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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1894-05-05

movement which was going for.
ward under the auspices of the
secret conclave mentioned, impor-
tant changes have either been
made, or are going to be made, in
the tariff bill. Now, while the
bill in itself is anything buta per-
feet BILL. and while many changes
could be named that would make
it much more acceptable to the
country, this secret caballing
which a self-satisfied junta of De-
mocrats have been holding among
themselves, as if they were the
Democratic party, when they have
assumed to amend the bill as If
they had a commission from the
Democracy, either in the Senate
or in the country, to do 80, is to
the last degree undemocratic and
reprehensible.
And it is all the more reprehen-
sible in that, while they have made
the announcement that they have
amended the bill to suit the views
of themselves and Secretary Car
Isle, sitting in starchamber ses-
sion, they have not yet condescen-
ded to let either the country OF
even the majority of the Demo
Gratis in the Senate into the secret
of the exact amendments which
they are going, of their imperious
mandate, to crowd down the De-
mocratic throat.
The Democratic party is in a
bad way, sure enough, when it has
to allow itself to be led by the
nose, while it is grossly misrepre-
scented, in Congress, by unscrupu.
lous and self-seeking politicians
The Democrats have not made 9
creditable tariff showing 80 far al
it is; but, rather than permit the
junta in question to dictate from
behind closed doors q measure Of
tariff reform that will only sui
the pet interests which they them
selves are more or less directly
concerned in, the Democrat
should allow the bill to be defeat
ed and trust to receiving a writ
ing of indemnity from the peopl'
for manliness and honesty of pur
pose. Times Democrats.
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NOTICE.

To the Corporation License Payers.
You are hereby notified that your Cor
pOratiOn Licenses for the year 1894, ars
now due and cOllectable and unless same
are paid on or before the 2nd day Of
March next 1894, they will be collected
with Costs as the Law directs.
st. Martinville, Feb. 18th 1894.
VIM. B. Eastin.
Collector. =
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Notice of Judgment.
Llcie Rousseau, wife
Ferdinand Rousseau, husband.
10th Judicial District Court,
No 1854.
No 1854.
Parish of st. Martin,

In the above numbered aud entitled
suit, a judgment by default having been
regularly taken, on motion Of Plaintiffs
Council and entered on the minutes Of
this Court, and no motion having been
made by Defendant to have said Default
set aside: 1t is therefore ordered, ad-
judged and decreed that said-Judgment
by default be and is hereby confirmed
and in behalf of Plaintiff, Lucis Rous-
seau wife of Ferdinand Rousseau, and
the law and the evidence adduced being
in favor of said Plaintiff and against
the Defendant; 1t is further ordered,
adjudged and decreed that said Plain
tiff Lucie Rousseau wife Of Ferdinand
Rousseau Defendant. is hereby recogniz.
ed to be the owner Of the goods and mer-
chandizes to the amount of nine hun.
dred dollars. transferred to her by her
said husband by dati0n in payment in
evidence of the 3Oth Of October 1893, and
that for the purpose of enabling her to
manage. administer her prOperty-se
parate from her said husband and to
protect her earnings as public mer-
chant and for the exercise of her skill
and industry as a milliner and other
wise. 1t is therefore further ordered. ad.
judged and decreed that the community
OF acquets and gains heretofore existing
between said Plaintiff and Defendant be
and Is hereby dissolved and that they be
separated in property; said Plaintiff to
have free power to administer her own
affairs and property. separate and dis
tinct from her said husband Defendant
Ferdinand Rousseau.
Done read and signed in open Court at
st. Martinville this third day of Feb.
ruary 1894.
Original Signed" F. VOORHEES,.
Judge 10Th Judicial District.
Received and fled February Bird 1894,
"Signed" VIM. B. EAsTIN,
Deputy Clerk of Court.
A true copy,
Attest VIM. B. EAsTIN.
Deputy Clerk Of Court.
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Town Property for Sale.

The large two story hotel. Port Street.
near the bayou.
nice residence on Railroad Ayenus
new building.
A residence on Main street, a fine locs.
ton. opposite the church,
Another small property east of the
convent. facing the bayou.
l will sell those properties on easy
terms or will exchange same for good
improved land Oh the Bayou Teche.
For terms, price and particulars. ad.
dress ARCADE GAUTHIER.
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ADVERTISING RATES.

