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Morning journal and courier., 1891-01-13

A Great Torrent at Bifmlngham-Ice Goes Out i'm Freshet for the First Time Since the Dam Was Built Railroad Bridge Washed Out Buildings Go Down Stream-About Fifteen Tho usand Dollars Damage Derby Road Freighting Arrange ments All Eight.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-01-13

AlmBERLY, ROOT ~ DAI,
 NEW HAVEN, CONN, Or CNAS. w. GREENE,
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The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-05-07
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.



At a recent meeting of the state fund
commissioners the governor laid hefnre
the bonrd the announcement of the re-
ceipt Of s64G, ,95s, 25 from the general
government, the direct tax refund
placed to the credit OF the state semi
nary fund, and suggesting that under the
provisions Of the act approved March 20,
1891, It would become the duty of the
board Of fund commissioners TO issue a
state certificate of Indebtedness for
this sum. The secretary of state was
therefore. requested to have such a Ger
tihcate prepared and issued running for
-ffty years at five per cent. interest
while the auditor and treasures were
directed 10 transfer s646 95s 25 from the
sssAi1nfI Sand ~ ihssainlcing fuItd,. ta
be held Tor tie redemption Of rsBeO, boo
of 'sS per cent 500 bonds issued
September /, 1850, and subject 10 call
September !, 1891, and also for the re-
demption of 100000 81 per cent. 800
bonds, issued November 1, 1886, and
subject to call-NoHember 1, 1891, the
money TO remain in the state deposit
aries until September and November.
An offer was received from the Citizens
Savings bank Of New York 90 sell 1.-The
-staicthr-sst steseOd september l,onds held
bF II for par and interest at the time Of
-drlitprY, which was accepted, the bOnrd
agreeing 70 take The bonds MAY TO-
The amount saved TO the state will be
S4. 107
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-05-07
A. MILLIONAIRE GONE.

sudden Death Of Charles Pratt, the Well
Known brooklyn oil Magnate and
Multi acknowledgements Of His
philanthropy Left Behind.
New York May 4.-Charles Pratt,
the well-Snown oil magnate, and vice.
president Of the STANDARD Oil Co, died
suddenly at I o'clock last evening, at
the company's office at % Broadway.
lie had left his home in the morning in
his usual health, hut was taken i'll with
indigestion and died suddenly, three
hours later, of heart failure, Mr..
Pratt's last business act was TO sign a
check for S., 900 for the Brooklyn bureau
Of charities
Mr. Pratt was born at Watertown, Mass,
October 2, 1890. At the age Of ~ he came TO
TO New York nd secured employment with
the paint house of Reynolds & DeVoe. He
! finally became partner in the frm. He
married the daughter OF a well known oil
merchant OF Brooklyn, In which city he
made his home His family consisted of his
wife aud e ilsIt chifdrenAtwo daugiftcfs aud
six sons Large sums hayebeen expended by
him for educational and charitable purposes,
notably the founding Of Pratt's institute, at
| cost Of 81 ,O0O,00l and an annex to the Adel-
| phla academy, on which S6l,OlO was ex-
| pended. Roth these Institutions are In
| brooklyn. lie also gave Sl50,600 to the I'm
manuel Baptist church of BROOKLYN. OF
which Rev John Humistone is pastor. The
latter largely guided Mr.. Pratt In the dispo-
| sltion of his money for charitable purposes.
| Mr. Pratts wealth Is estimated to exceed
/ SIS OOO,O 900.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-05-07
The New Immigration Law.

WASHINGTON, May 5.-Attorney-Gen-
eral Miller has rendered an opinion that
the new immigration law when passed
became part of the general legisla-
ton ON that subject Such being the
ease, the opinion holds that the secre-
tary of the treasury is empowered TO
pse as much money as necessary, out OF
the immigration fund, TO pay the sal
aries of Offices created by the new law,
the expense OF putting tha law into
force, and continuing il in operation.
A superintendent Of immigration ere
ated by the law, win not, however. pe
appointed uAtil the pvesaeat'H return
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-05-07
LATER NEWS.

