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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-11-20
BENTON, LA.
40, 1908.
DEATH OF CAPT. T. W. ABNEY.

Captain Thomas Walter Abney
died at his home in Denton, Texas,
on Thursday, November s, 1902,
at $3.50 p. M, aged II years, six
months and fifteen days.
The subject of this sketch was
born in Edgeiield District, South
Carolina, June 81, 1881, and was
the fourth son of Major Malchijah
and Isabel Culbreth Abney, and q
brother of Asbury A. Abney,
Clerk of District Court and Rep
resentative and State Senator
from Bossier parish; DR.. Francis
NJ, John c., BENZ. F. and VIM. A.
Abney, and Mrs. Susan Abney
Lister and Mrs. Martha Abney
Ivey, all deceased. His father
first moved from South Carolina
to Alabama, and in 1916 came to
this parish, settling with his FAM
lily in Bossier Point.
Deceased was married Dec. Z,
1862, to Miss Martha j. White, of
Lexington, KY, who died Sept.
4. 1853. In 1859 he married Miss
Mary E. Slack, who. with four
sons survive him. He was Prin-
eipal of Cottage Grove Academy
and Red Land Academy before
the war, and was Principal of
Bellevue Academy in 1872,
which position he resigned to en-
list in the ''Marks Guards" Com
pany B, Twenty-eighth Louisiana
Regiment. He was elected First
Lieutenant of his Company, and
later was promoted Captain,
which position he held until the
close of the war, participating in
the battles of Mansfield and Pleas
ant Hill and other engagements
in the Trans Mississippi Depart
ment.
In 1855 Capt. Abney located at
Coushatta engaged in the mer-
camille business, where he was
eminently successful. In 1874 he
was very active in the movement
to deliver Red River parish from
the misrule of M. H. Twitchell and
his notorious gang of alien adj
venturers, leading q forlorn hope
in the effort to elect the Demo-
cratic ticket, After the killing of
six of Twitchell's followers and
the wonnding of Twitchell, Capt.
Abney was arrested by Federal
soidiers-who marauded and ter
rorized the State in the dark days
OF Reconstruction and was
carried to New Orleans and i'm.
prisoned. Returning to his home
impaired in health and business
destroyed, he moved to Denton.
Texas, where he lived until his
death.
Captain Abney was a graduate
from Lexington Military Institute,
KY, and was q forceful writer.
Many of his articles and poems
were published in the Bossier
Times and Bossier Banner before
the war. A man of deep schol-
arship and discursive reading.
and with a mind the fibers of
which were strengthened and
toughened by reflection and
analysis, he took a muscular
grasp on all public questions and
held them until solved to his own
satisfaction. When his conclu-
sions were once reached by this
mode of Independent thinking,
and when he understood them as
God had given him light to see,
he was adamant immovable as q
mountain and changeless as the
recurring seasons. In this utili.
tartan age individuality is some-
thing OF 3 white elephant and
convictions are expensive assets.
These characteristics cost Capt.
Abney dearly at times, but he
never faltered. He bore the PEN
atty of his honesty unmurmuring-
", and awaited a vindication that
n 1vsya 1,u navno u:c n~:&:-
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Election Proclamation,

