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The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12

Secretary L. S. Scott, of the
Louisiana Press Association has
sent us copy of The official pro-
ceedings of the meeting of the
Association held at Shreveport on
the 9Th and 9th of last July. The
pamphlet is complete as to the
business of the meeting and the
typography is excellent-in fact the
Signal never turns out any other
kind.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12

President Mckinley has issued
his proclamation setting apart
Thursday, Nov. "a, as = day of
national thanksgiving and prayer.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12
ESTR AVS.
Oct. 20, 1893,

Came to my place on Cocodrie, near Doss-
mans store about September 9th. 1898. two
small aorrel Creole or IT Xas MULkS branded
T. on left hip, and 8 on left shoulder; both
branded the snme and both marc mules.
The owner Ia requested to come forward,
provo property. pay charges and take them
away or they will be disposed of according to
law. W. G. OLIVER
Nov. 12, 1893 I'm
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12

| want your cash trade and will
make the prices to get it. Cheap
cotton necessarily means close
prices an goods-and that is my
matto.
+. L, SANDOZ.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12

Parties having personals or other items
of interest who wish mention of them
in these columns. should call or drop
us note through the post Office, al
ways giving their real names as guar
anty OF good faith.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12

D. X. Breazeale, the we'll known mill
wright, will make Opelousas his head
quarters for some time to come, and is
prepared to undertake any work in his
line. Orders through the postotfice will
have prompt attention.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12
+. l.. SANDoZ.

It is now reported that the
Maria Teresa did not sink, but
was beacned by the storm on the
shores of Cat Island. The wreck
ing steamer Vulcan has gone to
her assistance.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12

For RENT-That splendid, GEN.
trally located business stand in
the Opera House building, on
Main street, occupied by Taylor &
Taylor as a drugstore. Possession
given on the first of October.
For particulars apply at the
COURIER office, Main street.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12

Try the advertising of your business
during 1903. 1t will pay, and the
COURIER will make liberal rates for n
years contract. 1t is u tue saying that
printers ink is the only road to success.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12

LosT-You have lost money by
not buying your handmade shoes
and latest style hats at +. l.. San
doz. Prices right.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12

Town Lots For Sale at very
reasonable prices. Apply or ad-
dress: "Town Lots,' care Cour-
ier Office, Opelousas, La.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12

The Scientific American is the best
educator you can place in the hands of
your boy. Only So per annnm. We
ira charge. Call and see sample copy.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12

General John B. Gordon has
announced that the annual reu-
MON of Confederate Veterans will
be held at Charleston, S. c.. on
May 10th, 11th, IL and 18th 1898.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12

The St. Landry Homestead and Loan
Association is an important factor in
the upbuilding of Opelousas. Take a
few shares, benefit yourself and assist
in the good work.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12

In the new saizan Building on Main street
Nicely fitted up with all modern improv vemcnts
Prices reasonable. For particulars, apply to
DIR. J. =. GAIZAN
Sep. -. OpeOusas, LA,
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12

The Southern Tactic Railroad
nas Just issued dlhandsome' SOU
yenir booklet adkertising their
famous Sunset Nimited train,
which is said to bethe handsomest
Train ever run on auailroad in the
world. The equipment of this is
superb and nothing has been left
ont that money could supply to
q. make the passengers comfortable.
ills magnificent train will run
sRlce = week between New Orleans
sad San Francisco.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12

Have you lost pair of mules
see Estray notice in another COL
umn.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12

Family residence in Opelousas
for rent at $40 per month. Apply
at this Office.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12

We don't make much noise but
we sell goods, and sell them on a
close profit. f. l.. SANDoz.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12

If we estimate the cost of this
country year after year, for more
than century, of controlling,
cheating, feeding and killing the
few thousands of savages within
our borders, we may approximate
the probable cost of adopting sew
eral millions of similar creatures
In far away Asiatic islands.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12
Cost of Light and Water.

The following is the tariff of
rates adopted by the Board of
Aldermen of Opelousas for use of
electric lights and water:
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12
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IT You need Letter Heads, Note
Heads, Bill Heads or any other kind of
job work, give us your order, and you
will be satisfied with our work and
Drice.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12
STORE FOR RENT.

