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will not cost you q cent II 1t does no
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pain. II also cures sprains and bruises
in one-third the time required BY any
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Quinsey, pains in the side and chest.
glandular and other swellings are quick
ly cured by applying 1t. Every bottle
warranted. Price, Is and so cts. For
sale by 7. j. Liable.
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For What Are Men Elected
to Public Office.

The reader will doubtless think this q
very foolish question; but II we closely
observe what is transpiring around us
In official circles. I'VE will see there is q
diversity Of opinion on the subject. This
Is particularly observable among those
whom the people have selected to exc
cute the laws. Some seem to think they
have been elevated to official station to
act as political dictators to the party
which has hOnored them: some think
they are at liberty to fraternise with
and paw homage to those who have sown
dissension in the ranks Of the party. aud
even elevate them to positions Of pres
tige in the party. and this they label
harmony" although there is no politi-
cal enemy confronting the ones In pow
or; there are others who appear to think
they are at liberty to use their position
to advance the interests Of friends and
relatives regardless Of the public good
some believe they have the right to de-
feat the aspirations of worthy citizens
on account of difference Of political
opinions on questions which belong ex-
exclusively to no party; some think they
are privileged to barter and trade their
influence and votes for favors not war
ranted by law or decent morals: some
appear to be willing to do the bidding
Of others for no other reason than they
are lamentably deficient in individuali-
ty; some act as IL they thought the peo-
pie are as unthinking, with no more
rights, and as helpless az set Of chess
men made to be moved here and there
by the selfish will Of the BOSSES while
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Act No. %.
House Bill No. 7s-By Mr.. B. 7. Young:
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an Amendment TO Article 30S
Of the Constitution Of the State Of
Louisiana.
Section One. Be It enacted By the
General Assembly Of the State Of Louis
lana, two third Of all members elected
to each House concurring, That Article
Thfes Hundred and Three Of the Consti-
tuition Of the State Of Louisiana b 30
amended % to read % follows!
Article 900. A pension not 10 exceed
Blight tts, Dollars per month shall be
allowed to each Confederate soldier or
sailor veteran. who possesses all Of the
following qualifications:
Let. He shall have served honorably
from The date Of his enlistment until the
close Of the late Civil War. or until he
was discharged or patoled. In some mill
tsfy organization regularly mustered
into the Army or Navy Of the Confeder-
sts States, and shall have remained true
to the Confederate States until tho sur
render.
End. He shall b In INDECENT circuni-
stances. and unable to earn livelihood
By bis own labor or skill.
Ord. He shall not DO salatied or other
wise provided for BY the State Of Lou
isisns. OF BY any other State or Govern.
ment.
In case hs enlisted in any organita-
ton mustered into said service "a Lou
isisna organisation, or In case at the
date Of his enlistment be resided In the
State Of Louisiana. be shall have resi-
ded in this State for at least Ave years
pfior 10 HE application for pension. In
case he resided elsewhere than In this
State, and enlisted In an organization
not mustered in from Louisiana, or In
the Navy Of the Confsrate States. be
shall have resided In this State tot ct
least fifteen yssrus prior to his applica-
ton fof such psrsion. A like pension
shall be granted 10 the widow who shall
not have married again. In INDECENT cir.
cumstancss. Of such soldier OF sailor
whose marriage to bet was contracted
prior to January Lat 1870. provided. that
IL her deceased husband served In an OF
esnisatiou mustered In from Louisiana
or II he resided In Louisiana at the data
Of his enlistment. and has 90 resided fol
one year thereto, then In order that such
widow shall be entitled to the pension
q herein provided, she shall have resi-
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MRS. CASlNlR WlLTz,
MILLINERY AND DRESS MAKING
WILL OPEN ocTocER 1877.
!. .KNTlRK STOCK COMBS DIRECT FROM.
NEM YORK.