State Of Loaisicnc, Parish Of Bossier.
DE it remembered, that on this day we,
II the undersigned authority, acting
under and by virtue of the provisions Of
Section 81, Of Act f52, of the Session of
the General Assembly Of the State of
Louisiana, of 1898, do hereby officially
announce and proclaim the result of the
election held in the Parish of Bossier on
the 4th day of November A. D., 1902,
according to the Constitution and laws
OF this State, showing the votes cast for
each candidate for Representative to the
5Sth Congress of the United States for
the 4th District of Louisiana, and for or
against the Proposed Constitutional
Amendments, to be as follows, to-wit:
For Representative to 18th Congress
OF the United States for the 18th District
of Louisiana:
Name. No, votes.
Phanor Breazeale, Democrat. .246
5. M. Thomas, Republican ...... 8
Constitutional Amendments:
For Amendment A of Constitution. II
Against " AT "a
For Sc to Articles IS, 90. SO,
SO, 100, los and 1871. 81
For Amend. to Article t57 :. ............ 90
Against /" g t56-. 84
For Amend. to Article ies....,...-...... 20
For Amend. to f26.............. t8
Against 90 1875 ................. so
For I" q 23O 35
Ageinst /" g 23O sc
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one and signed oficially this, Nov
,02. H. H. MONTGOMERY,
r. B. HILL,
w. J. JOHNSTON,
Board Supervisors of Election,
Bossier Parish, La,
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Tp-to-date in all things, and furnish
~ ed in the neatest style. Prompt
and polite attention. Meals at all hours.
In the Simon building, Shreveport, La.
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;. M. BARNETT

Carteryille P. o., La
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Rooms 6 and z Simon Building. Office
IL hours: 9-f2 A. NJ; 1-5 P. NJ.
Phone: Office, 463,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-10-06
SPAIN'S YOUNG KING
MAY VISIT AMERICA

LONDON, Oct "A member OF the
Spanish ministry now in England who was
questioned regarding the reiterated ru-
mors Of Franco-Spanish alliance in con-
junction with SPANS increased naval pro-
gram. said:
There is absolutely no such movement
on foot, though the reports on the subject
are an interesting indication that in some
quarters the wish IS father TO the thought.
At the present moment, we are taking a
large leaf from American diplomacy book.
We are not making entangling alliances.
but we are strenuOusly building up COM
mercial relations with all parts OF the
world.
7 sincerely trust the marine minister.
the Duke Of Veradua. will be able to carry
out a naval policy by which we shall have
in few years a feet adequate TO protect
our commerce This is the sole objective
OF the progressive naval increase. When
you compare our present feet with our
immense seaboard the inadequacy OF the
fleet is plain. The king Is very popular
and gives really extraordinary evidences
OF intellectually and commerce. He has
all a boys natural desire TO see the world.
yet he is determined not to leave Spain
until he has visited every province OF
Spain and has come I'm contact with all
classes OF his subjects.
Thereafter he is liable to visit one or two
foreign countries and courts. s
His majesty is extremely anxious TO see
America, and perhaps il might be arrang-
ed. Thanks chiefly to the tactfulness of
the A ierican minister and the expressions
voiced BY the American special envoy at
the kings accession there is nothing but
the most friendly feeling in Spain towards
that country"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-10-06
nails
FAKE RUM0R
OF FINANCE
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
ISSUES OFFICIAL CIRCULAR
DENYING FALSE REPORTS
JUST CIRCULATED.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.-Secretary of the
Treasury Shaw, this afternoon issued the
following circular to national banks:
Treasury Department, Office Of Secre-
tary. washington. October 4. 1904
wholly unauthorized and unfounded report
appears to have been sent from Washing
ton yesterday. calculated to mislead with
reference to the action taken by the secre-
tary of the treasury, relative to the main
tenance OF reserve against government de-
posits secured by government bonds That
there may be no misunderstanding either
as to the law or the action taken by the,
department. you are advised; That the
National banking act, as you are well
aware. lays down the rule that all asso-
Citations shall maintain certain reserve
against all deposits; failing to do which
the comptroller of the currency MAY
notify any association to make good such
reserve
the comptroller MAY with the concur
rency of the secretary Of the treasury, ap-
point receiver. etc.
THE law therefore lays down the ruls,
that the reserve shall be maintained, but
lodges discretion with the comptroller
and with the secretary Of the treasury
as to the enforcement of the rule. You
are therefore notified that the rule win
not be enforced so far as IL relates to
government deposits secured by govern
ment bonds.
This does not apply to government de-
posits wehere other securities have been
or may be substituted.
1T must be borne in mind in this con-
nection that 1t is not the intention OF the
department. to encourage increased credit.
On the contrary. very great conversation
should be exerted.
But il is the desire of the department.
that no worthy business interests shall
suffer simply because a bank has in
vested it's money in governments bonds to
secure a government deposit and to that
extent has relieved the treasury from a
growing surplus, and had thus restricted
its capacity to extend accommodation.
(Signed) LESLIE M. SHAW.
Secretary"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-10-06
HAIL STORMS ARE
STOPPED BY CANN0NS

