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tPe %itqqer_-er-rDocrat. PUBLISHED EVlRY SATURDAY AT LAKE PROVIDENCE. LA1 SAMIUE, B. KENNEDY, Editor. JAMES N. TUIRNER. Pubnither and Proprietor. SUBSCRItPTION: 0200 PER YEAR. Sarday,'Febrmuary 2, 1901. Fifth District Levee Board. It,,!lIlar meetings second Weldnesdfay's In .hJLnuiary. April July, and Ohtober, a) Delta. La.e Thre tinance committee of tihe Memphis Confederate Veterans' re union has received a check for one thonsand dollars from Robert It. Church, the wealthiest negro of :Memnlhis, who was born and was a slave up to the tune of the war. his donation is the secned largeot that has been received by the cor mittee: J. E. Gibson, of Indiana, who at tempted to bride Governor Longino, of Mississippi, on the State Hlouse contract and'vho was arrested and placed'under $5,000 bond to stand tra, - tried to jump his bond last week, but was caught and brought baek. le plead guilty at Jackson on Monday last, and was find * 1000 and the co-trs of the court, which was letting the scoundrel off pretty light. uOited States Senator Fairbanks oflIidiana is trying to have Judge R. S. Taylor removed from the Mis. sitsippi River Commission to make room for a friend, but there is no likelihood of it being done. Judge Ttaylor is the oldest member of the commission and one of the most efficient, and it would be impossi ble to find a man to fill the position as Judge Taylor has. lie has a strong backing, and he will not be removed for the pleasure of Mr. Fairbanks. The growth of Christianity is in dieated by recently compiled stStis ties showing the estimated value of Christian church property iu the world to be *0,000,000,000. This includes church edifices only and not the great number of colleges, orphanages, hospitals and other beneficiences under church control, not to speak of the immense bene factions prompted by the Christian spirlt, and the vast sum involved in the publication of bibles, church literature and religious papers. it is estimated that the amount ex pended for church building and Christian work of various kinds last year is $1,009,369,494, of which amount $287,047,300 was contrib uted in thisecountry alone. A New York special of last Mon day says tdat' there was a panic among brokers short on cotton. January cotton started the sensation with the opening priceof 10.33. It boomed along the first hour andi was selling at 12.'5, an advance of $2%5d. on the bale. The opening rise caused a stampede in the pit, but held the figure reached, while bed lam reighed on the floor of thie Ex change. Bulls showed no signs of backwashing, and after the first hour the boast was made that cot ton would be selling at fifteen cents, a price unheard of in this market. The price the first Itonr showed an advance of 2.65 points. It is strange that this flurry in cotton on the 1tew York Cotton Exchange did not cause cotton futures in New Or leans to go up, but it did not do it. A special from Washington of Monday last says that "it is report ed on what in excellent authority that the President has intimated to the members of the Senate commit tee on commerce that he will veto the rivers and harbors bill if it car ries appropriations exceeding $60o, 000,000. This is about the amount carried by the bill as it was reported from the House, but it is now said upon good authority that the Senate intends to add about $25,o000,000 more to the bill. Such a bill, it is said, will never receive executive ap proval. However, Mr. McKiniey is not known here as the most inilex ible of men, and it is probable that he may reconsider his determination if it is true that he ever made the statements attributed to him. It is barely possible that Senatoras Frye and Hanna, who are members of tihe Senate committee on commerce, which has charge of the sulbsidy bill as well as the rivers and harbors bill, and who would probably rather see the rivers and harbors bill defeated than suffer their pet measute to fail of passage, are using this as a pre text to club the recalcitrants into line. At all events, this is the trend of gossip at the national capital to night, and the story is given forj ha.L it in worth." - COMMITTEE ON RIVERS AND HARBORS. *The- New ·)krleans Time.