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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-03-28
Mr.. G. Homer MOutOl
is candidate for District Attorney
of the 10Th Judicial District.
FOR SENATOR.

Robert Martin, announces to the vO-
ters of the 18th Senatorial District, that
he has been nominated by the DemOcra-
tic Senatorial Convention. held at New
Iberia on February Goth 1896. as candi-
date for Senator, and having accepted
said nomination stands on the platform
adopted by said Convention, and solicits
their votes.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-03-28

LOUIS Liable announces to
the voters of the LIST Ward of St.
Martin Parish, La, that he is a
candidate for constable and soli-
cts their, votes.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-03-28
WILL THEY SUBMIT?

Last Saturday the Rees crowd
held a night meeting somewhere
on the edge of the big woods IN
the fourth ward of this parish, at
which meeting Messrs. Gates and
Hacker were billed to appear and
speak.
1t may be recalled that at the
iug-handle primaries the Rees
leaders in this parish refused to
allow the name Of Mr.. Hacker to
90 on their tickets, because Mr..
Hacker was or had been a Repu-
blican, and they desired to be free
from the unholy, communicating
and corrupt influences of the faint
which he was supposed to be in
fected. This was done, apparent
ly, to show the people in the up
per part of the parish, that they
were such good Democrats that
they would, or could, have nothing
in common with a man who was
found wanting when he was need
ed.
But it would appear thet their
views and declarations, have I'M
dergone a great change. Of course
this change of front is somewhat
humiliating to their self-respect
and consistency, but the command
has been given to take him up,
and, 10 and behold, the fiat has
gone forth, Mr.. Hacker is a De-
mocrat, all wool and-a-yard-wid
and his name will go on the tic
ket. So it is with Judge Gates.
Although the Judge is the dad
dy" of the suffrage amendment
and the Rees people are said tc
be opposed to his views and plat
form, on the ticket his name goes
1t may be asked what will the
voters say to such double-dealing
and playing hide and seek with
their votes? 1t is quite true thai
the voters cannot accept such al
adjustment of the matter withou
the craven sacrifice of principle
and consistency, but the Ree'
crowd know the weak points o
their friends, and by appealing t.
their passions and prejudices ra
Their than to reason, and by rails
ing aloft the "nigger spook" ex
pect to confuse them and thel
mold them to their designs. Viii
they tamely submit to the yoke?
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-03-28
w. A. BIENVENU

l hereby announce to my friends
and to the voters of St Martin
Parish, that | am a. candidate at
the election of April Dist A. d..
1896. for Representative, and re-
spectfully solicit their support.
CHAs. s. BABIN.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-03-28

We are authorized to announce
Judge Felix VOORHEES,
as a candidate for Judge of this
District.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-03-28

According to figures published
in Las Novedades, the Spanish
American organ in New York, the
greatest losses suffered by the
Spanish army in Cuba are caused
by yellow fever, which is deadly
to the people and soldiers newly
arrived on the island. From
March l, 1895, to the present date
the number of deaths in the mill
tary forces sent by Spain to sup
press the Cuban revolution
amounts to 3S77. No fewer than
$3.50 of these deaths were caused
by the terrible vomito. The rest
were caused as follows: Two hun
dred and eighty-six killed on the
battlefield, 119 died from wounds
received while fighting, and 2S2
men died from ordinary diseases.
These dead as thus classified; 3
Generals, 4 Colonels, 3 Lieuten-
ant Colonels, II commandments, 81
captains, 1O1 first lieutenants, Z
chaplains, so sergeant, 16l corpo-
rails, and 1894 privates. If this
total of the losses as represented
in Las Novedades is correct, that
newspaper, says the New York
Tribune, is justified in saying:
"As will be seen, mortality did
not go beyond 4 per cent, which
is much below that of the late
war, and that of the French troops
in Tonquin and Madagascar" =
Times Democrat.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-03
The Noic. of The P.nn,e-

