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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-04-30
NO. 25

ed States now owns thirty-one torpe-
do boats proper, with about the same
number of yachts and fast small yes.
sells that with small alterations can
be turned into an admirable torpedo
fleet. There are six divisions of these
boats and destroyers, with from
twelve to fifteen vessels to a division.
The average torpedo boat is from
so to IS feet long, with a capacity
for twenty-five to thirty knots per
hour. The destroyers are about
twice this size. Both torpedo boats
and their destroyers are equipped
withtwo 4 or 5 inch rapid firing guns.
The Navy Department has just
completed the equipment and details
OF physicians, hospital attendants
and nurses for the latest medical de-
vice for the benefit of the wounded
or sick officers and men of the Hamp-
ton Roads and the Key West fleets.
This is the ambulance ship Creole.
She has on board everything first
class hospital should have, including
accommodations for 700 to 900 sick
or wounded men. Should the ambu-
lance ship become overcrowded she
will run into Key West or up to New
port News and turn her sick or wound
ed over to the hospitals there for
treatment. The medical staff will
consist of one full surgeon, DR.. Street,
OF the navy, who is in charge; three
past assistant surgeons as may be
required. The Creole will always be
on hand in time of action, and win
be supplied with steam launches to
bring those needing attention ON
board of her.
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The First Fight.

The latest dispatches from the seat of
war give an account of the first exchange
of shots between U. S. ships and the
Spanish artillery. 1t occurred at .he
Cuban port of Matanzas. and was a
brush between Rear Admiral Sampson's
flagship the New York, the monitor Puri-
tan, and the armored cruiser Cincinnati,
which in accommodating near shore drew
the fire Of couple Of masked Spanish
batteries. The ships are said to have re-
turned fire, and, in the rain of shot and
shell which they threw fast and furious,
the shore batteries are reported as hav-
ing been siienced and completely demol-
ished in about eighteen minutes.
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The Call for Volunteers.
fPicayune, April 2stb.i

fPicayune. April 2sth.l
Yesterday the President of the Uni
ted States issued call for 125, 900
volunteers to rein the army of the
United States for two years, unless
previously discharged. The call was
issued under the terms OF the bill just
issued, and the levy is to be appor-
TONED among the States, as far as
possible according to population
1t is announced from Washington
that the President has decided that
this first call is to be taken as far as
possible from the National Guard, or
organized militia, except in such
States as have no militia, or an insult
ficient force. At the first, however,
none but organized militia viii be ac-
cepted, SO that the first quota of vol
unteer troops can be modified as
quickly as possible.
According to the apportionment
made, the Southern States will have
to furnish a total of 81 $3.50 men.
These same States have an organized
militia force of 24,470 men. At first
blush, therefore, itwould appear that
there is no chance whatever that vol
unteers from civil life-that is to say,
from unorganized material-will be
taken. A glance at the table below
will show, however, that in Arkansas,
Texas and Mississippi there will be a
chance for few volunteers.
The following table shows the quota
called for in each Southern State, the
strength of the organized militia and
the DODulatiOn at fha last couSys.
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No Nation Save England can
Equal Our Navy.

Isl. Louis Globe Democrat, April 1911
The country at large scarcely ap-
preciates the fact that within four
months the United States has become
most formidable naval power. In
Guiding the Kentucky and Kearsarge,
we have sixty-one ships that are tech
nically classed as vessels of war, =
which were constructed at our own
shipyards. There have been added
to this number fourteen fighting
ships, built for other nations in En-
gland and France, and two at Ger
man yards. This gives the United
States seventy-five OF the latest nat
tern fighting ships, mostly of the ar
mored cruiser type
No nation in the world except Great
Britain has such a number Of vessels
Of war, all new and OF the most APP
proved designs, in their respective
class.
We have now afloat five first-class
battleships, and in two months the
Kentucky and Kearsarge will be add
ed to the list.
The finest vessel in the American
feet of the battleship pattern is the
Iowa. She is 200 tons displace-
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The Supreme Court of the United
States yesterday rendered decision,
the effect of which is to declare that
the constitution of the State of Mis-
sissippidoes not conflict with the pro-
visions OF the fourteenth amendment
of the Federal constitution, and,
therefore, it's constitutional propriety
and sufiiciency are affirmed by the
highest court. This decision sets
forth principles which must apply as
well to the new constitution, SO far as
completed, OF the State Of Louisiana,
and it gives assurance of the sufflci-
ency and propriety Of the Louisiana
suffrage franchise. There seems to
be no doubt Of it's soundness, SO far
as the Federal constitution is con-
cerned, This decision comes at an
opportune moment Picayune, Goth.
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SHEKE ARE . great many unseIn6h
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Usher Of one Of the best newspapers In Iowa.
writes from Bloomfield Ia. Aug 10 1so6 my
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this We have used DR.. Miles Remedies In
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OUR AUXILIARY FLEET.

