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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-02-29
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SHERIFF SALE.
State Of Louisiana. Parish Of st. Martin
10th Judicial District Court.
Francois Justin Duplain,
vs,
Saltwater Decil0rmi. Rosario Pace
ed u a & ais. ....

BY virtue of a writ of seizure and sale
issued in the above entitled and num-
bered suit and to me directed BY the
Honorable 10Th Judicial District Court
in and Tor the Parish Of st. Martin dated
February lst 1895. / have seized and will
proceed to sell at Public Auction to the
last and highest bidder at the Court
House door in the. Town of st. Martin
willie, between the legal hours on
Saturday March 18th 1896.
the following described property to wit:
= A certain tract of land situated In the
Parish Of st. Martin, containing Fifty
Eight superficial arpents more or less.
bounded North by Bayou Teche lit being
on the East Of the Teche,) South by land
Of PhilOgene Dupuis, formerly Ransom
net and Dejean, East by the hand Of OH
vier Thibodeaux and West by that Of
Mrs. Ambroisse Degueyterre. also the
servitude established in favor Of said
land on Sections SO and SO in Township
8 South Range6 East.
Another tract OF land situated in the
Parish of st. Martin. containing Eleven
acres in area bounded North and West
by lands of c. Hollier, and South aud
East by land OF o. Latiolais. together
with said tracts 0f land all the build
ings thereon erected and thereto belong
ing. irf"
Seized and sold to satisfy said above
mentioned writ -i
Terms and conditions CASH.
Sheriff's Office this 5th day of Februa-
~ 1896 D. RBEs, Sheriff.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-02-29

Recommendation From Los Angeles.
632 CASTELAR, ST.. Los Angeles, Cal..-
After having suffered for long time
from acute rheumatism without obtain
ing relief. l used Chamberlain's Pain
Balm and was almost Immediately re-
lieved. l highly recommend this as the
best medicine known. d. NJ. HAMILTON.
For sale by T. j. Liable, Druggist.
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-18
CHAPTER. VI

PRESIDENT CLEvELAND's ATTEMPT RESTORE
Hon A. S. Willis Appointment and Instructons-Hs
Arrival at NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. with the Elk
Queen-Mass Meeting at the Drill Shed-Arrival
OF the COrWln with fresh Instructions to Minister
Willis The Presidents Message The "Back
Week" in Honolulu Minister Willis renewed Inter
views with the Queen-Mr j. O. Carriers Mediation
The Demand for the Restoration of the Queen
President Dole's Reply to the Demand President
Doles Letter of Specifications. Pages ....... .91-134
Supplement A Report of Col H. Blount. Pages 135167
Supplement B. Report of the Committee
Foreign Affairs. Pages .................1 67-2O1
PART III - HISTORY OF THE RESURRECTION OF JANUARY 1885,
Mr. W. R. FARRINGT0N
Chapter Rise and Fall of the Instruction Pages 2O320S
Chapter IL Trial of Political Prisoners Pages 20S214
Chapter Ill Abdication and of LiluOkalani.
of the Rebellion Pages. -224
Chapter " Deportation of Political Exies Pages 224225
Chapter VI Pardon of Political Prisoners Pages 226228
Chapter VII Diplomatic Complications Review.
For Sale by the Hawaiian News Co.
and Thrum's Uptown Book Store.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-18
Now Ready.
THE HISTORY OF THE LATER YEARS
Hawaiian Monarchy
REVOLUTION OF 1893:
By PROF w. D. ALEXANDER
REVOLUTION OF 1893:
PART = THE DECADENCE OF HAWAIIAN MONARCHY
GULLY ILLUSTRATED
CHAPTER /.
PERSONAL GOVERNMENT.


Intrgues during LunalilOs disqualification OF kala-
kaua-COurt House Riot-Inauguration OF Kalakaua
Advent of Col Spreckels-Celso Caesar Moreno
Legislative Session of 1SS0-Fall OF the Moreno Min
istry-The w. L. Green Cabinet-Kalakaua's Tour
around the World-Triumph of Gibson-Legislature
of 1882 Coronation - Embassies Hawaiian Coin
age-Reconstruction of Gibson Cabinet-Legislature
of 1SS4-Spreckels' Banking Act-Lottery Bill, etc
Practical Politics-Eections of 1886-Opium Ii
cense BilI-London Loan-Sequel to London Loan
Royal Misrule-The Hale Observation-Disclosures Jubilee
Embassy to SamOa---The KaimOa-The Aki Opium
Standardization of 1S87-COnstitution of 1887.
Pages NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-18
CHAPTER III.
REVOLUTION OF 1898.