ded In this State for at least 6ve years
prior 10 her application therefor; and II
hsr deceased husband enlisted elsewhere
than In Louisiana, and served In an or
ganixation not mustered In from Lou
isians such widow shall, 10 order to en-
title her TO pension as herein provided,
have resided In this State FIR mot less
than fifteen years prior to her applica-
ton for such pension. provided further.
that pensions whether TO veterans OF 70
widows. shall be allowed only from date
Of application under this article and
the total appropriations for all pensions
shall not be less than atty thousand
dollars nor more than seventy Ave thoti-
sand dollars In any one year, provided
that nothing In this Article shall DO con.
ytrued % ~ to prohibit the General As
sembly from providing artificial limbs
to disabled Confederate soldier OF soiA
lors.
Section q. Be It further enacted. etc.,
That this proposed amendment b sub
United to the qualified voters Of the State
Of Louisiana for adoption or rejection,
Ut the Congressional election to bs h0l,
den In November, 1900.
J.Y. SANDERS,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
ALBERT ESTOPINAL.
Lientshant-G Governor and President Of
the Senate.
Approved July 9Th, 1900.
W. w. HEARD,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy.
JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary Of State.
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LOCAL NEWS.

Cotton In the seed Is still hold
ing on here at $28 per thousand
pounds.
The saw mill of Mess. J. J.
Burdin & Bro, is now running to
its fullest capacity.
Miss Ella Knight, of Houston,
Is on a visit here. she is the guest
of Mrs. J. j. Burdin.
The sale of the pews at the Ca
tholic church will take place on
Thursday the LIST, of November.
A complete line of Wooden
Goods are displayed at j. B. Fer
ran, and the prices are low.
Mr.. Ben. L. Coles OF Breaux
Bridge was in town last Sunday
and paid us short visit.
The weather has been hot, damp
and cloudy this week, altogether
too hot for sugar making.
The scale of the B. Martin Su-
gar Co., Ltd, at this place COM
menced to receive cane this week.
Mrs. Annette Mardis of Hou-
ma is spending q few weeks in
town, the guest of Mrs. James E.
Mouton.
NOTICE. just received the
largest stock of mating and rags
L. G. Duchamp.
Another entertainment and we
believe the ladies will have enough
money to undertake the building
of the side walk to the church.
There will be q Democratic
mass meeting at Breaux Bridge
tomorrow at noon, and q meeting
here, at the Court house q Z
o'clock.
The marriage of Mr.. Alcee Ro-
bin, of this town, to Miss Ida Du-
rio, of Arnaudville, is announced
to take place in the latter part of
November.
"A NV and fresh stock Of Fall
and Winter Goods has just arri-
we'd at j. B. Ferran, also q special
line of clothing, call and see.
MRS. Julia Donlan and Miss
Belle Knight, of Houston are here
visiting friends they are the
guests of Mrs. John Franz and
her daughter, Miss Annie.
The cane planters this year will
not be caught by the cold as they
were last year, as they have plan
ted large fall acreage and have
windrowed most of their seed cane,
and they now feel safe. .
Mr.. Auguste Maraist left Tues
day for New Orleans to buy a large
stock of groceries. He will re-
turn Monday or Tuesday, when
he will open his large store on
Port street, with q stock of fresh
goods
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Act No. "a.
House Bill No. 7s-By Mr.. B. 7. Young:
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Martin Parish to chide q fellow citizen
for being lukewarm in the cause of De-
mOcracy while 1t lie at such q low ebb
here. for it has been slumbering 90
soundly the echoes of beating drums
and democratic plaudits In other states
have not awakened 1t to the necessity of
calling either Bryan or a Broussard
meeting. The fact Is. the eyes Of the
democratic leaders here. look no futher
than to the Court house and Baton
Rouge, with an occasional sQuint TO-
wards Washington City In anticipation
Of the election of Bryan and getting
charge Of the post-ofice here. Do not
be surprised you periodical champions
of democracy to End after the Novem-
Der election, considerable sloughing has
taken place in the democratic party
here, and you must credit yourselves
with full share of it.
1t Is hoped that the School Board will
cease its wrangling. and study the in
terest of the patrons of our public
schools. Throw aside their personal
prejudices and postpone the whiting Of
your knives. putting the edge on your
hatchets and the grinding of your great
big axes. DEMOCRAT.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-10
THE SUICIDE OF ARTHUR TAYLOR.