Besides the seventy-five regularly
classified warships OF the navy, there
is an auxiliary feet Of fast ocean lin
ers acquired in the last ninety days.
At the head Of the list stand the mag
nifcent st. Louis and st. Paul OF the
American Line. These two vessels
and sixteen Others of nearly equal
tonnage are being equipped with bat
teries Of rapid firing 100-pound rifles,
eight to each Of the larger ships, and
six to those from 5000 to 1000 tons,
with an equal number of 5-inch or
4K-inch guns Of the rapid firing class
as secondary battery.
The country may feel easy in regard
to the matter Of torpedo boats and
torpedo boat destroyers. The Unit
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WAT began April S1Sts
The bill declaring war against
Spain, as passed by Congress and
signed by the President last Monday,
25th, is as follows:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives. of the United
States of America in Congress as
seBabled,
First-That war be and the same il
hereby declared to exist and that war
has existed since the 21st day of
April, A. d. 1898, including said day,
between the United States of America
and the kingdom OF Spain.
SecOnd-That the President of the
United States be and he is hereby d.
rected and empowered to use the en-
tire land and naval forces of the
United States and to call into the ac-
tual service of the United States the
militia of the several States to such
extent as may be necessary to carry
this into effect.
The U. s. feet, under orders of the
President, proceeded to blockade Ha-
yana and other Cuban ports on the
21st, and before shutdown that day
had captured two or three Spanish
ships. President Mckinley issued his
proclamation notifying the world of
the blockade on the 22d.
April oath the Spanish government
officially gazetted it's declaration of
war, its opening paragraph contain
ing the following language:
diplomatic relations are broken
off between Spain and the United
States, and the state of war being be-
gun. between the two countries, num-
erous questions of International law
arise, which must be precisely defined,
chiefly because the injustice and PROV
OcatiOn come from our adversaries,
and it is they who, by their detest-
able conduct, have caused this grave
conflict"
The royal decree then says Spain
maintains her right to have recourse
to privateering, and announces that
for the present only auxiliary cruis-
ers will be fitted out. All treaties
with the United States are annulled;
thirty days are given to the United
States ships to leave Spanish ports,
and the rules Spain win observe dur
ing the war are outlined in five claus
es, covering neutral flags and goods
contraband of war, what viii be con-
sidereda blockade, the right of search
and what constitutes contraband of
war, ending with saying foreign pri-
vateers will be regarded as pirates.
April Goth the President issued a
proclamation respecting the rights of
Spanish vessels now in U. S. ports,
and also with regard to the right of
search of vessels upon the high seas.
All of his stipulations are in accord
with the rules of civilized warfare as
embodied in the declaration of Paris.
The main difference between the rules
laid down by this country and Spain
is that Spain reserves the right to
privateer, whereas Mr.. Mckinley an
nounces that this country will not re-
sort to privateering.
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c-Jsdicial Advertisements musf b paid
or ~ Advance, or they piL y liscestinued
sffer the first inscrtiox.
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Colfax High School.


