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The herald., 1897-11-05

Five members of the assembly and one
senator were taken from the Demo-
crat list Of probabilities and added to
that of the Republicans. Three Of the
members and the senator are from Tai
bot county, and one member each from
Prince George and Carroll. This gives
the Republicans 49 members in the
house and the Democrats AZ. 1t also
gives the Republicans IS senators to s
Democrats. and a majority on joint bal
lot of II. The Democratic headquarters
were closed today, and all members of
the state committee have gone to their
respective homes. Before leaving. how
ever, Chairman Murray Van Iver gave
out the following statement:
'As far as the joint convention of the
general assembly Is concerned, the mat
ter is not entirely settled, and will not be
until the official returns are made up.
I'm regard to the house of delegates,
am still of the opinion that the Demo-
Gratis will have majority in that body
and will organize it. The election in sew
eral of the counties is so close that it is
impossible to tell at present which side
has won, and believe recount will be
demanded in Montgomery county by the
Democrats, who claim that they have
elected at least one, and POSSIBLY two,
members of the house, while the Repub-
licans claim they have elected all three.
A recount may also be demanded in Tai
bot and Carroll counties to determine
the result with certainty. At any rate
we have not dtven up our expectation of
controlling the house, whether we have
a majority on joint ballot or not
Among those most prominently men,
toned as the probable successor to Sem
ator German are Alexander Shaw, FORM
er Congressman Findlay Postmaster
General Gary and Congressman Mudd.
The herald., 1897-11-05

ocrats also elected members of the leg.
islature on close margins and that there
were ten counties in the state that gave
less than 100 plurality each for the can
didates for the legislature. The Demo-
Gratis elected as many members on these
small pluralities as the Republicans.
Both sides are preparing for contests
in the courts and afterwards in the legis-
lature. AS each branch of the legisla-
ture is the tribunal of last resort in judg-
ing of the qualifications of its own men,
bers, the Republicans have an advan-
tage in their control Of the house over
the Democrats, who control the senate.
There are SO senators, with only two or
three contests possible in that body.
In the house there are 100 members,
with a dozen or more seats that can be
contested, and the Republicans claim
q majority of seven in that body,
so that more Democrats could be un-
seated in the house than Republicans in
the senate. While both committees are
keeping secret any arrangements for
legal proceedings, yet it is stated that
the Democratic state committee will
seek to enjoin enough certificates Of
election from Republican representa-
tives to prevent the Republicans organ
izing the house and appointing the COM
mittee that will consider contests. De-
velopments are expected tomorrow in
the policies of both parties as far as ap-
pealing to the courts is concerned.
WOR d FROM HANNA
NEW YORK, Nov. 4-(By Associated
Press Leased Wire to Herald.) The
Evening World prints the following tele-
gram addressed to it's editor by M. A
Hanna:
"They tell me I am sure of reelection.
That is all know about it. 1t Is an off
year, and compared with elections that
usually follow Presidential elections in
Ohio I think there is nothing to COM
plain of.
"The weather was against the Repub-
licans this year and good times have
made the people careless.
"I don't think the result has much
significance as to the money question.
I don't see how the Democrats can rea-
sonably bring silver up as an issue in
this State again. They did not make an
issue of it this year. hardly thing the
money question ought to be considered
as affected either way. The result all
over the country shows it was an off
year.
The herald., 1897-11-05
Are Not Yet Through With
Their Work
REPUBLICAN CLAIMS IN OHIO
LEAD TO TALK OF A CRISIS
IMPENDING
Hanna's Chances Are Not Improving
~ the Count Progresses-Re-
ports from Other States

COLUMBUS, o., Nov. 4.-(By Associ-
ated Press Special Wire to Herald.)
Many talk about a crisis in Ohio. Some
believe that a crisis is impending. The
talk about combine in the legislature
against Senator Hanna has subsided
pending the interest in the official count
ing of the vote in close counties.
AS the official canvass of the vote in
the lightweight counties proceeded to-
day the Republican plurality on the state
ticket increased and on the legislative
tickets 1t appeared to be getting toward
a very close shave.
While the Republican plurality on the
The herald., 1897-11-05
A Question Settled