No satisfactory explanation discovered yes
terday why Arthur Taylor should have killed him
self in the Park Avenue Hotel on Saturday. but an
account published which purported to give
some dramatic facts concerning the career Of the
first husband of Mr.. Taylor's widow According TO
this account Mrs. TayIor's maiden Claire
Lueneschlass and she lived Bloomfield, y. J.
Her first husband was Eugene H. CowIes of Cleve-
land Ohio. Cowles's first wife Miss Alice NJ
Hale, daughter of a Cleveland banker She grew
jealous OF Miss Lueneschlass. according the pub
Iished account, and separated from Cowes In
dispute over which parent should have the custody
OF their only child, The story ran, CowleS shot
through the throat by brother of the former Miss
Hale. COwles recovered, married Miss Lueue-
schlass in 1891 in this city and died year later
The widow was married TO Taylor in 1894
New-York tribune., 1900-07-10
YORK N FAVOR OF REFORM.
But POLICE COMMISSIONER ABELL THINKS
OLD WAYS ARE BEST

Police Commissioners York and Abel met yester-
day with the subcommittee Of the Charter Re
vision Committee, which is charged with the
sideraton of changes in the charter which will
feet the Police Department. The meeting was ex-
ecutive, and the Police Department generally
dscussd.
Mr. York advocated he did before the whole
Commission some time ago, a single headed Com
mission. with absolute power and responsibility for
the management and conduct of the department.
He advocated the actual management of the uni
formed force by the Commissioner. with power
the part Of the Chief to oppose any of the Com
mssioners orders He told the members of the
subcommittee that it useless to attempt to
hold a Commissioner or set Of Commissioners re-
sponsibe for a department without giving the
Commisson absolute power.
Members of the subcommittee agreed that it Is
impossible present TO hold any individual
sponsible for anything that goes wrong in the
Police Department
Mr. York said that a single Commissioner un-
doubtesdly would have have power enoqsh to discipline ]
the Chlef ara ara ENFORCE any 6raer ne mlght choose
power would hamper him, that there ought not to
and the Commissioner, whose orders if he was TO
be held responsible, should be carried out promptly
President York also favored a separation Of the
Bureau Of Elections from the Police Department
with bipartisan Board Of four members He de-
ciared that the Police Department should have
nothing to DO with the workings of the Bureau
except TO preserve order at the polls when called
Commissioner Abel told the charter revisers that
he in favor of the bipartisan commission and
stituton Of the Board or the Department He did
not advise the separation Of the Bureau Of Elec-
tiuns from the Police Department, but said that II
the charter should be amended a separate
them the separation should be absolute
Some corrections in the pension fund system were
suggested. being that widows of pensioners all
over New-York should be allowed d pension At
present the Board give pensions to those
widows only IN Manhattan and The Bronx
Mr.. York told the members of the. committee
that he did not make his suggestions account
politics personal matters, and that in ad-
vocating the single headed Commission with alb
soute power to conduct the force. he did
reflect anybody IN the Police Board the
force. He said that he simply made them in good
gaith what he thought best for the Department
Thomas Campbell-Copeland has called a meeting
OF those who actively interested" in the
work, be held At the Broadway Central Hotel
this morning II o'clock. Mr.. Campbell Copeland
is OF many citizens who have given hints to
Commission, and il is explained that this meet
ing called for the purpose Of unifying various
suggestions for revision which have been expressed
at the public hearings which have been given by
the Commission.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-10
MOUNT VERNON.

In Saturdays storm the worst damage in Mount
Vernon done the home of Mrs. f. w.
Marsden No. Ala North Highest A bolt of light
ming struck it and after knocking off the chimney
tore hole in the roof big enough to crawl through.
electricity passed down the stove pipe. tearing it
to threads, and sent the lids flying through the
air. 1t passed through Mrs. Marsden's arm she
taking iron from the stove, and burned
blsters the flesh She knocked senseless.
and her four children who were in adjoining
room, felt the shock All Of the kitchen furniture
was wrecked Mrs Marsden afterward found a
mirror which had been hanging in the kitchen
lying shattered the floor of the cellar. =
George Hunt, a lawyer and real estate owner Is
confined to his home suffering from dislOcated
shoulder Mr.. Hunt thrown from a streetCar
in New-YOr6 City Saturday. AS he fell he
grasped the rail and was dragged the cobble-
stones.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-10
CROKER PUPS RECOTERED.
ABANDONED BY THIEVES, WHO TOOK THEM
FROM THE DEAL KENNELS.

