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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-01
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YAZOO & MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
RAILROAD co.

SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE NOON
JANUARY 2sth, 1900.
SOUTH BOUND.
No. 2S-Leave Memphis 900 a. m.
Arrive Vicksburg 700 p. m.
No. 5-Leave Memphis 1885 D. m.
Arrive Vieksburg 2:1O am.
NO 5-Leave Vicksburg 2:2O a. m.
Arrive New Orleans $40 a. m.
No. 21-Leave Vicksburg 7:15 a. m.
Arrives New Orleans $50 D. m.
NORTH BOUND.
No 24--Leave Vicksburg 7:15 y, M.
Arrive Memphis 5:35 D. m.
No. 6--Leave New Orleans 400 d. m.
Arrive Vicksburg 1925 D. m.
No. 6-Leave Vicksburg 1880 D. m.
Arrive Memphis $50 a. M.
No. 22--Leave New Orleans $40 a. m.
Arrive Vicksburg 7:O5 p. m.
VICKSBURG AND GREENVILLE
ACCOMMODATION.
Leave Vicksburg APO p. M, arrive
at Greenville 500 p. m.
Leave Greenville a. M; arrive at
Vicksburg 1000 a. m.
For further Information apply to
A. @. PEARCE.
Z. P. & I: A.. Vicksburg. Miss.
JNO A. SCOTT,
DIV n. Pass'r. Ag't. Memphis, Tenn.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-01


An exchange says that some
things are SO immense that they can
only be appreciatedaby comparison.
Take the State Of Texas. She
could IN one season have field of
cotton as large as the State of New
York, corn field as large as Ohio.
wheat field as large as Pennsylya-
MA, 40 oat field as large as Illinois.
an orchard as large as Missouri. and
still have pasture as large as Con.
necticut for the working mules
Texas is as large as France, Bel.
glnm, Holland, Denmark and Swift
erland combined, which contain
100000 inhabitants. while the
of Texas is but 5000, 3
600. Texas has unsoid school
lands aggregating POETS, 527 acres.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-01
Change of Schedule.

A change of schedule will take
effect on Sunday tomorrow on
the Y. q M. V. Railroad. The
exact time has not been announced
The day local due here at 1908
p. m. from New Orleans will ar
rive almost two hours earlier.
There will be some other changes in
the schedule as now in force, but
the one mentioned is the most i'm.
portant.-Vicksburg Post.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-01

The HUSTON Leader, one of the
best papers published in the State.
and always interesting, has sent us
a neat pamphlet describing the
hustling town of Ruston. 1t is a
neat book of thirty-two pages,
filled with interesting matter, half
tone cuts and advertisements of the
business houses of the little CITY.
Lane deserves much credit for his
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-01

to foresee that the supply of cotton
carried over at the end of the season
will be alarmingly small. Mr.. Eli
son himself stated that an American
crop of not more than To- 50, 900
bales would be calamity-of
course, from the foreign spinners'
standpoint.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-01
NOTICE.

The laws both State and Federal
prohibit riding or driving on, or use
of leyees as roadways, and the River
Commission has gone so far as to pass
a resolution that no federal money will
be expended in localities where the
law Is violated.
In spectors will be instructed to re-
port all-violators of the law for pro-
lection of levees to the Grand Jury
after January LIST 1901; this date being
fixed to allow Police Juries time TO
provide necessary roads.
j. L. MCCLELLAN,
President Board of Commissioners
Fifth Louisiana Levee District.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-01

Crowley, La, is hustling town,
there are hustling people there, and
they are deserving of the blue ribon
for outstripping any other town in
the State in the increase of popula-
ton. May she continue to grow,
and when the next census is taken.
ten years hence, we hope to see her
up along side of the largest cities in
the State.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-01

The fight for Mayor of Vicks-
burg is on, and from the way things
look, It is going to be, rather warm.
'There are two candidates-the
present mayor, MIR. Trobridge, and
Mr.. Harry Yost, popular young
man. Each have large following
and the fight is going to be red hot.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-01