Transient advertisements, IS cents per
inch for first insertion; so cents for each
subsequent insertion.
Official or legal advertisements, 81 per
I inch for first insertion; and 80 cents for
each subsequent insertion.
uIBrief communications upon subjects
of public interest solicited. No attention
will be given to anonymous letters.
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NOTICE.
To the Delinquent Corporation Tax

To the Delinquent Corporation Tax
Payers.
YOn are hereby notified that your Corr
pOration Taxes for the year 1898. are
now due and exigible and should have
been paid previous to the 3lst day Of
December 1893.
Now unless your said Taxes are paid
within twenty days from this publics.
ton the same will be collected with
Costs, as the Law directs.
st. Martinville, Feb. 14th 1894.
VIM. B. EASTIN.
Tax Collector.
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SATURDAY. MAYS, 1894.
Rumor of Secret Tariff
Chances.

For several days ithas been an
nounced from Washington that
important changes of some kind
or other have been made, or are
about to be made, in the tariff bill,
and that the appearance OF the
measure when it comes up for a
vote will be very considerably DIFF
ferent from what it was when it
was reported from the finance
committee. Rumor has it that
the schedules of the bill which
will be most affected by the con-
templated changes are the sugar
and income tax schedules, al
though other schedules also are
more indefinitely referred to as
having been slashed and altered.
The change which, the same ru-
NOR says, will be made in the su-
gar schedule will be from a speci-
fic to an ad valorem duty-which
is more favored by the sugar men;
and the changes in the income
tax will be in the direction of low
ering the figure of the incomes on
which the tax may be levied, and
of limiting the time Ito two or
three years. during which the in
come tax law may obtain.
The precise amount of truth in
these rumors it appears to be alb
solutely impossible to learn. Some
of the Senators strenuously affirm
that the changes in the bill have
been actually arranged, while
others with equal strenuousness
deny that there is any foundation
for the rumor. Senators Brice of
Ohio, Coekrell of Missouri, Smith
of New Jersey, and of course Cor
man of Maryland, who appears of
late to have developed an ambi-
ton to be regarded as the evil
genius of the Democratic party,
are the Senators who are named
especially as the coterie which
has arranged the new tariff dicker,
and which will present it to the
Senate with the ultimatum that,
unless the Democrats accept it as
a substitute for the finance COM
mittee's bill, they (the said quar-
tette } will wreck the bill altogeth-
er. Prominet Senators on the De-
mocratic side, like Mills and Vest,
do not seen to have been admitted
to the secret conclave which die
tated the change; and, in fact, as
We saw in Washington dispatches,
while Senator Brice was inform
ing a representative of the press
that a revised edition of the bill
had been agreed upon, Senator
Vest from his place in the Senate
was vigorously denying that any
change was even in contemplation.
There is, however, apparently
no doubt but that, in spite of the
fact that three-fourths or more of
the Democrats in the Senate have
been kept in total ignorance of the
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Notice.

Hall Volunteer Fire Co mol
All members are requested IN aft.na
: arm monthly meeting, Sunday May
.. at to:3O for the election Of officers.
and to transact important business.
X. Schwartz,
Rec. See.
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Opium Hahit cured by DR.. Miles, Nervins.
For Nervous Headache. Dr.. Miles, Nsrvina.
Dr.. Miles' Nervine for Nervous Prostrstiou.
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Straw hats are being sacrific-
ed at X. Schwartz.
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Land For Sale.

Land TOT Dale.
We are requested to offer for sale, 40
acres of first class land, adjoining the
limits of this corporation.
Also, one fine property, with good bull.
ding, out houses, stables etc For fur
Their particulars, terms etc.
Address this Office.
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HOOPS PILLS should DO in every faaty
Medicine chest. O.cs used. always pfsfsE5o6
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-03-12

| 81 Tmels- Wheat, 1000 bushels; corn,
2,u.. SAILS; oats, 5000 bushels.
/ ToLEpo, o.. March lO-Wheat, dull anc
firm; no. cash and March 5S5&c'
/ May COLO; July 6l%c. Corn, dull ano
steady; No. cash SIC; May 31@5c. Oats
quiet; cash 31Hc. Rye, dull; cash QUO
/ Cloverseed, dull; prime cash and March
and April s. 80. Receipts-tlour, oJ1
barrels; wheat. $4,000 bushels; corn
5000 bushels; cloverseed, AS bags. snip.
ments - Flour 1000 barrels;wheat 2,OOt
bushels; corn, 5000 bushels; oats, 5OJ
bushels; cioverseed, l,l41 bags.
CINCINNATI, o., March lO.-Cotton,
quiet and lower; middlng &c. tlour,
quiet .'h.ct, nor '1-., '.- req oo5sc
receipts, 1900 bushels; shipments 5000
bushels. Corn, firm; No. mixed 3cc.
Oats, firm No . mixed 33lSc. Rye, quiet;
no. SOC. Pork, quiet az gil -. Lard,
lower at SIS 90. Bulk meats, dull at So Pa
Bacon, steady at s. 90. Whisky, steady at
SlI5. Butter, Sugar and Cheese, steady.
Eggs, easier at 1910.
BurMoRr. MD., March l0.-Flour,
Quiet: receipts, $4,000 barrels; ship
ments. 1900 barrels. Wheat, nrm; spot
and March GOi6a60aLc; May, 62Sic; July
.G4lIc: receipts, 5000 bushsels; shipments,
81, 600 bushels. Corn, strong; spot and
March 4l}sc. April 4l$a4l%c; May 424c;
receipts, 5000 bushels; shipments, $4,000
bushels. Oats, firm: No. white western
3~-sC.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-03-12
LIVE sTOCK.

