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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-07-14
Meeting of the Democratic Elk
ecutive Committee Of the
Third Congressional
District.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF LAFOURCHE.

THIBoDAUX, La, June 80, 1900,
The Democratic Executive Commit
tee Of the Third Congressional District
of this State met this day, with Judge
Walter Guion in the chair.
The following members answered to
their names in person or by proxy
IBERyILLE.-A. A. Brown and A.
K. Grace.
AsCENsION.-R. N. Sims and S. H.
st. Martin.
ASSUMPTION Walter Guion.
LAFoURCHE.-A ]. Braud, W. H..
Price, P. Meyer. .
TERREBoNNE.-J. D. Shaffer, proxy
Ed. Mcclellan.
ST. MARY.-A, G. Allen, proxy Viii
bur C. Kraemer.
IBER1A.-J. P. Minville and J.. A.
Babin.
ST. MARTIN.-D Reese, A Y. Four
net, proxy F. L. Broussard. .
LAFAYETTE. -Wm. Campbell.
CAMERON. William Laurent, proxy
R, +. Broussard.
The chair declared a quorum pres,
emit and the committee ready fol-
business,
Mr.. Mcclellan moved that Mr.. H. N.
Coulon, of Lafourehe, be elected sec,
rotary of the committee, carried.
The following towns were put il
nomination as the place wherein the
next Congressional Convention will be
convened to-wit
Lafayette, Franklin and Plaquemine
and on a vote by parishes being or
dered, Lafayette was declared to have
been selected, and Monday, Sept. "a,
1900, as the day and date for thu
converting OF the convention.
Mr.. Campbell, of Lafayette, dull,
seconded by Mr.. Brown, of Iberville.
moved that each parish of this dis
trict be allowed, at the coming con
vention, the sama vote as fixed by the
State Committee for the recent State
Convention, carried.
On motion duly made and carried
the manner of selecting the delegates
to said Congressional Convention wa
left to the Democratic Central Com.
mittees of the various parishes com
prised in this Congressional District.
1t was further moved and carrie,
that the proceedings of this commit
tee be published in the local paper
of the various parishes and also in tn
Time-D Democrat and Picayune.
There being no further business tn
committee adjourned subject to tn
call Of the chair.
WALTER GUION, Chairman
H. N. CoULON, Secretary.
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Carpenter
for two or three days work.
telephone 7I-2.
Card.

In the future my residence will he in
New Orleans, at No. 1856 Ursoliue ST.,
where / will be pleased to receive my
friends. Any orders for anything in my
line will receive my prompt attention.
Correspondence solicited. aud plans fur
nished 1T reasonable rates.
GEO. w. KETTERINGHAM,
Architect.
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letter, salt-Rheum and Eczema

The intense itching and smarting Incl
dent to these diseases, is instantly allayed
by applying Chamberlain's Eye and Skin
Ointment. Many very bad cases have
been permanently cured by it. It ia
equally efficient for itching piles and a
favOrite remedy for sore nipples, chapped
hands, Chilhlains, frost bites and chronic
sore eyes. 25cts. per box. For sale by
the Standard Drug Store.
mch24-lYr.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-07-14

In its last issue THE COURIER pub
lished a statement of the Peoples
Bank, and in this issue will be found
n Of the Bank Of HOuma. The
sworn statements show that both Of
the local banks are in good condition,
and by comparing these statements
with previous statements it will be
seen that the business Of both banks
is increasing at a healthy rate, and
fully warrants the increases in capi-
tai stock that these Banks have re-
Gently made in order to successfully
handle the expanding volume Of busi-
ness.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-07-14

You assume no risk when you buy
Chamberlain Collie. Cholera and Diarh9a
Remedy. The Standard Drug Store will
refund vOur money if you are not salts,
fed after using it. 1t is avery where
admitted to lie the mOs]tRucCessfu remedy
ia ice for bowel complaints and the only
one thatnever fails. IL IS pleasant, saf'
and reliable.
til mnR-lHt.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-07-14

Mr.. E. A. Hepler returned from a
visit to his daughter in Michigan this
week. Mr.. Hepler says that the Sec
ton Of Michigan that he visited is
very beautiful, and that he had a de-
lightful visit.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-07-14
To The Public.

l will have Kansas City beef for
sale every Sunday at my stall in the
market. ALBERT CENAC.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-07-14

Mrs. Sidney Gagne and son are
spending some time at Bay St. Louis.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-07-14

Mrs. A. W. Connely and children
are visiting relatives in st. James.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-07-14

