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The Opelousas courier., 1898-06-11
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Dit Ia Sentinel,e de Thib odanx: Le
chemin de fer qui d"it Keller Thibodanx
i Napoleonville est Oh vote de CON
struction ct les autorites du Southern
Pacific a%pnoucent quill sera tini ct en-
operation d'ici lie premier Octobre pro
chain.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-06-11
Hat Ain Trn.cIy.

Buyibhs kissibus sweet giriorinim,
Girlibus lkibuS WANT S"OIne0riliii.
Tnibus lapibus gittigirlnruni;
Thenibus huyibils kissi
PapibIs sceibus slappi girlortiih,
kickibus boyibus Quit doororuln.
Thenibus boyihus limp holne"ruliI;
Girlihus cryihlls, kiasi nolhorrriinn
-TjmpS-DemDcrat
The Opelousas courier., 1898-06-11

Two loving hearts by strange reverse
Now far apart do roam;
For she went to the front to nurse,
And he-he stayed at home.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-06-11

A notable incident at Chicka-
maugua Wednesday was the adj
m%inistering of the oath to Brig.
Gen. Fred Grant by Judge A. I'll.
Harris, an ex-Confederate, in the
presence Of many Federal and
Confederate veterans, who loudly
cheered the proceedings. The
first man to congratulate Gen.
Grant was Maj. Gillespie, of
Chattanooga, who was with Gen.
Lee at Appomattox.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-06-11

Lon dit que les Japs wont prOtester
do Occupation des PHILIPPINES par les
Am6ricains. Madame Rumeur dit que
Ia Russie va soutenir le Japon, ct que
peut.6tre In France ct rAllemagne
won't &c joindre au projet. L'OGcle Sam,
an cas- 6ch6ant. devra ouvrir ses yenx,
car sill est obljge d'executer re quar-
tutte, il va avoir de la besogne plein les
bras, ct du train on nous allons, depuis
10 commencement de la guerre il nons
faudra des ann6es pour nous pr6parer
4 faire face a &c %quartette qui, CONNIE
tout le monde IL salt execute de la mn-
sique classique. Leurs officers ct leurs
marins ct soIdats ont tous WI 10 fen, ct
ils y sont dams leur clement. Co que
roncle Sam q de mieux a faire c'est de
s'smparer de Cuba ct de s'y d6pecher,
autrement il aura sur sa conscience lie
massacre de nombreux soldats don't les
vies auraient pu 6tre sauvees par son
sCtivit6.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-06-11

Paris press hostile! Americans
boycott men milliners and dress
makers Of Paris. Men milliners
and dressmakers see the point and
likewise see business managers of
Paris papers. Paris papers gradu-
ally assuming a more friendly tone.
Minneapolis Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-06-11

One of the most necessary and
valuable changes made in the new
Constitution is the provision for
a State Board of Charities and
Corrections to serve without
compensation, but for the expen-
ses of which the Legislature Is
required to meke a provision.
The State is also required to pro-
vide an office for said Board.
The duties of the Board are to
be strictly v%isitorial, and they are
to have no administrative or ex-
.ecutive powers. They will visit
and inspect all State, parish or
municipal institutions which are
of a charitable, eleemosynary,
correctional or reformatory, char
acter, and all private institutions
of like character, aided or utilized
by parochial or municipal author
ity, and all private insane Asy-
lums, whether so aided or not.
The advantages of having a
State Board of such a character
are so obvious that no comment Is
necessary.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-06-11

Maintenant que la Convention Con
stitutionnelle a terminee SEES travaux,
il est peut-etre bon d'informer ce bon
peuple de Louisiana, CO que ces mes
sieurs ont trouv6 moyen de depensel
de leur argent, attendu que c'est tou'
jours le bon peuple qui pale.
En- chiffre ronds le montant sleeve
quatre. vingt-quinze mile piastres.
Les d6l6gues ont recu la somme de
$62, $40. O4 les employees de la conven
ton 3l6.Ol7.O 90; l'imprimeur $9,7O6.94
ct les d6penses %impr6vues SO SON Gle
wees 4 $4,532.57.
Et au'ont ills fait z l'avenir nous Pap
prendra.
Mails il ny q pas de reste pour le
psuple ct les porte monnaies doiven1
6tre ouverts tout lie temps, aples Ia
convention, voici la Legislature qui
commence ses sessions a Baton Rouge
Cette session durera s%oixante jours
ct les journaux auront encore de quo
critiqncr ct de remplir leur COLONIES.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-06-11