MONTEREY, Cal, Nov. 4.-The board
of trustees have settled the water front
question by imposing an annual license
of 500 upon the Pacific Coast Steamship
company for water front privileges, al
lowing the company to own and MAIN
tain its wharf. Two factions have been
advocating diverse settlements of the
question, one advocating the renewal
Of free wharf privileges for the COM
pany and the other requiring it to own
and maintain the wharf and impose
merely nominal wharfage rates from
any company whose ships may dock at
this.
The herald., 1897-11-05
stands: Republicans 70. Democrats So
Citizens union 2, doubtful 6.
STEAD SATISFIED

| LONDON, Nov. 4.-(By Associated
Press Cable Service to Herald) One
man who does not cherish totally
gloomy view of the result of the re-
cent election in Greater New York is
William T. Stead, the well-known news
paper man, who recently figured in the
public eye here as the sponsor Of Rich
ard Croker in a somewhat fiattering pen
portrait of that noted Tammany chief
tain.
Mr.. Stead gave his views to repre-
sentative of the Associated Press today
in original phrases such as characterize
his utterances.
Mr. Croker, it appears. while convers
ing with Mr. Stead predicted that the
Tammany majority would be 100000
votes, adding: '9f ] were to run for
Mayor, ! should want all the newspa-
pers against me-"
MI. Croker added. says Mr.. Stead:
"If you intend to write about me, please
say that Tammany must give New York
the best government it ever had. New
York is the ideal of the world and that
is the future watchword for Tammany."
Mr.. Stead continued:
1T is great vindication of Tammany
and Croker and gives them wonderful
opportunity, though it does not wipe out
the slate of the past. Nothing could
erase the LeXow revelations, but many
men who, struggling to the front, some
times find it necessary to do such things
to get there, would be superior to such
temptations, after having achieved po-
stionS.
Becky Sharp said: Tt is easy to be
virtuous on a thousand year. Tam
many and Croker have got the thousand
a year. The election must give impetus
to Organism"
About the election generally Mr.. Stead
was quite cheerful, saying:
1.-THE Chicago platform, minus the
nonsense about free silver-if that is
what Tammany's victory means-won't
scare the English. To most of US in the
old country. your plutocrats seem a
much greater menace to the common
wealth than the Democrats. even if
true do swear by Croker and Tammany
hall. The Republican campaign fund
staggered us much more than the vic
tory for Van Wyck."
DIR. PARKHURST'S SCORCHER
NEW 1Oh1A, NON. f.-NDy <aSSoSioeON
Press Leased Wire to Herald.) This
special dispatch to the Herald
from Paris says the Rev. DR.. Charles HI.
Parkhurst gave out the following state
nent in regard to the Democratic vie
tory in New York City: "If New York
has not moral genius enough to keep out
Of Tammany's clutches after it has once
been rescued from them, may the Lord
have mercy on New York! Republican
votes have restored Tammany to power
and upon the men who cast them will
devolve the responsibility for the job
berry and vandalism for the next four
years, and don't let us forget it.
New York will not become a respect
able city until its clergy are so possessed
Of the spirit of the old prophets as to
be prepared to put governing pressure
upon secular events until the press be-
comes so distinctly and unwaveringly the
exponent of unmarketable truth as to
the confidence of the reading
public; until reputable citizens are suf-
fcently welded to Righteousness to be
willing to sacrifice political fetiches to
the interests of the general tendency
and integrity"
The herald., 1897-11-05
CHURCH EXTENSION
The Bishops Consider the Building
of Churches