-Dern oerat Iublish 'kaother ?trong edito rial endorsing lin. Jos. E. Bans dell for the-poition as a member of the rivers- and harbors commnittee now tilled by Congressman Catch ings of Mississippi, but which will soon be made vacant by hid retire ment. The many endorsements be ing received by Mr. Harsdell from. the leading papers, and their keep ing it up, shows the importance of the matter; and to secure this posi tion for our Congressman, which will be untold benefit to this setieon of country, a strong effort should be made to see that lie gets the place. Our police jury will meet next Tuesday and our city council on Thursday, and we suggest' that both of these bodies prepare strong resolutions endorsing Mr. Ransdell as a member of this committee, and forward them to the Speaker of the ilouse of Representatives. Every thing that we can do in assisting Mr. Ransdell in getting on this committee should be done, and without any delay. The Times-Democrat says~ There seems every reason for be lieving that Hon. J. E. Ransdell of the Fifth Louisiana )istrict will he chosen to succeed Gen. 'T. C. Catch ings as a member of the rivers and harbors committee on Gen. Catch iogs retiring from Ctogress. He will have the support of the Louis iana and Mississippi delegations for this position, andi c ) one will dispute that these States have a claim to the membership to the committee. Of all the twenty oddl States drained by the Misstssippi river, no two are more vitally interested in river im provements or more deeply con cerned in all the many prolletms affecting "thte great father of water'a" coming before the rivers and harbors committee, and which constitute the most important work of that conm mittee. It is, therefore, necessary for the various interests of louisiana and Mississippi concerned in the im provemnent of the river to do all in their power to secure the appoint ment on this committee of a man like Mr. Ransdell, who is fully ac quainted with the subject, who un stands the needs of the lower alluvial States and who will make sure that the committee on rivers and harbors continue to pursue the policy that has resulted in the completion of our levee system and protection from overflow. In the fight made for levees, to convince the Federal government of its responsibility in the matter of caring for this great national river and protecting the land from the floods poured down on us from above, Louisiana and Mississippi Congressman, hacked by the people of their States, have played the lead ing part, have overct*ie the prejuli cies that existed and have induced the Federal government to recog nize its full responsibility in this matter. Gen. Randall Gibson started the movement in Congress when, as a member of the House from New Or leans, he was appointed on the rivers and harbors committee. Congress. largely persuaded by him, voted a handsome alpproplriation each year for rivers and harlbors, but there was a strong prejullice at that time against any money for levees; and the most that Gen. Gibson could do was to secure an appropriationi for the improvement of the Mississippi, coupled with the provision that none of the money could be used for the construction of levees except where such levees were necessary for the imlprovement of the channel andt the better navigation of the rivetr. In 1882 Gen. Gibson left the House for the Senate, to keel) up in thie latter body the light for river im provement. Mr. N. C. Blanchiardl of Intistana, succeeded him ,on the rivers ianl harbors committee, Il)upon which lie served for eleven years. five years as chairman. re-iging that position to accept a seat in the Sen ate. Under Mr. Blanchard's leader ship another most important step was taken relative to the improve ment of the lower Mississippi, and particularly the countruction of levees. Mr. Blhnchard broadened tie demnud of thie lower river States, and demanled in their name not only thie iuprovemenet ,f navigation, bLut time prevention of floods, as one of thie ohlioations of thie Fe(leral gov ernment. ie worked earnestly to, that end, making a tour of thie \\West and speaking frequently there, show ing the reciprocity of interests that existed between the lake country