Ample provision is made by 1t to
further the cause of public educa.
ton, which is undoubtedly one OF
the most important branches OF the
State government. The general
assembly is instructed to provide
for a State Board, and Parish
Boards of Public Education. We
doubt not that the parish Boards
will be made elective by the people.
A Parish Superintendent Of public
schools is to be chosen by the Par
ish Boards who is to receive sal
airy to be fixed by the Legislature.
Ample provision is made to increase
the school fund. The parishes be-
ing given authority to levya tax
for the public schools equal in
amount to the entire State tax.
The School Board of the parish
of Orleans is required to appropri-
ate annually $4,000, if that amount
be needed, for the purchase OF the
necessary school books for such pu-
pills as are unable to provide them
selves with the requisite books.
This is a very important and wise
addition to the Constitutional pro
vision on the subject of public edu-
cation, and it's benefits will soon be
felt throughout the State.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-06-11
90

GLOW is the young king getting
OH in his studiesw inquired one
member Of the Spanish cabinet.
"Well," replied the other, che does
MT seem to have near as much trou-
bic with geography rs we have.'-
Washington Star.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-06-11
War News.

If you want exclusive, direct,
fresh and reliable war news, read
The Times-Democrat, presenting
IN it's exhaustive record Of current
events all the war news furnished
by the special staff correspond
ents of the New York journal,
the New York World, Associated
Press and the leading newspa-
pers in the country. Only 81 a
month. Now is the time to sub
scribe.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-06-11

Section 5 Of Article 1877 of the
new Constitution of Louisiana
confers the elective franchise up
on all persons who were voters in
any State prior to Jan. 1st 1867
and sons and grand-sons of all
such voters who were twenty-one
years of age at the adoption of
this constitution, provided they
have resided in this State for five
years and register prior to Aug.
3lst 1898, as the registration of
flee will close on that day and
they will be thereafter debarred
from the privilege unless they
can register under the educational
or property qualification of the
ordinance.
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NOTICE TO TEACHERS.

All public schools in the Parish Of st. Iadnry
will close June Sd. 1898. The teachers thereof
who will attend the Summer Normal School at
New iberia from its opening day. june 9th I'M
til June 18th. 1893, inclusive. Will be allowed
the same pay us if they had taught tlleirschools
during that time.
Arrangements have been made for the board
and lodging at reduced rates for those who EN-
brace this opportunity OF better qualifying
themselves for the performance of their very
important duties, and it is earnestly hoped
that all will do so. A. L.. FONTENOT,
President
The Opelousas courier., 1898-06-11

"Commodore O'Neal, chief of Or
dinance United States navy" says
a Key West special, "has sent
enough high explosive material to
Admiral SIMPSONS feet to mine
every work on the north side of the
island. Among the explosives sent
is a case of the newest and most
powerful of them all, melinite. By
leaving out an Ingredient melinite
can be transported as safely as if it
we're flour. The omitted part of it's
makeup can be added just before
the stuff is to be used. 1t has
twelve times the power of powder,
and four times that of dynamite
1t is the most powerful explosive in
practical use in the world. AS over
500 pounds of this compound has
gone to the front, there is some
surprise among those who knew Of it
as to how and where it is to be
employed"
The Opelousas courier., 1898-06-11