PHILADELPHIA, O., Nov. 4.-(By
Associated Press Leased Wire to Her
ald) The members Of the general COM
mittee of church extension Of the Meth
odist Episcopal church met in this city
today. The roll call showed the follow
ing bishops present: Rev. Thomas Bow
man, st. Louis; Stephen NJ Merrill, Chi
cago; Henry w. Warren, University
park, COL; John F. Hurst. Washington.
D. c.; VIM. X. Nynde Detroit: John Fl.
Vincent, Topeka: ]. N. Fitzgerald, st.
Louis; John p. Newman, San Francisco;
Chas. c. McCabe, Fort Worth, Tex, and
Rev. Earl Cranston, Portland, Ore.
Bishop Foss is in India and Bishop
Joyce is in Korea.
The report of Treasurer James Long
showed receipts in the general fund for
the year Of s15S,S62 and a balance OF
S1S,26 on October /, 1897. The loan fund
receipts, including years balance. were
$169,403 OF this fund balance of sSS,59l
is on hand.
On October 1, 1897. there were on file
c43 applications for aid, granted on con-
dition of compliance with conditions.
These aggregate $36.025 in donations
and s35,250 in loans. Thirty-siX appli-
cations for donations and loans aggre-
eating s11,425, have not yet been consid-
cred. The general committee asked the
conference for $685. for church extern
sion work.
The corresponding secretary was re-
quested to communicate with the Ger
man conference with a view of reach
ing an arrangement whereby their
special method of administering church
extension funds may be supported by
the general method which prevailed in
reference to such funds in other confer
ences. The object of the church extern
sion society is to help build churches by
appropriating loans to the respective use
for period not exceeding five years nor
exceeding $4,000.
The herald., 1897-11-05
IOWA
The Largest Vote Ever Cast in the
State

DIES MONIES. Iowa, Nov. 4.-(By AS
sociated Press Leased Wire to Herald.)
The complete unofficial returns of Tues
days vote are: For governor: Shaw,
Republican, 224,555; White, Democrat,
193,567; Populist, middle le-of-theroad.
$3.50; Gold Democrats, ,5434 Prohibition
1882. Total, 44O,19S; Shaw's plurality,
30,9SS.
Shaw's total vote is the largest ever
cast for Republican candidate for gov
ernor, being 10000 higher than the
highest before. 1t is also higher than
the vote for any Republican candidate
for president in this state except the
vote for Mckinley last year. The DEM
ocrats have only once polled bigger
vote, when Boies was a candidate III
1891.
The herald., 1897-11-05
A Big Grape Crop

SANTA ROSA, Nov. 4.-This years
grape crop is the largest ever produced
by Sonoma county. From one vineyard
which last year produced ninety tons.
this season 700 tons have been obtained.
High prices have been secured and the
vineyard is bare.
The herald., 1897-11-05
NEBRASKA
Republican Gains Fail to Defeat the
Fusionists

LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 4.-(By Asso-
ciated Press Leased Wire to .Herald.)
Returns by counties have served to
slightly reduce previous estimates of
fusion pluralities. They also show that
the Republicans made material gains
in county officers. Sfxty-seven out of
Ss counties in the state give Sullivan,
fusion. for supreme judge. 73,S5s; Post,
Republican, 66,70S.
The remaining counties will not ma
terially change this result further than
to slightly increase the fusion plurality
The herald., 1897-11-05
NEW YORK
Complete Returns Make No Changes
in the Results

NEW YORK, Nov. 4.-(By Associated
Press Leased Wire to Herald) Com
plete returns from all counties in the
state except Cattaraugus Greene, Steu-
ben and Yates show plurality for Alton
h. Parker, Democratic candidate for
chief Judge of the court of apeals, of
56,05S. The final returns will reduce this
plurality.
Judge Parker's plurality in Greater
New York, 133,96S.
Complete returns from the Nineteenth
and Twenty-first districts of New York
county, heretofore doubtful, elect WE'LL
and Murray, Democrats. The assembly
The herald., 1897-11-05
w. c. T. q.
Next Convention May Be Held in
Los Angeles