EAST LIBERTY, PA, March l0.--Cattle--
Receipts. 400 head: shipments, L,22O head e.;
nothing doing, all through ccnsignments.
Hogs Receipts, $500 head; shipments,
800 head market, steady; oil grades
s. O5a5 90
Sbeep-Receipts, none; market, slow
and unchanged.
CHICAGO, March O.-Cattle-Receipt
200 head; shipments, 200 head For a
Saturday there was "a fair business with
little or no change as compared with the
close of yesterday prime 10 extra native
steers. 81 50a410. good TO choice 81 25a4 4Oi
others. s. 7ja3 75; Texans 81 6Oa3 %.
Hogs-Receipts, 1000 head; shipments,
5000 head. market unchanged; rough
aud heavy - 4Oa4 co.; rough packers and
mixed 81 10a4 go; prime heavy and butch
ers weights 81 g5a5 90; assorted and light
81 15a5 90.
sheep and Lambs-Beceipts, 1000 head {;
shipments 500 head market steady; top
native and western sheep s. OOa3 50; top
lambs 81 O0a4 -.
CINuNyArL ONO, March 1O.-Hogs,
steady at "a 50a5 10; receipts, 1000 head;
snipwents. 600 head.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-03-12

and the market closed heavy. Railway
and miscellaneous bonds were strong
throughout Sales III, 200 shares. Quota
E0us closed bid:
Atchis0n. I4ts Adams Express, 100; Amer
lean Express ll3; Baltimore and Ohio
a.; Canada Pacific, &C.; Central Pacific,
I4ts; Chesapeake ana Ohio, l4-5 Chicago
and Alton. l1E-; Chicago, Burlington aud
Quincy. 1885 Chicago Gas, tb; Delaware
aud Hudson, l31; Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western. 1865; Denver and no
Grande preferred, 29-5; Distlers and
Cattle Feeders Co., 261s; Erie, ll,; DO.
preferred, So; Fort Wayne, $50; illinois
Central. 0lte Lake Shore, 1919 Michigan
Central, 9SIt Missouri Pacific, "a Nor
folk aud Western preferred, 1888; NoEla-
ern Pacific, do. preferred. lSlt North
western. 1855 DO. preferred, 1879; NeW
YORK Central, 100, New York ana New
England, 11et; Pacific Mail. lt13 Peoria,
Decatur and Evansville, 81 Pittsburg,
1863 Pullman Palace, 100; Reading, 22tsi
Rock Island, 69-5 ST. Louis and san Fran
cisco drst preferred, -; ST. Paul b3's do.
preferred. 1926; Tennessee Coal and Iron,
1914; Texas Pacific, 81, union Pac,nc le1a ,
United States Express, 50; Western Union,
S6 Wheeling and Lake Erie. l2s5 do.
preferred. ASS; General Electric ass.
Mining IS t0CEs-Baud b., -: ChOlOr 40;
Crown Point, 40; Consolidated California
and Virginia 800; DeadwOod b5, Gould
ana Curry. %; Hale aud NOrcr0ss, COS
H0mestaEe, 100; Independence, -; Mex
lean. l2O. North star -; Ontario, 03l;
Onlir. 2lO, Plymouth, 10; Sierra Nevada,
100: Standard, 80, Union Con-, So; Vel
low Jacket. 65. Iron Silver, I'D; Quick
Silver. 252, do preferred. 1850; Bu.wer 40.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-03-12
VAN sTREsJ
THE TUNNEL PROJECT.
ENGINEER GIL BROWN COMPLETES his PRE-
LININARY SURVEY
OF .as Ninth add Tenth Street. Rs1.as-Ihs Report
Presented 20 he COMMITTEES a. rs
Meeting Saturday Night