Tho Trustees Of the Colfax Higl, Scho-l
for Males and Females take pleasure in
announcing to the public that the second
Ten Months Session Of this school will
begin OH the First Monday Of septcm-
her. ln0G No pains will be spared tn
mako it u first-class High School.
RATES or TUITION.
PPri%sry Department . s e per month
Music. Vocal and Instrumental 5 50 q
Incidental fee Is Ger t. per session.
Good board can he obtained on reasona-
bile terms Two hotels in town. and sew
eral private boarding houses in town and
vicinity will board cheap. Those having,
children to educate sllonld send them in
and give us fair trial. We are in the
race to stay.
X. 8. CAMERON, President.
II. g. GOODWIN.
Secretary Board Of Trustees.
Colfax, La. July 10, 1896.
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gratifying results. We
wouldn't now do With
out them. Ny wife had
been weakly and down
nearly every summer
for the past Aftssn
years. d.. Miles Heart
Oure n exactly what
it, name implies .
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ROSE WHIST.
PIsasinE Innovation 60 Make ths
Game Attractive.

Pl00stAR IRnoVati0a 60 Make tAe
Game Attractive.
Any novel idea which viii help to
solve that tdifacultquestiQn of how to en-
tertain q number of guests is always a
welcome suggestion. and one very
pretty form of entertainment is q rose
whist party.
To begin with. the invitations are sent
out on pale pink paper, and announce
that rose whist Is TO be the order Of the
evening. The game played Is that ia
miliar one OF progressive whist, with
the exception that each player keeps ac-
count for herself OF all the red cards
which are taken, and nothing else Il
counted. When the time Is up the for
tunate player who holds the most red
cards takes the first prize, while the one
who has the least gets the "booby."
The prizes should be something per-
tanning to the rose. Numerous articles
can be thought of, such as rose bowls,
rose candlesticks. rose satehets, bottles
OF rose perfume, bonbonnieres with
cAndied rose leaves, etc. Upon each
table are placed four f0ll-grown La
France or Mermet roses. with long
stems and green leaves, as well as 9
dainty dish 1lled with pink and white
bonbons. Each player has also tally
card OF pink paper and pink pencil at
taehed, for keeping the score.
The ices served ere pink and white,
and the supper table should be grace
fully draped with pink ribbons. with
rose petals stTewn about on the cover.
In fact, roses in profusion should be
everywhere. and the lights should be
softly shaded in pink.
This can be made very pretty form
of amusement, and ones own ingenuity
could suggest many more features 20
make it q great success. 1t would be an
added attraction IL the hostess were
dressed In rose-Pink gown.-Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
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RoFRss1oNAL.
John s. BLACKWELL & SON.

Attofueys-at-faw VIII practice in all the
ourrs 81 the state Prnmpi attention 9tven to
All business entrusted to our care Once IN
Haerl. h'tildfn0. rooms and " JanlnyI
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STRENGTH OF MILITIA.


Interesting Figures About the 'Fignting
strength" OF Missouri. Kansss Aad Okla
h0ma.
WAsHrSeToN. Feb. l4.-Acting Secre-
tary of War Meiklejohn yesterday
transmitted to congress an abstract Of
the militia force of the United States
The abstract for Missouri Is taken
from that of 1896, no returns having
been made to the department since
that time. The total strength of the
militia force in Missouri Is 2,549. The
number of men In Missouri reported ss
available for military service Is 600. 900.
Kansas has o militia force Of I,4c3, and
100, 900 men available. Oklahoma has
q force Of 547 men, and %, 900 available.
The aggregate militia force of the
United States Is III ,35s, and, including
the territories, 1l4,S6 The grand ag-
gregate of men available is 10. 30I. SS9.
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SIZE WOULD PURCHASE.
The Classy Salesman Simnly Wastea
His ElSNaeAee.

