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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-12-27
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Washington.

WASHINGTON.
Senator Hoar has introduced a bill
making train robbery in the United
States and its territories punishable
with death.
The statement that Gen. Horace
Porter, the United States ambassador
TO France. intends resigning, Is de-
clared a fabrication.
The senate has agreed to give Its
adhesion to the convention to regulate
the importation of intoxicating liquors
into certain regions Of Africa.
The house resolution authorizing the
appointment of Congressman Charles
NJ. Boutelle Of Maine as a captain on
the retired list of the navy has been
adopted by the senate.
The executive committee of the Re-
publican L.ationai COMMITTEES held a
meeting In Washington and formally
voted to continue Perry S. Heath as
permanent secretary and maintain
headquarters in Washington.
Representative Sutherland of Ne
braska introduced a resolution for the
appointment of a special committee or
seven to investigate the whole subject
OF government ownership of
In Europe as we'll as in this country
with a view to further action upon
this subject.
The National Live Stock association
will make an effort to defeat the Grout
oleomargarine bill which has recently
passed the house and is now pending
In the senate. 1t is claimed that II II
should become a law the stockmen OF
the West will lose from 50 to 81 on
every steer they market. They also
claim that the only people interested
directly in the law is the butter trust.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-12-27
In the House.

Washington. Dec. 1.-THE war rev.
snue reduction bill and the pension
appropriation bill were passed by the
house Saturday. The pension bill.
which carries $145, las. $50. was passed
In exactly thirteen minutes.
The Democrats ~refrained from vot-
ing on the war revenue bill. The OPP
position sought to recommit the bill
with instructions to report back a
measure reducing the revenue at least
$40. 000. 900 and including a provision
for an income tax so drawn as to es-
cape an adverse decision of the SUI
preme court. The motion ~failed-131
to 155. The amendment placed in the
bill to tax express receipts was de-
feated on an aye and nay vote in the
house-i25 to 139.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-12-27
WORK or CONGRESS
In the House.


Washington. Dec. 1.-THE house de-
cided that express companies u
pay the a of / cent OH each express
receipt. This provision was contained
In an amendment offered by n. e.
Smith OF Michigan and 1t was adopted.
The vote was 1913 to 106.
After the general debate on the bill
had been closed the bill was read for
amendment under he ftve-minute
rule. Mr.. HI. c. Smith. In offering his
amendment to require a tax Of ! cent
upon express receipts. with a provision
designed to compel the express com
panies to pay the tax, charged that the
express and h telegraph companies
had been unpatriotic In refusing 10
bear their share OF the war taxes by
compelling their customers to pay the
tax. He made a direct reference to a
senator of the United States who Is
connected with one of the express
companies. and declared that when
the law was passed that senator had
advised the company not to pay the
tax.
/, The house also fixed the tax on beer
at SLIGO per barrel. A determined ef-
fort was la to secure a still great
er reduction. but the ways and means
committee overwhelmed the opposition.
Only about half the war revenue re-
auction bill was completed.
In the Senate.
Throughout nearly the entire legis-
ative day the senate was In secret
iession discussing the Hay-Paunce-
iOte treaty. No business Of impOr-
lance was transacted In the brief open
session except the adoption of the
house resolution providing for a holi-
day recess to extend from Friday, Dec.
II. to Thursday. Jan. 3.
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-14
TWELFTH CENSUS.
Supervisor Webb Has Received Street
Books for EnumHrators.
Latter viii Systematically Canvass Dis
trlcis by Blocks.