and the Mississilppi Valley, and he linally succeeded in removing the prejudices against levees. The united interests carried through the rivers and harbors Iill of 1~P2. which contait.ed a niew departure of policy in regard to the attitude of Conrerss towards the Mississillt. Prior to that dlate, as alreadi notred. the Mississippi River Commission had been hampered by restritiuons placed upon tile expenditure of mon ey for levee purposes, it being al ways stipulated that the loneyv usted in Iuilding and repairing levees should be expended only when levees were "'necessary adjuncts to channel item rovelmen t.' It took ten years to convince Con gress on tihat pninmt. The rivers andl hrhors bill of 1X:82, which was pre pared by Mr. Blancharil as chair man of the committee. nauthorized an expenditure at $16.0{00.)00 on the Mississippi river, $m;.000.000 above Cairo and $10,000,000 below, and it unfettered the comimisn,on in respect to the expenditure of money for levee purplses. It was a ltevee bill, pure anI simiple: atnd the Misisiippi River Commission so understoodl it, for It alloted $6,000,000 of the $10. 000,000 for levee construction and repair, carrying the present levee system to perfection. In 1894 Mr. Blanchard left the House for the Senate, and Gen. Catchinsr of Mississippi succeetdedl him on the committee as the repre secntative of thie lot er river Stateq, I but not as chairman:, lie pursuei the same policy as Mr. Blanchard, and prepared a bill fully recognizing.I the Federal government's responsi hility in the construction and mainte uanee of levees, and widbsh provided that it ihould maie an-.appropriation sutliciently large to oomplete and maintain the levees. Gen. Catchings' bill has not been acted on in conse quence of the fact that the House for the last few years has been so crowd ed with other business that it has not been able to give the matter of the Mississippi river levees and the prevention of overflow the attention they deserve. Such in brief is a record of Lou 0iauna and Mississippi on the rivers and harbors committee and the good work done thereon by their Congress men. Other members, Ellis, Robert son, King, I)uun and others, have helped in this good cause, which has brought the government to a full re Icognition of its responsibility as to the river improvements and the con straction and maintenance of levees. It is a splendid record of public ser vice by our Representatives ; and if Mr. R'Insdell succeeds (;en. Catch inos on the committee on rivers and(l harlbors, as lie ought to dl, consi ler inm(o how much Lotuisiana and Missais pippi have at stake in this matter, we 1can count on the good wo k being kept up. To secure the position for Mv. Ransdell the attention of the Speaker of the House of Representatives should he called through the Boards of Trades, Chambers of Commerce and the various industrial corpora tions and associations of New Or leans and the other cities of our IState. A potent influence could also be exercised by the Waterways Asso ciation of Louisiana and the several levee boards of the State, whose in terests are of a kindred character. Resolutions should be adopted and forwarded, urging Congress to ne cord uis representation on the coim miittee by reason of the vast waterin terests of Louisiana, 'ind suggesting the appointment to this position of the lion. J. E. Ransdell of the Fifth Louisiana District, who has been un animously selected by his delegation for the place. If this be done Mr. Ransdell's applointment can be counted on, to the benefit of till the alluvial districts of the lower Missis sippi. STA- E- ENT OF ITHE Lake Providence Bank at close of business, December 31, 1900. ASSETS. Cash and sight exchange.. .$72.330.29 Loans. discounts and over drhafts ................ 30,004 84 Real estate, furniture and fixtures .......... ... 3.713.86 $106 048 99 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in.......$15.000.00 Surplus and undivided pro tits .................... 1.314 42 I)eposits................ . 89.731.62 Other cash items......... 2 93 $1i06 048 99 1, J. N. Hill, vice piresident, and J. WV, Tooke, Jr.. eanhier. do hereby cer .tifv that the above statement is true an'd correct. Sworn to and snbscribed before me on this the 10th day of January. 