They've been having quite an exciting
time in Trancevale." remarked a customer
TO the cigar store clerk. says the Chicago
Record.
Yes. so 1 read this morning. I guess
that man Saulusberry over there gets a
little too gay at times Why, you know
he's trying the same game down there in
Iransval that he did down in Venezuela %
Certainly, that's the policy OF Eng
land, 10 grab everything IL can. / think
the United States ought 10 stand by Ven
ezuTeela and protect that Shamburk line,
no matter what happens. 1 believe Sails
Dry Will back down before II comes 10 a
''Of course he win. The whole country
OF Venezuela is with US. You read, didn't
you, how much excitement there is in Car
Yes. but I'll tell you those fellows down
at Ca-rack-us, they're too eXcitable. They
ny on the handle. / think this Nenezu-
Welean commission ought TO settle the
whole matter without paying any atten-
ton 10 them. II the Shawmburg line is
the boundary, say so. l say, make the
British stay in British Gi-anna."
Wei, you see that they claim that
Geeanna extends way over beyond this
Schawmburk line. That's what Saulus-
b'ry made his kick about"
They claim the mouth Of that river,
TOO the Ori-no-cO, don't they?"
Yes, l believe they do, and that ORR
no-co IS an important place for a fort"
Wei, what do you suppose England's
going TO do now that the kay-zer has
taken sides with Trance-vahl?"
They'll have to back out on everything
Ihey can afford to have any trouble with
the ki-zer. He's too strong for EN-. They
say he's backed up by the Rick-stag."
Yes, the Rike-stag-sO / understand -
We'll, the English own that Johannes
burg, don't they2'
You mean Johannesburg, don't you?
On, yes, that's owned 10y the English.
That's where the trouble started. A
crowd Of Englishmen went over into
Trahncevahl and tried to take forcible
possession of some territory, l believe.
That's the way / understand it,"
We'll I'm glad Sal-er-England was
called down on it. It'll help us in this
South American trouble"
a short man who had come in to buy
. cents worth of plug tobacco overheard
the last remark. IN promise yez one
d'thing," said he. "Salliz-boory will niver
lay hands on Vinnizzo-woola."
That ended the discussion.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-03
a Lawyers story.

MY first case" said a well known at
torney, according to the San Francisco
Call, was the defense of a colored man
in Missouri. who had been arrested for
stealing wood from a railroad company.
A great deal of fuel had been lost from
time 10 time, so when the culprit was
arrested the company was so anxious to
make an example of him that it employ
ed special counsel and prosecuted the case
vigorously. The evidence against the old
man was convincing. He had been seen
sneaking around the woOdpile and was
arrested while carrying off a load.
Il had subpenaed about twenty we'll
known business men to testify to the pre-
Xlous good character of the defendant.
When the prosecutions case was closed
l put one on the stand and asked:
" DO you know the defendants repu-
tation for honesty and integrity?
Yes was the answer.
What is it-gOod or bad?'
Bad He Will steal anything he can
get his hands on
"A litter ran through the court room.
II was too late. so l put on a bold front
and called another. He testified as the
other witness had, and the prosecuting
attorney rubbed his hands with satisfac-
ton. Before / got through with my wit
ness l proved that my client was a most
notorious thief, who had never been
known to neglect an opportunity to steal
something, no matter how trifiing it might
be.
Then l called a couple of physicians.
proved the existence of a mental disease
known as kleptomania, read some author
tiles to show that il was good defense if
proven and submitted my case. The old
man was acquitted and thereafter stole
with impunity for he considered his ac-
quittal in the face of the facts equivalent
to a license to steal.''
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-03
Personal.