Los Angeles
BUFFALO, N. Y, Nov. Ably AS
sociated Press Leased Wire to Herald. }
At meeting tonight Of the trustees of
the w. c. II. U. in Chicago, the resigna-
tions of several members of the board
were rendered and accepted as follows:
Miss Frances e. Willard, Mrs. T. NJ.
Stevens, Maine; Miss Hannah J. Bailey,
Maine; Mrs. Helen Barker, Illinois;
Mrs. A. j. Benjamin, mississippi; Mrs
Clara Hoffman, Missouri; and Mrs
Anna Hemmer, Pennsylvania. Appoint
ments to fill the vacancies were made
but the appointees have not yet been
consulted.
The executive committee of the w. c.
I. U. met this afternoon to consider the
next meeting place. 1t was decided to
meet in the West, but no place was
selected. Omaha, Los Angeles and
Portland, Ore, are spoken of, with the
latter most favored.
The herald., 1897-11-05
KENTUCKY
The Vote Very Light and Returns
Very Slow

LOUISVILLE. KY, Nov. 4.-(By As
sociated Press Leased Wire to Herald.)
Election returns in the recent contest
for clerk of the court Of appeals are
coming slowly.
Those from heretofore missing pre-
cincts raise Shackelford's, Democrat,
plurality to 1925, with 3S7 precincts
missing.
The counties which have reported the
vote in full make the total for the state
263,971, and when all are in the total
will hardly go over 100000. This shows
tremendous falling off from last years
vote, when a grand total of 445,775 was
cast.
The herald., 1897-11-05
COLORADO
Gabbert's Election Is Claimed by the
pOpulists

DENVER, Colo, Nov. 4.-(By Asso-
ciated Press Leased Wire to Heraid.) }
At midnight there seems little doubt
of the election of Gabbert, Populist, as
justice of the supreme court.
The Republican leaders, while admit
ting that present returns are unfavor-
able, do not concede Gabbert's election,
maintaining that only the official can
vas will decide who has won.
The herald., 1897-11-05
APPEALED TO LAW

COLUMBUS, Nov. 4.-Late tonight it
became known that the courts would be
resorted to for the purpose Of preventing
boards of election from issuing certifi-
Gates to the Republican candidates in
certain counties. The cases will be
brought in the lower courts and thence
to the supreme court as soon as possible
The Republican state committee already
has lawyers preparing cases of contest
The Republicans get three representa-
tives on the face of the returns from
Delaware, Noble and Wood counties
whose pluralities aggregate only 142,
and a change of 70 votes would have
given the Democrats control of the leg
islature.
The Republicans claim that the DEM
The herald., 1897-11-05
MARYLAND

Germans Successor Will Not Be a
Democrat
BALTIMORE, Nd. Nov. 4.-(Associ-
ated Press Leased Wire to Herald) An
official count of the ballots cast on Tues
day last made in most of the counties
today leaves no further room for doubt
that the Republicans have control of
both branches Of the legislature and
that Republican will succeed Arthur
p. German in the United States senate.
The herald., 1897-11-05
make the house IS Republicans and 81
Democrats.
NoIGHr Is EASIER

NOlCf11 Ia E<A0AER
CINCINNATI, Nov. 4.-(By Associ-
ated Press Leased Wire to Herald.) Sem
ator-elect Lewis Voight. one of the Inde-
neutrality-suspicious. elected in Hamilton
county Tuesday, was asked how he stood
on political matters. Mr.. Voight re-
piled:
81 am a Republican, sound-money
man, and Furthermore, 1 am supporter
of the present national administration"
How will you vote on United States
senator?'
Il shall vote for Republican" replied
Mr.. Voight.
"Will you vote for HANNAH"
THAT will not say; nor will say for
whom l shall vote
"Will you attend the Republican eau
cus?"
Il will not"
"In the event that Hanna is the choice
of the Republican caucus for United
States senator, will you vote for him?"
THAT 1 will not say. l will repeat
that l shall vote for a Republican for
United States senator and l will not so
further than that until the time comes
to vote"
The herald., 1897-11-05
NOTIONS

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Telegram Skirt Binding. ..8aC
Binding Ribbons, best goods, yd. .lOc
Bone Casing pieces for. .lOc
Dress Shields, all qualities. .l0c to Csc
Double Serge All Silk Betting,
lloyd. pieces. -. .l5C Yd, 81 Piece
Full Lines of Machine I
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-11-20
A New Kind OF Hold UP.