Return of the Observation-Disclosures Propagation
Conference in the Foreign Ofice-Scenes in the Pal
ace-Appeal to Citizens DISAPPOINTMENT of the Coup
dEtat-Features of the Queens ConstitutiOn-COm-
mittee of Safety Organized Interview with Stevens
Conference held Saturday Evening Offer made to
Colburn and Peterson-Second meeting of Commit
tee of Safety-Proceedings of the Queens Friends
Sunday AfternoOn-The Queens Retracton-Thrd
Meeting of Committee of Safety-Request for the
Landing of q. S. Troops-Mass Meeting at the Ar
mory-Report of Committee Of Safety-Mass Meet
ing at Palace Square-Landing of U. s. Troops
Protests Meeting of Committee of Safety Monday
Evenng-Mr. Damon's Interview with the Queen
Last Meeting of the Committee of straightforward
ings of the Queens Party-Final Action of the Com
mittee of Safety-The Shot fired on Fort Street
Proclamation of the Provisional GOvernment-The
VOunteers-VariOus Communications Appeal
by the Cabinet to Stevens-The Queens Surrender
Surrender of the Station House and the Barracks
Recognition of the Provisional Government-Dis
patch of Annexation CommissOners-The u. S. Pro
tectOrate. Pages NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 90
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-18
CHAPTER V.

MISSION
Appointment of Commissioner Blount-His Arrival in
HonOulu-The Hauling down of the U. S. Flag
Reception of ROyalist Committees, etc.-The Bowen
Sewall Episode-Col. Blounts warning American
Ctzens-The NOrdhof Libel Case-Col Claus
Spreckels Demand Conspiraces-Col. Blounts In
vestigations-His Report Pages .............7 1871
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-18

A Model Plant is not complete with
out Electric Power, thus dispensing
with small engines.
Why not generate your power from
one CENTRAL Station? One gener
ator can furnish power to your Pump
Centrifugals, Elevators, Plows. Rail
ways and HOSTS; also furnish ligh
and power for a radius of from Is to q
miles.
Electric power being used saves tn
labor of hauling coal in your field, als'
water, and does away with high-priceo
engineers, and only have one engine t.
look after in your mill.
Where water power is available T.
costs nothing to generate Electric
Power.
TIE HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC COM
PANY is now ready to furnish Electri
Plants and Generators of all descrip
tons at short notice, and also has OF
hand large stock Of Wire, Chandel
iers ana Electrical Goods.
Ali orders will be given prompt at
tention. and estimates furnished 70,
Lighting and Power Plants; also at
te- ion is given to House and Marine
Wiring.
THEO. HOFFMAN, Manager.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-18
CHAPTER II.

CONSTITUTION OF 1887.
The Question of the Royal -Conspiraces-Pro-
posed Commercial Treaty with the o. S.-Legislative
Session of 1S9O-Accession of Liliuokalani-Equal
Rights League-Legislature of 1S92-Triumph of the
Queens Party Pages .........................2
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-18
NJ. F. BURGESS,

Is still at the business, repairing lawn
mowers, garden hose, etc. Lawn now
ers for rent, bought, sold or exchanged
Old worn out hose taken in exchange
for labor. Machines called for and re-
turned. All work promptly attended to.
Ring up telephone 852 43Se-tf
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-18
PART II ! UNDER THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT
CHAPTER ".
NEGOTIATIONS AT WASHINGTON