Miss Mae Melbourne IS the name Of a
young woman who has the doubtful dis
JUNCTION OF being 1.-THE only lady pull
ngnler In America" she IS native OF
California
-Casimir-Perier recently sold the his
toric chateau and park Of Lesdiguieres,
az Nizelle, belonging 20 his family Tor
10000 francs, to two Lyons merchants,
who intend 10 turn the castle into brew
cry.
Tho Rev. John 3. Hustled, who has
just died at WATERFOWL, Conn.,. was for
some years the oldest member Of the New
England Methodist conference. lie was
porn IN 1904, and was a faithful and sue
eessful pastor.
DR.. Caroline Hamilton. a medical mis-
sionary IS doing a noble work among. the
Sne Is graduate of Smith College, and
was a worker in the college settlement
Of this city, before she went to Turkey.
Gov. John W. Griggs has received a
letter from John W. Griggs Of St. Paul.
son OF John W. Griggs Of Boston, con-
ernors correspondent does not say
whether he is a republican or a demo-
crat- he thinks that they may both be
descended from the Grygges family OF
England.
Brass plates bearing appropriate in
IN old Christ church Philadelphia, once
occupied by Betsy Ross. maker of the first
american flag; Francis HOpkinson and
ms son, Joseph Hopklnson. author OF the
national hymn. Hail Columbia; the
Penn family, Benjamin Franklin, and
george and Martha Washington.
Austrian papers of recent date have
an interesting budget Of news about ex-
queen LiliuOkalani Of Hawaii. She and
nef niece, the Princess Victoria kaiu-
lanl, they say, propose to pass the spring
IN London, and to go to Austria next au-
tumn. The Prince of Kailua who was
intrusted with the selection of a place of
abode for the ex-queen in Austria. gave
up tho idea of choosing Vienna, and pur-
chased a site on Lake Garda, Austria,
between TOrbole and Malcesine, upon
which villa will be erected For a sum
mer residence he bought the castle Di
Pianell, near Conegliano, in the Udine
bear the name "Wai-Kea." The papers
say that the queen is TO be liberated soon.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-03
He Wanted tn KnnM-

Not long ago jury was empaneled in
one of the courts to try a number of
personal damage suits, principally against
railway and street railway corporations,
says the Chicago Record. After these
cases had been disposed of the same panel
was called upon to assess the damages
incident TO a condemnation proceeding
A railway was TO put a spur of track
across some building lots, and the duty
of the jury was to decide upon the amount
to be paid TO the owner of the lots bv
the railway company.
AS is the practice in such cases, the
jury, having been accepted the counsel
made the opening statements, and then
the jury, in charge of the bailiffs and ac-
companied by the lawyers representing
both sides of the dispute, went out to
view the premises"
The lawyers pointed out the location
of the lots with reference to the tracks,
explained how much of the property had
to be condemned, and so on.
1t was necessary for the jurors to walk
along the proposed line and refer to the
plats in order to get the situation clearly
was believed that they thoroughly under
stood the facts in the case. One of the
jurors, a colored man, had listened in
tently to all explanations, but had said
nothing.
AS the jury was returning to the car
riages this juror, whose mind must have
been still oVerweighed with the details
of personal damage suits turned to a bai-
lift and said:
"One thing l KANT quite understand is
where DID the man get killed?'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-03
They AppIauded Too soon.

A great many Of the republicans OF the
House would he glad If Representative
Barrett had not introduced his resolution
impeaching Ambassador Bayard for
speeches delivered in England. When
Barrett introduced his resolution all the
republicans Of the House applauded him.
and Barrett. who likes notorlety above
everything else. thought he had done
something remarkable. and looked upon
himself as one OF the big men Of the
House II is safe TO say that he did not
feel aggrieved by anything Mr.. Bayard
said in his speeches about the American
people or the doctrine OF protection. but
he saw a chance TO get himself noticed
and he was quick 10 take advantage Of it,
The resolution went TO the committee on
foreign affairs. Of which Mr.. Hit is chair
man. That was weeks ago. \ resolution
consuming Mr.. Bayard has just been re-
ported Why wasn't a report made soon
er? The reason is that a good many
republicans. and among them Mr.. HIT
would much rather have the whole mat
ter dropped. They don't think Mr..
Bayard committed an objectionable Of
Tense, and they recognize the fact that
Mr.. Barrett stirred the matter up in order
to get himself noticed. Mr.. Hit tried
to get the committee to report a mild res
oiution of censure in which Mr.. Bayard's
name did not appear In this. however
he was not successful
The resolution that has been reported
may not be brought to a vote. No doubt
it will be the subject of a good deal Of
discussion. but in view of the fact that
a good many republicans don't want to
vote for it. though they will have to do
so on party grounds if they vote at ALL
means may be found to stave off vote
Mr.. Barrett is one Of that class of men
who always think Of themselves and how
they can advance their own interests. 1t
is doubtful If he proves to be of any help
to his party as a congressman, but he is
likely to get it into trouble.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-03
The Southern Corn Cron.

