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THE ENNINGS DAILY RECORD._
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ANINDEPENDENT LOCAL N-EWSPAPE i. Un-OFFICIAL ORGAN O1- THE TOWN OF JENNINGS. SUBSCfliPTION:5OCentsa Mo."ith- $5a Year. N. L. MILLER, Editorand Propr-ieor
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Sole Agents in Jennings anid vicinity for the
Harris Oil Burner
rrhere are five sizes and patterns of this
Burner designed for various uses and var
ious kinds of boilers. They range in price
from ~5.00 to $27,.0,o, iucludiltr ilans and
specifications and full instructionus for
equipping any kind of plant. Write for
circulars or call on - - -
HIeywood Iros. AND Dobbirtns
Iroin Vorks,
Successors to BOEHM BROS.
JENNINGS, LO ISI AN A.
Refrigerators!!
We have a FULL LINE and PtICES THlE LOWEST. Call and
see our fine ones before purchasing. Our stock of all goods in the
IFP·u-lituie Liine
is quite completo. If you wi.lr to SAVE M( )NEY call and see us.
SCOTT BROTHERS.
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Arctic Ice Factory
S. R. SHEAR & SONS, Froprietors.
'Phone Pure Ice; Prompt Delivery
No. 18.
GARLICK & FU K, Real Estate,
Jennings, - - La
OtRice over`Woal ;: , 1 uil diný.
Best Line in Town
Of Candies, Fruits and Confectioneries.
All the leading brands of Tobacc' and
Cigars. Stationery and Blar1'- P,oks.
Elegant lot of Ec - Paper.
TI 10S.. A. RAT hE.
Ve Sell the J. I. Case
HEAVY STEEL TANK F.'t )111
Hlauling Oil.
It is the best, er -,, ,:: t, " ',. . i v yu
want a Iluxgl v. ` i . -n* ' , , . t!, l -
in the M achi, ry LiI, au,! al-t'i , t : :
Black Bros. & Co.
PHiARMACY I- 2OMETHING
of which the averai' 1i :':- : . 0,:1. h ;
pleasure to the s ' :k 1 t ' ' : . l'i-i
Drugs, the kind l'tn , . . : '.'
Pharllmracist.
Our Preccription Deparitment
is a et, r an l -., : , i. . : tI: .: c -
-rip tion frot ' it "l'ittit ! :t t
thcy know thlits v :hlrt'- x i ,. ' : i , a. t ,.. : 1r ;r.
m dninti a great ri \:. \ t ' t a ' " , - Z I ! T,,lr<' r
Articli . \','t hlit ' 'ouN ,.'(,:.:,_
THOMAS : TERRY,
NEXW BI ILDIN( (LD J WATI)N.
CALCOASIEU IMPL. Co.
LIMITED.
(Corlter \.nket sireet ad B ii ,ad wan .)
Have just received a car load I i i. gr'lade SurLrey. , Rubber Tire
Buggies and Lirht Hlotd Wa as Tliy ul-o ha'v in stock
Moline P.owV. Di'sc . Lev\e' r !litrrt·!.- . M , line Blroadcast
Seeders, Standard Rice Dri lls cl arid u Ib '!rn 1agn-.I
They h:veo just set ip tthir lHuck'ev M v,,i'wrs. andul llir Necx
Eramneless Iuckl' y 'e ii 1inrder. I ' yto a ait 54, it, ytou
will miss it.
YOU FARMERS WHO
Have Hard Purnping WVeils
Are convinced that Fine Strainurs are the cause ,f tih
Small Amount of Water. Have t:r well drii ; i, y us which
has a LONGER and COAIr'EIR STIA1NE i thI n ally inl
the market, thereby allowinb ra (;OUiD EIi' E ILO)W 01"
WATER. First Class Work (;uaranulie.i.
Yar, s ,l l' ( B i. nltes;; ,
BERT RITTER, - - Jennings, La.
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BATSON'S TRIAL
HAS COMMENCED
The State Puts Coroner
T. H. Watkins on 1
the Stand. r
c
I
Speciia to the11 Iecor.
Lake Charles, April 16.-The
triali o, A. E. Batson may now be a
said to be fairly opened. This
Imorning at '-:00 court opened.
IThe jury after resting well last
night, took their position in court.
BIats o n was quiet and cheerful.
A\ large crowd was in attendance.