A French lady Of refinement will ac-
commodate a number of young ladies
whose parents live in the country and
wish their daughters to have a good
public school education. She will board
them at - reasonable price, giving them
the advantages of n real refine and select
home. Piano to practice on. Music and
French lessons giveni if wanted. The best
Of references given if TrqniTed. For fur,
ther information address, V. G. 1l3C
MareugO St., New OTleaHs, La.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-07-14

When you want a modern, up-to-date
physic try ChambeTlaiu's Stomach and
Liver Tablets. They are easy to take
and pleasant in effect, Price, % cents.
Samples free at'The Standard Drug Store,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-07-14

Mr.. Stansberry of the T1meS-Dem-
Oerat was in Houma this week.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-07-14

The COURIER received a Sample"
stalk Of cane, with ten red joints,
from Mr.. U. ]. TheriOt, this week.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-07-14

Misses Lucy and Elise Cage have
returned from New Orleans to the
Ranch plantation.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-07-14

Mrs. R. H. Prosser was recently the
guest of Mrs. McCullOm.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-07-14

Bicycle Boat for sale
SIS. Apply Telephone 7I-2.
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The Haggerty Insurance Bill re-
ceived Gov. iHeard's signature this
week and is now a law. This act it is
said will stimulate competition among
the insurance companies, that the in
8ures will reap the benefit of.
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Ole OumaG9urier
SATURDAY. JULY IA, 1900.

Dr.. R. E. Mcbride visited CovingtOn
recently.
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Senator Bonvillain's Homestead bill
passed both branches of the legisla-
ture without opposition of any sort
and received the signature of Gov.
Heard last Thursday. cit was prob
ably the most popular measure that
was introduced in the senate, this ses-
sion, as it met with the approval of
the homestead associations and their
patrons.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-07-14

Messrs. John Gaunt, Stanwood Du-
val, DIVIDE Bazet, John D. Minor
and 7Dr. leon H. Jastremski
left for the sea coast the latter part
of last lweek. The weather was so
rough last Thursday that the sea-
shorers decided to cut their trip short
and come home. They reached home,
Thursday night, at late hour.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-07-14

WALTER GUION, Chairman,
H. N. COULON, Secretary.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-19
The EinH OF aiIicting.

Colonel Baden-PowelI, who, at the out
break Of the Transvaal wa, asked TO
be placed in "a warm corner" has now
held his little corner long enough 10
break all British siege records, including
that Of Lucknow. The place he has held
so long. by the way. is pronounced Mahf
king, not Mafe-kir.. In regard to the
Colonel himself, Or. Haig Brown, his
former headmaster at Charter House, has
this to say:
II notice that the name is invariably
misprcncunced, said the Doctor. THE
"a in Baden is generally given the sound
OF an Eut 1t should have the usual sound
of a., as In bathing Towel. which was
his nickname AmoRg the boys al school.
The boy was essentially the father of
the man; he was very active. lively, full
or fun and amusement and exceedingly
popular with his school-fallows
The Coioncls father was the late Pro-
fessor Baden-Fowell. and he is descended
on his mothers side from family which
achieved distinction in the naval SER
vice. He was educated at Charter House,
and at the age of nineteen he joined the
Thirteenth Hussars. serving as adjutant
with his regiment in India, Afghanistan
and South Africa Thus he made the
acquaintance of the Cape very early In
his career, an acquaintance to be resumed
on more than one memorable occasion
; afterward. He was dispatched TO Cape
Town again in 1887 as assistant military
secretary to General Sir Henry Smith.
He he'd this appointment for two years,
and during that period he served in the
Luiuland operations, and came in for men
ton IN the Observation-Disclosures an honor
out even mere so in those days than now
Then ne was appointed military secrc-
tary ito the Governor Of Malta, who,
though he had no power to do so, gaev
rim the local and temporary rank Of
major His Royal Highness the Duke Of
Cambridge was conlmander-in-chief at
the time, and by his command BADEN
Powell had to substitute two stars for
the one crown on his shouldcr-cords His
Dext step made him the youngest colonel
in the British army.-Colliers Weekly.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-19
Va'ue of Dead Celebrities.