They have some odd kind of peo
pie up in the State of Kansas. We
are not surprised to read now and
then of trains being held up by rob-
bels, of hanks t,eing looted at the
point Of six shooters. but we never
heard before of man owing hank
q sum of money forcing cashier to
accept payment Of debt. This was
done hy a Kansas farmer few days
ago. who owed the bank $500 on q
lnergage note against his farm. Ii
was drawing niue per cent interest
an was not due until next Feb uary
md the cashier told him it would
have TO run until that date. The
farmer laid the $l5un on the coun
ter. pulled out a bull-dog revolver.
laid il beside the money and said
hat he was going to pay that mort
gage. The cashier accepted the
money aud gave up the note.-Sig
nal, Crowley.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-11-20
ABBEVILLE, LOUISIANA, SATURDAY NOVEMBER 90 1897

Reed on this fund since my last
report from j. o. Hebert, ESQ.,,
on roll '97 ON Nov. Z, '97 POI 88
Mag eonst g. phys fund has
on hand 68 81
Reed on this fund since my last
report on Nov 1871 from j. o. He
bert on roll of 1871 81 10
Dist atty & shift fund has on hand los GA
Reed on this fund since my last
report from J. O. Hebert, Esq,
on roll '97 on NOy. Z, '97 4219
Crml pros fund has on hand $50 81
Reed on this fund since my last
report from o. Hebert, Esq, on
roll '97 on Nov. z. '97 1919
Civil expense fund has on hand 94 81
Reed on this fund since my last
report from j. O. Hebert, ESQ.,,
on roll '97 on Nov. Z, 'B 547S
Road u bridge has on hand 176 81
Reed OH this fund since my last
report from j. o. HeberU, Esq.
ON roll '97 on Nov Z, '97 6S9l
Very Respectfully,
ELI WISE,
Par. Treas.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-11-20
TO BE PRESENTED
Registration Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the
flee OF registrar OF voters for Ver-
million parish will be opened in ac~
cordance with Sec. 81 Act SO Of
1896 for the purpose of registering
all persons who are not registered
aud who are entitled 10 register un-
der Sec. 5 Act SO of 1896 for the
election to be held on the llth day
Of January, A. D, 1898.
Said Offices will be opened at the
time and places as folloWs:--
At the courthouse on Monday,
November 5, 1897.
lst ward on Monday. November
Is, at P. G. Leblanc,s.
I'd ward on Tuesday. November
l6, al VIM. Connerly's store.
4th ward on Thursday, Novem.
aer Is, at ]. 7. Broussard's store.
5th ward on Friday November l9
Y Juu. Abshire & Sons store.
9Th ward poll | on Monday, No
ember 90 at Remy Heherts store.
9th ward poll 2 on Wednesday
November "a All Caiestin Dilhoria
tore.
9th ward poll 8 on Friday. Mo-
ernher 26, at j. o Eaton's.
At GneYdan, on Monday, No
emaer 20, a. E. H. Gueydans of
fee
9th ward poll 4 on Wednesday,
December |. at Ernest Broussard's.
7th ward poll on Friday, De-
cember 8, at John Nugier's store.
7th ward poll 2 on Saturday, De-
cemher 4, at Aure'lien Thealls.
7tll ward poll 3 on Monday, De-
cember ID, at Wm. Choate's, Chen
iere au Tigre.
And will reopen at the courthouse
% Monday. December 20, 1897 aud
fioally close on Saturday, January s
1888.
SIMoNET LEBLANC,
Assessor & Ez oficio Registrar,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-11-20