Capt. George ii. Webb. state super.
visor of the United States census, has
received the enumerator's street books.
which are to be used in connection
with the taking OF the census in Provi-
dence and Pawtucket next month.
These books will be used to enable the
enumerators in city districts to make
a record of houses and buildings visit
ed by them each day, the number Oh
families and persons enumerated in
each house or building. and the date
when visited; or, IL no persons are
enumerated in any house or building
to indicate why no return Is made.
The enumerators will canvass their
districts by blocks, starting above cor
ner OF each block, and before leaving II.
go round and through me entire block,
keeping to the right. going in and out
any court or alley that may be includ-
ed in IL until the point of starting is
reached. Maps of enumeration dis
tricts have been placed on the inside
of the back cover of each portfolio, and
each block will be designated I'm the
street book by the letters or numbers
indicated on the maps.
Enumerators will also be provided
with individual census slips, which VIII
be left in hotels and boarding houses
for those occupants when the proprie-
tors are not able to answer the ques-
tions propounded. The enumerator Will
colIect these slips on subsequent date
and transfer them to his regular popu-
lation schedule. Whenever a house is
found occupied, but the family is away
for the summer. or for any period ex-
tending beyond the tlme OF enumera-
ton. the enumerator Is expected to
make card provided for the purpose,
giving the name and address OF the
head occupant of the house, together
with his office address.
This card will be mailed to the ST.
peryisor. and a special enumerator will
visit the off, indicated thereon and
procure the information desired. Ii Is
expected that this card system will en-
able a thorough canvass
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-14
HON. BENZ. N. LAPHAr1
HAS PASSED AWAY.
After Years Illness the Well-Known
Attorney Succumbed at His
Power Street Home

back He was also helped in his les
sons by Alfred Bosworth, afterwards
member of the Supreme Court or the
State and then a young lawyer in the
office of Mr.. Atwell. After hard home
study he entered Brown University in
1888, but after three years study his
health gave way and he went back 10
the farm of his father In Smithfeld
for year. Having regained his health,
he returned 10 college and graduated
in the class OF 1S43. He then entered
the office of Samuel Y. Atwell In Che
pachet for a year. and then for year
in the office of Richard w. Greene in
this city, who was then United States
district attorney and afterwards chief
justice of the Rhode Island Supreme
Court He was admitted to the Rhode
Island bar in 1S45, and began practice
In this city on the first day OF the
following year.
He soon became known as one OF the
leading lawyers of the state and was
engaged in a number of very import
ant cases. In politics he was Demo-
crat until the nomination of Abraham
Lincoln by the Republicans, when he
became a Republican, and remained in
that party for the rest of his life. He
was elected city solicitor of Provi-
dence. 1895. and was member or the
common council, 1891, and or the
board OF aldermen, 1862. He was al
so for many years a member OF the
school committee. In state politics he
represented this city in the House OF
representatives, 1S63-64 and again in
iSS0-Sl. He was a member of the State
Senate in 1857, 'S2. 'S3. Mr.. Lapham
was at the time OF his death the sec
ond oldest member Of the bar in Rhode
Island.
Among the prominent lawyers, now
at the bar, who received their legal
training i'm Mr.. Lapham's office are his
brother, Simon s. Lapham, Oscar
Lapham, his cousin; Ziba o. Slocum,
former attorney general, Col. Daniel X.
Ballou. Dexter B. Potter. Henry Allen,
Louis l.. Angel, John Knowles, John
T. Blodgett. Police Justice Isaac II.
Southwick, Charles +. Salisbury, How
ard IT. Metcalf. At the time of his
death he was engaged in large rail-
road case for the Consolidated road,
which had been postponed for some
time in the courts, awaiting his recov-
cry.
Mr.. Lapham on June "a, 1S47, mar
ried Miss Sophia M. Page. They have
had four children, Sophie p, now wife
OF John d. Lewis; Julia b.. Eliza b.
and Louis p, all deceased except Mrs.
Lewis. He is also survived by a great
grandchild. John Bosworth Lewis. Jr.,
The funeral services will be held at
his late residence. at noon, on We'd
nesday next.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-14
COAL YARD FIRE.
Blaze at Little & Company's Plant
Causes Hsavy Loss.
Twelve Draft Horses SufIucaisd Remain
der Taken 0utIn Sifsty.