Statisticians tell us that the hairs of
our head are numbered, and further state
that the average head of hair consists
of $4,000 of dark hair 10000. and of
red 10000: therefore, if we allow our ce-
lebrity 10000 hairs, or, say. 500 (relic
trade> locks. we shall have some data up
on which to estimate the value of his
hirsute adornment. A lock OF Edward
Tvs hair last July fetched eSSs.: in
1896 some tresses Of Marie Antoinette's
hair were, brutal as it sounds. knocked
down for e36; two locks of Napoleon's
hair. one of which is in the possession of
Lord Sheffield. sold recently for $50 (tne
price included a letter showing that 1t
was well-authenticat ted memoriaD and
So. respectively, while a watch and a
lock of Sir Walter SCOTS hair realized
e26 5s.: if We value our celebrities
locksat ;eS apiece, Or e4,Oc0 for the head
of hair. no one with the above figures to
guide him can accuse US of exaggera-
ton. a part" of the beard OF George
III. last August only realized SIS. but
then George was never really popular
among relic hunters. and we have no
doubt that our celebrity would command
better prices. AS a part is SO vague a
measure and as the statistician, as far
as we know, has so far failed to number
the hairs of our heads, we feel obliged to
estimate the value Of the celebrity's
beard and mustache a the nominal fig
ure of ESQ. very alarming sacrifice, we
feet sure.-The Cornhill.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-19
BOUND AND GAGGED.
D:ug Clerk III Chicago Robs His EN-
ployer to EducatcsfI imsclf

CHICAGO. May 13.-With hands and
feet bound and with gag in hi mouth,
j. A. Gabrielson lay on the floor of a
drug store at 1910 West Chicago Avenue
early yesterday morning and waited for
the proprietor to come and open the store.
II. ]. Ads, the owner of the store, ar
rived at Z O'Clock and to his astcnish-
ment found his clerk lying behind the
counter on his back with his arms tied
under him and his feet bound fast together,
while a handkerchief filled his mouth.
Things in the store were upset.
When Ads took away the handkerchief
Gambrieson related the tale. He said that
a man wearing fine clothes and a silk
hat had him up at 3 o'clock in the morn
ing, and that when he opened the door the
stranger presented a revolver at his head
and ordered him to hold up his hands,
which ne did. The robber. Gabrielson said.
then backed into the store, ordered him
to lie down, and then bound and gagged
him. Having done this, the robber searched
the store and appropriated several hun
dred dollars worth of jewelry and $50
Mr.. Ads cut the bonds of his clerk and
notified the West Lake Street Police Lieut.
Beard and Policemen Nelson and New
man went to work on the case, which ap
peared to be one of the most daring cases
of robbery of the year. AT the end of Il
few hours work Beard decided to arrest
Gabrielson.
The young man was locked up in a CELL
stoutly affirming his previous story. A few
interviews with the police induced him to
change his mind, however, and he made a
full confession. He told the police that
Alexander Reicll. a clerk in a pawnsho p
at Thirty-fifth and State Streets. was i'm
plicated with him in the conspiracy to rob
the druggist. Reicl was arrested later and
locked up.
Gabrielson said that Reick had bound
him and stuffed the handkerchief In his
mouth about s o'clock.
Gabrielson is 20 years old. He was for
merry a student at Northern University,
and told the police his object in commit
ting the robbery was to get funds with
which to complete his education.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-19
Heroic Mrs f;urncti.

Persons who admire the author of The
Lady OF Quality may think her a genius.
but how many know she is a heroine
almost a martyr-aslls the Commercial
Advertiser? Listen to this-written by
Mrs. Burnett, herself: 81 must have
pretty things about me-" she says, and
must have change. So l am compelled
10 have pretty ciothes-many of them.
They must be mine. too-not merely
something Tor which / have paid. A wo-
man should dress from within out. Her
AIess should be first the garment of a
thought IN her own mind. / provide
ahe Ideas as well as the money for my
wardrobe. / hold II in the nature of a
crime for a woman 10 wear what is
nisosco.aing TO her. II is. however.
sin against charity for a wo-
man 20 wear dress even that
SIS becoming If she happens TO meet a
wnnan on whom II would appear to bet
ter advantage The sacrifice is indeed
hard. but practice it"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-19
THE SENATE STILL
DISCUSSING AIR
Continued from First Page)

Baggage. side arms and horses.
The bill originally carried $2Oo,o0o, but the
specific sum was stricken out, and the APP
preparation was made indefinite. The bill
was taken up and passed out OF its order,
as a special compliment to Mr.. Cox, who,
after ten years service in the House. IS
to retire at the end CT his present term.
Many other claim bills were passed.
Under the rules the day was devoted to
war clam bills.
The House passed the following bills:
To paw o. M Blair, administrator of the
estate Of Thomas II. Blair, deceased.
$50 COO for grain belonging to the United
States, seized in the Cumberland Valley
by General Stuart during Lees northern
campaign in 1868; to refer to the Court of
Claims the claims of the owners of the
schooner Bergen. sunk at the mouth Of
the Potomac by the United States steam
err Perinw;nkle in 1865; to pay the heirs
of George w. Saulpaw $1,000 for the steam
er Alfred RobD, taken by the government
during the civil war; to pay Robert Small
formerly representative from South Caro-
lina) 5000 for services in taking the
steamer Planter safely out of Charleston
harbor, December l. 1868, and to refer the
claim OF Cilalkley Good, of Statesville, n.
c.. amounting to s30,oGo to the Court Of
Claims
Mr.. Payne made the point of no quorum
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-19
BOER COMMISSIONERS
Arrive in Washington ana Are Given
InfnI nal ReCcpiiOn.