Deal, n j. July 9.-The three terrier pups
that were stolen from the Croker kennels near
Alenhurst yesterday are safe at home again.
They We're returned to their owner, Richard S.
Croker son of the Tammany leader, less than
two hours after they had been stolen.
Young Mr.. Croker, at the cottage at Deal
where he and his brothers are spending the
summer. said tonight that he had employed
detective agency at Asbury Park soon as it
was discovered that the dogs lad been stolen, and
the thieves. evidently finding that they were
going to be hotly pursued. abandoned the dogs
and thereby escaped arrest.
One of the pups found near AIenhurst
another still further down the shore and the
third had been carried some distance inland.
Young Mr.. Croker. when asked whether the
sand dollars each true, laughed and said:
weeks old, and they are a little young yet to
be put at such a high figure. But they are
white bull terrier pups of the purest breed, and
l should say they worth about S4OO each"
Mr.. Croker added that the pups born in
the Croker kennels and highly priced by
the family. They have not been named yet. He
said that the youngsters were in screen cage
six feet high, and that the thieves had forced
open the gate. The robbery committed
about 11:30 o'clock on Sunday evening. The
pups missed shortly afJerWard. and the
detective agency was informed.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-10
NAN PURsUEs i NAN AND WOMAN.
HE IN A CAB. THEY IN A ABUGGY-ARREsTED
ON CHARGE OF STEALING THE OUT
FIT, THEY DENY IT

woman describing herself Mary Ramsey
twenty-seven years old, Of No. 2i2 East Forty
second-st,, and her companion, who said he is John
J. Smith twenty years old. of No. 327 East
Ninety-seventh-st., were locked up in the West
One hundred enty-hfth-st. station late
night. charged with stealing "A PAGER valued at
81. 400 and a runabout from A c. Fiske. said TO be
a broker at No. 81 Broadway. living No 36l
West Eighty-eighth-st.
Fiske was in a cab urging the driver 10 hurry in
Seventh-ave near One-hundre -and -twenty-f fth-
ST. When the cab overlook the and woman
behind the PAGER Fiske jumped out stopped the
horse by catching its bride and told Policeman
Muller TO arrest the and woman a charge
of stealing the OUTFIT. He said he had driven to
roadhouse at LenoX-aVe. and One-hundred and
tenth-st., and while getting refreshments had
been told by waiter that a man and woman had
driven off with hts horse. He gave chase in the
cab.
Smith refused TO make any statement but the
woman said they had got into the runabout at the
roadhouse, and she insisted il theirs She
protested Indignantly, but Fiske declared en-
phatcally the horse and vehicle were his. The
well dressed.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-10
W WESTClIESTER COUNTY.
NEW-ROCHELLE.

The sloop yacht Amanda which was found on
Sunday adrift in Long Island Sound, is owned py
Frederick Lent. of this city. With a party or
friends he out a cruise on Saturday. ana
caught in the storm The party managed to
get the yacht to Echo Bay The storm was so
severe that she dragged her anchor and drtted out
City officers to give an excursion Tor Mayor
Dillon and the Common Council on Saturday: Inc
start from Hudson Park will be made at 10 O'CLOCK
The party will spend the day at Roton Point
Conn.
The relatives of Edward Lambden. jr.. who was
murdered on his ranch at Southern Pines n. G.;
July 3. heard yesterday that the local authori-
ties had offered reward of 500 for the arrest and
conviction of the assassin.
fire which started yesterday afternoon on the
farm of Chauncey Burnz threatened to deVaState
the upper part of New Rochelle near the PaInee
Monument. Mr. BurnZ is the father OF EDWARD
Burnz, the alleged murderer of Herbert Fellows
station agent at ScarSdae, The fire started from
incubator. 1t burned the henneTy and seVeral
hundred chickens ana then destroyed a. oarn
which contained twenty tons of hay. Inc nre
spread to the stables and cider mills of Theodore
Travis. The cider mills saved
While playing on high ledge OF rocks, over
looking Long Island Sound at New-RocheHe yes
terday afternoon Eqgenia Lynch the hYe-yea1-oId a
that city. fell fifty feet into the water; Her
head was cut and she received injuries which 1t
Is feared fatal.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-10
DOING AWAY WITH HORSES
STORAGE BATTERY CARS TO BE PUT
ON THIRTY -FOURTH-ST. LINE
THIRD AVENUE CHANGES.