The large. barn OF the r.. b. Little
Coal company, on the river front on
Point and Eddy streets was burned at
an early hour yesterday morning and
IL draft horses were suffocated. There
were s. horses in the stable, but the
early. discovery OF the flames enabled
the firemen and other sto get out the
majority Of the animals. They were
turned loose into the large coal yards.
and 1t was with the greatest difficulty
that some OF them were prevented
from going back into the burning
structure. t.f
The fire spread to number of other
structures in the square and soon en-
gulfed the carriage factory of the
Cushing Manufacturing company, the
carriage painting shop of 0. L. Ar
mold and the carriage trimming shop
of Louis Fritz. These concerns occu-
pied several buildings, among them
three-story structure. The blaze drove
the firemen back for a while and two
alarms were sounded In quick success
ion.
Fritz suffered total loss OF about
$4,000 with no Insurance. A number of
merchants about town lost carriages.
The Little company is insured. o. l..
Arnold had only $500 insurance on
large stock and the loss will be about
$4,000.
Frank Simmons, Of r. b. Little e.
Company, said the old buildings were
worth at least $4,000. The horses were
worth $500 each. as the best OF those
owned by the company were stabbed in
the part where the fire occurred. There
was hay worth at least $500 In the loft
and the loss on harness and stable
equipment would increase the total
loss of II. II. Little e. Co. to a sum
between $4,000 and $4,000. This loss is
covered by insurance placed through
Beach a. Sweet and in the Equitable
Insurance Company OF this city. The
total loss would, IL was stated, run up
in the neighborhooa OF from $4,000 to
$4,000.
Later Mr.. Little arrived on the
scene and had a large gang of men
at work cleaning up the debris. Mr..
Little said that he had go horses left
and he would be prepared to go on
with his business without interruption.
There was very little damage done i'm
the office OF the coal company, which
is In the front part OF the building due
largely 20 the protection afforded by
the covers placed over the furniture
by the protective department.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-14
AcAst OR DeSTnUTIoN.

Agent Charles II. Thurber OF the So
ciety for the Prevention OF Cruelty TO
children investigated a case on Ceme-
terry street last Saturday. Mr.. Thur
ber received notification OF the desti-
tute circumstances of the family and
visited the home at No. IA Cemetery
street
He found Mrs. Frank Strange and
FIVE children. the oldest Z years OF age
and the youngest only babe.
There was no food OF any description
In the house and the family has nothing
TO eat except what the neighbors had
provided.
The father OF the children Is In Jail,
where he has been for the past 81
months. and Agent Thurber decided the
house was no pace for the children.
procured n warrant and removed them
TO the home on Camp street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-14
BOAT CAPSlzED AND OCCUPANTS
HAD MARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH

A party OF six young men had an ex-
citing time yesterday morning. of
Riverside. The young men. who reside
in South Providence started down the
bay in a small catboat and visited the
fishing grounds In the vicinity OF Pom
ham and sabin's Point lighthouses and
had fair luck. Later they tired OF fish
ing and went for cruise around the
bay. In attempting TO jlbe the boat
when OF Riverside IL capgized and ths
six men had quite lively tifne in get
ting TO a place of safety.
Four OF the men succeeded In get
ting upon the bottom of the overturned
boat burt two. James McCusker Of
Eddy street and Edward Costigan OF
Prairie avenue. were not 80 fortunate.
sinking several times before they were
finally rescued and taken 20 a place OF
safety. Another boat finally took the
whole party ashore.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-14

Benjamin Newell Lapham came of
old Rhode Island stock. his paternal
grandfather having been William Lap
ham and his maternal Benjamin New
ell. His father was Alfred and his
mother Rebecca tNewelD Lapham. He
was born in Smithfeld. April 2s. 1921.
His father had a good-sized family. of
whom only his brother, Simon s. Lap
ham. also a well-known practicing at
torney. remains. He received his early
training in the poor schools of Burrill-
vile, where he attended as was the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-14
A DOUBLE FUNERAL.

a double funeral was held yesterday
afternoon over the remains Of Edna r.
Dolloff. who committed suicide last
Wednesday night. and Mrs. Emma r.
Dolloff. who died the same n Rht.
The services were held atS1:3 10 o'clock
y. m. az Ia Brook street. the home Of
the two women.
The attendance was very large and
the no-al offerings were numerous and
beautiful ~
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-14
NE WSLETS.