WASHINGTON. May is. = Messrs.
Fischer, Wolnarans and Vessels, the
Boer Peace Commissioners from the
Transvaal, and the officers. arrived in
washington tonight, accompanied by the
Congressional and Citizens Committee,
which escorted them from New York.
Many enthusiastic people witnessed
their arrival, and the main thoroughfare
was illuminated. The ENJOYS were given
an informal reception in the banquet hall
of their hotel, where Congressman Sulzer,
of New York, introduced them and made
a speech of welcome.
A large reception will be given Sunday
night.
The ENJOYS declined to comment on the
war news
The reception of the Boer ENJOYS was
discussed to-day by the Cabinet. 1t is
understood that merely as private citizens
will they be presented TO the President
by the Secretary of State:
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-19
NEW PEACE PROPOSAL.
Recent Reyerses Causing Dependency
Among Beers.

A Lorenzo Marques correspondent tele-
graphing yesterday says:
New peace proposals will probably be
put forward by the Boar governments
Their recent reverses are causing desDon
dency There was a prolonged meeting OF
the Transvaal Executive Committee at
Pretoria Thursday. and the destruction of
the mines WAS again considered. 1t is I'M
derstood that the government dose not in
tend to destroy the mines
According 20 other advices from the
same point, President Kruger and the
other high officials purpose leaving al
most Immediately for Lydenburg.
The British prisoners will be conveyed
there. and the foreign consus at Pretoria
are leaving for Lydenburg.
In kroonstad it is said that President
Kruger viii surrender when Lord Rob
erts crosses the Transvaal frontier.
Lord Roberts is accommodating immense
quantities of supplies; and the prepare
lions for another movement are we'll ad-
vanced. The next stop will be Johannes
burg There are 1900 Beers at Rhenos-
ter Spruit. Accommodating parties are
sighted constantly by the British patrols
Commandment Mel, with the Johannes
burg ..Zarps" is actively communicating
fifteen miles northwest of Kroonstad.
All exemptions have been cancelled. The
civil administration is reduced u the
lowest limits
The Beers have dynamited Laings
Mex railway The work of repairing
will occupy many weeks. The Beers now
hold the best positions for defending the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-19
Cumberland Assembly,.

CHATTANOOGA. TENN, May 1S-At
the Cumberland Presbyterian Assembly to-
day the following overtures were referred.
To eliminate from the mllion-dollar en-
dowment plan the direction that $4,000 be
E raised TO endow q postgraduate school in
3afil!ation with the University of Chicago;
a PRAYER from Little River Presbytery for
the removal of DR. Il. Y. Foster from the
Chair Of Systemic Theology on account of
disharmony in his teachings; a prayer
from the San Antonio Presbytery opposing
such action.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-19
SABBATH OBSERVANCE.
Presbyterian Assembly Want the Day
More Free from Amusement.

ST. LOUIS, MO, May lS.-A very con.
siderable part OF to-day,s session Of the
Presbyterian General Assembly was spent
in considering the report of the special
Committee on sabbath Observance. Dur
ing the discussion high praise was accord
ed TO President Mckinley and Secretary
Hay for the instructions touching the
closing of the United States pavilion and
Offices OF the Paris Exposition on the Sab
bath.
The report strongly urges that Presby-
terians throughout the land should alb
stain from numerous forms of Sunday
dissertations now being INDUCED in. Sun
day reading and advertising was denounc-
ed.
A resolution was adopted requesting the
St. Louis newspapers not TO print the
proceedings of the Assembly in their Sun
day editions.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-19
College Slang.

Hen is a common term for the female
student It is used in various compounds,
such as hen-medic for a female medical
student hen-roost for a dormtory for wo-
men: (quail and quaii-roost are common
variations at Cornell. Sage College is
the name of the wonen's dormitory. and
an Inmate is a sage-hen, while male
student who calls there frequently is
saee-rooster. Calico or Gallo is sort
sis used in various connexions. such as.
to take Gallo is to escort a lady to
mace OF entertainment or social function:
q calico course is course which Is
m,,ch attended by hens, or in which
their presence makes the social element
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-19
ROITING IN ST. LOUIS.
Cars Blocked aud a Conductor Fatal
lY Shot.