The business men who subscribed 90
the fund for defray.ng the expense Of
q preliminary survey for the proposed
tunnel through Wheeling bin, held a
meeting Saturday night at Trades AS
semblyhau Engineer Gil Browne, who
was employed TO do the work, presented
full report, which was received by the
Committee, with the accompanying
maps and drawings TO is very pr00a-
BILE that the matter viii come uD
in some shape, before Council,
nc It's meeting Tuesday night, and will
also be brought 90 the attention OF the
Board of County Commissioners. The
arguments which will be urged ID sup
port OF the project. are that the pro-
posed tunnel viii be a much-ueeded
aud permanent Improvement, of inca.-
culable benefit 90 the business intsr-
ests Of the city, and win also afford enc
Uloymeut for severa, hundred men who
are now idle thereby iu a measure re-
liey.ng existing distress among the
poor.
Engineer Browne had charge OF the
tunnel work for the w. b. 81 u. Com
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-03-12

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE statis-
tical report OF the Department OF Agri-
culture estimates the amount OF wheat
i'm farmers hands az 4,060, 600 bush
els, which is q, 600, 900 bushels less than
the average for the last eight years.
The amount remaining in farmers
hands in tho eleven principal wheat
growing states is about 20, 600, 600 bush
els, or GO. 3 per cent of he amount in
producers hands in the country AZ
large.
The corn 10 producers hands as esti-
mated aggregates 5S9, 600, 600 bushels,
or 3G.4 per cent. of the crop OF 1898.
This proportion is less than for any
year 10 the past Eve, except that Of
1891.
The aggregate Of corn in farmers
hands in the surplus States OF Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kan
sas ADD Nebraska is oil PEI cent. of
that In farmers hands IN the entire
country, being in quantity G0,oOO, 600
bushels.
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pany. No person better Qua.lned could
have been secured 90 make the pre-
preliminary surveys. bis figures and
estimates are accurate, aud are care
fully made. Two surveys were made,
90 Tenth and Ninth streets respective
ly, the latter being nearly $50 feet
shorter than the former
The survey for the Ninth street tun
mel c0ntemp.ates starting 40 the level
OF Market street, with an open cut from
the east side of Market street. extend
ing up Ninth street about $50 feet. The
tunnel proper will turn slightly 20 the
left, coming out on the west side OF the
hin 40 point Just north OF Guenther'S
stone quarry, or about 500 feet north OF
the Baker street bridge over Wheeling
creek. The tunnel wiilisl0pe toward the
east, the grade being 1.2 feet 10 eacn
100 feet. To viii be necessary to grade
an approach 10 the tunael 40 the east
end, with q sharp curve % the right az
tho mouth leading down the hillside,
crossing the W. & Il. o. track at grade,
40 o point near the present platform Oh
that road for the city cemetery. The
tunnel proper will De 1,.3T feet long
The Tenth street tunnel would be 1,4S0
feet ln length. TO would start on Tenth
street, so the intersection of Alley C.,
turn slightly 90 the left, and continue
through the bin, coming out at point
800 feet south OF the Baker street
bridge. The approach 10 the tunnel
would lead down The side OF the hill
crossing the W. Sc y. u. trac KS q tgrade
about the same point as the proposed
Ninth street tunnel. The gradein this
tunnel would also slope toward the east,
The i8. being g inches In each 100 feet.
Both tunnels are projected 90 run
through sandstone and either one Sc
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-03-12