Treaty of Annexation Mission of Hon. Paul Neumann
Mission of Mr. Davies and Princess Kaiulani-
Withdrawal of the Treaty. Pages .1-79
The advocate. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1897, 1896-03-04

would seem that these, with proper
pride and loyalty to Kansas, should be
sufficient incentives to insure very
high grade Of work. This, all along
the line, would be of inestimsble value
to the State In many ways. Among
other suggestions the Secretary makes
In his letter are these:
make 1t clear to every individual
that giving this information as to his
possessions has nothing whatever to
do with taxes or taxation. Be sure Go
obtain the statistics of all manufsCtuE-
ing and mining industries fully;
among others the dairy interests have
been too much overlooked heretofore,
and the cheese, butter and milk items,
for the factories as we'll as the homes,
should be carefully looked after. All
these statistics are for the benefit OF
Kansas and Kansans, and IL gathered
as they should be will make q splendid
showing for the State and what it has,
In spite Of the depression. / want
your hearty personal cooperation 20
help make our showing for your town.
ship, your county and the whole State,
when published, the very best the facts
will justify. DO not slight. aNy feature
ofit."
The advocate. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1897, 1896-03-04
Suggestions to Kansas Assessors.

In furthersnce Of the law requiring
Kansas Townshiplsnd City Assessors to
each year make an enumeration Of all
the inhabitants and collect statistical
information Of agriculture, horticul-
ture, manufactures, mines, mining,
etc., the State Board of Agriculture
has just completed sending out the
vast quantity of necessary blank rolls.
While this service as performed In
Kansas is probably not surpassed In
any other State, Secretary Coburn Is
not at all satisfied with the SloyeDly
work heretofore turned In by many Of
the Assessors and thinks It can and
should be immensely improved upon.
To that end he has issued q per-
sonal appeal to each Of the nearly
1900 Assessors to make his statistical
work the most thorough and accurate
possible, and urged the County Com.
mlssioners and Clerks to not accept
such service or draw warrants for It
untilitcomplIeS with the laws require
ments and the Assessors oath Of office.
AS the statutes make q failure TO
properly do the work Q miSdemeanor,
for which there 10 q fine Of from go TO
800, and 90 the Assessors are allowed
eSpeE day for the necessary time, e
The advocate. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1897, 1896-03-04
Taxes Too High.

II there ever was @ time when the
people had right to complain Of high
taxes that time Is now. Nothing ia
clearer than that taxes are greatly out
Of proportion to the profits In most all
kinds Of business. Especially Is this
true with respect to farming. The
prices of nearly everything the farmer
has to sell is below cost Of production,
yet public officials, If any difference,
grow more lavish with the peoples
money. Officers salaries are very
much higher than the tax.paylng abll-
ity Of the people will warrant. No
wonder there are q score Of candidates
seeking every public Office. Gold
standard legislation and other leglsla-
ton In the interest of the monied arlS-
tOCracy Of the land has crushed the life
out Of the more Legitimate kinds Of
business, and the people should de-
mSnd q scaling down Of salaries Of
public officials till they are In harmony
with profits In farming and other nee
esBSry industries.
Secretary Ready, of the Illinois
State Grange, Is right In calling upon
the farmers Of that State to organize
for such a fight. AS he says, public
schools and needed public institutions
should not be abridged, but when the
farmers are bereft Of one-half their In.
comes az q result of depressed grain
markets, 1t Is not right to keep on put.
ting on heavier burdens Of taxation 10
keep up the easy luxury Of prosper
GUS times among those who feed at the
public crib" AS he intimstes, q good
way to restore fair prices to the farmer
10 to put the fRt-Salaried public serV-
ants, who now laugh at the farmers
calamity, In sympathy with the people
by putting them on hard.time salaries
awhile. They would soon be In favor
OF reforms that would rebound to the
general prosperity. 1t would be q
good plan to organize local non-parti-
san taxpayers leagues, and seek to
prevent the extTaVsgant use Of the
peoples money BY those In charge
Of public affairs. Of AgFieIk-
The advocate. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1897, 1896-03-04
B. & D. S.-W. Railway

Maintains the handSomest and best
equipped passenger trains from st. Louis
10 the East. Three daily trains st. Louis
to Louisville, KY; three daily trains St.
Louis TO Cincinnati, o.; two daily trains st.
Louis TO Columbus, o., and Pittsburg, Pa.
two daily trains St. Louis, Washington,
Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York.
For rates, tickets and other information,
inquire Of any ticket agent, or address J.
d. Chesbrough, General Passenger Agent
80, Louis, No.
The advocate. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1897, 1896-03-04

eminent of Kansas since the first
charters were granted.
There Is but one remedy-but one
relief to labor, but it is simple and
effeCtusl one. If the editor Of the
ADVOCATE does not object, I will try
to make it plain in next issue.
The advocate. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1897, 1896-03-04
WHO PAYS THE TAxESa
BY W. H. 7. wAKEFIELD-No. ".

