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LAUNDRY ROBBED.
handkerchief, Watch. Cash and n
Revolver Stolen.

H0n0kcrcAtels, "0tcn. &usn 0nu u
Revolver Stolen.
Sam Hing, whose laundry is at 521 East
Capitol street. left his. place OF business
yesterday afternoon and went TO call on a
fellow countryman who was stiH celebrat-
ing the Chinese New Year. 1t was about
2:30 o'clock when he left the laundry, and
when he returned. three. hours later. he
discovered that burglars had been there
during his absence Sam made a thorough
investigation and found that the thieves
had taken ST. in cash, a revolver, eighty
four handkerchief. a red silk shawl. neck
tie and a gold-filled watch and chain.
Complaint of The affair was made to the
police and the officers are making an effort
to spprehead the burglar. zt.5s
Husband; Cons1cfed;s wife. AeauSttea.
Alfred jones. colored, was today con-
victed before Judge Scott of keeping n
disorderly house. ard was sent 10 jail for
niz'eix days. Della JOKES, yife. Of the ac-
crsed. who was charged with the same
ofense.. was acquitted. - S.-s-- a ~.
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Entertaining the Ladies'.
Consular Agent Recoenized.

The President has recognized Angelo
Festorazzi as Italian consular agent at
Mobile. Ala
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The Annexation Club, for few days
past, have been earnestly considering the
expediency of sending to Washington an
other delegation of natives, who shall be
both of opposite politics and much superior
character to those now there. 1t seems
probable that such delegation will soon
be sent. Their errand would be personally
to contradict the allegation made that the
natives are unit against annexation, or
that even the leading elements among them
are SO. Four or five native gentlemen are
now in view who are willing to bear their
testimony to that effect. Every one of
them holds a far higher position for char
acter, and for business and social stand
ing, than any one of the native delegation
now at Washington. AS l have repeatedly
stated, while majority of the natives and
part-whites are doubtless in dread of an
nexation, this is not true of the ablest and
best classes among them. These men keen
ly recognize the fact that native regime
would be impossible and could be only mis-
chieveus. and that the social and political
interests Of the natives can be safeguarded
only by the authority of the United States.
We are. all waiting With ecttreme interest
The Advocate and news., 1898-11-30

how glad we all are 70 welcome yoU 20
the Twelfth. Mr. Winn and I have
been In despair because his illness has
kept him a prisoner. Indeed / doubt II
/ should have left him at all tonight
but SoE his positive orders-and the
doctor Then Of course / much wanted
TO see yOu--too. 4"
She had begun confidently, even mas
srfully. She looked him with deter
mined effort straight in the face at the
start, but her confidence fitted before o.
dozen words were said. Her voice fall
tered before she had half finished, for
Barclays eyes frankly, even smilingly,
met hers and with ease and dignity
and courteous interest all commingled
he had bowed slightly over her hand,
lowered it after a brief, by no means
lingering, pressure and stood, merely
mentioning her name, "Mrs. VIM"
and, as was rather a way Of his, letting
the other party do all the talking. 1t
was godsSnd to Laura Winn that the
waltz music began at the next instant,
for his nonchalance was something ut.
terly unexpected. Oh, how dared he
look so calmly, indifferently, forgetful.
ly, almost unrecognizingly into her
eyes and stand there so placidly when
her heart was huttering wildly with
nervous excitement, her words coming
in gasps?
"Oh, Mr.. Brayton, how heavenly"
she exclaimed. Don't let us lose an
instant Of that waltz" Over his gilt
tering shoulder she beamed in parting
a bewitching smile, leveled all at Bar.
clay, and glided away, floating cloud
Of filmy drapery, a vision Of flashing
eyes, Of flushing cheeks, Of dazzling
white teeth cleaning between the part.
The Advocate and news., 1898-11-30