MINISTER OF MAXINE TUPPER, on the
5th, denied the statement attributed to
him that the United States government
had intinated that there would be no
interference ON the part of American
cruisers with British Columbia sealers
this season. He also stated that the
Dominion government had given no as
surance to the owners of the scaling
fleet that their vessels would not be
molested, and that no such assurance
had been asked for.
In the crowd which surrounded the
prison at BelSes, Hungary, on the 5th,
demanding the release of their com
rades who had been arrested for threat
ening demonstrations on May-day, the
women took the lead. They spat upon
and hurled stones at the troops, and,
barring their breasts, cried out; 'Cut
us down with your .bayonets. We will
not move without our brothers"
| 1T is positively stated that Associate
Justices Field and Bradley, both of
whom have passed the age which en-
titles them 10 retire on full pay, will
resign in October when the supreme
lGOuIN ItnuiiAn NAI III At "a
ments. Mr.. Edmunds, it is believed,
will succeed Justice Bradley, and some
western iurist will be chosen TO sue
ceed Justice Field.
The supreme court of Nebraska, on
the 5th, rendered a decision that Gov.
Boyd (dem) was not entitled TO the of
fee, on the ground that he was not a
| citizen of the United States. This de-
cision made John NJ. Thayer (rep.) gov
ernor, who Immediately took possession
of the office. Boyd says he will take
the case to the supreme coutt Of the
United States.
A DYNAMITE cartridge was exploded
on the doorstep of the residence of a
prominent capitalist Of Liege, Belgium,
on the 9th. The house was badly dam
aged and much excitement caused in
the neighborhood. The Outrage is at
i tributed TO labor extremists
The report of the New Orleans grand
Jury investigating the lynching of the
Italians charged with the assassination
| of Chief of Police Hennessy, was made
public on the 18th. 1t justifies the citi
zens and presents no indictments
! EA-NEhAIoh AAMbhN aulhohi~cs 'h'
statement that S5, 900, 900 has beer
raised to spend in railroad building il
West Virginia in the next six months
| A WOUNDED native of Manipur hai
been captured who is said by they'll
lugers TO be the man who murdered
Commissioner Quinton.
A RIOT occurred in Parma, Italy, ol
the 9th, owing 10 a rise in the price o
bread.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-05-07
PERSONAL ANp PouTIcAL.-

JAMES GAMBLE, the last surviving
member Of the great soap-maliug house
of Proctor & Gamble, died at his home
in Cincinnati, aged ss years.
The New York Legislature has adj
uiiouEned hine dis ss..s,...
NtEA1tS sr Nopv..- e, n f.tss-s.pa Ii esk
himself AS being the first ytflite man 20
explore the river amazon to.its head.
died in indianapolis -.
The Iowa democrats will hold their
state convention in Ottumwa June "a
THoNAs L. HEwtrT. one. of Pitts
burglTs oldest newspaper men, died of
consumption. His body would be cres
mated.
W n. RIrTIn. one Of the oldest news.
paper publishers IN fennsyivnnial died
,i.,s.si..s,iifis of apoPleSy.at his loae.ia
Reading, aged 60 years, ,..-.
.CHKRtES PRAfr, the weiisignovn
Standard oil magnate, died suddenly IN
his office in New York city from heart
| failure.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-05-07
FOREIGN.

The epidemic of influenza was still
spreading in England.
PRINCE BISMARCK was elected TO a
seat in the German reichstag.
1T was announced that 10000 Jews
would be expelled from Moscow as.
soon as the existing laws were enforced.
The population of Moscow was 700, 900,
of which 100, 900 were Jews.
EABoR day in France was pne of riot
and bloodshed Al Formies seven per-
sons were killed and the same number
were shot down by troops in-Lyons. In.
Rome, Italy, conflicts took place be
tween workmen led by anarchists and
the authorities and several of the
former were killed.
A eoAenMAS named Sehimatualla, at
Neustadt, Austria, suspected a laborer
named Naproalla of counting his
fiancee, Frauleiu Kropnitz, and he
burned them both to death and then
hung himself
sBARHY SULLIVAN, a well-known
tragedian.- died in London, aged 81
years.
1T was said that the insurgents in
Chill had taken affairs into their own
hands and would endeavor to set up
their own government
PREMIER RUDiNI, of Italy, says that
while Italy's claim in the New Orleans
massacre case is just. he will leave ii
to the judgment of public opinion, and
will have no more controversy over the
affair.
FIFTEEN craters IN the Lnnahuana
district of Chilli have been throwing out
masses of mud, and the entire valley
which was formerly Beautiful spot is
now deserted.
The Italian government, from mo-
tives of economy, has decided not to
take parVtn the -yvUrfd's fair at efieage.
An attempted rebellion in Bolivia,
South America, was suppressed, con
spiracy to assassinate the president be-
ing accidentally discovered.
ADvIcEs from Odessa say that $4,000
Jews, endeavoring to escape Russian
cruelties, have Joined the Greek and
Lutheran churches.
NJ. Roche was expelled for one day
from the French chamber of deputies
for using violent language against Nj.
Constans, minister of the interior.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-05-07
A ca.e IIke pr. nothweIl,s.