1t is claimed that every plant,
flower, tree and shrub in the world
is represented in Shaw's Garden at
st. Louis. SIT is a collection that
has given to the botanists of the
W orld one of their deepest interests
and to the lover of the beautiful
and wonderful in nature glimpse
of the marvellous wealth of the
vegetable kingdom"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-01

Neil's cotton report of last week
seems to have gotten him into a bad
fix, and Liverpool is after him with
a sharp stick. Neill is loosing his
holt as a crop guesser, and the
sooner he goes out of the business
the better 1T will be for the cotton
producers.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-01

The average estimate Of the pres
ent cotton crop, from estimates
made by one hundred and fifty mem
bers Of the New York Cotton Elk.
change, is 10, l75, 900 bales. The
highest made was II, 900, 600 bales;
the lowest 300, 900.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-01

By the new census Louisiana is
entitled to another Congressman,
and win have seven instead of six
that is, if the Republican party does
not carry out its threat of cutting
down the congressman in the South
ern States that have restricted
SUFFRAGE. 1t is left with the State
Legislature, which meets in 1909.
to make the new apportionment.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-01

A negro ravlsher of white girl
was burned at the stake by a mob
in Colorado last week. He was
given a slow death, by being made
to suffer as long as possible. 1t
was a terrible death, ard the scene
must have been sickening. But he
deserved his fate.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-01

Heavy rains have fallen for the
past several days in the Ohio Valley
and Upper Mississippi. Knoxville,
Tenn, suffered from a thlrty-six
hours rain. The indications at the
present time point TO an extreme
high river for this season of the
year.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-01

J. K. Gibson. who tried to bride
the Governor of Mississippi in help.
ing HIM to secure the contract for
building the State House, finds out
what it is. to insult Southern gov.
ernor. Gibson was promptly ar.
rested and placed under. a $4,000
bond, which he gave, and then left
Tor Illinois, where he came from.
lie will never return to Mississippi
Tor trial, but will forfeit the SIS, 600.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-01
The Alexandria Town Talk saw,

The Alexandria Town Talk saws
when Theodore Roosevelt, as Vice
President, presides in the Senate,
ne will only have to gaze at about
thirty "rascally. cowardly Dem
ocrats," and if he gets mad, and
ousses them out, like he did the
small boys during the campaign, he
may get his eyes blacked by some
OF the 'cowardly" Democrats.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-01

A plot to assassinate President
Mckinley has come to light, which
was made known to the New York
police. The police have gotten so
far on the track of the would be as.
sassin as to know his name; which
has been communicated to Washing
ton.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-01

The following ordinance offered bv
Mr.. Hope was adopted
Be it ordained by the Police jury of
East Carroll parish. That the follow.
ing budget of parish expenses for the
calendar year 1901, be and the same is
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-01

The baltleship Kentucky has been
sent to Turkey, with the hopes that
the appearance of one of Uncle
Sans fighters may make that gov
eminent poney up that cash.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-01
Tulane University Of
Louisiana.
N ew Orleans.

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES.
Classical, Literary, Latin Scientific and
Scientific Courses.
COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY.
. Mechanical, Electrical. Chemical.
Sugar, Civil and Architectural
Engineering.
ID. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College
for Young Women, with Art and
Boarding Department.
Fall Term of above opens October LIST.
Department opens Oct 18th.
Law Department opens Nov. 18th.
For catalogues, address
Secretary of University.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-01

The police Jury of Acadia parish
at their meeting last week, fixed the
whiskey license at $1,000 for 1901,
the same as the preset year.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-01
BRICK.

THE ACME BRICK co. has a
Kiln of 900, GOO first class and first
grade brick, at $40 per thousand.
Those wishing brick apply to ]. w.
Cooke or II. j.. Jones.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-01

The best prescription for chills
Uroges Tasteless Chill Tonic. No cure
no pay. Tor sale Il Guenards drug
store.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-01

For chills and malarial fever, take
Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic. Every
bottle positively guaranteed. Sold at
Guenard's drug store
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-01

Three million bushels OF coal in
barges, left Pittsburg last Tuesday
for the South.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-01

Robert Lawson, infant son of Mr..
and Mrs. r. L. Moore, died last Tues
day and was buried Wednesday, We
extend our sympathy to the bereaved
parents, -Vindicator-News, Franklin.
4
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-01
NELL HEARD FROM.