VOIy BOOU W 0OO BOU lbCSO'
cd rose leaves Of her mouth, Of snowy
shoulders and shapely arms, Of peeping,
pointed, satin shod feet, the handsomest
creature in all that crowded room and
the most dismally unhappy. She had
met him in the witnessing presence Of
all Fort Worth, and all the garrison
saw that she had sustained crushing
defeat. She who was to have been his
wife and had duped him, she who had
looked TO subjugate him once more, was
duped in turn, the victim Of her own
vanity.
"And 60 think, said Mrs De Lancy,
''she only changed her half mourning a
month ago. and now-in full ball cos
tumeW
Fort Worth didn't stop talking Of
that episode for all Of another week
and that, too, in the face Of other inter
esting matter.
To begin with, Sergeant Marsden had
disappeared as though from the face OF
the earth. Whittier he had fed no mar
could say. No settlement worth the
name had not been searched, no ranch
remained unvisited Fuller's people
would not shield the fugitive, for Ful
ler, as the post sutler, suffered equally
with Uncle Sam from the sergeant's
depredations. Settlers and ranch people
who bought Of the latter cut into the
business of the former, and Fuller would
most gladly have had him rounded
up" long weeks ago, but Marsden and
his few confederates in the garrison had
admirably covered their tracks, and the
indications Of declining trade that had
reused the sutler's suspicious led to no
arousal OF vigilance within the sentry
line, wherefore F'uller's heart was hard
ened against the post commander and
the erstwhile oommissary, and this,
too, at time when the latter stood in
SOrest need Of financial help. The extent
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amendment ceding to the government
the right of way maintenance and
control of the levees has been carried
by practically unanimous vote. The
majority will not be less than 10000.
In the first congressional district,
John Allen, the only candidate, will
receive the total vote cast Thos.
Spight, in the second district, is also
without an opponent. A conservative
estimate Of Thos. Catchings' majority
in the third district is $500. Con
gresham A. F. Fox, in the fourth dis
trict, has defeated his Populist OPP
ponent, Brewer, by over 1000 votes
John Sharp Williams has received
comfortable majority of 1000 in tn
fifth district. In the sixth district tn,
election of F. A. McLain is concedeI
by small plurality estimated at abou
400. Major Pat Henry was opposed
in the seventh district by E. F. Bren
nan, a Lynch man, and J. B. Yellow
ly, of the Hill faction. Henry's ma
jority will not e less than 1,700. Thu
vote polled throughout the State ha:
been the lightest known in wears.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-12
MARIA TERESA SINKS.
THE ERSTWHlLE SPANISH WARsHIP
Co.'s DOWN AFTER BEING RAISED.
HObson's Work All in Vain---The Grip
pied Vessel Couldn't Survive a Heavy
Gale, and Now Lays Again at the Bottom
ofthe Sea...The Crew Saved.

CHARLESTON, S. C.-The ocean tug
Merritt put into Charleston Saturday
morning for supplies. She reported
the loss of the cruiser Maria Teresa,
raised by Constructor Hobson recent
ly, off San Salvador, Bahamas, Tues
day, midnight, in the midst OF fur
ious storm.
The cruiser left Caimanera, Cuba,
on the morning of October 80, in tow
for New York She had already
passed Cape Maysi and started north
east around the Bahamas. A furious
storm, warning Of which had already
been sent out, overtooas unable to
her condition she wsstrain opened
FEsaattAh 9fh thffe ff @hlA Hun TRRf lc6 had been
matched to enable her to make the
Journey, and she began to fill rapidly.
The Merritt took off, Capt. Harris
and the crew from the sinking ship
and she soon went down. The Mer-
rift brought the captain and 1876 men,
who will proceed North by rail.
Later in the day the Merritt arrived
from quarantine and the survivors OF
the Maria Teresa came ashore. They
lost all clothing and personal effects
s1-.i are supplied scantily. The Teresa
sunk thirty miles off Watling's Island
at midnight Tuesday, after battling
with the gale six hours. She met the
storm Tuesday morning, and the YES
sci began to strain in the high seas
Parts of the hull, thought to be safe,
became weakened, rivets broke, and
the water made rapidly in the hold,
The boilers began to give way, and
finally the water extinguished the fires
in the engine room. The pumps woulc
not work. The whole vessel showed
signs of collapse, and the men stood
stripped, awaiting orders to quit tn
! ship.
The Vulcan was towing the Teresa
: while the Merritt rescued ia of tn
\ crew. made up Of volunteers from tn
/ Cincinnati, Newark and vulcan. LII
+ ropes were then cut and the Teres
rapidly filed.
The Vulcan and Leonidas deserte
the Merritt, which put into Charlesto
with the rescued. Capt. Crittende
and Capt. Lacade, of the Merritt, ha
arms sprained. The crew left Satu1
3 day afternoon for Norfolk.
t Upon the receipt Of the news i
9 Washington, the naval officers attacl
a ed to the navigation bureau immed
I ately consulted the chart to locate tn
= scene of the disaster. The first glane
9 showed then that the last had bee
: seen of the Inflated Maria Teresa. 4
near as they could calculate, the We
s sci lies in about $500 fathoms
It water, or nearly three miles.
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BRIEFLY NOTED.
Items of Interest in Condensed style Fol
Hasty Readers.