The centrally located und popular stand III
the Opera House building on Main street. For
particulars apply to Jeonce sandoz ut the Cou-
ierr Printing office, Opelousas.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12

GMRRIFF,s SALE.
No. 1890.
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY
STATE OF LOUISIANA.


BY virtue Of q writ OF fieri facas issued
out OF the Hon. tho Eleventh Judicial District
Court OF the State OF Louisiana, In and for the
parish of st. Landry, In the above entitled and
numbered suit, and to me directed, have selz-
cd and will proceed to sell at public auction, to
the last and highest bidder, at tho principal
front door Of the Courthouse, In the town of
Opelousas, in the parish of ct Landry. on
Saturday, December ID, 5lSOS,
at II O'Clock a. m, the following described pro
perty, tO-wit:
A certain tract OF land with all the buildings
and improvements thereon. situated in Prairie
Mamou, parish OF st. Landry, containing one
hundred and sixty-threo acres and "a hun
dredths, and being north half OF nortl-east
quarter and north half OF northwest half Of sec
ton twenty-five, township five, south range
one west, Louisiana Meridian, being same pro-
perty acquired by Valer1en Veillon from Ed
mOnd Perronon Feb'y. B, 1892, recorded IN CON
veyance book No. 8, pages,2sG aud 2s7.
Seized in the above entitled suit.
Terms-Cash.
W s. FEAZEE.
Oct. 20, 1893. Sheriff.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12

We call attention of our readers
TO the fact that our young friend
Albert Clary has opened a grocery
store on Landry street, where he.
keeps full assortment of fresh
family groceries. Young Clary is
well known in this community and
needs no introduction at our
hands he being an upright and
honest business man. We wish
hun success.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12

Job work of all kind turned out at this
office on short notice. Get our prices
before placing yonr order. We will
save you money and guarantee satisfac-
tinn
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12

You can obtain Gray's Legal Blanks
for Louisiana at the Office of the Ope-
lousas COURIER at his regular catalogue
price, delivered here free of cost.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12

If you need job work of any kind and
have not tho time to call, ring up phone
30, and we will do the rest. All of our
work guaranteed to give satisfaction.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12

See advertisement of horse and
phaeton for sale in another col
ulnn.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12

See A. G.. Skiles for Lumber, Shingles
Bricks, Lime, Sand and Cement.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12
Confederate snl1ieI

Confederate soldiers, in indi-
gent circumstances and unable to
earn a livlihood, can secure a pen
sion Of IS per month by making a
proper application to the State
Board Of Pensions. For blanks
and information apply to w. J.
Sandoz, Attorney, st. Landry
Bank Building.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12

A nice lot of fresh dry goods, dress
goods, hats, shoes, notions, etc, just re-
ceived 10y Fred. l.. SandOz. Cheap.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12

Parties having job printing done at
the COURIER Office must remember that
we do work at a very low figure but we
cannot do work on credit at cash prices.
The COURIER is prepared to do oil
kinds of job work cheap for cash. Come
70 elsewhere.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12

We want your advertisement. ant
will be glad to do your job printing.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12

Old papers 20 cents per 100 at
this office.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12

DR.. Il. Nj. Littell has returned to
Opelousas, and resumed practice. His
Offices is ON Main street, adjoining st.
Landry State Bank.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12

NICE. We keep a nice line of
Clothing, Hats, Caps, Boots,
Shoes, Dry Goods, Notions, &c.
Prices as Cheap as any.
T.. T.. SANDoz.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12

Fresh eggs, chickens and all country
produce ut Fred. l.. Sandoz's.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12

Arc You subscriber to the COURIER
If not, why notP
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12

Advertise your business and increase
your sales.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12

Safety deposit boxes for rent at tn.
St. Landry State Bank.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12
OPEI.OUSAS:

When in need of a nice Stylish
Hat or Shoes call on f. L. Sandoz.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12

LOCAL BRIEFS.
Pay subscription.

Pay your subscription.
Get Our prices for job work.
Now is the time to subscribe
Read your home newspaper and-phy
for it,
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12
Latest designs IN fancy cards, envel-
Opes, ETC., just received at this Office.

