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Natchitoches populist., 1898-06-24
CYPRESS, La, June 20, 1898.

CYPRESS, La, June ~, 1879.
ED. PoPULIsT
The voters of wanl nine will
cast their votes on the 2Sth inst. to
determine whether or not whisky
shall be sold in that ward. The
parish as a whole voted dry, and
quite dry, yet the hoodIum ele-
ment have combined their forces
in wards /, 4 and 7, and carried
by some means, the election for
the sale of whisky; the election
for tbe' licensing of dens of vice,
inlquity and infamy. Is it true
that the moral element of wards
one, four and seven, is in the mi
nority ? Can it be possible that
the priests, rectors and ministers
of the gospel, will sit supinely by
and see ward nine fall again into
the hands Of the class of men
whose calling produces either di-
rectly Or Indirectly, 80 per cent Of
all the crimes committed! Their
mission is not only to reclaim tie
fallen and reproye the erring, but
to guide and direct the unstable
and ignorant, and we pray you,
revernd gentlemen. that you will
@eome overinto Macedonia and help
u.s." Help us carry this election
against the devil and his minions.
AS concerns our present condi- |
tons, we arc quiet and peaceabIc ;
there is plenty on every table, and
we have no complaint. The peo-
pie are happy and prosperous, and
our quietude is not broken by
drunken crowds, and the maudlin
shouts of some wayward son, faith
er or husband. Let this condition
be reversed by licensing boozing
pens in our ward, and all this will
changed. There will be poor wo-
men and children, ragged and un-
fed. The weeks wage will be spent
in riotons carousing. and the mon
ey which rightfully belongs to
wife and family, will 90 to enrich
and gil the Golfers of men who
risk their souls for blood money.
The planter will he required to
bond his laboring man from jail on
or else be content for
lim to rest and recuperate his
physical force until Tuesday morn
NO. They tell us it is the best
way to get the parish out of debt.
70 sell license That q few may
Nc enriched; that numbers of souls
nay be lost, that hundreds may he
tarved and become ontcasts from
lecent society! That ignorance
nd crime may be increased an
undred fold! All this to get the
'arish out of debt!
Father, mother, are you willing
hat your son should be one of
hese unfortunates Z Are you
'illing, even tho it should enrich
on, that the life Of one of your
oys or your neighbor's boys life
e blighted and damned that you
lay gain few paltry dollars?
nd that you make him so by sell
'g him the poison, and do You
now that You are particeps crimi-
us, and help ruin him by voting
" whisky
These questions should claim
our serious attention. Look on
9TH sides and take the case to
our immediate body and know =
lat no amount of home training
able to save him from the tempt
ion of strong drink, when he is
reed by environments to associ- Y
e with it, and those whose lives L
I've been blighted by its use.
ct the consent of better self be-
re You vote.
Dno Dow. D,0,r2
Natchitoches populist., 1898-06-24

H.
The following from the Shreve
port Times Of Wednesday, must
b. a sort of . damper on the
spread-eagle blare with which the
Enterprise announced Phanor
Breazeale's candidacy for congress
last week
AS yet there is no great opposi-
ton to Judge Sutherlin and if
things continue as they are at pres
ent be will win, as Col. Jack Chinn,
OF Kentucky, Q would say ''in a
walk"
Natchitoches populist., 1898-06-24
For Sale.

No. s, Secondhand Cooking
Stove, good as new, with all ves-
sells and fixtures. Large enough
for any family, but not for the City
Hotel. Call there and get it for
Il.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-06-24

The Enterprise considers the
paid tor editorial puffs Of the diff.
ferent papers announcing Mr..
Breazeale's candidacy for congress,
as q gratifying reception thereof,
and proceeds to copy them all.
There isn't but one Of the papers
quoted that is likely to support
him any further than a paid ad-
ysrtisement goes.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-06-24
Norion's Nuggets.