Items of Interest in Condensed style Fol
Hasty Readers.
Troops for Cuba will camp, tempo
rarily, in the South.
Commander Harris may be court.
martialed for losing the Maria Teresa.
John Williams, colored, was lynched
in Autauga county, Ala, Saturday, tol
an attempted assault on white
woman.
The American Commissioners were
urged by Cubans to intercede for the
release of Gen. Rivera from Spanish
prison.
Kansas political speakers went down
in the mines and crawled through
them on their knees to make campaign
speeches.
A new trial has been granted the
M. E. Church, South, in the Enit
brought against it. nv Raw NJ
Masked men held up car on a st.
Louis Electric line Friday night and
relieved the conductor of $40 and the
motorman of his watch and revolver.
u The German Emperor Williams gift
of the abode of the Virgin Mary at Je-
rusalem, to the German Catholics was
a clever move and has made pro-
found and favorable impression among
the Catholics.
: Admiral Schley and his staff are on
Q their way to the United States on the
Q cruiser Newark, which sailed from San
: Juan Sunday morning. Admiral Schley
d bears with him the full report of the
: American evacuation commission.
a E. W. McClenan, bicyclist, was
n run down and fatally injured by
Henry Salsberg, who was driving q
huckster wagon, in Dayton, Ohio,
Saturday. The bicyclist was thrown
from his wheel and the horse fell onto
him, crushing his breast and head
Charles Nelson, colored, was cleo
trocuted at 1929 Friday morning In
q the penitentiary at Columbus, O., fol
a the murder at Bowling Green, o., OF
s. James Zimmerman, groceryman who
5. refused to lend Nelson money.
- Robbers secured about $500 from the
% postoffice at Gravelton, Ind, Friday
70 night. There was dog in the ONCE
"a whose noise aroused the postmaster
II He rushed out and several shots were
al exchanged without effect.
es Leslie Gibson of Desoto, Mo-, II
I'D years old, was attempting to make
le swing from rafter in a barn loft FRI
I'D day, but lost his balance and fell. Th'
as noose he had thrown over the bean
n. slipped over his head and on the fal
oil his neck was broken.
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HIGHT OF SOLDIERS.

Average Stature Of Most Countries Do
cllnes as Armies Increase.
AS the size of modern armies Is In
creased the average hight OF fighting
men is diminished. The Tageblatt, OF
Berlin, ascribes the reduction in the
average stature of soldiers in modern
armies to CONSUMPTION and says that
in the German army it is now only
60.63 inches. In the British army the
hight Is 64.96 inches, showing the tall
ness Of the average Englishman and
Scotchman. Frenchmen and Spaniards
are taken at 154 meters, Italians at
1.55 meters (61 inches), and the same
minimum measurement is the rule IN
Austria. The Russian minimum is
1.54 meters and in the United States
1t is 1919 meters (69.7S inches). In
1860, before the beginning OF the
American civil war and before the gen
eral arming of Europe, the average
hight Of men serving in the various
European armies was as follows, giver
in inches-Italian, 65; Spanish, SOB
French, &c; Hungarian, 661; Austrian
66.5; Belgian, $50; Russian, 81; Eng
lish, 67.5; Irish, 6S; Scotch, 6S.5; Nor
wegian, SO. Although the averag
hight Of soldiers has decreased durin
the last few years considerably in thos
countries in which CONSUMPTION Is tn
rule, it is found generally that in coun
tries in which peaceful conditions pre-
vail and no great standing army
maintained the stature Of new soldier
is gradually increasing. This is show
conspicuously in the case OF SWedel
where the average hight of new so
diers between 1910 and 1850 was
inches, 66.2 between 1850 and 1860, 10
= between 1860 and 1870, 66,S betwee
8 1870 and 1880. and 60 between 1871 al
t 1890,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-12
GERMANY AND TURKEY.
Emperor william Said to Have Reached an
|, Agreement With the Turks.

