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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-10-01

We learn from several persons that
although The Board of Health of Mis-
sissippi has put strict quarantine on
against New Orleans boats landing in
their state and in Louisiana also, that
the city of vicksburg merchants are
receiving freight from New Orleans in
car load lots all the time. Now if this
is fact, we are ia favor of our Board
OF Health allowing New Orleans boats
to land In our parish. There is no
more harm in these boats landing
along our front than train crews direct
from New Orleans. If this piece of
business has been gotten up in the in
terest of Vicksburg aud against New
Orleans simply, let the boats land, but
it Vicksburg 10 not receiving freight
direct from the Crescent City, let il
stand as It is.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-10-01
Local and Parish News.

Lecti0a next Monday.
School books al Whites.
September went ont wet.
The first day of October.
Attend Church tomorrow.
Vote for annexation Monday.
The Hon. Police Jury met on Tues
day.
1t is summer weather with a ven.
geance.
Harlan shoes, the best on earth. a,
Hill Bros.
The vicksburg fair is going to be a
big thing.
Gallanty & Marcus carry fine line
of neck wear.
No New Orleans boats for some :
time to come.
The new gin will be hummer with
lis five stands.
Attend the Epworth League meet.
That corner pump continues out Of
working order
The big fine gin is finished and is
ready for cotton.
We hope to see our merchants as
busy az bees to-day.
Dave Parker has been In town this
week booking orders.
The popular Ouachita brings big
freight to Providence.
Hill Bro's., are carrying an extra fine
line OF gents underwear.
Services at the Catholic and Episco-
pal Churches tomorrow.
Next Monday is the election day
on the annexation question.
The Royal Tallors of Chicago is rep
re seuted by Mr.. W. N. White.
The bandsomest thing in the line of
sIop set can be seen at Whites.
No type written or written health
certificates should be recognized.
Day Of Attonement was observed
on Monday by our Jewish friends.
Business was knocked out on Sa.ur.
day last CD account OF wet week.
The brick layers are rushing things
on the Pittmau and Voelker stores.
Mr.. Dave Gilmour is now one of the
justices Of the peace tor the third ward.
Meeting of the Knights of Pyihias
next Tuesday evening. Be on hand |
Drummera and health certificates
are about all that is traHspiring now.
We hope that Jack Frost will call
about the time predicted-near the 9Th.
The New Orleans papers are brim
full Of yellow fever news-in a horn.
The price of cotton is below 8 cents.
This is enough to discourage the plan
.ers.
Every time there is q combination
he planter is always at the little end
fit.
1t wont cost you cent more taxes
" voting in favor Of annexation on
Y onday.
We will send out our collector down
n the fret aud second wards next
GU day.
Col. Jno. A. Buckner of the second
yard, was pleasant visitor to town on +,
+
The ste amers Belle of the Bends and
he Annie Laurie are now running
regularly.
A colored woman killed another
1 the Black bayou store on Saturday |
light last. Z
Cotton down lower than In the past
fly years is what sounds in the ears of {
he planters. q
Mr. Albert Taylor and bis sister, q
iIss Alice, we're visitors 10 town on a
Wednesday.
Now is The time to fix the road to
10 landing so that it can be used dur r
lg The winter. a
We regre, to learn that one OF the ii
sughters of Mr.. aud Mrs. Max Stock Il
Or is very sick. lie,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-10-01

Mr.. Ell. Dclony, who has been quite
s'ek for The past week, We are glad 10
report is better.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-10-01

The new gin had up steam for the
first time on Tuesday aud everything
worked smoothly.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-10-01

This Space Ee1orss 20
Z. y. HAnGLEY,
Real Estate AGENT,
Lake Providence, La.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-10-01