For little money you can buy lots of
goods at Fred. l.. Sandoz's. Come and
be convinced.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12
Oct. -. 1893
SUCCESSION sAE.R.
DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF ST LANDRY
STATE or LOUISIANA

DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST LANDRY
STATE or LOUISIANA
ESTATE OF YVES VIDRlNE, DECD
No. 050l.
BY virtue OF an order OF the Honorable
Judge of tho Eleventh Judicial Datrict Court
OF the State OF Louisiana, In and for the parish
OF St Landry, there will be sold at public auc-
ton to the last and highest hdder. at the
last residence of deceased In Vilie Pinto, par
ish and State aforesaid, by the undersigned
Administrative, or any duly qualified auction
Cor, On
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 10, 1898,
at IL O'Clock a. M, the following described
property, to-wit:
All tho right, title and interest of the Estate
OF Yves Vidrne in the following property, (be-
ing Ono-siXth):
One lot OF goods, wares and merchandise con-
sisting OF dry goods. groceries. notions, drugs,
store fixtures, etc one buggy: one buggy pole;
two horses; one gray mare; one mule; IL lot OF
household furniture, consisting OF heils. bed
ding, chairs. armOrs, etc. one lot of kitchen
utensils. crockery and table ware
Terms-Cash
LEONTINE VIDRINE,
Nov. s. Administrative.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12
Verv Desirable Home For Sale

One block from Catholic Church at Grand
COteau, Louisiana. Fine house ant-officcs and
grounds, well watered and fenced Apply by
letter to ]. Bagnal, Lafayette, La, 81 I" Mayor
G, J. Thompson, Opeloltsas, La.
October g. 1908.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12

We want all the printing You can give
US and we will guarantee it to be done
we'll and cheap.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12
Water Rates, Per Year;

For blacksmith shop and bakery shops
Same as rcsidence-S7 90, S5 90, SO.
Carpenter shops, shoemaker shops. tay-
ler shops, saddlery IL harnes shops,
tinshop, restaurant lawyers, doctors,
dentists offices, bank or bankers Of
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12
NO.. 9
JUDICIAL. ADvEkTEhEN2E 2EsNTs.
NHUBE.EG SALE.
ESTATE OF CLARA DUROUSsEAU.
No. 1884.

PROBATE COuRT-PARISH OF ST Ian
DRY, LA.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12
OFFICES FOR RENT.

I. II. LEWIS, JR., Clerk.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-12
Horse and Phaeton for Sale.

A gentle family horse and good pLaeton for
sale cheap. Apply to Mrs. Fritz L. sandoz.
OpeIousas.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-23

The New York Sun reproduces in English
an editorial from a Spanish newspaper
edited by Senior Pi, one of the leaders of
the Republican faction in Spain. The article
Is an arraignment of the present Ministry
and especially of it's policy. Following
is an extract;
The country has been deceived, for here
sented to be merely a nation of merchants
unfit for war, incapable of standing a long
struggle, lacking a navy and imbued only
from that this same nation had fought
two wars with Great Britain, one with Mex
leo, and also the civil war in 1851, which
gave liberty to the slaves. The power and
strength of that nation have been hidden
from our people, as we'll as our own weak
ness.
If this had appeared originally in some
American newspaper it would have been
regarded as clever but rather exaggerated
bit of satire, but being written by a Span
lard and for Spaniards it must be taken to
mean what it says So construed it fur
nishes stronger proof of Spanish ignorance
than all that foreign writers have asserted
The humor of it lies in the idea that the
Spanish government has deliberately con-
cealed the acts of history from a people
VINO were l. lingering ana thlrStlng AFTER IN
formation, when the whole world knows
that for generations past the Spanish peo-
pie have cultivated ignorance as other peo-
pies cultivate knowledge. The Indignation
with which the Spanish editor denounces
the Ministry indicates that he himself has
only recently and perhaps accidentally
learned the facts which he charges the gov
or,,,,oopt with having liant from, the neonle
Probably quite a number of Spaniards will
know more at the end of the war than they
did at its beginning.
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REASONS FOR DELAY.