BERL1N.-The Frankfort Zeitung
says it learns from a we'll informed
source that Emperor Williams visit to
fufkey led to an agreement by which
Germany undertakes to support the
integrity of the sultan's Asiatic posses
sions, for which Germany will receive
commercial and industrial privileges.
The paper adds that it is believed this
agreement is tantamOunt to an armed
alliance between the two countries.
A number of rumors as to the real
objects of Emperor Williams visit to
Constantinople and the Holy Land
have been in circulation ever since thu
intention of his majesty to visit the
Orient was announced, o year ago.
These alleged purposes include impor-
tant railroad concessions to Germany,
the ceding of territory in Syria to Ger
many for colonizing purposes; the ced:
the ceding of the island of Rhodes to
Germany and the granting to Germany
the right to plant large German col
ony along the whole frontier of Tripoli
This last agreement, it was added, wal
intended to protect the sultan agains
French encroachments across the Trip
oli-Tunis frontier, and would also avoi'
granting Germany a concession in Ash
Minor, which, it is added, would in
duce Russia to demand compensation
On the other hand, it has been an
nounced that some of the powers hav
notified Turkey that she will not b
permitted to cede any territory to Ge1
many; and Russia, it was announce
from Berlin on Saturday last, was a
irving at an understanding with Au
tria and France to provide against tt
accomplishment of certain Germa
plans in the Orient.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-12
THE CARTER SENTENCE.
VIII Probably BE Dishonorable Discharge
and Prison Term Of Five Years.

VIII PROBABLY ho DlshoAoiaoAS Di"o.ssA5 b.
and a Prison Term Of Five Years.
WASHINGTON. -Dishonorable dis
charge from the army, five years in the
penitentiary, or, in lieu of the impris
onment, to pay fine of $4,000. While
President McKiEley's formal decision
has not been rendered in the court
martial case of Capt. o. M. Carter, [
have it on reliable authority that this
is the punishment which the president
contemplates imposing upon this Off.
cer as the result of his court-martial
on charges of conspiring to defraud
the United States government.
The verdict of the court-martial was
somewhat different from this. The
court-martial found him guilty of most
of the charges preferred against him
and sentenced him to be dismissed
from the service of the United States
army. to be confined in the peniten
tiary for a period of not less than fv
years and to pay fine of $4,000 TO
his offense, findings and sentence t
be publicly placarded at his place 9
residence. in accordance with tn
Tooth article of war.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-12
State Normal School.

NATcH1TocHEs. fall term of
the Louisiana State Normal School
will begin on Monday, Nov. IA. The
examinations for admission of new
students will be held on Monday and
Tuesday afternoons, and examinations
for promotion of students who have
been conditioned, on Monday and
Tuesday mornings. President Cald-
we'll has adopted rules in regard to
students coming from infected and
non-infected points. The delay in
opening the session will not interfere
with the work of the year, except to
extend the session into the month OF
June, instead of closing at the end OF
May, as usual. There will DO the
regular fall and spring terms OF foul
months each, without the loss OF {
single day. The holiday usually giver
at Christmas and Easter, and at othel
times Of the year will be omitted.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-12
Russian Soldiers stopped.

LONDON. special from Shanghai
saws a telegram from Tien Tsin says
forty Russian soldiers, an admiral and
N, Pauvaloff, the Russian charge
d'affaires in China, have been detained
there, permission to proceed to Pekln
not being forthcoming, and that there
is strong official opposition to their
going to the capital. The admiral
and N. Pavaloff, according to these
advices, declare that if the train at
tempted to leave without the soldiers
being on board they would stand be-
fore the engine. This is said to be {
forerunner of probable affront tx
Russia.
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Turks are Generous to the Empress.