one reason there is so much corn in the
west and the price is so low is that the
south is not SO good a corn customer as
she used to be. Heretofore the south
has been buying millions of bushels of
corn from the west every year. and pay
ing for it hundreds of thousands of dol
lars from the cotton crop. The south kept
her smoke house as well as her corn crib
in the west. which augmented the demand
for western corn. Now things are some
what changed; and the change came
quickly. The hard times of the two years
succeeding Harrison's administration.
before Cleveland had succeeded in gath
ering up the loose ends and restoring con-
fidence, forced the conviction upon
southern farmers that they must '1ive at
home" They could not afford to produce
cotton at cost, or less and out of the pro-
ceeds of the crop pay a profit for the
corn and meat they were obliged to have
They therefore went into farming for
home consumption. AS a result the south
harvested her largest corn crop last fall,
and the probabilities are that she will cure
more meat this winter than she has done
since the war.
The heavy curtailment of the southern
demand for corn helps to lower the price.
Western farmers have a large surplus on
their hands, for which they are seeking a
market. They have recently made some
heavy foreign shipments through New
Orleans, and some proportion of the crop
will be made into alcohol for foreign
shipment. 1t is noticeable, however, that
q great many of the western corn produce
ers decline to sell out at current prices.
AS the cotton producers sometimes do.
they are holding for a rise. Kansas dis
patches say many farmers are storing
their surplus of corn in barns, with the
expectation of securing better prices be-
fore long.
However much southern farmers may
sympathise with their western friends
because of the lack of a paying market,
they cannot help rejecting that every
bushel of corn they raised on their own
farms means so to 70 cents in their own
pockets which would have gone into
somebody else's pocket if they had de-
pended upon the west, as usual for the
corn supply
The probabilities are that the south
ern indirect demand for corn, in the
shape of meats, as well as the direct de-
mand, win be even lower during the cur
rent year than it was last. The majority
of the farmers of this section of the
country are in better circumstances now
than they have been for years. They
have attained to that desirable situation
through the raising at home of their
home supplies. They will, therefore con
tinue to raise their home supplies. and
upon a constantly increasing scale. I'M
til they have enough for all of their
neighbors not so fortunate as themselves.
and a surplus left over for the general
market. Packing houses are already in
operation in this state, and others will be
planted before next winter. The south is
into the corn and pork business for all
there is in it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-03
BRIGHT BITS.

No. mamma" said S-year-old Mabel,
Il do not think care for any candy
told you you were eating too much
last night"
fancy am getting too old. "-Indianapo-
lis Journal.
Uncle Josh-I amt sure whether ed
dication done me any good or not. Mebbe
Ia a done better If 1 didn't know how
to read or writer
Aunt Samantha-How so?
Uncle Josh-Wen ! wouldn't a read
any Hints to Farmers. brooklyn Life.
-Adaptation.-Crit yes, 1 think
you might easily adapt Hamlet" to the
capabilities of your company.
Manager-What suggestions would you
make?
Critic-wen, 1 should have all the kill
ing shifted to the first scene.-Detroit
Tribune.
Indefinite Information.-Mr. Wickwire
How is it that Mrs Finnegan isn't here
to do the washing2
Mrs. Wickwire-Her husband looked in
long enough to tell me that 1.-THE old
Teddy had a fall and broke her bike q"
but he got away before | could ask him
whether he meant her wheel or her spine.
indianapolis journal.
Mrs. Newrich lin book store)-And
can you recommend that book you were
showing me yesterday afternoon-"Ivan-
hoe" l think you called it?
Clerk-Certainly, madam. II is one of
the classics.
Mrs. Newrich-Oh. you must be mis-
taken about that. for we have a lot of
the classics in our library. and they are
all bound in green morocco, while that
book you showed me yesterday was in
cloth.
Got any COW bells?"
Yes, step this way"
Those are too small. Haven't you any
larger?"
No, sir; the largest one are sold"
Rusticus started off and got as far as
the door, when the clerk called after
him:
Look here, stranger, take one of these
small bells for your COW, and you won't
have half the trouble in finding her; for
when you hear her bell you will always
know she can't be far off ,"
The farmer bought the bell.-Texas
SiftingS.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-03
Senator TiIlman's Speech.
From the Washington Post Qnd).