Dr. T: H. Watkins, coroner was
requested to draw a sketch of
the roonm and place where the
bodies were found. Lie did this
on the floor with chalk. The body
of Ward Earil was lying on the t
bed. the others on the floor. The
body of L. S. Earll was found
three quarters of a milefrom the
hIuse in a ditch covered with
rice straw. A pool of blood was
foun:d in the room. IHe could nit
say how long a time hald toall~'d ]
bet weelt the tinle the wounds
wtrt'e inflicted, and was unablhe to
say if the party were all killed at
it sttlne tile or not.
'he nelt \\itlness was Salnue'l
tUl(ck frd. Ii knewv the Earll
f amiluv 1 Years . lie last saw
i : 1 ali'e in till ' earl'y pl t o:'
Fe -,I'tai. He in \ t w tl11d , ,,'y It
L. .- El - rle in 11 ' ditcll w\, ,i , i
fr ,i t his he.u .., a:nal s:. x at11,
:ln, a Ih't, 1r ." 1n \s\ . li. 11,, t..
a ,'' ,d t1 e p silit' l *f :h , o i,,.
1'. xv ll , li lt' e.11 0iliil l,_ . ,FI , ,
" roi .l n g 1if. juti i1 , t he 1'.
! "]",O, t .iy tll \\',.-t ig 'tie ii'
i .json1 case. \Vwhi.'il w, ,t'rk was f.li.l -
.-d at l:i: tac-t ea vening. il' h uc, 'y
aIs cilipltieted slau c ,d; a.t fnill', ' s:
David 1areatel. ]e , .-".' A1n
drus, 11 . H. Hag. '. D. Savoie,"
. A. L;rilnal!di. P. \\. U i'rt.
i. tGren, .Jr.. Dan liyver. G. W.
Btst3 r s (ute· iI
1. clld r. J. Atlto: F,l tcr, D. -.
L I,v,. ,'. l'H, r tauii a . 11
,uuii Jlt. Y ur. t t tai delver lir l
,re: ere(. froil the apoil-etic
et:,, erc,'ti\ed c1 lil .-attenditng
t el, ill, rnati·ndual .,l l" al'n:( at
SlAd'1,(n, 1when hIe healrd dof te
a-sstsi tntion of 'r2sitdetit lc-'
Send to Mot-e s for brtut or
I - -
Dr. Talmage Burrned.
Ir,~,oklyn. Aplril 1ii. The body
of ,1'',v. T. De ittt Talnatge wXt
laid to rest today in Greentwd'
c.n'tery. A slitt't fu teral set'
XicC w\tas cottdticted at the grave,
i the uneral having been held last
night at Washingtott. A large
tin utl bet of fotitior liarislitetrs
'I on 0:mo new stt'eet I1m1tts.
* otc( ' en b-f 1" t1hy al' te gone.
Mis 12, M ,ses. s5tf
She is Worse.
Amsterdam, April 16.-- Queen
\ilhelminta is said to be wX'tse to
dil 1 lO R l.H i ..L TIl ,ll.
L t f )ll was taE.n with It . y
wthic't ei'l mti- I tue at i-leit i" a'htt titlln ;. -.
Solu et . J \|t-tr' trian.h ' t t-u' app'I . Ii
better, and after using one bottle, was
completely cured.-Sallie Harris. Sa- I
klm. N. J. For sale qy all druggists"
SEEDS
FREE.
i A large i nv\oice of fresh gardon
seeds has been received by the
RIECO1nI, for the express purpose
of making our subscribers a
present. Tomorrolw anid the next
day, Thursday and Friday. a
coupon will be published in t;he
Daily RiEL:.ounl. Each coupon
will entit i the holder to a pack
Sage of garden or flower seeds.
xyour choice from 40 varieties.
Actual value 5 cents a package.
iThere is no condition to cmply
twith. All you have to do is Ito
bring youn'r coupons and select
the seeds you w;in t.
Call Saturday morning.
Armenians Massacr:I.
y t' ioon AsstO'iat i l'v ..
C(onstantinople. April 1b.-
News has been received here of'
I the mass-acre by Turkish Kurds
i of 300 Christians at Droliker.
iKurdistan. A hand of roving
Armenians recently appeared
near toxvn and the authorities
sent Abrnam Pasha, the head of
the Kurdish irreigulars to dis
purse them. The irregulars
pusihed the Arlnllenlians i lllt' dis
talioe, attacking t!ie .A:rmIenlal
ivillages en route. Finally the
Abrain's party was forced back.
and just ais they reached til tiw,',n
,f ,faker. reid forcements for
the ' iAr ian'llila s tpencil lire and at
li. a\v Inghting litste sI ,llO timt'.c
i "l i li ih i .s iff e a ai a I ,'t it _
Corsidering Bicr Peace Terms.