WASHINGTON. Oct. 4.-The state de-
partment has received from Consul Cow
ert. at Lyons. the official report of the
international congress for the protection
Of the city against hail. The report re-
views the history OF effects I'm the direc-
ton of protection against hail which be-
comes wide spread in France, by means
OF firing cannon. toward the close Of the
eighteenth century.
In 1891 efforts were exerted to produce
rain by the use of a cannon and pro-
lessor OF the University of Bologne in
augurated a similar process for protection
against hail. The consul states that In
1896. Albert Stieger. burgomaster OF Wind
sich Feistrits. is said to have turned a
hail storm into a fall of rain by the de-
donations from a number OF mortars. The
latter part of 1900, from ten thousand to
twelve thousand cloud-fring stations were
reported at the congress at Padua, at
which congress II was voted to continue
the war against hail on conditions that
Is should be done systematically.
Further along in the report OF the in
ternational congress the statement is made
that IL was almost always observed that
the firing stopped the wind or diminished
its force considerably, cleared away the
clouds entirely or very largely stopped the
electrical discharges above the protected
zone; the lightning and thunder raging
only outside of IL.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-10-06
New Orleans Cotton.
Murphy & Co.'s Cotton Letter.

NEW YORK. Oct. 4.-Liverpool re-
sponded to our advance Of yesterday on
tn bureau figures. but not so fully as
some parties had looked for. Still it was
considered as more favorable for perma-
nent improvement that the advance
should be gra ual in order to afford be-
lated buyers an opportunity of availing
themselves of present low values. Eight
frost was reported at Amarillo, Texas,
this morning with the temperature at 80
otherwise temperatures were higher and
more or less rain was reported. The bu-
reau figure while being ridiculed by To-
cal and Liverpool shorts, is making no lit
lie impression In the minds OF the general
public Wagerf OF 10 cent cotton are be-
ing recorded, and while the movement
keeps rather full reports OF rapid gather
ing and free marketing are numerous
There is much at hand to show that the
crop will prove very moderate one and
very little to show to the contrary. since
ie reports :. injury by rain counterbal-
ance reports o. Improvement in the ratio
Of 20 TO l. Early prices were within a
point or two OF yesterdays closing. but
before long e was gradual advance
shorts covering and western and south
ern buying for long account being quite
liberal, but The days business was quite
moderate and the average Saturday
character with the feeling at the close
generally bullish. Port receipts estimat-
eu at 10000. against AZ, last year.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-10-06
Live stock Market.