The steamer Natchcz on her up trip
last Saturday tried TO bulldozs the
quarantine guards and put off her
freight, whether or not, aud the guards
had to be positive with tbe Captain OF
the boat. Capt. Purdy, an officer ofthe
town aud a citizen who should have
respect for the laws, told the officers of
The boat that if they would put off the
freight he would receive it. We were
sorry to hear This, but II is fac, all the
same, that he would run all chances,
and put to defiance the laws of the
Board of Health. Capt. Morris
Frank tried to bluff the guards, but
there was no bluff, and the boat pulled
out. We were told by Mr. Nelson OF
Behham, that Mr.. Frauk was on the
hurricane deck OF his boat with a WIZ
chester. ready to use ii, we suppose.
The Meeker herald., 1898-07-02

the Spaniards yesterday morning.
Their daring exploit In dashing Into
the mountains almost Immediately
after landing. now Is said to have been
undertaken without the knowledge of
the commanding general
All the bodies Of the American dead
were recovered to-day and all the
Rough Riders who fell In action, ex-
cept Captain Capron, were buried with
military honors at Camp Wheeler. The
dead heroes were wrapped In blankets
and placed in q long trench that was
lined with palm leaves, and Chaplain
Brown read the committal service.
while the troops kneit around the
grave. Captain Capron's body was
taken into Juragua. His wife and
mother had asked that 1t be sent to
them, but that was impossible.
II was laid at rest on the side Of a
hill that overlooks the bay. A volley
was fired above the grave and the
cavalry bugles sounded taps" The
wounded were tenderly cared for by
the hospital corps. and now are In
good hands on board the Olivette
They may be taken to the marine
hospital AZ Tortugas.
The Meeker herald., 1898-07-02
RUSHING FORWARD.
spaniareis Retiring Toward santiago H
fore Our Troops

spaniards Retiring Toward Santiago He
fore Our Troops
New York, June pa cable to the
Herald, dated with the army Saturday.
by the Herald's dispatch boat Golden
Rod to Port Antonio. Jamaica, says:
As result of to-day's operations,
5000 troops. representing the com
bined forces of General Shafter and
General Garcia. are ready to strike
Santiago crushing blow. General
Wheeler's division of the army is with
in ten miles of the city.
General Shafter arrived on the scene
to-day and hurried the troops forward
In the direction OF Santiago.
The last Of the army transports was
unlOaded mt noon. and three hours lat
er an army of three thous nd men
stretched out to the westward of So
bOny for distance of eight miles. An
engineering corps has been sent ahead
to build military road. The work of
hauling the heavy siege guns through
the mountain passes is slow and tetii-
ous, but all will be In readiness for an
attack on the city by the time General
Shafter's commanr comes up from
Baiquiri.
The progress of the army has been
retarded by lack of pack mules 1t
is extremely difficult to move the guns
and supp les. and for this reason at
tention at the moment Is centered up
on the work of the engineers.
The Meeker herald., 1898-07-02
Camars's Wise Plan.

London, June 26.-The Madrid CORE
spondent of the Sunday Times says:
Admiral Camara's fleet will not go
to Manila, but to another port in the
Philippines to land troops in order to
hold a strong position. The fleet will
then be ready for action. and II Admi-
ray Dewey wants to fight he will have
to leave Manila Bay. Admiral Dewey
will thus either leave the bay unpro-
tected or divide his feet. This move
has made good impression here.
Interest to-day centered in the meet
ing of the Cabinet. 1t is believed that
the ministers favor Overtures for peace,
but disagreed as to the manner In
which they should proceed, and this
may provoke crisis and precipitate
the end"
The Meeker herald., 1898-07-02
cAMARA.s FLEET REPORTED,
Reached the Head of the Sue. Canal with
His ships In Very Poor Shape.