, l., .ti i . ,rii ll 'i.- . i spi aut -l
l tier if Africa, lii- caused a
riced rctiliIi t gethelr of the
Ii- L3 -cr ti'e' tt'r10s. ihie sessltiIn
e la ,ted iL ,lil hlt -, and, although
Sthe minliste'rs iare inute, Chain -
Sbeur'aii' facte it radiant and the
l.cit ticds hi nhgin g aroutnd are led to
blel\itv' that peaceils near.
It' ;",', a ,_t ilc 'I'2.I'tle l'Vl;1'.'5 N(21 J.
I' ii ill igii . Ji .1t'lilul n i i s. L a.
S ,Your 1-:';itw ia:,t is at 1 irse s.
On an Inspection.
S1.., clý,,ti. tApri l t 1b.-- T he et'ml
li" ii l tif 'xplerts rttepresentiing'
the L li a-_ll , t're otton nIalufac
Lures, ''itia ul'aiied by delegates
. r rtl i'r i:ing theill'oer ti ve sa iled
. firlui Liver ,,ult m, for the United
S, tate.-, oItday,,li an iuve.stig.itiun ol
t Aii,rict' e-ttoti mi'll- in l Eastern
,states.
c- d ,(1 -i's paid. Apply to
J. I tiezel'. -O di&-:W'li'
Breathe Easier.
Nw Yrk, April 16. - Spncu
htion on Waill SSl'te.It br ieiatii<d
easier tohauy. as a result of a set
,.tlement <if the Louisville & Nash
ville scare. The Morgan col,
p·a y is .said to operate the rail
' road with a belief that there will
t- be no ig'ht to cit'rol the other
Buy In.Lerjil waths, 1.00.
M ,,r..,,,'s.
1i The DeLate to Continue
XW Va.sshingt, April 1*. By at
rising i '~ i.t of 1)7 ayes to I2t lotyn
the hou.tse refused to clihsot.he
general debate on the Cuban lie
<. ciprocity bill by next Friday at
three o'cltck.
Moonlight Excursion.
. Mtrmi-ntau to Lake Arthur
thie tj.nliLt of the 11. K. eliu'cit
K I of |li'iinein n. Thle steatner
n. Olive will heave the wharf at p.
t- n .e i 'hirl, niot a imii into, hateir.
i.i; Refreshiini ts will be served <n
as the boat. Round trip. .iti. lU 4t
s-Fresh Loumatous at Morse's.
A RAILROAD FOR
LAKE ARTHUR.
Southern Pacific Company
Now at Work on a
New Line.
Tl' fol lowing from the LakeC
Charles Daily Press shows that
the Southlern Pacifi'c company is
not ioing tt allow any other rail
r1:id to head it otI:
For" several dlays past a corps
oi abi)(ut Itwenty eingineers andl
11it il- :assistants have been stur'
vey'illg and taking levels of the
calnty bet wtn\\cc, Lake Charles
and I UL. A rithur. thence on east
ttC(; luydanl, w\here conniection is
made wvith the Southern Pacitic
line at Abbeville, and then to New 1
Iberia, where it will connect with
the double track to NewOrleans.
The road will leave the main -
track cast of the city a short dis
tanc . in all p1robability just be
yo,:.i Kayouache's coulee, and it 1
is ll1,,ulht will connect with the
Sof the loni switch which par
ai Cs the roa'.d boyond thle coal
cOCi.i l tII c
This cit ,Lake Arthur and Ab
by%"1t.i tie on a line almlost as
strai i' t as the crow flies, while
the pr(tspier lus ittlu l city C4
(.tli V d ll tils Liati't C t, til' S utlh
\ \,i t licun, will beC tat ic'n ii. lTiis
i, i the is-ta Cllt'e C t Ne,'V ()r
i' ltiC C* : 'hi Crie
' t C, . V ji t -s fa.i a.
Sthe 'r. X'\' s ( I'rews lev:t\ e 1e
i 'ut t heI c'nCtii. c't i ll c Ii t 'le Vill '
I 1i.: , -' .--1, , iit C he f tlil ri
: li , C , e "t _ t c. a t ,f th e ,a v itllii
Ml a iC'se f lhyt iveC r will give
us a llne" routeI t i t W New Otleans,
Shile .till 1 it, hei l isi I lth 1 i, I s.