CHICAGO Oct A-Cattle receipts 3 900. in
Guiding 200 westerns. Market steady. Good
66.75; stockeFs and feeders s2.2544.gOi cows
81. 25G4 80: heifers 81 25Q550; Gamers 81 25ef2 90
bulls s264.50; calves 1901; Texas fed steers
SS6a4. 50 western steers SS.50d5.I5
Hogs-Receipts 5000; strong to sc higher
Good to choice heavy S7-4ed7.S5; light sslSq1 eS;
bulk S7.250775.
sheep-Recelpts 5000 Market steady. Good
TO choice wethers S3.25Q4; fair 70 choice mixed
50. 50d3.50; western sheep S250qS so; native
lambs IS. 50G5.T5 western lambs s.. 75G5.15.
KANSAS CITY, Oct. 4.-Cattle-Receipts
$500. Market unchanged. Choice export and
dressed beef steers Sid7.S0; fair 70 good $500
SIS: stockers and feeders 81. 6eG3.25; western
fed steers 50. 90Gp4. 40; Texas and Indian steers
81. 2OaS.50: Texas cows N.60G2.s5; native COWS
2s0; bulls $2QS.50; calves s.. 2595.5o.
Hogs-Receipts 1850. Market strong Heavy
S7.2OQ7.25: light $T.2097.30; pigs sed7.10.
Sheep-Receipts 500. Market steady. Native
lambs s.. 20d4.10; western lambs S3dA55; native
wethers S295G4: western wethers 26o9S 80;
fed ewes So 9063S5; Texas clipped yearlings
81. 15@3.7o; do. sheep $275a3; stockers and feed
ers S203.05.
GLIDING ZOO Texans. Market steady. Native
shipping and export steers Sf.2oG660; dressed
beef and butchers steers $S.60q6O; steers
under 1000 pounds SSQ56b; stockers and feed
ners ST. 75d26O; bulls s2.154S.25; calves $500
SIS; Texas and Indian steers So 4O04.35; cows
and heifers 81 3oQ350.
Pigs and lights s797.4O; packers aGs87.5O;
sheep-Receipts 200. Market steady. Native
muttons Ss.25d3.so; lambs $4q555; culls and
CINCINNATI, Oct. 4.-Hogs-Acttve; higher
selected butchers. $3.50; common, $500. 10.
Cattle-steady; fair to good shippers. $500
6. so; common. 81. o0Q275
Sheep-Steady. s1.50Q3.40.
Lambs-Steady, S3.l5Q5.Zo
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-10-06
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT BILL
TO BE INTRODUCED AGAIN

Representative Kelley, of Glascock, viii
introduce in the house again this year a
bill providing for the Australian ballot
system in state elections. The bin was
killed last year, and although reconsidered
never came up for final action.
Owing to the slim attendance in the
house when the bill was defeated It lacked
several votes of the necessary IS required
to pass, and owing to the heavy pressure
of business toward the close Of the session
the house was never able to get to the
measure. despite the fact that it was on
the program several times.
Filibustering on the depot bill kept the
Australian ballot bin in the back ground.
DR.. Kelley says it will be one OF the first
measures to be introduced this year. and
that he proposes to push il as rapidly as
possible.
In some counties of the state the Aus
tralian system is used in the primaries,
and many of the cities of Georgia use the
system for municipal elections. DR.. KEEL
ley believes the passing of the Australian
ballot bill will solve the question Of the
negro voting at the polls, and the purchas-
ing of votes in the different elections.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-10-06
mccullough Bros' Fruit and Produces
Letter.

ATLANTA, Ca, Oct Fifteen years expe-
rience has taught US that at this season OF the
promotion of the fruit and produce traffic to
the advantage Of the grower. Joboer ana con-
sumer. The warm weather now prevalilns Is
affecting the market on goods OF perishaple
nature. especially to the detrtment or the JoD-
Der =
hers with the retarded demand and decline In
the local market has resulted in an accumula-
tion that is going to be expensive. 10 say the
Apples are in liberal supply with prices de-
clining for the above reasons.
The best quality Of lemons are IN good de-
mand and meeting ready sale at advanced
prices.
to liberal receipts no inconvenience mas peen
experienced and they are being sold at little
profit 10 the jobber.
There is quite a brisk demand fer oranges az
fair prices No Florida stock as yet in the
market Those now being consumed or handled
are Jamaica stock, coming from the New Or
leans and New York ports. Florida stock VIII
begin to move during the next two weeks in a
small way. The yield this season VIII De sur
ncient to meet all trade requirements at a
The demand for cranberries and celery is
CsIifornia fruit especially Tokay grapes,
continue to sell we'll Receipts are being well
regulated and our market has not been over
stocked but time during the present sea-
New York state grapes are now in the mar
ket and their quality classes Tar above those
coming from Ohio and Michigan this season.
The cabbage market is in better condition
than at any time during the present season.
in fact, the glut that has prevailed Tor more
than six weeks is now cleaning up and fresh
arrivals are meeting ready sale at advanced
prices. These conditions apply also 70 irish po-
tatoes and We anticipate a strong advance on
these goods during the next few weeks
Sweet potatoes are in liberal supply at quo
tation prices; also. onions.
The demand for poultry has been materially
strengthened during the Inst FEW days, especial
~ does this apply to live hens Dressed poul-
try will be in the market just as soon as
weather conditions will authorize It, and It Will
largely take the place Of live stock, which VIII,
naturally show a decline.
Eggs are very scarce. especially fresh gath
cred stock Il is no trouble to produce cold
storage stock as the supply IS abundant.
There is very little demand for anything but
the hest of butter. which is selling very well
a. hrotation urfceM
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-10-06
ACTRESS MADE 4 Star
BY
HYPEOTISu.
Under the Strange Spell She Carried
the Audience BY Storm
Famous in a Night.