The governor Of Nebraska is q
Dandy--spelled with q big d. In
a contest with the railroads be op.
posed the railroads and stood by
the people. The supreme court
issued d nmndamus directing him
to do certain things. He refused
to obey the maptlate, and the court
threatened to send him to iail for
cODtemut. He did not srara worth
cent, declaring that if sent to
lall he Wonld immediately pardon
himself. lie has not yet been sent
to jail.
W.
"Joen Letter made s4 ooo .oco
ont Of his GREAT whaat doal Mi
he nIow the oro,,nd COW the coal ~
harvest the crop. and sell ia Noi
q bit of it. He simply stepped in
between the producer and the nn.
sumcr and raked off 81 ,OOO. 600.
This would furnish every ;nhah;.
t.nt of rh;oana ,n;th a.. aDi s .
whole year. II wouLd feed tbe
present United States army and the
Spanish with bread for three wears,
1t would furnish q barrel of f]our
to each of 800, 900 people. Great
game is the board of trade game.
Inc world has grown SO small,
oy the use OF steam and eiectrlcy,
that !. one need NOT look Tar into the
Iature 70 see all civilized nations
speaking ono language. It will
become D necessity. With Great
briLaln, am, Aastralla' Canada, Unit
ga p o'a1es n lana eventually :, Cuba,
fofso hlco' y naWll ana the Phlilp-
pihes) ali speaking the English Ian
sOase' VINO cannot 1oresee re- tnat the
language VIII pe the En-
ghsns
Ia issuing oonos lnseeaa OF green
oacks : 70 carfy I, ga tne war, II Is
Natchitoches populist., 1898-06-24

Wonder if the cost Of having its
charter published, swamped the
Building and Loan Association 2
Natchitoches populist., 1898-06-24

If you contemplate purchasing house
hold furniture, by all means send lor
the catalogue of the Quaker Valley Man
ufacturing Co., $40 and 321 South va
nal Street, Chicago. March S5-4m
Natchitoches populist., 1898-06-24

men; No. ., for women; No. s, for skin diseases;
No. 4, for catarrh. Free, 64 page booklet. By
writing Us and mentioning this paper.
JOB WORK.
Job work must be paid for when
delivered. There is no exception
to this rule. Strlctly-cash.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-06-24

In issuing bonds instead of green
backs to carry on the war, it is
demonstrated that the government
is run in the interest of shylocks
and not for the good of the peo-
pie.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-08
ACTUAL
INTERVENTION.
Gen. Lee, Captain General BlancO
and SenOr Palma to Confer
With Gen. Gomez.

HAVANA, Jan. Tt has been ru-
mored since yesterday that Gen. Fitz-
hugh Lee, the United States consul
general. will accompany Capt. Gen.
Blanco when the latter takes the field.
1t is further reported that Senor
Estrada Palma, the delegate to the
United States of the Cuban insurgents,
will arrive here shortly and accompany
the captain general and Gen. Fitzhugh
Lee to the field, and that conference
with Gen. Maximo Gomez will follow.
The reports have caused a sensation
In this city.
WASHINGTON, Jan. mo confir-
nation of the preceding story is OBJ
tainable in Washington. However, it
excited considerable interest, both in
administration and Spanish circles. At
the state department 1t was said that
Gen. Lee had given no intimation Of
contemplating such move and that
no arrangement looking to such inter-
vention had been suggested from Wash
ington. Further than this no official
would discuss the matter. At the Span
ish legation it was positively asserted
that no advices on the subject had
been received from any quarter. Sen
ator Davis, chairman of the foreign re-
lations committee, said: THE story
looks improbable. Further than that /
do not want to discuss it. I do not
see how they are going to get Estrada
Palma into Cuba unless they declare a
special amnesty"
MADRID, Jan. 1.-THE cabinet coun-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-08
ALLIANCE AGAINST RUSSIA.
Japan's Battleships Placed at the Disposal of the
British Commander i'm Chief.

LONDON, Jan. 8-A special dispatch
from Shanghai says that a Japanese
fleet of three battleships, ten first-class
cruisers, and numerous smaller vessels
has received orders practically placing
1t at the disposal of Sir Alexander Bull
ler, British commander-in-c chief, this
step being taken ''in case Russia per-
sists in ignoring the joint interests of
England and Japan" The Berlin cor
respondent Of the Daily News under
stands that the form Of the lease of
Kiao-Chou was the outcome of prolong-
ed negotiations.
The cabinet will meet today, presum-
ably to decide about the Chinese loan
The Standard, in an important edi-
torial, apparently inspired says: For
the present, it must suffice to say that
China has made earnest overtures for
Great Britain's good offices, and that
Lord Salisbury is giving the closest
attention to the matter in it's practical
aspects. The probabilities point to a
settlement which, without involving
undue risk to the British exchequer.
will secure for England advantages
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-08
CAUCUS Strength Of the Opposition to
CALLED Fusion Is to Be Tested
Some Ten Democrats, 1t Is Said, Will Not
Answer to Their Names.
Long Deadlock Now Predicted by Those in
Touch With the Situation