Lullaby hushaby. hasten away
Over the bridges till dawn of the day;
Short is the journey to hours of delight
LULLABY, hushaby, baby, goodnight.
--Addle S. cullom in Woman's Home
Companion.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-14

Livingston Laycock was held I'm $500
for trial In tho 9th district court newt
Friday for assauitinR John Moore. lie
met Lavcock on wevhosset street Set
urdav night. and knocking him down,
cut the back OF his head.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-14

Hon. Benjamin N. Lapham. recog-
nized as one of the most prominent
members of the Rhode Island bar, but
who during the past few years had
practically retired from business, died
at his home. l67 Power street, yester-
day4morning, after sickness of about
a years duration.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-14

have reduced the price of my regular
$500 eyeglasses and spectacles to $1.OO,
this Offer for 10 days only For the next
10 days 1 will examine eyes free OF
charge When 1 say examine eyes free
i mean o thorough and accurate exami-
nation OF each eye separately, and salts
faction guaranteed.
No matter how much your vision Is i'm
paired or how many oculsts and opti.
clans have given your case up. Will
guarantee to improve your vision, pro-
vided there is any vision left.
.Astigmatism and all errors OF refrac-
troubled with headaches, or your vision
blurs, II you see double objects, II you
are nervous and forgetful. you should be
sure to call at my store and have your
eyes thofoughly and accurately examined.
Remember, this offer for 10 days only.
j am going TO sell my regular $500 eye
glasses and spectacles for N.0O They
are the best quality lenses that are made
or manufactured.
Don't be humbugged into paying fancy
prices for your glasses; go elsewhere and
then come and see mine.
A call at my store will be n sufficient
guarantee that I mean just what / say
Don't forget the name and number. for
] am the man that broke the price on
glasses IN New York, Providence and
Boston. and as all successful business
men are Initiated. I am no exception.
Telephone zo55-a.
EDWARD z. DAM NJ z RS,
40 Westminster ST., Prov, RI.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-14
iMUsEMEnTs TONIGHT.
THE WEATHER

washington, May 14.-For Rhode
ISLAND; Fair tonight and Tuesday;con-
tinued warm In interior: fresh easterly
TO southerly winds.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-10-13
Came Near Dying.

For three days and nights 1 suffered
agony untold from an attack of cholera
morbus brought on by eating cucum-
bers,' says M. e. Lowther, clerk Of the
district court. Centerville, Iowa. Il
thought should surely die, and tried a
dozen different medicines but all to no
purpose. / sent for bottle of Chamber
iain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem
edy and three doses relieved me entirely.
! went to sleep and did not awake for
hours. On awakening few hours ago
felt SO gratified that the first work 1 do
on going to the Office is to write to the
manufacturers of this remedy and offer
them my grateful thanks and say, God
bless you and the splendid medicine you
make" This remedy is for sale by J. II.
McNeely, Collar, La; Bush & Randolph,
Fairmoupt, La.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-10-13
ACT NO. "a.
House Bill No. 7s-By Mr.. B. 7. Young,
JOINT RESOLUTION.

Prvposing an amendment To- article s0s of the
| Constitution of the State Of IUuisiAnA.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of the State Of Louisisns. two-thirds 81
ring, That Article Three Hundred and Three Of
amended a. to read as follows: = =
Article sos A pension not to exceed FIGHT
lssl DOLLARS per month shall be allowed to
possesses all of the following qualifcatiops:
ist- He shall have ser ved honorsbly from tho
date Of his enlistment until Tire 6loes If the late
in some military oreanixtaicn regularly muster.
States. and shall have remained true to the Con-
federate States until the surrender.
I'd. He shall be in INDECENT circumstances.
ana unable to earn livelihood by bis own labor
Sd. He shall not be salaried or otherv;sa nro-
vided for by the State of Louisiana, or BY any
other State or Government
In case he enlisted in any organization MUSTER
in case at the date Of his enlistment he res;d.
cd IN the State OF Louisiana, he shall have resid-
ed IN this State for at least i've years prior to his
where than in this State. and enlisted In an Or
ganization not mustered in from Louisiana or
~ the Navy Of the Confederate States. he shall
years prior to his application for such pension.
Ike pension shall be granted to the widow
who shall not have married again in iudigent
marriage to her was contracted prior to January
LIST. 1879. provided. that il her deceased husband
served IN an organization mustered in from Lou
lslana. or IL he resided in Louisiana at the dat,
of his enlistment. and has so resided for ono
year PRIOR thereto, then in order that such widow
shall be entitled to the pension as herein pro
yfded. she shall have resided in this State for at
least lve years prior to her application Therefore
and II her deceased husband enlisted elsewhere
than IN Louisiana. and serve in an organization
not mustered in from Louisiana such widow
SHALL In order to entitle her TO pension as herein
provided. have resided in this State for not Legs
than hfteen years prior TO her application TOR
such pension; provided further, that pensions
whether to veterans or to widows shall be- al
lowed only from the date of application under
this article, and the total appropriations for ali
pensions shall not be less than fifty thousand
dollars nor more than seventy five Thousand dol
lars IN any one year, provided that nothing in
tins Article shall he construed 80 as to prohibit
the General Assembly from providing artificial
iimos 70 disabled Confederate sold ers or Sailors
Section z. Be it further enacted etc., That
this proposed amendment be submitted to tho
qualified voters OF the State Of Louisiana for
adoption or rejection. at the Congressional cleo
ton to be holden in November. 1900
]. Y. SANDERS
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
ALBERT EBTOPINAL
Lieut. Governor and President Of the Senate.
Approved July 9th. 1900.
w. w. HEARD.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
rug JOHN DIN T. wk'HEL,
Secretary Of State.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-10-13
1t Happened i'm a Drug store,