, " C- CI inl Cic ett ,, t C eif i t' lil ,
LC tl-i Mall al-in' & \ I C
C'., iagent flo Victlor ';f. ' iltii
Situation Critical.
ICv I'nfo'-. . C .. .. i I '. -
Ct HIC g KIl .'on . Aplril 1C. -A c uCIrl
i,.r arrived at CautICnCl aol rt
I lported that ovCr 1'CII i, , p rialis i
sC diers und.'r Mlarshal Lu, v i;o,
hid.bi el.nl seCnt ug.hi. ii't thi t 1'Ct .
Iitdi been i ul ll) shed in a IIi'rV
de:ilc and all killed ,,r (c'alpta1 .i.
l'he situttiC I Cf tite rliC b ,l iC, tLe
districts of s(,titl,_.n C0i 1 11iil l',i
Strikers in Brussels.
lid tCUC)ion .'1-wl-C iC! i l , -,
Brussels, April 1. --ThrC , i a
cri es ini the .situation lhere t,,
dlay. Thousan-lds of strilcirs ire
cCngrogated, waiting the actilCl
of the chain ber of depui tis oll iln
dividual sulferaire for the I",,
uniemplo)yed. The chamber is
guarded by tro)ops
F'or fresh.ASt butter, buy Elgin.
Marietta Arrives.
New York, April 1li.-'Thogun
boat MCi'ietta arrived froln Colail
tiay, aftler a long time 1guarding
A Xmerican interests at Panama
and Wen1t to the Brooklyn navy
yard.
Malvar Surrenders.
lIy t nioCn AsCoCCciatICUd 'l't.,s.
" aIhliiCgtCn:. April ii. - Th,,
war d,,p)ri'tmnil't revoilvCd tCCda3
fl.om ( ueiC al (']iaill at .lanihla
fCC' f' ,ltiwing tilegraml: "I'l'I ) -
diti'n-Il urir',uCier , f insur,_ents
unlde" Geu \l' .1Calvar t.CCIk plhice
tIday tCd [Bt ri.C I tier (;cnC ral
IFranklin ,ell. (Jr.aoized rt.sist
C'tC''d iu tile d(CpiCaitllltClit Ct teh;
noIrthi Plhiiiip ine .
Accident to Victor Emanui.
ih ICC iC I .C -',w<C l CCI i ....
I tome, .April l'.- lKing Vi'tr
LEia:nCluel Xwa;s i ii'Cr C CI the l ''C
whlliile luntiig l ,.tiy.v.
VXe , ha\' C' XCI,C' ) CrCliic', tiln ht'
Htulbiurt builtiinig oCpitC).itO the
t'itizenr" bank, on MCail st re't.
b3 St F. B. Cutting d Co.
.. . . . . . :--_ 7-- - ` - -2- .---£. -
BISHOPS MEET.
Representatives of the Episcopal
Church in Cincinnati
Special t]o ecoord.
Cincinnati, Ohio,. April lt.
Sixty of the eighty or imore hish
ops of the Episcopal 'church, in
eluding nearly all the forelign
mlissionltry bishops aretattendlinu
the special mnieeitng of the liou1.e
of h)ishol1s whiclih beIran Ix1'e to
day. T'heo mfeeting is ;Ine of co!l
siderable imllportanc,, to tlh (
church. The princiipal business Ii
before the meeting is thee elct.tion
of missionary bishqi:s for west
ern Kansas, the ilawaiian Island.
and Porto Riico,. Ilnterest con
ters particularly in the selectiol
of a bishop for Honolulu, where
BLishop Nicholas, of California. is
nowl acting pending the sel(ŽeC.,, 1n
of a successor t, Bisihopl, W\illis.
\who resigirned Ullnder protest after ,
the see had passed from( the 'oln
troll of the British churclhi into
All erica:tll hands. Aniother Imat
ter ,of illlortiant e Ibeforl'e the
holuse of bishops is a memorial
fr,1m the Mexican Episcopal l
church asking admission into the '
A.merican church. This matter
will be considered but it is not
believed that ftial or detinite ac
tih01 will be takeln at the present
('ilalpest and best feed. rice
and, cern c-hips- at M lorse's.
France Honors McK!nley's Memory.
ýpeciatl to the 1' , ;1x11. .
