property.
Two mares, l horse, wagon, 10, 500 pounds
pounds of seed cotton, more or less in house.
The above described property seized as the
property of the defendants, H. L. and D. II.
Kutledge.
Terms Of Sale-Cash, subject to the benefit
Of appraisement.
A. K. THOMPSON, Sheriff.
Benton, La, Sept g. 1898.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-09-29

The Democratic convention for the
nomination OF Railroad Commission
er for the Third District met at Mon
roe on September Il. Hon. G. W.
Scales, was elected President and
Mr.: ]. H. Cabeen Secretary. Mr..
W. L. Foster, of Shreveport, was
nominated on the 68th ballot Thurs
day. The last ballot stood: Foster
95, Cordill 62. The nomination of
Mr.. Foster was then made unanimous.
Hon. J. A. w. Lowry was elected
member of the Executive Committee
from this parish.
MIR. W. L. Foster, the Democratic
nominee for Railroad Commissioner
in this District, is successful farmer
and merchant, q sound Democrat and
q prominent citizen, honest and capa-
bic.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-09-29
YELLOW FEVER.
SUNDAY, SEPT. Is.

SUNDAY, SEPT. Is.
New Orleans, two cases reported.
Franklin, four new cases reported.
MONDAY, SEPT. 26.
New Orleans, s new cases reported.
Franklin, % new cases reported,
with one death.
Wilson, East Feliciana parish, IL
new cases reported.
Oxford, Miss, one new case. One
critically i'll. Other sick are doing
very well.
A suspicious case reported at Water
Valley, Miss. The patient was isolat-
ed. No history of exposure.
Five cases of scarlet fever are re-.
ported at Cayuaga, Miss, about 20
miles from Jackson.
SEPT. 81.
New Orleans, l new case, l death.
Wilson, 8 new cases. Those sick
doing remarkably well.
Franklin, l29 cases in all and five
deaths to date.
Jackson, Miss, FIVE new cases, all
negroes.
Oxford, Miss, no new case, four
deaths to date.
Taylor, Miss, and vicinity, four
new cases to-day; total to date 81;
whites "a, colored 8; critically ill 4;
deaths to date 8. Orwood and vicin.
ity, new cases to-day 2, total to date
81; whites 81, colored 10, deaths 3.
One death to-day. Twenty eight days
tonight since fever announced at
these points.-[Condensed from
Shreveport Times.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-09-29

The masses alone are capable of
ruling. The classes may know more
low, more political economy and have
more book-learning, but the selfish
ness of human nature stands in the
way of their enacting wise legislation.
1t is only when the wisdom of the
masses-and it is the highest wis
dom-is brought into play that leg
station is enacted that bears equally
upon all In the multitude of coun-
sci there is difficulty IN getting the
people who think alike to act togeth-
er, but in this day of general diffusion
of knowledge and newspaper reading
this difficulty is decreasing every
year. The time will come when the
masses will be as united and agrees
sive for their rights as the classes are
to retain the special privileges they
have unfairly obtained. But united
action will not come upon any plat
form or through any party demand
ing special privilege for any class
It will not come through those who
ask for bounty to sugar growers;
for protection to the iron-workers;
for bounties or subsidies to any. It
will come only under the motto of
Jefferson, equal rights to all and
special privileges to none;" and it
will come through the party establish
cd by jefferson.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-09-29
Communication Homestead.

Land Office at NatchitOches. La, J
September 20. 1898.
Notice is hereby given that the following
~ named settler has filed notice Of his
intention to commute to final proof in sup
port of bis claim, and that said proof will he
made before the Clerk of the District Court, at
Benton. La, on November 4, 1898, viz: Home
stead Entry No. 643O-John d. Oliver-for
the northeast quarter of section q, township
Il North. range II West Louisiana Meridian.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
OF, said land, viz: Charley James, j. l.. Keith,
j. D. Young and j. O. Bounds, Of Ivan, La.
EDW'D PHILLIPS, Register.
September % 1885, oct n
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-09-29
St7'Ny Sale,