Cars Blocked and a Conductor Fatal
" Shot.
ST. LOUIS MO, May 1S-Rioting
broke out afresh to-day in various parts
of the city and several casualties of
severe nature resulted A crowd of 1000
OF more congregated and piled obstruc
tons on the car tracks. Riotng began,
persons in the crowd throwing rocks, and
some shots were fired. One Of the bullets
struck j. R. Richardson a conductor, in
the head
A special officer on one of the cars was
dragged off and badly beaten, his club
and revolver taken from him, and several
other motormen and conductors were as
saulted.
A detail OF police came up and charged
into the crowd. The struck right and left,
but they had no clew as to who was re-
sponsble for the shooting. Richardson is
probably fatally wounded.
On the Bellfontin line distractions were
numerous, and when the men left the cars
to remove the barriers they were made
the targents for rocks broken bricks and
pieces OF iron. The employees on the
Easton Avenue cars had another rough
day of it. Traffic was INSTRUCTED until the
police arrived and made the crowd dis
parse.
Two imported employees of the st. Louis
Transit Company were shot to-day While
in charge of street-cars. In neither case
is the assailant known.
Guy F'ickes, of Decatur. H., was shot
through the thigh at Twenty-frst and
Morgan Streets. His condition is rot Sc
rious.
The Federal grand jury was in session
all day to-day taking evidence regarding
the hindrances and distractions to the
United States mail caused by the present
street-car strike.
Three cable cars started east from the
power-house, but some one cut all the
strands Of the cable, presumably by a
sleet saw, and the cars were hauled back
to the power-house by horses.
John kenna, a saloon-keeper, was pro-
baby fatally wounded. and Robert Nelson
(coloredl and Emergency Officer Jacob
Hollingsworth slightly wounded tonight
in a riot at the south end.
sympathetic Strike.
ST. LOUIS, MO, May 19.-At a meeting
OF 100 heads of labor unions called last
night, it was resolved at*12.5O this (Satur-
day) morning to recommend to the con-
trolling central bodies that a sympa hetic
strike be inaugurated to-day of all the
labor unions in st. Louis.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-19

CENTENARY METHODIST EPISCO-
pal church, South (Grace street between
Fourth and Fifth, Rev. SAMUEL A.
STEEL, D. D. notwithstanding at II
A. NJ and SIS P. NJ. by the pastor. Ep-
worth League service Friday evening at
S:15 o'clock Midweek service Wednesday
evening at SIS o'clock. All visitors are
heartily welcome.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-19

on bill to pay st. Johns Lodge. Ancient,
Free and Accepted Aasons, of Newborn.
n. c.. 5000 for the use OF their building
during the war, and action upon it was
thus prevented.
AT SIS P. NJ the House adjourned
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-19
sympathetic Strike.
DEATHS.

IOHNSON.-Died, Thursday, at 8 o'clock
A NJ. Mrs. BETTE VENABLE
Funeral SATURDAY MORNING, at
1920 o'clock. from residence. No. o11
West Grace Street.
Interment at Blanford Cemetery
Petersburg, at 1905 noon SATURDAY,
18th instant.
FLANNAGAN.-Died at No Z West
Franklin Street, on May IS, 1900 at 1
P NJ, the infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dallas Flanagan; aged three days
sREN.-Died, May 18th, at his residence.
No. 2311 East Franklin Street. Mr.
JACOB w. REX, in the sixty-eighth
year of his age.
Funeral from the First Baptist Church
at $50 o'clock THIS AFTERNOON.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-19
LPtJer of Thanks.

a letter signed by many of the proml-
nent citizens and Broad Street merchants
has been drawn up expressing their
thanks to Mr. Frank c. Bostock for the
valuable collection of tented shows and
open air performances put on here during
Carnival Week.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-19

BROAD STREET METHO OBJ S T
Streets, Rev w. b. REAUCHANIP, pas
tor.-Preaching at II A. NJ. and S:15 F. NJ
by the pastor. Morning subject. Who
Will Show Us the Good in IT," Evening
subject. Richmond Relative to the Suf-
ferers OF India Sunday school, $3.50 A.
NJ. Epworth League Monday evening, at
S:15 A. NJ. Midweek service WeGs esday
evening at SIS o'clock. A cordial invita-
ton to ALL