His vile attack upon the President,
upon Secretary Carlisle. upon the supreme
court, upon every person, thing and in
stitution that decent men are in the habit
of treating with respect, must pass, as
without analysis or definite and specific
commentary. There are evils in politics,
as in society, which cannot be adVantag-
geously discussed save behind closed
doors and after due apology. Enough to
say that Tillman is no longer merely a re-
proach to South Carolina-he is a blot
upon the Senate an aff1iction TO the whole
nation, fragrant anachronism in an en-
llghtened age. II he be, as has been said
product of that New South" of which
We hear so much, then give us the old
south back again with all its faults and
weaknesses. 1t may, perhaps, have been
a south of passion and of prejudice,
naughty, turbulent fanatical, and mar
row, but it was the cradle of brave and
courteous gentlemen. and it kept its
blackguards and its rufiians at home.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-03

The national democratic committee will
have to get along this year without the
active aid of Senator German. He is not
going to Chicago to serve on the commit
tee of arrangements for the national con-
vention, and announces that he will not
attend the convention. Whatever NAV
have been Senator Germans course in the
Senate during the last congress, there is
not a shadow of a doubt that he is one
of the best organizers and one of the
most intelligent workers for party success
in the ranks of the democratic party. He
has done as much toward the winning of
democratic successes as any other man in
the party, and deserves the thanks of dem
ocrats everywhere for his services. Since
the party in Maryland has seen fit to turn
against him, it is not to be wondered at
that he declines to put himself forward
in the work of the coming campaign.
However, the party will be able to get
along without the senator's services on
the committee of arrangements, or his
attendance upon the convention. In poll
tics, as in business, the indispensable man
does not exist.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-03
The Joke on Judge Greene.

Old Tom Logan, who stood at the head
of the Oregon bar for a great many years,
was an inveterate wag as well as a most
brilliant and able lawyer, says the North
west Magazine. Most of the anecdotes
told of Logans court room encounters
will not bear publication, but here is one
that will:
'One day Logan was arguing a case be-
fore Chief Justice Greene of the supreme
court, of what was at that time the Ter
ritory of Washington; opposed to him was
backwoOds lawyer named Browne.
Logan continually referred to the counsel
on the other side as though his name was
spelled "Browney," to the evident annoy
ance of that gentleman. At last the Judge
interfered, remarking:
Mr.. Logan, this gentleman's name is
spelled Browne, and is pronounced
Brown, not Browny. Now, my name is
spelled G-r-e-e-n-e, but you would not
pronounce it Greeny, would you?"
90 That" replied Logan, gravely, but
with merry twinkle in his eyes, de
ponds entirely on how your honor decides
this case "
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-03
An Embryo Millionaire.

He was a very small boy. and very rag
ged, but there was a look in his eyes
of shrewd intelligence beyond his years
says the Philadelphia Record His left
hand he held behind his back, but his
right was extended, and between two
grimy fingers he held a half-Smoked stunu
of a cigarette. He had his eye on a we'll
dressed man who was walking jauntily
along the street swinging his cane "Say
mister" said the boy, gimme match
will yer, please?" The man stopped good
naturally and smiled when he saw the
dirty cigarette stump. He made a pre-
tense of searching his pockets for a
match and finally said: IT haven't got
one, bub." The boy hastily slipped the
stump into his pocket and withdrawing
his left hand from behind his back dis
played a large box containing an assort-
ment of small boxes. IF yer amt cot
no Matches said he. "nows a good time
fur yer ter buy. got EN- all, wax and
de wind an udders wat will. Yer takes
yer pick" He sold two boxes for a nickel.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-03

New York society folks seem to regard
it as an accepted fact that Mr.. w. X.
Vanderbilt will shortly follow the example
of his ex-wife, and get married again.
Since the former Mrs. Vanderbilt paid
her ex-husband the compliment of taking
another husband, thereby giving it to be
understood that she had learned that
husbands We're very good things, it seems
as little as he could do to return the i'm
piled compliment by taking another wife.