His ships In Very Poor Shape.
New York, June GA cable to the
Herald from Port Said. Egypt, says:
The Sptnish fleet, consisting of the
battleship PelayO, as flagship, leading,
followed by the armored cruiser Carlos
". the cruiser Patricia. late the Nor
MAMMA. carrying twelve guns. few
troops and marines; the Buenos Ayres.
with ten guns. stores and few troops;
the torpedo boat destroyer Audnz, the
armed cruiser Isla de Panay Of two
guns. carrying stores and few troops
the RapidO, late the Columbia, twelve
guns, carrying a few troops; the Co
lon. which has no guns or troops, and
looks like store ship; the torpedo boat
.dDstrnyars Prosperenn and Osada, the
transport COvadOnga, which has NO
guns. and the coal ship San Francisco.
entered the harbOr this morning. Ex-
cept the Carlos ". the Patricia, the
Audaz and Prosperena, all have very
foul bottoms and apparently are In an
untidy condition.
They Will coal forthwith from the
supply belonging to Cory Bros
A rumor is current that four more
warships are expected.
London, June Pa dispatch from
Cairo says:
II Admiral Camara Goals at Port Said
he would not, under the neutrality
law, be allowed to enter the Suez
canal. 1t is supposed II he traverses
the canal. that he will endeavor to OBJ
tain coal at Obock, on the Gulf Of
Alden.
The Meeker herald., 1898-07-02

The tendency of the American wom-
an to unpunctuality was prominently
displayed at the recent Mothers Con-
gress IN Washington, where allowances
OF half an hour had to be made for the
opening Of sessions and the arrival OF
speakers. At reception given the del
egates by Mrs. Mckinley, many of them
arrived too late to see her. although
the hours had been diatinctly noted in
the Invitation. "It 10 the fashion to
20 to Ranelash sitter 1t is over" Horace
.walpole once wrote to friend; the
music ends 1t ten. the guests arrive at
twelve" Unpunctuality may not b.
one of the seven deadly sins. but the
psrson who lass behind \ stated hour
shows that sha. considers her own con-
vsaienes before that Of others.
The Meeker herald., 1898-07-02
WAS A GREAT FEAT.
Praise From All sii-s for the Landing at
Santiago

Washington u. C., .Iunc 25.-The
successful establishment of General
Shafter's army corps upon Cuban soil
when II is adequately appreciated by
the American public, will be righ,fully
regarded as one of the memorable mil
itary achievements of history. Euro
peaIis who are more familiar with vast
army movements are already aston
ished at the brilliancy with which the
enterprise was carried out. Ii turns
out that the misunderstood delay at
Tampa was utilized 10 excellent ad-
vantage by the authorities TO insure ev-
cry feature of the program against
failure, and the result demonstrates
that the command of the United States
forces has been in thoroughly capable
hands Impartial tactical experts de
clare that not more than three or four
incidents in military history have ap-
preached in importance the present dis
patch of troops To Santiago, and that
none of these was more famous than
General Shafter's promises to become
Greater bodies of troops have perhaps
been transported to a distance from
their main base of supplies, but these
have occurred either in times of peace
or they have been unsuccessful. The
rapidity with which his 10000 men
have been carried over 1000 miles on
the high seas and successfully landed
is unprecedented.
The Meeker herald., 1898-07-02

We must admit that there 10 reason
in Josephine Shaw Lowells declaration
that married men have no business to
go to war. When a married man IL in
war he has II not an officer. no one to
help him dress. There ought to be a
valet to every private soldier, but this
Is impossible, and We believe VIVIAN
dieres run only one to regiment
Then, again. who shall help the absent
wife in her morning and other toilets
II she cannot afford maid? She must
perforce harness herself In her corset
by tying herself to a door, and her large
sleeves must poke back themselves or
90 unpoked. These things seem triv-
ial. but when they go on week after
week and month after month they
amount to agony.
The Meeker herald., 1898-07-02
Emb.rLlnx for tn. Philippines.