Within the next two or three weeks another
Of the few remaining horsecar lines in this city
will have disappeared H. H. Vreeland. presi-
dent Of the Metropolitan Street Railway Com
pany. announced yesterday that the antiquated
horsecars on the Thirty-fourth-st crosstown
system would within the time stated be replaced
by new electric storage battery cars, for which
a new roadbed and heavy rails are being laid
: ru.nber Of these cars have already arrived
"a lie remainder will be received in the next
seeks.
Il! the time the Metropolitan gained con-
u the Third Avenue company it has been
..u1yn that tie long cross-seat cars which were
introduced by the Third Avenue when its sys-
tern was equipped with electric power would
p. a0oIished as speedily as possible. The cross
So cars have never been popular with the
j.. . It was complained among other things
/, 1a seats were not wide enough TO COM
T.. - seat two persons. and that when pas
- stood in the aisle ii was almost impos-
either to enter or leave the car. Another
l -.a why the Metropolitan company deter
. .aed to do away with these cars is that the
.--ss-seats occupy space which might proftably,
.t.n the company's point of view, be utilized
standing passengers Yesterday Mr. Nree-
md said that the work OF replacing these cars
IN those Of the Metropolitan pattern would
ie begun Immediately He said they would be
gradually eliminated until the whole OF theiIl-
about one hundred in all-had been removed TO
other spheres Of usefulness. Just at present.
Mr. Vreeland said. "our efforts on the Third
Avenue are devoted euuipping the open
cars with electricity. When the system came
under our control we found that most Of its
summer cars still retained the old cable equip
ment. We have already reftted about seventy
Of these open cars, while in addition we have
forty-fve combination cars in operation on the
Third Avenue road.
Replying TO an inquiry as TO when the THIRD
Avenue power house at kingsbridge Road ana
Two hum dred- -and-twelfth-st which will supply
power for the Kingsbrdge road and the River
dale and Yonkers extensions of the MetropoH-
tan system, would be finished, Mr.. Nreeland
said he unable to say. |Ihere is a JOINT
franchise" he explained existing between the
Metropolitan and Third Avenue systems for
road in Amsterdan-aVe. from Manhattan-st. 10
Kingsbridge Road. From this latter point TO
Spuyten Duyvil a franchise is held by the Third
Avenue Undoubtedly these franchises Will be
taken advantage of and extensions built but
lust when is at present indefinite
New-York tribune., 1900-07-10
FIRE DAMAGES STORAGE HOUSES.
LOSS ESTIMATED AT sp.OOo-FOUR FIREMEN
OVERCOME-ONE SWEARS AT
CHAPLAIN SMITH.

Four fremen were overcome by heat and smoke
in a fire which started in the fourth floor OF the
six story brick building occupied by the Columbia
Storage Warehouse Company. at Nos. 60 and b.
West Sixty-seventh-st., yesterday afternoon. The
fremen were Harry Clark, Edward Smith. Kali
and Robinson, all of Engine Company No. 90
The last two named were not much affected and
returned to work shortly after being taken OUT OF
the building. Clark and Smith, however did not
escape so easily. and DR.. Todd, of Roosevelt HOS
pital consumed half an hour in resuscitating them
They were then taken back to the engine house IN
ambulance.
The men were at work on the fifth floor OF the
building when they were overcome by the dense
smoke and heat. They were taken out by members
of their company, and when they reacheo 'ne
sidewalk collapsed.
The fire destroyed the rear portions of the fourth
and fifth floors and all of the sixth moor ana the
roof Chief Croker estimated the damage at S4o'0Vo
The origin of the fire is unknown Inc pld%e
was first seen by John Shaw, who was at work on
the floor when he smelled smoke he ran 10 tLle
window and shouted. calling the attention OF T.
Mack a salesman, of No. 228 West E1ghty-secohu-
St who turned in an alarm When Engine Company
No 40 arrived Captain Cosgrove sent in a second
alarm and Chief Croker sent in a third and a call
for Water Tower No when he arrived few
moments later.
Directly adjoining the building on the west and
occupying the corner OF Sixty-seventh-st and Co
lumbus-ave is an eight story reproof building be
longing to the same company. II was dam8eu only
The storage building is owned by Charles r.
Saul who is the chief owner of the warehouse
company He refused to discuss the fire more than
to say that there were about one thousand van
loads of furniture and household goods IN the
warehouse. -,
first he has attended since his return from
Europe on July s. When Edward Smith was re-
covering from the effects Of the smoke the chap
lain. dressed In the uniform Of fireman; was
bending over him. Smith evidently thought II one
of his comrades. for he started in swearing at an
alarming rate Father Smith confused for
moment, and then said:
rs that the way you talk to the CHAPLAIN
The fireman then subsidized.