His ElsQaeaee.
In almost all cases O voluble clerk
ts looked upon as q valuable aid to dis
pose of goods. but there are cases when
be wastes his lung power to no good
end. IN the case in point clerk waa
not aware of the nature of his customer
Hence. he lost lot of good time, but.
fortunately. he didn't lose customer.
A lady wanted new range and she
went to an establishment with a world
wide reputation for its steel ranges.
She was thoroughly familiar vita the
make, as she had used one for years,
and the most expert salesman for a
rival couldn't have made her change
her mind. When she entered the store
4 dapPer young man came to greet her.
"A range?" he said. ''Yessum, just
come upstairs. Take the elevator,
please. We have added some improve
ments to our ranges and now we think
they are even better than ever before,
and that is saying q great deal. for you
know the Cooks Delight got all the
gold medals at the Chicag go worlds fair.
to say nothing Of bronze and silver med
ais from all the smaller eKpositloDs in
various cities.
'.Now. here" he said. AZ they came
10 the ranges, sis one with all our latest
improvements. -Tou see, we've put q
little wooden knob on this damper rod,
and, no matter how hot the range gets,
II you win pull the damper out you
will not burn your fingers. Then we
have a circulating duct placed In the
range right here that enables one to
most perfectly regulate the heat In the
oven so that It Is next to impossible to
burn q cake or any fowa you are roast
ing. and"
Here he lost his breath for a minute
or two. ID fact, he didn't recover It
for an hour or 30. ss the lady said 10 q
gentle way:
Eyes. have used one OF the ranges
for years, aud nothing you can say
can keep me from buying one. unless
you ask me two or three prices for 1t.
Thirty.fve dollars, you said2 Very
well. send II out"
Then she gave her address and he
wilted. His oratory had been com
pletely wasted.-Cincinnatl Commercial
Tribune.
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Geneva Frittsrs.

Put into q saucepan dozen pears cut
into quarters and the cores taken out.
with enough water to cover them. Let
them stew till they are quite tender,
when the water wiz have evaporated.
Put them into a colander and cruSh
them with a wooden spoon. Add half
their weight of sugar, little lemon
and q pinch of powdered cinnamon.
Put the saucepan on the fire for eight
or ten minutes and then let It cool.
Take two handfuls OF raisIns, seed
them and put them on the fire with
enough water to soften them, then add
them to the above, with little glass
of rum or kirsch. Take a thin Hour
paste for dozen pears OF moderate
Size and make them into q roll about
the circumference of dollar, cover
half the surface of the paste with mar
malade and cut the fritters into oon-
venient sizes. Serve with the yolzs OF
eggs, after cooking them before a hot
fire and powderiRg them with sugar
Housekeeper.
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IN LINCOLN'S HONOR.
Eulogies by Many Noted Orators on
the Life OF the Dead President.
Patriotic Societies Unite to Protect the
Flag from DesecratIon Bill APpro-
prIatIng S5OO.OOO for n Lin
coin Monument.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Feb. 14.-The 69th
anniversary of the birth of Abraham
Lincoln was generally observed
throughout the country on the 18th by
exercises in the public schools and
banquets and oratory at night. In
this city Superintendent Greenwood.
of the public schools, presided at big
meeting and speeches were mado by
Revs. Neel and Northrup. In Chicago
the Marquette club celebrated the
event with a notable banquet in the
great dining hall of the Auditorium,
1900 person being present. Speeches
were made by ex-Presidcnt Harrison;
Justice Brewer, of the federal supreme
court; Secretary of the Treasury Ly-
man ]. Gage; President James H. Can.
field, of the university of Nebraska,
and Bishop Potter, of the Episcopal
church. Chauncey NJ. Depew and
Theodore Roosevelt were the orators
in New York; Gen. B. f. Tracy at Bos-
ton, Webster Davis at Baltimore. Will
liam J. Bryan at Lincoln, Neb., and
Senator John NJ. Thurston at Brook
lyn. In Minnesota. which was the
first state to legislate Lincoln's birth
day into legal holiday, the day was
generally observed. In st. Paul the
Loyal Legion gave a big banquet at
which Gen. Bragg, of Wisconsin, was
the principal orator.
To Protect Old Glory.
New YORK, Feb. IA new patriotic
society was organized In the council
chambers at the city hall. 1t will be
known as the American Flag associa-
tion, and its members will be made up
from committees selected from the va
rious patriotic societies of the country.
Its object will be to protect the nation
al flag from desecration. The new as
sociation is the outcome of the congress
held in the city hall last December of
representatives of number of ma
tional patriotic societies. After q
speech by Gen. o. o. Howard, num-
Der of names were suggested for the
society and the American Flag assOci.
alton chosen. These officers were
elected: President, Ralph E. Prime;
vice president, Gen. o. o. Howard; SEQ
ond vice president, Col. Fred Grant;
secretary, Thomas Wilson; treasurer,
J. L. Ward.
For O Lincoln Monument.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-The house
committee on library yesterday re-
ported favorably the bill Of Congress
man Lorimer, of Illinois, appropri.
ating $500, 900 for the erection of a suit
able monument to Abraham Lincoln
in Washington. There are at present
two monuments to Lincoln in Wash
ington, but they are very ordinary.
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CONDENSED TELeoRAMs.