San Francisco, June 26-Four thou
sand men, comprising the third expe-
dition to the Philippines, embarked
early this afternoon and soldiers now
swarm in the holds and upon the decks
of the steamers Ohio, Indiana, City OF
Para and Morgan City. Tomorrow
the steamer Valencia will receive her
complement of the military, and these
five transports, bearing the bulk of the
expeditionary force. will probably sail
tomorrow afternoon, to be followed on
Wednesday by the steamer Newport,
upon which General Merritt is expect
ed to depart.
The Meeker herald., 1898-07-02

Never before was a war so written up
and overwritten. There are cable dis
patches which cost five dollars a word.
and 1t II estimated that the city Jour-
mails spend in the aggregate for war
correspondence hundred thousand
dollars day. Indeed, millions would
soon be eaten up by the fleets OF steam
yachts and tugs manned by reporters,
sketchers and photographers fiutterin6
about among the battleships and ply
ing between the Cuban coast and the
mainland. And it costs pile Of money
to manufacture countless columns and
pages OF news" out of mere rumors and
guesses. or to beat few drops Of fact
into iridescent troth enough to Hood
half . dozen daily editions.
The Meeker herald., 1898-07-02
sAss The msRRlMAc.
The v~suvIus Discover. That Hohsoa OA
Not Block the ChAnnsi.

The v~suvIus Discover. That Hohsoa OA6
Not Block the ChAnnsi.
New York. June 25.-A cable TO tho
Herald. dated OF Santiago. Friday. on
the Herald dispatch boat Golden Rod,
to Port Antonio. Jamaica. says:
1t has remained for the dynamite
cruiser Ncsuyius to demonstrate that
The entrance TO Santiago harbor was
not completely blocked by the sink
ing OF the Merriulac. While pOking
her nos. about the entrance TO the har-
her Il few nights ago. the Nesuvius dis
covered ample room in which to pass
the wreck OF the Merrimac. She went
in. made observations along the inner
larbOr and then came back to sea,
getting around the wrecked collier
withou, difficulty.
Not only did The dynamite cruiser
pass the wreck, while Accommodating
about the outer forts the other night.
but 1t gave admiral Sampson news
which resulted in Il closer examina-
ton OF the wreck as II now lies. 1t has
been INSERTED that Two battlcships can
enter the hnrbor abreast. one passing
To tile rish and the other TO the left
Of the M.rrilnac wreck. This is an op-
por,unity that will he Of great ad-
vantage To Admiral Sampson when the
final attack on Santiago begins.
Lieutenant lob>on and his men are
still In communication with the fleet.
The Meeker herald., 1898-07-02

The Australian ballot system having
come into general use in this country,
the Australian system OF land trans
fers is now proposed. and will probably
be adopted. 1t provides for abolition
Of the present cumbrous and expensive
scheme OF searching titles, and Is
therefore opposed by the shysters who
do that work. but by few others. 1t is
worthy of note that the older nations
OF the world should have 30 many
things to learn of some OF the youngest
The Meeker herald., 1898-07-02
Can Talk Under Water.

When Captain Louis Sorche. of Bal
tImore, himself n diver. invented the
submarine telephone, he brought forth
a great boon for his fellOw-craftsmen
Had 1t not been for these telephones
many diver who is Mt work to-day
would have been dead, simply be
cause he would not have had the
means to tell OF his peril In time to
have been saved.
This invention makes 1t possible for
the divers tender to hear even a
whisper from the man below water
and the attendant can talk with equal
facility to the man he has to care for
The telephones ends are fastened to
the heads Of both men. and gives them
full use of their hands. BY wire
connection made above water by two
tenders, diver can talk to another
who is working some distance from
him. The old system OF signaling
wants by the number OF tugs at the
life line was very unsatisfactory, for
often the signals were misunderstood,
and many a diver lost his life for that
reason. ..- .fsn-s
Six Of these telephones were in use
by the divers working on the wreck of
the Maine In Havana harl,or. They
saved the lives of several of the men
who had 80 fallen that they would
have been strangled unless their diff
Guilty was distinctly understood. What
man says can be understood al
ways. but he cannot always signal
and be sure Of making what he wants
to say understood, even though he ID
sure Of the code of signals.-New
York Press.
The Meeker herald., 1898-07-02