1t begins to look as though Hon.
Thomas Bracket Reed, otherwise
known as the Gar of the House,
had a big dose Of humble pie to
swallow. He played the autocrat
Just one too often, when he under
took to go against MI. Mckinley
and nine-tenths or more, of his par
ty on the annexation question.
He was given more than a week in
which to escape this dose OF hum
BILE pie, but he had succeeded so Of
ten in having his own way regard
less Of what others thought, that he
neglected to take advantage of it
by signifying his willingness to
vote for a special rule from the
Committee on Rules setting a time
for the House to vote on the annex
alton resolution. Then Mr. McKin-
lev got mad, and under his direc-
ton Gen. Grosvenor secured the
signatures Of more than three
fonrths of the republican members
of the House to a request for the
desired rule. Then the ultimatum
was served on the Gar. He was
notified that he could eat his hum
BILE pie by voting for the rule at once,
or he could wait to have it cram
med down his throat by a party
caucus; but eat he must.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-06-11

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AND ACTIVE
' gentlemen Or ladies to travel for respon-
sible. established house in Louisiana. Monthly
S65 N expenses. Position steady. Reference.
Enclose self-addresed stamped envelope. The
Dominion Company, Dept. r. Chicago.
Ian. 8. 1897.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-29

An interesting letter was received IN
this city yesterday from one of the
officers who had prominent part in
the fighting before Santiago, from
which it appears that the old Sixteenth
covered itself with glory at the charge
upon the San Juan Notifications. A
few extracts from the letter, which was
written on July s, are here given;
Il am in the trenches with my COM
pany, and have been ever since the
assault on the 1st. l want you 10
know that the Sixteenth and Sixth car
ried the San Juan block house. Others
are claiming to have helped or even TO
have done the whole thing, but it is not
SO. The charge over an open field ana
I'D a steep hill was about 200 yards
and was led by five captains OF the
Sixteenth-Noble, Palmer, Allen, Nc
Farland and Lassiter. They actually
led the line and placed the colors Oh
the Sixteenth on the crest.
Captain Morrison was killed early
in the action. Woodbury., Lasslter'
Spence. SorIey, Mcfarland and Dun
ming were wounded during the fighting
on the LIST and I'd. L have seen some
terrible sights. 1 got one glimpse OF
the Spanish trench as l passed, ana II
was .chock' full of a bloody, writhlng
mass of dead and wounded Spaniards.
I'VE are now entrenched 500 yards
from the Spanish lines. They are SAID
to have several more lines of works
The town can be seen plainly. The
fight stopped at II noon on the Sd by
sort of truce, and since then we have
not fired. We are ordered not to open
until fired upon. 1t is said the Span
iards want to surrender, but we folks
in the bitches know nothing about that;
we only watch and wait for the ball to
open again.
I'VE are living like pigs, and still We
are healthy and full of tight. The
country is a jungle filled with wire
fences and cactus and every ridge is
strongly fortified"
The letter also states that during the
charge on San Juan the American ar
tillery. through some misunderstood
ing. fired among their own soldiers en-
gagged in the attack, and for few
moments delayed the assault and rals-
ing of colors on the Spanish BLOCK
house.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-29
PACIFIC CABLE IS ASSURED
CONTRACT LET FOR LINE TO
HoNGKONG.
Will Start at San Francisco and
Touch Hawaii, the Ladrones and
the Philippines.

San Francisco, July 2s.-The Evening
Post, in an article published today.
says that the United States will soon
be connected by cable with her newly
acquired Pacific possession, and the
cable will connect the United states
from this city with Hawaii, the La
drCnes, the Philippines and Hongkong.
The paper saws that most of the sur
Veys have been made, and that the
contract for the laying of the cable
has already been let. and that, accord
ing to the terms of the, contract. the
work must be completed within six
months. The price to be paid is stated
to be $4,000. 600.
On July 2 the executive council of
the Hawaiian government signed con-
tract with the Pacific Gable company
to lay a cable between the United
States, Hawaii, China. Japan and the
Pacific islacdS, the contract being Tor
a period of 20 years. The Pacific Gable
company, according to the Post. is cap
italiZed for $4,000 000 James a.
Samyses is president. and Edmund l..
Raylies is vice president The other
directors are Admiral John r. Irvine,
] PieroOnt Morgan and J. Kennedy
Ted General Swain of New York is
the legal representative of the company
in this country. The company has heen
OF Grating very quietly, with the CO.
oEeIation OF this government and the
Hawaiian. pending the outcome of the
annexation proceedings. During the
last session of congress Representative
Bsnnett introduced a pill locking to-
ward the laying of the cable. ard the
preliminaries have been going cn ever
since.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-29