The Treasurer submitted the following
report which was accepted and ordered
spread ON the minutes. towit:
ABBEvILLE, La, Nov. 9. 1897.
To Hon. President and Members Of Po-
lice Jury of Vermilien parish.
GENTS: The following is the financial
standing Of the parish at this date:
Surplus fund has on hand $500 n
No receipts OH this fund since my
last report.
Abbeville bridge fund is over
drawn 116 54
Reed on this fund since my last
report on Nov. z, '97 from j. @. He
bert, Esq. Ion roll '97 4565
License fund has on hand slsss
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-11-20
Two Millions "a Year.

it means they're satisfied. The peopf. Of
the United States are now buying Cascar-
cts Candy Cathartic at the rate of two
million boxes d year and it will be three
million before New Years. 1t means mer-,
rit proved. that Cascarets are the most
delightful bowel regulator for everybody
the year Iound All druggists Zoe, 25c, soc,
a box, cure guaranteed.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-11-20

On motion duly seconded. Mr.. Nicholas
Broussard be and is hereby given permis
sion to advertise for a change of the pub
lie road where the same cuts his lands.
Adopted.
On motion duly seconded, Mr.. Desire
Broussard be and is hereby granted per-
mission to advertise for change cf the
public road so that the same will con-
form with the recent surveys made.
The following report from the Finance
Committee was received and ordered
spread on the minutes. to-wit:
ABBEvILLE, La, Nov. 6. 1897.
To the President and Members of the
Police Jury of Vermilion parish.
GENTLEMEN: The follow ng is settle
ment with the Sheriff for collections
month of October 1897 ON rolls of '97:
To amt coll par tax 1854 10
.. corp coll ~ 80
licenses coll 2l2 so
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-11-20
Police Jury Proceedings.
ABBEyILLE. La. Nov. 9, 1897.

AC"t'
The Police Jury in and for Vermilion
parish met this day in regular session.
Present. M. Sarver President, and
Messrs j. T. Theriot, Geo. Delano, w. P.
Miller B. Leblanc, and A. Picard.
Absent NJ. L. E!dredge.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read and approved.
The Police Jury then went into execu-
tive session, after which the doors were
opened and Messrs. j. N. Williams and
w. P. Miller as members of committee on
the question of $50O.OO damages claimed
by owners of schooner Emma reported,
after which it was Resolved, That the
President of this body be and is hereby
instructed to make legal tender to said
owners, by deposit or otherwise of the
sum of $4,000 as the final offer of this
body III full settlement of said claim, and
the Clerk of this body be and is hereby
instructed to furnish the atty for plaintiff
a copy of this resolution and furthermore
on motion duly seconded. the Clerk is
hereby ordered to draw warrant on the
surplus fund to cover said amount
Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Miller duly seconded.
the Clerk of this body be and is hereby
instructed to make out and collect from
j. O. Hebert sheriff of this parish bill
for the sum of $4,000 for one bloodhound.
The following report of road and bridge
committee was received and ordered
spread ON the minutes, 6owit:
ABBEyILLE, La, Nov. s, 1897.
To the Hon. President and Members of
the Police Jury of Vermilion parish.
Gentlemen:
Your committee on roads and bridges
met this day III regular session.
Mr.. Nicholas Broussard Of the lst wark
made request that he be permitted to
make q change in the direction of the
public road whore same crosses his lands
and from his representations we recon-
mend that it will be advantage us to the
parish to allow said change to be made,
by reason Of it's being shorter and better.
lands and the saving of one bridge, all Of
which is respectfully submitted,
BABILAS LEBLANC,
j. THBCLET sfHEKloT.
j. N. WILLIAMS,
Committee.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-11-20
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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-11-20
Men OF sense do not want 81

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