the services of my command as an escort on
the day OF your Inauguration but since then
eX1gencies have arisen over which l have no
control. Word reaches me from various parts
of the state that if my command in particular
appears in the inaugural parade, it will be
received with jeers, Kisses and laughter. l
nave labored too hard to bring my command
up to the high state of efficiency and disc:-
pllne where it is now, to be humi ia. ed in such
manner. regret very much that such is
the state Of affairs, but should the services of
my command be required to defend the honor
of the state or protect the lives of her citI-
zens, you will not find us faltering. l most
respectfully decline the honor of escort.
1t was rumored tonight that Col. H
II. Marting, of Ironton, had rendered
his resignation as member of the gov
ernor's staff, but it was stated by the
governors private secretary that the
resignation had not been received at
the Office
The news of Representative Manuels
declaration made before a mass meet
ing of his Constituents at Dayton to-
night that he would vote for Senator
Hanna was received with great salts
faction at the Hanna quarters 1t is
claimed that Representative Manuers
declaration at this time means more to
Senator Hanna's cause than the vote
that 1t carried with it. The Hanna
people expect that 1t will influence
other recalcitrant Republicans to break
away from the fusion. News was
brought from Representative Grifith's
home in Union county that Griffith was
In the hands of his friends there and
that they had secured his promise to
VoCe Tor Mr.. Hanna. This news was
not, however, confirmed by any state
ment from Mr. Griffith himself.
A significant feature was the holding
tonight in various parts of the state
or mass meetings of Republicans at
which resolutions were adopted de-
manding that Mr.. Kurtz resign from
the Republican national committee, of
which he is the member from Ohio. At
Xenia, Representative Snyder's home,
mass meeting was held at which
resolutions were adopted indorsing his
course in declaring for Senator Hanna.
and Mr.. Snyder renewed his pledge to
vote according to the wish of his con-
stituents
There was rumor tonight that Sen
ator Foraker was on his way to Co,um-
bus, but he was not aboard any of the
incoming trains up to midnight There
was a rumor, unverified, that the sena-
tor had had conversation over the
long distance telephone with Mr. KurtZ
during the day in which the senator
was quoted as having suggested to Mr..
Kurtz that it was about time for him
to retire from the fight. Mr. Kurtz is
reported to have responded that it was
impossible that he had gone too far
Mr.. Kurtz denied the story to a friend.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-08

the value Of which cannot be appraised
in mere monetary terms"
The editorial proceeds to state that
the loan will be partly devoted to pay
ing the Japanese indemnity. and "will
thus make the Emperor Of China again
master in his own house. while en-
ahling the Mikado so to increase his
army and fleet as to render Japan a
power which the strongest Western
state cannot afford to affront The
editorial declares: 1T is the common
policy Of England and Japan to bring
the commercial development of China
into harmony with it's territorial in
tegrity; and in pursuance of this policy,
the cordial cooperation of the United
States may be presumed"
PEKIN, Jan. China has rejected
the proposals for a Russian guaranteed
loan. Kiao-Chou has been leased to
Germany for fifty years only, although
Germany had demanded a ninety-year
term. Today the Chinese ministers
and the members of the Tsung Ii Va
men Cboard of foreign affairs) paid New
Years visits to the foreign legations.
LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE Standard says
it is now rumored that Great Britain
will lend China f16,0OO,0 900 direct, with
out the issue of guaranteed loan.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-08