Two suits were yesterday filed by At
torney George L. Nye against the Home
Forum benefit order to recover 81, 600
insurance on the life Of the late Peter
Brown. Brown is the man who kept a
grocery store at the corner of Fifth
South and Second East streets, and
who, on Feb. Is, 1898. was found in his
store dead, with a bullet shot through
his head. He was a member of the
Home Forum, and carried a benefit in
surance certificate for $1,000 in case OF
death. The suits are brought by Carl
Brown and Katrina Brown, father and
mother of the deceased, to whom the
certificate was made payable equally,
and each asks for judgment for $1,000.
The complaint recites that demand
for the money has been made and pay
ment refused.
Il is understood that the Home Fo
rum refuses to pay, alleging that
Brown was in arrears in his dues, and
WAS never properly reinStated when he
paid up his arrearage. 1t is. however,
reinstated by the action of the lodge,
but it appears that when parties be-
come delinquent in their dues for over
go days one of the requirements OF the
organization for reinstatement is that
they present a physicians certificate
that they are in good health. In
Browns case no such certificate was
presented, although the lodge rein
stated him without it.
Brown was also a member of the A.
.. L. W. and the Fraternal Union of
America, both of which organizations
paid the insurance.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-29
GAS PLANT SOLD.
Pipe Line, Meters and Connections
In the City.

Deputy Sheriff Montgomery yester-
day sold. under execution on judg-
ments aggregating about $4,000 in IA
vor of H L. Driver e Co., and the
New American Natural Gas & Fuel
company, and against the Salt Lake &
Ogden Gas & Electric Light company.
all the natural gas pipe line from the
artificial gas plant, South Temple and
Fourth West streets, north to the south
line of Davis county, a distance of
four miles, also all the gas pipes, main
and lateral, meters and connections
in the city. The sale took place at
noon a the city and county building,
and the property was bid in by Driver
& Co. for s5,000.-The sale of the re-
mainder of the attached property in
the city, including poles, lamps and
wires, was postponed until Aug. q. The
reason of the postponement was to al
low the portion of the pipe line in Davis
county, about eight miles, to be sold
by the sheriff of Davis county, and if
that realizes enough to cover the claim
no other property will need to be sold.
It is understood that the Union Light
& Power company. the successor of the
Salt Lake & Ogden Gas & Electric
Light company, will contest the valid
ity of the sale on the ground that the
property sold is covered by the consol-
idated MORTGAGE
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-29
NEWS OF THE WEST.

Mrs. Heney has brought suit for a di-
vorce against James Heney, at Carson.
New. on the ground that he stole coin
from the United States mint.
Two boys of the Colorado Industrial
school made their escape from that insti-
tuition and are still at large. They are
Thomas Harper aged 10, and William
Ward, aged 16.
Cheyenne boasts the presence of three
United States senators this week, all in
one day.
Two boys. while bunting rabbits near
Virginia City, found body OF white
child, in an advanced state of decomposi-
ton. The coroner Will investigate the
matter.
Mrs. Pollard, prominent Cheyenne
lady, well known all over Wyoming, was
buried yesterday. Death ended a linger-
ing illness.
while hunting near Sutro Wednesday. It
is supposed his shotgun fell from the
wagon into a wheel. causing the discharge
of both barrels into Haas abdomen. He
was dead when found.
Charles Marshall. one of the two cow
pUnchers who terrorized Pueblo. Colo.
Sunday morning, was captured near Pat
terson's ranch. on the St. Charles river,
by Sheriff Beaman. c. a. Yates. who was
arrested Sunday was fined 500 in the po-
lice court.
J. T. Lewis. man who has lived in
Pueblo for years and has always been
well regarded, was arrested by the sheriff
on a charge preferred by his 16-year-old
daughter. who alleges that her own dis
tressing condition is due to her father.
John A. Hoagland, who for the last %
years has been a resident of Golden. and
who up to a few years ago was the most
prominent citizen and the acknowledged
leader of the Republican party in Jeffer-
son county Colorado died yesterday.
Casper CWyo.) Derrick: Among the i'm
portant Indian depreciation cases in which
proof was taken at Cheyenne last week.
during the circuit, was that of Lewis
Grinnard, for loss of the historic Platte
river toll bridge at Casper which was
built by the claimant Guinnard. in 1862
al an expense of $4,000. The bridge was
on the overland pass between Fort Lara
mic and South pass. 1t rested on % stone
fianked by 800 feet of approaches.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-29
ADAMS RELEASED.
His Commitment to Jail at This Time
Was a Mistake.