1901. CHAS R. EGEIIY. Notary Public. Providence, La., Feb. 2, 1901, 31. AN ORDINANGE:. An ordinance to extend the corporate limits of the town of Providence, La. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Board of councilhmen of the town of Providence, That the present bound tries of the town of Providence, L.a.. -iall be e nlarged by extendling them to inctlude all that territory lying west ;Iial south of tile present corporate limits of the town of Providence and atldjacent thereto consisting of all of the north half of the original Hood & Willson plaLtation, comprising what is now known a;s the Brown & urnuev. the I)avi and the H.anley & Millikin addltion to the to\\ n of Providence, ec., &c., ly ing west and south of the presenit corlrat'n e limits of said town, andl in addition thereto Providence Cemetery as it is now en closed, with the public road and lake bank innme diate:ly in front of the said cemetery. and thi Swoftford lot andl McGuire's gil lot as now inclosed lying south of the present corporate limits and form erly a part of the soutlh half of the I lood & Willson plantation, together with the stri1p iof land luing between the said Swofttord property and Me Guire's gin lot and the Mississippi river, andi bounded on the south by a line drawn due east. fronm the south east corner of said gin lot; all of said territir, to be comiprised within the following liiuits, to-wit: Beinning at a point wiere the ex tenlsionl not thwarid of theti western llboundary line of Providence Ceitr tetl strikes the margin oif Lake Provi dence: thence southward along the westertI boundlllary of said cemetery to the southwest corneu r of saalne. thence ea.stwardl aloutlg the southertn bouondary of :taid cmetoery to the linie between Edgenoodt pl:antation and the original Hood & Willson plantation; thenie southward alonig the western btuntd ary of the north half of the Hood & Willson plantation to the south west cornter of the north halt of said Hood & Willsoi plantation? thence eastwatrd along the line deriding the north half frmn the south half of said hlood & Wilison planutaton to the north west cornet of t e Swotfford propel ty: thence southward alonlg the western boultid ary of the Swoft'ord property and the MleGuire giu property to the south west corner of said gin property; theince eastward alotng the southern boundary of said giu property to its s'luth ea:st corner: thence froml said south east cor'er dtle east to the NMts sissippi river; thence iup the said river to, thie pIresent cor'poratiiu line; thence westward and nortward following the said present northern anil western o'porPatot, Itine to the lake banik at the Morgin property: thence west wvartlly along the margin of the lake to the point of bogintting Said territory being bounded on the north by the present corporate lhmits of the town of Providence anti by Lake Providence; onthe west by Edgewood plantation and the south half of the Hood & Willson plantation; on the south byt tihait part of thie south half of iht, Hootd & II ill-nit pltnt:tition now owrted iby 'hil Me(;Guire, and on the ,adt by the 2liss.,{,pi river eta :he J. \We are preIlared to show J our friends and customers N. ew G(oods N. with the ++1J ew Year++ The best b)rands of all Staples. We have just received I )Dress Goods, ,lhirt Waists, Skirts, tlosiery, SI andkerhiefs, SOurI beautiful line RAINY DAY SKIRTS. L DON'T SEND O FF FOR RN L Umbrella or Parasol ultil vot see ourt lina. There is llardly ally use ill sainl am1 thing about our B ~ IIOE srTO(Ii. Every persol ill the to wnil atnd parish knows that 1. N. IIILL & Bi3ro. carry the on lv first class line in I Children's, R Misses, O Ladies' 0 and Men's Shoes. Look at Big Lit I Fine New Roval Sewing Machines, Machi:e Bands and Attachments, French Bevel Glass Bureaus and I)resers, Bedsteads, Chairs, Rockers, &c., *No's. 11x15 and 7x17 Cooking Stoves sold on close margin. A BIG LINE OF MARDWARE. Loaded Shells 10 and 12 gage, Shot and Powder, Axes, Ilatchets, Nails, Hland Saws, Files in sizes, HIasps and Staples. Hinges, Screw Hooks, Screw gyes, Hlorse Shoe Nails, Shoe Nails, Shoe Soles, Shoe Thread, I1 es, Garden Rakes, Plows, Bolts assorted, Knob