series will not fit every farmer, but is
an average, In proportion to land psed,
Of Western farmers. In preparing 1t
we have given the benefit of all doubts
to the farmer, and have made his taxes
less than the most reliable statistics in
dictate them to be. The receipts may
seem large to some, but they are less
than the capacity of an average
quarter section farm, and we have
made prices below the average of the
past FIVE years. In giving farmers 10
per cent. of land values we make no
reduction for mortgages or renters.
The land values regardless of improve
ments actually owned free OF tncum'
brance by working farmers certainly
does not exceed 5 or per cent. of total
land values, which is less than the per
cent. of personal property, including
improvements on land, owned by real
farmers. The worse than worthless
census Of 1890 assumes an assessment
of so per cent. OF real value on all real
estate, which includes improvements.
AS well might we decide the value Of
a pair of horses by including the value
of the fine harness and carriage to
which they were hitched, when the
horses only were to be assessed or sold.
Three. fourths of land values are not
improved at all, and to include i'm.
prOVements on the other fourth as land
value gives no real data of the value
of land. The census makes farm lands
Is per cent. of the whole, but this esti-
mate not only includes the very Valua'
BILE suburban lands worth thousands
per acre as building sites, but much
forest and mineral lands, rights-of-Way
of railroads, water powers, ETC., and
assumes that farms are assessed at
same per cent. of real value as other
lands, when it is notorious that mining
and city property, railway terminals,
etc., are assessed at from 2 to 10 per
cent. Of real value, and farm lands at
about 80 per cent. Also by including
improvements on farms it initiates their
value as compared with other lands,
It is well known that the ablest statiS' |
tician of the Census Bureau resigned
his position after protesting ineffeCtu'
ally against these false and misleading |
statistics, and published letter giving |
the facts as l have indicated them,
which are In agreement with all the
best authorities.
Who should pay taxes, or to what ex- |
tent should one be taxed, and aOhy
should he be thus taxedP
Tsx.dodgerS and tax-eaters inculcate |
the false idea that everyone Is
morally bound to help sustain the gov
eminent, regardless Of benefits re-
CeiVed from it, or whether the gov
eminent aids or Expresses them.
Others contend that each should pay
In proportion to his ability to pay, also
regardless of benefits received.
There is absolutely no foundation In |
morals, no ethical reason, for either Of
these assumptions. To indOrse either
of them is to deny natural and equal
freedom, and to justify the fullest ex-
tent of governmental tyranny and
extortiOn, to justify British landlord
ism in Ireland and to repudiste the
man Win thrAw the tea into the Boston |
The advocate. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1897, 1896-03-04

one dollar a day and Compels him to
wear denim in winter and live on corn
bread and turnips,
AS q cold fact, modern governments
In general and our own in particular,
consist of certain politicians who for
the time being are in power and con
troll certain legal machinery, and aside
from the Wills, the whims, or the self
interests of these politicians, govern
ments are q myth Of the superstitious
imagination. Constitutions are sup
posed to, but really do not at all, or
but very slightly, limit the power Of
these politicians to tax and plumber
the people and TO give their own crude
Vsgaries the forms and force of law
Public opinion holds them slightly in
check, but how slightly is seen In the
recent vote Of Eve Of our seven Re-
publican Congressman in favor Of the
exclusive gold standard, and in the
continuous records of politicians In
favor Of monopolies and class priVl
lege. Is there anything sacred about
this legal fetch that we should slave
and stsrVe to support it In reckless ex-
travagsnCe and corruptionP
Should we, then, abolish govern.
mentSP Certainly not, for the very
constitutional human nature and the
warp and wool Of modern society rem
ders It impossible to do so, or to keep
it abolished for any length Of time IL
we could 60 through the forms of its
abolition.
The present worthless, extrsvsgsnt
and corrupt character Of our national,
and to o little less extent Of our State
and local governments, is the result Of
our crude and unprotected political
and economic system, resulting in gov
eminent by parties and In resulting
party prejudices which soon become q
mere superstition and usurpS the func-
ton Of reason In the voter. Political
reform must come from taking power
away from the professional politicians
and the corporations and wealthy men
whose tools they are, and restoring it
to the whole people, as eau 30 easily be
done by the personal representation
ballot, or Hare system of voting,
which we have formerly explained In
the ADVOCATE.
This change alone will not end cor
ruption and extravaganza, but will
enable the people to end them. So
long as there are valuable franchises
and special privileges to be sold or
given away flor q guild pro quO) just
90 long will our political machinery
and public service be corrupted, as 1t
was In the Union Pacific and other
subsidized railways, by which the
people were taxed more than cost of
roads and received nothing In return
except an imperial and powerful mas
ter which runs their State govern
ments, elects Senators aud Congress
men, controls all the higher courts, and
taxes them ell the traffic will bear,
All our cities are reeking with rank
and shameless corruption, caused by
"giVing away" flor q private consid-
eration) of valuable franchises; a
franchise being only power to
levy public taxes for private enrich
The advocate. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1897, 1896-03-04
Goyernment Ownershlp.