BesroN, May "a case in many re-
spects similar TO that of Rev. DR..
Bothwell, of Brooklyn, Is being
treated at the Massachusetts general
hospital in this city, The patient is
Oscar Mile, aged 9 years, and thephy-.
sicians are trying TO extract a tamarind
seed which the boy inhaled while at
play last Saturday. The seed is located
in the left lung. Tracheotomy has been
performed without success
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-05-07

Snow FELL on the 4th over all Of
western Minnesota and most Of the Da-
kotas.
HERMAN STEPHANsKI and his wife
were burned to death in fire at
Rochester, n. '-''s--- '.-'------.=-
THREE men were drowned at the out
let of BraddoclS's bay on Lake Ontario
by the capsizing Of boat.
AT Ottumwa, Ia. William West shot
his wife and then killed himself. Do
nestle infeli ,ity was the cause Of the
crime
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-05-07
DEPARTMENT or STATE.
WAsHINgTON, ID. G., May 4, 1891.

Porter, Minister. Rome:
4 series Of statements addresssed to tho
Marquis ImperlMl by Premier Rudlni was
teegraphed from Rome yesterday and was
published by the press Of the United States
to-day. The only part OF the Marquis Ru-
1n's communication which this gov
ernment desires to notice is the one
here quoted, namely ~ have now before
iBe- a .iiate-a rassa d-tn, voil-hy- Secretary
Blaine, April ~ Its perusal produces
most Hnninfnl Impression -upnn- -Inn.-I viii
not stop to lay stress upon the lack Of con.
tormity with diplomatic usages displayed in
making use, as Mr.. Elaine did not hesitate
to do, of portion Of telegram Of mine
communicated to him in strict confidence in
order to get rid Of a question clearly defined
IN our Official dneuinent4. which alone pos.
suss n diplomatic wHtuU.''-The telegram OF
March "a, concerning whose public use the
Marquis Rudini complains, is the following,
which was quoted in full in my note ot April
"a to Marquis Imperiali, charge d'ahalres OF
Italy at this capital
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-05-07
PREMIER RupINrs --latest.

The Last Note Of the italian Premier 70
tho Charge d. Anairs In Washington
Looked Upon by state Department Of
ficials as Intended Merely for Home
4 -aConsuntptiaisii4r rhe-sluf asaeratarg
Blaine, However. Is Promptly Resented
In a Communication TO Minister Porter.
WASHINGTON, May 8. -Premeir Ru-
dinfs latest note 20 Marquis Imperiali
has not, in the opinion of state depart
ment people, wrought any change in
the Italian question. Marquis Impe-
riali was extremely reticent about the
matter yesterday and would only say;
You must let the communication
speak for itself" State department
officials, while slow TO express opinions,
do not attach much importance 10 this
Last note. II is regarded here as iTi-
tended solely foo .home consumption"
and 10 pe used alserefsss tlsas as:sarTiose ~,
finspirihR The Italian fnupie NSith.sthe
idea that their governfaent-i. PnFEsiss.sss
a vicious and rcsentful policy.
While it ~ thought that the relations
between the two nations are not af-
fected bv this. last Italian "caper" the
great difference in the tone of the
premicrs first note, which embodied a
demand and an ultimatum, and his lat
est, which suggests IA grievance and a
protest, is freely commented upon in
diplomatic circles, and leads many Y
hahe for more atisfactory relations Mi
tween the two counties before long.
The next step taken BY this governs
Went in the matteF- will probably be a
communication from Secretary Blaine
to Imperiali, based on the report Of the
district attorney at New Orleans, in re-
gard to the nationality and character of
the men killed in the New Orleans
prison.
Secretary of State Blaine yesterday
sent the following by cable:
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-11-28
ANOTHER SWEEP.

The McEneryites have made
another sweep Saturday last, but
this time it was not in New Or
leans, but in New Iberia.
An election Was held there on
that day to elect new parish exc.
cutive committee, by order of the
harmoniying, and a hard fight was
made by both factions in order to
get control of the parish. which
resulted in the McEneryites car
rying the whole parish, every ward
went for Cade and McEnery,
which is indicative that the parish
will be lined on the McEnerv side
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-11-28
The Senate Chamber Glori
fed.