Locks, Pal Locks, Desk locks, Trnk Locks, Bed Casters, Bush Axes, Stove Pans, Gate linges, Ring Bush Hloks. Bridle Bits, Wire Staples, Matting Tax, Cut Tax assorted, Curry Combs, Horse Brushes. Paint Brushes, Whitewash Brushes, Staples. Iloks and Staples, Repair links, Lap Rings, Plow Clevises, Iron Bound Hames, Trace Chains, Spades, Shovels, Steel Traps, Mouse Traps, Framing Squ'ares, Carpenter Rules, Brace and Bits, Try Squares, Zinc Oilers, Knives and Forks, Pocket Knives, Wood Screws assorted, Belt Hooks, Riding Spurs, Axle Washers, Rivit and Burs, Wrenches, Mitre Squares, Spring Balances, Hinge Hasps and Staples, Pleggine Awls. Sewing A wls. Awning Pulleys, Brinley Plow Points, lilinley Piow landles, Brinley Plow Beams, Cow Bells, Double Trees, Single Trees, Beat 'Chains, Cotton Beams, Stove Pipe, Stove Elbows,, Granite Ware. Just Received Bolgiano's Fine Garden Seed. Planting Potatoes--Early Rose and Triumph. Yellow and Red Onion Seets. Corn, ()at,, flay, Bran and Ship Stuff. Meal, Flour and Breakfast Bacon, Lard, Rice, Grits, Coffee and Sugar. ONE FINE BUGGY CAN BE BOUGIIT CHEAP. We will wind up by taking your measure for a suit of clothes made by M. Borne & Co., the finest Tailori rg establishment in the City of Chicago, Every garment made to fit and satisfy. CALL AND SEE U! J. S. MILLIKIN J, ., POWERS, Pres. A. F. NIMTZ. Vice Pres. T. O. BRIERLY, Secty. Vicksburg & Greenville Packet Co., Steamers BELLE OF T'IE BENDS, ANNIE LAURIE and IRUTHI Steamer Belle of the Bends leaves Vicksburg every Monday and Thursday at 3 p. im.; returning, leaves Greenville every Tuesday and Friday. Steamer Annie Laurie leaves Vicksbunrg every Wednesday and Saturday at 3 p. m.; returning, leaves Greenville every Tuesday and Sunday eveningi First-class passenger and freight accommodations. Boats brilliantly lighted throngihut with elctricity. Lights in every stateroom. Cusine unsurpassed. YANCEY BELL, Agent. present limits of the town of Provi dence. That the limits or boundaries of the town of Providence as changed the extension as herein above made, shall be as follows, to-wit : Starling at a point on the west bank of the Mississippi river due east fromn the south east corner of the present gin lot of 11. C. Mc Guire; from thence II a due west line to the said south east corner of said gin lot of fl. C. Mc Guire; thence westwardly along the southern line of said gin lot to the south west corner; thencenorthwardly along the western boundaries of said ,in lot and the resider~ce of Charles SSwoffrd to the line dividing the north atnd south halves of the old Hood ~ I Will~oon plantation; thence westwardlv along the said line dividing the north and south halves of the Flood , Will son plantation to the Edgewood plan I tation-; thence northwardly along the I line dividing said Edgewood plants. tion and the old Hood & WIVllsou plantation, to the fence of the Provi dence cemetery; thence westwardly along the southern fence of said ceme terv to its south west corner; thence I northward along the westward line of said cemetery and said western line extended to the margin of Lake Provi dence; thence eastward along the mar iug of Lake Providence to a point op posite the west line of the Biggs prop erty, now owned by -Mrs. A. B Mc Kiee; thence north to a point on a line with the north side of the property of the W. A. Blount property, now owned by Braxton house; thence due east to the Mississippi river; thence along the tnargin of said river to the point of beginning. Be it further enacted, That this or dinance shall become operative after the publication and posting and de lays prescribed by law. The Board then adjourned to meet on Monday evening, January 7, 1901, at 8 o'clock, p. m. " G. MI. FRANKLIN, Mayor. IV. Hf. FISHER, Secretary. Lake Providence, La., -Jun. J3. 1i0. ST. JAMES A. M. CHURiCH. SUNDAY sEVICES. 9 a. m.-Sunday school. 11 a. m.--Preaching. : p. nm.--Class Meeting. Sp. m.