James A. Adams, who was committed
to the county Jail ten days ago for con-
tempt of court, for failing to pay over
$1,000 held by him and Mrs. Adams to
@ W. Meyer, the special administrator
of the estate of the late Mrs. Margaret
Wilson, was yesterday released from
custody. The case was heard by Judge
HileS about six weeks ago, and the
money in dispute was adjudged to be-
long to the estate, and Adams was or
dered to pay it over, but didn't do so.
An order was made ordering Adams
and his wife to pay, within a specified
time. or to show cause why they should
not be punished for contempt. The at
torneys for the estate, Shepard & San
ford, misunderstood Judge Hiles' rul-
ing, taking it 10 mean that the Ad-
amses were TO be committed at once.
and the attorneys drew up the order in
that way. and the court signed it, the
result being that Adams was arrested
and locked UP. Judge Hiles, when he
returned to town, ordered Adams re-
leased. and he viii be given a further
opportunity TO explain why he has not
complied with the order of the court to
pay the money.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-29
millions Given Away.

1t is certainly gratifying to the pub
lie to know of one concern in the land
who are not afraid TO be generous to
the needy and suffering. The proprie-
tors of DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds, have
given away over ten million trial bottles
of this great medicine: and have the
satisfaction of knowing it has absolute
ly cured thousands of hopeless cases.
Asthma, Bronchitis. Hoarseness and all
diseases of the throat. chest and lungs
are surely cured by it. Call on 2. c.
NJ l. druggist, and get trial bottle
free. Regular size, soc and 81. Every
bottle guaranteed or price refunded.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-29
THEY WANT WATER,
HOW THE ORDINANCE AFFECTS
CANYON ROAD PEOPLE.
Not Drop to Drink, From Six Until
Ten p. m, When They Are Sup
posed to Sprinkle Their Lawns.

If the city officials. especially those
of the water department., desire to
make it possible for citizens, property
owners ana users of water to yield
obedience to the ordinance prohibiting
the use Of MIGRANTS and hose Cor
sprinkling lawns, yards and gardens
during certain hours, something must
be done without delay to increase the
supply of water during hose hours. AT
residences along Canyon road and in
the eastern part of the city, in the up
per district, almost without number,
complaints are daily made that it is
impossible to get a drop OF water even
for ordinary culinary or domestic needs
during the permitted hours for sprink-
ling purposes. The same complaint is
frequently heard from residents in the
lower district. Water users are not in
olined 20 deny themselves the privi-
lege % OF taking water duhing the re-
stricted hours of the night or early
morning, even at the risk of arrest and
prosecution in the police court, when
they know a supply is available during
those hours, and none during the per-
mitted hours. Ifethere is an "extrava-
CANT waste" of water, which matter
Superintendent Game is guarding
against and trying to minimize. it is
largely because no water is to be had
when there should be an adequate sup
ply One cause of the difficulty is that
the 30-inch main from City creek. re-
dueed to 16 inches down toward Eagle
Gate carries only 16-inch column of
water, and until this faulty piece of
construction is remedied it would be
well if the authorities would change
the hours for sDrinkling so that users
of water would not be tapping the sup
ply during the same hours in both dis
tricts Certainly an amendment to the
ordinance is imperative. and quickly.
too. for people will not do without
water for household purposes, nor for
outside uses when only an unwise pro-
hibition in the ordinance and the at
taching penalty stand in the way.