The members of the Senate who
are to assembled in Washington
next month, will rejoice that they
live in the nineteenth century and
were elected to the fifty-secontl
Congress. The sergeant-at-arms
has been making hay while the
sun shone, and has left no dollar
unexpended that he could put into
furnishings, and the Senate cham
Der is resplendent in old gold,
terra Gotta and crushed strawber-
ry. The diplomatic gallery, where
beauty and fashion is supposed to
assemble on grand occasions, has
been upholstered in subdued
crushed strawberry tint. less try
ing to the complexion and more
gorgeous than the old style of de-
coratlOn. The furniture of the
vice presidents room. the Hobbies,
the marble-room and the ladies'
reception room have all been over
hauled, and visitors can now sit
comfortably while awaiting re-
sponses to their cards from Sena-
tors who are not always in hurry
to see them. Even the clerk in
the Senate have been treated to a
new carpet, and the various COM
mittee rooms are resplendent in
moquette at 50 80 yard. -Picay-
une.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-11-28
Bayou Chene Items.
A. II. GUILBEAU.

An agreeable soiree was rendered
to the young ladies of this place,
on Sunday evening, at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Dennis Carline, by
the young gentlemen.
Miss Mercedes Stewart accom-
panied Numa Nerret and family
to their new home in the Teche
country, where she will remain a
couple of months.
Mr.. Henry Curry is again on
the sick list.
Mr.. A. Boulet is at home again
after an absence of two months.
Mrs. John Anderson returned
home on Saturday last, from Cy-
premort, La.
Messrs. John Crowson ST.. and
Jr.. and John Furguson returned
home Saturday from st. Martin.
(1vn
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-11-28
A SERIOUS CHARGE.
Point Breaux. Is. Nov. 1891.

Je soussigne declare que mon
pere ULCER Guilbeau, Sheriff de
la paroisse st. Martin, recu plu-
sieurs lettres du Governor Nc
Emery. rautorisant de disposer
DIES fonds quill await EN- main pour
retat. pour remporter la paroisse
ST. Martin, pour lui McEnery a
relction tie 1884, lui promettant
que lors quill trait faire son re-
clement a Baton Rouge il arran-
gerait cette atfaire dune maniere
sat!sfaisente.
En- plus il q aussi recu De lni
plusieurs commissions en- blanc,
pour quill appointe dams Ia par
oisse les membres du jury de po-
lice lie son choix.
Joi les preuves a rappui lie 60
que j'avanre.
A. II. GUILBEAU,
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-11-28
Empty Pockets.

When the Democratic House of Repre-
sentatives of the Fifty-SecOnd Congress
shall be organized anu ready for bust
ness next month, the most serious care
with which it will find itself charged is
how to meet the demands that will be
made for necessary expenditures for the
most important public purposes. out Of
an empty treasury.
When the Democratic administration
OF MIR. Cleveland went out of service il
left in the Treasury cash surplus above
all Legitimate demands of several hun
dred million dollars. To-day, the Trea-
sury is virtually empty. and the Secreta-
ry is driven to practice the most painful
economy to make both ends meet. The
condition of the finances is thus set
forth. On the lst of September the ba.
lance in the Treasury was S6O,OO,OOO.
One month later it was than 81. OOO. 600.
On November lst it was less than $40.
100000. Since then it has fallen to
about $5,OO0.0U less. Here Is most ia
pid and somewhat alarming decrease,
with no income in sight to meeting any
extraordinary demand. 1t is figured out
that there is now I'm the public pocket
available for Use without paying out
money pledged for the redemption of
certificates. less than $9,OO0,OOO.
There are no signs of any rapid recu-
peratiOn in the fiinds, and when the next
Congress is called on to make appropria-
lions for the public defense and such ne
cessary purposes, IL does not APPEAR
where the money is to come from.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-11-28
Painful Accident.

At half past one o'clock Tuesday even-
ing. MIR. George Greig. Manager Of the
St. John plantation was the victim of
painful and serious accident. While
experimenting the working of the new
mill that was being tried. in some way
or other he got his foot caught in a COT
wheel which crushed it nearly all of.
The wound was so serious that ampu-
tation of the foot was necessary. The
leg was cut little over the ankle Wed.
neSdav morning
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-11-28