-Preaching. lRE V. J. L. ELBERLT, P. C. S. FULOUM, S. S- Supt. For Sale or Exchange. IHomes for farmers. blacksnmiths, mer chants and others. Lots ht4ixtl teet for TiO. Will also trade for horses, mules. cattle. corn or land. Miles of levee for cat tle to pasture on, a beautiful lake, store, church and school near by. Hlouse and land at reasonable prices. All on Alpha plantation, eight miles from Lake Provi dencte. La., and three miles from the Missise sippi river. Address. DR. R. W. SEAY, No. 7036 Magazine street. New Orleans. La., or C. I. EGELLY. Lake Providence. La. Dac. 22, 1900. Strayed or Stolen. On January 2, 1901. an old bay mare mule ebout 15 hands high. Has not been roached for sometime: switch on tail; an enlarge ment on lower side of mouth. near where the hit works: sore was running when last seen, now nearly thirty days ago. A lib eral reward will be paid for same on de livery at the Midland plantation or to rue at lake Providence. W. C. MlcRAE. The best perecription for chills Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic. No cure no pay. For sale at Guenard's drug store. Braxton House, is still in Business and continues to handle the finest Beef, Pork and Mutton. Your patronage is respectfully asked and satisfaction guaranteed. ,i-aih,,p right across the st ret troiu LLc 01d \Whttituuon Stablie. JOS. W. MARTIN. W1' M. P. PHILLIPS, Formerly with Hill, Fontaine & Co. Formerly with Brooks, Neely & Co. M in, Phillips & Co. COTTON FACTORS, 296 AND 298 FRONT STREET, MEMPHIS, TEN N. We Make a Specialty of Bender and Long Staple Cotton. LIBERAL ADVANCES MADE ON SAME. MAX LEVY, Lake and Levee Sts., Lake Provridenoe, La. D.EAL- Ii LN GENTS' - FURNISHING - GOODS. 'The Finest Line of Clothing Car r ried in the City. * Ladies' Dress Goods, Hats, Caps, Boots and Shoes, Mackintoshes and Hunting Coats. Trunks, Valises and Hand Bags. ..,.oun.,o" CANNOT BE SURPASSED. Call on me Before Purchasing Elsewhere. lOI~laegieie OsiOeiOIOBeIOg A. D. .& S. SPENGLER, AGTS., ......... vICKSBURG, M[ISS .......... -Manufacturers of Sash, Doors, Blinds, Stain-work, Interior Finish, and All Building Material. Cheapest Place in the South. Write for prices before purohasing elsewhere. W. B. THOMPSON. P. L. MoOA. W. B. Thompson & Co., Cotton Factors & Commission Merchants NO. 808 PERDIDO STREET, New Orleans, : Louisana. Informationforthe ueen , Crescent Public. ROUTE. YAZOO & MISSISSIPPI VALLEY RAILROAD CO. SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE NOON JANUARY 28th, 1900. SOUTH BOUND. No. 23-Leave Memphis 9:00 a. m. Arrive Vicksburg 7:00 p. m. No. 5-Leave Memphis 7:35 p. m. Arrive Vicksburg 2:10 a. um. No. 5-Leave Vickshurg 2:20 a. ni. Arrive New Orleans 9:10 a. in. No. 21-Leave Vicksbnrg 7:15a . nll. Arrives New Orleans 5:50 p. im. NORTH BOUND. No 24--Leave Vicksburg 7:15 a. m. Arrive Memphis 5:35 p. inm. No. 6--Leave New Orleans 4:00 p. m. Arrive Vicksburg 11:25 p. m. No, 6-Leave Vicksburg 11:30 p. m Arrive Memphis 6:30 ,i. im. No. 22--Leave New Orleans8:40 a m. Arrive Vicksburg 7:05 p. in. VICKSBURG ANI) GK(EENVILLE ACCOMM ODATION. Leave Vicksburg 4:20 p. in., arrive at Greenville 8:20 p. m. Leave Greenville 6 a. rm.; arrive at Vicksburg 10:00 :. nm. For further information apply to A Q. PEARCE. C. P. & T. A.. Vicksburg. Miss. JNO A. SCOTT. * Div'n. Pass'r. Ag't. Memphis, Tenn. JOHN WILLIAMS Undertaker. Lake Providence - - Keeps on hand a large assortment of Burial Caskets, New, Plain and Orna mental Metallic Caes and Wooden Cotins Made and Trimnned to Ordet [apri I 13-Q9-l V CITY BARBER SHOP, - Lake St reet. W .11. MiABN ............ Proplrietor Up-to-date work at PIopular Pr-'ices. Patronage Solicited. ,19 t f.:" XI ilni :. '-tt-,ti Ls.u:ti": T'Ihe liest Line -FROM TTICB" BITRC ---TO AT.IL IPOIlTT -IN THE- N1Torth acd BE3ait. THROUGH SLEEPERS. The Summer Tourist's favorite iue via Lookout Mountain. GEO. H. SMITH, G. P. A., Orleand, La. W. STOMS, ASST. G. P. A., New Orleans, La. 50 YEARS EXPERIENCE TRlr T MARKS DISIGNS COPYR)GHTS &C. A:nyne send::ig a sketeh and de:'(ritptim may (IQckly astert:Iun or rýpinin:t free whetler an n-E'"nn syn hbabiy I ,.t..ntah4. Cronmuniea. t:.