Vicksburg Herald. Nov. "a.
Neill's long promised circular, which
materialized yesterday through the
New Orleans papers. furnishes no
startling statements. 1t is simply con-
tirmatory of the already settled ac-
ceptance of less than a ten million
bale crop. But this should help ma
terially to hold prices up to present
figures. Here are his figures for pres
ent crop, compared with 1899, by
states:
The following is my estimate by
states (000's omitted):
North Caroliana. 500 to 525 525
South Caroliana. ,750'to us S75
Georgia ....... 1850 to ,075 l. 250
Florida ....... 50 to so so
Alabama ........ SOTO IT'S 1, 900
-, ,.4.f
Total for Atlantic
states ..... 5000 to $500 ZOO
Mississippi. go. 1000 to ]. OPS L, 200
Louisiana. $50. $50 to 675 600
Arkansas 49,. $50 to 775 700
Tennessee, Okla
homa & Missouri 400 to 425 $50
Total Gulf states $500 to 1900 1850
Total except Texas
& Ind Territory 5000 to 6, 200 $3.50
Texas and Indian
Territory $500. $500 to $3.50 1850
- -
Total crop. $500 to $3.50 9.1OO
Mr. Ellison in his October circular
estimates that the world requires of
American cotton 10. $50, 900 bales for
the years consumption.
The visible supply 1st September
was ....... 900
Estimating European spinners'
stocks :. ......... ......... 692
American spinners' stocks. 222
The total visible and invisible
was 1,450
Suppose the crop should reach. $3.50
The supply for the year would
De. ...... II 'ZOo
And Mr.. Ellison estimates the
consumption ......... -. 10. $50
So the visible and invisible
September l 1901. would be 800
Against 1st September. 1900. 1,450
First September, 1899. ..... S,120
H. M. NELL.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-01

The best and finest grade
OF animals that was ever
brought to this market.
Will guarantee every
animal. Call at the bic
stables and take a, look.
J. r. CALDWELL.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-01

Roberts many friends mere in his old
home. will regret to hear Of the death
of his infant son.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-01
SATURDAY, Dsesn59r |, 1900.
tn DIST, hHvsE soHRD

tn DIST, nEvEE soHRD,
Regular meetings second Wednesday 8
IT, January, April July, and OCTOBER at
Delta. La.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-01

Total, S122o5 m
ROBT. NICHOLSON, President
Z. 5. WHY. Clerk pro tenn.
Lake Providence, La, Oct. 30. 1900.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-01

H@Send ns in yonr job work.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-01

Total crop. -. $500 to $3.50 9.100
MIR. Ellison in his October circular
estimates that the world requires of
American cotton 1880, 900 bales for
the years consumption.
The visible supply 1st September
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-07-05

was to a single cabelgram from Ad-
miral Kempff, and the preparation Of
instructions to Gen. Chaffee, set out
nothing calculated to strengthen the
hopes Of the friends Of the foreign
ministers and the missionaries who
have now been silent for fully two
weeks. Kempff's cablegram was a
disappointment in his confession that
he knew nothing Of the whereabouts Of
The Missing People,
and there are many expressions of
wonder that neither that officer nor
any Of the foreign naval commanders
at Taku have been ingenious enoug q
to establish some system OF spying SO
as to learn within two weeks what has
taken place at Peking. Relative to the
interesting story that an international
accord has been arrived at as to the
pro tempore settlement Of the Chinese
trouble, state department officials say
that while the United States is not y
party to such an agreement, if the
European powers and Japan nave
come to an understanding on the basis
set out the results should be welcomed
by ali who have no selfish designs to
satisfy.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-07-05
SEVERE TORNADO.
Three Men Injured by Falling Wall
and May Die. 35