who had frequently visited him IN
prison, to attend him. Father Iagan
responded promptly, and performed the
last solemn rites of the church. Dur
rant remained in close consultation
with the priest and seemed to be
deeply interested in the impressive
ceremony.
AS the hour of the execution an
preached the prisoner became some
What restless. His father and mother
were admitted to bid him last fare
WeH. The elder Durrant grasped his
son by the hand, and the young man
then turned to comfort his mother.
VINO cried Historically. Durrant EN-.
praced her tenderly and saying. "the
i nour mas come for us to part" put
Hel sehlly away. The grief stricken
mother was led to a private room
Where she remained until after the
execution. The father, however. went
10 the execution room, and suppOrted
by two friends, saw his son meet death.
warden Hale did not attempt to
hurry matters but allowed all possible
tlfne Tor the supreme court at Wash
mgton to'take some action. FinalIv.
when word was flashed across the con.
tlnent that the supreme court had de-
c1ned to Interfere, the warden ordered
the programme of the day to be carried
out.
AT 1894 o'clock Durrant accOmna-
MED by Father Lagan, appeared at
the door of the execution room. He
was followed by his father. a friend
warden Hale and the guards. The
father and his friend walked around
the gallows to the front, while Dur
rant and his keepers climbed to the
galloWs platform Instantly, on arrfv-
ing on the gallows, his legs and arms
were pinioned, and the rope was placed
upon his neck. The hangman was
about to adjust the black cap when
Durrant announced his desire to speak.
PERMISSION was given, and the doomed
murderer spoke as follows:
desire to say that although am an in
nocent man, innocent of every crime that
has been charged against me, | bear no ami
mostly towards those that have prosecuted
me. not even the press Of San Francisco
which bounded me to the grave. If any man
thinks l am going to spring a sensation-I
am not, except it is a sensation that | am
an innocent man, brought to the grave by
prosecutors. But | forgive them all They
Will get their justice from the Great God
who is Master of us all, and there / also
expect to get justice, that is. the justice Of
an innocent man. Whether net the perpe-
are discovered, it will make no difference
to me now. but 1 say this day will be a
shame to the great state of California.
forgive everybody who has prosecuted me-
an innocent man, whose hands have never
been stained with blood and | go to meet
my God with forgiveness for all men,
The words were delivered slowly and
distinctly and without emphasis The
eager crowd of spectators gathered
closer to the wooden framework that
they might not lose a word of what
was being said. Not sound could be
heard except the even tones Of the man
&c
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-08
TICKET BROKERS CHARGED WITH CRIMES.
Sensational Allegations Made Before the House and
Senate Committees During the Anti
Scalpng Bill Hearings.

WASHINGTON, Jan. THE house
interstate commerce committee gave
another hearing in the anti-scalping
bill today. George w. Boyd, assistant
general passenger agent of the Penn
sylvania railroad, made very strong
argument in favor of the bill. He as
serted that there was no more ne
farious traffic in the country todav
than that of the scalping fraternity.
and that 80 per cent of the tickets lost
or stolen from railroads find their wav
into the scalping offices, and thence
into public use. He said that the as
sert1on that 80 per cent of the tickets
used by scalpers were furnished direct
by the railroads was very misleading
There was very small percentage.
probably not more than % per cent.
He introduced papers in evidence
showing the way in which tickets lost
or stolen were bought by those who
take them to scaipers, and how the
latter had offered to restore them to
their owners for. as in one instance
cited, 80 per cent of the face value
He said the scalpers did part of their
business with sneak thieves. Continu-
ing, Mr.. Boyd said that a large per-
centage Of the people who deal with
the scalpers are seriously fnconye-
nienced, as they are given tickets by
circuitous routes, and are often SUBJ
jected to delay and extra expenses by
having tickets not valid for passage
while the revenues Of the roads are re-
duced through the manipulation of ex-
cursion and other forms of tickets sold
by the companies at reduced rates In
consideration of the original purchaser
agreeing to use them within a fixed
period Scalping offices, Mr.. BOYD
went on, were constant incentive to
employees who handle railroad tickets
to become dishonest. He concluded by
saying that the scalpers existence can
not be justified, and that the very first
principle Of the scalpers trade, his abil-
ity to sell transportation lower than
the Issuing company, bears on its face
the stamp of dishonesty, especially
when his standard is reduced to the
minimum regulated by sharp competi-
ton.
Mr.. Compton, who was before the
senate committee yesterday, and Mr.
Daniels, general passenger agent OF
the N. Y. c., who was before the sem
ate committee today, filed documents
with the committee, and made. similar
statements to those before the senate
committee.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-08