NJ. Ferdinand Fsbre. the French
novelist, is dead.
Fire destroyed the six-story cold
storage plant of the Cheutauqua Lake
Ice company at Pittsburgh. Pa, caus-
ing financial loss of nearly $4,000. 900
and the loss of over dozen lives.
The Texas supreme court enioined
the Port Arthur company from further
work on its proposed ship canal at
Port Arthur, Tex. The matter will
be in the courts for several months.
The Foraker faction won complete
victory In the state convention of Ohio
Republican League clubs over the Nc
Kinley. Hanna faction. Resolutions
were passed favoring the independence
Of Cuba and indorsing Gov. Bushnelps
administration.
The national convention of the
League of American Wheelman at St.
Louis reelected Isaac B. Potter presi-
dent; selected Providence, r. l., for
next years meeting place; defeated a
resolution favoring Sunday racing and
declared against six-day bicy Gle races.
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JUSTICE MAoFARLANE DEAD.

A Judge OF the Htissouri Supreme Court
Dies After an Operation for ApPenoi-
citIa.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 1A-Justice George
B. Macfarlane, of the state supreme
court, died at seven o'clock a. N. as the
result of an operation for appendicitis
He was taken i'll one week ago while
at jefferson City. His condition be.
came so serious that he was brought to
this city and placed in St. Luke's hospi-
tai. where an operation was performed.
Appendicitis was shown to have existed
and some other trouble. besides Q deli
cate constitution, tended to iGcrease
the danger. Shortly after seven
o'clock. when the Justices condition
was thought to be improving, he sank
suddenly and died. His wife was the
only one present at his bedside. The
remains will be taken to Mexico. Mo-.
for interment. The deceased was eI
wears old
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PROBABLY THE END.
The Famous HiIlmon Insurance Case Y
Rerhans Nazar IA Iried Analn-

The Famous HiIlmon Insurance Case VIII
Perhaps Never He Tried Again.
TOPEKA, Kan, Feb. 15.-That the
Hillmon case. set for trial to-day, will
not be tried this month was agreed to by
attorneys for both sides, twas conf
IDENTIFY asserted this morning thai this
is the last of the Hillmon case az far
as the United States courts are con-
cerned. The negotiations for a settle
ment, begun several weeks ago. are, 1t
Is asserted, progressing SO we'll that
neither side wanted the case tried this
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rHEY MAY Strike.
Employees OF All New EnRland Cotton NIL
May cripple q Big Industry.

Employees of All New England Cotton Mills
May cripple q Big Industry.
Boston, Feb. 1L-At meeting yes
terday In this city of IS representatives
of textile unions in New England II
was unanimously voted to recommend
that all unions call out the operatives
in every mill in New England. The
meeting was practically the outcome
of the recommendation which Presi.
dent Gompers made to the Federation
of Labor the previous Sunday, in which
he urged the different unions to unite
on some settled policy regarding the
mill situation in New England. If
all should acquiese and vote to strike,
I47. 900 operatives would undoubtedly
cease work and the manufacture of
cotton goods throughout New England
y10uld he at a standshll.