Doctor John d. QuaekenbOs. professor
IN Columbia University. New York. as
tonished his associates OF the Medico-
Legal Society the other night by telling
them how a young actress bounded into
fame in a single night under the hyp-
motto spell IL is the case OF a TrIIby In
real life: not the trick OF a charlatan.
but a sober. actual accomplishment OF
latter-day science. The new TriIby Is
a favorite with theater goers. Her
first appearance on the stage was made
at a New York theater. when under the
hypnotic spell. she carried the audience
By storm; she was called before the cur
tain again and again at a bound she
was famous. The press OF the city united
in applauding her splendid work This
Is only one OF the many marvels OF this
wonderful power. The American Col
lege Of Sciences OF Philadelphia has re-
Gently issued a new book BY twenty en-
inent hypnotic specialists, which IS being
distributed free throughout the country
for the purpose OF educating and pro-
tecting the public. IL Is one OF the most
weird and fascinating works ever writ
ten IL Is richly illustrated with the I'm
est engravings. and fits vivid deserip-
tions OF the practical uses and possibnl-
ties OF this marvellous mind-pOwer MI
one with awe and amusement. Among
the many intensely interesting subjects
treated are: How TO hypnotize instan-
faneously; how TO influence a person Sc
cretly without his knowledge: how to de-
velop Personal Magnetism and use IL In
business. society. etc; power OF the hu-
man VIII: how 10 cure the most obstinate
diseases and bad habits BY magnetic
forces without drugs or medicines: how
20 make people like you; how to win in
business. I'm society. in love: any one
can develop personal magnetism: rules
which win absolutely develop this pow
er within n snort time: the transmission
OF thought; the development OF soul
power; how to make business man
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when he does not want TO buy: a Iegiti-
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keep people from influencing you: hum
dreds secretly influenced and controlled
IN body and mind without their knowl-
edge: how TO implant a suggestion or
command I'm a subjects mind that he
will carry out a week. month or a year
hence. just as the hypnotist may wish ;
how 70 hypnotic BY mall or telephone
how 70 develop within yourself that in
ward power. that force OF character
which Instantly gives you a control over
people without saying a word or max
ing a single gesture For the benefit OF
the public we wish to state that II you
will write the American College OF Sci
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philadelphia. Pa. a copy OF the above
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Is proposed TO give away several thous-
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public may learn the wonderful secrets
Of this marvellous but much misunder-
stood science.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-10-06
assorted