Paris, 1lril 1l0.-11On of the
11-st tlistingt uisl-hed audiences
evcr' assmlbl 'd1 in Paris tilled the d
T"ilh at t c-<e' llilue today n t1 lile ni-' u
1'a hi,,n of the entelit .,performatnce f`
Si, th liili e tste l oil ftui d. si
-.1 ,. 1,:, "A < ,r g a i tih, 11" - trl-11
' P" . t of tie, t,: wr l lh U
1 lil ·i: ·t " ,J tlý,,I it llt, P rictuI I I" \ -l]- '
!th,. ¢-ou,,s~t 't L tild, till i' i''lll ilt "
.i1 :,- t iI.ia id. hhe 1 -\,.s \tuih (t w i
,r tl i, ' t lier l Ml le's ore1 ti i: 1
Sil 0,c ,, " f thl te l liu s t p ,' ,1 hli tl:t
lula\Iers and sinlers of Paris tII
1ibuted their servic.s and it is
l i ,t " m !t h*Gid Ifuntl' ill 1!e rtll
V : t11 ii tilt rll' form 1Iace.
11 t 11i. x,*, 11l(,ll(' t e'n 1' I,li 1 ll -
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For Odd Fe lios' Home.
1 e.,, - ],, ":.. . 1, l 1'. T he
,tt, y i; , l. , nt; ; , f t, hlt ,
TS . 'll I 11ui' 11t111 hl i 1 1 tt 1 '
th1 aill tif l I tel - \ htr . llen
I 1 ',1, ,1 . TI l - 1 u,, , I,. .1'' 1, tt tile
h" V il' i lt. , ,'.\. w'1" aý,_ n s
build ll lbtlil,, . bIii ' oI a tbie
tilunti i t ill , I , 'Il rI.
THE WORKING MAN'S
WATCH,
+n d!tq for 111rd, R~oug.h Use,
$4.00.
-lYOU WILL FIND IT AT
HOLLINS BROS. & LEBEN,
JEWELERS.
I. aw-. s.D .a
CUNEB & CLING,
Attorneys at Law
and Notaris NPuble
C. E. WOOTEN
Io(,rmerly of North Louisiana.
ATI'TOIINEY AT LAW
,\-'D NOTARY PUBLIC.
I'ra,.tihe in the courts at Lake
('harle- and Crowley. Charters
drat wn. Titles examined.
O(nioW. Main st., Jennings. La.
BENTON H. THOMAS,
MASTER PAINTER.
Siqi, in 'ihird street, west of
Cary avenue.
F1're,e Estimates Given on Ap
lpli(ation. Living Prices and
First Class Work.
IN(I)S- (1:N IP REQUIRED.
Gt ILQS Done to
GRILLU o
Order.
I)esitn to suit your taste.
All kinds of furniture repaired
anIl riconstructed. Call and ex
,ain te samples of GRILL and
MANTLE work. Shop north of
Racket store. 73d&w
MARK D. RITTER.
Kodol
:Dyspepsia Cure
Digests what you eat.
This preparation contains all of the
digestants and digests all kinds of
food. It gives instant relief and never
fails to cure. It allows you to eat all
the food you want. The most sensitive
stomachs can take it. By its use many
thousands of dyspeptics have been
cured after everything else failed. Is
unequalled for the stomach. Child
ren with weak stomachs thrive on it.
First dose relieves. A diet unnecessary.
Cures all stomach troubles
Prepared only by E. O. DWItTT &Co.. ChiCagO
The !i. huttle contalns2%I t i mestbe 50c. size,
ol It alt Tierrv's Drug Store.
BULLlGK &
BIGKLEY,
City Billiard and
Pool Hall:
1 n Itm, old loati th with ani entire
NIv Enip,,'nt of Tables, etc.
BON-TON.
\','. -',, ,1, , l~t',,! 'i,' ,t' of t e' !i()N
Ni'n ha2 'I' t ave his
S : ~ah''. If . u . t a 'thing
ii: I ! *' i ", ' } i t
PHONE No. 90.
Jennings Plumbing and
Electrical Co. . J MILLS,
Manager.
1'I , it i g , u , Hleet rilal Sutliplie,
,f all ki d ls. \ ' have a tirst
-.,-l . l,! hu mbr andNV will igUatlaltetI'
sit I I ta \ w" N kmaVllttlshitl a n d
1ain .-,t ieet, Jenntings, La;
D. G. LESLIE,
Driller of
Stock and House
We 11s
1 11 inats fturniished. (u-aranteed
N\\ illS. at ) lcents a foot.
.iUesilenci, Easlt 2rd street.
iniings. :-: La.