The recent report of the surgeon general
of the army states that when consider
able number of unprotected persons are ex-
posed to yellow fever infected locality dur
ing the months when this disease is most
prevalent MAY to Nov. 1 in the latitude of
Havana), an epidemic almost invariably re-
SUITS and, Furthermore, that all past ex-
perience supports the belief that a majority
of the persons exposed would have the
fever with mortality of from 20 to 40 per
cent. This opinion is supported by a large
number of men whose opinions are entitled
to consideration. including General Gomez.
General Greedy has published some Stats
tics Of campaigns in tropical climates by
British armies. In 1862 the British laid siege
to Havana. June 1, which ended in surrender
Aug. Ii. The land force was made up of
twenty-one regular regiments containing
1851 men, and large colonial force. The
siege cost the regular regiments 2,764 men,
by far the larger portion of whom died of
heat and fevers. The number of men lost
by the colonial regiments is not known, but
all but 184 Of a Connecticut regiment of 914
men persisted of disease Many of the sick
soldiers were sent north to die on the pas
sage or in the hospitals. So reduced was the
army by disease that not seven hundred
men could be relied upon to do duty. The
expedition was undertaken in the summer
in spite of the fact that, years before, Ad-
miral Vernon lost twenty thousand men in
attempting to take Havana during the sum-
mer. General Greedy also gives some facts
regarding the fate of British expedition
to Nicaragua in $780, A considerable army
was landed late in March. After a short
siege San Juan Castle was taken with the
loss of only two soldiers, but sickness set
in with the rainy season and the mortality
became so great that the castle was given
back to the Spaniards because there were
not men enough to hold it.
Gen. Greedy presents the results of these
British experiences to the ION to Havana"
shriekers who seem to regard the capture
of Havana as something in the nature of a
summer excursion. and sustains General
Miles in his sturdy resistance of every
proposition and demand to besiege Havana
until autumn. Some of the papers which
have been demanding movement on Ha-
vana with considerable persistence have
been convinced by the statements of the
surgeon general and the statistics of Gen.
Greedy that they have been misled and have
wisely come to the conclusion that the time
of taking Havana can be left to the military
| and naval authorities.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-23
THE DEMocRArrc CONVENTION.

The Democratic convention held yesterday
was marked contrast to that held two
years ago. Then there was but one thing
uppermost in the minds of nine-tenths of
the convention. and that was to demand
the free and unlimited coinage of silver at
the ratio of 16 to l. In the ratio of nearly
16 to l the convention howled down any
delegate who appealed from the dogma of
the silver-mine owners. Mayor Taggart,
who was suspected of sound money opin-
ions, was metaphorically kicked out Of the
gates were labeled with 16-to-l badges.
Every aspirant for a nomination had to
swear devotion to 16 to /. 1t was the only
test of Democracy Any man, no matter
how popular in the past, who was even
suspected of doubt as to the wisdom of the
free silver propaganda could not have been
nominated by the convention of 1896. Yes
terday there was not a 16-to-1 badge in the
convention. nor was that slogan hung up
ton reaffirmed the heresy because the lead
ers who made the platform had not the
courage either to modify the declaration of
1896 or to preserve silence.
When 1t came to candidates, the loudest,
wildest-eyed shouter of 16 to 1 in the State,
1.-THE king of the silver push was beaten
by practically unknown lawyer in Marion
county. Mr. Clarke, two years ago, was the
leader of a great faction only few months
ago he got up a meeting of the Bimetallic
League in the Ohio valley as the recognized
head of the silver-mine interest. If there
had been the ardent silverism of two years
ago Mr.. Clarke would have had two-thirds
of the votes of the convention. Now his
zeal for silver monometallism seems to have
been hindrance rather than a help. If
Judge Hackney, two years ago, had written
a letter similar to the one which he pub
lished in the Sentinel few months ago,
declaring his disbelief in the free coinage
of silver, he would have been beaten by a
large majority. Yesterday, with that bold
defiance to the slverites being used to his
injury, he was nominated. In view of such
indications the reiteraton of the 16-to-1 plat
form is meaningless. For the rest the plat
form is a tedious array of words designed
to make up in verbosity what it lacks in
ideas.
If at any time the Democracy of Indiana
has been inspired with the expectation of
victory. it's delegates left that inspiration at
their homes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-23
MIR. CLEvELAND's ADMoNITIoN.