a15; peaches. free. s.1OG225; assorted
plumbs, f1.2591.so
Cotton seed Products.
Cotton seed oil nominal. 2sc per gallon;
cotton seed ga per ton + o , station cotton .'s
500 per ton; bale hulls. $50 per ton: sacked
hulls. $50 per toL
5aggfng ana Ties.
zk Id. per yard. 7ltc; ID, per yard. SIC; ~
Woodenw-re.
Two-hoop pine pats. psr dozen. 81 40: s-hoop
rails. white cedar. s2.75: shoe brushes. s5c 70
81; br0oms. from s. Is to $50: clothes pins.
Per Peg q BIN. TUBS in nss psr nest
galvsnizea tuDs ~ "a nest per nss5; 49, 49,
rim sleeves. per dozen. soc; axe handles, 500
q sl.z5 per Sc=en; NJ; ehimneys. per case Of
Of s dozen. $3.50; No. pearl top eiimneys.
per case Of dozen; ss.so; So. Ne; * peail top
Country Proouce.
59tssr 9os9s Tsn1sssse choice isc
Irish potatoes. new crop. zoe per bushel; sweet
potatoes, s5G7oc per bushel; onions: socQSl. %
per pound: comb: bright. sasc per pound; eggs
quiet at 1920
live Poultry
Hens. sc, active: fries large. 22125c:
mediums. 1sa2oe; small l5qlse; cocks. zec;
ducks, puddle. zoe. PeAin ducks. 275k9sOe; tur-
Meat, Lard and Hams.
Reg R.. u1sc; half ribs. 11izc; RIB B.. I15ke:
fat B. 10c; lard. best. .lz1<c: ID 11zc: break
fass bacon 1361Sc; hams. 13415c, according to
brand and average: Cal H, 10c; lard COM
Flour am Grain.
FIour-ola wheat heur: raasv Diamond
patent 40; fret pstsnt 49, = strsignt. $50:
aoslr first patent, s475: bran. large sacks
81 90; small sacks. 800: corn meal. plain. sec:
bolted nc; Hudnuts. 92-pounds. $50
COrn-Ntxed. SIC; white. SIC; Texas rust proof
oats. soc: white oats, Soe; Ne: 2 mixed. lSe;
tennessee rye. 10: barley. $40; victor iced.
$40 per 100 pounds.
Mixed nuts, 1se; Brazil nuts Is617c; Eng
lieh walnuts, No. l. 1zhc; No. ?. s7S1l6cs
North Carolina peannts nse; hand picked.
Virginia. 5ke; extra fancy Virginia, 6,46hc; al
n,onds. IsGl4c: panaR=- 'lR1slLc.
Feathers.
Geese feathers. new. white. Es9sOe per n;
cid geese feathers. lE9z5e; duck and gesa
Groceries.
conee-Fancv. 1O3IIc; low grades. 701oc; Ar
buckle. roastea 40 50; Lion, sos sugaT-Cut
leaf. 7Kc: cubes. SIC; powdered. sskc: granu
lated. New York. $500. New Orleans. slso:
extra c. SIC; refined yeilnw- &c: New Orleans
hex. &C.; per barrel, 5zc. XEtehes-z5o in box
O. 1902. 90: 6s. 4sG55c. owing n brand. Soda
Box s1.75; keg, 27zhc. Rice-Head. Sc; fancy
head. 7c- starch-Pearl. SIC: lump &c. Cheese
POWder-Rife. 500 Der xeg; drop shot. aso.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-10-06

ton of continued rains through the mid
tlle west Sunday corn reacted 50 cents for
December and a cents for May. These
prices were at the opening and were the
highest for the day. There was great
deal of local selling by holders Wrenn
was a buyer yesterday, but he sold today.
There was not much feature to the mar
ket in addition to the weather. Cables
were Ia higher, stocks here will decrease
literally this week. There was a little
buying of May oats early that looked like
Patten, but 1t did not amount to much.
and most of the day there was no evidence
of Patten helping the market. The best
prices were early but the strength did
not last long when corn yielded. The
close was considerably under the open
ing, even under Fridays close.
Provisions-The market was higher early
when grains were higher and lower later
when corn sold off. There was free sell-
ing of the January INST Dy Erenn and
some demand for May lard Hogs were
firm with only 5000 as receipts.