BER11N.-A batch of stories is now
arriving from Constantinople in con-
noction with the visit there of the
emperor and empress Of Germany. 1t
appears that apart from the regular
presents, the sultan of Turkey gave a
humber of others. For instance, the
coverlet on the empress bed had the
imperial crown and her monogram in
the centre, embroidered with dia'
monds and pearls. On her majesty
expressing admiration the coverle
was Immediately presented to her.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-12
SPAIN REJECTS
The American Proposition o Take the Phil
ippines and Compensate Her.

lDDin6S ana compensate htTs
PAR1s.-The Spanish commissioners
in the course of two hours session OF
the peace conference friday fatty re-
fused to accept Mondays proposition
by the Americans to take the entire
Philippine group and to reimburse
Spain for her ''pacifc" expenditures
there.
This negative decision was expected.
The Spanish commissioners had also
a number of positive declarations
which filled some thirty-seven sheets
of typewriter presentment. In
this statement the Spaniards held thai
the United States had no ultimate
rights in the Philippine islands, an(
could have none save by the consen
of Spain in these negotiations ant
upon terms satisfactory to her. Ac
cording to the Spanish contention il
the formal statement, the Unite'
States entertained no thought of an
nexing the Philippines when the Pre-
tocol was signed or it would have bee
expressed in the protocol as clearly a
the conditions regarding the conccs
sions of territory in the Antilles an
the Orient.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-12
Shower Baths for Drunlkards.

SAVANNAH, GA.-Major Russell B.
Harrison, provost marshal, has had
about all he could attend to during
the evenings. His prescription tor
DRINKS is the cold shower bath, and
he had Col. L. M. Maus, chief sur
econ of the corps, down inspecting it:
He gave about forty men the cold
shower bath Saturday afternoon and
night. Major George R. Smith, who
has charge Of paying off the troops,
has been sending the two colored pa! ,,
masters, Majors John r. Lynch and
R. r. Wright, to the northern and
northwestern regiments, but it is said
before they get through with the corps ,'
some of the southern regiments will
have to be paid by the colored men,
so far there has been no trouble IL
the paymencs, and it is hoped there
will be none.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-12
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Condensed Paragraphs of News from our
National Capital.

Condensed Paragraphs of News from our
National Capital.
Great regret was expressed in ad-
ministration circles at the loss OF the
Maria Teresa.
Hamilton s. Wallace, Of Mississip,
nj who is employed in the Office Of the
geological survey, has resigned.
Jas, F. Casey, Of Louisiana, a clerk
in the general land Office, has been
promoted to thousand dollar clerk.
ship.
SATURDAYS statement of the condi.
ton of the treasury shows: Available
cash balance, 1902, 133, 344; gold re-
serve, $241, TAI, 769.
The Fourth Ohio infantry, which
nassed through Washington Saturday
en- route from Porto Rico to Columbus,
was paid the unusual compliment Of i
reception at the white h"use.
The Nicaragua canal commission,
appointed by the president under q
act of congress, directing q lcomploil
INQUIRY into this project, .ifh partica
lar reference to its practicabiliss anl
cost. has about Completed its wofR
: o oud the present prospect is that ii
t report will be hanted Y seSsssa|
Hay in about monfh'
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-12
HISTORY PRODUCED PLAYS
Celebration of Independence In the """
ton of Neuchtal.

Celebration of Independence In the JAN
ton of Neuchtal
Switzerland is one of the countries
in which the tradition or peopi0
theater Is still kept alive. There are
many regions in which religious plays
are acted every year or at regular M
tervals, and the celebration OF any ha
tional or local anniversary IS 1eafly
always attended with the performance
of a play drawn from the event anu
acted by the people of the country
before their fellows. In the preceolhs
summer the inhabitants of GRANDSON
celebrated the anniversary OF VlctolS
gained by them centuries before ny
means of a play embodying the pfln-
cinal incidents of the struggle, ano
this wear Neuchatel celebrated. IN Sill
liar fashion the fiftieth anniversary Oh
its independenece and the proclama'
ton of the republic. For this purpose
a Swiss poet has written "Neuchatel'
Suisse" historical piece, which was
presented at the end Of July by 6V'
actors and 500 singers, all OF then
amateurs trained for the occasion. INT
play consisted Of a prologue and twelve
tableaux, and exhibited the entire his
tory of Neuchatel from the fifteenth
century down to the present time. In
decorations were made in Paris from
sketches prepared in Neuchatel, an
the large stage was placed in the ope
q air on the shore Of the lake, and tn
D spectators viewed the scene frol
D benches that were covered to protet
them from the rain and sun. Severe
neighboring cantons co-operated in tn
celebration, which was the most elal
g crate of it's kind ever given in Switze
. 1and.-New York Sun