Ex-President Cleveland's public speeches
always show patriotic spirit and desire to
promote good citizenship, but they are al
tone. They abound with notes of warning
and scarcely ever contain word of cheer
Mr.. Cleveland seems to regard himself as
kind of sentinel on the watch-tower whose
duty it is to warn his countrymen against
themselves and point out the calamities
sists in doing this, that or the other thing
which he assumes there is imminent danger
OF it's doing When these monitory and
rather pessimistic views are expressed in
Mr.. Cleveland's ponderous style they do not
make cheerful reading
His address on Good Citizenship" de-
livered at Princeton, N. j.. was a solemn
warning against engaging in war without
good cause and n protest against 'the ac-
QUESTION of new and distant territory" He
did not say in so many words that he
thought the present war an unjust or I'M
necessary one, but he intimated that we
would better have kept out of Ii and that If
1t raised the issue OF acquiring new and
distant territory" II might prove to be a
very calamitous one for us AS Mr.. C1eve-
land is on record against the acquisition of
Hawaii. and as he treated the appeals of
the Cuban insurgents with contempt, he
would probably look with disfavor on the
acquisition OF any territory that did not lie
within a few feet Of the coast of New Jer-
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sey. and even then he would regard it as a
dangerous departure from sour traditional
policy" He seems to think there is danger
peace-loving people and of our engaging in
war as permanent occupation or means
of acquiring more lard. He warned his
hearers against 1.-THE danger of allowing the
bright dress and gay trappings which war
puts on to divert your attention from the
ugly features that belong to it, and as
sured them that war is a hateful thing
which we should shun and avoid as antago-
nistic to the objects of our national exist
ence as threatening decentralization to our
national character and as obstructive to
every intelligent. person knows, namely.
that we should not begin war without good
cause and should end it as soon as possible.
There is no necessity for Mr.. Cleveland to
warn the American people against the dam
ger of becoming addicted to war We are
pre-eminently a peaceful people, as our
meager preparedness for war when it comes
too clearly shows, and while we are apt to
make war vigorously while it lasts we are
ably and return again to peaceful pursuits.
There is nothing in the history of the world
to compare with the grandeur Of the spec
tacle of the great armies at the close of the
civil suddenly disbanding and losing
themselves among the ranks of private citi-
zens. 1t will be the same at the end of this
war, only not on so large a scale. There is
no danger of an American army or the
American people becoming SO enamored of
war or of conquest that they will pursue
them moment after the ends of war have
been attained. If those ends logically in
volve the acquisition of territory, it will be
acquired and held. but not otherwise No
doubt Mr.. Cleveland means well and per-
haps the future really does look ominous
to him, but his apprehensions are ground
less. Really, there is no necessity of his
warning the people against themselves His
edmonton is well intended but unneces-
sary.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-23

Perhaps the nomination of Mr.. Minor for
state auditor by the Democratic convention
is the first instance record in which the
delegation of his own county was almost
solid against him. In other words, the re-
mainder of the State forced a candidate
upon Marion county which its delegation did
not want. A business man, Mr.. Minor was
a stranger to most of the men who at
tend Democratic conventions in Marion
county. Furthermore, a candidate whom
the Democrats of Marion county did rot
want was forced upon them their share
of the ticket 1t was blow in the face for
the Marion county Democracy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-23

Gated. That considerable portion of the
army has been landed without loss in so
short time is a favorable omen. Thus far
every movement indicates experience and
sound judgment on the part of commanders
both of the navy and army The feature
which inspires confidence is the evidence of
careful preparation and cool judgment. Flu
ture movements may not be as rapid as
some demand. but the army will not be
sacrificed in rash assaults
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-23

1t is all right to help out the Red Cross
Society in its noble work; but it is too much
to ask people to purchase those dismal
creepy-crawl pictures called THE Acco-
lade," to hang in their homes The innocent
should not suffer for the guilty, and it is
the author of the picture and not the pic
ture itself, that should be hung. Persons
with any vestige of artistic taste would
gladly give a dollar to prevent the pictures
presence in their homes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-23

Not only in the the nature of news, but
of wonderful news, was the bulletin posted
yesterday to the effect that Adjutant Cen
eral Corbin is to be made lieutenant general
and General Miles to be dismissed. 1t may
be said that there is no rank of lieutenant
general in existence and that a major gen.
eral cannot be dismissed without conviction
by general court-martial. Such an officer
can be relieved of a command.