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-Some rather
sensational testimony was given today
by George H Daniels, general passen-
ger agent of the New York Central,
who was a witness before the senate
Interstate commerce committee, taking
statements with regard to the pending
anti-scalper bill. He presented speci-
men forged tickets sold by brokers,
which represented, according to his
claim a loss of at least $4,000 to the
railroads east of Chicago. He also fill
ed affidavits from thirty or more rail
roads as to how scalping was carried
on: how the brokers induced conduc-
tors and others to steal tickets.
Senator Tillman asked how it was
possible that tickets could be stolen
without the immediate spotting Of the
thief. Mr. Daniels explained that one
plan was to approach the brakemen
who handled for conductors the tickets
of sleeping car passengers during the
night The plan was to get the tickets,
which would be stolen and sold. He
cited case, saying that a brakeman
on the Michigan Central had been ap-
preached by a broker and melted to
this theft.
Does the broker admit th!s?" asked
Senator Chandler.
mo, sir" responded Mr.. Daniels, HE
lies about it."
Mr.. Daniels also presented an affi-
davit from Charles H. Wooley, now
of Cincinnati, who stated that last
spring he was employed by the ticket
brokerage firm &C Mulford & Co., of
Chicago, giving a detailed account of
the method of manufacturing tickets.
A favorite method was, he said, to pre-
pare a skeleton ticket on road which
had no existence. Mr.. Daniels said he
had gotten this affidavit through a
friend in Cincinnati, and that Wooley
could be brought before the committee
if necessary.
rs he still loose and roaming
around ?" asked Senator Cullom.
Eyes, sir" responded Mr.. Daniels,
"and there are thousands more just
like him. There is no law for their
punishment" Continuing he said their
purpose was to secure the passage of
a bill that would prevent the licensing
of bribery, counterfeiting and thieving
and everything else wicked. He said
that half of the 500 or more ticket
brokers in the country ought to be in
the penitentiary.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-08
DAWSON
SITUATION.

SEATTLE, Wash, Jan. 7.-Forty-five
KIondikers arrived here today on the
steamer City of Seattle, bringing ad-
vices from Dawson up to Dec. Z. j. M.
Kepner. John Burke and French Cur
ley De Lorge left Dawson on that
date and came through in record
breaking time, reaching Seattle in ex-
actly one month after their start. The
trip was without special incident other
than the usual hardships Of such a
Journey.
1--WE passed between zoo and 300 men
on our way out,a,' said Mr.. Kepner
Parties will be coming in every day
now The situation at Dawson is prac-
tically unchanged. The food supply is
better than it was TWO months ago on
account of people leaving"
De Lorge, in an interview. said: Il
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-08

SAN QUENTIN, Cal, Jan. 7.-When
William Henry Theodore Durrant died
on the gallows this morning for the
murder of Blanche Lamont, he gave
such an exhibition of coolness and
nerve as has seldom been seen under
Similar circumstances. Hopeful almost
to the very last minute that something
or some one would intervene to save
him, he went to the scaffold this morn
ing and made his little speech protest.
ing his innocence as calmly and with
as distinct enunciation as If he had
been addressing an assemblage of
friends upon some ordinary topic of
the day. His face was pale his eyes
were red, but his voice was firm and
he stood as solidly as a rock while
he proclaimed his innocence and pro-
fessed forgiveness to those who, he
said, had bounded him to DEATH
There was not a hitch nor accident
to mar the plans of Warden Hale in
carrying out the sentence of the laW.
The moose was adjusted, the trap was
sprung, the stout rope held, Durrant's
dead body dangled at the end. The
neck was broken by the fall of five
feet, and fifteen minutes later the muir
derer's body was cut down and placed
in the coffin.
In spite Of the exciting events of
last night, when Durrant was besieged
by newspaper reporters and talked to
his parents until 11:30 p. M, he rested
easily during the night, and then,
shortly after o'clock, he awoke and
bade his guards good morning War
den Hale had provided a new suit of
dark material in honor of the oeca-
sion, and these clothes Durrant quick
ly donned. He noticed the absence of
collar and necktie, however, and know
ing full well the reason for their omis-
sion he asked for them, explaining that
turn-down collar would not inter
fere with the moose. Then he sat down
to a most excellent breakfast and ate
heartily. During the early morning
hours Durrant did not have much to
say beyond expressing a desire that
no newspaper men should be allowed
to see him. This request was complied
with.
Consistent to the last, Durrant died
protesting religion. But he died ac-
cepting at the last moment the COM
forts of the Catholic church instead of
those of the Baptist faith, in which
he was reared Rev. Mr.. RAIDER,
Protestant minister, had arranged to
ascend the scaffold with Durrant, but
the minister would not say that he
thought Durrant innocent, and the
condemned man declined to accept his
services unless RAIDER professed belief
in his innocence. Then it was that the
once ardent Baptist turned to the
Catholic church for consolation, and
called upon Father Lagan, a priest