Black River Falls, Wis, June 20
People who have lived here thirty-fiye
years say they never saw or heard
such a tornado here as came about
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Shade
trees. telephone and electric light poles
and wires are tangled mass and fill
the streets and block the, sidewalks.
The belfry Of the Uniyersalist church
was blown from the roof and demol-
ished. Outhouses and hay barns sur
fered severely. A thousand shade.
trees are broken Off or uprooted. p. J.
Spauldings brick warehouse and root
cellar was demolished. Three young
men cleaning brick at the old iron fur
mace took shelter behind a brick wall,
which blew over onto them. They are
all badly hurt and may die. The In
jured are Conrad Olson, Edward Linz
nell and Herbert Adams. The damage
to growing crops is very severe, and
reports from the line Of the Green
Bay road indicate that the storm was
much more severe further north. The
main storm did not last over three
minutes.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-07-05
STATES SWAMP LAND. !
Gov. Lind Delivers a.'Roast" ON the
Interior Department..

Gov. Lind has addressed a letter to
Attorney General Douglas urging that
some action be taken in regard to the
encroachment OF the interior depart
ment, real or alleged, upon lands that
have been granted to the state under
the swamp act.
The controversy between the state
and the interior department, which the
governor recommends be settled by
law. grows out of an agreement, made
long ago, in which certain swamp
lands were turned over to the custody
Of the state. Michigan and Wisconsin
arc also affected by this act.
Under a proposition made in 1850 the
state agreed to abide by the govern
ment survey in determining what was
swamp land and what portion shouid
be left in the custody Of the. general
government. Under the terms made
by the interior department, given
tract was to be surveyed, and If it was
found that this contained more swamp
than arabic land, 1t was to be turned
over to the state, an agreement that
was kept to the letter.
Although all of the lands set apart TO
the state are said to have been IN
strict accordance with the official goy~
ernment survey, it is asserted that the
interior department has permitted,
during recent years, that contests be
instituted to show that the lands re-
turned We're not swampy, and, for that
reason. did not inure to the state. IN
this connection the governor hints at
retaliation. He asserts that IL the
agreement entered into is not binding
on the general government then, OF ne
cessity, 1t Is not binding on the state,
and 1t will be incumbent on the COM
| monwealth to make claims to such
tracts as are in fact swampy and have
been enormously returned as arabic.
He delivers this as q parting shot:
| "From these decisions, rs well as up
on principles of common justice and
fair dealing, it is evident to me that
when the United States surveyor gen.
eral on the basis of the survey ana
field notes on file in this office. has
made selection Of lands as inuring to
the state under the swamp land act.
the state becomes the owner In Zee or
such lands, whether a formal certlfi-
cate has been issued by the commits
sloner of the general land office award
ing them to the state or not. and thnt 1t
is competent for the state to maintain
an action of trespass or ejectment fof
the protection or recovery Of such
lands; and I would, therefore, most re-
spectfully recommend that the question
be Immediately tested, either in the
state or federal courts, by the institu-
| ton of an action in trespass or eject
ment against any person or persons
who are interfering with that class OF
lands. either under pretended con-
test in the general land office or other
WISE To obtain justice In the interior
| department Is out Of the question ~
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-07-05
ST. PAUL BROKERS CAUGHT.
Firm of James Doran & Co. Fails
for S3OO,OOO

b st. Paul. June 30.--James Doran &
Co, brokers, did not open for business
this morning The firm was on the
wrong side OF the market in the recent
bulge In the price Of wheat. James
Doran said:
Il went wrong on wheat at TS cents.
The slump yesterday was too late TO
do me any good. ! shall fail for about
100000. u have not had time yet TO
figure up the exact amount. so say II
is somewhere between $500, 600 ana
100000"
Mr.. Doran, like the majority Of the
Northwestern operators, felt that
wheat was too low in the Sos but, af-
ter the phenomenally rapid rise from
about 81 cents to rs cents, he thought
a reaction was due. In backing MS
judgment he has met the misfortune
that overtakes many able operators on
the board of trade. He has a host OF
friends who have every confidence III
his ability and integrity and feel sure
that he will retrieve himself
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-07-05
FROST IN RED RIVER VALLEY,
Flax Slightly Damaged but Wheat
Could Not he Hurt.