CmclGO. March 10.-Wbeat closed sc
lower than yesterday. The uncertainty
CONCERNING the expected government re-
port prevented much trading and rumcrs
that DO won o be bcGrish caused am easier
feeling Fluctuations were confined 20
ranCe OF c Corn averaged firm. Oats
are also half cent higher. Provisions were
irregular alta shade lower prices. Flour
steady. Wheat cash no. spring 2t.scf
Ne. spring sic, No red 5t54c' A.arca
51i allasC closing at 5l5c, May OBS
$50 e., closing no $3.50; July OILS a9l .3c,
closing at 6l"sc. Corn, cash, No. q, 50 ci
March 80 ass .c. closing at 90 Sc; May
21a31 e. closinE at &lsc; July, oi,s
ass .c. closing at 3ol5c. oars, cash no. =
3OH.c. March, 81 aSJ4- c. closing at3l sct
MAY 3ll,a3lLC closing go alsc, July
2Ss2qc closing at 2lc. Rye, NO. e,
$3.50. Flaxseed. en- sos Timothy seed,
81 DID. Mess Pork, cash S.l 55; Nay
Sll 27au 42s, closing at SIT 4J; july
Sii 511sali 80, closing NO sll 500. Larl,
cash and March 81 ~; Nav 50 ga
/ 8 l1il, closing at S. %; July 50 o'ao ~
I closing at 50 10. Short ribs, cash s. 80 p sJ;
May So o5l5 o. closing at - cIs;
July 81 Srie Receipts Flour II geo bar
rels wheat. 1000 bushels, corn, 100000
bushels, oats, 2l3, 600 bushels; rye, o,uJJ
bushels; barley. 2jO00 bushels. shipments
Flour, 1900 barrels; wheat o,uJJ oOsn-
els: corr, $4,000 bushels, oats, l5f,llt
bushels; rye, 1000 bushels; barley le.OJJ
bus he.s.
Nsw YcRS. March 10.-Flour. receipts
10000 barrels, exports 22,O GOO barre IS; mar
ket, dull Nlea- receipts hOOJ bushels. .
exports llol1 bushels, sales, tsl,JJJ
bushels futures and $4,000 bushels spot;
market dull, options steady and hgner'
No . red Starch @. ic; Nay 65'- a17 BE-,
closing go as q. July 65s lG5c. CLOSING 90
Csc; December 1l4c Corn, receipts,
5000 bushels, exports, 5000 bushels; sales
I $4,000 bushels futures and 1900 bushels
su0t. market, dull but firm; March 43 G;
I Apri. ABE; HAY 15c; July 44sc Oats re-
ceipts $1,000 Bushels, exports, $1,000 oaso-
els; sales 5000 bushels futures and 81, ljJ
bushels spot; spot market, very duL; No.
white al-4c; March sc; april - O.
I Nav 81 .c. HAY, dull, shipping 02c HOPS
dull Hides, duh. Cut'meats, Quiet. Lard,
dul; western steam s. 50; March y % ,
May 50 3D. Pork, steady, new mess SIS yJ
ais so; extra prime $l3 5O3l3 %; FANNY
Si4O0aIs 5l ButJer. firm; western dairy
l5a23c; do. creamery l1allc. Cheese,
steady; large s-,1llc. Eggs, easter, west
sru lSc. Talow, firm; city 5i,c. Petro-
leum. steady, United S8lSc. Rosin, quiet
Turpentine duh az sec. Rice. steady. No
lssses. DUH COttonseed oil. inactive. Coz
Zee, steady and 5al0 points higher. Sugar,
6rmer.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, March 1O.-Flour,
dull and unchanged. Wheat, dull; No =
red March 61Sa6lIc; April 62s62 a C;
MAY 63a6S1lc; Junei6fc Corn. firm; No
> mixed March and April 42l at2 G.; May
s2lta42}5c; June 1850. Oats, firm No.
white March. April, May and une S5ls
aSTs(c. Butter, weak; fancy western
creamery ole; Pennsylvania prints 25c.
iobbmg 26c. Eggs, duh and lower; west.
ern 1910 Cheese, ungraded. Receipts
flour. 3. goo barrels; wheat, $500 bushels;
corn, 5000 bushelsi cats, 10000 bushels.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-03-12

lected would have a sandstone roof.
which would materially decrease the
cost. The hole may be cut in either, IN
solid stone for the entire distance. The
strata Of sandstone is thirty feet thick,
aud underlies soapstOne and slate. Inc
plans for each tunnel show them TO be
In section seventeen feet high, and
twenty-five feet wide. The width would
admit of the construction Of a sidewalk
five feet wide, and the remaining space
would allow two teams to pass each
other with ease.
A REGISTER reporter asked the en-
gineer as TO the probable cost OF the
proposed tunnel. II could place q con
tract for either tunnel at once for S75,-
OOO. " was the reply. Mr.. Browne had
not completed his estimates, and was OF
the opinion that the work could be done
for a less amount This estimate is a
great deal less than 10 has been popular
lv supposed would be required TO bore
the hole through the hill. Some persons
have estimated the cost as high as
s25O. 0OO and $780, 600 has been consid-
cred o conservative estimate.
Engineer Browne also prepared a
map, showing the location of the two
proposed tunnels and the relative dis
lance from central points TO points east
of the hill, by present routes compared
with the proposed tunnel routes. As
Isuming that Sixteenth and McCulloch
streets are the present route OF travel,
Mr.. Browne made the following eSti-
mates of the distance TO be saved by
the proposed tunnel route: from the
postonice, Q, 900; from Fourteenth street,
one-half mile; from Twelfth street
threefourths mile; from Tenth street,
l. an points north Of Tenth street, apd
J Island. one mile.