the yard of Father LanglOls which
were only save by the hard work
of the people. The church was
literally covered with sparks and
burning shingles, but the roof is
slated and there was no dan
ger there. The store of Mr.. j. B.
Ferrran, the residences of Mr.,
Theo. Duchamp and Mr.. S. V.
Martin and the store of Mr.. P.
Damare were for time in great
danger. the roofs were covered
with sparks. the roof of Mr.. Mar
tins residence had taken fire but
timely assistance put it out with
but little damage. 1t was necess-
airy to have people of the roofs
of the buildings on Main Street to
keep them from taking fire from
the sparks,
The bnilding where the fire orr
ginated WAS used by II. Dyer as a
barber shop and Hilairp Rochon
as gunsmith shop, but no one
was in the building at the time
the fire took. The next building
burned as welt as the first belong
ed to the estate of Adolphc Ne;izey
and was occupied 10y Catherine
Lcroux, rolored women az a
boarding house. The lower part
of the st. Louis Hall was occu-
pied by Joe Maniscako, a fruit
dealer and Mr. Jules Oyer resided
in the other part the hall upstairs
was used by the Ladies Of Pro-
gress who owned the property
with Mr.. Oyer. as their meeting
hall. The other property destroy
ed belonged to Albert Veazey and
occupied by Marthe Gagne.
A large portion of the furniture
was saved, but badly damaged,
and the loss in that alone is consi-
derable. All the goods in the gro
Gerry of Mr.. Oyer was moved to the
street with much damage from
breakage and stealing.
None of the property burned
were insured, and as the overs are
poor people, they will feel their
losses severely.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-11-28

The motion for the appointment of the
committee was withdrawn and the docu-
ments read were ordered to he spread on
the minutes as forming part of the pro-
ceedings of this body. On motion the
following resolution was unanimously
carried.
Resolved, That mass meeting of the
white democratic voters of the Parish Of
st. Martin meet at Breaux Bridge on
Sunday the Goth lay of November 1881
at II o'clock, after notices in the Re-
veille. Messenger Breaux Bridge Union,
to elect - delegates to represent this
parish in the Democratic Convention at
Baton Rouge on the 10th of December
1921. And to elect Parish Executive
Committee for this parish and also to
appoint member to the Democratic
State Central Committee.
On motion the committee then ad-
jOurned. LOUIS {. GUIDRY,
Secretary.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-11-28
The Jury Would Not Con
viCt.

The violators of the Sunday law
were called for trial last week and
many of those who intended to
test the law became timid when
the time of trial arrived. or advis-
ed by their lawyers pleaded guilty
and were fined S25 and the other
charges withdrawn. some of the
accused had several charges
against them.
A few of the holder violators
however. determind to test the
law before jury of five.
The proof against several of the
parties was direct and conclusive,
the District Attorney made strong
and convincing arguments for the
state, but to his surprise and to
the satisfaction of the violators.
the verdict in the dozen cases tried
was always mot guilty" and in
several of the cases the verdict
was rendered Oh the bench.
The District Attorney after 80
many failures of getting a verdict
of guilty when the evidence was
so clear and direct. became dis
couraged and gave up the trials,
asking the court to discharge the
jury and continuing the other
eases until the next term of court,
WHICH will he in February next.
We have heard dissatisfaction
from our people at the failure of
justice in the Sunday law viola
ton cases, and in some cases the
Jurors who returned the verdicts
were severely censured. while
others expressed satisfaction of
the result, giving as a reason that
the law was bad, and when law
was injurious to the welfare of a
people, it was the peoples duty to
disregard that law by rendering
verdicts contrary to said law to
make it dead letter in the sta
.utes, by the impossibility of its
enforcement and thereby causing
is repeal.
The Sunday law has been gross
G and openly violated throughout
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-11-28
Parish Executive Committee.
Parish Of St. Martin.


Pursuant TO call of the Hon. Presi-
dent, Arcade Patin. the Parish DemOcra-
tic Executive Committee met at Breaux
Bridge, this 18th day of November. 1891.
The roll call being made the following
member answered to their names, Ar
cade Patin, Louis C.. Guidry. Frank Ri
vet. II. David. David Rees, A. C. Mills.
Panlin Latiolais. T. L. Bro,Issarl; A. f.
Poche. Chas. Delhommer. A. ID. Roy 10y
proxy NJ. Ducrest. Numa Ccrmier, Va
lery Guilbeau. John Crawson (by prOxyh
$. Smithtby proxy. John Case 10y proxy,
u. ". VOORHEES,. p. ID. Olivier, G. VI. Mou-
ton.
The meeting having been called to
order. on a motion to appoint a commit
tee o. five on credentials to pass upon
the legality of the proxies held by T.. II,
Moutnn. purported to have been obtained
from :, Smith ami John Case mpEbprs
from the Second Ward.
TIM following dWnments have been
tiled and read " wit.
~. Martinritip Nov. I4th 1891,
To he President and MrnberS OF the
Paris. Executive 'onImittee 1t the Par.
ish of st. Martin
Gentlemen:-A After pIatu.ely consider.
ing the interest ami welfare involved in
the tw" parties the Republican and De-
mOcraIic. ! see the beSt interest of the
country with the Democratic party, |
therefore extend this MY resignation as
member of the Republican party.
.iours Truly.
GAB. GARDENIAI.