E,strayed before F: R. Garrett, Justice of
u the Peace, ward 4, Bossier parish. La. by
Willis Allen, and will he sold at Willis Al.
lens residence, within the legal hours of sale
on Saturday, October l, 1893, one black muley
Cow, about or years old, marked crop and
under halt crop in the right ear, and under
half crop in the left ear, branded on the loft
hip with the letter H. When taken up was
wearing large bell with leather collar.
Appraised at So.
The owner is requested to come forward,
prove property, pay charges, ETC., or the same
will be sold according to law.
j. ALBUMS, Constable.
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Succession Notice.

Succession of C. H. and ! In District Court
N: J. Vaughan. deceased. Bossier Parish, La.
Notice is hereby given that H. w. Vaughan
tion to be appointed administrator of the sue.
cession of C. H. and NJ. j. Vaughan, deceased.
Now, this is to admonish all persons concerned
that if opposition be not made thereto within
the time prescribed by law, the said applicant
will he appointed administrator Of said success
sion as prayed for.
Given under my official signature and seal OF
office, at Benton, La, on this. the 22.l day OF
September, 1898. B. A. KELLY, Clerk.
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Notice.

IN the Goth, Of September, 1893. 1 signed
" two notes for so each, payable to the
order OF J. w. Henry, the first due on the 18th
OF November next and the other due the 18th
of February, 1899, which notes the said Henry
says he has lost. l fOrewarn all persons from
trading for the same as they were given in
error and for want of proper consideration,
and will not be paid by me.
j. J. CONVICTION.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-09-29

The total trade of Charleston, S.
c., for the year ended August 3lst
amounted ia SIG, 304, 735, as compar-
ed with S75,254,5Sl during the pre-
vious year. The total receipts of
cotton during the past year were
nearly 10000 bales in excess of last
year. There was an increase of
81, 1884, $50 in the value of the manu-
featured products of the city.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-09-29
SlfNu Sale.

F'strayed before II. Barnacastle, Justice of
~ Peace, ward 6, by Richard Green, and
will be sold at Haughton, La, within the legal
hours Of sale, on Saturday, October q, 1888,
one Cow and young Calf; coler of COW. white,
with black ears and black nose; marked with
q hole in right ear and crop in left ear. About
years old.
Appraised at $12 50.
The owner is requested to come forward,
prove property, pay charges, &C., or the same
will be sold according to law
j. w. ONEAL, Constable.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-09-29

The Independent Democracy-the
kind that kicks against regular NOM
inee-is heartily Endorsed by every
Republican in the State.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-09-29

Eastern or Egyptian Soudon, the
revolted district, covers an area of
$4,000 square miles, with popula-
ton of over 100000.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-09-29

Dewey at Manila fred $4,000
worth of ammunition, and the North
Atlantic feet at Santiago on July 3
and during the bombardments,
100000 worth.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-09-29

The New Albany (Miss.) Gazette
has letter from sixteen farmers in
central Illinois who are DESTROYS of
locating in that section.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-09-29

Large shipments of hardwood are
being made from Billiards. station,
near Macon, Ga, to England and
Germany.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-09-29

The total area of forests and wood
lands in Belgium is 1928, 56S acres,
or 1861 of the total area of the
country. The annual returns from
the sale of lumber average $780,
600.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-09-29

Cuba will be the principal source
OF supply for cane sugar after Jan. l.
Cuba has now about $4,000 tons in
stock.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-09-29

The Semet-Solvay Company, which
has recently completed bi-product
plant at Ensley City, Ala, at a cost
of 100000, made their first ship
ment of ammonia on the 18th inst,
consisting of 1900 gallons, to SYRIA
cuse, N. Y. This is the first ammonia
ever made in Alabama. The plant
also manufactures gas, tar, coke, &c.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-09-29

Major A. P. Giraday, a Confederate
veteran, aged 70 years, died at Pa
dscab, KY, on Sept. Goth. He was
born in France, and spent most of
his life at Augusta, Ga. He invented
the Giradey fuse to explode shells,
for which invention he received $780,
600 for a one-fifth interest during the
war. His invention was successfully
used in the Franco Prussian war.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-09-29

The strongest and truest test of
Democracy is acquiescence with good
will in the decisions of the majority.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-09-29

The Morgantown (Va.) Dominion
has discovered that the editor of the
Wheeling News has money on inter-
est, and says that steps will at once be
taken to fire him from the fraternity.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-09-29
LATESTNEWS.