"One day last winter lady came to
my drug store and asked for brand OF
cough medicine that / did not have in
stock, says Mr.. c. r. Grandin, the pop
ular druggist OF Ontario, N. w "She
was disappointed and wanted to know
what congh preparation l could recon-
mead. / said tn her that could freely
recommend Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy and that she could take bottle of
the remedy and after giving it fair trial
II she did not find it worth the money to
bring back the bottle aud would refund
the price paid. In the course of a day
or two the lady came back in company
With friend in need OF cough medicine
and advised her to huy bottle of Cham
berlains Cough Remedy. Iconsider that
very good recommendation for the rem
edy." The remedy owes its great popu-
larity and extensive sale in large meaz-
nre to the personal recommendations Of
people who have been cnred by it's use.
It is for sale by j. H McNeely, Colfax;
Bush d Randolph. Paramount.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-10-13
OBITUARY.

CUkRY-Died in Montgomery, La.
Oct. 3, 1900. Henry Felix Curry. Mr.
Curry was born In Natchitoches par
ish Oct: 10. 1851. and was married to
Miss iielen Williams May q, 1881.
Five children and the widow survive
to mourn his loss.
Several years ago rheumatism made
It's appearance and waged an unceas-
ing warfare till death ensued to give
relief. Before his death Mr.. Curry
protested faith in Christ and gave the
testimony of christian. He died in
peace and was buried at Mt. Zion.
Rev. IA. $. Johns officiating. X
Town Talk and Natchitoches En-
terprise please COPY.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-10-13
SHERIFF SALE.
Thirteenth District Court, Parish Of
Grant, State of Louisiana.

"~ -('SeAiSo SouAt oTiSli VI
Grant, State of Louisiana.
Jno. /. Mccain, for use of VIM. Eden
born. vs.. w. p. Haygood- =
BY virtue of and to satisfy writ of
Fl. ia. issued out of the honorable Thir.
teentb Judicial District Court, in the
above numbered and entitled suit, and
to me directed, I have seized and will
offer for sale at public auction, at the
principal front door OF the court house
in the town of Colfax, La, between the
hours prescribed by law, on
SATURDAY, Nov. 3. 1900,
the following property. herein seized as
the property OF the defendant, to-wit:
The north half OF the northwest quar-
ter OF sec. 81, township north, range s
west, excepting one acre in the extreme
northwest corner of said tract, and ex-
cepting 20 acres off that part of the west
end of said tract lying south of the pub
lie road, the east line of said 20 acres to
be parallel with the west line OF said
section.
Terms of sale-Cash with the benefit
of appraisement.
M. E. SWAFFORD.
Sheriff of Grant Parish. La.
Sept %, 1900.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-10-13
A GENTS WANTED-I,ve ac,;ve ~

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aud women can earn from IS to $40
day by cauvassing for Frank G. Car
penters book. South America: Social.
Industrial and Political This book is
Just out and is having an enormous sale.
everybody wants it. As it is being sold
10y subscription only, we desire represen-
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liberal terms. Write to-day for territory
aud full particulars to SAALFIELp PUB
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