-,nsstrlctyc·,I i .. '/'i fnsi], nd!'ok.,n ;n : ,tIen sent freeo. (Ildent auency for sgeur;flg patenits. ';ontllit taken through Munn & Co. receIve sprcial notice, without charge, ln thbe Sci$ etific nmerican. A handeomely ilinstrated weekly. Lareest dr eCulti::Lo ..f any scientitif J'iurtnal. Terms. $3 a year: four muonths, SL. Sold blyall newsdealer. MUNN & Co. Brdway, DeYrk Braneb Ofoe. 65 i' Bt. Washington. D. Memphis and Vicksburg Packet, SFor Lake Providence, Greenville, Arkansas City and All Way Landings, Steamer DELTA, Ed. Nowland, Jr..............Master Joe Potal.... ................Clerk W. H Spann, Traveling Representative . -- TLeaves Memphis every .Tuesday at 5 p. m. Will leave Memphis EVERY Tues day at 5 p. m. until further notice. J. M. KENNEDY, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, L'uke Pro vilence, La. , WILT PR ACTICF.IN A LL THE COURTS Ieake I'rovidence. La., I.an. 2i: , 1901. The Boat d of School DIireetors of Eva: Carroll l Sconvt: d this aiv It 11. 11J 1 l'rescut-T .J. Powell. president: C. I Egelly S,.eretnrt." Dir,*'or" J. C. w-s, W,. 11. Benjamin, N. F'+use, J;ts. S. Millikin and F. 11 -chieider. Absent--Dirctor J1. .1. Erwin. Upon motion of Mr. Heard. the renat ing of the minutes of the previous ses sion were dispensed with and the Presi dent authorized to sign same :as re corded. The T''resurer filed his reports for the two quarters endling )December 3:1, 19110, which were referred to the Fin ance Committee for, examination and proper auditing. The Siuperiti endeInt. filed his report for the two quarters ending Dec. 31, 1901, embracing sundrv recommenda tions, which was read and filed. Upon motion of Mr. Milliken, it was resolve.d that the Sitperin:tondlent 'Že authorizedl to open as miotey as tweinty coloredl schools in the country if neecs sary for a session of three 0months. to be located at the following places, pro vidld there be sufficient atti cdance, to-wit: First Ward--Monticello, Henderiu, Caney and Rlescue. Second Ward-New Melbourne, Church, Trausylvania, Albion and llomstead. Third Ward-Wyly-Bass, Lickakil let or l)unu's and W interflicd. Fourth Ward---Ey+rie and Robertdale, Fifth WV:ard-Ashtabula, Panola and Mount Olive. Upon motion of Mr. Beard, the sal aries of the colored teachers for lit schools to be opened, was tixed at :21o per month, with the exception of the Trausvlvania school, which is hereby fixed at $25 per month. Upon tno ion of Mr. Millikin, it was resulted that a committee of three, of whom the President sh:ll be a member, be :ppointed as a commtittee to investi gate the cutting of timber on school lands in Ihe fifth ward. The President appointed on said coninrittee Directors Millikin andu Schneidier. The secretary read cotoluunicatilns from Jno. H. Bo:t tier, Es , attotrilny at-law. of Harrisburg, La.. relative to certain lands located in Catahoula p:ar ish belonging to this hoard, heretofore unknown to them, being indemulty lands approved to this board by act of Congress, and upon which lands the Monroe Lumber Co . had been cutting timber, together with a conmmnunication from the State Superintendent utpont the same subject matter was read an(d discussed, and uipon motion of Mtr. Benjamin, the secretary was instructed to conmmunlnicate with Mr. Boatner and state to him that he is authorized by by this board to protect its interests ill recovering from the Monroe Lumber Co., the value of the timber cut fronm the school lands belonging to this board, conditioned that he be paid a contingent fee of ten per cent upon what amount of money lie may recover, and if necessary to bring suit in the namne of this board to cover the amouit. The Finance Comtnittee filed the fol lowing report. which was adopted, to wit: Lake Providence, La., Jan. 3., 1901. To the President and members of the School Hoard of the parish of East Carrll: We, your Finance Committee, have examined the report of Mr. E J. Ham lev, Treasurr of tb e School Board of this parish, comumeucing in the inonut of May and ending December 31,1900, and find satlle correct. We have also examined and approv ed the claim of W. C. McRae, assessor. for assessing the poll tax amounting to $111 28. We have also exaumiued and approved the claim of Mr. 'T. Kiloil son for $500. Makliug a total of $116.28. We recommend payment of same. Respectfully, J. C. Bass, James Beard. F. 11. Schnelder. Fiuanice Comnmitho. Therre being no further business the board adljourned to next regular meet, uing, the first Wednesday in &p ii, un less speplally cosivened. T. J. POWELL, President. CIIAs. R EGELLY, Secret:try. 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