Grand Forks, N. D., July /. = The
temperature dropped below freezing
point in many places in the valley ana
tender vegetables in exposed places
were injured and some grain fields
show signs of frost. The evidences OF
injury are confined in the case OF
wheat to the edges Of the leaves anu
the outer layer Of chatf, and even this
is not general. The frost Is generally
viewed with indifference, as little hope
is now entertained for the wheat crop.
Flax is said to have been somewhat
damaged, but farmers who have re-
ported say that the damage has not
reached the main stalk Of the plant.
A light shower Thursday morning, is
the only rain which has fallen In TINS
section since the hot winds OF last
week, and the situation In the North
west looks desperate except in few
fayorite localities.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-07-05
BoERs HARD AT TT.
Guerrilla Operations Reported From
Several Places.

gGuerrilIa Operations Reported From,
Several Places.
y London, July 1,Active sBoer guer--
rilla operations are reported from halr
IA dozen places in Orange River Col.
ony. The war office has. received the
following from Lord Roberts:
= .Pretoria, June 29.-Paget reports
from Lindley that he was engaged on
June % with a body Of the enemy who
were strongly reinforced during the
day. A. convoy of stores for the Lind
ley garrison was also attacked on
June 26, but after heavy rear guard
action the convoy reached Lindley in
safety. Our casualties We're 10 killed
and officers and about 40 men
wounded. The
4 Fight Reported
yesterday was under Lieut.. Col. Gren-
fell, not Dreiper. Brabant came mp
during the engagement. Total casual
ties Of the two columns, killed ana
% wounded. On the previous day,
near Ficksburg, Boyes' brigade was IN IN
action with body of the enemy. Our
casualties were officers killed, men
wounded and i man missing. Meth
eun found yesterday that the Boer
laager near Vachkop and Spitzkop hau
been hastily removed in the dlrectlon
of Lindley. He followed the enemy
twelve miles and captured 300 sheep
and 500 head Of cattle which the en-
emy had seized in that neighborhoodi.
Our casualties were 4 men wounded.
Farmers Surrender.
Hunter continued his march yester-
day toward the Vaal river unopposed.
Many farmers along the route have
surrendered. Springs, the terminus OF
the railway from johannesburg, due
east, was attacked early yesterday
morning The Canadian regiment,
which garrisons the place, beat off the
enemy. No casualties are reported.
Lieut.. North, reported missing after
the attack on the construction tram.
is a prisoner of the Beers
Boer official reports from Machado-
dorp aver that party Of British
Convoy Was Cnptured
on June "a near Winburg. The Lou
renzo Marquis correspondent Of the
Times says: Both burghers and the
foreigners who are are arriving here,
profess strong belief that it will take
from three to six months to subdue
the Boers,' Another dispatch from
the same place says:
ga consignment Of foreign firm
marked Dutch cheese, damaged
proved, Oh landing, to contain army
boots for the Beers. It passed the
customs, nevertheless, with unusual
dispatch, and the British consul is
making representations to the Portu'
guese government"
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-07-05
CALL TT "PETTIFOGGISG."
Mai. Bowler Talks About Baking
Powder Trust. s....# a.@


"TIhe determination Of this office to
prosecute a number Of cases FOR the
sale of baking powder that has been
shown to contain alum, has created u
great futtering in certain quarters.
remarked Dairy Commissioner Bowler
rece ntly. "rhere is really no OCCASION
for any excitement. The law makes 1t
a misdemeanor to sell lbaking powder
that contains anything dangerous or
deleterious to the public health. IL
alum is dangerous or deleterious to the.
public health, it is n midemeanor to
sell baking powder in which 1t is IN
Ingredient If it is not dangerous or
deleterious, no offense has been COM
mitted.
"Ths Office believes that alum Is Mt
least deleterious and that the law was
put on the statute books to be en-
forced. It remains for the courts to
say whether our position Is well taken
or not. It Is the merest pettifogging
to attempt to drag he so-called baking
powder trust into this question, just as
If anything that is different from the
product Of the trust must be all right.
There are scores of varieties of baking
powder that are not made by the trust
and that contain no alum.