After long period Of suspen sion the
iron works of western city resumed
operations and the black chimneys
poured out dense clouds of SCOT over
the town. Ruskin would have anath.
emized 1t for its hideousness. and
daintily-clad women looked upon 4,
with horror, but little girl. hungry
and cold, whose father had been for
months without work, clapped her
hands and exclaimed: Was there
ever anything so beautiful rs to see
the smoke in the chimneys again
That big piece is a shawl for mother
and those cunning little bits tumblins
down are shoes for baby, and oh, there
comes such a lot Of the smoke maybe
IL Ii q really hat for me; anyway, !
know It's shoe-strings."
The Meeker herald., 1898-07-02
MAIL for Soldier.

Washington. June 26.-The Postoffice
Department is making arraneementr
to run a daily mail boat from Tamn,
to Santiago for the benefit Of the army
At present there is no regular time fo,
departure or arrival of mail. for tha
department has had to depend unon
the dispatch boats that are sent IN
from the feet for supplies. An enor.
nous quantity Of soldier mail in 10.
received at Tampa daily. It comes by
the carload. The 1900 soldjer. "a.
ceive q great many more letters than
would be sent to the same number ~
citizens in the ordinary walks Of Iffa
The postal agents at Tampa bnrrv
them as much as possible. They, ars
assorted by regiments. and upon the,,
arrival at Santiago are delivered tn tha
proper officers on board the trsnsnorts ~
Thus far 1t has been imposuihis -
handle all the newspaper mail. INT ~
h being forwarded as rapidly n fsc,,;.
ties viii allow. Az fast as .camns AZ.
established in Cuba postal .facilfties
will be- furnished.- : There an: ms -
eral hundred men OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
to handle the soldiers man.
The Meeker herald., 1898-07-02

Under the Zone tariff the number
of passengers on the Hungarian rail-
roads increased from 1a.o00. 900 in 1889
70 %. zoo. .ooo. = 1891 and ss.0eo.o go in
:1SeS: tie passenger iearAings ffon 81
10000 in 1seo. u e12.ssS. 900 In 1oes.
SrAs lumber Il tpai- of ffsGSxt A6iilSd
insrseeed: :fren 3ssSe5.o 80 y In &e3e.-
AOl6Se inloe ail - s.htyasAk Slsalais
frep sss.1l1, ~ n ltel u ~ s6lG.eee in
leeG faS fAsrsass in. passsnOsrs from
leu 70 1eeS wae - psr csat: - pas-
ssosR earnings. u pr cent: II AsloA1
n pr esat asd fFsaeAt san1no4 =
~ -
The Meeker herald., 1898-07-02
BATTLE OF LA oUAslNA.
That Il the Name of the bloody Fish,
Participated In by the Rough Ridsrs.

Jaragua, Cuba, June 25. 4 q. M. per
Associated Press Dispatch Boat Dan
dy, via Kingston, June 26.-Tbe initial
1ght of Colonel Woods Rough Riders
and the troopers Of the First and Tenth
cavalry will be known in history a
the battle Of La Quasina. That II did
not end in the complete slaughter Of
the Americans was not due to any
miscalculation In the plan of the Span
ish, for as perfect an ambuscada "a
was ever formed In the brain Of an
Apache Indian was prepared, and
Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt and his
men walked squarely into 1t. For an
hour and q half they held their ground
under perfect storm of bullets from
the front and sides, and then Colonel
Wood at the right and Colonel Roose-
welt at the left, led a charge which
turned the tide Of battle and sent the
enemy flying over the hills toward
Santiago.
1t is now definitely known that six
teen men on the American side were
Killed, while sixty were wounded or
are reported TO be missing. It ia i'm
possible to calculate the Spanish losses.
but 1t Is known they were far heavier
than those of the Americans, At least
as regards actual loss OF life. Already
thirty seven dead Spaniards have been
found and buried, while many others
are undoubtedly lying In the thick nm
derbrush on the side Of the gully and
on the slope OF the hill, whert tie
main body Of the enemy was located.
The wounded were all removed.
There no longer is any question that
the cavalry forces allowed their en-
thusiasm to carry them into the am
bush In which they were caught b
The Meeker herald., 1898-07-02