The opponents of government owner
ship Of railroads, telegrsphs, etc., base
their objections on various grounds,
one of which is that it is pSternSllstic
1t is alleged that 1t gives the govern.
ment too much power. 1t Is also con
tended that the plan has not been
successfully tested by any but weak
governments, and that there 1t has
been q failure. 1t might be interest
ing to readers who are constantly hear.
ing this and other objections offered
to know something about the attitude
Of the governments of the world on
this question. A list is here given Of
fifty.four countries In which the rail
roads are owned wholly or in part by
the governments. They are.
Algeria, Argentina,
Austria Hungary, Belgium,
Brazil, Bulgaria,
Canada, Cape OF Good Hope,
CeylOn, Chilli.
Cochin China, Columbia,
Congo Independent Denmark,
state, Dutch East Indies,
Ecuador, EgypG,
Finland, France,
Germany, Greece,
Guiana, British, India,
Italy, jamaica,
Japan, MassOwRh,
MAurltlus, Mozambique,
Natal, Netherlands,
Newfoundland, New south Wales,
New Zealand, Nicaragua,
Norway, Orange Free state,
Paraguay, Peru,
Porto Rico, Portugal,
Queensland, RoumaniS,
Russia, Salvador,
sAntO Domingo, servla,
South African Repub' South Australia,
lie, sweden,
Switzerland, Tasmania,
Trinidad, Tunis.
Turkey, Victoria,
West Australia.
And the following list includes the
names Of eighteen countries In which
private corporations own all the roads
and are allowed to forage on the
people, who are their patrons:
Barbados, BaSutolAnd,
Bolivia, Costa Rica,
Cuba Guatamala, Hawaii,
Honduras Republic, Mexico,
Montenegro, Morocco,
Persia, Siam,
Spain, United States,
United Kingdom Venezuela,
(Great BritSin), Zululand.
The United States seems to be very
much in the minority and has the
company of but two of the strong ma
tlons Of the world. This statement is
made up from standard authorities
and Ia Paliahla
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-12
THE OIL EXCITEMENT.
Prepa rations to Sink More Wells
Land Leasing Continues.

Every day adds to the excitement Of the
oil discovery. Yesterday foreman Fry be-
gan putting in the tubing in the we'll on
the Hessong farm, and completed the work
last night, and now the well is under con-
troll Men who want to secure farm leases
are very active in their expressions that the
finds amount to nothing, but at the same
time they are leasing all the land they can
get and working hard for more.
Yesterday there was a large crowd at the
Hessong we'll, and among those present
were several faces of strangers, who are
supposed to be oil men from other fields
who have come here to look over the new
These men all pronounced the new well a
small affair. but then began their usual
work of trying to secure land on which to
sink wells. Some of these men claimed that
the well would not produce more than five
barrels day after it was turned loose and
allowed to give up its contents, but all of
this is the Well-knoWn tactics of men who
interested in securing land.
The keystone company yesterday made
arrangements to sink a well on the farm
that adjoins the Hessong place. The new
well will be rot more than one hundred feet
from the Hessong Well 1t will be sunk
fully fifty feet into Trenton rock before it
is shot and will then be shot with over
of fifty, was the case with the Hessong
well.
The people at Brownsburg have revived
the old story that oil has been noticed in
wells and the surface in that neighbour
hood, and there is some excitement out
some prospecting viii be done in that
neighborhood.