A mild form Of diptheria is cpl
demic at Center, Ala.
The construction of new cotton
mill has begin at Alabama City, Ala.
Kuaog-Hsu, Emperor of China,
has resigned his power to his mother.
Twenty thousand Odd Fellows
were in line in the parade in Boston
on the 2lst inst.
The Navy Department has order
ed 400 sailors to be sent to Dewey's
at Manila.
Deputy Sheriff Felters was held
up on the street by higwaymen in
st. Louis and robbed of $40.
1t is understood that the japanese
government has decided to negotiate
for foreign loan of s5O,O00,OOO.
American Presbyterian mission
aries at Media, China, have been
forced to flee from Chinese outlaws.
The Spanish cruiser Infanta Maria
Theresa has been successfully float
ed aud is now in Guantanamo Bay.
The recent hurricane at st. Lucia,
st. Vincent and Barbados destroy
ed over 500 lives and millions of
property.
Nebraska stock reports show that
sheep, horse and cattle sales are in
creasing, and the price of horses is
going up.
The large canning factory at Bay
st. Louis, Miss, has resumed opera
tons, the pant having been remod.
eled aud improved.
Twenty-three barns aud thirteen
dwellings in a single county of Ver-
mont were struck by lightning in
one week in August.
Cinnamon in Havana, who have
been suffering from hunger, have
received q thousand bags of rice,
sent by their Emperor.
A transport which arrived at
Montauk with one yellow fever case
on board, was ordered to the New
York Quarantine Station.
The report Of the Missouri State
Mine Inspector shows that the min
ing industry in the State is prosper
Gus, and the output is increasing.
The dust explosion which destroy
ed the Union Elevator at Toledo,
Ohio, caused the death of most of
the employees aud a money loss of
s65O,OOO.
The Spaniards still hold seven
seaports on the Island of Luzon.-
Their hold on the southern islands
of the Philippine group is weaken
ing.
Near Gather Mountain Friday
Il. G. Brown, farmer, with bis two
young daughters, took refuge under
a tree from a shower and seated
themselves on a pillow. Lightning
struck the plow and all three were
killed.
The Opelika, Ala, Touring mill
plant, erected few years ago at a
cost of $45, 900, has been idle on &C.
count of financial stringency for two
years. 1t has been bought by Ten
nessee parties and is being CON-
pletely renovated and will be put in
active operation soon.
A special to tho Times Democrat
of Sunday from Columbia, Marion
county, Miss, says: A heavy wind
and rain storm passed over this Sec
ton this week, doing great damage
to cotton, hay and sugar cane. The
cotton crop has been damaged fully
one. half, and in one or two cases
farmers have abandoned their cotton
fields and have turned the stock iD
for pasturage.
Sportsmen all agree that there are
more quail in Missouri this year than
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-09-29

In 1897 the output of coal in the
South aggregated 36, 981, gil tons, or
nearly twice the amount of the out
nut in 1887.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-09-29

Congressman Cochran, of Missouri,
places the blame for the sufferings of
the army with Secretary Alger.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-09-29

Sportsmen all agree that there are
more quail in Missouri this year than
they have known for a number of
years. They are to be found in
abundance in almost any locality out
side the corporate limits of the cities.
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BENTON, LOUISIANA,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 20, 1898.
For Congress-.

We are authorized to announce Judge E.
w. SUTHERLIN, of DeSoto Parish, as a
candidate for the Democratic nomination for
Congress from the Fourth District.