Wanted. a young man to be partly
out-of-doors and partly inside hotel"
reads a late advertisement In bush
paper OF Australia. A correspondent
feels compelled to ask what would hap
pen when the door was shut.
The Meeker herald., 1898-07-02

The secretaries Of the navy and of
war have accepted the offer Of the
Massachusetts, Society to furnish q
fully equipped ambulance ship to be
called the Bay State. which will pro-
vide comfortable accommodation for
carrying $50 patients. The society has
already>purchased the vessel at Balti-
more, and she is now being made
ready for service under nodded plans
similar to those executed by the Navy
Department In eQuipping the Solhce.
The officers, surgeons and trained
connection with either the army or the
navy. and all expenses VIII be met b.
the society.
The Meeker herald., 1898-07-02

Patriotism is capable OF some curious
manifestations; for example. when 1t
prompts saloon-keepers in New York
to offer free drinks to every one wear
ing United States Uniform! Practi-
cally, this might operate just like trea-
son by making our soldiers less effect
i've, and thus giving laid and comfort"
to the enemy,
The Meeker herald., 1898-07-02
t,e.uty !. Blood DesD.

Clean blood means . clean skt1. Ne
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathsf-
tic cleans your blood and keeps IT. clean, ~
stirring up the lazy liver and driving ~ I'm
purities from the body Begin to-day 70
and that sickly bilious complexion BY taxing
Cascarete,- beauty for ten cepfe- All drug
aiats. ratification euaranteed.1 10o. sc. 20.
The Meeker herald., 1898-07-02

what IS advice. Uncle Christopher?
Advice is an insipid dose which no ma
will take himself. but which everybody II
always trying 10 force down the throat!
of other people"
The Meeker herald., 1898-07-02

Tell me about your graduating elias,
photograph, Miss Lily?" well. all those
homely girls standing up at the back are
the smart ones; all those pretty girls sit
ting down in front are the silly ones"
The Meeker herald., 1898-07-02

For several centuries Spain has been
working for the sole purpose Of being
spoken Of In the past tense.
The Meeker herald., 1898-07-02

A bath with COSMO BUTTERMILK
SOAP, exquisitely scented, is soothing and
beneficial Sold everywhere.
The Meeker herald., 1898-07-02

1t Il beginning to be suspected that
the order to relax the press censorship
was unable to get by the censor.
The Meeker herald., 1898-07-02

The Spaniard is unfortunate. but he
may congratulate himself that he Is
getting . geographical education.
The Meeker herald., 1898-07-02

my hand?" Yes; / should infer-lookint
closely at your hand-that heavy wal
tax had been levied on SOAP"
The Meeker herald., 1898-07-02

topics and physicians with news Of the
weak.
The Meeker herald., 1898-07-02

Piso's Cure for Consumption has been .
God send to melvin. Is. Mcclellan. Chester
Florida, Sept. II 1896.
The Meeker herald., 1898-07-02
Is Americas Greatest Medicine

..Estelle II strongly in favor of alliance
with Great Britain" How do you
known "she is engaged to three Eng
lishmen."
The Meeker herald., 1898-07-02

Talk is cheap. but the love prattle Of
girl ID always dear to the enamored
swain.
The Meeker herald., 1898-07-02

At the suggestion OF Mrs. Greenleaf.
wife Of the surgeon-inNhief Of hos
pitfalls In the feld. the Red Gross
League has undertaken to start the
collection Of 5000 for the purchase
of hospital ship for the troops at
Manila. The pIan Ia to raise this
sum By popular subscription in all
the states west Of the Rockies and to
present the ship to the United States
epysfnment,